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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27

is energy. He must start something, as
the only man who ever accomplishes
is the man who started something. Lay
the cornerstone of your own ln1tlatlve.
We must decide whether we will be
employees or employers. Let US nave
faith, and charity"
Wagner Speaks.
Some problems bothering US today
were those that confronted people 5000
years ago." said John E. Wagner, presi-
dent of the Citizens State bank of Al
toona. The speaker then went into de-
tail to prove this assertion He differ
ed greatly with some of the other con-
vention speakers, making this state
ment: mo country on earth today has
a better system for our needs than We
have here. 1 am for our financial sys-
tenn, but suppose I'll be looked upon
as sort of a freak"
Fight "Slanderers."
1t was 1890 o'clock before the morn
ing session came to close. Thomas
B. Patton of the American Bankers as
ISOLATION, New York, made the closing
address of the forenoon He spoke on
legislative Measures Proposed by the
american Bankers Association"
One of the statutes which the asso-
citation will attempt to put through
deals with overdrafts. I'm my opin-
ion," said Mr.. Patton, "the man who puts
out a check when there are no funds
is Just as much a criminal as man
who puts out counterfeit money.
Another statute of which 1 Will
speak is designed to punish bank SLAM
derers, that is those who maliciously
make false statements against bank
which might tend to create a run on
the bank"
This afternoon Bank Accounting"
was the subject of an address given by
Stanley Young of Kansas city, MO.
This was followed by an address on
Some Advantages of Uniform State
Legislation by A. A. GODDARD of To-
peka. officers will be elected late this
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27
is NOT SOCIALISM
j. G. Phelps-Stokes Criticises
the Milwaukee Boards.
He Declares Its Adherents Are
Merely RefOrmers.
ELECTION NO VICTORY
Declares They Compromised
With Capitalists
By Conceding the Right to
Reasonable Profits.
ELECTION NO VICTORY

New York, May 27-J. G. Phelps
Stokes, the New York millionaire So
cialist, is not at all satisfied with the
kind of socialism which won recently
in the Milwaukee municipal cleo
tions.
Speaking at the annual dinner of
the Collectivist society here. Mr..
Phelps-Stokes said:
"It is a great grief to me to be
obliged to seem to cast any reflections
on the achievements of the Milwaukee
comrades, but honor compels me to
confess that I don't think there was
any such thing as a Milwaukee vic
tory The Milwaukee Socialists COM
promised with capitalists. 1 have read
quotations from their election speeches
which declared that small business
men need not fear because the Social
Democratic party did not object to
reasonable profits.
us this socialism? Do men who ut
ter such sentiment have clear visions
L say they have not They are mere
reformers, not Socialists at ALL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27
!. BULLS WHIPPED.
Another Sensational Decline in
Wheat Today.
Options a Cent Apart in the
Chicago Pit.
RAIN AND SUNSHINE.
Have Aided the Bears to Win a
Victory.
Big Crops Reported All Over the
World.
RAIN AND SUNSHINE.

Chicago, May N.-Following yester-
days sensational declines in September
and May wheat the market was violent
today and registered further declines
during the first hour and a half of trad
ing. The pit fairly seethed. Prices of
the same option varied simultaneously
in different parts of the pit by a cen-
in September and a cent and a half i'll
May.
May wheat, closing last night at
s1-05 to s1.0514, fell to $1.03 as discour-
aged longs of lesser magnitude un-
loaded and pocketed their losses. July
and September were sold in immense
quantities to an extent by foreigners.
September closing last night at 93c,
dropped to 91Ac, a loss since Wednes-
day of SIC. July sold at $3.50 as COM
pared with 95Ac at the close yester-
day, a loss of SIC in two days.
The bulls have been whipped by old
mother nature, as traders put it. Bulls
loaded up with wheat early in the sea-
son when prospects as viewed by them
looked dubious for adequate world
crop. But in the United States the
rains descended and the sun shone to
such purpose that the gloom was lifted
from apparently blighted prospects.
Europe predicted unusual crops and even
far away India took arms against the
bulls with predictions of record break
ing harvest. 1t is almost automatic
among spectators that the trader who
can not execute a quick right-about-
face in pace with shifting developments
will not last long in any market. The
big bulls in wheat seem to hold to this
rule, having lost often in pouring OUT
their holdings when nature pointed the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27
1T BEATS NEVADA.
Divorce Is Easily Accomplished by
Men in Turkey.

New York, May 27.-Divorce is
easy in Turkey, according to Edward
H. Ozmun, American consul in Con-
stantinople, who is in New York on a
short vacation.
when a man, in Turkey desires to
divorce his wife," said the consul, "he
has simply to repeat three Words-'I
divorce thee three times.
1.-THE Turkish women are participat-
ing in the awakening in Turkey They
do not desire absolute emancipation
or part in politics, but they desire
three things-a new divorce law, the
right to attend public entertainments
and the privilege of travel. They do
not wish to give up their. wells or their
costumes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27
MRS. SCOTT SUES,
Widow of Man Killed in Auto
Accident Asks $4,000.
Soldier Township Charged With
Neglect of Bluff Road.

Ada E. Scott, widow of the late Geo.
F. Scott, cf Kansas City. who was kill
ed in the automobile accident on the
Calhoun Bluffs last March, has filed a
suit in the United States circuit court
in this city asking for $4,000 damages
from Soldier township, Shawnee county.
In her petition Mrs. Scott claims that
the accident on the Calhoun Bluffs was
due to the neglect of the township IN
keeping the road in good condition and
allowing a public thoroughfare to cave
H. and crumble under an automobile.
March 80 this year, a party of men
started out from Topeka to Kansas
City in Great Smith automobile. The
party was composed of George F. Scott
OF Kansas City, Walter L. Smith OF
Kansas City, c. J. Anderson of Kansas
City, c. L. Wilson of Manhattan and
John McCluan of Topeka.
The men had started from Topeka to
take a Great Smith Cruiser to Kan
sas City. About 5 o'clock in the morn
ing, while going over the Calhoun
Bluffs, about five miles east of Topeka,
just over the embankment and retain
ing wall of the Union Pacific tracks
north of the Kaw river. the automo-
bile slipped, the earth under the ma
chine gave away and the big touring
car and the occupants went crashing
down the side of the hill.
George F. Scott was caught under the
car and lived for a few minutes after
he had been taken out from the ton
neau of the machine. Suddenly he
gaSped:
MY God, something hurst my stom-
ach!'-and he fell dead before aid could
reach him.
The other occupants of the car with
the exception of McCluan of Topeka
were injured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27

atory for burglary He escaped from
Juvenile Officer Lucas, and has since
eluded the officers successfully He
went to Racket HILL" established MS
headquarters and then proceeded to
organize his gang. There is no doubt
among the officers that the youngsters
are doing all sorts. of petty thieving In
order to live. They must, as they do
nothing else. There is also no doubt
that at least some of the residents of
the section east of the ball park notify
the gang of the movements of the Of
icers as tips have been received from
reliable persons, as to the whereabouts
of members of the gang, but officers
answering the call have never been able
to catch sight of the much sought for
youngsters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27

stunned the little republic altogether
in consequence, taking the roads along
the italian, Austrian and German
frontiers.
The hotelkeepers of Switzerland be-
gan to realize the revenue they were
losing and their efforts have caused
the question to be taken up by the
Swiss federal council.
Unrestricted travel will be allowed
in certain districts for time and if
the traffice warrants and no COM
plants are produced the question of
opening the other roads will be taken
up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27
THEY WANT PENSIONS.
Railway Clerks Ask Retirement on
Pay After 25 years.

Kansas City, Mo-, May ga reso-
luton was adopted at the annual con-
vention of the Railway Mail Clerks
Association of America today appeal
ing to congress in the interest of a re-
firing scale of pay for railway mail
clerks. The resolution urged that clerks
be allowed to retire at so years of age
or after 25 years of service, and be al
lowed three-fourths of their former sal
ary.
The closing session of the convention
will be held tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27
WILL HAVE new NAME.
Turner Station, New York, Has Beer
Changed to Hartman.

Hartman, N. Y, May 27.-The village
of Turner, N. Y, which is the nearest
station to the foot of the incline rail-
road going up to the Hartman house
at Arden. has officially changed its
name to Hartman. The Erie railroad
issued tickets under the new name for
has promised the town a new railroad
station.
Some of the citizens object to the
change of name and a local pastor has
issued a call for meeting of the citi-
zens on June 4, to protest against it.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, May 27.-Forecast for
Kansas: Showers tonight sr Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27
BARS COME DOWN.
Switzerland Decides to Encourage
| Automobile Tourists.

New York, May 27.-The officers of
the American Automobile association
announce that Switzerland has decided
to encourage motor tourists. For sew
eral years that country has had bar
riers against motor cars in the form
of special taxes. Many tourists have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe Is 81.

Boston, May 27.-Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe celebrated her 91st birthday
here today. my health is perfect %
she said in a birthday interview. "I
feel full of youth. 1 feel as if tomor-
row 1 could undertake a hard and diff
ficult task. Yet, of course, know bet
ter than that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27
RIVER MAY RISE.
Rain and Drop in Temperature in
Kansas and West.

Although the precipitation has been
light in Topeka and the surrounding
country, the river will probably rise
rapidly tomorrow as a result of heavy
rainfall in the upper Kaw valley. There
is, however, no occasion for alarm.
The rise will come from the fall of
over three inches of rain at Concor-
dia, two inches in Salina, and a like
fall at other points in the upper Kaw
valley. The precipitation today
amounted to only .03 inches in To-
peka, but Manhattan had a hard rain
yesterday and last night and rain is
falling there today. Following are the
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-27
Forgot the Rules.

HE gays he was very unwilling to
undertake this land office work and
that he rather Unexpectedly received
only reimbursement of his travelling ex-
penses. If this be so, so much the
worse. If against his will and without
expectation of compensation, he under
took this service for such men as Chas.
j. Smith, Charles Sweeney. Horace G.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-22

Cowboy sheep flerder, miner. drug
gist, traveller, for fifteen years writer
OF stories, some OF which made best
seller" records, and dead at the age
OF 43-such is the history of William
sydney Porter whose pen name OF
U. Henry is Known to the fiction
reading masses. Beginning humbly as
story teller for newspapers. Porter
arrived at the top in that field. He
was called a story machine because
Whlle his work struck home, the man
behind the versatile and powerful pen
renamed unknown until very recently.
The o. Henry stories have been com
pared favorably with those of Mark
twain as vehicles of American huIaor.
Like Twain, he used everyday ma
terlals gathered in his own eventful
experiences. Whether his humor was
up to the Twain standard or other
Wise large part of the reading world
VIII with sadness abandon the trail of
the author of The Four Million. The
anecdotal quality was strong in his
stories and made them capable of con-
veying the romance OF a field ranging
from the streets OF New York to the
wild west and Spanish America.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-22
Late Events

Mrs. Williams, who has been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Pull of this city
mas lett Tor her home in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Strand spent
sunday at Detroit lake.
Mrs. James K. Bingham has returned
nome from a summer outing spent a,
FalrhaVen on Lake Sally.
Tolif Fosson O.: MINNEAPOLIS 10 ,ba
guest of Victor Leeby, secretary OF the
Fargo Builders and Traders exchange.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Watkins an
nounce the engagement of their niece.
Miss Marguerite Watson, to Harry.
Wooledge.
Miss Ida Langve, cashier at the Prize
cafe, is taking her vacation this and
next week and will visit friends ana
relatives in Minor, this state.
R. w. Hitchcock, editor and pub
Usher of The Hibbing Tribune. the
only daily paper published in the
great iron range country Of northern
Minnesota is visiting in the city to-
day and paid The Forum a pleasant
call Mr.. Hitchcock was at one time
superintendent of the Crookston
schools and has been engaged in news.
paper work at Crookston and Be-
midi, MINI.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-22
Broomhall's Report.

Liverpool, Aug. 22.--Wheat market
opened under pressure of increased
Offering promoted by the lower Amer
lean cables on Saturday and the heavy
Worlds shipments particularly from
Russia and the Danube and values
were y lower. Following the open
ing a Arm undertone developed as Of
ferings became lighter and shorts
covered which caused advance of "a to
II on unsettled weather in the United
Kingdom. Later in the session selling
pressure developed and poor inquiry
for both cargoes and parcels. At this
time the market was easy and y to
* lower than Saturday.
Corn: Market at opening was af-
fected by the lower American cables
and prices eased Il. Later this de-
cline was recovered and the undertone
developed some firmness on the scar
city of spot.
Weekly worlds shipments: Wheat
This week, 12,SSO,OOO; previous week.
l1,120,000; last year, 1912, 900 bushels
Corn-This week, 4,952,00O previous
week, 5,2SS,00O; last year, S,014.000
bushels. Broomhall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-22
EAST SIDE NOTES.

Miss Lulu Wagner and Keith walk
err contributed to the music of the
services at the Presbyterian church
yesterday.
Buffalo Bill drew the largest crowd
that has ever attended an exhibition
in Fergus Falls.
r. j. Angus OF Fergus Falls has
been elected president of the Mime
sofa state association of Elks. The
meeting next year will be held at
Austin.
Prairie chickens cost s10.S2 each at
Crookston, IL you are sooner" hunt
er. A young Bohemian could not re-
sist cooking his gun when out in the
fields, brought down four birds. then
boosted about them to a stranger who
happened to be game warden.
Mrs. W. MILAN and children have
gone to Valley City for visit at the
home of Alderman and Mrs. A. I. An
derson.
A big black bear was killed on a
farm, several miles north of Ada, by
farm hands and another one was kill
ed at Lockhart, not great distance
from Ada.
Chris Grover, prominent Clay
county farmer, is seriously i'll at st.
Johns hospital, Fargo.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Korteen are
mourning the death of their infant
son, Garfield, yesterday.
Henry Legler of the Columbia hotel
is up from his business house at Min
neapolis for few days.
Mrs. M. ID. Grannen has concluded u
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Rustad
and has returned to her home al Mar
shall.
County Attorney johnson was a pas
senger to Hawley this morning, where
he went TO take side in civil suit.
One of the amenitieS for the young
people and children yesterday was 20
witness the freedom hour for the
cockatoos and parrots belonging to the
NINE. Marze1la show which Is exhibit
ing in tent In the city for a few days.
The birds seemed 70 know that it was
Sunday and their time for little free
dom and it was an education to witness
them in their sportive antics. At a cali
or whistle the birds promptly returned
to their quarters.
J. M. Bayer is sim limping from the
results OF being rudely tossed out OF
an auto a day or two ago. near the
Barnes farm. The driver of the ma
chine, In which was a party of four
others, was trying to avoid another
machine which was being backed our
Of a barn when the wet condition OF
the road caused skidding. and over
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-22
Miller Tells OF
FOREST FIRES
JUDGE MILLER's SON TELLS OF
THE RAGING FOREST FIRES IN
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
WHICH BURNED UP HIS HOME
ON FARM IN THAT SECTION.

B. S, Miller, son Of Judge H. F. Mil
Ter arrived in the city Saturday even
ing for a brief visit with his parents
from his home at Manitou, near RAINY
River, Mimi. The general atmosphere
OF the day was nothing new to Mr..
Miller, who has just lost his farm home
In that vicinity of Minnesota. in the
recent forest fires in that locality His
farm and that Of his wife wera swen+
by the fires and even the chickens were
lost. The total loss is estimated az
about $4,000 Fourteen people cornris-
ing the total number Of residents of
the township lost everything they pos
sessed, including crops and livestock
and buildings on their farms.
MI Mlller's farm was swept bv the
ravaging flames July IS, while his
Wifes property, three miles distant
was ruined June 80. Their lands lie
between Baudette Mimi, and Interna-
tlonal Falls, Mimi, about 200 miles east
Of Winnipeg.
Mr.. Miller stated todav that tho
atmosphere here in Fargo TODAY uros
clear In comparison to what he has
seen TOT the last two months. The air
is heavier with smoke, which infected
the lungs of the inhabitants of the
whole country and settled on everv-
thing in sight. The people breatbed
smoke and ate smoke. For the most
part the flames have been checked
though to some extent they are still
cutting their way through the under
brush of the forests.
The forest fires in northeastern Min
nesota have been small compared ~ ~.
nres now raging in Montana and Idaho.
ana MI Miller stated that he could
imagine what they were out there from
what ne had seen of such a confiagra-
ton near his home,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-22
MARKET COMMENT OF THE DAY
Grain Letter.

Chicago. Aug 22.-The wheat mar
ket opened steady to y lower with
further liquidation on the part of scat
tered holdsrs. The buying was chiefly
to cover short sales, with some COM
mission houses buying on resting Or
ders. Aided by sharp upturn in
corn, prices rallied cent a bushel
from the low point, with a part of the
advance lost around noon. The tenor
OF our private cable advices today in
dicates that there VIII be renewal Of
export demand as soon as our prices
show tendency to steady. Our mail
advices of today, from very oonserva-
tive people. both on the continent and
in the United Kingdom lean strongly
to the belief that higher prices must
prevail later. September liquidation
during the next week may make prices
some lower but on any decline caused
by such liquidation, We would prefer
to take the long side of the market.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-22
STATUE
RUMPUS STARTED

New York, Aug. 22.-When the New
York chapter Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution learned today
there was plan on foot to replace
the statue of King George III. in Bowl
ing Green, they Immediately COM
menced to take steps TO oppose the
project The statute that stood in
Bowling Green, long, long, ago, was
torn down to be cast into bullets,
which in turn were shot into King
Georges soldiers, during the Revolu-
tionary war. 1t is said 42,0SS bullets
were made from the old statue.
Mrs William Cummings Storey, re-
cent of the New york chapter Of the
d. A. r., expressed the opinion today
that the statue would not be erected
In New York or any other American
city, although Mrs. Storey said it was
too early to foretell what action will
be taken By patriotic women.
1T is impertinent to think of
monument being erected in this coun-
try to King George Ill.," said Mrs.
Storey. 1T would be far more appro-
pirate to give memorials to those
brave and unselfish foreigners who
helped the American colonies gain
their freedom than to commemorate
the memory of a sovereign who tried
to crush us. do not know who is
behind it, but am sure 1t will meet
with opposition from patriotic organ
izations.
Henry c. Quimby, a lawyer, and
msn1ber of the st. Nicholas society, is
at the head of the movement to re-
place the statue RACED on July 9, 1916. |
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-22
Jack Mccarthy Greet. Frisrd.

Jack Mccarthy, who has just COM
pleted his one year Imprisonment at
saltwater for completely in the box
car robberies which, too led to the
arrest of George Frankhauser and Joe
Velthouse, was in town today consult
ing his attorneys. Mccarthy left Still
water last Saturday and returns to
freedom with clean sheet from the
prison authorities, having earned
every moment OF his good time which
means not black mark against him
for the infraction of any one of the
prison rules. Mccarthy has a farm and
it Is his intention now to sell that and
return to one of the middle states
where a pretty good business PROPOSE
ton awaits him. Friends of Mccarthy
say that he is a good fellow at heart
and has many good traits, but allowed
drinking to get the best Of him, but
the enforced abstinence and strict
discipline has done him q great deal
of good.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-22
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers
We're fled In the register OF deeds or
nee during the past week:
Jno. Tracy to Herbert Hard, speciaI
W. d. Of Jas. Holes subd., all OF lot
81, blk: 81.
Nels 2. Jenson to Ole N. Olson, a. G,
d., sec. Ss-141-6s, except lots in
Absaraks; $4,000.
Karl D. Danskin to Brown Danskin
Co, W. d. sw. 2s-143-55; 81.
". c. Macfadden to Andrew Guam.
special, W. d. lot 10, blk 2 & lot %,
blk. s, Aldrich & r. adj: s97.
7. J. Dougherty to H. H. MyIi, W. d.
NV. S0-137-52; $4,000.
e. 70. Wickersham to Jno. e. Kahn
bach, w. d. half interest in lots 2O-21,
blk. Il" "I' Erskine's ad.: $500.
Gertrude s. Talcott to r. S. Talcott,
q. c. d. sw. 15-140-53; 81.
Edward Weber to School District
No. 81. w. d. part g acres) lot / OF Sc.
26-14o-52; 1856.
Philip Reimer to Sara d. Prindle.
W. d. n. 2-S lot Q and S. 10 feet lot 10,
blk. 5, Kirkham's ad.; $1,000.
M. w. Ware to Hodgson Realty Co.
w d. 160x5, ne. corner outIot %, e. F.;
81.
Chas. N. Valentine to Hodgson
Realty Co., W. d. 15Ox5, ne. corner out
lot 49,, E. & F. O.;s100.
Hodgson Realty Co., to r. J. Austin,
W. d. 15ox5, ne. corner outlot %, e.
& r. o.
z. G. Tozier to H. w. Gearey, W. d.
8. rs 1T. If n. As IT., ne. corner lot 4,
blk. 2: s25, 900.
G. Q. Erskine (est) to Murray Bros.
& Ward l.. Co., w. d. w. 2, NV. 49,
1880; $16,s1s.