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The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-08
BANDIT A POOR 'AD.'
Excelsior Springs Boomers Decry
Mearness Of James Home.
Story OF Jesse's Death Told by G. e.
Flanders Who Sent First Mes
sage Of Ford's Act
to World.

Excelsior Springs, Mo.-Oficers OF
the Commercial club, who are desir-
GUS of making Excelsior Springs a wa
tering resort riyaling the pretentious
ones Of Europe, are not particularly
pleased with the proximity Of the old
Jesse James home. because Of which
they find their city associated with
outlaw exploits in the minds Of thou
sands Of persons in all parts of the
country. And this impression was
helped along, they say, by the widely
Home Of James Mother.
reported visit Of six Chicago aldermen
to the bandit stronghold several weeks
ago. Though Excelsior Springs Is q
busting, up-to-date city, 1t is in the
heart Of the Missouri cracker" coun-
try and abounds In the old-time types.
A story which Mrs. Zurulda Samuel.
mother of the James boys, tells to
many visitors to her farm near here Is
the shooting of Jesse James by his
cousin, Bob" Ford. An interesting
description of that occurrence is given
by G. E. Flanders, n of the leading
merchants of the town.
At the time of the shooting Mr..
Flanders was a young man and the
only telegraph operator in st. Joe,
Mo-, where it occurred. He sent the
first message to the outside world, tell
ing of the occurrence. Jesse James,
with his wife and two traitor cousins,
Bob" and Charley Ford, were living
there. A reward Of $4,000 had been Of
fered by the governor for the outlaw,
dead or alive. The story of how
James when asked that fatal morning
by his wife to hang a picture in the
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-08
seeming H BLUEFISH


more or less, of these little fishes the
bluefish will settle down on the bot
tom and there disgorge them, and this
disgorged food, oily. floats up to the
surface, and that you can smell, and Il
means bluefish; and / can smell them
now, sure" And so the skipper got
an inch more of the sheet and peered
ahead and kept her a-going with every
inch drawing. just a-humming and
a-boiling, keen on the scent.
And did the party come up with the
blueflsh and catch lots Of them? A
boatload OF fish? Keep hauling them
In till they all got tired Of fishing!
Veil. that-as a once celebrated
English writer has 50 abtly remarked
that is another story: seeming blue
fsh and catching them being two
quite different things.
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Fish Answer to Names.

Boston. - Superintendent Leonard
w. Ross Of MI. Hope cemetery. pos
sesses one Of the most m~arvelously ed
ucated schools of fish to be found In
the country. The fish are kept In Q
small pond in the greenhouse within
the cemetery grounds. Each fish an
swers to q name. There are 20 in the
school, all goldfish. and they are as well
acquainted with MI. Ross a. are his
Jersey cows or his horses. AS soon
a. he whistles the fish come to the U
face and nibble from his hand II
dainty mpraeIs he hold out 70 fAs1.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-08
FLOWERS ON LAMP POSTS
Kansas City Bank Follows a European
Custom of Decoration
of Streets.

Kansas City, Mo.-Every one who
passes the corner of Ninth and Walnut
notices the flowers and vines in the
urns on the ornamental lamp posts in
front of the Fidelity Trust building.
There are eight Of the poles. four on
the Walnut street side of the building
and four on the Ninth street side. The
urns are just underneath the lamps.
Blooming geraniums. lantana. archa-
MIA and hibiscus fill the urns, and q
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SYNOPSIS.
SYNOPSIS.

Miss lines, spinster and guardian OF
Gertrude and Halsey, established summer
headquarters at Sunnyside. Amidst nu-
merous difficulties the servants deserted.
As Miss Innes locked up. for the nignt,
she was startled by a dark figure on the
veranda. She passed a terrible night,
which was filled with unseemly noises.
In the morning Miss Times found a
strange link cuff button in a clothes
hamper. Gertrude and Halsey arrived
with Jack Bailey. The house was awak-
ened by a revolver shot. "A strange man
was found shot to death, in the nan.
1t proved to be the body of Arnold Arm
strong. whose banker father owned the
country house. Miss lnnes found Hal
Hey's revolver on the lawn. He ana JACK
Bailey had disappeared. The INK cCil
button mysteriously disappeared. De
tective Jameson and the coroner arrived;
Gertrude revealed that she was engaged
to Jack Bailey, with whom she had
talked in the billiard room a few mo,
ments before the murder. Jameson told
Miss Innes that she was hiding eVidence
from him. He imprisoned an intruder IN
an empty room. The prisoner escaped
down a laundry chute. 1t developed that
the intruder vas probably a woman. Ger
trude was suspected, for the lntruoer
left a print of a bare foot. Gertrude re-
turned home with her right ankle
sprained. A negro found the other nais
of what proved to be Jack Bailey Gun
button. Halsey suddenly .reappeared.
He said he and Bailey had lett DecauSe
they had received a telegram. Gertruue
said that she had given Bailey an un-
loaded revolver, fearing to give MN Hal
sey's loaded Weapon.
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m Her Voice.

Columbus, O.-Although they have
not met in 40 years. Mrs. ]. 3. Brew
ster of Stewartsville. Mimi. aged six
ty-four, recognized at a distance the
voice of her classmate, Mrs. Fawcett
McMillen Of West Mansfield. O., age
si~xty-Hve, at the state school for the
blind, and q pleasant reunion fol
lowed. Both are blind and are here
to attend q meeting Of the schools
alumni.
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trailing fringe Of green and white
leafed vinca vine Grapes down a foot
or more around the edges of each.
The flowers and vines are planted In
wire baskets, semi-circular In shape,
SO that two just fill each urn. When
the flowers in one lose their fragrance
it is to be replaced Immediately by
another. A sufficient number OF bas.
kets are being tended by a gardener SO
that fresh flowers always will be IN
the r The flowers were chosen be-
cause of their ability to Withstand the
sun and winds, and it is not expected
to be necessary to replace the baskets
more than three or four times in the
summer. The insides of the iron urns
are lined with moss to protect the
roots from the heat of the metal.
The idea to have the flowers on the
poles was obtained from public build
ings in Europe by Henry G. Flower.
president of the Fidelity Trust com.
pany.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-08
orioIn 81 aJohn BulIn

The name John Bull" as applied to
the English nation, was first made use
Of in q poem dated I'LL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19

urgent selling. The feature of the trading
was the purchase of a block of 5000 shares
OF Y. 5. Steel at Y, unchanged from yes
terdayS closing. Losses were made of "
TO Y by Union Pacific, Southern Pacific.
canadian Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio.
only a few of the prominent stocks ex
Tended their opening losses, notably
Heading which went down to 1441z. Evil
qences or support discouraged further SELL
ing and the market hardened steadily.
Read1ng touched 145H and Union Pacific
rallied from 1854 to 1885 The market
eased on again at IL o'clock. Delaware
ana Hudson and Peoria Eastern lost 8
and Kansas City Southern ~
Operations in the stock market were on
light scale, the professionals holding
on Tor further developments in political
ana flnanc1al conditions. The commodi-
tles markets furnished little incentive to
trade all attempts to create a following
py bidding up various low priced stocks
did not meet with much success. Prices
averaged a trifle above yesterdays clos
ing. American Smelling, ST. Louis South
western preferred and the Iowa Central
stocks rose 1 to N. Chicago Great West
ern lost 1 and Sloss Sheffield Steel III.
Bonds were steady.
There was not enough demand to take
care of the scanty offerings of stocks dur
ing the afternoon and prices accordingly
sagged steadily to the lowest of the day
Pretty nearly all of the previous advances
IN the low priced stocks and specialties
We're cancelled and many stocks were
forced a point or more below yesterday s
final figures, including Union Pacific,
southern Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Read
1ng Great Northern preferred, Chesa-
peake and Ohio, Atlantic Coast Line,
American Locomotive and American Beet
Sugar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19

argue that if Taft had no hand in the
reputation of Roosevelt by the New
York committee he was indirectly con-
nected with it, for he remained indif-
ferent while administration men adj
ministered the rebuke
State issues will also likely stir up
some debate in the party council. The
utilities law and the recall law will
likely be made into planks, but there
Is sure to be objections to the initia-
tive and referendum plank now urged
by the wild-eyed ones among the vic
tors, and the short ballot.
The party council will be a warm
enough affair to make up for all the
cool weather of this month. But there
is still good chance that all troubles
will be ironed out there and harmony
rule at the end. The leaders of both
factions could go long ways towards
insuring this state of affairs if they
should arrange meeting beforehand
between them in regard to platform
and resolutions. The insurgents are
pretty sure to be in the majority in
spite of the county committee frame
ups and they should be willing and
glad to meet the vanquished in con-
ciliatory frame of mind and grant
everything they can in justice to them
selves and their cause. If the leaders
of conservative turn among the
radicals and the leaders of fair and
progressive turn among the standpat-
be sure to draft a strong platform and
wise resolutions and the G. o. P. in
Kansas will return its usual half a
hundred thousand majority in Novem-
Der. There are plenty of such men in
both factions of the party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug 19.-WHEAT-Whe heat
opened weak today at a decline OF &c TO
nc Commission houses sold freely at the
start and weakness in the foreign market
was a bearish factor. Reports of favor
able weather conditions in the northwest
together with news that threShlng is well
along in Minnesota fields gave promise
of continued heavy movement OF the crop.
tom. September opened ss@1zc to NC OFF
at $1.01 to $1.003z and December started nc
to &c off at $1.041z to $1:04A.
Bearish sentiment ruled throusnouL tne
session. The close was weak with sep
tember 11a@1Ac to sc off at $lOo6 to
$1.OOA. December closed 1c 10 l14c on at
$1.O3N to 81. O37sQ1.04.
CORN-Corn was a quiet market IN tne
early trading, commission houses taxing
moderate amounts on an Inlual oiP u
from &c to &c, which reflected downWaro
trend of wheat. Offerings were scanty
after the opening and fluctuations were
within marrow limits. September opened
&c to 3sc off at 623sc to 6214c and steaoieo
at about the opening point. DECEMBER
started nc to &C off at 6O1sc TO 6Oc ana
kept within the opening figure.
OATS-Oats opened steady at snaoe
off and showed little variation in the first
hour, commission houses, leaning 10 tns
buyine side September opened unchanged
at 3524c and December was shaoe up
at 37s4c to S77sc. ,;,,.
PROVISIONS--Large recelpts u ~
hogs at the packing centers caused De
Cline in provisions; prices and products
sagred from 21kc to 10c- Opening figures
for the September deliveries were; PORK,
81. 2l1h; lard, 81 S21z; ribs, $12 221s,
RYE-Cash: 76@761ec; September 1oc'
December, 76tQ7Sc.
RARLEY-Cash: 55976c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $50; October
$500; March, $500.
CLOVER-October, Sl4-oo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19
ANNEXATION OF CANADA.
Is Advocated by the Nationalist Par
lianlentary Leaders.

Antagonist. N. S., Aug. 19-Annexa-
ton of Canada to the United States
was advocated today in an address by
Henri Borassa, M. p, the Nationalist
leader of Quebec, before the summer
school of science of st. Francis Xavier
college.
The speaker dwelt at length on the
four possible destinies of Canada,
namely: Remaining in the position IN
which she is at present, which he re-
garded as very improbable; imperial
federation. which would be an unwield-
ly and unavoidable condition; annexa-
ton to the United States, and indie
pendence.
Imperial federation meant an i'm
perial council with a preponderant
British influence" said Mr.. Borassa.
Conditions today in Canada, make for
annexation rather than for imperial
federation. The penetrative influence
of trade b. rail and costal lines, the
mental propensity of the two peoples
living under the same or similar con-
ditions industrial and social, the con-
slant INSTRUMENTATION of Canadians
and Americans are all powerful factors
making for annexation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19

Loss of Standing Timber by Forest
Fires Not So Great.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 19.-Only about
four million feet of first class green
standing timber has been destroyed by
forest fires in western Washington this
season, according to compilation made
by d. p. Simmons, chief warden of the
Washington Forest association.
About 10000 acres have been burn
ed over this season west of the Cas-
cade mountains, large part of which,
however, was logged off.
In addition to the green timber, Mr..
Simmons say that thousands of cords
of fireWood and shingle bolts and many
fallen trees that might have been cut
into logs have been burned.
So far about 200 forest fires have
been reported in western Washington
The association in its fight against
fires has employed 500 men in addi-
ton to the 125 rangers and patrolmen
constantly on duty, and has built fifty
miles of trail. The sums spent so far
in saving timber total $4,000.
Although the season, up to last Sun
day, was worse than year ago, as to
forest fire risks, Mr.. Simmons stated
that the loss of standing timber has
not been so great as during the cor
responding period in 1909.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19
WHERE CANNON STANDS.
Uncle Joe Issues a Reply to Congress
man Longworth.

Danville, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-Despite the
declaration of Congressman Long
worth that he will not again vote for
Joseph G.. Cannon for speaker, Mr.:
cording to his own statement made to
the Associated Press.
He will go into the caucus as a can
didate no matter how many Republi-
can congressman declare they will OPP
pose his reelection.
All he asks is that those who go
into the caucus abide by its vote and
he promises to do the same. He does
not ask any man to pledge himself to
vote for his reelection If he believes
that pledge will work against him in
the election this fall, nor does he want
any candidate for the Republican
nomination for congress to repudiate
his party by failure to enter the eau
GUS
That Mr.. Cannon was considerably
nettled by the dispatch from Beverly
was apparent when copy of it was
handed to him. Mr.. Cannon Is usually
ready to grant or refuse an interview
without a moments hesitation, but he
read and reread the Longworth state
ment then dictated and redictated a
half dozen statements before he got
one which finally suit him.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Cannon
believes the Longworth statement was
inspired by President Taft. He did not
say so in so many words, but he init
mated as much when he said that "It
is time enough to answer the president
of the United States if he has any
statement to make touching on the
Republicanism of the speaker of the
house of representatives when he makes
that statement under his own hand. I
will not fight windmills filled by
breezes blown from the lungs of po-
litical or personal enemies or cow
ards
Following the reply made to Long
worth, Mr.. Cannon supplemented it
with the following:
record made by the Republican party
during the eight years 1 have been
speaker, speaks for itself. / have con-
tributed what could toward the en-
actment of that legislation. have CO.
| operated with the Republican ma jor-
| ity in congress in the effort to put on
the statute books the policies of the
party, and 1 have no apology to make
for the part I have taken in the legis-
lative councils of the nation.
"In the present campaign SO far as
1 am concerned, 1 shall do what 1 can
| to bring about the election of a Re
publican house of representatives in
! the Sixty-first congress and without a
Republican majority in the house there
/ will be no Republican speaker.
"In the event of my reelection as a
member of the house I shall attend
and abide by the action of the Repub-
| lican caucus and, from his statement,
| Mr.. Longworth will do the same, as
! will every Republican member of the
/ house. Therefore, 1 have no quarrel
with Representative Longworth as to
| who will be speaker of the next house
of representatives. and there is no
| room for disagreement touching this
matter between Representative Long
worth and myself.
"If any Republican candidate for
congress feels that his position as a
| candidate on the Republican ticket
would be strengthened by pledging
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19
JACKsoN,s MAN TO GO.
w. p. Montgomery VIII Look After
Liquor Prosecutions in Crawford.

The Crawford county situation as
regards the prohibition question re-
quires, in the judgment of the gov
ernor and attorney general, some spe-
cial attention. so it has been decided
that special attorney general shall
be appointed to handle the matter on
the ground. w. P. Montgomery, now
clerk in the attorney generals office,
has been appointed to the place and
will leave Topeka Monday to make his
headquarters at Girard Mr.. Mont
gomery has studied law and real
ly went into the attorney generals Of
flee to finish his student work by the
application of actual experience.
The expense for this special cam
paign against the Crawford county
liquor sellers will be betrayed from
Governor Stubs contingent fund.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19
TAFT IS SHOCKED.
Hears That He Is Accused of Siding
Against Roosevelt.

Hears That He Is Accused of Siding
Against Roosevelt.
Hopedale, Mass, Aug. 19.-President
Taft spent the night as the guest of
Governor Draper of Massachusetts at
his home in this city
Mr.. Taft's visit here is purely social
and made as a return courtesy to the
governor. There is absolutely no po-
litical significance attached to it.
Reports from Oyster Bay purporting
to indicate that Col. Roosevelt believed
his defeat at the hands of the New
York state Republican committee was
the result of an agreement between
Taft and some of the old guard lead
erS in the state were received in Bev-
erly with little short of CONSERVATION.
AS the reports were not credited to
any responsible person. no attention
was officially paid to them. So far as
the statement that there was an agree
ment to defeat Col. Roosevelt to which
President Taft was party is concern
ed, there is said to be no truth in 1t.
President Taft from the first has en-
deavored to obtain harmony in New
York state. He urged all the leaders
to try to get together: has been
anxious that Col. Roosevelt's wishes be
consulted and even went so far on one
occasion as to exclaim to very prom
inent Ney York politician:
For Gods sake avoid a fight
1t also IS SAID IN Beverly that IL was
believed that If the person who in
spired the statements from Oyster Bay
had been in possession of the facts the
statement never would have been
made. So - H 49,.
Representative Longworth has been
present at -early all of the recent con-
ferences which President Taft has
held at Beverly. He was present
throughout all of the conferences with
Vice President Sherman. Mr.. Long
worth, it is believed. knows every
move the president has made. He will
see Col. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay on
Saturday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19
American Tourists warned.

New York Aug. 19.-Arnerican tour
lists are warned to take their manners
abroad with them in a statement is
sued to the press by the vicar of the
church at Stratford- On-Avon. The
statement complains that certain class
of American tourists attend the serv1-
ces in his church merely to visit
Shakespeares tomb in the cha1cel.
This would not be so bad If they be-
haved themselves properly while in
church. But he says that some Of the
visitors bring picture postals into the
church and actually address them during
the services" Their offenses are ascrib
ed to the American. laxity in the pro-
Fer observance of the Lords day..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19
EARLY IVES GRAPEs-per basket

EARLY IVES GRAPEs-Per basket.
OKLAHOMA alberta PEACHES
Per basket crate, $780, home grown
peaches, per 8 lb. basket. 30c: per 20 ID.
Oa cALfFoRN1A LEMoNs-Per box, $3.50
y VALENCIA ORANGES Per box. 5000
PLUMS-Fancy yellow Egg. per crate.
81 700: Imperials. per crate, 500; Fancy
Blue Plufns, per crate, 500.
APPLESEPeT blu. box. H25.
BARTLETT PEARS-Per box $500
WATERMELONS-Pe h., nc.
CANTALOUPES-Per crate, $500
n q TOMATOES-Per crate. csc
CHBRAGE-Per h.. 11xc.
CUCUMBERS-Per diamond basket
ROOT vEGETABLEs-Turn per blu.
6Oc. Beets, per bu.. 60c.
SWEET CORN-Per doz-. 15c.
ONIONS-New onions, per bu, SIS;
Spanish onions. per crate, $50.
Observation-Disclosures D. H., per doz
sib' peach basket. dog, sc: Ciimax. ii
peach basket, per 100. s3.75; Climax 20 r.
baskets. per 100. $500: grape baskets. pe;
New PoTAToEs-Pe busheI aoc
CHEESE-L. H cheese, per III 10.
Limburger, per ID. 1sc; wis. yellow. ne,
Ib. 1sc; wis. White, per lb. 1sc; New Wiz
Brick, per h. 1Sc; Yellow Daisy (9o ihsT
per b. 1s1zc; White Daisy GO lbs. ner ~ *
islzc; Block Swiss (25 to 80 lbs. EACH il
nc.
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All Rights Reserved.

New York. Aug. 19.-Colonel Roose-
welt made it clear today to his friends
that the representations that he did
not intend to take any part in the
coming state campaign were we'll
based. As the colonel put it, he did
not think he had been encouraged to
take an active interest by the action
OF the state committee in turning
down his name for temporary chair
man of the convention.
His close friends are the authority
Tor the statement today that Colonel
Roosevelt has never indicated by the
slightest word what his Intentions are
with regard to 1912. The colonel,
however, has always said that he re-
serves the right to engage in any situa-
ton at any time whenever he feels that
his policies demand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19
STUBS AT DODGE.
Governor Quits Vacation Long Enough
to Make a Speech.

Bank Commissioner j. N Dolley left
today for Newton, where he was sched-
uled to deliver an address this evening
at the log rolling given by the Modern
Woodmen.
Charlie Gibbs, executive clerk in the
governors office, left today for Dodge
City to attend the big reunion in pro-
gress there this week. Governor
Stubs left his vacation outing in Colo
RADIO long enough to go over to Dodge
and deliver an address there today.
Will Davis, assistant state auditor
left the middle of the week for Dodge
to attend the reunion. Davis home is
at Dodge City