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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08

ray, holder of the contracts to 20 out
among the Oklahoma Indians and i'll
duce the INTO sign the documents AT
the same time, Holman related, he was
paid "a dollar a head" for securing
contracts appointing AIeMurray 10 act
in tax cases. In this way McMurray
procured 10000 contracts to sell land.
The terms were 10 per cent attorneys
fees, or $4,000 900 profit for McMurray
and his associates. To promote this
deal in congress Senator Gore contends
he was offered a $25,O00 or $50,000 tribe.
Holman testified that he himself had
signed the 10 per cent contract because
he in common with other Indians had
become discouraged on the govern
cnent'S promise to sell the land.
Il would have given % per cent to
McMurray,' said Holman, IF he could
have gotten us the money quickly
He said he believed some of the In
dianS would have been willing to have
given McMurray 70 per cent.
In a statement to the committee and
without going on the stand McMurray
today declared that the contracts came
to him originally against his desire.
He said the Indians at a war coun-
cil'' had demonstrated their impatience
at the governments alleged sloWness
in selling the land and had called upon
;'im to take the job at 10 per cent,
which he did with reluctance. McMur-
ray will go on the stand later.
Questioned further Holman testified
it was the belief of the Indians that
their property was worth from $50, ,000,-
600 to $40 900 and that the under
standing was that McMurray was to
get 10 per cent of this.
They Believed in McMurray
lis it the belief of the Indians that
McMurray had some power at Wash
ington by which he would be able to
get the money more quickly than if you
left it to the government" ?" asked Con-
gressman E. w. Saunders, of Virginia
1--WE didn't know how he was going
to do it, but thought he knew how
vas the answer.
Did you think McMurray was a
magician2"
I'VE thought he knew how to do
it."
''Is it actually the belief among the
Indians that they have to pay some
body else to get what the government
has said rightfully belongs to them %
That has been the belief that they
they get In attorneys fees
D. G. McCurtain, a ChoctaW Indian
and an attorney for his tribe, went on
the stand and reiterated his charges
that McMurray in 1906. in the lobby of
the Raleigh hotel at Washington, had
offered him $4,000 bribe to withdraw
+rjbal opposition to old contracts which
were disapprcved by President Roose-
welt. He declared he once had been
employed by McMurray while he was
delegate to Washington for his tribe
bat he asserted The work for McMurray
was in behalf of, and with the consent
of the Indians When the bribe was
offered. he was not associated with Nc
Murray and he did not share in the
$750,000 attorneys fees, granted Nc
Murray in the citizenship cases several
years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08

ent and reasonable policy, which will
be submitted to the voters of the coun-
try in the best way possible.
With speakers, by the aid of liter
ature and speeches, the voters will be
appealed to and will be asked to de-
eide calmly and nationally whether the
record of the president and the con-
gress is worthy of another trust or
whether it is their pleasure to turn
the next house over to the Democrats.
Kansas Result Without Weight.
The results in Kansas was a JOLT but
it has not discouraged the leaders, be-
cause Kansas politics has ever been
spasmoCic and has vacillated and flut-
tered between greenbackism, populism.
free silver and many other isms, and
the results there are not by any means
taken as indicative of general senti-
ment throughout the country.
Representative LOudenslager, vice
chairman of the Republican congress
sional committee. is quoted today as
saying that in his opinion the present
outbreak is recurrence of the latest
restlessness of Kansas ON political
questions.
Then Iowa's insulting attitude to-
ward the president of the United
States and the titular head of the Re-
publican party is likely to be resented
The leaders think so, and they believe
that the loyal old Republicans in 9TH
er states, including. some of those who
may not believe that the adminiStra-
tion and the congress are perfect, will
be aroused when they hear a Repub-
lican convention in a rock-ribbed Re-
publican state refused to display the
picture of a Republican president, the
head of the party.
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WESTWARD WINS CUP.
American Schooner Leaves Nearest
Competitor Five Miles Behind.

Cowes, Isle of Wight. Aug. s.-The
American schooner Westward, owned
by A. S. Cochran of New York, easily
won the race for the international cup,
sailed off Ryde today! Her nearest
competitor. the Germania. owned by
Lieutenant Kruppi Won Bohlen und
Halbach. was five miles astern when
the winner crossed the finish line. EN-
peror Williams yacht Meteor. the
Cicely and the Susanna also COM
peted. The Meteor. and the Germania
allowed the Westward six minutes and
% seconds under the class measure
ment rule. Sir / Thomas Lipton's
Shamrock, with king Alfonso on
board. defeated the White Heather for
the cOmmOdore's ctip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
AN UNGALLANT COOK.
Hit and Bit Woman Boarder Who Was
Late to Breakfast.

The johnson house, one of the less
pretentious hostelries of this city, was
the scene of a contest for supremacy
between q boarder and the chief cook,
but the sequel to, the drama was writ
ten upon the docket of police court
where Art Abrams. the cook, paid
fine of SO for assault.
Miss Anna Bukwoski, the e~.boarder,
arrived late at the breakfast table, a
fact upon which both complainant and
defendant agreed. OF what happened
afterward there are two accounts.
Miss Bukowski told the court that the
cook was "sore' because she was late
and that when she asserted her rights
to her grape-nuts and coffee he bit
her upon the neck and struck her with
his doubled fist.
On the witness stand the defendant
stated that Miss BukWoski had come
to breakfast in a disagreeable frame
of mind and that she had gotten there
late, after breakfast had been served
for the other boarders. She demand
ed her meal instanter, he said, and
when he called her attention to the
fact that she had failed to order 1t for
late hour she damned him with a
plate. He hit her, he said. in self de-
Tense
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CORN CROP IS GOOD.
Only a Little Below the Ten-Year
Average.

Washington, Aug. S.-The average
condition of the corn crop on August
1, as estimated by the crop reporting
board of the department of agricul-
ture, made public at 2:30 p. M, with
the general crop monthly report, was
9.3, as compared with 85.4 last month,
S4.4 a year ago and S2.1, the average
on August 1 for the last ten years.
Preliminary returns indicate a win
ter wheat yield of about 1873 bushels
an acre, or a total of about 45S,294, 900
bushels. as compared with 1873 and
446, 366, 900 bushels respectively as
finally estimated last year The aver
age quality of the crop is 92.6, against
90.3 last year The average condition
of spring wheat on August 1 was 61.0,
as compared with 61.6 last month, 91.6
last year and S1.9, the ten-year
average.
The average condition of the oats
crop on August 1 was S1.5 as compared
with 80 last month, S5.5 a year ago,
1858 in 1908 and S2.6 the 10 year average
of that date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
Y. P. C. U. VISIT OVER.
Topeka Convention Considered Sue
cess by Delegates.

Delegates to the nineteenth annual
convention of the Young People s
Christian Church of the United Presby-
terian church have departed for their
respective homes The final session
was held Sunday night in the auditori-
um While the attendance-50U=w
not as large as had been anticipated,
the convention was considered a sue
cess.
The final address was given by Rev.
F. c. Pollock of Monmouth, ILL.,, who
spoke on Personal Evangelism" Rev.
r. S. Lyons, of Richmond. Ind, de-
livered the convention sermon. Sat-
urday night Rev. John Dale, of Rio
Verde, Mex, spoke on '"The Mission
ary Crisis
Thirteen million missionaries are
needed to cover the great field that
has been opened and $40,00O,000 is
needed to carry on the work" de-
clared the speaker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
GIRL SWlMS II MILES.
Seven Men Competing With Her Give
Up the Contest.

Boston, Aug. s.-A fifteen-year-old
Dorchester girl, Rose Pitnoff. has sue
ceeded in swimming from Charlestown
bridge to Boston light. feat attempt
ed many times by most of the best long
distance swimmers of the east but
heretofore accomplished by but one
person. Alois Aderle of New York.
Seven men competed against Miss Pit
noff but the cold and the battling tides
and currents that have made this IL
mile course one of the severest at
tempted by swimmers in this country
forced them out of the water.
The girl was in the water six hours
SO 1z minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
KANSAS FADDIST'
Washington Writer Says Pri.
mary Had Little Weight.
Adds That insurgency Is Only
Another ''Isp,."
NO CHANGE OF PLANS.
Republican Committee to Stand
NO CHANGE OF PLANS
Republican Committee to Stand
Squarely for Taft.
Iowa's Insulting" Attitude
Likely will Be Resented.

st. Louis, Aug. S.-The results of the
Kansas primaries and the action of
the Iowa state convention will cause
no change in the plans of the Repub-
Hcan congressional campaign commit
tee, according to a special dispatch to
the Globe-Democrat from Washing
ton. The policy henceforth of the COM
mittee will remain as such, based upon
three propositions:
1. To stand squarely, unequivocal-
ly and vigorously by President Taft
and support him and his administra-
ton Loyalty.
2. To stand on the record in con-
gress during his administration and to
back up and indorse all the acts of
that congress.
8. To stand on the record of the
Republican party up to date and to
claim credit for the progress and pros
perity the Republican party has
brought to the country.
While this program may seem to
some to have a good deal of standing
in it, the term means simply that the
committee is standing up for what the
administration and congress have done
and pointing out to calm and thinking
people that there is "progressiveness'
If progress could not be found in the
record of the present congress the
search need not be continued further.
Carried Roosevelt Policy Further.
With much patience and painstakins
it will be pointed out that the record
includes action along lines acceptable
to liberal Republicans. The people will
be told t,at President Taft and the
Sixty first congress looked up the policy
of his predecessor regarding railroad
regulation and carried it further than
Roosevelt did; they will be asked to re-
member that the congress passed cor
Poration tax law and a provision fol
submitting the income tax to popular
approval; they will be reminded thai
President Taft and this congress took q
step further in advance of any Other
administration in providing for the sci
cntific and business-like investigation o.
tariff with a view to securing revision
they will be assured that this admins,
tration as soon as armed with author.
ity of law. has dome more practica
work in the direction of conscrva~ ior
of natural resources than all the talk
ers and theorists have accomplished
heretofore.
The campaign will proceed calmly
dispassionately, determinedly, hope
fully, in the direction already mapped
out BIZ President Taft, congress and
the administration.
The campaign will not be shaken
nor altered by passing events, and will
not be shifted to other lines
President Taft nor the Republican
campaign managers, according to ad-
vices in Washington, are at all pam
icky over the midsummer situation
and are not to be diverted from their
course. They have a definite, consist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
Bonding Company May Have to
Complete Work.
DANGEROUS SHAPE.
Embankments, Cribs and All il
Bad Condition.
Mayor Billiard Says People Want
the Structure.

1t is rumored in city hall circles this
afternoon that A. d. johnson, the
Kansas City contractor, who has
charge of the construction of the south
end extension of the Melan bridge, will
abandon the work and leave it in the
hands of the Fidelity & Deposit COM
pany of Maryland, the bonding COM
pany of the contractor.
Since the work already done by Con-
tractor johnson was condemned by the
city ofticials-this taking place We'd
nesday-Johnson has not continued his
work on the structure. He has con-
tracted to finish the big extension by
the hrst of October and has been work.
ing since May, accomplishing little on
the structure itself.
1t is believed by the city officials
that Johnson is DISCOURAGED with the
work and will turn it over to the
bonding company for completion. The
contract price was $32,350 and the
bond with the Maryland company is
for $4,000. In case the contractor
will inform the bonding company to
take up the work at once and complete
1t by the first of October or receive the
prescribed penalty of ten dollars a
day.
The building of the extension of this
Meeting North and South Topeka has
been the means of trouble of all kinds
throughout the city and in the city
hall. The contractor himself has been
visited with every variety of hard luck
since commencing work. He has had
trouble with the city officials. The
sentiment in the city is against the
construction Of the extension on the
south side of the river and favorable
on the other side.
Part of the city commissioners be-
lieve that it would be the best thing to
call off the contract and fill up the
excavation-they believe that this
would satisfy the people of the city.
Mayor Billiard and Commissioner Hol-
man are of the opinion that the extern
sion should be rushed. that it is one of
the best projections against floods and
that the people of the city want it.
I There is no danger. however,. that
the extension will be held up perma-
nently. The bond issue was made and
it will be built. AS to when it will be
built and how it will be built and
what good it will do when built-no
one can tell.
"dry land bridge" sentiment and the
tension will be worthless in flood
times.
"This talk is all foolish he said
Before we voted bonds for this
bridge we had a consultation of the
engineer for the North side drainage
board, the city and county engineers
the engineers of the Rock Island and
the Santa Fe and government en-
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gineer from Kansas City. All decided
that this extension was the thing to
do-and the people voted the bonds.
The people of North Topeka want the
bridge-we all do 1t is going to do
lots of good, in spite of the adverse
talk and criticism
In his list of recommendations and
his condemnations in regard to the
present work on the Melan bridge ex-
tension, w. S. Fulton, city engineer,
makes a number of startling charges
against the work done and it's value.
II have found that the Golfer dam
in which it is proposed to place the
concrete for the center pier is too
small and is out af alignment said
Engineer Fulton. tsThe crib itself is
in a dangerous position as it now
stands. There is a great danger of
collapse at any time.
'HThe entire work is handled in a
dangerous manner. The laborers as
well as the city are not protected prop
erly. The old abutment at the south
crib is undermined and weakened.
that it is liable to fall down into the
hole at any time.
1.-The banks on the east, which sup
port the street car tracks, are in bad
condition anZ should be supported at
once. The heavy rains and the i'm
pact of passing street cars make it
dangerous
In short-the entire work on the
Melan bridge extension up to date is
in bad way. What work has been
done has been condemned and the ex-
cavation itself is in danger of being
filled with undermined banks. con-
crete mixers street railways tracks
and tools of all kinds.
The city officials will take some ac-
ton at once.
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Dry sunday sends Cotton On.

New York, Aug. S.-The compara-
lively dry Sunday in the Texas cotton
belt was the signal today for one of the
most exciting buying movements, the
local market has experienced in some
time. New high levels We're made by
all positions, August advancing 26
points and the new crop from 81 to 81
points above the close of Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
NO ESCAPE FOR THE WICKED.
Dave Leahy Tried TO Get Away From
Politics and Failed.

Dave Leahy is a frmer believer than
ever in signs and portents Sunday
to forget al about the late nrin1arV,
election and Stubbs and Wagstaff ana
all other gents who cater to votes ami
fame As is his custom when he de-
sires to take his mind off mundane
things, Dave picked up a book of SER
mons that lay on the drawing room
table and started in to put in q nrofit-
able evening in meditation. The
cover of the book gave the in
formation that these sermons had
been deliveded in London. Eng
land. about the year 1852 and the
Guild han association had authorized
their appearance in print. Nothin. :
could be better calculated to distract
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
THEY MAY MARRY YET.
of Engagement of Miss
Elkins Is Looked for Soon.

Paris, Aug. S.LA special from Rome
to the Petite Republique says that the
hostility of the royal family to the
marriage of the Duke of the Abruzzi
and Miss Elkins has been withdrawn
and that the official announcement of
their engagement will be made shortly.
Miss Elkins and her mother have
been in Europe for several months.
Lately they have been staying at
Toblach. Austria, and recent reports
have had it that the Duke of the
Abruzzi who is now director general
of the arsenal at Venice, has made
many motor trips from his headquar-
ters to the Austrian retreat of Miss
TCILi1s
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NO FEAR OF MOB.
Attorney at Louisville
Wires Him to Come On.

Louisville, KY, Aug. s.-A lawyer
retained by Mrs. Madalina Vending
for her husbands defense has tele-
graphed his client as follows:
Insist on being brought to Louis
vile at once. Public sentiment in your
favor People on whole believe you in
nocent. Have no fear of mob violence.
People here sane civilized and law
abiding.
(Signed)
u REGINALD CLEMENTS"
Chief of Police Lindsey returned from
ST. Louis today but would make no
statement regarding Weddings return
here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
ChOct w Indian Procured the
Contracts for McMurray.
Tells Congressional Committee
How Deal Was Managed.
INDIANS WE'RE EAGER.
They Had Grown Tired OF Wait
ing on the Government.
Many Would Have Given More
Than 10 Per Cent.

McAlester, Ok, Aug. S.-How the con-
tracts were procured, by Which, accord
irg to Senator Thomas P. Gore, So
100000 in attorneys fees was to be
made out of the sale of land given to
the Indians by the government, was
related before the special congressional
investigation committee today. W. t.
Holman, a Choctaw Indian testified
he had been employed by ]. F. McMur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
R0LLERL0SESiNLONDON.
American Wrestler Thrown by CANA.
Champion of India.

London, Aug. S.-A catch-as-catch-
tcan wrestling match, for $1,000 side
was contested at a London music hall
today between the American wrestler,
DR.. Ben Roller, and CANA. the cham
pion of India. Cana won the first
fall in 40 seconds and the second fall
in minutes and 9 seconds, winning
the match
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08

the attention from a Kansas primary
election than this book, so Dave turned
the pages with confidence.
The first sermon in the book was de-
livered by Rev Thomas Wagstan and
the last sermon by Rev. Philip Stupps-
Dave looked fearfully around the
room. wondering if he was haunted
There is no escape for the wicked,
neither in old books nor on dry land or
the waters under the earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
Curtis Home.

from Muskogee. Okla. where he tes-
titled before the special house COM
mittee investigating the Gore 'Indian
Fraud charges. He said he had no
further statement to make.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
GOOD WORD FOR STUBS.
Former Vice President Fairbanks Says
He's True Hoosier.

Governor Stubbs received today
among others the following message of
congratulation. from Charles w. Fair
banks of Indiana:
''I most heartily congratulate you
upon your denomination to the Office
of governor of the state of Kansas. You
are true Hoosier. We are all proud
of you and wish you the utmost of sue
cess"
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THOMASON IS SOLD.


Cleveland, o., Aug. S.-The Cleveland
ball club today announced the purchase
of Outfielder Thonlason of the Topeka,
Kan, club for So. 000-
He will report immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
HEAVY RAINFALL.
Nearly an Inch of Precipitation Re-
corded Today.

Beginning in a wind storm at D
O'Clock this morning, intermittent ram
has fallen from a cloudy sky all day.
At 2 o'clock the government gauge
registered .96 of an inch OF wafer Inc
sky is still threatening and more RAIN
is looked for, with fair tomorrow
the wind blew ri the rate of 3S
miles an hour at 4:30 o'clock this
morning and when the rain broke the
thermometer dropped to minimum
of 81 degrees and ran about ten de-
grees below normal all day.
The earlier rain, which came with
the southerly wind ceased ABOUT
O'Clock, having swept the Kaw val
lev toward the northeast. After spas
modic sprinlxling, a steady fall began,
driven southwark by northerly wind
This rain swept southwark over the
Kaw valley and into southern Kansas.
Reports at the weather bureau show
the rain to be confined to the eastern
part of the state, the western half
being left in need of moisture.
Crop conditions, therefore, in the
eastern part of the state are immense
ly benefited and all reports are opti-
mistic.
The minimum temperature for the
day was 81 at near o'clock. The
hourly registration:
7 o'clock .... 66 II o'clock ..... 73
8 o'clock -. IS IL o'clock ..... 6S
O'Clock ..... 20 o'clock So
10 o'clock 64 O'Clock -. o4
Renorts of rains over the Santa Fe
lines confine the fall to eastern Kan
sas. A heavy rain fell between Law
renee and Holiday and light one be-
tween Topeka and Emporia. Between
Quenemo and Holiday and Quenemo
and Emporia on the Holiday CUTOFF
light rains also fell. The heaviest
along the lines fell north of Strong
City. Lost Springs, on the Superior
branch, also reports a heavy fall.
Scarcely any moisture fell west of En-
poria or south of Ottawa.
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"This talk is all foolish he said.
Before we voted bonds for this
bridge we had a consultation of the
engineer for the North side drainage
board, the city and county engineers,
the engineers of the Rock Island and
the Santa Fe and a government en-