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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15
FROM OTHER PENS
BRYAN AND DEMOCRACY

AS a force still to be reckoned with
no less than as a Draw figure of a man
/ all accounts agree that his paunch
is no less expansive in these lean days
than his Smile-Col. William Jennings
Bryan still looms large on the BEAM
ing horizon of mellif1uent Democracy.
The conspicuous part he played in the
JubilationS attending the coming to-
gether of the first Democratic House
that has sat at Washington in 16 fall
low years was played strongly enough
to prove that he is still undaunted, if
no longer peerless, and the tumultu-
Gus greetings he received smacked
something at least of a summons; they
were something more than mere ex-
uberance.
In short, it is clear enough that Col
onel Bryan will be factor in 1912. It
is doubtful, at least at present, if he
will make a bid for fourth nominal
ton; in fact, he is on record as having
definitely for this once refused the
crown Informally presented. But he
undoubtedly means to be among the
kingmakers, if there is to be more
than one of them.
1t is not difficult to see in what camp
Bryan stands; he continues to wear his
colors bravely. Conservative he will
never be while out of power. And he
takes very seriously the tribute recent
ly paid him by Republican neWspa-
per in Boston when it said of him that
NOW he is welcomed as leader of a
movement which to a large extent has
abolished party lines and done away
with the ultra-conservatism which
brooked no concession to liberal ideas -
1t is toe much to say that ultra-con-
servatism has been done away with;
the Democratic party no less than the
Republican party has its reactionaries
and as far as they have a prophet he
is Harmon. But it is clear enough
that Bryan is again offering himself
for leadership, as a Warwick if not as
standard-bearer. - Philadelphia
Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

It's apparent that the ways are
creased for the Canadian reciprocity
bill to slide through the house of rep
resentatives in easy fashion. But wait
TIL 1t strikes the senate. That's the
national legislative pond full of snags
for everything. And some of the par
ticular snags that this measure will
strike in that august assemblage" are
men who several months ago we're
posing before the country as the real
and only true disciples of tariff re-
form.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

Champ Clark says the college men
need common sense in politics. So
do the many politicians who have
never had the advantage of a college
education. Or has Champ an idea that
college education initiates against a
man having common sense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
[From the New York Press.l

A pretty poor way to be on good
terms with people is to be on them with
yourself.
A woman always seems to be looking
for bad news from any of the family
who are away.
The more friends you have the more
you would be able to find they weren t
If you had trouble.
Because a man could get ahead in the
world by attending to his own business
he wants to attend to somebody else's.
There's hardly anybody who can lie
awake for a quarter of an hour after
going to bed without claiming the next
morning he never closed his eyes till
daylight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

Evidently there will be another
clash before long between John Daw-
son. the attorney general, and Cover
nor Stubs. The veto of the new in
heritance tax law having been sus-
tanned, the attorney general says
the old law is going to be strictly en-
forced. And the governor has already
written that so far as he is concerned
the old law need not be enforced
against small estates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

sary and proper but in his opinion will
be for the best interests Of the coun-
try" Yet there are few half-baked
Republicans who make it a special
point to make light of everything that
President Taft does or attempts to do.
They don't think he is competent to
handle any situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

In the event of an umpire "robbing''
the Japanese baseball team, which has
just arrived in this country for a series
of games with College teams, Of a
game that it would have otherwise
won, Congressman-Captain Richmond
Pearson Hobson will be sure to insist
again that war between the United
States and Japan is inevitable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

Surely there is nothing unusual in
the fact that some diaxo-amido-b enzol
exploded in the Washburn laboratory
the other day. Anything with a name
like that might be expected to explode
without much provocation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

Maryland. one of the most prominent
and discerning of the Democrats in
the nation, emphatically expressed his
confidence the other day in the. wis
dom of President Taft. In connection
with the Mexican situation he stated
he was satisfied that whatever Presi-
dent Taft does will not only be neces-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

How did this happen in that land of
much-boasted climate? a severe frost
killed a large part of the Malaga and
raisin grape crop in California the
other hight, and in the famous San
JOAQUIN valley at that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

Stories of the champagne riots"
now in progress in France read like
miniatures of the tales of the French
revolution. The rioters throw up bar
ricades In the streets to hold off the
troops while others of their number
put the wine depots and presses out of
commission. And many of the lead
ers among the rioters are women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

No surprise should be occasioned
by the shipping of 500 miles of carpet
in one lot to San Francisco. Theodore
Roosevelt, jr.- is carpet salesman in
the city at the Golden Gate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15
STOP DOING THESE THINGS
AS TO ADVERTISING.

If you talk in a conversational tone
those near you will hear and pay at
tention, but if you scream the whole
town will hear you and run to see
what the trouble is. That is the way
with advertising. If you use a little
bit of space your close friends will
listen but if you spread it all over
the page the entire town will come to
your store to see what the trouble
is. There is no use in pursuing this
subject further. 1t will do it's own
talking.-Clay Center Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

Wonderfully important and equally
unusual; Helen Ware, an American
actress, objects to Harem skirts. But,
then, any kind of a skirt is objection
able to some actresses,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal IS a member OF the
Associated Press and receives tae full day
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news Is received In The State Jour
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

DR.. Hyde's chances of going free
seem to be improving all the time. His
mother-in-law does not see her way
clear to expend another large sum of
money for special prosecutor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

Here's another record that Kansas
need not be ashamed of. Only seven
of the los counties in the state are
without high schools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

Bank Commissioner Dolley says that
money was particularly tight in Kan
sas three months ago. But, as a mat
ter of fact, money is tight most of the
time with the ordinary run of people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

Brass plates are to be used to mark
the boundary line between New Mexi-
co and Texas. A few door-bells ought
to be installed with them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

The baseball season in the major
leagues seems to have started out a
trifie more than auspiciously. In the
second days playing Paskert, the cen
terhelder OF the Philadelphia Nation
ais made "one of the greatest catches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

The Mexicans should he invited to
fight with clubs, and thereby insure
the safety of innocent bystanders.
However, upon second thought, it oc-
ours to US that the American brand of
innocent bystander is so prone to
push through the ropes. that it might
be better to make it ripe tomatoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

Another professor has discovered
the mystery of the Sphinx. but his dis
covery would have been of more value
had he discovered the mystery of the
Jinx which pursues some ball players.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

At what age should girl stop
breaking her leg and commence to
suffer a fracture of a limb?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15
THE END.
LEON MACARTHUR,
Dodge City.

Let US hope that neither Macarthur
nor Ponce will make good their dire
threats to close the controversy. Con-
troversies, when contributed, are not
only the spice of life, but a boon to
this frazzled-ou department. Up to
date, Macarthur seems to have shade
the best of 1t, having contributed first
and last specimens, but. "absente reo,"
as they used to say in the Fourth pre-
cinct police court of Rome; the de-
PENDANT being absent we refuse to
hand down a decision, Call again,
gents; thrice welcome to our corner
of the Fourth page.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

Now that the dame would fain entice
Her lord and master to produce
An Easter lid of fearSome price,
She jollies him to beat the deuce;
But, dating from this Easter touch
She'll let him know he's not so much!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15

From reports of the "champagne
war" in France, we gather that To-
peka has no copyright on the booze
campaign issue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15
KANSAS COAMENT
THE LAST cRusAnE.

On April 8, 1870, began the seventh
crusade IN defense of the Holy Sepul-
cnre: 1t was led by Prince Edward of
! Engiand, but nothing was accomplish
eo an CIT was the last of those great
wars which began with the feryent
precahing of Peter the Hermit.
Inc nrst crusade consisted of four
TaDnle hordes of enthusiasts, led by
wafer the Penniless and Peter the
hermit They numbered nearly three
hundred thousand, and were cut to
pieces or died on the march But
tnere soon followed them six armies
OF real crusaders, ably led and discip-
i uneo ,and they took the sultans cap
ital linen captured Odessa and An
tioch, after a fearful siege of seven
months, the Christian army melting
rapidly away from famine, sickness
and desertion. Then they marched
en- Jerusalem, four hundred thousand
strong, and captured the holy city
from the hated Turks. At Jerusalem
were founded the two famous orders
OF chiValry, the Knights Hospitalers
or ST. John, and the Knights Temp
lars.
One of the strangest happenings in
history was the children's crusade,
winch took place in 1912. An army
OF French children, thirty thousand
strong. headed by a peasant boy, set
out for the Holy Land. A like army
OF German children, twenty thousand
IN number, crossed the Alps at Mont
Gents. A second army of German
children numbering nearly twenty
thousand crossed the Alps by a more
easterly route, touching the sea at
Brlndis1. Their idea was that the
Mediterranean would open a path for
them to Palestine, and that Jerusalem
would be recovered and the Moslems
made Christians by miracle. Some of
the children got discouraged and re-
turned to their homes, many stopped
by the way, but most of them either
persisted on the march, were lost at
sea, or were sold into sIavery.-Hutch-
inson News.
STOP DOING THESE THINGS.
Stop neglecting to return borrowed
books. Stop indulging in more than
100 pound of self-content to the square
inch. Stop supposing that the world
could not get on well without you
Stop looking at the dark side of life
Stop furnishing your friends with the
minute particulars of your bodily all
ments. Stop taking pessimistic views
of men, things and the theory of the
universe. Stop working too hard. Stop
working not hard enough. Stop writ
Ing to famous people for their auto
graphs Stop procrastinating. Stop
sending to newspapers Something
I've just dashed off and haven't stop
ped to correct. Farm Jour-
nal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-15
A SATURDAY SERMON.

And why beholdest thou the mote that
is in thy brothers eye, but considereth
not the beam that is in thine own eye.
St. Matthew VII 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Montgomery Market

Montgomery, September 14.-(Speciai.) )- Spot cotton is quoted at nominal price in Montgomery. ranging from 11Ac to 11%c
 Eggs are selling at 22c retail and chick ems from 20c to 35c. Other quotations are as follows:
 Tomatoes, fancy stock, six basket crates, $. 10. Choice stock. 4 basket crates. s0cGsl. box.
 California blackeyed peas. 6c per pound. Peaches-California, N.75G2 per crate. Cabbage-$3.25 per crate. Sweet Potatoes-s1 50 per bushel. Jarish Potatoes-$2.05 per bushel Onions-s1 .SOQ2 per crate. Texas Ber- rnudas in crates, bushel crates, $1. .5O01 .7s per bushel. Watermelons-Florida Watson's. $12. .5O6 20 per 100. TCorn-Roasting ears, 2O0sOc per dozen. I.ard-Pure, 10Mc; basis fancy cotton Butter-Creamery, firsts, 26Q27c; coun- try, 11G12c; renovated, 20Q21hc. Flour-Fancy nominar straights, $4.200 425; patent, s4 .95Q5.B.
 Meal-Roller. 98 pound bags. $1. 66; water ground, $1.70.
 cheese-Full cream, Daisy. 1sc per pound.
 Coffee Maxwell House blend. pound cans 85c: Maxwell House blend. 1 pound cans, BOG; ordinary. 141k@151sc; prime. 16Q 1sc: fancy, 2oG22c; geaberrv. 22hc; Ar buckles. 22.1c per case New York basis; Moca and Java blend. 2711c.
 Rockand, Me, August 2S.-Prof Ed ward L.. Curtis, instructor in Greek at Yale divinity school and until recently acting dean of the school, died on the Boston boat on the way to this city from Castine last night Death was due to heart disease. Prof. Curtis was 57 years old and native of Ann Arbor, Mich.-~-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans September 14.-Cotton fu- lures opened steady point off to points up. Cables were not quite up to expec- tations and the weather map was ex- tremely good but in spite of this, the de- mand was good enough around the first call to put the trading months to 6 points over yesterdays close. On this small advance ring traders took a bearish position on reports of weakness in the stock market and sold heavily with the result that at the. end of the first half hour of business, prices were to 1 to ? points under yesterdays close.
 The entire morning session was dull and featureless. Reports from the crop were favorable and the weather indications were apparently for the continuation of fine harvesting conditions. Against this as bearish factor was the claim by spot firms that the spot inquiry for actual cot ton was much better. Exporters report ed fairly good sales to Bremen and stated that Havre was raising its bid. This news held the market steady in the face of the dulness.
 At noon prices were to points under yesterdays close.
 In the afternoon the market was dull but steady. At ? o'clock prices were un- changed to points over yesterdays close.
 The market closed steady, 1 point down to points up compared with yesterdays s close:
 Now OrIeauS COtton Euturas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
WHEAT WEAKENS ON
 ACREAGE REPORTS
Report of Enlarged Plant ing of Winter Wheat
 Finds Credence

Chicago. September 14.--Announcement that the winter wheat acreage in the com Ing season is now almost a certainty in augmentation had considerable effect in making the market weak. Closing figures were Ac to lsc under yesterday. The end Of trading left corn 1sc up to 14c off, oats Ac to asc down, and hog products un- changed to 121ac down.
 Assertions of enlarged planting of win ter wheat was credited to leading trade authority and were assumed to represent In addition, reports were at hand from Germany and Europe, telling of prospects of larger crop this year than had pre- viously been expected France was in- cluded Beneficial rains falling through out a large portion of India formed an in- fluence against the bulls. Besides there was much disappointment in the entire absence of cash demand either for export or milling
 Flour distributors were out of the mar ket. Wet weather also favored buyers. On the other hand, there was no evil dence of short selling. Chiefly for this negation better support developed near the close and made the final tone firm, but with only part of the losses overcome. Between the opening and finish December ranged between ss1a@9sssc, with last sales net Ac down. Longs supplied all de- mands for corn, and 1t was said a noted speculator had disposed of the last of his line of September. On the ensuing break he bought May.
 The country. especially the west, offered both old and new corn freely. December fuctuated from 641so to 65c, and closed of 1sc, but firm at e4ss64%c. Cash grades were unsettled. No. yellow was quoted at @@ss%c.
 In oats the feature was selling by houses recently the largest buyers. There were export bids at near the market price, but terms of shipment were not satlsfac- tory. High and low levels touched for December were 4sc and 45&9457sc, with last sales 457s0D46c, loss of ssc from yes- terday
 Moderate selling by small packers eased off provisions. When the pit was clear pork was unchanged to 121hc lower and other products down PFC to 5c.
 Filti1re ouotat tions ware as folIous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
COOLER WEATHER
 WILL HELP TRADE Fowl Receipts Larger Yes- terday-Stocks Had Been
 Running Rather Low

The torrid weather and showers In tho afternoon yesterday hed a depressing ef- feet on the Morris avenue trade, but most of the merchants transacted a nor nal volume of business. Conditions on the avenue will not improve much until after cooler weather sets in. The produce merchants usually witness very good bus mess during the month of October and are looking forward to a marked im- provement toward the first of next month.
 Fowl receipts were little larger yes- terday than usual, and were much need- ed as stocks were running low. Prices are firm at 15c per pound for hens and IS cents per pound for flyers. Fresh eggs are in good demand and are offered at T cents per dozen. The merchants say that thls price will not likely hold good very long, as the demand is gradually getting a little better and fall receipts will not be as heavy as those during the spring and summer months.
 The following are current quotations:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; middling, II 7sc; net receipts, 15,01S; gross receipts, 15,- o16; sales, 1855, stock, 7o,705; to Great Britain, 1o,615; coastwise, 1o.17O.
 New Orleans: Steady; middling, Il 9-16c; net receipts, 1481; gross re- ceipts, 1543; sales. 400; stock, 19,769.
 Mobile: Quiet middling, 11%o; net receipts, 254; gross receipts, 254; sales. 625; stock, 5312.
 receipts, 10,916; gross receipts, 10,916; sales. 7Oo9; stock. 37.6s5; coastwise 2S39
 Charleston: Steady; middling. 11%ci net receipts. ss6; gross receipts, S9e sales, 200; stock, 7175.
 Wilmington: Nominal; net receipts 12S5; gross receipts. 12S5: stock. 5673
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 11ssc; net receipts, S65; gross receipts. S65; sales 395; stock, 1925; coastwise, 364.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 11%ci stock, 758.
 $ New York: Quiet; middling, 11.sOc; gross receipts, 4591; sales. 40; stock 95.124; to Great Britain, 1868; continent 15S3; coastwise, 1912.
 Boston: Quiet; middilng. 11.S5c; gross recepits, 3S1; stock, 10,950.
 Philadelphia; middling, 12.05c; stock 996.
 Total today at all ports, net 30,710; Great Britain, 14,9S1; continent, 1888; stock, 267,422.
 Consolidated at all ports, net 190,- SIS; Great Britain, 65, ,33S; France. 20, SIS; continent, 59,660 Japan, 100.
 Total since September 1 at all ports net 35s,226; Great Britain, 111,475; France, 45,326; continent 102,911; Ja- pan, 100 Mexico, 350 q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
'AF TER BIG SLUMP
 STOCKS RECOVER
An Excited and Disquieted ' Market Is Flooded By
 l Early Selling

New York, September 14.-In the course Of day that was both exciting ana ois- quIeting to Wall street traders, stocks sumped severly only to recover ia'er' The selling early was in such volume as to flood the market.
 Now Havon fell below the low point ol the panic of 1907, and sold at lzoS' the lowest figure since the stock was placed on a settled dividend paying basis, fol- lowing the roads organization Tn lsfz.
 The active list generally established an- other of the numerous low records TOT the year which have been made in the last few weeks. Losses ran to more than points with larger declines among in- active issues.
 The upward movement which set In early In the afternoon was as irresistible as the mornings decline. There was urgent and heavy covering of short contracts, particularly in Union Pacific, United States Steel and Reading. Union Pacific, which fell to 157A touched 16o, and United States Steel, which sold at 65A, reached 67.
 Reading, Lehigh Valley. st pre- ferred, Great Northern p Canad- ian Pacific, Missouri F, Southern Pacific and Consolidated b iose to a point or more above yesterdays final price.
 The market eased off at the close.
 The cratic movements of stocks pro- duced considerable tension. The early declines wore due largely to selling by London and to large supply of stock on different orders from Berlin. The press ure from this source was aggravated by aggressive operations for the short ac- count The market seemed to be ap- preaching a critical condition when sub stantal aid was given.
 London's transactions in this market were estimated at 10000 shares, chiefly sales. Further conditions in Europe gained some light in the Bank of Bell gium statement The. discount rate reached 31s per cent, a rate prevailing since May It went to 41a per cent, and by the advance in the private rate of discount at Berlin had It's effect. The Bank of England's weekly statement showed that it had preserved the abnor- mally high percentage of reserve to lia- bilities, the figure remaining unchanged at 5S.1 per cent, however.
 Heaviest business In the railroads was indicated by compilation of September returns, which were received. Gross earnings of 21 railroads for the first week of September increased $359,000 or 3.70 per cent.
 Bonds were irregular. with. heaviness which followed by an improvement. Total sales, par value, $2,5s5,o00 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Race Feeling Runs High

Alexandria, La. September 14.-Race prejudice growing out of the murder of w. w. Ellis. the young collegian, re- gently. has reached such crisis at Pinevile, La., that Mayor M. Aaron to- night appealed to Sheriff c. M. Kilpat- rick to lend assistance in keeping down lawlessness, mainly the shooting into the houses of negroes. Many of the negroes here have deserted their homes. The sheriff and his posse are on the scene tonight. The better class of ne- groes held a mass meeting late today, denounced the slayer of Ellis and of fered to assist the white people in ap- pretending the slayer. A large saw mill near here has closed down for lack of labor.