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The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
COLLEGE MEN EASY
Rev. Norman Plass Told Why
They Invested"
Absorbed in Professional Work,
Don't Take the Time.

Boston. June 6.-"College presidents
and professional men generally invest
their money injudiciously for the rea-
son that they are thoroughly absorb
ed in their. professional work and do
not take time to look into invest
ments."
This. is the sentiment alleged to have
been written by the Rev. Norman Plass,
head of the Redeemable Investment
company, to the Rev. George E. Ladd,
of Colorado, in 1910. Mr.. Ladd was on
the witness stand at. the opening of
the second week of the trial of the
NAL fraud charges preferred by the pos
tai authorities against three officers
of the company in the United States
district court today.
On entering upon his work in that
line he had decided Plass wrote to
help professional men to make judicious
Investments He requested the wit
ness to read the pamphlets enclosed in
the letter and to let him know what
he thought of the proposition. The
stock guaranteed per cent he wrote,
and it was earning considerably more
with the privilege of Withdrawing the
money on any banking day.
Ladd was pastor at Red Oak, Ia,
at the time. Later Plass called upon
him. OF the three defendants, Plass,
Charles H. Brooks and John 1. Trap
hagen, the witness testified that Ne
knew only PIass.
The witness testified that he pur-
chased 500 worth of Redeemable
stocks and on hearing of the raid by
the postal authorities asked to have
his stock redeemed. He received in
exchange he said 500 worth of Santo
Domingo mining company stocks.
George w. Mitchell. postmaster of
South Britain, Conn, told the Jury he
met Plass in his home in 1909 and in
vested in the Redeema bic stocks. P1ass
stated in a letter to the witness that
the vice president of the company had
invested $4,000 cash in the Santo Do
mingo mining company and that over
SIS, 900, 900 worth of gold was at that
time in the dump at the mine.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06

the dominion governments jurisdiction
over the provinces will endanger the
measure, contention that is refuted
by those who believe in the provision.
The modification of the amendment
may have an important bearing on the
situation Secretary Knox was sup
posed to appear before the committee
to examine the agreement between the
two, governments but was prevented,
he sent word, by an important engage
ment. The secretary said he had for
warded to the committee a communica
ton setting forth his views.
The committee endeavored to agree
on a day for a vote on the measure.
1t was apparent that the members IA
vored July Is and a recommendation
will be made to the senate to this eff
feet when the bill is reported. Senator
Bailey suggested that July 20 be set
aside for vote on the free list bill
and that the wool schedule be acted
upon early in August. No definite
agreement was reached, however. The
committee will meet again tomorrow
but it is not believed it will be able
to make final action on the reciprocity
bill at that time.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06

Four of the contestants in the race
Beaumont, Garros. Frey and Vidart-
already have reached Rome and are
prepared to resume their flight to
Turin, the concluding stage of the 300
mile event Vedrins reached Dijon, $50
miles from Paris, at 7:25 o'clock this
morning and after taking on fuel re-
assembled at S:45 o'clock, sailing away
in the direction of Lyons, 1O5 miles
further away from the starting point.
The present contest was begun on May
% but the aviators have until June Il
to accomplish the distance of 2.095 kilo-
meters (1,300 miles) from Paris to
Turin by way of Rome. The aeronauts
are at liberty to start when they please
and to land as often as they deem.
necessary, provided they report at GER
tain fixed points. The race was or
eanized by the Plris Petit Parisien and
the prizes aggregate more than 500, 900.
Vedrine, after passing over Chalons-
Sur-Saone and flying at an altitude OF
5000 feet encountered a violent wind
which rocked his machine dangerously
and compelled him to make a rough
landing at Saint Macon
just outside Macon. Vedrine was unin
jured but his aeroplane was damaged
The accident upset Vedrines plan to
fly from Buc to Nice in one day and
he abandoned the race. He will return
to Paris.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
IN PLOT TO BURN.
When Arrested Leopold 'Drey-
fuss COnfesses to Police.
He Manages to Commit Suicide
While in Custody.
HIRED INCENDIARIES
To Set Fire to Property Valued
at $4,000.
He Paid $500 in Advance for the
Job.

Chicago, June 6.-Leopold Dreyfus
of the firm of L. Dreyfus and Com
pany, committed suicide today after
having confessed, the police declare,
that he was a party to the burning of
his place of business in Market street
last Saturday afternoon. The confess
sion, according to the police, may
throw light on other fires in the down
town district and is regarded by the
officials as evidence of the existence of
an organized band of incendiaries,
who, for a stipulated price, offer to
set fire to business houses.
Suspicious circumstances in the fire,
including the finding of several cans
which had apparently contained gaso-
line, in the rooms occupied by L.
Dreyfus and company, clothiers,
caused a careful investigation to be
made and Leopold Dreyfus was ques-
Stripped of it's details the confession,
in substance, the police say, was that
two men approached Dreyfus and his
brother about a week ago and offered
to burn the building, fixing $1,000 as
their price. Dreyfus is declared to
have agreed to $4,000 and have paid
down $500, the remainder to be paid
when the insurance was collected.
Dreyfus and his brother were ar
rested and after the confession Leo
pold DreyfuS was permitted to go to
his home in the custody of police
man. While in another room today
Dreyfus shot himself through the head
and when the policeman reached him
he was dead.
the company was $4,000. Fire At
torney Sullivan is cooperating with
the police in an endeavor to learn
more of the alleged incendiary band
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
IGNORANT OF RULES.
Son of President Taft Barred From
Taking Examination.

Columbus, O., June 6.-Because he
was unfamiliar with the rule requiring
applicants to register when they begin
their study for law, Robert Alphonso
Taft, son of President Taft, was denied
the privilege of taking the Ohio state
bar examination which began today
and will be completed tomorrow. Two
months ago he wrote to the clerk of
the supreme court, asking to be regis
tered for the examination He was ad-
vised that because he had not regis
tered when he began to prepare for the
law that he could not take the exami-
nation now. He probably will take 1t
two wears hence
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06

gance by the Republican party and
the appropriations already made by
the Sixty-first congress, which the
Democratic minority could not limit
them, require that the revenue from
customs duties in the immediate fu-
ture be maintained at approximately
the total of the fiscal year 1910.''
The committee states that there is
no sufficient reason for continuing the
complicated and troublesome system of
classification of raw woods character
izine it as a ''great burden and annoy
ance to the customs service and
adding to the expense of collecting
duties on raw woods"
1t is asserted that the average ad
vaIorem rate on manufactures of
of wool, on the imports and duties as
estimated for 1912, would be 42.55
per cent. as com pared with 90.1O per
cent. under the schedule in 1910 and
that the average ad valOrem equiva-
lent OF duties on raw wool are 20
per cent. as compared with 44.31 per
cent. in 1910.
All the Democratic members of the
ways and means committee with the
exception of Francis Burton Harrison
of New York signed the report.
The Minority Report
The minority report is signed by
Representative Payne Dalzell, Need
ham and Longworth.
For purely political reasons" it
brought forward. If it could become
law it would slaughter sheep as in
1894 and close the mills much more
universally
The bill is not drawn on lines for
the production of revenue on raw
wool, the minority report contends and
adds that with a duty of 20 per cent
on wool the duty on manufactured
cloth is too low to enable our manu-
facturers to pay the wool duty and
still compete with imported cloths.
THE wool schedule is difficult and
intricate and directly involves the well
fare and living of more than 10000
people, The report continues.
Without any hearing or new data,
with no information later than that
of two years ago, this bill is forced on
the house at the mandate of the polit-
icaI caucus. There can be no eXpec-
tation it will be passed by the house
or be even considered there before
December next at least"
The minority report charges the
Democrats give the need for revenue
as the real reason for the introduction
of the measure. 1t characterized the
statement with regard to the condi-
ton of the treasury as absolutely
false and presented treasury state
ments purporting to refute the DEM
ocrat charges of Republican extrava-
gance in expenditures.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
GREEN IS ELECTED.
Candidate Opposing Reciprocity Wins
in Iowa Election.

Council Bluffs, Ia, June 6.-W. r.
Green of Audubon has been elected
congressman of the Ninth Iowa dis
trict to succeed Walter I. Smith, who
recently was given a judicial appoint
ment by President Taft Practically
complete returns give Green a majority
of 1,192 over w. S. Cleveland, his
Democratic opponent.
Green stands opposed u reciprocity,
while Cleveland was favorable to the
agreement. Although Cleveland cut
down the majority given Judge Smith
at the last election by 700 votes, the
country vote was strong enough for
Green to give him safe majority
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
PICTURE PLANT BURNS.
One Hundred and Forty Miles of Films
Go Up in Smoke.

New York, June 6.-One hundred and
into the air yesterday afternoon, leav-
ing no ashes behind, when flames
swept through the two-story building
of the Powers company, film manufac-
turers, in the Bronx.
Seventy heroes and heroines, who
were rehearSing a moving picture
drama when the fire was discovered,
fled for their lives and for an hour
stood in their stage clothes on the side
walk and watched the firemen battle
with the blaze. The damage is estimated
at $175,O00.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
Weather Is Cooler.

Although nine degrees below the
mark reached at o'clock Monday,
the temperature today at the same
hour was nine degrees above normal
for this date. The Indications" said
the government weather forecaster,
ARE for unsettled conditions with
probable showers tonight or Wednes-
day. Kansas is not in bad shape for
want of rain. In fact the warm wealth
er has been just what was wanted for
the crops. The wind is blowing fifteen
miles an hour from the northeast. 1t
was blowing from the southwest
Yesterday" The hourly readinRs-
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
FIRE BUG IS BUSY.
Burns a Large Barn West of To-
pelxa.

The large frame barn on the r. H.
Town farm, IL miles west of Topeka,
The fire was of incendiary origin.
A hired man who was sleeping in
the barn was awakened about 2 o'clock
bv a smell of smoke. He then saw
that a blaze had started in the hay
NOV. Ten work horses in the stables
were released and got safely out, but
the building was destroyed. 1t was
valued at $4,000 and there was $4,000
insurance.
Mr.. Town says he has no suspicion
who started the fire
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
Edward Harrigan Is Dead.

New York, June 6.-Edward Harri-
gan, the veteran actor, playwright and
manager, died today at his home here
He was born in New York sc years
ago. His first appearance was in 1867
at the Olympic theater San Francis
co. Mr. Harrigan played Irish parts
almost continuously in New York froS2-
1874 until 1894, generally writing and
staging the plays himself
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
TAFT CAN'T COME.
Declines Invitation to Address A. I'll.
Il. A. Convention.

Washington, June 6.-An invitation
was received by President Taft today
from the Anti -Horsethief association
of Kansas and Oklahoma to go to Ar
kansas City, to address it's convention
July 10.
The association. the invitation said,
numbers about 10000.
Horsethieves are not so plentiful in
Kansas and Oklahoma as they were
once, but the association still exists
largely for the social reasons.
The president was compelled to de-
cline the imitation.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
WOOL BILL is IN.
The Ways and Means Committee
Measure Is Reported.
President and Republicans Are
Severely Criticised.
MINORITY AGAINST 1T.
Opposition Is Led by Author OF
Present Law.
A Long and a Bitter Fight Is
Looked For.

Washington, June 6.-The long eX-
pected wool tariff revision bill was in
troduced in the house today by Chair
man Underwood of the ways and
means committee and debate on 1t
will begin in earnest tomorrow. The
measure was accompanied by
lengthy report from the Democrats of
the committee in it's favor, while the
Republican members headed by Rep
resentative Payne, of New York, un-
animously reported against it. In
dications are that the passage of. the
bill will be stubbornly contested but
no intimation has been given as to the
time to be granted for debate.
The report sharply criticised Presi-
dent Taft, the Republicans and the
tariff board.
ter passage of the Payne-Aldrich bill in
which he declared that the woolen
schedule is indefensible and L propose
to say So" the report says:
Had the president made these pub
lie admissions earlier while the tariff
of 1909 was under consideration by
congress his declaration would have
been of real service to the people and
would have enabled them to protest
against the betrayal of the public well
fare to private greed. THE presidents
silence at that time and his approval
Of the act of 1909, make it impossible
for him to evade his full share of re-
sponsibility for the failure of revision
which he now admits
The report deals at some length
with the attitude of the administra-
tion In not communicating to con-
greSs data on the steel trust and 9TH
er industries now being investigated
and the failure of the tariff board to
communicate data on the woolen in
duStry.
The Tariff Board
The position of the tariff board
appears to be- says the report, that
they in conference with and under the
sole control of the president shall be
the sole judges as to what part of the
data they collect that may be likely
to be of service for purposes of leg
islation and this situation must be con-
sidered with reference to the view
point of the president concerning tar
iff legislation.
1T is therefore not impossible that
there may be some such delay in the
information collected by the tariff
board concerning wool and wooden
goods as there has been in communi-
eating to congress or making public
the data by the bureau of corporations
concerning investigation of steel and
other industries"
The report maintains that any fur
ther delay in the version of the
wool and woolen schedule would be
Objectionable to the public. In ex-
planning the determination of the
committee not to put raw wool on the
free list but to reduce the present
duty to 20 per cent. ad valorem the
committee insists as the Democratic
caucus did that the duty "is not to be
construed as an abandonment of any
Democratic policy
The Revenue Feature.
1.-The present situation of the treas
ury'' the report states, following
long course of unwarranted extrava-
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06

In 1890 Mr.. Powell became a mem
ber of the firm of Dilday & Powell,
Equitable agents for Kentucky. Mr..
Dilday withdrew in 1902 and since then
Mr.. Powell has been sole general agent
with magnificent results. During the
depression following 1906 he went into
the field himself, animating and help
ing his agents, and his agency was
first on the Equitable list. He is a
large personal producer, always I, mt
ing on himself for about $5O000O a year.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
POWELL SPEAKS HERE.
Will Be Guest of Local Underwriters
Association Friday.

Henry ]. Powell, president of the Ma
tional Association Of Life Underwriters,
will be the guest of the Kansas Asso-
citation of Life Underwriters at din
ner which will be given in his honor
Friday noon at the Topeka club.
Aside from his work as an insurance
man Mr.. Powell, who halls from Louis
vile, KY, has had considerable to do
with politics. He is considered speak
er of marked ability.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06

The state introduced S. P. Holiday, Ed
McC1ain, Art Prosser, Ed O'Neal,
fish had been dynamited at the time
charged. These witnesses testified to
hearing the explosions, seeing the wa
ter spout into the air, seeing the dead
fish and the defendant in the neigh
borhood. The defense introduced no
testimony.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
vEDRINE STARTS.
The Winner of the Paris to Ma
drfd Air Race
Begins His Flight From French
Capital to Rome.
HIS FIRST 100 MILES
Is Covered i'm Little Less Than
Four Hours.
Encounters Violent Wind and
Machine Is Damaged.
HIS FIRST 100 MILES

Buc, France, June 6.-Pierre Vedrine.
the winner of the Paris-to-M Madrid
flight last month, crossed the startins
line at the aerodrome here at 1881
o'clock this morning bound for Nice.
the end of the first stage of the Paris
Rome-Turin air race. The distance be-
tween Buc and Nice is 537 miles.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
Divorce to FoIIow Shootinp

Denver, June 6.-The Post says tha.
John w. Springer, a wealthy Denver
man, has secretly instituted suit for
divorce from his wife, whose name re-
Gently became involved in the tragedy
that resulted in the death of Luis Won
Phul and George E. Copeland, who
We're shot by Harold F. HenMoOd.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
John BigeIow Seriously m.

Highland Falls, N. Y, June 6.-The
venerable John Bigelow, author and
former minister to France, is seriously
i'll at his home here. DIR. Bigelow is in
his ninety-fourth year and returned
only last month from a trip abroad.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
Games Posfnoned

New York, June 6.-American-
New York game postponed. rain.
Boston, June 6.-American-Bos
tonSt. Louis game postponed, rain.
Philadelphia, June American
Philade1phia-Detro game postponed,
wet grounds.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
DYCHE LOSES FISH CASE.
Witnesses Tell of Dynamiting Fish, but
Men Are Cleared.

Lawrence, Kan. June 6.-The jury
having in charge the cases against the
men charged with violating the game
law of the state brought in verdict
of not guilty This is a victory for the
men who have been defying the law
TlrA other cases we're at once dismissed
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
BASEBALL WEATHER.
National League.

NdsIOHStA
New York at Pittsburg. cloudy, $3.50
p. m.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati. cloudy.
$3.50 p. m.
Brooklyn at Chicago. cloudy. p. m
Boston at st. Louis. cloudy, 3:45 p. m.
American League.
Chicago at New York, rain, p. m.
Detroit at Philadelphia. cloudy. 3:45
p. M
ST. Louis at Boston. cloudy, 80 D. M
Cleveland at Washington, cloudy, 4
p. M
American Association.
Toledo at Columbus, cloudy. $3.50
p. m.
Indianapolis at Louisville, clear, $3.50
p. m.
St Paul at Milwaukee. cloudy, $3.50
p. m.
Minneapolis at Kansas City, cloudy.
3:15 p. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN


Mr.. T. A. Grehan, Advertis-
ing Manager of "THE IRISH
INDEPENDENT" (Dublin),
made a talk before the Dublin
Chamber of Commerce recently
on the subject
"THE POSITION OF AD-
VERTISING IN MODERN
COMMERCE."
Mr.. Grehan said:
ireland. unfortunately, possessed
a fair quota of that type of business
man to whose mind the mention of
the word ADVERTISING suggested
hair Drained schemes for the rapid
dissipation of wealth--that sterling
honest, yet impossible-to- move type OF
man whose mind was made up a gen.
Grafton ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
American Association.
weather Indications.

Chicago, June 6.-Forecast for Kar-
sas: Unsettled weather with probable
showers tonight or Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
RALPH Mil1ef-

Chicago Record Herald.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06

CONTINUED on Page Twoo
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-06
American League.

Brooklyn at Chicago. cloudy. 3 p. m.
Boston at st. Louis. cloudy, 3:45 p. m.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-15

was to have begun next Monday,
may be postponed for year,
while the supreme court of the U.
S. wrestles with the problem.
The Judges action has separated
the question of fact from that of
the law, and no matter what his
decision may be tomorrow, the
question Of law will go to the SUI
preme court, and the question of
which is the actual trial of
the packing magnates-will await
the decision there.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-15

Little Philander Knox, secre-
tary of state, is tickled almost to
death about the Chinese revolu-
ton Thinks it will open the door
teal kinds of dollar dip lemaeys
Est' ds-s " ,yl53Bf9 f7od 10 W 81
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-15

BEEF TRUST BARoNE PUT
e ONE OVER ON u. S.
Il believe that in this case a
writ Of habeas corpus should not
issue. 1
/ believe that the government
should be able to convince Judge
Kohlsaat at the hearing tomor-
row morning that.no writ should
issue for. the packers at this time.
Il believe thoroughly and hon
estly in the justice.ofJthe conten-
ton that the. United States eov-
eminent has made. against the
packers for alleged: violations of
the Sherman antitrust law u.
S. District Attorney. James H.
.Wi1kerson. 49,
The indicted packers, making a
grandstand play that they were
in danger of going to Jail, appear
ed before Judge Kohlsaat with
their attorneys yesterday. after
noon and secured relief in the
form of writs of habeas corpus.
Counsel for the packers called
Judge ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS yes
terday afternoon, made an APP
pointment in, the court room for
late in the day, brought in the
magnates, withdrew their bail of
$30,0O0a piece, and applied for a
writ of habeas corpus ito free
them from confinement
Judge Kohlsaat granted it, and
set tomorrow for hearing on the
constitutionality of the jail SEN
tence portion of the Sherman law.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-15
Alleged 'Black Hand" Letters
Terrorize Blue Islanders

Alleged BLACK Hand" letters
written to twelve residents of
Blue Island have created a reign
of terror there, and federal all
thorities have been asked by town
officials to assist IN running down
the blackrnailers..
All of the letters have demand
ed that the recipients leave r.oney
near the Rock Isend depot at the
Midlothian golf grounds, threat
ening them with death if they re-
fused.
The amount demanded by the
Blank Handlers" varies FROM
ST 900 to $1,000. The recipient of
three letters demanding ST ,00G
each earns but $1.10 a day. Sew
eral of those receiving letters de-
handing money suffered losses
through mysterious. fires follow
ing their refusal to treat with the
blacknailers.
-O-O-
title Phi1ander Kuoy cecre-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-08
Chocolate Loaf Cake.

Beat to a cream one-half cup of but.
ter and cup and a quarter OF sugar.
Add the yolks of three eggs, well
beaten, and then alternately a cup and
half OF flour sifted with a teaspoon
full Of baking powder and one-half cup
OF milk. Beat thoroughly, then fold
in the whites of the three eggs beaten
to a stiff froth. quarter cake Of cho-
colate, which should have been melted
In the oven or over hot water and a
teaspoonful OF vanilla.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-08
HomlnY GrIddIe Cakes.

Add one cup of milk scalded to one
half cup warm hominy cleft over from
day before) and let stand over night;
mix and sift seven-eighths cup -four,
one-half teaspoonful salt and one and
a half teaspoonfuls baking powder;
add the hominy mixture gradually;
and one egg, beaten; fry on hot, well
buttered griddle until pulled and cook.
ed around the edges. then turn and
cook on the other side; remove from
griddle, spread with butter and sprin.
kle With sugar.