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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
7. R. MAY RUN YET
Rejection of Offers of Support Is
Weaker Than Formerly

New York. Nov. 25.-Theodore Roosevelt
when asked regarding the report that he
may again be a candidate for president,
told a World correspondent that a state
ment might be made as follows:
THE World Will say today in a. special
dispatch from oyster Bay:
colonel Roosevelt finds it difficult to
understand the comment that has follow
ed upon his article in The Outlook re-
garding national laws and business in
terests. He has said exactly the same
thing many times before He cannot see
why it should be assumed that this article
indicates that he is ready to take any
personal part in the coming campaign.
1T can be stated that Colonel Roosevelt
has received many letters indicating the
willingness of the writer's to give him
political support, if such is desired. 1t
can be stated that Colonel Roosevelt to-
day received a letter from certain Unit
ed States senator offering the full political
support of the senator in case Colonel
Roosevelt should wish to be candidate
in the national campaign. To this letter
Colonel Roosevelt has replied that he
earn estIy hopes that the senator will not
only refrain from any action looking to
the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt but
also will prevent his friends from taking
any such steps.
mo comment would be made by Col
onel Roosevelt upon this announcement
which he insisted should be made in the
third person He would not name the
senator to whom he referred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
MOTOR LEAGUE TO HELP
Will Give Good Roads Movement a
Boost.

At a meeting of the Topeka Motor
league held Friday night at the Com
mercial club nearly half the mem bers
decided to go to Lawrence Monday
night to attend a meeting which will
be held to work up enthusiasm in the
Usage City good roads trip Dec. /,
and the members present pledged
themselves to go on the trip in ques-
ton to Usage City.
W. w. Webb and Secretary J. viii
Kelley of the Commercial club were
the main speakers of the evning.
We need every man who will show
his loyalty by going on this trip said
Mr.. Webb, for, I understand; it is go
ing to be a matter of votes down there
next week. At that convention two
routes will be presented as a part of
the Pan American highway One
starts at Kansas City and runs through
Lawrence and Topeka and thence to
Usage City The other runs from
Kansas City through Ottawa, Paola
and OIathe to Usage. This is a meet
ing OF the Santa F'e trail association
and it is being held to decide finally
between Ottawa, or adding few
miles and going through the historic
town of Lawrence and the capital of
Kansas.
The route from Harrington to Usage
also will be chosen at the convention"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
SAVES DAUGHTERS AssAILANr.
Farmer Pleads With Mob for Life of
Black Brute.

Spring Hill, Kan, Nov. 25.-Wnile
Clarence Davis. an 1S-year-old negro.
sat shackled TO a chair in a pool hall
here, two hundred members of a posse
who had captured him for an attempt
ed assault on Ruth Fike, a 14-year-
old high school girl. argued the ques-
ton OF taking the law into their own
hands Twenty speeches were made
and at the conclusion a tall farmer
pulled the negro towards the door.
and assuming the leadership of the
mob. cried:
come on. boys, Wen burn the
scoundrel at the stake
Willing hands helped to drag the
negro 10 the street. At this juncture
J. A. F'ike, father of the near-victim.
arrived. Pushing aside members Of
the mob. he reached the Negroes side
and addressing himself to the crowd.
declared the mob must dispense and
let the law take its course.
This undoubtedly is the man who
attempted a vicious crime upon my
daughter said he, but Judge
Lynch does not live in civilized Kan
sas any more. To burn this fellow to
death viii only scandalize the coun-
try. Let the law, I beg of you, take
its course
After a conference. the mob lead
ers turned the negro over to the
county authorities after being assured
of a speedy trial for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
DENIES LOADED CIGAR STORY.
c. A. johnson, KimmeI's Uncle. Be-
Iieves Convict InpOster.

Niles. Mich, Nov. 25.-In his first
public statement since the man claim
ing to be George A. Kimmel was re
leased from the Auburn. n. Y, prison,
Charles A. johnson of Chicago, a for
mer Niles bank cashier, denied the re-
Gently published statement that he
met the real Kimmel, his nephew, in
a Kansas City hotel some time after
Kimmel's disappearance. The state
ment which Mr.. Johnson denied al
legged that he gave Kimmel a loaded
cigar.
Mr.. johnson claimed that up to tne
time of Kimmel's disappearance in
1898, their relations were cOngeuial
and that his nephew's disappearance
brought Johnson considerable financ. al
trouble. He admitted hiring detec-
tives to search for Kimmel after the
latter's disappearance, but said he
never received any information re-
garding his relatives whereabouts.
johnson has not as yet faced the
man released from Auburn since the
latter arrived in Niles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
PENSION FOR ENGINEERS WIVES
New Action as Result of Annual
topeka Meeting.

Widowed members of the Grand In
lernallonal auxiliary to the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, who have be-
longed to this organization for 20 years
viii be given a pension. This was de-
cided at the last session of this organ
ization which has been meeting in To-
peka the last few days
Delegates were here from Kansas
City, Wichita, Fort Scott, Newton. cha
mute. Arkansas City. Herington, Wei
hngton, Pratt, OsawatOmie, Atchison.
Ellis and NeOdesha.
Following officers were elected: Mrs.
Bryon Dick. Newton, past president;
Mrs L j. Dunn, Kansas City, Kan,
president; Mrs. ". NJ. Stevens. New
ton, treasurer; Mrs. E. A Deverraux.
New ton, secretary; Mrs. George Wood,
Kansas City, Kan, insurance. secreta-
~; Mrs. Mamie Garrett, chaplain;
Mrs. J. z. Helms, Argentine guide;
Mrs. T H. Johnson, Chanute, sentinel;
Mrs Gordon Miller, Kansas City. Kan.
star marshal; Mrs. Cora Suhl, Arkan-
sas City, musician.
Next meeting in Kansas City, Kan
saS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
TALKS OF SWITZERLAND.
Professor Todd Tells of Country's
Curious Customs.

Topeka people who think the local fire
ordinances are too strict should live IN
Switzerland. Here in some provinces a
person is liable to arrest and fine for
keeping fire in the stove after p. m or
for carrying a lighted lantern in which
the glass is broken
This is according to T w Todd, pro-
fessor of German at Washburn college,
who gave an illustrated lecture on
Switzerland and Its Industries at Unity
church last night. His talk was the
third in a series of five entertainments
which are being given a week apart at
the church under the auspices of the D.
A R.
Professor Todd also told how the Swiss
laws forbid the selling of land in lots
less than 500 square feet, and also pro-
hibited a man from willing his property
to the disadvantage of his widow. An
other curious feature of Swiss customs
was the joint ownership of cattle; for in
stance one man might own one-third of
a COW and two others the other two
thirds.
The lecturer said cattle raising and
watch making are the chief industries of
in 1850 when a blacksmith who had never
before seen a watch, repaired a small
timepiece for a traveller, and then made
a watch himself with tools of his own
manufacture. From that in a few years
grew the first flourishing watch factory
Professor Todd also told how the inn
portation of condensed milk from
Switzerland began A Swiss overheard
an American tourist say that everything
in Switzerland was small enough to De
condensed and sent to America and that
he would like to condense the milk and
send it home This remark led the Swiss
to establish the condensed milk industry.
Professor Todd has spent several sea-
sons in Switzerland and probably has
crossed the Atlantic more often than any
other Topeka man, having made the trip
twenty-four times. Thomas Page, presi-
dent of the Page Milling company, like
" comes second, having made seventeen
trips back and forth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
AEROPLANES FOR CHINA
An American Has Contract With
Rebel Leaders.

Albion, Mich, Nov. 25.-Roy Will
cox, with a contract to furnish and
maintain aeroplanes for the provincial
government of China is now on his
way to San Francisco from whence he
expects to sail in a few days. Mrs
Wilcox accompanies him.
The young man, who lives near AL
bion has been building and expert
menting with aeroplanes for the last
year or more and some time ago made
the acquaintance of Chinese youths
one of whom is now said to be prom
inent in the present rebellion. They
INSPECTED his plant and one took sew
eraI aviation lessons.
Wilcox says he expects the aero
planes will be used to drop explosives
into cities held by the imperialists in
addition to performing scouting duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
FORT SCOTT MAY LOSE SHOPS.
RuDlor That Missouri Pacific Plant
VIII Go to Wichita

Wichita. Kan. Nov. 25.-Wichita
may get Missouri Pacific railway re
pair shops that employ between coo
and LOCO men next spring. The shops
are now located at Fort Scott but the
railway officials are seriously consider
lng the proposition of removing them
to Wichita.
An official in the division Offices of
the Missouri Pacific in Wichita said
that the report of removal is more
than an idle rumor. The Fort Scott
shops were closed down last week
They probably will not be opened
again this winter If some high Mis-
souri, Pacific officials carry out their
wishes the shops will be removed TO
wichita within the next wear.
For several years the Missouri Pa
enc company has been increasing its
shop capacity in Wichita 1t employs
about 20 men in its shops at Twenty
NTH street Only motive power repair
work IS done here. The Missouri Pa
clflc owns sufficient ground at Twenty
NTH street for an extensive shops sys-
tenn " hen this ground was purchased
several years ago it was the plan of
the company ultimately to establish
extensive car and coach repair shops
on it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
REQUESTS ARE UNFAIR-MUDGE.
Rock Island President says Road Will
Fight Strike to Finish.

New York, Nov. 25.-H. Z. Nudge,
president of the Rock Island railroad,
made a hurried trip from Chicago 10
attend a conference of the executive
committee at which Robert Walker,
chairman and general counsel, was
present Mr. Nudge said the requests
are most unfair, particularly as they
came at a time when the expenses OF
the road were heavy and the earnings
low. The men who are preparing TO
stop work unless their demands are
met are the machinists, bOilermaEers,
blacksmiths and carmen Each type
of mechanic has d union of its own
and their international presidents are
a present in Chicago comforting with
operating officials.
.erThe men are asking for number
of things, said Mr. Nudge. They
want 10 be paid double for overtime
Now they are getting half again as
much as their regular wages for over
time work. Then they want all their
+orernen to be promoted from the
shoDs and not from any of the other
departments of the road Another re-
quest is that the foremen of the varl-
ous shops shall never take any tools
in their hands. At present it is neces-
sary sometimes for the road to close
It's shops for three and four days at
time. As the foremen are on the
monthly pay roll, this does not affect
them. so they are expected during
these periods of inactivity to do the
little actual labor that is required
we are prepared to light this strike
to the finish. If it is declared We are
doing for our employees what any
other road in the country does. We
have told the men if they can show US
we are treating them any harder than
any of the other companies we Will be
willing accede to their requests and
make our requirements coincide with
those Of the other companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
RAILROAD NEWS.
4Ire Fighting Apparatus on
Santa Fe Engines.
Stream of Water Can Be Thrown
135 Feet.
UNDER BIG PRESSURE
Boiler Steam of $50 Pounds Be-
hind Hose Nozzle.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

AS fast as the Atchiscn, Topeka &
Santa F'e builds its switch engines ~
the Topeka shops and sends them Out
over the lines, a fire fighting equip
ment caAed the Ohio fire Jet is attached
for the purpose of preventing conf gra-
tons in company yards and in districts
: surrounding railroad property.
This ire jet is a valuable appliance
for YARD fires, fires that may have
started N wholesale or jobbinS plants
adjoining railroad tracks and for many
other fire prevention purposes
All yard engines and q few of the
road engines have been given the equip
ment- Several hundred locomotives are
in service with the 'nrst aid ap-
Paratus- The company has figured that
it is one of the best investments on
their locomotives. Scores of cases are
exhibited where the fire engines with
their powerful pressure have curbed
fires in their incipiency an prevented
d cOnfiagration.
The Santa Fe Ere jets are able to
pump a stream of water 4 distance Of
10 feet. This is with the smaller en-
Eines carrying $50 pounds Of steam
pressure In the locomotives with $50
pounds pressure a stream can pe
thrown at a distance of 135 feet by
actual test
This water is pumped by the injee-
tor If there are no water plugs in the
yards the locomotive will pump water
out of the tank in the tender. Enough
water is i'll this tank to keep the IN
jector under full steam for some time.
The average tank holds 5000 gallons OF
water IF there are water plugs in the
yards the hose can be connected with
these plugs and the injector placed in
action Immediately In this way an
enormous pressure can be brought to
hear on the stream-a pressure that
would take the roof off a boXcar-
The santa Fe uses so feet of 215 inch
fire hose with Il Ia inch nozzle. This
is as large as the average city fire de-
Dartment uses and is as effective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25

tank is full the water splashes out on
a zinc platter. and this makes a noise
that is a signal for the mule to stop.
When a train comes along and stops
the mule starts up again and goes until
the water splashes out on the zinc.
This has been going on for fourteen
years. 1t is probably the only horse
power engine in Montgomery county
and that is the home of crude oil
Henry DuMonde, who owns the mule,
and gets paid for it's services, got cut
and worked last spring to beat the
bonds in Elk City to build waterworks
because the construction of water
works there would throw him and his
mule out of work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
SHE DIES A PAUPER
Miss Jackman, Novelist, Victim of
Exhaustion From Overwork.

New York. Nov -25.-The death
from exhaustion of Miss Avi Smith
Jackman, novelist and short story
writer, was announced here today she
died late yesterday at her home IN
Madison avenue after having nursed
her mother, who is i'll with pneumonia,
day and night until the crisis of the
sickness was passed safely.
Although Miss Jackman was pro-
life writer and quite successful once,
she died penniless and a charitable
organization will have charge of the
funeral and take care of the mother
and sister.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
RAILROADS ARE ASKING RELIEF
Lumber Long and Short Haul Clause
Causes the Trouble.

washington. Nov. 25.=Relief from
the long and short haul" clause of the
recent amendments to the interstate
commerce law is being sought by
twenty-six railroads hauling lumber
in the southeastern territory. in
hearing before Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Prouty. Attorneys for
the roads contend that rates to dis
tributing points frequently must be
lower than rates to intermediate
points. The Southern. Seaboard Air
Line. Nashville. Chattanooga & St.
Louis. Central of Georgia and various
connecting railroads are represented.
The hearing probably will continue for
several days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
Death of Dr.. Jensen.

Munich, Nov. 25.=Dr. William Jen-
sen. the well known German author,
died here today. He was born in 1897
at Heiligenhafen. in Holstein. and
studied at the Universities of KEEL
Wurzburg and Lubbock. Afterward he
acted on the editorial staff of the
Nord Deutsehc AIgemein Zeitung.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
BISHOP MooREs WIFE DEAD.
Missionary Worker Has Been Ill for
Several Months.

Cincinnati. Nov. 25.-Mrs David
Moore, wife Of Bishop Moore, of the
Methodist Episcopal church is dead
here. Mrs. Moore had been i'll for
mum Der Of months and the end was
not unexpected. She was we'll known
throughout the country as mission
airy worker.
At the time of her death. Mrs. Moore
was surrounded by her family which
included Bishop Moore and their six
children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25

Black River Falls. Wis, Nov. 25-As
the result Of lack of funds in the school
treasury here it is probable that the
schools will be closed and that 500 chill
dren will be without schooling for some
time Today was pay day and the last
money in the treasury was paid out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
RaiIroad PicIzets Discharged.

Houston, Nov 25.-Judge Burns Of
the United States district court today
took charge of the Hartman line
strike situation in Houston when he
ordered the discharge at all pickets
employed by the railroad and swore
in eight special men who were in
structed to act as guards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25

Washington, Nov. 25.-F'urther extension
of the classification of fourth class post
masters under the civil service was urged
today before the civil service commission
by a committee representing the National
League of Postmasters. FOurt class post
masters in states east of the Mississippi
and north of the Ohio rivers are now IN
der civil service. The league hopes to
have the field extended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
Cadets Caught Cheating.

Annapolis. Nov. 25.-For the first time
in the history of the new naval academy
four candidates have been caught cheat
ing at examinations AS a violation of
the code of honor. the matter was turned
over to the nlidshipmen for action and
the four cadets were forthwith punished
with 70 dement's and restriction for the
rest of the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
HE ROBS MAIL CAR
Bandit Takes Registered Letters
Worth Thousands of Dollars.

Columbia, S. G., Nov 25-A masked
white man late last night robbed the
mail car of Atlantic Coast line train
No. So between Royster and this city
took the registered letters. stopped the
train and jumped off just before the
train reached the city limits.
The value of the registered mail stolen
is not known, but the letters are said
to contain several thousand dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
She Had Ten Pail Bearers.

CentTalia, III, Nov. 25.-Mrs. Laura
Mae Winks. who was buried yester-
day, weighed 433 pounds. Ten pail
bearers were required to life the spe-
cial casket, which was too large for n
hearse and was taken to the cemetery
in an ambulance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
Bank Oearfngs.

Bradstreet's bank cIearings report for
the week ending November %, shows an
aggregate of So, PA 614. 900, as against $3.50,
ST. 600 last week and 81, 322. 461, 600 in the
lowing is a list of the cities Pct. Pct.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25

home of W H. Scott aged rs. and took
out Scott and a woman and whipped them
with switches and straps The woman
lives in a small house on the Scott place.
She and Scott took out the warrants
Three of the men accused are relatives of
Scott.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
BLIND MULE PUMPS WATER.
Only Means of Furnishing Water for
Missouri Pacific Engines.

I Industrial note from the Independ-
Iace Reporter. "Over west of Elk
hty a half mile. the Missouri Pacific
-iaintains a pumping station operated
with a blind mule. The mule is left
alone all day and goes round and
round, pumping water. When the big
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
Warrants for White Gamers.

Carlisle. KY, Nov 25.-Warrants were
sworn out in justice court today against
six men charging that they went to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-25
new ISLAND SOFT
KingGeOrge's Latest Acquisition
Contains Two Craters.
Natives See Pillar of Fire Leap
High in Air.
1T MAY DISAPPEAR
MAY DISAPPEAR
Composed of Blue Mud and Clay
and Asphalt.
Tradition Tells of Destruction
of Indian Camp.

Trinidad, British West Indies, Nov.
25-If you stand at Erin Point, on
the southern shores of this island, and
gaze out into the Atlantic ocean to-
ward the coast of Venezuela, you will
see why British dominions are larger
by two and a half acres than they
were before Saturday, November 4.
on that date an island of the vol
canlc type, not uncommon in southern
waters, thrust itself above the sea
with characteristic rumble, kissing of
gases and flashes of fire. greatly to
the alarm of the people on the Trini-
dad shore.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-10
Entertainment TUESDAY,

The entertainment given Tuesday eve
ming at the First Methodist church, in
It's entirety, was very good and gave sat-
lsfactiOn, as was evidenced by the hearty
applause from time to time during the
rendition OF the long program. Vim.
LeWandoWski is excellent impersOna-
tor but somewhat "staggy" and inclined
to OverdO the elocutiOn recitals, which
he will overcome inItime, He is natuarl
elOcutionists and we predict for him
successful future in that line. Tie
music was good, especially the vocal
solo and encore by Mr.. Edwards, his ac-
companist on the piano being fine mu-
siclan of rare taste and touch, The two
playing on the piano was good and the
piano and violin duets among the best
numbers on the program and ".Ghe Irish
Philosopher" by Mr.. Lewandowski ex-
ceedingly good, and sent the audience
home to laugh at the quaint oddities of
speech. Mr.. LeWandOwSki is a Water
town boy and graduate from our high
school, and all wish him abundant sue
cess in his chosen field of labor,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-02-10
A Slick SWindler

A stranger. calling himself Henry Neu
man, passed worthless checks on the
GOrder Co. and John W. Burns He
would buy coal and order it sent to some
fcticious number and then present his
check for $14.50 and slip The balance due
on the check down into his jeans and
depart. One of the checks were written
on the old check forms of the Merchants
National Bank and to one, the name Of
George Nellins was signed and to that of
the other, the name of William Simpson.
He was about thirty years of age, we'll
dressed quiet in his manners, and we'll
calculated to inspire confidence.