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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Mackmen Are Chsmpions.

Philadelphia-The national base
ball commission has given out the
following figures regarding the
worlds series between Philadelphia
and New York, which was won By
Philadelphia, the American league
representatives taking four out Of
six games: Total attendance, six
games, 170,s57; total receipts, s342,-
1880; players share, s1z7. e10.e1;
Athletics share, s7s,24s.37; each
Athletic player (tventy-one sharing),
s3,e54-50; Giants share, $51 ,16424;
each Giant (twenty-one sharing), 81
43e.49; each club owner, s90,15s.75;
national commission, s34,245.40.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Men Were Run Out of Country.

Bose. Idaho--Sensationa evidence
was given in behalf Of the govern
ment in the Long valley conspiracy
fraud case during the trial on Friday
in the federal court here when one
Of the witnesses. Smith. a blacksmith
OF Mccall. declared that a mob form
ed al that place and marched to the
homestead Of Fred Boyer and threat
ened Boyer with tar and feathers If
he did not abandon his contest
against a brother OF one of the de-
PENDANTS. Boyer left the country in
fear of his life.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Poultry Trust is Sued.

New York.-"For the first time un.
der the Sherman law an action has
been brought to recover damages for
restraining the sale of food prod
ucts,' said William Grant Brown. at
torney for the United States Packing
company OF Chicago, Wednesday
The packing company instituted suit
in the United States circuit court
against the so-called poultry trust,
thirteen members of which were re-
Gently convicted.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Orders Expulsion of Jews.

Yuzovka, Russia.-By an order of
the governor. all Jews in the prov
ince of Yekaterinslav are subject to
expulsion with the exception of those
who have lived in the province since
May 16, 1882. and certain others.
Many of those subject to expulsion
are in a critical position, as the
sudden expulsion prevents a liquida-
ton Of their affairs, and to avoid
financial ruin some are adopting the
Russian faith
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Lost in the Mountains.

Butte, Mont.-Thomas Feeney.
resident of Anaconda. is lost in the
mountains in the Mill Creek district,
east of Anaconda, and it is feared
that he has persisted. He was lost
Saturday when he left the Calsn
ranch. For several days searching
parties have been securing the hills.
Feeney's coat, in tattered condition.
was found Monday.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Panic at TripoIi.

Malta - Uncensored information
from Tripoli IS 10 the effect that some
thing in the nature Of a panic has
seized the city since it became
known that q Mussulman force Of Co.
900 Turks and Arabs is threatening
Tripoii. The force is well armed and
proyisioned.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Beacham in the LimeIIobt.

New York.-Thomas Beacham.
composer. operate conductor and i'm
presario, who was in New York last
month, is named as correspondent in
the suit for divorce brought by Geo.
Foster in London.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Senator BIed by Workers.

Milwaukee. - Because S e ator
Isaac Stephenson was reputed to be
worth s3O,O00,0OO. some of his polit-
ical workers thought they ought to
be paid for their time, and this was
the reason it cost the senator SO
much to secure the nomination at the
primaries in 1908, according to tes-
timony Tuesday before the senatorial
investigating committee.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Italians Lose Heavily

Berlin.--A dispatch to the Lokal
Anzeiger from Tripoli. dated October
26, by way of Tunis. says the Italians
lost in the battle OF October 20, sos
killed or wounded. The Turkish
losses were slight.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Naval Cadets Dismissed.

Observation-Disclosures Taft has
approved the dismissal from the
naval service Of Midshipman II. B.
Amin of Montana, Fletcher s.
Bleakely of New Jersey and E. F.
Leahy Of Wisconsin. all OF the naval
academy, for breaches of discipline.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Lax Prison Rules.

Reno, Nevada.-Herbert Christie.
former city clerk Of this city, serving
a fve-year sentence az the Nevada
states prison for misappropriating
the city's funds. was allowed to leave
the prison Friday night to come TO
Reno to visit his sick father. who
expressed a wish to see his son.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Brooded Over War.

San Francisco-His mind deranged
by intense thinking over the Italian
Turkish war, Francisco Barletta, a
Neapolitan employed at Corpus
Christi church in this city. attacked
with sickle and seriously wounded
Father Charles Buss Sunday night in
the parochial home.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
BIames Wall Street.

Chicago.-That the present strike
OF shopmen on the Hartman lines
was forced on the men by Wall street
is charged by James w. Kline. presl.
dent of the International Brother.
hood of Blacksmiths.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Want to Helm Make Law.

New York.-"Until the enfranchise-
ment Of women, we call upon all
women to oppose the idea OF a uni
form divorce law. reads a section of
the platform adopted by the women's
suffrage party of New York.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Russians Aid Shah.

Teheran--The former shah's Turco
mans with the aid of Russian troops
ana gunboats, have gained a decisive
victory over a Persian government
.orce near Bendergez. according TO
dispatches received here. .. .f
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Suicides at Dinner Tail.

Butte Mont-Charles W. Wagner
saloon man. aged IS years. Sunday
night committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head at the din.
ner table. Dependency is believed
70 nave prompted self Destruction
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Bold Robbery in Oklahoma.

Shawnee, Okla.-Robbers attacked
the town of McComb, several miles
from her-, Friday, cut telephone
and telegraph wires, then blew open
the safe in the town bank They got
a large amount of money.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Charged With counterfeitino.

kalispell, Mont.-W. F. Bort, pro-
prietor OF shooting gallery at Big
Fork, is in the county jail here and
will be taken to Helena to answer to
a charge Of issuing and circulating
coin.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Rogers Wrecks Machine

Spofford, Texas.-C. P. Rogers. the
coastto-coast aviator, wrecked his
biplane here early Wednesday, as he
attempted to take the air. The ma
chine hit a hillock. 1t will take sew
eral days to repair the machine.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02

Honolulu.-Much excitement pre-
sails here as result OF the discovery
n Honolulu Sunday of yellow fever.
The victim is a Hawaiian and is be.
ieved to have been infected from a
Japanese steamer.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
Utah's Oldest Catholic pead

Salt Lake.-James Mylett, the old
est Catholic in Utah, is dead, at the
age of 92. When st. Mary's ca
thedral was dedicated in August.
1909, Mr.. Mylett was a prominent
figure at the opening.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-02
President Passes Quiet Sunday

Chicago--With the exception Of
hfty-five-mile automobile ride in
cold autumn wind that swept over
Chicago's boulevards and parks.
President Taft passed a quiet Sun
day.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
BRINGS SUIT AGAINST son.
Ell Dorado Woman Says He Owes Her
$1,000 for Farm.

Wichita. Kan, Sept because she
alleges that her son. Nelson Davis of
FL Dorado has not lived up to his
part of the contract made at the time
she decided him an SO-acre, some nine
teen years ago, Mrs Loanna A. Davis
has asked the district court to set aside
the deed
Mrs Davis was divorced from her
husband in the early '90s and not long
after that her former husband died. At
that time Mrs. Davis owned about 400
acres of valuable land in the Arkan-
sas river bottom.
In October, 1892, Mrs. Davis decid-
ed to divide the land among her five
children. 80 acres to each. To make
sure that she should be provided for.
however, she made q stipulation that
each of the children should pay her
800 per year during the remainder of
her life.
Each of the children. it is stated.
with the reception of Nelson Davis,
has lived up to the agreement. Nelson
Davis however, is said to have failed
to comply with the terms of the con-
tract.
The s0-acre tract which is now held
in Mr. Davis name lies near the river
south of the city It is said to be
worth at least $50 per acre
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01

Wall St, New York. Sept. 1.-STOCKS-
Gains OF point were made by Canadian
Pacific, Southern Pacific and Lehigh Val
ley in the opening sales on the stock ex-
change today Otherwise changes were
fractional, most of the active stocks ad-
vancing slowly. Almost the only loss re-
corded was a decline of II in AtchiSon pre-
ferred.
The market went off trifle from the
opening prices but not much stock was
sold and the lowest level uncovered; new
buying orders which sent the list to a
higher range than at the outset. United
States Steel, Reading and the Hartman
Oil of New Jersey, in which there were
no transactions in the outside market was
quoted at 800 bid and 45O asked.
Speculation took a holiday character to-
day, the impending three days suspension
of business, combining operationg largely
to an evening nature. Room shorts who
did not care to keep open contracts bought
the representative stocks on a rising scale
and the bulls perceiving the demand push
ed prices up whenever possible so that a
number of leading issues esta blished ad-
vances of a point or more. United States
Steel made up nearly all Of its dividend
of IA which came OF the price Of the
stock today. The government report on
cotton was awaited with interest but
fluct11a tfons in the commodity itself were
narrow The declaration of the usual
quarterly dividend on Chesapeake and
Ohio removed doubt on this score and in
duced buying which sent up the stock
Active selling of Toledo, st. Louis and
Western preferred depressed it two points
but a number of other usually inactive
stocks of this class scored no table ad-
VanVeS.
Bonds were firm. Wabash 4s and Amer
lean Tobacco is showing decided strength.
The stock market went off slightly after
the publication of the government report.
the figures of which were below current
estimat tes. Wells Fargo Express dropped
points. sharp rise in Minneapolis and
St Louis was attended by reports that
the property would be utilized in a new
onnbination with Canadian Railway in
terests-
The dullness grew more intense as the
day drew to a close and there was scarce
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01

by the usual processes of township
caucuses and county conventions
necessary to hold a district delegate
convention.
FaVOrs a Primary.
.'The primary law is on our statute book
by virtue of Democratic votes given to u,
faulty it is now found to be, because II
was step toward a better democracy
Now that it has first been diSOwned, then
later 'cOmmercialiZed by the RepuDHcan
organization of this district, let US stand
firmly by our faith in the people and the
principles of our party and hold a primary
No other method of nomination can give
our candidate so Enthusiastically the right
to claim that he is the choice of his party
associates. A committee nomination could
not be otherwise than biased A conven-
ton is but the expression of a compare
tive few, and sometimes, even in our
party, has been subject to Interior in
fluences. Let the people rule, and may
the best man win.
''Thus the matter stands, if a primary
is ordered ] shall be a candidate and
shall have a further statement to make
to the people so that they may judge as
10 whether 1 stand for what they want
The convention system has been con-
demned and discarded by the people Of
Kansas, I hope forever, and because
would not approve a method that 1 be-
lieve to be wrong even though l were to
profit by it I would not be a candidate
before a convention. | doubt the right
of the committee to name the candidate
At any rate it would be too high handed
a procedure to meet the approval of any
gentleman with enough regard for the
wishes of the people to entitle him to be
for the distinguished service as congress-
man J. M. DAVIS"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
WHEAT MOVES UP
Foreign Shipments Prove to Be
Lighter Than Expected.
Rains in Canada Also Give Aid
to Bulls.
BRISK CASH DEMAND
And Scarcity Abroad Strength
ems the Corn Market.
Firmness at the Yards Reflected
BRISK CASH DEMANI
Firmness at the Yards Reflected
in Provision Prices.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-WHEAT-With ship
ments from the Argentine and from both
India and Australia lighter than expected
the wheat market today took the up
grade. Rains in Canada were construed
as unfavorable to the bears Besides some
export inquiry reported here and there
were ne signs of any distress over the
monthly deliveries although the amount
sent around reached larger total than
had been looked for
Opening prices were &c to 1kQ5sc higher.
December started at 9412d94ssc to 943zc, a
rise of &c to 1k@5sc. reacted to 94asc, but
again showed a tendency to advance.
Anxiety regarding Morocco was in
fluence on the side of the bulls and served
to sustain prices The close was steady
with December 1zc net higher.
CORN-Brisk cash demand strengthen
ed corn. The basis was foreign news in
dicating scarcity abroad. December
opened unchanged to &c up at 6SAc to
63szc and ascended to 631zc-
Big sales for export put the market up
another notch but the effect did not last.
The close was easy at 631k6631zc for De-
cember. a net loss of shade
OATS-Large deliveries gave oats a
backset after the market had displayed
! sympathy with the buHish tone in corn.
December started &c to 14c higher at 461sc
to 46lzc, fell to 457sc and rallied to 46c-
ffrmness at the yards Initial sales were
SC lower to 1215015c higher with January
delivery $16.25 for pork; $9.15 to 1920 for
lard and $40 for ribs.
RYE-No. 2. SEC.
ARLsEY-70cQ$1.22
CLOVER-$13 O0019.0O.
TIMOTHY-S1450
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
NEW BANK Ar BERRYToN.
One Is Organized in Shawnee County
Village With $4,000 Capital.

The charter has just been granted
Tor a new bank which will open up for
business at Berryton, Kansas, Tuesday,
September IL, and will be known as
the Berryton State bank. The town of
Berryton is situated O miles south of
Topeka on the Missouri Pacific rail-
Way, in valley noted for it's prosper
ity and resources.
The bank will occupy a building of
its own which is now almost COM
pleted. 1t is a brick building, practical
" fireproof, of a very attractive and
substantial construction. The fixtures
throughout are f1ve-ply quarter sawed
oak well ornamented with marble.
The capital of the bank is $4,000,
but shares have been sold for $11O, in
order to create a surplus fund Of
$1,000.
The heaviest stockholder and presi-
dent is Mr.. J. B. Deever of this city.
w. F. Havekott, a merchant of Berry
ton, is vice president. The cashier,
Mr.. Roy NJ. Deever of Topeka, will
have charge of the business. The di-
rectors of the new bank are the Off
GERS and MesSrs. Samuel Sage and A.
B. Smith. It is planned to have an all
day reception September II, the open
ing day. Invitations have been sent
out announcing the reception.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
GERMAN TEACHER AT X. ..
Real One, from NTarburg, VIII Teach
at University.

Lawrence, Kan, Sept. 1.-The Uni
versity of Kansas will adopt the new
policy of faculty exchange this year
which has become so popular between
the larger universities of the east and
those of Europe. The exchanges are
usually temporary. The exchanged
professors are expected to return with
broader ideas in their particular fields.
Professor Bruno Keisewetter will
come to Kansas from the University of
Marburg, Germany, this winter. He
will be added to the teaching force of
the department of German here and
is expected to strengthen the depart
ment. He comes in exchange for
Professor J. A. Campbell, who taught
at the University of Marburg two years
ago.
The faculty of the department of
German will be further strengthened
by the return to the university of Pro-
fessor E. F. Engel, who has been in
Germany fifteen months on leave of
absence. Ansel H. Stubs of Kansas
City. Kan, will also be added to this
departm Mr.. Stubbs has been in
business in Berlin several years. He
will conduct classes in German bust
ness correspondence and one or two
other new German courses.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01

New York, Sept. -MONEY-Money on
call steady, 2d2ss per cent; ruling rate,
2Ss per cent; closing bid 21s per cent; Of
fered at "a per cent Time loans, steady
90 days. 3Q3A per cent; 30 days, 81 a37z
per cent. months 23zN4 per cent
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper AZ per
cent
Sterling exchange easy with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at 81. $3.50 for so day
bills and at $4.S6.O5 for demand. Com
mercial bills, S4-s3.
SILvER-Bar silver, 52ssc; Mexican dol
lars, 45c.
BONDS Government bonds steady, rail-
road bonds firm.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
..Dron In. Saws John d.

Poughkeepsie. n. Y. Sept. AL
though John d Rockefeller will not
attend the annual convention of the
Rockefeller family here this week, he
has sent his cordial greetings in a let
ter which viii be read at the opening
of the reunion The letter concludes
with an Invitation to his fellow Rookie
felle~s to drop Down to his mansion
at Pocantico Hills today and be his
guests for the day.
Members of the family from about
every state in the Union are here for
the reunion.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
EPwoRTH RALLY AT CHEsNEY.
Will Be Held There Instead of al
Garfield.

The Epworth League rally which
was announced to be held in Garfield
park tom morrow will be held in Chesney
park instead, the change being made
on account of the camp meeting being
in session at Garfield.
This rally will be in charge of the
officers Of the Topeka District Ep-
worth league, and will be attended by
all the chapters of Topeka, as we'll as
by about fifteen others in surrounding
towns.
There will be some picnic features in
connection with the meeting, but there
will be a program during the after
noon and evening.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
WOMAN RIDES PILOT IN.
Engine Carries Her Block After Kill
ing Her Horse.

Newton. Kan, Sept. Mrs Henry
Penner, who resides on a farm nine
miles east of the city, was struck by
an incominr -reight train and was car
ried a bloc or more on the pilot of
the engine before the train was
stopped A light buggy in which she
was riding was smashed to kindling
wood and the horselwas killed Mrs.
Penner was not seriously injured, but
received several slight bruises about
the limbs.
The accident happened when she at
tempted to cross the double tracks of
the right of way. She had crossed
one of them, but had not noticed the
oncoming train.
Mrs. Penner is So years of age.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
CALLS WOMAN MINISTER.
Atchison COngregationaIists like Ser
mon by Lucy Carter WoodfOrd.

Atchison. Kan, Sept AT the
meeting of gregationalists held in
the church parlors, it was unanimous
" decided to extend a. call to Rev.
Lucy Carter Woodford of Burlington,
Kan, to accept the pastorate of the
First congregational church of Atchi-
son. The call will be extended within
the next three weeks.
The members of the church are
very much in hopes that Rev. Wood
ford may accept the call, as she made
a very favorable impression when she
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01

No. mixed. SIC; No. 8. eO24G61Ac; No. 2
white, Size; No 3, 61@61Ac.
OATS-Market steady. No. white, 430
4312c; No. 2 mixed, 40G41c.
RYE-S4GS5c.
HAY-Market strong. Choice timothy,
$1S00G1S.50 choice prairie, $12.50d13.00.
WHEAT-Receipts, 133 cars.
BUTTER-Creamery, 25c; firsts, 23c;
seconds, &c; packing stock, 1870.
EGGS-Extras, 217zc; firsts, 1870; sec
onds, lie.
CLOSE: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. S87sc
December, 92azc; May, 97zc.
CORN-September 60%c; December, Gle:
May, 64Ac.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
Rain Lasts Forty Hours.

Gallipolis. O.. Sept. Forty hours
having reached a normal stage after
the usual summer drouth, navigation
has been resumed. Millions of bushels
of coal have been started southwark.
Twenty-Five million bushels of coal in
the great Kanawha fleet Of boats start
ed from Point Pleasant today for Gin
cinnati and Louisville
The resumption of navigation this
year after the drouth is the earliest in
% wears.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01

Chicago, Sept. 1-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creameries, 20d25c; dairies, l8d
22c.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts, 7110
cases; at mark, cases included, 7d15c; /;
firsts, 1910; prime firsts, 1Sc.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 1919
G13%c; Twins, 121kG12zc; Young Ameri-
cas-, 1315Q13s4c; Long Horns, 131z013s4c.
POTATOES-Market easy. Choice to
fancy, $1O561.10; fair to good. 81. .00dl-07.
POULTRY-Marlzet steady. Turkeys,
old, 14c; Young, 20c; chickens, 13c; springs,
13c
VEAL-Market steady. so to so lb. WITS.
SQ9c; so to IS lb. WITS. 91sdd01sc; IS to 10
Ib. wis lie
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
Postal Savings Bonds Outstanding

washington, Sept. THE next issue
of postal savings bonds probably will
be made next January. There are now
s41 800 of these securities outstanding.
They bear 21z per cent interest and
are issued to any depositor in postal
savings banks. Treasury department
records show that 2100 national and
state banks already have been approv-
ed as depositaries of postal banks
funds. To secure these deposits the
banks have pledged more than $4,000,
600 in bonds of various classes.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01

Kansas City, Sept 1-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 15O0. including 800 southerns. Mar
ket steady. Native steers, s5.OOQ8. 90 .
southern steers, s4.OOa6.00; soutehrn COWS
ana heifers, S3.O044.6O; native cows and
heifers. 81 27597.25: stockers and feeders-
s.. 25q5.75; bulls, $3.O0a4.5O; calves, $4,000
75o; western steers, s4.60Q7.25. western
cows, S3.0094.75.
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market Sc higher.
Bulk OF sales. S7.15a7.30 heavy. S7.O09t7 go:
packers and butchers, S7.10a7. 40; lights
S7.10Q740.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Muttons. S3.25d400; lambs. s55O1i6 85.
range Wethers and yearlings s3. .OO7f4 25.
range ewes, $250Q3.75.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01
IGNORE THE HILL CHARGES.
Sheffield Ingalls, Says Board VIII Pay
No Attention to Them.

Sheffield ingalls, of Atchison, mem
ber of the board of directors of the
state normal schools, called at the
governors office today to talk over
matters relating to the Pittsburg
school. Mr.. Ingalls, declared that so
far as he knew the board would pay
no attention to the charges made
against President Hill, as there was
nothing submitted to substantiate
them.
Mr. ingalls, stated that the people of
Atchison county, regardless of politics,
were circulating and signing a monster
petition to get Bale Waggener to run
for the state senate next year.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01

New York, Sept. 1.-BUTTER-Mar
steady. Receipts. 50s6. Factory, current
make, seconds. 19d191kc.
CHEESE-Market steady and unchang-
ed Receipts, 1850.
EGGS-Market firm. Receipts, S,469.
Fresh gathered extras, 22625c-
POULTRY-Alive, steady and unchang-
ed; dressed fowls and roosters, strong;
chickens. steady. Prices unchangad
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01

many friends outside of Congrega-
tional circles during her short stay in
Atchison. Mr.. Woodford is a fine
singer and made favorable impress
sion with the Conversational people.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01

stocks The cotton market greeted the
unfavorable government crop report with
a rise OF % points and much of the spec
ulative business in stocks was transferred
to that market