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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
new JUDGE FOR SHAWNEE
Conference Committee Named to
Agree Upon the Details.

The -enate conference committee this
afternoon announced decision on the
bill providing for a second division OF
the district court in Shawnee and
SedgWick counties. In the house the
bill was amended in a manner that die
not please Stewart and Hamilton, rep
resenting the affected counties, and
Stewart and Price were appointed con-
ferees to help iron out the troubles
The provision for a salary has not yet
been determined and this matter Will
probably be decided by the members
of the house. The original bill pro-
vided a salary of $500, but an objec-
ton was raised to this amount. There
is no opposition to the passage of the
bill and it is expected to pass the house
this afternoon and will be considered
in the senate Saturday.
A conference committee will be ap-
pointed <llis afternoon by the senate
committee on confereerS to confer with
the house committee in an effort to fix
the public utilities bill. The house re-
fused to concur in the passage of the
senate bill and the senate sent the
house measure to the slaughter house.
The Quincy bank guaranty bill was
passed this afternoon in the senate.
This bill originally provided that the
bank commissioner might prescribe
the interest rates on time deposits.
Onder the terms OF the Dill, the rate
paid by guaranteed banks must be
uniform in each county, but the rate
may be different in an adjoining coun-
ty. It is the intention of the bill to
protect institutions which participate
under the guaranty fund and to elimi-
nate the difficulty met by competing
banks when the 1909 law provided
that the guaranteed banks should not
pay a time interest rate in excess of
per cent.
Under the old law interest was not
paid on deposits of less than 500. The
new law compels deposits to be for a
period of not less than six months,
but allows the banks to pay interest
on time deposits in less sums than
500.
Denton of Elk county took exception
to the equal rates in each county,
and his objections did not please
Quincy in the least. He wanted the
matter further considered and Carey
offered an amendment to the bill al
lowing all guaranteed banks to not pay
more than per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
SUCCESSFUL SALE.
Horses Bring $12,OOO-What Buyers
Paid.

The Kansas Public Sale company of
Topeka held its we'll advertised horse
sale in the live stock pavilion at the
fair grounds yesterday. The sale was
well attended, an exceptionally large
crowd being present especially as the
roads were in such very bad condition.
Forty head of horses were sold in a
little less than four hours for about
$12 600, averaging a little less than $500
each. This average is considered good
as among the horses sold were quite a
few colts and youngsters, which Of
course cuts down the average Every
dollar of this sale was spot cash, not Il
note being taken, and every settlement
made with the consignor at the close
of the sale.
Among the best sales were a pair of
pure bred Percheron mares bought by
Henry w. McAfee of Topeka for $780,
Percheron stallion, T. M. Gathcart,
Winchester. Kan, $500; Kentucky jack,
w. S. Campbell, Pauline, Kan, $475;
a hackney horse, F. G. Lange, Men
oxen, Kan. $3.50; an aged jack, Louis
Jones, Mayetta, Kan, $405; a pair of
geldings, G. T. Byerle, Topeka, $425; q
pair of mares, J. S Spillman. Topeka,
$425; a heavy draft mare, James War,
Topeka, 1927; a grade Percheron mare,
Henry James, Netawaka, Kan, $222. so;
a Percheron stallion, Louis Jones,
Alma, Kan, 1855; a grade Percheron
stallion, Henry Comstalk, Basehor,
Kan, $780,
An item of especial interest in this
sale is the fact that every dollar was
paid cash. The sale is an evidence that
Topeka is a gooI central market.
There will be great benefits to the
business interests of Topeka, in the
holding of these sales in the elegant
new buildings constructed at the fair
grounds. The people of the Sale COM
pany, with Mr.. o. P. Updegraff as
manager, are to be congratulated upon
the success of their first sale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
OBJECT TO MEXlCANS.
Contractors Are Using Them to Build
South Side Dixie.

A petition signed by B. F. Woods
and scores of taxpayers is being cir
culated over the city today-this pc
tition complaining against the action
of Jones Brothers, contractors of
Leavenworth, in refusing to employ
white labor on the south side dixie and
importing a big gang of Mexican la
borerS instead.
1t seems that this firm OF contract
ors which is building the south side
dixie was in need of laborers. Instead
of employing Topeka laborers, who
We're standing around waiting for a
chance to work the contractors went
outside the city and obtained a gang
OF Mexicans
The petition declares this is unfair
and they have asked Mayor Billiard to
take the matter up with the contract
ors. It is known that the mayor is
in favor of providing work for the
laboring men of the city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
SCOTT GIVES NOTICE.
He Will Call Up the SuIloway Bill
Every Day.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The SuIioway
pension bill will not be lost sight of
in the senate if Scott of West Virginia
can prevent that fate overtaking it.
He gave notice that each day next
week he would make an effort to get
the measure before the body
While" said Mr.. Scott, 1--WE have
been edited and the galleries have been
highly entertained by the speeches to
which we have been listening, a great
many old soldiers have died. I hope
that it will be the pleasure of the SEN
ate to allow me to crown my II years
of service here by passing this bill in
the interest of my old COMRADES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Benjamin Platt, who
was murdered in North Topeka
Wednesday, will be held from the resi-
dence of his daughter Mrs Samuel
p. m. Sunday. DR.. D. Liknitz of Leav-
enworth will ofhciate. No flowers.
News of the death of Mrs. Eli Lewis
of Kansas City was received here this
morning. Mrs. Lewis was formerly
Miss Carrie A. Beman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Benan of Topeka.
Mrs. Lewis health became impaired
two or more years ago. Last Saturday
she suffered stroke of apoplexy, fol-
lowed by complete paralysis of the en-
tire right side, from which she died
last night. The body will be brought
to Topeka for interment, the funeral
to be held on Sunday morning, Feb
ruary &c, from the residence of James
L. King on Topeka avenue. Services
at o'clock.
Mrs S. w. Foss of 366 Wabash ave-
nue. died Thursday at her home. Fun
eral services will be held at O'Clock
Methodist church. Interment will be
in the Topeka cemetery.
Mrs. Pauline Seibert died at her
home, 504 East Paramore street,
Wednesday evening of pneuomnia.
urday afternoon at 2:30. Interment in
Topeka cemetery. Mrs. Seibert leaves
two daughters and one son--Mrs. L.
r. Kennedy, Miss Lille Seibert of To-
peka and Mr.. w. G. Seibert of Osa-|
Watomie, Kan.
Raymond Leslie Wheat. son of Mr..
and Mrs r. L. Wheat. died at 1O5
East Eleventh street yesterday even
ing, aged six weeks, of Whooping
cough. Funeral will be held at the
residence at 2:3O p m. Saturday. In
terment in Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
Bartlett Drops a Hint.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The house
this afternoon began consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill, car
rying $141,115,030. General debate
was limited to ten minutes.
Representative Bartlett of Georgia
took advantage of the debate to am
nounce that if an extra session is
called he would favor a general reduc-
ton of the tariff with all nations be-
fore taking up a reciprocity agree
mcnt with one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24

mines today and plunged into the RAJ
vine. Fifty persons were killed or
hurt.
Several Americans are among the.
injured.
The Valparaiso dispatch does not
make clear whether the accident was
on the private spur lines leading to
the Braden Copper company's claims,
but it seems probable that such is the
case.
The Braden mines are on the west
ern slope of the Andes mountains in
the province of O'Higgins, Chile. This
is IT'S miles by rail south of Val
paraiso. Thus the scene of the wreck
is a considerable distance from the
usual course of American travellers.
The direct line from Valparaiso to
Buenos Ayres runs east and west far
to the north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
BELTS TO BUILD IT.
Gets Contract for Horse Pavilion at
Fair Grounds.

The contract for the erection of
horse pavilion at the fair grounds was
awarded at noon today to J. B. Belts.
His bid for the building proper is S12,-
724 and for grading and filling, if he is
required to do that, $1,056. The total
cost will be $50.
The contract was awarded by the
Shawnee county commissioners under
the bond appropriation of $4,000 elect
ed last fall toward a state fair.
The estimated cost of the architect,
John F. Stanton, was $17 800. All bids
received were far below that figure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
HOUSE CONFEREES NAMED
Four Republicans and Two Demo-
Gratis on Committee.

Speaker Buchanan appointed as the
house conference committee on the
utilities bill, Matson of SedgWick,
Stone of Shawnee, Keene of Bourbon,
Laidlaw of Woodson. Orr of Atchiscn;
Carney of Cloud. The latter two are
Democrats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24

Some of the bids Included prices on
two horse head medalliens which are
specified in the plans but the two
lowest bidders made no mention IF
these. The prices bid were $50, 500
and $500.
Belts guarantees to finish the build
ing in 140 days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
STEAMER BURNS AT SEA
All on Board Are Reported to Have
Perished.

Constantinople, Feb PA local
newspaper reports the Turkish steam
er Hurriet filed with Moslem pilgrims
was burned at sea. Not one of the
passengers or crew escaped death. Of
fetal confirmation is lacking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
Rally in Stocks.

New York, Feb. 24.-The stock
market developed considerable
strength during the late afternoon
and forced renewed recovering of
short contracts. There were advances
in leading stocks from two points and
upward from the low figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
Weather Is Pleasant.

The weather is warm and pleasant
and the snow has about all disappeared
The wind is 10 miles from the south.
Following are the temperatures:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24

Mrs. o. o. Moore and others wi
give an entertainment at the Eas
Side M. E. church tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
TRAIN JUMPS OFF BRIDGE.
Americana Reported Injured in :
Wreck in Chile.

Valparaiso. Feb. IA railway
train jumped the tracks on a bridge
near the American Braden copper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24

DR.. George H. Crutcher of Jackson,
Tenn, who is said to be one of the
strong preachers of the south, will
preach both morning and evening
Sunday at the First Baptist church.
DR.. Crutcher is a guest of DR.. T. j.
Kimbrough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24

On dark night pocket f1ashlight
will help you over rough or muddy
place in the street. Fullerton Brothers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24

A Hughes for mayor meeting will
be held Saturday evening in Lincoll
Post hall at 1880 O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24

sPOrk BaPreI'' Bill Is Agreed Upon.
Washington. Feb. 24.-The house to-
day adopted the conference report on
the rivers and harbors bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
LOCAL MENTION.

Roller skating tonight. Get up a
crowd and have some fun at the rink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24

No danger of knocking the expen-
sive china off the buffet in the dark
when one is equipped with a pocket
hashlight, the kind Fullerton Brothers
sell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24

Irwin Snattinger will take the part
of Koko in THE Mikado' benefit for
st. Francis hospital at the Grand
Tuesday. He was the star in the state
university cast at Lawrence last
spring. Miss Linn Wyatt will sing the
role of Katisha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24

The registration books for the First
ward will be at the real estate Office
and rental agency of Charles F.
Bridge, 1909 North Kansas avenue,
from noon until p. m. during the
balance of this week. Miss Peyton
will be in charge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-13
People Talked About

owners OF fine suburban land adjoining
the boundary OF Kansas City. Mo, OBJ
jected TO compulsory annexation and went
into court for relief They argued against
the injustice Of proposition that meant
the imposition of burdensome city taxes
on farm land" The court intimated that
the land owners steadily profited in rising
values by reason OF proximity TO the city.
Sharing the increment with that which
produced it did not work injustice. BY a
vote OF three TO two the state supreme
court affirmed the right OF annexation,
thereby increasing the cty's boundaries by
thirty-twO square miles.
Dr. Tanner. the famous faster, who at
the age OF 50 has started on another long
last, announces his intention TO get mar
ried after he has passed the lOO-year mark.
Governor Wilson has chased all political
lobbyists out OF the New Jersey capitol.
One reluctant democratic boss was foroibly
Informed that his room was more desirable
than his company. He vanished Life in
and around the capitol Is not as noisy as
in former times, but there is something
doing all the time
The celebrated case Of judicial tips and
trousers has been settled in Maine. The
state agrees 10 stand for the tip, but each
judge must pay for creasing the trousers.
Wilbur Wright undertook aviation as a
cure for nervous Indigestion and heart
trouble. He thought he needed more ex-
ercise and fresh air. and he has found
that flying has improved his health.
Deputy Sheriff l. g. Wagner OF Somerset
county. Pennsylvania, qualified as a mar
athon runner last week, when he captured
a man he was trying 20 arrest after a
chase OF fourteen miles. The prisoner had
100 yards start Of the deputy. whose ap-
preach he saw.
Princess August Wilhelm, wife OF the
kaiser's fourth son, has set herself the
task Of resiving one Of Germasy's oldest
customs. that according 70 which newly
welded couples Immediately after the mar
riage ceremony plant couple OF oak SAP
lings side by side In park or by a road
side Of their native town
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-13

SNANNANNy anu AaAAAA ANNAh
II has remained for Hon. william
A. Cullop, representative from Indi-
ana, to discover and disclose the fatal
fallscy in the proposition for tariff
board OF commission. 1t violates we'll
established and venerated principle
in the doctrine Of the democratic
party" he says This, we submit,
ought to settle the matter and line
up every republican in congress
against the bill How could a republi-
can conscientiously enact a law that
would violate any "well-established
and venerated principle of the demo-
cratic party?" II is the keenest, most
penetrating javelin of logic that has
yet pierced the proposition. Some re-
publicans have wavered in their sup
port of this measure some have
openly opposed It, This final word
from this wabash democrat should
serve to steady and confirm convic-
tons on the adverse side of the bill.
Republicans who have been looking
for some pretext on which to hang
their opposition need look no longer.
Let them come to the rescue of the
democratic party and preserve, invio-
late, this venerated principle in its
doctrine by defeating the tariff board
proposition outright.
The next most logical and effective
argument urged by the democrats is
the danger that instead Of being sim
ply a board, the body might become a
commission. "A board" says Web
ster, lis council convened for bust
ness or an authorized assembly or
meeting; a number of per-
sons appointed or selected to sit in
council for the management or direc-
ton Of some public or private trust"
The same authority defines a COM
mission, in the sense here used, as
"A company of persons enjoined to
perform some duty or execute some
trust--a body of commissioners
And a commissioner, it says, is "a
person who has received a warrant or
commission to perform some office or
execute some business for the gov
eminent or corporation or person en-
ploying him"
Think of creating this board, which
might later be called or become a
commission! The peril of it is re-
Elected as plain as MONDAY in Mr..
Cullops declaration that commissions
are 'inimical to. the underlying
principles Of the republic and a men
ace to its perpetuity." Amy man with
half a vision can see this in the ma
tons tottering tread beneath the bur-
den of the Interstate Commerce com
mission. Only look back to our
power and virility in 1887 and COM
pare them with our wasted energies,
our emaciated resources, our dissi-
pated strength of today if you would
know how completely a commission
can sap the vitality and undermine
the integrity of a nation.
How can congress, with such a
warning ringing in its ears, proceed
with this measure?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-13
SENATORS By POPULAR VOTE.

Philadelphia Record: Senator Lodge is
violently and vehemsntly opposed to the
suggested change in the federal constltu-
ton providing for the election OF United
states senators by popular vote. Recent
political upheavals in Massachusetts,, show
ing an unstable tendency Of the voters in
that hide-bound republican. commonwealth.
are no doubt in some measure responsible
for Mr.. Lodges outburst
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Senator Lodges
opposition to the senatorial amendment is
suggestive OF q boys disapproval OF the
buzz saw which has just amputated his
thumb. Lodge had a recent experience
with popular opinion. His thumbs are in
tact but his dignity was frightfully mutt
lated. Naturally, he does not look with
favor upon q plan that would permit the
people Of Massachusetts to vote directly
upon the United States senatorship.
Brooklyn Eagle: Henry Cabot Lodge
made speech in the senate on Monday
worthy of the state he represents. He
thinks the constitution prescribes the cleo
ton of United States senators to the state
legislatures and to no other tribunal. AS
the Massachusetts legislature has Just re-
elected Mr.. Lodge, he can add to his sin
cere convictions the pleasure of the comfort
of his personal victory. With principle
indicated by success, learning is grateful
and courageous conviction is sustained and
soothed by an unfaltering trust in a six
years senatorial future.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-13
Wall Street Buying Magazines.

II IL is true that Wall street inter
ests have gobbled up several OF the
so-called reform magazines, some of
which have been classed as muck
rakers, for the purpose of moulding
and controlling public sentiment, we
may have an opportunity of viewing
the effort Of predatory wealth to do
with magazines what it has failed to
do with the daily press. Admittedly,
Wall street has tried and failed to
buy up enough daily newspapers to
promote its schemes of politics and
business Now, let us see If 1t fails
or succeeds in doing with its chain of
magazines all it counts on doing
granting it has secured control of
them
Not disputing that corporate inter-
ests may have some money invested
in daily newspaper property, it is true
that wherever a paper is known to be
owned by special privilege-seeking
corporations, that minute the papers
influence begins to decline and it gen.
orally winds up with very little. The
investment has not been paying one,
for proof of which the extinction or
sale of several papers once owned by
these men or interests might be cited
Mr. James ]. Hill at one time owned
the St. Paul Globe. The Globe is not
in existence today. It's influence died
q long time before it did and it never
was a paying proposition under the
Hill ownership. Had it been, Mr..
Hill probably would not have stuck It
in his vest pocket, as he did without
warning one evening.
paper that exists purely for the
promotion of special privilege is soon
found out and soon discredited. 1t
will be strange If the same thing does
not hold true with these magazines.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-13
WRITING TO THE CHILDREN.
Cora II NJ arnnnl.af

Cora NJ w Greenleaf
Writing 70 the children-they are men and
women grown
But 10 her, they're iust the children. and
her very, very own.
Tho they've left her here deserted-younR
birds must leave the nest
Yet writing 10 the Children Il the pastimS
she loves best
Writing 10 the children, 10 the groWh-ul
girls and boys,
Who filled her life 80 full OF care ana
pleasure, toll and noise.
Now she yearns 10 hear their voices ane
hungers for a sight
OF their presence but reioices that thu
good Lord let's her write.
Writing TO the children to whom she oaS
not speak,
II is ali the comfort left 20 her, grown old
and gray, and Weak,
And the same old thril maternal has ban
tiled her with IT, touch.
OF living fire supernal. for she loves then
Overmuch.
Writing to the children o. ys vandsrsri
NhO roam,
Lured on BY vain ambition. 70 far from
her and home.
In your scramble after riches fame. powa
and all tho rest
Don't neglect 10 send a lsttsF on e a.
Who Loves you best
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-13
Conserving Our PhOsphates.

One of the big industries yet to
be developed from natural resources
in the west is phosphate mining and
marketing, 1t is impossible to con-
ceive of the possibilities of this pos
session, but from discoveries and tests
made by the United States geological
survey we know they are tremendous.
Great fields of phosphate have been
found On Montana and Wyoming and
other western states. Analyses Of
some OF the samples recently taken
from deposits near the canon of Big
Hole river, on the Oregon Short Line,
thirty miles from Butte, show rock of
the highest grade and beds OF great
commercial value.
This proximity to the big smelters
where sulphide ores are reduced
opens up new channel OF value and
usefulness for reduction of phosphate
rock by means of sulphuric acid, and
according to geological survey experts,
affords a means Of utilizing an eIe-
ulNhA AAhN hbn bbNe " waste III AuN
volumes of sulphurous-acid fumes at
these smelteTs. This. however, is
only one of the by-product uses to
which these natural resources may be
put. The direct commercial value of
the rock runs from 81 to IS a ton Z.
o. b. at the mine in the east and
superphosphste retails at about $40 a
ton in the east and SIT on the Pacific
coast
The question now arises, why do we
delay in developing such resources,
and the government makes the answer,
because of insufficient transportation
facilities and markets. But the time
is believed 10 be not far off when
both OF these barriers will be re-
moved and the deposits developed.
President Taft has just recently with
drawn from public occupation mil-
lions Of acres OF this kind OF land so
that It cannot fan into the hands OF
private investors. In taking this &C
ton, the president explained
| The time will come when American farm