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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
PURIFY POLITICS.
Roots Plan in Lieu of Direct Sena-
toriaI Elections.

Washington. Feb. 10.-Opposing all
suggestion looking to a change in the
manner of electing United States Sem
ator Mr.. Root of New York today ad-
dressed the senate on the resolution
providing for election by direct vote
of the people.
He said he would not have senators
elected by direct vote nor. if they were
to be so elected, would he have con-
troll of such election transferred from
congress to the various state legisla-
lures. For congress to abandon juris-
diction over senatorial elections would
be equivalent he said, to the goverf-
ment's surrendering it's power to
maintain itself.
Mr.. Root found in the main propo-
sition that of changing the method of
electing senators an effort to shift re-
sponsibility in the matter of govern
ment. Declaring that the principal
reason given for the change to be the
corruption of state legislatures he
said that a more fundamental change
should be made than is proposed. He
would go to the root of the trouble
by so purifying politics as to obtain
better material in the legislatures. If
the people would look properly to the
selection of legislative candidates he
was sure there would be comparatively
little complaint concerning the cleo
ton of senators by legislative action
and he was sure in that event the agi-
tation for direct election would grad
ually disappear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
LOGAN STILL HOPES.
Ottawa Man Says That Real Murderer
Will Be Found.

ottawa, Kan, Feb. 10.-Henry c. Lo-
gan, the Ottawa man who was sent to
the penitentiary for 80 years from Rice
county in December for the murder of
Will Miller in a ter -ocr Great Bend
last July, is we'll and satisfied with
prison life, according to letters just re-
ceived from him.
He is working on the night shift in
the engine house of the prison and
says it is a much better Job than lying
in jail doing nothing. He still thinks,
he says that he will be freed as he
expects the real murderer of the Great
Bend man to be discovered. He is
feeling well and the prison life is not
telling upon him.
Logan is allowed TO write to his wife
every three weeks and has sent her
two letters now. She is permitted to
write him as often as she pleases. She
and the child.en are at the home Of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Nc
CleIlan two miles east of Ottawa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
LOSES FORTUNE AT 1O7.
Aged Indian VIII Start Anew If He
Can Not Recover Mine.

Kansas City, Feb. 10.-Unconcerned
by the weight of 107 years, but greatly
worried because he lost his title to a
mining claim in Montana, Foster j.
Foster, grandson of Red Jacket" chief
of the Seneca Indians in Now York in
Revolutionary times. is in Kansas City
to take legal steps to recover the pro-
perty out of which he declares he was
cheated If he cannot do he says,
he will select new business and start
all over again.
Il don't know what nerves are, and
1 haven't an ache or pain to worry
me- he said last night at a Kansas
City. KAN. boarding house, ''but it
does worry me to lose the results of
many years of work.
The claim referred to is located on
Clarks creek, near Helena, Mont, and
Foster, who was one of the original
prospectors, received stock in the COM
pany in payment for the claim. Later,
he says, the promoters got possession
Of stock, claim and everything.
THE claim was beyond 'Hangman' s
Tree" he said, land one time my
partners and L had $4,000 worth of
manches and Apaches swooped down,
burned up everything and drove us
away. We finally got started anew,
and now, at this age, am cleaned out
again.
Foster says he was born in 1904 on
what now is Seneca street in Buffalo,
N. Y, which then was an Indian viii
lage. His father was Alpheus Foster,
q Scotchman, and his mother was the
daughter of RED Jacket He has
visited nearly every part of the United
States, has beeE a scout, government
secret service man, vender of herbs
and a gold miner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
Chinese Students Issue an Ulti-
matum to Government.
They Are Opposed to Borrowing
Money From Foreigners.
LIVES OF MINISTER'S
Are Made the Object of the Same
Hostility.
People Seem Inclined to Play
DOG in the Manger.

Peking, Feb. 10.-Indications are
not wanting in these days of the grow
ing hostility throughout the country
not only to the granting of foreign
railway concessions but even to OBJ
tanning money from abroad for the
construction of these lines which the
government is anxious to build. The
student body of the province of Sin
Kiant has issued what amounts to a
proclamation threatening the govern
ment with war should further loans be
arranged with foreigners. Some time
ago a man from the province of
Hupeh appeared in the court yard of
the bureau of communications and
threatened in Chinese fashion to kill
himself on the spot unless railway
concession were given him. The ruse
was adopted of telling him to go back
to his people and raise the necessary
money by subscription, an impossible
task and the fellow went away re-
Joicing and declaring that he had OBJ
tanned his concession.
Such Incidents, and constant threats
on the lives of ministers, are only indi-
cations of the present general hostility
to what is considered the aggression
of foreigners on the integrity of China.
The members of the government ap-
pear to be seriously hampered, though
in the opinion of the diplomatists here
strong policy would dissipate or
crush all absurd hostility.
1t is the declared policy of the gov
ernment to proceed with the building
of railroads, believing them to be es-
sential to the very object which the
people desired, the strengthening Of
China. The government is aware from
frequent experience, that sufficient
money to construct any given line is
only obtainable within the country
with the greatest difficulty and at
higher rates of interest than it can be
procured from abroad.
The explanation is the wealthy class
have no confidence. in Chinese admin
istration while foreigners are in posi-
tion at all times to press for the in
terest ard repayment of loans.
The legations are Of the opinion that
at the proper time the government will
he pleased to receive a little pressure
with regard to the Hulkuan and other
claims now In allegiance as this pres
sure can be made blythe government
an excuse to the people for compliance
with foreign demands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10

was code of road laws which are
logically arranged and presented and
an admirable advance in the d1rectloh
of good roads.
Representative John Gray. chairman
of the committee, speaking of the bill.
said: I'VE do not claim to have
perfect road law: but We have the
best that can be secured at this time.
and we are confident that our finished
labor will prove a nucleus about which
Kansas will build, in the near future,
an excellent system of public high
ways. which will render travel expedi-
ent, comfortable and convenient. the
United States mail route carriers who
have been with us are enthusiastic
over the provisions of the law and
congratulate US upon our work.
s"The strong features of our law are
the classification of the roads, the re-
tention of the highway commissioners
and the making of the township trus-
tee the road overseer of the mail
routes and township roads, the giving
of the control of state and county
roads to the county engineer; the drag
law and its operation, the payment OF
distractions and noxious weeds from
the highway. We have classified the
roads into state, county. mail routes
and township roads. State, county,
and mail route roads must be kept in
first class condition. The cate and
county roads in the same condition,
while the township roads must be kept
in as good condition as the funds
will allow The township highway
commissioners, made UP of the town
ship board of which the township
trustee is the road overseer, looks
after the mail routes and the town
ship roads. With these roads the
county engineer has nothing to do ex-
cept to prepare plans and estimates,
when required, by the commissioners.
The board of county commissioners
with the county engineer as their road
overseer have control over state and
county roads. The county pays all the
expenses of keeping up these two
classes of roads. while the township
pays all the expenses of building and
keeping up the mail routes and other
roads within the township
"The county engineer may be the
county surveyor or, under certain con-
ditions, the board of county commits
sioners may name some other person
as such engineer. The county roads
are such as are designated, by the
board of county commissioners, with
the proviso that the board may name
roads connecting cities and market
centers. The state roads are such as
are laid out and defined by the state
of Kansas. The mail route roads are,
of course, the free rural delivery mail
routes, while township roads are all
roads within the township other than
the mail routes. This combination of
county roads and mail routes provides
valuable and well nigh perfect sys-
tenn of roads. We have made no at
tempt to interfere with the state en-
gineer in any way. BY the use of the
drag system taxes paid in cash and
intelligent supervision, we have aimed
to build up good roads with the town
ship and the county at a double unit
or standard. / believe we have sue
ceeded in securing economical and in
telligent administration of the road
laws and what is the highest consider
ation-good roads,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
SIX WITNESSES HEARD.
Humberd Murder Hearing Has Not
Reached Vital Point as Yet.

Marysville, Kan, Feb. 10.-Up to
noon today only six witnesses had tes-
titled in the hearing of the Humberd
murder case, four of them Thursday
afternoon and two this morning. The
evidence was practically the same as
given at a previous trial and did not
get into the facts around which the
killing centers. Humberd appears
cheerful and hopeful and his wife and
daughter. who are present at the trial,
have taken a keen interest in the
hearing.
Twenty-Five witnesses will be pre-
sented by the state and about sixty by
the defense Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Shukers made the opening state
ment Of the case.
Members of the jury are John H.
Blair, Henry Schafer, Gustav Oehm,
j. H. Herman, R. L. Barnes. Emil
Greiser. c. O. Minger, Fred Crome, Jo-
seph Bruna. P J. Richaner, John
Moser and r. L. Weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
1T IS ROOSEVELT DAY.
Big Time Is Planned at Grand Rapids
for Saturday.

Grand Rapids, Feb. 1o.-Tomorrow
will be Theodore Roosevelt day in
Grand Rapids, and if the former presi-
dent meets every engagement that is be-
ing made for him it will be an exceed
ingly strenuous day he will have. The
occasion is the nineteenth annual ban
quet of the Lincoln club. He will be
the chief speaker of the evening. His
address will be, on lincoln and pro-
gressive Republicanism.
Among other speakers and their
topics: Lincoln and the Constitu-
tion,, Hannis Taylor, former ambas-
sador to Spain; Panama, the WORLDS s
Naval Base" Congressman julius
Kahn, California
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
MEETS WITH FAVOR.
Reciprocity Agreement Will Be Re-
ported Tomorrow.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The house
committee on ways and means today
postponed action on the Canadian
reciprocity agreement until tomorrow
morning when the committee prob
ably will vote to report favorably to
the house the measure embodying the
agreement.
Today's session of the committee
was devoted largely to an explanation
by Mr.. Mann of Illinois of the effect
of the wood pulp and print paper pro-
vision of the agreement. Mr.. Mann
during the last session of congress
headed a special committee that in
Yestigated the paper conditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
No Quorum at Albany.

Albany, Feb. 10.-The twenty-first
ballot for United State senator result
ed as follows: -Sheehan, 3;
Shepard, 4: Kernan, 2; Littleton, 2;
Sulzer, 2; Glynn. 1: O'Brien, L; Parker
1: George L. Rives. 1; J. Hamden
Dougherty, l. Republican-Depew, /.
Total vote cast, 27. No quorum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
comic VaIentine Ont off Ind.

New York, Feb. 10.-The old fash
ioned Comic valentine which showed
signs of passing a year ago will be al
most completely missed on February
IA this year. Wholesale distributors
here report a brisk business but say
orders from all parts of the country
are notable for the fact that they prac-
tically eliminate the comic. The pest
card valentine, a comparatively mod
ern conception. leads the fashion this
year, with burnt wood and leather
novelties next in demand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
Topeka Man as Judge.

Springfield. ILL.,. Feb. 10.-C. II.
as the head of the Judging list for
1872 show Of the Illinois State Poultry
association, to be held in Springfield.
January 6 to II, and will have as a
running mate" w. s. Russell of OF
tumwa, Ia The remainder of the
judges have been announced previous
~.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10

Des Moines. Feb. 10.-The joint
ballot of the Iowa legislature on
United States senator today was as
follows: Kenyon 45; Young SO; Funk
10; Garst 2; George ". Clarke 2;
Henry Wallace 1 Porter, DEM, 54
Absent 2. Necessary to elect. 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
Wind Brings Up Temperature.

A south wind blowing fifteen miles
an hour from the south brought the
temperature up 81 degrees from dawn
to 9 O'Clock. The temperature was 13
degrees higher at o'clock than at the
same time Thursday. Fair weather is
forecasted for tonight and Saturday
IJo,,rix- feuoDarafuTeS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair light and Satur-
day; no. much change in temperature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10

The committee on roads and high
ways in the house has been preparing.
and yesterday introduced one of the
principal road measures in this session
For weeks they have been sorting out.
cuIling, rejecting and accepting the
fragments of road legislation that have
remained upon the statute books from
the wreck and conflicts of Legislative
wars from the general statutes of 1868
to seven chapters of the session laws
The result of the committees work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-10

Senator Ganse this morning intro
duced a bill to compel express COM
panies in every town in which offices
are maintained to deliver all express
packages promptly and fixes a fine for
violations of this act at from $5 to
$1OO.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-12-22

before he found NE, and then 1t was
ten more before the angel would let
him take me home. Cousin Hilda, a
girl no is the real thing can accom-.
plish a heap in fifteen days, even ii
she has broken ribs. | wanted to have
chat with that angel on outside mat.
ters, and l had three or four OF them.
You ought 10 have seen his face when
told him whore I mad seen him be-
fore and asked it he didn't remember
me-"
"But-but l don't-dont-" pro
tested Hilda in a puzzled way
but you will in just a minute. |
told him l had seen him in this very
house, Now, them"
Polly, 1t WASN'T"
"Oh, it wasn't Ell? Want to bet a
$50 hat it wasn't? or course it was.
and was so mad at you that 1t set
my broken ribs back all of three days
Dr.. Charles Mortimer, and because he
isn't rich your mother is down on him
and she shated you off to Europe oh,
| got on to the racket right away"
Polly SeWel you are wicked
girl. You use slang, and you flb to
the doctor, and you NEEDLE with other
peoples affairs, and-and--"
And such dark eyes-and such a
deep, pathetic voice! And we had
several confidential chats together
very confidential We didn't even let
a trained nurse come within ten feet
of us ihIda, you don't know how
confidential a girl becomes when
three OF her ribs are broken and she
is afraid to draw long breaths!"
"And-and you TALKED about-me?"
I'VE did told him just what |
thought OF your mother, and told
him was going to have plain talk
with you, and | told him"
Polly Sewell, III never speak TO
you again!" declared Miss Hilda as
she rose and tried to look very angry
You'll have to, as we are going
down town right away to buy Christ.
mas presents Tor your Sunday school
kids, | want you to help me pick out
something for our angel-doctor."
'You-you can do that by your
self"
but you can tell me whether the
diamonds are all o. X. or not. No
rhinestones for the angel with the
deep, dark eyes. Dear me, while
can't help but grieve about poor
Flora's death, | almost wish | could
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-12-22
SCHOOL NOTES.

The public schools will close Fri
day afternoon Dec p for the Christ
mas vacation. This vacation will last
for two weeks, school beginning again
on Monday, Jan. 8.
The second week of this vacation
the teachers will be in attendance at
the Joint Institute at Boise.
Several of the teachers in the grades
are giving Christmas programs. The
parents and those interested are in
vited to attend.
The preliminary debates have been
in progress all week. The results will
be announced at later date. The
boys are trying for places on the two
teams that are to represent Caldwell
High School in the contest this year
for honors in the Idaho High School
Debating League.
1t is ruling of the league that each
school shall have two teams-a mega
tive and an affirmative.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-12-22
One of Lincoln's Last Letters.


The following has been handed to
us by Mr., +. T. Kipp, who claims that
it is one of the last letters written by
Abraham Lincoln, He did not inform
us as to whom it was addressed:
"We may congratulate ourselves
that we are nearing the end of long
and cruel war. 1t has cost a vast
amount of treasure and the best blood
of the flower of American youth has
been freely offered that the nation
might live. 1t has been indeed a try
ing hour for the Republic, but | see
in the near future a crisis approaching
which unnerves me and causes me to
tremble for the safety of my country.
"As a result of the war corporations
have been enthroned and reign OF
corruption in high places will follow
and the money power will endeavor to
prolong their reign by working on the
privileges of the people until all
wealth is in the hands of the few and
the Republic destroyed. feel at this
moment more anxiety than ever be
fore even in the midst of war. God
grant that my suspicious may prove
groundless."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-12-22
tioIIv and Mistletoe,

In the language of flowers holly sig
nifies foresight, and mistletoe means
q have surmounted all difficulties"
Holly, as everyone knows, IS the sym
boil or sign Of Christmas, but the Gus
tom of using it Is older than Chris
tianity The Romans sent friendly
greetings and sprigs of holly to one
another during thier winter festival
For this reason. perhaps, it was taken
TO stand for the spirit OF love and
goodwill.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-12-22

blk 2 Dorman's Valley View Subdiv.
Caldwell; consideration $1,000.
Fl. F. Stevens ct ux to Jacob O.
Bowker, 1875 it 1917 chs 2-S-5; con
sideration $1,000.
Ella Hickok ct con to Gertrude D.
Postlewaite, 3 acres S Boulevard in
Sc SW 26-4-3; consideration $3.50.
Normal F. Ellis ct ux to P. J. Clark
blk 1873 Kurtz ad Nampa; considera-
ton 81.
M. A. Marsing ct ux to S. E. Mar
sing, lot 46, AZ BLY, A Nampa; con-
sideration 81.
M. J. Devers ct Tx to Frances An
drews, lots 8, 9, blk 81 Devers ad
Caldwell; consideration $1,000.
Mary +. Lostutter to Chas. II. In
mes, lots 10, 20 blk 1874 Strahorn ad
CALDWELL consideration $5l766.
A. NJ. Harris ct ux to H. Ferguson,
25Xl4O # of lot blk 6 Nampa; con
sderation $4,000
jennie M. Tyler guardians to w. II.
Cess, u int. in So NWH 12-7-4; con
sideration $264O.
M. N. Baker ct ux to F. G. Gealy,
SEX SEA 1882; consideration $3.50.
A. Nelson ct Tx to Anna A. Reed
ct con, 1885 acres in lot 7 27-7-1; con
sideration $245745.
A. Nelson ct ux to Edgar Reed,
lot 2 It'll; consideration $4265.
F. B. Weirick to A. Nelson, lot
e section and lots 9, 10, and II sec
ton SOL and lot section 32-7-l;
consideration 81.
Bernard Eastman ct al to Payette
VAL Or. Co., En- of SEA NW4 IL
IA; consideration 81.
Bernard Eastman ct al to Payette
Val. Or. Co., SWH NWA section IA
and SEX NEH 1874; consideration
81.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-12-22

you mean nurse, OF COURSE.
have three ribs broken on the other
side!"
1t was three days before Christmas,
and the streets were crowded and
the stores packed like ward caucus.
1t was crowd and jam and push. The
cousins had to link hands to prevent
separation. They had visited two or
three stores and were still in the jam
when Polly suddenly disengaged her
hand and whispered;
watch my hike!"
And ten seconds later she was lost
In the crowd, and the angel-doctor
and Miss Hilda Fitch stood face to
face. They were penned in. They
had to lean against a showcase and
hold their own. They had to talk
and say things, and by and by the
angel doctor had to help select the
presents for the Sunday school chill
dren and to help Miss Hilda through
the Jam to a taxi. and-and-
Say, now" observed the twelve
year-old Polly when she made a call
three days later on her cousin, 81
don't claim to know el erything, but
do know when to-to hike"
And she wasn't even asked what
hike" meant!