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The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
BRYAN COMES BACK.
Replies to Taft's Challenge Thrown
Out at CherrYVaIe.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept 26.=Answer-
ing the challenge of President Taft
made in Cherryva1e, Kan. that he
produce an example of restraint of
trade which would not come within
the purview Of the supreme court, W.
J. Bryan said before his departure for
Cincinnati:
IF President Taft would take time
to read the dissenting opinion of JUS
tice Harlan in the oil case and a re-
port of the judiciary committee of
the senate, filed by Senator Nelson
when the committee refused to recon-
mend the amendment which the su-
preme court injected into the law, he
will understand my view of the sub
jeet-
I believe with Justice Harlan and
the Nelson report, that the supreme
court has practically nuIlified the
criminal clause of the antitrust law
and will wait until the president sue
ceeds in putting a trust magnate Is
the penitentiary before I give any
weight to the presidents defense of
the decision of the supreme court.
TT took four years and a half to
get the decision in the Standard Oil
case. If it takes that long to find out
whether a trust magnate can be sent
to the penitentiary under the law as
emasculated by the supreme court,
President Taft may be able to bluff
his way through another campaign on
the trust question as he did through
the last, but the bluff ought not tC
deceive anybody who is really opposed
to the trusts.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
BRINGS CUSTER SUIT.
Attorney General Dawson Proceeds
Against HunneweH COunciImen.

The affairs of the Hunnewell city
administration are getting worse and
worse. Today Attorney General John
s.. Dawson filed an custer suit in the
supreme court against the four coun-
cilmen who are alleged to be bar
nacles upon the progress of events via
Mayoress Ella Wilson in Hunnewell.
The court will pass upon the case Oc-
tober 3. F. J. Lander, B. Keir, J. p.
Richardson and ]. o. Ellis are named
as the defendants in the attorney gem
erals suit and general cussedness'' as
one of the causes Of action. other
causes are: Failure to attend meetings
called by the mayoress refusal to pass
ordinances or levy taxes, tendency to
make a joke out of the meetings they
DO attend, refusal to confirm the may
oress's appointments of persons to the
offices of marshal, clerk and treasurer
and other things too numerous to men
ton.
To complicate matters still further
F. J. Lander, one of the defendant
councilmen and president of the cOun-
cil came to Topeka today with the
councils side of the question. The
council will oppose tie custer suit to
the uttermost in the courts and, ac-
cording to Mr. Lander. the whole af-
fair is a joke, the election, the mayor
ess, the custer suit and the alleged
failure of the council to confirm ap-
pointees, pass ordinances and levy
taxes, and so forth and so on.
Mr.. Lander, who by the way appears
to be a man of sense and judgment.
talked freely about the whole matter
and he makes it look like a tempest In
teapot Hunnewell has only about
225 population. It's total expense for
the year past for which taxes ought to
be levied was only $24. The much
talked of lady mayoress, Mrs. Ella
Wilson, was elected for a joke and she
took it seriously. Her husband is in
the asylum at Osawatomie, and she
came to Hunnewell from an Oklahoma
farm. She has no knowledge at all OF
business or practical affairs and little
aptitude for absorbing any useful in
formation along these lines She
showed no tact or judgment from the
first and brought the whole trouble
about her own ears. After gaining
some notoriety out of it she exerteG
every effort to keep in the limelight.
Her appointees, according to Mr.
Lander, were not confirmed because
they were incompetent or untitled for
the places they were to fill
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
Opening of Coming Term of the
g. S. Supreme Court
viii Be Marked by Action on
Land Fraud Cases.
TWO FROM THE COAST.
One Involving 5000 Acres of
Coal Bearing Territory.
Another Involves 5000, 900
Acres in the Indian Country.

Washington, Sept. 26.-The federal
government will mark the opening of
the coming term of the supreme court
of the United States by appealing for
punishment of several instances of at
tempts to defraud the United States.
These have been advanced for early
hearing
That likely to be the hardest fought
is the so-called Stracey coal land case.
The United States has appealed to
the court to reverse the action of the
United States circuit court for western
washington in quaShing an indictment
against G. F. Munday and Archie w.
Shiels, charged with others with a con-
spiracy to defraud the United States of
approximately 5000 acres of coal lands
in Alaska by means of false and f1cti-
ttouS locations and entries oStensi bly,
for the benefit of the persons, respec-
lively in whose names the entries were
to be made, but in fact for the benefit
of two corporations The lower court
held that the coal land laws of the
United States applicable to Alaska did
not prohibit the acquisition of coal
lands by the means charged in the in
dictment.
The court has advanced also the ap-
peal of Frederick A. Hyde and Joost
H. Schneider from the conviction in
the District of Columbia courts on
charges of conspiracy to defraud the
United States out of large tracts of
public lands along the Pacific slope.
Hyde was sentenced to two years inn
prisonment and a fine of $4,000 and
Schneider to imprisonment for one
year and two months and a fine OF
$1,000. Another land case in which
the government, however, does not set
forth any attempt to defraud it, con-
Germs the attempted transfer by mem
bers of the five civilized tribes of In
dians of their allotted lands in Okla
homa to investors.
The government will urge it's al
legged right to bring a suit for the can
collation. of these reputed deeds. In
all, $4,000 transfers are at stake and
the title to about 100000 acres OF
land is involved The government
claims that, as guardian of the In
dian, it has a right to bring suit to
prevent the transfer or his land in vio-
Iation of restrictions it has placed on
such transfer. The lower court up
held the exercise of such a right.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
AVIATOR IS KILLED.
He Was Flying With Machine Num-
bered 13.

Nassau Boulevard, L. L, Sept. 26.-
The international aviation meet was
marred late yesterday by the fatal fall
of DR.. J. c. Clarke of New York, an
amateur who was to try for his license
today. He fell 26O feet in his Queen
Bleriot monoplane, sustaining such in
juries that he died later in the Mas
sau hospital
In the speed contest for monoplanes
Grahame-White won the prize of $500,
flying 10 miles at an average speed of
611k miles an hour. Matilde Moisant
went up 1,414 feet. In the bomb
dropping event Beatty's passenger,
Genevieve O'Hagan. dropped the mis-
sile 5 feet and inches from the bulls
eye, winning the event. Today Post
master General Hitchcock is to fly
with Graham White to Mineola, car
rying several sacks of United States
mail in order to test for himself the
possibility of aerial mail transporta-
ffonS.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
BASEBALL WEATHER.


Des Moines at Denver. cloudy, 8.
Omaha at Lincoln. cloudy, 3:45.
Pueblo at St. Joe, cloudy, 2:30 and f.
Topeka at Sioux City, two games,
cloudy, 3:45.
National League.
Brooklyn at lPittsburg, clear, 8.
Boston at Chicago, cloudy, games,
1:30 and $3.50.
American League.
Chicago at New York cloudy, $780,
St Louis at Boston, rain, 3:15.
Detroit at Philadelphia, clear, 8.
Cleveland at Washington, clear, 8: 3d.
American Association.
Louisville at Milwaukee, clear, 2
and 4.
Columbus at Kansas City, threaten
ing. and 4.
Indianapolis at Minneapolis, clear, 3.
Toledo at ST. Paul, clear, 8.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
BIG SUM FOR BAKER.
Board of Trustees Donate 100000 to
Clear Debt.

Baldwin. Kan. Sept. 26.-when the
presidency of Baker university was turned
over to DIR. w. N. Mason at the inaugural
ceremonies this morning, the college was
without one cent Indebtedness. Just be-
fore the new president was given control
the board of trustees of the university
made up among themselves $4,000 which
added to the $1,000 presented by the
Kansas conference last year, places
Baker entirely out of debt
The ceremonies today were attended by
more than 5000 ex-students of Baker uni
versity and people from over the state
It was a big day in Baldwin-nearly as
big as Sunday when President Taft was
here
When the announcement OF the 1000
subscription was made by the board Of
trustees the college went wild with en-
thusiasm. 1t was several minutes before
the speaker could continue and the stu
dents are still celebrating this afternoon
In almost the same breath a campaign
was launched today for half million
dollar endowment fund
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
COUPLE FOUND DEAD.
One in the House and the other in the
Yard.

Cheyenne, Sept. 26.=Mrs. Edna
Richards jenkins, youngest daughter
of former Governor w. A. Richards of
Wyoming, and her husband Thomas
Jenkins. assistant manager of the
Jenkins ranch near Red Bank Wyo.,
have been found dead with bullet holes
through their bodies. Jenkins body
was found in bed in the ranch house,
while Mrs. Jenkins was under a tree in
the yard. The discovery was made by
children of former state Senator
George Mcclellan, a partner of Rich
ards in the cattle business. 1t is not
known whether both were murdered
or whether Jenkins killed his wife and
then committed suicide The theory of
a suicide is not entertained
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN

A gentleman called at my Of
flee recently to ask some ques-
tions about an advertising cam
paign that he wishes to inaugu-
rate for the purpose of PRO
NOTING THE SALE of a very
reliable remedy.
1t seems that about fifteen
years ago this article was put on
the market and an ADVERTIS-
ING CAMPAIGN CONDUCTED
TO THE EXTENT OF $1,000
within six months, which re-
suited in a sale Of over $22, 900.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
HINT TO The PORTE.
Italy Presents pointed Note Regard
ing TripOi.

London, Sept. 26.=A news dispatch
from Rome this afternoon says:
s'It is announced here this afternoon
that the Italian charge d d'affaires at
Constantinople has presented to the
portes a note to the effect that any
dispatch of Turkeys military trans
ports to Tripoli will be regarded as a
most serious action
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
Experiences of State Journal
Reporter With Train.
Presidents Voice Carries Well
in Open Air.
TARIFF is HIS THEME
Impresses Hearers With Duties
of New Board.
Kansas Newspaper Men Over.
looked in Arrangements.

During his first day in Kansas Mon
day, President Taft addressed eleven
audiences in as many towns in the
eastern and southern part of the state.
Probably 100000 people heard him speak.
In all the eleven towns of Coffeyville
Independence, CEerryvaIe, Thayer, Cha
mute, Humboldt, lola, Garnett, ottawa,
Edgerton and Olathe, they were en-
terta1n1ng president of the United
states in their midst for the first time.
Inc dispatches from day to day give
the more generally important news of
the trip, the size of the crowds, their
enthusiasm and the words the presi-
dent spoke, but the SidelightS on such
trip are many and interesting The
State Journal correspondent Joined the
Taft train at Kansas City Sunday
morning and staid with the party un-
til the train passed through Topeka
early Tuesday morning on the way to
Hutchinson. In spite of the fact that it
is an off year the Kansas trip was a
great success from a political stand
point Anyway the president and his
friends on the train were delighted
with the reception all along the line.
No Time Wasted.
The president did not waste a min
ute. His moments of activity and re-
pose were divided with systematic
care and after much planning and the
passing of thoughtful judgment on
every detail. Inc president CROWDED
his hours with minutes, trying to get
more than the regulation go into each
package. He does not waste a word
in a speech. His local introductions
were short and to the point He began
to speak at every town the moment
his train stopped and the whistles stop
ped blowing, or if speaking from a.
platform, the moment he climbed the
steps to the stand.
He was in great voice. Speaking
ov w al 6A q
his words carry to the edge of the
largest crowds. He spoke simply and
directly, plunging from one subject to
another without ceremony. At Ottawa
he had ten minutes, speaking from the
rear platform OF his car. The train
fore the president had finished his
talk. He stopped in the middle of a
sentence and shouted as loud as he
could from his receding train: My
tariff board will report in December;
then will recommend reductions in the
wooden and cotton schedules"
After the train had passed out of the
yard the president turned to Charlie
Scott, who was on the platform with
him, and said, as eagerly as a boy:
THAT argument ought to have fixed
them; don't you think sop Mr.. Scott
was sure it did. The president was
very much in earnest. That is his best
quality; his directness; his concise
in his voice and seems to be anxious
not to be misunderstood in his efforts
to do what he regards as the right
thing.
He staid on the platform of his car
often until the train had passed clear
out of the railroad yards of each town.
He waved at every section man and
car tink and switchman in southern
Kansas and smiled constantly.
The presidential party was regular +o
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
Weather Is PIeasant.

The day dawned gloomy but cleared
off in fine shape, and the indications
according to the government forecas-
ter are for generally fair though un-
settled weather for tonight and to-
morrow. The mercury is averaging 5
degrees above normal The wind is
blowing IA miles an hour from the
south The hourly readings;
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
Weather Indications.

Chicago. Sept. 26.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Unsettled but generally fair
weather tonight and Wednesday.
Warmer tonight.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26
The WEATHER RECORD

Following are the observations OF the
United States weather bureau for the
"A hours ending at o'clock this morn
ing:
Stations rIiot, Tour Pain
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26

The presidential party was regular to
the core on the southern Kansas trip
with the lone exception of State Chair
man Dolley. There were plenty of in
surgents at Lawrence Sunday morning
and at Baldwin Sunday afternoon, but
Governor Stubbs and Senator Bristow
left the president at Baldwin Sunday
night and went their separate ways.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-26

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7. B. JENNINGS.
Section Director.
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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-29
The Princes Majority.

The famous mad" King OF Bavaria,
Louis H., and Prince Otto, his broth
err, were brought up with great strict
ness and simplicity.
Their father, Macmillan H., an e1-
cellent constitutional king, but in pri-
vate life not particularly genial, al
lowed them no poeket-money but what
they earned by good marks at their
lessons on the modest scale Of one
pfenning per mark; and he would fine
them thaler without conjunction
II they were reported idle.
Their table was more frugal than
that of the sons OF most country gen.
tlemen. When Louis attained his ma
jority at eighteen, he was provided
with an establishment Of his own, and
sat down on the first day Of his eman-
clpstion TO his usual dinner-one dish
OF neat and some cheese.
''Am I now my own master?" he
asked with smile Of his servants.
Yes. sir" was the answer.
Then" said the prince, gleetully,
you may bring me some chicken and
mehlspeisen (pudding) Youths
Companion.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING CEMENT WALK

What's the use Of walking around
in the mud? Any farmer can build
cement wolk, says E. B. Mccormick.
professor of mechanical engineering
in the Kansas State Agricultural Col
lege An inexpensive grade of cement
walk could be laid to the barn, the
sheds, the garden, and the we'll
Think of the housekeeping that
wouldn't have to be done.
Here Is the method Professor Nc
Cormick gives. First get these tools
IL you don't have them already: A
shovel, hoe, mud-box, hammer, saw,
nails and boards for the form of the
sidewalk. A screen for the sand used
in the top layer, heavy sledge to
break the stones, and tamper can
be used to good advantage. The
stakes holding the boards on the side
of the walk should be placed on the
outside. Be sure the stakes will not
slip. The form should be built be.
fore the mixing is begun. Then the
walk is ready to be laid
First, place sub-layer of crushed
stone or cinders, two inches or more
in depth. depending upon the probable
dampness under the walk. This sub
base should be wet down and we'll
tempered The main body Of the
cement is to be mixed according to
the following proportions by volume:
L part cement, 21s or parts sand
and parts crushed stone, when
stone is used If stones are not avail
able, use part cement and 5 or s
parts sand. This layer should be three
of four inches thick. The top coat
consists of part cement, l or 1h
parts sand, and should be between
Y of an inch aud l inch thick.
This makes a five-inch walk which is
heavy enough for all ordinary pur-
poses. In fact, fiye-inch floor in the
mechanical engineering building at
the Kansas Agricultural College holds
the weight Of an eight ton engine.
The dry sand and cement should
be mixed until the mixture has an
even color. Add the rocks and sufi-
Gent water to make the mixture pack
well without much tamping. 1t is
we'll to wet the crushed stone and
also the mixed sand aid cement be-
fore adding the stone. The top layer,
mixed the same as the first. but omit
ting the stone. must be placed on the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-29
MORE ABOUT the IMPORTANCE OF HAVING
PUREBRED LIVESTOCK ON THE FARM
Prof Wheeler Of the State Agricultural College Warns Breeders Against
the Use Of Grade Sires in Attempting to Build up
Their Herds--PWebred Sies vaIu-
able to Any Community

IT HE wonderful results coming from
\ few crosses of pure-bred ami
mails Of high individuality is often the
very cause of the final failure of this
system of Improvement. The begin
ner can hardly resist the temptation
to save from the herd some promis-
ing grade pig, calf or colt for breed
Ing purposes because Of his fine in.
dividuallty inherited from his pure
bred sire. This is no excuse for his
use as sire. He is but living ex-
ample OF the great power of the pure
bred animal for Improvement No
matter how good he may be as an
individual, he is most certain to be
lacking in that prepotency as a breed
or which Is so essential to the gen.
eral Improvement and up-building OF
the herd or flock. 1t should never
be forgotten that, although the half
or three-quarter blood animal may
look as good as his sire, and perhaps
actually be as good for market pur-
poses, he is worthless for breeding
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-29

first layer soon after it is laid to In
sure good union between the two
coats. Using wet top layer will
cause delay in smoothing this coat,
but the walk will be much stronger.
The wet mixture also gives a rough
surface, which prevents the walk be-
coming slippery.
Keep off your walks until they are
thoroughly dry. They should not be
used for three or four days after they
are made. Crossings should stand
two weeks before a heavy load is
hauled across them. In hot weather,
the walks should be protected from
the sun. This can be done by wetting
the empty sacks and placing them on
the wolk, or by putting boards on
the walk and pilling earth on top.
The cost of cement walk varies
with the price of cement, sand, stone,
labor and width and depth Of walk.
The average bid is between fifteen
and twenty cents a square foot for
five-inch walk. OF course this in
cludes the cost of labor and profit.
BY building the walks when farm
work is not crowding, the farmer can
save paying cash for the labor.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-29

If beauty. And l shall have car and
a darling garage where the ugly old
barn stands. shall have stunning
gowns. and"
"And Loren" finished Vera dryly.
Yes, and Loren!" said Marie with
a sigh, THAT is the worst Of it. Still,
he win be quiet, easlly-managed hus-
band that Is one comfort"
Are you sure of Loren?" asked
Vera smiling a little, for she truly
loved her exacting sister.
THAT is just the point, Vera dear
He must really want me or he would
never have come here. Loren never
does things lightly. And he has never
before been known to make love to a
girl. SO | seem reasonably sure Of
him. But Vera, feel as II must have
little time before L settle down. l
cannot tie myself to him Just yet, still,
must keep him coming! | want you
to help entertain him. Make him feel
comfortable and contented, then he
will not realize that am not show
erlng all my attentions upon him."
Vera sighed. She had been accus-
toned all her life to doing Marie's
unpleasant duties. She had endeayor-
ed to see the world from Marie's view
point But she liked this task the
least of any ever assigned her.
Loren Dawson. coming into the
lighted parlors that evening, hesitated
in his customary dlfldent way upon
the threshold.
Marie paused in the song she was
singing, to smile sweetly at him. Fred
dy Haines. leaning over the piano,
scowled covertly.
With hasty word to Mrs. Hlnckley,
Loren walked over to the little sofa in
the corner where Vera sat reading. .
am sit here with you. Miss Vera.
because I know you will not ask me
TO do anything. Please go on with
your readlngl"
Vera smiled as she resumed her
story, But she was acutely conscious
that Loren's eyes were fastened upon
her sisters sparkling face as she
turned the music With the dIspleased
Freddy.
What does Dawson mean By COM
Ing here every night" demanded that
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MARIE'S
UNDERSTUDY
By Susanna Glenn

What pity the villagers were
wont to say, that Vera Hickey has
to have an older sister like Mariew
For Marie was as charming as per-
feet health and vivacity could make
her, in contrast with which vera's
pale prettiness and quiet manner fad
ed to insignificance
1T will not hurt Vera to stand back
a little" Mrs. Hinckley answered,
"She Is young. She can have her
chance after Marie Is safely settled"
For truth to tell, the mother was
extremely gratlfied at her elder daugh-
ter's popularity, and the number Of
her suitors.
1T seems to me, Marie" observed
Mrs. Hinckley one morning, 1T seems
to me that Loren Dawson is coming
here pretty often of late. trust you
treat him with proper respect and at
tention."
But why, mamma-especially?"
asked Marie, with a teasing smile.
my dear, Is It possible you fail to
realize his availability
But, mamma, he is only rather
quiet and extremely awkward young
man, not nearly so attractive as Fred
>ly Haines, or dozens Of others"
my dear child, Loren Dawson's
wife will never need to lift her finger
unless she wishesl Freddy Haines is
a very interesting young person, but
he Is a mere clerk with no prospects
before him. 1t is time you began
thinking seriously Of these things, my
child"
Dear old mater" said the girl to
her younger sister, when the mother
had left the room, She still looks
upon me as mere child. am not
nearly so innocent as l appear. Don't
see Loren Dawson's fine old house
and gardens and antlQuated turnouts
every time look at Loren himself?
Well, | reckOn!"
"But you use him $3.50 Indifferent
ly," expostulated Vera gently.
Loren Is not the sort to induce
me to sit in corners alone with him!"
answered Marie serenely.
II thought you meant you intended
to marry him sometime" said Vera,
perplexed.
my darling child, that is just ex-
actly what l do mean. l shall make
hat old stone house a perfect bower