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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-30

Do you know that instead of the
great Western Union Telegraph CO.
being a dragon menacing the Asso-
ciated Press, or disturbing a single fig
ure in its markets, this great dragon
with its wire tentacles reaching every
where leafs of the hand of the
Associated Press, and the Associated
Press is merely the organization of
the papers receiving its report; about
500 of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-30

The Associated Press is one of the
very, very few associations which is
organized absolutely without any ex-
pectation, desire or ability to earn
profit. 1t buys news and many 9th
er things including the service of peo-
pie. news reporters and telegraph OPP
orators. but never sells anythingl Per-
haps that is the reason that it never
declares a dividend nor issues a share
of stock. If a big war comes on, the
expense of the Associated Press in
creases, and the cost to each member
is increased IN proportion to the size
of the city in which the paper is pub
nshed. In a general way. one of the
fixed charges used in regulating the
assessment of a newspaper receiving
Associated Press reports is a charge of
say 40 or SOC per thousand people. If
the United States census gives the
population of a city at $4,000, a pa
per of that city would pay on a basis
of 4ee per thousand. $4,000 per week;
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16
A GREAT coME-DowN.


An optimist fell ten stories-and
at every window bar he yelled to his
friends inside: ! am all right-so
farl'" And that is the message the
Plaindealer editor sends out to his
friends this week -all right. SO far
Center Plaindealer
That's a tall story. We do not
doubt it. however. Your genuine op.
timist never loses his faith or his
courage adds the Dallas News. II
he falls from the roof Of a skyscrap-
er he doesn't join the down and out
club until he has been swept up by
the street cleaners and deposited IN
the trash pile. Even then he doesn't
complain He goes ahead without
making any objection whatever. On
the contrary the pessimist who tu-n
bles from the roof garden fingers
along the way, hanging to window
ledges and balling up in telephone
wires long enough to tell all listeners
how he never had a chance, how ev
erything was primed against him
from the beginning. Both the ophm-
ist and the pessimist get the kibosh
finally, the grave being large enough
for all, but while they do live only
the optimist really iustifies life. If
all the people were pessimists. the
world would be too wretched a place
for any one except for punishment.
There is just one place where the
whole population is pessimistic. Ev-
erybody knows what its name is and
nobody wants to 90 there
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16
ADvsEs eErrINe Nav JOE.

Wichita Eagle: Although a mum.
Der Of eastern papers are trying to
make their readers believe that Pres.
iden. Taft made a hit during his
tour Of Kansas. that is not the way
the Kansans who have their ears
nearest The ground look at it.
William Allen White of the En-.
poril Gazete, for example. says:
NOW if J was the president of this
grea. re2nblic and spent a day in
the csspital Of one x the richest
states ! p the Union and rooe sixty
two miles through the streets Of that
CITY without a cheer or anything
which might be called enthusiastic
approval, and if the highest compH-
meni my friends could pass on the
crowd that received me was that IL
was orderly. quiet and behaved. I
should feel that the boss was get.
ting -grouohyv and I had better look
for a new job"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

No tax levy for the new bridge
bonds will be required the first year.
We have the assurance of the county
commissioners that they have ar
ranged to take care Of the interest
and sinking fund for year without
a levy After that If a levy is re-
quired, it won't be over IA cents on
the $1,000. The people of the county
are petitioning for many bridges and
the county must build them either by
voting bonds or by a direct tax levy.
The bond method will be far less
burdensome to the taxpayers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

In the Shawnee Herald Charley
Barrett remarks: Fixing the fifteen
hundred dollar limit as the amount
that could be expended by a candi-
date for membership in that body
was a wise provision OF the last Con
gress. 1t must have known that we
were going to be a candidate. How
ever it may have been an indirect at.
tempt to lower the tariff on newspap-
er announcements" Now, what we
would like to know is "where did
Charley get the s15OO~ He has
been out Of the business long enough
to have dissipated the wealth which
he accumulated as an editor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16
THE DEMOCRACY THE
HOPE OF THE PROGRESSIVE

In a recent speech Gov. Wilson of
New Jersey. discussing the Demo
cracy as the hope of the progressive
movement, said:
Il believe that both parties have
been singularly slow in waking up
to the meaning of a new age. and
what ] want to call your attention
to is large proportion of the men
now active in leading the democratic
party have walked up to the meaning
of the new time and have walked up,
too, to those who are leading the
republican party. The facts speak
for themselves. The actual leaders
Of the democratic party in the states
which have put in a Democratic adj
ministration and in the nation at
large, in congress and out of con.
gress. are the progressiyes in the
democratic ranks. Can we candid
men gainsay that?
us it not true that the progressive
element of the democratic party
now dominates that party? Does
not every man know that If the cir
cumstances should change and the
retrogressive element should get in
control Of the democratic party that
it would lose all possibility of sue
cess? That it would lose all the
chances it apparently now has to
lead the nation2 The democratic
party realizes It. Very well, what is
true IN the other side of the house?
There are splendid men. and splend-
i'd men by the score. among those
who stand prominent in the leader
ship of the republican party who are
just as progressive, Just as clear
sighted IS to the issues of the times
as anybody on the democratic side,
but are they dominant in the coun-
ellis Of the republican party? An
swer that question frankly. Are they
dominant in the councils Of the re-
publican party in this state or in
the nation?
'You know very well they are not
They are practically without domin-
ance and they are opposed by lead
ers, from the President of the Unit
ed States down. And for the pres
ent everybody knows that neither
now nor in the immediate future will
they gain control What is the NOR
al Of that? The moral is that the
progressives Of this country at this
time-I am not saying anything
about the future, For cannot forsee
it-tut the progressives Of this coun-
trty, in New Jersey and out Of it,
at this time. must look to the demo-
crate party for leaders"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16
SAVED HIS MOTHERS LIFE.

-Four doctors had given me up.
writes Mrs. Laura Gaines. Of Avo
ca. La. and my children and all my
friends we're looking for me to die
when my son insisted that use
Electric Bitters. I did so. and they
have done me a world of good.
will always praise them" Electric
Bitters is a priceless blessing to wo-
men trouble with fainting spells and
dizzy spells, backache, headache.
weakness. debility. constipation or
kidney disorders. Use them and gain
new health, strength and yigor.
They're guaranteed to satisfy or
money refunded. only zoe at Brown
& Co. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

Uncle Jim Hill, the railroad mag
nate, has been having an attack Of
pessimism. He says that no new en-
terprises are being started and
blames the newspapers and politicl-
ans for it. OF course 'big business, z
a nice man always, didn't have a
thing to do with it. If the politi-
cans and newspapers would just keep
still, the "frenzied financiers" would
make business boom-for the finan-
ciers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Compiled by tho Grady County .
Abstract Company, 1Os
North Third street,

= = = = = = = = > 4 4 = = {
j. H. Carlock and WI to J. N. Brew
er lO-l2-ll. s94ssO. sw IA, NV sw Sc
Eh NV NV. ne ne NV, ss 4 6, NV NV
NV 8 6.
Joe A. Lewis and VT to Kate May
Lawson 10 IA II. s1OO. Sc sy Sc 12 6 Z
William Hawkins and wi to James
7 Bolt 10 12 IL. s2.50O. s1s ne sw,
Sc sw, IS, NV ne l9 6 s.
Chix. Extension and Imp. Co. to
Charles A. Acton 10 =. $500. Lots
23 and "A blk University Heights
Add to Chix.
Sarah A. Smith and Thad Smith to
Poebe Welch 10 II. $3.50. ne Sc lot
T. That part of sw IA of Sec. ] lying
east of 9sth Meridian, Sec. 2, in z 8.
Henry Ireton and VT 10 Edward s.
Dougan 5000. Lots / and blk Ire
ton Ad dto Chix.
Winthrop s. staley and VT to
Frank Matthews 10 10 H. $3.50.
Same.
Winthrop S. staley and VT to J. f.
Matthews to Same 10 IA II. $4,000.
Eh NV. Eik sw II IS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

The political dopster of the Okla.
homan has it figured out that Okla
homa will send an uninstrlcted dele
cation to the national democratic
convention and the same writer
adds: ut is practically certain that
the name Of Associate Justice s. w.
Hayes Of Chickasha will be presented
to the convention for temporary
chairman, and the accompanying hon
or Of making the keynote speech. ="
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

Every voter in Chickasha should
60 to the polls tomorrow. No bridg-
es are to be built in Chickasha but
the question is OF vital interest to
the entire county We can't have a
great county without adequate bridge
facilities and good roads and the well
fare of Chickasha depends in a large
degree upon the development of the
county. Vote for the bonds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

A small tax for bridge building ex-
tending over period Of years is far
better than big levy for one or two
years The man with a prejudice
against bond issues should consider
well before he votes mo" in tomor-
rows election.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

The assessed valuation Of Grady
county is s2s.oOo,OoO. The tax levy
required to support q $4,000 bond is
sue would be- 50 sinali thai it Would
scarcely be felt. Vote for the bonds
tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

If bonds are not voted, the burden
OF bridge building will fall directly
on the tax payers. Better extend
the payments over term Of 20 years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

The citizen who fails to 90 to the
polls tomorrow will help defeat the
bridge bonds. Do your duty as
voter
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

Study human nature in your daily
associates and you win be surprised
by the many and various opinions
held by men who touch elbows in the
daily walks of life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

The Boston Herald says it looks
like Wilson or Clark win be the nom
inee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

Grady county has practically no
bonded Indebtedness. We can well
afford to spend small amount for
bridges.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

Betting on election returns is a
risky proposition at best and no dea-
con in the church should indulge in
such a pastime. We heard Of one
who lost IS on the California returns.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

A man we know says that he does
not propose to reform the world be-
cause he knows good and well that he
couldn't do it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

It is perfectly permissible for wo-
man to ask man his age but for a
man to ask a woman well, it is a
different proposition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

A person does not have to endorse
or condemn the words and actions Of
every person he meets or associates
with but what he does have to do is
to take care of his own canoe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

EXPRESS PAcKAeETTEs.
lBy z. sd


The person who speaks earnestly
and sensibly usually convinces his
hearers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

Vote for the bridge bonds tomor-
row.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16

Remember the special election toll
morrow vote for the bridge bonds
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16
auRscRIPrIoN RArEs.

One year. delivered by carrier $3.50
Six months. delivered by carrier 2.4O
Whree months, delivered by carrier 1.2O
One month. delivered BY carrier 40
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-16
Vote tomorrow

Bridge bond election tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27

patch from Shanghai to the Chinese
daily paper of this city today says
that fierce fighting continued at Han
kow through Saturday night. The rebels
had the advantage Sunday morning it
was reported.
A cable from Canton to the Chinese
Six Companies here today says that as
q result of the departing Manchu Off
cials having taken with them all the
public moneys, the republican govern
ment is being operated under a great
handicap. The dispatch says that mer-
chants Of Canton have subscribed funds
literally. Chinese merchants of Amer
lea were urged to forward funds col
lected here as fast as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
Temperature Drops 80 Degrees
Since ? O'clock Sunday.
Cold and Fair Weather Expect
ed Tuesday.
STORM MOVES EAST.
Fall of Mercury to Continue Till
Morning.
Northwest Wind Blows 25 Miles
an Hour.
STORM MOVES EAST.

A few flakes at 10 O'Clock this
morning, a fierce snow storm under
way at 2 O'Clock, and by O'Clock
wind and weather and snow had
brought about a regular down
caster
Only just a moderate cold wave or
spell of wintry weather. Temor-
row the snow will be over with; it
may even stop before that time. but
the air will be "nippy;" don't leave
your flowers out tonight
That is about all the local weather
man had to say about the snow and
wind and bluster of today. The tenn
perature lost its grip at midnight sun
ward the bottom since. There is
nothing in sight that is expected to
stop the tumble before tomorrow
morning.
When the drop began Sunday night
at midnight the temperature had
fallen from Sc to 48 degrees. At 2
O'Clock today the reading was 27 de-
grees A temperature of 20 or below
by Tuesday morning is expected. But
beyond sharp bracing atmosphere
there is nothing but pleasant pros
poets for Tuesday.
25 miles an hour and had averaged
that velocity most of the day
Railroad officers report weather SINH
lar to local conditions general over the
state In some places there is no snow.
Strong northwest winds are prevalent
over the state and the temperature
from southern Kansas to Omaha hangs
near the % degree mark. The storm
extends to Dalhart, Texas.
Cold Wave Hits Missouri Valley.
Kansas City Nov. ga cold wave
sweeping down from the Rocky mountains
began to make itself felt in western Ne
braska, Kansas and the Texas Pan
Handle today. Snow driven before 46-
mile wind swept western Kansas. causing
heavy damage to live stock. A temper
ature of % at Dodge City. Kan, at sun
rise. fell rapidly.
Snow and falling temperature also pre-
vailed in North and South Dakota today,
presaging zero weather before tomorrow.
According to the local United States
weather forecaster the cold wave is driv-
ing eastward and will bring a tempera-
ture as low as 10 or u degrees to Mis-
souri, and Iowa tonight or tomorrow and
almost as low in Oklahoma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
TO FEDERAL COURT
Gas Injunction Suit Removed
From District Court.
Gas Companies Afraid of State
Courts.
JUDGE DANA is KIND
He Grants Change of Juris-
dicti0n.
Pollock VIII Decide if Gas Raise
Is Reasonable.
JUDGE DANA Is KIND

On the grounds that the state of Kan
sas is not a real party 10 the action
for an injunction against the COnSum-
ers' Heat & Power company, Judge
Dana this afternoon approved a bond
for the removal of the controversy to
the federal court. Judge Pollock, who
is this week holding circuit court in
Topeka, win pass on the merits of the
case in a few days.
When attorneys for the gas company
filed a motion for removal, they
sprung surprise on the representa-
tives Of the utilities commission, which
recently demanded that the gas COM
pany be enjOined from raising the gas
rates in Topeka. Pending the final hear
ing Judge Dana had granted restrain
ing order and stopped the proposed
raise in the gas rates.
In their argum ents in the district
court, attorneys for the gas company
alleged that the utilities commission
held no license to take a part in the
present trouble, that the best interests
of the state were not at issue and that
the state could not assume partisan
feeling in he local gas troubles
AS soon as Judge Dana approved
the removal, the records in the case
were transferred to the federal court
where Judge Pollock will probably
issue a restraining order to prevent
raise in gas rates in Topeka Decem-
ber l. This order will remain in ef-
feet until the troubles are finally set
tied.
with the change of the case from
the state to the federal courts, the at
torneys for the utilities commission
will in few days bring before Judge
Pollock motions for the remanding
of the hearing This issue will check
the real merits of the case up to the
federal Judge; and his decision on the
local gas rate troubles will be rem
dered before the close of the present
IT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
Colonel Roosevelt Reiterates His
Previous Statements.
He VIII Not Be a Candidate in
1912.
NOR HAS HE EVER BEEN
He Declares He VIII Not Support
Amy Man
For the Forthcoming Republi-
can Presidential Nomination.
MADE NO PROMISE.
He Never Gave Taft Any Pledge
MADE NO PROMISE.
He Never Gave Taft Any Pledge
of Support.
Nor Did the President Ever
Have That Impression.

Philadelphia. Nov. 27.-The North
American today publishes what it
terms an Authoritative statement Of
Colonel Roosevelts position with refer
ence to the Republican national cam
paign for the presidency in 1912.
The statement reiterates Mr.. Roose-
velt's declarations that he would not be
a candidate in 1912; neither would he
lend his aid to any prospective candi-
date. The North American says the
statement was made no more than three
days ago by Colonel Roosevelt 1t says,
Colonel Roosevelt will not support
any man for the nomination in 1912,
neither Mr.. Taft or anyone else. He
never gave Mr.. Taft any pledge or Of
fer of support nor did Mr.. Taft ever
Nave such an impression.
"As to himself, Colonel Roosevelt is
net a candidate nor has he been at any
time He has repeatedly discouraged
suggestions of this character. not only
from sincere friends, but from poten-
tial political leaders who for one rea-
son or another desire 10 use his name,
and he has emphaticalIy refused
pledges of active support, even delivery
OF delegates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
He CARRIED A GUN
Witness in the Patterson MUIR
der Case Testifies
That the Dead Man HabituaIly
Was Armed.

Denver. Colo, Nov 27.=When the
trial of Gertrude Gibson Patterson,
for the alleged murder Of her hus-
band. Charles A. Patterson, was re-
sumed today, the defendant. com
posed. but showing traces of the ner-
vous collapse which succeeded her
release from cross examination Satur-
day was in court. It had been feared
that her condition might render it
impossible to proceed with the case at
this time.
Fred Farnum, who married Mrs.
Patterson's sister, and Mrs. Leonora
Nehf. who was a neighbor of the Pat
tersOnS in 1910, testified that Patter-
son was in the habit of carrying a re-
volver.
Farnum, a cafe singer, said he had
seen Patterson with a revolver in
places where witness sang. Prose
cutor Benson sought to impeach the
character of the witness by a rapid
fire of questions as to whether Far
NUNS singing was not done mostly
in resorts more dubious than cafes.
oh, Mr.. Benson now you can't scare
me interposed the witness. The law
yer appealed to the court and the latter
instructed Farnum to cOnfine his utter
ances to proper replies to questions
Charles H. Pugh, principal at the
school at SandoVal, Ill, from which
Prosecutor Benson asked Mrs Patter-
son if she had not been expelled, de-
clared that in the 16 years he had been
at the head of the school attended by
Gertrude Gibson when she was about
13 years old. he had never expelled any
body. George w. Wicks, of Chicago,
was called to testify as to coaversa-
ton he had with Patterson in 1909 but
the court sustained an objection by the
state and Wicks was excused.
Attorney hilton, of the defense. offer
ed ID evidence Patterson's bank book
showing a deposit of the much-discuss-
ed 81. 500 received after the wedding of
Gertrude Gibson to Charles A. Patter-
sor-
court ruled it out until proper proof
of it's identity was received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
OHIO FIGHT.
La Toilette Starts Campaign in
Taft's State.
Progressive Republicans of Ma
tiOnal Repute in Fight.

Cleveland, Nov. Progressive Re
publicanism, will be sounded through
out Ohio, within two or three weeks
by some Of the leading national ex-
ponents of that faith. Foremost among
them will be Senator LaFolIette Of Wis
consin, who soon is to inaugurate a
lecture tour, speaking in Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati and many other
places. The senator viii advocate his
own candidacy for the Republican nom
ination for the presidency.
Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa
and Clifford Pinchot, are others who are
expected to expound progressive doc
trine during the approaching cam
paign opening period. From Minnesota
comes Senator Clapp. who next Satur-
day night will speak at Dayton.
John d. Fackler, who is to have
charge of the progressive headquarters
to be opened at Columbus, leaves for
the state ca pital tonight.