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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28

tuesday night. He was referring
to the house clock, which refused
TO stop or be stopped while the leg
islatlve day was dying. The speakers
action would have been i'm keeping
with other disgraceful acts that
transpired in the house during the
session.
II. II. Hamilton and James Hamil-
ton VIII leave tonight for Denver.
COL, where they will remain a few
weeks. They plan to get back into
the hotel business shortly. probably
IN conjunction with their brother, G..
b. Hamilton. They have made many
friends during their rather short res
ldence in the city, and all will wish
them prosperity wherever thew H..
cate, while regretting their depart-
ure from Mankato.
e. E. Davis yesterday received y
check for $25 from the father of the
insane man, Clerk, who two weeks
ago passed worthless check for
'nat amount upon him, drawn upon
an Iowa bank. Clerk, ST., also re-
turned the goods that his son Sc
cured from Fred w. Kruse com
pany on approval and did not re-
turn. The young man is said TO
nave Deen returned to the insane
asylum at Independence, Iowa.
Mapleton Enterprise: Mark Nc.
Laughlln, who has been practicing
law in the city of Portland. Oregon
lor the past year or more, arrived
home Monday to assist his father in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
PEACE TREATIES HELD UP
senate Ball1s on International Arbitra-
tion Agreements.

Washington. Aug. 14.-Disregarding a,
telegraphed request from President
Taft for a contrary course, the senate
committee on foreign relations agreed
upon an amendment to the British and
French arbitration treaties, eii1ninat-
ing the provision conferriEg special
powers on the proposed joint high COM
mission. In this form the treaties we're
reported to the senate and the presi-
dents wishes that action be postponed
until next December were set at nought.
The senate almost Immediately gave
two hours to consideration of the
treaties. during which the danger OF
Old World dominance on any joint nigh
commission was discussed. incidentally
there was much talk about q criticism
upon the senate contained in the Amer
lean Commonwealth, written by Am
bassador Bryce long before he ever
thought of coming TO this county On
diplomatic mission.
In that work Mr.. Bryce attacked the
senate upon the ground that it kept
diplomatic troubles alive so long as
there was any political advantage to be
gained by so doing. Whether the op-
position to ratifying the treaties un-
amended could in any way be traced
to those utterdnces by one of the prin-
cipal signers of the convention between
this country and Great Britain was not
manifested.
In any event no conclusions wers-
reached by the senate and the general
opinion among senators seemed to be
that the treaties would receive very
little, If airy, further consideration in
this session of congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
Railroads Say Old Board Ordered
Jobbers' Rates.
Purpose Was to Build Up Com
mercial Centers.
THEY TRY TO BE FAIR
Claim That There Is No Dis
elimination in Rates.
Object to Change Now From
Revenue Standpoint.

The fourteen railroads made defend
ants in the state utility commission's s
suit in the jobbers' rate case, filed their
reply before the commission today in
which they set forth, among other
arguments of their defense, the fact
that in 1892 there were no jobbers' rates
in Kansas and that they were com
PEELED to establish these rates at the in
stance of the old railroad commission
That the railroad board desired to build
up commercial centers in Kansas to
enable them to compete with Kansas
City and Missouri river points
The answer of the railroads admits
that they have agreed upon a general
distance tariff of freight rates that is
absolutely necessary in the proper
management and conduct of these rail-
roads. 1t admits further that the roads
have special tariff for shipment from
certain points of certain articles. but
denies that there is unreasonable dis
elimination against any towns or
firms 1t alleges further that this spe-
cial tariff has been enormously desig-
mated as jobbers' rates.
Referring to these rates, the railroads
declare that they have been approved
elsewhere by act of congress and by
The answer closes with the declaration
quest prayed for in the suit against
these jObbers' rates it would cause a
serious reduction in the revenue of the
railroads, even to the extent of taking
property without reasonable compensa-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
1T WAS ALL A JOKE.
Alleged Austrian spy Explains How
His Trouble Started.

New York. Aug. 14.-Private George
Petr. the United States artilleryman,
has broken the silence he maintained
since Miss Dyer of Indianapolis ac-
cused him of being a. spy employed by
Austria and told his story. Petr ad-
mits that he is an Austrian, but de-
MES he is spy. He declares he is not
afraid of the investigation undertaken
by the war department on the strength
of Miss Dyer's affidavit
81 am perhaps guilty of an indis-
cretion.'' Petr is quoted as saying to-
day. when told Miss Dyer 1 was
Prince Windisch- Ora etz. which means
Prince Windy-Bags,' I did so as a
joke"
The artilleryman, who is at Fort
Totten, L L, said he was born at
Husin. on the Bohemian frontier, and
that he came to this country in 1907
and imm ediately enlisted under his
right name. He asserted that he had
confessed to Miss Dyer that the spy
story was a fabrication and apologized
for deceiving her.
Il do not think she harbors the
slightest i'll feeling toward me-" he
added.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
BEATTIE IS INDICTED.
He Is Charged by Grand Jury With
Murder in First Degree.

Chesterfield Court House. Va, Aug.
IA true bill charging murder in the
first degree was returned by the grand
jury of the Chesterfield circuit court
today against Henry Clay Beattie. Jr,
of Richmond, Va. He will be tried for
his life as the alleged murderer of his
young wife, the victim of the Mid
lothian turnpike tragedy Of July 18
last
The court room was packed when
Circuit Judge Watson took his seat
on the bench but there was not wom-
an present. Beulah Binford, the
woman in the case" sat in an ad-
joining room waiting to be called as
a witness. Beattie was ont brought
here today but remained in his cell in
the Richmond jail.
The jury called four witnesses.
Thomas E. Owen, uncle of the muir
dered woman: L. L. Scherer, a detec-
tive: T B. Pettigrew. who saw the
finding of the gun with which the
crime is alleged to have been commit
ted and DR.. J. G. Loving, the coun-
ty coroner, who conducted the inquest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
Chas. Bennett, Parachute Jump
er, Startled Guests.
Dropped Into Dining Room
Through SkyIight.
WAS FATALLY HURT
Accident Caused by a Heavy
Wind.
Had just Executed a "Double''
Jump.

Atlantic City, n. J.. Aug. 14.-Charles
Bennett, a parachute jumper. was pro
oably mortally injured last night when
he fell through The skylight over the
dining room of the Marlborough B1en-
helm hotel. His skull is fractured and
ne has bad cuts and bruises. He was
picked up Dy dinner guests and rushed
to the city hospital a block away.
Bennett, who ascended from the Mil
lion Dollar Pier at o'clock, applauded
by big crowd. shot up to an altitude
estimated at 1.500 feet. There he exc
cuted a double parachute drop that
stirred the thousands along the board
walk and beach. When he cut loose
from the balloon he shot down several
hundred feet before the umbrella top.
on which he had staked his life, open
ed. Half way to earth he opened the
second parachute, and again seemed
to be plunging to his death.
When about a thousand feet from
the Boardwalk, the parachute opened.
but was swayed dangerously by an air
current. The parachute sailed along
several blocks and was caught in a
strong breeze which carried Bennett
toward the spires of the big hotels He
just missed the towers Of the Hotel
Traymore. A current sweeping be-
tween that and the MARLBOROUGH Blen-
helm twisted the craft until it seemed
that the youth would be pitched on
the heads of the people below Per
sons who had been watching him
rushed for cover
BY twists of his body. Bennett man
aged to swing the parachute around
the Marlborough Blenheim towers, but
a current of air sweeping downward
caught him and he was thrown on the
glass roof The speed with which he
struck the glass carried him through
and he landed on tables in the room
below. Guests scattered from the fly
ing glass and then ran 10 his assist
lance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
WORE SEAL OF DEATH.
Lieutenant Brilliant Would Have Died
in Three Days.

Washington. Aug. 14.-Lieutenanu
Charles (. Brilliant, u. S. N, who was
a native born Kansan and who COM
nitted suicide in New York ten days
ago, would have died within three days
had he not fired a billet into his brain,
according to the report of the autopsy
made in New York, which has been
placed on file in the navy department
The report declares that young Brill
hart was suffering from purulent men
ingitis. which would probably have
proved fatal within three or four days.
The publication Of this report clear
up the mystery which surrounded the
suicide, 1T is said. That Lieutent Brill
hart had been suffering from menin-
gifts for long time, is the belief of the
physicians who performed the autopsy.
The disease, it is said, has suddenly
become acute, and it is believed that it
caused immediate mental arrangement.
Lieutenant Brilliant had been suffer
ing from an liberated tooth. 1t is
thought that the abscess in his jaw in
fluenced the other disease
Whether or not Brilliant recognized
his serious condition at the time he
took his life will never be known. It is
known that he had the disease and that
his mind was suddenly unbalanced,
driving him to suicide.
The postoffices at Burlington and
Kingman. Kan. were last week desig-
mated by the postmaster general as
savings bank repositories.
Kansas in Washington last week
Millard Holcomb, Parsons; c. D. NJ.
Hoyt, LeavenWorth Benjamin G. Har-
rison, Fort Scott
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Complete Agreement of Wool Con-
ferees Is Submitted.

Washington Aug. 1.-THE senate
today considered the Bourne bill re-
quiring the supreme court of the
United states to be unanimous before
declaring any state law unconstitu-
tional.
The house considered the wool tar
ff revision bill conference report. The
investigation committee continued the
hearing in case of DR.. Wiley and ad-
journed until Tuesday, when Dr. Wiley
will testify.
The wool bill conference report, a
complete agreement between the two
houses of congress, was submitted to
the house by Representative Under
wood Republican Leader Mann at
once made a point of order that the
report could not be considered because
the conferees had exceeded their au-
thority by fixing rates or certain man
ufactures of wool higher than the
same rates were made in either the
house or senate bill.
Speaker Clark overruled Mr.. Mann's
point of order that the. conferees had
exceeded their authority
A bill providing for tn final report
and dissolution of the national none
tary commission by January 8 next
was passed by the senate today, Sc
to s.
All records and papers in connec-
ton with the recent charges of Alask-
an Delegate W W1ckerSham against At
torney General Wickersham were
asked for from the department of jus
tice in a resolution adopted by the
house. The resolution was offered by
Representative Clayton of Alabama,
chairman of the judiciary committee.
The conference report on the far
mers free list tariff bill was circulated
among the conferees today for their
signatures but owning to the absence
of some of them it became evident
that the presentation of the report
would be delayed. The bill, as a con-
ference report will be presented to
the senate in advance of its presenta-
ton of the house and there is little
doubt that the senate will insist on the
acceptance of the measure practically
as it passed that body.
The elimination of corn from the
Kern amendment probably will be
asked Otherwise the Kern amend
ment limiting the free importation of
cereals and meats to countries with
which the United States has recipro-
cal trade agreements will be retained.
The senate will refuse to accept the
house amendment adding lemons to
the free list and the house on this in
all probability will yield, thus obViat-
ing the necessity for any further con-
ference and assuring final passage of
the bill. House leaders have agreed
that the vote on any veto measures
that comes from the president shall
be taken on Friday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
TAFT HERE EARLY.
President Will Be BreaI<fasted in To-
pel1a September 81.

The arrangements for the big sol
diers and sailors reunion in Topeka,
| September 26, 81 and IS. are well in
hand, as was shown by the reports of
the various committees at the general
meeting held Saturday afternoon The
state fair grounds, which have been
granted to the association for camping
and headquarters, will be equipped for
the dation of all who come.
President Taft will come to Topeka
from Hutchinson on an early morning
train over the Santa Fe en- the 27th.
He will breakfast with the local COM
mittee at the Country club at Z O'Clock.
At $50 he will go to Washburn col
Iege and dedicate the flagstaff recently
erected there, which will float flag
given to the college by the Grand
Army posts of Topeka. This service is
not to consume more than twenty min
utes.
From Washburn college. President
Taft will be driven in an automobile
to the fair grounds, where he will
spend a half hour meeting the soldiers
and the auxiliary societies assem- bled
there. The trip from the fair grounds
to the state house grounds will be
made in carriage, the president and
his escort heading the parade on To-
peka and Tenth avenues.
The cornerstone services will be un-
der the auspices of the Grand Army of
the Republic, and the rreSldent'S ad-
dress, which will be devoted to the
first fifty years of Kansas history, will
be delivered from a great platform
erected at the south entrance to the
state house. Several bands will be en-
gagged for the reunion, aHd a great
chorus of school children will furnish
patriotic music.
Some noted speakers from other
states will be here to fill in the after
noon following the departure of the
president for AtchisOn. Besides these,
a number of Kansans who were promi-
nent in securing the fund for Memorial
hall and the passage of the appropri-
alton by the legislature viii deliver ad-
| dresses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
President Taft Arrives in Wash
fngton With His Message
Denying Statehood to New Mex
leo and Arizona.
RECALL OF JUDGES
Is the Basis of His Objection to
the Resolution.
Similar Action to Be Taken on
the Wool Bill.

Washington, Aug. 14.-President
Taft reached Washington at 1905
o'clock this morning from Beverly,
where he spent the weekend. He
went Immediately to the White House
Beverly, Mass, Aug. 14.-With his
veto message on the Flood resolution
providing for the admission of Arizona
and New Mexico into the Union prac-
tically completed, President Taft
brought his weekend visit here to a
close last night. The president left
Beverly for Boston and took the mess
age with him. He took a train at
Boston at 8 p. m. for Washington.
The presidents veto is understood to
be based largely upon the provision for
the recall of the judiciary in the Ari-
zOna constitution. To the New Mexico
constitution the president is under
stood to have no particular objection,
but the Flood resolution so couples the
two territories so that veto must af-
feet them both.
1t is understood that the message is
quite long. It is said that the presi-
dents position in regard to the recall
of judges viii be presented in plain
terms.
~ool revision veto message has
not been touched by the president so
far but the outlines of 1t are in his
mind and about all he will need to do
in Washington will be to call in a sec
retary and dictate. 1t was said here
that the wool veto should reach con-
gress before the end of the week.
Will Not Go in Today.
Washington, Aug. 14.-President
Taft's veto message on the statehood
bill will not be sent to congress today.
A decision to this effect was reached d
during special cabinet meeting
which lasted more than two hours. The
message probably will remain at the
White House until the president re-
nesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14

over this place 76 miles from the start
ing point, at 1905 a. m.
Auburn, ILL.,. Aug. 14.-With but 15
miles to 90 to finish the first leg of
his long distance flight Atwood passed
over this place at 1912 o'clock, flying
high and fast.
Springfield, Ill. Aug. 14=Atwood
after resting two hours and a half and
replenishing his supply. resumed his
flight toward Chicago at 1 o'clock this
afternoon. He had planned to remain
until 3, but changed his mind. He
passed over WilliamsVille. ILL.,, Il
miles north of here, at 1:1S o. m. at
an altitude of 200 feet He expects to
arrive in Chicago before dark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
THIS NEGRO PROBABLY INSANE
Oklahoma Criminal Acted like Wild
Man Before He Was Shot.

Durant Ok, Aug. 14.-Although lit
tie condemnation was offered here to-
day for the members of the mob who
yesterday burned to ashes the body OF
a negro, who had assaulted Mrs. L. X.
Campbell north of this city, county Of
ficials said today that every effort
would be made to apprenend the lead
ers of the mob. Mrs. Campbell who
was shot by the negro after he had at
tackled her, was in a serious condition
today. The negro was q. stranger here
and has not been Identified AS his
ashes were scattered to the winds,
there is little probability of identifi-
cation.
All negroes have been warned to
| leave Durant, and most IF the negroes
here left this morning. Serious race
trouble is feared at Caddo, twelve
are many negroes and from which
place the burned negro is said to have
come here.
The attack upon Mrs. Campbell. it
was learned today, followed 4 series of
wild crimes which led to thC belief that
the negro was demented. Early yes
| terday he attempted to rob negro
flagman near this city End when the
negro ran fired three shots after him
He then started across the country
southwest and, after attempting to
/ hold up two clerks who slept in the
I odIWlCh country dEO DSluS OAAN
en- away with a shotgun. entered the
Campbell home.
/ The posse found the negro twelve
miles southwest of here when a run
ming fight ensued the negro shouting
like mad man. The posse numbered
15 men. 1t was estimated that $50
shots were fired at the negro before
his mangIed body was picked up. The
corpse was brought to this city. A mob
of 500 persons met the posse at the
outskirts of the city. Tho body was
taken from the officers and carried to
the home of Mrs. Campbell, who iden-
titled it The dead negro was then
taken to a vacant lot near the center
Of the city and burned on a pyre OF
dry goods boxes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
High. Low. Rain.
HARRY CURTIS, ACTOR.
Son of Kansas Senator Has a Taste
for Vaudeville

Independence. Kan. Aug lin
dependence, socially apl otherwise,
turned out 1000 strong to see Harry
Curtis, son of United States Senator
Curtis with two other prominent
young men, William Hill and Ray Shu-
maker, do a turn" between the acts
at the Airdome.
The song selected was BILLY" and
when the sextette sang it well, danced
it well and acted it well. the audience
well, it just yelled. There were many
encOres.
Senator Curtis son is employed here
in the First National bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
BASEBALL WEATHER
Western League.

St. Joe at Omaha, clear, 3:45 D. m
Sioux City at Des Moines, clear. 3;19
.. m.
National League.
Philadelphia at New York, clear, 2
and p. m.
Brooklyn at Boston, clear. BIS D. m.
St Louis at Pittsburg, rain, $3.50 p. m.
American League.
Boston at Philadelphia clear, 3:50
p.
New York at Washington. cloudy, s:2o
p. m.
Detroit at Chicago. cleer. p m.
Cleveland at st. Louis cloudy. 3:15
p. m.
American Association.
Tcle do at Indianapolis, clear. S15 p m.
Columbus at Louisville cloudy, 3:15
p. m.
St. Paul at Milwaukee, cloudy, 3 p. m.
Minneapolis at Kansas City. cloudy,
BIS p.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
NEGRO'S VICTIM DIES.
Another Lynching Is in Prospect at
CaddO, Okla

Durant, Aug. 14.-Mrs. Campbell
died at noon today in a hospital at
Sherman. Texas, where she was sent
after identifying the negro who at
tackled her Trouble broke out be-
tween the negroes and whites at Cad
do, Okla. today as result of the
lynching of Mrs. Campbell's assailant.
A posse is reported TO be chasing
an armed negro near Diamond north
OF here and another 1ynching is fear
ed. All negroes have fled from this
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN

I read an article in a recent
issue of THE CONTINENT, a
religious publication, which
gives still another illustration
of what advertising can accom-
pish for anything or anybody.
The article relates that this
Spring, seven young ministers
of the United Presbyterian
Board were ready to set out on
Foreign Mission Service, but the
Board had no money with which
to send them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
OuigIey to Be a Cardinal.

Chicago, Aug 14-AccOrding to a
cablegram received in Chicago today,
formal announcement of the elevation
of Archbishop James Edward Quigley
to the post of cardinal is being deferred
pending the recovery of Pope Plus X
The selection of the Chicago ecclesiast
for the position it was said, was made
six weeks ago and has been confirmed
by the vatican council
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
Noisant's Sister Wins a License,

Mineola, n. T.. Aug. 14.-Miss Ma
tilda Moisant, sister of the late John
B. Moisant, who was killed in New Or
leans last year, has been awarded a
pilots license by the Aero Club of
America She is the second woman in
the United States to receive a license
under the stringent revised interna-
tional rules, Miss Harriet Quimby
having been the first Miss Moisant
used an American monoplane. Her
figure eights" were executed like a
veterans s and her landings were unus-
uaIly accurate for q beginner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
Ieconte EIected Unanimously.

Port Au Prince, Aug 14--General
Cincinnatus Leconte was today elected
president of Haiti unanimously by con-
gress. Leconte headed the larger of
the two revolutionary factions that
overthrew President Simon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
THE WEATHER RECORD.

The following is Section Director T. B.
Jennings report for the twenty-four hours
ending at o'clock this morning:
Temperatures have been somewhat more
moderate during the past two days, but
still average above normal. No rainfall,
except a few widely scattered showers. is
reported The sky was partially covered
with clouds in western Kansas this morn
ing. but clear over the rest of the dis
trict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
Weather Fair and Hot.

1t is a shade cooler today, and the
prediction is that the fair weather will
continue tonight and tomorrow with
little change in temperature. The
government weather observer doesr' :
see any rain in immediate sight. The
wind is blowing five miles an hour
from the northeast. The hourly read
inpS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14

frenzied mob yelled in satisfaction
Shortly afterward the members of the
mob left the scene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
weather Indications.

Chicago Aug. 14=Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday Not much change in tenn
pcrature.