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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-28
BALLO0NISTS PICK CORN
Higgins and Ripley Have a Novel Ex-
perience.

One of the prettiest flights made by
the balloon Topeka I was piIoted Sat
urday by c. c. Higgins, treasurer of
the Western Aero association, with
Charles T. Ripley as passenger. They
were in the air six hours. making a
distance of 10 miles and ascending to
q height of 1000 feet
The ascension was made from West
lawn park about s o'clock in the
morning and the pair landed at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon about six
miles northeast of Hiawatha, Kan
The wind was direct from the
south and all the time we were in the
air We went due NORTH said Pilot
Higgins this morning. The wind was
steady above the 5000 foot mark, but
below this it was choppy.
THE clouds hung about 5000 feet
high Saturday and we shot through
them a few minutes after we had left
the park. We went over Topeka at
an altitude of about 1000 feet and
were soon out of sight of the city"
An amusing incident Of the trip is
told on Charles T. Ripley. who is a
nephew of President Ripley. While
they were going through the clouds
Ripley was busy inside the basket and
did not notice the change. When they
were about 500 feet above them he
looked over the basket and saw the
smoky looking clouds below him
What is that down below there?"
why that is smoke from loco
motive" answered Higgins.
Ripley thought for a few minutes
with his eyes fixed on the misty sur
face below. Then he shook his head
and, turning to Higgins. said:
Say, old man, I have seen engine
smoke come out of a smokestack in
clouds. but I never thought the stuff
came this high in the air and fIoated
around in this manner. 1t is a new
one on me-"
When Higgins told him they were
clouds. Ripley was the cheapest look
ing individual above the clouds that
day.
In the lAnding Higgins and Ripley
tell better story than Emerson and
Jacobs told after the national flight
The national racers told of flying
through the trees and picking walnuts
Higgins and Ripley tell of flying
through a Kansas corn field and pick
ing corn-and they have five ears of
corn to prove their story
In our landing we dragged along
a corn field for two or three hundred
yards" said Higgins. 1.-The baskeS
tipped over to one side and before we
could settle to the ground it had torn
the ears from the stalks and landed
them in the basket The farmer who
came running from his house nearby
said it was the only time he had seen
corn picked in that manner"
Higgins has made a number of
flights in the balloons of the Western
Aero association. but this is the first
time he has piloted one of the gas
bags He said he did not figure on
qualifying as a pilot, but he enjoyed
the experiences
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Continued from Page One.l
commend, but condemn, the position
Mr. Taft took in the veto message on
Arizona statehood. The New Mexico
constitutional convention was con-
tfoAleo by the railroads and reaction
airy politicians, and it's constitution
was just what the interests wanted
It. 1t was ultrareactionary. Yet Mr..
TAFT could find nothing to criticise in
that document The Arizona cOnsti-
tuuon placed power in the hands Of
the people. and it met the violent de-
nuncIatlon of the president.
am very much in favor of a
presidential primary election, under
the management of the Republican
state committee. 1 think every Re-
publican in Kansas ought to have an
opportunity to epress his choice for
president Personally, 1 am for La.
Toilette consider him one of the
greatest constructive statesmen of his
time. But my personal preference is
a matter of small consequence. What
desire most of all is that every vot-
er shall have an opportunity to ex-
press his preference for president and
that the delegates to the national
convention be instructed to carry out
the wishes of the voters"
Senator Curtis on the Tariff.
Senator Curtis landed in Topeka
Sunday with his interview in his
pocket and gave out the following:
1T is fortunate for the country that
President Taft vetoed the various pop
gun tariff bills which had been hastily
prepared and inadequately considered,
and the country also was fortunate in
having a sufficient number of Repub-
ncans IN congress to prevent the
Democrats and some of the insurgents
from passing the bills over the presi-
dents veto. But even if there had
been sufficient votes in the house to
have passed the bills over his veto we
had enough Republicans in the senate
to defeat any com bination that could
have been made.
1T is strange that the men who so
strongly advocated a tariff board or
commission two years ago we're un-
willing to wait for that board to re-
priated $4,000 for the use of the
board in securing information on the
cost at home and abroad and when
they kneI that the board now has
representatives in almost every COM
peting country. One item in that ap-
bill provided for the report
of the board in December of this year
and the information is that the Of
ficers will be ready with the report at
that time. In view of these facts, it
seemed only reasonable that congress
should be Hing to wait before under
taking a tariff revision.
THE people now know where to
ay the blame for the failure to sub
nit an amendment to the constitution
% provide for the election of United
States senators by direct vote. The
Democrats refused to accep the senate
dill unless it went further and amend
I'd another article of the constitution
However, IT is hoped an agreement
nay be reached at the next session"
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Wall St, New York, Aug. 2s.-STOCKS-
A showing of decided strength was made
by leading issues in the opening transac-
ton on the stock exchange today. Union
Pacific scored the most extensive advance
with a gain of 13s. Reading rose /, Lehigh
Valley q and Atchison, Amalgamated
Copper and American Smelling y. The
first few transactions in United States
Steel, amounting to 1900 shares, advanced
the stock u Canadian Pacific and Amer
lean Car and Foundry lost u.
Profit taking sales met the initial rise
and prices receded sharply but the ad-
vance was soon resumed, prices rising to
a still higher level. Union Pacific and
Reading sold p~'uts above Saturdays
closing and most of the other important
stocks point or more.
Trading was on very small scale dur
ing the late afternoon but the market dis
played a good undertone, the list rising
to the high prices of the forenoon or
above. The weakness at midday was at
tributed to a vigorous bear drive, which
was abandoned when supporting orders
were placed.
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county brought us only about one days
supply, and nothing the baby could eat
so Clarence had to go out to get some
thing, milk for the baby, and some
thing for us, too.
We were fumigated last Thursday
about noon and about 1920 O'Clock that
evening DR.. Hensley and the guard.
Earl Sheafer, and man they called
Mack, who, 1 was told, was ASS slant
County Attorney Mcclure, came to the
house.
Guard Sheafer had told me belonged
to the county. and that I was to attend
the trial against Clarence. I told him
did not want to go. but wanted to drop
it, but they went ahead as though I had
nothing to do with it, I never wanted
Clarence arrested, nor told DR.. Hensley
to arrest him. Dr. HenSley told me
that Clarence was going to get the
baby away from me. They asked me
some questions, and Mack did the writ
ing.
In the talk we had at that time. DR..
Hensley and Guard Sheafer tried to
make it out worse than it was. Mack
did not write all I said. They asked
me if Clarence beat me and the baby.
and I said no, but they did not write
that down They went at me as if l had
to answer their questions as they
wanted me to.
I had been in bed about an hour and
a half when they came and had % get
up and dress. I had been up ali she
night before with the baby, and WIS
sick, tired out and sleepy at the time.
I do not want Clarence prosecuted.
He did nothing to me that I want MIN
prosecuted for. I do not want to go to
the trial, and want the case dis
missed
The baby and I are now with Clar-
ence at SIS Leland street.
T hope you win publish this in Justice
to us to correct false statements which
have been made.
MRS. CLARENCE PARKER.
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DIDN'T WANT HIM ARRESTED.
Mrs. Clarence Parker Denies That
Husband Beat Her.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
I want to correct some statements in
regard to myself and my husband
Clarence Parker. 1t is not true that
my husband whipped me every day
while I had the smallpox. I did not say
anything like what has been published
It was the guard. Earl Sheafer. who
made these statements and not me. I
did not know they were going to take
my husband to the pest house until I
read it in the papers the next morning.
I never did tell DR.. Hensley 70 take
Clarence away, and never told DR.
Hensley that Clarence had beaten me
or the baby. DR.. Hensley waited on me
and the baby for smallpox about four
weeks, and never came into the house.
When he came he would stand away
of and look in at the window, so far
could hardly hear him talk and he
never came up to the window except
once until the baby and I were up and
around.
In regard to disturbing the neighbors,
the nearest ones are two blocks away.
except my sister and her husband who
live in the other part of the house, and
they made no complaint.
Clarence never did leave the house
after the guard was placed there. but
before that he went down town twice
for something to eat We were quar-
antined, and from July 10 to 10 the
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New York Aug. 2S.-BUTTER-Mar
unsettled. Receipts, 1876. Creamery spec
fals, 27Q2712c; extras, 2615c; firsts, 24d25c;
seconds, 2215d2Sc; thirds, 21c; state dairy
finest, 25q251zc; good to prime, 23a241zcs
common to fair, 19d211ac; process, special,
23d2312c; extras, 22q225sc; first, 201ad21c;
seconds, 1S1zd191sc; factory, current make,
ffrsts, 2012c asked; seconds, 191zc.
CHEESE - Market unsettled. State
whole milk specials, 131zc; large, colored
and white, average fancy, 1215a123Lc;
state whole milk, daisies best, 14c; skins,
112Q11c.
EGGS-Market irregular. Fresh extras,
22G24c; extra firsts, 20Q21c; firsts, 1870
Tic; refrigerator. first season, storage
charges paid, 20d21c; state Pennsylvania
and nearby hennery white. fancy large.
new laid, 28Q30c; western gathered white,
1SQ23c.
POULTRY-Dressed Irregular; western
chickens. 14@19c; fowls, 1315d161kc; tur-
KEYS 12d3Oc
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MARKET NERVOUS
Grain Prices Hold Comparative
Iy Firm at Chicago.
Provision Offerings Are Light
But Are Well Taken.
CATTLE RECEIPTS BIG.
Quotations for Hogs Steady
With Heavy Arrivals.
Stocks Make Shsw OF Strength
at the Opening.
CATTLE RECEIPTS BIG

Chicago. Aug. Wheat to-
Jay was nervously firm at the opening but
prices later declined to a bit above Sat
urdays close September opened 1kG1Ac
70 7sQS4e at 9O1sc to Gle and held within
that range. December started 5z0ssc to q
994c higher at 9514c to $3.50 but sold back
sc higher at 95Lc
CORN-Corn started higher in sympathy
win wheat December 54Qssc over Satur-
day at 62Ac to 62ssc and held steady.
The close was strong. December &c up
at 62%c. ~
OATS-A demand from commission
houses and light country offerings held
oats steady December opened nc to sc
up at 45c to 45Ac and held firm
VISIONS-ProVtsions were nervous
put offerings were light and well taken
January pork opened 71sc up at $3.50;
January lard a shade down at S9.05 to
Ss.V'1a and advanced to $9.121h and Jan
uary ribs a shade up at So z21h
RYE-No. 2, s5086c.
BARLEY-7Oc.
TIMOTHY-S125 0614-50.
CLOVER-$13. 0061l9.OO
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HOW FAR DOES L L SOUND
Is Farm Out of sight Worth 100000.
Court Is Asked

Mamaronek. n. Y. Aug 2S.-How
far Long Island sound can be seen
and whether or not real estate
broker has the right to exaggerate the
advantages of a piece of property are
two questions the state supreme court
Will be asked to decide
The issue is brought about by the
refusal of Joseph r. Grismer, theat-
rical manager, to take title to a farm
here on the ground that it does not
afford a view of Long Island sound,
although it was advertised by the real
estate broker to have that advanta ge-
He agreed to purchase the property
for 100000.
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TARIFF FOR POLITICS.
Is What the President calls the Demo-
Graf Policy.

Beverly. Mass, Aug. 2S.-Throwing a
spirited challenge to his opponents on
the tariff issue in politics, President
Taft Saturday afternoon at Hamilton,
Mass, near here, accused them of max
ing "a tariff for politics only" This
new policy he substituted for the older
one of tariff fer revenue only
1t is a speech which Democrats and
their insurgent allies are bound to re-
gard as flank movement. Most OF
them are recuperating from the ses-
sion of congress with a blue cross over
September 10 on their calendars. rms
is the date when the president begins
his campaign trip in the west.
Members of the Essex Republican
club, which had met on the estate OF
Representative A. p. Gardner, hoWled
in the unadulterated delight Of New
England protectionists. They number
ed about 500 and before the president
arrived had dined under a big tent
It was the opening of the campaign
in Massachusetts, to defeat Governor
Eugene N. Foss for reelection. Sena-
tor Lodge and Representative Gardner
joined the president in putting courage
into the hearts Of the Essex county Re
publicans.
The president modified somewhat his
credit to the Democrats in congress for
not playing politics with reciprocity and
accused them of taking that course
with tariff bills. He described the tariff
bills which he vetoed as conceived in
an unnatural alliance" and assailed
with cauSt1c Crluc1Sm the men WIZ
clamored for tariff commission and
then refused to wait for its report.
Bills CareIessiy Framed.
mo tariff bill within our recollec-
ton" he said of the cotton bill, has
ever passed with SO little care.
1T may be- said the president, that
the rates in the bill would constitute
a proper reduction, but nobody knows,
certainly not the trainers of the bill
They were plainly measures made to
appeal to a supposed popular demand
and with the hope that by the veto
which they had every reason to ex-
pect they might invite popular hostih-
ty to the executive and the party OF
which he is the head
Not only did the president criticise
the tariff policy of the Democrats. but
he laid down that of his own party
when he said The time Of the Chi
nesa wall and the duties exceeding the
difference in the cost of production here
and abroad has passed, and we of the
Republican party are under obligation
as soon as opportunity comes to advo-
cate and carry through a revision of the
tariff which shall meet the present pop
ulac demand, and to which we are
really pledged
To this he added his promise to rec
ommend revision based upon the re-
port Of the tariff board in December.
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CUT OFF BY STORM.
Charleston and Savannah Without
Communication With World.

Columbus, s. c., Aug. ga severe
storm which struck Charleston and Sa-
vannah last night seems to be center
ing in the same locality today. Indica-
tions are that 1t is moving northward
Both cities were completely cut of
from communication with the outside
world today and it is therefore tnpos-
sible to ascertain the extent of the
damage wrought by the storm.
A message this afternoon from
Branchville. 20 miles from CharIest on.
states there is three feet of water in
the Charleston union station, partially
confirming earlier reports that Charles
ton was menaced by a flood. The mes
sage also says no trains have left
Charleston since 8 o'clock last night.
At IL o'clock Southern railway Of
ficials were advised from SummerVile,
20 miles north of Charleston, that wa
ter had flooded the Charleston union
station. The Southern railway passen-
wer train due to leave Charleston at
800 a. m. and scheduled to arrive here
at 6:55, had not left Charleston. : he
Atlantic Coast Line has no telegraphic
communication with Charleston but
fore five or six hours at the earliest
Washington Can't Reach Them.
Washington, Aug. 28.-No reports
were available at the weather bureau
as to the intensity or the direction IF
of the storm that broke on
the oOuLh = aAO4AiioA SO0-9s Us SSA SAe1S = =
to noon today the weather bureau Of
ficials had been unable to get in touch
either with Charleston or Savannah
and the commercial telegraph com
panies promised no immediate assist
ance. The most recent reports indicate
that the storm is still central over
South Carolina near the coast. The pre-
diction is that it will move northward
inside the coast line Previous storms
Of a similar character have lost in
tensity as they passed to the interior of
the country Wind, rain and showers
are predicted by the weather bureau
for the interior district east of the
Mississippi as an outgrowth of the
southern storm.
Storm warnings were ordered dis /
played on the Atlantic coast from Fort /
Monroe Va to Jacksonville, Fla.
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NOW He IS IN JAIL.
Mexican Socialist Attacks Taft, Al
fonso and the Kaiser.

Ell Paso, Aug. 28.-L. Gutierres de
Lara, former editor of a Socialist pa
per in Los Angeles and more recently
captain in Francisco I. Madero's in
jail in Torreon on charges of assail-
ing President Taft, King Alfonso of
Spain, and Emperor William of Ger
many, in recent public speeches.
In a speech at Torreon, De Lara,
speaking of President Taft said: He
is out for cash and cares not for OPP
pressing the poor as long as he can
favor his rich friends"
Under the Diaz regime De Lara
fled from Mexico. where he had been
a Judge. Later he was arrested in
Los Angeles, but his extraditio was
denied.
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Kansas City. Aug. 2s.-WHEAT-C,ash:
Market unchanged No. hard, si497c;
No. 3, 9Oq961zc; No. , red, S9G90c; Nc. g.
S7dSS1zc.
CORN-Market unchanged. No. mix ed,
6l1zG62c; No. 8, 61a6115c; No. white 6f5kc
No 3, 61lzc.
OArS-Market unchanged. No. white,
4S94S1ec; No ? mixed, 4l1xa421sc
RYES2dS3c.
- H aa1 HYaMarket weak. Choice timothy,
BUTTER-Creamery, 25c; firsts, &c 4;
seconds, 21c; packing stock, lie.
EGGS-Extras, 213kc; firsts. 1910; sec
onds, lie.
WHEAT-Receipts. 2O6 cars
CLOSE: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 9O5kc;
December, 93ssc; May, 9sl409SSsc.
ORN-September, 615sc; December,
e0s4Q603sc; May, 64lzG641tc.
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ST. MARYs RETREAT CALLS MANY
Jesuit Fathers Enthusiastic over Plans
for 1912.

st. Marys, Kan, Aug. 2s.-Two hun
dred and fifty-one laymen. represent
ing Chicago, Kansas City, st. Louis,
Memphis, Milwaukee and many other
cities of the central west, participated
in the three religious retreats at St
Mary's college this year The third
retreat closed this week There were
102 Iaymen in attendance and a num-
Der of these on-Catholics. Encour-
aged by the large attendance and the
great interest shown this year, the
Jesuit Fathers are highly enthusiastic
over plans for 1912 and 1t already has
been decided to repeat the exercises on
a larger scale.
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SQUARE DEAL NOT LOSING.
That Is opinion of Lieutenant Cover
nor Hopkins.

r. J. Hopkins, lieutenant governor,
is ready to take issue with the proph-
Els who declare that Kansas is not so
progressive as she once was. Hopkins
home is at Garden City, in the Big
Seventh district, and he believes that
the western Kansas farmers are as
strong as ever for the principles OF the
square deal in politics
Hopkins can see no good in the pro-
posed committee nomination of par
ty candidate for congress from the
Second district and does not hesitate
to say so. He is for a state wide pr1-
mary to select delegates to the nation
al convention Governor Hopkins
spent the day in Topeka on legal bust
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THIEF STEALS AUTO.
New Car Taken from Garage in Day
light.

Horton, Kan, Aug. 2S.@The bold
est robbery in the records of this coun-
ty occurred Sunday noon when a
stranger broke into the back door of
Fred Burkhalter's garage here, picked
out a new model 81 Buick car. filled it
with gasoline and oil, backed out the
front door and drove away
Several people saw the man, but the
loss of the car was not discovered until
late Sunday night. The Anti-Horse
Thief association has taken the mat
ter up and the membership of three
counties is out looking for the stranger
and the missing car.
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Pone Pi,,s Has Recovered

Rome. Aug. 28.-Pope Plus this
morning received in audience Cardin-
al Seraphin VannUtelli, grand peni-
Tertiary of the holy Catholic church,
and also the Rev. Martin Tritschler V
Cordova. archbishop of Yucatan.
Cardinal Merry Del Val, the papal
secretary of state, who delayed his
vacation during the recent illness of
the pope. today went to Montemario,
where he will stay for the remainder
Of the summer
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Chicago, Aug. 2s.-CATTLE-Recefp
estimated at $4,000. Market steady.
Beeves, So 10as.O0; Texas steers. S4.4OG6. 40;
western steers s4.25d690; stockers and
feeders. 81. 1O65.5O; cows and heifers, s. $50
CSC: calves, $6.OOdS.75.
HOGS-Receipts estimated at $4,000.
Market steady. Light, S7.25d7s5; mixed,
s7.O507.75; heavy. $69Od765; rough, 1900
ITO: good to choice heavy, S7.10SI7.65; pigs
S4.85G17. go; bulk of sales, $7.20a750.
SHEEP Receipts estimated at 10000
Market weak to Zoe lower. Native, $2l5lD
80; western, S2.50d365; yearlings, $2-5O6
80; lambs, native. $4.00d6.60; western,
81. 1876 70.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts. I'll, 900 bushels: ship
ments 246, 900 bushels.
CORN-Receipts, $4,000 bushels; ship
ments $4,000 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat "a cars, with
80 of contract grade corn 1862 cars, with
1872 of contract grade: oats. 14S cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago. Min
neapOlis and Duluth today were 66S cars,
compared with Az cars last week and 991
cars the corresponding day a year ago.
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ceiyfrI Is. 900. Including $50 southerns. Mar
ket strong. Native steers, $5.2508.20;
southern steers, $4.00Q5. rs; soutehrn cows
heifers, 81 75l7.25; stockers and feeders,
s3.2505.75; bulls. $3.0Oq4.5O; calves, $425G
TBS; western steers, s4.75d7.60; western
COWS, $2SOQ4.75.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 Market steady
Bulk of sales, $7.20d7 40; heavy, $715d7.3O;
packers and butchers, $7.10d7.45; lights,
$7.15d74O.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Market steady.
Muttons So. 2503.75; lambs. S5-5Od6.75; range
wethers and yearlings, s3.25d425; range
ewes, S2.SO03.75.
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Chicago. Aug. 2s.-BUTTER-Mark
firm. Creameries, 20d26c; diaries, 1Sd22c.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts. STA
cases; at mark, cases included, 10Q14c;
firsts, 1515c; prime firsts, lie.
CHEESE Market steady. Daisies, 1870
15s4ci Young Americas, 131z413Ac; Long
Horns, 1315G13%c.
INCONSISTENCIES firm. Choice to
fancy $1.2SQ1.30; fair to good, s1.O50Dl.20.
POULTRY-Market steady. Turkeys,
old, l4c; young, zoe; chickens, 13c; springs,
lac.
VI1AL-Market steady. 90 to so Id. WITS,
SGSc; 50 to 80 ID WITS, 912G1Oc IS to ITO ID.
WIS lie
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Wichita, Aug. 2s.-Kansas chiro-
practors viii meet in Wichita Wednes-
day to draft a bill to be presented to
the next Kansas legislature. They
want the state to license them to treat
diseases without the use of medicine.
They treat by masssg &c and what they
call adjustments They are not now
recognized by the state
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dered a verbal opinion in which he
sald the new books could be used. pro-
Vlded that the prescribed course was
not neglected in the school room. It
Is on this theory that the defense
ton