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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
INCENDIARY FIRES.
Eight Alarms From the West Side
Last Night.

Selecting a night when the fire
alarm service would be crippled nat
uraIly on account of a severe cleo
trical storm and when confusion
would result in telephone connections
unknown persons started three incen-
diary fires in Topeka last night. One
| thousand dollars will cover the entire
| loss Quick work by the fire COM
panies responding to the alarms was
! all that saved a tremendous loss in
| dwellings, in the vicinity of Seven
teenth and Harrison streets.
The fires destroyed property at the
following named places:
House, 1928 Buchanan street; loss,
$50
Barn, 1717 Harrison street; loss.
Barn, 1919 Harrison, loss $3.50.
Barn, 1716 Harrison street, loss
$1OO.
Rarn, 1921 Harrison street, loss 500.
Shed, 1888 Harrison street, loss IS
Blacksmith shop, 1888 Kansas ave-
nue., loss $50.
The first fire occurred at 1928
Buchanan street. 1t was in a house
He was sleeping on the porch and
awoke to find the interior of the
front room in flames. The fire was
extinguished with a small loss. In
dications of an incendiary origin were
found by Chief Wilmarth of the fire
departm ent.
The second fire at a few minutes
past midnight started in a barn owned
by Harry Smelser, at 1717 Harrison
street Before discovered it had spread
to the barn owned by c. c. Lytle at
1719 Harrison street. Sparks and fly
ing brands started fires at 1716 Har-
rison street in a barn owned by f.
Fl. Alsdorf and in barn at 1921
Harrison street, owned by Mrs. Mary
weather A shed owned by Harry
Strong at 1888 Harrison street was
included in the loss.
Chief Wilmarth in his motor car
arrived at the fire before the hose
and chemical companies and with his
driver he succeeded in saving adjoin-
ing residence property by the use of
garden hose and buckets.
The blacksmith shop fire will be in
vestigated by the fire department.
The shop is owned by w. F. Cation
at 1886 Kansas avenue. Early Tues
day morning fire was discovered here
by a patrolman of the police depart
ment. He extinguished the fire with
out the aid of the fire companies.
Early this morning he discovered fire
here again and he called out the fire
apparatus.
Chief Wilmarths discovered cans and
jugs of gasoline scattered throughout the
building Gasoline had been sprinkled on
the walls, he says.
The fire department will make every ef-
fort to run down the cause of the in
cendiary fires
city caused alarm from all sections of
town. Persons aroused on account of the
severe thunder storm saw the blaze and
thought it was a fire at the state fair
grounds. The fire department headquar-
ters' telephones were beseiged with calls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
STATE FAIR NOTES.


John T. Stimson, secretarv ~ tto
Missouri fair at Sedalia. which win
| open october 2S, and J. b. Kerr -
st. Joseph, Mo, secretary of the In
&c GCernatlonaI stock show were visitors
at the fair Tuesday They exDreesed
surprise at the fine showing made m
Qlsplays, and were surprised to see ~
large an attendance
one of the interesting attractions Of
the = in l. shows at the State Fa5r
grounds is a man, c. A. PiIerir9 -. a.
aithough he has no hands or feet is =
| clever cartoonist. He draws a O.
toon In five minutes by the clever nae
~ ms stunps. He married a Kansas
sIrI. his home is in Pennsylvania
With the Superba show OF The
workman & Allen Shows United e
Blliy warren who was at one time
employed in the Santa F'e offices. War
Ien IS son of William Warren or
1149 Lincoln street He manages +be
show mentioned above.
votes for Women" are in evidence
on on the fair grounds; that is the Good
Government club has booth on the
grounds where the equal suffrage cam
paign is being pushed
Ihe Modern WOOdmen Of America
are represented on the grounds with
booth. W
A 3-year-oId son of J. H. Scott q
prosperous colored man who farms
south of Topeka. little RAYMOND scorf
Is perhaps the youngest exhibitor on
IaInaT entered
little Jersey calf for him. Little
Raymond was handed a third prize
ribbon by the judges.
Mrs Bud White and her sister
Mrs II. Cave, were badly shaken
when as a result of a runaway Tues
day afternoon they were thrown out
OF buggy. TIE horse became fright
ened in passing one of the horse barns
on the grounds. An ambulance which
was on the grounds carried them to an
emergency hospital.
Frozen in a large cake Of ice in the
arts building is a watch made by an
INDIANA company. The watch con-
tinues to keep time, and the novelty Of
the thing is attracting considerable at
tention.
The lunch counters maintained bv
local church organizations are doing
The First Methodist, Euclid Avenue
Methodist. Swedish Baptist. First
Congregational and Grace Cathedral
churches are represented.
Topeka exhibitors took a lions
share of the awards in the poultry de-
partment. There are two or three 10
cal poultry fanciers who are recOz-
nized as having some of the best fowls
In the country in their respective
breeds.
The Dougherty Business college Is
issuing q little one sheet daily paper
that is being distributed to the fair
visitors.
A. A. Knapp, a deputy state factory
inspector has ordered the exhibitors of
machinery in operation to place rail-
inRs around the exhibits for the pro-
lection of the public
The Kansas motorists will be the
guests of the Kansas State Fair asso-
citation Thursday. The driver of each
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11

there are no inconsiderate motorists
whizzing by and scattering clouds of
dirt behind" said Mrs. Watson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
HE'LL WALK A YEAR.
Atchison Contractor and Wife on Hike
for Health.

Kansas City. Sept. IA pnysf-
clans wager that E A. Watson, a
building contractor of Atchison, Kan.
would regain his health by a year of
walking and living in the open in all
kinds of weather has led Mr.. Watson
and his wife to start on trip to Flor
ida by way of Texas. They left Atchi-
son September 5 and hikeG to Kansas
City in two days.
They move le1surely and only in the
cooler hours of the day. They expect
to be not less than year on the hike.
After that they will settle in the most
pleasant climate they find on their
walk.
I'VE follow railroad tracks mostly.
because they are Dot so dusty and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
BULL MOOSE FUND.
The Campaign Expenses Are Outrun-
ming the Receipts.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE Progressive
national party since it was formed Oh
Contributions amounting o S55, 1879 and ex-
pended S55,22S, according to Elon h.
Hooker. the party's national treasurer.
Mr.. Hooker's announcement was in the
form of a statement which also showed
that unpaid bills up to September Z
rent nrintine ana ofbar oo-I+o r'loHs t L'4
standing amount to S53.124
OF the total contributions the New York
headquarters received S5S,327 and Chicago
headquarters S1,S72- The New York ey-
penditures were ST. SO and those Of chi
cago SO. 5510S
The two largest contributors were
George W. Perkins and Frank A Munsev
who gave $4,000 each. George Moore Of
New York and Mrs Charles r 49,
aunt of Gifrord Pinchot. eacir gave Woed- * 90
This 600 contributors were William
wrigley: jr;, of Chicago; W. Emien
A. Soden. of Chicago, and the family Of
Charles Fl. Davis, of South Yarmouth
Moss. Mrs. Emlen Roosevelt gave $500
and Miss Emily T. Carew, a sister of Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt, gave $500. George W
Porter, of Chicago. was credited with one
contribution of 800 and another of 500.
Others who gave $500 each were Jess,,.
\. Hunt of New York; DR.. Edward n
Harris. of Rhode Island; Mary II. Foulks
New York. and J. P. Grie, of New York
Those who gave $3.50 were Paul Block. of
New York; Quene Ferry, Coonley Ill.
and John T. McCutcheon. of Illinois.
The 500 contributors were:
II. y. Henley. Davenport. Ia; Fred
erick l.. Morton, Racine, Wis; w H
Bonner. Detroit. Mich: Nj. p Harrington
ONeil Neb.; Emily D. Dexter. Boston;
Alvin Wortham, New York; R L. Nc
Cabe. New York; Captain Charles c.
Bates, New York; Burton F. Hales, Hi
j ois; Fred Lavenburg, New York; Arthur
st. ]. Newbury, Ohio; Charles Adams,
Georgia: J. c. Doxey, New York: H p
I-esh, Massachusetts; G. e. Everett, Ken
tucky; Herman Waldech. Illinois. Sew
eral hundred contributors sent from 81 to
SIS each. Accompanying the statement IS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
HOT SPELL ENDED
Midnight Rain Brings Murcury
Down 80 Degrees.
After 10 TOrrid Days Relief
Comes.
THE RAIN WAS GENERAL.
All September Heat Records
Had Been Broken.
Fair and Cooler Is Prediction
for Week.
He RAIN WAS GENERAL.

The heaviest thunder storm in three
months struck Topeka at midnight.
the precipitation up to o'clock this
morning measuring 1.29 inches. BY
the hour mentioned the moisture was
coming down in the form of mere
mist. The rain was fairly general in
Kansas. Local rains fell from Colo
rado to Missouri. They were worth
much in money to the farmers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11

The mercury dropped locally II de-
grees in a half hour when the storm
first broke. AT z o'clock this morning
the temperature was but sc degrees,
the lowest mark coached in three
weeks. Thus the siege of hot weather
which lasted for 10 days has been
broken. In that time the thermometer
registered go degrees or above each
day, and when above the 100 degree
mark on one occasion. Nine of the
19 days broke all heat records for the
respective dates. The forecast is for
fair and cooler weather
THE rain was badly needed said
Sunny Flora, the local governn ent
observer, today
The Rain Was General.
From reports received at railroad
of Kansas was soaked with a heavy
rain last night. From the Kansas
Missouri state line to the dry territory
along the borders of Kansas and Colo
rado the water fell in torrents, bene-
fitting the late corn. Frightening up the
pastures. guaranteeing another alfalfa
crop and creating .tock water in all
sections of the state.
The Santa F'e tells of heavy rains
during the night in southeastern
southw estern, north central and west
ern Kansas. The Rock Island testifies
as to a soaking downpoul in north
western points The Union Pacific re-
ports rains all along its lines from
Kansas City to the Colorado state line.
The precipitation varied from one to
two inches. The ground was waiting
for it and no high water will result.
The rain was accompanied by the
most terrific thunder and lightning of
the summer storm period. Telegra ph
and telephone service in parts of the
state was paralyzed. Indications are
that the lightning did considerable
damage to farm property.
In southeastern Kansas the rain
averaged one and d half inches In
eastern Kansas it fell to a depth of
one inch. In central Kansas and in
the western part Of the state two
inches of water soaked in the ground
Following is the record of rainfall
at Kansas government stations:
Concordia, SO; Dodge City, IA:
Dresden, -O2; Emporia. SO. Fort Scott !
.0e; Hanover, 90: Hays City. %; Hor-
Macksville, 90: Manhattan O2: Sc
dan, 90; Wichita. 90: St Joe. 90
Two Different Weather Predictions.
It was IS degrees cooler today at
2 o'clock than Tuesday at the same
hour but still the temperatures for
above normal for this date Wen
bring it down to normal Thursday" I
said sunny" Flora, the local govern /
ment observer this afternoon. ssThe |
mercury will probably be below the |
60 point by morning. The wind is
blowing ten miles an hour from the
north east
Ernest Manogul. amateur weather |
observer, who halls from Lamar, Mo. /
and who claims to be able to outguess-
the government in weather predfc- I
tions, will be in the city for few |
days He will furnish the State Jour
nal with daily forecasts. He uses no /
instruments or information from else
where. depending entirely on observa-
ton or local conditions. His forecast |
for tonight and Thursday follows:
Tonight unsettled weather and |
somewhat cooler with northerly
breezes; Thursday continued unset
tied weather with northeast winds, !
and continuing cool
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
ST. JOE GETS EMS.

Chicago, Sept. 11-Matty Mcintyre,
left fielder of the White Sox team of
the American League, was disposed of
yesterday to the San Francisco club
of the Pacific Coast League. First
Baseman Ems was informed of his
release by the same announcement. He
goes to the st. Joseph team of the
Western League.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
DERBY DECISION GOES
Judges stick to First RuIing-Night
Mist Winner.

1t was announced today at noon by
the judges of the races at the state
fair that their first ruling of Tuesday
on the winner of the Derby race would
stand permanently. The judges dis
qualified two horses for fouling and
gave the race to Night Mist. Shortly
after the race they held up the de-
cision in order to investigate further
into the race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair and cooler tonight and Thurs
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11

an appeal from the national committee
for additional funds.
OF the disbursements. one of the larger
items was $12.137 appro opriated for railway
transportation and speakers expenses.
Funds sent to state committees of .
states amounted to $16.906 For salaries Of
employees 81. .647 has been paid and 5000
has been advanced for expenses at the
Chicago headquarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11

Continued on Page Two.)
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1912-07-10

Never in the entire history of this have bee
Our assortments of summer goods varied ou
Our purchasing facilities surpassed by any S
obbers make efforts please and to hold our
price inducements We, in able to give you tn
Honesty of goods, honesty of prices and-honesty Of
customers demonstrated by the fact that the
We enter each new day with the determination to i
Come and with your eyes how splendidy we arr
profitable from the stand point Of dollars and cents
pay you to shop here Here you will good
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02
UNCLE SANS GOLD BRICK &

The post Office department esti.
mates that the American people lost
$l2O,OOO,eOO last year by swindlers
and fake enterprises largely con.
Quoted through the mails.
All this is tax on the people
Just as much as the one the as
SCISSOR lays. II the people who
dropped this money had been con-
tent to put it into the standard in
vestments that are offered them BY
the thousands, new railroads could
have been built and new factories
started up, all of which would tend
TO create new wealth and keep
money in circulation.
The whole trouble is that a lot
OF gullible people cannot seem to
learn that enterprises that promise
high investment return are risky.
Inc ordinary investor cannot ex-
pect to get much more than per
cent on his money. A woman with
no knowledge Of business, unless she
can have the personal advice and
careful attention Of some competent
business man who is acting from dis
interested motives, makes a mistake
IN trying to get more than 4 or
Az per cent.
When an enterprise solicits the
ana OF the general public and prom
ises 10 per cent, the small investor
shouid keep out. or take the advice
OF conservative banker. If there
was good security for the invest
h'ent 1t would have been snapped I'D
by wealthy men long before.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02
THE THIRD PARTY

The Third Party is an assured fact
In Idaho, despite the fact that shuch
action was frowned upon by Senator
Borah, gentleman for whom the
party managers profess great regard
while realizing that any degree of
success on their part would elect q
Democratic house and defeat Borah
Last week at the New Jersey Roose-
welt Bedlam, held in a hall beautifully
decorated with 1903 pictures of the
Only Honest Man on Earth. the son
OF Roosevelt's employer, owner of the
Outlook, Mr.. Harold ]. Rowland
brought in platform embodyine the
ideas that will in all probability he
adopted with more noise than anv IA
socialist conventions ever dreamed
of-and without even suggestion of
a change.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02
OBSERVATIONS.

The thunder and lightning recent.
ly has reminded me of an incident
which happened not long ago In a
school house near here. A preach
er from other parts was holding q
series of meetings which were well
attended; the minister had brains,
knowledge pf the Scriptures and
lung power. One of our city preach
ers went to hear, and being edited
agreed with most that he said.
But" said he, you are noisy
preacher"
Immediately the preacher replied
Eyes, l suppose I am; and l don't
know that thunder ever killed any
body, but it does keep people
awake"
For my part l can say that east
and west l have attended many SER
vices, heard many sermons, and
from all kinds of preachers of many
different denominations, and in the
course of time listened to some
pretty thin and thoughtless sermons,
but believe never one. out of which
l did not get some good. I have
decided that it is our attitude that
settles that question.
I have not seen an interesting
fact about the Baltimore conven-
ton mentioned in our western pa
pers. Here is one:
A story of how William Jennings
Bryan, in order not to hurt the feel
ings of Mrs. Taft, wife of the presi-
dent, omitted from the original text
of his now famous Ryan-Belmont-
Morgan resolution, certain caustic
references to the so-called steam
roller" methods of the republican
national convention, to President
Taft as alleged recipient Of favors
from the interests is told by
Robt. F. Rose, of Helena, Mont,
former private secretary to Mr..
Bryan, who acted as his confidential
stenographer at Baltimore.
ION going to the convention hall
in Baltimore" says Mr.. Rose, "Mr.
Bryan was told that Mrs. Taft was
in the audience and out of consid-
GRAFTON for her feelings he struck
from the resolution all reference to
the president. After the resolution
was adopted asked If he purposely
h.o omitted that part of the resolu-
ton dictated to me. I purposely
omitted it, he said, Mrs. Taft occu-
pied box and l desired to do moth
ing which would subject her to hui
OBSERVER.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02
on a part of their very commur,,,,

on a part OF their very Commute
life. unity
II there is grave Injustice On -,
part OF the public servant, comnst,'
ton might be justified as 49,
able measure to wipe out the nus,,
service company and sunn,op. 'i .s
with one known to be more ~,
eral. 'p-
But, since it is a known fac, ~.
two public utility companies co.
not exist in any community ~
long competition, it is baby puh,io
policy to incur the waste Of dun,,
cate systems. p'-
AS long as the public utility :,
managed wisely with the spirit 80
liberality, it seems to the cor,o
vative mind to be a very grave erra.
to invite the ultimate waste Of oon,
petition for slight temporary ad
vantages.
The community that shows q ut,
lingness to permit a fair profit on
the initiative, energy and ability -,
the public servant is bound to 10
favored by early improvements ana
developments. 1t is real boo..
for the community to have the 70
putation for spirit of co-operat,o,
with the public service companie.
and reasonableness in judging them
When a public service comnarv
voluntarily lowers rates, shows on.
terprise in developing the field and
maintains the proper attitude in all
matters concerning the general wei.
fare and advancement of the com.
munity, it is worth while to accord
it the same degree of confidence
encouragement and consideration
that one business man gives another
or that any citizen expects Of h,s
neighbor. Il
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02
A TYPEWRITER RECORD.

Miss Florence E. Wilson of Spo-
Kane, Wash, broke the worlds rec
ora Tor one hours work, totalline
1919 words.
A remarkable achievement indeed
yet as Miss Wilson made 6S errors
II Is not quite in the line along
which typewriting schools should
strive to perfect their pupils.
Accuracy in typewriting Is better
than speed. Nothing annoys a bust
ness man more than to find errors
which give the impression that he
old not know enough to correct
them.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORA
TONS.

There is a fundamental different
between public service and manu-
featuring or merchandising. The
public service company can never
move away from it's birthplace.
1t grows as a part of the community,
whereas stock of goods can be
easily moved about or a factory
can change location.
The public utilities companies
have always been given the right
of eminent domain in recognition
Of the fact that they are essentially
part of the community from which
they spring. e.sf=
When the community invites COM
petition to the public servant, they
are taking severe means of attack
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02
THE REAL WEALTH.

There once was a man
An industrious man
Who knew but the lure of gold:
And all life long
did he work and slave,
And stinted his body
and soul to save.
But he shrieked with fright
When he faced the hour
That stripped him bare
Of his Wanted power,
And made him render
to Mother Earth
The elements loaned to him
at his birth.
To his dying eyes.
did the truth unfold:
A man cannot serve
both his God and Cold
There once was a man
Just common man
Who learned the Lesson OF Love.
And he did his work @
with a smile and song,
And helped his toiling
brother along,
While the Rich Man sneered
and called him fool,
And thought of him only
as tool.
But he smiled with love 'l''
at the setting sun SO
That warned him his sands Y
of life had run, ha a
For he saw in the light :.
of death that Love
Was a wealth he could carry
with him above.