davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25
20 so~oeoeses~oeeeoeeoeoeeess

in a building that cost Topeka $4,000
Home patriotism, this,
Tomorrow will dawn with Washbrrn
legiate football game at the Washburn
yard tomorrow afternoon. Ottawa prom
ises to make the Blue fight for every
inch of ground gained. 1t will be game
worth going to see.
The pipe organ committee of the Com
mercial club today definitely accepted the
contract Of the Laemmle Film company
OF Omaha for the picture of the last game
Of the worlds series, Boston vs.. New
day and Wednesday nights.
The girls and boys rooter clubs OF
Washburn college will sit in separate sec
tons OF the grandstand in the course of
the game NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VS.. OF
tawa- The band will be in the girls sec
pull Of some entirely new stunts in
roofing.
The Commercial club is arranging an
additional entertainment for the members
of the State Teachers association on Fri
day night November S. It will be a coz
cert in the Auditorium. Dean Horace
and the Inter-City coored quartette OF
Kansas City, will sing.
The I. o. o. F. lodges in Topeka will
get together to work towards procuring
the new state headquarters building f,~
Topeka A new building was authorized
recently in Independence. 1T will be re-
membered. The building will cost ap-
proXimately $4,000. and the money will D,
voted at the election next May.
Mayor Billiard has received a letter from
the State Agricultural college informing
him that Saturday morning the K. S. \.
c. Motorcycle club. twenty strong. will
pass through Topeka on their wav to the
annual AggieK.- L. football game Al
Lawrence The Aggie pop-pops want the
Topeka supporters to meet them on Kan
sas avenue at 10 O'Clock
Subscriptions for the factory aid plan
may not be taken until after the election
In the meantime the plan will be put in
printed form which will give those inter
ested an opportunity to study it carefully
A committee of the Topeka Clearirg
House association met Thursday night
with the promotion committee for the
Commercial club and endorsed the plan
after a few small changes had been
made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25
NEWKANSASROAD
Line Proposed From Republic
County to Kansas City.
Old TOpeka-SOuthwestern Right
of Way Through This City.

Another step toward the construc-
ton of a abroad from central Kan
sas through Topeka to Kansas City
was taken today when an organization
of capitalists called the North Ameri-
can Midland Railroad company took
over the property of the Winnipeg,
Salina * Gulf road. The papers were
tiled in the office of the secretary of
state this afternoon. The latter road
is the dream of H. Leone Miller of
Salina who was brought before the
federal court recently
The plan of the North American
Midland railroad is to build from Re
public county down to Salina. thence
to Mcpherson and. then over to Mar
ion. Herin gton, Council Grove. From
Council Grove the line would follow
the right of way of the old Topeka
into Topeka by way of
Eskridge. From Topeka the line would
be built to Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25
FALL Time TABLE.
Rock Island Issues New Schedule for
Kansas Trains.

The complete fall time card of the
Rock Island Lines affecting trathc
through Topeka and Kansas has been
announced from the office of James a
Stewart general passenger agent IN
Topeka today. The new schedule re-
veals d number of changes, also the
addition of a new train between Her
ington and Liberal. 1t goes into et-
feet November 5.
The new time cards follows:
No. 35. Oklahoma mail, no change
Leaves Topeka $40 a. m.
No. II, Texas express. no change
Leaves Topeka 1918 noon
No g. Golden State limited, leaves
Topeka 1 p. m, fifteen minutes later
than old time.
No. q. Colorado express. leaves To-
peka 1:23 o. M, fifteen minutes later
than old time.
No. SO. Colorado Flyer, leaves To-
peka sos p. m. No change.
No. 81. Firef1y, leaves Topeka $50
D. M ten minutes earlier than old
No. 1. Californian. leaves Topeka
1:O5 a. m. No change.
No. %, Oklahoma and Texas ex-
press, leaves Topeka 1920 a. m. No
change. -
No "a. Kansas City-St. Joseph Ex-
press. leaves Topeka 1855 a. m. fifteen
minutes earlier than the old time.
No. 32 FREELY. leaves Topeka 5:45 a.
m. no change.
No. 40 Kansas City and ST. Louis
Flyer. leaves Topeka 7:4O a. m. no
change.
No %. Kansas City Fast Day Line
leaves Topeka 2:25 p. m. no change.
No u. Chicago Limited. leaves To-
peka 1926 p. m. no change.
No 4. Golden State Limited, leaves
Topeka 6.15 p. m, no change
No So. Kansas City and ST. Louis
Fast Mail, leaves Topeka 7:40 p. M.
fifteen minutes earlier than old time.
No. ?. Chicago Special, leaves Topeka
1875 p. M, one hour earlier than old
time.
The new train between Harrington and
Liberal relieves Nos. and of doing
local business between these two points
and facilitates Colorado service on this
''all class train to the west. 1t leaves
Herington at I a. M. for Liberal and
arrives in Liberal at p m. Returning
it leaves Liberal at 2:3O p. m.. and ar
riVes in Herington at midnight connect
ing with No "a coming to Topeka
Omaha and Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25
GOES FREE
Wichita Bank President Leaves Pris-
on on Technically.

Levi S. Naftzger, Wichita bank
president, convicted with the motor
ious Callahan gang in the disposal oil
stolen stamps, has been pardoned by
a reversed verdict in the United states
circuit court of appeals.
This case was one of the most SEN
sational, certainly the most important,
that has been tried in the Kansas
federal court recently. The fact that
the prisoners included a bank preSi-
dent. a chief of police, and a @otorious
safe blower added interest for the
rapacious readers of criminal news.
Frank Burt, the officer. was par
doned. after paying a $1,000 fine, be-
cause he supplied valuable informa-
ton in the case; Callahan is serving
his time in the state penitentiary
Naftzger, although he has lost caste,
goes scot free. The trio were con-
victed before Judge Pollock in March.
1911 NaftzEer appealed to the en-
cult court on the grounds that it Wa;
not proven the stamps were stolen;
the court has not only revoked its de-
cision, but has ordered the case
stricken from it's books.
The stamp gang was exquisitely or
ganized; one cent, two cent, five cent.
and books of stamps disappeared reg
uIarly and mysteriously- from differ
ent postoffices about once a week.
The members of the organization
passed their booty to Callahan, VINO
delivered it to Burt; whence, at 50
cents on the dollar. it was deposited
with Naftzgar. Many of the stan; rs
were sold to a local doctor, who 6ld
an enormous amount of advertising.
The discovery and conviction were
sensational in the extreme.
Nothing has been heard here" said
Morton Albaugh, clerk of the Uni; ec
States district court, except what was
contained in the dispatch. The man
date will probably be received in GO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25
1T IS DEMORALIzINC.

Says w. c. T. L. of Omaha OF ''Secrct
of Suzanne"
Omaha. Neb., Oct. 25.-"The Secret
of Susanna as given by the Chicago
Grand Opera company in Omaha last
week. is demoralizing and unfit
for public presentation, according to
the Omaha w. G. T. u, which today
passed resolutions condemning the
production. The opinion was express
ed that it is a perversion of harmony
to link music so beautiful as that of
the opera with cigarette smoking
woman.
The Secret of Susanna" will play at
the Auditorium at Topeka October %,
under the auspices of the Ad club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25
AT THE THEATERS.

Neil O'Brien. who. with his big
minstrel company will appear AT the
Grand tonight, has conceived, written
and produced for his entertainment
two clever character sketches which
have been received with great favor
and pronounced by many the two best
acts depicting the humorous and SEN
timental side of life which the stage
has witnessed for a long time. One is
called 'Tn the Philippines and is de-
scribed as comic tragedy In two
scenes" Mr.. O'Brien assumes 4 char
acter said to be a distinct ty pc, to
which he lends his subtle humor
with great effect. He is assisted by a
cast of twelve characters. The other
is an original idea entirely new to the
minstrel stage which Mr.. OBrien has
named "A Touch of Nature 1t is
full of sentiment and music ard is
spoken of as IAN idyllic picture of
the olden times" depicting in song
and character representation recollec-
tions of old DAYS. the scenes and times
of our forefathers being recalled in
quaint melody of long years ago In
addition to these two elaborate feat
ures. the program contains several de-
cided novelties and Innovations and
introduces a coterie of comedians vo-
calists and dancers of much rromi-
nence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-20

revive from the shock and ride away
from the scene Of the disaster
Theer will be a song service at the
Trinity Methodist church tomorrow
morning at II o'clock Miss Ada Belle
smith late graduate of the Boston
Conservatory of Music, will render two
violin solos, and other musicians OF
well known ability will take part
among whom will be Mrs Roberts,
Mrs Lucius WEIGH, and Mrs waiter
Howe.
Charley Hyde's team attached to his
baggage wagon broke loose from the
hitching post near. Tanners hardware
store, on Texas street, this afternoon
about 3:15 o'clock and started at a
lively clip to san Antonio street On
reaching san Antonio street they
turned east with increased speed On
FL Paso street they came in contact
with Johnsons WagOnette and stopped
Slight damage was done to the wagon
cite and harness Of the runaway team
I'VE are going to have a candidate
in the field this fall for county asses
sor" said a G. H man yesterday. we
think the railroad men should be rep
resented in a county office and we
have agreed on a man who can win
hands down if nominated His name
is Joe Grant, a lifelong Democrat and
a good man." To a reporter Mr. Grant
said: yes, I am out for the nomfna-
ton of county assessor at the request
of nv friends and will do my best to
secure it. If nominated and elected l
will serve the people to the best Of
my ability"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-20
WANTS JUBILEE AT
NEW WINTER RESORT
Fortner Invites Merchants
to Hold Festival at the
Rancho Mt. Franklin.

Next fall, Ell PasO's fall festival and
jubilee will be held at the Rancho ut.
Franklin resort, if W. A. FORMERS in
vitation is accepted. Mr.. Fortner. who
is promoting the ranch resort, has in
vited the chamber of commerce and the
merchants to hold their fall festival
and fair at the new resort as a part OF
the opening of the big S1,0000O0 win
ter resort. Mr.. Fortner says he will
have autOm chile races and an automo-
bile show in connection with the an
nual fair, and that the use of the
grounds will be given free. so that the
people of FL Paso Will have an oppor-
tunity to see how extensive the Mt.
Franklin resort will be- The auto
races which Mr.. Fortner is planning
for the opening of the 15-mile speed.
way, will include the national drivers
and all of the big automobile cOmpa-
MES will be invited to make displays
of their new cars at the opening show.
I would be glad to entertain the
fall festival at the Rancho Mt. Frank
lin resort" Mr. Fortner says, "and if
the people Of FL PaSo wish to join with
our company in celebrating the opening
OF the resort, we will be glad to do
everything possible to make next years
fair a success. The automobile speed
way will be completed and will be ded-
icated with a series of championship
races at that time; the coliseum will be
opened with a national automobile
show. and the Rock Island will run ex-
cursions to FL Paso for these events.
To have the Os-Aple parade and the
fall festival there at the same time
would show the eastern people that we
have the backing of FL Paso in our eff
forts to establish first class winter
resort club in the southwest"
Contracts for the wells, reservoir and
irrigation system were closed Tuesday
morning and work will begin this week
on this preliminary work. J. B. Crit
fling, bookkeeper at J. J. LongwelTs
stables, has been employed by Mr.. Fort
ner as his secretary and will be in
charge of the offices. on the fourth
floor of the American National bank
building.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-20
END OF TRE REVOl. UTTON
August 20, 1882.
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.

stantly contagious, and soon most OF
the men were fording the stream hard
after the rash major.
Crossing without moleStation, they
reached the top of the ridge, when
their troubles began in dead earnest:
From front and flanks they received
a deadly fire from the indians and
their Canadian allies They had been
ambushed, and the invisible foe shot
them down like dogs
Outnumbered three to one, and pres
emily quite surrounded, they fought
like the brave men they were until
they realized that to remain longer
was to be annihilated, whereupon they
broke through the fiery Gordon and
escaped as best they could
SiXty-seven Kentuckians were killed
outright and many of the wounded
were afterward massacred. The loss
of the Canadians and Wyandottes was
never known. as they carried away
their killed and wounded
But the redmen made no more trou-
Bile for Kentucky. The treaty of peace
deprived them of their British backing,
and the United states was left to deal
with them after its own way. The
memory of the brave fight that was
put UP by the handful Of frontiersmen
fingered with them. and, with no hope
OF help from England. they gave the
Kentuclians a grand letting alone
Such in brief, is the story of the last
battle of the war OF the revolution. Be
ginning away up in Massa chusetts, the
great struggle ended at Blue Lick, KY,
a region that was an unknown wilder
ness when the struggle began
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-20

IMPOSITION public schools experimental infant
of newly cerfcaed teachers in terms by
report school board
The superintendent long standing and
grown and school the most
part fu dynamite exceedingly 1t to
of the super
rendts report and recommendations but Furthermore that the Pu
actively this matter the standard d
young girls o themselves to be teacher
"out ia teachers $50 have had less tnn
taught you does not reach
her usefulness unt she has had five wears teaching experience you
readily that the usefulness being seriously impaired
1t certainly does need much argument The Superintendent goes on TO say
inexperienced half the school OF II
months, 40 pupils
superintendent expresses opinion five nOvce should
get nd of incompetent teachers is
them" Surely proposal reasonable in view Of the abuses Of
the practice The state normal schools OF texas were %
population other provision for high school
with reference to the city high schools that
fail high school, fail of advancement end OF second year. and
and back here armed with
uaing high belonged The
system school patrons and taxpayers but it also
inducenent to pupils quit
which higher grade
high If a high
exclusively provides
the city school shall
listed it with the school
board pick experienced and well trained teachers taking fe" nOs
special instruction
from experienced inspectors during their ia period This matter has very fire.
quenty been called to the attention the board by The Herald under each sue
ceedng administration,
fng brought officially and formally this fashion
the superintendent for 1t IS probable this opens the way Tor the adopting
compelled to have proportion Of one novice to three teachers
acceptance extending teaching Spanish
athletic
and vomen specially branch O.
familiar the FL
intercourse
speaking speaking
public schools should optional grade but should be
earliest schooling
this
power person
luteIy required in of
highly desirable
adequate
psychology of
games
is in
possessing potentiaty building physical
Al 0 all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-20

-HE last battle of the Revolution
airy war was fought at Blue
4 Lick. Ky. $50 years ago to-
Gay-Aug. 20, 1852.
England died hard, and in ways that
were far from being in strict keeping
with International law tried to post
pone the final surrender as long as
she could It was in consequence of
such tactics that the battle of Blue
Lick was fought
~ On the 10Th Of August. 1852. a force
of several hundred Canadians and Wy
andOtte indians laid siege to Bryan's
station, some five miles from the pres
ent city of Lexington, the capital Of
the famous blue grass region
The next day a party of $50 from
tiersmen, commanded by Daniel Boone,
John Todd and Stephen Trigg, has
tened to the rescue, Notwithstanding
the fact that they were greatly out
numbered by the enemy.
Upon reaching the near neighborhoOd
of the station a council of war was
held to determine upon the line of at
tack Boone's advice was to march 81
lently up the river and fall upon the
rear of the enemy. while, at the same
time, the main attack should be de-
hvered in front.
Unfortunately. this sensible advice
was spoiled by the rash action of a
major named McGary, who dashed his
horse into the river. shouting: Let all
who are not towards follow me-" OF
course, McGary's action was madness,
but it vas madness that became IN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-20
Auditing the County Books

malice" "fical
In
They every
provides audit the
countys months A W
land eworkva by C Fa and &C
audit the cOuntys
Official
refused
do
books
o county o. n
worlds nowadays by informed persons.
Forthcoming appear
vinbe sending o a q
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-20
The Herald's Daily
Short Story

God forbid, Jean dear" Joy filled
his heart at her words
Louise. ma brave he said, sobs
choking him. HE is our SON
Silence fell upon the room-the 81
Ience of whispering fear and eXpectant
i'll Strange sounds filled the air, and
though Nets was 40 miles away, it
seemed to Jean as ne sat at ms WlIf
sick bedside, that the SOUNDS OF patce
were plain in the room .
u will 90 and hear the news, he
said to Louise, and softly went from
the sick room.
His sabots clattered on the rough
stones as he made his way down the
village street He met Eugene Nlllus,
an old CO mrade in arms OF the Crlmean
campaign, and they fell TO taIklnS OF
the war Others came up and listened
to these two old guardsmen as they
spoke of martial things that were De
yond their understanding
Suddenly the cracking of rifle fire
CT the air like a whip lash ana Jean
Barratte and the rest swung rouho IN
alarm. They caught fleetlnS glimpse
of a flying figure entering Jean farm
house. and then, for the first time, as
the cleaning spiked helmets OF the
Prussians who came bursting from the
trees and made a dash at the mouse;
With a cry of anger, Jean hasteneu
as fast as he could up the street; a
staIwart Saxon infantryman stood by
the door with fixed bayOnet and, as ne
saw Jean running toward him, tremp-
ling in blind anger, the soldier thrust
his rifle across the open doorway.
Back" he growled
But Jean Barratte knew no lear
With a yell he flung himself at the
man. who, with a cruel laugh. swung
round his rifle and brought the steel
bound butt crashing down on Jeans
head. Jean fell and lay motionless on
the cobbles. A dark stream ran from
his head and crawled in the grooves
between the stones
Eugene Nillus saw that resistance
was hopeless and sought to revive
Jean Barratte. 1t was then that
loud. agonized cry sent the blood rae
ing through his veins 1t was the
voice of Louise Barratte crying IN
"Jeani Jean, Oh, mercy for my
son. messieurs, mercy"
As Eugene looked up something
came hurtling through the open win
dow, and drops of moisture fell on his
upturned face. Eugene watched, fas-
cinated The something fell on the
roadway with a thud, and lay there IN
a grotesque heap, and as Eugene
looked closer, a cry of horror came
from his lips, for il was the body Of
young Pierre Barratte-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-20
NO HOPE OR FEAR.

I'll PasO, Tex, Aug: 10
Editor FL Paso Herald:
In your issue of August Il, you have
a sage editorial on the action of the
senate committee on judiciary, favor
ably reporting the Kenyon-Sheppard
bill to prevent interstate shipments of
liquor into prohibition territory.
The bill is effectively drawn, and, if
enacted into law. would do all you
specify; but, for that very reason, you
are a true prophet in saying, 1T is not
likely that congress will enact the law
at this time"
Notwithstanding. this bill would put
into practical operation the local self
government doctrine of the liquor
manufacturers and dealers, the prOhi-
bltion Democrats and Republicans gov
ernor Wilson, president Taft, Theodore
Gates of that doctrine, the liquor power
in congress is yet too strong for any
one TO hope or fear that the bill will
become law this year.
The liquor interests oppose it be-
cause 1t would put their doctrine into
practical and adverse operation against
them Congress and the presidential
candidates, Chafin excepted oppose it
because they fear the liquor power.
The Republicans in the senate are
playing politics to put the Democrats
IN the mouse into hole on the liquor
question.
The liquor traffic is not without
friends beyond congress. If. in a mi
raculous moment of political coura ge
and independence, congress should pass
the bill, Taft would probably veto it.
or if 1t got past him while he was play
ing golf or explaining his nomination,
IL would probably be declared uncon-
stitutional by the supreme court, which
recently gave US in the Kentucky-In-
diana interstate liquor shipment cases
a decision in hquordOm paralleling the
bred Scott decision in slavery.
Wilson is a shining example of the
difference between preaching and prac-
tice Just now he is circulating a let
ter over the country in which he
pledges unqualified devotion to local
option and local self government as
the only solution for the liquor prob
lem. But he does not support his
remedy, the KenyOn-Sheppard bill.
Nothing except the permission of the
liquor power and a cinch on the presi-
dency could at this time. give him the
political courage to be consistent There
are also other presidential candidates.
You are right. Let no one hope or
fear that congress. this year. will give
the country local self-sOvernment ad-
verse TO the liuor interests
J, L. Campbell.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-20
BY GEORGE FITCH,
BUFFALO
Author Of cat Good Old Siwash'
Copyright, 1912. by George MathewAdars,,

T7HE city of Buffalo was named by
an early resident of New York who
once got that far west and mis-
took the yelling of the Erie canal steve
dores for the wild bison of the plains.
1t is handsome city, the second Iarg-
est in New York state and has 425, 900
people who are noted for their hospital
ity, each citizen having entertained at
least l25 relatives by escorting them to
Niagara Falls, which performs nearby.
Buffalo was first laid out in 1913. but
was laid out even more badly in 1910 bv
Cleveland and Detroit, which passed it
in the census marathon. Its population
grew slowly until 1925, when the Erie
canal was completed. 1t then became
great seaport and daring t-lvelers
brayed the canal in droves to visit it.
Buffalo also became the great transfer
point for freight between the east and
west and over $4,000 varieties of plain
and fancy cuss words used by canal boat
shippers in those stirring days are still
preserved in the municipal museum.
Buffalo is now great lake port and
railroad center 1t is lighted, heated and
trolleyed by Niagara Falls, the greatest
cataract in captivity, which is located 20
miles north of the city and is fed half
eaten sandwiches by tourist parties from
all parts of the country. Buffalo has the
largest soap factory in the world, a 7-acre
office building, a depot built while
Rameses was still in the high school,
motor boat which does 30 miles an
hour, some fine public parks, two class A
asphalt streets that automobiles cry
when they have to leave the city and 60
to Paradise. 1t is growing fast and viii
have 100000 people and another coat OF
paint on the New York Central depot