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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-12
new Gift TO CAGE
John r. MuIVane Donates Kan
garOO to Zoo.
Other Contributions Coming
From Topeka Business Men.

The stock of the Gage park zoo went
up several points today when it was
announced at the city hall by o. Z.
Walker, that John r. Mulvane well
known Topeka fnancier, had contribu
ted the funds for the purchase of a
kangaroo. This is the second of a ser
les of contributions to the popular To-
peka zoo by business men of the city.
The first was a kangaroo donated by
r. F. HOdginS.
AS announced two weeks ago, it is
the plan Of o. E. Walker, a Gage park
enthusiast and supporter, to enlist at
least 25 prominent Topeka men in what
will be known as a Gage Park Zoo
association. The fees which will en-
title a man to membership in this
club will be the contribution of an ami
NAL reptile or bird.
Mr.. Walker will not limit the mem
bership to twenty-five, however. He
wants it known that any kind of a do
nation will be accepted with pleasure
The new association is altogether
honorary.
John r. MuIvane was more than
pleased to make his gift to the Gage
park zoo today. And it pleased even
more the c..y hall. Commissioner
Stotts and his two staunch supporters,
o. E. Walker and Norris L. Gage are
trying to make the zoo the best in the
west
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LIFTS INJUNCTION
County Attorney Simon Be
lieves EIks Observe Law.
He Is Willing, He Implies, to
Meet the Club Half Way.

The injunction that has rested on the
Elks' club of Topeka for more than a
year was lifted by County Attorney
Simon today. This action followed a
petition signed by officers and mem
bers asking for relief from this odium.
The county attorney declared that in
asmuch as the club had made no effort
to violate the prohibitory law for a
year past and that the members had
pledged him continued support to this
policy, that the best interest of the
law is served in raising the iniunc-
ton.
There was much bitter criticism of
the county attorney at the time this
Injunction was placed on the B. P. O
Flks' club, it being alleged that the
action was rank abuse of official auth
ority The membership of the Elks
comprises the best known and respect
ed business and professional men of
the city. The clubs home is one Of the
finest in the state. The club, at the
time the new prohibitory law went into
effect three years ago, closed its buf-
fet and stopped the sale of intoxi-
cants at the Elks' home. Occasionally
however, a member gave a keg PARTY
free to all members, and, it was be-
lieved, we'll within the law. The in
junction was slapped on without warn
ing 1t was only a temporary in
junction and was fought in the courts
by the club. It had never come tc
trial and had not been made perman-
ent.
A recent decision of the supreme
court held that person who gave
a keg party to friends did not violate
the law, but jealous officials have al
ways taken the ground that more than
one keg party constitutes a nuisance.
There is a fine point Of distinction that
will probably have to be settled often
by the courts.
In regard to the lifting injunction
from the Elks' home, County Attorney
Simon today issued the following state
ment:
.'The object of a liquor injunction
lation of the prohibitory liquor laws
of the state. This case has been pend
ing for about a year, during which
time there has beee no violation of the
prohibitory liquor laws by the ElkS
organization. Recently a petition
signed by the officers and a large num-
Der of leading members of the Elks
organization, who are honorable and
respectable men of the city, was pre-
sented to me asking me to dismiss this
case and pledging me their word of
that the prohibitory liquor laws were
not violated in the future by the Elks
orga nization. I believe the law will
be obeyed in the future and therefore
the objects of the suit have been at
tanned and there would be no addi-
tional purpose served by maintaining
the injunction in force"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-12
CONEY'S APPOINTMENT I
Topeka G. A. r. Man Secures Recogni-
ton at Washington.

Washington, July 1.-THE committee
OF military affairs of the house of rep
resentatives has reported a joint reso-
luton naming George H. Wood, of
Ohio, John w. Farris, of Missouri, and
Patrick H. Coney, of Kansas, to be
members of the ';oard of mana gers of
the national homes for disa bled volun-
teer soldiers to succeed Oscar NJ. Gott-
shall, of Ohio; William Warner, of
Missouri; and Franklin Murphy, of
New Jersey, whose terms expired April
21 of this year.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
which passed the house carries a pro-
vision reducing the membership of this
board from nine to five, and if this
provision becomes a law the places of
the members of the board named in the
house resolution reported today will be
vacated Whether or not the board
will be reduced or the three men NOM
mated will be made members of the
beard depends now upon what action
the senate takes in reference to the
matter.
, If the provision in the sundry civil
bill reducing the membership of the
board does become a law it is believed
that as the terms of the other members
expire congress will refuse to make
further appointments, allowing the
board to die natural death, and then
at the expiration of the terms of its
membership turn the administration
over to the war department in accord
ance with the spirit of the proviso re-
Gently offered by Congressman Anthony
of Kansas on the floor of the house 20
place the administrat ton of the homes
under the Jurisdiction of the secretary
of war
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PRAISE FOR AMERICANS
Great Britain's Athletes Arc Not Fit
for Contest.

London, July 12.-The English newspa-
pers devote comparatively small atten-
ton to the Olympic games and the public
generally appears to be not greatly in
terested. Disappointment at England's )
poor showing. however, is reflected in an
article contributed to the Daily Mail to-
day by Beach Thomas, ex-president of
the Oxford University Athletic club, who
roundly complains that while he finds
Americas found and made athletes. -
unparalleled perhaps since the day of
Pheidippides, and that the Swedes, Danes
and Firms have organized gymnastics on
a scale surprising classical Greece, Great
Britain has not even made a bid for vic
tory. He declares that the British team
did not train to win, did not to win.
and was not organized to win and in a CON-
parison of the lax British methods with
the splendid organization, training and
discipline of the Americans and ScandI-
navians, says:
I'VE lost because we desired to lose
The Daily Mail, in an editorial on the
Olympic. while protesting against Amer
lean newspapers representing Great
Britain as decadent as being absurd and
unjust, confesses that 'if we are not to
disgrace ourselves at the next Olympic at
Berlin. the British Olympic committees
will do well to ponder the kings famous
words, wake UP England -
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IT IS GETTING HOTTER
Thermometer Climbed 81 Degrees To-
day, Reaching "a.

With a south wind blowing at a &c
mile pace, the mercury has climbed
rapidly. making today a contender for
hot weather honors for the season. The
reading at o'clock was "a degrees;
the previous high mark this season
FOR that hour was "a degrees. Fair
and warm weather is predicted for
Saturday.
The report of Section Director T. B.
Jennings for the "a hours ending at
o'clock this morning reads:
Locally heavy rains have fallen in
northeastern Kansas and northwestern
Missouri but no rain is reported in
western or southern Kansas. Tenn
peratures of 100 degrees or higher oc-
CURED at several stations yesterday
Cloudy weather was general this MORN
ing, except in western Kansas"
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WERE ONLY SHOWERS
But They Helped the Grass and Low
cred the Temperature.

Vegetation in Topeka and vicinity took
on brighter shade of green early this
morning when a thunder shower which
had been brewing all night netted .16 of
an inch of water. There were scattere1
showers over the state, but the rain was
not general.
The Santa Fe reports a heavy shower
between Wilder and Holiday. and an
other in the southeastern portion of the
state.
There was a decided drop in tempers-
ture in the night The thermometer read
ing at o'clock was SO degrees. Tine
minimum temperature, SO degrees, was
recorded at $50 this morning. There wR5
thunder but no great amount of wind ac-
companying the storm. The rain began
falling at 3:55 o'clock and stopped at $50.
The shower was much needed. Roads
were extremely dusty in the vicinity of
Topeka, and the corn and other crops
were shy of moisture
A light rain is reported to have fallen
at Atchison Thursday evening. South
and west of the town the rain was
heavier and west of Muscotah was accom-
panied by a severe wind which blew down
telegraph poles.
The mercury was lowering around tre
100 degree mark in harvest fields in t.1s
central portion of the state Thursday
afternoon, and a number of heat prostl a.
tions are reported.
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TOWN is IN RUINS.
Forest Fire Put Out by Rain as Sol
diers Are Called.

Halifax, n. S., July 12.-As the result
of a forest fire, the village of Point Tup-
per a settlement near the entrance TO
Port Hawkesbury, is in ashes today, prac-
ticaIly wiped out by the flames. The
town of Port Hawkesbury itself was se1i-
ously threatened but was saved when the
winds died. The heaviest single loss at
Point Tupper was sustained by the In
ternational railway, whose freight sheds.
coal sheds, and transfer piers together
with many loaded freight cars. were de-
stroyed. The Embre and Dudley hotels
and several frame dwellings were burned.
On the south shore, about 30 miles from
Halifax, forest fires were Threatening &
last night that 300 soldiers were ordered
to proceed to the scene from the gar
about to leave a heavy downpour' of rain
saved the situation.
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the Roosevelt electors in the august
primary.
Jubilant because of the coming of
Roosevelt into the Kansas fight, the
leaders of the Kansas progressives are
today laying plans for a Whlrl"lnu
campaign in the state. Not only dio
William Allen White bring to Topeka
the almost certain assurance that
roosevelt will spend a couple of days
in the state before the primaries, but
to is equally confident that at least
a half dozen other progresSlVes OF ma
tionaI fame will come to Kansas
Win this certainty of reinforcements
tba leaders of the Roosevelt fight are
this afternoon planning their campaign
confident of victory
NTurdock and jackson Here.
Prominent in the meeting on the
Governors office this afternoon are
Songressrnan Victor Murdock, of the
Iigbth district; Fred S. Jackson, of
the Fourth district; William Allen
white. of Emporia; Henry J. Allen OF
wichita. Governor w. r. Stubbs.
Arthur Capper, Bank Commissioner j.
N. DoIley and others interested IN tne
euccess of the Roosevelt candidates for
presidential electors. That Kansas VIII
he the principal battle-ground of the
Roosevelt fight, is the firm bellet OF
governor Stubbs. If Kansas endorses
+ba roosevelt cause, repudiates the Re
mates a set of Roosevelt electors,
Stubbs is confident that it will hav'
= nationwide effect in shaping the
destiny of the rough riders cause. On
that theory every gun available VIII be
trained on the enemy in the Sunf1ower
state.
other states Watching Kansas.
kansas will be the battle-ground in
This fight" declared Governor Stubbs
IN discussing the new progressive or
nd
Roosevelt wins in Kansas. Nebraska
and the middle west, it will shape the
course of some of the big eastern dele
cations that are hanging on the fence
and awaiting Developments nave
telegram from one of the states that
controls a large delegation, in whicl
I am advised that if we win, they VIII
Join MS"
White is jubilant. He sees victory
Derched on the Roosevelt banner in
Kansas and doesn't propose to let any
chips of the game go by defauIt IL
was White who verified the report
that Teddy is coming.
Roosevelt VIII Surely Come.
ssI have a telegram from Mr.. Dixon,
RooseveIt's campaign manager" said
the Emporia editor, lin which ne sd-
vises that Teddy will probably come
TO Kansas early in the campaign he
will probably spend two days in the
state and his trip will be similar TO the
invasion last spring.
But White doesn't propose 10 slop
here This afternoon he laid his plans
before the co-workerS in the case He
nainted the possibilities of a ''clean
mn in Kansas that will sweep the op-
position off its feet and put Kansas on
PIacord in a most certain manner.
uenev. johnson and Clapp Coming.
.sI have wired or written to haIf
dozen others, whose presence in the
Kansas campaign will have a most
taIIine effect" White told the leaders
s .1.e orooressive cause. Before the
ln,Ir,,naries ~ Kansas may be visited by
ERrancis Heney of California, by lanes
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progressive Leaders Gather to
Plan Primary Fight.
Stubbs, White, Jackson, DoIIey.
MurdOck, Allen, Are Here.
MURDOCH WILL NOT talk
Wichita Congressman Refuses
to Get Off Fence.
Roosevelt Coming and Leaders
Expect to Garry State.

For the second time this year a
roosevelt headquarters will be opened
In Topeka and a campaign conducted
TO try to swing Kansas a second time
Tor Theodore Roosevelt for president.
Governor Stubbs. Congressman Muir
dock and Jackson and Editors White
ana Allen and other leaders held
meeting this afternoon behind closed
doors and decided to start the cam
paign at once Nothing was given out
until after the meeting and it was
still in session at $3.50 p. m. But it
is certain that quarters will be open
ed and a campaign waged to nominate
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bank commissioner, as he discussed
the coming of Teddy and organization
of the progressive forces.
Regulars Started Fight.
That Mort Albaugh, Mark TuIley
Dave Mulvane and the regular lead
ers forced an issue in Kansas that is
to rise up and smite them, is the opin-
ion of the wise ones among the pro-
gressives Had the original list been
permitted to go through without OPP
position, it is argued, then the argu-
ment that Taft is the party nominee
might have held electors in line and
would have prevented a fight that is
most bitter and widespread in its
scope. The filing of a second set of
candidates for electors forced the Is
sue, it is claimed, and the regular
face.
Rule for Roosevelt.
Workers at today's meeting were
confident they would hold their orig
inal list in line. There was fresh
hope and good cheer when White pro-
Sharon, in which he declared for
Roosevelt and repudiated the nominee
of the Chicago convention. Rule is
one of the regular candidates for cleo
vention. His message to White was
concise and straight to the point. It
read:
Il am for Roosevelt for president.
It appears that when Taft's friends
nominated a second set of electors for
Kansas they released me from any
obligation, if I was under any to
Taft I attended the Chicago conven-
ton and believe Taft was nominated
by fraud. 1 will not vote for him
should 1 be one of the electors for
"E. S. RULE"
Word from other candidates for
electors is expected and all of the 1S
fa1 ct
the August primaries have been ask
ed for declarations defining their po-
sitions.
Not until this afternoon did the
men who are shaping the new organ
ization get down to business. 1t was
2 O'Clock when the leaders met in
the governors office to complete final
arrangements for campaign that
promises to be the most spectacular
that the state has seen in years.
Murdock Won't Talk.
Victor Murdock. who came all the
way from Washington to Kansas that
he might attend the Roosevelt meeting
ir Topeka today, declined to define his
position on the RooseVelt-Taft hght
That he would make a statement in a
few DAYS over his own signature, was
the only indication made by the au-
burn haired congressman from Wichita
that he would define his stand on the
pI esidential row.
Murdock had just returned to the Ma
tional hotel from a shopping trip with
his wife when he was asked for
statement concerning his stand on the
presidential question.
Il have no statement to make just at
this time said the Wichita congress-
man.
But don't you intend to define your
stand on the Roosevelt and Taft fight? p"
was asked
'Oh. yes. Yes Certainly do, but
not just now replied Murdock.
"Will you attend the meeting today?''
Yes I expect to be there
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R. Garfield, by Clifford Pinchot, by
Governor Johnson of California and by
Senator Clapp of Minnesota and 9TH
ers. I have asked them all to come
ana there Will be some fireworks if we
get them. Possibly said White with
a smile and a twinkle of the eyes,
possibly Mr.. Fairbanks would like to
come, so we will invite Mr.. Fairbanks
to tell his side of the story"
State Chairman Dolley appeared to
be in a very happy frame of mind, too.
He believed that the invasion of for
eign Oratory would strengthen the
cause and give hope to the weak.
"It will help every progressive can
didate on the ticket" declared the
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SENATOR TO JAIL.

Columbus, Ohio, July Estate SEN
ator Isaac E Huffman, of Oxford, was
sentenced to three years in the state
penitentiary by the >S@2 2nklin county
criminal court after having been con-
victed of receiving bribe money TO in
fuence his vote in the legislature. Huff
man was the third to be sentenced 20
the prison in the legislative graft
prosecutions
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Boston 4: Detroit 1.

Boston, July IZ.-Amer1can tlrst-
Boston :. 13
Detroit . ...... 5
Collins and Carrigan; Lake and
Stannage.
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GAMES POSTPONED.

st. Louis, July 12.-National, New
York-St. Louis game postponed; wet
grounds.
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Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Generally fair tonight and Satur-
Law
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Continued on Page TwO.l
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the Roosevelt electors in the august
primary.
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CONTINUED on Pag TwO.l
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Marvin

Mrs. Ole Hsu0 entertained the
Ladies Aid last Friday. A very large
attendance was present IS it was the
annual election of officers. The Rev.
Westberg Of Summit was also present
and . goodly number of gentlemen
partook of the b~ounteous luncheon.
They adjourned to meet with Mrs.
Rude in two weeks.
Peter, Steve and Kate Kane we're at
the county seat Friday on business.
A. B. Brand was q Milbank passen-
ger Thursday. He returned Friday by
way of Summit.
Mrs. Hans Running visited with her
daughter at Milbank from Saturday
until Tuesday.
Fred Joranger Sundayed at Mil
bank.
Edward Coyle left for his home at
Spirit Lake, Idaho, Wednesday even
ing after visiting with relatives and
friends here for about three months.
The Eleonora Olson Concert Trio
will be at the Marvin opera house,
Friday evening, April l9. No one
should miss this as it will be worth
hearing.
Messrs. H. J. and Arnold Poppel-
man were business visitors at Milbank
Wednesday,.
The carpenters are putting on a new
single roof on Editor Mariners Office
this week.
James Mace has been visiting in
town for the past few days on account
of the rainy weather.
The Herring Bros. late of Iowa who
purchased the Readel farm west of
town are commencing operations on a
big scale. They HAYES complete steam
reaking and blowing outfit with them.
and intend to put it to work at once.
They shipped in three cars of farming
implements and stock.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Strandburg

The rain season has opened, and itS
hard telling when it will stop.
Mr.. Dunhams mother is here on q
visit from Minnesota.
Mrs.F. o. Johnson 10 visiting her
SOB Albert near Round Lake.
Martin Anderson has built alright,
but not in the dimensions We expected
The womens club Of Strandburg met
with Mrs. Axel Dahlberg last We'd
nesday.
Miss Ester Granquist was dressmak.
ing at N. Forsberg's last week.
Mr.. F. j. Thorn of Clark, s. D., ar
rived with his steam-rig at Troy last
Friday. He is to put into crop about
400 acres for Norbeck & Nicholson
Co. of Redield, under the supervision
of j. Holster as manager for the N.
& N. Co.
Mrs. Doud and Mrs. A. j. Peterson
went to Milbank for a short visit las,
Thursday.
Miss Jennie Abramson came home
from Watertown Friday where she
has been to visit her sister Mrs. E.
Lundquist.
A teachers meeting a. held a,
Revillo Saturday, and was attended
by the Misses Ada Niue, Lottie Dahl
berg, Agnes Lindgrin and Nettie
Johnson of Stockholm, o. Johnson
and Ester Berg. They all came back
with diplomas, feeling happy.
A surprise vas sprung on our pas
tor, j. w. Lungren The participants
were numerous, and q s~ilver-set cost.
ing over $40 was left rs memento OF
the occasion with some cash.
Rev. A. Engdahl; of Ortonville,
was one of the old timers present to
help the festivities along. He also
q remembered with a snug little
sum of money, which had been intend
ed for him over since he served this
congregation as pastor. 1t is a pecu'
liar feeling one will experience to see
those old timers. Rev. Engdahi was
the first pastor we had, and it is no
necessary to relate his experiences II
the early days between Strandburs
and Milbank through all the season!
of the year. We, who have lived herr
for 30 Yeas know something abou,
atmospheric changes.
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LabOIt.

Emil Glomstad sprained his ankle
quite badly recently.
The basket social given in Madison
school No. &, last Friday evening was
a decided success. The sum Of $l2.30
vas received from the sale of baskets.
The Misses Hannah Englund and
Edna Berquist spent Saturday with
the Berquist Brothers.
The G.. G.. c. met Thursday evening
with M. j. Engluud.
Ossian Johnson entertained 9 num-
Der of friends Sunday.
The Y. p. S. will meet at the church
Tuesday evening. Plan to be there.
A basket social will be given in the
Madison school No. 2, on Saturday
eve, April 20. All girls should bring
baskets and boys their lanterns.
Ed. Swensen was back for his usual
visit Sunday.
Mrs. Axel REIN who was taken to
the Madison hospital last week is re-
ported somewhat better.
The ladies met at Mrs. j. N. Berg's
last Thursday for their semi weekly
sewing contest.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Byrne
is making friends wherever he
goes. and steadily growing senti
ment is being formed that he will
make a splendid governor.
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For Representative.

I hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for representative for Grant
county, subject to the will of the
republican voters as expressed at the
primaries, June 4, 1912. The support
of the voters of Grant county is res
pectfully solicited.
l.. P. LARSEN
Georgia township.
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Must Also Be Diffuse.

The uncritical world, just as 1t Is
apt to mistake noise of utterance for
firmness Of character, has an almost
invincible tendency to think that a
writer or orator cannot be eloquent
unlass be Is also diffusA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
4 Good Way Not.

A good way not to try and deter.
mine whether your wife loves you u
to stay downtown all night for the
purpose Of a~scertaining how lenieut
sAe VII BE- when you ret q.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Smarter Than Most.

SFHdTteT IEdU WVUSSs
The Old Guy--"Huh! Driving An
automobile. Ell? Young man. when !
started In life | had to walk" The
Young Chap-"You we're smarter than
most. sir. When | first started In lie
couldn't wp,k