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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
HAULED OUT BY ROPE.
Fire Fighters Rescued From Flame
Swept Canyon.

Los Angeles. August 29.-Th1rtesn
Mexican fire fighters We're rescued early
today from Devils canyon where they
had been heinmSd in since Monday
morning without food or water, by the
flames that are sweeping through the
brush on the Gabriel range. All were
to ken to Azusa by the rangers and It
was said that they had fair. chance
for recovery. The men were impressed
into the fire fighting line last Sunday
and sent into Devils canyon. Moth
ing more was heard from them until
early today when two men reported
that they were sure that the others
were dead.
precipice 500 feet high voIuntc cr en-
tered the fire ewept canyon and found
the men in a pitiful condition. All were
furnished and deliaious from heat and
the lack of water. Their clothing had
been singed and in most cases was
nearly torn from their bodies by con-
tact with scrub oak.
One by one of the unfortunates were
tied to the end of the rope and hauled
UP to the top. Several times it was
necessary to resort to force in order
could be pulled out
The flames had reached nearly 20
Waterman's camp today and were
threatening Twin peak camp, but
Ranger Brownlow believes his force of
$50 men would be able to control them
before night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
COLLECT PICTURES.
Topeka Chief of Police Has Photos of
100 Criminals for Reference.

Life in Topeka Will not be pleasant
for the pickpoclzets, hold-up men and
other criminals during the week OF
the state fair. The police have coli
lected pictures of more than 100 des-
perate men of this character which
will be used as system of Identified :
ton during the week suspected
characters will be arrested and taken
to the police station and the pictures
will make it easier for the police to
identify them and harder for the
criminals to get away.
The pictures which have been gath
cred by the police have been sent here
from ST. Louis, Denver. Kansas CITY
and other points. Chief of Police
Morris Jenkins realized. that a large
number of these characters would
come here in an effort to rob the un-
suspecting public of their money or
other vaIuables. On account OF tEls'
he began correspondence with tne
police departments or the cities Will
them to assist him in protecting the
Dublic by sending pictures OF these
characters to EoDeka.
The police in other cities have re-
sponded most satisfactorily. The Den
Yer police sent photographs of 80 men
and women, Omaha 20, St Louis 20
Kansas City 81. The police or 81.
Joseph, Lincoln. Chicago, Oklanonaa
City, Wichita and number OF otners
have been asked to send pictures ana
their offerings are expected through
tha malls during the next few days
Colonel H. c. Lindsay will have
charge of a number of special ponce
who will be employed by the Far as
.sociation to spend their time on the
grounds The exact number OF spe.
cial officers to be employed Is no.
known but Colonel Lindsay gives NIIe
assurance that the grounds ana every
thing on them will be well protecteo'
In addition to the special ponce,
Chief Morris Jenkins will increase LIS LIS
FORCE of Main clothes men and VIII
assign a number of uniformed olhCSrS
70 6utv on the fair grounds Inc
roo,,Iar officers will be able to identlfy
tbe thugs who will come here from
other cities while the special o1ncers
will be able to keep peace IN ne
The members of the city police de-
nartment will study the pictures %
| these pickpockets and thugs w.
have been received that they mig ~
ha eble TO identify them as coon as
| tbev appear on the streets OF the CITY
| or at the fair grounds iii
EVERY person of this character VIII
| he arrested If they can be conVlcteu
| Of some crime, such Will De given llleiA
! but if they are arrested oniy as sussp4
| cions characters they VIII pe Tpoatls
| and not allowed to operate III -
The pictures of number OF Lne
| crirninals which have been sent nei
| AFRO recognized by the Topeka one ~.
! as, +ta1, have been here on other "
! casions. A number OF the men. Y 80 -
/ pictures have been receI1e ,.,,,+t,
pPrivoinals who have a national rePul'.,
| 80, go II is not uncommon for dunil,
/ 80 ,,;ctures 10 be received from tnt
| 1-o-ioi,s cities A number OF dupIlcaetn't
| 'Sat'Ires have been received from 81
Tonis. Denver and Kansas CITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
LET ISRAEL GO.
Local Authorities Wire Release Con-
fessed Murderer at Salt Lake.

Local authorities have notified the
police at Salt Lake City, Utah, not
to hold Steve Israel of Topeka, who Is
under arrest there, for the murder of
BENJAMIN Plat. The officers regard
IsraePs second statement as more like
-ly to be true than his first, in which
he confessed to the murder of the
North Topeka merchant.
II took very little stock in the con-
fession from the first" County At
torney Ernest r. Simon said today.
II was satisfied there was some ex-
PLANTATION. 1t makes no difference
whether IsraeFs story is true or not
about his having decisions when he Is
drunk 1t has been shown conclusive
" that he could have had no connec-
ton with the Platt murder, so it will
not be worth while to put the county
to the expense of bringing Israel back
here for a hearing"
t. w. Israel, father of the young
man, is sure his son was out of his
made. Young Israel telegraphed his
mother last Sunday for money, say
ing he was hurt. The telegram reads
"I am hurt in Salt Lake. Please
send money for transportation to To-
peka. 1 am out in Nellie's home.
Steve Israel"
Mr.. Israel believes his. sons anxiety
to get back to Topeka led him to make
the bogus confession in the hope that
he would be returned here. Mr. Israel
sent no money, declaring he has sent
too much already. The telegram Sun
day was followed by young Israers ar
rest and confession in Salt Lake City
Tuesday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
APPEAL TO WILSON.
Governor Wants Agriculture Secretary
to Help Fight Stock Disease

To prevent the spread of an cpl
demic in western Kansas that has re-
suited in the death of several hundred
horses, Governor Stubs has appealed
to James Wilson, secretary of agricul-
ture at Washington, urging him to as
state. A score OF expert veterinarians,
who have visited the short grass dis
tricts, are unable to solve the puzzle
and have found no explanation for the
disease nor a fitting remedy.
At the office of J. H. Mercer, live
stock commissioner, there is real
alarm. Figures in MERGERS office
show that farmers in western Kansas
have already lost about 400 or 800
head of horses from the ravages of the
strange disease and Mercer will send
more experts TO the infected distric-
Late this afternoon no reply had
been received from Secretary Wilson
as to the attitude of the government
in solving the trouble in this state.
Until a reply to Governor Stubs S
telegram is received, plans for fight
ing the disease will not be determined.
Mercer has called together the Off
GERS of the state veterinary board and
will go with these men to western
Kansas, where a thorough investiGa-
ton will be made. An effort will also
be made by Mercer to stop the decep-
tions practiced by alleged veterinaries
who have been working in the district
hundreds of dollars from the farmers
by claims chat they could cure The
suffering animals.
'sIt is q mighty serious problem,
said Mercer, and I am frank to ad-
nit we have not solved the trouble AT
first we thought a fungus poisoning
that formed on the grasses caused the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
FOR STATE ONLY.
chairman DoIIey Will Furnish Only
state Speakers for State Campaign

The Republican state central COM
,,,i+tee will make no effort to orlhg
foreign speakers to Kansas this year
70 discuss national issues according 10
a statement made today by j. DOL
low chairman of the committee. SPEAK
ers furnished by the state committee
viii he instructed to conflne their re-
marks to a plea for the republican
candidates for state Offices
No speaking lists have as yet been
announced. Many inquiries have oeen
received and in a few days itinerles 1or
a dozen well known speakers Will be
announced. It is planned to keep all
n. the congressional candidates, GOV
error Stubbs and others, busy through
cut the campaign. Arrangements are
now being made for a number 9f
speeches by Clad Hamilton, Carr Tay-
lor and Major A. NJ. Harvey, of Tope-
ka. Governor Hadley, of Missouri.
NAV be brought here next month for
several speeches for the state candi-
The matter of a discussion of the
presidential situation,g viii be entirely
in the hands of Mr.. White and Mr..
Stanley, the Republican and Progress
sives national committeeman" said
DcIley. They can furnish such speak
ers as the natioial committee desires
and the state committee will try to run
the campaign in the interest of the
candidates for state offices without II
serious mix-up of national affairs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
in OWN DEFENSE
RooseveIt's Opening Speech in
Vermont Campaign
Is Devoted to Refuting the
Charges of PenrOse.

Bennington, VT, Aug. 29.-Attack
on Senator Penrose of Pennsyivanla
and John D. Arehbold of the Standar q
Oil company was made here today by
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in open
ing his Vermont campaign. He as
sailed Mr.. Archbold and Senator Pen
rose for their testimony before the
senate campaign contributions com
Some time" said Colonel Roosevelt,
that I was opposed by an alliance be-
tween big business and politics anu
now John d. Archbold of the Standard
Oil company and Senator Penrose
jump up to say it is true"
The colonel read from the testimony
of Mr.. Archbold and Senator Penrose
before the senate committee AS SOON
as these men had testified, he sald'
they let Mr.. Archbold go off to Eu-
rome and they scattered to the tour
winds and refused to let me testlIy.
am as we'll satisfied by the unconSclous
and Penrose. Their testimony stripped
of its verbiage, reads not unllke SOME
Of the testimony that appears IN cases
of police protection to the underWorlu
in cur great cities
Did Not Get the Goods.
Mr.. ArchboId and Senator Penrose
testified that Mr.. Bliss had attempted
TO bIackmail the Standard on com
pany Mr.. Archbold did not complain
because he was blackmailed Nv hat
set the goods. Penrose TESTIFIED that
he tried to blackmail the Standard Oh
company by saying that if it did moi
contribute it Nigh incur hostility IN
certain quarters. AS the senator mas
Omitted what he has done, he shoulu
be thrown out of the Senate OF the
United States. The man writes his
own condemnation down himself.
/ The colonel said today he had met
James r. Garfield who was a member
or his cabinet and who had told him
that at the time the standard oil COM
pany contribution was supposed 70
have been made the government had
been investigating for Is months The
suit was brought he said, and the re-
suit of it was to show that whether on
not the oil corporation did contribute
il had no influence with his admin
stration The former president appeal
ed to republicans to come 10 the sup
port of the Progressive party.
he Il want Vermont to lead it and
not to follow along.''
Col Roosevelt predicted the passing
of the republican party and referred to
President Taft as 1.-The last of the re-
dictionaries. THE republican ma
chimes care more for beating me than
ca go last June. The republican ma
chine care more for beating me thar
for electing their own ticket. They
never did care for Mr.. Taft except as
a means of beating me-"
| What the republican leaders hoped
| the ex-president asserted was to elect
| a Democrat
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reaching tn the Philippines.

Some interesting experiences of the
first days of school teaching in the
Philippines are given by Alice M. KEEL
" in the Manila Times. She went
among the Igorrots in November, 1901,
SO that she can really be considered a
veteran. The natives were frightened
at the sight of an American woman,
and not even priced dainties like sar-
dimes could bring them to her. They
spoke no English or Spanish, and she
had not a word of Igorrot. But she
resolved to break this silence, and,
catching one old man who could not
run, she repeated, over and over again,
Good morning, Mrs. Kelly till at
last, to escape, he repeated the words
after her. Not long after she heard
that Americans were being greeted.
regardless of sex. with CHEEKY Good
morning, Mrs Kelly And, oldest of
ali. in a court room several Igorrots
soiemnly walked up to the judges
bench and, bowling deeply, said. "Go od
morning, Mrs. Kelly" evidently well
satfsfed that they had done the correct
thing The school which Mrs. Kelly
founded has become the Bua school,
Springfield Republican.
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scottish Rite Funeral Notice.

The funeral of Bro. Edgar NJ.
Forde 32e. of Emporia, a member OF
Topeka Consistory No. 1. will be held
at Emporia tomorrow, Friday. after
noon, August 30th. 1t is desired that
delegation from the Topeka Scot
fish Rite bodies should attend. Party
will leave on Santa Fe train No. lis
tomorrow morning, returning on the
evening train. Those who can go will
assemble at Santa Fe depot at 1915
O'Clock. BY order of
l.. NJ PENWELL $50 Hon,
Master of Kadosh.
Attest:
WILLIAM M. SHAVER 33s Hon,
Registrar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
MAKE WILSON TALK.
Big Crowds Gather at stations Along
His Route.

: Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. Ex-Governor
Woodrow Wilson did a little stump
speaking today in support OF himself
Not intending to make any but sche-
big crowds at both Lancaster and HAIR
risburg that the candidate found hlnl-
self making sLvccnes from his car
The sfirsts demonstration was at Lam
caster and as 3 preliminary to the tor-
NAL opening of his campaign in Penn,
syfvania later in tae day at Williams
Grove, it pleased The governor very
much Il venture to say 1 am very
much more interested in you than you
are in me- said the governor, be
cause the interesting I.art OF campaign
ing in the last two years as 1 have
found it, has been that the country
IS witnessing an uprising Of the peo-
pie A crowd like this means business
sYou are. discovering not only that the
government ought to- belong to you ous
that if you only hump yourselves II
will belong to YOU because just be-
belonged to you. AT least you nave
not been running it-you have been
standing off ana seeing it run.
II don't mean by this to stir up
passion or feeling. I simply mean that
we must get together again. We must
draw all men into conference. That is
what I am interested In: and the rea-
son 1 said L was interested in you
more than you are in me is that know
the strength Of public man is in pro-
portion to those men who are gathered
with him.
The governor also was greeted by
large tnrong at Harrisburg where he
stopped only a short time on mis- way
to Williams Grove
Discusses the Tariff.
Williams Grove, Pa, Aug. 29.-Colonel
Roosevelt's analogy that the benefits OF
the protective tariff system constituted
prize money of which 100 much was
kept by the officers and too little dis
tribIted to the crew. was criticised py
Governor Wilson here today. He want
ed to know in his speech before the
state Changers picnic just where the
prize money came from. He salG
the ''plunder'' came from the farmers
who were taxed too highly by the
tariff on agricultural implements. The
governor confined himself to the tar
iff and how it affected the farmers
and drew attention to President Tart
veto of the farmers free list bill.
"I dare say he was right from his
point of view" said Governor Wilson
of President Taft IN this connection.
.'for he represented the trustees and
not the people,
The governor argued that the govern
ment of the country had been in con-
troll of self constituted trustees III
the Republican party and that it was
time for the people to obtain control
of their own government.
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THE SUIT is FILED.
AIandamus Against County Clerk to!
Make Tax Levy.

An alternative writ of mandamus,
ordering County Clerk SamueI u
Zimmerman to extend the levy cerG-
fed by the Topeka board of education
or 70 show cause why he does not eX-
tend it, was served upon the county
clerk this morning following the hllnS
of the proposed mandamus SUIT Inc
petition charges the clerk with ar nl-s
trarily and without legal authority re-
fIsing to extend the levies certltled'
The action is brought for the board by
John S. Dawson, attorney general; w
E Atchison, a members OF the pottu'
and the law firm of Carver & Carver
After reciting the certihcauons OF the
original levy August Is, and the recer
tification of the levy with tne sIIleil
change made on August 19, and snow
ing the city valuation the amount
of outstanding bonds and that $50, wv
in bonds is overdue, the eXplahallon
of the levy is made. The petAtlol 49, ,,i
that all of the overdue ponos Ahu
nearly all of the total bonded 1noe''C
edness is held by the state schCol
fund and that payment OF over -
bonds is not and never mas ,tatist,,ea
ouired the commission pelhs Sa'iSoN
with the payment of interest.
The petition alleges that the SIM
irg fund levy made will produce 80
600 this year, which the board cohSI $50 =
cred sufficient for requirements. IN
Grand total of all taxes being hlgn' thS
Detition says, and the school Doal u u
having to levy the maximum dl i'1', "a
bv law for buildings, cauSeu 'liI =
70 decide not to further burden me
taxpayers by increasing the slnK IN
ft1nd levy. The petition AYERS tnat the
matter was discussed Thoroughly DS
4be hoard before the levies were nna1e-
hearing on the case is SET to OF
next Tuesday, September 3, at VIZ VIZ
time the answer of the county ct e[H
and his reasons for failing to comply
With the order will be made pupilc:
THE action is brought in the name oe e
.Tohn s. Dawson as attorney general Oh
Kansas ~, .ction is
71ad ,, sam zimmerman said after the
rberiff had served the writ upon MN ~
at am lust as anxious as ANYBODY 70
see This matter settled. NO, nav nav,
T,otbing to say just now, the cIeT , h
added when asked what his attItu.l ,e
iii he. 1--WE will answer, ana an
sure the court Will decide we arc
right IF thu demand
@P 4he county clerk that the poaL "
,royiIe what, he considered an aue+
innate sinking fund to proVloe pay il l's IL
for nearly $500, 600 of refundlng pohg is
now outstanding, part OF when
overdue. The clerk quoted law 70 -. Ia =
hoard and finally refused to exteh :.
the Ievies certified until an aae1uaee
.,-irs f,nd had been provided TOT,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
Henderson Martin Calls Candidates for
Thursday Conference.

Henderson Martin, chairman of the
Democratic state central committee,
has issued a call to all Democratic
candidates for state offices, as well as
party nominees for congress and the
United States senate, to attend a meet
ing in Topeka next Thursday. At this
meeting plans for the campaign will
be discussed and the assessment for
campaign purposes will probably be
levied.
Secretary W. H. L. PepperiIl return
ed to his home in Concordia this
ty headquarters in the New England
building. The Democrats will occupy
four rooms on the second floor of the
building. Their office numbers are
212-15 New England building; and
these rooms will be furnished in time
for the opening of the headquarters
next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
REFUSE The OFFER,
Regulars spurn DolIey's COMPROMISE
of EIector Muss.

The plan offered as coInP 2J.ol1 n5eo ~
] N. policy. chairman OF the Susi I MSicn
pCit tis fo,- the placing of eight he
publican electors The faTeF re eoIu nna
Sheri lo,L...i++ad 70 the officers of the
Rep p Party league this his morn aI,s
d ,; fo,. the organization. said:
S Mr DalIey.s plan win not be considered
for moment by any loyal i Reput 3n tba
1rba ReDublican electors belong 10 tile
I : iis column right under the
easleevery one of t arrangene snsT Wil
tioH - s.sSs.s5 -fo,. a moment. the
Da a tell US that there are a,S eeF r
tain kinds of birds when rarely ny, =
ever build a nest of their own Ih9y
law their eggs in other birds nests ana
thus escape the care and labor OF rai IS
ing their own off-springs- Tnere are
eicht Roosevelt eggs in the eagle nest
sI,be eagle refuses to hatch the ouz-
yards brood.
Republican Party League of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
GETS S1,4OO FOR EYE.
Harry DevIin. Shopman. settles With
santa Fe for That sum.

BY an agreed Judgment Harry Devlin.
II years old, who lost the sight of his left
eye recently while employed as a black
smiths helper at the Santa Fe shops,
received damages in the sum of 81. 400 this
morning. Suit for the amount was filed
and a few minutes the Santa Fe entered
its appearance and agreed to the judg-
ment. Within an hour after. the suit was
filed the money had been paid into the
hands of Clerk c. w Bower of the dis
trict court. and in turn had been paid to
lin.
Devlin alleged in his petition that, while
working for the defendant company, ana
through no fault of his own, he was in
iured by a piece of steel flying from a
small anvil at which he was working.
The piece struck his left eye, resulting
in total blindness. He AYERS that the in
i,lry is one from which he will suffer
all the rest OF his life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
WANAMAkER IS ILL.
He Has Been Confined to His Room
Two Weeks.

Philadelphia, Aug 29--John Wanna
maker INGREDIENT and former postmas-
ter general, is reported seriously III
at his sons home in Atlantic City At
Mr.. Wanamaker's store il was said
that he had been i'll with cold Tor
two, weeks and confined to his room
Int vas better. Positive denial was
made of a story that he had under
gone an operation for bladder trouble:
From another source it was learned
that Mr.. Wanamaker is suffering from
a nervous breakdown and two weeks
ago was seriously ILL., Since then his
condition has improved and he was
said to be doing nicely today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29

disease, but we have about abandoned
this idea. At the present time 1 think
the farmers in the extreme western
counties have lost possibly 400 to zoo
head of horses. In Ness county the
losses were the heaviest and perhaps
zoo horses have died there
Many telegrams asking for assist.
ance have been recelved by Mere r
from farmers and stock raisers in
Ness, Kiowa, Hodgman, Kearney and
other western counties. AS rapidly as
possible experts are sent into the field
to trv to stop the epidemic