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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22
The Things We Have Left Undon.

Father-What are you crying for?
Son-Tea teacher licked me fo-for
something / did-didn't do
Understanding you didn't dol
What was it?
Son-M-m-my lessonsi
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22

The Chicago National league fans be-
lieve Manager Chance has discovered
a second Ed Walsh in Spitballer Larry
Cheney, who has shown up we'll this
season. Among those who are loud in
singing his praises is Johnny Evers.
This Cheney is a smart pitcher he
said. UNLESS 1 miss my guess the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22
Scarab Into Ii

DorolEy-But how On earth did you
get him to propose2
Eoraine-Oh. easily enough. / told
him YOU We're crazy about him and re-
minded him that this was leap year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22
Blew Himself Out.

Coroner-You say the deceased came
to his end through q blow self admin
istered! Impossiblei What kind of a
blow?
Witness-Blew out the gasi
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22
No Doubt.

Lost your servant again, ldearf"
oh, yesI Isn't it a nuisance? And
I'm sure that 1 treated her as one of
the family
"Ah, p'r'aps that's the reason"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22
A Precaution.

Grocer-What are you doing there?
Clerk-Mr. Jones has ordered a bush
Ell of potatoes, and I'm looking him up
IN Bradstreet's.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22
What Did She Mean7

He-We're coming to a tunnel. Are
you afraid?
She-Not if you t.-ke that cigar out
of your mouth
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22
@ Harris & Ewing.

cock in speech of such beauty and
impressiveness that it swept the con-
yention off its feet. and Hancock was
nominated on the first ballot
FINDING CLEVELAND
An interesting condition of affairs
confronted the Democratic national
convention held at Chicago on July 5,
1854 Tilden's failing health forbade
his candidacy. and there were numer-
Gus entries in the scrub race that fol-
lowed. including Bayard. Mcdonald.
Thurman. Carlisle. Hoadly and Ram
dali, but all these veteran leaders We're
put aside for man who four years
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22
A Sweepino Re;oinder.

He-How clear the horizon is,
She-Yes; 1 just swept it with my
glancei -
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22
BUNTS orr THE BA T
By a. FANOUT

Cubs are going to have an Ed Walsh
in him. That's what we need-a Walsh.
Give us one like the mighty southsider
and We'll romp home with the pennant
and the worlds title.
Cheney. though not quite as large
as Walsh. has the same effective spit
ball and the same dazzling speed. His
control is not quite as good WalSh's,
but that will come with experience, I
think their deliveries are almost iden-
teal. They pitch with the same mo-
ton. wet, or fail to wet the bali in the
same deceptive way and are almost in
the same position when the ball leaves
their hands for the plate. Cheney's
splitter has as big jump rs Walsh's.
and the batters miss it just as far
when Larry has it going right Watch
Cheney"
Ask any member of the st. Louis
Americans to give one reason why
Wallace's club should not finish last
and he will answer. "Stovall."
Not that the Browns figure Stovall.
single handed. will lead the club ont
of the depths of the subcellar. hut the
players to man believe that the pres
ence of Stovall on first has given each
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22

There is q rumor now in circulation
along the National league circuit that
Manager Frank Chance is anxious to
trade his veteran pitcher Mordecai
Brown. 1t is said the Chicago Cubs
leader believes a change of scene would
benefit the three fingered twirler. Last
season Brown had trouble with his
salary wing, but the winters rest did
him good
This spring he has twirled several
clever games. Although he is not the
star he was three or four years ago,
Brown is capable o. twirlinG good ball
For many years Mordecai has been
the mainstay of the Cubs in the box.
and he materially aided the Cubs in
capturing four remnants and two
worlds championships.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22

Runt" Walsh, who can play and
has played about every position for
the PhillieS, turned down bonus of
$1,000 offered by Manager Doom If he
would go behind the plate as he did
regularly in the Central league and as
utility man in Philadelphia. Walsh's
ambition is to become an infielder, and
rather than jeopardize his chances he
turned down the bonus offer.
Veteran National League Umpire Bob
EmSlie is very sensitive about the lack
of hair on top of his dome. and Christy
MathewSon tells an amusing story in
connection with it. Emslie was umpir-
ing in New York one day, and the
Giants We're playing st. Louis. A wild
pitch hit EmSlie over the heart, and he
wilted down. unconscious. The play
ers gathered about him, and Bresna-
han, who was catching for St Louis at
the time, started to help Bob.
Suddenly the old umpire came to and
started TO fight off his first aid to- the
injured corps. No one could under
stand his attitude as he struggled to
his feet and strolled away by himself,
staggering q little and apparently dir
~ at last he came back and gamely
finished the business of the day.
Il never knew why he fought with
the men who were trying to help him
until several weeks later, when we
We're playing in Pittsburgh says
MathewSon. LAS l came out from I'M
der the stand Emslie happened to be
making an entrance.
Say, AIatty.' he asked me. that
time in New York did my wig come
Off? Did Bresnahan take my wig OFF,
No, Bob 1 replied. He was only
trying to help YOU
- thought maybe he took it off
while 1 was out and showed me up be-
fore the crowd he apoloyized
Listen, Bob l said. I don't be-
lieve there is player in either league
who would do that now, and if any
younGster tried it he would probably
be licked
I'm glad to hear you say that, Mat
ty,' answered the old man as he picked
up his wind pad and prepared to go to
| work. And he called more bad ones on
me that day than he ever had in his
| life before, but 1 never mentioned that
wig
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22

Manager Mack Of the Philadelphia
Americans has released Pitcher Dan
forth to the Baltimore team of the In
ternational league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30

'Tha- ragged tramp may love his
wife and children and friends as well
as any, OF us: Perhaps that very fact
led to his being tramp. Again:
God know how hard it is to work
hard. pity the man who has to do
it against his will. But 1 pity more
the man who can't do it if he has to.
His sympathy for men made him
reluctar, to reprimand or dismiss and
patient n his efforts to find out every
mans lire of greatest ability. He said
to me once:
"I hardly ever find a man who is
not frs class in some respect. If he
is hitched up right, he will pull a load
At another time he said:
1T is useless to tell me that all
the men who deserve promotion get it,
or get as much of it as they deserve. I
know better. Thousands of able men
never set the recognition they de-
serve
This sympathetic side made his
workers love him. Beyond doubt the
men under his direction worked better
for the railroad because they were
working for Hurley.
Hurley would not waste the SUBJ
stance of the property in his keeping
and he would not tolerate the lazy or
the careless or the dishonest. 1 once
heard him reprove man who had
with poor excuse exposed to great
danger much property and many lives.
1t was the most impressive reproof
ever heard. 1t was not abuse. 1t
was not a sermon. 1t was such a pic
ture of what might have happened,
and such a condemnation of the care
lessness he had uncovered and such
a manifestation of pain on his own
part as to make his hearers SILVER
and the guilty man break down. I
do not think it physically possible for
that man ever again to make such an
error
Hurley had to a remarkable de-
gree the genius of concentration. Few
men would have had the patience to
concentrate on the single railroad sys-
tenn which absorbed his business life
for 80 years.
1t seemed to be lis ambition to
render his employer every kind of SER
vice known to his profession. He
lived first and last in the service of his
company, at 32 stations scattered over
10000 miles of line. He could not
bear to feel that he lacked familiarity
with any branch of the service. The
train, the track, the traffic, the tele-
graph, the labor debate, the wage
schedule, the welfare of employees,
the care of the public, all were his
delight. Duty commanded him and
he obeyed, not like a slave, but like a
lover.
I'm the policies of civil life he was
a man of pronounced opinions and of
great intelligence. I do not believe
any man today in congress has a bet
ter understanding that he of the force
and value of new or pending laws,
particularly as they related to indus
trial or commercial interests. He
was conservative in the sense of
being hostile to the fakirs of reform
those men who ride into office on re-
form hobbies for which they really
care nothing.
He was conservative in the sense
that he would not risk great interests
and the welfare of many on the haz-
ard of reckless experiments, but he
was radical in the sense that he want
ed nothing left undone to correct
known evils by known remedies. He
wanted Improvement made with every
tick of the watch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
WATERS co OUT
Guests of Big New York Hotels
Are Left Unserved.
Hundreds Compelled to Seek
Their Dinners Elsewhere.

New York, May 30.-The first Sc
rious strike New York hotels have
experienced took place when the wait
ers walked out of the Waldorf
Astoria, the Gotham, the Breslin and
Rector's in the midst of the evening
dinner hours, leaving hundreds of
hungry patrons in the lurch. APP
proximately 500 walters and cooks
from these four we'll known hotels
unanimously went on strike and with
those who had Joined previous strikes
at the Belmont, the Knickerbocker
and Churchill's make total of more
than 1900 who have actively partici-
pated in the fight for higher wages
and better working conditions.
The hotel arrangements, as repre-
sented by the hotel association, had
practically surrendered to most of the
demands of their employees before the
strike began, but without recognition
of the new International Hotel Work
ers union, which claims to have en-
listed membership Of 10000 hotel
employees here during the last few
weeks. The strikers demand recognition
of their union and increased wages.
Manned by a skeleton crew, the Waldorf
managed to serve most of its patrons, but
not without delays. confusion and general
embarrassment. 1t was estimated that
1,50O were dinnerless at tables in the var
1ouS rooms there when the strike was
called by pre-arranged whistle signal
Between 400 and 500 men walked out with
out disorder, leaving patrons astounded,
but the management had taken precau-
lions for the emergency and promptly
marched into the main dining rooms $50
strike breakers who had been lodged at
the hotel for a week. The kitchen, which
had suffered the loss of nearly 100 cooks,
was manned with sufficient number OF
substitutes to supply current demands.
Extra forces of detectives and police
were stationed about the hotel and pre-
vented serious disturbances. The Goth
am, the Breslin and Rector's manage
ments took similar precautions so far as
police protection went, but they had no
strike breakers ready for the emergency
and hundreds of guests were left dinner
less. At the Bresln 175 patrons left I'M
served and went to restaurants for their
meals before a small force of strike
currences at the other hotels, where din
ing rooms had to be closed.
The Knickerbocker, where 200 men went
on strike Monday night, had been Obliged
to keep its dining rooms closed Tor the
past two days, but $50 strike breakers
were enlisted last night and some OF the
rooms were reopened. Church1lIS reStau-
rants gave in to the strikers and all have
returned there while the strike at the
Belmont was sporadic and small, and
comparative little Inconvenience was
caused.
At its meeting the Hotel Mems associa-
ton unanimously voted to increase the
wages of all employees 20 per cent ana
upwards to abolish fines and make other
improvements in working condltlonS put
it was emphasized that the action was
taken irrespective of strikes ana without
recognition of the union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
PUT ON NUMBERS.
Move to Have All Business Houses
Designated.

The Topeka Advertising club has
started a move in the direction of
the enforcement of the city ordinance
which requires the property owners
in the business district to place a
street number on buildings.
A committee of three members will
be appointed to call upon the city
commissioners in respect to this pro-
position, and also to see if something
can be done towards having uniform
street signs put up at all street in
tersections in the city.
1t was stated at the meeting that
strangers coming to the city often
have a difficult time in finding BUSH
ness houses on account of an absence
of numbers, and that frequently
much time is lost in locating dwell
ings in the city because the street
signs are often missing and are not of
a uniform nature.
1t was suggested that for the bene-
fit of strangers in the city it would
be we'll if merchants in their adver-
Using matter would give the street
well as their phone number.
The next meeting of the club will
be held two weeks from today. The
new president Otto Barth, presided
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
TALKED OVER JURORS.
franklin Says He Discussed Them
With barrow.

Los Angeles, May S0-Bert H. Franklin,
former chief of detectives for the Nc
Namara defense, entered into the details
of the alleged bribry of George N. Lock-
wood by himself at Wednesdays session
of the trial of Clarence S. Darrow, on the
indictment charging Lockwood with brib-
cry. Franklin was still under direct ex-
animation when the trial was continued
until Friday mornig. The prosecution
sought through the witness, to connect
Darrow with the alleged corruption OF
Lockwood, but Franklin repeatedly testl-
fled that he could remember no specific
conversation with barrow concerning
Lockwood.
Just prior to adjournment Franklin tes-
titled that he met Darrow at 9 local cafe
where the latter was dining with Lincoln
Steffens, the magazine writer. At that
time he said Darrow took from his pocket
what purported to be a list of the ninth
McNamara jury venire.
He called my attention to two names
on the list" said Franklin, land said,
that looks better than the other
"One of the names was that of Lock-
wood" said the witness. He was not
asked the other. Darrow, he said, told
him to take the list and compare it with
his reports on prospective jurors and get
his men busy invesdgatngg the list.
Franklin concluded his testimony re-
garding the manner in which he had cor
rupted Robert F. Balm the first Juror
sworn to try the Mcnamara case. and be
fore he was asked regarding the Lock
wood affair, Assistant District Attorney
Ford, who conducted the examination, in
CURED as TO FRANKLIN conversation with
barrow. Franklin said he had discussed
the list of all prospective jurors with OAR
row the day after he had scared the list
which he said had been given him by
Judge Bordwell, the presiding judge in
the Mcnamara case. He asked me about
those on the list whom 1 knew person
ally" said Franklin. II told him there
were about twenty-five knew and could
talk to personally. Mr.. Darrow always
impressed upon me that he was eager to
win the Mcnamara case because it was
the most important case of his life and
rrobablv the last case he would try
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
Head of the Cuban Revolution
Issues a Statement.
American Intervention Has No
TerrOrS for Rebels.
MOVEMENT NOT RACIAL
Says They VIII Commit No
Violence Against Whites.
Uncle Sam VIII Issue No More
Warnings.

Havana, May 3O.-GeneraI Evaristo
Estenoz, one of the rebel leaders in
the province of Oriente, in Nn inter-
view in Ell Dia on the negro rebellion
says:
1.-The primary cause of the uprising
is the failure of the government to
repeal the Morua law, which provides
that there shall be no recognition of
political parties on racial lines and is
offensive to the negroes. Another
cause is the action of the government
and the law courts in denying negroes
their civil and political ribhts.
1.-The movement is not a racial one.
We have no hostility to the white
people 1 have given orders that no
violence shall be committed against
whites under pain of death. One of
our soldiers has been hanged for vio-
lating this order
IF the Americans intervene they
will recognize me and my followers
as a political party. We are pre-
pared to continue fighting whatever
happens.
'AIl the responsibility for interview
ton must rest on President Gomez
and the government"
The rebel forces are reported to
have organized a regiment in Havana
and the standard they are using is
that which was displayed by Carol
headed an armed revolution against
the Spaniards.
At the government offices it is still
declared that no news has been re-
ceiVed.
No More Warnings.
Washington May 30.-Doubt was
expressed here today that the Cuban
governemnt will have 5000 troops
and volunteers in Oriente province
within the next few days. It is adj
mitted here the movement is becom-
ing worse in Oriente, with the prob
ability that the flame of insurrection
may burst out again in other prov
inces. 1t is said at the state depart
ment that there is no intention of in
creasing the American naval force in
Cuban waters. If it becomes needful
to send some of the vessels now at
Key West to Cuban ports, such an
intention of this government will not
be communicated to President Gomez.
The notification that the United
States intended to rendezvous the
Second squadron at Key West as a
precautionary measure for the pro-
lection of American and foreign lives
in Cuba should that government be
unable to do so is deemed sufficient.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
MAY SAVE ONE GIRL.
Double Suicide Interrupted by Life
Saving Crew.

San Francisco, May 30.-The life
saving crew on the beach at Golden
Gate Park interrupted what was prob
ably an attempted double suicide on
the part of two sisters. Tillie and Kit
tie Anderson, here on Wednesday. Title
was dead when the life savers dragged
the bodies from the surf. Kittie was
rushed to the emergency hospital and
probably will recover.
The girls are about % years old and
have been here about two months.
Beyond the fact that they are work
ing girls nothing could be learned of
their antecedents.
Kittie when resuscitated, refused to
give any explanation as to how they
came to be in the surf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30

CONTINUED from Page One.l
lfeving Herrick, broke a crank shaft
and was withdrawn.
was ahead of the record. Bruce-Brown
came into second place and milford
(knox) crept into third.
The terrible pace began to tell on
tires. Johnny Jenkins came into the
stretch with one tire of his White
whipping like a fail. The car swung
perllously but Jenkins held it true.
Aengefs Stutz cast a tire high into the
ar Out he too, came safely to the pit.
Worlds Records Are Broken.
worlds records went down through
out the 100 miles. Depalma, leading.
set new mark of 1:13:01 over Tetz-
Ia11S old record of 1:14:29 Joe Daw-
son, In National. pounded into Sec
ond place and Wishart took third.
Bruce-Brown withdrew his National
and Harry Knight his Lexington be-
cause of engine trouble
turning into the stretch in the sixty
th1rd lap, Marquette's Mcfarland skid
ded and plunged against the retainin.
wall Both front wheels of the car
were broken off, but Marquette and his
Inechan1cian were not injured Frayer
Withdrew his observation-disclosures be-
cause of gear trouble.
Lfesaw's Buick went out when If
broke a cylinder head in its seventy
second lap.
De Palma continued to pull ahead
at the ESQ mile mark rs just half the
distance. His time was 3.03.34 inst
14A minutes better than Bruce
Browns time last year.
Tetzlaff was second and Dawson
third at $50 miles.
DE PaIma's average was S1.7 miles
an hour.
hughes Mercer ran out of fuel in
the nlnety-sixth lap and was pushed
down to the pits. Disbrow's car blew
a rear left tire in the sixty-seventh
went out with a broken water pine
connection in its eighty-second lap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
GRIEF BRINGS VOICE.
Begs Father to Live After Is Years
of Silence.

Colorado Springs, Col. May 3d.
Grief at the death bed of his father
restored speech to Thomas E. Austin.
who today talks clearly after Is years
of silence.
Austin is 81 years old. With the
rest of his family, he stood by the
death bed of his father, Thomas NJ
Austin. Monday, unable to utter a
word, while the rest were praying,
Suddenly he burst forth:
Father. father he cried, 1--WE
don't want you to leave u.s.
"If my death brings back your
speech" answered the dying parent,
family, ct die happy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
HIS LIBRARY TO CITY.
william, A. Spencer. Titanic Victim,
Left Estate Worth Million.

New York. May 30.-The will of Will
liam Augustus Spencer, a victim OF
the Titanic disaster, as filed for pro-
bate here leaves large requests to his
widow and to his sister, the Princess
Dc Vicavaro, of Italy. Mr.. Spencer's
collection of rare books, valued at $780,
900, goes to the New York Public IL
brary. The estate is valued at about
81, OO0, 900.
With the will is filed an affidavit
by Elise Lurette Mrs. Spencer's French
maid, who relates that Spencer put his
wife and herself into a lifeboat and
that he sank with the Titanic. He was
a brother of Lorillard Spencer of New
York and Newport.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30

county attorney, or that 1 have ever
asked the county committee for recog-
milton either official or otherwise.
All I know is that two years ago.
when Mr. Atchison declined to make
the rae. after seeking and obtaining
the Democratic nomination, that a sub
committee of this same county COM
nittee waited on ne on more than one
occasion and used their persuasive
eloQuence to endeavor to get my con-
sent to filling the vacancy caused by
Mr.. Atchison's withdrawal, by insert
ing my lame in pace of his, on the
official ballot. This most strenuously
objected to for I had already been
licked in the primary and proposed to
stand by that licking.
For the past six months Democrats
of this county, both prominent and
otherwise, have been repeatedly urg-
ing me 10 allow my name to be pre-
Sented as a candidate for county at
torney. I have repeatedly insisted
that l am too new member of the
party to be candidate for office and
have absc lutely refused to be an ac-
tive canGtdate for any office. was
finally asked this question: Suppose
we nOmlIate you, will you turn us
down after the primaries, as did our
candidate of two years ago." To this
question = replied that most aSSuredly
| would not That f 1 was nominated
I would most certainly enter into the
campaign with vim, but that they
would have to do the nominating; that
I still stood firm in my belief that
was TOP lew in the party to be a can
didate Tor Office; that 1 would not even
take steps to circulate petitions, neith-
er wou!1 I have petitions printed. I
am informed, however, that there are
Democrats now circulating nomination
petitions for T. d. Humphreys for
county attorney. AS have never ask
ed the central committee for recogni-
ton, L again repeat that I would like
to know what is eatin' 'em up?"
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