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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
PERKINS A JONAH
Amos PinchOt Makes Public q
Letter to Roosevelt
Denouncing Chairman Of Bull
Moose Executive Committee.

New York, June 10.-Amos Pinchot
made public today the text of the con-
fidential letter he recently addressed
to Theodore Roosevelt, the members
of the Progressive national committee
and other leaders, denouncing George
w. Perkins, chairman of the National
executive committee as a menace to
Athe party. principally because of his
affiliation with the United States steel
corporation and the International
opolies which have succeeded most
completely in exploiting the public
and crushing organized labor" The
letter opens by declaring that "a sit
uation exists in the Progressive party
which must be terminated before it
can command general popular sup
port
1.-The situation I refer to-" Pinchot
said in his letter, 'is this; first. an
element in our party leadership.
headed by George w. Perkins, favors
the protection of private monopoly in
American industry and since the par
tvs formation has been taking active
steps to commit the party to that pol
icy. Second the chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee (Perkins) is ac-
lively opposed to recognition of labor's
right to organize and deal with cap
ital through labor unions and has fire.
quently gone on record to this ef-
feet"
His Trust Propaganda
Mr.. Pinchot then goes on to say
that the Progressive party has placed
itself positively and definitely on rec
ord in opposition to Mr.. Perkins and
adds that Through the PrOgressiv e
party's official bulletin, through pub
lie speeches and interviews. AMI in
pamphlets printed as Progressive
party literature and distributed from
the party's headquarters in New York
and Washington. Mr.. Perkins has con-
Quoted an extensive pro-trust propa-
ganda calculated to convince the
party and the public that the trusts
are useful and sacred institutions;
that those who attack them are bent
upon the destruction Of all healthy
industry on a large scale, and finally,
that the Progressive party fully agrees
with him in these Views.
LAS a result we have been placed
in a false and fatal position" Mr.. Pin
chot says in his letter that Mr.. Per-
kins' name has been signed to reso-
lutions of the steel corporation declar-
ing against organization within its
plants. and that "Mr. Perkins views
on the most critical issues between
capital and organized labor coincide
closely with those OF John D. Rookie
feller. Jr.
"In view Of all these facts" Mr..
Pinchot says, 1.-The rank and file and
the majority of the leaders of the
party feel that Mr.. Perkins resiena-
tion as chairman Of the executive
committee is necessary" Mr. Pinchot
declares he believes even Mr.. Perkins
will agree with him that the success
OF the party demands such action inn
mediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10

today and defeated G. H. Walker.
Country club st. Louis, up and 2 to
play. A beautiful 40 foot put at the
ninth hole marked Legg's. An upset
of the morning was the defeat Of Carl
o. Anderson, the 18-year player from
the Dread Golf club, Lawrence, Kan,
who lost to E. R. Morrison, Evanston,
Kansas City, 2 up and l to play.
Morrison's experience gave him a big
advantage over the Lawrence boy.
who is playing his first year at golf
At the ninth hole Morrison was 2
up on Anderson. The Lawrence boy
did not show the high class golf he
displayed in the playing of the two
perience and familiarity with the
course gave him an early advantage
over the younger man. Results OF the
championship flight: G. Frederick
son. Golf and Country club. Oklahoma
City, defeated DR.. r. Cunningham.
Chambers, Field club, Omaha, won
from Harvey Fleming. Evanston,
Kansas City. by default. The best
golf today was in the match between
S. w. Reynolds, Field club, Oma ha,
who defeated e. H. Jones, Evanston, 5
nolds' medal score was 80, which
equaled the record for the course and
was the best score made in the tour
nament.
]. w. S. Rhea, Country club. Mem
phis, defeated Grant Chamberlain,
Country club. Hutchinson, Kan, up,
to play.
Play for Honors.
Kansas City, June 10-Match play in
the tournament of the Transmississippi
Golf association on the course Of the
Evanston Golf club began here today.
Players. who made the lowest scores
In the qualifying rounds, are playing
for the championship. The sixteen
losers on the first round will play for
consolation. Thirty-two players who
qualified second best are playing for
the presidents trophy and the losers on
the first round will play for the vice
presidents trophy. The third best
thirty-two qualified for the secretary's
trophy and the sixteen losers first
round will play for the directors
trophy.
It was expected that the greatest in
terest today will be manifested in the
match between Harry G. Legg of Min
neapolis and 6. H. Walker of st. Louis
and the match between Carl o. Ander-
son Of Lawrence. KAN, and E r. Nor
rison OF Kansas City.
In the former Le8s, four times the
winner OF the tournament, will make his
first attempt to win It for the fifth
time, and in the latter, Anderson. boy
in years. will be pitted against one Of
the best golfers In Kansas City. 1t was
also expected that match between
professionals employed by the various
member clubs OF the association fof
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10

CalderheAds announcement today an
q candidate to succeed Guy r. Helver-
ing. Democrat. is hardly a surprise in
Kansas political circles. Several
months ago. the Marysville man admit
ted to his friends that he considered
entering the race, but he has withheld
his announcement until within two
weeks of the final date for filing nom-
mating petitions.
In a statement made today, Calder
head opposes the initiative and refer
endum as methods Of general law maxi
lContinued on Page Six.l
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Old Leader of Fifth District
viii Run Again.
For 20 Years He Was . Repre-
sentative in Congress.
He Opposes initiative, Refer.
endum and Recall.

After being out Of the gam four
years, w. A. Calderhead of MarysviIlo
today announced that he would again
try for congress in the Fifth district
and would file his nominating petitions
as a Republican candidate. For years
Calderhead was dean of the Kansas
delegation in Washington and from the
early SOS until 1910, the Marysville man
represented the Fifth Kansas district
in congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
He KILLS TWO men.
Assassin Fires rs They Sit in Front OF
. Saloon.

Chicago. June 1O.-Two men were
slain by third as they sat in front
OF a saloon in Little Italy today.
An unidentified Italian. who fed
from the scene after the killing dred
charges Of shot and slugs from q
sawed-o6 shot gun, Joseph Vinterella
dying at once, and Abio Fricono. a
wealthy fruit dealer. succumbing later
to his wounds, Two suspects were ar
was not learned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
REPEAL TO PASS.
End Of Long Fight ON Tolls Ex-
empti0n Is Near.

Washington. June 10.-The long
debate over the repeal of the Panama
tolls exemption was in its last stages
today when the senate resumed work.
with the prospect of final voting be-
fore adjournment tonight Admins
tration leaders claimed the repeal
would pass with . safe uaaderitys
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
WATER IN GROUND
Most Moisture in Shawnee
Since First of Year.
Thermometer Was on Its Up.
ward Climb Today.

Shawnee county grain fields fairly
glistened in the sun this morning after
the thunder storm that broke over the
portion of the Kaw valley lying be-
tween Riley county and the east end
of Shawnee county Tuesday evening,
netting 1.13 inches of rain at Topeka
and 80 of an inch at Manhattan. 1t was
the heaviest rain for Topeka that has
fallen since December 4 and 5, and ac-
cording to Sunny Flora, the local
weather observer, was purely a 10
cal storm caused by the unreasonable
heat of Tuesday. The rain was worth
hundreds of thousands Of dollars to the
Kaw valley farmers in the limited dis
trict in which it fell, according to Flora.
The Santa Fe reports that an inch of
rain fell at Kackley in Republic county
this was another purely local storm.
Government reports show that light
showers fell at Concordia. Hanover and
St. Joe. These were not sufficiently
heavy to be Of any benefit to the crops.
The first shower at Topeka began at
4:16 o'clock and ended at 6:45. At 7:50
the elements broke loose and the rain
was not over until 10 o'clock. The
heaviest precipitation came between
$40 and o'clock. The west side of
the city was favored in the distribution
home of Sunny Flora on West Sixth
street was 1.30 inches.
Mercury Climbing Again.
The lowest temperature was SO de-
grees recorded between nine and ten
o'clock Tuesday night when the rain
was falling. At nine o'clock this
morning the temperature was 81 de-
grees, which was within two degrees
of the record for the same hour Tues
day. A maximum temperature of S5
degrees was registered at 4:15 O'Clock
Tuesday-the heat record for the
year.
uled for tonight and Thursday with
little change in temperature, which
means that the hot weather will con-
tinue. The forecast indicates the pos
sibility of few scattered showers.
The river has risen a fraction Of a
foot, the stage this morning at To-
est stage recorded in over two months
but 1t is below normal for this month.
The normal stage for June is about
nine feet.
In speaking Of the rain the local
weather man said today: There is
now more water in the ground in
Shawnee county than has been the
case since the first OF the year. A
crop Of early potatoes is assured and
this will start the corn OF in fno
shape. We don't need rain for the
wheat fields" f-'i
Hot Again Today.
The temperature at o'clock this
afternoon-91 degrees-was just one
degree below that of Tuesday at the
same hour. This is the twentieth con-
secutive day on which the temperature
has been above normal The highest
temperature recorded on this date in
the last 27 years was 96 degrees in
1902: the lowest was SO in 1888. At
2 o'clock this afternoon the wind was
Is miles from the south.
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Drought at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg,s Kan, June 10.-The
drought situation grew more serious
here today. The thermometer regis
tered 81 degrees at 1 o'clock this af-
ternoon and the suffering became in
tense. Grass on Pittsburg lawns is
drying up and severe damage to crops
is anticipated within a few days un-
less there is rain.
Ideal Weather for Wheat.
Hutchinson, June 1O.-Eighty-s seven
degrees at noon today makes this the
finest possible weather for both wheat
and corn. This portion of Kansas
doesn't need rain until after harvest.
(COnfinued on Paee TWo.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
One Hundred Delegates Here
From Over State.
HUTCHINSON WANTS It IN 1915
Salt City Puts in Bid for the
Next Convention.
Talks of Trade BY Members of
Topeka Clan.

The eighth annual meeting Of the
Kansas Abstracters' aesociation opened
at the Commercial club rooms today
and will continue untn Thursday noon
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Morrison of Kansas City De-
feated Him in 2 Up and 1.
GRANT CHAMBERLAIN IS OUT
Hutchinson Man Defeated BY
Rhea at 4 Up and 8.
Omaha Player Equaled Course
Record with 9 Holes in 81.

Kansas City, June 10.-Harry g
Legg of the Minikahda club. Minneap
oils, continued his consistent play in
the Trans Mississippi golf tournament
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
Judge Pollock Appoints o. T.
Wood to Fill Vacancy.
Recommendation to Pollock by
Attorney General.
Liberal Man viii Hold Over
Until His Confirmation.

Acting on the recommendation of
Attorney General McReynolds. Judge
John c. Pollock at Kansas City Tues
day afternoon appointed Otho T. Wood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
Stevenson Is very Low,

Chicago, June 1O.-Former Vice
President Adlai e. Stevenson, who Il
critically i'll at q local hospital, was
reported very low today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Thursday: NO
much change In temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
1C. NOON EDITION 1c.

The sudden popularity. ana laT0o
sales of our new one cent noon e0l-
ton exceeded all our expectations.
1t has been received with favor by the
well-to-do and those whose financial
circumstances compel them to save
the pennies.
You can buy = noon edition Of tho
State Journal for one penny each day
from nevvsboys, at the State Journn1
boxes, or At the following ncws-
stands:
Weigi,tman, 085 Kansas avenue
National hotel
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Pay ONE PENNY for the Noon Edk
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or Home Edition at $3.50 and for d.
Postscript Edition (with baseball sd
latest news) ut 5 O'Clock.
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CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-29
CLEAR AIR OF MEXICO.
Seeing From the Top of the sierras to
Mount Sparta,

The distance at which flashes from
be discerned by the eye depends on
two things, the height and the clear
ness Of the air.
In Mexico the air is said to be clear
er than anywhere else in the world.
At any rate, it is the only country
where view extending to 200 miles
can be obtained BY climbing to the
top Of the Sierra mountains the lonely
peak Of Mount Sparta can be seen. 1t
would take four hours by express train
to reach it.
Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, is
the tallest mountain in the world.
From Darjeeling the gigantic cone Of
Everest is seen rising in snowy gran
deur among its mighty neighbOrs, and
any stranger would VOW that it was
not more than thirty or forty miles
away As a matter Of fact, the dis
tance is 107 miles as the crow flies.
The most conspicuous object in the
British isles Is Mount Snowdon in
Wales, which on a clear day can be
distinctly seen from Bray head, Coun-
ty Wicklow, distance Of no less than
eighty-fve miles. Snowdon can also
be seen from Waterloo, Liverpool, a
distance Of fifty-two miles.
In the fens, where the ground is per-
fectly fiat for miles, any lofty object
can be seen long way off. Boston
Stump the tower of the fine old church
at Boston, Lincolnshire, is visible from
the Leicestershire hills. quite forty
miles away.
From the top Of the famous Black
pool tower you can on a clear day
catch a glimpse Of the mountain Of
Snaefel, in the Isle Of Man. The dis
tance is a good sixty miles.-Spokane
SDokesman-Revie
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-29
Turkish, Vet Greek.

One of the most characteristic things
about Constantinople is that while it
has become Turkish it has not ceased
to be Greek. The same is true of
Thrace, Macedonia, and Asia Minor,
which contain a large Turkish popula-
ton, but which still form part of the
Greek world to which they always be-
longed. The two races have indisputa-
bly, Influenced each other, as their Ian.
guages and certain of their customs
prove A good deal of Greek blood
now flows, too, in Turkish veins. New
ertheless there has been remarkably
little assimilation after 500 years OF
one element by the other. They CO..
exist, each perfectly distinct and each
claiming with perfect reason the land
as his own.-Scribner's
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-29
DAWN AT RANG0ON.

Where the Sun Seems to Perch In the
Branches of the Trees.
Slow boats slipped softly up the
stream and others still slept with
quiet gurgling at their anchors. A
craning swan-like craft, with high cary
ed beak and outstretched wings, swept
swiftly out to sea with rows of naked
brown men bending sharply at the
oars. Sampans rocked on the rising
tide and a gentle stir and stretching
from sleep ran up and down the Grim
son running river
A bird gushed suddenly a wondrous
liquid song from the low, mist covered
shores. Following came gentle breeze
that rent the fine silver tissues, rippled
the stream and showed. very naked
and ugly, low, fiat lying town. With
the breath came a faint, fine echo of
bells-languorous, pausing tones of sill
yer. Then, emerging from the mists
and standing high above the level of
the brown earth, cleaned bell shap-
ed, diyinely pointed thing of gold that
uu1h eltu ulAAllS IOl q AuOAhCAiis LllSA
dimmed behind bank of mist.
Next the sun leaped into the day and
struck upon the sense like the sudden
clash of metal cymbals The mists
curled instantly and vanished, the
shadows withered under foot and a
bare white light trimmed like a knife
the ugly outlines of Rangoon.
Mind and body cry aloud for shelter
in the town The sun hangs so low
perches in the very branches of the
dust streaked trees. It is appalling,
and the soul whimpers at the nearness,
the bald Intrusion From "The Color
Of the East" by Elizabeth Washburn.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-29
THE HISTORY OF MANKIND.
IL May Fill a Library or Be Told In a
Very Few Words.

Anatole France tells us the story of
certain Eastern king, who was young
and conscientious when he ascended
the throne of his fathers, and therefore
calling together the most learned doc
tors In the land he bade them write q
history of mankind for he said, 'if
I would rule Alright / must know the
story of things past and of kingdoms
come and gone" The doctors bowed
and went their way.
Thirty years passed, and the king
had forgotten his command, when to
his palace came train of fifty camels
bearing each ten mighty volumes. The
king asked the chief doctor, Zeb, what
the train might mean.
'It is the history of mankind" re.
piled the sage.
The king bade them return and
abridge the history so that he might
read 1t and not spend the residue of
his life upon the task.
Ten years more passed when the
doctors returned with five camels bear
ing each ten mighty volumes. The
king, grown old and irritable, bade
them to abridge the history into one
book, for said he, II have a great
desire to read the history before / die"
The doctors began their toll again.
Many died, and while the book was
still unfinished, the king, too, fell sick
with mortal malady On his death
bed he summoned Zeb, for a consum-
ing desire had come upon him to know
the history before his spirit left him.
The doctor came
II die in sorrow" said the king, for
/ have not learned the history of man
kind"
AS the king sank back the doctor
bent over him and whispered, Men
were born, they suffered, and then
they died. Henry Watterson in Louis
vile Courier-J ournal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-29
COUNTING IN FRENCH.
Sounds Queer When You Jump From
Sixty nine to Sixty ten.

SIXTY nine to Sixty ten.
1t is usually assumed among civilized
nations that they all count alike and
that they use the decimal system. In
a general way this is quite true. And
yet the French have very peculiar
way of counting, which seems to have
been devised by some one obsessed
with the idea Of the circle or at least
Of segment of the circle.
Instead of making 100 the basis of
the removal of the digit to the third
place, that individual stopped counting
at 60 and then devised two quite cum
bersome methods of getting up to 100.
The French, like the rest of us, count
up to SO in a normal and healthy man
ner. Then when the next step is to be
taken they say sixty -ten," and so on.
Seventy three is sixty -thirteen;" sew
enty-nfne is "sixty-nineteen" When
the genius who devised French count
ing reached this number he seems to
have been puzzled for a moment how
to go on. But with true Gallo inge-
nuity he made a bold leap and called
eighty 'four-twenties."
Thus eighty-one become "four-twen-
tfes-one,' and so on. Eighty nine is
-four twenties-nine." Here one would
expect him to strike another snag.
But he liked his solution of seventy so
well-in fact he had grown so enam-
ored of it-that he tried it again, and
ninety becomes -four -twenties- ten"
Ninety three is figured out to be -four
twenties- thirteen and when Victor
Hugo was compelled to head his cele-
brated biographical novel "Quatre-
Vtngt-Treize"-tha is to say, -four
twenties-thirteen" he must have shud-
dered over the entire area of his sub
conscious sensibilities. Yet he may
not.
The French and even good students
of other nationalities who have ac-
quired a French which q Frenchman
can listen to without gritting his teeth
do not seem to be worried at all by
this peculiar French habit which if it
were not impelled by courtesy to call
"Gallicism" we would certainly call
"barbarism. Rocky Mountain News
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-29
Dignity.

Are you dignified? If so, why? Is
1t because OF what you are, what your
ancestors were or what you hope your
descendants will be?
Is it because of something you have
done, something you can do. something
you know or something you possess?
Is 1t because OF some reputation you
have or some reputation you would
like to get?
Is it because of definite notions Of
what Is right and proper or vague no.
tions of what somebody else thinks is
right and proper?
Or do you just happen to be that
way, often wishing that you could re-
lax and enjoy yourself like some of the
more frivolous people you meet2-E. O..
J. in Life.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-29
SHE FINISHED THE STORY.
Gladstone Couldn't Whistle, but Hs
Wife Could and Did.

Apparently the powers of Mr. Glad
stone as whistler were somewhat
limited, judging by the amusing story
told by the Rev. t. Selby Henrey in
"Attic Salt" Mr.. Gladstone and Dean
Wellesley were schoolfellows at Eton
and the friendship there commenced
continued throughout life When they
were both in the sixties they met at a
little dinner party at the deanery at
Windsor, and the great statesman joe
ularly said across the table to the
dean:
81 say, old friend, / have got a good
story for you about Harry Phillpotts.
bishop of Exeter
Upon which Mrs. Gladstone hastily
interfered:
William, you must not tell that sto-
ry until the servants have left the
room"
When the psychological moment ar
rived Mr. Gladstone said
"You know, Wellesley, that Bishop
Phillpotts during his old age acquired
the habit of sitting up late at night,
with his chaplain. Well, one night he
was comfortably ensconced in his
study chair, with feet against the man
telpiece, dreamily looking into the fire,
when he heard footsteps at the door
and the noise of dress behind him.
without looking up be said in a
very endearing voice, thinking the in
truder to be his wife, What can l do
for you, my little darling? To his
great astonishment the trespasser
proved to be not his wife, but his
wife's maid. And the only way in
which the poor bishop could give ex-
preston to his feelings was by long
drawn out, subdued whistle"
Mr.. Gladstone at this juncture said,
II cannot manage the whistle. SO | will
ask Catherine to give it," and Mrs.
Gladstone finished the story by giving
the long drawn out whistle, to the de-
light not only of the dean, but also of
all the guests.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-29
rhe Artist,s ANTIQUE Was Genuine.

A well known landscape painter re-
Gently bought a Louise Quinze sofa at
a public auction. He paid large sum
for this acquisition, but was at the
same time not altogether certain of
its authenticity, despite the pedigree
with which it was purchased. But hav-
ing bought it he placed the sofa in his
studio. On the first occasion on which
he sat down on the sofa it collapsed
beneath his weight, and he was pre-
cipitated on the floor, being severely
bruised in the process. But his con
tusions did not trouble him. Observing
the worm eaten pieces of wood that lit
tered the floor, he exclaimed joyfully,
after all, it's genuine, Paris Letter
to London Globe.