The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
November 12, 1908

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EVERYBODY EVERBODY 14 PAGES NEEDS IT. 14 PAGES READS IT. THUKSDAY EVENING. LAST EDITION. ffOPEKA, KANSAS. NOVEMBER 12, 1908. JTHUKSDAY EVENING. TWO CENTOL. 1 i. f NO, NOTJOR HIM. Senator Dollej Isn't Anxious to Be Bank Commissioner. Says He Hasn't ETen Considered the Matter. EYE ON OTHER PLACE. Would Like to Be United States Marshal. The Position Is Not Ayailable for Some Time. It may be that after all J. N. Dolley doesn't want the Job of bank commis sioner which the politicians and the newspapers have kindly offered him under the Stubbs administration. "Joe"' Is acting very coy about the matter. "Are you going to be bank commis sioner?" was asked of Mr. Dolley to day. "I haven't considered the matter," replied Mr. Dolley. "I don't know that I want to be bank commissioner. The chances are I don't. I am not very keen about this Job business. Four years ago I might have had my choice of positions with the state administra tion, and took nothing. It is quite probable that I may do the same this year, in case anything is offered to me. Stubbs hasn't offered me anything. I don't think he has offered anybody anything. He will go into his office as governor absolutely free to give tha positions to whom ever he pleases. That is a very unusual condition, X think. Usually these Jobs are all promised before election. As chairman of the state committee I didn't promise a single job, not even a Janitorship at the state house." Nevertheless, it is generally supposed that Mr. Dolley will accept a state of fice with the Stubbs administration. It will be a handy thing for Dolley to have, and at the same time it will be valuable to Governor Stubbs to have associated with him the man who has done so much to advance Stubbs in terests. It is "possible that Governor Stubbj will find it convenient to send J. N. Dolley to Lansing to look after the state penitentiary. There are a num ber of candidates for this job E. B. Jewett of Wichita, Guy Swallow of Oskaloosa. and a number of others who were on the firing line for Stubbs. In order to settle this wardenship fight without making too many people mad. Governor Stubbs may hand the job to Dolley. It seemto be the general impression that the place which Mr. Dolley would really like Is that of United States marshal, but this place win not be available for several years, as Marshal Maekey's term does not expire for quita a while. If Mr. Dolley is content to wait for this place. It is likely that can be arranged for him to have it. Of course it would not come' through Governor Stubbs. but through the United States senators from Kansas Curtis and Bristow. The fact that Dol ley. as chairman of the Republican state committee, delivered the state successfully to Taft will give him a standing with President Taft whicli would make it gratifying to the presi dent to do something to reciprocate Chairman Hitchcock of the Republicai national committee, who is slated for a cabinet job, is also a strong friend or Dolley's and will do anything he can to help him. Dolley made himself solid with Hitchcock by offering to conduct the campaign in Kansas without finan cial aid from the national committee He even offered to raise money in Kan sas to aid the national committee, if necessary. This was at a time when the national committee was very short of funds, and it was an attitude which was appreciated. Dolley's strong per sonal standing with the national ad ministration puts him in line for some thing better than the position of bank commissioner for the state of Kansas It would not be surprising if Dolley should aspire to be the next Republi can national committeeman from Kan sas, in place of D. W. Mulvane. Meantime, Dolley will likely get the Job of speaker of the house of repre sentatives, which will add to his pres tige, and keep him in touch with politi cal affairs. After the legislature, he mav simply step back from the politi cal pie counter for a while and say "After you. Alphonse" to the waiting patriots. J. T. Reed, the Republican state senator from the Fortieth district who was reported to have been beaten in the recent election by Geo. H. Tannehill, was in Topeka today. "I had a hard fight in the Fortieth district," said Mr. Reed "but the offi cial count gave me 120 majority. I carried Tannehill's county, and Tannehill carried mine. I also car ried Norton, the third county in the district, by a small majority. We had sort of a Democratic landslide in our county, and nearly all the Republican candidates were beaten. "When I left Smith county for To peka. we had quite a little snow on the ground." Dan B. Dyer of Smith Center ac companied Senator-elect Reed to To peka. and It is said that Mr. Dyer will be a candidate for sergeant at arms of either the house or senate at the coming session. Governor Hoch and John B. Baker, state live stock inspector, have jointly appointed N. B. Reichnecker as deputy inspector at Kansas City to succeed John Mulvey. who died re cently. Reichnecker has been active in the last two years as a deputy sheriff in assisting C. W. Trickett in his Joint closing -work. Reichnecker is a graduated veterinarian. T. A. McNeal, state printer, is get ting some data together concerning the cost of state publication of text books, and the expense of making the addition to the state printing plant which would be necessary for state publication of text books. T. Benton Murdock. of El Dorado, who is the Chief Isaac Walton of the Ancient Order of Kansas Fishermen, nominated for state game warden, in place of Del Travis. Otis E. Sadler of Liberal. Mr. Murdock says in his pa per: "Quite a sprinkling of Kansas fishermen will, when the time conies, i i nrw the Hnnointment of Otis E. Sad ler of Liberal. Seward county, as state e-ame and fish warden. Mr. Sadler served as state fish warden under Mor rill. He knows as much about Kansas fish and Kansas game as any man in the state and would make a most ex cellent official. We don't know a thing about it but it is our impression that ElDorado and Wichita will most cneer fully support him for the place, should he conclude to become a candidate. Mr. Sadler has lived in Kansas since along in the sixties." There is no eood reason, however, why Mr. Travis should be displaced. He has done wonders for the fish and game interests of the state. Congressman W. A. Calderhead, accompanied by his sister, Mrs. E. E. Forter, left yesterday for Wash ington, where Mr. Calderhead will at tend the tariff investigations of the ways and means committee, of which committee he is a memDer. Concordia. Kan.. Nov. 12. Judge F. W. Sturges announced today that friends of Senator W. W. Caldwell will institute a contest against William M Moore of Republic county, the Dem ocrat who defeated Caldwell for state senator by 20 votes. The grounds of the contest will be that sufficient ballots to have elected Caldwell, which should have been counted, were thrown out by election boards. LIMITED WRECKED. Three Coaches of X. Y. Central's Fastest Train Leave the Track. Rochester, N. Y.. Nov. 12. Three cars in the east-bound Twentieth Century Limited, the New Tork Cen tral's fastest train, were thrown from the rails at Blossom Road crossing, just east of the city, shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, but strangely enough not one of the many pas sengers who were hurled from their berths was badly injured. A broken rail is said to have caused the accident. The train had made its usual two minute stop at Rochester and in gathering momentum for Its run eastward it had attained a speed of about 25 miles an hour, when the break came. The train consisted of six Pullman coaches and the three that were hurled from the tracks and turned over on their sides constituted the last half of the train. The third car in the train was not ditched, although its trucks were broken. It was the next three in line that suffered the brunt of the shock. All the sleeping passengers were thrown from their berths, but no one was seriously injured. Men and women scrambled through windows and doors with no thought of cloth ing other than which they wore when they turned in for the night. Many of the passengers complained of bad bruises and jolts. A wrecking crew was at the scene of the accident in a short time, the passengers occupying the undamaged coaches and the tracks were cleared. IT IS NOT OFFICIAL. White House Statement Regarding Labor Legislation Dinner. Washington. Nov. 12. The discus sion which has arisen over the dinner which President Roosevelt is to give in the Wrhite House next Tuesday to a number of labor leaders has brought forth from the executive office of the president an official statement pointing out that the dinner is not an official one and declining to discuss the omis sion of President Gompers, Vice Presi dent O'Connell and Secretary Morrison and Treasurer Lennon of the Ameri can Federation of Labor from the guest list. The statement follows: "As the statement has been made that this is an official dinner, it is worth while pointng out that it is nothing of the kind. The president has on several occasions had various labor leaders, with whom he has been thrown In contact and whose views he wished to obtain, at dinner. For this occasion he has asked a number of men within and without government service who are interested in different phases of the labor question to come to dinner. Three-fourths of these men are not members of labor organiza tions. Six or eight of them are con nected in one capacity or another with the work of labor organization. It would of course be absurd to take any notice of any discussion as lo who should or who should not be invited to dinner by the president." TWICE AS MANY DIE. Death Rate of Negro Soldier Double That of the AVhite. Washington, Nov. 12. The surgeon general of the army. Dr. R. M. O'Reil ly, in his annual report to the secre tary of war In reviewing the inade quate equipment of the medical de partment of the army durine the Spanish war, states many improve ments mat nave Deen made In the ser vice in order to bring it up to the highest possible efficiency. Reviewing the health of the armv. he says the death rate last year was twice as high for colored as for white troops. Speaking of the entire service, he declares that the death and noneffec tive rates in the United States armv are higher than in any other army. He refers to a slight increase of insanity among the soldiers. In the Philippines the health of the troops was better than in the previous year. The sur geon general reviews the efforts to in crease sanitary condition in the army and refers to many plans that have Deen put in operation for this purpose. He insists that the great need of the medical department in the future is a larger force of commissioned medical otiicers. Chinese Satisfied With a Lie. Pekin. Nov. 12. In order to satisfv the pride of the Chinese DeoDle the official newspaper, controlled by Grand Councillor Yuan Shi Kai. explains the fact that only half the American bat tleship fleet, that is to sav eiarht ves sels, visited Amoy as the guests of the Chinese government by declaring that the fleet was dispersed by a storm on us way to me unmese coast anl that the fate of the other vessels is un known. The foreign board accepts this statement with complacency. The American legation was not consulted prior to its publication. Weather Indications. Chicago. Nov. 12.; Forecast for Kansas: Fair and continued cool to night and Friday. LIVESJNfERIL Fire Damp Explodes in Mine Containing 400 Men. Already 35 Dead Bodies Hare Been Brought Out. FIRE STOPS RESCUE. One Shaft and Elevator Cage Is Burned Out. Life Savers Forced to Make Way for Firemen. Hamm, Westphalia. German v Nov. 12- There was an explosion of Are damp in the Radbod mine this morn ing which probably will result in heavy loss of life. Alreadv 35 hl have been brought to the. surface and 300 men are still underground in grave peril. Four hundred men were working in the pit at the time of the disaster. About 70 of them have been brought to the surface. Of these a majority are more or less injured and one since died. On hundred and fifty men are in shaft No. 2, and It Is believed that all are doomed Rescuers arrived from all directions and the work of getting below was a.L once organized. These efforts, nowever, were necessarily slow and attended with extreme difficulty. One oi me shafts together with its levator cage, had been completely burned out. An improvised cage was sent down with a corps of rescuers, who made heroic efforts to reach their comrades. At 1 o'clock the fire made such headway that the rescuers had to be called back to give way to the fire fighters and the flames are still spreading. The vicinity of the mine is sur rounded by police and the public is not permitted to approach. Despair ing scenes are being witnessed among the crowds of relatives who have gathered outside the police cordon. Eighteen of the men who got out alive are severely injured. No hope is entertained for the 300 men still below ground. The violence of the explosion caused the walls of the galleries to fall in. A salvage corps armed with ap paratus to supply each man with oxygen is now endeavoring to pene trate the mine. These are the same men wno went over to Courrieres France, in March. 1906, and rendered such valuable aid in the frightful mine disaster there. NOW WESTERN LEAGUE. Topeka and Wichita Not Reduced From Class A to Class 15. Chicago, Nov. 12. Eastern League and American Association representa tives caused a sensation at the nnnnsil meeting of the National Association of j Professional Baseball clubs in this city Dy witndrawing from the session. The two bolting factions had presented a resolution asking that they be given control of the national board of arbi tration and that the western and southern league be reduced from class A to class B. This resolution was voted down by the meeting. The petitioners insisted on immediate action and when their peti tion was overwhelmingly defeated the two factions withdrew from the meet ing. They declined to make any state ment other than they did not propose "to be governed by a great number of bush leagues." Their next move. It is said, will be to confer with the two big leagues the American and the National with the hope that they may be given permission to act as a separate organization real ly a third major league. Rumors which could not be confirmed that has it the American Association has- not given i up all ideas of invading major league territory and that designs were held on Pittsburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Chicago. If there is anything in these rumors it goes without saying that the American Association has nothing to hope for from the National commis sion. "We have done, nothing more serious than to withdraw from the meeting,' said President O'Brien of the Ameri can Association. "We have not with drawn trom organized baseball nor have we severed our connection with the National Association by our action We have not become outlaws." Technically it was the attempt of the Eastern and American tactions to re duce the board of arbitration from seven to five and to obtain three of the five votes that aroused the greatest antagonism in the convention, there not being more than five ballots out of the poll of 22 favoring the measure. In the evening the National Assoc! ation held another meeting which the Eastern League and the American As sociation did not attend. The two lat ter organizations aeciaea to hold a meeting in New Tork on December 5 at which all the club owners of the two circuits are to map out future ac tions. A committee representing the bolting organization requested that they be allowed to confer with the Na tional baseball commission but the re quest was denied by officials of the commission. The small leagues supported the southern and western leagues in the fight against the reduction in classifi cation of these two organizations and the vote was solidly against the reso lution. When the two big leagues had asked for everything they wanted and had been refused they bolted .the meet ings. Efforts were made to secure the aid of the Pacific Coast league for the secessionists but it could not be learne-l that this move attained success. While the events were moving for ward the national commission trans acted business on its own account. It was unofficially stated that the Chi cago National league team would be reprimanded for unbusiness methods in disposing of tickets In the worldV championship series. A separate meeting was held during the day by the Western league at which harmony prevailed. The cities of Wichita and Topeka, Kansas, were voted into membership, from the West ern association, increasing the number of cities in that organization from six to eight "Dick" Cooley, formerly of the Bos- ton National team, will lead the To peka club, and Frank- Isbell, the great first baseman of tne uiucago White Stockings last summer, will head the Wichita athletes, considerable routine business was disposed of. Those pres ent were: Norris O'Neill, president of the league; Jos. H. Higgins of Des Moines W. A. Rourke and James Rourke of Omaha; Guy Green of Lin coln; R. R. Burke and Geo. Tebeau of Denver; W. (Ducky) Holmes of Sioux City, and W. Higgins of Pueblo. OLIVE OIL AND ALCOHOL. Now Under Discussion at the Commit tee Tariff Hearing. Washington, Nov. 12. The hearings on schedule A of the Dingley tariff law held before the house committee on ways and means in the past few days have emphasized the fact that the safe guarding of the Internal revenue tax levied upon alcohol or distilled spirits and the imposition of a high rate of duty on the articles Is one of the mani fest purposes of the tariff law. Among the suggested changes in the wording of the law which have been determined upon as the result of a thorough In vestigation of court decisions, are many affecting articles containing alco hol or in the preparation of wmcn al cohol is used. This attitude of the committee with regard to alcohol and distilled spirits is In accord with the consistent policy of congress In the enactment of tariff laws in the past. This morning the committee began its hearing on sche dule H, covering "spirits, wines and other beverages," and it Is evident from tiie "notes on tariff revision" prepared for the use of the committee that a similar attitude will be maintained In the proposed revision of this schedule. President Roosevelt yeBterday receiv ed a copy of the book entitled, "Notes on tariff revision," which contains over 1,000 pages of information and which was prepared under the direction of the clerk of the committee on ways and means. The president's attitude on the subject of revision is well known and it is expected that-he will convey to the committee on ways and means some expression of his views on the changes proposed for further protection and for continuing the policies advocated by the present administration and provide for in the pure food and drug act. The regulation of the importatl m of olive oil Is one of the most Important subjects which the committee will have to consider as a result of the consideration of chemicals, oils and paints. About 6,000,000 gallons of olive oil were imported into this country in 1907, of which over., one-third was ad mitted free of d,uty as olive oil fit only for manufacturing purposes. This lat ter oil, which is used for lubricating, illuminating, woolen dressing and man ufacture of soaps -Is often difficult to distinguish from the product used for food and medicine. This difficulty has been the cause of?a large amount of litigation and ha hown that the pre scribed tests by which the dutiability of the oil is to be fletermined are un satisfactory. It has been proven, in a case before thee board of general ap praisers in which Dr. Wiley of the de partment of -agriculture testified that certain oil held to be free of duty as fit only or manufacturing purposes, was used for food by a certain class of foreigners. To overcome this difficulty it is pro posed to change the requirements for free entry of olive oil so that it mnst be rendered unfit for use as food "'by such means as shall be satisfactory to the secretary of the treasury and under regulation so prescribed by him." M. B. Snevily, of New Tork, 'repre senting Importers and consumers of olive oil in speaking before the com mittee with regard to the proposed change in the law at yesterday's hear ing, said: 'This would require denaturing, which might be suitable for some, but not for others. Castile soap is one of the' principal articles of manufacture in this country in which olive oil is re quired. This soap being unscented, would not be marketable as castile soap if given an odor as would be necessary in denaturing. I would suggest that a provision be made to have olive oil ad mitted when it is shown that it Is used for manufacturing purposes." The committee will gather further in formation on the subject before deter- mining what changes in the present law it will recommend. LONG BALLOON RACE. Flight Across the Continent to Be Undertaken From Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Cal.. Nov. 12. A spec tacular balloon race will be started from Los Angeles next Sunday after noon when two monster balloons "America" and "United States," will be sent away in a race across the con tlnent, that may result In breaking all records for long distance nights. The well known aeronauts Captain A. E. Mueller and Horance B. Wild, will be in the baskets, each accom panied by a navigator. The present is the first great balloon race to be started on the Pacific coast and Is much In the nature of an ex periment. Aviators have, however, carefully tested and studied the air currents of the coast, and are confident that the wind will carry them directly toward the Atlantic coast. A remarkable feature of the race is that the- great aerial craft must sur mount three lofty mountain ranges in their flights toward the east, necessi tating the attainment of a height hith erto unaccomplished. The Sierra Madre range along the coast, the Sierra Ner vada, further eastward, and the Rockies, forming the backbone of the continent, constitute the three barriers that must be hurdled by the big bags. Both Mueller and Wild are confident they will be able to soar high enough Lt clear the snow-capped peaks of the three ranges, although a height of no less than 15.000 feet must be gained to do so. It is expected that intense cold will be encountered and the balloonists are figuring on Just such a contingent. The American and United States will not be inflated with ordinary coal gas, as Is usually done, but pure hydrogen gas' of maximum lifting power will be employed instead. This is expected to prove of great-advantage in a flight of such height and distance as Is con templated.: Each ballonn will carry about three tons of ballast, divided into 128 sacks. Wow sn, vnn nroeressinff with your French?" asked the first dear girl. ''Oh. fine." replied dear girl No. 2. "I've got so I can make myself misunderstood per fectly." Chicago Daily News. FELL MO FEET. Harrey W. Watterson.Son of the Louisville, Ky. Editor, Plunges to Death From His Of fice Window. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. Almost Every Bone in His Body Was Broken. He Was 30 Years Old, a Lawyer and Married. New Tork, Nov. 12. Harvey W. Wat- terson, a lawyer and younger son of Henry Watterson, editor of the Louis ville Courier Journal, plunged to his death, from the nineteenth floor of his office building at 37 Wall street late yesterday afternoon. His body shot downward for 110 feet and landed on the roof of a building adjoining. Al most every bone was broken and the head crushed and death was practical ly Instantaneous. While there were no eye witnesses to the tragedy, evidently it was entirely accidental. Mr. Watterson's hat and coat were on his closed desk. Proba bly he attempted to lower the window and either stumbling over the radiator, which was in front of the low sill, or losing his footing in some manner un known, pitched forward and down to death on the roof below. Mr. Watterson was 30 years old and married. He was Junior member of the law firm of Wing, Russell Watter son Shortly before 4 o'clock after having discussed business matters with a clerk, Mr. Watterson remarked that he was going home and passed from the library through the room of F. R. Bagg, the managing clerk, into his own private of fice, the door of which closed and lock ed automatically as he entered. Bagg was the last person to see the young lawyer alive. A few minutes later the superintend ent of the building rushed in and in formed Thos. E. Wing, senior member of the firm, that he believed Mr. Wat terson had fallen from the window. He looked down from the window and the mangled form was seen lying on the roof below. The body was removed to the Watterson home after the coroner had declared that the death of Mr. Watterson was due entirely to acci dent. A peculiar feature of the case was that Mr. Watterson's watch and cigar ette case in one pocket and a pipe in another pocket were not damaged by the fall. Mrs. Watterson was prostra ted when informed of her husband's tragic death. Mr. Wing said that Watterson had been a member of the firm about three years. He was sure, he said, that death was accidental since Watterson had no financial or domestic troubles. The firm's business was in good con dition, Mr. Wing said, and Watterson had been very successful. Watterson was born and reared in Louisville. Ky. When about twenty-one years old he came to New York and en tered the Columbia university law school. During the time he was a student here he taught a night school. Shortly after becoming a member of the iirm ne ran for assemblv on the Tammany ticket in an upper west side district, but the dis trict was strongly Republican and he was defeated. How His Father Was Told. Louisville. Nov. 12. News of the tragic death of Harvey W. Watterson, first communicated to the friends of Henry Watterson. editor of the Courier Journal, created a Drofound impression in Louis ville and there was immediately formed a pathetic little conspiracy having for ns purpose the breaking of the news to the veteran editor as gently as possible. Tele phone communication with his country Home rourteen nines irom me city, was immpHlfltplv stonned. and the friends deputed to Mrs. Beni. Ridgely, widow of the consul general to Mexico, the diffi cult task. Mrs. Ridgely suddenly be reaved a few weeks ago of the husband who had been Mr. Watterson's protege and intimate friend, accomplished her mission and the editor is sitting at his home benumbed by grief while hundreds of telegrams from men of national prom inence already are pouring in offering con dolence and sympathy. The bond between Mr. Watterson and his son was an unusually strong one, their interest in politics and national affairs beine mutually keen and the father's sat isfaction at the rapidly widening career of the son was very trreat. It was decided by the family that Mr. Watterson would not be able to undertake a journey to New York and Mrs. Harvey Watterson was therefore asked to bring the body to Ixiulsville. which probably will be done Friday or Saturday. The funeral will probably be held on Sunday but this has not been definitely decided on. Harvey W. Watterson was thirty years old. He leaves no children. His wife be fore her marriage was Miss Alice Bur rowes jf New York. CURE OF THE SICK. Bishop Fallows Plans to Give Method World Wide Scope. His Chicago, Nov. 12. Plans for giving world wide scope to the Christian cure of the sick which he started a year ago in the city, were announced by Bishop Samuel Fallows last night to his con gregation at St. Paul's Reformed Epis cipal church. A new international organization patterned in many respects after the Christian Science movement but dif fering radically in its attitude toward medicine, is the means by which Bish op Fallows declares he expects to spread broadcast the teachings of psc j hotherapy. It will be known as "the league of right living" with the promotion of health and happiness for its avowed purpose. Local centers, he announces, are to be established wher ever possible. The bishop will be at the head with the title of president. So far perfected Is the enterprise that Bishop Fallows was able to announce the names of noted neurologists in both Europe and the United States, who have agreed to assist him by contribut ing articles to a "course study" com parable in some ways to Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy's "science and health." The work of the league will be carried on by correspondence study, the de partment to be under the charge of Bishop Fallows, Dr. Sidney Kuh of Chicago apd others. "A man's good deeds live after him," remarked the auotation alinger. ""Yes." replied the simple person, "and likewise also his good mortgages." Chicago Daily News. MERCURY DROPS TO 22. This Has Been Another Day or Lower Temperatures. Wednesday was the coldest day of the season so far and today Is but lit tle better and last night the mercury dropped to 22, which Is 10 degrees be low the freezing point and a number of degrees below the minimum mark of the season. Some vegetation had es caped the previous freezes on account o$ its protected position but the tem peratures of last night ended all as far as growing out of doors is concerned. Ice an inch in thickness formed on the exposed surfaces of pools and con tainers left out of doors, on the theory that the night would not be a cold one. No one knows what tomorrow will bring forth as the weather department side-steps the issue and says: "Fair and continued cool tonight and Fri day." The following are the tempera tures since 7 oclock this morning: 7 o'clock 24 8 o'clock 25 o'clock 27 11 o'clock 32 12 o'clock 34 1 o'clock... 36 2 o'clock 38 10 o'clock 30 TO CURE DRUG HABIT. Kansan Takes His Life, in Denver Be cause He Couldn't Quit Morphine. Denver, Nov. 12. With a bullet in his brain and a revolver by his side J. H. Perry, for the past three weeks a guest at the Elk hotel. Seventeenth and Market streets, was found dead in his room yesterday afternoon. Upon a table In the room there was found a note in Perry's handwriting in which the man explained that he intended to take his life because he was unable to break away from the morphine hab it to which he had been addicted for years. Perry had been dead many hours be fore his body was discovered. He kill ed himself about 5 o'clock yesterday morning. At about .that time employes of the hotel heard a shot. A hasty examination was made, but as none of the guests in the hotel had been awakened by the report It was decid ed that the shot had been fired by someone In the street. Perry's dead body was discovered when an attache of the hotel, after vainly attempting to arouse Perry by knocking, forced the door to his room. The note left by the dead man Is as follows: "I hate to take my life, but it Is the best for me. I formed the habit of taking morphine ten years ago and have tried hard to quit, but cannot. My health is so bad that I am better off dead. Notify Odd Fellows lodge No. 470, Colony, Kan. "My life is a hard story, but I cannot write It. Please forgive me for this act. it Is all I can do. I hope you will get pay for all damage. "J. H. PERRY." Perrv was about 45 years of age He always dressed well and at all times coomert to be well supplied with mon ey. Practically nothing is known of him in this city. It Is believed tnat his home is at Colony.. Kan. THREE ROCK ISLANDS. It Is the New Jersey Company That Owns the Frisco. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 12. C. R. Gray, second vice president of the St. Louis San Francisco railway, finish ed his direct testimony In the Missouri rate case hearing this morning and F. W. Lehman n began the cross examina tion for the state. Mr. Gray Is the third witness to be examined In as many days, the testimony of a single road, the St. Louis San Francisco, not having yet been completed. "I have never felt like I could more than approximate the difference in the cost of state and Interstate passenger traffic, but In the case of the Frisco in Missouri, with which I am familiar, it is between 20 and 30 per cent, accord Ine to circumstances," said Mr. Gray Amone the reasons, he gave for this difference was the great hazard of life, declaring statistics showed greatest loss of life in railroad accidents oc curred at the stops and that the local trains therefore were run at the great est risk. On cross examination the first ques tioned asked by the state was whether or not the Rock Island owned the St. Louis San Francisco railroad, to which Mr. Gray replied It owned a ma- iority of stock. After a discussion among the attorneys It developed there were three "Rock Island" companies, namely: The Chicago, Rock Island Railway company of Iowa, the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Railway com Danv of Illinois and Iowa, and the Rock Island company of New Jersey. It was the latter, said Mr. Gray, that con trolled the Frisco. WILL WAIT A YEAR. Xo Berger-Bryan. Wedding ln the Very Near Future. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 12. Alexan der Bergtr and daughter. Miss Helen Berger of Lincoln, Neb., and Milwau kee, have taken apartments on River side Drive, New York, for the winter, and it is said that the wedding of Miss Berger and W. J. Bryan, Jr., will not take place for a year at least. Miss Berger is studying music In New York. Mr. Bryan is still in school and will graduate this year. The Berger family say that there has been ao hitch in the marriage plans. Freaks in Insurance. Every once in a while a ms.n with his eyes open discovers some new things ln a business way in this little village called New York. There are all sorts of specialties, but the strangest things one meets up with are the combina tions. A certain clean towel supply house gives a life insurance policy to every customer. It is not a very large amount, but it Is there for them if they should shuffle off while having ln possession a towel from this establish ment. In fact, a towel carries $25 In surance, and if a man happens to use an apron at the same time his insur ance mounts up to $60. As the towel costs 5 cents and the apron 10 cents, one can see what a profit there Is ln picking Just the right time for shuf fling off this mortal coll. New YOrk correspondence in Pittsburg Dispatch,, BIGGESTJEFICIT. Postofflce Department Ran Be- mna 516,910,279 On Its Operation for the Yeai Ending June 30, 1908. INCREASED SALARIES And Financial Depression Giren as the Causes. 1 Parcels Post Is Looked to tfl Make Both Ends Meet. Washington, Nov. 12Postmaste, General Myer announced today that th postal deficit for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1908, amounted to $16,910,279 The receipts were $191,478,633, being $7. 895,657 greater than the nrevlon vo. and the expenditures J208.351.8S6. Th aencit is the largest in the history ol the postofflce department. An analysis of the figure .how. $9,891,321 represents the advance in th rate of compensation authorized by congress for employes of the railwaj mall service, rural delivery service clt j delivery service and assistant postmas- ..cia ana clerks ln postof flees. Ths normal increase in the revenue for sev. eral years about 9 per cent and ln 190S, 4 29 per cent, the ailing off in the rata 2L!?fTth belng duo to th financial f?J;LSi0n,- The Postmaster general iVu 15 ln hls annuaI report he would call the attention of congress to th fact that he is "firmly convinced that the establishment of a special local parcels post confined to rural routes would tend to wipe out the postal de ficit and would finally make the rural delivery self sustaining, besides beln of service to the farmer and a boon to the retail country merchant. There are now in operation more than 39.000 rural routes, he said, serving a population of about 18 million people, and should an average of 55 pounds ol merchandise be carried by the rural carrier on each trip throughout tin year, it is estimated that $15,000,00 would be realized. The rate would bi five cents for the first pound and. two cents for each additional pound up ta 11 pounds, the maximum weight of a package. With the exception of a small percentage paid to postmasters of tha fourth class for Increased cancella tions, he said, all revenue from this parcels post would be clear gain, as there would be no railroad transporta tion whatever, the service being eon fined to packages mailed by bona fide merchants and patrons of the- rural routes. "I feel," continued Mr. Myer, "that from an administrative and business viewpoint It 1s most desirable that such legislation be enacted." MRS. DUMPHY'S STORY. Her First Explanation of Circum stances Leading to Her Arrest. Chicago, Nov. 12. Mrs. Martha Mabel Dumphy of Boston, accused by Charles E. Giles of the larceny of $6,000 In securities and Jewelry, ar rived here here today accompanied by Mrs. J.' E. Frothlngham, wife of a Boston physician, who said she had with her $6,000 to aid In Mrs. Dumphy's defense. While ai a restaurant eating break fast Mrs. Dumphy made to newspaper men. what she &aid was her first ex planation of the charge brought against her. Her assertions constituted a complete denial. Without the know ledge of her husband. Dr. John Dumphy, Mrs. Dumphy said she bor rowed from Giles some time ago $1, 02 5 which she needed for her private use, giving as security bonds. Jewelry, pawn tickets and other security. Tha money she said she repaid with more than interest, but that Giles upon re peated requests refused to return the securities. On the other hand she averred Giles Insisted on trying to make love to her at which she pro tested. Finally he said he would re turn her property If she would meet him at Butte, Mont. "I went to Butte," Mrs. Dumphy continued, "and there met Giles by appointment. I then took him to the home of my sister at Missoula, Mont. He returned all of my property except time jewelry, refusing an explanation for withholding what he did. This all took place ln the presence of my sis ter, who will rome here to aid ln my defense, i stayed with my sister a few days after Giles left and then went direct to Boston. I did not se Giles from the time I left Montana until I was arrested at Boston. On October J-. the day he said I took se curities and jewelry from his trunk at the Great Northern hotel ln Chicago I was still with my :ster In Missoula. If thero were any -woman here with him it was not I." Mrs.- Dumphy refused to reveal the name of her sifter. RECEIVERS NAMED. Cleveland's Municipal Railway Is in Hands or the Court. Cleveland, Nov. 12. Judge Tayler of the federal court today appointed Warren Bicknell and Frank A. Scott as Joint receivers for the Municipal Traction company and the Cleveland Railway company. Warren Bicknell is a well known electric railway builder and operator and Is president of the Havana. Cuba, electric railway and identified with many traction com panies In Ohio and other states. Frank A. Scott Is secretary and treasurer of the Superior Savings Trust company of this city. The receivers will take charge of the system at once and will operate it under the direct supervision of the court. The rate of fare. It Is said, will be as low as can be made consistent with good service. Wife Geoffrey. I believe you are leading a double life. Indistnant Husband Have I ever given you the slightest ground for any suspicion of that kind? wife Yes; you eat twice as much as I do. you travel twice as much as I do and your qlothe. cost you twice as much as mine do. Chi cago Tribune.