The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
July 31, 1909
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EVERYBODY 16 PAGES READS IT. EVERYBODY 16 PAGES NEEDS IT. L SATURDAY EVENING. LAST EDITION. TO-P-fclbLA, KANSAS, JULY 31, J 909. SATURDAY EVENING. FIVE CENTS. HITS HIGH MARK. Kansas Banks Are Overflowing With Money. One Hundred Sixty-Two Millions on Deposit. CASH RESERVE LARGE Amounts to Thirty-Six Per Cent of Total. Much Money Is Being Used to More the Crops. The people of Kansas on June 30, 1909 had on deposit in the Kansas banks national and state $16:;, 934,857.37. This is the largest amount ever on deposit in the Kansas banks at the crop-moving season. Bank Commissioner Dolley esti mates that the people of Kansas have at least i3ii.000.000 in cash working outside of the banks. The deposits in the state banks for the call of June 30 were $88,490,862.38 as against $75. 563. 431. 15 of the corresponding date last year. The deposits of the rational banks at this time aggre pate $84,443,995.19, a healthy in crease over this time last year. The loans of state banks now reach over $72,000,000. an increase of $14, 000.000 during the past year. The total cash in state banks now is $31,647,403.93, as against $30,335. 11 7 22 last year. The reserve is now 36 per cent as against 40 per cent last year. This slight decrease in re serve is no doubt hue to a heavier demand for money this year in mov ing a greater wheat crop. The capital of state banks now ag gregate over $15,000,000. an increase of $2,000,000 during the year. The surplus has increased $1,000,000 during this same period. The total resources of the state banks are $111,169,897.57, while the total re-. -ouroes of the national banks are $114, ET6.569.53. Discussing the present financial show ing of the banks and the prospects for the future. Bank Commissioner Dolley says: There is a good prospect of a large r.gricuitural yield for the year 1909304 tnir,n riniiars at a. low estimate. There will probably be shipped to the live stock markets 50 million floHars worth of live stock. A good per cent of these vast sums will be deposited In the Kan sas banks. Previous to the last few rear most of the net profits of agri culture and all pursuits in Kansas were i-ent out of the state to pay outside indebtedness. This has been material 1v decreased from year to year until in the present year it will reach but a small per cent of what it has been in former years. More money will be re tained in Kansas from now on than over before in our history. There are only three states in the Union that outrank Kansas in her assessment of property New York. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. In proportion to popula tion, both Massachusetts and Kansas load the other two, or. in other words. Kansas and Massachusetts lead the! ration per capita as to as-! cessment of property. With Kan- ras harvesting a tremendous wheat crop Bnd its promise of gathering the largest corn crop in its history, there is every reason to believe that she win even surpass Massachusetts and lead all states in the matter of per capita wealth this year." The statements in detail follow: STATU OF KANSAS. OFFICE OF STATE BANK COMMI5- SIOXER, TOPEKA. 'Abstract of Reports of 7S3 State Banks, 4 Private Banks and 3 Trust Com panies at the Close of Business June RESOURCES. Loans and discounts '2.1!6.4f9.27 610.064.11 Overdrafts Real estate Baking house, furniture and fixtures U. S. bonds on hand Other bonds and warrants. Cash items and clearing house items Cash and sight exchange... other resources 51S.842.9r. 2.761.012.57 183.369.,-.-, 2.602.951.89 4S6.40.V8 .31.647.403.93 163,434.8. $111,169,894.: LTABILITIE. Capital stock 15. Surplus 4. Undivided profits 2, Dividends declared. but not paid Deposits 88. "Bills rediscnunted Bills payable other liabilities 185 654. 06. 29. 490, 398. 278, 123. Sr'0. 58;;. 969. 668. 82. 830. 925. 984. $111,169,894. Ptate hanks' reserve "5.7 per cent. Abstract of the 211 National ban' doing business in the state of Kan? fit the close of business on June 190.9: RESOURCES. Iians and discounts 62.692.180. Overdrafts 6sn,735 T. S. bonds on hand 426,810. "I. S. bonds to secure cir culation and deposits 11.191,600. Premium on V. S. bonds... 194,465. Securities, judgments and claims 5.044.069 Banking house, furniture and fixtures 2.044.666 other real estate mort gages owned 243,30 Checks and other cash Items 987.403.0; Cash and sisrht e-v-nhange 30,566.9s'"6 Five per cent redemption fund and due F. P. treas. .'.04 40ifi $114,576,568.55 12.192.500.00 4,730.329.4ii LIABILITIES Capital stock Surplus Undivided profits 3.05S,8.4.35 9.873,910.00 17.297,423.26 67,146,571.93 4.933.30 89.848.9. 153.200.0il 29.157.27 National bank notes standing Banks and bankers posits Individual deposits Dividends unpaid Bills rediscounted Bills payable Other liabilities out -de- S114, 576,568.55 Weather Indications. Chicago July 31. Forecast for S5 Genera,Iy fair tonight and PQLITICAUiOSSIP Rumor That "Doc" Newman lias Deserted Senator Curtis. Joined Hands With Stubbs Dolley Forces. STJXG OF INGRATITUDE Was Not Given the Position He Wanted. May Now Eecome a State Bank Examiner. Has Senator Curtis lost his most trusted lieutenant? The indications are that he has. The lieutenant in question is none other than the redoubtable "Doc" Newman, late county clerk and later assistant postmaster of Topeka, but now cashier in Congressman Bill Reeder's Logan bank. For several years Newman has been Senator Cur tis" trusted adviser. During the cam paign which preceded bis election to the United States senate, Newman was in charge of his headquarters and ho developed the qualities of a first class political manipulator. If there were voters to placate Newman was sent out to apply the salve; if there was a legislative candidate who was weak in the knees, Newman was sent out to bolster him up; if there was a valuable worker who wanted assur ances of a job Newman found just the place that suited him. He proved himself an able hand-shaker, an adroit politician and just the man to look after Mr. Curtis' interests. After the battle was over and everyone had been taken care of New man naturally looked for his reward. He had the assistant postmastersmp but that was small compensation for his heroic work. It appeased but didn't satisfy and he cast his eyes longingly into the future to look for "something better." The banking business always did at tract Newman for had he not proved himself a capable financier in placing the Curtis funds where they would do the most good? Accordingly when he was offered a position in Congressman Reeder's bank he accepted the posi tion with alacrity not because of monetary considerations but because it would give him the experience which he sought. He moved to the village of Logan and apparently settled down Into the humdrum routine of a country banker. But this was only apparent. He had no intention of being a cashier of a country bank all his life. He was successful in his new field. He proved a bonanza to Mr. Reeder and the bank grew and thrived under Newman's guidance. Finally the time came for a change. The prize that the erstwhile manager of Mr. Curtis sought was within his grasp and he informed the senator that he desired the position of national bank examiner. This is where he re ceived his first real shock. He re ceived a polite note from Senator Cur tis but there was no solace for him in its contents. There was no intimation that he could have the position of na tional bank examiner the rrize was not ior mm. Then it was that the enterprising nature of Mr. Newman rose in rebel lion. 'Who was he that Senator Cur tis dared ignore him like an ordinarv ward politician? He didn't reply to the Curtis note for he appreciated the fact that it would' do no good. Ho felt the sting of ingratitude and know in? the game of politics he decide-! that the only thing left for him to do was to sting back if he could. Ac cordingly, there were visits to Tope ka, and strange to say they took Newman to the state house into the stronghold of the enemy. He had some mysterious conferences with J. N. Dolley. the general of the reform army and he talked of things which niLerestea mem DOtn. There is a ru mor that Governor Stubbs would like to have Mr. Curtis' seat in the United States senate, though Captain John Dawson, of the Stuhns force. says that nothing has ever been said to in dicate that this is a fact. However, Mr. Newman is an interesting talker, and while he would not admit that the Stubbs' senatorial aspirations were discussed it is known that v hat he said was deemed highly profitable to Mr. Dolley. Kansas needs bank examiners and Mr. Dolley has some of these posi tions at his disposal. It wouldn't hurt the Stubbs administration to hove a clever, energetic young man like Mr. Newman attached to the administra tion. He could meet everv require ment of the Stubbs' standard of pol itical office holders except one ond perhaps he might qualify on that point too, for greater men than New man have changed their minds before now. Besides just because he helped Mr. Curtis to the senatorship once It didn't entail upon him the obligation of supporting Mr. Curtis always. So it is rumored that some of these days there will be a new state bank examiner and that his name will be A. Newman of Logan. Kan. Stranser things than this have happened in Kansas politics. The following is from a Kansas City newspaper. Chester I. Long of Medicine Lodge. Kan.. ex-United States senator from Kansas, says he is absolutely con tented and happy. This condition, he said this morning, has been produced by a change from politics to business. "I am attending strictly to business these days." Senator Ixng said at the Hotel Baltimore. "I don't know a thing about politics. I am too happy and too well contented with the life of a business man to think about politics. I am on the way home from the east where I went on private business matters." Mr. Long was in a happy frame of mind. He looked and acted just as if things are coming hi3 way in a business sense. Heat Overcome Former Topekail. Robinson, Kan.. July 31. Raymond Hutchins, a seventeen year old bov who attended Dougherty's Business college sometime ago was overcome by a sunstroke. The bov was at work with a threshing outfit when he was overcome by the heat. He lay un conscious until late this morning and there is now some hopes of his recovery. WRIGHTJAS WON His Aeroplane Meets Every Be quirement of Government. Final Trial at Ft. Myer Is a Great Success. TO RECEIVE 30,000. Besides 5,000 as the Price of the Machine. Flew 47 Miles an Hour on Part of the Trip. Washington, July 31. Orville Wright traveled 4 7.4 31 miles an hour in his flight yesterday in returning from the Alexandria end of the course, to Ft. Myer. This is the official report made by the trial board today. His average speed was 42.583. Washington. July 31. Orville Wright, in a ten mile cross country flight in the famous aeroplane built by himseli and his elder brother. Wilbur, and ac companied by Lieutenant Benjamin D. Foulois, of the army signal corns, not only surpassed the speed requirements or his contract with the eovernmen but accomplished the most difficult ami daring: flight ever planned for a heav- ler-than-air flying machine. Incident ally he broke all speed records over a measured course and established be yond dispute the practicability of the aeroplane in times of peace or war. Wright s speed was more than 42 miles an hour. He made the ten-mile flight in 14 minutes and 42 seconds including more than 20 seconds required for the iuhi oeyona the line at Shuter hill, the southern end of the course. He at tained a height in crossing- the vallev of Four mile run of nearlv non feet an,! me average altitude of his practically icvei course was about 200 feet. President Taft arrived udoh the na- rade grounds at Fort Myer just in time to see the aeroplane land and to par ticipate in the wild demonstration that welcomed the triumphant aviators. He sent Colonel Treat, commanding officer or tne artillery at Fort Myer, to bear nis congratulations to the victors. At the start the aeroplane shot down the track, rose before it reached the end and skimmed over the surface of the ground for one hundred feet o- more. The machine rose higher and higher, reached the end of the tie. id. turned at a slight angle, ard came aDout, facing tne madly cheering multi tuce. Mounting higher and higher. Orviile brought cne machine at great speed once again fully round the field. Then, with a short turn, he swept about al most over the heads of the closely banked spectators and started straight southward, over the center of the drill field. Unwavering.it kept its course straight to the south, and it seemed to be rising ever higher as it passed over the heav ily wooded country in the distance. Smaller and smaller it grew, until it became a mere speck against the pearl sky above the horizon. Those who had glasses saw the aero plane turn, first to the left then to the right, above Shuter Hill. Suddenly the speck was lost to view and as the seconds passed a silence grew upon the crowd, a silence that spoke of deep concern. Suddenly the speck came in sight ngain, over the distant hill. A ciy swept' over the watching crowd. Onward the machine came, growing with the seconds, and seemingly swerved from its course by a westerly breeze. It grew and grew, until almost every detail of it was visible. Soon the aerial navigators were home again over the drill grounds flying very low. Or ville steered straight across the field, and at height of about twenty feet swung around again to the southward and landed easily far oown tne neiu. The task was done, and in triumph. "We were making 80 miles an hour coming back." were almost the first words of FouloU as he left his seat. Orville said: "It is easier to fly across country than around a field." seemed more Impressed by the lessons that the unusual flight had t&ught him than by any sense of his a hievements. "We were forced off our course by fever:'! counter currents." he added, "and in truning at the lower end a down trend of air took me lower than I meant to go. I was forced to climb higher in starting back." Beyond the high promontory of Shu-; ter hill the aeroplane was easily 200 It Is feet, but the trees and buildings on the hill called for" a still greater altitude to clear them. The watching crowd clearly saw the fore-planes tilted, the great canvas oira nreastea another air wave, and rose into a mgher stratum She cleared the hill easily and a great cheer broke from the hundreds on the hill top. She shot at railroad speed over the imaginary line, swung majestically around in a wide circle, careening steep ly, passing round both the stake bal loon and the flagstaff, and rising to a height of 350 feet, rushed back toward Fort Myer and out of sight. As the craft swept by, Wright and Lieutenant Foulois could be distinguish ed, the former very much engrossed in the manipulation of his levers. General James Allen, chief signal of ficer of the army announced after the flight that the training of Lieutenant Lahm and Foulois in the aeroplane will take place at some point on the Foto n?as near Washington where the ground is more level and freer from obstruc tions. There will be no more flights at Fort Myer. The official board will determine the speed made. It is said it exceeded- 42 miles an hour. The Wrights will therefore re ceive $30,000, including a bonus of $5,000 for their aeroplane. MIGHT HAVE DOXt! MORE. Orville Wright Points Out Sonic of His Mistakes. i Washington July 31. Orville Wright was inclined today to minimize the magnitude of his performance. He was chiefly concerned with what he might have done had he not miscalculated the elevation at which he had to round the stake balloon at the Alexandria end of the course. "I feel sure" said he "that had I continued at the same height at which I crossed the halfway hill or continued climbing instead of gradually descend ing I would have gained at least two miles per hour in my speed average. turned Shuter's hill too close to the ground and this compelled me to climb again in order to clear the higner na ing between Alexandria and Ft. Myer. This used my power which might better have been employed for propulsion. Mr. Wright was asked to estimate what hud been the greatest altitude attained during the flight and replied that over the hill at Four Mile run he had sailed at a height of 450 or 500 feet. Both brothers will go" to Dayton for a short stay after which Orville will go to Europe to take up the work be gun there by his brother. Wilbur Wright will change places with him and remain in this country to teach the army officers detailed as members of the aeroplane corps the handling of the Wright machine. ANOTHER HEAVY RAIN. An Inch and a Half Falls in Topeka During Night. During the early morning hours To peka was visited by a heavy rain storm, during which an inch and one- balf of precipitation ws recorded, with lightning end thunder?. I3y 7 o'clock. however, the storm. r-iouos had entire ly disappeared and the day is as hot and bright as ever. The Santa Fe reports ram in the east ern, southeastern and central sections of the state. Heavy showers rell over the eastern division of the Santa Fe from 3 to 5 o'clock. At Ottawa and Chanute and the intervening territory the rain which was about an inch in nreclpitation was accon-manied by con siderable wind. A light rain fell throughout southeastern Kansas. A light rain also fell in the vicinity of Emporia, Strong City ana ,evton. on the Superior branch the rain extended as far north as Manchester, where a fall of an inch vas recorded. The Rock Island reports light rains in central Kansas, and comparatively heavy rains in the vicinity of Topeka and northeast. No rains were reported in the northern portion of the state. With the heavy shower last night and this morning. July closed out a record rainfall for any one month. The inch and a half of last night made the July total 11.60. which is the heaviest for any one month since May. 1892. when 14.10 was recorded. The lowest temperature reached last night was 70. This afternoon It has reached the SO mark, and the forecast is. "generally fair Unight and Sunday." The hourly temperatures: 7 o'clock 7 1 i 1 1 o'clock S3 8 o'clock 74!12 o'clock S7 9 o'clock 781 1 o'clock 89 10 o'clock 81! 2 o'clock 1'0 WATER SUPPLY FAILS. Snrinefield. Mo.. July 31 Fire here early today in the business section, caused a loss of $50,000. The plant of the Daily Leader was slightly damaged. Owinc to a break down at the pumping station, the water supply was cut off and water to fight the nam-s naa to ne pumped from the Jordan river, half a mile frorm the scene. GONE OVER TO THE ENEMY. Rumored That Doc Newman Has Desert- HE TAKESJ SPIN. Count Zeppelin in His Airship Sails 220 Miles. He Makes an Average of 21 Miles an Honr. STRONG HEAD WINDS. Are Encountered Causing a De lay of 25 Minutes. Tells From 100,000 Throats Greet Him on Landing. Frankfort, July 3L The dirigible balloon Zeppelin II, steered by Count Zeppelin himself, descended here safely between 2 and 3 o'clock this afternoon, after having sailed from Friedricshafen, a distance of about 220 miles at an average speed of 21 miles an hour. Half of the time the flight was made against strong head winds. Almost the whole population of the city, was in the streets or on the air navigation exposition grounds to re ceive Count Zeppelin and loud cheers, band playing and factory whistles be gan when the airship was sighted at a. neigiiL oi auu yaras coming at a u mile rate. The balloon circled above the city displaying the ease with which she answered her rudders and then descended lightly into a wire en closure, guarded by two regiments of infantry, while 100,000 people or more outside the barriers yelled like mad and two batteries of artillery saluted. The performance today, while not so far as the trip from Friedricshafen to Bitterfield and return, which the count made a couple of months ago, was the most successful flight yet made, as no accident happened and the craft overcame the strong wind which prevented progress at one time for 25 minutes, although the pro pellers were going at a rate which otherwise would have driven the vessel 40 miles an hour. SANTA FE TO USE MOTORS A Successful Test From Chicago to Strcator, 111., Has Been Made. Chicago. July 31. The Santa Fa may adopt the steam motor car on branch lines, a result of tests just made with steam cars of a new type. The forward part of the car is taken up by boilers and engines followed by a small baggage compartment w:ith seats for forty. The rear of the car has a semi-circular observation platform to seat four or five. The length of the car is seventy-five feet and the total seating capacity is sixty to sixty-five. A number of the officials of the Santa Fe returned today from a trial trip to Streator, 111., and are favorably impressed. The car attained a speed of fifty-five miles an hour and it pos sesses power to handle easily one or two trailers. The framework is of steel and has all the standard attach ments and appliances. FIRE FOLLOWS QUAKE. Water Mains Ave Broken by Seismic Disturbance. El Paso, Tex., July 31. A special from Vera Cruz. Mexico, says that a serious fire followed the recent earth quake in the town of Hidalgottilan. The water mams were broken by the quake and the fire breaking out in the poorer quarter of the town spread rapidly. Only a change of wind saved the entire town. A hundred and lifty families are homeless. WHEAT TOUCHES $1.50 bliorts Compelled to Pay Highest Price of the Season. New York. July 31. The July wheat deal wound up today in a spectactular manner. Short3 paid $1.50 for one lot in the open market and then defaulted on 20.000 bushels. which were bought in under the rule at $1.49. These are the highest prices of the season. BILL TAKEN UP. The Conference Committee'sRe port on the Tariff Measure Starts Speech Making in the House of Representatives. PURELY ORNAMENTAL Is the Democrat Connection With It Says Clark. People Given Bulletins Instead of Reductions Says One. Washington, July 31. Convening at 10 o'clock the house today began consideration of the conference re port on the tariff bill. At the very outset Chairman Payne met with obstruction at the hands of a Re publican Insurgent, Mr. Mondell, (Wyo.), who refused unanimous con sent for the reading of the statement of the conferees in lieu of tho report. Mr. Payne made no effort to get Mr. Mondell to reconsider his motion and the reading of the 76 closely printed pages was begun. At the low est estimate the reading was expected to consume two and a half hours. The reading had proceeded one hour and 20 minutes when Mr. Payne again asked unanimous consent that it be dispensed with. Although Mr. Mondell was in his seat he offered no further objection and much to the re lief of every one. the monotonous tones of the reading clerks ceased. Mr. Dalzell, (Pa.), from the com mittee on rules then presented a resolution providing that no provision in the bill should be subject to a point of order and that general de bate should continue not later than 8 o'clock when the conference report should be voted upon. Answering a query by Mr. Clarke, (Mo.), Mr. Dalzell declared there was no Item in the report on which the rate was higher than the maximum rate in either the house or the senate bill on the same item. Mr. Dalzell urged the adoption of the report. He said he was aware that the bill did not satisfy everybody. It did not satisfy him. No tariff bill was ever passed that satisfied everybody and none ever would be, he declared. Sorry About Boots and Shoos. Minority Leader Clark regretted that boots, shoes and harness were not put in the free list, while hides had been. "The New England gang," he said, with some warmth, "has no more right to a tariff on boots, shoes and harness than other people have on hides. That is the God Almighty's truth about this matter." Discussing the part played by the Democrats in the conference, Mr. Clark contended that the- were "A purely ornamental addendum." He would, however, vote for the rule, he said, be cause it stood for a reduction in tariff rates. The sincerity of President raft in th. matter of uenuine downward re vision was questioned by Mr. Under Abhama. If. he said. the iiod wished it. he could have iico v.i influence, in the preparation f a bill that would have been an im "This resolution demonstrated that when thieves fell out, honest men get their dues," was the way Mr. Fitz gerald opened a fierce attack- on the Republican party, and the president. He admitted that the consumers wou.u have some relief at least on the boot and shoe schedule. The people, he said, had been crying for reduction but got White House bulletins instead. How Kansas Will Vote. Washington. July 31. Six of the eight members of the Kansas delega tion in the house said today that they would vote for the conference report on the tariff. Representative Mur dock is expected to vote against it and Representative Madison was undecided as to his course. The six all said the same thing, that they would vote for the bill, because it was satisfactory to the president. Anyhow, they added It was a fair good measure and one that ..r.,ilH ho defended on the stump. "The bill will be acceptable to Kan sas because President Taft is satisfied with it," Representative. Miller said. "Kansans have the fullest confidence in the president and if he signs it as a measure that complies with the tariff declaration of the Republican national platform, our people will ac cept it as such. Of course, it Is bad in spots from the Kansas viewpoint. That state, with other western states, in sisted upon free lumber. While the conference committee rejected the ad vanced senate rates, the compromise agreed upon, $1.25. will enable the lumber trust to keep uD the bars against Canadian imports. "Personally, I am strongly opposed to the conference agreement on the duty on print paper. The rate adopt ed by the committee la an outrage. The house made the duty $2 a ton and the senate increased it to $4 a ton. The conferees agreed upon $3.75 a ton. That is Tiardly a com promise from the house standpoint. I was a member of the house com mittee that investigated the paper trust and the facts we disclosed clearly prove that print paper should not be made dutiable at more than $2 a ton. There is absolutely no jus tification for the rate agreed upon. Labor in Canadian lumber regions and in the paper mills of that coun try receives wages as high, and in some instances higher, than those paid in that industry in the United States. Otherwise, it is as irood a tariff bill as could be expected." Senator Curtis will vote for the bill. Senator Bristow has not stated how he will vote. He is counted with other progressives against it. MUCH FAULT FINDING. But Leaders Are Confident Tariff Kill W ill Pass. Washington, July 31. In both tha senate and the house today there were intimations of opposition to the adoption of the conference report on the tariff bill, which for a long time looked formidable. The situation in the house soon cleared up, but the clouds did not disperse so rapidly in the senate. Early in the day it was stated thar 28 Republican votes would bo cast against the bill in the house, but th afternoon had not advanced far ALLEN WINS POINT Wichita Editor Defeats Sedg wick County Commissioners. State Tax Commission Reduce His Assessment. OTHER CASES DECIDED Wyandotte Gas Company at Kansas City Is Favored. Cherryvale Company's Valuation Is Doubled. Henry J. Allen, owner and editor of the Wichita Beacon, has won his fight with the Sedgwick county com missioners. In the list of decisions on appeal handed down by the state board of tax commissioners, a report of the Henry Allen ease was a promi nent feature. And the board finds that the Sedgwick commissioners "hiked" Henry's assessment without cause. Said commissioners are requested to retire to the tall grass, and let Henry mono. Allen's appeal was taken after the Sedgwick county commissioners, sit ting as a board of equalization, raised his assessment to almost four times the figure given in by the deputy tax assessor who had listed Allen's news paper property. Allen had been tak ing a few Jabs at the commissioners and when they got a chance at him, something happened. The deputy as sessor, after carefully adding up tho different items composing tho Wichita Beacon property, announced that Its valuation, from printer's towel to ma chinery, type, et cetera, was $26,600 When the commissioners sat as a board of equalization, they arbitrarily raised the assessment to $100 000 flat. This made Allen nervous, and he hastened to Topeka and conferred with the board of state tax commis sioners. They looked it over carefully, and decided that the deputy assessor who viewed Mr. Allen's publishing plant, was a much better guesscr than the county commissioners. Without any hesitation they reduced the assess ment back to the figures set by the deputy assessor, so Allen will pay V. p?or his Par,er on the valuation of $.6,600. In making the decision, the y. rr appendel these pertinent remarks: "It further appears from the evidence that appellee at its June equalizatlor meeting, increased the assessment 10 $100,000. It has been determined by the court of last resort of this state tht a county board of equalization 1s not a ooara or assessment and cannot add new property to the list of property as returned by the deputy assessor, hence the board must hold that the said Increase to $100,000 was an In crease of the aggregate valuation of the specific items of DroDertv. hut The e licence oetore the board shows that these items have no greater value than Placed by the deputy assessoi. The board holds the action of the appellee unwarranted and that the valuation placed in equalization was excessive." The board adds as an afterthought, that this decision affects only tho items of property listed by the assessor, and that if any additional property is found by the commissioners, they have a rem edy at law. Therefore, if "Mr. Allen has any other property lying around loose, now is the time for his friends, the Sedgwick county commissioners, to hunt for it. Other Decisions Announced. Tho report made by the board to day, covers decisions affecting 61 ap peals, and about one-third of them were sustained. Among those getting: reductions were, the city of Kansas City, Mo., which was assessed $450, 000 on its Qulndaro pipe lino on Kan sas territory. The assessment was reduced to $335,739. The Wyandotte Gas company, re duced from $761,900 to $495,730. The Iola Electric company, reduced from $151,899 to $100,974. Kansas Crude Oil company, re duced from $20,000 to $11,C7T. Southern and Gulf Railroad com pany In Pottawatomie county, r duceds from $69,887 to $17,570. The assessment of the Cherryvale Gas company was increased from $21,516 to $40,000. A dozen or more appeals by the Chicago Lumber company from dif ferent counties where It has branch yards, were about equally divided be tween reductions and findings which sustained the assessments made by the counties. The board hsui worked over time on these appeals since sitting as a board of equalization July 14. when the Republican leaders an nounced with absolute assurance their confidence in the passage of the bill by a majority of at least ten votes. Most of the antagonism came from the representatives who are op posed to free hide6, but there was also some on other accounts. The most intense feeling in the sen ate came from southern Democrats, who denounced the action of the con ference in putting binding twine on the free list and leaving cotton bag ging on the dutiable list as an unwar ranted exhibition of partiality. This sentiment found free expression in the caucus of Democratic senators, but the caucus reached a decision against fili bustering a a party. Senator Bauy left the caucus before it had been con cluded, telling the other members that he proposed to pursue any course which he deemed bst in the interest of the southern planters. There is also much fault fouml among Democratic senators over the increased tax on tobacco, which they declare, was imposed to make up for the reduction of the corporation tax rate. The votes of fourteen Republi can senators would be necessary to re ject the conference report and the Re publican leaders say that that number will not be recorded against it. Seven or eight of the original "insurgenU" will cast their ballots in opposition to the report, but it is not Denevea inni their example will be followed by many other Republicans. These people don't seem to care what the world thinks of them," said the fashionable woman. "How do yon know?" "They Ptil: play progressive euchre and croquet." Washington Star.
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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL SATURDAY EVENING. JULY 31, 1909. 3 'where they play tomorrow. Topeka at Wichita. Denver at Pueblo. Omaha at Des Moinrs. Sioux City at Lincoln. Denver lias released Kugene Ford, the big pitcher who won against the Topeka team. The good looking one was let out while the team was in "Wichita. Ford has been going by spurts, but is generally recognized as a pretty fair pitcher. Ford was witn Minneapolis in 1904 and was drat tea by Boston in the fall hut was turned over to a Southern league club. Koxy Middleton was instructed to change his position at bat at a recfn Wichita game, and did so with tne result that he banged out a threc sacker. the first he has ever secured on the Wichita grounds. One Topeka fan accounts for the slim attendance by the attituue u the crowd. He says the criticism ot th" umpire and players from those who are not in a position to judge stira the animosity of the other tans and divests them of fondness tor at tending games. A little more applauding and cheering for tne home players would undoubtedly hae a good effect. Burnum is expected today from Sioux 'ity. Cooley says he will dis pose of him just as soon as possible. Lang, the Des Moines- "iron-man" has one hoodoo team. Four times this season he has lost to Ducky Holmes Champs. Des Moines Tribune: John F. Higgins, the local magnate, is look ing for another t wirier. He realizes vividly- that in order to make the right kind of a linish the local team must have another good pitcher. To be able to have the pitchers right at all times it is necessary to have live nf them There is always some pitcher who is just right and when there are five he can be worked a lot when he is good. and then side tracked when he temporarily loses his effectiveness. The local owner will peek in Chicago the man that he wants on the team. If McGregor can get control ho will be one of the regular?, and the new man will be us-ed only in the case of an emerg ency. Higgins doesn't care whether or not the new man is a right hander or a left hander. A left hander ap pears to have it on the Omaha and Topeka clubs, and another man as good as Biersdorfer would make the 'ooleysox and the Rourkes look sick during a series. Jeff Clarke has pitched his last game for Des Moines. He and Dwyer are not able to agree in the least, and the local owner will dispose of the former star to his best advantage. Clarke now being under suspension. .Some club could get a mighty good man cheap if they would grab Clarke up. Jeff might pitch whirlwind ball for the rest of the sea son. He is in good shape, and if he put his heart into the work would win by far the majority of his games. As it "was he took five games for the locals and lost but five. If the Omaha Bee is to be be lieved it isn't likely that Rourke will want to act as field marshal of his proteges very long, for the Bee re lates that he was speechless the other day after the Omahogs had put up some bonehead field work. Swift of Pueblo is traveling under a nom-de-plume. His real name is so hard to pronounce that he prefers an American one. He is almost as good Look at the Fol lowing Bargains And on Easy Terms f Wo houses on our list. We would like to show them to you. One 5 room modern cottage on Van Buren st. barn, ement walks, bath 1 a lots for $2,500. One 7 room modern house s. west of state house, barn l':. lota cement walks. Oak finish down stairs, polish floors for 3,200. J 1,150 down, balance on easy terms. One 7 room cottage, 3 blocks from state house, l iota strictly up to date, brick walks, for $4,500. $3,200 down, bal ance on easy terms. Owner leaving town. Better this. look at Combination One 7 room modern with store attached, 9 house blocks irom state house in a beautiful location, finished with choice yellow pine, and strictly up to date throughout. Better let me show you this property. Price $7,000 and on easy terms. We are building some fine residences. Before building let us figure with you. We can save you money. List your farm and city property with us, we can lit lL 1 1 L11CIII. The Sheppard Construction Realty Co. 530 Kansas Avenue lnd. Phone 536 a southpaw as has been seen here this season, and if his work yesterday is any criterion he is the best in the league. Control, curves, smoke, head work, and several other necessary attributes are found in his repertoire He looks enough like Rube Waddell to be his brother ana is about tne same size. Pioux City Journal: The sports editor of the Journal, in two years of handling Western league ban in sioux Citv. never has offered a criti i ism of an umpire nor has any claim ever been made that the Sioux City team was robbed of games by "Prpw" O'Neill's indicator holders T'mpiro Clarke was not responsible for the loss of the two games to Des Moines, but his actions in singling out several members of the local team do use of his personal dislike for them nnd living them much the worst of it in a palpably unfair manner is an indication that he docs not possess the nullifications of a field judge Such men have no place on a ball Held. Tony Smith, because of the fighting spirit which characterizes his work, was repeatedly given the worst of it on balls and strikes. He never had a chance with Clark. Clark nmps from Omaha and owes his ap- nnintmpnt to the machinations of Rourke and Higgins, and with these worthies it is anything to Dcai "iiiicu-v" Holmes and Sioux City. Is Clark here for that purpose? The Pueblo Star-Journal predicts ih.it Bert Spencer will be flitting among the majors next season. The cijr.jniirnsl contends that his bat- linsr has always been his handicap. and that as he is now hitting over .300 he ought to get his chance. Doc Miller did better in Topeka than lots of other hitters despite the f.jct that he is leading the league Three hits in four games won't keep him at the head very long. This isn't saying he is not a good batter. He is Topeka and Wichita are not faring o bad from poor attendance. At a recent Omaha game there were only four hundred. And Omaha is con sidered the best in the circuit. ti,o Lincoln Xews says that Den r.nid be fiehting ior tne nrai position had the team another Olm itocri or two. That boy Olmstead took another yesterday from Wichita. And he didn't have to work hard either. v-irbnff of Des Moines, is coming around as a cracker-jack hitter. He has been doing most of the pinch work for the Boosters recently and is recognized as the best pinch hitter on the club. Pueblo Star-Journal: Doc Miller, who made his appearance in the Wetern league with Pueblo last sea eon is showing greater Improvement this season than any player in the league From a fair hitter Miller has developed until he Is leading the league in batting and his batting is of the character which will keep him close to the head of the list through out the season. Miller has never had a fair chance to show his ability as a pitcher. He is a southpaw and has a fine throwing arm. Given time to get into condition Miller ought to be or.e of the strong pitchers of the lea nie At anv rate, he Is easily one of the star outfielders and his value to the Pueblo club is great. He has a throwing arm which enables him to cut off many a run at the plate and, while he is leading the league m bat ting the chances also look good for him' to lead in long hits. He has put the ball over about every fence In the Western league circuit this season for a home run. Hendrix was not taken along on the trip last night. He is out of con dition and Cooley will leave him here until he is ready to win again Cooley did not go with the team but will spend the next week scouting in the brush. GET 'EM OUT OF CRADLES. nawi.- ;t-ifTiili Talks on Scarcity of Ball Players. Pittsburg, Pa., July 31. "You've al rt t to tret, "em out of the crauie these davs in order to land promising material," remarked Manager Grirfith the other day. "We've had our scouts wornm., i" the high-class leagues ior som and there isn't one really favorable report in all the documents that nave been handed m concermiiB ers in these circuits. The necessary thing ior 1.11c u"b league clubs to do now is to go to the smallest fellows the circuits that need the money they can nei or plavers in order to carry them over until next season. They're the only ones who are developing players lor the market and delivering them at reasonable figures. "Take our case in the outfield search, for instance. We've had men putting their 'triers' to about every outfielder in the minor leagues, and where do we wind up? Down in Ok lahoma, where the Indians were do ing the hoochv-coochy less than ten vears ago, and where an outfielder never chases a long fly unless he has a gun in his hand to drive away some interfering bear or coyote. "It's down there that we find this fellow Patterson, a giant of an outer guard, who has been knocking branches out of the trees and stam peding herds of cattle by his long drives, meanwhile digging deep fur rows in the base lines by his speedy running and clever sliding, to say nothing of putting bruises on the hands of the infielders through his catapult-like throwing. "After we had closed the deal for Patterson and our scout had worked his way into Texas, we were approach ed by some six or eight minor league clubs with requests to gobble up Pat terson for them so they could trim him up for delivery to us in a season or two. Which, would indicate that we had secured a rough diamond in this big boy and that's about the only kind that a big league club can get first-handed these days. Inciden tally, that's the class most of our rookies for fall delivery belong to." Pratt 3, Kingman 2. Pratt, Kan., July 31. Kingman and Pratt played three close games of baseball here Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday. Klnkman won on Wednesday by a score of 3 to 2 on Thursday, 1 to 0, and yesterday Pratt won in the ninth inning by a score of 3 to 2. Batteries for Wednesday Kingman: Corey and Cheatum; Pratt: Young and Clancy. Thursday Demeese and Cheatum; Hargath, Young and Clancy. Yesterday Phillips, Toeman; Foster and Clancy. Seventh Street Won. The Seventh Street Blues defeated the Sixth Street Sluggers yesterday by a score of 13 to 6. Batteries: Seventh Street Johnson and Elliott. Sixth Street Sullivan and Smith. Umpire Smith. The Prudential State Bank, hanking business. general Where They Play Tomorrow. KANSAS STATE LEAGUE. McPherscn at Newton. Lyons at Great Bend. Arkansas City at Lamed. Hutchinson at Wellington. CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE. No games scheduled Burgenbauch of the Junction City team has been sold to Manhattan. He is a Kansas City youth. Old Hoss Abbott has come back to life with the Salina team again. Ab bott is a pretty good old ball player at that. Lee Gramley has handed a release to Hamlin, the young shortstop of the team. Carhill of Burr Oak, is his suc cessor. Hamlin didn't hit enough. Abilene is certainly having a bunch of hard luck just after the team got a gooa star... Thompson and Choteau have sore arms. Mallon is laid up with an ulceration in his jaw, and Williams is the only pitcher in good condition, although tne others are trying hard. Owner Gunthorpe of the Denver team is scouting through the Kansas State league for available material. He is said to have signed Bert Haas of the Hutch inson club to catch. He is also on the trail of Routt of the McPherson club, Stanley of Hutchinson and McGrath of Larned are two Kansas State league pitchers who are likely to advance this fall. Both are good men and several of the scouts have their eyes on them. Gibbs, Beloit's fast second sacker, is out of the game with a dislocated shoulder. This is helping Bcloit to not get out of seventh place. Tom Campbell is still hitting the ball come for the Junktown team. His lat est average is .373. Dugan, Whelan, Galeno, Vitters, Vann. Masters, Hunt, Gill and McKenzie follow in the order imd. It is now reported that Minneapolis won't get Coe. Gafford offered the Ma roon management $50 for his services for the remainder of the season, but Manhattan wouldn't let him go. Coe is at outs with the management and for that reason has been relegated to the bench. He is a rattlnig good catcher nevertheless. Abilene Reflector: Lee Gramley, the Clay Center manager, is playing short stop for his club despite the fact that he has not yet recovered from an at tack of malaria. He certainly is game clear through, although he is as weak as a kitten. Yesterday he got a clean hit to right field but in running it out his knees gave way and he fell. -Me attempted to crawl to first but was thrown out. An uphill fighter like that deserves better iuck than he has been having. Manhattan Mercury: The Manhattan fans saw Joe Bond's face on the left corner of the diamond for the last ime this season yesterday as he left last night for his home in Greenville. Texas. There are few who do not re gret to see the gingery little third acker leave, for besides being the best hird baseman in the league, he was the life of the team and made many riends here. Joe said when he left that he hoped to be able to return here next year, and well. everyone else hopes so too. Manhattan is trying to get out of the ut, and if a liberal application of the inware will do the business, she is destined to fare better in a baseball way ere long. Junction Cicy Union: "Long Tom" Campbell was a busy man this morning. At a number of tne stores prizes nave been offered for home runs and hits uring a game and of these Campbell got his share. He has several new hats coming, a number of dollars' worth of merchandise and when it is all collected he was well fitted out. Several of the other players fared well during the past two weeks and if the batting of the team can continue for a short time the boys will all receive prizes. Baird, the youngster who was once with Cooley. has rejoined the Salina team after a two weeks absence be cause of sickness and is now ready for a regular turn in the box. Manhattan Republic: Anyway, the Manhattan Maroons hold one world's record they have the worst record of any team known in the history of or ganized baseball considering the num ber of games played. Away back in 1856 or thereabouts the Boston Bean sappers finished the season with a per centage of .297 and it was thought that this would stand for all time. Manhat tan, however, is going to make that record look as big as a million before the season is over. They now have a record of about .200 and have only won two games since the Fourth of July. If this record is continued until the end of the season, and the evidence all points towards its perpetual contin uance, Manhattan will finish with a percentage so low that it will take a mathematical expert to discover it. If we can't get glory in one way, we will take it in another you can't keep a good town down. Wichita Motorcyclists to Race. Wichita. Kan., July 31. Motor cyc lists of Wichita and surrounding towns Wanted AT ONCE 25 women in To peka to use a White Rotary Shuttle Sew ing Machine one week free before buying elsewhere. J. C. Harding COMPANY 833 Kansas Avenue Phones 148S will have a road race.; Sunday from Wichita to Wellington end return, distance of 70 miles The route is through Haynesville and Peck, to Well ington and returning throueh River- dale, Zyba and Peek.- Twenty riders have entered ior tne race. O'BRIEN WON FIGHT. But Jim Flynn of Pueblo Gave Him Plenty of Trouble, Denver, July 31. "Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien had the better of Jim Flynn. the Pueblo fireman, in a six round go at the auditorium last night. O Bnen s margin was not very great In fact, Flynn finished the stronger of the two, and in tne final round had O'Brien in visible distress, opening cut over his left eye, and sending him to 1 is corner a little unsteady. Flynn throughout the fight rushed continually. He landed hard and often on O'Brien in the second round which went to his credit. In the first third, fourth and fifth rounds O'Brien got his left jab and right upper-cut in working order ana had a good shade in all, although Flynn was fighting all the time. In the last round, however, Flynn hooked a left to O'Brien's eye the in stant they came together, banged him up against the ropes iwth a succes sion of rights and lefts and O'Brien emerged from the ralli- with a lot of his steam gone. U tsrten opened an old cut over Flynn's left eye in the third round and made it the mark un til the close, the eye by that time be Ing nearly shut. AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES. Philadelphia 7, Cleveland I. Philadelphia, July 31. Long drives by Davis and Murphy with men on bases gave Philadelphia an easy victory over Cleveland yesterday. Score: R.H.E. Philadelphia .3 0 0 0 3 C 0 1 7 11 1 Cleveland 0 0 00 10 0 0 01 o 1 Batteries Dygert and Thomas, Lar ken: Liebhardt. Sitton. Boles and Be- mis. Clarke. Bases en balls Off Dygert 2, of T.iebhardt 2. off Boles 1. Struck out By Dygert 3, by Sitton 2, by Boies 1. Home run Murphy. Three base hits Davis. HeitmuUer. Two base nits Hinchman, Davis. Triple play uouma to Baker to Davis. L mpires O'Lougtv lin and Hurst. Boston 7-8. St. Louis 1-10. Boston, July 81. St. Louis and Bos ton divided honors in a douDie neaaei here yesterday. First same Score: R-H.t Sr T.onis o o o u o u l o i i Boston 4 3000000 7 11 Batteries Dineen and Stephens; Ci- rntte "Pane infi Carrigan. jviaaaen Three base hit Niles. Home run Stahl. Bases on balls Off Cicotte 1, off Dineen 2, off Papa 2. Umpires n.gan ana Con nolly. second pa me Score: R.H.E. St. Louis 1 0 O O z 1 o 6 o io a Rnstnti 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 5 Batteries Pelty and Criger; Collins, bourse and Donohue. Two base hit Gessler. Three base hit Pelty. Home runs Speaker. Ferris. Struck out By Collins 2, by Pelty 3, by Nourse 1. Um pires Connolly and Egan. New York 6, Detroit O. New York. July 31. Manning was in trreat form vesterdav and biankea Jje troit, 6 to 0. Donovan was Ineffective and his support wag.jsiow. Score: R.H.E. Tiotr-oit 0 O'O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 S New York 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 10 2 Batterias Donovan. Killian and Sciimlrlt- Mannine and Kleinow. Two base hits Laporte 2. Kngle, Mclntyre. Three basa hits Mclntyre, Austin. Struck out By Donovan 2, by Manning 3. Bases on balls Off Donovan 2. off Manning 2. Umpires Perrine and fcsner idan. Chicago 6-2, Washington 1-1. Washington, July 31. Chicago won both games yesterday with Washington by the scores or b to l ana i to i. Tcirst came Score: R.H.E. Washington ....0 0000000 11 8 3 Chicaeo 0 3100001 16 10 2 Batteries Smith, Ohl and Street; Scott and Owens. Two base hits Don ohue. Tannehill. Three base hit Isbell. Bases on balls Off Smith 1, off Scott 2. Struck out By Smith 3. Umpires Kerin and Evans. Second eaxe Score: R.H.E. Washington 0 0001000 0 1 6 0 Chicago 10000(1 1 0 03 8 0 Batteries Witherup and Street; White and Sullivan. Home run Milan. Bases on balls Off Witherup 1, off White 1. Struck out By Witherup 3, by White 3. Umpires Evans and Kerin. Louisville 2, Kansas City 0. Louisville, Ky.. July 31. In a rapid fire twirler's battle Louisville beat Kan sas City yesterday 2 to 0. Hogg was in rare form and was backed superbly. On the other hand, the Blues put up a superb defense behind Gus Dorner, ana nn to the eigntn inning, aitnougn ne bad been hit safely in every inning save one, he had not been scored upon. The onlv error of the day, a miscue bv Snike Shannon, cost nothing. Hogg allowed only a trio of safeties. Olson batted in both runs. Score: R.H.E. Louisville 0 0000002 2 9 0 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 3 1 Batteries Hogs and Hughes; Dorner and Rittcr. Minneapolis 11, Indianapolis 2. Indianapolis, July 31. Minneapolis ex perienced little difficulty in defeating Indiana DOlis yesterday. Both local pitch ers were to the liking of the visitors' batters. Olmstead held the home team ife at all times. Score: R.H.E. IndianaoohV. ....0 000010102 9 3 Minneapolis ....10600040 011 14 3 Batteries Glaze, Kuepper and Bow- erman; Olmstead ana .biock. St. Paul 4-1, Toledo 1-6. Toledo. O.. July 31. St. Paul and To ledo broke even in a double header yes terday afternoon. St. Paul took the first by a score of 4 to 1, while To ledo romped off with the second by a r.core ol 6 to i. isoin were listless games. Milwaukee-Columbus same postponed; rain. Beattie 6, Marysville 2. Reattie. Kan.. July 31. Beattie de feated Marysville In a fast game yes terday. Score: R.H.E. Beattie 0 0021030 06 5 3 Marysville 0 0000200 02 i 2 Batteries Marysville, Skidmore and Fets; Beattie, Clark and McNamara. Brakcman's Hand Pinched. Erie, Kan., July 31. J. W. Daugh ty, a brakeman, caught his right hand between the couplers of two freight cars while switching and his hand was nearly cut off. Mr. Daughty was shutting off the air and raised his hand too high. The recoil of the cars which occurs in a freight train when starting and stopping caught his whole hand with the exception of the thumb. PASTOR MISSING. Rev. Vr 31. Stuckey Left Wil liamsburg Two Weeks Ago. Is Editor of Local Paper and Minister of Christian Church. WIFE SEEKS HIM. Business Affairs of Preacher Editor in Tangled Condition. Newspaper PlantSeized by Form er Owner John Trabert. Williamsburg, Kan., July 81. Where Is the Rev. W. M. Stuckey? This Is a question that la being more or less anxiously asked by mem bers of the reverend gentleman's family, by his" parishioners, and by divers and sundry creditors. Mr. Stuckey Is pastor of the Chris tian church of this little city, and ia also owner and editor of the Wil liamsburg Star, a semi-weekly publi cation. He has a family of wife and son, the latter aged about 16. A daughter was recently married. Monday of last week Mr. Stuckey announced that he was going to Kan sas City on business. He arranged with Earl Claypool to take temporary charge of the paper. "I shall prob ably be back Wednesday night," said Mr. Stuckey. Then he Instructed Mr. Claypool in sundry details of office work, and particularly advised him not to permit his, Stuckey's son, to meddle with the plant. "Especially with the books," he cautioned, "don't let him have access to them." Failed to Iteturn on Schedule. But Mr. Stuckey did not return Wednesday night. He has not re turned up to date. A message from a brother at Kansas City, asking for his whereabouts caused an investiga tion into his affairs. In the meantime Mrs. Stuckey manifested anxiety. She could not explain her husband's ab sence and has left for Kansas City to look for him. Mr. Claypool, the young man in charge of the office, and John Tra bert, came to Ottawa for legal advice. Mr. Trabert holds a chattel mortgage for $500 on the plant of the Star, and desiring to insure his rights came in to find out what his status is. Mr. Claypool had a similar errand; he is entirely neutral in the matter and wants to understand his legal respon sibility. Financial Affairs Badly Tangled. "Mr. Stuckey's affairs, on the face of matters, are in a bad shape," said Mr. Claypool. "He has disappeared, and presumably his wife does not Know of his whereabouts. Anyhow she has gone ostensibly to try to find him. Not only is his plant mortgaged beside that of Mr. Traberfs but he is indebted to numerous tradesmen of the city. Personally I am prepared to hear that the man is innocent of any intent to wrong any one; that he has met with some accident, or something, al though a statement made to me bv his son Albert, who by the way managed to get possession of the newspaper books, to the effect that this is "not the first time his father has disappeared' would not give encouragement to a btlief of his innocence. Nor does the absence and continued silence of Mrs. Stuckey tend to allay any suspicions that might arise. I am at present in charge of the paper and shall put no obstacle in the way of Mr. Trabert or any one else in asserting their legal rights." Trabert Takes Charge of Newspaper. Mr. Stuckey made a rather spectac ular campaign With his paper, which he purchased a year or more ago. Among other methods of promoting its inter ests he instituted a contest, in con nection with a Topeka paper, by means of which he increased the subscription list from a few hundred to over twelve hundred, realizing the money for the subscriptions. There was pre sumably a fund in the local bank, but Mr. Trabert asserted that he had in vestigated and there was now no money in the bank. COPPERHEAD BIT ECDORA SUN. Prompt Medical Aid "Was Received and His Life Saved. Eudora, Kan., July 31. Cecil E. Redding, a farmer living on the Joe Wilson farm, four miles southeast of here, was bitten in the leg by a venomous snake, a copperhead. Mr. Reddiner was hurriedly brought to town and put under the medical care of Dr. Payne, who gave antidotes and soon had the patient relieved of his pain. Mr. Redding is resting easily at nis home. Thus far no dangerous develop ments have been manifested. The snake was about two feet in length and was killed. BEGINS OPERATIONS MONDAY. Ottawa Canning Factory Has Re cuperated From Flood Damage. C .iawa, Kan., July 31. The Ottawa canning factory has recuperated from the effects of the flood and will begin operations Monday. Two thousand bushels of tomatoes can be handled on the first day and from that time on the factory will run continually to Its full capacity. TREGO COUNTY IN LIMELIGHT. Formerly of Kansas Man Will Care for Roosevelt Specimens. WaKeeney, Kan., July 31. A. B. Baker, assistant superintendent of the Smithsonian museum, Washington, D. C, who last week sailed for East Africa to take charge of the Roosevelt collection of wild animals, was former ly superintendent of the Trego county schools. Harry Bone to Protect Government. Leavenworth, July 31. On the suggestion of the Uinted States attor ney general, Harry Bone, district at- SOUR STOMACH "I used Cascarets and feel like a new man. I have been a 'offerer from dys pepsia and aour stomach for the last two years. I have been taking medicine and other drags, bnt could find bo relief only for a short rime. I will recommend Cascarets to my friends as the only thing for indigestion and soar stomach and to keep the bowels in good condition. They are very nice to eat." Harry Stuck ley, Mauch Chunk, Fa Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. DoGood. Never Sicken. Weaken or Gripe. 10c 25c. 50c Never sold la balk. The gen- -nine tablet stamped C C C. Guaranteed to 'core or your money baok. 920 torney, will take a hand in the suit of Peter Zickgraf, an ex-prison guard, against F. H. Lemon, deputy warden of the federal penitentiary here. Mr. Bone is to safeguard the government's interests in this action. TRIED TO SWIXDLE BAXKER. Was the Second Time This Man Tried the Same Game. Newton, Kan., July 31. A stranger entered the First National bank hero wrote a check for $2 5 payable to him self, G. W. Cummings, presented It to the vice president of the bank, D. McGowan, jr., who was relieving the cashier while the latter was at dinner and it was cashed. Mr. McGowan at once became suspicious and, upon looking over the depositors' balance book, found that the man had no ac count there. He went after the man. brought him back to the bank and while one of the other bank employes engaged Cumminga in conversation Mr. McGowan summoned the marshal and the passer of the bogus paper was landed in jail. About two years ago Cummings tried to work a similar game at the same bank, but was not successful in obtaining any money. He was arrest ed, however, and as he appeared to be insane, and the officers here learning that his home was in Missouri, he was taken back there and tried on the in sanity charge, but was released. When the check was presented to Mr. McGowan ha remembered at once that he had seen the man and the signature before. He thought for the moment that the man was one of the bank's customers, consequently cashed the check. However, it soon occurred to him where and under what circumstances he had seen Cum mings before and he lost no time in rounding him up. KANSAS GRANGE STORES. Robert Ray of K. V. Writes of Ex periment and "Wins Harvard Prize. Lawrence, Kan., July 31. Robert Ray, who was fellow in the depart ment of economics ana sociology at the University of Kansas last year. wrote a monograph on The Farmers' Co-Operative Grange of Johnson County, Kansas," which has won for him a scholarship in Harvard uni versity. He says that from an econo mic and social point of view the Johnson county co-operative move ment is one of the most interesting facts in the United States. Of all the efforts that have been made in America to form co-opera tive economic societies, the one In Johnson county is the only one that has met with any marked success. He attributes the great prosperity of the Johnson county movement largely to the excellent system of business man agement which has been in vogue there since the inception of the move ment. The grange society of tho county has bought several thousand copies of the monograph from Mr. Ray for distribution to the many in quirers after its form of organization. LIGHTNING'S DEADLY WORK. Two Horses Killed and Five Men Have Narrow Escapes. Kinsman. Kan.. Julv 31. During a thunder storm William Ravensteln of Eagle township had the ill fortune to have two horses killed by lightning. He and a force of men were out In the field stacking alfalfa when the rain came on. They stopped the team and took shelter from the rain by getting under the wagon which had a header barge on it. There were four or five men in the crowd. They had been there but a few minutes when the lightning struck and killed the team and knock a horse down which was tied to the rear of the wagon. None of the men under the wagon were hurt except Mr. Ravenstein, who had one of his arms considerably numbed. EIGHT VACANCIES IN FACULTY. Princeton Man Just Elected to K. S. 17. Dies Suddenly. Lawrence, Kan., July 31. The chancellor's office of the university has just received word that Archibold K. Fowler, a graduate of Princeton uni versity, who was elected instructor of English at a meeting of the board of regents two weeks ago, had died of acute diabetes before the news of his appointment to the university faculty reached him. G. Douglass Steele, a Harvard graduate who was elected In structor of English at the same time, has declined the position. There are now eight positions on the faculty to be filled before the uni versity opens in September. FIRE DESTROYS RESTAURANT. Gasoline Causes $1,500 Conflagration at Vesper. Vesper, Kan., July 31. A restaur ant, owned by Ed Coil, was destroyed by fire at this place. The loss is esti mated to be about $1,500, which was covered by $700 insurance. The cause of the fire is an absolute mystery. A gasoline stove was used in the place, but it was supposed to have been turned off. The building was a frame structure and stood at a distance from other buildings, so the fire did not spread. There is no fire fighting ap paratus at "Vesper. DIKES FOR THE WTAKARUSA. Farmers Near Lawrence Preparing to Protect Their Farms. Lawrence, Kan., July 31. The farmers of Wakarusa valley met at Haskell institute and formulated plans to clear the channel of the Wa karusa and build dikes along the banks of the stream. The meeting was prompted by the recent flood in the valley which caused the loss of thousands of dol lars to the farmers of the valley. The dikes will be several miles long on each side of the river, a hundred feet from the banks. A committee to se cure the co-operation of all the farm ers of the valley was appointed. BEER TAKEN TN RAID STOLEN. Only Empty Barrels in Warehouse Where Liquor Was Stored. Pittsburg, Kan., July 31. Thirty-nine half barrels of beer, seized in a raid on local joints by Sheriff Hatton, were stolen from the warehouse. The sheriff after confiscating the liquor, had un loaded it in the Marks building to be held for orders from the court to de stroy it. It was found that the entrance to the building had been forced, the door being broken open, and the full barrels of beer hauled away, empty barrels be ing left in their place. Lightning Struck Holton Bank. Holton, July 31. Lightning struck the tower of the State Bank building here, setting the structure on fire. Tho flames were extinguished with littel loss. It is a new building which takes the place of one destroyed by fire two years ago. Complain of Usual Car Famine. Hiawatha, Kan., July 31. The usual fall car famine is now beginning to make its appearance. The great crops must be hauled off and it re- quires aU the cars to do the work. So, if course, that makes great delay and there is now in this city much waiting for delayed freight, such as building material and this is only a taste of what will have to be endured. IN" THE BAGGAGE CAR AHEAD. Independence Women Slinistered to Wants of Llttlo Ones. Independence, Kan., July SI. When the noon train from the west pulled into the Santa Fe depot the body of a woman who had died north of Sacramento, Cal., was transferred for shipment to a point in Oklahoma. On the train were the husband of the dead woman and her two little sons, one aged four years and the other a babe of two summers. The father ap parently was not blessed with a great deal of this world's goods and the lit tle ones had missed the attention of a mother sadly. They were unkempt and ragged to a distressing degree, and withal their plight was so touching and pitiful that several kind hearted ladies who had gone to the depot to see friends off. could not stand it any longer and took them in hand. They bought the little fellows new shirts, and the smaller one a new dress, cleaned both un and filled them with a good meal. The father, worn out with affliction and adversity, was about "all In" and he was profoundly touched by the kindness shown his little ones. GLASS WORKER'S SKULL BROKEN Alfred Winters Struck on Head by Railroad Tie. Independence, Kan., July 81. X serious accident took place at the) Standard Asphalt Rubber oompany works. As a result Alfred Winters is in the hospital with a badly crushed skull. Winters was employed by the com pany to help with extra work. In some way a railroad tie flew out Of a car and hit him in the head. Hia head was badly crushed and he was rendered unconscious. The injured man was removed to the hospital where eight square Inches of the skull were removed. It was thought that his Injuries would prove) fatal, but an inquiry at the hospital brought forth the information that he had spent a good night; that his pulse was normal, and he was entirely con scious. TRIED TO KILL THE MINERS. Some One Opened Door In Shaft, Ad mining "White Damp." Pittsburg, Kan., July 31. The in vestigation Into the cause of so many; miners being overcome by "whit damp" at No. 31 shaft of the Central Coal and Mining company Wednesday- morning nas been comD eted bv Frank- Gilday, state mine inspector, with the result that the only conclusion to be reached is that some one entered the mine after the shot-flrers had coma out and closed the door and deliberately proppea open tne aoor. endangering the lives of all of the miners in that cart of the shaft. Several months ago the door was found open but the result to the men was not as severe as that of Wednes day morning. NEGRO FUGITIVE IS CAPTURED. New York Authorities Want Hiui for Shooting at a Companion. Leavenworth. Kan.. Julv 31. Roscos Patterson, a negro wanted In Newbureh. N. Y., for attempted murder, was cap tured by the police here this afternoon. He nred three shots at another negro witnout apparent motive. He admits his guilt. Patterson has been playing hide and seek with the officers hero for three days. SMOKERS BURN WHEAT STACKS. Cigarette Fiends Cost Farmer Weber a Heavy Loss. Anson, Kan., July 31. Cijrarette smokers got rid of about 600 bushels of G. B. Weber's best wheat at the farm, four miles southwest of here. They burned five large stacks. The culprits were worklmr for Mr. Weber and were spending the day playing uurus in ine wneat straw. Only two days before thev ant tho henhouse afire the same way. WICHITA GETS CACKLEFEST. Kansas State Poultry Meeting Will Be Held In January. Wichita, July 31. At the meeting of the executive board of the Kaivu State Poultry association here. It waa decided that the state poultry show; be held here the second week in Janu ary. One important action of thai board was to reduce the entrance fees for single birds from 50 cents to 23 cents and. for pens from $3 to JUDGE MASON TO REOPEN K. TJ. Address to Be Delivered by the Kan sas Jurist, September 17. Lawrence, Kan., July 31. It was announced at the chancellor's office that Judge Henry F. Mason of tha state supreme court will deliver tha opening address at the University of Kansas, September 17. The Demand for Loans By members of this Association, who are building; or buying homes, is so great that we now need more savers. Our Shares offer a safe and profit able investment for savers. The Capital Building and Loan Ass'n 534 Kansas Avenue "VV7E can save you W money on that LUMBER BILL J. B. Whelan Co. 4th Santa Fe Tracks Sees Mother Grow Young. "It would be hard to overstate the won derful change in my mother since she b gan to use Electric Bitters," writes Mra. W. L. Gilpatrick of Danforth, Me. "Al though past 70 she seems really to b growing young again. She suffered untold misery from dyspepsia for 20 yeara. At last she could neither eat, drink nor sleep. Doctors gave her up and all remedies fail ed till Electric Bitters worked such won ders for her health." Thy invigorate alt vital organs, cure Liver and Kidney trou bles, induce slep, impart strength and appetite. Only 60c at Campbell Drug Co.
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