The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 16, 1909

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EVERYBODY 1 f r a -ice J EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. NEEDS PT. LAST EDITION. MONDAY EVTCNING. TO-fcKA, K A21S AS, AUGUST 16, 1909. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS tf BIG CARARRIVES. Initial Trip of Emporia Ping Considered Favorable. Sixty-Fire Passengers Brought to Topeka. PEOPLE INTERESTED. Just What Is Wanted, Say Those on Route. Satisfied That the Venture Will Prove Profitable. Gliding along overe the rails as smoothly and gracefully as a swan on a tranquil water, the big red McKeen motor car of the Santa Fe, made its Initial run from Emporia to Topeka this morning. The first trip was a Fuccess beyond the dreams of the Santa Fe officials and almost if not quite makes the motor service between j -rr If w h Interior View of the Santa Fe Motor Car Which Made Its First Trip lYom Emporia to Topeka Today. the two towns a permanent affair. Sixty-five passengers patronized the car on the trip this morning. This is a good record, when it is understood that the service was only decided upon Friday, and consequently was not well advertised. There were many doubt less who would have patronized the first trip had they known about it. Of the sixty-five who rode the car this morning, two rode on passes. The remainder paid regular fares. Four passengers came clear through from Emporia. Twenty-six bought round trip tickets and many of these will ride the car back tonight. Forty-five un loaded In Topeka. Burlingame and Osage City, the two largest intermediate points contributed the greatest number of passengers. There are eleven stops between the two termini, and but one station, Wak- arusa. failed to contribute to the num ber of passengers. This is quite a showing. Monday, as is well known, is a poor day for the passenger business. The service estab lished by the motor car is primarily for the purpose of bringing shoppers Into Topeka. Monday being wash-day, doesn't draw many shoppers. The car has a schedule of two hours snd fifteen minutes between Emporia and Topeka. There was not the slight est difficulty in making this schedule. At Lang, the first station this side of Emporia, the car was forced to lay over six minutes, it being that much ahead of the schedule. From Pauline to Topeka. the car made slow time find at that pulled up in front of the Santa Fe depot in Topeka at 9:42, just three minutes ahead of time. Of course when the service is better es tablished it will be less difficult to run down to the schedule as more time will be required for loading and un loading passengers. Three men were in charge of the car cn the initial trip. Tom A. Verlin, one ef the faanta tcs most popular conduc tors is captain of the crew, and his gen ial manner and acquaintance along this line where ho has run lor years, as sures the popularity of the train. G. A. Kelly is the motorneer on the car. This was Mr. Kelly's first trip over the rcule. but despite this fact he ran the car like a veteran. C. Stotts, the brake man, assists in handling the passengers, helping in the loading and unloading. With one man running the car and two tnen to cater to the passengers, the best possible service is given the trav eling public. Much interest in the new service was shjwn ail along the route. At r.early every station big crowds gath ered to get the first look at the new car. It was the subject of comment on every hand. Many passed judgment on Its freak construction and general ap pearance. It is unlike anything ever before run over this portion of the Fanta Fe. The car is 70 feet in length. The front end tapers to a point, to lessen the resistance of the wind. The rear end is rounded and a circular seat Is built along the interior of this end, affording an excellent observation ef fect. The big oar pulled up in front of the Emporia aepot at 7 o'clock this morn ing, a half hour before leaving. Imme diately a large crowd gathered and by the time the car left there were three or four hundred spectators ready to watch the start. Promptly on time the big gong or the oar sounded, the Whistle b'.ew a couple of times and with l "choo-choo." the car was off. The grade between Emporia and Lang was cilmbed with ease. In fact the car reems to be able to climb anv grade T I. 1, np i i 1 1 j u i i i i 1 1 1 1 1 j i on ftvp ground. Riding in this motor car is more pleasurable than riding on the fastest 4 rain. Between stations the car makes great ume A strong breeze goes through, which is free from dust, smoke cr cinders. No train can offer this at traction. The car is Targe and roomy. There are 30 large seats, which in cases of heavy traffic arc of sufficient size to comfortably seat three passengers. Twelve people can fill the large circu lar observation seat. One of the great points in favor of the car Is the ease with which it is operated. A State Journal representa- tive who accompanied the initial run from Kmporia. spent considerabla time In the front end, watching Mo torneer Kelly operate the big car. Ho sits on the right side In a large com fortable leather covered thair, with in reach of a number of levers, throt tled and the like, and the car is un der complete control at every stage of the run. The front end Is of glass, giving liJm a clear view of the right-of-way at all times. The motor which is run by gasoline is at the rear. A number of gauges right before him tell the condition of the gasoline tank, the speed of the car and all informa tion which is necessary in the opera tion. A large tank for generating acety lene gas is in the front end. Hand some lights are part of the car's equipment. The middle compartment, which is used as a smoker, has seats for twenty, and twenty-five or more could be seated without crowding. The rear compartment is for first-class passen gers. Fifty people can find ample seating room in this portion. There are large lavatories and toilet rooms, so that the car provides almost every known luxury of travel. The entrance between the two compartments has steps reaching to the ground. Senator H. B. Miller and his son, Clyde Miller, of Osage City, were pas sengers on the new train this morn ing. Clyde Miller Is engaged in the fire insurance business in Topeka and he was much pleased with the ser- vice offered by the new train. "This srives me a chance to spend every night at home and allows plenty of time for business In Topeka every day." he said this morning while riding into Topeka, "It will become mighty popular with Osage City people, who can now spend the day in Topeka, without losing time and sleep. J. T. Jaartmdale of Emporia, a newspaper man. was also a passenger on the train. Mr. Alarunaaie. was very lavish in his commendation of the new train, "it s just wnat jum poria people have been wanting," he said. "The connections between Em poria and Topeka have been very poor for some time." Several traveling men who were on the car were very enthusiastic about it. "It will help us like everything in making the small towns, and then getting to a good town to spend the night." said one of them. There seems to be no doubt that the new service will be a paying ven ture and become permanent. The trip this morning more than paid ex nenses and it will draw more patron age as it becomes better known, and people become more familiar witn it, RAIN MAKER AT WICHITA Gcorce G. Matthews Claims He Can Break Heated Spell. Wichita, Kan., Aug. 16. George G Matthews of this city who has become tired of heat and continued drouth, be gan at noon Sunday, operations to make rain in Sedgwick county, and Intends to continue for eight days. He says he can so charge the atmosphere with chemicals that rain will come In two days, but he Is certain he will bring rain in four days" time. He is an old resident of Wichita, and is a business man who lias been in terested In rain-making ever since the time when the country was filled with fyke rainmakers. He has experimented great deal in the quiet way in dis sipating clouds, and also in making rain, at least rain fell when he exper imented and had the proper chemicals. Mr. Matthews works in a small shed from 15 minutes to two hours each day. What he does in the shed is -his se cret, but he intends making it public when ho has thoroughly demonstrated his theory is correct. IN A HORSE'S JAWS. Farmer Claude Pack Terribly Injured by Enraged Animal. McPherson. Kan., August 16. His arm fast in the teeth of an enraged stallion, which refused to open its jaws until choked into submission with ropes, Claude Pack, a farmer living near Mound Ridge, was lerriDly in jured at that place. 21 miles southeast of here. Pack was driving to market with a load or wheat. tjne oi nis team was a big stallion, and was acting badly. Mr. Pack got out of his wagon and went' around to the horses' heads. While he was adjustmg the bridle, the horse seized his forearm between his teeth,- and in spite of all his efforts to prv its laws open, hung on until men got ropes, and nearly choked the ani mal to death. Both bones in Mr. Peck s forearm were found to be broken when he was finally released, and the flesh was frightfully lacerated. It may be nec essary to amputate the arm. Fifteen Aeronauts EnUst. Jefferson City. Mo.. Aug. 16. Ad jutant General Frank M. Rumbold of the national guard of Missouri, today issued an order directing the organiza tion of an aero detachment which will be a part of the signal corps, located at St. Louis. St. Louis balloonists have offered their services and 15 aeronauts enlisted. AN AWFUL NIGHT. People Swelter as They Try in Tain to Sleep. Mercury Registers 84 Degrees at Midnight. COOLEST AT 6 O'CLOCK But That Was 75 by Govern ment Thermometer. Today Is the Hottest of the Season, 100. Last night was the hottest of the sea son, as today was the hottest day. People sought in vain for cool places where they could sleep. At mid night the mercury stood at 84 and the minimum was reached at 6 o'clock In the morning when H registered 75. This followed the hottest day of the season. If It Is 98 by the conservative gov ern ment thermometer in tho tower 100 feet above street level, what would it be six inches above the asphalt pave ment? This is a question which had better remain unanswered. Some 't the citizens who suffered all day Sun day and last night, might die of the heat when they saw the figures. But, according to government station re ports, Topeka was the coolest place in the state at that. One hundred was about the lowest at any other weather station at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. It was 102 by government measurement at Abilene. Since 7 o'clock Saturday morning. when it registered 72, Topeka has not seen an hour cooler than 75, the low point reached early Sunday morning. It has not been below 70 for 10 days. It has not rained for 11 days. The maxi mum temperature has been above 90 for seven days. Sunday was the hot test day since July 24, 1907, and with the heat there was no wind to temper conditions. Last night holds the prize for a hot one, with the following hour ly temperatures: p. m 92 p. m 90 p. m 87 p. m 86 p. m 85 a. m a- m a. m.. a. m.. a. m. a. m a. m.. ..S3 ..80 ..79 ..78 ..76 12 p. m .84 10 8 a. m... 8 Add about 7 degrees to these figures and you can find the temperature of your aowny couch at any hour last night. The reports from the state 'weather stations indicate that the shower which netted .44 of an inch at Macksville was a purely local affair. No other station in Kansas reports even a trace of rain fall. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the weath er conditions in Topeka had not im proved. The occasional whiff of wind is of the hot variety, and is only 3 miles an hour, and the asphalt pave ments are soft and boggy. The fore cast is "Generally fair. Continued warm." The past 8 days, with a maximum temperature above 90. and a minimum which has not been below 70. is the hottest period of that length since 1 1 q mr i ii I I Ss. sT r-l J I II I II -r35v SsZ&inM t 1' m 111 III 'SIS. I KsZfsZS I I vo 111 II 1-3- v- HP553XV f3T W r 9 .jflUKr II 1 rJ- "mmX 1901, 'when the maximum in Topeka was aoove xwi ior ta consecutive days. The hourly temperatures since 8 o'clock this morning: 9 o'clock 88 112 O'clock....... 96 10 o'clock 93 I 1 o'clock.. 98 H o'clock 93 J 2 o'clock. 100 All day Sunday, reliable -thermometers near the surface of the ground in and around Topeka. were registering from 105 to 115 In the shade. No heat prostrations have been reported, but many were On the verge or knockout. The only way to find a. breeze was to nreak tne speed ordinance In an auto. Electric fans furnished only hot air, and no comfort. During the past 23 summers, or since the Topeka weather station has been In operation, 17 summers have recorded higher temperatures than yesterday, therefore no record has been broken. The central weather Jbureau at Wash ington thinks that cooler weather and showers will strike Kansas about Wednesday night-or Thursday of this week. Toda"y has started off with high er temperatures thaw were on exhibi tion at the: same hours Sunday,: but that is no sure- sign that it will be a hotter day. On account of the terrific heat, the hot weather resorts were not well pa tronized Sunday. Sufferers could not raise sufficient energy to climb onto a car. A good business was experienced by the dealers in cold -drinks, because one called for another to-keep the first one cooL The weather was particular ly hard on pet does and young babies. Hottest Since' J901. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 16. The last 24 hours was the hottest experienced in the southwest since 1901. Sev eral temperatures of 105, and many above 100. were recorded. Enid, Okla., reported 105;! Fort Smith, Ark., 102; Corcordia, Kanl, 102. and Lamar, Mo.. 101. The heat continued today. Last night was the warmest night in years. At midnight, a temperature of 87 was recorded in Kansas City. Many persons spent: the night in the parks, or slept on the.ir porches or lawns. There was much suffering In the densely populated districts. At 10 o'clock this morning the tem perature was 89 degrees at Kansas City in the government observatory, eleven stories above the .street. 96 at 10 o'clock. St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. J6. Sunday was the hottest day In St., .Joseph in five years, but the record was broken today when the mercury registered 96 at 10 o'clock, .one degree above yesterday's record "at that time. 4 Two Die of Heat. St. Louis, Mo.. Aug. 16. Two men died of heat today and! nine additional deaths which occurred Saturday and Sunday and which had -not been made public, became known- -by the burial permits. 'i ne government: xnermomeier registered 90 degrees at 12 O'clock and higher temperatures were preaictea. Mount Climbers ZXst; Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 16. T. F. Cal lagahan. of West Seattle, and Joseph W. Stevens of Trenton, N. J., are be lieved to have lost their lives while endeavoring- to ascend Mount Tacoma. They left camp at 2:30 Saturday morn ing without a guide. They had but little food with them and It is be lieved they perished from hunger, cord or accident. Today a rescue party found the Alpine staffs, and packs of the lost men ten feet from the crater. Offers $50 Reward. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 16. Attorney General McCarn personally offers to pay $50 reward for the first proof brought to him of a violation of the prohibition law by a white man on or after August 14, and before the open ing of the criminal court on the first Monday in September. SUNDAY REST. GOLF AJAILURE. President Taft Unable to Keep Weight Down. Compelled to Resort to Other Forms of Exercise. BOXING, WRESTLING And Other Stunts Pulled Off in His Garage. He Is Gaining a Reputation as a Wrestler. Chicago, Aug. 16. A special from to tha- Record-Herald Beverly, Mass., says: The secret of how to keep a president In good physical condition has been re vealed by Dr. Charles Barker. For sev eral weeks he has had Mr. Taft under his care. "President Taft." said the doctor, has always been a very heavy man, and he had continually put on weight until three years ago. When I first met him he weighed close to the 350 round mark. For a time he reduced his flesh by playing golf, but recently his weight began to increase again. The president now has a gymnasium fitted up in his garage at Beverly and every morning we go through an hour's exercise to gether. "The first part of the hour is devoted to scientific exercises and these are fol lowed by more strenuous exercises, such as wrestling and boxing. The president is strong, let me tell you, and any one who gets him on his back in a wrestling bout has got to go some. Today Presi dent Taft weighs about 304 pounds and he is in good shape for 25 years' hard work of any description." SCIENTIFIC FARMERS. Are Holding a Delegate Convention at Portland, Ore. Portland. Ore.. Aug. 16. Delegates are in this city to attend the conven tions Oi' the National Association of Farmers Institute workers and the American Association of Agricultural Colleges ard Experiment stations which pre to be held here this week. The former body will hold a two days' con vent ion beginnirg today and this will be followed up by the more important meeting of the association of agricul tural colleges and experiment stations The speakers on the program of this convention are among the most promi pent of their calling in this country and tha subjects, to be discussed are of wide interest-to all agriculturists. One subject to come -before the associa tion is or unusual interest: is it nec essary provide instructions in agricul ture for children In rural communi ties where for one reason or another they do not pursue their studies after leaving the high school? Weather Indications. Chicago, Aug. 16. Forecast for Kansas: Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; Continued warm. MR. KENNETT IS DEAD. Representative From Geary Passes' Away. County Today's dispatches announce the death of W. H. Kennett of Geary county. Mr. Kennett was a member of the last house of representatives from that county and had lived in Geary for half a century. He was wen known in nis section of the state as a prosperous farmer and stockman. He was active and zealous, as a member of the last house and voted and talked his senti ments all the time. Representative W. H. Kennett, Who IMea Sunday. In the faction between the machine men and the square dealers, Mr. Ken- r.ett was first on one side and then the other, figuring always the best Inter ests of Geary county as he saw the question. Mr. Kennett s father moved to Geary county from Missouri in 1859 and set' tied under, the protecting walls of the old fore. AD MEN'S DAILY. New Features Planned For Fifth An nual Convention at Louisville. Louisville, Ky., Aug. 16. There will be some unique features developed In connection with the fifth annual convention of the Association Adver tising Clubs of America, which will be held here August 25-27, and which will bring together the representatives of the leading magazines, newspapers, advertising agencies and industrial concerns of the country. One is the "Kazoo Band." This or ganization is'really an institution by this time, for it has had charge of the funmaking at the conventions for several years. It is part of the Chi cago Advertising Club, and some of the leading men of that city are members,-Including E. D. Gibbs, president of the national organization. Last year it appeared in the guise of a brass band, armed with papier mache instruments. The barbecue arranged for the sec ond day of the convention will be served by members of the local Ad vertisers' Club, who will add to the zest of the occasion by appearing In white aprons and the typical chefs' caps. The barbecue, with its burgoo and roast meats. Is attracting as much attention as the prospect of an un limited supply of mint julep. The lat ter was one of the lodestones which drew the convention to the Kentucky city. The convention will have its own daily paper. A Cincinnati publication devoted to the advertising field has announced that It will issue a special each day of. the convention covering every detail of the gatherings. The publisher has declared that he will "scoop the local dames. DRAW SPOKANE LAND. Some of the Iucky Ticket Holders In Uncle Sam's Lottery Aug. 16. Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. Aug. 16. The winners of the highect number in today's drawing for the Spokane reservation Include the following: No. 1 Allen Newton, Helena, Mont. 2 Mabel D. McIIickle, Chicago. 3 Fav J. Snoddy, Miller, S. D. 7 Charles N. McGiarl,' Greensburg, ma. 11 Lewis Lueke, St. Louis, Mo. 16 David Menster, Springville, la. 31 J. N. Scherrer, Lacombe, Al berta, Canada. 32 Mary C. Hanning, Chicago. 34 David B. Gorman, L. A. Jose, Pa. 36 Emil Schnaeffer, Evansville, 111. 41 David C. Ruhlin, Ord, Neb. 44 Etta Ross, Hamilton, O. 48 C M. Krust, Milwaukee, Wis. 49 Claude H. Stein, Mount Carmel, I1L 50 A. Gunderman, Granger, Ind. TO FLY IN GERMANY. Orville Wright to Stop Only 24 Hours in England. London, Aug. 16. Orville Wright, who arrived here today from New Tork. will spend only 24 hours in England. He is going on to Germany tomorrow. He will not be able to do anything in the flying 'Ine h?re. Although his aero planes are completed, the motors for them have not yet been delivered. So far as Mr. Wright knows the only fly ing he will do in Europe will be in Germany. He may possibly return to England on his way home. He has re. celved no communication from the British war office and no arrangements have been made for a meeting between him and British officials, as has been reported in some quarters. RAIN AT MACKSVILLE Heated Period Broken Sunday by .44 of Precipitation. Macksville. Kan.. Aug. 16. The heat ed spell was at least temporarily re lieved by a rafn Sunday, the precipita tion amounting to .44 of an inch. The temperatures In this section of the state for the past ten days have been high and the rains has afforded a great relief. BIG JOB AHEAD. Twelfth Annual Transraississip pi Congress Meets at Denter With FiTe Thousand Delegates and Tisltors Present. INTERESTS OF WEST Will Be Taken Up and Discussed in Detail. The Body Will Be in Session. Fire or Six Days. 3enver, Aug. 16. With more than five thousand delegates and visitora present from every state west of the Mississippi river and many from east ern commonwealths, the twelfth an nual Transmlssisslppl Commercial con gress opened this morning In the audi torium. The congress which consider and acts upon everything of Interest commercially. Industrially and agricul turally, to the great west will remain In session five or six days and prom ises to be enlivened by a contest begurg last week at the National Irrigation congress at Spokane, between Secre tary of the Interior Balllnger and Chlel! of Forestry Plnchott. Both men and many of their supporters at the Irriga tion congress are to be here tomorrow. Only routine business will be trans acted at today's session. Tomorrow!, the real 'work of the congress will b' taken up. This, includes decisions and consideration of every subject affecting the west, including., irrigation, dry. farming, postal savings banks,- parcel post,' national defense on the' Pacini' coast, the Panama canal. South Amerl-: can republics, railroads and transporta tion, merchant marine. e teams hi rj marine, separate statehood for Arizon and New Mexico and many other sub jects. Los Angeles and San Antonio. Texas, are seeking the next session of the con gress. One of the most important feature to come before the convention for en dorsement is a plan for a national western highway from El Paso, Tex., through Yellowstone park, and on t? the Canadian border. Freight rates will also arouse great discussion. Colorado is prepared to force the freight rate Issues- and will be assisted by several neighboring states. While Secretary of the Interior Bal linger will not attend the congress, Chief Forester Plnchott will be her-?. While there have been no definite ar rangements for a discussion of the so called Ballinger-Pinchott feud, it H certain that supporters of the two of ficials will "bring up the subject and ask for action supporting one or the other. Because each state is limited tu thirty votes, it is not expected that the Colorado delegation which Is ooDosed to Pinchott's policies will be able to force definite action against the for ester. Many delegates from the Na tional Irrigation congress at Spokane last week will attend and more speeches relative to actions of the two officials will be made. IN PRESENCE OF GUNS. Strikers Decide to Accept Arbitration and Return to Work. Fort William, Ont., Aug. 16. The striking dock laborers of the Canadian Pacific will return to work. A ma rreetlng oi st.-ikers and friends, num berirg 5.000 was addressed by Mayor Peltier, who urged the men to resume work and submit their grievances to a board of arbitration. Surrounding th crowd were lined up 600 soldiers, rifles In hand, ready to quell any movement toward disorder. Alter a prolonged ciscusslon .the men accepted the may--or's proposition. NEGRO SHOOTS TWO BOYS Chanute Black Guarded His Melon Patch With Gun. Chanute, Kan.. Aug. 16 Willie Miller and Willie Hudson, boys about 15 yearn old, were shot by S. F. Butler, a negro, who owns a watermelon patch a mile south of Chanute. The Miller boy wan shot In the stomach and at the hospital physicians say his recovery Is doubtfu'. Half a dozen small shot struck the Hudson boy in the breast but his in jury Is slight. According to the boys' statements a crowd of half a dozen boys, all about the same age, went to Butler's melort patch and finding the negro on guard with a shotgun stopped In the road outside the field. While the yuongsters were making1 up a purse to buy some melons It Is alleged Butler fired at them through a hedge fence. Only Miller and Hudson were hit. Miller Is the son of a Santa Fe car inspector and Hudson's father is a commission merchant of Chanute. An unusually large crowd on the streets last night caused the officers to spirit the negro from the Jail here to Erie, the county Feat, where he will be held until his trial. COLE TO WHITE SOX. Manager Holland SeUs Hard Hitting Outfielder for $3,504). Wichita. Kan., Aug. 16. Manager Holland, of the Wichita Western League club, has sold Outfielder Willis R. Coli to the Chicago White Sox to report at once. The price was tz.ouo. KSTIIER PAXTON TS HURT. FaHs From Her Horse on Sa turds J Breaking Her Arm, Esther Paxton. the little daughter Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Paxton. of 31J West Tenth avenue, fell from her rid ing horse Saturday, arid sustained compound fracture of one arm.