The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 18, 1909
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1 EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. EVERYBODY 10 PAGES NEEDS LAST EDITION. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA. KANSAS. AUGUST 18, 1909. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS MAKES HOT REPLY Bank Receiver Jeffries Writes Letter to Ex-Got. Bailey. Tells Sarcastically Why Can Not I ontribute. He GIVIIS S03IE ADVICE. Better Devote Funds lo Support of State Law Wonders Why Only National Bankers Are Represented. Merritt Jeffrie?, receiver of the de funct Farmers' and Merchants' bank of Arkansas City, has written an answer to the letter recently sent out by the rational bankers' "litigation" commit tee soliciting funds with which to em ploy counsel to test the constitutional ity of the Kansas -uaranty law. Jef-i fries' rerjlv is a eem of sarcasm. He represents the depositors of a uetuncc welcornj viut the state is badly in need bank and is asked to contribute funds of rain. It has not rained in this lo to be used to attack the state guaranty j cality for 13 extremely warm days, and law. in giving voice to the sentiments I toujul la rch of these depositors Receiver Jefmes uignt before dark, and the tempera f peaks from experience with a bank ture dropi.ed steadily all night. Thi that hart not been protected by lha hourly temperatures were: guaranty law and that had fallen byi i the financial wayside. The letter, which is addressed to ex-! Governor Bailev, as a member of the i i 1 .-..1 V.a low as follows: August 1". 1909. Kx-Governor W. J. Bailey, Atchfcon, Kansas: Tour circular letter of August 16. 1909. requesting the banks of the stale of Kansas, and particularly, the Citi jpns' ami Farmprs' St.af.. bank of Ar kansas City to contribute to a fund for the purpose of employing counsel to le- foot th. m.-jrar,),, .lonnsit law was very appropriately delivered to me as th reviver rr the Citizens and Farm- i ers' State bank. I This bank, as a going concern, gave rip the ghost nearly a year ago, having en deposit about $400,000 of the people's money. As receiver of the bank I am purposed, first of all, to represent the depositors I know no one would more willingly contribute to a fund to aid in destroying any system designed to render more safe and secure, the peo ple's deposits in banks, than the de positors of a defunct bank. These de positors are the men to whom the argument, that all systems designed to guaranty deposits in banks fosters reckless banking, appeals most strongly; id they are the men whose desire for the return of their deposits is most readily satisfied by the statement thai the safety and security of deposits 13 most wisely based upon the personal1 character of the officers of the bank. For these reasons, I say, your letler was most appropriately delivered to me as the receiver of the defunct Citi zens' and Farmers' State bank. No liner exhibition of a sense of the ap propriateness or things has con?e with In my observation In many days. However much I should like to make this contribution which vou nsk. I do pot believe that I have the authority to do so. I will gladly sub mit the matter to Bank Commissioner Dolley. or If you prefer, I might call p. meeting of the depositors of ihe de funct C itizens Farmers State bank end submit to them this matter. "Without making the least pretence to prophetic knowledge, I venture the assertion that your proposition would not meet with that cordial reception which, from your letter, you seem to anticipate. On the contrary. I beg leave to prophesy that a majority of the depositors would much more readily authorize me to contribute to a fund to help sustain the guaranty deposit law, than to destroy it. But aside from the thoughts sug gested by the reading of your letter in the light of local conditions. I would like to ask you why not you attempt to convey in your letter the Impres sion that the attitude of ivourself an 'he parties which you represented In This matter is not antagonistic to the law, but is wholly benrfieent in its de Fign caused by a sincere desire to set tle the question of the constitution ality of the law. when it is a matter of common knowledge, that you as well as every other member of the committee which signed this letter are now. and at all times when this ciuestion has been under considera tion, have been unalterably opposed to the adoption of any guaranty law whatever. In the interest of fairness, may I sk. Governor, why is the committee which sent out this letter composed entirely of nataional bankers? Could you not find any competent state bank er who would sen-eon this committee? Or are the national bankers the only Simon pure supporters of a guaranty law? who called this "Well attended meeting of representative "bankers?" Where was it hold, in Kansas or Missouri? Who was there? I received no notice. If a defunct bank is required to contribute It should certainly be entitled to a vote on the amount of con tribution, or at least to appear before the assessing board. Again, governor, if you desire to be absolutely fair, and I know you do. why would it not bo better to employ c ounsel to assist in sustaining the law instead of destroying it; and why would it not be fair to employ law yers who have not been fighting the guaranty proposition in season and out of season? Do you honestly think tht Senator Long, B. P. Wag goner and General Webster will waste either time or gray matter trying to devise ways and means to sustain the law If this is to be an effort to honestly test the law In order that all question as to its con stitutionality should be settled why should not the banks of Kansas rather employ counsel to devise means to sustain. Instead of, de stroy it. tou say, "With the idea in view f testing the constitutionality and legality of the law before it has be come the settled policy of the state, and not of putting obstacles In its way," etc. I desire to ask. what have you and the rest of your com mittee, Senator Long, B. P. Wag gener and General Webster, been doing for the last eighteen months but putting obstacles in the way of the adoption of any guaranty law? Have you and these gentlemen, within, the last lew days, expert- enced a change of heart, or Is this letter simply a ruse for the purpose of acquiring funds to accomplish, by a legal technicality that which you are unable to accomplish when it is fairly and openly submitted to the people? This letter of yours, governor, ia very smooth and fetching, but it will not fetch much money from the de positors, at least from the depositors of the Citizens' and Farmers' State bank not yet. Regretting very deeply that I am unable to accommodate myself to your wishes In this matter and re newing my expressions of high per sonal regard, I am, very respect fully. MERRITT JEFFRIES. Receiver Citizens' and Farmers' State Bank of Arkansas City. weatherIsTooler. There Mas Less Discomfort Xlght and Today. Last The showers advertised for la-t night, f&iled to a' rive, and Observer Jennings sad this morning: "When a cool wave becomes f.rmly established without rain, hope for rain in the near subse quence is futlie." Unless the rain gets in on the first few hours of a change to cooler, it usually waits a while. The government forecast for Kansas is the s;.me Did thing, ."Generally fair." The c"rop in temperature was extremely 7 p. m S9 8 p. m S6 9 p. m 85 10 p. ni 82 11 ti iv Rft 1 a. m.. 2 a. m.. 3 ,a. m.. 4 a. m.. 5 a. m 6 a. m.. ..77 ..7 ..74 ..71 -.70 12 p. m 79 At 9 o'clock this morning it was 75, 'or 11 degees cooler than it was at the same hour yesterday. i Reports from over the state show that Kansas was practically untouched bv rainfall last night. Six-one- hundredths at Dodge City barely laid the dust class by and put tne station in a Itself. Again the daily weaener uem m record ma veioc- ity. For the past week the velocity of the wind has not been worth men- tioning. This afternoon it blows 12 miles from the north. The hourly temperatures today: 7 o'clock 70 11 12 1 2 o'clock 81 o'clock 84 o'clock 84 o'clock 8 5 8 o'clock 72 9 o'clock 75 10 o'clock 80 PLAYED GOLF IN RAIN. President Taft Braved a Storm For His Favorite Pastime. Beverly, Mass.. Aug. 18. President Taft braved a northeast storm and a steady downpour of rain yesterday to play golf at Myopia. Attorney General Wickersham's visit to the president has been fixed i for Friday. Mr. Wickersham will recommend to the president a meth od of bringing about desired changes in the anti-trust and interstate com merce laws. Additional details of the president's visits to various cities were decided on. At Houston. Texas. October 23, the president arriving at 7:10 a. m. and remaining until 10:30 a. m. will make a speech from the balcony of Rice's hotel, and will be given a ride through the city and will review a procession of school children. TROPHIES OF THE HUNT. Twenty Casks and Nine Cases Irora the Roosevelt Expedition. New "Fork, Aug. 18. Twenty casks and i ine cases cont&ining specimens and trophies of the hunt eolli-cted by the Roosevelt expedition in South Africa, vere brought here today on the steam er frovir.'.cia irom Aiarseuies Tne fBf.clmens representing 20 different kinds of animals will be forwarded to the Smithsonian institution at Wash ii gton. Reached 120 at Fort Worth. Fort Worth, Tex.. Aug. 18. With the weather bureau thermometer reg istering 111 degrees and street ther mometers in the business district rec ording 120 degrees, yesterday was the hottest in the history of Fort Worth. Suffering of man and beast was in tense and business to a large extent was interfered with. BY HIS OWN HAND Whether Intentionally or Not Lieutenant Sutton Died. That Is Verdict of the Naval Court of Inquiry. ALL HELD BLAMELESS Other Officers Are Scored for Neglect of Duty. f inding Says Charges of Murder Are Without Foundation. Washington, Aug. 18. "Lleuter-ani Sutton is directly and solely responsi ble for his own death, which was self inflicted either intentionally or in an effort to shoot one of the persons re straining liim and his death was not caused by any other injury whatever.' This s the verdict of the navy court of inquiry which for some weeks has had under investigation the cause of the death at Annapolis naval academy lit October, 1907, of Second Lieutenant James N. Sutton of the United Si ales n-arine corps, which verdict has been approved by the judge advocate general of the i.avy and bv Beekman wintnrop. assi&tant and actir.g secretary of the i;avy. The court also finds: "That Lieutenant Utley failed in his duty as senior officer present under ar ticle 26(5 J. S. N. regulations, 1909, in permitting Lieutenant Sutton to run away and arm himself, instead of call ing on those present for assistance and following Lieutenant Sutton, prevent ing his arming himself, by force if r.ec crsary and turning him over to the custody of the officer of the day. "That Lieutenant Eevan, officer of the guard, failed in his duty as officer of the guard in rot disarming Lieuten ant Sutton by force, while in tront of tis, Sutton's tent. "That Lieutenant Willing, the offi cer of the day, failed in his duty as officer of Ihe day in not immediately as sisting by force in helping to dis arm Lieutenant Sutton when he arriv ed on rhe scene before the tatal snot v. ts fired. Charses Unfounded. "That the cht-rges of -wilful murder and conspiracy to conceal made by the w.mnlainart. Mrs. Sutton, motner OI Lieut. Sutton are purely imaginary and n supported by even a shadow oi evi dence, truth or reason. The court recommends, nowever, iiat in iMr--,v of the vouth and decided inexperience of Lieutenants Utley, Will ing and lievan at the time and of the altogether unusual conditions of the ex citement, threats and danger during; the aforementioned fray that no fur- i V 1-n -V tner prouet.uiiibft The report is -signed oy j. nuuu, commander U. S. N., president or tne board, and Henry Leonard, major U. S. M C judge advocate. Commander Hood also filed a minority report in which he says he concurs in the ma jority report and in addition he is of the opinion that Lieutenants Utley. Adams. Osterman. Willing and Bevan showed a deplorable lack of knowledge of their duties and obligations as of ficers holding commissions in the ma rine corps; and the testimony concern ing the whole deplorable affair indi cates a state of discipline then exist ing in the marine school of application discreditable to the service, and argues strongly against the practice of com missioning and putting in position of responsibility young men without proper previous training. Should Have Been Disciplined. He is also of the opinion that Lieu tenants Willing. Bevan and Utley should have been brought to trial for neglect of duty, Lieutenants Adams and Osterman should have received milder punishments for engaging in a brawl unbecoming officers and gentlemen- anil he concurs in the recom mendation that no further proceedings be taken at this time only because of their vouth and .inexperience at that time and because, of their being in a sense, the victims of a .system for which they themselves are not respon sible. In approving the findings and rec ommendations of the court the judge advocate, Secretary Winthrop, says: "By its concurrence in the opinion of the court and of that expressed in the minority report the department indi cates its thorough disapproval of the lax state of discipline shown by the evidence to have existed at the marine i TimiLLIXG ItESCUE. scnooi or application prion to and at the time of the death of Lieutenant ouuon. ine results or tms laxity have brought serious, discredit "not only on the officers directly' responsible for the efficiency of the institution, hm tin. fortunately on the marine, .corps as a vi iioie. In the beginning- of its report tho court says: "After due consideration of the testi mony in the taking of which the widest latitude was allowed to-all--parties con cerned with the object of bringing cut every possible bit of testimony or fact that might in any way bear on the tub ject matter under inquiry;! and after carefully weighing all .the evidence which, as might be expeel'd. after the lapse of time and in view of the excite ment under which the principal wit nesses were laboring -at, the--time of the occurrence of the matter unde-Inquiry is peculiarly mixed and- contradictory in details, the court finds certain fact3 standing out, clearly, distinctly and be yond dispute or cavil, ana does so re port." SHOT DOWN THE FLAG. The Powers Settled the Cretan Case in a Hairy. Canea, Island of Crete," Aug. A well directed shot fired by one of the parties of blue jackets landed early this morning from the international squadron anchored in Canea harbor brought down the flagstaff of the Canea fort with it the Greek flag tnat nas threatened to bring about war between Turkey and Greece. A combined landing 'party com posed of detachments from the ships of the four protecting powers was sent ashore before sunrise today and the task of removing the Hellenic emblem was carried out in a few min utes without any attempt at inter ference on the part of the islanders. Most of the blue jackets then returned to their ships but small detachments representing each of the four powers were left behind in occupation of the bastion of the fortress to prevent any attempt on the part of the Cretans to raise another flag.. Cretans gend armes have been posted through Canea to maintain order. Four warships of the protecting powers assembled In "Canea harbor yesterday afternoon,, their presence being an outcome of. the riifficuitv which had arisen between-Greece and Turkey since the evacuation and an indication of the purpose of the powers to maintain the status quo. Yesterday the foreign consuls at Canea notified the Cretan government that the Greek flag would be hauled down this morning and they warned the government that irreparable cir cumstances would follow any attack made on the international landing party. On receipt of this y -warning the Cretan authorities issued an ap peal to the people not to obstruct in any way the action of. the powers. The action of his morning means that the proiectiBx-'pflwerr have re turned to the ishinoand the situation is again much as it was-before July 2 7. BURNED TO DEATH. Mrs. Charles Parks of Delphos Victim of Gasoline Stove. Delphos, Kan., Aug. 18. Mrs. Charles Parks, the 23-year-old wife of a farmer living four miles west of this place, was so badlv burned Tuesday afternoon that she died a few hours later after suffering intense agony. She had just finished the week's iron ing and left the kitchen for a few minutes and returning found the room filled with flames from the gasoline stove which had exploded. She escaped from the flaming room but returned to save her two children, aged three and five years, when her clothing became Ignited. She had taken one of the children to a place of safety and received her injuries when she returned for the seond. whom she also saved. The home was saved by neighbors who. appeared on the scene, too late to savo the life of Mrs. Parks. Japan Is Taking; Our Gold. Xew York, Aug. 18. Announce ment was made today that the Yoko hama Specie bank will transfer through the subtreasury to San Fran cisco for shipment from there to Japna $1,500,000 in gold about September 1, and $1,500,000 about the middle of September. This makes a total of $8,250,000 exported to Japan since the middle of May. CALLEDJROLI BED F1t Thousand Citizens of Pueb lo Aroused Froiq Slumber At 3 o'clock to Combat a Flood in the Arkansas. BUT IT DID NOT COME Canon City Suffered Sererely From an Overflow. ABise of Twenty Feet Reported In the Royal Gorge. Pueblo, Col.. Aug. 18. This city was aroused at 3 o'clock morning by warn ings given from the upper Arkansas valley thac there was grave danger of flood and within an hour there were 5 000 people on the streets, working to remove stocks of merchandise and fcourehold effects beyond the'possibill ty of damage. The work. was needless ir. most cases as although the river rose seven feet above normal there was no flood in the immediate vicinity of this city. Great damage is reported, however, in the neighborhood of Canon City, 40 miles from here, where the Arkansas overflowed its banks and was higher than at any time within the memory of residents of that section. The Ninth street bridge in Canon City, a steel Mructure was washed away and sev eral other bridges are reported dam aged. A quantity of stock in slaughter pens was also carried away and some frame cabins are reported destroyed. The greatest damage was to the railroads. The Santa Fe yards at Canon City are under water and some track of the D. R. G. at this point was washed away. In the royal gorge, it is reported that the river is 20 feet higher than usual ar.d tho telegraph and telephone com munication through the gorge and with the upper valley is cut off. It is ulso supposed that several miles of track of the Rio Grande in the gorge has been washed away but this can not be- verified. A sensational report to the effect that Howard, a village about 80 miles west of here and la miles east of Saiida was almost entirely destroyed. was received here about 7 o'clock this morning, tut as there is no communi cation witli that point, the truth of the report caa- not be ascertained. Tele-graphic reports- from Salida re ceived by way of Buena Vista and Col erado Springs, however, indicate that the flood was not severe in that section red the report of the destruction of Howard Is given little credit. Tha greatest damage was to the rail roads, although ground" crops are re ported to have tuff ored heavily. -There was no damage done the fruit crop and so far as is known there was no less of liie. The extent -of the dam age can not be accurately estimated but i-. is believed that it will.be in excess of $250,000. All trains on the Denver Rio Grande bound for the west have been reld ia Tueblo since lo o clock last night and no trains from-the west can get through. It is not known when traffic will be resumed, although trains will probably be detoured later in the day. Howard Is Safe. Pueblo, Colo., Aug. 18. Communica tion by telephone has been established between Pueblo and Howard and Salida, by which it is learned that the reDorted destruction of tiowara is un founded. The town escaped damage entirely, the worst of the flood being in the Royal gorge, and in the neigh borhood of Canon City. Water Up to the Hanging Brielge. Denver Colo., Aug. 18. Fully a thousand tourists, a large majority from the east, are tied up on Denver Rio Grande passenger trams at Pueblo, Salida and Grand Junction as a result of the floods in the Arkansas river, following cloudbursts in the mountains and which according to Denver Rio Grande officials have washed out their tracks in half a dozen places between Pueblo and Salida. Two westbound passenger trains are beirg held at Pueblo, two eastbound trains are at Salida and two or three are be ing held at Grand Junction, further west, until the tracks are clear. Not only are the tracks washed out, bu landslides have blocked the tracks along the Arkansas fiver, and it prob ably will be some time tomorrow be fore traffic is resumed. The Royal gorge, where the Arkan sas river roars through a canyon a thousand feet deep, is impassable. The height of the water at this place will be appreciated when it is stated that the river is level with the tracks of the hanging bridge." The tracks of the Colorado Midland are also blocked by "washouts, and de touring of the Denver Rio Grande trains is there impossible. r.VMULLEK HEARING OIL State Is Attempting- to Make a Case I Against JOniporia Man. Emporia. Kan.. Aug. 18. The opening session of the preliminary hearing oi W. H. McMuIlen, who is charged with causing the death of his wile by ad ministering chloroform, was held this morning. The hearing was set for ten o'clock and a few minutes after that hour Dr. A. S. Fuller, chief witness for the state, took the stand. W. H. MoMulIeri. Charged With tho Murder of His Wife. He occupied the stand until noon when an adjournment was taken until 1:30 when he was again called by the state's attorneys. But little in the way of evidence has been adduced so far and it is probable that the hearing may consume several days in case the de fendant attempts a defense at the pre liminary hearing. Dr. Fuller testified as he has stated a number of times since the death of Mrs. McMuIlen that he left ten morphine tablets ar her bedside and that only nine of them have been accounted for.- CHEERS FOR PIMCHOT. And for Roosevelt AVhen His Name Was Mentioned. Denver, Col.. Aug. 38. Gifford Pin chot with a plea for. .the .conservation of natural resources, based on the Roosevelt policies, brought -burst of enthusiasm from the delegates to the Transnjississippi congress when he rtiterated Lis stand taken at Spokane, fot the protection of the national for ests. Mr. Pincfcot, however, was not alone in his applause getting for there was present John B. Leeds, of Colorado, who in presenting a resolution to congress. saw Japanese fleets and armies swarm- jtg down on the capital at Washing ton. Therefore suggested he, let's move the capital to Denver where the Japa nese navy won t have a chance. Before Mr.- Pinchot spoke .a number c-f resolutions were offered. The citl zor.s of Arizona backed a resolution de manding separate statehood for their territory and shippers urged a resolu tien, asking that railroads be not per mitted, to increase rates without due supplication to the Interstate commerce commission, also there was a demand for more industrial schools. Mi. Pinchot was given a hearty ova tion as hi began to speak. All morn ing he had been the center of hand shaking groups about the lobbies and vl.en he arose, a deafening roar greeted 1 im. That tie national duty lies in the direction of conservation there is no t'oubt," he said. "I'can conceive of no higher plane of duty than that we con serve our vast resources along the I-nts of the Roosevelt policies and to these policies I am committed." This brovght a round of cheering and the allusion to Roosevelt gained ap jlatse for the former president. "It is folly for us to say there ii land In plenty and forests In plenty hen we know that our forests are being depleted far more swiftly than it is possible for us to reforest. We have forests in plenty for the present generation and perhaps for the next, tut in the years to come there will be famine if wc do not at this time take the stitch in time. "Conservation on the lines laid down by Rosevelt will not Only keep our present forests but will give us lum ber wnen we ne-ed it most. To save these forests now may require much st-lf denial, but it will give the country esources in the years to come." Following his plea for the forests he urged reclamation and said it lies with the west to make fertile with its own fcbor the vast tracts which otherwise v.-ould le lost.- He promised the aid of the government in every meritorious enterprise lookirg toward conservation. John W. Noble, former secretary of the Interior, spoke on conservation of forests and water rights. SUES FOR $150,000. Kansas Millionaire Banker Thrown in Prison on a Drunk Charge. Seattle, Aug. 18. Samuel A. Bon nifield. owner of a bank in Beloit. Kan., president of the First National Bank of Fairbanks, Alaska, and re puted to be a millionaire, sued the city of Seattle for $150,000 damages for false imprisonment last March when he was found helpless on the streets. taken to the police station, booked as being drunk, and then taken to a hospital where he was under treat ment for three weeks. Weather Indications. Chicago, Aug. 18. Forecast for Kansas: Generally fair tonight and Thursday; cooler tonight in southeast portion. Wife of Senator Cullom Dead. Washington, Aug. J 8. Mrs. Shelby M.- Cullom, wife of the Illinois sen ator, died today. POLITIMUJOSSIP Blind Oklahoma Senator Makes Speech at Cawker. Raps Congressman Reeder and the People Applaud. HARRIS FOR CONGRESS Jake Sheppard Enters liim in the Second District. Thinks lie Cou?d Be Elected on Tariff Issue. Blind Senator Gora of Oklahoma. whose eloquent speeches wer a fea ture of the special session of congress, waa one of the main attractions on the dui or the Lincoln Park chautauaua In Mitchell county last Sunday. Ac cording to E. R. Tucker of Cawker City, who was in Topeka today, there was a record breaking crowd out tr hear this famous Democratic orator discuss the men and events now in the public eye. The senator, during the eouraa f his address, repeated his statement, given publicity some time ago by east ern newspapers, that If he lived In the Eighth congressional district of Kansas ha would vote for the Republican con gressman, Murdock, for re-election over any opponent. Democrat or other wise. He also declared that he -would vote for Senator Bristow if he lived in Kansas. Now Mitchell county is inthe Sixth district and the crowd was expeoting some mention of Reeder, congressman from that district. Senator Gora did not disappoint his hearers. He men tioned Reeder as follows: "But if I lived in the Sixth district I would not vote for Reeder, not even if I was a Republican." The crowd had cheered the senator when he praised Murdock and Bristow and they cheered louder than ever when he handed Reeder his package. And it was Sunday. W. R. Smith of the Fort Scott Re publican has been appointed census su pervisor for the Second congressional district through the efforts of Con gressman Scott. The Fort Scott Trib une asserts that as a reward for the plum Editor Smith had agreed to sup port Scott in the primary and general election next year. Now the Tribune wonaers now Smith Is going to deliver the goods in toe face of President Taffs ultimatum that census super visors shall not take any hand in poli tics under pain of instant dismissal from their place at the federal pie counter. Rees Van Sant of Topeka was given thI--ol Jn the First Con gressional district.. According to J. I. Sheppard, a Dem ocratic attorney of Fort Scott, it is the Intention of the Democrats of the Sec ond district to draft ex-Senator Will iam A." Harris to make the race for congress against Charlie Scott. Senator Harris has been in poor health this summer and unless his condition shows much improvement in the next six months he has declared that he will not run for any office. In the light of the record made by their representatives In congress at the special session this summer it Is hsrd to see how the Democrats of the west ern states can hope to profit by the make-shift tariff bill presented by the Republicans as a fulfillment of a cam paign promise. If the Republican statesmen fell before the flesh pots of Rhode Island then the Democrats partook of the same dish. And the former can make the excuse that their partv has always stood for a protec tive tariff, while the latter, free trad ers that they are, can plead nothing but a. partisan effort to keep the Re publicans from reaping the harvest of a real tariff revision bill. DEATH RECORD AT K. C. Ten Persons Perished lYom Ileat ia 12 Hours. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 18. WHhi ten deaths in Kansas City from heat in the twelve hours up to this morn ing, the torrid spell In this part of the southwest has been broken. At 9 o'clock this morning the temperature recorded st the weather bureau was 79 degrees and a cool east breeze was blowing. Throughout Kansas a similar fall in temperature was reported. Most of the deaths In Kansas City occurred late last night and early to day at the hospitals where the vic tims had been taken. Half a dozen other persons who had been pros trated yesterday were still under treatment today but it was believed all would recover. Tho Dead. Charles H. Rowe, 60 years of age, m retired cabinet maker. Mrs. Ida Altschaffel, aged 42, priv ate nurse. E. A. Rolfe, aged 40, engineer. George Leesch, aged 48. blacksmith. M. D. Allen, aged 37, switchman. F. M. Adams, aged 38, switchman. John Hall, aged 45, packing house employe. John Hoffman, aged 40, cab driver. Carl Nltsche, aged 60, Janitor. Kamecho March! no, aged 5 months. CONVICTS PROSTRATED. Six Were Victims of the Overheated Atmosphere. Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 18. Six convicts from the military prison at Fort Leavenworth were prostrated while working outside of the prison. All will probably recover. The men were taken to the prison hospital for treatment and seemed to be in fair condition last night. Cap tain E. L. Munson, adjutant, said that he did" not expect any serious results. Cramp's Bid the Lowest. Washington, Aug. 18. Wllllsm Cramp Sons of Philadelphia were the lowest bidders for constructing tho battleships Wyoming and Arkansas, bids for which were opened at tha navy department today.; i 4
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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JCTmA--WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, iS09. LOCALS GOING OP Took First Game From Siux Score 5 to 2. the Walter Boles' Effects Pitch Ing the Greatest Factor. FANNED MNE BATTERS And Kept the Eight Hits of Packer Well Scattered. Two Bad Throws of Visitors Swelled Tepeka's Score. If something unforeseen doesn't oc cur e'er lone, those first division teams will find trouble in keeping their laurels. Denver is scared right now at the winning spurt which the Cooleysox have shown, and Omaha may well take notice. Omaha is on the road for six teen games and at the rate the team has been losing Topeka may beat them out of third place. The last step In the ascension to the present status in the pennant race, was the defeat of the Sioux City Pack ers in the initial contest of the series at 'Western League park yesterday aft ernoon.' The defeat was turned by a score of 5 to 2. The most potent factor in the addi tion of yesterdays game to the won column was the great pitching of Walter Boles. Not that Walter held the Sioux to a few scratch hits, for he didn't, but ho did some real pitching. In the pinches ho was invincible, while in the less crrtical stages he eased up somewhat. Walter doesn t go alter a low hit record. He has won a lot of games for Topeka in times past, and he has always allowed a number of hits. But whfn men are on bases, if Walter allows a hit, it is only the ex ception which proves the general rule regarding his hitting. Reflly Made a Nice Slide to Uje Plate. There were eight hits gleaned from Players Walter's floaters.fast ones, twisters et Woolej cf cetera, but most of them came after two were out and only two of the en- fjamlreth tire- eight figured In tho run getting of Kahl. 2b. the visitors. f i Kern's.'c.I...... The feature of Walter's pitching was his coolness with men on bases. With runners on the bags the general rule was a strike out. He fanned nine of the powerful Sioux during the after noon, and strike outs generally turned the critical stages of the game, Into clamorous applause for Walter. The first tally of the home talent came in the third inning. Reilly first man up, poked a beauty past second base. Boles sacrificed and Reilly took second. Wooley, who had company in the grandstand, singled for the second time and James Whltcomb dented the pan. This gave the Topekas a margin of one run. But the margin was overcome by the crafty Sioux in the fifth round. With two out, Stovall beat out an Infield hit. Chabek, who isn't a poor hitter despite the fact that he is a pitcher, lifted a lofty one just inside the left field fence, where Landreth, who de butted In this game, could not quite reach It. Stovall beat it home and while Chabek was debating about a try for third Kerns tried to catch him between the bases, but overthrew Kahl and the Holmes pitcher scored. This lead of the invaders however lasted about as long as frost would have lasted during the hot part of last night. In the fifth, the old reliable Spencer Arthur drew one with Cha bek' compliments. Reilly showed his ability to sacrifice successfully. Boles poled one Just inside third base good for two bags, sending Ab home with the tying run. Geir beat out one and Bole reached third. Then Kun kel banged one into left center and Boles scored. Geler tried for third and scored when Edmundson n.ade a bad throw to third. Kunkel went all the way around when Welch retrieving Edmundson'a blunder overthrew Babe Towne. The locals pulled off a fast double play which was incubated by Kahl and cut off Towne at second after that in dividual had walked. Things looked bad in the ninth inning when after two out Stovall tripled to left field, but Boles showed his mettle by striking out Chebek. The double umpire system was worked at the game. Umpire Derrick, by some termed a century plant on ac count of his age, assisting Umpire Glenalvin. Glenalvln called strikes while the new official passed on the base decisions. The plans worked well. Glenalvin had a good day on balls and strikes, and Derrick was all right on the bases. T. Campbell of the Sioux was ostra- Every pore and gland of tho skin is employed in the necessary work of preserving its smooth, even texture, softening and cleansing it, and reguiat- Ing the temperature of our bodies. This is done by an evaporation through. each tiny outlet, which goes on continually day and night. When the blood becomes infected with humors and acids a certain percentage of these impurities also pass off with the natural evaporation, and. their sour, fierv nature irritates and inflames the skin, and dries up its natural oils, causing pimples, boils, pustules or some itching rash, or hard, scaly skin affection. 8. S. 8. cures skin troubles of every kind by neutralizing the acids and removing the humors from the blood. 8. S. S. cools the acid-heated circu lation, builds it up to its normal strength and thickness, multiplies its nutritious, red corpuscles, and enriches it in every way. Then the skin. itiMil Vtai-na irritnnrl Tvl riisaaaari t.hA --nrtinr Tnntf-,. ia .v- ,.4-l.,,4 .n ift1) hv Sa o c .1. n otmbmab rt V1nsw4 Twirlfiflra. a f. Z. 1... Tottor Halt fltffections of the skin. It removes pimples, blackheads, and other un- Gagnie WaidVon. Three I base hits ightly Dlemishes from the skin and assists in restoring a good complexion. I pennell, Hughes, Pettigrew. Sacrifice 0Q& OB SkiP Disease and any medical advice desired free to all who write, hits Middleton, Sullivan. Double TEE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLABTA. GA. Py Davidson to Thomas to Sul J" wrww atwuiia, livan. Pitching records Hits off MAT RETIRE FROM HEAD NATIONAL LEAGUE AFTER DECEMBER. r Jolui He j tiler at His Desk In the Just now John Heydler is president of the National league, but whether he holds the position after tho magnates meet in their annual session next De cember remains to bo seen. There was feeling that when Heydler was elected to succeed Harry fulliam on me anor- noon of the latters tunerai tnat the ffair was being rushed, and that if the election were delayed opposition to Heydler would strengthen. According to information irom Cin cinnati. Garrv Herrman 18 not in tavor of Heydler remaining as president of he league, and will oppose nis elec tion this winter. It is said that Herrmann favors the ised in the first inning. This belliger- rent one claimed that Glenalvin had put him in the hole in his judgment n the first ball tnrown, caning it n strike. Campbell went out Ivunkel to Abbott, but kept talking so much after e took the bench that he was oraerea out of the game. Campbell tnrew a hat at the official and did several oth er stunts but in the end he watched the game from a remote section ot me Dark, and Jefferson Davis Clarke per formed in left field. Cv Landreth clayed ms nrst game. He made two putouts in left field, but didn't do much at the bat. e nit wo grounders and one pop up out either could be registered in the nit column. The Sioux again this arter noon, tomorrow and Friday. The last game will be another Ladies Day af fair. The official score: TOPEKA. AB. R. H PO. 1 0 0 A. 0 o ..4 0 3 JS 3 4 3 1 9 13 1 0 0 o 7 1 'Abbott, lb. Reilly. ss.... 2 Boles, p....... 2 Totals 28 S 8 27 13 SIOUX CITT. Players AS. R H PO. A. 3 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 f n"w N 4 0 5 1 1 11 Campbell. If. Clarke, If..... Andreas, 2b Towne. e Welch, 3b.. Hunter, lb Edmnndsotl, cf.. Stovall, rf Chabek,'p... Total3 24 15 SCORK BY INNINGS: Toneka 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 Sioux City 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 02 Summary: Sacrifice hits, Kunkel, Reilly, Boles. Two base hits. Boles, Chabek. Stovall, Smith. Three base hit, Stovall. Bases on balls, off Boles 2; off Chabek 3. Struck out, by Boles 9; by Chabek 1. Left on bases, To peka 3; Sioux City 7. Double play. Kahl to Reilly to Abbott. Time of game 1:50. Attendance, 900. Umpires, Glenalvin and Derrick. Xotes of the Game. Ducky Holmes isn't with his war riors this trip. The chances of his team to win the rag are In jeopardy and Ducky is making attempts to un earth some new players. Babe Towne appeared in true Roger Bresnahan style behind the bat. On the last trip of the locals to Sioux Citv in a slide for the plate Geier spiked Babe in the leg, and the big catcher wants no more chances. Babe has two valets with him who fasten the things on for him. Campbell's throwing the bat at Glenalvin was entirely uncalled for yesterday. Campbell had been beef ing too much and was ostracised on this account. Such actions as those in which he indulged have been known to bring suspension of no small dimen sions. Kunkel made a pretty stop off Campbell's bat in the first inning. The ball went to his left but he made a scoop with one hand, Campbell being easily retired on the play. One other time he made a similar play. Abbott made a great catch of a foul fly near the wire fence in the eighth which made a situation look much easier for the fans. Towne caught a great game. He had the happy faculty of guessing right on the hit and run play every REMOVES 00D HUMORS tl4a pfVllfnn liuHlin i-vatv .Trui, 11 fAralom maftAr mrA u.iral -r Rheum and all other diseases and Rhmim onr) all nthnr riliau .Twt" 4 0 .10 .8 0 4 0 I 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 1 4 1 oi 2 Xciv York Otflce of the .National league. election of M. H. Sexton, president of the Three-Eye league, and of the na tional association. President Murphy or the cuds, however, says that Heyd ler will be elected. Whether Heydler desires to remain at the head of the National league is an open question. He has expressed his dissatisfaction with the place to close friends, and had no wish to bo elected to succeed Harry Pulliam. The magnates had a chance to look over Heydler's work early in the sea son when he took the presidential duties while Pulliam was on leave of absence. He got along nicely then. Before his election Heydler was secre tary pf the league. time the locals tried It. By guessing right and calling for the pitcher to waste one he caught' all the runners at second. His whip was working in great style. Reilly played a great game at short. One putout and seven assists was his record and the assists were not al ways easy ones either. He Is the classiest shortstop In the league if his present work is any criterion. He got two safe hits in two times up and sacrificed once. Not a bad day's rec ord. It isn't likely that Dallas Alderman wm pitch against the locals. The tall southpaw has been doing too much of iim iron man stunt recently and Holmes wants to give him a rest. Jimmy Freeman Is not with the team. Denver 4. Omaha 1. Denver, Colo., Aug. 18. The first game of the series with Omaha was won Dy Denver by a score of 4 to 1. The first two runs of the game were scored on errors by Omaha. In the sixth Jones walked and the first hit ui me game wnicn proved to be a home run by Stankard, scored two more runs. Adams let down in the iiiiiLii wnen inree singles scored a lone one. Green joined Omaha, but fanned twice in the jplnches. -The score: DENVER. Players AB R. H. PO. A. 2 0 0 o 0 2 3 B. CU 3 1 n J 0 1 1 0 1 o 0 0 xit-'taen, ir 3 0 Cassidy, rf 4 0 Jones, cf 3 1 Bohannon, lb 3 0 Stankard. 2b 3 2 Hartman, bs 4 0 Haas, c 1 Adams, p 3 0 Totals 27 4 3 27 10 OMAHA. riayer A. R. H. Fisher. If 4 0 0 2b 4 0 0 King, ss 4 0 0 Kane, lb 4 n PO. 0 3 3 11 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 A. 0 3 3 1 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 V'elch, cf 4 0 1 Pendry, 3b 11 1 Green, rf ..3 0 0 Gonding. c 3 0 2 Lower, p 3 0 0 Cadman 1 -o 1 Hollenbeck 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 7 24 18 S Cadnian batted for Green in the ninth inning. Hollenbeck batted for Lower In the ninth inning. t SCORE BT INNINGS: Denver 1 1 o o n 7. n n 1 Omaha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Summary: Stolen bases Jones, Stankard. Home runs Stankard. Sacrifice hits Belden, Bohannon. Struck out By Adams, 7; by Lower, 3. Bases On balls Off Adams. 6; off Lower, 5. Left on bases Denver, 6. Time of game 1:55. Attendance 600. Umpire Mujlen. Wichita 8, Lincoln 5. W ichita, Kan., Aug. 18. The Links fell on Shaner for two runs in the first inning of yesterday's game be fore he was relieved by Brennan. Brennan pitched good ball but it took him an inning or two to get warmed up. Forrester started for Lincoln but was knocked out In the third inning. Pettigrew bounded the ball over the fence in the fourth when two men were -on bases. Eddie Gagnier was chased from the game for wrangling with the umpire. The score: WICHITA. Players- A3 R. IT PO. A. H H. PO. 3 1 3 1 7 1 1 10 0 o tjoie. ri.-, 4 1 Middleton. If 4 1 Hughes, 2b 4 2 Pettigrew; cf 3 3 3 o 0 Pennell, lb 5 13 Westerzil, 3b......... 4 0 3 White, ss 4 0 0 Armstrong,' c 2 0 0 10 1 Shaner, p 0 0 0 0 Brennan.' p 4.0-0 0 2 Totals 34 8 13 27 11 LINCOLN. Players AB. R. II PO. 1 s 0 3 2. 4 T 2 1 0 1 0 A. 0 o 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 Gagnier, 'ss.l 3 Sj?1?- sa J Thomas'it t 5 Davidson, ci'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 4 I Sullivan, lb 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 o 0 1 0 0 Mason, c 4 Slutter, If 4 Forrester, p 1 t anning, p z McGrath 1 Totals 36 14 24 10 Batted for Farthing in ninth inning. SCORE BY INNINGS 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 1 8 i Lincoln 1 Wichita. f oUmmary. Stolen basest Middle- ton- Hughes, i?"' "u?"esL! 2Vr' .Yth-V STANDING OP THE TEAMS. Western League. Clubs Won. Lost. Des Ifoines 64 40 Sioux City..... a 43 Pet .616 Omaha v..... 58 47 Denver 4S Topeka s e Wichita 61 55 Pueblo 41 64 Lincoln 35 69 .336 .337 Central Kansas League. Clubs- Won, rrrmn 32 27 30 37 11 Lost. Pet 2 .649 23 .610 6 -SS8 25 .533 26 .510 29 .508 30 .474 45 ,lfl Ellsworth ftlina Junction. City.. Abilene Minneapolis Clay Center.... Beloit Manhattan National League. Won. Lost. 74 29 69 35 61 3S Clubs Pet. .719 .664 .616 .510 .465 .426 .363 .248 Pittsburg Chicago New York... Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis.... Brooklyn Boston 63 51 47 54 43 68 37 IB 26 79 American Association. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet. Minneapolis 69 64 .561 Milwaukee w 54 .550 Louisville 62 t .508 Columbus ..i ,61 61 .500 8t,- Baul- 58 62 .48.: Kansas City fi(J 63 .471 Indianapolis 57 66 .463 Toledo 56 65 .403 American League. Clubs- Won. Lost. Pet .611 .(4 .596 .509 .46 Philadelphia 66 Detroit 65 Bostou i... 65 43 42 44 54 55 56 60 76 Cleveland Chicago New York 4 .467 .420 .256 St. Louis 45 Washington 32 Shaner. 3 in 2-3 innings: off Bren nan, 11 in 8 1-3 innings; off Forrester, 2 in 2 1-3 Innings: off Farthing, 7 in 5 2-3 innings. Struck out By Bren nan, 9; by Farthing, 2. Bases on balls Off Shaner. 1: off Brennan, 1; off Forrester. 2: off Farthing, 1. Hit by pitcher Pettigrew by Forrester, Armstrong by Farthing. Time or game 2.00. Umpire Clark. At tendance 500.". Dcs Moines 9, Pueblo 2. Pueblo, Colo., Aug. 18. Timely hit ting coupled with plenty of daring base running enabled the Boosters to trot away with the big end of the score in the first of the series. Mat tick's great throwing to the plate cut off two chances for Pueblo to start a batting rally. The Boosters bunched hits off Swift and stole eight bases off Mltze. Biersdorfer pitched a nice game for the DesMoines team. DES MOINES. Aft R II. PO. A. E Dalton, If 4 13 y Colllgan. ss 4 J 2 3 1 Bader, rf S 1 2 2 0 Mattick, cf f.2 Dwyer. lb 5 0 19 1 Niehoff, 3b 2 1 0 1 Williams, 2b -5 2 114 McManus. c t- 1 2 S o Biersdorfer, p 4 0 1 0 Totals -3S 9 PUEBLO. 15 27 8 Players Curtis, It... Oorhan, 6S. Clark, lb... Miller, rf... McChesney, Locke. Sb... Walters, 2b Mitze, c Swift, p AB. R. H. 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 PO. 1 2 12 3 0 A. 0 9 0 1 0 2 5 1 2 4 0 0 E 4 6 4 3 3 3 o 0 0 1 0 1 o 0 0 1 0 cf. 0 I 0 0 .TOtalS' .......'....."-35''-2 10 27 -20 4 SCOKE BY INNING3: Des Moines 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0-9 Pueblo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-2 Summary: Stolen bases Colllgan, Neihoff, Walters, Williams. 2; Mc Manus, 3.' Two base hits Dalton, Swift. Home run Neihoff. Sacrifice hit Bader. Struck out By Biers dorfer -5- by Swift, 3. Bases on balls Off Biersdorfer, 6; off Swift, Double plays Dwyer to Colligan; Corhan to Walters to Clark. Wild nitches Swift. 2. Hit by pitcher Pv Biersdorfer. 1. -'Time 2:15. I'm- rsir. Haskell. Attendance 600 Left on bases Des Moines. 7; Pueblo, 11- CENTRAIi KANSAS LEAGUE. Clay Center 10. Junction City 7. .function City. Aug. 18. Both teams played rotlen ball yesterday, but Clay center won by bunching hits in the first two Innings. Score: R.H.B. Clay Center 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 110 10 Junctioi Clty...C 100X1 003 6 9 1 Batteries Johnson and Alungham Star, Hunt and Coe. Umpire McKee. Minneapolis 3, Salina 1. Salina. Aug. 18. Salina lost a game to the Minnies yesterday by a score of 3 to 1. It was one of the best games it h Benson. For five Innings not Minnie man saw a base, then Harris hit one over the fence. 3orc: RU.E. Salina 0 0100000 01 4 Minneapolis 0 0000111 03 4 Rattffrles Hendrl.t and Swift: Bear, Harris and Dougherty. Umpire Ham lin. Beloit 2-13; Ellsworth, 6-8. Beloit, Aug. 18. Beloit and Ellsworth troke even in a double header yester day. Erratic fielding lost tho first game for Beloit, to 2. A batting rally in the eighth gave Beloit the second game, 13 to 8. First, came Score: R.H.E. Beloit 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 02 4 Ellsworch 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 06 5 Batteries Culver and Miller; Ful- flder and Sommers. Second game Score! Tt.H.E. Beloit 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 013 12 8 Ellsworth 0 005101108 8 9 Batteries Cox and Miller; Parm and Selgle. Abilene 12, Manhattan 2. Abilene, Aug. 18. Pounding Murphy freely and with a home run by Eectold, with bases full, Abilene won from Man hattan in a walk in seven innings. Score: R.H.E. Abilene 9 0 0 3 0 0 12 11 3 Manhattan 0 1100002 4 2 Batterjos Roof and Barbley; Mur phy and Parken. Umpire Passler. Health Demands that the bowels be kept regu lar. Neglect means sickness. Sluggish bowels are quickly regulated by Beecham's Pills Sold Everywhere. Ia boxes 10c and 25c NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES. Chicago 11, St. Louis 8. .r-uxsourg, Aug;- is. psttsoursr won 'Slugging match from St. Louis yester- .563 day toy a score of 11 to 8. In the fourth .629 inning when the score was 8 to 0 in .505 i favor of the visitors and the locals i;had not made a hit, Sallee was knock ea out of the box and Beebe was hit tiara. The loea;s used four pitchers. Leover being the most effective. The game was called in the eighth inning cn accoant ot rain, ana the second game ceciarea oix owing to wet grounds. I Score: R.H.E. Pittsburg 0 C 0 3 3 2 3 0 11 12 5 fct. Louis 0 1 2 5000 08 10 3 Batteries Moddox. Brandon, Adams, Leever and Gibson; Sallee. Beebe and Phelps. Two base hits Dclehanty 2. Gibson. Three base bits Konetchy, Delehanty. A'ostein. Bases on balls Brandom 1, Beebe 2 Struck out Mad- dox 1, Adams 1, Leever 2. Umpires Kane and Johnstone. Chicago 2, Cincinnati 0. Chicago, Aug. 18. Overall pitching, shut out Cincinnati 2 to 0 yesterday. He allowed only 4 scattered hits and struck out 9 men. Gasper pitched well c-ut his support was erratic when Chi cago score! Its two runs. Score: R.H.E. Chicago 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Cincinnati ..0 0 Q 0 0 0 0 0 00 4 Batteries Overall and Needham: Gas per and Roth. Two base its Overall, Roth. iases on balls overall 2, Gas per 1. Struck out Overall 9. Umpire iumsiie. At Boston Brooklyn-Boston postponed; rain. game At Philadelphia Both Philadelphia- New xork games postponed; rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES. Chicago 3. Detroit 2. Detroit, Aug. 18. Inability to hit Scott with men on base:-), combined with some reckless base running, cost De troit yesterday's game. Both pitchers old great work but Chicago fielded better at tho critical places. 6core: R.H.E Detroit 0 0 0 C 2 0 0 0 02 7 Chicago 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 103 Batteries Summers and Schmidt Scott and Owens. Two base hits Dele. fcany. Scott. Three base hits Schmidt. Bases on balls Off Summers 1, off Scott 7. Struck out By Summers 1, off Scott 5. Umpires Kerln and Connolly. Cleveland 2-7, St. LOuls 1-3. Cleveland. Aug. 18 Cleveland took two games from St. Louis yesterday. Joss and Toung outpitching Powell, Dineen sr.d Graham. Five double plays were made in the first game. First game Score: R.H.E. Cleveland G 0020000 2 11 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 Batterie.-; Joss and Easterly; Powell and Stephens. Two base hits Birming. ham. Lajoie. Three base bits Birming- Bases on balls Oft Powell 1. Struck out By Joss 5, by Powell 1. Umpire O'Loughlin. j Second game Score: R.H.E. Cleveland 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 10 St. Louis 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 6 Batteries Young and Bemis; Dineen, Graham and Criger. Two base hits Lord. Bases on balls Oft Young 2, off Dineen L oft Graham 2. Struck out- Bv Young 3, by Dineen 2. Umpire O'Loughlin. Washington 1, Philadelphia 0. Washington. Aug. 18. Washington de feated Philadelphia yesterday, 1 to 0, in an exciting 12 inning game.. Johnson held tho visitors to "four hits and Ben e'er was effective at critical points until the final round.. Score? R.H.E. Washington 00000000000 11 9 Philadelphia OOOOOOUOUOU O O 4 Batterie Johnson and Street; Ben der and Livingstone. Two base hits Conrov. Johnson. Bases on balls Oft Johnson 6. off Bender 2. Struck out By Johnson 5, by Bender 7. Umpires Evans and Egan. At New York Boston-New York game postponed; rain. A5IERICAN ASSOCIATION. St.' Paul 5, Louisville 1. St. Paul. Aug. 18. Louisville could do nothing with Gehring yesterday, the St. Paul twirler holding them to four singles, while Halla was easy. Errors gave St. Paul three runs and the other resulted from three base hits oy Carisch and Cockman and a double by Spencer in the eighth. Score: R.H.E St. Paul 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 9 1 Louisville 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 01" 4 3 Batteries Gehring and Spencer; Hal- la and Peitz. Toledo 8, Kansas City 5. Kansas City, Aug. 18. A terrific swatfest was laid before about 2,000 heated fans at Association park yester day afternoon, and by being the better sluggers the Toledo Mud Hens won the second game of the series by a score of 8 to 5. There were twenty-five hits, five errors and three double plays, giving the matinee crowd a lot of exciting baeeball, although there was nothing at all spectacular about the perform ance. Score: R.H.E Toledo ........2 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 08 14 1 Kansas City ....0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 15 11 4 Batteries Essick, Flaherty and Rit ter; Owens, Robinson, Donovan and Abbott. jColumbus 4. Milwaukee 0. Milwaukee, Aug. 18. Goodwin was invincible yesterday, holding the home club to two hits and shutting them out, 4 to 0. McGIynn twirled a fine game, holding the visitors to four bits, which were bunched in the fourth and fifth for four runs. The first base play of Odwell featured the game. Score: R. Columbus 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 i Milwaukee ......0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Two base hit Kruger. Double play i Friel to James to Odwell. Bases on balls Off McGIynn L off Goodwin 5. Hit by pitcher Moran. Struck out Bv Goodwin 2. by McGIynn 8. Umpires Sullivan and Guthrie. Indianapolis 2, Milwaukee 0. Minneapolis. Aug. 18. Minneapolis was again shut out here yesterday by the champion Indianapolis team, the home team being able to get but four men on first and only one of these reaching second. Hughes struck ten men for Minneapolis. Score: R.H.E. Indianapolis ...10001000 02 4 0 Minneapolis ..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 4 1 Batteries Slagle and Howley; Hughes and Block. Western Association. Guthrie 6, El Reno 4. Enid 10, Sapuipa 9. Muskogee 11, r-ittsburg 8. Sprihgfield 6, Bartlesvflle 4. Bee J. THOMAS LUMBER CO. tor Icmberond DEWEY PORTLAND CE MENT. Warranted none better. i I Westcrnleaiiel a WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW sioux city at Topeka. Lincoln at Wichita. Omaha at Denver. Des Moines at Pueblo. Danny Green has been signed by the Omaha management. Danny has been out of employment for about- two weeks, since he was let loose by Lin coin. The Omabogs are up against It Paul Davidson, who couldn't hit. was sent back to the Indianapolis team and Danny Is expected to fill his shoes, Shipke will be out of the game for some time. King is In at short and Pendry is holding down third. The status of the club and Its physical shape wasn't the best when Fox took hold and the club will probably have nam sailing for the rest of the season. Two new pitchers from the Kansas State league are expected to report to the Lincoln team while the Links are In Wichita. The Lincoln papers insist that Cock man hasn't yet joined tha club, and tnat the appearance or ms name in the box scores sent out from St. Joseph Sunday was a mistake. Don Des pain of the Lincoln club has gone to Chicago to try and induce Harry White, the first baseman of the Denver team of last season, to join th Links. He still belongs to Denver but the necessary arrangements have been made with the Grizzlies. White played against the Topeka club in Colorado Snring3 last week on the team which "Bathhouse" John Coughlln, -the fam ous Chicago alderman, gathered to. gether to whip the Topecks. White's name on that occasion was "Black." If Despain can get him he will add strength to the tottering Links. Sioux City Tribune: Manager Holmes has secured the release of Pitcher Wil son from Minneapolis. He p it' up the cash for the twirler and a ticket was sent to him today. Unless he is like Ell Cates, who refused to report here, he will be in a Sioux City uniform to morrow. Wilson is a winning pitcher and has pitched swell ball for Minne apolis all year, his average being near. ly as good as Olmsteaa or ioung Cy Young who goes to the White Sox next season. The coming of "Long Tom" Hughes and Otis Clymer from Wash ington, gave Brother Mike a sur plusage of twirlers and the dickering Ducky" has had on a trade for Wil son for six weeks, came to a success ful ending today. At present the local Ditching staff includes Alderman, Cha bek, From, Johnson, Freeman, Cass, Clark and Wilson eight all told. Ald erman will be given a long rest, to which he is entitled for his plucky work In keeping the Champs, up in the race. Bill'Rourke has signed Pitcher Pat- ton of Great Bend. Kansas. Patton was one of the best In the State league but he will have to go some to mako good with Omaha. E. W. Dickerson in the Denver News: This lad Wasson Is hardly getting a square deal with the Grizzlies. In tha first place, his support is never what seems to be given the other Denver pitchers, and he is taken out any time a hit or two is made off his delivery. Time and again regular members of the team have been to blame for Wes son's poor success, either by misjudg ing drives while he was pitching, or by shirking hard hits. If Wasson was hit as hard as Olmsted was several times during Friday's game he would have been taken from the box in disgrace. No player can. work with confidence when he knows he will be yanked out of the box any time a couple of hits are maoe in succession otr his delivery Wasson has pitched some very gool ball for Denver, some fair, and somt bad ball, but this true of every man on. the staff, even Olmsted. But the State university product has been in hard luck in that the team does not bat as strongly on days he works as at other times, making about all of his games hard to win. Right now, even after hi several recent futile efforts to win. would rather have Wasson than half the pitchers in the league. Recently he was called on to pitch in four different, games inside a week, and went in and did his best. I do not believe any maa on the staff, even Olmsted, would have done much better under the circum stances. Louisville was after Pick Hunter anl Welch of the Sioux City team but Holmes wanted too much money for the Louisvillians. No one can blame Holmes though for holding the men for high price. Holmes is in no need of money and can well afford to put a prohibitive price on his men. Then be sides the magnates in the bigger show will eventually come through with the money for both Welch and Hunter are good men. Hunter is especially a good man. He Is one of the best first base men in the league and leads the league in runs, besides being a consistent hitter. It is doubtful 'whether Jimmy Free man will get to play with the Sioux "nin this season. His work has no been up to his usual standard and be- sides he has been dissatisfied ail sea son. For some reason or other Free man was never very popular with the other members of the team. Tommy Downie ia playing third bas3 for the Tacoma team In the North western league and is putting up a good game. That was Tommy's orig SIOUX CITY TOPEKA August 17, 18, 19, 20 League Park Week day games 3:45 p. m. Sundays 3:00. Lincoln August 21, 22, 23 and 24. Ladies Free at Gate on Tuesdays and Fridays RBASEOALLl inal position. He Is hitting In pretty good shape, too. Sylvester Olson ranks third amon the shortstops of tho Central league lr. fielding. His record to date gives him, an average of .938. Winnebago Johnson is with th Champs now and the Big Injun will try to add a victory to his belt, when lie opposes the Cooley clan. At that tha big one has won the majority of his games against the Topeka club. Des Moines Tribune: Richard Cooley has hisTopeka bunch going a fast clip at present. They took four straight games from Wichita and look goo.i enough to worry Holmes considerably. Reilly. the new shortstop, played fine ball in his first game for Topeka, and with Boles, Kaufman, Wright and Barnum working right the Cooleysox must be considered one of the strong teams in the league. Where Tliey Play Tomorrow. CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE. Junction City at Salina. Abilene at Ellsworth. Beloit at Manhattan. -Clay Center at Minneapolis. Jokerst is the only catcher In the Kansas State League who advanced as soon as the season was over. Jokerit is now with the Wichita team, where he should get a chance to get Into the game right away while Buck Weaver is out of it. Salina will have to brace up and get over the slump or she will lose out in the running In the Mld-Kaw circuit. The Salines are good players, and their drop from first place is "merely a slump. Abilene sprang a new pitcher on the natives Monday In the personage of Malone. Malone held the Manhattan team to five hits, but It won't be known whether he in a pitcher or not until he does something besides winning a game from Manhattan. Kretzer. the premier pitcner or ino Beloit team came into his own again Monday and administered a shut out defeat to the Ellsworth Topnotchers. Miller of Newton has been signed by the Salina team and will play the sea son out in the Central Kansas. Plank and Citizen, two of the Well ington infielders have signed with the Minneapolis team, which will add much strength to the club. If Clav Center had another stokes- berry or two the team would be fight ing for the pennant Instead of playing in the second division. It Is said that the Mannattan rans expect the Maroons to win another gan.e or two yet. It Is also said that Bacon wrote Shakespeare s piays. Since Bartley lolned the Abilene team Ergott is playing on the infield. His hit. delivered at the psychological moment won Monday's game. What's an old pennant anyhow, in quires the Hutchinson News, since Sunday's disaster, suyoe uoc nniveiy can shed some light on the question. No one in Topeka Is in a position to dissertate on it. since Doc rerusea to send last year's trophy to Topeka. Hutchinson Gazette: Hunt, the elon gated Salt Packer southpaw, has been sold to the Boston Americans and h" mn loin the team at once, 'rne oeai for Hunt was concluded Saturday. The purchase price was 600. rresiaenc H. D. WInslow, of the Hutchinson oi,. e.M this mornlner that tie was ex pecting further instructions regarding Hunt, from Boston sometime today.. It is possible that he will be sent to finish the season with the new owners. Hunt came here In the middle of the season from Salt Lake City and has been one of Zink'B most consistent per formers. m Already the members of the near champions are beginning to flit away. Miller, the catcher, and Richtcr. ac companied, by Pitcher Salm. of Great Bend, left this morning to join Beloit in the Central Kansas league. The sea son In that league does not end until September, and Ebright's aggregation is in next to bottom place. Plank goes to Minneapolis, and Ran irin tr, Maiinn in the name league. Stan ley has proved to be a slugger as well as u crackling good pitcher, and It Is possible that he may land In higher company in the outfield if he fails to make good as a twirler. LAJOIE RESIGNS JOB. Great Player No Longer Napa Leader Successor Not Named. Cleveland, O., Aug. 18. Napoleon Lajoie voluntarily tendered his re signation as manager of the Cleve land American league baseball team last night, to take effect as soon as a successor can be appointed by th directors of the team. Lajoie will continue to play with the team. Lajole's resignation Is due to the large amount of criticism he has been subjected to on account of his failure to make a better showing with the team this year. Rumors of dissension among th players on account of Lajoie's alleged personal unpopularity have been rife. This, coupled with the team's los ing streak on the last eastern In vasion caused many patrons of the game to demand his resignation. The club owners defended Lajoie. The club owners eay they are undecided as to whom they will appoint as Lajoie's succecsor. In his letter of resignation Lajoie said: "I feel that my obligations to you, to the public and to the players, compel me to take this action at the present time. You have given me lib eral support as manager for the last five years, and I feel that If any one can accomplish more with the club than I have been able to do, you de serve to have an opportunity to take advantage of the same." Lajoie joined the Cleveland team In 1902, Jumping from the Phila delphia National league team to come here and play second base. In 1904 he succeeded William Armour n manager of the club. It has been re ported that he received a salary of $10,000 a year SHTVELY HANDS OUT DECISIONS, Make Some Change In Standing oi Western Association. Muskogee. Okla.. Aug. 18. Presl. dent Shively has decided that the game forfeited to Guthrie by a player umpire at that place belongs to Mus kogee. The two games which Guthrie refused to play at Muskogee were also forfeited to Muskogee, and the Guthrie team was fined $50 for each game, forfeiting their guarantee money. The same at Enid, which v: v Sapuipa refused to play when Enid refused to let Regan, a regular um pire, officiate, was given to Sapuipa, This makes a material change in the percentage column, and puts Mus kogee two games below Enid. Dr. C. F. Mennlnger sleeps on Ml sleeping porch, but continues to mak4 his headquarters at the Y. M. C. A. after office hours during the absence) oi his family for the summer.
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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE WEDNESDAY EVENHTG, AUGUST 18, 190s;." RAILROAD NEWS. Uew Segregation of U. P. In come Is Expected. Likely to Take Place as Soon as llarriman Returns. NOT LIKE FIRST PLAN DiTidendn to Ee Shared by Com mon and Preferred Steck. Other Items ef Interest Railway Circles. in FINE TONIC FOR WOMEN. New York. Aug. 18. The plan of segregating the income of the Union Pacific, which is now being discussed by the officials, differs from that of tne original segregation proposition, which called for the organization of a holding company to take over the Union Pacific's investments in other properties. Under the plan now being considered, it is understood that the ownership of the stocks will still be vested in the Union Pacific Railroad Company, certificates to shareholders being issued simply against the income derived therefrom. This will mean that the income from the railroad opera tions will so to the holders of Union Pacific Railroad Company stock, w,n'Ie that derived from investments will be paid out on the beneficial certificates. As the situation now stands, it is understood that the management con templates the distribution of these beneficial cert;ficates not only to the common shareholders of Union Pa cific, but to the preferred shareholders as well. This prospect is held to ac count for the sharp advance which has taken place in the preferred stock of the company, which, in its present status, is limited to a 4 per cent annual dividend. M Counsel for the company is of tne opinion that the preferred stock is en titled to share with the common in any distribution of the character now in contemplation. Just how soon formal announcement of the deal will be made, it is impos- sible to state. Up to this time, it is understood that the plan nas oeen worked out onlv in a general way and Along broad lines, but it is in such hr that it could be brought to a c-nnrlusion within a very short period. Whether or not the matter will come tip for action at the forthcoming meet ing of the directors can not be defi-T.iteU- stated, but it is thought prob- -"hin tviat the nromuleation of the proposition w ill be deferred until after Mr. Harriman s return irom .cuiupr. He is expected to arrive in Xew York about September iu. SEW LTNE IX OKLAHOMA. AftiTc Work to Commence Soon From Guthrie to Cimarron. r:ntVirie Okla.. Aus. IS. Henry S. Wanamnker eeneral manager of the Mountain Valley Plains railroad, chartered three months ago to build from the coal and timber fields in Xew Mexico to Guthrie, says active work between Guthrie and Cimarron, X M. will be taken up within the rrext sixty days. The distance be tween these two joints is ap-rvro-cimatelv 450 miles, and the line will traverse one of the richest 1 month. agricultural districts in the south west. Bonds for the Oklahoma and Xew Mexico line will be issued at the September meeting of the directors, and he says arrangements have al-oH- hcn perfected for their sale. r-o r T H Cnnlin. chief engineer of the line, reports that between Guthrie and Higgins the survey demonstrates that the line can be easily constructed at $20,000 per mile. Definite arrange ments have been made to route the Mountain Valley Plains westward from Guthrie to Kingfisher. Arnett and Taloga. in Oklahoma, and via Higgins. Tex., to Cimarron. MM FOR Ife IN SIXTH DISTRICT Residents of Mitchell County Own Many Automobiles. Chautauqua Which Has Just Closed Was a Great Success. PLOWING FOR WHEAT J. E. ItoWon Sold His Wheat Crop for $1.24X a Bushel. Arrangements Being Made for State Rank at Harlan. Cawker City, Kan., Aug. 18. At one time during the recent Lincoln Park cnautauqiu in this city, some one of the Atwood papers: "All parties are nereDy noiinea tnar my wife and I are not living, together any longer. and that I will not be resionsible for any debts or contracts she may en ter into." This is signed by her hus band. Old Settlers Will Hold Reunion The reunion of old settlers of Raw lins county will take place Septem ber Z. 3 ana wnich will includ many other attractions as well. The people of Rawlins county will cele brate as they never have before be cause they have raised the best and biggest crops. Atwood Patriot: "Frank Robinson has a sample of alfalfa at his office that is enough to make 'em sit up and take notice. The root of this plant, which is ten months old, Is four and one-half feet long, and the stems were three to three and one-half feet long. This alfalfa was grown on divide land in Rawlins county by B. Baughman from seed furnished by the government for experimental pur poses." Columbus Borin Sells Oberlln Eye. Columbus Borin has sold the Eye to the Oberlin Eye Printing company after a continuous service as editor ana owner for a quarter of a century. The r ofiA ...,-;.j new ye company i. rresmeni, j. a. bills In the PACKERS PAY BIG BH.LS. Over 325.000 Cars Used In Transport ins Last Year's Products. Boston. Mass.. Aug. 18. In 190S the packers of .the United States shipped out 325.000 cars of packing house products and by-products. The freight charges vary widely according to destination and Quality. Average fr.irht was not less man im i"i car, so that the total freight were at least az.ouu,uuu. iitinn there were shipped to packers several hundred cars of live stock. Average freight per car tor live stock is $53. or about half the freight on the dressed beef product. Taking the packing industry as a whole the railroads reap a gross busi ness of not less than 50.000 freight yearly, or as large as the total gross receipts of such systems, as St. Paul, Xew Haven or Southern. XEW ROAD IXMISSOCKL Oiarter Is Issued to Kansas City Har lem St. Joseph. Jefferson City.. Mo., Aug. IS. The ecretarv of state has issued a char ter to the Kansas City Harlem t?t. Joseph Railroad company of Kansas City: capital J530.000. The road will xtend from Kansas City to St. Jo seph via Dearborn, in Platte county, with a branch from St. Joseph to Tif fany Springs in Platte county a dis tance of 53 miles. Edward J. Ward, and Ralph B. Throop of Chicago; O. O. Ketchum; J. H. Cummings, Jr.. and A. A. Dun ham of Kansas City, are stockhold ers and directors in the new- company. Railroad Line to fort Sill. Lawton, Okla., Aug. 1 8. A contract has been awarded to the. Rock Island Railroad company to construct a side track for the Fort Sill station across the military reservation, a distance of several miles to the old target grounds, the location of the new Fort bill for which already $1,000,000 worth or buildings have been con tracted. The bid of the Rock Island was j:o,248. the lowest offered. H VIIHIMAX S EARLY RETURN. Is Thought to Be For Closing Option on New York Central. Xew York, Aug. 18. E. H. Harri man s nome-coming at this time is awaited with interest in view of the recent reports in Wall street that he had obtained an option on a con trolling interest in the Xew York Central lines, which would give him an ocean to ocean route. But that this is the reason for his return is but speculation, for no statement has been made to that effect at the Union Pa cific offices here or by Mr. Harri man s associates. It was even said at the Union Pa cific office today that no work had been received of his contemplated de parture from Cherburg tomorrow. The coincidence of the financier's re turn at a time when the Xew York Central rumor cropped out strong est, however, is interpreted by Wall street gossip to mean that he will ex ercise the option worth of stock for merly controlled by the Vanderbllt interests. of the entrance to the park. And oniy a few short years ago there wasn't an auto owned within a radius of 200 miles of this park. The new officers of the Lincoln Park Chautauqua axe: President, H. H. Welty; vice president, Geo. R. Parker; secretary, Robt. Good; treasurer. J. G. McClure. It is claimed the Lincoln Park Chautauqua is the strongest m the state, and the management was so well pleased with the meeting Just closed that they announced another for 1910. During the meeting of the Lincoln Park. Cawker City. Chautauqua asso ciation a Union veteran organization was effected, with Comrade Chris Keiser as president, and L. I. Alrich secretary. This being the first meeting of the association there was present about 70 old comrades to answer "Here" at roll calL and march to the tent of the commissary for their coffee. The association will hold its annual reunions on the grounds of the Chau tauqua association. Comrade Alrich, v.-ho publishes the Cawker City Record, deserves the greater part of the credit in the successful organization of the Lincoln Park Veterans' association. Expects 20,000 Bushels of Corn. j J. I. Osman. living- near Bogue. Gra-! nam county, nas duo acres of corn secretary and manger, Bruce Borin. The paper will continue to be political lv Republican. Many fellows in Goodland have cause for being dry, on account of the county attorney raiding no less than three buildings where he not only found plenty of empty bottles but many filled ones. The type on the Logan Republican is now set with a Simplex machine, and the Plainville Gazette has one of the same kind on the road. Both papers deserve of this prosperity. It might be a wise move for Gov ernor Stubbs to remember Frank Lock- ard. of Sherman county, when ha M giving out political pie. The switch of Lockard from "machine" to "square deal" politics created quite as big a stir as did the change or Doc fiwman, of Logan. There is a Job open at the penitentiary, chief clerk, and Lockard might be a splendid fellow for tha place. He has worked so long in poli tics for the other fellows, that he is really deserving of a good office. So has "Doc" Xewman, but it is believed he is slated for a "fat take" in Ihe bank examiner's office, or it may "oe that Dolley will give up his Job and let Newman have it. Newman has only been a resident of the Sixth district a few months, while Lockard has livfid in the district for years. ml KIT y r 3?fet kem m.fsnn ..2n N 9 v, If .."rprr 1 V:f.S-" S Mtrvv jpo sf th right kind. Watch for thm on. th paokasw It is tke special and exclusive process tkat makes it so good tke ckildren want a second helping clean, dainty, crisp and wnoles ome tne most delicious flaked food ever produced. You don't know how good. Toartrnd Corn Ftakmt can tm untit fou haoo oatmn Com Flak due to the fact that as he feli under the machine, he caught hold of the front axle with both hands and held on until the car was brought to a stop. As it was, he was dragged twenty feet nil seriously bruised about his right shoulder, arm and leg. BOY KILLS A GIRlTwrrH RIFLE. FARMER FOUND DEAD IX FIELD. SERVICE OX PANAMA. Was Alone and Driving a Hay Rake When He Died. Some Places See Over 200 Trains Every Day. New York. Aus 18. G. A. Kra mer, former secretary to C. H. Wise man, district passenger agent of the Baitimore Ohio Southwestern, w-ho has been in the employ of the Panama railroad at Colon for three years and is now in the United States on a vacation, says that Americais have but a slight conception of what a complete and modern railroad that j country has. It is supplied with standard eouinment, and at some noints onerates over 200 trains a riav. Many of the American employes are I has been a successful wheat raiser, and now establishing their families there. I W'H try his luck again in 1910. living apartments, many of them the I Israel Morris, of Roots county. Is one most modern homes, being supplied or tne pir.m sort of farmers one is bv the government. Mr Kramer savs Tiaa to meet. He had finished cutting the work of excavating on the canal (and stacking his 200 acre of wheat, and 179 UlUgtCNlll 1 tl ll.ll, ,VUU,UUV I.UU1I. v. 1 feet of earth being moved every "na tne bcit oat crop he had ever har which he estimates will yield not less I than 20.000 bushels. Mr. Osman was j formerly in the employ of the govern-) Winfield, Kan., Aug. 18. Edwin H. ment, postmaster of Roosevelt, in Gra-, Henderson, a farmer 65 years of age, ham county, which has since been dis-' living eleven miles northwest of here, continued, not so much on account of and about five miles this side of Udall, the name being coupled with the tx- died of heart failure when about to president, but because of the estab- leave his hay field after a day's work lishment of a rural free delivery route iraking, and was found about dark lying tnrough this section of Graham county. beside his partly unnitchea horses. n.. KODeson, or iaico. has raised about 6.000 bushels of wheat on his Rooks county land. If the corn crop properly matures he will raise not less than 5,000 bushels. Mr. Robeson some time ago sold his 4,000 bushels of old wheat for S1.241A a bushel which is about the highest price paid for wheat in that section for manv vears. He About an hour and a half before Mr. Henderson's dead body was found. his sons, who had been helping him in the field, started with a load of hay for the barn, leaving their father on the rake to gatner anotner load. When they returned they found him lying on the ground his head unaertne edge of the rake, and about eighteen Inches from the hind foot of one of the horses. Three of the tugs had been unfastened, as though he had started to unhitch his team, and fallen before he could finish. TRAIN CREW AT FAULT. So Said Coroner's Jury Regarding Denver Itlo Grande YVrevk. Colorado Springs. Aug. 18. The coroner's Jury which investigated the head-on collision on the Denver Rio Grande railroad at Husted, Colo.. Saturday morning 'when ten people were killed and three-score injured, returned its verdict. The verdict finds that the wreck was due to criminal negligence on the part of the train crew composed of Engineers Lessig and Hollingsworth, Fireman Wright, Conductor Dalton and Brakeman Mc Ithern. The verdict also declares the evidence shows that a defective sys tern for issuing train orders was em ployed by the railroad at the time of the wreck. An order was sent to arrest the members of the train crew. The verdict applies to all the deaths. Storm Damages Santa Fe. Los Angeles, Aug. 18. The storm on the desert yesterday caused con siderable damage to both the South ern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads. The Southern Pacific main line is tied up between Indio and Yuma by washouts near the Salton sea and be tween Imperial junction and Yuma. The Santa Ke trains are delayed by washouts near Barstow aVl Needles and Goff. Engineer Wool Burned to Death. San Bernardino, Calif.. Aug. 18. John Wool, Santa Fe engineer, aged 32. was fatally burned when his en gine struck a piece of soft track and turned over on the Searchlight divis ion o" the Santa Fe near Goffs Mon day night. Fireman W. W. Manns was painfully scalded. EDITOR YOE LANDS PLACE. Independence Man Will Help Take Uncle Sam's Census. Independence. Kan., Aug. 18. Charles Toe. editor of the Independ ence Tribune has received the ap pointment as supervisor of the census for the third congressional district. Mr. Toe naturally elated, ondu u Mr. Yoe is naturally elated, but says he had made no special effort to land the prize and that fie does not know whether or not there were oth er candidates. He has just returned from a six weeks' western trip and had paid little attention to his application. FOR EVERY HOUSEKEEPER Easy Way to Rid the House of Cock roaches, Rats, Mice, Etc. It Is the easiest thing in the world to rid the house of rats, mice, cock roaches, waterbugs, etc.. by using the old reliable Stearns" Electric Rat and Roach Paste, which has been on the market for thirtv veara. It is ready mixed for use and as it Is in paste form, there is no powder to Blow away and get into food. See that every package bears the slrnature of J. J. Kearney, and then you win get ine genuine: the only guaranteed exterminator, the only on where your druggist will refund your money if it does not do the work. Apply Stearns Electric Paste at night. In sinks, pantries, eta, and In the morning you can sweep up a pan ful of dead cockroaches. Use It where there are rats and mice, and after eating It, they will run out of doors to die. All reliable druggists sell Stearns' Electric Paste: 2 ox. box 25c 16 ox. box J1.00. or sent express prepaid. Steams' Electric Pasta Co Chicago, IU. vetted since his residence in the coun ty in 1S78. He lives near Palco, and ve rages i- carload of hogs in the Kan sas City ri'urket every week. He is now r "owing 13 acres a day. getting tha ground ready for fail seeding. He gets time to talk a little politics on the side. He sends his regards to Cy Leland, w ill work and vote for H.un for con gress, and :ays there Is no one In Rooks county who has a kick against Con gressman Reede:- oxcept the Stockton Record Mr. Morris says he has never regretted s-ottllng in Rooks county. Beloit Flouring Mill a Fine One. The Beioit flouring mill with a ca- l-aclty of TOO barrels dailv, is one of the enterprises that town is justly proud of. It is estimated that no less than 3 rrdllion pounds of flour and feed are iroduced annually, the total value of the products being from $500,000 to JS00, 000. About $500,000 is expended yearly for wheat, and $23,000 for cori. The payroll for help alone amounts to about $15,000 a year. The Beloit Milling cora- ps ny represents an Investment of $00, 000. The products of this mill find n;trkets all over the country. The three elevators at Norcatur are doing their best to put money in cir culation. They have already paid out about $20 000 for this year's crop of wheat, and there is much more in sight. Harlan is going to have a state bank. It is a Smith county town, and a quar ter of a century ago it supported a benk, lurrber yard, newspaper, flouring mill, and several good business firms. Besides it was the site of Gould col lege, named after Jay Gould and who the promoters thought might contrib ute a sMcs of his finance to any insti tution of this kit d named in hN honor. Put Gould didn't give a penny, the town boo:i died and most of the firms left o.- quit business, including the bark a. id newspaper. A charter for a $10,000 i-tate bank has been secured. Edmond is to have a newspaper, by J. K. Duvall. It will be the first one in many year.'. Mark J. Jtelly used to print a panrin Edraord. He left therer sudden'y, and has never yet turned up. His case was mysterious. Has Lived In Osbon Since 1878. F. W. Duffey, of Osborne county, has been a resident of that county since June 1878. For three years the majority of the voters in his district kept him in the office of county com missioners. He enjoys a good time, and it would take $12,000 to buy his 160 acre farm. Mr. Duffey vividly re members the summer of 1881. when no less than twenty-three families within a radius of three miles of his home left the county and abandoned their claims on account of prairie fires, hot winds and drought. It was the worst, times Mr. Duffey has ever seen in' Osborne county. After all he likes it. he has made money out of farming and prefers to farm. a quarter section well than own a half section or more and farm it poorly. The Colbyites must be a thirsty set. Some fellow counted no less than eight barrels of bottled beer unloaded on the depot platform one day re cently. The auto fever is spreading among the farmers of Thomas county. In the last few days two or more of them caught the fever and couldn't cure it until they bought automobiles. And the fever continues to spread In that county. Items like the following have be come chestnuts in the Colby, Thomas county, papers: "Gill Ilson will raise 10.000 bushels of wheat This year, which will put him in shape to pull through the winter In fine fashion." For "better or for worse" has come true out in Rawlins county if one can believe the following printed in. one MIXERAXi STORE IS LOOTED. Robbers Took 175 Pairs of Pants and 26 Suits. Mineral Kan.. Aug. 18. The rob bers who looted the J. A, Martinous store in this city are evidently the same cane which operated upon the Famous store in Scammon something over a year ago, from the similarity of their work In the Iirst report ot tne robbery the extent thereof was not known, but later developments give additional particulars. The loss sustained by Mr. Martinous in the robbery was much more serious and extensive than at first supposed. He now estimates his loss at about $800 all told. The robbers got 26 full suits of men's clothing and about 150 or 175 pairs of pants, besides a num ber of pairs of fine shoes. It seems that they were frightened away be fore they had taken all they intended to. They had laid nineteen suits out on the sidewalk ready to tie up in bur laps prepared for the purpose. MAYOR BISHOP HAS A WAY. Will Turn Convicted Jointists Over to Federal Authorities. Lawrence. Kan., Aug. 18. No liquor license can be held in Lawrence for legitimate purposes. The possession of one is evidence that the holder wants to violate the state law. Therefore if a man is convicted of selling liquor in Uiawrence the next step and the one that will count will be to turn him over to the United States authorities. Mayor BishoD will do this and the lawbreakers need not think for a mo ment that he will not. That is an effective way of enforcing the law in Lawrence and Mayor Bishop is the man who will use the weapon thus given him. VIOLATED THEIR PAROLES. Target Rifle In Hands of Concordia Youth Responsible. Concordia, Kan., Aug. 18. Robert Hill, 16 years of age, accidentally killed a negro girl named Banks Tues- 1 day. The boy was with his father, L. E. Hill, on the depot platform with his rifle. I He noticed an English sparrow sit ting on the platform and taking aim at it, fired. The bullet hit the steel rail, glanced across the street and j struck Lula Banks killing her almost instantly. The bullet entered her mouth and lodged in her brain. The girl was about 18 years old and had just come in on the Santa Fe train from Abi lene. Young Hill who did the shooting is nearly crazed with grief and his par ents are prostrated. CAPTAIN VON VOORHTS LEAVES. Will Be an Aide on the Staff of Presi dent Taft. Junction City, Kan.. Aug. 18. Cap tain Daniel Van Voorhis, recently pro moted from the Third cavalry, has received orders to proceed to Wash ington, D. C. and left for that city at once to report to the adjutant gen eral of the army. Captain Van Voor his has been selected by President Taft to serve as his military aide. The chief executive is entitled to two aides from the army but since his inauguration he has had but one. Captain A. W. Butts of the quarter master department. The selection of Captain Van Voorhis to serve in this capacity is a well merited recognition of the ability of this popular young officer. MONEY SAVED by having your teeth attended by us. Always up-to-date, paln lea, reliable and the largest dental oonoern in Kansas. Popular Prioss. 8tw of Mth T .lL nm Good Ht of :th .lnT. I oo Gold crown. 22K ..TTr"" (00 Porcelain orowm ............I i 00 BrlAre work, per tooth .oo Silver ffll rn too to t!W Cement fillings goo Extracting teeth, freeslng ram process!! Extracting teeth without meUoiiie......So DBS. LYON HEATHERLY Office Established IS rara. Ind. Phone 1118 511 Ktnu Are., Topeka, Kan. Over W. A. L. Thompson TTrtw Co. K. XT. ALUMNI TO PICNIC. Annual Outing to Be Held in Kansas City, August 19. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. IS. The an nual picnic of the alumni of Kansas State university will be held at Svope park, Thursday evening, August 19, with dinner at Evanston Golf club. There are over 300 alumni in Kansas City. Including the families, a large attendanco is assured. A program of sports is being arrang ed, to include a tug o' war. with Dr. John Out land in charge, and an exhi bition game of two-old-cat. with Adrain Sherman as mai agcr. Mild sports will be provided for the ladies. Professors ard alumni from Lawrence will attend. The committee in charge consists of Dr. Maclay Tiyon, chairman; W. F. Dyfr, Miss Mary Buckles, Mrs. John Troutnian, W. U. Sutton, Jr., and W. J. Squire, Jr. Trains to Lean lspeka :3o A.M. 5:00 A.M. 7:S5 A-M. 2:05 P.M. S:25 P.M. T:20 P.M. 7:30 P.M. 7 :55 P.M. Returning Lv. Kansas City 7:53 A.M. 9:45 A.M. 10:40 A-M. 11:20 A3f. :10 P.M. 10:O0 P.M. 1 1 :00 PJW. 11:30 P.M. Fast Time. No Ktop. Double Tract KANSAS CITY VhI Rock Island SI TIME Never Too Bosy to Answer Questions. Phone 384 H.H.HUNT City Pass. Agent The One Best Smoke-Always the Same F. R. RICE MERCANTILE CIGAR CO. Manufacturers. ST. IOCTSL D. E. Barnett and William Dossett Are Back at Reformatory. Hutchinson. Kan., Aug. 18. D V2. Rarnett and William Dossett. who vio lated their paroles have been returned j three days here during the week try- to the state reformatory, ine iormer 1 ing to locate tne man wno was put- ILLICIT MINT AT RUSSELL. Attention of Federal Officers Called to Home-made Money. Russell, Kan., Aug. 18. For the first time in the history of this town counterfeit money has been made here this summer. No one would have known it except for the fact that a government secret service man. K. J. McHugh of St. Louis, spent two or Kansas State Agricultural College MANHATTAN COCRSES Agriculture. (5): Engineering-, Domes-tie Science anil Art. 1: Vet erinary. (1); Architecture. (1); Printing, 1); Science. 1). Short Courses; la Farming, Dairying. Cooking, Sewing. send for new Illustrated catalogue. Address, President AGRICTXTTJKAI. COLLEGE, Manhattan, Kansas. Box R. was sent to the institution for grand larceny and was arrested in West Vir ginia a few days aso and the latter was returned here from Kansas City, Mo. He was convicted of burglary. DRAGGED 20 FEET BY ATjTO. Harry De Merritt Seized Axle and Saved His Life. Hutchinson, Kan., Aug. 18. Harry G. DeMerritt, a carpenter, 40 years old, was knocked down by an automo bile at the corner of Sherman and Main streets. That he was not killed probably is gUDIGESTIOO Hersforcfs Acid Phosphate relieves impaired digestion accompanied by nausea, in somnia, sick Headache or acid stomach. Half a tea spoonful in half a glass of water brings quick relief. Horsford's -Acid Phosphate (Boa-Alcoholic) ting it into circulation. He confirmed the opinion that the money was made in Russell, but the man left town and went to Oklahoma. The bad money consisted of dollars of the date of 1884, and they were of an Inferior quality. making plans and buying material for the new ton lino which is to be built in the near future. August 10 a deal was completed by which a new telephone company was or ganized. At the meeting of the com pany held in Hutchinson it was decid ed to build a toil line from here to Liberal, l-.eretofore there has been no toll line west of Pratt and it is at the request of the merchants in that sec tion that the line is being furthered to Liberal. This will make an addition of about 200 miles of line. KANSAS GIUL AN HEIRESS. Ida Hoffman to Receive $100,000 From an Uncle's Estate. Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 18. Miss Ida Hoffm&n of this city, daughter of Judge Louis Hoffman will fall heir to about $100,000 from the estate of her uncle, Louis Levy, who died recently in Denver of tuberculosis. When Louis Levy died in Denver rel atives of the diseased man thought he had b it little property but in settle ment of the estate the fact develops trat his fortune had amounted to he half million mark and over. He has no children ard his property will fall to the living brother, Julius Levy of Kan pas City, and the heirs of his sister, Mrs. Louis Hoffman, who are Miss Ida Hoffman of Leavenworth. J. L. Hoffman of New York city and Mrs. Greenbaum of St. Louis. WILL EXTEND TELEPHONE LINK Hutchinson Independent Plan for 200 Mile Extension. Hutchinson, Kan., Aug. 18. The ex eculive committte of the Southwest Kansas Independent Long Distance Tel ephene and Telegraph company held a meeting at the office of the B. B. Telephoao company. The committee is Pittsburg Wants Carnegie Library. Pittsburg. Kan., Aug. 18. The city li brary board experts to receive definite uord this week from Andrew Carnegie's representative, closing the negotiar'on by which Fittsbrrg is to have a J40.000 gift from Mr. Carnegie for a Carnegie library building. PREPARrVG FOR FALL FLIGHTS. Duck Hunting This Fall Promisee ta lie Best In Tears. Great Bend. Kan., Aug. 18. The Great Bend Fportsmen'e Association is placing a lot of blinds at their place on the Bottoms. The duck hunting this fall prom-' ises to be the best in years and if the weather is an indication the flight will come in a little late and be here the most of the winter. Injuries Force Shrobb to Quit. Winnipeg. Aug. 18. In last nlght't race. Alfred Shrubb, the runner, strain ed the tendons of one of his legs and is so seriously injured that he has can celled all his season's engagemer, principally in Seattle and along the Pa cific coast. Cures Uoat-Gcnslipaiion FREE At this time of the year city and county physicians publish their annual letters warning the public to beware of unripe or over-ripe fruit; germ-laden food and water, etc Bat of more importance still is to warn people to keep tbeir bowels well open these hot days, and this applies to young and old. but especially to the extreme of ages. To be constipated is to be in danger of germ-infection. Also, it tnicxens ana over-neats tne Diooa, producing sick-headache, loss of appetite, etc. insieaa 01 trying 10 get nowei movement by over-eating yourself with fruit (which is more likely to produce diarrhea than cure the constipation) use DR. CALD WELL'S SYRUP PEPSIN once or twice a week before retiring. It will clean ont the bowels, tone the stomach and put the blood in good order. This remed- is a vast improvement over salts and purgative waters, tablets, pills, etc, for these are only temporary expedients. DR. CALDWELL'S SYRUP PEP SIN is permanent in its effect and contains ingredients that tone and strengthen the body. Its pleasant taste and freedom from griping recommends it to children and old people, who espe cially need a gentle laxative. Any drug gist will sell yon a bottle for only 50 cents or $LC0 and guarantee results. (kiki.tnTw.H mmrt pa. c WILL STRIP PLPBlA as w.U Ilk M BaJiestMtrit brp bajl-c la taarrlar SAMPLE BOTTLL cither fr Iktairltn r ssaiafcsr af their faaUlr r seadlas; atas a4aretataaotar. The skbI will ha ml U 7ar frn ,f artt, JataKarar a aal what It will J. wtthaut aaai. a-tas if the case areeeat aid! caltlca that 4ac Wrs HI at her raaaco'lea seem aaabla ta c.er eaaac wrlta A latter ta Ikr. 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