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jf r EVERYBODY 10 PAGES "It 0 j - i i i READS IT. V V ky& LAST EDITION. TUESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA KANSAS.. DECEMBER 11,1906. TUESDAY EVENING. T WO CENTS. a- j? fx . 4- 5. 10 PAGES NEEDS IT. l 1 v i ! 0 1 11 1 L Ex-State Treasurer Grimes Agrees on Settlement To Cover Shortage in Treasury During ills Term. Does This f To AToid Long Drawn Out Lawsuit." IN NO WISE TO BLAME Sajs Sr. Grimes, Who Declares He Is Victim "Of Mistakes and Unfaithfulness of Others." Settlement Outcome of Action of Attorney Ueneral Coleman. Ex-State Treasurer Frank K. Grimes this morning ril over to Attorney Gen eral Coleman the sum of $9,381.25 in set tlement with the state of Kansas amounts which were unaccounted for as shown by the official investigation of the treasury In connection with short ages existing in the state school fund account. Attorney General Coleman had in view the bringing of a suit against Mr. Grimes to recover for the state, but nearly a year ago when the Haskins & Sells report was made public Mr. Grimes admitted that about $7,000 seemed to be clearly unaccounted for and de clared his readiness to make good to the state. During the past year 'Mr. Grim-rs has been trying to arrange a settlement with Attorney General Coleman and has now done so. Mr. Grimes in a concise statement sets forth his reasons for paying this money, admitting that as treasurer he was responsible for a large amount of the above named sum, that the state could undoubtedly recover much of it and thereby assess the costs upon Mr. Grimes and put him to large expense. Mr. Grimes says he had no knowl edge of the loss a; the expiration of his term, but declares that the state shall not suffer, although he is in no wise to blame. He says many of the appar ent shortages were., due to incomplete records and the practice of allowing bond brokers to detach coupons, but that he acquiesces - in the .conclusion of the attorney general, although he believes he is paying more than he should, and declares he is the victim of the mistakes and unfaithfulness of others; and that he would rather have the name cf being honest and the con fidence of his fr:end3 than any amount of money. Mr. Grimes was state treasurer from January, 1S99, to January, 1903. Dur ing that time in direct charge of the office with State Treasurer Grimes were Assistant State Treasurer T. T. Kelly and Chief Clerk Roy Richey. Mr. Grimes does not charge or accuse any one of taking this money. He says part of the shortage may be due to parties entirely outside of the state treasurer's office, but for about $5,000 of it some one within the office he be lieves was responsible. He will make no charges against any one, but said this morning: "I do not believe T. T. Kelly took a. dollar of this money." Mr. Grimes' statement in full fol lows: "In order to avoid a long drawn out law suit with its attending worry and expense of lawyers, witnesses and court costs and feeling under a moral obliga tion to do so. I have agreed to make settlement with the state of Kansas on the basis of J9.3S1.25. It is the Judgment of the attorney general that this is the amount for which my administration, as state treasurer should be held re Fponsible. I said last January when the Haskins and Sell's report was made public, that there was about seven thou sand dollars which appeared to be un accounted for. I feel as though I should have been given the benefit of several items, by the attorney general, which would have lessened the amount con siderably. I had no knowledge of any loss at the expiration of my term of office but the state shall not sufTer any even though I am in no wise to blame for it. "Many of the apparent shortages rw-fs-rp- viusert hv The nractice ci? nllnu-. ng bond brokers to detach coupons from bonds sold to tn state and there Is no complete record of the bonds told during that time. I have letters from bond brokers s:atin- that they legitimately received the clippings of certain coupons for the sale of bonds to the state, some of which I am now compelled to pay although they were never charged against the treasurer or never were in the treasurer's office. However, the conclusion of the attor ney general is that I shall pay the above amount and I, therefore, ac quiesce in his decision. "I never had one penny from the state that did not honestly belong to me. I Have been the victim of cir cumstances because of the careless ness, mistakes and unfaithfulness of others and it is a very great hardship for me to have to pay this money. I am, however, deeply grateful to the people of Kansas for the confidence they have shown in me during the dis cussion of this matter. The press has been most kind and so have the people everywhere, and this has helped me to maintain my position and credit before the world. I would rather have the name of being honest and have the confidence of my friends and the peo ple than any amount of money." Coleman Turned Reporters Out. After Mr. Grimes had prepared his statement and drawn a check to the order of the attorney general for the amount of the indebtedness, he went to the state house and first gathered up all the newspaper men in sight and told them of his intentions. They went -with him to the attorney general's of fice and Mr. Grimes told the attorney general of his mission. "I am willing ti p i3 111 i. j' to have these gentlemen with me," he said, pointing to the newspaper men, "while the settlement is being made." "I refuse to transact any business before newspaper men," was Mr. Cole man's curt reply and the newspaper mtn retired. Mr. Grimes and Mr. Coleman were closeted for about an hour, going over the papers in the case. There was some little delay while Mr. Grimes sent to his office for some papers which he neglected to bring with him. Then the attorney general dictated a letter to T. T. Kelly, the state treasurer, turning over the check to him and asking him to give a receipt for it to Mr. Grimes. In this letter Mr. Coleman made a statement of the items making up the deficiency. He did this so that the money repaid by Mr. Grimes could be accredited to the proper funds from which it was found to be missing. Most of the money will go to the purposes of the school fund. Mr. Coleman's let ter to Mr. Kelly follows In full: Coleman's Letter to Kelly. December 11. 1006. Hon. T. T. Kelly, State Treasurer, State House. Dear Sir: I have received from Mr. F. E. Grimes his check on the Bank of Topeka for S9.3S1.25. I have endors ed the check payable to you as state treasurer and herewith transmit it. This check is given in payment of certain items of school fund interest paid during the two terms of Mr. Grimes as state treasurer, and of which, for reasons unknown to me or Mr. Grimes, no proper accounting was made at the time of payment. The items are as follows: Krown County City of Horton. courons No. 22, due January 1, 1P0O $ 630.00 Fcrd County County bonds, coupons No. 33, on bond 21, due January 1, l!l 30.00 Jewell County Esbon township, coupons No. 2 due January 1. 1901 357.50 Johnson County County bonds, coupons No. 20, due July 1, 1900 2,625.00 Reno County Countv bonds, coupon No. 2. due Oecember 1. 1900 1,520.00 Countv bonds, coupons No. 3. due January 1. 1901 140.00 Republic County Courtland township, coupons No. 2, due January 1. 1901 225.00 Stafford County Stafford township, coupons No. 2, due January 1, 1901 326.25 Kingman County Board of education. Kingman, cou pons No. 2, due January 1, 1901.. 225.00 Lyon County Waterloo township, coupons No. 2, due January 1. 1901 340.00 Nemaha County Harrison township, coupons No. 2, due January 1, 1901 450.00 Cowley County County bonds, coupons No. 2, due September 1, 19fW 1,940.00 Washington County Clifton township, coupons No. 2, due January 1. 1902 292.50 Edwards County County bonds, coupons No. 3, due January 1, 1902 300.00 Total $9,381.25 This amcunt has been arrived at by an. agrment between myself and Mr. Grimes to the effect that it represents the entire claim which can be estab lished against him upon the facts as reported by Haskins & Sells, special accountants. I suggest that you issue to Mr. Grimes such receipt for this payment as may be mutually satisfactory be tween you and him. Respectfully yours. C. C. COLEMAN, Attorney General. Happiest Day of Life, Says Grimes. Mr. Grimes took this letter, with the enclosed check which the attorney gen eral had endorsed, to Mr. Kelly's office and got a receipt for the check. This wa3 shortly after 11 o'clock and the incident was closed. Mr. Coleman was seen afterwards and said that he would discuss the matter fully in his annual report. Asked if this settlement wiped oft each and every claim that the state might have against Mr. Grimes, Mr. Colems-i replied that it Old. When the transaction had ber. finally completed Mr. Grimes aetually danced around the corridors cf the state house like a boy, who is about to get a long vacation from school. His face was wreathed with smiles and he declared this to be one of the hap piest davs of his life. He declared that he had been trying his best for nearly a vear to settle with the state for the deficiency in the funds of the state treasury while he was state treasurer and was particularly glad that the op portunity had at last been afforded. Believes Grimes Is Honest. After the business had been com pleted Mr. Coleman said: "There wiil be a general feeling of sympathy on account of Mr. Grimes having to pay this amount. Mr. Grimes has shown a disposition all the way through to help in making matters right so that the state should not lose anything on account of anv possible mistakes which may have occurred during his admin istration. No one connected with the case would believe but that Frank Grimes was absolutely straight and honest In his administration of the state treasury affairs." Load OC His Mind. There is no doubt but that the action of Mr. Grimes today has drawn a great deal of sympathy and tender feeling toward him. In the state treasurer's office some of the old employes were deeply moved, almost to tears. Across the corner of the check Mr. Grimes wrote the words "Victim of Circum stances." Mr. Grimes staid this afternoon: "There is a great load off my mind this afternoon. I feel like going up into the air. I have been preparing for this thing for more than a year, and knew that I would have to pay several thou sand dollars of the money unaccounted for as I, as treasurer, would be held re sponsible. I have received some beau tiful letters from a number of my friends who have in various instances said they wanted tohelpmeout and have given me amounts ranging from $50 to $200. The amount of these contribu tions has been something less than 51. C00. Mr. Kelly was one of my friends and contributors. I did not feel like asking any one to help me except Richey and he refused." Gov. Hoch Commends Grimes. When Governor Hoch was asked if he had any comment to make on the settlement made by Mr. Grimes, he re plied that he had not. "Further than to say," he added, "that I think his ef fort is most commendable to do what he could to straighten out things in this way. He has always been willing to do it and as I said I think his actions have been most commendable. I al ways had a great deal of confidence in Grimes, and still have and this act of his increases it." Rtclipy Sow at Kansas City. While Mr. Grimes refrains from making any charges, it is quite evident IARKT0 THE TOOT Steam Whistle Will Record Pro gress of 1. 31. C. A. Canvass. Fire Long Toots Mean That the Job Is Done. LUNCH AT Y.M.C. A.HOME One Hundred New Members Are Already in Sight. Organized Hands of Workers Will Scour the City. One long whistle at 7:30 signal for workers to report to headquarters. One short blast of whistle for each 20 new members reported. One long blast for first 100. Two long blasts for 200 new members. Three long blasts for 300 new mem bers. Four long blasts for 400 new mem bers. Five long blasts to signify that the "stint" has been accomplished, and that 500 new members are on the books of the Topeka Young Men's Christian as sociation. The above is the signal code arrang ed for today between George Lerrigo, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. and the management of the Continental Cream ery company, which has one of the big gest and most powerful steam whistles in the city. A man will be stationed at the Y. M. C. A. headquarters all day tomor row receiving reports for the scores of "workers" who are out after 500 new members. Kvery time 20 new members are re-ported, he will telephone to the creamery plant, and call for a toot. The object of the day's work is to in crease the present membership of the uenirai x. M. C. A. Horn 1,000 to 1,500, and to do this all between 8 o'clock in the morning and 6 o'clock at night. About 100 new members are already "in sight," and will be ready early in the morning as a starter for the day's work. The workers will try to find the 400 other new members before night. Mr. Lerrigo said today: "We believe we can do it. It is a big undertaking, but everything indicates that we will succeed." Each new member has to put up $10, provided he joins the senior department. Boys are admitted for a smaller fee. There is a volunteer canvassing com mittee of 40 business men which will devote the whole day to hustling about the city hunting for new members for the association. There are also a large number of young men, members of the association, who will assist in this work. Besides this, special groups of work ers have been assigned to the higb school, ward schools, business colleges and me of the larger business estab lishments. At noon Thursday, the workers will all take lunch at the Y. M. C. A. build ing. It will be served to them free of charge by the Y. M. C. A. management. Later on there will be a banquet giv en to all the boys who are working for new members in the junior department Every boy who secured one new mem ber, or five points, gets a seat at the banquet. Those who get more than one new member are assigned to seats of special honor at the banquet. CHARGE EiBEZZLEiENT Finance Committeemen Cause Arrest of Harry II. Allen. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 11. Harry H. Allen was arrested here today on information sworn out by three mem bers of the finance committee of Ararat Temple of the Ancient Order of Nobles of the Mystice Shrine of this city, charging him with the embezzle ment of S7.614 as recorder. Mr. Al len, who is a prominent business man, has held the office of recorder for three terms and is known to Shriners throughout the country-. He was ar raigned before a justice of the peace, pleaded not guilty and was released on bond of $1,000. furnished by friends. Mr. Allen's preliminary hear ing was set for December 15. BROWN MAY RECOVER. The Woman Who Shot Him Is Feel ing Hotter. Washington, Dec. 11. The remark able fortitude and vitality shown by former Senator Brown, of Utah, who was shot by Mrs. Anna K. Bradley last Saturday, lead the physicians at the emergency hospital today to believe that his chances for recovery are good, should no complications set in. His condition continues to improve. Favorable reports from the bedside of the wounded man have had the ef fect of raising the spirits of Mrs. Brad ley. She was much more cheerful to day. from his attitude that C. R. Richey, who was chief clerk In the treasurer's office during the Grimes administra tion, is the one Mr. Grimes suspects for part of the shortages. Mr. Richey is at present engaged in the Texas land business. He was at Artetia, N. M.. for some time, but has left there and now- makes his head quarters in Kansas City, though a great portion of the time is on the road, tak ing parties of prospective investors out to see the Texas lands for which he is agent. There is a suit pending in the Shaw nee district court between Grimes and Richey. At the time the Abilene short age was discovered. Grimes, Richey and Kelly had a conference, and Richey gave a note for the amount of the shortage, which was $1,175. He paid one-third of the note in cash, and claims that the understanding was that Kelly end Grimes should each pay a third. Grimes claims that there was no such understanding. and has brought suit in the Shawnee county district court to recover the balance due on the note. The case was called for hearing at the last term of court, but owing to the fact that Grimes' attorneys wanted time to amend their petition, the hear ing was continued until the January-term. TODAY IS A LITTLE WARMER. Temperature Is Now Several Degrees Above Freezing Ioint. The weather today is slightly warm er than yesterday. It is not so doudv and the threatening weather which was in evidence all day yesterday has given way to a good prospect for fair and warmer. For tonight and tomorrow the indi cations are for fair and warmer weath er. Th ere is a slight probability of rain tomorrow. The wind today is blowing from the south at the rate of 12 miles an hour. . The following temperatures were recorded today: 7 o'clock 2711 o'clock .....32 8 o'clock 2912 o'clock 33 9 o'clock .....30-1 o'clock 36 10 o'clock 30 3 o'clock 38 EARNS II Great Uend Uandit Also ilobbed the Newton Hank. Confesses to Being Masked Thief That Secured $1,800. Great Bend, Kan.. Dec. 11. Joseph S. Kearns, the former Chicago dry goods clerk and newspaper man, who was captured here last Saturday after robbing a Great Bend bank in broad daylight, confessed today to having robbed the Midland National bank at Newton, Kan., on the afternoon of November 13, when he locked the clerks and customers, six in all, in the bank vault and escaped with $1,800. The Newton bank was robbed a few weeks ago of about $1,800 by a young man who came into the building about closing time, handed the cashier a note telling him that he was going to rob the bank and then ordered him to draw the blinds of the windows and turn the "closed" sign. This done the bandit drove the two employes of the bank and two customers, one man and one woman, into the vault and locked them in, after which he crammed a handful of bills Into his pocket and escaped. THEY RACE ALL NIGHT. Hundreds of Spectators Stay Up to Witness the Cyclers. New York, Dec. 11. There was no change during the night In the number of teams contesting or in their posi tions in the bicycle race in progress at Madison Square Garden. Now and again the thousand or so of spectators who remained in the place all night were enlivened by an occasional spurt on the part of the .riders? but on the whole the night was,'uneventf ul. A few spills occurred- tout none .of the riders was seriously hurt sufficiently to put them out of the contest. Waithour caused most of the excitement in the early hours, especially when he made one desperate attempt to retrieve the lap which he lost when he was com pelled to change partners after the ac cident to Hugh McLean, his original team mate. Try as he would, however, the other riders hung to him and he was compelled for the time to desist. Waithour is cheered and encouraged by his young w-ife who is frequently at th. trackside: John Bedell, Walthour's partner now, is a strong rider and this combination is feared by the other con testants. Every rider remaining in the race ap peared in good condition today. They are fast lot and could if they would let themselves out endanger the record. They are however, reserving their strength for the trying days at the end of the week. The pcore at 7 a. m. of all the teams except Waithour and Bedell was 616 miles and five laps; the score of that pair was 616 miles and 4 laps. The record for this hour is 640 miles and 4 laps, made by Elkes and Mae Farland in 1900. At 30 a. m. the 12 leading- teams had covered t,iO miles six laps and Waithour and Bedell were one lap behind the lead ers with 670 miles five laps. At that hour the leaders were 27 mileff six lais behind the record. SIGNALS ARE HEARD. Miners Entombed Since Last Friday Are Still Alive. Bakersfield, Cal., Dec. 11. The intelli gence that one or more of the miners entombed in a tunnel at the works of the Edison Electric company by a cave in last Friday morning at 7 o'clock was alive and answering the signals of a rescue party working from the top of the shaft is confirmed. Answering signals are still being heard, but they are gradually growing more and more indistinct. The company officials are conducting the work of rescue with re newed activity. RAUfil A FORGER. He Admits His Guilt and Is Flaced In Jail. Peoria, 111., Dec. 11. Daniel F. Raum, one of the most prominent lawyers of this city and a son of Green B. Raum ex-commissioner of pensions of the United States, stands accused of being a forger in the sum of ten thousand dollars. It is charged that he executed false mortgages on Knox county land. F. O. Cunningham, a money broker, is the complainant. Raum surrendered to day to the state's attorney, admitted his guilt and was immediately placed in the county jail. BISHOP M'CABE ILL Has Suffered Stroke of Apoplexy and Condition Is Serious. New York, Dec. 11. Bishop McCabe of Philadelphia of the Methodist Epis copal church was stricken with apo plexy at Twenty-third street and Thir teenth avenue today. He was taken to New York hospital, where it was said that the bishop's condition is serious. STUBBSJS IN, IF- Conditional Announcement of His Senatorial Candidacy. A. C. Mitchell Tells Why He Will He for Mr. Stnbbs. NOT SURE ABOUT IT. Indications Are That Stubbs Is Playing for Position. Stubbs-Bristow-Murdock Com bine Said to He Formed. A. C. Mitchell, the representative elect from the Thirteenth district, has come out with an interview in which he says that W. R. Stubbs will "prob ably" be a candidate for United States senator. Mr. Mitchell even goes further than to say that Mr. Stubbs will "probably" be a candidate. He says: "Should he be a candidate, it would afford me pleasure to give him my earnest sup port." All of which does not indicate that W. R. Stubbs is really in the senatorial race, but merely shows that Stubbs is desirous of staying close to the en trance of the big tent so that he can keep close track of what is going on inside. Mr. Stubbs probably does not expect to make a hard fight for the senatorial office this year, but he is getting him self in shape to run against Long two years hence. Mr. Stubbs' physical con dition is not very good, his eyes having not entirely recovered their strength. Stubbs would not risk losing nis eye ! sight for a seat in the United States senate, and he will probably try to hold his friends in line and deliver them either to Murdock or Bristow. Mur dock is Stubbs' first choice, because the election of Murdock would mark the finish of Chester I. Long. But next to Murdock. Stubbs will be for J. L. Bris tow of Salina. The following is A. C. Mitchell's in terview about Stubbs: "W. R. Stubbs will probably be a candidate before the legislature this winter for United States senator. The conspicuously large questions before the people today, and which must be dealt with by congress are the agricul tural interests of the country, the con trol of the trusts, construction of the Panama canal, the railroad question, the labor question and that of banking and currency. "Mr. Stubbs was raised from boyhood in Douglas county, where he started as a farmer's boy working for wages. From this he has risen in his business and in the affairs of business until two years ago, and for several years pre vious, he was engaged in work involv ing minions of dollars per annum,- and employing at times several thousand workmen. He put in four years of time on the Chicago drainage canal during its construction, and probably has more practical and technical knowledge of that kind of work than any other man who would be in the senate. His knowl edge thus obtained would be of great value to the country. In his construc tion work, he came in contact with labor and labor organizations, and has a practical knowledge of the conditions and warts of labor, and in this respect is qualified to meet these important questionns, not only from an intelligent practical view, but also from a humaj; standpoint. "Om of the greatest questions under consideration today is the proper ad justment of the charges for services of the public service corporations. That is, what is fair to the people and. what is fair t the corporation. Mr. Stubbs be ing a practical railroad builder is bet ter prepared to meet this question than wouia be a man without this kind of experience and knowledge on the sub ject. He is used to handling big things, has large practical experience with them, and we all know that sound judg ment can only be acquired through practical experience. "Mr. Stubbs' experience of nearly a quarter of a century on the farm, pre pares him to aid in protecting the in terests of the farmer, which, up to this date, seems to have been sadly neglect ed. "Mr. Stubbs, feeling that his business interests would interfere with hi3 value in pushing legislation which he believed was needed by the people, practically abandoned a valuable business two years ago, the fact being that he sold out his railroad construction plant and has not been engaged in active con struction work in the past two or three years. "Congress must deal with practical questions involving almost entirely the management of the affairs of our peo ple as a great business machine. The United States senate is a forum where these questions are considered and threshed out, and it seems to me that the prSctical knowledge and good Judg ment in the affairs of business possessed by Mr. Stubbs gives him preparation for this work which would be very valuable not only to the state, but to the country at large. "He is up to date. He has demon strated his ability to handle successful ly the largest business enterprises, and above all his integrity has never been questioned even by his bitterest enemies and should he become a candidate, it would afford me pleasure to give him my earnest support." Washington, Dec. 11. Representa tive Miller' of Kansas, who made his campaign for re-election this fall on a standpat platform, has suddenly real ized that there is at least one tariff schedule that should be revised. He has made the discovery that the lum ber dealers and manufacturers have organized a trust that is robbing the people. In order to regulate this monopoly, he offered in the house yesterday a resolution providing an investigation of the entire lumber industry of this country The Kansas congressman says his attention has been specifically directed to the arrogance of the trust in the southwest, where its exactions have .prevented development by set tlers. " He has found that for the last three years the price of lumber has advanced at an astounding- pace until row common lumber costs as much as the dressed product did a few years ago. The Miller resolution follows the lines of the resolution offered in the senate last week by Senator Kittridge. It contains no suggestion that the Dinglcy rates on lumber might be re vised so as to bring the trust into competition with foreign lumber mar kets. It directs the secretary of com merce and labor to investigate the causes of high prices of lumber in various stages of manufacture for the purpose of ascertaining if these high prices are the results of a combina tion or conspiracy in restraint of trade. If it is found that prices are being manipulated by corporations their or ganization, profits and business meth ods are to be inquired into, the facts disclosed to be reported to the house. A story came from Leavenworth yester day to the effect that Dan Anthony of that city is an active candidate for Unit ed States marshal to succeed W. H. Mackey. Anthony has made no mention of such aspiration in his paper, the Leav enworth Times, but it is safd that he nas been in the race since Senator Long left Kansas for Washington two weeks ago. According to the story, W. J. Bailey met Senator Long in Kansas City while the latter was on his way to Washington and talked over Anthony's prospects and urged Long to intercede in Anthony's be half. And it is said that he received considerable encouragement. There are already two candidates in the race. Andy Richards of Wellington and W. H. Mackey. the present United States mar shal. It has been the general oainion among politicians that Long would back Richards, and Richards men have been pretty confident of his success. Bailey and Mackey are not the best of friends, politically, and it was only natural that Bailey should bring out a candidate against Mackey. The question with Senator Long is which appointment will do him the most good with the legislature two years hence, when he is a candidate for re-election to the United States senate. HOCH JUST WENTTOSEE Goxcrnor Hoch Did Not Investigate Cliarge at Hutchinson Reformatory. Governor Hoch was at his office in the state house this morning, having returned last night from Hutchinson where he visited on Sunday and Mon day in company with John Q. Royce. the state bank commissioner. It was thought that the governor might possibly have gone to Hutchinson to make an unofficial investigation of the charges of a possible mismanage ment of the state reformatory there which have been intimated by some of the ministers of Hutchinson. The gov ernor visited the leformatory but his visit was not in the nature of an in vestigation. It was more of a trip of inspection, so that he could familiarize himself with the workings of the insti tution. It was the same sort of a trip that he made to the state penitentiary the week before. And it is the gover nor's intention to visit as many of the state institutions as will be possible between now and the convening of the legislature so that he can personally familiarize himself with all of the de tails connected with their management. While in Hutchinson on Sunday even ing Governor Hoch delivered an address at the first meeting of the Presbyterian Brotherhood of that city, which was held during the evening. The Hutchin son News says: "With great frankness the governor took up the question of prohibition. He said that the prohibitory law had never really had a fair chance, but that there were more' cities, towns and counties in the state, where the law is enforced now than at any previous time since the enactment of the law. He referred to the difficulties, the constant violation, the presence on every border of states whose laws recognized the liquor traffic. He alluded to criticisms coming from Missouri and suggested that they should clean up their own rtate first. He stood for temperance and law and predicted that in a com paratively short time the people would look upon the idea of a legalized saloon as we now do of human slavery hardly believing that it could once have ex isted in a civilized and Christian coun-tri-." . JURY EVENLY DIVIDED. Jacobs Case Ends in Disagreement and Will Be Tried Again. After five hours of fruitless deliber ation, the jury in the $10,000 damage suit of Joseph Jacobs against the board of county commissioners, sent word to Judge Dana late Monday after noon that they were evenly divided, and it would be impossible for them to ren der a decision in ,the case. The jury was therefore excused, and the case re set for the next term of court. Joseph Jacobs, a farmer living three miles north of Rossville, sued the coun ty for alleged damages resulting from a bridge over a small creek through his farm. In his petition he stated that he had been damaged to the amount of $10,000 by reason of overflows of the stream caused by the obstruction of the piers of the bridge and the grade leading to it from the ends. S E N AT E W A N TS TO K N 0 W Nominations of Cortelyou and Garfield Are Held l"p. Washington, Dec. 11. Before the senate confirms the nominations of George B. Cortelyou to be secretary of the treasury, and James R. Garfield to be secretary of the interior, the sen ate committee on finance will insist upon learning from President Roose velt when Secretaries Shaw and Hitch cock intend to rerire. The committee today declined to make favorable reports on these nomi nations until word has been received from the president. MORE WHEAT SOWN. Kansas Has a Larger Acreage Than That of 1905. Washington, -Dec. 11.- The newly seeded area of winter wheat is esti mated as being 1.1 per cent greater than the area sown in the fall of 1905 equivalent to an increase of 353.000 acres and a total acreage of 31,665,000 acres, according to the report of the department of agriculture. The leport shows in Kansas an acre age compared with last year or 104 and a condition of 9 5 as compared with a nine year average of 96. Entire Crew Drowned. Christiania, Norway, Dec. 11. The steamer trawler Forsoet has been sunk in a storm. Al! of her crew, numbering 12 men. were drowned. Weather Indications. Chicago, Dec. 11. Forecast for Kan sas: Fair tonight: probably rain Wed nesday; warmer. . . . SHAW WILL HELP Announces Action to Kellere the Monetary Stringency. Will Huy Honds and Deposit $10,000,000 in Hanks. TOO MUCH PROSPERITY He Finds to He the Cause of Present Conditions. Not Enough Money in Circula tion to Do the Husiness. Washington, Dec. 11. Secretary Shaw had an interview with the bankers' committee now in session in the city, and later in the day made the following announcement : "I have received in the last ten days an unusually large number of letters from business men representing all sec tions of the country complaining of tl& extraordinary high rates of interest. I have conferred during the same Pio. by letter or personally with a larg.) number of bankers scattered through the south and middle west as well as in the east. I have conferred with the committee of the American Bankers' association now in session in this city. These gentlemen represent Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, Atlanta, Pittsburg, Indianapolis, Des Moines and other cit ies. From the best information I can get I think the following describes the situation fairly well: "Our blessings are the real cause of the actual stringency in money, recog--nized everywhere. An unusually large crop and unexampled industrial activi ty have created an unprecedented de mand for money. The world is every where prosperous and money is in great demand throughout Europe as well as in the United States. We never had such a volume of credits, and they are based on an unequalled volume of as sets. The manufacturers of cotton are buying that staple by the trainload. The cotton planter, unlike the western farm er, demands actual cash, and he carrifa it home in his pocket. The western farmer is paid in checks, which he de posits in the bank to his credit, and therefore does not absorb actual money, as does the cotton planter. This money should be returned to the banks when the planter settles with his merchant soon after the first of January, but be tween nOW and then the rnttnn nn. j Burning country, as well as the cotton producing country is short of money. Millions to the South. "New England has sent millions to the south and the manufacturers of cot ton throughout the south have ex hausted the capacity of local banks and are trying, to ' borrow elsewhere. There is no occasion for alarm, but I believe there is occasion for relief This I have decided to grant ip the following manner: I .will deposit S10,0o,0O4 in ex isting depositories in the cities desig nated below, to be secured by bonds ac ceptable for savings bank investments under the laws of New York and Mas sachusetts, taken at 90 per cent of their value; these deposits to be returned, one-half on the 20th of January and the remainder on the 1st of February. "I will also buy $10,000,000 of the bonds of 1907 at the following prices: Registered bonds ex-interest at 101 and coupon bonds at 102. In the event that the bonds purchased are now held as security for government deposits, secur ity of the character above indicated will be accepted in lieu thereof. Not more than $1,000,000 worth, however, will be purchased from any single institution under these conditions. "The deposits will be made as fol lows: New York and New Orleans, $1. 500,000 each; Boston, Philadelphia. Bal timore, Chicago, and St. Louis, $1,000, 000 each; Cincinnati. Louisville, Atlanta and Memphis, $500,000." nationaTleaguF meet Pnlliam Will Be Re-elected Sodcn and Conimnt Retire. New York, Dec. 11. ?Vt the annua! meeting of the National league ball club which begins in the Hotel Victoria today, a president will be elected to ad minister the affairs of the organization during the season of 1907 and baseball affairs in general will be threshed Out. Practically all of the club leaders and owners were in town last night and from their talk, it was gathered that there would be no trouble over the pres idency and that Harry Puiliam, the present incumbent, would be re-elected. Besides the election of president, some changes in the rules will be advocated, a new board of directors will be chosen, and the question of shortening the schedule wiil be considered. The ob jection to the present style of coaching which will also be taken up. Is that the coacher does not restrict himself to directing the base runners only, as th? rule specifies. It is proposed to stop the man in the coaching box from an noying the pitcher and Inciting unnec essary demonstrations from spectators. George Dovey, the new owner of the Boston club, will attend the meeting and it is expected he will be elected to the executive committee in the place of A. H. Soden as the Boston member. The meeting today will be the last In which Messrs. Soden and Conant will participate. For thirty years Mr. Soden. as an owner of the Boston club, has regularly attended the sessions of the organization and with the exception of two years of that time, Mr. Conant has been his associate. After hearing the minutes of the last meeting read, the veterans will give way to the new own er of the club, George Dovey. Deals in players will be An important feature of the meeting. If GARFIELD'S PLACE. President Smith of Connecticut for Cornoratlons Commissioner. Washington. Dec. 11. The presi dent today sent to the senate the fol lowing nominations: Commissioner of corporations Her bert Knox Smith, Connecticut. Captain on active list to be rear ad miral on retired, list Franklin J. Drake. Postmasters: Kansas H. Cavaness, Chanute; J. B. Callen, Junction City. Oklahoma G. Y. Walbright, StrouJL