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WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS MAY 22, 1907.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS
A
PROUTHPLAN.
Member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission
Addresses the National Assocla-
tion of Manufacturers.
RAILWAY REGULATION
Must Head Off the Demand for
National Operation.
GoTernnient Should Tale the
Initiative in All Complaints.
New York, May 22. Charles
Frouty, member of the interstate com
merce commission, addressing the
National Manufacturers' association
today, said the government should ex
ercise some direct control over the
capital accounts of the railroads and
that it is probable interstate railways
ahould be valued by the government.
Mr. Frouty said:
"Government regulation ia itself on
trial. Regulation must bo sufficiently
strong to choke the cry for national
operation. I am not asking that addi
tioi.al powers be conferred upon the
interstate commerce commission. We
must create a department of railways
which should be charged with that
part of regulation which is properly
admlnistraiive and executive.
"The railway company should not
bo deprived of- its property by reduc
tion in its rate until it shall be given
a fair hearing before some disinter
ested tribunal but the duty of begin
ning a complaint rests upon the gov
ernment and should, not be cast upon
private individuals.
"It is probable that interstate rail
ways should be valued by the na
tional government.
"The government should exercise
some direct control over the capital
accounts. It is not possible . to fix
rates so that a given per cent will be
returned to the stockholders. Mr.
Harriman's options in Chicago & Al
ton did not directly affect rates on
that railroad system;, but they did
create a condition which is for all
time a perpetual inducement to the
imposition of unjust charges. What
has been dono cannot be corrected.
All that has become a vested interest
it would be both unjust and unwise to
disturb, but with respect to the future
we can prevent a repetition of the
past. When Mr. Harriman, by deal
ings like those in Chicago & Alton en
riches himself to the extent of many
millions he has not created that
money; that he has merely transfer-J
raa irom .me possession of some one
to himself. Hallway securities ought
.to km fjwirKe investment, for the
savings of the. small and great alike.
It is not a fealinsr of apprehension that
- tho people will confiscate any railways
which prevents permanent investment
in railway stocks, but rather uncer
tainty as to the future of these stocks.
When It becomes certain that railroad
stocks or bonds can be issued without
the consent of the government and
that every dollar which comes from
their sales &hall be legitimately in
vested in the property and when no
Interstate railway can buy a dollar in
the stock of any other railway with
out the consent of that railway, rail
way securities will be much more
likely to assume their proper place in
public confidence.
"Any comprehensive scheme of leg
islation should give to the railways the
right to form and maintain traffic as
sociations and to discuss and agree
upon competitive rates."
The announcement of the result of
a poll of 3,000 members of the na
tional association on the questions as
to whether and how the tariff should
be devised is expected to be one of the
most interesting features of the con
vention. CODDING GETS BUSY.
State Temperance Union Attorney In
temipts the Sangerfest.
Wanaego. Kan., May 22. The an
nual meeting of the State Sangerfest
was interrupted here today by J. K.
Codding, attorney for the State Tem
perance union, who secured a tem
porary order from the probate court
restraining tne local club from selling
or keeping liquor and allowing per-
boiis io congregate tnere for the pur-
VACATION ENDS.
The Roosevclts to Retnrn to Washing,
ton From Pine Knot.
jnariottesviUe. Va., May 22. The
presiaeni ana Mrs. Roosevelt and their
on Archie, left Pine Knot immediately
after luncheon this afternoon and will
take the train for Washington at North
Garden shortly before 4 o'clock, reach
ing the capital at 8:45 o'clock tonight.
Mrs. Hazelrlgg's Good Work.
Evangelist Clara H. Hazelrigg return
ed today from Lenora, Kansas, where
(he has been holding a revival meeting.
On Sunday evening last all financial ob
llgat.ons against the new Christian
church building In that city were lifted
and the beautiful house dedicated free
from debt. Mrs. Hazelrigg was assisted
by Miss Mabel Ridenour who
conducted the music for the meet
ing and for the dedicatory services Mrs
Hazelrigg and Miss Ridenour leave thii
week for Waterville, Kansas, where they
will be engaged during June In a re
Tlval meeting.
Wenthor Is Still Warm.
The moving condition of the atmos
phere today Is chaiacterlzed by the
weather department as a breeze not
withstanding the fact that its velocity
is recorded at 25 miles an hour. There
is plenty of heat mingled with the
wind and sunshine and all in all the
day is anything but comfortable. The
weather condition over the state Is
fair and the prediction Is made that,
the warm weather of today will con
tinue tonight and tomorrow.
The temperatures today were-
7 o'clock 6911 o'clock . 81
8 o'clock 73112 o'clock 83
t o'clock 771 1 o'clock 84
10 o'clock 80 2 o'clock 86,
WAS CRl'SHED TO DEATH.
Sad Ending of Austin Doty, Wltli
Fisher's Show, at Beloit.
Beloit, May Z2. Austin Doty, a
young man probably about 21 or 22
years of age, a member of Col. Fish
er s Big City shows, which arrived in
BeloU at noon Tuesday, was the vic
tim of an accident, shortly after its
arrival, which resulted in his death
but a short time afterward.
Toung Doty was assisting and was
between two of the cars when one
was being pushed up to the other. For
some unexplafnable reason he failed to
step out of the way in time and was
crushed to death.
THE WHEAT DAMAGE.
Mr. Smiley Places It at From Ten to
Sixty Per Cent.
The report of E. J. Smiley, secretary
of the Kansas Grain Dealers' associa
tion, issued to members of the associa
tion gives the estimated damage to the
wheat crop at from 10 to 60 per cent.
The report Is made from information
furnished by over 300 correspondents.
The damage to the oats crop, ac
cording to this report, is from 15 to 80
per cent, and in many counties it is
a complete failure. Green bues and
dry weather are responsible.
The heaviest damage to the wheat is
reported in the central and southern
parts of the state. In Cowley county It
is saia 10 De eu per cent: Barber. 50
per cent: Barton, 50; Cherokee, 50;
Coffee. 50; Chautauqua. 50 per cent.
The greatest damage is in Sumner
county, where It is said to be 70 .per
cent. The losses in all the other coun
ties in central and southern Kansas, as
reported, are from 10 per cent to 30
per cent. In Decatur. Lane and Wash
ington counties no loss is reported.
Northern Kansas appears affected only
irom iu tc 20 per cent, due principally
to ary weatner. rrne damage in west
ern Kansas is about the same. The
worst damage from green bugs ap
pears to be in central Kansas. They
are aiso invaaing tne northern coun
ties.
HUGHES' BILL PASSES.,
Utilities
Measure Will Xow
Mayor McCleUan.
Go to
Albany, N. T., May 22. The senate
this afternoon passed the so-called pub
lic utilities bill by a vote of 41 to 6, after
the defeat of several amendments pro
posed by Democrats senators.
A little later the assembly voted con
currence in the measure. This bill is
one of Governor Hughes' measures. It
creates commission, the members of
which shall b appointed by the gover
nor with powers to supervise and regu
late the operation of public corporations
both In the city and state of New Tork
and. separate bodies for each.
In the city of New Tork the commis
sion supersedes the old Rapid Transit
commission, appointment to which was
by the mayor and for the reason that
in this respect it touches the New Tork
City government, it must before It be
comes a law, be submitted for the
mayor's approval. It is anticipated that
Mayor McCleUan will withhold his ap
proval but as only a majority "Vote Is
required to pass a measure over the
mayoralty veto and as it Is in all re
spects an administrative measure it
can not fail to become a law.
NEW K. OF P. OFFICERS.
Xext Meeting of the Grand Lodge Will
Be Held at Independence.
Wichita, Kan., May .22. Independ
ence was selected for the next meeting
of the grand lodge of the Knights of
Pythias. The annual meeting of the
grand lodge adjourned here thie after
noon. The following are the officers
for the ensuing year:
Sam Garett. of Leavenworth, grand
chancellor; Ben E. Rivley. of Kansas
City. Kan., vice chancellor; R. V.
Brokaw. of Hiawatha, grand prelate;
Gus J. Neiburt, re-elected grand keep
er of records and seal: A. C. Jobes, of
Wichita, G. M. of E. ; W. V. Harper, of
Galena, G. M. at Arms; Charles Lit
tle, of Scranton, grand inner guard;
R. L. Barrick, of Sallna, grand outer
guard: for supreme representative, W.
J. Duvall to succeed himself, and
George M. Culver, of Concordia, to
succeed W. A. S. Bird.
NOT ONE IS OVERLOOKED.
Every County Touched by a Railroad
Gets Increased Assessment.
According to figures given out today
by the state auditor, the total valua
tion of the railroads of Kansas, as
fixed by the state board of railroad as
sessors, is $69,214,84o.- as compared
with $61,431,666 in 1906.
Every county in the state is given
an increase on Its railroad valuation.
In Wyandotte county, which has the
largest valuation in the state, the in
crease amounts to over half a million
dollars.
There are five counties which re
port no railroad property whatever.
These counties are Grant, Haskell,
Morton, Stanton and Stevens.
DROUTH IN KANSAS.
Causes
Wheat to Set a New
Record In Chicago.
High
Chicago. May 22. The wheat mar
ket set a new high record for the crop
today. July options advanced to
102, September to 104 and De
cember to 105. The pit was a close
ly packed mass of excited brokers and
the volume of business was large. Con
tinued absence of rain In Kansas,
coupled with an advance at Liverpool,
were factors In the higher prices.
The close found prices practically
unchanged from yesterday but feeling
was nervous. Prices fluctuated vio
lently throughout the session.
Colonel Bryan Entertains.
Lincoln, Neb., May 22. George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts and Senator
Pettigrew and wife of South Dakota,
were guests of William J. Bryan today.
Mr. Bryan says the visits are purely
social and not of any political significance.
WRECKEDA FLYER
Somebody Removed the Fish
Plates and Bolts.
Then Pulled Rails Apart With
Wire When Train Came.
ONE MAN WAS KILLED.
Twenty-Two Persons Injured,
Three Probably Fatally.
Cars Rolled Off a Trestle and
Dropped 16 Feet.
Los Angeles, Cal., May 22. Train No.
2, one of the Southern Pacific coast
flyers, due at 9 o'clock last night, was
wrecked at West Glenndale, ten miles
north of here, at 12:30 o'clock this
morning. The wreck was the deliber
ate work of train wreckers. One man
was killed and 22 persons Injured, three
probably fatally.
In accomplishing the wreck of the
train which was the shore line limited,
a develish ingenuity had been exercised.
At a point on a trestle over the Arroya
Seco, the fish plates and bolts of two
connecting rails on the southbound
track had been removed and In the
apertures whence the bolts were taken
strands of heavy wire were fastened at
the end of each rail. From the ap
pearance of the track after the wreck
it was evident that some person hidden
on a hillside close to the trestle had
pulled the wire as the train approach
ed and spread the rails out toward the
edge of the trestle.
The train, three hours late, was trav
eling at 35 or 40 miles an hour. The
engine wheels were first to leave the
rails and the engine took to the ties,
traveling nearly 100 yards before it
was brought to a standstill. The ten
der, diner, two Pullmans, the Buffet,
mail and baggage cars plunged over
the edge of the trestle, falling a dis
tance of 16 feet. The buffet car, the
express car and one of the Pullmans
were turned upside down and the oth
ers landed on their sides. All were
badly crushed and splintered.
The man killed was T. J. McMahon,
of Santa Barbara, a member of the
Electrical Workers' union. He is be
lieved to have been stealing a ride on
the baggage car and had as his com
panion, Frank Naylor, a 15-year-old
boy from Santa Barbara, who was fa
tally injured.
Among the others Injured were:
T. H. Toung, Oakland, porter; cut
about head; hip dislocated.
Mrs. Shidlea, Los Angeles, Injured In
ternally: will probably die.
Mrs. Rose Fetterman, Cleveland, arm
broken, lacerations of scalp and head,
Internal Injuries; probably will die.
Miss Fern Opdyke, Pittsburg, Fa., in
jured internally, scalp cut.
A. G. Toung, Marshall, Mo., cut about
head and face, arm broken.
V. S. Stitt, Los Angeles, scalp cut,
internal Injuries.
William Love. Pullman porter, face
cut, injured Internally; will probably
die.
C. H. Robbins. Loa Angeles, head cut.
Injured internally.
And a. number of others slightly cut
and bruised.
Two Pullmans and tne ODservation
car remained on the track. The fall
crushed and damaged several of the
cars ar. 1 It was in the grinding crash
that the passengers were hurt.
As soon as possible the uninjured
trainmen and passengers scrambled
down the steep bank to the overturn
ed cars. Through broken windows
and doors forced with axes wielded
from within and without, the fright
ened passengers emerged, while from
the darkened interiors came the
groans and cries of the injured. News
of the w reck was received in this city
shortly after it occurred and a relief
train carrying several physicians start
ed for the scene. -
With the aid of lanterns the train
men made an examination of the track
In order to determine if possible the
reason of the derailment Under the
first coach, which remained on the
track, was found the loosened rails
with the wires securely fastened
through the bolt holes and the ends
uniting in a single strand that led into
the brush on the hillside.
The engine crew, consisting of En
gineer Charles Mct airii T ,U '
W W McGregor, remained aboard the
enelne and escaped uninjured. Con
duct"? Blushington and Brakeman
Higgins were also among those who
eSheedinjured were brought to this
eltv shortly after 3 o'clock on train
ZrJ 1 -Coaster." which followed
the' wrecked train. - of
flees In this city notices were posted
?eS fr offering $10,000 for the
,r! conviction of the party or
parties who were responsible for the
ZrnU The officials announced that
v. .3 .law -whatever.
lni?. ivederick W. Schoff of Phila-
of the mothers' con
gress which recently adjourned in this
city, was a passenger on the wreed
train with Mrs. Edwin C. Grice. of Phil
adelphia, who also had been a delegate
to the congress. Both were taken to the
hotel Besides being badly shaken up
Mrs. Schoff and Mrs. Grice are repoi ieu
uninjured.
VM. TAYLOR HURT.
His Right Arm Broken While Trying
1 to "Crank." AutomoDiie.
William Taylor, who has a garage
and automobile house on East Seventh
street had his right arm broken Tues
day In a peculiar manner.
Mr. Taylor was about to leave his
place of business in his car and he
attempted to start the engine in the
usual way. It did not start readily and
the crank slipped out of his hand and
struck him with great force, shattering
both bones of his right arm between
the wrist and elbow. The broken
bones were set at once and he was
taken to his home at 521 West Tenth
avenue, where he Is suffering great
pain. It will be over a month before
he Is able to use his arm.
Call For Bank Statement.
"Washington, May 22. The comp
troller of the currency today issued a
call for a statement of the condition
of national banks at the close of busi
ness on Monday. May 20.
SELL IS HAPFV NOW.
To Be Examined at the Druggist Con
ventlon for a License.
Kansas City, Kan., May- 22. "Ev
erybody has treated mt so well I can'
help being happy." J
Willie Sell, now W. B. Sell of Nor
tonvllle, Kan., was the speaker. He
was pardoned from tne 'Kansas state
prison recently and la attending the
meeting of the Kansas, Pharmaceutical
association. He occupied- a., front seat
at both sessions yesterday -and listened
intently to the speakers. While he had
years of experience lni'fllling' prescrip
tions at the penitentiary he must pass
the state examination' before he can
engage in the drug business. He will
take this examination, today.
LYNCHED A WOMAN.
Georgia Slob Almost Wiped Out a Ne
gro Family.
fteiasvnie, ua., .May zz. Two ne
groes lynched and four other persons
dead and six others injured Is the.net
result of an attempted criminal assault
last night on Mrs. Laura Moore, white.
a widow, about six miles from here, by
v lem -aaget, a negro.
i-aagei ana a negro woman were
lynched, and the death or int ii rv of the
others followed the efforts of a posse
to capture Padget. News of the at
tempted assault aroused the citizens,
who Immediately went to' the home of
tne negro's father. . He assured the
crowd that his son was not within the
nouse and invited the- posse to search
for themselves.
As the posse approached the house
Flem Padget fired on the crowd, kill
ing a white man named ; Hare and
wounding four others. The crowd fired
a volley into the house, killing the old
negro Padget and two of his daugh
ters, ana wounaing two or his sons, oris
of whom was Flem Padget, the man
wanted.
After the cooler heads had left the
scene of the killing the hot-headed ele
ment employed a young, man to take
Padget's wife and Floy. Padget, who
was shot through -the lungs, to Reid-
vuie jan, put later the party followed
iju. me prisoners rrom the young
man in cnarge ana riaaied them with
buckshot. It Is stated that a crowd
of about 300 started for-Reidville to
force the jail and lynch the other Pad
get boy, who had been taken there by
HE SAW THEM SHOOT
Mexican Editor Testifies That Negro
Soldiers Did Brownsville Killing. .
' "
Washington, May .22. Pauline S
Preciado, editor of a Mexican newspa
per in Brownsville. Tex., and an eye
witness to' the shooting of Frank
Natous. the only maji-Jfcilled In the
shooting there last Avgust, was on the
stand before the -senate committee on
military affairs. When the shooting
began Preciado was sitting in the
court in the rear of Tillman's saloon.
According to his story, a man named
Crixell, who runs -a saloon across the
street from Tillman's place, rushed In"
exctteaiy ana reported that the "ne
groes were out."
rne aoors of 'lillman s saloon were
immediately closed and barred and
Natous, the bartender, started across
the court to bar the gate, which con
nected the court with the alley. Pre
ciado followed, but before he had
emerged from the . saloon into the
court he saw five negro soldiers in
uniform enter the gate. They fired
several shots and Natous threw up his
arms ana ten on nis back, dead. An
other bullet grazed Preciado's hand
and it bled profusely. Still another
bullet passed through Preciado's coat
and vest near the left breast pocket
and broke nis glasses, which were in
a case in the pocket.
The men Immediately ran down the
alley, shooting as they went. He swore
positively that the men were negro
soldiers.
SMILES AT SENTENCE.
Alleged Nephew of Rose Eytlnge Con
victed of 3Iurder.
Phoenix, A. T., May 22. Louis V.
Eytinge, who claims to be a nephew of
the famous actress, Rose Eytinge, was
found guilty of the murder of John
Leight, of Sh-boygan, Wis., and will
be sentenced to life imprisonment.
Eytinge received tne verdict un
moved and smiled as the foreman read
the findings of the jury.
Eytinge and Leight came to Phoe
nix together several months ago.
They were both suffering from lung
trouble and while bound for Arizona
had become acquainted. March 17
they took a ride together into the
desert. Leight's body was found later
in an unfrequented spot and at the in
quest it developed that he had been
poisoned. All his money and valua
bles had disappeared.
A month later Eytinge was appre
hended in San Francisco.
A SECOND JOHNSTOWN.
Bursting Reservoir Floods Utah Town
of 2,000 People.
Salt Lake City, May 22. The burst
ing of the water reservoir at Payson, a
town of about 2,000 inhabitants 36 miles
south of Salt Lake City, flooded the
town and did great' damage. Crops are
ruined, stocks of goods are water soak
ed, and farmers lost heavily in the
drowning of live stock.
The bursting of the reservoir was
caused by the rapid melting of snow In
the mountains, the small streams swell
ing to many times their natural size.
HEGEMAN IS INDICTED.
President of Metropolitan Charged
With Forgery and Perjury.
New Tork, May 22. Ten. indict
ments, three charging perjury and sev
en forgery, were found by the grand
Jury against John R. Hegeman, presi
dent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company, of this city.
The charges grew out of the year-
end statements of the company, where
it is alleged that items were improperly I
charged oft.
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NOW LINING UP.
GOrernor Contest ' Is Already
Being Sharply Defined.
Stubbs and Fitzgerald the
Center of Attraction.
FORMER IS SATISFIED.
Conditions Most Favorable to
Kansas Political Future.
'
People Want Certain Things
Don't Care Where'Come From.,
Indications are nowdays that the
fight for the Republican nomination
for governor will be between W. R.
Stubbs and W. J. Fitzgerald, with pos
sibly one or two others trailing.
The "machine" crowd has about
concluded that It will have to take up
with W. J. Fitzgerald. Some of the
machine will not stand for this, and
will go into the Grant Hornaday
camp. Hornaday is likely to have
some support in the Second and
Third districts, but that will about
end it. He can gain nothing from
either Stubbs or Fitzgerald.
It is likely, however, that Hornaday
will have enough votes to make him
formidable to either of the other can
didates in case he decides to "throw"
his strength.
According to the "machine It will
be Fitzgerald against the field. The
conservative machine men, who want
to see a decent government, not domi
nated by railroads, but who dislike
Stubbs and the Stubbs crowd, will get
behind Fitzgerald.
The Stubbs stock is gradually
crawling up, and everything now in-dicates.-that
he will get the support of
the square - deal crowd. He is not
hunting for that support, however.
Stubbs would rather stay back and
take his chances in the senatorial
race.
Mr. Stubbs Is In town today at
tending the state bankers' convention.
In speaking of political conditions he
said:
"Some people are disposed to regard
the urestnt trend of political events
as Indicating that the Square Deal
movement is having its issues stolen
away from it. I look upon the pres
ent conditions as most encouraging to
the political future of Kansas. The
people want certain things, and they
don't care who gives them those
things. The old machine crowd has
been forced by public opinion to come
out in favor of the things which the
Square Dealers have stood for from
the outset. There are plenty of good
men for the office of governor. I am
for any man who stays by the prin
ciples for which we are fighting. I
am for a man who is against machine
politics, and agarnst railroad control
of politics. There are a number of
good men Davidson, Stanhard, Ham,
and others I might mention who have
stood for these principles consistent
ly-" .
J. W. Berryman. of Clark county.
who. it has been claimed, is not in full
sympathy with the Stubbs plan of
campaign and has been sulking In his
tent since Stubbs refused to accept
the compromise primary bill, is also in
Topeka. Mr. Berryman says:
"I. am . paying no attention to pon
tics. I am - too busy.' Personally, I
stand exactly where I have stood all
the time. ,; I believe In the things which
the Square Dealers believe In. I have
been Invited to some of their meetings,
but have been too busy to attend. I
am paying very little attention to poll-
tics. It does not pay. 'mere is some
talk about my being a candidate for
the state senate in our district, but I
am not sure that I will consent to
run." . . -
George W. Plumb of Emporia,
Lyons county, is a sanguine Stubbs'
man. He says:
"The state will be for Stubbs if his
candidacy is handled right. Stubbs is
the logical man for the place, and
the people of the state are for him.
Nothing can beat him. But his cam
paign will have to be handled properly
to enable him to get before the people
in the right way."
Thomas M. potter or eaDoay, one
of the old time boss busters, said to
day: "I don't care to go into a dis
cussion of who should be nominated
for governor, but this is certain, that
unless the KepuDiican parry in ooin
state and nation does what the public
wants done, the voters will elect some
other candidates."
James W. Johnson of Hamilton,
Greenwood county, one of the promi
nent politicians and stockmen of the
Fourth district, who is also owner of
a bank at Madison, and is not consid
ered a friend of the "square deal"
crowd, says:
"I am not out after any office, and
consequently when I say that I do not
believe the primary election law is a
good thing, I can not be accused of
personal bias. I am opposed to the
nrimarv. and I do not think it will be
adopted In Kansas. We can get bet
ter results irom a convention system.
Concerning the coming campaign, I
believe that the people will elect good
irion to office. The people or tnis siate
want good men. not grafters or tools.
But I do not believe that the way to
get good men is to make a spilt in tne
party. We can nominate a gooa ticket
ourselves without the Interference of
a factional fight. A factional fight Is
hound to leave one siae or tne otner
with sore spots.
FOR HUSBAND'S DEATH.
Fort Scott Jury Awards Mrs. I ford
$2,000 Against the Frisco.
rr Cnntt T-Tan.. Mav 22. After
being in the' jury room about two
hours the jury in the suit or Mrs. tiora
gainst the Frisco raiiroaa company
ior 1 1-. 1 1 1 iwi ' " -- v - - - -
band, who was killed while acting as
l engineer ior me company, we jury
..,.nQH irerrtlrt nllowinsr her the full
sum asked for, which was $2,000.
Mr. Hord was Kiiieu wniie running
switch engine in the Frisco yards
ear the north Junction several years
' uia onn t-Vi n waa rirtinor on thp
HgU, ilia ' - - r-,
engine at the time of the accident, also
;celved wounas irom wnicn ne aiea
tow hours later, but that was not
brought out in the suit. -.
Weather Indications.
Chicago. May zz. -Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Thursday; warmer tonight.
THAT LIGHTING PROPOSITION.
The proposition of the Edison com
pany to light the city of Topeka at an
unexpectedly low price is being re
ceived with more or less favor in
many quarters. But this is a question
that ' should not be touched upon
lightly. It is a problem that is sur
rounded by an array of figures that
would coiifuse any ordinary man.
The friends of the proposition should
not overreach themselves. They do
not scruple to attack the entire system
of municipal ownership. They assert
boldly that the Topeka plant has been
a failure from start to finish; they
even quote the false and misleading
statement that the city has paid J93
per lamp for lighting the city; they
say that the city plant is mismanaged
and that it can not be conducted
properly so long as it is operated by
the city.
Prof. R. W. Freeman, who made a
careful study of the Topeka situation,
says that It will cost about $53 per
lamp to light the city, allowing for
Interest and depreciation. A book by
Edward W. Bemis, published in 1899,
gave the cost of the street lights in
Topeka as $41.48 per lamp, not allow
ing for interest and depreciation, and
figuring these in with 5 per cent each
for depreciation and interest he places
the cost at $59.73.
Conditions have changed since then
and with up to date machinery elec
tricity may be furnished much cheap
er. At that time, however, there was
not a single municipality lighted by
private contract which got its lights
as cheaply. The minimum was about
$70 and the maximum $138 per lamp
in cities about the size of Topeka.
Topeka has an investment of $80,
000 in its lighting system. It has
saved a large share of this by oper
ating its own lights, as when the plant
was built In 1887 the lowest bid for
lighting the streets was $120 per lamp.
But even then can the city afford to
throw away its lighting system and
place Itself at the mercy of a corpora
tion which in ten years, the life of the
proposed contract, will be In a position
to dictate terms?
The city council should take no
rash steps. The city should be able
to do Its lighting cheaper than any
corporation which necessarily must
figure interest on its bonds, taxes and
profits to the stockholders in making
its contracts.
The people voted decisively years
ago that the municipality should do
Its own street lighting. If the plan
which has since been in use is to be
discarded it should be with the con
sent of the people. Submit the propo
sition to the voters and see what they
say about it. . If they want to abandon
the lighting of the streets, all right.
But until an expression is received
from them direct the city council
should think well what it is doing.
SENT UP FOR 50 YEARS.
Punishment Meted Out to Corporal
Knowles for Blacklin Assault.
San Antonio, Tex., May 22. The sen
fence fixed by the courtmartlal In the
case of Corporal E. L. Knowles of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry, recently tried for
having assaulted Captain Edgar A.
Macklln of the same regiment while the
regiment was stationed at on neno,
Ok. last recember, is fifty years at
hard labor in the penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan. It was approved
by General Albert L. Meyer, command
ing the department of Texas.
The court found Knowles guilty on
two specifications, assault and battery
with intent to kill and assault with in
tent to commit robbery. The sentence
named is only two years less than the
maximum penalty which could have
been assessed.
Knowles' Crime.
A masked negro shot Captain Edgar
Macklin, Company C, Twenty-fifth In
fantry, the night of December 21, at
Fort Reno. Captain Macklln was shot
in the jaw and In the abdomen. The
assassin knocked at the rear door - of
Captain Macklin's quarters as he and
his family were sitting down to their
evening meaL Captain Macklln went to
the door and was shot.
Corporal Knowles, Company A, Twenty-fifth
Infantry, was arrested at Fort
Reno January 7 on a charge of shooting
Captain Macklin. A blood stained
khaki blouse with Knowles' initials on
it was found near the post. There was
a bullet hole through the sleeve corre
sponding to a bullet wound In Knowles'
arm. Three shots were fired at Mack
lin, but only two took effect, and it was
believed that the third, by accident, en
tered the negro's arm.
Captain Edgar A. Macklln saw ser
vice in the Philippines and was one of
the officers who served under General
Jacob Smith In the first campaign
against the natives in Samar. Macklin
was the officer of the day at Fort
Brown the night of the Brownsville riot
which caused the discharge of the three
negro companies. Of the officers of the
battalion Captain Macklin and Major
Penrose were ordered tried by court
martial and both were acquitted. -
Captain Macklin is a son of Colonel J.
E. Macklin of the Fourth United States
Infantry, who was recently retired as a
brigadier general. Captain Macklin at
tended the Leavenworth high school.
He enlisted as a private In the Fifth
United States artillery and served as a
corporal and sergeant before his term
of enlistment expired. He took his ex
amination for a commission at Fort
Leavenworth with a large class of ap
plicants In 1898 and secured a commis
sion. He passed his examination for
promotion to captain at Leavenworth
In September, 1904. Captain Macklin's
family consists of a wife and one child,
a boy, 7 years old. Mrs. Macklin Is a
daughter of Bishop Atwell of Kansas
City. - - .
WITH MISSOURI BANKERS.
Treasurer Treat Is Guest of Honor at
Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo., May 22. Charles
H. Treat, treasurer of the United
States, was the guest of honor of the
Missouri Bankers' association which
met here today In annual session, and
tomorrow he will address the dele
gates. . ., . . . . .
IT IV A SJFRIG 1 1 TF U L
Explosion in a United Bail way
Station in San Francisco.
Current of 13,200 Tolts Switch
ed Onto Trolley Wire.
PUT OUT OF BUSINESS.
All Lines North of Market
Street Disabled.
Switchboard Was Burned Out
With Brilliant Display.
San Francisco. Cal.. Mir 22. All of
the united trolley lines north of Mar
ket street were put out of commission
last night by miscreants who man
aged by means of a wire or chain to
connect a high power transmission
wire with the trolley wire on Church
street between Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets. The Instant effect of
diverting the 13,200 volts of electrical
current to the trolley wire was a
frightful explosion in the Turk and
Filimore substation.
The switchboard, which is connect
ed with all of the trolley lines oper
ated by the company north of Mar
ket street burned out and the at
tending electrical display struck con
sternation and fear to the hearts of
hundreds of people In the neighbor
hood. It is remarkable that the trouble
was not attended by loss of life. The
cars may not run until tomorrow as
it will take some time to get the wires
in working order.
COMMENCEMENT AT K. U.
General Invitation to Alumni and
Others to Attend June 5.
Lawrence, Kan., May 22. This year
the university discontinues a practice of
long standing by not sending out Indi
vidual Invitations to the commence
exercises. In a word, the abandonment
of the individual Invitation has been
suggested, not by the desire on the part
of the university to restrict Its hospi
tality on commencement day within
closer limits, but rather by the desire to
enlarge the range of that hospitality in
the utmost measure possible. The am
ple size of the auditorium In Robinson
gymnasium renders it possible to hope
that this year room may be found for
all citizens of the state, as well as for
all other friends of the university, whose
interest in tne institution mayurge them
to attend commencement, and whose
situation make attendance possible, ir
is with pleasure, therefore ' that- the
University of Kansas extends a general
Invitation to its friends, both alumni
and others, to be present at the com
mencement exercises that will be held
in the new Robinson gymnasium Wed
nesday, June 5.
The following is the program for the
commencement exercises at the State
university:
WEDNESDAY, MAT 29.
Annual concert of the Department of
Music, School of Fine Arts. Fraser Hall,
8:00 p. m. -
SUNDAY, -JUNE 2.
Baccalaureate sermon, "Abraham
Lincoln, the Scholar," John Heyl Vin
cent, D. D., bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Robinson gymnasium,
8:00 p. m.
MONDAY, JUNE 3.
Organ recital, Charles Sanford Skil
ton, dean of the School of Fine Arts.
Fraser hall, 10:00 a. m.
Baseball game. University of Kansas
vs. St. Marys college. McCook field,
4:00 p. m. .
Phi Beta Kappa address, "Goethe and
Self Culture," Max Winkler, Ph. D.,
professor of German language and liter
ature. University of Michigan. Fraser
hall, 8:00 p. m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 4.
Class day exercises of the class of
1907: Class breakfast and ceremonies
university campus, 7:30 to 10:30 a. m.
Meeting of the board of regents Chan
cellor's office, 9:00 a. m.
Alumni address, "Higher Education in
Business Pursuits," John Adams Pres
cott, A. B. '88. Fraser hall, 10;30 a. m.
Class luncheons, university campus.
12 o'clock. (Picnic lunches will be on
sale at the university.)
Class reunions and business meeting.
following the class luncheons.
Senior Alumni ceremonies: Farce end
induction exercises. Marvin Grove, 2:00
p. m.
Baseball game, Alumni vs. Seniors.
McCook Field, 4:00 p. m.
Reception by Chancellor and Mrs.
Strong, Snow hall, 8:00 p. m.
Annual meeting of the Alumni as
sociation. Snow hall, 9:00 p. m. (Ad
mission by ticket.)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5.
Commencement exercises, Robinson
gymnasium, 10:00 a. m.
Address, "Public Virtue and Politics,"
Jonathan Prentiss Dolllver, LL. D..
United States senator from Iowa.
Conferring - of degrees. Chancellor
Strong. Music by university orchestra. .
University dinner, Robinson gymnas
ium, 1:00 p. m. (Admission by ticket.)
GOULDS TO BE CALLED.
They
Must Tell What They
About Detective Bureau.
Know
New York, May 22. -Police Com
missioner Bingham will issue sub
poenas today for all persons to ap
pear at headquarters who may be able
to throw any light on the part played
by the detective bureau In the affairs
of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gould. Among
tnose wno win De caned to appear are
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gould. Delancy
Nicoll, Gould's- counsel; Clarence J.
Shearn, Mrs. Gould's counsel; Edward
Sholes, the circus man, and "Big"
Hawley, who, Mrs. Gould charges in
the complaint in the separation suit
she has brought, was employed In the
case.
, Two Steamers Burn.
Gallipolls, O., - May 22. hTe Ohio
river packet Chevalier and transfer
steamer City of Putlngton were burn-'
ed to the water's edge near Hunting
ton early today. The crews narrowljr
escaped. .