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SATURDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, JANUARY 28,1911.
SATURDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
EDITORSASGUESTS
Kansas Newspaper Men and
Women Here Monday.
Norman Hapgood Will Be the
Guest of Honor.
BANQUET IN EVENING.
Visitors Will Afterward See Ed
Howe's Play.
Sessions Will Close on Tuesday
Afternoon.
More than 200 Kansas editors and
their wives are expected to attend the
annual gathering of the Kansas Editor
ial association to be held Monday and
Tuesday in Topeka. Never since the
organization of the association have
such elaborate plans been laid by any
city for the entertainment of the news
paper fraternity.
Norman Hapgood. editor of Collier's
Weekly, will be the honored guest of
Topeka and the editorial association.
The program this year is of especial In
terest to the country printers and pub
lishers and expressions from every sec
tion of the state indicate that the at
tendance will be large.
The full program is as follows:
Monday Morninff, January 30, at 9:30.
Meeting of the executive committee
Application for membership presented
to committee.
Appointment of regular committees.
Business session of the association.
Introduction of resolutions.
Monday Afternoon, January 30, at 1 :30
Opening prayer by Rev. Charles M.
Sheldon.
Poem by Walt Mason.
"The Two Pupils" presented by Anna
Carlson of the Lindsborg News.
Discussion by Ewing Herbert, Hia
watha World; Imri Zumwalt. Bonner
Springs Chieftain; Elmer Peterson,
Cimarron Jacksonian.
"Sworn Circulation" presented by W.
P. Feder of the Great Bend Democrat.
Discussion by L. J. VanLaeys, Topeka
Capital: O. D. Wolf circulation man
ager Topeka State Journal; Alvah Shel
don, ElDorado Times.
"Industrial Education" presented by
J. D. Rickman, Manhattan Industrialist.
Discussion by John . MacDonald, To
peka; State Superintendent Fairchild;
Mr. Chas. P. Adams of Adams Printing
company, Topeka.
Monday Evening, at 5:30.
Complimentary banquet at Masonic
hall given by the Topeka Commercial
club in honor of members of the leg
islature, state officials, and members
Editorial association.
Addresses of welcome by Governor
W. R. Stubbs, Mayor J. B. Blllard and
J. Will Kelley, president of the Com
mercial club.
Responses on behalf of the associa
tion by Henry J. Allen of Wichita
Beacon, and ex-Governor Hoch of the
Marion Record; on behalf of the house
of representatives. Judge J. H. Buck
man; on behalf of the senate, J. R.
Hopkins.
Address, "Morals of Our Day," by
Norman Hapgood of Collier's Weekly.
Short talks by representatives of the
Kansas senate and house.
Initial performance of Ed Howe's
drama, "Story of a Country Town," at
the Majestic.
Editors guests of State Journal.
Tuesday Morning, January 31, at 9:30.
"The Newspaper in the School Room"
presented by F. M. Patterson, Yates
Center Advocate.
Discussion by W. L. Cunningham,
Arkansas City Traveler; R. P. McCol
lough, Anthony Bulletin; W. C. Palmer,
Jewell City Republican.
"The Daily in a Town of Two Thou
sand'' presented by Walter N. Johnson
of the Lyons News.
Discussion by Frank Hartman,
Frankfort Index; Geo. Smith, Marys
ville News.
"The Hated Opposition" presented bv
Ralph Tennall, of the Kansas City Star.
Discussion by Charles Vernon, Man
hattan Mercury; Gomer Davies, Cop
cordia Kansan; Dell Valentine, Clay
Center Times; E. D. Knox, Alma Sig
nal; Charles Hilldebrandt. Council
Grove Republican.
Memorial Committee Report George
W. Martin, secretary State Historical
society, chairman; John Gilmore, Fre
donia Citizen; W. A. White, Emporia
Gazette; W. T. McElroy, Humboldt
Union; R. H. Trueblood, Tates Center
News.
"Laboratory Work In Journalism"
presented by L. N. Flint of Kansas
university school of journalism.
Discussion by Prof. Dillon, Agricul
tural college; C. M. Harger, Abilene
Reflector.
Fred Harvey luncheon, by Santa Fe
railway In their new office building.
Tuesday Afternoon, Jan. 31, 1:30 P. M.
"Overwork and Rush Jobs." pre
sented by Arthur Riddle of the Minne
apolis Messenger.
Discussion by State Printer W. C
Austin; J. M. Best, Clifton News; B.
C. Crary, Herington Times; L. M.
Christy, Lamed Chronoscope; Harry
L. Leonard, Harper Sentinel; Charles
Garten, Nickerson Argosy.
"What Does It Profit a Man." pre
sented by Jess L. Napier, Newton
Journal.
Discussion by F. W. Brewster, Iola
Register; Harold Chase, Topeka Capi
tal: Frank Roberts. Oskaloosa Inde
pendent: W. E. Blackburn. Anthnnv
Republican; W. M. Glenn, Tribune Re
publican; Henry Block. Syracuse Jour
nal. "Running a Weekly in a Country
Town, " preseniea Dy w. c. Markham
Baldwin Ledger.
Discussion by Phil Keener, Scam
mon Miner; B. L. Mickel. Soldier r-lin.
per; K. C. Smlck, Wamego Agricul
turist. "The Political Manager and the
Newspaper," by J. N. Dolley, state
bank commissioner.
Subjects for eeneral discussion
"Cost of Proauction," "The Fight
Against the Government Printing
Envelopes," "Why Not a Dollar and a
Hair weeKiy.
Election officers and reports of com
mittees.
Officers of the Association.
President H. C. Sticher, Telescope,
ueiieviiic.
Vice president W. Y,
News, Hutchinson.
Morgan,
Corresponding secretary J. E. Jun
kin. Bulletin, Sterling.
Recording secretary W. E. Black
burn, Republican, Anthony.
Treasurer J. Byron Cain, News,
Belle Plaine.
ALFONSO TOO GAY
Queen Victoria Will Quit Her
Royal Spouse It Is Said.
And Return to Her Own Family
in England.
Madrid, Jan. 28. Queen Victoria,
wife of Alfonso XIII, king of Spain,
has decided to return to her home in
England for an indefinite stay. From
confidential court sources it is learned
that the Queen's visit will virtually
amount to a royal separation, as she
has declared that she can not longer
tolerate the insults of the king.
There is a long list of Alfonso's
feminine charmers, past and present,
and in the number is Gaby Deslys,
partly responsible for the downfall of
Manuel of Portugal. Alfonso's fre
quent incognito trips to Paris, knowl
edge of which the cabinet tried hard
to suppress by official announcements
that the king was spending a few days
in the retirement of his home, it now
transpires, have been nothing more
than escapades in the gay life of the
French capital. On one of these trips
Alfonso remained in Paris for nearly
three months.
Knowledge of his continued stay in
Paris was revealed through a snap
shot photograph of the king. Alfonso's
movements were such that the Paris
police were driven nearly frantic in
their efforts to guard him and keep his
identity unknown. English detectives
had a similar experience on Alfonso's
last visit to England, when he spent
much of his time in the company of
actresses. His attentions at this time
to Lily Elsie were so flagrant that a
royal scandal narrowly was averted.
Following his affair with Lily Elsie,
Alfonso became infatuated with
Monna Delga, a famous Parisian
beauty, who later gave way to Orlette
D'Orgere, well known in Paris music
halls.
This is the third time that Victoria
has been on the verge of renouncing
her queenshlp and returning to Eng
land. The first was soon after their
honeymoon, when there were stories
of violent differences between the
royal pair. The second time was dur
ing the Catalan revolt In 1909. The
British government sent special emis
saries to Madrid to investigate the
situation and secret agents were in
readiness to .assist in the contemplated
flight.
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT.
Most Successful Midwinter Exposition
Nears the End.
A crowd which is expected to be a rec
ord breaker Is anticipated by the man
agement of the Midwinter exposition at
the Auditorium this evening. There has
been a notable increase in the attendance
every day this week. The vaudeville acts
are good, an- It is a fact that many peo
ple have been so much pleased with the
entertainment that they returned more
than once to see it repeatea.
The erown ups as well as the children
have taken keen pleasure in going about
among the booths with big breakfast food
boxes in hand, picking up samples and
trinkets of various description. In fact
those samples have been the source of
keen pleasure to many persons who were
not able to attend the show.
The small son of a newspaper man who
had for weeks looked forwara in antici
pation of "taking in" the Midwinter was
sadly disappointed when illness made it
necessary for his father to say "No."
Tne youngster looked upon things in a
philosoDhical manner and said he would
be quite contented if only some one would
get him some of the samples he had
heard so much about. A reporter made
the rounds of the booths and gathered to
gether a "thousand and one articles
which Included games puzzles, and good
things to eat. The small boy was in his
element today. He set up a store of his
own. and for hours sold goods to
imaginary customers.
The Fassio trio or Italian strong merr
have added to their act some features
that amuse. The clever boy tumbler who
with his head resting on the upper ex
tremity of Angelo Fassio, manager of the
troupe, eats corn flakes in this bottom
side up posture, makes a hit. "Angelo"
himself as a conseuence of a wager Fri
day did a hand spring stunt In approved
style. "Some . the people nere nave
been asking me what I eat," said he to
a reporter. "I Just tell them," he con
tinued with a smile, "that I eat meat and
fish, and drink everything but solt
drinks."
Friday afternoon 100 boys from the
state industrial school attended the Mid
winter. They were treated to hot rolls
and small packages of candies at the
booth of the Davis Merchantile company,
and apparently enjoyed the entertain
ment immensely.
This Is children's day again at the show
and this afternoon the big hall is fairly
packed with a noisy crowd of gleeful
youngsters. The grab for the tennis balls
and baseballs given away by H. B. How
ard was the cause of much excitement on
the part of the members of the younger
generation.
The total attendance at the exposition
has been large, but no figures will be
given out until the show closes.
GRANT'S WILL FILED.
Greater Part of $100,000 Goes to Ne
gro Educational Institutions.
Kansas City, Jan. 28. By the terms
of the will of Bishop Abraham Grant
of the African Methodist church,
which was filed in the probate court
of Wyandotte countv, Kansas, last
night, the greater part of his estate,
amounting to $100,000, was bequeath
ed to two negro educational institu
tions the Payne Theological semi
nary of Wilberforce, O., and the Paul
Quinn college of Waco, Tex.
The estate consists principally of
real estate in Indiana and Texas.
Warm YVsithM Onntlnnofl
The lowest temperature recorded last
nignc was tnirxy degrees, Just two de
grees below freezing. It is exnected
that the temperature will not be as
o . as ireezing tomgnt. The forecast
is for generally fair weather.
Hourly temperatures:
7 O'clock 32111 o' clonic 59
8 o'clock 3212 o'clock . . " !34
o ciock 32 1 o'clock 34
10 o'clock 32l 2 o'clock as
Wind Six miles an hour from the
soutn.
' Weather Indications.
Chicago, Jan. 28. Forecast for
-itaneas: Generally fair tonight and
Sunday. Warmer tonight.
GETS BIGVERDICT
Miss McKee Awarded 10,000
Against Professor Crain.
Court Holds That Only Actual
Agreement Stops Relations.
DEFENDANT ON STAND.
At Friday Hearing He Goes Ov
er Romance Carefully.
Under Cross-Examination He
Apparently Was Nerrous.
Ottawa, Kan., Jan. 28. Miss Ethel
McKee, a stenographer of Kansas
City, Mo., who sued Prof. Grant II.
Crain of Ottawa for $25,000 for al
leged breach of promise to marry, was
given a verdict ol $10,000 today.
The jury returned the verdict at 11:45
o'clock this morning, immediately af
ter which W. S. Jenks, attorney for
Professor- Crain, said he would file a
motion for a new trial. He declared
that the motion would be filed some
time this afternoon.
When an attempt was made to inter
view Crain, following the. verdict, his
attorney said that Crain refused to talk
for publication. Crain and his attor
ney have been in conference almost all
day.
Miss McKee returned to Kansas City
prior to the finding of the jury.
Instructions of Court.
Ottawa, Kan., Jan. 28. In his in
structions to the jury in the Crain
breach of promise suit. Judge Smart
said there need be no particular form
of words used in the making or break
ing of a contract; if there was a mar
riage contract in 1908, and that it had
been proved that it had been violated
by the defendant, Crain. then, he said,
the defendant should have full recov
ery for her damage.
The case went to the jury this morn
ing.
Judge Smart added that no trouble.
no lover's quarrel, or any dispute be
tween the two contracting parties
would be sufficient to break the con
tract. Only the actual agreement be
tween the two would accomplish that.
In case a verdict is founC for Miss
Ethel McKee, who brought the suit,
the jury was instructed to use their
best judgment in assessing damages.
Like a bov reciting his lesson at
school, slowly and in words broken
into syllables. Prof. Grant H. Crain
Friday testified in his own benair in
the suit of Miss McKee for $25,000 for
breach of promise.
Carefully and painstakingly he went
over the story of the romance, corroborating-Miss
McKee's testimony In al
most all points as far as he got.
In the same monotonous tone he
went Into the gift of the engagement
ring, which cost him $87.50, he testi
fied, and then without variation In his
manner went Into a narration of the
various lovers quarrels.
A Point of Etiquette.
A Doint of etiquette as the cause of
one of these caused the court room to
ring with laughter. Professor Crain
declared that because he preceded
Miss McKee in entering an ice cream
parlor she , grew furious and that it
took him some time to pacify her.
Another time, he said, he had been
detained for half an hour when he
went to take her buggy riding and she
grew jealous, thinking he was visiting
another girl. Again he spent a long
time in making peace.
It was when he told of the quarrels
that the line of his defense in the
promise suit began to appear. Appar
ently he tried to show that the en
gagement was broken through no fault
of his.
The first quarrel was in Ottawa in
1903. he said, when Miss McKee ob
jected because he preceded her Into a
confectionery store. xne next was a
few week3 later when he found her
waiting on steps of his bouse after he
had hunted for her to take her riding.
The third was on account of her cor
respondence with two boy rrienas.
Quarrel In Kansas City.
Another quarrel was April 19, when
he was leaving Kansas City after a
visit with her. She objected to eating
in a restaurant at Eighth and Main
streets, where he was to take a street
car. She told him then to take back
the two diamond rings he had
given her. He declined and in
sisted that she keep them. They re
mained estranged until August 6 of
that year when he met her in Kansas
City with what he testified was the
"same old greeting."
The next quarrel waa on the Paseo,
on the night of August 12, when she
informed him that she had picked out
their furniture which would cost a
thousand dollars.
"I said that was too much, and she
said I was stingy," asserted the profes
sor. "And she said that she never
would marry me."
One quarrel happened in Independ
ence, Mo., where they walked from
the car to. a church and sat on the
steps for an hour quarreling. After
that the date was not fixed, he said.
Under cross examination Crain was
apparently nervous and at many times
waa forced to make admissions which
he didn't wish. Fred Crain, of the
Kansas City Business college, took the
stand for the defense. He testified
as to conversations he had with Miss
McKee and his brother. Miss Mc
Kee was recalled to the stand in re
buttal. She broke down when ques
tioned as to a conversation she had
had with Fred Crain In regard to the
suit the day after it was brought. ' "I
felt very bad." she sobbed, "because I
learned for the first time- that he was
married." Miss McKee's tragic testi
mony ended her suit. The jury was
visibly affected while many in the
court room wept.
Wants to Know About the Maine,
Madrid, Jan. 28. La Manana, the
ministerial organ, commenting on the
offer to raise the wreck of the battle
ship Maine, In Havana harbor recom
mends that the government ask . the
United States to forward to Madrid an
official report of the investigation.
Young Is Losing Votes.
Des Moines, Jan. 28.- Today's bal
lot In the Iowa legislature for United
States senator was as ..follows: Ken
yon, 35; Funk, 30; Young, 26; Garst,
1; Porter (Dem.), 40. Absent, 24.
Necessary. 67.
DRESS NPIIBLIC.
Guests at Burning Hotel Grab
Clothes and Run-
Hurry Down Stairs, Putting on
Raiment in Lobby.
FIRE SOON PUT OUT.
Damage Amounts to $40,000
Mostly From Water.
Blaze in Kitchen on Seventeenth
Floor of Majestic.
Chicago, Jan. 28. Fire drove hun
dreds of guests from their rooms in
the Majestic and . Great Northern
hotels, which adjoin at Dearborn and
Quincy streets, early this morning.
The fire, which started in the kitch
en of the grill room on the seventeenth
floor of the Majestic, w:as extinguished
with a loss of about $40,000. mostly
from water.
Both hotels are seventeen stories
high and it was feared that firemen
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fire but the water pressure proved
ttuequaie ana tne names were soon put
out.
The lohhv of tha ATnloctin v...
congested with guests who had been
awaxened and fled trom their rooms.
With their arms full of clothing, they
- - - - u(.u.n o auu
dressed in the-crowded room. In the
upper stories people crowded about the
elevators, pleading to be taken down.
Elevator men and firemen tried to
allav their fpar hv tMlino tan. ii
the fire had been extinguished and a
numoer went oacK to tneir rooms. -One
man occupying a room directly
room when awakened by hotel at-
tacnes. ie tnreatenea any one dis
turbing him further and was finally
allowed to remain unmolested.
MRS. SCHENK ON BAIL
She Is Served With Papers in Hus
band's Divorce Suit.
Wheeling, Jan. 28. Mrs. Laura
Farnsworth Schenk. wife of John O.
Schenk, whom she was charged with
attempting to poison, was released on
her own recognizance by Judge Jor
dan in the criminal court today, the
bail being left at $10,000. A few min
utes before she had been served with
papers in a divorce case filed by her
husband, in which it was stated that
application would be made February
4 for an injunction to restrain her
from communicating with or harass
ing her husband or from interfering in
any way with her children, Virginia
and Robert Schenk, or from entering
their house on the island. The
amount of alimony will also be argued
at that time.
A counter suit for divorce is being
prepared by Mrs. Schenk's counsel.
Since John O. Schenk neglected to
announce that he would not be re
sponsible for debts contracted by his
wife, it is held that he will be called
on to pay the costs of the late trial,
about $100,000. Immediatley after the
announcement that she was at liberty,
Mrs. Schenk, accompanied by her
counsel, went to her tower room in
the jail. Soon afterward she entered
the automobile of Attorney J. J. P.
O'Brien and was driven to the resi
dence of Mrs. Lasch, her island neigh
bor, who had testified for her during
her trial. It is stated that she will
make her home there for the present.
JUDKINS BACKS DOWN.
After Declaring He Had Been Ap
proached in Interest of Speer.
Denver, Jan. 28. Representative
Judkins, Dem., of Aspen, created an
uproar In the house this morning by
declaring that he had been approach
ed by Speer men and told that unless
he voted for Mayor Speer of Denver,
for United States senator he need not!
hope to get any bills ; through the
house.
Mr. Judkins' charge was made prior
to today's ballot, the Aspen represen
tative rising to a question of personal
privilege.
Representative Potts of Leadville,
asked him to state who made the
threat, but Mr. Judkins declined.
Speaker McLachlan of Denver, a
Speer Democrat, then took part.
"The chair wishes to state," said
Mr. McLachlan, "that he is a support
er of Mr. Speer, and a statement f
this kind is a charge against every
Speer man, unless the gentleman from
Aspen will state who approached him
in this manner."
Mr. Judkins, however, sat silent and
refused to divulge the name of the
man who he declared had threatened
him with death of his bills unless he
voted for Speer. Later Mr. Judkins,
under a fire of questions from other
members, qualified his statement. He
said he did not mean to say that he
had been told if he did not vote for
Speer his bills would not pass, but
waa told that if he did not support
certain - measures and vote for a cer
tain man his legislation would suf
fer. The house took no action at the
time.
HGOT THE GOVERNMENT.
Ecuadorans Protest Aeainst Lease of
Galapagos Islands.
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Jan. 28. Im
mense crowds paraded through the
streets last night in protest against the
proposal to lease the Galapagos islands
to the United States.
The demonstrators gathered in front
of the house occupied by President Al
faro, who is stopping here, and hooted
the government and Arcner Harman
president of the Guavquil & Quito
Railway company, who is peculiarly
regarded as responsiDie tor tne pro
ject of leasing the islands.
Troops summoned to guard the pal
ace dispersed the crowds.
INTERSTATE PLAN
Scheme to Hare -a Hospital on
the Line.
Supported by Missouri and Kan
sas Appropriations.
INTEREST CARNEGIE.
This Is Part of the Plan Being
Considered.
Benefit Both State Universities,
It Is Claimed.
An effort will be made sometime in
the present session ' of the Kansas
legislature to establish an interstate
medical hospital in Kansas City,
through the use of appropriations
from the Kansas and Missouri legislatures.-
This hospital, if established,
would be maintained and . used by
medical students from the two schools.
The first discussion of the interstate
hospital came this week when mem
bers of the board of regents of Kan
sas university, visited the legislature
relative to pending appropriations and
especially regarding the item calling
for $100,000 to be set aside for the
Kansas City medical hospital. Sena
tor W. M. Glenn of Greeley county,
originated the new idea and it was
endorsed by William Allen White of
Emporia, and other members of the
board.
"I believe such a plan would prove
a great benefit to the two. universities,"
said Glenn, "and a joint appropriation
would establish a school somewhere
on . the state line that would be a
model and equal to or in advance of
anything in the west. Mr. White and
Mr. Gleed were both very favorable
to the plan and I believe some such a
policy can be worked out by the com
mittee." C. S. Gleed, who attended the con
ference, suggested that Andrew Car
negie, or some other philanthropist
might be interested in the plan for a
model medical hospital and that an
appropriation of large proportion
might be thus secured.
. An effort will be made in a few days
to define some definite policy and it is
probable that the Kansas legislature
will start the campaign for an inter
state hospital for the benefit of the
students of the two universities.
With a view of fixing salariesfor all
county offices, a joint session of the
ways and means committee of the two
houses will be held - in a few days to
draft a bill which will be substituted
for the bunch of fee and salary bills
which have been introduced since the
present session convened. In this bill
all fees of county officials will be elimi
nated and every county official will be
placed on a straight salary basis.
Much complaint has been aroused on
account of the present fees system
which govern many county offices. In
some counties the fees are a fat in
come, while in others they offer a bare
existence for the man who is so un
fortunate as to land the job. This trou
ble is particularly noticeable in the of
fices of the clerk of the district court,
sheriff and county surveyor. Since the
session opened, a big bunch of bills
have been offered which would place the
officials In certain counties on a
straight salary basis, with a provision
that the fees of the office did not reach
a certain amount.
The new law governing special meas
ures has worked a decided hardship on
the official who wanted a special act of
the legislature and each bill must be
made general. A few days ago Sena
tor Myers, of Jackson county, offered a
bill which ill a very general way fixed
the salary of all county officers. This
bill will probably be the text of the
new committee measure, which will be'
introduced simultaneously in the two
houses.
More than the usual interest has been
manifest this year in fee and salary
legislation. Almost every member of
the legislature has received a large
bunch of letters from his constituents
who are holding public office and anxi
ous questions were asked, or varied sug
gestions were offered. The complaint
against the fees for public office, came
largely from the recent grievance when
county attorneys received fat slices
from the bank accounts of jointists
against whom injunction proceedings
were enacted. Any amount of argument
was introduced to prove that these of
fices were miniature gold mines for the
men who could furnish evidence
against men who traffic in liquor.
In the new bill will be Incorporated
a clause which will not save the joint
ist the customary $100, but this money
will be paid into the county treasury
instead of the private bank account of
the public prosecutor. In the offices of
the sheriff, and the clerk of the court,
the official frequently leaves the office
with a long list of claims against per
sons who invariably forget to meet
these accounts. It is argued that were
the official paid a straight salary and
the fees collectable by the county, that
there would be little opportunity to
dodge payment and that both the coun
ty and public official would benefit by
the legislation. .
John Denton, senator from Elk
county, has prepared a new bill which
will compel townships in which a city
of the third class is a part of the
road district, to pay a portion of the
road fund to the city treasury. In
many instances the third class cities
have found little law whereby they
could obtain their share of the road
fund from the township. This result
ed in much road work m the country,
with no funds to carry -on the work
in the cities, although the - taxpayers
in these towns paid their share toward
the road fund.
Senator Cook's bill providing a pen-
altv of from $25 to $oP against town
shiD treasurers who do not publish
their annual report will be reported
favorably by the committee. For sev
eral years there has been a law which
stated that the township treasurer
must publish an annual report, but
there was no penalty for not so doing.
As a '. consequence, many township
treasurers preferred to keep the
money in the treasury rather than
spend it with the newspapers.
The committee on penal institutions,
composed of Senators Carey, Stilllngs,
Bender, Milligan, Lower, Harris and
Anderson, are spending the day - In
Lansing Inspecting the state peniten
tiary. . . , -
Senator ' Fred Robertson left Fri
day night for Omaha, "where he will
spend a couple of days on business
matters.
Mary of the senators returned to
their homes Friday afternoon and no
committee meetings will be held until
Monday.
MINERS FOR WARREN.
They Pass a Resolution Condemning
His Imprisonment.
Columbus, O., Jan. 28. Jfhe United
Mine Workers of America, after adopt
ing resolutions criticising the Ameri
can Civic federation; turned its atten
tion to the adoption of resolutions.
One resolution condemns the im
prisonment of Fred Warren, of Girard,
Kan., editor of a Socialist paper, who
was sentenced for offering a reward
of $1,000 for the abduction of former
Governor Taylor and his return to
Kentucky for trial for the killing of
William Goebel.
A resolution which favored an
eight-hour day "from bank to bank"
and weekly pay days of miners was
referred to the next scale convention,
to be held in February, 1912.
A resolution favoring separation
from the American Federation of La
bor and alliance with the Industrial
Union of the World, was voted down.
A resolution declaring for a possible
understanding between the seven labor
organizations identified with the rail
road industry and the miners in the
hope of being of mutual service in
times of trouble, was passed. An ac
tual combination with railroad union
men la not sought.
MUST FIND NEW MAN.
J. YV. Going Resians as President of
State Fair Association. '
The Kansas State Fair association
will have to find a new presidert. Pres
ident J. W. Going, who has been in
California for a couple of weeks has
returned to Topeka but will leave with
in a few days to make his home in
San Diego, where he will be connected
with a trust and investment company
as one of the officials. .
"I expect to leave in a week," said
Mr. Going today, "and my family will
go later. I hate to think about leav
ing behind all of the pleasant associa
tions. I think Topeka is the best town
on earth and San Diego next. I will
be connected with a trust and invest
ment company as one of the officers
and my work in the near future will be
the perfecting of the organization of
the company.
"I met many Kansas people while
in California. I seemed to run across
them wherever I went. My resignation
as president of .the Kansas State Fair
association is made necessary by the
move I am making and it is with re
luctance that I will hand it in. There
is an opportunity for building up a
great fair in Topeka."
NTNEAL SAYS NO.
Refuses to Become Candidate for
Mayor.
Tom A. McNeal has declined to be
a candidate for mayor of Topeka in
the coming commission form election.
In a statement to the State Journal this
afternoon Mr. McNeal states that he
feels that he isn't able to hold the
position to the satisfaction of his
friends and to the taxpayers of To
peka. January 28. 1911.
Topeka Daily Journal: I am pro
foundly grateful to the State Journal
for the kind and flattering- reference to
myself in connection with the office of
mayor of Topeka which appeared in
yesterday's issue. I am equally grate
ful to the gentlemen who circulated
and signed a petition i asking me to
run. I assure you that I have given
the matter twenty-four hours of earn
est thought and have tried to candid
ly analyze my own qualifications ana
disqualifications for the office. I be
lieve I lack certain qualifications that
a mayor of Topeka ought to possess
and for that reason have decided to
decline to be a candidate. I fear that
if nominated and elected I would
prove to be a disappointment to my
friends. Respectfully,
T. A. MCNEAL.
LONDONPRINTERS STRIKE
Only the Job Offices Are Affected at
Present.
London, Jan. 28. The general
strike. In the job printing trade Is al
ready under way and the number of
employees involve will be rapidly in
creased in the coming week when
strike notices expire. The men have
been offered a working week of fifty
two hours but they demand a maxi
mum of fifty hours.
The principal firms thus far affect
ed are Spottiswood & Co., Ltd. con
tractors for much government and
other official work, and Waterlow &
Sons, Ltd. The weekly periodicals
managed to appear as usual today but
curiously the new daily started in
support of the printers campaign fail
ed to publish this morning. The daily
newspapers are not affected. Their
compositors have agreed to contribute
$2.50 weekly in aid of the strikers.
FOR A SITE $2,000,000.
Largest .Telephone Exchange In the
World to Be Built.
New York, Jan. 28. The largest tele
phone exchanpe building In the world will
be the next addition to New York's
highest structures. The New York Tele
phone company, a subsidiary of the Bell
Interests, has announced that $2,000,000 will
be invested for a plot extending from
Walker to Llspenard streets between
Church street and West Broadway and
that a building 25 stories high will ha
built thereon.
Switchboards will be provided for
handling- 60.000 local subscribers and a
board for long distance calls will be
worked by ZOO operators.
BIG FIGHTCOMING
Utilities Bill Will Be Bone of
Contention.
Two Measures of Different Na
ture Are Proposed.
AND ONE "HAS TEETH."
The Other Is Denmiunated as
Harmless.
Administration Will "Back'
the "Teeth" Bill.
While the ludiciarv
the senate ia considering all the pub
w Him . ... - .
"""ties puis introduced In that
body, the house judiciary committee
is considering only the administration
bill. That ia the bill that th.
mittee will send back to the house.
wurbe amended, it is true, but it.
teeth will not be extracted, and that
is the main thing, after all, from an
administration standpoint.
"us amendment will declare for
home rule of inrai ttn,(n
, - unuiico. many
other minor provisions and some im-
vi mut ones win also be amended, but
the principle of the bill will prevail,
it is only in th. Ht,ns i ,1
should be done that the committee dif
fer imm me author of the bill.
.me nouse judiciary committee had
mOSt intPT'C3ttnO'
Speaker Buckman and John Dawson.
uuruej general, and B. C. Hogue
land secretary of the state railroad
board, met with th. rv,it j
c"sse-d the proposed amendments. The
urn were agreed that
some of these amendments would im
prove the bill.
It is predicted thnt ty ois-
tration utilities bill will pass the house
in its amended form. Then the matter
win be checked un wniai,, A . i
senate. .
- - " '.m. j 1 1 LU III
Its Consideration nt nrillti
, . . "wiiuco UUU5 WL9
entertained hv Iop-qi
?L the trunk "ne railroads of
OIO.I.B ana was told by these law
yers that the administration measure
is too drastic Ann w-mii , .
ship on the roads, as it gave too much
mo ranroan Doard, which is
to be the utilities commission under
the provisions of the bill. But these
lawyers told the committee that the
nouses ana carey utilities bills were
aHJ"isht an3 would do no harm.
The On i rnv Kin t i, .-, . .
tion utilities bill in the senate. If the "
senate adopts the minority or the
Carey utilities bill, say the adminis
tration forces, then it will have gone
on record in favor of a bill without
iceiu. mat is to say, a bill that gives
the railroad hnnrH K ifi
"1??, author'ty over the railroads and
utilities of the state than it now has.
ii., ou me oiner nana, the senate en
dorses the Ouinjnr it ,in i
- - nil. iio-l O
passed a bill with teeth.
The big fight of the session will be
over the utilities bill. Just as was the
case last session. The administration
bill is nrantlcnllv th com. v. . x- .
York and Wisconsin utilities bills.
ii tne senate passes a weak utilities
bill and the house passes a strong bill,
then th Plndnir Hflva rf V. n
will mark a great fight between the
i;umt:i enue committees of the two
houses in their effort to agree on a
utilities measure.
Stone of Shawnee introdumd . hill
in the house today nrovidine- for flr
protection for the patrons of theaters
and especially picture shows. It also
provides for adequate ventilation of
places of amusement, and morn e m fa
cially the picture show halls.
T.R13 last provision is most lmiwrtaTit
Every night the picture show halls of
Topeka are crowded with women and
children who sit there for an hour and
almost stifle in breathing foul and
stagnant air. There is practically no
ventilation at all provided in most of
these picture show halls. It is an im
port matter and ought to be attended to
by the city council rather than the leg
islature. Every night there is com
plaint - by patrons of tncture shows
over the miserable ventilation and the
neat in the crowded halls. Going' out
into the cold air from these places is
like flirting with pneumonia. Topeka
people are hoping that the Stone venti
lation bill will pass the legislature.
Thompson, of " Reno, introduced: his
Hutchinson state fair bill in the house
today. It appropriates $100,000 for the
project and Reno Is pledged to give
$50,000. The Topeka state fair bill is
not In yet, but it is on the way.
The house was only in session for an
hour this morning and then adjourned
to 2 o'clock Monday. Nothing of im
portance was transacted except the in
troduction ana readmg by resolution
that no new bills except those by com
mittee would be accepted after Febru
ary HO.
WARM UP TO TAFT.
Hoosier Editors Reverse Action of a
Year Ago.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 28. The In
diana Republican-Editorlal association
which a year ago refused to endorse the
Taft administration, faced about and
adopted resolutions endorsing, unre
servedly. President Taft, pledging him
the support of the Republican press of
the state and appealing to the voters
to rally to him.
The resolutions say:
"No administration has been charac
terized by a larger achievement for the
common good in the consideration and
settlement of questions vitally affect
ing the welfare of the American peo
ple." MRS. ROBISOM IS DEAD.
Husband was Well Known as a Kan
sas Stockman and Politician.
Wichita. Kan., Jan. 28. Sarah Wood
row Roblson. widow of the late J. W.
Roblson or El Dorado, is dead at Day
ton. Fla. With her two sons, Frank and
Fred, Mrs. Roblson was spending th
winter in Florida. She had been in her
usual health until she was seized with stn
attack of heart trouble and succumbed
within an hour.