The Topeka Daily Capital from Topeka, Kansas • Page 17

rl fl. Ste to CIRCULATION TIC STB RD AT. 3 3,4 60 The Lcrjjcst tccd end Largest State Circulation VOLUME XX A 111 No. 255. OPE KAN AS -SUN DAT OCT OBER 3 1, 1909.

32 PAGE IN TWO PABTS it 1 1 I K. 0. STE IFT REITERATES INVESTIGATION VAN ROYEN MURDER INVESTIGATION OF HiSHS INTERNAL SPEAKER CANNON HORLS DEFIANCE DILYHSM U. EDUCATES FOR LESS THAN KANSAS OFFICIALS DEM HE FAVORS DOODS FOR WERLIYS Becker on the way to the county Jan. The first attempt was at police headquarters when the two were walking down a stairway.

Pat tried again for liberty at Fifth and Main streets, where he and.the sheriff were waiting for a car. A few hours before that Fat Charles H. Cook, Jailer at police headquarters this city. Cook had heard someone pounding on Vsreet door that leads to vthe j'safe-keeplfcg' cells, where Pat was 1 held. CookruT-Iocked the door and opened As'ih did so, he dodged Justin time a tin pan that was thrown at his The next moment' Pat was- at him.

However, Cook Is the -stronger roan and the struggle which followed did -not last long. The prisoner soon Was. locked In a cell. f. Morton and" Dr.

Fred B. Kyger, emergency surgeons, wre called and pronounced the man demented. "I believe the strain of. the last teyr days has been too much; for "Doctor Kyger said. "Pat's main, belief Is that everyone he sees Is detective, who; Is trying to get evidence to send him: -to prison.

That was his Jbeiief; when Cook entered the cellroom and that is what caused the attack." Kansas City, Oct 30. Patrick McMahon, brother of James McMahon, was sentenced to life improsonment for the murder of his two sisters and a brother-in-law yesterday, was released from custody tonight. He was arrested with the murderer and held until the authorities were convinced he was not connected with the crime. Sheriff Albert Becker Is conducting a secret investigation which he says may lead to another arrest in the case. SOU OF FRED FilflSTON III Mother Had Left Only Three Days Ago to Join the General Here.

Oakland, Oct. 30.Arthur --McArthur. Funston, the eight year- old son of General Frederick Funston, died to- GALIF01 THE K. U. AND WASHBURN V1 JUST BEFORE' THE QAMB With Pugilistic Ring Near by and Dancers in Abbreviated i Skirts Waiting to Entertain Crowd, "Uncle, Joe" At: tapked Insurgents.

rOHHYROT 'PEANUT POLITICS' Was Presented With Gavel as Large as a Maul and With Cigar as Big as a Fence Rail as Memento of the Businessmen's Smoker." New Orleans." bet. SO. Speaker Cannon uttered defiance to enemies, the insurgents, tonight and declared the recent attacks upon him to be "peanut politics," and tommyrot." The setting for the speaker's gladiatorial utterances was picturesque. He stood on the stage of the Athaneum where President Taft had appeared a few hours earlier to advocate waterways. Within a few feet of Speaker Cannon was a pugilistic ring, set up for the use of a pair of boxers, who were to entertain the crowd later In the wings nearby, in their abbreviated skirts, sat three or four dancers who were also to take part in the program.

occasion was a smoker arranged by the business of New -Orleans for the amusement of the senators, congressmen, governors and distinguished visitors to the waterways Continued on page' 25, column 4.) I) FRANKLIN INSTITUTE GETS NEW BUILDING Kansas City, Oct. 80. Franklin institute, a social settlement, brought to successful conclusion here today Its campaign for 150,000 In contributions begun in order to secure a like amount, from Thomas H. Swope, who died early this month. Mr.

Swope proposed to give the Institution $50,000 for, a new building, his desire being that it should be modeled as closely as possible after Hull house In Chi Mr. Swope's note for the amount is now in TO DESIRED GOAL OFitJEFEATS Adds imother tavjalst of Season's yicrlioriei ty Def eat---ing WKunijiii Thrilling 17; to CM SMILEY: OUT IH GftHE rf Blue Greatly Weened by Loss of Man Around Whom Many of Best Plays Were Built--Both Teams Weak on Defense. eeeeee Following Is tne undefeated IfS- record of the Kansas nnlver- slty football team tor tne -pres- ent season Kansas 95 Normal 0. Kansas 29 St. Marys 0.

Kansas IV Oklahoma O. Kansas 8, K. S. A. C.

3. -v Kansas' 2S, Washington uni- verslty 0. Kansas 17, Washburn O. 4 Resorting only twice to, the onsidjkfek apid using nothing but -end and line plunges, the football of our older bt others and younger uncles, the Kansas university football machine demonstrated Its superiority oyer Washburn's by the score of 17 to 0. It.

was a battle royal Mall through the game and the strength of the locals surprised even the 'coaches of the Kansas squad, who have been taught to expect a hard fight at the -Washburn game. It is to the weakness of Washburn on the defense that Kansas owes largely for her 'victory; The 'Blue line could not hold and the backfield had hardU keeping up Its end. Kansas on. the offense was clearly, too much for the sons of Ichabod. -But on the defense Kansas, too, has a weakness and Washburn manifested a strength on the offense that surprised Arthur St.

Leger assistant coach of the. Kansas team, who accompanied the team here. There is little- doubt that the accident which top Captain' tSmlley out the game figured in- score. Early in" the first half he was" retired when It- was thought he had brokena rtb. It later de veloped that he had broken loose the cartilage, around the' floating ribs'.

Just how. serious his injury will prove to be is a matter of 'conjecture. But many of Washburn's wrs built around Smi- (Contlnued, on Page, 18. Column The salary, attached to the office of State Grain inspector-is not one" to attract a successful business -man or farmer. Mr.

White has a big, farm near In Ottawa county, and his family, still lives He can hot leave it without. great personal loss and he can. not. spend his time in Kansas City and operate -the big business in Ottawa county successfully. He was loath to take the place when offered it by Governor The Governor insisted and White finally accepted it with the understanding that he could quit when he found It was necessary In order to preserve his own business Interests.

During two sessions of the Legislature Mr. Whit represented Ottawa county la the House and he has been a "Square Dealer and an administration man from the start. He has been a member, of the State Grain Grading commission several times and Is greatly Interested In the agricultural development of the state. NOT ENDED YET, Kansas CKy, Oct. 80.

The Imprisonment of James McMahon; the confessed slayer of his two sisters and brother-in-law, has not entirely ended the Investigations concerning the triple murder. A few moments before the prison doors closed behind James at 'Lansing last night he called Joseph Brady, under sheriff of Wyandotte county, aside and talked with him. Brady spoke of this conversation this It has given the sheriffs force a new clew. "It was the most important thing that Jim has said since he confessed." Brady said. "We have been convinced from the first that somebody else was implicated with Jim In the crime.

His confession to me at the last moment last night confirmed this belief, although he did not give the details that I desired. Today we are working on a new line. The murders are not a closed incident with this office." Sheriff Becker has decided not to release Patrick. McMahon today, as announced yesterday. He will question the younger brother In connection with the new line of investigation.

No one has been permitted to talk with Pat for several days and he had not learned until this morning that Jim had begun his life sentence in the penitentiary. Sheriff Becker told him at 11 o'clock when he was being taken from the police holdover here to the Wyandotte county Jail. This was Pat's comment: "He must have been in a hurry to get to prison." Pat tried twice unsuccessfully this morning to break away from Sheriff THE WEATHER Washington, D. SO. Forecast Kansas Unsettled Sunday and Monday; rain In north portion Sunday colder Sunday and In east portion Monday.

Hourly temperatures' yesterday 7 a. .60 1 p. m. .79 .80 a. ...62 9 a.

65 10 a. ......68 11 a. m. .72 12 76 1p.m.. 3 d.

.:81 4 p. 81 5 p. ......80 6 p. .......75 7 s. ..74 Maximum temperature, 81.

which is the highest this date in twenty-three years. Minimum temperature, 60; lowest this date in twenty-three years was 23 in 18S7. 1887. Precipitation, greatest this date. In twenty.three years- was .80 in 1889.

The temperature 'averaged 21 degrees above normal. Wind velocity at 7 25 miles from the south. Sun rose 6:60 'set 5:21 p. INDEX TO NEWS 1 -Comle 3 Theaters. 8 -Junior Capital.

4 G. A. R. Memorial Building. Women's Clubs.

6 Butler County's New Court House. 7 -Secrets of Dally Capital Girl. 8 Vanderbllt Cup Race Fizzle. 8 Y. TV.

C. A. Campaign Will Be Started Monday. 1V Society. 11 North Side News.

12 Half -Minute Interviews. 14 Topeka's Total Rogers Will Ask Council to Iaves- tlgate. East Side News. 17 Only. Nebraska IT.

Educates for Less Than Kansas. Murder Investigation Continues. K. IT. Step Nearer to Ever Victorious Season.

Inveatigate the Kansas Internal Revenue Office. Cannon Hurls Defiance to Enemies. Taft Reiterates He Favors Bonds. K. U.

and Washburn Squads. Nin Burn to Death. White Resigns. 18 Missouri Near Danger Mark in Iowa Game. Other Football Games.

Football Summary. 10 Kansas News. 20 Editorial. Second Thought. How Country Editor Runs Paper.

21 Madison Tells How He Stands. 23 Topeka Happenings. 28 Markets. 27 Capital -want Directory. MOVE FOR STATE WIDE Flam Is to Submit Amendment Throua-h Initiative at General Eleetloa la November, 1810.

Kansas City, Oct, 30. What is considered the first definite step In -the campaign for state-wide, prohibition In Missouri was taken here today when Judge H. Wallace of this city, president of the Constitutional Amendment associa tlon of Missouri, made public an amend' ment to the constitution of the state to prohibit the manufacture 4 or sale of in toxicating liquors. This amendment, which It is Intended to submit through the initiative at the gen eral election in November, 1910. is sweep ing.

It follows: "The manufacture of Intoxicating nquors shall be and Is hereby prohibited In this state, except for medical, scientific and mechanical purposes. The sale of Intoxicating -liquors also shall be and is hereby prohibited In this state, except for medical, scientific and mechanical purposes. The manufacture or sale of wine for sacramental or religious pur poses shall also bo The amendment is patterned after the Kansas prohibitory constitutional amendment adopted In that state over a quarter of a century ago. FOR MARATIMB POSTAL SCR VICE. Paris.

Oct. The cabinet today au thorised M. Mlllerand, minister of. publlo works, posts and telegraphs, to work out the project for a maritime postale service between France and Canada as provided In the French-Canadian commercial treaty. Pradeatlal Baah e24 Kaaa, Ava Solicits eheeklag aeeoamt.

SeliHta cheeklag aecoaata. I MI5S0UR REVENUE Special Agent Prom. Office of Internal Revenue Department at Washington Already Has Caused Resignation of One Deputy. AFTER SIMPSON'S JOB? Complaints Have Been; Made That Names of Liquor Sell-. ers to Whom Licenses Were Issued Have Been Kept Secret for a Special to.

the Capital Leavenworth, Oct. 30. The Kansas internal revenue office In this city Lis under Investigation by an order issued In Washington. There are two reports as to the cause of the investigation, one that It Is the result of charges filed by the officials of the Kansas State Temperance Union and the other that Senator J. Brlstow is back of i the investigation.

There is one thing sura that the investigation, is a' serious one, and it has resulted so far' in the tendering and accepting of the resignation fat. C. F. Dan-ner. deputy collector, who has been in charge, of the office a great" deal and It is expected1 that a new deputy will be appointed and Installed Monday.

The investigation is in charge of C. E. Boulden, a special agent from the commissioner of Internal revenue office In Washington. He is assisted' by, J. (Continued on Page 25, column, 8.) TO DEATH 111 FlfiE Two Killed by Falling From Upper Windows of Burning Building and Seven Others Burned in Ruins.

1 Johnsbury, VL, Oct. 30. Nine lives are known to have been lost lh the -fire that practically destroyed the Citizens' Savings bank block here early today. Two persons were, killed by falling from the upper windows the burning building, while seven others were, burled In ruins. Four injured "were taken to hospitals, two of whom are.

not expected to survive their Injuries. The dead: -I CHARLES T. RANLETT, a printer. SL. DARTING, a laborer.

CHARLES TANNER, -a i MRS CHARLES TANNER. E.D. CUSHMAN. MRS- CUSHMAN. i CHILD OF MR.

AND MRS. CUSHMAN. MISS ROSE ASSET. 4 -V-i MISS MAY SLE7EPER. Those injured, who are to vdle Da'vto and Louis son of Mr.

and Mrs. Pope. The- others- injured are sWUUam Pope andT Roy w-- -Theywia recover. DECISION PUT OFF IIT HASKELL'S CASE Ardmore, Oct. Judge Marshall adjourned the session of the federal court here today without passing on the demurrer In the Muskogee town lot cases in which Gorersor Haskell Appears as one of the six defendants.

Court will open at Chlckaxha Monday and Judge Marshall said tonight ha might render a decision on the demurrers before the end of the term there. NINE BURN Cost to the State for 'Each Student Per Year at Lawrence Is Only $155-At Nebraska It Is Oniy $147 Per Student. VICE GHAHGELLOR'S REPORT Shows That Other Western States Pay a Great Deal More for Each Student In Illinois It Costs $330, in Wisconsin $320. In statement to the Governor and given out at the office, of Governor Stubbs yesterday, W. H.

Carruth, vice chancellor of the State university, rives aome interesting figures as to the cost of education per student at the State university. As compared with -central western states the cost in Kansas Is higher only than the cost In the Nebraska state university. The cost per student at the State university during the school year 190S-C7 was $155. In Nebraska at the State university It was $147. All the other states cited Michigan, Illinois, "Wisconsin.

Missouri, Iowa and Colorado vsiwA4 lilvhar Mat rwir iitudent. This statement Is correctly a part of the tax controversy between governor Btubbs and United States Senator Curtis, although both of them are now to New Orleans. The figures were prepared by Vice Chancellor Carruth to disprove statements made regarding extreme cost of the State university to the taxpayers of the state. The statement reads: 'Hon. W.

R. Stubbs, Governor of Kansas. "My dear Governor: The cost per capita iinivMrsitv dueation the budget passed by the last legislature can not now befigured out, as the enrollment for the year in which the money Is spent will not be known until after February 1 next, the beginning of the second semester. The estimated attendance for the year 1909-10 to 1400. Thus, the figures of Nemo on that point are not The most recent figures on which our cost per can be figured -are those for the financial year ending July 1, 1909, covering the attendance of the college year 1908-09.

On the basis of the legislative appropriation for maintenance, $246,000, the cost per capita was $111 for 2,210 students. For the year 1907-8, with practically the same appropriation, 'it was $119 for 2,063. "This seems to me to be the only fair way to give such a per capita estimate, and not on the' total 'budget Including money put into new buildings. These re not spent, but remain as part of the educational capital of the state. What Is put Into them should not be charged as the cost of educating the students of that year, but Is distributed over a series of years.

"But I have not available figures from other institutions from which to, -make the comparison on that basis. Accordingly, we will compare on the basis of, the total appropriations: i "Per capita cosC at 1908-9, $211. "Per capita at Missouri, 1908-9, $218, but If figured on basis of regular collegiate students, as estimated Science and the Carneirle Bulletin No. 2, same basis as ours, $271 "Per capita cost- at Iowa. 1908-9.

$231. "Per capita cost at Nebraska, 1908-9, $143, but this includes In figuring the short course agricultural- students, etc, estimated on our basis $166. "That is. the per capita cost on the basis of total expenditure. investment and maintenance la less at the University of Kansas than at Iowa and Missouri, though probably more than at Nebraska, by the budget of 190S-9.

COST DC WESTERN STATES. "The most carefully prepared statistics on this subject now available are found in the Bulletin of the Carnegie Foundation No, 2, covering the year 1908-7. The per capita cost of education at the leading western universities was, according (Continued on Page 25, column 8.) The High Calling By DR. CffAS.HI. SHELDON The Story With a Purpose Will appear in the Dally Cap ltal beginning- Tuesday.

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i New Orlean Ol President Tail arrived in New Orleans today to" renew many old acquaintances and to enjoy tw days of the hospitality which he declared a few days ago he both longed for and the moment of his arrival 13:30 to. on the light houss which led a long trailing fleet of river packets into port, the President was kept on the go until past tonight. President Taft ended his river trip with an address before the waterways convention this afternoon la which he reiterated what he has said) before' that' he favors the Issuance of bonds to. carry' forward every deep waterway project which shall he approved by a competent board of engineers as practicable' and can be shown necessary to take care of the growing commerce of the sections. This, address concluded, the President "became the guest, of the city.

He.lunehed with Archbishop Blenk at letter's palace, attended two football games, had a dinner glyeri in his honor at the Pickwick club tonight and went directly from there v. to a gala performance of "Lea Hugenots" at the French opera house. A little supper at a famous French restaurant after the opera brought the chief executive's buiy day to a close. Tomorrow the President is to hare another strenuous time. He will attend the Unitarian In the will have a long automobile tour broken by luncheon -at Jackson barracks and will attend a sacred concert on the Tulane campus In the afternoon.

The President retires on board his train tomorrow night and leaves early Monday morning to begin the last ten days of his long tour. The President's party lost on distinguished member today and will lose another. Postmaster General Hitchcock left tonight for Boston to vote in the elections held there next Tuesday. Secretary Nagel of the Department of Commerce and Labor wfll go from there to Port Arthur, Galveston and Houston. Secretary Dickinson will remain In New Orleans to.

make an address before the waterways convention Monday morning and will rejoin the President at Jackson, late Monday afternoon. President Taft, thoroughly enjoyed hti and a half nights and five days on the Misslsslpi river and although he has learned; much of the difficulty that mast he. encountered" In attempting to control that waterway, ho seemed today to be just as enthusiastic as ever tn the belief that the Mississippi can fee made to recognise a. channel deep enough, to handle the commerce that can be assigned to it. The torpedo boat 1 flotHIa which had been sent to 8t.

Louis to escort the President down the but which had been frightened away by falling water and had been scurrying down stream ahead of the presidential fleet finally was picked up by the. Oleander, 45 miles above th city, this morning. K.VSQ MANTEL RECOVERED. Lisbon, Oct SO. King Manuel has re covered from his recent illness and win leave for England on November 7.

FREE DEAFNESS CURS. A remarkable offer by one of the leading ear specialists in this country, who will send two months' medicine free to prove his ability to cure deafness. Head Noises and Catarrh. Address Dr. G.

M. Branaman. If IT Walnut street. Kansas City. Mo.1 cause of the deep sympathy that exists between such men.

For if Cannon is a Republican, Tammany is Republican, and so is Cox of Cincinnati. Sullivan, 'Bathhouse John and HUiky Dink, of Chicago, and, the powers that prey, everywhere. They may not pass under th same names, but Cannon himself is aathority for the sutement that party titles are deceitful "But about one Cannon is evidently mistaken. He cannot gavel through bis classification of Republicans ss he gavels through his schemes in Con- gress." The voters of the Republican party will decide as to who are Republicans and who, are not. "But we shall never believe in the identity of the party of Lincoln with the party of Cannon until the last ballot has been counted in the last contest.

The Progressives may well bide their thr.e and laugh at the fulmlnatlons of the Czar of the House. Their erne is coming. Caenon-ism is merely a survival, and it Is doomed. A free, -an trammeled ballot la the Republican party would strip Cannon of every vestige of power tomorrow. Ills pronun-cla men toss are but the snarlings of grtzn old wolf who hears the heaters tn the woods, and scents them closing in.

He Is still st large, but the days of his depredation within the sheepfolds of the people are surely numbered." Ask the Kansas Acetylene Topeka, the cost of a perfect light day at the home of ibis grandfather, Otto Blankart, of heart trouble. Mrs. Funston, mother of the boy. left for Kansas City only three days ago to join her husband, who is stationed at Fort Leavenworth; Kansas. Special to the 'Capital.

'Leavenworth, Oct. 80. A telegram was received by General Frederick Funston from San Francisco this evening, announcing the death of his -oldest son, Arthur McArthur Funston, a boy- 8 years old. The child died from whooping cough. The boy was in good health when his mother, Mrs.

Funston. left. San Francisco to' return here. The boy. was left with his grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Otto Blanhart. The body will be burled in California, where the Funstons. have purchased a home. '-Leavenworth; Oct.

to the serious illness of a younger son at Fort Leavenworth, neither Brigadier General Frederick Funston his wife will go to California to attend the funeral of their oldest son. Arthur McArthur Funston. who died today. LA FOLLETTE BRANDS GAfinDN AS GRIM OLD 17QLFWII0 HEARS BEATERS HOODS Alio SCENTS THEM CLOSING IN' J. T.

WHITE RESIGNS OFFICE OF i Madison. Oct, Speaker Cannon's -challenge to read out of the Republican party such chaff as Cummins, La FoHette and "their followers' was accepted today by "Senator La Follette of Wisconsin Notice of willingness to enter the contest" Is served upon Speaker Cannon through La Follette's Weekly Magazine. Cannonism is riddled and his dismantled doctrine is held up as the "snarltngs of grim old wolf who hears the beaters In the woods, and scents them closing in. "As far as La Follette can speak for progressives, service of the notice of the open, fight Cannon" promises is hereby writes Senator La Follette. Cannon is quoted in the magazine as saying that if the progressives are Republicans he is not.

"If Cannon Is a Republican, these progressives, these und rilled cltixens, are not," says Senator La Follette. "If Cannon is a Republican. Lincoln and Sumner and George William Curtis and. Carl Schurs, and the men who followed Sherman and Grant, and the commanders they the founders of the Republican party, were not. "Cannon may speak truth when he denies that he has made a corrupt deal with Tammany whereby he will aid the tiger in New York, while it continues to aid him in Congress in his contest with the progressives, or Insurgents.

He may. They may have come to. his aid In that grim crisis cf last Congress, not because of. anything he promised them, but be STATE GRAIN IRS John T. White, 'State Grain will resign from that position January first.

Mr. White has not filed hls reslg? nation with the but i the Governor has understood for some that Mr. White wanted to quit and to his homo in Ottawa county. He has been persuaded to hold the place much against his wishes and has stated to friends several times. that he will resign the first of the year.

Mr. White took charge of the grain department at Kansas City the first of July. He succeeded John Radford who is now bound over to the district court of Wyandotte county on the charge of embes-sllng funds from the state while State Grain inspector. The office was in bad shape when Mr. White took charge.

He applied the same business principles to it he, had applied successfully to his farming Interests and has made such a good record since July 1 that the Governor has Insisted upon his staying..