The Topeka State Journal from Topeka, Kansas • 1

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JANUARY 21, 1907. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. TWO CENT RATE. Struggle Orer Measure Will Be a.

Bitter One. Belieied That It Will Pass in the House. TROUBLE IN SENATE. That Body May LeaTe Reduction to Railroad Board. Companies Claim Time Is Not Ripe for Two Cent Fare.

Although not even preliminary action, with the exception of the introduction of bills on the subject, has been taken by either branch of the legislature on the proposition to compel the railroads to carry passengers in the state at the liat rate of two cents a mile, conslder-: i discu: ion is going on among the members of the house and the senators over the proposition and even at this early date it is safe to conjecture that such a measure will not pass the legislature. It may go through the house of representatives but it will receive undoubtedly a knock out blow in the tenate. A good many senators favor a sort of a compromise propoaition the enactment of a law which will give the board of railroad commissioners the power to reduce passenger rates to what they consider equitable basis after they have made a thorough investigation into the matter. But the two cent fare bill will not die in the senate without a hard fight being put up by those who think that the railroads in the state generally can afford to carry passengers at this figure and at a profit. Senator J.

E. Brewer in a two cent fare bill which is attracting: the most attention. It cuts the rate direct from three cents a mile to two cents, compals the railroads to carry children between the ages of six and twelve years at half fare and prohibits the railroad companies from collecting through their conductors, a ten cent bonus on cash fares for which a rebate s'ip is given. Senator Brewer intends to get action of some sort on this measure and will make a hard fight to see that the action is a successful one. Sine the introduction of this bill he hps been the recipient of many letters from people all over the state which speak favorably of the measure and express the hope that it, or some measure to accomplish the same ends, will pass.

A numbT of senators have been talked with about their attitude on this two tent fare ptTrposisiarj. They r9 not ready to commit at this time. as to the action they may take-when the measure comes up for final consideration but tfi4' great majority, of those who have been interviewed freely express the opinion that the senate will not act favorably on a two cent fare till, and that the best that the senate will do will be to pass a bill throwing the reduction cf pasrenger fares into t' hends of the railroad commissioners and giving them the same power over passenger fares that they now have over freight rates. It seems to be the opinion of these senators that the new railroad commission will be disposed to do not only the fair thing by the people but also by the railroads. A resolution is now pending in the senate, which was Introduced by Senator Porter of Montgomery, and" which if the house concurs in it.

will request the board of railroad commis-Fioners to make an investigation of the cost of passenger transportation on the railroads In the state and report 1heir findings to the legislature. Senator Porter says that he introduced this resolution for the purpose of providing the members of the legislature with facts about the cost of the receipts from passenger traffic so that the members of the legislature can act intelligently on the two cent fare proposition. This resolution is now in the committee on railroads and will be amended by this committee and fixed up So that the railroad commissioners will be directed to report within a reasonable time before the date for the adjournment of the legislature. When this resolution Is reported from the Judiciary committee it will pass the senate and probably the house also. It is the feeling of a good many senators that no matter what this report of the railroad commissioners shows that the right way to meet this agitation for a reduction of passenger fares is to place the matter directly in the hands of the railroad commissioners.

Railroad legislation, from the plethora and variety of measures on the subject which have been introduced undoubtedly be the paramount question to be determined by the members of the legislature. The railroad lobby such as has been prevalent at other sessions, is conspicuous by its absence around the legislative halls this year. A railroad attorney has stated that the railroads operating through Kansas have determined to follow the same course generally that the railroads of the country did when the new interstate rate law was pending In congress. The railroads kept their attorneys and lobbyists away from the national seat of legislation while this important measure was being framed and made no effort to have It changed according to their wishes. They decided to let Congress go as far as it pleased on this proposition and if it went too far why the reckoning would come in the courts later on.

The railroads running through Kansnn have decided on the same course of I procedure in regard to the legislation i that the present legislature may en act, iney are disposed to let the people of Kansas, through their representatives in the Fenate and the house of representatives, go just as far as they like on so-called anti-railroad legislation, and if in doing so any rights are abrogated why the railroads will go to the courts for relief. There is but one measure pending in the that the railroads will openly fight, regardless of the provisions of some of the bills that have been introduced, and this measure is the two cent fare bill. It will not be a buttonholing fight, with all sorts of promises and considerations ofTered. like the railroads have been used to wage in the Kansas legislature. It will be a fight in the nature of education.

Th railroads will attempt to show that the time Is not ripe in this state for the enactment of a two cent fare law. and that few, if any of the railroads in the state can carry passengers at a profit with such a rare. If a two cent fare law should be passed, even with a stringent anti-pass law- as a complement, but as stated there is little danger of the former measure going through the senate. It is understood that the railroads have determined to cut off in the future a special rates for conventions of every sort, for club meetings, for state and county fairs, in fact for every sort of an affair to which special rates have heretofore been granted. This Is the practice that has been pursued by other railroads, notably In Ohio, when legislative enactment has reduced pas senger fares to two cents a mile.

my opinion." said one senator, "that if a law is enacted reducing pas senger fares to two cents a mile on all the railroads In the state, that passenger trains on many branch lines and small roads, which are now run for the convenience of the people along the lines and at a loss to the com panies will be discontinued." CORN CAR IS HERE. Stops Today in Tojieka and Entertains Visitors. The Missouri Pacific car which con tains the exhibits of the prize winning corn at the state contest which was held at Manhattan recently ar rived in Topeka over the Union Pacific yesterday afternoon. It was switched over to the Missouri Pacific and was left on a siding under the viaduct un til this morning when it was removed to East Fifth street where it remained until 2 o'clock this afternoon when it was sent on the Missouri Pacific train to Overbrook. This car which Is now touring the state under the auspices of the Farm its' Institute department of the State Agricultural college" is in charge of trot.

J. n. Miner, head of the Farm ers' Institute department, and Presi-dentXichols of the Kansas Agricultural college. Although the main purpose or the car is a corn show, there are twenty different varieties of wheat, different specimens of alfalfa, millet and other farm products. There is also a large display of peaches, apples and other fruit.

The larger part of the car which was constructed especially for exhibits of this kind is devoted to corn. The corn samples are arranged on long tables on each side of the car. On one side is the exhibit of the best ears of the farmers' exhibits and on the other side there are the ears which secured the highest ranking In the hoy's contests. These samples are tied In bundles of ten ears each, each bundle bearing the name of the exhibitor. The prize winning corn in the white variety was won by S.

G. Trent of Hiawatha. He disposed of his ten ears for 15. The yellow prize winners were raised by W. R.

Hildreth of Alta-mont. Mr. Hildeth secured sixteen dollars for his ten ears. Both of the prize winning exhibits are kept In 5f1a.ssa;ses as they are only loaned to the Agricultural college for this trip. Although last year was the first year for a boys' corn raising contest there were over five thousand boys in the state who entered and $3,000 was distributed In prizes.

It is the purpose of the Agricultural college in running this exhibit car to stimulate more Interest in the contest and already the prospects bid fair to have a much larger enrollment in the contests for this year. An Interesting story of perseverance attaches itself to the grit of one seventeen year old boy. J. M. McCrary, who lives near Manhattan on a farm.

This lad entered his corn in the contest at Manhattan but received only third place and a prize of $6. He watched corn judging in the county contest very intently with the result that he entered another exhibit In the state contest and won the fifty dollar prize and first place. He retaineJ only three of the original ten ears entered in the county contest. This netted him $56 and he added to this pile by selling seed corn to the extent of $17.75 which brought his total up to $73.75. He Is intending to plant the corn of his ten ears next year and then he says he will sell the seed which will net him a handsome profit in addition.

In the council chamber this morning President Nichols gave a lecture on growing and breeding which was well attended and very interesting. Mr. Nichols was thoroughly acquainted with his subject and many valuable pointers were received by his hearers. SENDS HER THANKS. England Expresses Gratitude to tlie S.

Government. London, Jan. 21. 7:05 p. m.

The dispatch of Governor Swoetenham asking the British government to convey to the government of the United States the thanks of Jamaica for the assistance rendered by Admiral Davis has been forwarded to the state department with the thanks of the gpv-ernment of Great Britain for the aid rendered by the American admiral. WEATHER WARMS VP. nils Might Be Called an Ideal Winter lar. The sun is shining brightly today but that is all that can be said. Topeka people would do well to take a last fond farewell look at the sun tonight as it sets in the west, as tonight and tomorrow will be featured with another grand tournament of rain, the end of which is likely to be far in the future.

Today has been the Ideal day. The clouds have been few and the sun has been in evidence all day. The weather was a trifle chilly this morning but It has gradually Increased in warmth all wlBd has blown at the rate of 12 miles an hour from the southwest. The following are the temperatures for today: 7 oVIock 32 11 o'clock 8 clock .35 12 o'clock 45 9 clock 38 1 o'clock 47 10 clock 40 2 o'clock 49 River still Rising. Louisville.

Jan. 21. The rivei continued to rise and this morning registered 40.11-12 feet above the danger line. Weather officials expect a further rise of over a foot. The cold-weather has added to the misery cf the homeless who are existing in warehouses, school houses and other buildings.

THEY MUST HURRY Gorernor Frantz of Oklahoma Is Doubtful. Fears Constitutional Con rention Can't Complete Work. TOO MANY POLITICIANS They With County Line Fixers Are in Ascendancy. Here to Renew Contract for Care of Prisoners. Governor Frank Frantz of Oklahoma is In Topeka today, for a confer ence with Governor Hoch and the directors of the Kansas penitentiary for a renewal of the Kansas-Oklahoma contract for the care of Oklahoma prisoners In the Kansas penitentiary.

Governor Frantz is a young man. and looks a little like Parks Helmlck, the Republican representative from Neosho county. He was modestly dressed, and did not look much like the governor of a state as he stood in the Copeland lobby talking with the numerous Kansas politicians wno were brought up to meet him. Oklahoma is desirous of renewing' the contract with Kansas for the care of its prisoners on the same -terms which have prevailed for the past year. The only change I have heard suggested is by Warden Haskell of the penitentiary.

who thinks that there should be four months notice of the cancellation of the contract given instead of 60 and I believe that is a good plan, and shall not oppose it. It Is all a guess as to when Okla homa will have a prison of its own. We can't tell until we see what this constitutional convention does. They are talking now as though they might fix the places for the location of state institutions at the constitutional convention, and If they do this it would probably be only a year or so until we would be ready to take care of our own prisoners. The constitutional convention has onlv 14 more days to remain In session and draw pay, and the general opin ion is that they can possibly finish their work for 30 or 40 days.

They haven't vet commenced on the con stitution itself. They have been fixing county lines and county seats. The convention is composed largo- ly of people who want to have county lines fixed a certain way, and politicians who want jobs. It is not dif-cult to imagine what sort of a constitution such a convention will produce. It seems be the sentiment that they should provide for almost everything the constitution, and somebodv has remarked that if they put everything in the constitution that they have under consideration, we won't need any egislature for fifteen years.

This is a bad time to be making- a state consti tution. The atmosphere is not right. There is too much excitement about certain things, which may be of a 1 passing nature. It seems to be the general idea that he question of woman suffrage will be submitted to the people as a separate proposition. The race ques tion ouht not to enter Into the fight, because we have so few negroes in Oklahoma, but it seems to be getting nto the fight for all that.

"After the constitutional convention finishes its work, the constitution must be vpted upon by the people, and if the people approve. It must be sanctioned by the president. If the constitution not approved, it will take another enabling act congress before anything further can be done. The state officers will be voted upon at the same time the constitution is sub mitted." Asked concerning the case of Ira N. Terrill.

who has recently started ilamage suits for $107,000. against various state officers of Kansas and Oklahoma for wrongful incarceration the Kansas penitentiary. Governor Frantz said: 'I had a talk with Terrill not long ago. and advised "htm to settle down and go to work and quit raising so much disturbance. He is not pardoned from the penitentiary: he Is only paroled, and he may get into trouble if he is not careful." PROMINENT NEGROES HERE.

Meeting of Topeka Colored Repub licans in" Guy's Hall Tonight. Three of Leavenworth's leading col ored citizens. Dr. Moats and Attorneys Bell and Jones, are in Topeka today talking with local colored Republicans. A meeting will be held at Guy's hall tonight to which all colored Republicans of Topeka are invited.

Messrs. Moates, Bell and Jones will how why Topeka colored voters hould support a Leavenworth man for congress to succeed Curtis. ROOSEVELT WINS. Senate Will Not Question His Right to Discharge Soldiers. Washington.

Jan. 21. An agreement was reported today by Republican senators on a substitute resolution on the Brownsville question which is to be Introduced by Senator Foraker. This it is asserted will receive the unanimous vote of the majority party. It Is said that the resolution in addition to providing for an investigation by the senate committee of military affairs of the" facts connected with the affray at Brownsville, carries a declaration that the committee shall not raise the question as to the president's right to discharge the negro soldiers.

Senator Foraker did not give his consent to the compromise until today but inasmuch as he is to offer it and it is not Inconsistent with the position he has previously taken he finally agreed to withdraw his objection. He was first given assurances, however, that the resolution would be supported by Senator Lodge and the unanimous strength of the Republicans In the senate. It is not certain whether Senator Blackburn will offer as an amendment to the new resolution the amendment he presented to the pending resolution endorsing tlwi president's course. If he does offer it the agreement by the Republicans would insure Its defeat. HE BACgiOWN.

Foraker Introduces a Substitute Brownsriila Resolution Along the Lines Laid Down by Senator Blackburn. TO BE INVESTIGATED. Without Questioning the Au thority of the President. He Had to Do It to Keep Peace lu the Party. Washington, Jan.

21. Senator Foraker at the conclusion of. routine busi ness Introduced the Brownsville compro mise resolution. It reads as follows: "Resolved, That without questioning the legality or justice of any act of the president in relation thereto, the committee on military affairs' Is hereby authorized and directed by sub-committee or otherwise, to take" and have printed testimony for the purpose of ascertain ing all the facts with reference to or connected with the. affray at Browns-vilel, Texas, on the night of August 13-14, 1906.

Said committee Is authorized to send for persons and" papers, to ad minister oaths, to' set during sessions, or recess of the. senate ttnd if deemed advisable, at Brownsville or elsewhere, the expenses of the investigation to be paid from the contingent funds of the senate." The resolution is identical with that Introduced by Senator Foraker on December 19. except for the declaration against raising the question of legality of the president's acts The words "without questioning-tbe legallty "or Justice of any act of the president in relation thereto," were inserwd as the result of the conference called' to harmonize the differences of Republican senators after the introduction by -Senator Blackburn of his amendment Unendorse the president, '-j Tillman in Sarcastic Vein. In an anticipation of a field day in the Benate on Brownsville the galleries were packed half an hour before the opening of the sessln." Senator Tillman took the floor at the conclusion of the- morning business to reply to the recent criticism of himself by Senator Spooner As a prelude to this he paid his compliments to senators ho had spoken on the Brownsville incident. He said the press had denominated him the "burnt cork artist of the senate" and added.

If as were "entitled to this appellation, of 'Pitchfork-Ben' ftou end of the that minstrel -eerTSInly 'Fire alarm Joe" (Senates. -STorakerlk. ought not to be ignored art the other. We-. both do the Orlando and Furioso act admirably." Senator Culberson was designated as performing a solo on "the bones" in praise of the Daniel was called "the brilliant and courtly senator from Virginia, whose spe- cialty is oratory and who works his rhetoric overtime." "Next." said Mr.

Tillman, "we have the dying swan, smiling Tom of Colorado, the state recently bought at auction by one Guggenheim and the swan song is a. dirge for the dying Democracy of the north, stabbed in its vitals by Ben's. pitchfork. His act is very pathetic indeed and always bringing tears into the eyes of the audience. "Next.

we have the redoubtable Tennesseean, who was once a knight, a very hot spur in the lists, whose spear has run through and clear upon the visor of the usurper at the White House, and who has made the sparks fly in many an onset; but his spear head Is broken off; he has been unhorsed, but before being taken from the lists, he seizes a garland of flowers and, and placing it on his headless weapon, (now. alas, no longer of any use) he lays it at the feet of the victorious Roosevelt as a peace offering and joins the minstrels to sing a last song to the victor of Brownsville, who whistles Democrats to conV to the White house and lick the hand which lias so often smote them. His specialty is a song. 'Renominate our idea or give us back our DO MUCH DAMAGE. Pottawatomie River ami Marais des Cyenes Out of Banks.

Osawatomie, Jan. 21. The Pottawatomie river reached the highest point Sunday morning ever known at this place. The water was from four to six feet deep over the Missouri Pacific track between here and Lane. The crest of the rise was reached at noon and the Pottawatomie began to fall.

The Marais des Cygnes still is rising. No trains arrived or departed south or west Sunday. Two passenger trains have arrived from Kansas City since yesterday and they passed through water which came up to the steps on the coaches for almost a mile. They were sent back to Kansas City. About twenty families here in town have been driven from their home.

Some houses in the lower parts of town are almost entirely submerged. TWO PERSONS KILLED. Heavy Property Loss Results From W'inU Storm at Buffalo. Buffalo, N. Jan.

21. Only two deaths have been reported as a direct result of yesterday's fierce winds. These occurred at Dunkirk, where a girl was drowned and a woman was killed by flying debris. In Buffalo It is estimated that the storm did from to JiOOO.OOO damage. At Niagara Falls damage to the amount of JJ5.0CO was done to the Great Gorge railroad, while in the heart of the city buildings valued at about $25,000 were completely demolished.

Every town along th lakes reports much damage. The storm lasted twenty-four hours, the velocity of the wind varying from 42 to S5 miles an hour. Of twenty-three vessels anchored under the lee ot the Buffalo breakwater, five went on the beaeh. All these are modern freighters. As most of them are still laden with grain their total valuation Is not-far from WHY THOSE BONDS General Manager Hurley Meets Railroad Board.

Enlightens the Legislature on Question of Finance. THEY NEED THE MONEY Why Capital Stock and Bonds Are to Be Increased. Make -Needed ImproTements of the Company Property. At 11 o'clock today, the Kansas state board of railroad commissioners met by appointment General Manager J. E.

Hurley of the Santa Fe, and received from him a formal statement of the Santa Fe railway in relation to the proposed increase in the capital stock and bonded debt of that road. This meeting was arranged by the state board of railroad commissioners at the command of the Kansas house of representatives in the following resolution: A meeting of the stock holders of the Santa Fe railroad has been called to meet in Topeka on January 30, 1907, to vote on a proposal to Increase the capital stock of that company $98,000,000 and also to vote upon a proposal to increase the bonded debt of the company therefore, be it "Resolved, That the board of railroad commissioners be requested to furnish the house of representatives with such Information as they may have or can procure explaining fully the object of this increased capitalization and in-creasea indebtedness, and this report be made not later than Monday, January 21, that this legislature may take such further action as it may deem wise and necessary." The report of the board of railroad commissioners to th house will be made at 4 o'clock this afternoon, when the house convenes. It is expected that the reply ox the railroad company will be purely a formal one, reciting that the r200.000,000 additional money is to be used for making necessary Improvements in the company's property. The board of railroad commissioners is not very well pleased with the Job which the legislature handed to them, and have made no special effort to obtain any inside information. They will simply take General Manager Hurley' word for It.

and let it go at that. 1 he resolution calling for the infor mation was passed last Thursday, and was Introduced by C. L. Davidson of Sedgwick county. The commissioners have had only about two or three da.ys in whlchr-to get -they do not consider that they -are supposed to btrt position hand out inside tips on such subjects.

What Is the Real Cause? Of course everybody believes that, there is 'some reason for the big proposed increase In Santa Fe stock back of the reasons which may be publicly assigned. The big railroad corporations are not in the. habit of telling the public Just what they propose to do with the money they get from sales of bonds and stock. The real reason for the Davidson resolution is no doubt- the suspicion on the part of many: that the new stock and bonds are merely "water" which is being poured into the Santa Fe for the purpose of cutting down on the per cent of earnings, which have been showing up too well. There are some who believe that President Roosevelt's message to ebngress, In which he urged the enactment of a law to prevent over capitalization, is directly responsible not only for the Santa Fe Increase, but for the Increase proposed In the stock of the Great Northern of $60,000,000: the Northern Pacific, $100,000,000: the St.

Paul, and the Pennsylvania, It looks as though there might be something in this suspicion. The New York Commercial, one -of the leading financial newspapers of the country.says concerning these increases in capital: "A reason has been advanced as an explanation why stockholders in railroad companies have been asked to authorize mysterious increases in capital, some of the latter mounting up Into the scores of millions. "There is a movement In the west, and it has been gathering force for some time past, to compel railroads to go before state commissioners and give detailed information concerning all proposed Increases in capital. If such laws were passed by the various state legislatures it would add to the difficulties already experienced in building Into the territory of a rival or-buylng up the control of a competitive line. "The announcement, made not long ago, that the shareholders of the Chicago Northwestern had authorized an increase of $100,000,000 in the capital stock of the company, without being told why- such a large addition to the securities already out was necessary, reveals similar action taken by other railway corporations.

"The shareholders of the New Tork central, it will be recalled, were asked to authorize the issue of $100,000,000 of new stock "to be- issued from time to time at the discretion of the directors." Neither the shareholders of the Union Pacific nor those of the St. Paul were informed as to the reasons for the increases to capital stock of $100,000,000 to $150,000,000. respectively, or to what use the extra money was to be put. "Of course, it Is among the possibilities that the Northwestern may desire to Imitate the St. Paul and build a line to the Pacific Ocean; also that the Union Pacific may have some designs on the Atchison or some of the other roads which have business It would like to get." D.

W. Blaine of Pratt county, and O. L. Lennen of Ness county, the two "Independent" members of the Kansas house of representatives, expect to be the media through which the rumored legislative alliance of the "Square Deal" Republicans and "Square Deal" Democrats in the house will be- accomplished. The "Square Deal" Republicans fear that: they do not have enough votes in the house to put through the antipass law.

the 2-cent fare law. the primary election law, and other antirailroad and antlring rule measures. They will ueeii democratic help. This is where Blaine and Lennen expect to get In their work. Blaine has been consorting actively with the Republican members of the house since he came to while Lennen has gone into the Democratic camp with considerable enthusiasm.

Lennen has acted as secretary of the Democratic caucuses. -Blaine has been employed to introduce some of the antirailroad measures which the "Square Deal" Republicans approve. Meantime the lines of factionalism in the Republican side of the house are drawing tighter as the session advances. Before the session is over, the members must get into one camp or the other, and Indications are that the "Square Dealers" will not be able to control a working majority of the Republican side. The "Square Dealers" are then expected to go to Blaine and tell him how things stand, and Blaine will tell Lennen, and Lennen will tell the Democrats, and when the time comes, the "fusion" forces w-lll put through the legislation they want.

The Democratic members of the house have selected the following peo ple for the patronage which was allowed them by the Republican side of the house: Clerk of committee on assessment and taxation, Mrs. M. B. Cone. Stenographer, Miss Alice C.

Robin son. Assistant sergeant at arms James McMahon. Page Frank DeArmond. These are the positions which the Democrats were allowed to fill by vote of the house, in addition to the customary minority stenographer. Representative James E.

Guyer, of Stafford county, feels that he is getting the worst of it all around. In addition to having his anti-bucket shop bill killed by the Judiciary committee. Representative Guyer was "scooped" on the honor of having Introduced the amendments to the reciprocal demurrage law. The reciprocal demurrage law was the one introduced at the last session by Mr. Guyer, and he felt a sort of fatherly interest in having it fixed up so that it would work.

He prepared a bill making the changes which he deemed necessary, and introduced It in the house. The same day, W. Y. Morgan of Reno Introduced a bill for the same purpose. Somehow the Guyer bill was lost in the shuffle, and the Morgan bill was mentioned quite prominently in the newspapers.

Mr. Guyer figured it out that somebody was trying to rob him of credit for the bill. He says that his bill is more comprehensive than Morgan's, and makes changes which are absolutely essential. and which Morgan does not mention. P.

W. Goebel, who was leader of the minority in the house of 1903. was in Topeka the past week working among the members in the interest of laws desired by the bankers of the state, and against bills which the bankers oppose, One of the principal object of Mr. Goe- bel's visit to Topeka is to beat the Quincy-Kirtland guaranteed depot' bill. Mr.

Goebel says: "The bankers of Kansas are almost un animously opposed to the guarantee de posit -scheme, and we propose to fight it. It is not a good business proposition, and will tend to demoralize. the banking business. NO THAW TRIAL TODAY. It Is Displaced' by Another Case Until Wednesday.

New York, Jan. 21. The trial of Harry K. Thaw, was today postponed until Wednesday. The alleged slayer of Stanford White was held in the prisoner's room In the criminal courts building while the roll of the two hundred talesmen summoned in the special jury was being called.

The trial was set for today but a case, begun 10 days ago, had not been concluded and this necessitated the delay. All persons other than the talesmen were excluded from the court room. Even the newspaper men were held outside. The large crowd gathered to catch a glimpse of Thaw was disappointed. During his journey from the prison cell to the "pen" in the court house.

Thaw was not once exposed to public gaze. District Attorney Jerome who Is to possibly conduct the prosecution appeared before Justice Fitzgerald, who is to try the case, and explained that counsel In the preceding case, that of Matthew Hill Hilhert, the maker of "magic boots" believed they could conclude the trial by Wednesday. He therefore asked that the special panel called for the Thaw case be excused until Wednesday morning. The court ordered that this be done. Thaw consulted with his counsel several times during the proceedings and during one of these consultations he was allowed to enter the jury room from which ha caught his first glimpse of the court room In which he is to be tried for his life.

Today's announcement of the postponement was anticipated and the disappointment the prisoner felt over the delay was not great. He has been assured that his "day in court" which he has awaited so impatiently will begin Wednesday without faft. Thaw himself appeared happy and confident and walked with a springy step. He had arisen bright and early, apparently anxious for his trip across the bridge from the Tombs prison to the court room. His wife arrived at the prison too late to see him.

She did not go to the court building. It was reported that Howard Nes-bit, brother of Mrs. Harry K. Thaw, has arrived In this city and will visit District Attorney Jerome's office and offer to testify as a witness for the prosecution and in defense of the reputation of Stanford White who was his benefactor. RIVERS RISING Arkansas and Walnut Threaten Dam- age at Arkansas City.

Arkansas City, Jan. 21. Both the Arkansas and the Walnut rivers began rising again during the night, and today threatened further damage. The Arkansas already' is out of its banks and is flooding the low part of the city. These streams rose seven inches during the night.

Weather Indications. Chicago. Jan. 21. Forecast for Rain or snow and warmer tonight; Tuesday fair except rain in east portion.

ED HOWEJS HERE VI1I Delirer Around the World Lecture Tonight. Editors mil Be Entertained by Commercial Club. THE MEETING BEGINS: Kansas' Moulders of Opinion Are In Session. Gorernor Hoch Be Myers the Address of Welcome. The "Around the World" lecture by Ed Howe at the high school auditorium tonight is the features of today's programme of the Kansas Editorial association In convention here this week.

The Kansas editors are the guests of Topeka, upon this their annual convention, and tonight, after the Howe lecture, the editors will be entertained at a luncheon at the National hotel by the Topeka Commercial club. Today's programme ot the convention included an address of welcome by O. K. Holllday, president of the Topeka Commercial club, and the annual ad dress of President W. E.

Blackburn ot the association. Governor Hoch was scheduled to to make "Some Remarks by an Ex- rrinter. w. X. morgan vl Hie nuirii- lnson News discussed "Recent and Pro-nosed Laws." and Dell Keizer discuss ed "Newspaper Bargain Days." The subject of Mrs.

Catherine Clark's paper was "Society, Fraternal and Club News." Charles M. Harger. of the Abilene Reflector, and instructor in the course in Journalism at Kansas university discussed "The Editor and the Town." Tomorrow morning there will be no session of the editors, but Instead those who so desire will attend the formal election of Charles Curtis to be United States senator. Following is the programme: Address of welcome, C. K.

Holllday, president of Commercial club. President's annual address. "Some remarks by an ex-Printer," Governor E. W. Hoch.

"Recent and Proposed Laws," by W. Y. Morgan, of the Hutchinson News. Dell Keizer, of the Topeka Herald, "Bargain Days." "Society, Fraternal and Club News," Mrs. Catherine Clarke Times, Oskaloosa.

"The Editor and the by Chas. M. Harger, of the Abilene Reflector, Director and Lecturer Course of Journalism, Kansas university. Round Table Topics. On Tuesday, the morning will be devoted to visiting Interesting places In Topeka, the state house, in which the senate house of.

representatives will -probably meet at noon to elect a United States senator; in it may be found the governor's office. he historical collection, the Goss ornithological collection, the 'office of th secretary of the Kansas board of agriculture, the headquarters of the G. A. R. and other places of Interest.

Parties wishing admission tickets to the visitors' gallery to witness the election of United States senator should arrange for the nmc advance through their senator or representative. Tuesday afternoon, commencing at 2 o'clock, will he given over to discussions and business, as follows: "The Transportation Question," D. R. Anthony, of the Leavenworth Frank MacLennan of the Topeka State Journal, does not believe in premiums, and will tell, briefly, whv. "In Our Town." William Allen White, of the Emporia Gazette; associate editor of American Magazine.

Recommending place for next meet ing. Reports of committee. Election of officers and executive committee for the ensuing year: also delegates to the National Editorial as sociation, which meets at the Jamestown exposition, June 10, 1907. Round table topics. Tuesday evening, at 7:30 o'clock.

Homer Hoch of the Marion Record, will talk on "The Value of Exchanges." "The Farm Readers." John J. Mil ler of Santa Fe Monitor. "The Newspaper Frankenstein. Charles A. Blakesley, editorial para grapher of the Kansas City Star.

"A Protest Against the Fake," F. D. Coburn, advertising agent for Kan sas, secretary of the state board of agriculture. "Use of P-emiums for Building Or-' eulatlon," J. H.

Yetter, circulation manager of Topeka "Suburban Homes for the- Tom Charles of Belleville Freeman. Round Table Topics will, be -open for discussion, In which all interested are invited to participate. Those taking part In the discussions are asked to be brief and to the point. The presi dent may call upon anyone present, so come prepared with some ideas on these- subjects, which will be brought, up as may be convenient. These are the topics: "Reform Spelling." leader, John Mac-Donald, Western School Journal, Tope-ka- "Profltable Job Henry Honey, Advocate, Mankato.

"Do Subscribers Enjoy the Work of Paragraphers?" leader. Mack P. Cretcher, Pantagraph, Sedgwick. Foreign Advertising," leader, W. T.

Yoe. Tribune. Independence. "Artistic Job Printing, Does It Pay?" led by Will Townsley, Tribune, Great Bend. "Quickening the Dead lei by C.

H. Manley, Republic, Junction City. "Second Class Postal Rates," leader, E. P. Greer, Courier, Winfield.

Officers of the association are as follows: President, W. E. Blackburn, Anthony Republican. Vice president, Tom Charles.Belleville Freeman: Corresponding secretary.J. E.

Junkin, Sterling Bulletin. Recording secretary. S. W. Leftwlch, Winfield Tribune.

Treasurer, H. C. Stitcher, Alma Enterprise. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. First district Grant Harrington, Hiawatha.

Second J. W. Sowers. Spring Hill. -Third W.

T. Yoe. Independence. Fourth Austin Torrence. Reading.

Fifth Chas. Manley, Junction City. Sixth IZenrv.R. Honev Mankato. Seventh Earl Akers, Stafford.

Eighth J. L. Napier, Newton. I.