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JMYENW TIME A TEN PAGES fiEAVEXWORTH, KANSAS, FEIDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 1911 TEN PAGES PRESIDENT EFT EXPLAINS VETOES OF TARIFF BILLS Successor to Sraga as President of the Portuguese cI(epublic ELECTION RESULT IN DOMINION. IS STINGER ORGUETRfEl Leader Opposed to I Reciprocity, To be Canadian Premier CANADIANS REJECT RECIPROCITY BY AN OVERWHELMING VOTE SE OF WORRY 1R! DEAD INI to KILL COUPLE? PARTY LEADERS IN U. S. AGITAT. ED BY POSSIBLE EFFECT ON POLITICAL FORTUNES.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES BELIEVE DEAD MAN IS "BOB" ALTMAN OF KANSAS CITY, MO. CHIEF EXECUTIVE DEFENDS HIS POSITION IN SPEECH AT GRAND RAPIDS MICH. Laurier Administration is Defeated in a Decisive Manner and Conservative Party Secures One of the Largest Majorities That Any Canadian Party Has Ever Made 0f IT BORDEN TO BE NEXT PREMIER SEVEN CABINET MEMBERS WHO HAD SERVED WITH LAURIER ARE DEFEATED, ALTHOUGH LATTER RETAINS SEAT LIBERAL MAJORITY OF FORTY-THREE IN LAST PARLIAMENT IS SWEPT AWAY AND CONSERVATIVES SECURE ONE OF OVER FIFTY -ADMINISTRATION LOSES GROUND IN NEARLY EVERY PROVINCE OF THE DOMINION MEANS THAT FIELDING-KNOX AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE INTRODUCED IN NEXT PARLIAMENT. Montreal, Sept. 21 The Laurier government and reciprocity suffered an overwhelming, defeat in the Canadian elections today.

By a political landslide the liberal majority of 43 was swept away, and th conservative party one of the heaviest majorities, upwards of fifty, that any Canadian party has ever made. Seven cabinet ministers who had served with Pi emier Laurier, were among the defeated candidates. Liberals lost ground in practically every province of the Dominion. Where they won, their majorities were small. Where the conservatives won their, majorities were tremendous.

Ontario, the leading province of Canada, declared almost unanimously against the (administration and reciprocity. Robert Borden, leader of the conservative, party, will shortly become' the prime minister of Canada He will be supported in parliament by a working; majority of members far more than ample for his purposes. The government defeat means that the Fielding-Knox reciprocity agreement, ratified by the American Congress in extra session, will not be introduced when the twelfth parliament assembles nexc rJ----r-rr-r- month, and that a revised basis of r. 1 country would be given so decisively trade with the Lmted States, looking to against thQ govermDenl. closer commercial relations will not be, lgnorc Americaa Market.

possible in the immediate future. The They feared that reciprocity would conservatives are committed to a-policy 1 prove popular with the farmers or Ontario of trade expansion within the empire and the rarmers and fishermen or the mar-and a closed door against the United itime provinces, and while confident they States would win the cities, ihey were dubious wj -j as the' result in rural constituencies. How- -Although re.elertedn in Ontario especially, the agrieultu- encies in Quebec, the defeat of the Lib- ral almost sohdly'agamst reel. -party reremfit -the maritime provinces it from-public life of Sir WSlf fid Laurier, did not prove to be the popular issue ex-who for nearly, two decades has direct- pected. ed the destinies of the Dominion.

Sev- I The farmers and fishermen of the East eral times during the bitter campaign do not appear to have placed the pro- whicli.preced today's election the veiier- I rfcessive vaIue u'on the American market -which was anticipated, abel premier said that defeat of his Sif Laurler Ihe mmt party at polls mean the end of mini5ler( was safe two C0UnUes, tha his career; that he never would consent conservatives made a great harvest or to. lead a minority in opposition to a -ministerial heads; thirteen members of FEATURES AND TRADE SAME Altman Has Brown Mustache and Hair, So Has Dead Man Altman Was a Union Painter and Painter's Union Card Was in Pocket. That the man who fell dead on Shaw-ne street Monday afternoon is Altman, who attempted to murder Mr. and Mrs. Grover, of Independence, early Monday morning, is the suspicion of some of the local authorities.

Every feature of the: would-be murderer is identical with those of the man who lies in the coroner's office. The height of Altman was five feet and nine inches. The dead man is the same height. Altman wore a brown mustache and had curly brown hair which corresponds with the mustache and hair of the dead man. Altman's name is Robert Altman.

The initials in the hat band of the dead man are Altman was a union painter. In the pockets of the dead man was found a union painter's card and a putty knife. Xo name' was on the -card. The clothes that were worn by the dead man do not tit the description of those that Altman was last seen wearing but those which were worn by the fknv do not fit and. show that they did not belong to him.

It is thought that Altman changed his clothes after the attempted murder of Mr. and Mrs. rover. Altman's Crime. Altman committed the assault late Sunday night ana the ms'sterious stranger died in the police station Monday ternarrlastliHrd'oftt'hli was passing a farm house west of Independence which, js.

towards Kansas City. The time between the attempted assault and the death of the Stranger is what would be used by a fugitive in dodging his way from Independence to Leavenworth. The descriptions tally so closely and the other circumstances point, so strongly to the man's being Altman that the Independence authorities may be notified today. Altman broke into the house of -Mr. and Mrs.

Grover late Tuesday night and is alleged to have attacked them with, a knife and revolver. Mr. Grover grappled, with him secured the gun and drove him from the. house. Altman and Grover are said to have quarreled several times of late in regard to business affairs and threats had been made by Altman to Grover.

The dead man, who lies in the coroner's office, fell on -Shawnee street Monday and was taken to the police station where he died a Ehort time. An autopsy was held and showed that the cause of death was apoplexy. No clue as to his identity was secured until an assistant of the coroner no-' ticed his resemblance to a picture of Altman in a newspaper. FOUi S48B. IN BUGGY HOW WASHINGTON VIEWS If Rejection of Agreement by Canada Almost Sure to Have Strong Bearing Upon Campaign of- President Taft for Re-Election.

Washington, Sept: 21 The question which is tonight agitating leaders of political parties and factions throughout the United States, is how their fortunes in ihe approaching national campaign will be affected by today's defeat of the Laurier government and Canadian reciprocity. It is evident that the replies will be as varied in character as were the political views of the factions which fought over the question during the special session of Congress. Official Washington closely, read the returns Jrom Canada tonight but remained silent as the figures poured in showing the Laurier party had been defeated and reciprocity rejected. Acting Secretary Huntington Wilson of the State Department, declined to make any statement and there was no other high official here in a position to discuss the situation. The unofficial view Mas that as Canada had rejected the agreement, there was nothing for the administration to do but "make the best of the matter." Will Strengthen Taft.

That the rejection of the Canadian agreement will have a strong bearing upon the campaign of President Taft for re-nomination and reflection, is pot douhte 4 Some of the old guard Republicans agreement 'against their better are saying that its defeat will strength en the Taft. administration by removing the only iesuc on. which they were- disagreement, with the President. 3Iost of the insurgent Republicans opposed the agreement and they believe their position has been made much stronger by the result of the election in Canada today. There was no one here tonight to speak even informally for the Democrats.

A majority of that party both the Seate: and House voted for the enactment of the agreement and without their votes the Taft program for the special session would hive failed. Clark to Blame? Some of the friends of the Canadian agreement do not hesitate- to charge the Canadian defeat of the Laurier govern ment to the "annexation bogie." One of the excuses for this issue was suggested by a speech of Champ "Clark of Missouri, now speaker of the House, which delivered in -favor of the agreement during the last, session of the Sixty-first. Congress, when the agreement was passed by the House and held pp by the Senate. "Mr. Clark' was making a pea for a wider-market- and in giving his reasons for.

supporting the Canadian, agreement, said "I am for. it because I hope to see the day when the American flag will float-over every square foot of the British Xorth American possessions clear to the North are p3ople of blood. They speak our language. Their institutions are much like ours. They are trained in the difficult art of self-government.

'My judgment is that if the treaty of 1S54 had never been abrogated the chances of a consolidation of the two countries would have been much greater than they are now." A FALSE ALARM. A Cross Circuit Causes Reyburn's Burglar Alarm to Ring. T. T. Reyburn's store has been robbed so often that, when the gong in front rang Wednesday night everybody though that another attempt was being made on store and a big crowd gathered to see a thief captured.

Mr. lleyburn, with the assistance of a policeman and as many people as he would admit made a thorough search of the store but could find no burglar. The searchers had got but a little piece away from the store after giving up the search when the gong was rung again and another search was made with the result like that of the first cne. The hunters went away again and again the alarm rang and altogether four alarms were rung during the right. Yesterday the matter was investigated more fully than it could be at night and it "was found that there was a cross circuit that caused the CLOSES TOUR OF MICHIGAN Speaks at Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Before Leaving for West Touches on Reciprocity His Grand Rapids Address.

Kalamazooj Mich. Sept 21 President Taft brought to a close his four day swing through Michigan here tonight and headed for the. West. His last day in Michigan found the "President speaking and visiting in Grand Rapids, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. The Grand P.apids address was one of the President's set-speehes on the tariff and his vetoes of the wool, cotton and farmers' free list bills; in Battle Creek he talked of Canadian reciprocity and laid the annexation bogie and wound up the day here 'with- a speech on peace and arbitration 5 In every town visited today there were the same crowds eager to see th5 president that he has encountered everywhere through the 1 The speech in Grand Rapids was delivered in a drizzling rain from a stand erected in Campau Square, but several thousand persons listened attentively in spite or the discomfort.

In Battle Creek the President talked to the largest crowd so far on his trip. Refers to Reciprocity. The President's speech at Battle Creek was the first he has made on reciprocity since the Canadian 'parliament was prorogued several months ago: Until this evening any utterance he might make in regard to reciprocity could have no efTect. upon the Canadian elections, the President; felt that he had no right to discuss that question. Mr.

Taft explained at scrag letrrth; the-treaty, viMch he; declared wa3 but trade pact, thpou gh which" there was not even a remote possibility or annexation of the Dcminion by the United States. He sad that the accusation that this government had resorted to trickery or had played unfairly-: In order to gain reciprocity as without foundation. At the conclusion of his speech tht President was taken about Battle Creek. Before he went to the banquet in Kalamazoo tonight he reviewed the school children of the city, visited Kalamazoo College and N'azareth Academy and participated in the corner stone laying of the new V. M.

C. A. Building. He left after the banquet for Peoria, 111., where be will spend tomorrow. DEFENDS TARIFF VETOES President Gives Reasons for Not Signing Wool, Cotton and Free-List Bills at Grand Rapids.

Grand. Rapids, Sept. Si. President Taft made uis first speech of his Western trip on 'the tariff and his vetoes of the owbl, cotton and farmers' free list bills here today. The President attacked the Democrats and, insurgent Republican in the Senate and Housefwl)o, put those bills through Congress at the special' session; defen-ed his own course In vetoing them and declared he was unalterably opposed to revision of --the tariff e.c?pt on Information secured by the tariff board! He jfieflned clearly his own position with regard to tariff revision and made It plain that even- if -political defeat stared him In the face he would not alter his policy.

The PresldenV predicted that revising the tarilf with "blacksmith tools" such as he said the coalition -of Democrats and insurgents used will lead inevitably to a revulsion, of feeling-ana a recurrence of the "old system of high tariff." Mr. Taft said in part: Mr. Tart's Speech. "My Fellow Citizens: I am going to! tell you in as simple a way as I can, why I veroed tb 2 three tariff hills which Congress submitted to me for signature 'at the close of this extra session. I called the session to secure the enactment in law of the Canadian reciprocity treaty.

This was done on July. 22. Thereafter, the wool bill, the free-list bill, and the cotton bill were presented to me for sig-nture, and I returned them, without approval, and explained my reasons for so doing in a special message on each Liu. "At the extra session of 1909, Congress had given me which 1 could spend for a board to assist in the enforcement or the revenue Uws and in compiling tariff! terms at the regular session of the same Congress, the Sixty-first, the appropriation w-as enlarged to to cover expenses down July 1, 19lt. Meantime, the movement for a permanent tariff commission or board to -effect thesp" general purposes acquired great momentum.

The Republican conventions of twenty-eight states adopted resolutions strongly advocating a statutory tariff commission, and deprecating any 'future revision until needed evidence had been gathered and impartial conclusions drawn cs to the facts (Continued On Page Two.) Manuel Arriaga. Lisbon, Sept. 21. Manuel Arriaza has been, elected president of the Portu guese republic. lie is the first regular, president of the Republic, Braga, having been only provisional president.

He was- elected by the' national assembly. The new president, is a literary man and not a politician. detective believes 'kimmel: is imposter F. H. Tillotson of Kansas-City Says His Belief Is That Real Kimmel, Was Murdered.

Kansas" City, Sept. 21. Captain F. H. Tillotson, a detective here, who investigated the case of George A.

Kimmel. when he in 1S9S, said today that he believed the man in Xiles, is an imposter. "Before his disappearance," Captain Tillotson said, ''Kimmel went to To-peka to sell bonds for the Farmers' State Bank of Arkansas City, of which he was cashier. The amount of those bonds was $30,000, and not as has been stated. 'Kimmel disposed of the bonds in Topeka and sent the money to his bank in Ark ansa Ci im med Ja fly, While he was in Topeka he telephoned to the American National Bank" "in.

Kansas City, the depository qf the Farmers' State Bank, asking them that. sUghtly, more than $400. be sent to the Midland Hotel -itf 'Kansas City to him. -t "When: Kimmel arrived, at the Midland Hotel on. 'the of July 29, 1898, the money was-given -to, him.

Kimmel registered but 'did not "take a roonu 1 called for 'a. cab a few minutes later stepped inside of it in front of the. That was the last trace we could find of him. "My belief is that Kimmel was injured or murdered by someone who wanted to get rid of him as I could find no other motive. If Kimmel had wanted to abscond, why did he send the $30,000 he received for the bonds back to his bank?" FUNERALQF MADISON WILL BE HELD TODAY Body.

Will Be Escorted to by Congressional Committee and the Masonic Lodge. -Dodge City, Sept. 21. ArrangeT ments for the funeral of Representative E. H.

Madison were completed today. The body will be taken from the home at. 12:30, o'clock tomorrow escort of the congressional committee and the Masonic Lodge. Seven hundred school children will stand with uncovered heads in, double lines at the church as the procession enters. The body-will lie in state at the Presbyterian- Church until 2 p.

m. The burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, a mile and a half west of town. The honorary pall bearers will be Dr. J. Crumbine, Topeka; Judge C.

E. Lobdell," Great Bend Homer Corn-well, St. John; 'Hutchinson; rorter Young, Great Bend; John G. Parker Harper; Judge Francis M. Price, Lieutenant Governor R.

J. Hopkins Garden City. The active pall bearers will be H. B. Bell, Fitbgerald.A.

Russell, Dr. C- A. Miiton, C. M. Beson, L.

J. Pcttijohn, H. F. Millikan and LI Miller. Mr.

Madison's -mother, J. -W. Madison of Plainville, is too ill to attend the funeral. His younger brother, Harry, cannot leave his mother's bedside. The flags on the government buildings here will be at half mast, until after the funeraL Not Crazy for Work.

"If I buy you a seat in the Stock Exchange will you agree to go to work?" "I ain't crazy for work, dad. Make it a seat in the senate." Louisville Courier- Journal R. L. Borden. CABLEGRAM FROM MR.

BELL. He and His Daughter Were Not Injured in the Olympic Accident. "Safe." This one word made up the message received yesterday by cablegram by Mrs. R. H.

Bell from Mr. Bell, who, with their daughter, Mrs. Edward Olvis and little baby, were on the steamer Olympic which was rammed 'off Southampton Wednesday. Just prior to their sailing Mr. Bell wrote a letter which was received by Mrs.

Bell in which he said he was returning to the Unyed States with their daughter, whom he had been visiting." He said that they were' scheduled to sail on' the Olympic. Mrs. Olvis, formerly Miss Lucy Bell, has been living in England since her marriage last year. BURNHAM MURDER CASE DNCE LIVED HERE Man Held By Colorado SpKngs Police Recalled By V. II.

Franks Another Arrest Is Colorado Springs, Sept. 21. Tony Donatel, a laborer 40 years old, was arrested this afternoon in connection with the wholesale murder of the Wayne and Burnham families here. It Is understood that Donatel's arrest, followed a statement made by Artbur J. husband of one of the slain womeju who was arrested the discovery or the crime, Burnham, it Is said; admitted tbat when he returned- home, unexpectedly Sunday he found Donatel in thek house with his wire.

He said that he bad known Donatel for several -j-ears and when he round hini with Mrs. Burnham the latter was being car- essed by the -man. Donatel, Burnham said, explained that Mrs. Burnham had hurt, her self on barbed wire: fence and he w'as trying to-relieve the pain. That A.

J. Burnham, held in connection with the murder of his -own-family and that pf a nelg-hhor, onse lived in Leavenworth is now practically certain. Twelve orrnrteen years aeo A. Burnham was. by the Leavenworth Bus and Baggage Company, as a o.r-3-mail wagon, transporting the ma'ls from the depots to the postofflce.

H. Franks, chief clerk or the postoffice, remembers' him well. To a Times reporter last night, Mr. Franks said: "Burnham was employed by an express company before taking the position w-nh the 'bus company, which at that time had a contract with the government to carry the mails from the different depots to the postornce. Few people knew bis real name in those days, but many will recall him by his nickname He was a very thin man and suffered considerably from asthma.

He went rrom here to Kansas City and a short time later I learned that he had gone to "Colorado, probably ror the purpose of benefitting his health. He 'bore a very good reputation vwhile here, was well liked by his friends was very industrious. He lived with his grandmother and a cousin on South Sec ond street. He married after leaving Leavenworth. His age, I should ludsre.

would be about forty-three or Ave now." Liberal Leader, Whose Party Was defeated In Canada Yesterday '7 Sir Wilfrid Laurier. is 1 A rv -v V--' z)Xir conservative goverment. Ontario Goes Conservative. Ar Liberal ImembersTiip" of" 53 from Quebec was cut' down to 36, which tak en alone, seriously threatened the supremacy of the But it was in Ontario that the conservatives won their' greatest victories. Spurred on bj' appeals to patriotism and the cry that reciprocity was the entering wedgo for annexation, the conservatives swept nearly everything before them." province, which in the last parliament was represented by 35 Liberals and 51 Conservatives, "will send a delegation to the next composed of 13 liberals and 75 conservatives.

A notable feature of the defeat was the opposition's capture of two hitherto liberal seats in Saskatchewan. The results at 10 o'clock tonight, with a Tew or. the distant constituencies esti mated, were: PROVINCE Ontario Quebec 3ova Scotia New Brunswick Manitoba Saskatchewan Liberals .......13 Conservatives. 70 27. 8 ....36 ....10 2 4 Alberta 4 0 1 6 131 British Columbia Totals 81 Opposition majority, 5.

Laurier Admits Defeat. "There Is no doubt that we have been decisively Sir Wilfrid Laurier early in the evening at to a group or rriends who had gathered wjih him to hear the returns. "I gladly lay down the premiership, a burden which I bave carried ror flfteen the Laurier cabinet sought re-election and seven or them were dereated. Mlpls-ter or Finance Fieldina- and Minlaier Of customs Paterson, who made the 'reci procity bargain with the L'nited States, railed to win; Sir Frederick Borden," minister or militia; Mackenzie Young, minis- ter of 'orr Sydney Fisher. minister or affrirultiir-e r.pnr flrahnm tnfnlctoi.

or railways, and William Templeman, minister or inland revenue, also wen; down to defeat. The province or Quebec rejected one minister, British Columbia one, Nova Scotia two and Ontario three. Six Cabinet Members Survive. The ministers who survive the landslide are William Pugsley ot ew Brunswick, minister or public works; Charles Murphy or Ontario, secretary or state; Frank Oil-, ver of Alberta, minister or the interior. Premier Laurier, Rudolph Lemieux, minister or marine and fisheries, and Dr.

H. Eoland, postmaster general in the Drovince of Quebec A. B. Ayleswortn, minister or Justice, did not seek re-election as he had decided to retire rrom Trom public life and Sir Richard Cartwright, minister or trade and commerce, who is a member' of? the Canadian senate, was not required to to go before the electors. Jacques Bureau, solicitor, general, who.

was regarded as a semi-member or the ad-, ministration, was also dereated. Although the- majority of seats won by the conservatives, was over. half, a hundred, the popular majority against government and reciprocity is even mors overwhelming. Where liberal seats were retained or won from the opposition it was generally done by aa exceedingly small margins. The conservatives everywhere were returned by majorities larger than have ever before been given in a Canadian election.

Moved By Sentuueut. The results. Indicate that the Canadian electors were moved by sentiment more than by material consideration. The liberal speakers and the government party THERE IMS lOIEBi: Horse Broke Away and Ran with Purse on Seat Found by Hon, est Man. At about o'clock yesterday aft-ernoqn Mr.

C. Pw Mason, a business man of Platte City, found a stray horse hitched to a buggy unoccupied, oa a road a few miles out of Platte City. There being no one around the vehicle Mr. Mason begun an investigation with a view of ascertaining to whom it belonged. On the seat of the buggy lay a purse containing $43 tj in gold, silver and checks.

Mr. Mason took -his findings to Platte City and immediately notified the authorities. An inquiry was made and it was soon learned the vehicle and purse belonged to a collector for the Green Tree Brew ing Company. The. horse had been hitehel beside the railroad when a train came along causing it to break away.

Finding itself loose it struck out toward Beverly. It is well that the rig was found bv an honesty man. It isn't often that lost money is restored to the owner. Nothing Like It. Suburb I tell you there is nothing like a trip to the country! Avenue-Yes 1 it certainly makes one appreciatt the city the better.

Judge's Library. years. We believed that In making the i press in appealing for the support of tha reciprocity agreement we had done some- government and reciprocity did so chiefly thing which would be greatly to the on economic grounds, maintaining that it eflt of the people of Canada. The elec- would promote the prosperity of Canada tors have declared otheriwse, and I bow and would never lead to annexation with to their decision. I regret that we have the United States, or to any change in been unable to carry reciprocity, which I ihe political status of the Dominion.

Th still believe would have promoted the ma- conservatives on the other hand while arterial advancement or Canada and would guing against the economic advantages of have promoted the growing rnendship be- reciprocity, dealt with more emphasis on tween the United States and Great Eritian. sent.mental consideration, insisting the However, the country has spoken. W2 eventual result or reciprocity would lead must bow to the inevitable, and cheerful-1 Canada from Great Britain and to the Unit, ly do sc." ed States and calling upon the electors to The landslkie was not expected by either prevent this, side. The wtrc ec'iuiden: they The people responded to that appeal, On-would returned by the people with tario. tte largest province of all in the an Increased majority ror tiicy relieved whole-hearted way, and the other that reciprocity would be mcst acccptahii provinces, with the exception of Quebec, to ih? Canadian electors.

While the con- Alberta and Saskatchewan hardly less so. servatives claimed they would have a Even the Prairie, wbieh was supposed to jority, they did not. expect it would be so desire reciprocity above all other things, large, or that the general verdict of the (Continued on page ten.).