The Salina Evening Journal from Salina, Kansas • Page 1

22EIXBEXI ASSOCIATED PRESS nvn EDXTZOIZ VOL. 27. SALINA, KANSAS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1912. NO. 206.

EEMM(ffl derstand is why the Taft men tut MUST GIVE ALL DATA tin ma. lie evidently did not stay long in town after that as he was not seen again bjt any of the people about the barber -shop. This afternoon, the officers found that Riley had given a colored girl with whouS he had been keeping company four' rings, including one $100 diamond, one $50 diamond and two cheaper rings, a Hampden watch valued at $50, a heavy gold bracelet and other gifts valued in all at $250. She turned them over to the officers. 3ECKER (GETS MORE TIME New York Officer Asks for Court Delay New York, Aug.

27. John F. Mclntyre counsel for Police Lieutenant Becker, indicted for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, obtained a delay until September 3 by serving a writ of staying proceedings. Supreme Court Justice Amend issued the writ on the grounds that the defense needed more time. PLAN FOR ENCOURAGING THE "BLUE SKY LAW." DOLLEY WANTS THE FACTS Has Prepared Blanks on Which Companies with Stock to Sell Must Answer.

DEMOCRATIC PLANKS. Some Similarity Between the Plat- forms. Topeka, Aug. .27. Here are some of the more impoitant planks decked on prior to the democratic parry council Consolidation of all boards, wherever practicable.

Repeal inheritance tax Mortgage recording tax law. Direct election federal judges. Presidential preference primary. State publication all school textbooks. Publicity campaign expenses.

Giving, state (authority to help build good roads. Abolition fee svtem countv of-fices. Direct election United States sen-atois. Make court procedure more simple. Additional state aid to improve rural schools.

Initiative and referendum, recall. HOMEFROMTHETOUR Topeka, 27. J. N. Dolley, state bank commissioner, has just completed working out the plan for getting needed information about the companies that want to sell stock and bonds in Kansas.

The information to be gathered is a part of the administration work of the Kansas Blue Sky law and is intended to get at the, facas lelating to the business of. the different companies. The blanks cover four pages and when properly filled out give the entire business history of the company in concise form and in such a way tha no tricks can be hidden in-the statement without toeing easily detected. The blanks have space and a conect statement is required show ing the accounts of common and preferred stock, the different! classes of bonus and other securities, authoriz- ed and issued, the exact amounts of real money received fiom the sale of stocks and securities, the notes, mortgages, real estate. patents and other items to secure the stocks equipment commissions, salaries or other securities.

The companies are also required to give a complete list of the holders of stocks, bonds or notes of the company, and the exacH consideration given by to obtain the securities. Also A complete description of everything secuied from the sale of stock is required. The statement must also show the list of officers and directors, the number of shares each owns the actual cash each 'has invested in the company, the salary paid each officer, and t2he amountof.time each officer devotes to the' service of the company each year. The company that wishes io sell stocks or bonds in Kansas must also give uhe banking department complete information as to the prices and terms upon which it proposes to sell its stocks and bonds to the Kansas investors and the company muse not violate the prices or terms which it furnishes the department. A violation of the terms furnished may result in the summary revocation of the license to sell securities.

'In addition to the information contained in the blanks the bank commissioner has other methods of investigation to get at the real bus- 1 iness of the company. No concern can sell securities in Kansas until this investigation is completed, the blanks filled and a license issued. LOST HIGH IN AIR EE SEVERAL THAT WILL BE ADOPTED TODAY. PROGRESSIVE THROUGHOUT Consolidate Board of Regent For Preference Primary Abolition of the Tree System. Topeka.

27. -Members of the republican state committee and party council arrived in large numbers yesterday afternoon and every train last night brought many more so that the hotels were pretty well jammed and there was a real 'mill" in the hotel lobbies. There was1 not so very much 'discussion of the probable platform planks. Most of the party council members were discussing the presidential fight, being disposed to leave to Arthur Capper candidate for governor; W. R.

Stubbs, candidate for United States senator; Senator Bristow, William Allen White, J. lN. Dolley and others of the party's chief candidates to write the platform as they saw fit and ''present it to the council "meeting this afternoon in complete form and William Allen Wbite probably will do the editing and writing of the platform. There was an informal gathering in the office of Governor Stubbs yesterday afternoon and the different ideas of the candidates as to the platform planks were discussed and White was commissioned to write out the planks. Here are the things suggested to him as needed in the republican plaitform: Consolidation of the boards of regents of the various state educational institutions into one central board.

The modification of the inheritance 'tax law exempting all estates under $25,000. i Mortgage recording Jax laV Limited term for federal judges Presidential preference primary. Publicity of campaign expenses. Declaration favoring itrying out the state publications of text books. 'Constitutional amendments favoring good roads.

Abolishment of fee system in county offices. Equal suffrage. Direct election of United States senators. Reform of court procedure. General improvement of rural schools.

Initiative and referendum. Four year terms for state officers, with a recall provision. Abolish justices, of the peace and creation of or debtors' courts where no lawyer would be required or fees charged. Mr. White gave out the following things which tthe legislative committee of the Kansas State Federation of Labor has asked for: The recognition of farmers and industrial unions as not combinations in restraint of Amendments to the injunction lawg that will prevent temporary injunctions being issued without both sides being heard in labor dispute.

Initiative, referendum and recall. Abolishment of the state penitentiary coal mine and the use of con victs on roads. State building inspection code. Life saving apparatus at coal mines. Striking the limitation off the workman's -compensation- act preventing an employer of 15 or less employes from coming under the act.

Repeal of the poll tax law and giving to persons desiring to work out their poll tax opportunity to do so. The county attorney to bring actions for recovery of wages and in certain personal injury easts. Senator Bristow came in at noon yesterday and was busy all afternoon and evening with hundreds of friends who came to see him. "The Kansas republican platform should be as progressive as they make them," said Senator Bristow. While it may not be necessary to mention Roosevelt by name, the Kansas platform ought to contain the sentiments in the progressive platform adopted at Chicago and be just as definite in regard to state affairs and just as progressive' as the national platform is progressive in national affairs.

The majority of the voters of Kansas expVessed their: wishes at the primary and they are for Roosevelt and Ms name should head the republican ticket ra Kansas. The party council' should see that the wishes of the voters are carried out in this respecti What I cannot un AGR ON PLAN ES ONE QUESTION BEFORE AMERI-: CAN BAR ASSOCIATION. PLEA FOR HIGH STANDARDS President Gregory Speaks of the Lor-imer and Hanford Cases Indorses Woman Suffrage. Aug. 27.

Whether negro lawyers will be admitted as members -was one of the subjects before the American Bar association which opened its thirty-fifth annual meeting here today. "The question arose in the special report of the executive committee declaring that "Although it has been the settled practice "of the association to elect only white men as members, three negroes, including William H. Lewis, assistant to the United States attorney general, had been seated by the committee in ignorance of their race. The committee therefore rescinded its action, and allowing the men to remain qualified as nominees for membership, asked the entire association to vote on the question. Attorney General Wickersham announced that be would make a strenuous fight against any attempt to unseat Lewis.

S. S. Gregory of Chicago, president of the American Bar association in his annual address before the organization referred to the Lorimer case as strengthening popular sentiment for the direct vote. "As-to Judge Hanford," he said "having read such evidence as has been printed in the newspapers, I venture to express an opinion that the matter sought to be proved seems to have been for the most part trivial and falling far short of such crimes and misdemeonors as would warrant the impeachment of a federtl judge. A judge' ought to be held to high standards of public and official conduct.

The bar ought, and I believe generally; disposed to upon such Referring to the action of certain states in extending suffrage to women Gregory said: "It. certainly seems as if women are entitled to self govement as well as men. It is the Jeffersonian idea and I believe it to be the true one. MANN ROASTS CONGRESS Republican House Leader Called the Session Inefficient, Disorganized Unprogressrve and Inactive. Washington, Aug.

27. Inefficient disorganized, unprogressive and inactive were the words used to describe the work of tlhe democratic James R. Mann. "I said last December that this session of congress would last longer' and do less work than any other regular session in recent years," he said' My forecast was correct. Practically all laws of any imrorbance passed in this session were either bills prepared in a previous congress and left over for lack of time or else bills prepared by officials in Tatft's administration." Mann referred to the public health law, the homestead law and the bill creating a children's bureau.

FAILED TO PAY COSTS XHnora Franklin Re-arrested When She Returned. Elnora Franklin was arrested by the police late yesterday evening on a commitment charge on account of her failure to pay the remainder of the fine and assessed again! her some months ago: The woman was first arrested on June 22 on a charge of being drunk and street walking and a fine of $5 and costs was She paid a part of the amount at thai time and was given a stay of execution until June 30 on the remainder. She did not appear, however, and yesterday when it was learned that she was in town she was arrested and this morning paid over the rest of the money due to the city. IT'S COLONEL RAY NOW And Nothing Can Stop Beecher B. till Senate Meets Washjngjpn, Aug.

27. Major Beecher B. Ray, the army paymas ter accused of political activityfor Taft, today becomes Lieutenant Colonel, explaining that no other course open to him under the The senate failed to act upon his nomination, and Ray will hold the rank of Lieutenant Colonel with the pay and allowances until next session and1 indefinitely unless the senate should take adverse action. --'-Jr. Johnson of Beloit is spend-1 -inn.

the day. in Salina- v. MAY ADMIT EGRO up that set of electors if they did! not expect to abide, by the result of the primary if they were Those fellows were always saying that progressives always bolted the ticket when they were licked and now -they are doing the bolting openly. v. MAIN WAS FOUND GUILTY Held For Running House of, Prosti-' tution, v- James Main, wrho was tried in police court yesterday afternoon on a charge: of running a house of prostitution, jwas found guilty and given a fine of $10 and costs, amounting in all to $17.

Main had1 refused to plead and had hired an attorney to light the ease for him. (Since his 'conviction he has appealed the case. Nan Will, who was arrested at the same time on a similar charge, has forfeited her bond of $31 and has been on trial. WILL CLOSTSUNDAY NEW RULING IN POSTOFFICE TO TAKE EFFECT. OUTGOING MAIL TO BE SENT No Mail Will Be Put in the Boxes During the Entire Day Commencing" with next Sunday the ne.w.

ruling concerning the closing of all postogkes of the first and second class -on Sunday will be observed by the Salina office. Heretofore it has been possible for those having lock boxes to get their mail at any time on Sunday as it was distributed at the usual hour, but now it will not be handled. All transfer mail coming to the Salina office will be handled and sent on to its destination, however, and special -delivery letters will be cared for. Thesex letters are: nearly always found "oh toprcf-4 the package and! would not necessitate opening Hhe bundles. The new order, which has just gone into effeet is as follows: 'That hereafter postoffices of the first and second classes shall not be open on Sundays for the purpose of delivering mail ito the general public, but this "provision shall not prevent the prompt delivery of special delivery Until a year or so ago the general delivery window in the Salina office opened following the arrival and distribution of the evening mail and also all of the route windows.

In this way a very large number of the patrons on all. the routes were served each Sunday, but it necessiated the working of the carriers for a great deal of the day. Later only the general delivery window was opened and sometime ago the delivery her was limited to those holding written permits. Now the new order will go into ef-fe4 which (will practical iresult in all mail delivery to Salina residents on Sunday being cut off entirely. Out going mail will be made up and handled as usual.

TAFT MEN WON A POINT Carried Resolution to Put Names-of Roosevelt Electors in the Independent Column. Topeka, 27. Taft followers won first blood in the republican state party council when a resolution was adopted asking the Roose-1 velt electors to resign from re publican ticket and move into the independent column. 'William Allen White, national committeeman progressives, announced that action would practically compel a third state ticket for Kansas. Sixteen progressives voted for the "resolution.

rred Jackson congressman from the Fourth district, was elected chairman of the republican council. Edwin Murphy of Leavenworth is chairman of the democratic council. the chairman 'demjocrtie central committee. BRINGING FLACK HOME i. Sheriff Has Started with Him from New York Jvew York, Aug.

27. John A. Flack, former cashier of the Abilene bank, was taken baek home today to answer to charges of embezzlement of $82,000 from the institution. Sheriff Young, of Abilene appeared with extradition papers from Governor Dix and took Flack. A.

W. Maize Who lives twelve mles northwest of Brookville bought a fully equipped light family' touring car last Saturday. JOHN RILEY, A NEGEO, IS NOW UNDER ARREST. BUZZER ON POSTOFFICE BOX TURNED THE TRICK PRISONER HAS BEEN IN MANY PLACES SINCE. Evidence Against Him Seems Complete and Convincing Watson, Durand-Kasper Com-, pany Lost Checks.

1'ostoftTce Inspector Elston, who was in Salina this morning has just succeeded llie Seaptufce Af a former Salina negro, who gave the jiame of John Riley at the time of his arrest and against whom a chain of circumstantial evidence connecting him with the robbery of the Wsjteon, iDurand" Kajffper Gitocery company's mail box is practically complete. From the time of the discovery of theinissing mail to the arrest the negro occupied nearly two months but those months wete Ibusy ones both 'for the inspector and for tlhe man he was chasing. At various times during the latter part of June and during July the Wa'tsou, fDurand Kasipjer VJlicfcery company missed several letters for salesmen from their customers These letters contained checks and drafts which amouted to about Complaint was made to Postmaster Hull and. J. F.

Elston post office inspector was called in on the ease. An inspection indicated that the rifled --mail was taken from fch postoffice Ibox -of the Watson, Kasper company in the local office. Consequently an electrical ap friiance was iatitahed fto the "box and to a buizer, so that the buzzer could be heard whenever the box op" encd and tlhe clerks could see from their stations on the inside who had opened it. On July 2the buzzer was heard and one of the clerks peering through She. glass partition noticed a negro outside but before the police could be notified the negro escaped.

The next day a check for $200 was cashed aft Topeka at the Shaw nee State ibank. This check was made out to the Watson, Durand- Kasper Grocery company but had been altered to read Watson Durand The nejrro cashing the check had secured the indorsement of a well known Topeka business man by representing to him that the check called for $2 instead of $200. The negro was then traced to Kan" sas City and then to towns in Ok lahoma and as far south as Galves ton, Tex. Io all of tfhe towns visit ed he had spent considerable money in riotous living which added to the evideuce against hirn. From here lie was traced to Tulsa, and and was there arrested August 24 where he will be held pending the hearing of the United States com missioner on September 2.

The negto had been going under several names but whe arrested he gave the name his belongings were found a diamond ring and a gold watch case along with several other articles of jewel ry. Postoffice keys of various kinds were found and also two railroad switch keys. It is thought that the negro was formerly a railway postal clerk and that he also worked in some other capacity as a railroad employe although what road is not known. Inspector Elston savs that the negro is one of the slickest thieves he ever had Do deal with. The man has been attested in many places, including Topeka.

Kansas Nowata, Vvnita, Tulsa, Muskogee Bartles-ville and MeAlcster, Oklahoma; Ft. Worth and (lalvaston. Texas. In- formation has been received that he committed a murder in Texas but the exact locality is not known. About six montlis ago he obtained mail at Tulsa in which- were two checks.

He cashed one of these but in trying to cash the other he was suspected and Che authorities notified but he managed to make his escape. John Riley worked jas porter at the barber shop of O. C. Henry on North Santa Fe for a week and two days during the latter part of June. At the end of that time "he suddenly left only to show up again 'jibbut ten days later: saying that he 5 had returned from Nowota Oklaho- T.

R. READY TO TELL WISHES HEARST WOULD-BE MORE DEFINITE WILL INCLUDE OTHER NAMES Letters to Judge Parker and Sun ny Jim'' Sherman to be Made Public. Oyster Bay, Aug. 27 Roosevelt of Alton B. descrying the names Parker, "democratic nominee for the presidency in 1904, and James S.

Sherman, vice president of t'he United States, in the inquiry into the campaign cfcntjrilbiiJiions 'authorized yesterday by the senate by the adoption of the Penrose resolution, said he would place the names before the senate committee in a letter to Senator Clapp. I think they are -pertinent to She inquiry and I want tQ.get them on said Roosevelt in speaking of- letters, "I shall include in my letter to the colonel said, "the letter I wrote to Parker in 1904 and the letter to Jim Sherman on the Harriman contribution." The letter to Judge Parker was in reply io Parker's charge that Roosevelt's 1905 campaign fund had been enriched by $100,000 by the 'Stand-aid Oil contribution. The letter to Sherman gave the Roosevelt version of the Harriman Roosevelt con. tioversv over the contribution of the E. H.

Harriman. Hearst's statements in Loudon on Sunday finds Roosevelt still wonder ing, he said, what letters Hearst has to make public on the alleged Standard Oil campaign contributions. "If Hearsil will let me know with: in a year of the date that these letters were wiit'-en and to whom," Roosevelt said, "I will make them public myself. Anyone can readily appreciate how difficult it would be for me to go through my entire correspondence for a number of years flo find a letter in which I referred to the matter." NABBED A DETECTIVE Mike Duncan Was Trailing Hills-vile Outlaws and He Was Recognized as a W. '27.

On the trail of Wesley Edwards and Sidua Allen wanted in connection with the Hillsville, court tragedy and with a capias for arrest in his pocket, Mike Duncan, a detective and former resident of Nolan, W. is in jail here. Seven years ago Everett Thompson was shot and killed at Nolan. Last night as Duncan passed along the street he was recognized by Florid Thompson, an uncle of the dead man, and his arrest followed. Duncan says he fired in self defense.

HISTORY OF THE CAPITOL. Interesting Volumes For the City Library. Through the courtesy of "Senator Joseph Bristow, the Salina Public Library has received two large volumes of the history of the capi-tol building', at by Gtenn Brown. These volumes are replete with illustrations both of the exterior and interior of the eap-itol building. The biographies of many of the principal architects along with their portraits are given and there is also an explanation of the heating and lighting systems of the building." Volume I gives the history of the old eapitol from 1792 to, 1850 and Volume II tells of the present modern capitol from 1850 to the present date.

C. Allen of Minneapolis is in Salina today on business. SHORT GRASS CLUB RODE FOR 1300 MILES. PLAN LARGE FOR NEXT YEAR Several Girls Made the Trip Two Rode the Tanks all the Way. M.

M. Huyett returned this morning from Gardea City, wiiere he left the Kansas Short Grass Motorcycle club after the completion of a 1300 mile motorcycle touf over Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado. A. T. Nay lor and L.

W. Becke, who were also on tour, expected to arrive in Salina this afternoon. Plan the 1913 Tour. The tour ended in Garden City Sunday afternoon and it was considered one of the best of the tours taken. So successful was it that, on Saturday evening at a business meeting it was decided to hold another tour in 1913 and to make it even longer and better than this one.

The 1913 tour as planned at this time will start from Kansas City, follow the line of Golden Belt road through Salina to Ellsworth, then go south to Great Bend and follow the Santa Fe Trail to Pueblo. Additional details of the trip will be arranged at the big meet 1 to be held in Salina September 21 of this year. One of the big features of the trip was the strenuous experience in ford ing the Smoky Hill river on the first day out from Garden City, an account of which was given in the Journal at that time. From Gardeu City the party went to Scott City and among the stops should be mentioned Oakley, Colby and Atwood Kansas, Strattou, Wauneta and Imperial, Nebraska, Julesburg and Sterling, Colorado, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Greeley and Denver, Colorado, Glacier Lake where the party went by train, Colorado Springs, Canon City, Pueblo, Fowler, Rocky Ford, La Junta, Las Animas, Lamar and Holly, Colorado, Syracuse, Lakin and Garden City, Kansas. The roads were not as good as had been hoped but in spite of them toe party made good time and had a good time along the Way.

"Seven race meet were held and. the racers in the party acquitted themselves in great style. The Velie truck which was fitted out as a prairie schooner was an interesting feature of the equipment. Seven automobiles also accompanied the party. Women Rode the Tanks.

Miss Verna Ford, fiancee of Paul Warner of Ellsworth, rode the gasoline tauls. of his machine for the eu-tire distance. Miss Emma Toff of Pratt rode the tank on Wells Bennett 's machine. Miss Barton rode tandem with Dr. Kinsley of Jamestown and Miss Wilson of Mankato rode tandem with Dice Morrow of Otego.

In mentioning the, girl riders, Miss Inez Patterson, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Dr. J. B. Patterson' of Pratt, should not be left out. She rode her own machine and finished with the leaders.

New Officers of the Club. At the business meeting held in Holly, Saturday, M. E. Harding of Topeka was elected president, George L. Schofield of Kansas City, secretary-treasurer and P.

E. Zimmerman of Lindsborg, vice president. Funeral Held Today. The funeral services of the little son of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Ly-berger, who died yesterday at the age of 23 days, was held this morning at 10:00 o'clock' at the borne on 'North Second street. The interment was in Gypsum Hill cemetery. But Glenn Martin Finally Got Hli Bearings Chicago, Aug. 27. Glenn L.

Martin an aviator from Los Angeles, Cal.vwas lost Friday night in a fog 2000 feet above Chicago for more than an hour. He might have crossed over Lake Michigan, had he not caught a glimpse of the red flash from the government lighthouse two miles off shore in Lake Michigan. Martin had been flying over Cicero field in the extreme western part of the city when he lost his bearings. In searching for the field he traveled faT out over the lake and finally landed safely in Roger's park, the citys northern limit. Martin has been in Chicago only five days and explained after landing that he had no idea as to where he was at any time until he saw the lighthouse.

The birth of a son, Robert, to Mr and Mrs. John P. Hall of 400 East Ash street on August 25 was registered at the office of the local registrar today. 4 4 4- 4 4. THE WEATHER.

4 4 4 4 4 4 44-444-4'444 Forecast for Kansas Local showers late tonight or Wednesday except in the northeast portion where it will be generally fair. There was a slight chance for a better teperature today and by 1:00 o'clock the mercury had not succeeded in passing the century mark, wavering around 99 degrees at that time. The air has been slightly cooler, however, and the weatherman has promised a few local thunder showers-or the purpose of bring- ing relief to gasping thousands. Thei minimum this morning was 69 degrees and the barometer stood at;.