The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 12, 1907

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4 EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. LAST EDITION. MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS. AUGUST 12, 1907. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS i EVERYBODY 10 PAGES NEEDS IT. li f OUT AT NEW YORK Operators of Western Union and Postal Join Strike. Quit at 1 O'clock at Blorring of a Whistle. CHEEREDASTIIEYLEFT Action Taken Oyer the Protest of Local Officers. Men Say They Were Goaded to It hy Company Officials. IS STILL SPREADING. Some Lines of Business at Standstill in St. Louis. Gompers Is in Chicago to Aid With AdTice. New York, Aug. 12. At 1 o'clock this afternoon many of the operators in the main office In the Western Union went out. There had been ru mors that such a move was In contem plation, but up to a few minutes be fore the men quit work there were no signs of the intended action. At ex actly 1 o'clock a ehrlU whistle was Bounded through the big operating room and a large part of the force at work left their keys. As the men left the building they were cheered by other operators who had gathered In Dey street. The cheering attarcted the passersby on Broadway and in a few minutes a large crowd had gathered. There was no disorder, however, and the police soon put the crowd In mo tion. One man disputed the right of the police to compel him to move on and he was arrested. It was stated by a general officer of the company that out of 400 men on duty on the day force, 201 refused to obey the call to go out. These men. It is said, are now at their keys and the company's officers made the dec laration that by 5 o'clock this after noon they would have a full force of operators at work. Within a short time the striking operators dispersed to their homes and by half past 1 o'clock there was no sign of anything unusual In the vicinity of the Western Union build ing. Shortly agter 1 o'clock most of the Western Union men working on the Produce exchange went on strike, leaving only a tew nonunion men at work. The operators employed by the Hroad street branch office of the West- rn Union company also left their keys. Xo Order to Strike. Secretary-Treasurer Mclnerney of the local telegraphers union said that the local men had walked out without any order from the union ofTicers and naa taKen tne matter in tnelr own hand.". He said the officers of the union, though, would stand by tho strikers In their action. Secretary Mclnerney said tha t he realized that the feeling of the men was strong against the company, but that tne local union officers had done all they could to prevent the men go ing out. He said: "The officers regret this action of the men going out at this time. We did all wo could to restrain them, but they were simply goaded into going out. The last straw that broke the camel's back came today when three men who had been discharged last week for declining to work wires on which strike breakers were employed went to the main office of the West ern Union to get their time. They were told by one fo the chief opera tors to get out of the office and the man accompanied the ejectment with abusive language. The rault Is with the company for we have done all we could to prevent this trouble. The lo cal union will stand by th men." Secretary Mclnerney said that the local union wa.i well provided with funds and that the order of railway telegraphers had today assured the lo cal union that they would aid them rn a financial way. The Western Union operators em ployed In the hotels also walked out. Postal Men Quit. Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 12 Practical ly the entire force of the Postal Tele graph company In this city today Joined Ttr-- iti u,c 1 1 u iuuu uptri aiors in tnelr trike. Eighteen men left keys. Man ager Lewis stated that he would have IX men left including the day and night chief operators. The night force of six men will also go out this evening. The walk out was caused by the refusal of a union operator to receive a message addressed to Chicago from a branch office. Upon being advised of his ac tion Manager Lewis immediately dis charged the operator. The walk out followed. M:de Xo Dpmands, Salt Lake. Utah, Aug. 12. The en tire, force of operators employed by the Salt Lake office of the Postal Telegraph company, walked out this morning. Fifteen men are Involved. Manager McNichol of the Postal aid the men made no demands and presented no grievances. He said they walked out in a bodv without saying anything to the officials in charge and that their strike was a purely sympathetic one. Superintend ent Hack. Manager McNlchol and two wire chiefs are taking care of the Postal's local business. The situation at the Western Union's office remains about the same as It has been ever since the strike. Today Manager Long, Chief Operator Mc Donald and one nonunion operator are working the wires. It was said that the office was practically "clear" on all messages. Business Suspended. St. Louis. Aug. 12. Business was practically suspended in the St. Louis Merchants exchange today because of the telegraphers' strike. When the markets opened this morning there was not an operator at a key. After much del? a few nonunion men were found to .receive the market quotations from Chicago arid the stock market quota tions from New York. Ordinarily about 80 operators are employed to man the wires or tee exchange. Little trading was done. All the leased wire operators Superintendent Mudsre. iT tv. tv,otoi Telegraph company, said he had more operators man ne could use under pres ent conditions, but would retain them all. Manager Bohl of the Western Un ion, said the Western Union business was moving aiong in a satisfactory manner. AH Out at Des Moines. Des Moines, la., Aug. 12. Every union operator ui me western Union and Postal Telegraph companies here walked out at 8:30 this morning in sym pathy with their brother strikers. The telegraph service is crippled ser iously. The Western Union has only two men working tne manager and assist ant: while at the Postal there are five working, not being members of the un ion, made up from the counter forces. W. IT. Operators Strike. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 12. The entire force of Western Union operators In this city went on strike shortly before noon today. The Situation at Omaha. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 12. A personal In vestigation of Western Union and Postal telegraph offices this morning shows both offices to be "clear" of messages at 10 o'clock with about a half force work ing at both main offices. The Western Union has 32 men of the day force at work. The normal number is 75. The Postal has six men working, the normal force being 12- Operators In all packing houses, where a great portion or tne city xeiegrapnic business originates, are working regu larly, with no trouble In sight. All brokers' operators are working as usual. The strikers are hopeful and determin ed. Neither side received additions this morning. The Western Union has Installed cots in its building for the accommodation of operators who wish to sleep in the office and get in full double time. Lunch is served at the expense of the telegraph companies. Picket lines are established at both main offices. Messengers are still working, but are talking "strike" and may go out at any hour. Boston Is Waiting. Boston, Aug. 12. The Boston local of the Commercial Telegraphers- Union of America at a largely attend ed meeting today voted not to go out on strike at the present time. Formulate Demands. Kansas City, Aug. 12. All the strik ing telegraph operators of both com panies In this city held a Joint meet ing Sunday and decided upon a sche dule of demands which will be present ed to the local managers of the two companies today. The demands to be presented to the two companies arc practically identical. The strikers de mand of each company a lo per cent increase in wages and an eight hour day. By a unanimous vote it was de cided that the operators employed by news agencies would not be asked to strike. It was decided that operators would be permitted to wtrk at the Un ion depot, the boards of trade of the two Kansas Citys and at certain brok ers' offices subject to conditions. Telegrams Sent by Mail. Chicago, Aug. 12. Chicago had slight assistance through Milwaukee in the early stages of the strike. Then the operators there 6truck. It is a four hours' run to Milwaukee. Mail sacks to and from that city filled cars. These contained telegrams delayed in Chicago and telegrams intended for local delivery. There was a rush of business for a while. Then it ceased. WASHINGTON IS WORRIED. Business of the Government Is Being Interrupted Already. Chicago, Aug. 12. A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington says: With the possibility of delayed transaction of government business as a result of the telegraphers' strike that part of the administration re maining in Washington, Is deeply con cerned at the growth of the movement and is hoping for intervention by the president. It has been advised of the presi dent's concern and determination to do what he can to prevent serious In terruption in the business of the coun try and the government, but un fortunately the situation is of a char acter that does not admit of inter ference at this stage. Government of ficials fear that should there be a gen eral strike It would seriously em barrass the federal government. Ope rators are employed in every executive department and bureau, while the weather and crop reporting services depend In the main on regular and uninterrupted telegraph advices. Officials believe that a widespread walkout of telegraphers might result In disasters at sea, especially as the hurricane season on the Atlantic is approaching. Mariners depend upon information furnished by the govern ment as to the state of weather. This particular service depends upon advices from the interior and any prolonged interruption or sus pension of teleeranhi nvir.. ft-nm the various stations of the weather bureau might be serious in its con sequences to shipping and life at sea. Already the weather bureau has force of the "Poradic strikes, giving indication of the situation that would confront the bureau in the event of an order directing a strike of all members of the commercial teleg raphers' union. Only three-quarters of the advices usually received by the weather bu reau up to 10 o'clock were In at that hour last night. Most of the operators employed by government departments at Washing ton are union men and while they rv.e.no grievances it Is understood that if a strike order is issued it will be obeyed by government operators. WILL WAIT TILL FRIDAY. New York Operators Hold Back Pending Conference at Chicago. New York. Aug. 12. Action look ing to a strike of the 3,000 telegraph operators In this citv has been de ferred until next Friday, pending an Important conference in Chicago early this week at which United States Labor Commissioner Charles P. Neill, Samuel J. Small, president of the telegraphers' union; Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, and Ralph M. Easley, chair man of the executive council of the National Civic federation. will en deavor to effect an adjustment of the difficulties between tho telegraph companies and their employes throughout the country. The decision was reached at a meet ing of the local telegraphers' union. News that Commissioner Neill was en route to Chicago to try to bring about a settlement was announced at (Continued on Page Eight.) SHORT AND SWEET American Federation of Labor Holds Brief Session. Nam ps Two Committees and Then Adjourns for Day. MR. DANNER OBJECTS. President State Society of Labor Threatens to Walk Out. Said Mr. Walker Assumed Too Much Authority. Just at the close of the opening ses sion of the union labor meeting In progress at Security hall for the pur pose of organizing the state federation of labor, which was held this morning, there occurred the anticipated clash which indicated the feeling which ex ists between the hostile factions. Charles H. Danner, of Fort Scott, a railway conductor, and president of the state society of labor and Industry, arose after Henry M. Walker, chair man of the meeting had aDDointed two oi tne committees, and protested against walker's action, We came here supposing that this meeting was to be conducted by the representatives or the labor unions. said Mr. Danner. "It was our under standing that Mr. Walker was simply to tell us how to organize this state federation of labor. But it seems that he is here to run the meeting and an point all the committees. It seems to me that we should proceed at once to the election of a temporary chairman. If we don't proceed in that manner, I for one. am ready to walk out of this meeting right now. I move that we proceed to elect a temporary chair man." "I think I will have to call the gen tleman out of order," said Chairman Walker sharply. "There is already a motion to adjourn before the house, and the chair can not entertain the second motion until the first is dis posed of. I will say, however, that the chair believes that he was acting with in his authority when he appointed the committees on credentials and on or der of business." And thereupon the chairman put the motion to adjourn until 9 o'clock Tues day morning, and the motion carried. Meantime, the two committees ap pointed by Chairman Walker will meet and prepare their reports. The fol lowing are the members appointed on the committees: CREDENTIALS. J. A. Cable, chairman, Coopers' union, Kansas City, Kan. Frank Gilday, state mine Inspector. Scranton. Charles Rocker, Cigarmakers' union, Wichita. J. W. Mitchell, Typographical union, Topeka. P. V. Vess, Leather Workers' union. Atchison. RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS. S. J3. Peete. Central Labor union, Kansas City, Kan. J. E. Palmer, Carpenters union, Wichita. C. A. Tygart, Miners' union, Hamil ton. J. E. Rolla. Leather Workers' union. Leavenworth. Edgar Thurman. Retail Clerks' union. Horton. There were about 200 delegates in the hall this morning at 10:30 when Chairman Walker called the meeting to order. It is expected that the total attendance will reach 250. The meet ing this morning was public, but all subsequent meetings will be secret, and it is thought that the convention will continue all the rest of the week. The remainder of the committees will be appointed tomorrow, and the work of drafting the constitution and per fecting the general plan of organiza tion will be thrashed out. Leaders Talk Harmony. In spite of the feeling that the state federation is likely to clash with the state society of labor and Industry, the loailprq in hnth na m ns are talkiner harmony. Henry M. Walker, the man appointed by Samuel Gompers to or ganize the state federation for Kansas, said this morning: "I believe that by Tuesday morning we will have plans made by which all differences will be ironed out, and there will be no clash." W. L. A. Johnson, secretary of the state society of labor and Industry, says: "There is no reason for any diffi culty. I believe we are going to get along all right. Of course if there is any hostility to tho state society of labor and Industry it is likely to crop out somewhere before the meeting is over. I can't understand why Mr. Walker should give out an interview attacking somebody by innuendo. I am in favor of this federation move ment." One of the leading delegates in the convention said in speaking of the situation: "This looks to me like a personal fight between Walker and Johnson, due to Jealousy of some sort, and I do not believe it will be carried onto tho floor of the convention." There was a caucus this morning of 75 miners from southern and eastern Kansas who are here as delegates to the federation meeting. This meet ing was secret, and was presided over by Frank Gilday. It was held In the smaller of the two Security lodge rooms before the federation meeting commenced. The meeting was for the purpose of discussing the attitude of the miners unions toward the pro posed state federation of labor. The miners seem to be opposed to any clash between the federation and the state society of labor and industry, and do not want to crowd the society of labor and industry off the boards. The state society of labor and in dustry is a department of the state government, though its officers are all elected by the state convention com posed of union labor men. The sal aries of these officers are paid by the state, and the department collects and compiles labor statistics, sees to the enforcement of labor laws, and acts as intermediary in case of strikes and labor troubles. But the fact that the society Is a state institution, supposed to represent all the labor interests of the state, prevents it from actively en gaging in the work of promoting unionism. This refusal to participate in union labor affairs as an "organiz ing body has led the national federa tion of labor to decide that the time has come to organize a- state federa tion of labor, and it. is these two or ganizations which seem likely to come Into conflict. Many of the union labor men think that the union labor people are vastly better oft with the state so ciety of labor and industry than they will be with a state federation, and they feel that by establishing a state federation, there is a strong possi bility that the. state will abolish the state labor bureau as a department of the state government. The more con servative union labor men are in clined to stand by the state society of labor and Industry, while the more radical union mere think that the fed eration is essential to-the upbuilding of labor unions in Kansas. Address by Mayor Green. After the convention had been called to order by Chairman Walker, and Rev. F. E. Mallory had delivered the invoca tion, Mayor William Green made a short speech of welcome to the delegates. Mayor Green mentioned the various in teresting manufacturing Institutions about the city for the delegates to visit, and spoke especially of the automobile factory. "I believe in the organization of labor," said Mr. Green. "It is the right thing for labor to do. Unless labor is organ ized and prepared to stand for its rights, it will not get what it should. Every weaker force is likely to get the worst of it, but by organization, the laboring men can command respect of capital." J. W. Mitchell of Topeka then read an address of welcome prepared by Frank Curry of Topeka,- who was unable to attend. Mr. Curry represented the labor interests of Topekai His address follows: On behalf of the Topeka Industrial Council and the union men of our fair city, it gives me pleasure to welcome you within our gates. Our honorable mayor, who will follow me, no doubt will turn over to you the keys of the city. We are not afraid to turn the keys or tne city over to any Kansans that come within our fold. The facts are, we do not know what harm you could do with the keys as our town is as dry as a whistle. Why, do you know, do you realize, I know you don't! So I will put you next., rou nave 10 have a toothache, a pain in your stom ach or an aching- void or some other consarned complaint before you can get a drop of anything, except the sparkling. silvery white fluid from the raging Kaw and I advise you to stay with the silvery white fluid. It Is best by all odds. It is indeed an honor that I am proud of to stand before-you as labor's repre sentative and extend to you the right hand of fellowship. You who possess the brawn and brains that represents the very best citizenship of our state. You who with your brains and brawn go into our factories, on to our farms,, into our mines, and onto our railroads, and produce the wealth that makes possible our boasted civilization. You have as sembled here today to use your brains, tn devise wavs and means to get more of the wealth that you produce, and God knows T hone, the day is not lar ais- tant when you will assemble to devise ways and means to get an tne weann you produce. You are the ones mat snouia nuts in the automobiles wear tne nne clothes, enjoy the arte, have college educations and in fict roll in splendor. Why not? It is .your toll applied to mother earth that produces an inese things. The man who lives Dy tne ticker or behind guoea Dars, lamus usurv does not produce a cent's worth of anything. You fellows should De at the seashore, right now -enjoying yourselves on your last year's earn ings instead or sitting up nere in mw pweltering heat listening to a chump like me. Let me admonisn you mat your deliberations on this occasion snouia be of the most solemn nature. You should lay the foundation and build an edifice called the Kansas State Federation of Labor along the recog nized trade union lines. This edifice should be so planned and built so strong, grounded on a bed-rock foun dation, that she will stand as long an the word Kansas Is printed on the map. thus cementing the forces of or ganized labor together that we may push onward and onward and make Kansas better place to live in. "I thank you for your attention on behalf of the organized labor move ment of Topeka and we hope your stay here will be pleasant and your work of lasting value." Chairman Walker then made a short speech In response. In which he said: "Ijabor organizations strive for three things; first to get a man a joo. second, to get him adequate pay for his work; third to shorten his hours of labor so that he may have time to im prove his condition. If he has the money and can buy books and has the time to read those books, he can edu cate himself. "There Is need here for a state fed eration of labor to solidify the labor union sntiment in Kansas. This meet ing should be harmonious, and I be lieve it will be. We are all striving for a common cause." Mr. Walker then appointed his committees, and the convention ad journed until Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. CHANGE IN THE WEATHER It Is DellghtfuMy Cool With Prospect for Continuation. Topeka and vicinity were highly favored yesterday by the weather man who dealt out a most beautiful breeze and kept the temperature down to 82 at the hottest Ime of he day. About eight o'clock In the morning the wind jumped from 3 to 10 miles an hour In ten min utes. Part of the time It blew from 15 to 20 miles from the northwestrA.il around the atmosphere was of a much more torrid nature. At Springfield the temperature was 100, at Wichita 90, at Oklahoma City 100, and at Abilene 102. while here all was cool. This refreshing batch of weather was manufactured up in Montana and Idaho. In some parts of Montana the temperature was as low as 38 within six points of freezing. The wind today Is blowing at the rate of ten miles an hour and the air is very dry. The lowest temperature last night was 66. The temperatures today were: 7 o'clock 68111 o'clock 5 8 o'clock ..70!12 o'clock 77 9 o'clock 72 1 o'clock 78 10 o'clock 74 2 o'clock 79 Took Their Typewriters. Columbus, O., Aug. 12. Ten union op erators at the Postal office walked out Rt 11 o'clock, taking their typewriters with them. Three nonunion telegraph ers were at once set to work. The Western Union had ten men at work today, Imported from the outside. ENDCAfiE QUICKLY Mrs. Jane C. Storm ont Passes Away Saturday Evening. Died in Hospital She Herself Had Founded. WAS PHILANTHROPIC Her Fortune Devoted to Public Good. Large Bequests to Hospital and Ingleside. Mrs. Jane C. Stormont, w-ho has been one of Topeka's greatest philan thropists, died Saturday evening at 5 o'clock at Stormont hospital, which is one of her gifts to the city and where she has made her home of late years. She lacked one month of being 84 years old and her death was due to old age. She leaves no near relatives and Dr. C. A. McGuire, her physician, friend, and advisor; Miss Theresa Smith, sup erintendent of the hospital; and the nurse who attended her, were the only ones present when she passed away. She remained conscious to the last. Mrs. Stormont has been an Invalid for 40 years. She has made her home at the Copeland hotel most of the time since the death of her husband. Dr. Stormont, in 1887. Mrs. Stormont has made many public gifts and every gift has showed not only public spirit but wisdom which make her gifts of lasting good to the city. She gave $5,000 to tne state li brary to keep up to date the Stormont medical library which was the gift of her husband. She also gave $5,000 to the city library in 1889. The First Fresby- Mrs. Jane C. Stormont. Topeka Philan tlu-oplst. Who Died Suddenly Saturday Evening. terian church received $4,000 about a year and a half ago for the purchase of a pipe organ which has been in stalled. She gave $2,000 to the Y. M. C. A. building fund during their cam paign. She gave also $1,600 to Ingle side Home, $500 to Washburn college and $00 to a female college at .Terre Haute, Ind. Her greatest gift was the Stormont hospital. She purchased the site and erected the building and af terwards expended $2,000 in remodeling when the Gage annex was built. In 1901 after fire had partially destroyed the main building, she rebuilt it at a cost cf about $2,000. Altogether she has expended between $20,000 and $30,000 on the hospital. With the announce ment of her death came the news that the two story business building occu pied by the August Clothing company, valued at $30,000 becomes the property of Ingleslde Home. A row of buildings on West Sixth avenue extending from the Stormont building to the Shawnee Building and Loan association valued at about $60,000 goes to the Stormont hos pital. The deeds to these properties were made In 1899 but the news w-as suppressed at the time, Mrs. Stormont retaining the income until her death. It will not be known what disposition will be made of the other property be longing to the estate until the will Is probated some time next week. The funeial will be held at the First Presbyterian church at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The body will remain at the hospital until 4:30 when it will be taken to the church.- Friends of Mrs. Stormont may see her at the hospital from 10 until 2 o'clock. The trustees of the hospital, Jonathan Thomas, J. B Larimer, Dr. L. Y. Grubbs, and Dr. C A McGuire will be honorary pall bearers. The active pallbearers will be the following members of the hos pital staff: Dr. L. H. Munn, Dr. J. P. Kaster, Dr. Herbert L. Alkire, Dr. D. E Esterly, Dr. G. W. Hogeboom, Dr. .T. D. Freeman, Dr. W. A. Wehe and Dr. H. B. Hogeboom PECK FOR CANNON. Former Kansan Says the Speaker Is the Logical Candidate. Washington, Aug. 12. George R. Peck, general counsel of the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul railroad, has declared for Speaker Cannon for president In an interview printed In the Washington Post. "Uncle Joe Cannon will get the solid Illinois delegation In the Repub lican national convention next year," asserted Mr. Peck, "and we fully ex pect to nominate him for the presi dency. "There Is no doubt In my mind that other states will also come to his sup- port. Speaker Cannon Is the logical candidate of the party, and is tho only candidate who has absolutely no en tanglements and no weights of any kind to carry. He belongs to no man and no faction, and would make the strongest candidate the Republicans could name. It is absurd to talk about his age disqualifying him. He is as vigorous and active now as he was twenty years ago, and is the most eminently qualified man in experience that could be named. "He comes from a pivotal state, strong in historical, commercial and political interest the state of Abra ham Lincoln, the state of Ulysses S. Grant and of John A. Logan, and, not by any means least, the state of Joseph G. Cannon. We believe In Uncle Joe, and we are going to work hard to nominate him. He has not been in the limelight of publicity of late, when presidential possibilities have been discussed, but when K comes to calling the roll In the con vention next year you will see the old war horse will be In the front rank. I think, without prejudice, that Can non will be nominated, and he will be our next president." saveTmtrain Wife of Trackman Builds a Fire in Front of Limited. Passengers Made Up a Purse of ,800 for Her. Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 12. Mrs. Min nie Houdeshell, wife of a trackman living in a tent beside the tracks three miles west of Ethel, Mo., 125 miles east of Kansas City, saved the eastbound California limited passenger train on the Santa Fe railway from going through a wrecked bridge yesterday. As a result of recent heavy rains, the abutment had crumbled and fallen into the river. It was almost time for the limlted to arrive and Mrs. Houdeshell. realizing the fact, hurriedly gathered some ary sticks and going to the west approach of the bridge kindled fire. Then she awakened her husband and sent him further up the track with a lantern. The train was stopped at a safe distance from the bridge and fin ally rerouted.. She Had But Five Minutes. The California limited had 250 pas sengers aboard and It was scarcely five minutes after the woman found the cavein when the train was stopped by the Joonfire. When the passengers awke and saw the tracks across the ravine, without any supports beneath, they acted as if they were crazy. The headlight on the engine would not have shown the true condition of the bridge; it would have appeared to be perfectly safe. Men gave Mrs. Houdeshell money until she had more gold and silver than she could carry in ner hands. She wrapped it up in a cloth and when she counted it at 7 o'clock in the morning she had more than $800. Edward H. Lewis, a traveling sales man from Plymouth, Mich., who was on the train, started a petition that will be presented to the company asking that Mrs. Houdeshell be suitably re warded. The collapse of the bridge was due to the heavy rains of the last few days In that vicinity. The supports had appar ently become weakened under the masonry, causing it to sink. The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe trains used the tracks of the Chicago, Burling ton Quincy yesterday and last night to Galesburg, 111., but It was thought that their own service would be restored by this morning. William Allen White's Narrow Escape. William Allen White of Emporia, Kan., was on one of the delayed Chi cago trains. "I never experienced such a tiresome Journey In my life," said Mr. White. "We waited and waited at every little station. If it bad not been for the flag ging of the train ahead of us there would undoubtedly have been a bad wreck. Our train was scheduled to get to Hart first, but on account of a bad engine No. 3 passed us. We might have gone through the bridge had our train been on time." John Merrill, a Pullman employe, said he thought that No. 5, the Chicago tiain which was scheduled to arrive at Hart about 3:30 o'clock in the morning, would have gone through the open bridge had the train been on time. "Mighty glad we were two hours' late," said Merrill. Census of Canal Zone. Panama, Aug. 12. A census of the canal zone Just completed shows nearly 50,000 Inhabitants of the zone. About 20 per cent of the total are white. WAY TOJTOP IT. National President of Teleg raphers Union Submits Terms To the United States Commis sioner of Labor. WILL RETURNTO WORK If Government Will Secure Ar bitration of Dispute. Civic Federation Has Taken Up the Matter. San Francisco, Aug. 12. It was an nounced today by S. J. Small, national president of the Commercial Telegraph ers' Union of America that If by Tues day no way is found to bring about a conciliation In the telegraphers' contro versy a genral strike will be called by him. Mr. Small further said that he had advised Charles P. Neill, U. S. com missioner of labor, that he would agree to an immediate resumption of work If the government would insist upon an In vestigation of the telegraphers" griev ances. President Small today gave out the following correspondence between him self and United States Commissioner of Labor Neill. "In reply to a telegram from President Small of the Commercial TelgTaphers Union of America, sent last Friday, in forming the commissioner of labor that the telegraphers' strike had become a serious matter the following was re ceived: Washington, Aug. 10, 1907. S. J. Small, Oakland, Cal. Telegram received, also telegram from Stewart. It Is useless for me to attempt to do anything at this time as I do not understand precisely the issues or the exact cause of the strike. I as sume the various strikes have been with out your authority and therefore are illegal. If locals have no respect for tho constitution of the organization and the national officers cannot control them, what guaranty can you give me that any Judgment satisfactory to you will be accepted by men on strike. I am entirely at your service and willing to do all In my power to assist you la bringing about a fair settlement of this controversy. Will you advise me defi nitely and precisely what is the demand for which the strike has occurred and upon what terms you would take the re sponsibility of ordering locals back. .Signed), CHARLES P. NEILL. Small's Reply. "Charles P. Neill, Commissioner of Labor, Washington, D. C. "The cause of the present trouble Is repudiation of San Francisco agree- hwjsfjt which ,cttled striV'. LocalMan- ager O Brien. Chief Operator JelT. Superintendent May., have repeatedly discriminated against strikers. Women telegraphers after- returning to work humiliated to such extent resigned. Western Union reinstated less than tne hundred strikers, many still out of employment, including married men. Notwithstanding agreement provides reinstatement strikers without preju dice, outsiders given preference and employed. Present strike illegal but provocation great and resentment against Western Union because of bad faith so universal that general strike be authorized Tuesday unless we can find way to bring about conciliation. Answering your last question, can guarantee Immediate resumption of work If government will insist upoa investigation or arbitration of propo sitions embodied in memorial address ed to board of directors of Western Union last June. Local management's petty discrimination and favoritism toward woman. Nicholson, Los An geles circuit caused transfers and dis missals of men long in company's service and finally strike. (Signed) "S. J. SMALL." President Small also announced that he had wired as follows to Wesley Russell, his deputy, at Chicago: "Answering message from Neill, wired him could guarantee Immediate resumption of work if government will insist uoon investigation or arbitration cf proposition embodied in memorial addressed board of directors Western Union last June. Get Gompers long distance, urge him see Roosevelt, In form him Clowry and San Francisco agreement not lived up to by Western Union. Will be with you in few days. YI TAKES THE HINT Roosevelt Writes Hhat He Hasn't Time to See Him. New York. Aug. 12. News that he had been sentenced to death and that his as sociates in the illfated mission to Th Hague had been condemned to life Im prisonment was conveyed to Prince YI, nephew of the new emperor of Korea, at the Broadway Central hotel here ear ly today. "The Japanese of course-are responsi ble for this," the prince commented. "I do not blame them so much, however, as I blame the traitorous Koreans who have sold themselves to the Japanese, The onlv effect of this action against me will be to add energy and enthusiasm to the work of patriotic Koreans for their country. "This order for my execution will certainly be carried out if lever go with in Korean or Japanese Jurisdiction. It would be mere suicide for me to return to Korea. If I could gain anything for my country by putting my head in the Jap anes noose I should be very glad to do eo, but I can not see that I should serve any good purpose by doing so now, and it Is not my purpose to return to Korea. I shall keep up my work for Korea here and look for greater energy and deter mlnatlon in support of that work as result of the sentence of death pro nounced upon me." Prince Yi recently- sent to President Roosevelt a request for a private unoffi cial audience. The prince has received a reply in which the president stated that he would have no time at present to grant such an audience. Prince Yi said that he accepted this as a declination from the president to see him and would make no further effort la that direction at present. Weather Indications. Chicago, Aug. 12. Forecast for Kansas: Fair tonight and Tuesday.

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THE TOPE-Pm?;CTATO-JOTOKMONDAY EVENING, :&UST IlSOTC WENT 10 INN Topeka Won From WefcV City on Sunday 5 to 2. Arnold Did Good 'Work, "While Bunched Hits Aided. FIELDING WAS LOOSE. Wichita Proved Too Much for Speedy Salt Packers. In a Double neader Joplin and Leavenworth Broke Even. Webb City. Mo., Aug. 12. Topeka won a ten inning game here Sunday. Webb City. could not hit the ball, erorrs help ing them to their scores. Arnold pitched a etrong gams and his team mates bunched their hits behind him. Both aides fielded loosely. t Seore by innings. B.H.E. Webb City 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 02 5 3 Topeka 2 0000000 35 10 3 Batteries Shaner. Burns .and Cheek; Arnold and Davis. Wichita 8, Hutchinson 2. TTntrhinann. Kan.. Aug. 12. The Jobbers won the opener in the series with the Salt Packers here Sunday. Fast fielding and heavy hitting were features. Fieharty. relieve Barbour in the eighth inning and allowed no hits or walks. The acore: WKrptTAi Player- .ffiJH- Q.. A. B. Milan, If 2 o 9 0 Becker, rf S 1 1.0 0 Hetling. 3b. 3- 1 0 4 0 Bayless. cf. 4 0 1 0 0 Holland, lb. 3 1 13 0 1 Weaver, c 3 3 0 0 Annis. rs 2 0 S 2 Kelley. 2b 3 0 0 3 0 "Voung, p 0 01 1 Routh, cf 10 0 Holllngsworth, cf... 1 0 O Middleton, p. 2 1 0 0 0 4 13 11 Totals 32 5 24 SCORE BY INNINGS. Joplin l 0 0 1 2 5 0 2 i-avenworth 0 0 0 1 0 0 O o o The summary: Karned runs Leav. enworth 1. JoDlln 5.- Two base hits Quiesser, Fleming, Harrington, Van derhill. Three base hits Root, Mid dleton. Bases on balls Oft Root 2 off Middleton 5. Struck out By Root 5, by Middleton 2, Wild pitch; Middleton. Stolen bases Vaughn. Harrington, Rohn 2. Umpire Ash ley. Time of game 2:06. SECOND GAME. JOPLIN. Player AB. H. Fillman, rf. Harrington, cf. Rohn, lb Olson. 2b Perse h. If. Bankhead. ss. Vanderhill, c Fleming, 3b Wooliford, p. Welsh Totals 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 O 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 o. o o 9 4 3 1 2 1 1 0 A. O 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 4 0 22 21 12 Batted for Wooliford in seventh. LEAVENWORTH." Player Fisher, 2b Lawler, If. Vaughn. 3b.- Quiesser. c. Schumyer, lb. Turner, ss. Cobb, rf Ash lev, p Middleton, cf. Totals AB. 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 3 3 H. 0 O 2 O

o 1 1 o. 4 1 1 S 12 0 0 0 0 21 A. 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 4 0 13 Totals .!9 22 O. 2 0 0 1 9 3 1 7 4 0 27 O 0 4 0 2 2. 1 2 2 0 13 E. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 HUTCHINSON. Player AB. H. Wilson, If 4 1, Pettigrew. cf 3 0 Andrews, 3b 4" 1 J-ewis, rf 4 0 Zink. lb 4 2 Casey. 2b .4 1 Johnson, ss 4 1 Noves, c 3 1 Barbour, p. 2 0 Fieharty, p. O 0 Totals 32 7 SCORE BY INNINGS. Wichita 1 O 0 1 0 0 1 0 03 Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 02 The, summary: Two base hits Milan, Wilson, Zink, Johnson, Casey. Struck out-: By Barbour 4, by Fie-; harty 2, by Young 2. Double plays' Hetling to Annis to Holland, Annis to Holland 2. Bases on balls Off Bar bour 6, off Young 2. Time of game 2:05. Umpires Jacobs and Mclnnes. Oklahoma City 5, Springfield 1. Springfield, Mo., Aug. 12. Inability to hit Hoffer and Porter's wildness lost the game for Springfield Sunday. Love's batting was the feature, his home run being the first made on the new grounds. The Bcore Player" Murray, cf Cole. If Cuthbert. rf. Rlsley, 3b Tonneman, lb. Smith, ss Welter. 3b Brennan, c. Porter, p AB. H.?!jO. AJ Totals 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 27 OKLAHOMA CITY. Player AB. Scoggtns. If 8 MoFarland, W. Gill. 3b. Rapps, cf. Love. 2b. Henry, c. White, ss. R Gill. lb. Hoffer, p. Totals rf. H. 0 0 0 2 3 "0 1 0 0 o. 3 0 1 1 4 6 1 11 0 .0 o 0 2 1 3 2 6 3 11 A. 0 0 1 0 'I 3 0 4 0 27 SCORE BY INNINGS. Joplin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 B Leavenworth 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 I The summary: Earned runs Jop lin 2. Three base hits Harrington, Olson. Bases on balls Oft Ashley 2, off Wooliford 2. Struck out By Ash ley 3. by Wooliford 1. Stolen base Rohn. Sacrifice hits Quiesser, Turn or. Cobb, Olson, Welsh, Persch. Flem ing. Umolre HoHings worth. Time of game 1:20. ITCRIiBURT WAS PUT OUT. Saturday's Topeka-Sprtnjrfleld Game a Wrangling Contest. Springfield. Mo.. Aug. 12. The game Saturday was a wrangling match. Smith was put out of the game and Hurlburt off the grounds. In the first half of the ninth, after To peka scored one run. making their score 6 to 2 for Springfield, the man ager of the Springfield team refused to play and the game was forfeited to Topeka 9 to 0. In the second inning, after a lengthy dispute, Tom Smith, field captain of the Midgets, was benched. Segmeyer went to short and Stevenson to right field. Shortly after "Spec" Hurlburt, manager Topeka, became obstreperous and was benched, Bunton taking his place. Hurlburt continued to make himself obnoxious from the bench and was finally ordered from the grounds by the umpire. President Shively wit nessed the game. The score: SPRINGFIELD. Plaver AB. H. O. A. E. Murray, cf. Cole, If Cuthbert, 2b. Reed, lb Tonneman, 3b. Smith, ss Stevenson, rf. Welter, ss. Brennan, -c Olmstead. p Siegmyer, rf.-ss. O. 1 0 4 5 1 0 1 0 8 2 2 A. 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 Totals-.. Player v Wooley. if. v Olson, 2D 0 I Bunton, cf. 0 i Hurlburt. cf. 0 Abbott, lb Daris, c Runkle, ss. Hasan, Sb. Prioe, rf Halla, p E. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 27 13 00 o 1-1 45 ...1....84 eCORE BY INNINGS. Springfield 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma City ....0 0 0 T. 1 The summary: Earned runs Okla homa City 1. Two base hits Tonne man, Rapps, Love. Home run Love. Bases on balls Oft Porter 6, off Hof fer 5. Struck out By Porter 2, by Hoffer 6. Left on bases -Springfield 8, Oklahoma City 10. Double plav White to Love to R. Gill. Wild pitch Porter. Passed balls Brennan 2, Henry 1. First base on errors Springfield 3. Oklahoma City 2. Stolen bases Cuthbert, R. Gill. Sacrifice hits L. McFarland, Henry. Time of game 1:40. Umpire Edwards. Joplin 11-3, Leavenworth 1-4. Joplin, Mo., Augv 12. Joplin and Leavenworth broke even- in Sunday's double header. The locals won the first in a walk, while the second was close and exciting. The scores: JOPLIN. Player AB. H. O. A. E. Fillman. rf 4 0 1 0 0 Harrington, cf 6 3 10 0 Rohn. lb. 4 3 13 0 0 Olson, 2b. 4 1 2 2.0 Persch. If 4 11 0 0 Bankhead. ss. 6 2 3 4 -0 Vanderhill. c 6 3 6 0 0 Fleming, 3b 5 1 1 3 0 Root, p 5 2 0 3 1 Totals 42 15 27 12 1 LEAVENWORTH. Player AB. H. O. A. E. Fisher, 2b. 4 0 3 4 N 1 Lawler, If. 4' 0 0 6 Vaughn. 3b. 4 1 2 2 0 Qutesser, C- 413 0 0 Schuman, lb.'..' 4 1 12 0 0 Turner, ss 4 11 3 1 Cobb, rt 4 0 3 0 1 TOPEKA. AB. H 6 3 3 1 3 4. 3 3 4 3 8 24 12 0 3 2 0 12 3 2 0 2 0 9 24 A. 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 5 13 E. O 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 Springfield left field in first half of ninth inning. SCORE BY INNINGS. Springfield 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Topeka 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 16 The summary:- Earned runs Springfield 1. Two base hits Seg myer, Olsen, Davis. Bases on balls Oft Olmstead 3, off Halla 1. Struck out By Olmstead 6, by Halla 3.: Left on bases Springfield 6, Topeka 6. Dou ble plays- Cuthbert unassisted. First base on errors Springfield 3, Topeka 6. Passed balls Tonneman. Time of game 2:00. Umpire -Alio way. Wichita 3. Leavenworth 1. Wichita, Kan., Aug. 12. Leaven worth was defeated in Saturday's game by the score of 8 to 1. Milan played his last game on the home grounds before going to Washington, where he is to Join Joe Cantillon's Senators. Scora bv lnnihm. Tt H Leavenworth ........00000 1 000 1 6 01 Western Aoisoc1tion-'Stnniixiff. Clubs Wichita Oklahoma Hutchinson Topeka Joplin Webb City Springfield Leavenworth Won-" Lost. 74 r r .23 69 67 63. 61 46 27 24 39 42 45 46 62 70 74 Hi Pet. .763 .&i'2 .676 .541 .636 .469 ":278 .245 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago t-i, Philadelphia 0-0. Chicago, Aug. 12:--CWcago'! scored two runs and there.byjyon two games from Philadelphia Sunday afternoon. The result gives the' Jocaly 'a.A fveh break on the series of six games. Howard's triple wan. lb a first contest and Moran's double was Instrumental in deciding the second,. Overall was taken out after three singles had filled the bases in the last inning of the first game with two men out. Brown re tired the next batsman. The visiting pitchers had all the hard luck. The second game was called at the end of the seventh to allow Philadelphia to catch a train. Score by Innings. R.H.E. Chicago 0 00 1 0 000 1 6 0 miadeipnia uoou'ouuoo v o o Batteries Moren. Jacklitsch and Dooin; Overall. Brown and Kling. Second came Score bv fnninsrs: R.H.B. Chicago 0000 1 0 1 6 1 Philadelphia ........0000000-0 4 0 Batteries Pfeister and Moran; Richie and Dooin. won one game. The" lie will be played off August '25, in this city. JOT? b tiling R-H.B-Mldgets ...Jis..00 0 0 0 2 2 0 0-4 6 6 Valley Falls .;..i.-,..J 10 0 3 0 0 2 0 6 8 6 Batteries 'Robinson and Snyder; Thompson tut&Devine.. SATURDAY'S BALL i GAMES. AMKRICAN, ASSOCIATION. Columbus 8, Kansas City 0. Louisville 7, St. -Paul 0. Minneapolis 6, Indianapolia 2. MHwaukea 4, Toledo. 3. NATIONAL, LEAGUK. New Tork 8, Pittsburg 2. Philadelphia 4, Chicago 2. St. Louis 3, Boston 2.- AMERICAN LEAGUE. Philadelphia i. Detroit 0. Cleveland 2, Washington 1. Boston. 4, Chicago 2. St. Louis 7. New York 6. St. Louis .6, New York 6 (called In ninth, account darkness. WESTERN LEAGUE. Sioux City 5, Des Moines 4. Denver 3-0, Lincoln 1-2. Pueblo 8-6, Omaha 4-3. IN THE WESTERN LEAGUE, EXPOSITION CO. -.7 X ii 'trf: v i i t Cincinnati 5-1. BFOOklyn 1-2. Cincinnati, Aug. 12. Cincinnati and Brooklyn won a game apiece-In the double header Sunday afternoon; Cin cinnati made victory certain in the first game by scoring four runs in the seventh Inning on a single, a base on balls, Odweirs triple and Ewing's home run. The second game, which was limited to seven innings by agree ment, went an extra Inning, by failure of the locals in attempting the squeeze play in the seventh. Kruger being caught at the plate. Three errors by Cincinnati gave Brooklyn the winning run in the eighth. Score bv innings. R.H.E. Cincinnati 0 10 0 0 0 4 0 6 8 0 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 6 2 Batteries Ewin and Schlei; Mcln- tyre and Bergen. Second game Score by innings: R.H.E. Cincinnati 0 010000 01 3 4 Brooklyn ....0 0 0 1 0 0 0 t-2 3 1 Batteries Smith and McLean; Bell and Ritter. National League Standing. Clubs Chicago Pittsburg New York Philadelphia .Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston St. Louis Won. Lost, 75 68 68 63 47' 45 38 28 28 39 40 48 53 67 62 78 Pet. ,.728 .598 ,.592 .652 :4fii .441 .876 .264 AMERICAN 1KAG1JE. St. Louis 5-4. Boston .4-0. St. Louis, Aug. 12. St. i Louis won two straight games from Boston by the scores of 5 to 4 and 4 to 0. Not one Boston player reached first off Karger who pitched the second game. Score by innings. R.H.E. St. Louis 0 0002102 5 10 1 Boston 10 0.0 0 2 0 1 04 10 1 Batteries -McGlynn, Noonan and Marshall: Lindaman and Brown. Second game Score by innings: R.H.E. St. Louis 0001 1 2- 4 6 O Boston 0 00000 00 0 0 Batteries Karger and- Marshall: Dorner. Boutlea and Needham. American League Standing. Clubs Won. Lost. Detroit 58 ?7- j v fnnaaetpnia ..im:.. 6t- Chicago Cleveland New York Boston St. Louis Washington 61.. 67." 45 42 ...40 42 43 52 56 67 Pet. .611 .604 :',S92 .570 .4M .429 .412 .509 The Real Batting- Leader of the Ag gregation la Hogrlever. Denver, Aug.1: 12. The latest official Western league batting averages show Shannon of the "Deal Moines Champs to be the leader among those who have pid.yea in ten er more games: Gehrlng, who ranks second, has played in thirty eight contests, -batf the real leader is Hogrlever, the veteran .with Des Moines, he having made" an average of .824 In ninety-five game,. Bader of Pueblo fol lows, although lie has played in -but miriy-inree games, the rear second bat ter being McGllvrav of the Pueblo team MeGilvray of the Pueblo team leads In runs scored with !7 to his credit, and ranoks and Belden of Omaha rank next with 66 and 65 respectively. How ard Murphy of the Grizzlies leads m hits made with 126 to-Els credit. Autrey of omana ranks second with 121 and Weed of Sioux City is third with 119. Weed leads in two-base hits with 25 to his creait, Dolan of Omaha is second with 22 and Hogrlever of Des Moines is third with 21. Three Pueblo players, MeGilvray, Ryan and Melchoir, lead in three-base bits, being tied for the honors with' 10 apiece.- MeGilvray leads 1n home runs with 12 and Thomas of Lincoln Is sec ond with S Fox of 'the- Lincoln team leads in stolen bases with 42 pilfers. Hogrlever Is second vith 34. F0x.: with 36. also leads In sacrifice -hits, Cassady of the Denvet team ranking second with WESTERN LEAGUE. Sioux City. S, 1; Des Moines, 2, 8. Sioux City, Ta., Aug. 12. Sioux City and Des Moines divided honors in Sunday's double-header. In the first contest the locals put up a brilliant last half of the finish. In the second game both teams were watJbly Iri head work. Des Moines having all the. best of it..' Score bv innings. R.H.E. Sioux City 0010O10 10 3 8 1 Dl 3 Moines 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 02 9 0 Batteries Jarrott and Slattery: Clark and Shannon. Second game Score bv mnlnes: R.H.E. Sioux City .....0 0 0 0 0 1 01 9 4 Des Moines ...0 5 110 1 08 13 2 Batteries Jarrott. Waldorf and Sheehan; Edmondeon and Shannon. No Game at Lincoln. Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 12. Opposition of the authorities to Sunday ball pre vented the Lincoln-Denver game. Two games will be played today. Omaha, 8; Pueblo, 2." Omaha, Neb.. Aug. .12. It was an even break for Omaha and Pueblo in. double header. A batting rally tn Wichita '.'.''.'.'.'.'.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 s'tne eighth and ninth gave Omaha the Batteries Selby Speer and Weaver. and Mclnnis. and Queiaser; Umpires Jacobs Hutchinson J, Joplin 3. Hutchinson, Kan.. Aug. 12. Fie harty relieved Barbour, in the fifth Saturday and saved the game, Joplin failing to do anything with him. Score by innings. R.H.E. Joplin 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 03 3 Hutchinson 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 6 8 4 Batteries Welch and Herington; Barbour, Fieharty and Lewis. Um pire O'Connell. Oklahoma City S, Wehb City 0. Webb City, Aug. -13. Oklahoma City made It three straight Saturday by lucky hitting-In the seventh and eighth innings, coupled with errors by the home team. Score by Innings. R.II.E. Oklahoma City 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 03 4 0 Webb City .0000000000 8 4 Batteries Bandy and Henry; Mil ton and Cheek. Umpire Heck. CUMES o BtOOD JP0IS0H In no other disease is a thorough, cleansing of the blood more necessary than in Contagious Blood Poison. The least particle of this insidious virus "will multiply in the circulation and so thoroughly contaminate the blood that no part of the body will be exempt from the ravages of this powerful disease. Usually the first symptom is a little sore or ulcer, insignificant in itself, but soon the blood becomes so contaminated that the mouth and throat ulcerate, glands in the groin swell, hair and eye-brows come out, copper colored epots appear on the body, and frequently sores and ulcers break out on the flesh to humiliate the sufferer. S. S. S. cures Contagious Blood Poison Iby purifying the circulation.'- It attacks the disease in the right way by going down into the circulation, neutralizing and forcing out every particle of the poison, and making this fluid pure, fresh and health-sustaining. The im provement commences as soon as the patient gets under the influence of S. S. S., and continues until every trace of the disease is removed from the blood, and the sufferer completely restored to health. Not one particle of the poison is left for future out-breaks after S. S. S. has purged and purified the blood. Book on the home treatment of this disease and any medical ad vice desired free THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. CA. first game, and poor all round work lost them the second contest, Mc Neely's support being very bad. Score by innings. R.H.E. Omaha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 6 1 Pueblo 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 02 5 2 Batteries Thompson and Gonding; McGregor and Smith. Second game Score by innings: R.H.&. Omaha 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 5 2 Pueblo .0 10 1 3 0 05 8 6 Batteries McNeeley and Lebrand; Hatch and Drill. Western League Standing. Clubs- Omaha Lincoln Des Moines Denver Pueblo Sioux City 64 57, 53 52' 44 Lost. Pet 45 .5S7 49 .638 45 .536 49 .615 65 .444 65 .875 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. At Louisville Louisville. 8 St. Paul, L At Columbus First game: Colum bus, 4; Kansas City, 7. Second gamer Columbus, 3; Kansas City, 2. At Toledo Toledo. IS; Milwau kee, 5. MATCH FOR ABE ATTELlj. -V.-W Will Meet Grover Haves, the Chicago Pugilist, August 20. New York, Aug 12. Abe Attell. the featherweight charhpion, and Grover Hayes, the Chicago pugilist, have been matched to fight. They have been se cured by the manager of the St. Joe A. C. of 'Fort Wayne, Ind., to meet in a ten-round bout 'on the night of Aug ust" 20, and will battle for a purse of 81,000, -weigh In at; 126' pounds at p. m. Malachy Hogfin' of Chicago' will probably referee-the contest. Arrangements f on the ten-round bout between -Jack ("Twin") Sullivan and Jim Flynn, the-rPuehlo (Col. heavy weight,' which is' earded to; be idecided before the-Denvep.:A.! Ci on August 10. have also-been eofrtpleted, These men will fight for 60 pen cent i of the gross receipts, of which 'jbhe, winner is to re ceive, 60. per perkfc .ayi 4 the.ioee!:- (4ft, Sui-. liven hae-'been- wiFei- bi transportation Vi wliCTt'.-. :vrf Keene's Colin the 'Winner, j Saratoga V.-, Aug. 12n-James R. Keene's Colin, the undefeated 2-year-old of -the year.. Saturday won- another rioh' stake, the Saratoga special, six furlongs. Opposed to-him was., jyncle, who was re cently. sold for $30,009, iCqlin, was always, a 2 to 5 favorite. .Jt.was a grand, race and when Colin returned the stand h-? was given a rousing cheer. The- two colts broke head, and head and ran. like a team to well In the, stretch. Here Colli) drew away anj won. by Vfa lengths in the fast time of 1:12. Frank GUI won easily in the Travers stakes. O'Brien Traded tor NHL Washington, Aug.; .-1Z Manager Joe Cantillon has consummated a trade whereby George Nill,: utility man,, for the Washington club, will go to Gleve-. land, in exchange tor Pete.. O'Brien, utility lnfielder -of. the Napa Q'Tflen last, year held .down, second- base? for Jimmy McAJeer's Browns, and is .con sidered a valuable player. He has done fairly good work with the stick for the Cleveland club, this, season and should materially strengthen the Washing tons. He will likely' hold down a regu lar position. Racing at Empire, City Tracks. New York, Aug. 12.-For the first time in eight years thoroughbred: raced Sat urday at the Empire City track near Yonkers. Since 1900 pnly trotting events, have been held on this course., ItoEm-r pire City. Trotting- .club inaugurated -a midsummer meeting which r .will last eighteen days. The. opening was aus picious despite the inadequate, trans portation service. About 16,000- persons were accommodated. Only two .'first choices won. Football Season Opens September';-21. New York, Aug. 12. The opening day of the football season, September 21, will be marked by four games, cf which the most important Is the eiash of the Carlisle Indians and Albriarm at Carlisle. The gamu com thick, and fast after that. Wednesday. and Satur day being the' favorite" football Cays. Tho early season ?ams ara always more or less i- ihe naturs of nraciics sessions, for the colleges like to work up heavyweight fellows', and though these smaller college teams sometimes put up an excellent argument, the real interest in the game doesn't buret oat until the home stretch opens before the major teams. Three games which are to be played on October, 12, however, will prove to be of 'some little interest SUMMER MEETING September 10, 11, 12,13 Over $10,000 in Stakes and Purses. One hundred and sixty entries in the stakes will guarantee -good races. Elegant Loving Cups will be given to record breakers. R. T. KRElPE, Sec'y M. A. LOW, Prest. without a doubt.. These will be the Pennsylvanla-Swathmore game at Phil adelphia, the; Indian-Syracuse meeting. at Buffalo. Ana. the Navy's game with Vanderbilt-at -Annapolis. This, last, particul&rly,' .should be a fast, snappy game for the two teams are practical ly unchanged from last year's- lineup, and -their work was far above the av erages STOVALL AND LAJOIE. Will Never Be Friends Again --Report That Players HaVe Jumped. i Cleveland.' Ohio, Aug1. '12.-i-"George Stovall will never play bafl again with the Cleveland jeani as"Tong as' -I am rnahager,"- Manager Lajoie said In .Washington Saturday.' "No player can ilo, what he. did and get away with It. I don't winrhim, to apologize; andwoiild not. accept ,oTie;:l,f it were tendered. I don't": care what agitation for a "new manager his friends in Cleveland are starting- I shall continue .as manager as long as the. club owners .want me, but I am not stuck on. the job enough to .retain my positionn by .making ,any concession to StovalJ."- It is reported here- that Stq'vall ,a.nd Frank Delehanty have Jumped to ..the Reading team of the Atlantic, (outlaw) League. v -r IN CIIASE OF A RED HAT.' I- Americfln Association .Standing. Clubs- Toledo Columbus Minneapolis Louisville Milwaukee Kansas City Indianapolis St. Paul Won. 63 62 60 68 53 6S 63 ....45- LoaC 44 49 54 55 58 61 62 Newton 19, Wichita Amateurs Newton, Kan., Aug. 12,-r-Tha New-i ton Cubs defeated the-.-o 'tviohita Gas Fitters' ball team hete-' Sunday-by the score of 19 to 6. Batteries Wichita, Gaham, Isbell, Charter and Stanley; Newton, Wright, Hespley and Dewig gins. Enterprise 8, Wamego 0. -Enterprise, Kan., Aug. 12. Enter prise defeated Wamego here Sunday, 8 to 0. Batteries Mallori and Rochey; Kemp and Yoakum. Pot .607 .659 .526 .513 .(d i MMi mom. I wu tronblsd era at .di uMarti 1 fl Terr ma elk bcttnr .398 t 1 eertinlr noommaii them ta my frlnda medleln. 1 bT ntr leen." Anns BuiMt, Oibora Mm No, 8, FJ1 Hirer, llu. I "lflnd Cueareta so goai that I would not b 1 1 aa tronblad a era at daa) wili Valley Falls 6, Topeka. Midgets 4.. Valley Falls, Kan., Aug.. 12 Valley Falls defeated the Topeka "Midgets here Sunday, 8 to Each team 'has vfll S"?t- p'gWe, Potent. Tasto Goofl, Do Sood, alrtfn h5.it"' JriP. We- Ke. Never Biiand toS 1 ftampad UC. fiaaraatowl to tare or yoar money back. 8ter!lng Remedy Co., Chicago or K.V. Box mUkl SALE, TEN (MILLION BOXES Hinkley,-of the. Green Seal oluh never barrowed money Of his fellow- members;- if he 'lost at cards he-1 promptly paid the amount; he was no kicker about the rules; ho, was ho backbiter. These things.. were put- down in -Hlnkley's. favon and they: went a long way.. On. the other hand. he- was -aft egotist. and he was Used. He was thirty-five "yearns Old, gOdi- jlooking and the- beau- ideal of a masher.; Aocordinar to his memorand um book, something like eight thou sand-ladies had sraiied iu hls direction Eight thousand others. were ready to do the same thing, but Hinkley had become tired. He wanted no more conquests. He sighed for no more flat tery. He simply wanted the female se to let him alone." Evervbodv knew that ft was a'case of :ego, and everybody put the'man' down &i an ass, and yet he lost -no friends. They waited for the cure to come along, and; they did hot have to Wait beyond a few months. Hinkley was dawdling along Fifth avenue one afternoon, bored by the- sight of bo many homely women passing him, and wondering if he would evar take the slightest interest in female-1 humanity again, when a young lady -wearing a red hat came out of a store and passed himf-lh faetj she almost rah over him in her haste to reach her" eab.' His hat wa-s knocked off and his cane went ctatterin jr, aWi1 If sh e' said 'any thing in the waf of apology he-'didn't catch the words'" This was a hew experience- for Hinkley;" :lt aroused his sleeping inter est.. He1 looked after her" eab for five minutes and then- decided that life had not lost'1 its savor after' all. Ha .was too late to pursue, but fortune was with him'. The "erratic dame was going to give him another chance. As the club man sauntered down'', to Twenty-third street and, headed for Sixth avenue. Intent on showing, his form to the ladles of th& shopping district.-, he carne across the,;glrl in the red hat-again. She was entering a dry goods, store. 'Hinkley entered after her., -jshe-wen4 to the parasol counter and he followed. Aside from the red hat, which -was a very gorgeous affair, the wearer was a handsome, young woman of about twenty-three. She knew -Hinkley was following her, Had she seemed to know It. howeve'r, 1 he would, have turned away and added her name to the eigh t thousand In 'his book; He was the professional Broadway masher. He was a club man who- made the business a fine art. He gave the girl -with the red hat a chance to ob serve that he was a good looking man that he was dressed in fashion---that his garments fitted,, to perfection" that he had been abroad that he must have a bank account and. an old aunt who was going to die soon and enlarge it; that he was looking" at her Just as a man with an artistic soul would look at the painting of a Greek goddess. He soon got a pain.. The young woman did not seem to know that he was on earth.. As she looked at all sorts and kinds Of. parasols, she walked on his feet .or elbowed him out of the way. Sometimes she looked past him. and sometimes oyer his head, but never at him. When she had bought a red parasol to match the red hat she took It and walked out. In do ing so she had to crowd between a small, red-headed boy, who was about to Inquire If they kept .bar soap at the parasol counter, and the man of eight thousand conquests. She begged the small boy's pardon, but went ho further. Mr. Hinkley was. no longer bored. He was getting a move on. Life had come back to him with a rush. He followed the red hat- out and saw It get Into a cab. He took another cab and followed on and landed atv the Grand Central-depot. He followed to the ticket .-window and heard- the young woman ask for a ticket to a cer-p tain Long, Island village. He waa.at her elbow, but he was Ignored... .There was plenty: of room, for her to turn, to the -right, but- she turned -to the -.left and walked on his feet. again and pass-, ed through- the gates and took. her train. Mr. Hinkley always carried... a. case of good cigars .witn mm. tie had a- soft -and gentle voice. Passing a cigar Into the window, and speaking with a purr, he Inquired of the ticket man If he happened to know the young lady. "Judge Durso's daughter," and lives at- Blankville," was the reply, accom panied by a wink. He shouldn't have winked. Mr. Hinklejr wasn't "running "after" the fe male, but; only following a clue to as sfst him to throw off -the shackles on ennui. That evening at' the club cer tatnr members were astonished to- see that Hinkley was sitting up and taking notice of things in a way that he had not done for months. Some figured it out that his aunt was dead at last, and others that he had got a sure thing on the raee3, but he gave up no informa tion! At ten o'clock the next morning he' was oh his' way to Blankville. Dur ing' the night he -had decided that his Waterloo had arrived. He found him self in toye. He had passed eight thousand, women by without a flutter of the heart only to be caught by a girl vearing a red hat. It was her hat and her total Indifference to 'htm. It was the hat and the way she had walked on his feet. It was the hat and the way she had looked past him and el bowed him. His summer suit had been ignored:' His faultless form had gone for nothing. His ego had been humil iated. Instead of bringing a. thirst for revenge, these things had brought love and a spirit of forgiveness.- Ha had alwa-is scorned the Idea of love at first sight, but here he waa.with'his fgot lh the trap., .-Mr. Hinkley had no trouble. In find ing .Judge Durso's residence. It was a .manor house situated a mile from the'village. 'The villagers who direct ed -i him would nave lutea .to ask an about, him and his hopes and aims and ambitions, but he did not i give them time.- Just what he -was; going to do whew he rtjaahed;; the:. manor-.! house, didn'tknow. buts-he was a-. ntm.., be liever in; the old saying -that -Providence takes care of asses and drunk-? ardst. He might make inquiries of some sort. He mi.aht leaye .his card. He- would' make -.himself known in some way. He entered the grounds with all sorts of plans running throug' his mlhdi, but the whole boiling or them was soon put to flight. A watch dog came-tearing- down to the gate to meet him and seized him. and rolled him on tlie gras. Then the gardener came tearing after the dog' and res cued the man- and stood 'him up against the fence -and called him a tramp and threatened him. Then the old judge came down with stately step and put Mr. Hinkley through a severe cross examination and at the end called-him a prevaricator arid, talked about the grand Jury and indictments. He was finally permitted to limp away in Ignominy, but he -was only forty rods from the house when, a girl in a red hat came tearing along in an auto. He started "to raise his hat and get out of the road -at the same time, but got mixed up and the auto struck him and hurled him into the nearest fence cor ner. The girl never looked back. Mr. Hinkley had no bones broken, and at the end of two hours, he. had limped and crawled back to the depot. He was rent and wrecked and dilapi-! ated. but as the fire department had just been called out for. a burning woodshed he was not greatly re marked. "New Tork. eh?" said the ticket seller as he threw the pasteboard and the change, out. "I thought you had come down to the wedding." "What wedding?" "Why, Judge Durso's -daughter. She's to "b married" tomorrow. Dem fine girl that dem fine. Ice water over. there, in the cooler. Try some for your feeling of homesickness!' Copyrighted, 1907, by E. C. Parcells.) Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Ind. Phone 1642 Consultation and Examination Free. DR. STEPHEN TEMPLE OSTEOPATH Graduate of American School., of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo. 818 Kansas Ave. Rooms 7 and 8 .Topeka, Kan. Rid in an a vsvi.".yr 1 if f af T--if SO V Ismostecorr omlcal f of Stove Pipes because it covers much surface and tvears so long. Ymlnt it on; dries quick!. For sale by W. A. L. Thompson H'wars. Co., D. H. Forbes, Wolf Bros.. W. E. Cul ver. Coughlln ii' war Co Griggs ak Mob VHDU. L. M. PEN WELL ff Jnrl Kmhrtlmpr 51 1 Quincy btrast. f r. both Ftaoasa 19 Buvinsr a Home On the monthly payment plan is' thiseonly possibility of many: r. w can assist .you in -many ways. Caoitol Buildinir and Loan Ass'rt tU4 KANSAS AVE Some Technicalities. "While I was working a Kansas town for business a few weeks ago," said the Chicago drummer, "I got into a dispute with a young fellow In a pool room and he plunked me in the eye. Before I could hit back we were pulled apart, and at the instance of half a dozen citizens I swore out a warrant for assault and battery. I had six witnesses to swear that the defendant struck first, and, in fact he admitted it, but the justice gave him the verdict and his liberty. I got mad at that and went for His Honor with: 'Don't you see this black eye?' 'I certainly do!' 'Do you think all six of my wit nesses lied?' I do not!' 'Didn't the defendant as good as admit that he struck me?' 'He did.' "'Then. will you please tell me why he was not punished?' "I will..- You were beaten on tech nicalities.' 'I don't understand.' 'Well, you didn't prove whether it was your right eye or your left that was blackened; whether ne sirucK you with his right fist or left; whether you are married or single: whether you be long to the church or the world; whether you are a Democrat or Republican. I could name at least ten other things.' 'Yon might give me one more from your stotfk,' I said with a sneer. ""I will, sir. You heard the crier adjourn court.-That was formally. Technically, a court is always in ses sion, and 1 therefore fine you five dol lars for contempt.' M. Quad. JF3 1 7 AT 'EVERY EVENING, THIS WEEK I New Moving Pictures Thia feature,' combined with a' charming Band Concert, provides an evening ,ot free entertainment which you ought to enjoy. .-'PTC v-?''rv' '".v-- i, Exhibition will last 30 minutes, beginjuiflo; each, evening .at 9 o'clock.- Ij k;X te!-:1;;' L COME OUT TO THE PARK TONIGHT J

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THE TOPEKA DAHY STATE JOTTRKAK- MONDAY EVE1TING, ATJGIIST 12, 1907. PIONEERJIMES, Council Grove Old Settlers Cele brate a Treaty 3Iade Between Uncle Sam and Osage Indians. MONUMENT AS MARKER JIany Important Historical Pa pers Filed Away. Geo. W. Martin of Topeta One of Principal Speakers. Crowd of 5,000 Persons Wit nessed a Splendid Program. Council Grove. Kan.. Aug. 12. The celebration here Saturday in honor of the placing of the "Trail Monument" was an unqualified success. The afTair was in commemoration of the treaty made on that day with the Osage na tion for the right of way of a trail across the plains, being the eighty second anniversary of this historic event which led to the opening of the "Great West." The day was clear and though warm good wind from the south blew. At :80 m. the vrowd marched to the pot where the huge red granite stone was to be set. In its base a large tin "box was placed containing many "his toric", articles, among which were copies of many old papers, copy of the treaty made 82 years ago between the government and the Osage Indians; history of the old trail; brief history of postofflce at Council Grove, and many valuable articles of record. The speakers unon that occasion were Geo. XV. Martin, secretary State Historical society; George P. Morehouse of To peka and Mayor W." F. Shamleffer of this place. After the stone or slab had been set. which was over two tons weight, on a very firm base, the large assembly of people formed in proces sion and proceeded to the city park. In this procession all stages of the earlv and later times were represented, from the old emigrant wagon and overland stage to cowboys, Indians, decorated carriages, bicycles and auto mobiles, representing the progress made in travel in this short time. After reaching the park a picnic din ner was had. Promptly at 1:30 p. m. the great audience was again called to gether, and after music by the band George W. Martin again delivered an address giving a history of this state and the great privations undergone by the early settlers. He paid a glowing tribute to the heroic women of the early times in Kansas, and the great progress the state has made the past fifty years. After his address George P. Morehouse delivered an address showing the many expeditions made over this country In early days and from field notes proved the place was at or near where this stone was set. Vnder the great "Council Oak" was where that treaty was signed for which the Osage Indians received 8500 In gold and $300 in merchandise. After the addresses was an "old set tlers" powwow, giving their experi ences in early days in Kansas and Mor ris county. The amusements were relay races, pony races, roping contests, rough riders, and last but not least, a stage coach robbery. All of these were very realistic to those who had heretofore experienced this early plainsmen sports. This -ranite marker sets on the north side of the main street a short distance from the Neosho river, over which the Santa Fe trail passed, un der the spreading branches of a huge oak tree. It was estimated that about 6.000 people were present. Some of them had not been in this city for 25 years. Western Rural Carriers. Washington, Aug. 12. These rural carriers have been appointed: Kan ran Altoona, route 2. M. R. McMur ray. carrier; M. L. Richardson, sub stitute. Missouri Edina. route 5, C. L. Prazee, carrier; Richard King, substitute. Lawrence In 1867, soon afterwards ,es. omisning tne business which he en larged until it was one of the biggest In the city. He was married in 18S0 and his widow and three daughters survive, Mr. Griflin was a member of the city council ror many years. SUES ELECTRIC CAR LINE. Leavenworth Girl wants $30,000 for Ijoss of a Ix-2. Leavenworth, Kan.; Aug. 12. Eliza beth Gabrish. a 2H-year-old child, thiough her father. Martin Gabrish. has filed one of the biggest damage suits against the Kansas City Western that has been recorded in the district court for some years, asking for $30,000 for the loss of a leg under a Spruce street ear. Attorney jonn i. OKeefe represents the little gin. The Gabrish family lives at Franklin and Spruce streets. March 17. 190 about 6 o'clock in the evening one of the electric cars in cnarge or Conduc tor Harmon and Motorman Hill was run west on Spruce street to Franklin where it reached the terminus. Several children, including the plaintiff, were playing about the corner. The trolley pole of the car was changed or turned around from the east to the west end of the car. The little girl was at the east end of It and it Is alleged that the car men Were at the west end; that without any notice to the plaintiff the car started eastward, causing the plain tiff to be run down, crur-hed and man gled under the wheels: that as a result she was taken to Cushing hospital where Drs. Langworthy, Brown and Stacey cut off her left leg and that she was otherwise Injured. As a result of the alleged neglect of the agents of the K. C. K. Co.. It is claimed the little girl will be a crippled, maimed and deformed person for the remainder of her life. JOIXTISTS BECOME BOLD. The Prohibition Wave at W iehita Seems to Have Passed Over. Wichita, Kan., Aug. 12. The Eagle says: The jointists in Wichita are becom ing more bold. For awhile the man who took hl9 regular nip had to be satisfied with Budweiser or Rochester put ud in 2 per cent bottles. Now he can get his gin-fizz, high ball, or any mixed drink he likes if he bears the required credentials. He does not hav.e to travel far to get it, either. He can be supplied in most any downtown block. "I have been selling quart bottles of standard beer at 35 cents." one dealer said yesterday. "This price went all right for a time, but my competitor around the corner cut the price to 30 cents. I lost most of my trade, and had to come to his price. My trade is picking up again, but I am afraid the price will go back to two pints for 25 cents as it was before Graham took his office." RAILROADT NEWS. Earning of Pennsylvania Pro mise to Break Record. First Half Year Prof its Highest in History of Koad. HIGH LEVEL REACHED Returns for Six Months Show Increase in Gross Receipts. Other Items of Interest Railway People. to Western Postmasters Xamed. Washingtcn, Aug. 12. These post masters have been appointed: Indian territory Patterson, District 30, T. J. Hollenback, vice J. R. Denton, re moved. Kansas Victoria. Ellis coun tl. A. R. Brungardt, vice N. Kuhn, resigned. Death of A. J. Griffin. Lawrence. Kan.. Aug.. 12. Andrew J. Griffin, a pioneer business man. died at his home here at midnight Saturday. fter an illness of only three days ilr. Griffin was born In Virginia, moved t J Ohio in" the early days, served Jive years in the civil war, and moved to GETTIXG NEWS BY 'PHONE. Associated Press Reports to Fort Scott Shut Off. Fort Scott, Kan., Aug. 12. The Tri bune says: For the first time in the history of the paper, the Tribune-Moni tor this afternoon had to depend upon the long distance telephone for its As soclated Press news service, covering happenings In foreign places. This re port was furnished to the Associated Press bureau at Kansas City, and Mr. Cutter, who has charge of that office telephoned it to the Tribune office. While this is not as convenient as by telegraph. It worked all right In this case of emergency. On the Tribune Monitor circuit there are some 10 or 15 offices and the report is received by wire at the same time by all the towns. By telephone all of the Associated Press offices could not receive the report from the same pending and it was nec essary to send the report to each town separately. MUST PAY MORE TAXES. Closing of Saloons at Junction City Causes a Double Levy. Junction City, Aug. 12. The levies for taxes just made, shows that the city council of Junction City doubled the levy for city purposes over what the levy was for last year. The levy this year is 25 mills. The increase was necessary because of the closing of the Joints, from which a revenue of over Sl'3.,000 was derived annually. Terrifically Hot nt Sallna. Salina, Kan., Aug. 12. Tho mer cury registered 105 degrees here, and a high wind from the south blew a veritable sirocco. Several horses died in the streets. Late corn shrivelled aa If in a blast furnace oven. Many Missing Steamers. San Francisco. Cal., Aug .12. It is now believed that the British ship Dundonald which has been for some time posted as overdue has been lost at sea. The Dundonald left Sydney for Falmouth with a cargo of wheat February 16, and has never been heard of since. The average time oc cupied on the passage is 132 days and the Dundonald has now been out 172 days. On Friday night eight vessels were on the list posted as overdue and four more names were added yesterday. The .Pennsylvania is one of the few reads whose fiscal year runs concur rently -with- the calendar year. While most other roads have closed their fiscal year, only Bix months of the Pennsyl vania's operation can be taken into consideration. In 1905 and 1S06 the last half of the year was by far the better In the Pennsylvania's record, but the road has done" so well In the first half this year that the. general impression seems to be that it will be doing well if it equals the showing In the second half, .while others maintain that it will not surprise them If the record for the six month.? still to be accounted for ex ceeds that already passed by $5,000,000 at least. To do so the road will have to earn an aveiage of not less than $14,000,000 montn. But this would be nothing remarkable for the Pennsylvania. It has run over this average for the last three months and the heaviest -part of the traffic year is still to come. All of course depends on bustness condi tions, and at the moment there is nothing to indicate that there is to be any cessation or even lessening of the activity tnat nas prevailed. Qn the con trary the outlook is daily becoming more encouraging. Reports from the agricultural districts are all of the tenor that an abundant harvest will be reaped and that the farming commun ity is rich, contented and Jubilant, and will be a free spender of money. This of course will keep general business prosperous. Heretofore it has been the policy of the Pennsylvania to charge the first half or its fiscal year with the heavier portion of its expenses, and there is no reason to Imagine that there has been any departure from this established practice during the present year. These expenses since January 1 have amount ed to the goodly sum of $59,168,000, and it Is hardly likely that this amount will be much exceeded in the six months to come. As things now' look the Pennsylvania is likely to have a record year in gross earnings, but owing' to the increased cost of labor and of materials entering into the operation of the road the in crease in gross will not be fully main tained In net. Indeed, net will have all they can do to hold their own in com parison with those of last year. A rough estimate of net earnings for the last half of the year places them at $45,000,000. or about $1,000,000 less than for the corresponding period in the pre vious year, which would not cut any figure In the dividends which the stock holders will receive. as-the train pulled Into "Vermillion. -"He'd better save- It to repair, this streak of rust we are running on," answered a' man acress the aisle. George W: Rigby of Kansas- City; Mo, who was visiting 4n Leavenworth yesterday, told of the incident. WATCHED 'WITH INTEREST. Believed That Trouble WU1 Be Far Reaching in Effect. Trainmen and switchmen all over the country are watching with great interest the strike of switchmen and trainmen on the Colorado Southern road. This strike has been In progress several' weeks, and now that the train men have Joined some results, one way or the other; are looked for in the near future. It is said the men ask, among other things, an Increase of two cents an hour in their wages. "If the Colorado Southern men get n increase in their wage scale that will eventually spread to the other roads connecting." says a switchman, "and tor that reason we are watching their fight with much interest. It is almost sure that the results, If favorable to the men will affect very many more men than are- now engaged in t the strike. We are hoping they will win." The stubbornness with which this strike, has been carried on, both with the men demanding and the railroad resisting, has in a measure interfered with' the service in the Denver yards of the railroads doing business there. Many of the Industries are located on C. S. tracks in Denver, and roads having consignments for these indus tries have been employing the C. S. to do switching to these industries. In this way the trouble has followed, the railroads offering cars being unable to get them delivered and unloaded. The situation has not been very serious, but it has been an annoyance of some duration. The Colorado Southern road reach es many of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company's properties, and some inter ruption fo the movement of coal and ore has followed. OFFERSTXIF HELP. Railroad Telegraphers Extend Sympathy and Financial Aid To the Striking Employes of the Commercial SerTice. MILLION IN TREASURY National Secretary Quick Says "It Is All Yours." 'Ik w l, 1 For the Picnic Lunch ERFETTO Sugar Wafers flvorCllhtful B?cause of their delicate flavor and melting consistency they make a dis tinct appeal to the most cultivated taste. Have all r&reSS' wout the heavy richness of home made pastry. More convenient, too; packed in -basket, oatisfyxng as pastry, dainty as a confection. Sold by all good dealers m 10 and 2 5 -cent tins. iQO SENILES KANSAS CITY. U. S. A. EARNINGS WILL BE DECREASED. Two Cent Fare Expected to Reduce Profits. Chicago. Aug. 12. Passenger reve nues and the extent to which they will be reduced by the passage of 2-cent fare laws by a large number of states are matters now occupying a large degree of the attention of railroad financiers. It is estimated that the revenues from this source of all the roads in the United States amount to not less than $500,000,000 a year. This is about one-third of the freight earn ings and one-fourth of the gross earn ings of the roads. The normal In crease in passenger earnings from year to year is about 7 per-cent when they are undisturbed by legislative interfer ence. The 2rcent laws, for a time at least. are expected to wipe out this Increase entirely. If they do not cause an actual reduction In the revenues as compared with previous years. Just what the reductions will amount to may be bet ter understood when it is stated that rates between Chicago and St. Paul have been cut 24 per cent by the changes in the laws, while the rate from Chicago to Omaha ana Kansas City has been cut 274 percent. No other source of income may be expected to make good the loss suffer ed by these reductions. The freight di vision of the service will have all it can do to take care of itself. Among experienced passenger officials the opinion does not obtain that travel will be increased by the reduced rates to the extent necessary to make good the loss. They rather incline to the opin ion that the loss will be a dead one, which the owners of railroad property will have to pocket themselves. HALE HOLDEV PROMOTED. Is Now General Attorney for Burling ton System. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 12. Hale Holden will go to Chicago tomorrow to take the place of general attorney for the Burlington. His headquarters will be in Chicago.' Mr: Holden's work will consist largely .of interstate commerce hearings In rate cases. Mr. Hold-en was born here August II, 1869, and was graduated from the high school. In 1890 he received the degree of A. B.' from Williams col lege. Two years later lie was grad uated from the Harvard law school, and then entered practice here. He was married in- 1895 -to Miss Ellen M. Weston, daughter of former Lieutenant Governor Weston, of Massachusetts. Mr. Holden had been the local at torney for the Burlington for several years. SMALL BOYS STOP TRAIN. Prevent Serious Wreck on Central Branch. Vermillion. Kan.. Aug. 12. Two boys. 8 and io yearn old. flagged an eastbound Central Branch passenger train three miles west of Vermillion Wednesday, barely In time to avert a wreck. The boys while fishing near the track discovered a broken rail.- As the passenger train approached they thought of the broken rail and lumped on the track waving their handkerchiefs. The engine stopped within a foot of the broken joint. The rail was broken off a foot from the Joint and two ti?s rupportlng the rack at 'iis point were rott-d In two. The track wa blocked up and tem porarily repaired with tools from tho jnsrine and the train pulled by. "I expect that Gould will give, those boys a penny each," said a passenger J MOTOR CARS TO STAY. Union Pacific Has Found Thein Successful. The all-steel motor car has prob ably come to stay on railroads, and may revolutionize suburban traffic. The Union Pacific was first in the field in a practical way with these cars. On its first severe long-distance test one of the new Union Pacific all-steel motor cars followed the fast Over land limited, as a second section, more than 150 miles. In a third of this dis tance the motor car gained on the limited to such an extent that the car was held at a block signal six min utes. For the 153.6 miles covered by the test, the speed made was 34 miles an hour. Meeting trains and other delays increased the time consider ably above what .the car could make on an open track. On the return trip from Grand Island to Omaha, though no speeding was attempted; the car made 36.3 miles an hour. The highest speed attained was S3 miles an hour. The gasoline motor car under test is known as No. 7, and is one of the latest turned out at the Union Pa cific's Omaha shops. It Is believed that branch line traffic, for which Mr. Harrlman originally, suggested these cars can be handled more quickly, ef ficiently and cheaply by this means than in any other way. The newest type of these cars is 55 feet long, weighs 68,000 pounds and seats seventy-five people. The side entrances and large circular windows are un common features, in addition to the usual comforts of a first class passen ger coach. "When necessary the motor cars can haul a trailer for- baggage, mail and express. News Operators and Telephone Men Make Demands. RATE COMPLAINTS FILED. Santa Fc and Katy Are Made De fendants. Washington, .Aug. 12. The' Mis souri, Kansas Texas and Santa Fe railroad companies are made defend ants in two complaints filed with the Interstate commerce commission today by the Missouri and Kansas Shippers' association. The complaint against the "Katy" is that its rates on carload shipments of hay from Kansas points to Kansas City are in excess of the rates to St. Joseph from the same points. The difference is that the for mer rates are fixed by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas joint freight bureau. while the latter'.are not. Shipments over the "Katy" to St. Joseph pass through Kansas City. The other com plaint against the Santa Fe is against the $3 terminal charge on hay from Colorado. Kansas. Oklahoma and In dian Territory. Henry Allen Gaining Fame. St. Louis. Aug. 12. The announce ment that Henry J. Allen, the Wichita editor, who is gaining fame as an ora tor, would address the Republican home-coming celebration at Forest Park Highlands, August 24. was madn yesterday at a meeting of the arrange ments committee. Those who attended the Fairbanks meeting at the Odeon last fall will remember Mr. Allen as the speaker who followed the vice pres ident. His entertaining and brilliant address was the subject of much comment,- and the news that he had prom ised to speak at the outing was re ceived with much satisfaction. NEW USE FOR BUTTER Prevents. Boiling Over. Coffee frequently produces blllious- ness and all of the accompanying dis tress, such as loss of appetite, dyspep sia, bowel troubles, etc. A lady from 111., says: "I had used coffee many years, and though I took grca- care in making it, felt Its ill elf ects very seri ously. It made me bilious and robbod me of my appetite for breakfast. "I always had trouble with dyspepsia while I used it. I was told by phvsi- Chlcago, Aug. 22. The strike of the Union Commercial telegraph operators will be universal throughout the Uni ted States and Canada within 24 hours according to National Secretary Rus sell of the telegraphers' organization. This statement was made by Mr. Rus sell after he had been informed of the action taken by the men in New York who at a meeting there decided to hold a walkout in abeyance until the latter part of the week. "This strike movement," said Mr. Russell, "has come to the point where there can be no backing down. The telegraphers have been trodden on long enough by the companies and now that we have the opportunity we are going to use all our strength to enforce our demands. For several weeks President Small and myself have been holding the telegraphers back and have been advising conciliation but they have ta ken matters in their own hands and we are going to stand by. them.. No union man will be allowed to work with any one. not belonging to our organization and this means that tomorrow morn ing, when the business of the week be gins, the strike will become universal. We can't go half way in this matter now. The strike has been precipitated by the men themselves without the sanction of the National officers but we are now all working in unison, and anything that the officials of the vari ous unions throughout the country have done in calling strikes meets with our hearty co-operation." This announcement was made by Mr. Russell at a mass meeting of the strik ing telegraphers held in Brand's hall Sunday. The hall will seat 1,500 per sons, and so great was the demand for accommodations that several hundred of the striking operators were unable to gain admittance to the building and remained on the streets in the vicinity until some of the early arrivals had left the hall.. Offer $l,O0O,O0O. The Order of Railway Telegraphers was represented at the meeting by Na tional Secretary Uuick. Mr. yuicK in formed the strikers that his organiza tion was at their disposal both morally and financially. "We have $1,000,000 in our treasury," said he, "and It is at your disposal. Your fight Is ours and we will stand with you until the end." Before the mass meeting a meeting of the 320 union telegraphers em ployed by companies using leased wires was held. At this gathering brokers" news agencies and commer cial organizations including the big packing houses, were represented. A resolution was adopted declaring that this class of labor was underpaid and that the various firms would be asked to sign a wage schedule and also to employ none but union telegraphers. It was decided to let the private wire men prepare and present their own schedule to their employers. The broker men will ask for a minimum wage of $30 a week. The men employed by the press as sociations presented their request at 7:30 o'clock last night and the em ployers will be given 24 hours to complv with it. The schedule pre sented calls for $35 a week for six nights a week and seventy cents an hour overtime, jsJsht hours to consti tute a day's work, with half an hour for lunch. The operators employed by the news companies and newspa pers in the daytime will ask for $30 a week and sixty cents an hour over time, eight hours to constitute a day's work and the regular lunch hour. These requests were presented to every news gathering organization In the United States and Canada last night and 24 hours will be allowed for an answer. If at the end of that time the demands have not met with a favorable response the men will re port to the union omciais ana iney say a strike will be ordered. In re gard to the newspaper end of the con troversy Secretary Russell issued the following statement to all publishers in the United States ana uanaaa: Address to Publishers. "The commercial telegraphers' union does not desire in any way whatever to hamper the newspapers of the country. We are fighting for our rights, however, and believing that the telegraph operators employed in this service are underpaid, we have authorized our men to present a schedule to their employers asking for what wa consider reasonable recom pense for their labors. If these de mands are not met with by the vari ous news gathering organizations within a specified time the men will be ordered to quit work." About 500 men were added to the ranks of the strikers Sunday. The new recruits come from various sections throughout the county, In each case the strikes being precipitated by the men refusing to work with nonunion men in other cities. Approximately 4 500 telegraphers are on strike divid ed among the following cities: Chi catro St. Louis. St. Paul. Minneapolis, Mii-i,lfPp Denver. Kansas -n.y, CLOSIMR OUT We are not buying any new goods, but we have got some of the best things you ever saw in any store, in Plates, Cups and Saucers, Jar diniers, Brass Goods, Vases, Laquered and Brass Trays and other Imported Goods too numerous to mention, which we are selling at cost and less than cost. Topeka Spice Mills, 623 Jackson Street. Klla Low JR.a.tes Calif ornin EVERT DAY StXLLl. UI ilia Until September 15. Write for copy Summer Outlna;. in Callfornie." f n 1 n r-r r? r EVERYDAY WUlUrdUU Until September 30. Write for copy A Colorado Summer." THe East EVERY DAY to soma points. Special day for others. Send for 'The Lakes and East." First-class Appointments. Pullmans, Harvey Meals. Block Signals, etc., on Santa Fe. T. L. KING, City Passenger Agent, Topeka, Kansas WENTWORTH Kf IB IT A TW I academy! ilana tliot T narl ontmrVi of tho cr.,viar.i i u-mnhl. "pw Orleans. Topeka. ee and inme to hplieve ther wns n ;,eir! I Mn Pueblo. Colo., Jackson, lor me. To years ago I quit the uso of coffee and began to use Postum F.od Coffee. At first I missed the stimulant although the taste ;-of th.j food coflee was delicious. In a few days I forget all about my coffee, in the satisfaction I derived from Postum, and soon found that niv appetite returned, the bilious condition F.nd dyspepsia disappeared, so that now I am proud to say at the age of seventy-five years I enjoy my food as well as when young and all my dyspeptic symptoms and stomach trouble have gone. These trouoies naa oeen with me for most of my life and it Is really remark able that 1 am now so perf ectlv well. To say that I am grateful does- no ex press it. Once in a wnile I find a oer- son who does not like Postum. but 1 always find it is because it has not been properly prepared. There is but one way to make gooa rostum, and that is to make it exactly according to direc tions, allowing it to boll full fifteen min utes, not after it is placed on the stova. but after the real boiling begins-. Use a rmall piece or Dutter. about the size of a pea. to prevent boiling over." Read The Road to weiiville," in pkgs. There's a Reason." itri no 1 ioa Tpras. Houston, xexas. Nashville, Tenn.. Columbus, Ohio. Meridian, Miss.. El Paso. Jexas Salt Lake City Helena. Mont., Fort Worth. Texas, Oklahoma City, Birmingham, Ala., Augusta. Ga.. Sioux City. Iowa. Omaha, Knoxville. Tenn Council Bluffs. Iowa. Charleston. S. C. Galves ton, Texas. Atlanta, Ga., Texarkana, Ark.. Fargo, N. D. Thirty-five skilled telegraph opera tors emploved by the American Tele phone Telegraph company at its long distance telephone office here de cided to- prepare demands for a wage increase atid better working condi tions, with an ultimatum that unless they are conceded by next Wednesday a strike would follow. This would re sult in practical paralysis of the long distance telephone lines. THE NEW TCBERCrXOSIS. A" Forni of the "White Plagne"' cribed "Directly to lrink. As- The" ravages o the "white plague iri France have reached most alarm ing proportions, official reports show- Oldest- and Largest in the Middle Wes Patronage from 1 7 States and Two Foreign Countries. Government Supervision. Manual Training. Separate Department for Small Boys Additional Ground Purchased. New Barrack Building. Improvements Costing $40,000 Now Being Completed. Cata'ogue Free. Address The Secretary, Lexington, Mo. i i Z t t. i TRAINS A DAY TO Topeka .4:30 A V. 4:90 A. M. 6:W A. M. S:)0 A. M. S:Sfl P. M. t-. r. M. TiiS P. M. 7:66 P. M. Rehirnln; I.v. Kan City A. M. SlM A. M. -11:00 A. M. 11:20 A. M. no P. M.. 10:06 P. M. .0:16 P. M. 101SQ P. M. KANSAS CITY DOUBLE TRACK-NO STOPS -FAST TIME. Ticket Office Flrnt and Kansas Ave., and 831 North Hanson Ave. Ing that in that country 150,000 per sons die from tuberculosis each year; among workmen the mortality from this cause amounting to over 30 per cent. Bakers and laundryworkers seem most prone of this disease, it be ing stated that of the 40,000 bakers in Paris 24,000 suffer therefrom, while of the .laundry workers 75 per cent are afflicted. In this connection an eminent French scientist and member of the Academy of Medicine states that the abuse of spirituous liquors is respon sible for a newvform of tuberculosis, which, he states, '4,n the case of a hard drinker develops a,t the top of the right lung toward the back, whereas ordinary cases develop first at the top of the left lung toward the front. It is the first-mentioned development that is now oftenest found in France. This high authority further declares that any hope of preventing the spread of tuberculosis Is futile until the spread of alcoholism Is .checked. Statistics show that from 335,000 wine shops in France In 1888, I tho number has increased- to 475,000,1. while the amount of alcohol consum- ed has almost doubled. It is to this increase in alcoholism that many French scientists attribute the in crease oi insane persons, in a period of ten years.' from 47.000 to 70.000; the increase of suicides from 6,400 to 9,000, and the Increase of murders from 160 to 300. Harper'a Weekly.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAC MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1907. TOPFKV STiTE iOUPJlL By FRAIfK P. MAC LEXNAS. tEntered July 1. 187S, BJ second-class matter at the postoffice at Topeka, Kan.. under tne act or congreas.j VOLUME XXXIV ..No. 194 Official State Paper. Official Paper City of Topeka. Ti tl l i i ullvitriwl n v carrier, Iv cents a week to any part of Topeka. or suburbs, or at the same price In ""J"" as towna where the paper ha a carrier trstem. By mall, one year By mail, three months Katilf-tlii-. sHItlnn nf rtallv. one year.... l.W TFLF.PHONES. Business office Bell Tlnorter' room ."Bell 577 Reporters' room Jnd. 55 Frank P. MacUnnan ...Ind. 700 PERMANENT HOME. Tooeka State Journal building-. 800 and SC." no ...or,., a ranur of FMffhth. New York' office: Flatlron building, at Twenty-third street, corner Fifth avenue ana Broadway. Paul BlocK, manager. Chlcaeo office: Hartford building. Paul Block, manager. FULL LEASEn WIRE REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The State Journal Is a member of the Associated Press and receives the full day telegraph report of that great news or ganization for the exclusive afternoon publication In Topeka. The news Is received In The State Jour nal building over wires for this sole pur pose. HOME NEWS WHILE A WAT. Subscribers of the State Journal Bvrny during the summer may have the paper mailed regularly each day to any address at the rate of ten cents a week or thirty cents a month (by mail only). Address changed as often as desired. While out of town the State Journal will be to you like a daily letter from home. Advance payment Is requested on these short time subscriptions, to save bookkeeping expense. In the meantime. It must be exceed ingly trying on the Alton's nerves. Cheer up. Standard Oil. The worst Is yet to come. That Is paying the fine. Milwaukee Is in the midst of a milk famine. But what do they care in Milwaukee? It can not be asserted that Rocke feller is inconsistent when he advises others to do good. He has been doing the rest of us good and plenty. "We notice." said Sheffield Ingalls, "that the politicians are always sus picious of each other." And the peo ple usually Join in the suspicions of both sides. It Is not all honey In Kansas this year. A Jackson county bee keeper says the honey crop is a failure. The land will flow with the usual amount f milk, however. Some statistician figures the Kansas wheat crop at 65 million bushels. Any body can guess now, but. for accurate figures we will have to wait for Secre tary Coburn's final report. Judge Landis 1s showing every day that he believes In practical punish ments. He suggests that the man who proposed him for president be watted with a baseball bat. Incidentally, Isn't Mr. Garfield en titled to some credit m this Standard OH matter? Who first unearthed the information that caused the Standard to get what was coming to it? The coopers' trust has raised the price of whisky barrels from $2.50 to $4.00. but that is one raise that is not worrying Kansas. Now if it were quart bottles, it might be different. Noting that President Roosevelt spends much of his time In rowing on Oyster Bay. an enemy remarks that he appears to enjoy a, row there as much as he enjoys a row in Washing ton. After thirty years New Tork has discovered that it doesn't have to pay street car fare unless it has a seat. And all these years New Tork has been fussing about the crowded cars, too. Judge Landis has ordered the school desk and church pew trust dis solved. A good way not to dlsolve a trust is with water. If water would do it, most trusts wouldn't last fifteen minutes. Adam would have had to earn a salary of $10 a week from the dawn of creation until next Saturday night In order to have accumulated enough to pay the Standard's fine. That is some money. The school desk trust has not only been fined by Judge Landls, but he has also ordered it dissolved. This may be a warning to the Standard not to allow itself to be brought before Judge Landls on the charge of being ft trust. It is an encouraging sign that the average Republican has reached the point where he no longer believes the tariff is some High and Holy thing to be venerated and adored, and against which it would be sacrilege, or treason, or some such crime, to say anything. "In southern Nebraska," says an ex change, "the wheat harvest is so great that the railroads are congested." This is not strange. The Kansas wheat belt is so big that it bulges over Into south ern Nebraska, creating the same con ditions there that exist in this state. Mr. Rockefeller, it is said, merely smiles when that fine is mentioned to him. Perhaps Mr. Rockefeller thinks he knows of soma misguided people bow use his oil, who will make up a purse to pay that fine with. It will take only about 85 cents from each of us. Prohibition Aota not become effec tive in Georgia till January, which wlU allow the saloonlsts time to dls- pose of their supplies. It Is -feared, however, that brewery and distillery property will not command a record breaking price in the real estate mar ket. THEN AND NOW. The changes that have been wrought in modern life are greatly emphasized when one's attention is called to comparisons of what was with what is. For many years after the late Jus tice Valentine, who died a few days ago, went on the supreme bench there were no street lights In Topeka to speak of. For 32 years the Valen tine family has lived in the old home on Polk street, and It was Judge Val entine's frequent practice, to work not only all day, but to go Pack to his desk after supper and put in the evening at his work. And on such oc casions he carried a lantern to light him to the state house and back. Think of that in these days of elec tricity and other modern conven iences! A supreme court Justice taking his trusty lantern in hand, after the evening meal, and going to his work through the unllghted streets of the capital of a great state! The work of a supreme court Jus tice was somewhat different in those days from what it is now, also. Then a judge had no stenographer to keep track of records and to take his dicta tions. The case records, some of which now fill hundreds of pages of typewritten testimony. In those days were written out In long hand, and a judge had to wade through a great mass of written papers. Then, in stead of dictating his opinion to a stenographer, the judge had to take his own pen in hand and write his opinion a much more laborious method than dictating it to a speedy typewrltist. That is why a supreme court Justice thirty years or more ago worked nights as well as days at his desk. Incidentally it might be noted that the work of Judge Valentjne runs from the fifth to the fiftieth vol ume of Kansas supreme court re ports. Instead of to the thirtieth, as has been previously stated. This modern life of ours Is far dif ferent from that of the builders of this great commonwealth. Are our achievements correspondingly en larged SILLY. Have you figured out yet why all the big dally papers are howling for a primary election law? It Is because with such a law they will have the candidates at their mercy. Most daily papers are like the professional re formers they howl loudest when the gate receipts are the largest. Os borne Farmer. This is an argument that a few a very few papers are using against the primary law. They assert that the big dailies that circulate In Kan sas are for a primary because It will enable them to "hold up" the candi dates. The editor of the Farmer is among the bright newspaper men of Kansas and he is usually fair, but it does not speak well for his intelligence when he puts forth such an argument as that In his columns. How many peo ple of any Intellect whatever believe that the State Journal, the Topeka Capital, the Leavenworth Times, 'and the Kansas City Star are advocating a direct primary because they wish to hold up" candidates? Such an as sertion Is so absolutely silly that it must be credited to the silly season. Some of the politicians assert that a direct primary will give the news papers tremendous power. Which is. In a way, true, and that power will be taken from the politicians and pro fessional fixers which Is why the politicians are against it. This power will lie In the newspapers simply be cause the newspapers are the modern media of communication with the people. And the country weeklies, which are closest to thet people, will exert a great percentage of this pow- those of them that command the confidence of their readers. This power of the newspapers, however, will be exerted simply in conveying the facts to the people. The newspapers will be divided In opinion. as they always are, and every candi date will have a hearing. Then the people will decide whom they want. At present the politicians come to gether and decide for them, and it is not unusual that the politicians foist on the people a candidate of whom they know nothing, and whose sole strength lies in the fact that he could trade delegates. t CONCERNING TAFT CLTJBS. Sometime ago the organization of a "Taft club" in Topeka was announc ed, but the organization appeared so peculiar and had such an appearance of being for another purpose than furthering the presidential candidacy of Secretary Taft, that many Republi cans sincere admirers of the secre tary of war shied at It. Nothing has been heard of the "Taft club" since, and a Kansas editor asks what is the matter with it. Now comes the Holton Recorder with this comment: An exchange says the Taft boom has flattened out in Kansas. It draws its conclusion because no Taft clubs have been organised. The people of Kansas are for Taft as strong as ever, but one reason no Taft clubs have been organized is that the corporation politicians all clambered into the Taft band wagon and prepared to capture the Taft organization. The sincere Taft men did not fancy an organiza tion of Taft clubs led and controlled by Dave Mulv-ane, who has no more use for Taft than the railroads and other corporated trusts have." As a matter of fact, the Republi cans of Kansas constitute a big Taft club, and there appears to be no necessity of any other. Taft Is the favorite with four-fifths of Kansas Republicans, but they do not approve an attempt to attach any other cart to the Taft band wagon in order to get said cart hauled. Kingman is a fair sized Kansas post office, yet 2,166 pounds of mall sacks and equipment were necessary to han dle the 2,382 pounds of mall that went out of the Kingman postoffice. Almost 60 per cent of the weight of the mall as put on board the mail oars was made up of equipment.' Is there not room for reform in this matter? It looks as though a vast amount of en ergy is wasted in hauling mall sacks around uselessly. JOURNAL ENTRIES An alleged Japanese spy has been caught gazing at the Texas National Guard, and another was observed watching an Ohio batterv fire. Gen eral Hughes should post sentries to see that no Japs come around looking into tnose cannon on the state house grounds. There is this consolation for the poor man: He isn't liable to be killed by some automobile jumping uver a ciiix. Evidently the corporation lawyers think a maximum fine Is solely for ornamental purposes, while a mint mum fine is, like the fire grenades, for use in case of extreme necessity. Georgia saloon keepers have until January 1 to get rid of their stocks, and some of them are afraid they can not do it. The Boozers' Union, how ever. Is confident the task can be ac complished if the right kind of help is called in. It's a good thing, after all, that the green bugs and the dry weather got In their work on the wheat crop. First the green bugs killed 35 per cent of the crop, and the dry weather killed 40 per cent more, and we have about 70 million bushels left. It can be easi ly seen that if the bug and the weath ed had not come to our rescue we would have been so covered with wheat that we couldn't have scooped it oft the fields in time to plant next year's crop. JAYHAWKER JOTS There was a dog fight at Sallna the other day in which 18 dogs partici pated. It appears to have been a free-for-all, go-as-you-please affair. A few years aro a thousand bushels of wheat was considered a fair, day's work for one threshing crew. One day last week a Pratt county machine threshed 2,570 bushels In one day which is going some. Industrial note from the Sabetha Herald: Corning has a strike: four shovelers for the Central Branch struck for 15 cents per ton more wages. They were receiving $1.75 a day. They have lived in Corning many years, and the town is backing up the strike. A rural mail carrier at Canton found a swarm of bees in a mail box. It Is up to Harry Bone and Judge West to prosecute them for interfering with the United States malls, and then they will think a hornet's nest has been stirred up. Speaking of this school ma'am fam ine, what does this sort of an Item in the Phllllpsburg Dispatch mean? Dane Hansen and sister. Miss Katie, and a pair of other Logan young ladles, autoed over Sunday. That evening Miss Hansen boarded a Rock Island train ticketed to New York, from which place she will sail for Jap an, having secured a lucrative position ing a big school of some sort on that side of the globe. An old soldier at Richland was. ex-, tremely unlucky during the war. A1-, though he served three years he never got a scratch, and therefore has never been entitled to a pension until the recent service pension law was passed. The Ellsworth Reporter makes the statement that gas was struck at Ells worth In 1887 or 1888. at a depth of 1,175 feet. This gas burned 10 to 15 feet above the opening for some days, and the Reporter says a gas well that burns 4 or 5 feet above ground when first struck is considered a good well. It Is said the hotel keeper piped this ga3 to his hotel till the well got choked up with water and refuse. The Re porter wants to know why a move ment has not been made to open up the well. The well is situated a mile and a half from Ellsworth. Advice from Deacon Walker: So you have repented and are going to turn over a new leaf, have you, young man? Well. It is a mighty good idea. There are several things you want to do at the outstart. however, to make people think you are sincere. There are numerous little debts you owe around town. Tou can't become a full fledged repentant until you step around and tell the fellows who have been holding the sack for you that you are ready to make rood. If you can't pay them all of It, pay part. Or set a time when you will come around and square up. Then you have been using too much bad language and missing the truth a whole lot of times. You also want to cut out all such things. The people may be a little slow to ac cept your reform talk, but they will eventually do it if you are in earnest. The restaurant keepers and the cloth ing store man may not rush out and e-rab you the first time they see you. and want you to come in and stand them off for a lot of stuff, out you make good you will have no trouble about credit In time. You might also help the folks a little at home. There are numerous little things you can do to heln mother, and the old man would find life lots easier if you would help occasionally. You can't repent and still stand around on the street and cuss and smoke and loaf throughout the day. The first thing lor a re formed bov to do is to go to work. Keep at it, and the rest will come easy. QUAKER REFLECTIONS. From the Philadelphia Record.! A many-sided man is an all-round fellow. Some men are never embarrassed, ex cept financially Even the tieht-rope walker may keep his balance in the bank. It's the weather that is predicted that generally doesn't happen. The fellow who wears a padded coat must shoulder the responsibility. You can flatter most married men by telling them they don't look it. You can't always tell the size of a woman's foot from the size of her shoe. The pretty girl's face may be her for tune, but the homely girl's face is her chaperone. We can always think of a lot of rea sons why other people ought to be satis fled with what they have. When a fellow tells a girl he Is not worthy of her she should take him at his word, and not look for proof. Blobbs "He says he would rather light than eat." Slobbs "That's what comes of marrying a cooking school girl." Wigwag "Fancy names for children are no longer popular." Sillicus "No, I guess they have all been .used up on sleeping cars." "It may be better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all," says the Cynical Bachelor,' "but both have their advantages." I KANSAS COMMENT BACK TO THE FARM. On the streets of one of our large western cities, a few days aso. the writ er met an old farmer. He looked quite liae a nsh out of water, and the con versation which followed showed that his appearance did not belie his situa tion. He said that, after making a great'success on the farm, he had re- movea with hi children to the citv: that at first, while he had the education Of his sons and rinue-htprs to look sfter. he had been reasonably content; but aiier a rew years, when the young peo ple had finished their schooling, gone in to business for themselves and married, he began to find city life intolerable. "I hate the noise, the dirt, the smoke and the perpetual excitement, hurry and worry." he exclaimed. "I long for the country. I am going out to the farm again. I shall surround myself with the things I like horses, cattle, hogs, chick ens, etc., and spend my old age under the clean sky. In quiet and content. My wife? held out for a long time, desiring to be near the children; but last week she decided for the farm, and, thank God! we are going back." The experience of this good friend was typical. No life is sounder, sweeter or better than that of the farm. He who has known its Joys, may be happy amid other surroundings if provided with con genial occupation: but when he has nothing to do, the changed situation be comes unbearable. The city has its at tractions and advantages: but for real living; and rational enjoyment of God's good gifts to man, give us tne iarm ev ery time. It is the best place to live, the best place to grow old and the best place to die. Unidentified. A TEACHER TRUST. A member of the school board of one of the rural districts in Alien county complained to the county at torney that there was a "teachers' trust," and that this trust was fixing the salaries of teachers in that county. While the Sun is opposed to trusts and combines, it hopes that not only the teachers of Allen county but every county in the state will form a trust and compel school boards to pay teach ers a decent salary. There Is not a pro fession or trade that Is more poorly or inadequately aid than that of school teaching. The average wages are forty dollars a month, with nine months school the limit and more often six and seven, but with nine months, this elves the teacher thirty dollars a month for the entire year or about a dollar a day. Out of this the teacher must board and clothe herself and there are books to buy, normal institutes to attend and keep up with her profession. We do not be lieve that there Is a prosecuting at torney who would bring an action to dissovle such a trust if one should be formed. Parsons Sun. THEY APPROVE LANDIS. It is somewhat surprising to ob serve the almost universal commenda tion of the action of Judge Landis in Imposing the $29,000,000 fine on the Standard Oil cpmpany. There is a discordant voice here and there from the corporation papers, but the great majority of the .papers approve the Judge's decision or rather his sentence. If the case against the Alton is pushed and the department of Justice prose cutes with vigor the other indictments against the Standard, it may teach the promoters of high finance to have some respect for the laws of the coun try. Heretof ore,they. have apparently presumed that Ii8 were" made for their protection, but' not for them to obey. They appeal to the law with great readiness when In a contest with organized labor and demand that the unions be required to conform strictly to the law, but when it comes to their obedience when the interests of the people are involved they assume an entirely different, attitude. Salina Journal. PRESUMABLY. In a New Jersey town recen'iy a Sunday baseball game was stopped and the nlayers arrested. Presumably the home team was losing. Lawrence World. FROM OTHER PENS FORAKEKR'S BAD BREAK. Viewing the incident from afar it can not be said that Senator J. B. Foraker of Ohio has furthered his own political ambitions, either presidential or sena torial, by his latest epistolary effort to convince the members of the Republican state central committee of the Buckeye commonwealth that they should refrain from indorsing the candidacy Of Secre tary of War Taft. By a vote of fifteen to Six these com mitteemen went right ahead and ex pressed the opinion with proper "where as and resolved" that Bill Taft is at present Ohio's only and favorite son and that a majority of the people of Buck eyedom desire to see him in the presi dential chair. Before the accomplish ment of this act Senator Foraker had pleaded that such a resolution would be without significance; it was ridiculous to assume that twenty-one men could voice the opinions of the Republican voters of Ohio. This line of argument is open to serious question. It Is more than likely that twenty-one men coming from different sections of the State could do it to a satisfactory nicety and their verdict is a straw showing unmistaka bly the direction of the political wind in Ohio. In one respect Senator Foraker was unfortunate in choosing his ground for discrediting Taft. He Intimated that the secretary of war is an advocate of tariff revision without waiting for the consent of the strenuous "standpatters."' If this is true the Taft vote in Ohio Is likely to be abnormal many of the Democrats will probably vote for him. While the Buckeye contest will continue to attract attention it now has a dimin ishing interest Senator Foraker has evidently fallen down. Los Angeles Ex press. THOSE OVERCOATS! Now that Col. Ayres has been retired. Mrs. Ayres comes forward with threats of a civil suit, in which lawyers will ask questions with no respect for the sacred prestige of military dignity. Perhaps it would have been better after all had a few shivering girls been allowed the kindly shelter of those famous but un fortunate gallant cadet overcoats. Bal timore American. WASTEd"ENERGY. Actual, accurate statistics show that the Mississippi river each year, during its summer floods carries out a greater amount of dirt than will be dug from the entire Panama canal. And yet the Roosevelt administration is finding the digging of the canal quite a complicated and -ocstly problem. Jacksonville Timas Union. FOREHANDED. It is understood that Mr. Bryan is now very busy blocking out distinctive plat forms for his next few candidates. Richmond Times Dispatch. SUMMER. LETTERS. Dear Husband: Much to my surprise I find expenses mounting; -Tour last week's check is all used up Despite my best accounting. My health demands I stay away 'And therefore, to my sorrow, 1 11 need a hundred more at once. So please remit tomorrow." (Explanation: Bridge.) "Dear Wife: My loneliness is great, So words can not express it;. I keep your picture on my desk And every hour caress it. The modest sum for which you ask Shall not go by unheeded, And so I send two hundred now, In case more may be needed." (.Explanation: Poker.) New York Sun. Stranire Funeral Directions Sir James Colquhoun, whose recent ly provea win contains a direction that his bod-v should h burial In evening costume, was one of many men wno nave made unconven tional arrangements for their inter ment. One of the most singular of these testamentary directions was that of John Underwood, of Whittle., whose body, fully dressed, was placed In a green coffin. Under his head was placed a copy of "Horace," his feet rested on Bentley's "Milton," Bent ley s "Horace" was placed beneath his back, and on his right and left sides were a third "Horace" and a Greek Testament. Mrs. Margaret Cousins, of Cuxton in Kent, made her last Journey attired in a flaming dress of scarlet silk- and a coal hewer of Tong, near Leeds (one Jack Hustler), was laid to rest with his head pillowed on a lump of coal and with his pipe and tobacco by his side. Westminster Gazette. An Original Hostess. "Of all the SOoletu- rooms.. 1 S'i. stu'veeant Fish undoubt edly is the most nrfplnol ,.m t .1 talne' fANe York, at the Ho-j9"ncan- "At her latest entertain ment Mrs. Fish tlrkAto h Jocose quotations. An attnHiv. found this at her place: 'She is pretty to walk with, witty to talk with, and pleasant to look at. Another guest, devoted to bridge, found this at her place: 'She Jests at apng -n-ho played at bridge.' Another wealthy woman who had Just been granted a divorce from her husband found fiis at her place: 'They parted with a smile,' while many other witty quotations were distributed to all present." Nashville Tennesseean. Not What He Wanted. A newly enlisted fireman of nniv av erage pluck was serving at his first fire and the chief rushed up to him and shouted: "Shin up that ladder to the eighth story, crawl along the cornice to the fourth window, drop down three stories and catch that wooden sign you see smoking there; swing yourself along to the second window that the red glare is coming from, break the glass and go in and rescue those three old ladles well, what the deuce are you waiting for?" "For pen and ink. sir," said the new man. "I want to hand in my resignation." Argonaut. The Age of Discretion. Senator Dillingham, discussing immi gration in New York, made use of the phrase, "the age of discretion." "What is the 'age of discretion.' sen ator?" asked one of his auditors. I should say," returned Senator Dill ingham, smiling, "that the age of dis cretion is reached when a young man removes from nis mantel the rich collec tion of actresses' and dancing girls' photographs, and substitutes the- poi tralt of Jlis rich .bachelor uncle." Appropriate. A certain officer who had by no means distinguished himself in the South African war retired from the service and built himself a villa. He was show ing it to a friend one day, and remark ed: The only difficulty I have is about a name for the house. I should like to hit upon something suitable, something ap propriate to my military career, you know." "I see," replied his friend. Then why not call It 'The Retreat.' "Tit Bits. So Many? They went In to dinner together. He was very bashful, and she tried in i vain to draw him out. Finally she began to talk books, and he became responsive. Ana Hugo sne asuea, "Do you like his style?" "Oh. yes," he replied; "I find him intensely interesting. I've read a num ber of Ms books." Then Fhe asked: "Have you read Ninety-Three?'" "No. I've er only read three. I didn't know he had written so many." Lippincott s. The French Wife. The Frenchman chooses his wife not only for her dowry, but also for domes. tic virtues. The French wife Is the best business woman in the world. House hold affairs are left entirely to her, and so usually Is the investment of family savings. She has a clear idea of what makes for comfort, but she has no such passion for "things" as often weighs down the life of the American housewife. Draperies and carpets and stuffed chairs may be lackltur in madame's house, but excellent cooking and good temper are pretty sure to be found there. Youth's Companion. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Art may be long but the artist usually short. is Beware of the widow who acta as if she were glad of It. It's easy to fool a man who has no faith in human nature. Actions of a father speak louder than words to his son. It sometimes happens that genius is mistaken for common sense. Most of us are so pessimistic that we even exaggerate our troubles. t A man Isn't necessarily a thief because he hooks his wife's dress. A woman's Idea of a stunning gown is one whose price shocks her husband. Some people are never satisfied unless they can butt into the limelight. When a man occupies a front seat at the ballet he thinks he has a kick com ing. If a young man sows wild oats mixed with old rye he is reasonably sure to raise a disturbance. Job was a patient man, but there Is no record of his ever having attempted to put a tooth-cutting baby to sleep. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. From the New York Press. When you aren't afraid of the cook you haven't any. A nice thing without reform is when you do it to somebody else. A woman Is proud of being married just the same if it's a failure. A man likes to be in politics so he can have an excuse for being a failure in business. What a woman really enjoys about having a new hat is she can begin to plan right away to have another. THE EVENING STORY His Magnum Opus. (By Lulu Johnson.) Polndexter pulled the sheet o n. per from the typewriter carriage and added it to the pile in the wire basket Desiae mm. He caught up the last few pages and reread them with a glow of pride, for he knew that at last he had written a story of flesh and blood. Instead of the mildly innocu ous romances that had added to his bank account but not to his fame. Ever since that night six months be fore, when he had come back to his darkened home to find the note on the dresser of his room notifying him that Agnes naa gone away with the man he had considered his best friend, he had worked with feverish energy upon the novel. He had taken little Elsie and had crossed the continent with her that She should be far removed from all who might allude to her mother. As they sat in the car. the child lost in wonder at the constantly shifting scene, he had planned the story and once he had made his new home ne had set to work. All the bitterness of his heart he had written into the book. It was the plain tale of his own experience, told with the simple directness of one who feels deeply, except that into the last chapter he had written an ending such as he wished that she might suffer. Almost gloatingly he drew the picture of remorse and shame that followed the desertion, and now reading it over he shuddered at the evil picture his own fierce desire had conjured up. For years he had sought a theme that should lead him to his great ac complishment. Agnes, too, had sought to help him, but their lines had fallen in the pleasant places and he wrote things that were salable, but not great. Then she had left him for Tredgar a man who had done things, and his inspiration had come. He knew that he had done well, that this book would bring him fame and opportunity, and he smiled as he gathered the sheets together and prepared them for mail ing. He had kept In touch with his eastern connections and Blauvelt, the publisher, had asked for the first read ing. He was bent over the desk writing the address when there came the pat ter of bare feet across the uncarpeted floor and he looked up from his work. "What is it, daughter?" he asked, as he took the little nightgowned fig ure in his lap. "I was lonesome," explained Elsie. "You didn't come to kiss me good night like you said you would, daddy. I waited and waited and waited. Then I Just had to come. Is you most done, daddy?" "All done, dear," he said with an af fectionate pat on the package at his elbow. "I was so Interested that I even forgot my little Elsie." "And it's going to make you a great big man?" she demanded. "It's going to make you famous and happy, dad dy?" "Famous and happy," he repeated. "It's my great work, dear." "I'm so glad," she whispered con tentedly, patting the pale cheek, wast ed to thinness by his sorrow and ab sorption in his work. "Some day when I get a big girl, a great big girl, I'll read it and tell all the other girls that my daddy wrote that great book, and they'll all be mad because their papas can't write books like my papa can." Poindexter shivered and drew the little form closer to him. Not once In all these months had he thought of that result. He had worked steadily with one purpose of holding this wo man who had been his wife up to shame. He had given no thought to the child. Not once had he realized that there would come a day when she would read with understanding the story of her mother's disgrace. He had let her think that Agnes was dead. Simple statement sufficed the childish mind, but the day would come when perhaps the curtain might be drawn aside. Some old friend from the East might seek him out and unwittingly betray his secret to the girl, and she would read with horror the story of her mother's fall painted in words of bitterness such as only wounded prlds and dead love can conjure. She would see her mother's soul In all its naked ness, and his would be the hand that had thrown aside the garments of time and charity. "Are you sleepy, daddy?" Polndex ter roused himself. "Not a bit." he declared, "What makes you think that, daughter?" "You are so still," she explained, "and you don't talk." "Daddy's a little tired," he ex plained. "Shall I tell you a good night Slowly he crossed the room to the story?" The child nodded her head content edly, and Poindexter began a fantastic tale. He had a fertile fancy, and these good night stories were glorious mo ments in the child's life. There were times when she stole softly about the house lest she Interrupt his writing, but when bedtime came and she lay curled up in his lap while his rich voice recited weird tales of giants and fairies and dragons, she had him for her very own and was content with the sacrifice. As they neared the climax his voice grew soft, and when at last the end came he waited for the usual applause of "That was lovely, daddy." Instead soft lips brushed his cheek and the tired child sank off to sleep. Tenderly he bore her to her bed and tucked her in as gently as a woman might have done. Reverently he pressed his lips against the rosy mouth and tip-toed from the room. The library seemed cold and cheer less when he returned. The child's visit had but emphasized his loneli ness, and he sat blankly at the table on which lay the package with its address but half completed. He swung his chair about that he might not see it, but though he had turned his back upon it, the script still danced before his mental vision. He could still see the uncompleted tail of the "y" he had been writing when Elsie had come in, and the ink blotch in the corner where the pen had rolled against.it. A dozen times he half turned to complete the address and ss often there came to his mem ory the words of his daughter. Some day she would read the book with a clear vision, and perhaps she would understand. There is always some one to disillusion with awkward speech. Perhaps she might never know how true to life the story was. Then again some chance remark might bear In upon her the truth. Agnes, by her action, had forfeited all right to his forbearance, but there was still his duty toward his child. It seemed like murder to destroy this masterpiece, and yet He went over every incident of his life since his marriage. She had mar ried him, ambitious for his future, and he utterly content, had been happy in his moderate success save for those moments when her urglngs spurred his ambition, t One purpose in writing tnia very book was to show her, when ii was too late, that he could accomplish those successes for which she had longed; that he could write as brill iantly as the man for whom she had left him. The east glowed with the first blush of the dawn when at last he rose from the chair and threw aside the curtains to let In the morning light and the fresh air. Slow he crossed the room to' the empty fireplace and laid the, package in the grate. A tiny tongue of flame crept along the wrapper, biting deeper as it grew. At last only the blackened sheets remained and he turned away. "For Elsie's sake," he whispered, and added with.a sigh, "and for Agnes, too, God pity her." His magnum opus was found not in accomplishment, but in renunciation. (Copyrighted, 1907, by M. M. Cunningham.) tiVMOR OF THE HAY, She It Is said that a woman's voice will go much farther than a man's. He I don't doubt it. I know it goes much longer. Chicago Daily News. First Old Lady What kind of a time did you have at the funeral? Second Old Lady Well. I've enjoyed myself more at others. Life. In writing the news from home the old lady casually said: "Your auntie is In heaven, your uncle la in Jail, an' your daddy's in the leglslatur' 1" Atlanta Con stitution. "What was the matter with that couple on their honeymoon trip abroad?" "I believe the groom anticipated too much." "In what way?" i "He was half seas over before the ves sel had fairly left port." Baltimore American. "1 assure you," said the persistent suit er, "that I will not take 'no' for an ans wer." You needn't." renlled Miss Bright. "I'll say 'yes' upon one condition." A.n: iName tne conoition. "Just ask me If I am determined not to marry you under any circumstances." Philadelphia Press. "Is Jones a man of more than averara intelligence?" les. his wife died ten years ago, and he's still a widower." Judge. Baggs What do von sav to vour wlfo when you come home late at night? Jaggs Foolish man! What makes you think I get a chance to talk? Cleveland Leader. "How beautifullv th noet nv. Th also serve who only stand and wait,' "Not much thev do. If It'a a. nnlnlc lunxh restaurant he means." Baltimore Ameri can. Hawlev So her father nVil,, tn vour suit, eh? Hapleigh Oh. no. me clothes wern Mr. feCtlv satlsfactOWV. It VU mo h, nhlaxt. ed to, doncher know? Chicago Dailv News. "I'm afraid. Georee." mm Mm rtanr that you are going from bad to worse." "Quite a coincidence," muttered George. "That's what Clara said when I threw her over for you." Chicago Dally News. 'You don't seem to Ilka Mlu Onhhis Mrs. Malaprop," remarked Mrs. Browne. wny is "1 detest her." renllert MV Mai "because she's nothing but a n-nrulal mnn.' grel and everybody that knows her will collaborate that statement." Philadelphia T n m trilnktnip HaimIv m- said Miss Strongmind, "and you'll be glad to hpfll that T m now on mv u, ,n speak to your father." "But." protested youn? Lltewete, "papa, Is already married." Plck-Me-Up. "Percy, paps, says you mustn't coma to see me any more. Why. Aggie, how could I? I'm alreulv coming seven times a week?" Chicago Tribune. T haven't a place to lay my head." w hm f m tha mattMi havi' home? "f ,V, 7 I,,,, 1 jot uui j v ica wo 11B.VB so many sofa pillows around." New York Press. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. "I'm no aristocrat: I don't Ilka frogs' legs." Parson Twine. One showman can make more trou ble than ten ordinary business men. A man who dislikes you nearly al ways admires your bittarst enemy. A pup, like a boy, is always trying to give satisfaction, and always fall ing. No country boy can claim to be really smart until ha has caught a wolf or fox. When there isn't anything else wrong with a woman, her shoes are sure to hurt. It is getting to be no more distinc tion to own an automobile than it is to own a palm. If you want to strike a responsive chord when you meet a married wo man, say: "Oh, these men!" "I am as good a man as George Washington," an Atchison man said today, "but I can't prove It." The wolves are becoming so num erous that It won't be long before they will demand their rights. It Is every man's opinion that his wife ought to have enough visiting with the neighbors during the day. There are almost as many ways for a turkey to meet death as there are ways for a love affair to go astray. It is easy to throw too much en thusiasm into a handshake, particu larly if you are shaking hands with a woman. When you ask a boy if he enjoyed a party, he, of course, thinks you are referring to the refreshments, and answers accordingly. Farmers say a certain Atchison man Is so ugly that he creates as much disturbance on the country roads as an automobile. Has a husband any more right to go Into the kitchen ana find fault than a wife has to go Into her hus band's office, and find fault? A man and his wife, never agree upon what he can afford, and as every daughter grows up, she has one more to take her side of the argument. You are always hearing of mothers sewing for their daughters. When do daughters become old enough to sew for "their mothers? Every time Daysey Mayme Apple ton comes home from college she pro ceeds to look over her mother's list of friends, and Weed It Out. It is easy to become unpopular, but the man who brags and brags about himself usually makes the quickest time in reaching unpopularity. Give the step-mothers credit for this at least. When the children grow up worthless because they were raised as pets, no step-mother is to blame. There is one thing about farmers: they are always willing to compliment a good farmer. Doctors never com pliment a good doctor: they say he Is a butcher. What has become of the old-fashioned woman who, when her son mis behaved called him to her and snap ped him on the head with her thim ble?

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XHB TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, A AUGUST 12, 1907. 5 NEGROJDITORS, They Are in Topeka in Force Today. Meetings Opened This Af tei noon at Three O'clock. TOM M'NEAL, ORATOR. Popular Editor Delivers Ad dress of Welcome Tonight. There Will Be Other Addresses and Many Responses. A large number of the leading negro editors of the country are in Topeka today attending the meeting of the Western Negro Press association. The first session began at 3 o'clock in the rooms of the state supreme court and was addressed by John L. Thompson cf Des Moines, la. This evening in Rep resentative hall the formal exchange of greetings will take place. T. A. Mc Neal, state printer of Kansas, will welcome the visitors to Topeka. C. S. Muse of Colorado Springs, Col., will give the response. Dr. O. A. Taylor of lopeKa, will speak the welcome on be half of the colored business men of Topeka and to this J. B. Bass of Helena, Mont., will give a response. Miss Lillian Jeltz will voice the wel come on behalf of the local press, to which H. L. Miller of Colorado Springs will respond. The president, W. H. Duncan, of Colorado Springs, will then deliver his annual address. Tuesday morning J. B. Case of Helena will read a paper on "The Negro in the Northwest." The discussion of this topic will be by W. N. Miller of Wich ita; T. P. Mahomett, Omaha, Neb.; and William T. Washington, Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. J. Siloam Yates, of Kansas City, a colored magazine writer of note, will read a paper and there will be a discussion by Mrs. Julia Embry, Col orado Springs, and Mrs. J. D. D. Riv ers of -Denvar. On Tuesday afternoon there will be an address by Rev. R. W. Johnson of Colorado Springs. W. H. Twine of Mufkogee, I. T.. will tell of "The Ter ritory and Its Opportunities." This will be discussed by Nick Chiles, Topeka: G. N. Perkins, Guthrie, O. T.; and Fred L. Jeltz, Topeka. On Tuesday evening it is expected that one of the best addresses of the entire meeting will be given by Fred R. Moore, editor of the Colored Magazine, on "How to Make Our Journals Pay". Hon. W. T. Vernon, registrar of the United States treas ury, will also speak on "The Press and Its Power". i Following the closing session there will be a reception and smoker In the rooms of tho colored Elks. All the day sessions will be held at the state supreme court rooms, and those of the evening will be in repre sentative hall. One of the important subjects un der discussion by the editors is re garding the improvement of the race by the urging of farming and truck gardening. The west is looked upon as their particular field of labor. Negro Business Men Tills Week. The National Negro Business Men's league will hold its annual meeting in Topeka Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week. The first session will be held in representative hall at 10:30 Wednesday morning. Booker T. Washington is expected to arrive some time tomorrow and will remain Own Your Own Home Buy your lots in beau tiful Chubb addition. This addition is locat ed in the best part of Topeka for rapid val ue increase. This addition is two blocks South of the Santa Fe Shops Come and See Them Terms If Desired J. CHUBB Owner Ind. Phone 2671 I RNi eURED This Is the unanimous declaration of all who are dismissed by Dr. Cookinham. WHO PERMANENTLY CURES Blood Poison Kerrous Decline Skin Diseases Neurasthenia Varicose Troubles Kidney, Bladder Brain l-'ag Piles and Fistula A regular graduate in medicine. Over 38 years practice. Ays and experience are important. Authorized by the State to treat all Chron is. Nervous and Special Diseases. No detention from business. Patients at a distance treated by mail and express. Medicines furnished ready for use free from gase or breakage. I Consult With and Examine Patients Personally. It Costs You Nothing for Consultation and Examination. Office hours: 9 to 12, 2 to 5, and 7 to 9. Sundays, 9:30 a. m. to 12. You can be treated by mail sucessfully. If you can not call, write. All correspondence strictly confidential, and is answered promptly on aay oi receipt. Auurcss or call Dr. D. A. CooKinham throughout the entire conference. A large attendance by the leading negro business men of the country is ex pected at these sessions which follow immediately after the session of the Press association. HE WANTED TO QUIT. Rockefeller Prevented From Selling Out by Rogers. New York, Aug. 12. The World this morning says: The gift of fore sight which John D. Rockefeller possesses to a degree almost uncanny and which was no unimportant factor in the upbuilding of his huge fortune and his great corporation, warned him last winter that it was time to do something drastic to avert a catas trophe. It takes a long time for the outer world to learn anything of what actually happens at the councils of the small group of men who are the Standard Oil company, but the World is in a position to state that six months ago Mr. Rockefeller seriously prepared to really and genuinely di vest himself of every share he owns of the Standard Oil company's capital stock. Of its 975.000 shares he personally owns 270,000 with a Par value of $27,000,000 and a market value of $135,000,000. How the ownership of a block of securities so valuable could be transferred and the money raised to pay for them were matters that were never worked out. Plan Balked by Rogers. Henry H. Rogers opposed the plan of Mr. Rockefeller flatly, determined ly and effectively. With all the en ergy of his forceful intellect he made the head of the Standard Oil company change his plan and stick to the ship. What he said, or what arguments, persuasive or otherwise, he employed were not within the ken of the World's informant. This was not the only indication of demoralization within the supposedly adamant inner circle of the Standard Oil. James Stillman, president of the National City bank, the Standard Oil bank, the greatest and most powerful banking institution In the United States, became afflicted with the same fright which shook the nerve of Mr. Rockefeller. Mr. Stillman has wonderful courage and nerve -In earrying'out flnancialen- terprises, but In all other matters he is regarded as exceptionally timid by those who know him intimately. Stillman Ready to Bolt. Like Mr. Rockefeller, but several months after that gentleman had his fright attack and cure at the hands of Mr. Rogers, Mr. Stillman became dos- sessed of the most pessimistic fore bodings. He thought the time had come for him to convert the bulk of his private wealth into liquid assets, cash preferred, and arrange his affairs along lines which permit of a speedy retirement from all active business cares. Again the dominant courses of Rogers came to the rescue of the fal tering Standard Oil financier and nerved him up to the task of remain ing in harness and putting up a good stiff fight. nni.w ills. The Demoiiological Theory of Dis ease ana ita Curious Phases. The earliest conception of disease seems to have been that evil spirits for the time being took possession of the body. This general notion ex pressed itself in various ways. The Hindus built temples to the Goddess of Smallpox a fact used with deadly effect by Edmund Burke in his impeachment of Warren Hast ings, whose apologists had pointed to the temples erected in his honor by the natives as evidence of the mild ness of his rule. The Romans had no fewer than three shrines dedicated to the Goddess of Fever, which was doubtless malaria. As to the present dav there is a church in Rome dedi cated to Our Ladv of Fever, which is a lineal descendant of these shrines. Another belief was that the demon of disease was Introduced by evil dis posed persons by means of magic. Again, in different races or tribes are found such beliefs as that disease is caused by ghosts of the dead, or by the spirits of animals killed in hunt ing invading the living. These no tions must be carefully distinguished from the later concept that disease is a punishment inflicted by an angry deity. This notion of the causation of dis ease naturally led to methods of treatment directed to the dlslodge ment of the demoniac intruder. Some times a hole was bored In the sick person's skull to provide an outlet by which the evil spirit might escape. But the most common plan of expelling the disease demon was to make his usurped abode as uncomfortable as possible. The patient was beaten, starved, smoked with evil-smelling substances, and drenched with every foul thing that the savage imagination could conceive. In the matter of medication, too, the system of ejecting the trespassing spirit by making the quarters In which he had established himself as far as possible uninhabitable persisted long after the belief on which it was orig inally founded had died out, and Is not even now entirely extinct. The hor rible concoctions prescribed by doc tors In the Middle Ages might seem to have been Intended for the forcible eviction of evil spirits. Medieval pharmacy is fairly reoresented by the contents of the witches' cauldron in "Macbeth." The demonological theory of dis sease held sway over the minds of men for thousands of years. But If the simple pathology of primitive men causes us amusement, the smile dies on our lips when we reflect on the appalling consequences of that belief translated Into action. It was the notion, that disease was caused by 106 West Eizhth 5 tree f. demons that led to the belief in witchcraft, which survived in full rigor until the seventeenth century, and is not by any means extinct in this century of light. The belief In witchcraft caused the persecution and Judicial murder of countless human beings, chiefly old women, guilty of nothing worse than eccentricity or madness. The medical profession may Justly pride itself on the fact that to the teaching of some of its members the abolition of atrocities which makes the heart sick was mainly due. Witchcraft is by no means dead yet. and as readers of J. K. Huysmans known, "Satanism" with the "black mass" and the like superstitions have still a fascination for minds of a cer tain kind of morbid culture. With these things the demoniac theory of disease has a close affinity. The same superstition survives in another form in the doctrines held by many at the present day that disease is the result of sin, and that sickness is in itself sinful. From this teaching springs the rank growth of quackery which chokes the good seed of truth in the minds of eo many of those to whom the higher education has failed to teach, the right use of their reason. British Medical Journal. LAWSON FULL OF GLEE. Says "I Told You So" In Regard to Standard Oil Fine. Boston, Mass., Aug. 12. Thomas W. Lawson, as was to be expected, was pleased with the figures at which Judge Landis appraised the Standard Oil company's violations of the law; indeed, he was not surprised. When asked If he would give expression to his views, he dictated a long state ment, of which the following Is part: in eacn or tne speeches I deliver ed in the five western states two years ago I said: 'I am as sure as man can be of any coming event that the day is not rar distant wnen Rockefeller and his pals will be compelled to plead the Danicruptcy act to avoid the payments ordered by the American people, and I can see the day as plainly as man can see any day yet unborn when Rockefeller will realize from the in side of a prison cell that the Ameri can people never will deny themselves ineir revenge once tney are snown their wrongs and how they were done. I Hindis' Fine Just the Beginning. "My predictions were scoffed at by the press and pointed to by the 'sys tem' as evidence of my insanity, yet today a United States Judge has fined one offender out of hundreds J29, 240,000 ,and in every state in the union there can be seen the frenzied scrambling of the people to get their firkins, barrels, and hogsheads ready for the outpouring of the at last tilted spout. "From now on it will be a go as you please sprint between state and federal Judges and grand Juries to see who can make the biggest tapping, who can secure for the people the deepest and broadest flow. "I now predict that the $29,240,000 fine of Standard Oil will appear in significant in comparison with those we will read of In a few weeks or months, and why not? Why not fine and fine the corporation law breakers until the last one has repaid to the last cent possible the proceeds of the rob beries of the past? Why Should Wall Street Howl? "Today Wall street shrieks that if the people do not call off their fear less champion, Roosevelt, all stocks and bonds will go to the demnition bow wows. Of course the people will not call off Roosevelt. On the contrary, they will insist upon his having new honors, and will so applaud each new fine and so honor each fearless judge and Jury which imposes it upon the supposed invincible robbers of the past, that no court in the land will dare in the future, as in the past, to interpret the laws In favor of the robbers of the people. "And why should the amount of this fine cause Wall street to throw up its hands? I have seen the 'system' steal $40,000,000 in one section of the Amalgamated deal and over $600,000,000 In the steel deal, while I have Jotted down for my Washington friends from memory alone other cases which amounted to $2,000,000,000. Pshaw! $29,240,000! "If Wall street howls now at the be ginning of the road, the Lord only knows what it will do at some of the figures which are now In transit." Bread See that the label is on ev ery loaf. It's as sweet as a nut and as pure as spring water. It gives the very impression of being kneaded and baked un der the most careful condi tions, and that its bakers are masters at their art. Its worth more than any other bread, yet the price Is no higher. All good grocers sell It. ROYAL BAKERY 833 Kansas Ave. Mail Orders "Wanted. TIII"V flflSIP WHY I fir I lal It "ill" I 111- WW III Population of Little Russia Is on the Increase. Residents Send for Relatives Fast as Possible. HARD WORK ABROAD. Mnst Wait Until Money Can Be Sent to Them. Just Now Suffering for Neces saries of Life. "There is great oppression In Rus sia," comes the constant cry across the waters from the friends and relatives remaining in the old country to the more fortunate ones who are now liv ing in peace and plenty in their little settlement in North Topeka. One old peasant woman told Friday afternoon with tears streaming down her weather worn cheeks how she had Just received a letter from her daugh ter telling of a great shortage in the crops and yet the oppressive duties were ruthlessly collected to satisfy the greed of the land owners and nobles. "The children are standing around me as I write," said the daughter, "crying, 'Mama, brod," and there is no brod.' "We will send for her as soon as we can," said Mrs. Schmidt, "but we have only been here a few months and can not yet save enough money." Another family told of receiving let ters last winter from friends who wrote that they were almost without food or fuel, so light were the crops and bo heavy the taxes. They told that the poor commissioner of the district had been furnishing dinner and supper to the school children and the parents of most of them could scarcely find food for their breakfast. They all shiver when asked about the taxes or duties which they are forced to pay for the support of the crown and worthless nobles. There are three distinct taxes; one on the land, one to the crown and one to the gov ernor of the province who must be kept in great style. The peasants must either pay the taxes or go to Jail and so great is their terror of the prisons that they pay, if it takes the last dollar. "They would take our very souls If they could get them," remarked one bright little woman. Almost every peasant is forced to rent as land is so high, about $150 per acre in proportion to the facilities they have for earning and saving money that few are ever able to get enough scrap ed together to purchase. Each man Is allotted an acre for each son, no pro vision whatever being made for the girls of the family. In these tiny tracts he and his family must slave early and late to eke out enough to keep the hunger wolf from the door during the long cold winter. Land rental can not be paid In crop shares, but the grain must be sold and the tax paid in money. So when the shortage in the crops comes, it is the peasant alone who must bear the bur den. Three hundred rubles a year or a -little less than- 150 Is a good in come for- the average peasant family. Out of this must be bought heavy win ter clothing, food for many hungry children and much, fuel during the se vere winters. "Did you have to work in the fields?" was -asked one bright little, woman, who has only been, in this country a short time and seems to be fairly bub bling over with happiness In her new home. "Nothing but work," she answered In German. "I have always worked in the fields since I was a little child. We almcst never tasted meat," she con tinued, "it was so high. Always pota toes, cabbage, flour and cornmeal was our food dependence." "Do you wonder that the peasants in Russia kill their governors?" asked Mr. Gerteisen,; who- has charge of the Russians who come to North Topeka over the Santa Fe and who was act ing as guide and interpreter on this visit among the "Little Russians." "It is a wonder to me that they will en dure as much as they do," he contin ued. "Being almost starved and fro zen that the nobility may be kept in luxurious idleness. It was not far from the province where these people came from that some of the disturbances oc curred. That government is surely go ing to pieces." WOULDN'T LET WIFE ALONE. John A. Pavey Is Consequently Liable to Be Arrested. John A. Pavey, a farmer living near Wakarusa, objected to a restraining order issued by the district court, and it is alleged, violated its terms and is liable to arrest. His wife, Rllla C. Pavey, recently brought suit for divorce, and went to live at the home of her son, several miles distant. Claiming that her hus band had made threats against her, she came to town Saturday and se cured a restraining order, prohibiting him from visiting her or molesting her in any way. When a deputy sher iff went out to serve the papers on Pavey Saturday afternoon, he found no one at home, and slipped the court order under the door. In the night Pavey returned from Topeka and found the papers under his door, and the result Is chronicled in the further petition for protection filed by his wife today. She .alleges that after reading the papers, he mounted his horse and rode to the home of her son, where she is living, and told her that he was going to shoot up the en tire household, beginning with the house cat and ending with herself. Mrs. Pavey telephoned the sheriff's of fice, and an officer went out and es corted her to the city. She will get out a warrant for Pavey's arrest on the charge of violating the restraining order. Another County Depository. The county commissioners today named the Topeka State bank, Mr. C. W. Snyder's bank in, Eighth and Kansas avenue, as one of the county depositories for the sum of $25,000. The county funds are now about equally divided among the banks or the city. A surety company bond Is required by all banks handling county funds. Just a Lively Family Row Burt Wilcox and his wife, Angellne Wilcox, were arrested over In Park dale last night for disturbing the peace of a neighbor named Rodger; Williams. It was gathered from the report othe disturbance that a pleas ant time was had, during which the participants kicked each other on the shins. Mrs. Wilcox Is the mother of the boy who was run over by an auto- I0"1 several-months ago. Wilcox er Iour" name, she having pos I sessed several husbands. Her name in iuu is jurs. uraKe-lnk-Kramer-Wilcox. LAND FOR HOMES. Under the Carey Act 150,000 Acres Is Opened to Settlement. Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 12. The Wyom ing land board has Just announced the opening under the Carey act of 150,000 acres of the Eden Valley lands in Sweet Water and Fremont counties, north of Rock Springs on the Union Pacific, 30, 000 acres of which is now available for public entry. It Is one of the finest bodies of Irrigable land in the entire state. The land is irrigated from the public domain under the Carey act. Any person 21 years of age or over is entitled to a claim of 160 acres or any legal subdivision thereof If he or she has never made use of the Carey rights but persons who have exercised their homestead right are not disbarred from filing on one of these claims. The land is a rich sandy loam, free from alkali and stones and will produce abundant crops of the grains, grassed, fruits and vegetables common to the lat itude Water for irrigating is obtained from the Big and Little Sandy rivers and their tributaries, which head in tho great water shed of the Wind river range of mountains and drain an area of thousands of square miles. The water is distributed by means of an extensive canal and ditch system and elasticity of the supply is made by the installation of two great reservoirs impounding bil lions of cubic feet of water. The fee to the state which accom panies application for each claim is 25 cents per acre and an additional 25 cents per acre upon final proof within three years. The cost of the Irrigating sys tem is charged against the land at the rate of $30 per acre, payable in 10 annual installments. All of the Irrigating works become the property of the people who own the land, each acre representing one share. This is one of the most fertile irrigated tracts which the federal government has to furnish to Its people, who want an irrigated farm. Irrigation has given far greater elas ticity to the public domain than was thought possible a few years ago. But even such announcements as Just made by the Wyoming land board must be come fewer and fewer because of the scarcity of water available. Only the places especially favored by nature may be Irrigated. RICH MEN ARE SCARED. Slump in Wall Street Attributed to Fear of Prosecution. New Tork, Aug. 12. Declines averag ing about seven dollars a share in prices of stocks last week carried the average level of quotations slightly below the low point reached in the demoralized slump of last March. Some stocks are still above the low prices they reached at that time. Union Pacific has about 7 points to go down before it reaches its low March record; Southern Pacific is 12 points above that low water mark. But nt the. entire list has-broken the former low record and among spec ulators that is an ominous sign. The week's slump- in the market can be attributed to, only one cause; the big fine assessed va week ago against the Standard Oil company. It was accepted as a sign of the times; and evidence that the widespread public sentiment Inimical to big corporations that do not obey the law, has spread Its potent in fluence into the courts, and additional prosecution of law breaking corpora tions may be expected to have similar results. It Is evident that the rich men who control the railroad and industrial corporations do not like the outlook. The course of the market shows that they have indicated their dislike by dumping some of their noiainga vu me uii... is not to be assumed that this action means relinquishment of control. It sim ply means that a situation has been cre ated which will enable them to sell out, and when the scare reaches Its culmina tion they will take their stocks back again at lower prlces.from present buy ers who will have become, tired carry ing them. ,pt,v ottrihu- l jirgH utr J iiii' -.j table to the Interview with Attorney General Bonaparte, aiwr n. mui with the president, plainly indicating that other prosecutions are to be taken up. THE GERMANIA DENIES IT ALL. Claims It Is Not in the Kansas Insur ance Trust. The Germanla Fire Insurance com pany of New Tork, one of the defen dants in the Insurance suit filed here by Attorney General F. S. Jackson, has filed an answer in which the com pany denies each and every allegation set forth In the complaint, from "whereas" to signature. The Ger manla company denies specifically that it ever entered Into any agree ment with the other defendants in the case, which is filed under the head of "Aetna Insurance company et al, for the purpose of fixing insurance-rates, or that It was ever a subscriber to the Charles E. Eldridge rating bureauor that the agency ever furnished the company with a common or fixed me dium The answer is filed by J. G. Slonecker, attorney for the Germanla company. Filling Teeth The proper time to have the teeth filled is before they commence to ache. If decay has progressed so far that the tooth is aching it means that, in most cases, the nerve must be de stroyed and the roots treated and fill ed before the cavity In the crown of the tooth can be filled, This requires more time than the simple fill ing would have done and conse quently costs more money. And the extensive decay has left the tooth mfiro frnil than It would be had the cavity been filled when the decay first started. Besides this where tne teem fliiod in nrnner time the person is saved from those hours to toothache which are far from pleasant, a per .nn la unable to detect the majority of cavities until the tooth commences to give them trouble, consequently a dentist should be visited frequently in order that these cavities may be dis covered, and filled In proper time. LCX A.LCX, Dentists. 80S Kansas Ave. Ind. Tel. 644 The Best Outing Suit In Our Store $25, $22.50, $20 or $18 Only The best opportunity that could possibly be presented, especially if you are about to take a vacation or if your present suit is beginning to look seedy. Your choice of one, two and three button styles, single or double breasted; light, dark and medium grays, browns, greens and fancy mixtures in ALL SIZES. Hart, Schaffner Marx and Alfred Benjamin makes. r SURVEY IS BEGUN. Permanent Location of Topeka-Soutn-- western Line Started Today. V. R. Parkhurst, chief engineer of the Topeka-Southwestern railway,- with a full corps of fifteen experienced men, commenced the permanent survey of the Topeka-Southwestern at one o'clock to day, using the government bench mark on the Columbian building as a basis. The start was made from Twenty-first and Lincoln streets. Final location of the line will be pushed as rapidly as possible. Every minutes of daylight will be. used by the engineering party, owing to the fact that the construction com pany is ready and waiting and the sub contractors are ready to begin grading. The shortest and most feasible route will be selected through Mission town ship and soon as the grade stakes are set to the west line of this township the line will be cross-sectioned and graders put to work. There should be no ser ious difficulties in grading as no heavy stone or timbers will have to be moved. The Topeka-Southwestern will be a strictly up-to-date interurban with sta tions wherever needed for the accom modation of the public. An early morn ing milk train will be operated between Eskrldge and Topeka to pick up milk and cream. The territory along this line between Eskridge and Topeka is rich in farming land, some of the best farms In the state being located In this terri tory. Next in importance are dairy pro ducts, hauled to Topeka by wagon, in some cases 25 miles. Probably a great many readers of the Journal are- not- aware that1. "Dover, 20 miles southwest from Topeka, is head quarters of the world for blooded short horn cattle. The firm of T. K. Tomson Sons of Dover have produced the prize winners for years, against the strongest competition in the United States and buyers from all over the country call at Dover continually, having to be hauled either from Topeka or Maple Hill to Dover and return. This railroad will put the people along the line In direct communication with the state capltol and in easy touch with the markets. It will also add consider able value to the price of land in the territory through which this line will pass. It will increase the values of farms and all tracts of land adjacent to Topeka and will no doubt result in the building of several fine suburban homes. It will, if properly pushed and encour aged, result In the location of factories In the western suburbs of Topeka with belt line and interurban accommoda tions. It will put Topeka In touch with the finest stock raising country In the state, giving them direct communication with our packing industries. It will also open up a Topeka market from the territory west of Council Grove. BLACK ART LV INDIA. The Leading Imp Is Small, But Mean Out of All Proportion. It may not be generally known that the black art flourishes to a certain ex tent in southern India, especially on the west coast. The average Malayalec Keralan is su perstitious to the very highest degree; he considers himself to be always un der the influence of some devil or other (the number of devils and demigods on the west coast Is legion), and every house in Kerala has a temple dedicated to the patron devil, of the family. In this country the place of honor Is given by the superstitious Malayalee to the imp Kuttichathen, who Is considered by him to be the most mischievous and frightful of demons. Tho imp is about three feet high, with hair all over the body and capable of any mischief. He I the most dreaded of all and manifests his displeasure in a thousand ways. Primarily he begins with throwing stones over the house of a man under his displeasure. If steps are not taken immediately after the preliminary stages of the manifestation of his dis pleasure, it is said the consequences generally are very violent. It is said that every sorcerer has a devil or demigod under his command to do his wishes and carry out his com mands. To get mastery over a devil or demigod, it Is said, one has to undergo severe trials. Keeping vigils, incessant by uttering the name of the devil or the demigod he wishes to subdue. In crem atories and lonely Jungles, is the pri mary duty of a man who aspires to be come a sorcerer. On the forty-first day of the vigil tho devil will present himself to the candi date who aspires to take the degree of honors in sorcery and surrender himself to the latter. A sorcerer who has al ready one devil at his command gen erally aspires to exercise sovereignty over another. This can only be enjoyed after a great trouble. It is said that the demon whom the sorcerer wishes to captivate will generally ask the candidate to fetch In accessible and impossible things as proof that he Is sincere and capable of doing anything. They say that such candidates generally meet their demand through tho aid of the devil already un der his command. Indian World. State Journal, 10c a Week. LET US CLEAN YOUR HAT No matter ita condition we make it like new. No acids used by us nothing that will injure the articles. Topeka Hat Works Ind. 1485. 123 W. SEVENTH Drugs of Quality Are a hobby with us. In fact we insist on having the purest pos sible to secure. This means much to you In pre scriptions filled at this store. Ex pert prescriptionists, prompt ser vice and courteous treatment should merit your patronage. Try us once. FRED T. WALKER 825 Kansas Ave. Girl a Steeplejack. A girl 17 years old has accomplished the extraordinary feat of ascending a church spire 200 feet high, in the teeth of a gale of wind. A steeplejack had undertaken to ascend the spires of All Saints, Hereford, the highest in the west of England, when Miss Elsie Heins, the daughter of one of the church wardens, volunteered to accom pany him. The ascent was made by means of a steeplejack's cradle. In spite of the force of the wind and of the swaying of tho cradle, the girl, says the steeplejack, was remarkably cool all through the perilous ascent and de scent. The ascent was made on mar ket day and a great crowd watched in thrilling suspense every movement of the swaying cradle. Traffic was en tirely blocked by the crowd until the girl had gained the summit and de scended safe and unharmed. Los An geles Express. Webb McXall Improving. Concordia. Kan., Aug. 12. Webb McNall is getting along fine. He has the use of his lame leg, so that he walks about the room and out on the veranda without assistance and Is get ting some control over his paralyzed arm. He is now able to carry on a continued conversation, with little In terruption in his speech, and looks very much better than when he was brought to the hospital. The Deacon I see the Japanese have a coin called the "mourning," which Is worth one 2C)th part of an English, penny. The Dominie If they ever become com mon over here, our church contribution boxes will probably be filled with mou sangs. Tonkers Statesman. Inquisitive Acquaintance Have you -er thought whnt you would do If your gas bag should oollapse while you are half mile or more up in the air? Daring Aeronaut Often. I should start at once for terra firm by the shortest possible route. Chicago Tribune. "So Bob Smith lost his wife. Is he get ting over his grief yet?" "Not yet, I'm afraid. Ton know how slow some Insurance comiMuri are in settling up." Tit-Bits. Breakfast Bacon (nice small strips) lb. .14c Pure Hog Lard, (special to morrow) lb. 10c Fancy Ginger Snaps ,1b. .Bo 50c Grade Gunpowder Tea, lb, 25c 10 lb. Sack Table Salt. ,10c $1.00 bottle Vanilla Extract for 33c 300 lb. California Hams, (smoked shoulders) 9c Owl Cigars, 3 for 10c Tavlor's High Patent Flour (unbleached) 48 lb. sack for $1.29 25 lbs. Sugar. .$1.00 (Best Granulated with a $5 order, Sugar included.) FRASER BROS.' C. O. D. STORE Southeast cor. 6th and Jackson Sts Botli Phones 66O. Tbm Store That Cuts the Prion.

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6 S THE WARREN M. CROSBY CO. a.. t i t Established 1881. The Silk ImjOW comes our Annual Silk Clearance Sale, times at the Silk Section, for we throw out J of our Spring and Summer Silks 2 a np rvf"r t- a A nr"TM i he prices quoted in every instance are so plainly below normal as to J convince and interest anyone who has the slightest interest in saving money. Many of these Silks we could not replace on our shelves for anything like X what they cost us, but it's not in our creed to carry goods over from one season to another, hence the reason for these radical reductions. Wash Silks, corded and checked, 20 inches wide, in pink, tan, white" and Alice blue; 39c quality 1 f for, yard. X JK Wash Silks, corded, white grounds, striped with red and green; some dress lengths of this; 50o quality for, yard 33c Louisene Plaids and Checks, colors are gray, blue and black and white; 59c qual- o f ity for, yard Engineer Lungstrum has been as signed to temporary road service. Division Superintendent C. T .MeLel lan passed through Topeka yesterday on No. 114. Engineer N. F. Fouch is running tem porarily on runs Nob. 63 and 64 between Topeka and Emporia. Brakeman Lungstrum is working tem porarily on runs Nos. 119 and 120 be tween Topeka and Atchison. Brakeman C. A. Horn of the runs on the St. Joe branch Is laying oft for a lew days on account of sickness. A. L. Stolpe. engine draughtsman in the office of the Santa Fe at Chicago, was in Topeka on business yesterday. A Wright special wet through To peka yesterday In charge of Engineer Harry Pearson and Conductor McCabe. Fireman Pennington t- wot king-tern -porarily on the Marceline runs in the place of Fireman Kennedy who Is laying off. Keith Wilson. traveling freight auditor at Hutchinson, and Mrs. Wil son were In Topeka yesterday visiting relatives. Train No. 8 was delayed several hours on the west end yesterday and as a result did not arrive this morning until 8:30. Conductor Charles Peterson was" on the Kansas City plug runs yesterday in the place of Conductor Harry Griffin who took a layoff. Claude Blake left Saturday for Humboldt. Kan., after visiting with his brother. Roy Blake, at the Railroad Y. M. C. A. for several days. Brakeman Ike Robins of runs Nos. 103 and 106 is laying off for a few days on account of the effects of the heat. Brake man Allison is running In his place. Fireman McHenry who has been work ing on the Osage City work train has returned to Topeka and has been as signed to service on the local extra board. Fireman Elmer Kelly of runs Nos. 113 and 114 has been transferred to Arkansas City on the Oklahoma di vision where he will work as an en gineer. Charles J. Robinson of the bonus de partment in the local shops has left for Cleburne, Tex., where he has been de tailed on special bonus work on the Gulf system. H. A. Rau. the former ticket agent t South Winfleld. who has been in the local hospital for some time, has left for Sparks, O. T.. where he has been assigned. The freight business between To peka and St. Joseph is heavy today and several extra trains are running over this branch to accommodate the large number of live stock shipments. Engineer Jesse Covert is running on runs Nos. 17 and 18 between Topeka and Newton on account of an engine failure on Engineer Druce's engine. En gineer Druee is the regular engineer on these runs. Engine No. 1S59, one of the new en gines which has Just been delivered from the Baldwin works was taken out on its first run this morning by Engineer Kelly. The engine will be assigned to service in few days. Engineer D. Wootan of Argentine ha3 been assigned to the runs to Osage City and has bumped T. O. Jones who has held the rune for some time. Engineer Jones will return to work in Topeka. Engineer Wootan has been temporarily SANTA rtWES TURKISH BATH PARLORS Provided With Electric Fans Under National Hotel Mrs. Everett and Mrs. Swazey, Owners We guarantee the most modern and satisfactory service. Our assistants are experienced and intelli gent, and our baths are first-class and satisfactory. GIVE US A TRIAL TURKISH BATH PARLOR CO. Under National Hotel Seventh and Kansas Ave. Store of. Dependable Merchandise. Incorporated 1907. Clearance Plain Safo Silks or Soft Satins, 20 inches, solid colors; 75c quality for, yard 49c Foulards, white ground with large colored polka- dots; 23 inches, 75o quality for, yard 59c Taffetas and Louisenes, plain, striped and checked; 20 inches; 65c and 75o quali ties for, yard 59c In service on the work train between Osage City and Emporia Junction. Owing to a bridge on the Santa Fe sixteen miles east of Marceline slid ing out of position yesterday morning all the through trains from the east were delayed yesterday. No. 3 did not arrive until after 6 o'clock last night and the other trains followed at in tervals during the night. Some of them did not get through until this morning. A baseball team from the store house and another team from the mo tive nower accountant's office played at Garfield park Saturday afternoon. The result was a victory for the mo tive power men by a score of 9 to 5. The features of the game were the playing of Dick Cochran for the store house and Ben Payne. the motive power aecour ant. who played with his employes. Mr. Payne played first base and pulled off several stellar stunts. There are several vacancies for fire men reported. There is a vacancy on the Kansas City plug run Nos. 109 and 110.- One Is also reported on Nos, 113 Another exists on Nos.'l and 2 "between i Topeka and Newton. Another vacancy is also reported on runs Nos. 203 and 204 between Kansas City and Chanute on the Southern Kansas divisioa. All assignments to the runs .will be made August 13 to the oldest firemen ap plying for the runs. A KANSAS CITY. KAN., FIRE. Motonnan Gave Alarm But Building and Contents Mere Destroyed. Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 12. A motor man on a Chelsea park car at Fifth street and Minnesota avenue saw flames in the basement of the store and office building at 612 Minnesota avenue short ly after midnight this morning. U. Z. Wigner, deputy city clerk, and Frank Brokes, a waiter. who were asleep on the fourth floor of the building, escaped by a front stairway berore the nre had gained much headway. The building was two stories high, facing on Minnesota avenue and four store! high in the rear. The basement. where the fire started, was occupied by George W. McCleland, a barber. The first floor was occupied by Rhodes, Harverty Huff, furniture dealers. The third floor and part of the fourth floor contained the offices of many real estate firms. The loss on the building and contents was entire. J. "V. Andrews, owner and agent for the building, esti mated the loss on the building at $3,000 arid $12,000 on the contents. Arthur Walden in the Tolls. Arthur Walden, a negro "tollnotter." was arrested about noon today by Offi cers Judkins and Summers for disturb ing the peace. The negro had been dodging the police all morning. He was talking fierce and making threats to a negro woman at Thirteenth and Monroe streets, but every time she called the police her lover would take to the weeds and remain until the officers had return ed to the station. Then he would call again. The detectives hid near the scene of the disturbance, and saw Wal den in the offing. They chased him four blocks and hemmed him in an alley. Fire Destroyed His Wheal. Arkansas City, Aug. 12. Six stacks of wheat on James Barker's farm in Bolton township were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire was started by a spark from a threshing machine. It is estimated that the stacks contained between 600 and 790 bushels of grain. There was no In surance upon it. Sale which means stirring tomorrow the balance Z TrtTirvMf Fancy Taffetas, in grays, blue9 and greens; 20 inches, J $1.00 quality, and Fancy Taf fetas, blues and browns, and red and black; small check; 27-inches; $1.00 quality all at, yard 69c Black Taffeta, 27 89c quality for yard inches; 69c I Black Taffeta, yard wide; bl. 25 quality for tf 1 "1 f yard p 1 1 U J. If. EASTTOPrTOOTB j&iji 1 Mrs. Haggart, of 104 Emmett street, will leave Friday for a visit to Texas. Miss Florence Coulter and Simon Coulter left yesterday for a visit to rel atives at Lawrence. Mrs. Maude Clark and Miss Myrtle Clark spent Sunday at Valencia, the guests of Miss Elliott. Mrs. McConnell and daughter. Fay, of Leland street, will leave the last of this week for a visit to relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland and daughter, Ada. spent Sunday with Mrs. Cleve land's mother, Mrs. Nichols, near Le compton. Mr. and Mrs. John Brlstow have moved from Scranton and will make ha Mr. Thure Jaduborg, of Enterprise, Kan., spent Sunday and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. O. Nelson and family, 1020 Monroe street. Miss Sophia Nelson, 1020 Monroe street left today for Wamego to attend the wedding of Mr. Oscar Lefgren, form erly of Topeka. Mrs. Lottie Kidd of Grange Hall and Mrs. A. V. Newboldt of Kaw avenue, took dinner with Mrs. E. H. Stann of 124 North Lake street, Saturday. The sewing society of the W. R. C. will meet Tuesday afternoon, August 13, with Mrs. Jennie Wilcox of 321 Van Buren street, for a social good time. The prices in pictures and picture framing are guaranteed 20 to 30 per cent cheaper than elsewhere at Coe Bros.' cut rate art store, 832 Kansas avenue. Mrs. E. B. Jolly and son, Harry, will return from Newton tomorrow where they have been visiting her brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Alexander. Mrs. Sheffield, who has been spend ing the last few months with her daughter, Mrs. P. H. Wood of 132 North Lake street, returned to her home at Concordia Friday. Mr. Fred F. Toung, of 114 East Twentieth, left today for an extended visit through Colorado and Utah to be gone about 30 days. He will also visit his sister of Wolcott, Col. REUNION AT KANSAS CITY. Tile Twentieth. Kansas. Funston's Old Regiment, to Be Present. Kansas City, Aug. 12. Beginning to morrow veterans of the late encounter with Spain, will come to Kansas City to attend the annual reunion of the Army of the Philippines and the Twen tieth Kansas regiment. There will be a change in the pro gramme announced by the Philippine veterans for Wednesday. The exer cises announced to take place in Con vention hall Wednesday night are to be held at Falrmount park at 4 o'clock In the afternoon. General MacArthur, Gen eral Irving Hall, General Wilder Met calf. General Frederick Funston, Sena tor Warner and Representative Ellis are expected to speak. The Twentieth Kansas infantry. Gen. Funston's old regiment, will arrive to morrow, 600 strong. The Denver dele gation is expected tonight and will be the first on the ground. The souvenir of this year's gathering will be a "year book" containing some notable articles on the Philippines con tributed by army officers who have seen service there. At the Air Dome. Another record breaking crowd was ip attendance at the Air Dome last night to witness the performance of the society comedy drama entitled, "The Mansion of Aching Hearts,"- and the large crowd was greatly pleased. A more satisfied audience has not been turned away from the Air Dome this season. Dublnsky Brothers have cer tainly got in this organization ah excel lent company of players, one that Is really worth while seeing. Tonight the company will repeat "The Mansion of Atchlng Hearts." Tomorrow night they will present the western drama entitled, "Reddy the Mall Girl." This play is of the sensational order, bordering consid erable on the melodrama. The feature play of the week is "The Heart of Vir ginia," which goes on Thursday night. Ben Jordan in Again. The Saturday night raid consisted of a drop on Ben Jordan, HenryGrlffin and Clarence Woods, who were 'selling and" at 123 West Railroad street. i The Wichita Country club enter tained the Newton Country club Fri- aay. inere was a golf tournament in the afternoon and a dinner and dance in tne evening.

or last night "was that of Miss Effie Gertrude Evans and Mr. Dwight Tnacher Harris of Topeka, Kan., cele brated at 8:30 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Evans, 2715-Olive street. The cere mony was performed by the ReV, Elias F. Schwab, pastor of the Pros pect Ave: ue Congregational church, The wedding music was played by Miss Naome Hlehflll. Miss Evans was attended by Miss Edna Highflll as bridesmaid. Miss Highflll wore an at tractive gown of pink chiffon and carried a shower- bouGuet of pink roses. The bride -wore an exquisite gown of white net over Duchess satin trimmed elaborately with baby Irish lace and carried a shower bouquet of bride, roses. She wore a wreath of lilies of the valley in her hair. Mr. Harris was attended by Mr. Arthur Haynes. The .house was beautifully decorated with daisies, asparagus fern. syringas and pink roses. The cere mony was performed In the DacK par lor beneath a large wedding bell of bride roses. Ropes of asparagus ferns extended from, the chandelier to the four corners of the room. Only the immediate relatives were present at the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Harris will be at home after September 16, 632 Garfield ave nue, Topeka, Kan. Mr. Harris is the son of Mr. E. P. Harris, proofreader and foreman for Crane Company, by whom the son is also employed. Mrs. Harris' fath--er, Mr. W. A. Evans, formerly lived in Topeka and was -with the State Jour nal, j He is now,'; a reporter on the Kansas City Star." Mr. Ed Kellam took the following party to Lawrence in his Smith ma chine yesterday: Mrs. E. P. Kellam, Mrs. T. J. Kellam and Mrs. Cyrus K. Holliday. In order, as much as anything, per haps, to detract attention from the things it was not doing, the last Kan sas legislature passed an anti-high school sorority and fraternity law which went into effect in July. To show how effective such legislation is in the way of suppressing a Great Evil the Lambda Alpha Lambda, a high school sorority with chapters in Topeka, Wichita, Denver and Spring field, Missouri, will hold its annual conclave in Topeka August 27, 28 and 29. The festivities will include dances. garden parties, teas, luncheons, din ners and so forth. It would be hard to tell what good the anti-high school fraternity law has done or will do. The high school organizations have met since the law went into effect, changed their constitutions so that no reference to high school appears in them and will continue as "town" i societies. Instead of restricting their membership to the. high school pupil3, they can now take in Washburn and Bethany; students-and the -girls .and bovs who attend wif-of-town schools. But the dances-rid. parties, and other frivolities which caused so much un easiness will go on as before. And does anybody imagine that; class feel ing and class prejudices will be done away with in the public schools be cause the frats are now town clubs Instead of school organizations?

Leavenworth Times: Lieutenant Lockett of the Post will entertain with dinner party this evening at the Colonial cafe In compliment to the Misses Smith of Topeka. The S. R. has some good hot weath er stories but the change in the tem perature makes them unseasonable just now. Here's hoping there won't be a chance to use them t or five years. Leavenworth Post: Mrs. Shaw Frew Neely announces the engagement of her daughter Blanche and Lieutenant Jesee Morton Holmes. Eighteenth in fantry, V. S. A. The wedding will take place on the evening of September 4, at St. Paul's Episcopal church. Mrs. Charles Ritschards has asked guests for Friday afternoon In compli ment to Miss Bess Elder. The engagement has been announced of Virfinia. daughter of Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, to Lieutentant John Carter Mont gomery. U. S. A., now stationed at Fort Riley, where Lieutenant George Mason Lee and his family and Mrs. Lewis Brown, who was Miss Ann Lee before her marriage to Lieutenant Lewis Brown of the army, are also liv ing now. Another member of the Lee family, is Mrs. Rhea, wife of Captain Rhea, of the cavalry stationed at Fort Leavenworth. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard S. Fortune, 1129 Garfield avenue, entertained Sat urday evening at cards in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison J. Miller of Jane way Place, who are soon to become residents of Hutchinson, where Mr. Miller will go Into business. A sur prise provided by the hostess was the presence of Mrs. Addle Jewell Newton of Pittsburg, Pa., who Is spending the summer at the Jewell homestead here. Mrs. Newton, accompanied by Miss Emma Gordon, sans Mattel's "Dear Heart" and "Love in Springtime," and with her sister. Miss Theo Jewell, gave a guitar and mandolin duet, "Poet and Peasant." Mrs. Newton has a power ful, rich and well trained soprano voice, and her songs were a delightful feature of the occasion. Mr. Otto Horacek gave some) very fine selections on the zither, accompanied by Mrs. Horacek on the guitar. Those pres ent were: Mr. and Mrs. Harrison J. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McCleary, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Horacek, Mr and Mrs. Elmer B. Slmms, i Mr. and Mrs. Jason Hill, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Swayze. -Mrs. Addle Jewell Newton. Miss Theo Jewell. Mrs. Eva B. Tisdale, Miss Beautify the Complexion IN TEN DAYS. Nadinola CREAM. th uar equalcd beautificr is endorse! by thousand and guaranteed to remove freckle, pimple, liver-epota. tarn, eallowne. et&. the wont ease in 20 day, and restore the beauty of youth. Price 50 cents and $1.00. by leading druggist or mail. hy NATIONAL TOILET CO.. ParU. Teas, BM,Jy Oatlln Drug Co.. Fred Bnow ana other drugglata. Emma Gordon MIhh Nell Graham, Mr. Nathan B. Thompson, Mr. Gordon j-isaaie. A new pathetic ballad very popular in Kansas is entitled "What's tne use of Drinking Two Per Cent?" Tou hear a good deal every summer about the oeoDle who start on trips down the Kaw in house boats or motor boats, but very little about their ar riving any place. The Rev. Mr. McAfee celebrated his seventy-second birthday anniversary last Thursday, and In the evening number of his friends, among them some of the earliest' Topeka settlers called on him at Palatine Hill, the home of his daughter, Mrs. De Witte C. Nel lis, to offer congratulations and best wishes. The guests were entertained on the veranda and during the Infor mal supper a birthday cake bearing 77 candles was cut. Among those present were Mrs. J. M. Meade, Miss Mary Meade, Mrs. John R. Mulvane, Mrs. Cyrus K. Holliday, Mrs C. E. Jewell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cha- ney, Mrs. Waterbury of Berkeley, Cal., ana Mrs. Wilson of Valencia. The marriage of Mrs. Dora Suther- land-carr, and Mr.Wayland Ayer Chap man of Topeka, formerly of Penn Tan N. Y., will take place next month at the home of Mrs. Carr's mother, Mrs, Fanny Sutherland, 815 Monroe street. Miss Agnes Fairfield and Miss Jean nette Watts gave a breakfast Saturday at Miss Fairfield's home in honor of Miss Stiener of Alma, who Is their guest. The guests included Miss Stie ner, Miss True, Miss Alice True, Miss Marion McGaw, Miss Florence Smiley, Miss Helen Fair, Miss Ruth Grandon. Miss Lelia James, Miss Helen Watts. Mrs. C. L. Hughes announces the en gagement of her daughter, Nell, and Mr. Earl N. Rodell of Manhattan. The wedding will take place August 31 at the Hughes home, 1210 Byron street. Miss Hughes Is a graduate of the State Agricultural college and Mr. Rodell Is a member of the K. S. A. C. faculty. Fort Scott Republican: Several de lightful little affairs are being given complimentary to Miss Johnson, of To peka, who is the guest of Miss Marcel la McKlnney, and Miss Queenie Beau- champ of Holton, and the Misses Ag nes and Esther Evans of Lawrence, who are guests of Miss Luclle Dlllard. Mr. David Bowie's guests at an in formal.- dinner at the Country club Saturday night were Mrs. P. G. Noel, Mrs. Evelyn S. Lewis and Miss Susan Weaver of Omaha. Misses Gertrude McClintock, Kath arine Kellam. Josephine and Eleanor Keizer, Marguerite Mills, Esther Rodgers, Elizabeth Holliday, Edna Hopkins, Clyde Bonebrake and Hen rietta Alexander will go to the Mc Clintock farm to spend two days this week.

Notes and Personal Mention Miss Susan Weaver of Omaha, guest of Mrs. P. G. Noel, will return to Omaha tomorrow. Mr. Albert Giles Parker returned IViday from the City of Mexico and joined Mrs. Parker, who was the guest of her mother. Mrs. Grant How ell, and they returned to their home in Kansas City last night. Miss Florence Welch will leave Thursday for Colorado to. spend .the rest of the summer. Mrs. -William J. Kaull and Miss Kanlh of 'Holton, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Knowles. Miss Dora Kathara, of Hutchinson, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. W. Strickland. Miss Ethel Hadley will go to Kan sas Citv for a visit this week. Mrs. George Port Ashton left today for New York, Boston and New Hamp shire. Judee and Mrs. Lee Monoe. who are touring the east, will be in New York citv tomorrow. Miss Marguerite Mills Is the guest of Miss Katharine Kellam while her fath er, Mr. W. W. Mills is in Detroit. Mr. W. S. Kretsinger, of Emporia, spent Sunday in Topeka. Mr. Charles Walsh, of St. Joseph, is here for a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Walsh. Mrs. Grant Howell is visiting In Hutchinson. Mrs. Clinton Welch, of St. Marys, was in town this morning. Mrs. Rosa Hibbard spent Sunday in Vnnsnfi Citv. Miss Berenice Cottrell, daughter of Mr. A. B. Cottrell, a former member of the New York legislature, and brother of a. M. Cottrell ot this city, arrived this morninar from California on her way home and will pay a short visit-to her nncle and aunt at their home at 1320 Lincoln street. Miss Nadena Messlck, of Hill City, is visiting at the home of her uncle, Dr. C. Messick, 1016 Fillmore. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Snyder and Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Gavitt rode to Lawrence and back yesterday in the Snyder automobile. Mr. John F. Swltzer left yesterday for Logansport, Ind., to join Mrs. Switzer and their children who are there for the summer. Mr. Thomas Anderson, of Morgan town, W. Va-, is the guest of his broth er, Mr. E. H. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. James L. King, who have been in Philadelphia and Towanda, Pa., for a few weeks, will remain about two weeks longer. Miss Susie Guild, of Sabetha, is tne guest of Mrs. Edwin Knowles. Kansas city star: Air. ana Airs. ts. M. Davies of Topeka guests for sev eral days of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Parker, 2704 Linwood boulevard, left Friday evening for the Northern lakes. .Mr. and Mrs. William McLaughlin returned Monday from the northern lakes. Mrs. McLaugh lin left Wednesday evening for Al bany, N. Y., where she will be Joined In about ten dayB by Mr. McLaughlin. Later they will go to Canada. Wichita Beacon: miss Aieen Hous ton, Miss Evelyn t'rastus. Miss Elno Hartle. Miss Luiu uuianey, jyuss Bes sie Mae Woolard, Miss Mary Cooper and Miss Alice Battin will attend the Lambda Alpha Lambda conclave in Topeka the last of the month. Miss Eugenia yumton will leave to night for Denver, Col., to visit Miss Virgil Cain. Miss Elinor Armentrout spent Sun day in Kansas City, Kan. Mrs. T. S. Barnes, 716 Tenth ave nue west, and her children who re turned from Colorado last week went to Atchison Saturday to spend a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Matson and their children are visiting in Salina. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Lerrlgo have returned from a vacation trip to Colorado. Miss Eva Gregory of Guthrie, Ok., is the guest of Miss Llllie and Miss Ruby Davies, 415 Buchanan street. Miss Ruby Davies will go to Guthrie with miss tiregory ana mane Her a visit. Miss Lillie Davies of 415 Buchanan street will shortly leave to spend her vacation In Sallda, Col. Mr. Charles A. Fellows of Los An geles is in Topeka. Mr and Mrs. Walter J. Towne of Chicago, who were the guests of their MILLS' STORE NEWS Monday, August 12, 1Q07. Important Linen Sale That Forestalls Advancing Prices No one regrets more than we do, the fast coming advance in linen prices. We held off the crisis, far as this store is concerned as long as possible, by pur chasing heavily before manufacturer's prices were raised. But stocks have sold down more rapidly than we expected though we knew the linen business cen tered here. The compulsory rise must come when present lines are exhausted. Believing that under the circumstances, you would appreciate the chance to buy even your Christmas linens thus early we offer the following lines at very low prices to save you what we can. The sale will be continued throughout the week that all may have a fair chance. Bleached Erin Tamask 3 pieces 85c 72-inch damask, at 69c yard 12 pieces S1.00 grade 66-inch damask, at 89c yard 6 pieces S1.00 grade 72 and 70-in. wide damask, at.. 89c yard 10 pieces extra grade, 70-72-in. wide damask, at. .$1.00 yard 5 pieces $1.25 grade, 72-in. wide damask, at $1.15 yard 9 piece $1.35 grade, 72-in. wide damask, at $1.25 yard First Showing 35 Pieces Erin Damask Heavy quality, fine, bleached 3-thread or double damask, 72 inches wide. AH new patterns. Excellent cloths that meet all requirements Napkins to matoh all patterns Priced from $1.50 to $3.00 yard See Duplicate Patterns in Window Handsome Pattern Cloths Shown in Window Of Flemish Linen heavy and fine a soft satiny finish pro duced by the flax alone. No artificial bleaching prooess has impaired the original strength, and gloss of the threads. Buy ing now means saving 20 to 35 cents a yard, or from 40 to 70o on a two yard cloth, 50 to 75 cents on a dozen napkins. This Week's Prices from $6.00 to $50.00 Per Set for Cloths in These Sijes 2 yards square. 2K yards square. 2-yds. by 2 -yards. Two Special Qualities Specially Priced Square Designs 2 yards square cloth for $3.00 2x2 yards cloth for $3.75 2CJa-inch Napkins to match dozen $3.75 24. -inch Napkins to match dozen $4.75 Round Designs 2-yards square cloth for S3.00 2H -yards square cloth for $4.00 22-inch Napkins to match dozen $3.50 parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Towne, returned home .today. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Lager strom and their sons have returned from a fortnight's visit to a ranch near Dexter. Saturday's Atchison Globe: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Allen of Topeka, will arrive this evening to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gillette, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Nyroan and daughters Rosamonde, Imogene and Marguerite, and Misses Agnes Anderson and Helen Lundgren went to Wamego-on-the-Kaw today to attend the wed-ding of Mr. Oscar A. Lofgren and Julia Jessie Parsons, which takes place this even ing. Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Thompson of St. Louis are the parents of a daugh ter, born Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Thompson's father, Mr. P. J. Bauer of St. Marys. Mrs. Thompson was before her marriage Miss Eliza beth Bauer. Mrs. M. Connell, 719 Adams street, and son Charles expect to leave Satur day for Los Angeles, San Francisco and Berkeley, California, to be gone about a month. Mrs. Geo. Fenskey and children of Berkeley will return with them to spend two or three months. A supper given in honor of Miss Anna Sager and Miss Sadie Keller was enjoyed after the band concert Friday night by Miss Shadlnger, Miss Lawrence, Miss Keys, Miss Dill. Miss O'Connor, Miss Ward, Miss Vaterlan, Miss Barrett, Miss Lena Keller, Miss Minnie Kraushaar, Miss Julia Keller, Mr. H. Kraushaar, Mr. and Mrs. Keller. Mrs. E. F. Johnson gave a birthday party for her daughter Ruth at 315 Jackson street. Those who were In vited were Emily Seery, Esther Kelln hana, Mabel Gllchrest, Minnie Kraus haar, Francis Brown, Julia Keller, Evelyn Reed, Emma Schmidt, Eva Black of Hoyt, Gladys Guild, Jenette Ortman, Jessie Miller, Lelia Gunther, Pearl Maxwell, Beesie Struble. Mr. Edward Osborn left Saturday for Boston to spend three weeks. Judge and Mrs. Henry F. Mason will return this week from Madison, Wisconsin. Mrs. J. J. Everlngham has gone to Kansas City and will later go to Leavenworth to visit her sister, Mrs. Sidney Cook, at the National Military home. Miss Winifred Everlngham, who is now in Kansas City, will ac company her mother to Leavenworth. Prof. E. F. Nichols of Columbia university. New York, and his daugh ter, Esther, are the guests of his brother, Mr. Arthur Nichols, and Mrs. Nichols. Mr. Walter Clough of New York city and Mrs. Porter of Leaven worth arrived yesterday for a visit to their sister, Mrs. Nichols. Miss Annabel Garvey and Mr. Willis Garvey have gone to Manhat Special Tuesday onm The Mill Co. Topeka 3-"yds. by 3-yards. 2 S'-yds. by 3-yards. 2's-yds. by 3K-yds. tan to spend a week with their cousin. Miss Hespera Haugham. Mrs. C. E. Esterly of Lawrence was the guest Sunday of Mrs. Willis Cos ton. Miss Anna Whiting has gone to St. Louis to visit relatives. Mr. O. J. Wood arrived home Sat urday from Ludington, Mich. Mrs. Delahay has returned to her home in Kansas City after a visit to Mrs. George Veale and Mr. Edward Osborn. Mrs. C. T. McLellan spent Sunday in Emporia with Mr. and Mrs. George McLellan. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Got sett are staying with Miss Charlotte McLellan during her mother's ab sence. Miss Ethel Klngsley went to Thompsonville today for a short visit to Miss Berenice Rodgers. Mr. Frank Griggs has returned from Marceline, Mo. Mr. Ernest Zeis left yesterday for Boston after a visit to his mother, Mrs. Zeis, and his sister. Miss Line Zeis. Mrs. Frederick Lyman of Chicago, who has been the guest of Mrs. Ly- man on West Fifteenth street, has gone to Wichita. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Baker have moved from 1201 Polk street to 620 Harrison street. Mr. N. R. Baker of San Francisco, Cal., and Mr. I. N. Baker of Hays City, who were their guests, have returned to their homes. Mrs. James O'Hare and Miss Nellie Phillips went to St. Joseph yesterday to spend a week. They will also visit in Leavenworth. Miss Mabel Parks of Rossville, guest of Mrs. Elmer Barnes, left today for Denver. Mrs. K R.. Stewart of La Junta, ar rived yesterday for a short visit to her mother, Mrs. John Prescott, en route to the Northern lakes. Mr. J. F. Billings has gone to Cali fornia to spend three weeks. Dr. J. M. Westerfleld left last week for an extended trip through Europe. Another Umpire Beaten. Independence, Kan., Aug. 12- Pitcher Womack of the Coffeyvllle team assault ed Umpire Dan Croty as he was leaving the field Sunday afternoon at the close of the Independence-Coffeyville game. The crowd rushed on the field and for a short time there was danger of a general melee. Womack struck Croty several blows In the face but did not Injure him seriously. Starts on a Long Auto Run. Kansas City, Aug. 12. Joseph Wittman started on a motar car trip to Denver at 3:30 o'clock Sunday morning. He Is attempting to establish a new record on the trip. He was accompanied by Harry Gilmore, chauffeur. White Loaf Flour Per V1 OA Sack, FERD DREISBACH Phones 291 313 KANSAS AVE.

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THE TOPEKA. DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EV ENIKGw (7 AXTGTJST 12, 1907. IT'S A BOTCH JOB. Worst Fears About Fifth Ward Sewer ltealized. Little Attention Is raid Specifications. to THE REPORT IS READY Many Important Disclosures Made by City Engineer. Contractors and Former gineer May Be Sued. En- Evidence will be submitted to the council this evening by the committee on sewers tending to show that the Fifth ward sewer, over which charges of misconstruction have been hanging for almost eight months, was III con structed from beginning to end and that the plans and specifications were in no wise observed. The committee met this afternoon at 2 o'clock and received the report of the city engineer. The committee will act upon the findings made by the city engineer, John Rodgers. who has been working for the past six weeks under the instructions of the committee. The work could only be done at intervals due to the large amount of other work which kept the city engineer's force occupied. As a consequence of the re port received this afternoon the com mittee on sewers will bring in its rec ommendations to the council for ac tion. It Is stated by Mayor Green that probably legal action will be author ized and instituted by the council inv mediately looking to the recovery on the bond of the sewer contractors, M AV. Gilmore and G. W. Brooks, and of James McCabe. former city engineer. "The city will probably bring suit against the contractors on the grounds that they failed to observe the specifi cations." said the mayor. "Action can also be brought against McCabe to re cover on his bond, said the mayor. "The report indicates that the sewer was raised on an average of about three feet. I have been trying to get a report on this for some time and have urged and I am sat is lied we have real ly got a report that Is worth while and not whitewash like that other. That out of town man played his hand too strong." Faulty Catch Basins. It is shown that thirty-three catch basins on the sewer do not conform to the specifications and by reason of this the sewer Is liable at any time to be clogged up with mud. The guards which were put Into keep the mud from getting down into the sewer were to be constructed 26 inches from the surface instead of which they vary all the way from 6 to 18 Inches. The mud has not enough room In' this brief space and is forced Into the sewer. The manholes It is stated were con structed with one course of brick at the bottom and should have had two courses of brick. "The sewer has been misconstrued cd in" every" way,"" 'saf d fhe mayor. "It does not conform to the plans and specifications in any particular and that part of the sewer on Hunt ington avenue near Polk street 13 rais ed straight up In the air without any accountable reason. It will cost sev eral hundred dollars to reconstruct this and make It possible to use ac cording to the report of the en gineer." On an average it is found that the sewer was raised three feet above the level an planned, this is due to the mistake that was made in planning the sewer three feet lowe rthan sewei district 14 In which it was to drain. Is the claim that ha"? been advanced. But certain raises have been made that can not be accounted for In this manner. It has been charged that the changes were mnde to benefit the con tractor sinco the sewer contract was not let by tho yardage excavated, but by the whole job. To raise the sewer afterward would not cost the sewer contractor so much and leave a larg er amount of profit than If based on the first plan. I "Think of paying $600 in excess of the estimate for this sewer," said the mayor In disguest. At but one point in the whole of the sewer district of the Fifth ward sewer does the resurvey conducted by the present city engineer, John Rodgers, show that the sewer was constructed below the level as planned. In all oth er cases the new plat of the survey shows that the sewer was constructed from a few inches to nine feet above the planned elevation and upon which the engineer's estimate as to the cost of the sewer was based. In some in stances this is explained by the pres ence of rock which was discovered in excavating, the existence of which was not known at the time the estimate was prepared, but the plat which will flurnlsh a part of the evidence on which the sewer committee will base its find ings shows that this does not afford the explanation for 95 per cent of the raise which was made. In the main sewer on Huntington avenue at Western avenue the plat shows a raise of the sewer as construct ed over that planned of nine feet, at Polk street a raise of 3.6 feet but at this point rock is shown to exist run ning to the alley west of Topeka ave nue, at Tyler street a raise of two feet is shown and at Top?ka avenue a raise of four feet. A variation in the old and new contour lines in this territory shows a variation of from one to two feet and a half above of the new con tour readings over the old at Western avenue and of three feet above at Ty ler street, in other respects the contour line both old and new are close togeth er The whole sewer in this particular territory was raised. The main sower on Eighteenth street according to the j-lat prepared shows a raise of the sewer varying at Harrison street from one foot, to one foot and four-tenths at Van Buren street one and four-tenth's foot at Kansas avenue end one and one-half f2et at Quincy strert. The main sewer just west of the Santa Fe railroad tracks shows 3 raise of one and a half foe ot Quincv street to two feet at Euclid avenue. The new contour line in this stretch of sewer Shows one variation of two and a half feet and another of three and a half feet below the old contour line. The new plat shows the existence of rock at Euclid avenue. According to the plans as first prepared It is claim ed by those investigating that the Fifth ward sewer was three f.et lower at the point where it was drain Into sewer dlstiict 14 than sewer district 14. This would make It impossible for the sewer to drain iiv.o number 14 sewer had the plans been followed as designed, is the statement made by those Investigating the charges of misconstruction. Laterals Are Shallow. Tha greatest-. comber of raises In tne firth ward sewer exist in the laterals. In the alley west of Polk street be tween Euclid avenue and the north end or the Doughitt addition the lat erai is ail the way from one and one half feet above the planned level to seven reet, the average being about lour ieei. j.ms is tne portion of the sewer that doesn't drain, according to the complaints of the property owners. xne report states that no reason can be assigned for this raise In the lateral west of Tyler street between Fourteenth and Euclid streets there is almost a continuous up raise though not so pronounced as the section mentioned above, though at r ouneenm street n is 8.7 reet above the plat level as first planned. In the alley east of Topeka avenue it is according to the levels run by John Rodgers, city engineer, one foot below that planned. This is the only point where this is true. At Topeka avenue it is one foot above in the alley west of Topeka avenue it is two feet above. This covers the laterals in the al leys west of. Topeka avenue, north line of Doughitt place to Huntington ave nue and from Huntington to Euclid avenue and east on Euclid., With respect to the laterals in the alleys west of Kansas avenue from Thirteenth street to Twentieth street the following reports are made: At Thirteenth street, one foot above the level planned; at Fourteenth street, two feet above level planned at Doughitt. from 1.4 to 2.9 feet above; at Huntington, two three feet above: Euclid, two and one-half feet above: Eighteenth street, one to two feet above; Nineteenth street, two feet above. Laterals in alleys east of Kansas ave nue. Eighteenth street to angle, angle to Fourteenth street. Fourteenth to Thir teenth streets. With respect to these lat erals the report shows that the sewer was constructed above the level planned as follows: At Thirteenth street, 2.6 feet above; Fourteenth street, one foot above; Fir teenth street, 1 feet above, Euclid avenue 24 feet to SV, feet, and at Eigh teenth street 2.6 feet above, rock was found at Th'rteenth.Sixteenth and Epclid avenues. In the lateral on east side of Kansas avenue from Eighteenth to Twentieth streets the sewer varied from 1X6 to 2 feet above. In the laterals west of Harrison street from the north line of Orchard Place to the Shunganunga creek the following: comparison of levels as run over thoso s nlanned: north line or orcnara riace, 1 fnot above: at Douthltt avenue, 4 feet; at Huntington avenue. 9 feet: at Euclid avenue, 2 feet: at Eighteenth, 1 foot: at Nineteenth street. 2 feet: at Twentietn street. 20 feet; at the Shunganunga, 2 feet In laterals west of Van Buren street alW from north line of Orchard Place to Twentieth street: north line of Or chard Place. 3.8 feet: Douthitt avenue 3.5 feet above; Huntington avenue from 2.2 feet to 2.8 feet above; at Euclid, 1V6 feet! at Eighteenth from 1 to 1.8 reet above: at Nineteenth 1.2 feet above; at Twentieth street 1.3 feet above. MUST SHOW THE BOOKS. Xcbraska Hallway Commission Sub poenas tlio Railroads. Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 12. The state rail w ay commission today ruled that the railways must produce books, docu ments and all information needed in the creamery rate Investigation. Ttie- creamery men last week demanded that the books of the railway and express companies be produced to show profits made in transporting cream. The com mission entered the ruling and directed that a list of the books and records be filed. Subpoenas will be issued today, Creamery men protested several weeks aeo against the proposed increase in cream rates and a public hearing was granted. WHIPPED HIS DAUGHTER. Fop This Jacob Lloyd, a Farmer, Is Arrested. Willard The county attorney today issued a complaint charging assault against Jacob A. Lloyd, a prosperous farmer of Willard, for whipping his seventeen-year-old daughter. The witness, William Mitchell, who filed the com plaint, says Lloyd struck her many times before he interfered. The war rant will be issued by Justice of the Peace Bennlfteld of Willard township. MAKE KARRIMAN TALK. Government Will Institute Proceed ings For That Purpose. Washington, Aug. 12. Inquiry at the department of justice elicited the authoritative information that there will be a proceeding to compel E. H. Harriman to answer certain questions he refused to answer when before the Interstate commerce commission at New York last winter; also that no other proceedings against him and no proceedings against the Union Pacific have either been determined upon or are now under consideration. THIS IS FINAL DAY. End of Yonnj People's Alliance Garfield Park. at This Is the final day of the conference of the Young People's Alliance and Wo man's Missionary society which has been encamped at Garfield nark since last Tuesday. Tonight the delegates will break camp r.nd return to their homes In the states of Oklahoma, Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas Those in charge are much nleased with the attendance, one hundred and twenty- five campers were on the grounds the lat ter rrart of the week and yesterday morn ing's services were presided over bv S. P. Spreng. editor Of the Evana-ellpnl Messen ger of Cleveland. O.. and Rev. L. H. Lea- ger, editor of the Sunday school litera ture, from the same place In the evening. Yesterday afternoon F. W. Vogein, su perintendent of missions in China and Ja pan, gave the comparative talk on the re ligion of those countries and Christianity. At this meeting over a thousand dollars was pledged to missionary work, the Young People's Alliance raising $2.0 and the Woman's Missionary socle-ty $250 The Woman's Missionary society held their annual elections yesterdav, re-electing all their old officers. The Young Peo ple's Alliance will hold their business meeting this afternoon, when the plate of next year's meeting will also be di cided. Berryton Defeats Oakland. The Berryton baseball team defeated the Oakland Grays in a fast played game yesterday by a score of 6 to 4. "core by lining. R.H.S Oakland 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 04 4 G Berryton 0 0 0 0 6 2 8 1 6 3 2 Batteries Oakland, Gray, Nelson and Woodcock; Berryton, Schrub and Wood cock. Time 1:20. Attendance 250. Um pire Wilson. ALL T0G0 OUT. Operators on leased Wires Likely to Join the Strike. New York, Aug. 12. A number of the operators- of the Postal Telegraph com pany went on strike at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon after learning that the oper. ators of the Western Union had gone out. A crowd ol Western Union strik ers, who had gathered in City hall park, cheered the Postal men as they left the building. The men claim that 90 per cent of the Postal operators struck. President Ahearn. in answer to a question as to whether the strike would affect operators on leased wires, said: "It is likely that all operators will be called out before tomorrow." General Superintendent Brooks of the Western Union said: "I understand that the action of the operators in walking out from our of fices was not approved by the officials of the local union. As a matter of fact no one knows who blew the whistle which caused the men to leave their keys. We know the man who was authorized to do so in case of an authorized strike, but this man did not act in this case. It appears that some one blew the whistle in the hall way, and that was taken as a flash for the men to quit work," Four hundred men and thirty wo men quit work in the main office of the Postal Telegraph company. A few employes remained at their keys. Jobs Offered Signal fc'orps Men. Omaha, Aug. 12. During the afternoon it was- stated by the strikers that the signal corps men at Fort Omaha had been offered a bonus to go to work in the local office of the Western Union and that one man had accepted the pro position. This would not be confirmed or denied by the Western Union offi cials. Manager Umstead stated that the bus iness was fairly well cleared up at noon. They Want Typewriters Furnished. Oklahoma, Aug. 12. The press committee of the Oklahoma council of the telegraphers union has given out the following: "The telegraphers are making demands of the telegraph companies that they be granted con cessions of an eight hour day for day work instead of nine and seven hours for night work. They also demana that the companies furnish typewrit ers, which the telegraphers are now compelled to use and are-either owned or rented by the telegraphers. An other demand is that there be a sys tematic grading of wages. The volun tary increase of ten per cent which was granted some time ago, does not apply to but 65 per cent of telegraph ers employed. Several of the men in the local office of the Western Union have never received this socalled vol untary increase of wages." GRIFFITH OUTBIDS HAN" I OX Sew Tork Americans Secure Jersey City's Star Pitcher. New York. Aug. 12. Pitcher Joe Lake, who has been Jersey City's most con sistent winner this season, is slated to be a member of Clark Griffith's High landers this fall, according to reports from Jersey City. Lake 13 a sKi'irui manipulator 01 me "spltball." He was developed -1n the now defunct Hudson River league. He has won eleven out of 15 games for Jer sey City this season and is batting over ,300. He is a righthander and in addition to his pitching ability he Is a clever fielder. OLD SETTLERS' REUNION. Barbecue and Balloon Ascension Two of the Features. Blue 'Rapids, Kan., Aug 12. The old settlers of Marshall county will hold their twenty-ninth reunion in Blue Rapids, August 21. 22, 23 and 24. The people of this place know how to en tertain, and they will do It this time. The first day. August 21, they will give a free barbecue dinner with bread and coffee. There will be a balloon ascert- ion every day, besides four hard fought baseball games, between the clubs of Atchison, Frankfort,' Barnes and Blue Rapids-. So far the speakers who have promised to be present are Congressman Calaerhead, W. R. Stubbs, Tom McNeal and Dr. W. F. Boyakin. It will be remembered that a numDer of the pioneers who located in Mar shall county came as early as the '50's, and many of them will tell their thrill ing reminiscences of those early times. The people of Blue Rapids are doing all in their power to make this old set tlers' reunion the best yet held. This tnwn has made wonderful progress the last two years in building and develop ment of her gypsum Industry, there be ing four plants already in operation and others talked of. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mrs. 3. D. Ela of 916 Quincy street, left for St. Joseph, Mo., this morning to bring home the remains of her son who died from the heat there on Sat urday. She will return with the re mains at 10 o'clock thin evening. The funeral will be held at 4 p. m. Tuesday from Penwell's undertaking rooms. Ray Tiff ey, son of Mrs. Tlffey of Paxico, died this morning at Stormont hospital of appendicitis aged 12 years. The body will be shipped to the home at Paxico at 1:05 this af ternoon. The deceased was a cousin of Miss Rissler, who is in training as a nurse at Stormont. Mrs. A. B. Whiting died suddenly yesterday morning at her home, 1157 Fillmore street. Death was due to heart failure. The funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon. The hour has not been set as yet. Mr. Marshall Reckards of Kansas City died at his home last night. The body will be brought to Perry for burial. Rev. W. W. Wilson, pastor of the Re formed Presbyterian church of this city, died at Cimarron. Kan.. Saturday last, aged about 30 years. Death was due to tuberculosis. Rev. Wilson has been on a leave of absence since last February and was in Colorado Springs until about three weeks ago. He has been pastor of the local church for two years, this being his first charge. The deceased leaves a wife and three-months-old baby. The body will pass through Topeka this after noon on the way to his old home in New Concord, O. Died on Way to Wichita. Kansas City, Mo., Ausr .12. J. R. Harris once a millionaire tobacco grower of Kentucky who lost most of his fortune In the great Chicago fire of 1871, died today at a local hospital, aged 80 years. He was on his way to Wichita to visit a daughter. Harris leaves sev eral children, among them Mrs. Z- M. Beverley of Wichita, MWy8MWfflWWJWU ADVANCE Al l i"-" ft? W y j fJ "-y V. 1U ilPf New Fall Model, 1987 New, Styles New Patterns New Creations WATCH US GROW. Complete Lines oi New Knox Hats and Stetson Hats, Now on Display C.OTHlS MAY BE FIHLEY. ChanuteMan Will Trobably Succeed Judge St'illw.ell. Indications are to'day that "Oovernor I E. W. Hoch will appoint, j. w, '"'5, of Chanute to succeed Judge L.. M. Stlllwell of the Seventh judfcia 1 --district, who resigned Ills office Saturday on account of the serious illness of his W1Tlie Seventh district Is composed of Wilson, Allen. Woodson and Neosho counties, and Judge, Stlllwell s a resi dent of Neosho county J. W. Finlej., who seems to be on the inside track for the. appointment.. Is itso from Neosho COther candidates who are also in the race and are pushing their candidacy hard before Governor Hoch todai: are the following: wl. P. C. Young, Fredonia, Wilson county. E. D. Mikesell,.- Fredonla, Wilson Sharp, 'Neodesha, Wilson count- A. B snc Brown of Chanute, also came to Topeka this morning as a candidate for the place, but it was announced at noon today that Neosho county has decided to concentrate its efforts on J. vri that Mr. Brown was out of the race. The fact "wt Mr. Flnley has the solid support of his county is what makes him appear to day -to be the, strongest candidate The following delegation is here today from Neosho county: J. M. Rose berry Erie; Herbert Cavaness, Cha nuter M P. Helmlck. Chanute; R. N. AUerl. Chanute: S, C-Brown. Chanute, and J. W. Flnley. Chanute. PC Young the Wilson county can didate,' was a member f the s legislature in 105 and was chairman of the house committee on temperance. He was de feated for re-election. Mr. Young has been counted, as one of Governor Hoch's best friends. E. D Mikesell, ol Fredonia. is the man who was appointed assistant attorney general for the purpose of cleaning up Wilson county. He did a good Job of cleaning. One jolntist was convicted or 52 counts and fined 1100 and 30 days In Jail on each count. He Is still in Jail. Judge Stlllwell was elected Judge of the Seventh Judicial district In Novem ber 1883. his term beginning January 14. 1884 and he has held the office contin uously ever since. ;His. present term would have expired on the second Mon day of January. 19C6.r He enjoys the dis tinction of having been a district Judge in Kansas for the longest period of time that the office has iteen held by any Judge in any of the different districts in the state since Its' admission into the union. PROGRESS EXPENSIVE. In the coming official year 9,041. 000 is to be spent on railways- in India out of capital, no less than, 3.787.300 of it on new rolling stock,' for which there Is an urgent demand and neces sity, but which ought to be provided for out of revenue and not by per manent additions .to the capital ac count. f Nearly 3.600,000 more is to be laid out 'on open lines' for other purposes, so that altogether capital to the extent of about 6.755.000"will be poured in to Indian railways already opened for traffic, and only 2:246.000 of the al lotted total will remain, to be devoted to new construction. Irrigation works are to have 833, 300 spent upon them -and- 665,400 .111111.1. I., iwpil Uliill!.LiMiMUU.J.iMJIWJl.U.lU..J.lU ...U.-'A JII''lfMII)iiii..illMiiWJIWilHMi.Ul.lHJiWiL.. .IJIW..JI DES I Q N S FO R FALL ways In tne Lead Always a full 111911th. in advance of all compe tition. We show new goods at the first end of the season rather than offer them as hot air bargains when the season is over. It Is Gratifying To us to be able to. announce this early fully a month to six weeks in advance of competi tion a complete display of New Fall of 1907 Men's and Young Men's Suits, Topcoats, Raincoats and novelties in Overcoats. Not Too Early To think of your new fall wearing apparel, and when you stop to consider that our new fall fabrics are shown in all the latest suit designs at $10, $12.50, $15, $18. and $20, why should you patronize some bargain sale and pay $15 or $20 for a last spring style.- Local Clothiers Assure you in their advertisements that "last spring's styles will be just as good in .1908" that there will be practically no change covering the two years. We have a jv i different statement to make and will show you that the changes from last spring to this "fall are decidedly marked." WATCH represents discharge of debt under va rious heads, which naturally means reborrowing unless we regard the -anticipated-, surplus revenue of 775,000 as -being devoted. to-this particular object-

Already a loan of 2,000,000 or three crores of rupees has been issued in India, -and the borrowings in Eng land by. the secretary of state and the railway companies are put at 6,697, 000. In- reality, therefore, about 9, 000,000 will be raised in England to keep India steady on the path of progress by usury, since it. is from Great Britain and not from India itself that even the rupee loans are chiefly provided.- V The net. deposits of the savings banks are expected to increase by 685,000 during the year, and the whole of that likewise will be absorb ed in the projected -capital expendi ture, as well as 113,000 provided by deposits, remittances, etc. The In dian World. FOR WAR AIRSHIPS. France Plans for a Great Fleet of "Gas Bags." Though the French military authori ties are very reticent with regard to the new airship corps now in course of for mation, we learn from a reliable source that the first five airships to be built on the model of the Patrle will be con structed and delivered to the govern ment by March, 1908. Three of the new aerial war machines are being built, it is understood, by Messrs. Lebaudy at their works at Mbisson. while the other two will be constructed at the Meudon government balloon sheds. Though the main lines of each airship will be modern in type of, motor and en velope, the machines will be built in series of fives, and every attempt will be made to improve each succeeding series in matters of detail. The tech nical experts of the military aerostatic department believe at present that they have got the'; most perfect existing model of airship that can.be put to prac tical use,, and as it has been selected only after long and careful study of details, and after numerous experiments extending over two years, the Patrle will be taken as a model lor the construction of future government airships.. It is considered that improvements will lie in the possible reduction of the size of the cigar-shaped envelope to a much smaller cubic space than at present, in the appliance of safety apparatus so as to enable the car to be brought to earth with comparative ease in the event of the bursting of the envelope, and in a gradual but great reduction In the size of the motor, while maintaining consid erable power. The first five airships will be attacnea permanently to the military forts at Verdun. Besancom Toul Belfort and the Camp of Chalons, and sheds are be ing bullt ior their reception. Accoraing to statement, that- are being made, the now. corps -wlli.vconsist of forty-eight engineer officers and ninety-two warrant officers, all men with technical exper ience of ballooning. Each of the warrant officers is an expert mechanician. Ixm don Mali. LOCAL MENTION. The best price on picture framing and mirror making is to be had at Coe Bros.' Cut Rate Art Co., 832 Kansas avenue. Lincoln Circle No-. 1 will meet tomor row afternoon at 2 o'clock' at Mrs. Car son Peterson's," 614' Monroe street. Mrs3 Harris 'Kearns 2408 Buchanan, Is able to be out'after a long Illness. OUR BUSINESS mm Ma news Senator Charles Curtis was a North side visitor today. Mr. J. C. Sneideker is spending the day in Kansas City. Mr. G. W. Bowen of Richland was in the city for the day. Amity lodge 231 will put on the rank of Esquire tonight. C, t. Hurd of Grantvllle was a North side visitor today. Mrs. Carrie Noble of Ozawkie was a North side shopper today. Mrs. J. L. Markham of Elmont was shopping today in the city. Misses Mildred -and Mary Hancock and Miss Myra Ward Spent Sunday at Englewood camp. "Mr. J. A. F. True and daughter, Mrs. Irene Axtell, will leave tonight for a trip to Denver and other Colo rado points. North Topeka and In fact the whole city is entirely free from contagious diseases, the last case, diphtheria, was fumigated Saturday. The young women of the Elmont Sunday school will give an ice cream social at the R. G. Newell home Wed nesday evening, August 14. Respected, sister and brother and all: You- are invited to our golden wedding anniversary, September 3, 1907. R. and H. M. Warnock. Mr. M. S. Evans, a former North side resident, .who has been seriously ill with pneumonia for six weeks at his residence, 1211 Lane street, is re ported to be rapidly recovering. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hering of 927 North Kansas avenue entertained at dinner yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Dres bache of Berryton and Mrs. and Miss Batterton of Quinton Heights. Having completed the laying of the brick for the Kansas avenue paving on the east side of the street the force commenced to lay -the west side this morning. Work on the asphalt filling is progressing more slowly. Mrs. James De Virmey and grand son, Dudley Pratt of Rossville, who have been spending three weeks in Albany, Ohio, returned Saturday., Mrs. De Vinney's niece, Mrs. Carrie" Bobo of Albany, accompanied her. North Topeka's one and only West ern Union telegraph operator has gone on a strike and not a message can be sent from this side. The railroad of fice is refusing to receive any commer-, cial telegrams, else their operators might also walk out. One of North Topeka's prominent grain merchants, who drove around the country yesterday afternoon, re ports that "the ears of corn are get ting so big in-some fields that you can not get around them." He found that in some place?., where the crop was very thick that the corn had "fired" a little.- .At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the fire department responded to a call from 825 North Quincy street, at the resident of H. H. Hall. The fire proved to be of little consequence, being con fined to the roof, which had caught fire from the sparks of some papers which had been burned in the grate. This is the second fire of the same origin at this house, owned by Mr. M. T: Campbell, within the year. i- Rev. W. B. Hutchinson, for fifteen years pastor -of the North Topeka Baptist church, made his farewell visit in the city ysterday before leaving,-for Wolfsville. Nova Scotia, where MHIIiUPHWHiliiili' I mm PMilMlliW J JmmM IHH! li mi mill U-. J. OF 1 9 0 7 .;fV C1 New Fall Model, 1907 New Shades New Fabrics New. Designs HETHODS WIN New Fall Shirts Are on Display Here The World's Best Makes at $1, $1.50 TOO LA I K TO CLASS! Fl'. A satin skin secured uning Satin skin cream and Satin sitia.face Swder. 25cT FR RENT-GO" o robin house 1716 FilT- pantry, gas. 1111 Lane. Wilson, 416 Kan sas ave. Ind. phone 1394. he will be president of the Arcadia college. Rev. Mr. Hutchinson and ramily leave Lawrence tomorrow for New York, where they will remain for a short time to visit Mrs. Hutchinson's sister before going to Nova Scotia. 4l.A ?ia,tchman absent from his post at the Union Pacific railroad crossing al most caused a bad smashup to the hoa reel of the North Topeka fire depart-, ment as they dashed across the tracks at Quincy and Railroad streets at 4 50 yesterday morning. The horses were' coming at top speed, no watchman was at the tracks to give a sign of warn ing and they were within 50 feet of the track when one of the horses suddenly' stopped stiff legged Just as a west bound Rock Island freight whizzed across the crossing. The quick action of the horse slacked the speed of the other horse so that the driver was able to swing into the sidewalk at the side of the train instead of dashing into it. The firemen are positive if the chemi cal wagon had been in the lead it would' have been hit by the train as the team which run with that wagon are much harder to stop than the hose reel team. The watchman claims that he was not asleep but had merely stepped inside his little house for a minute. JUBILEE AT LOGAN. Old Settlers and Old Soldiers to Hav Four Days Campfire. Logan, Aug. 12. Extensive prepar ations are going forward for the tenth annual Jubilee and old settlers and old soldiers reunion to be held in Logan, Aug. 27, 2S. 29 and 30. A reunion or any other amusement or enterprise In. Logan without Elmer A. Dye as presi dent would be a tame affair. As pres ident, he is here and there all th time. This Jubilee is to be the biggest, grandest and most spectacular than any heretofore held. Logan Is thff home of Congressman Reeder, who Is helping to make tt successful. Senator Long will also be present, as well as other notable speakers. There wtll be horse racing, live stock exhibition, baseball, balloon ascension and'other entertainments. New York Money M arket. New York. Aug. 12. MONKY Money on call strong. VaM per cent: ruling rate 4'i' closing bid ZVt and offered -at 4. Time." loans very firm. Sixty days, 6 per cent; 90 days, 614 per cent; 6 months, 6'4 pec cent bid. CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper. &3$lb' per cent; sterling exchange Irregular, with actual business in bankers' bills at 4 SiVlS1 for demand ar.d at for 60 day bllls;- commerelal bills. M.Sltt. f SILVER Bar silver, 68c; Mexican &oW lars, 52c. BONDS Government bonds steady. CASTOR I A for Infants and Children. TI38 Kind You Have Always Eccght, Bears the Signature of S7

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8 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOtrRFAIt--MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1907. OUT AT HEW YORK. (Continued from Page One.) the meeting by James P. Archbold, secretary of the National Civic federa tion, who said that the commissioner was proceeding in the matter at the request of President Roosevelt. Sec retary Loeb said at Oyster Bay that the president had not directed Com missioner Neill to intervene in lh strike and that the labor commission er had not informed the president of his action. Secretary Loeb added, however, that the commissioner had full power to act in the matter with out executive direction. Deputy President Percy Thomas of the telegraphers' union announced after the local meeting that President Small and members of the national executive would meet in Chicago on next Thursday to discuss the advisa bility of calling a general strike. Mr. Thomas said that he had made ar rangements to call a general strike In all cities and towns east of pittsDurg, ,1, not local office. He was discharged upon strike breaker. the complaint of Mrs. Nichols that he "I besr oardon. hut vou are had insulted her. looklns- Mr. Ryan denied emphatically that i she questioned a woman who entered he had insulted Mrs. Nichols. the building with a valise during the "This woman," he said, "has caused 1 afternoon. lota of trouble, and since I was re- "Why, no, I'm no telegrapher," re ceiving from her has called me a liar piled the surprised woman, who prob- 1 Duipuscu nuiuaii, jxvw well, I should say nearly 100 times. I ably expected that a Job was to be I was patient with her because she is offered her. a buuu uperaigr. khik uay cue kij.i mat s all right, then, replied tne picket, unfair and something about my reputation, and I sent back at her that it was as good as hers. That is all that I ever said, and then only because I lost my pa tience." At the meeting It was stated that every man In the office dreaded the Oakland main wire, because of this woman, and some of them managed to beg ofT. Others were discharged, and nearly every man who had this wire got Into trouble. When Ryan was discharged, the operators In the office drew up a re quest to Superintendent Lamb, asking that Ryan be reinstated, and signed their names to It. Mr. Lamb declined to accede to their request. There are about seventy-five men and women employed In the head- nnrf that tho oallincr out of the oper ators denended on the report of the I quarters of the Western Union rhi-, cm nnf.rnrp. 1 Horace Chase, telegraph superin- It was stated bv union men that the tendent for the Santa Fe. Jumped In to 1- haln nut V, a WaAvn TTn;n commercial teiegrapners nave a w"iv Ing agreement with the Order of Rail road Telegraphers by wnicn tne iav ter are pledged to support them.. THEY HAD A SXAP. Western Union Messenger Boys lic ensed to Join the Strike. Kansas City, Aug. 12. Some of the messenger boys of the Postal quit with the operators. They held a conference oft by themselves. "Now. let's get the Western Union kids to Join us." said one striker. The idea was popular. The boys did not know how to express it. but they unquestionably believed that "In union there is strength." So they appointed a committee to wait upon the Western Union messengers. The committee moved toward the back door of the Western Union building and found four messengers tinkering with a broken bicycle. "Come on. kids, and Join the strike," the committee sang out. "Naw." said the workers. "Aw. what's the matter with you? TEvervbody's quit." "We got a snap. There ain't nothln to do." The committee lost its temper. With Kibes and taunts it assailed the work ing messengers. "Think you're goin' to be strike breakers, eh?" shouted the committee. Then the strikers ceased to temporize. "With loud whoops they attacked the help out the Western Union. GRIEF WAITS OX STRIKE. Death Tidings Refused by Operators and Mourners Depart in Despair. Chicago, Aug. 12. Death tidings, summons to anxious friends, marriage announcements and news of the baby's birth pounded alike Saturday to the telegraph operators on strike. There was no discrimination made by me men and women who have been wont to tap the keys with news of warning, happiness or sorrow. Upon deaf ears fell alike the pleas of grief stricken relatives and the demands of disappointed speculators. "I am sorry, we can do nothing for you," was a frequent response made by the operators in the substations, in the hotels and in the business blocks as they wound up their affairs prepar atory to Joining the strike. Weeping girls and women and anxi ous men sought to Jam through mes sages which meant that the sender was on his way to the bedside of a dying friend or relative or that the recipient must take the next train to Chicago for a last word or a final look at the face of a loved one, but without avail. Tragic Message Refused. Before the Postal office closed at the Sherman House because of the strike a woman wrote this message: "Mother: Fred is very low and can not live very long. He is calling for Wo-tot-T, Union hr.vs with their fists and yu- Come at once. Kate.' there was a lively fight in progress Kae was the sister of the young when a policeman came around the man- M's Margaret Weber was the corner. He dispersed the rioters. The operator about to go on strike and was "Western Union bovs stuck to their mcLiwiis up n-r accounts. posts while the strikers' committee dls- I appeared at run spe?a up tne aney The striking Postal operators will hold out for the same concessions as the Western Union strikers, according to G. W. Lambert, secretary of the lo cal telegraphers' union. "This strike has been due for months," he said. "We will demand an eight-hour day. a 15 per cent in crease in wages, and an equalization of the work as compared with the wages paid. Now. I have been working a wire where 280 messages constitute a day's work. I may continue work afterward, if I so desire, at the rate of 1 cent a message. For this work I am paid $82.50 a month. Yet, it is a dally practice to call a $65 or $70 man to this wire and demand of him to per form exactly the same work in the same length of time." ALL OX AOCOrXT OF A WOMAX. Origin of Strike as Set Forth by a Ijos Angeles Paper. The Los Angeles Times, rjubllshed the existing strike of telegraph anxious wouia-De customers oi tne ors originated, prints the follow- I Western Union, who had a sheaf of where operat lng account of the trouble: A number of the operators of the Western Union Telegraph company in Los Angeles quit work because (as they say) of the discharge of one of their number on the complaint of a woman operator in Oakland, who had accused the Los Angeles man of in tuiting her. The operators declare the woman is a pestiferous troublemaker. Superintendent Lamb of tne south- Miss Weber was unable to lighten the grief of the sister, who pleaded that "mother must reach here tonight if she wants to see Fred alive, and he wants her so badly."- Miss Weber explained the situation and also told her that the Postal lines did not connect with the town desired. A long-distance telephone failed to give the proper connections. Miss Adelaide Sohlen. who Joined the strike from her post at the Great Northern hotel, was confronted with the proposition that her failure to for ward a message for a St. Louis man would cost him $30,000. Pleas Have Xo Effect. "I have an option which expires at noon." he crted2 frantically. "You must send this. I can not reach my St. Louis party until 2 o'clock by long distance telephone. If this continues for two days I will be a ruined man." Miss Sohlen was' unable to do any thing for the man. and left him be wailing his fate. Miss Blanche Colson left her desk in the Royal Trust building surrounded You know this place is it's our dutv to set any body right who mav not know of the strike." "We women are In the strike to win," explained the picket when ac costed by a reporter. "The men are doing a great deal for us when they insist that we hava equal pay with them and when they declare that they will stay out until the companies grant that demand. It is little enough for us to help them as much as we can." Women Inspire the Men. Other wor.in were equally zealous in their fight for the union. They re mained about strike headquarters at 275 La Salle street all day, and when it seemed necessary to allay any doubts In the minds of weak kneed men they took the platform and did their share of the talking. Miss Gertrude Hawkins was one of the women who addressed the after noon meeting at headquarters. She proved a firebrand of enthusiasm and was roundly cheered by her com panions. "We are right, and right will win In the end," said Miss Hawkins with a woman's confidence. "We have only to stick together and In less than a week the company will be begging us to come back. We will stick out until we starve, and I guess we will be a long time doing that. All we have got to do Is to show the companies that we are Ih earnest and that we are all going to stand or fall together." The three long rows of seats that were reserved exclusively for women were the source of many giggles dur ing the meeting. A strike was a new thing for the women, and they prob ably were excusable for being wrought to a pitch of hysterical ex citement by the strong words and arguments that were advanced by the more experienced men. Western Union building and Were per mitted to discharge their loads under police protection, Other wagons were turned away aiid the statement was made at the headquarters of .the local; in the Omaha building, that it had be come necessary to close the telegraph company's restaurant on account of the interference with supplies. There was more confusion when an attempt was made to deliver coal. A teamrter refused to turn back when ac costed by the pickets. Policemen under Lieutenant Robert Schiau drove the crowd away and the coal was unloaded. GOMPERS IX CHICAGO. cablegrams written out, as did Miss Edith Johnson of the Postal office at Market and Adams streets. The branch offices of both the Western Union and Postal offices were closed all over the city. Miss Ella Flynn was ordered by the Western Union to come into the main office from the Sherman house. Al though she is a nonunion operator, she refused and was immediately dis charged by wire. The union, it is re Strikers Say They Have Xo Desire to Arbitrate. Chicago. Aug. J 2. Both the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies claimed today to be in better condition than at any time since the commence ment of the strike of the operators. The Western Union announced early in the day that it had more than 200 men at work and was able to care for busi ness in fair shape. The Festal claimed to have about 100 men and also assert ed that the delay in handling messages was not great. Both companies, how ever, had posted Jn conspicuous places the notices that messages would only be accepted subject to delay in transmission. A nnmhf-r of men were imported last night by the Western Union and all of them went to work today. The officers of the union claimed that the companies had about one-third of the number of men at work that they claimed to have and declared that many of them were telegraph students who are not yet capable of doing good work. The decision of the operators in New York, Washington and Boston not to strike immediately did not disconcert the officers of the union. Secretary Wesley Russell said today: "It makes no difference what the men east vote to do. When the time comes they will be ordered out- and that w in be all there is to it. They will come out when we want them." Superintendent Cook cf the West ern Union in this city, today. Issued a statement that there will be no ar bitration. ROOSEVELT IS W ATCHIXG IT. Commissioner Smith Is Already Pre paring to Investigate. Washington. Aug. 12. According to information received here. President Roosevelt is watching with the closest attention developments in the teleg raphers' strike. Under instructions recently received from the president. Commissioner of Corporations Smith has begun prepa rations for a thorough investigation into the telegraph companies. This investigation necessarily would in volve the relations of the comrjanies and their employes.' Unfortunately, the commissioner and his subordinates have been so loaded up with investigations nine are now under way that it has been im possible to take hold of the telegraph matter with the promptness which, under ordinary circumstances, would have been displayed. In view of the way the strike is ex tending, however, it is Imperative that more information in. regard to the companies and their attitude toward employes should be had by the ad ministration, and it is probable that Mr. Smith will find it expedient to ob tain, it wunout delay. In the meantime, however, it Is probable the president will consider the advisability of taking action, though usually nothing is done save upon the joint request of the com panies and strikers. Already the authorities are receiv ing appeals from business Interests which fear the extension of the strike will seriously injure their prosperity. Board of Trade Cut Off. Kansas City, Mo.. Aug. 12. The strik ing Western Union and Postal operators here this afternoon rescinded the resolu tion previously adopted permitting tele graphers to work at the board of trade providing that organization and not th'i telegraph companies pay the salaries and on condition that the men handle nothing but quotations. The strikers asserted that the board of trade had violaed this agreement. The strikers also decided to postpone the formal preentation of their grievances to the local managers until tomorrow. izationi nor was "he authorized by ns to start anything, of the sort. The in cident Is anv Injustice to the striking operators." Policemen have not been stationed at the -telegraph offices.to protect the managers who are trying to run things themselves. but the officers on those beats have been instructed to pay spe cial attention to the offices, and arrest the first person caught creating a dis turbance. "There is no use of establishing a guard at the telegraph offices," said Chief Eaton. "The trouble Saturday night was not caused by the teleg raphers themselves, but by a 'rough neck' who wanted trouble and took the strike for an excuse. We have pretty good evidence that this man was in no way affiliated with the strik ers, but is a common laborer with a reputation for disorderly conduct, we expect to arrest him before many hours and. clear the telegraphers of any suspicion in the matter." I'TOCK -SHIPPERS V: 1 To Insure Yourselves Best Results Consign To Clay, Robinson k Co:, Live Stock Commission Merchants, Stock Yards, Kansas City. n HI.SO HAVE OUR Own Utr.litJ f t.n,a(iu. 9X si. iaEPH. SO. OMAHA, DENVER, SIOUX CUT. SO. ST. PAUL. E. BUFFALO. MRS. M'KEE SUES. Former Sirs. Hugh Tevis Charges Cruelty Against Her Xew Husband. HIT CARSWELL IN FACE. Manager of Western Union Assaulted Saturday Night. The first physical encounter arising from the commercial telegraphers' strike in Topeka. occurred about 7 o'clock Saturday night, when a stran-r ger, alleged by the police to be a strik ing telephone lineman, entered the Western Union office and assaulted W. H. 'Carswell, 'manager. Carswell was alone in the office at the time. The stranger came in and said that he wanted to send a "message. .Manager Carswell told him that the message would be acceptedonly at risk of de lay, as he was alone In the office and had more business than he could man age. An altercation followed, and Carswell said: "Who is running this office?" ?"Tou are." shouted the pa tron. "Why don't you close up?" The man then struck Carswell a glancing diow on me siae or tne face, and pur Iwill receive no deputations of the !8"ea nlm arouna me end of a counter. tiu" ,m Mr rook, "and wllllTh?y came together again, and Cars- I Well P(fP VOd O CAvnnH Klnir In hold no communication with them ex cepting in a circular letter which I will send out today. This will be brief and wiU read. 'Having left the employ of the comnany. you will apply at once for your pay.' We now have 22 wen received a second blow in the face. He then threw an ink well at the intruder, who hurriedly left the build ing. The man who assaulted the Western Union manager was accompanied by men at work andve are commencing 51," and boTh nVenwen? ern California division of the Western (ported, will take care of her. Union, states that the employe was discharged for deliberately delaying business. Superintendent Lamb made the fol lowing statement: "At 5:30 p. m. the night force walk ed out of the Western Union main of fice. They had just reported for duty, and the day force was being relieved. Ho reason has been given for this ac tion. It is assumed, however, that it was caused by the discharge of an operator who was accused of deliber ately delaying business while working with Oakland on the night of July 23. The complaint was investigated and the evidence of two division chiefs at Oakland, who had been watching the actions of the operator referred to, and observing the manner in which he was sending messages was conclusive that the charge of delaying business was well founded. A request signed by some thirty operators for the 're instatement at once' of the operator who had been discharged, was sent to the chief operator and handed by him to the superintendent, but no action Jiad been taken upon the request up to the time the walkout occurred." Operators' Gossip. Why one small woman in Oakland should cause so much trouble as to cripple the telegraphic service of Los Angeles and jeopardize the positions of sixty or seventy operators, s what la puzzling men higher in authority In the Western Union Telegraph com pany than the operators who quit work (after a demand upon Superin tendent Lamb) because of Mrs Marv XNicnois, a woman operator In Oak land. Both union and non-union men quit at the time the night force came on duty. Word was passed around to those who deserted their keys to meet In the Hollenbeck hotel, and the gathering sent an invitation to a representative of the Times to be present.- J. W. T-ycm was elected chairman and called the Informal meeting to order. Those present stated that they wished It to be distinctly understood that it was not a union meeting, or that because thev had quit work It was a union strike. Two women were present and were among the speakers. Quite a number f t'lere bad something to say. and ft w all along the line that they could not stand receiving over the wire perved by Mrs. Xichols In Oak land. Ilenort "Insults." It wbs stated by a number of speak ers that three or four of the bid em ployes of the Western Union have been discharged becaure of reports made by Mrs. Xichols that they had Insulted her over the wire. The last one to be di?charged was .T. FJ. Ryan. Mr. Ry?ii has rervefi with the West- r T'ntrtii f rr- I-n-Art t vct,r vai V. out a break and without even a reprl- I In the disrupted conditions which exist, criminals over the country are skipping about with glee. It is diffi cult for the various police departments to keep up communication under ex Istin circumstances, and men who are desirious of putting long distances be tween themselves and Chicago are taking advantage of the chance. Messengers In High Glee. Beyond the reach of the policemen, the striking messenger boys held car nival yesterday in the vicinity of the main offices of the companies. Mock mass meetings were addressed by "strike leaders" and enthusiasm was generated until it brought on the on slaughts of the police. New boys were broken In during the day in bunches, the labor of breaking in adding to the discomforts of the telegraph officials. Up in the Western Union building is a restaurant, wont to appease the ap petites of the' operators now on strike. Two price lists are reported to be in service at the restaurant, which is managed by a former operator. The usual rates are for those of the "old boys" who can pass the police cordon. -The revised and doubled rates are for the benefit of the strike-breakers em ployed in the building. PICKET Alt.MKI) WITH PARASOL. Girl Striker Holds Post In Telegraph Row All Day. Chicago. Aug. 12. The woman picket, daintily garbed in a duck suit and armed with a blue silk parasol and small shopping bag, made her aeDut in telegraph row in La Salle street Saturday. If her reception is any criterion she has come to stay. She was the idol of all eyes. The strikers, the blue coat ed policemen, and even the grim of ficials who frowned down upon the pedestrians in the street had only smiles for the demure little creature who presumed to guard the doors of both companies from the unwelcome presence of feminine strike breakers. "Miss Millner" is the only name that the new picket or any of her ac qualntace in the street would give. She didn't want too much publicity, she modestly explained. Police Thinks She's SlMjpper. Barly In the morning the young woman made her appearance in the street long before any of her companions were' seen. She walked straight up to the main en trance of the Western Union building in Jackson boulevard and there took her stand. There were three police men standing within a few feet of her waiting for any picket who might be bold enough to take his stand there. But none of these men dreamed that the young creature standing so near to them could be on more serious busi ness than a shopping excursion. All day she circulated about the mand. and he has always been consid-l buildings watching for a woman who red one of the best operators in the might bo looked upon as a possible together. Carswell says that Deither of the men were telegraph operators and that he had never seen them be fore. The striking operators deplore the incident, and deny any part in it. "That is not our game," said one of the strikers this morning, "and we deny any knowledge of the affair. The man who started the disturbance was in no way connected with our organ- to choose our men. Today we have turned away a number of applicants because we did not consider them competent men." President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, arriv ed in the city today to aid the strik ers in an advisory capacity. What Gompers Says. President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, said today: "As to the merits of the teleg raphers' strike, I know nothing. The action lias had the sanction of their executive committee and national of ficers and that removes from the scope of the Inquiry any investigation as to its merits. "We assume that an affiliated or ganization which has legalized a strike has a just grievance and. adhering to union principles, we are determined to give the operators our best support. "Before any plan of action can be adopted the local heads of unions and the national officers must confer. We will do that some time today." The officials of the Chicago local nnlnn tnflav declared that they have no more desire to arbitrate the issues I of the strike than has the Western Union. They made this declaration today as soon as they learned of the efforts of the officials of the National rk'if TTedemtlon to secure Interven tion again by Commissioner of Labor Neill and of a reported promise uy President Small to send the men back to work if the government will prom ise to secure arbitration. General Secretary Wessell Russell moplvffl answer today from many of the 135 local unions throughout this country and Canada to whom he sent requests for a vote on tne propuBimi to call a general strike. All the mes sages received thus far. according t Secretary Russell, are In favor of the general strike. OBJECT TO THE COTS. Strikers Appeal to Chicago Police Chief to Interfere. Chicago. Aug. 12. The first mild ex citement of the strike occurred when a wagon from a State street department store tried to deliver a load of cot3 at the Western Union building. It was promptly stopped by pickets, despite the presence of a cordon of policemen. The driver was a member of the team ters' union and did not deliver the cots. Soon afterward a committee of union ists went ever to the city hall to protest against the placing of cots in the West ern Union building. "It is against the building ordinances of the city." their spokesman said to Chief Shippy. "We have it from Build ing Commissioner Joseph Downey that they cannot put those cots in the build ing unless they take cut a hotel license and put another story on the building. We went to the comrpissio-ier last sprlnj and obtained this ruling from him." Chief Shippy said that might.be true, but expressed the opinion that this was j an emergency and the cot? could be de livered for that reason. A little later several wagons loaded I 'prices anil Pm v. 4j i tT T with groceries and meats drove to the I "lees and Profits, of tbe Petroleum Industrr; Paris, Aug. 12 There'was great sur prise in the American colony when it became known that the beautiful Mrs. Hart McKee had institued divorce pro ceedings aginst her husband, alleging extremeeruelty as the reason for her petition.' As is the custom in the courts of France, the judge before whom the proceeding was brought has tried to bring about a reconciliation between the warring factions, but his efforts were not successful. Mrs. McKee was Arm In her determina tion to go on with the case, and it will come up for trial early in October, and some sensational facts will be brought out by Mr3. McKee's attorneys, who have been at work on the details of the suit for some time. Mrs. McKee has been temporarily awarded the custody of the children. As the matter now stands none of those connected with the case will talk for publication, but it is understood that the disagreement between the McKees is not new. There Is a report that they fell out soon after the dashing Hart Mc Kee married the fascinating woman who was the widow of Hugh Tevis, son of the California millionaire. If that is true, it was well concealed from all ex cept the most Intimate friends of the couple, as nearly all of these who know both were greatly astonished at the news of the suit. While in the far east on their honey moon trip, Mr. Tevis was taken ill and despite all that science and unlimited wealth could do he died. Great sym pathy was expressed for the widowed bride, who felt her loss keenly. Two years and a half ago Mrs. Tevis married the son of H. Sellers McKee of Pitts burg, who was involved in the Phipps divorce suit. Hart McKee and Mrs. Tevis were mar ried in 1904 In Europe. They left Amer ica on the same steamer. It was report ed at that time that Mr. McKee was to wed the wealthy Mrs. .Phipps of Denver, who was having divorce troubles, but It was denied. The wedding of Mrs. Tevis and Mr. McKee was a great sur prise. Mrs. Tevis was left several mil lion dollars by her first husband, Mr. Tevis. She jilted half a dozen suitors before her marriage to Tevis. One of these was Gerald Hughes of Denver. Tevis was a multi-millionaire. Hart McKee's father was a millionaire steelman of Pittsburg. Never Heard the. Name of Roosevelt! Ray Stannard Baker had better look cut He is in danger of being elected to the Ananias club. In the August American Magazine he reports the dis ccvei y of a group of citizens who never heard of Roosevelt: 'It would be impossible to over emphasize the ignorance of many negro farmers. It seems almost unbelieve able, but after some good-humored talk with a group of old negroes I tried to find out how much they knew of the outside world. I finally asked them if they knew Theodore Roosevelt. They looked puzzled, and finally one old fel low scratched his head and said: 'Wha you say dis yere man Iibes?" 'In Washington,' I said; 'you've heard of the piesident of the United States!" 'I reckon I dunno," he said. "And -yet this old man gave me a first-class religious exhortation: and one in the group had heard cf Booker Washineton whom he described as a 'pow'ful big nigger." j ilARKETS TODAY. Wheat Again Has a Weak Day on 'Change. Favorable Weather in United States a Factor. LIVE STOCK TRADE. Cattle Are Quoted Steady to Ten Cens Lower. Hogs Quiet Bulk Sales From 6.00 to $6 20. Chicago, Aug. 12. WHEAT The wheat market today opened weak because of lower prices on the Minneapolis curg and at Liverpool. The decline at Liverpool was based upon larger world's shipments and an increase in the amount on passage. Favorable weather In this country was also a depressing factor. September wheat opened ic to lc lower, at 8636c, and sold at 86M1C. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 640 cars. The market was very weak all day on the news of the spread of the strike. Sep tember dropned to fWic. The close was weak and near the low point of the day, September 3WH3kc lower, at 83c. CORN The corn market was weak, al though prices were firmer than in the wheat market. Cool weather throughout the northwest was a steadying factor. September corn opened a shade to HS'-dc lower, at 54543ic, and sold at 64Hc The market held well on damage reports and September sold up to B514C. The close was steaay, wiin eepiemuer luwcr, at 54&4C. OATS The oats market was weak on realizing sales, favorable weather and the strike of the telegraphers. September oats onenFd a shade hifther to Sio lower, at U(SUc. and sold at 43c. PROVISIONS rne provisions marKet was nniet and Drices were steady. Sep tember pork opened 2c higher, at $16.15. Lard was unchanged, at $9.10. Ribs were unchanged, at $8.72. RYE Cash. 73&75c. BARLEY Cash 6370c. Chicago Market. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Phone -S6. No. 64... 81... 43... 5... Wt. 254 164 265 370 HOGS. Price. $ii.flO 6.30 6.00 5.60 No. 55 59 2....4 Wt. 234 2-56 177 ISO Price. $6.05 6.10 174 6.06 Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City. Aug. 12. Close W H E AT Receipts today. 481 cars.Unchanged. Sept., 76c; Dec, 8Hic; May, 8674c. Cash: No 2 hard, 7S'584c; No. 3 hard, 75Slc; No 3 red. 84V4c; No. 3 red, 81ig2c. CORN Unchanged to Mc higher. Sept.. c; Dec, 4oc; May.. 45c. Cash: No 2 mixed. 48c; No. 3 mixed, 4849c; No. 2 white, 505j50Hc; No. 3 white, 50c OATS Unchanged to hlgher.No. 2 white. 5051c; No. 2 mixed. 49?4c RYE Steady, 7SrS79c HAY Steady. Choice timothy, $12,009 12.50; choice prairie, $8.25.60. BUTTER Steady. Creamery. 23V4c;pack ing, 17c. EGGS-Steady, 18c. Oii on so Produce Market. Chicago, 111., Aug. 12 CHEESE Market steady. Daisies, 13c; Twins, 12c; Toung Americas, 13c POULTRY Alive poultry steady. Tur keys and chickens. 12c: springs, 14tT15e. BUTTER Steady. Creamery, 20234c; dairy, 20 22c. EGGSSteady, 1315c. i -nv York Produce Market. New York, Aug. 12. BUTTER Market irregular. Western factory, common to extra, 19321c. CHEESE Firmer. State full cream colored and white small best, 124c; do. large colored best, J2c; do. large white, lic; do. fair to good, lotflle. EGGS Market firm. Western firsts, 18 619c; -seconds, 16Q17C. POULTRY Dressed steadv. Western broilers, 17-5200; turkeys, 1015c; fowls, 12 15c. Open High w hkat Chicago, Aug. 12. Low Close Sat Sept Dec May CORN Sept Dec May OATS Sept Dec May PORK Sept ...16 15 LARD Sept Oct RIBS Sept Oct 96- 86 914-91 91 96-H 97 54- 554 52-51 52 53!4- 5414 44- 44 42- 42 83 8S 94 54 51 83 8S 94 54 51 87-i4 91- 97 54-T4 51-52 52-53 58-J4 5314 Market Gossip. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions. Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Phone First Liverpool cables: Wheat d low ed corn lid lower. Second Liverpool cables: Wheat d lower; corn d lower. 43 42 44H- 44- 44 16 20 16 02 43 42 44 44- 42 44- 16 02 16 12 9 10 9 17 8 72 8 SO 9 10 9 17 8 72 8 82 9 00 9 10 8 65 8 75 9 00 9 10 8 67 8 75 9 10 9 17 8 72 8 82 Kansas City Grain Market. Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions. Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stock i. Office 110 West Sixth street. Phone 4S6. Kansas City, Aug. 12. Open High Low Close bat 80- 84 89 WHEAT Sept 79 79- 7 7674 Dec 83 SS- 81 Sl May 89 89 867i S674 CORN Sept 49 49 48 4S 49- Dec ....45 46- 45 45- 45-46 May 47- 4S 47 47-74 48 HERBERT KIT OX SMITH, COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS. HT) THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY. COMMISSIONER SMITH, who .has been thoroughly investigating the Standard Oil company, finds that the trust has made enormous profits, far above a reasonable commercial return, that it is steadily Increasing prices nd that l tL viaiui mat. it uas nenentea tne consumer is a oaia misrepreseuta- tion of facts. His renort. recentlv nlnreH in the nresident's 'hands, in nHtl1 Kansas Citj- Lire Stock. Kansas Citv. Mo.. Aue. 12. CATTLE Reelnts todav. 22.000 head, including 4,000 V. 9 .nttthcrna Uorbof etnarlv tr 10C lower. Native steers. $5.007.15; southern steers, $3.504.!0; southern cows, $2.00(33.40; native cows and heifers. $2.005.60; stock ers and feeders, J3.00Q5.25; bulls, $2.40ji I 60; calves, $4.006.50; western steers, $4.00 i g6.00; western cows, $2.504.25. i HOGS Receipts today, 6,000 head. Mar ket steadv. Bulk and packers, $6.006.20; heavy, $5.956.05; pigs and lights, $6.10 6.25. SHEEP Receipts today, 5.000 head. Market steady. Muttons. $5.005.83: lambs, $7.007.75; range wethers, $o.256.25; fed ewes, $4.505.50. Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago, Aug. 12. CATTLE Receipts to day. 26.000 head. Market steady. Beeves. $4 4O7.50; cows. $1.4O5.60; stockers and feedirs. $2.7O.5.O0. HOGS Receipts today, 32.009 head. Mar ket steady to strong. Light, $6.10ffl6.50; mixed. $5.85(g6.40: heavy, $5.50.2O; rough, $5.505.80. SHEEP Receipts today, 22,000 head. Market weak to 10c lower. Sheep, S3.7& 5.90; yearlings, $6.106.70; lambs, $3.75&7.70. Kansas City Live Stock Sales Today. The following sales were made today at the stock yards. Kansas City, Mo., and telephoned to The Topeka State Journal bv Clay, Robinson Co.. live stock com mission merchants, with offices at all markets. Kansas City. Aug. 12. CATTLE Receipts today, 22.000 head. Market steady, with grassers iBl5o lower. HOGS Receipts today, 6,000 head. Mar ket strong to 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $6.07!86.25; top. $6.30. SHEEP Receipts today, 5.000 head. Market steady. KILLING STEERS. Price. $6.50 5.50 5.05 3.40 3.80 4.00 4.15 3.75 4.75 4.25 4.00 6.00 New York Stocks. Wall St., New York, Aug. 12. STOCKS The liquidation was on a large scale on the opening dealings of the stock market and prices crumbled away rapidly. Sen sational losses were registered in all of the important stocks during the first 10 minutes of business. There was a break of 5 points In Northern Pacific, 3 to 4 in Canadian, 3 in U. P., 3 m B. and O., 3 In Missouri Pacific, L. and N., Amal gamated Copper and Colorado Fuel, 2V4 in Reading and Atchison, 2 In Southern Pa cific and Smelting and considerable over a point for all other stocks. The market became feverish and unsettled, some stocks rallying strongly on the supporting orders and others declining still further. Range of Prices on slocks. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. OrTice 110 West Sixth street. Phone 486.J New York. Ausr. 12' Op'n High Lok 1:45 Sat 112 113 111 111 113 86 86 85 85 87 72 73 70 71 74 47 47Vi 45 46 49 37 37 37 37 38 31 31 30 30 31 85 85 S3- 83 85 10 10 9 10 10 120 122 119 120 122 Stocks- Sugar People's Gas Amal. Copper B. R. T Am. C. F U. S. Steel, com.. U. S. Steel, pfd... 5 95 S4 94 Aicnison, com. C. G. W St. Paul H. I., com Mo. Pacific Am. Smelting N. Y. Central Texas Pacific So. Pacific Reading Erie So. Railway Union Pacific C. O B. O L. N Pennsylvania Can. Pac C. F. I 19 19 18 18 19 68 67 66 66 69 97 97 94 95 98 144 105 102 103 105 26 26 26 26 26 80 82 80 81 82 90 90 86 89 91 21 21 21 21 22 1674 1674 1674 16 16 125 126 12274 125 127 33 33 3274 33 33 90 92 90 90 98 105 105 103 103 100 118 118 115 116 118 162 165 162 164 166 2 24 23 23 26 New York Sncar and Coffee. New York. Aug. 12. SUGAR-Raw sugar quiet. Fair refining, $3.32; centrifugal, 96 test, $3.93; molasses sugar, $3.18. Re fined sugar quiet. Crushed, $5.70; powder ed, $5.10; granulated, $5.00. COFFEE Market quiet. No. 7 Rio, 6c; No. 4 Santos, 7c. No. Wt. Price. No. Wt. 76 ..1230 $5.65 22 1141 34 1510 6.45 42. 1106 132 976 4.S5 64 1020 COWS AND HEIFERS. 25... 760 3.35 1 1200 20.. 1020 3.80 1 1150 31. 916 3.13 28 868 2... 750 3 15 1 1220 2 1095 3.50 17 1138 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 20 716 3.55 38 1022 64 1171 5.10 f 81 672 CALVES. 1........ 170 5.75 1 1. 220 18........ 184 6.25 I 13 202 Dickv You dont bllevethatstoryabout Little Red Riding Hood an' the wolf, do dent Roosevelt an' ask him about It hell tell you it s a fake. Philadelphia Press. T must eav," remarked Farmer Corn tospel. "that the Congressional Record is the paper for me." "You enjoy rending Itr "No I can't sav as I do. but I like the way it's ed'ted. Rather than fill up with divorce suits an' murder trials. It sus pends pubucation aiiogeiner. vyasnmg- ioti star. Cotton Market. Galveston, Tex.. Aug. 12. COTTON Market steady, 13c. Topeka Market. Furnished by Charles Wolff Packing Co. Yards close at noon Saturday. Topeka, Aug. 12. CATTLE. HEIFERS. FAIR $3 0004.00 BULLS, COMMON 2.003.00 BULLS, GOOD 3.W&3.75 COWS. COMMON t.WgiSM HEIFERS. GOOD 4.004.2S EGGS AND POULTRY. Furnished by Topeka Packing Co., 114-116 West Laurent street. POULTRY Springs, 1S2 lbs., 12c; over 2 lbs.. 10c: hens. 8c; coarse young roosters, 5c; old roosters, 3c: ducks, Sc; geese. 5c. EGGS Fresh country. 13c. BUTTER Fresh country, 1622c. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. rFurnished by J. E. Lux. 210 Kan. Ave. ORANGES Valencia, $4.2o'gt.60. t ifMfivR Per box. Ijeffinarwell. $8,253 8 75; Southland Beauty, per box. $7.75ff 8.25. II I -..,.1 K 1 n larKe bunches, $2.o0; Jumbo, $2.io(g3.0O. TOMATOES Home grown, per basket. Arrtiti0 A r PEACHES Elberta, per 4-baskct crata. S,r rnitx-Per do.. 12c. SUMMER SQUASH-Per -bu. basket. "cABBAGE-Per lb lc BLACKBERRIES Per crate. $2.50. WATERMELONS Per lb., lc CANTALOUPES Per crate, 2.5Oj?3.00. FULL CREAM CHEESE Kansas Y. A. 17c lb New York State white. 16e;Block Swiss, 18c: Brick, 16c; Limburger. 16c; Daisy. lc: fa'ry Twin, 2 to box. 16c; wisconstn white, 16c. KADISHES Round, per doz.. 15c; Ions, ner doz, 15c. VEW DRY ONIONS Per lb., 3JJ4c. GREEN ONIONS Per doz. bunches. 2Bc. NEW TURNIPS Per doz. bunches. 30c BEETS Per doz. bunches, 35c. PIEPLANT Per lb.. Sc. WAX BEANS Per 1-3 bu. box, fiOc: per diamond basket, 60c. CUCUMBERS Per 1-3 box. 50c; per doz. 25c: per -bu. basket. 50c. NEW POTATOES Sacked, per bushel. 852. Grain Market. TFurnished by J. B. Blllard. corner of Kansas ave. and Curtis St. WHEATNO. 2, 78S0c; No. 3. 767Sc; No. 4. 72iS7Gc. C O RN -jSc. OATS No. 2. 4Wc No. 3. 48c. Topeka VS-tie Market. Prices paid In Topeka this week, bad on Boston quotations. Tooeka. Aug. 12. GREEN SALT CURED...".. iAfc. NO 1 HORSE $2.aO3 0 NO. 1 TALLOW

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOUBN 12, 1907. V JIJIJnK OTOOfcE.' Hb Makes Some 3Iore Death-Bed De V f.1 n33- 1 Having been told by the doctors that the life of Integrity I have lived has affected my whole system, and that i am liable to drop dead at any moment snd be mourned by my fellow citizens u an honest and Incorruptible man inni:i I SI gene, x wisn to recuru a before It is too late. Ever since I be came a public man I have been in favor of denials. The man who says ..l.t.. ta o-i!tV man. Tbe 1 UtXIll ,Z I tl .V if man who denies can always convince at least a rew tnat ne aeserc I.......,. U Inn., tnn lUIJlUBluiio mill A lauiu The story that I once cast seventeen votes at a cnicago eiecuun own later on arresrea ana given n.. year sentence was started by my ene mfaa V n i T Via il aanlrvtlATIIl f D T fOTl .,..19 T 1111 A "UV U Ul I press. I solemnly assert that there is not a word of trutn in it- nru. i nvinn npintr art flff ra. lie v ?i in i na.v v- tlon, and. secondly, Chicago was never known to punish a man for voting as tnanv tlmas as ha wanted to. It was some other O'Toole some O'Toole who had no respect for the sacred ness of the ballot-box. and who would have stolen the pulpit out of a church had he found an opportunity.. While I was a member of the as sembly I was approached by a party who wanted the privilege of supplying bouncers to all the dance halls of the etate at a fixed rate. He showed me where there was half a million dollars a year clear profit In it and offered to divvy If I would push the bill through. I scorned him and his money. When another partv brought the bill up I fought and downed it, and wag re warded by being maligned. It was said that I wanted four-fifths of the money instead of half. With, the sol emn statement of three different doc tors that I may drop dead at the. next ward caucus I attend, I hereby deny the insinuation. Those who come after ine will gaze upon my tombstone and realize that I was no such man. "I am no statesman," says I. While I was yet a contractor and entirely unacquainted with that Insect known as "graft." I got the contract for a sewer a mile and a half long.- It was given to me because it was known that I was the only man In the city v.-ho had ever had five Dago workmen blown to bits by dynamite and kept the rest of the gang going without the loss of a second of time. Contractors who were suffering from disappoint n.ent and Jealousy saarted the story that I had bribed two Aldermen In or der to secure the contract. The fact that both aldermen bought race horses and brick houses soon after seemed to clinch the argument. The fact that the sewer caved in in a dozen places and It was found that loam instead of sand had been mixed with marble dust instead of cement, seemed to clinch it some more. Knowing that. I n ay be followed to the cemetery with in three days by a procession of one hundred nd forty' hacks, leaving a widow behind to collect the rents on twenty-nine houses, which the public cannot understand how I acquired, I wish to state that I never paid a cent for that contract and it was the Dago workmen who mixed up the poor ma terials in order to bring shame to the cheek of O'Toole. Let the willow tree, which represents unswerving integrity, wave above my last resting place. A kindly act that I did for my friend Burns when he was running on the city ticket has been turned against me by my enemies. I was on the board of elections, and knowing just how many hundred voters there were in that pre cinct and how they wanted to vote, I put In that many tickets to save them the trouble of coming to the polls and going through a lot of red tape pro ceedings. It was done with the best Intentions, and was appreciated by the majority, but there were some few cranks who made a kick and tried to raise a scandal. It has been charged that I was given a thousand dollars with which to elect Mr. Burns, who went to Europe or. an automobile, tour after serving one year, but men who who know me and know how far I can throw r hammer and hit a Dago work ing on a cellar excavation and trying to loaf on me will -not believe it. I i'-nply wanted to seo honesty prevail. Let the band that leads my funeral procession play sad tunes. It wasn't my idea, that of being nominated for congress in my district. One day as I -was drinking a glass of beer in a sa'oon, Dut at the same time giving the saloonlst to understand that I was receiving no part of the graft he was paying the police captain of that precinct, a delegation comes In and the spokesman avs: "O'Toole, It's asking you to .an for congress in this district that we are before ycu. We want to send some body to Washington that will reform that body. Give us leave to nominate you and you will be elected by an overwhelming majority. From all ovr the country people are crying out for the election of stainless men." "But I'm no statesman," says I. 'And why in the dovil should yon be a statesman to go to congress Does it take a statesman, to "o what tht railroads, the packers a. d the ctnal commissioners want done'' There's government coal and timber lands in tho west that are crying for an honest congressman to come along and put them in his pocket. There's new territory to be- thrown open to the public, and the congressman who stands In with the land entry office is gcing to ride- In forty- red automo biles." "But I'm no grafter," says I, as I gets on my dignity. "It's not grafting.' Grafting stop at the. legislature. When you get beyond that you are simply lending your be n!gn influence as a member of con gress to build up the bulwarks pf in tegrity. If you are caught at It It takes years and yoara to convict you and Itad yoa to prison as a martyr. If- you are not-caught they will chjsel on your u mbstone that here lies &a honest man." With stieh arguments did thty movs me, Jim mi a O'Toole, and at last I con sented to-etand for the nomination. It will be remembered that I snowed the opposition candidate under, and that I had my grip packed for the trip to Washington, when some of the' news papers announced that t ha 4 served a year in Sing Sing for stuffing a ballot bcx in Syracuse. I unpacked 'my grip to stay and explain, and. being an absent-minded man, I forgot allCbout congress until It was top late. Not knowing at what minute I may be found uil in the City Hall while, look- Ing for a soft contract, I hereby de clare the story of the stuffed ballot-box to be utterly without foundation. I was on the beard, and finding that a friend of mine who 'was running tor mayor was railing behind in the voting, I lock about two hundred tickets and Placed them in my vest pocket Instead of the ballot box. It was only what r.y upright, conw.Mentir.us man would have done und-r the circumstance?. I am sure my friend the candidate would havt done .s much for me. Certain parties who were afraid that tco much integrity would ruin our country, eot out a warrant for me and I was hauled into court. The Judge was a man I had beaten at poker, the district attorney a man who owed me borrowed money, ana tne jury was composed of men. who had bid for con tracts aginst mo and got left. Was it anv wonder that I was found guilty of stealing a horse or picking a pocket, or T.-hatever they caiieu it, ana gontencea to Sing Sing for a year? The police man who took me up there said it was a burning shame; the warden who met me at the door with a smile on his face said that the American peo ple would not suffer it, and the turn key who showed me to a cell assured me that it was a case of mistaken identity. They had got m mixed up with some XT. S. senator. It wasn't what you would call Im prisonment. It was more like being a visitor. I simply hung around .the place as one does around a sanitarium. It was given out that I was there to U ke baths for my rheumatism, and that the doctors had put me on diet to reduce the roil of fat at the back of my neck. When I left the retreat the turnkeys hoped I would come again and stay longer, and with his own hand the warden wrote out a certifi cate that he had found me honest in nil my dealings with him, and that I had always preferred truth to canvass back ducks. That my enemies have thou -ht to make a handle of this tri fling Incident to arouse the distrust of the public fills me with grief and causes me to wonder what chance a really honest politician has in this world. (Copyrighted. 1907, by Mc Clure Newspaper Syndicate.) RARE FOSSILS IXUWD. New York Museum of Natural History Makes Discoveries In Egypt. A collection of come of the rarest fos sils ever brought to this country from northern Egypt is expected to arrive In this city In a few days. With these added, according to the officials of the institution, the museum will have the largest and most complete collection of fossils In the world. The exploring party left New York on January 5, under the direction of Prof. H. P. Osborne, vice president of the museum, and Walter Granger and Geo. Olsen. members of the museum staff. Arrived in Cairo, Egypt, a month later, the explorers engaged twenty Egyptians to assist them, and the next day the ex pedition began Its journey to the Fayum Desert, seventy miles away, arriving there on February 19. The Fayum Desert Is situated a few miles from the Nile Valley. Prof. Os borne outlined the work for his men and stayed there a month and then left his assistants to complete the exploring while he came to New York. Mr. Gran ger and Mr. Olsen then explored the desert until May 27, when, having com pleted the collection, they started for home, arriving a few days ago. The col lection was put into twenty-seven large packing cases and shipped on a freight steamer, which is expected in this city some day next week. Some of the rare discoveries of the ex plorers they brought along with them. One of them Mr Granger had in his office yesterday. It Is a fossil crab which he found in the Mokkatan Hills, which form part of the east bank of the Nile and is said to be over a million years' old. The crab was imbedded in lime stone, but its claws and fins may be distinctly seen. It Is the only one of Its kind in this country, the museum au thorities say, and the third one in the world. The oth,er two are in museums in Europe. The main object of the expedition" was to seek the ancestor of the elephant. A very Important find was that of tha ancestral elephant known as the palaeomastodon. The skeleton Is not complete, but the skull, the lower jaw, leg and feet bones and several vertebrae were found. A thorough search was made for the missing bones, but with no success. According to Mr. Granger this animal dates back more than a mil lion years. Another important fossil found was that of a skull of an arsinoitherium, which takes its name from Queen Arsinoe, who reigned S16 B. C. The skull, which Is very rare, is the only one In this country, and there are only two In the world. They are In European mus eums. The bones of the body and legs of this animal have never been found. Geologists, after many years of explor ing for this specimen, have never so much as found a bone or a foot or toe. It Is a puzzling mystery to them. Among other fossils in the collec tion are the bones of the ungulates and rodents. It is the first time that the fossil rodent was ever found in Egypt, but manv have been found In other parts of Africa. Several skulls of the ancient crocodile were found, their heads being three to four feet long. Judging from the size of the skulls, according to Mr. Granger, the bodies must have been from twenty to twenty-five feet long. Speaking of the ages of the fossils, Mr. Granger, said geologists hold that where the bones of animals are not complete and can not be made com plete they must have lived two mil lion years ago. "Seeking the ancestor of tha ele phant." said Mr. Granger. "Is a hard task. With the mammals a wonder ful change takes place In each suc cessive period. Unlike the mammals the crab hasn't changed for the last million years. Even reotlles have- shown little change since the earliest known period. "We are particularly' interested In the skull of the arsinoitherium be cause of Its rarity and age. The ar sinoitherium existed long before the crab, and must have lived more than three million years ago. Nearly one half of the collection consists of bones of the skull of this animal. In the col lection of these fossils we have over five hundred specimens. "The Museum has now the -iargest and rarest collection of fossils in the world. Before we began exploring, the Survey Department of Egypt ex- 11 AND MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED SITUATIONS. WANTED Position by experienced gen tleman stenographer, good habits, good penman and good references. Address f. M., Journal. s WANTED Situation either ice cream parlor or dining room. Call Bell 1914. WANTED SITUATIONS Everyone who will -have work suitable for students for the coming year, please notify, as soon as possible, B. E. Crane, chairman Washburn Employment bureau, Ind. phone 5482. wASTED MAIJE HELP- WANTED Neat young men for hospital nurses N. Mexico and Kansas, $20 mo., board, room, laundry and pass.- Capital Em p. Agcy., 811 Kansas ave. WANTED 2 thoroughly experienced re tail grocery dellverymen. Salary $9.00 weekly. Address X. Z., care Journal. WANTED Tonight good comp. cook.Must be sober, $50 month. Capital ,Emplqy bent Agcy., 811 Kansas ave. WANTED 10 laborers to ship to Oklaho ma Tuesdav." Ausr. 13. wases S2 dev. board $4 per week. Cap. Emp. Agcy., 811 Kan. Ave. WANTED 60 LABORERS TO DIG TRENCHES. APPLY AT GAS WORKS. 214 EAST FIRST ST- FARM HANDS 500 laborers, $1.75 day, bridge carpenters, men for Ry. shops, cooks, waiters, lunch counter men, cooks for Ry. eating houses, porters, kitchen help, man and wife for laundry, $100 month. Topeka Emp. Office, 617 Kansas ave. Comp. cook, $50. WANTED Man and wife cooks, man and wife for farms, farm hands, men to ship R. R. shops, car repairers, bridwe carpen ters, men cooks, hotel clerk, 1st and 2d cooks, hotel help. Capital Employment Agcy., 811 Kansas ave. WANTED Experienced grocery clerk. McFadden Grocery Co., 15th and Lane street. WANTED For First battery, K. N. G.. 75 men between ages 18 and 35. State encampment September 1S-26. Uniforms, transportation and rations furnished. State pay J1.00 per day. Capt. W. A. Pat tison, 120 W. 8th. or Monday evenings at Armory, 406 Kansas ave-. third floor. WANTED 'FEMALE HELP. WANTED Competent girl, general house work, ?i of mile east of Oakland addi tion. Ind. phone 159. Mrs. B. H. PtTGH. COOKS, waitresses, laundresses, cham bermaids, lunch counter girls for Ry. eating house $25 mo., laundress $10 week for Neb. TOPEKA EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, 617 Kan.. Ave. Ind. 14S8. Bell. 1630. WANTED A dishwasher at Holliday ho tel, 4th and Holliday sts WANTED Lunch counter girls, house girls, hotel maids, laundry help, kitchen girls, waitresses $20 mo., board, room and pass, dishwasher $20 mo., pantry woman $20. mo. Cap. Emq. Agcy., 811 Kan. aye. WANTED Lady with knowledge of arch itectural drawing to work on Commercial furniture designing. So. West Furn. Mfg. Co., 114-16 Jackson st. WANTED White girl for general house work; small family. Call mornings. Mr3. John Brady, 601 Tyler. WANTED Girls for mangle work; No experience necessary. Mutual Laundry Co., 3rd and Quincy. WANTED Competent girl for general house work. Mrs.-Marburg, 414 W-'lOt'v WANTED Kitohen girl S. E. corner 8th' and Quincy. wan rEn jrrscFLLAVEors. f WANTED-To borrow $300 on security worth $2,700, and you can "see the stuff. -X-2, Journal. tended every dourtesy that we could possibly: expect They .lent us 'wcter tanks .and equipmen& to assist"-lis In, carrying On our work. Before we left New York President: Roosevelt; r Jo seph Choate and -diaries .p. Walcott,' a director of the Museum, sert letters to Lord Cromer and other officials of the English -protectorate in Egypt In dorsing the. expedition." "During the. exploring the natives, who arewell. trained, did good "work In spite of the hot sun;. The- t'berrhom eter often "registered 130 degrees In the shade. -TAround,-the: early part of May the weather became so extremely hot that we; were forced to-quit. We had Intended to stay until Juno" 1; but under such conditiojis. no wh!te man could Stand-, It. We oould only- work a littler time each day, when- the reg ular northwest .wind blew, up'-' four hours-lri': the- morning and In the. af ternoon; that wind was ar great relief to us. r "We encountered several sever sandstorms',, and ."several times our tents were blown away during 1 the night. We were twenty-five mile from drinking water, but. always had eight camels' on the go day and night to keep the. camp well supplied. We" were paying '.thei laborers- 25 to 40 cents a day. They were faithful and did their work well. "In some of the excavations, we found skeletons of the ancient and aberrant whales, which existed gen erations ago. They have- become en tirely extinct. We also found 'rows of Ivory teeth that belonged to ani mals that existed so far back that the time can. not possihiy be established. "Some of these teeth are different from any ever found- before. They evidently eame from an animal that has not yet come under the observa tion of geologists." When the collection arrives it will be put on exhibition as soon as it can be fitted op. New York Tribune. State Journal. 10c a Week. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS.. WANTED Veal c lives and fat cows. H. M. Bush. Ind. phone 21- 1010 E. 8th st. WANTED Cotton rags for cleaning ma chinery: must 06 waauBu, otaie journal ounce. WANTED Good pony or a light driving horse, $35 to oU. Aaaresa in. -lopeaa. Bell phone 39S1 2. J. J. xsauman. WANTED Nice large reliable driving H. Pugh. WANTED To rent a large barn or other building for the storage oar baled ,hay. Ind. tel. 3514. 2039 Van Buren st. WAX-TT?n nnA .DIVAS. S4.K0' tft thrift' ma dium calves $3.50 to $4.00. Can use only gooa calves, caaa. viu. f-a.ctt.ius uui pany. JTORENTj-OOMS FOR RENT 4 or 5 newly furnished mod ern rooms, close in. 719 Van Buren st. Independent phone 1128 4 rings. FOR RENT S unfurnished rooms on 1st- floor to family witnout cuuai-en-Mi x.. om. FOR RENT 809 Topeka ave., large, front room and and another .one. House roodr ern. FOR RENT Rooms In coolest, largest brick house In North -Topeka, 535 Van Buren St. FOR RENT 2 furnished housekeeping rooms downstairs,. $8. mo Adams st. FOR RENT Desirable first floor, unfur nished rooms, en- suu& i""'. i""j and dining room, water, gas and bath; also upBtairs rooms. Inquire. 716 West 6th st. FOR RENT Furnished .rooms, modern. 701 Madison St. r FOR RENT 1109 Van Buren St., furnish ed rooms, modern. Gentlemen preferred. FOR RENT Modern furnished rooms 610 W. 5th st. Furnished rooms, all modern, part tran- sient; 217 W. 5th. Mrs. 'A. K. Purvlance. FOR RENT 2 nice rooms upstairs. Ask the 6ur man 732 Kansas av. FOR RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT Modern 6 room cottage. In quire 305 Western ave. Ind. 6691. Bell. 1780. FOR RENT 5 room modern house 1331 Quincy. Ind. phone 6183. FOR RENT 6 rooms, and bath, modern, all upstairs. 816 Kansas ave. Inquire of Dr. Lux. FOR RENT Modern 7 room house at 421 Polk st. Inquire at 417 Polk st: FOB RENT House. Call 117 W. 10th st. Bell phone 127ft, FOR RENT Westlawn home strictly modern. 9 rooms, including bath room. Inquire -916 Lane st.i FOR RENT Good 7 room house, gas, cis tern, barn. 1170 Grand, $12.50; 5 rooms house, gas, 1716 Fillmore, $10; 5 room cot tage, new, gas, 1111 Tahe, $10. Wilson, 415 Kansas ave. Ind. phone 1394. FOR RENT Strictly -modern 7 room flat 827 Tyler St. Ind. phone 2561. FOR' RENT 4 room cottage, water and gaB, at 323 Harrison St. Inquire 321 Har rison Ot. FOR RENT Strictly-.,- modern 9 room house. ,200 Clay. Both phones 617. FOIt TtKNT SITSCEr.LANEOrS. FOR RENT Barn 70l' Madison St. POTt .SAI.VMIrETXANROrS. FOR SALE Bicycles, .'cheap, $S. $6, $7 and $12. Betetr -6nes from $15 to $25. H. M. Cross Cycle Co., 810 Kansas ave. FOR SAIE Horse, wagon and double harness, steel range, folding bed,;Tel. 3742. FOR SALE- Restaurant and lunch -counter with fur niture -and 5 rooms, .now doing a good business. Benedict Co., 627 Kansas ave. Both phones. BTCYCI.E FOR SALE Smallest in city, suitable for little girl'. II. M. Cross Cy cle Co.. 810 Kansas ave. FOR SALE A large go-cart. 1717 Buchan an st. FOR SALE First class horse, buggy and harness. Horse city broke, 1400 Logan St., N. Topeka. L HAVE ah Invention- to sell that is a monev-maker, Parties Interested call at 103 W. 8th St.. FOR SALE Modern house," 2 newspaper routes, best in city. Inquire 815 W. 10th. FOR SALE Household and office furni ture at exceptionally low prices. We have several roll top desks,' practically new. Prices reasonable. .G. H.' Bower, 423 Kan sas ave. Ind. phone 958. v FO RSALE-i-A- fine rubber tired run-about, cheap. 614. W. 1st st. FOR SALE-'-Full leather extension top surrey, leather cushion,; 1171 N: K. A. FOR. SALE Cow fresh, in -2 weeks. Hol steln and Jersey, -8-lnXpIow, 2 crosscut saws, feather pillows,, dining room table. 305 W. 5th st. FOR SALE Furniture ahd house fur niishings of every description. New and 2d hand at the very leWest prices.- G. H. Bower Sonj, 423 Kansas ave, Ind..Dhone 958. t k V i i. WATER -MOTOR "FOR SALE Will run sewing macmnev- emwj wneei, etc. see H. M- Cross. Cycle -Co. -810 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Fine Guernsey cow with a heifer calf, weaned;', bargain; will sell separate. Ind. phone, .black, 2998'. FOR -SALTS-Stx ton Fairbanks scales, In 'good condition.-- Topeka Coal Co. FOR SALE Covered w.agon; $25. Fraser Jtroii --.-'r'-'.v--; FOR SALE Nice mare'for riding -or drlv iCg. -WO ibs.'.SSo.. Jnd.''lS9. FOR SALE Cpw.-' 3 gallons dally. V 306 Van Buren at. :'J FOR SALfrrOne of tSa best pure -Bates 1 v..,lTa .In tV -TTnifeif -SUfltj.- aimn -i? Iresad of yearling- bulls'.. Address- C. .G. Cochran aops, rjvavfue, rub. FOR SALE Open buggy. $10. street. -1-. 919 E. 6th FOR SALE Flna a octave organ," in oak case- 921 E. 6th St. .v;-.v BICYCLES FOR" SALE I have some bar gains In good second hand wheels. H. M.- Cross Cycle Co- 810 Kansas ave. FOR SALE 560 business ir4s ror $LzS; 600 envelopes fl.io; 600 letter heads $1.50. Be thems 1st- clasa-printtag at propor tionate reies. TRAPP.I14. K&nssa FOR SALE Cleveland bicycle, coaster, clincher tires, arbaxgaln. H. M. Cross Cycle Co., 810 Kansas ave. THE ladies of the German Evangelist church will serve ice cream at the next band concert at the Parkdale schoolhouse. FOR SALE Blacksmith shop 52 by 20, stock and tools, good location and good trade and good reason for selling. Call or write J. Smith Son. -Scranton. Kan. LOST ANT POCNI. LOST A gentleman's gold watch between 8th and Kan. ave. and Quinton Heights, Finder- return at Journal office ancK re ceive reward. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE LOCATION EXCELLENT 1325 Western ave., 2 full lots, good 6 room bouse, cellar, cistern, city water, sewer. bath room, partly modern, gas complete, $3,100;. $1,100 cash, balance- pay mentst. GARLINGHOUSE REALTY CO.. (Sole Agents.) 608 Kansas Ave. -Ind. Phone 1606. Bell 1590. SMALL tract of land Shorey, 8 room house, good barn, outbuildings, well, cis tern, fruit, everything In first class shape. For sale or trade for city property. F. M Ward. Sir N. Kansas ave. POTWIN SPECIAI 411 Woodlawn. 8 rm. modern home 61x205 ft. ground, owner' deceased." offered for quick sale for $4,000. If. not sold within 2 weeks will rent, either furnished or un furnished. See the agents. W. M. FORBES CO., 107 W. 7th st. ONE of the prettiest cottages In city. Strictly modern, 14 lots, fine shade, fruit, barn, 710 Lane et., also modern house of 7 rooms, shade, fruit, at 1315 W. 7th St. Inquh-e on premises. FOR SALE 6 room cottage, all conven iences except electricity, cheap cash. Owner. Clay st. G., care Journal. J GEO. M, NOBLE CO, REAL ESTATE, LOANS, INSURANCE. Soma Special Farms and City Bargains! 35 KAN. AVE. OPP. POSTOFFICE. MOFFITT, SHILLINGLAW CO. REAL ESTATE. LOANS, RENTAL AGENTS. 208 WEST SIXTH ST. BOTH PHONES 1055. TOPEKA,' TCAN. THE LONG AGENCY REAL ESTATE. LOANS, INSURANCE. -123 WEST- SEVENTH ST. IND. PHONE 1485. FOR EXCHANGE. FOR EXCHANGE $115 equity In 2 Mel rose lots as first payment on small home closer in. Balance monthly. Ad dress Exchange, care Journal. UNDERTAKERS. BOMGAKD.NER St BELL. Successor to G. B. Palmer. Funeral Di rectors. Masonio Bldg., 621 Jackson st. Both phones 146. Free ambulance. L. M. PENWELL, funeral director and embalmer. First class service, reason able prices. 511 Quincy st. Both phone 132. MONET. MONKI to loan on live stock. dLiuiok. per sonal security, household goods, typewrit ers. W. E. Seguine, 41 K- A. Both phonea MONEY TO LOAN on city property, also personal property. You can pay back by the we)k or month. Topeka Invest ment A. Loar Co. Rooms 14 2, Veals block. MONEY to loan on personal property. payment $1.25 week will pay off loan $2 in 26 weeks. G. H. Flintham, notnry pub lic, S06 E. 4th St. Either phone 77. I HAVE $750 to loan. Bishop Crum- rine, 107 W. 7th St. MONEY to loan on live stock, pianos, or Rani, typewriters, household goods and pergonal security. L. Blscoe. 823 Kan, ave. JUNK BUYERS. TOPEKA Scrap Iron Fuel Co.. nlghest price paid for discarded machinery. Write for prices. 3rd and Jackson. Topeka FLORISTS. 1 C. RODMAN, blooming plants, cut flow ers. jplnnts. designs, decorations. 105 W. Eiibtfi. Tel: S7; Ornhmise I2th and Mon; STALLIONS. AKENA. S:I1. chamnion Kansas trotter. at' Exhibition hall, fair' grounds. Bell phone 762. R I.' Lee.t TO WHOM IT M VT CO7CERN. First published In the Topeka Stare journal juiy isj, iao7.j NOTICE is hereby given that my petition for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors according to law at No. 610 Kansas ave., in the Second ward of the city of To peka, Shawnee county, Kansas, is now on file In the office of the probate judge of said county, and that the same will be heard by zaid probate judge at his office in the court house in the city of Topeka, Shawnee county, Kansas, on the 23rd dav of August, 1907, at 10 o'clock a. m:, or as soon thereafter as said judge can hear ths same. GEO.' A. CRAMPTON. TO WHOM IT MAY. CONCERN My ap- yucttLiim tui et ycnini 10 eeu lntoicat ing liquors according to law, at 803 Kan sas ave., in the Third ward of the city of Topekp. is now on file in the oftiee nt th probate judge of Shawnee county, Kan sas. The hearing for the same Is set for Saturday, Sept. 7, 1907. at 10 o'clock a. m J-. Au.ia, jr. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it Known Lxitii my application IS now On file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee county, Kansas, askinz- fo a permit to sell intoxicating liquors, accord ing to law, at No. 831 North Kansas ave.. in the First ward of the city of Topeka, Shawnee county, state of Kansas. Hear ing Is set for the 30th day of August. 1907, at s a. m. a. v. lacby. LEGAL. IFirst published in The- Topeka State journal Aug. 1, woi.j NOTICE CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT OF STATE FUNDS. To Whom It May Concern:" The undersisrned. the board or treasury exa:niners of the state of Kansas, hereby gives notice that on the 15th day of Au gust, 1907, at 2 o'clock p. m., sealed pro posals irom tne .incorporated DanKS aoing business in Kansas, both national and state, for the deposit of public funds of this state will be received in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 471 of the Session Laws of 1905. Said DroDOsals shall state the amount of funds any bank de sires and the rate of interest it will pay on daily balances, and that said bank will qualify and faithfully perform the duutles required oi it, provided tnt, a war a is maae to such bank, said board of treasury ex aminers reserving the right to limit the amount of funds deposited and to reject any and all proposals for such funds. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check in the sum of two hun dred and fifty dollars, payable to the state treasurer, to be-forfeited for the use of the state if any said bank fails to comply with the terms of its proposal, if the same shall be accepted by the board of treasury examiners; otherwise, to be returned .to Um bank. All DroDOsals shall be sealed and depos ited with the state treasurer on or before the 15th day of August.- 1907, shall have written -thereon "Proposal, for Deposits of State Funds," and shall not be opened un til the meeting of the board on the date above stated. Banks -desiring-o; make bids may write the otate -treasurer- for blanks. Done at the Capitol in Topeka, this first day, of July, 1907,,,. E. W. HOCII, Governor. C. E. DENTON, i i Secretary of State;. James m. nation. Auditor. STATE BOARD OF TREASURY EX AMINERS. NOTICE The board of- education, school district No. 1 of Marlon, Kansas,- will receive bids for the plumbing and sani tary equipment of two school buildings, located in Marion. ""Kansas, until 6 p. m. August 22, 1907.- Bidders will furnish plans and. specifications aescribing material and work to be furnished,, A certified check OAA Afnomrtanv iiri Tha board reserves the: "right to: reject any and all bida r J T.'B. MATLOCK. Clarlfc LEGAL. Published In The Topeka State Journal Aug. 12, 1901.J OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Council Chamber, Topeka, Kan., August 8, 1907. Council met in regular session at o clock p-. m. with, the Xoiiowing council- ment present Blakely, Holliday, Horn, Howard, Hughes, Kutz, Lannan, Mont gomery, Tandy and Van Ness 10. Absen Jordan and Stanley S. Mayor Green in the chair; Communication from, the city attorney relative to the opening, ot Smith street, to gether with an ordinance covering the same, was presented, read and referred io tne streets ana -wants committee. Communication 'from J. C. Yohey re (rardintr ths- sidewalk on the north side of East Eighth avenue,' between Chandler and Branner streets, was presented, read and referred to the. streets and walks committee. Protest of Eliza Downing, J, S. McClure ana n;iias Sbull, et al., against tne ap praisement for paving purposes on lots 229 to 239 Sixth avenue west, was present ed, read and referred to the Judiciary- committee. Request of the secretary of the board of neaitn tnar, tne city physician s omce oe furnished with a copy of the new city directory, was, on motion of Councilman Montgomery, granted. Petition to set aside the apprarstment made on certain property to cover -the paving of Topeka avenue, between Hunt ington avenue and Seventeenth street, was presented, read and referred to the Judi ciary committee. Communication from H. A. Dusenberry making certain -charges against the chief Of police, first presented -August 5, 1907, and referred to the police committee for investigation, was reported back "with recommendation that- the evidence Intro duced was not sufficient to -sustain the charges. On motion of Councilman Horn the report of the committee was adopted. An ordinance amending section .1' of Ordinance No. '2507, approved July 8, 1904, as amended by Ordinance No. 2714, ap proved August 9, 1906, and repealing said section 1 as amended toy said Ordinance No. 2714, was presented-, and, on motion of Councilman Montgomery,-rule 1 was suspended and the ordinance placed on final passage. Each section was read and on separate motion adopted. The ordi nance being placed -On final passage it was adopted by the-following vote: Ayes Blakely, Hollidayi H-or-n, Howard, Hughes, Kutz, -Lannan; -Montgomery, Tandy and Van Ness 10. .Noes None, Absent Jor dan and Stanley a.- An ordinance amending section 6 of Or dinance No. 23S4, approved December 23, 1902. relating to license taxes in the city ef Topeka, and repealing said original section 6 of said ordinance, was presented and read. On motion of Councilman Kutz rule 18 was- suspended and the ordinance taken up for immediate consideration. Each section was read and on separate motion adopted." The ordinance being placed on final passage it was adopted by the followinR- vote: Ayes Blakely. Holli day, Horn, Howard, Hughes, Lannan, Mont gomery, Tandy ana van jn ess st. Noes Kutz 1. Absent-Jordan and Stanley 2. Communication i from license collector relative to one R." T. Steedley, first pre sented August 5, 907, and referred to the license committee, was reported back with recommendation that the communication be placed on file. The report of the com mittee was, adopted on motion of Council man Kuie Communication relative to wagons on Quincy street,, between Sixth and Seventh streets, first presented August 6, 19u7, and referred to the streets and walks committee,- was reported back with recom mendation that the communication be re ferred to the chief of police. On motion of Councilman Holliday the report of the committee was adopted. Communication relative to street car tracks on Logan and Division streets be ing above grade, first presented August 5, 1907, and referred to the streets and walks committee, was reported bark with rec ommendation that it be referred to the city engineer with request that he inves tigate the matter, conferring with the Street Railway company, and report his findings to the council. The report of the committee was adopted on motion of Councilman Holliday. i Cummunicationrfrom ,F. A. AVarren rel ative to walk and--parking -on he north side of Eighth avenue, between Lincoln and Lane streets, first presented- August 5, 1907, and referred to the streets and walks Committee,-was reported back with recommendation that the communication be referred td the) street commissioner with power io act. On motion of Council man TTnM'rtsv the report of the committee was adopted. Ci-!;ji:ii-:iiu:ttion rom Minnie and Frank Lewis relative to- removal of wire fence from Topeka avenue, between Laurent and Railroad streets, first presented Au gust 5, 1907, and referred to the streets and walks committee, was reported back with recommendation that the street com missioner be directed to remove the ob struction. The report of the committee was adopted on- motion of Councilman Holliday. Remonstrance against the opening of Grove avenue, signed by J. K. Mc Coy and 55 others, first presented August 5, 1907, and referred to the streets and walks committee, was reported back with recommendation that-the remonstrance be filed, and on motion of. Councilman Holli day the .report of the committee was adopted. Remonstrance against the opening of Grove avenue, signed by W. H. Dunton and -25 others, first presented August 6, 1907, and referred to the streets and walks committee, was reported back with recr ommendatlon that the remonstrance be placed on. file. The committee's report was adopted on motion of Councilman Holliday. Communication from the park board rel ative to street car service on the avenue line to Holman street, was read and placed on file. Request of W. K. Gardiner for permis sion to connect with sewer at south line of lot No. 471 North Quincy street, first presented 'August 5, 1907, and referred to committee on sewers, was- reported back with recommendation that the request be granted, the petitioner to pay the usual fee. On motion of Councilman Blakely the report of the committee was adopted. Communication from Mayor Green rela tive to the suits pending in the district court, the first being a case In wnich the city of Topeka is one of the defendants; the second being a case in which the city of Topeka is plaintiff and J. D. Hanley and John Richie defendants, first present ed August 6, 1907, and referred to the ju diciary committee, was reported back with recommendation tnat in the rirst mentioned case the city attorney defend the city, and if. any costs are assessed agains the city because of said suit, that the. city. attorney pay eiioh costs. In the case of the city agairtst J. D. Hanley and John Richie, it was recommended that the suit be dismissed by the city, attorney. On motion of Councilman Lannan the' matter was held over until the first meeting night in September. Communication from Wm. Curry and eight others, protesting against the as sessment made to cover the pavement of the alley between Madison and Jefferson streets, Fifth and Sixth streets, first pre sented August 5, 1907, and referred to the Judiciary committee -tn connection with the city attorney, was reported back with recommendation that a new appraisement be ordered by the council. On motion of Councilman Home the report of the com mittee was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Blakely, Horn, Howard, Hughes, Kutz, Lannan, Montgomery, Tandy and Van Ness 9. Absent Holliday, Jordan and Stanley S. Claims of John G. Robinson In the sums of $100 and $13. respectively, first present eed July 15, 1907, and last referred to the Judiciary committee,- were reported back with recommendation that the $15 collect ed on account of side show- be returned; also that $50 additional be allowed the claimant in the way of a full and com plete compromise of all claims against the city. On motion of Councilman Lannan the report was amended to read that only $15 be returned. The report was then adopted as amended, on motion of Coun cilman Howard. Communication from the city attorney regarding claims of I. S. Curtis against the city of -Topeka, presented August 6, 1907. and referred .to the Judiciary- com mittee, -was reported back by that com mittee, and on motion of Councilman Horn claims to the amount of $858 were allowed. .CTlaims of I. S. Curtis against the city of Topeka to the. amount of $145.25 were. on recommendation oi tne juaiciary com mittee, referred to. the city attorney ior I his examination: and approval, 1 Bond of the Topeka Edison company In LEGAL. the sum of $2,000: James Durkin. S2.000, and Haskins Ramsey $1,722.91, were pre sented for approval, and on roll call thej were approved by the followlhg votei Ayes Blakely, Horn, Howard, Hughes, Kutz, Lannan, Montgomery, Tandy and Van Ness 9, Noes Nona. Absent Hol liday, Jordan and Stanley 3. An. ordinance supplemental to Ordinance No. 2407 and authorising the Topeka Rail way company, its successors or assigns, to construct, maintain and operate a street railway loop on Garfield street and Kansas avenue and the southwest corner of Garfield park, was presented and read. On motion of Councilman Holliday- rule 18 was suspended and the ordinance placed on final pass age. Each section was read and on separate motion adopted. Being placed on final passage tile ordinance was then adopted by the following vote: Ayea Blakely, -Horn, Howard. Hughes, Kutz, Lannan, Montgomery. Tandy and Van Ness 9.. Noes None. Absent Holliday, Jordan and Stanley 3. An ordinance changing the names of a certain avenue and certain street in the city of Topeka. Shawnee county. Kansas, to Roosevelt street, presented August 1907, and referred to the streets and walks oommattee, was reported back with rec- ed. On motion of Councilman Hughes the report of the committee was adopted. The ordinance was then placed on final pass age. Each section was read and on eepa arate motion, adopted. Being placed on final passage, it was then adopted by the following vote: Ayes Blakely, Horn, Howard, Hughes, Kutz, I Annan, Mont gomery, Tandy and Van Ness 9. Noes None. Absent Holliday, Jordan and Stanley 3. An ordinance levying a special assess ment upon, certain real estate In the city of Topeka, .Kansas, to pay for sidewalks repaired by saia city during the year 1907. was presented, read and on motion of Councilman Horn rule 18 was suspended and the ordinance taken up for Immediate consideration. Each section was read and on separate motion adopted. The ordi nance being placed on final passage it was adopted by the following vote: Ayn Blakely, Horn, Howard, Hughe. Kutz, Lannan, Montgomery, Tandy and Van Ness 9. Noes None. Absent Holliday, Jor dan and Stanley--3. Report of Prof. Harshbarger relative to measurements of certain pavements in the city of ToPeIta, was presented, read and referred to the judiciary committee. An' ordinance levying a special assess ment upon certain lots and pieces of land in the city of Topeka, Shawnee county, Kansas.-ito pay for the construction of D H IV. 4n V. a l.M In l I r the year 1907. was presented, read and on motion of Councilman Lannan rule 18 was suspended and the ordinance taken up for immediate passage. Each section was read and on separate motion adopted. The or dinance being placed on final passage it was' adopted by the following vote: Ayes Blakely- Horn, Howard, Hughes, Kutz. Lannan, Montgomery, Tandy and Van Ness 9, Noes None. Absent Holliday, Jordan and Stanley 3. The following resolution presented by Councilman Howard was referred to the police committee: Be it Resolved, By the mayw and coun cil of the city of Topeka, that the fund now known as the-"Kitty" fund at tha police station, be ordered discontinued. and an emergency ind of $.5 per month be established in its stead. On motion of Councilman Howard the next meeting of the council will be held at 8 o'clock p. m. Monday, August 12, 1907. Mayor Green announced the appoint- w. Dusenberry, discharged; and Al, Hop kins as patrolman, vice Lon Sauls, pro moted. On roll call the appointments were confirmed by the following vote: Ayes Blakely, Horn, Howard. Kutz, Lannan, Montgomery, Tandy and Van Ness 8. Noes None. Absent Holliday, Hughes, Jordan and Stanley 4, No further business appearing' council adojurned. Seal! C. B. BURGE. City Clerk. JTICE NOTICE Information is desired concern ing whereabouts of Mary Litsey, who left Goffs.Katf., JfUna 2?, 1907, via Valley Falls and Topeka, en. route to Marlon. Has dark hair, light bue eyes and 18 years of age, S ft. 2 jn. Ifl .height, weighs 10S lbs. Liberal reward by H. M. Lit sey. Marlon, Kan, FAVTNQ. CAPITAL CITY VITRIFIED BH1CK PAVING CO.. 214 E. 6th St. Mfgrs. of b'lildln?. pavlnjr and sidewalk- brick- CITY SCAVENGER. VAULTS cleaned, garbage and dead an imals removed promptly. Topeka Desi catlng Co.. 515 Kan. ave. Ind. 361. Bell 370. PATENTS J. A. ROSEN, patent attorney, 423 Kan sas ave., Topeka. fACTlTXE SHOPS. MOWERS ground, factory process. 76o- lei, wra nam n tinwarn. io Kan sve. SANITARIUMS. CHR1STS HOSPITAL COTTAGES for the care and treatment of nervous in valids, alcohol and drug habitues and mild cases of mental derangement. W. S. Lindsay. M. D.. 829 K. A.. Topets i. Kan. CARPENTERS AND BCTLDERS. builders. Job work carefully dons. 14 W. 7th. Phone 3663. J. C. WILSON, contractor and builder. has moved his shop to 728 Jackson St. Ind. phone 1244. FOUNDERS AND MACHINE SHOPS. FOUNDERS, machinists and pattern makers. Topeka Foundry, 318, iM and tit Jackson st. Both phone 4S0. BICYCLES AND REPAIRING. U. B. CYCLE CO., 118 S. Eighth. National A Iver-Johnson bicycles. Supplies, repair. VETERINARY SURGEONS. DKS. YOUNG BYERLEY, veterinary sunteons. 426 Quincy at. Both phoDea. TRANSFER AND STORAGE. Al.'iKCHAlS IB iitA.S&fcl!.R elOHAUcl Co.. packs, shit and stoits house hold Soods. Tel. 186. Clarence Skinner. 611 WHOLESALERS. THE 1 COUGHL1N HAKUVVAKS CO. Hardware, stoves, fine tools. 706 Kan sas ave. Phone MS. JJ YSHI AS AND 55' H. MirlOADKS, M. U. .flies ay-sciaj.l. 722 Kansas avenue. Ind. phuue is. liouxs. 10 to U; i to 6; 70 to 8 JO. IDA C. BARNES. M. D. Office 726 Kansas ave. Reeideno Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: a, m. to 11 a m. and I p. m. to 6 p. m. Botft phones 16 residence and Ind. 1336 office. DR. H. H. KEITH, surgeon and diseases) of women, vrlth private hospital. Office 6S1 Kansas eve. FREE DISPENSARY. SNTRO'ETTTfRTEEISPENsXRYT' 202 Monroe at. Conducted by regular practicing physicians and surgeons. Med ical service free. Medicine free in some cases. Office hours 2 to p. m. Calla, anawered night or day. Ind. phone S41. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler end Opti cian. uompiete siocjt ez watcnes, dia monds, silverware, etc Eyes examine, and spectacles properly fitted.

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10 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1907. xLTbucMes is a tremendous organization that results in economy, and gives coffee drinkers in the United States the cheapest good coffee in the !7orld. We have our ovm offices in Brazil, charter our own vessels that bring the coffee to our own docks in Brooklyn, own our own stores where the green coffee matures and improves. Arbuckles' Ariosa Coffee is not touched by human hands it is cleaned, sorted, roasted, packaged and weighed by in genious machinery, mostly constructed by our own machin ists in our own shops. The package is for your protection,! that you may be positive that you re ceive the genuine Arbuckles' Ariosa Coffee every time no matter where you buy it or what price you pay. We will tell you where you can buy Arbuckles' Ariosa Coffee if you have trouble in finding it. ARBUCKLB BROS., New York City. HITS STANDARD AGAIN. Commissioner Smith Issues a Report on tlie Petroleum Industry. Washington, Aug. 12. Another re port on the Standard Oil company's monopoly of the petroleum industry was made public today by the com missioner of corporations, Herbert Knox Smith. Mr. Smith's report, made public last week, had to do with crude oil and in the report given out today he vigorously attacks the discrimina tion policy of the trust in the sale of refined oil. It Is asserted by Mr. Smith that the Standard sells its products in Europe much cheaper than in the United States and that prices are juggled in this country with a view- primarily to shutting out competition. This accom plished, he says the "squeezing" of the public begins. Following are extracts from the re port: "By your (the president) direction, in view cf the proceedings of the at torney general against the Standard Oil ompany. some of the more detail ed evidence secured by the bureau re garding price discrimination is at pres ent withheld from publication and the same is true of evidence regarding other unfair practices, the most im portant of which are the maintenance of bogus independent companies, espionage over the business of com petitors, especially by bribing railway "employes to disclose their shipments and deception as to the quality of oils sold." "These discriminations In prices were largely made possible by the widespread system of discrimination in railroad rates, mainly secret, which was long enjoyed by the Standard Oil company." "Having a monopoly at home. It has charged such prices as it could thereby- extort, and the American consumer has had to pay these prices. Meeting competition abroad, it has given the foreign consumer enormously lower prices, and it has used the profits made at home to maintain its- position abroad." "The conditions of supply therefore do not excuse the extraordinary de cline in foreign prices in 1905 and the resulting discrimination against the American consumer. This decline was not necessitated by any oversupply of oil. In fact, the movement of prices wps precisely the opposite of that which would have been expected from the changes In supply." "In the business of selling petroleum products In foreign countries the price policy of the Standard Oil company has apparently been to sacrifice the in terests of the American consumer for the purpose of securing the Standard's foreign business, which Is a very im portant one." MAY SITTOX EN ROUTE HOME. won the woman's championship at Wimbledon, the mixed doubles at Wimbledon, the Kent and Welsh championships and a number of minor importance. In fact, if there was anything the young California tennis expert did not take it was sim ply because she didn't want it. That she is the finest woman tennis player who ever faced the nets in England is the unanijjious opinion of experts. She Is like that other Cali fornia product, Jim Jeffries, in a class by herself. SNAP SHOTS! DUE TO JEALOUSY. John I. Rockefeller's Daughter Ex plains Attitude of Uncle Frank. Young California Tennis Expert Cap tured AH of the Honors. London. Aug. 12. Covered with honors and with about as many cham pionships as one young woman should be permitted to carry on shipboard. Miss May Sutton Is now en route to her home In America. Miss Sutton Understood It is well understood by reliable dealers that flavoring Extracts 19 Vanilla Lemon Orang-A Rose, etc fcave constituted for years past the standard flavors in all the markets of this country. If the opinion of the best class of consumers is at all worthy of acceptance, they are the purest, strongest, and finest flavoring extracts in the world. Chicago, Aug. 12. Mrs. Harold Kowler McCormick, the daughter of John D. Rockefeller, yesterday defended her father against the oil king's youngest brother, Frank Rockefeller. "Jealousy," she said, "brought about by my uncle's signal lack of business ability, is the cause of the vituperation he has heaped upon my father. "My father holds no malice against him. It may not be consistent with the usual picture drawn of my father, but he holds malice against no man. "My uncle's failure to profit by the fortune of my father and his repeated failures in business have been worm wood and gall to him. The bitterness has grown from year to year. It has ta ken for its objective point the brother who has prospered." Mrs. McCormick says It Is true that her grandfather is alive. "Between my father and my grand father there always existed the respect and love that should prevail between father and son. My grandfather watch ed with the keenest interest the success es of his son." Mrs. McCormick said that her grand father's health was responsible In a large degree for his being out of range of the public eye. SCHOONER SINKS. Collides With a Steamer in Long Island Sound. New York, Aug. 12. The three mast ed schooner Myroneas, bound from Rockland, Me., for New York, with a cargo of granite, was sunk In the mid dle of Long Island sound early today in collision with the Neptune line steamer Tennessee, bound from Fall River to New York. Four members of the Myroneas' crew were drowned, but Captain Belatty was rescued by pas sengers on the passengers on the Ten nessee and one of his crew was also saved by swimming to the steamer. The passengers of the Tennessee were taken off by the New Bedford line steamer Maine and brought to New York. The Tennessee anchored In the sound. She did not appear to be much damaged. There was a heavy fog over the sound at the time of the collision. COOKE DESERTS HER. Girl Who Eloped With Her Pastor In a Sanitarium. New York, Aug. 12. According to news that has reached Hempstead the awakening has speedily come to Miss Floretta Whaley, the 17-year-old girl who eloped on April 29 with her guar dian, the Rev. Jere Knode Cooke, then rector of St. George Episcopal church at Hempstead. Miss Whaley, it Is sta ted, has been deserted by the unfrock ed minister and is reported to be In a sanitarium In Canada, a nervous wreck. There whereabouts of Cook has not been learned. Shingle Men Fight Rate Advance. Seattle. Wash., Aug. 12. At a mass meeting yesterday at which 200 shingle manufacturers were present a fund of $35,000 was pledged to co operate with the Pacific Coast Lum ber Manufacturers' association and other lumber associations in fighting the proposed ten cent advance in freight rates to the east to be made by the transcontinental lines October 1. Lumber associations have already raised $15.000. The katydid has wings of gauze. The firefly wings of flame, The chigger has no wings at all. But he gets there just the same. PAUL ADAMS. The asylum grounds never looked nrpttier thnn tiv Aa. .riff ht now. Again people are permitted to think i oi jtvansajs eta u. aunuiier cui.. The cool weather has driven the backyard slumber brigade indoors. TVT T I T .inmio has a honiltiful TIG W driving horse he purchased in Kansas City. An addition consisting of kitchen and bath rooms has been made to Keith s hospital. Ray L. Bone is building an artistic home of colonial architecture on Wood lawn avenue. i i n Vi a ia ick can a mail vs m i inis be Just as miserable as one suffering from the real thing. Robert Fullerton has comPleied ".e deal for the Elliott sporting goods store and has taken charge. .i a a boon tO Vinewood park. The park as been crowded every evening. The moving pictures are the best attraction that has been pro duced at Vinewood this season. t t,an a month until the X l 1 l- nc. i i v. i .aasnn onens. DUt pdr- lirttilie t.niv-ivv ties are already being organized. The Kansas river Is low but the motor boats seem to have no difficulty in find ing water deep enougn iui u'ib"" a t v lavo.. thu errooer. at 913 reru xji c.auav..., n Kansas avenue, will tomorrow only, sell the famous wnite usai uuui n. -per sack. i f l., o fnntest on mere is evmcnnj among Topeka automobile owners to see who can carry inc duces the most unearthly noise. The city council meets tnis evening in an adjourned session. This will probably be the last meeting up until the regular meeting in September. J E Torrington was In Garden City last' week and told the newspapers there that he likes the way the Gar den City Commercial club goes after things. For the first time In the history of Topeka, Indians from the Pottawatomie reservation were unable to secure any alcoholic drinks In Topeka Sunday af ternoon. Fred Jackson, attorney general, was presented with a beautifully mounted muTe deer's head by his father-in-law who has just returned from a trip to Montana. G W. Dusenberry, formerly of tne detective force, who was discharged by Mayor Green, will make a fight to get reinstated under the old soldier preference law. All day Saturday and Sunday the trains brought large numbers of Prom inent negroes to Topeka to attend the meeting of the National Negro Busi ness Men's convention. The Kansas State Federation of La bor is meeting in Topeka today. The sessions of the meeting are held in Se curity hall at the southwest corner oi Seventh street and Kansas avenue. Clarence Scott of the Cremerie, who makes a specialty of collecting British coins, got a gold sovereign Saturday in the ordinary course of business and paid $5 for it though it Is only worth about $4.80. The Western Negro Press associa tion commences a two days' session here this afternoon. Sessions will be held in the state supreme court room at the state house in the day and in the evening in representative hall. The old stone residence at the southwest corner of Sixth avenue and Monroe street which is one of the old landmarks of the East side is being torn down to make room for another building more modern in Its makeup. K J Muir of Chicago, who has acted on several occasions in the past as Judge, has again been selected to serve in a similar capacity for the Western Pigeon association which will hold its show here during January next. A sacred concert will be given this evening at Garfield park under the auspices- of the association of pangell cal churches which has been holding a camp meeting at the park during the past ten days. The concert will be free to the public Every westbound train on the Santa Fe road was delayed several hours yesterday by the washout of a bridge near Marceline, Mo. The station was crowded with people all day yester day who were anxiously awaiting the arrival of some train. The committee on gas and electric lights of the council filed the petitions for lights at Tenth and Lane, Eighth and Holllday. Crane and Jefferson, Fourth and Branner, Grant and Cen tral, Sixth and Garfield, Eighth and Leland, and Fifth and Chandler streets. One of the best pieces of country road in the vicinity of Topeka is the country road which runs out on To peka avenue to Pauline. This stretch of road is almost as smooth as a pave ment and is due to constant care taken with It and the use of a King road drag. It is probable that those who seek to satisfy their thirst with something wronger than 2 per cent will be com pelled to ray 30 cents per bottle This is what several of Topeka's leading druggists say will be the result of the recent proceedings started by County Attorney Schenck. The Topeka baseball team has won four straight garres, now counting yes terday contest with Webb City. This, however. Is not enough to arouse the enthusiasm of the fans who would pro bably refuse to believe Topeka has a team if they should win every game until the end of the season. The moving pictures at Vinewood Go Where the Crowds Go. AIR POME DUBINSKY BROS.' WALLACK'S THEATRE CO. TONIGHT the mm of mm heakts Vaudeville Between Acts. Next Week Trousdale Stock Co. Summer Time Prices, 10c and 20c 1h Grost vosoy jjros. Go. -Auu.st Furnit Sa Broadly planned; Furniture of the eort you really want with Savings I3ig Enougn for Any Eyes to See With the frank statement that "everything is not reduced, but big, plain, RED TAGS tell which, and, honestly, how much," the most in experienced shopper can buy safely and well. This year -we think you will find bigger and better bargains than ever before. Here are some of the greatest reductions In price: A $7.25 Par lor Cabinet for $2.95; an $8.00 Mahogany Parlor Chair for $4.00; a $13.50 Weathered Oak Arm Chair for $6.00; an $18.75 Wooden Bed for $8.95; a $35.00 Morris Chair for $16.25; then too you will find all the Go-Carts marked at OFF and all the Refrigerators at OFF; ana Dining Tables for $8.95, Morris Chairs for $6.95, Chiffoniers for $4.95 and full sized Iron Beds for $1.95. Erery piece on sale bears a Red Tag marled in plain figures Come and Read tne Story from tne Tags Not half the Furniture on sale Is listed on this page. Just enough from each- lot to give you some idea of the reductions in price and the great variety included. To be more explicit; there are 70 styles of Iron Beds included, we have listed 16; there are 55 styles of Rocking Chairs, w have listed 13; there are 30 styles of Chiffoniers, we have listed 12; there are 38 styles of Dining Tabres, we have listed 13; and so it goes. You will find each group listed but in no group will you find all of the pieces Included so don't think that because you see only 6 Dining Chairs or 16 Dressers or 7 China Closets oj; 10 Center Tables listed in this "ad" that that is all you will find with RED TAGS on them. Saturday night we placed tags on 627 different pieces of Furniture. Rockers Keg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $1.65 Golden Oak $1.29 2.75 Golden Oak 2.19 2.95 Mahogany 2-23 3.50 Mahogany 2.83 4.25 Golden Oak 5.00 Mahogany S.95 7.50 Golden Oak .2 10.00 Mahogany 13.50 Golden Oak ,10.00 17.50 Mahogany 14.50 20.00 Golden Oak 14.45 22.50 Mahogany 16.50 25.00 Mahogany 19.45 Mission Rockers Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $4.25 Weathered Oak $3.19 5.50 Weathered Oak 3.98 7.50 Weathered Oak 4.87 8.75 Weathered Oak 6.23 12.50 Weathered Oak 9.87 15.00 Weathered Oak 12.25 20.00 Weathered Oak 16.25 27.50 Weathered Oak 21.25 Morris Chairs Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $11.25 Golden Oak $6.95 15.00 Golden Oak 11.95 17.50 Mahogany 14.25 J 8.00 Weathered Oak 15.25 19.00 Golden Oak 15.00 20.00 Mahogany 17.25 20.00 Weathered Oak 17.25 22.50 Golden Oak 19.25 25.00 Golden Oak 21.75 35.00 Golden Oak 16.25 Go-Cart off Every One Included ff Library Tables Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $5.00 Weathered Oak $3.95 7.00 Weathered Oak 5.85 9.60 Golden Oak 8.19 12.50 Weathered Oak 7.95 15.00 Weathered Oak 12.98 20.00 Golden Oak 14.35 25.00"Weathered Oak 19.50 27.50 Mahogany 21.50 30.00 Golden Oak 24.37 Ladies riting Desks Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $6.00 Mahogany $4.95 7.50 Mahogany 5.95 7.50 Bird's-Eye Maple 5.98 10.00 Weathered Oak 6.95 13.50 Mahogany 11.25 15.00 Mahogany 10.50 22.50 Golden Oak 18.75 Parlor Suits 3 Pieces Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $18.00 Mahogany $11.75 22.50 Mahogany 14.50 33.50 Mahogany 25 OO 47.50 Mahogany 41.25 67.60 Mahogany 54.50 72.50 Mahogany 65.00 Odd Parlor Pieces Reg. Pr. Kind Sale Pr. $8.00 Mahogany Chair $4.00 11.75 Mahogany Chair 6.50 15.00 Mahogany Rocker 7.50 21.50 Mahogany Rocker 15.00 23.50 Mahogany Chair 11.50 37.50 Mahogany Rocker .31.25 Parlor Cabinets Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $7.25 Mahogany $2.95 12.00 Mahogany 6.00 16.50 Mahogany 13.25 60.00 Mahogany 39.50 Music Cabinets Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $10.00 Mahogany'.. $7.95 12.60 Golden Oak 9.87 13.50 Golden Oak 10.85 20.00 Mahogany 11.95 Chiffoniers Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $6.50 Golden Oak $4.95 8.75 Golden Oak 6.49 14.00 Golden Oak 11.50 18.00 Mahogany 14.95 20.00 Golden Oak 15.50 30.00 Tuna Mahogany .26.25 45.00 Golden Oak .....39.50 67.50 Mr.hogany 50.00 65.00 Golden Oak 38.50 65.00 Golden Oak 52.50 72.50 Mahogany 65.00 Dressing Tables Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $12.50 Mahogany $9.65 16.00 Mahogany 11.75 ,16.50 Bird's-Eye Maple 12.50 20.00 Golden Oak 16.50 25.00 Mahogany 21.50 35.00 Mahogany 29.50 Iron Beds Reg. Pr. size Sale Pr. $2.75 Full size $1.95 4.25 Full size 3.37 4.50 Three-quarter 3.48 4.75 Full size 3.69 6.60 Three-quarter 5.13 7.00 Full size 5.43 7.76 Three-quarter 5.87 8.75 Full size 6.75 11.00. Three-quarter 8.88 11.50 Full size 9.38 14.50 FuH Size 11.87 16.50 Full size 12.45 18.50 Full size 14.87 24.00 Full size 19.50 27.50 Full size 23.50 Brass Beds Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. 422.50 Polished $18.15 28.00 Satin 24.50 47.50 Polished 36.50 60.00 Polished 49.50 You May Find It HERE Shirt Waist Boxes Only eight of them "75c Roman Stools upholstered. Regularly $1.25 -98C Bamboo Corner Chairs Priced regularly at $1.25 9So Bamboo Shirt Waist Boxes Regularly $4.50- $3."29 Sanitary Steel Couches Eight of them priced at. .$3.50 Wooden Bed The regular price i, $18.75.... $8.95 Hall Lamp -Weathered Oal. Mission. $15 regularly $9.50 Wooden Bed The reg ular price i. $35.00 $19.50 Dressers Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $9.00 Golden Oak $7.48 11.75 Golden Oak 9.33 13.75 Golden Oak 12.25 16.25 Golden Oak 13.50 18.00 Mahogany 15.00 21.60 Golden Oak 17.25 28100 Mahogany 19.50 32.50 Mahogany 21.50 39.50 Golden Oak 32.50 40. P0 Mahogany 32.50 42.50 Golden Oak 35.00 65.00 Mahogany 47.50 87.50 Mahogany .59.50 72.50 Mahogany 66.65 85.00 Mahogany 77.50 90.00 Mahogany 81.75 Couches Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $15.00 Golden Oak $11.95 20.00 Weathered Oak 14.00 27.50 Golden Oak 20.O0 43.50 Weathered Oak 39.25 Dining Tables Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $11.00 Golden Oak 18.75 Golden Oak 23.50 Weathered Oak 'J 15.00 Golden Oak 16.50 Weathered Oak 17.50 Golden Oak if'IX 20.00 Weathered Oak 1 22.50 Golden Oak If2 "25.00 Weathered Oak i 27.00 Golden Oak Z.,-- 28.50 Weathered Oak 8. i? 29.60 Golden Oak 2 31.60 Golden Oak 26.75 Sideboards Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $28.00 Golden Oak 25.00 Golden Oak 21.50 27.50 Golden Oak ?I5 28.00 Golden Oak 25.00 30.00 Golden Oak V 26.25 89.50 Golden Oak 33.50 87.50 Golden Oak 72.50 China Closets Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $13.50 Golden Oak $11.19 22.50 Golden Oak 15.00 27.50 Weathered Oak 23.50 30.00 Golden Oak 25.00 32.50 Weathered Oak 27.50 4 5.00 Golden Oak 38.50 .52.50 Golden Oak 47.50 Buffets Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $20.00 Golden Oak $16.87 22.50 Weathered Oak 18.75 2 7.50 Weathered Oak 19.38 30.00 Golden Oak 25.00 32.75 Weathered Oak 27.50 40.00 Golden Oak 32.50 53,50 Golden Oak 42.50 Dining Suits $172.50 Suit $139 Here i a beautiful Fumed Oak Din ing Suit which, were we to buy it to day would be priced at $200. To any one contemplating the purchase of a high grade Dining Suit an early in spection of this one is adviaable. Of course it's a case of first come first served. SET CONSISTS OF 1 8 ft. Round Table, 1 Buffet. 1 China Closet. 1 Set (6) Chain. $152.50 Suit $110.50 A handaome AATeathercd Oak Suit in the artiatic Mission style. It is going to he sold during this sale so if you get it. it will he because you are here first. SET CONSISTS OF 1 Square Table. 1 China Closet. 1 Buffet. 1 Set (6) Chairs. Dining Chairs RegPr. Finish Sale Pr. 1.25 Golden Oak 98c 1.65 Golden Oak 1.33 2.00 Weathered Oak 1.48 2.75 Weathered Oak 2.29 3.60 Golden Oak 2.75 Set oi Dining; Chairs Each set consists of one host or arm chair and five side or guest chairs. Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $19.50 Weathered Oak ....$16.85 21.50 Weathered Oak 18.75 22.60 Golden Oak 18.25 30.00 Weathered Oak 27.50 45.00 Golden Oak 29.50 Pedestals Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. 1.60 Mahagony 95c 1.95 Golden Oak 1.29 2.25 Mahogany 1.87 6.50 Golden Oak 3.87 Center Tables R?g. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $2.00 Mahogany ....$1.46 3.60 Mahogany 1.95 3.85 Mahogany 2.89 3.50 Bird's-Eye Maple 2.45 4.75 Golden Oak S.69 6.50 Mahogany 4.35 8.00 Golden Oak 5.00 10.00 Golden Oak 6.95 12.75 Golden Oak 7.95 15. 1 5 Golden Oak 9.6 Hall Trees Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $6.75 Weathered Oak $4.95 8.50 Golden Oak 5.95 10.00 Weathered Oak 7.95 18.00 Golden Oak 14.75 Hall Seats Finish Sale Pr. $8.00 Weathered Oak $6.75 11.00 Weathered Oak 8.50 13.50 Golden Oak 10 88 15.00 Weathered Oak 12 25 16.00 Weathered Oak 13.85 Hall Racks Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $2.00 Golden Oak $1.48 2.25 Weathered Oak l'5 3.50 Golden Oak 285 3.60 Weathered Oak 2 85 6.75 Golden Oak 4 55 9.00 Weathered Oak 6 50 10.00 Weathered Oak 7.65 15.00 Golden Oak 11.75 27.50 Golden Oak 2150 Ref rigerators 'A off E;nr 'A off agazine Racks Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $3.00 Weathered Oak $2.31 4.50 Weathered Oak 3. 87 6.00 Weathered Oak 3.3 4.75 Weathered Oak 4.13 6.75 Weathered Oak 4.48 10.00 Golden Oak 8.88 Folding; Beds Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $13.50 Golden Oak $11.25 19.50 Golden Oak 16.25 21.50 Golden Oak 18.9.1 22.50 Golden Oak 19.25 25.00 Golden Oak 21.25 30.00 Golden Oak 19.50 Kitch en Cabinets Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $11.00 Ash 8.95 15.00 Maple 12.50 20.00 Maple 16.75 23.00 Maple 17.37 32.00 Ash 26.50 D avenports Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $27.60 Imitation Leather $23.45 30.00 Imitation Leather 21.50 30.00 Tapestry 26.45 60.00 Velour 25.00 76.00 Velour 62.50 Sewing Tables Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. 9.00 Weathered Oak 7.75 11.75 Mahogany f.... 9.50 12.60 Weathered Oak 10.00 13.60 Golden Oak 10.00 Book cases Reg. Pr. Finish Sale Pr. $12.60 Golden Oak 9.75 15.00 Weathered Oak 11.95 18.00 Weathered Oak 12.50 20.00 Golden Oak 17.95 THE LARGEST STOCK OF FURNITURE BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND DENVER park this week have been changed and a half hour can be spent looking at pictures which have never been seen in Topeka before. Swearingen's band Is furnishing music this week. This com bination of free entertainments Is proving very popular and Is drawing large crowds to the park. An early Sunday morning Are de stroyed the Topeka Desiccating com pany's plant at .Jefferson and the Kansas river. Four head of horses, eight sets of new harness and consid erable feed was consumed in the flames. One team of horses was rescued slightly burned, a second team which was running loose outside escaped entirely. The loss will be about $800. the horses being covered with insurance. The barn was owned by eastern parties. Fire is supposed to have started from a spark from a locomotive. Wichita Eagle's New Home. I Wichita, Kan.. Aug. 12. The ex terior work of the new Eagle building at the corner of Market and Williams j street is now nearing completion, and six weeks, possibly two months, will j see the plant Installed in Its new home. Workmen are now on the top i story. The big press and the engines were moved there some weeks ago. The building is erected at a cost of $50,000. MRS. WHITE TO WED. To Marry Dead Husband's Partner Alter the Thaw Trial. New Tork, Aug. 12. Mrs. Stanford White, widow of the architect whom Harry Thaw shot to death last year, is engaged to marry, according to a ru mor. Her late husband's partner, Chas. Follen McKlm, is 6aid to be the prosr pective bridegroom. The wedding, according to the report, will be as soon as the trial of Harry Thaw is concluded and the sensation caused by the killing of Stanford White subsides. The rumor of the engage ment has been afloat for weeks, not only here but in London and Paris. where Mr. McKlm and Mrs. White have been visiting. Mr. McKlm asked directly if he was to marry his late partner's widow, did not make any denial. Relatives of Mrs. White also interrogated, smiled and said they did not know. Mrs. White is a very uncommunicative woman, they say. DECLARE QITANTRELL DEAD. Mansfield Is No Better. Saranac Lake. N. T., Aug. 12. Dr. L. F. Lemietx of Montreal, a specialist in nervous diseases, has again been at tending Richard Mansfield, the actor. While the family declares that there is no change in the condition of the pa tient, the indications are that Mr. Mansfield is not as well as when he first came to the Adironacks two weeks ago. He no longer goes on his dally drives. Electric Heating Pad is the ideal substitute for the hot water Light,clean,safe Easily regulated and has no liq uid to leak out Attaches to any electrolier The Topeka Edison Co. 0J Two Ohio Nieces Cite the Exhuming of His Body by the Mother. Canal Dover, Ohio, Aug. 12. The report that William Clark Quantrell, the famous guerrilla. Is alive and well on Vancouver island is probably a mistake. In 1888 W. W. Scott, editor of the Iron Valley Reporter, went with the mother of Quantrell to Louisville, Ky.. and exhumed the body, which was positively identified by Mrs. Quantrell as that of her son. The investigation was made because of a similar rumor n-hlcb.. gained circulation about that time. J'he body was again burled, after two shin bones and a lock of hair were removed. These were presented in 1888 to the Kansas historical society, and are still to be found in its collec tion in Topeka. Two nieces of Quantrell live here, and they are positive that Mrs. Quantrell made no mistake when she said it was the remains of her son which lay in the Catholic cemetery at Louisville. Quantrell was born here in 1837, and at the ag? of 16 became a teacher in the Canal Dover public schools... The building In which he taught is now the city public library. He left i here in 1851, going to Kansas, where he engaged for a time In teaching. Later he went to Santa Fe, where ho drove a stage coach until the war broke out. His mother lived here un til her means were exhausted, when she was taken to the Odd Fellows' home at Dayton, where she died. Dances at 112 Years of Age. New York, Aug. 12. Mrs. Esther Davis, an Inmate of the home of the Daughters of Jacob in this city, was 112 years old Sunday, and the day was duly celebrated In the home. Mrs. Davis, to show that she was still spry, danced a few steps for the guests. Until a year or two ago Mrs. Davis made her own living by selling candles In the Ghetto. Taft to See His Mother. Worcester, Mass.. Aug. 12. Secre tary Taft has wired that he will today reach Millbury, where his mother is lying critically ill. Mrs. Taft. it Is stated, shows no sign of improvement. Her condition remains the same sine the relapse last week. Doctor James Albert Berry. Specialty Diseases of the nose, throat, ttomach and Intestines. 725 Kansas ark .llw Kind Yob Haw Always Boqpi CJ JZk. J O X -A- Stan TbB mi YM HaW A,W3r Baara tils' SI Tt)i Kind vw Haw mm bouji