The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 19, 1907

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lilt EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. EVERYBODY 10 PAGES ..AST EDITION. THURSDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS DECEMBER 19, 1907. THURSDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. IN TOMB OF FIRE. Hundreds of Miners Shut Up in Burning Mine. Terrific Explosion Closes En trance to the Slope. THERE IS LITTLE HOPE That Any of Those Inside Will Escape Alire. Rescuers Are Unable to Do Any Kelief Work. Connellsville, Pa.. Dec. 19. Four hundred miners are entombed in the rarr mines of the Pittsburg Coal company, at Jacobs creek, on the Youchoiehenv river, 18 miles west of liere. Of these 400, fully 100 are Americans, the rest being principally Hungarians. A terrific explosion shook the vicinity of the mine at 11:30 this morning and announced to all the sur rounding community that a great con vulsion of some kind had occurred down under the surface. Shortly after smoke began to issue In heavy columns from the mouth of the mine which is of the slope variety. The mouth of the mine was wrecked and this circumstance in connection with the fire which is thought to be raging inside prevented eitectually up to 1 p. m. any attempt at rescue of the imprisoned men. The building of the Federal Supply company, adjacent to the entrance of the mine was slightly damaged by the force of the shock, causing the building to rock and some of its windows to break. Among those imprisoned in the mine are Pit Boss O'Connell and two fire bosses. On account of the violence of the explosion which "rent the interior of the mine and the presence of Are, with the blocked condition of the mouth of the slope it is not thought there is much chance to 'save the men inside. Whether they have survived or will survive is one of the uncertainties of the present hour. There is no means yet of doing more than to guess whether it was gas or coal dust that j exploded. The scene of the explosion is on the Pittsburg Lake Erie railroad side of the Youghiogheny river. Jacobs creek on the main line of the Balti more Ohio railroad, is across the river. It is 40 miles east of Pittsburg and 18 miles west of Connellsville. Within a few minutes after the ex plosion the mouth of the pit was sur rounded by the relatives and friends of the entombed men. The scenes. "were most pitiful. The smoke and flames issuing from the slope made it Impossible to enter and the wives and children were frantic. Every effort is being made to subdue the fire, but it was burning so fiercely that no head way could be made. It is stated that the superintendent of the mine is among those imprisoned; that he went into the mine to investigate its condi tion and was caught In the explosion. At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon no deiails had been received at the com pany's offices in this city and the ex act number of men in the mine at the time of the accident wa snot known. It is said the shifts are not larger than 150 men. The officials regard the mine as one of the safest owned by them and express the belief that the explosion would not reach all of thi workings in which even many would be still alive and probably could be saved. Mine Was Well Equipped. Pittsburg, Pa,, Dec. 18. Word of the explosion at Darr mine reached the local offices of the Pittsburg Coal company, in this city, early this af ternoon. The dispatch gave no details further than that the explosion had occurred at Darr mine, between Kmithton and Whiffett. The officials of that company stated that the mine was one of the largest and was equipped with the most mod ern apliances. The Pittsburg Coal company mines are on both sides of the Youghio gheny river. The coal mined in this field is used for coking purposes. It is a part of the original Connellsville coke field. The mines in this section are said to contain considerable gas. The officials express but little hope of saving the lives of the unfortunate men as the mouth of the shaft is filled with rocks and earth and the passage ways are said to be badly obstructed. May Be 50O. West Newton, Pa., Dec. 19. Re ports of the disaster at the Darr mine received here are to the effect that there are nearer BOO men In the mine than 400. Physicians left here for the scene hortly after 2 o'clock. HE USED GOOD PASTE. Frank Brown Used Forbidden Space for Advertising. Frank Brown, a North Toneka character who has been considered a disturbing element for a long time, was arrested this morning on the sim ple charge of "violating bill posting ordinance." And thereby hangs a tring of choice cuss words. Last night Brown secured a large bundle of hand bills, advertising the fact that the Curtis house, a hostelry run by his mother, sold choice meals for 15 cents each. Armed with these and a jag of equal proportions. Brown went forth and "raised hob." On every window and telephone between Gordon street and the Melan bridge he pasted one or more of his adver tisements, and he pasted them tight. He also pasted a few on the sidewalk and floors. This morning the business men along North Kansas avenue raised a roar which was plainly audi ble on the South side, and the police got Brown. The North siders seemed In the humor to crack Mr. Brown on tfre, hat and take his cigarettes away from him, but now they are too busy trying to soak the "dodgers" off their windows. Brown used a good strong grade of paste in his work. Weather Indications. Chicago. Dec. 1. Forecast for Kansas. Fair tonight. and Friday; aolder in west portion tonight. EARLY FIRE AT CUMMIXGS. Independent 'Phone Plant and Tw Residences Destroyed. Cummings, Kan., Dec. 19. An early morning fire here today destroyed the Independent telephone plant and the uweaings or XJr. cole and Mrs. Zan diver. The 'phone company was able to save rneir switchboard. Little of the contents of the destroy ed residences were saved. The insur ance was small. The origin of the fire is supposed to have been a defoctive Hue. COLDEST OF WINTER. Minimum Temperature This Morning AVa's Eight Above Zero. The temperature at 4 o'clock this morning stood at 8 degrees above zero which was the lowest temperature of me winter by about 10 degrees and though the cold has moderated since that time the mercury has stood near enough the freezing point to make out door exposure unpleasant. The past 24 nours nave been the coldest of the sea son and as has been predicted the gas pressure was so low that actual suffer ing occurred in the extreme parts of the city where the supply pipe is of a small size. There is no relief in sight and the forecast for the state indicates much colder weather in the central and west ern part of the state which means that the mercury will in all probabilities remain about where it has been as far as this locality is concerned. If there Is a change of any kind a drop of sev eral degrees may be expected unless the barometer should rise and In that case the temperature may be a few de grees higher. When the low temperature was reached at 4 o'clock this morning there was hardly a breath of air stirring but as the temperatures have risen the wind has followed and at 2 o'clock was blowing from the south at the rate of 10 miles an hour. The following are the temperatures for the day: 7 o'clock 10111 o clock 24 8 o'clock 11112 o'clock 30 9 o'clock 141 1 o'clock..... 32 10 o'clock 17 2 o'clock 35 MYERS CAN'T COME. Automobile Thief Has a Five-Year Engagement In Missouri. James T. Ambrose, alias C J. Myers and enough other names to nil a vil lage directory, will not come back to Topeka to stand trial for stealing an automobile from the Kansas Auto Supply company. He has another en sjagornent which will keep him in Mis souri for quite a while. When the automobile was stolen and run part way to Kansas City, Sheriff Wilkerson sent out notices of the theft and a reward for the. capture of the thief. A watchman in Kansas City, who is employed by an auto supply company, caught Ambrose, or Myers as. he calls himself here, steal ing automobile tires from the store He arrested the culprit, and turned him over to the police. Then a warrant was secured for him. and he was transferred to the county jail. Am brose, not being familiar with state laws, thought it would be best to plead guilty to burglary of tires than to come back to Topeka to stand trial for stealing a whole automobile, so he gave up, and was sentenced to five vears in the Missouri penitentiary. It did not occur to him that he was only 19 years of age he could have escaped with a reformatory sentence in Kan sas. When told what he had missed in the way of a good thing, the prison er wept. Sheriff Wilkerson went after the prisoner yesterday, presuming that he was being held on the Topeka com plaint. Wrien he got there the man was past Kansas Jurisdiction for five years. Ambrose admitted to Sheriff Wilker son that he was a professional thief, and had escaped from jail in the east after being sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. That was one rea son why he was so anxious to plead guilty to the small Kansas City affair. Included In his confession was a slam on a Topeka pawnbroker. When asked about an overcoat which he had stolen he said he sold the garment at this shop, and that the proprietor knowing the garment to have been stolen, whis pered to him as he came into the shop where two customers were standing: "Throw It on the table back there, and they won't notice it." Ambrose said he had stolen and disposed of over a dozen overcoats in Topeka. CZAR'S NAME DAY. It Is Celebrated by Changing the Army's Uniform. St. Petersburg, Dec. 19. The name day of Emperor Nicholas, which was celebrated with the usual ceremonies at Tsarko-Selo today, has been signal ized by an order restoring to the Rus sian army, the picturesque uniform worn In the reign of Alexander II. This order will transform 35 out of the 55 soberly clad dragoon regiments into Hussars and Uhlans, whose brilliant and showy garb is expected to pop ularize the service in the eyes of re cruits and the population generally. This change Is made according to the phraseology of the order, because dur ing a long period or peace the uniform must be brilliant and beautiful. All the Russian grand dukes returned from abroad for the celebration of the em peror's name day. The empress was unable to take part In the festivities on acount of illness. Premier Stojypin, the members of the cabinet, M. Khomy- akoff, president of the Duma and other high civil and military dignitaries went to Tsarko-Selo to present their felicita tions and witness the review of the guard. The American and other diplo matic representatives attended the fes tival mass in St. Isaac's Cathedral. The list of the name day honors fills 65 columns in the Official Gazette.but even so. It Is barely half as long this year as it was In 1906. General Kaulbars, whose administration of Odessa has been much criticized. Is given the Alexander Nevsky order set in diamonds, ana General of Cavlary Skallon. governor general of Warsaw, is promoted to a full generalship. BONAPARTE BOOM Doctors Want the Attorney General for President. They Are Conducting an Under ground Campaign. ONE PLANK PLATFORM It Is the Extermination of the Criminal Classes. Criminal Asylums or Penal Colony Is the Plan. Chicago, Dec. 19. The Tribune to day says: An underground movement which has as its object the election of Attor ney General Charles J. Bonaparte to the presidency of the United States Is in progress. It has come up for breath in Chicago, Washington and Boston and may be looked to appear briefly in New York' and Indianapolis. So far as is known it is the only underground campaign which is being conducted and at present there is no evidence to indicate that Mr. Bona parte is aware of the proceedings him', self. The campaign managers are physi cians. They have their issue and they have selected Mr. Bonaparte as their candidate because he is known to favor the proposition. The issue is the "extermination of the criminal classes." The physicians propose to confine habitual criminals in "asylum prisons for life. Mr. Bonaparte, as he has made known in his speeches, would hang them. The physicians ad mit that the habitual criminals should be hanged, but they are afraid that the country is not ready for this. As a compromise the doctors pro pose to confine them for life, either in asylums or in a penal colony, anti they hope that Mr. Bonaparte can be persuaded to modify his views to agree with their ideas to what is opportune and practical. A Republican candi date for president nominated on a platform, the chief plank of which calls for the confinement of habitual criminals will constitute a favorable beginning In the medical opinion. The movement is being conducted by confidential correspondence from city to city and is Interesting on this account as well as because of its new national issues. The physicians are averse to seeing their names in print as connected with the boom and explain that It is their desire to see the movement develop before their connection with it be comes known. CALL FOR KELP. Western. Federation Issues a "Come on" Circular to Unions. Denver, Dec. 19. In an address Is sued by the executive committee of the Western Federation of Miners la bor union men are urged to rally to the defense of officers and members of the federation charged with the mur der of former Governor Steunenberg of Idaho and other crimes and of the Goldfleld, (Xev.) miners who are on strike. The address declares that the finan cial stringency was caused by the operations of "frenzied financiers" and s being taken advantage of to shut down mines in order to destroy the miners' unions. Governor Sparks is referred to as a "puppet" of the mine owners and the president as "the pliant tool of the capitalistic interests n its attempt to crush organized la bor." 'The mine owners." the address continues, "are determined to re-enact the bloody scenes of Colorado In Nevada, and it is our duty to do all in our power to prevent the accomplish ment of their hellish designs." President Charles H. Mover of the federation and George A. Pettibone, now on trial at Boise, are declared in the address to be "marked out for slaughter by the. cruel, despotic rule of capitalism, whose only aim is to crush the federation that the mine owners may ride triumphantly over an outraged, humiliated humanity; that labor may be bound hand and foot and the last vestiges of American liberty may be summarily annihila ted." CONTINUE COCAINE CASK. Clarence Young's Trial Will Take Place on December 23. The "cocaine headache powder" case against Clarence Toung, which was set for trial In city court today, has been continued until December 23. The co caine case was the first of a series of cases brought against Young, which included a conviction on six counts of liquor selling In police court. UDGMENT FOR $6,000. Arkansas City Mnst Pay Mrs. Payne for Injuries Received. Arkansas City. Dec. 19. In the dis trict court the Jury in the case of Mrs. Evelyn Payne against the city of Ar kansas City, returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and fixed the amount of damages that the city should pay at $6,000. This case has been In the dis trict court for the past several days. It was given to the Jury Tuesday after noon and the verdict was reached Wed nesday. Mrs. Payne a few years ago fell intn a coal hole at the corner of First street and Fifth avenue. She sued the city for $10,000. for damages which she al leged she sustained in the fall. The matter seemed to hinge upon the question of whether or not the city had been notified that the coal hole was in a dangerous condition. C. L. Brown's affidavit, which was introduced, stated that this notice had been given to the city, while two members of the council at the time declared that no notice had been given. The attorneys for the defendant will let a new motion for a new trial and in case this is refused will take the case to the supreme court. GOOD FMT SCOTT congressman from the Second District of Kansas Made Chairman of the Com mittee on Agriculture. KEEDElt SCORES ALSO Is Giren Chairmanship of the Irrigation Committee. Other Congressman Fare Wei at Cannon's Hands. Washington. Dec. 19. Following are committees assignment of Kansans, made today: Anthony Military affairs. ana canals, enrolled bills. Calderhead Ways and means. inva lid pensions. Campbell Indian affairs. District of Columbia, pensions. Madison Insular affairs Inhnr. iiiuuBinsi arcs ana expositions. v- hi uaua. Reeder Irriarafinn ohnfrmon uioot. fecott Agriculture, chairman. -v. iviriit 11 ll J out Scott, Calderhead. Campbell and Reed- c, cai utuiany bo. vnairmansmps are KAct I 1 J v Aauaaa iicxa ujtu iui years. TVlO oolontlnn f 12 il F. Scott of the Second Kansas district lor me cnairmansnip or the committee on agriculture of the house of repre sentatives is a distinct compliment to him and to the state. It is the first important cnatrmanship held by Kan sas In Plth.r' d i ri i-ii i or senate for nearly twenty years, with i piusped tnai it presages good things in congressional chairmanships in future for industrious representa tives like Mr. Scott, and for those wnose constituencies keep them con- CHECK ON JUG TRADE Tillman Starts Movement to Amend the Wilson I am Washington, Dec 19. Senator Tlll- taan has introduced, the following reso lution In the senate: mat the committee on Interstate commerce be instructed to consider and report by bill or otherwise what lee-la. lation Is desirable or necessary to en able the states in the exercises of their ponce powers to control the commerce of liquors and all -alcoholic beverages within their border so as to aid the cause of temperance and prevent the encouragement by the United States government of illicit dealing in the same. Mr. Tillman said his purpose was to prevent circumvention of state prohibi- iion jaws. aia ne: "The courts have held that these laws interfere with interstate commerce. On this action I ask this investigation." Mr. Tillman said the express com panies are flooding local option- south ern states with whisky from other states, "C. O. D.." and the supreme court of the United States had held that such traffic can not be Interfered with, because of Its interstate charac ter. He said his resolution ought to define the point at which the police power or the state begins and deter mine how far congress can go in limit ing the control over Interstate traffic in Intoxicating beverages. A general dis cussion concerning tho powers of states and of the federal government was pre cipitated. Mr. Knox suggested that the whole difficulty could be reached through a bill. "Draw one," suggested Mr. Tillman, whereupon Mr. Knox prepared an amendment to the Wilson law. Mr. Tillman then withdrew his reso lution and offered the Knox bill, which was referred to the committee on ju diciary. The bill provides that all intoxicating liquors transported into any state or territory or remaining therein shall, upon arrival within the state and be fore or after delivery to the consignee be subject to the laws of such state. In the same manner as though such liquors had been produced ir such state or territory and shall not be exempt therefrom by rea-ior of being Intro duced in original package or otherwise. MORE THAN PAID OUT, Depositors In a Failed Bank Receive 108 Per Cent. Nashua, N. H., Dec. 19. One of the most successful liquidations of a closed bank In financial records has just been completed by W. A. Farley of the New Hampshire Eanking company of this city, which shut its doors a dozen years ago as a result of the failure of the Globe Savings bank of Chicago. Today Receiver Farley began paying a final dividend to depositors of 5 per cent. The final payment amounts to $40,000, bringing the total paid depositors since the bank ceased active business up to $913,242. In other words, the general depositors got 108 per cent of the amount they had in the institution, the percentage above 100 representing partial interest on their money. The president of the New Hampshire Banking company was the late Solomon Spaulding treasurer of the defunct Globe Savings bank of Chicago. BRYANAFTER DUCKS. He Will Go Huntine With the Gover nor of Texas. Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. 19. Accompanied by William Bryan, Jr., W. J. Bryan will leave Lincoln this evening for his trip in the south. He will stop at Wichita, Guthrie, Ok., and Oklahoma City. Next he will visit Bryan. Texas. At Galveston he will meet Governor Campbell of Texas. They will spend several days hunting ducks on the gulf coast. WE ARE PARTNERS Tiews of Leading Japanese on Coming of the Fleet. Will Be Glad to Welcome It to Waters of Nippon. HE KNOWS BOB EVANS. Baron Kaneko Went Hunting With American Admiral. Hopes to Have Pleasure of Re newing the Acquaintance. Tokio, Dec. 19. The following in terviews have been granted exclusive ly to the Associated Press: "Japan will heartily welcome the American fleet of battleships to the Pacific and to the ports of this coun try if it be decided t extend the trips in this direction. v Viscount Hayashi. "The fact that the fleet is sailing to wards the Pacific creates no excite ment here and as I have said before to you Japan views in the friendliest manner any action America may with in the scope of isdom, see fit to take in the disposition of its naval force. because the Japanese people have absolute confidence in the friendly at titude of the statesmen and the great mass of the American people. We hope that the fleet may have a suc cessful and safe voyage and Americans everywhere may rest assured that should the fleet decide to visit the far east, at no place will it receive a heartier welcome than in Japan." Foreign1. Minister Viscount- Hayashi, in giving the above statement to the Associated Pres3 representative this morning, voiced the sentiment of the whole Japanese people. The news of the actual sailing of the fleet only reached Japan yesterday and this morning it Altered- out through the vernacular "and foreign press, accom panied by a description of the scenes on the ships.. Amused at Rojestvensky. A special dispatch carried an inter view with the Russian Admiral Rojestvensky under a. New York date. comparing the chances of -a Japanese fleet against the American.. This in terview caused some amusement in naval and diplomatic circles, in view of Rojestvensky's fate when he reached Japan, but it was noticeable that none of the naval officers would be led into a discussion of the ad miral's view for publication. Admiral Count Togo said: "I am very glad the fleet has started for the Pacific. If I am cor rectly informed, it is expected on this side in April or May next. If it should ultimately touch on our shores we will greet them as friends and give them the warmest reception. "We entertain nothing but the kindliest feelings towards American sailors." The minister of the navy. Admiral Sailo said: 'The American fleet will be heartily welcomed should it visit Japan. I know Admiral Evans well. He is a de lightful gentleman and a splendid sailor, and I sincerely hope, that he will bring his ships on this side, and give up a chance to show our appre ciation oi ms good qualities. What Prince Ito Says. Prince Ito, resident general of Korea, said: "America has always been a help ful friend to Japan, and the Japanese are staunch admirers of President Roosevelt. We have never had any other idea than that it was quite in the rights of America to dispatch a fleet where it was desired and it will be especially welcomed should it come to Japan. I have always maintained that talk of war between Japan and America is unspeakable, unthinkable and the attitude of the Japanese peo ple towards tne fleet win ultimately prove the sincerity of our words which have been consistently friendly." frivy councillor- Viscount Kaneko said: The dispatch of the fleet is regard ed only as the natural outcome In the course of things, such as exist in the. United States. Early in 1892, when I saw ex-President Cleveland at' Gray Gables, I ventured to point out to him what is now occurring. I then said that the Atlantic side of the United States had realized such conditions of development, that left little for fur- her exploration, while the Pacific was extending an immense field for commercial interest and that eventual ly American energy must be directed towards that goal. 'Let me call your attention to the fact that the Bulwer-Clayten treaty was drawn simply In consideration of American developments on the Paciflo ide. Commercial Interest once de veloped the only natural consequence is that warships will follow the com mercial carriers. Americans are al ready largely interested in the Pacific, why, therefore, should not that por tion of their dominion be protected. 'Moreover, the center of diplomacy having shifted to Asia, it is of pre ponderant importance that the peacs of the Pacific should be well guarded and insured. As things now stand such a guardian should be the United States and Japan and an increase of armament in the Pacific can only mean a considerable addition to the insurance of tranquillity. at least in mis portion of the world. It Is not too much to say that Japan and the uniiea states have a Joint responsi bility in maintaining peace on the Pacific. He Knows Bob. "I know Rear Admiral Evans per sonally. When he was here I had the pleasure of inviting him and his staff to a hunting expedition. We hope he will extend his cruise to these shores and give us an opportunity to renew tne acquaintance. Count Okuma, the leader of the progressive party in Japan, said: I sincerely hope the American fleet will have a safe voyage. I will gladly send it my greetings when it arrives on the Pacific. The coming of an American fleet will tend to forward the civilization of the world, and in crease the friendliness of our two na tions. The influence of America and Japan in the far east would be enor mous and paramount. Surely this voyage of the American fleet and the attitude of the Japanse people now ana in tne event Admiral Evans de cides to visit Japan will stoD the ridiculous talk of war or unfriendli ness upon tne part of Japan's people Ins former Dremler. Marmiis Katsura, one of the most tiromlnent and active politicians in Japan, and who wieias immense influence in the pres ent cabinet, said: "The dispatch of the American fleet gives me no cause for surprise. Our whole people feel the same way, that the American fleet has been sent to the Pacific, where American interests de mand the presence of a navy sufficient ly adequate for the protection of those interests. Its coming should cause Japan no uneasiness, especially in the case or the United States which is so friendly to Japan. '.Possibly the dispatch of the fleet is Intended as a move toward naval ex tension, or it may have something to do with International politics. I cer tainly entertain no fear that it is di rected against Japan, but rather for the purpose of strengthening the Republi can party In the coming election." From Business Viewpoint. Baron Shibusava, one of the most prominent business men in Japan, who Is regarded as the Prince Ito of com merce, said: "Judging by the personal character of President Roosevelt as a statesman who alms at the healthy development of his nation; having the courage to stand against an unwholesome aggre gation of wealth: also judging by per sonal conversations with Secretary Taft, while here, I can not imagine that the dispatch of the fleet has any aggressive design. In the absence of such design it affords no reason to get excited or feel uneasy over Its com ing. Moreover Japan looks up to the United States as the nation which first led her to the path of modern civiliza tlon and enlightenment. Our feelings toward America are therefore naturally cordial and friendly. I have no rea son -to believe our feeling is not fully reciprocated by the representative classes of America. Mr. Mindura, proprietor of Hochi, the leading opposition paper, said: "I think the coming of the fleet is auite in the natural order to keep the naval force in training and the best of trim. It is undoubtedly a great un dertaking which should prove signally beneficial. I desire to say that the coming of the fleet is causing no ex citement here. Should Rear Admiral Evans give us the occasion to welcome him we will demonstrate tne warmtn of our feelings which are traditionally friendly. Mr. Ikebe, chief editor of the Asahl, said "The motive of the dispatch of the fleet is clearly and indisputably stated in President Roosevelt's message, which leaves no room for a suggestion of an ulterior motive or to raise a suspicion of the good faith of America towards Japan. The use of the powerful naval fleet for the protection of American Interests is exactly what might be ex pected of any country possessed of suf ficient armament. Japan undoubtedly will extend the warmest welcome to Admiral Evans and his fleet." TAFT TALKS OF FLEET. Secretary of War Interviewed Board the President Grant. On board President Grant Wireless.) Via Halifax, Dec. 19.- by -See- retary Taft who Is finishing the last stage of his journey around the world on the President Grant will probably reach New York about noon next Fri day. In commenting today upon the de parture of the big American fleet of war ships for the Pacific the secre tary said he viewed the undertaking with real satisfaction. He regards the cruise as necessary practice and val uable as placing the men and Bhlps under a war footing. By this cruise they will gain experience which would not be obtainable in any other way. Said he: "It would be useless to spend millions of dollars in building up a navy and then withhold opportunities for practice." Mr. Taft declared the cruise has no International signifi cance. He declined to discuss Ameri can politics in any way saying he has no personal knowledge of present con ditions in the United States. HITCHCOCK LOYAL, TOO First Assistant Postmaster General Echoes Secretary Cortelyou. Washington, Dec. 19. A brief but important contribution to current po litical comment has been made by Frank H. Hitchcock, first assistant postmaster general. In breaking the silence he has maintained for several weeks respect ing statements concerning him that have been made from time to time, Hitchcock says the statement of Secre tary Cortelyou disposes of charges that he has ever been disloyal In any manner to President Roosevelt. He declares that any such charge Is abso lutely false and that the president knows it to be. having told him so. Mr. Hitchcock's statement follows: "I have read Secretary Cortelyou's statement as published. I am sure that the- public will accept, it as a truthful declaration of a thoroughly sincere man. It disposes of the charge that I have been in any manner dis loyal to the president. That charge is absolutely false, and the president knows it to be, having told me so. "I do not care to discuss the matter further. I should not say even this were it not for the apprehension that some people who are unfamiliar with the facts may be misled by the state ment circulated.'' TO SELLNO MORE Railroads Are Preparing to Quit Coal Business. Will Mine Only Sufficient for Their Own Use. THE NEW KATE LAW Is Expected to Hare Effect of Adding to Their Profits In Localities Where They Own AH the Mines. New York, Dec. 19. The Journal ot Commerce this morning says: it is learned that the Union Pacific directors have. In common with direc tors of other roads owning and oper ating coal mines, been discussing the question of the segregation of the coal and transportation departments In ac cordance with the provisions of the rate law of last year. The provisions of this law will prohibit them on and after May 1, from transporting any ar ticle or commodity other than timber, manufactured or produced by them. The interpretation given the law by the attorneys for the Union Pacific Is that the company may produce and trans port its own coal for Its. own use in transportation or otherwise, but shall not sell such coal (from its own mines) before or after It has been transported. In accordance with this interpretation of the law, it is planned by the Union Pacific to keep Its coal mines for Its own exclusive use. They will be operated sufficient Iv to supply the Union Pacific system when ever the coal of the mines ,-tn be de livered cheaper than from other sec tions, but consumers, even in the com pany's district, will be compelled to buy their supplies elsewhere, which means the directors believe, that the Union Pacific will receive a larger and more profitable haul on new traffic. The Union Pacific Coal com Dan v Is owned almost exclusively by the Union Pacific Railway company. Its entire capital stock of $5,000,000 is so owned. The coal company has $5,000,000 out standing in 5 per cent bonds, of which $628,000 only are in the hands of the public, the remaining $4,372,000 being in the Union Pacific treasury. HE WAS AFTER $60,000. A Man Caught Trying to Rob a Car Containing Gold Bullion. Philadelphia. Dec. 19.-Charged with making a daring attempt to rob a car on the Buffalo express containing, gold bullion while the train was standing- n the Reading terminal last night, William A. Hewitt, who gives his ad dress at 325 West Fifteenth street. New York, was today held in heavy bail for a further hearing. The train had been made up and was scheduled to leave at 8:40 p. m. via the Reading railway and the Lehigh Valley. One of the express cars con tained $60,000 In gold bullion, which was being shipped by the government to Buffa!o. The alleged robbery was discovered quite by accident. A yardman while at work on a track adjoining the one on which the express train stood heard peculiar grating noise and on In vestigating discovered Hewitt down under the bullion car at work with a saw on a gas pipe. The yardman gave the alarm and Hewitt was pursued through the street. He was caught be fore he could escape in the crowd of Christmas shoppers and taken to the Central police station. About the same time Hewitt was discovered the lights in the car went out and an examina tion of the gasplpe showed that it had been punctured. At the hearing today tne ponce ex hibited the saw left behind by Hewitt in his flight and a section of the gas Dine. The police say they are working on the theory that Hewitt probably expected to enter the car after the lights had been extinguished ana loot It unobserved. Hewitt is believed to have been assisted by accomplices and the police are looking for two other men. Hewitt's bail was fixed at $b. 000. He is said to have been employed about the station loading express cars and was familiar with the practice of the United States Express company in shipping bullion. WITHDRAWS CHARGES: Libel Suit of Eaton Against Du berry Is Settled. Harry Dusenberry, a former police man who was sued for libel by Chief of Police Eaton and his brother-in-law, George Keller, will not be prose cuted. Dusenberry has agreed to pay the costs of the case, amounting t $48, and write a public statement I the effect that the charges made wtr superfluous. Dusenberry was discharged from the police force by Chief Eaton, and retaliated by filing certain charges with the city council. These charges were to the effect that Baton had made personal use of property taken in Joint raids, and that his brother-in-law, Keller, also a policeman, had converted to his own use certain ef fects taken in a raid on the "German Aid Club," an alleged joint on lower Kansas avenue. COMMITTEES NAMED. Calderhead and Ixmjrorth Go on Ways and Means. Washington, Dee. 19. Shortly ftr the house of representatives convened today Speaker Cannon announced the various committees which are to serve during the Sixtieth congress. The new members of the ways and means committee are Calderhead of Kansas, Fordney of Michigan, James of West Virginia, Bonynge of Colorado and Longworth of Ohio, Republicans, and Griggs of Georgia, Pou of North Carolina and Randall of Texas, Democrats.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THtJBSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 19, 1907. ,n Consnmlmi Consumption even in its most insidi ous form is not always incurable. The first intelligent step in the treatment of the dis ease is to stop the violent paroxysms of couching which tear the lungs and enfeeble the system. Fiso's Cure has permanently cured many consump tive coughs, as shown by court testimony because its antiseptic, healing and soothing qualities act directly on the lungs and bron chial passages, stop ping the coughing and gently healing the lac erated tissues. Even the most advanced consumptive coughs have responded quick ly to Piso's Cure, which being absolutely free from opiates or habit-forming drugs is the ideal remedy for every form of coughs, colds, bronchitis in young and old. For nearly half a century Piso's Cure has been demonstrating that the most advanced form of chest affections Can be Cured m As Accurate As An Observatory Clock If you're in doubt as to the correctness of your timepiece; set it by the Santa Fe's Kansas City Plug Leaves Topeka 7:30 A. M. Every Day T. L. Kin, C, P. A. Topeka. Leave Kansas City for Home 4:30 P. M. utSSS bindee ISAIGRT5C1GAR always reliable RUE fACXO&C Peoria, JUJ. Pure Candies of all kinds, in bulk or fancy rjackaces. Also nuts, candieJ fruits, etc. J C. G. CHUMOSf Confectioner 804 Kansas Avenue nminn it-i t-n it m 1 1 -Ths Best Gilts Azaleas, in bloom $2.00 Primroses, in bloom .25c Hyacinths, In bloom. 25c to 75c Christmas Trees, each 25c to $3.00 Cut Flowers, our own growing by Ernst Priggy. See them before you buy. HUBBARD'S SEED HOUSE 520 Kansas Avenue ATHERTOM 6HOS. ye-5 SIXTH ST. CONVINCE YOURSELF""" Of the merit of th Frv Cents a Day Telephone. You have only to talk with those who have them to be come convinced of Its merits. Missouri A Kansas TeL Co. rPhone A A SMOOTH FRAUD Enjoyed a Bogus Pension and Honors for 14 Tears. Masqueraded as J. P. McDonald, a CItII War Veteran. TWICE ESCAPED LA W Arrested at St. Joseph and Leavenworth Bat Proved Alibi. Lived at Soldiers' Home and Held Office in the G. A. It. Leavenworth, Dec. 19. A suspect now thought to be J. P. McDonald, a bogus pensioner, was arrested at the Soldiers home here but later re leased. The prisoner gave his name as T. Price Line. McDonald was ar rested in St. Joseph last week, but de ceived the TJ. S. marshal so completely that he was released. Then he came to Leavenworth and remained here several days. For fourteen years this swindler masqueraded as J. P. McDonald, a veteran of the Civil war, and dsrew the pension due the real living McDonald meanwhile enjoying comfortable quarters in the National Soldiers' home at Danville and attaining to the distinction of holding office in the Grand Army of the Republic, all without a minute's service to his country, finally to be discovered and pursued by the unrelenting federal authorities. The false McDonald made applica tion for a pension from Illinois nearly fifteen years ago. The pension was granted and thereafter he was a "vet." In fact he had never seen service in peace or war. He spent several years in the Soldiers home at Danville and later removed to St. Louis. In East St. Louis he so well impressed his adopted brethren that he was elected post commander and held the office for several terms. A year ago the real McDonald hav ing grown weary in the decline of his life decided that he would acceDt of nis country's beneficence and he too. made application for a pension. The pension clerks found that his name had been on the rolls for manv years aireaoy. An investigation and the consequent unmasking of the forger lonowea. Since that time the Imitation Mc Donald has been fleeing from town to town evading the officers and the postofflce detectives. Even while in flight, however, he has been able to collect his pension. Often the pretender was almost in the hands of the officers and just as often he succeeded in slippiner away. This was the story of his sojourning nere. COMMISSIONERS AT SALINA. The win State Tax Commissioners Explain the ew Law. Salina, Dec. 19. About fifty coun ties are represented at the state meet- ngs of the countv commissioners and tha county clerks in session here. Among those present are Samuel T. Howe, S. C. Crammer and W. S. Glass, the state tax commissioners, and J. H. Smith, the secretary of the board. The principal business of the session will be to discuss the new assessment and taxation law. In an address at a joint meeting Mr. Howe stated that the success of the new law depended much upon the selec tion of the assessors. W. B. Loomls of Franklin county was made chair man of the meeting of the commis sion and W. A. Broden of Crawford county was made secretary at the meeting of the clerks. President S. O. Zimmerman of Topeka presided. The session will close this evening. TO RAISE PRICE OF GAS. Iola Refuses to Accept Money for Gas Over Thirty Days Ahead. Iola, Kan., Dec. 19. An Iola man who is in the habit of paying his gas bill six months in advance says that this year for the first time the city declined to accept the amount from October 1 to April 1. The reason given him was that before that time the price of gas may have to be raised and they didn't care to be bound up with a contract for a lower rate than they were charging other people. Since the Information was Imparted others have stated that they were re fused for similar reasons when they tendered their money for gas bills six months In advance. In each case it Do You Open Your Mouth Like a young bird and gulp down what ever food or medicine may be offered you Or. do you want to know something of the composition and character of that which you take into your stomach whether as food or medicine Most intelligent and sensible people now-a-days insist on knowing what they employ whether as food or as medicine. Dr. Pierce believes they have a perfect right to insist upon such knowledge. So ha publtshes;-esQadcast and on each bottle wrapper. whaCKT3rnedicine are made of and vermes JfjrfhdTr s 1 1 fft This he feels tie can wUjfford to do because the more the Innredients of which his medicines re made are studied and understood the more will their superior curative vlrtucj arrore.-lated. For the cure of woman's peculiar weak nesses. Irregularities and derangements, giving rise to frequent headaches, back ache, dragging-down pain or distress in lower abdominal or pelvic region, accom panied, ofttimes, with a debilitating, pelvic, catarrhal drain and kindred symp toms of weakness, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a most efficient remedy. It is equally effective in curing painful fierinda. In fHvinir strength to nursinir mothers and In preparing the system of the expectant mother for baby's coming, thus rendering childbirth safe and com paratively painless, xne -avonie rre scrlption is a most potent, strengthening tonic to the general system and to the organs distinctly feminine in particular. It is also a soothing and invigorating nervine and cures nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, chorea or St. Vitus s dance, and other distressing nervous symptoms at tendant upon functional and organic dis eases of the distinctly feminine organs. A host of medical authorities ol ail tee several schools of practice, recommend each of the several ingredients of which Favorite Prescription" is made for the cure of the diseases for which it is claimed to be a cure. You may read what they say for yourself by sending a postal card request for a free booklet of extracts irom tne leading authorities, to Dr. K. v. Washington. Dec. 19. The coal mines of the United States are killing three times as many men per 1,000 employes as those of most European countries. In the last 17 years 22,840 men have given up their lives in the mines of this country. As many violent deaths have occurred in the mines during the last six years as during the preceding eleven years. The number of fatal ac cidents each year is now double that of the year 1895. In 1906, 6.861 men were killed or injured In the mines, the dead numbering 2,061, and the injured 4,800. These terrible facts have been glean ed by government experts acting under orders from Secretary Garfield of the interior deDartment to investigate the X.,-1 XT V .-J ti .IH U. t. I a. A i i 1DMIkUKI,luulv, X. A. mit k M Will bUMW VW I nHLUlU 21I1U LCI1L Ul I 111 Zlt3 SUClUeQlHi you by return post. particularly those resulting from ex- 1 i. u I Largest Lobster Ever Caught V 1 -J PV. .-d- M -ML --ssIA The above snapshot shows a lobster mounted on a board standing beside a 14-year-old boy nearly five feet. tall. It tips the beams at 31 pounds and is probably' the largest lobster ever cau ght on the Maine coast in recent years. It was picked up by one of the lobster fishermen and stands good proof that the lobsters on the Maine coast are not becoming extinct. was stated that gas bills would be ac cepted In advance only to January 1. After that they would accept the bill monthly but not in advance. A BROKEN RAIL THE CAUSE. The Negro Porter Killed and Several Injured in the Concordia Wreck. Concordia, Kan., Dec. 19. The wreck which occurred on the Union Pacific Wednesday was Just after the train had crossed the bridge over the Republican river, where a broken rail was struck, and proved more serious than first reported. AH the coaches were derailed and the engine alone re mained on the track. Charles Baker of Junction City, the negro porter, was killed; Conductor Frank Wilbert of Belleville, was dangerously in jured; Fred Powell, county attorney of Washington county, is believed to be fatally injured, his skull being crushed and Internal Injuries inflicted. Mrs. Denneau of Clyde, suffered in ternal Injuries. Others who were in jured suffered only bruises or sprains. The dead and injured were taken to Clyde on the engine. A BIBLE CLASS OF 412. Parsons Has the Second Largest In the United States. Parsons, Kan., Dec. 19. Dr. Kersey's Bible training class at the Christian church last night reached the high water mark of 412. The leader and the members are going to make this class the largest, and all that is necessary is 105 more names. The record class is at Des Moines, la., with an enrollment of 516. This class la composed largely of students who will be away during the holidays, and that is when Par sons is going to eclipse the Iowa man's big class. THE ERIE SCHOOLS CLOSED. Death of a Pupil From Scarlet Fever. Caused This Action. Erie. Kan., Dec. 19. The public schools have been closed here because of the prevalence of scarlet fever. Such action was taken because of the death of Ethel Barnart. There have been a number of cases of the disease, but not much attention has been paid to them heretofore. With the occurrence of a death, however, came the realization that drastic meth ods must be adopted to stamp the epi demic out. A .C. JOBES TO KAXSAS CITY." The Wichita Man Made President of the First National. Wichita, Dec. 19. A. C. Jobes, president of the National Bank of Commerce of this city and a director of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railroad, has been elected vice presi dent of the First National bank of Kansas City. Mr. Jobes will retain his position with the Wichita bank but will move to Kansas City at once. Policemen Given More Pay. Wichita, Kan., Dee. 19. As a Christ mas present to its patrolmen the city of Wichita will raise their pay from $60 a month to $75. The police matron's salary will be raised from $50 to $65. Plain clothes men or detectives will continue to work for $70 a month. There are 15 patrolmen, three detec tives, two desk men, one police matron and the chief or ponce on the wicnita force. murderous mines: I They Kill 2,061 Persons in a 'Slnglc Tear. plosions, and also to make suggestions as to how mining conditions may be improved and accidents prevented. ueorge Otis Smith, director of the geo logical survey, through explosive ex perts, made a number of examinations of the more dangerous coal mines of inaian Territory. In addition, the na ture and cause of a number of disas trous coal mine explosions in several oi tne states were. made. J. he conclusions, of the experts are found in a bulletin issued today on coal mine accidents, their causes and preventions. The statement in the bul letin that an increase in the number and in the seriousness of mine explo sions may be expected to continue has already proven fateful for since the words were written the country has been startled with the news of .three mine explosions. costing nearly 500 lives. The first explosion .occurred In Penn sylvania in the early part of December ana cost 32 lives. Then followed the Monongah mine disaster in West Vir ginia with a loss of nearly 400 lives and the explosion in Alabama the oth er day with 61 lives lost. Summing up the situation the bulletin says: "It is indicated that this increase in the loss of life has been due in part to the lack of proper and enforceable mine regulations; in part to the lack of relia ble information concerning the explos ives used in mining, and the conditions under which they can be used safely m the presence of the gas and dust en countered in the mines; and in part to the fact that in the development of coal mintng not only is the number of mines increasing but many from which coal is being taken are either deeper or far ther from the entrance, where good ventilation is more difficult and the dangerous accumulations of explosive gas more frequent. "The Increase both in the number and seriousness of mine explosions during the past few years may be expected to Increase, unless thorough investigations, such as have proved effective In other coal producing countries, information can be obtained and published concern ing the explosives used, the conditions under which they may be safely used, and the general conditions which make for health and safety. Such informa tion may serve as an intelligent basis for legislative enactment and for agree ments among persons associated with mining operatives." The bulletin shows that in all Euro pean coal producing countries the out put of coal has increased greatly dur ing the last ten years, but the number of deaths per 1,000 miners, instead of increasing, as in this country, has un dergone a marked decrease. This de crease has been due, the bulletin says, to the effect of mining legislation In those countries for the safeguarding and protection of the lives of the work men. The Double Track. Of the Union Pacific R. B- between To peka and Kansas City is a model in Its way and operated' over it are eight trains daily that are models of convenience. A Bank Book for Christmas Open a Savings Account In per son or by mail, with this Bank, and present it to your children, re latives or friends as A Christmas Gift This plan will encourage the habit of Saving, Thrift and Econ omy. We especially solicit small accounts, on which we pay three per cent Interest. Tou can begin with One Dollar. If desired, we will place the pass dooK in a spec ial Holiday Envelope and mail It with your card, so that it will be received Christmas morning. Please call for particulars. The Prudential Savings Bank. Christmas at Q iles S t o re. We will keep open evenings commencing Friday, Dec. 20. All Christmas goods at im port cost. TOPEKA SPICE HILLS 623 Jackson Street INVADE CHICAGO. The American Association Gives Reins to Callahan. Can Have the St. Paul Team for Logan Square Park. AGGRESSIVE ACTION. It May Mean a Baseball War of Great Magnitude. Bigger Leagues Claim Callahan Already an Outlaw. Chicago, Dec. 19. Confirmation of that Vi hn9 htn offered Liia icjvit. franchise in the American association of baseball clubs for Chicago was obtained from James J. Callahan last night. Mr. Callahan, owner of the Logan tin.Av.aii ndrlr tcaoi vpnt ftriisiv offered the Chicago franchise of the American -association and accepted it. rri thit tha mflfrnAtcta in the or- AV YT M&CbV v.vw D. ganization are a unit on the proposi tion, President tieorge .o. uouuuu the St. Paul club has offered to sell his franchise and players to Callahan. President Joseph O'Brien of the AnxerQan association represented Len- i Tl. tMnnoa!tLin nous .wiLctoi r uoura'uy 13 Kalserhof. those present being James J. Callahan, r resiuem juacpu j cncn of the American association. President M. E. Cantillon or tne Minneapolis ciuo and President C. S. Havenor of the This is the culmination of the plans of the American uwcmuuii, were first published October 16. At that time the association first evinced its dissatisfaction wicn oaseDa.ii ai tai o n h o-av An intimation of break t tntA ii. i j-n TCvnr sini'R that time rumors have been growing until j antial nTITl. paiighan la eflcrer to secure me franchise here and offered his park hn to m Hn further informed i tVi o i f thA T.ncan Snuare ilic iiiasjiaiva grounds proved satisfactory he would make extensive improvements, includ ing a steel grana suiuu. muicuvci, that if his park would not fit the oc oinn tha norenna Interested in put ting a club here had lines on a site on the North Side where tne pam couia be located. The St. Paul team has on Its list 1 l.A.a n H fmm tnAm f!fllla. IViJ tian could propaniy get a sausuiciurj team to represent unicagu. xn uui tinn he hus his own Logan Sauare squad to pick from. It is the beiier or tne magnates mat war will not be started with the other nwo-amtvA lAfltniMI ThftV fifiTlirA thAt their organization will not be declared "outlaw" If Chicago is taken into their circuit. Their belief Is baaed on the fAct that "war" would be a bad thing all i. V. ft wrtiiM It In nnn- traCt Jumping and other features which tend to injure tne game. It seems llkelv that "war" will be de clared, however. At the recent meeting of the American League held here the organization went on record as being opposed to another league entering Chi cago or any other part of its territory. And it does not seem possible that the National League wouia stana ior it. either. Both major leagues are jealous their territorial ngnts, ana wm pruu- ably make a fight to the finish. Another fact which makes It seem in at.rt nf a hAjteball war is the fact that Callahan himself is an out law. The national commission refused reinstate him wnen uomisney wnut i.. niotr xirtth the White Sox. And ever since that time he has owned, i a n,iVi an on flaw team. The American Association magnates think, however, that be could be reinstated, as they do not consider his case any more flagrant than those of other play ers who have been readmitted to organ ized ball. Callahan Is considered an ideal man to represent the American Association here. He is an old player, and was at one time the manager of the Chicago White Sox. Moreover, he had consider able experience during "war times," when the American League was strug gling for a foothold. DEATH OF ANGUS POINTER. Was One of the Racing Sensations of the Past Turf Season. Lebanon, N. H..' Dec. 19. The pac ing gelding Angus Pointer. 2.01, owned by State Senator George E. Whitney, Is dead. The horse was sent to a recent sale in New Tork by Sen ator Whitney and was bid in by him for $8,000. During the past season Angus Poin ter made a new world's record for the fastest average heats recorded by a pacer for a season's racing 2.03. He was started in nine races and only beaten once at Detroit by Baron G rattan in 2.08H. 2.04, 2.67. Angus Pointer won at Buffalo, Poughkeeprte, TRAINS A DAY Leave. Topeka. 4:S0 A. M. 6:50 A. M. 8:00 A. M. 1:56 P. M. 8:25 P. M. 7:2S P. M. 7:68 P. M. Returning Lv. Kan City 8:0o A. M. 10:40 A. M. llrtiu A. M. 11:20 A. M. t:10 P. M 10:00 P. M. 10:16 P M. TO KANSAS CITY O0UBLI TMex-NO STOPS-FAST TIME. Tlsket Offloas -First and Kansas Avenue, and SSI Forth Kanssi Avna. Readville, Providence, Syracuse, Col umbus (two races) and at Lexington. His best time was 2.03 at Buffalo; 2.03 at Poughkeepsie; 2.03 at Readville; 2.04, Providence; 2.01, Syracuse; 2.03 and 2.03 at the two Columbus meetings, and 2.02 at Lexington. WAST A FLYING START. Eastern Turf Stewards Plan to Test a New System at the Track. New York, Dec. 19. Race horses next season will be sent away from a moving start. This has been definite ly decided upon by the turf author! ties. This move has been under dis cussion a long while, but the advo cates of the new system have event ually triumphed and the old system of starting horses from a standstill will be abolished. The standing start would have been all right if all the'- horses literally Drone rrom a standstill. It was figured, but in seven starts out of ten some horses were In motion while the re mainder of the field were standing This made an uneven start and the horse that was moving always secured a Dig advantage. For a long time the advocates of the moving system of starting have been trying to secure the consent of the stewards to this method. The friends of Starter Cassidy have al ways maintained that his work with the barrier was fully 100 per cent bet ter under the moving system than it was when he sent his fields away flat footed. They have now secured the consent of the turf authorities and It will be given a long trial during the Bennings meeting. If it is successful it will be brought north and adopted on the local' tracks, but if Cassidy's work shows no improvement over the old style of starting the standing method will again go into effect. MAKING MORE LIGHT CARS. Tendency of Auto Manufacturers in Paris to Quit Heavy Machines. New York, Dec. 19. Reports from the tenth annual automobile exhibit in the Grand palace of Paris indicate that the tendency of French manufac turers is toward light cars. A number of leading inventors, among them De-launay-Belleville. are devoting their attention to making their macnines as light as possible. They have got the weight down to less than a ton for the smaller machines. It would seem that if light cars are desirable in France, where the roads are so excellent, they are all the more necessary for comfort on American roans. In Paris the big machines are going out of fashion. The French makers are directing their attention to the commercial possibilities of light auto mobiles. The waning popularity of the monsters in size and speed is shown by the reduced number ex hibited and the general cut In prices of from SO to 40 per cent. H. H. Franklin, who has been the pioneer maker of lightweight automobiles in America, declares that the action of the French designers will soon be fol lowed by all automobile manufactur ers. Franklin builds a touring car weighing only 1,600 pounds. THE BURXS-MOIR BOCT. Moving Pictures of the Battle Are Shown in New York. New York, Dec. 19. The moving pic tures of the Burns-Moir battle were shown in New York last night for the first time. Five of the ten rounds were thrown upon the canvas, but there was enough to show how the battle was won and who the better man was. They showed rounds one, three, six, eight and ten and for a change the knockout is plainly seen. Burns had it pretty soft all the way through. Moir took the count four times dur ing the affair and not once did he have a chance in the fight. Well, maybe once In the third round when he cuffed Burns on the head and battered him on the neck and ears. It looked as though the gunner might have gather ed, but the Canadian was stalling, for a few seconds later he drew himself together and whaled the Briton to his heart's delight, sending him to his cor ner weary ana tired. A GOTHAM BALL RUMOR. Fans Think Murphy Will Let Artie Hofnian Go to Reds. New York, Dec. 19. The report will not down that M Oraw will soon make a deal with the Cincinnati club by which he will trade Tenney and Bresnahan for Schlei, Lobert and Artie Hofman, who may be turned over to the Reds In a few days by Owner .Murphy of the rThiPOn UnfrAon' la a Ma a iu 1 1 1 l baseman, batsman ancLhustler, but can easily tiarcu uy tne world s cnatn piohS; McGraw wants Schlei and Lo bert. for whom he nlTorod Rnun.iiin McGann and Browne recently, but Herrmann wanted Tenney to manage tha T? drl a an tha iIahI AiA tint U v. Tenney says he does not care to play in tins city, uut 19 anxious to go to 'orK- ,'tlln -a that UIm- 1. he has reopened negotiations with Herr mann. MAY DROP PES MOINES. Western League Talks of Putting m. Team in St. Joseph. Des Moines, la., Dec. 19. Des Moines may be dropped out of the Western League, according to Mike Cantlllon In a letter written to this city. He says Des Moines did not make monev last season, and he may either sell his In terests here or transfer the franchise to St. Joseph, Mo. There is a variety of sentiment here relative to the Cantlllon team. Many fans maintain he merely used Den Moines as a farm for other teams. Thev claim they never knew which was the home team, the players changed so rap idly. This may be the cause of the lack of interest that made receipts fall off. WEBB CITY TO STAY. The Ducklings Take Action to Keep Enid Out of the Association. Webb City, Dec. 19 At a meeting of the stockholders of the Webb City baseball association sufficient funds were raised to pay the debts of tha club to the Western league, which amounted to $308. It was brought up in the meeting that Enid, Okla., was trying to secure a franchise in the Western associa tion, and that the only chance that the Oklahoma town would have in se curing the same would be by the with drawal of Webb City from the asso ciation. The action precludes even this possibility. To Prevent the Grip. LAXATIVE! BROMO quinine removes tba cause. To get the genuine call for full rtam and look for signature of B. W. Grove. 25c. To Seattle Next Week. A through freight car leaves Topeka for Seattle, Wash., In which a party can secure through rates at less than local by calling up phones 186. Cup Defender Puritan Sold. Providence, R. I.. Dec 19. The schooner yacht Puritan, the famous cup- defender, has been sold at auction to William O'Connor of Fall River. Mr. O'Connor paid 82,650 for the boat, which was built at a cost of $50,000. The Puri tan became famous when she defeated the. Genesta on September. 14, 1886. There is Oniy One That is USED THE WORLO OVER TO CURE A OOLO 10 O0E OAT. Always remember the 'full name." Look for this signature on every box. 36o.

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THE TOPEKA. DAILY STATE JQURNAIr THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1907, TRY A NEW PLAN. Rock Island Abolishes North Side Freight Office. man company recently telephoned j 1 win a-vuubu to various places in Germany, 50 to 60 miles dis tant Thlc tvuuau cLvpear to oe ms The Universal Staple. Strengthening food for the weakest digestion. Nourishing food for the strongest digestion. Good for the babies good for all ages the most nutri tious of all the wheat foods. U neecs (Biscuit In moisture and dust proof packages. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY 30 RAILR0AD NEWS. Fiuaiicial Panic Has Had In fluence in Railway Affairs. Earnings on Eastern and West ern Bonds Decreasing. ISOT AS BAD AS IN ls93 Western State Prosperous Now Were Weak Then. Other Items cf Interest Railway Circles. in Gladys Vanderbilt's New Home Practically all of the railway earn ings published this week for the month of October showed increases In gross, but a falling off In net. For example, the Eastern lines of the Pennsylvania reported a gain of $1, 674,700 gross and a decrease of $420, 400 net. the Illinois Central an in crease of $432,107 gross and a de crease of $102,053 net. Last week the Atchison showed a gain of $85,379 groS3 and a falling off of $1,244,173 net. For some months it lias been generally understood that the high cost of labor, fuel and material was cutting down net earnings, but so long as gross continued to increase no apprehension was felt. Railway of ficials freely admit now, however, that during the month of November gross earnings were affected by the panic. It will be some thirty days before the statements for that period are made public, and in the meantime inves tors are wondering what the figures win reveal. Before taking up the question of the future, it might be well to examine the changes shown so far this year. The following table gives the total results as far as has been reported: 190". Gross. Net. January $10.17.033 809,874 rforuary 8.7W7.160 l,flOO,eoi March 12.9S0.383 April 27.021,029 When Gladys Vanderbilt becomes the Countess Gladys Szechenyi she naturally acquires not only a title but also a castle as well. This picture shows the beautiful castle Oermezoe, hidden in the beautiful hills of Hungary- This is the summer home of Count Laszio Szechenyi and will be the summer castle in which the Countess Gladys will receive her American friends and vie with her new Hungarian and Austrian noble aristocrats in hospitality. occur until July 26. This what hap pened to earnings, by months, during the last half of 1893: Gross. $3,242,918 1,852,405 1.703,766 1,713.163 2.895,329 May June July August September As a result 23,192,773 17,225,040 18.546.430 16.735.273 13.172.222 63.814 8.882.437 6.446.546 4.704.352 2,443.066 779,119 3,504.503 of the congestion of freight then existing throughput the country, a decrease of $800,874 in net was reported last January, the first that had appeared since February of 1304, when the decrease amounted to $3,545,907. From January to May of this year, a gradual improvement in both gross and net was reDorted: but from that time on through September tne gains in gross, as well as net. grew smaller. It is likely that October will shsw the same tendency. But the real ln'erest Is not in the results for Oc tober; it centers in November or after tne panic spread throughout the country. While the present situation, as far as tne railroads are concerned, does not duplicate 1893, the figures showing what happened during that trying per iod are of Interest. It was in March of that year that gross earnings first began to fall off, but the panic did not You cannot have healthy chil dren by improper feeding. Let them be reared on good, healthy, nourishing food like Net. 229. 37S 348,281 2,580,143 1,035,910 1,290.436 4.104,067 2,064,323 331.313 1,899,527 3,245,269 WHEAT FLAKE CELERY to make them a nation of phys ical and mental workers. Its the best food for growing children, the feeble and the aged. M For sale by all Grocers March April May June July August 8.889.069 September o. lii.Mj October 3,731,906 November 6,404,826 December 8,301,160 A complete compilation of earnings of the railroads for 1893 show a de crease of $16,520,098 gross, and $10, 429,642 net. The. next year, 1894, show a failing off of $122,972,194 gross, and $40,323,653 net. It was in January of 1895, exactly eighteen months after the panic, that the re covery started. By the end of 1895 the figures showed an increase of $61,740,688 gross, and $26,451,609 net. From that point the gains in both gross and net gradually piled up one year after another, until 1906 shewed Increases of no less than $209,019,143 and $72,904,903. respectively. No one can safely predict today ex actly to what extent the gross earnings of the railroads will be affected by the falling off in business. This much, how ever, can be truthfully said: It was the poverty and virtual industrial in solvency of the west that caused the railway receivership of 1893, whereas the most hopeful factor in the present situation is the great strength of the agricultural districts. Another factor that affects comparison is that in 1893 the railroads were called upon to mar ket the output of 66,349.000 people, whereas now the product of 86,666.000 neonle must be exchanged for the neces saries and luxuries of life. Aside from this increasing domestic traffic, during the same period exports increased from $847,665,000 to $1,880,851,000, and imports from $866,400,000 to $1,434,401,000. MEJf ItETLItN TO WORK. Were Laid Off by Pennsylvania on Account of Stringency. Altoona. Pa.. Dec. 19. Five thousand Pennsylvania railroad shopmen here. whose working time was reduced from ten to eight hours a day three weeks ago owing to the stringency, have been ordered back to the ten hour system tomorrow. gain of $815,389 gross for the Union Pa cific, with a decrease of $335,037 net. No official explanation was given for the heavy increases in operating expenses but Wall street concluded that the high cost of labor, fuel and material, to gether with the new system of charging off depreciation, was responsible for the startling changes. ROCK ISIiAND-FRISCO CHANGES Announcement of Fnrtber Consolida tion Is Made. St. Louis, Dec. 19. Announcement was made today by the Frisco-Rock Island railroad system of a number of important changes and transfers in the passenger department of the system effective January 1, 1908. On the Rock Island F. E. Clark is to be division passenger agent at Wichita. On the Frisco J. S. McNally is to be division passenger agent at Oklahoma City; C, E. Bascom, traveling passenger agent at Oklahoma City vice D. C. Farring- ton transferred. MISSOURI PACIFIC EARNINGS. December Earnings Show Consider able Decrease In Net. The -following net earnings of the Mis souri Pacific have been reported: First week December, $707,000; decrease, $103, 000. From July 1, $21,625,962; increase. $942,203. Central Branch First week December, $25,000; decrease. $3,000. From July 1. $758,227; increase, $17,421. DECREASE IN EARNINGS Is Shown on Both Union and Southern Pacific Lines. New York, Dec. 19. The most signifi cant market news today was presented by October earnings of the Harriman system, showing an Increase of $1,213. 235 In gross, but a decrease of $1,420,403 In net for the Southern Pacific, and a CAN NOT MERGE IN TEXAS. Consolidation of Rock Island and Frisco Lines IUegal There. Austin, Tex., Dec. 19. It is learned, on trustworthy authority, that the railroad commission will not permit the proposed merging of the several offices on the Rock Island and Frisco in Texas. This centralization plan was to have gone into effect on January 1 It is claimed by the commission that the proposed consolidation would be in violation of the state law, which re quires that each road shall maintain separate ofnees. DIED WHILE AT WORK. Rock Island Engineer Attacked Heart Disease. Wichita, Kan.. Dec. 19. While oil ing his engine at the roundhouse last night. T. J. Murray or .Pratt, Kan., a Rock Island engineer, died of heart disease. The train which Engineer Murray was to nave taken out was held an hour, and on it his body was taken to his home in Pratt. Engineer Murray was lying under the engine when he died. Business Consolidated With the South Side. V NO MEN ARB LET OUT. Force Is Added to That in General Freight Office. Milling Shipments Will Be Handled Just as Usual. "Did your summer vacation begin Saturday, Artie?" "Naw. We'd a had Saturday and Sunday anyway." Cleveland Plain Dealer. GET A COPY OF OUR ALMANAC for 1908 from your Druggist, Grocer or General Dealer before the supply is exhausted. It is absolutely free and contains much interesting and instruc tive reading, such as household topics. jokes, statistics, etc., and many vol untary testimonials proving that the celebrated HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS can cure Headache. Poor Amwtltp. Indigstion, Dyspepsia. CosUveness and Colds. Be sure to try a bottle, The North Topeka freight office of the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific was discontinued this morning. Here after all the freight business of the Rock Island in Topeka will be han dled from the freight office on the south side near First and Jackson streets. v The discontinuance of the North Topeka office, however, in no way diminishes the facilities of the road in handling freight. On the other hand the change was maae in. oraer to ex pedite the handling of freight. All authority will be centralized in one office and better service can in this way, it is thought, be given to the Rock Island 8 patrons on me norm side of the river. The centralization of cars and equipment to tne control of the south side office will add to the facilities and quicken the service to the north side. The Dassenerer office which has been maintained in North Topeka for years will still be continued in the present location on North Kansas avenue. A. W. Lacey, the present ticket aegnt ot tne nortn side, win-continue iu wus after the passenger interests of the road in the First ward. The freight and passenger stations were opened in North Topeka about twenty years ago when the Rock Island first entered the city: At th t time Topeka and North Topeka were two separate towns and required both freight and passenger stations. Since that time the two towns have merged and have grown closer together. The two towns have long since lost their identity and North Topeka has be come known as an Integral part of Topeka. This has caused considerable con fusion to North side shippers and con siernees. The merchants in North To peka have experienced considerable trouble in getting their consignments on time. Freight intended ror jNorcn side merchants Is generally billed for Topeka instead of North Topeka. tie fore the North Topeka merchama could get their goods they had to wait until the shipments were sent back to North Topeka. Much time was neces sarily lost in this way. There were other drawbacks to the old system of maintaining two separate offices for the local freight. A shipper on the North side might1 want several cars for shipments, which were not lo cated in the North Topeka yards. The North Topeka agent would have to see the yardmaster and get the cars from him. But perhaps at the same time there was a demand tor cars on the south side. This would lead to a conflict. Under the new arrangement everything will be handled from the south aide freight- office and conflicts of this kind wil lbe avoiaea. xne new arrangement will insure a better and more expeditious distribution or cars. Nor'- will the new arrangement cause any trouble to the North To peka shippers. The same arrange ments for setting out cars to the North Side millers and shippers will prevail as in the past. Cars will be furnished every miller and shipments for him will be set out on the siding nearest his mill. For smaller freight, freight that averages less than a car load there will be no difference in the ser vice although this will of course have to be taken from the South Side. The local draymen will not charge any more to haul goods from the South Side freight office than they formerly did from the North Topeka station. The same facilities for handling cars in North Topeka will be em ployed. The Rock Island has three switch engines in their Topeka yards and one of these engines will handle North Topeka cars. The Rock Island has considerable mileage in side tracks on the North Side and with everything handled from one office cars can be dispatched to the differ ent sidings as soon as they arrive in Topeka. Just what disposition will be made of the old freight depot in North To peka, has not as yet been fully deter mined. The building which is lo cated on the Rock Island tracks be tween Curtis and Railroad streets Just south of the Rock Island and Union Pacific crossing will be worth less as a freight depot now that the office has been discontinued. It is probable that the building will be transformed into a sort of storehouse for the Rock Island. None of the force in the North Topeka office lose their positions on account of the change. All the em ployes will be taken care of in the of fice on the South Side, the forces of the two offices being merely combined. W. H. Nichols, who has for several years held the position of freight agent for North Topeka and who has been also known as assistant rreignt agent of Topeka, win take a position as assistant freight agent In the South Side office. O. Maxey, the Dresent freis-ht agent of Topeka, will continue as frelgni agent, wnne jar. Nichols will become second man in the local freight office as assistant agent. HELPED OUT THE TREASURY. OUT IN KIOWA COUNTY. Farmers Have Plenty of Hoes and Corn But Holding for Better Prices. Haviland, Kan.. Dec. 19. Rain to the amount or one inch has fallen in this part of the state in the last few days. Monday night there was about three incnes or snow fell. The rain and snow has put the gruuna in nne condition for the wheat. The low price of hogs has been about the only thing that has caused the farmers ofr the county -to feel any of me enecia or tne currency stringency. The: butter.- and-eee monev that has been dug. up by- the good house wife has carried them over in good shape. Corn is .being marketed freely at 40 cents per Dusbel, and some wheat has been delivered, but most farmers that have wheat in their bins will hold it for the spring market, but the surplus corn will be mostly marketed this month, partly on account of lack of granary room, and partly because 40 cent corn looks good to the most of farmers. There is probably 25 per cent more hogs in this county at the present time than at any one time since its organi zation, and of a far better quality, but cattle are scarce, as cattle- men have mostly invested in grain and hogs. Politics is very quiet out here. There will be no opposition to the present member of the big Seventh. Judge Madison is very popular here as a man and a judge and of course what he does in congress will be closely watched. There are a good many people that think congress should do some legisla tion along the banking lines, and should revise the tariff while they are sure of a good -majority in both houses, and a president that is friendly to tariff legislation. Kiowa county will probably have a candidate for state senator in the per son or John W. Davis. Mr. Davis is the leading attorney of this county, and one of the best Jurists of western Kan sas. He has served in the legislature and had a large following for the nomi nation for district judge at the last election. Mr. Davis is a first-class campaigner, a fluent speaker, and a very able man for senator. Whether Mr. Davis is seeking, or would accept the nomination, he has not made it known. His friends are doing the talk ing at present. IE! In "A Modern Lady Godiva," which Amelia Bingham will bring to the Grand on Friday this talented actress has a play whose story is daring and the moral is profound. It concerns do mestic relations, treating the latter in a serious but frank manner, producing intensely absorbing and strikingly dramatic effects. The play is from the pens of Frederick F. Schrader and Lloyd M. Bingham. Miss Bingham's company is one of the best that ever supported her. Stetson's "Uncle" Tom's Cabin" com pany, which will be at the Grand on Saturday matinee and night,' has all the accessories for producing the play In the most approved style, and is highly successful in pleasing Its au diences. The company has a aouDie band orchestra, composed of white and colored musicians; two Topsies, two Marks, Eva and her pony "Prince," the Lone Star quartette and the African mandolin players, as well as a paca oi savage-looking bloodhounds. west's minstrels will be the attrac tion at the Grand for performances on Sunday afternoon and evening. a nnnrfl.n nt th Tsle of Snice will be given at the Grand on next Monday night. The Railroads of Lyon County Pay in About $27,000 in Taxes. EniDoria. Kan.. Dec. 19. The rail roads paid their taxes Wednesday. The Santa Fe pays more taxes than any other individual or corporation in the county. The Santa Fe paid $20,913.91 taxes: the Katy, $5,258.43, and the Ori ent $31.89. Of the $20,913.91 taxes paid by the Santa Fe. $1,997.64 was for the Howard branch; $14,194.08 was for the main line, and $4,667.83 was for the Emporia branch, or cutoff. Death of Mrs. J. Turner. Conojirflla. Kan.. Dec. 19. Mrs. Jas. Turner, grandmother of Albert T. Reid, the artist, died- at Clyde Wednesday. She was 87 years old and came here at the close of the civil war. 'Phones 200 Miles Without Wire. Copenhagen, Dec. 19. It was an nounced here today that wireless tele phonic messages were transmitted 200 miles yesterday between the Wlesson 7,. t l otatlnn ftt Berlin And the vj wjicicsa i Lyngby station, near this city. A Ger- Urfllia ROWLEY'S Friday, December 20 Prices 25c to $1.60. Boxes $2.00. 197-187-286-347. AMELIA BINGHAM IN A Modern Lady Godiva Supported by Chas. A. Stevenson Seats selling. Carriages 10:50. 4 raOTi it r M11IISIUR I MlLlLUn and NIGHT Prices: Mat. 10-25c Night 10c 20c, 30c, 50c. Geo. P. Stetson's Big Double Spectacular Uncle Tom's Cabin A $35,000 Production. The Banium of Them All 125-207-327-3. Matinee and iight Prices: Mat. 25c. Night 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c Sanford B. Kicaby's Wm. H. West FAMOUS MINSTRELS 310-126-251-348 SUMAY, Monday, Dec. 23rd H. H. FRAZEE'S Piquant Musical Mixture "ISLE OF JsPICti" 63 People 65 Mostly Girls. Prices 25c, 50c, 75c, $1, $1.50 285-224-195-288 XMAS Matinee and Night Prices:-Mar. 50c, 75e, $l Night 25c to $1.50 Sale Monday-. Free List Sus pended. Special Return Engagement Adelaide Thurston In Her Greatest Success The Girl From Out Yonder 289-287-309-296. IIAJESTIJcSa Benefit Week For k. r.. of s. Francessa Reading Co. The Du Mutbs Douglas Douglas West Mack, Pankleb, Coy DeTrickey, Majestiscope TO LATE Christmas Gift Seekers IF YOU have waited until the last few days before Christ mas to buy your gifts; this big store, with practically every thing for the person and the home, is the place for you to buy them. You are sure to get what you want., KANSAS CITY, MO. For Christmas: Daily Notes of a Trip Around the World By E. W. HOWE, Editor Atchison Globe. Jeanette L. Glider In Chicago Tribune: To those who have traveled, to those who are going to travel, and to those who hope some glad, day in the future to travel abroad, here's word of ad vice: Read E. W.' Howe's 'Daily Notes of a Trip" Around the World." Howe is always worth reading: he's so different. He loves his town and his newspaper, and the affection he bears them has robbed America of a more general knowledge of him. He often has been tempted to embark on a wider sea, but steadfastly has refused to cut loose his Kansas moorings. The reader will chuckle over every page, and lend the book to his best friends, and advise all whose welfare he has at heart to purchase and read for themselves. The charm of the book is the charm of the author he's so different. Henry King, In St. Louis Globe-Democrat: The gifted editor of The Atchison Globe, E. W. Howe has Just Issued a work in two volumes, comprising his impressions received in many lands, and ex- pressed so ingeniously that the ordinary book of travel Is made to look like a mass of copy-book axioms. Mr. Howe Is one of the truly remarkable figures In American letters. The present genera- tion of readers is too little familiar with a great novel he published nearly or quite twenty-five years ago, "The Story of a Country Town." In this story he sounded a new note, and took his place -among the foremost novelists of his time. Lincoln Steffens: I have read Howe's' travel' letters, and amazed to see how much there was that observers had either not seen, or else had not seen freshly enough to write about. His genius for it is no less lies In this, that he realizes that anything that interests him will Interest any other ordinary human being. Philadelphia North American: The best travel notes without ex ception, I have ever read. Wouldn't this book make a good Christmas present Two volumes, in a box, $2.00. Postage (25 cents) extra. Zercher S a, 521 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kas. I Men Watch the Danger Signals "GrWomCIl There Are Many, Many of Them, and They Can Be Easily Understood Let Vs Note a Few Indigestion, constipation, loss of flesh, coated tonrue, easily fatigued, nervousness, weak back, poor memory, despondency skin eruptions, ulcers, sore mouth, discharges, swoolen glands' gout, rheumatism, eto. If you have any of the above sympl toms you need the services of a specialist. Why not employ the best? It costs no more. The man who has stood the test of time and has served th. people faithfully Is the one In whom you should put your trust. He will not deceive you. Such is the noted specialist on chron ic and nervous diseases of men and women. CONSULTATION AND ADVICE FREE. Office Honra 9 to 12; 2 fo S; 7 fo 8. Sunday, t:30 to 10:30 a, si. DR. D. A. C00KINHAM 106 West Eighth Street Topeka, Kansas M2 THE OLD RELIABLE SPECIALIST Cigars In Christmas Boxes Imported and Domestic from $z.oo up CHAS. S. EAGLE 729 Kansas Ave

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4 TOPEKA STATE JOUMiL. By FRANK P. MAC LEXXAX. Entered July 1, 1875, as second-class matter at the post-office at Topeka, Kan., tinder the act of congress. VOLUME XXXIV... No. 03 Official State Patier. Official Paper City of Topeka. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka, or suburbs, or at the same price In any Kan sas towns where the paper has a carrier system. By mall, one year ViV triflll thrM mnntha .30 Saturday edition of daily, one year.... 1-00 TELEPHONES. mi Bell 1' Business Office V2. Keoorters' Room dcu Reporters' Room ?nd- 65 Frank P. MacLennan ..Intl. 700 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal building. SCO and 802 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. New York Office: Flatiron building, at Twenty-third street, corner Fifth avenue ana Broadway. Paul Bloctc, manager. Chicago Office: Hartford building. Paul iJlocK, manager. nn,T, TTCASTT WIRE REPORT OP 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 aranization for the exclusive afternoon Dublication In ToDeka. The news Is received In The State Jour nal building over wires for this sole pur- rose. That fall of snow was just the right ort of a blanket for the wheat crop. Therefore, Joy reigns among the argl Culturlsts. Score another one for New York, It is the first place where a murder and suicide have occurred in an auto mobile cab. From the sore and surly moods In dulged in by many Christmas shop pers it is evident that Christmas tide Is anything but a merry time for them An uncle of TV. E. Corey declares that Pittsburg, Pa., is divorce crazy. A good many people have the idea that it is in the same condition in ether ways. That Mr. Roosevelt was fired with enthusiasm and patriotic Joy as he watched the sailing away of our in vincible armada is evidenced by the fact that ho pronounced everything bully." It would be rather inconvenient to lug around that one hundred and ninety-four tons of gold that has como Into this country from Europe during the past sixty days. But there Is hardly a chap that would not make the effort If he had the chance. If the city is losing money by rea son of the existence and malntenanc of the Auditorium, it is one of the losses that the town can best afford, for it is an institution of the utmost Im portance to the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the entire com munlty. John D. Rockefeller is reported to be retrenching in the way of personal expenses. He has ordered the sale of his most expensive automobile. When the richest man In the world begins to look after his pin money there must be something off color with the Signs of the times. Maybe the panic gave John D. such a whack that he is nervous. Mrs. Charles J. Holman, mother of Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, does not seem to be able to keep out of the limelight. Her latest bid for notoriety is found In the announcement that she is to be the godmother of the largest baby ver born in Pittsburg, Pa. This youngster weighed over 1 pounds. She IS to be weighted additionally With the name of Evelyn. A convenient memory that can ba lost at will is not a good thing to ba possessed of as Is evidenced by the sentence of a St. Louis man to prison for two years because he "could not remember" when he was asked on the witness stand concerning some shady transactions. It was subsequently proved that he told an untruth when he said he couldn't remember, so he went to prison for perjury. John P. Rogers, the city engineer, is showing the proper spirit, when he Insists that the gas company, the tele phone companies and .the electric light company, be given no more per mits to tear up the streets until the pavements already damaged by them are properly repaired. Mr. Rogers is snaking an excellent record in all things pertaining to the conduct of the city engineer's office. Carr W. Taylor sees some "handt wrltlng on the wall" which others are gazing at with more anxiety. Mr. Taylor thinks that If the governor calls a special session to enact pri mary legislation It will mean that the state's executive will be a candidate for the United States senate. Is this "handwriting" visible to Senator Long? If so his Christmas will not be as merry as it would If things were otherwise. Senator Ben Tillman's plan, if prac ticable, to cut off government liquor licenses in prohibition states, is the most important step in the interests of prohibition that has been taken for some time. If such a step were taken and the government agents were ac tive in prosecuting liquor sales by persons without government licenses well it would not be long before prohibition in Kansas existed in fact aa well as in name. Dr. Lyman Abbott, the noted pre-" late and editor of the Outlook is credited with defending assassination In Russia as the only ray to meet the terrorism of the government. This Idea is held by a lot of folks who are not brave enough to express it Assassination is ever abhorrent to Americana because they have political liberty but in a pla-cw like Russia there is only one way to fight ror liberty and that is in the same way pursued by the government In suppressing it. ACTION WAS NEEDED. Nothing but unbounded applause should be showered by the people of Kansas on the members of the board of railroad commissioners for the ac tion taken by them which will result, undoubtedly, In compelling the Mis souri Pacific Railway company to op erate something like an adequate pas senger service on many of its branch lines in the state. Under usual conditions In times past the passenger service on most or the many lines operated by the com- satisfactory. But the recent action of the company in discontinuing its pas senger service entirely on several of Its branches and making it well nigh worthless on others, has created a condition which is intolerable to the people along these lines and the peo ple of the entire state for that matter. Drastic to a degree is the action proposed by the railroad commission ers in giving authority to its attorney, if in his opinion the plan Is necessary, to begin proceedings to revoke the charter of the company which permits It to do business in this state. Such an action, if successfully prosecuted, will mean the appointment of a re ceiver 'for the branches of the road within the state and their ultimate sale to some railroad company that will operate them properly. This al ternative will ont be used except as a last resort. But drastic though the action of the board of railroad commissioners has been, it was needed. There is hard ly a branch of the Missouri Pacific in Kansas which does not tap a rich agricultural territory that furnishes as much freight as the road can possibly handle. Because of such conditions the people along its lines, those who furnish this freight, are entitled to some measure of a satisfactory pas senger service. It is well within the truth to say that they never have re ceived such a service. And now many of them are getting none at all. Many will be found to agree with the Chicago physician who insists that there is little hope to improve a man who comm'tts a crime after he is thirty years old, but few will agree with him that all such criminals should be segregated to the extent of consignment in the cemetery. That's the Chinese way of doing things. Encouraging news comes from scientific gentlemen to the effect that proper chemical analysis will b able to show whether or not there is more air than there should be in the tural gas. The gas company says there is not. Perhaps the tests will show just what there is in the gas pipes in addition to gas. Lots of other things follow the stars and stripes besides freedom.. Porto Ricans have been happy for a century without even knowing there was such a thing in existence as beer. A brewery in this country has decided on plans for -cultivating their tastes for it. It intends to build a brewery at San Juan for the purpose of in troducing to our wards the pleasures of a bout with beer and that next day feeling. Adventurers will now flock to South Africa, Dr. Carl Peters, an explorer, declares he has found the land of Ophlr where Solomon and David got such untold quantities of gold and precious stones and other invaluable things a thousand years before the time of Christ. He locates It In Zam bezi land in South Africa. This field will have Its advantages to fortune hunters over the Klondike. They will have no trouble keeping warm. W. Bourke Cockran, the fiery Democratic orator from New Tork state and who, heretofore, has always been found hand in glove with "vest ed" interests, is out with a declaration that the United States is ruled by five plutocrats. He names them as Rocke feller, Morgan, Harriman, Hill and Armour. This is certainly a powerful quintet but they can hardly be said to "rule" the government, even If they do have a corner on most of the necessary activities within the con fines of the country- JOURNAL ENTRIES Many fat pocket books carried by women contain nothing but samples. Paradoxical though It may be the worst liar is often the best one. Because a man is broke that is no reason why he should go to pieces. Few ball games are enjoyable when the umpire Is absolutely fair. v A good many folks subject them selves to catching cold when they try to put the dunce caps on others. JAYIIAWZER JOTS Here is one of the bright remarks from the Great Bend Tribune: "The open season on father's pocketbook commences Saturday and lasts until December 31." One hundred and twenty-five dol lars an acre has been offered for a quarter section farm a mile from Hol ton. The place has no residence on it but has barns and sheds. H. H. Cowan, of Ottawa, has in his possession six feet of an old grapevine which is nve Inches thick at each end. It has but few cracks in it and is nearly as solid as a tree trunk. Walter S. Jones of Lebo has dis covered that there are certain handi caps to perfect enjoyment even in the life of a rich Kansas farmer. He has Just been sued for $10,000 for alleged Lbreach of promise. Oomer Davies wants the Cloud coun ty grand Jury to investigate the shoe- poiisnmg industry in Concordia. Al though Mr. Davies has a wooden leg and wears only one shoe, he has to pay full price for a "shine. Evangelist Biederwolf made 607 con versions in Smith Center. He expects to return to Kansas in the spring. secure twenty "picked evangelists," and hold revival services in every town of more than 1.000 population in the state. The Hessian fly is doing consider able damage to the wheat fields in Cowley county. In the old days, com ments the Emporia Gazette, it took a revolutionary soldier to make a Hes sian fly, but there is no satisfactory remedy now. -Anthony is grateful to the extent of "one thousand welcomes" over the fact that a street lighting service has been put in operation. During the twelve years of ita life the city has been without streets lights of any kind. A Kansas editor published the fol lowing last week which explains It self: "We were suffering with a boll last week and were unable to operate the press, but in order to retain our legality we managed to print two pages of a patent Inside, and only a few copies were printed, at that. We make this statement that our readers may know why they failed to get their paper." There is a good deal of talk about living being high In Dodge City and It Is probably true, as living is high ev ery where at present. People every where are high livers but all the same a man who runs a restaurant in Dodge City wae calling before his door the other day, "Fine dinner French ser vice by French cook, only fifteen cents. There was no rush to get Into the restaurant either. Mrs. J. H. Ford has a hen with aa ambition. She aspires to beat the trusts. This hen heard much of the corner on eggs, but Insists she never yet laid an egg with a corner on it. But realizing that the trust must be beaten she Is laying egs that can't be beaten. Mrs. Ford gathered one in from the nests the other night that was almost round, and quite large. She had a desire to see in it (woman's curiosity) so she cracked it and found within three yolks, all of them good sized yolks. Kate Huffman a niece of Dan and Pete Greuer who lives one-half mile south of Potter met with a very pain ful and serious accident a few nights i ago, She walked out of a second story window in her sleep She fell a distance of eighteen feet and broke one arm in three places, bruised the other badly and suffered painful In juries about her chest and neck. She did not regain consciousness for two days and is now confined to her bed. According to the Sun, a Neodesha woman chided her husband for drink ing whisky in hot weather to keep him cool and in cold weather to keep him warm: "Think how inconsistent that is," she said, "to use the same remedy for two such extreme conditions." "That is true," he asserted, "and there could not be two things more on ex tremes than a hot, sunshiny day in July, and a cold, drizzly day in No vember." She admitted the truth of his statements. "Well," he said, tri umphantly, "I have seen you use the same umbrella as a remedy for these two extreme conditions." GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. Occasionally the dead are praised in a way to slam the living. tlon't expect others to take up your quarrels: They will not do it. When your enemy is being criti cized, chloroform yourself and keep still. It's a wonder that a moderate drinker can look at a drunkard with out resolving to quit. Four Horton girls were- seen going up High street the other evening hold ing hands with one man. That chap certainly is popular. When you give a man a "dig," re member that he will probably "get even." Men narbor gruages. Let the bride get as many pretty things as possible when she is mar ried; as a rule, she never gets any af ter she Is married. When we are in trouble, some peo ple can say: "Isn't it too bad?" and make us madder than though they should say: "I'm glad of it." Whenever you hear a man propose that We Sing Something, it is not so much an indication that he wants to sing, but that he wants to show you that he can sing. Another thing you will notice. It is always a tenor sing er who proposes that We Sing Some thing. The trouble with an idle man is, he Is always in the way, A man who has regular work to do, is a cog in a wheel, and is missed if he is absent, but an idle man's main business is to disturb those who are busy. Most of the foolish complaints heard are made by idle men. Most of the vicious gos sip is started by Idle men. "I don't know much," said a citizen today, "but I know enough to refrain from threatening to go to Kansas City unless people do as I want them to. I know that when a man threatens a thing of that kind, the people make great fun of him, and that they say: 'For the love of heaven, cut the ropes, If he is tied.' If W. J. Bryan was president now. Church White, who has always been his friend, would be compelled to leave town. People would show Mr. White the new scrip money, and in quire: "What sort of man is this, that you have always supported for presi dent?" And Mr. White would hear so much of this that he would crawl Into his hole, and pull the hole in af ter him. We hear a great deal of complaint about the gossiping of the people, and it Is usually said that gossip has no foundation, but did you ever hear a story about yourself that was not part ly true? Gossipers exaggerate but they do not Invent. We have neve heard a good word said of these 11m-ber-tongued people, therefore we de sire to say to their credit that we havo been guilty of many mean things of which they have said nothing, and we are sincerely grateful to them. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Political conventions seldom go un bossed. Only a stupid woman doesn't know when to act stupid. Sometimes the man who was born a fool gets bravely over it. Too many people feather their nests with borrowed plumes. Every woman thinks she has a right to make a fool of some man. How It does Irritate a woman to be outalked by one of her own sex! The worm isn't the only thing that will turn: even a hair will turn gray. Married women should let their husbands be right once in a while Just for a change. It doesn't take the average man long to throw off the greatness that is thrust upon him. Tour enemies are seldom as black as you paint them or your friends as white as they appear to be. This earth is inhabited mostly by people who Imagine they were in tended to do something better than their present vocation. KANSAS COMMENT WHY USE FORCE? For years the Standard Oil com pany, through Its most estimable and agreeable, agents, the Jennings Ad vertising agency, which uses the col umns of the Gazette to proclaim the virtues of Mica axle grease, paraffin candles and oil stoves, has been send ing a box of candles to this office. These candles have typified light, and the high-browed opinion-moldorb about the Gazette office have lit up the candles and have burned the free midnight oil reading Miss Tarbell's Justly celebrated and popular history of Standard Oil. Obviously other edi tors have done the same thing. The result has rrom mat exoecteii bv the Standard so this year the Standard has shut oil tne iignt. No candles have come. The editorial high-brows from Maine to Manna will have to read what Mis3 laroeii says and what other onn omists say and what the court and the Jury say, by the light of their own eiecinc. itut instead of their candles, tno standard this year, through its esiimaoie ana agreeable representa tives, HDove mentioned and aforesaid, is sending out a handsome glaes Jar of perfumed vaseline vaseline that greases the weary brow of care, vase line that smooths wrinkles,, vaseline the skin food of the goddesses, vase line the long neglected by-product of tne great company In which Mr. Vice President Archbold dipped his facile pen wnen ne wrote the article defend lng the company for the Saturday Evening Post. It is eminently fitting and entirely proper that the Standard should send out vaseline instead of light. It is highly if not gorgeously appropriate that the Standard should recognize that Jordan is a hard road to travel, and begin the new year with lawsuits against it in half tne American states, with a federal nne of 2,000,000 hanging over it. by sending out a Jar of vaseline rather than a torch of light as the emblem ana symbol of peace. That the Standard has changed its poucy is evident in a thousand ways. ihererore all hall vaseline that shall be king hereafter. Emporia ixazetie. JOIN IN THE CHORUS. The Kansas City Star points the fins: er at Judge Wallace, insinuating that the learned and singularly able Jurist is giving the town a lot of advertising that won't do her any good. The Star should remember that Kansas City is not alone in her misery. Despairing walls are rising from most of the cities where wickedness has been rampant. ana tne aevii nas walked up and down tne eartn seeking whom he might de vour. New Tork has no Wallace, but her sufferings are. fully as great as Kansas city's. So, let us Join in sing ing the braw auld anthem: "Scots who hae wi' Wallace bled!" Emporia Ga zette. APPROACHES THE LIMIT. Oklahoma can do a good many fool things without causing more than a laugh, but if the report that Governor Haskell's new board has dismissed the heads of the several educational lnsti tutlons of the state, because they are Republicans and has substituted Demo crats because they are Democrats, his administration will soon find Itself in deep water. That Was something that was not done even by the Populists In Kansas, except in the case of the ag ricultural college. Hutchinson News. FROM OTHER PENS COST OF RECEIVERSHIPS. The New;Tork Sun enters a timely protest against excessive fees for: re eel vers and counsel for- receivers In the settlement of the affairs of de funct institutions.! The specific in stance, cited by the Sun is that of a youiw New Tork lawyer who pre sented a bill of $30,000 for services as counsel for the receiver of the New York Building and Loan company, for a period of nine months. This at the rate of 140.000 a year. The institu tion in question has been bankrupt for four years. When it failed it had 1Z, 000 depositors and an investment of 3 million dollars. The creditors have received only 15 per cent of their claims, and an additional payment of 7 per cent Is expected as the final dis position of the company's affairs. This is only a fair illustration of the manner in which creditors are not only imposed upon, but actually robbed, in a legal way, through the system of receiverships and attorneys' fees in bankrupt cases. It is not at all infrequent that men become rich through the medium of their appoint ment as a receiver or counsel for a receiver. It is a real travesty on Jus tice that the courts should be used to force such Injustice upon the un fortunate depositors of banks that have failed or the creditors of defunct institutions of any kind. Receivers and their counsel are entitled to a fair remuneration for their services, but they are not entitled to enrich them selves by means of a misfortune that Impoverishes others. Kansas City Times. VENGEANCE BY PRAYER. This bit of local color is from the Japan Times: "At Shinokubo, a small village in Soshu, consisting of only 70 houses, several cases of robbery have latelv occurred to the great alarm of the villagers. A diligent search Insti tuted by them for the offender proved an utter failure. The community con sequently held a mass meeting and un animously agreed upon cursing the rob ber to death. A virtuous priest of the locality was accordingly applied to for the purpose. "He, however, declined to curse the robber to death, an act too cruel .for a holv man like him to resort to, but promised that he would paralyze the robber by his powerful prayers, so as to disable him and lead him to repentance. Thus the priest commenced his incanta tions. But, behold, the robber continued his subtle operations to the indignation of the entire community. "The pries i has been condemned as a worthless fellow, and the villagers have taken upon themselves the task of re pairing every day to the village temple bv twos and threes to offer horrible prayers by which the robber is doomed to an early and fearful death." Chi cago News. SOME WISDOM. Politicians of pronounced limita tions exaggerate the importance and strength of the following controlled by special interests and forget the weightier consideration that the gen eral mass of the people are over whelmingly in the majority. These politicians are betrayed into making undue concessions to such special in terests for the latter's support and forget that the people are looking on at the terms of the trade and will want to be "shown" where they come in. A man can't have his mule and his money both. He can t serve God and mammon. He can't make a trade Inimical to the public interests and ex pect, to. fool the nubile into his sup port. Memphis News-Scimitar. CONGRESSIONAL EFFORT. The currency, of course, must have atten tion; rue trusts win surely come In for a KnooK; The tariff may receive a passing mention. E'en though this give the steering com. a shock. And then there's governmental supervis ion To stop the corporations getting gay By legally providing for elision. Of stocks for which the foxy do not pay. The railroads will be told they must get Or, they, too, friends: may revised be by their Things must be debtor fixed so creditor and Can reach a truce from which no panic pends. Ship subsidy may bob up as subvention .No matter, so it passes out the dough; And each ambitious member has a pen- Arrangement which will make' the sur plus go. But be they these or those things or some others, Which day and night the Congressmen e er haunt. If they could just cut loose, and have their "ruthers," Why, pork in plenty is really what they'd want. Indianapolis News. Is Disease Beneficial? What is disease? Is its only mis sion to hurt and destroy? Is it a thing that nature has put on earth as a curse to torment humanity forever, r does the thing we call disease really serve a beneficial purpose in the nat ural order of things? Is it .nature's means of warning us that something is wrong with the machinery of our system, and a means of forcing us to undergo restrictions and adaptations necessary to effecting repairs? Is the pain we suffer caused by the work of repair and not by the basic affliction? Is disease a benefit instead of a curse? We can not answer these nuetsions wun tnis aays limited knowledge, but we may De able to furnish some in formation that will throw a little light on tne subject and that will aid us in the ultimate solution of the great proDiems. which have been the sub Jects of my previous articles. A man is said to be "struck down' by disease as by an avenging angel. "It seizes upon him as does a roaring lion." It "consumes him" as does a fire. The attitude of the medical man toward disease is that of an oppon ent to deadly influences. He has to combat an enemy to mankind whose every movement is dark and mali cious. There is no symptom of dis ease that is not believed to be noxious and as such must be stamped out with relentless determination If the patient be sick, the sickness must be stayed; if he coughs, the cough must cease; if he falls to take foods, he must be made to eat and why? Because these are manifesta tions of disease, and therefore, of ill intent, ana must be banished. Sir Edward Treves. King Edward's leading physician, who brought the king through a dangerous illness a few years ago, recently discussed the oeneticence or disease." before the Edinburg Philosophical Institution, in which he said that the prevailing idea or disease to tne effect that it is some thing that Is woeful and malls-nant. evil in origin, evil in intent, and evil In effect, is all a mistake. He said that what was commonly considered as the symptoms of disease are not signs of progress of the ail ment, but proofs that the system is de fending itself. Without these dis tressing indications of the nature ot the trouble,, he said, it might be im possible to relieve the sufferer. Thev are one Alarm of the sentinel who tells at the same time where the citadel Is invaded and that the invader is re sisted. Peritonitis, for example, Is an exceedingly painful thing, but it is not dangerous. Nobody dies of peritonitis, he says. It is nothing but a process of cure. The malady is appendicitis. Its progress is accomplished so secret ly that if it were not for peritonitis the existence of appendicitis would not be discovered until it was too late to do anything for the patient. The ap pendix Itself does not rain any ona even when almost destroyed. But the peritoneum is more sensitive. It be gins at once to fight the bacteria to which the appendix is giving way, and it notifies the br&in through the me dium of pain messengers that there is a battle going on. "The popular view c!aim9 that dis ease is a calamity said Sir Edward. 'that its end Is destruction, and that it is purposeless except in one direction, that of doing harm. I hope to demonstrate that there is nothing preternatur?.! in disease and that Its phenomena or symptoms are marked for a purpose, and that that purpose Is beneficent. Disease is one of the good gifts to man, for its mo tlve is benevolent and protective. can't express that more precisely than by saying that if It were not for dis ease the human race would soon be extinct." What to Eat. Growth of the World. In a little more than 100 years, ac cording to government figures, the pop ulation or the world has grown from 640,000,000 to 1.600,000,000, an increase of 150 per cent. In other wods, there were in the world lh 1800 only 640,000,000 or persons, and In 105 years, the increase has been far swifter than been added 960,000,000. The total commerce of the world in 1800 was about one and a half billions of dollars; in 1900 it was more than twenty billions of dollars. Other fig ures show that In wealth and the growth of various industrial agencies the increase has ben far swifter than that of population The overpopulation of the world Is not a present menace to the thinkers of todav but the thinkers or a period when there were less than half as many Deode in the world as there are now seriously debated the Imminence of the catastrophe that the overcrowding of the earth would proauce. Boston Globe. No Hod Carriers In Japan, 'There are no hod carriers in Jap an." said William E. Morse, or san Francisco, at the Utopia. "The native builders have a method of transport ing mortar which makes it seem more like olav than work to the onlooker. The mortar is mixed in a pile In the street. One man makes this up into balls of about six pounds each, which he tosses to the man who stands on a ladder midway between the roof and the ground. The man catches the ball and tosses it up to the man who stands on the roof." Nashville Ten nesseean. Pedigree of "Tote." "Tote" is good English, on higher authority than that it is a colloquial Ism which has become engrafted into our language. It is Anglo-Saxon to the core, as, says Bosworth'e Anglo Saxon dictionary, London, edition of 1852, thus: "Tote from Totiah, to lift up, to carry in the hands or upon the person in tho same sense as the Lat in tollo-tollere." Tote is not known except among English descended peo-. pie, and is unquestionably correct, al though now obsolete to a great extent. New Orleans Picayune. THE EVENING STORY At the Country Club. (By Temple Bailey.) The four women were drinking tea. Somewhere out In the October after noon were four men who made up the friendly octette, but the women, on ac count of the coolness of the day and tha charm of the big fireplace,, had elected to stay away from the links. Three of the women' were not young, although the signs of age had been modified by careful grooming and dill gent massage. Mrs. Amesbury even looked young, with her slender figure, her shining hair, and her grace of ges ture and of carriage. But Tressie Stuart was young, and therein lay the difference that made Mrs. Amesbury uneasy. One might give the He to age bv attention to complex ion and costume, but there was a qual ity in Tressie's laugh, a light in her eyes, a buoyancy of spirit, that separat ed ner from the other women, and cast the blight of contrast upon her beauty. "Tressie," Mrs. Amesbury said, stop roaming around the room. Tou make me nervous." "Oh, do I?" Tressie's apology was immediate. "It's something in the air, I think. These fall days make me feel like a young colt. I want to be out of doors, and here we are drinking tea by the fire like a lot of old tabby cats." "We are a lot of old tabby cats," Miss Angela Amesbury agreed, cheer fully. Unlike her sister-in-law, she did not aspire to youthfulness. Having steered herself safely out of a some what emotional girlhood into a calm old maidlsm, she was perpared to claim all middle-aged privileges, and tea drink ing at the country club was an indul gence that appealed to her comfortable soul. "Tou are the only kitten in thecrowd Tressie," she went on; "run on out and meet the men. They must be coming In by this time." "Angela," Mrs. Amesbury reproved her. "Tressie can't go without a chap eron." "Why not?" Angela asked, bluntly, "two of the men are her uncles, the third is your husband, and she has known Junior Mason since she was a baby." "Oh, well," Mrs. Amesbury shrugged her shoulders, "you know we don't think alike on such matters." "No, thank goodness," said Miss Angela, and then the hitherto silent Aunt Georgia Stuart, who was offi cially Tressie's chaperon, interposed, "Tessie always does as she pleases, Mrs. Amesbury." and Mrs. Amesbury, with another shrug of her shoulders, s gave up the argument and poured J herself a second cup or tea, sreeit a. euunu 1 v And so it happened mat as junior Mason came up the elm walk toward the country club, with the dull orange of the sunset behind mm, ne saw, hurrying to meet him, Tressie Stuart In scarlet coat and stiff-brimmed hat. "I should have died If I had stayed In there another minute," she told him. "Can't we walk somewhere be fore dark comes? This air is like wine." "It's awfully muddy," he stated, dubiously, "in this path under the trees. The other men are coming around by the road, but this was the shorter way, and I wanted to get a few minutes with you before the whole crowd began to piffle-paffle." "Don't be slangy," Tressie admon ished. "Well, you wouldn't call their small talk conversation, would you? It's piffle-paffle, and Mrs.' Amesbury is the worst of the lot." "I am ashamed of you," Tressie scolded, "to criticise your elders." "Mrs. Amesbury wouldn't thank vou for calling her anybody's elder. She considers herself the leading juvenile of the country club. That why she's jealous of you." Tressie stared at him. "Junior." she said, severely, didin't know' you could be so critical of a woman." He had the grace to look uncom fortable. She's made me so unhappy about vou, Tressie," ne Diurtea out at lengtn About me?" Yes. When you were away all summer and didn't write to me once." Tressie's eyes were on the sunset. "No. I didn't write, she said, after a pause. "Why not?" "Mrs. Amesbury said that there was another girl. Junior." "What?" "Yes. She said you were paying devoted attention to a little Kentucky singer." "Oh." Junior flung up his head "and she told me you were going to marry old) Gen. Barnes." "Who told you?" Tressie demanded. "Mrs. Amesbury." "Well, of all things." Tressie's cheeks were flaming, "and you be lieved her. Junior." "Well, you believed about the Ken tucky girl." For a moment accusing brown eyes met accusing blue ones, and then they both laughed, the Joyous laugh of youth that has come Into its own again. "She is good at fiction." Tressie summed up, "she ought to be pun ished. Junior." "Oh, let her go," Junior asserted, "and we will go for a walk, Tressie, and I will tell you all the things I have wanted to write, and didn't dare." But she would not go. "It is getting too dark," she said, "and even if I have known you all my life. Junior, we must have some re gard for conventions." "Then let us slip In through the French windows, and sit In the cur tained alcove. They won't see us come In, and we can talk until dinner time." The alcove was opposite the fire place and gave a full view of the three women at the low wicxer tea table. Mrs. Amesbury was prattling gayly, "Tou see, dear Junior's money Is a great temptation to the girls now even Tressie Tressie In concealment gasped, and there was wrath in her eyes. "Don't mind her." Junior whis pered. "I know you love me for my self." Tressie whirled around on him. -"Who told you that I cared she demanded, "you are taking a great deal for granted, Junior." Please, can t i take it ror granted," he urged. "I am going to propose to you right now, Tressie, or Mrs. Ames bury will never give me another chance." They came out or their dream of happiness some time later to hear Ansrela protesting. "But you woman t tie sucn Beauti ful glrllshne!s as Tressie's to that worn out old Gen. Barnes." He Is very rich. Mrs. Amesbury evaded. I think Tressie win marry Junior Mason," Aunt Georgia said, placidly, "they are great friends." Mrs. Amesbury shook ner nead. pityingly. "Junior likes so many gins now there was that little girl from Ken tucky Behind the curtains Junior growled, "Plffie-paffie," but Tressie put her fing ers over his lips, and he kissed the fingers anl smiled at her. "Junior Mason Is In love with Tres sie," Miss Angela stated, "and you know it, Marion. Tou had better let him marry her, and then she will be out of the running." Mrs. Amesbury stared at her sister-in-law haughtily. "I don't know what you mean, Angela," she said. "Tes, you do" Miss Angela did not mince words. "You know you had al ways been the belle of the country club until Tressie Stuart came, and you don't like to abdicate to youth and beauty." Mrs. Amesbury straightened up In her chair and glared at the sere Miss Angela, "Tou are insufferable, Angela," she began, and then as the three missing men appeared in the doorway, she swept toward them. "We were Just talking," she misstated, sweetly, "of what we should have for dinner. Oys ters and canvasbacks, don't you think, with orange salad, and anything else you may suggest." Behind the curtain Tressie and Jun ior were arguing. "I am going to announce it at once," Junior insisted. "But Tressie began. "There are no 'buts,' Junior stated, dimly, "and there are a dozen reason why I should tell them that we are en gaged." And Just then Mrs. Amesbury discov ered them. "Why, Tressie Stuart," ehe cried, aa she opened the curtains, "how long have you been here?" "Oh, a half hour," Tressie consider ed, "haven't we. Junior?" "Long enough for me to propose to Tressie," Junior said, making the as tounding statement, calmly. "And she has said 'yes,' Junior went on, "I know you will congratulate us, Mrs. Amesbury And then with a last fling Mrs. Ames bury gave it up. "My dear," she said, bltlngly, as sh kissed the reluctant Thessle, "who would have dreamed that it was poor little you that Junior really cared for." (Copyrighted, 1907, by M. M. Cunningham.) HUMOR Of TNE DAY "They named the baby after Uncle Nebuchadnezzar." "Has Uncle Nebuchadnezzar money?" "Do you s'pose they like the name 7 Louisville Courier-Journal. "What can you see in that-fellow?" "Oh! I like him." tie a nenner n iilj, nconwj ..v.. wlse "No; but he never has any troubles to tell me." Washington Herald. Boarding-house Keeper Tou may bring me Just one-half the usual amount of meat until further notice. Butcher Indeed! Have any of your boarders left? Boarding-house Keeper No; but the three biggest eaters, have fallen In love. New York Mail. Mrs. Harretson Is Mrs. Wltherby a good bridge player? Mrs. Catterson The best one In our church. Life. The Motorist Has your horse balked, old man? The Milkman Course! All's the matter is his carburetor exploded hkirliirn mneneto causln' the crank shaft tew blow out. two cylinders an' puncturin' the fore tires, thereby puttln' the'for'ard speed-lever out uv business! Puck. "What is it that you don't like about the Johnson girls?" "Well, you see. one is a fine singer and the other is an ex cellent cook." "I tan to see ny "Walt. The one who can cook thinks she can sing, and the one who can sing persists in cooking." Cleveland Leader. Progress "My wife knew nothing of housekeeping to begin with, but she's learning fast." "That's en couraging." "Oh. she's A bright lit tle woman. If I do say It. It has taken only two cooks to teach her to keep away from the kitchen, and I sup pose that's at least half the battle." Puck. "Everything In this world is useful in some way," said the serenely philo sophical person. "Tes," answered Miss Cayenne. If you don't know what else to do with something, you can give it to some body for Christmas." Washington Star. "Are we alone?" asked one of the villains of the piece of his brother conspirator. "No, Guv'nor." came voice from the gallery, "but you will be tomorrow night." London Tatler. QUAKER REFLECTIONS. IFrom the Philadelphia Record. It doesn't pay to mortgage your op portunities. The younger a man is the more h thinks he knows about women. The eleventh commandment might very well ba "Mind your own busi ness." A new broom sweeps clean, but field glasses are better for sweeping th horizon. The grass widow isn't the one whe sees that her husband's grave is kepi green. There are lots of things that seem too rood to be true; tombstone in scriptions, for instance. We occasionally hear of pearls be ing found In oysters, but never at a church supper. Our lines may be said to be cast In pleasant places when we fish for com pliments and catch one. Wire "Did you ever eat ft Long bow telling the truth?" Wagg "Only once, and then he tried to lie out of it." Long engagements have one ad vantage, says tne cynical Bachelor. The longer a man is engaged tne less time he has to be married." Muggins "Lucky at cards, unluckv In love, you know." Buggins "I don't know why. In either case It's largely a question of holding hands." Blobbs "A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still." Slobbs "How about a woman con vinced against ner will? Blobbs "There never was such a thing." 4 REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR, IFrom the New York Press. You surprise a girl not by kissing her. but the way you do It. Some men are so rich they can af ford to pay alimony as well as run aii automobile. When a woman doesn't mind hav ing big feet she doesn't really expect you to believe her. There Is hardly anything a man will spend more money on than trying to get something for nothing. You can tell a girl who was born red-headed by the way she never hu to go to the drug store to keep It up.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNALS-THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1907. 5 1HE person of a discriminating musical taste who seeks a Piano of tone excellence at a modest price will appreciate the rich tone, easy touch and responsive action of the Webster Piano Recently awarded a Gold Medal the highest award by the Jury of Awards at the Jamestown Exposi tion. At our own factory price. $300, we consider our Style C Webster the greatest Piano value in the world. Terms to suit your in come. F. G. Smith Piano Company R.. L. Fluke, Mgr. Topeka Kans. SUE BONDSMEN. City Will Try to Collect First National Balance. HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH Tfelfoate cnouch for the softest ikin, and yet efficacious in removing iny stain. Keeps tne sum in peneci :ondition. In the bath gives all the lesirable after-effects of a Turkish lath. It should be on every wash ttand. ALL QROCERS AND DRUOQISTS Have You Heard J About those Cream Horns Z at Thn Tdnal Sav. thev w r w are fine and dandy. Just in line with all our Pastry. Don't forget the place IDEAL BAKERY J HEIL KlENTZ It Amonnts to Nearly Fire Thousaud Dollars. OSLY ONE IIE31AINS. M. Snattinger Only Living Bondman to Be Sued. Claimed That the Bond Is No Longer Good. MUSIC HALL 526 QUINCY STREET SKATING Every afternoon at 2 o'clock Evenings at 7:30 Mornings at 10 Band .Muaic Every Night LADIES FREE L. M. PEN WELL, Undertaker and Embalmer Sll Quiney StresU Both Ptaoaei MM Revival Services EVANGELIST CHA. YEAROUT Every evening at 7:30 at Oakland Brethren (Dunkard) Church, (near Postoffice.) JONES LOSING MONEY. A Number Compelled to Close by Low Prices. Denver. Dec. 19. Mining condi tions insofar as they relate to the low grade properties from which are taken the baser metals are in a most unsatisfactory condition, according to an article published in the Denver Re publican today. At the present prices of silver, cop per, lead and zinc, it is said, the mines that have been operated on a slight margin of profit are losing money and the managements have been com pelled to to close in Leadville, Creede. Aspen, Sllverton and other camps. Nearly 2,000 miners. It is said, have been out of employment In this state. Los Angeles, California. Every day at 11:60 noon a Pullman tourist sleeping car leaves Topeka for Los Angeles, Cal., without change via the Union Paclflo R. R. This car stays in Salt Lake City through the day light hours of one day, giving the tour ist an opportunity to visit the many points of interest In the city by the great Inland sea. Change of Location. We will, after January 1, 1908, occupy the commodious offices at 823 Kansas avenue, which are being remodeled es pecially for us. CHESTER B. REED. WILLIS A. COS TON. When the First National bank fail ed in July of 1905, the city had on de posit $26,218.72. Eighty-eight per cent of that has been paid back and $4,819.36 still remains due. M. Snattinger and the estate of Wm. Simms, formerly president, will be sued by the city this week for the amount that still remains due. On the 22nd of May 1897, the First National was selected as a city depository and a bond of $50,000 signed by F. E. Holllday, M. Snattinger. P. G. Noel, Wm. Henderson and Wm. Simms, was given to the city as a surety for the funds deposited with the bank. The bond provided In the following lan guage: "Now if the said above bond ed the First National bank shall keep and account for all moneys coming into its hands, belonging to said city of Topeka. and shall promptly pay over all the deposits made by the treasurer of the city of Topeka on the check or drafts of said treasurer, then the above obligation shall be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect." Of the above sureties Wm. Simms and P. G. Noel are dead, F. E. Holliday formerly a druggist here is living In Boston and it is stated that the city will be able to recover only against the estate of. Wm. Simms and M. Snattinger. This afternoon in the Shawnee county district court the city will make application to have an adminis trator appointed of the Wm. Simms estate so that suit may properly be brought against him by the city. "I understand that they claim that this bond is no longer good but they will have to show us," said City At torney Drenning. A final accounting has not yet been made of the First National bank re ceivership but It is not believed that the remaining assets will amount to more than three per cent if they to tal that much, in addition to what has already been declared. REPLIES TO EUGENE F. WARE. John Stowell of Seneca Writes of Ironquill vs. Old Ironsides. Iron has entered into the soul and the "Ironquill" seems to have pierced the heart of the Poet Laureate of Kan sas: for he has roasted Brown to a turn, In his new book and so strong Is the language and coming from so famous a man as Ware, it must of necessity caused Old Ironsides and his admirers to halt in the perpetual march. Ah! Missouri. Missouri why didst thou contaminate our beloved Iron quill with the doubting Thomas malady, typical of your people, who "must be shown." Is it because the Missouri is the longest river, that It should become the modern Styx and has Eugene crossed it to get into hades as of yore? Of course John Brown was lawless and an egotistic and1 for argument sake admit ambitious; how was it pos sible for a human being to go through what he did without all these in delibly imprinted upon his very be ing? Did he live by lying or cheating, did he oppose what was enobling? And even when he undertook the fool hardy task of taking Harper's Ferry, it was not for plunder, but in the in terest of humanity. Because the old fellow was a common bull whacker and pioneer, is that any reason why he and those who assisted him should be called unkind names. Did the rich come to Kansas for the purpose of dedicating their lives to hardship and toil, so as to establish the custom of free homes? Those- who know the early settlers are fully aware of the fact that most of them were "no bodies" but when it comes to doing things that was their forte and- their poetry was of the soul and their rhymes were "Gee Buck" and "Haw Bill" with Interpolations that must not be repeated, but which assisted in Im pelling tha teams that turned over the virgin soli, which made It possible for Kansas to have an Ironquill. The redeemer of men and the gullible dozen fishermen who banded themselves together in His cause, were nobodies, lawless, and ambitious to promulgate the great principles of life and because He was not the pro geny of some great potentate and lived in a palace how the dominant race, (Jews) condemned him and executed him. Ye gods, please hover over our dear Ironquill and direct his astute and ver satile brain from becoming contami nated by the miasma of the Styx. JOHN STOWELL. Seneca, Kan. CHESS AND CHECKER MEETING. Gold Medals to Be Awarded to Suc cessful Contestants. r. The second annual tournament of the Kansas-Chess and Checker asso ciation will .be held at the Wichita Chamber of Commerce, January 1, 1908. Gold medals will be awarded to winners of championships and the event is expected to be one of the most Interesting of its kind ever held in tne state. SUES THE CONTRACTORS City Attorney Brings Action on Ac count Sixth Ward Sewer. Police Believe It Was Murder. Chicago, Dec. 19. Mrs. Nellie G. Cochran, who was found with a bul let wound in her head, at the home of, her sister at 286 Ohio streot Tuesday, died today at the Passavent hospital. It Is believed by the police that she was murdered by M. L. Dillon, a sales man, whose dead body was found in the woman's room. JHAT Felix Sons is pre-eminently the Christmas Store for Men is best proven fay The Immensity of Oar Assortments, the Richness and Practicability of Oar Holiday Stocks If you are In doubt on what to decide, stroll through our store git cur suggestion-, a store fu'.I ot acceptable articles for gi.ts-giving are here at the fairest prices In all Topeka. The city of Topeka through F. G. Drenning, city attorney, filed suit in the district court against Hanley Ritchie, sewer contractors, whn hnii't the Sixth ward sewer, for $19,704. It is claimed that the, sewer has been con structed at variance from the original plans and that the above amount con sists of an overcharge. The petition states that these overcharges were al lowed in the estimates made by James J. McCabe. former citv engineer hut without the knowledge or consent of me cny council and mayor. In addition interest at 6 per cent is asked on the amount sued for commencing with February 1. 1906. the tlm rr fho -nm- pletion of the sewer to date. Of the i,iu asked ror. $15,125 is for excava tion which it is claimed is in excess of the real amount of rock and earth re moved while $4,579 is asked for alleged shortages in the lineal, length of tile and brick sewer. Later a second suit will be filed against the Fidelity Deposit Guar anty company, who are sureties on the bond furnished by the contractors. This suit -will be for a similar amount as that specified in the action brought against the contractors. The firm of Hanley Ritchie is now dissolved. John Ritchie still remains in Topeka and has at present a num ber of city paving contracts on his hands while J. D. Hanley has his head quarters-located in Salt Lake City and has a large number of contracts in that part of the west. The firm was awarded the contract on February 6, 1905, and about April 1 they commenced on the construction of the sewer completing It by February 1, 1906. The sewer, commonly known as the Sixth ward, but technically known as sewer district 26. is bounded bv Bu chanan street on the east, Huntoon and i weiitn streets on the south. Pine and Spruce streets on the west and Sixth avenue on the north extending north erly on Elmwood avenue and the alley west of Elmwood avenue, a distance three blocks within the city limits. Payments were made on the sewer contract by the city attorney every 30 days upon estimates furnished by the city engineer to .the mayor and council which should be based upon the amount of the sewer constructed up to that time. Ninety per cent of such es timates were paid as they were pre. sented the full amount due being paid up in full upon the completion of the contract. Nine monthly payments were made the total sum being $75,872.22. The plaintiff further alleges that James F. McCabe was city engineer of the city or Topeka at all times during the construction of the sewer during and, without the knowledge, consent or authority of the mayor and council, in cluded in the estimates, and Hanley Ritchie overcharged the city of To peka and the city of Topeka' paid for, a large amount of different sized main and lateral sewers, which Hanley Ritchie never constructed at all, and the sizes and amount of the overcharge for each main and lateral sewer are as follows: About 100 lineal feet of 30-inch brick sewer, at $3.54 per pineal foot 854 About 50 lineal feet of 30-Inch vit rified pipe sewer, at $3.90 per lineal foot 195 About 150 lineal feet of 27-lnch vit rified pipe sewer, at $3.10 per lineal foot 465 About 100 lineal feet of 24-inch vitrified pipe sewer, at $3.10 per lineal foot 310 About 400 lineal feet of 18-Inch vitrified pipe sewer, at $1.68 per lineal foot 672 About 200 lineal feet of 15-Inch vitrified pipe sewer, at $1.32 per lineal foot 264 About 1,000 lineal feet of 12-lnch vitrified pipe sewer, at $1.20 per lineal foot 1,200 About 250 lineal feet of 10-inch vitrified pipe sewer, at 88c per lineal foot 220 About 600 lineal feet of 8-Jnch vitrified pipe sewer, at 87c per lineal foot 435 About 200 lineal fe,et of 21-lnch vitrified pipe sewer, at $2.32 per lineal foot 464 Total overcharges for different sizes of main and lateral sewers. $4,579 The plaintiff further alleges that, without the knowledge, consent or authority of the mayor and council of the city of Topeka, James F. McCabe included in the estimates from time to time, and the city paid for, excavating large quantities of earth, loose rock and solid rock at contract prices, but which the defendants did not excavate. It is alleged that the amounts of over charges for the excavation of earth, loose rock and solid rock, allowed by McCabe's estimates and paid for by the city are as follows: About 10,000 cubic yards of earth, at the reasonable value of 50c per cubic yard 5,000 About 3,000 cubic yards of loose rock, at 75c per cubic yard 2,250 About 2,500 cubic yards of solid rock, at $3.15 per cubic yard 7,875 Total $15,125 ONE YEAR EXOCGH FOR HER. Divorce Suit Filed by Mrs. Mattie Morrow, Farmer's Wife. $25,000 a Year lot Teeth The Berlin branch of, the German Imperial Insurance company has set aside $25,000 a year to provide a Den tal Institute for working men holding their policies. The Institute will pro vide artificial teeth for ell working men needing them. It has. been found by the company, talkln statistics, that men who have good natural teeth or first class substitutes have better health and live longer than those who are unable to masticate their food properly. Therefore the Insurance company figures that It can givef, $25,000 a year towar dthe care of its policy holders teeth and still save. nuch money to the company in the course of a few years. If a financial institution considers- it a good investment to spend this amount of money upon the teeth of people from whom it derives its profits would It not be wise for you to take a personal interest in your- own teeth? M X LUX, DENTISTS. 803 Kansas Ave. Ind.- Tel. 614 EAST SIDE A divorce suit was filed with the clerk of the district court this morning by Mattie Morrow, who wishes to be for ever separated from Sill Morrow, whom she married November 28, 1906. Here are some of her allegations, boiled down: First: Defendant frequently wound ed the feelings of plaintiff in a grievous manner by the use of profanity. Second: That he is an habitual drunkard, and spends all his earnings in "coming to town and getting on a tear or a jag." The vital difference in these terms is not set forth. In con nection with these features she cites that on one occasion he came to town with her on Sunday to attend church, and got howling drunk before the re turn trip. Third: He was guilty of gross neglect of duty and he failed to provide anything toward the support of the plaintiff, who, with her 16-year-old son by a former marriage, supported them selves. The victim 'of these unfortunate marital relations resides on a fam 13 miles Bouthwest of the city of .Topeka- Item for the East Topeka column msj i be telephoned to Ind. phone 621. Mr. and Mrs. George Symms of Wlnslow, Arizona, arrived here ,thls morning to spend the. holidays with relatives. The official board of the Christian church met at the home of, Mr. Rollo Stpckwell, 305 Lake street, last even ing. Mr. and Mrs. H. C- Settersburg and little son Alvln of Lawrence will spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kingstrom of 223 Chandler street. Mr. and Mrs. Cook have returned from Hoisington, Kansas,, where they have been the past two weeks, called there by the illness of Mrs. Cook's father. Mrs. P. H. Wood of 132 North Lake street Is able to ,be up and around again after several weeks' serious illness. The Ladies' Aid society of the Christian church met at the church last evening. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Evans of 111 North Chandler street entertained the following guests last evening in honor of their daughter Emma in celebra tion of her twenty-first birthday an iversary: Miss Sarah Mulligan, Miss Alvada Gilbert, Miss Florence Peter son, Miss Freda Gilbert. Mrs. Edna Brown, Mrs. Gilbert, Mr. Ray Spencer, Mr. John Stamm, Mr.1 Percy Roberts and Mr. Marlon Thompson. Miss Mabel Wilson of Springfield wil.' spend the holldayg .with friends here. Mr. Arthur Graham of Tecumseh spent the day today,.,. with Mr. Ray Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. E. E--Johnson, Mrs. Kiezer and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bed well are the guests of.-Mr.- and Mrs. J. H.' Maxwell over the .holidays. Mr. and Mrs. F: F-. Dawdy have re turned home from Missouri to spend the holidays. p- The young ladles 'of the Christian church gave- a surprise china shower on Miss. Mabel. Irjslj.last evening at her home. 704 Lawrence "Street. Miss Irish wl Cvrjstniasdyemarrled to NORTH 18PMW5 ..terns for tha North Topeka column mr.y be left at the Petro Woodford d'.ug tore, &i9 North Kansas avenue, or call the North Side reiarter f t her iiome. Ind. phone 621. Mr. J. I. Anderson of Silver Lake was a North side visitor today. 16x20 frame, 2 inches' wide, all colors, with glass, 59c, at Coe Bros.' Cut Rate Art store, 832 "S. Kansas avenue. Mrs. O. B. Smith and Mrs. Lindsay or silver Lake visited with Mrs. Her ring of 927 North Kansas avenue Tues day and Wednesday of this week. Miss Freda Smith of 1020 North Van Buren street Is reported a little ir proved today after a two weeks' serious illness of pneumonia. Mr. Ambrose Howell of Sliver Lake was in town today. Mr. Carl Matthews and Mr. John Barnett returned to work today after being off on a short hunting trip to Merlden. The Sunday school of the Baptist church gave a banquet in the new home of Mr. Frank Emmertts on Monroe street last night. Mr. F. M. Hastings of Grantvllle was a North side visitor today. The membership of the "H. H." club is growing rapidly: Mr. Alex McRoberts, Mr. George Mahahn and Mr. Mort Huchins of Sil ver Lake were visitors in town today. Dr. H. F. Pratt of Rossville was in the city on business today. The North Topeka freight office of the Rock Island was discontinued this morning. All business hereafter will be handled from the South side office. W. H. Nichols, North Topeka freight agent, has been appointed assistant agent on the South side. The Rock Is land expects to give better service to their North side patrons under the new arrangement. Dr. Smith of Grantville was In town today. Mr. Isaac Truett of Onaga, who has been working in a brick plant at Hays City, stopped in. the city today while on his return home to spend the holi days. Dr. Hederick and two daughters left last night for Dennison, Kansas, to spend the holidays with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs.- Lenard Marsh and Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Peck of Jefferson coun ty wrere in town on business today. Mrs. T. J. Bickell and daughter Josephine returned from Riley, Kan sas, last night and will leave tomorrow to Join her husband In Tryon. Okla- Comb Out? Rrllrr h, ui ihe tafe tide. Ask Hour doctor about Ayer's Hair Vigor. Then do at he says." tie Iptou wnat a ecu. Is your comb telling a story, the story of falling hairP Not a pleasant story, is it? It ends badly. The story we tell is pleasant the story of Ayer's Hair Vigor. Promptly stops falling hair, destroys dandruff, keeps the scalp healthy. Does not color the hair. bZATSfci: OPEN TONIGHT Notice to Charge Customers All purchases made during the balance of December will be charged on January bills. 'Children's Week'- Bargain Friday Special Low Prices Will Prevail the Cash Saving Will Please Parents Boys' Splendid School Suits ages 6 1 OC Friday for Children's Over- f coats in Diue ajia gr $1.65 W x J Our i' Our special price. iXsfi&r I. J .x oren's week. to 16 years in blue and fancy mixed cassimeres with 2 pairs of pants, re inforced seams stylishly made. For. mer price $2.50. Special for Children's week Boys Winter Reefers and Overcoats 2 to It yeare, in Russian plain box and long single" breasted styles of dur able cassimeres, friezes and cheviots, dark colors; actual $5.00 dJO QP values this week, special. P'J The Palace Viking Suits made with 2 pair strongly reinforced knlck erbocker pants with each suit coat cut in the Jauntiest double breasted styles or strictly all wool winter weight fabrics age 7 to 16 years. The are worth not less than Chll- S?5s Hundreds of Boy's odd knee pants 4 to 17 yer made of durable cheviots and cassimeres iu blue, black and funcv mixtures manv of them Having double spats and knees. Sold at OQ aic. 7uc hpeclal for children's week oaC $6.50. .$4.75 OQ Friday for Boys' and Girls Leggins, Jersey and canvass styles. Cn Friday for Children's JVTC Honey Conib Sweaters in white, royal blue and red, 2 to 6 years. gray chev iots 3 to 8 years brass buttons, em blem on sleeve, 8 to 16 cut extra long with velvet collar values to $2.95. Hoys'. Combination Suits. 7 to 15 years, double breasted coat with one pair of knickerbocker pants and one pair of plain pants. Made of stanch wearing gray cassimere and blue cheviots, every seam reinforced. A good warm suit for school wear. Worth $4.60. This week special Famons "L" System College Suits and Overcoats for young men extreme new styles. The suits with wide turn up on trousers with stitching on the cufxa and lapels of coat. The Overcoats with but ton through and smart cuff effects in the swellest browns, blues and mixtures. Formerly sold at $18, $20 and 1 C If M. W $3.00 $22. Specially priced this week.. Friday for Boys' All Wool Sweat- ers in oxford, scarlet and royal blue. OC- Friday for Boys' Corduroy Knlck OuC erbocker Pants, drab color, 6 to 16 years, $1.00 quality. CQ- Friday for Tennis Pajamas, 8 to OfC 12 years. Unusual Friday In Smoking Jackets; two toned -golf cloth,- fancy-.trimmed, elegant all wool fabrics,- handsomely made hew correct" combinations--in all sizes, $6.50 to. $10 else- tfjt! flfl -where, choice for.. ipJJJ Special Style: A new selection of beautiful new soft Shirts in madras and winter Oxfords, light or dark effect; in all sizes; cuffs attached or detached. Special lot of high grade shirts.to close $1.25, $1.50 QC values, choice for wJC SPECIAL HOLIDAY NECKWEAR OFFER. Heavy silk Four-In-Hand Ties, put up in neat Holiday boxes, in light tints, novelty blendings, wine .tones, in. four-in-hands, corecco and peau de,soie weaves, sold everywhere for 50c, "9Q only JC Bargains in Practical Xmas Gifts! 50 Dozen Regular 91 and f 1.25 Men's StyliKli Blanket Bath Mufflers, bought at. nearly halt Robes cut full and roomy in price; in blue, tan, pearl, gray, small, medium and large slzes dark green and cardinal, cadet, with cord and tassel double white and black. All full size stitched. Usually sell for dJO ffif reefer style; for ladies and men; $5 our special price. pO.Vvl hemstitched ends; CQC Fine French Flannel Vesta special vf beautiful line of exclusive designs Holiday Silk Suspenders, very in newest models) worth $4 to $5, fine ones. In holiday boxes, OQ. but our fortunate purchase enables 50c values. Choice... us to offer them djo CfJ Genuine Kid, Suede Dogskin a Gloves Silk or fleece tf?! Full French Fonr-in-Hand Ties lined p.VJV in the newest silks and exclusive Genuine Irish Linen Handker- patterns even at $1.00 is a little chiefs neat embroidered initials unusual; yet we are showing this beautifully boxed, dozen, singly very thing in a practically unlimlt- 25c, or 6 in box Af ed rane of the latest ef- ttfe at..... ..pl.U fects. Only here at OwC Palace Guaranteed Sox Guar- A New Muffler the "Fold-over" anteed to need no darning for six of all silk taffeta in handsome months or a new pair fs.ee. Six black, white and colored, exclu- palrs in a box d1 Af sively shown by the Pal- df Cf for... pi.U ace, here ipl.lJU Great deductions on Men's Clothes! 25 to 33 per cent savings. Don't overlook this MEN'S STRICTLY ALL-WOOL HAND TAILORED OVERCOATS made of kerseys, vicunas and fancy chevlotsi in the conservative Chesterfield box and extrtme long length styles: they come in plain black, blue, brown and fancy shades, lined with tht best serge lin ings. Skinner's satin sleeve lining; not one worth less than d1 C $20; many worth more. Holiday Special price pXJ FHE-IIOLIDAY SUIT OFFER: Men's strictly all-wool worsted, velour ant.. cassimere Suits, In a magnificent variety of shades and patterns .handmade throughout, lined with the finest worsted serges, cut in the latest styles. We could easily get $18 and $20 for these SultS) but In further proof of the Palace greater value- J e giving power we will sell these Suits at. choice pXJ splendid chance to buy cheap, 150 Very Handsome Black Kersey Pat ent Beaver Overcoats cut 46 and 60 inches long some of them made by Hart, SchafTner Marx and worth $16. for.ce.,of..thi.8. $10.00 Tableful splendid Worsted Trousers, in all sizes, $4 valuesj iQ (f Friday pJmJJ Men's Heavy Covert Blanket lined Coats, double breasted, cordu- tO Cfl roy collar, $3.50 values, Friday ,PfcOU Pp DENVER AUDITORIUM" AND VIEW OF PIKE'S PEAS. Denver's new Auditorium, where the Democratic national convention is to be held on July 7. will seat 0,000 persons when it is completed. Denver offered $100,000 for the convention, and the town's boomers told tbo Demo cratic committee that they would furnish a carload of snow balls for the delegates to pelt one another with every tiny the convention was in session. Those who go from humid sections of the country to Denver In July will flr.d !t nn Ideal spot for a convention. This picture shows Pike's peak's snowclad summit as It appears from ColoraiV? Springs. hbraa, -where they will make a per manent home. Mr. Bickell and brother Ed went overland to Tryon and arrived there last Sunday.-' Mr. James Whitluff and wife of Merl den were North side visitors today. Mr. W. H. Sanders returned last night from Rock Creek where he spent two days on a hunting trip. The explosion of a lamp in the Wm. Shore home last- night started a fire after the family had retired for the night. The falling of the pictures upon the wall waked Mr. Shore and he pro ceeded at once to extinguish the flames, not taking time to call the fire depart ment, The kitchen was severly dam aged but the fire was put out in time to save the rest of the house. The Friday night meeting vt the Civic club will be an Important one and every member should be present. There will be a report from the ward mem bers of the drainage board, and a re port from the committee on the Cal houn cement proposition. In the reg ular order will be the matter of abolish ing the North side freight office by the Rock Island Railway company, the completion of the Santa Fe foot bridge and the election of officers of the club for the coming year. Herreshofl Has a Fall. Newport, R. I., Dec- 19. Captain John B. Herreshoff, the blind boat designer, was painfully injured by falling down a hatchway on the ferry boat Wave during her trials. The Wave was built for the government for use at the torpedo station here. Elgin watches at cost. Chas. Ben nett, 730 Kansas avenue. A full line of Imported and domestic cigars at Price's drug store. NOW HERE A large supply of the standard patterns in dlnnerware carried by us has just arrived. Now is the time to complete your set or re place broken parts. These patterns include the White House, white and gold finish; Brussels Flow Pearl under glaze; Grionde Florin Blue, gold stippled; Florentine, green gilt Illuminated; Havllands, St. Lazare decorated china; Havi land's Ronson shape white china, and others. CHAS. McCLINTOCK Tea Coffee Crockery. 815 Kan. Ave.

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6 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19,1907. MORE FOR YOUR MONEY Than you get in bargain" clothing stores where they claim to be absolutely "One Price" and ad vertise that on 'Bargain Friday the mufflers will be 69 cents which sold for $1.25 on Thursday. Strictly one price clothing stores are simply wonders. They claim to be one price to all and in the very same advertisement they offer $5.00 Umbrellas, Special tomorrow for $3.50; Neckties that sell today and Saturday for $1.00 are adver tised for 50 cents on Friday; Shirts that are $1.50 and $2.00 on other days are 98 cents on Friday in the one price stores where they claim to treat all alike. HOW PLEASING It must be for the parents of boys who are ob liged to be in school on Friday to read of the $5 suits shown only on Friday for $1.98 and $2.45 and for the folks who come up from the shop dis trict Saturday night, or those who drive in from the country or come on the train from neighbor ing towns to fit the boys out on Saturday, the only day they can be out of school how it must please such purchasers to pay $5 for the same suit as was advertised on Friday for less than half the price. Then on Sunday after they have been touch ed for $5, how they must enjoy reading how "the only strictly one price clothing stores" will sell choice of any boys $5.00 suit, special tomorrow $2.95. The One Price System Is Certainly Great. Watch TJs Giow. Watctt Our Business Methods Win. 1 GAME TO BLOWS. PeArmond and Williams Fight on House Floor. Passing: of the Lie Leads to the Encounter. FACE BADLY GASHED. Democrat Floor Leader Severely' Punished. Is The Missouri Congressman Doesn't Get a Scratch. Topeka business men advertise in The State Journal because it is the paper the people of Topeka read a a a r d a Washington. Dec 19. John Sharp Williams (Miss.), leader of the minority and Representative David A. DeArmond (Mo.) engaged In a flst fight over the passing of the lie on the floor of the house of representatives this after noon immediately after adjournment at 2:21 p. m. Mr. Williams struck the first blow and Mr. DeArmond retaliated vigorously with clenched fists. When the combatants were separated blood was flowing down Mr. Williams face from a small gash In the left cheek and his forehead was red and abrazed. Mr. DeArmond bore no mark of the fray. The encounter was witnessed by more than 100 members of the house and by as many persons In the galleries, among them a score of women. The house having lust broken up, groups of representatives were stand ing or sitting about, discussing the committee appointments that had been announced by the speaker. Among them were Mr. Williams, seat ed at Representative Wallace's desk on the center aisle of the Democratic siae and Mr. DeArmond who occupied Rep resentative Bartletfs desk, adjoining. They were engaged in earnest talk, but their voices were low and they attract ed no especial attention. Suddenly both men sprang to their feet and be gan striking each other. So startled and so astounded were the members of the house and officials that for a moment no one offered to in terfere and the leader of th minority and the member from Missouri lunged back and forth between the desks, both swaying wildly and each in apparent danger of going down: Blood was flowing freely from a gash in Mr. Williams cheek when Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Slnott sprang be tween them, grasped Mr. DeArmond and held him back while representa tives and attendants following suit, ef fected a separation. ESCAPED THE YAQUIS. A Mexican Fled Naked and Wounded Across Desert. COBURN'S CARD OUT. Gives a Sample Letter From Gladys to Marjjnexite. V. T. Coburn, secretary of the state board of agriculture, today Issued his annual Christmas card, showing a summary of the agricultural and live stock products of the state for 1907. On one side of the card is a picture of a beautiful Kansas maiden, and a fac-simile of the following letter: "Dear Marguerite: "This year's fourth cutting of our alfalfa was so heavy and brought such a good price that pa says I must have a new auto, a Stelnway Grand piano or take a trip around the world. "Which would you take? "GLADYS. The Zephyrs, "Paradise. Kansas, 11-30-07." FLAY CHANCTE AND MANKATO. JEx-Washburn Stars WiU Flay Post Season Games. A football game has been arranged for Christmas day at Chanute between the Chanute professional team known by the name of "Go-Devils" and a pick ed team from Topeka. The Topeka team will consist largely of Washburn players who have finished their allot ted time on the team and who will not piay ai wasnDurn again. Just who will play on the team is not definitely known as yet. Weede and Haughcy will play the ends, Piatt will play one of the tackles and Johnston probably the other. George Clark will play a guard. Williams, Millice, White and Boles of the Washburn backfield wlil go and probably Manager Stahl of the Washburn team will play some posi tion. None of the Washburn players who have any time left to play at Washburn will be allowed to go into the game as it might affect heir ath letic standing and disbar them from future playing. The Chanute team is composed of ex-stars. Thrailkill and Louthan. wha once played on Washburn, play there. Brummage of Ottawa and Pooler! formerly of Kansas, also will play in Chanute on that date. Arthur Ben der, the Indian pitcher of the Phila delphla Athletics, is scheduled to play fullback on the team. It will undoubt edly be a fierce game. The Washburn players and others are also making arrangements to play a game at Mankato against a team of similar calibre New Tear's. The same team will play Mankato if the game goes through. The team will play under the name of Topeka and will in no way be considered a Washburn team, ine iopeRa team will com. mence practice for the Chanute game in a rew aays. RECALLS CAMPAIGN HISTORY. A Good Coal Oil Lamp In your home would have been a pleasure on such nights as last night when the gas was low, wouldn't it. We carry a large as sortment of all kinds of lamps at all prices. Also extra globes, chim neys, wicks, burners and parts. Chas. McClintock Tea Coffee Crockery 815 Kansas Are. Attorney General Jackson's. Comment on a Reid Cartoon. The Kansas City Journal this morn ing printed a cartoon by Albert Reid snowing Attorney General Jackson with a huge gun aimed at the ard Oil rabbit, while in range of the gun was a friendly looking old cow namea independent on interests. The picture was labelled: "He may get the rabbit, but Attorney General Jackson said this morning in speaking of the cartoon: The picture drawn by mv friend Albert T. Reid and printed by the esteemed Kansas City Journal is cer tainly unique. The representation of the Standard Oil company as a harm less and innocent little rabbit is srood "Let us see is it not the Kansas City Journal which about a year ago aevoiea several columns a aay for some weeks in an attempt to convince the people of Kansas that the Stand ard Oil company had contributea thousands of dollars to control the last Kansas election?" Market for Dried Locusts. Quotations are Invited by the cape department of agriculture for the supply of dried locusts during the forthcoming season In bags of not less than seventy-five pounds net, de livered free on rail at the nearest rail way station. The locusts must be thoroughly dried before being bagged and the bag's guaranteed free from earth or stones. It may interest our readers to know that two raisers of poultry in the cape peninsula state that as a poultry food, thev find dried locusts most suitable if given in the warm mash. They then efficiently take the place of the imported Ameri can meat scraps, and are much cheaper. Rhodesia Herald. Marshall Field's Brother-in-Law Dead Chicago. Dec. 19. Henry Dibble, a wealthy business man of this city, 'and a brother-in-law of the late Marshall Field, died today. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mrs. Mary Trelsha, aged 64 years, died at her home, 129 North Madison street, yesterday of heart failure and the funeral was held this morning at 9 o'clock. Cotton Market. New Tork, Dec. 19. COTTON Sales to day 3.050 bales. Spot cotton closed steady and 30 points lower. Middling uplands. $11.70; middling gulf. $11.96. Cotton Market. Galveston, Tex., Dec. 19. COTTON Market steady, llc per pound. "What do you get out of life?" de manded the carper. "What I put into it, plus interest." answered the thought ful man. Washington Herald. Nogales, Ariz., Dec. 19. Leonel Car- rillo, a member of a prominent Mex ican family of Tucson, who was one of nart of el eh teen ambusnea oy Yaquis on the Dolores river last Wed nesday, when twelve of the number were killed, has arrived here. Carrlllo was stood up naked with the others by the Yaquis, but- when the fatal volley was fired he was only wounded and succeeded, in escaping. Carrlllo and five others fled without clothing, across the desert to a neigh boring ranch. They reached there cov ered with blood and exhausted from their terrible experiences. Carrlllo was driving with Jose E. Fernandez, a wealthy ranch owner and four other Mexicans from the town of Imuris on the Sonora railway to Fer nandez's ranch. As they reached the Dolores river they were suddenly con fronted by a band of 20 armed Yaqui Indians, dressed as Mexican soldiers. The Tndinns had with them 12 Mexican prisoners. At the command of the Yaqui's chief, Carrlllo and his five com panions were surrounded and at the point of rifles compelled to dismount from their wagon and line up. They were then ranged alongside the 12 other Mexican prisoners. After all had been compelled to undress, the entire 18 were stood in line in front of the level ed rifles of the Indians. The Yaqui chief then slowly counted up to the number "sixteen" when the Indians fired a volley and all but six of the party dropped dead. Carrlllo was wounded, but not seriously. With the other five, he fled. The Indian uprising In the Magdelana district is the worst in five years and is causing the greatest uneasiness among mining men who fear a whole sale massacre. Many American mining men are mak lng arrangements to leave the country. LOCAL MENTION. A complete line of perfumes at Price's drug store. The city pav roll for Christmas amounts to $10,723.50. This much Christ mas money is going to go into circula tion for the council will pass on me pay rolls this evening. Pay 20 per cent to 4 0 per cent less for your Christmas pictures by going to Coe Bros.' Cut Rate Art Store, 832 Kansas ave. A six inch water main is being laid by the water department on Lane street from Eleventh to Huntoon streets. A large eight inch main will be constructed on Crane street from Kansas avenue to Quincy in place of the four inch main that does service there now. At the corner of Quincy and Crane two large steamer water niun will be installed and a six inch service main will be connected to run to the alley near the woltr racKing company plant. The Ladles'- Guild of Grace Catnea- ral will sell fruit cake all v day Fri day at the Palacfe, Clothing Store. A petition for -a brick -pavement on Buchanan street from Thirteenth to Fifteenth streets,.! has bee 'filed with the cltv clerk as also a petition to close the two alleys .bounded by Sev enth and Liberty streets. East Eighth avenue and Benson s aaaition. We loan our cameras free, also teach you how to develop and print. 805 Kansas Avenue. For Corn Feathers call Bell phone 1073. New Tork Money Market. New York. Dec. 19. MONEY Monev nn call firm, 7hb12 per cent, ruling 8, closing bid 7 and offered at 8. Time loans dull and unchanged. Sixty days. IS14 per cent, 90 days 10 per cent. 6 months 8 per cent. CIX1SE: Prime mercantile paper 8 per cent; sterling exchange strong, with ac tual business in bankers' bills at $4.8635 4.S640 for demand and at $4.8054.80 for 60 day "bills; commercial bills, $4.804.15 SILVER Bar silver. 63c; Mexican dol lars, 41c. BONDS Government bonds steady. Abridged List of Articles f for Gifts that You Can Buy for 25c, 50c, $l,$i.50, $2.50, $3, $5 Countless other articles await your choosing at these and many other prices. You can begin low as 5 cents for various useful and pleasing things that will suggest themselves as yougor about from floor to floor and section to section. Or you can indulge in lavish ex penditures for elegant gifts at prices that run into "two figures" (as we say of anything'that is marked $10, for example) or spend hundreds profitably perhaps for a seal coat or a rare Oriental rug. The suggestive lists we publish are merely reminders of small articles and less expensive gifts. Shirt Waist and Skirt Boxes From $3.50 to $22. Framed Pictures From 10c to $6.00. For 50c 75c All Linen Towels all white, large size, fringed or hemstitched. Damask Tray Cloths in beauti ful new, patterns. Round Center Pieces, linen cen ter heavy lace borders. Hand embroidered eyelet doilies. Rich Ribbons fancy colors values up to -60c 7 Inches wide. Beaded Hand Bags of novel de sign. r' BeadedCoin Purses with medal lion tops of metal. Back Combs in fancy patterns. Gold or Jeweled Brooches. Japanese Glove or Handkerchief boxes, lacquered, with gold designs. Perfumes--ln novelty boxes or baskets. Whisk Brooms in fancy painted and ribbon trimmed holders. Stationery Large box of fine lin en stationery. Box decorated with holly, and a dainty Gilbert head in carbon effect. Hosiery -Men's or Women's em broidered lisle, in large assortment of new patterns. Suspenders six patterns, boxed. Fancy Aprons-Ground, with em broidered, -lace trimmed or rlck- rack edged ruffles also tucked aprons of-sheer materials. Boxed Ruchlng Six dainty" white ruches, alld liferent. In a holly box.

Shetland Shawls, lace trimmed, large size.'Sdr Ice Wool Shawls In black or white.' 7 Crepes for Scarfs black, white or plain' colors." Neckwear large assortments of "fine waist 'sets -in embroidered ;ba- tiste ob.Ifton t and ribbon or fancy lace 'stocks." Silk Sluflien or colors. "Wayknit,' tiers. Basement Leather Hand Bags and purses. Black Petticoats of luster cloth, prettily made. Kimonos of soft fleeced fabrics. Children's Bear Skin Caps in white. What 25c Will Buy -large size black or 'Phoenix" muf- Aprons fine white lawn, tucked or hemstitched, long aprons or dainty embroidery ruffled tea aprons. Fine Wool Shawls crocheted of soft yarns 22 Inches square. Baby Bootees 12 styles, knitted or crocheted. Trimmed Chamois Skins with lace and ribbon. Neckwear Stocks in Irish point and other laces tailored, or em broidered stocks smart little bows of silk in black or colors. Al so embroidered linen collars. Maline Chous white, black or colors. Windsor Ties for the boys good colors. Jewelery Fancy stick pins, and brilliant hat pins many styles. Handkerchiefs men's or wom en's initial and others in a large assortment of patterns. Japanese Jewel Boxes. Small Baskets Tiny baskets of novel form, ribbon drawn. Perfumes small baskets con taining bottles of perfume popu lar odors. Stationery- Holly box, fine linen paper and envelopes. Dresser Scarfs of damask huckabuck, hemstitched. Fine Damask Tray Cloths. Round Tenerlffe Dollies. Doilies handmade cluny. eyelet embroidered 7-inch Japan ese hand embroidered. Backcombs of fine shell. Basement Boxed Hose Supporters of fancy elastic. "Way Knit" Mufflers In fancy colors. Kayser Knitted Gloves. Suspenders boxed for presenta tion. Fancy Shell Back Combs, jewel ed and others. N Three Pillow Handkerchiefs for 25c. Stylish Hand Bag of good style. Box of Three Swiss Embroider ed Handkerchiefs. Fancy Hosiery 'or men and wo men. Baby Blankets in soft colorings. Real Japanese Pillow Tops- many handsome patterns. Framed Pictures landscape: copies of famous paintings others. Dolls various sizes, dressed or not dressed. and What $3.00 Will Buy Barettes and Veil Pins of gold with coral settings. Gold Hat Pins large ball heads with filigree designs and turquoise settings. Back Combs in beautiful gold mounted designs. Candlesticks of quaint design. Candelabra of old brass. Kid Gloves 12 button length. The 16 button gloves are $3.50. Flemish Art Pottery Fern dishes. Bed Spreads handsome Mar sallies patterns, cut corners, fring ed. Axminstor Rug size 27x60 Inches. What $5.00 Will Buy For $1.50 Silk Crepe Scarfs white ground with Dresden patterns in various colorings. Long Jabots dainty, fluffy lace or chiffon pleated styles in white or black. Silks for;; Scarf s soft silks with large self dots, and beautiful de signs in delicate colorings. Pattern Table Cloths Pure linen size 60x78 inches. Pansy or Amer ican beauty designs. Dozen All Linen Napkins extra fine quality bleached damask. Size 15x15 inches... -Embroidered Swiss Pillow Shams Gold Seal Hat Fin's. Men's or Women's Fine Silk Hose. Box Handkerchiefs for men or women, all linen, Initial for either or your own selection of dainty patterns in women's embroidered linen handkerchiefs 6 in tasteful box. Fancy Silk Bags. Black Seal Hand Bags good selection of new shapes. Pincushions lace and ribbon trimmed. Brass Tea Caddies rburnished or dull finish. Taffeta Silk Petticoats new fashions, black or colors. Many !New Styles In Dress Skirts black and colors. Silk -Waists, black, plain or plaid plaid taffeta." Net Waists-Hn white, with Val enciennes or single crochet trim mings, and tucks. Silk Kimonos short Oriental designs, plain colored facings. Isabella Oppossum Fnr Scarf, 60 inches long, 6 tails,- crocheted or naments. Imitation Stone Marten Short scarf, with 6 tails. Blue Wolf short fur scarfs, with 6 tails. Brook Mink 4-tabbed fur scarf, or brook mink throw, satin lined. Blended Coney Muffs various shapes. Gold Mounted or Jeweled Back Combs. Solid Gold Brooches In odd de signs, some jeweled. Real Jet Necklaces. Gold Thimbles. Gold Cuff Buttons. Real La 00 Handkerchiefs. Umbrellas for men or women, pearl, gold or silver trimmed han dles. Pattern Table Cloths pure, fine linen, 2 yards square, round open design in center. Flemish Linen pattern table cloths of heavy double damask, in handsome designs. Fine Black Seal Bag, medium size, leather lined, fitted, double strap handle, frame mounted with oxidized silver relief design. Women's Silk Hose, fine black, embroidered. Women's Italian Silk Vests, white hand embroidered with hemstitched lace edge. Axminster Rugs, size 27x60 in. BisseU's Finest Carpet Sweepers. Black Silk Dress Patterns, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 a Yard Colored Silks for Waists or Dresses, 50c, 75c, $1, $1.25, $1.50 Yard Fancy Suiting Silks, $1.00 and $1.25 Values, for 89c Yard Black Wool Dress Goods, from 75c to $2.00 Yard Colored Wool Dress Goods, from 50c to $4.00 a Yard Dolls, in All Sizes and Kinds, from 10c to $10 This Store Will Be Open Every Evening This Week THE MILLS CO. For $1.00 Beautiful Scarflngs of silk crepes in plain colors, or new figured de signs. Kimonos Prettily made from velvet fleece, in soft colorings. Waist Patterns S yards fine white walstlng, tied with ribbon and boxed for presentation. Japanese Center Pieces beauti fully embroidered by hand. Hound Cluny Center Pieces. $1.25 Quality Damask Towels- fine satin damask, hemstitched. Size 22x42 inches. $1.25 quality Dresser Scarfs all linen, with drawn work and hem stitching. $1.25 Quality Lunch Cloths 86 Inch size all linen, with drawn work. Mexican Silk or Ice wool shawls. In white or black. Made Veils of chiffon, hem stitched. Slen's Silk Mufflers of fine, heavy quality silk large size. Jabot Collars of silk or lace in dainty new fashions. Also lace bow-stocks and many others. Beantlful Embroidered Collar and cuff sets of sheer batiste. Stationery of exceptionally fine quality organdie large box, with white and silver decorations. Dolls Kid body, jointed beau tiful bisque heads, closing eyes, blondes or brunettes with curly hair. Fancy Jeweled Back Combs. Hand Mirrors round mirrors, beveled glass, polished wood backs. Strap Purses several new styles in long flat purses of good quality leather. i Hand Bags latest shapes fine soft leathers leather lined and fitted. Suspenders choice of six pat terns, all boxed. Or boxed set of suspenders, sleeve holders and hose supporters. Silk Vesta for women, cream. swiss ribbed, with hand crocheted edge. Glove Darning Seta. Basement Guaranteed Umbrellas for men and women. Bath Robe Blankets of fine tex ture and handsome patterns. GOOD BLANKETS and Com forts with tasteful coverings. For $2.50 Fern Dishes of Hammered brass. Brass Candlesticks. Umbrellas for men or women. Good coverings, stylish new handles. Set of Child's Angora Furs. Mexican Silk Shawls lace trimmed or fringed. Japanese Silk and Wool Shawls. Hat Pins of gold beautiful fila gree heads with small jewels. Genuine Coral Beads. Comb and Brush Seta good quality, plain wood backs in Ya rlous styles. Excellent Leather Hand Bags In a variety of the best and latest hapes. Lunch Cloths all linen, emboss ed or smooth patterns 68 Inches square. Napkins All linen 22, .28, -or 24 inch one dozen $2.50. Women's Pure Silk Hose all black, with garter top. Men's Black Silk Hose em broidered. BisseU's Carpet Sweepers. STORES WILL OPEN. Drnggists Threaten to Transact Busi ness on Sunday. The business streets of Topeka will not present quite the deserted appear ance that they did last Sunday, for some of the druggists and' probably a few of the confectionery and cigar stores will remain open next Sunday Just as they do on a week day. Last Sunday not a store of any kind with on exception for a few hours, opened its doors. In a measure it was done as a species of retaliation and to give the citizens of the city an idea what Sunday closing really repre sented. In a number of instances the merchants felt that to remain open meant a dead loss unless they were enabled to sell everything as they ordi narily did on any day. The druggists especially have weak ened and a number hava announced that they expect to open up for a few hours next Sunday, anyway, others will remain closed. Whether any at tempt will te made to sell any article except such as escape the ban is a problematical matter but it is reason able, to assume that they will not. "I have over 200 signers to my peti tion asking for a revision of the pres ent Sunday closing ordinance," said M. F. Rigby, the confectioner. "All of the signers are business men." FUNSTON HAS GONE. Roosevelt Wires to Goldfleld for More Information. HARRIMAN WINS. Illinois Central Meeting Postponed. Is Again Chicago, Dec 19. The Illinois Central meeting for the election of a board of directors has been adjourned until February, on a date to be fixed later. "I've been reading one of Henry James' stories." "What's about it?" "He hates to tell." Life. Goldfleld, Nev., Dec. 19. General Funston left Goldfleld this morning for San Francisco. President Roosevelt has asked for more information regard ing conditions here forthwith and tele grams are being sent to him from all of the civil organizations, the mine owners' association, the local miners' union and the commission sent to In vestigate the situation. This morning Attorney O. N. Hil ton, special counsel for the Western Federation of Miners, conferred with the executive committee of the local miners' union over a proposition to be presented to the mine owners later to day or early tomorrow. Just what this proposition is can not be ascertained, but that It will be anything that the mine owners will care to accept is doubtful, as it will not contain a prom- TOO LATE TO CLASSIF1. FORHLB?rwJic?y,7urn housekeeping 1107 Madison. Ind. 12ai 2 R. Ordinary skin changed to satin by Satin skin cream and Satin skin powder. 25c. ise to renounce the Western Fed era tlon and act independently. The mines c "urning toaay with prac- yesterday. men as Thought It AVas Not Loaded Holy Cross, la., Dec.-19. Thlnkln It unloaded John Meyer, a far boy living here today pointed a shotgun It his 16 year old sister and pulled the trigger. Her head was blown from her shoulders. Speed Limit Removed Lincoln. Neb. Dec. 19 The Nebras ka state railroad commission today re moved the speed limit order in eflWt on the Missouri Pacific. On October 23, the commission restricted the BDeeri of passenger trains to 25 miles an hour It

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOUENAL THUESDAY EVENING, DECELIBEB 19, 1907. MOREGASTHE CRY Cold Weather Brines on Another Serious Shortage, Gas Lamps Useless and Heat a Scarce Article. WAIT FIVE DAYS Company Promises Betler Sup ply by December 25. Special Council Meeting Called to "Considei" Situation. No Hope of Relief Until Scipio Pumps Are Beady. Unless Mild Weather Farors the Community. For the second time in the natural -a historv of ToDeka its citizens shivered in their homes last night, many of them unable to get sufficient heat for comfort, unable to read by gas light and unable to enjoy a first class meal because their gas ranges were almot cold. The only other time that such a state of affairs was known in the civt was a few weeks ago when there was a big drop in the temperature. To those who rang up the gas com pany last night to inquire about the trouble, came the cheerful news that "the waather was too cold for the sup ply of gas; that there was plenty of gas if the weather man had only side tracked this frosty brand or weainer; that the matter was a very simple thing when boiled down to bed rock, there being too much cold and too lit tle gas." Not only was this the situa tion in the homes of Topeka, but at the stores, clubs and offices all over the city where gas was depended on for heat and light, the atmosphere was so chilly that people wore their heavy overcoats and wraps and the lights were so dim that lamps were used. Most people who use gas in hot water or steam heating plants were able to keep their houses comfortably warm, by allowing the gas to burn as much as possible in the furnaces. The gas lights however, were useless. In many houses it was possible to light the gas burners in ranres and cook stoves, but the flame as so low that satisfactory cooking was difficult. At about 10 o'clock, the pressure had increased to almost normal. Gas lights could be used after that hour, and the pressure continued to get bet ter until morning. Still Blaming Scipio. L. G. Treleaven, manager of the Con sumers' Light, Heat Power company, the concern which has a franchise to supply Topeka with natural gas for cooking, heating and lighting, said to a reporter for the State Journal this morning: "The trouble of last night. with our insufficient supply of gas in Topeka was due to the same causes as in the past, that increased consump tion due to the fall in temperature. The Kansas Natural Gas company, with which we have a contract, is Just now completing a new pumping station at Scipio. This station should have been completed some time ago, but the company from which the gas company got supplies disappointed the company In delivering the goods and that delay caused the trouble. "I have Just been talking to W. M. Welsh, chief engineer of the Kansas Natural Gas company at Scipio. Mr. Welsh assures me that the new station will be working by Christmas day, if not sooner and as quick as this im provement is in working order, why I am sure that Topeka will get all of the gas that it needs. So far we have been depending on the general pump ing station at Petrolia. The Scipio sta tion will simply move the Kansas nat ural gas fields up to within 60 miles or so of Topeka. Heretofore the fields has been about 110 miles from this city. This station will also supply Kansas City and St. Joseph with plenty of gas. They have been having the same trou bles that we have. Of course I greatly regret the low pressure of gas when the weather is severest, but I have been doing all I can to remedy the evil and that is all I can do." No Manufactured Gas Available. Mr. Treleaven was asked if his company's franchise, secured from the city of Topeka did not provide that. In case of failure of the Consumers Light, Heat Power company to sup ply its consumers, the Kxcelsior Gas company should immediately begin the manufacture of artificial gas. He replied that it did. but added that there had been nothing like a "fail ure" on the part of his company. He said low pressure wasn't failure. In reply to whether the Excelsior company had any artificial gas in its tanks, or whether it would be ready to start at a moment's notice in case of absolute failure on the part of his company, he said he thought there was no artificial gas ready and that it would be a day or two before any couia te made. Asked If this wouldn't put the citi zens in a pretty bad fix in case of a breakdown or failure on the part of his company, with the weather be low zero, with no way to get gas and no way to use coal on account Of the gas fixtures', he simply replied that no such disaster had been anticipated by his company. He said that the Ex celsior plant could not manufacture enough gas to supply the city with as mucn gas as nis company was giving, even if it ran all the time at its full capacity. The cost he said, would be enormous. Citizens Are Indignant. Many were the exclamations, of In dignation heard this morning regarding the failure of the Gas con-manv to carrv out its promises to the people to furnish tnem with all the natural gas they needed. General J. W. F. Hushes. Major T. J. Anderson, Judge C. E. Foote and Mayor William Green, and about 1 every other citizen of the city who uses gas, declared that it Is an outrage to have a city depending on so important a thing as heat and light at the mercy of a careless corporation. Many of these gentlemen said no temporizing should be indulged In by the city. The company should be made to live up to its contract or have Its franchise re voked. The Helianthus club had an informal dance last night in Hudson's hall and Informal it was, too. It was so cold In the building that the dancers were compelled to wear their street attire and the Home, Sweet Home, waltz was played after two or three attempts to keep warm dancing had failed. The situation was very bad. in fact at all places where gas was used for heat, lights or cooking there was weep ing and wailing and the language 01 those who were paying for f h -is sr.- vice was clear cut and emphatic. CIIfilSTMA AT PAXTON'S ONLY A FE,W MORE DAYS FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPING The Toys, the Dolls, the Books, the Games and the vast host of Fancy Goods are here for your choosing and above a marked at a price thatN will not be expensive drain on the pocket book. Just glance at the values mentioned here. Habitual Cotistinotion jffay b permanent overcome ty prefer personal effort witMKe assistance of the ory Truly beneficial laxative remedy, &yraj of figs and" U'uW efSmna, fi' vnV'ontofwm regular habtfs daily 50 that assistance to na ture may be gradually dispensed with vwhen ho longer needed atkeUstof remedies, when required, are To assist yWe and not U supplant the notur. Of functions. V,hir4i tnnst ,)K- mateiy upon proper nourishment, proper efjorlk,and rlfctt living frnenUy. lo get Us beneficial effeefs, always buy the genuine J California. A' Il tO. ONLY B(ALL LEADING DRUC-CISTS BOLD one size Special Council Meeting Called. A call was sent out by Mayor Wm. Green this afternoon notifying the members of the city council that a special session of the council is called for this evening- to discuss relief meas ures in connection with the natural gas situation. "its nothing: short or criminal. said Mayor Green. "The gas com pany should make some detinue ex planation. They have been promising from time to time that the gas pres sure would be better. First it's the tenth and then it's the twentieth. If they don't know when it's going; to be better then they should come right out and say so. and if they do know exactly, what's the trouble, they should ell that. The people nave a ngnt to know. The gas company should make a clear cut definite statement and not offer any more promises. The situa tion is a desperate one. If this con tinues and a real cold snap should come we are apt to have an epidemic of pneumonia. At our house we aid not experience any trouble. The gas pressure was low but by turning our burners wide open we managed to keep comfortably warm. But on the West Side the peo ple are suffering. This talk that the gas isn't costing as much because the pressure is weaker is all poppycock. I shall call in Mr. Treleavan, the mana ger of the gas company, and have lm make some sort of reliable state ment to me. At the meeting of the council Mr. Drenning, city attorney ill present some advice to the coun- il as to what course to pursue. Here the gas company is attaching new cus tomers daily, taking out a hundred permits every month for new work. This is wrong when it can't supply the eople that are on the lines already. Company Might Charge $1.25 for Gas. The city attorney was called Into onference with the mayor thi9 morn ing. "I don't see that there is much to do under the ordinance franchise," said the city attorney. "It was passed with a whoop and a hurrah by some of the councilmen who were working for the interests of the gas company rather than the city. The only thing that can be done is to force them to manufacture gas and of course for that they can charge the $1.25 per thousand cubic feet. I fought against this franchise at the time but under guise or 'watch tms city grow, some of the members of the council rushed it through. Let them come up and explain now." "We ought to have some definite statement," said the mayor, "so that we can know whether to go back to coaL People are complaining on all sides." "This is certainly bad for the babies," said Councilman C. E. Jordan. "Moth ers cannot warm water for them and in a hundred little ways the babies of Topeka will suffer cruelly." East of Kansas avenue the gas pres sure was a little better than that on the west side. The east side is close to the main feed line and the pressure seemed correspondingly stronger. In some localities, however, on the east side there was considerable complaint. On one side of the street the pressure seemed to remain uniformly strong while right across and about one block away the families were shivering with cold and muttering imprecautions be cause they could not induce the flames in gas stove or the furnace to leap higher. Merchants Used Tallow Dips. Merchants on West Sixth avenue and West Eighth avenue and in fact all of the suburban grocer and butcher shops on the west side were in sorry straits indeed last evening. The gas lights were burning so low that they were useless and the wires of the Edison Electric company .vent wrong so that they could not resort to electricity to dispel the dark. Tallow candles were brought out from hiding places and put on the counters and In the show win dows and the merchants did business by these until closing up time at 7 and 7:S0 in the evening. "If this would help any I would sug' gest that the Gas company cut off a portion of the town and supply that with manufactured gas and thus in crease the pressure for the rest of the town that uses the natural gas, said Jesse Shaw, superintendent of the city waterworks plant. In North Topeka the pressure was so low that it made little difference whether it was turned on or off. The Edison Electric company's wires in the southwest part of the city were out of commission last night for awhile, owing to a tree fall ing on one of its cables and the peo ple in that part of the city had no light and precious little heat. W. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson, was in Topeka today. He said: "We have been having a good deal of trouble with the gas pressure in Hutchinson, and -one of the salt plants was obliged to shut down because it couldn't get enough gas. They tell us down there I that the shortage is due to the lack of supply: that they haven't got enough gas wells coupled up to take care of the demand." The company which supplies Hutchinson and Wichita Is not the sam6 one that supplies Topeka, and thus far the company supplying To peka has insisted that it has agreat abundance of gas, the only shortage being in it9 pumping capacity. There is this much to say about the situation: So far as any assurances the local manager, Mr. Treleaven, has DOLLS OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES Dressed Dolls with light and dark hair, a little beauty for only 25c and 35c. Kid Body Dolls, moving1 eyes, lace hose, dark and light hair, 17 in. long, 69c ea. Doll Beds this bed is complete with mattress, two pillows, draped canopy top. A nice little brass bed for the dolls. Price 59c Full jointed doll, with light and dark hair, 17 in. long, moving eyes. A good value for '7C only f 3C Children's Books cloth bound, highly illustrated, 166 pages. A pleasing and Interesting book for boys' and girls' price Kid body doll, hag. moving eyes, light and dark hair, lace hose and slippers. 17 in. long t (Qr each U7C Doll Dishes A set of 21 pieces, china doll dishes, decorated, scal loped edge a beauty for only Doll Set Dishes, 10c A nice lit tle set of 16 pieces, decorated scalloped edge only Toy Mission Furniture made of hardwood in fancy colors Morris chairs, settees, tables, clocks pj and rockers price each.... iJv 25c 10c Shoo Ply Made of hardwood, 30 In. long-16 -Inches high seat 10 in. wida, i-with foot rest. Well painted price Rocking' horse mounted on strong, heavy iron swings, leather bridle and saddle, has mane and tail, and looks very much like a real live horse; price 75c $4.00 Hobby Horse Has leather brid le and stirrups dapple gray color, mane and tall, of hair long rock ers, so it will not be easily upset, price uug i vi l n $1.75 $1.25 Carriage Bags, 98c Made of walrus leather and lin ed with kid finished leather 8 In. leather covered frame safety lock interior fittings f credit stores get $1.50 forno?.beii QO ter our special price .vO 50c Combs, 39c Specials From lhe Dry Goods Department 35c Gotham Supporters Women's back combs and side and back comb sets shell and am ber plain mounted and set with jewels values in the lot up to ,75c choice each and per set. 17c Ribbon, ioc Pure Silk Ribbon taffeta that will launder tf, perfectly black, white and all the.ptaple colors up to 3 inches wid -per fi j, yard jr. a 25c Toques, 19c Children's Yarn Toques or stocking caps extra lengths navy and red worth fj 25c each .v. I aC i 75c Fascinators, 49c7 Made of the best grade of sax ony and Oermantown yarn rambling yarn designs- extra large 75c values JtQf choice. v $1.50 Automobile Scarfs 98c Made of extra heavy silk chiffon black white, pink, light blue, brown, tan 36x45 inches, double hemstitched edges an extra value at $1.50 choice 25C Women's Military pad hose sup porters made of satin and silk mpire haye four extra wide elas tic tapes, with, .full cushioned clasp attached splendid 35c values each. Men's Suspenders Some extra fine suspenders put up one in box. Bought specially for our Christmas trade. Others sell same grade for $1.00. Make some one happy with a pair, only 50c. Neckwear Our line of neckwear far sur passes anything that we have ever sold in Topeka, beautiful assorted colors in all styles, put up one in box. Don't worry what to give. Our neckwear will solve the prob lem 25a to' 50c. Hand kerchiefs Remember Your Friends with a handkerchief. A nice assortment from which to select 5c to 50c. Gifts for Men If you want something useful, in good taste, and above all, not too expen sive, this store can help you solve the prob lem. Mufflers Beautiful Silk Muf flers in all designs squares, Oxfords and the new shapes with the close neck fitting spring. Dressy and comfortable. A sen si ble gift 50c to 98c. Gloves Excelsior Brnnd This make of mocha kid and fur gloves insures the wearer that he is getting the best. Genuine mocha, silk lined $1.00. Extra fine kid gloves 91 to $1.50 Genuine Fur Gloves and Mitts, $1.00 to $2.00. Golf Gloves Give him a pair of Golf Gloves very appropriate best quality, fancy colors 50c. Men's Fancy Hosiery A pair of Hose, the kind we are showing is something nice and will be appreciated. We will be glad to show you an extra fine silk lisle from 50c down to a good one for 10c, 25c 98c Ladies' Toilet Sets, 85c Ladles' Toilet Set Brush is made with 9 rows of pure white bristles back hand painted, gold trimmed; comb has nickle back, packed in a pretty box. Makes a nice gift for a lady. Price Fancy Goods Fancy Goods Glove boxes, handkerchief boxes, mirrors, man icure sets, cuff and collar" boxes, military brushes, albums, etc., a good aaortment ranging in- price from 73c to $2.50. 85c Slippers for Christmas You can't do better. Slippers al ways make a splendid Christmas Gift. A pair of Slippers is a year-long re minder of the giver. Choosing here is easy, for our stock is large. Women's Fur-trimmed Slippers in brown, wine. Gray dj "1 fr-j C" and black Price .J lO ipl.Oli Women's Felt House Cfl-, C1 Slippers from DUC lO p 1 Men's Dongola, tan and black slip pers. Opera and Harvard style me dium grades. tZCi t-n. Prices from vC lO p.S RllcK fnr Chritm?! Rugs make nice presents; We iug ior wiiriMiiia have them m08tly in Bize 9xl2 Brussels, Velvets and Axminsters. Prices from $10 to $25.00. Ctwt KxaeTWf-r The Sweeper we sell is guaranteed pel WltpiU in every re8pect none better. Has all the newest improved devices, and the price for our plain finish is only 51.98. A very handsome, fine finished Sweeper, good as others sell for $3.50 and $4.00 C QQ our price........ P&JyO SB I 5ST PAXTON &.PAXTON s i and i incy made to reporters he has given little hope for additional gas pressure be fore holiday week. He has said that the company which supplies Topeka with gas up to the city limits told him it expected to be ready with the new pumps by December 20, but Mr. Treleaven has always added: "I fear they will not be ready for a week or ten days later." He has constantly insisted that there was no dearth of gas, simply of pumping facilities. There is thus no use in the whole sale condemning of the whole gas business, for twenty-five cent gas is one of the blarerest booms ever given Topeka and from all information at hand the distress, serious and lamen table as it is is but temporary. Meanwhile it is of course absurd to turn on any new consumers, although If parties are willing to take the risk there would seem to be no objection to permitting them to get ready with their pipes. Furthermore, it is apparent that the Gas company should be compelled to live up to its ordinance and obliga tions ana at once manufacture gas to supply what Is lacking from the nat ural source cost what it will. This was done at St. Joseph. The present trouble is simply due to the failure or neglect of the local com pany, through maybe Its supply com pany, to deliver the gas, but the city's recouse must be upon the local com pany and at once. OVERRIDES HUGHES. Board of Aldermen Elects Ahearn to Succeed Himself. 20c to 40c Per Lb. Buys Good Coffee Here We carry a large variety of cof fees. All kinds and grades, and know if you buy from us the same priced coffee you usually buy, you will be absolutely satisfied with our coffee. Chas. McCIintock Tea, CoIIcc, CrocKery 815 Kansas Ave New York, Dec. 19. John F. Ahearn, who was recently removed from the office of the president of the Borough of Manhattan by Governor Hughes on charges preferred, by of flers of the City club was today elected by the board of alderman, borough president to succeed himself. Ahearn was elected borough president by popular vote at the las city election. CAX'T LOSE JUDGE SIMOXS. Clarence Young Asked" Change of Venue and Was Refused. When the case of the state against Clarence Young, charged with maini taining a nuisance, was called in the city court this morning the defendant asked for a change of venue of a statute which permits a change of venue from a Justice court. Judge Simons overruled the motion on the theory that the court of Topeka is a special court created by the legislature and havinsr nothing in common with the court of a Justice of the peace. A Jury was then demanded ana tne trial of the case commenced. Freedom Their Christmas Gift. Ely. Nev.. Dec. 19- The three miners entombed in the Alpha mine will, un less further trouble Is experienced, pro- bablj' be released by Christmas day. The rescue party at work on the cave- in. reached the 6W root level last night and now that danger of a further cave In has been averted, work is being Dushed with all possible speed. The men have been Imprisoned since De cember 4. HOCH AFTER BIG MEM. Offers Reformatory Job to F. W. Dlackmar and Chas. M. Sheldon. W. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson. en of the members of the state central committee, and also a member of the legislature, is in Topeka today. "I had a talk with Governor Hoch," he said, "but not about the special session. "My talk with the governor was concerning the superintendent for the Hutchinson reformatory. The gover nor offered the place about a year ago to Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka, but he wouldn't take it. Recently he of fered it to F. W. Blackmar of the state university. Prof. Blackmar also declined. The governor wants to get some big man, and some man who Is full of good theories about such mat ters, and let him go to Hutchinson and apply his theories. So far as I know, the place has been offered to no other persons besides Blackmar and Sheldon." Concerning the place for holding the next convention of the Republican party, Mr. Morgan said: "I know a town that would be mighty glad to have the convention, and the name of that town is Hutchinson. I under stand that Wichita also wants ths convention. But that is a fight which the hotel keepers will have to settle." Sirs. John H. Bankliead, Wife of the New Senator From Alabama. W. A. Hunlon Visiting Topeka. W. A. Hunton. interna tnonal secre tary of the Colored Y. M. C. A. and one of the prominent colored rellglouj worKers or the united states, arrived In Topeka today for a short visit with William R. Carter, principal of th colored industrial school east of the city. He represented the colored membership of the Y. M. C. A. at the International meeting recently held In Japan. Wednesday evening he will deliver a lecture on this trip to the Orient, illustrated by stereoptlcon views at Metropolitan hall. Ths lec ture will be free and a general invita tion is extended to the public.

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B8 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1907. Bargain Friday Mothers, buy your boy one of those 96 Overcoats we sell special for SHOP EARLY $1.00 You e Bargain Friday s Mothers, buy, your boy a' suit $3.00 suits. Special $1.00 BE EARLY to. Ladies' 25c Lace Hdkfs, for. 7c 75c, 50c single Box Suspenders. .2 5o Men's 50c Silk Hose 19c Men's White Pleated Shirts 85c $5.00 Sweater Coats $2.50 Silver Tip Umbrellas, worth $3, for 50 C riday Boys' 50c Caps!. .i. 1 9C 39c buys,:;75c Silk Handkerchiefs. Oxford Mufflers.. 25c Children's Kid Mittens ..............25c $3.00 Men's Silk Lined Gloves -85c Union Suits for boys. .-.v. ;r. -25c OPEN EVERY NIGHT UNTIL CHRISTMAS Choice any Tie in our store 25o Gold Plaited Cuff Buttons Special. .19c Special Silk Fit Snug Mufflers, worth $i.oo and 75c Very Special ...-25c Men's Pajamas, $2.00 kind, for 75c a suit. Silk Front Shirts, worth $1.00, for. 50c 10c Boys' Windsor Ties. Madras Shirts, 75c and $1.00 kinds. -39c Come Quick Choice of anj' Smoking Jacket in the House. $1.50 Three Very Fine Bath Robes $6.00 ones Be Early Choice ..$1.50 Men's Odd Cloth Vests from $20.00 Suits for this sale. 50c Men's Nearseal Caps, single boxes special for this sale only $1.00 622AAAf.A1L SSLW S Extra Special -$75 fur lined Overcoats the swellesc coat in Topeka special for this sale $35.00 WHAT ISWRONG? Apparently Square Deal Move ment Is Lacking. Headquarters Anything But a Busy Place. DOING NOTHING NOW. Unable to Get Together on Candidate for Governor. Tide Is Setting in Toward Mr. Jackson. What's the matter with the "square deal movement," otherwise christened the "Direct Primary League?" This organization, supposed to be the Great Organized Protest against the machine in politics, has its sign on a building on West Eighth street, and Is said to have Issued some circulars, but when It comes down to making an ef fective political organization with which to win political battles, the square deal" has failed to make much of a stir. If the square deal movement Is mere ly sleeping, one would think that it is time for It to be waking up and get ting ready for business, with the cam paign for the gubernatorial nomination only a week distant. H. G. Larimer, the Topeka secretary of the Direct Primary league, was ask d today what the league was doing. "Why, nothing special," he said. "Ev- erybody Is for a direct primary law now, anyway." Mr. Larimer said there were no defin ite plans being made for organizing the square deal movement, any further than it is already organized. "There would be no trouble about passing a direct primary law at a spec ial session," said Mr. Larimer. "The senate would stand in the way no long er. At the end of the last session, the senate was all ready to capitulate, and If half a dozen of those members of the house had kept their nerve and re jected that senate compromise by a decisive vote, the senate would have taken another vote and would have passed a decent primary law." One well known Republican, who has affiliated with the square deal crowd said today: "The square dealers, as a matter of fact, have no organization. The headquarters maintained in To peka are an empty shell. In case of an election, the square dealers could not make an effective fight for a sin gle county -vhere the square deal sen timent is not naturally in the ascen dency. It is hard to organize a move ment for cleaning out a political ma chine, because such a movement takes money, or it takes the promise of Jobs, and usually a 'reform' movement is short on money and can't consistently promise away Jobs. They talk about the 'square deal organization' In Kan sas. As a matter of fact, there isn't any square deal organization." One of the old time politicians, to whom the Beeming lack of interest and general disorganization of the square deal forces was mentioned, said: "W. R. Stubbs, who is the heart and soul of the square deal crowd, is not an organizer, and never will be. He isn't built for a political organizer, and his enemies in the machine camp don't especially fear him for that rea son. They realize that he may now and then win a popular victory, but these popular victories don't last. It Is the political organizer who wins In the long run. If Stubbs was an or ganizer, he would dominate the poll tics of the state. But it simply isn't In him to organize." Perhaps Mr. Stubbs will consider this statement of the old timer as the highest compliment that could be paid him. Mr. Stubbs claims to be differ nt from other men in the political 1 pft '?v OUR W ARHIGH W A Y Believed That Leavenworth Fort Elley Road Will Be Built. Anthony Bill Now Before Military Committee. 1 WHAT IT PROVIDES. Convicts May Be Used to Put Down Macadam. All Details Left to the War Department. ROUTE OF THE FLEET TO THE PACIFIC. This map shows the route which the Atlantic squadron is now taking, to gether with the stops which will be made in cruising around the South American continent. The black line shows the route taken by the battle ships, sixteen in number and the sup ply, tender and repair ships four in number. The dotted line shows the route of the torpedo boats, six. The torpedo boat flotilla left left Hampton Roads two weeks ahead of the main fleet and will stop at a number of places not touched by the battleships. The first stop of the latter will be at the Island of Trinidad, South America, Rio Janeiro January 11, 31, and San The battle- the day before Christmas, will be reached about Magellan strait January Francisco about May 1. ships pass the torpedo boats between Trinidad and Rio Janeiro and remain behind till Lower California is reached, but both arrive at San Francisco about the same time. swim, and to employ different meth ods in his political battles. However, If it is charged that thus far the "square dealers" have not appar ently lined up behind anyone for gov ernor, and that their lack of organiza tion is thus manifested, it must also be admitted that the "machine," if it has any candidate for governor, has not presented him to the contempla tion of the public. There are still only two avowed candidates; Grant Hornaday of Fort Scott and C. L. Davidson, of Wichita. Hornaday is a reformed machine man; Davidson is a square dealer with Chester I. Long trimmings. Consequently neither man is entirely satisfactory to either crowd, though Hornaday is more like ly to get the machine support, and Davidson to have the square deal strength behind him. Jackson Gaining Strength. Meantime, it is becoming evident that the square deal sentiment Is steadily drifting toward Fred S. Jack son, attorney general, as the candidate of the party for the office of gover nor. Jackson's boom, it is expected, will within a short time be officially en dorsed by the square dealers; that is, it will be endorsed as officially as is possible for an organization of the nebulous character of the square deal organization. It is not at all unlikely that with Jackson for a rallying point, the square dealers will get together and control the situation. Jackson however is anything but a factional politician and if it is the purpose to unite all factions on one man he seems to be the most avail able. The Davidson boom is attracting little attention outside of Wichita. Davidson is not in the best standing with the square deal crowd. He de serted Stubbs in the primary election fight during the last days of the ses sion, and he is known to be a friend of Senator Long. State Senator J. E. Brewer of Abilene is one of the members of the legisla ture who "dropped in" today and had a talk with Governor Hoch about the special session. Senator Brewer said after his conference with the governor: "It looks to me very much as though we would have a special session." Senator Brewer was one of those who lined up with the senate lodge on most propositions, but in case of a special session, it is expected that he would' break away. There are several other senators who w-ould doubtless break away on the primary proposition. Senator Stilling of Leavenworth would probably be for the primary, on account of Anthony; Senator Martin of Bourbon would be for it on account of Hornaday. If the "lodge" once discovered that there was a break in its ranks, it would probably go to pieces, and move to make the pri mary law unanimous. D. W. Mulvane, Republican national committeeman from Kansas, adds an other impetus to the special session movement by declaring that unless the state .enacts a direct primary law, the delegates to the national convention must be elected in convention, and not by primary Several newspapers that are support ing the direct primary, and the leaders of that Idea, have been urging that un der the call of the national committee, the congressional districts can name their national delegates by holding pri maries. "That can only be done," said Mr. Mulvane, "wherever the state has a di rect primary law, statewide." The call of the national committee says that the delegates shall be elected in conformity with the laws of the va rious states. The friends of Dr. J. H. Brier ly, member of the legislature from Cloud county, are urging him to be a candi date for delegate from the Fifth dis trict to the national .Republican con vention. Dr. Brierly .is serving his sec ond legislative term,,. He .has an ex tensive state acquaintance His Cloud county friends say he Is fo e popular that he can easily t be- nominated and elected for a third term..-. His home is In Glasco. G. H. Lamb, of Tates Center, for merly state senator, and often mention ed as a candidate for congress against J. M. Miller, was in Topeka yesterday. "I believe that Miller will get the nomination over Tucker in the Fourth," he said, "Miller isn't a heavyweight by any means, but he has a grip on the situation which is hard to shake. Any body that runs against him has a heavy load of handicap to carry. "It is a most -mysterious situation down there in the Fourth. Both Mil ler and Tucker claim to want a pri mary, and neither one of them has enough influence with the congression al committee to get what they want. "A primary election law, is, in my Judgment, the best thing in the world for the machine politician. We have had a primary law in our county nearly all the time for 15 years, and the poli ticians run things to suit themselves by bringing out candidates in all nec essary towns. If we have a state pri mary law, a few men will control the politics of the state." Another energetic knocker on the di rect primary law Is Webb McNall of Smith county. '""Our county doesn't want a primary," he said. "We have something that beats a primary. In our county each township has six del egates in the county convention, and one member of the county committee. The result Is. that the little country township with 40 Republican votes has Just as much to say about the naming of the candidates as the town precincts with four hundred votes. I am one of the country fellows, and do you suppose I want to trade off that system for a primary? No, sir, I know a good thing. Our system of county conventions gives the farming com munities a chance, and the fact that each township has one member on the county commltttee makes it absolutely impossible for the city precincts to ever change the system. "If we should have a state primary there would never be another state can didate from west of the Sixth meridian. "I am inclined to believe that we will have a primarv in the Sixth district congressional fight. If Reeder is wise he will have one, for the primary is the greatest thing ever discovered for keep ing in the man who Is in. If they have a primary in the Sixth, they never will dislodge Reeder-for congress. He has it Just as safe as a life Job. "I was talking to some of the Mitchell county people a few days ago, and they tell me that Mead insists that he will carry Mitchell county in his race for congress, and Young insists that he too will be the choice of his county. It is my judgment that those two chaps will get Into such an awful fight that Reeder will step in and carry the county over both of them." Carr Taylor, former attorney for the railroad commission, believes that the safety of the Republican party lies in a special session of the legislature. "We are up against a hard fight in the next campaign," he said, "and It will be necessary for us to get the party Into the best possible state for the battle. I believe that Governor Hoch should call a special session: and I believe that if he did do so, a primary law would be enacted. There is nothing that would so harmonize the Republi can party as a direct primary law." The Anthony bill for a military ma cadam road from Fort Riley to Fort Leavenworth by way of Topeka it is believed will be passed at the present session of congress. The bill which was introduced by Congressman D. R. An thony has been referred to the house committee on military affairs. It pro vides for the use of convicts in the con struction of the highway and that it shall be built under the direction of the secretary of war, leaving the question of width and location entirely to the war department. 1 The measure is not a lengthy one and is herewith given in full: "Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congres assem bled, that the eecretary of war be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to take all necessary steps to construct a macadam road between Fort Leaven worth, Kansas, and Fort Riley, Kan sas, said road to follow the most con venient route between said forts. "Section 2. That the Secretary of war be, and he is hereby authorized to make arrangements with the depart ment of Justice for the use, in addition to the prisoners available from the United States military prison at Fort Leavenworth, of such of the prisoners now confined in the United States peni tentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, as may be necessary for the construction of said road. "Sec. 3. That no work shall be begun on said road until the consent of the road district, township and county offi cers of the various counties through which said road shall pass shall be given to the secretary of war for said road and for the use of stone and other necessary material along the line of said road. "Sec. 4.' That the office of public roads of the department of agriculture und the highway engineers connected with that department shall make all necessary surveys and superintend the construction of said road (with the use of such available machinery as may le possessed by the department of agri culture) under the direction of the secretary of war. "Sec. 5. That the secretary of war Is hereby authorized to accept on behalf of the United States the free offers of all necessary stone delivered along the route for the construction of said road n trend v nromised or may be proffered by the respective townships along said route, and that the work of construction shall begin as soon as possible after the passage or. mis aci. '.'Seen 6.M That the sum of one hun dred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same Is hereby, appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this actr ORDERS BY TELEPHONE. Issued by Admiral Evans In Directing His Fleet. STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourselves Best Results Consign To Clay; Robinson Co., LlY8 Stock Commission Merchants, Stock Yards, Kansas City, WE ALSO HAVE OUR OWN OFFICES AT CHICAGO. 80. ST. JOSEPH. SO. OMAHA. DENVER. SIOUX CUV. SO ST. PAUL. E. BUFFALO. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE. Grocery Clerk. Apparently Innocent, Will Not Be Prosecuted. About a week ago a grocery clerk named R. T. Clark, who is employed by the Colonial Grocery company, was ar rested on a charge of unmentionable character, and the case was taken be fore the county attorney. After a care ful investigation of the case, the au thorities have decided that there is not sufficient evidence upon which to issue a complaint, and Clark will not be prqsecuted. The investigation made by physicians seemed to show innocence on the part of the accused.: 1 Parties moving household goods to Pacific coast can secure car load priveleges and rates by calling phones 186, Merchants Transfer and Storage Co. TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS Chicago, Dec. 19. WHEAT The local wheat market opened weak on free selling by small holders, which was baaed on a decline or more than hair a pence at Liv erpool. Offerings, however, were readily taken by several of the larger commission house, which scon caused a recovery of all the initial loss. The markets at Win nipeg and Minneapolis had a bullish ef fect. May opened ca?fec lower, at 1.04 1.04, and advanced to $1.05. Minne apolis, Duluth and Chicago reported re ceipts of 362 caTS. CORN Corn was rather weak at the opening owing to lower prices at Liver pool, but the market soon became firm on active covering by shorts. Small local receipts were a bullish factor. May com opened a shade to (??c lower, at 68 68c. and sold up to 58c. OATS Oats were firm although the vol ume of trade was light. May opened c higher, at 54 c. sold at Sihbc. and then rallied to &4c. I PROVISIONS Provisions were weak I because of selling: induced by a 10c decline I in live hogs. May pork was ofr ltic, at $13.00. Lard was off 2g5c, at $7.777.SO. I Ribs were 57c lower, at $6.97. I I Chicago Market. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions. I Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. I Office 110 W. Sixth St. Phone 4S6. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 19. The Savan nah Deforest wireless station was in communication with the flagship Con necticut, the Georgia and the Minne sota of the battleship fleet. Many offi cial and private messages being sent to Norfolk, Washington and New York from officers and correspondents with the fleet were caught. The mes sages showed that the wireless tele phones are used on the trip and are proving successful. The ships in the squadrons carry on conversation and receive orders for formation- by wire less telephone. At 8 p. m. the fleet was reported as In communication with the wireless station at San Juan. Maneuvering on the Way. New York, Dec. 19. The following message from Its correspondent on Admiral Evans flagship was received by the Associated Press by wireless telegraph last night: On Board U. S. Connecticut, Dec. 8, (Noon). "The battleship fleet at this hour is 750 miles north by north west of Saint Thomas. The weather is fine." A later message from the fleet re ceived through the Deforest wireless station here reads: IT. S. Steamship Connecticut, at sea. Dec. 18. "During the twenty-four hours since noon yesterday the fleet made 240 miles, the course continuing due southeast. "This afternoon Admiral Evans sig naled the squadron commanders to align their ships, which had been moving In four perfect columns in double formation at intervals of 1,600 yards. The movement was splendid ly executed and evoked from the commander in chief the signal 'well done.' "We are now beyond the gulf stream and only a moderate swell dis turbs the surface of the sea. The' weather is magnificent and between the blue of the sky and the blue of the waters the two white lines of battle ships moving ith stately precision make a magnificent picture. "The squadron .can be said to be scarcely shaken down as yet, but still keeps a perfect distance." Pick Your Choice of Tea We Have It Formosa Oolong, Basket Fired Japan, Sun Dried Japan, English Breakfast. Moynue Gunpowders and Imperials, Young Hyson, Cey lon, Orange Peklo. If you will pay 60 cents per lb. for any of the above teas, you will be a regular tea customer. CHAS. McCLINTOCK Tea Coffee Crockery 815 Kas. Ave. Chicago, Dec. 19. Open High Low Close Yes WHEAT Dec 98 99 98 9S 984 May ...104 1 06 1 04 1 05 1 04 July 97-9S 9S 97- 97 9S CORN- Dec E7-4 57 5B 56 57 May 5S 5S 57 57 5SVi- July ...57Mi-57 56 56- 57ft OATS Dec 50 50 May 54 54 53 64 54H July 48 48V4 48 48 48 PlIHK- Jan ....12 55 12 55 12 47 12 50 12 65 May ...13 00 13 05 12 90 12 97 13 10 LARD Jan 7 72 7 72 7 67 7 67 7 75 May ...7 77 7 77-80 7 75-77 7 77 7 82 RIBS Jan 667 .667667 667 675 May 6 97 6 97 1 6 95-97 6 95-97 7 02-05 Kansas City Grain Market. Furnished by J. E. Gaii, Commissions, Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks, Office 110 W. Sixth St. Phone 486. Kansas City, Dec. 19. Open High Low Close Yes WHEAT Dec 95 95 Mav 99 1 0054 994 99- 99 July ...90 91 9H4 90- 90- CORN Dec 51 61 50 50 60T4 May ...52- 53 62 52 52 July ...62 53 52 &2 62 Kansas City IJve Stock Market. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 19. CATTLE Receipts today were 4,000 head, including ZOO head or soutnerns. juarKei sieaay. Native steers. 4.005.20: southern steers, $3.60(34.25; southern cows. $2.003.10; native cows and heifers, $2.15(5:4.75: stockers and feeders, $3.00g4.a); bulls, $l'.40G3.KO; calves, $3.50(g6.50; western steers, $3.60&o.00; west ern cows $2.50(83.80. HOGS Receipts today 13,000 head. Mar Vet lfltfi'lSc lower. Bulk of sales. $4.204.35: heavy. $4.25(!?4.45: packers, $4.20?H.40; pigs and Hffht. 3.suB4.iR. SHEEP Receipts today 8.000 head. Market steady. Muttons, $4.00S4.60; lambs, $5.266.90; range wethers, JS.TS.; fed ewes. $3.254.25. Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago, Dec. 19. CATTLE Receipts to day were about 8,000 head. Market weak. Beeves, $3.40g.10; cows and heifers, $1.15 4 60: Texans. $3.10ig3.S5; calves, $5.00(87.25; western, $3.20(84.75; stockers and feeders, HOGS Receipts today were about 46.000 head. Market lac lower. Ldgni, ii.io.oo; mixed, $4.20S4.60; heavy, $4.154.55; rough, $4.15?4.2fi: pigs, $3.504.30; bulk of sales, $4.35j4.50. SHEEP Receipts today were about 18. 000 head. Market steady. Natives, $2.00 4 40; western. $2.O04.35; lambs, $3.75(6.20; westerns, $3.75i86.10. Kansas City Live Stock Sales Today. tThe following sales were made today at the stock yards, Kansas City, Mo., and telephoned to The Topeka State Journal by Clay, Robinson Co.. live stock com mission merchants, with offices at all markets Kansas City. Dec. 19. CATTLE Receipts today 4,000 head. Market steady to strong. HOGS Receipts today 13,000 head. Mar ket 1015c lower. Bulk of sales, $4.30a4.40; top, $4.50. SHEEP Receipts today S.000 head. Market steady. KILLING STEERS. No. Wt. Prlce.lNo. Wt. Price. 36 1510 $4.75 I 34 1183 $4.45 17 1204 4.60 I COWS AND HEIFERS. 2 1075 2.80 I 1 840 2.80 15 672 8.26 J 1 1010 2.75 6 745 3.75 I STOCKERS AND FEEDKRS. 16 843 3.65 I 16 720 8.60 24 705 3.75 18 954 3.00 f A.LVE8 18 236 400 4 15..'. 198 S. 76 6 160 6 00 J BULLS. 1 1010 2.50 8 1130 3.75 HOGS. 38 206 4.30 I 86 274 4.40 35 171 4.SS J 86 158 4.35 38........ 85 3.50 I Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Dec. 19. Close WHEAT Receipts 61 cars. WSlc lower. May, 9ic; July, 90c. Cash: No. 2 hard. 963asc; rtJ, 9396c. rvTNr TTnchansred. Mav. 53c: July. 52c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 5252c; No. 8 mixed. 5162c: No. 2 white, 61tjS2c; No. 3 white. 51fg61c. OATS Ijnenangea. no. a wnn, vataic; No. 2 mixed. 4&S49c RYE 71 75c. hay Unchanged to 60c higher. Choice timothy, $12.00(5-12.50; choice prairie, $9.00 9.60. BUTTEK firm. LTearaery, 'o; pacit. infir. 15c. EGGS Steady. Extras, 26c; firsts, 24c. Chicaeo Produce Market. Chicago, 111.. Dec. 19. CHEESE Market steady. Daisies, llgl2c; Twins, llllc; Young Americas, lr??12c. POULTRY Alive poultry steady. Tur keys. 8(5 11c; chickens, and springs, 8c BUTTER Market steady. Creamery,' 24 26c; dairy, 18(gc 24g25c for fresh stock; other as low aa 18c. Market Gossip. Furnished by I. E. Gall. Commissions, Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 W. Sixth St. Phone 486. Liverpool opening cables: Wheat d lower; corn d lower. mi Liverpool second cables: Wheat 3a lower; corn d lower. K. c. car lots: Wheat, 76; corn,' 75; oats. 7. Car lots. estimated at K. C. tomorrow: Wheat, 61; corn, 62; oats, 10. Car lots at Chicago: Wheat, 89; corn, 212; oats, 222. Car lots estimated at Chicago tomorrow: Wheat, 27; corn, 323; oats, 193. Receipts of wheat In the northwest to day were 343. A year ago 240. Liverpool closing cables: Wheat a lower; corn d lower. New Vork Stock Market. Wall St., New York. Dec. 19. STOCKS Opening prices moved upwards from last night's closing level on a moderate vol ume of business. Union Pacific rose 1 points, American Sugar 1 points. South ern Pacific and Reading 1 points. Great Northern preferred, St. Paul and Ameri can Smelting 1 point and Northern Pacific point. Reading was put up to 94 and a (lum ber of other leaning stocks were also quoted materially higher before a reaction set in. Large realizing orders were placed In Reading, whioh lowered It a point, and the rest of the market also ran off a large fraction. A rise of a point In United States Steel preferred stiffened the whole list. There was a demonstration in the Hill stocks which pushed up Northern Pacific 2 points and Great Northern referred 2 points. Reading in the meantime was sold to realize and Its gain was wiped out. The general tone was uncertain and Irregular. Pittsburg. C, C. and St. Louis preferred rose 2 points anr-the common, Reading, second preferred and Mackay Companies preferred 1 point. Bonds were steady. The market came to a standstill after the Hill stocks stopped rising. The de claring of the regular quarterly dividend on American Locomotive put it up 2 points. American Sugar also rose 2 points and Missouri Pacific 1 point. Stocks were sold moderately in spots, especially Read ing, which fell to 92, compared with 94, Its high point. The recessions In the gen eral list were not so noticeable, but the grain carriers and American Smelting ruled a point below their highest. Illi nois Central yielded 1 point. Range of Price on Stocks. Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions, Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 W. Sixth St. Phone 4S6.J Stocks Sugar Amal. Copper B. R. T U. S. Steel, com U. 8. Steel, pfd. Atchison, com Anaconda C. G. W St, Paul R. I., com Great Northern Mo. Pacific Am. Smelting No. Pacific N. Y. Central So. Pacific Reading Brie So. Railway Union Pacific C. O B. O L. N Pennsylvania Can. Pac C. F. I New York, Open Hl! Low 96 98 96 43 44 43 38 3 37 26 26 25 87 87 87 70 71 70 27 28 27 7 7 7 102 103 102 14 15 14 114 116 114 48 48 47 70 71 70 114 116 114 93 94 92 72 73 72 93 94 92 16 16 16 Dec. 19. Cl se Yes 97 96 43 37 26 116 117 115 30 30 30 81 81 81 .'iiiis'iii' "iii" 'l9 18 43 37 25 87 mi 70 70 27 -27 7 7 102 101 15 14 114 113 47 47 70 69 115 114 93 93 72 72 92 92 16 1G 13 115 116 30 29 81 8tv 90 111 111 149 18 Topeka Market. Furnished by Charles Wolff Pacxing Co. Yards close at noon Saturday. J Tojjeka, Dec. 19. EOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS $4.004.10 HEAVY NOT QUOTED. LIGHT S.854.00 Can not use hogs under 150 pounds. Do not market hogs unless same ar well fin ished, as we cun nol use half fat stuff. Wolff Packing Co. CATTLE. We give below prices of cattle effective at once, until further notice: COWS (good) $2.75(33.00 COWS (common) 2.00uj2.6i) HEIFERS (good) .004f3.::5 HEIFERS (common) 2.267S BULLS (good) 2.oua3.0d BULLS (common) 2 txxaz.&i CALVES, 100-200 lbs 4.00g4.73 CALVES, over 200 lbs 3.0U43.50 EGGS AND POULTRY. Furnished by the Topeka Packing Co., 1 114-116 West Laurent St.J This is wholesale market. POULTRY Springs, all sizes, 6c; hens. 6i,4c; stags, 4c; old cocks. 3e; good turkeys, 10c; old turkeys, 8c; ducks, 7c; geese, c. EGGS Fresh country. 22c. Furnished by The Continental Creamery Co., Topeka. Kan. BUTTER Elgin. 28c per pound; New York Creamery, 2929o per pound; Chi cago. 28c per pound. EGGS Chicago, 25c per dozen; N. Y., 32ii33c per dozen. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. Furnished by J. E. Lux. Jlo Kan. Ave.l DATES Hallo we s, per lo.. 6c; Sairs. per lb., 5c. PACKAGE DATES Anchor brand, per box. $2.25: Royal, per box, $2.40. FIGS Per box. 90c. cii:iKPF.B-Pfr 3 bu.bbl $6.00. CRANBERRIES Bell Bugle, per bbl $7.50; Late Howe, per bbl., $8.80. GRAPES Almira. per bbl.. $3.50c&4 00- Catawba, per basket, 22c. LEMU.N o rer uux., iereingweil, $3.50. ORANGES Fancy Navel, per box, $2.40 PFiRK-Per bu. box. $2.2C: N v 3 bu. bbl.. fSXip BANANAS Medlum sised bunches. I2 0O: large bunches. $2.60; Jumbo. $2.7533 00 APPLES New York, per bbl., $6.OCXa6.00; Canada, per bbl.. $6 506.50. COCOAJNU'is t-er oos., 78c: Mr aaofe. $6.00. LETTUCE Hot house, per dos. bunches 45c. CELEKY Jumoo, per bunch, 80c: Blua RiDbon, per bunch. 55c. HOHafciKAUlHH HOOT-Per lb. Slto CABBAGE $1.15 per cwt. TURNIPS Per bu.. 0c. PARSNIPS Per bu. Tfcs. CARROTS Per bu., 75c. BEETS Per bu.. 75c. SWEET POTATOES Per bu., $100 ONIONS Per bu.. 90c: Spanish. .rat. $1.50. POTATOES 6Sg;70c Red River Earlv Ohio seed, per bu., 86c. CHEKSli Wisconsin X. A ISc: Ttf State, white. 16c; Block SwUs, 17e- Llml burger. 17c: Daisy. 14c; Dairy Twin 2 to box. 14c; Wisconsin yellow or white 'tto CANNED OYSTERS N. Y. Extra Se lects. 45c: N. Y. Counts. 60c: RianJ-S BULK OYSTERS N. Y. Counts ialUn $2..40: Extra Selects. $2.20; Chesaoeaul; lob? ilob, "ne"- P fJraln Market Furnished by J. B. Billard, corner Kan NoV14.E75l78c,' 83S5CJ No- S3ct OLD CORN 44c. NEW CORN 40. OATS-44C i

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