The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 16, 1908

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EVERYBODY 10 PAGES EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. NEEDS IT. TOPEKA, KANSAS, JANUARY 16, 1908. LAST EDITION. THURSDAY EVENING. THURSDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. MESSAGES READ Governor Hoch's Recommenda tions to the Legislature. 0HATWILLITDO? PLEA F0R DELAY Bankers Ask Legislature to Let Deposit Law Alone. PANKEYSELLSOUT Disposes of Large Interest in Independent Telephone Co. Theodore Gary cf Macon, Mo., Succeeds Him as President. A UNITY OF INTERESTS MAY GOTHRQUGil. Bettered That Guaranty Deposit Law Will Be Passed. Special Session of the Kansas Legislature Convenes. Urges Direct Primary and Guaranty of Deposits. Could Be Considered at Regular Session a Year Hence. Fifth One in History of the State. Friends of the Measure Are in the Majority. ANSWERS OBJECTIONS. NOT WARRANTED NOW LAST ABOUT 10 BAYS. BANKERS ARE OPPOSED CM) This Is the Guess of the Politicians. Longest One in Recent Years Continued 18 Days. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the fifth pecial session of the Kansas legisla ture since the state was admitted to the Union commenced at the state capitol Two special sessions of the territorial legislature were held, making a total of seven special ses sions in the history of Kansas. The length of time which previous special sessions continued were as fol lows: Session of 1857 10 days torial.y Session of 1860 39 days. (Terri-(Terri- to rial.) Session of 1867 7 days. Session of 1884 7 days. Session of 1898 18 days. Session of 1903 2 days. Indications are that the present session will continue for about 10 days. Final adjournment is likely to be taken on January 25. The special session of 1857 met Dec. 17. 1857, on the call of Governor E. P. Stanton at Lecompton, to pass laws regulating: fraudlent voting. It adjourned December 27. The session of 1860 met January 19. on the call of Governor Samuel Medary. at Lecompton, to fix up the laws relating to the supreme court and to taxation. It adjourned Febru ary 27. 1860. The session of 1867 was called by Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald. I Governor Thos. A. Osborn and met September 15, adjourning September 22, after passing some laws for the relief of grasshopper sufferers. The session of 1884, called by Gov ernor Geo. W. Glick, met March 18 and adjourned March 25. It enacted some quarantine laws relating to "foot and mouth" disease. The session of 1S98 was called by Governor John W. Leedy and met December 21. Just ahead of the regu lar session. It adjourned the day the regular session commenced Janu ary 8. It put a lot of populist anti corporation and anti-railroad laws on the statute books. The special session of 1903 met June 24 on call of Governor W. J. Bailey. It passed a few laws for the assistance of counties which had suffered from the big flood in May, and adjourned June 26. Outlook for Various BiUs. The clamor and confusion ordinarily attending the preliminaries to a legis lative session were notably absent when members of the house and sen ate began to congregate this morning. The lobby and corridors of the Cope- land were by no means packed at any time, though there was a fair crowd always. On the part of the legislators there was a strange attitude of diffidence and doubt, except in the case of a few outspoken souls who came with minds made up as to their course of action generally in opposition to some pro posed measure, and didn't care who knew it. A careful and more or less thorough investigation of the feeling among the senators, especially, indi cated the situation, as they would have it. to be about this: The length of the special session will riot exceed two weeks; it may be but ten days. Upon this all seem to be agreed. That a good, fair direct primary bill will pass both houses with little or no opposition Is apparently beyond ques tion. Many doubt the advisability of such legislation, but. admitting the general demand for such a law, are willing to assist in its passage and give it a fair trial. They will be satisfied with a bill that will protect all par ties. The fate of the proposed bank guar anty deposit bill Is open to some ques tion, largely on account of the report ed decision of the comptroller of the currency, Mr. Ridgely, that the na tional banks could not avail them selves of the advantages of such a law. The general circulation -of the news of this alleged opinion at once put a different phase upon the whole question, which had been previously rather favorably received. Governor E. W. Hocli. Who C There will be some amendments to the tax law enacted by the legislature a year ago, but only such as seem to be Imperative, and the repeal of the law is declared to be out of the ques tion. It Is reported that an attempt is being made to bring about a reappor tionment of the state for leeislative purposes, but the general opinion is that this had better be let alone until the next regular session. There was a flying rumor that Sena tor Quincy has a big bill up his sleeve, outside the bank guaranty deposit bill, and it has been intimated that it is a railroad rate bill that will mean a "tearing up of things" all around, but the senators who spoke of the matter residing; Officer of the Senate were disposed to think there was enough "tearing up" on the programme already and that the railroad commis sion could be trusted to handle this subject for another year. Senatorial Opinions. Senator Martin of Fort Scott thinks the passage of a direct primary bill is certain but believes the lawmakers will go slower in the enactment of a bank guaranty deposit bill. "This," he says, "is more important than people think it is." He Is in favor of anything that will be Just and equitable to all con cerned. "There will be some amend ments, only necessary ones, to the tax law. but there Is no chance for the Ice land plan, to repeal the law. Not all the bills introduced will be acted upon; they will mostly be referred to commit tees and the man presenting a bill will be asked to appear before the commit Sneaker J. S. Simmons. Who Called the House to Order Today. ailed the Snecial Session. tee and explain the necessity for Im mediate action. The session may run from ten to thirty days." Senator Fulton of Marysville is of the opinion that the legislature should con fine its work to the objects named in the governor's call. "I am not in favor of throwing down the bars," he said, "for general legislation. I think a di rect primary bill will be passed; per sonally. I favor it. The house and sen ate will go slower on the bank guaran ty deposit bill. There will likely bs some amendments to the tax law. This will be about the extent of the work undertaken. If the session were opened to all legislation there is no telling where it would end. I look for an ac tive session, but we ought to get through Inside of ten days." Senator Miller of Osage anticipated a short session and held out tvo fingers to Senator Stannard of Ottl.wa as in dicating the extent of legislation he thought advisable, which may be ta ken to mean action on the direct pri mary and bank deoosit bills. "I believe we should do business and go home," he said. "I brought no bills with me, though I could lhave done so." Senator Stanrard of Franklin county said he believed that doing business in the shortest time possible and then go ing home would be the best thing for the people. "I left 21 bills at home," he remarked. He hadh eard the report that there were 29, some said 32, bills comins up from Wyandotte, and the returns not all in yet. He seemed to favor both the primary and bank bill:. Senator Buschow of Thomas, had no hesitation in expressing his senti ments. "I was opposed to a special session." he said. 'I don't believe there was any emergency that called for it. The people seem to demand a direct primary bill. I am opposed to the bank guaranty deposit bill. I am a banker and I don't believe we should be asked to put up our good money against any wildcat con cerns." Senator Caldwell did not want to be quoted, but while last night he had be lieved they would be able to agree on a bank deposit bill his opinion this morning had been reversed. Xelther did it look to him as- if it would be possible to formulate a primary bill that would nass both houses. A short session he regarded as certain. Senator Harrison of Osborne was quite ready to go over to the capitol and vote for adjournment at once, without so much as passing the appro priation bill providing for the ex penses of the session, though he con ceded that when such bill is intro duced every member will vote for it. "A direct primary bill will probably be passed, but I look for the bank deposit bill to be defeated or all torn to pieces." Senator Griffin of Jefferson comes down absolutely unlnstructed, his con stituents evidently reposing implicit faith in his Judgment. "Only one of my constituents has spoken to me on the subject of a direct primary bill," Senator Griffin admitted, "and there seems to be no great demand for one In my district. But there may be a demand in some parts of the state and some carefully prepared bill will probably be passed. Neither is there any demand in our section for a bank guaranty deposit bill and really it (Continued on Page Eleven.) CpJv'iIIc Doesn't Believe Wildcat Banks Would Be Encouraged. Takes a Conservative Position cn Railroad Question. Shortly after the convening of the legislature at 4 o'clock this afternoon the message of Governor Hoch was read as follows: To the Senate and House of Repre sentatives: The work of a special session of the legislature is in some states confined to the matters specified in the execu tive call, but no such limitation is put upon the powers of a legislature in this state. Nevertheless, I feel sure you will see the propriety and wis dom of confining yourself as closely as possible to the specific things you have been called together to consider. I desire also, at the threshold of your labors, to express the hope that all appropriations, not absolutely neces sary, be refused, and that all useless employes be dispensed with, and that the expenses of this extra session be reduced to the lowest possible limit. The propositions you will be asked to consider are not new propositions. New conditions give them new promi nence, but they are questions with which you are familiar and upon which you are already prepared to register your votes intelligently. I am sincerely hoping that the session may not consume more than one-half of the thirty remunerative days allotted by law to an extraordinary session. It is not my purpose to discuss at any great length the propositions you have been called together to con sider. These matters have all been fully discussed by me in two former biennial messages, and some of them in two special messages. For u Primary Election, I recommend the enactment of a primary election law statewide in Its character, to Include every state, dis trict and county officer to be voted for in this state this year, and to in clude also an expression of popular choice for United State senator, and to be operative In the selection of this year's candidates by every politi cal party. Less than this at this time will not satisfy the people. It is peculiarly important that this enact ment control this year's candidacies. It is a year when, state policies for two. years at least -iil be crystallized. The selection of a governor, for in stance, is of vital importance to the people. Whether Kansas shall be kept abreast of the progressive move ment for good government national m its character; whether the new civil service policy In preference to the old factional spoils system shall con tinue to be operative in the public service of this state; whether the state institutions which have been taken en tirely out of politics shall be continued as business institutions rather than as political perquisites; whether officials in every department shall be selected for their special fitness or in payment of political obligations; whether cor porate greed shall be controlled or permitted to forage at will upon the people, is largely a matter of execu tive determination, and all the people should have ample opportunity to pass upon these questions in the con sideratlon of candidacies for governor this year. Then again, the legislature, both senate and house, is to be selected this year. The senate will hold for four years and remain In office through two biennial sessions. The legislature selected this year will elect next winter a United States senator who will represent this state for the next six years in the upper branch of congress. If the people are ever to have the right to select at a direct primary all these officials now is the time for that right to be recognized. To me it seems a fundamental right. The right to select a candidate is as sacred! as the right to elect an officer. The convention system disfranchises the citizen. It is not representative government at all, because in the na ture of things the delegate can seldom represent any one constituent upon more than one candidacy. Let no factional or personal consideration, no pride of authorship, no past differ ences, have influence In this matter. The people are demanding this ac tion at your hands. Tax Commission Law. The new tax commission law is in my Judgment one of the best enact ments ever put upon the statute books of Kansas. It will prove of Immense benefit to the state when It is once In successful operation. It will simplify taxation, quadruple the property sta tistics of the state, and ultimately greatly reduce the average taxation. This is not, as many suppose, a new law. It is In most of its features the old law given new vitality by needed amendments, but it still needs one im portant amendment and perhaps many of minor importance. It provides for i I he assessment of all property at its actual value, and for the enforcement of this provision, which indeed is not I a new one but which under the old system resulted in the assessment of j property at not more than one-fourth Its value. This new law, which thus provides for so great an increase in j valuations, unfortunately failed to pro vide for a proportionate decrease in I possible levy. This nas given rise to j grave apprehensions on the part of many taxpayers uisuursmj uoai-us take advantage of the opportunity and greatly Increase the burdens of taxa tion. I think this fear is exaggerated, but it is well to remove it and the occasion for it by limiting the possible levy in such a way that the burdens of taxation will not be increased, but in stead, decreased, as they should be un der the operation of this new law. May I suggest that the new tax commis sion, composed of men of undoubted character and ability, who have given much thought to this law, who have studied it in all of its phases, who have sought cousseJ from taxpayers in ev-erv part of the state, should be freely consulted by you In reference to (Continued on Page Seven.) Normal Banking Conditions and Confidence Restored. Don't Want Experiment or Hasty Legislation. The State Bankers' association this afternoon gave out the following state ment: "A meeting of the executive council of the Kansas Bankers' association was held on Wednesday evening, January 15, 1908, at the Hotel Throop, Topeka. This is a representative body chosen by the association and by the several groups in their annual conventions. The meeting was well attended, and al together harmonious. The bankers in attendance, while officially representing all the banks of the state, Individually represented 69 state banks and 48 na tional banks. The deliberations were all marked with a spirit of fairness, and the desire to serve the highest interests of all the people. To this eid a number of valuable y suggestions were made looking toward the improvement of the present banking law. "The proposed guarantee deposit law was made one of the principal subjects of discussion and the discussion of it was impartial and eminently fair. In passing Judgment upon the question the council as a representative body desired to reflect as far as possible the feeling of the bankers of the state upon the subject. While no recent of ficial poll had been taken, the senti ment from many sections of the state so far as known to the members pres ent was reported and found to be al most overwhelmingly against the en actment of such a law. Nor is It be lieved that there is any strong demand from the people for such a law. Nor did the council believe that there is any emergency that calls at this time for the enactment of such a measure. The banks and the country have Just emerged victoriously from the effect of a money panic. 4 "Normal conditions are now re stored. The experiment of a guaran tee deposit law has Just been under taken in a neighboring state, the oper ation of which can and will be ob served with profit to the people of Kansas, and in a short time it will bt determined whether the experiment is a failure or a success. Meanwhile the Interests of the people of Kansas are safe in the hands of the banks who have shown, themselves strong during a trying time. A" regular session of the legislature will convene a year hence, and by that time the question .will not only have had actual demon stration, but the people will have had opportunity to study it in all its im portant bearings. In the framing of such a measure a great variety of in terests must be adjusted interests not likely to be anticipated by even the best of men not familiar with prac tical banking. The law would be in equitable and inefficient and would prove a disappointment if all these Interests were not fully safeguarded. 'It is practically Impossible for such a measure, requiring as it does the most mature thought, to receive adequate treatment by the legislature In the hurry of a short special session, called to consider in addition to this, several other large and important questions. Moreover, It appeared practically certain from Intelligence received from the comptroller of the currency at Washington, that nation al banks will not be permitted to par ticipate In the provisions of such a law. The national banks of Kansas represent almost one-half the bank ing capital of Kansas. It would ap pear unjust to enact legislation which at this time could effect but about one-half the banking interests of the state. Nor should such an arrange ment be at all satisfactory to the peo ple. It would be less than half a law. The people who are asking for a guarantee law have done so with no other Idea than that its provisions should extend to all the banks of the state. For all these reasons the members of the executive council of the Kansas Bankers association were a unit in the opinion that no legisla tion of this character should be en acted at this special session. "J. W. BERRYMAN. Pres." "W. W. BOWMAN, Sec." samtaTetraTnderailed Three Sleepers and Dining Car off Track Xo One Hurt. Santa Fe westbound pasen?er train No. 5 was derailed this mornlna- near Argyle, Mo., a short distance east of Kansas City. Three sleepers and the dining car were thrown off the track. The derailment was caused by a broken rail. Although the train was heavily loaded there were no injuries received, not a single passenger being scratched nor any of the derailed coaches being injured. Even the furnishings of the diner were not disarranged. The wreck ing outfit from Marcellne put the de railed coaches back on the track and the train was delayed but about three hours. .n. Cold Wave f-ssrs. The weatherman dipped into winter weather just deep enough during the past 2 hours to give the natives of r 1 r, f ,1,. real -thing. The clouds lifted during the early morning hours and the mer cury started on its upward Journey from the minimum mark of 11 above zero, which was reached at 7 o'clock, which is the lowest point reached so far this winter. The following were the temperatures for the day: 7 o'clock .....Hill o'clock 19 8 o'clock Ilil2 o'clock 25 9 o'clock .....13! 1 o'clock 25 10 o'clock 15! 2 o'clock .....29 Thaw's Mother Goes to New York. Pittsburg. Pa., Jan. 16. Mrs. Mary C. Thaw mother of Hary K. Thaw, left here last night for the purpose of at tending the trial of her son. Mrs. Thaw has been suffering with rheumatism, but she disregarded the advice of her physicians in order to be with her son. New Officer at Head of Atchison, St. Jce and Other Companies. W.P. Hemphill General Manager of Local Organization. At a meeting of the board of direc tors of the Independent Telephone company held at the Independent building on Jackson street this morn ing, B. F. Pankey, president and gen eral manager of the company, tender ed his resignation. Theodore Gary, president of the National Indepnedent Telephone association of the United States and Canada was elected presi dent of the company, and W. P. Hemp hill was chosen vice president and gen eral manager. Theodore Gary, New President Inde pendent Telephone Co. Mr. Gary has large Interests in the Independent telephone business in the west and for some time has been one of the heavy stockholders in the Inde pendent company in this city. He is the president of the exchanges at Atcnison, St. Joseph, Joplin. Macon and Carthage and at the present time is installing a $35,000 automatic switch board in the exchange at Carthage. The duties of general manager will fall upon W. P. Hemphill, who has been the secretary of the company. Mr. Hemphill has been prominently mentined with the growth of the In dependent Telephone company since it was started, in lopeka by himself and Mr. f ankey six years ago and the sue cess of the venture has been due to the united energies of the two men. While Mr. Gary is the president and head or the company the active man agement will devolve upon Mr. Hemp hill as Mr. Gary will continue to reside at Macon, Missouri. Mr. Pankey will no longer be at the head of the com pany but he retains a portion of his In terests and will remain on the board of directors. Mrs. Pankey telered her resignation as a member of the board of directors and this place was filled by the election of A. A. Godard who has been Interested in the company since a short time after its organization. The changes made interest a number of prominent business men of Topeka who become large holders of stock in the Independent Telephone company, they having purchased a portion of the holdings of Mr. Pankey. While Mr. Gary has purchased a large block of the stock held by Mr. Pankey the latter still holds a considerable amount of his former holdings which will not be placed on the market. Mr. Pankey's retirement from the active management of the company which he has done so much to build up is brought about by failing health and a desire to devote all of his time to his large real estate holdings in New and Old Mex ico. Besides his holdings in the states Mr. Pankey has recently acquired posses sion of a land grant of nearly 100.000 acres In Old Mexico and it is his In tention to colonize his holdings and In time it will probably become one of the large cattle ranches of the coun try. Mr. Pankey has always been known as one of the large stock rais ers of the west and his retirement from active telephone management means his reentry Into this business. "Mr. Hemphill, who will be the gen eral manager of the company as well as the vice president has practically had charge of the business since we have been in our new building," said Mr. Pankey. "He has been interest ed with me since the company was or ganized and has the ability and skill necessary to handle the business and keep it up to its past standard of ex cellency. "Topeka will continue to be my home in the future as it has been in the past and I will keep in touch with the telephone conditions as I have only disposed of a portion of my holdings in the Independent company. In re tiring from the active management of the company I wish to thank the peo ple of Topeka who have rendered me such valuable assistance in building this institution which will always be my pride, and I trust that the same friendly relations will always exist be tween the public and my successors." Among the Topeka men who have in vested heavily in the holdings disposed of by Mr. Pankey are W. P. Hemphill who has largely increased his interest, A. A. Godard who was also formerly in terested in the company. Scott Hopkins, vice president of the Prudential Trust Savings bank, and Horace Hall of the Hall Book and Stationery company. "There will be no changes in the manner of conducting the business of the company." said Mr. Hemphill, "everything will go just as it has In the past and It will be but a short time now until the changes which the com pany has been making during the past two" years are completed. And while I am speaking of these things I am re minded that two of our superintendents, William Hershey. superintendent of op eration, and William Roper, superin tendent of construction, have been in- Hold Meeting and Decide t Fight the Bill. Governor Confident That Will Go Through. It In spite of the bitter fight which has been organized against it, it ia now practically conceded that the guaranty deposit bill will be passed in some form by the special session of the legislature. Wednesday night a meeting wa held of some of the leading bankers of the state, with prominent members of the legislature and some political leaders, for the purpose of adopting a definite plan of attack on the law. A telegram was also received by Balie P. Waggener from Senator Charles Curtis which said: "RIdgley says that national banks not allowed to take advantage of guaranty deposit law. Attorney gen eral will not pass on it until It comes to him in regular way. "CHAS. CURTIS." These two occurrences served to centralize the opposition to the guar anty deposit bill, and it locked for a time last evening as though ths chances strongly favored the defeat of all legislation on the subject. Today, however, the "reform" crowd is again in the saddle, and ths opponents of the bill admit that It ap pears tnat the opposition would not be able to sidetrack the bandwagon proposition which will carry through both the primary and guaranty laws. "A majority of the legislature." said a prominent Kansas banker, who has been working hard all day against the bill, "Is opposed to the guaranty deposit bill, but the lines are being so strictly drawn that it will be almost impossible to prevent its passage. Members will vote contrary to their convictions rather than struggle with the clamor of their constituents." W. R. Stubbs, who is said to be in his heart opposed to the guaranty de posit bill, said today In speaking for publication: "I am in favor of a guaranty bill which is properly drawn. I doubt the wisdom of any bill which makes it compulsory on banks to participate, and it is essential that the bill should be broad enough to include both state and national banks. I have not had time to examine any of the proposed laws, and can not say which one I favor." Governor E. W1. Hoch is confident that the bill will be passed. "I believe that the legislature will not resist the demands of the people of the state," said the governor this morning. "This fight on the bill will not ac complish its defeat. Even though Comptroller Ridgley has refused to sanction the plan, it is not to be con ceived that 800 national banks in Oklahoma will be deprived of the benefits of that law. I talked with Governor Haskell about the matter over the long distance phone a few days ago, and I know that those peo ple are not a bit worried about their law. They know that the national banks will be protected. Even it Ridgley should rule against the law. and even if he should be sustained by the attorney general, congress would step In and pass the Gore bill within 24 hours, and settle the whol dafnculty." C. L. Davidson of Wichita, candi date for governor, has a bill on the subject of guaranty deposits which he will introduce. It differs from other bills In that it gives the bankers themselves representation on the guaranty fund board. "I don't see that It makes much difference what the comptroller holds," says Mr. Davidson. "A na tional bank certainly ought to have the right to do whatever it pleases with its surplus. If it wants to spend it for insuring its deposits all right. I have known for some years that this was coming. I have tried to persuade the bankers in our section of the state to devise some sort of a mutual bank ers' insurance for deposits, but they wouldn't do it, and now the state has stepped in." It is likely that a meeting of the house committee on employes will bs held Just before the opening of the session for the purpose of recommend ing to the house the names of a list of people to do the work of the house. There are plenty of candidates for al! the Jobs, and it is conceded that C H. Brllhart will succeed D. Y. Wilson as chief clerk of the house. The Democratic side of the house will be three votes short of what it had at the last session. Representa tives McKinnie and Ferguson have died, and Representative Hendricks has moved to Nebraska, though under the law. if he had a mind to come back here, he could still vote, just the same as Speaker Simmons, who has moved away from the county from which he was elected. There will be a shortage of several votes on the Republican side, too. Rep resentative Sticher is dead. Represen tatives Creech and Brandon are sick, and there are probably several others who will be unable to report on ac count of sickness. Joe Rank, of the Atchison Globe, is here and will represent his paper dur ing the session In both house and sen ate. Weather Indications. Chicago. Jan. 16. Forecast for Kan sas: Fair tonight and Friday; rising temperature. valuable in bringing the Independent Telephone company up to its present state of efficiency. "It is due these men as well as our employes that they should receive credit for the work that they havs done. No changes of a radical nature are contemplated at this time though we have a number of things In view in the operation of our lines which will to of great benefit to our patrons."

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1908. LANKETS B SPECIAL 3-DAY SALE The Kind That Always Gives You A WARM RECEPTION 200 pair 10-4 Cotton Double Blankets in gray, white and tan, with pink, red or blue bor- Kfl a ders regular price $1.00, for UUU 175 pair extra size, double, tan, cotton wool fleeced Blankets pink or blue borders regular QQn price $1.50 for "OO 100 pair tan and gray 4 lb. 11-4 Cotton Blankets, with red or blue border regular price Q1 OR $2.00 for i&l.OO 200 pair 12-4 5 lb. cotton Blankets, wool fleeced in white only pink or blue border, rfl 4 OE regular price $2.50 for j 1 -Oil 55 pair 11-4, Wool Blankets in white only, with pink or blue border regular price fl f QQ $3.00 for IPI-UO 25 pair 12-4, all Wool California Blankets, white only pink or blue border regular JJQ QQ price $5.00, for ipO.VO SEE WINDOW DISPLAY TOPEKA'S ECONOMY STORE, ANBITON 612-614 KANSAS AVENUE FAMILY MILEAGE BOOKS. I lock Island Decides to Issue Those Good for Bearer. Tho Rock Island railroad has an nounced through a circular signed by Jno. Sebastian, passenger traffic manager and L. M. Allen, general passenger agent, which reached To peka today several changes in the sale of mileage books which will be In effect after February 15. Tickets good for a thousand miles with a limit of one year will be sold for twenty dollars ($20.00) which will be good on the following lines east and west of the Missouri river. Chicago, Rock Island Pacific rail way. Chicago, Rock Island El Paso railway. Chicago, Rock Island Gulf rail way. St. Louis San Francisco railroad. St. Louis, San Francisco Texas railway. Fort Worth Rio Grande railway. Chicago Eastern Illinois railroad jetween Chicago and St. Louis, via short line and between Danville and L-'t. Louis. Trinity Brazos Valley railway. Chicago, Burlington Quincy rail road, between Burlington and St. Louis. Tickets will be honored on trains for bearer, and in territory east of and including Missouri river, also on St. Louis-Kansas City line, for the pas sage of more than one person on the same train; in other territory des cribed herein, tickets will not be hon ored for the transportation of more than one person on same train. Tick ets will not bear name or description of passenger nor require signature on contract or detachments. Detachments will be made on the usual basis, except In Colorado, South Dakota and Louisiana, the equivalent of one and one-half miles will be de tached for each mile traveled in New Mexico, the equivalent of six miles will be detached for eacn four miles traveled; 13 coupons to be detached tor the Council Bluffs, St. Joseph, Leavenworth and Memphis bridges, and 10 coupons for the Atchison bridge. The following basis will also apply between points on lines named): C. E. I. R. R. Between Chicago and St. Louis, via short line, and be tween Danvilla and St. Louis, detach ments to be made on the basts of one coupon for each mile traveled. C, B. Q. R. R. Between Bur lington and St. Louis, detachments to be made on the basis on one coupon for each mile traveled. C, R. I G. Ry. Between all points in Texas, one and one-half coupons to be detached for each mile traveled. St. L. S. F. R. R. Between all points In Missouri, Arkansas, Okla homa and Kansas, detachments to be made on the basis of one coupon for each mile traveled. St. L-, S. F. T. and Ft. W. R. G. Rys. Between all points in Tex as, one and one-half coupons to be detached for each mile traveled. T. B. V. Ry. Between all points in Texas, one and one-half coupons to be detached for each mile traveled. NEBRASKA MEN HERE. Cornhuskers Win Meet Washburn at Basketball. The Nebraska university basketball team which plays the Washburn team at Music hall tonight, arrived in To peka this afternoon from Manhattan, where they played the Aggies last night, winning by a score of 36 to 22. The game last night started out to be a hotly contested affair but the Corn huskers Showed too strenuous a pace for the Jayhawker rurallsts to follow and consequently won the laurels. The Cornhuskers are a strong looking team. Several of the men are football players. There are eight men with the team, which includes the five regular players, one substitute. Manager Earl O. Eager, the old foot ball star, and one man who acts as official. Guy Steves, the old Y. M. C. A. player will act as the other official. The ticket sale has been on at Ful lerton's for the jast two days and Judging from the interest displayed in securing seats, there will be a large crowd at the game tonight. Re served seats are being sold so that late arrivals will not be barred on ac count of poor seating accommoda tions. The line-up for the game tonight will be: Nebraska. Vosition." Washburn. W. Walsh Forward Hope W. Wood Forward Tlce r. Rltchey Center Millice P. Bell (capt.) G.Haugliey (capt.) JP. Bell Guard Montgomery DEMOCRATS ARE HERE.; State Convention Will Probably Be Held In Topeka. The Democratic state central com mittee met late this afternoon for the purpose of deciding upon the time and place where the next state con vention will be held. There is not a unanimity of opinion as to whether the election of committeemen will be held at this time or at a separate con vention. There are three candidates for the state convention, Topeka, Wichita and Hutchinson all of which have delegations at the meeting work ing for their towns. The indications are that there will be two conventions the first held dur ing the earlier part of March for the purpose of settling the question of a national committeeman and electing delegates to the national convention. It is possible that this convention will be held at the same time and place that the state convention is held. It is thought that the state conven tion will be given to Topeka and that the delegate convention will be held at either Hutchinson or Wichita. It Is conceded that if two conventions are held that the delegate convention will be called early and that the other shortly after the national convention which meets in Denver on July 4th. A fight has developed on National Committeeman ojhn H. Atwood and it Is possible that J. G. Peabody, who filled this position during the cam paigns of 1896 and 1900, will be se lected as national committeeman. The friends of each of the candidates are sure of victory and there is a chance that the honor will go to a dark horse and there are a number of prominent Democrats mentioned for the place in case neither Johnson or Atwood can land It. The friends of William Sapp Insist that he should be given the honor and Ed Hackney of Wellington has devel oped considerable strength as a can didate for the place. The subject of a national committeeman Is the all absorbing topic of conversation among the delegates today and it Is likely that the lines will be closely drawn before the convention meets, whether In March or in July. "I think that you are safe In say ing that the state convention will be held In Topeka," said W. H. L. Pep perell, secretary of the state central committee, "and that the other conven tion if one Is held will go to either Wichita or Hutchinson. I think that it is the sentiment of the majority of the members of the committee that Topeka should be given the conven tion on account of the facilities of the city for handling it." A strong fight is being made by the delegations from Hutchinson and Wichita an dthey may win out, a great deal depending on the commit tee from Topeka which will present the claims of this city for the meet ing. It is said that W. H. Ryan, the president chairman of the state con. ventlon will ask for re-election though the place will not be conceded to him without a fight and numerous candi dates have been mentioned as his suc cessor. BANQUET ON WASHBURN DAY. Will Take Place of Usual Reception on February 6. A banquet of the alumni and stu dent body of Washburn college will supplant the usual reception which is the feature of the Washburn day celebration which falls on February 6. Washburn college was founded on February 6, 1865 and that day is known on the college calendar "as Washburn day. The morning is given over to special exercises in the chapel and in the evening it has been custo mary to hold a reception. This year the latter will be done away with. The banquet will be held down town in one of the church par lors. This seems to be the plan fol lowed in other colleges of marking foundation day and Washburn is tak ing up with the plan. HARRIMAN TO ANSWER. United Stales Circuit Court Hands Dow n Important Decision. New York, Jan. 16. E. H. Harriman was directed in a decision given by Judge Hough in the United States cir cuit court today to answer all ques tions propounded to him by the inter state commerce commission, except those relating to the purchase of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroad stock in connection with the dividend of August. 1906. Judge Hoilffh 9lan Alvnntt t -EX Kuhn of Kuhn, Loeb Co., to answer a. ii Huesuuns asitea him by the inter state commerce commission. ABOUT THE CANAL Secretary Taft Appears Before the Senate Committee. He Gires a Complete Review of the Conditions. BUSINESS FALLS OFF. Railroad Is Carrying 50 Per Cent Less Traffic. May Be Forced to Put in Pacific Steamer Line. Washington, Jan. 16. Secretary Taft appeared before the senate committee on interoceanic canals today and gave that committee Information concerning the project and offered suggestions for legislation. He gave a complete review of the conditions at the canal site and quoted information he had received from various officials connected with the work. He expressed the opinion that the canal should be completed within six years from next July and that its ultimate cost would be approx imately 300 million dollars, including the purchase price. The proposed widening of the locks was carefully examined by Secretary Taft. He asserted that with the locks widened to 110 feet, a steamer of 108 feet beam could easily pass through. The largest ship this government is planning to build will have a beam of but 95 feet. The increased cost of the locks, Mr. Taft estimated, would be about five million dollars. In his talk to the committee Secre tary Taft at various points brought out tHe difficulties that beset the commis sion in the administration. These ranged all the way from trouble with the Pacific Mail Steamship line, be cause of its failure to furnish enough steamers, to labor difficulties. He also spoke of the complaints by the Pana mans that there is a bad odor to the water that is served to them through the new waterworks at Panama, as one of the small, annoying features of the work. In the matter of steamship transportation facilities on the Pacific coast, the secretary said that owing to their Inadequacy the business of the railroad had fallen one-half since the government took possession and it was a question in his mind whether the government should not engage in the steamship business in the Pacific in order to retain the Panama route now existing and keep the isthmian business from going by way of Tehuantepec or some other route. "It may be a question," said the secre tary, "of saving the income for our steamers on the east coast by running considerable risk on the west." Pay of I labor. Secretary Tafl gave out considerable information concerning prices paid for labor on the canal and urged that there be no reduction in the wages paid to skilled laborers in tpite of the fact that according to his estimate they were re ceiving In pay and privileges from 50 to 60 per cent higher income than they could earn In the United States. Secre tary Taft gave as his opinion that any reduction at all would cause serious labor difficulties. Even with skilled labor at tho present standard, he said, there was recently a strike upon the refusal of the commission to increase the wages and force sufficient to run 65 steam shovels was depleted to a force sufficient to run only 13. Senator Flint put a number of ques tions to the secretary as to land contro versies on the Isthmus, the cost of san itation and the advisability of the gov ernment's running the Tivoll hotel. In connection with the last named project the secretary thought it quite necessary for the government to operate the hotel. He said with a smile that Its bar had been removed and that there ought to be no further complaint from the na tive business people, at least in respect to that trade. The secretary said that the water rents charged Panama will In 50 years pay al! cost of providing the water works, the improvement of streets and tho construction of the sewage system At the end of that period the work will become the property of Panama. "If anyone doubt the conditions of the streets of Panama." he said, "I will refer him to my friend Foifltney Bige low." Ankeny Asks Questions. He was questioned by Senator An keny concerning the lepers at Pan ama and responded promptly that leprosy Is always greatly exaggerated, citing his experience in the Philip pines. "When we went to the Philip pines'," he said, "we were told that there were from 20,000 to 30,000 lepers. We have now, 3,500 lepers that we know of there. During the last year the number has been re duced 600." In Panama he said nine lepers were known and they have been isolated on an Island and there Is no fear on their account. They had adopted the policy of act ing on the advice of the doctors in all cases of sanitation and, said he, "Dr. Gorgas has proved so uniformly suc cessful that we have felt Justified In taking his advice in such matters." He declared that it 1b not so un healthful to live In the tropics as it was formerly. Mr. Taft said the commission had found that the price placed on land needed for the canal is excessive and has had no relation to its value for private purposes. That had not de layed construction won, however, because the land Is taken and paid for afterward. The government of Panama has of fered to give the United States a site for a legation at Panama near the new government building being erected by the republic. He thought It would be advisable to provide a legation build ing that would bring the property within the dignity of the United States in the future when the canal has been completed. Senator Flint wanted to know if this government could not with advantage sell all the land now owned by the Panama Railway com pany in Panama and not actually used for railroad purposes in order to re lieve the government of owning prop erty there that is used for improper purposes. Mr. Taft thought some of the land could be sold and added that all the new leases provide that the premises shall not be used for im moral purposes, including the use as saloons. Some of this land would be needed In the future for the railroads. Senator Kittrldge asked Mr. Taft whether he had any recommendation for new legislation in the canal zone. The secretary replied that he thought there should be an appeal from the courts of the zone to the supreme court of the United States, but with that exception he had no recommen dations to make. After the construc tion of the canal had been made, he thought there should) be a comprehen sive form of government designed for the zone, but he saw no reason for that now. "This year has satisfied me," said Mr. Taft, "that a contract for doing the work on the Panama canal is impracticable." i He added that any firm able to sup ply the large amount of money needed to carry on the work would demand such a large profit as to make it in advisable to enter upon It. The committee "adjourned until to morrow, when Colonel Goethals, chief engineer of the canal work will be heard. TAKES BOLD STAND. Kansas City Attorneys Attack Truth of United States Court's Decree. Can attorneys claim that a court decree of a United States court mis represents the facts and set away without being held in contempt of court? In filing an appeal from the decree of Judge John C, Pollock in the United States circuit court fixing the width of the Kansas river at 60U feet in the suit between the Kaw valley drainage board of Wyandotte county on one side and the Rock Island, Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern, Schwarzschild Sulzberger Packing company. New England Trust com pany and the Kansas City Stock Yards company, which was entered at the time by Judge Pollock with the un derstanding that it was with the con sent of all parties to the-suit, the de cree is attacked as stating an untruth. Keplinger Trickett, who filed tha appeal, taking the suit to the United States circuit court of appeals, assert that: "Without authority of law the decree recites as facts matters which never occureTd; also that said decree represents matters as having taken place by consent of the parties given at the time of the rendition of the de cree which in fact never were consent ed to, either at the time of the rendl tio nof the decree or at any time, and especially that in important and ma terial respects said decree varies from the plan of the compromise proposed at the Topeka conference and said de cree is inequitable and unreasonable and contains material matters preju dicial to your orators wholl youtside of the pleading which were never assent ed to by your orators:" The above is a recitation of the plea on which the attorneys for the com plainants desire the United States cir cuit court of appeals to set aside a decree of the lower court fixing the width of the channel of the Kansas river near its mouth at 600 feet. Tha drainage board does not want to be held to the 600 feet as the width which in the scheme of Improvements they have planned shall relieve the imme diate lands immediate to the river from flood waters. And then continuing the petition asks what it would like the superior court to do: "And your orators pray that said decree be corrected and that each and every part thereof that purports to be by consent be stricken out and that so far as said decree purports to have been upon the merits and so far as said decree shows that there ever was any hearing upon the master's report and the foldings so far as relates to the bonds provided for in engineer's report and the action of the court therein be stricken out and that as to said mat ters, said causes be" ordered to be set down for hearing upon the merits or that if such relief be deemed inequita ble that said decree be wholly set aside and said cause be set; down for hearing upon the merits and-that your orators have such other and different relief as In equity may be proper."; Charles Blood Smith of Topeka was the special master appointed by the court to hear testimony and after sev eral hearings extending over a long period of time the compromise which it was thought effectually disposed of tii controversy was reached In October, 1907. But the drainage board consisting of J. O. Mllner. Fred Meyer, L. J. Gilles, P. J. Monohan and W. H. Daniels started to kick over the traces bidding fair to reopen the whole matter. OLD DIRECTORS ELECTED Annual Election of City aRilway Is Held. The annual meeting of the board of directors of the Topeka Street Rail way company was held this afternoon at 2:30 at the offices of the company on Jackson street. The board met for the 'purpose of electing a new directorate for the en suing year, the election resulted In a return of all the old members. The board consists of E. W. Wilson, presi dent; L. E. Myers, vice president; F. G. Kelley, secretary and treasurer; D. E. Sunny, M. A. Low, Joab Mulvane, Thomas Page, C. S. Gleed, James E. Hurley, W. A. L. Thompson, and E. W. Wilson, L. E. Myers and D. E. Sunny are the out of town represen tatives, Wilson living at Peoria, 111., Myers lives at Chicago and Sunny re sides at Elgin, 111. BUCHER IS NAMED. Democrat Appointed County Attorney of Montgomery. Independence, Kan., Jan. 16. Charles Bucher, one of the most able Demo cratic attorneys In the county, was named Wednesday evening by District Judge Flannelly as county attorney to succeed J. M. Charlton, who re signed a few days ago. Charlton was a Democrat, and Judge Flannelly held that It was proper that his successor should be a Democrat. Bucher is an able and energetic law yer, and for a number of years had been the attorney for the defense In most of the saloon prosecutions In the county. He acted as attorney for most of the saloon men. It Is stated, how ever, by those who know Mr. Bucher, that his acceptance of the appoint ment under Judge Flannelly means that he will devote his energies hence forth to the prosecution of the people he has heretofore defended. Fined for Stealing Gloves. A pair of fur gloves, valued at U, cost Harry Wilson, a young white man, $25. Wilson stole the gloves and pawn ed or sold them to J. Raffeloch for 50 cents. Then the police got him and he entered a plea of guilty in police court. The fine was the result. Los Angeles. California. Every day at 11:50 noon a Pullman tourist sleeping car leaves Topeka for Los Angeles, Cal., without change via the Union Pacific R. R. This car stays In Salt Lake City through the day light hours of one day, giving the tourist an opportunity to visit the many points of Interest In the city by the great Inland sea. HASKELL IN TOPEKA. Governor of Oklahoma Attends Kan sas Legislature. Goyernor C N. Haskell of Oklaho ma, and a party of Oklaho ma officials- and their wives, are ex pected to- arrive In Topeka this after noon on their way home to Oklaho ma after attending the Bryan banquet at Lincoln, Neb.. last night. C. X. Haskell, Governor of Oklahoma, Who Is in Topeka Today. Governor Haskell will make a speech before the Kansas legislature late this afternoon if he arrives in time, and will probably urge the leg islature to pass a guaranty deposit law, such as Oklahoma has. Governor Hoch this morning talk ed with Governor Haskell over the long distance telephone, and Gover nor Haskell informed him that he and his party would leave Kansas City at 11:30 for Topeka. This would bring him Into Topeka at 1 o'clock. It was discovered later that this train was four hours late, and since then Governor Hoch has been unable to get into communication with Gover nor Haskell by telephone. It was arranged by Governor Hoch to meet Governor Haskell and party at the depot with automobiles, and escort the party to the Throop hotel. Later In the evening. Governor Hoch plans to entertain the visitors at the executive mansion. TARKINGTON'S DOUBLE. Friends Now Claim Author Was Not Drunk Christmas Eve. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 16. Newton Booth Tarkington, author and play wright, has been invited to deliver an address at the annual banquet of the Indiana club at Chicago, January 28. According to a statement by the committee on arrangements for the banquet, Tarkington has a double here who causes him great annoyance and notoriety. The committee says it has made an investigation and has found that Tarkington was not arrested here the night before Christmas for being intoxicated and beating up two detec tives, but that it was his mysterious double who caused the trouble. WAS BORN IN 1811. One of Philadelphia's Wealthiest Citi zens Is Dead. Philadelphia, Jan. 16. John F. Betz, one of the best known brewers in the country and one of Philadel phia's wealthiest citizens, died at his home here today after a long illness. Mr. Betz was born in Germany in 1811, and was brought to this country when an infant. He was largely in terested in several financial institu tions of Philadelphia. John F. Betz, jr., a son by his first wife, will suc ceed the father in his extensive in- Mr. Betz, although a Lutheran, was a chevalier of St. Gregory by grant of the late Pope Leo XIII. This honor was an unusual one. His first wife was a member of a well known Catholic family of Stuttgart, Germany. DOES THE WHEAT GOOD. Hamilton County Has a Full of Two Inches of Snow. Syracuse, Kan., Jan. 16. Snow fell here Wednesday to a depth of about two inches. There was a fall of thirty de grees In temperature during the night, and considerable wind. By noon the snowfall had ceased, temperature had moderated, and the snow was rapidly melting. The aggregate snowfall here this winter has been eighteen inches AVinter wheat is In fine shape, with the ground .soaked to a depth of about two feet. z Quits Stage for Husband. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 16. Charles Stanley Albert, 35, attorney, has gone to Chicago, where on Satur day he will become the husband of Sarah Truax. the actress. Miss Truax has given up the stage for Mr. Albert. Her last engagement was in "The Spider's Web." She appeared for the last time in San Francisco In Decem ber last. LOCAL MESTlOff. Let us have your prescriptions.' Price's drug store.. Two cases of chlckenpox have been quarantined. One at 1213 Western ave nue in teh home of W. E. Culver, and the second at 223 North Lake street in the family of T. W. Cole. The following birth renortswere made today: Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hoyle. 726 Locust street, girl; Mr. and Mrs. Cap per, Keith's hospital, boy. F. G. Drenning, city attorney, re turned today from Kansas City, and W. C. Ralston, his assistant, returned from Parkville, Missouri, where as a member of the board of trustees of Park college he attended a board meeting. If I rc i -"fliMnrtMftinBanHiitaiiitrWiil gU WASH BURN GLEE CLUB READY, Will Slake Its Bow at the Chapel on Friday Night. The Washburn College Glee club will give a recital at Washburn chapel Fri day night. This promises to be the best musical event in Washburn musi cal circles this season. The Glee club this season is by far the best which has ever been developed at Washburn col lege and la the -first one in several years. The sixteen men in the club have been working hard all fall and by constant practice have attained a high standard along their line. They have not yet made a public appearance but from the opinions of those who have heard them in rehearsals, there is but little doubt that they have the goods. It is claimed by those who know that they are far ahead of the Kansas Uni versity Glee club which sang here a few weeks ago. The Glee club was organized early last October. Prof. H. Fay Look, who has charge of the vested choir at the First Congregational church and who also has charge of the High School Glee club is the director of the Washburn Glee club. It is largely due to his ef forts and his long experience In this lin-3 that the Glee club owes its success. Wayland Brown, one of the first tenors and a singer of note is the leader of the club. Walter Boles, the well known athlete and star left half of the foot ball team. Is business manager and upon his work depends the success of the Glee club's entertainment Friday night. The club has received several offer for dates in outside towns and later in the season may take short trips on the road. f Miss Grace Boles, a leading soprano of the city, will assist In the recital with several solo selections. Miss Ona Miller will also assist with several readings and impersonations. The personnel of the Glee club Is as follows: Coach Garfield W. Weede, H. Spreng, Wayland Brown and Fred Ul rich. first tenors; Walter Boles. Ralph Forbes, J. Ramsey and Francis Stacker, second tenors; H. Tice, Balfe Stark. Earl Voorhis and Fred Weede, first bass; Franklin Koons. Byrne Thatcher, Bertop Crane and Charles Knight, sec ond bass. THEY ENDORSE BAILEY. Republican Central Committee of Nemaha Adopts Resolution. Seneca, Kan., Jan. 16. The Re publican county central committee of Nemaha county met here Wednesday afternoon and had a large and enthus iastic attendance. The following resolutions were adoptea unanimous ly: "Whereas, Nemaha county's former fellow citizen. W. J. Bailey has been 'drafted' for nomination to the office of governor of Kansas, and whereas, the Republican central committee of Nemaha county now in session appre- cates this state-wide recognition of Gov. Bailey s magnificent official rec ord and strength as a leader, around whom a party can harmonize and build for victory in the approaching presidential campaign, "Therefore, Resolved that this com mittee endorse Mr. Bailey as candidate for governor and pledge individually the support of each member of the committee for his success; and if nominated by the Republican state convention, the committee, in its offi cial authority promises an active local campaign with the endeavor to again place Nemaha county in the Republi can column at the next November election. "Resolved, That following the poli tical customs of the past, the com mittee waives a convention for the election of delegates to the Republi can state convention, and in accord ance with the expressed wishes of the Republicans of this county, names the following delegates to attend the convention in Topeka, March 4: "R. H. Lommuller, C. C. K. Sco vllle, R. M. Emory, F. C. Bowen, J. P. Stevenson, A. G. Griffith, H. H. Lynn, A. J. Collins, A. B. Lanning, T. S. Gil more, S. D. Steele, Frank D. Millick." MUDGE AND MIKE. Mike Sweeney, representative from Pawnee county, was standing in the Copeland lobby yesterday when H. U. Mudge, vice president of the Rock Is land entered. The two men had not met for years. "Mr. Mudge," said Mr. Sweeney. "I'ze proud of yez. Ye have done well, ye have." "I'm mighty glad to see you, Mike," said Mr. Mudge, "and to know that you have got all the money and land you need for the rest of your life. I haven't forgotten the days when I was carrying water to the section hands, and you were my section boss. I used to pick up the shovel and do a little shoveling when I wasn't busy, and one day you said to me, 'Me bye, if you want to Bhovel. I'll get ye a shovel of your own,' and you did. and I com menced to do the regular work of s section hand. When I got to be tele graph operator, I used to see your re ports coming in, and I used to study the handwriting on them, and try to learn to write like you. You wrote a splendid hand in those days, Mike." It was about 32 years ago when H. U. Mudge worked on Mike Sweeney's section, and both men are proud of their old acquaintance. When Mr. Mudge spoke of Sweeney's having ac quired considerable property in Paw nee county, Mike said: "Well, I wouldn't mind trading places with you. Mr. Mudge." To which Mr. Mudge replied, seri ously: "I don't know, Mike, but what I would be willing to trade my job for yours, all except this political end of it here. I don't want any of that in mine." COTTON GOES UP. Price Influenced by Report That Sully Is in the Market. New York, Jan. 16. A report that Daniel Sully had embarked on a cam paign to move up cotton prices ap peared to have a strong effect on that market today and local quotations ad vanced $2.50 per bale since the low level of yesterday morning. Spot cot ton houses were heavy" buyers here. Far From It. Former Resident How things have changed here in 20 years? I wouldn't know the town. What has become of Floogus, who usea to shave notes and lend money at 2 per cent a month? Totel Clerk He's gone to his reward. Former Resident What! Is he dead? Hotel Clerk Dead? Not on your life! He's president of a trust company In New York. Chicago Tribune. "Ben" Tillman is best described In the art critic's technical phrase as a riot In color. Cleveland Leader. Bargain Friday In Our Boys' Dept. (Second Floor) Tremendous Price Reduc tions of All Odds and Ends $2.50 Friday for little fel lows' $3.95 and $5 Russian Suits, 2 to 6 years, all wool fabrics, odds and ends, gray and brown mixed Cassi meres, a few plain blue storm serges in this lot. Friday for Boys 82.95 to S3. 95 Knee Pants Suits, 6 to 15 years, odds and ends of all wool Cassi meres and Cheviots, in gray and brown mixtures, some mil Venetian lined. A few Suits in this lot have two pairs of knickerbocker pants $1.50 Friday for little fellows" Russian and Military Ov ercoats; 2H to 14 yrs; all wool fabric; plain grays, blues, browns and mix tures; wonderful J2.60 and 13.60 values. $1.00 Friday for little fellows $2.50 and $3.00 Russian Overcoats; 2 to 7 years; odds and ends of plain grays, blues and few fancies. $4.50 Friday for Youths' Suits, 14 to 20 years, $7.60 to $10 kinds; on ly small lots that's why so cheap. f Friday for boys' 25o win lvC ter Caps; made of all wool fabrics. Ce Friday for Juvenile and OOC boys' Sweaters; 2 to 14 years; odds and ends; values up to $1.25. OA- Friday for boys' 60c Gloves C and Mitts; odds- and ends of every kind. 19c Friday for girls' and boys' Iron Clad black Stockings, their 25o grade. 1 e Friday for boys' 30o Cn XOC der Shirts, all sizes, ofi, Friday for boys' 50c Un "OC ion Suits; 3 to 10 years. oe Friday for Boys and Girls' OC fast black 50o Jersey Leg gins. o Friday for boys' 60c Un OC derwear; 6 to IS years; odds and ends. off -Friday for boys' 60c wool OC Knickerbocker Pants; odds and ends, but every size. OQ Friday for Cadet and fcifC Mother's Friend 60o Blouses; odds and ends; 5 to 14 years. Grain. Men Officers. Just prior to the adjournment of tho tenth annual meeting of the Kansas Grain Dealers' association Wednesday afternoon the following officers for ths ensuing year were elected: President. R. E. Cox, Elsmore; vice president, Joseph Latshaw, Wilson; secretary, B. J. Smiley, Topeka. Mr. Smiley was elected secretary of the association for the twelfth successive term. These are the directors: E. F. Madden, Hays City; J. C. Robb, Wichita; Perry N. Allen, Coffey ville, and S. J. Thompson, Holton. Democrats Select Date. The Democratic county central com mittee this afternoon fixed February S as the date for electing delegates to the county convention to choose dels gates to the stats convention. Febru ttrv 1 K wn a fi-Yptd u th date for tho county convention New York Money Market. New York, Jan. HS. MONEY Money o call steady, 2V4'5- per cent; ruling rate 4 per cent; ;closing bid 2, offered at 2 per cent. Time loans soft. Sixty and 80 days and 6 months, &V4 per cent. CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 637 per cent; sterling exchange strong, with ac tual business In bankers' bills at W.668 4.S690 for demand and at 4.8190g4.8196 for 60 day bills; commercial bills, $4.81. SILVER Bar silver, 66c; Mexican dol lars. 4414c. BONDS Government bonds weak. Something New in Topeka, New Japanese store will be open- la Topeka at- 503 Kansas avenue on Sat urday or Monday next. It will pay you to attend the opening. Exact dito of opening will be announced ia boUk papers. i if'; v jJ-

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THE TOPEKA. DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1908. 12 A i n y The campaign has progressed far enough to convince me that a man may be elected to an office in Shawnee County without employing any of the "lickspittle," "gum shoe" methods too common in politics. The progressive, up-to-date, intelligent voter is beginning to realize that he is entitled to express himself on matters of vital concern to him. Very truly yours, I Candidate for County Commissioner, Second, Third and WHAT WAS GONE State Labor Society Issues 15e port on Legislation. This Is Known as "The Rab bit Book." TJSELAFOLLETTE PLAN Quotes Roll Calls cn the Labor Bills. Includes Summary of Work of I'ast Five Sessions. The report of the legislative com mittee of the State Society of Labor and Industry has Just been issued. It lias been delayed for some time be cause of the failure of the chief clerks of the house and senate to furnish the state printer with the index of their work. The summary of the work of the legislative committee for the past five sessions follows: 1899 Bills passed 3, bills lost 8, hostile bills beaten 1. 1901 Bills passed 5, bills lost 12; hostile bills beaten 3. 1903 Bills passed 5, bills lost 13: hostile bills beaten 1. 1905 Bills passed 10; bills lost 14; hostile bills beaten 1. 1907 Bills passed 7; bills lost 6; hostile- -billa- beaten The rgport of the committee is a sort of a "rabbit book." It adopts the LaFollette plan of quoting roll calls. The roll call of both house and sen ate on every bill affecting labor mat ters Is given. However, the roll call does not always show which way the member voted in committee of the whole, and it Is in committee of the whole that the assassin gets in his work. The legislative committee of the society of labor is supported by a per uapnu. itux or in cents on the union la bor men of the state. By this means a fund of $1,225 was raised for the legislative session of 1907, and of this amount, $829 was expended most in the form of per diem for the mem bers of the legislative committee. The :egislative committee is tent here by union labor organizations for the purpose of urging the passage of laws which the labor unions want, and also to accomplish the defeat of laws which the union labor people don't want. One of the bete noirs of the union labor legislative committee is the bill increas ing the amount of a workman's salary which is liable to garnishment for his bad debts. The retail merchants of the state are continually trying to get such a law passed so that they can force dead beats to pay up, while the union labor people fight such a meas ure on the ground that the merchant ought to be more careful in allowing people to buy goods on credit. Thus far the union labor people have won, though once the bill got through the legislature, and was vetoed by Gover nor Bailey. The report of the legislative commit tee shows that during the 1907 session, the following bills advocated by the committee were passed: 1. Giving police power to state mine Inspector. 2. Providing additional help for bureau cf labor. 3. Providing car sheds for car workers in inclement eather. 4. Regulating the handling of black powder at mines. 5. Authorizing additional deputy mine inspectors. 6. Amending 16-hour law. 7. Amending railroad liability law. The bills which the committee wanted and which failed to pass were as follows: 1. Boiler inspection bill. 2. Providing for state publication of text books. 3. Employes liability law. 4. Requiring electric headlights. 5. Requiring branding of convict made goods. 6. Building inspection law. .One bill which was deemed inimical to the interests of labor was defeated. This bill reduced the freight rates on crude oil, thus placing it in competi tion with steam coal. Such a reduc- FOR CORRECTING A BAD STOMACH you'll And nothing quite so good as the itters; in fact, its wonderful suc cess during the past 51 years has been du to its ability to cure when other remedies had failed. One bottle of th tlebrated HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS will convince you beyond all doubt j "-"'r Uon, Dyspepsia. Poor Appetite. Head- nche. Heartburn, Colds and Malaria, Iwver -Ague. Try it without delay. f Tnunk I have used considerable newspaper space in presenting my candidacy to the voters of the Second Commissioner District, and I desire at this juncture to express deepest feelings of gratitude for assurances of sup port which have come to me by telephone calls, letters and enthusiastic promises from laborers, wage -earners, clerks, business men, bankers, professional men and all classes alike. Fourth Wards. tion was deemed a menace to union labor. The report also makes a summary of the work done by legislative com mittees at the last five sessions, in which time it is shown that 30 laws desired by laboring' men have been passed. DROPS BACK TO 5. Bank of England Again Lowers Dis count Rate. London, Jan. 16. The rate of dis count of the Bank of England was re duced from 6 to B per cent today. The reduction was anticipated as the fresh gold arrivals, most of which were absorbed by the bank and the return of cash to the country so ma terially strengthened the reserves In the metal in spite of the considerable amount taken by South America that there was no excuse for a further pro longation of a higher rate which so discommoded trade for some months past. Even had the bank desired to retain a higher rate it is doubtful if it could be made effective as the sup ply of money in Lombard street was so abundant as to be almost for the moment in excess of the requirements. The discount rate in the open mar ket fell to 4 ',2 per cent. The recent continental purchases of sterling bills Indicated the probability that the gold borrowed from France, during the American stringency would be allowed to. remain here for a time and the bills renewed. This proved a further inducement for the bank to lower Its rate. The stock exchange already had fully discounted the five per cent rate and the actual announcement caused only a slight hardening of quotations. HER RECORD KNOWN. Identity of Woman Who Shot Haniill Is Established. at Chicago, Jan. 16. The Tribune says: The mystery of the identity of Mrs. Thomas, Metcalf, who on Tuesday at tempted to kill Samuel R. Hamill, one of the John R. Walsh attorneys, waa cleared us last night. Mrs. Metcalf is the wife of a former foreman of railroad construction on the Western Indiana. The pair had separated. The Metcalf's alliance was the wom an's second matrimonial experience. She was divorced several years ago from Jefferson Morris of Denver, to whom she was married 17 years ago. Her maiden name was Beatrice Burns, and she was the daughter of Forest Burns of Covington, Ky. In her youth she lived in Terre Haute, and it was during her residence tnere, that she is supposed to have met Lawyer Ham ill. DEMANDED $1,000. When lie Did Not Get It "Black Hand" Blew lp the House. New York, Jan. 16. An explosion which the police lay to the "Black Hand" occurred at an early hour this morning in a tenement house in East Twenty-ninth street, shattering the front of the building, breaking win dows in nearby buildings and almost causing a panic in the wards of Belle vue hospital, which are located on that tide of the hospital towards the building ''where the explosion oc curred. The explosion seems to have been directed toward the family of Pietro Onarato, a coal and wood dealer, who had received a letter signed "Black Hand." in which he was directed no surrender $1,000 on pain of death. No one -was seriously injured by the ex plosion. RAILROAD DEFENSE. Is Heard in the Omaha and Lincoln Rate Case. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 16. Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty today listened to the defense of the railroad's in the Omaha-Lincoln rate feud. The Lincoln Commercial club asserted that there was discrimination in favor of Omaha in rates from the south. The rate from Kansas on cement, asserted Secretary Whitten. is 10 cents a hun dred to Omaha and 13 cents to Lin coln. Rate discriminations from Inde- iieriucnce ana uorreyvine. Kan., were also allered J. A. Munroe. traffic manager of the Union Pacific, testified that any change in the rate to Lincoln would lead to discrimination against cities farther south. No More Death Warrants. Munich. Jan. 16. The nrince -Scn. vl cavana, wno recently par- doned two murderers sentenced to i death, today declared his intention not to sign any more death warrants You Edwin L. O'Neil TO CUT OFF OPIUM. Law Will Become Effective March in Philippines. Washington, Jan. 16. Within a lit tle over a month's time the law pro- hiblting the importation of opium into the Philippines will become effective. A large quantity of opium is consum ed In the islands, mainly by the Chi nese element, bu the baneful habit of opium smoking has been rapidly ex tending among the native Filipinos and even among the Americans. Con gress has passed an act intended to correct the evil, but there is great doubt of the ability of the confirmed opium user to abandon the drug and a considerable agitation has been tak ing place in the Philippines with the object of securing an extension of the time permitted for the stoppage of the traffic. John S. Hord, the collector of inter nal revenue of the Islands, has ad dressed a letter to the provincial treas urer and other citizens of the Philip pines, saying that he feels authoriz ed in declaring that congress will not extend the time beyond the first of March, in which opium can be im ported and he appeals to the Chinese in Manila to assist his officers in pre venting Illicit importation of opium after that date. Attention is called to the fact that the insular authorities have already empowered the collector to reduce the amount of opium con sumed in the islands by each individ ual from month to month in the hope that by the first of March the amount will be reduced to a minimum or the use of opium entirely abolished with respect to many of its present victims thus reducing the temptation to illicit traffic. Collector Hord called attention to the large loss of revenue which the government willingly foregoes for the benefit of the people in stopping the importation of opium, showing that at present there are no less than 80,000 opium smokers in the islands who pay annually 5,000,000 pesos for opium to the retail dealers. This requires the importation annually of 100,000 kilo grams of the drug and the collector urges that that money should be re tained at home and applied to the de velopment of the islands. FIVE WERE DROWNED. But One Left of a Skating Party of Six Persons. Connellsville, Pa., Jan. 16. Of six per sons who formed a skating party at the Jimtown reservoir near here last night five were drowned. They are: JOHN LUXNERE, 19 years old, Jim town, Pa. GEORGE COCHRAN, 21 years old. Spring Grove, near Jimtown. FRANK COCHRAN, JR., a brother, 17 years old. WM. FULMER, 23 years old, of Jim town. ELIZABETH FULMER, 17. years old, a sister. Miss Fulmer and George Cochran started toward the center of the reser voir but had not gone far when the ice broke and they were thrown into the water. As the other members of the party gazed horrified at the spot two heads reappeared above the surface, Cochran supporting the girl with one hand and clinging to the broken edges of the ice with the other. In an in stant a human chain was formed by thfc other four, who clasped hands with Andrew Maei, the only survivor, at the end of the line nearest the shore. Just as a hand was being reached out to grasp Miss Fulmer there was another crash of ice, Frank Cochran, Luxnere and William Fulmer had also gone down, the. thin ice givng way under their combined weight. Mack was obliged to dash to shore. Helpless to save, he saw his merry companions of a few minutes before go to death. TEN TO ONE FIGHT. Three Policemen In Battle With Thirty Hungarians. Chicago, Jan. 16. Two men were killed, one policeman was wounded and several workingmen were injured in a pitched battle last night between three policemen and thirty Hungarian railroad laborers at Gary, Ind. Guns and revolvers were fired and knives. j thrown, but, though they were out numbered iv to Jl, wie policemen maao seven arrests and stood their ground until reinforcements arrived, when thirteen more men were captured. Several escaped through the sand dunes. The fight occurred at the camp or the Hungarians, one mile west ot Gary, and the battle was of several hours duration. The Hungarians had been working on the tracks of the South Bend rail way. Several of the number destroyed the tent of a negro laborer, and when the latter sought redress at the camp he was fired ujon. Mirrors, resilvering, portrait frames, expert framing, etc., at Coe Bros. Cut Rate Art Store, 832 Kansas avenue. MESSAGE IS READ. (Continued from Page One.) any proposed amendments or changes in this new, and as yet untried, sys tem of taxation? Fourteen states have state tax commissions very similar to ours, viz: Alabama, Connecticut, In diana, Maine, Maryland, Massachus etts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Several other states manage taxation matters through special commissions. Kansas has taken a position with the most advanced states on this subject, and I am sure it will be your pleasure to strengthen this splendid law. Depositors' Guaranty Fund. The events of the! last few months throughout the entire country have emphasized the need of some banking legislation that in times like these shall inspire increased confidence in depositors and prevent the unneces sary hoarding of money by banker and people alike. The so-called panic which has disturbed business conditions in every state in the Union has been a bankers' panic more than a people's panic. Apparently they have had less confidence in the people than the peo ple have had in them, and yet under all the circumstances both have acted admirably. An anomalous financial condition exists in nation and in state. With an abundance of money in the country, with the products of mine and farm undiminished, with all the ele ments of unparalleled prosperity abounding on every hand, with no real cause for it except the fictions of fin ance, there is an unnatural and unnec essary depression of business. States men and financiers are everywhere seeking cause and cure. An asset cur rency, a more flexible system of fin ance, an increase of circulating medi um through otherwise unnecessary bond issues, and various other reme dies, have been suggested by the savants, but with remarkable rapidity the thinkers are turning to the sim ple remedy known as the depositors' guaranty fund proposition, and partly to consider this specific proposition you have been assembled to extraor. dinary session. It is not primarily a bankers' prop osition. It is a depositors' proposi tion, because there are hundreds of depositors to every banker, and their interests are really paramount. Banks are a modern necessity. They are es sential not only to modern commerce, but they touch government at vital points. Among the gravest dangers of present conditions, when bankers and people alike are hoarding money, is the danger of a wave of crime. Such times multiply crooks and con tribute to robberies and murders, making money and life alike inse cure. It Is therefore a governmental problem. But while the guaranteeing of deposits is primarily a depositors' and governmental proposition, it will contribute immensely to the peace and happiness and ultimate prosper ity of the bankers as well. Thej have learned in recent months, better than ever before, I think, the vital importance to them of the confidence of their depositors in the safety of their deposits. To strengthen and in crease this mutual confidence they have called in their balances from reserve centers, collected closely out standing loans, made new loans spar ingly and reluctantly, and piled up in their vaults a reserve unprecedented in the history of the state. This is reassuring to depositors and has largely restored confidence, but it is an abnormal condition and can only be continued to the "serious detriment of all manufacturing, agricultural and large commercial interests. A de positors' guaranty law, it is believed by many of the ablest financiers, will give depositors perfect confidence in banks and. permit the bankers to lib erate these hoarded millions into the channels of commerce, where they are greatly needed. This guaranty proposition is a simple and funda mental one. When the individual borrows money from a bank he is properly required to give satisfac tory security for it. When he loans his money to the bank, which he does when he makes a deposit, why is he not also entitled to ample security? He has the security, of course, which the character of the bank and its managers and certain provisions of the law give him, but this is not suf ficient. This is not considered suf ficient by the national government, which requires a deposit of bonds to secure bank note circulation; this la not considered sufficient by the state, which requires municipal bonds, dol lar for dollar, to secure all of its de posits; this is not considered suffi cient by the counties, which take sim ilar precautions to protect themselves, and this does not satisfy the intelli gent depositor, neither does it any longer satisfy the thoughtful banker, as the great mass of letters and tele grams now in my possession from the bankers of Kansas asking for a de positors' guaranty law abundantly proves. Need Confidence Not Money. Certainly what the country has needed in this recent emergency has been confidence and not currency. There is plenty of money In the coun try, but it has been withdrawn from the legitimate channels or trade. More than 200 millions of dollars have been withdrawn from the na tional banks alone of the country and the experience of the national banks has been shared also by the state banks everywhere. What we need, therefore, is a policy that will bring all this money out of hiding back into the banks and Into the channels of trade, together with the countless OHill Constipation May be permanently overcome Improper personal efforts vktktfe assistance of the one Truly beneficial laxative remedy, Syrup ofigs xniElxr tSenna. which, enables one to -form regular kabits daily So that assistance to na ture may be gradually dispensed w'i1t Ywlieh no (ouer needed a$tke best of remedies, when reouired, arc to assist tiatuTe and not to supplant the rtatur. al functions, vh'ich must depend ulti tnately upon propev nourishment, proper effortsawdrigKt living gcncraliy. To get its benejtcial effects, a(way& buy the genuine SyrupB&sEfoir'f Senna 2 manufactured by ike California. Fig SyrupCo. only SOLD EYALL LEADING DRUGGISTS one sue only, regular price 50f jr Bottle I 0 Friday $7.50 Buys any Suit or Overcoat in our store. Free An Extra Pair of Pants with EVERY SUIT Sold During This Sale. THINK CONSIDER: Bargain Friday Think of it $1.50 Kid Gloves ,75c Think of it $2.00 Union Suits 75c Think of it $3 Slightly Soiled Pants $1 Think of it $1.00 White Shirts 25c Think of it-$2.00 Vests .50c Think of it 50c Ladies' Garters. .10c Think of it 25c Boys' Stoekings. .10c Think of it 25c Ladies' Lace Hkfs. .7c Think of it 75c Boys' Caps .19c Think of it-15c Men's White Foot Hose 8c Think of it 75c Oxford Mufflers. .25c Think of it 50c Derby Ribbed Un derwear 19c Think of it 50c Bovs' Dress Shirts. 21c Think of it 39c Suspenders ..19c Think of it $1 Jersey Sweaters 39c Think of it $1.50 Boys' Flannel Shirts 69c Think of it $7.50 Leather Suit Cases $2 75 Think of hV-75c Gauntlet "Gloves.' .39c Think of it $2.50 Brown Derbys. .$1.00 Think of it 50c Random underwear 12c Think! Think! Men's Cordu roy Suits, sizes 34, 35, 36 and 37, a regular $10 suit, for Bargain Friday only millions which for similar reasons have always been hoarded by timid people. I believe the depositors' guaranty law will do this. Several measures of this kind guar anteeing deposits in national banks are pending in congress, including a bill introduced the past week by the chairman of the committee on banks and banking in the house, Mr. Fow ler, of New Jersey, a copy of which Is in my possession, and similar bills by Mr. Reeder and Mr. Campbell of this state, Mr. Norris, of Nebraska, Mr. Davidson, of Wisconsin, and others. Should congress pass a depositors guaranty law, it would, of course, re late only to national banks, and in Kansas would benefit only 200 of our 900 banks, while the proposed state law would include national as well as state banks. The chief opposition among the bankers of this state, as the correspondence of this office will show, has come from national bank ers, largely growing out of the im pression that the comptroller of the currency would not permit them to participate in the benefits of a state depositors' guaranty law, thus giving the state banks, as they are frank to say, an advantage over mem. xms (Continued oi. "Next Pace. IEE PASSES WORTHLESS CHECKS Grocers Are the Victims of .Harry Davis or Some One Else. Some unknown person has discovered a way to make good wages without work. His system is to pass worthless checks, purporting to be signed by John Maxwell, contractor. Within the last few days this game, presumably worked by the same man in each in stance, has netted something like $50, and a large supply of groceries. The system of the check worker is to pur chase some groceries and tender a check for a small sum. M. Manning, who keeps a grocery at 1201 East Sixth avenue, cashed a check for $9 last evening, and discovered later that it was a spurious imitation. Since he complained to the sheriff, G. B. Brown, grocer, of 903 West Sixth, and J. T. Sweezey, grocer, of 620 West Sixth, have made similar complaints, Sweezey losing $7.65, and Brown losing $26.30. Last week the merchants of Emporia were flooded with worthless checks by a stranger who answers the same gen eral description of the man who has been working in Topeka. ManninK describes the check-passer as about 35 years old, 6 feet 7 inches tall, weight about 165 pounds. The worker dressed iike a teamster. "Harry Davis" is the name he uses on the bogus checks. GOLDFISH FOUND .ALIVE In. the Ruins of the Burned Parker Building. New York, Jan. .16. Searches in the ruins or the Parker building, the skyscraper which was burned Friday night, entailing a loss of more than five million, discovered among the ruln3 yesterday a glass tank in which there were three live goldfish. The tank had been a portion of an exhibit in the offices of a company manufac turing scientific instruments on the second floor of the building. The or- j flee was wrecked, the fire having been particularly severe at that point, but the debris had fallen in such a way that the glass globe containing the fish was protected. The fish do not appear to be any the worse for their exnt-J-j THEN GET IN LINE Think of it Think of it Thin kof it Think of it Think of it Think of it Think of it Think of it Think of it Think of it Think of it

Think of it Think of it Think of it Think of it Think of it lPl.iV i Think- nf it Think of it Think of it And Then Come CHANGE AT NOVELTY. One Performance at Nlsrlit New Price Scale. S. R. Wells, the manager of the new Novelty theater, has decided on a re arrangement of the conduct of the per formances at this theater and also a change in the scale of prices which are bound to meet with public favor and enhance the already great popularity of the house. The change will become effective next week and the principal feature of it will be the giving of but one performance nightly instead of two, according to th custom which has pre vailed since the opening of the house. The performance each night, beginning after this week, will commence at 8:15 o'clock. This change will be one which will be greatly appreciated by the patrons of this house. The hour of 7:30 o'clock when the first performances are started is a little too early for con venience and the ending of the second thow is too late. The seating capacity of the house is sufficient to accommo date about all who have been attending the two shows. And in addition to a change in the hours it is Mr. Wells' intention to strengthen his shows by making them longer so that they will provide at least two hours of entertainment and this Js certainly enough for any one. In the rearrangement of the prices of admission Mr. Wells has decided upon a plan and a scale which is bound to be popular. All of the seats in the boxes and on the lower floor for the night performances and the Sunday matinees will be reserved. For the night shows and the Sunday matinees the seats in the lower boxes will be 35 cents each and in the upper boxes 25 cents each. The two front sections of seats on the parquet floor, compris ing about 250 seats, will be 30 cents each. The seats in the three rear sec tions on the same floor, comprising about 300 seats will be 20 cents each. All of the seats in the balcony, except those in the balcony boxes, will be 10 cents each. The week day matinee prices will be 10 cents for any seat all over the house with a five cent ad mission for children on Saturday after noon. The hour for the matinee per formances will continue as at present, 2:30 o'clock. It is likely that beginning next week the shows at the new Novelty will be generally better than those which have been at the house thus far, although they have been not of the sort which would warrant any complaint, and es pecially as to the one of this week which is as good a vaudeville show as has been seen in Topeka. Opening the new theater as Mr. Wells did right in the heart of the season he had to take such acts as the booking agents could Hard Coughs We publish the complete formulas of all our medicines. We are proud of them. We haoe nothing to conceal; no secrets to hide. If your doctor fully endorses your taking Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for hard coughs, bronchitis, weak lungs, then buy it and use it. If he does not, then do not take a single dose of it. He knows all about this splendid medicine for coughs and cn!dt J.C. AjrerCo., C01QS. Ixrwelf. Knmm. 0) Bargain Friday 35c Jersey Gloves. .19c 75c Negligee Shirts. .'.45c 75c and 50c Ties. 19c $3 Jersey Coats .75c 75c and 50c Ties .19c 69c Negligee Shirts 39c 75c Silk Hkfs. .35c $1.50 Boys' Leather Shoes 95c 50c Union Suits .25c $6, $5 Dress Pants. .$1.90 35c Boys' Ribbed Un- derwear 10c $3 Men's Felt Hats. ..$1.00 $2 Pajamas. .75c $1 Flannel Shirts 65c 75c Muslin night Robes 45c 25c Black Cat Hose, seconds 13c ct1 1 "Tli-irtl- roo Kflr $2 00 Silk Lined Mor.ha I Gloves 75c $1 Knickerbocker Pants39c $1.50 Boys' Felt Hats 75c Bargain Friday! Overcoats for Children, sizes 2a to 8; worth $7, $6 and S5. Bargain Friday $1.00 TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. If hard to please you will like Satin skin cream and Satin skin powder. 25c. scare up for him until he could get a regular place on the great Sullivan Considine circuit. The best acts which have been seen at the house so far have been Sullivan Considine acta but not all of them have been. The new Novelty, however, will get on the regular Sullivan Considine circuit on January 19 and from then on the 1 highest grade of available vaudeville will be presented at the prettiest and coziest theater In the west. MR. JOHNSON ISN'T SCARED. Says Thdy'Il Be Good Meeting State Labor Society Despite Opposition. Labor Commissioner W. L. A. John son reports that credentials from dele- -gates to the annual meeting of the State Society of Labor and Industry are coming In satisfactorily in spite of the reports to the contrary. 'We are not worrying any," says Mr. Johnson. "We expect to have a good convention, though of course this is the off year and there is no secretary to elect, and consequently there is not as much interest as In the biennial meet ing The convention of the Society of Labor will open at 9 a. m. on Monday, -February 3, and if the legislature Is out of the way the session will be In rep resentative hail. Henry M. Walker, the organizer for the American Federation of Labor, is fighting Labor Commissioner Johnson 1 at every step in the road, and It Is claimed that Walker is going about over the state trying to persuade the labor organizations to refrain from sending delegates to the State Society of Labor, in the hope of making It ap- J pear that he has "smashed" the State t Society. Several unions in Topeka have declined to affiliate further with the s State Society.

LECTURE ON ROMEO AND JULIET f 5 Prof. Richard Moulton Sees No Retri 'bution In Their Tragic Death. A lecture on "Romeo and Juliet a Study in Pathos," and the second of a series on Shakespeare's plays was de livered at High School assembly hall by Prof. Moulton of the University of Chicago last evening. The critics who see in every mishap of Shakespeare's heroes or heroines retribution for some act committed were severely arraigned. by Prof. Moul ton In the Introduction of his lecture. He stated that the critics of that school who assumed that the deaths of Romeo and Juliet were retributive were badly In error. That the whole circumstance of the deaths of the principals of the play was due to the failure of Friar John to deliver the message with which he was entrusted, on time, however through no fault of the frir. The whole play, stated the lecturer, was sub charged, with accidents. Onyjexi Wed nesday afternoon Prof. Moulton will deliver a lecture on the book of Job which he states bears some strong re semblances to the play of Romeo and Juliet. The Iast Train Leaving Topeka for Kansas City in the morning is the Union Pacific No. 106 at 8:15 a. m., arriving in Kansas City at 10:15 a. m. The afternoon train returning 1 the earliest train Into To peka at 6:15 p. m. t X i

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOPBlTAIi THURSDAY EVEMINQ, JANUARY 16, 1903. 0 Y t i i tt Ti i .1. Vnt Kuan In linrxes .n.. nigsiius, n Charge of the water treating at La Junta has been transferred to Topeka where he has accepted a position as arax. assistant in me v laboratory. M J. H. Davidson of the local chemical laboratory has gone to Lawrence to oomplete his course in the Kansas uni versity. Roy Cain of the mechanical superin tendents office has returned fro Lawrence where he made a short visit to his brother. W. A. Powers, chief chemist, has re turned from a trip to the Coast lines D. C. Thomas of the bonus depart inent has been transferred to the Coast lines to work in the Interest of the bet terment department and has relieved R. H. Mack who comes to Topeka. to become secretary to the assistant uperintendent of motive power. Conductor Clint Coddington is run ning on the runs Nos. 61 and 62 between Topeka and Argentine in the placel Conductor Reece, who is off attending the O. R- C meeting. Engineer Gordon Miller was on No. t yesterday from Newton to Topeka. Engineer E. D. Webb is running In the place of Engineer Andy Verlln on runs 107 and 10S between Topeka and St. Joseph. j Engineer Ed Ash 13 on runs 10o and 106 between Topeka and St. Joseph in the Place of Engineer James Thomas, who is laying off. Train No. 8 was seven hours late to day due to heavy snow storms on trie New Mexico division. W E. Hogbin of the rip track force Is laying off on account of cknes- Robert "Wells, foreman of tne rip trSk ylrJs. with his family has re turned from a few days- visit to tbe western part of the state. W. H. Hamilton, master mechanic. Eastern division, was in Topeka this "coa'clf No 745. which is used on the Bt Joe runs was sent to the shop in bad JorrferU?his morning nrt conch No fK tc v.olnp used. Both have been re centlvuTpped with electric lighting apparatus electrIcal inspector at Topeka. mashed his finger yesterday "dvrrThe JO Leslie of the bridee and build In' department went to Emporia on a V,neyecfasrsdtny-arithmetic will I rneet at thE pTter 7onMre?idtt0mnafehAal in .pfctS of the Santa Fe at St. Louis, is In Tooek for a few days. F W Thomas, supervisor of appren tices left last night on a business trip tVATaworoTruff. wheel inspector 'for the" slnta Fe Is In Kansas City on a T WSKennicoot of the Snta Fe en eineering department at Chicago is in Topeka for a few daya visiting with Conductor L. French of Argentine is working in temporary Pngr service on the runs between Kansas City and Dodge City. William Clayton, agent for the Santa Fe at Spencer, was in Topeka on bus!- TF. McNeill W. A Davis and E. A. Wise fcave returned from Argentine where they were called sev eral days ago to complete the me chanical .examinations for promotions to engineer. Switchman, WadJeigh Is laying off In the local yards. Conductor George Tilford is work ing temporarily in passenger service between Kansas City and Dodge City. Firemen Chris Ottman and L. (r. Laws will go to Argentine tomorrow to take the examination for promo tion to engineers. Brakeman Claude Hewitt Is laying off for a few days. Chris Wise, chief clerk to M. J. Drury, mechanical superintendent of the western grand division at La Junta was in Topeka yesterdlay on business. D J Morrison, standardizing en gineer of the Santa Fe is in California on a business trip. Raffe Emerson of the betterment department is laying off on account of sickness. L. M. Gazin, chief electrician, is on a business trip to the coast lines. Fred Davis, chief clerk to B. T. Payne, motive power accountant, is sick and has gone to his home in Concordia, Kan., to recuperate. GEN. HARDY SEEKS DIVORCE. Kaw Indian Is 9S and an Uncle of Senator Curtis. Guthrie, Ok., Jan. 16. General W. E Hardy, aged 93, secretary of the Kaw Indian tribe for life, thirty-second degree Mason and uncle of Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas, has filed suit In the distrctl court at Newkirk for a divorce from his second wife, Mrs. May Wares-Hardy, to whom he was married in Kansas City a year ago. In his petition Hardy claims he was attacked by his wife and her daughter because he refused to sign over deeds to numerous pieces of property and that $20 worth of dishes were broken over his head. Hardy is a Kaw Indian, a prominent Republican politician and has a good war record. A Cure for Misery. "I have found a cure for the misery ma laria poison produces," says R. M. James of Louellen, S. C. "It's called Electric Bitters, and comes in 50 cent bottles. It breaks up a case of chills or bilious at tack in almost no time; and it puts yellow jaundice clean out of commission." This great tonic medicine and blood purifier gives quick relief in all stomach, liver and kidney complaints and the misery of lame back. Sold under guarantee at all drug tores. The Double Track Of the Union Pacific R. R. between Topeka and Kansas City is a. model in Its way and operated over it are eight trains. daily that are models of con venience. 0m ni vil f orsoka vort 7-9-11 20cKaffe So ar in sakrade te vara beloten. Charles vMcClintock Te Kaffe Porslin 815 Kansas Avenue iiiema tor the North Topeka, column mty bp left ur the Petro Wood'oid diUB atore, a North Kansas avenue, or call tha North Side reptrtsT sx ner some, lno. pbone G21.1 Mr. George Urban will be brought home from the Stormont hospital the last of this week after being there for the paet three weeks suffering with an attack of the appendicitis. Mr. Frank Billings, C. G. Fahrback, F. A. Detler, W. O. Whitehead, and G. T. Shirley were visitors here today from Grantville. Mr. and Mrs. Geo.- Laverty of Shorey have moved to town and will occupy the house at 1163 North Kan sas avenue. All candidates for office may leave their cards at the Campbell Drug company and they will be placed around the cigar case in a conspicuous place where all who pass by may see them. This has been the custom of the company for a number of years. Mr. T. D. Joseph has returned from Clarksburg, W. Va., where he buried his wife who died a few weeks ago. Mr. C. M. Turner of 1323 North To peka avenue, is improving after sev eral weeks' illness. Miss Ethel Parks has returned to her home in Rossville after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank Kahl, who will leave tomorrow for Enid, Ok., to visit her brother, Mr. Harry Parks, for a few weeks. Mr. J. W. Priddy has returned from a stay of several months in the west. The Cash Mercantile has rented the building at 822 Kansas avenue, and will place a stock of clothing and shoes in It but will not move from their pres ent location as announced. Mrs. William Boast, who left two weeks ago to spend the holidays with her husband and son Guy on their farm near Kansas City, returned home last night accompanied by Guy. Mrs. Fred Ward of 1407 North Jack son street. Is slowly Improving after a severe Illness of several weeks, her son, Charles Ward and wife of Wil son, Kan., who were called to her bed side while so dangerously ill are still with her. Miss Josephine Metz has returned home from Kansas City where she has been visiting her brother. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnston of Alma, Kan., were in town visiting rel atives and friends a few days, have gone to Queen City, Mo., to remain permanently. Mr. Jack Murphey nas returned to Lawrence after spending several days with his sister. Miss Helen Wilson is able to be at work again after several weeks' ill ness with appendicitis. Mr. Walter Anderson, is up and around again after a few days' illness and will return to work tomorrow. Miss Bertha Hall went to Osawato- mle today to visit her cousin for two weeks. Mrs. James E. Moll left last night for Pratt, Kan., where she will join Mr. Moll in a permanent home. Mr. Moll went to Pratt several weeks ago. Miss Jessie Williams was delightful ly surprised at her home on Jackson street last night by 22 of her friends in celebration of her birthday anniver sary. The evening was spent In play ing games, music and conversation. At a late hour refrehments were serv ed. She received many beautiful pres ents, among which was a diamond ring presented to her by her father. -1 A most congenial crowd of friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Conklin. 1122 North Tyler street, last night, to remind them that it marked the second anni versary of their marriage. Several fine musical selections, with games for the children, helped to "speed the fly ing hours" till quite late when dainty refreshments were served. A number of handsome presents were left as re minders of the pleasant event. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. James Sterns, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowles, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Olin, Mr. and Mrs. John C Madoulet, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Knauer, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Walton, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Jolly, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Conklin, Paul Raub Conklin, Ruth Conklin Albert Oliver, Katherine Stevens, Rosco Stevens, Dorothy Ma doulet, Dick Knauer, Mame Walton. Will Walton. Items for the East Topeka column may oe telephoned to Ind. phone 62LJ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Billman moved today to 203 Kline street. Mrs. Hiram Stover of 301 Kline street is able to be out again after a two weeks' illness. Mr. Ross H. Hammond returned to nis home in Chanute today after a visit with his aunt, Mrs. L. G. Ham mond, of 407 Madison street. The King's Daughters of the Pres byterian church will give a box supper at the church next Friday evening. A short programme will precede the supper. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Alexander re turned to their home in Newton, Kan., last night after a short visit with rela tives here. Dr. Robert Smith of Oberlin, Kan., arrived here yesterday with a patient to be taken to Christ hospital. He will visit with his mother, Mrs. E. J. Smith, of 834 Madison street, until tomorrow, when he will return home. Miss Irene Peterson of 832 Madison street will leave tomorrow for Indian apolis for a month's visit with rela tives. Miss Grace Metzger of Osawkie. Kan., spent last Sunday with her aUS1L here' Mrs- Addie Billman. of 201 Chandler street. Miss Clara Smith returned to work today after several days' illness. Mrs. R. e. Coe and Mrs. O. C. Goenour were the afternoon guests of Mrs Gordon and Mrs. James Goenour of East Fourth street. Chocolate and cake were served for refreshments. A very enjoyable time was had. Mrs. George Porter and sister, Mrs. James Davidson ontortsino o clock dinner at the home of the for mer last night In honor of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Alexander of Newton, Kan. the guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. E. B. Jolley, Miss Josephine Jolley. Mr. Ralph Davidson. Mr. Harold Porter, Mr. Harry David son, Mr. Clyde Davidson, Mr. George Porter and ,Mr. James Davidson. The prizes given at the tacky party at the Music hall last night were awarded to two East side folks. Miss UmPaJker Kitting the lady's prize and Mr. Paulie Kempton receiving the gentleman's prize. Each received a $s pair of roller skates. Mrs. James Mullin of German ave nue entertained at a family dinner at her home yesterday. Co-operative Store Fails. Chicago, Jan. 16 An Involuntary petition In bankruptcy threw the Bo- EAST 5 1MB wmt- MD 1HSCELLAXE0USADS. THE SHAWNEE COUNTY REPUBLI CAN PRIMARY WILL BE HELD ON PioftUARY 22, 1906. l or Probate Judge. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A candidate for probate judge ot Shawnee county, abject to the Republican pri mary election. LEWIS H. GREENWOOD. I AM A CANHDATE FOR PROBATE judge of Shewnee counts, subject to the Republican primaries W F. SCHOCH. TO THE VOTERS OF SHAWNEE CO. I hercbv annouuc:; my candidacy tor the office of probata judge, subject to the Re pubiiciui primary, to be held in the spring of 1906. H. WARD PAGE. J'r State Senator. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR STATE senator fr jm Shawnee county, subject to the Republican primary election to be held February 22, 1908. ARTHUR J. McCABE. CLAD HAMILTON WILL BE A CAN didate for state senator from Shawnee county, subject to the Republican pri maries. Superintendent Public Instruction. -OHN F. BHT hereby announces himseif i .tmi W ..i,, i-i,-ir as a c&nuuaie tor mt? i -w v j superintendent of public ntruction of shawnee covnty, subject to the Republi can primai it a. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY superintendent of public instruction of Shawnee county, at the Republican pri mary to be held Feb. 22. 1908 J. A. KAaati. For County Surveyor. W. E. KING, CANDIDATE FOR COUN ty surveyor, subject to Republican pri mary Feb. 22, 1908. For Sheriff. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A candidate for the office of sheriff of Shawnee Co.. subject to the voice of the people to be heard Feb. 22. 1908. BEN JOHNSON. I HEREBY" ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A candidate for the office of sheriff of Shawnee county, eubjrct to Republican primal ice of 1908. IRA M. ORNEft. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS a -candidate for renomlnsticn for the of fice of sheriff f Shawnee county, subject to tbe RepuMican primaries. JOHN M. WILKKKSU. For County Attorney. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE OF fice of counry attorney, subject to the Republican primaries. T1iPHREY3. For County Commissioner. I WANT TO SERVE SHAWNEE CO. as commissioner or the Second district. Wards Two, Three aiid Four, subject to mra primary election. EDWIN L. O'NEIL. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A candidate for tha office of county com mlBsioner -Third commissioner districts Shawnee county, subject to Rep-iDlican primaries of 1908. SCOTT KELSEY. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A candidate for county commissioner of Third district, subject to Republican pri maries spring 190. GEO K. BUNCE. FELIOW FARMERS AND VOTERS OF Fifta and Sixth wards, If you want a business farmer and tax payer for county commissioner. Third district, vote at the Republican Drimarv for Georsce .Christ- man, a res.'dent of Mission township, born in Shnwnee county 40 years ago. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A candidate for county commissioner from the Third district, sutject to the. Repub lican primaries. E. M. COCKRELL. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A Candidate for oounty commissioner for tho Third nnmmtaelrtnav. t-1 y- r enhlnn to coming Republican primaries. J. J. BHU1EK. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR A SECOND term ior county commissioner in the Second, Third and Fourth wards, subject to the Republican primary Feb. 22, 1908. W. IS. .STERNE. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY commissioner Third district. Fifth and Sixth precinct of Second ward and all of the county south of the river, subject to Republican primaries Feb. 22, 1908. J. E. MATHEWS. For County Coroner. DR. H. H. KEITH ANNOT7NCES niS candidacv for coroner nf Rhnwn.. nniin. ty, subject to the Republican primary on February 12. H. H. HAZLETT, M. D., IS A CANDI- w.h.v v uvuiltf UI UUCl, BUUjCU IU 1.113 Republican primaries. If elected -will not atrlr- 4-k TTITTS Tv niTH-rir For County Clerk. SAMUEL G. ZIMMERMAN. COUNTY clerk of Shawnee countv. in ft -an1Mat for nomination for second term, subject to Republican primary February 22, 1903. W. R. FALK1NER HERFBY AN- nr.unces hlmselt as candidate tor the of- ff t, f Wl:ntv lcil"lr r Ci 1. .i J fc,.,a,,ice I.UUUIJF, subject to the Republican i.rimary. For Representative. H. M. PHILIPS OF DOVER. FORMER ly coi'nty treasurer, announces his can didacy for representative from the Thirty-ninth district (country no-.-.th ot Kansas river), subject to Republican primary. MORT HUTCHESON CANDIDATE FOR renominattion representative 3th repre sentative district, subject to Republican primary Feb. 22, 1908. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A candidate for state representative for the 37th district, subject to coming Re publican primaries. J. Z. KING WATP smjATToys. AN experienced stenographer wants work afternoons. Ind. phone 2897 black. WANTED SALESMEN. SALESMAN wanted sell retail trade your locality, 6o per month and exnenses to start or commission. Experience unnec essary. Hermingsen Cigar Co., Toledo, O. FOR RENT MISCELLANEOUS. FOR RENT A good farm. Wm. J Vaw ter, 224 The Drive, Ind. phone 6231. hemlan Bazaar, a co-operative depart ment store, into the hands of a re ceiver yesterday.' The stock was held by 1,800 Bohemian residents. The largest amount of the stock, held out side of the directorate, was to the value of fifty dollars. The total capi tal stock was 1180,000. The assets are valued at $60,000. The liabilities are placed at $105,000- FREE Employment Bureuu. room 4 base ment Mate house. Ho cbarge for tecuring work or help on farms or other plncea, Collector and solicitor for Topeka, ex Santa Fe railroad shop man preferred. Salary, commission. Room 1, 701 Jackson. WANTED Man of family to work on a farm, house and garden furnished. Ad dress Farmer, care Journal. HILTY'S shooting gallery has moved to lil E. 8th st. CITY FREE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY. Commercial Club room, 637 Kansas, ave. No charge for secu-ttisr work or he '.p. WASTEDFESIALE HELP. WANTED A white.glrl to cook. Call at ,913 Polk st. WANTED Competent white girl, two in family, no washing or ironing, good wages. Mrs. J. C. Harmon, 916 Buchanan. WANTED Millinery apprentices. Will pay good workers. Mrs. C. H. Morri son, 603 Kansas ave. WANTED Girl for general housework in family of two. Mrs. W. R. Smith, 1034 Harrison st. WANTED An experienced white girl for general housework, no washings, good wages. 701 Taylor st. W ANTED Reliable woman to care for 2 children and do upstairs work. Pleasant home, reasonable wages. 412 Topeka ave. WANTED 2 dining. room girls at Fifth Avenue hotel. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS WANTED WORK AT THE NEW TIN shop, anything in tin, steel, iron or cop per. Specialties manufactured. W. S. Isham Co., 219 E. 4th St., between Qulncy and Monroe. Bell 451. WANTED To buy second hand coal cook stove, cheap. Phone 7653. WANTED To rent -a farm of 40 to 100 acres within 5 or 6 miles of city. See' H. Shapiro, August Clothing Co., 622 IC. A. WANTED To buy a good saddle horse for a lady, broken to drive single. Wish also to buy a first class fresh cow, Jersey or Shorthorn. L. M. Powell, 700 Kan. ave. WANTED--Horses to winter, goad care. Box stalld. Ind. phone 2397 Blue. WANTED--Vest calves and fat cows. H. M. Bush Ind nhnae S214. 1010 E. 8th st. FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT Front room lower floor. Would like 2 men to. room and board. 1023 Monroe at. FOR RENT Furnished rooms, house is modern, rent reasonable. 1104 Kan. ave. FOR RENT 2 furnished housekeeping rooms $7 per month.. 519 E. 3d st. FOR RENT 1 large front room, modern, board if desired. 322 E. 8th ave. FOR RENT 2 furnished rooms for house keeping, private bath, gas. 1106 V. Buren. FOR RENT Modern furnished room with or without board. 610 W. 5th st. FOR RENT Pleasant furnished rooms, modern, 617 W. 6th st. Bell 669. FOR RENT Suite of furnished rooms for light housekeeping, sunny, hot water heat,-very desirable. 1321 W. 6th st. FOR RENT Furnished front room, nice, $5. 1035 Tyler at. FOR RENT 4 room r-epttage, 24th and Madison st., good barn, plenty .of water. Inquire J. H. Paul.- S4a. and Jefferson at- A WIDOW .with beautiful home' close in has- 2 rooms en ute connecting with bath, would rent to gentleman, breakfast if desired. Ind. phone 2345 white. FOR RENT 818 K. A nicely furnished room; -steam heat, bath. Inq.. room 10. GOOD board $3.00 a week 331 Jackson st. FOR RENT Modern furnished room 3 blocks from state house. 315 Wi 6th st. FOR RENT Two unfurnished first floor Tooms and one furnished room. 700 Mon roe st. FOR RENT820 Quincy 3 furnished rooms, near state house and business center. FOR RENT 2 furnished rooms for light housekeeping 426 Jefferson st. FOR RENT 1 furnished room 306 E. 3d. FOR RENT 2 furnished housekeeping rooms, $9. Down stairs. 306 Adams st. FOR RENT 826 Madison St.. modern fur nished room for gentleman. Ind. phone 1170. FOR It EN'T lOITSES. FOR RENT 5 room cottage, completely furnished. Call or phone adjutant gen eral's office state house. FOR RENT 818 Jefferson. 8 rooms, all modern, gas heat and light, gas in iur nace, rents $25. 822 Jefferson, 7 rooms, gas for heat, 1V4 lots, cistern, well, city water, newly painted and papered, rents $20. 23d and Pennsylvania ave.. Highland Park, 6 rooms, 6 lots, well, rents $S. East 17th, 4 large rooms, 2 lots, well, rents $8. Shaw nee Agency, Ind. phone 506. 634 Kansas ava. FOR RENT 7 room house 1504 Tyler st. Inauire 1231 Polk st.. FOR RENT A new 8 room 2 story mod ern nouse, etjuippvu 1 1 11 v n lights, furnace, bath and city water, in good location, VA blocks from Lowman Hill car line, all furnished for housekeep ing. Party leaving account out-of-town Business ana must rem qmcisij. ji'W"" 1116 West St. Fillmore. Ind. 6711. Ind. 827 Topeka ave. FOR RENT 1718 Fillmore, good 5 room house, barn, gas, $11; 24'1 Fillmore, 2 room houBe, $6.00. WUson, 415 Kansas ave. Ind. phone 1394. FOR RENT 6 room house, closei In. N. B. Campbell. 605 Kansas ave. FOR RENT 10 rooms at 11G E. 6th st., suitable for lodging house. Geo. D. Butts, 921 E. 6th st. FOR RENT 7 room modern house at 1108 Quincy st. FOR RENT Five room house, new, 1041 Brooks ave., gas, also good barn. Mer rlam Mortgage Co. FOR RENT room house, gas and city water, good location. Inquire at 1601 W. 6th st. FOR RENT 4 room cottage, water ap.d gas, 323 Harrison. Inquire 1st door north. One acre, 6 room new house, Lowman Hill car line, in 6 blocks, $1,100; $300 cash. GUTHRIE CHARLES. Ir.d. Phone 6961. 118 E. Fifth St. MOFF1TT. 8HILLINGLAW CO. REAL ESTATE, LOANS, RENTAL AGENTS. 20C WEST SIXTH ST. BOTH PHONES 106. TOPEKA. KAN. FOR SALE Or rent, new 4 room cottage, 6 lots, fruit, shade, fctc. ind. phone 1333. WHAT WILL YOU OFFER For a nice home on Harrison street, 1 lots, east front, shade, 8 rooms, attic basement, combination light and heat. MRS. THEODORE SAXON, 126T Harrison Street. JPOK SAtJE RKATj ESTATE. 20 acres, improved, rich and smooth, VA umcB irora street cars, 2,000. 40 improved, bottom, mile from Wa karuaa station, $2,600. 2 good rich and smooth 80 acre farms, Ins proved, 13 miles from 'center of Topeka, Council Grove and Topeka Electric survey by the farms, $3,600 each. Good alfalfa land. 80 improved rich rolling land. S miles from Seabrook addition, near church and school and orchard. Only $3,600. 80 improved 6 miles from center of To peka, rich deep soil, $5,500. Kaw bottom 80, Improved, did not over flow, 60 acres, good growing wheat, 24 miles from Maple Hill, $5,000. 320 improved, exceedingly rich, smooth black soli, near school and church, ten miles to Topeka. A beautiful home, $16, OOO. 80 improved 14 miles from Topeka, 3 miles from small R. R. town, $2,500. 160 well Improved 13 miles from Topeka, 3 miles to small town, $6,000. Come quick. It's a bargain. 150 rolling upland, Improved, good dairy farm, good spring, VA miles from Dover, $4,500. 80 acres meadow 3 miles from Dover, $2,soo: Two sections near Willard, Kan., well improved,. $40 for one and $5 for the other. j In the rainbelt of eastern Colorado is where crops never fail and the healthiest place on earth, rich sIods and vallev land. f reat for potatoes, wheat, beets, oats, bar er, spelts, alfalfa. 12 bushels alfalfa seed per acre Irora 2 cuttings and without ir rigation. The cheapest land, everything considered, on earth. Took premium at state fair last fall over the Irrigated crops. Come quick.- It's the wonder the world. 200 bushels potatoes per acre on $8 land. R. R. fare returned to pur chaser. City property in all parts of Topeka. Farm loans low rate interest. T. J. NICHOLS SON, 631 KANSAS AVE., TOPEKA. FOR SALE Good 6 room house, VA lots. South Polk St., $1,600. Polk and 13th, 6 rooms, $1,860. 4 rooms and basement, near shops, $600. 6 rooms, 2 lots, Oakland, $100 cash, bal ance monthlv. S900. 6 rooms, large barn, VA lots, near shops, 12 acres, well improved, near 'Vinewood, $1,500. J. D. MILLER, Both Phones. 615 Kansas Ave. Put your money In good real estate. It Is the safest and surest investment on earth. It pays a double income, one from the products and another from the in creasing value. The following farms will be sold on one-fourth down and balance any reasonable time: .665 acres near Topeka, large buildings, good alfalfa land, good water, $50 an acre. Worth $66. 660 acres near Topeka, good buildings, good alfalfa land, good water, $40 an acre Worth $50. 360 acres near Topeka, large orchard, fine buildings, all good alfalfa land, new electric railroad to run near, $100' per acre. Could not be duplicated. City Property: 8 lots corner West and Huntoon, $1,260 8 lots, corner Lane and 14th. $1,250: 3 lots corner Lincoln and 14th. $1,250; 8 lots Lane, end of 14th. $1,260: 3 lots West. end of 14th. $1,250; 6 lots cor ner Lincoln and 15th. $350 each. These are all snaps. T. W. Harrison, 109 W. 6tu at.. Topeka. Kan. SNAP 5 room cottage In excellent shape, good cellar, well and cistern, gas for "heat, good barn, VA east front lots, with excellent shade well located on east sid. near 8th st. pavement. Owner willing to make a sacrifice on thia property. Desirable terms. $1,800. RODGBR8, DAVIS CO., U0 WEST 6TH ST. PHONES 418. GEO, M. NOBLE CO. REAL ESTATE. LOANS, INSURANCE. Some Special Farms and City Bargains. 435 KAN AVE. OPP. POSTOFFICE. BIG REDUCTION In price for a strictly modern and up-to-date new home of 8 rooms, fully modern in every way, one of the beet locations on the west side. Owner leaving city and MUST sell at a sacrifice by February 1st. His loss Is your gain. Let us show you. BARNES REAL ESTATE CO. 121 WEST FIFTH ST. FOR SALE An immediate offer will buy my residence tk w. tn. ave. -xopena, very cheap. C. C. Baker. Lthrop. Mo. FOR SAXK jnSCTTXAinEOUS GAS BURNERS, mantles and light aup 1 and retail. Lareest stock in city. Get cur prices. H. M. Cross Cy cle Co., 810 Kansas ave. Ind. phone I486. FOR SALE Three fresh milk cows with calves by their side, also 1 2-year-old steer, 1 yearling beef heifer. Will sell any or all. H. H. Parker, 1401 Kansas ave. Phone 1677. FOR SALE 2,000 fence posts. Phone Ind. plue. eu mo. r,veuiuj,B. FOR SALE 3 good fresh milk cows, pony, buggy and harness, barn to be moved. Ind. phone 6702. FOR SALE Furniture of an 8 room house for light nouseneeping. a ueam. ty leaving city. Call 618 Quincy at. FOR SALE 2 cows, 1 fresh Jersey. 1227 Wayne ave. End Lowman Hill car line. GAS ranges and heaters at prices that Vb.im ViMn ahlA tft ffAt them. Call and see us before you buy. THE WU.Sl.li.-KiN vamuun oc DL'rrjji 419-21 KANSAS AVE. FOR SALE Or trade for cattle, a fine Hambletonian DiacK nawK Morgan siai- llon. 307 Orchard ave. FOR SALE Cane and millett hay, deliv- 1 T 3 V- tfotfC erea or in tue nciu. xuu. pimuv uov. FOR SALE 6 dining r. chairs, desk, car pets, pictures, 3 gas stoves, 2 dressers, bed refrigerator, almost new, 619 Taylor st or phone Ind. 2913 Black after 6 p. m. J. L. MONEYPENNY, Mgr. NOW is the time to have your harness repaired and oiled and we will do It for ot o nrice that is reasonable. THE WESTERN VEHICLE SUPPLY 419-21 KANSAS AVE. J. L. MONEYPENNY. Mgr. Will sell best located furnished boarding rooming house In city. Add. KB. Journal. FOR SALE 6 head line 2-year-old heifers fresh soon. Also 10 head western unbro ken horses. 700 to 900. J. N. Edgar, Ind. phone 6294.HIghlandpark; FOR SALE! Meat market in good loca tion, good business. M. C. K., Journal. IF you want a good warm lap robe, see nnra in per cciil iiuin icgui yacB. THE WESTERN VEHICLE SUPPLY n ni v VQ 1 Q J. L. MONEYPENNY, Mgr. FOR SALE Organ, $10. 921 E. 6th st. FOR RALE Loose or baled hay. fine bound cane, kaffir. J. N. Edgar, Ind. 6294. T II... 1 laVf AnM. J on cut before frost. Millet hay, $6 per ton. Cane hay. Ind. eS9V. FOR SALE Alfalfa hay. Ind. 8783 rings Call evenings. F. A. T.tue. FOR SALE 600 business earda for $1.25; 500 envelopes $1.25: 600 letter heads, $1.50. See them: first class printing at propor tionate rates. Trapp. 714 Kanaaa ave. ,'"'XEGATi:"i-l"-, Published In The Topeka State Journal Jan. 18,-1908.1 -r OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Council Chamber, Topeka, Kan., Jan. 13, 1908. Council met In: regular session, as per adjournment of Jan. 6, 1S08, at -7:30 o clock p. m.. with the following council men present Holliday, Horn, Howard. Jordan, Kutz, Lannan, Montgomery, Stan ley and Tandy 9. Absent Blakely-, Hughes and Van Ness 3. Mayor Green In tha chair. On motion of Councilman Jordan the reading of the minutes covering the meet ing of Jan. 6th was dispensed with and they were approved as written up by the clerk. Claims and accounts against the city of Topeka were presented, read and referred to the committee on claims and accounts, who reported the same back with recom mendation that the claims be allowed and paid from funds as follows: General Improvement fund A 85.34 Judgment fund 1,000.00 Total .........$1,0S5.34 On motion-of Councilman Holliday the report of the committee was adopted. Communication from E. J. Covell re questing that his name pe taken off from the petition to pave Monroe street from Tenth avenue to Twelfth street, was pre sented, read and reterred to the streets and walks committee. Communication from S. J. Crumbine, secretary state board of health, inviting the municipality of Topeka to participate In the international congress of tubercu losis to be held In Washington, D. C, Sept. 21 to Oct. IS, 1908, was presented and read; also a communication from the mayor recommending that the "matter be referred to the city board of health for recommendation to the council of such action as seems best. The matter was so referred on motion of Councilman Holli day. Petition of Mrs. Sarah K. Plowman and a number of others requesting that Wil liams avenue be paved from the west curb line of Clay street to the east curb line of Buchanan street, was presented, read and referred to the streets and walks committee. Communication from W. A. Corbett re questing permission to lay a walk four feet wide on the corner of Sumner "and Pennsylvania avenues, was presented, read and referred to the streets and walks committee. Report of the city food inspector for the month ot- December was presented, read and filed. Communication from Joseph Whitmer requesting permission to -connect with the drain at 1104 E. Eighth avenue, presented Jan. 6, 1908, and referred -to the committee on sewers;, was reported back with rec ommendation that the petition be granted, the applicant paying the usual fee for such connection. The report of the com mittee was adopted on motion of Council man Montgomery. An ordinance to appropriate money out of the General Revenue fund and Judg ment fund was presented and read. On motion of Councilman Horn rule 18 was suspended, an ewiergency declared and the ordinance taken up for Immediate consid eration. Each section was read- and on separate motion adopted. Being placed on final passage it was adopted by the fol lowing vote: Ayes Holliday, Horn, How ard, Jordan, Kutz, Lannan, Montgomery, Stanley, Tandy and Van Ness 10. Absent Blakely and Hughes 2. An ordinance amending section 8 of Or dinance No. 2626, relating to the salaries or compensations of city officers and em ployes of the city of Topeka, was present ed, read and on motion of Councilman Montgomery referred to the ways and means committee for further considera tion. An ordinance transferring money from the General Revenue fund of the city of Topeka. Kansas, to the Judgment fund of said city, in the sum of one thousand dol lars, was presented and read. On motion of Councilman Horn an emergency was declared, rule 18 suspended and the ordi nance taken up for final passage. Each section was read and on separate motion adopted, and being placed on final pass age. It was adopted by the following vote: Ayes Holliday, Horn, Howard, Jordan, Kuts!, Lannan, Montgomery, Stanley, Tandy and Van. Ness 10.- Noes None. Absent Blakely and Hughe.s 2. An ordinance creating a sewer district, defining the territory and establishing the boundary thereof, was presented, read and referred to the -committee on sewers. An ordinance transferring money from the Sewer District No. 26 Bond fund of the city of Topeka, Kansas, to the Gen eral Revenue fund of said city, was pre sented and read. On motion of Council man Holliday rule 18 was suspended, an emergency declared and the ordinance ta ken up for immediate consideration. Each section was read and on separate motion adopted. Being placed on final passage it was adopted by the following vote: Ayes Holliday, Horn, Howard, Jordan, Kutz, Lannan, Montgomery, Stanley, Tan dy and Van Ness 10. Noes None. Ab sent Blakely and Hughes 2. An ordinance amending section 12 of Ordinance No. 2626, relating to the sala ries or compensation of city officers and employes, was presented, read and on mo tion of Councilman Montgomery, referred to the ways and means committee for fur ther consideration. An ordinance transferring money from the 1906 Paving Bond fund of the city of Topeka. Kansas, to the General Revenue fund of said city the sum of seven hun dred twenty-two and 87-100 dollars ($722.87) was presented, read and on motion of Councilman Holliday rule 18 was suspend ed, an emergency declared, and the ordi nance taken up for final passage. Each section was read and on separate motion adopted, and being placed on final pass age It was adopted by the following vote: Ayes Holliday, Horn, Howard, Jordan, Kutz, Lannan. Montgomery. Stanley. Tandy and Van Neas 10. Noes None. Absent Blakely and Hughes 2. An ordinance pronibitinsr public theat rical performances, exhibitions and shows tor pay on Sunday and providing penal ties for the violation thereof, presented Dec. 23, 1907, was, on motion of Council man Stanley, referred to the police com mittee in connection with the city attor ney for further consideration. On motion of Councilman Howard the next regular meeting of the council will be held at the council chamber Jan. 20, 1308. at 7:30 o'clock p. m. Petition to pave Fillmore street from the south line of First street to the south line of Fifth street, signed by George A. Huron and a number of others, was pre sented, read and referred to the streets and walks committee. The following resolution presented by Councilman Blakely was adopted on a motion made by Councilman Howard: "Whereas, Information is now in our possession that the pumps at Scipio are now Installed and in operation, affording ample pressure In this city; therefore, be it "Resolved, By the mayor and council of the city of Topeka, that the resolution directing the city engineer to. discontinue" issuing to the Consumers' Light, Heat Power Company excav-ation permits to connect additional consumers until such time as said company should be able to furnish adequate gas pressure in all kinds of weather, introduced Dec. 7. 1907, and passed Dec. 19, 1907, be. and the same is hereby rescinded, and the engineer is di rected to issue to the Consumers' Light, Heat Power Company permits as pre vious to Dec. 19, 1907." The following bonds were presented for approval H. N. Rice (maintenance) ...$6,000 Dan Leahy (extension) 2,000 Louis Lockowitz (extension) 2.000 Central National bank (renewal) 26.000 On roll call the bonds were approved by the following vote: Ayes Holliday, Horn, Howard, Jordan, Kutz, Lannan, Mont gomery, Stanley. Tandy and Van Ness 10. Noes None. Absent Blakely and Hushes 2. Seal. C. B. BURGE. Cits- Clerk. ATTORNEYS. H. WARD PAGE. Attomey-at-Law. OFFICE 116 W. 6TH ST. TINNERS. JOHN SEYBOLD, tin roofing, guttering SpOUUF. .estimate on lurnace juus tuecr fully eiven. 114 E. Sth. Ind. 581. PATENTS. J. A. "ROSEN. "patent attorney,' 423 Kansas TopeKa. GENUINE American main springs for American watches. S. Freidberg. 607 K.A. CEMENT cellar floors 75c per square yard, guaranteed. Swalwell, Ind. 4711. CALL THE HOUSE AND ROOM LO- iq Wil want a nouse or room. Ind. 1863. 601 Kansas ave. O A. BOWERS FIELD, nrl?"?!! """ding block. Office and plant 114 .b.. 4th at.' Ind. phone 1S65. WLtJ?11 neSls repairing bring It 1.1? .1 Freidburg. 507 Kansas ave. and nave it done right. FOI?i-SA.I'E-"stock ln a Topeka Co. pay ti1fJd,vid?nas: Will sell for cash or trade. Address Stock, care Journal. C23fE to Ne,va1a- Opportunities every- ,i.ui,wiiiiy n.t xteno. write Keva da Commercial league, Reno, Nev. A CHANCE FOR A GOOD INVEST- rv,., ,"VmaKe a special lnvest- ment- will sell 20 shares Topeka Barrel Box Factory stock. Inquire room 23, Rock Island depct. LOST Italian Grey Hound. Reward for return to 116 E. 2d st. BiKAYMJ-ItaHan grey hound. Party talclnfi- ftnnriA nlAoeA r- di sa.v "e' or u iIis3 Herman at Mills Co.. 3d floor. MOVET. AJONEY to loan on live stock, planus, per sonal aecuritv hnna.hnlrl .uij; r ,uvjj, ijruvHtH- era. W. E. Segume. 413 it. A. Both phones. MONEY to loan on city property, also personal property. You can pay back by the week or month. Topeka Inveat- mnt A 7 mi gi. tti it. i mu. "ill a I. PRIVATE MONEY to loan on real estate in airounts of $300 up. Lowest ratea. Elmer R. Barnes Co., 121 W Fifth at. MONEY to loan on personal property. payment $1.25 week will pay off loan $28 in 26 weeks. G. H. Flintham. notary pub lic. 90S E. 4th at. Either phone 977. MONEY to loan on live stock, pianos, or gana. typewrHera, household goods and personal security. L. Blscoe. 628 Kan, ave. planing mill. topekapi!a1?ing turers of sash, mouldings, bracketa turning and all kinds. of interior finish; al so contracting. See us or send for esti mate. J. M. Read, proprietor. Ind 49T. Residence Ind. phone 6S54. 221. Kan. ave STENOGRAPHERS. KATE IL JOSEPH, stenographer. Ind. FtORTST-3. CUT FLOWERS, floral d.tn. "tt'0"1 Ji town orders, at Hayes, 107 W. Sth st Both shonea S7T. VETEPIXARY SURGEONS. BARBER SHOPS. MODEL Barber shop 816 Kanaaa- ava. Hair cut 15 centa. Shave 10 cent. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. "DAARNEsTTdDT' Office 72f Kansas ave. Residence Tfflr teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. n. to H. "V.. n4, s P- m- to 6 p. m. Both phones 16 residence and Ind. 1316 office. R. O. RHOADES. M. D. Pilea SpeciaUat. 32 Kansas avenue. Ind. phone 4a. Houra: 10 to 12; 2 to 6; 7:30 to 8:30. DR. H. H. KEITH, surgeon and dlseasea of women, with private hospital. Office FT! Kansas sve. FREE DISPENSARY. QUINCY STREET FREE DISpIeNSARy' 621 Quincy st. Conducted by regular practicing physicians and surgeons. Med ical aervlce free. Medicine free in soma cases. Office hours 2 to 6 r. m. Calla answered night nr day. Ind. phone 17OT. TRANSFER ANT STORAOW MERCHANTS' TRANSFER STORAGB CO.. DackB. Shins nnd atnrM hnnaahnM gooda. TeL 186. Clarence Skinner. CU Quincy at. CAPITAL CITY VITRIFIED BRICK PAVING CO.. H4 E. 6th at. Mfgra. ot bulMinir. rvin- nnd sidewalk brick. BICYCLES AND REPAIRING. U. S. CYCLE CO., 118 E. Eighth. National, Iver-Johnacn bicycle, ".uppliea. repairs. VS lKKTAKTT. RtirofBfsnr tn (X VI Polin,, T.'im..al jt rectors and licensed embalmers. 621 Jack son at. rnone its. Tee ampuiance. L. M. FENWELL, funeral director and embalmer. First class aervice. reason- Iib1 prices. 511 Oiilncy st Both phones JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watchea, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacle properly fitted. FotjNEEllirTJACHINliT tern makers. Topeka Foundry, 318-320-32! Jackson st. Both phones 4S0. CARPENTER ATD PTTT.TFR!. J. L. 'Tidy, carpenter and builder, repair and lob work 110 K. 9th. Ind. phone 87. FOREXCHANGE. WANTED To trade good farm In Blaine county. Oklahoma, for Topeka property near Christ hospital. Address E. L. H.. ppr. TmiT-nj!. PICTURE FRAMING. FRAMING, regilding, mat making, mount big done by J. D. Sullivan, 122 W. Eighth strft. Packing shipnlna'. etc. i?H?lTJJRI D. J. Trickier doea expert furniture re pairing. Carpenter and job work ala neatly done. 214 W. 11th at. Bell 1592 redj KANTTARnTMS. CHRISTS HOSPITAL COTTAGES FOR the care aid treatment of nervous Inva lids, alcohol and drug habita and mild cases of mental derangement. W. S. Lindaay. M. D.. 829 K. A Topeka. Kaaw IjOST ANT FOCND. 0?T ScotcTTc ..te collar. Reward. Harry Steinberg, 9.27 Monroe st. Ind. shone 1090. MACHINE SHOPS. f-rwP"4"Sfte ""i" nd electrlclana aee H. B. Howard. 7W Kan, ave. TeL 60S.

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