The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
May 11, 1908

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EVERYBODY 10 PAGES EVERYBODY 10 PAGES reads nr. MEEDS IT. i VWMMM LAST EDITION. MONDAY EVENING. ffOPKKAj KANSAS JkfAY 1908. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. HAD CLOSE? CALL. TAFT ASSURED. Washington Information Makes It Apparent That the Secretary HEDENIESJT ALL Lon Townsend Marked as a Ed Arnold Files Answer In Gunnesft YlCtini. Breach of Promise Salt. Topeka Man Had Appointment Denies He Was Ever Engaged to M.B Dure lO lie tuuicu First Ballot at With Murderess. Miss Packard. DELAYED AT HIS FARM BRIEF AND TO POINT. CHICAGO CONVENTION Meaning of the Talk of Stam pede to Booserelt. Inner History of President's Espousal of Taf t's Cause. Total delegates in convention. Necessary to choice Elected to date Number for Taft Number for Fairbanks Number for Cannon Number for Hng-hes Number for iAFtollette Number for Knox I' n instructed Vndecided, but friendly to Taft. Contested .980 .491 .842 ..448 32 52 60 25 68 ..131 50 80 Washington. May 11. Within a few days there will be added to the delega tions accredited to Secretary Taft a suplementary strength that will make his nomination on the first ballot at the Chicago convention assured beyond the point of successful attack by the opposition critics of the returns. Today the opposition is busying itself more strenuously than before in a last at tempt to make it appear that President Roosevelt, to his own discrediting, must be given place at the head of the ticket. It Is the last resort of a beaten foe. In view of the certainty of the nom ination of the secretary of war, it may not be out of place to say a word of the reasons for the unconcealed cham pionship by the president of the secre tary's cause. Mr. Roosevelt knew at the outset that if he gave so much as an intima tion that it was his desire Mr. Taft should be nominated, he would at once be criticised by the followers of oppos ing candidates on the ground that as president of the United States he had absolutely no right even by suggestion to influence the choice of his successor. Moved to Act In Self Defense. It is known by the friends of the president that he thought over this matter seriously, and that he did not, as the critics of the opposition held that he did. go to the Taft support with a "characteristic" disregard for presi dential precedents and for political amenities. Mr. Roosevelt has smashed some precedents in his time and has been applauded by the people for so doing, but in this matter of the sup port of the secretary he gave due thought to the course which finally .he concluded to follow. The president liked the secretary; he believed that his cabinet officer was more nearly in sympathy with his own policies than was any other candidate who had been mentioned for the presi dential office. It was not this, how ever, that induced Mr. Roosevelt to let the country know indirectly that he hoped for the nomination of Mr. Taft. The president did not want to run for office again himself. He had told the people so, but they did not seem inclined to take him at his word. Their disinclination to accept his first and also his second negative as final made him see a danger. The president final ly came to the conclusion that for self defense, the law governing which is higher than any law of office precedent, he must let it be known that he was In sympathy with the candidacy of an other man in order to check the tide which he feared he could not check in any other way. Shows No Lack of Modesty. The fact that the president felt that his own nomination might be brought about against his will unless he took means to guard against it cannot be regarded as an evidence of a lack of modesty. Probably the people know this, for they constituted the force that was making itself felt in the third-term movement. Neither must it be taken to mean that Mr. Roosevelt was at all sorry that he had a good and ample personal excuse to make known his preference for secretary Taft. He would not have made it known, in all human probability, if he had not felt that he must do so as a matter of self-protection. Everything that the president has said privately in favor of the secre tary of war has been said from the heart. He had yielded to the Taft per sonality and the Taft politics early in his administration, yielded as other men have yielded who have come to know the secretary and to understand us governmental views. The secretary of war's nomination on the first ballot is in sight. The tide has turned to him strongly and resistlessly. His opponents said that he could hope for nothing in New England. Today the opposition is looking in wonder at Connecticut, which has broken New England tradition, smashed a preced ent as easily as Mr. Roosevelt could smash one, and has instructed its dele gates to vote for the nomination of the secretary of war. and has done this thing despite the protests of the state's two senators in Washington, who are not to be allowed to follow the previous senatorial path to tne delegate hall in Chicago. Maine and Massachusetts, because of the towering strength of Mr. Hale and Mr. Crane, were certain, it was said, to set their faces against the Taft candi dacy. The majority of the delegates from both these states will be found in line with the Taft guidons in the con vention hall. Other New England dele gates, showing no trace of sorrow over precedent trampled on, will be found casting their votes for the man from Ohio when the day of the roll call comes. One week more and the delegates all will be chosen, and seemingly it is as sured that the secretary of war will need none of the delegations under eon test to make certain his nomination. He Is sure to get his share of the rep resentation from the contested districts and with it there will come to him a victory so pronounced that the day of carping will have its end. Needs Only Fifty More Votes. With the selection last week of more than 100 delegates to the Republican national convention, Secretary Taft ap proached to within fifty votes of the number he will need to secure the pres idential nomination on the first ballot. With the holding of the state conven tlons la California, Georgia, Louisiana, Secretary Taft, Who This Week Is Likely to Determine. WU1 Be Nominated for President on the First Ballot by the Republican Convention. Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas and Washington, and ot a score scattering district conventions during the coming week, the nomination of the war secretary on the initial con vention vote will be an assured fact. Last week the state conventions of Kentucky, Alabama.Connecticut, Wyom ing and Utah bound their delegates at large solidly to the cause of Mr.Taft.and while the New Jersey delegates at large were given no instructions, by the state convention. It is understood that a majority of the state delegation is in favor of the secretary: How the Delegates Are Divided. The table showing the standing of the Republican candidates to date, follows: R R2. C i Alabama 1 Arizona 2 Arkansas 12 4 Colorado 10 Connecticut 10 Delaware District Columbia 2 Florida 8 Georgia 1 Hawaii 2 Illinois 2 4 Indiana Iowa 26 Kansas 20 Kentucky 24 Louisiana 1 Maine 6 i Massachusetts 18 12 Massachusetts 10 1- Mlchigan 12 Minnesota 22 Mississippi 20 Missouri a 4 Nebraska 16 Nevada 6 New Hampshire 8 New Jersey 16 8 New Mexico 2 New York S 15 North Carolina 22 Ohio 38 4 Oklahoma 14 Pennsylvania Philippines 2 Porto Rico 2 Rhode Island 8 South Carolina 8 4 South Dakota 8 Tennessee 24 Utah 6 Vermont 8 Virginia 14 10 West Virginia 14 Wisconsin 1 Wyoming 6 Total 448 151 80 In connection with' the above table it should be noted that other candi dates have the following strength: Cannon: Illinois, 48; Michigan, 2; South Carolina, 2. Hughes: New York, 60. La Follette: Wisconsin, 25. Knox: Pennsylvania, 68. Foraker: Florida, 2; South Caro lina, 4. New and Dover Here Today. Chairman Harry S. New and Secre tary Elmer Dover of the Republican national committee are in Chicago, and will open the headquarters at the Coli seum on Tuesday. The entire membership of the na tional committee will be in Chicago by the end ot this week, it Is expected. and the "contest mill" will begin to grind soon after the middle of the month. Vice President Fairbanks arrived in Chicago this morning to take part in the dedication of the St. Stanislaus school on the Northwest Side. Four More for Taft. New Orleans Mnv 11 TVi c T' lican state convention met here today to select four delegates at large for the national convention. Before the con vention assembled the leaders from several sections had agreed that the delegates should be instructed for Secretary Taft and it appeared almost certain that this programme would be eiiuorsea oy tne convention. Weather Indications. Chicago. May H. Forecas't for Kansas:. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. v. TOWNS WRECKED Series of Tornadoes Sweeps Over Part of Oklahoma. Seven Tillages Reported to Have Been Damaged. DEAD AND INJURED. Are Reported From Each Lo cality Visited by Storms. All Away From Railroad and Wires Are Down. Woodward, Ok., May lL A succes sion of. tornadoes swept over a dls trict lying 25 miles southwest, south and southeast of Woodward late yes terday and late last night. Several small isolated towns all off the rail road and without telegraphic commun ication are reported destroyed, many persons have been injured and several are reported killed. Seven towns are report to have suf fered damage more or less severe. They are Grand, Arnett, Vici, Mutual, Es- telle, Cooley and Richmond. At each place casualties are said to have re sulted. At Arnett. HALE, killed. Half a dozen persons injured, one fatally. At Vici. Hauser, physician, fatally injured. At Mutual. Arthur Sibel, his wife, and several others seriously injured. Grand, the county seat of Ellis coun ty, Is said to have been wholly wreck ed. The towns of Estelle, Cooley and Richmond also are reported to have been devastated. All these places are 25 miles from a railroad. Wires are down and it Is difficult to obtain details. The villages where damage is report ed are small places. Grand is the larg est of the seven and it has only a few hundred inhabitants. The scene of the tornadoes is the northwest corner of the o d portion of OKianoma, close to tne Texas and Kan sas state lines. As far as learned it traversed four counties and covered a distance ot id miles in length. Yester day and last night there was a terrific rainfall in this part of the vtate follow, ing oppressive weather, ideal cyclonic conamons. Houses Unroofed. Tulsa, Okla., May 11. A terrific wind storm passed over this part of north eastern Oklahoma last night. Several houses were unroofed and many small Duiiaings were Diown down and or chards in the surrounding teriitory were practicauy devastated. No casual ties are reported. Nashville Badly Damaged. Enid, Okla., May 11. Nashville, a town 30 miles northwest of here, suf fered serious damage by a heavy wind storm last night. The storm also ex tended into the country around Nash ville, wrecking farm houses and doing much damage to crops. Details are lacking, but so far no casualties are reported. In Nashville the following buildings were wrecked: Clapp's general mer chandise store: Russell Given, dry goods; James Webber, furniture; three dwellings. The Nashville hotel was paniaay wreckea; tne Farmers' eleva tor was blown down: the office of h Pioneer Telephone company was de molished and the News building was moved from its foundation. Scores of residences were more or less damaged, Providence Preventedillm Keep ing the Tryst. Intended to Go as Soon as Crop Was Planted. Mrs. Belle Gunness, the notorious murderess" of .Laporte,' Ind., whose many horrible crimes have been un earthed during theipast few days, was only prevented from Including in her lists or murders av Topeka victim, by the sudden exposure) of her life of crime. Alonzo C.'S.Townsend is today congratulating himself upon his luck in escaping from the hand of this treacherous woman. "Lon," as he is more familiarly known in Topeka' was to have left for Laporte in a few Mays to meet Mrs. Gunness, having arranged through a short correspondence that they should meet in Laporte and if they found in each other congenial companions they snoum join ineir xartunes and travel life's way together, i Townsend like so many of the other Victims of Mrs. Gunness, had seen her advertisement for a husband and had answered the ad. by giving glowing descriptions of his earthly possessions and Mrs. Gun ness attracted by the fortune of Towns- end lured him on and had she gone on with her career of crime a few days longer, Lon Townsend would probably have perished by her hand. Townsend is a wealthy man. Townsend is now a farmer and he can thank providence for the delayed spring rains which prevented him from putting in his crops as soon as he had desired, as it had :been arranged that they should meet in Laporte as soon as he had his crops iij and could leave the woriL oi me tarm. -:as il now is aowub end is so pleased over his escape from his prospective "bride" that he left To peka today on an yearly morning train for Kansas City so that he could best celebrate his fofctuhate -escape. He escaped before the knowledge of his relations with the Gunness woman had gone beyond the cfrcies of bis most in timate friends. A meeting between the Gunness wo man and Townsend would have fur nished an elaborate opportunity for the cartoonist to. rise to fame. Mrs. Gunness was known as a large woman. who weighed in the neighborhood ot zao pounds and was so large in fact that she required a No hoe. Townsend is a few Inches nde six feet in height and weighs in the neighborhood of 800 pounds. Townsend has lor years oeen a wen known character in Topeka -and has enjoyed a unique reputation. He .has lived in "Topeka and vicinity ror-neany a quarter of a century or since young manhood for he is now aDout mid years of age. i Lon Townsend, From a Sketch Made Dunne a Trial in District court. For a period of ten or fifteen years and up until about three years ago. Townsend was known as the king of jointists in Topeka and held undisput ed possession of his royal throne. He represented several breweries ana dealt out liauid refreshments to the retail dealers and druggists of the city, placing his commodity in cold storage and handing it out as needed, During many administrations in To neka when the lid was allowed con siderable leeway, Townsend made al most fabulous profits off his business; but in drier regimes Townsend did not realize as neavily. He was a persistent violator of the law and was always vigorously pros ecuted by the law enforcement ele ment when they were in control of the administration. However, he was an apt dodger, and was never confin ed in jail or even convicted. About three years ago he was called to the witness stand to testify against a cus tomer who had purchased from Townsend and was in turn retailing the booze. At this time, Lon opened his heart and made a full confession of his career to the officers. He an nounced his retirement at the same time and the facts that he related m connection with his profits while en gaged in the wholesale business were startling in the extreme and were much commented upon in tne city. Townsend is now reputed to be worth at least, fifty thousand dollars, all of which he realized as a whole sale liquor dealer In a prohibition state. After his abdication of his throne as kingbee of the Joimtlsts, Townsend adopted the life of a ru rallst and purchased the old McCon nell farm near Menoken, which is one of the best improved farms in that section of the county. He is no long er a booze dispenser, but is merely a farmer. Had Townsend met. Mrs. Gunness as he had planned, it would not have been his first experiment with the matrimonial buzz saw. It was about eight years ago that Townsend fell prey to the charms of femininity. He was at that time confined in one of the local hospitals and during his spell of sickness was tenderly cared for and nursed by a sweet young maiden from Chase county. During the weary days of his confinement a stronac attachment was formea be tween the two and a few weeks after he was discharged from the hospital. Miss Lena Packard,- Who Brought the Arnold. Townsend took unto himself a bride and purchased a neat little home on the southwest corner of Thirteenth and Van Buren streets. There the two lived happily for a few months, when Lon began to tire ofj hia wife. Later he commenced to abuse her and she was an object of pity among To peka people. J With all love for her husband gone, Mrs. Townsend brought suit for di vorce about six years ago and receiv ed a legal separation from her hus band. But the suit was not brought until the injured wife had traversed Kansas avenue in a cab and at each, of the large stores in the city pur chased enough goods to last her for many years and charged the account to her husband. The divorce trial at tracted considerable attention in To peka on account of the many tales of brutality on the part of Townsend, which were brought out on the wit ness stand.' Sincev his retirement from the li quor business, Townsend has attract ed but little attention, this being his first bid to notoriety. He spends most of his time on the farm and makes but few trips to Topeka. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. Attorney General Jackson Spoke at Leavenworth Sunday Night. Leavenworth, Kan.,- May 11. In face of a rain Sunday night a large audience gathered at the Baptist church to hear F. S. Jackson, attorney general, on law enforcement. Mr. Jackson opened his address with a general talk In favor of temperance and prohibition. He dwelt on the fact that in states where there was high license and local option laws the liquor dealers violated them the same as in prohibition states. Mr. Jackson said that the policy of enforcing the prohibitory law would be carried out as long as he was at torney general and that no city or community could collect fines or licenses from the joints. "The city officials or man who undertakes to lic ense saloon in any form does so at the peril of his liberty." said Mr. Jackson. "Our city government nas passed an ordinance to. suppress Joints and it re mains to be seen if the officials will do so. Your saloons will be closed if the arm of the state is strong enough to close them. The supreme court has held that the man who pays money for protection or a license is equally guilty with the man who collects it and the joint-keepers will be held to a full responsibility." Mr. Jackson closed in telling how Leavenworth had not derived any benefit in the twenty years of licensinar of saloons and in a plea for the citizens to Join in a movement for better government and to take a stand for law and order against nullification. Before the meeting closed a resolu tion thanking Mr. Jackson for his ad dress and efforts to close the joints and pledging him support was adopted by a rising vote. ROOSEVELTS RETURN. The Onting at Pine Knot, Virginia, Has Terminated. Washington," May 11. President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt and John Burroughs, who have been spending several days at Pine Knot, Mrs. Roose velt's country place near Charlottesville. Va., have returned to Washington. A special train of two cars brought the party back. REBELLIONJN CHINA. Pekin May 11. News' was received here today that 3,000 rebels in two col umns Bet out to march on Meng-Tsze, a treaty port at the head of navigation of the Song Koi river. A body of pro vincial troops met and repulsed one of the columns at Man-Hao on the Red river May 9, but the other column, which is following the railroad line is now within thirty miles of Meng-Tsze. Viceroy Hsi-Liang at the head of an other body of provincial troops, has left Tun-Nan-Fu for Ami, forty miles northwest of Meng-Tsze. Nebraska Defeats K. IT. Lawrence, Kan., May 11. In a meet marked by close events and good rec ords the University of Nebraska track team defeated the University of Kan sas on McCook field aSturday after noon by a score of 68 to 49. The Jay hawkers were not surprised by their defeat. They did as well as most of the optimistic dopesters had predicted. The track was fast and the weather was ideal for a meet. Weather I Pleasant. The following were the tempera tures in Topeka today: 7 o'clock 63 11 o'clock ,....63 8 o'clock .....67 12 o'clock 67 9 o'clock 66 1 o'clock 69 10 o'clock .....63 J o'clock U Breach, of Promise Suit Against Sir, STILL MORE RAIN Soaking of the State Is Con tinued Sunday. Nearly Two Inches Is Recorded in Topeka. THE STORM IS GENERAL Western Section and Wheat Belt Are Favored. Small Streams Reported to Be Bank Full. Topeka was visited by a heavy rain Sunday, two or three of them, for that matter, during the day and night following the precipitation amounting to 1.63 inch which brings the season's record for precipitation several points above normal, though ten days ago it was nearly three inches below normal. Nearly five inches of rain has fallen in this city and the adjacent territory during the past week. The storm broke in Topeka early. Sunday morning, the downpour being oAuccuiiigjy nea.vy ror nair an hour and then the sun came out in all of its glory and the indications were that the storm was over. About 4 o'clock In the afternoon black banks of clouds in the west indicated another ohnu-or and .28 ot an inch of rain fell between 5:45 and 6 o'clock. The record for the season was made during the morning, however, when .49 of an inch of water fell between 7:20 and 7:35. From reports received at the weath er station in this city and the tele graph offices of the railroads the en tire state received a thorough soaking, the storm being general in nature. Lake View which has been almost dry this season is bank full of water and the fishing and boating promises to be better this season than ever before. Wells and springs which have been dry for weeks past are now making up for lost time and there is an abund ance of water in all parts of the state. A number of Topeka cellars attest the fierceness of the downpour Sunday and this morning offer an opportunity for either bathing or fishing as far as the water supply is concerned. Hail fell in various parts of the state in small quantities, but so far as learn ed little if any damage was done. Small hailstones fell for a few mo ments Sunday morning in Topeka, though the rainfall at the time was so heavy that they were hardly no ticeable. Reports from Silver Lake Indicate that the storm was unusually severe at that point and that 3V4 inches of water fell during the day, bringing the water in Silver lake up to the highest point reached since the floor year. The bar ometer in Topeka was unusually low yesterday and the air filled with elec tricity. All of the smaller streams In this part of the state are filled to overflowing and there is a slight rise in the river with the conditions favorable for a further rise today and tonight though it is not likely that the high water mark of last week will be reached. The following reports were received over the long distance lines of the Bell Telephone company at 9:30 this morn ing: Wamego. May 11. Heavy rains fell at Intervals all day Sunday and the Indications this morning are that the storm is not over. Abilene, May 11. Rain fell in this lo cality all night, the precipitation amounting to about an inch and one half. All of the creeks in this locality are bank full and the river is rising slowly. Salina, May 11. Showers fell during yesterday and last night though the precipitation amounted to but .18 of an '"silver Lake, May 11. This section i under water this morning as a result of one of the heaviest rains in years. The precipitation amounted to three and one-half inches and Silver Lake is higher than it has been at any time since the flood, five years ago. Hutchinson. May 11. This part of the state as well as the country west of here was visited by a heivy rain and hail storm last night and the country is In excellent condition from the farm ers' standpoint. This hail was not heavy enough to do any great amount of damage to growing crops. Holton May 11. A heavy rain fell in this city Sunday, the precipitation bring estimated at from an inch to an inch and one-half. Horton. May 1L A heavy rain pre vailed in this section all day Sunday and at Intervals during last night. Hiawatha, May 11. A good heavy rain fell in this part of the country all (Continued, on Pas Sight.) Reply in the Federal Court Simply a Denial. The Trial Is Scheduled Next November. for Edgar C. 'Arnold, who is the de fendant In a' $25,000 breach of prom- Ise suit brought by Miss Lena R. Packard of Los Angeles, a society girl of that city, enters a sweeping denial to all the allegations made by Miss Packard in her suit. Mr. Ar nold filed his answer this morning In the United States circuit court, through his. attorneys. He summarily dismisses all of the long list of claims entered by Mlsa Packard, against the well known To pekan, in the following language: auu uuw comes saia aerendant. Edgar C. Arnold, and for his answer to plaintiff s petition in the action, denies each' and every allegation in said petition contained. Wherefore defendant prays judgment against said plaintiff for costs of suit" His attorneys are Ferry and Doran and Matt Campbell. -uoea Mr. Arnold deny that he ever was engaged to Miss Packard?" was asked Mr. Campbell. "Well, that's the position taken by him at present," he replied. "He aemes everytmng. That places the burden of the proof on the plaintiff. It's up to them to make a showing." The trial will take Dlace late in No vember, during the session of the united states court in Topeka. At least this is the plan as outlined by the at torneys on Dotn sides ot the case at this time. It is safe to say that no suit will be of more general interest to Topeka than this forthcoming one which has al ready set the gossips agog in both Los Augcies aim lupesa. Miss Packard, petite and pretty, says: She became acquainted with Mr. Arnold during the winter of 1906 while visiting relatives here and that Mr. Arnold immediately began to pay her marked attention. That they became acknowledged lov ers, i- That Mr Arnold carried on a corre spondence with her, during which he employed endearing expressions. That he later visited her In May,. 1907, at Los Angeles and there entered a nup- rtn rmirrnr Thaf arrangements for the mar riage were" made by both parties for the ceremony which was to take place in November of 1907. That with no explainable reason the plaintiff refus ed to carry out the marriage agree ment ana returned from Los Angeles the night previous to the day on which the wedding was to take place. To which Mr. Arnold, wholesale druggist, bachelor, clubman replies: "Tain't so," or words to that effect. To put it. differently, Mr. Arnold says that Miss Packard fibs. "Well, 1 Just bet she didn't," said one young woman, her eyes flashing angrily, when she heard the answer. Six long- months before we find out who is really right from May to Novembers DR. QUAYLE FOR BISHOP Kansan's Name Under Considera tion by M. E. General Conference. Baltimore, Md., May 11. With every prospect of a busy week the M. E. general conference today con tinued its' session. By Wednesday 11 is expected, that the committee on Episcopacy will decide how many bishops are to be elected. That Rev. Dr. William F. Anderson, correspond ing secretary the board of educa tion, freedman aid and Sunday schools; Rev. Dr. Richard J. Cooks, book editor of the church, and Rev. Dr. William A. Quayle, Chicago, for merly of Kansas, will be among th first three, seems certain. During the week the committee on Episcopacy will hear charges oi mal-adminlstration preferred bj George A.- Cooke, New York, against Bishops Moore of Portland, Ore., Goodsell Jf Boston, McDowell of Chi cago and Berry of Buffalo. Thej grow out of rulings on charge! which Kev. Cooke has preferred against prominent Methodists, includ ing Rev. Dr. J. M. Buckley of New York, Chancellor Day of SyracuM university, Dr. J. T. McFarland, and Prof. B. P. Browne, of Boston univer sity. The' alleged mal-adminlstration of the four bishops is said to lie In the fact that they did not rule cor rectly when charges against the mea were laid1 before them. Rev. Cook accused Dr. Buckley" and Prof. Browne of hersey. Chancellor Day, Mr. Cooke held, had In criticizing President Roosevelt, violated one oi the rules, of the church. The casei were ruled out by the bishops befon whom they were brought. ATTACKS COMRADES. Member Of- First Cavalry Kills Tore and Wounds Three. Manila May 11. A telegram re ceived by the adjutant general todaj announced that Private Mike Beach am of the First United States cavalrj killed three and wounded three of hit comrades one mortally. The dead: FIRST SERGEANT WM. HOEY. PRIVATE Gr. WILSON. PRIVATE TBOS. WOODWARD. Fatally wounded. Private Edward Woodward. All the killed and wounded wer members-of troop F. First cavalry. Details of the tragedy are lacking but it is' presumed that Beechmai was Insane when he committed th deed.

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HIE TOPUgA DAILY STATE JOUIHTAIi IIOITDAY HYHITH7CK IIAT 11, 1SC3. A GOODGAS FLOW Brought in at 95 Feet in Southeast Marion. Blew Mud Out of the Drill Hole High as Church Steeple. LEASE ON 10,000 ACRES This Territory Has Long Been Considered in. the Belt. Lies Directly Between Towns of Elmdale and Augusta. Burns, Kan., May 11. A gas well wm brought in three and a half miles southeast of Burns Saturday. I. N. Smith had employed John Ambler to drill a well in one of his pastures and (when Mr. Ambler had gotten down 95 feet, he struck a strong flow of gas. It blew mud out of the well fifty feet Into the air. Preparations are being made to take care of it and the people of Burns are flocking out to view the actions of a gas well. This country has been considered in the gas belt as xv a are directly between Elmdale and Augusta and. both of these cities have gas. Lately the Mid-Continent De velopment company has taken leases oh 10,000 acres of land in this immed iate vicinity, promising to put down a well within three months from date. The finding of this gas will cause them to get busy. Arrangements are being made by those who haven't leased to get In drilling outfits of their own and trying their luck. AS EMPORIA PEEPER SHOT.' Was Annoying a Young Girl When a Friend Used a Revolver. Emporia, Kan., May 11. John West, a negro, who was shot Friday night has died from the effects of the shot. West has been in the habit of sneaking around and scaring women by looking Into their windows. For this he has several times been arrested. He was known as "Jack the Peeper." He was at the house of J. W, Atkin son, where his daughter Helen was at home alone. She heard him prowling around the windows, and went out and ordered him to go away. This he re fused to do, and attempted to hide in the grass near the corner of the house. A little after 11 o'clock Miss Bessie Cannon, who had been attending a de bate at the Normal, and who roomed at Atkinson's, came home. She was accompanied by Harry Firth. Miss Atkinson came to the door and hand ing Firth a revolver, called his atten tion to the negro and asked Firth to drive him away. Firth at once took the gun and began to look for West, who soon started up and began to run. Firth called to him to halt but he re fused to stop, when the former fired three times at him as he ran through the yard and behind the house. As he cams from behind the house Firth again fired at him. He still continued to run, however, and Firth thought he had not hit him. A short time after ward, however, he appeared and laid down in the grass, telling the crowd that had been collected by the shooting that he had been sh6t and that he wanted to see the man -who had shot him. The police were at once notified and came and got him. It was dis covered that he had been shot through the lungs. He was sent to the hos pital where it was supposed he would recover. He died late Saturday even ing. So far no arrests have been made. STATE LOYAL LKGIOX MEETS. O Dicers Were Elected at Leavenworth v,- by the Military Order. Leavenworth, Kan., May 11. The annual meeting of the Loyal Legion of Kansas was held here Saturday night with members present from all parts or the state. Tne rojiowmg or fleers were elected for the next year Commander, Captain John Seaton, Atchison; senior vice commander, Major W. W. Martin, Soldiers' Home, Junior vice commander: Captain J. w. Gilges, Leavenworth; recorder. Colonel E. B. Fuller, Fort Leavenworth; reg istrar. Thornton Cook, Kansas City; treasurer, Captain Lewis Mayo, Leav enworth; chancellor. Colonel J. M. Steele, Emporia; chaplain. Captain W. C. Porter, Fort Scott; members of council. Colonel J. H. Girpatriok, Cap tain J. A. McGonigle, Major S. H. Washer, Colonel W. A. Nichols and Captain W. p. B. cook. An Emporia Orator Second. Macomb, 111., May 11. The interstate normal school oratorical contest was held here Saturday night and was won by Camilo Osias, a Filipino, of the normal school at this place. His sub ject was "The Aspiration of the Fill pinos." Vernon Horner of the Em poria, Kan., school was second Injured by a Freight. Kinsley, Kan., May 11. John Bar- nett of Hyattaville, Kan., fell under a moving freight train here Saturday and suffered injuries to both feet. One will be amnutated at the ankle nnrt the toes will come off the other. He will be sent to a hospital at Great Bend. Death of James Ryan. Newton, Kan., May 11. James Ryan. one of Harvey county's earliest set tlers, died Saturday at his home in Halstead township in 1871, being one ef tne earnest settlers in that town ship. He was sheriff two terms. A Long, Cold Wedding Trip. Salina, Kan., May 11. The culmina tion of a love affair which becran dur Ing the childhood of the two princi pals, came aoout when George B. Smith of the United States signal T,1iTous-wholeS0 One package, 10 cents, makes one pint of wholesome Fruit Jelly. "All flavors from trae fruits. ii. k-'J -J I .r crops, who will erect the first wire less telegraph station in that part of the world, at Nome, Alaska, Mopped at Bennington and took as his bride. Miss Delia Nelson. Immediately after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Smith began their Journey to Noma. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Hold gacred Service and Initiate a Class at Newton. Newton, Kan., May-11 Five hun dred Catholic people sat down to the fourth annual banquet of Newton council. No. 975, Knights of Colum bus, in the Auditorium here Sunday night. The banquet was tendered to the members of a class of twenty-five Initiated at a session in the morning, and to scores of visiting Knights from all parts of Kansas. Rev. Tihen of Wichita was toastmaater, and the following responded to toasts: William Kreuger of Newton, Rev. W. L. Rice of Empire City, Judge W. P. Feder of Great Bend, Senator P. J. Goulding of El Reno, State Deputy J. W. Gibbons of Topeka, Rev. R. Stevens of Ponca City, J. R. Siebrandt Of Wichita, Representative Milton Bryan of Shawnee, Rev. O. Farrell of Hutchinson, P. P. Duffy of El Reno, and J. J. McGraw of Ponca City. HARTFORD GIRLS B CRIED. Boys Dynamite the launch In Which Companions Met Death. Emporia, Kan., May 11. Bessie Law rence and Grace Lytle, two of the four young women who were drowned at Hartford Friday, when a gasoline launch in which they were riding went over the dam in the Neosho river,' were buried here Sunday afternoon. It was the intention to hold the services for all four girls, but Lillie and Herna Webster, sisters of Edith and Elma Webster, two of th arowned gins, were in Palisade. Col., when the acci dent occurred and they did not arrive in time. ine runerai or tne weDsier sisters will occur today. A crowd of young rnn who were schoolmates of the dead girls went to the river, and dynamited' the launch In which the girls met aeatn. HORSES SAVED, BUGGIES BURN. A Livery Barn Fire at Wichita Cost the Proprietor $4,000. Wichita. Kan.. May 11. Fire started by some one throwing a lighted match in a stall of the J. S. Liggett livery stable, partly destroyed the building, S5 rigs, a carload of baled hay and several sets of harness. Heroic work on the part of the Wich ita fire department and several other men prevented the building from to tal destruction and saved the 61 head of horses and many -ot the, rigs. Mr. Ldeeett. owner of ..the -building, estimates his loss at about $4,000, or $1,500 on the building, $2,000 on rigs and the rest on hay, corn ana harness. There was no insurance. New Bank for Burlingame. Burlingame, May 10. The Bur lingame National bank will open for business in the old Burlingame bank building, about May 15. The prlncl pal parties interested are A. E. Fas hay of Carbondale, Robert Elsmore of Melvern, both county commissioners, and E. Dj Williams of Quenemo. Mr. Williams will be the cashier, but will retain his Interest and position as vice president of the Farmers' State bank of Quenemo.. The new bank has a capital stock of $25,000, and several prominent men of this city are stock holders. r.,..., Funeral of -Judge Lacey; Colby, Kan.. May 11. The funeral of Judge M. L. Lacey was held Satur day afternoon and it was one of the largest attended funerals ever held in this city. Judge Lacey was one of the first settlers in Thomas county and at the time of his death was about 74 years of age. He had a Civil war rec ord, and in his death one of the land marks of the county is removed. He was the first probate judge of Thomas county and was a prominent character in the development of the country. Can't Accept Mrs. Plumb's Gift. Emporia, Kan., May 11. About a year ago Mrs. Preston B. Plumb, widow of the late Senator Plumb, do nated $5,000 to the Emporia school board to establish a free library In the Maynard school building, and It was accepted by the board. The board has asked to return the donation. a Attorney General Jackson had advised them that they could not legally ac cept the donation. The Norris Case Dismissed. Leavenworth, Kan., May 11. The case against Robert Norris, secretary of the Kansas State Temperance un ion, wherein he was arrested on an al leged perjury charge, was finally dis posed of by Judge J. H. Gillpatrick's dismissing it In the district court Sat urday morning. F. S. Jackson, attor ney general, appeared in the court and asked that this action be taken. Salina Ball Team's Trip. Salina, Kan., May 11. The Wes leyan baseball team leaves Tuesday morning for a trip, on which they will play several games with college teams of the eastern part of the state. The first game is with St. Mary's college at St. Marys Tuesdays afternoon, and Washburn will be met at Topeka the next day. After a game with Haskell Indians at Lawrence on Thursday, the Preachers will return .to Manhattan, where the game with the Aggies closes the season. A Carnival for Newton. Newton, Kan., May 11. Newton is to have a spring carnival, the Mod ern Woodmen have taken the matter in charge. The Greater Nichols Amusement company is to furnish the attractions which Include twelve pay shows, two bands, and five free at tractions. Cole Younger, the noted outlaw, is with the show. The car nival will commence Monday, June 25, and last until Saturday night. Wichita Stables Burn. Wichita, Kan.. May 11. Two livery stables belonging to J. S. Root and S. C. Strunck, were set on fire in rapid succession Sunday evening. This is the fourth attempt at burning barns within the past two weeks. The horses and rigs were saved In these two fires. The loss on both stables will reach $10,000. Taylor's- Perfections, 4; Newman, 2. Newman, Kan., May 11. The Tay lor's Perfections defeated the New man team here Sunday afternoon by a score of 4 to 2. The feature of the game was the pitching of Cope for the locals. He struck out eighteen men. Batteries Newman, Cope and Dorcas; Perfections, Chipman and Gabriel. Rural Routes for Kansas. Washington, May 11. On July 1 two additional rural mall routes will be established out of Saint John, Stafford county, Kan. They will be numbered 5 and 6. The first route will be thirty miles. Combined they wlU serve '156 families. PLAYEDJO DRAW Topeka and Joplin Quit Before Contest Is Decided. Darkness Puts an End to Game After Ninth. SCORE STOOD 2 TO 2. Brennan's Mistake Kept the Tictory Away. Both Teams Play Good Ball From the Start. Lowering rain clouds as dark in their makeup as the midnight pilferers of chicken roosts were all that intervened between the Joplin Miners and the fourth consecutive defeat at the hands of Richard Cooleys baseball playing kids at the local park Sunday after noon, ew all the Invaders from the min ing burg were able to do was to tie the game with the locals, each team hav ing to their credit a pair of runs. The afternoon started out in a fash ion suggestive of Fourth of July weather. There was scarcely a rifHe Of nebulous matter, in the blue sides overhead and with the weather condi tions looking exceedingly favorable the locals started out to crop the game with Koy Arnold making his first ap pearance of the season on the firing line. j Oooley Goes After a High One. The game from the start was a good game. Arnold was working fine and his work was fully equalled by that of Nig Shaner, the Joplin -twirler who Is not only' the berft twirler on the Miners' staff but-one. of the. best ini the association. Both pitchers had every thing in their repertories In good work ing order and the game was one which fully satisfied the great gathering of 2,500 fans who witnessed the ceremon ies. The locals were the first to make an indentation In the plate, the feat be ing performed In the second round. Bobby Kahl first up reached first when Eddie Noyes made a bobble in hand ling his grounder. Bobby, however, was iput out of the running, being caught at second on George Landreth's fielder's choice. Big Cyrus stole second and scored on Ragan's single. Both teams were playing air tight ball and it looked as though one run was to decide the battle until the Miners came to bat in the fifth in ning, Arnold was 'partly responsible for the turn of affairs which netted the Miners two runs In this inning as he Sheldon's Acrobatic Fielding, walked Eddie Noyes. the first man no. Peck Herri ngton laid down a beauti ful bunt in front of the plate which Brennan fielded. It was Bobby Kahl's place to cover first on the play but the grounds were muddy and Bobby allowed his underpinning to slip from beneath him in his rush to cover the initial station. Brennan, however threw the ball about a mile past first base and Noyes scored while Harring ton reached third on the throw. Hawk ins who has not hit much during the present series, poled- one to left field and Harrington scored. Affairs were still In this state when Topeka was at the bat in the eighth Inning and the visitors one run to the BASE BALL BY WIRE Webb City vs. White Sox AT AURORA THEATER Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. May 11. 12, 13, 14, 3:30 p. m. Admission lOc Every Play by Telegraph. Come and Watch Cooley's Team Fight for First Place. STANDING OP. THE TEAMS. f Western Association. ,-S?.Sb"' YTon. Lost Oklahoma City 2 yebb city ....t::: 6 Topeka 6 3. Wichita rn I Hutchinson .v7I 4 7 Springfield 7 Enid 2 7 Pet. .8181 .867 .625 .600 .600 .300-; .222

'r Pet. .636 .636 .632 .625 .565 .361 .304 .227 American Association. ClUba Won.-. Lost. Milwaukee Indianapolis Toledo Louisville 14 8 8 'I 10 13 16 17 i 14 JUS 13 Columbus Kansas City g Bt. t-aul 7 Minneapolis 5 American League. Clubs Won. Lost. ivt. New York n i .R32 Cleveland u g .579 Philadelphia 12 9 .571 St. Louis 11 11 .500 Chicago ...s.-...- 10 10 .500 Boston 9 12 .429 Washington 8 11 .421 Detroit 8 11 .421 National Lea trae, Clubs Won. Lost. Chicago 13 6 Pittsburg io 6 New York 11 7 Boston io 9 Philadelphia 10 9 Cincinnati 6 10 Brooklyn 7 13 Bt. Louis 6 14 .723 .626 .611 .526 .526 .875 .350 .300 good with two of the local batters re tired and none on bases. Wooley broke up the Miners' dreams of victory by cracking out a- double and scoring on Cooley's single. V Then the darkness" began to hover over th park. The ball was dark col ored with -the mud anS both pitchers had worlds of steam. All the batters could do was jto stand up to the plate and feel the heat from the ball as it smoked over the plate. And rain was threatening while the scorers did their wortc by striking matches for light. Umpire Burke realized the condition of affairs and called the game on ac count of darkness. Cooley was the bright star in the fieldine stunts which. were enacted during the affray. In the sixth inning Flllman. first ud for. the visitors, sin gled and Olson cracked a liner over Cooley's head. Cooley went up in the air for it and then touched first base completing a double play unassisted. The locals -were working hard for the game after the wild throw Of Bren nan's. In the eighth inning Brennan was taken out and Kennedy sent In to bat and Boles substituted behind the bat. Walter- did not start the game because of a sore finger. Again In the ninth Inning Craig K was dragged in from the brusTtf to Orit for Ragan and flew, out to-Olsoru j Craig finished tne game at short butrfctled to distinguish himself because of. "a. lack of chances. The team Is battling at Milton's ball yard In the rural districts of Webb City today. The next game here will be played with W9iita May 23, a week from Saturday.--; v The score: Vt f TOPTEKA. Player At?, R. H. O. A. IB. wi.v f .s 1. 1 1 2 0 r 0 Cooley, lb 0 1X11 lr', 0 Davis, rf. A ft- 0 1 0 0 Ram, 2b. v;........4 0 1 8 r 0 Indrethi ct w-4Si -1 i 12:0 0 -R Otaon. 3b ;W...4 1 18 0 Runn. KB. ..;j......vS.O 1 S 2 Craig, ss. 0 0 0 0 Brennan, ct. .,4S- 0 0 N8 S 1 Boles, c: 4..iitt.it .0 J-': O f Arnold,.- p.-v?....4-r 0 0 0 Kennedy battef 4or Ragaa- to eighth. pisyer AB. R. H. O. A. E. Wsirnn 2h- 4 0 .0 1 .2 4 0 Flllman. cf. 3 0 2 ,1 0 0 a nionn u. 4 0 0 2 3 0 Reed, lb. 4 0 1 12 0 0 Sheldon rf. 3- 0 1 1- .6" 0 Noyes, 3b. i 2 1 0 1 1 1 Harrington, If 1 1 0 0 0.0 Hawkins, c 3 0 1.8,3 1 Shaner, p. 3 0 J 0 J 0 Totals i. --2T 2 "5 27 13 2 SCORE BT1 INNINGS. Topeka O'l 0 O 0 0 0 1 02 Joplin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 02 Summary: Two Ixue hits Wooley, E. Olson, Sheldon. Sacrifice hit Har rington. Double plays Cooley unas sisted, "B. Olson to Kahl to Cooley. Left on bases Topeka 6, Joplin 2. Sto len' bases Landreth 2, Reagan. Bases on balls Off Arnold 3, off Shaner 2. Struck out By Arnold 2, by Shaner 7. Umpires Burke and Pokorny. Attend ance 2,000. IiandreUi's Batting Feat. The batting of Cyrus Landreth. late of Phillips county, Saturday af ternoon was enough to win the game from Joplin. Landreth broke all bat ting records for the Western associa tion by cracking out five safe blows out of five times up. Landreth se cured three two-baggers and two singles and crossed the plate four times himself to say nothing of the runs which he drove in -ahead of him. -Forrester pitched for Topeka and during the first five innings, he was in deep water all of the time but was always able to tighten up and pull himself out. After the fifth Inning he got to working good and was In vincible to the Fillmanltes. In cidentally Forrester contributed to winning his own game by cracking out a double and scoring on Wooleys triple. Moore who pitched for Joplin was pretty hard to solve during the earlier stages of the game but he weakened near the end principally because of Landreth's continuous batting. The best piece of fielding during the afternoon was pulled off by Emory Olson at thire?. His brother cracked a hard orie right down be tween third and short and Emory picked it up with one hand and tossed his brother out at first, a kind brotherly trick. The score: v TOPEKA. Plaver AB. R. H. O. A. E. Wooley, If. 6 2 2 0 0 Landreth, cf. 6 4 5 1 O tavls, rf. 6 0 2.2 1 0 Kahl. 2b 4 0 1 2 0 Cooley, lb 5.0 2 81. 0 E. Olson, b. 4 0 0 0.1 0 Reazan. ss. 6 0 0 3 2 2 Rnlpa n 4 0 O 11 O'l Forrester, n 4 1 10 1 0 Totals ...41 7 IS 27 12 3 JOPLIN. Player AB. R. H. O. A. Bv Wanner. 2b. 8 0 111 1 Flllman. cf. 3 0 1 0 0,0 S. Olson, ss. 2 0 1 2 5 0 Rend, lb 4 1 1 12 0 0 Sheldon, rf. 4 0 0 0-0 0 Noyes. 3b 4 10 3 1 '2 Harrington. If. 4 0 0 6 1 Hawkins, c. 8 0 1 4..-0 0 Moore, p.' 3 .0 0 0 8 -jO Totals ....30 8 27 4 SCORE BY INNINGS. Topeka 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 0 87 Joplin 0 '2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ..2 Summary: Three-base hits S. Olson. Wooley. Two-base hits Landreth, 3; Davis. Forrester, Sacri fice hit S. Olson. Double play Kahl to Reagen to Cooley. Stolen bases Davis. 3; Wanner. Flllman, S. Olson, Reed. Bases on balls Oft $17.05 to Chicago and Return Via the Rock Island Ry. on sale daily, June 1st to September 30th. First class and good for return until bctober 31st. tn OC T0 CHICAGO AND RETURN, account Republican Convention. JLjltJaCO Tickets on sale June 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16. First class and re turn limit June 30th. Cheap Summer Rates to Forrester, 3; off Moore, 2. Struck out By Forrester, 9; by Moore, 3. Hit Dy pitcner Hawkins. Umpires Burke and Porkorney. Attendance 1,200. V Hutchinson, 8; Enid, S. Enid. Okla:, May 11. The Rail roaders could do nothing with Nnnntt. the Salt p.k.n' nlfntiu Sunday and lost the game which was vcijr ojtt-iiiB mrougnoub ine at tendance was the largest of the sea son. -Score by innings: R.H.E. Enid ..2 0 010 00 00-3 5 6 Hutchinson 0 1 2 0 0 12 2 08 6 3 Batteries: Hutchinson. Nocutt and Haas; Enid, Geist, Selby and Frantz. Attendance, 1,800. Umpire Schuster. Oklahoma city, 5; Wichita. S. Oklahoma City, May 11. The locals made a clean sweep of the series with Wichita by taking Sun day's game. Hitting won for Okla homa City. Wichita used three pitchers in the game: Score by lnnlnss: R.H.E. Oklahoma City .0311000 0 8 1 wicnua zoioooooo s e s Batteries Bandy and Kelsey; Scott, Bolin, Speer and Armstrong. Webb City, 4; Springfield, 2. Webb City, May,. 11. -Webb City rallied in the fifth, and won from Springfield Sunday. Score bv Hintna-R? i r:' B.TT.P. Webb City .0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0-4 10 2 Springfield .0100000012 6 1 -Batteries Milton 'and Cheek; Woods and Vanderhill. z SATURDAY GAMES. Webb City 2, Springfield 1. Webb City, Mo., May 11. Morton relieved Burnum in the' ninth Satur day with the bases full and one out. He stopped Springfield's- rally, Webb City winning 2 to 1.. Score by Innings: R.H.E. Webb City ..1 0 0 00 0 0 1 2 S 2 Springfield ...000000001 1 6 2 Batteries Burnum, ..Morton and Cheek; Westmoreland,-, -George and Tonneman. Hutchinson 8, Enid 2. Enid, May 11. Hutchinson won Saturday on home runs by Olson and Barbour. It was a close and exciting game. Score bv fnnissrs: R.H.'E. Enid '..,.A.-.;..V...,.407 0 0 0 0 02 4 2! Hutchinson ns,-,nt.:..Q U a l o o 3 Batteries Ashley' and Bartley; Barbour and Haas. Oklahoma 9, Wichita 4. Oklahoma City. May 11. Billie White's home run With the- bases full in the eighth inning won for the lo cals Saturday Folbre' was batted out of the box in the fifth. Score by innings: R.H.E. Oklahoma City 10 0 12 0 0 5 8 12 3 Wichita ...........i..L010 3.0 0 0 0 4 6 0 Batteries Folbree,; Bemis and Kel sey; Clark and Armstrong. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago 6-0, Pittsburg 2-1. Chicago. May 11. Lelfleld's three passes and two singles gave the locals two runs In the sixth' Inning of the first game Sunday. Four more were added in the seventh on an error, an out and a nice bunching-of two dou bles and a single. Pittsburg won the second game 1 to 0 on Wagner's steal and" Abby's hit to center. The locals were unable to hit Willis safely, getting but two sin gles, although Clarke robbed them of three doubles by sensational catches In the left field crowd. Score by Innings: -B-H.E. Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 0 Pittsburg ,0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 1 Batteries Brown and Kllng; Lle fleld and Gibson. '..Umpire O'Day. Second game Score by Innings: R.H.E. Chicago 0 0 0000000-0 2 .0 Pittsburg .0 00 10000 0-1 6 0 Batteries' Pfelster, Overall 1 and Moran; Willis and Gibson. St. Louis 0-8, Cincinnati 8-7. St Louis, May; 11. -Cincinnati and St. Louis broke even Sunday in a dou ble header, Cincinnati taking the first, 3 to 0, while the home team won the second, 8 to-7. The final game was long drawn out and. poorly played. Score by Innings: Bjh: St Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 4 .2 Cincinnati .......100000020-3 1 Batteries Karger and Marshall, Bliss; Ewing and Schlei. -Second game Score by innings: R.H.E. B Louis 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1-8 13 4 CmclnnatI .1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0-7 13 2 Batteries Lush, HIginbotham, Mc Glinn and Bliss; Ludwlg, ..McCarthy, Tozer, Spade and Schlei. -AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago 1-2, Cleveland 8-0." 'Chicago, May 11. Cleveland broke even with Chicago: here Sunday. 1 R.TT TC cwciVo ..;.T:."...oooioooooi 6 0 cieveSSid 100000002-12 0 Batteries Whlte and suwvan, Thlelman and. Bemls. Second game-Score by innings: RER unicao n i 9 Cleveland 000000000-0 4 2 Batteries Smith ana ouiuv&a-; Chech and N. Clarke. its St.. -Louls? 2-4, Detroit -ll. St, LouisMay ll.-r-Detroit took both games from St. -Louis Slnday, the lrst score-, of 6 to 2. and the second game-11 to 4. In the first game Shortstop Wallace was with drawn end replaced by Pelty. In the second game Graham started pitching but was relieved by Dineen. Wild pitching' by both men and erratic fielding was mainly responsible for St. Louis'" defeat.- Score by innings; RH4Ki st. Louis 22?2S2?iz5 s l Detroit .0010040 1 8 1 Batteries Waddell, Pelty and Spencer; Donovan and Payne. w BIS many points North, Southeast and West on sale June 1. Pleasure to answer your questions. CHAS. E. MORTON Both Phones 384 C P. T. A. Second game Score by innings: R.H.E. St. Louis OOOOO3 0 1O4 8 1 Detroit ...t 4 0 3 0 101 011 13 1 Batteries Graham. Dineen and Stevens; Killian and Payne. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville 3, Kansas City S. Kansas City, May 11. With Charles Adams pitching superb ball and the Night Riders playing phenomenally at critical moments Louisville nipped a victory in the second game of the series with the Blues at Association park Sunday af ternon by' a soorerof 3 to 2. The field was a sea of mud and base running was difficult. Wildness of "Ozone" Wood gave Louisville the game, while a few dumb plays at critical times helped the youngster twirler win the victory platter and hand it to Jimmy Burke. Wood showed by his exhibition yes terday that he is not effective in pinches and uses poor judgment In al lowing men to walk. Every time he walked a man It was with none or one out and generally when they. walked helDed a runner make' the circuit. Wood's headwork is not of -American association class. Snor bv innlnn: r R.H.E. Louisville .............00 10 00110-3 6 1 Kansas City 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 2 2 Batteries Adams and Peitz; Wood, Kitson, Crisp and Sullivan. Milwaukee 6, Indianapolis 0 Milwaukee, May 11.' Milwaukee tied Indianapolis Sunday for -first place by shutting the visitors out the second time in two days by a score of 6 to 0. Score, by Innings: r R.H.E. Milwaukee 0 0 01 4 0 0 6 9 4 Indianapolis M....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0, 00 2 2 Batteries Dougherty and Roth; Eubanks and Hawley. Minneapolis 3, Columbus 2). Minneapolis, 'May II: Errors by Catcher Fohl gave Minneapolis a vic tory over Columbus Sunday by a score of 3 to 2. Score by Innings: R.H.E. Minneapolis 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 -3 5 2 Columbus ......0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7. 4 Batteries Fiene -and Black;' Hall and Fohl. Toledo 14. St. Paul 1. St. Paul. May 11. Toledo hit Walsh freely Sunday, getting nineteen hits and fourteen runs. Score by innings: "H.H.K. St. Paul 1000000001 8 3 Toleda- ....1 3 10 2 4 0 2114 19 2 Batteries Walsh and Meyers; Nagle and -Landi v srn; WESTERN LEAGUE. Des Moines 6, Pueblo 0. Omaha 2, Denver 4. Sioux City 6, Lincoln 7. Sunday Games. Neodesha, 6 Oswego, 3 Ponca City, 6 Winfield; '4. Bartlesvllle. 6; lola, 5. Muskogee, 3; McAlester, 0. Independence, 1; Tulsa, 0. Saturday's Ball Games. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago 1, Pittsburg 0. New York 7, Boston 3. i: Philadelphia-1,-Brooklyn 0. St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago 1-6, St. Louis 2-3.' Cleveland 4-2, Detroit, 3-5. Washington 6," Philadelphia 2. New York 2, Boston 1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville 2, Kansas City 0. St. Paul 6, Toledo 1. Milwaukee 6,-Indianapolis 0. Columbus 3, Minneapolis 1. WESTERN LEAGUE. Pueblo 3, Des Moines .1. I Omaha 4, Denver 2. Lincoln 6, Sioux City 2. OTHER GAMES. 'Kansas 9 Missouri 2. St. Marys 15, Campbell 2. Tulsa 8, Independence 2. V.BarCltesvIlle 6, lola 0. ''Muskogee 16, McAlester 1. ''K. U. Freshmen 10, Wentworth 5. Nickerson 5, McPherson 4. Brown 11, Carlisle Indians 0... Michigan 9, Georgetown O. Indianapolis 8, Northwestern 0. Illinois 9, Wisconsin 8. Princeton 8, University of Pennsyl vania 6 (13 Innings.) FIELD DAY AT VASSAR. Miss Amelia H. Ware of Kansas Wins th Seventy Yard Dash. Poughkeepsle, N, Y., May 11. The annual field day at Vassar college took place Saturday. Only one record was broken. It was the running high Jump, in which Helen D. Clark of Bos ton made 4 feet 7 Inches. The rec ord was 4 feet 2 Inches, held by Helen C. Babson of Gloucester, Mass., 1905.- Summaries: 100-yard dash Margaret English, New Haven, :13 1-6. 70-yard dash--Amelia H. Ware, To peka, Kan., :S 4-5: ravage r r wujsest 532 Kansas AV8. SL GREENBLATT. WESTERN ASSOCIATION GOSSIP WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW: Topeka at Webb City.. Joplin at Springfield.: Oklahoma City at Hutchinson. Wichita at Enid. The locals left last night for Webb City where they will play, four games with the Trlpletts. The Webb City team Is the surprise of the league this season. They are. now In second place while the locals are battling right close behind them. Milton has a bunch -of old heads on the team and they seem to be playing good ball. The locals however will be In better shape to clip the wings of Milton's proteges than during the opening series. Cooley has his bunch playing a great deal better game and the pitchers have hit their stride. From Webb City the locals will tackle the Midgets In their own camp and will then invade Joplin where they will trim the Miners again perhaps. Despite the fact that the Cooleysox are on the road the local fans are. expect ing to see the locals win a majority o( their games on the road and as the team is composed of youngsters and hustlers, such seems to be a probabil ity. The reproduction of the game at the Aurora theater, 812 Kansas avenue will afford the fans a great oportunlty of following the games during the series of twelve which will be played abroad. Every play which is made will be re produced and announced from the stage of the theater while the play will ba scored upon a large score board which has been arranged expressly for the occasion. It will cost only ten cents admission and the fans can follow the successive steps of the Cooleysox up the pennant ladder and the final perch ing on the top thereof. Pollard did not accompany the team on the trip last night. Cooley knows about what the Evansvllle doctor can do and he is planning to work the oth er twlrlers hard during the trip to see what he can expect of them.- He Is up against the proposition of reducing the pitching staff to four pitchers and will probably make up his mind who to let go during the present trip. Umpire Pokorny left last'' night' for Springfield where he will work during the Springfield-Joplln series while Joseph Burke goes to Hutchinson to efficlate 'lh the battles -betweep 3pr. Jason's cohorts and the Mets. Topeka Is now ahead of Wichita.' The Jobbers dropped another to the Mets yesterday and fell below. Webb City took second place by winning from Springfield while the Miners were tle ing the locals. Oklahoma City is hold ing first place by a margin- of a couple of games but the downfall of the Mets can be expected most any time. The Mets do not look so dangerous from a distance. The best that can be said of them is for their pitching staff which looks pretty good with Bandy and Folbre, two southpaws and McClintock and Hotter, right banders. The infield however looks shaky and the outfield does not rank any too high. The To peka team looks as good as any of them right now and it is a safe bet that Topeka will be fighting all the way through for the pennant. The batting feat of Landreth- last Saturday win probably hold the rec ord in this league for a long time to come. Five hits In as many times up la pretty good. He hit for a total of eight bases. This, however, is less than half the world's record for hit ting. The world's record for hitting was made by the elder Delehanty sev eral years ago when tie hit for a to tal of seventeen bases in one game se curing four home runs,, and a single out of five times up. However, his percentage is no better than that of our own hero, Mr. Landreth.. The following from the Daily Okla homan Is- a good summary of the dif ferent points of the Wichita team and makes a good comparison with the Jobber team of last season. It should be pretty authoritative coming as it does from Oklahoma City where the Jobbers were trounced pretty lively by the Mets. The Oklahoman says: If Wichita manages to grab the W. A. pennant again this season, it will not be with the same corpulent per centage of last season, for the team this season Is not the same bunch of pennant winning phenoma which car ried the handsome "Ws": proudly on their manly breasts last season to vic tory. The ranks of the Jobbers are badly shattered. Fast youngsters and old heads, pivots of strength to the club, last season, are not in their places this year. In the first place, Wichita mourns -the loss of "Buck" Weaver. "Buck" was a little bit too long drawn out, but he was a ball player of the first water with a noodle full of baseball brains. Then, too, Cy Young is gone. Fresh West ern association players, often talked slightingly of Cys ability, with the lit tle pellet, but the glaring fact remains that Cy seldom bad trouble in beating them all. But, with only this champ battery missing, Wichita would not be so badly off. Just take a glance at tb outfield, Wichita, now. has Pennell, Middleton and Cermack. Pennell and Cermack are from the Texas league. Their ability as consistent hitters. baserunners and fielders don't come up to Beals Becker, now leading off for Pittsburg, and little Dick Baylc. whose Jobs they hold. Middleton is a good fielder, fast On the bases, but he does not hit-the ball .like McLear. like Nichols or Milan. At second Wichita has a youngster named Mlsse. He's fast, plays with judgment, but ha does not hit the ball, and the team that wins the -pennant most hit the ball despite the best opposition slab men. It takes hits to win pennants. Shut out pitching Is of no avail with out the hits and runs to' win. But take this hunch. Wichita will land In division number one, and It's likely that the team beating the ex-champs out wUl land the rag. i i It

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TIIE TOPEKA DAILY STATU JOimiTAfclioiTDAY CVBKIHQ, IIAY 11, 1S03. START A SPRUCE CLUB. Merchants on East Side of Kansas Avenue Will Organize. The Ginger club of North Topeka has a rival. It's the Spruce club of mer chants between Eighth and Seventh on the east side of Kansas avenue. "Say, did you know we had organized a Spruce club?" said one merchant. "No," said the reporter with visions of a club which met to chew spruce gum. "Wha-at sort of a club, that is what do you do, rather?" "Well, it's this way" and he launch ed out. The club is composed of all the mer chants in the one above named block and they are Joining hands to spruce up their places of business, make the fronts as attractive as possible, fix up the sidewalks, put up electric signs and anything to Induce the shopping crowds to come to that side of the street as against the west side of the street. "About twenty-flve people on Satur day afternoons and evenings parade up and down the west side of Kansas ave nue as against one that comes on this side of the street and it's up to us to do something to get trade," said this merchant. The Sprucers, suppose that's what you call them, will meet next Tuesday evening at the Commercial club to talk about things and organize formally. GEO. BARCLAY WANTS OUT! Murderer Claims That He Was Not Legally Tried. George Barclay, who is undergoing life Imprisonment at the federal peni tentiary at Fort Leavenworth, for the murder of J. I. Poole, committed in the Indian territory on the 7th of July. 1900, wants out. He claims that he was illegally sentenced because the court assuming jurisdiction was not In reality the proper federal court, that the case should have been tried in a different district of the United States court. Barclay was sent up from Pawnee, Indian territory, a federal grand Jury returning an indictment against him during the latter part of 1900. The sentence pronounced by the court was that Barclay should be hanged but this was commuted by President Roosevelt In 1903 to life imprisonment. He began serving his "time at Fort Leavenworth in 1903. His application for a writ of habeas corpus has been placed on file in the United States district court here. Boys Wanted Their Hen. Two negro boys appeared in city court Saturday and applied to Clerk O'Neil for a replevin for a Domi necker hen they had sold and de livered to Clarence Miner, also a negro, for the sum of 40 cents, and which they alleged Miner refused to pay for after receiving the bird. Mr. O'Neil retained his gravity with some effort and asked the would-be plaintiffs in this replevin case If they naa maae lormai aemana ror the re turn of their property. They had not, and he told them to do so. and in the case that Miner still refused them any satisraction wnatever to come Into court and get their replevin papers. The boys went away full of deter mination to recover that hen at any cost. All About a Fence. The famous barbed wire fence case in wnicn naymona lusco, a negro, appeared as plaintiff and J. K. Whicken as defendant, was tried in city court Saturday and Judge Simon found for the plaintiff in the sum of 13,-tne lull value or the said fence, The fence In question enclosed some lots out on Illinois street and was THE Bad blood is responsible for most of the ailments of mankind When from any cause this vital fluid becomes infected winipSSef humors Doisons. disease in som form ""upuimra, numors or ZrZ 5eJr,lm?ure' -infected Wood supply, andnntil this ittii blo.Pnnfid, the distressing itching and burning TOd PofJi nn;, Rtfat sm Catarrh, Sores and Ulcers, Scrofula! cS2L U' the result of a vitiated.oll lutea circulation, and will continue to erow worse unleta th nn; SSiSStet It aU lfo4 SZSSSVt Sproved LuJffT, 7' Ik P3 dowa into the circulation and removes all So M"d pur and toSR o ei o highest order, but a tonic and apoeS t f tte blfod and any medical advicedesTreseTt alfwhwrite. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. Soda Crackers with rrr to them Soda Crackers with snap to them Soda Crackers with taste to them Oneeda Biscuit Oven-fresh Oven-crisp Oven-clean S.(t n moisture proof packages. Q-jV Never sold in bulk. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY purchased by Lusco from a former tenant of this ground. Whicken bought land adjoining from the same tenant and claimed that he had bought the fence along with the land. He removed the fence the other day, hence Lusco's complaint in court, and "all for three measley dollars," as Attorney Joe Reed for the defendant, eloquently set forth before the court. The efforts of Attorney Greene, a negro, for the plaintiff, brought the case to the verge of the ridiculous and kept it there all through the trial. TO BE FOR ROOSEVELT California Has Indicated Her Prefer ence by Primaries. San Francisco, May 11. An unusual situation will present itself when the Republican state convention meets at Sacramento next Thursday. Regard less of the fact that President Roose felt has repeatedly stated that he will not be a candidate at Chicago, the Re publican voters of California by unoffi cial ballot at the primaries last week for the selection of delegates to the state convention declared their prefer ence for the president over the other candidates, and it is reasonably certain that the Sacramento convention will carry out the wishes of. the voters and instruct for him. George H, Knight, who seconded Roosevelt's nomination at the last Republican national con vention will probably be chairman of the state convention. The plan for tak ing an unofficial ballot to indicate the preference of the Republicans In this state for president was adopted by the state central committee as a compro mise between the regular Republican members of the convention and those affiliated with the Lincoln-Roosevelt Republican league, the latter being a reform movement which is seeking to wrest control of the party from the regular organization. The Lincoln-Roosevelt league, which Is committed to Secretary W. H. Taft desires his indorsement by the state central committee. Some of the leaders in the regular ranks, although openly declaring themselves for Taft, opposed the Indorsement by the committee and proposed an unofficial primary to learn the preference of the Republican vot ers. Of the 629 delegates which will make up the Sacramento convention 239 were elected in the cities where the state primary law is mandatory, while 390 are appointed by the various coun ty committees where the law is not in effect. The returns from the unofficial vote cast for presidential nominees at the primaries show that President Roosevelt received the largest number of votes with Secretary Taft as second choice and Governor Charles EL Hughes third. Returns from the regular primaries, although held on May 9, are still incom plete. Both the regulars and the Lincoln Roosevelt league claim to have been victorious. Indications are that the former will have a safe majority. Gen eral George Stone, chairman of the Re publican state central committee, de clared today that the regulars will have not less than 400 of the 625 dele gates, and while admitting that the primary vote was comparatively light, expresses the belief that the conven tion will instruct for Roosevelt with Taft as second choice. The state convention will select four delegates at large and the eight con gressional districts, the majority of which will hold their convention at the same time will each name two dele gates. The district conventions can in struct Independent of the state conven tion, but the latter can adopt the unit rule. Even should the California dele gation cast its first ballot as a unit for Roosevelt it is generally believed that It will merely be a complimentary vote and swing to Taft on the second ballot. wuiiis ana Old chronic troubles 1ifc n. Yr "J SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. The following is a list of the opinions handed down by the supreme court Satur day: BY JOHNSTON, C. J. City of Atchison vs. F. L. Friend: error rrom Atchison county. Modified by di recting Judgment against city for amounts named in first and second coaclusions of law. and denying Judgment on claim mentioned in second conclusion of law Arch Piper, guardian, vs. John F. Piper, et al; error from Labette county. Re ve?.BI remanded for a new trial. T- S- F" Railway Co. vs. L. R. Wright; error from Lyon county. Modl- W. P. Croasdale vs. Electa W. Hill err,.r from Lyn county. Affirmed. The city of Fort Scott vs. Josephine Dunkerton et al; appeal from Bourbon county. -Affirmed. BY BURCH. J. The Mo. Pac. Ry. Co. vs. S. F. Walters; error from Marshall county. Reversed and remanded for a new trial. Frank B. Parker vs. A. Dobson; error from Franklin county. Modified by re ducing Judgment of district court to $300 and costs. Costs in this court taxed to plaintiff in error. John Davis et al vs. The Chautauqua Oil and Gas Co.; error from Chautauqua COMJ?AA."lrme-.Porter J- not siting.) Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. vs. Alice T. Quinn Brubaker; error from Shawnee county. Reversed and remanded for a new trial. BY MASON, J. Emma M. Sewell vs. The A. T. S. F. Ky Co.; on, rehearing; error from Wyan-. dotte countv court nf nmnnn t 7itn directions to enter Judgment for the plaintiff. (Mason, Trill- ci Ifl vs. X l. Affirmed error from Shawnee county. TiL,iM-Jteck,et alV etc- vs- James H. firmed eTror from Jackson county. Af- R T Uanjmn. l error from Wyandotte county, court of hooper vs. Virginia Bower; "er ror from Shawnee county. Reversed and "viva ii u new trial. xrlhe clJy .of Jatne vs. The Missouri ikuiiao m lit run nyn a-r v i i aU warranto- Proceeding dls- C. ITnnnn. T n- .1 1 T- ttiuin, auaitor, etc.; original proceed I mr in monon,,,,. Wndanten,ei' 3ud8ment entered for de- BY SMITH. J. -.-w vamn iooa, ?T.l!2IrSP.-ff0'n LvoS cnty. Affirmed: v Y r oenson not sitting.) error from Graham county. Affirmed Wyatt Stanley vs. The A T. ft F. Ry Co.; error from Harper county. Reversed Au new trial. H R T JWA trn Tir 1 1 TT. A r "ens rorgo ac co. re press; error from Lyon county. Reversed and remanded with Instructions to render Judgment for the plaintiff. Tj-TheIfate Kansas ex rel vs. George K. Addison et al; original proceeding in quo warranto. Judgment for defendants. lne rank Schneck; original proceed ing in habeas corpus. Writ denied. BY PORTER, J. Ann XToBhlnfflm m w v. al; error from Pottawatomie county Re versed and remanded for further proceed- BY GRAVES. J. "o a tain J. UCKcr! eiTOr frS.?? Logan county. Affirmed. error from Dickinson county. Reversed una remanaea ror a new trial. The state of Kansas vs. James Smith; appeal from Wyandotte county court of common pleas. Reversed and remanded for a new trial. BY BENSON, J. W T TTnmutf .1 ot- Building ft Loan association et al: error from Shawnee county. Affirmed. (Jus tices Smith and Graves not sitting.) parker et al vs. O. S. Gibson; er ror from Cowley county. Reversed and A iurtner proceedings. George J. Chrlstisen vs. Edwin BarUett et al; error from Hodgeman county. Af firmed. John R. Harmon vs. Fred Bower; error from Cowley county. Affirmed. The state of Kansas vs. J. William Hosklnson; appeal from McPherson coun ty. Reversed and remanded tor a new trial. m PER CURIAM. The A. T. ft S. F. Ry. Co. vs. Bessie Derrick; error from Montgomery county. Affirmed. i Hf1lAn Kmm T v -v error from Shawnee county. Affirmed. The Dempster Manufacturing Co. vs. John Falkenberg; error from anmnn county. Reversed and remanded for a new trial. John Maynes vs. Thos. B. Shutskev et al; error from Doniphan county. Affirmed Alt hHQ 17 n a4- a. .1 .IT m n. error from Lincoln county. Affirmed. vviuiam n.. urawiord vs. Llninger Metcalf Co. error from Brown county Affirmed. George G. Winsor vs. A. D. Winsor; er ror from Sumner county. Reversed and remanded for another trial. J. E. Wilkes vs. C. C. DeHart; error from Lane county. Affirmed. Mary Alice Hamilton vs. C. A. Smart -original proceeding in mandamus; writ denied. Judgment entered for defendant. In the matter of the application of iuuiiic. uicnai v will onaiKal GOrpUS, original proceeding. Writ denied on au- MlWliy Ul IU 1 AUA DU1UCU i U. XOiNU. Conrad Opens Headquarters. Great Falls, Mont., May 11. W. G. Conrad, millionaire banker, mine own er and ranchman, who is an avowed candidate for the vice presidential nomination on the Democrat ticket, has onened headauarters In thin rltn Warner G. Stensel of New Tork has neen eneagea to manage his campaign RAiLaOMf NEWS. A Pan-American Railway the V,. Latest Project. Would Ran. From Hudson's Bay to Buenos Ayres. MUCH ALREADY BUILT Ex-Senator Henry G. Davis Chairman of Committee. Other Items of Interest Railway Circles. In The report of Charles M. Pepper, who la actively engaged In the forma tion of a Pan-American railway, has Just been received in Washington by Henry Gaaeaway Davis, chairman of the committee by whom It will be transmitted to the secretary of state. Solid lines indicate railroads air proposed construction necessary to co The report shows 'much progress has been made and that the Pan-American railway Is a feasible proposition. The- report states', that the proposed route is to be 10,400 miles in length. With the proposed Canadian, railway from Winnipeg to Hudson bay this railway will extend from Fort Churchill at the north to Buenos Ayres and eventually the Straits of Magellan on the south. The report deals only with the route from New York to Buenos Ayres, but transpor tation facilities to San Francisco, Chicago and other places in the Unit ed States will readily be arranged. Already there are 3,770 miles, con necting with the -southern border of Mexico. Between this point and Buenoa Ayres there are 2,500 miles of road in operation and 400 miles under contract for construction. The construction, therefore, of 3,600 miles is necessary to complete the route. According to the report Colombia is making connections from Bogota eastward to the Magdalena river and from that river to the city of Medel lln. American capitalists are estab lishing a terminal for the Colombia Central railway on the Gulf of Uraba, the Caribbean outlet for the main trunk of the Pan-American -route. Central America is building trans oceanic lines, which Mr. Pepper says will serve as a backbone for the great route.-Roads are also under construc tion in Brazil and Guatemala. Mr. PeDDer has been in Soutn America for the past year investigat ing trade conditions for the depart ment of commerce and labor and has traveled over much of the territory, which he covered five years ago as a special commissioner to report on the Pan-American project. In his letter to Chairman Davis he says that the railway lines of the Argentine Republic have reached the border of Bonvia, a distance ui miles from Buenos Ayres and that under treaty agreement with Boliva HANG ON Coffee Topers as Bad as Others. A friend of our family who, lived with us a short time was a great coffee drinker and a continual sufferer with dyspepsia. He admitted that coffee disagreed with him, hut you know how the coffee drinker will hold on to his coffee, even if he knows it causes dyspepsia. "One day he said to me that Postum Food Coffee had been recommended and suggested that he would like very much to try it. I secured a package and made it strictly according to di rections. He was delighted with the a a a wax pvp.rv one OI our family. He became very fond of it and in a snort time nis uyairepoio disappeared. He continued using the Postum: and in about three months gained twelve pounds. "My husband- is a practicing physi cian and regards' Postum as most healthful of all beverages. He never drinks coffee, but is very fond of Pos tum. In fact, all of our family are. and we never think of drinking coffee ta Ti nnnrl to Well- ville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letterr a new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest." 1ft mm ..kjBiS-- x b fi Mi tho S-rgenUne 'government la '-mair'inv K?Kf Jine to the town ot Tupiza. i? T"1 be reached from the north by the line to be built by the Speyer Clty. Jiank syndicate of New Tork. In July the New York syndicate will have completed the first section of the Bolivian railway under its contract with the Bolivian government. This section will be 128 miles long and It will result in through railway com munication from Lake Titicaca to the town of Uyuni, 363 miles. The line from Uyuni to Tupiza, 125 miles, will then be undertaken. From the latter point to the Argentine border is 52 miles, so that of the 540 miles which constitute the Bolivian link in the Pan-American system, 177 miles re main to be completed, and these ar provided for. Since the Argentine lines to Bolivia already are completed it may be said that only 177 miles out of a total of 1,740 miles are needed to fill in the gap between Buenos Ayres and Lake Titicaca. In Chile railway construction on the cross continental line between Valparaiso and Buenos Ayres has ad vanced so that four hours" stage ride is the only break in a continuous rail way Journey, from the Pacific to the Atlantic. It .is expected that the spiral tunnel, which will enable the Junction of the railway lines to be made, will be completed In 18 months. This will place the Chilean railways eady constructed and dotted lines the mplete system. in connection with the Pan-American system through Argentine connec tions. The Chilean congress also has provided for the construction of a longitudinal line paralleling the coast. which ultimately will reach the Boli vian section of the Pan-American line by the railway to be built from Arica. Belgian and German syndicates have made bids ranging around $20,000,000 for constructing the 600 miles of the longitudinal line between the points Papudo and Coiapo. In Peru- .180 miles of railway are in operation from Puno, on Lake Titicaca,- toward r the city of Cuzco, and active work is now in progress for the remaining 66 miles. This will form 246 miles in the Pan-American route from the south. While the link is being prolonged from the south toward Cuzco, progress also is making from the north toward the same point. The link from Cerro de Pesco to Oroya was -completed some time ago, and the prolongation to Huancayo, a distance of 63 miles, is now being made. The Peruvian con gress has provided for a further ex tension to the city of Ayacucho, as the first section in the connection with Cuzco. In Ecuador the railway from Guayaquil, has.: reached the outskirts of Quito, 2gd, out of the 290 miles which' constitute the line being in operation. A long section of this rail way;"200 miles, follows the general Pan-American route. Branches to Cuenca in the south and Ibarra in the north, each a little less than 100 miles, when built will serve as feed ers for the Guayaquil Quito rail way. Both these branches will be on the direct Pan-American location. The construction of Pan-American links in Colombia depends on the working out of the general railway scheme under which Bogota is con nected with the Magdalena river and the lines pushed east from the Magdalena to the city of Medellin, which is on a proposed branch of the Colombia Central line that is to con stitute the main trunk of the Pan American outlet of the Caribbean sea. Some preliminary work has been done by American capitalists in c6n- structing terminals in the Gulf of Uraba. In Mexico, by the construction of the Tehuantepec railway, the govern ment provided a through link in the Pan-American system and construc tion has proceeded from' San Geroni mo, on the Tehuantepec line, south until the Guatemala border is only a few miles distant. The trans-oceanic line in Guate mala, connecting the Pacific port of San Jose with the Atlantic port of Barrios, was opened for traffic in January.- Costa Rica, also is com- nletintr the construction of its trans oceanic line from Port Limon to Tivives. Nicaragua is carrying out plans for prolonging its lines rrom tne Pacific to the Atlantic. It is certain that within a short time there will be three trans-oceanic lines in Central America and the various countries will then have every inducement to Join In building the Pan-American backbone. Mr. Pepper besides describing the progress of the main trunk of the Pan-American line along the Andes, says it is fitting to refer to a kindred rro1ect. which, by uniting water and rail transportation, aifords the means Of utilizing the extensive railway terns or South" America- for commerce. f'$a&3SW3 in i There's Only One Ccsditkn Frc:h Fresh from flour to table- v; Takoma Biscuit are Made from new specially selected soft winter wheat flour by our own exclusive method of baking in modern ovens thus retaining all the nutriment of the wheat. Takoma Biscuit are Fresh when they leave our bakery packed fresh in wax-pressed cartons, closed with the Triple Protec tion Seal. Takoma Biscuit are Always fresh Ino matter when you buy them crisp, flaky and finely flavored. Takoma Biscuit are The satisfactory kind your grocer likes to sell Ask him today. Two sizes 5 and 10 cents. O O S E-Wl LBS KANSAS CITY ff U.S.A. Leave. Topeka. 4:30 A. M. 6:00 A. M. 8:00 h. M. 2:20 P.M. -3:J5 P; M. 7:25 P. M. 7:56 P. M. Keturnmg Lv. Kan City 8:00 A. M. 9:45 A. M. 10:40 A. M. 11:20 A. M. 6:10 P. M. 10:00 P. M. 10:40 P. M. CONSTIPATION "For orer nine yean I suffered with chronte con stipation, and dnrine this time 1 had to take an Injection of warm water once every 24 hours before I could have an action on my bowels. Happily I tried Cascarets, and today I am a well man. Dnrine the nine years before I used Cascarets I suffered untold misery with internal piles. Thanks to yon I am free from all that this moraine. Yoa Can use this in behalf of suffering humanity." B. F. Fisher, Koauoke. IU. 5est For CANOV CATHARTIC Pleasant, Palatable, Potent. Taste Good, Do Good, Never Sicken Weaken or Gripe, 10c, 2Sc, 0c. N-.ve old in bulk. The tannine tablet stamped GOO Guaranteed to cure-or your money back. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. 603 AKHUAL SALE, TEN UILLION BOXES The Brazilian government and Bra zilian credit are back of the project for building 300 miles of railway around the rapids of the Madeira river. The contract has been made with an American company and the work is now on a permanent basis. Chairman Davis in transmitting Mr. Pepper's letter to the state de partment, comments on the commer cial benefits of the Pan-American orolect and on its influence in pro moting good relations between the United States and other countries. SANTA FE PROSPEROUS. Loss in Earnings Is Small and Stock holders Increased. the Santa Fe road, available today, show that that company has added the names of more than 5,000 shareholders to its list during the last year, the largest number in any one year in the road's history, making the total num- Der in excess oi zo,uuu. xne luurcaoo was more than 26 per cent. The (maao a nrao. In tna mimhAr

of common stockholders, which not far from oouDlea aunng tne year. February 1, last, dividends were paid 1 A en: ViaIjIam a rvroforraH atfinlr and since that time the number has in creased to more tnan i&.uuu. To these more than 25,000 persons the March statement of earnings of the road could not fail to give consid erable satisfaction inasmuch as it showed that although gross earnings fell off to the extent of 1 million dol- i aa n.nn. n.nfinciiD n a H twon cnt so well in hand that net earnings show- H 1 O 7 E CJ r T ed a aecrease oi omy 4i,o. m January there was a decrease of nearly 1.11 ktl. A. -AOTIA 4? million uuuara, uuc at time operating expenses increased to the extent of $173,000. D.nhahiv thA e-rofLtest nart of the savirur done was in transportation mi UOMb rA-A Kilt 91 cnarges.- -inese lul- wan.ii n'-'t wi per cent of the gross earnings. It is i .not thA rnnii is sroinfir to. be cviucui iii. able to close its fiscal year with a sur plus Of 1 million aoiiarj or uiere abouts. after paying dividends on all its stock at the established rates. WANTS NEW ROAD. Shan-nee Would Have Line to North east. Shawnee, Ok., May 11. At an en thusiastic meeting of the Shawnee chamber- of commerce, a resolution .".vSft.wi! J .v.v.v.v.J i r W Letouttheheat of the body. Let in cooling fresh air. "Porosknlt" underwear does this. Overcomes the disagreeableness of perspiration and always feels comfortable and easy next to the skin. Well fitting and well made, of a long staple combed yarn, all styles. Ask your dealer, insist on Porosknlt label, if you can't find it write ua. t CHALMERS KNITTINQ CO., Amsterdam, MY. DOUBLE TRACK NO STOPS FAST TIME Depot First and Avenue. Kansas Phone 384. Home is Capital The idea that one can not af- ford to buy a home is a trifle ridiculous when you consider that thousands of people are J doing it on a much lower in- come than yours: We Can Help Ton. X TbeCapUol Building &LoanAssn I 534 Kansas Ave. X I'M 1 1 I I I I I I 1 1 Dr. J. Albert Berry Specialty: Diseases of the ear. nose," throat. totomach and intes tines. Has moved his office from 726 to 724 Kansas ave., over the Cr merle restaurant. CI.6lC;i Ijjllll M.i?UM! L M. Pen well Undertaker and Embalmer 511 Qulncy Street Both Phone. 192 was unanimously adopted pledging the city to raise a bonus of 75,000 for any company that would build a railroad from Shawnee to the northeast as far as Muskogee. Okemah and Okmulgee were also pledged for $25,000 each. At the same meeting a resolution was adopted Indorsing the St. Louie National Prosperity association and pledging the Shawnee chamber of commerce to join hands with all oth'er commercial bodies in a movement for few and better laws. H. B. HOWARD'S NEW SIGN. SI low 8 How Kansas Avenue May Bs) Attractively Illuminated. H. B. Howard has just installed new electric sign, costing over $300. There are 365 electric light globes la the sign and on the front of the build ing. The new sign is one of the most attractive of the new electric adver tising that have been put up lately: The new city ordinance governing signs provides that they may be erected across the sidewalk but the design and specifications must be first submitted to the city engineer and approved by him. In addition the electric signs must be in service 86S days out of the year and at least one electric or gas light must be sue pended from the end of the sign on the curb line. The gas or electric lights must have a given candle power.

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TUG TOPEKA DAILY STATU JOUIUTAL-IIOOTATr CVITIirO. HAT 11, 1CC3. 4 TOPEKI ST1TE J0UR51U By frank p. mao ttaniAir. Entered July 1. 1876. as sacond-class natter at the postoffloe at Topeka. Kan,. tinder the act of oongress.l (VOLUME) XXXV No. 122 Official State Paper. Official Paper City of Topeka. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally edition, delivered by carrier. M tents a week to any part ot Topeka. or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan aa towns where the paper has a carrier retain. By mail, one year By mall, three months Saturday edition of dally, one year... TELEPHONES. Business Pffloe Business Office ....Bn vn :::and. Bell ST Reporters' Room Reporter' Room "Bk P. MacLennan ..lad. ..Ind. 700 PERMANENT BOMB. Topeka State Journal bunding. V wn Kansas avenue, corner of rr.gntn. New York Office: Flatiron building, at Twenty-third street, corner Fifth avenue end Broadway. Paul Block. mar-age. Chloaaro Office: Hartford building. Faal suoca, man FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The State Journal Is a member of the Associated Press and receives the (all day telegraph report of that great news or ganisation for the exclusive afternoon publication In Topeka. The newa la received in The State Jour nal buildins over wires for this sola par poee. Perhaps It would be proper next year to see that the tax assessors are men without means. It is rather embar rassing to have them, as some are now doing, offering to buy properties at the figures the owners are putting on them for assessment purposes. A cashier of a Pittsburg-. Pa., bank has been arrested for stealing a small matter of $429,000 from the Institution with which he had been connected for SO years. How he was ever able to hold up his end with the elite of Pitts burg on such a small sum as this Is a mystery. Rear Admiral Robley I. Evans has been forced to relinquish the command of the great battleship fleet because of continued illhealth. Nevertheless he deserves to have a medal pinned on his breast on which should be Inscrib ed: "Well done, thou good and faith ful servant." With the blame, and for the most part deserved blame, that is being heaped on the head of Uncle Joe Can non for the do-nothlngism of the pres ent congress. It Is bard to believe that he would have the slightest chance of being elected to the presidency If by any possibility he was able to walk away with the Republican nomination. P. Augustus Helnze, erstwhile copper king and quondam light In the wildcat banking firmament of New York, evi dently does not like doses of his own medicine. He has had a lawyer ar rested for trying to hold him up for the trivial sum of $40,000. That amount of money would only be small change In the alleged unlawful banking-- opera tions for which Helnze is now under Indictment. Absolute pardon should properly be extended to the dwellers of ilion township In Pratt county If they take on bulging chests and strut about in a proud fashion. There are 636 of them and the assessment of their property for the purposes of taxation shows a value of $2,240 for every man, woman and child In the township. If this is not travelling a bit on prosperity's high way, what is? Another meritorious crusade or re form has been inaugurated by Mr. Ea ton. the chief of police. He is going to enforce the city ordinance against loafing on street corners. It should always have been enforced, and It will be far better for men and boys who have nothing to do to be kept walk ing rather than be permitted to hang around corners. They will at least be getting; some exercise. Great la the Joy among the entomol ogists. One of the official bug hunt ers of the government has been pur suing the mosquitoes for three months In our Panama possession and he has collected the larvae of 83 species. This hunt, too, has developed something to the lasting credit of certain mosqui toes. It appears that not an of them are bad little bugs. There are some which. Instead of spreading any dls ease hostile to men, wage war on their weaker and more pestiferous relatives, Governor Hoch is getting to be an Inquisitive gentleman of the right sort. Having started the machinery rolling which ought to make for the better ment of the conditions of many of the Jails of the state, he now points out a law which provides that all public buildings must be equipped with fire escapes. And he Is seeking informa tion from the various county attorneys of the state as to whether or not this law Is observed. Surely the governor is winding up his term of office In a blase of glory. Roman Catholics, Methodists and Episcopalians, in fact, all of the relig ious denominations as well as all think lng men and women, are decrying the divorce evil. They properly brand it as one of the great, If not the great est, curses of the country. And It would seem that this decrying business had gone qudte far enough. It's time for the people of all sects and classes to get together and see that something is done to remedy the evil. A start of some sort must be made and it might as well be made now as at any other time. Of course there is great truth in the adage that wonders never cease and its latest exemplification is found in the recent actions of Mrs. Hetty Green America's queen of finance and here tofore the champion lady miser of the world. She is now sporting It to the extent of living in a suite of rooms at a New York hotel which costs her $30 a day. For the greater part of her life ha hu been living in. apartments for which ah paid a similar sum for two months rent. But with all her faults Hetty la a most admirable woman, tor did she not say on one occasion that she would sooner have her daughter marry a newspaper reporter than the greatest titled potentate on earth. GAME PIRATES ABROAD. Among the game laws of Kansas la one which absolutely prohibits the kill ing of antelope. There's another one which prohibits the killing of prairie chicken except for a season of thirty days between September 15 and October IS. Both of these .laws have the en dorsement of all the true sportsmen in the state. But they are disregarded all too frequently by others. This is made forcibly evident by the following letter to the Syracuse Journal: "Editor Journal: Seven antelope have lived all winter In the draw near Rev. Peter Hinds' and Mr. Bull's places, ten miles north of Kendall. These gentlemen and Messrs. Holders and Lewis have protected the antelopes all they could from hunters, but on Sunday, April 12, 1908, a party of hunt ers came out here from Syracuse in an automobile, and after chasing and shooting at them till they were very near run down and had stopped to rest, one of the men got out of the auto and fired three shots at them, and since that day only two of the antelope have been seen. warn all hunters to let what few ante lope and prairie chickens that are in their neighborhood alone and thereby avoid criminal prosecution. "There is a good and sufficient game law and all it needs is strict enforce ment. io pioLecl ..,..c,oje, pii.;lle lu.ch ens and birds. WATCHMAN." These men who protected the ante lopes during the winter should not be content with the warning they have given in the above letter. They should bend every energy to bring the mem bers of the automobile party to Justice and it should not be exceedingly hard work to do so. There are not many antelopes in Kansas and If they are to be slaughtered In the ruthless fash ion that most of this herd evidently were it will not be long before there is not a single one left in the state. FRANCHISES CAN BE TAXED. If there are legal obstacles in the way of levying a tax on the gross earnings of the public service corporations as Mayor Green has suggested as there seems to be in the opinion of some of the legal lights of the city there is nothing to prevent the city council from passing an ordinance which will permit the assessors to fix a real value on the franchises held by the companies and tax these franchises at the same rate that other property In the city is taxed. A franchise tax law of this sort was passed a number of years ago by the state of New York and after untold litigation In the state and federal courts. It was decided to be perfectly constitutional by the court of last re sort of the state and also by the su preme court of the United States. The same condition confronted New York that confronts Topeka. Public services corporations were operating under charters that had been granted them for absolutely nothing and under which they did not have to make any return to the public treasury for the valuable privileges that had been given them. The injustice of this finally became manifest so the legislature stepped in at the instigation of President Roose velt, who was then governor of the state, and declared that the franchises of corporations should be considered Just the same as real estate for the purposes of taxation. That Is, the value of the franchises should be fixed by the assessors and these values taxed at the same rate that was levied on real estate. Maybe It would take a general state law In Kansas to permit the tax ing of franchises of public service cor porations in Topeka and maybe it wouldn't. But this talk that public service corporations cannot be made to pay for the privileges they enjoy is all rot. Their franchises have a most de cided value which is easily figured out on the basis of their earnings and if the supreme court of the United States says, as It has, that franchises can be taxed in this way in New York state, why they can be taxed this way in To peka and Kansas. FREIGHT RATES. 'When a merchant finds that cus tomers are not buying freely he may cut down expenses or he may lower prices in the hope of attracting cus tom," says' the Chicago Tribune. "He does not increase his prices with the idea of making up what he has lost through the decrease in the number of sales. When the earnings of a bank shrink because there are not so many applicants for loans no attempt is made to swell profits by charging would-be borrowers higher rates. One can un derstand why a railroad should lay off men when business is slack or why it should reduce transportation rates in order to stimulate the movement of commodities. It is not easy to perceive the Inherent Justice of the contention of the railroads that they should be al lowed to raise rates at this Juncture so that they may swell their gross re ceipts at the expense of whatever freight has to be moved. "The roads running to southeastern points have filed tariffs to become effec tive June 1, increasing materially the rates on fresh meats. They are dear enough already and an advance in rates will make them dearer for con sumers in the southeast. It is reported that other advances are to follow; that ine eastern roaas intend to put up rates considerably on the 1st of July. If It were unresisted there would doubt less be a general increase- in rates throughout the country. Such a policy Is favored by railroad managers be cause it would provide greater reve nueit is said the higher rates contem plated by the eastern roads will bring them In $100,000,000 and also because it would be a remedy for traffic stag nation.' It has not been explained, however, how the movement of com modities would be stimulated by mak ing it more expensive to move them. "It may be that there are reasons why the freight rates on one or another commodity should be Increased here or there. If so, the Interstate commerce commission would not pay much at tention to any protests that might be made. A general increase in freight rates merely because the earning pow er of the roads has been affected by conditions which have affected the earning power of the entire community Is another matter. As the community is less able to pay higher rates than it was a year ago when there was an extremely ac tive demand for commodities, it should not be asked to pay 'them. "One experienced railroad manager has given it as his opinion that traffic stagnation, as measured by idle cars, has reached the worst point and that from now on there will be a steady Im provement In conditions. It would be much better for the roads to await that Improvement, reducing dividends in the meanwhile if necessary, as some of them have wisely done, than to resort to so unjustifiable and unpopular an expedient as a general advance in freight rates. "If there were to be such an advance the Interstate commerce commission would be overwhelmed with remon strances from shippers. All its time would be taken up with hearings which could not end otherwise than in a dec laration the higher rates were unwar ranted and must be abandoned." JOVRNAL ENTRIES Most girls never reach the age of twenty-one until after they are mar ried. It's particularly easy, for a chap to forgive an enemy who is bigger than he is.

If the average person only believed the things he understood his beliefs would not be extensive. Funny, isn't it? People who advise others to go back to the soil never do it themselves. Once in a while an editor buys poetry but it is sure to be a volume of Tenny son, or Longfellow or some other fam ous poet. J A YHA WKER JOTS An agitation has been started by the Sylvia Sun for a Commercial club at that place. Two hacks in Atchison took in $18 the other night which is pretty good ior a small country town. According to the Robinson Index thirty-five automobiles have been sold to Brown county citizens this spring. Most or them were purchased by far mers. Sabetha is to have a tribe of sauir- rels in its city park. Fourteen young ones are to be turned loose there as soon as they are large enough to care for themselves. This Is something, at least, in the way of a start towards a public menagerie. The drain pipes on the roof of the Clay county court house at Clay Cen ter nave Deen stopped up for some time. A plumber found the cause in the bodies of one dead duck and sev eral pigeons which were lodged in them. How they got there is some thing of a mystery. The editor of the Colby Free Press graciously thanks one Dick Chelf for furnishing him with a package of old fashioned spice wood from Kentuck. The editor Is good enough to explain that before "sassafras came into style" spice 'wood was used for tea by people in the spring for a health drink. Via the Atchison Globe: A year or two ago, a wild brant lit at W. D. Chalfant's place, northwest of town. and has since been counted with the chickens. Last week another brant dropped down into the yard, and Joined the first one. Mr. Chalfant now has a pair, and expects a tribe of young ones. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. No man ever sells out at his own estimate. Some men are only fit to eat and wear out clothes. People are never content for the same reason that a sheep never has feathers. Some men are noted as "good fel lows," but the folks at home never hear anything about it. Every man who has ever had the toothache is secretly convinced that his was the worst case. The heart is that part of you which leads you into scrapes from which the head has to extricate you. This is the season when those who ate cranberries last winter, make a sour, "gritty, sandy, gooseberry pie, and pretend to like it. Too much attention is paid to the higher life, and not enough to the low er. In trying to be an eagle, a gosling often spoils a good goose. There probably never was a woman who wasn't afraid that the cat would get In at night, and suck the children's breath, although such a thing never oc curred. If we were writing a detective story, we would have a woman for the villain, and track her by her hairpins. Tracing a man villain by his cigar bands and cigar ashes is getting old. Up to the time she Is sixteen, the smartest girl is apt to think that If a husband has bad habits, it is because his wife never made him an angel cake, and met him at the door with a kiss. Some man-hating woman recently won a prise for giving the following definition of a man: "Man A creature made in the likeness of his creator, with less fortitude than a woman, and less fidelity than a dog." If we were a woman we would rather do the kitchen work alone than have the assistance of a husband who looks every time he wipes a dish as if a halo ought to evolve out of the atmosphere, and settle on his noble brow. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR, From the New York Press. The baby's new tooth means to its father than it's going to be a million aire. A man thinks he's awful smart for his political party to win an election. When a man doesn't cuss over his shaving it's a sign he wears a full beard. One thing -a woman learns by get ting married is what an angel of pa tience her mother was. The thing a woman likes about a musical luncheon is it sounds Just as if you had to pay, but you don't. KANSAS COMMENT THE KANSAS FOREST RESERVE. It may not be generally known that the government is going into the busi ness of growing timber out in western Kansas. There is a great stretch of L kn.own as the sand hills lying south of the Arkansas river which is not much good for either growing crops or grass at present. On this the gov ernment proposes to try to grow trees. We were talking with a man from Syracuse the other day and were some what surprised at first to find that he has little or no faith in the project. However, he is basing the opinions larply on the result of the timber claim act which was a delusion and a farce which allowed a great many set tlors to prove up two quarter sections instead of one but which never result ed in growing any trees. When that act was passed the author of it fondly fancied that In a few years the tree less plain of western Kansas would be studded thick with luxuriant forests of umber but after forty years the best that could be found on the ordinary timber claim would be maybe one or two measley little stunted cottonwoods which had managed somehow to strug gle along until they had attained the height of maybe 10 to 12 feet. So far as we know the timber claim act never resulted in the growth of a single good grove of timber. There are many nice groves of timber out In western Kansas, but they were not planted or grown on account of the timber claim act. However, if the de partment of agriculture takes hold of the forest reserve business in dead earnest the trees can be grown out In that sand hill country. There will need to be some sense used in planting the trees and also in taking care of them after they are planted. If sense and honesty are not used in planting and caring for the trees then the money appropriated by congress will be simply fooled away and nothing more will come of it than came of the timber claim act. Mail and Breeze. VACATION TIME. It is but a few weeks now until vacation time and men and women will get away from the care of the world for a time, or at least they will try to. Colorado will be the stamp ing grounds of many of them during the summer months and other locali ties will also claim their share of the patronage. Where they go matters little as their search will be for the same thing everywhere. Pleasure and rest are the alleged objects of these vacations. Men who do not even walk to their places of business will take long tramps through the woods and over hills, will row boats until their hands are blistered and their backs ache. They will wade up and down streams trying until they are completely ex hausted to run down some gay and festive fish. Women who want to get away from social cares will go to these summer resorts where balls. parties, suppers, etc., are all that make life bearable. They will spend good money taking this "rest cure" and will come home nervous, cross and irritable, but will declare they had the best time ever and feel so re freshed. Vacations are all right. People work a great deal harder, submit to annoyances which would drive them insane at home and enjoy it all. But they imagine they are resting, and perhaps they are. At any rate they tackle their business affairs with a greater vim when-they return. As to the rest, however, -it lies principally in the imagination, much as many other things. Sallna Journal. FROM OTHER PENS GERMANY'S MILITARY BURDEN. Germany will proceed at once to build two large dry. docks for Its naval vessels of the biggest class. They are a part of the kaiser's programme to acquire the second largest navy In the world during the next ten years. The news will hardly create a ripple of interest In this country, aside from rousing the Hobsons to fresh demands for Increased naval appropriations, but it may well attract the attention of thoughtful Germans. German naval construction is not being paid for, as bur own might be, from an accumulated treasury surplus. The German treasury contains no sur plus and the government faces a deficit of $65, 000, 000 In the extraordinary budget alone, which the reichstag has taken no steps to meet. To meet the ordinary budget the government will have to levy on the constituent states of the empire what are called "matrlc ular contributions" to the amount of at least $30,000,000 for this year, and as this tax Is levied in direct propor tion to population and not of wealth it will prove a hardship. The deficit is principally due to the naval pro gramme, which calls for an average annual outlay of $105,000,000 for nine years. German expenditures within five years have increased $93,000,000 a year and the imperial debt has almost doubled in 12 years, being now more than a billion dollars. Pittsburg Dis patch. THINKING AND JUDGING. Congressman Burton traveled the road of common sense the other day wnen ne tola the house that our finan cial troubles were due to superficial thinking and hasty Judgments. In coupling these phrases Mr. Burton was true to his psychology. Hasty Judg ments are generally based upon desires and selfish purposes. A person makes up his mind to what he wants and he "goes for it," without considering the rights of others or the real interest of himself. If it wasn't for this peo ple would take time to think, and they would understand relations and duties pertaining thereto. Nearly all our troubles, personal and national, come from letting temper make up the Judgment before the thought has had a chance to complete its work. That is. we Jump at conclusions, and run the risk of landing in the mire. Our desire prompts us to issue a million securities, never giving a thought to the disaster they may bring on a thou sand people. But as a personal qual ity the combination is unfortunate. One has to think if his Judgment is to be worth anything; not that thinking does it all, for the impulse is Just as important, and together they make the sane and happy character. One cannot risk everything on his thinking, since truth is difficult; nor upon his enthus iasm, for its aim may be wrong, but together each helps the other, and con stitutes the true, the safe, the attrac tive manhood. In practice we do not accede to this philosophy. We let our feelings rush off -with us. Notice the political speaker, how violent he gets. So with most oratory. We are much injured by frantic speech. Burke said: "Clearness of ideas is an enemy of enthusiasm." We don't like that state ment. It were better, a friend of en thusiasm, which smooths Its brow and softens Its speech. Ohio State Journal. "t WOULD NOT LIVE ALWAYS," WITH VARIATIONS. Lincoln, Kan, May, 190S. Editor Topeka Journal: Dear Sir A short time u too rmhl I sh ed a poetical Kansas production, and I herewith enclose a few verses, which I submit to your Judgment. The writer is over 72 years of age and SO years an M. D. and although harvesting a full share of the sorrows and trials of earth, they have not crushed all the poetry out of life. I thought, perhaps, these verses tnlrht serve as a salad to your very excellent "flnnnv miii iiiiiiim Very Respectfully Yours. H. M. HALL. M r "I would not Bve always," -How foolish the sound. When all strive so hard To stay above ground. "The few fleeting moments," They'd stretch into years, And feast on life's mixture Of pleasures and tears. And why should they talk about "Welcome the tomb?" They buck like a broncho When nearlng its gloom. And no matter how stingy They may be in health. To postpone '"departing" Would give half their wealth. "I would not live always Away from our God." Live right and God's with you While tramping the sod. "Away from his heaven" You need not to stay, Do right you're in heaven Each hour of the day. For right creates heaven. And hell is In wrong; You must take your choice As you Journey along. For good deeds and truth A bright record is found. For evil no rest in The sky or the ground. In Journeying along This truth you should keep, That Just what you sow You are certain to reap. From this ancient maxim There is no retreat; So it's foolish to sow Any tares with your -wheat, "A crop of wild oats" is So easy to grow. And yields a sure harvest. Of sorrow and woe. i Good deeds are like bread on The waters that's cast: They bring a rich harvest Of peace at the last. Be cheerful and happy. Be brave as you can. Keep the light heart of youth In the breast of the man. Don't mope and be gloomy, And look down your nose. Life can't be all sunshine There's thorns 'neath the rose. Be gentle and kind; be Honest and true; And the best of this life Will abide with you. And don't you dare talk About "welcome the tomb," But sing "Annie Laurie" To lighten the gloom. Or if you prefer You can easily tell Of "the old oaken bucket That hung in the well." In passing through life, We reap what we sow; Then scatter bright sunshine Instead of dark woe. "I would not live always," You bet that I would. I have sampled this life And consider.it "good". Of course it's a mix-up Of pleasure and pain. Of efforts successful And efforts all vain. But this mixed up existence Is not to be lost Without hesitation. At paying the cost. Here Joys may "be transient," And "sorrows abide," But who knows what awaits Across the "divide"? It may be a heaven. Or may bo hell But live right and do right. And all will be well. Then live and be true To your country and God, And merit a crown Instead of a rod. Tomb Ready for Him. Now that he has the whiskers on his monument brushed straight, his tomb well stocked with whisky and cigars, and a proper inscription graven on the granite, Phlneas Gard ner Wright, Putnam's richest and oldest bachelor, says he can contem plate the end with calmness and satisfaction. Mr. Wright is seventy-nine years old and worth something over izoo, 000. This sum, he says, he has ac cumulated by strict attention to de tails, not trying to know too much and consistently suspecting all women.. Following out the pro gramme which has made him suc cessful, Mr. Wright has superintended the erection of his own monument. and he has inscribed thereon: "Going, but know not where." Under this is the more definite information: "Never beat by man, but by woman." The Wright monument is the show place of the Putnam cemetery. It is a solid granite block bearing on its top a bust of the man who is to be under it. The bust Is a faithful like ness, even to the stone whiskers now trimmed in goatee fashion. The sculntor who did the work was an irresponsible person with effeminate ideas. He parted Mr. Wright's whiskers at the middle in his original work. This made Mr. Wright angry and he paid another sculptor $800 to brush out the stone" whiskers straight. This work brought the total price up to $3,600, but Mr. Wright didn't care. In the tomb near by Mr. Wright has placed ample supplies of whisky and cigars. "I don't want the boys who are burying me to feel too badly," he ex plained. "I want them to nave a lit tle something to keep them cheerful. Nobody can say I'm stingy." He has also engaged the Putnam Sliver Cor net band to play at his funeral. Mr. Wright's "Going, but know not where." has stirred up a lot of trouble, particular among theologians, some of whom have written him abusive letters. He is still hale and hearty. Waterbury, (Conn.) dispatch to New York world. Aiiril Fool Anniversaries. Prince Bismarck was born on April 1, and throughout life made a Joke of the anniversary. Other Aprilfoolers may be named: Agnes Repplier, Rockhlll. the eminent explorer; Edwin Abbey, the noted artist; Hamilton Hamilton, T-Ht- -Ned Hothern. actor: President Harris, of Amherst: Gov. Anthony, of Bhnda Tslnnrt: President McCosh, of Prinoaton: Gov. Lucas, of Iowa; Rich inl Ttiitlar William Hindman, Dr. Samuel Bard, Dr. Fred Corwin, the dlatlneulahed icthvologist: H. C. Page, one of America's leading Journalists. New York Press. THE EVENING STORY Sinclair's Strategy. (By Henry Haven.) "Our dance, I believe. Miss Trent." Dick Underby whisked Myra away, and to Fred Sinclair, with a declara tion of love trembling upon his tongue, it seemed that Myra went with ill omened eagerness. Underby hurried Myra off to the dancing floor, but Sin clair remained in the conservatory and made rude remarks to the tiny foun tain playing in the fern-lined basin. All the season it had been a race be tween himself and Underby for Myra's favor, and now the season was closing with tha Dagmar danoe, yt neither of the two men had been Skillful enough to evade Myra's innocent stratagems and make his avowal of love. Both had come to the dance deter mined to put his fate to the test, for on the morrow Myra was to leave town ior a long visit to distant relatives. Perhaps, had there been but one suitor, his persistence might have been re warded by opportunity, but Underby and Sinclair unconsciously aided Myra in her evasions by Interrupting the other at crucial moments. When the last dance had been played and the guests were departing Sinclair realized. with sinking heart, that his opportuni ty was lost. Underby. too. was heart heavy with disappointment, and chagrin still show ed in his face when he came to the sta tion the following afternoon to see Myra Trent off. Sinclair was there, but upon his face was a smile of such satisfaction as made Underby wonder If perhaps Sinclair, had found bis op portunity after all. There was a stir as the train puuea in. and under cover of the confusion Sinclair handed a package to Miss Trent. It's the newest detective story," he explained. "I know that you like all sorts of mystery stories. I nave taken the liberty of adding a home-made puzzle in case you find the book too short.'' Myra smiled appreciatively. She pre ferred cryptograms to chocolates; rid dles to roses. She had won many mag azine contests of this sort in her youth. She found Sinclair's present more ac ceptable than Underby's violets, and as Boon as she had settled herself in her Pullman section, she unwrapped the book. iAs she ran over the pages an envelope droped out. It contained a single sheet of notepaper, and in Sinclair's copper- nln.t handwriting was this note: "Kara Myra Eble, ech kun helpo de tln-chi shlosilo, vl trovos lorn da mal- facileco kompreni la sencon oe un-cni senditajho, sed mi scias ke vl shatas labor! Je enigmoj, kay pro tlo mi sendas m vi tuin chi letercton. Ghi scilgos al vl tion klon vi ne permesas ke mi sciiju al vl nersone. Ml vln amas, karuuno, kaj vi igos min la plej felicha viro en la mondo per la unu vorto 'Jes.' Myra smiled as she studied the odd iiimhi of words. Many of them look ed familiar. There was no mistaking higmoj." "Mondo" was Cieariy wi "world" and "labor!" was labor." Other words were of familiar aspect and then there were some mat were It might be a combination oi w hm Titin" of childhood days and the real Latin of the college course, but hmir'K Btudv showed many words not to be accounted for on any such hypothesis. The more sne stuaieo, in mora flrmlv convinced was Myra that this was some new form of cryptogram Invented by Sinclair to uivert ner ua he. t-arn-rifLV trio. She was still studying the "Hp ot paper when the porter came axouna tr. moVa nn her berth, and in the troubled sleep which broke the night Journey strange combinations of let ters danced neiore ner when shit came oaCK irom Drasv f,o i th diner the next morning. the porter approached with a small package. "a cammflTi donn tole me gib you dls here In dl xno'nin'," he announced as he handed the package to jayra. The girl's face Drigntenea as ro nr,i,A Sinclair's handwriting'. "This," .viantiv contained the key. She nn Vi a ua tn nuzzle longer. From the package dropped a small booklet with "Esperanto Key" on the cover page. Myra had heard of the "universal language" and had heard also that it required but half an hour to become familiar with the grammar. So after all, her mystery was nothing but a letter in esperanto, and the un raveling would come in a brief hour. She was half-Inclined to regret that the mystery would solve ileelt, 80 quickly, as she thought of the long day's ride Deiore ow. But in this thought she was wrong, .KhmiDh tha kev was accompan ied by a larger dictionary and she found the few ruies aosuruijr iiiV,, rhx. warn hut Dart of the mystery. The book laid stress upon accents as essential to the understanding of the words, and Sinclair's letter was entirely wanting in accent, nw um she find some of his words In the dic- tlCrlal,oa not until late in the after. noon that she stumbled upon the ex planation. "Shlosilo" she could not find, but under the accented Si she found "sloe," meaning a lock and "ilo an Instrument, and decided that a lock-Instrument was a key. "With this clew as to the surplus hs which replaced the. accents on preceding let ters she soon naa me An Mtt Tt read: "Dear Myra: Perhaps even with the aid of this key, you will have some small difficulty in getting at the sense of this letter, but I know that you like to puzzle over enigmas, and it is for this reason that I am sending you this note. It is to tell you what you will not let me tell In person. I love you, dear, and you will make me the happiest man on earth with the one word 'yes.' Myra allowed the paper to flutter to the floor as she stared out of the) window on the glory of the western sunset toward which they were fly ing She was half pleased, half an gry at the declaration. This was her first season in society, and shewas not minded to give up her liberty so soon, and for that reason she had evaded Sinclair's declarations. She did not wish to say "yes" so soon, and she could not say him no. She remembered how Nancy Bald win had been the belle of one season and during the next had been almost completely monopolised by Ben Tray eP. Myra had planned to have an other year of freedom before she should be led captive by Cupid. But In the end an amused smile played about her Hps as she thought of Sinclair's strategy, and when the porter came through the car to light the gas she procured a telegraph blank and wrote a one-word message, "yes.' Her uncle was at the station the next morning to greet her and to hand her a yellow envelope. Thin came lust as I was leaving the house." he said. "I hope that itJ does not contain bad newa Myra tore open the envelope and read the short message. I mja coming on." Sinclair wired. "to teU It over again In English and pantomime." "It's good news, very good newa said Myra smiling softly, as she look ed up into her uncle's anxious face. For after all, pantomime, not esper anto, if properly expressed, is the un iversal language of love. (Copyright ed 1908, by Associated Literary Press.) V HUMOR OF THE DAY Office Bov I bought our fair typist a bunch of posies for her desk today. Mesa anger Boy Wot did youse loosen up like dat far? Office Boy Tryln' ter bait de old man ter fire de chesty book keeper. Puck. YTrt tr.ir. wui umi th a waddlna gifts, old man? Ouest No, not yet. "Well, wait a moment. I'll get one of the detectives to escort you through." Ufa. Absent-mlnedly the young woman yawned. "Pardon me." she said. I didn't mean to do tnat. "i see, un served Mr. Ltngerlong. "Opened by mistake." Chicago Tribune. Johniw whereTa vour sister?" "UP in her room." "I quarrelled with her vestardav and I am sorry, won l you go and ask her it she'll make up?" She's maun' up now. -nomwu Press. 1. sir," remarked the self-important statesman, "was never approacnea with a proposition of graft In my life." That fact," answerea oenaiur Sorghum, "may be a recognition oi your honesty, and then again it may be a reflection on. your Influence." Wash ington Star. What!" gasped the windmill agent. On hundred dollars for that old horse? Why, he is a swayback." "Wall. I should say he is," cnucsuea m w farmer. "And you expect to get a hun dred dollars for him?" "Sure I I am advertising him as the steed Secretary Taft rode." Chicago News. Kllaa Did vou sav Sam was makin' a lot of money out of his voice? Cloe Sure thing! At de opera. "At de op era?" "Yaa. he calls de carriages!" Yonkers Statesman. "I want to make a gift to Miss Pas- say," said Dumley. "I wonder what sort of animal she'd prefer for a pet." "A man." promptly suggesrea saiaa Knox. Philadelphia Press. rtid FVlftnd Anything gone wrong. old man? All your family seems de pressed and extremely quiet. Host No, nothing wrong. Just a Lenten re solve not to knock anybody. Kansas City Times. So woman, you treasure another man's photograph?" "Don't be fool ish, Henry. This Is a portrait of your self when you had hair." Washing ton Herald. Patience I hear Will Is going to marry that girl he's been spending so going to make her a permanent re much money on. Patrice Yes; he's ceiver. Yonkers Statesman. "Life at best is but a gloomy prls- mi a, A tha mnrAllsinsr Viarrh. alor. "So much the worse for men who deliber ately choose solitary confinement," remarked the girl who had her trap set. Bohemian. Little English Girl Can we go on the continent, mamma? Her Mother We've been there so much. Little English Girl I know It, but I never get tired of watching the Americans J ,t.n n., n,Mblim T.Wa "There's only one trouble with these books that tell you how to succeed." "What's that?" "They aU begin by telling you that you've got to work." Chicago Record-Herald. A clergyman, having performed the marriage ceremony for a couple, un dertook to write out the usual certi ficate, but, being in doubt as to the day of the month, he asked: "This is the ninth, is it not?" "Why, par son," said the blushing bride, "you do all my marrying, and you ought to remember that this is only the third." Philadelphia Inquirer. QUAKER; REFLECTIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. Growing old Is often merely a waste of time. The man who sells a hair restorer Is also a nature fakir. If two can live as cheaply as one. It is merely because they have got to. When the optimist has his leg pull ed he is thankful he is not a centipede. Lots of fellows would get stiff Joints if they never acted before they thought. Many a married man's motto Is: "Be sure you are right and then ask your wife." The average bride doesn't think she is happily married unless sne gets at least a dozen pickle dishes. In politics there Is quite a difference between the uplift of the amateur and the holdup of the professional. "A barking dog never bites," quoted the Wise Guy. "That is simply be cause a biting dog never barks," re plied the Simple Mug. "I would die a thousand deaths for vou! exclaimed the elderl- suitor. "One would be quite sufficient," ra- plied the pert youn- thing. Wigwag "Do you think that Joy ever kills?" Henpeckke "Well. I once heard of a man who died two days after his mother-in-law." Clothes don't always make the man. Many a fellow dresses well for fear people will think he is poor, and many another dresses shabbily for fear peo ple will think he is rich. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News Many a man who feels big acts small. For ages women have been trying to conceal theirs. Some absent-minded men even for get that they are forgetful. There are countless people in the world who do not count for much. Are you one of the tailor's cus tomers who are on the padded list? Beware of the spinster who asks you for a match during leap year. No matter how beautiful a man wife Is. he never wishes she was two faced. Soon after mounting the ladder of fame a man is apt to find himself laid away on the top shelf. The self-made man can see no beautr in a picture unless he finds himself In the central foreground. If all men were as wise as their wives believe them to be the wisdom of Solomon would be as foolishness in comparison. After settling with the parson the newly made husband might as n keep his pocketbook In his hand, fos that is only the beginning;. ua IO

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOXTHNAIi tlOITDAY EVEIUHG, UAY 11, 1SC3. J French Embassy. Mr. J. J. Jusserand, Ambassador Extra ordinary and Plenipotentiary. Mrs. Jusserand. f tf jaw The French ambassador, Mr. Jus serand, and his wife occupy a palatial residence In Washington. Mr. Jus serand Is very popular in the diplo matic corps and the French embassy Is frequently the scene of many fes tive gatherings. WIPED OUT BY FIRE. Camp Crook, a Town of 400 Popula tion, Destroyed. Deadwood, S. D., May 11. Camp Crook, a town of 400 population on the Little Missouri river north of here, was destroyed by Are two days ago, loss $200,000. The news was brought to this city by a courier from Belle Fourche. The flames, the origin of which Is unknown, swept from one end to the other of the village, and only a few buildings were left standing. Camp Crook was a trading point for a large territory, and the merchants carried large stocks. When the fire threatened the Little Missouri bank, the citizens removed the cash from the vaults to a place of safety and concentrated the battle against he fire there, with the result that the building was saved. The principal losses were: K. L. Channlng, dry goods, $80,000; Lake De vlne, general store, $50,000. RECORD OF REV. F. 15. BOYLE. Candidate for G. A. R. Honors Enlisted When He Was 20. To the Editor of the State Journal: As there has been so much said and printed relative to the military record of Franklin B. Boyle, candidate for de partment commander at the ensuinp encampment at Kansas City next week, I trust you will publish the following! I have in my possession and will gladly show to any one interested enough to call on the undersigned: "Assistant tieneral s Ollice, "Harrisburg, Pa., May 6, 1908. "This to certify that the muster out roll on file in this office shows that Franklin B. Boyle was enrolled as a first sergeant in Company F, 103rd regi ment, Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, on the ISth day of March, 1865, and was mustered in the servifri of the United States as such for the period of one year from the 18th day of March, 1865, and that he was aged 20; muster ed out with his company at New Bern, North Carolina. June 25, 1S65. (Signed) "THOMAS J. STEWART, "Adjutant General of Pennsylvania.' Seal. They will also be shown a personal letter from Comrade Boyle In which he says over his own signature, "That he Is the identical Frank B. Boyle of the 103rd regular Pennsylvania volunteers. My pension certificate reads Frank B. Boyle (not Boyls) No. 924648. My name Mrs. Housewife, if you will give any one of the Coffee Blends numerated here a trial we know you will become a regular customer. Our coffees cost you no more than infer ior grades as you will realize If you try them: Blends Noa. 7-9-11 per lb. 20c Blend No. 15 per lb. 25c Blend No. 4 per lb. 30c Blend No. 3 per lb. S5c 3 lbs $1.00 Blend No. 10 per lb. 40c Chas. McClintock Tea Coffee China 815 Kansas Avenue DR. COOKINHAM'S CURES Are SatUfactory In Every DUmUsad Ce Because They Are Complete, and There is No Chance of the Disease Ever Returning. "To cure any disease is to blot out every symptom, restore the patient to rood health In every way that the disease has affected, so that not a sign will ever, recur during life." There are so many men suffering from chronic pelvic and private diseases, and the ereater number of these victims are still more unfortunate in treating with self-styled specialists and doctors who know only enough, to produce temporary results or a false cure, if they succeed in benefitting the sufferer at alL There is no such thing as a partial cure of a disease, and the physician whose method does not remove every vestige cannot rightly claim to do more than relieve. MY PELVIC METHODS INSURE MEN A LIFELONG CURE from EITHER BLOOD POISON, SKIN DISORDER. SORES. ULCERS, STRICTURE, VARI COCELE. NERVOUS DECLINE, WEAKNESS, PILES AND DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS, BLADDER AND PROSTATE. CONSULTATION FREE. CONFIDENTIAL. AND INVITED, BOTH AT OF FICE AND BY CORRESPONDENCE. My charges are reasonable and I make terms that enable my patients to conveniently pay me. Do not treat elsewhere until you have investigated my methods and terms. DR. D. A. COOKINHAM 106 West Eighth Street Opposite Transfer Station. Office Hours 9 to 12, 2 to 6, 7 to 8. Sundays 9:30 to 10:30. Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday evenings. w HUB! y x. j i is inscribed on the rolls of the agency at Columbus, Ohio, at the rate of $12 per month." Yours for fair play and justice to a comrade, I am yours for peace and harmony. H. X. DEVENDORF. WILL DLXE NEW OFFICERS. V. 31. C. A. to Have a Banquet on Friday Evening. Next Friday evening the directors of the Young Men's Christian associa tion will hold their annual dinner for the installation of the newly elected officers for the association. Mr. C. K. Ober, general field secretary of the In ternational committee, will be the guest of honor on this occasion. Bowie, president, and Mr. E. L. Cone- land, vice president. Mr. H. S. Mor gan, the treasurer, was re-elected, as was also Mr. Chas. Eldridge, record ing secretary. Mr. J. B. Larimer, who has been president for the past five years, was compelled to lay down the duties of the office nn nrpnnnt f ti hcairv pressure of other duties. During Mr. Larimer s administration the building campaign was launched and brought to its completion. Mr. H. T. Chase, who was elected vice president at the same time that Mr. Larimer was elected president, has also rendered splendid service and was chairman of the building committee which had charge of the work of carrying the building campaign to its successful Is sue. Mr. Chase and Mr. Larimer both remain as members of the board. The present directors are as fol lows: Mr. David Bowie, president; E. L. Copeland, vice president; H. S. Morgan, treasurer; Charles Eldridge, recording secretary, H. A. Klngsley, Elon S. Clark, Joab Mulvane, S. S. Ott, J. P. Davis, L. D. Whittemore, J. B. Larimer, H. T. Chase and Jno. R. Sargent. The association's annual report makes a splendid showing. During tho year 399 Bible classes have been held with a total attendance of 2, 369. The total attendance to all gos pel meetings has been 5.600. Exten sion Bible classes are being taught in the Topeka Business college, the telegraph school and the Topeka foundry. A shop meeting i is con ducted every week in the Smith auto works. The missionary committee of the association has raised by small con tributions of the members $600 which they have sent to the International committee ror me support of the Y. M. C. A. work In Japan. The jail committee has co-operated every Sunday with the committee from the colored department in hold ing meetings at the county jail. The evangelistic work of the asso ciation is in the Vlflnri et a composed of representatives from all tho churches. Six hundred and nineteen classes xne synrna-sium, attended "J xnree thousand one hun dred and two took general exercise, making the total attendance in the gymnasium 15,713 and 37,958 baths were taken. In the bowling alleys 23.868 games were bowled. The alleys were open 278 days during the year. Sixty men live in the dormitories and an average of 66 men a day are served In the lunch room. Over 5,000 letters were written In the correspondence room. The social committee are providing entertainments every Saturday night which are being well attended. Dur ing the year three large receptions were given which were attended by 2,000 people. For five months during the win ter night school was conducted and 113 men were enrolled In the classes. There were 316 class sessions and the total attendance was 2.057. The total receipts of the associa tion from all sources were $20,500.65 Total expenses were $20,499.57. A committee has been appointed to draft appropriate resolutions con cerning the work of the outgoing ofn cers and they will report at the din ner next Friday night. Mr. Bowie, the new president of the association, has been a director of the association since 1901. Americans 1,200 Miles Ahead. Tokio, May 11. The American com petitors in the New York-Paris auto mobile race arrived here yesterday and left Tokio thi9 morning on their way to Vladivostok. Here all the cars will meet and make a new start. The Americans say they are 1,200 miles in the lead. Mrs. Ascum Have you any 5 cent stamps? Drug Clerk (absent minded) iso, ma am. Dut we have something Just as good: Mrs. Ascum Ha! ha! force of habit. That's where I caught you. Drug Clerk Not at all, ma'am. I can give you two twos and a one. Philadelphia Press. TOPEKA PEOPLE INTERESTED More Ixtvers of Music Here Than Any City in Kansas. Have you ever stopped to consider the number of musical organizations there are in Topeka? Teachers of mu sic who are in a position to know, say iopeica ranKS nrst or au cities In Kan sas in the matter of music. Mr. Thomas of tho Santa Fe Watch Com pany, 106 West Eighth Avenue, who deals extensively in PhonoeraDhs. Talking Machines and records is of the same opinion as the music teach ers. He says more interest is manifest ed in these machines and more ma chines are being purchased now, than at any time during his experience in the business. WThen asked what, in his opinion was the cause, he replied: "These modern machines are now made so perfect and sold on such easy terms that people, regardless of their condition feel they can not afford to be witb-out the great pleasure of music.' DAY AT THE MILLS. Mann Print Paper Committee Goea Over Hudson. River Plant. Corinth, N. Y.. May 11. After an entire day and night spent at the Hud son river mill of the international Paper company, the congressional committee which is investigating the manufacture of news print paper in this country, left for Washington where they will resume hearings. The representatives spent all their time In learning the process of paper making at first hands and ascertaining from the employes of the mills the ratio of wage increase in the last ten years. Most of the committee work was en tirely informal and it was only at a short hearing that any sworn testi mony was taken. In the party were Representatives Mann of Illinois, Miller of Kansas, Stafford of Wisconsin and Sims of Ten nessee. Accompanying the committee were John N orris of New York City, representing the American Newspaper Publishers' association; Representative Cyrus Durey of this congressional dis trict and officials of the International Paper company, which owns the mills at Palmer Falls. Representative James R. Mann of Illinois, chairman of the committee, would make no comment on the result of the visit. He stated that the com mittee had not yet decided if It would visit any other of the mills of the In ternational Paper company and had fixed no time for completion of the in vestigation. In their trip through the mill they were accompanied by War ren Curtis of New York, a director of the company; C. W. Lyman of New York, assistant to the president of the company, and W. A. Whitcomb, New York manager of the manufacturing department. The committee was in formed by these officials that the com pany's investment at the Hudson river mill is between $5,000,000 and $6, 000,000, and that the 'percentage of wage Increase during the last ten vears has been between 66 and 75 per cent, rne working rorce at the Hud son river mill is divided into nineteen main divisions of laborers and these are further subdivided into nearly one hundred others with an individual wage scale for each class of workmen. The head of several of these sections were sworn as to their present wages and those they received for the same class of labor ten years ago. With no exception the testimony of the wit nesses was to the effect that the wages now were slightly larger than ten years ago and tnat tneir time or labor per week had been shortened from 65 and 66 hours a week to 48 hours. Charles' W. Walker, superintendent of the Hudson river mill, stated in his testimony that he had been superin tendent of the Brompton mill In Can ada and that in his opinion common mill laborers in Canada received fif teen cents per hour as against 16 for American laborers. He said skilled employes in the Canadian mills had to be imported into Canda and declared that the wages paid those skilled em ployes was equal to those paid for a similar grade of work In the United States. He also testified that 90 per cent of the pulp wood used in the Hudson river mill comes from Canada. The present force of the Hudson river mill is 675 men, he said, and the ca pacity of the plant is 240 tons per day, the greatest in the United States. Su perintendent Walker was directed to prepare a table showing the wages per week paid at the Hudson river mill in 1898 and 1902 and at the present time. This will be used by- th.e committee in rendering its decision. f- TXotnfo shnwa three of the six mem bers of the select committee of the house of representatives wnicn is con ducting its interrogatory in the na HnnQl anitnl Ihp nrpKPnt weelc. At the right is Chairman James R. Mann, rep resentative in congress from the city of Chicago, uongressmao mmui i a re publican, serving his sixth term. At the upper left is Congressman James M. Miller of Council Grove, Kan. Con gressman Miller is a nepuDutan serving his fifth term. At the lower left is Congressman Henry T. Bannon nf Pnrt c m out h Ohio. Congressman Bannon is a graduate of the University of Michigan ana is a iawer. HE WAS UTAH CADET. Admiral Evans Acknowledges Debt of Gratitude to Mormon State. Ogden, Utah, May 11. Rear Ad miral Robley D. Evans, enroute east, was received at the Union depot at 8 o'clock this morning by several hundred people, including a delega tion of state officials and others from Salt Lake. His car was opened, to acting Governor Tingey and staff, vet erans of the G. A. R, and friends who sent in personal cards, but it was soon closed on the advice of the physician.' Later the admiral on crutches made his way to the rear platform and ad dressed the crowd, expressing his ap- tpreciation of the honor shown him by the people or xms state. n re called how he had been sent as Utah's cadet to Annapolis, and said he owed a debt of gratitude to Utah. Then selecting a bunch of sweet peas from the bounteous floral offer ing of California, he presented the flowers to a little girl In front of him and returned to his berth in the car. NEW SKIN REMEDY Creates Big Stir; Drug store Crowded With Soffenn. .For several week past Snow's and ether lnariins- m TTT nave been crowded with persons d- ujpyr oi poaiam, the new cure for ecaema. Thle is the dm wnich hfii n.4 l. r luua m. ecir throughout the country since its dis 1 J vuv .ynu 41gO. P"or the convenience of those who use poslam for pimples, fclackheada, blotches, red nose, acne, herpes and othor minor skin troubles, a special Edition to the regular two-dollar ""'w ib iww ou sua at ow lead ing drug stores. In 2JMTLn I.a i Itching- with first application and i.vu,row iu ueaj, curing' cnronlo cases In two weeks. In minor skin troubles ramUa Kn night application. For a free ex- aampie, write direct to the EmIVAnny T .cK I aw, tw. o it wees Twenty-fifth Street. New York City. PLACE TO "MUG" THEM. Police Court Rogues' Gallery Equip ment Complete. The much talked of installation of a photographic apparatus in the police department is at last a fact. The first attempt was a failure. .The camera and equipment were inadequate for good worn, so tney were turned in on ex change for a better and more com plete apparatus. A nice plate camera and dark room rigged up complete now afford every facility for taking good pictures for the rogue's gallery. An electric light, intensified by mirrors, is used in printing "from the plates. De tective Hutton is the artisf and he has taken some very creditable pictures. Two carpenters, serving a term in Jail for drunkenness,-are making a cabinet for the photos. This cabinet will be an elaborate affair and will hold 1,500 pic tures. They will be Indexed and listed in such shape that any picture desired can be readily found. Every suspicious character and crook handled by the po lice will be photographed in two differ ent poses and a complete description of him pasted on the back of the pic ture. A rogue's gallery is a necessity in every metropolitan police depart ment. Chief Eaton is now thinking of placing Detective Slaus in charge of a Bertillon measurement department. The Curtis street and Kansas avenue corner in North Topeka has been the favorite resort lately of loafers and suspicious characters and these fellows have become such an' annoyance to the merchants in that vicinity that com plaint has been made against them. Saturday night Harvey Wheeler, a ne gro, who had been one of the worst of fenders in this respect, was arrested y the police on the charge of loiter ing on the streets. His trial will be held in police court this evening. Albert Ross, an Indian from the Mayetta reservation, was given an aw ful dose in police court toaay tor De ing drunk. He was fined $20 for the reason that he had been brought into court several times lately on this charge, and the judge wanted to put a stop to the practice if possible. The police raided a house Sunday at 523 East First street and arrested Caleb Jackson and Sarah Hatch, the nronrietors. A recently emptied case of beer bottles and a few bottles of whisky were found in the rooms. Perry Clay, Chas. Taylor and James Durkin are in jail waiting trial on charge of disorderly conduct. Thaw Divorce Case Postponed. New York, May 11. A hearing on Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's suit for tne an nulment of her marriage to Harry K. Thaw was scheduled to begin in this city today, but was postponed by agreement or counsel, uaniei u Ken ley, counsel for Mrs. Thaw, requested a postponement on the ground that he had been unaDie to secure certain evi dence which he desired from Pitts burg. Counsel for Thaw consented to the postponement but said that he would agree to no lurtner delays, rne new date of the hearing has not been fixed. Race Track Bill Passed. anii'iift ..v..., today accepted the senate amendments t. will ,-trhiHtt1nr rniA trade en m iu c c bling in the District of Columbia and thus finally passea n. 11111 I I 1 1 I 1H I I I 1 Hil 1 Stansfield's Dandruff Remedy i: Stops itching of the scalp, J J relieves dandruff and makes hair etow. Satisfaction t guaranteed or money refunded. 4 i Geo. W. Stanslicld t 632 Kansas Avenue. 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 m I 1 1 1 Most Blue Sold for look quite nice at a dis tance of fifteen or twenty feet. But as you approach them, a certain coarseness of fabric begins to loom up; while the smooth, soft, fine finish that you thought was there IS NOT. Try the same ex periment with the serges we are specializing at $15, and the nearer you get to them the better youH like them. You'll find the weave of the cloth harder twisted and more endur ing you'll find a better suit, in every detail, than you can select anywhere else at that sort of price. GETS MONEY BACK. Mrs. Sarah Tliornburg, Who lost In Mining Deal, Gets Judgment. The time in district court this morn ing was mostly occupied with the an nouncement by Judge Dana of his rul ings on motions and demurrers and listening to motions on trial cases. In announcing his rulings the judge de cided a case in equity that is not with out especial interest. It was the case of Sarah A. Thornburg vs. the Paris Coal company and S. S. Ott and wife. The judge's decision, which was full of wise saws, sarcasm and justice, was for the plaintiff. According to the court's sum up of the case there were three men living here last sum mer who owned a Denver gold mine. Their holdings were composed princi pally of blue sky, but nevertheless, on paper, they were the proprietors of an alleged gold mine.- -They had no money with which to -promote their scheme, so they cast about to find some per son with plenty of money and little wisdom to help them out. They found Mrs. Thornburg. the plaintiff in this case, and induced her to put up J500 to further the interests of this gold mine. She gave them the money and they gave her a receipt for the same, and later secured $1,000 more from this philanthropist. In return they made her a partner in tne enterprise, con ferring upon her one-fourth interest in this golconda. The money obtained from Mrs. Thornburg was used pre sumably to pay printing and post age bills. Finally the male members of this quartette, without the know ledge or consent or tne woman, wno had alone put money Into the scheme unloaded the mine on to some persons of that class that are supposed to be born every minute for a tract of land located In Missouri, 'rnis lana was transferred and deeded back and forth and across until Anally the Swift fam ily living in Missouri, held the title for a naif of it and S. S. Ott of this city was vested in the title to a half interest, held by mm, nowever, as trus tee for other parties. Mrs. Thornburg! was left out in the cola, sne Drougni suit in equity to force Mr. Ott to deed to her her rightful one-fourth Interest in this land. The defendants claimed that as the land was located in Mis souri and that tne swirts, imeresicu parties, also lived in Missouri, that the Shawnee court had no jurisdiction in the matter. (Swift was one of the three men who promoted the mine in the first place). Judge Dana held, in a most clear and convincing argument in which he quoted a California case and an example from the courts of England exactly similar, that the wo man had the right to bring suit where the deed to the property in question was located. If she went over Into Missouri where the land was located and the dwelling place of the Swifts she would be In as bad a shape, if not worse than the defendants claim ed she was in here. The deed for which she sought title would then be located over in Kansas. The Judge ordered ?he trustee, Mr. Ott. to-deed to Mrs. Thornburg a one-fourth inter est in this land, without prejudice, however to any other parties interest ed, all of whom were still titled to their day in court. The moral behind thfs case, printed in letters a foot high, is don't buy gold mines for a hundred dollars from wildcat promoters. In passing upon a demurrer enter ed by attorney for Gilmore, the con tactor, in his suit against the city for pay for a sidewalk, the Judge held Jhat the prior suit filed by the city against Gilmore for faulty construction of the Fifth ward sewer should enter into this matter. In other words the sidewalk claim of Gilmore against the city should not be settled until the c tys claims as regards the Fifth ward sewer were satisfied In some way. WILMABTfl GETS NEW TEAM. They Are Well Matched Dapple Grays and Will Be Used at If o. 4. A new team has been purchased by G O Wilmartb, fire marshal, for No. 4 "fire station. The team weighs 2,750 pounds and though they were shipped in from different points they so exactly match each as to sie, color and weight that they look like twins. The horses are a dapple gray and had their first try out this morning at 2 o'clock when they responded to a fire alarm. "They acted Just like veterans," said Chief Wilmarth. The horses were taken out to the station Saturday afternoon. The team that they supplanted had been long In the service and were unault- $15 Suit G rVO and three-pieoe Salts ia exclusive two and three button models, with broad, smooth, non wrinkling front, many new effects in lapels. p o o k e t s and sleeves; a dozen different shades of blue $15 t JET BLACK DERBY AMD TAN SOFT HATS, moBt ap propriate with blue serge suits $3. DULL LEATHER BLACK OXFORDS or patent leathers in Stetson's, the worldfs best make $5. tirown Bread Baked in steam, like they bake it in Boston. Different from any found elsewhere in the city. Five cents per loaf. IDEAL BAKERY The Place That's Different Hall a Schiefer. Praps. Phone 190 121 W. 6th St. able for the arduous work to which they are subjected. The team Just pur chased cost J425. The fire department is out searching for another horse to be placed into service on the hose wagon at No. 2 fire station. Dan, who will be taken off, will probably be offered for sale. OVER A MILLION. Gas Company Must Pay Taxes on a Iliffhrr Valuation. The Consumers Heat, Light Pow er company will pay tax on ten times the valuation of the property returned by it in 1907.- That year the total property which it returned as possessing was $124,410, this year it amounts to close to $1,200. 000. The gas company never paid taxes on its splendid main system that cost according to its own reports sev eral hundred thousands of dollars. For the two years and more that the big improvements and extensions of mains have been going on, since the late fall of 1906, they have escaped taxation until under the new state tax law the mains were listed. In 1907 it returned a valuation on its total property possessed of $124,410 and the taxes paid on this valuation amounted to $6,718.14. Of this valua tion $11,700 was placed as personal, the remainder being on its plant on East First avenue. In 1908 the valuation returned was $84,710. $2,000 of this being personal property and the total tax paid amounted to $4,489.63. The year be fore that the valuation totaled $78,890, with taxes paid in of $4,220.61 and in 1904 the total was $78,660 for valua tion while the taxes paid in amounted to $4,129.12. It listed its personal property holdings that year at $1,940. VOTE TO STRIKE. Chicago Street Car Men Almost Unani mous for Walkout. Chicago, May 11. The strike vote taken by the north and west side street carmen, resulted in a practically unaa imous vote in favor of a walkout. The balloting marked the largest vote ever cast in the history of the street car union in Chicago. Approximately 4.509 members of division No. 241, embracing the men employed on the north and west side street car lines, voted. Of that number fewer than 200 votes were cast aginst a strike. The matter now goes to a meeting of the union for further action. The question of "closed" or "open" shop Is the point around which the en tire difficulty revolves. New Post Cards We are showing the largest assortment of post cards in Topeka. All the Churches and and prominent build ings are represented. A. T. Waggoner 731 Kansas Avenue.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOUBirilr-IIOHDAY EVE1HNO, HAY 11, 1S03, 6 The formal opening of the Country club for the' season tomorrow night "will be one of the most interesting events of the week. A musicale will be riven early In the evening and an in formal dance will follow. The musi cale program follows: Grace L. Terry, soprano. Maude T. Mcintosh, mezzo soprano. Dr. Elmer Hill, tenor. Mr. Bradley, baritone. Miss Florence Ingraham, reader. Isabella Hallinger, accompanist. Part I. Bole A Gipsy Maiden... Parker Miss Mcintosh. Three for Jack .Squire Dr. Hill. Reading Miss Ingraham Happy Song, Slave Song... Del Reigo For Good Luck Lehmann Miss Terry. The Little Irish Girl Lohr Mr. Bradley. Reading Miss Ingraham Duet Twilight rxevin Miss Mcintosh and Dr. Hill. Part II. Bong Cycle Dorothy's Wedding Day Wilson Mr. Justice and Mrs. Rousseau A. Burch gave a beautiful and elaborate dinner at their apartment at 827 .Tyler street, Saturday for the mem bers of the Saturday Night club. The rooms were artistically decorated 'With purple and white iris and pink roses. The guests were seated at three tables which had bowls of pink roses for centerpieces and there were Jardinieres filled with the fleur-de-lis In the other rooms. Mrs. Burch was assisted by Mrs. Henry P. Mason and Mrs. Silas R. Porter and the guests were: Mr. Justice Silas Porter, Mr. Justice Henry F. Mason, Mr. T. A. McNeaJ, Mr. H. A. Scandrett,-Mr. T. F. Doran, Judge A. W. Dana, Mr. Jno. F. Swltzer, Mr. U L. Kiene, Mr. H. G. Larimer. Mr. H. J. Bone, Mr. B. H. !Pugh, Mr. C. J. Evans, Mr. O. P. McCllntock, Mr. E. D. McKeever, Mr. E. W. Thompson, Mr. F. H. Foster, Mr.' John MacDonald, Mr. Robert Etone, Mr. Elon S. Clark. The skirt of the model here shown was in trained length and was laid in plaits, stitched part way down in the middle of the front. The corsage was GOWN OF LEAF-GREEN SILK CREPE. made with bands of voile over white lace, and the loose sleeves were cut In one with the corsage. The yoke and undersleeves were of sheer tucked net and lace.

Mrs. Chester I. Long gave a tea Friday of last week at her home in Washington for Miss Mary MacLerv ian of Topeka, who with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan spent the week in Washington. The Kansas girls who are in school In Washington were asked to meet Miss MacLennan and among the guests were Miss Florence Tuttle of Wichita, Miss Katherine Holmes of Emporia, Miss Lillian Buslck of Sylvan Grove, Miss Marie Louise Robinson of Wln fleld. Miss Marguerite Lehman of Wichita, Miss Zofra Dorsey of Wichi ta, Miss Alverda Reese of Wichita, .Miss Harriet Beeler of Kinsley, Miss Julia Wlllard of Leavenworth and Miss Leona Curtis of Topeka. Many of the Kansas women were also pres ent to meet the girls. Mr. Ralph Peterson gave a dinner at the Blower house yesterday for the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Michols and their son, Miss Clough, Miss Katharine Clough and Mr. Al bert T. Reld. Washington correspondence: Mrs. Campbell, wife of Representative Philip Pitt Campbell, entertained at a luncheon at the Raleigh Saturday. Among her guests were Mrs. Long, wife of Senator Chester I. Long; Mrs. Curtis and Miss Curtis, wife and sis ter of Senator Charles Curtis; Mrs. O. B. Dodge, wife of Commander Dodge, stationed at Annapolis; Mrs. Frank MacLennan and Miss MacLennan of Topeka; Mrs. Thomas Ryan, wife of ex-assistant secretary of the Interior, who is visliting in Washington with Mr. Ryan; Mrs. Cravens, wife of Rep resentative Cravens of Arkansas; Mrs. Dufour and the wives of the Kansas members of the house, Mrs. Daniel R. Anthony, Mrs. Charles Frederick Bcott. Mrs. Edmond H. Madison, Mrs. ,Victor Murdock and Mrs. James Mon roe Miller. Mrs. Campbell's table was decorated with pink roses and carna tions, and delicate greens. The Washburn Dramatic club gave the annual banquet Saturday night at Mills' tea room. Proressor Henry F. Look, head of the oratorical depart ment of the college, was among the Leaf-green crepe was used) for the and skirt being trimmed by insertion bottom of the skirt was finished by t shirred: from under each Insertion of outlining the dieep-polnted yoke wer shade. The yoke and undersleeves w of the sleeves being trimmed by fold model of the gown pictured, the bodice s of silk lace dyed the same color. The wo bands of tucks, the material being lace. The high girdle and the folds e of satin matching the material in ere of cream-color chantilly, the cuffs s of satin and: small bows of the same. guests and the members of the club presented nlm with a loving cup of bronze mounted in silver. Miss Helen Morrow and Miss Edna Snepp, new members of the club were given Dramatic club pins, the gift of the club. Covers were laid for Professor Look, Miss Edna Morrow, Miss Helen Morrow. Miss Edna SnepD. Miss Vivien Tuttle, Miss Mabel Renwick, Miss Hazel Larkin. Mr. Ralph Johnson, Mr. Quinton Adams, Mr. Omer Smith, Mr. Walter Weidllng, Mr. Leo Mooney, Mr. Kay utrord, Mr. Ralph Ferguson and Mr. Joe Myers. An open meeting of the Humane society will be held tomorrow even ing at the home of Mrs. C. G. Foster, mieveratn ana Harrison streets. Children who have tickets or money left from the Orphans' home benefit are requested to meet Mrs. H. O. Mad- dox at the transfer station tomorrow night after school for an accounting.

The drawing depicts a delightful little summer gown of mull, the model being In tea rose pink, with insertions of white Cluny lace and trimmings of wide band lace of white net. with a very heavily embossed design in pink and white. The skirt was made in panels joined with lace, the lower part kowhwoodk White Corn can be made, until you've tasted Formerly called Elijah's Manna. Post Toasties "The Taste Lingers" NOTICE This food will be pack ed In both Elijah's Manna and Post Toastiea cartons while the people are becoming accustomed to the change of name. It Is the same food in each. Made by Poitum Cereal Company, Limited, Ttattl Creek. Mich. M 0. hanging over deep tucks of the mull. The yoke and standing collar were of tucket net. "After three days,'; said an old Gre cian proverb, "the most troublesome thing in the world are a rain, a guest and a wife." The Theta Phi Psis, a club of young school boys, gave a dance Saturday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Davis on Western avenue. About twenty-eight girls and boys enjoyed the occasion. Mrs. L. R. Coultis entertained her Five Hundred club Friday afternoon, and these additional guests: Mrs. F. H. Petro. Mrs. Charles Whitlock. Mrs. Rome Colvln, Miss Ella Morgan, Miss tioian uermam, Mrs. J. A. Campbell, Mrs. Fred lies, Mrs. L. S. Courtnev. Mrs. I. S. Sheetz, Mrs. Clara Bauer- smith, Miss Nora Bischoff and Miss Norma Petro. The reception given' by Beulah chap ter O. E. S. to the grand officers will be held in the Masonic temple Tues day evening at 8 o'clock and invita tions are extended to all members of the order. Notes and Personal Mention. Mrs. A. H. Thompson went to Sabetha this morning to spend a week with Mrs. Charles Haynes. Miss Gertrude Clevenger has gone to Urbana, 111., to spend a month with her sister, Mrs. H. L Greene. Dr. J. P. Root, of Kansas City, Is attending the State Dental convention in Topeka and is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Chester B. Reed. Mrs. Root ac companied him and will go on to Em poria to visit her sons, Mr. Burr Root and Mr. Paul Root. Miss Gertrude Burr, of Emporia, was in Topeka yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Adams and Mr. and Mrs. David Adams of Kansas City spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Adams at the Blower House. Miss Dolly Curtis and Mrs. Thomas Ryan of Muskogee who, with Judge Ryan, has been visiting in Washing ton for a few weeks, are spending this week with Commander and Mrs. O. G. i Dodge at Annapolis. Judge and Mrs. Ryan were guests of honor at a dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Victor Mur dock last week. Mr. and Mrs. B. Berkson, of Kansas City, have been guests for a few days of Mrs. Berkson's sister. Miss Myrtle Judge and Mrs. De Witte C. Nellis and Col. P. H. Coney were in Cot tonwood Falls last week guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Gresham. They went down to attend the gas celebration which was postponed until May 14 on account of heavy rains. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Nelson of the Devon are in La Junta, Col., for a few days. Leavenworth Post: Mrs. Frederick Fruer of Denver, CoL, who has been visiting friends In Lincoln, Neb., will come Monday to visit her parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. N. Joerger. Mrs. D. H. Stone, of Emporia, Is the guest of Mrs. Rose M. Hibbard for a few days. Atchison Globe: Miss Helen Hackney who attends the Benton school at Irv ington-on-the-Hudson, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank MacLennan and their daughter Mary, of Topeka, in New York last week. Mrs. W. A. Carr and her son Robert of Junction City, will visit Miss Mabel King, 51 West Sixth avenue next week. Lawrence Journal (Saturday) Mrs. Clarence Ritchie came from Topeka today to be the guests of Miss Mabel Lyter and to remain in Lawrence un til after Miss Lyter s marriage to Mr. Harry Miller, May 12 Mr. and Mrs. George Parkhurst, Mrs. Robert Garver, Mrs. Florence Thatcher, and son and Miss Ellen Parkhurst, were here from Topeka last evening to at tend the May festival. Mrs. Theodore Saxon will entertain the following guests from out of town for the "Eastern Star meeting this week: Mrs. J. M. Linscott, Mr. and Mrs. George S. Linscott of Hol ton, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Linscott of Farmington, Mrs. F. B. Warren, of St. Marys. Mrs. W. H. Gill of St. Marys, Miss Marietta Golden of Holton. Ottawa Republic: Mrs. Dudley Cook and daughter Dorothy went to Topeka this afternoon to visit rela tives. Mrs. Winfield Freeman of Kansas City, Kan., gave a talk Sunday morn ing at the LoWman Hill Methodist church on Japan. Sunday evening she repeated her lecture at the Kan sas Avenue M. E. church in North Topeka. Mrs. Freeman has recently returned from a trip around the world. 4 Mrs. Lenore Doster ;Cook' oT Kansas City spent Sunday with -her parents, Judgs and Mrs. Frank Doster. Miss Emma Viets has returned from a visit in Girard. Miss Maud Bonner who was visiting in Girard has gone to Columbus. Mr. Monte Kiatler left Sunday for a visit at Ann Arbor. Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hogueland of Horton were guests over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Magaw. Mrs. E. E. Frizell of Larned is the guest of Mrs. J. H. Frizell. Mrs. William McDaniel of Mankato is here for a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. .Drake. Mrs. A. B. Jetmore and Miss Margaret Jetmore have returned from a visit to the Samuel Gardenhire family in New York city. Mr. and Mrs. Brinton Woodward of Lawrence spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Woodward and Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lord. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Elliott and 'Hlfl"H i I I 1 II I I I I I 1 X Matron's Advice I Constipation prevails In al- X most every family. Old and x juung miner aiiKe. The matron X of a great New York hospital X confidently states that the fol- T IU1.U16 na oeen usea lor years J with the utmost success, treat- tag thousands, old and young for acute and chronic constipa- tion: Compound Essence Car- diol, 1 ounce Aromatic Fluid Cascara, 1 ounce. Aromatic Sy J rup Rhubarb, 2 ounces. Dose One-half to one teas- poonful after each meal. Chll- dren less, according to age. Get the ingredients at any I well-stocked drug store, mix" them and find Instant relief, and a permanent cure. 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 m i m 1 1 1 1 1 TOTJB RAILROAD FARE KEFOIfDISD IN PAKI OR WHOLE U1 TOU TRADE HERS. THE WARREN M. CROSBY CO. Established 1881 The Store of Dependable Merchandise. Incorporated 1907 Sale of 2,000 Yards "Corticeffi" Dress Silks, 48c Yard Last year just about this time we had a." CorticelU". Sale today we begiit. another one of these splen did silk sales. We take from the Corticelli Silk Co., large quantities of these silks silks that they are will ing to clean up at a price. This special lot is the largest and the best values of any yet. It's a splendid chance to buy silks for every purpose, buy liberally for the summer's wear. Silks at these prices are al most as cheap as cotton fabrics, r Ten Pieces "CorticellF Fancy Silks) 24 to 27 inches wide, in plaids, stripes, checks and figured suiting styles; will make excellent skirts or waists; regular $1.00 values this sale, yard ....48c Eight Pieces "Corticelli" Pongee Silks, 27 inches wide; all new patterns; de signs of self color. These regular $1.00 silks go in thin sale at hardly half orig inal price; yard 43o Eleven' Pieces "Corticelli" Foulards, the regular $1.00 and $1.25 qualities, in brown, gray, rose, blue and other colored grounds with dots, stripes, brocades and many other designs; all in this sale at, yard 48c Three Pieces "Corticeffiw Moires, white grounds with pompadour effect, in blue, pink and lavender designs. These rich, lustrous and heavy $1.00 silks so suitable for opera, party or reception gowns, all go in this sale for, yard .48c Six Pieces "Corticelli" Punjab, 24 inches wide, in six of the best selling shades; a silk that will make up for al most any kind of wear; in this sale at, yard 48c Twelve Pieces "Corticelli" Rough Silks. These rajah effects sold earlier in the season and very freely at 75o a yard, but in this sale you can buy them for, a yard........ 48c Nine Pieces "Corticelli" Japan Dress Silks, 24 inches wide, in mostly the dark suiting styles suitable for travel ing or home wear all small, neat de signs; have been selling at 69o to 65o; this sale, yard...;. ...48c Eight Pieces "Corticelli" Satins, twilled weave, plain colors; good fabric for all kinds of linings, pettiooats, waists, etc.; this sale, yard ......48c Thirty-nine Pieces "Corticelli'' Fancy Silks. This lot contains splendid assort ment to choose from in Louisines, Pop lins, Chiffon Taffetas, Shadow Plaids, Stripes in great variety. Checks and Fancies. Silk Skirts Made to Order--$2.95 for the Making A dozen models to ohoose from skirts made and guaranteed to fit to the entire satisfaction of the customer. Wool Skirts made to order, $1.95 for the making. White Wools 50o, and Voiles $1.00 extra. STREET COAT FOR LITTLE GIRL. The accompanying drawing shows a goodmodel for a street coat for a little girl, the design being simple enough to present few difficulties to the home dressmaker. iThe model was in bright blue and black cheviot, with the cuffs and collar faced with blue velvet. The large hat of soft felt was In the same shade of blue and trimmed with a large bow of spft black taf feta ribbon. their baby have gone to Ames, la., where they will visit Mrs. Elliott's peo ple. Miss Louise Henderson has gone to Kansas City for a short visit. Mr. Ira Howe returned today from Watertown, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Germain left Saturday for a two weeks' visit in Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Marshall, 221 Topeka avenue, are the parents of a son, born May 4, to whom they have given the name of Brommell Moser Marshall. Mr. Henry Niemann of Kansas City, Mo., visited in Topeka yesterday. The Willard W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. G. M. Blair Tuesday after noon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. G. M. Blair has returned from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. F. P. Skene, in Indianapolis. Mrs. J. R. Kinne entertained the sewing circle of W. R. C. No. 66 Friday afternoon at her home, 1524 West street. Those present were Mrs. Gar land, Mrs. Debon, Mrs. Bower, Mrs. Hawley, Mrs. Low. Mrs. C. E. Shafer, Mrs. James, Mrs. Stafford, Mrs. Brint nall, Mrs. Feenston, Mrs. At wood, Mrs. Harry Shafer, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Ack ley, Mrs. Sevain, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Dwyer, Mrs. Dahlstrom, Mrs. Webber, Mrs. Hoeck. DIED OF HEART FAILURE. GOOD GAMES AT WASHBURN. Schedule During Absence of White Sox a Good One. Body of Mrs. Higbee Found in Kitchen of Her Home. At the coroner's inquest held this morning over the remains of Mrs. Eliza HIgbee, a Topeka pioneer, who was found dead at her home in North Topeka Saturday. It was decided that deceased came to her death from heart failure. According to the circum stances and the evidence there were no grounds for any other verdict. Mrs. Higbee, who was 75 years old and had been a resident of Topeka for tne tast thirty years, lived alone in a little house at 920 North Van Buren street. Her daughter. Mrs. G. A. Supple, in company witn a neignuor, cau see her mother Saturday evening. The o., an MtrtincA had uuuia c 1 ...v. i. wiu to be forced. Mrs. Higbee was found 1.Ul.nn Ch. lying on me noor oi mo was attired in her night clothes. It Is believed that she died last Wednesday night while preparing to go to bed. The dally papers of Thursday, Friday and Saturday were found unopened on the front porch. She had not been seen by any' of her neighbors since Wednesday, but on that day she made several calls and seemed In good health and spirits. Besides the daughter, Mrs. Higbee is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Maria Hiller of 1308 North Qulncy street, and Mrs. Sarah Trimble of Meriden, Kan. Her husband has been dead about twenty-five years. The Washburn baseball team has ar ranged a schedule of games which will be played at Washburn park during the absence of the Topeka White Sox. The better part of Washburn's home schedule will be played during this time. The first game of the schedule will be played Wednesday with the team from Salina Wesleyan university. This team while hailing from a small school has made a great reputation this season and has met with but one defeat. The Haskell Indian team plays here Saturday and the Indians always have a strong baseball team. One of the biggest games will be the game with the Highland Park college team from Des Moines which will be here next Monday. This Is an unde feated aggregation and only last Satur day they won from the strong mgn land Park team by a score of 13 to 4. A week from Thursday, May Zl, Washburn will meet the Aggies here. They have already defeated the Man hattan collegians on their home grounds and are confident of repeating on the Washburn grounds. The final game of the schedule will be the game with Washburn's arch-enemy, the Kansas university team, May 22, a week from next Friday. K. U. defeated Washburn a week ago Saturday on the Lawrence grounds after a close game ana wasnDurn wui go after the Jayhawkers for blood. Clarence Young Sentenced. Clarence Young, who formerly con ducted the drug store at the corner of Fifth street and Kansas avenue, was sentenced in district court Saturday evening to serve thirty oays in Jail and Day a fine or iuu on cnarge or violating the prohibitory law. There were five counts against Young, Dut ne was allowed to plead guilty to the fifth count and was given the minimum sentence. sTHE Home Liniment Ton Keep around the house will run out some day. Remember us when you want it refilled. RED CROSS PHARMACY M. WEIGHTMAN. JR. Ninth and Kansas Ave. At the Novelty. It is ever a pleasure to record the fulfillment of predictions. And this applies particularly to the show which is at the Novelty theater for this week. Advance notices of it were to the effect that it would be a good one, and such it is. In fact it is on a plane with the two excellent shows which have immediately preceded It. And being in their class means that it furnishes as good a vaudeville on- tertainment as could be desired. That it will make a hit with the patrons of this house was evidenced by the man ner in which it was greeted by the large audiences Sunday afternoon and last evening. They actually enthused over It. Of the five acts on the bill there are two or three which stand out as be ing preeminently good. The best of them all is the one put on by The Rusticano Trio, Italian street singers. Each of these three men has a fine voice and their solo work and en- Bemble singing is of a really high or der. It is a long while since better, or rather as good, singers have been heard in vaudeville in Topeka. There is another singing act on the bill which is a close second to this one in the way of providing good enter tainment. This is presented by The Broadway Girls, three young women who have plenty of good looks and good songs as well. One of their numbers presents a pretty stage pic ture when an electrically trimmed swing and other pleasing electrical effects are used. An excellent dash of comedy Is in jected in the bill by Rose and Severns who produce a clever sketch called "The Automobile Disaster." men there is Miss Mabel Meeker, a versa tile young woman, who not only sings and dances well but is also an acro batic contortionist of rather unusual ability. The Klngsley Brothers, who are styled as character comedians, furnish the other act. They are con siderably stronger as singers and dancers than they are in comedy work. To round out the show there are a couple of good illustrated songs and a series of good moving pictures. Mr. Irwin's song, "In Germany," is one of the best illustrated songs that has been given here this season and Miss Parfitt sings with fine effect, "School Days." Air Dome Tonight. A downfall of rain that was more in the nature of a deluge prevented the opening of the Air Dome in ac cordance with the plans which had been made by Mr. Crawford. So the Majestic Stock company which was booked for the first week of Air Dome season put on its opening perform ance at the Majestic. If the weather continues pleasant the Air Dome will be opened tonight. "Jerry" is the name of the piece that the Majestic Stock company put on for Its opening bill. It is a comedy of a high order and was presented in an interesting fashion by -the mem bers of the company, the most of whom are actors and actresses of ability. This Majestic company was organized by Mr. Crawford and Mr. Kearney and is under the manage ment of J. C. Turner, who was a member of the Readick Stock com pany. The manner in which Mr. Tur ner has whipped the Majestic com pany into shape shows himself to be something of a star as a producer. As a matter of fact this new company is about as good a stock company as has been seen in Topeka for a long time. Any number of people who wit nessed its performance last night were heard to compare it more favorably with the Readick Stock company which has made such a hit with Topekans. Among the clever players with the new company are Mae Ward. Jane Keckley, Mrs. Jack Keough, Miss Jeanette Lester, RoyJ Watson, Jack Keougn ana tserney Stoffeld. Some real high class spec ialties are put on between the acts by the members of the company and others who confine their exclusive at tention to the vaudeville features. Illustrated songs and moving pictures are also given and the Various feat ures of the show provide an excellent evening's entertainment. WUI II. Cross Musical Comedy Co.. The Will H. Cross Musical Comedy company, which has been organize by James R. Kearney and booked for the summer season in the Air Domes In the larger cities of Oklahoma, is hard at work these days with rehear sals and Mr. Cross who is the pro ducer of the -show promises to have his forces in a state of perfection by Thursday night when the company will start a three days engagement at The Handy Sure On Are the kind of glasses to buy! Don't pay your money for wigley-wogley 'glasses that fall off your nose If you Just happen to stir. The Handy, Sure-On Glasses are always the best and can be bought of us. They won't tumble off your nose or make you blind. For glasses that you like and that improve your eye sight, come to us and get them. James B. Hay den 727 Kansas Ave. COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED The. Result Was Expected Good News for Topekans. An argument of timely interest, was started at a meeting of the Lawn Beautifiers recently, and' a committee was selected and instructed to report their finding in the matter to those in terested, at a meeting called for that purpose last evening. The matter un der discussion was, what firm in To peka can sharpen and repair lawn mowers best? As was expected the committee unamlously voted the honor to the U. S. Cycle Co.. 830 sas Ave. the Majestic preparatory to the open ing of its Oklahoma season which will -occur in Oklahoma City next week. Mr. Kearney has secured a lot of clever musical show people for this company and it will be particu larly strong in excellent vaudeville features which will be Incidents to the show. In Miss Josephine Bar lowe, the prima donna of the com pany, a real star has been secured. And there are several others in the roster including Billy McRobie, Ma bel Darragh, the Francescos and the Jessees. These good entertainers are supplemented by a chorus of a dozen good looking girls. Mary Mannering. Mary Manns ring, one of the half dozen "most beautiful women on the American Stage," will appear as Bet sy Patterson in her new play "Glor ious Betsy at tne Grana on Thursday night. Miss Mannering' is distin guished among other things for her ability to wear beautiful gown in "the grand manner" and in this play she has several gowns that she went to Paris to have made Immediately after accepting the new play by Rlda Johnson Young, who has also written Brown of Harvard.' The sub-seniors of the Toneka, High school will present a western musical comedy at the Grand on May 22. THE METROPOMTAJr EVENT. Big Handicap to Be Ron on Wed n eft- s day with 10,000 Stake. New York, May 11. Careful ex amination of the list of eligibles for tne Metropolitan nan a leap, the chief event to be run on Wednesdav. th opening day of the spring meeting at Belmont Park, shows that eighteen horses can be counted up as probable starters for this valuable stake, first money 01 wnicn wui amount to about 310,000. The scarcity of good Jockevs wn never more keenly felt than this year, when on the fingers of one hand can be counted those upon whom the puoiic can wager witn tne confidence that they felt only a few years ago. when ten or a dozen good riders cnuit be named for any given eventi CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Tb Kind Yea Hai8 Atezjt Echt Bears the Signature of I t

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THE TOPEISA DAILY CTATB JOURlTAI-XIOiTOAYIIVIil.'Q, UAY ut lcj ASKS HIS HELP. Bureau of American Republics As It Will Appear When Completed And Some of the Speakers at the Ceremonies Today TURING our big sale a couple of weeks ago (and, by the way, we never sold so many pianos in so short a time) we had the chance of getting about a half dozen rood Second-Hand Pianos. Committee of National Prosper ity Association Calls. To JEnllst the Aid of President Booserelt in the Work. t-.. m 111 II I I Washington. May 11. A committee from the National Prosperity association t St. Louis called on President Roose velt today to urge his aid in furthering their plans for encouraging the return V prosperity throughout the country. The committee found the president cordial in his treatment and frank in Ills expressions of willngness to aid them In every way possible. A speech was made by E. C. Sim Bionda, chairman of the executive com. mittee of the association, which was responded to by the president. Mr. Blramonds upon behalf of the associa tion, urged that a halt be called upon "radical, hasty and experimental legis lation designed to regulate industry. Explaining the purposes of' the as. Delation Mr. Simmonds said: "The association has been designed In the first place to promote confidence among our business men and. in the econd, through co-operation with you, to impress the confidence upon all our own people and the world at large. The association will facilitate the exchange of opinion among the 100,000 non-par tlsan business organizations. Business has suffered too much already from demagogic agitation, therefore the as sociation will seek relief from contin ued agitation bv professional agitators. It will deprecate the unworthy spirit which arrays class against class. It will seek that unity of brotherhood which you have proclaimed." Mr. Simmonds continued: "A national political campaign is opening. Platforms are to be adopted. The National Prosperity association will ask for fair minded consideration of business Interests by both parties But the association does not believe that prosperity depends upon politics. It is convinced that business may re vive; that the unemployed may find work; that the normal volume of trade may be reached without waiting for the November election. To that end the as sociation will address itself." Tlie President's Reply. The president responded as follows "I am In hearty sympathy with the avowed object of the National Pros perity association. It is excellent. We have gone far in uprooting abuses which threaten our national lire, 'la ken as a whole the standard of hon esty In our business life has been high and today the standard, is, I believe beyond what it has ever been, and this largely because we nave maae aeier mined war on the abuses that lowered It. As you have said, the depression and stagnation from which our coun try is now hapily beginning to recover was not caused by reiorm legislation, but by the revelation of shocking con ditions in certain of our corporations, by reckless operations in high finance, by calamity and by striking, though I believe exceptional instances of busi ness and civic dishonesty. Of course, all good men must agree with you in your condemnation of unwise agita tion. The apathetic acceptance of abuses In our governmental and busi ness administration is no more danger ous than the demagogic appeals of pro fessional agitators to "Class hatreds-.H Our national conscience, I nrmiy De lieve, has been awakened. "We will not and can not go back to the conditions which tolerated wrong doing. Neither can we afford to be led astray by those who would embark us In a viBlonary and the wisest cru sade against all corporations, all busi ness methods. We should address our selves to the faithful and honest ob servance of laws and civic righteous ness. The welfare of all of us can best be obtained by striving for a policy which will promote the welfare of each of us. We must all co-operate in or der that benefit may be derived by the entire nation. "Good laws make for good govern ment but laws are of no avail unless vitalized by the people who made them. Our recent legislation has been good and It is to the interest of the entire country and especially of the business interests that we should be enforced. Should further regula tor legislation as is required is merely a building up on the broad foundation that has been laid. It conceals no menace to business any more than that legislation which has already been enacted. There is no need for agitation concerning it; there is no excuse for demagogic excitement about it. It is as much our duty to conserve the real rights of property as it Is to conserve the real rights of labor. This we have done in the past and this we ought to do and will do In the future. "The country realized that confidence is not a matter of law. It is an intan gible something which exists in the re lation of men. Those relations have been strengthened in our own country by the economic reforms that have i been instituted. Therefore we are more powerful today than we have ever been. So far as the present administration is concerned, it will continue unchanged, the policy of safeguarding the rights of all and of embracing every possible and legitimate means to advance the wel fare and prosperity of the country. "Let there be no misunderstanding about this. The business and commer cial interests of the country to be prosperous in an enduring sense must be administered honestly. With occa sional exceptions they have been and are so now administered as you have well said, wherever there is evidence of dishonesty it must be pursued re lentlessly and punished; but having thus moved forward to a high plane of business integrity and on that plane built wisely, let no man seize the moment when we have as a na tion plllorized the real malefactors to say that all American business men or even any considerable number of them are malefactors. I welcome your tmmm and shall be glad to co-operate m.n you in any effort to establish prosper ity on right and honest lines." A GOLDEN BROWN Is the color good coffee should have. And in using our coffees you not only get this, but quality, strength and aroma as well, if you want all that's good In coffee try our Blend No. S per lb. S5c 8 lt8 $1.00 Blend No. 10 ped lb. 40o CHAS. McCLINTOCK Tea.Coffee-China 815 Kansas Avenue At the extreme left Is shown John Barrett, director. Theodore Roose velt and Elihu Root at top of group. Mr. Joaquin Nabuco, Brazilian am bassador, at lower left. Cardinal Gibbons at lower right. Andrew Carnegie in center. CORNERSTONE LAID. President Roosevelt Starts the Ameri can Republics Building. Washington, May 11. President Roosevelt today laid the cornerstone of the first international temple of peace and friendship to be erected the tangi ble evidence of the desire of the 21 American republics that war shall be no more in the western world and that material prosperity promoted by in ternational trade shall take its place. Fitting the historical importance of the event, the exercises were made im pressive by the participation of the heads of each of these republics, fol lowing addresses by President Roose velt. Secretary Root, Ambassador Nabacu of Brazil and Andrew Carne gie, a cabled sentiment expressing the hearty approval of each president was read. Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop Cranston pronounced an invocation and benediction on the work done and the United States Marine band ren dered selections of Pan-American music specially prepared for the occa sion. The new building is to be the joint property of all republics. The site provided for by the American congress, consists of the old historic Vanness home, the first pretentious mansion erected in Washington. It faces the Mall, is within a few hundred yards of the White House and adjacent to the state, war and navy building, and the art gallery. Mr. Carnegie contributed toward the construction of the build ing to the extent of three-quarters of a million dollars. The building Is to be the home of an international bureau maintained by the American republics, and is to be made the center of a con tinuous campaign of education, where one country may obtain accurate and ud to date information of every other. A library on all subjects American is to be developed. and a propaganaa maintained intended to bring about American governments nearer, inti mate acquaintance. Invitations to the exercises were ac cepted by the entire diplomatic corps in Washington, as well by the high officials of all branches of the Ameri can government. Elaborate prepara tions for the accommodation of the spectators were made. The exercises were opened by the di rector of the international bureau, John Barrett, who presented in a brief ad dress, Secretary of State Root, chair man of the governing board of the international bureau as the presiding officer of the day. Inscribed on the cornerstone are the following words: "Building of the American Repub lics. Erected through the public spirited gift of Andrew Carnegie and the contributions of all the republics upon land provided by the govern ment of the United States, May 11, 1908." The dimensions of the building will be approximately 160 by 160 feet, its main portion standing two stories above a high studded basement and being in turn surnounted by dignified ballustrades. The rear portion in or der to covtr a capacious assembly hall will rise still higher. The gen eral architecture will suggest Latin American treatment out of respect to the fact that 20 of the 21 republics are of Latin origin, at the same time possessing such monumental charac teristic as will make it harmonize with the general scheme for the Improve ment of Washington. It will be con structed throughout of steel and con crete, with the effect of a Spanish stucco finish and with white marble steps, foundations and trimmings. A beautiful chamber that may be called "Hall of the American Ambassa dors" will provide the only room of its kind in the United States especially designed for international conven tions, receptions to distinguished for eigners, and for diplomatic and so cial events of a kindred nature. The bureau is strictly an international and Independent organization maintained by the joint contributions, based on population, of the 21 American gov ernments. Nearly $1,000,000 will be spent in construction and fitting up the build ing.' The Presidents' Speech. President Roosevelt in his address said in part: "This is a memorable occasion for all the peoples of the western hemis phere. The building, the cornerstone of which we lay today, emphasizes by its existence the growing sense of solidarity of interest and aspiration among all the peoples of the new world. "It marks our recognition of the need to knit ever closer together all the republics of the western hemis phere through the kindly bonds of mutual justice, good will, and sym pathetic comprehension." Cotton Market. Galveston. Tex.. May 11. COTTON Market steady. lH4c. NewJ0J"k- May "-COTTON Sales to day 2.909 bales. Spot closed steady and 28 LELAND AT WICHITA. Asks That Old Soldiers Help a "Real Republican.' Wichita, Kan., May 11. About 200 of the members of the Old Soldiers' Republican club and their friends as sembled in the city court room at the court house Saturday afternoon and were addressed by Cyrus Leland, can didate for the nomination for governor on the Republican ticket, and by Pat Coney, past department commander of the G. A. R. Both men spoke in regard to the po litical issues of the coming campaign and asked for the support of the old soldiers in Mr. Leland's race for the nomination. Mr. Leland made a short address, speaking about ten minutes. He told briefly of his 50 years experience in Kansas politics and said that it had al ways been his endeavor when holding office to carry out the wishes of the people he represented as near as pos sible. He also spoke of the important part taken by the old soldiers in the affairs of the state and of the splend id record they have made. He spoke with reference to the new tax law which he believes should be changed. With regard to his opponent for the nomination, Mr. Stubbs, he said that he had no charges to make against him but that he believed the old sol diers should help a "real Republican and one who had worked for their in terests in the past. Mr. Coney followed the first speaker, making a strong plea for Mr. Leland and denouncing the stand taken by Mr. Stubbs. The speaker said that Mr. Leland had always been very modest in re gard to his own attainments but that he had always been aggressive when it came to doing things. He urged that the old soldiers support him, both be cause he is one of them and because of the splendid record he has made in his public career. In speaking about Mr. Stubbs' recent implied charges against Mr. Leland as being a spoilsman and that his being such was due to the conditions which have prevailed in politics In the past, Mr. Coney denounced them as false and as being a slander on the entire Re publican party. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. E. S. Gresser Has an Exciting Experi ence During the Storm. Natural gas and lightning joined hands early this morning, setting fire to the home of E. S. Gresser, cashier of the Citizens' bank of North Topeka, 821 Tyler street. "The bolt of lightning came into the house on the electric wiring," said Mr. Gresser. "It made an awful noise and shook the whole house. It didn't throw us out of bed but shook us around in our beds. On getting up we found that the bathroom was full of smoke and flames several feet high were leaping up. I couldn't find any fire any place else. The gas piping be tween the first and second floors was broken and the lightning following the electric wires between those two floors, set the gas on fire. I don't know ex actly how much damage was done, but I believe that the flames burned pretty well all through the space between the first and second floors." The alarm was turned in at Are de partment headquarters at 2:15. NOW HE'S FOR STUBBS. R. W. Griggs, Meade County Old Sol dier, Who Isn't For Leland. R. W. Griggs of Meade county, a Republican and an old soldier, is In town today to arrange for a series of political meetings in his county. He U fintq to Kfnilr T .z TT"r-i 1 nf c. v. 1 v and Bristow to appear in Meade some time between now and August 4. a am num me oevenxn district, savfl Mr Ctrtffflrs. "whlpli wae ly for Long. We were at one time ouft'wBcu aj auyuilllg; mat lvong wanted ns f n Ttut wo ai-A sick of that job. and when the August primary is held, it is my guess that there will be a large part of the Sev enth rliatrlot npqiMst lifm T i that Meade county will be against tllm ttcmA OTtA f vnn M'V. i. i j- "b una jnan who is real enthusiastic for Long la our county is the editor of the Globe, who holds the job of postmaster. "Concerning the fight between Stubbs and Leland, I want to say that I am an old soldier, and am not for Leland. There are going to be many others. Of course I expect that Leland will get the majority of the old sol- diers. It would be remarkable if he didn't. But for my part, I want Stubbs. And that Isn't because I am much of a Stubbs man I am origin ally for Bailey, and fought for him hard at the conventions when he was a candidate. I felt sore at Stubbs for turning him down, but I believe now that. Stubbs stands for the right sort of things, and I am for him.' SAWED CELL BARS. During the: Storm an Alleged Bank .Robber Escaped at Platte City. .-3 Leavenworth, Kan., May 11. Dur ing the heavy wind and rain storm last night, Clyde Reed, who was con fined in Jail at Platte City, near here, awaiting trial ror the sensational rob bery of the bank of Camden Point, Missouri, made his escape. Reed saw ed the iron bars of his cell In two and made his escape through a window. Reed possessed a key to his shackles. These he unlocked and locked them on the sheriff's horse to prevent pur suit. The Bank of Camden was rob bed December 27, last and $2,700 se-l cured. KANSAS DENTISTS HERE Opening Session of the State Asso ciation Held Today. The opening session of the Kansas State Dental association was held at representative hall this morning and will be followed by sessions Tuesday and Wednesday, night sessions being included following the meetings held during the day. The morning ses sion was devoted to the clinics and the afternoon meeting to a discussion of the general business of the associa tion. AFTER SOIi WATKINS', SCALP. Petition Filed for Removal of Prin cipal of McKInley School. S. G. Watkins, principal of McKinlev school, colored, for many years and a school teacher for a quarter of a cen tury, has incurred the displeasures of 48 members of his race who want him supplanted as head of the McKinley school and who this afternoon filed a petition with the board of education asking that he 'be removed. "He has become too old and the people are tired of him over there," said one of the malcontents. Brokerage Firm Assigns. Cincinnati, O., May 11. George H. Stapely Co., brokers, today as signed to William Bodener. No fig ures are yet obtainable, but the firm has been doing a heavy business, hav ing a large number of branch offices. The recent legal Investigation, of the brokerage business with general busi ness losses caused the failure. New York Money Market. New York, May 11. MONET Money on call easy. 1(&2 per cent; ruling rate and closing bid 1 and offered at 2. Time loans quiet and easy. Sixty days, 24 per cent; 90 days. 2fii per cent; 6 months, 34S3 per cent. CLOSE; Prime mercantile paper 3?44H per cent; sterling exchange firm with ao tual business in bankers' bills at J4.S7 4.8730 for demand and at ?4.S5054.8510 for 60 dav bills; commercial bills, UM. SILVER Bar silver 52c; Mexican dol lars. i'C. She I see where a fellow married a girl on his deathbed. Just so she could have his millions when he was gone. Could you love a girl like that? HeSure, I could-' love a girl: like that! Where does she live? Puck. The Actress In this new play I'm supposed to die from a broken heart. Now, how am I to know how person with a broken heart behaves? The Manager I'll tell you what to do. You study the author of this play af ter he sees the first rehearsal. Illus trated Bits. 1 W. Bolinger, PISTOLS EVERYWHERE. Eniil C. Greening Describes the Gun ness Home at Laporte. Oklahoma City, Okla., May 11. "I be lieve that the house claimed three vic tims a month during the time that I was there, but I had no knowledge of any of this business," said Emil C. Greening, formerly employed by Mrs. Gunness, the Laporte murderess, to day. 1 "While, I was there Mrs. Gunness had us dig' up a large number of huge stumps on the farm and when we re filled the holes a spot was left. This would have been a very fine place for burying victims and the officers should search these old stump holes." Greening knows the history of Mrs. Gunness and believes that she is now in hiding In Chicago, where she Is known to have had many friends. Ac cording to his story she met Lamphere while he was working in Laporte and induced him to go to her farm place and do some remodelling where he later came into her good graces and remained as a boarder, using her mon ey and practically depending upon her for support. When asked if Mrs. Gunness ever talked about her former husbands, Greening said: "She .never .mentioned two f her husbands but J told me about Max Sorenson, her first husband. She said he was floor manager in Mantle Brotn ers' store in Chicago, and that the firm promised her when her husband died that they would furnish her a lawyer any time she needed him because she was a widow and because her husband was their employe. "There were 11 rooms to the house, five below and six above, and there was a large cellar that extended all under the house. She always kept J1 and it might be that she used dope In this because I never heard a shot fired although there were lots of times that a gun could have heen fired that 1 would not have heard. There were pis tols all over the place, at least a dozen watches and numerous pocketbooks scattered about. tn "She sent me home one evening to spend the night at my home in Laporte saying that she was going to have some visitors. When I came back next morning she was all dressed up but said that the visitors never came. "I believe that there were trunks in every room in the house as we 1 as in the haus. I' know that she could have made a nice sum of money if she naa sold all the men's clothing about the P Greening states that Mrs Gunness went from Austin I1L. to where sne ran nrt after which she removed to Laporte. and-1 would know her anywhere. CALL FOR HARVEST HANDS State Employment Agent Is Organis ing for the -ry. Binnlovment agent, Is beginning to get his i ear vnnte nr tha wheat flown 10 mc 6 r roots, and listen for the call for har- VeSn May '15. he will have his appli cation before the passenger associa r. th, rai business for this part of the country for a one-cent iiiib I""' fr-nm Chicago tO narvesc naim the Kansas wheat fields. Today he sent out to all of the wheat counties of the State a reques for lnlormaiion condition oi iilAm TTie re outlook for harvest hands The re r(nt heavy ra-ius o-- wheat country make it almost certain thni th Kansas tremendous yield of wheat this year, anTthe howl for help will soon be heard from the wheat country. The chances are that if the railroad it 4-.ro a nna OATlt mile Tom Cn'iclgo: there will be no rouble about getting Plenty of men to come to Kansas and work in the hnrvest fields. ineir 0.1c S men in that city hunting for lobs and I if they are at all Inclined Jobs, ana ht he har- vested1 They can get p.enty of work In Kansas. AFTEK THE CONNECTICUT FIRE. W. G. BisseU Claims It Is Remiss In Paying Losses. -m 11 Dtif1Tt-nhlira flTIR Of the leading Republican politicians of l. ji.t.ut .nri the man who stirred up the case against the alleged lumber trust, is i i start trouble for the Connecticut Fire insurance company. We now have one of the Kimball Grand. We believe the regular price is $850, but we got it so we can sell to you for $235. An Upright Kimball; regular price $275. We got this so we can sell to you for $125. Another one we can sell you for $80. A slightly used Piano regular price $275, for $225. Good Square Piano, $48. A lot of Organs, $5.00 and Firnm Co, Manager 814 Kansas Avenue missloner Charles Barnes to put the company out of the state for alleged failure to pay its losses in the way he thinks it should. Mr. Barnes was out of town, but is expected to arrive this evening to talk the matter over with Mr. Blesell. SILVER ANNIVERSARY. Joseph Pulitzer Celebrates Close of 25 Years of World Ownership. New York, May 11. The World completed. Sunday twenty-five years of ownership and editorial direction by Joseph Pulitzer, and to celebrate that important anniversary the Pulitzer building fronting City Hall park was the scene last night of varied festivi ties. On May 10, 1883, Mr. Pulitzer pur chased from Jay Gould the entire property of the World and set about immediately to regenerate and revive a newspaper that had fallen Into decay and lack of public confidence. Coincident with the date there has reached completion an enormous structural addition" to the Pulitzer building that practically doubles it in size. The growth of the newspaper has been so great that the towering build ing erected in 1889, and then thought to be sufficient for- all time, has be come far too small for accommodation of the Vartous departments of publica tion. Therefore another Pulitzer building, thirteen stories in heieht, has swiftly grown up in the rear of the old home and become an integral part of it. As the first part in the celebration the front doors of the enlarged and remodelled building were thrown open to a large company of Invited guests who Joined in the dual ceremony of commemorating the events of the past quarter of a century and of inaugurat ing a new era of even greater promise. r One hundred guests came from Washington in a special train over the Pennsylvania lines, leaving the capital about noon and arriving in New York in time for dinner. Among their num ber were many of the leaders of the senate and house of representatives, with- a number of executive depart ment chiefs. They went first to the Waldorf-Astoria, and arter dinner pro ceeded in a body to the Pulitzer build' ing. Among the Washington guests were Senators Culberson of Texas; Daniel of Virginia; Smith of Michigan; Dick of Ohio; Hemenway of Indiana; Mc creary of Kentucky; Borah of Idaho: Burnham of New Hampshire; Gore of Oklahoma, and Curtis of Kansas. MRS. MOSES IS DEAD. President Christian Board of Missions Passes Away. Indianapolis. Ind., May 11. Mrs. Helen E. Moses, national president of the Christian Woman's Board of Mis sions, died today. BLOWER HOtTSE CORNER SOLD. Knights of Columbus in Topeka the Purchasers. The Knights of Columbus of To peka have 'purchased the Blower house, at the corner of Qulncy street and Eighth avenue and will make it the permanent home or Topeka coun cil. No. 634, of that order. The sale was closed late Saturday afternoon and the property will be transferred to the order on the payment of the contract price of $15,000. Mrs. Annie Blower Patton who has conducted a boarding house at this number for the past twenty-eight years will retire. A contract will be let immediately for remodeling the building which will be greatly altered to conform witti the needs of the Knights of Columbus. It is estimated that the contemplated Improvements will cost in excess of $10,000. When the Im provements are completed the order will have a modern lodge building suitable for the purpose desired, with a kitchen, dining room, parlors and reception room. A stock company composed of the following members of the Knights of Columbus are responsible for the purchase of the property: T. J: Coughlin, P. J. Monaghan. Dr. W. C. McDonough, M. J. Fitzgerald, J. W. Gibbons, J. P. Butterly, Joseph Heinisch, Hugh Lawlor and Dr. M. A. Floersch. Mr. Coughlin Is president, Mr. Monaghan vice president and Dr. McDonough, secretary of the directorate. Among the heaviest stockholders in the build ing association are the Very Rev. Dean F. M. Hayden of the Church of the Assumption; Col. W. H. Rossing ton. Probate Judge R. F. Hayden. J. J. Fox. railroad contractor; Patrick Walsh, general baggage agent of the Santa Fe; J. J. Lannan or jriizgeraia up. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. A flesh, white, pink, brunet gossamer cov erlng bestowed by Satin skin powder. 26c. Lannan, grocers; William Connor of Crosby Bros., John D. Kelly, state bank examiner; George Burghart, A.'' T. Gibler, A. I Wlss, J. D. Sullivan. E. H. Tirrell, assistant cashier of the Merchants' National bank; E. L. Mooney, traveling accountant of the Santa Fe; John T. Morrissey, assistant cashier of the Capital National bank, and a great number of other promi nent citizens. DEPOSITS Oil THE MOVE. Bank Statements Show Good In crease in Kansas;' The statement of the condition of the banks of Kansas will probably be issued late this afternoon by the state bank commissioner, and it is antici pated that It will show an Increase in depisits over the deposits shown in the December 3 call. On December S the deposits In the Kansas banks amounted to 147 mil lions. Of this 71 millions were In state banks and the rest in nationals. This was the last call for statement issued by the department previous to the present ohe. It is anticipated that the statement to- be issued today will show an increase of possibly $5,000, 000 In the deposits in state banks alone, the national banks not reporting at the present time. The December 8 call showed a. fall ing oft of 11 per cent In the total de posits of the state from the previous August, when the total deposits reach ed $165,000,000, the highest in the his tory of the state. The normal decrease for December is about 7 per cent, so that the actual loss In deposits, due to the panic, was 4 per cent. The prob able gain of $5,000,000 in state bank deposits shows that the state has prao tlcally recovered all the ground In de posits which It lost during the panio. On T)Mpmher fi th. tnf.l f i 1- deposits were 71 millions and It Is now nuiuaina inn mey are upwards 01 75 millions. CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS. Programme for the Session Is Received in Topeka. A programme of the governors' eon-' ference to be held at the White House on May 13, 14 and 15 has been received at the office of Governor Hoch. The letter accompanying the nrosrramme says that plenty of opportunity will ba given for informal discussion of the matters to be presented to the confer ence. The formal addresses are as follows: May 13. 11 a. m. Conservation as a national duty, Theodore Roosevelt. 2:30 p. m. Mineral resources. Ores related minerals, Andrew Carnegie. Mineral fuels Dr. I. C. White, stats geologist. West Virginia. General discussion, opened by John Mitchell, former president United Mine Workers. May 14. 10 a. m. Land resources: Soli, Prof. T. C. Chamberlain, Universi- ty of Chicago. Forests R. A Long, president Long- Bell Lumber company, Kansas City, Mo. Public health Dr. Geo. M. Kober, dean medical department, Georgetown -university.

2:30 n. m. Reclamation by irrigation and drainage. Dr. Geo. C. Pardee, ex governor of California. Grazing and stock raising 1. a. Jastro, president American Lire Stock association. Public lands and land tenure Judge Joseph M. Corey, former U. S. senator Wyoming. Mav 15. 10 a. m. water resources: Transportation, Jas. J. Hill, president Great Northern railway. Navigation Emory R. jonnson, uni versity of Pennsylvania. Water power H. S. Putnam, Ameri can Institute Electrical Engineers. 2:30 p. m. General discussion. Wolffs Will Expand. Arrangements are being made by the Wolff Packing company to expend. I5O.000 within the next rew months on improvements on the plant at the foot of Ouincv street. A Chicago architect r has been engaged to draw plans for improvements which will Increase the 0 killing capacity of the plant from 75 to 125 beeves daily and from six to, eight hundred hogs. The improve ments were decided upon by the board of directors at their last meeting. A Kansan to Washington. Washington, May 11. The proposal of William A. Matson, Jewell, Kan., has been accepted to lease new quar ters on the east side of Washington street, between Delaware and Broad- way streets for ten years from Sep- tember 1, 1908, including heat, i light, equipment, safe and water.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY. STATE JOPIMTAI-IIPIIDAY CVCimiQ, HAY 11, 1CC3. 8 SEARCIMSHALTED ertlsement in the Minneapolis Times on August 8, 190, that brought Helge lein to -the widows home," said Detec tive -J. A. Warren of Minneapolis, who is here.' "We know he corresponded with her for some time and that the acquaintance began in this way. That is shown by his statements to his rela tives and letters he received from her. There are a number of them written in affectionate language." Following-a brief conference with Sheriff Smutzer to whom he told these facts, the Minneapolis detective left Laporte without stating his destina tion. It was said that he went to South Bend, but his purpose in visiting that city was unknown. STILL MORE RAIN. STOClt SHIPPIM S To Insure Yourselves Best Results Consign To Clay, Oobinson Co., Ui9 Stock CoiRssisslon UercSsssts, Stock Yards, Ksnsss Citj. Wt ALSO HAVE 0t OWN 0TFIP"! TCHC0. SO. T. I0SEPN, a OMAHA. MNVKIt WVI C.rT. 00. ST. PAUL. C UFTALO. Little Is Being Done at the Gunness Murder Farm Toward Unraveling the Mystery Hanging Orer Place. HE HAS HEH LETTERS. Another Witness' Against the Woman IsFonnd. Miner Employed to Wash for Gold Teeth In linins. Laporte, Ind., May 11. Picking up the hreds of evidence tending to connect Ray Lamphere with the deaths of Mrs. Gunness and her three children and perhaps also of Andrew Helgelein, is the main purpose of the authorities here today. Whether search for more bodies will be prosecuted has not been finally determined. Sheriff Smutzer yes terday indicating that further excava tion may be postponed until tomorrow. The sheriff has found difficulty in car rying on this work because of the mor bidly curious persons, who have flock ed to the place where 10 corpses were discovered last week. Friday the exca vating in the barn yard was hindered and Saturday it was halted by the crowds. It is expected, however, that the number of visitors will be lessened today, some 15,000 persons having in spected the grounds yesterday and pre sumably satisfied their curiosity. The grand Jury was to have met to day to consider Lamphere's case, but this procedure has been postponed for a week. Experts who were called into the affair by Sheriff Smutzer advised this course although Ralph N. Smith, prosecuting attorney for this Judicial district, had announced only a few hours before the decision was made, that he was ready to go into court with the evidence at hand. Since then the case has been strengthened by the dis covery of Lamphere's trunk, containing several letters which are raid to estab lish his participation in the murder of Helgelein and by information extract ed from a number of persons who were Intimate enough with the prisoner to learn from him much concerning his relations with Mrs. Gunness. If the sifting and sluicing of the ash es in the cellar of the home result in the discovery of yet more evidence, it Is likely the case will be pushed toward a conclusion rapidly. Prosecutor Smith Is anxious to bring Lamphere before a Jury during the term of court which opens today and will endeavor to clear the docket of several minor cases which are scheduled to I be heard. Defense Is Kept Secret. The attitude of the defense has not been revealed to any great extent. The prisoner has received stringent orders from his atotrneys not to discuss the charges against him with any one and the attorneys themselves have not committed themselves to a particular line of action. They have been free in announcing theories to account for Lamphere's actions before and follow ing his arrest and have also given out alleged evidence which they claim to have secured and which they say estab lishes the fact that Mrs. Gunness and not Lamphere set fire to the house. The adult headless corpse found with the blackened bodies of the children was, they assert, that of another vic tim of the Gunness woman, the theory being that the head was severed by Mrs. Gunness in order that it might be thought the body was hers. Thus far, however, efforts to substantiate the announcements by the defense have failed, several persons having repudi ated interviews accredited to them by Lamphere's attorneys, while the facts found by the physicians who perform ed postmortem examinations on the corpses do not bear out the conten tions of the defense. It is thought, however, that Lamphere's attorneys have concealed carefully the chief points upon which they will rely, en deavoring meanwhile to swing public opinion in favor of the prisoner. Political and business friends of the attorneys have been busy discussing the case wherever opportunity offered, the argument being mainly that Mrs. Gunness was too shrewd a woman to be caught In a fire and that she might therefore have escaped. Prosecutor Bmlth denounces these methods, but there is no gainsaying the fact that the Impression that Mrs. Gunness is still alive is widespread, despite the almost total absence of evidence to support it. This circumstance will make the task of picking a trial Jury difficult and there is scarcely a man or woman in the community who has not formed or expressed an opinion on the subject. Talesmen from the rural districts, how ever, may lighten the labors of the at torneys in this regard. A Tuft of Hair. That Andrew Helgelein d-id not give up his life without a struggle, is evi denced by the fact that in one of his clinched hands was a brown tuft of short hair, which is said to be closely In correspondence with the hair cov ering the head of Ray Lamphere, who Is being held in Jail here. This new phase of the mysteries was disclosed in the deposition of Dr. J. William Myer, one of the examining physicians who went into an exhaus tive examination of Helgelein's body. After a full report of the heart, lungs, intestines and other parts of the dis membered corpse, all of which were found to be in a state or almost per feet preservation, he states that one of the hands or Helgelein neia tne locK of brown hair. He also made his re port on the body of Jennie Olsen, the 17 year oia aaoptea aausnter ana oe lieved victim of Mrs. Gunness. This body also was found to be In good condition with a few exceptions. In the case of both Helgelein and the Don't Gamble In buying our coffees you take no chances on the quality, for if our Blends were not all we claim for them do you think we could hold the same satisfied customers year in and year out? Try our 7-9-11 COFFEE 20c Pound CHAS.McCLINTOCK Tea-Coffee-China 815 Kansas Avenue my MRS.BELLE GUNNESS Olsen girl the cause of death is given as unknown. Dr. B. O. Bowell. a prominent physi cian of Laporte, was for a time the physician to the Gunness family. Dr. Bowell stated today that It was his belief that Mrs. Gunness was an epileptic. He had treated her for epi lepsy for sometime. While attending Sorenson, the former husband of Mrs. Gunness, he studied the latter very closely, he says, and came to the con clusion that she was a victim of epi lepsy. It is said Dr. Bowell's oppor tunity for observation and gaining an intimate knowledge of the Gunness wo man, gives his opinion weight. H. W. Worden, the attorney for Lamphere, has made out a petition for habeas corpus proceedings, which he says he will present if he is denied ad mission to the Jail or in any way fur ther interfered with by any of the county officers. While he is strong in the hope that he may not be forced to go to this length, he says he will do so If exigencies arise which demand this action. Sluicing the Ruins. The weather again today was very threatening and some rain fell. Will iam Schultz, the miner employed to conduct the sluicing of the ashes and debris in the cellar of the burned house in the hope of finding the gold fillings said to have been in the teeth of Mrs. Gunness, began work today, with a Mr. Shoemaker, a farmer nelgh- Willlam Brogiski, a Folander, living bor of Mrs. Gunness was called upon during the years 1906-1907 to dig three holes In the barn lot of the Gunness place. He was told by Mrs. Gunness that the holes were to be utilized for rubbish and refuse. Mrs. Gunness des ignated the dimensions of the holes, which Brogiski says were about 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. In all of these holes bodies have been found. Brogiski says he did not see any rubbish put into the holes but upon subsequent visits he noticed that all of them had been filled up and had covering of old tin cans, bricks and other rubbish. Sheriff Smutzer today received a let ter from Albert Peterson, Isle, Minn, a cousin of Mrs. Gunness' second hus band. Peterson states that Gunness advanced a large amount of money to his wife. Gunness was insured in the United Workmen for $2,000. He be lieves that a child of Gunness by a former marriage who is living with him at Isle, Minn., should be protect ed and intimates that the will of Mrs. Gunness will be attacked in favor of Jennie Swanhilda Gunness, the child in question. The county grand Jury met today. The Jurymen were told to Investigate all murder crimes in La porte county. Will Drag the Ponds. Laporte, Ind., May 11. Lemuel Dar row, mayor of Laporte, after a confer ence with prominent citizens last night, declared that the investigation into the Gunness murder mystery would be pushed with greatest vigor. "Up to the present time," said the mayor, "there has been only a luke warm inquiry into the amazing case. "By this time all the lakes in the vicinity of the Gunness farm should have been dragged. The pond back of the graveyard has not been investi gated. It will be. Clear Lake and Fishtrip lake, both west of the farm, will be dragged. "I suspect that more tragedies will be discovered. We intend to push this in quiry the way it should be pushed. There should be a more centralized ef fort to solve the mystery." It is also the intention of the mayor and his friends to investigate the Pine Lake cemetery, two miles north of the Gunness farm, with a view to satisfy ing themselves that no bodies have been removed. They want to satisfy themselves that no cadaver was sub stituted by Mrs. Gunness for the body found in the fire, which in the general public mind is accepted as the body of the murderess. He Knew the Sorensons. Oklahoma City, Okla., May 11. "I have been in the little grocery and confectionery store on Chicago ave nue in Chicago, where Mrs. Gunness lived many- a time," said an Okla homa City resident this morning, who for reasons desires his name with held. "She was at that time supposed to be the wife of a man named Sorenson and both stayed in the store most of the time. I was not in Chi cago at the time of Sorenson's death but lived in that neighborhood for several years and have frequently seen both. The store was a small affair at the corner of Fifty-second .I'd.- HKKI. Jl i- i. Scene on La port Murder Farm. and Chicago avenues in Austin, 111., a suburb of Chicago.. lf "I remember on one occasion when Sorenson was taken suddenly 111 after dinner and It was thought-he would die. His relatives became suspicious that his wife had attempted to poison him, but nothing was ever done towards sifting the matter. M. A- So reuse n, First Husband of Mrs. Gunness. "It was generally known in the neighborhood that she was of a de graded nature and a woman of in tense temper. Since the facts of her many murders have come to light I can recall many incidents in the neighborhood of the little store that are not above suspicion." On Saturday last Emil Greening, a carpenter and Fred Greening, his brother, a painter, who live here and who last summer worked on the Gunness farm in Laporte, gave cir cumstantial details of the mysterious arrival and disappearance of a dozen different men at the Gunness place. The man quoted today in an interview Is not one of the Greenings. Pittsburg Holds a Suspect. Pittsburg, Pa., May 11. Pittsburg police and detectives are looking for Mrs. Belle Gunness. A railway con ductor is their authoritiy for be lieving that the woman is here. C. D. Burlingham, running on the Cleve land and Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania says he brought the woman here on his train at 6:40 o'clock yesterday morning. The sus pect eluded a brakeman detailed to watch her at the Union station. The suspected woman, boarded Burllngham's train at., Alliance. O., and so convinced was the conductor that she was the Laporte murderess, that he telegraphed Superintendent McQuade of the local police depart ment to send an officer to meet the train and see the woman at East Liverpool, O. This was done, but the officer, although agreeing with Bur lingham that the identification seemed to be complete, hesitated to make the arrest, on account of the recent mistake made by a policeman at Rochester. He Has Her Letters. St. Joseph, Mo., May 11. "Because I had no money, I now believe, is the only thing that saved me from being murdered by Mrs. Gunness near La porte, Ind.," said George Anderson, of Tarkio, Mo., at the St. Joseph Union station, as he boarded the Rock Island flyer for Chicago, where he will offer his personal testimony and letters writ ten him by Mrs. Gunness, to the auth orities. "I think the woman is still alive and that she set fire to the farm house herself. I believe the eldest girl knew of her mother's crimes. 1 recollect that she acted very strangely. She would eye me with a pitiful look, and when I glanced at her during a meal she was as white as a sheet." Anderson is a Swede, 39 years old. Two years ago while at Montelth, Mich., he answered one of Mrs. Gun ness' advertisements, posing himself as a wealthy farmer. She wrote him to come on and he did so. The sec ond day she asked him point blank, how much money he had. He claimed only a few hundred dollars cash, but had a 320 acre farm. She told him to sell the farm and bring the money to her and they would be married. He went away for a few days and return ed one night .without notifying Mrs. Gunness. He found a man he now be lieves was Ray Lamphere in her com pany. He confessed to her that he had no money, she was incensed, but told him to spend the night at her place. He went to bed, but was awakened and found the woman bend ing over him, he spoke and she ran oi.it of the room. Greatly frightened, he did not close his. eyes after .that J RAY X. S 1AMPHERE DUG U and at daylight left the place. "I will try to identify Ray Lamphere as the man I came upon at Mrs. Gun ness'. home,", said Anderson, "some how I connect that man's presence with her visit to my room. Anderson has been employed on David Rankin's farm at Tarkio, Mo. SHE WOKE A NO. 9. Detectives Have Determined the Size of Mrs. Gunness" Feet. Laporte, Ind., May 11. Important new evidence in connection with the wholesale murders at the Gunness farm has been secured by the Laporte coun ty authorities. Deputy .Sheriff William Anstiss, who is following clews under the direction of Sheriff Albert Smutzer, announced that he has secured- incombatable evi dence that Ray Lamphere, the prisoner in Jail under suspicion of burning the. Gunness house on April 28, told a false-, hood when he said, he' remained over night in Michigan City on January 14, the night that Andrew K. Helgelein, the South Dakota farmer, met his death in the "port of missing men," other wise known as the Gunness farmhouse. Anstiss says he has proof that Lamp here returned from Michigan City after a stay of only two or three hours there, and that between the hours of 9 and 11 o'clock at night he was seen drinking in a saloon in LapOrte. Furthermore, the deputy asserts posi tively that Lamphere at least knows about the killing of Helgelein, even If he did not Join with Mrs. Gunness In committing the murder. Miner to Hunt Gold in Teeth. Another development in the case is the employment of Louis Schaltz, a western placer mining expert, who now is in Laporte with a miner's "cradle" prepared to start sifting and "washing" the ashes of the debris in the cellar of the Gunness house. Philip t. uumiL-ss, hecoiui Husband. It is believed that if any gold which was in the teeth of Mrs. Gunness is in the ruins it will be recovered by the miner. So far' as known the employ ment of a placer miner is an original departure from the methods usually in voked in the work of solving murder mysteries of the fire or any other mag nitude. The Pinkerton detectives have found that Mrs. Gunness wore a full No. 9 shoe. They are searching the' stores for her corset measurements. The discovery that the report of th arrest of Mrs. Gunness in Syracuse, N. Y., was due to a mistake in identi ty, the Innocent woman arrested being Mrs. F. B. Heerin of Chicago, has al layed the excitement of the theorists who believe that Mrs. Gunness is alive. Sheriff Smutzer and Prosecutor Smith from the outset refused to admit the possibility that Mrs. Gunness had been arrested anywhere. Rich Stockman Is Hunted. E. J. Theilson, 45 years old, a wealthy retirde stock dealer of Minneapolis, is also believed to have fallen a victim to Mrs. Gunness' murderous plots. He is said to have disappeared about a year ago, and the Laporte officials believe that he was the man seen with Mrs. Gunness by James Lower, a harness dealer. He answers the general des cription given by the local man. "I think he answered the same ad- (Continued from Page One.) day Sunday followed by heavy showers during last night. Marysville, May 11. This section of the state was soaked by a number of heavy showers which fell at intervals Sunday and the night following. Hail accompanied the rain Sunday morning but no damage has been reported from this cause. Sabetha, May 11. Rain fell nearly all last night and this with the precipita tion which occurred Sunday ha3 given this county a thorough soaking. Lawrence, May 11. Showers have oc curred at intervals this morning fol lowing a thorough soaking which Douglas county- received during the night and Sunday. Emporia, May 11. Light showers oc curred this morning following a soak ing rain which fell during the night and Sunday. The streams in this lo cality are running bank full this morn ing and water is standing several inches deep in the fields. The following special dispatches and reports received by the Topeka State Journal from various parts of the state indicate the wide territory covered by the storm of last night, every sec tion of the state being heard from in the dispatches: Concordia, May 11.- Twelve hun dredths of an inch of rain has fallen during the past 24 hours and rain is falling this morning. Grainfield, May 11. Two inches of rain fell here early this morning which saves the wheat in this section of the state and all are returning thanks for the timely moisture. Dodge City, May 11. This section of the state has received a small amount of moisture during the past 24 hours perhaps one-fourth of an inch which helps some as it follows rains which recently soaked this part of Kansas. Fort Scott, May 11. Light showers have fallen in this locality during the nigm, tnougn tne total amount oi pre cipitation was but .04 of an inch. Manhattan, May 11. One and thirty-four hundredths inches of rain has fallen in this city during the past 24 hours and many, of the low land fields are under water. The sky is filled with clouds and the indications point to more showers tonight. Osage City, May 11. The rain fall at this point since Sunday morning has amounted to an inch and twenty hundredths, which though not badly needed is nevertheless welcome. Newton, May 11. The heaviest rain of the season fell Sunday after noon and last night and the countr adjacent to this city has received a thorough soaking. The rain was bad ly needed as wheat and other crops were commencing to need more mois ture than they have been receiving. The rain is worth thousands of dol lars to the farmers of this community and practically insures a bumper crop of all kinds. V Wichita, Kan., May 11. A wind and. rain storm that visited this sec tion of the state at midnight last night, did damage to growing fruit. A large number of trees were uprooted. Fruit andi shade trees were stripped of limbs. A .wind velocity of 56 miles an hour, was recorded. It breaking the previous high record of 54 miles March 29, 1870. The rain fall was .94 of an inch. Wakeeney, May 11. A good sain fell here Sunday night and Wakeeney is still on the map. This, with the rains of last week, which were not too abundant, puts everything in good shape for the growing season. It is noted that the weather this spring is much like that of 1903, the frosts and rains coming on .almost exactly the same dates. This may not be an indication but if the similarity con tinues throughout the season it will be great good fortune for western Kansas. The. Independent Reports. The following reports were received over the wires of the Independent Tele phone company: Menoken, May 11. Three and three fourths inches of rain has fallen in this part of Shawnee county during the past 24 hours with the conditions fa vorable for a continuation of the storm. Carbondale, May 11. An inch of rain accompanied by a light fall of hail oc curred in this city Sunday. Grantville, May 11. Rain has been falling in this part of the state for the past 24 hours, the total precipitation so far has amounted to three inches.: Dover, May 11. Two and one-half Inches of rain has fallen in this part of the county during the past 24 hours and the weather conditions indicate showers today. Council Grove, May 11. A series of heavy showers have fallen in this coun ty during the past 24 hours and the Neosho river is out of its banks and the population living in the lowlands have sought refuge in the higher coun try back from the stream. A report was received this morning of a cyclone five miles from the city but the story has not been verified and as the first reports said that no lives were lost it probably amounted to little more than an exceedingly high wind. Alta Vista, 'May 11. This section was visited by a cloud burst Sunday, three inches of rain falling in the space of a few hours. The streams in this part of the county are exceedingly high and the fields flooded. Junction City. May 11. An inch and five-eighths of rain has fallen here during the past 24 hours and the in dications point to a greater rainfall in the territory west, of this city. Valley Falls, May 11. This section has received a thorough drenching dur ing the past 24 hours, the rainfall in this city during the time measuring three inches. Elmont, May 11. Three and one-half Inches of rain has fallen in this vi cinity since Sunday morning and many of the lowland farms are under water as a. result. Abilene, May lL The rainfall In this section of the state during the past 24 hours has amounted to an inch and one-half; one of the heaviest down pours la months. Auburn, May 11. Nearly three inches of water has fallen In this locality since a series of showers began Sunday morning, Just after daylight. Minneapolis, May 1L This locality has received a good soaking this week the precipitation for the past 24 hours amounting to pver an inch and one half. Stella What Is the rule of three? Belle That one ought to go home. New York Sun. i TuUAI'a UAUKET itElOil'lS Chicaeo. Mt 11 -WHEAT-The wheat market opened in a somewhat unsettled condition today, but the tone soon became weak. A decline at Liverpool and good weather in the southwest were the bear ish factors. July wheat opened a shade lower to ic higher, at 92tt92ttc -and sold at 91c. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chi cago reported receipts of 312 cars. Selling by pit traders on the favorable outlook for the new crop caused a weak, tone in the market before the close. July sold down to 9090c. The close was weaK witn July on 1(8!1HC, at suw8flvsc. CORN The corn market opened firm be cause of IoKht local receiDts. but eased off slightly along with wheat. July corn open ed c higher, at 6464V4c, and sold at 6414c. Prices ruled steady for a. time, but Weak ened along with wheat. The close was weaK wun July 8"?sc lower, at ik-ho". OATS The influence of wheat and corn caused a softer feeling in the oats market after a firm opening. July oats opened V4 4c; higher. May 4754c and declined to 47c to 47c. PROVISIONS-Provisions were easy De cause of a liberal run of hogs, but scored a slight advance later on covering by shorts. July pork opened 7V4c lower, at 13.57, and sold at $13.65. Lard was 2c lower, at J8.5Z. and sold up to kids were 2c lower, at $8.524, and sold up to IS.55. Ribs were unchanged, at $7.37Vi. RYE Cash: 8182c BARLEY Cash: 6371c. TIMOTHY May, J4.25. Chicago Market. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Somml&lons, Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 W. Sixth St. Pbone 488. Open High Low Close Sat Chicago May 11. WHEAT- May July Sept- CORN May .i. July Sept OATS May July Sept PORK May July Sept Lard May -i July Sept RIBS May July Sept .1 OS1, 1 06tt 92- 92 87i- 87 73-73 73 64- 64 62- 63, 55 55 47 47 37- 37 .13 42 .13 57 13 65 .13 85 13 87 1 00 90 86' 1 02 .1 05 90- 92- 86 87- 71 -.71 72- 63 63- 64 62 62 62 54 55 55 47 47 47- 37- 37- !n "13 42 13 45 13 57 13 57 13 65 13 S3 13 S3 13 90 8 45 8 45 8 52 8 52 8 55 8 70 8 70 8 72 8 52 8 70 '8 55 8 72 7 20 7 20 7 35 7 37 7 57 7 60 7 37 7 60 7 37 7 60 Kansas City. Grain Market. Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commisions. lirain.. provisions, uotton and siocks. Office 110 W. Sixth St. Phone S6.J Kansas City, May 11. Open High Low Close Sat WHEAT Mar 95 95 94 94 95 July 85 85 83 83 84 Sept 82 82 80 80 81 CORN May ...67 67 65 65 66 July 60 60- 59 59 60- Sept 58- 58 58 ,58 58 I Kansas City Live Stock. Kansas City. Mo.. May ll.-CATTLE Receipts 9,600, including 2,000 head south erns. Market strong to 10c higher. Native steers. $5.507.00; southern steers, $4.75 5.60; southern cows, $2.755.00; native cows and heifers, 3.256.50: stockers and feed ers, 3.755.50; bulls, $3.405.75; calves, $3.75 5.75; western steers, $5.006.0; western cows, $3.755.50. HOGS Receipts today 11,000 head. Mar ket 510c lower. Bulk of sales, $5.405.50; heavy, $5.506.57; packers and butchers, $5.405.55; light, 5.306.45; pigs, $4.004.75. SHEER ReceiDts todav lO.OuO head.Mar- ket steady.Muttons. $5.005.65; lambs, $6.00 7.2b: range wethers, $4-o9-x; lea ewes. $4.506.35. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, May 11. CATTLE Receipts to dav about 21.000 head. Market strons to 10c higher. Beeves, $4.807.30; Texans, $4.70 f(5.60;- westerns, $3.65(B.00; stockers ana reeders; $3.wg&.7t; cows ana neners, 2.ou9 6.70; calves, $3.756.25. HOGS Receipts today about 46,000 head. Market steady to 5c lower. Lieht. $o.30 5.65: mixed, $5.305.67; heavy, $5.255.65; rough, $5.25(.30; good to choice neavy, $5.45a6.65; pigs. $4.505.25; bulk of sales, Sft.5ft'a6.65. SHEEP Receipts today were about 20. 000 head. Market strong. Natives, $4.00 6.10; westerns, $4.006.10; yearlings. $6.15 6. so; lamDs, fa.autgv.fia; westerns, o.auS'i.iu. Kansas City Live Stock Sales Today The following sales were made today at the stock yards, Kansas City, Mo., and telephoned to The Topeka State Journal by Clay. Robinson Co., live stocic com mission merchants, with offices at all markets. Kansas City, May 11. CATTLE Receipts today 9,000 head. Market for killing grades steady to strong; steady and feeders weak. HOGS ReceiDts today 11,000 head. Mar ket steady to 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $5.40 s.bo; top. to.ou. SHEEP Receipts today 10,000 head. Mar ket slow. KILLING STEERS. No. Wt. Prise.lNo. Wt. Price. 36 1170 $6.00 I 37........10S0 $6.45 1 1150 6.45 44 1087 6.45 21 1264 6.75 34 132S 6.80 COWS AND HEIFERS. 815 i.65 4. 835 3.23 3.60 3.00 5.25 1... 1... 16... 16... 780 957 640 960 3.00 3.S5 4.40 1.. 1.. 37.. .1030 841 5.50 I STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 36 617 4.00 57... 646 27. .......1064 5.16 i 31 1130 10 641 4.35 1 CALVES. 4.00 5.50 1... 15... 20... 8... No. 82... 69... 56... 25... 170 367 4.25 I 2 240 4.00 I BULLS. 3.85 I 5 1264 6.50 I 5.50 ....1333 ....1351 4.75 HOGS. Wt 221 169 331' Prise. No. Wt. 2S5 213 Prlre. $5.60 5.50 4.10 5.50 $5.52 5.42 52.. 5.00 18. 117 208 216 5.55 83. WORSES AND MTTLES. Receipts of horses and mules, 800 head. Large number of buyers present. Pros pects ifor good market at firm prices. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, May 11. Clone WHEAT Receipts 58 cars. Unchanged. May, 84c; July. 83c; Sept.. 80c. Cash: No. 2 hard, 9S?$1.04: No. 3 hard, 97c1.01; No. 2 red, $1.02iS1.03; No. 3 red, 99c1.02 CORN c lower to c higher. May, 64c: July. 59c: Sept., 58c. Cash: No. 2 mixed. 69(g"Cc; No. 3 mixed 6969c: No. 2 white, 6970c; No. J white, 69 70c OATS Unchanged. No. 2 white, 51S3c; No. 2 mixed, 5051c. nyp 74SI78c HAY Easy. Choice timothy, $11.5012.00; choice prairie. $10.00lO 50.. BUTTER Unchanged to lc lower. Creamery extras. 22c; packing stock. 14c. EGGS Steady. Fresh extras. loc; cur rent receipts, 14c. Chicago Produce Market. easy. Daisies, 11c; Twins, 10c; Young Americas. 11c POUUiltl-AUVe SMMWljr. auiacjs, lie, chickens. 12c; broilers about 1 pound, per dozen, $3.04.00; 11 pounds, per do en. $4.60(35.50. 'V BUTTER Market easy. Creamery, 18 23c; dairy, l22c. EGGS Steady. Firsts, 16c. i New York Produce Market. New York, May 11. BUTTER Market steady.. Creamery specials, 2526c; ex tras, 24c; western factory firsts, 1818e. CHEESE Steady. Full cream old spec ials. 15c. t EGGS Steady. State Pennsylvania and nearby fancy selected white. Jc. POULTRY Dressed firm. Turkeys, .129 17c; fowls, 1214c Market Gossip. to Furnished bv 1. E. Gall, Commisions, Grains, Provisions, Cotton ai.d Stock. Office 110 W. Sixth St Phone 486. Liverpool opening cables: WheatJMmHd lower; corn unchanged. Second Liverpool cables: Wheat ,d higher to d lower; corn unchanged. Car lots at K. C.:. Wheat, 62; com, 17; oats, 8. Estimated car lots -at K. C. tomorrow: Wheat. 58; corn, 47; oats, 6. Car lots at Chicago i Wheat. 36; corn, 87; oats, 209. Estimated car lots at Chicago tomorrow:. Wheat, 48; corn, 130; oats, 350. Receipts of wheat in the northwest 'to day were 277 cars. Last year 196 cars. Liverpool closing cables: Wheat Id lower: corn unchanged. New York Stock Market. 7 Wall St., New York, May 1L STOCKS The stqck market opened strong and ani mated and showed notable zalna over Sat urday's prices in many quarters of the nst. New xotk central aavancea points. Delaware Hudson. Louisville Nashville and Ontario A Western 1 points, Chesapeake Ohio, Atlantic Coast Line 1 points, Reading, Norfolk A West ern. Southern Railway preferred. Rock Is land preierrea ana Amalgamated copper 1 point and Northern Pacific and Great Northern Ore Certificates large fractions. While there was a heavy absorption of stocks going on all through the list,-which resulted in advances of 11 points in a great many instances, there was continu ous realizing on last week's rise in Read ing and the transcontinental group. This held the general list from going any high er after the selling became noticeable. Reading dropped back to Saturday's clos ing and the Harriman and Hill stocks and St. Paul slightly below. The extreme ad vance reached 4 points in Atlantic Coast Line, 2 points In Ontario Western and 2 points in Southern Railway preferred. New stocks were pushed forward into the advance: notably Canadian Pacific with a rise of 2 points. Heavy blocks were sold of the leaders of last week's ad vance, which proved a drag on the up ward movement and there Were some sharp reactions. Bonds were active and strong. The recession in prices was checked and the market hardened, but there was not much vim to tne trading in the western stocks. Union Pacific got up to 141 and then lost its gain. Chesapeake Ohio and Ontario Western were quoted 2 and J points higher respectively, with eugtatn ing effect elsewhere. Colorado Fuel pre ferred rose 6 po'nts. Range of Prices ol Stocks. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Comtnlslona, Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 W, Sixth St. Phono 486 J t Stocks Op'n High Low CTse Sat New York, May 11. Am. Sugar 128 128 128 128 128 People's Gas-. 91 91 91 91 90,' AmaL Copper 62 64 62 63 62 B. R. T 4S 50 47 50 48 Am. C. F 36 37 36 37 36 U. S. Steel, com.. 36 37 36 37 36 U. S. Steel, pfd... 101 102 K1 102 101 Atchison, com 81 82 81 82 81 Anaconda 38 39 38 39 38 St. Paul 134 134 133 133 134 R. I., com 17 17 17 17 17 Great Northern... 130 131 130 130 130 Wabash, pfd. 21 23 21 32 21 Mo. Pacific 49 50 49 49 49 Am. Smelting 73 75 73 74 73 No. Pacific 135 135 134 134 134 N. Y. Central 105 106 106 106 103 Texas Pacific 22 22 22 22 21 So. Pacific 86 86 85 86 86 Reading 115 116 114 115 115 Erie 29 20 20 20 20 So. Railway 16 16 16 16 15 Union Pacific 141 141 140 141 140 C. 0 44 46 43 46 43 B. 0 89 90 89 90 88 L. N 109 110 108 10S 108 Katy 59 69 59 65 60 Pennsylvania 120 120 119 120 119 Can. Pac 158 160 158 159 158 Nat. Lead 63 63 62 62 62 C. F. I ,28 28 27 27 27 R. I., com 35 35 35 35 34 Ttopeka Market. Furnished by the Charles Wolff Pocking Co. Yards close at noon Saturday. HOGSTOP!ka May,:U- MIXED AND BUTCHERS 5.0B36 25 HEAVY 6.2W85.25 LIGHT 6.06(5.15 Cannot use hogs under 150 pounds- Oo not market hogs unless same are well fin Ished, as we can not use half fat stuir i We give below prices of cattle effectivi at once, until further notice. au COWS (good) .......JiMWm COWS (common) oSSl'm HEIFERS (good) 3"Si5S HEIFERS (common) SoSa bulls (good) Igssifs BUULLS (common) j60ffitS CALVES (good. 100 to 200 lbs.).. J fiOtos'S CALVES (over 200 lbs.) ,5g EGGS AND POULTRY ,WBS-7S Furnished by The Topeka Packing On StrketT LUrent Thla lm "f.ai; POULTRY Springs, c; bens. c- broil ers, 21bs. and under. 15c lb..- staV? "fee. Vl cocks. 4c; young turkeys, 12c; duoksT cj EGGS 12c BUTTER 1420c. Furnished by Continental Creamery G Topeka. Kan. BUTTER Elgin, 26c; N. Y. Cream 24c; Chicago. 24c. creamery, EGGS Chicago, 15c; N. Y., 16Ue. FRUIT AND PRODUCE Furnished by J. E. Lux, 210 Kan STRAWBERRIES ArkansasTper Z?J about $2.50. .et- cr PINEAPPLES Per box. $3.oO4 K HONEY Per 24-rack case, $175 LEMONS-California per box 8 M ORANGES Fancy Navel, per box7'$g.0u GRAPE FRUIT Florida, per bo c California, $4.50. m. DOX-. 16.00;, BANAKAO oacuium sired bllnxt... roMATOES-Florlda. per 6-basket crate. BHUBAiui rer id., Zc LETTUCE Hot house, per basket tn CELERY Jumbo, per bunch ar I0- RADISHES Round, per dos! a. RADISHES Long, peV do aS&v. BUNCH ONIONS-Per do 2fc" ASPARAGUS Per dos. bunches JtA TURNIPS-Per dos., 50c 50- BEETS Per dos., 40c. CARROTS Per dos. bunches. Xn SPINACH Per bu.. 60c NEW POTATOES Per bu 12 4ft WAX BEANS Per box, tfoo GREEN BEANS Per box. Kk i, dd Arm H Texas, lc w' ID- ONIONS Crystal Wax, per crat CUCUMBERS-Per buT Sox. ,2-00l POTATOES-Colorado RurSlsTper bui. NEW POTATOES Sacked II HOME GROWN VEOETARltM ONIONS Dos. bunches, 25c RADISHES Per dos. buncoes, tto.

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HE TOPEKA DAILY STATS JOTTIlITAIt IIOUBAY EVEHIKQ, HAY 11, lCC3. 1 .V CALL IT AJJOG DRIVE. Citizens of West Side Protest Propos ed High School Viaduct. People on the West side e?e those living in tne vicinity Eighth avenue. are coi"lW wrought up over the proposed chute to connect the two high choolB- a petition to the school board is beins circulated today and Is being generai 1 ystgned: A "We, the undersigned tax payers and property owners living on and iaJte Vicinity of West l;ignin avC..uc "'r, test against the construction or tntti jti-,rei rrftm me contemplated hub Manual Training school building to man; e High school Duiiaing. west iuigntn avenue j fine streets of Topeka. On. it stand the Capper building, the Church of the Assumption, the State Capitol, the Masonic building, the above nam ed school buildings, Bethany college the Governor's mansion and cnrisi a hospital. "West Ninth avenue is not open through the grounds of the State Cap itol, Bethany college, the Gve' square, nor Christ's hospital. Maw people living along it use West Eighth "To 'disfigure this splendid street by building a hog drive across It J plain view of Kansas avenue would damage the property mentioned above and other property; worth hundreds of thousands of' dollars. "Tt would damage our Property. "These school buildings are not packing houses, nor butcher shops, for slaughter pens, that they require a hog drive to connect them. "It would be outrageous to force the children attending High school to use a hog drive to pass from one building to another. "The board of education has no right to damage the property large section of our city by building a hog drive over its principal avenue. It ought not to have the Inclination to inflict such damage. i,i "A subway between the said school buildings would not damage the prop erty mentioned, nor would it mar tne beauty of the city. The passage be tween the buildings should be a sub way and not a hog drive. "We pledge ourselves to exhaust all legal remedies to prevent the boar of education from constructing the contemplated hog drive." G00DTHING FOR CITY. Asphalt Repair Plant Proving a Veritable Bonanza. The municipal asphalt plant re paved 6.088 square yards of asphalt at an average cost of but 36 4-10 cents per square yard from October 15 up to the present time. The entire cost of the plant was $636.57. These interesting details are con tained in the annual report of Frank Snyder, street commissioner, which was filed today. In telling of the work of his depart ment the street commissioner says: Ten thousand three hundred and seventy-six loads of dirt from grad ing streets, alleys and sidewalks were hauled by his force, 507 loads of tin cans and rubbish, 1,672 loads of cin ders for filling in low places in streets, 9,019 loads of dirt were hauled in cleaning 15,156 blocks, 188 miles of'unpaved streets were graded; 117 new street crossings were con structed, 11,723 square feet of old sidewalk were relaid and 50 miles of sidewalk were graded, this does not include cleaning out 900 catch basins cleaned out. The cost of all this work was $30,154.34 of which $1,743.04 was for material the remainder being for labor. MARRIED IN KANSAS CITY. Ward Spieiman Makes Margaret Pearson His Wife. Miss Margaret Pearson, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Pearson of Wakefield, Kan., and Mr. Ward Spiel man of Topeka were married at Grace church, Kansas City at noon today. Only members of the family were present. Mr. and Mrs. Spiel man are at the Baltimore and will re turn to Topeka in a few days and will make their home here. Mrs. Spieiman has been attending Kansas university. Mr. Spieiman is employ ed in the Merchants National bank. The wedding will be a surprise to their friends. LOCAL ME3T10X. Dr. S. Temple Osteopath, 735 Kan ass ave. Ind. 1642. Res. 5174. Bell 1885. A case involving the theft of a $350 diamond in a Pullman car was ap pealed to the Kansas supreme court today from Miami county. William Johnson, a Pullman employe, is ac cused of stealing a diamond of huge size from J. S. Johnson, a travelling vman. He was convicted in the lower Court before Judge W. H. Sheldon. Tou can paint your house for a few dollars. We will tell you how. The J." K. Jones Paint Co. Otto Kuehne, the Topeka manufac turer, was before Dr. S. J. Crumblne, state food inspector, today, to present certain propositions concerning the relations of the pure food regulations to Mr. Kuehne"s business in the pickl ing and preserving business. An old time leaf tobacco salesman who was in Topeka yesterday, said Ea gle's Rose Tint 5 cent cigar contains a better quality of tobacco than most 10 cent cigars of eastern manufacture. The cost of the receivership of the First National amounted to over $25, 000. James T. Bradley, receiver, was paid $11,225.25 for his services, Mul vane and Gault, as attorneys were paid $7,000, D. R. Hite was given $1, 000 and F. Duffy, $25.25. Then must be added the clerical hire which cost between two and three thousand dol lars more. It took one man a year to discover that our prices were lowest. Profit by his experience. Coe Bros., Cut Rate Art Co., 832 Kansas ave. What Is the use of putting off any longer. Install an Independent tele phone now. You might as well have the convenience of this great system for the cost is so small that you will hardly miss it. J. H. Hull of 825 Chestnut street was quarantine dtoday for smallpox. Ask your dealer for the Big Tromp 5 cent cigar. The brotherhood of the Third Pres byterian "church will have a lecture' tonight at the church on "The Cruci fixion of Christ from a Legal Stand point," by D. H. Branaman, the well known Topeka lawyer. The admission Is free and the public is invited. If you' want absolutely pure lee cream, order from the Topeka Pure 1411k Cow VIHEVOOD IS OPEN. Park Season Opens Auspiciously But Gets a Soaking. The morning crowds at Vine wood park-promised -a record breaking at tendance for the opening day. at the popular little- park, then the clouds gathered and later in the day the rain fell in torrents and there was sadness in the hearts of those who had antici pated an evening of pleasure at Vine--wood. Those who had already reach ed .the park sought shelter under the big trees and when they began to leak rushed to the sheltering roof of the carousal and skating pavilion. All morning the care were crowded and the equipment which has been re inforced since last season by the addi tion of a dozen cars was taxed to its utmost limit. The park never appear ed as beautiful as it did Sunday, the grass seemed greener and the trees more thickly filled with foliage than ever before. The fare to Vinewood park will be the same this season as it was last, five cents on all week days, excepting holidays, with an admission charge of five cents to tne pane, xen cents on Sunday and no one at the gate to bother about an admission ticket. DEATHS ANDFUNEEALS. Mrs. Lona Bigbee, colored, died at her home, 1300 Quincy street, Sunday, from peritonitis at the age of 24 years. Ely Kinkaid. 79 years of age, died at the home of his son, O. E. Kinkaid. ten miles southeast of Topeka, Sunday, following a stroke of paralysis. The funeral will be held Wednesday at the Lynn Creek church and interment will follow in the Lynn Creek cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Higbee, who was found dead at her home in North Topeka Saturday, will be held at the Church of the Assumption Tues day morning at 9 o'clock. Mary Elizabeth, the infant daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Thomp son of Kansas City, died this morning at the home of Mrs. Thompson's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Herbst, 1001 Taylor street. EAST TOPEKA tlQIESI litems Xr the iast Topeka column may De telephoned to Ind. phone 62LJ Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Shaffer will go to housekeeping at 701 Lawrence street after Jnne 1, when John Miller and family will move to their new home at 629 Lime street, which will De fin ished by that time. Mrs. J. E. Cross, of 625 Lime street, Is unable to be out on account of Ill ness. Grandma Larson of 217 Lake street has gone to Meriden to spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Palm berg. Mr. Fritz Olson of Riley, Kan., came here to see his father who is sick in Christ hospital and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. Sederberg on Han cock street. Mrs. A. C. Smith of 446 Sumner ave nue, Oakland, spent the day Fri day the guest of Mrs. I. H. Ellenber ger of 300 Lafker street. Mrs. H. Gilyest of 300 Hancock street, Is still unable to be out on account of Illness. She is suffering with rheuma tism. She Is reported some Improved today. Mrs. Mabel Foucht of 704 Lawrence street is able to be out and around again after two weeks' illness. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Custonboarder of Arlington Heights spent Saturday evening- the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gathers. Miss Eva Isrials spent the day yes terday the guest of Miss Maggie Mos sow of Carbondale, Kansas. Mr. Herbert Chapman returned to the university at Lawrence last night after a few days' visit with his parents here. H. W. Jacobs, assistant superinten dent of motive power for the Santa, Fe has returned to Topeka after a trip over the gulf and coast lines. B. W. Benedict of the betterment department is back from the coast lines where he has been on business for several days. D .C. Thomas of the coast lines bonus department is in Topeka on a short business trip. Switchman M. McDade is laying off on account of sickness and John Cas ey is switching in his place. The two planing mills, blacksmith and wheel shops were closed all day Saturday. Brakeman E. P. Caff erty who has been working out of Argentine Is back In Topeka. William Green of the Emporia shops has been transferred to Topeka and will work in the local shops. Louis Waidellch, night secretary of the R. R. Y. M. C. A. left this after- Hot Springs, Ark., where he will at tend a two week's conference of as sistant railway secretaries for the central west. Business car No. 25 which is used by the Santa Fe directors was dead headed into Topeka yesterday from the east. Through a mistake which appeared in this column Saturday it was an nounced that the Saturday night meetings at the R. R. Y.- M. C. A. had been discontinued. However, this was a mistake, and C. K. Ober, editor of Association Men, the national organ of the Y. M. C. A. will speak at the association Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Heyford left this noon on No. 5 for Dallas, Tex., where they will make their future home and where Mr. Heyford will manage th Harvey eating house. Engineer William Simpson is run ning on runs Nos. 17 and 18 again af ter having been off for a few days and has relieved Engineer L. A. Bowman of Argentine, who was running In his place. Engineer J. T. Eversole is back on runs Nos. 9 and 4 after having been off for a few days. Engineer John Heberer and Con ductor Stafford came in from the Osage City runs yesterday with engine No. 139 for the purpose of cleaning the boiler of the engine. Conductor Tom Verlin was on runs Nos. 109 and 110 yesterday In the place of Conductor Harry Griffin who laid oft. Engineer James Farley is running temporarily on the California Limited between Kansas City and Newton Engineer Charles Leat was on runs Noa. 107 and 108 yesterday in the i SANTA CTTES WHK1TS 1D MISCELLANEOUS IDS. W. H. Price and wife to C, W. Co- nier. lot 2311 and part 2309 Clay St., Quinton Steele's add ...i 100 J. R. Mulvane and wife to Bank of Topeka, tract on Kansas ave. and Curtis st 1 C. B. Elliott to F. O. Pease, lot 46, 47 and 4a Crane St., Pleasant Valley add 408 B. G. Snyder to C. R. Taylor, lot 370 and part 368 West St., W. H. -Brooks, jr., add 2,100 W. F. Sheahan and wife to F. 8. Jackson, lota 289 and 291 Lane St., Westlawn add 1.200 J. Chubb and wife to C. Frejd, lots 104 to 144 (inc.) Michigan ave., also lots 99 to 143 (inc.) Wisconsin ave., Sun- nyside add.. Highland Park sub div 1,600 S. P. Freeman to M. Jarrett, lot 622 Toneka tve. Walnut fJmve sub- div ,i 240 G. W. Justice to S. Justice, part S. E. K 80-12-16 6,325 E. Hall to L. G. Beal. lots 361-363 and 365 Taylor st 3,000 R. Hlghtower and wife to J. Adams, lots 209 and 215 (inc.) Euclid ave., Keith's 2nd sub-div 660 J. W. Doran and wife to G. W. Jones, lots 495 and 406 Michigan ave.. Walnut Park sub-div 200 W. H. Haskell and wife to R. Hlgh tower. lots 802 and 304 Spruce St.. West Park, add 600 H. W. Davis and wife to A. Alba, lots 238 and 240 Taylor st 2,100 J. Brewer and wife to E. M. Han cock, lots 423 and 425 Clav St.. Kinea add. 250 W. T. Ferrell and wife to E. A. Bow- en. lot 499 Tyler St.. Gould's add 2,000 c M. .Dunn to F. Danber, lots 139 and 141 West St., Hayne's sub-div. ,6,300 N. B. Boyer to C. R. Jones, lots 387, 389 and 391 Wayne ave.. Washburn Place add. 400 C. C. Knox and wife to M. S. Yea- means, lots 418 and 420 Grand ave., J. Norton's 1st add 1 place of Engineer Andy Verlin who took a day off. Brakeman Benzette was In the place of Brakeman Horn on the St. Joseph runs yesterday. TOPEKA CHURCH BALL LEAGUE. First Games Are Played on Saturday Afternoon. The first games on the schedule of the Topeka Church and Association Base Ball league were played Satur day afternoon. The results were as follows: R. R. Y. M. C. A., 5; Potwin Pres byterian, 6. At R. R. Y. M. C. A. grounds. First Congregational, 21; Third Presbyterian, 11. At Kenwood grounds, Potwin. Walnut Grove, 10; Central Con gregational, 4. At Washburn college. The games Were all swift The features of the First Congregational vs. Third Presbyterian game were the pitching of Blinn and the batting of Dr. Weede. The regular schedule will continue Saturday afternoons, the teams playing will be: R. R. M. Y. C. A., Third Presbyterian, First Con gregational, Central Congregational, Walnut Grove, Potwin Presbyterian, Central Christian and First Baptist. Games are called -at 3 p. m. The Schedule will be announced tomoj row on the bulletin board by the secretary at Howard's store, 710 Kan sas avenue. MTOPEKAHEVfi Mowers and rakes Pratt Bros. Mr. Banner S. Coleman, cashier of the First National bank of Waters, Okla., left yesterday for Ottawa to visit his mother, Mrs. A. M. Coleman, and sister, Mrs. Roger Stevenson, after a visit with his sister, Mrs. William Boast of 909 North Jackson street here, and Mr. Y. Gordon and S. G. and W. M. Coleman of Meriden. Mr. Park Jennings has returned from Denver, Colo. Mrs. J. B. Anderson and little son Harry have returned hom from a three weeks' visit with friends and relatives in Osage City. Miss Myrle Thompson is able to be out and around again after several weeks' illness with an attack of rheu matism. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson spent the day .yesterday the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wilson of Scranton. There will be a special meeting of the Ginger club held at No. 1 fire sta tion tonight. The J. D. S. club will meet tomorrow night with Miss Helen Lane. Mr. Isaac Murphy of Kansas City returned home yesterday after several days here on a business trip. Miss Lula Johnson of Clay Center, Kan., Is spending this week the guest of relatives in Menoken. Mr. John Bradshaw spent the day yesterday the guest of Mr. C. Davidson of Tecumseh. Mr. George Park left yesterday on an extended western trip to be gone about three months for the benefit of his health. Miss Emma Higglns returned to work today after being off a week on account of illness. Mr. Earl Miller was able to return to school today after being absent for several days with an injured foot. Mr. Frank Jones returned to Law rence, Kan., last night after several days' visit with his parents here. Mrs. Addle Williamson of Hoyt, Kan., spent the day here yesterday the guest of her parents. Mrs. Amanda Kerns and son Willie left today for St. Louis where she was called on account of the serious illness of her mother. Mr. Floyed Peterson returned home from Wakarusa, Kan., last night where he spent the day yesterday the guest of his cousin,. Mr. Hubert Peterson. Mr. Frank Bridgfor of Silver Lake spent the day in town today, Mr. E. Howard of Rossville has consented to run on the Democratic ticket as representative for the Thirty seventh district. The ladies of the North Topeka Bap tist church will give a hat trimming social at the church Wednesday even ing. Mr. Ed Martin of Kiro spent the day in town today on a short business trip. The Rochester Union baseball team easily defeated the West Elraont team Sunday by a score of 17 to 2.. Batter ies Rochester-Union, C. Stewart and D. E. Marken; West Elmont, Earl Sul livan and King and Dennis and Dave Sullivan. Struck out By C. Stewart 8; by Earl Sullivan 4; by King 1. A three base hit was recorded by D. E. Marken. Umpire Ed Marken. Any amateur baseball team desiring a game, call J. M. Bennett, Bell tele phone 38613 rings. After Thursday the Cash Mercian til company will be .located at 834 North Kansas avenue until their pres ent building is fully remodeled. WANTED MAJjBHjElJP WANTED Good sized boy for. general work. Inquire 708 Polk st. ANY Intelligent perron may earn good income corresponding for newspapers; experience unnecessary Kb canvassing. Send for full partl'uUn. Fkh Syndi cate, Lockport N. Y.' WANTED 2 men -for-city-work. Call at Chesterfield hotel after 5:30 p. m. Ask for Mr. Love. BOOKEEPER Bright young man famil iar with safe-guard system. Good fu ture Large city, $75 to start. HAPGOODS, 620 R. A. Long bid., Kansas City. WANTED Machinist at Western Foun dry Maclns Works, none but men famil llar with custom work need apply. WANTED Boy for washroom helper at Topeka Laundry Co. WE require services of 4 active men as travelers. Will make yearly guaranteed salary contract of $20 to $2S per week, ex penses and small commission; road exper ience unnecessary; good references requir ed. Address at once Wesley Mfg. Co., N. Y. Life Bldg., Omaha, Neb. WANTED Men to learn barger trade, few weeks required, best paying work within the reach of poor man, can have shop with small capital, wages from $12 to $20 weekly, wonderful demand for barbers. Catalogue mailed free.. Moler Barber Col lege. Kansas City, Mo. WANTED Men V write hail Insurance. good territory, Tellable company. 033 Kansas ava. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Girl for general housework; no washing or ironing. 418 Polk. WANTED A good white girl for house work. Mrs. C. E. Wardin, 913 Western av. WANTED Good lady cook 4th and Quin cy street WANTED Competent white girl to do general housework at 1306 Harrison st WANTED Girl for mangle work. Topeka Laundry Co. LADIES, $8 to $16 weekly, fascinat ing work, spare time or steady; no pub licity: no experience needed. Particulars for stamp. Woman's Natl. Art Exchange, Denver, Colo. WANTED 2 dining room girls at Fifth Avenue hotel. WANTED SALESMEN. CIGAR salesman wanted, experience un necessary, $100 per month and expenses. Peerless Cigar CO., Toledo, O. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED Work AT THE NEW TIN shop, anything In tin. steel. Iron, copper or brass. Specialties manufactured. W. S. Isham Co., 219 E. 4th sc.. between Quincy and Monroe. Bell 451.; WANTED Cows to pasture 113 Duane st. W. H. Dunton, or D. D. Knox's grocery, Auburndale. WANTED Cement walks and concrete work at surprising low prices. Send card to J. M. Brain. 201 Stephens st MILK cow wanted. Address C. L. Svens san, 625 Quincy st State age, kind and price. WANTED Second hand fireproof safe; prefer double door safe. Address M. L., care Journal. WANTED Modern 6 room house In good location, inside city, as part pay for a very desirable suburban house worth $7, 000. Smith Agency. 629 Kansas ave. WANTED Work to do with grading out fit 9 teams, wheelers, slips and ploughs, also wagons to go with teams, can do any kind grading. Would- like -to have chance at any kind of work on railroad or city.W. H. Wolfinbarger. genl. delivery, Topeka. WANTED Horses to pasture by the week or month. Ind. phone 3514. WE PAY. highest cash prices for your cast off clothing, shoes, hats and over coats. Drop us a card or call Ind. phone 1534. Abe Jacobson, 50 Kan. ave. WANTED To buy any old carpets. O. McMormick Rug Factory, Phones 421. WANTED Veal calves and fat cows. H. M. Bush. Ind. phone 3214. 1010 E. 8th st WE PAY highest cash price for your cast off clothing, shoes, hats and. over coats. Drop us a card or call Ind. phone 1079. Gordon Bros., 435 Kansas ave. FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT New and clean nicely fur nished rooms, modern. 1511 Kan. ave. FOR RENT 4 nicely furnished rooms In flat, 2 months, beginning June 7. Call at 103 E. 11th st Ind. phone 2993 red. 816 KAS. AVE. Modern furnished rooms for gentlemen only. FOR RENT 2 nicely furnished connect ing rooms, first floor, gas, light house keeping. 500 Van Buren St. FOR RENT 2 or 4 rooms, modern, 618 Kansas ave. Lucas Lagerstrom, 105 W. 6th st. FOR RENT Furnished housekeeping rooms from $5 to $10. 305 Adams st. FOR RENT Furnished rooms 215 W. 10th stret FOR RENT 4 unfurnished housekeeping rooms. Call 723 Quincy for information. FOR RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT House 9 rooms, bath. etc. Also stable. 619 West St., entrance Pot win. J. Thomas. 213 W. 6th t. Strictly modern 7 room house and barn, reasonable to right parties. 511 Lane st FOR RENT 8 room modern house 613 W. 8th st FOR RENT 5 room modern house, close in, 904 Jefferson St. 902 Jefferson. Ind. 5904, FINE HOME FOR RENT 11 rooms, large barn, en car line, close to. INQUIRE? OF ANDERSON OREENOVGH, M0 N. KANSAS AVE. Ind. phone 1847. BeU 1843. FOR RENT 7 room house 913 W. 4th st. Inquire 400 Fillmore st. FOR RENT 7 room house, bath, gas for heat and light 2 blocks from state house, also modern, steam heated apartment 6 rooms. See W. P. Montgomery, room 30, Central National Bank bldg. FOR RENT 7 room modern house, fruit Mrs. Theo. Saxon, 1267 Harrison st FOR RENT 4 room cottage 604 Taylor, city and cistern water, gas. Inquire next door. FOR RENT Modern 7 room house at 621 Lincoln. Inquire. W. B. Kirkpatrick, Phone 670 or 2781. FOR RENT A store room with a bake oven and 4 nice living rooms upstairs. 423 E. 1st st. FOR RENT Cheap to right party, a nice piano. loo K. A. Phone 7154. FOR RENT One fine office room over Hill's wall paper store, 813 Kans. ave. Call at J. B. Hayden's. 727 Kansas ave for Information. P2SSAf'?2 resh cows, another fresh on- Ind. phone 6294. J. N. Edgar. FOR SALE Cabbage, tomato and tweet phones? P F P Rude Bon- Both FOR SALE A bed room set at 210 West ern ave. PSR.SvAIlE Pardware and tin shop 1202 E. 6th st. No agents. FSt ,L5rRerlKe'tor good as new. Call 2691 mu inn .ka- tiinn mwi t. U4. FOR SALE Cheap, young bay Tiding or driving horse, 2 Bets harness, riding ori dle and saddle. 436 Taylor st SALE Fresh cow, 6 gallons daily. 217 Branner t. FOR SALE 4-year-old horse, weight 1060 XfI7 stylish, serviceable, sound; nice "eJ', !50 cut under runabout with auto mobile back cushion tires, set of fine har ness. Must sell at once. Make me an of-t?r,- Howard Sanford, Shawnee Fire bldg., 701 Jackson st Ind. phone 1203. FOR SALE 35 head of farm horses and mares. 316 Leland st SALE Young sound driving horse, -5i?rbro2e also good rubber tired top buggy. 128 Topeka ave. FOR SALE Rose comb Rhode Island Red eggs, $l, $1.50, $2 for 15. Mrs, Wm. Rod erick,, R. 1. Topeka. FpR SALE Cheap, 2 almost new run abouts at 1304 Van Buren st FOR SALE By owner, 4 shares stock In the Topeka Box Barrel factory, cheap. Address Box 71, R. F. D. 1. FOR BALE Choice of 2 fresh cows. Call after 6 p. m. 901 Morris ave. WALL PAPER, nice stock to select from and prices can't be beat. G, E. Law son, 208 W. 7th St. Both phones. FOR SALE Fancy driving mare, stand ard bred. 217 Branner st. Bell tel. 2240. FOR SALE A Rambler touring car at a bargain. Ind. phone 7454. FOR-SALE One Mosler safe 22x30, In eooa conauion, ins v;ash Mercan tile Co., N. Topeka FOR SALE 300 business cards ror J1.2S; 600 envelope $1.25: 600 letter heads. (1. SO. See them; first class printing at propor tionate rates. Trap p. 714 Kansae a. FOR SALE Or trade, motor boat In good condition. Tel. '89. Both phones. Buttermilk if you want a good, cold drink, call Willbourn of The ,Pure Milk Co. and have it for dinner and supper. Phones 637. FOR SALE Gasoline engine, cost $110. Will sell for $75. Call at 610 Park st Bell 2972. WE make a specialty of buying, selling and exchanging new and second hand furniture, rugs, carpets, matting, linoleum and stoves. Gresser Caton, 423 Kansas ave. Ind. phone 958.' FOR S ALE New and second hand auto mobiles. See or write O. L. Wood. 1195 Duane St. 20(1 red. FOR SALE Boarding house furniture with good shop trade. 605 E. 1st st W. J. Wolfe, prop. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE If you want a choice 480 grain and stock farm in Shawnee Co.. Kan, 250 acres In cultivation, 200 acres bottom and gentle slope, 2 sets of improvements. Easy terms. Ad dress L. VAN HOOK. OWNER. VAXENC3i(jr KANSAS. HOUSES FOR SALE We make a specialty of BUILDING SITES. Large list in Saturday's paper. MAXWELL CO. (Successors to Lakin.) 108 W. 8th. i .Phone 822. FOR SALE At a bargain, on Harrison ntreet between 10th and 12th. modern 12 room home with large plastered attic, fine location, east front paved basement under entire house, furnace, gas for lighting and heating, wired for electricity, good large barn. Address E. J. A care Journal. 6 acres, house, bam and outbuildings, 2 wells, cave, fruit, possession at once, stock and furniture also. Address Mary A. Par ker. R. F. D. No. 8. FOR SALEByr owner, 7 room new mod era house- 400 E 10th at. FOR SALE IDEAL MODERN COTTAGE. 5 rooms and bath, hardwood floors, but ler's pantry, combination lights, large floored attic small barn, shade trees, 2 full lots, paved street 1V4 blocks to car, excellent location on Lane st Price $3,100. C. G. BLAKELY CO. CENT. NAT'L BANK BLDG. ttoR SALE 806 W. 8th, 2 lots. 6 rooms and bath, gas. furnace, oak floors, facing Bethany.. $3,500. r jHEIRS SAY SELL Fine 8 room-residence, 1 east front lots, fine shade, 3 rooms finished in oak, city water, gas, barn, splendid location, on nveTnent. near 3rd and Clay. See us quick about this. LUCAS LAGERSTROM. 105 WEST FIFTH ST. IND. PHONE 1490. FOR SALE By owner, nearly new seven room cottage. 3 lots, west side, gas, cis tern in kitchen, good well and outbuild-ine-a fruit and shade. Make offer, ma. phone 966. FOR SALE room house on Madison st, modern except bath, good barn, pantry. wiKhinir to leave city right away. Ind. phone 1094, tmti tait wnTTPK THE THREE EX CEPTIONAL COTTAGE BARGAINS LISTED IN SAiunuAi a juun:iui BETTER SEE US ABOUT THEM AT ONCE. MAXWELL CO. 108 W. 8TH ST. FOR SALE Cheap, 6 room modern cot tage, combination fixtures, furnace, 1 lots, car line. 1019 Morris ave. GEO. M. NOBLE CO. REAL ESTATE. LOANS, INSURANCE. Some Special Farms and City Bargains. 435 KAN. AVE. OPP. POSTOFFTCE. DO YOU WANT TO BUY? Fine modern home near state house. 7 room modern house on Tyler. 7 rooms, 6 lots, fenced, near Washburn. Kt acres good upland S. E. city. MRS- THEODRE SAXON, 1267 Harrison. ,-t-.-rT-.TiT 1CtA TX7 04 Vi art vtAV modern home, 6 rooms halland bath. furnace, z loia, tw monthly. MOFFITT. SHTLLTNGLAW CO. I REAL ESTATE. LOANS. RENTAL MS WE8T ITH STREET. TOPEKA. KAN. BOTH PHONES 1MB. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 1310 Topeka ave., a good house. Inquire of Mills Dry Goods Co. FOR SALE Or trade for horse. 2 lots in Buup aist. uau at sio far, st tseu zyiz. FOR SALE An Immediate offer will buy y residence-723 w. etn ave., lopeKa. very cheap. C. C. Baker, Lathrop. Mo. LEGAL. First published in The Topeka State V; V Journal May 8, 1908.J X NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Sealed proposals will be received by the f'ate Board of Control at their office in the city of Topeka until 2 o'clock p. m. rhursday, June 4th, 1908, for the furnish ing or all labor and materials necessary ror the erection and construction of a septic tank, filter and contact beds for sewerage disposal plant at the Soldiers' Orphans Home, Atchison, Kansas. ot tue foregoing to be executed in afict accord with the plans, details and specifications prepared for the same, cop ies of which can ?e seen on file at the office of the Board of Control, Topeka, m IV' at tne office of the superintendent of the institution and at the office of the f ft" Architect In the capitol, Topeka. ..AI1 bids or proposals shall be made to the Board of Control, and shall be accom panied by a certified check on some re sponsible bank, for five per cent of the amount bid, payable to the Board of Con trol and the same shall be forfeited to the State In pnu. iHn- ..,....,.,f .,i .t .11, for ten duys to enter into a contract and jumisn tne required bonds, as prescribed by law. after th aw&nliiir nt tho nnn. tract All bids or proposals shall be sealed and directed to the secretary of the Board of Control, Topeka. Kans.. and indorsed '"f"04"" ior sewerage plant. All contracts shall be awarded by the BOard Of Cnntrtl tsi th. Inwoet ptlnnnti. ble bidder, but the Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or to re ject parts of bids and accept parts, if deemed for the best interest of the state. Attention or. bidders is called to the eight-hour law," with which they must comply. -By order of the Board of Control Of State Charitable Institutions. E. B. SCHERMERHORN, Chairman, f. W. KNAPP. Secretary. May 8, 1908. First published in The Topeka State journal May 11, isus.j pnnpnsnr.9 Sealed proposals will-be received by the Board of Managers of the Kansas State Soldiers Home at Ft. Dodge, Kansas, un til 1 p. rrt. Monday, June 8th, 1908, for the furnishings of all labor and materials nec essary to install complete a system of steam heating in the new wing and main Duiiaing at tne Mother Bickerdyke Home Ellsworth. Kansas. Plans and specifications may be seen on file in the office of the Superintendent at ine nome at iMiswortn, Kansas, and in the office of John F. Stanton, State Arch itect, at Topeka. Each bid must be a.ccomnA.niei1 hv a opr. tlfied check for three (3 per cent nf the amount bid. Said check to be made pay able to A. W. Smith, Treasurer, and the same shall be forfeited to the State in case the successful bidder fails for five days to enter into contract and furnish the required bonds as prescribed by law, ner awara or contract nas Deen made. Uids shall be addressed to F. A. Lyons, President Bickerdyke Home, Ellsworth, Kansas. The attention of bidders Is called to Chapter 114, session laws of 1891, with which they must comply; this is common ly Known as tne eight hour law. The right Is reserved by the Board of Managers to reject any or all bids if it is deemed to be to the state's interest to do so. Proposals will be presented under sealed covers and shall be marked in accord with the instructions to bidders, as set forth in the specifications. THE BOARD OF MANAGERS. J. B. DOBYNS, Secretary. First published In The Topeka State Journal, April 30, 1908.1. notice. notice of stockholders' meet ING. Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the stockholders of The Tope ka and Northwestern Railroad company will be held at the office of the company in the Office diock. in tne city of Topeka, Shawnee county. Kansas, on Saturday, May 23rd. 190S, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m. The meeting Is called for the purpose of considering ana acting upon tne following proposition, via.: To approve and ratify the sale to the Union Pacific Railroad company of the railroad and branches, constructed or to be constructed, of The Topeka and North western Railroad company, together with all the property, rlshts. privileges and franchises thereto pertaining, and all other property 01 tne company last named. r H. A. SCANDRETT. Secretary. LCTNDJFOUNTX LOST A pure white male Spitz dog. name Snowball. Return to 323 Quincy st. for liberal reward. LOST Friday evening a baby's solid gold beauty pin on the W. 4th st. car or at Novelty theater. Reward for return to 219 Buchanan st. or to asst. foreman Journal. LOST Motor boat named "Topeka." Broke loose Monday night. Reward. Ind. phone 133 or address Santa Fe Watch Co., Topeka. TjOST A pair of erold rimmed spectacles on Harrison st, between! First Presbyter ian cnurcn ana 10m st. x-iease leave at First Presbyterian manse or 1530 Harrison. LOST A Scotch collie yellow or goldeii yellow. Reward. Address 909 Topeka ave. Ind. phone 750. Bell 1831. LOST English- bull terrier 3 months old, white spot on back near tail. Reward for his return to 1023 Western ave., or for in formation leading to his recovery. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined end spectacles properly fltt. STATE DETECTIVE BUREAU. GATHER evidence in civil and criminal cases for railroads, corporations, banks, attorneva and private individuals. We do not operate for rewards. Consultation free. Charges reasonable. Lock box 96. FLORISTS. FRESH cut flowers for all occasions to be found at Hayes' flower store, 107 W. 8th. Ind. phone 377. RUBBER TIRES. GRAVES. 328 Jackson. Ind. phone 1144. Vehicles called tor ana oeuverea. CARPENTER AND BUTLL-ER. J L. EDDY, carpenter ana ouuaer, xiv it. o-v. Hardwood floors, plain or orna mental, store fronts and shelving, porches. window screens ana screeu uuuis, tag and jobbing. GOOD carpenter and Jobber. ,W. E. Far mer. 4S mo. OSTEOPATHS. D'- Nellie Sawyer Dr. Clara Martin, 612 A.. Crawford bldg. Elevator service. j. w-rrr ullilliu, wna mabln. mflltnt r rrnitii i rauuu, m. street Packing, shipping, etc MISCELLANEOUS. WILL M. RANDALL. FOR WINDOW 8CREEN8. Made. Painted. Fitted and. HuiU. Ind. 4561. 1133 Kans. Ave. Bell 14M. WALL PAPER CENTS CP WE CARRY A FULL STOCK. LEX U, FIGURE ON WORK. F. H. WAITE. t E. FIFTH STREST. PHONES: BELL 185. IND. 2244 REiJ. WE re-tire baby carriages and hospital Chairs, best quality material and work manship, Reasonable prices. Long, 111 East Seventh at BEFORE you build that new -house. It will pay you to see O. A. Bowerafield, cement building block for price and ouai ty. Call 114 E. 4th at Ind, phone IMS. GENUINE American main springs for aimraaa waicnee. B- jfTeiaDerg. SOT K.A. FARM LOANS AT 6 PER CENT INTEREST. SMALL COMMISSION. PARTIAL PAYMENTS. BETZER REALTY LOAN CO. Room 2 Ground Floor Columbian Bldg. LOOK HERE viiu uiiw WOO hire help, see me. If you want a job see j w 1- iu uuy, itch or traee real estate, live stock Or merchandise, sea me. C. L. Ssvler. Real Katet mA tso. Ployment Agency, 621 North Kansas ave. Bell phone 1278. nLYIU5Lw;Jch needs repairing bring It' to 6. Freldburg. 607 Kansas ave. And hava It done right. ATTORNEYS. H- TAStAtt-ritir-at-Law. v Awjgj j j 0 ww. ti rl ST. STALLIONS. KINTO 3.r 42255, 1908 season at the Fair vjiumiua. pen a. wiDurg, owner. J. N. Lynch Wells bored, drilled, cleaned, cisterns cleaned. 1140 Lawrence st.lnd. I7. FOUNDERS.-MACHINISTS AND PAT- tern makers. Topeka Foundry, S18-ae-ttl Jackson st Both nhones 490. HnliniRDVi-u m. ui.-f 1 Successor to G. B. Palmer. Funeral di rectors and licensed embalmers. C31 Jack son at Phones 146. Free ambulance. L. M. PENWELL, funeral director and embalmer. First class service, reason able prW. Bit Quincy t. Both phones la. MRS. F. E. DWINELL does manicuring and shampooing at patron's residence Only. Ind. phone 2360 black. Address 410 Topeka ave. NOTICE. WOOD PARK will be open to the publlo May 10, 1908, for the season. Single rigs 15c; double rigs, etc. Automobiles 25c. R. CONSTABLE. TRANSFER AND STORAGR. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER tt STORAGE Co. packs, ships and stores household goods. Tel. 1S6. Clarence Skinner. 611 Quincy St. SANITARIUMS. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL COTTAGES FOR the care and treatment of nervous inva. lids, alcohol and drug habits and mind cases of mental derangement W. S. Lindsay,'-M. D..-- 899 K. A..- Topeka. Kan. MONEY. MfTNTRV tn nn tl.r- .t-t, sonal security,, household goods, typewrit ers. W. E. Begulne, 413 K. A. Both phones. $1,000 to loan at 6 per cent Must be first class security. Address M. K., care Journal. MONEY to loan on city property, also personal property. You can pay back by the week or month. Topeka Invest ment Loan Co.. 113 E. 6th st FARM OR CITY EAL ESTATE LOANS AT STATE SAVINGS BANK. CORNER 6TH AND KANSAS AVE. MONEY to loan on personal property, payment $1.25 week will pay off loan 126 in 23 weeks. G. H. Flintham, notary pub lic, 906 E. 4th st. Either phone 977. MONEY to loan on live stock, pianos, or gans, typewriters, household goods and. personal security. L. Blscoe. 628 Kan, ave. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. IDA 11. BARNES, M. D. Office 726 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m. tat 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. Both phones 16 residence and Ind. 1316 off lee. DR. H. H. KEITH, surgeon and diseases of women, with private hospital. Offlaa 531 Kansas ave. EREEJMTSPENSARY. QUINCY STREET FREE DISPENSARY,' 621 Quincy st. Conducted by regular practicing physicians and surgeons. Med- -ical service free. Medicine free In soma cases. Office hours 2 to 6 p. m. Calls answered night or day. Ind. phone 17OT. VETERINARY SCRGEOX9. DR. 3. O. YOCNO. veterinary surgcoo. 21 Quincy at Both phones. PATENTS. J. A. ROSEN, patent attorney, 41& Kansas ave., ropeKa, Jian. MACHINE SHOPS. Lawn mowers, around factorv sroceaa. 75c. Free delivery. Phone 603. Howard. FURNITURE REPAIRED. D. 3. Trickier does expert furniture re pairing. Carpenter and Job work ale neatly done. 214 W. 11th at Bell 1691 red. CEMENT WORK- CEMENT walks, steps and cellar floors, quality guaranteed. Swalweu. Ind. 4711. Res. 1600 Guthrie ave. BARBER SHOPS- MODEL, barber shop 816 Kansas avenue. Hair cot 13 cents. Shave 10 ceatK PASTURE. HORSES pastured, blue grass, shade, spring water, no barbwlre, close to city. R. I. Lee. Bell phone 2774 1. PAVING. CAPITAL CITY VITRIFIED BRICK PAVING CO.. 214 E. 6th st Mftrra. of bulldhie. paving and sidewalk brick. SEEDS AND FEED. SEE that you get the bast, sacn as w carry. All our seeds are fresh, prices right. Gv H. Harris. 210 W. Bth st V

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOUEITAL IIOirPAY EVENING. HAY 11, 1903. 10 POLITICAIGOSSIP B. T. Bullen Quits Kace In Fifth District. Leares Three Congressional Candidates in Field. YOUNG A BUSY MAN. ueioit Senator Going Boeder's Scalp. After Tacation. B. T. Bullen 01 jieiieviiie, ivcpuuiit ounty, who has been In the race for the Republican nomination for con gress in the Fifth district, has with drawn from the fight. His decision to quit was announced Saturday. This leaves the race between the following: W. A. Calderhead, Marysville, Mar shall county, present congressman. K. R. Rees of Minneapolis, Ottawa county. Judge of 30th district. S. S. Smith, ADiiene, jjicninson county. The withdrawal of Bullen has been xpected for some days. The back bone of his boom was broken when the Belleville Freeman, one of the leading papers In his county, declared that the time had come to quit fool ing and that since Bullen had no show to win. It would withdraw its support from him, and give it to R. R. Rees. It has been charged that Bullen was a candidate in the interest of Calderhead for the purpose of keeping Republic county from going to Rees, to whom it naturally In clines. Four of the newspapers of Repub lic county are said to be advocating the nomination of Rees. Friends of Rees claim that he will carry Ottawa and Saline counties by large majori ties Riley county. Republic county and Clay county are all very likely to go for Rees, now that Bullen has quit. Cloud county will be close. Marshall and Washington are conceded to Cal derhead and Dickinson and Geary are likely to be for Smith. Rees friends claim that he now has the Inside track in the contest, but it is doubtful whether, with the antl-Calderhead rtiviHori between Rees and Smith, the present congressman can j be defeated. Beloit. May 11. The Sixth district congressional situation as viewed from Beloit. the home of State Sena tor J. D. Young, who is a candidate to succeed Congressman Reeder, would seem to be a three cornered proposition between Young, Reeder and Ham, with the first named easily the favorite so far as Beloit and Mitchell county is concerned. A well known Sixth district politician living In Mitchell county, ana whu una uccn aligned with the machine crowd, and who is familiar with the situation In the eastern end of the district says that in this east part of the district Senator Young is undoubtedly in the lead over the other candidates. He Is making an active and vigorous campaign, and his efforts are meeting with encouragement wherever he has visited. The senator will also follow the fashion of W. B. Ham in a short time and issue a statement of the principles for which he stands. He promises not to forget the news papers, to whom he feels grateful for their generous treatment. It Is rumored that D. J. Hanna, of Hill City, former lieutenant governor, has sold his new $4,000 residence at Hill City, and will move to Garden City, Salina, or some other place. The pur chaser of the residence was Sol Hutton, a Graham county farmer who will move to town and occupy the house as his residence. J. B. Lower, a prominent and faith ful member of the senate lodge, lepre- senting Washington county, the Twen tieth senatorial district, has announced that he will be a candidate for re-elcc- tion. He has served one term in the state senate, and Is in the banking business at Haddani. There will prob ably be no opposition to Lower. Bruce R. Leydig, of Butler county, will be a candidate for th state sen ate from Butler county to succeed W F. Benson. Bugler is classed as a square dealer. He has served in the house of representatives for the past two sessions, ana is a lawyer oy pro fession. Fremont Leidy, who former ly served four yeai-s i;i tne senate, and was defeated, will be a candidate against Mr. Leydig. N. A. Yeager of Augusta will probably be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for state senator from the Butler county district. This week W. R. Stubbs will take a respite from his strenuous speech mak ing campaign, and will spend inon of the week in Lawrence, resting up and attending to his personal business. He will make one speech at Cottonwood Falls at the "gas celebration" which takes place Thursday. J. L. Bristow will put in the week in southeastern Kansas. He will spend Tuesday and Wednesday In Uynn county, making speecnes at j-.ajygne, .fleasanton and Mound City. Thursday he will bs in ort scott. Friday night he will ad dress the graduating class of I le hish school at La Harpe, returning, to his home on Saturday. Mr. Bristow has Just spent ten days in the north west part of the state, where he mad number of speeches. He says that he had a large audience with one or two exceptions. Mr. Bristow says that he finds tne people enthusiastic and verv much interested in the arguments he is presenting In his speeches and espec ially in the matter of transportation rates. Always the Same CalumoJ Poudor Example of White Ink on Black Paper Effect as Illustrated by an Enterprising Southern Daily Showing the Way the Newspapers of the World May Appear in a Few Years Hence. m 1 TODS FVfliii mm TO MAKE BLACK PAPER. Scheme to Save Millions and Reduce Cost of Newspapers. Appleton, Wis., May 11. Wisconsin manufacturers of print paper have put forth a proposition which, if adopted, will, it is said, revolutionize the print paper industry of the country and the newspaper industry as well. They propose that newspapers in the future be printed in white on black paper in stead of in black on white paper, thus bringing about a saving of millions of dollars annually In pulp wood, assist ing in the preservation of forests and reducing the price of news paper to about one-half the present price. Jsiack paper can be made of old newspapers and almost any fibrous stock, while white paper requires spruce and hemlock wood. Wisconsin paper manufacturers will try to inter est eastern manufacturers and, if pos sible, bring- about concerted action with the publishers of the country. xnere nas Deen mucn recent alscus ion by scientists as to the advantage of white on black newspapers and magazines. Their claims have all been based on the fact that it was un doubtedly much easier on the eves to read a white on black print than the black, as we see it today. The scien tific explanation is as follows: On account of the varvine desrree of light absorption by different colors, it is an estaonsnea iact that when we look at the printed page in which the black is printed on the white we real ly ao not see the black, but see the white which surrounds it. Therefore, we are not looking at the letters which form the words, but at the white spaces around these letters, which in directly produce the effect of seeing the black letters. On the other hand. If we were looking at a white letter on a black background, it is the latter we see and do not see the background This Is why it is much more restful to the eyes to read white letters on a black or dark background. Scientists claim that it would be the saving of many a person's weak eyes today if the reading matter was print ed according to tne new plan. Sign painters have accomplished this re sult, although not usually with scien tific intention but merely because it appealed to them as pleasing the eye. It Is very customary to see light color ed letters on dark backgrounds on signboards, but only recently has this theory been advocated for printing. The Fox River Valley print paper manufacturers declare that black pa per can be made for much less than white, Inasmuch as old newspapers would be the principal stock in the black paper. Only spruce and hemlock woods can be used for the manufac ture of white print paper, while almost any fibrous stock will make black pa per. i Old newspapers are used now In the manufacture of strawboard and wrap ping paper, but are not available in making print paper. It is estimated by manufacturers that less than one- quarter as much pulp wood would be consumed if print paper were black and the price of black paper would perhaps be less than half as much as the present while paper costs. It is estimated that the saving would run up into millions or dollars and that it would be a great factor in forest pre- In the City League. In the citv leasrue vesterdav aftprnnnn the Santa Fe team went down to defeat at tne nanus or the titles by a score of 1 to 1. The railroad men were weak with the stick and fell down in their fieldine- wt grounds made the game a slow one. Ten nits were made by the Eagles while the Santa Fe performers could do but half as wen. rne Santa r e scored with four er rors while the victors were charged with but two misplays. Groom and Ritchie were tne n;agie oatieries. while .Elliott and Sny der were in the points for the Santa Fe. City League Standing. The following is the present standing of the City league: Clubs Won. Lost.' Pet. Topeka Printing Co 1 o 1000 Eagles 1 1 .500 Midgets 0 0 .000 Flambeaus 0 o .000 Smith Auto. Co 0 o 000 Santa Fe 0 1 .000 The Oakland Blues won a pitcher's bat tle from the Pleasant Valley team yester day afternoon by a score of 3 to 2. The game was played on the Oakland dia mond. Score by innings: R.H.E. Blues 0 0000001 23 4 3 Pleasant Valley 0 0000020 02 1 6 Batteries Nagel and Mulligan; Fruitz and Caddy. Minor Washington Notes. Washington, May 11. Dr. O. J. Furst has been appointed a pension examining surgeon at Peabody, Kan. Amelia Rickley is appointed post mistress at Champus, Kan., vice B. Donielson, resigned. E. V. Bearmont of Kansas City and A. L. Camerson of Matfield Green, Kan., are appointed assistant inspect ors in connection with the bureau of animal industry. SsOIWa JRQ'tlftOOTE&OB m mm mamwmwk. MOST GAS METERS EAST. New York Public Service Commission Announces Result of Tests. New York, May 11. Gas meters In active service in this city are divided into three classes by the public ser vice commission as follows: Fast gas meters, 55 per cent. Slow gas meters, 34 per cent. Correct gas meters, 11 per cent. This rating was based on tests of 30,779 gas meters during the month of April. Of this number 51 were tested on complaint of the persons using them. Of these 76 were- found to be correct, 361 were found to be fast and 214 slow. DEBS OR HAYWOOD. Sentiment Is Divided in National So cialist Convention. Chicago, May 11. With a whirl wind of oratory the Socialist party delegates opened the national conven tion here. The first session which last ed from noon until early Sunday even ing, developed indications of a clash between city Socialists and Socialists of the agricultural classes and already the line of cleavage appears to be sharp ly drawn. The issue, according to the tenor of several spirited addresses by men and women delegates. Is whether the Socialist party shall make a spe cial appeal to the farmers of the coun try to openly join the ranks of Social ism. When the convention concluded Its day's work the question was still under discussion. As to the temper of the delegates concerning the presidential nomina tion, Eugene V. Debs and W. D. Hay wood, former secretary of the Western Federation of Miners, seemingly are the logical aspirants. The contest be tween them promises to be close. CHEERS FOR EVANS. The Admiral Meets an Old Acquaint ance at Reno. Reno, Nev., May 11. While Rear Admiral Evans car, the Sunset, wait ed at the Southern Pacific depot more than 2,000 Reno people stood at the platform and cheered the veteran. He acknowledged the greeting by raising the curtain and bowing his thanks-. Martin Guilbert. who was with him 21 years ago on the Yorktown, was recog nized. "Hello, Martin, what you do ing here?" said Admiral Evans when the sailor approached him. Then they talked of old days box ing together on the old gunboat, the Chilean incident and rheumatism which afflicted bothr "Time makes great changes," said Admiral Evans as the train pulled out. Harvard Defeats Dartmouth. Cambridge, May II.t Strength in the field events and the distance runs enabled Harvard to defeat Dartmouth in the annual dual track meet Satur day by a score of 68 to 48. Shaw of Dartmouth again ran the high hurdles in 15 1-5 seconds, which equaled the intercollegiate record. EVER HAVE IT? If You Have, the Statement of This Topeka Citizen Will Interest You. Lver have a. "low-down? pain in the back? In the "small," right over the hips? Thot'o I. a i i It's caused by sick kidnevs. That's why Doan's Kidney Pills cure it. Topeka people endorse this. Read a case or it: J. t. Klack, 1005 E. Sixth ave., To peka, Kan., says: "In 1899 I used Doan's Kidney Pills aim iney Drougnt me such prompt re lief from kidney trouble that I willing ly gave a testimonial for them. It now gives me pleasure to again recommend them and add that mv ocinion of tVium has-been strengthened by time.. For three years I suffered from kidney uumpiaini,. a aon, gnawing pain across the small of my back being the worst feature. When stooping or lifting, of which much is required in my occupa tion, a sharp pain would dart through my body and cause me to suffer in tensely. I also had a very annoying weakness of the kidneys, particularly noticeable at night. When I state that Doan's Kidney Pills absolutely cured me, I am only telling the truth and I think that my experience gives me suf ficient grounds for recommending this valuable remedy." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and i take no other. vim sagf m if OPEN HEADQUARTERS. Chairman and Secretary of Republican Committee in Chicago. Chicago, May 11. The presiding of fleers of the Republican national con vention will be chosen at the meeting or the national committee this week. Chairman Harry New of Indianapolis arrived in Chicago last night and today the headquarters of the committee was formally opened. Secretary Elmer Dover of New York will arrive today and -with Sergeant-at-Arms Stone will take up the routine work of preparing for the convention. The meeting of the subcommittee in charge of the convention is scheduled for Wednesday and it is at this meet ing that the temporary officers of the convention will be named. Senator Beveridge, Leslie M. Shaw and Senator Dolliver are the candi dates whose names have been most prominently mentioned. The places of the secretary and chairman of the various committees have not been determined upon. This matter will be the main feature of the meeting of. the subcommittee of the national committee and will take up most of the time of the two days' session. It is expected that the officers of the convention will be named by the end of the week. Today Mr. New and Mr. Dover open ed offices in the Coliseum and will re main there until c the convention Is over. i So far there have been twelve con tests filed with Secretary Dover, but it expected that this week the south and west will add to this list. It has been the intention of Chairman New to call a meeting of the entire com mittee as soon as a majority of the contests have been filed with the com mittee. KETCHEIi WAS TOO STRONG. Knocked Out Jack Sullivan in Twenty Rounds in Frisco. San Francisco. May 11. "Younir" Ketchel defeated Jack ("Twin") Sul livan in tne twentieth round of their fight at Coffroth's arena Saturday. After a few rounds had been fought it could be seen that Ketchel was the stronger of the pair. As long as Sul livan's strength remained intact he baffled Ketchel completely. Just be fore the finish came in the twentieth round, Ketchel used one punch that landed on Sullivan's thigh. A second later he drove a hard right into the pit of the stomach. The blow caused the Bostonian to curl up and fall. His lips were parted and his eyes were rolling, and from the look of distress he bore, it seemed as though he would be unable to gather himself together. He got up, however, just as nine sec onds were tolled off by the timekeeper. He waited for Ketchel's advance and caught the Michigan middleweight one weak right hander on the mouth. Ketchel then dealt him a savage right smash just under the heart and there was no doubt of the result this time. When Jack fell his legs were bent, but when half the count was over he straightened them out, a sure sign there was no fight left in him. Referee Roche waited until the ten seconds had expired and then, turning and pointing dramatically to Ketchel, said: "You win." DIVIDE IIP THE WORK. Visits of .State Superintendent Assistants to Institutes. and State Superintendent of Education E. T. Falrchild and his assistant, C. A. Starr, will begin their visits to the teachers' institutes at the same time, and will have to continue these visits pretty steadily for three months. The work has been divided up. and the itin erary for each of the visitors is as fol lows:. Mr. Fairchlld will visit first week, June 1-6: Phillips, Decatur, Rawlins, Cheyenne, Thomas, Gove. Second week, June 7-13: Butler, Sum ner, Barber, Harvey, McPherson, Sa line. Third week, June 14-20: Jackson, Atchison, Wyandotte, Wabaunsee,Mor ris, Pottawatomie. Fourth week, June 21-27: Ford, Paw nee, Hodgeman. Barton. Mr. Starr will visit first week, June 1-6: Clark, Seward, Haskell, Grant, Gray. Second week; June 7-13: Geary, Clay, Washington, Mitchell, Ottawa. Third week, June 14-20: Allen, Wood son, Elk, Greenwood. Fourth week, June 21-27: Osage. Chase, Marion. Heaviest Rain of the Year. St. Joseph, Mo., May 11. The heaviest rain of the year fell here last night. Great damage was done to streets and the railroads suffered from numerous -washouts. Justice Silas Porter is easily one of the best story tellers in Kansas. The total precipitation in Topeka during the past week amounted to S.08 inches. John Frost has gone to Wash ington to attend the conference of governors. Topeka is becoming civilized. It has not been necessary to arrest any boys for stoning the swans in Central park. Washburn college will play the Kansas Wesleyan baseball team at Washburn park Wednesday after noon. E. H. Hewins, president of the State Farmers' Educational c.n- Operative union, has returned from a visit to tiiey county. A. S. Thomas has recovered his roo ter boat that was sunk In the Kw a week ago. After the engine is over hauled it will toe ready for business. The local baseball team left last night for Webb City. Four games will be played at Webb City, Spring field and Joplin in the order indicated. Twelve hundred new names have been placed In the jury box by County Clerk Zimmerman for which the juries for the next term of court will be drawn. J. R. Burrow has built a small waiting room on the Vinewood line near his home in Highland park, which is very acceptable on occasions like yesterday. The pavers on Lincoln street be tween Sixth and Eighth avenues have been put out of business by the rains. The curbing has been put in place and the sand hauled. The rains of the past week mean that business will pick up for the man with the lawn mower, weeds and grass alike showing a remarkable growth during tne past few days. No one could blame the fans for preferring to attend the games on Sunday as two of the noisiest fans in town always absent themselves from the park on that date. Mrs. Mary Jennings Rehkopf of 401 Shawnee avenue carried off the first honors at the bread baking contest conducted at the W. A. L. Thompson hardware store last week. Rev. J. H. Jones of the Unitarian church of Topeka, preached Sunday in the First Unitarian church at Milwatp kee. He is a candidate for the vacant pastorate of that church. Work was commenced Saturday on the new 18 inch feed main from the waterworks pumping station to the .city. The work will start at the plant and come towards the city. There are still 16 cases of smallpox in the city a new one reported on Saturday afternoon was that of H. M Crocker, 509 East Eighth, whose son is in quarantine with the disease. Another sign of spring: George Washington Jackson appeared at the head of his band Sunday and marched the entire length of Kansas avenue fol lowed by a parade of Odd Fellows. Mr. Matthew Chilton and daughter of Carceina, Cal., are visiting the fam ily of Citv Plumbing Inspector John Shehan. Mr. Chilton will ship several carloads of horses and mules to call fornia. A nieture of Nick Chiles' house across from Governor's sauare in To peka aopears in the current number of the Century: Illustrating Booker T. Washington's article "Negro Homes in America." The weather conditions Sunday were tint exactly what was wanted by the management of Vinewood Park or the Aii- rvime theater as neither of the places is covered with a roof which will exclude rain. In the annual field events of Vas colleee which were held at uniicbupprisie. n. Y.. last Saturday, Miss Amelia H. Ware, formerly of Topeka, won first place in the 70 yard dash, running the distance in 6 4-5 seconds. Th onmmission men of Topeka com pleted the organization of the Topeka Fruit and Product Brokerage company Saturday which they claim will lessen the expense of handling shipments and consequently reduce the price of the products sold in tnis city. John Strickrott has received a new rifle as his score indicates in the shoot last week where he captured second place and missed the first position by but one point; though for some time Q4. y,cx v.aa bothered none but the aspirants for the booby prize. A mm or which reached Kansas r-Htw vpstprflav that a disastrous cloud KT-ct vinrt visited ToDeka. was the nf much uneasiness to the resi dents of that city who have relatives in Toneka and several telephone aueries to Topeka was the result. rTi. nf the street cars on the Vine oinnri line, bringing in some of the rnornboi-B nf Marshall's band who play at tbp nnrk In the afternoon, jump ed the track and caused a long tedious wait on the part of those who were anxious to get home before it rained. Although the White Sox will be away from home for twelve straight games, beginning today at Webb City, the fans can be in attendance just the same. Every play will be reproaucea by wire at the Aurora theater. The games will start each day on the Webb City field ana at tne Aurora o.l o.a n. m. One citizen says that the excavations in th street pavements are len in worse shape by the city waterworks de partment than any other company or Individual wnose ousiucss vaua uu tn mak excavations. "The aity engi neer ought to get his hands on the city itself. But tnen it always maae difference whose ox was gored, says this man. Yesterday was not a very aus picious day for openings. The rain put the Air Dome completely out of business. Most of those who at tended Vinewood were drenched to the skin while the colored band which played for the opening of the new colored park in South Topeka was forced to desist in their playing and run to shelter. At the annual election of the direc tors of the Central Young Men's Chris tian Association held Saturday even ing David Bowie was elected president to succeed J. B. Larimer who has held that place for five years. E. L. Cope land was elected vice president to suc ceed Harold T. Chase who has held that place during the term of the presi dency of J. B. Larimer. The United States recruiting office, located on the avenue between Sixth and Seventh street for the past four years, was closed up last Saturday and will be discontinued here until next fall. The spirit of economy abroad In the war department at this time is responsible for this retrenchment. Many recruiting offices over the coun try were closed this month. The To peka office accepted about four re cruits a month on the average. A Harrison street housewife in her culinary preparations for Sunday, in cluded the baking of an elaborate cake last Saturday afternoon. The Railroad Fan Refunded, in Part or in Whole to Chitwf-Tow Buyar The G rosty Bros. G o LARGEST STOCK V FURNITURE anJ CARPETS IN KANSAS SOLID OAK TaLoure-ftes 39c NO MAIL OR TELEPHONE ORDERS FILLED fWUHHIMHtilimilft Snow's Sodas! JUST THE THING F. A. SNOW 523 Kansas Ave. 4 "M I I llllll II IIIIIIIIO cake when finished was beautiful to look upon and was just such as would tempt the most particular epicure. But when the cake was passed around at the Sunday dinner of the family it had a most wonderful and fearful taste for the cook had substituted cough syrup for vanilla in the flavor mg. BETTER TO MARRY. Than to Have a Career, Declares Olga Xethersole. New York, May 11. Declaring that it is better for women to marry and have children than to become artists and have a career, Olga Nethersole, in ah address delivered yesterday after noon before members or the .people s institute spoke in favor of compulsory insurance and old age pensions for workmen and working women. "Under the existing industrial sys tem," she said, "It is necessary that many women go into factories and shops to do work. It would be better if they and other women workers mar ried, but as they are compelled to work, governments should be com pelled to take proper care of them. "This country should lollow the ex ample set by Germany. The federal government should institute old age pensions and compulsory insurance. Part of the cost might be defrayed by the employe, part by the employer and part by the government itself." .persons in tne audience were asked to discuss Miss Nethersole's address, and the first man to rise wanted to know whether Miss Nethersole and Sarah Bernhardt did not do more for the world by working than they could by marrying. "A thousand times no," said Miss Nethersole; "women should marry. Women should have children." "Bu think," said the -interrupted, "what you are doing for humanity." Miss Nethersole snapped her fingers. "We are not doing much," she said. "The mother is the one that does most. Government should make it easier for women to live proper lives, for while I believe that the holiest thing in the world is motherhood, I believe that the person who takes life is more merciful than he or she who gives it under con ditions in which the child does not have a fair chance." XO WARRANT FOR TRICKETT. Complaint Has' Been Made, However, of a False Property Return. Kansas City, Kan., May 11. When Attorney C. R. Cooksey calls upon County Attorney Taggart in Kansas City, Kan., today to make complaint against Assistant Attorney General C. W. Trickett, charging him with mak ing a false personal property return, he will be refused a warrant at pres ent at least. County Prosecutor Tag gart stated that he would not cause a warrant to be issued until he had thoroughly investigated the com plaint. "I will first have to know positive ly' whether or not Mr. Trickett has omitted in his return any personal property taxable under the law," he said. The question of whether or not Mr. Trlckett's assessment shall remain as fixed by the local assessors or as re turned by him will have to be settled before the state tax commission when that body resolves itself into a board of equalization. Mr. Cookey says he proposes to force the case into court. Treeo County 8, Hays 0. Wa-Keeney, Kan., May 11. A select nine from Hays and the Western Branch Normal played a game here last Saturday with the Trego county high school boys. Trego scored eight tallies 'but the visitors at no time time in the game got further than third base. Manhattan Woman to Wed. Las Vegas, N. M-, May 11. A mar riage license has been issued to Ivan Brush, Colorado City, and Amanda May Peterson, Manhattan, Kan. o Bean the Signature of The Kind Yon Han Always Boitgm O. 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