The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
May 25, 1908
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EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. EVERYBODY 10 PAGES NEEDS IT. LAST EDITION. BRIDGEJALLS. Texan Pacific Structure at Dallas Goes Down. Fifteen Men Thrown Into Kiver and Six Drown. FLOOD COS DITIONS Are the Worst Experienced There in Years. Santa Fe Is a Heary Loser From High Water. Dallas, Tex., May 25 A section of the Texas Pacific railway bridge has Just (one down. Fifteen men were thrown Into the river, six being drowned. The worst flood conditions in years prevail in Dallas today. Trinity river rose from 28 feet at 10 p. m. Sunday to 41.5 at 6 o'clock this morning and is till rising. One man Is known to have been drowned and the dwelling of one family was washed away. The name of the man drowned has not yet been learned. The village of West Dallas, across Trinity river, is partially inundated and- hundreds of families are being forced to seek higher places. The Com merce street bridge that spans Trinity river, has been partially washed away and there Is no travel between the city proper and suburbs on the west banks of the stream. Street car bridges are under water and traffic over these lines has been suspended. irUUli; Oil LI1W niLciuiuaii u. this city and Ft. Worth has been dis continued. In the city proper there is likely to be much distress as the water and light companies have been closed down, their plants having been flooded. A section of the Santa Fe railway bridge has gone down and traffic over this line has been temporarily discon tinued. The financial loss will be heavy. People living along the river below the city were not prepared for the sudden rise. It came without warning and during the early hours of the morning there were many narrow escapes from drowning. Owners of live stock were forced to remove their animals from the river bottom. A number of cattle and horses were swept away by the flood. This section of the city is peopled by the poor classes and there is already much distress among them. The Nel lie Maruin, a river steamer was caught under the Commerce street bridge about 12 o'clock today and lost her pilot house. At 10 o'clock today the Trinity riv- er had become a raging flood. Hun- dreds of people have been caught in the lowlands and are being, taken off in boats. It is reported that a number have been drowned, but it is impos sible to verify this. From the banks of the stream men can be seen cling ing to trees and roofs of houses. They are being rescued as rapidly as pos sible. The city is without water. The Continental Gin company's plant caught Are early today and lines of hose were laid to the nearby stream and water pumped from there. The fire was extinguished after damage amounting to several thousand dollar had been done. Railroads AU Tied X'p. Muskogee. Okla., May 25. Not a railroad in Oklahoma Is in operation as a result of heavy rains and cloud bursts that have occurred in various parts of the state during the past three days. The last road to suspend opera tlons was the Missouri, Kansas Texas, which was forced to quit when the bridge on the main line at Eu faula went down. To add to the dis aster, the main supplying natural gas to the Indian territory part of the state was carried away with the Clarksvllle bridge and the supply of gas for Muskogee and several other cities in the southeast part of the state has been entirely cut off. Officials of the gas company say it will be a week before repairs can be made- so the gas supply can again be carried. As natural gas is used for light and heat, business will be suspended in a measure. Elevators have been forced to ston running and hotels and res taurants have been put out of busi ness. During the past ten hours there has been a rainfall of 20 inches in this sec tion of the state. The Canadian river rose ten feet during the past 12 hours and the Ar kansas eight feet. The entire country is under water. A message was re ceived at the Midland Valley offices here from Jenks. Okla., saying the town was under water and that help was needed. The railroad is power less to send aid, as much track and a bridge went out early. Jenks is 53 miles north of Muskogee and is located in extremely low country. It is fear ed that a number of persons have perished. People Moving Out. Tulsa, Okla., May 25. As a result or an almost incessant downpour of rain In Oklahoma for the past three days, the Arkansas river has risen thirteen feet and is Btill steadily rising. The river had reached the highest point In fourteen years. Parts of West Tulsa and Jenks, fourteen miles south or here, are Inundated and the inhabit ants are moving from their homes. West Guthrie Inundated. Outhrie, Okla., May 25. All West Guthrie is inundated with from seven to ten feet of water rushing through the streets. The Cottonwood river Is within four feet of the high water mark registered on May 6, 1897, and is till rising. Highest Ever Known. Waco, Tex., May 25. The Brazos riv er is higher here by two feet than ever known. Thousands of acres of land have been overflowed and the damage to crops is heavy. People living in the lowlands have been driven from their homes. Five inches of rainfall In ten hours. Railroads have been washed out badly. Tributaries of the Brazos river are extremely high and crops along these streams have been dam aged. Pipe Line Broke In River. Tulsa, Okla., May 25. The Arkan sas river at Tulsa after reaching; its height shortly after midnight last night, began at noon today to recede lowly. Reports from surrounding town also tell of a fall in thr MONDAY EVENING. streams. All trains on the Missouri, Kansas Texas, St. Louis San Francisco, Midland Valley and the Santa Fe are tied up at Tulsa. No trains have come in from the west since Sunday morning. The Midland Valley and Frisco bridges are unsafe and the tracks on the west side of Tulsa are washed out for hundreds of yards. Both approaches to the wagon bridge here have been dam aged. At the town of Jenks, in the oil field 15 miles south of here, four feet of water stands in the Midland Valley yards and the station on that road has been abandoned. Pieces of small bridges and property continue to float by Tulsa .in the Arkansas. The Gulf Pipe Line company's main line to Texas and the south was broken in the middle, of the Canadian river three feet under water today and thouands of barrels of oil were losi. The break can not be repaired until the water recedes. This, it is said, will not seriously affect the Texas refineries s.s all have a good supply of oil on hand. The Gulf company's water station on Pole Cat creek is under two feet of water and this and other oil companies report loss of rigs and tanks. AX INCH OF RAINFALL. That Much Has Fallen Since Saturday Afternoon. Although the weather forecast for to day reads, "Showers this afternoon," the overhead Indications in Topeka are favorable for an ideal day from the ball players' standpoint. The tempera ture has been steadily rising since ear ly this morning and the few clouds that are in the sky are not of the threatening variety that inspire fear in the hearts of those who are expecting to witness the afternoon ball game. There has been plenty of rainfall in Topeka during the past forty-eight hours and some to spare and besides the fields have been so water soaked for the past few weeks that it has been impossible for the farmers to work in them. The total precipitation for the past forty-eight hours in Topeka has amounted to 1.05 inches. Of this amount .94 hundredths fell Saturday afternoon commenging in time to chop the Wichita-Topeka game off at the third inning. The remainder fell late Sunday after noon and evening commencing about the same time that it did Saturday, the precipitation at this time amounting to .31 of an inch. From all parts of the state reports of rains are pouring in and the guess is that there is not a section that has been slighted in the distribution of wa ter during this storm period. The re port from Dodge City which is not complete as it does not show the rain fall during the past 24 hours indicates that that locality received .2 of an inch of rain Saturday. Reports received from the extreme northwestern part of the state indicate that the rainfall was lighter in that section than any other and at that several good showers were reported Sunday afternoon. The Kaw river at Topeka reached the highest point of the season, 14 feet Sunday afternoon but has been gradually receding since that time and during the past 24 hours has fallen nearly four feet. During the past 48 hours Baker re ports .92 inches; Concordia .42; Dres den .30; Fort Scott 58; Macksville 40; McPherson 1.10; Manhattan .66; Osage City 1.78; Scott City .56; Sedan 2:45; Topeka 1.05; Wichita .79; Toronto 2.20. The following were the Topeka tem peratures commencing this morning at 7 o'clock: 7 o'clock 65111 o'clock 71 8 o'clock 66 9 o'clock 65 12 o'clock 74 1 o'clock 76 2 o'clock 78 10 o'clock 69 Weather Indications. Chicago, May 25. Forecast for Kansas: Showers east portion this afternoon. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. THOSE CITY BONDS Why Should They Be Sold by the Council Tonight? Proposed to Turn Them Over to a Trust Company. NO OFFER CONSIDERED Believed That Local Bidders Would Give More. Proposition Is to Dispose of Them at Par. Why should the $75,000 worth of Topeka improvement bonds be sold tonight without giving the people a chance to bid on them. It is proposed to turn these bonds over to the Prudential Trust company to be sold at par. It is possible that the city can get more than par for these bonds. If the investors of the city are willing to buy' them and will offer a premium they should be given an opportunity of doing so. The city does not propose to open a popular subscription it proposes to turn these bonds over to a trust company and the investors would have to go to the trust company to buy them. It is pre sumed that the trust company will get a rake off which would give the deal a queer look. A Topeka investor said today that he would make an offer of a premium for the bonds and if he is willing to do this why should he not have an opportunity to bid. The city would profit by the amount of premium and the taxpayers would have to pay sim ply the four and a half per cent in terest and no more. There is no use to make a close corporation of the sale of Topeka bonds. If the city is going to turn the bonds over to a trust company the bidding ought to be open and above board. MINES TO REOPEN. Strike in Southwestern Coal Fields at an End. Kansas City, Mo., May 25. Repre sentatives of the southwestern coal operators, and miners met here today and formally signed theworking scale and agreement governing conditions In the mines for two years to come. The terms are practically the same as ex isted last year. The signing has the effect of sending 35,000 coal miners of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Ar kansas fields back to work and in anticipation of the final closing of the controversy many mines were prepared to begin work tomorrow. T. L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, left here last night for Indianapolis. Mr. Lewis has been conferring with the joint committees here for several weeks. American Wins at Golf. Sandwich, England, May 25. Play in the British amateur golf cham pionship contest opened here today. S. L. Yaw, of Philadelphia, beat Eric Hambro, England, at the .nineteenth hole after a tie. 'His Monument." "Congress Is About to Adjourn." IOFKKA, KANSAS. MAY 25, 1908. POINTSja BRYAN Choice of Delegates to Denver Convention to Date Indicates His Nomination on the First Ballot: ALREADY A MAJORITY And the Necsary Two-Thirds Seems Assured. Xebraskan's Stronghold to Be Heard From This Week. Total delegates In convention. 1,008 Necessary to nominate. 672 Now Instructed for Bryan. 477 Delegates uninstructed 161 Instructed for other candidates. 28 Instructed for Bryan last week. 141 Delegates yet to be selected 340 Probably for Bryan 274 Uninstructed or for other candi dates e Apparent Bryan -vote on first ballot 7&1 Washington, May 25.- Careful sift ing of the returns received to date foretells the nomination of William Jennings Bryan at Denver without the shadow of a reasonable doubt. A tabulation of the figures made here, all uncertainties being resolved against the Nebraskan, gives him in structed delegates numbering almost a majority of the convention. In the states and territories yet to act, the probabilities in the' Nebraskan's favor are such that they are as positively certainties as events of the future can be. Only death or a cataclysmic shifting of the political scenes will prevent Mr. Bryan from becoming the three-time standard-bearer of the Democratic party. One thousand and eight delegates will be seated in the convention. Un der the two-thirds rule, 672 are nec essary to nominate. Mr. Bryan hft 477 instructed delegates, and 161 del egates now elected are uninstructed. In the computation alt these are rated as anti-Bryan, whereas more than substantial reasons, exist for expect ing that a majority of them would vote for Mr. Bryan at Denver, no matter what strength an opposition might de velop. However, of the 340' delegates yet to be elected, it Is probable that 274 will be instructed for Bryan. Strong Bryan territory is yet to be heard from. Ar kansas, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Ken tucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New. Mexico, North Carolina. Oregon, 36. votes from Ohio, Tennessee and Utah 220 votes, pot all .of which there is reason to ctfunt giv4 Bryarr97 votes. Jf- The political week ending Saturday night witnessed a long leap forward by Mr. Bryan.' The sole consolation for Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, con sisted of two delegates won in Ala bama, and six delegates uninstructed from the District of Columbia. As to the latter, however, a contesting dele gation wearing the Bryan colors will go to Denver. Bryan gained 144 in structed delegates. Alaska led off Mon day, sending six Bryan delegates. The Bryan forces won 20 of the 22 from Alabama, California contributed 20. Michigan sent 28, and this in- the face of a determined canvass in the inter est of Governor Johnson. Missouri gave 36, South Carolina, 18; Hawaii, 6, and Washington, 10. Democratic politicians from all sec tions are buoyed up with high hopes of success. They see a remarkable unity among themselves, and note demoralization and alarm among the Republicans. QUAYLEJELEGTED. Kansas Man Chosen Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church On the Tenth Ballot hy the Baltimore Conference. WAS BORN IN MISSOURI But He Calls the Sunflower State His Home. A Graduate and Once President of Baker University. Baltimore, May 25. Rev. Dr. William A, Quayle. pastor of St. James church, Chicago, and a lecturer and author of wide repute, was elected bishop on the tenth ballot at the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, thus breaking the deadlock, which has existed since- the second ballot. The vote which was taken last Saturday and counted tday, resulted as fol lows: Total 734, necessary to a choice, 488. Rev. Doctors William A. Quayle, Chl- Dr. William A. Quayle. Former Shawnee County Farmer Boy, Who Has Been Elected a Bishop of the M E. Church. cago, 519; Wilson S. Lewis, Sioux City, la.. 483: Homer C. Stuntz, Madison, N. J.. 458; Charles W. Smith. Pittsburg. 444: Robert Mclntyre, Los Angeles, 389 Edwin H. Hughes, Green Castle, Ind., 367; David G. Downey, New York, 317; Joseph B. Hlngley, Minneapolis, iw Daniel Dorchester. Pittsburg. 160 Richard J. Cooke, New York, 144; M. C. B. Mason, colored, 138; Henry C. Jennings, Cincinnati, 136; Charles L. Goodell, New York, 131; Frank M. Bris tol, Washington, D. C, 107. Another ballot was taken for the re maining bishops yet to be named and consideration of the report oi tne com mittee on education, which formulated the details of the reorganization of the board of education, Freedman's Aid and Sunday schools departments into three separate societies was resumea. There was no election of a bishop on the eleventh ballot. The conference decided that there should be two '.corresponding secre taries of the board of Freedmen's aid, who shall be co-ordinate, the under standing that there shall be a white man and negro. It was decided that n- nrnulrt be to the advantajre. of the church to have a representative of each race, as the negro could inspire his own part of the churcn, while it was stated that the white man would have access to churches unavailable to the negro and thus be able to raise funds necessary for the work. After some minor amendment the report in its entirety was adopted. Just as the ballot on tne temperance reports presented last Saturday was about to recommence, the result of tne eleventh ballot tor msnops was an nounced. It showed no election, the vote being as follows: Total 752. necessary to election doz. Smith, 479; Lewis, 470; Hugnes, 449; Stuntz, 409; Mclntyre, 3 9 5 Downey, 356; Hlngley, 170; Mason, 140; Jen nings, 189; Cooke, 122; Bristol, 117; Dorchester, 115; Goodell, 103. The name of Dr. Freeman Bevara of San Francisco, who received 27 votes on this ballot, was withdrawn. He Is a Kansan. William A. Quayle was born at Parksville, Mo., June 25, 1860. He grad uated from Baker university in 1885. In addition to the degrees of A.B.. A.M. and Lltt D. received rrom Biaker he received the degree of Ph.D. from Allegheny college, and D.D. from De Pauw university. In 1886 he was ordained as a minister of the Methodist church. He was, after-his graduation from Baker, a tutor at that institution, ana tnen Decame adjunct professor, professor of Greek, vice president and president of that in stitution. He resigned the presidency in 1894 to take up the work of preach ing in Kansas City. He then went to Chicago, where he Is pastor of St. James Methodist church. Dr. Quayle was sent by the church as fraternal delegate to the English Wesleyan church in 1902, and is dis tinguished as a lecturer and author. Among other books he .has written the following: The Poet's Poet, and Other Essays; A Hero and Some Other Folks; The Blessed Life; In God's Out-of-doors; The Prairies and the Sea: A Study in Current Social Theories; Books and Life. He was married in 1886 to Miss Allie Hancock Davis. The fact that most of Mr- Quayle's early life was spent in Kansas makes him practically a Kan sas product. He regards this state as his home country, even though he has lived of recent years In Kansas City and Chicago. Dr Quayle spent the greater por tion of him life on a farm near Auburn MONDAY EVENINCk in Shawnee' county. His father, Thomas Quavle. who was a native of the Isle of Man came to Shawnee county while William was quite young and settled on a farm at Auburn. The boy's mother was then dead. He had a stepmother, but spent most of his time with his uncle, Rev. Edward Gill, a Methodist preacher and presiding elder and it is to him that he owes his start in Methodism. His father died in Auburn three years ago, but an other uncle, Mr. Wm.dll still lives at that place. The people of Auburn nave a warm affection for Bishop Quayle and still refer to him as "Will." Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Brown of 815 Lincoln street,, knew Dr. Quayle intimately when he was a boy at Au burn. He has lectured frequently in Topeka. PEACE III CLEVELAND. No More Rioting and Strike Settle ment Seems Near. Cleveland, O., May 25. Peace in the local street railway strike hangs upon the result of the vote of the nonunion employes now at work, which was ta ken early today. The result doubtless will be announced before night and if the vote is favorable the strike will be stopped immediately under an armis tice. This will continue until all mat ters finally are settled by arbitration. The vote was taken upon orders of A. B. Dupont, president of the Traction company. If the vote of the nonunion men is in favor of their taking an equal chance with the old employes for places before the board of arbitration, then the strikers will go back to work immediately, taking places secondary to the present motormen and conduct ors, until the arbitrators adjust the whole situation. It is not considered improbable that the vote will be favorable and the strikers will return to work today, thus ending the strike. The state board of arbitrators, who are acting as mediators between the strikers and the company, resumed their work with the two committees, one from the strikers and one from the company today in an effort to name the third arbitrator. The arbitration bill has been agreed to between the com mittees with the exception of having the seniority of the present employes submitted. This clause will be added today If the nonunion men so vote. The completion of this point and the selection of a third arbitrator will con clude the work of the state arbitrators. Then the terms of the bill of arbitration- and the name of the third, ar trator will be submitted to a vote of both the strikers and the present em ployes. If the work of the mediators is ratified, the arbitrators will proceed to settle the whole controversy. If on the other hand the nonunion employes vote adversely there will be no chance tor the strike ending today. Following the vote of Saturday, over 200 strikers vol untarily returned to work yesteraay. There was no violence today or last night. CARS ARE RUNNING. Cleveland, O., May 25. According to a statement given out by Chief of Police Kohler today, four striking conductors and motormen have con fessed to taking part in the dynamit ing of street cars in various parts of the city last week. These men are now in custody. It is also said that a number of other arrests in connection with the dynamite outrages will be made to day. Cars on nearly all lines were operated on practically normal schedules today. No trouble of any kind has been reported. COTTON SOARS. New High Record tor Present Move ment Is Established. New York, May 25. The price of July cotton option reached a new high record for the present movement to day -when it sold at 10.25, which was $1.50 a bale above Saturday's closing price and more than 2 cents per pound higher than the lowest record last month. The advances in prices was made amid excited trading. The shorts were very urgent buyers as a result of' the strength of the English market. reports of conditions indicating an ad vance in the price of spot cotton and on the expectation or ram In the west ern nart of the cotton belt. Some of the speculators who had been buying heavily recently were heavy sellers on the advance today, taking profits on- lines of cotton re norted to have been purchased 40 to $0 points lower. Their offerings caused only slight recessions m prices. TWO CENTGL HIS LIFE STORY. The Testimony of Samuel Whit- luw uiTen m a .Frank Manner. Lays Bare the Secret Meetings mtn the Sapp Girl. IMPRESSION WAS GOOD Following Prisoner on the Stand Will Come Mrs. Whitlow. The Last of the Evidence Will Be Heard on Tuesday. Iola, Kan.. M iLo. low who fa h.'.rr' L"' fl.''4 n no 0" 'xr me murder ?L 5J PP was n the witness stand hi pai OI lne aav continuing his story from Saturday. He was not interrupted much by the a,,wed Ko a buT firm voice -"aKa Be ald m a low meine'wft Sf?Ai oV hl" ?"t kjqjjjj ana now men? "f'1."8,8 Increased from two times a S th.ree or four t,mes a eek. mtme!.he "ent to the SPP home and sometimes Miss Sapp came to his. '""f"7 ""iying mm or her presence yJ?PpiDg on the window screen This tarfln mwmai o clock but he always got up and went to the yard and talked with her if he was at home. He explained that he slept in a room apart from his wife and with a4S year old boy. one night when he was worn out' and sick he did not answer her and she finally beat on the window,; u mco againsr tne pane. The little boy heard the hammering.awoka and told his father he saw a wpman s face at the window. After a long time his father convinced him- that he had uccn urraming ana ne went to sleep. Then he went to the door, told her to go away and went back to bed. This angered Miss Sapp and she pushed open the door and bombarded the bed with tomatoes. Again the boy awoke ana went to tne door, but the trees were thick and he couldn't tell who she was, but insisted that it was no' dream, but a real woman. One night in February 1907 he was at the barn in the early evening, milk ing the cows. She came to the barn yard fence and called him. He went to where she was but told her he could not see her that evening and further more she must not come around the house that way. This angered her and she grabbed the milk pall and struck him and jerked his specks from his eyes. Then she ran away throw ing the glasses in the alley. He could not find them that night, but the next rtav his ROn and a npfphhnr Knw A them. v.They were' bent and twisted and he took them to a- Jeweler: Their visits continued to increase' along L throogh the- spring and sum mer rather than decrease. He- de clared, however. that he often tried to. stop matters, one way or another, but failed to do so. "It was worry ing him to death," he said. On the night of September 24. the nlctat- tifrkm thp tmoA-v U lam Canrt came to his home and gave the usual signal. He went out. He told her these visits must cease. This seemed to set her crazy. She produced a razor. She raved, tore her hair and acted like an insane per-, son and declared that she would go and kill Mrs. Whitlow. He started to grab her when made a slash at him with a razor and cut his hand severely. Then she ran away. Whit low told his wife he had made the wound wlith a scythe. The next day MrfL Whitlow found a few hfllrK frnm some woman's head on the door knob and told her husband.' Whitlow then weakened and told his wife every thing. He further decided to go that night and tell Miss Sapp his -wife knew all and that they must never meet again. Whitlow did go and meet her that evening, September 25, and said, "May, I have told my wife." "You are a liar," screamed Miss Sapp and threw her hand to her throat a couple of times. Whitlow grabber her hand, snatched from It a bloody razor and ran across the road as she fell. In a moment he ran back and dropped the razor close to her body and again disappeared. Former witnesses had testified that the razor had been picked up at least 14 feet from the girl s body. Later Whitlow told why he pre pared his statement. I felt that it might come out and x a oe caargea wun lne crime, na said. '"I didn't believe I could en dure such a thing. I told my wife I'd rather be buried by my friends than stand it" Here Whitlow broke and his eyes filled with tears. Every woman in room and many men sought handkerchiefs. Several of the Jurors were visibly affected. Whitlow rested his head in his hands and it was a minute or so before he could resume. "Where is that statement now?". Attorney Oyler asked. "You have it." This came as a surprise. Whitlow's first written statement has never been seen by the authorities it is stated. Iola, Kan., May 25. The attorneys In the case of Samuel Whitlow, who is be ing tried for the murder of May Sapp, expect the trial to end Tuesday. There was no court session Saturday after--, noon. Judge Foust excused the Jurors at noon and allowed them to go to their homes. He issued strict Injunctions to them not to discuss the case in any way or read any newspaper account of the proceedings. G. R. Gard, one of Whitlow's attor-. neys, said that the defense would finish its Instruction of evidence today. Whitlow Is to resume his story on the witness stand. It is upon his own tes timony that the outcome of the case depends. The attorneys for the prose cution admit frankly that they have found no new developments in the evi dence. Mrs. Whitlow ts to follow her hus band as a witness to corroborate his, testimony. Many witnesses have been subpoenaed by the defense to testify to Whitlow's good character and to present evidence that Miss Sapp was of a peculiar dis mviltlrm anil mich have taken her own life. It is probable that few of these witnesses are to be used. Judge Foust has signified several times that it was useless to -introduce witness after wit ness to prove the same things. In all 138 subpoenas have been Issued for Cos tinned on Page Btafct.
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THE TOPEKA -DAILY STATE JOURNAIr IIOHDAY CVCITIITQ, HAY 3,1CC3. 2 "IT" TOMORROW We place on sale for one day only your choice of Ladles' $3.00 Oxfords In tan calf, blucher, with welt soles and golden brown kid with turn sole. S11K ribbon ties. $2.25 Pair. All sizes; all widths.- JOHN ELLET HENRY C SHOE CO. 515 .Kansas Avenue 1 CLEANLINESS In guying our meat products you need not. worry about their clean liness. We spend sev eral thousand dollars each year in keeping our plant the cleanest packinghouse in Amer ica. Cbas. Wolff Pkg. Co. TOPEKA, KAN. Reliable Dentistry Our success la due to high grade workmanship and best materials at reasonable prices. Best Set of Teeth for. $7.00 Misfit, loose or broken plates made te fit at small cost. Gold Crowns $3 to $5 Slhrer fflllna- Co. 'Teett cleaned.. .SOo JJclof JfltoHa- tto to Painless extrao- tlon 26o When th-nf r fancy prices,, call and see us. We are permanently located in Topeka. New York Dental Co. Ail Work Guaranteed 30 Tears. (18 Kansas Ava. Open daily. Hours 8 to I Wednesday and Saturday nights till p. m. Sun' days 9 to IS. Ind. Tel. 1968. I iMl-l Don't Wait i install a Direct Action Gas Range now. The hot weather is here and the comfort of. your wife demands it. See them at our store. HUBBARD 520 Kansas Avenue EAT ROYAL BREAD Sweet as a nut and as fresh as spring water. All dealers sell it. 5c i Home is Capital f The Idea that one can not af ford to buy a home Is a trifle ridiculous when you consider that thousands of people, are doing it on a much lower in come than yours. We Can Help You. 1 TbeCapitol Building &LoanAssn BS4 Kansas Ave. Beauty Culture AH about facial blemishes, su perfluous hair destroyed forever by the electric needle, no scars, cure guaranteed. Avoid dangerous de pilatories. Consultation strictly private. MYRTLE F. HOWARD, Graduate of Madison Gervaise Gra ham of Chicago. Ind. Phone 2423 Black. Head Journal for Bargains. FIRST IS OURS. Wichita Is Taken Into Camp toy Topeka. Little Elijah Wooley Breaks Up the Game. SPEER IS HIT HARD. Sharp Fielding Characterizes Work of Both l earns. Pennell Put Out of the Game for Talking. Little Elijah Wooley broke up the game between Topeka and Wichita yesterday afternoon and enabled To peka to take the long end of a S to 2 score from the Jobbers. Up until the sixth round when Wooley pulled oft his performance the game was pretty close although the locals started out with a margin of two runs which were good for the game until the Jobbers evened up in the fifth. Just why Wooley should pull off such a trick as he did was not evident to Speer. The two were former team mates and are always known as great pais. or tnis reason or some other with two down Speer passed tin Arnold. thinking to work himself out of trouble on Wooley. It happened thusly: Syl vester Olson started with a safe bingle. V 1.1 I'-- it... x.n.iii ineu a ouni out it worked the wrong way as Speer nabbed Olson at second. Emory Olson followed with nis third single of the afternoon and Kahl was held at second. Boles flew out to Cermack on a. lone- flv and it loojtea am over wnen Arnold stepped to the plate. Arnold -.drew- four wild ones and the bases were-.full.. Then it was up to Wooley:' A- single through Speer passea over second Base -and then drib bled through Middleton's legs. Kahl .amory oison and Arnold scored, the latter pacing a heat clear from first. Wooley reached second and the game was settled as far as the outcome was concerned. Speer. who worked for Wichita yes terday, is always a pleasing pitcher to watch. He has a nice delivery and when he is right there is nothine to the result but a Jobber victory. When he Is wrong he makes some of the most delicious fruit ever plucked from an orchard. Yesterday he worked by speus. He was hit pretty hard all the way through but outside of the two in nings when the locals scored he was right there with the goods in the pinches. Cooley's colts started to win the game in the first inning. With one down Cooley doubled to right and scored when Davis poled one good for two sacks over into left center. Cyrus JuAnaretn reacned first when Holland let Speer' s throw get the better of him and Davis attained third. Sylvester Olson flew out to center and Davis tal lied. For a while It looked like a shutout for the Jobbers. Arnold was being touched up pretty lively but sharp fielding prevented any scoring until the fifth inning. Middleton opened the in ning with a double just inside the left field line which Wooley almost captured with one hand. Annis flew out to Davis but Hetling singled and Middleton scored. Then Hagerman was sum moned to the slab. Nichols fouled out to Boles but Holland doubled right field ana Augustus Hetling dented the plate. Hagerman soon got his bearing and no more could the Jobbers touch him, A scratchy single In the ninth by Het ling was tne only other connection maae. Although the mud interfered ereatlv with the fast playing of the two teams several brilliant plays were pulled off. n or- tne locals Davis distinguished him self, in the fourth inning he prevent ed a score by a pretty throw to the plate wnlch caught Cormack after Speer had hit safely. He also took a hit away from Annis. Wooley had a busy day in left. HetUng did great fielding for the visitors, depriving Cyrus Landreth of a hit on one occasion. Cermack also pulled off a spectatcular stunt robbing Davis of a hit in the seventh. Arthur Lee Pennell was chased from the game in-the third inning. After he had fanned, passing up a beautiful tnira striKe, some remark uncomnll- mentary of the decision was heard by Mr. Shuster. the officiating gentleman, and Mr. Pennell was ordered to leave ino grounM. umcer tsoD Mller was forced to take him from the grounds onuBwr ceruuniy can run the game. C;:. STANDING OF THE TEAMS. Western Association. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet .685 .625 .550 .546 .543 .421 .350 Topeka Jf ribinhftma AO Webb City 11 Wichita 1 Hutchinson 13 Bpringfleld Joplin J Enid 6 "9 10 11 11 13 13 National League. Clubs Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburg Cincinnati New York Boston Brooklyn St. Louis Won. Lost. P"t. 10 .630 13 .536 12 .520 14 .517 15 .500 15 .500 18 .419 20 .394 Lost. Pet. 10 .655 12.' .586 14 .663 14 .600 14 .500 16 -4S4 18 .379 21 .326 n. Lost. Ppl 12 .629 12 .600 15 .583 15 .659 16 .629 19 .424 20 .412 25 .242 i 17 15 13 15 15 15 13 13 American League. Won. Clubs New York Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit Chicago St. Louis Washington Boston 19 17 18 14 14 IS 11 10 American Association. Cl'jba Won, Indianapolis 22 Toledo 1? Louisville 21 Columbus 19 Milwaukee J? Kansas City...., J-. Minneapolis 1 St. Paul but it was the general opinion of the fans yesterday that his penalty was a little too severe. But when he can run the game the fans should not criti cise. Again today and tomorrow the two teams will battle. The score: r... TOfElvA. Player AB. R. H. 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 i O r, .0 A. 0 0 1 0 2 0 2, Wooley, If. 4 Cooley. lb 4 Davis, rf. Landreth, cf. S. Olson, 3b. Kahl. 2b. E. Olson, ss. Boles, c. Arnold, p. Hagerman, p. Totals' W t to 1 HetUng out bunting third strike foul. WICHITA. Player AB. K. H. 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 A. 0 MIddleton- rf-cf. 4 Annis, ss 4 Hetling, 3b. 6 2 3 4 Pennell, If Nichols, rf. Holland, lb. Cermack, rf-lf. 4 1 4 ...35 Armstrong, O. Misse. 2b Speer, p Totals -24 -10 -f 2 SCORE BY INNINGS. Topeka 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 Wichita 0 0 0 0 2, 0. 0 0 0-2 Summary: Two-base hits Cooley, Davis, Armstrong, Middleton, Holland. Sacrifice hits S. Olson, Armstrong. Bases on balls Off Arnold 2, off Hager man 1; off Speer 2. Struck out By Arnold 2; by Hagerman 3; by Speer 2. Wild pitch Arnold. Passed ball Boles. Hit by pitcher ball Boles, Armstrong, Hagerman. Hits Off Arnold 6 in 4 1-3 Innings; off Hagerman 2 in 4 2-3 in nings. Time of game 1:40. Attend ance 2,500. Umpire Shuster. Saturday's Game. Saturday's game was cut short by the rain after three innings had been played, the score standing 1 to 1. Arnold and Speer were the opposing I pitchers and it looked like a pretty even game as to result, although both sides claim they would have- won. Wichita scored one in the second on a double by Armstrong and a triple by Misse. The locals evened up in their half of the same inning. Landreth cincriori fnr a. starter and went to sec- rni on -Rahl's single. Emory Olson fouled out to Pennell who temporarily forgot the game and Landreth scored from second before the ball had been returned, sliding over the plate. Hutchinson 6, Webb City 1. Webb Citv. May 25. By pounding Milton hard the Hutchinson aggrega tion in a game played, mostly in a rtrijiiliif rain, swamped Webb City. Score by innings: Webb City 0 0 0 O 0 o Q o-i x Hutchinson 2-0 l a u -o Batteries Milton ana unees; son and Freeze. Oklahoma City 1, Joplin 0. nuahnma. Citv. Mav 25.- Oklahoma City defeated Joplin Sunday in a fast exhibition of ball playing. Score by Innings: ."v 1.1-1 mtir .0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Joplin ..T...:........6 0 0 0000 0-0 2 Batteries r oiui mu jvciocj du.u non and Harrington. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 0. st. Txuis. May 25. Knabe's drive for two bases in th Sixth. inning, the nnlv B-rtra base hit 01 ine game, ioi- lowed by a sacrifice and a long -fly nrri the only run made in Sun- rtav' contest and Philadelphia took the opening game of the series with St. Louis. a T fl n D I) U U U V U U O .1 i,.n7AML' 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0-1 4 2 Batteries xtaymonu, uiwijjui o.uu Ludwlg, Shaw; McQuilien ana jack- litsch. v New York 6, Chicago 4. fnirme-n. May 2 5. New r York turned two of Frazer"s passes and 'two of the locals errors uvea runs oy time ly hitting. Taylor grew wild in the ninth, and was relieved by Mc Ginnity. Yv fnnlnira: rl.K. B. Chicago 22x?Xi??I24 New York .....20010110113 1 Batteries jrrazer ana ivimg; xay- ior, McGlnnity and Bresnanan. "Brooklyn S, Cincinnati 0. Cincinnati, O., May 25. Errors by Lobert and Hulswitt in the first in nine gave the Brooklyns the only runs scored during the game. Smi-o hi funinn: R.BT.B. Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 5 2 Rrnnklvn 2 v u u v v v v v z Batteries joakiey ana xacjuean; Mclntyre and Bergen. WESTERN LEAGUE. Omaha 3, Des Moines 0. Omaha, Neb., May 25. Des Moines DOCTORS ADVICE TO MOTHERS. Calls Attention to Small Matter of Great Consequence to Baby. A noted specialist in diseases of children recently said that many se rious complications in children arise from the result of jars and Jolts re ceived by them while being pushed in a baby cab. This is a matter all par ents should consider, and If baby's cab needs retiring or repairing of any kind, send it to the U. S. Cycle Co., 830 Kansas Avenue. This firm is pre pared to do all kinds of cab repairing at a very .small cost. was shut out Sunday with but-a sin gle hit and that was made in the first Inning. Omaha landed on Wltherup heavily but errorless work in the field kept Omaha's score down. cre y innings; R.H.B. proa-ha 01000020 3 11 0 Des Moines 0 0000 000 00 1 0 Batteries Hollenbeck and Gond lng; Witherup and Yeager. Hf THE CITY LEAGUE. In a twelve inning game at Skene's park yesterday afternoon the Santa Fe team emerged- victorious by a score of 3 to 2. The game Pitchers' battle and Elliott of the Santa Fe's had a little the bet ter of the argument. In the twelfth inning Elliott fanned three men and could have lasted many more Innings had it been necessary., s Score by-innings-. r.h.B. Santa Fe ni aaaa-i aaaa -t c 9 Printers 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 02 5 4 The official standing of the City Jeasue up to date is as follows: Clubs Won. Lost. pct. Midgets .."....7.... 1 0 1000 Santa Fe i l .500 Topeka Printging Co. 1 1 .500 g?les 1 1 .500 Flambeaus o 0 .000 Smith Auto Co. 0 1 ,000 Other' Amateur Games. The Topeka Eagles played in Hor ton Saturday and Sunday and had no trouble in winning both games. The scores are as follows: Score by innings: TI.H.E. Eagles .2 7000020 011 14 0 Horton 10000 00 001 4 4 Batteries Groom and Ritchie; Mc Neely and Brown. s Score by innings: R.H.E. Eagles 00000004 is a n Horton ...120000000-3 4 8 Batteries Dickinson and Ritchie; Brayley and Brown. Perry, Kan., May 25. The Perry team defeated Newman here Sunday in a game that was cut short at eight In nings by rain, the .score being 9 to 3. Score bv Inning:.-.' Tl W H! Perry .1 0 2 3 0 10 29 12 3 Newman ,...0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 3 Batteries Logston and Carr; O'Brien, Coke and Klauer. Emmett, Kan., May. 25. Emmett easily defeated Belvue in in a one sided game Sunday, 8 to 2. The game was called at the end of the fifth In ning on account of rain. Batteries Heck and LeClere; Straten and Jones. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. At Columbus Columbus, 2; Louis ville, 10. At Milwaukee Milwaukee, 8; Min neapolis, 6. At St. Paul St. Paul-Kansas City game postponed; rain. At Toledo Toledo, 0; Indianapo lis, 8. Sunday's- Ball Games. Perry 9, Newman 3. Emmett 8, Bellvue 2. Newton 2. Wichita 1. Larned 2, McPherson 1. SATURDAY GAMES. -Americaa Association. Kansas City 9, St.-Paul 7. Toledo 4, Indianapolis 3. V Minneapolis 2, Milwaukee 0. Louisville 2, Columbus 1. -c. American League: New York 4, Chicago 0. Boston 6, St. Louis 2. Detroit 3, Washington--2: Clevelandr Philadelphia 2. v 1 r National League.' -Chicago 6, Boston 4. St. Louts 6, New" York Z (first game). St. Louis 2, New York 0. CincinnaU 8, Philadelphia 2V Brooklyn 6, Pittsburg 0. Saturday's College Games.1 Holy Cross '1, Yale 0. Wesleyan 3, Williams 1. v Columbia 1, Army 3. Princeton 4, Harvard 0. Pennsylvania li,: Cornell 5. Missouri. 8, Washington 7. -Yale Freshmen 2.. Harvard Freshmen (fifteen innings). Brown 5, University of Michigan 3. University of Vermont 3, Amherst 2. Purdue university 4, University of Chicago L Illinois 18, Minnesota 0. TRACK MEET AT KANSAS CITY. Iowa College First With Missouri Sec ond and Drake Third. Kansas City. Mo.. Mav 25. With rain falling intermittently all Saturday afternoon and the field a veritable sea of mud, Iowa State Agricultural col lege of Ames, Iowa, annexed the first annual track and' field meet of the Missouri valley Intercollegiate asso ciation. Missouri Deat Drake by a close -margin for second place, while Washington college of St. Louis and Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa universi ties trailed along in tne order named. The final score was: Ames, 52; Missouri, 22; Drake, 19; Washington, 13; Kansas, 11; Nebraska, 8; Iowa, 7. Summary: Mile-run Beard, Ames, first; Van Martin, Ames, second; Guth rie, Kansas, third.-- Time, 5:10 3-5. 440-yard dash -Doughlass, Missouri first; Dennis, Kansas, second; Ham mer. Iowa, third. -Time. :19 3-5. Two-mile run Snyder, Missouri,, first; Mutch, Ames, second;- Cummings, Kansas, third. Time, 11:45. 440-yard dash Douglass, Missouri, first; Newbolt, Kansas, second; Mc Donald. Nebraska, third. Time, :27. Running high- jump Mitchell, Washington: Parker, Kansas; Knobe, Nebraska, tied for first, second and third. Height, 5 feet. 10 inches. THE REGATTA AT LAWRENCE. The First Ever Held at K. U. Proves a Success. Lawrence. Kan.. May 25. The first regatta ever held at the University of Kansas took place on the Kansas river Saturday. There were seventy-one en tries for the events, and a crowd of 800 students gathered on the river bank to witness the water snorts. The regatta was arranged to take the place of gymnasium work, And those entering gained gymnasium credits. The events and winners were:.. Half mile boat, doubles, seven en tries First, Sheridan and Grlesa; sec ond,- Boynton and Holmes. .iTime, 4:01 2-5. Quarter mile boat, fours First, March. Perkins. Lyons and Mosher; second, Schwina, Doubleday, Craig and Leland. Time, 2:07 4-5. Quarter mile, boat singles, seven en tries First, Bossft';. second. Mosher. Time. 2:22. Quarter mile, canoe, doubles First, Greene and Holmes; second. Powers and Barteldes. Tmie, 2:01 4-5. Quarter mile swim First, -Clark; second. Kanaga. Time, 5:36 1-6. Forty yard swim First, Sheldon; second. Johnson. Time. :20. Standing in canoe, 100 yards First. Powers;- second. 'James..1 Time, 26 sec onds. i Long- dive First, Howard Mervine second. Wohler. Distance. 90 feet. Tilting in canoe Draw between Le land and Schwinn, against Asher and Johnson. Boom walking No one successful. western GOSSIP WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW. Wichita at Topeka. Hutchinson at Webb City. Joplin at Oklahoma City. Springfield at Enid. Rain Interfered with Ratiirdav game at the end of the third Inning when the annra wna tfarf Acinfe tom having a lone one to its 'credit. As a "ouu me same win ne piayea .Tues day as was originally scheduled. Louis Durham, who pitched for Cool ey at Louisville last year, has been re leased by the Louisville management and wants to come to Topeka. There is but little probability of him landing here, however, as Cooley has a good working quartette of slab men and thinks they are strong enough as they are to win the pennant. Frank Isbell, the former second base-"- man of the Chicago White Sox, whose ternnc batting was a potent factor in winning the world's championship for comiskey two seasons ago, has not worn a Jobber suit this season. He is prevented from playing by the national agreement. According to Isbell he could get his release from "Commy" without question but there are several other major league teams who would like to get him and would refuse waiv- So the Wichita magnate Is con tent to take tickets at the game. Wouldn't the Jobbers have some infield with Isbell on second, and some hitting infield at that. Ward IsbelL a Topeka twlrler a cou ple of seasons ago. Is with the Jobbers. He is not working good yet and will hardly get a chance at tne locals. ie has Ditched a counle of tames this sea son but has emerged with the small end of the game twice, although once through no fault of his own. air v..,. win nmhohiv Vii nnmit three today. The big fellow almost got one though Sunday-and rmight nave got n had a third -baseman ,with less ability tnan ier.ung piayea ob -iu uuuw team. A mm- harmonious team nor a bet t.r crrii-11-oii tfam wan never brought tO- tho. in tho Wuturn Association than the bunch witn -wrncn jooiey is now flriftine- towards the Pennant. The lri fnr that in all most of the Play ers, are always, feeling good. irm .na ...f.inttf a trnrt trade that Dick pulled off," is what Jack Holland has to say wnen any one asua about the trade tor Olson. To my -3 v. it. .1a QnrArla m ahoilt the DPfit Illlliu txic lnfielder on the circuit and he would look mighty pretty m a jooper ummra too wltn nis wniie raciw. The naoers in the Missouri end of Anl V.t TFiihA TAndreth. rne uiiluil Here he is known as Cy, although some say his name is wuns"- Mr. L.naretn i -.it n,yttv niftv little fielder. n... hit mnfh. He comes DUL lie v i Tr atatA lpAffiie and put up a wonderful game in that brush last season. Tne wicmia ynci knocking on mm. inn... .v. a aim int down behind i..i. i i ann thn last, lineer- tne inSu L--.il"- ria lng rays renecung mo uco-iv... i.t-,j" T)i.i.ir in n manner that ot one iuu j made his cherry countenance look like a lame back picture in a Dwt..t. iS ic .Via manner in which Raveruociucub, -j the Springfield Republican aescrioe Dud's appearance after a recent defeat by TopeKa. in J"",7 should be tasen wmi a. i""" n.tn Via hare next 'and amciuiwuu y, t- t.v win brine a gingery bunch X- sjo- here to fight witn me i.uuiejauA. The local fans are anxious to see the Cooley sox get a chance at tne a- Ala. a wm nar non rrOV ous competitors at the present time it would look nice to the locals to see them take a lan. Rermackl cermack v the Wichita outfielder, was one of the leading outfielders In the Texas league leaains nlavPA with the Aus- lasi seaauu. tin pennant winners aim rxn thn team. He nit me ucsi. -ni i nrettv eood but hasn't hit his last year's stride in this league yet. Sneer has not yet pitched the ball he did last season. Speer was sick all winter and Is not yet in proper rorm. He is considerable under weight too. ion.. tho Mrc.iiit this Season are inclined to expect a little too i u Wichita team this sea- mucu ui son, from their performance of last season, saia jjranK bowi w w i this mnrnlnff. "It isn t duuruai inc.i. very often that such a team as last season. o u.iui gether and it may be a hundred years send three players to the big leagues ana nave-mtsi: di;b. ..s1. start. That is what Milan, Becker nr.aTr.. are ilofn?. There is ami v.w 1 Bay less and Young who are working in the uentrai ..leasuo, uiaiso x league." annia thA fans are lciclcine be- n.ia thev rlld not cet rain checks last Saturday. It. is a rule of the Western association mat rain cnecKs are not good arter tnree innings i mmnletMl nnrl aacordinfiT to UBVO vu r w this ruling adopted last winter the fans were not enmiea xo ran cnecKs. In some leagues no rain checks are .t ail onri thA fans have to as- Iuw sume all risk on the weather. In the big leagues 'the rans are guaranieea um. tint In minor lpafnes the nve lujiuifi. general, ruling is cm mren mums'- PURE DRUGS No matter whether it Is a pre scription you need filled or some simple drug used daily in the home, you will get best quality here. AT. WAGGONER 731 Kansas Ave. HOW DAILEY DIED. Noted Fun Maker Maintained Ilia Reputation to the Last. Chicago. MaV 25 Peter V railev. who died aSturday at the Auditorium Annex, gave up his life because of his aevouon to duty and because he was determined to "play the game" to the end. Soon after arriving: In Chicago a week previous to his death with Joe w eDer's "Merry Widow" Burlesque company, Mr. Dailey contracted a se vere chill; and Monday night, the opening night, found him with a tem perature of 104. He Insisted, never, theless, on playing his part, the role of Caramel de Jollldog, and went through the performance on sheer nerve. After the nlav he went to bed with a high fever which never abated.. Dr. Francis W. McNamara, a boyhood chum, attended him constantly all the week, staying at the bedside nia-ht and day,, but the Monday night perform ance naa done its work. A few minutes after Mr. Dailev's death a cablegram was received by Charley Ross and Mabel Fenton, who, with Dailey, were members of the Joe Weber show, that the Done had grant ed Kate Condon a dispensation so that she might be married to Dailey. miss uonaon, as sne is known on the stage, was the wife of E. Burke Scott. wno disappeared seven years ago, Scott has not been heard from since. miss vonaon visitea Rome, saw the pope, obtained the dispensation and cabled Ross and Miss Fenton.. who are husband and wife. The cablegram said that the pope had agreed that Miss Condon and Dailey might be married August 26. Mr. Ross promptly sent a cablegram 1 -to Miss Condon, apprising her of the' death of the man whose wife she expected to become. Joked to the Last. At 10 o'clock in the moraine Joe Weber, his brother Max, and, L. J. Rodriguez, Weber's manager, were summoned to Dailey's apartments by phone. f "Pete's dying," was the message from Dr. McNamara. It was true, but the spirit of the big. jovial man would not be quenched. "How are you feeling? asked Mr. Rodriguez gently. "Oh, fine and dandy! replied Dailey with a ghost of his old time hearty laugh. Just drank two quarts of milk." "Fine," said M$. Rodriguez. "Fine "for the milkman." came the reply instantly. r Deceived by the comedian s apparent ly good condition Joe Weber and Rodriguez left the hotel at 11 o'clock to prepare for the matinee perform ance. Max Weber, who ran the streets of New York as a 10-year-old boy with Dailey, remained with Dr. McNamara. "I'm glad I did now," said Mr. Weber simply after it was over. "He was glad to have Mac and me with him." A touching incident connected with the actor's death was the frenzied grief of his old negro servant, who had at tended Mr." Dailey for many years. The negro was dazed that his employer had passed away. He appealed broklngly to the hotel authorities "to keep peo ple away," and let him be alone with his dead. Joe Weber stood at the bedside of his dead friend for ten minutes after the body had been arranged by the phy sician. Then, throwing back his shoul ders, he turned away sharply. "Well," he saia, t ve got to go. ami make up." An hour later he was keeping nis audience in a roar as Disch, his bur lesque imitation of the role of Nish, the secretary, in "The Merry Widow." A few in the audience had learned of Mr. Dailey's death before entering the the ater, and a few more heard the- news as the performance progressed. But few were aware that It was a boyhood chum "of the little comedian on the stage whose deathbed he had Just left, or that outside in the lobby Max Weber, an even older "pal" of Dailey's, stood In the doorway gazing with set face at the passing crowds and waiting for his brother to nnisn me perrorm ance. LOST THEIR HEADS. Crew of Morrill Airship Might Have Prevented Catastrophe. Oakland. Cal., May 25. It is be lieved that two of the sixteen persons who plunged downward Saturday afternoon with the "iant Morrill air ship will die. One of these is Morrill, maker of the craft and head- of the company which was exploiting It. The inventor or tne airsnip naa ex plicit faith in the dirigiblllty and lift-, ine power of his immense vessel and advertised its adaptability for commer cial purposes. Several of the men who made tne ascension aia so witn me in tention of investing in the company if the ship proved a success. The envelope of the vessel was made of flimsy material. The inventor had been warned that it would-not stand the weight put upon it, but he de clared that it had been chemically treated and was perfectly safe.. It was estimated that there were 10,000 persons In the vicinity when the ascent was made. The event had been widely advertised and spectators came from "miles away. The machine rose easily at first and was soon about 300 feet above ground. Then a thrill, of apprehension went through the great throng as it was realized that the monster craft was in trouble. The enormous gas bag assumed a perpen dicular position and came In contact with the fans of the engines which cut it and let out the gas. The airship began to sink slowly at first, but the speed increased momen tarily as the sustaining gas rushed from the rents in the bag. When the machine was still about seventy-five feet in the air the last of the gas ap peared to be exhausted and the ship came down with a fearful rush, bury ing its crew and passengers under a mass oi wreckage miu mo imuiicusb bag. The crowd rushed to the place -where zniziumiuzxTi ISElLU TOPEKA VS. WICHITA Tomorrow Ladles' Free Day Topeka vs. Hutchinson Wed., Thurs. and Friday, May 27-28- 29th. Games Called 3:30 p. m. Friday Ladles' Free Day. the machine fell and hundreds of pairs of hands were quickly engaged ex tracting the injured. One of the first to De taken out was the inventor. The List of Injured. The full list of injured follows: J. A. Morrill, inventor of the Mor rill airship, caught inside the rigging and crushed by. one of the propellers, legs broken, dangerously Injured. C C. Trlpple, San Francisco, engin eer engine No. 4, crushed by his en gine. Justin Barber, commercial photo grapher, Berkeley, ribs broken, inter nally injured. W .Tyson, valve tender, San Fran- Cisco, jumped when car was within fifty feet of the ground, internally in jured. E. G. C Wallin, newspaper photo grapher, San Francisco, badly lacer ated, probably internally injured. P. H. Goodfriend, first engineer, jumped before car -reached ground severely but not dangerously injured. H. Miller, valve tender, cut and bruised. John Burns, riding on top of gas bag, bruised and lacerated. Charles P. Hall, commercial photo grapher, riding in forward network, internally injured. John Peterson, assistant to Hall, bruised and lacerated, not dangerous.; V. J. Fulno, engineer second engine Cut ant bruised, pot dangerous., John- Ahearn, engineer engine 'No. SY injuries not dangerous. W. Mowrey, engineer No. 6, slight ly injured. Captain Tenfold, Australian aero naut, crushed, legs broken and dan gerously injured by engine. J. V. Rodgers, assistant engineer. Internal in juries, probably die. r C. A. Nelson, cut about head, dan gerously injured. Lost Their Heads. The accident -was a spectacular and sensational one, probably 10,000 people from Berkeley and Oakland having gathered around th big vacant lot wherein the great caterpillar-shaped air craft had been Inflated with illumi nating gas. The stay ropes were -cut and the airship rose slowly from the earth. The five gasoline engines sus pended beneath the big bag at inter vals of probably 50 feet each attended by an engineer, were not put in opera tion until well up into the air, when two of them slowly set In motion the long propellers reaching out from their sides. The engines were suspended in dependent of each, other and the weight did not appear to be equalized for be fore the ship could.be propelled further .1 .V.- frtn.. .nil ttltaA downward and the air ship stood at an single for 45 degrees, suspended in the air. The engineers and the other mem bers of the crew seemed to lose their heads and instead of running along the canvas pathway in. order to equalize the weight and to right the airship; they clung desperately to the netting and frail superstructure, the rush of the gas to the stern end of the long nfrshiD and the tremendous weight of ens-ines and crew causing the none too substantial envelope to Durst witn loud, ripping noise.- -The release "of a a croat Quantity of gas allowed the air ship to settle slowly toward ths esrtlT and IOT a lew moments u nowa icn is would come down slow enough to avei t any injury to the 16 ment. -,lom -e them, however, lost their heads before the big machine could reach the ground arid Jumped. These escaped with bro ken limbs or .severe bruises. Kearing the earth, however, the gas escaped with a rush and allowed- the.- engines and the big bag to come down, with great force. Morrill, the inventor of the craft, and several of -the engineers were thus- caught and Injured, by the, en gines. Death of Francois Copitee. 1 Paris, May 25. The death ia an nounced of Francois Coppee, the wall known French poet and dramatist. Tomorrow will be ladles day. me ''A-im rmiR ""T father had bm a (nff.rar from aik fe.ada.ha tor the latwentr-flTe yoara and imr found an. ll.f til n. tm Mine Ton? OwawSBInel n. ha begun teklnc Caaearata ho Im Timf L! Caiearsta do what Ton roeonun.ad them to do. 1 1 tv -aa.wssjjBi.poiu. attala I Best For 'Theft Rraaldtlav CANDY CATnAimc 70. 1., w cun vr jw aaoaay baak. -Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or H V nt
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THE T0PI3CA DAILY STATS JOUIHTAItXOHDAY CVCITIITQ, LIAY 25, 1903. WICHITA WORRIED ProhibUlon Citizens Fearful That "The Lid" Is to Come Off. Connril Has Two Innocent Li tie Ordinancs to Tots On. REPEAL 2 PEK CENT. o Longer for Medical, Scien tific and Mechanical Uses. Coul l Buy and Drink at the i:ar as of Old. Wichita, Kan., May 25. Many citi zens of Wichita fear that the town Is "going wet" again. A liquor ordinance is coming: up for consideration that may knock out the work of the "drys." The Beacon says: ."What .will the city council do with the liquor ordinance at its adjourned meeting Monday night? "This is a question not a few inter ested persons have been asking them selves this week. "At last Monday's meeting two or dinances, declaring for the repeal of all anti-whisky legislation, were brought up for passage. On the objection of one member of the council they went over for consideration at another time. "The two repeal ordinances are short, but their effect would be all that Is desired by the anti-administration ele ment. If passed they would destroy the ordinance regulating the sale of 1 per cent. They would repeal the ordinance which confines the sale of liquor to medical, scientific and me chanical purposes." MIXERS WILUXG TO WORK. Operations in the Southeast Kansas Field Resumed. Pittsburg. Kan., May 25. General good feeling Is noticed among the coal miners and operators In this dis trict because of the settlement reached by the conference committee that has been in session for more than a month in Kansas City, and the miners, who have been holding to their savings during the suspension, are loosening their pursestrings and the merchants are enjoying trade something after the manner of miners' paydays while the miners are working. More than half of the mines which have been shut down are in perfect condition and will start to work today, while there are some whloh will probably need some clean sing up before operations can be com menced in tbem. Many of the mine owners need the coal and are as anxious to start up their mines as the miners are im patient to get to work. Threshing season In the wheat growing section of the west and southwest will be here soon and the operators are anxious to get their mines working so they will be in a position to handle the trade. Galena's Fire Chief Dead. Galena, Kan., May 25. John C. Murdook, the only fire chief Galena has ever had. and president of the Southwestern Firemen's association, died of heart failure at the age of 66 years. Mr. Murdock was a native of Canada and located in Galena in 1876 shortly after the discovery of lead and sine minerals, and took the Natural Flavors paPHICl Flavorim Vanma Lemon Orange Rose.it Extracts are natural flavors, obtained by a new process, which gives the most delicate and grateful taste. Dr. Price's Favorings can be conscientiously commended as being just as represented, per fection in every possible respect. One trial proves their excel INSANITY OF HUN6HBY I ntSwq lUWq'fDSTHTm CtRnitwY I AwrHtBlW I MHN1UL1 New York, May 25. The above dia gram shows some interesting facts con cerning the world's Insanity. Accord ing to the latest census report of the countries which keep sufficient tabula tion of the insane to furnish an authen tic, report, we find that John Bull, in cluding England, Wales, Scotland, Ire land and Canada, has the highest per centage of insanity, the average being 858.4 insane people th the 100,000 in habitants. Switzerland Is second with 224.2. Germany third with 191.6. United States fourth with 186.2. France fifth with 177.5, and Hungary has the least percentage, having only 14.7 insane peo ple to the 100,000 inhabitants. For any Individual country Ireland has the highest percentage with 190.2. In the United States some Interesting data are furnished in the census report of 1906, which shows of all the sections of the United States the District of Co lumbia has the remarkable total of 828.6 insane people to the 100.000 inhab itants. This would seem to Indicate that Washington, D. C, has the most lead In the destruction of the log stockade erected by Empire City to shut out Galena in their early town site fight. DESPONDENT FOR YEARS. Lieavenworth Farmer Takes Poison to End Ills Troubles. Leavenworth, Kan., May 25. John Willburn, a farm hand, living near Easton, in this county, attempted to commit suicide by taking a table spoonful of carbolic acid last evening. A physician was quickly called and It is probable that his life may be saved. Willburn said he wanted to die to bury his troubles. Willburn was mixed up In the "Millwood raid" five years ago, when Rose Hudson lost her life. A party of Easton people went to Millwood to close John Lockner's "joint" In Carrie Nation style, when a pistol fight fol lowed and Mrs. Hudson, wife of the bartender, received a fatal wound. Two years ago his wife obtained a divorce from him and he has been despondent at times since. Must Replant Much Corn. Abilene, Kan., May 26. Much corn in central Kansas wlU have to be re planted because of the continued rains, which have rotted much of the seed already in the ground. Soak ing rains Saturday night and Sunday have continued the exoess of moisture. Wheat is doing well and is headed out. Garage and Two Autos Burn. Garden City, May 25. The garage at D. D. Doty's place on Fourth ave nue was discovered In flames. Mr. and Mrs. Doty were away from home at the time and the fire had gained considerable headway before It was discovered. The department arrived on the ground shortly after the alarm was given but by that time the build ing was so far gone that It was Im possible to save it or either of the two automobiles Inside. Kansas Postal Appointments. Washington, May 25. L. E. Newell has been appointed regular rural car rier on route 1 at Claflin, Kan. Ger trude Newell has been appointed sub stitute. Paul R. Franklin has been ap pointed postmaster at St. Clere, Pottawatomie county, Kansas, to suc ceed R. C. Blaylock, resigned. P. E. Bumstead has been appointed a letter carrier for the Clay Center postoffice. Gove's First Murder Trial. Gove, Kan., May 25. Frank Mc Dowell was convicted here of murder In the second degree -and was taken to the penitentiary where he is sen tenced to serve ten years. This Is the THE WORLD nerve racking environments in the country. The western states come in for their share of it. being at the top, whereas the southern states have the lowest rate as a. general rule. Nevada of all the states stands highest with 427.4. California is second with 361. S. New York state, with its Wall street and stock exchange, stands third with 339. North Dakota has the least per centage with only 1.2 insane people to the 100,000 inhabitants. West Virginia is next to the last with 1.8. South Caro lina is third with 2.9. Then follow Mis. sissippl, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Mexico and North Carolina. These facts seem to discredit some what the prevailing idea that Insanity is bred in the large' cities of the east rather than in the soothing regions of the west, for. we find a higher percent age In the western states than in the eastern. Just why the south and southeast should be the lowest is hard to understand, but it may be because they take more time to enjoy life than other sections of the country. first murder trial ever held in the district court of this county, and It created considerable excitement. Mc Dowell was charged with killing a tourist named Smith at Qulnter sev eral months ago. McDowell's attor neys made an appeal for a new trial but it was overruled by Judge Rup penthal. BITTEN BT A RATTLER. Young Boy Saves His Life by His Own Prompt Treatment. Bennington, Kan., May 25. Daniel StrublB, 9 years old, probably saved his life by presence of mind. He was on his way to the field, carrying a pitchfork, when he felt a sharp sting on the calf of his leg and ob served a large rattlesnake coiled near his feet, ready to strike the second time. He killed the snake and wrapped a shoestring about his leg just above the wound, drawing It as tightly as he could. He then went to the spring and buried his leg in the mud. A small girl companion was sent for help and his parents soon arrived and cared for him. Al though he is suffering considerable pain, it is announced that he will re cover. Her Charges Disproven. Gove. Kan.. May 25. Charles R. Summers, county clerk of Gove coun ty, against whom a charge of criminal assault has been pending in the dis trict court for several months, was acquitted at this term of court. The charge was made by his deputy, Miss Millie Cheney. The case was tried at the term of the district court last fall, but resulted in a hung jury. "Boy Soprano" Is Set Free. New York, May 25. Earl Gulick, the Toy soprano," was discharged when ar raigned in UOllce court veatArrinv nn n charge of larceny. He was arrested. It wita klki, on me complaint or A. i. Dun lap, who claimed to have been robbed. Dunlap said In court that Gulick had no connection with the loss of the money. WE DYE AND DRY CLEAN FABRICS OF ALL KINDS Topeka Laundry Company Second and Quincy. Phone 153 RAtLR0A0 NEWS. Transeontinenta! Freight Bates 1U a) Be Raised. Will Follow Lead of Lines in Eastern Sect on of U. S. LEVEL IS NOW TOO LOW Increased Cot of Labor and Ma- terial the Rason. Other Items of Interest In Railway Circles. Transcontinental freight association lines, like those in other sections of the country, are discussing the advisability of advancing freight rates. It Is claim ed that these rates now are too low. On some commodities the rate is as low as y cent per ton per mile, and even the first-class rate from New York to California is less than 1 cent a ton a mile. That is extremely low. It Is claimed, on that class of business. Like other roads, those In the trans continental group are confronted with the necessity either of lowering their operating expenses by a reduction of wages or of increasing their freight rates. Of the two evils they think an advance In rates would be the lesser, and If they can do so without too much opposition on the part of shippers they will adopt that plan. Officials claim that while there has been a tremendous advance in the cost of all articles which the roads consume and in the cost of labor, there has been no advance in transcontinental rates for a number of years. That is, there has been no general advance in rates covering the entire list. The rates on some odd articles have been advanced, but rates as a whole have remained as they were. As an offset to these Increases, It is claimed, there have been decreases In other articles which have more than counterbalanced them.. Take the citrus fruit, for example, which is one of the most Important Items of eastbound traffic, usually amounting to 30,000 car loads or over a year. Last year the rate was reduced 10 cents a 100 pounds. That means 126 a carload, on an aver age, which on 30,000 cars would make the loss to the roads on the year's shipment of this article alone 80,000. It is stated that the orange growers of California did not reap any advan tage from this reduction, or at least did not do nearly so well this year as last, because of the lower prices ob tained for their fruit.- They, are said to have lost four times as much as the railroads have saved them. This citrus fruit traffic Is expensive for the roads to handle, because it Involves the haul ing of cars empty In one direction. For 80 per cent of them at least In ordinary times no return freight can be obtain ed just when it is wanted. It is contended that it would be un just to the fruit growers to advance rates to the old basis under existing conditions. What Is needed Is a gen eral advance over the entire list, and It seems to be the general impression that one. will be brought about during the year. NEW BLLii OF LADING. One Which WiU Be I'nifonm Submit ted to Commerce Commission. Chicago, May 25. Railroad repre sentatives who have had charge of the work of preparing a new uniform bill of lading are reported to have sub mitted the draft of a completed bill to the interstate commerce commission for its approval. Nothing further will be done by the roads until they hear from the commission It Is possible that the commission may have another public hearing on the subject befor final action Is taken. It is understood that the bill will be submitted to the commercial and bankin- interests for an expression of opinion. Some shippers are agitating a sepa rate bill of lading for perishable freight. Such freight has to be moved expeditiously to avoid loss, and It Is believed that this could be better ob tained If the freight was hipped under a separate bill of lading. IMPROVING TERMINALS. Wellington Yards Enlarged for Belen Traffic. Wellington. Kan., May 25. The Santa Fe Railroad company yesterday evening bought a fifty foot strip of ground fronting on Jefferson street, just south of the Union depot, from J. T. Showalter, $4,500 being the pur chase price. It Is understood a strip of similar width immediately east of the Showalter property will be pur chased and a street, running east and west, opened up from Jefferson east to Washington. This will be done by the railroad company in order to give South Jefferson people an outlet to ward the uptown district when the Jefferson crossing is blocked by trains, which It will more frequently be when the Belen cutoff Is In use after July 1. A FAST SCHEDULE. Burlington Cnts Twelve Hours Off Time to Seattle. Omaha, Neb.. May 25. The Bur lington road will inaugurate May 31 a fast limited train service between Chi cago, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis and Seattle and other northwest points, which will reduce the present running time twelve hours, arriving in Seattle In the morning instead of the following evening, as at present. The service will result in shortening up the present limited service, and adding an extra local train to care for interme diate business. The train will leave all the eastern terminal points about as at present, but will cut the running time from 76 to 64 hours. A NEW RULING. Eastern Lines to Refuse Shipments Not Properly Marked. New York, May 25. All railroads east nt the Mississippi river operating in the territory covered by the "official classi fication" after July 1 next will refuse to receive all shipments in less than carload lots which are not marked plainly with the name of the consignee and the station, city and state of desti nation. Four hundred and sixteen Tan roads will participate in the new rule, For many years past it has been cus tomary for a large number of shippers to mark their packages with an initial or some hieroghyphic which would be on the bill of lading. Kit was the theory that this saved time and also prevent ed competitors from observing the names of a shipper. The railroad companies claim that great abuses have resulted from this practice and that it has been the prin- 1 clpal causa of heavy losses to the rail- road on claims due to losses In transit. -'"Hiea Dy the trunk line as sociation show that 17 large companies With total t oi o41,.i4,712 paid for loss and damage -.isiifc can inn ihht vph r --....H UIS year i,,0y$,i9 or fully x per cent of the total freight earnings. NO MORE UNIONS. Central Branch Shops Refuse to Kecognize Carmen. Atchlsnn TTon vrAn r vri i woj t-J. n lieu Lite car renafrfno- rtr,r i --o uc. vi me cen tral Branch shops reopened today the i I "luiuernooa were not recog- tiii men who were employed in '"I .1. LUC ICIICIILII' ment of February will return to work, i but will be paid on the piecework plan, and not by the union schedule. It is expected that when the other depart-1 ments of the shops are reopened the 1 unions will not be recognised. The Mis- sourl Pacific seems to be adopting an I "1jh anup poucy. A FAST FREIGHT. Union Pacific Will Run One Between Jiansas uty and Denver. F The ITnlnn Pam'fin v. i uiuviais na v r made the announcement that a new through freight will be put on, com mencing this week, running between lii auu uenver. inis train will make only three runs a week and will be the fastest freight on the road. The train will leave Kansas City on Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 5 o'clock and will make the run in 47 hours. This train will carry only carload lots, and shipments of this size will be put on at any sta- PRINCESS ANNA GOULD. She and Helle e Sagan Were Married in .New Jersey. New York, May 25. Anna Gould, divorced wife of Count Boni de Castel- lane, was the bride of Prince Helie de Sagan when they sailed for Europe, April 11, aboard different steamers Definite information to this effect has been given out by W. C. Budenbender, the Hoboken justice of the peace who officiated at their marriage. With great reluctance Justice Buden bender admitted that he had tied the knot under a pledge of the greatest secrecy and that to keep this he had been prevented from making a report of the wedding to the Hoboken board of health in thirty days, as is required by the state law. Having the certainty of a fine of $50 staring him in the face because of his failure to obey-4he marriage statute, he has been anxious to send the record to the clerk of vital statistics of Ho boken but has been urged from time to time not to do so by a lawyer who ar ranged ror the performance of the cer emony. His Fee Was $500. He admitted, however, that he will not be a heavy loser financiallv be cause of his violation of the law. The fee paid to him for uniting the prince and Mme. Gould was $500, the largest that has ever been given to any of the marrying justices and parsons In Ho boken. The weddlnsr. besides being secret. Budenbender admitted, was also very close to a midnight marriage. It was about 11 o'clock when the prince and the ex -countess stood up before him with joined hands and by the time the brief ceremony was concluded the clock in the justice's office at 404 Washington street stood close to midnight. Prince Gave a New Jersey Residence. Prince Helie gave a New Jersey resi dence in order to comply with the re quirements of the New Jersey law.' But a short time elapsed after the marriage had been solemnized until the prince and the newly made prin cess parted, not to meet again until they had reached the other side of the Atlantic. After Helie had slipped the $500 fee to Justice Budenbender and the squire had congratulated the couple they re entered the vehicles which were wait ing. The Princess Anna was whirled off to the Frlederich der Grosse, lying at the Hamburg-American line pier at Hoboken, where she spent the night in her state room. Prince Helle returned to New York immediately and spent the night at the Waldorf-Astoria, going aboard the St. Paul In the morning. HELGELEIII MURDER The First Count on Which Ray Lam. phere WiU Be Tried. Laporte, May 25. Active prepa rations for the trial of Ray Lamphere under indictments for the murder of five persons have been commenced by both the state and the defense. Surprise was occassioned by the announcement from the prosecutor's office that in all likelihod Lamphere would be tried first for the murder of Andrew Helge lein, the South Dakota ranchman. The state claims that its evidence in this case is exceptionally strong. Attorney Worden for the defense said this noon that the defense would not rely en tirely upon an alibi to clear Lamphere of the murder charges, but what the line of defense would be aside from the efforts to prove an alibi was not disclosed. Friends of Olaf Jensen of Capron, III., have written Sheriff Smutzer that he left there two years aro with all his money, about a thousand dolalrs, to marry a wealthy widow In Indiana, near Chicago, and has not been heard from since, although he promised to write as soon as he got located. The friends are confident he was one of Mrs. Gunness' victims. President Signs Bills. Washington, D. C, May 25 President Roosevelt has signed the bills provid ing for the participation of this coun try In the exposition to be held in Tokio in 1912. The legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, a bill mak ing Monterey and Port Hatford, Cal., subports of entry and a bill authoriz ing the extension of the street rail ways of this city to the new union station. Summer Drinks THE. OLD KIND THE. NEW KIND THE RIGHT KIND Red Cross Pharmacy M. Weightman, Jr. 9th and Kansas Irenue Itching, disfiguring eruptions, rashes, boils, etc., as well as pimples, black-heads and rough, scaly skin, show the presence of some irritating humor in the blood. These acids and humors with which the blood is infected are being constantly thrown off through the pores and glands of the skin, and the flesh is kept in an inflamed, diseased and unsightly con dition. Nothing applied externally can change the condition of the blood or prevent the outflow of these burning acids only constitutional treatment can do this. Washes, salves, lotions, etc,, cannot reach the humor-laden blood, and are therefore useless, except for the temporary comfort and clean liness they afford. The acid poison in the blood must be removed before a cure can be effected. S. S. S. is a real blood purifier, possessing all the requirements necessary to neutralize and remove the humors from the circu lation. It completely eradicates every trace of impurity and restores this vital fluid to its natural healthy state. S. S. S. cools the acid-heated blood so that instead of pouring out acrid matter on the skin, it feeds and nour ishes it with health-sustaining properties, and then the eruptions and, diseases of the skin pass away. Book on Skin Diseases and any medical advice free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. OA. Now, There's That Vacation Trip I have been suggesting for such a long time. I haven't heard from you about ir, and I don't know whether you're going to make it or not. Unless you divulge your plans, I can't eay whether or not I can help you. Why not gira me a chance to tell you about our rates and service To Colorado, Chicago, The Lakes, The Seashore, California, The Grand Canyon, and other places Here's something new a trip from Galveston to New York by steamer, six days from port to port a delightful voyage on the Gulf of Mexico and tha Atlantic Ocean. I'm also agent for the best steamship lines, and am prepared to sell tickets and give particulars about A Trip Around the World, Europe, Hawaii, etc. T. L. Phone 682 Chicago, May 25. The health de partment of this city has issued a warning against the deadly possibili ties in common house flies. The document is good country-wide ad vice. "The only way to educate the pub lic on the pestilential character of the files," said Secretary Prltchard, author of the bulletin, "Is to keep everlastingly at it. Before -the close of the summer, with the assistance the newspapers are giving, we hope to have the people thoroughly aroused to the dangers of admitting the flies into their dwellings." The bulletin follows: "Fly time is not far away. The common house fly is a nuisance; worse than this, he Is a pest a menace to health. "For several years physicians have been studying flies as carriers of dis ease germs, and more especially the probable part they play In the spread of typhoid fever and other intestinal diseases. Investigations already made disclose the fact that house files un doubtedly carry the germs of disease on their feet, and .this makes them far more dangerous than mosquitoes. "As Is well known, flies swarm and breed in filth. During the summer months they are everywhere; stables, bams, garbage boxes, decaying ani mal matter of all kinds swarm with them. From these places they mi grate to our homes and are crawling over the viands in process of cook ing In the kitchen and following them even to the dining room tables. "In New York city a commission of scientific men has traced the increase of typhoid fever during the summer months In certain boroughs of that city to the prevalence of the com mon house fly. It was found that the activity of the house fly is in propor tion to the temperature; and the time during which it is mose active, and, of course, most numerous, corres ponds exactly with the season of the greatest prevalence of typhoid and other intestinal diseases. "It was also shown that several epidemics of a malignant form of dysentery radiated from a single locality; and that they entirely dis appeared when proper disinfection had been enforced. In several In stances local outbreaks of typhoid were traced directly to transmission by flies by use of staining fluids which demonstrated the transit of the flies from the filth, which was the source of infection, direct to the kitchen. "Thus it will be seen how easy it is for a common house fly, carrying thousands of dangerous disease germs in Its mouth and on its feet, to scat ter some of these same germs in the baby's milk or any other article of human food with which It may come in contact. The house fly is not born in the house. A few flies live over each winter hidden in cracks and crevices. When the warm weather comes they creep out and .the female fly seeks a as 3PREAD5 DI5EA3B oBLOOD Hurions i King, Agent, Topeka, Kansas, proper and convenient place, generally a manure pile, where it deposits about ISO small white eggs. In warm weather these eggs will hatch in less than eight hours. Their growth is made in the form of larvae or mag gots. Inside of 10 days they develop into flies ready to lay more eggs, from -which comes mere flies. "It is asserted that 95 per cent of all house flies are born amid hone manure, and that the remaining 5 per cent are born in similar substances. With these facts In mind. It is appar ent that flies can most readily be de stroyed while in the larvae stage. Stable manure that has been thoroughly disinfected with chloride of lime will not breed them. But this is expensive. The better way la to have all manure promptly removed from the residence districts. "But as flies breed from the en to the fly In less than 10 days, all stable manure should be removed at least twice a week. This is Import ant, as no manure means no files." THEY ARE NOT SCARED. Hartford A New Haven Officials Think Government Is Fooling. New Haven. Conn.. May 25. As m the legal process which will be fol lowed in the case of the government against the New Haven Railroad company, it is stated here author itatively that if the case follows a nor mal course of procedure, the com nany probably will answer the varioasT counts as soon as possible. After the first decision in the circuit court ap peal can be had and unless the case is expedited In the supreme court it Is not regarded here as likely that K can reach a decision in that tribunal in less than 18 months or two years. Partly on information derived front a director of the New Haven com pany it appears that its officers have from time to time during the pact year, received what were considered assurances from the administration at Washington that the case would net be pressed. The case in any event will be carried over te a new federal administration. These features of the suit create a strong impression In railroad circles here that it is not likely to be pressed and may never reach final adjudication. CASTOR I A for Infants and Children. Tti Kbd Yea Kan ton El Bears the Signature of
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4 TUP gQPEgA DAILY STATE JOTTCZJALUOTWAY IIAY 23; l3. TOPELV STiTE JOUMiU By FRANK P. MAO LENNAN. Entered July 1. 1875, as second-class r at tne postonico e.t laptu. n an tn act or congress.! iVOLITMB XXXV.... .......No. 135 Official State Paper. Official Paper City of Topeka. TfiRliS OF SUBSCRIPTION i Daily edition. delivered by carrier. nnu a wa to any pan 01 'suburbs, or at thm same price In any Ma aae towns where the payer baa a carrier system. r mail, one year 'E By mall, three months Saturday edition of dally, one yoer. TELEPHONES. BeE 107 -.fna. 107 .Business Office Reporters' Room Reporters' Room Prank P. MacLennan ....Ind le :::.ind. m Topeka State Journal buUdlngr. and re Kansas avenue, corner of K SrMlL New York Office: FlatJron bulldlns;. a Twenty-third street, coraer Flflh Teao" ana Broadway, raui oioc. "i7""aTpU-. Chicago Office: Hartford building. Paul Block, manager. PCLL LEASED WIRE REPORT OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The State Journal Is a member of the Associated Press and receives the full day teleirraph report of that treat news or ganization for the exclusive afternoon publication m xcpeRa. The news is received to The State Jour nal building- over wires for this sole pur pose. The talk about Governor Johnson and Mr. Bryan not agreeing on any thing is purely Idle. Governor John son looks upon his defeat In Alabama as a victory. Mr. Bryan regards It In exactly the same light. According to Dr. Theodore H. Kel logg of New York, the thoughts and actions of the insane are not original, but are merely reflections from phases of sanity. This Idea Is not at all pleasing to contemplate. If It Is true, as the expert alienists declare, that paranoia, the dread, in curable form of insanity from which Harry Thaw Is alleged to be suffering, develops out of native egotism, there are any number of people hereabouts who are In a bad way. Pate's pranks are many. And a rather unusual one has occurred in Chicago. An old man has been lodged In the county jail there on the charge of swindling. He was the architect who drew the plans many years ago from which the jail build ing was constructed. My goodness! What do you think of this? A young Frenchwoman, who Is said to be a remarkably clever artist, has come to the United States for the purpose of studying in her chosen field of endeavor.. She says one can learn just as much here as In Europe. This girl evidently has some sense. Mr. Wu, China's Interrogation point who honors Washington with his presence in the capacity of Chinese minister to the United States, has participated In a Turkish bath. He declares it to have been a most novel experience to be compared only with dining on a plate of humming birds' breasts. That certainly makes It novel enough. Something new In the affairs of state has developed. It's an "un written message" from the president. He Is holding back on sending various Important appointments to commis sions and consular posts for their confirmation by the senate. This is regarded as an "unwritten message" to the senate that it must pledge favorable action in advance. Surely an "unwritten message" is a decided novelty with Mr. Roosevelt. But then he's versatile, so it Is not much to be wondered at. If the Presbyterians have their way all kinds of labor, Including the holding of funerals, will be prohibited and stop ped on Sunday. One good way for the Presbyterians to accomplish this end would be for them to see to It that all the cities of the country adopt ordi nances similar to the Topeka one under which the action was brought to close the theaters on Sunday. This matter is still In the courts but not even the the ater managers have any hope that the ordinance will be declared Invalid. Un der Its terms labor on Sunday of every sort whatsoever can be prevented. An srticle on Mr. Cortelyon In the June number of Pearson's magazine from the pen of James Creelman con tains an Interview with Mr. Cortelyou to the effect that had President Mc Klnley lived and Mr. Roosevelt never become president, there would Just the same have been a campaign against the trusts and, therefore. President Roosevelt's anti-trust cam- plagn had Its origin in his promise to continue the McKinley policies. Mr, Creelman calls Mr. Cortelyou "the living key" to the wonderful stretch of history dominated by the Cleve land, McKinley, and Roosevelt ad ministrations. Questionable politics are not confined to the conventions of political parties as is made apparent by a happening at the Methodist Episcopal conference which Is being held In Baltimore. Rev. C. L. Goodell, of Brooklyn, held a high position among the candidates being voted on for bishoprics. It seemed that he would surely win one of these coveted honors, when suddenly some opponents revived a long buried lncl dent In his life the fact that he di vorced his first wife and on the next ballot, he lost so many votes that his chances for success were ruined. .This attack was made under such circum stances tnat Mr. uoodell bad no chance to defend himself from any wrongdoing In the matter which he could have done to the satisfaction of all. One might expect an unscrupu lous trick of this sort from the partici pants in a minor political convention but it hardly savors of the spirit that should prevail at a conference among parsons who pose as Christian gentle' "UNCLE JOE" NO. 2. The "returns" are coming into this office pretty lively In connection with the "Uncle Joe" article which appeared in the State Journal one day last week. The editor of one prominent western dally writes as follows: "Will you kindly send me a copy of the Issue of the State Journal containing the de fense of Joe Cannon; have lost our copy and wish to copy the story?" Now, what do you think of that! This paper is not conducting any defense of Mr. Cannon and the article which ap peared a few days ago was not a de fense it, was merely a report. It hap pened to be placed on the editorial page, but strictly speaking, it was sim ply a reporter's description of what took place, and the impressions he re ceived on the occasion of a half hour with the distinguished gentleman In the presence of witnesses: Congress men Anthony and Madison. Far be it from the writer to under take any "defense" of the Speaker. In the first place, the writer never saw the Speaker until early in this month of May In Washington and at that time he listened to a conversation the Speak er led, covering during the colloquy about the time mentioned. The only other time he ever saw him was when the Speaker was in the chair a few days ago gaveling the House Into the position of getting busy during these closing hours before the summer solstice. In the next place, a half hour's call is hardly sufficient time to undertake a creditable defense, or an extended ap preciation, of a man who has been in public life since Lincoln's time and by a tyro who has a very limited acquaint ance with actual Washington Congres sional affairs. In the next place to that. Speaker Cannon has an able bodyguard. right and left bowers drawn by him self, from a marked deck. Cannon himself, like Roosevelt, must have about him a sort of public, or secret service couple, in citizen's clothes, or with the emblems of office In their hands, who shall defend and protect him from the dangers menaced or mistakes that all great men are likely to make, to their undoing or humiliation unless they have lesser men about thenv who know more than they know, to act as experts on demand. Now, Cannon, like Roosevelt, is abundantly able to handle the "weapons" in his own defense, should occasion require, and either could do it with a neatness and dispatch which would throw terror into the hands of the culprit who dared overstep the bounds of decorum or decency. Perhaps the reader does not know who are these two men on Speaker Cannon's bodyguard. Well, one of them is Busbey, L. W.. a skilled newspaper man, who acts as the speaker's secretary and who de cides who shall take up the speaker's time and who shall not, of course In the diplomatic and suave manner be coming to expert reporters like Busbey, who served his apprentice ship on Chicago newspapers. Mr. Busbey, single handed and alone, can defend Cannon with promptness and effectiveness often times without Cannon's knowledge or consent: but he does it and he doubt less eaves the speaker from many on slaughts on the part of people who might at least kill time to no purpose. Who is the other defender of Dan ville's great man, do you ask? He is Hines. And pray, who is Hines. asks the tenderfoot In Washington? Hines is the big man who sits just below and at the right of the speaker when the speaker is in action and when the mace is not down on the floor but up on the pedestal. Hines is a bigger man than Cannon some times. He knows Just what to do un der all sorts of predicaments. He is the parliamentarian of the house. He knows every condition that arises, has arisen, or Is likely to arise. He never gets tangled up upon amendments to amendments and he always knows when the previous question, or any other question. Is In order or out of order. When the house gets Into a tangle that tests even the present wiry wlelder of the gavel, Hines never blinks, but Cannon leans over to him Innocently and Hines whispers In his ear the correct thing to do; and Can non does it. Hines knows more about parlia mentary procedure than Cushing, and Roberts' Rules of Order, It is said, can be recited backwards by this man Hines. Hines, at times, is the real czar of the house and is Cannon's Boss, for you can put it down that Cannon does what Hines says do. This man Hines has more than fif ty-seven varieties. He is a charming manipulator of the English language and while the writer was visiting the speaker's room, Mr. Cannon read an article which Mr. Hines had prepared in defense of the speaker, replying to an editorial which had appeared in an eminently respectable, high-browed periodical published in San Francisco, Kankakee. New York or some other place not here mentioned. The Hines article was one of the finest, neatest pieces of defense that this writer ever came across. The Speaker read It aloud to his visitors. It was one of those delicate, exquisite pieces of literary surgery that can be imagined. The undersigned was anx ious to reprint It and would have will ingly paid the telegraph tolls on It to Topeka, but the speaker said "No. this la executive. I am thinking this over and have not decided to use It." The exchange editor on this paper is carefully scanning newspapers, but is not yet rewarded. The speaker has apparently killed this beautiful article by Hines In the speaker's defense, just like the city editor, under whom we used to work. had. the bad habit of killing our best stories, Instead of putting them on the front page, under scare heads, where they really belonged. So Speaker Cannon needs no defense from us. Another man writes a letter and says. "I am sorry that you stood for Cannon, because you have weight and what you say will Influence men for Miller, and for the whole reactionary program in Kansas. Nevertheless, feeling as you feel. It was purely your duty to say ex actly what you did the way you did." Now, there you are again. I am not standing for Cannon. He stands for himself about six feet, perpendicular. The writer had no Idea of helping or harming Miller. He had observed that certain facts had not been printed in the westr he thought those facts ought to be known by his readers; he Is tn the newspaper business and he has an Implied contract with the people who subscribe for his paper that they are paying him for the news and that he ought to give it to them. If he sup presses news which they ought to know, or prints, intentionally or Inad vertently, things which are not true, things which ought not to have been printed or omits that whloh ought to have been printed, he Is In a sense ob taining money under false pretenses. It is the theory of this newspaper that those who read it, read It for the purpose of learning what is going on. They pay the carrier ten cents a week. less by mail, to get a medium which tells them what's happening and if this paper does not tell them, or tells them Incorrectly, their opinions and conclu sions, based on what they read, are In correct or false, which is bad business. Now, the young man who is running against Mr, Miller in the Fourth con gressional district of this state is a bright young statesman, from the state senate, duly admired by this Journal, but George Tucker, being an honorable man, cannot desire to profit by misrep resentations printed about' his oppo nent. Many of Mr. Tucker's friends have made the assertion that Mr. Miller for years paid Mrs. Miller the salary of a clerk allowed him by congress. Ask ing Mr. Miller about this charge he re plied: "There is not a word of truth in that. Mrs. Miller never drew a dol lar from the government for clerical work or for any other purpose since I have been in congress." Now, If Miller's statement is not true let those who have published ito the contrary produce their proof and the State Journal will print It with equal prominence, and this is not a defense of Miller either. If Tucker beats Miller he should do it "on the square" and without any horse shoes in the gloves. To return to "Uncle Joe" the writer does not think he has had a fair deal in certain newspapers and from some of the politicians of this state. "Uncle Joe" has been a sort of an underdog out here and he has been so busy In the east that he has not had time to get away from some of those who have been snarling at him. Nowthe rules of Congress, the writer believes, should be revised. -Payne, Dalzell, Cannon, and a few others, are too much the whole show, but they are not to blame for this so much as the Congressmen we elect from various portions of the United States are to blame. These powerful servants of ours can make the rules. We are supposed to Indicate to our representatives what we want and they are expected to carry out our wishes, to a more or less extent. "Uncle Joe" seems to be playing the game according to the rules adopted by the Representatives who insisted on putting him into the office of the Speaker's chair. Now, if our dear Rep resentatives do not like the Speaker, or the rules, they should change either, if they can make up their minds to do what the President asks and what the people Implore. If there was any op position to "Uncle Joe" at the time of his selection as Speaker, this writer does not recall it so far as the Repub lican caucus was concerned. Perhaps there was, but If so the man's name is forgotten. Now, "Uncle Joe" was not a young man when he was made Speaker. He has been in public life nearly all of his seventy-two years, since he had attain. ed his majority. His record, creditable or otherwise, was to a great extent an open book. The men who voted for him as Speaker knew the man for whom they were voting. If you do not like the newspaper you are reading do not waste so much time swearing at the paper, but stop it and take one which suits you. Speaking of representatives and sen ators, and giving Uncle Joe a rest for a paragraph, here is one of the new things that the writer learned on his six days visit. If Representative Mur dock. Representative Anthony, Sena tor Curtis and a Kansas man were go ing up in the elevator In the capitol and had all gotten on at the ground floor at the same time, Mr. Murdock and Mr. Anthony saying to the eleva tor man "Second," Mr. Curtis saying Third." the Kansas man "sawing wood and saying nothing," the eleva tor man would shoot right by the sec ond floor, land Senator Curtis at his destination, and returning let off the other three at the second. If Con gressman Reeder and Judge Madison were attending a diplomatic reception In their "glad rags" and they entered the vestibule just ahead of Senator Long, the gentlemanly attendants at the door would look right through Reeder and Madison, and, absolutely blind to their presence, gracefully yank Mr. Long around In front of them, take his silk hat and overcoat with great deference and considera tion, returning later to the representa tives who had been holding their wraps in abeyance, and them selves in suspense, fearing that a string of senators might come in Immediately behind them and make them late at the function's cen ter. Do you wonder why a represen tative has perpetual heart longings to become a senator? We got several of these things from Murdock, and Vic know what's what in Washington. i It 1m to be-observed that Xvrdoefc on Saturday got in! his work on the ship subsidy scheme. This Is impor tant, but amusing. It shows that Kan sas has an influence and that Murdock i one of the men. Now Murdock. it Is currently understood', never saw anything but "a painted ship on a painted ocean" before he went to Washington. The only ships that he knew anything about were the "prairie schooners." and the ox-propelled "ships of the plains," which he had seen in his younger boyhood days in the shortgrass county which he has so ably represented. Now this "ship of the plains" Murdock knew all about. He knew the only driver that could; make tne motive power of that kind of a "ship" get into action was a driver who used the same kind of dia lect and picturesque language ascribed to "Uncle Joe." but about which this writer, as stated in the first article, has only hearsay evidence. strange as that may appear. But Murdock seems to have run tip against "Undo Joe" on the ship sub sidy. We don't know what Murdock Is coming to. If he keeps on he will have to wear a No. 8 hat. because he recently made the railroads sit up and take notice when he got after them as to the matter of weekly divisors. Now he is scuttling the ships. Does the Kansas congressman from the "Big Eighth" purpose regulating all our transportation, both over land and over sea Meanwhile, the writer will close this second sitting with the caution to Uncle Joe: "Beware of the genial, redheaded Cerberus who is defending the portals to the Eighth congressional district of Kansas against all comers, or goers." F. P. M. THE PERIL OP FLIES. There should be a quick and intelli gent response tothe general warning sent, out against giving flies free ac cess to the home. It is no new doc trine that is being preached, for there has been a general and Increasing rec ognition for years that the common house fly is a potent agent in the spreading of dangerous diseases, but the oftener these truths are brought to the attention of the public the more likely are people to become impressed with their Importance. The fly season is at hand. Eaoh of these small in sects is an enemy to be fought with every weapon that the Ingenuity of man has devised. Science In its war on the fly must ultimately stamp them out as mos quitoes have been exterminated over large areas, by destroying their breed ing places, but meanwhile there is a practical and easy measure of precau tion that can be, adopted by every family. Screen doors and windows can be placed in houses at a rather trifling expense and prompt efforts should be made to overtake with unrelenting death every insect straggler that by chance makes its way into the house despite these measures of prevention. It Is a matter where each family must Itself act, rather ".than depend on the health department.: JOURNAL ENTRIES The early bird may be wise all right but the early worm is a dub.i-,-. A real coward is the man who tries to fight with a man he knows is afraid of him. Anent the question of muzzling dogs there would be sentimentalists opposed to a proposition to muzzle mosquitoes. If you've had an experience with a painless dentist you have a pretty good laea as to what Ananias did for a living. To write one's name on the scroll of fame is fine but it's more satisfactory to be able to write it at the bottom of a big check. J AY HAWKER JOTS Colonel M. M. Beck, editor of the Holton Recorder, is visiting back in In diana, and a local paper there an nounced: "Milton Beck, recorder of Holton, Kan., is visiting friends In South Bend." An effort was made In El Dorado to require the policemen to wear uni forms, but the council decided they might as well wait until the Orient railroad is completed to town before putting on airs. I One man, who entered a plea of guil ty in the court at Arkansas City to the charge of dynamiting fish, was fined $150 and taxed the costs, which made a total of $210. The others, who fished with a seine, were fined $44.40 each. Tne nsn and game warden at that place should be presented with a medal by the real fishermen of the state. The Harper Mill and Elevator com pany, whose directors believe in prog ress up to the minute are making a valuable addition to the motive power of the plant In the shape of a big cool ing tower and condenser, which is used for condensing the steam Into water again and thereby conserving much former waste energy. This cooling plant represents a cost of about a thousand dollars, but the saving on the coal bill will reach $4 a day. Lawyers like the business manner In which Judge W. L Stuart of the Doniphan-Brown-Nemaha district runs his court. They are three big counties, and the court has no time for foolish ness. He will not stand for lawyers making unnecessary long talks. One lawyer asked to be given an hour to argue his ease, but Judge Stuart cut him down to IS minutes. David Thorn ton, an Atchison colored boy, who was stealing a ride on a Missouri Pacific train, fell off in Hiawatha, and was run over and lost a leg. He sued the company for $25,000.' Instead of lis tening to the lawyers argue the case for a day, Judge Stuart allowed each side 45 minutes to argue the case, and two lawyers on each side had to di vide 45 minutes time between them. A preacher was once a Juryman in Judge Stuart's court, and he came in ten minutes late one day. His excuse was he had stopped on the way to marry a couple. "What did you get for your services?" Inquired Judge Stuart. "Ten dollars,' replied the preacher. "Then," said Judge Stuart, "I will Just fine you $10 for contempt of court." He was trying a liquor case in Nemaha county once, and a witness for the state had a hard time remembering. "Mr. Sheriff, I will fine this man $10. Lock him up until his memory clears up." said the Judge. After that every witness had a very distinct recollec KANSAS COMMENT V THE BLACK HAND. Ti0ne ?.f 1116 most recent acts of the Black Hand organization which has attracted attention is the demand made on Hetty Green for $5,000, on the i pahv of death. Of course Aunt Hetty is too wise to give up her hard earned money because of such a threat. She would fight to the last ditch first and then she wouldn't give It up. She is not of the timid kind and then blackmailers might blow up the hotel at which she boards if they want to do so, but they will never get anys of Aunt Hetty's money. Scarcely a day passes that the press dispatches ,do not carry accounts of the outrages of the Black Hand so ciety. Either they are demanding money, blowing their victims into eternity or destroying property. An outgrowth of the teachings of anarchy, this society has long preyed upon the more timid of the eastern and southern part of the country. Those who resisted the society and it attempts at extortion were made examples of. And never are the members of the society brought to Justice. Recently four men in Pennsylvania were sent to Jail on another charge, because it was be lieved they belonged to the Black Hand society. But the men who make a practice of extorting money by threats of death and who destroy property of those who will not heed the demands of the society, are not brought to justice. Surely the police of the various eastern cities are not so powerless as this wonld indicate. It would seem that if they devoted themselves to the task, they could run down these fiends. Action should be taken to rid the country of the Black Handera as otherwise the society may soon spread over the country and grow so strong that only with great difficulty can the curse of their presence be removed. Salina Journal. v A BADHABrT. The habit of carrying flobert rifles or other weapons on the' chance of shooting a bogle man or two. Is an evil one, and is responsible for much suffering and anguish, and not a few deaths. Every day or two the newspapers chronicle the winging of some inof fensive citizen by boys or men who were shooting at birds or grasshoppers, or other dangerous beasts. The boys and men are always sorry after they have bagged somebody, and they go to the walling place for a while, but that does no good to the person who was shot. A few days ago a Lyon county wo man put on her festive raiment and repaired to a school bouse where there was going to be a meeting of the Mis sionary society. She was entering the door of the temple of learning when she heard the petulant pop of a rifle, and found that she had been shot. While the wound is not considered dangerous, It will cause her much suf fering and inconvenience, and she is not likely to be soothed and sustained by the knowledge that the shooter is sorry. Flobert rifles were made to be fired and they should be fired to the Junk heap. Emporia Gazette. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. An open piano is always an invita tion. No one expects that his grave will be neglected. :V Every man loses a great deal that he never owned.- A man abuses his stomach more than he does his enemies. None of the things described as "heavenly" are to be found in heaven. -One of the hardest things in the world for a man to do who is stuck up, is to get down. The religion of -a good many people who have low foreheads is not far re moved from spiritualism. A man is young only so long as he can run up steps without puffing for breath when he gets -to the top. Every man thinks that it is his strong will alone that prevents his troubles from driving him mad. A woman never wipes her ..nose." if you notice. She softly pats it. A man never wipes his, either; he blows It. There is at least one good thing about a sick husband: he doesn't flirt, and his wife knows where to find him at night. When anyone gives a boy a nickel, his mother always screams: "What ao you say!" He never thinks of it him self. When a man has time to attend to other people's business, as a rule, you will find there is something wrong with him. A boy Is seriously handicapped in his ambition to be a man so long as him mother strips him every night in order to look for bruises. A woman hates to see her name in the directory because it is an old maid trick. When a girl Is old enough to get her maiden name In the directory, she Is old enough to get married. REFLECTIONS OP A BACHELOR. From the New York Press. Everybody Is conceited enough to think he Isn't. The devil was mighty, crafty when he Invented politics.. A girl la sure she has beautiful eyes if they are the same color and not crossed. When a man loses all his money he can practically count on the next baby being twins. The surer a woman is that she is not going abroad for the summer, the safer it is for her to get the clothes for It. r POINTED PARAGRAPHS. t From the Chicago News. The troubles of most men women. Today is a part of the future we worried about yesterday. Two women who hate the same peo ple always get along well together. A3 yet no one has attempted to con vert wild oats into breakfast food. Speaking of close friends, those who will not lend you a dollar head the lteLots of men would rather hold a ooUtical job than earn an honest living. k.v. Unless a man u"w u vnjsc for work is apt to remain unanswered. Anyway. Adam didn't have to help his wife take up the carpets and clean house. a. The more of an idiot a man is in making love the more a girl seems to enjoy it. One of the advantages of living in the city is the exercise you get chas ing trolley cars. A man does his courting in the par lor and then expects his wife to be an expert kitchen mechanic. If the Innocent bystander had been attending to his own business it prob ably wouldn't have happened. Before following the advice of a man who tells you how yon ought to run Star business take a look at the way e is running his own. TNE EVENING STORY "The Least of Theee." (By Lulu Johnson.) Betty shuddered as the heavy Iron gates clanged behind her. and she realised that she was actually within the prison yard. It was her Hrst visit to a penitentiary, and though she found it not half so forbidding as she Tiad anticipated, the atmosphere sent a chill through her whole girlish fig ure. v- i Instead of rock piles, with convicts monotonously breaking the stone, here were flower-bordered walks and swards of softest green. But for the high walls and the barred win dows, she might well have imagined herself In a municipal park or on a million dollar estate. When she reached the .office her basket of delicacies was consigned with others brought by loyal friends for the delectation of other convlctB, but the keeper looked curiously from the tag on her basket to Betty's face. "No. 11S06 hasn't had a visitor since he came here five weeks ago," commented the man significantly. "Are you a relative?" "No." said the girl simply. "He was just good to me when I needed help." "He was good to lots of folks," granted the warden, "but somehow they seem to have forgotten it. He's in the hospital." The warden made a sign to a trus ty, and with fast beating heart Betty followed the man In the direction of the great gray building, in one wing of which was located the hospital. Moreton, ex-boss of the th dis trict, was propped up in bed, and at sight of Betty Vynne he smiled re diantly. Five weeks he had lain there fight ing grimly for the life that he bad be gun to think' was hardly worth the saving. For Moreton had, indeed, been through the valley of political humiliation. Less than two years be fore it had required two husky men to guard the door of his headquarters and keep back the crowd of impor tunate callers who wanted financial help, influential word or perhaps just the chance to Yawn upon the powerful political leader. Moreton had been the boss of his district, ruling with a rod of iron. He had controlled the machine through sheer force of will power. His enemies, both without and within the party, had fought doggedly to break his sway, but the boss had gritted his teeth the harder at each fresh attack and beaten the malcon tents Into submission. But there had come an end to his rule, as to almost all one-man control The opposing party had secured the services of a political revivalist. "In the interest of good government,' they had explained, but the whole city knew that it was a ruse to rid the dis trict of its dominating boss. It meant turning the district over to another clique as bad, but less experienced in municipal villainy. And the political world had sat back and watched the warfare with grim smiles. Perhaps after all the boss would win again! But In this they were wrong. By a mere quip of fata th. ivhaal cm.n th Athftp vov I The Boss lost, and after loss of I power came scandal and lawsuits. The latter took most of the rortune he had filched from the city, much of which he had spent on the care of those who needed it more desperately than the taxpayers from whom he had filched It so remorselessly. In reality, the boss, when the blow fell, could have counted his fortune only in thousands when his enemies ran it up to tens of thousands. When he left the civil courtroom almost penniless he found himself face to face with criminal charges. Stoically he had accepted his sentence of five years In the penitentiary. Sto ically he had accepted his desertion by those who had fawned upon him in prosperity and power. A child of the streets who had started carrying the water bucket for the marching club, he had become a ward heeler, a lieu tenant, and finally the boss, without the aid of family ties or family in fluence. Stoically he had accepted the decision of the hospital staff. He had an incurable disease. He probably would not live out his sentence. Yet at sight -of Betty Vynne's face his stoicism vanished, and after the radiant smile of welcome came a ten derness almost pathetic. "What are you doing here, child he asked as he stroked the hand that clasped his. "Sing Sing's a good ways for a girl to come who's only making her eight a week." The girl laughed, but her voice was shaky. "Just listen to the man and Pm getting ten right in this town. I read in the paper about about your being so lonesome The man smiled grimly. So the papers were commenting on the fact that he was a deserted as well as deposed leader of men. "And I saw the 'ad. of a law yer up here who wanted a steno graper and I came and got the place. I like It much better here than in town. And I can come to see you once a week." Moreton. deposed boss, leaned over and looked into her face. "You come up here to be near me?" k The girl nodded her head. "And I've got the nicest boarding place with a widow, and you ought to see her flower beds Just then a physician In white uni form came toward them. "You can only stay five minutes," he said without watting for the formal ity of an introduction. "I cannot have my patients unduly excited. In a few weeks we shall have him in fine trim, I hope, but we don't want our treat ment upset by too much company." Moreton's lips set in grim lines. The young doctor evidently did not know that this was his first visitor. "Dr. Lindsay, this is one of my best friends, Miss Betty Vynne, and her coming can't hurt me. Why, say, I feel like a two-year-old. right now." I Nevertheless, the young doctor stood near the door, and when the five min utes were up. he led Betty from the ward. "You can come again, as often as the rules permit, but do not stay too long." The next time he made the rounds Dr. Lindsay found Moreton oddly quiet, his fever reduced, his pulse nor mal. "Doctor," be said with a smile, "that girl's coming did me more good than all your dope. It's good to know that there's one person that ain't forgot you." And then the young doctor saw that something more than an organic dis ease was aiming for the old Boss heart. "Daughter of an old friend?" he ask ed casually. "Not much. Just a kid I picked up In a tenement, took her from a sodden old thing who was beating the life and spirit out of her. Turned her over to the sisters they did the rest' Lindsay smiled, but he understood. It w the ex-boss who had. paid the sisters for the girl's care and put hef through a business school and set her on her feet, saving a girlhood like his own boyhood from the slums and the gutter. After that Moreton slowly but sure ly began to mend. There was no cur- lng the disease but there was every chance to prolong his life for years, if he wanted to put up the fight. And every time that Betty Vynne came to the hospital he seemed stronger for the fight. For time Dr. Lindsay watched tne case with' purely professional interest. Dut gradually this reeling became ais tinctlv mnimMl. W Mfierailv met Betty in the reception room-of the hos- j pital, lingered near Moreton's bedside t during her stay, and escort 1 her to tfcer entrance when she departs Ana oddly enough he found r y cuses for sitting with More i learning more about "the kid's" V T fight for education and self-support. Before the first year of his sentence had passed the ex-boss read young Lindsay's secret, and one night, after Betty had paid her usual call, the two men talked it over. J "Mind you. she ain't anybody. Neith er she nor I know where she sprung from. So it's up to you," said Moreton'. warnlngly, and yet with loving anxiety in every word. Young Ltndsav studied the cracks in the flooring for a few seconds and then he turned resolutely to his patient. She s true blue there are not many like her, no matter what sort of blood was behind her and I'm going to take chances If she'll have me. And what Is more, I am going down to see ner tomorrow, when I'm ofT duty." "Is It all right, Betty V inquired the ex-boss as he stroked her hand tender ly the next time she came. "Is it all right, little glrir The girl smiled into his anxious eyes.. "Oh. Mr. Moreton, do you think I'm half good enough for him?" J "Mind that, will you?" inquired the Invalid, as if addressing an audience, then he drew the girl close. "Let me tell you something, Betty. He wouldn't let me tell you before, for fear you'd tblnk you owed him something. He wanted you to love him for himself, see? But Dr. Lindsay's got some of the boys started and it looks like a par don, Betty; it certainly does" She sank on her knees beside the bed. "Oh, that is too good to be true." "And that ain't all, Betty. I had some shares in a gold mine thought it was a dead one but Lindsay, he's been looking into it, and mebbe well just mebbe. I can take you and Lindsay on a wedding trip over to Germany. Lind say says the springs over there would do wonders for me and Lindsay needs a change and well Betty, I'd been dead by this time if It hadn't been for your coming." I He looked up to meet the shining eyes of young Dr. Lindsay. "Say, Lindsay, ain't there something In the good book somewheres about the least of these? I want to find that verse. I'm going to learn It. I certain ly am. Ah, there is so much for me to learn and so little time!" (Copyright ed, 1908, by Associated Literary Press.) HUMOR OF THE DAY "When the doctor told her she was dy ing it must, have been an awful shock to her." "Oh, terrible. She had Just bought a $50 bonnet, and. of course, she knew she couldn't wear that with a halo." Phlla-r delphia Press. He (anxiously) I understand your fath-4 e speaks very highly -of me?""" She Yes, but he don't mean a word of it. He Are you sure of that? She Certainly; he does It Just to tor ment mother. Chicago .News. "My husband is always complaining about being henpecked," she said, a little sadly. "Well." the gallant man replied, "yeu never beard of a henpecked man whose wife was either old or homely, did you?" Somehow she always thought better of him after that. Chicago Record-Herald. Mrs. Peck Henry, do you see anything in the paper about Blinker running over his mother-in-law? Mr. Peck Not yet; I haven't come to the sporting news. Puck. "What's this?" Inquired Mr. Younghub, as he picked up a colander. "It's an openwork saucepan," explained Mrs. Younghub, with superior wisdom. "It must be the latest thing." Washing ton Herald. "I suppose I really ought to wear glasses. My eyesight Is very poor." "Your earhearing is all right, though, isn't it?"-;hicago Tribune, Knlcker How many battleships are needed? Bocker A Mayflower and a Sylph of the Dreadnaught type. New York Sun. When you yell "rat" some women do not know whether to grab up their petti coats, or clutch at their hair. Florida Times-Union. "William," she said. "means good. James means beloved. I wonder" A flush man tled her cheek. "I wonder," she softly murmured, "what George means?" "George means business, I hope,"' said mother. looking; ub from the Easter wed ding announcements in the evening paper. Philadelphia Bulletin. "Are your streets lighted with electric ity?" Yea Since the town voted dry. we have no use tor lampposts." Bt, Louis Post Dispatch. "This kid," declared the New York bro ker, "Is no good as an office boy. He ku absolutely no memory." "Well," Inquired the junior partntSL "shall we fire him or take him into the firm?" Kansas City Journal. QUAKER REFLECTIONS. IFrom the Philadelphia Record. We are too ant tn dnni,A tion with character. Blood will tell, eaneclallv tv. tt.i we don't want it to. Th hnne1rjM4 mn I i A wuuro ins one who lays for his wife. Lota of a-irla can h M m-j waiuoui the aid of a merry-go-round. Many a girl who looks like a peach a reaiiy lemon in disguise. When man begins to feel that he is appreciated he is perhaps overesti mated. The claque demonstrates that a round of applause isn't always on the square. If Solomon had a thousand wives his better half must have been divided up Into pretty small change. Wigg "Henpeckke Is half baked." Wag"I l"nould thuk h 'e would make It hot enough for him to be thoroughly done.' -Babbling brook! Babbling brook' taunted the river. "Well. I notioethat even you can't keep your mouth shut," retorted the brook? ,mouth Muggins "I understand your son is taking lessons on the cornet." Bug gins "No, he Isn't taking lessons He seems to be Ais own tooter." First Hospital Doctor "That na tlent who was brought in last U was in evening clothes." Second w pttai -Doctor "Tee, it isnTorten w. get dress suit case." "n tion.
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