The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 13, 1908

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r EVERYBODY 10 PAGES EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. NEEDS IT. LAST .EDITION. THURSDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, AUGUST 13, 1908. CEHTJB&DAY EVENINQ. two czirnx SCALEJTDOVN. School Board May Reduce Its Le?y. A Special JieefitiR Will Probably Be Called WORK ON WRONG PLAN Would Pay Off Entire Floating Debt In One Year. Business Men Demand That Something Be Done. A special mating of the board of ed ucation may be i-alled to rescind the action taken on August 3 placing the levy for the coming year for school purposes at 6 mills and an increase In thf amount of taxes to be raised over 1P07 of 116.500. The tax last year on the valuation of about $12,500,000 was 20 mills, return ing to the schools 249,54.20 for their support, the tax proposed an adopted by the board this year was 6 mills on a valuation of approximately $44,400,000 and returning for school purposes $266, 66.57. The increase amounts to $16,500. Trying to do everything by one jump Instead of by easy skips and bounds that's what the board of education has attempted by increasing the tax levy. The Increase was intended to retire a $40,000 floating indebtedness in the shape of school warrants which are drawing the high rate of interest of per cent. It is a good piece of flnan ciring to retire such an Indebtedness but to attempt to do It in two years does not smack of good business. Several of the members admit that the fund which it la proposed to re tire the warrants should be permitted to grow more slowly and that the board of education should cut down its levy. T F. Garver, the president of the board. Is out of the city but C. C. Nicholson, vice president, who is auth orized to call the board together in the absence of the president, stated that he thought it might be a good Idea to call the board together to con sider a. reduction in he levy. "I don't think though that it would be too late to take it up at the regular meeting in September," said Mr. Nicholson. 'What is your personal opinion about a reduction "I don't care to say." was the reply, T have been considering the matter considerably but I don t care to give out what conclusion I have arrived, at. Favor a Jlfdnction. C. F. Hardy and 3. W. Gtred, mem bers of the board o education are ut of the'clty at this time but a majority of the following members: M. R. Mitch ell. F. E. Mallory, G. H. Smith. E. H. Anderson. J. D. Norton. Joslah Jor dan. A. B. Poole and J. A. Ramsey, favor a reduction. One or two of the members of the board of education raised their eyebrows In polite dis agreement when It was suggested that they should reduce the levy, placed the tips of their fingers and ftaumbs together and In a high throated voice said in palliation of Increasing the bur den on the taxpayers, "that they real ly couldn't think- of taking a step backward In the building up of a mag nificent educational system in the cap ital city." L. D. Whittemore. superintendent of the city schools, said: "The amount of the Increase is very small, but $16,000, and it was the purpose of the board to pay off the warrants the in terest of which is so high that It amounts to almost as much as the principal. The board has always ad ministered Its affairs economically. In fact too economically and we are now suffering from the economy practiced In the past." A number of the boaru members thought that they had a perfect right to Increase the levy because they had not yet exceeded the amount pre scribed by the law. a position which olpfirly indicates that these men would not he bound by any limit to the levy which they would attempt to author ize if such a limit was not established by law. J IIP was anu rncniia i-uiiimuirr yji the council listening to the complaints at the proposed 7.9 levy has cut down Its appropriations to bed rock and suggests a 6.3 mills levy. If the board of education refuses to make a cut In Its levy It will have the questionable distinction of refusing to do what the tax payers of Topeka are asking them to do. Spend With Lavish Hand. The board of education spends on the maintenance of the schools of the city an amount greater than that spent by the city for running it, which means that for nine months In the year the cost of the school system Is In excess of that of the city in run ning twelve months out of the year the fire department, the police depart ment, the asphalt repair department, the street department, all of the pay of officials and employes at the city hall, the cost of prosecuting all city cases In 'the courts, the feeding of prisoners, the sanitation of the city, the cost of maintaining the streets and sidewalks in addition to the bridges, besides the interest on the cost of the auditorium, the Melan bridge and the city's at large propor tion on the cost of paving and re paving streets. The board of education last year spent $249,564.20. the city $247,971.07, the comparison speaks eloquently enough of the cost of the two depart ments of civic affairs. The actual operating expenses of the schools of Topeka are probably not considered excessive hut there is well founded be lief that the building operations of the board of education do not escape such an adjective. Hp until 1905 the tax rate in Topeka for the support of the public school system was in ex cess of any other city of Kansas with the exception of Kansas City, Kan.. and in 1905 It forgee atiead of the last named city. What People Say. It is a well known fact that a great many men of means who are rot engaged In active business in tha city of their residence are generally opposed to improvements, higher taxes and any thing for the ood of their town that costs money.- The State Journal. In getting Interviews to day from representative citizens, on the question of whether or not the taxes should be increased, selected only those who are taking an active part in the business life of the city at this time and who have the reputa tion of favoring every plan for the ad vancement of their city, no matter what the cost.. The result is as fol lows: E. E. Ames, cashier Central Na tional bank: "Generally speaking, without having given the subject a close study. I am opposed to raising already high taxes. Instead of paying off these bonds in two years, there should be twenty years time given the people. Any other pressing city In debtedness should be liquidated in the form of refunding bonds payable in live, ten, fifteen and twenty years, or a sinking fund could be created with the Idea of meeting the debt in twenty instead of two years." John F. Snyder, real estate, insur ance and building and loan man: "Topeka taxes are high enough now, goodness knows. If they are raised It will not only work a hardship upon the average property owner and busi ness man but will hurt the city by scaring away the prospective investor, either in business, manufacturing in dustry or home. I have had several deals fall through lately on account of the present high taxes here, and one Instance was that of a man who was transferred here by his company from Kansas City, Mo., where he owned a $4,700 home. He Intended to sell his Missouri property and invest in a home in Topeka. but the high taxes here bluffed him, out. He de clared that taxes were higher here than in Kansas City and that he could pay rent here and Invest his money in something else beside a home to a better advantage. I am in touch with a large number of peo ple here who have made or are con sidering investments in Topeka and would declare that I am emphatically opposed to any raise in taxes at this time." A. W. Knowles. vice president Bank of Topeka: "Taxes here In Topeka should be left alone, especially at this time. When the valuations were in creased four times by the new tax law the people were promised that the rate of taxation would be lowered in pro portion. The new tax law has been ac cepted in better spirit by the people at large than was expected at first and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of heretofore untaxed property has been added to the tax rolls this year. To raise taxes during the first year's operation of the new law would be the extreme of folly for many reasons, chief among them the need of the support of the people when the tax law comes before the next legislature for revision of its weak points and for a final moulding process In the light of a year's experience of its applica tion. This tax law should first be es tablished and firmly fixed before any attempt is made to raise the taxes. The people generally like the new tax law, but If their taxes are raised this year they will lay the blame entirely on this law and then there will be a possibility of Kansas taking a step backward by repealing it. The taxes should be lowered this year instead of raising them. If a sinking fund must tm- created let it be on the 20 year and not the two year basis." Frank M. Bonebrake, cashier of the Merchants' bank: "I am opposed to raising the taxes at this time. The city is trying to pay off its bonde"d debt too fast. We should proceed by easy stages, otherwise It will work a hardship on the people at large. The new tax law was promised as a re lief and not as an additional burder I want the city to pay every cent of its indebtedness, but I see no pressing cause for all this haste In the matter. tTnder the plan proposed it is as though internal improvements were paid for by direct tax. all in a lump in one year. It is a mistake, and I hope that the Idea of raising the taxes one cent more this year than last, will be aban doned." J. W. Robinson, of the firm of Rob inson. Marshall Co.: "I am against this plan of increasing the taxes. The paving, sewers, court house, city hall, bridges, and school houses we are now; building, or have built, and propose to pay for all at once by increasing the taxes and saving interest, will all be here 50 years hence and another generation will enjoy them. too. and use them. Why not let them Day a part of the bills? I see the necessity of leaving this legacy for our children, but do not see the need of paying for all of it. Surely It is enough to build these things, make all these improve ments and pay for over half of them. I believe that the people generally are opposed to an increase in taxes at this time. Not on-ly those who ar.j always opposed to such things but iliny who cheerfully bear their part of any bur den that Is of benefit to the commun ity, are against this plan of Increase of taxes this year. It will be a bad advertisement for Topeka to raise taxes the first year of the new tax law. Whether bonds, refunding bonds or sinking fund. 20 years is none too long a time to take for payment. I am not in favor of leaving too heavy a burden In taxes for those who come after us, but I want to see a reasonable and equitable proportion of the cost fall upon all during each generation." W. W. Mills, president of the Mills Dry Goods company: "I am always ready to bear my part of any public burden, and while I have not studied this matter very closely, yet I am op posed to any raise in the taxes at this time. They are surely high enough for a modern city this size." KE ADMIRES BRYAN. But LaFollette Insists That He Him self Is a Republican. Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 13. Before an audience of 6.000 at the Epworth as sembly last night. Senator Robert M. LaFollette expressed great admiration and friendship for William J. Bryan. but insisted that he himself was a Re publican. The fight against the rail roads to secure lower rates and no discriminations, he said, had been started back in the seventies by Wis consin, Illinois. Iowa and Minnesota. These policies were not the product of the minds of either Bryan or Roose velt, he said. A man in the audience accused LaFollette of being a Demo crat, but he denied it. He spoke some time on- the Aldrlch-Vreeland bill, which he denounced as vicious. Af ter he had read the roll call on this measure, showing that Senator Burk ett voted for it and Senator Brown against it, some one In the audience asked, "What was the matter with Burkett?" "You will have to decide that for yourself, my friend." was the reply. "I simply give you the facts. Tou will have to draw your own conclusions." T A FT I SPLE A S ED His Conference With His Mana gers, Hitchcock and Yory, Leads to Conclusion That AH Is Going Well. HE WANTS A HOUSE. The One He Has Been Biding Threw Him Off. Animal's Ankles Gave Way Under Rider's Weight. Hot Springs, Va., Aug. IS. Extreme gratification over the showing towards perfected organization made yesterday by Frank H. Hitchcock, Republican national chairman, was expressed by Candidate Taft today. "Yesterday's conference was really the first business meeting I have had with the national chairman since the organization for the campaign begun," said Mr. Taft at breakfast. "The amount of work that has been done is surprising, but decidedly satisfactory. We took up one thing after another t one sitting of more than three hours. Throughout there was nothing but the most harmonious and unanimous con clusions reached. Particularly was this the case in handling the Ohio situation. There has been no oppor tunity before for an adjustment of the campaign details between Mr. Vorys and Mr. Hitchcock. Mr. Vorys was desirous of cutting the national chair man in possession of many threads of the state campaign which were also national in their character. At the same time it was desirable that ar rangements should be made ror carry ing on the routine features of the work directly between the national and state committees, and this was adjusted. With Mr. Hitchcock's meth ods I am more than satisfied. He has a wonderful grasp on the work he is doing and plans a long way ahead." Representative Hepburn of Iowa, who reached here today, has a confer ence with Mr. Taft. particularly on the situoion in his state, where normal political conditions have been disturb ed by the death of Senator Allison. It developed today that during some one of his recent rides Mr. Taft was thrown from his horse, but escaped injury. The accident was due to the weak ankles of the horse. Mr. Taft Is in the market for another horse pos sessing the necessary requirement of weight and strength. General Ed wards of the insular bureau of the war department will make the selec tion and purchase of the animal. Secretary of War Wright has an' en gagement to spend Saturdav and Sunday- as the. guest of Mr. TanVa con ference made necessary for the proper disposal of numerous war department matters. Mr. Vorvs announced today-that Senator William Alden Smith of Mich igan would address the Cleveland League of Republican clubs on August 22. JAWS LOCKED OPEN. Tetanus Develops From a Wound on the Head. New York. Aug. 13. Philip Tulley. 24 years old. entered the receiving office of Bellevue hospital and by motions indicated that he was suffer ing severe pain about his head and jaws. He appeared unable to speak and his jaws were locked partly open. Dr. Leroy Smith questioned tne man and with a pencil and paper the latter answered questions. He said that he attended a dance at ?ew Dorp, Staten Island, about two weeks ago. He was attacked by two thugs, he wrote, and was struck over the eye with a blunt instrument that inflicted a lacerated wound. He left the dance hall and went home without medical treatment. Yesterday he was unable to move his Jaws and had severe pains in his head. Dr. Smith said the man was suffering from tetanus, and that a germ of the disease had developed in the wound received in the dance hall. The physicians succeeded in feeding Tully by an artificial process. Small hope is entertained for his recovery. The police are seeking his assailants. ON RUSSIAN MODEL The Shah Has Planned His Electoral System of Government. St. Petersburg. AUg. .13. A special dispatch received here from Teheran says that the shah of Persia has in formed M. Hartwig. the Russian min ister, of his intention to hold elections September 14 and convoke the new parliament November 14. The new electoral system has been patterned after the Russian and It provides for representation by classes. The parlia ment also will be on the Russian model and half of the members are to be appointed. The people of Teheran today made a friendly demonstration in front of the Russian legation in recognition of M. Hartwig's championing of the parliament. MAN OF MANY NAMES. Arrested In Rochester. Is Wanted in Many Places: Rochester. N. Y., Aug. IS. A man giving his name as C S. Albright. 25 years old, and claiming San Francisco as his home, was arrested shortly after midnight in State street. The Roches ter police have been looking for the man for some days, as he is wanted in Buffalo and Chicago 'on charges of forgery. Albright has many aliases. He told the police that his real name la Mark Setcamp and that he is the son of a minister of the United Brethren church, living at'1858 Hoyne avenue, Chicago. His other- aliases are Mark Schich and R. J. Stanley. Albright, or Setcamp, is wanted in Buffalo on the charge of trying to pass a forged check for $45 bearing the name of a Mr. Mackie of Tonawanda. He will be sent on to Buffalo today. WILL COSTIStE COOL. That Is Promise Given by Weather Bureau. Cooler weather- prevails today and will prevail in Topeka tonignt and to morrow if the prediction of the weather department proves correct and it has in about 90- per cent of the forecasts made in the past. This does not necessarily mean that overcoats and heavy wraps must be taken from their surroundings of moth balls but at that the news is welcome. The weather conditioas of tolay as well vas of tha past week have been those of places advertised extensively as summer resorts and yet Topeka has never claimed to be in this class. It Is true that the mercury haa mounted to about the 80 mark but most of the time the sky has been at least par tially filled with clouds and a stiff cool ing breeze has prevailed. Today -the wind which has been cool and refreshing has blown rrom the southeast almost contjnually since early morning and bids fair to assist in lowering the temperatures of tha night. The only measurable precipita tion reported from any part, of tne state during the past 24 hours occur red at Fort Scott and amounted to but .01 of an inch. Clouds obscured the sky in western Kansas this morning, but in the eastern part of the state the weather conditions have been gener ally fair. In all parts of the state the temperatures have been slightly below normal. The following were the tem peratures recorded in Topeka since 7 o'clock this morning: 7 o'clock .....66111 o'clock 80 8 o'clock 7112 o'clock. 82 9 o'clock 741 1 o'clock .83 10 o'clock 77 2 o'clock 83 TUB SEW STEAJ1 ROLLER. APPEALTO LABOR Gompers Conies Ont Squarely for Election of Bryan. Asks Ail Members of the Federa tion to Help. BOTH CASH AND VOTES Are Sought in a Circular Sent to the Unions. There Are 3,500,000 Members of the Organization. New Tork. Aug. IS. "Every union is In a position to make some financial contribution, and It Is hoped that the contributions may be as large as the members of the union will afford." In a circular letter addressed to the labor organizations, throughout the country Samuel Gompers.president of the American Federation of Labor, not only comes out openly and un equivocally for Bryan, but also calls upon the representatives of the labor organizations to contribute to a cam paign fund for the success of the Democratic ticket. Gompers has said all along that while he personally was for Bryan, the members of the federation were, of course, at liberty to do as they saw fit. But the appeal signed by Gompers and by the members of the executive committee throws all further con cealment to the winds.. It calls upon organized labor to support the Demo cratic ticket, and to contribute funds with which to pay speakers and for literature to bring about the election of the Democratic ticket. Contributions are to be sent to Frank Morrison, secretary of the federation, at their national head quarters. No. 423 G. street. Northwest, Washington. D. C. The circular In part reads: i Every man in tniB crisis snail ao hia duty. "In the name of the executive council and in the name of all labor and. of our common people, we appeal to you to contribute something to a fund which shall make it possible to wage a campaign of the most intense interest for the establishment of labor's rights. "We urge you to- contribute as promptly and as generously as pos sible. Let us oppose our enemies and defeat them, whether these., candi dates are for president, congress, gov ernor, judiciary or state legislatures. "Every union is in a position to make some financial contribution, and it is hoped that the contributions may be as large as the means of the union will afford. "In addition -to this unions' are urgently requested to appoint com mittees to appeal for and collect funds and to forward them to this office. The appeal is filled with denuncia tion of tne Republican party and praise for the Democrats, and urges labor throughout tne country to sup port Its friends and defeat its enemies. The appeal is signed by Gompers and by all the members or the execu tive committee of the Federation of Labor. The name of John Mitchell also appears on the list. Mitchell recently said that he would not take any active Interest in the campaign, and refused to say whether he was ror Bryan or -ran. There are 3,600.000 members In the American Federation of Labor. Two Boys Drown. Marquette. Mich.. Aug. 13. Swim ming off the beach at Lighthouse Point last night Charles Foresman, 16 years old and Henry Rose, 14. were drowned. One boy was seized with cramps and the other attempted to save him. AFTER UNCLE JOE. Methodist Church Will Try to Defeat Him for Speaker. Baltimore. Aug. 13. The. Methodist Episcopal church has begun an active crusade for the election of a speaker of the house, "who will allow con gress to vote on the 'interstate liquor shipment bill."' The church, which has over 3.000.000 communicants, has created the temperance society of the Methodist Episcopal church with authority to represent the denomina tion in all temperance matters. This is managed by a board composed of a bishop and fifteen members named by the bishop and elected by the late general conference. The board of managers has or ganised and directed, its chairman to take steps .to begin an active cam paign. An official address has been Issued to all members of the denomination asking their co-operation. The "shipment bill" which haa been pending in congress for at least five years, does not seek to impose prohibition on any locality, but pro vides that liquor shipped from one state to another shall immediately on crossing the boundary become subject to the laws of the state to which It is to be consigned. "The speaker of the house." says the address, "abso lutely controls Its proceedings. He is opposed to this legislation. He used the power to hold It In the Judiciary committee appointed by him on the alleged ground that It Is unconstitu tional. Our church, by action of the recent general conference Insists that congressional doubt as to the consti tutionality of such" legislation be re solved in the interests of the people and the public morals and the gen eral conference unanimously adopt the report of Governor Hanly's spec ial committee appointed to await upon Speaker Cannon which closes with the following words: y 'We submit to our people and to all good citizens the wisdom of elect ing men as members of congress who believe In its validity and who are willing to enact it.' "At least one member of. the house Judiciary committee has been de feated for the nomination on his rec ord on this question and we believe the time has come when our people who want to help secure this legisla tion must support for congress can didates who will not only vote for this measure if they get a chance but who will allow it to be voted upon and that its passage Is Improbable un til Christian voters recognize the situa tion and cast their, ballots accord ingly." Here Is another one of the many instances where the blame Is thrown on the speaker of the house when it belongs on the members themselves. Many representatives In congress afraid to commit themselves on cer tain legislation hide behind the speak er. A favorite form of letter or ex pression from congressmen Is this: "I am in favor Of this measure and will vote for. It. if It is brought before the house. The speaker Js the man you should get after. I do not think he will bring it up." The congressman thus washes his hands of the matter and laughs in his sleeves at his constltu ents. Now as a matter of fact out of the 400 representatives in the lower house of congress if SO of those mem bers, of one party or the other, desire "the interstate liquor shipment bill,' or any other bill, brought to a vote the measure can be brought before the house immediately- and the house put on record.- Furthermore, the represen tatives, and not the speaker, make the rules and can change them. The very congressman who uses language simi lar to that quoted above Is often scared to death for fear the speaker or his own associates will bring up the very bill in question, whatever it may be. All this, too, is under the present rules which are severely criticised, even by the very congressmen who have voted for those particular rules. But under the present rules, however objectionable they may be, 60 congress men can bring any measure to a vote and It is not fair, just or right to keep condemning the speaker for this sort of thing. The writer knows whereof he speaks, on this question because he heard the speaker express himself on these points; and furthermore, he knows that 80 Republican congressmen made the same sort of statement on a certain measure when 50 of them could have settled the thing so far as bringing the matter to a vote was con cerned. The State Journal believes that "the interstate liquor shipment bill" is drawn along the right lines and should be enacted Into law. But the inference Is given In the above dis patch that for five years on account of the speaker no vote on the subject has been possible. That is all rot, to use a somewhat inelegant but expres sive word. Furthermore, if the next house be Republican, the chances all point to "Uncle Joe's" .re-election as speaker, and instead of wasting too much good ammunition the good church people should be giving the devil, that is, any evil cause, his dues, or whatever is coming to him.J HITCHCOCK ON WING. He Is in Washington Today; Will Go to Chicago Tonight. Washington, Aug. 13. Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock of the Republi can national committee, accompanied by his secretary. James T. Williams, Jr., arrived in Washington at 7 o'clock this morning from Hot Springs, Va.. where he conferred with Mr. Taft yes terdav. Mr. Hitchcock will start for Chicago at 4:30 p. m. today to meet eastern and 1 western officials of the national committee who are to meet there Saturday and open the western headquarters. v Mr. Hitchcock had no political en gagements here today, but is closing and surrendering the last of the rooms used as Mr. Taft's- preconventlon headquarters. Weather Indications. Chicago, Aug. 18. Forecast for Kansas: Generally, fair tonight and Friday. Cooler toclgbt. CITY IS DRENCHED Chicago Visited by Heaviest Bain In 23 Years After Being 23 Days Without a Drop. PALL OF 4.35 INCHES. Was the Record for 24 Hours Ending: Last Night. Heaviest Bain But One Since Establishment cf Bureau. Chicago. 111.. Auar. IS T.r,.- three days without rain and then tha heaviest rain in twenty-three years. This is the royal way In which tha weather man responded to the prayer of the farmers in this region. Tha parched corn and the sun baked fields were deluged In sheets of water. Ths clouds over the city sent dawn show. er after shower and kept pedestrian ousy an aay yesterday running for cover. In the 24 hours ending at last night the precipitation was 4. SI Inches, That ia the rrtrl rainfall experienced in Chicago since August 9 ni 1 o Q r 1 iood, wnen mere was a rail of 6.19 Inches' With th n.i ceptlon of this 1885 record the present iue iieav it?si since me esiaDllsn ment of the weather atnMnn in rM- cago in 1871. Beginning at 10 o'clock Tuesday night, there was a fall of 3:80 Inches before 7 o'clock in the morning. This vs increasea incnes auring ths dav. The rain ulnnnnrl wrir In tu-. evening and no more Is expected as a result of this storm. It will be follow ed by fair and "moderately cool weath er for two or three days. BROKE HIS WING. Wilbur Wright's Flying Machine Laid VP tor Repairs. Lemans. Franee.Aug. 18 The Wright aeroplane suffered an accident this morning, which will require several days and possibly a week to repair. After two superb nights Wilbur Wright essayed a new and daring method of descent. He stopped the motor at height of 75 feet and tried to conn to earth on a gradual descending glide. The calculations were not 'absolutely correct and the left wing of tha aero plane came in contact with tha ground. This tore the frame of th -machine, Mr. Wright was not injured. Mr. Wright said he did. not regard the accident as serious' and explained that these ware only incidental ex periences devoted to acquiring com plete mastery of tha difficulties of aviation and the execution of new maneuvers. Mr. Wright's first flight this morn ing, eclipsed all his former efforts. Hs made seven complete tours of the field over the tops of the trees. A-ording to the official time he was In? the air 8 minutes and. 63 seconds. The aero plan 1st encountered a 16 mile breese. but in spite of this he displayed great er facility In maneuvering than ha did when there was a dead calm. Mr. Wright's second flight, which lasted two minutes, was a novel one. The aeroplanist soared and descended at will, executing bewildering turns. Suddenly on approaching the grand stand the machine lost Its speed and began curving slowly towards tha earth. All appeared to be going welt until it was tilted to leeward and the delicate framework struck the ground with the result that it was deranged and torn. Mr. Wright calmly stepped out and examined the wreck. He was quickly surrounded by anxious friends to whom he explained that there had been no accident in the air, but that he had merely decided to try a new descent. He shut on the motor at a height of 75 feet and endeavored to float downward. The real cause of the accident was the attempt to land exactly on the spot of his departure. In listing the planes at the last mo ment in an attempt- to continue tha sliding progress he pulled the left plane too sharply. The damage can be repaired easily, although because -of the absence of the necessary ma terial the work will require several days. Among the spectators today wers Miss Morgan, daughter of J. Plerpont Morgan, M. Kesper. the engineer of the French dirigible balloon Villa da Paris, and other French enthusiasts. BRYAN IS ENDORSED. j Colorado Federation of Labor Puts Itself on Record. Denver, Aug. It. The Colorado Federation of Labor, in convention, here, by a viva voce vote endorsed tha Democrat party In the national cam paign. The indorsement was given when a long communication from President Samuel Gompers and mem bers of the executive council of the A. F. of L. in which the Republican party was declared to have "Insulted" labor and the Democrat party to have given the laboring man practical ly all that was asked of It and calling upon laboring men generally to sup port the party which had favored them, was placed before the conven tion and was received and concurred in. The convention was thrown Into tur moil when some of the delegates charged the convention had been Job bed and the federation pledged te sup forts to secure a reconsideration of the the wish of many members, but ef fort sto secure a reconsideration of .ths act were unavailing. Mrs. Svremson a Suicide. Osage City, Kan.. Aug. It. Mrs. Carl Swenson of Peterton, ft years of age, committed suicide by throwing herself in front of a Santa Fe train one mile east of Peterton. Her head was severed from her body and one arm was horribly mangled. She had been demented for a number of years and has twice been an Inmate of a hospital for Insane. She had mad two jrYloas) attempts to taka her Ufa. r

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THE TOPEIEA DAILY STATS JCjlllTAlI Til U ItSDAY CVIIIIIITQ, AUGUST 13, 1903. METS TOO FAST. Oklahoma City Outplayed Cool ey's Yaliant Aggregation. Costly Errors, Wrangling and Abbott's Fine the Features. FINAL SCORE 4 TO 3. Twenty-One Battery Errors Made in Game at Springfield. Wichita, Webb City and Salt Packers All Defeated. Oklahoma City, Ok., Aug. 13. The Mets outlucked the Topeka team in Wednesday's game, nosing out a vic tory after the visitors had tied the core in the seventh and winning by a score of 4 to 3. It was a loosely played game and for the most part un interesting. Selby was pitted against Bandy and the former would have won had he been given good support. But two costly errors In the fourth inning proved his undoing. First Baseman Abbott of the Topeka team was put out of the game in the fourth inning for disputing a decision after he had fanned and he was also fined $5. Landreth took his place and gave a good exhibition of how not to play first. Had Landreth proved less sta tionary, the wild throws of Andrews and S. Olson which resulted so disas trously for the Cooleysox would have been avoided. The fans thought Cooley; would play first when Abbott was benched but Dick got a dose of cold feet and refused to budge from the bench. Love reached second in the fourth Inning on a wild throw from Andrews' which got into the bleachers. Downey singled and was caught at second on Mccormick's fielder's choice. 8. Ol son's mlsthrow of Rapps grounder scored Love and Downey and a single by Ooes scored McCormick. The Kansans tied the score up In the seventh Inning. E. Olson got life on Emory's boot and went to third on S. Olson's single to eenterfleld. Selby singled scoring E. Olson and S. Olson cored when Cole hit safe. Wooley's grounder was coming too fast for Hanris to handle and Selby scored. A double play cut off further chances for the visitors. The winning run came in the last of the seventh when Goes singled, went to second on an infield out and scored on White's hit to left field. The score: TOPEKA. Plavers AB. H. O. A. i.. Cole. If 4 Wooley, cf 4 Davis, rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 9 0 0 3 2 1 4 6 1 3 0 4 Abbott, lb. landreth, lb 2 Andrews, 3b 4 Boles, c. 4 K. Olson. 2b 4 B. Olson, ss 4 Selby, p. 4 Totals 35 9 24 17 4 OKLAHOMA CITY. Plavers AB. H. O. A. E. White, ss. 4, ,-1 3- 6 Emery. 3b. 4 1 2 5 5 lxve. 2b 4 2 13 0 Downev. If 4 1 3 0 0 McCormick. rf. 3-- 0 1 0 0 Rapps. lb 8 1 15 o 1 Ooes. cf 3 2 0 0 0 Kelsev. e 2 '0 3 2 0 Bandy, p 3 0 1 3 0 Totals 31 8 27 15 3 SCORE BY INNINGS. Topeka 0 0000030 03 Oklahoma City 0 0030010 -4 Summary: Two base hits Rapps. Sacrifice hits Wooley. Stolen bases Boles, McCormick. Rapps, E. Olson. Wild pitch Selby. Double plays E. Olson to S. Olson to Landreth: Bandy to Rapps. Bases on balls Oft Bandy 1. Belby 1. Struck out By Bandy 1. Time 1:35. Umpire Gardner. Knlcl 5, Webb City 4. Enid, Okla.. Aug. 13. Webb City was defeated by Enid 6 to 4. Hard hitting won the game. Henderson and Nel son were both taken out of the box In the eighth and Ashley and Burnum put in. The score: ENID. Players AB. H. O. A. E. Wilhlte. If 4 0 4 0 0 Runkle, 31 3 0 0 1 0 W. Frantz, 2b 1 0 7 2 0 Jonfs. ss. 3 1 1 2 1 J. Frants. rf 4 2 10 0 WriRht, lb 4 15 10 Sheldon, cf 3 0 0 0 0 Allen, c 4 19 0 0 Hendrlx. p 0 0 0 2 0 Ashley, p 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 26 5 27 11 "l WEBB CITY. Players AB. H. O. A. B. Rlslev. 2b o 0 0 0 1 Milton, If 3 1 1 0 0 White, ss 4 114 0 Pokorney, rf 3 110 0 Kverhart, 3b 4 0 3 2 0 Cheek, c 6 3 110 Zlnk. lb 3 2 11 1 0 Ixfton. cf 4 0 2 0 0 Keller-man. lf-2b 3 0 1,1 0 Nelson, p 3 2 0 2 1 Totals 31 8 24 12 2 SCORE BY INNINGS. Webb City 0 0001008 04 Enid 0 2000003 5 The summary: Stolen bases Runkle, naVitual Constipation fay te permanently overcome by prober personal efforts WitktKe assistance cf theoiW truly benejicial laxative remedy, Syrup of Eg and" UuW of Seim. rycK ena ble ft pne to form regular Kcbitfr daily $o that assistance to na ture may be gradually dispensed when ho longer needed afcttxebestof remedies, when required, are to assist txaunre and not to 6upblanttke natim. a) junctions, which must depend ulti mately upon proper nourishment, pperefJortsWrllKt livin general Jogctits beneficial effects, afwaya Jbuy the genuine SyruplKsEluir'f Senna manufactured by tu California Fig Syrup Co. only; SOU? BVAU-LEADIN DRUGCISTS kmtae twy, rur price 50f m-ftuHl ETAXDINQ OF THg TEAMS. Western Association. ,b." Won. Lost Pet. vv icnua .'fig TOPEKA 66 Oklahoma City 69 Joplln 6S Hutchinson 61 Webb Cltv 44 Springfield 37 Enid 28 38 37 39 43 .mi .602 .1)02 .653 .615 45S .31 .263 48 62 60 71 American Association. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet. Louisville 69 48 .590 Toledo 6S 47 .5S4 Indianapolis 50 .W0 Columbus 64 53 .W7 Minneapolis M 58 Kansas Oity 53 63 .457 Milwaukee 62 64 .43 St. Paul 33 32 .587 National League. Clubs Won. Lost. Pittsburg 61 36 New York 69 39 Chicago 67 43 Philadelphia 52 43 Cincinnati 51 52 Boston 43 65 Brooklvn 37 S St. Louis 83 66 American League, Clubs Won. Lost. Detroit 62 89 St. Louis 61 42 Cleveland 57 45 Chicago 6S 45 Boston 49 64 Philadelphia .....47 62 Washington 39 61 New York 33 69 Pet. .616 .602 .576 .547 .45 .450 .8X1 .333 Pet .6H .592 .6n9 .503 .476 .475 .390 .327 Pokornpv. Two-base hits Jones, Zirk, White. Double plays Ashley to W. Franti to Wright, liases on balls Oft Nelson, 4; off Hendrix. 5; nrr ABhlpv 1. Hit bv Ditched ball W. Frants. Struck out By Nelson, 4; by Hendrlx, 5; by Ashley, .1 Wild pitch Burnum. Time of game 1:55. Umpire Shuster and Alloway At tendance 400. Joplln 4, Wichita 3. Joplin. Mo., Aug. 13.' Wichita lost the game, joplin winning io a. Pprsrh's hit in the tenth scored Cobb with winning run." The yielding of Murray was spectacular. The sdore: JOPLIN. ri AH. H. O. A. E Flllman. 3b 41240 Wanner. 2b. 4 2 4 3 o Cobb, rf 3 0 2 1 0 Harrington, c 4 0 6 2 f Murray, cf 5 1.2 00 Persch, If 4 1 1 0 0 i? u i Nov, lb 4 1 M o Quiesser, p 3 1 0 0 Shaner, p 1 0 1 Totals 34 7 30 13 0 WICHITA. Plavers AB. H. O. A. E. Hetling. 3b 3 0 8 0 1 Annis. ss 8 7 A Pennell, If 4 0 4 0 0 Milsap. lb 4 1 J Holland, 2b S 2 2 4 0 Middleton, cf 4 2 4 0 'J Plank, rf 4 1 1 1 roran. e 4 1 6 0 1 Speer. p J J J Totals 35 8 '29 12 Two out when winning run was made. SCORE BY INNINOS. tor)iin :.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 t wFchlta 0 00020100 0-3 Summary: Earned runs Wichita, 3. Two-base hit Noyes. Base on balls Off Quipssef,- 2 off Speer, 5. Struck out By Quieseer, 2; by Shaner, S: by Speer, 8. Left on bases Joplin, 9: Wichita. 6. Double plays Cobb to Noyes; Flllman to Ragan. Passed ball Doran. Hit by pitcher Hetling by Shaner. Stolen base Hol land. Sacrifice hits Wanner, Har rington, Persch.. Time 1:55. .Um pire Setley. GnrlmrRpill S. HutfllinSOn 3. Springfield, Mo., Aug. 13. Spring field won tne game Decauao 'W"' was wilder than Brennan, A. record was established, 21 battery errors be ing made. The visitors scored in the third on a walk, Olson's single and errors of the locals. Springfield made one in the second on a walk and two Gray's double. Another walk and two singles scored one in the third while two bases on balls, a hit, by the pitcher and two-singles sent the final three runs over the plate. The score: SPRINGFIELD. Players- AB. H. O. A. E. Wilson, rf 2 1 1 0 0 Smith, ss 4 0 6 0 Gray, 2b 3 0 O 1 1 Ellis, If. 3 1 .8 0 0 Dalrymole, cf 3 0 3 0 0 Grady, lb! 2 2 7 1 0 Kunkle. 3b 2 0 2 0 0 Tonneman, c 2 9 5 5 Brennan, p 3 1 0 O 1 Karsten. p 0 0 ETloff 110 0 0 Totals 26 6 27 9 3 HUTCHINSON. Players AB. H. O. A. E. Olsen. ss 3-2 1 8 0 Pettigrew, cf 4 0 10 0 Casey, lb 4 0 12 0 0 Freese, c 1 0 5 0 0 Johnson, If 3 0 1 0 Trainer. 2b 4 0 12 0 Stoffer. rf 3 0 0 0 1 Murphy, 3b 3 0-3 9 0 Trlppett, p. 2 0 0 1 0 Atchison, p 0 0 0 0 0 Haas 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 2 24 15 1 Haas batted for Murphy in ninth. Erloff batted for Brennan In eighth. SCORE BY INNINGS. Springfield 0 110 0 0 0 8 Hutchinson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Summary: Two-base hit Grady. Bases on balls Off Brennan, 3; off Trlppett. 9.- Struck out By Brennan, 4: by Karsten. 1: by Trlppett, 4. Left on. bases Springfield. 6; Hutchinson, 6. Double plays Murphy to Casey, 2; Trainer to Olson. Grady to Smith to Grady. Stolen bases Wilson, Brennan. Sacrifice hits Grady, Johnson. Wild pitch Brennan, I. Passed ball Freese. Hit by pitcher Brennan. Olsen, Freese, 2; Murphy by Trippett, Gray, Kunkle. First base on errors Hutchinson, 1. Time 1:04. Umpire Burke. NATIOXAIj LEAGUE. Chicago 3, Pittsburg 0. Pittsburg, Aug. 18. Brown was in vincible and Chicago won from Pitts burg. Score by innings: R H E Pittsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 3 2 Chicago 0 2000001 03 S 0 Batteries Williams. Leever and Gibson, Phelps; Brown and Kling. Boston 8-2, Philadelphia 2-8. Philadelphia, Aug. 13. Boston broke even with Philadelphia In a double header. In the first game Brown made the,first home run of the season on the National league grounds here. Score by innings: R H E Boston 0 0000002 18 7 1 Philadelphia 0 0000100 13 T 2 Batteriea Ferguson and Graham; Fozen and Dooin. Second game Score by Innings: R H E. Boston 00000 200 2 3 Philadelphia 2 0 0 2 10 0 S 10 1 Batteriea LIndaman and Bower man; McQuillen and Dooln. Brooklyn 5, New Tork 1. New York, Aug. 13. Brooklyn set New York back a peg In the race for first place in the' pennant race by beating the locals. Score by Innings: R.H.K. Brooklyn 0 0 1 J 0 1 1 0 06 8 0 New Tork 00000000 11 9 i Batteries Rucker and Bergen; Cran-dall, Malarkey and Bresnahan. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Cleveland 4, Philadelphia 3. Cleveland, Aug. 13. Cleveland de feated Philadelphia In a 12-inning game. Score by innings: R.H.E. Cleveland 10000200000 14 11 4 Philadelphia ....0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 03 S 1 Batteries Liebhardt and Bemis; Dygert, Vickers and Powers. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville 5, Minneapolis 3. Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 13. Errors by Smith and Fiene gave Louisville two runs and the game in the seventh. Both pitchers were hit hard, although Puttman kept the hits scanerea Detter. Score by Innings: R.H.E. Minneapolis 3 0000000 03 11 Louisville 0 0210020 0 o 11 I Batteries Fiene and Buelow: Putt- man and Peitz. Columbus 3, Milwaukee 0. Milwaukee, Aug. 13. Taylor was invincible with men on the bases and Columbus wort easily by a score of 3 to o. pape pitched a beautiful game but slow fielding behind him and his wild throw were responsible for two or the rune. Score by Innings: R.H.E. Milwaukee .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 6 2 Columbus O 0000021 0 Z 6 Batteries Pape and Hoeffner; Tay lor and James. Toledo 4-6, Kansas City 3-7. Kansas City. Aug. 13. In two of the hardest fought games of the season at the local ball lot the Kansas City Blues and Toledo Mud Hens broke even yesterday, the first battle going to the Hens by a figure of 4 to 8, and the second coming home by a score of 7 to 6. In both games the victory was not settled until the final out and the second siege went ten Innings, finish ing at 6:30 o clock. Score by innings: R.H.K. Kansas City 0 0100200 03 5 1 Toledo 0 1001002 04 8 3 Batteries Essick and Heydon; f ruitt ana ADtott. Second game Score by ininngs: R.H.E. Kansas City 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 3 Toledo 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-6 7 Batterles Swann and Sullivan; smith, steen, Nagle and Abbott. St. Paul 12, Indianapolis 8. CENTRAL KAN SAS LEAGUE. Darkness Ends the Game. Newton, Kan., Aug. 13. The Newton Salina game was called because of darkness at the end of the tenth In riing. The-game was snappy through out. Score: R.H.E. Newton 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 01 4 3 Salina 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 01 Batteries Burgess and Goldthwaite; Wescott and Abbott. Other Ball Games. 'Omaha 4, Lincoln 2. Des Moines 9, Pueblo 6. Denver 3, Sioux City 0. BartleBVllle 1, Muskogee 10. Independence 2. Tulsa 1. -Oswego 9, Sarcoxie 1. Waverly 8, Gariit 6. Valley Falls 7, Winchester 6. Girard 7. Rich Hill 3. Everest-4, Nononville a" Nortohviile, Kan., Aug. 13. Norton- ville lost to Everest In a game .of. ball by the score of 4 to 2. Two errors in the third inning by Nortonvilla cinched the game for Everett. Nortonvilla 4 hits. Everett 4 hits. Struck out by La- cey 10, by Hamer 11. Batteries for Nortonvllle, Hamer and Laird; .Everest, Lacey and Roseham. McFarland 13, Topeka 2. McFarland. Kan.. Aug.. 13. McFar land defeated the Topeka Rock Island team here by the score of 13 to 2. Batteries Lewis, Miller and Ranes; McDowell and Clampett. One of To- peka's scores was made by a home run in the seventn inning oy kod iuey. DOUBLE UMPIRE SYSTEM. Ban Johnson Says It Will Be Used in the American. Chicago, Aug. I S-President Ban Johnson has announced" that" the double umpire system will be used in all games of the American league next season. Losing no. time arter making the decision, President Johnson al ready has signed two new diamond in dicators to complete his staff. This reform, which was looked upon as inevitable in the future owing to growing complexities of the game, has been advocated Dy a numoer oi.tne leading baseball writers, but it has hardly been thought the change would be made so soon, although many re. cent happenings on the diamond where only one umpire has worked nave shown the necessity for two pairs of eyes. It seems reasonable to believe the National league also will use two umpires next season, although Presi dent Pulliam has not been expressed definitely as yet. SUIT OVER FAST" CYCLING, r Damages Demanded, of One Town Which Sought to Enforce Limit. Iowa Falls, la., Aug. 13. This city having just passed a speed ordinance for automobiles and other vehicles, is very much interested in new point in muntolpal law which has been raised in a suit against an Iowa mu nicipality for $20,000 damages. In this action it Is held that the city is liable under its speed limit ordinance and Its officers and agents should have seen to It that the speed law was enforced. In which event there is a strong prob ability the accident under which dam ages as claimed would never have oc curred. The damage suit Involves the Injury of a young lady who was thrown out of a vehicle drawn by a horse, that became frightened at a motorcycle which was being driven by the rider In excess of the speed limit provided by the city and state laws. Attorneys In the case claim that a oity, when It at tempts to regulate the speed limit of those occupying the streets, becomes Children s Snoe Day SATURDAY WATCH FOR IT cIhc Crosty Bros. Co. In duty bound to see that the provision is enforced, and, falling to do so, may be mad i party to a mit for damages when an accident occurs. CRISES IX. OUTLAW LEAGUE. Organized Baseball, Plans an Attack on the Wilkes barre club. Wllkesbarre. Pa." Aue-. IS. The In vasion of Wllkesbarre by the outlaw Atlantic league has stirred up the offi cers of the National. Association of xjaseoau clubs. John H. Farrell. the national secret arrived here and Issued the following edict against the uuiitftmeu league: "The national agreement is the bul wark of the great American sport, baseball. Under; this snlendid Instru ment there are running forty-two leagues. mis includes every league in America fit for membership, embrac ing 306 cities, and furnishing employ ment for 4.700 ball players, who draw salaries aggregating 8670,000 per month. "One of these fundamental prin ciples of the national agreement is the protection of territory. It is a source of wonderment why business men will Invest their monev- in such wildcat schemes because there is- absolutely no protection for franchise or any thing else. We have no Tault to find with any league operating in open territory, but we will, resist any step to tear aown me national, agreement by the invasion of National association terri tory. It 19 understood the whole in fluence of the National association will be thrown to the Wllkesbarre team of the New York State league to drive the outlaw team out of its ter ritory. The schedule will be 60 changed as to have games played here on the same dates as the outlaw clubs and, by furnishing a superior article of ball, starve out the outlaw." MURPHY AFTER MelXTYRE. Falling to Land the Brooklynite Will Try for Pitcher Fromme. Chicago, Aug., 13. It is rumored that President Murphy of the Chicago Cubs has offered President Ebbets of the Brooklyn team Pitchers Durbin, Fraser, Mack and Lundgren for the star of the Brooklyn staff. Pitcher llarry Mdntyre. When asked conoerning the truth of this rumor,- President Murphy said there was nothing to it, as he would be unwilling to part with the four men named for any pitcher in the-business. President Tibbets,-however, has turn ed down all cash' offers made for Mc Intyre, and It- is certains that if the pitcher is let go it wilt be In exchange for certain f the Cubs whom Ebbets is eager to land. s Mclntyre is not the orrty Brooklynite whom Murphy wants, but he has about given up the idea of- getting both him and Rucker, for Ebbets and Donovan will not trade more than one of their boxmen. Failing to land either Mclntyre or Rucker, Murphy and Chance will go after Pitcher Fromme of the Car dinals. The St. Louis team Is in the city at present and Murphy is said to have had a conference with McCloskey this afternoon. Ittis evident that the Cub boss is 'not satisfied with his pitching staff as it now stands, and will make desperate efforts to pressed much farther. gressed much, father. Refuses $2,500 for a Colt. Elkton, Md., Aug. 13. Charles W. Baker of Harford county, has refused an offer of 32,500 for a suckling colt sired by his famous horse Admiral Dewey, which ;died suddenly a short time ago. The dam of this precocious youngster is Fantasy, by Baron Wilkes. Fantasy made a racing rec ord of 2;10 as a 2-year-old and a rec of 2:11 as a 3-year-old. Mr. Baker hopes that this colt may live -to take the place of his Illustrious sire, which he valued at $30,000, and for which eh refused an offer of $25,000 a short time before his death. Prices Cut at Empire City. New York. Aug. 13. The abolition of the field stand and a reduction in the price of general admission from $3 to $2 at the Empire City race track has been officially announced by James Russell Soley, attorney for the Empire City Racing association. ,Mr. Soley said that President Butler had decided on this move. The charge for admission to the clubhouse lnclosure will be $5. the same as last year, when the track was reopened under new management. Marquard Has Exploded.. Louisville,' -.Aug. 13. Rube -.Mar quard, the Indianapolis pitcher for whom New York is alleged to have paid $11,000, is something of an ex ploded phenom. Of his last seven games, Marquard "has lost six and was knocked out of the box eariy in tne action by the Louisville team In his last two appearances, his last victory was against Minneapolis on July 21, and since then he has been beaten by Minneapolis, which batted out five runs in the ninth- inning and won, 6 to 5. Browns Get New .Pitcher. St Louis. Aug: IS. Charles Tes- neau. right-handed pitcher of Perry- ville. Mo., has signed with the St. Louis American -league team. "From an experience of forty years in the manufacture and sale of HigH-grade cigars, and after tHorougH investigation and test; I unHesitatingly recommend SticKney's Triumph Cigar as superior to any other being sold at 5 cents." western GOSSIP WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW. Topeka at Enid. 'Wichita at Springfield. Webb City at Oklahoma City. Hutchinson at Joplin. Fred Robbins has sent a' check for fifty dollars which is given by Cooley and Robbins as a starter for the. pen nant iuna. in tne neighborhood of one hundred dollars has already been subscribed to this fund and not a bit of soliciting or canvassing has been indulged in. A complete list of the contributions to date appears In an other column. The pride of the fans is at- stake in this matter and the fans are beginning to realize it If other towns can raise a like amount for an inferior team, Topeka should not lag behind. Subscriptions of any amount, large or small, are accept able. J. E. House of the Topeka Cap Ital, and Howard Everett of the State Journal ire- In. charge -at the fund which is being raised and the fans can write or phone either the amount they wish to give. The money will all be returned should the team finish below first place. If the amount can't be raised without begging the matter will be dropped) and the money already turned in returned to the donors. Wichita has sold Pitcher James Scott of the Jobbers to the Chicago American league team for $2,000 Wichita sold several players to the Chicago Americans last season, the deals being engineered by Frank Is bell as was this one. Only one of the players was given a tryout and the rest were merely covered up. All of which may be taken to mean that Pitcher Scott may pitch for Wichita again next season. Manager McConnell of the Mets has secured a new outfielder from New port. Ark., by the name of Fenner, who is said to be a sticker of ability. He will Join the Mets In a few days. Dr.' S"hively Is III at his home In Kansas City and is nearly bedfast. Throat trouble is said to be the cause. Joplin is hot after Outfielder Ken nedy of the Railroaders and may be able to effect some kind of a trade with Manager Frants. There seems to be a noticeable lack of teamwork in the playing of the Enid bunch. Everyone seems to work Individually. Time and time again with men on the bases during the present series, the batters weuld try to murder the ball, when a little sac rifice of the individualism would have worked a sacrifice and squeezed some runs across the plate. Pitcher Wllletts of Detroit, former ly of the Wichita team. Is leading the American league pitchers uptodate. Wllletts has won eleven .and lost but two thus far this season. Wild Bill Donovan of the same team Is second with ten victories and three defeats. Catcher Tonneman of the Spring field team until Its reorganization a couple of months ago is now with the Salina team in the Central Kansas league.' Tonneman is a good catcher and a fair hitter, but is too verbose to hold a permanent Job on any team. Jack Haila. has won sixteen and lost eleven games this season which Is a pretty good record for the youngster. Mike Cantillon of the Min neapolis team says that Halla and Putnam are the only real pitchers on the staff of the Night Riders. Clarence Nelson a pitcher, and Out fielder Dave White of the Oklahoma City team were given to Webb City in exchange for Outfielder Downey. Downey Is a good hitter and that is what the Mets need more than any- VOU can be happy by keeping the digestion perfect, the liver active and the bowels free by using the Bitters. A 55 years' record backs it. Start today. Our Private Stamp is over neck. BE SURE THAT YOU GET HOSTETTER'S pTnninn niTTrnp aiuiviAbn dm I tna n I IS. UORTUEElli MICHIGAN LI HE Steamships "Kanitca" "HUscuri" "llllncls" Special Srvlc Between Chicago. Ludington fi Epworth Heights STEAMSHIP "ILLINOIS" Leaves Chicago every Monday, 7iOO p. m. Wednesday, 7:00 p. m. Friday, 4:00 p. m. and Saturday, 7iOO p. m. Bonthn for ALLa For full particular apply to any local R. R. agent, or lor book ef tours. ete..asdreis R. F. CHURCH.G. P. A. OFFICES DOCKS. E. END MICH. ST. or RUSH ST. BRIDGE.CHICAGO afPF" "W aaeaMaBaw SEVEN TRAINS TO CHOOSE FROM thing. The Mets realise that strength-- ening is necessary, dui tnis wilt sur-' prise the Western association fans who look to the Oklahoma City Times for their news. Rip Hagerman "has won the last three games he has pitched against the Oklahoma City team this season. Hence the following abuse from the Oklahoma City Times: "Topeka and the Mets commenced a series of three games this afternoon. The lean, lanky, Mr. Hagerman will likely trot two heats against the new state boys and it is un to Moisfs men to give him an awful bumping. He needs It because of over-conceit." Rip prob ably Is still conceited. Talk about the loyalty of the fans. Down at Enid the other day a tallyho and two hundred fans met the Rall roaders at the train on their return trip from Topeka, and the Railroaders had only won two games on tne trip. Young Packard who recently pitched a ho hit no run game against .Bartlesville, in which none of the Boosters reached first base will be re called bv Wichita to whom he belongs and will take the place of Kid Speer who leaves to Join Detroit in a few days. Art Griggs, the former Washburn and K. U. athlete, who has been play ing ball with the San Antonio team in the Texas league this season, has been sold to the Toledo Mud Hens of the American association for next season. Griggs has made a great record for the season thus far. He started with Shreveport but couldn't get along with Dale Gear who Is managing the team and went to San Antonio early in the season on a trade. He has been playing second base nearly all the time and Is fielding above the .980 mark which Is good for a second base man. He is hitting .342 and Is lead ing the Texas league In batting. -.Art has pitched a ..few games for San Antonio in emergencies and has won a majority of the games In which he has performed. During the past month he has been batting .441. Holland and Alloway are engaged in a tilt with Shively as referee. Allo way fined Holland $50 for rowdyism and Holland says it was some one else. Since It is Holland and not Cooley, Shively may remit the fine. Pick Smith to Referee. San Francisco, Aug. 13. Eddie Smith was chosen by lot to referee the fight between Thomas and Ketchel, which takes place August 18. Man ager Gleeson and the fighters each put Into a hat a slip of paper bearing the name of hi choice for referee and then one slip was drawn out. As Smith's name was written by each of the three the choice was satisfactory. Cincinnati Reds to Cuba. Cincinnati, Aug. 18. After the close of the resular baseball season In this country, the Cincinnati Xatlonal league club will play in Cuba, con tracts having been signed. Eugenio C. Hemlnei, manager of the Almen dares ball park at Havana, who is in this country on business, signed a contract with Business Manager Ban croft of the Cincinnati club, providing for such a series of games during November next. It Is planned to have the Cincinnati regular team play with all the leading teams of Cuba. Racing at Howard. Howard. Kan., Aug. 13. The sec ond day of the Howard fair was a good day and the track fast. Joe Bowers won the 2:19 trot In 2:12 14, breaking the Kansas state record for trotters, one-half mile track, also Quick Time No Stops Double Track .500.... 56 too i6o. 7 2S 1000 I loo... Dtoot. Fint tmi (ow Ar. See Gillette Sc Gillette breaking the world's 4-year-old rec ord for trotters, one-half mile track. 2:10 trot won by Joe Bowers; Martha C, second Silvia Russell, third; Claymont, fourth. 2:14 pace Gift Line. von: (dTTO-NIGnT 1 Ko wanes Queen, second: Pacq D.. j van. u v i v i mc, v u in. jl iillV ..11 .2:35 trot Frank S., won third, fourth and fifth heats; Queen T., first and second heats; Axlne, third; High Roller, fourth. Best time, 2:18)4. Racing at Saratoga. Saratoga. Aug. IS. J. E. Madden' Edward, carrying 122 pounds and con ceding weight to his entire field, won the $S,250 Grand Union hotel stakes, 6 furlongs, for 2-year-olds, defeating some of the fast youngsters. The re sult of the race was unsatisfactory for Helmet. The crack from the Keena barn was left at the post and had no chance. It Is doubtful, however. If he could have beaten the winner. They were sent away to a bad start. Strike out led by one and a half lengths to the stretch, when Spilling brought Edward up and in a hard drive won by a head from Bobbin. The latter was weakly ridden at the eryl. Lady Hubbard coupled with Edward as the Madden entry was third. The time was 1:15. Angelus won the Champlain handicap. CARBON PAPER ECONOMY Do you know that Its much cheaper in the end to use a good quality of carbon paper for al most any purpose. We are the exclusive sales agents In Tokepa for the best carbon paper made CARNATION BRAND. We'll be glad to give you a free sam ple. -THE- WUson Office Supply Co. 107 Wast Sixth J. C. Wilson, Mgr. Phones 1818

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOUBff AlfTIIIJESD AY CVEimiQ, AUGUST 13, 1SC3. V GOAL PILE BURNS avBssnsantssBnassna Tons and Tons of Union Pacific Storage Heap Afire. Spontaneous Combustion Fol lowing Heary Bains. GATHERS UP THE FUEL The Company at Salina Trying to More It to Safety. All of the Lower Portion a Mass of Glowing Flames. Salina. Kan., Aug. 13. Burning away by a smouldering fire the great heaps of coal, stored In the east yards of the Union Pacific railroad, are threatened with destruction. Men are busy gathering up this coal of which there are scores and scores of tons. It Is almost like a vast coal Held. From the pile of coal the thin unite smoke streams upward and down below there is a glowing mass of red hot coals. The only way to fight the fire Is to father up the coal and move It. Water is worse than useless. Hence no water Is played on the steaming coal piles. The recent rain Is blamed for the Are. The coal became soaked and this led to heat. Spontaneous combustion followed and now the coal is aflame. Last vear this same thing happened at Junction City and many carloads of coal were lost by the fire. Water was played on those coal piles but It only Increased the fire. is cmcriT t-oi RT vaijd? Movement on Foot In Kansas City, Kan., to Test the Question. Kansas City, Kan.. Aug. 13. It is rumored here today that a movement Is on foot to test the validity of the circuit court of Wyandotte county which was esabllshed at the last spec ial session of the Kansas legislature. Samuel Miller was nominated by the Republicans at the primaries for Judge of the circuit court. It Is said by Miller's supporters that his un popularity among the lawyers has been the instigation of the movement to abolish the court. State Senator James F. Getty, who Introduced the bill at the legislature creating the court, says the court is constitutional. John A. Hale, a well known Kan pas City, Kan., lawyer, said that he believed the court Is unconstitutional. As authority for his statement he cited the case which was decided last week regarding the new city court at Chamite. Kan. In this case the court was held to be unconstitutional on the ground that the law creating it was not effective generally in the state. Mr. Hale said that there were sev eral wave in which the validity of the court could be tested Immediately. One of the ways he mentioned was that the attorney general could In stitute quo warranto proceedings against thecfWtr. Another-way was that a. persm wwvlcted of a crirfle should begin habeas! -corpus proceed ings for his release. If the supreme court releases the prisoner under such an action then the court is invalid and of no effect. FIND VALUABLE PEARI.S. Thrprt Taken From the Verdigris Worth Over S100. Ooffeyvllle, Aug. 13. Three pearls worth over $100 were taken out of the Verdigris river near here this week by I. O. Wright. The three pearls ranged In size from a No. 4 shot down. The largest one was a little smaller than a pea. Ist year Mr. Wright found a pearl which brought $250 in the mar ket. As a result of the many finds made in the last few years, several men have taken up pearl hunting as a regular business. The Ray brothers and several others spend many months a year searching for the hidden treas ures in the bivalve mollusk. The pearl season commences in August and lasts until the rainy season in the spring. These months are the best because the river Is low. and the clams can be seen In the water. FOR A PFBMC PARK, Garden City Has a Plan to Beautify, rounds Along Canal Route. Garden City, Aug. 13. Some time ago C. K. Hogle, superlntnedent of the pumping plant at Peerfleld, took up with Mr. Miller of the forestry bureau the matter of planting trees along the right of way of the concrete ditch on the Garden City project with the idea of eventually making a public park. The right of way is from 3&0 to 600 feet wide and about four miles long, and it would be an easy matter to grow trees as the land is all in the valley. C. A. Sehnieder brought the matter to the attention of Secretary Garfield and Director Newell and It is probable that the plan will be carried out. The trees for the purpose will be grown in the government nursery here. GRIKVING SON A SHODE Mother's Teath Preyed on the Mind of George W. Jaggers. Kansas City. Kan., Aug. 13. George W. Jaggers. a telegraph operator for the Western Union Tele graph company, committed suicide at his home. 221 South Eighth street, by taking morphine. He was 26 years Wheat is the most important cereal used as food for man. WHEAT FLAKE CELERY is made from Wheat and Celery. No sweetening or other sub stances to create sour stomach and constipation. Palatable, nu tritious and easy of digestion. a For sale by all Grocers old. The remains will be sent to Har din, Mo., for burial. It is believed that despondency over ill health and the death, of his mother six years ago led him to take hla life. He was operated on for appendicitis in an Omaha hospital two yeara ago and since then his health has been bad. LIGHTNING'S QUEER FREAK. Ran Around In Lawrence Home bat Injured None of the Family. Lawrence, Aug. 13. The lightning in me last storm which was the most severe of the summer struck the home of E. E. Alexander, city Union Pacific ticket agent who lives at 14S Elm street North Lawrence. It first struck a tree near the house and then bound ed to the house, entering a room where Mr. Alexander's father was sleeping. The lightning seemed first to strike the curtain pole setting fire to the curtain, and then after leaving the curtain pole the lightning next travelled to the bed in which Mr. Alexander, sr., was sleeping. The lightning first struck a knob on the bed and then went to a castor. It is marvellous that it did not greatly shock and injure Mr. Alexander who escaped. He was awakened by the shock and quickly put out the fire In the curtain and then discovered that the lightning had progressed to an other room, a store room and had set fire to some matting which he quickly extinguished. Another freak of the lightning was that in the first room where it enter ed the shock of the bolt sent a large mirror clear across the room throwing It against a wall, shattering the glass into hundreds of pieces. None of the occupants of the house was injured. AT THE CATTLEMEN'S PICNIC. Programme at Kingman Attractive and Large Crowd Turns Out. Kingman. Kan.. Aug. 13. The rain that fell Tuesday afternoon and nighi, and which spoiled the racing in the afternoon of the first day of the cat tlemen's picnic, made the second day a great success. The weather was fine Wednesday and the people came in from the country and surrounding towns in greater numbers than expect ed. The morning exercises consisted of men's, women's, boys' and girls' riding contests, and a baseball game between New Murdock and Norwich, which was won by Norwich by a core of 1 to 0. The attendance at the races in the aft ernoon was very large, and the races good. The 2:35 pace. $600 stake race, was won by Oakland Bell; Golden Symbol second; time, 2:204. The 2:15 special pace was won by Don Cora: Rambling Red, second. Best time by Cora. 2:14',4. Minnie Scott took the 2:19 trot in three straight heats; Ruby of Rubies, second; Alford Moser, third. Best time, 2:21 Vs. The 3-year-old and under speed trot was won by Weinschenk. Fastest time, 2:38. Barney Dreyfus was winner of tne half mile dash, time 0.50H. and Sister May of the five-eighth mile dash In 1:05. The first roping contests take place this afternoon. GARDEN PLAIN IS DRY. Sedgwick County Women Gather Evi dence for the County Attorney. Wichita, Kan.. Aug. 13. An iron bound lid has been dropped over Gar den Plain. County Attorney Ayres filed four injunction petitions in the district court. Garden Plain is about twenty miles west of Wichita in Sedg wick county. Injunctions were obtained against four places In the town which hence forth must be dry. The complainant in each case was Lizzie Hamersky. No spotter ever collected a more complete display of evidence than was presented to County Attorney Ayres in these cases. Instead of standing around and saying mean things about the county attorney, Ger man women of Garden Plain went out and got evidence. They compiled with the law which says that town officers and citizens shall gather evidences of violations of the prohibitory law and present it to the county attorney. Garden Plain women were not satis fied with getting beer which might turn out to be two per cent. They got whisky the real red-eye or forty-rod kind. They came to Wichita with it labeled In ship-shape and laid their case before the county attorney. The four injunctions were the result. SEES DEATH IN DREAM. Mrs. Hill in Delirious Fever Talks of CofTeyvUle Murder. Coffeyville, Kan., Aug. 13. Mrs. William Hill Is still worrying over the shooting of young Alexander by her husband last Friday night. She con tinually dreams of .the tragedy and tells the story over In her steep. Last night about 10 o'clock her mother was aroused by incoherent words coming from the daughter's bedroom. Getting up and going into the wounded girl's room, the mother heard the tale of the murder over again. The young woman spoke in a low voice. She saw Hill come up to the buggy, point the gun and fire. The chase down the road ending in the cold-blooded shooting of her friend. David Alexander, was seen again in the young woman's dreams. The rever resulting from the healing of the gun shot wounds had brought on nervous ness. In her sleep, she called to Alex ander to run. She seemed to see the face of -her husband as he turned his gun upon her after having slain her companion. Mrs. Hill was not aroused from the dream, although her mother catted a doctor. She talked for a time and then became quiet. PAYS $43,000 FOR A FARM. L. M. Hawkins Find 540 Acres of Al len County Iiml Costly. Iola. Aug. 13. One of the largest real estate deals ever made in Allen county was recorded this week in the office of Register of Deeds' Thompson. By the conveyances filed. William Paske of LaHarpe, transfers to Lewis M. Hawkins, of Carrollton, Mo.. 540 acres for a consideration of $45,000. The Paske farm is one of the finest in Allen county or In this section of the state. It is well improved and well located and Is a most desirable Investment. CELEBRATED "OHIO DAY." Eight Thousand Out at Waver It to Hear Farrelly and Botkln. Waverly. Kan., Aug. 13. Eight thou sand people attended the Ohio day celebration here Wednesday. A larger crowd was expected, but rain In the forenoon kept many away. H. P. Far relly and J. D. Botkln were the speak ers and their audiences were so large that the auditorium could not seat them. W. R. Stubbs and Fred Jack son speak today. No Police Court in 4 Weeks. Cherryvale. Aug. 13. The quietest jplaoe in Cherryvale is the police court where there Is now and for four weeks haa been absolutely nothing doing. The last case was heard before Jus tice Roseberry, four weeks ago today since which time that tribunal has sunken into a state of innocuous deseu-tude. NO MANEUVERS AT RILEY. Regulars and K. X. G. Spend the Day in Drying; Out. Junction City, Kan., Aug. 18. There were no maneuvers by the regular troops and the Kansas National guard at Fort Riley Wednesday, because of the fact that most of the troops were busy drying their clothing, bedding and other equipment. Besides the heavy rain that fell in the camp the previous evening, there was another heavy rainfall in the morning. Today the regular troops have a maneuver in formations for attack and defense by battalions, squadrons and regiments, and the Kansas National guard will have drill and a similar maneuver to that of the regulars in connection with some portion ot the regular army force. Wednesday the Kansas National guard officers had a taste of one of the bad features of the regular officers' duties. They were given a long tactical ride to test their horsemanship. About half of the regular force will be paid today by Captain Lyons, who came here from St. Louis, and the balance of the regu lars will be paid Friday. The Kansans will be paid the day before their de parture for home. HILL SENT TO JAIL. Man Who Shot Alexander Unable to Give Ball for $10,000. Coffeyville, Kan., Aug. 13. William Hill, who last Friday night shot and killed David Alexander, has been held for trial at the October term of court on the charge of murder. His bond was fixed at $10,000, which he could not give, and was sent to jail to await trial. The state used only enough witnesses to establish the killing, which is not denied by Hill. Hill's defense will be the unwritten law. Alexander and Mrs. Hill were riding- along a country road when Hill shot Alexander. Hill and his wife had been separated for three years but were not divorced. Mrs. Hill was unable to attend the preliminary hearing of her husband, having been wounded by some of the shot fired at Alexander. The attend ing physician says she will recover from the wounds. Cowley Comity Fair September 1-5. Winfleld, Kan., Aug. 18. The sev enth annual fair of the Cowley County Agricultural and Live Stock Show as sociation of Winfleld. Kan., September 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 promises to be the best since its organization. The grounds have been remodeled and new barns have been built. The entry up to date precedes any previous year. The Caman band, assisted by the Ladies' band of Cedarville. will furnish the music. Fatal Accident at Fredonia. Fredonia, Kan., Aug. 18. C. C. Wolever, aged 41, was instantly killed while working at the reconstruction of the Fredonia window glass plant. Wolever was boss carpenter and while assisting to-raise a steel truss the guy gave way and he was pinned down. He carried an Insurance of one thous and dollars. John Stones, a contrac tor, was also caught in the crash and escaped with one broken leg. Leavenworth Eagles to Build. Leavenworth. Aug. 13. A deal has been consummated whereby the Eagles have become the owners of a splendid site on Delaware street be tween Fifth and Sixth. It is said the price paid for the site is $10,000 cash. It is said that the building which the Eagles expect to erect will be something like the Odd Fellows hall. Accidental Killing at Gridley. Burlington, Kan.. Aug. 13. While playing with three Holmes boys at their home In Gridley, James Maclas key, the 11-year-old son of Mail Car rier Maclaskey, was accidentally shot In the head and died fifteen minutes later. The boys did not think that the gun was loaded and were playing with it when the accident happened. Oklahoma Republicans Ratify. Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 12. Oklahoma Republicans met here and ratified the nominations made by that party in last week's primaries and to formulate a platform for the coming campaign. The resolutions enthusiastically endorse William H. Taft and deal w-ith many state mat ters. The gathering was addressed by Congressman Bird S. McGuIre, who received the. nomination in his district and ex-Delegate Dennis Flynn, the Republican nominees for United States senator against Senator Gore. Making Good. There is no way. of making lotting friends like "Making Good;" and Doctor Pierce's medicines well exemplify this, and .heir friends, after more than two decades of popularity, are numbered by the hundreds of thousands. They have "made good" and they have not made drunkards. A good, honest, square-deal medicine of known composition is Dr. Pierce's dolden Medical Discovery. It still enjoys an im mense sale, while most of the prepara tions that nave come Into prominence In the earlier period of its popularity have "gone by the board and are never more heard of. There must be some reason for this long-time popularity and that is to be found in Its superior merits. When once given a fair trial for weak stomach, or for liver and blood affections, its supe rior curative qualities are soon manifest; hence it has survived and grown in pop ular favor, while scores of less meritorious articles have suddenly flashed into favor for a brief period and then been as soon forgotten. tor a torpid liver with Its attendant indigestion, dyspepsia, headache, per haps dizziness, foul breath, nasty coated tongue, with bitter taste, loss of appetite, with distress after eating, nervousness and debility, nothing is so good as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It's an honest, square-deal medicine with all its ingredients printed on bottle-wrapper no secret, no hocus-pocus humbug, therefore don't accept a nibttitute that the dealer may possibly make a little big ger profit. InMH on your right to have what you call for. Don't buy Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tion expecting it to prove a "cure-all." It Is only advised for woman's rpeeial ail ments. It makes weak women strong and sick women well. Less advertised than some preparations sold for like purposes. Its sterling curative virtues still maintain Its position In the front ranks, where It stood over two decades ago. As an in vigorating tonic and strengthening nerv ine it Is unequaled. It won't satisfy those who want booze," for there Is not a drop of alcohol in it. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, the ortot nnl Little Liver Pills, although the first pill of their kind in the market, still lead, and when once tried are ever afterwards in favor. Easy to take as candy one to three a dose. Much imitated bat never Kmaied. RAILROAD-MEWS. Missouri Pacific Again Showing Signs of Life. More Men Than Ever Employed in Shops of System. LOCAL TRAFFIC HEAVY Road Is Preparing to Handle the Bumper Crop. Other Items of Interest in Bail way Circles. The Missouri Pacific has Issued or ders for the reopening of its shops at St. Louis, Sedalta, DeSoto, Ft. Scott, Atchison, Osawatomle and Baring Cross says the Coffeyville Journal. The orders contemplate running with a full force and with more men than were employed before the panic. The shops at Coffeyville have been practically running with a full force for some time now and the new orders will not effect this place as much as some oth er places. Another prosperity item was Issued a few days ago when orders were is sued to the maintenance of way de partment to employ all of the men that could be used to advantage and to commence on August 10 with the repairing of the tracks and the gen eral fixing up of all property under the care of that department. The or ders were to rush the work as fast as material arrived. On account of the lack of cars In service during the past month, com pany material has been slighted and many car loads have been held up on account of the policy, of the company not to touch company material until other freight had been taken care of. The business at the local yards has been increasing right along. Last week another switch engine was put to work to help "handle the increased work. Bad cars are coming in in increased numbers daily and this indicates in creased business all along the line. In the locomotive department and with the trainmen, the same rush of business is to be found. All of these men are at work and are working as the law allows. Friday every crew to be had in CofTeyvllte. was out and the entire board was exhausted. When the business, conditions with the railroads are good it is a sign that business in general U In a prosperous condition. The railroads are a good barometer of the conditions of the business world. i i A RATE DISCCSSIOX. Views Are Expressed on Both Sides of Popular Question. An interesting discussion of railroad difficulties has been running in the columns of a New York financial paper, and the principal speakers be ing F. J. Lisman ,,ii.nd W. C. Brown, senior vice president of the New York Central lines. Their views are some what divergent." "The solution of the difficulties which the railroads, owing to reduced revenues and. Increased cost of opera tion, find themselves in." Mr. Lisman is on record as saying, "does not lie in raising freight rates or reducing wages, but in economy." He goes on to say further that the vast amount of preventable loss on American railroads is difficult to com prehend, and that a reasonable esti mate places it at about $300,000,000 for the last year. "Of course," says Mr. Brown in reply, "the operation of railroads has not reached or approached perfection, but I think it is fair to say that it as nearly approximates it as any other business of anything like similar magnitude in this or any other coun try. "The traffic of the United States al most doubled in three days, the in crease coming in leaps and bounds, taxing the capacity of every road in the country to its utmost and resulting in an almost continuous state of con gestion for two and a half years. Un der such conditions every energy is strained to handle the business, and it would not be strange if some econ omies were overlooked. "The question of standardizing the work has been and is being given the closest attention by all the large roads in the country. The transportation department of the railroads is in the hands of experts of the very highest ability and training, and nothing is left undone to reduce the cost of transportation to the very lowest point. The same is true in regard to maintenance charges and damage claims from accidents, and it goes without saying that any practical sug gestions Which Mr. Lisman may be able to make will be welcomed by every railroad in the country." ROAD TO HUDSOX'S BAT. Surveyors Start North From Winnipeg on Initial Trip. Winnipeg. Man., Aug. 13. The first steps toward the actual realization ot the long-mooted scheme of a railway to Hudson Bay will be taken this week when a survey party of 100 men starts from Winnipeg to locate the route of the proposed railway. Parliament will receive the report of the surveyors early in January next and the work of- construction may Degin next year. The survey party will be divided into four squads. They will survey alterna tive routes via Churchill and via Nel son river. One party will go straight through to Port Churchill and work eastward to the present terminal of the Canadian Northern on the Saskatch ewan river. Another party will follow the Nelson River Valley to fw Kelson. The ulti mate choice of the route will depend upon the character of the reports brought back as .to the relative cost of construction. NEW KAW RIVER BRIDGE. Missouri Pacific Will Spend $400,000 to Span Stream. Kansas City, Mo.. Aug. 13. The Edgewater Terminal Railway com pany, subsidiary to the Missouri Pa cific Railway company, has submitted to the war department at Washington plans for a steel bridge to span the Kaw river in Kansas City, Kan. It is purposed to construct the bridge about 300 feet north of the Chicago Great Western bridge. The estimated cost Is $400,000. EL F. Mitchell of St. Louis, head en gineer of the construction department ot the Missouri Pacific railroad, was in Kansas City. Kan., yesterday. He said he expected to have the plans approv ed at Washington as soon as possible A A Hew Baby! What magic, what mystery, what oharm thesa words have for us. Yet, how infinitely more they mean to the mother. A new life) short, to be sure, but fall of possibilities. Some one must be patient, hopeful, watchful, proud and never discouraged. That "some one" is the mother. She has heard her baby's first cry, and whether it be her first or tenth, the feeling is the same. Her feeble arms, are out-stretched; those arms that will never desert it as long as the mother shall live. And that hand which supports the head of the new-born babe, the mother's hand, supports the civilization of the world. Is it any wonder, we ask you, mothers, that with all these responsibilities resting upon your all too weak shoulders, we urge upon you the necessity of selecting the babe's medicine with utmost care the necessity of protecting your babe from worthless, unknown and narcotic drugs as you would protect it from the fire? 'tt it i i i 1 i i i i si ALCOHOL 3 PER ctT AvgelabkErcparationrorAs simllating tteFbodantfReguta ttagtlieStonHcfisancLBowclsaf Promotes DfepstioiuCheerftoi nessandRret-Conlalnsneitter OpiunuMorphine nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. Mtre afordlkSHXLmuitJL i AMeMtt- t sugar a norfort Rompffo for fTnrclht Hon Sour Storaadi-Dlarrtoea Worms Convulsions lewnsir ness and LOSS Or mjxr Facsimile Signature ot NEW YOBK. Exact Copy of Wrapper. ROCK ISLANDSHORT LINE TO Snow-capped A Special Rate for the Round TriD of including COLORADO SPRINGS, DENVER, PUEBLO, MONUMENT PARK and PALMER LAKE. On sale daily, return October 31. Stop-overs at any stations you CHARLES To Cure DIARRHOEA Dysentery, Cholera Morbus or Cholera Infantum take WAKEFIELD'S Blackberry Balsam While it is a quick and positive cure for Diarrhoea,. Dysentery and Cholera Infan tum, it does not constipate. In 62 years it has saved .he lives of thousands of men. women and babies. Accept only Wake fteld's. Full size bottle 35c everywhere. in order to permit the building of the piers at the low stage of water in the Kaw this fall and winter. The plans have been prepared in an ticipation of -some definite work for flood protection in the Kaw. The Edgewater company s work or grading its roadbed along the old Wy andotte levee, under its Kansas City, Kan franchise, was stopped tempor arily" by the high water in June. The work will be resumed next week. ,rnlon Pacific to Colorado. No trip can surpass in pleasure and health a vacation spent in the Rock ies. Low rates in effect every day from June 1 to September 30. 1908; S17.50 for the round trip to Denver, Colorado Springs. Pueblo and other Colorado points via Union Pacific. Children's Shoe Day SATURDAY WATCH FOR IT The Cros lyB ros.Vjo. New Baby. Mil, The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been In use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per i sonal supervision since its infancy. 7-cZcU4 Allow no one to deceive you in this. All counterfeits. Imitations and Just-as-good are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALVAYS Si Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought. In Use For Over 30 Years. tmi ccmtaOr ninny, rr imimvst, new vena err. desire. Our service will please you. MORTON, City Passenger and Phones 384 PLEASURE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS Colorado No trip can surpass in pleasure and health a vacation spent in the Rockies. Low rates in effect every day June 1 to Sept 30, 1908. $17.50 For the Round-trip to DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS, PUEBLO and other Colorado points UNION L Ms Penwell Undertaker and Embalroer Ill Qnticy Street trtfe Ptoses 112 Signature of Rockies TicKct Agent, TopeKa, Kan. Steamship Tour to All Part of the World VIA PACIFIC We furnlth htstsnt rstsens in ease ot nut. bjuhhubs. sr SICKNESS. Rstldanes Rate so a Day SERVICE U TO 6IBE Missouri ft Kansas Telephone Co.

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4 THE TOPCIIA DAILY STATE JrQUniTAC--TIITC5DAY CVCHCTQ, AUGUST 13, topel sim mmu By FRANK P. IUO LENNAW.' Entered July 1. 187. u second-c.asa matter at the poatoffice at Toseka. km. under thy act of congrw.) VOLUME XXXV ....No. 203 UiMcial stale fa per. Official Fa per City of Tw. 11C HUH ul' lUBJCRiPTION. Dally edition, delivered by carrier, n eenla m week to any part oi Topeka. or saa town wsera tbe paper Baa a carrier Ultm By man. one year i mail, three m on tha T Saturday edition of dully. n year.-- I TSLEPHOM Ea, Boetnes Cffle Bell B'Jelneee Office ,..,..Jnd. WT Reporters' Room Iod J Fr..i. P MaeLwmjy::::::::: PERMANENT HOME. Tork Btato Journal building. Kansas avenue, corner of Pl'frhth. -New York Office: flat Iron building, at Twe.nty-thlrd strict, corner Flftk areau n Broadway. Paul Block, manager. Chtcao Office: Hartford buildiaav P "lock, manerar. a'lttj, LEASED WIRE nEPORT OP THE ASSOOIATFI PURS'. Tih Stat Journal la a meir.ber r.t the Associated Prese and receivta the ful'. day telegraph report of that a-reat new or ganlsatfon for the exclusive afternooa publication tn Topeka. The news la received n Ti State Jw nal building over wires fnr thla eole por re. HOME NEWS WHILE A WAT. Snrwrfrwra of the State Jonrrmt way rlurtnsr the rammer mny Itav he paper mailed rejrulnrlj each day to any address at the rate of ten cents a week or thirty cent month (by mnfl only.) AMtrcnn changed as often a a desired, while otit of town the State Tnnmnl will be to yon' tike a dally letter from home?. Advance varment fa reg neater! on theae short time subscriptions, to save hookUcerilnir ejppnaea. Philip P. Campbell, congressman from the Third Kansas district, says he la unable to find any Bryan senti ment In the state. It's quite evident that he. hasn't been talking; with Col. P.lll Sapp. Cnl. W. H. Ryan, General W. H. L. Pepperell and a few others. It hadn't taken very long; for Mr. Green, mayor of the city, and Mr. Horn, chairmnn of the ways and means committee of the city council, to find out that the sentiment of the people of the city is practically unan imous In opposition to the plan they conceived for materially Increasing the city's taxes this year. Regardless of lowering skies, thun derstorms and all kinds of rains the weather conditions in Kansas may be set down as Just perfect because these rains have come at a time when most needed by the crops, especially the corn. So those who are finding fault with ,the disagreeable weather had best cheer up and look pleasant. The four experts who have been ap pointed by President Roosevelt to In vestigate farm life with a view of making It pleasanter for the farmer and his family might get some val uable pointers for their recommenda tions by visiting some of the Kansas farms with their-pianos in the parlor and their automobiles In the barnyard. Holland's preparations for a war or a naval demonstration against Castro and his Venezuela are moving along with the utmost deliberation. The Dutch are ever slow 'to move, but they generally manage to attain their pur poses In the end. So it is reasonable to suppose that the fiery and foolish little gentleman In South America will get his Just deserts in good time. The aeroplane made by the Wright brothers of Ohio apparently has truck the French as being quite right. A syndicate of them has of fered 1100.000 for the privilege of controlling its manufacture and sale In France and its colonies If It will do certain things which seem to be well within Its powers. So once again has the genius of Americans triumphed. Gee-whllllkens, but Kansas Is truly famous at last. Resting In Chicago now are the perfect remains of a Portheus Mollosus which were found In the bed of the Smoky Hill river. This thing with the distinguished name Is more popularly known as thi "bull dog" flsh and this specimen Is said to be no less than 10,000,000 years old. There's Just one mar or damper to this fame that Kansas has now achieved. This flsh specimen was found, and Its age given by a profes sor of the Chicago University. Those people who like to nibble at an apple occasionally will not find much cause for rejoicing in the pre tdlctlons made by the apple grower 'Who are holding their annual con gress at St. Louis. These are to the effect that before the season ends ap ples will be selling at 17 a barrel and at 610 a barrel for choice ones. This ought to be a warning also for the cut tips who will be in the legislative halls of Kansas this winter. A few fines of barrels of apples win eat up the great er part of a legislator's salary for the entire session. Dr. Reltman, "king of tramps," has called a convention of criminals to meet In New York city soon for the purpose of discussing such sociological questions as "Is it easier to commit crime than to find a, Job?" "What so ciety owes the criminal" and "The av erage Income of the criminal." He is much put out because the New York police will not grant Immunity for delegates who' may attend the conven I tlon and who may be wanted In New Tor for past crimes. Tn tact. It Is doubtful if the New York police will permit Vie convention to convene. They rtrStly fear that the crooks and criminal might fatten their averages consldciiMy If ttj were permitted to collect to New York. The field there for gvbxfch-qulck men of this sort is aa extensive one. ELK RIVER VALLEY FIRE. There is some satisfaction to be found In the fact that if a conflagra tion of like proportions to that which has swept the Elk River valley had swept the timber region of the coast. the loss would have been very much greater, but this Is offset by the fact that the precipitation along the coast Is sufficient to make such a fire al most impossible. Those who are familiar with the deep woods, either through holiday visits or such descriptions as Holman Day furnishes In "King Spruce," are very probably Inquiring into the orlgl 1 of the Are and speculating concerning it. They are well aware that the most serious menace to timber Is found In the "slashings." Three years ago the federal forester, Glfford Plnchot. draft ed regulations for the use of forest re serves which the secretary of agricul ture approved and established In ef fect. The sixty-third regulation deals with this matter of "slashings." "Lumbermen and settlers within for est reserves are cautioned against making dangerous slashings and must not Are them in dry weather. If it is necessary to make slashings, or to burn them, ample notice must always be given the nearest forest .officer be fore burning so that he may reduce the danger to a minimum. If notice Is not given, or if the ranger's instruc tions are not followed, the person re sponsible for the burning will be held strictly responsible for all damages to the reserve and liable. In aggravated cases, to criminal prosecution." In dangerous districts where the pre cipitation is light, such aa the devas tated region. It would seem as If there should be a more stringent law passed by the state or government In control, and perhaps such laws have been over looked. Whatever the origin of a fire may be, the "slashings" are the prin cipal cause of Its spreading. Limbs, tops and branches, the most inflamma ble part of the cuttings, are left in great heaps through which the flames may rush too madly to be checked. In making its regulations concerning ex penditures for flre-flghting, the forest service calls attention to the fact that a fire which cannot be controlled by twenty or forty men win run away from a hundred or more, since heat and smoke, in such cases make a direct fight Impossible. Since this Is the case, as every one even slightly ac quainted with the woods knows it is, there should be a strict law either preventing "slashings" or compelling timber men to burn them and to do It in wet weather. The Femle district, fortunately. Is not one of the most Important sources of timber supply, although at the pres ent stage in forestry proceedings, every timbered region is Important. Its principal market is at the mines of the Alberta coal district, and especially that part of the district known as tho Crow Nest coal field. When It Is re membered with what difficulty thj mines of China and other deforested areas are worked, the concern of the coal Interests over this conflagration can easily be calculated. Kernle will be rebuilt, of course, and like all other afflicted communi ties with a necessity for existence and a future before theni It will be better built, but the losa by fire Is a dead loss. What has been reduced to smoke and ashes cannot be reassem bled into standing timber and more Important still, the seedlings are de stroyed, leaving a vast area to be replanted. It may he that the Femle Are will be an object lesson to stimu late Interest in forestry and caution In forest protection that will be worth all it has cost both to the United States and Canada. SPRAYING AND BIRDS. Edward Howe Forbush, New England agent of the National Association of Audubon societies, has undertaken an extensive Investigation to determine whether spraying trees kHls birds. He says that for more than ten years reports have ben coming In from a re gion extending from Maine to Illinois, to the effect that birds were disappear ing where spraying was done, or that they were found dead immediately af terward. Such reports have been fre quent since the opening of the eastern campaign against the gypsy moth, and In Massachusetts farmers are warned to keep their poultry confined where spraying is intended. There are at least three ways In which birds possibly may be poisoned by spraying. They are: By eating ap parently healthy insects that have eaten poisoned leaves birds will not eat Insects which appear sickly. By eating poisoned leaves, buds or grass: By drinking water Into which the pois oned spray has fallen or dripped. Cir cumstantial evidence. Mr. Forbush says, seems to Indicate that birds are being decimated by spraying, but he also remarks that innocent men have been hanged on circumstantial evi dence. Then he goes into a report of his investigations and their results. He has not found arsenic in the stomachs of dead birds. Summing up the testi mony, he says the belief seems war ranted that birds have been killed by spraying, but there Is no conclusive evi dence as yet that the destruction of birds by spraying is serious or wide spread. The Inference appears to be that the thing to do Is to keep on spraying, but be careful. Considerable discussion is going on over the question as to whether or not the expense involved in a man's can didacy for a nomination at the pri maries is so great as to preclude a poor man, who has desires for politi cal preferment, from entering the lists with any reasonable chance for suc cess. There are any number of per sons who believe that this is true. Their belief la strengthened by the statements of others that this Is not so because the expenses of the can didates for the important Republican nominations over which there were fights only ran from $3,000 to $6,000. Of course, sums of money of this slse may cot seem much to men who have pnty of money as several of these candidates have, but there are many men in the state with ability and qual ifications quite equal to theirs who would never be able to make a suc cessful campaign if they were com pelled to spend any such sums, for the simple reason that they haven't got them to spare. JOURNAL ENTRIES It costs girls more each year to keep looking as young as ever. It's easy to forgive an enemy who Is considerably larger than yourself, In this day of grace it's generally the newspapers that give the bride away. Most men are Inclined to think that the real curse of wealth is the way they have to work for It. If 'matrimonial matches are made in heaven It's evident that there's often a mistake In delivering the goods. JAYNAWKER JOTS The editor of the Western Advocate, Mankato, refuses to shy at a direc tolre gown. He savs he has passed too many full hammocks to allow a little trifle like a sheath gown to scare him. A Girard man- killed a boa con strictor in the weeds near his home, and Attorney General Jackson has been notified to hurry down and en force the law in that portion of the state, says the Kansas City Star. Cherryvale rises to report that a corn stalk 1? feet and one inch in height which was recently brought to that town Is a fair sample of most of the corn growing in that vicinity. Every body who believes this will please stand on their left ears. The Hiawatha Democrat chronicles the fact that John Ankel, living near there and who is 86 years old, is mak ing a full hand these days In the hay field. He Is driving the loader and he, his wife and his daughter are mak ing the hay. Clyde may be set down as one of the lucky towns in Kansas. Some time ago the people there felt the need of being evangelized a bit. Instead of Import ing an evangelist for the purpose they got the four ministers of the town In terested and working together and each of them took turns in conducting un ion evangelist services. Q. V. Bryan, of Hoxie, was in Logan not long ago and. he surprised the na tives there with a rattlesnake story. He killed one of these creatures recent ly and says that because all of its rattles with the exception of 23 or 24 had been broken off, he could not tell exactly how old the reptile was. He Is inclined to think, though, that it was a pretty old one. Kansas Just seems to be teeming with relics of animals of the far dis tant past. The Holler boys of Council Grove recently dug up a big tooth In the bank of the Neosho river. The tooth is 15 Inches around. 8 inches long or high, and weighs over 4 pounds. Whatever the animal was It belonged to. It surely didn't need many teeth. Two such as this would have a suffi cient grinding capacity for most any prehistoric beast of the field or bird of the air. Another task has been -Joyfully as sumed by the Leavenworth policemen. They now button up the backs of dresses worn by women who neglect this little Job at home. A young girl started this innovation by asking a policeman to help her out of a dilemma which confronted her. or rather conbacked her because of an open dress. He did the Job well and with such agreeableness and evident pleasure that the women are not at all bashful In stepping up to them these davs and asking for this sort of aid. And although it's cheerfully given It takes a lot of the policemen's time which should be devoted to other things that they were hired for. GLOBE SIGHTS. (From the Atchison Globe. The only way to feel good is to be have good. Some men are so small that a fifteen cent cigar la too big for them. As people get a little old, they can be happy without making any noise. The men who talk most about rais ing the devil, could not raise fifty cents. We all think we are so nice that our kin won't object If we live with them; but they do. People are becoming so polite that when you want an honest opinion from them you can't get It. There are distressingly few'children who like to see their parents spend their money on themselves. The women have long been of the opinion that "The Lord loves a cheer ful giver," should be amended "to his are almost as much Interested In the construction of a new building as women are In the making of a new dress. The trouble is that when "-'it Peter lines us up to pass out the crowns he will not take our mothers' word for it. It is a rare mother who will tell her children that she married their father for love's sake, and then fall to add, "but he has changed." A suspicious woman guesses so many things that she doesn't know that she finally guesses the right one, and calls it "a woman's intuition." The women find fault with any sum mer widower who does not sit on the" front porch and howl like a dog every night, out of pure loneliness. When a woman goes away from home, the first thing she talks about on returning is not her trip, but the awful condition in which she found the house. Talking to anyone who is to be hanged tomorrow is easy and Interest ing compared with trying to carry on a conversation with a couple who were married yesterday. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. From the New York Press. The way to get a woman to prove she's Jealous is to wait for her to say she isn't. Most people who inherit money from their relatives deserve it for having had them. When a man can sneak home at night without waking his wife it's be cause she hasn't gone to bed yet. A girl has a good time waitimr for her best beau to come, and when he is there a bad time anticipating when he will' be gone. I save any money out of his year's work he cam be unlucky enough, to spend it twice over on his vacation. KANSAS COMMENT THE PRESIDENTS WIFE. The American newspaper cartoon ist, on the average, is a good-natured scoffer who holds no man's person sacred. No man who has become a fj?r ctep It the public Interest, from the baseball player to the president of the United States, is exempt from the caricature that sometimes merely amuses and sometimes bites like a poisoned arrow. The New York citi sen, for instance, who happens at this time to hold the office of president of .?JPubllc takes his medicine along with the rest of them, and he is privi leged either to take it calmly or to get mad about it, whichever suits his pleasure. Bu the exalted lady who Is his wife ar or such things. She is as securely exempt from lampoon, either pictorial or verbal, as if she were the empress of China and the sword of the headsman protected her. Our most deadly weapon, public ridicule, is not for our women. Over In France, says a correspond ent of the New York Herald, an agita tion has been begun for some legal restrictions "preventing the abuse of the personality of the president of the republic, and his wife. In pictorial advertisements and by caricaturists." The reference to advertisements is ex plained to the effect that there are numerous pictorial advertisements in which "the personality of the presi dent is ridiculed in order to draw at tention to some commercial product." We are prone to talk sometimes about our decline of chivalry, our moral inertia, our commercial mania. We have never yet seen the wife of a president of the United States car tooned and ridiculed for purposes of commercial or political gain. Ottawa Republic. A STRANGE RELIGIOUS FAITH. There seem religions adapted to all reeds, and even all desires. Most churches, as you know, have it in for th- wine whtn it is red. but. from Mexico, comes the Mescal religion, which bocms drunkenness as a part of Its cn c l Tills rfligion was Intro duced among the Ind'ans of Okla h rr.R a few years aeo, bv missionaries of the strange felth who drifted up from Mexico, and has lately found Its vay t the Indian tribes of Nebraska. The distinguishing rite fit this religion 1 the use of meecaU a species of aarave, or century plant, growing In Mexico, and from which Pulque, the national intoxicant of Mexico. Is dis tilled. The follow eis of Mescal see visions, and many mysterious things, as ore may do o- a Jag of several other varieties. And believers in the religion of Mescal defend It by quot ls:g the Bible, even as the followers of a number of more popular creeds. They claim mescal Is a comforter promised to Indians an.! others who v.iil partake. Atchison G'obe. BLOCKADING OUR TRADE. Since the close of the Chlno-Jap-anese war of 1895 the United States has made a strong effort to secure a heavy trade with the Orient, and in that she has been partly successful. Only since through the good offices of President Roosevelt the conflict with Russia was brought to an end,', however, has our export trade with the Asiatic peoples begun to showthdt rate of develop ment which Is encouraging. The Portsmouth convention, despite the first unpopularity jilts terms brought out in Japan, was undoubtedly the starting point for a genuine entente cordlale in commercial and trade rela tions between, the people of Japan and the people of the United States. A large export trade to the ports of the mikado ultimately means large ex port trade with the Chinese ports, with the. French possessions, and Singapore and India, because Japanese vessels are carrying the wares we land at Yokohama to the other Asiatic coun tries now, and in time will build up a market in them for our goods. The greatest block in the way of the prog ress of American products In the Asi atic markets is the fact that our man ufacturers and shippers have never studied the needs of oriental peoples, nor do they take the trouble to pack their wares In such manner as to in sure their reaching the market in good condition.. Consular officers have fre quently addressed advice, protests and suggestions to the home shippers, call ing attention to these two most Import ant points in the development of an eastern trade, but with not a great deal of effect. It seems almost criminal for export ers who pretend to be constantly seek ing new markets for their goods to overlook such simple and yet essential points in the cultivation of such a trade as 608,000.000 people might supply, but it Is, nevertheless a fact. For that reason, and almost that reason alone, the export trade of Germany to the Orient has increased with almost twice the activity of ours within the last 10 years. Washington Post. A THESIS FOR THE COOK. In the good old time a fellow who wrote a thesis of his own free will was looked upon as something of a prodigy. He was supposed to be the domlcilium supermum of wlsdow. He usually had lean legs and a hollow eye, and a forehead that bulged like an old-fashioned basket. But it was packed with knowledge, because that was what made it bulge so, and when he delivered his thesis he was given a Ph. D., at least, and the Job of assist ant professor of something at the state college, where great things were ex pected of him. Nowadays the man with a thesis can be a cook at a government hos pital if he wants to. In fact, if he doesn't have the thesis he can't be the cook. Before" an ambitious young gentle man can attain the dignity of chef at. St. Elisabeth's hospital for the insane. In Washington, he must deliver his thesis on the relative nutritive values of various foods, and prove that he knows all about them. It's a great scheme to show that he is a good scientist, but it's pretty hard to figure how It will prove him a good cook. Plenty of scientists con be found who know the amount of sugar in a turnip, or can tell with the hydrometer the specific gravity of a can of condensed milk, but how many of them could cook a dog biscuit without making a martyr of the dog There used to be cooks and pretty good ones, too who weren't strong on relative nutritive values. There are 1 old colored mammies scattered throughout the southern states, even today, who wouldn't know a proteid from an alkaloid, and couldn't tell if a cucumber contained sugar, or a to mato starch, if they had a food chart hung over the kitchen table, but when it comes to corn fritters and chicken fricassee, or roas" sweet 'taters an' possum gravy they could make all those hospital folk, insane or other wise, think life one long, sweet dream. Washington Post. FROM OTHER PENS THE SIGNS. When perfect strangers stop you on the street or In the cars. Ana place in your reluctant hands Con- nectlcut cigars; When rustic belles and Tillage swells aTi Placidly on porches. And watch the patient patriots pass be- neath dim dripping torches; When candidates hunt handy dates to use in thrilling speeches Concerning how the banner waves, and how the eagle screeches: when lawyers haul the farmers and that Wng of beosta, the steer. The Indications are that it's a Preaiden- tlai year. When one man says the tariff, like a king, can do no wrong. And you are told It's thievish by the next that comes along; When persona classed as scoundrels, thieves, and knaves on Tuesday last. Address you from the rostrum ere a fleet ing week has passed. Assuring you in turn tiiat they are clad in virtue's mail; But that the other robber's gang all ought to be In jail; Don't hasten to hive up at home, or seek police protection The nation merely writhes hi Its quadren- nal election. When to the massed snd madding marts the weightiest statesmen come To tell the honest plumber 'tis a noble task to plumb; When gory fights make glad the nights and various affrays With gun and knife give Best to life through the succeeding days; When every man observes "Vou lie!' unto his human brother,' The latter, making apt reply by hissing "You're another!" Take no alarm, for that's the charm of our great government. When we set out with club and shout to choose a President! James J. Montague in the New York American. Queer Marriage Markets. The marriage market (or fair) which was held recently at Ecausslnes, In Belgium, has many counterparts else wehre. In several of the more remote Swiss cantons, for example, there is held what Is known as the feast of the gar lands. The marriageable maidens as semble at sunset, sing, dance, and make merry. Each wearsa chaplet of flowers on her forehead, and carries a nosegay, tied with bright-colored rib bon. In her hands. If "a lad Is attracted by a maid he plucks a flower from her bunch. She pretends not to notice, but when the merrymaking breaks up at dawn she will, if she reciprocates his feelings, tie the entire bouquet by the ribbon to the handle of the door of the cabin wherein he resides, or, alternatively, fling it through the open casement of his bed chamber. The famous Tunis marriage mart, of which so much has been written, is held twice a year. In the spring and the autumn. The Tunisian girls at tend in their hundreds, each with her dowry, in coin and Jewelry, disposed about her person. The "golden girdle of maidenhood" encircles her waist, and in It is an unsheathed dagger. When this Is gently removed by a passing gallant, and presently return ed, it means that a proposal has been made. A pretler custom prevails amongst the Ooraon maiden, who, at stated In tervals, assemble in the market place. In front of each la a lighted lamp, em blem of conjugal fidelity. A young man feels attracted? He gently blows upon the flame, extinguishing It. The girl relights it; It Is a rejection. If she leaves It alone, the implied offer Is acceptable. Even in England these curious mar kets arenot unknown although they are not openly acknowledged as such. One has been held on St. Martha's hill, Surrey, on each recurring Good Friday, during some centuries. And tho statute and mop fairs that are still celebrated In various rural localities are marriage marts In all but name. Pearson's Weekly. Profitless Burglaries. A new record as regards the srhall ness of the booty captured has been established by a burglar who broke into a warehouse In North London the other day. He obtained access to the place through the roof, and came pro vided with a coll of new rope which he utilized to clamber down to the ground from a fourth story window after hav ing gone through the premises. He found one farthing which had been ac cidentally left In a drawer by the cash ier. And he had to leave behind him his coll of rope, worth one sovereign. Hardly more fortunate were the two thieves who burgled St. Michael's church, Lichfield, a few weeks back, using nitroglycerin to blow open the safe in. the vestry. Ordinarily, this contained much valuable plate; but, as it happened, the whole of it had been removed elsewhere a short while previously, and all the raiders found was one halfpenny. In another recent case reported to the police, two burglars effected an entrance into a mansion in Notting hamshire. They came In a motorcar, and one watched while the other burgled. The latter gathered together a sack ful of silver plate and was preparing to leave by the scullery window when he accidentally s going an electric burglar alarm. This so frightened him that he dropped his load and fled. After a while, however, as nobody Lseemed to have been aroused, he ven tured DaCK. MC grauuru wnai thought was the sack of silver, but which In reality contained nothing more valuable than a quantity of old iron and bottles, which the servants had collected in readiness for the weekly visit of a rag-and-bone man. Pearson's weeiciy. Pole Discovery Most Be Proved. Over their lunch the fishermen, at ease in the bobbing cat, talked about P"Vliy doesn't he just lie about it come back and say he's reached the north pole, and let it go at that? It would fcarve a lot of money." "Yes, It would save money, but Peary must bring back proof.' "How can he bring back proof?" "With his camera. It is like this. Only at the north pole would tha shadow of a bullet, suspended from u string, describe In a day's time a per- led cm-rc. ii,... j ow would be elliptical. Well. Peary, if he ever gets to me puw, mn nans his bullet and photograph an arc of his circle he won't photograph the whole thing, because at the north pole a fuU day Is six months long. The arc. though, will tell the story to scientists. It will be the proof thst no fake has been worked." Philadelphia Bulletin. Advice From Ore-rm. Somehow or other those storlei about President Roosevelt making hay rton't read Just rignt. ie is aescrioea as using a pitchfork, a mower, and a rake all on one day. Most men who were raisea on larms nave recoitecuon that the mower was used one day, tha rake the next, and the pitchfork on the third or fourth day. If Mr. Rosevelt stacked his hay the same day he cut it, he is likely to have his horses suf fering from heaves next winter when they eat musty hay. He should get few pointers from his secretary of ag riculture Portland Oregonlan. IfTnttrll Headache vs. Heartache. By Graham Boyd.J Nell noticed tha girl as the car came to a stop. She was undeniably pretty, though her clothes were a little too pronounced In color and cut. and her hat Was distinctly "loud." The white parasol, however, softened the high col oring of clothes and complexion, and moved the man In the seat ahead to the audible reflection that she was a "peach." There was a trifling delay to the car ahead and Nell was about to turn her attention to: the trouble when Vance J o an dropped lightly from the rear end of the car and approached the girl. For an Instant she seemed to resent his sddress, but as be spoke her man ner changed, and a moment later they moved off up the street together. The man in front remarked to his compan ion that "the Johnny had his nerve with him." The vulgarity of the remark empha sised the shock Nell had felt when she had seen Vance speak, and with a crimson face she turned her head away from that side of the car that she might not see them as the car, now In motion again, overtook them. She had not seen Vance board the car, and she was certain that he had not seen her, else he would have made his way to her side. They had been engaged Just three days. Only that morning he had told her over the tele phone how sorry he was that a busi ness engagement prevented him from asking her to lunch, and yet he had apparently left the car to take this girl to lunch. Nell had meant to stop off at the little restaurant where she had so of ten lunched with Vance. He would probably take his client there, and he would have a chance at least to peak to her; and when one is but newly en gaged even a word and a look are worth the while. Now she decided that she did not want any lunch. She only wanted to get home and have a good cry. But she was not permitted to enjoy this luxury, for at the transfer corner she ran Into a party of her old school chums. The solitaire told its own story and Nell was carried off to a fashionable restaurant, there to be the guest of honor at an impromptu ban quet. As she entered she gave a start, for though Vance was sitting with his back toward her she had no difficulty in recognizing him, and the girl was unmistakable. While she had been chatting with the girls he had prob ably passed them. His order had been given. She led the way to a table at the other side of the room that she might not be compelled to recognize him, but the precaution was needless. When the girls were leaving the place Vance and his guest were still ob sorbed in each other. Vance was drinking coffee and the girl was con suming highly colored cordials. Nell led the way from the place thankful that none of the other girls knew Vance. The luncheon had been an ordeal for her. She wished that she had slipped off the ring when the first Im pulse came to her to do so. Then she would have been saved the humiliation of accepting a celebration lunch at which she sat and planned the letter which she should write to accompany the ring. As it was, the lunch had broken her nerves Com pletely and hurrying home she wrote the fateful letter, then took to her bed. She was crying her heart out In comfortable feminine fashion when her mother opened the door. "Vance Is downstairs and wants to see you," she said, gentry. "I told him that you were 111, but he insisted on seeing you Just a moment." "I'll see him," said Nell, with sud den determination, "Tell him I will be right down." She sprang from the bed and began to dress. While lying there she had thought of many things to say that were even more bitter than the things she had said in the letter, and in her present mood she wanted to hurt him as much as he had hurt her. She wanted to taunt him with his choice, and to see him shrink from her description of the girl as seen through a woman's eyes. The anticipation gave her strength, and with head proudly erect and shoulders militantly braced back, she entered the parlor. Joslin came forward eagerly. "It was good of you to see me," he cried. "I was afraid, from what your mother said, that you were too HI to receive any one." "I had a headache," she explained listlessly, keeping the table between them that he might not kiss her. Probably he had kissed that other girl. "It's too bad about the poor head," cried Vance. "I wanted you to come to dinner with me. We will go to the Trocadero and have Just the best we can find, or we'll go to the Alhambra, If you prefer that. The music Is better there, but the cooking Is not as good." For a moment Nell could only stare dumbly. He wanted to take her to the Trocadero, where he had taken that woman for lunch. The thought was Impossible. Probably his conscience smote htm and he wanted to compro mise with it. v "I don't think that I care to go to the Trocadero," she said, adding meaning ly: "I was there this afternoon for lunch. I met some of the girls and they insisted upon my going with them." "Then we'll go to the Alhambra," he offered. "What time did you have lunch?" "About 2 o'clock," answered Nell, watching his face closely for signs of confusion. Instead he merely gave a whistle of surprise. "I was there about then." he declared In mild astonishment. "I know you were," admitted Nell. "I saw you." "I don't blame you for not speaking," he said with a short laugh. "But why didn't you. send the waiter for me? I would have come over to your table." "It seemed a pity to disturb you," retorted Nell. "You two seemed so much interested in each other that I did not like to interrupt. You told me on the telephone that it was a business engagement." "But that was not the engagement." explained Vance. "You see I was to lunch with old Mr. Bingham to talk about that Infringement case. I was on the car on my way to get him had a blockade brought us to a halt. I got off to walk, as I was late and Bing ham's office was only a couple of blocks away, and I ran right straight Into this girL "She didn't know me at first, but I told her who I was, and she accepted my invitation to go to lunch, so I slip ped in snd excused myself to Bingham and took her over to the Tros. I knew that she would appreciate the chance to show off all her finery in a place like that, and I guessed right. Bha was tickled to death." "You seemed well pleased yourself, suggested Nell, maliciously. "Why not?" asked Vance. .That was SaaUe Webster, the girl who could and dld--tell me all about that Myltus case. We'll win that now, and It means that we live in our own home instead of In a flat. That's why Z want you to come out and celebrate.' TH get my hat tn a minute," prom ised Nell. Then she paused as the re membrance of that letter she had writ ten came back to her. "I'll go on one condition," she added. "On any condition," promised Vance laughingly. "You have but to name It." 'You mustn't read a letter I sent you this afternoon," she stipulated, .while her cheeks grew crimson. "You must throw it away unread. "Jealous?" he asked curiously. "Was that the headache, Nell? Couldn't you trust me, dear?" "I wasn't exactly Jealous," sobbed Nell, seeking the refuge of hie shoulder to hide her flushed face, "but I could see that she didn't know you. and a man In the seat In front said It was a flirtation and and I was so miser able." Gently Vance raised the tear-stained face to his own. "It's a lesson that comes to every wife, dear." he said softly. "She has to learn that she must trust her hus band, even though appearances ars against him. Tm glad, sweetheart, that It was no 'worse. Now get the hat and we'll celebrate the meeting with Sadie if the poor head is well enough." Nell threw her arms about his neck and kissed him. "Vance, she said penitently, "you are Just the best headache cure that ever was." (Copyrighted, 108, by Asso ciated Literary Press.) HUMOR OP THE DAY Didn't Take It Seriously Blngley Here Is an English physician who says that talking too much makes women nervous, and he suggests that some way should be found to Induce them to keep quiet Dingley (thoughtfully) That's an old gag Isn't It? Cleve land Plain Dealer. They Needed Other Things Like most minister's families they were not extensively blessed with thla -mnrlA'm goods. She, however, was the rounr- e. of ten children until her father explained to her of the baby sister Who had coma In tha nlrht txrall she said, after due thought, 'I 'spose us an rignt, papa, but there's many a thing we needed worse." Delinea tor. Kind Lady What caused you to adopt this way of living? Hobo It was me savin' disposition. I got Into de habit of savin' meself as much work as possible, and I couldn't quit It. Brooklyn Eagle. "Are women unreasonable?" "Well, in view of the fact that my wife la blaming me for the hot weather, I should say that they are slightly un reasonable." Detroit Free Press. "Arrangements for the wedding are ail complete." "Everything attended to?" "Yes; we have even made a deal with a photographer to have his camera smashed." Kansas City Jour nal. "For heaven's sake," asked the mother, "what Is the matter with Wil lie? He's crying so." "Willis is suffer ing from sunstroke," replied the fath er, who had Just finished whaling him. Detroit Free .Press. Miss" Bangs I bought a ropy of that new march song today, Mr. Stay- late. I'll play It for you. Mr. Slay late Is It good? Miss Bangs Oh! splendid to march to. Philadelphia Press. i Spongem I say, old man. In ease T .KamIiI HI aiiHAnlv (11 i m.ltA sure that I am really dead before they bury me? Knox Yes; you may de pend on me. I'll ask you to have a drink, and if you don't sit up and take notice I'll tell the undertaker to go ahead and plant you. Chicago News. "I never hear you say anything about your cook." "Nope." "Does she never leave you?" "Nope. I'm mar ried to her." Houston Post. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Too often a piano stool Is the sett of discord. The charm of the unattainable Is long drawn out. A true friend is a link of gold in the chain of life. Some men marry for money and some women for alimony. When a man begins to burn his money look out for a hot time. There are none so blind as those who Imagine that they see It all. A girl takes advantage of a golden opportunity when she bleaches her hair. At 16 a girl thinks about roses and. poetry; at 86 her thoughts run to cab bages and money.- A quarrel merely proves that one of the parties to It hasn't any more sense than the other. A mother makes a fatal mistake when she leads her children to believe that they are wingless angels. One of the things a woman can't understand is why a man would rather read accounts of ball games than love stories. When a woman refuses a man and he takes to drink. It's a question whether he Is trying to drown his sor row or is celebrating his escape. QUAKER MEDIATIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. The trouble with the upstart Is that he never feels downcast. If you would be popular give more applause and less advice. Most young fellows who sre dead In love will come to life again. Even when we have no music In us some people will try to play upon our sympathies. Of course It's the unexpected that happens, but It needn't happen so blamed often. Some people are so. Imbued with the idea that It Is never too late to mend that they never begin. He is a poor sort of Christian who would pray for rain on the day of the Sunday school picnic. Most things are governed by the law of supply and demand, but the crop of fools isn't one of them. Nell "Mr. Saphedde boasts that he is complete master of himself.". Belle "I don't think that's much to boast of." Blobbs "That girl has been flat- terea until sne teeis (iae a queen. Slobbs "She may feel like a queen, but she acts like the deuce." "From a physical point of vlew," observed the Wise Guy, "prehistoric" man was much superior to us." "Well," mused the Simple Mug, "I would rather be inferior than prehis toric.-

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATS JOUIMTAIr TITUI1CDAY EVXHnHQ, AUGUST 13, 1SC3. S'll BLOOD HOUNDS les, They Can Trail Sheriff Wilkerson Profes It. Follow a Trail Mne Hours Old, Think of It. THEE AN OPEKATOIt. The Person Sought Had Taken a Train. And Mrs. Brannock Won't Be Tried for Sanity. The hounds will trail. This was dem onstrated at 9:30 last night by Sheriff Wilkerson. Weldon J. Brannock filed com plaint against his wife at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, charging her with Insanity. Her hearing was set for o'clock this morning, and a warrant issued for her arrest. But she has not been tried on the insanity charge, And the chances are that she will nev er be tried for her sanity. It ap pears now that Mrs. Brannock was far from Insane. Instead of insanity, she was suffering with 40-horse power, double distilled grouch. A deputy sheriff was sent to hunt the Insane woman. He found her not, because she was not at home. Bran nock said that he would "lay" for his wife, and notify the officers when she returned. At 9 o'clock last night he telephoned the officers that the miss ing wife had probably committed sui cide, as she had not returned with the two small children. John Wilkerson, sheriff, is ever ready to try his blood hound pups, "John" and "Lucy," al though the dogs failed on a North side burglary case and their master sprain ed his ankle trying to get them through a flooded cellar. So he load ed them Into a buggy and hauled them to the Brannock home on North Mon roe street. Here the officers found a condition, which In the words of the average country correspondent, "beg gared description." Every stick of furniture in the house was chopped to n 1 i n tttrm wH h on OTu ITvrT rttefA nf clothing on the ranch was stripped to I ribbons with a pair of scissors. The entire contents of the house would not I Inventory 15 cents cash. I no aogs were unwilling to emer mo- nouBe, out were arsggea in ny tneir mus ter. "John," the lead hound, was intro duced to a torn shoe belonging to the missing Mrs. Brannock. He began to "bawl" and show signs of Interest. When turned loose, he Joined his mate, "Lucy," and the pair run east through the alley toward the Santa Fe railroad traok. Pown the track southward they ran, "bawling" at ever. Jump. Two passen ger trains passed, and the active deputy sheriff was kept busy kicking the busy dogs off the trail to save their hides. Into the Santa Fe Junction depot the dogs dashed full cry, and treed the night porator! Then the sheriff, who, owing to his lameness was late in the game, arrived and found the following facts, to wit. as thev say in the JpkrI briefs: Mrs. Weldon Brannock. -after tetaphoning to the Union pacific ticket office for- a ticket to San Jos. California, arranged that the same should be delivered at the junction depot, ready for her. Here she got the ticket, and wandered westward, bound for her mother and mental peace, In the coast state. She took her children with her, but before leaving the house, carefully wrecked every vestige of property there- J In. What she old to mat nouse, ror me purpose of showing her husband what .she thought of him, was a plenty. The officers say they never before looked through a human habitation which com pared with It. Not sn article of any kind, except the baggage she took along, was left Intact. Mrs. Weldon Brannock. wife of the onlv Shawnee county Rough Rider, will not come to trial for Insanity. The neigh bors who live near her piled out In the Street to tell the sheriff that the fault was all with Brannock, whom they de scribed as an overbearing person. And In the meantime: John Wilkerson thinks more cf his dogs. "John" and "Lucy" trailed Mrs. Brannock from her home to the Santa Fe Junction nt S:30 last night. Mrs. Brannock left Topeka, bound for California, on a train which left Just nine hours earlier. She left To peka at 11:80 Wednesday morning. HE PREFERS BALLOONS. Count Zeppelin Thinks Them Superior to Aeroplanes. FTeidrlchshafen, Aug. IS. Count Zep pelin made the following statement to the Associated Press today: "I am heartily grateful at the success attained by Wilbur Wright at Lemans, the more so because I have always con sidered th efforts of Americans as really advancing the solution of the aerial prob lem. This was mo even during the period when others said aerial navigation was all humbug. I can not see, however, that Mr. Wright s success will minimize that of my airships. While I readily ad mit that the trlcklnesa of a balloon al ways must be reckoned with, yet the motor balloon as a means of conveyance certainly la superior to the aeroplane. The aeroplane requires great dexterity and long practice for successful flight, while anyone can travel on an airship, 1 do not mention the inability of the aero- filane to ascend to any great altitude nor La limited scope of action, because Im provements In these respects are only a question of time. But let us say, for In stance, that In time of war an airship and an aeroplane were reconnoitering the position of the enemy. The results obtained by the aeropjanlsts with the present apparatus would of necessity be unsatisfactory because it Is necessary for the single person on board to give his entire time to the management of the ship. This work requires great concen tration and leaves no time for observa tion. On the other hand the airship can carry a number of persons who can de vote all their time to observation. "Both the aeroplane and the navigable balloon may perish In a storm or may be destroyed by projectiles. Both are im perfect as yet. 1 hope Mr. Wright will continue his splendid flights. We mean to learn much from him as he does from os. We are pulling on the same thing and common experiences will lead to the accomplishment of our common purpose." In conclusion Count Zeppelin said he If Compelled or Impelled to work your brain in Hot Weathet, Eat Grape-Nuts "There's a Dcason" THE'POlJTICAL W. Y. Morgan Kin I desired to send through, the Associated Press his heartiest thanks for the numerous messages of sympathy In the destruction of his balloon received from all parts of the United States. ROOSEVELT HELD UP. Charity Raiders Iptt on the Presi dent and Ills Guests. Oyster Bay, N. T. Aug. 13. While playing his morning game of tennis today President Roosevelt was sur rounded by a score of young women and young men on horseback wearing on their sleeves white bands with red crosses. They Informed the president they were holding up people In Oyster Bay and collecting funds for the benefit of the Nassau hospital at Mineola. The leader then let the president know that he was their vic tim. The president quickly produced his contribution. He said he wished the riders success in collecting- a large sum. The young people are all mem bers of the Oyster Bay riding academy and come from the wealthy families In the vicinity. When appeals were made to all the towns in Nassau county to contribute to the support of the hospital at Mineola. the only one in the county, the riding academy members decided to devote today to "tagging" every one they met whether in automobile or carriages or on foot. The president's sons, Archibald and Kermlt are members of the riding club, but contrary to expectations they did not go out today to assist In the hold up. The party started out early In the forenoon and after visiting President Roosevelt s home on Sagamore Hill, they rode along the country road and stopped every carriage and auto mobile that was met. The party collected a large sum of money before the arrival of the 11:19 p. m., train on which several of the president's guests were expected. When the guests had entered the gov ernment automobile to go to Saga more Hill and had driven from a short distance from the station the auto mobile was held up by the charity workers, some of whom had added long muskets to their equipment. Ambassador Charles F. Francis was the first to hand out his money. Gif ford Pinchot, chief forester of the United States; Walter L. Fisher, of the national conservation commisaion and Ben Creel, the actor who were also in the machine, handed out bills to the party. The machine was then al lowed to proceed. Cablegram From Sperry. -President Roosevelt has received the following cablegram from Ad miral Sperry, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet now at Auckland, N. a., on its way around the world: "The government and people of iNew Zealand are according to the fleet a remarkably enthusiastic and cordial welcome. Members of the executive council acting for the peo ple of the dominion have presented President Roosevelt through me a beautiful token and a message of ad miration and regard for him and his lire s work, concluding with an earn est and cordial Invitation to him to visit New Zealand." The president today' Sent the fol lowing reply: "Oyster Bav. August IS. 1908. "Admiral Sperry. Auckland. N. Z.: Am greatly pleased with your tele gram. Please convey to the prime minister my hearty thanks and the ex pression of the sincere regard friendship and admiration which the people of this country entertain for tne people of New Zealand. Extend my congratulation to the fleet. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." KILLED HIS CHILDREN. Man Crazy on Religion Then Cut His Own Throat. Los Angeles. Cal., Aug. 13. Driven insane by religious mania, it. J. Dufty, CO years of age. today attacked and killed his son and daughter with an ax and then cut his own throat with a rasor, inflicting fatal Injuries. The tragedy took place early this morning In the extreme northwestern part of the city. Dufty lived at the home of his son, Fred Durfy. He had been on the verge of violent Insanity, it is said. lor weeks from religious enthusiasm. Last night he attended a religious meeting and worked himself into a frenzy. When he arose this morning, he was suddenly seised with a desire to kill. Securing a sharp bladed ax he stealthily entered the room of his son while the latter lay asleep. He crept close to tne side or the bed and rale ing the weapon aloft brought' it down with terrific force across the neck of his son. The blow was delivered with such tremendous force that the head of the victim was severed completely rrom tne body. With the shout of a maniac Dufty rushed from the house and down the street waving his bloody weapon Reaching the house at No. 451 West Liake avenue, where his wife and hi daughter reside he opened the .door and entered. Mrs. Ada Lacombe, the daughter with her mother, was la a SWIMMIX GHOLE. TA'RSbNS Play WW Ton All? rear room. Proceeding .stealthily to this room the murderer opened the connecting doors. Mrs. Lacombe stood with her back to him. Without a word ot warning, he swung the ax high in the air and crushed his daughter's bkuu. uer whole bead was mashed in from the blow. Mrs. IXifty fled through a rear door. closely pursued by the maniac striking at her with the ax. She succeeded in eluding him, her cries attracting the attention of neighbors who. came to her aid. Dufty then walked to the street where he drew a razor from his pocket and slashed his own throat inflicting frightful injuries, which will doubtless cause his death. Mrs. Dufty was severely gashed on the elbow by a "blow from the ax as she waa fleeing from the murderer. Several weeks ago Dufty went to the Evergreen cemetery where he purchas ed from the sexton a lot large) enough for the burial of four person, explain ing that he wanted it for himself, wife, son and daughter. Three days ago he went to an undertaker and purchased a comn for himself. KJLTCHKL'S DIAMOND BEUT. A Splendid Photo of the Grand Rapids ngmer ana xrise. 8an Francisco, Aug. 13. The above 5s a hitherto unpublished Picture of Stan ley Ketchel and the diamond belt he wears emblematic Of the middleweight championship of the world. The belt is a beautiful gold affair set with Jew els, and was presented the Grand Rap ids fighter when he returned to the coast after his sojourn at Pine' island Stanley Ketchel's lake, north of his home city, a few weeks ago. The fight When Hugo Kelly was put away in the third round, after giving a good tussle in the open ing rounds, gives Ketchel still more reason of being classed as the best ot the middlewelghts. "Why can't I have eggs for supper?" "You can't have eggs for supper." an swered the landlord ot the Plunkvllle House, "because an affinity gentleman is going to lecture on affinities at the town hall tonight, Tou have some public spirit, I persoom?" He bad. Washington Her ald. Children's Shoe Day SATURDAY WATCH FOR IT 9Xc Crosby Bros. Co 4sf tots mmmmmmMm IT MUSTST0P. Scramble for Street Paving a Menace Says Major. Taxes City Resources to Pay Its Share. IN NEED OF REPAIR. Some of Old Pavements Are a Disgrace to City. Work on West Sixth Will Begin Next Week. The greatest scramble for street paving for the past four years threat ens the city council lor next spring. Forty-three blocks of paving have already been petitioned for and are In the hands of the streets and -walks committee of the council though the time for granting the petitions ia al most one year away. Other petitions which- have not yet been filed are being circulated or about to te so that the total number of blocks which will confront the streets and walks committee of the council aa estimated by Councilman C. E. Jordan will be from fifty to sixty blocks which will cost close to $200,- 000. "The city's proportion this year for paying off paving bonds and interest amounts to 8E3.K0," said Mayor Wm. Oreen todav. "and if we attempt to grant all this paving 'that the people are demanding I don't know where we are going to land. It would be a good thing for the city to quit paving oper ations entirely for one year and stop long enough to take a breath. To peka Is already the best paved city for its sue in the united states, council' men. however, are pushed to such ex- tremitles by their constituents who want paving that they are forced to give what is asked for though their better judgment Is against U. Some of the councilmen are threatened with defeat if they do not let the paving go through and favor the petitions. "These people must know that they are forcing us In that much to raise the taxes, for the city at large must meet a large percentage of the cost of this paving and that in order to keep taxes down they must retrench on their paving demands." The paving schedule this year calls for thirty-five and one-half blocks in eluding the paving that has Just been contracted Tor on Locust rrom rounn to Eighth avenue and" East Sixth from the east end of the. yladuct to Locust street i North Topeka will not ask for any new paving next year.- Though peti tions were on file and others talked of for North Topeka streets, the loss sus tained from the spring floods has dis organized these plans and caused a MiiKnenaion nf nil talk for morfe rtavinsr. The repavlng of West Sixth avenue will nrohablv commence next week, starting in at West street and coming towards the city. The city waterworks department is excavation In the street Just now laying larger sised mains and slhce this excavat ing has commenced West street the Diamond Belt. paving gang win start in at the same place, following them. The repavlng of West Tenth avenue from Hnrriann to Jackson streets wi probably not start until the middle of September, according to tne present ar rangements. In the navln nlans the cltv contem plates enlarging the present asphalt repair plant to about twice its present capacity. The plant has proved more of a success than was anticipated, the average cost of repairing the streets being 35 cents per square yard as comparea to tne iu $3.00 per square yard paid by other cities for similar work to contractors. The plant costs now to maintain about $250 to $.100 per month, including cost of material and labor. The experiment has come out so well that the city may attempt to extend its efforts hevond mere renairinn and act ually pave with asphalt where It is peti tioned for or where it is necessary to n tlrelv resurface such streets as West Eighth avenue. One property owner alone by persisting has managed to defeat ev ery petition that has been started In cir culation for the reoaving of this street but it may be possible to win this man over if the city paves. The West Eighth avenue paving from Jackson to Harrison street Is a disgrace to the municipality. Cotton Market. New Tort, Aug. COTTON Spot Closed oulet: miadung uplands, sio.so; raid dlinv c-ulf. 110.75: sales S00 bales. Galveston. Tex.. Aug.. U-COTTON Market lower. ua WAIT FOR GOVERNOR, r 6on Homer Won't Hear Dayhoff Requisition Application. Under agreement with attorneys representing both sides, the applica tion for a reouisition for the arrest ana return to Kansas of former State Superintendent I. L. Dayhoff was post poned today until the return- of -Gover. nor Hoch from his lecture tour, which will-be next Tuesday or Wednesday. Homer Hoch. the governor's private secretary, announced that he was willing to hear arguments and decide the case, but C. A. Magaw, the attor ney who represented Dayhoff. stated that while he had ho objection to this arrangement, he doubted whether it was a legal arrangement, and stated that it might Open the ground for a contest in Missouri. He stated that he had no authority to waive any of I sa.T. uaynons rignt m the matter. James A. Troutman, who is attor ney for Mrs. Ella G. Burton, the Wo man who is prosecuting Dayhoff for criminal libel, agreed that the hearing should be postponed until the return or tne governor. Attorney Magaw intimated this morning that the Dayhoff defense would De that Mrs. Burton's alleged criminal prosecution' is- merelv a de vice for getting Dayhoff to pay the judgment for libel which she secured in a civil action. There is also some I question whether Dayhoff can be classed as a "fugitive from justice," since ne made no secret of his where about, and was engaged In business THAT ELECTRIC LINE. K. C. Capitalists Assure Lawrence That They Will Build to Topeka. Lawrence, Kan.. Aug. 18. A party of Kansas City capitalists have been In Lawrence going over the street car situation with the local company, which asked a franchise from the city council a few weeks ago. with the in tention of completing the details for installing both a local system here and an mterurban line through here. In the party are W. A. Rule, for merly of the National Bank of Com merce; Judge William Holt,. C. A. Braiey. formerly with the A. E. Stll- well company, that built the Orient railroad; and George Bunton of the Bunton-Stone Hardware company of Kansas City. All of these men are well known capitalists of Kansas City and are behind the project to construct an electric railway line between Kansas City and Topeka with Lawrence aa a middle station. The men came down from Kansas City and spent the entire afternoon going over the local situation discuss ing the needs of the city, what kind of service should be installed and other matters of importance connected with the installing. i They have not got their plans com plete yet and will announce nothing until they are ready to give out what they Intend to do in detail, but one ot the most ppominent men in tne com pany assured a reporter that the com pany had money, meant business and would get to work at Installing the line immediately if they were given the franchise. Among the local men who are meet ing with the Kansas City capitalists are-C. -E. Sutton: J. .E. Stubbs, C. H. Tucker and others. The meeting -was held In the J. E. Stubbs contracting office. r CARPENTER COMMiATNS. Olympic Athlete Declares He Did Not Foul Halswelle. Trtv A hit iasrhnt President r wilt- mA Armfratulata the American athletes who took part in the Olympic games in lionaon, is-tiatny, al though the president can not be In this ia,tu,ln,t In til relehrAttnn be- In arranged In their honor. A letter from the president to that effect was re ceived by Secretary McDoughlin of the uiympic aiiiiciwe iijhwii Mr. Roosevelt indicated his pleasure at having been named honorary president of the committee, but said It would be i r felm attAnA tYtm recen- tion. He closed the letter by extending j an invitation ui inv m""1"1 1 11 to eome to Oyster Bay, where he said he would be glad to greet them. Arrange .in n,nh,hi, Yu mnriA rt v the IliciiLa win athletes to visit the president. 'l ne commmcs in- vuaibo 1 tion also received a letter from Governor Hughes saying ne wouiu vm ranKB i r r fit. tlonai guara in liii- pmaut? i V. a m arrlvM place "ii uw nthletea lncluctlnff John C. Carpenter, of Cornell university. Who was aisquaimea iwr im. -In the 400 meter race, returned to New York today on the steamer Majestic, in relating his version of the much discussed FRASCR BROTHERS' Grocery and Meat w SNAPS White Lilr Flour, per 48-lb sack $1.35 Best Coal Oil, per gah .10c Best Gasoline, per gal. .15c Corn Starch, 6 pkgs .25c TTirr "Newtons. rjer lb 10c -O 'A Bulk Cocoanut, per lb. .20c Gunpowder Tea, per lb .29c Fresh Dill Pickles,per dz 20c Heinz Pure Cider Vinegar, per eallon .35c Japan Rice, per lb. .74c Ginger Snaps, per lb. .oc Good Coffee, per lb 15c Lake Fish, per kit. 75c Pure Hog Lard, per lb lie Chuck Steak, per lb 10c Cooked Corn Beef, per lb 20c Best Gran. Sugar, 23 lbs. $1 (With a li.00 urocery vraer.j FRASCR BROS. C 0. D. STORE Southeast Cor. tth and Jackson Both Phone AM. in the city who tin? a handsome and stylish suit of clothes at wholesale cost or less is invited to attend our pres ent much-talked-about WHOLE STORE SEA -SON -END -SALE." If you know what -Hart, Schaffner Marx clothing -is, you'll doubly ap preciate what we've done to our prices on that make of suits. Notice: 812.50 buys choice of the best $22.50, $20 and $18 suits ever made by Hart Schaffner Marx. All sizes and styles. 020.00 buys choice of the best $32, $30, $28 and $25 suits ever made by Hart, Schaffner Marx. All sizes. Silk lined. If you don't know what H. S.&M. clothing is, there'll never be a better nor a cheaper time to And out than right now. Manhattan Shirts Reduced $1. 50 Manhattan Shirts, now ........$1.15 2.00 ...Manhattan Shirts, now. 1.40 2.50 .Manhattan Shirts, now 1.75 ,3.00... Manhattan Shirts, now 2.00 3.50 Manhattan Shirts, now. 2.50 5.00 Manhattan Shirts, now 3.50 all colors; all sizes; extra sleeve lengths, too; pleated or plain bosoms, cuffs attached or detached; coat styles. Others Are Baying from Half a Dozen to a Full Dozen, Why Don't Yea? v tm 'MCfOUKHt. Colorado A Night's Ride On the Colorado Flyer. Leaves Topeka every day at 10:40 p. m. The most comfortable train to Colorado t Leave home during the coolest part of the day, have a comfortable sleep, and. arise refreshed, fully prepared to enjoy the unusual sights and incidents of mountain travel. Ask for our timetable folder and "A Colorado Summer." One tells how, the other where, to so for your summer vacation. Excursion Tickets, $17.50 Good for Stopover Anywhere Enroute T. L. King, City Passenger Agent Phone 682 Topeka. Kan, as GET 218 West 6th St. BEACH'S BECAUSE IT Surloln Steak, lb. ,Ppterhouse Steak, lb. Round Steak, lb. ..15o ..15c .15o' ,.10c ...5c e .ISO .20C 15c .10c .25 .IOC ..18c .20C .15c Rib Roast, lb. Boiling Meat, lb. 4 Lean Boneless Boiling Catfish, lb. Black Baas, lb. Halibut Steak, lb.... Lard Compound, lb. Oleomarglne, 2 lb. Salt Perk, lb, Veal Steak, lb. Spring Chickens, lb. Hens, nice and fat, lb.

Meat lb lncifln of the famous race, Carpenter said: I have no recollection of having touched 'Lieutenant Halswelle at all. 1 feel keenlv tha lnluatlce of belnff dlsauall- fled for. alleged unfair tactics. I did nothing: to warrant my aisquanncatson. carpenter asaertea tnat ns naa wit nesses who would substantiate what he said. Amnnr others' of the athletes on board the Majestic were Forest Smlthson who won the 110 meter nuraie race, oreaaina the world's record; J. A. Ector, Harry HUlman. E. T. Cook. W. G. Burroughs and M. A. H. Griffin. STTOIWE'S V TV juiuus, siDnioiaii dent J. W. Kendrick, ia In Topeka today on business. tames Moore, paymaster of the Bants Ft, has returned to work after an ill ness of several months. A tT VnUh rt Ks sllMritsal iiemAft- IllCllh M J vis v serloua illness of his brother. Engine No. 891 was given a trial trip yesterday In charge of Conductor Harry A. Bankhead and Engineer George Woods. Engineer Brandt Is running in extra freight service between Topeka and Ar gentine. General Superintendent P. C. Fox he gone to Kansas City on a short business Engineer Link Galletly Is running in the i r. T V Dull.. r runi K'o. 6S and M between Topeka and Em- P' Conductor acv;aoe is muuiuj icuiyui arlly In extra freight service. Cnamwr V nail- a to work on the extra board after having oeen on runs inob. w buiu w wc.nccu peka and Emporia. Engineer H. P. French Is runlng on 17 and 18 between Topeka and Newton, hav ing relieved Engineer T. C. Becker who was protecting me ruu. v. P. Gilpin. unKincer- A. v. v.. nlng on the Mareellne runs In the place or Kngineer w. c. nuwiw wuw is off. I1K l lrr' v.. t Kn K vMterdav between Kansas t ti n a m An vnm ..rn amf City and Newton. fjiiKiurri nrv nn runs Nos. 105 and MM after a day's absence. E,nKUlV a. wa trT tMm mnrninff and will be assicned to service shortly. Division Superintendent C. T. McLellan Is VJsiuns; in xp Conductor uorreu 01 Arjenunt u ruu' a a. tMl vVi t a I'M Trainmaster iioya Dtainoy an .ivctv too ay on dubiucm. rIlKlllTTTTl i' Y -ra i lnft t Hliiorni iimiivu runs vu vs. rrs City in the place of Engineer Wil Ham uuw e New York Money Market. T WW IVHA. AU. AS. jsij oall aasy, IW Pr cent; ruuna mm j. clocinff bid 1: offered at M4- Tim loans I UUU PUb SAlJfcUUjr aiUI a W WMel m slMe sTV likes the idea of iret-- ff-6oacioniaSTon IT AT Phones 233 233 COST YOU LESS Shreded Wheat Biscuit tie Grape-Nuts, package ISo Kellog's Corn Flake, t pkgs. ..55c Graham or Oat Meal Crackers, two for .25c Soda Crackers, 2 lb .....15c Fresh Roasted Coffee, lb loo Tall Can Salmon lOo Can Baked Beans, S lb lOo OH Sardines, 6 cans SRo Mustard Sardines, 8 cans. ,25o White Russian Soap, 8 bars....g5o Coal Oil, gal lOo Watermelons on Ice, right and ripe Alberta Peaches, H bu. baskets, 'large ones .....'.50c DON T WORRY About Moving CALL US Phone 320 Topeka Transfer Storage CO. 406 East Sixth Street IH..IIMIIIIIIH TO LIFT A MORTGAGE j While It may be best for soma people to borrow on a straight loan, i paying the Interest semi-annually, and the entire principal In three or Y live years, it wouia De oitr ror m T nine-tenths of those who borrow to have a loan where the Interest T and a small amount of the prln- f Mlnal I. taAh mnfl with tVlJ. privilege of paying as much more as they desire at any time, and J thereby saving Interest. Tb eCapitol Bo ildiag& loan kin MIIMHIMMIMtlinilW BICLCLES That aro Good New Tires and Cbasters $19 to $40. IL M. CROSS CYCLE CO. 810 Kansas Avenue. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFI. NOTICE TO DEMOCRATIC COUNTT PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN OF SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS. You are hereby notified to meet at the Hotel Throop at t:S0 o'clock p. m. On the 18th day of August, 1906, for the purpose of organising and transacting such other business as may properly come before yourselves as Democratic county conv DR. W.'T. TATIjOR. Chairman Dcmoc ratio County Cefitrsi Committee. days M to 9 per cent; six months tMtt per cent. Prime mercantile paper 8H to 4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers' hills at M.8E.S for 9 day bill and at UMM for demaad; com. merelal bills t.83.M. Bar silver, S0c; Mexican dollars, V. Government bonds, steady; rallroag

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6 THE TOPEgA DAILY STATE JOUBITAIi THUESD AY CVEI7CTQ. ATJQTJST 13. 1SS3. Si Sale Store Closed Friday Afternoon This is the season's opportunity, to buy beautiful wash goods for a mere fraction of their value. Fabrics that will be as good a year from now as today yet the patterns are far removed from the com mon place. This lot represents a number of our best selling lines, now reduced to part pieces, that heed to be cleared from stock at once. The highest value we mentioned in the head line is 19 cents a yard, but some of the shorter lengths are worth even more. We don't remember the time when we've given so much, in both qualities' and styles, for 5 cents a yard. A brief four hours' sale tomorrow morning but that gives you time to save many dollars on your selections from this lot. Sale in the Dress Goods Aisle Main Floor THE MILLS DRY GOODS CO. I0RTHT0PEKANEW5 Items for the North Topeka column may be left at the etro Woodford drug store, 889 North Kansas avenue, or call the North Side reporter at her home. Ind. phone 31. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Johnson went to Overbrook, Kansas, today to spend a few days with their parents and other rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. P. Squires of Los Angles, California, will come here the first of next week to spend three weeks visiting friends here. Mr. Frank Southerland of Kansas City epent the day here today on a short busi ness trip. Miss Elenor Lukens has returned to her home in Oklahoma after spending her vacation here with her parents. Little Roy Johnson is Improving after being very sick for the past two weeks. Miss Florence Thompson and Mif. Myrtle Murphy went to 8eabrook today to remain two weeks with friends. Mr. N. Botkln is able to be at work again after being off several days with an injured hand. Miss Marie Scott and Miss May Miller of Herington, Kansas. wtU come her to morrow to spend a week the guests of Miss Gladys Miller. Mr. Hugh Ellis returned to his home In Washington today after spending a few days here visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs.. Jerry Clarke are the par ents of a son, born yesterday morning, to which they have given. the. name, Ter rsnee Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koontz has re turned to their home In Albuquerque, New Mexico, after spending two weeks here with relatives and friends. Miss Jessie Wells of Kansas City came here today to spend a few days with friends while on her way to New Mexico where she will spend several months with her sister, who is very sick.. Mrs. Grace Hart 5s spending this week with relatives In Silver Lake. Miss Elsie Morris returned to her home in Hoyt today after spending a week vis iting friends here. The state meeting of the T. P. A. is be ing held this week at Garfield park. A number of voung people from all over the state of Kansas, belonging to the Evangelical church, nre In attendance. The meetings are very Interesting and everyone is invited to attend. Mr. Arthur Lytle of Clay City. 111.. Is foending a few days here this week while on his way to Washington state, where he will remain permanently. Miss Nenla V. Chlpman. who has been very sick for the past three weeks with an attack of malaria fever, is slowly Im proving. Some of the M. L. S club girls and a few friends enloyed a hayrack ride north west of the- cRy lest evening. Members Attending were: Misses Minnie Nystrom, Florence Harold, Lela Brewer, Minnie Middauerh. Mvrtle Broom, Margaret Har ries. Edna Tloswell, Hazel Brewer and Edith Middaugh. The friends were: Misses Blanche Jones, Edith Gabriel, Blanche Snider: Messrs. C. P. Wellman, Homer Haynes. Kenneth Clarke, Ralph Parrlsh, Charlie Sheetz, Otis Snyder, Clifford Denpe and Fred Middaugh. The More proof that L,ydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound re stores women to normal health. Mrs. Mattie Copenhaver, of 315 So. 21st St, Parsons, Kans, writes: For two years I suffered from the worst forms of feminine ills, until I was almost driven frantic. Nothing but mor phine would relieve me. Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound brought me health and happiness, and made me a well woman. Every siok woman should benefit by my experience." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, c as been the standard remedy- for- female ills, and has positively cured thousands 01 women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion, dizzinees.or nervous prostration. Why don't you try it f Don't hesitate to write to Mrs. Plnkham if there Is anything bout your sickness you do not understand. She will treat your letterinconfidence and advise you free. So woman ever regretted writing her, and because of her vast experience she has helped thoossiids. Address, Lynn, Maas. of 10 c to Goods Friday girls' Bible school teacher, Mrs. H. R. Blanchard, went as chaperon. The beau tiful moon light and fresh country air added much toward making the trip a pleasurable one, which will be long re membered by all. LESS PAT FOR THE BALLOTS. Printers Will Not Get Quite So Much as Formerly. All the printers In Kansas who had the Job of making ballots for the re cent primary election will be Interested in an opinion given today from the at torney general's office relating to the price to be charged for the work. It Is held first, that each one of the live party ballots shall count as a sep arate ballot, and that pay will be reck oned on that basis; second, that the total number of each party ballot print ed in the county shall be used as the basis for payment, and not the total number for each precinct, thus elimi nating most of the "fractional thou sands" in precincts, on which printers are allowed to collect pay as though for a full thousand. Under the general election law, the pay for printing ballots is 7 a thou sand in counties of over 20,000 popu lation, and $10 a thousand in counties of less than 20.000. The law also pro vided that fractions of thousands should be paid for the same as a full thousand. Thus if a precinct required 1,001 ballots, the printer could collect for 2,000 ballots In that precinct, and in this way the ballot printers made a good deal of profit on the fractional thousands In the various precincts of each county. Under the method of figuring pre scribed by the attorney general, these precinct fractions are eliminated. The total of all ballots printed for each party in the entire county is figured up, and payment made on that oasis. Thus an opportunity for only one frac tion of a thousand is given- This rul ing was bad for the printers. On the other hand, the ruling that each of the party tidkets constitutes a separate ballot is much more favorable to printers than had it been held that each party ticket really constituted only a party of the primary election ballot. There Were' five party tickets in each county, and the printer will therefore be able to- collect the frac tional thousand payment on each of the live ballots. On the whole It seems that under this ruling, the -ballot printers of the state will not get quite as much out of their work as they have received irt the past. The ruling that the frac tional thousands in each of the various precincts shall not be counted separ ately will probably cause a good deal of kicking, as the printer is obliged to make a change in- his'forms for each precinct, and therefore figures each precinct as a separate -Job. WIFE DESERTION EPIDEMIC The Trouble Is Laid to Hard Times In New York. I New York, Aug. 13. Hard times are the cause of a widespread epi demic of wife desertion In the poorer districts of the city, according to -reports, turned in by the visitors of the Children's Aid society. In the Instance cited by Mrs. Edith M. Macarttour, the visitor of the East Eighty-eighth street station, the prime instinct of the survival of the fittest is respon sible for the epidemic. "Conditions in my district are real ly so terribly," said Mrs. Macarthur, "that I believe that If work is not forthcoming immediately for the men the whole neighborhood wiU degener ate into a condition when will shock New York.- The sufferngs the people have been through and which many are still experiencing are having a bad emotional effect. The instinct of self preservation is becoming stronger with the men than their love of wife and children." SAUER KRAUT TO BE HIGH. Manufacturers Say There Is a Short age of Raw Material. Chicago, Aug. 18. Sauer kraut will be a luxury that will find favor with the wealthy next winter if Intentions of the National Kraut Manufacturers' association are accomplished. At the annual meeting of the Na tional Kraut association held here re ports were made to the effect that the excessive drouth had dwarfed the out put to such an extent that a crop shortage is a certainty. The executive officers will deter mine the feasibility of Increasing the price of the output. It was the opin ion of the delegates that a slight ad vance was necessary. W. W. Wilder of Clyde, Ohio, pre sided at the meeting. Missionaries Are Safe. Washington. Aug. IS. Mall advices to the state department from Persia which necessarily are from two to three weeks behind current dates are in keeping with the press reports in dicating that conditions there are rather chaotic and changing frequent ly. The principal centers of disturb ance appear to' be at and in the vicin ity of Tabriz and TTrumta. American missionary interests, however, appaar to be in no danger. W Wash Mornin 7 fAsnomnoiB litems for the Kast Topeka column mar be telephoned to Ind. phone 621. The Second TJ. B. church gave Its Bun day school picnic today at 2.30 p. m. on the Washburn campus. ,lr: J- JJ vlht, who has been very sick for the past few weeks, is reported .J?e "I, very serious condition today. Miss Maggie and Jessie Montgomery will return to their home In Colorado Springs the first of next week after ?e?lngeY.eral.weeks ner the guests of Miss Gladys Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Zimmerman of Hbr ton, Kansas, are spending their annual vacation with relatives and friends ere. Mr. Zimmerman is pastor of the Christian church at Horton. Miss Florence McKlbbln Is spending a few weeks with friends In Herington, Kansas. Mrs. Morris spent the day today with her daughter, Mrs. Baxter, on North Lake street. Mrs. Eva Hill and daughter Hattle of Salina, Kansas, are visiting her brother, Mr. Eliaa Rake, and family of 406 Lib erty street for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Davis of Kline street are the parents of a baby girl, born Sat urday morning. Mr. John Bechtol of Parsons, Kansas, will come here Friday to spend his an nual vacation with his parents. Miss Lottie Horn Is spending a few days with relatives In Holton, Kansas. Miss Thella Hart will return home from Kansas City Friday after- spending two weeks. with her sister, Mrs.. W. L. Horn. Mr. Alex Volgt "went to Newton, Kan sas, yesterday on a short business trip. Mrs. Slaughter and daughter Mamie of Kansas City visited friends here: a short time yesterday while -on their way to Denver, Colorado, where they will spend several weeks on a pleasure trip. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Maxwell and chil dren of Leavenworth are spending sev eral weeks with their parents and. other relatives here. Miss Margaret Jones is able to' bp out and around again after .two weeks." Ill ness with a slight attack of' typhoid fever. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Speilman of Osage City, Kansas, came here today to spend a week with friends and relatives while on their way to Terre Haute, Indiana, their old home, where trley will spend six creeks. The- Ladles" Aid society ''of the- Third Christian church were entertained yes terday by Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Rake of 406 Liberty street. The day was spent in qullty; at noon a bounteous dinner was served. Those present wereT5 Mrsj Chas. Hart, Mrs. Anna Spencer, Mrs. Chas. Bradley. Mrs. Sawyer, Mrs.. Shaw, Sirs. John Browkaw, Mrs. S. Brentnall, Mrs. John Thomas. Mrs. Arthur May, Mrs. Eva Hill of Salina. Mrs. W. Butler and Mrs. A. Skinner of Lawrence. ON MURDER TRAIL Police Find a Head and Are Search big for the Body. Cleveland. O.. Aug. 13. Life savers be gan dragging the lake at the mouth of the river here today for a body, the head of which was found yesterday. The po lice searched the city for the owners of a trunk, which was thrown from the Columbus road bridge by a man and a woman. The head of a woman was discovered floating in the river mouth by the crew of a boat. A few hours later a bridge tender saw a man and woman approach the Columbus road bridge and toss a trunk into the water. The police recov ered the-trunk and found that It contain ed clothing belonging to a woman. They believe that the persons who had severed the head from the body had heard of the find and becoming frightened dumped the clothes into the river. That a murder has been committed, the police have no doubt. A FLY CASTING TOURNEY. Fishermen WIH Show Their Skill In a Chicago Contest. Chicago, Aug. IS. The International fly casting tournament to be held un der the auspices of the Illinois Boat Casting club, will start tomorrow at Washington park. For two days con tinuously the lagoon at the park will be disturbed by the splash of the fly and the swish of the line. The tourna ment is expected to be the biggest ever held in America. More entries than ever before are in, due mainly to the fact that the annual convention of the national scientific association of angling clubs will be held here during the convention. A cherished household word in thousands of homes POSTUM 'There's a Reason' NO PLACE TO GO Old Man Helpless and Alone Found by Police. Albert Frye Had No Place to Go and No Friends. SENT ON TO TOPEKA. Anthoritles Applied and Secured Ticket to Kansas City. Once a Prominent Citizen Springfield Ohio. of He was Just an old man. erlonled with rheumatism, friendless and penni less, sitting alone In the Union Pacific depot this morning, when Officer Pink- ston found him and asked him what he was doing and where he was bound for. He did not know. It was piti ful answer. There was no place for mm to go in this world that he knew of, no friends, nothing that he could do. He was a drifting derelict, batter ed Into helplessness by the storm of life and this depot waiting room was his only haven of refuge. He gave his name as Albert Frye and his home at Springfield, Ohio, but said that he came here from Junction City, forwarded on to Topeka by the authorities there who took this as the cheapest method of nacung tneir town of this human wrecK. "When a man is down and out every one's hand is turned against him," said the old man. "I am neither a bum, a drunkard nor a criminal, but simply a man out of work and crippled with rheumatism. The world has no use or place for me. I wish I iras In Africa. The further away from civilization the Detter ror a man like me." The old man, in reply to a question, said he was at one time a respected citizen of Springfield, O., but refused to talk about it. He was not bitter, nor did he complain of his lot. He spoke in a monotone and the resigna tion of his face and manner was as complete as though he was in a trance. His misfortunes had overwhelmed him and left only the spark of life. His ac tions and voice represented the rem nant of possible motion. His case Is a problem that the world cannot solve. If there is any man in this city dis satisfied with his lot let him imagine himself sitting in the waiting room of a depot in a strange city, without a penny or a friend in me wide world, his body racked by rheumatism and without hope in his heart. Better cheer up, for you don't Jcnow what trouble is. You're like the man whose burden of life got too heavy to bear and he threw it down in Ihe path and wished for death. In an Instant death appear ed at his elbow and said: "Well, I am here, what do you want?" "I want you to help me lift this bur den on my shoulder so I can continue my Journey?" said the frightened man. Officer Plnkstori applied to Poor Commissioner Hale for transportation for Mr. Frye Of Springfield, O.. and got him a ticket and placed him aboard the train for' Kansas City with In structions to go atonce to the dispen sary for the poor at that place, and the wanderer drifted away- from his temporary haven in- the waiting room of the Topeka depot. The saddest part of it all is that this human derelict will never reach a friendly port in mis iiie. WITH NO GUIDING HAND. Passenger Train Runs for Miles With out an Engineer. Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 13. With Engineer Charles Strang lying injured alongside the track and the fireman busy on the back of the ten der, the Grand Trunk flyer, east bound, ran for miles with no guiding hand at the throttle and with the 300 passengers in the coaches calmly gazing out the windows ignorant of the fact that they were riding on a runaway train. Finishing his Work on the tender, the fireman returned to the cab to find the engineer's seat vacant. The fireman brought the train to a stop and backed it up until the en gineer Was louna IJing ucsiuo nio track with his left arm and left leg broken, one shoulder crushed and his skull fractured. It is supposed the engineer lost his balance in leaning from the window or gangway to look for a hot box. He was taken to Nichols hospital here where it was said that he might recover. INVISIBLE WAITERS. Latest Innovation In New Tork Res taurant Business. New Tork. Aug. 13. The old Sar- anac Hotel on Broadway near 42nd street will, it is said, be converted into a restaurant, with many novel feat ures. One authority says that the new building will have eight floors, the first three for public dining rooms; the next four floors for private aining rooms and banquet halls which will accommodate any number of persons from a party of four to 1,200, the eighth floor being used as the kitchen. The waiters will all be in visible. The guests will write what they want on a pad, put it on the ta ble, which will then sink down to a space between the floors where the waiters will fill the orders. A further tale is that In time there will be a chain of such places from New York to the Pacific coast. TO RAISE MORE TAXES. Salina Conned! Asks State Commission for the Privilege. Salina. Kan.. Aug. IS. At a special meeting of the city council It was de cided to ask the state tax commission for the privilege of raising 39,000 ad ditional in taxes to run the city's af fairs. To get this raise It will be necessary to petition the tax commission, as the law does not allow more than 2 per cent additional being raised. Many towns are sending in these petitions. A dispatch from Topeka says the state tax commission has de cided not to pay any attention to men petitions until It could make a thor ough. Investigation. TO MAKE TOPEKA GREATER Will Require Co-operative Effort Centralized Enterprises Essential for Business Expansion. To make Topeka great will require greater energy and greater effort. It will require intelligent, progressive, united action In securing additional business enterprises. We must. In tr der to be successful, select a few of the safe, centralized enterprises that are capable of commanding patronage from wide territory. What we most need Is to secure, or establish great bus iness enterprises which will produce large profits for the investors as a re sult of the immense volume of busi ness secured and still be reasonable in their charge for the class of business conducted. To secure the greatest and most sta ble enterprises, those which add wealth and fame to thjs city, cannot be ac quired by individual working alone. It will require the co-operation of a good ly number of our most progressive citi zens. By co-operation, effort and uni ted investment of a large number of people, great contralised business en terprises have been established in eastern cities that for years have made wonderful profits for the investors and will continue to do so in the future. Such industries have been the means of enormously increasing the popula tion of the cities in which they are lo cated. Similar action by the progres sive citizens of this city will doubtless produce like results. There are many enterprises that have been profitable to their Investors, but the most successful and most profitable business of large magnitude in the United States is that of old line life insurance, conducted by legal reserve stock companies. The per cent of fail ures In this business is less than that of banking, manufacturing, mercan tile or industrial lines. Life insurance as conducted by conservative legal re serve stock companies is based upon scientific principles, and the stock has proven under all financial conditions to be more safe and secure than any oth er business enterprise, and exception ally profitable as an Investment. The success of the life insurance company lately chartered by a num ber of strong Kansas men, and located in Topeka, Is a step in the right di rection and" should receive the hearty support that an enterprise of this char acter and magnitude deserves. BUSY AT GARFIELD. Five Hundred People Encamped at the Park. In the neighborhood of five hun dred people are camping in Garfield park this week. A big tent city has been staked out for the benefit of the Evangelical association which la meet ing there this week. The Young Peo ple's alliance and the Woman's Mis sionary society of this church, is repre sented. One of the features at the tent city is a large dining tent where the residents flock together for their meals. Today the feature of .the pro gramme was the discussion of the Rev. F. C. Berger on the Sunday school. He said In substance that the education started there was in the end the most fruitful source of the church's prosperity. Rev. Berger will preach tonight at 8 o'clock following a short praise service. The following Is the programme for tomorrow: FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 14. 8:00 Prayer meeting, Mrs. B. Barthel. St. Joseph, Mo. 9:00 Chorus drill Rev. T. Swart 9:00 Junior hour. "10:00 Normal study, "Sunday School Management," Rev. F. C. Ber ger. 11:00 Intermission. 11:15 Bible study, Rev. J. H. Lamb. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 2:80 Devotional (Y. P. A.) 2:45 Report corresponding secre tary. Rev. Geo. F. Barthel. Dover, Okla. 3:00 Lecture "Side Light on the C. Berger. I 3:45 Intermission. fcretarles re port and awarding of the banner. Miss Edna L. Weide, Yates center, J4.an. 5:00-6:00 Supper hour. 7:45 Praise meeting. 8:00 Sermon. Rev. J. H. Lamb. OLD PLAN IS REVIVED. To Erect Big Office Building at Fifth Street and Kansas Avenue. Articles of Incorporation have been granted the Exchange Building asso ciation of Topeka for the erection of a modern building at the corner of Fifth street and Kansas avenue which will cost when completed $300,000, the sum for which the association Is in corporated. The Incorporators and directors of the new association are W. A. L. Thompson, A. A. Robinson, Thomas Page, S. S. Ott. James E. Hnrlpv. David Bowie. Lewis A. Robin son of Topeka and Norrls I Gage of Ashtabula, Ohio. A scheme has been on foot for a number of years by the owners of property on this corner for the erec tion of a modern building in the place of the old buildings which now oc cupy the site of the proposed new building. They have never been able to agree upon the details of the struc ture and the incorporation of the new company Indicates that this point has been settled though the details of the structure have not been worked out. The site of the proposed new Duiia ing was the first upon which business buildings were erected when Topeka was selected as a townslte and the buildings which now occupy the four lots are or tne oia rasnionea type, xne formation of the stock company has been in the hands of Lewis A. Robin son, who has acted as the promoter, and is sponsor for the story that the new building will soon be erected. HIM II MM II I II SOME PEOPLE l Would ust as soon go with out their breakfast as to go without their coffee.- My I 7-9-11 COFFEE I 20c Per Pound Z Meets all requirements. Chas. McClintock TEA-COFFEE-CHINA X 815 Kansas Avenue MIIIII'IIIIIIIIMMM Very Busy UntU 12 0'CIock Store Closes at Noon Friday Four hours will be all too short a time to do full justice to the feast of bargains which we have spread for you. Still if you're here early you can cover a great deal of ground to advantage. Each depart ment is brimful of just such values as we mention here. Tuxedo Suitings 27 inches wide medium and dark colors stripes and plaids good for school wear f 15c qUality.-a yard.. 1UC Linen Suitings 36-inch, three pieces to close out check ed effects. Were 39c Special, OC a yard ZdC 10c a Pound good comforter Cotton Batting worth 15c for 16-oz. roll Friday --'If. price .'i...... ,lV.V. J..'.. XUC Apron Ginghams extra quality in blues, browns, and greens, a large assortment.: Special for Friday f a yard..... .i...: OC 10-4 Hemstitched Table Cloths Soft finish German linen. Fleur-de-Lis, dice and dot patterns. (Hi aq $2.50 Cloths for, each......';........... .Jp l.70 $1.50 Breakfast Cloth for $1.00 Good line of pat ternssizes 68x68 inches borders on all four fH4 f sides. Friday special, each,................"...P XeUvJ 27-in. Peau de Soie Silk black, $1.00 quality, Friday, a yard 75c 33-inch Taffeta Silk black, $1.00 quality, Friday, a yard 72c 27-in. Natural Pongee Silk 75c quality, Friday, a yard 59c Women's Umbrellas A Small lot of fine quality umbrel las at big reductions.' These are all black of extra nice quality covers, best quality frames and firm imported novelty handles. $5.00 and $450 qualities. ...$3.50 $7.00, $6.50, $6.00 qualities for.... $5.00 $8. 00 qualities for $6.00 ZTTxL Official Route fl HA D National S3, (7 Vi Lncampment TOLEDO, August 31. to September 5 Round Trip $24.10 This is the lowest rate to the east this year. If you haven't taken your summer vacation, why not do so at this time? f Tickets on sale August, 27 to 30 inclusive. Headquarter'a train will leave Topeka 6 p.m., August 30 Ask for G. A. E. folder For space in sleepers, tickets or information apply to T. L. King, Agent, Topeka, Kansas. LOOK! Special PRINTING Prices Who' here During our dull season, August and September only, we will sell 500 each of Letter Heads, Envelopes, Business Cards and -Bill Heads for $4.75, or 1,000 each of the above for $7.75. W. W. GAVITT PRINTING PUBLISHING CO. Wt will SURYEY FOR TERMINALS. That Is to Be Next Step of Tppeka- Southwestern. C. A. Slayton, chief engineer of the Southwestern Construction company. is now in Topeka recruiting a corps of engineers preparatory to. staking out the terminal grounds for the South western railway In the city. The new board of managers has begun the sale of the second installment of bonds, the proceeds to be used for buying city property ror tne terminals, wnen there has been spent $30,000 In ter minal facilities the city gives the com pany $30,000 In olty bonds. The bonds that the board of managers are selling now can be exchanged for city bonds later dollar for dollar. The contract with Lamprecht Bros, provides that the local company must furnish the land and they will build and equip the railroad. The money raised last week finished paying for the right of way from the west line of the city to the west line of the county. The right of way to be furnished In the city and county will cost about $50,000. Of this sum $30,000 was voted by the city at a special election but is not available until that amount has been spent within the city. The board of managers Is selling the railroad's bonds to the local peo ple with the option to exchange them for the city bonds. To Cut Out Queenstown. New Tork. Aug. 13. It is stated on the best authority that, commenc ing with March sailings In 1909, the Cunard liners would cut out calling at Queen stown and run to Plymouth and Cherbourg, still making Liver pool port as heretofore. The change has been decided upon. It was said af ter long -consideration to expedite the delivery of mails In London and also to enable the Cunard to get its share of the continental first class passenger traffic In competition with other lines. Muzzle for Panama Dogs. Washington, Aug. II. Down In the Isthmian canal zone steps have been taken to provide for the muzzling of dogs, there having been several cases of rabies since the first of May, par- lMCORPOftrcMswJ Hn for copy ATHLETES to keep in good trim must look well to the condition of the skin, to this end the bath should be taken with HAND SAPOLIO All GROCERS UND DRUGGISTS tlcularly those of members of the ma rine corps which have been bitten while in the .canal during the recent election Jtnri ar In ti. naval at Washington for treatment. Under the regulations provided the chief sanitary officer Is authorized to desig nate fl n V rmrtlnn nf tha mnal fix a period of time which unmuzzled QUKfl iiul (wrmuiea to be at 1 a rirf n n H julMiiat. m,r,,.vmnn. f d ...mcav iB jjri vlded for disobedience of the regula tions. Children's Shoe ffPfTIS K1&C1SA3 ays RtTiAati? 'Hi IJKW11V -ACTOBK- fion, Mil, Day SATURDAY t WATCH TOR IT- f 2Xt? Crosby Bros. Co.

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THE TOPE1SA DAILY STATE JOTmCTALlAlillPAY EVCITIIIQ. AUGUST 13, 1CC3. 74 see our WINDOWS BARGAIN FRIDAY SEE OUR WINDOWS We are Closing Out All Our Spring and Summer Suit for $5.85 Straw TTflts .5C fOn Poms Knit Under wear 25 50c Mohair Ft. Shirts 39c 25c Suspenders .19c 25c and 50c Boys Caps 14c Men's Office Coats 10c Men's Tan Buckle Ox fords $1.48 Stretchy Seam Drawers .for 39c White Foot Hose, 3 pr 25c Men's Odd Size Pants 98c Boston Garters 15c Union Suits, special.. 69c $1.50 Shirts, negligee 85c Panamas, what's left $1.50 Boys' $1.50 Leather Shoes, 95c Assor'd Colors Underwear, 19c Blue Chambray blurts, (2 collars) 45c Velvet Slippers 39c Men's 2-piece Suits $2.95 Men's Pleated Bosom Shirts 39c $2 Pajamas .75c 75c Sk. Handkerchiefs 39c Men's Soft and Stiff Hats, worth $2.00, for $1.00 s fiii?i y J 622 KANSAS AVE, X a. c. wzrsza, who lowered the woblxts 100 yaes EEC0KD. The performance of K. S. Walker, the South African runner, who ran 100 yards in 9 2-5 seconds at Abergavenny, England, recently, Is a truly wonder ful one. J. A. Rector, the University of Virginia runner who was beaten by Walker In the 100 meter race In the London Olympiad, made 100 yards In 9 2-5 seconds in a dual meet between the Universities of Virginia and North Carolina last May, but the record was not allowed, as it was said that Rector had a strong wind at his back. Walker's time for 100 yards if It could be sustained by a human being for a mile would result In the dis tance being covered in 2 minutes 45 2-5 seconds. Dan Kelly r-egotiated the hundred in 9 3-5 seconds at Spokane. Wash., June 23, 1906. Arthur Duffy is the only other man who ever ran a hundred yards in 9 3-6 seconds. He lost the championship through being declared a professional. 1 PATE WIDE FAIR! DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND $20,000 in Purses and Premiums DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND M. A. LOW, President TOPEICA, KANSAS September 7-1 2,1 908 DON'T overlook what promises to be the best Fair ever held in Kansas. Plenty to see and hear. Kansas Music Festival. Twentieth Kansas Reun ion. Free Sensational Ex hibitions. Fat Stock. Farm Machinery. Farm Prod ucts. Races Galore. R. T. KRE1PE, Secretary In the upper left hand corner Is shown the Prince of Wales who last month represented the king of Eng land at the three hundredth anniversary of the establishment of Quebec by Samuel de Champlaln. In the upper right-hand corner if shown the Champlaln monument and below the cruiser Indomitable which brought over te Prince of Wales. The Indomitable Is a ship of 17.400 tons. FIRST SPEED TRIAL. Washington, Aug. IX The board of sig nal officers appointed by Brigadier Gen-n-al James Allen, chief signal officer to conduct the airship tests at Ft. Myer and to determine whether the dirigible bal loon and the two aeroplanes contracted for by the government fulfill the con tract requirements, met today to act upon the first speed trial made by Captain Baldwin's shin yesterday. Yesterday's flight will be counted as one of the three speed trials, which Captain Baldwin is allowed by the terms of the contract, with the government, although the board de clared the conditions under which the trial wu made gave no opportunity for making speed. Yesterday's flight was over a course which was at right angles with the wind, which was from the south. It was brought out at this morning's meeting of the board that the course followed yes terday not being with and against the wind did not comply with the specifica tions. Captain Baldwin and Mr. Curtiss requested before the trial yesterday that a. windward course be arranged for. Lieu tenants Foulers and 8el fridge of the board are laying out additional courses today so thnt Captain Baldwin can make the speed trial under more favorable conditions lieutenant Lahm. who with lieutenant Foulers was stationed at turning points Yes, It's True We have been telling the same story now for years, and get more enthuiastic about it every day. There is no denying the super iority of our coffees. We know its merit but we want yon to know. AH we might say would not convince, or satisfy you so conclusively as a trial order would. These blends mentioned here contain genuine imported Mandheling, Java and Arabian Mocha and have all the cup qualities. Let us convince you of the superiority of these blends with a trial order. Phone us today. Blend No. 8, per n .SSo Three pounds $1.00 Blend No. 4, per !h 40o Sold Exlusively Here. Chas. McClintocK Tea Coiice China 815 Kansas Avnn, of the course yesterday pointed out that Captain Baldwin failed to fly over the line at the end of the course at full speed in both directions as required by the specifications. The airship, in fact, was turning before reaching the turning point, barely spacing over the flag at the end of the course. For this reason and because of the accident which occurred to the wire connections to the motor. It wae decided by the board that yesterday'a trial was not a fair test of the speed qualifications of the airship and they were unanimous In expressing their pleasure at the manner in which the ship, behaved. Another official speed trial will be held this evening if weather conditions are favorable. It is probable that Captain Baldwin will make his flights early in the morning hereafter. POLITICIANS CALL. Oyster Bay, N. Y.,'Aug. 18. Presi dent Roosevelt had as his guests at lunch today Charles Francis of. Troy, N. T., American ambassador to Austria-Hungary, who has just returned from Vienna on a leave of absence. A number of politicians Interested In the New York state campaign also were received by the president today and took luncheon with him. These were William Barnes, Jr., of Albany; Herbert Parsons, chairman of the New York Republican county committee; Congressman W. W. Cox. representing President Roosevelt's district and Francis Hendricks of Syracuse. Gifford Plnchot. chief of the United States bureau of forestry.' and Walter L.. Fisher of the national conservation commission, came to talk over tne work of the commission for conserv ing the country's natural resources. WHITLOW'S CASE IT. Acquitted of Killing May Sapp, Is Now on Trial on Perjury Charge. Iola, Kan., Aug. 18. The hearing of Bam Whitlow, charged with perjury was called for this afternoon in Jus tice Potter's court. Whitlow was ac quitted in the May term of the- mur der of May Sapp at Moran, last September. In his trial Whitlow tes tified that May Sapp killed herself with a razor and that he was an eye witness to the deed It is charged that at the first coroner's Inquest he testified he was not present when she committed suicide and knew nothing of the material derails of her death. John Sapp. father of May, is the com plaining witness. M. Gamlowski, manager of the shoe department of the Zanditon depart ment store, left for St. Louis this morning to purchase his fall stock. NOVELTYTO OPEN Vaudeville Season Begins in To peka Monday. Manager S. B. Wells Will Try a New Plan. THREE SHOWS DAILY. One in Afternoon and Two in Evening. The Price Reduced to Ten and Twenty Cents. There's good news for the lovers of vaudeville in Topeka, and their num ber Is many. The Novelty theater Is to reopen two weeks before the time contemplated when this popular little place of amusement, probably the most popular one in the city, closed Its doors for the summer some time .ago. These doors will again swing open on Monday of next wee. August 17. and from that time on the patrons of the place will have a chance of seeing, hearing and enjoying the best things In vaudeville that come to this section of the country. That, this will be so Is evidenced by the fact that the Novelty this year, as it was during the close of last season, will be under the control of Mr. S. It Wells, who In building it gave to To pekans one of the prettiest and cozi est theaters in the entire country. Mr. Wells has made a deserved reputation during his theatrical career of a cou ple of years in Topeka. of providing the best vaudeville shows possible un der, all circumstances. When this house was first opened his hands were fettered "a bit by some of the members of a stock company that erected the theater, but before the season -was over he managed to gain absolute con trol of the house through a long term lease to himself from the stock com pany of which he was a member. And as soon as he got this complete con trol there was a noticeable improve ment in" the class of the shows given at the theater. It will be Mr. Wells', policy during the coming season, which Is at hand, to present the very best vaudeville acts that it will be pos sible to secure. He is going to book these acts personally and so he will not be compelled to take a lot of mediocre acts that booking agencies axe ever to witling to send to vaude ville houses that they supply with shows. Mr. Wells has had a wide ex perience in vaudeville. He knows the quality of about every act that is playing throughout the country and he will be able to get the best of them as they pass from the the larger cities of the east to those of the west. He also has an arrangement with the Sullivan Consldine circuit, which is now recognized as one of the premier vaudeville organizations in the country, by which he can book such of the acts under its control as he pleases and he has already booked many of the best of these acts that will come through this-section of the country .during the season. Mr. Wells has also decided on some changes in the conduct of the Novelty to that which prevailed during last season. Instead of two shows a day like last year, there will be three each day this year, a matinee starting at 2:30 in the afternoon and two shows In the evening, the first start ing at 8 o'clock and running until 9:15 and the second beginning immediately at the end of the first and ending at 10:30 o'clock. No doubt these two shows will be a convenience that will be greatly appreciated by the theater-going public. There is also to be a re-arrangement of the charges of admission in the way of a general reduction for the evening shows. The matinee prices will be ten cents for all parts of the house and for the evening shows the prices will be ten and twenty cents. The seats for the first show each night will be reserved, but this plan will not be followed for the second evening show. Considerable interest will be awakened in Topekans in one of the acts which Mr. Wells has booked for his opening show. It is a comedy sketch, called "The Hold Up," which will be presented by Wllhelma Francis-John Dunn and company. Miss Francis is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Price of this city and is con sidered to be one of the cleverest actresses in vaudeville work. She has many friends In the city and they are bound to be pleased at this oppor tunity to see her on the stage. Among the other acts on the bill, are a comedy skit entitled "The Car Ahead Is Behind." which will be given by Le Maire and King who have the reputa tion of being real comedians; The Old Glelds, In a musical comedy sketch called "Mistaken Identity," and Her bert Lennon in Impersonations of fa mous actors. Miss Lillian Parfitt. who made such a success in singing illus trated songs at the Novelty last sea son, will sing these songs again this year, and the Novelty theater orches tra, which attained considerable fame by its good playing test year, will be on hand again. The Novelty, after a thorough cleaning and brightening up which has been given to it this week, is as spick and span as the day when it was first opened and when It attracted the attention and favorable comment of all who visited it, with its many beauties, conveniences and comforts. That Mr. Wells will enjoy a pros perous season there can be little doubt. He will deserve to for he has a theater second to none and he will continue to do Just what he has gained a fine reputation for giving Meet Me at the Ideal Bakery The Place That's Different Heil Schaefer, Props. Ind. Phone 190 121 W. 6th St. the best possible -vaudeville shows, shows that it costs ?dfuble to see in other cities in the country. CASH FOR PENNANT. Baseball Hans Have Contributed $98 Toward $1,000 Fund. At noon today $98 had been sub scribed to the Topeka pennant fund, which is in process of conception un der the surveillance of two Topeka sporting editors. A thousand dollars is the aim of those engaged in raising the money, and although the project Is less than two days, old nearly one tenth of the money is raised. There has been a good deal In the line of encouragement offered to those who have the matter in charge. In the Santa Fe general offices, the heads of several departments have offered their assistance. On many of the desks in the general offices are found subscription blanks to which the em ployes of the different departments are adding their names. Although this was just started a few hours ago the general manager's office and the gen eral passenger agent's office had five dollars each to report at noon. Many of the departments have not been seen yet. but it is expected that with in a day or two records of large sub scriptions from Topeka's big office building will be reported. The central fire department Is preparing a purse. In many places over town are to be found blanks for those who wish to subscribe. Under no circumstances will anyone be solicited to contribute to this cause, and only voluntary offer ings are wanted. If Topeka fails to land the coveted rag the subscriptions paid in will be refunded. Those who wish to subscribe can find blanks at Eagle's, the Smoke House and Cooley's drug store. There will be other places added to thei list tomorrow. There Is but little doubt that th money can be raised and will be. If possible the sum should be raised by next. Tuesday, and the players can then be apprised of bonus at the game on that date with some fitting cere mony. The amounts pledged up till noon today are as follows: Cooley Robblns. 350.00 S. J. Hodglns 10.00 R. T. Johnson............ 6.00 Admirer 5.00 General passenger office Santa Fe 6.00 General manager's office, Santa Fe 5.00 R. D. McElroy....: 2.00 Jonathan D. Norton...... 2.00 Frank Grimes 2.00 Harry W. Donaldson.............. 2.00 Bert Miller 1.00 R. A. Birchfield 1.00 J. Ernest Jones........... 1.00 C. B. Jordan 1.00 Ward D. Speelman 1.00 F. M. Bonebrake "1.00 E. A. Terrill 1.00 R. A. Miller.. 1.00 Richard Shakeshaft 1.00 Porter Washam ...4. 60 Preston Tolbert 60 Total ..$98.00 MRS. MACKEY IS DEAD. Mother of United States Marshal Passes Away, Mrs. W. H.-Mackey." mother of Uni ted State Marshal Mackey, died at her home in Junction City at 4 o'clock this morning. r Mrs. Mackey was -15 years old, and her husband, who died last February at Junction City, -was 79. The burial will be at Junction City at 4 o'clock Saturday, afternoon. Geo. W- Martin, Frank Flennlken. J. J. Miller and sev eral other-Topeka,: people will attend the "funeral. c Mrs. Mackey was one of the pioneers of Kansas. With her husband she set tled at Junction City in 1855. The fam ily moved soon after -to Easton. Leav enworth county.. and there W. H. Mackey. Jr., was born In 1856. In De cember, 1858, the family moved back to Junction City, and has lived there ever since. Mrs. Macky was not especial ly prominent in any society or organi zation work In the-state. She was a "home woman," and leaves four chil dren, two sons and two daughters. TONY PASTER IS ILL Suffering From a Breakdown Caused .by Worry. New Tork, Aug. 13. Tony Pastor, widely known as a theatrical mana ger. Is so seriously 111 at his home at Elmhurst. L- I., that it is feared that he can not survive the day. Mr. Pastor's illness is the result of a general breakdown, said to have been caused through worry over his business which is said not to have been profitable of late. He did not take to his bed until last Monday, since which time .he has been failing rapidly. For the last two days Mr. Pastor has been In a semi-conscious state, and his wife has constantly re mained at his bedside. Mr. Pastor Is 76 years of age. He has been married twice, having one son by his first mar riage. EATON WOULD MOVE UP. diler or Police Has His Eye on War denship of Penitentiary. Chief of Police Winfleld R. Eaton has aspiration? for the wardenship of the Kansas state penitentiary. Eaton has been one of Stubbs valiant work ers in Shawnee county and is presumed to stand well with that fac tion. Warden W. H. Haskell has still about one year to sere of his four year appointment and Eaton will become a candidate for the place as soon as Has kell's term expires. Eaton prior to act ing chief of police served as probation officer at the court house for the probate court and believes that his experience has trained him sufficiently enough to render him capable of holding down the larger position of warden. STASUSY IS AGAIN ARRESTED. This Time He Is Charged With Cul- i pable Negligence. Georee V. Stamey. the West Tenth ave nue liveryman who played a six-shooter duet Sunday evenlg. has been arrested a second time. Stamey's performance has been described in former newspaper ar ticles. He used a pair of revolvers in an attempt to discipline a pair of bad negroes who had been using razors and Docket knives on the employees of his barn. Stamey is a lame man, having a leg, constructed of cork, on the port side. He cannot run much, but he can shoot a plenty. In shooting at the negroes he punctured a few dwelling homes along the way. The-case against Stamey in police court has been dismissed and Slamey was arrested in the court of To peka. Mr. George F. Stitt. a citisen of that neighborhood who" narrowely escaped death from Mr. Stamey's bullets, thinks that the two-handed, one-legged gun fighter should be given further trouble. I He was rearralgned In the court of To peka this morning on the charge of "culpable negligence." His case was continued. Inured by Telephone Call. St. Joseph, Mo.; Aug. 13. Walter Martin, a young farmer, was shot and fatally wounded last night near St. Joseph, by an unknown assailant. Martin had been summoned by the telephone to go to a stock farm in the neighborhood. The summons proved to be a mistake and on his re turn Martin was fired upon from be hind. The police are investigating. Children s Shoe Day SATURDAY WATCH FOR IT he Crosby Bros. Co LOCAL MENTION. The following reports of births are made by the board of health: Mr. and Mrs. Grove Dexter. boy, 404 East Eleventh street; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Waring, boy, 419 Cedar street. Trying Is liking. Big Tromp cent cigar. Staff Captain G. F. Loveland of the American Salvation army will speak at the Union mission at 118 East Fourth street, this evening and Friday evening. After a good meal a smoker wants a good cigar. To these men we. suggest Eagle's new premier Silver Statue 10 cent cigar. All first-class dealers sell them. The politeness of the operators of the Independent Telephone company, and their promptness In answering calls, and giving information asked for. has done much to popularize that company. It is said these operators are the most courteous of any ex change In this section. Third Baseman Robert Kahl of the Topeka team left this morning for Atchison where he will play until Monday with the Atchison semi-professional team. Pitcher Jack Root left for MarysTille, where he will pitch tomorrow for Marysvllle against Blue Rapids. Robinson. Marshall Co.'s show windows are filled with an elaborate difplay of new 1908 fall clothing, hats and furnishings. The new styles are very pleasing and are attracting the early buyers who are always eager for the new creations. There is a notice able decline in the prices of clothing as compared with last season. FINE OF TWO CENTS. "A pleasant time was had" In the court of Topeka between this morning and this afternoon, while Judge pro tern. Harry Larimer was hearing the case of "state against John Stalker and James Stalker." The Stalkers, father and son, work in the brick yard west of the city, and live op a small farm close by. They had -a row with Pat Cooney. (not Pot Coney, remember), and young Stalker tossed a deceased egg Into the vicinity of the aged Mr. Cooney. Fathe. and son were arrested. Sixteen witnesses spoiled the entire dsv sweaHng that they knew nothing about the care. The court, .at a late hour this afternoon, put on the lid, fined the younger Stalker 2 cents, (re member that a baseball fan is liable to do anything on the bench), and the eWe Stalker the costs of the case, which wJ net about

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8 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATU JOUTIIT AL THURSDAY EVEITHTQ. AUGUST 13, 1CC3. An Elaborate Ut new tall wearing spection at tins store. More than a hundred styles, shapes and shades of new Autumn hats on display fully a month in advance of any other Topeka store." Complete Lines Of the New Fall Suits dren. The college chap can feast his eyes on the snappiest and faddiest College styles ever shown in Kansas. Other Clothiers Are urging you to come in now and buy a last spring suit for $15 or $17.45 or $20. Why not consider one of our New Fall Models' at $15? New Fall Clothing, New Fall Hats, New Fall Shirts, New Fall Furnishings, Prices Less than you pay in Clearance Sales The New Autumn Styles, in Men's, Youth's and Boys' Suits, Raincoats. Watett 17a Grow. tVafasb BIG STICK FOR BRYAN. Hundreds of Farmers Visit Falrvlew With Offerings. Falrvlew, Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 13. Keveral hundred farmers from Otoe county, Nebraska, headed by H. H. Hanks, of Nebraska City, who came to Lincoln, to attend the notification ceremonies, rode out to Falrvlew to day and presented the Democratic nominee with a "big stick" gourd. They also handed him a campaign contribution of $50 subscribed by 50 of their number. In accepting the gourd and the contribution Mr. Bryan assured his visitors that if elected to the presidency the big stick would not be In evidence, believing it was easier to lead people through their love than control them through their fears. He spoke as follows: "It la fitting Mr. Hanks that you should he selected to speak for this body of farmers from Otoe county, for you are not only Interested in farming, but you represent an in creasing element among the agricul turists. You have not only prepared yourself for the work of a farmer, but you have prepared yourself for participation In all the departments 4f lifes work. With the development of our agricultural colleges and the higher education of our farmer boys, the farmer is going to have a larger Influence In the shaping of govern ment. "The gourd which you present cer tainly looks very much like the 'big stick' as we have seen It caricatured and I think that the gourd is a fitting emblem to represent Republican policies, for the 'big stick' which has been so loudly heralded has not ac complished a great deal In the way of actual legislation. Republican lead ers have so steadfastly opposed re form that the big stick has been quite empty empty as this gourd--!n ac tual results. Then too. the gourd may fitly symbolize the hollowness of Re publican promises, and the fact that Republican policies have nothing in them good for the farmer. No Big Stick for Him. "I shall be glad to accept this 'big stick' gourd, although If the Demo cratic party wins the 'big stick' will not be In evidence. The Democratic Idea Is not coercion by force, but a Justice that will appeal to the hearts of men, for it Is easier to lead peo ple through their love than to con trol them through their fears. I have been Informed that on the way to Lin coln, a collection was taken up on the train and that fifty farmers gave $1 apiece for our campaign fund. I want to thank them for this mani festation of their Interest In our cause. In 1896. the free excursion was one of the features of the Repub lican campaign. It is significant that you not only pay your way to attend this notification meeting, hut In addi tion make this contribution to the campaign fund. "One of the chief reasons for the delay of reform has been that a few great corporations have been supply ing the Republican party with its campaign fund and then controlling the people and the people will control the administration in case of Demo cratic victory. It marks the beginning of a new era in politics, an era In J which the government will really be- Ion to the people and will be ad-j ministered by the people for their own protection and for the advance ment of the public welfare." Mr. Bryan showed no ill effects from his exertions of yesterday, and today resumed the usual routine of receiving callers and preparing new speeches, which he will deliver within the next two weeks. Dignity or Honesty. Which? "Which is more important, dignity or honesty?" was the only comment Mr. Bryan would make regarding the action of the Oklahoma Republican state convention yesterday in adopting resolutions condemning as undignified the Democratic policy .of obtaining campaign contributions by popular sub scription. Mr. Bryan noted with pleas ure the endorsement given him yester day by the Colorado labor organiza tions. "Glad to hear it," he said. "A num ber of labor organizations have done the same thing and I think our plat- Child ren s Sh oe D ay SATURDAY WATCH FOR. IT cIhc Crosby Bros. Co. Showing apparel awaits your m- for men. boys and chil Oar Method TOa. form entitles the party to the support of the laboring men." Mr. Isaac Keese, of Tennessee, re cently appointed a member of the fin ance committee by Chairman Mack, has been In attendance upon the noti fication meeting and talked with Mr. Bryan- this morning. He left later for Chicago to confer with the national committee in regard to the collection of campaign contributions in the south ern Mississippi valley. Mr. Reese wears a button bearing a picture of Mr. Bryan. Above the picture are the words: "I gave my dollar," and below It Did you?" Before leaving he declared that the south was with the west in the sup port of the Democratic platform. "Unless we can have a return to the rule of the people," he declared, "we must suffer from the rule of Mammon." Mr. Reese said he was very much interested in the matter of campaign contributions and would spend all his time Until election day in getting small contributions from as large a number of people as possible. "1 want Mr. Bryan to go into the White House with no obligations ex cept to the masses," he said. "I want the administration to be a people's ad ministration." TO CHECK "JOY RIDES. if New York Court Gives a Cliauffeur SO Days in Jail. New York, Aug. 13. Using auto mobiles for pleasure without the con sent of owners has finally resulted in the conviction of a chauffeur for such offense, and has coined a new term for the misdemeanor. The court of special sessions has sentenced one chauffeur, the first to be arraigned on such a charge to thirty days in the Tombs and Judge Wyatt. presiding, has called the offense "joy riding." Charles A. Terrell, 19 years old. chauffeur for Leroy D. Ball was the prisoner found guilty. Mr. Ball alleged that Terrell on August 3. took the au tomobile out without permission and kept it out thirty hours. Terrell. Mr. Ball said, had several young women with him at the time. The long ride that resulted was Injurious to the ma chine also, Mr. Ball said, and $100 damage had been done. "After this." said Judge Wyatt, "any automobile owner that will come here and swear that his machine has been damaged to the extent of ten cents by reason of his chauffeur using it without permission on a joy ride, we will find a conviction and sentence the offender. Let this be a warning to all chauffeurs who go on larks at their employer's expense." FUSION IN CUBA. It Probably Will Result In the Election of Gomez. Havana, Aug. 13. At a meeting held last night of the executive committee of the Liberal party Alfredo Zayas ten dered his resignation as a candidate for the presidency of the republic and also president of the Liberal party. The first was accepted, but the latter was refused unanimously. A committee was appointed to confer with the followers of Jose Miguel Gomez, for the purpose of arranging terms of fusion, which probably will result in Senor Gomez becoming the presidential candidate of the United Liberals. The unexpected strength shown by the Conservatives In the recent elec tions for municipal officers made it ap parent that Liberal fusion was essen tial to success In the presidential elec tion In December, but the bitterness of the relations among the leaders of the rival factions had been regarded as an almost insuperable obstacle to this end. The sudden retirement of Senor Zayas has caused great surprise. Electric Lights on the Isthmus. Washington. Aug. 13. Electricity, particularly Tor lighting purposes, is being extensively used In the Isthmian canal zone, the system in vogue sup plying light to practically every set tlement between Colon and Panama, excepting a few hamlets in the terri tory north of Gorgona and the villages of Miraflores and Gatum. A tem porary plant is being installed at Ga tum. Twenty-four thousand lights are in use and power is furnished for various purposes. Lumber Prices Reduced. Winnipeg. August 13. The Western Canadian Lumber Dealers' association has announced a reduction In prices from tl to $5 a ton on rough lumber. This announcement Indicates that the price combination among the lumber dealers has been abandoned and each dealer has been advised to maintain his own prices or to cut to suit him- HE MAYQONTEST. Report That Ham Will Test Feeder's Nomination. Won on, Face of Returns by 400 Totes. BALLOTS REJECTED. Thinks Enough Were Thrown Out to Change Result. Robert Stone Will Be Candidate for Speaker If There Is a report In Topeka that W. B. Ham, of Stockton, Rooks county, may bring contest proceedings against W. A. Reeder for the nomination to congress from the Sixth district. Ham's defeat on the face of the re turns was by about 400 votes It Is said that reports received by Mr. Ham indicate that many hundreds or bal lots were rejected by the election judges and clerks because of some technical defect such as marking the cross after a blank, or in voting for four justices of the supreme court. It Is said that if these rejected ballots were counted, it might give Mr. Ham a majority. In view of the fact that such a con test would be a slow and expensive DroDositlon. and would Involve a re count of the ballots of the whole Sixth district, it is not believed likely that Mr. Ham will undertake it. There is no apparent reason why the rejected ballots would be more likely to favor Ham than Reeder, and 400 is a big lead to overcome. There is a possibility that a recount of the ballots would lead to the dis covery of other errors in returns which might change the result on United States senator or some other close pro position. Robert Stone, the nominee for repre sentative from Shawnee county, who has been often mentioned as a possi ble candidate for speaker of the house said today: "I have not heard anything about this matter, but I want to state that if Ansel R. Clark Is a candidate for the speakership. I do not intend to enter the race at all. Mr. Clark would be a most able speaker, and there should be no opposition to him. In case Judge Clark does not wish the position, I would appreciate it. of course. But I am doing nothing to advance my candidacy." It Is now said that in case J. N. Dolley does not want to be state bank commissioner under the Stubbs' ad ministration, the place is likely to be given to J. N. Allen of Chanute. At the time Governor Hoch ap pointed John Q. Royce as bank com missioner. Allen was the man who was favored by Stubbs for the place. Because Governor Hoch refused to adopt Stubbs' suggestion, and ap pointed Royce. who was a "machine" man. the warm friendship between v, v, an,4 XT r.j- V. wo somewhat OtULfUB ailU liwvn cooled. It was about the first "break" which occurred between tne governor and Mr. Stubbs. The new governor of Kansas will have, among other things, the privi lege of giving away twelve $2,500 jobs. He also has several $2,000 jobs, several $1,800 and. several at $1,500. The best jobs which are included in the governor's absolute patronage are these: Bank commissioner, $2,500. Warden penitentiary, $2,500 and expenses. State accountant. $2,500. State architect. $2,500. Live stock commissioner. $2,500. Three members board of control, $2,500 each. Three members tax commission, $2,500 each. Attorney for railroad commis sion, $2,500. Other Jobs which pay less are tnese: Adlutant sreneral. $1,800: superintend ent Hutchinson reformatory, $2,000; game warden. $1,500 and partial ex penses: oil inspector, $1,500; director frt-e employment bureau, $1,200; for estry commissioners, two at $1,000. Out of the above list it is likely that the Dresent state accountant. J. C. Gafford. will be retained: the adjutant general, J. W. F. Hughes, may be re tained, and a portion at least of the present board of control and tax com mission will be retamea. ah ine rest are likely to be required to stand aside and make room for people who sup ported Stubbs and the square deal. Among those wno are mentioned as likely to receive good appointments nder the new administration are J. N. Dolley. T. B. Murdock. W. B. Ham. William Newlin of Hutchinson. Carr Taylor of Hutchinson, Mike Sutton of Dodge City. Sheffield ingalls of Atchi son. J. N. Allen of Chanute and Guy Swallow of Jefferson county. Great preparations for the Bryan meeting In Topeka on August' 27 are being made by the Democratic states men of the state. It will be one of the Bryan "keynote" speeches here. and the words of the Nebraska leader will be watched with interest throughout the country. Mr. Bryan will talk In Topeka about the guaranty deposit law for banks. At a meeting of the Bryan club held at the Hotel Throop last night, the fol lowing local committee was named to co-operate with the state and national committee In preparing for this meet ing: W. H. Kemper, chairman; M. Heery. George Griefner, G. E. Barnaby and Dr. F. H. Scholle. It Is the inten tion to decorate the city In honor of Bryan's visit. It has not been determined whether the meeting will be in the afternoon or evening. In event he appears In the evening it win De at me Auditorium. Marshall's and Jackson's bands will Dlay for the occasion and It is likely that many will come from over the state to hear the address. A man in Reno county has started a popular 25 cent subscription for the purpose of paying J. L. Bristow's cam paign expenses. He says that he col lected $3 in 20 minutes at Sylvia, Reno county, and sent It to Bristow. He wants ail the rest of the people In the state who believe In Bristow to follow the example of Sylvia. W. R. Stubbs, J. N. Dolley and Clyde Miller were in Kansas City yesterday, and the papers there Intimate that they were figuring a little on what planks should go Into the Republican platform to be adopted on August 25. Mr. Miller predicted that Stubbs would carry Kansas bv 75.000 majority in the election. The Miller forces in Osage countv threw their strength to Stubbs a few days before the election, and the re sult was that Osage went head over heels for the Lawrence man. Mr. Stubbs and Senator Dolley' were on the way to Waverly. Kan. They are go ing to be there today when the ex Ohloana meet at their annual Ohio day P,cn' and celebration. Friday they will ln, godge City In attendance at the ?i Sdlers' reunion.-and Saturday they will be in Clay Center, where Stubbs will speak before a Chautauqua gathering. 1 Jf feeling just as fine as a fiddle," Mr Stubbs said. "So far as physical ef fects are concerned, I wouldn't have known that I had been through a long political campaign. It's good exercise for both mind and body. But things are look ing fine out there, and when November rolls around even the most conservative Republicans wiH be surprised at the ma jorities we are going to turn up for the good old party. Kansas Is for Taft. There Is no question about that. If all other states were as sure of a Taft vic tory In November as 1 am that Kansas will go that way, his election would be unanimous." PLAN TO GET MONEY. Democrats Will Need Between S50O, OOO and $1,000,000. Chicago, Aug. 13. -The Democratic national campaign fund of 1908 will be raised through appeals made to the individuals for contributions. Each state under the direction of its national committeeman or a financial representative designated for the pur pose, will determine its own methods of raising money. The general plan became known today on the arrival here of Chairman Mack of the na tional committee from Lincoln, Neb., and it Is understood to have met the entire approval of William J. Bryan. John W. Kern, vice presidential can didate and members of the campaign text book committee, accompanied Mr. Mack to this city. Mr. Kern left later In the day for his home In In dianapolis. The financial committee of which Colonel Moses C. Wetmore, of St. Louis, is chairman, generally agree that between $600,000 and $1,000,000 will be required to finance the legiti mate expenses of the coming strug gle. The devising of adequate meth ods to provide these means has occa sioned Governor Haskell, of Okla homa, treasurer of the national com mittee and Colonel Wetmore no little concern. The adoption of the plan announced to raise money by states is believed to be a solution of the problem. State pride, the financial committee feel will be developed and as a result efforts will be made to make contributions as large as pos sible. The financial committee, how ever, will arrange to enlist monetary aid from those who have indicated they are ready to contribute In a sub stantial degree. The contributions to the various financial representatives In the states will be made up of small donations. The national committee have com municated with the national com mitteemen In the several states and instructed them to proceed Im mediately with the collection of funds and to this end have suggested that a financial representative be appointed in each state with assistants in the counties-who will -devise such ways and means as may be deemed best to obtain funds In' their own particular states. While no public solicitations have as yet been made" by the national committee contributions from various sources in no small amounts are being received daily at the Chicago head quarters. Chairman Mack took up the work of organizing the speakers' bureau here today. HELP FROM hTlL Great Northern President Said to Be Aiding Canadian Pacific. Winnipeg. lan.. August 13. Another large party of mechanics arrived to day for work in the Canadian Pacific shops. At North Bay yesterday 11 strikebreakers departed. Meetings of citizens are being held at several cen ters, the consensus of opinion being that the government should interfere to end the strike. Japanese man the shop at Revelstoke and Japanese are still working In the Medicine Hat shops. As the towns in the west re fuse to allow their police to guard the shops, the company Is Importing men from detectives agencies In the United States. The company is expecting mechanics in large numbers from Great Britain next week, where many are out of work. Several students from the college have received attractive offers to work until their studies are resumed. It is freely stated here that J. J. Hill, of the Great Northern railway. Is lending his active support to the company in this strike. Hunting Men in England. London. Aug. 13. The local repre sentatives of the Canadian Pacific railway here and In Liverpool are making inquiries in the view of secur ing mechanics to replace the strikers In Canada should such a step become necessary, but no arrangements have been completed for the sending over of any men. FIRST CASE OF THE KIND. Beginning of Effort to Break X'p White Slave Traffic, San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 13. The first trial to take place as a result of determined effort to crush out the white slave trade carried on by the so called "Protective league" begins when Henry Vlllette faces the court on a charge of having brought Mar guerita Palssu, a young French girl, to this country and placed her In im moral houses at Chicago and in this city, violating the clause of the immi gration laws prohibiting the importa tion of alien women for immoral pur poses. The girl will appear against Vlllette. Special agents of the immigration commission are now In this city In augurating an organized campaign against the white slave traffic. They declare the "Protective league" is rep resented In many middle western and eastern cities and say that Vlllette la a member of this organization. Evidence that it is hoped will lead to the deportation of a great number of women of the half world has al ready been secured. Two Weeks on a Reef. San Francisco. Cal., August 13. A wireless message received by the mer chants exchange from the revenue cutter Manning states that the Kosmos line steamer Anubus. which a fort night ago, went ashore on a reef be tween San Miguel- and Santa Rosa is lands off the Santa Barbara coast, was floated late last night and was towed to San Miguel Island. The ves sel Is badly damaged, but it Is be lieved she can be repaired for service. Engineer Hood Scalded. Garden City. Kan., Aug. 13. William E. Hood, engineer on Santa Fe passen ger No. 9, was badly scalded Wednes day when his fireman blew off the steam while he was oiling his engine. The accident occurred at Mansfield, six miles of here. Hood's injuries were dressed here and he was sent to his home in Dodge City. LONG IN BUSINESS Senator Will Become Head of Cement Company. DeTote His Time and Attention to the Work. TO STAY IN KANSAS. Concern Is Lirate d at Medicine Lodge. Means He Will Forsake the Law as Weil as Politics. Senator Chester I. Long will not re sume the practise of law. In this state, but will instead become the head of the Medicine Lodge Cement com pany. This is the announcement made In the Garden City Telegram, the paper owned by Ralph Faxon, Sena tor Long's private secretary. This company, it Is said, will pass Into the control of Senator Long on the expiration of his term as senator, and will be operated under hia direc tion. At the present time he Is spending most of his time at the ce ment plant, familiarizing himself with the details of the business. Mr. Faxon also announces that later In the summer Senator Long will campaign the state for Taft. The following is Mr. Faxon's story: "Senator Long has remained quietly at home since the primary. He will probably stay here Indefinitely, pay ing close attention to the business of the Best Brothers Keene's Cement company, in which he is interested as a stockholder and director. He is daily at the big mill or the' office of the company, and Is familiarizing himself absolutely with the business. "This company was organized' a year ago after the disastrous tornado that' caused so much damage here. The storm destroyed the old plant, which was very small, and In the re organization a large plant was built, equipped with modern machinery and facilities. Senator Long helped reor ganize the company, and put his spare money, a few thousand dollars. Into It. "This company ha a reputation that extends all over the country-- The secret process used. English. originally, makes the finest known gypsum pro duct. It Is used in common plaster ing, in all kinds of interior finish. In the glaze put on commercial paper, and in various other ways. "The work of this company and the future business of it promise great re sults, as the plant cannot begin to turn out the product desired by the trade, and Senator Long believes lie can devote his time exclusively to the work of the com pany as its executive head and the pro curer of big business for It, to his and the company's profit. "It is not probable that Senator Long wll practice law at all. though he may be retained in some business in this part of the state, and will, of course, look after all legal business connected with his company. "Senator Long has emphatically stated he will not accept a cabinet position In event of Taft's election, if tendered him, and he has made it plain that he will not devote himself at all to politics hereafter. "Senator Long expects to attend the partv council gathering at Topeka the latter part of this month, and. outside of business trips, this will probably be his only appearance away from home for some time. He will, he saya. devote the month of October to campaigning Kansas in be half of Taft and the Republican ticket. He is very much concerned over the presidential candidate, ad expects to do all he can to see that he carries Kansas this fall." RODE TO DEATH ON BIKE Pietro Barilla Amhnshed and Murder ed by a Gang. New Tork. Aug. 13. Ambushed In a lonely spot known as the "murder ers field" on the Lincoln road on the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, late last night. Pietro Barilla, a well to do hotel keeper of Woodhaven, was at tacked and killed by a number of men. Barilla is thought to have gone to the place to keep an appointment as a letter was found on his person, seem ingly written In blood. Barilla rode to the scene on a bicycle, and carried a magazine revolver which he nearly emptied in a desperate defense. Per sons nearby heard shots and rushing to the place saw men fleeing across the fields. Barilla was found dead with four stab wounds In his breast and back and two bullet wounds. The slayers were evidently frightened away before they had an opportunity to rob the victim If that was the,ir mo tive a a large roll of bills and a gold watch were left. Antonio Del Marto, a cousin of Barilla is held awaiting an Investigation. From several letters found In the dead man's pockets it seems certain that Barilla was a victim of a Black Hand plot. The police assert that the same band that hacked and hewed a man to pieces several months ago and dumped the dismembered body, wrap ped In oil cloth near the scene of last night's killing Is responsible for Bar illa's death. PLAN A DARING AUTO RACE. JT. 3. Ryan and Barney Old field to Meet for $2,500 a Side. Cincinnati. Aug. 12. An agreement for one of the most desperate automo bile races ever run has been signed by John J. Ryan, the widely known turfman and Barney Oldfleld. The contest, which la to be held on Sep tember 13, at Latonia. Cleveland or Detroit, according to where the track can be secured, is to be the best two out of three heats, to be from three to five miles each for a bet of $2,500 a side. There are to be absolutely no rules, the man who gets through first being declared the winner. Ryan is known as a desperate ama teur racer and the twe automobiles to be used are identical In every respect. The race promises to be chiefly a test of daring. Market Gossip. Furnished by J. E. GalL Commlssslons, Grains. Provisions. Cotton and 8 cocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 4S6.J Liverpool cables: Opening Wheat Id lower; corn unchanged. Second cables: Wheat (gd lower: corn d higher. Kansas City car lots today: Wheat 188, corn 27, oats 19. Kansas City estimated car lots tomor row: Wheat 227. com 21. oats 8. Chicago car lots today: Wheat 203, corn 108. oats 194. Chicago estimated car lots tomorrow: Wheat 167. com 141. oats 283. Northwest car iou toaay imv u, IS. STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourselves Best Results Consign To Clay, Robinson Co., lira Stort Commission Merchants, Stock Yards, Kansas City, WE ALSO HAVE OUS. OWN OFFICES AT CHtCAOO. SO. T. I0SEPN. SO. OMAHA. DENVER. IUU lODAl'b UAftKKT KhrOlUS Chicago, Aug'. 13. WHEAT The In fluential trader whose selling broke the wheat market yesterday waa a buyer at the opening today, while low tempera tures and frost in western Canada In fluenced others to follow his example. A contributory bullish factor was- the slight decline at Liverpool as compared with the two cent break on this side yesterday. September opened unchanged to tf'AC higher at S-Wakc to Wc and advanced to 92c. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chi cago reported receipts of 322 cars. Reports of increased export business here and at the seaboard lent additional strength later and September rose to 9314c closing at that point. lfclVsc over yester day. CORN A demand tor uecemrer curu enlivened the market for that cereal, faep tember. wavering between the conflicting influences of favorable weather and firm cables, ruled rather irregular. This op tion opened unchanged at 77c, declined to 77c and then recovered to J7c on a moderately active trade. Corn closed steady. September, He up at 77c. OATS The oats market started the day with some of yesterday's weakness still apparent, particularly in September, for which there was less demand than lor the distant future. The firmness OI neighboring pits, however, checked any iidi.in ficniAmtwr fiTwnpH iac to kC un der yesterday at 47c to 47c and advanced early to 47c. PPROVISIONS The provisions market started weak under the Influence of con ttmiAji hAow twAiniR fit hon and a de cline in prices at the stock yards. Sep tember pork opened 15 to 30 cents under yesterday at $15.00 to $15.06; September lower at ana etepiemoer rius t down at $8.62. RYE Cash: 777Sc. BARLEY Cash: 64(&67c. TIMOTHY September. $3.66. Chicago' Grain Market, Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commlssslons. Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 480. Chicago. Aug. 13. Open High 1-ow Close Tea WHEAT Sept. ...92- 93 92- 93 2- Dec. 94- 96- 94 96- 94 Ma v lot) 99V 9974-100 99 CORN Sept. 77 70 7714 77 77 Dec. ...65 65- 64 64- 65 Mav 63- 64 63- 63 63 OATS Sept. 47-47 47- 47 47- 4T. Dec. 48-47 4- 47 4774-4S Mav 4- 60 494 49- 4974-30 PORK Sept. ...15.02 15.06 14.87 14.97 16.20 Oct. ...15.20 15.30 15.00 15.10 16.32 Jan. ...16.05 16.12 15.97 16.02 16.22 LARD Sept. 9.25 9.27 .20 9.25 9.30-2 Dot, .-1.8 .7 Jan. ...9.17 9.20 t.K 9.17 RIBS Sept. 8.62 8.-r 9.57 8.65 8.67 Oct 8.72 8.77 8.67 8. 75 S.75 Jan. ...8.17 S.17 8.12 8.15 8.20-2 Kansas City Grain Market. Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commlssslons. Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 4S6.J Kansas Citr. JAur. 13. i finen Hierh Low Close Tes WHEAT Sept. 874 8i 87H RS K7H-U Dec. 95H- 9"1 WVi SH-H 89i Mav ...94 4-H94 94- 93Ti CORN Sept. 71 71 70'i 7074-71 7"74 Dec. 57ii 57 56 67 67- 67 May 5S-4 58 58 5S- 58 Kansas City XAro Stock. Kansas City. Mo.. Aug. 13. CATTLE Receipts. 6.00O, Including 3.000 southerns. Market steady to 10c lower. Native steers. 4.5057.B0; southern steers, 3.25r 4.75; southern cows. $2.263.40; native cows and heifers. $2.26(56.35; stoekers and feeders. f2.80i94.60: bulls. t2.26B8.60: calves. $3.60(66.00; western steers, $3.50(85.25; west ern cows. $2.7fO3.50. HOGS Receipts 9.0no. Market lc lower. Bulk of sales, $6.266.56; heavy. $6.55.5; packers and butchers. $6.256.60; light. $6.006.50; pigs. $3.755.26. SHEEP Receipts 3.0no. Market steady. Muttons, $3.65(54.60; Iambs. $4.0CB6.00; range wethers. $3.50(34.00; fed. ewes. $3.25g3.90. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago. Aug. 14 CATTLE Receipts about 4.000. Market steady. Beeves. fS.S. (ft7.60: Texans. J3.50O6.20: westerns. $3.50 6.00; stoekers and feeders, $2.40(54.60: cows and heifers. 1.605.76; calves, 5.S0i7.f. HOGS Receipts about 36.000. Market 10c lower. Lights. $6.oniu6.60; mixed. $.16 6.70; heavv, 6.0ma.7O; rough. $6.006.30; good to choice heavy, $6.30fi.70; pigs, 15.16 6.S0: bulk of sales, $6.4OS.0. SHEEP Receipts about 10,000. Market steady. Natives, $2.40&4.50; westerns, $2.75 04.25: yearlings. $4.25.00; lambs, $3.50 6.40; westerns, $4.007.60. Kansas City live, mock Sales. The following sales were made today at the stock yards. Kansas City, Mo., and telephoned to The Topeka State Journal by Clay, Robinson Co., live stock com mission merchants, with offices at all markets. Kansas City. Aug. 13. CATTLE Re ceipts 6,000 head. Market steady to 10c higher. HOGS Receipts 8.000 bead. Market 10c to 90c lower. Bulk of sales, $6.303.s0; top, tseo. SHEEP Receipts 3,000 head, steady. KILLING STEERS. No. Wt. Prlce.lNo. WL 24........1.V7 $6 5 i 26.. 939 4.. 875 3.0 I 18 13T16 38.. .1130 8.10 1164 1024 Market Price. $3.40 6.20 4.20 COWS AND HEIFERS. 10.. 5.. 3.. 4.. 1.. L. 917 3.10 3.40 3 40 8.50 10. 806 S.25 2.45 2.40 3.25 $.35 ..10S0 S90 776 ..1270 13... 10... 1... 11... 823 65 ...12H0 ...1092 8.76 6.00 66ft 8TOCKER8 AND FEEDERS. 4... 86... 2... 18... 1... 841 4 66 37. 4.7S 3.25 ..1020 16 164 4.85 I 17.... CALVES. 4.75 I 1.... 5.10 38..., 6 00 I BULLS. 2.75 I 1.... 2.76 2.... 2.75 I HOGS. Price. I No. $6.20 1 86.... 6.45 I 1.... 485. 195 196 R.T5 5.50 1 1150 ...13S0 ...1425 3.10 3.20 22. .1190 1.. ..1330 Wt 164 195 No. 38... 90... Wt. 210 230 Price. $6.40 5.30 Chicago Produce Market. Chicago. Aug. 13. CHEESE Market steadv. Daisies. 1213c; twins, ll12o; yo gunAmericas, 12 13c. POULTRY Alive, steady; turkeys, 14c; chickens, 12c; springs. 15c. BITTER Market firm. Creamery, 19 22c: daisies. 17S30c. EGGS Market steady. Firsts, 1SC Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Mo.. Aug. IS". WHEAT Market unchanged. September, 88c: December.-90Hc: May. 94c. Cash: No. 2 hard. 90(?96c: No. 3 ,8S94c; No. 2 red. 96S7c; No. 3, 94c. CORN Market unchanged to c high er. September, 70e; December. 67c; May. 58c. Cash: No. 2 mixed. 73673c; INO. o. I iO 1- ivf. Willie, 3. 75c. a oM-: -Market nnrhf"g4 No. 2 white. Wll, so. SI. PAUL. E. BUFFALO. 47a4Re; No. J mixed, 46ff47c. RYE TSifrSOe. HAY Market steadv. Choice timothy, $9.5WH0.fl0; choice prairie. 7.ut. BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery, extra. 21c: packing stock, 16c. EGGS Market steady. Fresh extras. 19Vic; current receipt. 13"4c. WHEAT Receipts 227 cars, 1 New Tork Produce Market. New York. Aug. 13. BUTTER Market firm. Creamery specials. 23c; extras, 23c: third to first. 18fc-22c. CHEESE Market steady. State' full cream, specials. 12(313c; do. small, col or or white fancy, 12c: ditto large, color ed or white fancy. llc; ditto good to prime. llllc; ditto common,- 9Wo; skims. I"yu9c. EGGS Market firm. Western firsts, 18 19c; seconds. 1617c POULTRY Alive, irregular; springs, lc: fowl, 13c: turkeys. 12c. Dressed, steady; western springs, 1219c; fowls, 12313 New Tork Stock Market. Wall St.. New Tork. Aug. IS STOCKS Prices of stocks at the opening today were generally higher last night, with the exceptions amongst the less Important stocks. The dealings were moderately ac tive. Union Pacific preferred advanced 1. Northern Pacific and National Lead 1. and aBltlmore and Ohio, Atlantic Coast Line and American 8ugar large fractions. The advance In prices was arrested by the distribution of large selling orders which forced the list fractionally below yesterday's closing. Brisk bidding for Missouri Pacific and National Lead strengthened the market afterwards and the selling was renewed after prices had recovered to near the opening level. The reaction carried active trading stocks be low last night. The tone was drooping, offerings of stocks increasing when any tendency to rally was shown. There were special points of strength, Wisconsin Central raising 1. Texas and Pacific Land Trust 1 and Denver and Rio Grande preferred 1. Union Pacific. Reading. New Tork Central. Delaware and Hudson, Interbor ough Metropolitan preferred. Amalgamat ed Copper and American Cotton OH lost 1. The market was heavy and dull at noon. Bonds were firm. Stocks came on the market In a steady stream for a while and before the offer ings slackened there were numerous losses of a point or more. Realising and short selling contributed to the market weakness. Third Avenue yielded 3. B. R. T.. and Interbetropolitan preferred 2, Reading and Northwestern 1. Union Pa cific and St. Paul 1 and Southern Pa cific 1. Verv little business was transacted, but the tone continued heavy and prices hov ered around the low point. Ranges of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by J. E. Gait Commlssslons. Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 486. New Tork Aug. 13. Stocks Op'n High Low Cl'se Yea Sugar 137 137 136 136 13 Gas 9R 96 96 96 96 Copper 81 81 79 79 81 B. R. T 56 56 63 63 55 A Car Fnd.y 41 U. S. SteeL Com 47 47 46 46 47 U. S. Steel. Pfd...ll lli 1 109 llo Atchison. Com. 89. 89 88 8S K Anaconda., 4 49 4 48 48 St.. Paul 14l4T- 144 146 J46 Rock Island 18r18 17 17 18 Gt. Northern .....140 14i 138 139 139 Wabash. Pfd 27 27 27 27 27 Missouri Pacific... 68 60 57 67 5S Am. Smelting .98 99 97 97 9 Northern Paciflc.146 146 144 144 14S N. Y. Central. .109 1K 10i 106 VW Texas Pacific 26 25 26 26 24 So. Pacific 97 97 96 96 97 Reading g ...12K 129 126 136 128 Erie. Com 24 24 23 23 23 So. Railway 3ft 20 20 20 20 Union Pacific ....169 1S9 157 167 15S C. 0 43 43 42 42 43 B. 0 95 96 93 9S 94 L. N 111 1111!0 110H 111 Katv 65 66 66 65 65 Pennsylvania 126 126 125 125 126 Can. Pacific 172 172 171 171 172 National Lead 88 R9 8f, 86 87 C. F. 1 36 36 34 36 26 Rock Island. Pfd.. 36 36 33 33 36 New Tork sugar and Coffee Market, New York. Aug. IS. SUGAR Raw, quiet; refining. $3.58; centrifugal. 96 test. $4.06; molasses sugar. $3.3803.33: refined. nuiet; crushed, $5.90; powdered, $5.30; granulated, 35.20. COFFEE Market quiet. No. 7 Rio, 6c; No. 4 Santos. 8c. Topeka Market. Furnished by the Charles Wolff Pack ing Co.. yards close at noon Saturday. Can now handle wagon hogs same as be fore flood. Cannot use hogs under lit pounds. Do not market hogs unless same are well finished, as we cannot use hajf fat stuff. We give below prices effective at once, until t uri'ner notice. Topeka, Kan., Aug. 13. HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS $6.16g.30 HEAVY 6. 166.00 LIGGHT .........Zx Per ca t. COWS good $3.0004 M COWS (common) 2.0O&3.ut HEIFERS 3.003. 7 BULLS Vi."' 2.603.t CALVES tgood, W0 to 200 lbs.).... 4.004j w) CALVES (over 200 lbs.) 3.UGWS.7J Furnished by The Continental Creamery Co.. Topeka. Kan. EGGS Chicago, 18c; N. Y., 18c. CREAMERY. BUT1 ER-Chlcago. Zlc;N. Y 22c ELGIN BUTTER 21c Wholesale prices furnished by Topeka Packing Co., 114-116 W. Laurent street 1 racains EGG8 AND POULTRY. 1 POULTRY Hens. 8c; springs. 8c; broil, era. 12c; roosters, 3c; old roosters. So; tur keys, 10c; ducks. 4c; geese, 4c. BUTTER Packing stock, 15c. W1HOIJESALE FRUIT AND PRODUCE. Furnished by Sam'l E. Lux. Wholesale Fruit and Produce. APPLES-Per bu.. $1.2581.80. PEARS California BaiUeti, per oj, 2CABBAGE Per lb., lc. ONIONS-Home grown, per bu.. $1.00. CUCUMBERS 1-3 bu. box, 75c. PLUMS California, per crate. $1,269 13a. CANTALOUPES Per crate. $2.503.2. WATERMELONS-Per lb., 1 PEACHES Elberta. per crate. S5c: home grown, per 8-lb. basket, 20$26c. LEMONS California, $5.75S.(M. ORANGES Valencia, per pox. $S.7S3e.OO. BANANAS Medium sixed bunches. 12 62.50; large bunches, 62.7&&3.00; Jumbo, $3.5S.50; extra large bunches, par pound, NEW EAR CORN Per do,, 20c. TOMATOES Per 20 lb. basket, 85c, RADISHES Per dos, 30c TURNIPS-Per bushel $1.00. MANGO PEPPERS-Per bu.. $1.00. BEETS Per dos. 30c CARROTS Per do, bunches. 40a. SPINACH Per bu., 40c POTATOES Per bu., 75c WAX BEANS Per ho x, SSc CHEESE. Wisconsin T. A.. 15c: Llmburger, 14c: Daisy. 20-lb. each, 14c; Dairy Twins, I to box. 14c: Wisconsin yellow, 15c; Wis consin white, 15c; Brick. 14c; Block Swiss, domestic style, 15c Grain Market. Furnished by J. B. Blllard. corner Kan sas Ave. and Curtis St. Topeka, Ksn Aug. 13. WHEAT No. 2. ie3c; No. 3. 770ei No. 4. 72074c. COBN-TOc

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THE TOfEKA DAILY STATE JOTTByAlTHtniSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1903. TY Miss Dolly Curtis will entertain a few guests informally this evening for Mrs. Malcolm James of Clarinda, la. The invitations are limited to former North Topeka neighbors of the Curtis family and Mr James who lived here until a few years ago. Mrs. Edward M. Jolley will give a morning card party at the Country club next Tuesday for Misses Helen Hackney and Alice Brown of Atchi son and Miss Helen Parker of Kansas City and Mrs. A. H. Thompson will give a tea at her home on West Tenth avenue for them Tuesday afternoon. Miss Mary MacLennan will entertain Miss Hackney who arrived today to visit her, and the Misses Llnley o Atchison, who are guests of Miss Lu clie McAfee and their hostess at luncheon tomorrow. Topeka's list of eligible men was diminished by one Wednesday when Mr. Edwin D. McKeever was married to Miss Florence Martin of Indepen dence. The marriage was solemnised very quietly at Grace cathedral at o'clock. Canon R. K. Pooley reading the service. Mr. McKeever has at tained a considerable success in his profession, law, and In politics, hav ing once represented a Shawnee coun ty district in the state legislature and having held the position of assistant United States district attorney. He was a widower and his bride is a niece of the first Mrs. McKeever. They left last night for Colorado and Salt Lake City to be gone about three weeks and will be at home on their re turn at his house at 1214 Tenth ave nue west. Miss Luclle McAfee gave an after noon musical at her country home on the West Sixth pike today for her guests Misses Alice and Nona Llnley of Atchison. The friends asked to meet them were Miss Ethel Frlzzell. Miss Ethel Ktngsley, Miss Edna Corbet, Miss Opal Corbet, Mrs. Harry T. Forbes, Miss Mary MacLennan, Miss Helen Hackney of Atchison, Miss Katharine Hughes. Miss Margaret Betzger. Miss Harlet Embree, Miss Elisabeth Embree. Miss Gertrude Bauer, Miss Minna Bauer. Miss Helen Lee, Miss Mary Meade, Miss Alice La kin, Miss Grace Ott, and Miss Marian McAfee. This evening Miss McAfee will en tertain for the Misses Linley with, a straw ride which will end at the Mc Afee place. The invitations for the evening include Mr. and Mrs. Clark Gresser, Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Forbes. Miss Selma Foberg, Miss Har riet Bell, Miss Katharine Hughes, Mr. Harry Cowglll, Mr. Clyde Corbet. Mr. Ralph Forbes. Mr. Harry Hetnssman, Mr. Otto Foberg and Mr. J. A. Stod dard. Mrs. 3. t. Cooper. 500 West street, entertained Informally Wednesday evening for her guest Miss Kathryn Faulkner of Los Angeles. She was assisted by Mrs. Harry Hobson and the other guests were Misses Lugrace Whitmer, Sara Webster, Carol Gage. Florence Davis, Agnes Ost, Zlllah Mlleham, Blanche Wharton, Isabel rickinson. Alice Etmyer. Marguerite Klene. Mary Cooper, Messrs. John Waters, Wallace Jerome, Dr. Harry Knowles Fabian" Dickinson, Allen Mil ler. Frank Chaney, Roy Johnston, Walter Chaney, D. S. Faulkner, Sam Cooper II. A Topeka girl visiting eastern friends at their summer home at At lantic City writes of grandeurs that make her Kansas friends sit up and gasp. She is visiting in a summer cottage of twenty rooms with a staff of twelve servants. She has a French maid at her own disposal. If she walks a block a footman in livery blue with white knickerbockers and high boots tags behind, and there are two men In the dining room one at each end of the table. "The girls," she adds, "wear twenty-five dollar' blouses to breakfast and dress five times a day." Mrs. H. B. Hogeboom entertained the following guests Tuesday evening In celebration of Dr. Hogeboom's birthday anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Purdy, Mr. and Mrs.. C. M. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nichols, Mrs. Malcolm James of Clarinda, la., Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. Jules Snat tinger, Mr. and Mr. John Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. Jnhn Green. Mrs. A. T. Lucas has asked guests for bridge tomorrow afternoon in compliment to her sister. Mrs. Grant Maxwell of Oklahoma City. Since the fashionable chirography has been growing bigger and bigger and stragglier and stragglier some thing like this was to be expected: A 'opeka girl visiting In the east writes .ome on stationery so big it looks like a valentine. The envelopes are fully four by six inches. Good news for the dancing sets In Topeka Is the announcement of the consolidation of the Hall and Stein berg orchestras for the coming sea son. Mr. Harry Steinberg, director of the Steinberg orchestra will play again at the Novelty theater and Mr. Ray Hall will direct an orchestra in which Mr. Charlie Steinberg, pianist, and Mr. Carl Huntsinger, two stars of the Steinberg organization, will play. The Assembly and Hellanthus dances next winter will be given at the Elks club. Mrs. Harry Nichols entertained at bridge Tuesday afternoon for her guest, Mrs. Malcolm James of Clarinda, Iowa. The marriage of Miss Mary Ander on ana Mr. Georga Murray Skinner took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ander son, north of town Wednesday even ing at 8 o'clock. The Rev. J. s. Giendennlng performed the ceremony and the wedding music was played by the bride's cousin, Mr. Carlton Wood, violinist. Mlas Clara Parmalee at the piano. The house was charmingly decorated with garden flowers in yel low and white and the bride wore a pretty gown of white net over silk and carried white roses. Mr. Skinner is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Skinner Children's Qhoe SATURDAY WATCH FOR IT ike Crosby Bros. Co. and is engaged with his father in the nursery business. They will occupy the old Skinner house In Shorey where they will receive their friends after August 18. Mrs. H. H. Cooper gave an informal dinner Tuesday for her Bister, Miss Dorothy Cooper of Abilene. Here's something to give life a new sest .for wpmehklnd: a showing of os trich plumes and tips at Miss Pfckens' tomorrow. Miss Pickens has received a large shipment of plumes, which will be more fashionable than aver this winter, and will put them on exhibit at her shop tomorrow. Black and white and all colors are Included In the col lection which will be notable for its variety and beauty. Customers select ing plumes for fail and winter milli nery at this showing will be given a 25 per cent discount on the regular price. Notes and Personal Mention Mrs. William E. Drechsel and her children will leave the first of Septem ber for Leavenworth to spend the winter with her mother, Mrs. D S. Ryan. Mrs. William R. Palkiner left Sun day for Chicago and Marquette, Mich., to visit her sisters, Mrs. Samuel T. Fulton of Chicago, and Mrs. Flint B. Aniba of Marquette. She will return to Chicago from Marquette about the 20th and accompany Mrs. Fulton on a trip -to the Green mountains of New Hampshire, where they will spend a month. Select your plumes for fall and win ter at Miss Pickens' Friday and save 25 per cent. Mr. Earls C. Williams of the Crosby Brothers' company leaves tomorrow for the east for his usual fall buying trip. Mrs. Williams will accompany him. They will take a boat from Chi- A very effective fancy blouse is shown In the accompanying cut, the model being of fine, cream-colored embroidered net, with a strap trim ming of cream-white satin bands. These bands were an inch and a half In width, and half inch satin, straps were also used In lattice design between the wider bands. Insertion and lace ruffles were used about the yoke and sleeves of the blouse, as Must rated. cago for Buffalo and in New Tor will Join Mr. W. T. Crosby. Mr. E. H. Crosby. Miss Alma Conklln and Mr. H. F. Clay of the Crosby establishment who went east earlier. Mr. John McFarland of Texlco, New Mexico, is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McFarlana. Mr. Arner Robenson Is in Fort Riley attending the maneuvers. Mrs. George Chapman and Miss Jeannette Chapman of Galesburg, HI., are expected Friday to visit Mrs. Chapman s brother, Mr. Edwin w. Knowles and Mrs. Knowles. A saving of 25 per cent on plumes for winter if you choose them tomorrow at Miss Pickens. Miss Margaret Going Is expected home the last of next week from the Atlantic coast. Mrs. J. W. Goitfg will stop in Indianapolis for a visit which will delay her return a week or so. Mrs. H. M. Klinger and Miss Daphne McMillan of Cleveland, Ohio, are expected next week to visit Miss Julia Wellhouse. They are- on their wav home from a trip to Alaska.' The Topeka people who nave leen camping at Lyndon returned yester day. In the party were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Barnes. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Peppmyer, Mr. and Mrs. W P Hemphill and their son Ray, Mr and Mrs, Henry Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Billings. Whatever else you have on your fall hat you will want plumes. Nothing else is so-chic for street or dress wear. A notable showing of plumes and tips will be made at MIsS Pickens' tomor row. Tou are Invited to see them. Customers selecting plumes at this sale will be given the advantage of a 25 per cent discount. Mrs. P. J. Clevenger is ill at her house. 303 Tenth avenue west. Miss May Graham will go to Frank fort tomorrow to attend a house party. Mrs. C. Q. Foster and Miss Lillian Foster left today ofr Harbor Beacn, Mich. Mr. O. J. Wood has returned from Ludlngton, Mich. Mr. G. P. Morehouse 1 upending a few days at his ranch at Diamond Springs. Next week he will leave with Mrs. Morehouse for an extended east ern and lake trip. Miss Pickens and Miss Josephine Pickens will leave Saturday for their eastern fall buying trip. Plumes black and white and all col ors, special 25 per cent discount to morrow, at Miss PickenS. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Strlckler will leave tonight for a month in Color ado. Mrs. Albert T. Reid and her daugh ter. Marian, left today for Minocqua, Wis., to join her mother, Mrs. M. A. Low, and Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Du rin ger of Fort Worth, Tex., who' have been there a few weeks. They will re turn early In September. Mr. Hobart Mills Is in Chicago on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott Davis have gone to Minnesota on a Ashing trip. Mrs. Malcolm James of Clarinda, la.. Is the guest of Mrs. Harry Nichols and Miss Dolly Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Brewer and their son Perry of Denver are guests MD lilSCFIUJEOUS ADS. W. J. Schneider and wife to J. P. Bradley, lots in sec. 30-11-16 10 B. E. Burns to J. Burns, w. s. w. M 35-11-16 135.35 of Mr. Brewer's parents. Mr. and Mrs. James Brewer. They will go from here to Tacoma, Wash., to spend a month. Miss Ruth Hamlin went to Osage City today for a short visit. Mr. S. A. Cooper, of Abilene, who was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. H. H. Hazlett. has returned home. Plumes for fall hats at Miss Pick ens' tomorrow; 25 per cent off the reg ular price. Mrs. George McCoy has gone to Pennsylvania to spend a month and her sister, Mrs. Carlton Sawin, of Sa il na, is here with her grandfather, Mr. Rushmore, during Mrs. Coy's ab sence. Miss Ruth Bauer, Miss Helen Roehr and Mr. W. F. Roehr went to Fort Riley today to attend the army maneu vers Miss Venice Whitney, Miss Lola Mc Afee and Miss Gertrude Heinz went to Kansas City Wednesday where they will spend the rest of the week. Mr. C. Henri Strawn and Mr. New ton Strawn have returned from a visit to their people in Mt. Pleasant. Ia. Mrs. H. P. Mann and children of 709 Fillmore street, have returned from a visit to Colorado Springs and Manitou. A surprise party in honor of Miss Belle Hendrbrof Des Moines, la., was given at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Ashpole, at Big Springs. There were about 45 guests present and a pleasant evening was enjoyed by all. Mr. Leslie Hanawalt and Mr. Ralph Hanawait of Chicago, guests of Dr. Bushong and family, have gone to Colorado where they will visit for a few days before returning home. Mrs. W. R. Marshall has returned from a week's visit with Mrs. J. J. Jones of Cottonwood Falls. Mrs. Carrie Nye left yesterday for a few weeks' visit In Chicago and In diana. The E. T. C. club will meet Friday afternoon at Central park. HOUSE BITE KILLED HIM. While Treating It the Animal Nipped Off the Doctor's Nose. New York, Aug. lg. Dr. Max Zleg gler, a veterinary surgeon of Arverne, Long Island, was buried yesterday, his death having resulted, it is said, from the bite of a horse. He was giving the horse a dose of medicine a fort night or more ago, when the animal snapped at him, nipping the surgeon's nose. Ha treated the wound, but be came very 111 a few days ago and died. A close watch Is being kept on the horse to ascertain from what mal ady It was suffering When It bit Dr. Zieggler. r-DIAMONDS-i Of Quality and Prices the Lowest We always carry in stock any size required in Un mounted Stones. The Latest Designs in Mounted Diamond Jewelry TO BE HAD AT Jas. B. Hayden's 727 Kansas Are. TOPEKA, KANSAS WANTED A position by an experienced young lady stenographer With good ref erence prefer to take place about Sept 1. Address EL, care Journal WANTEDA position by a fast naner hanicr. also a good painter and finisher; state wages paid; union or non union. Address Box 19. Topeka. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED-i-Teama to haul brick. Phone 368, Brick Co., 214 East 6th st. WANTED Teamsters in city, $1.75 day, laborers for railroad grade work, track repairers, bridge carpenters, farm hands, farm couples, hay hands, young man for Iowa hospital, nurse, first and second cooks, men waiters. Capital Employment Agency, 811 Kansas ave. WANTED Good boy to assist In work around house. 212 West 8th st. WANTED Railway msil clerks, postof flce clerks, carriers. $1,100 yearly. Ex aminations coming. Preparation free. Franklin Institute. Rochester, N. Y. WATJECpiaf A I K JHKLP WANTED Matron tor the Topeka Orphans Home, can at 426 ciay st. WANTED 100 waitresses. JO to mo.. board room and transportation; women cooks. $10 week: house girls, housekeepers, hotel maids, kitchen help. Capital Em ployment Agency, $11 Kansas ave. WANTED Two girls wanted, fair educa tion. Capital Commercial college, 716 K A WANTED Dining room help at Topeka hotel. 123 W. th. WANTED Good cook and dining room help. Mrs. Keener, 212 West $th st. WANTED Competent white girl. 414 W. 10th. WANTED SALESMEN salesman WANTED Sell retail trade. $75 to $175 per month and expenses or commission. Experience unnecessary. Hermingsen Cigar Co.. Toledo, O. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WE PAY highest cash prioe for your cast off clothing, shoes, hats and overcoats. Drop us a card or call ind. phone 1079. Gordon Bros.. 436 Kansas avs. WANTED Bids for rebuilding cistern at 1131 iopeaa Ayyiy a. Clay st. WANTED To rent or buy second hand typewriter. J. E. Leader. 127 W. 7th. WANTED To trade 160 acres of unin cumbered land on Smoky river, Ellis oountjr, Kansas, for home In Topeka; might assume a small mortgage. Address Owner F.. care Journal. SPECIALTIES to manufacture. In Un, i rvw liwrt w R ham Co., Sheet-Metal Workers, 219 E. 4th st. ma. pnone WANTED To rent br man and wife, two furnished or unfurnished rooms with board In private family. Phone 2068 blue. WANTED Veal calves and fat cows. H. M. Bush. Ind. phone 2473$. 1010 E. th st. WANTED All kinds of cement woix. cel lor floors. 7c foot. Don't pay If not sat isfactory. J. M. Brain. Ind. 6143. WANTED Modern furnished cottage Of 6 rooms; west siae prwerreu. iiiu. FOR RENT Suite of unfurnished rooms. Modern. 321 Harrison St.- Adults only. FOR RENT 2 pleaiivt -modern furnished rooms, en suite: also tefngle room. 710 W. S. FOR RENT 615 Buchanan at, I rooms. Ind. phonf '74. FOR RENT Nice rooms for housekeep ing, furnished or unfurnished. Call S21 Monroe. FOR RENT Modern- light housekeeping ntnma sian anite nf nicelr furnished rooms. 1034 Van Buren. FOR RENT To lady; a large, modern, well furnished, front room; with or with out board. Inquire upstairs. 500 Fillmore. FOR RENT Two furnished rooms, room ing or housekeeping, modern. 1230 Jackson. FOR RENT Modern furnished room, $30 Van Buren st. BOARD AND ROOM. 639 Tyler St., house modern, $4 per week. Ind. 2463 blue. rOR RENT Newly furnished twm with bath for refined gentleman, modern. 1316 Van Buren. FOR RENT Furnished rooms with or without board. Strictly modern. 627 Monroe st. GOOD BOARD AND ROOM. 629 Tyler St., 'house strictly modern $4 per week. FOR RENT 4 large unfurnished rooms with bath and small store room, corner 10th and Topeka ave. Geo. M. Noble e Co.. or 815 Harrison St. FOR RENT 4 unfurnished housekeeping room, "all 723 Quincy for Information. FOR RENT 6 room house, partly modern. 610 Van Buren St. Ind. phone 2883. FOR RENT Five room house, close in. Inquire 810 Monroe. Indd. phone 23S8 Red FOR RENT 3 room cottage. 1920 Harri son, gas, well cistern. Leslie, 1700 To peka ave. Phones 1586. FOR RENT 1 modern 8 room house. West 10th. Telephone 1100. FOR RENT 6 room cottage, barn and chicken house and yard. 1220 High St., Phone 2311 black. FOR RENT Seven room house. T13 Van Buren st. 11283 rings. Mrs. Stout. FOR RENT -4 room house, gas for light and heat. 714 Chestnut st. BETZER REALTY LOAN CO. Room 2. Columbian bldg. Ind. 477. FOR RENT 6 room house. 2 lots and barn. Segutn-i, 413 Kan. ave. FOR RENT -Rous rooms, bath. etc. Also stable. 519 West St.. entrance Pot win J. Thorr-'s. M W. Sth St. FOR RENT- MiSCELLANEOFS. FOR RENT Entire 2nd floor over Peo ple's Market, 45x75 feet; will arrange parltlons to suit tenant. 209 Kansas ave. DESK ROOM. l sit nnnvifilMMM' mlmt stenographer. Address X. X., care Journal. FOR RENT Kansas ave, store No. 71. For rent Sept. 1st. John E. Frost, Co lumbia bldg. LOST AND FOUND. T AUT T,,..Aa M K DTI... a 1. hu tween 10 o'clock and 10:30, twenty-five dollars (two tens and one five dollar hill l Rmraxd if returned to No. 9 The Devon. LOST Plain gold watch with diamond In center chatelain pin fastening, in card case. Return to 1115 N. Monro st, and receive reward. FOUND Small amount of money. Address R. J. H. PATENTS. J. A. ROSEN, patent attorney. 629 Kan sas ave.. Topexa, au. FOR KAlit nv at. rc-r lir FOR "siljHouse'and 4 lots,'" with large v inter Auournaau, Thomas Lumber Co. BIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE. AUBURNDALE: Good 7 rooms. ?as llcht am4 I. t n i ucai, iu piace, room ior Dam, cistern and city water, shade, barn, i HIGHLAND PAltK: 9 lots, 4 room cot tage, stable, cellar, fruit. $950. PAJf.L'AND: 6 rooms. 4 lots, weH. $1,050. LOWMAN: New 4 rooms, 2 lots, well. $1,160. NEAR CENTRAL PARK: Fine ltf lots. 3 story brick, heart of Topeka. $7,000; rents $83: 14 per cent. 6 rooms, modern. $2,100 and $2,400. "'cijuiiin j-uu warn, see us. Vt M. FORBES CO.. 107 West 7th. the urie-hepworth land co kansas, texas mexico lands, topeka. Kansas. Ind. Phone 367. Bell Phone 1SS. FOR SALE S06 W. 8th. 2 lots. rooms and bath, gas. furnace, oak floors, faalng Bethany, $3,250. Inquire 1217 Tyler at. SEE THE NEW HOMES we're building before you buy get something that's never been occupied. Bennett Garrison, 603 Mulvane Bldg. GEO. M. NOBLE CO. REAL ESTATE. LOANS. INSURANCE. Some Special Farms and City Bargains. 416 KAN. AVE. OTP. POSTOFFICK. FOR SALE Eleven new modern prop erties from C to 11 room houses, 1H to 2 lots, on more easy terms than you can buy old property for. Why buy old when you can for the same buy new? Have sold S In last few days. Call at 812 Kan sas ave., first floor. W. R. Mlnert A Co. Both phones 821. FOR 6 ALE 5 room new cottage, cellar. tii-iri ii, lin uuuse mill yiuu, bi front corner lots. This place will sell cheap If sold soon, located at 2429 Clay st, 8 rooms, modern, close In, rooming house.. North Jackson, cheap and easy J. D, MILLER, 15 Kan. Ave. Both phones 10 ACRE TRACT HOME. A neat little farm of 10 acres. Just 3 miles east of the city, new 6 room house. Small barn, buggy shed, chicken house, good Well, 6 acres of fine corn, 4 acres of ripening tomatoes. 3 acres In millet and cane, balance of ground with house and fruit. If this place Is taken at once it' can be bought, Including the crop, Tor $2,100. The ineumbe ranee Is $850, for 6 years at per cent. DAWSON PIERSON. Bank of Topeka Building. Ground floor. Phones: Ind. 1038. Bell 414. GEO. H. ELLIOTT. City property, farms and Texas lands for sale. 204 E. 4th St. Topeka, Kan. Ind. Phone 16462. WHY PAY RENT when you can get an eisrht room new house, never been occu pied for $26.40 per month and a small payment aown. An elegant location; east front. Vt block from Central nark Iflt Fillmore. Inquire of owner, 1607 Fillmore. FOR SALE OR RENT Small cash pay ment, balance monthly, two four room cottages, 1636 East 3rd street and 520 Chan- ater sc. f J. BROWN. 17 Columbian Bldg. HOUSES FOR SALE MOFFIT. 6HILLINGLAW CO. Real Estate, Loans. Rental Agents. 206 WEST 6TH STREET. BOTH PHONES 1055. TOPEKA. KAN. FOR SALE My property at 1023 Madison b. a room nouse ana Darn. IF sold within 10 days trill take $1,600 for neat 6 room cottage, located on W. Sth ave.t elose In. Call either phone 1082. FOR SALE 4x54 Cylinder Gasoline Engine. Just the thing for motor boat. Call 610 Park st.. Ben phone 2972. W. F. ROEHR MUSIC CO.. 630 K&n&'is Ave. PIANO EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. 1 fine UprLrit Sterling piano, $100. 1 Standard Upright, r.45. 1 Strauss Upright, $lfio. 1 Emery Upright ?rand. S1S5. 3 Square pianos, $15 to $49. 6 Parlor organs, $10 to St. 1 fine grap.iapnono, rcgi'ir $V". J25. Watch this column for lianj nn.;w. FOR SALE Stlmpson computing scale and 2 show cases. 902 E. 4th st. FOR SALE Good Jersey cow, giving 3 gallons of milk per day. 1547 Logan st. Ind. phone 6561. GOOD business for Sale on Kan. ave., making over $1,800 per year. Best loca tion. Light expenses. For particulars, ad dress Business, care Journal. FOR SALE Oat hay In stack, near city. Chas. F. Spencer, Prudential bldg. FOR SALE Sound 8-year-old eolt. Call Ind. phone 2242 Black. FOR SALE Household furniture, carpets and canned fruit. Call 1353 Western ave. FOR SALE Elegant hand carved burl Walnut bedroom suit, such as are again fast becoming the style. Rare design and In fine condition, cost $500, Owner mov ing. Cheap. Call 2191 Blue, Ind. FOR SALE QUICK Twin cylinder In dian motorcycle, $145. Address Kenneth Norton. 1406 Grand ave., Kansas City Mo. FOR SALE Jersey cow, rich milker, $37.50; plug mare, $30; buggy, $17.50. Ind. Phone 6702. FOR SALE Cheap, a good paying busi ness, account of being called away I sell all my fixtures and business as I must leave at once. Superior restaurant. 414 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Brick and stone building to be removed. See F. J. BROWN. IT Columbian Bldg. FOR SALE 3 good gas stoves and 1 sew ing machine at 1031 Polk st. FOR SALE Young sound driving horse. weignx l.iuu, city wiuac. am lupenii bvs. FOR SALE Rubber tired phaeton, cheap. 724 West 12th. FOR SALE Six pigs, six weeks' old, cheap. Dick McCarly restaurant, foot of Buchanan St. FOR SALE Rent, payment plan, cottage and 6 lots, i blka car line; large chicken yard, good garden and well; fine shade. Reduced prUe $700. Smith, 629 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Cheap, 1 Columbia carriage i v. MBAnw nn In crnnri fnnriltlnn 1 phaeton and 4 saddle. 1020 Quincy. FOR SALE Cheap, on account of poor health, hotel and boarding house, 19 fur- trade. Address G. N.. care Journal. WE CAN furnish your bouse complete with nw or second hand furniture. Call and- get our prices. Oreseer Catoa, 421 Kansas ave. InO. phone 958. FOR SALE 609 business cards for $1.2R; 600 envelopes $1.25: 600 letter heads. $1.50; See them; first class printing at propor tionate rates. Trapp, 714 Kansas are. FOnEttHAIfGjB WE HAVE a fine proposition In exchange for a good saddls hors. W. F. Roehr Music Co.. 630 Kansas avs. JLEGAL Published in The Topeka State Journal August 13. 1808. ORDINANCE NO. 2880. AN ORDINANCE Amending Section of ij romance iso. ksm, approved December 23, 1902, as amended by Ordinance NO. 2791. approved August 13. 1907, and r oealinff fuaid Ordimuira No. 3791. Be It Ordained by the Mayor and Councll- men oi me city ot TopeKa: Section 1. That nrrtion 6 of Ordinance No. 2384. approved December 23. 1902, as amended by Ordinance No. 2791, approved August 13. 1907. be and the said section is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 6. CIRCUSES AND MENAGERIES. Circuses and menageries as follows: For one ring circus, or for one ring circus and menagerie, $200 per day: for two ring circus, or for two ring circus and menag erie, $250 per day; for three ring circus, or for three ring circus and menagerie. $300 per day. For Wild West shows and all shows of a similar character consist ing of feats of horsemanship, exhibitions of marksmanship and other acts charac teristic of western life in the frontier days, $100 per day. For each and every siae snow connected with any sucn cir cus, menagerie or Wild West show, or traveling therewith, $10 per day. A side show, as used in this ordinance, means any show or entertainment, whether under tne main tent or not. for which a charg is made additional to that for entrance to the main tent. For a one ring circus, street exhibition Or parade. $200 per day; for a two ring circus street exhibition or parade. $250 per day; for a three ring circus street exhi bition or parade, $300 per day; for all street exhibitions or parades of Wild West shows, as defined above, $100 per day; provided, that any circus, menagerie or Wild West show, which shall pay the license tax herein provided for exhibiting within the limits of the city of Topeka, as herein provided, shall not be required to pay the license tax herein provided for street exhibitions or parades. Sec. 2. Ordinance No. 2791. approved August 13. 1907. amending section 6 of Or dinance No. 2384, approved December 23, 1902. is hereby repealed. See. S. This ordinance shall take effect and be In force from and after its pub lication in' the' dfritfial city paper. Passed the council August 10, 1908. Approved August 13. 1908. fSeal.l WM. GREEN. Mayor. Attest: C. BURGE. City Clerk. Published In The Topeka Stats Journal August 13. 1S08. NOTICE. Mayor's Office, Topeka, Kansas.- August 13, 19ns. Notice is hereby given that there will be special meeting of the city council of the city of Topeka, Kansas, held In the council chamber of said cltv at 7.30 o'clock p. m., Thursday, August 20th, 1908. for the purpose f considering the report of the appraisers appointed to ascertain the act ual value of the land proposed to be taken and assessing damages and benefits to property occasioned by the opening of an alley in the block bounded by Lawrence and Parkdale streets and Sixth avenue and the Shumrangunga creek, in said city. all as more fully specified in Ordinance jno. approves August etn. ivn. ana determining whether said report shall be confirmed and all parties interested nav lng anv complaints to make in regard to the report of Bald appraisers which said report win te on rue in tne onice oi me city clerk will be given an opportunity to be heard at said time and place. The boundry of the benefit district created Is as follows Besrinnlnar at the northeast corner of block nine In Parkdale addition to the city of Topeka. Shawnee county. Kansas, thence east parallel with the north line of Sixth avenue 71.5 feet to the west line of Lawrence street; thence north 20 feet along the west line of Lawrence street; thence west parallel with the north line of Sixth avenue 71.5 feet: thence south 20 feet to the place of beginning, in the city of Topeka. Shawnee county, Kansas. Seal. WM. GREEN, Mayor. Attest: C. B. BURGE. City Clerk. Published 4n The Topeka State. Journal August 13. 1908. RESOLVED, That the mayor and coun cil of the city of Topeka deem it neces sary for the best Interests of said city to construct a sewer in the district or territory described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the intersection of the cen ter line of Third street with the center line of Fillmore street: thence north along the center line of Fillmore street to the city limits; thence westerly along the nnrth line of the cltv limits to the east line of Potwln's sub-division; thence south along the east line or rotwm s suo-aivis-tion to the south line, extended, of Ken wood: thence east along the south line, extended, and the south line of Kenwood to the southeast corner thereof; thence north along the east line of Kenwood to the center line of Fillmore street, the place or beginning: all In the city of To peka. Shawnee county, Kansas. fSeal.l L. E. FRASER. I. C. B. Burge, -city clerk of the city of Topeka. Kansas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Is a true and cor rect copy ot the original resolution now on fileTtt my office. C. B. BURGE. City Clerk. First published In -Topeka State Journal August 11, 190S NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Sealed proposals will be received by ths state board o control, at their office in the city of Topeka. Until t p. m., Thurs day, September 3, 1908. for the furnishing of all labor and materials necessary for the erection and construction ot fire escape ladders and balconies at the Girls Industrial School. Belolt, Kansas. All of the foregoing to be executed in strict accord with the plans, details and specifications prepared for the same by John F. Stanton, state architect. Copies of the plans and specifications can be seen on file at the office of the board of control. Topeka, Kan., at the office of the superintendent of the institu tion and at the office of the, state archl ect in the capitol. Topeka. All bids or proposals shall be made to the board of control and shall be accom panied by a certified check on some re-, tponslble bank for five per cent of the amount bid. payable to the board of con trol, and the same shall be forfeited to the state in case the successful bidder fails for ten days to enter Into a contract and furnish the required bonds, as pre scribed by law, after the awarding ot the contract. All bids or proposals shall be sealed and directed to the secretary of the board ot control, Topeka, Kan., and Indorsed "Pro posals for fire escapes." All contracts shall be awarded by the board of control to the lowest responsible bidder, but the board reserves the right to rejejet any and all bids, or to reject parts of bids and accept parts, If deemed for the best Interest of the state. Attention of bidders Is called to the "eight-hour law" with which they must comply. By order ot the board of control of state charitable Institutions. E B. SCHERMERHORN, Chairman. F. W. KNAPP Secretary. August 8, 1908. First published In the Topeka Stats Journal August 11, 1908. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the city clerk-up to five o'clock p. m. Thursday, August 90th, 1908, for the improvement of the drainage of Biddle creek according to the plans On file In the office of the city engineer. All bids must cover the cost of material and labor necessary for the completion of Said work. A certified check for $500.00 must accom pany each bid. The mayor and council reserve the right to reject any and all bids. SeaL C. B. BURQE, City Clerk. First published In Topeka State Journal August 1L 190$. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Topeka, Kansas. August 11, 190$.' Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the city clerk up to five o'clock p. m. Thursday. August 20th. 1908 for the raising and placing to grade the Topeka Rallwav Co. s tracks from the east line of Lake street to ths east line of Locust street together with the furnishing of all ths necessary tools, material and labor ra- LEfML. quired therefor. A certified check for $200.00 must accom pany each bid. Ths muvnr uwl annnil n?trvf tntt rtht t0 reJect ny and all bids. 'oclu i w. U. BURGS, City Clerk. First published In Ths Topeka Blats Journal, July 36, ISO.) NOTICE.. To Whom It May' Concern i You will take notice that my petition for a permit to sell Intoxicating liquors at mr.dKffft0 V N,LB1 N- Kansas av-I In.." First ward of the city of To peka, Shawnee county, Kansas, Is now on file In the office of the probate judge ot said county, and that the said petition will be heard before the probate judgs ot said county, at his office In tfis court ?i?u,S.kj the cliy 6f Topeka Saturday, the 29th day of August. 1908. at 10 o'clocK m- A. W. LACEY. Wll.l. II UlKhlt FOR WINDOW SCREENS. Made. Painted, Fitted and Hung. Ind. 4661. 1138 Kans. Avs. BsU Its. BEFORE yon UUd thai hW house. It wl pay you to ses O. A. BowersflaM. cement building block for pries and 4iusJ ty. Can 114 K. :i st. InphoiyissI, GENUINE American mala springs for American watches. B. rreidbarg. 607 K.A. Try Long on Bicycle Repairing. He gives Satisfaction. Prices reasonable. Shop at 115 East Seventh 8t. -WALL PAPER CENTS UP WB CARRY A FULL STOCK. LET CM FIGURE ON WORK. W1TR. 140 E. FIFTH STREET. PHONES: BELL 186. IND. 2244 RED. LOOK HERB tS.trac.to nd farmers, and tbsse wh hlrs help, nt ma. If you want a Job me. If yon want to uy, sell or trad real state, live stock or merahsndlss, me. C. L. Buyler. Real Estate and Em ployment Agency. 621 North Kansas avs. Bell phons lrTI. IF TOUR wstch neds repairing brine t,IC J"'-'".'''. W WTnsss are? Sn2 ost It done rlghf MO.'Jr tu loan on liva stock, pianos per Mnalsecurlty. household goods, typewrit era W. E. Segulne. 413 K. A. Both phones. LOANS PROMPTLY MADE AT PER ?5NJr,NEArtMS ANt ER CENT ON CITY PROPERTY. WITH REASON'- ABLE COMMISSION. BETZER REALTY LOAN CO. Room S Ground Floor Columbian Bldg. MONEY to loan on clt property, also personal property. Tou esn pay ascK by the week or month, Tnpeka Invest- tnent I .nan Co 113 R. 6tB at. MONEY tn loan on personal proportr, payment 11.26 week will pay off loan tit In V weeks. G. H. Fllntbam. notary sus lift 906 K. 4th st. Either psoas 97T, MONEY to loan on live stock, pianos, or gans, typewriters. bmiwfcoM -iort and rernrM .tf f Ttlaen Wan va saTTAniTMS. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL COTTAGES FOR the care and treatment of nervous Inva lids, alcohol and drug habits and mild cases of mental derangement. W. 8. Lindsay. M. P.. 829 K. A.. Tooeka. Kan. 1'.-I..LI1L1UJ '.J CLAIRVOYANT. BLIND WONDrcn Clairvoyant and mind reader. Pesos maker, who has brought many together wno nave peen separated. Prof ..-Henry M. Love, 1018 KRnsas avs. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER HTOKAQSJ Co, packs, ships and stores household goods. Tel. 186, Claroooe Skinnsr. 11 Quincy sf Office T2 Kansas avs. Residence Thh". tevnth and Clay. Off lea hours: a. as. to 11 a. m. and S p. m. to 6 p. m. Uotfe phones 16 residence and Ind. 1316 offloo. W. S. HUNTER, physician and surgeon. oixice ana resioence nu Bun sin. Ina. IS6S DR. H. H. KEITH, surgson and diseases of women, with privste hospital. OSlra 31 Kansas ave. A. A. ALLEN, physlclsn A surgeon, 619 Kansas sve.. Tnpeka, Ksn. Phones: Ini Office 144? Residence 14432. FOUNDERS. MAA7HINI8TS AND PAT. tern makers. Topeka Foundry, till-fft-61 Jackson st. Both phonos 480. LAWN mowers ground process, 76a. tros nr.EE mspENSAnf UU1NCY STREET FREE DISPKNSAKr. 621 Quincy st Conducted by regular fract!cing physician and surgeons. Med ea 1 service free. Medicine free la soma cases. Office hoars S to 6 p. m. calls snswere4 liht r flav Tnd. phone 176T. VS DKKTAKCTS. U M. PBNWELU funeral director mbalmer. First class servico. raa ettl prAeea K11 Onlnrv sc. Tinth rhnna 191. ATTORNEYS. H. WARD PAGE, Attorney-atLaW. OFFICE 116 W. TH ST. TWTERnrAlTt RCROieovs). DR. J. O. YOUNG, veterinary aurgeou. U Quincy St. Rota phonos. FRAMING, reglldlng, tnst making. mount ing done by J. D. Sullivan, 122 W. Eight street. fncKins. snipping, sic. D. J, Tncklar doss assert furnituro re pairing. Carpenter and job work alsa neatly dona. 214 W. 11th it. Ball Wt rH JAMES B. HA'DKN, Jawalar is4 OpM claa. Complsts stock of watehaa, dia monds silverware, ate. Kyes sxamlaM and Spectacles property title. M. P. FREDDY. Jeweler, makes a spec L i i 1 filly oi rpaiiiiis IV lit-, V iv... elry and talking machines. All work guar- 1 Jiu Vmm m mem amgfq. -ti a FREBH cut flowers for all occasions to bs found at Hayes' flower Store, 107 W. $th. Ind. phone 877. CAPITAL CITY VITRIFIED BRICK PAVING CO.. tU E. 4tb st. Mfgrs. a3 ealldlnc tn and stdawalTc hrtek. SKEDS AN EEKT. EE that Jou got th host. such II m carry. All our seeds aro rresh, prises right. a. H. Harries. HO W, 6th at. CONCRETE CISTERNS. CONCRETE cisterns. Dunlap system.bulit by D. R. Thompson, Ind. phono 233. Reooromendsd by loading; arohftoot.

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10 fc TnC TOPEKA PAIL? CTASS JOTJIIITAE THUESDAY EVEIHITG, AUGUST -13, 1SC3. The NORTH TOPEKA :Merea:ntile Co. Wash Goods Remnants 3c and 5c a Yard The last week's success in our Wash Goods sale practically cleaned out our stock in these goods ex cept the remnant lengths' that would naturally accu mulate. These lengths are from 2 to 10 yards and we have divided them into two lots. On Friday these will be closed out at 3c and 5c a yard. You will have to be early to get the benefit of these lots. Apron Ginghams 6c A big assortment of apron check Ginghams, worth 7ivc for Friday and Saturday, per yard 10c India Linon 5c 1 to 5 yard lengths of 10c and 12 y2c India Linon, Friday and Saturday, per yard I5c Bleached Muslin 10c 2 to 7 yard lengths of heavy bleached sheeting, yard wide, a rare value at per 1QC Men's Sample Oxfords $1.25 And a few shoes, sample lots of "Patriot" "Kon queror" and other well known brands of $3.50 Pat ent Leathers. All small sizes 6 to iy2. If you can wear them, they are cheaper than half soles. To clean them out, per pair HE FED IT SOAP. Admiral S perry Causes Big Geyser to Get Busy. Auckland. Aug. 13. Rear Admiral Sperry, commander of the American battleship fleet and the 200 officers who made the trip into the Maori country were present yesterday af ternoon at the dedication ceremonies of a Maori house. Later a number of Maori women guided the American visitors to witness the Thermal won ders. Admiral Sperry himself ap plied soap to the big geyser it will not erupt otherwise and the ex plosion that followed was magnificent. The steam and water were thrown to a height of 200 feet. The admiral and the officers with him entered heartily into the various native ceremonies. They wore mats and carried in their hands ancient weapons of the Maori tribe. The American rifle team suffered defeat at the hands of the City of Auckland team owing to the fact that they have had little practice in land or long distance shooting. The storeshtp Gracia and the col lier Ajax have arrived. They were de layed by rough weather. The three other colliers have not yet been sighted. WORKED EVTO POLITICS. Democrat and Socialist Speech Made at a Labor Meeting. Pittsburg. Kan., Aug. 13. The state convention of the State Federa tion of Labor, in session here, be came involved in politics In spite of the efforts of those who desired to keep politics from the convention. John A. Cable of Kansas City, Kan., a national officer of the Coopers' un ion, delivered a Democratic speech in the morning urging the voters to support Bryan for president. The So cialists then sent to Girard and invited Eugene V. Debs, the Socialist candi date for president, to address the con vention. Mr. Debs arrived in the af ternoon and delivered a Socialist ad dress. The convention elected officers as follows: President. Sim A. Bramlett, pres ent Incumbent, Scammon; first vice president, George W. Winkler. Pitts burg; second vice president. W. B. Summervllle, Parsons; third vice president, George Edgell, Leaven worth; secretary and treasurer, W. E. Bryan, Wichita. Minor Washington Items. Washington, Aug. 13. The appli cation of M. J. Melrkord, C. W. Sny der. B. A. Hurd, M. F. Southwlck, L. Pflster and August Sommer to organ ize the First National bank of Linn, Kan., with $26,000 capital, has been approved by the comptroller of the currency. These rural carriers have been ap pointed: Kansas Dorrance. route No. 1. William C. Roe, carrier. Joseph Dressier, substitute; Green, route No. 1. Philip P. Heer, carrier, John Heer, substitute; Wakeeney, route No. 2, Gilbert W. Morrell, carrier, Harry B. Tripp, substitute. Missouri Green pain of maternity; this hour, dreaded wwy niauc icjo pamiui, uui uaugcr is avoiuea Dy its use. l nose who use this remedy are no longer despondent or gloomy; nervousness, nausea and other distressing conditions are overcome, and the system event15"? worth ftswSght TT fTYl 1 1 31 Mothers milled ties. T -SLV. TTSV'sr'"." THE BRAD FIELD REGULATOR CO. Atlanta, Ga. ash' NORTH TOPEKA 60 5c ll j uu van $1.25 City, route No. 5. Roscoe C. Davis, carrier, O. L. Davis, substitute. These postmasters have been ap pointed: OHba f.B. (.UU1I- ty, Marlon P. Petflsh, vice M. A. Pet- nso, resignea; wulckville, Thomas county, Frank H. Dressier, vice A Balrd, resigned. WICHITA BLOODHOUNDS. Rushed to the Scene of a Robbery at Haven in an Auto. Wichita. Ausr. IS. lit mruinu call from Hutchinson, F. D. Stevens, a Wichita detective, took two blood hounds to that city. The run up to Hutchinson was made in an automo bile. A telephone message gave the in formation that fhrfift utn... U..-.M a small town near Hutchinson, had ueen ruooea -.Tuesday night. Goods to the amount of more than $100 were taken. The stores of the Kennedy Hard ware romnnn v T A i 1 1 ta company and J. D. Yoder Merchandise store were entered. At the hardware store scissors, knives and cutlery to the amount of $75 were taken. There was a. siigni loss at tne drug store. The lewelrv dpTinrtmnt r-.r v. mKW chandise store was tapped and waicnee ana rings 10 tne amount of $25 were taken. Mr. Stevens anil th v.lr., v... arrived in Hutchinson at noon and started for Haven. From Hutchinson rar, elevens was accompanied by Geo. Duckworth, sheriff of Reno county. TO BUILD TOLL LIVES. The Independent 'Phone to Construct Long Distance Connections. Hutchinson, Aug. 13. An Indepen dent telephone toll system is going to be built from Hutchinson to points In eastern Kansas and western Tls sourl. The independent line will be built as rapidly as possible from Hutchinson to Wichita and from Wichita to Abilene and to points east of Kansas City. This will connect about 12,000 phones in ,this section of the state and will also make it pos sible to connect with about 75,000 phones in eastern Kansas and Kansas City. The stock in this new company is owned by the Kansas City Home Tele phone company, the Union Telephone and Telegraph company of Abilene, the Wichita Independent and the B. B. Telephone company here. The capital stock will be somewhere near $50,000. Ambushed by Negroes. Chandler, Okla., Aug. 13. Sheriff L. E. Marton and Deputy Sheriff Cha. Parker of Lincoln county were am bushed by a crowd of sixteen negroes in a negro neighborhood and both men were shot. They were driving In a buggy when they were fired upon by the negroes. It is reported that one negro was killed and another fatally wounded before the shooting ceased. It is not known here how serious the wounds received by the officers are but It is reported that they may prove fatal. Becoming a mother should be a source of joy, but the suffer ing incident to the ordeal Q O makes its anticipation one of J Jr dread. Unthnr'a Frlnarl Jo vnwp swbvm J the only, remedy which re- lit VAC vrAman s MttnU C U as woman's severest trial, is not IS Dancing tonight at Vlnewood. The establishment of a. "Toneka Cash" store on East Sixth avenue is a reminder of O. F. Sawyer who first maae mis name famous in Topeka. I The work of grading on the site of tne new catholic hospital on Sixth and oarneia streets was bearun vesterdav. Engineer Parkhurst is in charge of the lOD. Peaches of the homegrown variety are plentiful on the Topeka market at a dollar a bushel, which indicates that the late killing frost was wrongly named. W. C Ralston, assistant city attor ney, will be a candidate for city at torney next spring. Mr. Ralston has been assistant city attorney for the last seven years. The annual conference of the coun ty superintendents of the state will be held in Topeka, Tuesday and Wednesday at the office of E. T. Fair child, state superintendent. A vaudeville feature of considerable merit is scheduled for Saturday after noon when an attempt will be made to select a chairman for the Republi can county central committee. Dr. J. L. Alkire Is in Garden City this week where he was called by Dr. J. W. Stilson, a Washburn college graduate, who is a practicing physician In the sugar beet metropolis of the state. Mrs. Carl Swenson." who has been an Inmate of the Topeka insane asylum on two occasions, committed suicide Wednesday at Osage City by throwing herself in front of a moving Santa Fe train. William Jennings Bryan, the Demo cratic nominee for the presidency, will speak in Topeka August 27, which will be two weeks from today. This Is to be made a big event by the local Dem ocrats. R. L. Bagby, who spent a week in Topeka last month, returned from Warsaw, Mo., Wednesday, where he visited with his parents, bringing his family with him. They will locate in Topeka, A company has been formed to build a new six story business block at the southwest corner of Fifth and Kansas avenue. Another building of large pro portions. It is rumored, will be built on the southeast corner of this inter section. N. H. Loomis. general attorney for the Union Pacific, will return to To peka next week to be here the entire week. He Is called to act on a num ber of Devlin bankruptcy matters which will be presented to him as special master.' The Topeka ball team will leave Ok lahoma City tonight for Enid where the locals will open a series of three games tomorrow, concluding with the Sunday game. Monday will be an oft date and the team will open a long home series Tuesday. The -city attorney will be called to Salt Lake City, Utah, to take some depositions in connection with the sewer fraud cases pending against Hanley and Ritchie who were the con tractors. Hanley, one of the partners, is now living in Salt Lake. Judge John C. Pollock will come home from Georgian Bay, Canada, where he is spending the summer prior to the opening of the regular session of the United States courts in order to pass up on matters in con nection with the Western Life Insur ance company. The vacant lots at the southeast cor ner of Sixth and Monroe streets have been leased by a group of Eanta Fe employes, who are now fitting it up for a tennis court. This plot was leased by the T. M. C. A. a few months ago for the same purpose but for some reason the plan fell through. J. H. Maxwell who secured the con tract for the new Martin-Dennis sewer has the work on the outlet which will divert the flood water down the Shunganunga, well along and excavations commenced on the lateral on Western avenue. Work will also be started soon on the part of the sewer across the fair grounds. The man In charge of the Job of hauling the dirt from an excavation in the ten hundred block on Kansas ave nue has succeeded in Uttering this principal thoroughfare with loose earth from Tenth south clear to the end of Kansas avenue. Permission to haul dirt on Kansas avenue should be ac companied by a bond to clean the street afterwards. The state board of canvassers will meet Tuesday to canvass the returns of the recent primary election. Their finding will decide whether it is to be McN'eal or Austin for state printer and whether the Democratic nominee for governor Is Botkin or Ryan; though there is little doubt in either case. The Blanchard Construction com pany has commenced the construction of a brick and stone addition to their planing mill on North Monroe street, the cost of which will be $3,000. A permit for the remodeling of the front of the building occupied by the new department of the Felix Clothing com pany has been let, the amount be ing $1,500. Because James "Bear of Highland Park preferred his hip pocket to a bank as a safety deposit -vaults he is trying to locate a pocketbook contain ing $170 which he lost Saturday. He brought a load of fruit to the city and after making a deposit in his pocket book placed it In his hip pocket and turned the combination which was a safety pin. In some mysterious way the money left the safety deposit vault though the combination was not tampered with as a close examina tion showed. Chief Eaton has received a communi cation from a Kansas City agency that makes a specialty of recovering and looking up claims in which they ask for information of the whereabouts of E. C. Cox, who formerly lived at this place. Cox will be remembered as the man who stole an automobile last fall and on account of the muddy roads had to desert the machine near Big Springs. He was captured later by the officers but was never prosecuted. Who knows but that an estate or title In Old Eng land may await Cox? SUGAR LAND IJJ NEW MEXICO. American Sugar Company Gets 150, 000 Acres Near Las Vegas. Las Vegas. NT. M., Aug. 13. Not since the sale of the famous Maxwell grant, several years ago. has so large a real estate transaction been com pleted in New Mexico as that Just con summated between O. B. Crum, acting for the American Sugar Manufactur ing and Refining company, and Don A Moun Day, in which the former has Just completed the purchase for the sugar organization of 150,000 acres of land about twenty mUes east of this city, at a cost of considerably more than $600,000. A further sum of $500,000 will be expended by the pur chasers in Irrigating their new pos session by means of an Immense sys tem of reservoirs, dams and ditches, after which three or four sugar beet factories will be erected. It is esti mal that tne purchasing company which is a Kansas corporation with Headquarters at Topeka, will make a total Investment of $4,000,000. All of tne stockholders are capitalists of great wealth, and they expect to com- upon the plana projected at pnee and carry them through without Interruption. SUPERINTENDENTS TO CONFER. WiU Hold Second Meeting in Topeka Next Week. On August 18 and 19 the annual con ierence of county school superintend ents will be held in Topeka at the su preme COUrt rnntn Thl. I. tho nnri conference of this kind which has been L a Bjr T- Fail-child, state sup erintendent, and it is expected that up wards of 100 of the county superintend ents Of the Stntj ml II nttanH The programme for the meeting was f""!1 out today by Mr. Falrchlld. It is as follows: AUGUST 18,' 9 CTCUOCli A. M. Address E. T. Falrchlld, state super intendent. Reports on Progress of Consolidation for the Year Led by Supt. J. V. Col ville. Wichita. AFTERNOON SESSION, 2 O'CLOCK. Common School Course of Study and Examinations: (a) What Changes Should be Made? Supt. Anna E. Arnold. Cottonwood Falls. (b) How to Insure Their Use Supt. Chas. A. D. Jacobus, Ottawa. (c) Effect and Value of the Bi monthly Questions Supt. Hannah A. Wetzig. Manhattan. (d) When and. How Should be Final Examinations be Held? Supt. M. D. Weltner, Kinsley. Discussion, opened by Supt. Lee Har rison. Wellington. The Common School Graduates: (a) What Steps May be Taken to Increase the Number? Supt. Belle V. Houston, Concordia. (b) What Means Shall We Employ to Encourage Them to Seek a High School Education? Supt. D. H. Holt, Columbus. Discussion, opened by Supt. John E, Frazer, Newton. EVENING SESSION, 8 O'CLOCK. Some Plans that were Especially Helpful to Teachers and Pupils Re sponse from all superintendents. Address President John R. Kirk, Kirks vi lie Mo. AUGUST 19. 8 O'CLOCK A. M. Needed Legislation: a) Why the Office of County Sup erintendent Should be Nonpolltical Supt. F. I. Hlnshaw, Alma. b) State Aid for Weak Districts Supt. J. B. Kels' Leavenworth. (c) Uniform Date for Annual Meet ings Supt. George Edgecome, Mc pherson. (d) A Different Basis for the Salary of County Superintendent Supt. T. W. Wells, Russell. (e) Some Other Needs, as Viewed by a Member of the Educational Commis sion Supt. A. J. Stanley, Lincoln. General Discussion Supt. H. G. Ran dall; Kansas City; Kan. Miscellaneous. Session will close at 11 a. m. NORTON IS TURNED DOWN. Denied Permission to Increase Its Tax Levy. Ti. iitv f V7TJSn nniintv neat of Norton county, has been turned down by the state tax commission, in lis re quest for permission to "increase its tax levy over theltmlts provided by law Nirton wanted to take advan tage of the opportunity to raise about $7,000 additional tnis year ana pay on its floating debt. The tax commission holds that this does not constitute an emergency. The official ruling in the case says: 'It is the opinion of the tax com-mi-dnn Vi a tn fnii within thft intent of the legislature as Justifying an ex ercise of the authority given to the commission the 'necessity' of a taxing district for an increased levy must be something other than a need which has been present perhaps for years because the administrative officers of the district have felt called upon to make expenditures in excess of the amount that could be raised by the tax levy permitted by the state. "It certainly was not intended that the commission should exercise its authority for the purpose of enabling taxing districts to pay on noaung in debtedness created by exceeding ex penditures allowed by law. "Neither the maaing or new im provements excepting perhaps those Tnr- sanitarv purposes be cause of an emergency or for some other special improvement for an equally important purpowr, eun to repair losses resulting from flood a n mihil nronertv. nor the payment of indebtedness would come within the intent oiineiaw. CHEAP JAG IS OBTAINED. Indians Chew the Mescal Flower With Satisfactory Results. Washington. Aug. 13. Commission er Leupp of the Indian bureau is pre paring to begin an investigation of the effect of the Mescal flower upon healtn when eaten. He found during a lour of inspection from which he has Just returned that the habit of eating tne flower, dried and formed into a butter, has recently spread all through the Indian country and has become quite general. When chewed for some length of time the flower causes vio lent intoxication, the effect being much the same as that caused by eat ing hasheesh. The commissioner con siders it injurious in the extreme, but the Indians who are generally Tond of it defined it as of great medical value. She Rooted the Burglar. Leavenworth. Kan.. Aug. 13. A burglar attempted to enter the home of Mrs. John M. Hudson in Lansing. She chased him away with a poker. Mrs. Hudson waa sleeping when she was awakened by the burglar, who had Just crawled through a window. A neighbor woman came to Mrs. Hud son's aid with a revolver. The burglar ran to a cornfield and escaped. Children s Snoe Day SATURDAY WATCH FOR IT cIhe Crosby Bros. Co. NEEDS 6,000 CARS. Harriman Is in the Market tot New Steel Rollins: Stock. New York. Aug. IS. The Harriman roads .are in the market for 8,000 steel cars. No order has been placed, but the car equipment companies have been notified that this amount repre sents the total of an early purchase by the Harriman lines and for more than half of the cars there have been filed specifications on which the equip ment companies may base their bids. Competition between the companies is said to be keen, for the order, if filled, will be altogether the largest alnce the panic. The estimated cost of the 6,000 steel cars range all the way from $8,000,000 to $7,000,000. It is expected that the lower figure will prove nearer correct for the reason that the competition between the car equipment companies may result in a cut price. C. W. MILLER IS HURT. Trying to Avoid Automobile He Col lides With a Horse. C. W. Miller of 315 Jackson street, one of the trouble men employed by the Independent Telephone company, was seriously injured last night while riding a motorcycle. He had reached the corner of Western avenue and Twelfth street when an automobile driven at great speed dashed north on Western avenue. In attempting to avoid a collision with the automobile. Miller turned and his machine crash ed into a horse driven to a surrey by Mrs. Ralph Valentine. Miller was thrown to the pavement, the horse falling on top of him, in juring his right leg and splitting the knee cap, besides bruising him aboult the liead and body and knocking five teeth from his Jaw. He was assisted into the carriage in which Mrs, Valen tine was riding and taken to Keith's hospital where his injuries were treat ed. Mrs. Valentine and Miller state that they believe the automobile which was not stopped was a Smith car driven by an employe making a test run. Dr. Anton Smith of the Smith Auto mobile company said today that a mis take has been made in placing the blame for the accident on a Smith car which was being tested. He said: "But one of our factory cars was out last night and It was driven by V. M. Palmer, who is not our tester. Mr. Palmer states that he was at no time in close quarters and knows nothing of the accident excepting what he has heard today." NATIONAL TENNIS TOURNEY. The Western Team Appears Most Like Champion Winners. New York, Aug. 18. AH the pairs entered for the national lawn tennis rounds at the Crescent Athletic club are at Bay Ridge practicing. The westerners, Nat Emerson and L. H. Waldner, arrived yesterday. They played part of a set in the afternoon against Hugh Whitehead and James Winston, the southern champions, and then played against Harold H. Hackett and Frederick B. Alexander, the na tional champions, who will meet the winners of the preliminary at New port for the title. The eastern cham pions, Beais C. Wright and Raymond D. Little, took on the southerners after their games with the western players. The long car ride had put the west ern pair somewhat off their game but it was seen that Emerson has a good service and is a good general in a double match. The westerners are supposed to have a good chance to win if Waldner Is on his game. Emer son is very steady and dependable, and they will go far if Waldner does in his match what he is capable of. The eastern players -did not give an impression of tremendous ability. Winston Is a better doubles man al though his smaller partne Is good at singles. Wright and Little should have no easy time with the westerners. Wright is hardly in form at this mo ment, or rather, he has been in better form. The first match is scheduled for this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Wright and Little meet Whitehead and .Winston. GARDENS IN CANAL ZONE. Many Useful Vegetables Are Success fully Produced. Washington. Aug. 13. Truck and landscape gardens undertaken for ex perimental purpose in 1905. by the isthmian canal commission have be come established features of the canal zone. Three gardens are under cul tivation, one each at Ancon, Corozal and Empire, being operated with good results. The garden at Ancon, which has been established for three years Is especially noted for the propagation of decorative plants for landscape gardening, although vegetables, fruits and other plants of economic value are being constantly experimented with. The ground Is fertilized with manure and worked the year around and irrigated by a system of. gal vanized iron pipes. To destroy insects that infest the different plants, par is green and other poisons have been used with satisfac tory results. Tobacco also is used as an insecticide. Among the experiments of the year which have been successful is the growing of native spinach, which un der cultivation improves greatly in texture and flavor. Asparagus. Cali fornia naval and Florida oranges, California figs, the native Java and malay plum muscadine grapes, cucum bers, sweet potatoes and beans are among the products cultivated with good results. The plants grow to a good size and are sweet. Plants and seedlings are supplied by the agricultural department at Washington and government stations. K. P.'S TO HOLD A RALLY. Arrangements Made to Have One in Topeka October 28. A meeting of three delegates from each Knights Pythias lodge In the city was held last night and arrange ments completed for a rally of the K. P. lodges in this section of the state to be held in Topeka on the 28th of October. One of the crack drill teams of the west will attend the meeting to demonstrate the work of the order. The supreme and grand lodge officers of the state will be present and confer the first rank during the meeting. Took Poison In a Saloon. Peoria, HI., Aug. 13. E. J. Lewis, treasurer of the Savings Life Insur ance company of Peoria, committed suicide by taking poison in a saloon here last night. He was thirty-second degree Mason and a prominent lodge man throughout the state. He leaves a widow and two children. r-Frid ay Every little bit taken from the prices you pay, makes expenses a little bit less. It's not what one's income amounts to, but what one saves that counts. Economy is the road to wealth. This Bargain Friday "ad" presents sixteen irresistible values that no one can afford to ignore. Practically every section of the store contributes and bids for your patronage. 65c Short Kimonos Will Be 29c Less than' half price for short Klmonai made of fancy figured challle Francaise with satin bound edges. We have thirty of these 85c short Klmonaa to sell Bargain Friday 29c -AN EXTRAORDINARY SILK BARGAIN, $1.00 Plain Color Taffeta 59c a Yard You're probably going to have a silk dress or waist this .Fall, or possibly you'll want silk for the lining of a coat or suit. Do you think you'll ever have a better chance to get This is 27-lnch plain color Taffeta In light, Alice and navy blue. nil, myrtle and reseda green, cream, malse, pink, brown garnet and gray. trs a quality that sells hm 11 in our Annual euk saie at 75c 'Bargain Fri day you can buy It for 5c Pearl Buttons for 3c a Jo. First quality, fresh water Pearl Buttons in all the wanted sixes. Used mostly for children's dresses and aprons, but plenty good enough for common waists. Our-regular 6c Buttons for.. 3c This Store, in accordance with its usual custom, will close on the Fri days of July and August at noon. 25c White Wash Belts for 10c These are heavy, snow-white canvas Belts, two inches and a half wide. Plaited style finished with a large, nickeled harness buckle in front. Regular 25c Belts for 10c TWO SPECIALS 50c Dress GooAa 25c Just exactly half price for fancy Mohairs and Suitings in grays, wines, greens, tans, blues and brown. Better buy the material for school dresses Bargain Friday. Our 50c colored Dress og. Goods will be ....OC Buy the material for a skirt frem either of the above lots Bargain Friday. We'll take your measure, furnish the find ings and make you a skirt charging for the S1 QC making. In addition to the material, but, .pX.I70 25c Bottles of Rubifoam 18c Rublfoam is one of the most popular and best known denti frices on the market. It sells all over the country for 25c a bottle. We sell it every day -for 22c. Bargain Friday It 1Q. will be Driced....; 5c for 15c and 25c Back Combs They re- Just plain, common, ordinary Back Combs, In shell and amber, that are marked 15c and 25c. Tou'll find them at the notion counter. "Choice, C Bargain Friday. C We Cannot Accept Mail or Telephone I Orders For These Friday.' Bargains -TWO STAPLE DOMESTIC SPECIALS 10c Muslin for 6c 6c Cotton Crash 3c It's a good, bleached cam bric Muslin that sells every day In the year for 10c a yd. We have 700 yards of It for special selling Bargain Fri day, and as long as It lasts it will be S AVomcn's $1 Sample Hosiery 50c 'Plain blacks, whites and col ors; lace boot, all-over laces and embroidered styles. We want to close out all that Is left of this line of 31 sample Hosiery so we offer It Bargain Friday CA at WW RailroaJ Far Rf uaded. is Part The Crosby Bros. C Band Concert Tonight HALE'S TOURS Led by JOHN MARSHALL New Trip Begloalag Todsy. Moving: Pictures free coupon numbers NFW SITRJFfTSc Tuesday 168785, 11SS8S. ,T 131975, 181578. 38748. 173080. Home Work In China." 188647. -King Scatter Brains Troubles." Wednesdays 168869, 115472. Tb. Woman Who Oambl..." 11Umi1",H4, A LIFELONG CURE Xervo-Vital Debility, Varicocele, Spermatorrhoea, chron ic Disrhargc C'rethral Obstruction, Blood Poison. Prostatic Diseases, Skin Diseases, Ulcers, Kklney and Bladder Dig it you come today, tomorrow you'll be on the road to perfect health. If you can not call, write. All correspondence strictly confidential. Dr. De A. Cookinliaxn 104 st. Honrs 9 to 12, I to 5. 7 to S, Monclnrs, Tneadays. Thnrs days, and Friday Evenings. Sundays, 9: SO to 10:S0. Everybody Reads Bargains 19c tor a Set of Six Tumtlgr Fire polished, ground bottom table Tumblers. The. 8-ox. alsa. that retails every day in the year for 80c a dozen. You can buy them In sets" of six. as long as they last Bargain t Q Friday, for

ordinarily for 11.08 a yard. We've 59c 25c Ribbon Neck Bow. for 15c Just the bows for wear with laundered collars. Mad of plain taffeta ribbon, in black and all colors. We sell them right along at 25c apiece. For rour nours Bargain Fri you can buy them for. 15c Two of our 10c Laces for 5a yd. Two of the best selling Laces we carry. Point de Paris edges and Insertion to match In widths up to 4 Inch and linen Torchon Insertions. Choice C of these 10c Laces. Vc IN DRESS GOODS $1.25 $1.50 Qualities These are gray Suitings. Any of them would make a splendid wearing, everyday suit or skirt for Fall wear. The original prices were 81.25 and 11.50 a yard. Bar gain Friday they will be 75i 25c Porch Pill ow Covers 18 There's about a dosen pattern In fancy denims with bound edges and two styles of colored Swiss with ruffled edges. Com' plete, ready to slip the pillow in. 26c values; J Q choice IOC 9c for 15c Imitation Madras -88-Inch, imitation colored Madras In conventional floral and cathedral designs. Tou'll find It In the Drapery Dept. 8rd Floor. Bargain Friday you can buy this 16c imitation. Q Madras for. 57C We have only 500 yards of It, so be early. If you want to make some cheap roller towels something that will be nice and soft lay In a supply of this 8c Q bleached Cotton Crash at 9C Men's 25c Sample Hosiery 12$c These, too, are samples the famous Topay brand. There's blacks and colors In' both plain and embroidered styles. Choose from this line of 25c 1 OlZ. Half-Hose Bargain Frl A62C or in WboU, to Out-of Towa Bayer o.- the State Journal SB 4 1