The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 17, 1908

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r EVERYBODY 10 PAGES EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. NEEDS IT. LAST EDITION. MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, AUGUST 17, 1908. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTO. SHE ISJMOUBT. Woman Who Was Attacked bj a Negro at Springfield 1b Now Uncertain Regarding Her Previous Identification. CAN PKOVE AN ALIBI. Cause of tlie Rioting Declares He In Not Guilty. The Militia Now Has the Situa tion Under Control. Bloomington. III.. Aug. 17. Mrs. Earl Hallam. vlcttm of the attack In Springfield, which started the race war. Is In doubt about the Identity of her assailant. In an interview she de clared that she was uncertain whether Richardson, who is now a prisoner in Bloomington. Is the guilty man. Mrs. Hallam's greatest concern now, Is over the race war which resulted from her misfortune. Although her self probably the most pitiful sufferer from the affair she shows genuine regret over the general bloodshed and destruction and says that she would rather die herself than to have been tho innocent cause of such a carnival of crime. Claims an Alibi. Springfield, 111.. Aug. 17. The claim of George Richardson, the alleged at tacker of Mrs. Hallam and one of the nrgroes spirited reached an acute bfore the rioting reached an acute rtaere. that he could prove an alibi in the accusation against him is gen erally credited here. A Thing of the Past. Springfield. 111., Aug. 17. The race war which began here last Friday night is believed to be a thing of the past. Iast night passed without un toward incident and it was con fidently asserted today by those in charge of the situation that no mob of anv size will form from now on. Sporadic cases of disorderly conduct may and probably will claim the at tention of the militia, but it is not anticipated that the troops will be confronted by any serious tasks. Springfield today entered upon the second stage of riot history the. In vestigation of outrages and the ar rest of the guilty. A special grand Jurv was summoned this morning by Judge James A. C'relghton. of the Sangamon county circuit court as the result of a consultation held yesterday afternoon between Governor Charles P. Deneen and State's Attorney Frank Hatch. Both of. these officials were of the opinion-that this step should be taken. The grand Jury will be held In ses sion n -long a mob violence Is threatened. Evidence will be lubr mlttod to the body from day to day by officers and soldiers and indict ments returned as soon as a case is made against an Individual. A large amount of evidence Im plicating many citizens of this city has been obtained during the rioting and this' will be submitted to the grand Jury. Suspects have hern arrested each day during the reign of terror and will be held awaiting the delibera tions of the official body. Headquarters have been established at 114 North Seventh street. Just oppo site the county Jail by State's Attorney Hatch. The evidence that will be sub mitted to the grand Jury will be collect ed at this place. The purpose of estab lishing headquarters at this place Is to facilitate matters In gathering evidence from the police officers, deputies and soldiers. ieneral Voting Is Confident. The confidence of General Young that his force is sufficient to render abor tive any attempt at mob violence is fully shared by the negroes. Many more of them from the residence dis tricts came to the arsenal today, swell ing the number now being sheltered by the state to 400. None of them has left the place sinca they entered. It is feared that their very presence would incite a riot and they are guard ed as closely as is the ammunition kept In the building. None is to be seen through the open doors of the armory and no negroes go in or out of t the building. The colored people are fed from the kitchens of the militia men, which are located Just across the alley from the west entrance to the building. They are comfortably quar tered and apparently satisfied. It is estimated that 1.500 negroes have left the city since Friday, some of them never to return. The exodus has taken them to Chicago.St.Louls.Peoria, Deca tur, Bloomington, Lincoln, Carlinville. East St. Louis and Jacksonville. Some have left the state and the kingdom of Callaway In Missouri. Tennessee. Ken tucky and even Louisiana will be ex pected to furnish new homes for the refugees. Troops A. C. D. F. and I. of the First cavalry, arrived from Chicago to day on a special train. They brought with them 160 horses and full camp equipment. By 6 o'clock their tents were pitched at Ninth and Jefferson streets and the odor of steaming coffee and frying bacon soon arose to tan talize appetites sharpened by hard work and a night ride, with the troops and the wagons which Adjutant Gen eral Scott calls his Shafter cavalry It is declared soldiers in sufficient num bers to handle any situation can be rushed to any part of the city in time to prevent serious damage to property Caught cutting Wires. With nearly the entire force of the Illinois National guard In control today Springfield again is ruled by law and order. Fifty-five hundred armed sol diers pairo! the streets and the fever for blood has abated, temporarily least, among the wild element which ruled the state capital for 48 hours There has been comparatively little disturbance since the Second infant trom Chicago swept through the treets yesterday afternoon. The new Of the romlnc aimn nf 42 inr ocvemii in- fantry and the First cavalry, both of Chicago, had been heralded all over the city, and this went far toward bringing about peace. An attempt was made to cut the fire larm wires but was not successful. The man who would have cut off the fire protection of the city was discov ered on the roof of building in the act of reaching for the wire. A half dozen shots from the troops who were on patrol In court house square were aimed at him as he stealthily climbed toward the wires. One bullet probably hit him for he dropped to the roof of the building, but made a successful escape. To this af fair is added the attempt to fire the negro section on the northwest side of Springfield. Prompt action of the firi department, co-operating with a bat talion of the First infantry, stopped the Impeding conflagration. A platoon of Infantry was dispatch ed to Harvard Park, a new suburb Just outside the city limits to the south east, shortly before midnight. Several shots had been fired, but so far as could be learned, nobody was injured. The troops soon returned to headquar ters at the county Jail. The suburb Is adjacent to the main shaft of the Cen tral coal mine, where many negroes are employed. Put In a Busy Night. Throughout the night headquarters of the two brigades had frequently calls from frightened citizens who re quested protection from suspicious characters. With the death yesterday of William Donnegan. the aged negro, who was lynched Saturday night and Frank Dilmore, a white man, who was shot while watching the rioting, the list of known dead was increased to five. Eight more .are not expected to re cover and the unknown list is still fig ured at 15. Springfield Is steeped In the deepest sorrow. The capital of Illinois well and truly realizes the sadness of her state, but she has determined to take the most vigorous steps .to reassert Justice and order. State's Attorney Hatch, who at the Instance of and with the co-operation of Governor Deneen. stands in the van of this movement Is backed by three fourths of the citizens of Springfield, and will be supported by the other fourth when they realize what he will attempt to do. The exceptions are the 200 prisoners now in Jail for rioting, who stand to be charged with murder by the special grand Jury which the state's attorney was to request today. A careful estimate places the num ber of negroes, who have left Spring field since the beginning of the race war at 2.000. There are still many ne groes left in Springfield, but of these many are planning to go at the first opportunity. The lack of ready money, presence of relatives and friends with whom to visit and property interests here have kept many behind. Some of the de parting ones have left the capital never to return. The awful experienced thev have undergone the last three davs have been too much for their nerves and they will not resume resi dence In the home of Lincoln. Negro Shot In the Back. Chicago. Aug. 17. Walter Allen, a young colored man, and several com panions Jeered at a policeman who had ordered them to move on late last night. An encounter between Alien and the officer followed with the re sult that Allen was shot and seriously wounded in the back. His companions ran away. Negro Law and Order T-ea o-uo. Chicago, Aug. 17. A law and order i league, composed of negro residents of the South side, to stamp out lawless ness and crime in the "Black Belt" or) Chicago-and to prevent any such nap- j penings as have marked the last two days in Springfield, will be formed to morrow night at a mass meeting in the Institutional African M. E. church. The decision to form such an or ganization was taken as the result ol a stirring appeal by the Rev. H. E. Stewart, pastor of the church. "The bad and lawless element of the neero race always has and will continue to affect the better element vastly more than the lawless element of the white will affect that race," the preacher said. "Our people are Judged by the worst element of our race and unless we rise and condemn and fight against this lawless element we will be rightly Judged. "In the trouble at Springfield we are apt, perhaps, to condemn the whites. But we must accept our share of re sponsibility. We should form an or ganization, a law and order league, or a good citizens" league, to rid our community of negro lawbreakers. We do not want the impression spread broadcast that our people harbor the. criminals of our race, and we must act in our own defense and in defense or the future good name of our people." Ho Had a White Wife. Springfield. Aug. 17. Among the refugees In the arsenal is Mrs. Wil liam Donnegan, white widow of the aged negro who was strung up Satur day and whose death followed yester day. "I left my sons to take care of the house," she said, "for I was afraid to stay there any longer." It is because of her marriage to Donnegan that the mob feeling against her husband Is believed to have been aroused. Azra Richardson.' brother of the man whose alleged attack on Mrs. Halam started Friday night's outbreak is among the negroes In the arsenal. "I am here and am going to stay till this thing blows over." he said. "I had my run for life yesterday. I was driving a team in the outskirts of town yesterday afternoon when a crowd of white men got after me. There were about eight of them and all were on foot except two who were on bicycles. They stoned and said 'let's get that nigger,' but I whipped up my horses and escaped." Rumors that A. Rayner. the St. Louis man who was arrested for alleg ed participation In the lynching of William Donnegan on Saturday night, had confessed to the police could only be partially verified today. Rayner denies that he was concerned in the actual killing of Donnegan. saying that he was across the street when the affair took place. He gave the police the names of several others, who, he declared were guilty of participation in the outrage. None of these persons are known however. Rayner and Kate Howard, the latter accused of participating in the wrecking of Lo Ber's restaurant, are the only prison ers against whom the police claim to have damaging evidence. The How ard woman has been released on bail. The explicit charge against her is grand larceny. She told the police she entered the restaurant merely for the purpose of securing souvenirs of the Friday riot. The police and state's attorney are meeting; with the usual difficulties in their attempts to discover the leaders of the riot. isvery persons arrested asserts that he or she was present merely as a spectator and tne prisoner can always produce several friends to substantiate this claim. Then there is the plea of the patrolmen mat they 'could not recognize any of the rioters." Governor Deneen, who has been working almost incessantly night and day, woa up at 7 a. m. today ready for the day's work. Before noon he vlsitnd BOILER JJLOWS UP Pleasure Steamer on Carp Lake, Mich., Wrecked by Explosion. Many of the Passengers Hurled Into the Water. ONE PERSON KILLED. Two Fatally Injured and SeT eral Badly Hurt. Some Were Scalded and a Dozen Are Missing. Traverse City, Mich.. Aug. 17. One person is known to be dead, a dozen or more are missing and supposed to be drowned, two are fatally Injured and a number are seriously hurt, as the result of the blowing up of the steamer Leelanau on Carp lake today. The steamer which plies between the resorts on Carp lake was on the way from Leeland to Fouche, on its early morning trip. Between 30 and 40 passengers were on board. At 7:30 the boiler of the steamer blew up, hurling many Into the lake, and scald ing others. The UDter works were entirely blown to pieces. following is a list of the dead and injured: The Dead: MRS. ISABEL LABONTE. 35. Tra verse City. The Injured: John Harlung, Leland. dying. Russell Mills. Ann Arbor, scalded: condition critical. Stanley Mills. Ann Arbor, scalded: serious. A. B. Cook. Traverse Citv. badlv scalded. Miles Atwood. Leland. slishtlv scalded. Richard Steffans. Leland. slia-htlv scalded. Mrs, Ralph Hastings. Traverse Citv. badly Injured. Ralph Hastings, city treasurer. Tra verse City, slightly Injured. Jen otners are slightly hurt. Carp lake lies in the northern Michi gan resort district, being located in the peninsula between Lake Michigan and Traverse bay. Among the passengers of the Lelanau were a number of re sorters from other states, but the list of casualties contains only the names or Aiicnigan people. Having only aboard pleasure seekers bound for Traverse City to attend a wild west circus, the little steamer was ploughing down the narrow lake with a steam pressure of 80 pounds trying to make up the time that had been lost In the early stages of the trip. As she was passing the Bing, the engineer discovered a loose bolt in" fhe engine ana scut oft. tne ttenmn to renvedw the oeiect.' It was while he was working on tne loose bolt that the explosion occurred, 'me boiler gave away with a crash, tearing off the top of the en gine and demolishing the pilot house and the upper works of the steamer but leaving Engineer Edward Hardy unscathed by the havoc that swept be fore him. The force of the explosion had all been directed forward. Mrs. Labonte sitting near the pilot' house conversing with her brother, Charles Moser, cap tain of the boat, was blown far out into the water terribly mangled and John Hartung, who was at the wheel. was probably fatally injured. AH those injured were sitting in the forward part of the boat. Many were thrown into the water and clung to the wreck age until rescued by farmers living along the shore, although some were able to swim to shore. The Injured were brought to Traverse City. The steamer was tied to a wharf for re pairs. She Is 54 feet long with 12 feet beam ana was reount last season. HE SHOOfSAiiTDITOR. Captain Ha Ins. IT. S. A., Mortally Wounds William E. Annis. New York, Aug. 17. Captain Peter Conover Hains, son of Brigadier Gen eral Peter Cooper Hains, and one of the most widely known young officers in the United States army, shot and mortally wounded William E. Annls, editor and owner of Burr Mcintosh's Monthly, at the pier of the BaysidJ vacht club at Baysiae. L. I. Annis died a few hours later In the Flushing hosital the victim of a hus band's revenge. For years he had been numbered among Captain Hains most Intimate friends. But, it Is charged, he took advantage or the of ficer's absence In the Philippines on duty to win away the young and beau tiful Mrs. Hains. She confessed to her husband when he made a hurried trip home. First, -i divorce suit, instituted In June, with Annis as the co-respondent, and then the shooting were the results of the confession. Annis" wife, accompanied by her two children, witnessed the shooting from the club house piazza, just a momen before the first shot was fired, she caught sight of Captain Hains' uni form. Scenting danger, she called to her husband and tried to warn him, but he did not hear her. She col lapsed in a state of hysteria as she saw Annis fall. Weather Indications. Chicago, Aug. 17. Forecast for Kan sas: Generally fair tonight and Tues day. Lower temperature. the refugees and listened to their stories of distress. He had a word or encouragement for each. The Seventh regiment have not se cured any camping -round as yet, being still bivouacked along the curb ing on the Second street iae of the arsenal. Sprlnglicld Refugees in Bloomington. Bloomington. 111.. Aug. 17. Crowds of colored refugees from Springfield are coming to Bloomington for shelter among people of their own race. Most of them walked long distances ana also have been helped through bv crews of the Interurban lines. Most of them are penniless and all their possessions are carried in small bundles. A moveemnt has been started to give them assistance. HERE ARE III EMEU i Those Nominated for Legisla tnre in Kansas. Gleun Nominee for Senator In Dumont Smith's District. MR. KEEDEK HAS MOKE His Majority Over Ham Is Near ly Fire Hundred. Several close Totes May Result in Contests. Tuesday, August 18.: is the day for the state canvassing board to meet, and there are still tout counties which have not made their report of the can vass of the recent primary election. These four candidates are Cloud, Jew ell, Lyon and Ford. Sedgwick county is only partially returned. The State Journal prints today for the first time a list of the Republican and Democratic candidates for mem ber of the next Kansas, house of repre sentatives, with tha .exception of a few Democratic candidates whose names have not yet been reported. In every district in. the state, with one exception, the Republicans have a candidate in the field. The one ex ception is the Sixth district In Leaven worth county where the Democratic vote is said to be about 10 to 1. There are a number of districts In the state where the Democrats- have no candi date, but in. some of these the Repub lican will be opposed: by an Indepen dent or Socialist candidate. There were a number of close con tests for nomination to the legisla ture, and some of these will probably have to be. decided before a contest board. S- In Wilson county Robt. Loofburrow beat W. J. Burtis for the Republican nomination by a vote of 751 to 750. In Butler county. CS H. Selig beat H. A. Coppins by a vote of 45S to 450. In Morris county, M. F. Amrlne beat J. H. Smart by a vote of 566 to 557. In Barber county, WiUsam Gesner beat Samuel Griftin by a vote of 374 to 372. In the 125th district, composed of Morton and Stevens counties. Richard Brollier received 105. votes and J. C. Ellis 102. Glenn for State Senator. Complete returns from the big Thirty-eighth senatorial district show that the total vote ror tne Kepumican candidates for state senator in tne 18 counties which comprise the district wa sas follows: Glenn, 1.417: Foulks. 1,875: Fred Dumont Smith. 938: Rogers, 735. It has been supposed that Foulks wa the nominee in this district. Tne dis trict went for firtstow for United States senator. M. Sweeney was nominated by the Democrat In the Thirty-eighth dis trict and J will run against Glenn Sweeney was a Democratic repre sentative from Pawnee county in the last legislature. In the Thirty-ninth district, which takes a block of 13 counties in north western Kansas, the vote was as fol lows: William Wells. 3.551; A. B Jones.' 2,351. Jones was therefore beaten by 1.200 majority. The Demo cratic candidate in this district will be Fred Robertson. The Ham-Reeder Contest. Complete returns from the Sixth congressional district show that Reeder's total vote for congress was 7,511 and Ham's was 7,025, a majority for Reeder of 486. It Is not likely that a contest In the face of such a big majority would be very profitable to Mr. Ham. In the First district congressional fleht. D. R. Anthony received 16,156 votes, and F. M. Pearl, the Demo cratic nominee received 3.438. In the Second congressional district. Scott received 15,232, and Barney Sheridan. Democrat, received 5,855. In the Third the returns are not comolete. P. P. Campbell Is the Re publican nominee, and T. J. Hudson the Democratic. In the Fourth, with Lyon county missina. the total vote is Miller 6,950; Tucker 4.025. T. H. Grisham Is the Democratic nominee. In the Fifth, the vote was Calder-1 head 5.971; Rees 5.040; Smith, 2.184. R. A. Lovett is the Democratic nominee. In the Sixth, Reeder is the Repub lican nominee and J. R. Connelly the Democratic. In the Seventh. E. H. Madison Is the Republican nominee and Sam I. Hale the Democratic. In the Eighth, Victor Murdock is the Republican nominee and F. B. Law rence the Democratic. Republican Vote Over 120.000. The following shows the vote on the more important contested offices on both tickets, and some comparisons with former votes: United States senator. Republican Brlstow 59.692 Long 52,763 Bristow's majority 7,229 With four counties missinng. Governor, Republican Stubbs 67.229 Leland 51,045 Stubb's majority 16,175 With four counties missing. Governor, Democratic Botkin 20.379 Harrison 7,658 Ryan 12.767 Botkin's plurality 7.612 With four counties missing. Hope, Prohibition, 602, with five coun ties missing. Hibner, Socialist, 2.141, with five counties missing. Attorney general, Republican Jackson 77.485 Williams 20,514 Jackson's majority 46,971 With five counties missing. Attorney general. Democratic Freerks 21.624 Meek 15,591 Freerk's majority With five counties missing: State printer. Republican Austin McXeal Reid 6,033 ...34.500 ...48.023 ...20.487 McN'eal's plurality 13,433 (Continued on Page Eight.) FEARSiAWSON, Wall Street Is Disturbed by the New Campaign Inaugurated by the Boston Broker and Financier. HE FINDS IMITATORS. Tips Sent Out to People of Small Means. Much Fear Felt That They Will Lose Their Money. New York, Aug. 17. Nothing In years has excited such deen if sunnressed condemnation in financial and mercan tile circles In this city as the present stock-Jobbing, operation which Thomas W. Lawson of Boston is endeavoring to carry on. It is too early as yet to Judge how great harm will come to the pub lic from Lawson's irresponsible appeal for money, but the evil effects of. his advertising methods are already dis tinctly visible. For the Bostonian has had a host of imitators, and as a result New York is afflicted with a pest of '"tipsters" who are making the wildest efforts to stir up a general gambling fever. "The newspapers and financial Journals are widely criticised for lending their col umns to these wild-cat advertisements, and there is considerable talk of asking the Stock Exchange to see if some means of prevention cannot be de vised. Promises of profits in stock specula tion as dazzling and impossible as the dreams of the average mining pro moter are being spread broadcast, not only by advertising, but by methods which Wall street in its most booming days never heard of. Tipsters emulating the Lawson claims of un told profits have now taken to the telephone. During the last week an army of them have been calling up clerks and small salaried men who have no financial knowledge and tell ing they to buy this or that stock for a rise. To the same class of people postal cards, each carefully written In pen cil, have been sent bearing similar appeals. This work has been sup plemented by rumors started by talk with salesmen and women In the wholeale and retail commercial diS' tricts. As a result more than one business man has expressed his fear that a per iod of rampant speculation may be started which would put an effectual crimp In the revival of prosperity. Financial men admit this possibility, and say, too, that the Lawson wild- catting Is obscuring the legitimate functions of the stock exchange and threatening to bring that institution into public disrepute. YOUNG FOR CHAIRMAN. Mltcliell County Senator Suggested for Head of State committee. 'Beloit, Kan.", Aug. 17. Both the Re publicans and Democrats of Mitchell county- rounded up here Saturday afternoon. That is. the two county committees. The object of the meet ing was to elect new chairmen and secretaries, and talk over the matters for the good of the respective parties. The two organizations met in separate rooms in the court house, at the same hour. So far as known neither party visited the other with any peaceful mission. State Senator I. D. Young of the Jewell-Mitchell county district, a full fledged square dealer, was elect ed chairman of the Mitchell county Republican committee, iieon Carter, secretary, and J. W. Robinson, treas urer. The two former are square dealers, while the latter Is supposed to train with the other fellows. The committee heartily endorsed Senator young for chairman of the state com mittee. Young was a candidate for congress to succeed Reeder, but some how a committee saw fit to withdraw his name from the contest for the saKe of harmony, and allowing Ham to De the only candidate against Reeder. Xr Senator Young should win out in Be ing elected chairman of the state com mittee his friends believe he will be a formidable candidate for congress two years from now; that is. providing the square dealers remain In the saddle. Senator Young voted for Ham in the recent primary election, and It Is nat ural he should throw his strength to Young for chairman of the state com mittee. The Mitchell county Democratic committee is entirely harmonious. 3. C. Eresch was unanimously re-elected chairman, and T. C. Rodgers, secre tary and treasurer. Mr. Eresch, who is recognized as being one of tne shrewd politicians In the county, pre dicted the success of Bryan for presi dent, and claimed that if the party In Mitchell county would pull together the Democrats will elect the big ma jority of the county ticket. Mr. Eresch has ailed the office of sheriff of the county, and was one of the detc gates from the Sixth district to the Denver national convention. Short talks were also made by An son S. Cooke, the Democratic nomi nee for state senator in the Jewell Mitchell district; J. Wilton Higglns, Joseph Gaston, Dan Gansel. G. R. Howard. E. 7. Booker, R. G. Heard and others. ATWOOD TO FIGHT FOR IT. Organize a Commercial Club to Work to Retain Telegraph Office. Atwood, Aug. 17. As soon as the people of Atwood learned that the telegraph company contemplated mov ing the office away from the town her business men organized a Commercial club. Those who know the people of Atwood best can't help admiring their nerve. They fought the B. M. road for years and finally came out suc cessful and compelled that railroad to put in a depot. Now they have or ganized a Commercial club to prevent the moving away of the telegraph of fice, and for the purpose of drawing to Atwood any enterprise tending to promote the best interests of the town. The club starts out with a membership of about 60. The officers elect are: President. J. H. Briney; vice president, C. P. Kurth; secretary, H. McCaalin: treasurer, John M. Bur ton. The club has been needed in At wood, and It will be the means of do ing the greatest good. With the organisation of the club fine rains have fallen throughout Rawlina coun ty which give promise of a bountiful corn crop, if not the best ever raised In the county. IT IS COOLER TODAY. Mercury Drops to Eighty Degrees After Reaching Eighty-five. The mercury reading- at 2 o'clock today was 80, which is 14 degrees low er than at the corresDondlne hour Sunday which it lacked but 2 degrees of reaching 'the record mark of the season. Cloudy weather has prevailed since the middle of the rorenoon and the temperatures have been gradually decreasing since noon when the max imum for the day was reached with a registration of 85. A light wind prevailed from tha north since earlr morning and about noon it Increased In velocity until it registered 12 miles an hour and ma terially reduced the temperature which was steadily climbing. The in dications 'are that a number of show ers have fallen in this section of the state though a slight rain has oc curred in Topeka. The forecast indi cates fair weather for Tuesday with about such temperatures'as have pre vailed during the latter part of today. The following is the temperature story since I o clock tnis morning: 7 o'clock 74111 o'clock 82 8 o'clock 76l2 o'clock 85 9 o'clock 80 1 o'clock 82 10 o'clock 81 2 o'clock 80 Light Rain Tills Afternoon. A light drizzling rain began falling at 2:55 o'clock further lowering the temper ature. The precipitation during the first ten minutes amounted to one hundredth of an inch and the weather department predicts another hundredth of an inch be- rore the shower is over. The shower was not predicted by the weather bureau. M R S Tn AT0 N HERE Is Just as Enthusiast' as of Old. Takes a Shot at Beer AdrertiS' ing on Bill Boards. Carrie Nation, the same old Carrie Nation of Kansas Joint smashing fame, landed in Topeka this morning and re mained until late in the afternoon looking after the publication of a new edition of her book, "The Use and Need of the Life of Carrie Nation." Appar ently she is ten years younger than when she last appeared in Topeka and has lost none of her hatred for "the demon rum." "I Just wanted to stop In the State Journal office once more and tell you what I think of the paper which I have always excepted when referring to the rum subsidized press. I picked up a paper in the east the other day and there saw a clipping from the Topeka Stat .Journal advocating. the .'jrernoval of beer signs Trom" bill boards and I want to tell you that the story did me worlds or good. "I cannot help but feel proud that such a paper exists In my home state and that it' is for a cleaner city and op posed to the rum traffic and is not afraid to say so. Next week I go to Kalamazoo, Detroit and other Michi gan towns and the first day of Septem ber I will be in Ohio. "I have some property interests in the west that I am looking after while here. My home for drunkards' wives and children needs some of my atten tion, though I am mighty proud of the place which is furnishing protec tions for the wives and children of rum-soaked men. I am establishing a home for poor boys In Guthrie though so far I have only been able to give them about $600. I am going to give them $2,000 more Just as quick as I can make It. I have given the Kansas City home for drunkards' wives about J7.500 besides a carriage and horse and a number of other things but think that it is best now that they have their own home that they do something for them selves." "How about this story that a Chau tauqua at Garden City cancelled your date because one of the lawyers of the city objected to your appearance on the bill?" was asked. "There is not a word of truth In that statement as I was compelled to cancel my engagement because I could not reach Garden CHy in time for the Chautauqua." "The leading prohibitionists objected to your appearance and threatened to withdraw their support if you spoke." "I don't know anything about this or the man who is referred to as Judge Hutchinson, and who led the opposition to me, but will say that I do not need him in my business and next year I have 20 Chautauqua addresses to deliv er and guess that I can get along with out him. If he has been rightly quoted I will say that he is Just as much op posed to prohibition as the vilest dive keeper in the state and on a par with them. "I have had all the Chautauqua work that I could attend to this season and already I am booked for 20 addresses in July and August next year. Wher ever I have appeared Carrie Nation day has been the big one of the session and I am making money. There was a time when I did not know where the next meal was coming from but it is dif ferent now. I sold 8110 worth of Carrie Nation hatchets in one day in Lincoln where I spoke in that city." TfiflGLINGS WRECKED. First Section of Circus Train In Trouble In B. C. Bellingham. Wash.. Aug. 17 The first section of Ringllngs' circus train was wrecked at Port Kells. B. C. on the Great Northern railway, 30 miles north of here yesterday afternoon and half a dozen attendants are reported hurt. Physicians who left here for the wreck last night, have not returned. Found m Valuable Pearl. Iola. Aug. 17. While Will Burgess was wading In the river yesterday he put in part of his time opening clam shells. While doing this he found a pearl about the size of a small pea. He brought it to town and had a local Jeweler examine it and set it in a ring. It is said the Jeweler offered Mr. Bur gess $18 for it but the offer was turned down and Mrs. Burgess now wears the pearl set in a beautiful ring. Mr. Bur gess thinks the pearl is worth in the neighborhood of $7t. KILLED JNFREfiZY. Frightful Murder, at Topeka State Asylum. S 1 Sick Patient Is Dragged From His Bed HAULED ABOUT ROOM Then Strangled to Death With Imprortsed Rope. Tictim J. T. Bartley, a Helpless Paralytic. Coroner's Jury Exonerates the Authorities at Inquest. J. T. Bartley. a nation t h. hospital, was murdered about 6 o'clock Saturday evening, by Edward Waltje. another patient in the same ward. Al though the coroner's Jury has exoner ated the management of the lnstitu tlon. there seems to have been some negligence on the part of the attend ant of the ward. Bartley. an olrl man v ly paralysed, and unable to leave his di was Xylng on hl" cot ,n the ward mosquito oar over his face to keep oft the flies. Weltje. a patient who has given much trouble, was taken out. according t th of the attendants, for the evening ex- gn 1 In W I i j rounu. Me was per mitted to return to the ward alone and It was then, with no interference that he killed Bartley. Taking the mos quito bar from the face of the sick man, Waltje twisted It into a rope, which he placed around Bartley's neck, and dragged him from his bed. Then ne oraggeo. tne helpless man all over the ward, and finally into the toilet room, where he twisted the rope until Bartley was dead. Some time later, the attendant returned with his charges, and found the old man dead. Waltje made no excuse for his act. He Is violently Insane, and has run away several times while out for exercise. Another story, which differs from the attendant's tale, is in circulation. It Is claimed that, because of Waltje's habit of running away, he was left alone with the sick man when the pa tients were taken out for exercise. J. T. Bartley, the man who was killed, was sent to the asylum from Leavenworth county about a year ago. Edward Waltje, the murderer, was re ceived from Washington county last January. An Inquest was called this morning at the state hospital, and after hearing the evidence, the Jurv found the follow, ing verdict: "We find that J. T. -Bartley came to his death byeing strangle- with a rope made 'from a mosonitn bar salt rope being in the hands of Edward Waltje, an Inmate of the-hospital, who is insane and unaccountabl for his acts. "We further find that the death of the said Bartley was an unavoidable acldent, and we exonerate the man agement of the state hospital from any blame." Dr. Bkldle'g statement. Dr. T. C. Kiddle, superintendent of the state hospital for the insane, made a statement to the State Journal to day, in which he said: "The faots in this case, so far as 1 can learn from a strict Investigation, and hearing the evidence given by the employes at the inquest this morning, are as follows: Both the man who was killed and the man who killed him, have been confined to their beds In that ward. Bartley was really 111, and suffering from paralysis. The other man, who spent most of his time In bed and refused to talk, we consider a chronic hypochondriac. The fact that he killed his fellow patient shows that his physical health was good, although he has refused to leave his bed except at brief intervals, for a long time. "When one of the attendants of that ward took the other patients out for exercise Saturday evening, an attend ant named Bartsell was ieft In charge of the two patients in the ward. He says he looked In at their rooms, and finding them in bed as usual, went to the toilet, and was gone about ten min utes. While he was absent, he says, he heard a slight noise, but nothing In dicative of any violence, be upon re turning to his patients found one of them dead by strangulation. The other man refuses to say anything, and returned to his bed after killing his fellow patient. "Waltje has not been considered dan gerous, but rather In the light of aa invalid. He Is morose and refuses to speak a word. The story that he has given trouble by running away is with out foundation, as he has been out but a few times. 'I furnished all the evidence we could find here to the coroner's Jury this morning." BRYAII AT CITY PARK. Will Deliver Address on Guaranty Bank Deposit Law. William Jennings Bryan will da liver .his bank deposit guaranty ad dress in Topeka at the City park on the afternoon of Thursday. August 27. An effort was made to arrange to have the address on the state house steps, but Secretary of State Denton refused to give his permission. He Baid the crowds would spoil the flower beds, and that he wouldn't let any body have the state house stens ror a Bpeechmakrng, no, not even the great Wiliiam H. Taft himself. The Bryn meeting In Topeka will be one of the big events of the Demo cratic campaign, not only in the state, but in the nation. It is the Intention to make the oc casion an exceptional one. Mr. Bryan will be quartered at the Hotel Throot. He will be met at the train when reaching here by a local reception committee and by members of tha state central committee. Merchants and business men of the city have been asked to decorate the business district with appropriate flags and bunting, as showing the proper mnrtim in the Nebraskan. Arrangements are being made for handling a big crowd in Toneica on that day. If the weather Is rainy, the meeting will be held in tha Auditor lura.

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WAS A"BATFEST" Heary Hitting Characterized the Topeka-Enid Game. Mr. Sheldon Given $50 for Long Drive Over the Wall. ARE STILL AT THE TOP Cooley's Band Leads Oklahoma City by Eight Points. Joplin Slaughters Hutchinson in Awful Fashion. Enid, Okla., Aug. 17. The Topeka team nosed out the Railroaders Sun day by a score of to 6 in a game that was characterized by slugging. McNeeley, Topeka's new pitcher, was touched up for a dozen safe ones, sev eral going for extra bases. Topeka batted Hendrix so hard that he was retired in the third, Ashley taking his place. In the fourth inning Sheldon se cured $50 from the crowd for putting the ball over the right field fence with the bases filled and scoring four runs. Abbott, Andrews. K. Olson, and Cole for the visitors pounded the ball hard. Cole and Abbott landed for home runs. Catcher S. Allen of the Knld team was injured on the hand and had to quit the game giving way to his brother. The score: ENID. Players AB. H. O. A. K. Wllhlte. If 5 10 0 0 Runkle. 31.. S 0 1 3 0 W. Krantz. 2b 5 2 5 2.1 Wright, lb 4 2 1 1 1 Jones, 4 2 2 3 0 J. Krantz. rf 4 1 o 0 Pheldon. cf 4 2 3 1 ft. Allen, c 2 0 4 0 H. Allen, c 1 0 0 3 1 Hendrix, p 0 0 0 0 0 Ashley, p 4 10 3 0 Mlddli-tun 110 0 0 Totals 39 12 V7 15 4 Batted for 11. Allen In ninth. TOPEKA. Players AB. H. O. A. E. Cole. If 8 2 3 0 0 Wooley. rf 4 13 1 0 I'avls. rf 5 0 1 1 0 Abbott, lb 4 3 11 0 0 Andrews, 3b S 3 1 3 Boles, c 4 1 3 O 0 K. Olson. 2b 5 3 3 4 0 B. Olson, ss 4 0 2 2 I Roach, p 3 0 1 J McNealey, p 2 0 0 J) J Totals 13 27 12 5 SCORE BY INNINGS. Topeka 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 S Enid 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1-6 Summary: Stolen bases Cole, Ab bott. Davis, Wooley. Two-base hits Abbott, E. Olson, Wooley, Jones. Home runs Sheldon, Cole, Abbott. Double plays S. Olson to E. Olson to Abbott: Wooley to E. Olson; Runkle to W. Frantz; Jones, unassisted. Bases on balls Off Ashley. 3. Struck out By Ashley, 3; by Roach. 1. Passed balls H. Allen. Innings, pitched By Hendrix. 2: by Ahley. 7; by Mc Neeley, 4: by Roach,-5. Tlm.vaf,Kame 2:00. Umpires Alloway-aau Gard ner. Attendance 1,500. Saturday's Game. Enid, Okla., Aug. 17. Enid de feated Topeka Saturday in a fast game replete with brilliant plays, 2 to I. The visitors made their only score on an error in the first inning. Hagerman, Cooley's find, weakened in the ninth, while McGill was very strong. The score: ENID. Players AB. H. O. A. E. Wllhlte. If 4 10 0 0 Runkle. 3b 4 1 4 1 0 W. Frantz, 2b 4 16 10 Wright, lb 4 -8; -1 1 Jones, ss ..4 1 8 6 0 J. Frantz. rf 3 -1 0 ft 0 Kheldon, cf 4 1 3 0 0 Allen, c 3 13 2 0 McGill, P 3 0 J J5 1 Totals 33 9 27 15 2 TOPEKA. Players AB. H. O. A. E. Cole. If 3 0 1 O 0 Wooley, cf 3 1 2 o 0 lavls. rf 4 2 o 0 0 Abbott, lb 4 0 11 1 0 Andrews. 3b 3 1 1 0 0 Roles, e 2 17 10 E. Olson. 2b 3 0 2 8 0 ft. Olson, ss 2 0 2 3 0 Hagerman, p 3 0 0 3 0 Totals 3 12 "J 'Two out when winnings ore was made. SCORE BY INNINGS. opeka 1 o 0 0 0 0 0 1 Topeka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 Summary: Ston biwa Boles. Two-base hits Da-vis. Wooley, Wll hite. Double plays E. Olson to Ab bott to 8. Olson: Jones, unassisted; Jones to Wright to Runkle. Bases on balls Off McOIll, 3. Hit by pitched ball Boles. Struck out By Hager man. 7; by McGill. 8. Passed balls Boles, 2. Time of game 1:45. Um pire Alloway. Oklahoma City 4, Webb City 1. Oklahoma City. Ok., Aug. 17. Webb City was defeated again Sunday, 4 to i. The Webb City players wore Okla homa City .uniforms and an assort ment Of red and blue caps because of their loss in the fire Saturday night. An exhibition game will be played to day. The score: WEBB CITY. Players AB. H. O. A. E. Risely, 2b 4 0 0 3 0 White, ss 3 113 0 Porkonoy, rf 4 0 0.1 0 Zlnk. lb 4 0 10 1 1 Cuthbert, cf 3 14 0 0 Cheek, c 3 0 5 2 0 Cheek. C 3 0 6 2 0 Topeka vs. Hutchinson Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 18, 19, 20 Week-day Carries, 3:45 p. m. Sunday Games 8:00. Tuesdays and Fridays Ladies' Free Days. TOPEKA vs. WICHITA Au. 21, 22, 23 fa Ball I STANDING OF THE TEAMS. Western Association. Topeka 60 Oklahoma 61 Wichita 6 Jopltn 57 Hutchinson Webb City 47 Springfield 38 Enid 28 3 .Cll 40 .604 42 .584 45 .66 61 -8 62 .475 60 .3S 74 .275 National League. Clubs Won. Lost. Pet Pittsburg 64 39 .622 New York 61 42 .592 Ohicaa-o 68 45 i .B63 Philadelphia ft .44 .S"!" Cincinnati 65 53 .6n9 Boston 46 S3 438 Brooklyn 31 6 .327 St. Louis 34 GS .344 American League. Clubs Detroit St. Ii Won. Lost. Pet. 63 40 .612 61 43 .5S7 60 45 .671 69 47 .5S7 49 53 .41 50 55 476 41 2 .m 33 70 .320 Philadelphia Boston Washington New York American Association. Club? Won. Lost. Louisville 73 4S Toledo 6S Indiananolis to rvt Pet. 4 .57'i .69 .5S .&0 Columbus 69 53 Minneapolis t o Kansas City Bfi Milwaukee ,"4 w .454 .443 .286 St. Paul 34 S3 Kellerman. 3b S Nelson. If. 3 Totals 30 3 24 14 A. S 3 O 0 0 1 0 0 1 OKLAHOMA CITY. Players AB. H. O. 3 0 3 0 2 13 o 4 0 White, ss. 5 Kverhart. 3b 4 Love. 2b 3 Downey, If 4 McCormlck. rf 4 Rapps. lb 1 Goex. cf 3 Kelsey, c 2 Bandy, p 4 Totals 30 8 27 15 2 SCORE BY INNINGS. Webb City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Oklahoma City 0 0300010 I Summary: Two base hits Love. Double plays Bandy to Love to Rapps. Hit by pitched ball Rapps, Goes. Bases on balls Off Milton 3, off Bandy 1. Struck out Bv Milton 4. by Bandy 2. Time 1:25. Umpire Shuster. Joplln 13, Hutchinson 3. Joplin, Mo., Aug. 17. Joplln slaugh tered Trivett and Barber Sunday, cleaning up thirteen runs against the Salt Packers' three. Hutchinson's er rors were rank and frequent. A home run and a three-bagger by Wanner furnished spectacles. The score: HUTCHINSON. Players AB. H. O. A, E. 1 2 --4 2 0 3 0 1 12 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 1112 15 11 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 116 0 9 24 14 7 H. O. A. E. 2 110 2 18 0 0 2 0 0 19 0 0 601 13 0 0 1 2-2 0 3 O 0 a 01 0 Olson, ss 4 Pettigrew. cf 1 Freese. cf 3 Casey, lb 6 Haas, c 4 JoJinnon. rf 3 Trainor. 2b 4 Stofer. If 4 Murphy, 3b 3 Trivett, p 0 Barber, p 4 Totals 35 JOPLIN. Players AB. Fillman, 3b 5 Wanner, 2b 3 Cobb, rf 3 need, lb 4 Murrsv, ef 4 Perseh, If 4 Raxan, ss. 2 Noyes. c 4 Shaner. p 4 Totals 34 10 IT SCORE BY INNINGS. Hutchinson 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 03 Joplin 5 5001002 13 The summary: Earned runs Joplin 4, Hutchinson 2. Three-base hits Ragan, Wagner, Fresse. Home runs Wanner. Bases on ball Off Shaner 2. off Trivett 2, off Barber 3. Struck out By Shaner 2. Innings pitched By Trivett 1-3 inning; by Barber 8 2-3. Hits Off Trivett 1, off Barber 9. Left on bases Joplin 3, Hutchinson 8. Dou ble plays Ragan to Wanner to Reed; Olson to Trainor to Casey; Olson to Casey. Wild pitch Shaner, Barber. Hit by pitcher Johnson, Freese. Stolen bases Persch. Sascrltice hits Cobb, Reed, Murray, Persch. Time of game 1:36. Umpire Setley. Springfield 4, Wichita 3, Springfield, Mo., Aug. 17. Both pitch ers were hit hard. Fast fielding by both teams ke-pt the score down In the final game which was won by the lo cals: Score: 1 SPRINGFIELD. Plavers Wilson, rf. Gray, 2h. Ellis. If. Dalrymple, Gradv. ss. Runkle. 3b, Tonneman, AB. H, O. 1 3 A. 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 cf. lb. Erloff. c. Kaufman, p. Brennan, lb. Totals 29 WICHITA. 27 10 Players Hetling. 3b. Annis. ss Pennell, If Milsap. lb. Armstrong, rf. Middleton. cf. Plank, 2b Doran. c Speer. p Holland AB. H. O. 0 1 9 1 1 5 4 0 0 A. 3 2 0 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 6 Totals 38 Batted for Speer In 9th. 23 11 Dalrymple out bunted 3rd strike. SCORE BY INNINGS. Bnrlnrfleld 10 10 2 0 0 0 4 Wichita 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 Earned runs Springfield 3, Wichita 1. Two base hits Ellis, Pennell, Milsap, Armstrong, Doran. Three base hits Wilson. Pennell. Home run Erloff. Bases on balls Off Speer 2. Struck out By Kaufman 6, by Speer 3. Left on bases Hetling, Milsap. Sacrifice hits Gray. Runkle. First base on errors- Wichita 2. Time 1:45. Umpi Burke. Oklahoma City 1, Webb City 0. Oklahoma City. Okla., Aug. 17. Oklahoma City defeated Webb City here Saturday by a score of 1 to 0 It was one of the best of the season. Score by innings: R.H.E, Oklahoma City 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 Webb City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 Batteries Hoffer and Kelsey: Nel son and Cheek. Umpires Shuster and Gardner. Springfield 5. Wichita 2. Springfield, Mo., Aug, 17. The lo cals won Saturday by score of S to 2.- Dalrymple's home run in the third tied the score. Willis' double scored the winning run in the third. Gray took a home run. S.-ore bv innings: R.H.E. Springfield 2O1OOO20 5 3 2 Wichita i 2 0 O 0 0 0.-2 4 4 Batteries Meredith and Tonne man: Speer, Clark and Doran. Um pire Burke. Hutchinson 8, Joplin 4. Joplin,' Mo., Aug. 17. Hutchinson defeated Joplin 8 to 4, in an awful travesty on the national game. Joplin THE TOPEgA PATLY STATE gave Pollard wretched support. Trivett gave four passes in a little more than an inning and was withdrawn. Score by innings: E.H.E. Joplin ............,.0 0 0 1 1. 0 2 1 04 6 8 Hutchinson 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 08 12 4 Batteries Pollard and" Harrington; Trivett, Wright, and Freese. NATIONAL LEAGUE. St. Louis 6-3, Xew York 5-2. St. Louis. Mo., Aug. 17. St. Louis gave New York a setback In the: pen nant race by taking both games of a double header Sundayr- Poor fielding and ineffective pitching-were responsi ble for New York's -double, defeat, Score by innings: s:"Z-'- R.H.E. St. Louis 2 00 0S0OS 8-3 New York 0 1000103 0-6 i Batteries Lush. Raymond and Bliss; MeGinnitv Taylor. Malarkey and Needham. Second game score by innings: R.H.E. St. Louis 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 3 9 i New York ..0 0 10 0 01 0 02 6 4 Batteries Karger and Ludwig; Ames, Crandall and Bresnahan. Philadelphia 1, Chicago 0. Chicago. Aug. 17. In the second in ning of Sunday's game, Magee hit to left for two bases. Bransfleld followed with a single to center and Magee scored what proved to be the only run of the game. Snnri, Kr Innlnrt! J R.H.E. fhiono-r, 0OO000000 0 1 1 Philadelnhia O I 0 0 0 0 0 O 1 3- 0 Batteries Pfeister and King; Mcuii len and Dooin. Cincinnati 5-5, Brooklyn 0-1. Cincinnati, O., Aug. 17. Cincinnati won both games of the double header with Brooklyn Sunday afternoon, in the first game Campbell kept the vis itors' hits well scattered, while the lo cals managed to bunch on Rucker. Manager Ganzel used three of nis new men, Volze, Coulson and Pearce, in the second game. The final game was called In the seventh to allow the Brooklyns to catch at rain. Cf.nr. kv InntnffB- r R.H-E- Cincinnati 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 -6 12 3 Rrnnblvn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 7 0 Batteries Campbell t and Mebean; Rucker and Bergen. Second game score by innings: K.M.H-. Cincinnati 10 12 10"- 2 Brooklyn 10 0 0 0 0 0-1 5 2 Batteries voize ana jrearce; dcn and Rltter. CENTIIAL KANSAS LEAGUE Newton 1. McPherson O. Xewton, Kan., Aug. 17. Neither side scored Saturday unttl the eleventh inning, when a hit, a stolen base and two sacrifices won the game for Newton by a score of 1 to 0. Score by innings: R.H.E. Newton 0 00OJJC000 1-r-l 1 McPherson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 2 Batteries Morgan. Lancaster ana Golthwaite; Clawson and Cloherty. American Association. At Kansas City Kansas City. 6; Columbus, 12. At Minneapolis Minneapolis, In- dianapolis, 0. At Milwaukee First game: Milwau kee. 0: Toledo, 7. Second game: Mil waukee. 3: Toledo, 0. At St. Paul St. Paul, 3; Lousiville, 4. Other Sunday Games. Omaha 3-5. Lincoln 7-6. Denver 8-1. Des Moines 3-0. Arkansas City 10, Enid Firemen 0. Wellington 4, Caldwell 3. Strong City 5, Valley Center 0. Atchison 6, Valley Falls 1. Independence 2, Muskogee K Topeka Eagles 15, MoFarland 7, McFarland. Aug. 17. The Topeka Eagles defeated the McFarland team by a score of 15 tor 7 in an exciting game. Score bv innlnes: R.H.E. Eaeles 2 1 0 2 0 5 2 0 315 21 3 McFarland 2 000100407 8 7 Batteries Groom, Sears and Kemp- ton; McDowell and Clampitt. Topeka Creswents 8, Burlingame 7. Burlingame, Kan., Aug. 17. The Topeka Crescents defeated the Bur lingame team Saturday by a score of 8 to 7. The feature of the game was Free to Boys I Have a Olove, Mitt, Mask, Ball. Bat, llap ana Kelt Tor JJvory Hoy Who Will Write to Mo. Si r's -T. ZiM 5 mm There are seven solendid pieces In this great outfit. The ash bat is a good one. The mask Is made of heavy wire, full slse. The catcher's mitt is thickly padded, very heavy and has patented fastener. The glove is of tanned leather and has patent clasp. The ball is strongly stitched and will last. A neat, adjustable belt and a dandy cap complete this great outfit. Re member you get the whole outfit of seven pieces for a little easy work. Write me today and I will tell you Just how to get it. A. M. PIPER. 230 Popular Bldg., Dec Moloei. U. JOtTRITAItlOKDAY EVElTINq. .AITQUST 17, 1903. "J ba"ingr of the Crescents. Bat teries: Crescents Cope and Young; Burlingame Brown and Griffith. bunday the same teams played at 12 Burllnrame winning in the last half of the ninth inning, after two men were out. Batteries: Crescents ii and Young. Burlingame Hotchkiss and Jones. Lamed 8, Topeka Santa Fe s 0. .v. Jnea' Kan- Aus- I" one of tne beet played games Been here this season the locals defeated the Santa VI or rPeka by a score of 3 to o. it was a pitcher's battle between Robinson and HArpin via lotta, v. Ins. a little tha better of it. Batter ie -nupinmn ana 'Bnme; Larned: Herrlott and Weaver; Umpire St. George 3, Alma 0. t treorge. Aug. 17. The St. George team defeated the Alma pro fessionals here Saturday by a score iu u. Aims had three men on f. k twlce- but by Worrel's great fiu-itms ana excellent support they COUld not SCOre. fif Rnr K a n.nn DeivIast nve ane and rank among t, 1. amaleur teams in the state. Aima: Moore and Brandt; c. ucurge; worrel and Ulrich. Kensington .5,. Franklin J. .K-enSlngtOn. Auc 17.; tiVunVlin Inat to the locals again in a game that was ouupeu several times by-showers which made good playing impossible. The game was called at the end of the sixth on account of two much rain. Score by Innings: R.H.E. rwensington 0 0 0 2 3 05 4 3 rxanKiin :.,..ul 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 catteries Tackley and Landes; Smith and Bonner. SATURDAY'S BALL GAMES. American Association. Columbus 6. Kansas City 4. Louisville 7. St. Paul 4. Minneapolis X, Indianapolis 0. Milwaukee-Toredo; no game; rain. American League. Philadelphia 1. St Louis 0 Boston 4, Detroit 3. Chicago- 5, Washington 3. Cleveland 5, New. York 4. -National League. Philadelphia 3.-Chicago 1. Pittsburg 3. Boston 2. Cincinnati 2. Brooklyn 1. New York 5. St. Louis 1. Other Ball Games. Pueblo 12, Sioux City 6. Omaha 2, Lincoln 0. Greensburg 1, .Wichita 0.. Lecompton 4, Newman 2. Harveyviile 6, Auburn 1. YOXKERS RACES OPEN. Will Enforce the Law Relating to the rruniDiung oi Betting. New York Aug. 15. The raclne campaign in the metropolitan district, opens again today at the Empire City track, Yonkers, where a two weeks meeting is scheduled. Many improve ments will greet the patrons, while the general rate of admission of $2, with the joining of the grand and field stands, has met with general approval. Stabling room has been extended to accommodate 600. Another improve ment which is certain to be approved by turfman as well as bv natrons, is the completion of the new chute at the far end of the first bend for races to be run at three quartera of a mile. Heretofore these races were started on the turn of the tracJrJjPhjcJj 3Tfsv Joth dangerous' and' unsatisfactory. The track ha4 Been. workedT over daily for several .-weksaBd yesterday was very fast. Writh continued fair weather-the, Yonkers-Haadijap, wlch is the feature of the ard "today, (Should produce a fast race. Many of the Saratoga visitors reached the city last night and will be on hand" today when the bugle sounds. President James Butler has Issued specific instructions to the special po licemen at tne. track, to enforce all laws, especially those relating to the prohibition of betting. Today's racing will be the only con flict with the Saratoga track, which closes its season this afternoon. A majority of the turfman and race goers left the Saratoga course yester day which will augment -the crow.d at the Yonkers track.. TO PLAY BALL IX JAPAN. The "Reach Crowd" Will Be Tltere for Games in November. Toklo, August 17. All details for the coming of the Reach All-American Baseball club have been arranged. It is now definitely settled that the ball players will come and play a series of at least nine games In Japan between November 21 and December 3. Much interest is being taken in all of the games but particularly in the games with the picked team that will represent Japan. This team, will be chosen by a committee and will be composed of the strongest players in this country. Three Players Sold to New York. Binghamton, N. Y., Aug. 17. Iver Wagner and Roy Parkins, pitchers, with Arthur Marcan, shortstop of the Binghamton State league team, have been sold to the New York American for $6,000. They will Join the New York team at the end of the State league season. Highlanders Get New Infieldcr. New York. Aug. 17. Second baseman James O'Rourke, of the Bridgeport, Conn., league baseball team, has been sold to the New York Americans. A Valuable Horse Dies. Lawrence. Kan., Aug. 17. Silver Heir one of the most valuable race horses in the west, the property of 'Will Moak of this city, died Saturday. Mr. Moak recently refused $a,000 lor the horse. PASSES NEW YORK. Business of the Cliicago Office of the Department Of Justice; Chicago, Aug. 17. District Attorney E. W. Sims has forwarded to Attorney General Bonaparte his annual report of business done by the Chicago office during the fiscal year ended June. 30. A tremendous increase is shown in the business of the office, so that, outside of the customs business, the Chicago, office is now for the first time gTealer. than that of New York. The increase in the civil business is between 300 and 40a per cent since Mr. Sims' appointment,- and the in crease in the criminal business more than 100 per cent. The aggregate amount of judgments obtained during the year in favor of the United States in civil cases was $36,425 as against $5,317 in 1907 and $4,669. in 1908. The most significant figures are those showing the large increase, in the number of prosecutions instituted. In 1908 there were- 400 civil cases started, as aarainst 116 in 1907. and 53 in 1906. .Imrlng. the. last year ther were 2 2 5. criminal prosecutions Degun as against 125 in 1907 and 99 in 1806 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 elation Gossip i WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW. Hutchinson at Topeka. Joplln at Enid. Springfield at Oklahoma City. Wichita at Webb City. President Moist, of the Oklahoma City team, has protested the last game or- the series which the locals played there last Thursday. The grounds for the protest were a pitched ball which Moist thought should have been called strike on Cole in the ninth inning. and Davis' first three bagger which Moist says should have been called foul. This certainly isn't saying very much for Mr. Moist who, if he is a baseball man at all, should be wise to the fact that there is no ground for protest on any decision in which the umpire has sole jurisdiction, and is the sole judge. William Setley. the star umpire .of the Western Association, has been se lected by. the- Cincinnati, team to ac-1 company the team on the trip to Cuba, when the Reds will make a tour of the island and play Cuban teams. This is a good recognition of the worth of the best official ever seen In the W. A. President Baker is to try out two amateurs of southeast Missouri. One of them is a man named Beltz who has been doing good work on semi-prof e Final teams. The other Is a 16 year old southpaw by the name of Hamil ton u no has been winning games against strong amateur teams and holding them down to a few hits. OklahomaCity Times: Gardner should soak it to those who apply vile epithets to him. He should not be afraid to hang it on Andrews or any other mem ber of the gang. McLear, the crack outfielder of the Hutchinson team, is out of the game on account of injuries. Will Hoffer, of the Oklahoma City team, was fined $55 for his troubles at Joplin two weeks ago Sunday. Shlvely remitted all but $10 of the amount. Hof fer is therefore $45 better off for not being a member of the Topeka team. Jack O'Conner, of the St. Louis Browns, has purchased Outfielder Paul Cobb and Second Baseman Wanner of the Joplin team. For Cobb the veteran scout la to pay $3,000 and for Wanner $2,500. Mr. O'Conner should have wait ed until spring when lemons are much cheaper. Third Baseman Emory of the Mets is apt to be out of the game for some time. In Friday's game Jimlny Cuth bert ran into him and put an ugly spike wound in his foot. Third Base man Everhart, of the Webb City team, was seoured to take 'his place. This won't strengthen the Mets any. Jimmy Cuthbert has gone back to Webb City after having been released by Oklahoma City because he couldn't hit much. In the first game he played against the Mets last Friday he hit safely three times. The Oklahoma News refers to some of the Topeka players as contemptible, vile, bullying, haughty members of Cooley's gang of rowdies, and many other names of similar character. And yet the News upholds the tactics of a player, a member of the Mets who had to serve 30 days in the county Jail here on aecount of rowdyism. Dick Cooley arrived in Topeka Sun day morning ahead of the team and went to Kansas City yesterday after noon where he witnessed the game be tween the Blues and the Columbus team. He also exchanged greetings with Cousin George Tebeau. The- Topeka team arrived home this morning. Some of the players are spending the day in recuperation, while aaajajj :j Our Cigar Line Is always complete and fresh All the leading brands, in eluding Topeka-made cigars I are represented. Red Cross Pharmacy 3 M .QGHTMAN, Jr. Prop. !3 88 Kansas Ae. itiiiiiit i in m 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ten 5c 'From an experience of forty years in LJ2 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 timet Tickets on sale August 27 to 30 inclusive. Headquarter's train will leave Topeka 5 p.m., August 30 Ask for G. A. B. folder For space in sleepers, tickets or information apply to T. L. King, Agent, Topeka, Kansas. SEVEN TRAINS TO a few are fishing. The Hutchinson Salt Packers will play here tomorrow and for the two following days. Hagerman weakened in the ninth in ning at Enid Saturday. Wonder if the umpire didn't have something to do with it. The pennant fund continues to grow. The amount should all be raised by the latter part of the week. Gus Hetling of the Wichita team has been sold to Kansas City and will re port to Tebeau next spring. Hetling is the best third baseman in this league and will have no trouble in making good in the American association. Wichita has bought Red Wright of Enid, who Is known as a hard hitting first sacker. Ked is the only left hand ed first baseman in the league. He will help Wichita materially. He re ports at once. Kansas City sport writers will be In Topeka Sunday, August 30, to watch the double header between the White Sox and Oklahoma. They suggest that a series of seven games between To peka. and the Kansas City Blues at the close of the season would be mighty interesting and should draw well. THE BinXES SCIIOOIi LAW. A Suit to Test Its legality. Being Brought in Allen County. Iola, Aug. 17. Mandamus proceed ings, started for the purpose of bring ing out a friendly test of the legality of the Barnes high school law, so far as it affects Alien county, will be insti tuted against the board of county commissioners Monday morning to compel them to levy a tax as provided by the Barnes law.. It is probable that the Iola board will bring the suit, although all of the boards wilt join in paying a pro rata share of the ex pense of the suit. Thomas J. Anderson and George Reynolds, county commissioners, re fused to levy the tax provided by the Barnes law, after receiving the advice of C. J. Peterson, county attorney and Charles H. Apt, his deputy. Attorney Apt delivered the main opinion for the commissioners. He held that the Barnes law. by reason of its having failed to receive a- plurality at the election at which the propos ition was submitted to the people, did not pass in Allen county and, there fore was not effective here, thus leav ing the board without legal authority for making the levy which the Barnes law" provides for the maintenance of high schools. BLIXDED BY HER BABY, little One Poked Its linger Mother's Eye. in Its New York. August 17. Clutch ing in her arms her baby, which she could not see because of the child having blinded her by sticking its lit tle finger in her eye, Mrs. Clifford Barker, wife of an evangelist, was brought in a sail boat to the mainland at Eastport, L. I. Mrs. Barker who was visiting at the Official Route F.nrnmnmpnf CHOOSE FROM Quick Ttme No Stops Double Track JJ0c; 06 100. JJ0 IIXUm IXm. HO,. 72S 1000 ,.m. ltt0 fc DFntasa An. Dr. J. Albert Berry Specialty: Diseases of the ear, nose, throat, stomach and Intes tines. Has moved hia office from T2S to 724 Kansas av over the Cr merle restaurant. nn See Gillette Sc Gillette L M. Pen well Undertaker and Embafoer III Qatacy Street Uth PfcornM 112 Morichesecs Life Colony, on the beach opposite here, waa playing with the child when it suddenly pressed a linger into the mother's left eye. The eye immediately swelled, the inflammation extending to the other eye and produc ing totel blindness. There being no physician near, it waa decided to take the mother to Eastport for medical attention. Forgiving and affectionate as she caressed the cause of her misfortune, Mrs. Barker's eyes were treated, and she waa carried to the home of a friend. It is hoped that under proper treatment the eyesight may be re stored. A Galena Girl Drowns. Galena. Kan.. August 17. Edith El der, IS years old. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Elder of Llncolnvllle, waa drowned Friday afternoon in Spring river. The drowning was witnessed by her three chums, Lorene Boughton, Beat rice Fry and Delia McCleary of LJn colnville. At the time the girl sank beneath the waters of the river Lorene Bough ton also narrowly escaped drowning, being saved only by quick work of an other of the girls, who grabbed hold of her skirts as she arose and assisted her to safety. F REE A large bottle of lubrlcatlnr -oil with each set of baby cab tires put on by us. Cabs called for and delivered. U. S. Cycle Co. S30 Kansas Ave. Ind. 962

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THE TOPEKA' DAILY STATE JOUBWAIr--nOBAY EVEHING, ATJQU3T 17, 1903. STUDY J0F TREES. Gorernment Men of the Depart ment of Agriculture yards here when a young man named Ed Huntley. 20 years of age, received an Injury that caused the amputation of hiB right limb at the knee Joint. It seems that the young man was at tempting to board a through freight, and in. some way slipped and was pulled under the train and his limb crushed. RA1LR0 AD NEWS. Roads Are Compelled to Incrim inate ThemseWes. 1 'J -f 1 la Reno County Looting Into the Uses of Windbreaks. WANT MORE -PLANTED To Protect Orchards end Fields a Well as Homes. Is Ground In Timber More Val uable Than in Corn? V Hutchinson. Kan., Aug. 17. Carlos Glassier Bates, a forest assistant In the forest service of the United States department of agriculture, with a party from the' department, is In Hutchinson. He and the others, who re Prof. F. J. Phillips, T. R. Cooper, G. R. Morrison, W. W. Morris and A. G. Hamol, are looking into the mat ter of the uses of the. windbreaks through Kansas. Nebraska and other states. They are studying to ascertain the value of trees to the farmer and the farms. They have been on the treeless plains farther west and are surprised to find such a forest of trees as is found In the neighborhood of Hutchinson and the central part of the state. There are many windbreaks in Kansas. They are planted for the protection of orchards and fields, as well as homes. The department wants to find out whether the trees are of as much value as they cost the farmer in the ground occupied. In some instances these protections are not needed for years but Mr. Bates says that their use once in ten years will often prove their value for all of their cost to the farmer. Tho party Is also getting facts re garding the value of the forests as material for sale in the form of fire wood or lumber. They find that trees are a good producing crop in Kansas in many places, paying for their cost In use of ground and in planting and growing in the added value they give as a produce, besides forming an excellent protection from wind storms to crops and especially to orchards. The government is making very dill" gent inquiries with the view of teach ing the farmer the vaiue of growing timber for the wood itself, as well as for protection. The government wants more trees grown and It is get ting at the facts in every possible manner so as to be able to give all facts through the forest service to parts of the country that need the information. The members of the party are In specting the orchards and the tree protection in the vicinity of Hutchinson. PIONEERS ENJOY REUNION. Marshall 'County Old Settlers Hear Congressman Calderbead. Marysville. Kan., Aug. 17. The last day of the Marshall County Old Set tlers' reunion was not as well attend ed as the two previous days owing to the rain of the previous evening. Half an Inch of rain fell here and at differ ent pans of the county the rainfall was fully an inch. In the forenoon was the election ot officers of the association for the. en suing year. George Delaney and John R. Livingston. both of Axtell were chosen for president and secretary. It was decided to hold the reunion at Axtell next year. The afternoon session was presided over by F. E. Kinney of Oketo. Con gressman W. A. Calderhead of this city delivered the address of the day. The ball game between Blue Rapids and Frankfort teams, the third of the series, was a spirited one from the start and was won by Blue Rapids by a score of 5 to 4. In the evening a programme con sisting of speeches by many Marshall county residents was given as were also camp fire reminiscences of the earliest days of the county. A large number of the earliest set tlers of the county were present and many who arrived in the countv In the early sixties came to the reunion from their homes in different states. AX EMPORIA TRAGEDY. Guy Mnsca Kills His Wife. Then .shoots Himself. Emporia. Kan., Aug. 17. Guy Lin a laborer, Saturday afternoon shot. and killed his wife and then turning the weapon Upon himself 'In flicted a fatal wound. The couple had much trouble of a domestic character since their marriage in February, 1907. and Llnsea had frequently threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Lin sea has been living with her parents since Wednesday. Llnsea was in police court a few days ago charged with drunkenness and abusing his wife. In a statement made an hour after the shooting Lin sea said: "My mother-in-law was the cause or It all. She kept after my wife, causing me worry and expense. I was tired or living." MONEY IXR WILLIAM HILL. Friends of Alexander's Slaver Con tribute Towards Lawyer s' Hire. Coffeyville, Kan., Aug. 17. That William Hill, slayer of David Alexan der, is not without friends, was evi denced Saturday when $198 was raised by public subscription for his defense. A man passed through the brick plants where Hill was formerly em ployed and solicited funds for the pur- nne rtf Vilrlnv lairv.ri tr tfrA Nearly every employe threw a dollar into the hat. Hill Is still in the county jan. navmg neen unaoie to furnisn bond of $10,000. Death of J. M. Harper. Wellington. Kan.. Aug. 17. J. M. Harper, president of the Bank of Con way Springs, a leading member of the Kansas Bunkers' association and one of the wealthiest men In Sumner coun ty. died quite suddenly of acute lndi gestlon. His family was visiting m coioraao at tne time. An Amusement Resort Burns. f-offeyville. Kan.. Aug. 17. The Clyde White City, an amusement re tort at Deering. five miles west of here, was damaged to the extent of several thousand dollars hv fire Patur day night. The fire started In the en trance, a two story affair, and soon reuucea it to asnes. Injured Canning Fruit. Salina. Kftn.. Aug. 17. While can ning fruit, Mrs. Charles Conrad o this city was painfully burned by thi explosion of the fruit cans. Hot"seal Ing wax and the contents of the can face. Doctors say her eyesight may be a eu. Fell Under the Cnrs. Alta Vista. Kan.. "Aug. 17 A sad accident happened In the Rock Island WIFE SLAYER TO BE FREED. Good Behavior Wins Liberation for an Oklahoma Convict. Leavenworth. Kan.. Aug. 17. Thos. P. Queenan. an Oklahoma "life" pris oner, under sentence of death, receiv ed official information today that his sentence had been commuted to fifteen years. Acting Governor Bellamy of Oklahoma commuted the sentenced and asked W. H. Haskell, warden of the Kansas penitentiary, to Inform the prisoner. Queenan is one of the three convict barbers who shave the warden and other officers of the Kansas peniten tiary. When Informed of the good news and congratulated by Mr. Has kell, Queenan seemed dazed. He turn ed very pale and was unable to speak. The unexpected news conveying a hope of liberty dumfounded him. He .sank in a chair and it was some time before he could recover the power of speech to ask a few questions and thank the warden. A PAROLE FOR STALLARD. The Ex-Sedan Bank Cashier Says He Will Refund the Shortage. Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 17. Otto Stallard. the Sedan, Kan., banker left the state penitentary on parole In com pany with his wife Saturday evening. Mrs. Stallard brought the parole pa pers from Topeka and presented them to her husband. Stallard appeared be fore the board at the July meeting. It was decided to publish the fact of his application for one month in Chautau qua county. Not a single protest was sent In. The sheriff and county attor ney appeared before the board to urge that the parole be granted. Stallard was cashier of a bank at Sedan and used the bank's funds to speculate. Af ter his defalcation was discovered he managed to pay back considerable of the shortage. Stallard stated that he intended to pay It all back and -only wanted a few years to do It In. FOUND 190 BAD COINS. A Fort Scott Man While Remodeling a House Makes an Odd Find. Fort Scott, Aug. 17. An unusual find was made here by G. N. Crawford, who is remodeling a house at Ninth and Crawford streets. While excavat ing for the foundation of the new building which is being erected upon the site of an old barn, a number of counterfeit half dollars were found. From the condition of the coins they had evidently been there for a long time as they were badly tarnished, and the silver coating with which they were covered, had been entirely worn away in some places. The coins were given over to the federal authorities. John Downer, one of the contractors, states that in all there were about 190 coins. Mnt Furnish Evidence of Yiote tfoa of Limited Hour Law. ERIE LIN E PROTESTS. Other Roads Also Aroused Orer Commission's Order. Other Items of Interest in Rail way Circles. Whether the interstate commerce commission has power to compel the railroads to provide evidence against themselves of infractions of the law limiting the hours of service of train men Is to be determined In the courts. The railroads are aroused over the commission's order making this re quirement, which was issued after the new hours of service law became ef fective, last March. The order calls for a detailed report, under oath, with in 30 days after the end of each month of all instances where trainmen em ployed on the railroads have been -on duty for longer periods of time than allowed by the law. The roads have agreed to fight the order, and bills seeking to restrain the commission irom enforcing it have been filed. Proceedings have been begun In the name of the Erie railroad In the fed eral court at Trenton, N. J., while sim ilar suits have been begun oy the Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley and the Philadelphia Reading railroads at Philadelphia. The result of the suits will be of Importance to every railroad in the United States. The railroads contend that the com mission's order is In violation of the fourth and fifth amendments to the constitution. It is also claimed that the purpose of the commission in requiring the reports is to enable it to obtain evidence of infractions of the law. In order that such Information may be lodged with the United States district attorney and suits entered to recover the penalties. This would compel the railroads to furnish evidence against themselves for breaking the law, and It is set forth that, as it will be im possible for them not to break it at some time, it is Jeopardizing the rights of the complainants under the consti tution. In addition to objecting to the order, the railroads find fault with the treat ment they received at the hands of the commission. They declare the com mission passed the order without giv ing them an opportunity to be heard. Subsequently a request for a hearing was made, but this, it is said, also was refused. The complainants In the suits that have been filed ask that a preliminary injunction be issued against the com mission restraining it from proceeding on the order until the case is finally determined and that then the court grant a perpetual injunction annulling the order entirely. The commission has until October to file an answer. LOST IN LITIGATION. EMPOIUA BOOMERS FOR TOPEKA Mlt Wilhlte Going to Bring Two Car of Elks to Our Sunday Game. "Mit" Wilhlte, the great ball fan of Emporia and all around good fellow, writes the State Journal as follows: "I will bring about two car loads of Elks and ball fans up to Topeka next Sunday on the excursion. For the first time in the history of our town we are going to boost for Topeka and we really mean It. I will drill the gang on the way up, and everybody up there will know that we are from 'a live town.' "In case the hot weather becomes too severe, and I should make up my mind to commit suicide, I will ask to umpire the game. Death by up to date method." Enquire for Them No housewife who has used any of THEY CLEARED OVER $1,000. Clay Center's Chautauqua. Which Closed Sunday, a Big Success. Clay Center. Kan.. Aug. 17. The Chautauqua closed here Sunday with an attendance of 7.000. The receipts were $600 more than In 1907. The association will make $1,000 to $1,200. This Is the fifth session and the association has one of the finest auditoriums in the state which with Its other Improvements cost $5,000. all of which will be paid for from profits made in the five years. This speaks well for the co-operative plan, there being some 600 stockholders who pay $2 a year, getting season ticket In pay ment. flavoring Extracts VanflTa Umon Orange Rom. but will recommend them as the best articles of their kind in do mestic use. They are the leading flavors in America and should be on the shelf of every grocery. Enquire for them and dc not take substitutes. A Train Load of Bananas. Pittsburg. Kan.. Aug. 17. The Frisco handled over this division for the Kansas City market a train load of bananas being shipped through from the guir. The cars are valued at $500 each, that Is. the cargoes are listed at this. This makes a total of $10,000 worth of bananas that passed through. The fruit train didn't stop here more than two minutes, but whirled northward to its destination. Mexican Southeastern Projects Cost One Million. Santa Fe, N. M.. Aug. 17. In the matter of the Mexican Southeastern Railroad company receivership, pend ing in court here for more than ten years. Judge John R. McFie today approved the final report of the receiv er, Henry W. Leman, discharged the receiver and canceled his bond, this terminating litigation of unusual In terest and importance in legal history. The Mexican Southeastern Railroad company was organized In 1896 in New Mexico with a capital of ten mil lion dollars, to build a road In Mexico from San Geronimo to Guatemala as a part of the proposed intercontinental raiload system. The Spanish-American war came on, the company could not sell Its bonds and Its concession from the Mexican government became forfeited, but a large amounr of con struction had involved the company m more than a million dollars of net liabilities. Samuel W. Allerton, the widely known capitalist of Chicago, was treasurer of the company and also a charter director and large stockholder. Various test suits were brought against Allerton and practically all litigation was the result of an organized effort to make him pay all the company's lia bilities. The cause has been bitterly fought on both sides. In his exhaus tive final the receiver regretfully in forms the court that if he had Been successful in the contest with Allerton he would have had enough assets in his hands to pay all the creditors in full. but. as it is. he has nothing. W. D Washburn of Chicago. Mr. Allerton's lawyer who has conducted the defense in all this litigation, said here today that the discharge of the receiver ended the whole matter. A REAI. TEST. Virginia Two Cent Case Carried to United States Supreme Court. The United States supreme court when it convenes in October will de cide the suit dealing with the 2 cent a mile passenger rate on the railroacs of Virginia. The case involves not only the validity of the rate itself, but the method of imposing it. The rate was determined b'- the Vir ginia corporation commission and tne principal point on which the railroads base their opposition Is that such a delegation of power transcended the authority of the state legislature. The state defends the action of the commission as Judicial and claims Judge Pritchard, who enjoined the en forcement of the commission's order for the reduced fare, had no right as a federal Judge to review the action of the state court. The supreme court will be compelled to deal with this point. It Is said, preliminary to taking up the case itself, as it challenges the Jurisdiction of Judge Prltchard's court. If it should be held that the commis sion's function is judicial rather than i it The National Disli Van Camp's Beans may be called now the national .dish. Thousands of new users begin every day, and nobody ever stops. Perhaps you will find, in half the homes of your city, that the people are eating Van Camp's. Here is a curious fact Your demand for Van Camp's has raised the price of the best Michigan beans 25 in three months. Common beans cost about what they did cost. The advance has been in those hand-picked beans those white, plump, full-grown beans which we demand for Van Camp's. Never before did so many people want such a grade of beans. Yet, with all this advance, we've not raised the price to you. There is a reason when a dish like this springs into such demand. And that reason applies to you. We are now baking more beans by several times over than any other concern in the world. That is solely because we are baking the best beans, and millions of people know it. A short time ago, a large part of the people were bak ing their beans at home. They knew baked beans as a homely dish, mushy and broken. The top beans were crisped the middle beans less than half baked. That was because you baked in dry heat, and did not have heat enough. The beans were heavy and hard to digest. They would ferment on the stomach, and fer mentation formed gas. You did not eat such beans often. Now, we have shown you how different beans are, when they are baked with all our facilities. We bake in live steam, so that all beans are baked alike. No beans are crisped, none are broken. They are baked until they are mealy, yet they are nutty because they are whole. We have shown you that beans are digestible when baked as we bake them. Our ovens are heated to 245 degrees. The particles of the beans are so separated by heat that the digestive juices can get to them. The result is, Van Camp's are light and digestible. They do not form gas because they do not ferment. They digest. We have shown you, too, a delicious blend secured by baking the pork, tne tomato sauce and the beans all to gether. Thus we have given to millions of people a new idea of beans. tTTHTCttOD Summer is the time of all times for eating Van Camp's Beans. Let us do the cooking, for one meal' a day, while you sit out in the breeze. You'll find that our meal is the best meal of the day. We bake these beans at "less cost to you than if you baked them yourself. But that isn't all the saving. We are baking such beans that you eat them more often eat them in place of meat. And beans are Nature's choicest food. They are 84 nutriment. They give you more food value than meat, pound for pound, and they cost but a fraction .as much. And there is nothing that people like better than beans, when baked in the Van Camp way. But be careful to get Van Camp's. Poor beans are plentiful now and cheap. But the finest beans are scarce. There is very little profit now in put ting up good beans. There is a great deal of profit on low grades. These are times to be careful. When somebody says. "My beans are as good as Van Camp's," he is serving his interest, not yours. Now that you know how good beans can be, don't ac cept the old-time beans. Three Sizes 10, 15 and 20 cents per can Van Camp Packing Company, Efd Indianapolis, Ind. administrative it would be necessary to dismiss the case. If. on the other hand, the federal court is pronounced competent to deal with the question the supreme court will take up the merits of the case and will undertake to say whether the 2 cent rate is confiscatory and therefore unconstitutional, as claimed by the roads. Both the state and the roaas have asked for an early hearing. changes in the new bills, one nego tiable and-tthe other not, the extension of the !a.t will lead to a better under standing of its effect and insure its acceptance by the shippers generally. Stricken W ith Heart Trouble. Parsons, Kan., Aug. 17. Dr. C. B. Kennedy, one of the oldest and most widely known residents of Parsons, died Saturday afternoon at Erie, Kan.. where he went to attend the funeral of Judge J. L. Denlson. He had been to the cemetery where his old friend was buried, and. returning to the house, he was stricken with heart dia ease.i dying within two minutes. IIIIHMIIIIIIIII t TO LIFT A MORTGAGE f While it may be best for some people to borrow on a straight loau, paying the Interest semi-annually, and the entire principal in three or five years, it would be better for nine-tenths of thos. who borrow to have a loan where the Interest and a small amount of the prin cipal is paid each month, with the privilege of paying as much, more as they desire at any time, and thereby saving interest. X TbeCaoitol Baildins ALoaalssn X i Y B34 Kansas Ave. A QUESTION' OF DISCIPLINE. Lackawanna Will Take Firm Stand With Employes. Chicago. Aug. 17. In the interest of discipline on American railways, the officials of the Delaware, LacKa wanna Western road declare that they will, if necessary', stana a general strike of switchmen on the entire sys tem. The management claims to be making a decided stand for thorough discipline and is prepared to ngnt it out on that line, either with or with out the help of public opinion, but preferably with Its help. it is be lieved bv the officials of the roaa that the dictation of the labor unions In matters of discipline should cease and that a railroad company. In the inter est of safer operation of trains, should be permitted to discipline Its men whenever the occasion is presented. It appears that a switching crew re fused to work In the BufTalo yaTCs when it became short-handed by the illness of one member, which occurred after all Its extra men had gone home. Ordered to proceed with their work, they quit and went home. Two men were discharged and the union threat ens to strike unless the men are rein stated. TIME HAS BEEN EXTENDED. New Bill of iJuHnc Ruling Not Ef fective Until November 1. Washington. Aug. 17. An order was Issued by the interstate commerce commission today extending its order with respect to the date when the new bill of lading shall go into effect from September 1 to November 1. 1908. The recommendation In the original order was that the bill .should be adopted September 1, 1908: It has been repre sented to the interstate commission by. both shippers and railroad com panies that because of the many ROCK ISLAND DISCRIMINATED. Evidence to Be Presented Before Com mission September 11. Santa Rosa, X. M., Aug. 17. An important suit will come up for hear ing here September 11 in which Moise Brothers of this city charge the Chi cago, Rock Island Pacific Railway company, with discrimination in freight rates osrainst Santa Rosa. El Paso and other cities. Judge Harmon of the interstate commerce commis sion is expected to arrive here to take the evidence at that time. The case will bevwatehed with great interest by the merchants of this city. MACOVIC MOVES I I. WOMAN'S MISSION SOCIETY. The Southwest Kansas Branch Meets in Hutchinson. Succeeds George W. Taylor as Master Mechanic at Newton. Newton, Kan.. Aug. 17. Mr. E. E. Macovic. at present general foreman of the Santa Fe shops at this place, has been appointed master mechanic of the middle division in p:ace of G. W. Taylor, who has resigned efrectrve this date to become superintendent of motive power of the G. R. S. A. railroad at San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Macovic has been with com pany for a number of years and his promotion is one that is well deserved. Mill I II I llllliiii t Hutchinson. Aug. 17. The annual convention of the Woman's Missionary association, especially its southwest Kansas branch, begins here Monday evening. The sessions will be held in the First United Brethren church. It is expected that about 60 dele gates will be here and the church wo men will take care of them at their homes. There are supposed to be at least two delegates from each local or ganization. This society has a color, and it is lavender. These are the officers of the asso ciation: President. Mrs. J. S. Rees. Wlnfield; vice presidents, Mrs. J.' E. Wilson, Wichita and Mrs. M. E. Wil sted, Wichita: secretary, Mrs. E. R. Mvers, St. John; treasurer, Mrs. D. H. Sill, Winfield. AN ARISTOCRATIC FARMER. purchased a pair of fine English blood hounds. There is a large territory ad jacent to Concordia and with his flnsr hounds Mr. Moore expect to capture criminals when necessary. MADE $5 OUT OF $1 BILLS. Hauls a Spotted Pig to the Market In an Automobile. X Boon Vichy Springs Ginger Ale is made irom a ixaiur&i mineral Water and the Best Extracts, la madiuni size bottles $7 par 100 le per bottle refunded for empties Boon Vichy Springs Co. f CITY lift, PIIO.VE 1075 Wichita, Aug. 17. The sensation of Saturday at the Wichita stock yards was the arrival of Farmer Wilke with a spotted hog in an automobile for the market. Commission men, hog drivers', clerks, buyers, everybody about the yards quickly heard of the hog that came to market In an automobile. So it was before a goodly crowd that Mr. Wilkie pulled up to the unloading dock and dumped off the crate with the squealing spotted pig in It. cr brought to the Wichita market In an automobile?" cried Charles Smith, salesman for Paugh Co. I "I'll take him." yelled Bill Garry. hog buyer for Cudahy, before the squealing animal had been unloaded. Bloodhounds for Concordia. Concordia, Kan.. Aug. 17 Carl Moore, ex-sheriff of Cloud county, returned last night from Nebraska, where be Serious Charge Upon Which Two Men Are Arrested. Fredonla, Kan., Aug. 17.- Sheriff Timmons has arrested and put in jail two persons here charged with rais ing silver certificates one dollar bills to the denomination of fives. One, M. E. Schults, about 25 years of age, lives at Fall river, and by occupation Is a photographer. The other Is Clarence Cass, about 23, living on a farm six teen miles west. Some of this money was passed here during the fair. The secret ser vice officers at St. Louis were notified and L. T. Philpot promptly appeared and after making an examination of the case considers it the work of ama teurs. The United States marshal at Fort Scott has been notified and upon the arrival the parties will be taken before the United States commissioner at Sedan for examination. GO 20 MILES TO VOTE. Gove County' Will Try and Make Townships Smaller. Gove, Kan., Aug. 16. The neces sity of more townships in Gove coun ty was demonstrated at the recent primary election, and an' effort is now being made to nave two more town ships organized, and if successful they will be Center and Castle Rock. The townships from which these new ones are expected to be made are so largo that some of the voters are compelled to travel as much as twenty miles to vote and it is a difficult matter to get out the vote on election day. The ef forts In favor of Center township have been before the commission for two or three months and will no doubt be favorably acted upon by that body. The petition for the organization of Castle Rock township is just now be-, in published and will be before th( commissioners at the next meeting. t