The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 5, 1909

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EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. EVERYBODY 10 PAGES NEEDS IT. TOPEKA, KANSAS, JANUARY 5, 1909. LAST EDITION. TUESDAY EVENING. TUESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. it n 7 I 4 i t V j J HITS HIGH MARK. Kansas Bank Deposits Greater ..Than Eye r Before. Now Amount to One Hundred Sixty Millions. HONEY FOR EVERYONE One Hundred Forty Fire Dollars for Erery Person in State. Eeserve Is Well Above the Re quired Limit. Kansas banks ate full to overflowing. This is indicated by Commissioner Al bright's report made public today. There never has been so much cash to the credit of banks. Here is his report; Kesources. Loans and discounts, state banks n-w its ffu 91 Loans and discounts, national banks 6!'!lo'SV!d J122"1'6-654 91 j-rararrs. state banks Zli'ZiS'ZI Overdrafts, national banks I1'"-? I S. bonds on hand, state banks .y .t? J-. S. bonds on hand, national banks .STSijJJI l S. bonds to secure deposits and circulation, nat 1 banks.. 12.4S1..W Premium U. S. bonds, national banks r?l"T.. Securities, bonds and warrants, state banks 2.51S.444.o Securities. ),-inri nr1 -warrants, national banks 4,&92.oli.S& Hanking house, furniture and fixtures, Banking house, furniture and fixtures, Other reai estate owned, state banks Other real estate owned, national banks Cash items and clearing house items, Oash- itms nH ri(arinir hniisM? items, Cash and sieht exchange, state banks Cash and sight exchange, national banks Other resources, state banks Redemption fund due from L". S. treasurer, Liabilities. Capital stock, state banks Capital stork, njrinnal hanlta ourpius. state banks Surplus, national banks Vndivfded profits, state banks I ndlvided profits, national banks Dividends unpaid, state banks Dividends unpaid, national banks National bank notes outstanding, national pue to banks and bankers, state banks Due to banks and bankers, national banks Individual deposits, state banks Individual deposits, national banks I". S. deposits, national banks Rediscounts and bills payable, state banks Rediscounts and bills payable, national Other liabilities, state banks Other liabilities, national banks A compilation of the individual state ments of all Kansas banks showing their condition at the close of business on November 27, 1908, is herewith pre sented. Included in this summary are the re ports of seven hundred and sixty-four state and private banks and trust com panies and two hundred and ten na tional banks. It is gratifying to note the total deposit of Jl67.000.000 which ia tha largest amount of deposits ever held by the banks in this state, and is an in crease over the high point of August 22. 1907, of about $1,400,000, and an in crease over the report of December 3, 1907. of J20.000.000. In fact the. deposits have doubled during the past six years. The present deposit gives to Kansas a per capita deposit of 14a. The total resources of the nine hun dred and forty-six banks reporting De cember 3. 1907. were $196,511,095.74, while at this time they have grown to $21 1, 506,673.35 or an increase of about $21,- 000.000. The individual deposit ex elusive of bank or government deposits is $144,300,000. The statements made to this depart ment indicate that the banks are in a most prosperous condition, all evidence of the recent general financial trouble having disappeared. The reserve is well up, averaging thirty-nine per cent on all classes of deposits, which is somewhat higher than is usual at this time of the year. UNCLE SAM LOSES. Second Batch of Land Fraud Cases Decided for Defendants. Washington, January 5. The second batch of cases before the supreme court of the United States, involving charges of defrauding the government out of large tracts of public lands in Colorado has been decided in favor of the defendants. Quite a number of persons including some men of prominence were involved. The specific charge was that of conspiracy to defraud the government by con spiring to enter timber lands under the timber and coal act in excess of acreage permitted by that law. "BILL" H1GGINS LANDS. Former Kansas Politician Will Postmaster at Bartlesville. Be Washington, Jan. 5. William Hig gins. formerly secretary of Kansas, and formerly a resident of Topeka, was to day nominated for postmaster at Bar tlesville, Okla., and will probably short ly be confirmed by the senate. Wm. Higgins was twice secretary of state in Kansas. He was one of th.i prominent figures in Kansas politics for many years being recognized as one of the leaders of the Republican party. He left Kansas about five years ago to make his home in Oklahoma. NO HOODOO FOR HIM. Governor-elect Declines to Be Inaugu rated on Friday or the 13th. Little Rock. Ark., Jan. A special from Conway, Ark., says: If Governor-elect Donaghey can avoid It. he will not be inaugurated as chief executive of the state on either Friday or the 13th day of the month. He de clared that he has no desire to take the oath of office on "hoodoo day." When asked when he thought the In auguration would take place. Mr. Donaghey said: "Probably Thursday the 14th or Monday the 18th. Wednes day the 13th would, of course, be a bad day and Friday would never do." Weather Indications. Chicago. Jan. 5. Forecast for Kan sas: Snow tonight and rising; tempera ture Wednesday CROSS-EXAMINED. Thornton Hains I'nder Fire of the District Attorney. Flushing. N. Y.. Jan. 5. Thornton J. Hains today faced the severest or deal of his trial, when, after conclud ing his direct examination he went un der cross examination by the state's attorneys. The defendant was ques tioned on every point of his story which he hopes will clear him of the charge of being a principal with his brother. Captain Peter C. Hains, Jr., in the killing of William E. Annis. Thnrntnn Hains gave every indica tion of confidence in himself today when he resumed ihe witness stand. Mis hie-h Ditched voice was clear and he employed it with much dramatic skill in answerino- the questions of counsel. Other than to pass his hand over his hair once in a while, Hains evinced no signs of nervousness. The only person I pointed my re volver at was Mr. Roberts," said the witness. "In fact. I never saw Mr. Funke or Mr. Andrews until I saw them on the float." Hains testified with regard to the socalled "Dear Billy" letter that Mrs. Hains gave him to mail a few min- 1.655.920.SS 162.807.25 12,481.350.00 231,408. S7 7,410,962.5S 4,461,491.27 7fi5.2fi6.61 1,663.445.26 65.794.96S.74 245.435.4S 466.941.50 state banks 2,454,722.95 national banks... state banks national banks... 2.0u6.7S32 470.7W.53 2S4.478.0S 499.510.15 1.153.955.11 33.7S2.811.59 32.012.1di.1.- 245.435.48 national banks.... 46ti.!41.50 $217,506,673.35 J13.677.35O.0O 12.202.500.00 25,879,850.00 8,330,433.44 5.649,578.3 14,551.60 9.756, 2S5.00 banks banks 3.944.573.60 4.435.859.S4 2.575.6S3.22 3.073, 8S6.07 10.419.31 4.132.29 9.756.25.00 2.523.673.2S 17.781.33S.S9 81.653.416.35 62.6Ss.312. 41 2.5S6.056 03 393.9o5.33 143.194.35 54.874.99 31.203.39 167,2, 796.96 537,099.68 86,078.38 J217,506,673.35 utes after her confession. The witness said Captain Hains was standing near and snatched it from his hand and read it. The letter was addressed to William E. Annis. "A few days later," said Hains, VI was talking with Captain Hains and asked him what brought him and he said some letters, a few of which I read." The defendant denied that he had asked any of the club members on the dock for Annis. This closed the direct examination of Mr. Hains. District Attorney Darrin undertook the cross examination and carried 'he defendant over the main noints of his story in detail. Mr. Hains said that tan. jur. wains said that in breaking Into his home of Mrs. HaW confession. door with such violence ce a baby carriage back of

his brother .i j v. that he broke a baby carriage back of the door. rrv i t j Hains at Fort Hamilton the day of the confession, but other than some dis connected utterances he could not re call what was said by his brother. Mrs. Annis was again today an in teres:ed spectator in court. The defendant was asked: "Why were you afraid to have the captain rpeet Annis?" "His brain was so shattered that 1 did not know what he might do. I was Afraid he might go insane. I did not fear that he would hurt Annis." "Did you accompany Captain Hains on June 1, to the lawyer's office to see about the divorce, which was instituted that iav?" 'I don't recall. I think I lii." "Did you serve the divorce papers on Mrs. Hains that night?" asked the dis trict attorney. "Tes, at the fort." The witness said he told the family lawyer that he thought it was better to let Mrs. Hains get a divorce in Da kota. The defendant said today that his brother did not mention Annis' name while walking in Herald Square where he saw a man of Annis' appearance walk across the street. "Didn't you testify yesterday that your brother said. 'There he goes' and you said 'Who?' He replied. "Annis. "I don't recall now." Mr. Hains said that the reason why he went along side the two men in the boat with his motor boat was to ascertain about the fishing in the Shrewsbury. "But you said yesterday that it was your brother who asked you to go alongside the boat." The defendant became irritated at the questions of the district attorney and declared that he did not recall some the things he said yesterday because he was tired out MAIN BELT BROKE. Engineer and Assistant Killed and Several Persons Injured. Kl Paso, Tex., Jan. 5. Arcadio Gallares. chief machinist and Juan Reyes, his assistant were instantly killed and several workmen injured at Torreon, Mex.. yesterday, when the main belt propelling the machinery in the Lafe Cotton mills broke. The machinery of the plant was completely wrecked. Police Boat Blown lp. St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 5. The police motor boat used on the Missouri river has been wrecked by an explosion of dynamite which shook the city. The work is believed to have been that of criminals who would avenge them selves on the police. The' force of the explosion drove the engine to the "bot tom of the boat. Drop of SO DesTCes. Norfolk. Neb.. Jan. 5. Northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota experienced a drop of 50 degrees in temperature within the last twenty four hours. The mercury stood at io below at Chadron, Neb., and Dead wood and Gregory, S. D-, this morning. STILUiOCKtNG. Earthquake Shocks Continue at Messina But Are Light. The Fires Are Being Brought Under Subjection. MANY STILL ALIVE Are Being Taken Out From Be neath the Ruins. Voices of Others Can Be Heard Under Debris. Messina. Jan-. 5. Earth shocks are continuing here, although they are di minishing in intensity. At night, es pecially, are they frequently felt. The fires In the city also are being gradu ally extinguished. Thirty thousand ra tions were distributed yesterday. The official figures compiled thus far show that 14,000 bodies have been bur ied in four cemeteries, that 9,000 refu gees have left the city and that 9,000 persons still remain here. Instead of excavating in an endeavor to find the bodies buried beneath the ruins, it has hppR nronosed that every house in which it is believed persons are buried shall be covered with quick lime. The Associated Press correspondent has made a visit to Reggio and care fully inspected the town. It has been found that the number of persons kill ed there and the damage done to pro perty is much less than at Messina. Only the central section of the city was damaged. About 5,uw troops are word ing there. The official fieures place the wounaea at Reggio at '1.000 and the refugees at 7,000. The number of dead in the ruins is not known. Reererio has been practically evacua ted except for the troops and the ma rines from two British warships who are causing the populace to evacuate Villa San Giovanni, which ls-consiaer- ed to have been the center or tne earthquake. The bay of Reggio still is strewn with broken boats ana omer debris. Numerous persons still living, were taken today from beneath the ruins, while the voices of others could be dis tinctly heard appealing for aid. Within a few davs the rescue work at Reggio '.-ni have ceased. Then the tottering buildings will be razed and the bodies that have not Deen Dunea win uc uum- ed. Work of Rescue. The work of rescue at the home in Messina of the British Chaplain Hulatt, or, to be more exact, the piles of ruins. which had been his house, was most, pa- thetic The rescue party through heroic night tonight direct for Naples. Steam efforts had succeeded on Saturday, Jan-1 ing at the rate at ;i knots the Con uary in reaching a portion of the necticut will arrive ext Saturday, The i 7,r nrtei- which came groans. I other two vessefs rfU follow, making indicating that one or more of the in- r.Pn a house were V... yet living. This tact lniusea iresn vigor into the men vigor into mc men ..w rim., .heroically, but although they continued mano. in their efforts until late Into the n teht I The American scout no success rewarded their efforts. Work -left here m was resumed at daybreak Sunday, when J" the men fell to their task with a vim, n Doaro tor trie earn ;nrr" t!L .v, tr- wintt his She carried also a nu and they worked ...i ofi tii.ir efforts Work was resumed at daybreak Sunday, when the men fell to their task with a vim, i it Aoin that Mr Miiintr. nis neath the debris. Only one voice was in la- heard now, and that seemingly In la mentation. still tne rescuers. amonK whom were a number of sailors, per severed. Evening fell and at 8:14 p. m. there was another distinct shock of earth quake, which rendered the situation to those who were endeavoring to give succor extremely dangerous, as the toUering walls above them threatened momentarily to collapse and buiy them with the victims already there. The sailors, however, forgetful of the dan cer continued their task, refusing to be denied the chance of rescue, ana Iheir persistence was soon rewarded for they found the bodies of Mr. Hulatt and one child lying in oea, oom urau. rh. hnriies were badly crushed and it seemed as though death had been in stantaneous. Undeterred by this grew some find the men kept hard at work, until finally the groans beneath the twisted ruins ceased and they were convinced that the entire ramuy nau perished. Then tne men qun worn. Vtter Confusion. The Associated Press had the first correspondent on tne scene ai. met :o xio. fiinrt a condition of utter onn fusion existing. The first shock of earthquake virtually had thrown down v, .ntiri citv. The Italian soldiers were overwhelmed, and in a state of bewilderment, wandered over me rums in squads, numbering from three to Little work was done until the ar rival of the crews trom me tussiiiii ,i ttfifich itarshins. which worked valiantly. Especially was this true of the Russians. The facades of the buildings along the water front in a large number of instances remained stanaing, tne in teriors of the houses having dropped down and crumbled into dust, leaving but small hope for the safety of the inmates. The bodies of the dead lay everywhere on the surface of the ruins and limbs protruded here and there from the wreckage. The small first aid stations were overcrowded with in jured and scores of ethers were as hastily established as possible from relief corps from Italian cities and the Russian. French, German and British warships. Large numbers of the survivors were crazed bv fright, and panic seemed to have laid hold of all. In the camp of the refugees, piteous scenes were enacted. Many persons" threw them selves upon their knees begging for bread while five minutes" walk beyond were orange groves rich with ripe fruit. The fear for their safety seem ed to hold them petrified in this small haven of refuge. Constant Light Shocks. Constant light shocks followed the first great disturbance until 45 were recorded. The Associated Press cor respondent saw one of them throw down many of the remaining walls of the city, the' ensuing crash greatly in tensifying the panic of the populace. The first Italian troops to reach Messina were drawn largely from the Sicilian garrison and commanded by Siciiian- officers. Scores of !hem had lest; relatives or friends. One officer said that he had lost seventeen rela tives -a.lt his children, his wife, father, mother, brothers and sisters; and yet the government expected him to com mand a reiief corps. (Continued on Page Kr'ght.) AT BASEBALL MEETING. tXmmi!4sion Having Trouble Settling Standing of Certain Leagues. Cincinnati. O., Jan. 6. The most important matter before the National Baseball commissions which ia in ses sion in this city, today, was the case of the American association and the Eastern league, ;which have asked to be put in a special class. The question was fully presented to the commission by both sides in thi controversy yes terday, but there 'was; still a little more testimony to be heard today. The American association- and the Eastern league which are. -at present subject to the rules of the National association of minor league clubs, asked the Na tional commission that they be put into a special class higher, than class A, which is their present rating in the National association. The National as sociation desired to have them remain in the cjass A, and in the control of the National association. Before the national commission went into session today, it was believed the matter would be amicably settled and that the American -association and Eastern league, would have their desires granted and be placed In the special class just below the major leagues and above the National association rating. It was said that the national commis sion had practically decided' to allow the two leagues about eight of their nine requests and -that.it advised the members of both -sides interested to get together and settle the remaining point. For this purpose, a meeting of the representatives of the National as sociation and the two class A organi zations was held late last night, but nothing definite was accomplished. At last night's session of the na tional commission the two protestants were represented by Presidents D. J. O'Brien of the American association; Patrick Powers of the Eastern league and Attorney Henry Killilea of Mil waukee, while the National association had filed its entire board, of arbitra tion, consisting of Secretary J. H. Far rel, Judge Kavanaagh of the Southern league; Mike Sexton, of the Three I league, James O'Rourke of the Con necticut league,- and Doc Shively of the Western association. All of these appeared before the commission at both afternoon and evening sessions and took up a vast amount of time in stating their respective cases. ITINERARY CHANGED. Admiral Sperry WTO Proceed Direct to Naples. Port Said, Jan. S. The itinerary of the American battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry has. been changed in consequence of the Italian earthquake. The new programme is as follows: The battleships Connecticut, as the flagship of the fleet, Vermont and Minnesota will leave here at mid- the best speed they can. Upon arriv- ing at Naples Admiral Sperry will con .;.v. .V. J W V. vwm ic .uuiuuuca auu unci seiTices ui tne veaseis -ttt nis coiu- cruiser Yankton lert nere this morning for Messina with medical supplies and provisions "c "'.Vk, t". wv. ow v. uwi.. A4m', Sperr the Vermont the i tvansas inn me ininnesou, urnvea

sail for Naples as soon as they have taken on coal. The necessary supplies of fuel probably will be put on board today. Last of Fleet Enters Canal. Suez. Jan. 5. The American battle ships Kentucky, Louisiana, Virginia. Missouri and Ohio entered the canal at half past 8 o'clock this morning. The weather was perfect. The -five ships probably will reach Port Said at mid night tonight. Some of the American sailors have j been ashore here and their conduct has been excellent REST FOR STANDARD Other Cases Will Go on as Though Supreme Court Had Not Acted. Washington, Jan. 5. The statement is made today on authority that not withstanding the refusal of the United States supreme court to grant a writ of certiorari in the case of the Stand ard Oil company yesterday, the depart ment of justice will at once proceed with the trial of the numerous other cases pending In different sections eith er against the Standard Oil company for receiving rebates or against the railroads for granting them to the Standard Oil company involving the same questions. These include the cases in the northern district of Illinois and suits in the western district of Tennessee, the southern district of California and the western district of New York. The effect of the refusal by the su preme court to review the Standard Oil case on certiorari is to leave that case resting upon the Judgment of the cir cuit court of appeals and the natural result will be that it will go back to the trial court for a new trial. It i3 understood that the government Is ready and will press for a prompt trial and it is supposed that the retrial like the original trial, will proceed before Judge Landis. JOHN D. GIVES $10,000 Red Cross Headquarters Is Receiving Money in Large Amounts. Washington, Jan. 5. Several liberal contributions for the earthquake suf ferers were received today at the Red Cross headquarters. John D. Rockefel ler sent his check for J10.000. The Cali fornia state branch of the Red Cross sent a third contribution of. 10,0OO, making the total contributed by that branch $20,000. The largest contribution today was t54.00O from the New York branch representing money contributed there January 2. 3 and 4. Twelve Below Zero. St. Paul, Jan. 5. Twelve degrees be low zero was the lowest record of the United States weather bureau thermom eter today. A biting northwest wind is driving a fine snow, making almost bliz zard conditions. Street car traffic was demoralized in this city during the rush hours of the morning CURNICK IS BACK. Says That Work on New Railway Is to Be Besunied. Will Begin Just as Soon as Ground Is Ready. WAIT OX CONNECTIONS Need to Use Santa Fe or Missouri Pacific Lines. Board of Condemnation to Meet in Topeka Friday. F. J. Curnick, general agent for Lamprecht Bros, the firm which is standing sponser for the Topeka Southwestern railway, and the treas urer of the local construction com pany, has returned from Chicago where he spent the holidays, and is accompanied by Mrs. Curnick. It is their Intention to reside in Topeka un til the road is completed. In talkinjr with a State Journal representative this morning Mr Cur nick volunteered the Information that the construction work on this line would be renewed within a short time. He said the soil on the right of way at the present time was in no con dition to be worked. "When we dis continued the construction work," said Mr. Curnick, "the soil had been saturated with heavy rains. This was several weeks ago I know, but the ground hasn't recovered. The soil along the territory of our right of way has a very peculiar makeup. It is also very deceptive In looks. On the Chappelle farm we thought the soil was dry when we commenced work, but the teams were mired befora we ;-got very far and we had to quit. It is a ricrt oracK soirand absorbs moisture readily, but if takes it a long time to dry up. .It has never since the heavy rains of last fall assumed a condition where it could be Worked. Now it is frozen up as a result of the cold weather of last night. Another reason why the work was stopped," continued Mr. Curnick in his elucidation of the matter, "was because; of the fact that we couldn't go much farther, with the work until we had made a connection with the Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe lines so that supplies could be hauled out on our line, and thus facilitate our work. We can't go very far with the con struction work until we have some means of transporting the supplies out along the right of way. This we -intend 'to do-' soon, when ,we can 'get connections. TThen there are several pieces of the right of way which are-yet in lit- igation. Should we have continued the work and then been delayed by litigation we would be subject to a damage suit on the part of the con tractor, for the time he lost in the de lay. This we considered an unneces sary burden, so we stopped. "Mr. Griffith, our contractor, did not rensn -worKing when they were some chances of delay, and when he found a chance to sublet some of his teams on the North Topeka work, we allowed him to do so. The soil along wnere the dikes are being constructed is very sandy and the teams can work there-with water standing on the ground, "We won't start work before next week at the earliest. The annual meeting of the directors of the road will be held in Topeka next Monday atternoon, and we will await that meeting. ..The people seem to have some doubts as to our sincerity in the matter of building this road and for that reason we will allow the directors to act before we again resume work. "Next Friday, the board of con demners for the right of way In To peka will start work. This board is composed of C. E. Jewell. A. T. Lu cas and F: C. Bowen. Their work will take about a week, op perhaps a. little longer should they- encounter bad weather. "Then -as soon as we -get these little details straightened out beyond the chances of litigation we will com mence work again, and push it hard until the work is completed and in operation. We will be runphrg trains before many months. "When the work starts again, there will be no further delays in the mat ter. Mr. Griffith will recall his teams from North Topeka and many more teams and men will be employed." The outlook is very bright, said A. G. Goodwin, who is one of the pro moters of the company. "On every hand I hear nothing but hearty ap proval for the early completion of the road. I have been out over the road several times recently and find the people are pinning great hopes in our line. Even the people of Topeka real ize that the road will be a good thing for the country and are offering us en couragement at every turn. Conse quently, I think that the appraising and condemning of the right of way within the city will be a mere for mality and that no one will balk, or trv to work the holdup game." Foraker to Champion Negroes. Washington. Jan. 5. After March 4 next the activities of Senator Foraker of Ohio, will be transferred from the United States senate to the courts. While no definite understanding has been reached concerning his course, it is believed he will become attorney for some of the Brownsville soldiers in an effort to test the constitutionality of the president s action in discharging them without honor. Thaw's Ca!e Appealed. Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. Jan. 5. An appeal from the decision of Justice Joseph Morschauser in dismissing the writ of naoeas corpus asking ror the release of Harry K. Thaw from the Matteawan state hospital will be argued before the appellate division of the supreme court in Brooklyn on Monday, January 18.' Biz OU Tank Explodes. St. Louis. Mo., Jan. 5. An explosion which shook1 houses and shattered windows five miles distant occurred at Wood River, IIU today when an oil tank of 100.000 gallons capacity caught fire. Henry Johnson, a watch man was caught by the flaming oil and .burned to deatb DROPS TO 11 DEGREES. Cold Will Give Way to Modified Tern peratores Tomorrow. The gas meters are making a wild race for the goal line of dollars and cents today and the chilly wind from the north is helping them on. The joyous siege of summer weather has been raised and the friendly army has marched to other lands. The cold 6nap commenced last night and has been varying ever since but not enough to approach the pleasant stage. The morning greeting "Isn't this great weather?" has been changed and the broad expanses of white vests and shining collars have been covered with heavy overcoats and closely wrapped mufflers. But it is all the fault of the wind according to the weather man this afternoon. He says that it isn't so very cold if you get cuddled up behind a shield. But that isn't tha question nature is not constructing shields to go along with the wind as a counteraction. This same kind of weather will con tinue tonight and last -until sometime tomorrow when the sun will come out In all its glory and combat with the windy gods who will pull in their forces and bow from the stape then will come another little Jerk of pleasantness as an eyeopener to the worst which is yet to come. The sun has been taking turns at shining this morning and sometimes it is hard to tell whether it is shining or not but nevertheless the wind is blowing 20 miles from the north and the sun makes little difference. The weath er man says that it might snow tonight ana he would not be a bit surprised If it did and the lack of surprise will be mutual with the laity who know nothing about the weather until it hap pens. The temperature dropped to 11 above zero this morning and with one exception it is the coldest snap of the season. The. rest of the temperatures were as follows o'clock 11 o'clock 12 o'clock...; 12 o'clock..' 12 11 12 1 2 o'clock 15 o'clock 17 o'clock 17 o'clock 16 SHE SHOT AND SHOT. Mrs. Beisel Tells of the Killing of Captain Erb. Media. Pa., Jan. 5. Mrs. Catherine Beisel, who with her sister, Mrs. Flor ence Erb, Is charged with the kill ing of the latter's husband. Captain J. Clayton Erb, continued under di rect examination today her story of the shooting of Erb. The witness told of having been summoned by tele phone from a nearby hotel by her sister, who said that Captain Erb had been beating her.- "When I got to the house," she continued, "we went to my sister's room and a minute later my sister went to the bath room, saying that she would tell me about Erb's beating her since he came home. "Then I heard Mr. Erb's loud voice." Mrs. Beisel covered her face with her hands and shook with emotion She" went on: "I ran into the hall. I saw" him with a revolver. 'I'll get you now,' he said, and came toward me. As he came I sprang at him." The spectators gaped open eyed at the witness as she enacted the tragedy of Erb's death. She said she did not know whether she got the revolver then or curing the struggle afterward She told of the tussle with Erb for life; how he held the pistol toward her face: how she knocked it up, braced herself against the- door, and released herself from his grasp and how he caught her again. "I fired at him." Mrs. Beisel's voice rang to the far thest corner of the court room. She fired and fired, then all grew dark before her, she said, and she did not know what happened next. She had fainted. THEY SEE TAFT. Hitchcock and Bailey Visit President Elect at Ansosta. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 5. Frank H. Hitchcock stopped at Augusta on his way back from Birmingham, and called on President-elect Taft. That the association of agricultural colleges and experiment stations may be made still more influential as an agent in the advancement of country life was told to Mr. Taft today by L. P. Bailey of Ithaca, N. Y., who came here as chairman of a committee to present resolutions of the association. RELIGIOUS RIOTS. Mohammedans and Hindus Clash at Titaghur. Calcutta, Jan. 5. The religious riots between Mohammedans and Hindus have taken a more serious turn again, requiring the active inter vention of British troops today at Titaghur who fired upon, the Hindu mob. The Hindus resumed the attacks of the two previous days on the mosque at Titaghur because the Moham- mendans had sacrificed cows. The Hindus'destroyed the sacred furniture in the mosque and partly demolished the walls. COLLISION' IX A FOG. Xo One Hurt In Santa Fe Wreck in Southern Kansas. Arkansas City, Kan., Jan. 5. Speed ing along at the rate of 25 miles an hour, Santa Fe passenger train No. 406, northbound, collided headon with a southbound freight at the Chilocco sid ing, five miles south of this city in Oklahoma. The remarkable feature of the wreck was that no one was serious ly injured. Both engineer. applied the air and Jumped Just before the crash came, and the engines telescoped. En gineer Jim Phillips of the- jfasEenger train, a postal clerk and a: dozen pas sengers were slightly injured. Several cars of the freight train left the track and were demolished. The injured train men and passengers were brought to this city this afternoon where they are being cared for. The freight train was to have taken the siding but failed to reach It in time, and a dense fog pre vented the engineers from seeing ahead more than two or three car lengths MONEYjSVASTED Report of Carpenter's District Council of Chicago Declares That Charity Dona tions Go for Salaries FOR MORAL UPLIFT Instead of Feeding and Clothing the Poor. They Need Something to Eat and Dry Feet First. Chicago, Jan. 5. The carpenters' dis trict council will in a few days Issue a report of a special Investigation into the causes and extent of poverty in the city. Some of the charges to be made are that churches are neglecting the industrial masses, that the clergy are in society, politics and reform, while organized charity Is compelled to do the work the churches are nefrlec-tin and that charity organizations are as suming to themselves work that In law provides should be done by the proper public officials, and are payin-? in salaries and office expenses as much as 35 cents on every dollar collected to feed and clothe the poor. The expenditures of money for Im proving social conditions, that should go to feed the hungry and clothe the naked is severely criticised. ."Improving bad social, sanitary and civic conditions," says the report, "and trying to build up character is very praiseworthy but the first should not be done with the money which has been given for the purpose of feeding and clothing the poor and the second should be done by our schools and churches." Scientific treatises on how, when and why to care for the destitute are de clared to be puerile, that what they need is food, clothing and dry feet. TURNS THE TABLES. Hesirst Attorney Would Arrest Rocke feller on Perjury Charge. New York. Jan. 5. The action for criminal libel brought on complaint of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., against S. S. Carvalho, Bradford Merrill and E. H. Clark, officers of the Star Publishing company, which, publishes the New American, has begun before Magistrate Moss. Mr. Rockefeller testified that thj article published Dec. 17 in the Ameri can in which he was accused of having caused a system of peonage to be adopted by a breakfast food company of Chicago was false in every particu lar. He had not been in Chicago, hi declared, for nearly two years. Clarence J. Shearn. attorney for the defendants, submitted a retraction printed on the day following the pub lication as evidence that the libel hai not been committed with malicious In tent. Mr. Shearn then cross examined the witness and secured from him an admission that he did not know "of his own personal knowledge," that the de fendants were officers of the Star Pub lishing company, that knowledge had in reality been based simply "upon In formation and belief." Mr. Shearn contended that this constituted perjury on the part of Mr. Rockefeller and promptly applied for a warrant for his arrest on that charge. Assistant District Attorney Garvan protested vigorously against the charge being taken seriously, but Mr. Shearn insisted and Magistrate Moss took the matter under advisement. FIGHT OVER A COURT HOUSE. Riley County Man Wants JPew On a Built on Original Site, X lie aj7ai B. Daughters vs. the county commls- BlUlin ,.t I, J .vua.., in the supreme .court today and tha data in this lawsuit concern amim events as early as in 1837 at which time) the Manhattan Town company wai or ganized. The plalntirr seexs s.n injunction against the commissioners from build-. Iwrw V. t?Hav pnnnlv nmtrt bnilSA In ward two of Manhattan instead of in the old public square in ward one of that city. This injunction was denied in th TMlev district court, hence th appeal of the plaintiff. The plaintin S pennon a.ircsea iw inw Kansas legislature in 1867 passed an act platting the square in ward one of Manhattan aoove raenuonro, m said square was to be used as the site 1U1 luc luh j jail was built on the square and th upper story usea as a courx nouiw. 1889, this Jail being no longer suitable, i vai ttiavaH plMVhm. and in 1903 the county commissioners met and voted to nulla a ij,uw court house on a site In another ward of the city which had been donated by some property owner with a view to increase the value of the property In that neigh borhood. The building of the court i Aiaoorhon. it 1. nlleeeri. will ruin the values of the property In the neigh borhood, or tne oici square nu iiic -of the county commissioners Is In direct violation of the old special act of the legislature. INTO AN OPEN SWITCH. Engine and Four Cars Ditched and Two Men Killed. Hinton, W. Va., Jan. 5. Fast pas senger train No. 1 due here early to day and running late, ran Into an open switch at Caperton, 30 miles west of Hinton, killing Engineer Thomas Edwards and Fireman Fetcr Trent. The ensine and four cars were ditched. Express Messenger W. ij. Crenshaw was slightly injured but none of the passengers was seriously injured. Peach Crop Killed Already. Van Buren, Ark., Jan. 5. The mild winter has caused the peach buds t; swell and it is believed that the sever storm-which passed through this sec tion last night caused the loss of hun dreds of thousands of dollars to the owners of commercial peach ore tarda.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1909. COSINESS BRISK. i- i. ..I Wichita Police Have a Liyely Year's Work In 1908. Hake 3,005 Arrests of Tagrants and Drunken Men. AVERAGED 8 A DAT. More October Arrests Than for Any Month in 5 Tears. PaerlAsa Vronhets Week and Eyerything Wide Open. Wichita, Kan.. Jan. 5. An average of more than eight arrests for every day In the year has been maintained by the city officers of the city police oejKiri mpnt in Wichita during the year 1908 This Is considered by many who have been connected with the ponce aeparx nwni fni- a. number of years to be con slderably more than during previous years. A dally average of six arrests Is usually considered to be great, dui this year the records have oeen Bru Van The police are -unable to account for thia except that the city Is growing larger. There were many vagraais early la the year, during the financial flurry. The monthly report of the desk sergeant at police headquarters .-u tst irriA extent, but with few exceptions .more arrests -tvere made aonng me uuv, fnA rtmmimltv Xiaa year 11. wuivu practically recovered from the financial stringency. xne oniy ceed those of the early part of the year r rif fniwir Arrests numbering 296 were made in September and 303 were maae in wiu. two months were during the time wnen v.w Ttrir. hail been worKlng In the harvest fields and were on their way home were either arreaiou grancy or drunkenness. The record for sl"' a t -hava been ag- gravated by the Jubilee week of the Peerless propneis. ino were made during this month exoeed- the corresponding mcfcth of last year or for any monin wmmi j years, according to the knowledge or the old officers. The arrests for 1907 also exceeded those of the fiscal year ending on March 31. 1908, which is the time cho sen for making all annual worts The total number of arrests in Wichita for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1908, to 5.393. which is 612 less than during the whole of 1907. The detailed month ly report is as 'Uw: JanwirT. 62 February. 236; March 246; AprlU 277 May. 213; June. 287; July. 23; ugust, 196: September, 296. October. 303; No vember. 214; December. 240. FORT SCOTTS POOR. During December Over $330 Was Given Out In Groceries. Fort Scott. Jan. 5. Police Judge John Winkleman. who is also overseer of the ioorf gave out in orders during the past month the largest number that had fceen paid out in one month for years. Jfachins a total of t360.72. The amount called for fn the winTer months is always much heavier than in summer. During Decem b? 93 persons were given assistance, whicn number also exceeds that of other mThe1assistance extended by the city to the poor is not given out in money, but in orders for irroceries and other necessi ties of life, such as clothing and coaL One widow woman, who Is the mother of seven children, receives five dollars each month from the city. SERGEANT HAN SOX MADE MONEY Hia "Bootlegging" Business Brought Him in About $3,000. Junction City. Jan. 6. Sergeant Hanson, the soldier who deserted from battery F. when liauor In wholesale quantities was found in his room, according to Teports. has been carrying on nothing less than a wholesale business of late. The last shipment that he received num bered about 12 barrels of bottled whisky. The shipment was received, however, un der another name. He has $2,000 deposited in the bank, over J500 with the paymaster, besides considerable money on his person. About fXO in cash was found in the drawer of his desk when his room was searched after he had left. As a deserter he will lose the money he has deposited with the paymaster. Good AU Around Record. In the last six months. Frank Keever, citv engineer, has pumped four and a half millions gallons of water into the big i etandnlpe. and used fourteen hundred gallons of gasoline in the engine. For the That oar American forests abound fa plants which possess the most valuables medicinal virtues la abundantly attested by scores ol the most eminent medical writers and teachers. Even the untu tored Indians had discovered the useful neat of many native plants before the advent of the white race. This informa tion, imparted freely to the whites, led the latter to continue Investigations until to-day we have a rich assortment of most valuable American medicinal roots. Dr. Pierce believes that our American for ests atjbHfid in most valuable medicinal rooU. tot the curBf most obstinate and fatal dls- If we.wdTMdproperly Investigate themt tnd laJMimuniai of ibis conviction, be riir efartrt by t. nnMn..Will-.l m. f every yhlch bas nrovrn Itself to be h t.ir. neari tonic ana regulator, ana ok iiood cleanser known to medical science. Dyspep sia, or indigestion, torpid llveri functional and even valvular and other affections of the heart yield to Its curative action. The reason tohy it cures these and many other affections. Is clearly shown In a little book of extracts from tbe standard medical works which Is mailed free to any address by Dr. H. V. Pierce, of Buffalo. N. Y-. to all sending request for the same. O O Not lea marvelous, la the unparalleled cures- It Is constantly making of woman's many peculiar affections, weaknesses and distressing dercnecments. Is Dr. Pierce's FarariteSPrescrlpUoiiavas Is amply attested by thousands oftunSOUGUfedestlmonlals con tributed byVsTZTef ul patlViiw who have been cured by Hnt g.trrr,l nolvlc flriiTpi, rlnfin tyrjooa. Irregularities. prolapsusnd o'he rtTKy)cen'pnta rans-tr by weakness, ulcer; atlonof uterus and kindred affections, often alter many other advertised medicines, and physicians bad failed. Both the above mentioned medicines are wholly made op from the glyceric extracts of Dative, medicinal roots. Tbe processes em ployed In their manufacture were original with Dr. Pierce, and they are carried on by Skilled chemists and pharmacists with the aid of apparatus and appliances specially designed and built for this purpose. Both medicines are entirely free from alcohol and all other harmful, habit-forming drugs. A lull list of their Ingredient la printed ob) each botUe-wrappa same period In 1907 he pumped six mil lion gallons of water. In four years" ser vice Frank has not lost a day on account of sickness or disability, and every time the engine started or stopped he was present. Smith County Pioneer. RETAUi MERCHANTS MEETING. To Gather at Hutchinson for Two Days of Work and Pleasure. Hutchinson. Jan. 5. The arrangements have been completed for the -fourth annual convention of the Kansas State Retail Merchants' association. "The meeting will this year be held at Hutchinson January 20-21 and the Jobbing and manufacturing interests are making elaborate prepara tions for the entertainment of the many visiting merchants who will be in attend ance. After the opening business session a program of social interest will be ren dered beginning at 2 o'clock p. m. and continuing until 6:30. Ex-Congressman James T. McCleary of Minnesota representing the Merchant Marine league will discuss Important leg islative matters now pending before the national congress. The Merchant Marine league has Its headquarters in Cleveland. Ohio, and represents interests Involving many millions of dollars. A. George Pederson. associated with the great John V. Farwell dry goods estab lishment of Chicago,, and Geo. W. Irving of the Dry Goods Reporter are both men well known throughout the United States for their ability to the presentation and discussion of mercantile matters, will be aresent. Frank Ryan of Leavenworth will dis cuss railway matters for the benefit of those present. The Hutchinson people have arranged for the entertainment of the merchants aside from the regular con vention program by engaging a notable iruupe 10 put on a musical extravaganza on the night of January 20th which will be followed bv a smoker in ma Home the ater. On the following day a special Rock isiuia train nas peen chartered to convey me visitors around to tne various ad jacent manufacturing plants and salt mines, the day closing with an automobile riae "seeing Hutchinson." POULTRY AND ALFALFA. Farmers of Mitchell County Looking After These Matters at Institute. Cawker Citv. Jan. K-A twihUt-i hnw J1 iu uere on me itin or tnis monin, under the auspices of tha Farmers' In stitute, and considerable interest is being manifested in the event. The last meeting of the institute was devoted to a discussion of "Alfalfa and its effects on the soli and succeeaing crops," and created such in terest that when the time for adiourn ment came the sublect was not finished and was laid over till the next meeting, January 30, when it will be taken up again. The experience of farmers in this locali ty has been that when alfalfa is plowed under, succeeding crops are verv ant to dry out. unless there is plenty of rain at seasonaoie times. .Early in the season the crops make wonderful growths, but as soon as dry weather comes they burn out. To solve the problem of how to overcome this fault of alfalfa ground is ine ODiect or tne discussions of the In stitute at this time. Another feature of tbe institute this winter has been the organization of a men s corn contest for the coming sea son, and from this contest it is hoped to organize a pure bred corn breeders' as sociation for the purpose of raising seed corn. Farmers here think it Is unneces sary for them to send away for seed, and many or tnem are already raising pure urea seea iot meir own use. A SUICIDE 15 V HANGING. An Old Settler of Greemvood County eary of Life. Eureka. Kan.. Jan. 5. (1 w arav 68 years old. an old settler of Green wood county, committed suicide at his home in South Salem townshiD Mon day by hanging himself, after mount ing to the top of a box, and fastening a rope around his neck and to a beam in the buggy shed. He jumped off and was dead when found by one of his sons. Despondency and ill health are me causes given for the suicide. He Ieave3 a widow and several children. SHE TOOK CARBOLIC ACID. Ill Health the C&nse of the Suicide of Mrs. Harriet Rose. Leavenworth. Kan.. Jan. B. Mrs. Harriet Rose, wi'j of Harry Rose, sec retary of the State Retail Merchants' association, died late Monday after noon from carbolic acid poisoning. Mrs. Rose was found unconscious on the floor of her room by a neighbor. Ill health is said to have been the cause of her suicide. THROWS 150 MEN OT7T OP WORK. One Independence Glass Plant Closes and Others May. Independence. Kan.. Jan. K. T win? to the inability of the workmen and the manufacturers to get together, the Osage Glass plant here was closed Monday, and it is announced that no glass will be made by the firm until next fall. The action throws 150 men out of work. Other plants in this county are ex pected to pursue a similar course. FOUR BITTEN BY SQUIRRELS. Wichita Residents Fear Animals Were Afflicted With Hydrophobia. Wichita, Kan.. Jan. 5. Four resi dents of the city were attacked and bit ten by two squirrels. The animals were killed by policemen who were called by the terrorized people of the neigh borhood. It is believed the squirrels were afflicted with hydrophobia. One of the animals will be sent to a Pas teur institute. WAY OUT IN SEWARD COUNTY. Farmers Raising Beeves That Bring Them $49.74. One of the largest beeves that has been brought to the local meat market was secured from A. JP. Rldenour of Loco this week. The beef was raised in this county, and sold to the Liberal meat market. The beef weighed 734 pounds and S. A. Fields, the proprietor of the market, paid Mr. Rldenour 6 cents per pound for the beef and 6 cents for the hide. The animal brought 47.94 hide and alL Liberal News. Sale of a Bis Ranch. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 6. The Gunter Brothers' ranch, consisting of 240 acres of land in Butler county, near Bodare, has been sold to a syndicate at Winfleld for $70,000. The pur chasers are Frank E. Bolein, Harry Sherman and Ross Stratton. all of Winfleld. The Gunter estate has been in possession of. the ranch for more than 30 years. Dead From Eating Sardines. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 6. Poisoning by eating sardines caused the death of Mrs. Mary George of St. Marks in this county. Mrs. George ate the sardines Saturday night after returning from church services. She was found dead in her bed Sunday morning. A daugh ter who slept with her did not know her mother was dead until others went into the room and discovered she had passed away. Williamson Won at Checkers. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 5. C. J. Wil liamson of Mt. Hope, holder of the state checker championship, success fully held his title in the final ten games of the state checker tourna ment played with J. V. Daugherty of Ellsworth. Williamson won five games and Daughtery two, the other three being draws. Kansan Gets a Federal Job. "Washington. Jan. 6. Charles B. Jared of Arkansas City. Kan., has been appoint ed stenographer at Union Indian agency, Oklahoma. BIG TURFWINNERS J. R. Keene in the Lead in 190S as in Preyious Tear. Won 282,075 Past Season Against $100,000 in 1907. SIR MARTIN WON MOST Ten New Records Were Broken During the Summer. Center Shot and Tox Populi Two Star Performers. New York, Jan. 5. Although the turf received a stunning blow through ths passage of the anti-racing track bet ting law in New York, early last sum mer, the programme of the season was carried out and the results show that under ordinary conditions the season of 1908 would have been one of the great est in turf history. J. R. Keene, who in 1907 led the win ning owners with over $400,000, again headed the list of money winners with $282,075, or over $100,000 less than the previous year. But. had the racing as ciations not been forced to cut down the stakes and purses, Mr. Keene would not have been very far behind his 1907 showing. The Keene horses during 1908 won 49 races, with 36 seconds and 34 thirds. John E. Madden was second on the list last year, with August Belmont third and xx. f. Whitney fourth. Mr. Keene's leading winners were the 4-year-old Ballot, the 3-year-old Colin and the Z-year-old Maskette. Colin went wrong after winning three races or he would no doubt have been the leading money winner of the year1 an honor he held in 1907. Last year it was Madden's 2-year-old Sir Martin which topped the list with $78,590. Fair flay was the horse that placed Belmont third on the winning list, being the sec ond largest money getter on the turf during the past season. His winnings were a little over $8,000 less than Sir Martin's. Victor Powers, a little jockey, who rode principally on- the Canadian and Western circuits last year, heads the iockev list. Powers rode 310 winners. But C. H. Shilling, another ;western Jockey, who finished second in- the number of winning mounts, nad tne best average. He rode 262 winners out of 876 mounts, giving him the high av erage of 30 per cent. Notter was the star of the eastern tracks and finished third on the list. Walter Miller, the former champion rider, has grown heavy and his work was not as good as in 1907. finishing fourth on the list. Ten new records were hung up dur ing last year, ranging from 3 iur-lone-s to 1 miles. Carmisa. a 2-year- old, started off early in the year with the 3-furlong record of 40 3-5 seconds. Nimbus set the slx-rurlong marK ror circular course at 1:11 flat last August at Empire City, and Glorio equaled It several weeks ago at Los Angeles. The nnw trak at the latter Place appears to be the fastest in the country, three oth er world's records besides Glorlos hav ing been made tnere tnis' winter. Restleouche at Belmont Park set the figures for 7 furlongs at 1:31 1-5. One of the best performances of the season was Centre Shot's mile in 1:37 1-5 which clipped one-fifth of a second off Dick Welles" world's record, made at Washington Park, Chicago, over Ave years ago. Of course, this does not touch Salvators record of 1:35, made on a straightaway course. vox Poouli and iting's uaugnter an nexed the records for the odd dis tances of 1 mile and 50 yards and 1 mile and 70 yards, respectively. Vox Populi also holds the record for 1 miles, also made at Banta Anita last month. Royal Tourist, the Whitney cast-off, reduced the 1 1-16 mile mark to 1:44 1-5 at Oakland on November 11. PITTSBURG SUIT; STOPPED. Dreyfuss Pays Back $50,000 and Satis fies Disgruntled Stockholders. Pittsburg. Pa.. Jan. 5. Alex. P. Moore, a stockholder in the Pittsburg baseball club, who was a member of the board of directors until a few days ago, has announced that the equity suit he had filed against the Pittsburg club to prevent it from proceeding in the purchase of a new ball park by the club's indorsing notes of an under offi cial, had been killed by President Barney Dreyfuss" returning to the treasury of the club the $50,000 which had been paid out. "I objected to tne ciud's money be ing used -for land company purposes and I made my fight and have, won," said Moore. Ha has been replaced as a director in the club since he started the fight. Uncle Sam Buys an Auto. Cincinnati. Jan. 6. The first of the new forty horse-power model "M'4 White Steamers to be shipped from the factory has been delivered to the purchaser, tne united Ktates war de partment. The car has been assigned for the use of the general staff in Washington. Jockey Notter to Germany. Memphis, Jan. 5. George Walker, the American trainer who has handled horses for the Weinberg brothers in GROOMING COUNTS But It eannot make a Fair Skin or a Glossy Coat. Women with good complexions connot be homely. Creams, lotions, washes and powders cannot make a fair akin. Every horseman knows that the satin coat of his thoroughbred comes from the animal's "all-right" condition. Let the horse get "off his feed" and his coat turns dull. Cur rying, brushing and rubbing will give him a clean coat, but cannot produce the coveted smoothness and gloss of the horse's skin, which is his com plexion. The ladies will see the point. Lane's Family Medicine Is tha best preparation fox ladies who desire a gentle laxative medicine that will give the body perfect cleanliness internally and the wholesomeness that produces such skins as painters love to copy. At druggists', 25c. Germany for f pur years, winning two German, derbies, has engaged M. J. Shannon,-former train for G. C. Ben nett, as assistant for next season on the German turf. Jockey Notter al ready has been engaged to do the stable's riding, and Walker is engaging a full American crew. Including stable V rTrr an4 FOOTBAXXi CAUSED 17 DEATHS. In Baseball Last Season There Were Forty-Two Deaths. New York. Jan. 5. In light of the constant crusade that is being carried on oy some against the game or toot ball on the ground-that it is an ex cessively dangerous sport it is interest ing to compare the fatalities of football with those of baseball. When the mat ter is examined carefully it would be admitted by the fair that there is not much difference. Forty-two deaths occurred from the game of baseball during the year 1908, while from the game of football seventeen fatalities happened. It must be taken into con sideration that the number particlpat Ing in football is less and also that the season does not last as long. Of the fatalities of baseball one man. an unknown, was killed falling off a telegraph pole trying to see the Chicago-New York game which decided tne relational league pennant at-tne Polo grounds on October 8. H. H. Mc Bride. a fireman of New York, suffered the same fate, thus making two men killed on account of this great game. Last season's death list overshadows that of any of the three preceding ones, 11 being one less; than tne tnree together. The most peculiar accident may be recorded to Donald Harper, a lad 10 vears old. His death took place at Lima, Ohio, on September 2, when be fell and broke his neck running after a foul ball knocked from a vacant lot at he was passing. Dennis Burns of Philadelphia was passing a lot wnere a gang of boys were early in the season, and a ball glanced off one of the players' bat and hit Burns on tne nead. He died the next. day. i. HORSE SHOW LOST MONEY. The Big Gotham Amusement Enter prise May Discontinue. New York. Jan. 5. H. H. Hollister, treasurer of the National Horse Show association, declined to deny or affirm a rumor that has been gains ground that the recent horse show in Madison Square garden was the last to be held under the auspices of the present association. Mr. Hollister said that many of the Horse Show association stockholders ahd made it plain that they Hid not want to run the risk of losing any money, I In view of the understanding at the end of the last horse show that the association had $250,000 in the treasury, this statement by the treas urer is taken to mean that the stock holders feel that now would be an auspicious time to get out. If that is tbe case the sentiment of the asso ciation has apparently changed since the last show opened, lor at tne an nual dinner of the directors, pre ceding the opening, the statement was made that the show would be pnntinued so long as there was a dol lar in the treasury. It is generally conceded that the stockholders have lost money In the past two years. If the National Horse snow asso ciation quits there is no doubt that a number of wealthy horsemen who have been conspicuous in tne past more as exhibitors than as horse show promoters will form a new asso ciation and conduct a show that will be -equal in every respect to the' old one. KETCHIJj GAINS WISDOM. Has Learned That a Man Must Be In Condition to Win. Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 5. Stanley Ketcnel, tne middleweight champion.- is getting wise as he gains experience in the roped arena. Stan ley is visiting his: parents at Grand Rapids. Mich., and in taiiung or the crame today said: it toon me auite a wmie to team that a man must be in condition when he fights, no matter what kind of a dub he may be against. I have learned my lesson, and you can bet I will be in shape when I enter a Dig contest. I learned that a man can be knocked down and out, and that means you must be In condition, whenever you en ter the ring. After I beat Papke the first time in Milwaukee I thought I could not be beaten by a middleweight. and you know what Papke did to me the second time. That taught me a lesson, and you bet I was right when I fought him the third time." TURFMEN TO THE COURTS. Trainer Dooley Sues Owner Carman for $11,325. Los Angeles, Cat., Jan. 5. Trainer Matthew B. Dooley has entered suits against R. P. Carman, a turfman, for $11,325 alleged damages for personal injuries received at the hands or car man and his friends, for services ren dered and for money advanced. Dooley sets forth that on December 21 Carman, his son, R. F. jr.. Frank Farrell, and Fred AlDers "willfully, maliciously, and violently assaulted him, knocked him down, kicked him in the face and broke his nose," to the extent of $10,000. In a personal suit Dooley claims he loaned Carman within the last year S8 75. which was to be used for Dooley's own personal benefit. He also alleges that between September 11 and December 1 he rendered per sonal services- to Carman to the value of J 450. He asks judgment for both these amounts. SAVAGE BUYS MINOR HEIR. Owner of Dan Patch Secures the Fast Pacer for $15,000. Minneapolis, Jan. 5. M. w. Savage. owner of Dan Patent world's champion racer, has become the owner of Minor Heir, last year's pacing sensation by paying $45,000 to P. C. Isaacs of Johnstown. Pa. Minor Heir Is a brown horse,' foaled in 1902. l-'erns and Corbet t Matched. New Orleans, Jan. 5. It was an nounced by Manager Moss of the West Side Athletic club last night that the return match between Young Corbett and Phil Brock had been declared off. Brock, he says, could not get into con dition by January 14, tne date set for the bout. In lieu of the bout declared off, the West Side club announces that match has been arranged between Young Corbett and Harry Ferns of New York for January 14. AtteU to Sleet Winner. Little Rock. Ark... Jan. 5. Abe At- tell, featherweight champion, has of fered to meet the winner of the Hy- land-Mowatt bout, which will be fought under the auspices of the -Ar kansas Athletio club of this city Janu ary 15. He may be matched for Janu ary 30 or February 1, the dates select ed by him. Joe J can net to Next. New York. Jan. 5. Willie Lewis is to follow Joe Jeannette to France and will be under the same management while there. Jeannette sailed on the E It's Not Your Many smokers constantly change from one brand of cigar to another. They will tell you that their taste demands variety. Such men are self-deceived. The trouble is the lack of uni formity in the different brands of cigars. MER Always the Same Satisfying Smoke The "Mercantile" is a cigar you can tie to. It never varies. The choice Havana tobacco we use is bought from the same plantations, year after year. It is cured, aged, ripened, mellowed by an exclusive process. ''Mer cantile" Cigars are hand-made. Each one is of uniform excellence. One never tires of the taste of Mercantiles." kit iur '1 T' lt' "hobby of ours to have "Mercantiles" served In perfect sraolring ASK I Of a mercantile Cigar condition. Most cigar men have them in our patent glass humidor, i r T J M II -j which keeps them just right in any climateor altitude. You can get one OOt 01 KlCe S UlaSt numidor of these jars without extra charge by buy ing SO 'Mercantile" at a time. F. R. RICE MERCANTILE CIGAR COSt. Louis, Mo. Factory 305 First Dist of Missouri GEORGE MEYER, JR.. PRESIDENT OF THE PITTSBURG BOYVXIXG TOITRNAMEXT ASSOCIATION AND THE DUQTJESNE GARDEN IN PITTSBURG, WHERE THE NEXT INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT TAKES PLACE. rT y sfiiF a z w Pittsburg, Jan. 5. In selecting George Meyer, jr., as president of the tournament company, the Pittsburg bowlers conferred an honor upon one who Was eminently fitted for the posi tion. Mr. Meyer is in Pittsburg to the bowler what Garry Herrman repre sents in Cincinnati. Garry certainly placed the Queen City on the bowling map,' and George Meyer wilt do the same for Pittsburg. '"Cincinnati is my home," says Mr. Meyer, and it is ap parent that Cincinnati is the spot where bowling promoters are brought up. About twenty-five years ago Mr. Adriatic and will meet Sam McVey on the other side of the water. Jeannette claims that he held his own with Jack Johnson in the bout? in which they figured and intends to try and whip McVey so as to get first claim to challenge for the heavy-weight honors. NO GRAND PRIX RACE. The French Promoters Abandon the Great Racing Feature. New York. Jan. 5. Cable advices received from Paris announce the abandonment of the Grand Prix automobile race, which was scheduled for decision over the Anjou course early in July. Early in December the Automobile Club de France an nounced that unless 40 racers were entered by 6 o'clock on the evening of December 31, 1908, the event would be declared off. Since the stipulated number of entries was in excess of any previous entry list for the Grand Prix race, and a tentative agreement was said to exist among certain big foreign auto manufac turers to drop motor car racing, for a time at .least, only nine of the re quired 40 entries were received by the Automobile Club of France. The abandonment of Grand Prix racing means that in 1909 the biggest international race for automobiles will be staged in America, either on the Long Island motor parkway or again at Savannah. This will be the beginning, of America's leadership In the game of auto racing. To Start Raelna In Mexico. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 5. Col. M. J. Winn, Dresident of the American Turf association; vice president and principal owner of the new Louis ville Jockey club, accompanied by Lyman J. Iavls. secretary and handicapper of the new Louisville Jockey club and secretary of the Em pire Racing association, left for the One of -the sf the happy homes of to-day is a vast fund of information as to the best methods of promoting health and happiness and right living and knowledge of the world's oest products. Products of actual excellence and reasonable claims truthfully presented and which have attained to world-wide acceptance through the approval of the Well-informed of the World; not of indi viduals only but of the manv who have the happy faculty of selecting and obtain- ing the best the world affords. One of the products of that class, of known component; parts, an Ethical remedy, approved by physicians and com mended by the "Well-Informed of the World as a valuable and wholesome family laxative is the well-known Svtud of Fira and Elixir of Senna. To get its beneficial effects always buy the genuine, manu factured by the California Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale by all leading druggist. CANTILE CIGAR: Meyer came to Pittsburg from Cincin nati and has seen the Iron City grow from a town to a metropolis. It is his aim to outdo Cincinnati, and from what people say who know the "genial George," Pittsburg will make Garry Herrman and his boys look to their laurels as entertainers and promoters of tournaments. Mr. Meyer does not hestitate to say the ninth international tournament of the American Bowling congress will be the biggest and best ever. At Cincinnati last year they had 362 five-men teams, and general inter est and enthusiasm which has been City of Mexico, In connection with the project to establish high class racing in that republic. MAY PLAY M. U. AND K. U. Iowa City Football Preparing the 1909 Schedule. Iowa City, la., Jan. 5. Coach Mark Catlin is busily engaged in correspond ence toward the formation of the Iowa football schedule for next fall. While no games have been absolutely sched uled, many believe that Iowa will play Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota away from home and Illinois, Ames and Missouri at Iowa City. It is also prob able that Drake will be played at Des Moines next year. While the athletic board at first did not favor a game with Minnesota at Minneapolis there has been a change of feeling during the last two weeks and it is not unlike ly Dr. Williams' offer will be accepted. Must Have New Auto Tags. Harrlsburg, Pa., Jan. 5. The state law requires the- use of the 1909 automobile tags on and after today, and, unless the white and black signs are displayed, the operator of an automobile will be subject to arrest. So far 7. 400 tags have been issued. Although the total number issued in 1908 was 26.000. the shipment of tags for the state highway department amounted to 1.400 yesterday, clear ing up all applications. Baltimore Gets. Hocy. Boston, Jan. 5. Outfielder Johnny Hoey of the Boston Americans has been sold to the Baltimore club. DIED ON THE TRAIN. Woman Was Trying to Get to Phila delphia to Die. Trinidad. Col. .Jan. 4. Mrs. "Annie nosoacn, wire or Jti. E. Hosbach, of Philadelphia, connected with the Dranch of the Cudahy Packing com pany in that city, lost a race with death, when she died on board an east- oounu santa Fe train near here last night. Mrs. Hosbach was en route from Los Angeles, where sh harl hrpn for her health. Physicians told her tnere was no hope for her and accom panied by tier mother, -Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, she was trying to reach home to die. ueath resulted from tuberculosis. The body was sent east this morning. Architect Howe Dead. Kansas Citv. .Tan. K Prnnir m.. nard Howe, an architect of national repute and senior member of Howe and Hoit. architects diori lusrt niohl at his hnmt in thia r-itv "Xtf Unwa signed the electrical building at the wunu s ihii in ijnicago in 1893 and the varied Industries building at the Louisiana purchase exposition In St. Louis in 1904 a. wpll an a nnm V.d- nt other minor buildings at each exposi tion.; Kaiser to Lead Simple Life. Berlin. Jan. 6. It Is reported in court circles that the emperor has Issued in structions to the officers of the house hold for greater economy. The emperor intends to travel less and live in a simpler manner this year. The Im perial family will spend more time at the new palace at Pottsdam than usual because expenses are less there than in Berlin. That Chanse displayed bears out the prediction. The brunt of the tournament work rests on Mr. Meyers' shoulders, and that in Itself guarantees success. The Duquesne garden is situated in the best residence district of Pittsburg, about 20 minutes' ride on 12 street car lines which pass within two blocks or directly by the garden from the downj town district. It is, in fact, the audi torium of Greater Pittsburg and Is used for such purposes as conventions, receptions, automobile shows, horse shows and other meetings of this char acter. ROBBED OF $15,000 Safe of the 101 Ranch Show Broken Into. Fort Worth. Tex., Jan. 5. Undue haste to buy a ticket to Chicago and the nervousness displayed by E. J. Burk, who gave St. Louis as his home, led to his arrest and to the discovery that the safe aboard a train, conveying the 101 Ranch Wild West show to Fort Worth, had been blown and robbed of $15,000. When asked to explain the possession of $750 in silver coin, which he carried in a leather satchel. Burke, formerly an attache of the circus, told of the rob bery. He said that he had been made the tool of a professional safe blower, who had escaped with the rest of the money. The robbery was committed last night as the train was nearlng Fort Worth and so quietly was the work performed that the circus pro prietors knew nothing of it until told by the police of the arrest and the statement of Burk. JOSEPH RENALLET DEAD. Au Accidental Shootinsr Near Sterling Caused His Death. Sterling Kan., January 6. Franoa Renallet, who lived a few miles from Sterling, was buried Sunday from the Friends church, services being con ducted by the Rev. Bundy. His death is the result of an accidental shooting last week, the shot going almost through the fleshy part of the leg. He was one of a hunting party and while Walter Atkinson was trying to put a shell in his gun it was accidentally dis charged and Mr. Renallet, who wa about thirty yards away, reeeiped al most the entire load. He was 32 years old and single. Penrose Renominated for Senator. Harrisburg,' Pa., Jan. 5. Bolea Penrose was nominated for a third term in the United States senate at a joint caucus of the Republican mem bers of the Pennsylvania legislature last night. The Republicans are in a majority in both branches of the leg islature which assures his election when these bodies ballot for his suc cessor on January 19. Much of the opposition to Penrose melted away after his arrival to take personal charge of his canvass. He polled 177 of the 212 Republican votes. The Democrat caucus named Senator Geo. Dimeling of Clearfield for senator. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days. Paso Ointment Is guaranteed to cure any case of itching, blind, bleeding or protruding Diles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 6t)c Family Washing "Rough Dry" So lb. "Special Flat" 4c lb. "Wet Wash" 2o lb. Strictly Fine WorK See our New List for Full Par ticulars. Shirts, Collars and Cuffa THAT PLEASE. Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing. Topeka Laundry Co. Phono 153. Second and Quincy.

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THE TOPEKA. DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1909. PERFECT Tooth Pswcfiif Cleanses, preserves and beautifies the teeth, and Purifies the breath A superior dentifrice for people of refinement Established in 1866 by The Florist HIRAM HULSE Grows his own plants in his own greenhouses Elmwocd and Greenwood Aves., Potwin Special attention given to floral de signs. PALMS TO RENT Sales and display rooms 819 Kansas Avenue Pho 45S RAILROAD NEWS. Roads Made Good, Fight Durinj the Past Year. HIT IN THE HEAD. Came Oat of Depression With Recuperative Powers. TWO DOZEN RECEIVERS This Is Remarkable Showing in Face of Adversity. Other Items of Interest in Rail way Circles. Touring Cars Runabouls- Nced Overhauling After a hard season's running and we are anxious to demon strate our ability to do this work satisfactorily. Kxperienced men- and the necessary equip ment make the task easy for us to perform and likewise make the bill easy for you to pay. We believe we can prove It. Topeka Fonnilry& MacMneCo. Bet. 3d and 4th on Jackson. Phones 499 R. L. BONE, Mgr. HAND SAPOLIO is especially valuable during the 8.009 and the capital stock of these pauons ana sports are most in order roads was t325.350.00O their funded debt Railroads have not prospered during the year just closed as much as they have in previous years, in fact the year 190S will go down into history as the worst year for the railroads since the year 1893. While this is true for the entire country, the leading roads of the middle west, have pulled through the financial troubles better than roads of any other section of the country and but one of the number has been forced into the hands of a receiver. Very few railroads have been able to show a gain of any kind. In spite of the financial depression and the lack of business and the fact that the railroad managers stated over a year ago that no new work would be done, the western lines have managed to make many improvements and none of the roads has been permitted to take any backward steps. Reports show that during the year 3,214 miles of new line have been built in this country, representing an ex penditure of 1130,000,000. the smallest amount since 1904, when but 2,832 miles were built. East of the Mississippi riv er 761 miles of new track were laid in 190X as compared with 1,884 miles in 1907, a loss of 59 per .cent. West of the Mississippi river the decrease was much less, being but 28 per cent, the roads building 2,455 miles against 3,420 miles in 1907. Montana had the greatest amount of new building as the Great Northern built 161 miles in that state, the Mil waukee 395, and the Northern -Pacific thirty-one. To the Milwaukee belongs the dis tinction of building the longest stretch of track in the United States. That road built 790 miles through the states of Montana. Idaho and Washington. The Southern Pacific takes second rank with 448 miles, and the Great Northern third with 274 miles. In Canada, 1,248 miles of new track were laid and in Mexico 435 miles, which is an increase over the preceding year of 2A per cent. The number of cars ordered during the year was 75.688 as compared with 153.502 in 1907 and the number of cars built was 78.271 which is but 27 per cent of the number built in 1907. The total amount ordered during the year was practically $200,000,000 including 62.000 freight cars, 13,000 passenger coaches and 11.214 locomotives. This is small in comparison with last year when the figures were 151,711 freight cars, 1.791 passenger coaches and 3.482 locomo tives. This decrease in orders of equip ment is taken as a good indication of the decrease in business and are a re flex of business conditions. Twenty-four receiverships for rail roads were made necessary in the year just closed and the mileage and capi talization of the roads going into the hands of receivers was greater than for anv year since 1893. The total mileage of the roads going into the hands of receivers in 1908 was PROVE WHAT SWAMP-ROOT WILL DO FOR YOU. You naturally feel secure when you know that the medicine you are about to take is absolutely pure and contains no harmful or habit producing drugs. Such a medicine is Dr. Kilmer' Swamp-Root, the great Kidney, Liver and Bladder Remedy. The same standard of purity, strength and excellence is maintained in every- bottle of Swamp-Root, and has been for years. Swamp-Root is scientifically com pounded from vegetable herbs. It is not a stimulant and is taken in teaspoonful doses. It is not recommended for everything. It is nature's great helper in relieving and. correcting kidney, liver and blad der troubles. A sworn statement of purity is with every bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE BY M.MIi. Send to Dr. Kilmer Co.. Bingham- ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle, free by mail it will convince anyone. You will aiso receive a booklet of valuable in formation, telling all about the kid neys. W hen writing be sure and men tion the Topeka State Journal. You can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one dollar size bottles at all drug stores. School Board Kills State Publi cation Resolution. Josiaii Jordan Pleads But to Unfriendly Ears. mileage of 11,038 miles, and an aggre gate capitalization of $714,755,000. be came insolvent. The number of roads becoming insolvent in 1908. twenty- four, is the largest since 1896; but,- as the accompanying table of receiver ships shows, this number has been exceeded in twelve years out c-f the past thirty-three. XEAV DEPOT FOR WICHITA. Orient Structure One of Improvements of the New Year. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 5. One of the principal things which Wichita would like to receive in 1909 is a new Orient passenger depot. It is rumored that the officers of the Orient system wish to build a passenger station on West Douglas avenue, opposite the Missouri Pacific station. It has been rumored for some time that the right-of-way agents of the system were trying to buy a right-of-way from near the point where the track crosses the river on Bailey- street to Douglas avenue, for a passenger track. Most all of this track will be built through pri vate property. About four blocks -will be built along "Wichita street. T T C 1 uutjricer. I arn -J Twi ,.m1ke.? e Iiable and 1 will see ouiiciing will pass a thorough I y.1 on. TDerore t is turned over to To 1 am ,et alone, thif me ne acted mighty small in r.5! matter," declared Mr. Spencer. 11 word has bee" said to me ul. mco compiamts and the board "7." appoint an investigating tZZll? ute? WJtho"t notifying me that ueen any complaints made. II y?t ?"tlemen w ill be a little patient that building will be finished all right. i up io me to pay for any slight errors wnir-h oriat i. j LED BY J. W. OLE ED. EES' ihem and what i I intend to Hn h.f.. v. i fuCU uv io me scnooi Doard." The much delayed report of the in. surance committee. C. F. Hardv chair man, was read and placed on file. There have been mutterings among the mem bers of the school board on account of me nign insurance carried on the To. peka school buildings. At the present time the school board is carrvini, fifi- 300 insurance on the 28 school buildings luciuaea witnm the city limits. This is 53.3 per cent of the valuation of the buildings and for this insurance the taxpayers are paying premiums amounting to $7,3-75. J. D. Norton has had a resolution for a number of Says That Conditions Are All i Right at Present. Asserts State Can't Publish as Cheaply as Corporation. Josiah Jordan's effort to have the To peka school board go on record as fa voring the state publication of school dooks nas come to naught as hl rean. lutlon was pigeonholed at last night's I ready to present meeting. There is no chance that it I months asking that the insurance be will be called up again until after it I reauced $50,000 but it has been held up is too late to De or anv service to the I pending me insurance committee's re- friends of the state publication law- ine unexpurgated resolution which took a back-handed slap at the state text commission and the school book trust was published in the State Jour nal the day following last month's meet ing. Since that time the resolution has been smoothed up a bit in the hopes that it would be adopted in its present lorm an personauties naving been elimi nated. The resolution which was introduced and killed last night was as follows: There will be two measures before the legislature this winter." said Josiah Jordan, speaking in behalf of his reso lution. "One of these will be the 'stand patters headed by State Superintendent of Schools K. T. Falrchlld, and this body will oppose any changes in the present scnooi laws ana win right the state pub lication or books by the state printer. Kansas has had a bitter experience with her school books which are now in use and which while In a measure are suit able for country and small city schools are almost worthless for high schools ana schools m cities of the first and second classes. ine books in use at this time are inadequate to the needs of the pupils and the school teachers of the state are thoroughly familiar with this condition as it now exists. Right here in Topeka we have been confronted with a condi tion which has made it necessary for port. During a half hour's discussion of the insurance proposition, C. K. Hardy made a rather startling state ment in. answer to the argument that Topeka school buildings are practically fire proof. "The members of this board may be honest in their belief that our school buildings are fire proof, but I say to you our school buildings are wood piles surrounded by brick walls." The discussion developed the fact that there is no insurance on the Cen tral Park building now under course of construction and the insurance com mittee was instructed to immediately place $17,000 in policies on the building. Dr. Mitchell introduced a resolution looking to the fumigation of every school building in the city at least once in every month of the school year. He produced a fumigating apparatus which sells at 25 cents each and recom mended that they be adopted for the purpose as one of them will fumigate a room. AMUSEMENTS. It has been known for several months that the Orient desired to en- the pupils or their parents to purchase ter this part of the citv and connect' a number of "supplemental' books. with the Missouri Pacific. This would r "This condition besides being highly enable them to connect with the Mis- unsatisfactory is an expensive one and souri Pacific and run their trains over has done a grave Injustice to the chil this line to Kansas City. The Orient dren of our schools. There should be a line to Kansas City will not be built change in the makeup of the school until after the line is completed south, which will probably not be for two years. TO RELIEVE JIAIX LUTE. Missouri Pacific Plans to Divert OR. ASS STAINS. MUD STAINS AND CALLOUS SPOTS yield to it. and it ia particularly agreeable when used in the bath Iter violent exercise. ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS Six Hundred Million of the people's savinp-s are invest- ocia- and Loan As ed in Bnildinj tions. WHY? Because: It is the safest and most profit able method offered for saving lnnnej-. Its funds are invested in such a manner as to brins the largest profits with the greatest degree of security. Start a saving account with the N'ew Tear. The Capitol Building Loan Ass n. 534 Kantu Avenue W AT COST Gaslights ManUes, Globes, and Burners. INVERTED LIGHTS 50c. Mantles al HALF PRICE H, M. Cross Cycle Co. 810 Kansas Avenue J. L. EDDY Contractor and Builder Repairing and .Jobbing. Store Fronts. Shelving Counters, Hardwood Floors, Plain or Orna mental. SJhon 110 V,. Xinth St. was J271.000.000 and their total out i standing capitalization was $596,359,000 1 In 1893 the mileage of roads going into receiverships was 29.340 and the capi talization was $1,781,046,000. The year 1893 was the most disastrous in the his tory of American railroading and the next worst year was in 1884 when an aggregate of 11,038 miles or road be came insolvent. The number of roads becoming in solvent in 1908 was greater than for any year since 1896. The principal roads which went into receivership last year and their mileage were: Seaboard Air Line, 2,611: Chicago Great Western 818: Detroit, T and Ironton, 438; Chi cago. Cincinnati and St. Louis, 284; In ternational Great Northern, 1.106; Western Maryland, 543; Wabash-Pittsburg, terminals. 63; Wheeling and Louisville. 422: Southern Indiana, 237, and the Norfolk Western, 580. The railroads are fast recovering from the depression of 1908 and are not only doing a bigger business than ever, but are preparing to do some extensive building during the coming year. In forcing the Great Western into the hands of a receiver, the year just closed has again put one of the prominent figures of the railroad world into har ness. Horace G. Furt, former president of the Union Pacific, was first selectel by the Knglish bondholders of the Great Western to look over that road to see if it was worth rebuilding. He was then made one of the receivers and word now comes forth that he is to be the new president of the road. That Mr. Burt would accept the presidency of the Great Western is taken as an indication that the bondholders will furnish some money to rebuild the road which connects the commercial centers of the middle west. L. M. Pen well Undertaker and EmbaSmer 511 Quincy Street Both Phones 192 A Horrible Hold-Up. "About ten years ago my brother was held ud' in his work, health and happi ness by what was believed to be hope less Consumption." writes W. R. Lips-,-omb, of Washington. X. C. "He took all kinds of remedies and treatment from several doctors, but found no help till he used Lr. King's New IJiscovery and was whollv cured by six hottls. He if a well man toduv." It's auick to relieve onii the surest cure for weak or yore lurns. Hemorrhages. Courhs and Colds. Bron chitis Ia Grippe. Asthma and all Bron chial affections. 5-V ami tl. Trial hot tie free. Guaranteed by Campbell Drug company. SANTA FE DISPATCHER RESIGNS. Dick Bccth Gws to E. P. S. V. at Tiit'iimcari, N. M. Dodge City. Kan.. Jan. 5. Dick Beeth. who has been chief train dispatcher for the Santa Fe at this place for the past four years, who re signed to take effect January 1 has gone to Tucumeari. New Mexipo. to become trainmaster for the El Paso Southwestern railroad at an increased salary. Mr. Beeth had been in the em ploy of the Santa Fe for 12 or 15 years, commencing as a student tele grapher and working his way through various departments of the service. His successor, it is understood, will be night Chief Dispatcher E. J. Marsh or Dispatcher Arthur O'Leary. Freight Traffic. Lee's Summit, Mo.. Jan. 5. The Missouri Pacific Railway company has a corps of engineers at Greenwood, Mo., preparatory to building a con necting track between its main line Land the main line of the Kansas City- sst. Lrouis line or me kock lsiana. it is the intention of the Missouri Paci fic in the future to handle its freight trains between Kansas City and Greenwood over the Rock Island tracks on account of the heavy grades and curves between Independence and Greenwood. By using the Rock Is land's line betwen these points much heavier trains can be handled over the main line. This will also greatly improve the passenger service of the Missouri Pacific relieving the congest ed condition of passing tracks and do ing away with numerous delays to passenger trains now being handled over that section of the line. FOUGHT WITH MADMAN. In Top of Electric Tower Two Hundred I Vet High. Chicago, Jan. 5. A hand to hand strug gle with a madman in the top of the elec tric tower came near being the last offi cial act of Patrolman Farrell. The lunatic was E. H. Tochen. who iater was taken in charge by his parents. Yochen entered the grounds of the sum mer park contrary to placards displayed. He was seen by a special policeman and ordered out, but refused to go. The spec ial policeman started for Yochen. whoin turn ran for a place of refuge. He spied the tower, some 200 feet high, and mount ed it. Patrolman Farrell was strolling by. "Well." said he. "I'll go up and get aim.-- And uo he went. The crowd that had gathered below caught only an occasional glimpse of the struggling pair as they flashed past the tiny loop holes in the tip top of the slen der structure. Once the women in the gathering below turned away sick, for Farrell s head and shoulders were half way out of one of the windows. He event ually subdued his antagonist, however, and brought him down. Woman Short Change Artist. New York. Jan. 5. A well dressed young woman who gave the name of Helen Brown, but. who the police say. goes under tne anas ot Alary Allen, is held at police headquarters charged with working a short ehange game. De tectives followed her into a drug store where they say she bought an article for five cents, presenting a bill in payment. Receiving a quarter in change the girl then substituted a nickel, according to the detective, and then complained to the clerk that she was 20 cents short. Being well dressed and of respectable appearance, her plan is said to be gen erally successful. MORE RBCKIVERS1UPS. Greatest Nimtbor of Failures Record ed Since 1893 Panic. The mileage acd capitalization of railways that welt into the hands of receivers' in 190S were greater than in any year since the rmnic vhp nf leai The total mileage of roads going into receiverships in 1908 was 8009: their) stock. J325.3o0.000; their funded debt. $271,009,000. and their total outstand ing capitalization. $596,359,000. In 1S93 the mileage of roads going into receiverships was 29.340. and the cap italization. $1,781,046,000. That was the most disastrous year in the historv of American railways. The next most disastrous year since 1876. when we began to keep this record, was 1884. In that year roads with an aggregate Increasing The demand is constantly in creasing for rt?paict COJCIOCt flavoring Extracts Sl This is accounted for by the fact that Dr. Price's flavors are just as represented true to nature, made from the finest fruits, of delicate taste, and of the greatest strength attainable. commission and this might help matters some but in my opinion Kansas needs a thorough shaking up on' the school text book proposition. J. W. Gleed, a member of the state school book commission, spoke against the resolution and said: "I think that before we pass a resolution of this kind that we should carefully consider it be cause our action may mean something and carry weight with it. We have but scant information about the publication of school books and what it would cost the state. We do know that Kansas is spending annually 7 $7,000,000 for her schools each year and that this is pro viding the pupils with school books at an average annual cost of 50 cents per pupil. "Before we advocate changing this system we had better know what we are doing. It is a well known fact that no state or federal government has been able to do work as cheap as the indi vidual or corporation. Mr. McNeal has Issued a statement of the cost of the making of school books for the state and he undoubtedly believes that nis ngures are correct. But there of unknown conditions been called upon to meet and there is no telling where the expense will end if the state attempts to publish its own books. "But fw states have as good text books as Kansas and it seems to me that this board should be willing to let well enough alone and not attempt to advise the legislature as to what it shall do. The question of royalties and authors is one which we Know but little about. It has been contend ed that Kansas has authors who can produce the books required In the schools of the state. I rather doubt this inasmuch as it is a fact that the best known educators are to be found in the east nearer the center or learn ine-. "I do not believe that state publica tion will mean cheaper and better books and it is better books that we arc demanding and not cheaper books In California we have a fair sample of what state publication of school books means and the state has had its trou bles and scandals as a result and it seems to me that Kansas can well af ford to avoid taking similar chances .T. A. Ramsey spoke in favor of adopting the Jordan resolution and A, B. Poole against it. Then came a si lence and the band wagon contingency of the school board quietly but surely ran the vehicle over the opposition ana referred the resolution to a committee consisting of members Gleed, Norton, Poole, Nicholson, Hardy and Mitchell. There is no chance that the resolution will ever again be heard of. at least not In time for adoption before the legislature has acted on the state school book proposition. At Uie Grand. In offering- Mr. William Cushman In The Toymaker s Dream." the Inde pendent Amusement company of New York, has gathered together a strong company of singers and handsome women. The lyrics of "The Toymak er s Dream" were all written by Mr. Cushman, who has the reputation of ukiiik one ui i lie aoiesx. song writers of the pretent day. Assisting Mr. Cushman are such well known artists as Miss Louise St. Claire, Miss Alee Morrison, Miss Gertrude Crawfoi Mis3 Leola Gary, Mr. Hugh Morrisoi. Mr. George W. Lemely, Mr. Larry Scott and a large chorus. This play will be at the Grand opera house Wednesday night, January 6 Much Interest is being shown among theatergoers who will have an oppor tunity of seeing Salome and knowing that Bessie Stewart Bacon, one of those who created the part in this country. Is the Salome of this produc tion. She will dance for King Herod and his court, the,, dance that has set the world talking. Most every dancer of today is advertising herself as dancing the Salome dance. Europe is filled wth them. There are no less than a dozen in this country. They use the name Salome for it has a com mercial value. The Dance of the Seven Veils as executed by Miss Bacon is the author s idea. It is artistic and beau tiful and is one of the many features or one of the prettiest plays in the English language. Salome will be are a number I given at tne Grand inursaay evening. which he has The Wolf" with its long run in New York and which has lust completed its successful run at Chicago, will be seen in this city next Friday and Saturday with a Saturday matinee. The cast will be one of great strength and the scenic equipments precisely the same in every detail as that used in New York and Chicago. "The Wolf," is the one great dramatic success of the past sea son and is touring under the direction of Sam S. and Lee Shubert,, It is from the pen of Eugene Walter. It treats of life in the Canadian Hudson Bay conn try and is written in three acts. The first scene is in front of the home of Andrew McTavish. a Scotch trader, on the banks of the Wind river. The sec ond scene' is in the interior of the same house, and the third is in th woods at the Portage of Little Bear river. 52 1 f A7c rrniD) II J ao t fc f t I B I tl UUUrd! The Kind You Dave Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, lias borne the signature of ana Has been made under his per Vjy Sonal supervision since its infancy. w v w wa V j Wl blUS. All Counterfeits, Imitations and'Tust-as-g;ood"are but Experiments that trine with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. 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Garver, chairman of the school board, announced that a petition con taining the names of all of the proper ty owners, with one exception, on the east side of Buchanan street between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, had been presented to him. The petition asked for the pavtng- of this street opposite the Central Park building and as a representative of the board Judge Garver signed the petition. There was an interesting time for a few minutes after the session opened when Contractor Spencer, who is erecting the Central Park school build ing, learned that complaints naa reached the board concerning a- num ber of alleged shortcomings in the construction work, material used and faulty work in general. These charges have come to the board from a num ber o sources from time to time and unbeknown to Contractor Spencer the board employed former Mayor C. J. Drew to make an inspection of the building and a subsequent report to the school board. Mr. Spencer was inclined to look upon this 'action or tne ooara as an unfair one and in plain, unvarnished language told the members of the board what he thinks about the action. The report made by Mr. Drew indi cates that a number of the complaints rested on fair foundations but that none of the defects are of such a na ture that they can not remedied. Mr. Spencer admitted that some of the brick laying was not just what it should have been but maintained that the walls as far as strength is con cerned are notaffected in the least. "It's up to nw to make good any defects in the workmanship of the building," said I The Italian Grand Opera company which comes to the Grand next Monday is receiving favorable press notices every place the company appears. Here is what the St. Louis K-epubllc says: "The Abramson Opera company achieved the triumph of its engagement at the Garrick in the double bill, Ca valleria Rustlcana" and "I' Pagliacci,' last evening. In fact, it might be said that the company scored three distinct triumphs in one day. For the matinee performance of "The Barber of Seville' was auite as successful and distin guished as those of the evening- Lim ited audiences heard all three operas The popularity of operatic modern music was shown by the wild acclaim which ereeted Mascagnl and Leonca vallo in the evening. The double bill gives a greater opportunity for orches tration than the older Italian operas. The dramatic singing of the new school also seems to meet with greater ap proval than that of the lyric and reci tative sort of which the old operas are made up. The moral seems to be that the new operas will, if they ever are sung in it, find great favor in St. Louis." At the Majestlo. In "Fra Diavolo," the Boston Ideal Opera company, which is playing an unlimited engagement at the Ma jestic, is making the biggest hit thus far scored by tne company. Tne music of this old and well known opera is pleasing and there is plenty of comedy, these being the necessary qualities of a good comic opera. The old, play has been kept intact and is produced Just as our fathers and Only good, results from POSTUM Contains no coffee or other harmful substance "There's a Reason" CiatUn Drug Co. 702 Kansas avenue. -aa wmmMS LiU laava Topeka 4:30 A.M. 5:00 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 2:10 P.M. 3:25 P.M. 7:25 P.M. 7:55 PM. DOUBLE TRACK NO STOPS FAST TIME Depot First and lCanaaa Avenue. Phone 384. Returning L. Kansas City 7:66 A.M. 9:45 A.M. 10:40 A.M. 11:20 A.M. 8:10 P.M. 10:00 P.M. 11:15 P.M. W "Some Call It Evolution and Others Call It God "Kach in His Own Tongue and other poems." a new volume of 70 poems by Professor William Herbert Carruth of the University of Kansas, just published. The title poem has been declared the best short poem of the past twenty years. Bound handsomely in blue and gold. Price, SI. 00 at book dealers or sent post paid by John P. Sha. LawrPncc. Kan. grandfathers saw it when first played. Miss Laura Moore, the leading lady of the company, plays the part of Serlina, and does the well known disrobing stunt, behind the footlights and in full view of the audience, dur ing the second act. Mr. F. O. Bur gess, th """ra Diavoio oi tne com pany, plays his part well, and makes a thrilling tall down an incline oi twelve feet, during the grand finale. The chorus has been increased by a couple of additions and the company is seen at better advantage tnan in either of the two preceding efforts. At tlie Novelty. With comedy of the new and refresh ng variety predominating, the Novelty theater this week, has one ot its strong est vaudeville hits of the season. A bet ter balanced and higher grade bill has not been seen in the city in many moons And if the attendance at the opening performances Monday, serves as any riterion, the bill should prove a great dravvins card during the week. The big hit of the bill is Minnie St. Claire, who in the eccentric makeup of the backwoods country lass, plays her stunt, "The Girl from Missouri." This a monologue and it is safe to say that no monologue of 20 minutes dura tion has ever attracted so much ap plause as has the one ot Miss St; Claire. She is about the funniest wo man ever seen n Topeka. James R. Waite, and his company in a comedy drama, "At Lighthouse Point," make another big hit. Mr. Waite plays the role of a kind-hearted old seaman and never fails to do justice to the comedy lines in his part. An interesting hand- balancing act is furnished by the De Van brothers, which borders on the comedy variety. Two well trained dogs assist in the act. The coieys nave a unique sketch entitled "Fun in a Penny Arcade, which teems witn numor. lea Lenore sings an interesting series of parodies and has a clever monologue. Karl Hummel sings "Goodby Annie Laurie," and is assisted by the Novelty male quartette lvhich receives the glad hand. The viascope shows some inter esting pictures of the big Marathon race at London, last summer. Clara What a. perfectly lovely gown of yours. Mud Ho vou ral!v like it? 1m mpnselv. It is bo hideously up-to-date." Life. A for a Dime Why spend a dollar when lOe baya box of CASCARETS at any dru itor.P Uae as directed fet the natural, easy result. Saves many dollars wamtmd on medicinea rlAl'- DMiIUon rul-rly uae LASLAKETS. Buy a box now 10a week's treatment proof in the mora- w- 90 CASCARETS 10c a box for a week's treatment, all dragjjisu. Biggest aeller in the world. Million boxes a month. ma jnefeiw Jffanjr who formerly smokei 10 Cigars now snote LEt'iS'SII.'GLE GIIIDEF5 STRAIGHTS CIGAR IKE; YOUR KIDAEYS WELL? Bright's Disease, Diabetes. Rheu matism, Gout, Oravel, Dropsy, In flammation of the Bladder, Bad Blood and Nervous Troubles caused by Sick Kidneys. M. Welghtman. 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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1909. v TOPE&l STATE MR.AL By FRANK P. MAC LEXNAN. er fEntered July 1. 1CTS. as second-class matter at the postoffice at Topeka. Kan.. under the act of congress. VOLUME XXXVI No. 4 Oflictal state- Paper. Official Paper City of Topeka. TERMS OF" SUBSCRIPTION. Daily edition. delivered by carrier. 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka- or suburbs, or at the same, price In any Kan sas town where the paper baa a carrier system Bt mull :.Bn Bv mull' thru mt."i""" 9 Saturday edition or Aanv on year 1.08 TELEPHONE. Business Office B-TI Business Office Ia; VS. Reporters1 Room -BeH l Renorterti' Room I. ,!S PERMANENT HOMB. Torka State Journal butldlnff. 0? Kanus avenue, corner of Elhtn. New York Office: Flattron building. Twenty-third street comer TTth v" ltd Broedwuy. Paul Block, manager Chicago Office? Hartford building. Paul B'ocV. roxnnrer. OF TTTF AscoTTTPT fT?pcc The State Journpl tierotvr of ?h Associated Press and receives tho full dy teleeraph report of that great news or ganisation for the exclusive afternoon pi'h'lontinn In Topeka. The news Is received In The State Jour nal hulldln-T over wire nr 'hi o!e pur Surely Jessie Morrison may well be pardoned for Indulging in the hope that Governor Hoch will rardon .her before he retires from office in a few days. Those weather prophets who pre dicted an early and severe winter for this locality ought to have no trouble In the future of hiding their lights un der a pint cup. If the Salton sea is a mere duck pond, as it is declared to be by the di rector of the United States reclama tion service, the great lakes and other bodies of water in this country must be nothing more than tadpole pud dles. Great emphasis seems to be 'laid on the fact that Philander C. Knox, who Is to be secretary of state in the Taft cabinet, is the same height as was Napoleon. But a more Important fact is that Mr. Knox is equipped with a safer "and saner mind than was France's wonderful warrior. Information which has probably struck 'Mr. RooseveJt as being of the "de-lightful" variety comes from Mr. Heney, the famous graft prosecutor of San Francisco. He declares that the real head of the Frisco grafters, because of his control of the Southern Pacific railway, is E. H. Harriman. From the extended deliberations that have been indulged in without definite results by the members of the Committee named to arrange for the details of the inaugural of Mr. Stubbs, the governor-elect, and also for the inaugural reception, they have shown themselves quite competent to write a thesis on "'What We Don't Know About Receptions." Real trousers for women is the latest edict of fashion to emanate from the fountain-head of all re markable and ridiculous styles, Paris. Figuratively speaking, this will be nothing new with many women who have worn the family trousers .for quite a continued period, and who will continue to do so as long as there are meek men on the earth. Regardless of the magnificent en tertainments that have been accorded to the officers and men of the great United States battleship fleet at various points during its trip around the world, it is likely that all of them are better pleased over the fact that they will soon arrive home. Assuredly Is there no place like home especially when It is any corner of the United States of America. H. A. Heath, secretary of the local committee entrusted with the pro motion of the state fair, has secured the figures showing what moneys neighboring states have expended in the establishment of state expositions. They certainly ought to be valuable arguments for the presentation to the legislature when the subject- of the state fair is under consideration. It would seem, too, that Kansas, the queen of the agricultural states, could afford to be as liberal as has her sis ter states in this regard. They must have a "walking test" of some sort in the Chinese army for Tuan Shi Kai, who has been com mander in chief of China's military forces for some time, has been re lieved of his duties because he has a "bad leg." Probably the real reason is that his ideas do not gibe with the powers that be at present. That's the real why and wherefore that so many officers in the United States army have been dismissed from the service, so it Is alleged, because they have not been able to comply with the new "riding" and "walking" tests. Simply "because one policeman be came intoxicated and caused more or less consternation and excitement by the brandishing of a loaded revolver, it does not necessarily follow that the entire police force is made up of the same kind of undesirable material or that It is inefficient. As a matter of fact it is just about as good a police force as the city has had for many a day. The action of one policeman, indefensible and outrageous as it was, ought not to cast odium on the en tire force, unless it aimed particularly at a ouple of officers who are alleged to have used no effort to quell or take into custody their offensive colleague. Jim Corbett, "Gentleman Jim," "Pompadour Jim." one time cham pion heavyweight pugilist of the world and of late a real actor, in his own opinion, at least, announces that he may get back In the ring for the pur- pose of wresting the premier prize fight title of the universe from Jack Johnspn. Corbett proposes to do this and then make arrangements so that by no possible future move any black man can ever regain the title. He de sires to fix things so that the color line will be drawn by all- "honorable boxers" once and for all time. This may strike a few people as being quite a laudable ambition, but It is safe to say that the great majority of decent people do not care a bit as to who holds the pugilistic laurels, whether he be a black man or a white man. THE TAX LAW. From the manner In which they have gone about their work ever since their appointment to office the members of the state tax commission have proven themselves to be most efficient public officials. This has been the general verdict of experts and others who have had occasion to keep in touch with their work. That it is a correct one is evidenced by the elaborate report, which has Just been made public, of their services in the administration of the new tax law. That task has not been an easy one. The placing in operation of a new system of taxation is fraught with labors of peculiar dif ficulties, with the working out of un usual details and intricacies. But they rhave accomplished this labor well and with general satisfaction. Of course there are those who have found fault with some of the work of the tax com missioners and also with various of the provisions of the new tax law. This is but natural. One of the Impossible things on earth is" the devising of a taxation system which would be agree able to every person that it affects. Such a method will not prevail until the millennium and that is as far off, in reality, as it ever was. The new tax law, however, seems to be right in theory, at least, and com mendable in most of its details. That it is faulty in several particulars and that it can be improved in many of them is Just what might have been ex pected. When the law was passed by the. last legislature there surely could have been no one who was so sanguine of its provisions as to hold to the be lief that they would prove adequate in all particulars. It was. expected that changes would have to be made in it. And the tax commissioners have made suggestions as to some of the changes that would be desirable, in their minds, to make the law more effective and more easily to be administered. Be cause of their familiarity with the way the law has worked out, giving to them the best opportunity to discover its de fects, their recommendations asR how the law should be amended should be given the most careful consideration by the legislature soon to convene. There Is likely room for spme honest differ ences of opinion over some features of taxation new to this state, that the tax commissioners suggest be enacted into law. The legislature. In its wisdom, can thrash out these particular sub jects, observe their merits or demerits and act accordingly. But on the sug gestions of the tax commissioners to amend the law in a variety of par ticulars that will aid in its administra tion, the legislature should act accord ing to the commissioners' suggestions. When this subject of general taxa tion comes up before the legislature it will be worthy of the utmost considera tion. No question is so vital to the in- j terests of all the people in the state and I the corporations doing business in it. j It would be a step backwards to change the principle of the new tax law. As stated, its theory is generally aonceded to be the right one. It appears to work out the greatest good to the greatest number. What is needed is its perfec tion, and the tax commissioners have done excellent service In that line in the suggestions they have made in their annual report. WOMEN FOR SCHOOL BOARD. An energetic campaign has been started by the women of the city" for the nomination and election of at least three of their number to membership on the local board of education. It is a movement that should have not only the support of all the women of the city, but also of the men, if they are disposed to fair play. To the women of Topeka is extend ed the right of suffrage at city elec tions and this gives them the privilege, of course, of voting for members of the school board. If they are, quali fied to help select this board they are most certainly qualified to serve on It. And they are exercising no more than their just rights in endeavoring to get representation on this important civlo body. It i3 a right that should be recognized by the men, who hold the balance of power on election day be cause in the nature of things they take more interest continually In public af fairs than the women and are there fore registered in much larger num bers for the purpose of voting than are the women. There are many other good and suf ficient reasons why the women should be successful in their contests fpr the election of representatives on the board of education. It may be the duty of fathers to look after and sup ervise the education of their children, or at least to share this work with the mothers. But as a matter of fact the bulk of the work incident to the send ing of children to school, the attention that is necessary to have them keep up with their studies, the thousand and one things that come up in rela tion to children's attendance at schools, is performed by the mothers. Because this is true the women are in a far better position than the men to real ize the needs of their children in the schools. Their active participation in the ad ministration of the affairs of the schools, through membership on the board of education, would seem to be most desirable. This board now con sists of twelve men, two from each of the six wards in the city. The substi tution of women for three of them would bo giving the mothers of the city little enough representation on the body that has to deal with the school affairs of their children, a subject j which stands in their hearts next to j their homes and families. In fact the j proportion of women on the board might well be greater in order to be of the largest advantage. That there are many women in the city who are quite capable of discharging the duties of these positions in a most satisfac tory manner is without doubt. For Topeka, above all other things, is most favored with the number of women of ability who dignify the city with their presence. JOURNAL EH TRIES One habit that everyone has had to give up with the arrival of the new year Is the writing of 1308. Because a man has held government Jobs for years and years that's not a certain sign he loves his country. Experiment teaches that many things thought to be worth winning are act ually found to be hardly worth having worked for. How often would a person's feelings be injured if he had the. ability to read the minds of his "friends?" The reason it is not difficult to start an argument .with a woman is that none of them ever believe they are in the wrong on any proposition. JAYHAWKER JOTS "A girl begins to hang up the mis tletoe about the age when she stops hanging up her stockings," remarks the Sabetha Star. Surely this cauot be true, but it is reported that u school ma'am not far from Greensburg held a greyhound recently while the boys tied a tin can to its tail. "Say," says A. P. Riddle, in the Minneapolis Meassenger, "just how much do you like to be shaved by a barber whose fingers smell of cigar ettes?" According to the Leavenworth Post a farmer in its vicinity was seen dig ging potatoes on December 30 and they weren't frozen potatoes either. As the Post remarks Kansas can point with pride to her new climate which can hardly be surpassed even in Cali fornia. "The word 'normal' is rapidly be coming a noun, so the substitution of It for school and institute would seem to indicate," says the Western School Journal. 'Normal' is neither a school nor an institute: it is a con dition, or, as some one said about Bos ton, it Is a state of mind.". A Great Bend newspaper says that a boy who lives near town doesn't think much of the swell crowd dances tie nas lost a nat twice wnne at them." Inasmuch as he must have round the hat the first time he lost it i so that he could lose it a second time i "a.i. cm, ii. One, Mr. Cone of Wichita visited Topeka recently and when he return- ed home he delivered the boast that he had seen more people on the streets of Wichita at 7:30 o'clock in the morning than he saw I at any one time on the streets of To- j peka. Now this Is a boast of the idle variety for the people of Topeka are so busy with the work at hand that they have no time to be on the streets. Th in th voriotu tv,o- Ern Rowe of Mankato is getting these days Is of the Johnnycake order. Re- ipnf!V IrhflA Mr 1 1 m h- i. t n a away some main hineds called on Ern. While hunting around for something with which to treat them he came across a large fruit cake that Mrs. Rowe had put away to ripen. His friends did not leave a crumb of it. Some entertaining things would cer tainly have been heard by one who happened near the house when Mrs. Rowe returned. A 15-year-old Pittsburg boy was locked in the city jail because he stole horses. The boy had been reading cheap novels and decided that the way to become rich and famous was to take a few horses, ride out and res cue a beautiful maiden from a band of desperate robbers. He got tho horses all right, but in looking for the dreamy-eyed maiden with dishev eled hair crying for succor he met several members of the A. H. T. A., who gathered him in and Jostled him out of his dreams. Wichita Eagle. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. So many poor opinions are express ed in a loud and confident voice. A man is always tolerably ugly, but he is uglier than usual when whistling. There are lots of labor-saving de vices, but there will never be enough to make the loafer popular. We are beginning to wish we had enjoyed our strawberries and melons more when they were in season. There are people In every town who are never heard of until the newspa pers make a grammatical error. The same ushers officiate at most Atchison weddings, because so few of the young men bave good clothes. A man never wants to be a woman except when a woman abuses him; then he would like to be a woman, to talk back. If you want to see something real coy, watch a widow who has com menced to take notice again, talk to a widower. Every one occasionally maps out a course for himself which he proceeds to travel straight away from when op portunity arrives. The longer we live, te more we admire pblite, modest, agreeable peo ple, and the less we worship those who have become great by accident, and impudent as a result. When an Atchison man goes out of town to have an operation perform ed, the doctors feel about as we Imag ine the local girls feel when an Atchi son young man goes out of town after a wife. There is increasing complaint be cause of the bores. The bores are nearly always men of small conse quence who lack politeness. Look yourself over: Are people talking about TOU? Tou may think you are all right; but what do others say about you? RE FLECTION S OF A BACHELOR. From the New Tork Press. Job never had to endure having a poem read to him from manuscript. It always seems the height of impu dence in a man to be smarter than we are. The loveliest thing about a woman is how she can appreciate your telling her so. Nobody, ever has his feelings hurt by being taken for a rich man when he isn't. XXai-i ran ovnarimont wlf Vi Mf a in r infinite variety of ways; he has to take j death as he finds it. KANSAS COMMENT PHEASANTS NOT WANTED. We don't somehow believe the "pheasants" being "planted" in the state by the game warden will in crease In numbers. To our mind they are not the kind of a game bird suited to a prairie country. They are not "swift" enough and the hawks, eagles, coyotes," coons and other "varmints" will get tehm. There were prairie chickens, quail, squirrels and rabbits here in 1857 and they are here yet; and if Kansas wants to have "game birds" it should protect the quail and prairie chickens that we already have. There are thousands of prairie chickens within 30 miles of El Dorado, and there would soon be hundreds of thousands of them if they were not molested. We had buffalo, elk, white tail deer, antelope and turkeys, fifty years ago, but they are no longer here, because they were not protected. There are today hun dreds of thousands of prairie chickens in the state principally in the west ern, part while there are millions of quail. A Butler county farmer told us last week that there are hundreds of jrairie chickens on his farm. He will not permit anybody to shoot them. It is against the law to shoot prairie chickens at any time in this county. We have no faith in the pheasants, as they are not smart enough to get out of the way of the "varmints;'.' and besides they are too easy to kill with dog and gun. Let us have more quail and prairie chickens and fewer pheasants. El Dorado Re publican. CO BURN'S SALARY. Some of the friends of F. D. Coburn, having a profound appreciation of the wonderful service" he lias done this state, recently expressed the conviction that the remuneration he receives is so paltry as to be a blemish upon the reputation of the state; and, their at tention having thus been directed to the matter, the people have risen as one man, so to speak, and are insisting that this great man be paid something like the value of his services. That is, of course, Impossible, for the value of those services can scarcely be measured in money; the good work he has done and is doing i9 not for this generation alone; those who follow, and whose plowshares break the stub born glebe, will have reason to bless the name of coburn. f ZuTilc. hn diTvotini VrrtS1. K.ni and alwSys at a financial loss to himself; at any time during recent years he could have doubled his in come by abandoning his post, for al luring offers are constantly being made to him; within the past few weeks he has refused an offer of $5,000 a year to take a position that would K cir compared with his office in Kansas. cai. trier! tn shm its an preciation by offering him vacations. d he na9 neVer accepted me vacs- tionst in diligence and devotion to duty he is an example to all men, and an idle day or week or month has no charms for him. It is proposed to increase his salary to J5.000 a year, which is little enough, and anything less than that is rldicu- loii3, and in bad taste, 'mere lb nine reason to doubt that the increase will promptly and cordially be granted. He would be distinguished alike for ef- fronterv and foolharainess wno wouia stand up in the legislature and oppose tle s"1" V to the most valuable man in Kansas, or In the west.- -Emporia Gazette. FROM OTHER PENS CORPORATIONS AND BLACKMAIL. The line of demarcation between cor poration bribery on the one hand or submission to blackmail and extortion on the other is almost too narrow to be discovered. Who began the miserable traffic? No one can tell. When the railroads first offered bribes or submit ted to the blackmailing attacks they piled up woe for themselves and for the state and the cities, it. in the nrst in stfince, before the system had grown, the corporations had denounced the "strikers" and appealed to the people. corrupt men would have been driven from public life. Perhaps It Is too much to expect that the average human be ings could have had the prescience or the courage to wait ana ngnt especial ly when a request for a perfectly pro per privilege was asked. At any rate, they did not wait, but plunged Into the mire. Once In the game they played to the limit, and what was first a mere means of self-preservation became fin ally an aggressive system. Let it be hoped that the end has come, and that the people are to be appealed to in every event. Every one who has read the signs of the times will readily believe that the corporations are with drawing from politics, and that the rail roads especially for mere self-portec-tion became finally an aggressive sys tem. Let it be hoped that the end has come, and that the people are to be appealed to in every event. Every one who has read the signs of the times will readily believe that the corporations are with drawing from politios, and that the rail roads especially, for mere self-protection, are desirous of "coming into the court of public opinion" with clean hands. If it shall appear to the pub lic that railroads and corporations have ceased to deal with corrupt politicians, unreasoning assaults on railroads in the form of drastic and unjust legislation will lose their force and support. Phil adelphia Ledger. TRIED IN HIS OWN COURT. The other day a New Jersey Justice was called upon to preside in a case where the plaintiff sought to recover damages from a fellow townsman whom he charged with overdriving and causing the death of a valuable horse. The defenant's attorney, when the case was called, arose and charged the jus tice with being prejudiced in the plain tiff's favor and consequently unfit to preside. The justice declined to admit his prejudice and then called to his as sistance an old New Jersey statute. Looking over the audience in the court room, he detected three citizens of local repute and appointed them triers. Then he detailed to them the fact that he had 4 been charged with prejudice and asked them to make an exhaustive examina tion into the evidence and announce their finding. The three triers there upon assumed charge and called for evidence. The Justice appeared as a witness in his own behalf, and the de fendant's attorney directed the attack against him. In due time the triers stated that they were ready to report and then announced that there was no tangible proof that the justice was in any way unfitted to sit in the case. The trial then proceeded, tne justice nnauy giving the plaintiff the full amount of J his claim. Cleveland Plain Dealer. LIVES TO A WOMAN. When milady reads a book. By Milady's face and look One can tell, as sure as sin. Just what chapter she is in. Rapt expression, frequent sighs. Heaving breast, and languid eyes (Signs, as aure as saints above. Characters are making love). Fierce expression, lightning darts From her eyes, her mien imparts Something that betokens shock (Villain's getting ia his knock!) Then a look of fear and dread! Pulling at a vagrant thread. Quite unconscious I am here! (Lover's fate in doubt, I fear.) Now a look intense and bright. Exclamation, muffled oulte, See. a tear her cheek has soiled (Ah. at last the villain's foiled!) Now. a lapse, a smile, a sigh. Swift the chanters hurry by All her fears and dreads are gone (Game of love is getting on.) Loudly ticks the clock and slow. Time is going let It go! Lady will not go to bed Till her paper lovers wed. Buffalo News. Arraign "British Fair Play." Just as the EnglisM might weave a strong indictment against the Ameri can Olympic team from the American newspapers of last winter, so it is quite easy to explode that farcical and moth-eaten humbug of "British fair play" by simple reference to the books on English sport written by English writers. In doing so you at tack less the Briton's sense of Justice than his sense of perception. Turn to such books as "Pugilistica" and "Box- era and Their Battles," which deal with the annals of the British prize ring, once one of the most cherished of British institutions. What a strange, incomprehensible monument to na tional nearsightedness all this litera ture is! On one page you will read the loftiest panegyrics to "British fair play and the prowess of the British arm," and be informed every five lines or so that "Britons never, never shall be slaves." On the next page, with the most beautiful gravity the historian will tell you of the battle between Tom Cribb, the British champion, and the American challenger Molyneux how when the battle seemed to be going against the Englishman, the specta tors howled curses and imprecations at the foreigner and kicked at him through tho ropes; how Molyneux's own English seconds conspired to bring about his defeat; how, at a very critical moment, the referee himself (will it be believed that at this point the historian actually pauses to de scrlb' him 38 a flne old specimen of English sportsman?) rushed over Jo Cribb s co -The Bookman. Healthiest Town in America. Although Boston is noted for Its try ing climate, in the little town ft Car vera, a nearby suburb, the two doctors have been obliged to turn to farming for a living because of the little de mand for their professional services. Their rivalry as to who shall have the greater number of patients has been changed into desire to outdo each other in raising big cabbages, getting the greatest amount of cucumbers out of the smallest amount of soil, growing corn that will be full-eared and still sweet. Their medical books are grow ing dusty, and the village druggist says he has not had a prescription from them in ages. The people of the little village are fond of the two physicians and would like to aid them in earning a living, "but we just can't get sick," said one of them hopelessly. In a year there hive been only three deaths among the 1,100 inhabitants. In a year Dr. Ellish H. Cornish has made only seventeen calls for sickness, and in that same time Dr. George F. Morse has made only fifteen calls. A few weeks ago there was a mammoth clam bake at the "center" and the doctors had hopes that business might pick up a little the next day or two, but not a child, man, or woman was touched with indigestion. Even two old men of 90 suffered no uneasiness from a liberal supply of clams, corn, chicken, and lobster. New Tork Press. Stone Fomiins In Man's Heart. William Gentry, 26 years old, of 802 South Second street, a patient at the city hospital, is suffering from a fung ous growth on the valve of the- heart, which is Interesting to physicians. The formation, which is' known as a cal careous deposit, is nothing less than stone in the man's heart. The symptoms were that tb5 growth had so Interfered with the normal ac tion of the heart that the blood was but partly discharged, a portion of it re entering the heart for a second dis charge. Stone in the heart Is caused by an original rough dint on the valves of the heart. Lime in the blood adheres to the rough surface when being pumped through the heart, and nature, in her attempt to cover the Irritation, builds a wall that prevents the valve from prop erly closing. When the valve refuses to close tight the blood returns, after being pumped out, and the result Is an enlarged heart. The enlarged heart causes extra work on the muscles, and often is disastrous. Sometimes, however, the sufferer lives many years. After death this stone has a chalky appearance. The case of Gen try is unique, and the physicians are making a? special study of his condi tion. St. Louis dispatch to New York American. Gives His Blood to Save Son. To save the life of J. H. Richard, a young printer, who was almost asphyx iated by gas, his father, James Rich ard, of East Haven, offered himself In an operation to transfuse his blood into his son's body. Father and son were placed side by side upon the operating table, the fath For two hours they lay with arteries For two hours they law with arteries joined, until It was evident by the re turning color in the son's cheeks that he was greatly benefited. Today his condition was improved, although he is not out of danger. The father on Monday night shut off the gas in his home to repair a leak in the pipes. He did not know when he turned on the flow that the jet in the room where the young man was asleep had been left open. New Haven dis patch to New York Herald. Taking Tacks In the Stomach. Taking tucks in the stomach is an operation that has of late relieved a number of patients at. the Gynecean hospital in this city, and it Is ad mitted there that at least ten cases of distension of the stomach have been cured thereby. The operations were performed by Dr. Henry D. Beyea, chief surgeon at the hospital. It is said that in a number of cases of supposed appendicitis the real ail ment has been found to be that the stomach, by overeating, has been strained almost to the bursting point, and has been somewhat displaced. This was cured by "tucking" the stomach and shortening, the ligaments to which the organ is attached. Philadelphia- di&patch la New York Times. V THE EVENING STORY The Fence and After. Across the fields, through the gold en sunshine of the Indian summer morning, strode Arthur Gray, a look of absorbed abstraction upon his in tellectual brow, and three heavy tomes of German philosophy beneath his arms. Behind him on the terrace, Mrs. Renwick and her husband 'watched his retreat. Mrs. Renwick's face was clouded by an. impatient frown; Tom Renwick was grinning sardonically. "I can't understand it," Mrs. Ren wick complained. "I invited all these young people solely on his account. I picked out only the deep ones of our acquaintance the Taylor girls and Miss Frayne and Charlotte Brand. "They know all about the ego and the subconscious self and all that sort of thing. They could talk it to him by the hour. And what does he do? Goes off every morning with his mus ty books and stays all day by himself I call it downright rudeness in him." Her big, easy-going, happy-go-lucky husband laughed. "My dear Agatha," said he, "this comes of har boring a genius in our midst a gen ius we can never hope to Understand. Now if he could talk horse, or shoot, or get a bit more speed out of a road car than it was ever intended to show, we could give him the time of his life. But a philosopher, dropped here among our unintellectual selves dear heavens!" H threw out his hands in a gesture of deprecation and made a wry face. "But he is a coming man,"Mrs. Ren wick began. "He seems to be a going man Just at present" he remarked with a bob of his head in the direction of the stoop shouldered figure trudging across the fields. "It's desertion, pure and simple. Your intellectual maidens corralled here must evidently philosophize with out your lion to Inspire them. "Come on! Let's round 'em up and give 'em a whirl in the road cars up to the top of Bald hill and. back. That will take their minds up for the tiue being, at least." "If s the last time I'll ever try to en tertain a genius," Mrs. Renwick de clared flatly, "even if the said genius is my cousin -and has done the family proud." "Amen! I'm with you there," said Tom heartily, as he turned from the terrace and strode off toward the garage. In the meantime, Arthur Gray, quite oblivious to this criticism of his ac tions, tramped down the field, climbed a stone wall into an orchard, where the trees were deep laden withr their wealth of fruit, and selecting a corner where the mottled shadows were most invit ing, settled himself comfortably on the ground, opened one of the ponderous volumes, and was soon lost in the ab struse speculations of its author. He read on in absorbed fashion, now pausing to thoroughly d'"st some choice morsel, now frowni:... y noting upon the margin his own opinion of the text at that point. It was an ideally quiet place in which to pursue his research. But suddenly the quiet was rudely shattered. Just beyond the orchard came the pounding of rapid hoofbeats. A girl's voice urging forward her mount rang through the still air. There was the swish of a hunting crop, a loud command, "Up. Rajah!" Then the sound of hoofs suddenly ceased. A masculine voice said: "He'll never take it, ma'am!" And the girl's voice replied, with a note of obstinacy in it: "He'll stay here until he does." Gray arose. He walked to the edge of the orchard and looked afield. On the smooth turf of the adjoining field, a girl a wonderfully pretty girl sat on a horse, which she had evidently been trying to induce to take the high fence just before her. A little distance to the rear -a trim, silent groom upon another horse im passively watched the proceedings. Even as Gray watched them, the girl wheeled her horse and galloped ajjriy from the fence. Then she turned him, touching him lightly with the crop and rode full tilt for the fence again. But arrived at the fence, the horse refused to Jump. The girl gave a little cry of annoyance. "Slllv Balnhl" Kho Raid. "You should be ashamed of yourself. You could take it easllv. I know you could. row, men, once more! Again she wheeled the horse and can tered away, only to turn him and ride for the fence once more. Gray.- in his interest, quite forgot him self. He vaulted the low wall that sep arated the orchard from the field and ran forward. "Don't try It!" he cried warningly. "It's too high. He"l never do it In the world." The girl turned to look at him coldly. Then she smiled. "Oh. yes he will," said she. "All he needs is a little confidence." "Don't try again," said he. She raised her eyebrows. "I can't stop now." said she. "He must go over that fence, now that he knows It is what I expect of him." "Then let me put him to it," said he. The girl looked surprised. "Aren't you the philosopher friend of the Ren wicks?" she asked. "I am." he confessed. Involuntarily he straightened his stooping shoulders. "But even philosophers sometimes ride," said he. "I'd like to put him to the fence. If you don't mind." Instantly the girl 6lld from the saddle. "Do so, by all means," she suggested. "I've been trying It all the morning, and I confess I'm beginning to doubt my ultimate success with him." Grav looked at her pretty flushed face and her sparkling eyes. "And if I succeed, what reward do I get?" he Inquired boldly. The girl laughed. "You may have a canter with me up to Bald hill and back," said she. Gray sprang Into the saddle. A man in a Bide-saddle Is not a particularly graceful figure: but there was a light in his eyes and a general determination In his whole bearing that went far toward making up for his lack of grace. Three times he put the horse to the fence, each time with no success. The fourth time he nlied the eron freelv. They reached the fence and the big horse rose linhtly. cleared the top bar by a good two feet and landed easily on the other side. "Bravo!" cried the girl. "Splendid! Splendid! Snlendid!" And 'even the groom vented an involuntary, "Well done, sir!" "And now." said Gray, his eyes glowing with an eager light. "I shall claim that canter with you. Shall we go now?" He slipped from the saddle and helped her to mount. "You will take Peter's horse," she said, turning to the groom. "Come on!" Up the field they galloped gayly to gether, swung Into the road and headed for Bald hill. Back In the orchard a woodpecker chased a nimble grasshopper over the pages of a work of German philosophy. Just as they reached the bend near the summit of the hill, thev encountered Ren wick and his party In the two road cars, coming down the road. Mrs. Renwick stared in wonder; her husband chuckled openly. Gray lifted .s hat. utterly without embarrassment and wtththe girl at his side, went on up the hill. "To think of It!" exclaimed Mrs. Ren wick some two weeks later, "Arthur en gaged to that Carlton girl! Why she can't draw a breath without talking hOMe. and that's all she can talk!" Renwick looked out the French window to the drive beyond, where Gray was helping a decidedly-pretty young woman to her horse. "For my part, Agatha," said he with deep conviction. "I am mightily rejoiced. It shows that for all bis intellect, he has, a decidedly human streak In him." (Copyrighted, 1909, by Associated Literary Press.) HVMOR OF THE DAY Applicant Have yea got New Office Holder Is it anvthlne of value yea wants? "It is. begorrah." "Then we haven't got It. The parthv goin' out has taken it wid em." Putk. "Peaha tor me. Br'er Simpson, vo" am doin' a pow'ful lot ob Ioobilatln' ovah one po', measly coon." 'Taint only dat, Br'er Johnslng; Ah done got a fo'-day' job fo' nex' week." "Dat explalnlfiea hit." "Sho"! Now Ah kin t'row up de Job." Judge. An old Kansas citizen, who had been hen-pecked al his life was about to die. His wife felt it her duty to offer him such consolation as she might, and said: "John, you are about to go, but I will follow you." "1 suppose so. Manda," said the old man weakly, "but so far as I am concerned you don't need to be in any blamed hurry about it." Argonaut. She Anything that is worth winning la worth working for. He Yes, but the Question Is. will your father thaw out, or will I have to keep on working for you after I've won you? Philadelphia In quirer. "Don't you admire the old-time melo dies?" "No; I'm a fresh-air fiend." Dra matic Telegram. "Her husband has been a sufferer for many years, hasn't he?" "I don't know how long have they been married?" Cleveland Leader. The Landlady What part of the chicken will you have. Mr. Newcomer? Mr. New comerA little of the outside, please. Puck. "When she hit him with the golf ball, did it knock him senseless?" "I guess so. I understand they are soon to marry." Town and Country. Hardup What did she say when you turned out the gas and kissed her? Ru pertSaid she felt as if she never wanted to see my face again. Tit-Bits. Nell Mr. Guzzler's conversation is rath er spicy, don't you think so? Belle Well, it is generally tinctured with the aroma of cloves. Philadelphia Record. Doctor You have only a. few moments to live. Have you anything to say? Pa tient Onlv this, doctor that you've made a mighty quick Job of it! Scraps. Brown Did you ever have absent treat ment? Jones Oh. yes, and when I get home I'll have present treatment for being absent so long. Brooklyn Life. Dashaway How much money has Miss Spilter got? Cleverton I don't know. I've never been enough In love with her to find out. New York Herald. A five-year-old boy on hearing grace asked for the first time at breakfast gravely remarked: "I only say my prayers at night. That is the dangerous time." Life. "Professor." said a senior, trying to be pathetic at parting, "1 am indebted to you for all I know." "Pray don't mention such a trifle!" was the reply. Philadelphia Inquirer. Bridegroom (In church) Good heavens. I've forgotten the minister's fee. Best Man That's all right. We'll send the ushers around with the collection boxes. Boston Transcript. Young Parks (grumpily) I never met a man yet who was on the dead level. Old Marks My boy, the man on the dead level is onlv to be found in the cemetery. Wall Street News. "What a masculine creature She Is!" -"I hadn't noticed It. What has she done?" "I saw her give the soda clerk a nickel when she had five pennies In her purse." Cleveland Leader. The Judge decided not to pop the ques tion to Maud Muller. "I am lacking in the social philosophy of the twentieth cen tury," he explained. Wotting little of such things Whittier fixed up a different version. New York Sun. Miss Oldmald (cultivated pianist) Yes, I always play classic music Mozart, Bee thoven and Haydn, you know. Little Girl You're lust like mv mamma. She don't play anything but the pieces that was new when she was young. Illustrated Bits. QUAKER MEDITATIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. Second thoughts are only best when they are not more expensive. Even the stoutest woman can run up a steep bill without getting out of breath. Wouldn't it be a cinch If we could only settle our bills by paying compli ments? To say that some men drink like a fish is a libel on the fish, who doesn't drink at all. It's Just as well to have a short ac quaintance with the fellow who Is al ways broke. The people who are blind to their own faults never need a telescope to see the faults of others. When she applies for a Job even the girl with a good shape isn't always engaged at her own figure. Nell "A lovers quarrel always re minds me of a crazy quilt." Belle "How's that?" Nell "Always patched up." The sponges don't all come from the depths of the sea. Some of them spring from the noble families of Europe. She "Most women wish they were men." He "I don't doubt it. Most of them act as though they were, try ing to be." About a vear aeo a Manayunk man named Brown married a girl named Green. Now they have a baby, and. strange to say, it's a little yeller! "Are vou an advocate of free trade?" asked the sport. "No," re Dlied the proprietor of the gambling joint, "portection is what I want." "A bad penny always turns up, quoted the Wise Guy. ''Well, even that's something to be thankful for in hard times," replied the simple mug. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Large hopes from small foundations grow. It takes a woman to tell a Joke with out a point. An idle brain is the advance agent of a busy tongue. It doesn't take very much to encour age a hopeful person. Some people believe everything they hear, and a lot they dream. A man with a grievance never misses an opportunity to mention It. Some men talk of their superiority every time they resist temptation. No, Cordelia, the hand-maiden mentioned in the good book were not palmists. Probably more men would go to church on Sunday if they had to sneak in through a side door. The trouble with the man who thinks he knows It all is that he in variably tells a little more. It's only a matter of time till people begin to say nice things about you but you will be too dead to appreciate them. In making an effort to know himself, the average man wastes a lot of time that he might spend in forming more agreeable acquaintances.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING JANUARY 5, 1909. 5 I! i. 'V ft. MR. GURRAN TALKS Former Topekan Makes Address to Ad Club. Tells of Importance of System atlc Advertising. STEED OF PERSONALITY Look Customers Squarely in Eye Through White Paper. Urges an Honest, Straightfor ward System. John H. Curran, a former Kansan, a relic of the days of Mollie Lease, Annie Digga and Jerry Simpson and himself once a candidate for secretary of state delivered the principal ad dress at the noon time meeting- of the i '"peta Ad duo today. After the po litical complexion of the state became a fixture Mr. Curran moved to the Bood old Democratic state of Missouri and for a number of years has been the St. Louis representative of the Continental Creamery company. Now that Missouri has switched so nearly into the Republican column he has decided to devote his- entire time to business unless a flash of political lightning- should strike him and his friends say that this is not beyond the realms of possibility. Mr. Curran spoke of the "Personal Element" of advertising and his speech was in keeping with the press notices receiv ed by the members of the organiza tion. For the first time in the history of the Ad club dinners there was a de lay today, not on account of the man agement, but because the gas was on a partial sympathy strike with the weather. Mr. Curran's talk was brief and to the point. "Personality is the key note of success when sounded by an advertiser." said Mr. Curran. "The best advertising which it is possible to do is that where a representative of a firm meets the customer face to face fhoaa him his wares and convinces him of the virtues which thev possess. "From the advertiser's standpoint that class of advertising is too expens- Ive and the man with something- to sell f iurns instinctively to printer s ink ana white paper. This is the greatest medium of publicity employed today and millions of dollars are spent in this manner annually in bringing the mer chants and customers closer together. "The cost of personal representation makes this mode of advertising out of the question and the next best thing is to give to the printed advertisement a personality. Get as nearly as possible Into personal contact with the custom er whom you desire to reach. Look him squarely in the eye and through the medium of white paper and black ink take him into your confidence and deal with him honestly and fairly. Throw Into the advertisement as much home life as possible and leaven it with heart throbs and you will have a winning ad vertisement. "It is not the brilliant man who is able to coin the catch phrases who makes the grandest success as an ad vertiser but rather the man who dig nifies his appeals and states them in plain honest forcible language. Adver tising has become a teachable profes sion though it. has only been a few years since it reached that stage, but advertising, like tarmlng, is now classed as a teachable profession. "Every advertiser leaves an impres sion and the successful ad. writer a trace of his personality and more of the later he is able to place in his adver tising the greater his success will be." Following the address of Mr. Curran Harry McMains of Kansas Citv. former ly representative in Topeka of the Jones Dry Goods company, spoke briefly. The next meeting of the Ad club will be held on the 19th of the present month and a question box will be the inviting feature offered by the programme com mittee. Every member of the club is asked to present as many questions as desired to present answering will be left to Messrs. Street, of Crosby Co.. Mor row of the Capper publications and Ran kin of the Farmer-Advocate. A partial programme for the year has Men arranged and includes as speakers: J. Logan Jones, of Kansas City; H. J. Allen, of the Wichita Beacon; Walter William of Columbia, Mo., who is ac credited with owning one of the most up-to-date weekly newspapers in that slate: W. T. Morgan, of the Hutchinson News; E. C. Gibbs. president of the Na tional Association of Advertising clubs; K. S. Horn, president of the Topeka Edi son company, who will speak on "The Part Electricity Plays in Advertising;" W. C. Hunter, of Chicago, publisher of uouars ana ents. i v. Harger. irofessor of Journalism in the Kansas iniverslty and editor of the Abilene Re flector. He Turned Roekefellor Doivn. Cincinnati. Jan. 5. Aaron Tiffany Bates, 95 years old. who. it is said, once turned down John D. Rockefeller when the present day multi-millionaire want ed to borrow J4.000 to start his little oil business in Cleveland. Is dead of pneu monia at. the home of his granddaugh ter. Mrs. Oscar Schorr, this city. The body will be sent to Mansfield,. O., where it will be buried Wednesday. Constantly Imitated NEVER EQUALED There are no coffees just as good as Grand Union COFFEES Prices 20c to 40c lb. Phone Your Next Order To Us Grand Union Tea Co. 704 Kansas Avenue MESSINA -STRAIT cr4 wins op TAwniNA M; CKARYBDIS, ON MESSINA STRAIT, AND HTJIN3 OF ANCIENT THEATES AT TAOSJONA, SICILi; WHICH WERE CRUMBLED BY EARTHQUAKE. 'I'hf vat rhQ'iake which cost many thousands of lives just how many doubtless never will be known changed the- topograph? of hnndreds of miies of the coast of southern Italy and Sicily and obliterated scores of the moot fa mors remnants of the world's antiquity. The promontory of Charybdls, on the Sicilian side of Messina strait, ia retried In cable dispatches to have shifted its base to such an extent as to entirely change the channel of the stria:. The remnants of the Greek and Roman theater at Taormina, which were among the many objects of in ;r; t: tourists, were crumbled by the upheaval; cathedrals a thousand years old were wrecked, and von rivers t- r. urled sr.il T.l:i-f courses changed by the earthquake. CREAMERY MEETING. A Large Attendance Cities. From Many The meeting of the Beatrice Cream ery company people begun Monday continues through today at the Na tional hotel with interesting discus sions of matters pertaining to the dairy interests. The following of ficials and managers are all here at the Topeka gathering: H. S. John son. Chicago, 111.; J. M. Gingrich. Denver. Colo.; I. S. Morse, Denver, Colo.; G. E. Haskell, Lincoln, Neb.; A. E. Wilkenson, Lincoln, Neb.; Grant Thornburgh, Lincoln. Neb.; W. H. Ferguson, Lincoln, Neb.; John Dor gan. Lincoln, Neb.; B. G. Webster, Lincoln. Neb.; J. A. Holmes, Lincoln, Neb.; Clau Frahm, Hastings, Neb.; W. E. Riddell, St. Louis. Mo.; J. H. Curran. St. Louis. Mo.; John McGreer, Beatrice. Neb.: Ray McGreer. Okla homa City. Okla.; A. O. Elyidge. Dubuque, la.; Bert Williams, Pawnee, Neb.; Fred Leightcn. Des Moines, la.; F. H. Vaughn. Cheyenne. Wyo. Sam Pepper. Pueblo. Colo.; J. F. Haskell. Topeka. Kan.; T. A. Borman, Topeka, Kan.; S. C. Pettit. Topeka, Kan.; C. W. Kent, Kansas City, Mo. MAY BE $40,000,000 Fine Irospect Tliat Now Stares the Standard In the Face. Chicago. Jan. 5. "The Standard Oil company As not yet out of the woods," United States District Attorney Sims said today. "The big fine case will be redocketed within a few days and may be on trial within two weeks." The district attorney explained that even by fining the Standard Oil com pany on a basis of settlements for freights, instead of regarding each car lot as a separate offense, the gov ernment may coilect $40,000,000 from the oil company in fines, if convictions are obtained-on all indictments which may be renewed against the corpora tion. RUMOR; WILL XOT DOWX. That Jeffries Will Train to Fight Jack Johnson. Los Angeles. Cal., Jan. 5. There is considerable basis, it si said, for the rumor that was going around last night that James J. Jeffries, former heavyweight champion of the world has reconsidered his decision not to again enter the ring, and that he is about to make some, proposition to the Australian promoter of the recent championship fight between Burns and Johnson, looking to a champion ship, battle some time during the com ing year between Champion Johnson and hfmsel". Jeffries himself denies the truth of the rumor, but it will not down, an-1 those who are in a position to know say that the erstwhile champion of champions is not only In the frame of mind to consider the thing, but that he is already planning the de tails of the provision he will make. It is stated by a man who is very close to Jeffries that about a year ago Jeffries tried three weeks of systemat ic training at the Los Angeles athletic club in this city, and that the results were not satisfactory to him, and that It was this failure to get himself into condition which impelled him to re fuse the offer of a $50,000 purse made by Mcintosh, the Australian promoter. EPISCOPAL MEETING. Missionary I)cartnicnt Is in Session Hero Today. The meeting of the seventh depart ment of the missionary department of the Episcopal church will be held at Grace cathedral this evening. This meeting is open to the entire member ship of the Episcopal church.. "Gen eral Missionary Service" will be dis cussed by Bishop Millspaugh followed by three, twenty minute talks by well known representatives of the Episco pal church. The meetings will be con tinued throughout Wednesday and Thuraday closing with an evening meeting Thursday. TRAIX RAX INTO HAND CAR. W illiam Olson, Santa Fe Bridge Car penter, Meets His Death. Wellington. Kan Jan. 5. The ca boose of a Santa Fe construction train collided with a hand car at Mayfteld, six miles west of here, during a heavy fog Monday and was thrown from the track and overturned. Wm. Olson, a I ridge carpenter of Carl Junction, Mo., 24 vears o'd was killed. Several other occupants of the caboose were badly hurtt Earthquake Every SO Minutes. Reggio, Jan. 5. Earthquakes have occurred here today at intervals of 20 minutes. At noon a quake stronger than the others caused a number of the standing walls to collapse and created a condition of panic among the survivors. It Is not thought there were any casualties. E32Z33S li IF YOU HAVE NEVER fl TRIED OUR BLEND NO. 3 COFFEE Tou are missing one of the best things in life. Send for a trial order, per lb 35c 3 lbs S1.00 Sold only by CIAS. McCLINTOCK Teaj-Coffee China 815 Kansas Avenue 81S STRUCK BY HAMMER. William Blanfet Hit on Forehead Capital Iron Works. at William Blanfet, an employe of the Capital Iron Works, was injured this afternoon while at work. With a fel low workman, he was engaged in cut ting a piece of chilled steel with a sledge hammer and chisel. The ham mer which was in the hands of his partner on the work struck him in the forehead cutting an ugly gash, but it is thought is skull is not -fractured. Blanfet at the time moved his head away from the path of the hammer which lessened the effects of the blow. Dr. Munn was called and ordered an ambulance, and the Injured man was taken to Stormont hospital. THE JANITOR'S STORY. Quick to Turn in Alarm and Smother Fire. "About 7 o'clock Sunday morning." said the janitor of the Crawford build ing today, "I awoke and found my rooms on-the second floor filled with particles of smoke, upon opening the door, which-leads into the hall. I found the hall full of smoke which came gush ing out of the doors of Zanditon's store. I immediately turned on the building fire alarm which is located on the fifth floor and rushed back to the second floor where the fire seemed to appear. By this time it seemed almost impossi ble to travel through the halls. '"I think I was the first person to send in the alarm, but the paper does not give me credit for having turned It in at a!L "It- was sometime before the fire de partment came and upon their arrival, the building hose was turned off, not by the firemen, but by me. "I think that I know the duties of a janitor and would like credit for the part I played in extinguishing the fire in Zanditon's Sunday morning and that I deserve as much protection in my means of livelihood as any other class of American workmen." Enochs Says He Is Abused. Promise Roberts, who assaulted Harve Enochs Sunday, is in the "'quay" on the charge of "beating, bruising and so forth" the complaining witness. Enochs, a negro who has ben in trou ble many times, and a short time ago killed another negro with a razor, seems to be getting the smaller end of arguments lately. A few weeks ago, while engaged in a disturbance in the Bottoms districthe was shot through the bodv bv the smallest grown negTO In the Second ward. He claims that he is being persecuted by the other "Bot- f corns negroes, ana niai tiiy uicu j "gang" him Sunday. j Presiilcnt Sijms Quake Bill, i Washington, Jan. 5. The president shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon I signed the bill passed by both houses I of congress yesterday, appropriating JS0O.0OO for the relief of the Italian 4 quake sufferers. GET MORE, PAY LESS. Xew Plan or Insurance for Buildings Suggested. School In making- the report of the insur ance committee to the board of educa tion last night Chairman C. F. Hardy said: "The school board controls $666,300 worth of buildings and equipment on which it has paid but 13.5 per cent Should a heavy loss occur on any of the larger buildings the question of rebuilding would be a Berious one. Considering the values of the buildings and the indebtedness of the board it seems that ordinary prudence would demand that a reasonable amount of insurance should be carried. It is the opinion of your committee that an in surance of 54.3 of the valuation is not unreasonable, unless it is too small. "There are three ways by which the rate of insurance may be reduced: "First Improve the construction of the buildings or correct the structural defects. "Second Provide special fire pro tection. Tour committee hopes to see every school building in the city equip ped with fire extinguishers within the next year. "Third The third methnd is to adopt the use of a reduced rate valua tion clause, a part of the policy con tract. The use of this clause is com mon in connection with commercial insurance and there is no good reason why boards of education should not employ it. The use of a 70 per cent valuation clause would reduce an in surance rate 15 per cent while an 80 per cent valuation cluase would reduce it 20 per cent. "In case the board decides to use the valuation clause contract your com mittee respectfully urge that particu lar care be taken in securing reliable information as to the values of the properties insured as this will become an important matter in case of a loss. It is the opinion of your committee that the present schedule of valuations is inaccurate and should be revised. "Bearing in mind the importance of paying proper attention to large values where values are concentrated, your committee recommends that the board adopt the following system in -placing its fire insurance: Where properties are valued at $2,000 or less, insure for 60 per cent of the value with 80 per cent reduced rate clause attached to the policies. "Where properties are valued at from twenty to forty thousand dollars, insure for 60 per cent of the value and attach a 70 per cent rate clause to the policy. Where properties are valued at $40,000 or more insure for 70 per cent of their value and attach an 80 per cent reduced rate clause to the policies. This in the aggregate would give the board 5424.590 insurance against $362,000 carried at the present time at a saving of $105.57 in pre miums annually. "In substance, the adoption of this valuation clause means that by agree ing to carry a small portion of the damage claims, the school board can secure $62,690 more insurance for $105.57 less money annually than It is now paying for the insurance which it j is carrying. By agreeing to this the board would not overload itself with liability and would more nearly pro vide adequate protection for the school properties in case of a loss running from 50 per cent to 100 per cent." The Babcock fire extinguishers which were purchased by the school board several months ago and which were stored in the basement of the Manual training- school for some time have been distributed about the To peka school buildings. Five of them are in the high school building, six in the Manual training building, two in the Lincoln school building and three each in the other larger buildings and two in the smaller ones. COSTELLO XOT AX IMPOUTATIOX Policeman Who Created Scene Had Lived Several Years in Topeka. The Sunday incident of a drunken policeman on the streets of Topeka was tufficient unto itself for extended notice without allusion to several minor incidents, the facts concerning which seem to have been somewhat misrepresented unintentionally in these columns. Upon learning of the reported condition of Policeman Cos tello the chief of police, who had been busy at the Zanditon fire, promptly sought out Costelio and forthwith re lieved him of his star af!d club and suspended him, and promptly there after waited upon Mayor Green set ting forth to him the facts, urging that the suspension be made permanent. It was not until after the suspension that the policeman became obstreperous with his revolver and created the ex citement on Kansas avenue. Chief Eaton says he did not know at the time he suspended Costelio that the latter had a revolver on his per son, and that furthemore the revolvers are the personal property of the po licemen. The Catholic church people declare that Costelio was not asleep in one of their pews. Mrs. Costelio has this to say: In justice to Chief of Police Eaton, who appointed hfm, and Councilman Lan nan and other friends, who recom mended him. I wish to ay: We have lived in Topeka nearly four years, have invested in property and that Mr. Cos telio is not a 'done fiend' and has not been under the influence of liquor once in that time, but he certainly had a doped drink Sunday morning which denrived him of all reason. Costelio was fined Judge Urmy for bein $10 by Police drunk. Chinaman Hansred in Alberta. McLeod, Alberta. Jan. 5. Mah Hong, a Chinaman, was hanged here today by Radcliffe. Canada's official hangman. The Chinaman went to the gallows with the customary racial stoicism. Mah Hong shot his partner. Mah Ling in their laundry, here. The latter had col i .o mnnev for the firm and lost it gambling. Mah Hong did not resist ar i .omoT-kinfv to the nolie resi, niiyLj i L r. j "Me shoot me: him no good. FOR breakfast bacon do you buy a live hog, butcher it, cut it up. salt it down, and cure it out? No. your market affords you meat of a superior quality of Just the kind and quantity you wish at any time you desire. Then since you can sret bread of such uniform and excellent quality as Weston Bread Why should you worry, stew and fret about baking bread at home? Wrapped in wax paper. The Ideal Bakery The Place Tht' Different Hell Schasfer. Props. Telephone 190 121 West Sixth Street Special for Wednesday Premium Soda Crackers, per lb 7c Put up in tin cans weighing about 6 lbs. each Colorado Potatoes, per bushel 80c (60 pounds to the bushel) Vinton Corn .....4 cans for 25c Old Fashion New Orleans Molasses In bulk, per gallon 75c Fresh Pork Shoulders, per pound .Vic WM. GREEN SON Grocery Co.- THIS BANK APPRECIATES Your Business Enough to provide the most up-to-date facilities ob tainable, and to treat all patrons with courtesy and promptness. x If you appreciate these advantages, we wilk be glad to serve you. "The Bank DEPOSITS, TO BUY ALL KINDS OF SEC OND HAND FURNITURE GRESSEiT& CATON 423 Kansas Avenue SPERRY OPENS A FUND. Sailors of tlio Fleet Are Subscribing to Relief of Quake Victims. Rome, Jan. 5. The prompt dispatch of a part of the American battleships with the fleet commander, Rear Ad miral Sperry, to offer aid in the earth quake relief work has added to the public feeling of appreciation and gratitude. Word has come lhat Ad miral Sperry has opened a fund for the sufferers and that the men of the fleet are contributing generously. Dispatches received today from Mes sina and Reggio indicate that although the situation is in some respects bet ter, fresh complications have arisen. Typhoid fever has broken out in Mes sina. The medical administration in conference with the government au thorities is considering the compulsory removal of all the living in the de stroyed cities. The work of searching under the ruins has almost ceased. The catastrophe is ,almost wholly Italian, few foreigners being among the dead. Signor Pava, the Italian minister of public instruction, has re ceived a telegram from Messina say ing that the university there has been completely destroyed. The library, famous for its collection of manu scripts, may be recovered. The cele brated museum of natural history is lost. Queen Helena has asked the au thorities and people throughout Italy not to engage in the usual festivities on her birthday next Friday. "I can not possibly think of any kind of rejoicing." said the queen in communicating her desire to the court chamberlain, "while the nation is suf fering such terrible mourning." The queen added that she intended to spend her birthady in nursing the wounded and in attending especially to relief work among the women and children which is to a large extent under her direction. W. J. JAMISON RCTIRES. His Place In County Attorney's Office Taken by Arthur. Bollinger. W. I. Jamison, who has been assist ant under the last three county attor neys, has resigned from the office of County Attorney J. J. Schenck. His res ignation was first announced last even ing, although it had been under con sideration by -Mr. Jamison for some time. Arthur J. Bollinger, one of the younger lawyers of the city, has been appointed to fill the vacancy, and will assume the duties at once. Jami.son will open an office for the general practice pX law. "I regret to lose Jamison." said Coun ty Attorney Schenck in announcing the change last evening. "He has been an able assistant, and does not leave by reason of any friction m the ofnee. When he announced his intention of op ening a general law office. I looked about for some one to take his place, and from several applicants decided upon Bollinger. I consider him a. bright young lawyer, and suitable to the po sition." Another Storm Coming. Washington. Jan. 5. The cold wave which is headed for the east and south has reached the western lake region and the middle Mississippi valley ac cording to the weather bureau's an nouncement today. The lowest temper, atures of the winter are reported today in the Dakotas, Montana and the of Topeka" $2,285,144.06 Ind. Phone 958 We furaUb lnttt reteefUs la eaee of FIRE. 8 UNO LARS, or SICKNESS. "SERVICE UP TO GINSF Missouri 4 Kansas Telephone Co. President Helps" Orphans. Hundreds of orphans have been helped bv the President of The Industrial and Orphans' Home .t Macon, Ga., who writes: "We have used Klectrlc Bitters in this Institution for nine years. It has proved a most excellent medicine for Stomach. Liver and Kidney troubles. We regard it as one of the best family medi cines on earth." It invigorates the vital organs, purifies the blood, aids diprestlon. creates appetite. To strengthen and build up thin, pale, weak children or run-down people it has no equal. B'ft for female complaints. Only 50c at Campbell Vrug company. LEGAU First publ shpd In The Topeka State Journal January 5. lifJU. NOTICE ToTtAX PAYERS. At a meeting of the board of directors of the North Topeka dminaKe district held at the drainare office. Mil N. Kansas ave nue, Lecembex 31st, the assessor s report was confirmed and same was made a part of the records of the North To peka drainaite district. Section 31 of chap, ter 215. Laws ISoo. Provides that during S days after the assessor's-report shall have been confirmed anv person against whose property any special assessment shall have been levied mav pay the same In full and thereby discharge his property from the lien thereof. Tax payers will be receipted for special assessment at the drainage office, S"l N. Kansas avenue dur ing the monttof January. 8. R. KUTO. See. British northwest. There Is another storm blowing in the middle Rocky mountain states extending to the Pa cific coast. Tornado Season Opens. El Paso, Tex., Jan. 5. A tornado yes terday afternoon near Mineoia, Texas, swept bare a section five miles long. wrecking the homes of 1. C. Jonnson. H. Bryant and J. Burkhead. So far as known no one was killed, but several persons were injured. I wish. t6 thank the friends and Capi tal council No. 1 K. and L. of 8. for the kindness in my sorrow and bereave ment: also for the beautiful fiorlal of ferings. Mrs. Frank H. Loud. Picino "Bridges The Bridges in the CROWN" Pianos are made of Rock Maple from stock which has been se lected with the utmost care. The Bridges are so cut and placed that the strain will be In the direc tion of the train, giving the greatest strength." "CROWN" Pianos are for sale at FMAHIZER St SPTKI.MAN ITK.MTIRE COMPANY. S17-519 Kan. Ave. Both Phones Si

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6 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1909. n ii M Annual The time has arrived when we put out at special prices practically all our stock of Fancy Silks They have" been marked extremely low, and in some cases less than half price. These Silks were not bought for a sale, but are our regular stock which we wish to close out before Inventory. The selection will not be large in all lots as they are the end of the season's bus iness, but with such prices you can easily pick a dress or two, or a few shirt waist patterns. Be sure to come early as the choice ones will go first. 6 pieces of 19-irtch Fancy Wash Silks, lavender shepherd 's check, brown shepherd's check, i ineli light blue shepherd's check, y2 nl .navy blue shepherd's check and white grounds TVC with flowered designs, yd 8 piece .9-in. Fancy Taffetas in checks an-. stripes, goods for whole dresses, colors brown, black and white, white, .navy and eopenha- gen, 69 and 59e qualities to close at per Arard 8 pieces 23-in. Domestic Pongee, plain colors with white polka dot colors are navy, tan, n brown, black, Copenhagen Sf -rv j 1 J.J ovc quaiiiy io ciuc, ut vu. ARE HOT EXCITED. i Men Accused or Boodltng in Pittsburg Apparently Unruffled. Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 5. One of the most dramatic climaxes in the entire municipal upheaval occurred at the last meeting of the common council. All of the men against whom charges have been preferred with the ex ception of W. H. Melaney, were pres ent and were entirely at their ease, as though nothing had occurred. The halls and lobby of the council cham William Brand, Councilman. bers were packed way beyond their capacity by interested citizens who ex pected something to happen.' They were disapppinted, however, if they expected any further arrests, for with one exception, no deviation from the regular routine business was made and no reference to the charges men tioned. Josopli asson, foimcilnian. The one exception was when Presi dent of the Council William Brand arose after the routine work had been disposed of and to an audience For that Ileadaclie, Sour, Stomach, Indigestion, Costlveness, Colds, Grippe, and Malaria, the Bitters is especially good Try a bottle today; also get a free copy of our 1909 Al manac from aoy Druggist. JS CELEBRATED VVJ C STOMACH O BITTERS v.'V-;-',-.-.'.-;.-..-.,- (FT A "t I 2 II I 4 Lii UiSJpK'yJ UAWSmUg I 11 giLJ B 10 pieces 24-inch Japanese Wash Silks in calico patterns, blue, brown reseda, navy, red, J J 59c qualify to close 3tC 3 pieces large Fancy Stripe Fou lards, nice for kimonos and house dresses;, red, navy and black, $1.00 quality. 3 pieces 27-inch Pongee, tan, grayish blue and natural, 27 inches wide, $1 and 75c quality. 15 pieces 20-inch Fancy Taffeta's and Louisines, in stripes and figures, all colors; 75c and 69c qual- f. wn ity, choice of these 21 l pieces per yard 33c 15 pieces of Stripe 19-inch Silk Crowd of Pittsburg People VisitiiiR tlie Common Conncil During One of Its Sessions. President Braiul of the Council, Whom the Other Mem bers Stood Back of at the Last Meeting. breathless with suppressed excitement he. slowly and clearly saii: "Since our last meeting, gentle men, .serious charges have been placed against me. While I denounce all of them as false I nevertheless recognize my duty toward you under the circumstances. I will ask you to relieve me of the chairmanship until I have been vinflicated of the charges ly the; courts of Allegheny county." Johnny Klein, Council man. The silence was intense when Mr. McKlroy arose and stated.it was his opinion that Mr. Brand should re main in his chair until he was proven guilty, t'pon motion to this effect it was unanimously passed and a great whoop from the lobby went un. Mr. 1 T. O. Atkinson, Councilman. Brand, however, requested that on personal grounds he desired to retire, but would remain in the council and later this was "ranted and Mr. Mc Elroy took the chair. Councilman Jacob Shoeffel, another of the accused members of the com- 45W'Tllll Clearing Fancy Chevron in messaline fin fa--"? IT.W1' mrm t wmmK sy Wilt mon council, also made a short fpeeeh, in which he iroclaimed his innocence of any guilt as charged by the Aroters' league and protested against the accusations as high-handed and unjust. Francis J. Heney. the San Fran cisco graft prosecutor, will take no hand in the Pittsburg bribery case. He declared this emphatically when informed of the reports current that he was to undertake the prosecution. Mr. Heney says he has other work on the coast to finish up. W1 Items for the East Topeka column may be teleDhoned to Ind. ufcene 2SS1 black. Mr. and Mrs. Francic Tlfl .t tj N. M.. arrived here tortav- t- r.orwi weeks with relatives while on their way io v,mcaso wnere tney win make their future home. Miss Alice Miller rifla 'rotnmo v,.. home in Great Bend after a few days' h.-,il nrre me guest ot Mrs. Hammond. Mr. Arthur Johnson is able to be out and around aerain ft cpvrai fiairo' -m ness with an injured foot. Mr. Frank fiphharrlt hoc Holton where he attends Campbell col lege after a few days' visit here with his brother. Mr Cnv noKVi.if C.r..-I, ant secretary of the R. R. y. if. C. A. .miss iva (Jress or Williamstown came here Slnndav tn cnomi v. guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder. miss iora Wilson of Omaha came to Topeka yesterday and will he the guest of her narents. Mr nrui "VTre tomuo Wilson, of Monroe street, for two weeks. orai-e. rne nttie aaughter of Mr. and Piles QuickSy Cured at Home Instant Helicr. Permanent Cure Trial Package Mailed I-'ree to All in Plain Wrapper. lit It ?l H"J Piles is a fearful disease, but easy to cure if you go at it right. An operation with the knife is dan gerous, cruel, humiliating and unnec essary. There is just one other sure way to be cured painless, safe and in the privacy of your own home It is Pyra mid Pile Cure. We mail a trial package free to all who-write. It will give you instant relief, show you the harmless, painless nature of this great remedy and start you well on the way toward a perfect cure. Then you .can get a full-sized box from any druggist for oO tents., and often one box cures. Insist on having what you call for. If the druggist tries to. sell you some thing just as good, it is. because he makes more money on the substitute. The cure .begins at once and contin ues rapidly until it is comolete and permanent You can go right ahead with your work and be easy and comfortable all the time. It is well worth trying. Just send your name and address to Pyramid Drug Co.. 92 Pyramid Build ing, Marshall, Mich., and receive free by return, mail the trial package Ln a plain -wrapper. Thousands have beeji cured in this easy, painless and inexpensive way, in the privacy of the home. Xo knife and its torture. No doctor and his bills. All druggists, 50 cents. Write today for a free package. 1' ish, tan, old rose, green, navy and brown, 1 nile green satin, f 1 golden brown satin, all at, per yard f 25 pieces of Fancy Taffetas and Louisines 20 inches wide, splendid for dresses, colors are tan, old rose, brown, navy, green, Copenhagen and reseda, they are stripes and fig ures, $1.00 quality, all to ?f go at, per OVJC yard w 10 pieces of the best Fancy Silks, regular price $1.25 and $1.50 per yard, in brown and white, blue, tan and flowered designs with white -ground, at, tfj if C Mrs. Frank Russell, is imnrovina- after several weeks' illness with an attack of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Art Mitchell have given the name, Frank Alonzo, to their infant son. The Belleview Literary societv will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs J E. Overton at 2 p. in. Mr. and Mrs. H. Meed of Powhattan have moved to Topeka and will locate at 403 Lake street. The C. W. B. M. of the Third Chris tian church will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Miller at her home, 522 Jef ferson street. Mrs. E. A. Powell of Lake street is unable to be out "on accpunt of Ill ness. Mr. John Powell of Berryton is here spending a few days with relatives and friends. The Oriental Embroidery club met this afternoon with Mrs. T. C. Tinsley at her home on East Fifth street. Mr. and Mrs., Bert rwis of Horton and Sir. 3. Lewis of Wichita have ar rived here, called by the,death of their sister. Miss Josephine Lewis, who died at the home of her iparents, Mr. and Mrs.. Lewis of .Han'cck-k street, yester day. Mr. and Mrs. Carl- Hastings have re turned home .from VGrantviile where! they have visited ablatives for a few I days. iH. V Mr. and Mrs. Charles Horn have re turned home from Little Rock. Ark. wnere they spent a short vacation vis iting relatives. Mr. James Shepherd of Lone Star is here making a short visit with his is- ter, Mrs. Gus Parker -of Lake street. Mrs. Dr. Weeks of 406 Lake street. who has been Quite sick for a number or weeks, is still unable to be out. Mrs. W. L. Douglas, 1017 Lafayette street, is at Bethesda hospital for a sur gical oseration. SANTA FE Nl Leland Warner, chief clerk to the general agent of the Santa Fe at Pueblo, Col., who was in the city dur ing the holidays, has returned to Pueblo. Roy Weaver of the signal service department at Shop ton, has returned to his home after spending the holi days in Topeka. Owing to the wreck near Welling ton Monday morning, the gulf con nection of train No.. 6 was several hours late. The air brake class which was dis continued during the holidays will meet for the first time tonight. Geo. H. Woods, the local "lion tamer" will be in charge of the class. Fireman Fred Gilyeat is laying off for a few days on the extra board Engineer Ed Whitcamb is laving off for a few days in the pool. The membership committee of the R. R. Y. M. C. A. will meet tonight at 6:20. Supper will be served by the wives of the committee members. Engineer Robert Brentnall is work ing temporarily in the local pool. Engine No. JOSS has been forward ed to the western grand division for service after receiving general repairs in the shops. .The religious work committee of the R. R. Y. M. C. A. will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the association build ing. Conductor J. H. Griffith has return ed to work on runs Nos. 107 and 108 between Topeka and St. Joseph after having been off for several days. Clint Coddington was in his place. Fireman Brlckey has been assigned to runs Nos. G3 and 64 between To peka and Emporia, the local freight run. Fireman MeGee has returned to work after an absence of several day. Brakeman Charles liorn has re turned to work on runs Nos. 107 and 10S after a few days lay off. Henry McDade was running during the ab sence of Mr. Horn. A. E. "Voight has returned from a business trip to Emporia. He is axle light inspector in Topeka. The regular weekly meetings of the young men's social 'and investigation club of the R: R. Y. M. C; A. will be resumed tonight, after having been discontinued during the holidavs. A mock trial villi be a feature of the meeting tonight. -Minnesota Legislature Convenes. St. Paul. Jan. a. The thirty-sixth ses sion of the Minnesota-legislature open ed at noon today. Governor Johnson will take the oath of office for the third time tomorrow .nd will then read his annual message to the legislature., MAKE A BIG HAUL Police Raid a Policy Game and Get Results. Porter Patterson and George Sadler- Are Arrested. CAPTURE THE WHEELS Men Caught as' Numbers "Were Being Drawn. How This Favorite of Games Was Played. After 13 months of suspicion and watching with no sufficient proof, three of Eaton's detectives camping close on the trail for the last three weeks have finally caught two of the smoothest gamblers who have been in Topeka for years. For more than a year the police have been finding torn bits of policy tickets but could not find from whence they came. Porter Patterson and George Sadler, both colored, were surprised in their den last night by Detectives Hutton, Sauls and Summers, operating a policy wheel and declaring the winners. The police think they have the real power behind the game and their bonds were fixed at $300 each. 'Sheir trial is set for January 14. About two weeks ago Porter Patter son was arrested for vagrancy but when searched it was found he had $525.50 and some policy tickets. That is when the trail grew hot. Patterson lives in Tennesseetown and has never been known to work by the people in that community. Sadler has been seen' with Patterson, though seldom, and not sus pected with him. He lives at 205 Jack son street. Three of the wheels taken by the po lice give evidence of a very hriving game among the blacks. One of these was found some time ago unused in a lower avenue joint. Two were taken yesterday while one was in use. The dusty secluded retreat where th men were caught is a room upstairs at 31 Kansas avenue, over the Capital Phar macy, with a front and a rear stairs. Watching the place from hiding the detectives yesterday saw Patterson slip into the front stairway and ascend. Be fore a half hour had passed a little col ored boy with furtive side glances ran across a back lot and scooted up the back stairs. Later Saddler also dis appeared up the rear passageway. Then there was a quick signal among the officers, Hutton took the front way and Sauls and Summers the rear. As they reached the doors they could hear the whirr ot the wheel. Without a moment s warning both doors were kicked in simultaneously and the officers had the men they have watched for these many days. In one corner of the room Patterson was turn ing the wheel and the kid blindfolded drew out the numbers. At a table sat Saddler marking down the winning numbers. Only a few numbers had been drawn for there were a large number left in the wheel. At the moment tne officers entered Patterson kicked the wheel to the floor, breaking the glass out of it. Then he seemed to think 1 was all up for he never said a word or tried to break away. The room gave evidence of short stay and little preparation to be necessary to move. It is a nttie sky-ngntea room dirty and without furniture except for the chair, table, and policy wheels, The operators probably moved about every few days, to throw off the detec tives. The ticket holders seem to trust them implicitly for they were running the wheel alone, no one else was pres ent and the only sound to be heard was the whirr, stoo. and start of the wheel except when a number was announced to Saddler for memorandum. Thus the whole game had been worked In a few minutes every afternoon and night and the principals were to be seen else where by the officers frying to find them congregated. Never were local officers more pleas ed with their work nor more commend ed by their chief than when they ap peared at the prison with these prison ers. Chief Eaton said: "Nothing has given me more pleasure, and nothing more confidence in my men, in the past year than this capture by these detec tives. We have been on their trail now for months. They have been selling tickets up and down the streets and al leys to all negroes who would take a chance, washerwomen, porters, and otn ers bought these tickets every day but we were unable to find the machines until yesterday. I consider it a very important catch for these crooks have Deen operating nere ior years. 'The crap gambling places broken up in the last month are not in a class with this raid for this policy game hits every colored person in the town who ha-i the least symptoms of the fever of chance. Men with these tick ets were out every day passing among the negroes selling numbers. Craps is a much simpler device, but not nearly so productive and it is no wonder that so much interest has been instigated in the wheels. Patterson's note books show that for twenty weeks there was just one drawing a week. Each week shows a balance "to the good" of from $18 to $50. Then the game became better known, until lately the wheel has been spun every day at 3:30 p. m. and again at 7:30 p. m. with the same winnings an weekly. The highest "hit" scored hit the proprietor for some $60. In his outfit were ticket markers, stamps and blanks. To show the possibilities and appeal of this game the reporter had it ex plained by one of the adepts now on the rock pile. Numbers are prepared from 1 to 78. The solicitor goes among the clients and asks them what numbers they will play. They choose their numbers, and how many. Two numbers as. 2 and 9 are called a "sad dle," three numbers are called a "gig." Prices and awards vary as to the scale used. The scale used here made it cost 5c to play a saddle and 10c to impossible to foe Well It is impossible to be well, simply impossible, if the bowels are constipated. Waste pro ducts, poisonous substances, must be removed from the body at least once each day, or there will be trouble. Ask your doctor about Ayejs Pills, all vegetable. He knows why they act directly on the liver. &2z. play a gig. To win a saddle is worth i auc, while a gig la worth $18.50. Should one play for both saddle and gig for 15c and wins, he gets $20, which, is called a "flat 'saddle." Then there is what is called a "spider" con sisting of a square of nine numbers in which any three numbers in a row count a "gig" and any two count a saddle. It is easy to see how many eomDinauons to win- might be found in a "spider." A spider corts a dol lar to play, and if entirely filled. would net S2a0. The winning num bers are drawn in duplicate from the wheel by the boy after it has been spun to mix them up. Twelve num bers are drawn. From these the hold ers of numbers attempt to fill their j saaaies, gigs, nat saddles ana spid ers. J. J. Spencer, an old soldier who lives at 300 Madison street, was brought to the station for breaking quarantine and fined $20. The old man had gone to see his son-in-law who has the smallpox, and had sat all afternoon in the room. The son-in- law is Ed Duncan, an ex-policeman. living at 402 Sumner street. The san itary officer, G. T. Mattingly heard of tne affair and brought Spencer to po nce court for the misdemeanor. The police walked in and arrested Frank Murphy for making a nuisance out of his pool hall at 200 Kansas avenue last night. They also took Mike Ivelley for "piking." A piker is one who stands guard for, or noses out a customer for another man's nuisance. There is a drug store next door to this pool hall. Mike hangs around the pool hall and spots an easy guy, gets him into Kelley's pool hall and gets him drinking. Soon he is ex pected to be treating the crowd and losing his money while the booze sellers and the pool sharks get the mortey. The booze is brought' in the front way In newspaper wrappers. opened and consumed in the rear, the bottles filled again at the rear of the drug store and put in stock. As one found there, puts it. they just play "ring around the rosy, through those doors and business is right smart." The trial will be tomorrow. Two peddlars of these "45 different utensil wire entangles" who have been selling Topeka matrons egg boilers, iron holders, flower stands, footstools, card trays, and other things useful and ornamental all in one mesh of wire, have been taken up by the po lice for peddling without a license. They were fined $10 each. fWH TOPEKA KEW5 Items for the North Tooeka column may be left at A. M. Petro's drug store. SS9 North Kansas avenue, or call the North Side reporter at her home. Ind. phone L'aai DiacK.j Mr. L. S. Newell, formerly of Colo rado, but who has been visiting in To peka for several weeks, left this morn ing for Pratt, Kansas, where he will remain permanently. Mrs. John Dowler of North Quincy street, who has been ill for several weeks, is able to be up and around the house. Mrs. Grace Newlan left this morning for California, where she will spend the remainder of the winter. Miss Belle Hart of Kansas City spent the day here today -the guest of rela tives while on her way to Las Vegas, N. M., where she will spend two months the guest of her parents. Miss Nora Parsons returned to her home in Beatrice, Neb., today after a short visit nere with irienas and rela tives. J. R. Spetter is spending a few days in Silver Lake and Kossville on a busi ness trip. Richard Wright of Grantville, who has been ill for several weeks, was able to be ln town yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook of Willard. Kansas, came to Topeka today and will make their future home here. Mr. Cook has secured a position with the Santa Fe. They will locate in North Topeka. Col. J. N. Stewart has gone to the Sunnv Clime of Texas, where he will sojourn until after the winter gales of Kansas are over. Mr. and Mrs. W. Anderson of the South side have rented the rooms over the Model bakery at 815 Kansas avenue. Mr. John Norell of Harris. Kansas, who has been here making a short visit with his brother. Frank Norell. will leave Wednesday for Enterprise, Kan sas. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller have gone to Silver Lake, where thev will spend a week visiting relatives and friends. W. L. Reid and fafnily who live five miles north of town have gone to Hous. ton Texas, where they will make their future home. Dudlev Pratt of Rossville has re turned to Topeka to attend school after spending the holiday vacation .with nis parents. Miss Ethel saunaers or Kansas .ny is spending a few days with friends and relatives here. Miss Georgia Miller returned to her home in Menoken today after a short visit with friends here. Week of prayer is being observed by all of the churches of North Topeka at the Kansas Avenue M. E. church tins week. T. E. Prout, secretary of the Psiimail "V. M. C. A., snoke at tne church last night on the subject of. rtod's Faithfulness and Man's Ke- snonsibilitv." Tonight Rev. J. K. Miller will speak, his sunject oeins. xne Rihio ihe Word of God." Wednesday, George E. Lerrigo. Missions. Home and Foreign." Thursday. "liamDiing ana Intemperance." by K. A. Shumaker, state secretary of the Y. M. C. A., Fri day. "The Family and the scnooi. oy tt. n fu fc-isir or wasnourn cuiitrp;-. ami Sunday "Christ, tne tjiver ol Life," will be the subject or tne ser mons at. all of the churches. Owens to American Association. Cincinnati. Jan. 5. President Joseph O'Brien of the American Association announces that he has signed Umpire Owens of Kansas City to officiate dur-1 ng the coming season at American As sociation games. Owens umpired about 25 games in the National league last season and his work was considered highly satisfactory. He originally came from the American Association and there was no idea that he would not stay with the National league. Milk Producers' Vnlon. Chicago. Jan. 5. A union of the 1S.0W milk producers who supply Chicago la in contemplation. It is hoped to form a close organization to regulate the price of milk and buy feed and machinery on a co operative plan. The farmers expect by these means to be able to obey the tnngent regulations of the Chicago health department at a. profit. A convention of the milk producers will be held here on t epruary t Forty-Nlner Dead. San Francisco, Jan. S.i John M Cushing, who was born i at Salern. Mass., in 1825. died here yesterday of old age. Cushing came to California during the gold excitement of 1849. One of- his surviving children is Mrs. A. Duniway. wile of the president of the University of Montana. ZffllDlIOIl'S Fire iand Water Sale Men's Suits Practically Given Away Those $8 and $10 men's suits the only part damaged is the price in this Fire and Water Sale, starting this morning, the price of these $8 and ttA ACt $10 suits will be Dt.'xO Men's $13.50 and $15 suits for $7.95 a big lot of them, In this Fire and Water Sale Cff QC $13.50 and $15 suits. .P f 3 Men's suits at $6.45 that should be sold at $12. They are not damaged, but nothing Is held back in this Fire and Wat er Sale. These $12 df5 A ft suits today.. pU.i Men's high-grade suits, those handsome, stylish $15 and $16.50 suits your choice in this Fire and Water CQ QC Sale Pi7.0J $12.45 will buy men's suits that ordinarily would cost you $18, $20 and $25 In this Fire and Water Sale to- fr O oe day, your choice. P "0J Men's Overcoats Men's overcoats that sell regularly at. $5, not damaged, will be priced in the Fire and Water Sale fcO QC today pi.iJ Men's overcoats, worth $6 and $7, will be priced in this Fire and Water Sale today, Q choice po.O-J Men's $10 and $12 overcoats, some of them may be slightly damaged, to be sold tQ Att today for pO.i Overcoats for $12.45 that nev er sell for less than $18 and $20 in this Fire and tT O Att Water Sale, today ...P Cravenettes, only two lots the first lot consists of $10 and $12 values, to be sold d?Q "TCI today for ipO.iO The other lot consists of $16.50 and $15 craventtes, to I? l"!.1.0!3.3?. $9.85 specials Rinsing Pans, 6c The 10-qt. tin rinsing pans on sale, only 6c Good Remnants, 3c Useful remnants of cotton goods worth up to 12c, on sale, yard 30 Glass Tumblers, 3c On sale in the basement, good table tumblers, at each 3c Dress Plaids, 3c Double fold cotton plaids, in basement, worth 10c for 3o Crum Trays, 8c Handsome nickel plated crumb trays and scrapers, in basement c Cranite Pans, 6c Granite sauce pans and rins ing pans, on sale o Handkerchiefs, Ic On sale 2 for 5c kind for ea lc Monotone Serges, 10c Variety o patterns, regular price 20c, on sale dress goods dept 0c Pearl Buttons, Ic doz. On sale in notion department, good pearl buttons, per doz. lc 26x54 Rugs, 78c Heavy thick rugs In pretty de signs, on sale in basement, ea 78c Toilet Soap, 5c Glycerine toilet soap, 3 cakes in a box, on sale, per box... .5o Kimona Cloths, lie Heavy fleeced kimona cloths, good patterns, 25c kind, yd. 11c Writing Paper, 3c A tableful of writing paper on sale, per box 3c Men's Gloves, 10c Unlined leather gloves, would be good at 20c, in basement 10c Fibre Pails, 15c i 12-qt. fibre water pails on sale' in the basement, each. 15c Talcum Powder, 3c Full size boxes, good quality, on sale in dress goods section 3c Pretty Chatiies, 8c A variety of patterns, the reg ular 15c challies, per yd 8c Cranite Dippers, 5c On sale, granite dippers, for 5c Towels, 2 for 5c The 5c whiter fringed huck towels on sale, 2 for 5o Petticoats, 76c $1 and $1.25 black sateen pet ticoats, for each...... 7c Plaid Goods, 8c ?15c and 20c plaid dress goods on sale, per yard 8c Good Ticking, 7c The 10c tickings on sale.yd 5c Child's Vests, 5c s Assorted. 10c and 15e values. n per garment

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1909. V 1 1 J

SINCERITY IN WOMAN AN I HE new rowns are as near, seamless as possible. This is; tsncriallv true of the satin empire creations. These are I earned on the bias throughout, and mafle lnt an immense Psyche, and a the only vertical seam in the whole very wide flat barrette Is fastened be- mkirt comes at one side, either front or 1 low tnjg to pusn it up. For dressy oc X bade, under a sash trimming. Gores j sjgng CUris are pinned all around liave entirely gone out of fashion for j tJlis p3--ehe, and the effect is very soft evening dresses. Everything seems and prettT. fcuilt on circular lines. Even the lace great mar. Ixair orraenU are be robes now are made so that they mayi worn tniS winter. Wreaths of gilt be easily fitted Into empire lines. Stripes are treated In a novel way. They run down to the left side of thej Bitlrt from hleh up on the right hip.! This gives a stunning effect. 1 The new empire dresses are full of j Bltfalls for the average dressmaker, and I have seen some dreadful botche right here in New Tork. while I dread to think of what is happening all over the country where dressmakers pin thf t- fn'j-h'tn c-raFL-erated pictures of Paris fashions The real truth is that refined peo the world over are much the same and :he refined French nor lan wears the extremely that neither the American woman tight skirt. The models I see here at the theater, at the opera and in the Cfashlonable restaurants ciin closely f around the hips, but from mere cown they fall in graceful folds. i Old Style Petticoat Passe. Underwear, to be sure, must be skin tight. The old fashioned petticoat Is a thing of the past. Princess slips of lawn and lace are worn instead. These clear the ground by at least one inch so that the dress may be lifted easily without touching this slip skirt. Only one slip petticoat may be worn at the time, and, of course, it would be very awkward to raise that, the One v o -ex- showing st oc ki n gs. often sees men givin hibitions by rais- i ing a long slip' worn without a petticoat, and this sort of thing is really inex cusable. There fore let your slip petticoat clear the ground. The train of an evening gown no longer ri-Z par- is required to spread out: it the feet, and the favorite recreation. lies softly around sides and front of such a gown are ex tremely long as well. Adorning the Psyche. Hairdressing has undergone an im- don't, and none of us can afford to ig mense change. The woman who can nore It. wear a part Is now In her glory, but There Is no excuse for making mis she who cannot may still arrange her takes. Good books have been written LOOK OUT FOR WEATHER Iat- Advices Say Temperature Will Drop to Zero Touilit. A late bulletin received by the weather department this afternoon Indicates that a big drop in the mer cury may be expected during the next 12 hours. "It is not at all improbable that Topeka will experience zero weather between now and morning," said Mr. Flora at the weather bureau. "Reports from the north west of us indicate below zero con ditions and those conditions are bound to affect us in this part of the world. There is little doubt that to night's temperatures will be a num ber of degrees lower than those of last night." IXmnelly's Xante Held lp. Washington, Jan. 5. The nomina tion of Samuel B. Donnelly, of Xew Tork, to be public printer, was today for a second time held up when the name was reached on the senate exe cutive calendar. It was stated by Sen ator Elkins that Senator Aldrich de sired to be present when the nomina tion was considered and further than that no reason wa3 given for the fail ure to confirm. Watchorn's Name Pulled Back. Washington. Jan. 5. The nomina tion of Robert B. Watct-orn. commis sioner of emigration at Ellis island, to succeed himself, which was sent to the senate yesterday, was withdrawn by President Roosevelt today. SEMI-AltfWAL Clothes Sale TOMORROW MORNING The Greatest Sale of The Year $25 $30 $35 $40 ft v it it tt 4f tt it tt PLENTY OF SIZES Refalars, Slims and Stents 629-631 Kansas Avenue 629-631 Manhattan Sh.rt Sale pompsmur ,u "'7, -n.- Plr innea on ine nsur 13 uiuiism nth.r low and held in place dt oiur b The Test 0f the hair Is then leaves r&iin. 111st in preference, then come tiaras made of gold ribbon. Here Is an easy way to make one of these tiaras, and. by the way. .fjH gold braid is one- half the price of gold ribbon, and it is just as ef fective. A yard and a half is needed: First make your bow at one end of the ribbon. This consists of C 'SyU Ij- JTV X W' r r aui ul mie 10 finery. two ioop3 standing up and three lying do-vn Then the rest of the ribbon is basted on to a flat wire. The bow should be fastened close tc the Psyche on the left hand side, whtW the wired end is passed through the pompadour in such a way that it shows at intervals, about three inches ap pearing directly in front. As the method of hairdressing is low at present it goes without saying ail high ornaments are out of style. The Fad of the Moment. Behold the latest fad, the picture postal secret code. This enables peo ple to write in cipher on a postal card and to keep their secrets from a too curious world. It was bound to come. Postal card fiends will not use an en velope and a two cent stamp if they can poosjoiy help it. but now I see tfce country postmistress will lose her fa vorite recreation, the only thing that made stamping Innumerable post cards bearable, reading every one. There is absolutely no excuse for ig norance of social customs. The wo man who forgets to pay her dinner call or who does not leave the right num ber of cards will soon find herself "dropped" by punctilious people. Etiquette is not by any means af fectation; all it3 observances mean something: it is the badge of good breeding, the barrier which divides the people who know from the people who IT HAS COST $15,000 Investisttion of Brownsville Affair 13 Still in Progress. Washington. Jan. 5. It has" cot the government $15,000 already in the employment of private detective agencies to investigate the Browns ville a$air and the contracts with the.e agencies are still in force. This information was received by the jn ate today from Secretary of War Wright in response to the Foraker resolution inquiring when and by what authority -of law Herbert J. Browne and W. G. Baldwin were employed. it was the report of Browne and Bald win on which President Roosevelt based a recent message to congress, declaring that the guilt of certain of the discharg ed negro -soldiers had been fixed beyond a shadow of doubt and this report was attacked by Senator Foraker in a speech on the floor of the senate. Attached to Secretary Wright's com munication were copies of the various contracts entered into between respon Fible officials of the war department and detective agencies. There was also a confidential letter from President elect Taft. then secretary of war, under date of April 15, 190$. urging the pysi dent to make the original contract with Browne and Baldwin. "Rastus. what are vou going to do for Chr:tjnas dinner? Thev say turkey will be hizrh." "I's rot worrvin 'bout mah'ket rerohts." returned Rastus. "De roos' whar I mostly- Kits mail supply ain't no highar dan las' yeah, no sah." Philadelphia Ledger. 18.75 21.75 23.75 28.75 How Id Progress ."xiT 1 ESSENTIAL on the social code, and these may be obtained in every town and village in nearly every bookstore. So if you feej "rusty" about social usages buy one of these manuals and read up on the subject. It will amply repay you. It is too bad that people Judge you by your exterior in this world, but they certainly do, so let us keep the exterior both as regards dress and manners as correct as possible. A friend of mine asked me the other day what thing in my judgment kept women from achieving success more than everything else. Success In Dress. And I answered her, "Fussing over their clothes." If a woman wants to make a success In business or anything else she must give up trying to have a great many elaborate suits and dresses and be content with Just two outfits, one for oest and one for ordinary wear. She must give up jabots and fluffy ruffles that keep her fussing all the time over tbem and waste her strength. No woman can serve two masters, and she cannot be a fashion plate and a brainy woman at the same time. Work itself does not break down many women. It is worry and trying to do too many things at once. Two business women of my acquaint ance had nervous breakdowns last year, but one owed -her ill health to worry over her bills. She was at tempting to live beyond her means, and the other sat up late at night to make finery she could not afford. How foolish of them! And what did they gain in the end? Ruined health and a great loss of things really worth while. The love of finery is innate in every girl, and sometimes it works a lot of harm. For instance, little stenographers will economize on lunches to buy rib bons and cheap showy dresses, and we who ought to know better waste whole precious days fussing with a dress maker In order that we may outdo our neighbors, and when a dress does wot turn out Just right it affects us to such a degree that we cannot think of anything else for days. Sometimes, in deed, it makes us unkind and cross to all those around us. Merit of Sincerity. We will never really amount to any thing as a sex until we cease to be slaves to the tailor and the dressmaker. It pays to be sincere in this world, believe me it does. I'm not saying that one can't succeed if one is insincere, provided one has plenty of money and a pleasant, entertaining manner, but such popularity takes wings quickly. If you are sincere you attract sincere people on the theory that like attracts like, and the opposite Is true. No house stands well that is built on THE NEW SIAMESE MINISTER TT a3 .i v LOCAL MENTION. Dr. H. K. Keith has moved his office to 724 Kansas avenue, over the Cremerie restaurant. The Catholic church, noted for its charity and generosity, with commen dable promptness in Topeka raised a liberal sum for the Italian earthquake sufferers. Since the Independent Telephone company has installed the color system for party lines, there have been prac tically no party line disagreements. Miss Addie Johnson will give a mis cellaneous shower at her home. 1331 Tyler tonight for Miss Jennie Ander son, who is to be married January 14, to Mr. James Carnahan. It would save your wife many steps if you had an independent phone in your hame. and would be convenient for you. too. Why not have one in stalled?" Through an oversight on the part of ,the counsil "conspirators" last night, the name of. Street Commis sioner Frank Snyder was left off of the card which adorned the chair pre sented to Mayor Green and in the ar ticle in another part of this paper the omission is repeated.. A clean, long, sweet, satisfying smoke is found in Eagle's Rose Tint nve cent cigar. They're made right, of never varying quality of good to r.acco. Get a box of them. Miss Mary L- Rhoades. sister of Mrs. A. E. McCollum was married at the home of the later, 712 Jackson street at noon today to Maurice H. Hamilton, airbrake inspector, for the Santa Fe system. The ceremony .was performed by Rev. Thomas Young. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton left on Santa Fe trajn No. 1 for Los Argeles, where they will make their home. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Word has been received in Topeka of the death of L.' W. Sharitt, a for mer Topekan. which occurred in Kan sas City Monday. He was on his way to the Union derot and fell to the pavement on Union avenue. The coroner's inquest pronounced the death due to heart failure. He was a brother of George Sharitt chief clerk of the United States circuit court. He is the father of Mrs. Gus sTackey who lives cn Mnlvan street. George Sharitt left today to arrange frr the funeral. The deceased was a railroad man and formerly a locomotive en gineer. The funeral of R. E. Lynn will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from the Zion church, ten miles southeast of Topeka. Everybody reads the State Journal. :LrC J s r v Vx s- x TO SUCCESS false foundations, and" no friendship Is lasting that is built on pretense. The woman who puts on and who "Dluffs Is bound to come to grief soon er or later. You can't fool people all the time. Even the most sophisticated women enjoy a simple, wholesome nature when they meet it in society, and I have known a sweet, unpretentious woman to reach far up socially and to do it successfully where one with a more artificial nature Tailed utterly. Now a mere man comes forward and says that second marriages are happier than first ones. "In a second marriage." he observes, "the woman knows more, and it is up to the woman whether the marriage shall be happy or not. Man is an ob stinate creature. He cannot be changed She vttps. easily; he can only be managed. This managing, however, must be done skillfully. The average bride is crude in her methods: she weeps and she nags. The widow does neither; she knows too much to make herself dis agreeable. She has perfect control of herself whatever happens and makes no scenes. She leads her husband smoothly and cleverly so that life is free from jars and discussions. "Give me," says this selfish man. "a second marriage every time. Others can have the first love with its romance and its quarrels. Give me the comfort and the knowledge of the world of the second marriage, the one that is founded on wisdom Instead of sentiment." New Tork. NEW CONCEPTIONS IN FURS. There are scarcely any "new" furs this season, or those which have re turned to favor after banishment, but two of those which have come In are especially beautiful and" will be found very becoming. These are brown pointed fox and silvered lynx. As may be judged from its name, the brown pointed fox i3 a soft, long haired fox skin of dark brown with tiny flecks of white like those of the silver pointed fox in vogue last year. 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ifnilririiimi -riiiTw 11111 iri mAi 11 ATER REPRESENTATIVE HERE. The Concern That Made "Uneeda" Biscuit Famous. J. A. Buchanan, representing the well known advertising agency, N. W. Ayer Son, of Philadelphia, is in To peka today on business for the firm. This concern is one of the biggest of its kind in the world, has among its numerous clients, the National Biscuit company. whose famous "t'needa Biscuit" became a household word through the Ayer people's exploita tion. Time to Be It. There was to be a circus In town next day, and Robert wished to go to see it unload, so he sought to obtain his father's consent. The first ques tion his father put to him on being approached was- "Have you asked I your mother?" "Yes, sir," was Robert's prompt re ply. "What did she say' the father pur sued. "he said I couldn't go," was tb frank rejoinder. "What do you mean. Robert, by com ing to me to ask to do a thing after your mother has told you you could Ucot do it?" "Well, papa." the little fellow ob served, "I heard you say last week tbat you're the boss of this ranch, and I thought it was about time for yo to assert yourself." "So vour family disapproved of your go ?n? on t'np nixcrf "Yfs." answered Miss 1 i 7v w "Thpv snw me act!" Washington Star. r7-9-ll COFF1LE 20c Per Pound It hits the spot on a cold day. SOLD BY CHAS. McCLINTOCK Tea Co ffe China 815 KANSAS AVENUE" GOMEZ RECOGNIZED. German Ambassador Refers to Him as President of Venezuela.

Caracas, Venezuela,' Monday, Jan. 4. A draft of the American proposition joking to the settlement of the ques tions now pending between the Vene zuelan government and that of the Lnited States was today presented to the present administration by W I. Buchanan, the special commissioner from Washington. Rear Admiral Conway Arnojd, Captain William B. Capterton, commanding the battleship Maine, and other officers from that vessel were received today by Presi dent Gomez. They all were decorated with the order of Bolivia. On Janu ary 1 the American officers attended the president's new year reception in Caracas. Baron van Seckendorff. the German minister, made an address in which he referred to Gomez as presi dent and supreme magistrate of the republic, thus offically recognizing the overthrow of Castro. The revolutionary outbreak in tho state of Guarcio under Mendible, is doomed to failure. It has received no support and the 30 men who rallied to the crv of Mendihln are fleelno- In the direction of Apurea. pursued by gov-'f em men t troops. The local governor, and several of his followers were killed after which the rebels burned the archives of the municipality. They then declared for Nicholas Rolondo for president of the republic. They took to the woods as soon as they heard tha troops were coming. General Treno Castro, a brother of the former presi dent, has indicated his willingness to settle the claims made against him and will be released from prison. The exequaturs of the Iutch consuls throughout Venezuela, revoked by Cas tro, have been restored. PLANS TO REBUILD. Messina and Reggio May A pa In Be Made Habitable. Rome, Jan. 5. Plans for the re building of Reggio and Messina al ready are being discussed in detail. Messina is the second city of Sicily. It is estimated that about 15,000,000 will rebuild Messina for 50,000 in- J habitants. It will take about J8, 000, 000 to re- I build Reggio for 25,000 people. In any event many years must elapse before the thoroughly terronzea population can be induced to return and live In the stricken territory. Another project is to transfer Mes sina provisionally to Mllasseo, a small town near Messina. It has been decided to reconvene the Italian parliament on Friday or Saturday to consider measures of re lief. Three members of the chamber of deputies perished in the earth quake. The pope tdday visited the wounded In the Vatican hispital accompanied by Dr. Giuzppe Petacci, his private physi cian. PLENTY GAS SAYS TRELEAVEN". More Pressure Than Needed Asserts Local Manager. "At noon today the gas pressure in the Topeka mains was 110 pounds." said L. G. Treleaven. the manager of the lo cal gas company, this afternoon. "Fif teen or twenty pounds pressure Is suf ficient to give Topeka all the gas that is needed for the present cold spelL If there are any complaints from our pat rons, they are caused by the fact that they allow the gas to be turned com pletely out at nights. This is poor econ omy as it takes that much more gas to heat up in the morning. A coal fire won't die down like gas does when It is turned out, and a coal stove wl re main warm nearly all night. In this regard you can't expect so much from gas as you can from coal and If your house doesn't heat up as quickly in th'3 mornings the gas is not to blame. Any kind of fuel will require some time be fore it can heat up a cold house. No. there won't be any trouble during the present cold spell, for we have more ga3 than can De usea. A New Running Record. Johannesburg, Jan. 5. R. E. Walker, the South African runner, established a new amateur -record here today. Ha ran 130 yards in 12 2-5- seconds. Grain Case Still on Trial. T'V. n C 1 o i n M nil T.limttfr P9C la still on trial In district court, to the ex clusion of any other business. Mr. j MILLS' STORE NEWS 1 Tuesday. January 5. 1 909. Buy Good Furs for Less tlx HMm Misses' Sable Coney Set muff, and scarf with tails re duced from $2.50 to $1.50. Black Coney Muffs large flat style, with wrist cord, re duced from $5.00 to $3.75. Brook Mink Collars and long scarfs of fine quality. Re duced from $10.00 to $7.50. Genuine Eastern Mink Furs Show very sharp price J $75.00 Scarfs, for $65.00 $50.00 Scarfs, foe $42.50 Some of the Fur Coats We have twenty-two fur coats, all at reduced prices, ranging upward from S15.00. Among the most desirable are these: Russian Pony Coat 25-inches long, lined with heavy brocad ed satin and trimmed with braid Reduced from $75.00 to $50.00. Near Seal Coat 25-inches long,, with Japanese Mink col lar and cuffs. Reduced From $65.00 to $50.00. Don't Get a Divorce. A western judge granted a divorce on account of ill-temoer and bad breath. Dr. King's New Life Pills would have prevented it. Thev cure Constipation, causing bad breath and Liver Trouble the ill-temoer. dispel colds, banish headaches, conouer chills. 25c at Campbell Drug Co. Smith, manager of the company, has been on the stand for several days. The papers in the case fill two trunks and a number of suit cases, and the court room resembles the sample room of a hotel In action. It will be several days yet before the court can get started on the 26 state cases set for the January term, in which a number of the sub poenas have been issued by the sheriff's force. These will be followed in due time b 27 city appealed cases, most of them on violations of the liquor laws. Cincinnati Secures Roth. Cincinnati, O., Jan.- 5. The purchase by the Cincinnati National league team of Catcher Frank Roth of the Milwaukee-American association club, was re ported today. THE EXPRESSION' OF SYMPATHY THAT he Mills Co. Topeka Valuable reductions on the prices of all furs gives you very unusual oppor tunities to buy the best se lected furs economically. If you haven't thought much about it until now, you cannot now over look the need of furs with the mercury as low as it is at this writing. These notes of special prices, made here and there through the stock will give you an idea of the reductions that prevail- Long Black Coney Scarfs round ends, lined with Beld ings guaranteed satin. Re duced from $3.95 to $2.75. Japanese Mink Set large flat muff, and slip -through neck piece. Reduced from $12.50 to $10.00. contrasts -for instance: $45.00 Muffs, for. .$35.00 $65.00 Large Collar. $45.00 Near Seal Coat 27-inches long, semi-fitted shawl roll collar, and cuffs f Japanese Mink. Reduced From $75.00 to $65.00. Near Seal Coat staple shape, lined with guaranteed satin. Reduced from $40.00 to $30.00. Russian Pony Coat 25-in. long, lined with gray satin shawl roll collar. Reduced from $35.00 to $25.00. 5 Q O OOOOQ f.Ave. at- ke; Ha licirctsv;Fa TRANGERS WELC0M FINE CANDIES AND CI6AR5. THE BEST EQUIPPED HALL IN THE STATE. COOTS.

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8 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1909 To the People of Kansas: The legislature will convene in regular session within the next two weeks. The TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL is the official state publication, and will accordingly pub lish the new laws, as well as report in detail each day the work of both -the house and senate. It will be the only paper to publish the new laws and amendments made effective on publication in the official state paper. Accordingly, the STATE JOURNAL is naturally the paper you and your friends will want for legislative news. The rate by mail for the daily is 30c per month, 60c for two months, 90c for three months, $1.00 for 100 calendar days, $1.80 for six months, $3. 60 per year. Subscription for the daily by mail, covering the period of the legislature, 60 cents. WBBMMgfflJ I AT THECAPITAL Three Governors Who Are Re garded as Coming Men. They Are Stubbs, Hughes and Herbert Hadley. IS MORE IMPORTANT. Position of State Executive Re garded as More Exalted. Kansas Governor Studying Ore gon Primary Law. ARISES "What Shall Kansas Do With Oklahoma Convicts? Sentiment in Favor of Stopping System Growing. A STUBBS SPECTER. Ex-Congressman Bowersock Dis cussed as His Successor. Increase in Coburn's Salary Meets With Favor. A new issue has arisen on the Kan sas political horizon. To keep the Oklahoma convicts at Lansing, or not to keep them, that is the question. Oklahoma has no state prison and must let her convicts out to some other state by contract until such time as a penitentiary tan be built and equipped. It is admitted that Kansas makes money out of her boarding house contract with the new state, but then it is advanced by cer tain political purists of the new school that the morals of the Kansas convicts will become contaminated by coming in contact with the outlaws of Oklahoma. This is a serious con sideration and no action should be taken in tne matter until a psychological expert has sounded the ego of the men at Lansing and de 'termined by means of dissection of the spirit just to what extent the in liuence of the cosmos of the Okla- L tiuiiiau uau .1 Lilt i'ttOl Ul TI 1117 instincts of the Kansas criminals. Un- less these researches develop a kin ship of the souls united for better things why then, in the name of hu manity. let all diplomatic relations with Oklahoma be suspended. The time is ripe, anyhow, for is not the Topeka Motor Boat club mistress of the Xaw. and is not General Hughes of Potwln still on duty at the Kansas state house Jiven Detore Gov. Stubbs assumes the duties of his new office a specter has arisen to haunt his ambitious dreams of the future. The Smith County Pioneer points to J. D. Bower sock, former congressman from the Second district and warns the public that this gentleman will make a strong man to trust with the breaking of the two term rule and with it all senatorial hopes and fancies. Bower- sock wants to run on the issue of lower taxes (a tax levy limited to one per cent for all purposes) and less reckless extravagance. And yet not even the mighty Simpson of sockless memory could run this state in more economical fashion than it is being conducted at the present time. State officials are traveling on 75 cent meals and members of the legislature re ceive but three dollars per day for their services. This is Spartan economy. All the machinery of the state has been devoted to the enforcement of tha prohibitory law. This is the popular thing for the politicians to make a noise about just now, so there is no wheel left to squeak a protest over the unlawful act of the legisla ture In denying legal representation to western counties of the state. Re garding this matter the Seward County News makes the following lament: "Will some of those fellows In the eastern part of the state please give a good reason why they should hold on to our legal rights which they took from us a number of years ago. when we were so poor and weak that we could not maintain a representa tion in this great and glorious state?" Seward county has nearly one thou sand votes and no representative. The state constitution provides that a county having 250 votes is entitled to a representative in the legislature. This small matter will be attended to as soon as all the jointists have been put out of business. The Topeka papers recently sug gested that Secretary Coburn "of the state board of agriculture should have his present salary of $2,500 raised to $5,000. The members of the next legis lature are hereby notified that from every section of the state county seat newspapers from the grass roots of the west and the oil wells of the south and the cottonwood country of the north west have endorsed this suggestion in hearty fashion. Here is a sample of how the country papers feel toward the genius of the state's agricultural de partment: 'F. D. Coburn has done more for Kansas than any Individual Kansan since Kansas was admitted to the Union. Let us as a state give Coburn his laurel wreath to wear. It will be a mighty sight more comfortable and ap propriate than to put it on his coffin or embody it In an obituary." marked Uncle Joe Cannon to some Kansas statesmen who called upon him in the speaker's room" the other day. "In his campaign out in his district Congressman W. A. Reeder made a speech something after this order: 'Fellow Voters: Uncle Joe Cannon holds a tight rein on the house. He blocks all of our legislation. I am op posed to him and his rules. I am in favor of modifying the rules; also in favnr of a progressive man for speaker to the end that no legislation shall be blocked and that every member shall have his bills speedily brought to a vote of the house." "That's one picture," said Uncje Joe. inow nere is tne otner: 'Logan. Kan.. Dec. 5. 'OS. 'Hon. J. G. Cannon, Speaker of the House. Washington. D. C. 'My Dear Uncle Joe: On account of private business engaging my attention I will not be able to attend congress until after the holidays. Will you please hold up all irrigation legislation until I arrive? As chairman of the committee on irrigation I want to give all. bills on that subject very careful consideration. Hoping you will be able to grant this request. I am sincerely yours. W. A. Reeder.' Washington item in Kansas Citv Journal. WiLLUSEPHONES Santa Ee Begins Work on 1,500 Miles of Lines. Installation Will Also Include Santa Fe Branches. "Here is a double picture that ought to adorn every home in the Sixth con cessional district of Kansas," re- Work will be started at once on the construction of telephone lines along 1.500 miles of the Santa Fe system, which will cost in the neighborhood of $100,000. This will not in anv wav su persede the telegraph but will be just an additional form of service which will facilitate the work of the opera tors, and assist in moving trains with greater speed and safety. The Santa Fe already has seventy five miles of telephone lines in opera tion between Newton and Emporia. This was built in the nature of an ex periment, but has been found of such great value that the lines will be ex tended. The Santa Fe is building a telephone line between Kansas City and Em poria via the main line which includes Topeka. These wires will be in work ing order within a few weeks, just as soon as the work, which is being push ed rapidly, can be completed. Material has been ordered for the completion of a telephone circuit be tween Kansas City and Chicago. This will be started as soon as the line be tween Kansas City and Emporia is completed. The material and workmen for the construction of a line from Kansas City to Emporia along the cutoff branch via Ottawa are now on the way and the work along this branch will soon be under way. The installation of telephones will.not be confined to the Atchison proper, but will be-extended over the branch sys tems. One hundred 'and fiftv miles, of wire will be strung along the Gulf lines between Beaumont ond Somerville. Tex., and three hundred miles of wires will be stretched along the valley di vision of the Coast lines. The total mileage of the telephone system as now planned for construc tion, including the line from Chicago to Kansas City, the lines from Kan sas City to Emporia via the cutoff and main line, the line from Emporia to Newton and-the coast lines and gulf lines, will aggregate 1.500 miles. "Yes, we are going to start imme diately with the work, and push it through to an early completion." said General Manager J. E. Hurley, this afternoon in conversation with a State Journal reporter. "We have found by experimenting that the telephone is a great aid in assisting the movement o'f trains." Whether this system will eventually extend over the entire system, is not known yet. This depends largely on the success which meets the lines which will soon be constructed. The addition of the telephone as an aid in train dispatching has been successful ly installed on many roads, and is one of the newest improvements. It is considered a step in advance of the old fystem of using telegraph entirely. Some inventive geniuses- are now working on a system to communicate train orders direct to the conductors and engineers by use of the Marconi wireless system, but this as yet is an Iridescent dream. "The addition of the telephone will not reduce our quota of telegraphers in the least." said L. M. Jones, super intendent of telegraph. "It, a merely an addition and improvement in the present service. All of our operators will continue at their posts, but their work win be helped materially by the Inauguration of the new system." Oklahoma City. We load a car for Oklahoma and vi cinity Jan. CO to 30. Phone 1S6. Rates are carload privileges. Merchants' Transier and Storage. Washington, Jan. 5. When Governor- elect Roscoe W. Stubbs of Kansas was in Washington a few weeks ago he was busy inquiring about the workings of he Oregon primary election law. He had interviews with a number of peo ple who have had to do with promotion of the primary election idea, and made plain to them that he was seeking the best in primary selection of party can didates, with a view to recommending it to his state's legislature. Governor Stubbs and Governor Hughes, along with Governor-elect Her bert S. Hadley of Missouri, are just now looked upon as the foremost rising lights .among the group of progressive governors.. The governor business has had something of a setback lately be cause of the tendency to send the pro gressive governors to the United States senate. But the states in a good many cases have risen to the situation by finding new radicals to select or the executive chair. The careers of Marshall" Tn Indiana, Hughes in New York, Stubbs in Kan sas, Hadley In Missouri, Dineen in Il linois, Johnson in Minnesota, are going to be watched with the greatest inter est in the next two years because all these men are looked upon as possible presidential timber for 1912. and also be cause these aien are all rated as likely United States .senators within the next I few years. The governorship of a state has become the accepted pedestal from which to step over to the senatorial distinction. The lower house of congress, until a few vears ago, was the- favorite re cruiting ground for senators. But since the house has fallen under the guns of the muckrakers, and has come to be criticised violently as an unpopular institution, fewer senators have been coming up from that body. A senator said the other day that he guessed if a man should rush in on the floor of the senate and shout, "Hello, gover nor:" he would raise about half the members from their seats. The decadence of the house in popu lar esteem has had much to do with making the governorship a stepping stone for ambition; but beyond this is the fact that the governor nas me. orai that act. capitalizes his acquainance with the people and cultivating their good graces. He lives among them all the time, while the senator or congret-s- man gets close to tne peppie oi oniy a single district at best.. It is this rise of the gubernatorial nnitinn in distinction tnat to consia- erable extent accounts for the tenden cies to popularize the election and the nomination of senators, me sovcmui who has an ambition for the senate and who appreciates the possibilities of his position, naturally nas an mea mi he would come nearest to winning if he had a popular primary election ia. No sooner figured out tnan recommend such a result as a certificate of charac ter tor tne law. Congressman Phil P. Campbell has introduced a bill authorizing the secretary of the treasurv- to nav the sum of $4,Q09 to Charles W. Munn of Montgomery county. Kan., in full compensation for. stores and supplies taken from Mrs. E. S. Munn (nee Frost) by the United States army for military purposes during the civil war. Mr. Campbell presented a similar bill to pay Mrs. William C. O'Brien of Humboldt, Kan., $6,000 for the destruction of a grist mill and saw mill and their contents, belonging to her husband, on or -about October 14, 1861, while used by and in the pos session of the federal troops. Senator Charles Curtis has in troduced a bill authorizing the secre tary of war to correct the military record of James Barrett. late of Company H. First Kansas reiriment of volunteers, and grant him an hon orable discharge. Mary M. E. Powers appointed- postmaster Junction, Kan. has been re at Pierce Speaking of the bank deposit guaran ty law in Kansas, Lewis N. Maher of Kansas City, said that it is a big propo sition, this demand that all the banks stand liable for the $150,000,000 of de posits in the banks of Kansas, and tnat bankers put up $1,000,000 of their own money as a cash guaranty to start out witn. "If his bank fails." said Mr. Maher, wno is interested in the banking oust ness, or a banker makes a mistake, the other bankers are liable. If the state bank commissioner sends a politl cal friend down to take charge of the arrairs or a failed bank, and the gen tleman spends three years winding up tnat banks affairs, the other bankers must pay the bills under this law. "Who is to pass on the eligibility of banks "seeking membership in the guar anty deposit group? Why, the bank commissioner, under the provisions of ajl the proposed bills for guarantee of deposits. "I think it is only fair to the bankers taking part in the movement that a committee of three of the leading bank ers ot the state should be authorized to act with the commissioner in pass ing on the condition of banks that ap ply for membership, and in carrying out the general provisions of the law. This committee of bankers could serve without pay, but the banks are surely' entitled to have some of their own representatives take some small part in passing on the risks they take and in handling the money they pay out for" protection of deposits. "If the state should pass a law re quiring every man in the state to take life insurance, there would be some pro vision whereby the insurance companies would have some hand in passing on the risks they are forced- to take." E.VH. Webster, who recently resigned as chief of the dairy division of the department of agriculture, to become dean of the State Agricultural college at Manhattan, Kan., has accepted an invitation to address the annual meet ing on January 7, of the AVisconsin Cheese Makers' association. shot by the patrols have been left lying where they fell. The decay of these carcasses has greatly augmented the danger of the spread of disease. State of Siege Proclaimed. Rome, Jan. 5. A royal decree is sued proclaiming a state of sieere savs: "Considering that the cataclysm in j V. l I i T 1 I J nam xvcsKiu regions nas created a situation under certain cir- cumstances identical with and under other circumstances graver than that of war; and considering an urgent necessity to immediately provide for suppressed public services and the re establishment or order and public safety; and considering that ordinary Jurisdiction nas ceased. It being lm possible to re organize It immediately a state of siege is proclaimed in the zone, of Messina and the district of Reggio in Calabria. General Mezza is appoint ed royal extraordinary commander with full powers." Signor Orlando, minister of justice, speaking of the rebuilding of Messina and voicing also the opinion of Pre mier Gioutu, said: 'Messina will grow again, indepen dently of efforts to prevent it. It was a convulsion of nature which destroy ed Messina. It is also a law of nature which held it there for 20 centuries, an open port to the sea, the center of flourishing commerce and a strong city. Messina 19 an absolute necessity to the life of the island; she has reason for existence. -At this moment, when it seems that Messina has been de stroyed, Sicily lacks an essential part. Twenty centuries of history can not be destroyed. How the Queen Was Hurt. Rome, Jan. 5. Signor Mirabello has given the following account of the accident to Queen Helena three days ago at Messina, when she suffered con tusions of the chest. He said: "The queen was In one of the im provised hospitals. She was in the act of bending over a wounded womap when suddenly the door was thrown open violently and a crazy man rushed in, crying loudly: 'The end of the world has come. The earth has fallen in. Save yourselves. Save yourselves.' "The wounded woman, terrified, jumped from her bed and started to ward the door. The queen, with great presence of mind, placed herself In front of the unfortunate and extended her arms to stop her, but the woman was out of her mind with fright. She lowered her head and precipitated herself on the queen, driving her head with full force against her majesty's breast. The queen fell backward. Her mouth became full of blood, and this bleeding continued for some time.' "And what did the doctor say?" the minister of marine was asked. "I don't know," said Signor Mira bello. "I don't think he was even consulted. The doctor knew only that her majesty took chloral that night to induce sleep. Who could have slept under those fearful conditions? The next day her majesty continu ed her work as usual, although every now and then her lips were reddened by blood." ANTLERS' LODGE RAIDED. Eli A. Baum has been appointed post master at Burden, Kan. Delia G. Ross was also named for the office at Belvue. Edward A. McConigle of Leaven worth, and Russell A. Langdon, U. S. A., of Fort Leavenworth, are late ar rivals in Washington. ed. Tiie governor suggests to the legis lature that it pass such an act, and the legislature does it. Then the governor runs for the senate under by virtue of that act, capitalizes his acquantance and touch with the people and wins. Governor Stubbs, for instance, has a notion that the Oregon primary law is about the fhing Kansas needs. No body knows that Governor Sfubbs in tends to run for the senate against Charley Curtis at the end of four years; but if he does so intend, he will help his own cause by advocating a popular primary. Nebraska is expected to pass the Oregon law this winter, but whether Mr. Brvan will be a candidate for the senate under it is by no means cer tain. Mr. Bryan has had some de voted and loval supporters in his own state to whom the senate would look inviting, and there is report tnat tne Commoner will stand aside and let one of these run for the upper cham ber. Governor Hughes of New York is pressing for a primary election act this winter, and the Empire state's contest is likelv' to be of the greatest national significance, because ir New York shall pass such a law the other eastern and New .tingiana states win he encouraged to greater exertions in this direction. The primary law has not had much practical support in the east thus far. It has made its way mainly south and west. There Is a sharp struggle, however, in New Hampshire, Vermont and New Jersey for the new procedure, and all these states would be greatly in fluenced by New York. In the Em pire state the politicians admit that such a law would lead to a pretty complete new deal in politics, man agement and, influence, with Hughes at the head of the new organization. In fact, a good many people see in his advocacy of such a law the evi dence that Hughes has ambitions be yond the gubernatorial chair. They think that without such an act Root will continue the boss of the state af ter Hughes retires from the execu tive office; whereas, if Hughes is able to pass the primary act, it will make him the biggest man in the state, the senator to succeed Depew. and the state's candidate for president in the next contest, whether that be four or eight years hence. Washington politicians generally do not approve the primary idea. Wash ington got into office .by old methods; methods with which it is familiar and whose efficiency it understands. Ir. has more confidence in continuing under the old plan' than under any- new-fangled one; and so it Is against innovations. But the reports from the country lead inevitably to the con clusion that the primary is gaining strength with "the people, and that a number of states are likely to enroll themselves under its banner this win ter. The Oregon plan of electing United States senators, likewise, is gaining favor with the people in about the proportion that it is losing with the politicians in Washington. The Oregon plan has the support of ac tive ana earnest organizations in a score of states, and everything in dicates that it Is going to be stronger than weaker because of Oregon's ex perience of electing a Democratic sen ator in a strongly Republican state. The growing feeling of partisan in dependence makes people look upon STILL ROCKING. (Continued from Page One.) The home of Mr. Cheney, the Amer ican consul, was crumbled to dust in the first shock and its inmates almost inextricably buried beneath the ruins. Stuart K. Lupton, the American vice council, was in his room at the Hotel Vittoria. when that building was demolished. His escape was indeed miraculous. Wearing only his trousers and carrying his shoes and his overcoat In his hands, he groped his way along the quay, knee deep in water, towards the American con sulate. On the war he met a woman and a .man. both quite naked, and in stinctively laid his overcoat over the shoulders of the woman.1 Clambering over the ruins of the consulate he be came conscious of the fact that his feet were bruised and bleeding. Then he wondered why he had carried his shoes in his hands. He continued in a state of bewilderment until he es tablished himself on a British ship in the harbor. Later he again came ashore and raised the American flag over the new consulate, in a damaged, but one of the few remaining build ings in the outskirts of the city. Then Mr. Lupton began an industrious search for Americans. All of the Americans who have not been heard from may be considered safe. Prob ably all are in the south of Sicily. Those who are known to have suffered from the earthquake have been re ported. The telegraph and the tele phone wires have been placed at the service of the government and per sonal messages will be delayed in definitely. Hotel Kcgistcr Found. The Associated Press correspondent found amid the ruins .of the Hotel Vittoria the blackboard with the full list of the guests of the hotel clearly written upon it on the night of the disaster. It bore besides the name of Mr. Lupton only two other English names, those of British subject"?. The disaster was distinctly an Italian one, except for the American, French, Turkish and Swedish consuls, those of the chaplain and a few Ger man snipping clerks. Money is now needed for relief. Hundreds of families have been left without bread winners and thousands of persons have been maimed for life. The horrors of the sanitary con ditions in Messina are unspeakable, and only the roughest of surgical at tention is possible. After sleeping one night on a plank without covering- from the rain, the correspondent of the Associated Press the next night took refuge in a hos pital on board ship where there were 400 wounded persons without a sin gle nurse. All night long the piteous cries of the distressed persons -for water were unheeded because of the lack of attendants and several of them died before daylight. Many women among the rescued prematurely gave birth to babies. Typhoid Fever Breaks Out. The difficulties of removins the in jured from Messina and Reggio is in creased because of the fact that there are no docks and it Is necessary to transfer them by rowboats. The first cases of typhoid have broken out here. This fact will cause drastic ac tion to be taken immediately for the disposal of the dead. The hope of rescuing any of the living beneath the ruins has been abandoned. Until the present time all attention has been concentrated upon the removal of human bodies from the streets, while the carcasses of animals killed by the earthquake and those of dogs and cats Coffeyville Resort Loses Liquor and Government License. Coffeyville, Kan., Jan. 5. The sheriff's force made a successful raid when they entered the Antlers' lodge at about 10:30 in the evening. Their call was unex pected and at first they were unable to attract the attention of anyone within. An attempt to break in, however, brought a steward to the door and a party of four entered. Within the secred precincts, bounded bv locked doors, trie officers found a "Dutch lunch" in progress. The liquid refreshments, .being enjoyed by the hinchers, were taken from them and the officers then proceeded to institute a thorough search of the premises. Their investigations brought to light: 1 bar rel of beer. 2 empty barrels which had contained beer, 9 quarts of whisky, a large number of glasses. 1 refrigerator, a government license and a lodge char ter. These were all confiscated and ta ken to Independence for storage. John Byrum, steward of the lodge, was arrested ana nis Dona piacea at $1,200, which he procured. TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourselves Best Results Consign To Clay, Robinson Co., Uv3 Stock Commission Msrcbznts, Slock Yards, Kansas City, WE ALSO HAVE OUR OWN 0FIP" AT CHICAGO. 80. ST. JOSEPH. SO. OMAHA. UeNVCN, vw. oi. rawu. s. Durraiu. I southern steers. $4.25a5.65: southern cows. $2.75&4 00: native cows and heifers, $2.50 6.00: stockers and feeders. KMXfio.bO; bulls, tZ.W&A.Sf): calves. $3.50hS.OO: western steers, $4.00fa6.76: western cows, $3.O0i-4.75. HOGS Receipts 35.000. .Market 5c to 10c lower. Bulk of sales. $5.35ffi5.85: heavy. $5.75ti5.95: packers and butchers, $5.50-g5.S5; light. $5.255.65: pigs. $4.005.00. SHEEP Receints 8,000. Market steady. Muttons. M.0CK&6.25: lambs, $6.00Trl7.50: range wethers. $4.006.50; led ewes, $3.00411 4.75. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Jan. 5. CATTLE Receipts estimated 5.00O. Market steady. Beeves. $3.907.5O; Texans, $3.75(84.50: westerns. $3.75 &5.60; toekers and feeders. $2.80-H4.S5; cows and heifers, $1.75'g5.O0; calves, $7.50 9.50. HOGS Receipts estimated 37,000. Market 5c lower. Light. $n.25&5.90; mixed. Sn.oOSj 6.10; heavy. $5.60S6.20; rough, $5.65'&5.75; god to choice heavy. $5.7SfSS.20; pigs, $4.35 5.35: bulk of sales. $5.70d;.O5. SHEEP Receipts estimated 15,000. Mar ket strong. Native. $2.85d'5.3o; western. $3.00?r5.35: yearlings. $5.50et6.75; lambs, $4.50 7.65; western, $4,754(7.00. Kansas Ctty Live Stock Sales. CThe following sales wfrt made teilay at the stock yards, Kansas City. Mo., and by Clay, Robinson Co.. live stock com mission merchants, with offices at aU inarketk.1 Kansas City. Jan. 5. CATTLE Receipts 12.000 head. Market steady. HOGS Receints 28.000 head. Market 10c lower. Bulk of sales. $5.35-:a5.80; top. $5.90. SHEEP Receipts 8.000 head. Market steady. KILLING STEERS No. Wt. Price. INo. Wt. 19 1362 $6.20 I 1 1260 51 lo62 5.10 I 43 1102 Price. $5.00 2 1140 4.00 I IS 967 5.00 24 Io30 5.25 23.. 1116 5.65 COWS AND HEIFERS. 18 742 5.50 I 16 820 5.00 10 1134 4.75 1 5 1230 4.50 15 loll 4.25 I 1 1260 4.00 11 10S6- t 4.75 I 1 1220 4.70 24........ 1042 4.50 I STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 27 1094 5.50 I 25 910 4.65 25 921 5.10 I 45 917 5.10 20 1175 5.00 I 24 954 4.S5 CALVES. 4 160 8.00 I 1 367 3.25 4 367 S-.25 I 8 231 4.50 32.. 26S 4.25 I BULLS. 1 1080 2.75 I 5 1360 3.60 12 1131 4.50 I HOGS. 96 172 5.40 I 41 150 5.25 87 2V) 5.50 1150 253 5.80 71 220 5.75 I 72 202 5.65 34 192 5.45 I S 2-S6 5.80 17 87 4.50 I 7 92 4.50 Kansas City Produce Market Kansas City. Mo., Jan. 5. WHEAT Market unchanged. May. $1.01 '4; July, 92"c. Cash: No. 2 hard. $1.03trl.05; No. 3, 99or(f1.01: No. 2 red. $1.07: No. 3. $1.07. CORN Market unchanged to hie higher. May. 57tc: July. 573ie. Cash: No. 2 mixed. 56&'o7c.: No. 3. 56i4c to 56V&C; No. 2 white, 58c; No. 3. 57a7?ic. OATS Market unchanged, .o. z wnite. 4Sr50cj No. 2 mixed, 47H-49c. Kit. lXdtc. HAY Market dull: steady. Choice tim othy. $9.75C 10.00: choice prairie, $s 50fi,8.7o. BCTTER-Market steady. dreamery, 32c: packing stock, 19c. EGGS Market firm. Fresh extras, 3ic; current receipts. Ztc. WHEAT Receipts. 42 cars. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, Jan. 5. CHEESE Market steadv to firm. Daisies. 14vaiac; twins. 14fSl 4c: voting Americas. 14c. POULTRY Alive, firm: turKeys, loc; chickens. 12c: springs, 14c. POTATOES Market easy, bagr (be. BUTTER Market steady. Creameries, 22&23c: dairies. 21r-25c. EGGS Market firm, firsts, 2Sc. Chicaeo. Jan. 5. WHEAT Considerable concern was manifested amoner traders re garding the cold wave -which developed last nieht over a large section or the win ter wheat territory in this country, and as result the market here today was tlrm An advance of at Liverpool also had a tenilenrv to encourasre buying. lraae, however, was quiet, owing to a scarcity of offerings. May opened He to He higher at $1,081, to $1.0S5'. sold .at $1.0b9fe&1.0S and then reacted to II. Os1. The market developed considerable weakness durine the last half of the day, May declining to $1.07 as a result of auite free selling bv local longs. The close was weak with May off c at $1.07 CORN Despite favorable conditions for the movement of the new crop, reports indicate that corn is being offered -ery sparingly tr rarmers. ana tnis race causea a firm tone in the market for that cereal. There was a fair demand by shorts, but offerings were limited. Prices- at the start were unchanged to c higher. May open ing at 61!Ac to 61c. The market weakened with wheat, May selling off to 61c. The close was easy with Mnv down htwkc at Ola-bHiC OATS Coramlmssinn houses were mod erate buyers of oats and this demand mused slicht firmness In that market May opened a shade to sc higher at 51c to Slti&nlTic and for a time held within that ranee. PROVISIONS Liberal receipts of live hogs had a depressing effect on provisions, the market being weak early in the day. Prices at the opening were unchanged to 5 cents lower. RYE Cash: 74(S76c: May 78c. BARLEY Cash: 60a8c. TIMOTHY March. $4.00. CLOVER March. $9.60. Chicago Groin Market. Furnished by J- E. Gall, Commissions. Grains, Provisions. Cotton nd Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. ffione 4S6. Open High ITHFAT May -lOSVi 10S-1073g Julv ys- 9974 98 mm 61 Ms-1 tl"!s 61i-62 62- 62 62 Chicago, Jan. 5. Low Close Yes I0714 9& 108 99 61 61 14 61 May July Sept. O TK May 514- 51'4 51s Julv 46 46 46-Vb Sept. 39 3i PORK Jan. ...16.47 16.47 Mav 16.66 10.75 LARD Jan. 9.52 9.57 Mav 9.75 9. SO RIBS Jan Mav S.7'2 8. SO 61H-H 61 6114- 6174 61 .62 5-s 46- 51 4G- SPM-Vi 39-ii 39 16.30 16.55 .42 9.67 16.30 16.57 9.42 9.67 16.47 16.70 9.55 9.77-80 8.42-5 S.45-7 8.67-70 8.67-70 8.75 Kansa City Grain Market. fFurnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions, Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Htocks, Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 486. J Kansas City. Jan. 5. Open High Low Close Yes WHEAT Mav ....101 102 1004 101 101 93 S2-a 938-4 J-Jly CORN- May July 9 58 5A 5SU 57?s- 57- 57- 57 57 58 New Tork Produce Market. New York. Jan. 5. BUTTER Market steadv to firm. Creamery specials, 3oc. o.ficlal price 33c:-creamery extras. 32-a: 3.-t third to firsts. 24faic; creamery held common to special, lSCSc; western factory firsts. 21'?r22e; western imitation creamery firsts. 23j.24c. CHEESE State, full cream specials. 14 515c: SeDtember. colored or white fancy, 14c: October best. 13c: late made, small best. 13c: good to prime. 11(&12c; com mon to fair. 10illc: SKims. iuu to spec ials. 2iffillc. EGGS Market easier. State, Pennsyl vania and nearbv brown and mixed fancy, 33rfi35c: fair to choice. 30fi32c: western firsts 3ntrf: ditto seconds. 2S(830c. POULTRY Dressed, firm; western chickens. lfif"0c; western fowls, 11314c; turkeys. 21'g,23c. Market Gossip. fFurnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 4S6.J -Liverpool cables: Opening Wheat Ud higher, corn Ud higher. Second cable: Wheat d higher, corn unchanged to d higher. Kansas City car lots today: Wheat 114, corn 42. oats 3S. Kansas Citv estimated car lots tomor row: Wheat 42. corn 9. oats 8. Chicago car lots today: Wheat 11, corn 476. oats 225. Northwest car lots toaay liv, last year 330. Closine- cables: Wheat d higher, corn unchanged to d higher. New York Stock Market. Wall St.. New York. Jan. 5. STOCKS Opening prices of stocks today were not much changed from last nilit, but the tone was verv irregular and the trading aTlvf Ttiinnincr sales Of 3.500 shares of Consolidated Gas were made at no to j. and the price subsequently broke to 1,36 comnared with 141 at the close last nignt. New York Central advanced 1 and Read ing. Pennsylvania and Kansas City South ern Dreferred a noint. 'aciuc aiau ae clined 1 and MinneaiJOlis. St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie A brisk speculation arose in some or the low Driced stocks, especially the loca traction Krouri. and there was also a good show of strength made by many other is sues. The weakness of Consolidated Gas was ienored for a time. I his stock fluct uated nervously for a long while within a rancre of a DOint or two. and then sua denly broke violently to 132, a loss of 9 points., which precipitated heavy selling elsewhere and caused numerous reactions of a point or more. A brisk rally followed. Prices moved uncertainly witnin tne previous range or fluctuations ami were back to near the lowest by noon. Bonds were steadv. The temper of speculation continued weak, the market receding on constant offering. Losses reaching a point were numerous, consolidated Gas made a fur ther break to 130. making Its loss eleven points. Chicago and Alton yielded 3, St. Paul 2. Illinois Central 2, and Union Pacific 1. A subsequent rise of 2 points in American SmeltinK was without much sustaining effect. Range of Prices on Stock. IFnrnrsned by J. K. Gall, Commissions. lirains. provisions. Lotton ana biooksi Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 486. Kansas City Live Stock. Kansas City. Mo.. Jan. 5. CATTLE Receipts 12.000. including l'lO southerns. Msj-ktt steady. Native steers, $4.756.75; Stocks Gas Copper B. K. T Am. Car bnav. I S. Steel. Com.. U. S. Steel. Pfd... Atchison. Com Atchison. Pfd Anaconda St. Paul Rock Island New York, Jan. 5. Op'u Hif h Low Cl'se Yes. ...103 13H 102 102 103 .l,i 83 82 2 8274 69 70 69 69 69 494, 4i 49 49 491 i 52 52 51 5174 52 112 113 112 113 112 J 9t ftfn 100 lvt W! 1 40',i 4 49 49 49 ISO 15J 147 147 149 2374' 24 2374 24 4 Great Northern 146 147U 146 146 146 Wabash. Pfd 49 5u 49 60 49 Missouri Pacific... 70 71 69 69 70 Am. SmeltinK 81 84 81 83 Sl Northern Pacific. .141 112 141 141 141 N. Y. Central 1 128 128 128 Texas Pacific 34 35 34 35 3F- Southern Pacific. .119 1211 117 117 119 Readaiang 142 142 139 139 141 Erie. Com 33 34 33 S3' XV So. Railway 26 26 25 2614 25 Union Pacific 171 1S1 17S 17s lsi C. 0 56 56 55 5T, 56 B. 0 111 111 11 110 110 1 K 125 125 125 i:S 1-J5 Katv 731 Pennsvlvania 134 134 133 133 133 Can. Pacific ...176 176 175 175 176 National Lead 78 78 76 76 77 C. F 1 40 41 40 40 40 Rock Island. Pfd.i. 60 61 59 59 6' New York Money Market. New York. Jan. 5. MONEY Money 1.11 call steady: highest i'; lowest 2: ruling rate 2; last loan 2!4, closing bid 2'4; offered at 2!4 per cent. Time loans easv; 60 and 90 days 2 to 3 per cent; six months 3 to 3. LOSE: Prime mercantile paper to 4 per cent. Sterling exchange Irregular with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.84.9ofi4.sr for 60 day bills and at $4.86.85 for demand; commercial bills $4.84fi-4.84. SILVER Bar silver. 60c; Mexican dol lars. 46c. BONDS Government bonds, steady rail road bonds, irregular.. New York Sugar and Coffee Market. New York. Jan. 5. SITGAR Raw. steady; refining. $3.17f 3.20: centrifugal. 96 test. $s.67ii3.70: molasses stiKar. 12 .9 lrH" j Refined, steady: crushed, $5.35; powdered. COFFEE Market steady. No. 7 Rio 657c; No. 4 Santos,' 8fJSe. Cotton Market. New York. Jan. 5. COTTON Spot closed quiet; 10 points decline: middling uplands. $9.25: middling gulf, $9.50. Sales, none. Galveston. Tex.. Jan. 5. COTTON Mar ket higher. 9c. Topeka aiarft-ec fFurnished by the Charles Wolff Paek lug Co.. yards close at noon Saturday. We cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs weighing less tnan i.u 10s. uo sot mar ket hogs unless same are well finished, as we cannot use half fat stuff. We give below prices effective al eoco. until fur ther notice. HTopeka. Kan., Jan. 5. MIXED 'AND BUTCHERS... $5.15fj5 35 HEAVY 5.4jVoS.5.-, LIGHT 4.95S6.25 CATTLE. Per cwt. Cows (good)...... $3 2."tM.5U Cows (medium) 2.50'a3.00 Heifers (good) 8.2o&-3.75 Heifers (medium) 2.75(i3.W Bulls (good) 2.75tt3.25 Bulls (medium) 2.00ra2.50 Calves (100 to 2o0 lbs.) 4 .oo4.75 Calves (over 200 lbs.) S.004ia60 (furnished by The Continental Creii. Co.. Topeka, Kan. BUTTER AND EGGS. EGGS Chicago. 30c: N. Y., 32c. CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago, 3'c N. Y., 32c. ELGIN BCTTER 32c. EGGS AND POXJLTRT. fWholesale prices furnished by Topeka rauKiug. .u-a-uo w. ijBurfni street 1 POULTRY Hens. Sc: springs, Sc; broil ers, 12c; old cocks, 3c; stags, 7c. Turkeys, 13c; ducks, 8c; geese, 6c. BUTTER Packing stock, 19c. EGGS 28c WHOLF.SALK FRUIT AND PRODUC (Furnished by Sam'l E. Lux, Wholesale Fruit and Produce.! FLORIDA PINEAPPLES Per crate. HICKORY NUTS Per bu.. $2.80. CAULIFLOWER Per crate. $3.25. COCOAN UTS Per sack, original. $5; per doz.. 65c. BULK DATES Per lb.. 6c. HONEY Per case. $3.39. GRAPES Almira grapes, ber bbl., JO.TGq 6.25. APPLES Per box. $1.25S2.00. GRAPE FRUIT Per box. $4.25. FIGS Per box. 65c. CRANBERRIES Per bbl., $14.00 per lb., 14c. CALIFORNIA TOMATOES Per 4 bskt. crate. $2.00. CABBAGE Wisconsin Holland, per lb.. 2c. RED GLOBE ONIONS Wisconsin, en bu.. S5&90C. SPANISH ONTONS Per crate, $2.00. LEMONS California, per box, $3.254r3.76 ORANGES Redlands Golden, per box. $2.00i3.25. ORANGES Navel, per box. $2.50. BANANAS Medium, per bunch, $1.75 2.00; large, per bunch, $2.5(ffi2.75: Jumbo, per bunch, $3.003.25; extra large, per lb., FANCY LEAF LETTUCE Per basket. $1.00. CARROTS Per bu.. 75c. PARSNIPS Per bu.. 75c. TURNIPS Per bushel. 60c. BEETS Per bushel. 75c CANADA RUTABAGAS Per lb., lc COLORADO POTATOES Per bu.. 7oc. SWEET POTATOES Per bu.. $1.25. CELERY Jumbo, per bunch. 80c: Rlua Ribbon, per bunch. 55c FRESH OYSTERS N. T Ontinta. r can 60c: N. Y. Extra Selects, pnr can 6o: btandards. per can, 3bc. Bulk N. Y. Counts, per gal.. S2.30: N. Y. Extra Kelectf f per gal.. $2.10: Plain Selects, per gaL. $1.7t aianaaras, per gai.. si.w. CHEESE. Wisconsin. Y. A.. 16c: Ltmburger. 16e; Daisy. 20-lb. each. 15c: Daisy Twins. 2 to box. 15c: Wisconsin yellow. 16c: Wiscon sin white. 16c: Brick. 16c: Block Swiss, domestice style. 16c. Grain Market. Furnished by J. B.' Billard, corner Kan sas Ave. and Curtis St. WHEAT No. No. 4. 79(o81c CORN 55c. OATS 46!g48c. Topeka, Kan., Jan. 5. SS&90c; No. 3. 84V8oc; Topeka Tilde Market. Quotations furnished by James C. 6ml th 6i Co.. 108 East Third St. Topeka. Kan., Jan. 5. HIDES No. 1 G. S. hides. luc; G. 8. hides. 9c; side brands, 6c flat; glue hides. 5V4c Hat; N. 1 (i. s. bull hides, 9c: No. 2 G. a. bul hides, 8c: Deacons. 26a to 35c: slunks. 15c to 25c; No. 1 horse hides. $2.50: No. 2 horse hides, $1.50; No. 4 horse hides. 75c: dry flint butcht-r. h.i vi 14c; dry flint fallen. 13c; dry flint lights. 12c; dry salts, lie; dry cull, loc. Tallow No. 1. 5c; No. 2. 4c. VCll PRICE LIST. FURS Mink. No. 1 lame. 12.2S? No 1 medium. $2.26; No.. 1 small, $l.oo&; No. t large. $1.5u; No. medium and small, $1.00; X'q. 3. 5uc: No. 4. 25c: prime ui.t dark. $4.otxJiS.00; cotton, 60c. Raccoon, No. 1 inree. 11.00: medium. 60c: Km;. I v. 2. large. 4oo; medium. 26c; No. 3. 16c; No. 4 ioc; uiotn aim aarK, f 1.004414. uu. Muskrat. No. 1. large, 25c: medium. 15c:' small. 10c; kits, oc. Fox (grey). No. 1. arge. lac: me"dium, 50c: small. 25c: No. 2. iaiee. :5c. Fox (1 ed). No. 1 lame 1" Kii- medium. $1.25: small. 75c; No. 2 large, $100; No. 3. 25c. Otter (according to size and color). $15.00itlO."X). Wild cat. No. 1 laree $1.00: No. 2. large. 60c; No. 3. 25c. House cat. No. 1. large, 15c: No. 2, large, 10c. Civit cat. No. 1. large. 40c: medium. 3oc; small. 15c: No. 2. large, 20c; medium and small. lc: No. 3, 5c. Opossum. No 1, large. 25c; medium. 12c; small, 5c; No. 3 medium and small. 2c: trash, no value. Badger. No. 1. laree. 85c: medium s..- smali. ?5c: No. 2. large, loc. Skunk- Black prime. 90c5$1.25: short 60c to narrow. 50c to 70c: broad. 10 tn .Toe I.vuv owintr to size. $3.00 to $8.00. Beaver, owing to size. fur. etc.. $7.00 to $l.on. Bear, fine and fill fur. $4.00 to $s.no. Wolf, timber. 00 to t.: m-alrli" 1100 tn -s,. c.mt,. tlons axe for Kansas and similar Xur'

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1909. 9 i j

cJOCIETY Tho annual business meeting and elec tion of the Topeka chapter of the' Daugh ters of the American Revolution will be beld Saturday at the home of Mrs. A. K. Rodgers, 503 Monroe street. The business meeting will commence at 11 o clock In the morning and will be fol lowed by a luncheon and a programme. Topeka bachelor who Is building a ng tioli Vtgalow.will start a private informa- bureau in order that he may have some time to himself. Up to date he has had to neglect everything else in order to answer the questions of people who can't understand why a bachelor hould want the comforts of homexcept with the usual matrimonial entangle ments. 4 9k It 4 Topeka friends of Mr. David Bowie, who sailed from New York on the Lusitania December 16, to spend a few months in the British Isles and on the continent, are in receiDt of copies of the Cunard Daily Bulletin published on enippoard December 17. Among Jir. Bowie's fellow passengers were Mr. George Ade. Lord Ashburton, Lord and Lady Northcliffe, Miss Marie Van Vorst, Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbilt and her son. Master W. K. Vanderbilt. "Dear," a girl called to her brother in the next room, "won't you please bring me No. never mind! I see I have It. So I'll just take back that 'dear.'

The blouse shown by illustration is a combination of net, cloth and soutache braid. The cloth being of the same ma terial as the skirt. A very smart effect la produced by using plain net over the Bilk foundation instead of chiffon. The foundation (including the plain net) may be of white or the same color as the material. The net waist and sleeves are tucked. Mr. Edwin Curry, Mr. Schuyler Nich ols, and Mr. Charles L. Mitchell are in charge of the arrangements for the first of a series of dances at the Elks' club to be given Friday night. The company will be limited to members of the club and their families.

"To be in Society," said a man to a girl who owns a small electric stanhope, "one must have en automobile. You," he added, "Just get in by the skin of your teeth: your machine is the deuce of spades."

Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Holllday gave a theater party at the Grand last r.ight followed by supper at the Elks for Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Curnick of New York city, who are at the Na tional for a few weeks. The other guests were Dr. and Mrs. L. L, Good Win and Mr. A. G. Goodwin. A Topeka chap started on a long rail way Journey the other day carrying in Ms traveling bag Three Weeks, The "Yoke, Together, and a bottle of Vir ginia Dare wine. The reckless rascal! The marriage of Miss Majella Hol land of Peoria, 111., and Mr. James Paul Stansfield Lacey of Pasadena, Cal., is announced. Mr. Lacey is the on of Mrs. Etta Lacey of Topeka and formerly lived here. He is now in charge of the music of the First Con gregational church at Pasadena and his bride who is a violinist of con siderable attainment, assists him. Mrs. Robert Garver will entertain the Wednesday Afternoon Bridge club tomorrow.

The Chaldean club had a luncheon Monday at the home of Mrs. Warren M. Crosby. The company was lim ited to fclub members including Mrs. "Crosby, Mrs. L. D. Whittemore, Mrs. i'V. F. Bowen, Mrs. A. T. Daniels, Mrs. E. Walker, Mrs. George D. Walp, rn. A- L. Greene. Mrs. Mary E. .lolmeP, Mrs. Scott Hopkins, Miss 'Belle Thompson, Mrs. John B. Sims, Mrs. Robert B. Steele, Mrs. J. B. Larimer. Mrs. Henry F. Mason, Mrs. Silas Porter and Mrs. George Guild. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strain of Phillipsburg have issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Anna, to Mr. Carl Smith, the wedding to take place Thursday, January 7, in Phillipsburg. Miss Strain made her borne in Topeka until about three months ago and was stenographer in the office of her brother, Mr. F. E. Strain, division freight agent for the Rock Island. Miss Opal Corbet, Glen Fountain farm, Valencia, was the hostess at a reunion of the class of January '07 high school, Saturday night. The Helianthus Literary club will meet with Mrs. C. W. Horn Friday afternoon, January 8.

The Minerva club entertained the Mothers club at the Provident asso ciation this afternoon. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Fox has issued announcements of the marriage ot B i E SURE to lock over our large stock of Solid Silverware. tions in Cases. The largest stock and lowest price goods ever offered. All are Standard Makes 727 Kansas Ave. James B. 1 "lbyfei rv 'II w-1 JJ I w. ?JSl.jiAis r j The king and queen of Italy, whoso heroic efforts in lx-lmlf of llio sufferers have won tliem universal grat itude. Typical mountain scene in the devastated Italian distrust. This was taken near l'aterno, fcicily. located 10 miles nortli of Catania, at the foot of Mt. Etna. Paterno was entirely destroyed In the recent earthquake. her daughter. Myrtle Crebo, to Mr. Robert Roy Cook, on Friday, Decem ber 25. Xotes and Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. Georee A. Clark will leave later in the month for Corpus Christi, Texas, for a few weeks. Mr. Geortre Stoker of Los Angeles, Cal., was in Topeka last night the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Alf Klingenberg. Mr. Stoker is in Kansas on a short business trip and went to Manhattan today but will return again for a few days before he goes back to California. Mr. Mike Murry is ill with tonsilitls at his home. 818 Qulncy street. Mrs. George C. Thompson will leave Saturday for her home In Plainville efter a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Herbst. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Dickie and their daughter Margaret have returned from a visit in Lancaster, Wis. Mrs. C. G. Foster and Miss Lillian Fos er spent Sunday Jn Lawrence. Mrs. Ed Wittmann of Kansas City and Mrs. Nelle Dunning of Concordia are guests of Mrs. Mark Putnam. Mrs. Clarence Miller and her son Merwin will go to Kansas City Satur day to meet Mr. Miller, who is with the Red Mill company. Professor and Mrs. William Under bill Moore left today for their home In Madison, Wis. They were accom panied by Miss Alvina Wilhelmi, who will remain in Madison for a visit. Lawrence World. Dr. Charles C. Allen, 3332 Baltimore avenue, has returned from a three weeks' trip to Old Mexico. Mrs. Allen and her son, David, returned yester day from a visit in Maysville, Mo. Kansas City Star. The little coat shown in the illustra tion was developed in blue broadcloth. Empire style. It is cut in full length, entirely covering the dress. It closes in double-breasted fashion to the neck, H: which is finished with a rolling collar and a circular cape. The sleeves are finished with turnback cuffs. The clos ing is made with buttons and button holes. Braid Is used as trimming. Dr. Frank Knight Sanders, president of Washburn college, and Mrs. San ders and their children will arrive in Topeka tomorrow from Boston to re main permanently. They will be at home at the President's House on Washburn campus. Captain and Mrs. Jens Bugge return ed to Fort Leavenworth from their wedding trip to Washington and New York Sunday, and Mrs. Bugge came I to Topeka Monday to be with her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Cutteli, until today when she returned to the Post Mr. Charles Price and Dr. John Mc Clintock were the guests of Mrs. Price's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Price, in Atchison Sunday. Mr. Jay House is spending a few days in Marion county. Miss Miriam Foster has returned from a visit in Hutchinson. Prof. J. w. Blair of Wichita spent the holidays in Topeka. The Rev. Robert H. Mize of Em poria, who will be in Topeka for the missionary meeting at Grace cathedral, wHl be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Price. 1197 Clav street. Professor T. B. Blair. Morning Side college, Sioux City, la., who spent the holidays in Topeka. has returned to Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Clevenger, Miss Gertrude Clevenger and Miss Jane Lynch have gone to Williamsburg to visit Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Clevenger. Miss Ruth Price has returned from a visit to Mrs. Calvin Newman in Em poria. Mr. Clyde Chalmers returned Mon day from a short visit in Chicasro. Mrs. H. L. Shirer, Mrs. George D. Walp and Mrs. J. F. Daniels will give 1 Beautiful Combina Hayden Jeweler and Optician Egyptian Goddess on the a thimble party for the ladies or the First Congregational church at the home of Mrs. Shirer. 1157 Fillmore street, tomorrow afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fluke of Kansas City came today for a short visit to Mr. and Mrs'. Geo- Larigdon, 1232 Fillmore street. Mrs. W. A. Powers and her son have returned from Chicago where they were called by the serious illness of Mrs. Powers' father. Mr. Earl Fitzpatrick has returned from Chicago where he spent the past few days. Miss Pauline La Trompe of Puebio, Colo., is the guest of Miss Edna Cor bet at Glen Fountain farm, Valencia. Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Cole have re turned from Salina where they spent a few days witn Mr ana Mrs, i'rea Walker. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Schoch are In Kansas City for the day. Dr. and Mrs. R. S. Magee. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gorsage and Miss Mar garet Goodrich have returned from Eskridge where they were guests at a house party given by Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Parmiter. Mr. Louis Hall left yesterday to at tend the automobile show in New York before he returns to Andover. Mass., to resume his work at Phillips academy. Judge Fred Wellhouse has gone to Tonganoxie to visit his daughter, Mrs. H. S. Bullard, and the Wellhouse house on Topeka avenue has been closed. Miss Alice Bayless of Springfield, Mo., Is the guest of Miss Corinne Cos ton. Miss Coston has been ill for a week tout is much improved. Mr. Fred P. Fairchild has returned to the university at Lawrence after spending the holidays with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Fairchild, 1325 Tyler street. Mrs. John F. Stanton and daughter, Mildred, have returned from a visit to Mrs. Sherman G. Elliott in Lawrence. Mrs. Harry Pribble, Mrs. Harry Tasker, Mrs. John Kleinhans, Miss Ona May Miller, Mr. Howard Carruth and Mr. Carlton Wood left yesterday to give a series of concerts at the Santa Fe reading rooms between here and Los Angeles. Mrs. Eva De Obert is the guest of Mrs. S. C. Garrard. Miss Anna Harrison has returned from Kansas City. The Richardson Art Embroidery club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. E. W. Hutchings, 1921 Van Buren street. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Skeen of In dianapolis, guests of the Iatter's par ents. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Blair, have returned home accompanied by Miss Marie Blair who will make them an extended visit. Dinner In Root's Honor. New York, Jan. 5. Announcement is made here that a dinner in honor of Sec retary of State Elihu Root will be held on February 26. This dinner is in rec ognition of Mr. Root's services in the interest of international, peace. Speak ers at the dinner are to include President-elect Taft, Baron Takahira, the Japanese ambassador. Governor Hughes of this state, Andrew Carnegie, Joseph H. Choate and others. Copyright by Albert T. Reid, 1908. New Midwinter Poster. EGYPTIAN GODDESS. Feature of Midwinter Exposition Win dow Cards. Oiie of the neatest, and most beauti fully designed window cards ever seen in Topeka has made its appearance as an advance advertisement for the To peka Midwinter exposition which will hold forth in the Auditorium from January the 18th to the 30th. The color scheme is Egyptian orange and white, the. colors which will predominate in the Auditorium decorations. The window card design Is a creation of Albert T. Reid, as have been all of its predecessors, but the work of the artist this season has been particularly pleasing. The head is that of an Egyptian goddess and it is said that Miss Isabelle Smith,, one of Topeka's beautiful young women, posed for the artist. At any rate the face and espe cially the eyes are those of the well known Topeka young woman. Secretary Bainter has written a let ter to each of the numerous exhibitors and told them of the color scheme of Egyptian orange and white which will be used In decorating the Auditorium. He has also asked them to conform with this Idea as far as practical and has ordered several hundred yards of bunting of this description to be used during the Midwinter. Arrangements have already been completed for the attractions and Sec retary Bainter is sure that he has an innovation or two which will come as surprises to the patrons of the exposi tion. Each afternoon and evening Pro fessor W. F. Roehr will preside at the pipe organ for a selection or two and then there will be band and orchestra music distributed throughout the even ing. Marshall's band will have a place on the programme three times each week and Steinberg's. Calkins' and Hall's or chestra will alternate on the pro gramme. There will be six vaudeville attractions each afternoon and even ing and the programme will be changed completely each week. During the Midwinter exposition the aux-e-to will be seen or heard which ever way the application may seem the most correct, for the first time in Topeka. More Jewels. Coming. New York, Jan. 5s During the last three months there has been a steady and considerable gain in the value of imports of precious stones to New York, according to reports of the appraiser of the port. From the figures at hand cus toms officers believe that importations of Jewels during the present year will exceed all previous records. The effects of the panic of 1907 are plainly seen tn the statistics,- showing that during 1908, the entries of diamonds and other precious stones fell off 150 per cent as compared with 1907, a total of $18,850, 149. Roentgen Rays for Children. New York. Jan. 6. The use of Roentgen rays to ascertain the age of children, thus to establish whether they ant mature -enouEh for manual labor, is advocated by Prof. Thomas Morgan Rotch AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS. NATE B. THOMPSON announces himself as a candidate for the nomination of clerk of the court of ToDcka, subject to the Republican city -primaries. March 2, W C. RALSTON is a candidate for the Republican nomination for the office of city attorney, subject to the city primary election on March 2. 1909. WANTED To do house work in small family by experienced young girl; state wages. L. M.. care Journal. WANTED ResDectable young man wants work of any kind. Address J. S.. 412 E. 5th. WAjrrpn Mr,ir np!i WANTED A TODeka retail store wants a man experienced in tea, coffee, crockery, chlnaware. etc.: must know how to roast coffee: give past experience, references, age and salary wanted. Address E. X., care Journal. WANTED Carpenters for R. R.. farm help, hotel help, arm waiters, women cooks, house girls, hotel maids, waitresses. j mo. A. L. Furman. 811 Kansas ave. Phones 662 FRATERNAL UNION OF AMERICA wants a good orKanizer for Topeka and viclnitv. Offers the best contract being made for work of this kind. See R. J. Kearnev. Sec. 522 Kansas ave. WANTED Two barbers: must be sober and erood workmen: no "kids;" steady jobs: U2.00 guarantee and percentage over $18.00. Married men preferred. D. P. Merrion. Pratt. Kan. WANTED Experienced grocery delivery man. Address Delivervman. care Journal. WANTED A first class grocery wants a thoroughly experienced all around gro cery clerk. Address No. 98, care Journal. WANTED Job pressman. Hall Litho. Co. WANTED A thoroughly competent real estate stenographer. W. J. Ratcliff. At wood. Kan. WANTED SAJ.K9MEX. WANT-RD Reliable salesman in every town in Kansas. Address W. F. Bellman, Investment Co., Topeka, Kan. SALESMAN WANTED to represent us, exDerience unnecessary. $75 to JloO per month and expenses or commission, xaie Cigar Co.. Indianapolis. Ind. WANTED An experienced presser in la dies' and gent's clothing, 820 Kansas ave. WANTED Dining room girl and dish washer at Holllday hotel. 401 Holllday st. WANTED Good girl for general house work: no washing. 721 Fillmore st. WANTED White girl for house work; familv of 3. Inauire 1100 Madison, WANTED Stenographer. State terms and experience. R. M.. Journal. VV ANTED SaSCEIXAJTEOUS. WE PAY THE HIGHEST PRIC& for secondhand clothes shoes, hats and overcoats. Drop a card or call Ina. phone 15S8. Abe Jacobson. 600 Kansas avenue. r.ottaire. new. West side; state best terms and exact location if you expect a reply. Aauress vl. x. uub omw owuimu. HORSES TO WINTER. M. O'Keefe, Ind. phone 8198. wanted To buy 4 to 6 room house, West side. $200 to $300 cash, balance monthly. Give location. Add.C.W., Journal WANTED Veal calves and fat cows. H. M. Bush. Ind. phone 24733. 1010 E. 8th at WANTED Inspiration Mining Co. stock. W. A. Neiswanger. Phones 948. Mul vane Bldg. WANTED Horses and cattle to winter; good feed and water. J. N. Edgar. Ind. 22581. WANTED Family washings, rough dry or Ironed, Called for and delivered. 2S0S 3 Ind. WANTEl-Portrait pictures to enlarge. Call 311 East 5th. WA NTED--Horses and cows to winter, good feed, water, shelter. H. Chalmers. Ind. 28092. or 2601 Black. WANTED Winter your horse In a good bam in the country. Call J. E. Mathews, Bell phone 37143; Ind. 2202 WANTED Horses to winter, box stalls, good care and feed. Alfalfa bay for irn le. Updegraff Farm. Tnd. 4002. BUSINESS OUNCES. BUSINESS FOR SALE I have a busi ness of a mechanical nature for sale. TK-ntori on Kansas ave.. will net about $150 per month. This is a real snap for any one wanting lo get miu a. b""u fr.i- himself. Call and see me about it. W. J. Rickenbacker. 534 Kan. ave., (base ments FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT 933 Kansas ave., 1 unfurnish ed room. gas. f nones lb. FOR RENT Modern furnished room for gentleman, o-o mauisuii. xim. gov FOR RENT Nice large front room, all modern, uz inonroe. FOR RENT 1116 Harrison, nice furnished room, modern, ina. pnone zsoa vvniie. FOR RENT Furnished rooms for light houseKeeping. &ji ru. uiu FOR RENT Rooms. 1032 N. Jackson St. Call iqq. pnone jiti iv. FOR RENT 2 modern furnished rooms. hot water heat, electric ngni. Data. 710 West Sth st. FOR RENT 520 Harrison St., first class .nil nlcn fin Klilte of rooms at 508 Harirson. Phones 914. FOR RENT 214 Quincy St., 3 unfurnished rooms. 1st iioor. gas. FOR RENT Two large rooms, complete tor nouseKeepuin; juu win n.e mem. oai Kansas ave. FOR RENT Furnished rooms, gas heat lipht hrLRrfi if desired. 700 Monroe. FOR RENT Two modern furnished rooms. 1122 Taylor st. FOR RENT 6 roms, gas and barn, 2 lots, good location. Ind. 2991 Red. FOR RENT 213 West Sth. modern fur nished mom. with board. FOR RENT--4 newly furnished rooms, 209 Kantat ave. Gentlemen only. of Harvard. In an address before the Colony club Dr. Rotch said that the wrist bones of children were the surest means of indicating the stage of development, and he suggested that the X-Ray method of examination be used also in grading children in school work and in athletics. Everybody reads the State Journal. FOR RENT 6 room house, partly modern. tig Jiucnanan it. ftione Ino. ziuf Heo. FOR RENT room dwelling with barn, first class condition 449 Sumner ave. W..S. Burgenthal. 117 W. 7th. Phones 199. 420 Madison. rooms. $6. 406 Van Buren. 6 rooms. $13. Ind. phone 6961. FOR RENT. 1624 Polk st.. 6 rooms, gas light and heat. $16.00. C. G. BLAKELY CO. Ind. 738. Bell 1233. FOR RENT room bouse, gas. good re pair, barn. $10. 1114 N. Van Buren st. 6 room house. 1177 N. Kansas ave., $10. Large modern house. 1325 Quincy, $20. 7 room modern house. 117 W. 10th St., $25 8 room house. 5154 E. 1st St., $7. 7 room house. 520 Liberty St., $10. A. P. WILSON. 415 Kansas Ave. TO LET Steam heated flat, three rooms and bath. Close in. Inquire of W. P. Montgomery. Room 30, Central National Bank building. FOR RENT 7 rom modern house, 213 To. peka ave. FOR RENT To family without children, entirelv modern 5 room cottage; grate in parlor. $18. Inquire 1314 W. 5th st. FOR RENT House of 4 rooms. 1108 E. 8th. $7.00. Phone 25C3 Red. 5 ROOMS at 1019 Madison, gas, city water. Call 1201 Jackson, basement. FOR RENT 5 roomed flat, with bath, water and gas stoves furnished. In quire 1901 West 6th. Gordon's store. FOR RENT 117 W. 10th. modern 7 rooms; also furnished rooms 604 VV. 8th. FOR RENT Six room house, 315 West Twelfth. Well, gas. Grownups only. FOR RENT 8 room house, reasonable, located in Auburndale. 324 Kansas ave. FOR RENT Strlcy modern S room home, jno Clay. Both phones 17. FOR P?S3g?f-7TSr FOR RENT 80 acres VA miles N. E. To peka, J. Rollheiser. 120 E. 4th. FOR RENT 160 aore farm 12 miles west of Topeka. Inquire 901 Adams st. FOR SALE Cheap, new 4 room cottage. 1 lots. barn. well. 408 Poplar st. SEE OWNER. 220 West 6th st., for 6 room modern house, on Polk St., cheap. VERY CHEAP. 3 lots, east front, 6 rooms, gas. water, sewer, barn, on car line. West side. 11.600. $200 cash and $15 Der mo. Garllnghouse Realty Company 608 Kansas THE U8IE-4EPWORTH LAND CO KANSAS. TKXA8 MEXICO LANDS. TOPEKA. KANSAS, Ind. Phone 367. Bell Phone 358. FOR SALE. Sixty acres between Highland Park and Vinewood: small house, stone, timber. $4,000 cash. Ind. phone 982. SUBURBAN 10 acres 2 miles east of State House; some alfalfa. variety of fruit, cottage 5 rooms, barn. crib, wagon shed, hog pens, cave. well. etc. Can make terms. J. E. TORRINGTON. 109 W. 6th St. Bell 1362. Ind. 228. YOU'LL MAKE MONEY By buylnjr this 4 room cottage with two lots, near Washburn college, sidewalk. sewer, modern conveniences; can be had for $1,000.00. $350 cash: $8.68 per month. SHAWNEE AGENCY. Both Phones 606. 534 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE Six dwellings, two six room, two five room, two four room dwellings on monthly payment plan. Payments about like rent. TOPEKA INVESTMENT LOAN CO. Phone 1307. 113 East 6th St. FOR SALE Restaurant and cafe, doing good business: cheapest rent in city con sidering location. Price right; part cash, balance monthly. Add. W. A. S., Journal. FOR SALE Bv owner, practically new, thoroughly modern, nine room home, quarter-sawed oak finish, plate glass win dows, cemented cellar, gas and water in house, well, cistern, large barn, excellent location, cash or easy terms; also 5 lots northeast of Santa Fe shops, cheap. Phone 2772 rings. HOMESTEAD LAND. Can locate you on homesteads very cheap. Costs you noth ing outside of locating fee and $18.00 or $20.00 for securing your papers from the government officials. Land level. Best wheat soli in Kansas. Clement L. Wilson, Tribune. Kansas. FOR SALE House and 4 lots, with large barn. 108 Winter at., Auburndale. J. Thomas Lumber Co. FOR SALE 3 room cottage, 3 lots, plenty of fruit. 251 Kellam. Oakland. FOR SALE 600 business cards for $1.25; BOO envelopes, $1.25; 500 letter heads. $1.50. See them; first class printing at propor tionate rates. Trapp. 714 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Good cow. Tecumseh, Kansas. Curt Bergman, FOR SALE Good hay press and farm wagon, cheap'. Add. Hay Press, Journal. FOR SALE Mare. 617 West Gordon st. FOR SALE Alfalfa hay. F. A. Titus- Ind. 8783. Call evenings. FOR SALE Fixtures, shoe cases, small stock notions and candy. 410 E. 4th st. FOR SALE A good second hand delivery wagon, cheap. Call at 704 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Prairie hay and bound cane. In phone 2358 Ring l. J. a. feagar. FOR SALE Team, harness and wagon. Huntoon and Hurniand ave.. 14 miles south Gage's park. Wm. Adams. FOR SALE Shot shells for Springfield rules, j. ti. foucnt. FOR SALE fresh cows, or will trade for dry cows. J. C. Hentzler. 28th and Kan sas ave. Ind. pnone una z rings. FOR SALE New $40 full dress suit, $20. 416 W. 6th. after 6:30 p. m. FOR SALE One 3 wagon and hay rack; will trade for lisrnt spring wagon or buggy. Fred Harris, 1211 N. Western ave. FOR SALE Pair horses, mare in foal. Wt. 2.700: also stylish young driving mare, gentle. 128 Topeka ave. FOR SALE Baled alfalfa hay; dry fire wood 4 feet long. Call noon or evenings. R. J. McCafferty. Ind. phone 8784 Rings. FOR SALE First class horse and buggy, quiet and a good driver. 313 Woodlawn ave. Ind. 12463 rings. AUTOMOBILE Bulck. 4 cyl. touring car, almost new: perfect condition; fully equip ped. Ton. etc.; extra tire, extra storage battery. $1,100. cash or Installments. T. P. Chapman, care Majestic Theater. FOR SALE Prairie hay by the ton or balled bv load or car load. H. W. Mc Afee. W. 6th. Bell phone 59. 25 PIANO BOXES. 12.00 to $3.00 each. W. F. ROEHR MUSIC CO.. 630 Kan. ave. FOR SALE OR TRADE For eow, horse, buggy and harness. 1314 N. Taylor. MISCELLANEOUS. Bell Phone llfl Main. Ind. Phone 13X3. TOPEKA BUS AND BAGGAGE CO.. HIS EAST FOintTH HT Rubber tired busses 25 cents a passenger to any part of the city. Baggage or Trunks 25 cents. FREE 10c package Conkey's Laying- to G. H. Harries. By mail 7c. 210 W. 6th. LOST Between Kansas and Topeka avs.,' a Cremerie meal ticket. No. S9fi. Findor return to State Journal. Reward. LOST ChriRtmas morning on Jackson St., oetween tn and 13th sts pair of black beads. Return to 1325 Harison st. Reward.- IX3ST Little brown water Spaniel. "C. J. Donahue. 5u0 Taylor." on collar. Liberal' reward ror nis return to above addr First published In The Topeka State journal January a, lauo.i NOTICE. Notice is hereby riven that th inrk.i holders of The Aetna Building and Loan association or xopeKa. Kansas, will hold their annual meeting In tne office of the; said association in the cltv of Toneka. a t 10 o'clock a. m. on Tuesday, the 26th day of January. 1909, for the purpose of elect-' ing a Doard ot directors for the ensuing, year, and to transact anv othr hualnca that may properly come before said meet-- ing. J.NQ. Q. ROYCE. Secretary. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 1 xou win taKe -notice that my petition1 for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors,, according to law, at my drug store at No. 501 Kansas ave.. in the Fourth ward of; the city of Topeka. Shawnee county, Kan sas, is now on file in the office of the pro bate Judge of said county, and that said petition will be heard before the probate judge, of .said county at his office In the court house in the city of Topeka on" Saturday. January 80.. 1909, at 10 'o'clock' a. m. A. H. MARSHALL, Applicant. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: You will take notice that my petition for a permit to sell Intoxicating liquors, according to law. at my drug store at No. 619 North Kansas avenue, in the First ward of the city of Topeka, Shawnee county. Kansas, is now on file in the office of the probate ludsre of said county, and that said petition will be heard before the probate judge of said county at his office in the court house in the city of Topeka on Tuesday, January 19. 1909. at 10 o clock a. m. A. H. HERO Lb, Applicant. MOjNKV to luan on live Block, pfanoa, per- -vuB, m.ui uuuseuuia Kuoas. lypewru ers. W. E. Searuine. 413 K. A. Both phones. BETZER REALTY AND LOAN CO. Make farm and city loans in any amount from $500 up. at lowest rates and on the most favorable terms. Oflloe, Room X. Columbian Bldg. MONEY to loan on personal property, payment $1.25 week will pay off loan $2S In 26 weeks. O. H. Fllntham, notary pub lic. 906 E. 4th st. Either phone 977. MONEY to loan on live stock, pianos, or gans, typewriters, household goods and pergonal security. L. Wucoe. BH Kan. v. DR. E. L. CARHART. M. D-, physiolan and surgeon; diseases of women and children. Office, room 7. over Snow's drug store. IDA C BARNES. M, D. Office 728 Kansas ave. Residence Thlr-. teenth and Clay. Office hours; a, m. t 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. to 6 p. m. Both pbsnes 18 residence and Ind. 1318 office. DR H. H. KEITH, surgeon and diseases tit women, with private hospital Office RSI Kr!H r QUINCY STREET FREE DISPENSARY. 621 Quincy at. Conducted by regular practicing physicians and surgeons. Med ical service free. Medicine free In some cases. Office hours 2 to 6 p. m. Cells answered nleht or day. Tnd. phone 1367 FT OTtTWT. FRESH cut flowers for all oeeaslona te be found at Hayes' flower store. 107 W. Sth Ind. phone STt. AVTTT?TT"W. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL COTTAGES FOH the care and treatment of nervous lnra. lids, alcohol and drug habits and roll 3 eases of mental derangement. W. 8. 1 1rfy M r W K A Tra.. Kan. PAVTNO. CAPITAL CITY VITRIFIED BRICK so PAVING CO.. 214 E. th St. Mfss. of bulMtn. rflvlnar and sidewalk brick. rVTlFTiT K1TRS. L. M. PENWELU funeral director and embimer. First class service, reason able prices. 611 Quincy at. Roth phonea 193 JKWKL.KRS. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dlaa cionds. silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacle properly fitted. FOR CAB ORDERS call Stancay. 296. 624 West 10th. Ind. OSTFO'PATHS. Dr. Nellie Sawyer. Ind. phone 1280. 13 K. A.. Crawford Bid. Elevator rrlo jCARTWEjVIXfX BATH rugs and carpet weaving, 712 E. 4th St.. next to R. R. Y. M. C. A. Adella Black. PT TV HF FT! WtNG. FRAMING, regildlng. mat making, mount ing done by J. D. Sullivan. 112 W. El nth street. Packing, shipping, etc MACTTTNF SHOPS. FOR up-to-date gunsmiths and electricians ee H. B. Howard. 710 Kan. ave. Tel 603. MERCHANTS TRANSFER A STORAGE Co. packs, ships and stores housebold goods. Tel 186. Clarence Skinner. CU Quincy at. iinra ,T,hanv ttnuvht anld or re paired. 611 Quincy st. The Merchants' Safe Exchange Co. Phone 2567 Blue. 1S long aiptanre. x xarmer saie, io; a jwr er"s snfe. t&. M. C. PLANK, gen. contractor, has an office at 621 Kan. ave. Estimates cheer fully given. Inn, phone 1F. Bell PATENTS. J. A. ROSEN, patent attorney, an eve.. Topeka. Kan. SjJOTHANDlEPORTCR O. W. CURTia 700 Kansas ave. phone 114S; residence 2991 Red. Ind. I,

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10 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1909. CHAIR HHT GREEN. Mayor Treated to a Surprise by City Officers. Discussion Used as a Blind to Real Issue. HORN LED THE FIGHT City Attorney Called in for His Opinion. He Bewilders City Executive With Presentation Speech. One of the best meetings in the his tory of the city council of Topeka was held in the council chamber last night. There was no strife and hard feeling, no yelling and "four-flushing," no ap plause from the galleries nothing last night, but the very best of harmony in Ideas, the kindest of feeling and the welfare of the city was at the heart of every' councilman. Kven the street naming question went through the council last night on an unanaimous vote and everything went 'as smooth as clockwork. Last night after the routine work was finished and the huge pile of offi cial papers and documents had been diminished to two or three little straggling sheets of Innocent looking resolutions the city clerk handed to Reader Ralston a small typewritten sheet for the final reading. Time had been flying so swiftly and-the harmony maa oeen so sootrung that the alder men sat back In their chairs and smoked while the small sheet was re ceiving the customary butchering. The first part of the resolution was in tEe regular form, but suddenly it develop ed that the resolution called for a halt in the pavement expenditure of the city and it was drawn up by none oth er than the chairman- of the -ways and means committee. Alderman C. W. Horn. Mayor Green sat up in his chair as if pierced by a poisoned ar row from the city attorney and the courscilmen all straightened up and bristled for the fight. "When the bomb had been exploded and the first smoke Jiad risen above the heads of the coun cilmen. Councilman Jordan, the Ches terfield of the council, rose from his chair and his eyes flashed fire. Mayor Green watched him with anxiety for lie also was feeling the fighting fever creep over him because It is the mayor who nas given TopeKa so much pave ment and favored so many plans for the improvement of the city. Mr. Jordan took one long glance at the author of the resolution, Mr. Horn, then he loaded the gun and pulled the trigger. The result was a complete bombardment of the Horn castle and when he sat down it was with the feel ing that he had done his duty to his country by exterminating an obstruc tionist. But the sturdy Mr. Horn was not going to let his walls remain de fenseless against the cannonading and he returned a broadside to the North side man that almost suggested an even fight. He even mentioned that the city had gone too far in purchas ing a pop-wagon for the chief of po lice when he had a pony that would go twice as fast. Councilman Tandy, the old reliable Tandy, then drew up his guns and cleared his deck. He frave three long hard lasting shots and dropped his sails to watch for results. Then Mr. Jordan gained possession of the floor again. He had reloaded by this time and let loose every gun he had on the plucky Mr. Horn. All of this time Mayor Green was fuming in his chair and the flashes of anger and surprise could be seen to issue from his "lamps," as the railroader would say. Mr. Green is a stern believer in order in the council and he strongly dislikes the personal thrusts that are HANDS CRACKED RW AND SCALY Itched and Burned Terribly Arms Affected, Too Could Not Move Thumbs Without Flesh Cracking Sleep and Work .Often Impos sibleWas Fairly Worn Out. CUTICURA SOON CURED HIS FEARFUL ECZEMA "About a year ago an itching humor began to appear around the back of my hand. It started in to spread, and pretty soon it covered both my hands and got up over my wrists and even up to the elbows. The itching and burning were terrible. My hands got all scaly and when I scratched, as I was doing a good part of the time, the surface would be covered with blisters and then get raw. The eczema got so bad in around the pit of my thumbs that I could not move the thumbs without deep cracks appearing. I went to my doctor, but his medicine could only stop tba itching and did not seem to heal my hands up at all. At night I suffered so fearfully that I could not sleep, often lying awake until well toward morning, then waking up still tired. I am a chef and steward by trade and I had to give up my place, as my hands were so terrible to look at that the? did not like to have me around about the food. I could not bear to touch them with water, but when I positively had to get my hands clean I would rub them with oil. "This sort of business went on foi three months and I kept trying zinc and tar ointments and such remedies with no partieular benefit. I did not know what to do, for I was fairly worn out. For a long time several friends kept asking me why I didn't use Cuti cura and at last 1 thought I would First I got- the Cuticura Soap, then Cuticura Ointment and at last Cuticura Resolvent. I put the Cuticura Oint ment on at night, covering my hands with light cotton gloves. In the morn ing the inside of the gloves would be lined with scales, sometimes half as long as your finger, leaving nice healed places where the scales had been. In a month I was cured and have kept bo now for nine months. My hands and arms are perfectly clear of all traces of eczema and I think I am well rid of it. Walter H. Cox. 16 Somerset St., Bos- ton, Mass, Sept. 25, 1908." Cntleura Re9dfefl are sold throughout the world Potter Drue Chem. Corp.. Sole Props., Boston! Mm Hailed Free. Cuticura Book on bkm Clauses continually handed out bv the alder men. At last Mr. Jordan tossed the matter up and suggested that the whole question be left with the mayor and asked that he give his ideas to tne council, s Mayor Green grew fu rious at this point and raising his gav el as if in warning he thundered: "The policy of the council is the policy of tne mayor," and he said nothing more. Then Mr. Kutz lumped from his corner and told in flowery language how the increase in- pavement brings improvement to the city and was dis suiea wnn me action vl iar. noru iu trying to subdue the pavement. Coun cilman Stanley took the floor and showed his astonishment at the action of Mr. Horn. But Councilman Blakely cracked the real joke of the evening. He said: "Mr. Horn has the reputation of being the watchdog of this council. Let him continue to be the watch dog if he wishes but we will let him watch and go on just the same.1 These sentiments were taken up by every councilman present and cries of "bravo, "give it to mm, aown wxen the watch doE" prevailed. When this excitement had dwindled to a murmur Mr. Jordan made his last plea and suggested to the city council that City Attorney Drenning be called upon to give his expert tes timony on the subject, and with arms loaded with law books the city attor ney entered the council circle from the rear. He cleared his throat and when everything was quiet he com menced. "Gentlemen, we must commence the new year right. We must have peace in this council. We must have no more strife and have nothing but harmony. Ah, cut it short,' said Blakely) This new resolution is one o the new ones of the year and one that we must taKe in nana at once ('How about Howard's smoking act?' interruoted Horn). Gentlemen, If you don't allow me to continue with this duty to which you have called me will call in the chief of police who is standing over there in the corner and he will preserve order. Then Mr. Drenning got dreamy. He told -of one time when he heard the beautiful church bells tolling "My Country 'tis of Thee" and how his heart throbbed his pulses grew nervous and after talking about these church bells for some time he gave the council to un derstand that he grew patriotic. This was clear off the subject and Mayor Green made an audible movement in his chair and with his gavel. Then the city attorney picked up a book of Tennvson's poems and read a piece of "In Memoriam" for the benefit of the council. Mayor Green could be seen to give a nervous twitch but he restrained from relieving himself of his thoughts. Then putting down the book the attorney-orator stepped for ward a few steps and looking straight at Mayor Green said: Never has a man sacrificed his time, his business and his health to such an extent as you have. Mr. Mayor. Topeka has never enjoyed the administration that you have given her." And in a series of well chosen and kind words the eity attor ney dropped his thoughts of law and told the mayor of the respect and honor the council and people of To peka had for him. It was as quiet as a church yard in the big council chamber and even the guests In the rear who came with blood in their eyes changed them to tears and never said a word. At this point Council man General J. W. F. Hughes en tered, vest, trousers and all and the scene was getting dramatic in the ex treme. Then Mr. Drenning com menced again on his tribute to the popular mayor and as if by magic the south entrance of the chamber was cleared and in came three big husky city officials straining every muscle under the weight of a- huge leather mahogany rocking chair it was car ried to the side of the mayor and placed on his throne next to his official chair. The different expres sions that came over the strong face of the highest official in the gift of the city was interesting to watch and still they were almost pathetic. It is said that nothing can move a man like another man and with the whole council, composed of some of the strongest men in the city of To peka today looking at him. in an atmosphere of a deathlike stillness. Mayor Green dropped his eyes to nis desk and dropped his head in his hands. And with these beautiful words: 'TVhen strife is over and you are at the sunset of life we want you to rest in this chair with ease and think of the days when your council and your Topeka looked upon you with an awe of honor and respect," Mr. Drenning ended the speech. Then the city attorney picked up his books and crept out of the chamber in far different manner than when he entered he came in like a lion and left like a lamb. Mayor Green slowly arose from his chair and with throat choked with gratitude he proved that old saying that "actions speak louder than words." No one can tell today what Mayor Green said and no one cares it was what he thought that made the effect upon the listeners and his thoughts were displayed by his actions. It was the prettiest and most im pressing little scene ever enacted in the council chamber of the city of To peka and like the law of humor re lieving the tension of strife and passion in Shakespeare, Councilman Lannan arose and suggested that Mr. Horn withdrew his motion which was done with much laughter and applause. The whole fight was a blind for the pre sentation speech of Mr. Drenning. The following city officials presented the chair to Mayor Green: C. E. Jor dan, W. M. VanNess, J. J. Lannan, Peter Miller, C. G. Blakeley, H. B. Howard, B. W. Horn, L. E. Fraser, C. H. Kutz, W. M. Tandy, E F. Stanley, J. W. F. Hughes, M R. Mitchell, C H. Titus, G. O. Wilmarth, John P. Rogers, Watt Crawford, C. B. Hamilton, J. D. Pattison, John Sheahan, E. E. Bab cock, M. Hawkins, G. T. Mattingly, H. Hill, F. G. Drenning, W. C. Ralston, M. M. Hale, C. B. Burge, A. G. Keys, R. W. Eaton, Jesse Shaw, H. Ward Page, D. M. Campbell and H. K. Goodrich. Bijrsest Shingle Mill Burns. Bellingham, Wash., Jan. 5. The plant of the Puget sound mills and timber company, the biggest shingle mill in the world burned last night. Loss 415.000; Insurance $150,000. W. L. Cleveland, a saw filer, was burned to death and several other persons had narrow escapes. The fire started from a hot box and spread with fear ful rapidity before a fierce wind. Au tomatic sprinklers checked the fire for a time but the fire department was hindered in its fight by lack of water pressure, and when a good supply was secured it was too late to check the flames. NOTES OF THE COUNCIL. Last Night's Session One. Was Busy A freak petition came in to the coun cil last night and took the prize for complaints from the street naming dis trict- The petition bears the ear marks of a certain city official who is gaining a reputation as an original humorist but the blame cannot be proven and Is postponed until further information. The petition read as follows: "We see that a lot o- wise guys are wantin youse to knock off the knob and put on some handles on some of your streets, see? Now we's didn't take no chips in de game till some o you smart blokes and petticoats put up a spiel ter change Bolles avenue and West street to Westlawn avenue or Green wood avenue. Now we's appeal to youse as true sports to be game and stand by the "frat and not lay down to de only street in de burg that bears the cog of a true sport. Of course youse all know Bolles avenue was named af ter Walter Bolles, our great 'baseball fan and dead game sport. Now don't give the whole 'frat' the Icy mit by stacking der deck against us. We knows dat dere is a lot o rab bits in your bunch as will stampede whenever a lot of windjammers and cal ico gets dere bazoos a goin but we ap peals to you all what is game to give the street der handle of Bolles avenue and play it to der limit and show de glad hand to cer sportin frat. "YOURS ON DE LEVEL. The communication1 was signed by such well known characters as "Smoke1 Williams, "Turkey" Block, "Frog" Hidgins, HInky Dink, Jack .Johnson, Muscogee Red, "Fatty" Clark, Kid McCoy, Bat Nelson, Tom Sharkey, Jj'atty Dupree, Big B. Adams, "Pie" Jordan and a number of others. When it was read before the council last night it created an uproar and af ter a hot discussion was referred to the dog catcher for file and application. The board of directors of the Fire men s Relief association sent a com munication to the city council which contained the report of money used in their work in the last month. It was sent to the council for their ap proval which they did with pleasure and was labelled as such and re turned to the association. The relief association spent only $36.05 during the last month. Twenty-five dollars to the widow, Mrs. Mattie Anderson, $6 to a physician for the care of a sick fireman and the rest for medicine purchased for the use of firemen on duty and otherwise. It is expected that the police relief association re cently formed by Chief of Police Eaton, will soon make their applica tion for appropriation to the city council. It is for a good cause and should be given due consideration. The city council set the time limit for the bids of bridge companies on the Soldier creek bridge on Central avenue at one week from last night and City Engineer Rogers sent a plea to the aldermen last night asking that the limit be extended until the first of February in order that the bridge companies might have time to make their estimates. The city engineer has all of the nlans drawn and the profile in readinefes but the bridge firms have not received the statistics to work upon. They would give a much more accurate bid if they had more time and this was the contents of the plea to the council last night. The city dads took the matter to heart and granted tne time extension This means that the Soldier creek bridge will not be constructed until little later than expected but North Topeka is not expecting any water for awhile not at least until councilman Jordan gets his hydraulic pumps in action. Mrs. Ella Fletcher sent a letter to the council asking that her name be stricken from the petition which called for the paving of an alley bounded by Tenth, Eleventh, Madison and Jefferson streets. In the same breath three other people asked that their names be attached to a petition for the paving of Mulvane street from Thirteenth to Fifteenth. All the com munications were read, accepted, ap proved, filed and taken due action. All of this trouble for the simple hange of mind of a would-be and should-not-have done signed petition. The report of the city milk in spector. Dr. D. M. Campbell, which was read before the council on De cember 7 and accepted as a piece of literature as well as a piece of art at that time was given a final hearing before the council last night and after going through a series of committees it finally landed at the very door of the grand and august body of Drenning's Wonders where it was approved and filed for future reference. But the report was not without effect at the meeting last Sewing Machine Patent Revoked. London, Jan. 5. Under the new patent act. a decision has just been given re voking the British patent on an Ameri can sewing machine on the ground that the American patentees failed to meet the requirements of the law inasmuch as they manufactured in England mere ly a few of the substitute parts instead of the machine as covered by the patent. A man pays his club bill with fond reminiscences, his grocer's with shrieks for economy. January Smart Set. N Prostration "I suffered so with Nervous Prostration that I thought there was no use trying to get well. A friend recommended Dr. Miles' Nervine, and although skeptical at first, I soon found myself re covering, and am to-day well." MRS. D. I. JONES, 5800 Broadway, Cleveland, O. Much sickness is of nervous origin. It's the nerves that make the heart force the blood through "the veins, the lungs take in oxygen, the stomach di gest food, the liver secrete bile and the kidneys filter the .blood. If any of these organs are weak, it is the fault I of the nerves through which they get their strength. Dr. Miles' Nervine is a specific for the nerves. It soothes the irritation and assists in the generation of nerve force. Therefore you can hardly miss it if you take Dr. Miles' Nervine when sick. Get a bottle from your druggist. .Take, it, .all ac cording to directions, and it it does not benefit he will return your money. J l .t night because before the adjournment -man aeciaed that Dr. Campbell should have an assistant with a sal ary not to exceed IfiA Tier month rhe'ilk inspector has been working "r assistant for some time and the city officials have seen the benefit and well Chosen course and the result was satisfactory.11 When the assistant jo instance! m the office it will be pos- siDie ror Dr. Campbell to be out among the dairies most of the time ana mane tboroiie-h tests while the assistant can remain in the office at the city hall and entertain those who are ordered "up on the carpet" and n.ccp me mim testing rotarles in run ning order. Dr. Campbell has made wonaeriui progress in the county since nis official duties as milk in specior ana ne has caused many a milkman to rely upon the cow rather than the windmill for milk. In addition to the city receipts as reported by the State Journal last night the- remittance of the food in spector ana license collector was re ported to the honorable mayor and council last night. The former made the city J182.89 richer and the latter turned in the magnificent sum of J741.60. All of this to the intense gratification of the city treasurer, who wonts in nis office dav after day try ing to make pneumatic exhibits with the crisp paper bills and sand the course of the elippery drain from the treasury. Tne American Bonding company sent an officially sealed and worded letter to tne council giving the! hearty glad hand to the 'support of the repu tation of Henry D. Smith, who is act ing as jailer at the city prison. The bond used -for this purpose amounts to $500 and Is put up by the Jailers in case they would take a notion to make away with the receipts of the numer ous piam drunks and common nappy disorderlies. The same company also vouched for the general good be havior of Henry F. Buchholz, who is moving houses in this city. He only needs a bond of $500. but the company presented a $1,000 proposition to the council in their official letter which will make Mr. Buchholz receive a double pardon from the council. These two bonds together with the big $25, 000 bond from the Capital National bank will leave the city in very safe condition for a number of moons. Horace Macferran sent a request to the council asking that he have the honorable privilege of connecting lots 136 to 144 on -Lane street with the sewer. He sent ten dollars as a voucher for his good intentions and the council accepted all with thanks and the sewer will be punctured with out any further trouble and red tape. The last tfavinsf petitions for the year were received by the city council last night and referred. This will close the paving business for the next year and as soon as the streets and walks com mittee and the city engineer can finish their reports the contracts will be let and the work commenced when the I spring makes it entrance on the calen dar. Counting (all of the petitions granted (41) arid the petitions in the hands of the city engineer and streets and walks committee. Topeka will have 68 new blocks of pavement for the year 1909. 'This is a marvelous record for a city of the size of Topeka to accomplish. And in all this paving the city" will have less than, one-half an intersection per -block. The board-of- waterworks trustees asked the council last night that $12. 500 of the general improvement funds be retained or purchased for the sink ing fund of the water department. For merly the sinking 'fund was 2 per cent of the bonded indebtedness of the water department." The council refer red the matter for recommendation. Men s Niglit Clotkes A clearance tnat includes every garment Genuine sleep inducers every garment of them, lhey are roomy and they hang right and set right. Each one is made with as much care as a custom shirt And now, because it is mid-winter at least ac cording to the calendar, and because the stock is heavier than it ought to be at this season of the year, you can buy Men's Night Clothes for almost a third less than their real worth. Mmm&mm ifiMilfflX-- f lrl ill1"5 Ckildreris $1 Pajamas, 79c "The cutest things I ever saw" is what every mother says. Mighty warm and comfortable for the Miss or Master, too. Made of a good grade of fleecy tennis flannel. All sizes for both 7Q boys and girls. Regularly $1.00 a suit; now. i7C 59c Night Skirts, 45c Si. 00 Pajamas, 79c Full size through the body and extra long. Made of warm, fleecy tennis flannel. Made of soft, warm tennis flannel; pretty patterns in pinks and blues. 85c Nigkt Skirts, 69c $1.50 Pajamas, $1.05 These Night Shirts are made of a little heavier tennis flannel and braid trimmed. Better grade of tennis flannel and more elaborately made frog fastenings, etc $1 Nigkt Skirts, 79c $2.00 Pajamas, $1.50 Night Shirts made of the best quality of tennis flannel. Extra large every way. These are made of the best grade of tennis flannel, fancy braid trimmed. Railroad Far Refunded, in part or in whole, to Out-of-Town Buyer Ike CrostvBros.Co. A communication was sent to the city council last night from the W. J. Rickenbacker Realty, Loan Invest ment company asking that they be given the privilege of installing a new system ot street -signs over the city. The signs are to set on a steel pole and will be 3x18x24 inches and under them this company will hang another sign 10x14 for thfe use of their adver tising. The company promises to in stall the posts and maintain them free of charge to the cRy.; There are about 700 corners for signs in the city and the company believes that the adver tisement will cost them about $3,000. They told of the -advantage of their signs in the communication and asked that the city give their proposition due consideration. The streets and walks committee will have the first report to make on the matter. The street naming proposition came up as scheduled last night but there was no battle and -no sparks. The spe cial committee for the purpose was dis charged on the motion of Councilman Stanley and the whole matter turned over to the streets and walks commit tee again. The city attorney was in structed to draw up an ordinance changing the names of the streets de cided upon some time ago but the streets in the "Great Southwest" are as bad as ever. Another improvement for the North side. Councilman C. E. Jordan intro duced a resolution last night instruct ing the city engineer to furnish plans and estimates for the installation of hydraulic pumps to pump sewerage from the sewers over the levees in tin North side during the floods. The reso lution was adopted and sent to the Ily engineer. The resolution created a laugh but no cause was given. Who is going to place an electric light on the Branner street viaduct the city or the street railway? This is a question that bothered the council last night and the debate lasted for some minutes. At last it was decided that the city would ask the street rail way to place a light there but they did not decide to demand them to do it. The council couldn't decide whether or not they had the right to demand such a thing. However, there should be an arc light on this viaduct and it is up to some one or a big damage suit will be pending. It is a hard fall from the top of the viaduct to. the Santa Fe tracks below and the one or ones who fall are bound to demand some com pensation for their experience. The bid. and contract of the Topeka Cold storage and Fuel company was re turned to the judiciary committee by the city attorney the latter reporting that it was unsatisfactory to the com pany. They want to be released from their contract obligations in case there is a strike in their mines, a fire at thei plant, an accident to their deliveries or a delay in car supply. This matter will be attended to by the judiciary com mittee with the assistance of the city attorney., The people in the vicinity of Thir teenth and Jtansas-'avenue, sent in a petition not long ago asking that the Crawford bill board at that corner be removed as it was a nuisance on ac count of the gathering of young boys and beer bottles also loud speaking women. City Attorney Drenning In formed the council that nothing could be done with the bill board unless the fire limit was extended and the matter was dropped. A committee representing the Shaw nee County' Medical society request the recommendation of the city board of health for the great tuberculosis exhibit to be held in Topeka in the near future. It was signed by Drs. "Van Horn-. Mennlhger and Crumbine. The board of health also asked that the city appropriate $100 to be used as a part payment of the cost of bringing tne tuberculosis exhibit to this city. The matter was unloaded on the ways and means committee for consideration. The exhibit will be a-great thing for the city and the council will take im mediate action as soon as the ways and means committee makes its report. Much to the discomfort of Council man Howard, the chief janitor, John S. Weir, passed a box of cigars around to the councilmen last night. But it should be remembered that the meeting last night was the beginning of a new year and good cheer abounded. Next meeting of the council Tuesday evening, January 12. Mayor William Green is receiving letters every day from the different cities over the country to which he sent his holiday greetings. The latest cities to report are Washington, D. C, St. Joseph, Mo., Wichita, Anthony, Baldwin, Parsons, and Columbus, Kan. The letter from Washington had the following to say: "The commissioners of the District of Columbia for them selves and the citizens of the national capital cordially reciprocate the New Year's greetings of the mayor of the city of Topeka in behalf of himself and the council and citizens of the capital city of Kansas." Mayor Halmberg of Peabody, Kan., said that all of the cities of the state of Kansas looked to Topeka as the model city of the state and considered the capital city the best governed city in the country. Mayor A. P. Clayton of St. Joseph said: "May the Great Architect of the universe shower his blessings on you all." There are meeny of the cities who have been waiting for the first meeting of their city council before they acknowledge the greeting and then they make the mat ter official in every respect. Every city official who writes to Mayor Green shows his appreciation of the thoughtfulness of the plan and con gratulates the prominent Topeka may or on his original and well meaning idea. Am OPERA HOUSE Thursday, January 7th PRICES 25c to $1.00 Seats Selling Miss Bessie Stuart Bacon LA J Cm V r LZ3 Oscar Wilde's Version City Clerk Cornelius Burge is re ceiving letters from all over the state concerning his Kansas State City Clerks' association which has been un der his guiding supervision for a num ber of weeks. Matters are getting serious and all of the letters ask for further information at once and also a time and place to meet. Charles A. Hawk of Atchison is in favor of hav ing the association at Topeka, as he says it is the natural place for such meetings of state wide importance. City Clerk Dorr of Wichita is very anxious to have the organization form ed but he does not have any prefer ence as to the time and place of the meeting. Whatever happens it is an assured fact that the city clerks over the state are going to have an organi zation and the plans are rapidly de veloping. "I wonder why BligKlns thinks he has the smartest children on earth?" "It's le cause 'most anybody who goes to his house would rather hear the children re cite than listen to Bliggins talk." Wash ington Star. Bab y Laugh It belongs to health for a baby to eat and sleep, to laugh and grow fat. But fat comes first; don't ask a scrawny baby to laugh; why, even his smile is pitiful! Fat comes first. The way to be fat is the way to be healthy. Scott's Emulsion is the proper food, but only a little at first. Send this advertisement, together with name of paper in which it appears, your address and four cents to cover postage, and we will send yoa a Xomptete Handy Atlas of the World" SCOTT BOYVNE. 409 Pearl Street. New York The legislature will convene at noon a week from today. Ladies: Special skating instructions tonight at the Rink. Hudson's, Thursday, second term dancing school for beginners only. The state offices are being burnish ed up to make the proper impression on the members of the legislature. T. J. Coughlin left tod for New York, New Haven and Boston on busi ness connected with the Knights of Col umbus. The new St. Francis hospital on West Sixth avenue is up to the fourth story. The building will be a great credit to Topeka. Captain J. G. Waters left last even ing for St. Louis where he will appear as attorney in a case before the United States court. The sessions of Episcopal bishops from this section of the nation will commence tonight. Eleven bishops will be in attendance. The Topeka Oratorical society will meet this evening at 8 o'clock in the new rooms in the Duerine building on East Eighth avenue. Representative Joe Mercer of Chase county is in Topeka. He came to Tope ka to find a place to live during the session of the legislature. At the annual meeting of the Pru dential Trust company held Monday afternoon all of the old officers were re-elected for the year 1909. W. D. Thompson, the Topeka real es tate man, left today for Corpus Christi, Texas, where he will remain for about 10 days looking over gulf coast lands. Reports made by Contractor Spen cer who is construcin-g the Central Park school building indicate that the building is more than half completed. The new Midwinter posters are out, The face is that of a beautiful Egyp tian. -Albert T. Reid designed the posters and Miss Isabel Smith was the model. F. J. Curnick, treasurer of the To peka Southwestern Construction com pany, has returned to Topeka, and has given out the information that construc tion work will again commence as soon as the annual meeting of the company is held. The Democratic banquet and the an nual dog show will have to seek a new location for this year's sessions as the Midwinter exposition and the Bieder wolf meetings will be using the Audi torium at the time these regular meet ing are held. i Wednesday, January 6 The Toymaker's Dream WITH A BldBEAUTY CHORUS l-rices 15c to 75c FRIDAY AND SATURDAY January 8-9 Saturday Matinee Sam .S. Lee Shnhert (Inc.) Offers Eugene Waller's Greatest Play THE WOLF PRICES: Night 25a to $1.50 Matinee 25c to $1.00. Monday Prices 50c to $2. Abramson's Italian Opera Co. 160 People 160 eats Fr'd y MAJESTIC THIS WEEK BOSTON IDEAL OPERA CO. IN FRA DIAVOLO PRICES 15c, 25c, 35c MATINEE DAILY 10c. 20c. Novelty Theater HIOH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE Matinee 2:30. Evening T:45. 9:15 BEST SHOW IN TOWN No Advance in Prices A:l Matinees, any seat 10c Children under 12, .Sat. Mat... 5c Night, Lower Fioor...; 20c Balcony lOc 9H