The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 11, 1909

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in A EVERYBODY J 10 PAGES EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. NEEDS IT. 1 LAST EDITION. WALTER ROSCOE STUBBS :ew GoTernor Greeted by Large Audience. Ex-Governor Stanley Presides Oyer Ceremonies. HOCH SAYS GOOD BYE. Invites Attention to Success of His Administration. He Benders an Account of His Stewardship. COMPLIMENTS OTHERS Gives Associate State Officers Credit for Their Part." Governor Stubbs Suggests Some eded Reforms. HITS FEDERAL COURT. Places Blame for Delays in Rate Adjustment. the Takes Conservative Position on Public Question. In the midst of a heavy snow storm the twenty-fourth inauguration cere monies of Kansas state officers were held in the auditorium today, before an immense crowd that filled that great structure to overflowing in spite of the fact that this was the coldest, stormiest day of the winter. The doors of the auditorium were opened at 10:30 this morning and from that time on until the meeting was called to order by Temporary Chairman Dolley, there was a steady gathering of the immense throng to witness the inauguration of their six teenth governor. Owing to the in adequate supply of heating gas, the temperature inside the auditorium was but little more comfortable than that In the driving snow outside, and the ladies in the body of the house as well as those on the platform were obliged to keep bundled up in their wraps, while the male portion of the au dience kept on their "overcoats throughout the ceremonies to guard against possible attacks of pneumonia and grip. But notwithstanding the lock of warmth and comfort in sur roundings there was no cooling of the patriotic and loyal fervor of the spec tators and the entire meeting was characterized by an enthusiasm that left no doubt of the sincerity of the auditors' expressions. The decorations of the auditorium were simple and significant of the event taking place. The face of the balcony was decorate its entire length with bunting and numerous small American flags. In front of the speaker's stand stood an immense bouquet of carnations with a back ground of ferns and American flags on either side, while in the rear of the platform was suspended a huge pic tuie of President-elect Taft, draped with the national emblem. "While the immense throng steadily filed into the Auditorium and were directed to seats by members of the Kansas national guard in uni form. Marshall's band enlivened the occassion with a programme of stirring patriotic and popular airs and brilliant marches. Short'-- before the time appointed for ca?iing the assembly to order ex-Governors William K. Stanley. Georse W. Glick and W. J. Bailey, came upon the platform at different intervals and each was greeted with cheers and ap plause as they were recognized by the spectators. Retiring Governor Hoch and Governor Stubbs were each loudly cheered as they took their places upon the platform. At the conclusion of a patriotic selec on by Marshall's band, assisted by Mr. W. F. Roehr at the pipe organ, Joseph N. Dolley, as temporary chair man, called the meeting to order and Rev. Edwin Locke of Topeka, offered the invocation. Stanley's Speech. Ex-Governor Stanley was received with hearty applause when he assumed the chair. He briefly paid eloquent tribute to the early trials and triumphs of Kansas pioneers. In speaking of John Brown of Osawatomie he referred to him as "that fanatic or patriot, it don't matter by which title you refer to him. for he started that movement, under Kansas skies, that finally re sulted in liberty for all the people In this republic after the greatest civil war in the history of the world." Ex-Governor Stanley closed his ad dress by quoting from the lines. "God Bless the Homes of Kansas." Cheers for Hoch. When Governor Hoch was introduced he was received with hearty applause. Toward the close of his address Gover nor Hoch's voice was affected by emo tion. When he had finished the ap plause lasted for several moments. State Officers Sworn In. In calling forth the state officers to take the oath of office. ex-Governor Stanley remarked that they ought to be given also tne oatn or allegiance. Beginning with the justices of the su preme court the officials were called for ward and each took the oath of office and affixed his signature to the state constitution. All were cheered. Ovation for Jackson. When Attorney General Jackson came forward to take the oath of office he was greeted with an ovation. Crowd Stood Vp to Cheer Stubbs. Governor Stubbs came last and in in troducing him ex-Governor Stanley re ferred to him as the Oliver Cromwell who led the Republican forces during the campaign last ian. The new governor received an ova tion. After the first round of cheers the great crowd arose to its feet and the outburst or me aay meeting ronowed Ad soon as quiet was restored Governor MONDAY EVENING. Walter IXoscoe Stubbs, Inaugurated Stubbs began his inaugural speech. A Spirit of Pride. Behind the pomp and circumstance of the occasion, the music of the bands present, the inspiring melodies of the pipe organ, the military color given by the uniforms of the national guardsmen, the eloquence of the speakers, and the ever present inspira tion and grandeur of an assembled multitude of persons, behind all this was the spirit of pride manifest alwaya in the breasts of the citizens of this young giant among the western states. Less than fifty years ago the seat of government was established in the vil lage of Topeka in the new state. A few towns and trading posts were scatter ed over the prairies in the eastern por tion of the state, guarded from Indians by the soldiers of the forts. These pioneers struggled with the virgin soil and passed safely through the storms of war and the seven lean years of the drouth and grasshoppers. Her cala-' mities were so many and her public characters so eccentric that Kansas was the laughing stock of the rest of the union for thirty years, and while her sister states were not laughing at her they were sending contributions of food and clothing and coal to Kansas. But the foundations of a great state were here in the shape of natural re sources sufficient for the empire of a Caesar and the breed of men and wo men who excited laughter many years ago was of the same blood that beat Charles I at Nasehy. that overthrew the Bourbons of France and conquer ed the bleak country side behind Ply mouth Rock. Kansans present at today's spect acle have a right to feel proud. Be hind the pomp of the ceremonial was the consciousness of having advanced from the last place among the column of the states to the vanguard. The farms of Kansas where the grasshopper flourished in the breath of the hot winds are now flowing with milk and honey and they are called the storehouses of the world. Gas from Kansas wells produces heat and energy equal to 75,000 tons of coal a day and great manufacturing institu tions thrive in populous cities in every section of the state. Kansas bank de posits of 165 millions make Wall street gasp where once it jeeid. .At tjrov. Robinsons inaugural here just forty-eight years ago a county clerk from Douglas county adminis tered the oath of office in a little room before a handful of people. The vil lage on the Kaw has grown since that brief period from a trading post to a modern city containing almost as many people as then lived in the entire state. The auditorium where the ceremon ies were held is one of the five larg est halls west of the Mississippi river. State Is Well Represented. A hundred cities, larger than Topeka was then, have sent representatives here today. The gathering in that vast hall when Chief Justice Johnston arose to administer the oath was worthy of any state in the union. Forty wears from the wilderness! The greatest nations of Europe had not made half the progress in civilization from first settlement in two centuries of time. Kansans have a right to feel proud today, and if they made their twenty fourth inaugural a little more brilliant and ceremonious than usual it was to honor the achievements of the state and not in a spirit of vanity. The auto ride over Topeka. planned for 10 o'clock, for the state officials and members of the legislature and their families had to be abandoned on ac count of the cold weather. Ex-Governor Stanley Presides. After the burst of music by Mar shall's band and the last grand notes of the pipe organ had died away the peo ple sat very still while Temporary Chairman J. N. Dolley called ex-Governor Stanley to the chair to preside at the ceremonial. Cheers greeted the old leader of other battles and unforgotten triumphs of state and party. Governor HoclJ Says Goodby. Governor Hoch's farewell official ut terance was listened to attentively. His words of pardonable pride as he nar rated the achievements of his two ad ministrations were received as great truths and when the moment came that brought the passing of his high office to another there was a sigh of regret at the loss of a trusty servant, The country editor, called to the highest office in the state, had to face many veering winds of public clamor and reform, many vexing problems of statecraft, but he made good in his new place. His challenge today to "turn the searchlight into every nook and cranny of my administration" was not an Idle boast. The eloquent, honest Methodist governor leaves his place at the Cap TAKES OATH as Governor of Kansas Today. itol today carrying with him the love of many friends and the respect and best wishes of everybody. With the passing of the old conies ap proach of the new. The sigh for the re treating step is lost in the shouts that greet the new governor. The Man from Lawrence was the man of the hour to day and the stern, aggressive look formed in five years of unremittent partisan warfare, passed from W. R. Stubbs' face today when he assumed the new and broader duties of the- chief executive of his state. Xeiv Governor's High Ideals. In his inaugural address the new gov. ernor's face gave the light to his high words of resolve and patriotism. His first nonpartisan message to the entire people of the state was eloquent and earnest and broad. It made a good im pression, even as Governor Stubbs him self made a good figure at the brilliant and yet solemn exercises. eftfce in augural. State Officers Take Oatli." The old state officers followed the governor, each one renewing the oath he took two years ago and had kept with such fidelity. Thev were a fine set, these state officers, worthy of the praise given them Dy uevernor nocn a few moments before and worthy of their great state. There were: W. J. Fitzgerald, lieutenant gover nor. Charles E. Denton; secretary of state. Mark Tulley. state treasurer. James M. Nation, state auditor. Frederic S. Jackson, attorney gen eral. T. A. McNeal. state printer. E. T. Fairchild, superintendent of public instruction. C. W. Barnes, superintendent of in surance. Geo. W. Kanavel, C. W. Rj ker and J. F. Ryan, railroad commissioners. A. W. Benson, Clark A. Smith and Henry F. Mason, justices of the su preme court. A salute of seventeen guns followed directly after the administering of the oath to the new officials, the artillery of the national guard furnishing this feature of the programme. If Ingalls. who was moved to such classic eloquence at the sight of a field of Kansas blue grass, could have been present today and seen the pro gress and growth and increased wealth of his state since his time, just a few short vears ago, what an epic he would have written of this gather ing of the clans of Kansas. Ingalls has "gone to a higher sen ate," and so has Plumb and a score of others who helped to make the Sun flower state famous, but many men have arisen to carry the torch for ward as earnestly if not as brilliantly as these giants of other days. If Kansas has not an Ingalls today to dazzle the country with his rhetoric and genius, yet she has more able and earnest workers in her high places of state and industry than ever before. The Kansans gathered in the audi torium today, and in the hotel lobbies and rotundas of the state house are all full of hope and good cheer and confidence in the future. They are warm-hearted sociable folk and the few strangers in the throng are fast getting acquainted. The feature of a great state gathering at Topeka is this warmth and friendliness. Such occasions are always successful be cause of this grand spirit of state pride, that in the supreme moment of the meeting always breaks the bar riers of faction and self interest and manifests itself in an outburst of real feeling that carries all before It, as was the case today. Thus the ceremony at the auditor ium todav was not merely a colorless and formal inaugural, interesting only because of its solemnity, but it was tne iwtiuj-iuuuu uicuniat gathering of Kansans to usher their state stewards Into the duties of their offices. Behind the formality lurked the friendly spirit of a husking bee. While no one sang the Harvest Home, many thought of what a grand home Kansas has been for them. It is this spirit that makes glow ing discriptions of such meetings read like simple truths and not fancies that fall flat even as they are writ ten. The crowd that thronged the auditorium was a representative Kansas gathering. The old pioneer and his son were there. The former drove an ox wagon while the latter rides in an auto. The national euardsmen in the south balcony made a fine appearance and the presence of hundreds of ladies gave color to the scene. All of the 165 members of the legislature sat m a section reserved for them- Topeka's band, pipe organ and chorus singers and her TOPEKA, KANSAS, JANUARY convention hall all were worthy the time and the occasion. The ceremonies occupied two hours and there was never a dull moment In the auditorium from the welcome piece of the band -to the last glimpse of John Marshall's waving baton as the crowd filed out of the great hall.: (Continued on Page Three.) RECKPTION AT STATE HOUSE. New Officers Will Be .Welcomed by the Public Tonight. Not only are the halls and rotundas of the state hous-e banked with flowers and hung with decorations today,, but all the state offices- have been enliven ed with strings of red,; white and blue bunting and have been "decked in hol iday apparel, all in honor of the re ception tonight. The east hall of the state house leading from the rotunda on the first floor has been closed by the decora tions, and banked high in front are potted plants and ferns.. Guards will be stationed on the steps of the dif ferent entrances to the. first floor in order to guide. th throngs of guests and thus avoid the confusion of four years ago at, the reception. It is expected that a large crowd will attend the reception at the state house tonight and every arrangement j has been made to care far the gueets. Besides the Jarge number of out of town people, Topeka will turn out in force to greet the state officials on this strictly social occasion, or rather at home. The following comprise the reception committee: William Green, Judge and Mrs. A. W.. Dana. Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Capper, Mr., and Mrs. F. P. Mac Lennan, Mr. and Airs. Harold T. Chase, Mr. and Mrs. D. VW. Mulvane. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Low(.Mr. and Mrs. S. G Zimmerman, Mr. -and Mrs.H. O. Gar vey. Col. and Mrs. J.. D. Norton. Capt. and Mrs. A. M. Fuller, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. McCarter. Mr.:' and Mrs. W. S. Ber gundthal, Dr. and Mrs. G. P." Ashton, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Page, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hodgins, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Troutmari, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kuehne, Mr. ,W. W. Mills. Mr. P. L Bonebrake, Mr. Robert Blair,- Mrs. Noble Prentis. STORM SWEEPS KANSAS Mercury Drops, tor One Degree Above Light" Snow. For the second time within a week Observer Jennings of the local weath er bureau ordered the cold wave flag hoisted late Saturday evening as a warning so that those who ran might read. The forecast received early in the- day indicated snow or rain with temperatures for Sunday above the freezing point.. Iiate in the afternoon Saturday word was received from the northland that a cold wave was head ed towards Kansas and was traveling at a high rate of speed. The advance .temperatures-1 of the 3torm reached Topeka soon after dusk and the mercury f fell rapidly until midnight last nlgk. -when the minimum for the cold sprtt, was reached and the mercury siood--at one degree above zero. At 7 O'clock this morning the mercury was three degrees above zero. The storm which broke on Topeka Saturday night, almost .without warn ing, is the same one which -was ex pected Tuesday or Wednesday of last week. It originated in., the Medicine Hat district and moved to the south east along the Canadian boundary and it was thought that Kansas would be well out of its path. For some reason the storm zone stopped over North Dakota for several days and made but little if any progress in any direction. i A sudden change in conditions and an area of low pressure to the south ward caused the storm to be diverted from its original direction and it veered to the south and the near zero weather of the past 24 hours is the result. The air has been well filled with snow during the past 12 or 18 hours and this has caused the cold to be felt more than that of last week when the mercury went to eight de grees below zero. The prevailing wind is from the north or northeast and in connection with the dampness in the air makes the weather conditions any thing but pleasant. Although the air has been filled with small particules of snow and frost during the past 12 hours it could hard ly be classed as snow. The volume in creased, however, until 10 o'clock this morning, when the second real snow storm of the winter began In earnest. Half an hour later the streets, walks and lawns of the city were barely cov ered with a blanket or white. Snow Falls During Day. Topeka is in the snow belt if dem onstrations since a little before noon are to be taken into consideration. Al though the weather department bul letin issued early this morning indi cates fair and warmer weather a snow storm has prevailed. Snow has fallen almost continuously since 10 o'clock and at 2 o'clock this afternoon the streets and walks were covered with a carpet of white. The mercury has fallen since 7 o'clock this morning when it was 3 degrees above the zero mark and the wind has blown from the north steadily at the rate of 12 miles an hour. The snow fall has amounted to 3.1 hun dreths inches, making a total precipi tation of .06 of an inch. The forecast is fair tonight and Tuesday with a rising temperature though there will not be much of a rise in the tempera ture tonight if any. The following are the temperatures since 7 o'clock this morning: 7 o'clock 3 above zero. S o'clock 3 above zero. 9 o'clock 3 above zero. 10 o'clock 3 above zero. 11 o'clock 2 above zero. 12 o'clock 2 above zero. 1 o'clock 2 above zero. 2 o'clock 2 above zero. OUTDOING BURBANK. New England Wizard Crosses the Orange and the Cucumber. Boston. Jan. 11. Qutdolne- Burbank, a New England wizard. Howard S. Hill of Gardner, Mass., has produced a vegetable, a cross Detween me cucum ber and the orange. It is fine grained, said to be of delicious taste and yellow. "I had orange and cucumber one day and without thought mixed together some pulp of the two," says 1111. "The product was mostly cucumber, but the orange gave it a most de lectable flavor. Then I began experi menting. Weather Indications. Chicago. Jan. 11- Forecast for Kan sas: Fair tonight and Tuesday. Slowly rising temperature. 11, 1909. CHARGESJ1ALICE. Senator Tillman Replies to At tack of the President. Denies That He Has Been Dis honest or Untruthful. HE WANTED THE LAND And Wants It Yet to the Extent of 1,440 Acres. Declares Roosevelt Is Actuated by Motives of Revenge. Washington, Jan. 11. Senator Till man today replied "ta charges made against him by the president of having exerted his official mfluertceas a sen ator for his own benefit to 'bring suit against railroads lot the northwest in oraer that he might' be able to pur chase land held by .the southern Ore gon company and granted to the state of Oregon in-18 6 8 for the construction or a military road. In my. public work here "TraM Sen ator tiHman" fl have" not hesitated to criticise and.-, comment- oh "the" official actions ami utterances of President KooseVelt and I have doubtless given him;;good,' cause "to seek revenee I have af .various; times arraigned him iii iau-jenate ror tyrannical -invasion of the.-rights of -cone-res' trifn ti rm- tion of -authViritv the constitution,' for disobedience of the, law and-the.!neglect of duty- and vcm iiuuiariy in tne case of- Mrs: Morris for brutal and cruel conduct toward a helpless woman. I was not aware that mese aarts or mine had niiivcH in the executive hide and stung him so uui me eagerness and intensity with which he has presented his ram against me is making a precedent jicn none nas existed Derore, his tak ing from the committee to uhirh he has forwarded them the papers and giving them to the press before the committee had considered them indi cates that Theodore Roosevelt enjoys to the limit the feeling of getting even wim tsen unman ana lays on the 'big stick' with the keenest relish, doubt less believing that the 'pitchfork' has gone out of business." Personal Privilege. In addressing the senate Mr. Till man arose to a question of personal privilege declaring that for the first time in the history of this government so far as he had been able to learn, a iiiemoer or xne senate had been brought to the bar of public opinion before the senate Itself to be judged under indictment by no less a person than the president "of the "United States'. The manner of dolnsr it Je said and the animus and zeal display ed uy me cnier executive were worthy of consideration. Mr. Tillman called attention to the publication of these charges by the president before they had been considered by the committee of the senate to which they were re ferred and declared that in so doing the president had treated the senate with that contempt which has been his wont. He declared the president was an adept at advertising and had used the press with more skill than any man in American politics. "Another probable reason for his great haste," said the senator was that he sought to distract attention from the action of the house of represent tives on Friday in laying part of his message on the table, by the sensa tional accusation against a man who has had long service in the senate. An examination or the president's letter to Mr. Hale which might just as well have been a special message of the type with which we are so familiar will show that the president's charges, boiled down, amount to two in number. "First, he promotes me to member ship in the Ananias club and charges in this that I have deliberately lied to the senate. "Second, he charges that I have ex erted my official Influence and worked as a senator for my personal benefit alone to secure the passage of a resolu tion and to press the department of Justice to bring suit against the cor poration which holds so much of the public domain in the west, and will not sell it to settlers on terms of their grants from the government. "He has prepared his indictment with consummate ability and skill; he is even cunning in the apparently Inno cent pretense that in making a search through the secret service for one kind of malefactors he has run down an other and the case of that one of such serious importance that his sense of of ficial obligation compelled him to prompt action. Mark you, he has been in the possession of all the facts In all these cases since Julv last and men will be curious to know why if his zeal was honest he did not make them known then." Quoting from the president's message to the house on January 4 In which he said he had no charges of corruption against congress nor against any mem bers of the present house, Mr. Tillman said: Cliargcs Personal Malice. "It follows that he found no grounds for indicting me in the courts, which no doubt would have rejoiced him over much and all this fuss, fury and fustian about the seriousness of the case and the gravity of the offense with which he charges me can be at tributed to personal malice alone." Referring to the president's letter to Senator Hale. Mr. Tillman declared that the president recognized the ex traordinary character of his action "as well as the unlawful use he has made of the secret service." Mr. Tillman said he did not deny the authenticity of the letter or the telegram of which photographs were made and he pre sumed the letter from Wm. E. Lee was also a correct copy, but he was not aware of Its existence until it was brought to his attention by the presi dent's statement concerning Dorr, a land agent, making his filing through Reeder and Watkins of Marshfield. Ore. Senator Tillman said: "It w-111 be noted that I accused Dorr in the senate of being a swindler and asked the postofflce department to Is sue a fraud order against him. Dorr declared in his circular 'so sure Is Sen ator Tillman of our success that he has subscribed and paid the necessary fees for a quarter section for himself and ten other sections for ten of his nearest relatives. It was this bold and out rscMius falsehood mainly- that caused me to denounce Dorr as a swindler as MONDAY EVENING. ARE STILL ALIVE. Living Victims of the Earth- quake at Messina Are Being Rescued From the Ruins by Searchers. WAS BURIED 14 DAYS. One Man Watched His Wife and Children Die. One Married Couple Taken Alive and Conscious. Out i Messina, Jan. 11. Search for the buried victims of Italy's last great earthquake-still continues and is fre quently rewarded with the rescue of the living. Yesterday noon a man named Berizaija, who had spent 14 days without food locked in the ruins of his home, was taken' out. uncon scious and resuscitated. He had been caughf In a kin of straight Jacket formed by the debris and unable to mo.ve was compelled to watch the lingering death of his wife and four children. Saturday a married couple were removed not only alive, but con scious.' Their-imprisonment had last ed 13, days. On Saturday night a ter rific tempest accompanied by earth quake shocks arose, causing a number of fresh collapses in the ruined city and spreading new: terror among the survivors. Most of the people in Mes sina were camped under tents, or huts, and nearly all of these'were destroyed by the wind and blinding rain. Over 60 feet of the landing quays in the harbor was swept away, carrying off a large quantity of provisions stored there and several horses. Two soldiers narrowly escaped death. Near Giarre an Immense fissure opened. It was 6 50 feet long, three reet wide ana b& feet deep and has been styled "The Mouth of Hell." The American consulate, where the stores from the relief ship Bayern are being distributed, was besieged ail day vesterdav bv a crowd of hungry refu gees. The American committee, which is working strenuously, is receiving ex pressions or gratitude rrom au quar ters. General Mazzai,.vho is in su preme command here, yesterday thanked Ambassador Grlscom warmly for the humane initiative of his coun trymen, suggesting that as the great exodus from Messina has left the city practically without any wounded the most urgent need for the Bayern's ser vices was along the coast towns, espe cially Catania and Syracuse. The Bayern has proceeded to those points. TJ sut!v -ahiw -iYarikton w!l' remain here to convey to Naples the bodies of the Am-encan-'consui ana nis wire wnen thev are recovered. Ambassador Grlscom paid a visit Saturday to the house of the Catholic archbishop, who, after confessing that his relief committee lacked both food and money, entrusted the ambassador with a message to Arcnmsnop ireiana of St. Paul, who is now in Rome, ask ing him to make another appeal for American aid. Food, clothing and other supplies were immediately sent to the archbishops committee rrom the Bayern. The disinfecting of the city is pro gressing rapidly. Two depositories connected Dy terryooat nave Deen es tablished and disinfectants will also be transported along the Sicilian and Ca- labrlan coasts for distribution among the inland villages. The illumination by electric light has been partially re established. The American fleet which arrived here Saturday morning and left Saturday night, made a great impression. Expressions or gratitude and admiration are still heard on all sides. Admiral Sperry's last act be fore leaving was to send a launch with a burial party to convey the body of Mrs. A. J. Ogston, wire or tne uritisn consul, across the straits to the Eng- srlish cemetery. The survivors of the city fathers will meet January 15 to elect new officials to replace those dead. Prof. Salinas has succeeded in sav iner from the ruins of the civic mu seum several valuable paintings In cluding the famous Triptych by An tonello De Messina of 1463. General Mazza, in his retort to the premier, said that the recovery of valuables stolen trom tne ruins was progressing satisfactorily. Seven thieves were arrested Saturday. A! most $3,000,000 In money and valu ables besides the contents of the safes of th various banks has already been recovered from the ruins or the earth quake. CHURCH COLLAPSES.. Buries Nearly Entire Congregation In the Ruins. Berne. Switzerland, Jan. 11. Dur ing service Sunday an ancient church near Sion suddenly collapsed, burying the worshipers in tne ruins. .Practical ly all tne members of the congregation were killed or injured. A wild panic followed, those who escaped rushing through the field shouting that an earthquake had overtaken the village. Other villagers joined in the outcry and were with difficulty calmed. After an hour's exertion the fire department of the place extricated forty corpses, but it is believed there are still a num ber under the timbers. Sixty persons were badlv injured. The collapse was caused by" the time worn pillars in the underground crypt giving way. j well as to declare in the senate that he had no warrant for the assertion. "The sleuths whom the president put on my trail have made their report and a perusal of it will show to any fair mind that so far from endeavoring to justify the fraud order against Dorr, thev were really put to work to lnvesti gate men and endeavor if possible to discover something to my discredit while the president directed the investi gation. I say this because it Is hardly possible that a postofflce inspector would set about getting photographic copies of the letters of a United States senator and trying to convict him of lying if the orders did not come from a liiffh source. "T-et us suDDOse for a moment that I was guilty of a falsehood in declaring (Continued on Page Three.) TWO CENTS. DISAPPOIfJTED. Great Crowd That Turned Out to Hear Tillman Flay the President Heard llini Read a Mild Speech. HE MAKES A PROMISE That at Some Future Date He Will Use Pitchfork. Was Given Close Attention by the Members Present. Washington, Jan. 11. Declaring that the president has been actuated by motives of malice and revenge in attacking his course in connection with the Coos Bay, Oregon land grant. Senator Tillman of South Carolina, from bis seat in the senata today made reply to the accusations of the chief executive. His speech was read from manuscript and was a character istic mixture of argument and Invec tive. Mr. Tillman rose to a question 0 personal privilege Immediately af ter the conclusion of the morning prayer, and as his intention had been widely advertised, he was greeted by an audience which filled every seat in the galleries. From the first the sen ator received most careful attention. There was such pressure for seats on the part of senators families that the private senatorial gallery was appropriated as early as 11 o'clock and the doors had no sooner swung outward than the crowd poured in. There were however, so many in the corridors that the withdrawal of the few who found seats made very little difference in the appearance of the outside crowd. The public galleries were also opened at an early hour and were promptly tilled. The card gal leries usually remain closed until 11:45 o'clock, but the pressure was so great that they were opened an hour earlier today and by the time ingress became possible the throng became so strong that women screamed and many of them had their wraps torn from them. Probably not one-fifth in the corridors found access to the gal leries. Senator Tillman's health is such that he concluded not to attempt any unusually severe language in his reply to the president. He said, however, preceding his speech, that his friends who were counting upon the denuncia tion of the chief executive would have no occasion to complain if they would be patient, for he expects to find other opportunities before the close of tha session to-pay his respects to the pres ident, -when he promises not to disappoint-them.

A man who gave his name a C. R. L. Crout of this city, caught in the crush of the senate galleries, was in jured about the head and fainted. The appearance of Senator Tillman in the senate chamber three minutes -before 12 o'clock, before the vice president had taken his seat gave the galleries an unusual opportunity of hand -clapping, without being called to order and a round of applause waa given the South Carolinan as he entered and proceeded to his seat. The attendance of senators was not unusually large. The reading of the Journal had hardly been ordered when Senator Culberson of Texas, asked unanimous consent that that procedure- be dis pensed w-ith and Senator Tillman, arose and began his speech. In de liberate tones he proceed to- excuse himself for the unusual procedure of reading his speech on the ground that he was replying to the president In an unusual attack upon the senator. The metallic and piercing voice of the South Carolina senator was kept within control, as he preceded. Thu galleries indulged In no outbreak, al though there was occasional sup pressed laughter when Mr. Tillman, declared the president had placed him in the Ananias club. On the part of the members Mr, Tiliman was given the closest atten tion. After he began speaking almost every senator's seat was occupied ami the rear of the chamber wus fiilled with members of the house. A peal of laughter was called forth when Mr. Tillman declared he had not known, that the "executive's hide" had been so greatly stung by the darts he had sent at him at various time when ho had criticized him in the senate. When he suggested that doubtless the presi dent believed that the "pitchfork had gone out of business" another roar of laughter was called forth and the vice president admonished the galleries that applause of any kind was not per mitted In the senate and that if per sisted in would necessitate the clear ing of all galleries. The section reserved for the diplo matic corps was held for members of the corps until 12 o'clock, at which time others were permitted to occupy seats there. Postmaster General Myer occupied a seat in the diplomatic gallery and was an attentive listener. Mr. Tillman kept close to his manu script as he proceeded except when he referred to Mr. Harriman as "the president's dear friend," who held 25,000.000 acres of the land in queis tion, he looked over his eyeglass and glancing around the chamber, added: "Possibly the relations are not fo Intimate now, but I speak of wnat the relation used to be." Referring to his efTorts to purchase some of the Oregon timber land, Mr. Tillman again departed from his print ed speech by adding: "Who would not have wanted to pur chase some of that land if he was as poor as I am?" He went on to describe the timber land as containing the finest red cedar in the world. Laying down his manuscript after having consumed Just 55 minutes in reading It, Mr. Tillman was congratula ted by many of his friends on the floor while the vice president proceeded to lay before the senate the routine busi ness that usually precedes all other matters that come before that body. There was no applause In the gal leries, but the buzz of conversation In the large audience was such as to drown the voice of the reading clerk. Mr. Kean of New Jersey, moved a 10 minutes' re cess to allow the audience to retire. The motion prevailed and after many of the spectators had retired the senate again proceeded with its routine.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNALMONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1909. AT THEJJAPITAL Ex-Governor Crawford Visits at Washington. Says Kansas Has Abundance of Cabinet Material. HE NAMES A FEW, Long Would Make Excellent Secretary of Interior. Coburn Would Also Be Credit to Taft's Official Family. Washington, Jan. 11. "Kansas has an abundance of material for cabinet mak Ingr," declared former Governor Samuel J. Crawford, of Topeka, to the State Journal correspondent. 'Senator Long," said Governor Craw ford, "would make an excellent secre tary of the interior department. He has had six years' experience as a member of the house and has served six years In the upper house of congress. We have some claim on the president-elect. think, because Kansas was the first state to pledge its votes" for Taft in the convention, if my memory serves me right. If Senator Long should not be selected to serve in President Taft s of flclal family, we have another excellent candidate in the state. Secretary of Ag riculture Jf. D, Coburn. "Secretary of Agiiculture James Wil eon, I am told, may retire shortly after the 4th of March, and if Judee Taft de sires a man to fill Secretary Wilson's shoes he will make no mistake if he selects Mr. Coburn. From a scientific and a practical point of view. Mr. Co burn wiil fill the bill. Mr. Coburn knows agriculture and the needs of the coun try as perhaps no other man in the west. He has written the best treatise on alfalfa that ever was published, and he ia just as familiar with all other lines pertaining to agriculture. "Kansas is vitally interested In the proposed revision of the tariff, especial ly in the schedule pertaining to the duty on unc, continued Governor Crawford "The zinc industry in the state is prac tically at a standstill because the pro- oucers of the metal cannot compete witn Mexico, with its cheap labor, even with the present duty. Zinc ore is com ing into this country from Mexico not toy the carloads, but by the train loads, and If we wish to foster this industry. the government will have to place a duty on zinc that will give some en couragement to the American pro ducer. Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, of Larned Kan., chairman of the national commit tee of the woman's relief corps on leg islation to prevent desecration of the flag, has been informed by the commit tee on Judiciary of the house, in re sponse to her inquiry, that the hearing on the various flag bills will be held next Monday. A bill to prevent the desecration of the flag by using it for trademarks and for other commercial purposes passed the senate last May. There are several bills of like nature in the house, but it Is -expected that a compromise may be secured on the senate measure which is said to be practically the same as the flag law of Connecticut- President Roosevelt has nominated the following Kansans for appointment as postmasters: John P. Lang as Sylvan Grove. This office became presidential the first of the present month. Floyd E. Richmond at Logan; reappoint ment. Joseph K. AMrich at Sylvia: office be came presidential the -first of this month. Warren D. Vincent at Hoisington; re appointment. Raymond Frazier at Bucklin; reappoint ment. Frank E. George at Altamont; office became presidential the first of this month. Charles W. Hawes at Augusta; reap pointment. James R. Hillhous at Delphos; reap pointment. John F. Price at Cherokee; reappoint ment. Olark C. Thomas a.t Moran: office raised to residential class this month. Charles C. Wilson at Scandla; reap pointment. The postmaster general has appointed Charles A. Lovegreen postmaster at Winkler. Riley county, to succeed H. A. Kversmeyer. resigned. Charles F. Baker waa also named for the office at Zeans d&le. Riley county. In the place of J. N. Taylor, resigned. ivansas postmasters commissioned: Charles W. McClure at Blue Mound; An drew F. Mason at Morganville; Clarence QE. Huff at Oronooue. Rural letter carriers appointed for ser vice In Kansas: Henry F. Higgins and Kate Higgins at Blaine; Samuel H. Green ud Witter B. Johnston at Madison. The senate has confirmed the appoint ments of Charles James McGee and Her bert Homer Smith, both of Kansas, to be first lieutenants in the medical reserve corn of the army with rank from last November 24. the data of nomination The secretarv of the navy has appointed two Kansas boys as warrant machinists In the navy. They are F. P. Noel and E. F. Holmes. nensinn hill for Genrjrft W Coffey. Luther R. Johnson. Joseph Lyons, and Simon Shaw. -Mr. Latta. the Kansas man. who is as- Giatant w.rotnrv tn IVpk !fln t RoOSeVelt. is almost a dailv visitor at the capitol. He did not miss but one day last week. K r i t i 1 1 meacacA anA sometimes tWO Or three every day. The Foxy Quillers in the senate are getting wise, ana wikb ij have an intimation that Mr. Latta is nearbv. some one of them moves execu tive session, and the honorable secretary is left without to walt. A new postal station will be established for the Kansas City postoffice on the first nt Fehrnarv It will he JiO. 17. and locat ed between Tenth street and Minnesota avenue. Edwin D. Mover has been appointed a citv letter carrier for the Lawrence post office. John C. McDonald was also se lected for a similar position In the Wich ita office. Kansans in Washington: Mrs. R. C. Langdon. Mrs. Russell C. Layden, S. F. Meade. All are from Fort Leavenworth, and stopping at the Shoreham. AYITHOUT A TOWN QUARREL. Marshal at "IVellsville Quits After 13 Years of Fussing. Wellsville, Kan., Jan. 11. City Marshal W. L. Langden has resigned his office here and will leave at once for California. He had held the office continuously for fourteen years, and, in, that time, had appeared regularly, on duty and off duty, in a regular policeman's uniform and carrying a policeman's "billy." For a number of years he has been the cause of the only excitement at the time of city election. the question being whether he should be retained in office. Two years ago the election for mayor resulted in a tie and in the drawing the anti-Langden mayor was elected. The mayor attempted to ap point a man in his stead, but the council refused to confirm and I Langden has been holding the office until this time. His resignation will leave the city without a town quarrel, the first time for thirteen years. SHRUBBJS FAST The Englishman Won Relay Race Over Three Men. His. Speed Was Easily Beyond That, of His Opponents. DISTANCE 12 MILES "Victor's Time One Hour, 5 Min utes and 57 Seconds. Mr. Longboat Will Evidently Have Worthy Foe. IIVXG HKKSELF TO A RAFTER. Mrs. Roth, Near Lakiu, Lour an la valid, Became Despondent. Lakin. Kan., Jan. 11. Mrs. W. J. Roth living fourteen miles northwest of this Dlace. committed suicide Saturday by hanging herself from a rafter in the kitchen. She has been an invalid for several years and the cause is attributed to despondency. The husband, w. J. Roth, will be remembered as the man who sus tained injuries by falling from the capitol building in Topeka several years ago, and who has since tried several times to secure passage of a bill for damages. XEW BRIDGE AT SYRACUSE. Contract Let for a Steel Structure Across the Arkansas. Syracuse. Kan., Jan. 11. The con tract for the construction of the new 720 foot steel bridge across the Arkansas river at this place, was let to the Wichita Construction company for $21,990. It is to be completed within the next 120 days and will con sist of eight 90 foot spans with a six teen foot roadway. This will place New York, Jan. 11. Alfred Shrubb, the English professional runner, won the twelve-mile relay race at Madison Square Garden Saturday night, defeat ing a relay of three men, who ran four miles each. Shrubb's time was 1 hour, 5 minutes, 57 seconds. The English champion was pitted against three speedy professional run ners, Frank N. Kenaly of Cambridge, Mass.: Fred Simpson, an Ojibway n Hi an and Tom Williams of Somerville, Mass. Shrubb showed a world of sneed and had little difficulty in run nin- awav with the' race from the outset. Kenaly, who started with mm, was outrun from the third lap on, Shrubb having established a lead of a quarter of a mile when Simpson, the Indian, took up the race at the end of the fourth mile. The Ojibway ran splendidly, but failed to gain an inch on Shrubb,. who held Simpson on even terms all the way for the next four miles. Williams took up the last relay and nulled Shrubb's lead down to nair a lap When the tests came towards the close of the race, however hewas outsprint ed, Shrubb showing ample reserve pow er and winning out by 600 yards. The five-mile professional handicap was won b-- Mike Spring, with a handi cap of forty-five seconds; Bob Hallen, New York, thirty-nve seconas, eeconu and Samuel C. Myers, Cambridge, Mass.. scratch, third. Time 28:04 4-5. JAPANESE LIKE BASEBALL. A College Nine May Tour the United States Soon. New York, Jan. 11. The great American game has spread over the world wherever Americans have an in fluence. The Rhodes scholarship in the English universities has been the means of furthering baseball in con servative England, although the Eng lishmen do not take to the American game with anything like the quickness of other countries. For example, when the American missionaries first went into Japan they carried with them many American s-

Japanese Students Playing BasebaU. at Syracuse one of the most sub stantial bridges to be found in the Arkansas valley and is well placed on the most travelled highway in south western Kansas. Bills presented In congress by members Of the Kansas delegation: By Reeder Bills granting Increased pensions to Mary Higgins. R, H L Smith. Joseph H. Hadley, Elisha Tourtil lott. Lewis H. Mark. George Jeffnrv Geo J. Wright. Alman Sparling. Charles F Reed, Jacob Vannice. John Brannan, Alpheus Grovenburgh. G. L. Barr. Victor Lambert. Zachery Fletcher. Edgar D York. Garrett Gibson. Stephen O. Tolle Charles M. Russell. By Madison Bill to restore John F Iewls to the United States army with the rank of captain of Infantry and pla.ee him upon the retired list;, pensions bill for George W. Reed. By Scott Bills granting increased pen sions to Jesse D. Bond. John H. Riley Richard Hill. Margaret Dickson, George W. Cox. By Curtis Bills granting pensions to Maria C. Hanav.' Sarah E. Garner, Wil liam H. Jones. By Long Bill for the relief of Charles W. Munn and Peter Ludwig; pension bill for Henry Horn. Kansans in Washington: F. F. Kelly, Paola: Mrs. T. L. Johnson. O. B. Johnson, Leavenworth; Orthea Johnson. Congressman CaJderhead has introduced Family Washing "Rough Dry" So lb. "Special Flat" 4o lb. "Wet Wash" 2o lb. Strictly Fine WorK Be our New List for Full Par ticulars. Shirts, Collars and Cuffs THAT PLEASE. Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing. Topeka Laundry Co. fbone 153. Second and Quiney. CAX BUY HER A NEW GOWX. Woman Drenclied by a Santa Fe En gine Awarded $25. Wichita, Jan. 11. A peculiar ac cident at the Santa Fe passenger sta tion cost the company $25 and ruined the clothing of a lady passenger. A blow-off valve on the locomotive at tached to train No. 406, while stand ing at the platform, suddenly became opened, and the woman was drenched in the stream of water and steam from the valve. A claim agent for the company was on the platform and settled the damages to clothing and the injured feelings of the passenger with a check for $25. BE.VTS GOLD MIXIXG. Farmer Xcar Berne Selling His Land at $125 and $108 Per Acr- Sabrtha. Jan. 11. M. J. Stciner, the farmer near Bern, has bought Gu Steibler jr.'s farm just west of Sabetha for $125 per acre. There are 109 acres in the tract making $13,500 which the land brought. Mr. Steiner will move into the place March 1 and will farm it. Six years ago Mr. Steiner bought a quarter section of land near Bern for $7,200. He has just sold it for $17,200 or about $108 an acre. Killed in a Quarrel. Pittsburg, Kan., Jan. 11. John Cavallo was shot and killed by James Farry as the result of a quarrel over the division line between their lots in Curranville, ten miles north of here. Both men were miners em ployed at the Central Coal and Coke company Imine near that camp. Ill feeling had existed between the two men for months. t Sells Farm at $50 Per Acre. "Wm, Palmer sold A. S. Coles's farm of 160 acres in Valley township last week for $50 per acre cash, to A. W. Hand of Chicago. The new owner will move with his family to his newly purchased farm next spring or sum mer. Barber County Index. Big Year's Sale of Eggs. Fred Kelm reports the sale of 527 dozen eggs, from December 26, 1907 to December 26, 1908. Certainly a good showing for a town chicken farm, kept as a side line by a busy carpen ter. Seneca Courier. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure, E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 26o ideas and the later missionaries who went there were in some cases drawn from among American university stu dents and took with them baseball as their favorite sport. The Japanese quickly Imitated this and today there is talk of a Japanese team touring America to see how they would show up with American university teams. Their natural athletic ability, their quickness of judgment and eye make them remarkably well qualified for tha game and they like it. It is said by men who have seen the Japanese in action that should they come to Amer ica with a team, while they would un doubtedly be outclassed owing to their lack cf training and coaching, still they would make a showing which would be a great surprise to every American fan. An Ozark Tract for Boston. Hot Springs, Ark., Jan. 11. A tract of land, among the Ozark mountains, south of this city, formerly used as a race course, has been leased by the Boston American league baseball team as a spring training grounds. The lease runs for five years and was signed Tuesday by Treasurer Hugh McBreen of the Boston team. The Hubites will arrive here March 10. K. V. 36. Nebraska 17. Lawrence, Kan., Jan 11. The Kan sas basketball team took the second game from the Nebraska five Saturday r.igrht by the score of 36 to 17. The Nebraska team showed an improve ment in form since their defeat Friday night, and fought for the game to the end. Kansas had but little advantage early in the game, and the first half closed with the score 12 to 9 in favor of Kansas. I.umley to Manage Superbas. New York, Jan. 11. President Chas. H. Ebbetts of the Brooklyn baseball club announces that he has signed Harry Lumley as manager ot the superbas for 1909. Lumley played right field on the Brooklyn team last season and was second choice for the c The only higb-daa Baking Powder sold at a moderate pnee. managerial position. Ebbetts was de sirous of securing- trtiT rmiiin ih Pn ton shortsop, to manage his team, but C ""ngea try he finally gave mi uujjo uti selected. Lumley. MrXXESOT.VS GOOD YEAR. The Gophers Football Team Show Earnings of $26,103.48. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 11. The net football receipts at the University ui juinnesQia totaled $26,103.48 for tne season or 1908, as compared with $25,816.08 for the preceding year. These amounts do not takn Into con sideration the expenses during the season, but are the share of the Goph er Institution of all the gate receipts at games in which. Minnesota particl- paieu. The receipts at srames nlaved on Northrup field were $36,325.27, of which one-half went to the opposing team. Minnesota's share, amounting to $18,162.63. Is added to half of the receipts of the Chicago game, which was played at Chleaero. Last year the tota.1 ree.einta at the home games were $48,607.26 and Minnesota's share from the Wiscon sin game, which was the only con test played away from home. was $1,512.45. BRTJSH DENIES THE STORY. Brands as Untrue Tale That He Owns Interest in Cardinals. New York, Jan. 11. John T. Brush has branded as untrue a story which came out of St. Louis to- the effect that he had purchased a controlling interest in the St. Louis National league club. The president of the Giants declared he was in no wise interested in the Cardinals, more than wishing Koger Bresnahan. their new manager, all the success in the world. "I have made no effort to buy the St. Louis club," said Mr. Brush. "I am quite content with my present holdings in New York; I have a win ner at the Polo grounds, and do not care to speculate with possibilities. As far as I know, Stanley Roblson has no thought of selling his interests in St. Louis. I am sure I have no desire to purchase a tail ender." WHY CHAXOE WON'T LEAVE. Manager Murphy Says the Player Makes More Than $25,000 Yearly. Chicago, 111.. January 11. "I have heard," said Charles Murphy, "of the $25,000 alleged to have been offered Frank Chance by the California out laws $25,000 for two- years' service. W'ell, including his dividends, etc. Frank Chance makes more than $25 000 every year, not every two years, with the Cubs. This may surprise folks, but it is the truth. Chance makes over $12.000 'yearly right here, and I don't think he is apt to accept any outlaw offers while he has such sums coming his way." McLean Wins Motorcycle Race. Boston, Jan. llJ Hugh McLean of Chelsea, the American middle distance motor naced bicycle champion, Satur day night defeated Menus Bedell of New York in a 20-mile paced race at the Park Square coliseum by a half a lap. The time was 33 minutes, 32 seconds. NOT A BAD YEAR. Report of. the Interstate Com merce Commission Shows Railroads Suffered Only by Comparison With 1907. BUSINESS IS BETTER Than That of 1905 or 1906 in Most Ways. Net Operating Income of $2,855 Per Mile of Road. Altizer to the 'White Sox. Cleveland, Jan. ll. Dave Altizer, utility man of the Cleveland American league team, has been sold to the Chi cago American league team. The price is not anhounced. Altizer was bought from Washington last year with Pitcher Falkenjberg for $10-,000 BRISTOW TO HELP THEM Will Aid Californtans In Fight Against Increased Freight Rates. San Francisco, Cal.. Jan. 11 The hippers of California have enlisted the aid of Joseph L. Bristow. United States senator-elect from Kansas. In their struggle against the increased freight rates. Bristow made a spec lal trip to California a few years ago to investigate transportation condi ions for President Roosevelt. His report recommended that a govern ment line of steamers be placed on the run between San Francisco and the isthmus -of Panama. Up to the present time no action has been taken on the report. when the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe announced the increase in freight tariffs a number of local ship pers wrote to Bristow, asking for ad vice and assistance. Isdor Jacobs has received a reply from Bristow, written at Salina, Kan., December 26. The letter pledges his support, but Bristow adds that he does not look for the legislation he proposed during the present session. He states further that Senators Perkins and Flint of California are opposing his sugges tions. Bristow's letter In part follows: "I am receiving quite a number of ommunications in regard to this pro posed advance in freight rates. When get to Washington, which will be in the latter part of February, I hope to be able to be of service to the people in the consideration of the important questions involved in this subject. I don't think anything will one during this session of congress long the line of the recommenda tions of my report The trouble is that both senators from California are opposing the recommendations I made." The senator-elect intends to go ven further to aid the California shippers. He has written to friends here that he proposes to call a con ference at Washington of men in terested in the subject to discuss remedial legislation. As this meeting such matters as the physical valua tion of railroads, the suspension of ew rates pending a hearing before the commission and other topics per- nent to the transportation situation will be discussed. The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce has already urged congress enact the Fulton bill; which pro vides that changes in existing rates may be held up by the commission until an inquiry has been held into the reasonableness of the proposed tariffs. It is pointed out that had this ct been passed by the last congress the railroad companies could not have put the advanced schedule into effect. Boss Tweed's Trumpet Found. New York, Jan. 11. A trumpet hich has just been unearthed in a sand pile along the East river 13 de clared by one of the few surviving members of volunteer engine company o. b. as navmg been the one used by Boss Bill" Tweed, formerly leader of Tammany hall. Edward Brennan, the old fireman, says that Tweed as fore man led "Big Six" with the trumpet in the days of the rival volunteer fire companies, that he gave it to Brennan and that it was lost forty years ago In nre. KmDlover Whv were "'vou discharged from your last place? Applicant For good behavior. Employer What do you mean that? ADDlicant They took three months oft my sentence. Cleveland Leadr. Washington, Jan. 11. The interstate commerce commission today transmit ted to the congress Its report 'or the year 1908. The report states that the temporary financial depression from which the country is now emerging resulted In the diminution of railway revenues considerably, below the high point reached in 1907. the banner year in American railroad history in respect of gross and net earnings, as well as vol ume or tratnc and that In several in stances the necessity for placing rail road properties in the hands of receiv ers was wholly or partially due to the serious and unexpected decrease in earnings. In view, however, of the widely circulated reports that the loss inflicted upon the railroads was so se vere as to warrant universal advances in rates or reduction in wages, or both, it is interesting to note that the gros3 earnings of all railroads for 1908, al though $164,464,941 less than the gross earnings for 1907, were $98,375,470 in ex cess of the gross earnings for 1906 and $342,158,231 in excess of those for 190s. and that the net earnings for 1908, al though $111,051,006 less than for 1907 and $59,349,138 less than for 1906, were $37,658,504 in excess of those for 1905. These figures indicate that whatever may have been the fact in individual cases, the railroads of the country, as a whole. did not suffer so severely in comparison with years of normal traffic and business conditions as may have generally been supposed. The recent change in accounting methods may af fect to some extent the accuracy of these comparisons, but it is believed that the variations due to that cause did not materially alter the general re sult. It is pointed out that a con tinuing business depression could not be held to Justify the maintenance of particular rates which are unreason able in themselves or unduly discrimi natory, since the right to equal treat ment at reasonable rates does not de pend upon the financial condition of the carrier. Railway Accidents. In the year ending June 30, 1908, there was a remarkable falling off in the number of casualties to both pas sengers and employes, due to some ex tent to diminished traffic on railroads generally. As appears from a sum mary published in the report, the number of passengers killed in train accidents was 165 in 1908, as com pared with 410 in the previous year; There is also -a gratifying decrease in the number ,'of employes .killed and injured. The number of employes killed in coupling accidents shows a reduction of 20 per cent from the previous yearly record. Attention is called to the necessity of legislation authorizing an in vestigation, under direction of the commission, of train accidents, for the purpose of obtaining light on the question of preventive measures for the future. By the terms of an act approved May 30, 1908, it is made unlawful for any common carrier engaged in interstate or foreign commerce by railroad to use any locomotive in moving interstate or foreign traffic that is not equipped with an ash pan which can be dumped or emptied and cleaned without the necessity of any employe going under such locomotive, on and after the 1st day of January. 1910, and the commission is charged with the duty of enforcing the pro visions of this act. Numerous plans of inventions calculated to solve the difficulty involved in obtaining an efficient device applicable to all types of locomotives have been presented to the commission and have been re ferred to its block signal and train control board for examination and report. It has been the view of the commission that devices of this character come within the terms of the sundry civil act of the last session of the present congress, being advised to promote the safety of railroad operation. Statistics. The report has in past years included a statement or tne operating revenues and operating expenses of railways for the fiscal year ending June 30, immedi ately preceding its date of issue, such statement having been compiled from the annual reports of the carriers in advance of their final compilation. The bureau of statistics and accounts has this year substituted for such a pre liminary report a compilation based upon monthly reports of revenues and expenses received tor tne la months ending June 30, 1908. This report shows that on a basis of average mileage op erated during the year of 226,121 miles, the freight revenue was $1,665,119,842, passenger revenue $566,905,109, all other revenue from transportation $167,873,795, revenue from operations other than transportation $24,687,932, making total operating revenues $2,424,640,637, or $10, 722 per mile of line. The total operat ing expenses were $1,695,101,879, or $7,4S6 per mile of line, leaving the net operat ing revenue $729,538,758, or $3,226 pr milo of line. Deducting from the net operat ing revenue taxes in the sum of $83,- 860,516, the net operating income for the year ended June 30, 1908. was $645,678,242 for tne entire tniteage, or ,ooo per nine of line. The ratio of operating expen ses to earnings as shown by this report was 69.91 per cent. TO REPEAL TWO-CEXT RATE Business Interests Will Petition Pcnn- sylvania Legislature. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 11. It is an nounced that a bill will be introduced in the next session of the Pennsylvania legislature for a repeal of the 2 cent a mile passenger rate law. This action is to be taken not so much in the in terest of the railroads as because it has been found that the law has worked to the disadvantage of the business inter ests in communities where tne smaner roads have been forced to curtail ser vice. The act has been declared unconstitu tional so far as the Pennsylvania road concerned and can not be enforced against it. The law. therefore, has be come special legislation bearing une qually on certain roads. An investiga tion of conditions has shown that iour fifths of the small connecting roads and narrow-gauge lines have withdrawn BEHOVES THEdUSE OF CATARRH No remedy that does not entirely remove the cause of Catarrh from the blood will ever make a permanent cure of the trouble. Just as long as the circulation remains contaminated with the impurities and catarrhal matters which produce the trouble, the mucous membranes or inner linings of the body will be kept in a state of irritation and disease. Sprays, lotions and other local applications will sometimes temporarily relieve the tight fuM feeling in the head, buzzing1 noises in the ears, uncomfortable, stuffy feeling of the nostrils, and help to loosen the mucus in the throat; but Catarrh is a constitutional blood disorder and until it has been entirely driven from the system there can be no permanent cure. S. S. S. cures Catarrh by removing the cause from the blood. It attacks the disease at its head and by thor oughly purifying and cleansing the circulation, and ridding it of every par ticle of impurity, and at the same time enriching the blood, allows the inflamed and irritated membranes to heal, improves the general health, and stops every disagreeable symptom, s. t. i. readies down to tne very bottom and leaves no trace of the disease in the system. Book on Catarrh and any medical advice free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. To the People of Kansas: The legislature will convene in regular session within the next few days. 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. r EIGHTH ANNUAL Kansas MM-WS Miter sitioe Auditorium Building sTOPEKA, KAHSAS Jan. ll to 30 An Industrial and Pure Food Show

The Amusement and Vaudeville Features Include Marshall's Military Band Three Orchestras Pipe Organ Concerts Mexias Mexias, Comedy Jugglers With Dog Delzaro's, the Aerial King and Queen Greve Green, Musical Comedy Act Three Olivers, World's Greatest Tight Wire Artists ISC Admission for All J5c I B most of their passenger trains because they could not be operated profitably at the 2 cent a mile rate. To Discuss Legislation. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 11. The execu tive and legislative committees of the Kansas Federation of Labor met here in annual session. Reports were heard and needed legislation dis cussed. One eveninsr last summer on the farm, a little slum child, a country weefter, was enjoyine his first Rlimpse of pastoral life. The settlnjr sun gilded the grass and flow- L. M. Penwell Undertaker and Embalmer 511 Quiocy Street Both P. ones 192 ers of the old-fashioned garden, and on a little stool he sat, under a tree, bent with Its load of ripe peaches, beside the cook, who was pluckinrr a chicken. He watched that plucking operation gravely for some time Then he said: VDo ye take off their clothes every noight. loldy Argonaut.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE J OUBNAL TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1909 3 X 4, I 9, 1 i! m ARE STILL ALIVE. Living Tictims of the Earth quake at Messina Are Being Rescued From the Ruins by Searchers. WAS BURIED 14 DAYS. t One Man Watched His Wife and Children Die. One Married Couple Taken Out Alive and Conscious. Messina. Jan. 11. Search for the burled victims of Italy's last great earthquake still continues and is fre quently -rewarded with the rescue or the living. Yesterday noon a man named Benzaija. who had spent 14 days without food locked in the ruins of his home, was taken out uncon scious and resuscitated. He had been caught in a kind of straight jacket formed by the debris and unable to move was compelled to watch the lingering death of his wife and four children. Saturday a married couple were removed not only alive, but con scious. Their imprisonment had last ed 13 days. On Saturday night, a ter rific tempest accompanied by earth quake shocks arose, causing a number of fresh collapses in the ruined city and spreading new 'terror among the survivors. Most of the people in Mes ina were camped under tents or huts, and nearly all of these, were destroyed by the wind and blinding rain. Over 60 feet of the landing quays in the harbor was swept away, carrying off a large quantity of provisions stored there and several horses.- Two soldiers narrowly escaped death. Near Oiarre an immense fissure opened. It was 650 feet lone, three feet wide and 65 feet deep and has been styled "The Mouth of Hell." The American consulate, where the stores from the relief ship Bayern are being distributed, was besieged all day yesterday- by a crowd of hungry refu gees. The American commur.ee. wmcn is -working strenuously, is receiving ex pressions of gratitude from all quar ters. General Mazzai. who is in su preme command here, yesterday thanked Ambassador Griscom warmly for the humane initiative of his coun trymen, suggesting that as the great exodus from Messina has left the city practically without any wounded the most urgent need for the Bayern's ser vices was along the coast towns, espe cially Catania and Syracuse. The Bayern has proceeded to those points. The supply ship Yankton wfll remain here to convey to Xaples the bodies of the American consul and his wife when they are recovered. Ambassador Griscom paid a visit Saturday to the house of the Catholic archbishop, who. after confessing that his relief committee lacked both food and money, entrusted the ambassador with a message to Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul, who is now in Rome, ask ing him to make another" appeal for American aid. Food. clothing and other supplies were immediately sent to the archbishop's committee from the Bayern. The disinfecting of the city is pro gressing rapidly. Two depositories connected by ferryboat have been es tablished and disinfectants will also be transported along the Sicilian and Ca labriari coasts for distribution among the inland villages. The illumination by electric light has been partially re established. The American fleet, which arrived here Saturday morning and left Saturday night, made a great impression. Expressions of gratitude and admiration are still heard on all sides. Admiral Sperry's last act be fore leaving was to send a launch with a burial party to convey the body of Mrs. A. J. Ogston. wife of the British consul, across the straits to the Eng glish cemetery. The survivors of the city fathers will meet January 15 to elect new officials to replace those dead. Prof. Salinas has succeeded in sav ing from the ruins of the civic mu seum several valuable paintings in cluding the famous Triptych by An tonello De Messina of 1463. General Mazza, in his report to the premier, said that the recovery of valuables stolen from the ruins "was progressing satisfactorily. Seven thieves were arrested Saturday. Al most $3,000,000 in money and valu ables besides the contents of the safes of the various banks has already been recovered from the ruins of the earth quake. COLD OVER THE STATE. Tn Mam Counties Thero ic v... -i. Weather With Snow and Wind. Parsons. Kan., Jan. 11. With the temperature at zero this city was with out gas from 4 o'clock Sunday morn ing until noon because of an engine break at Xeodesha. Last night the gas presure was about normal. There was a light snow fall and the weath er was 2 degrees below zero. At Wichita. A light snow fell here accompanied by a high north wind. In eighteen hours the temperature fell from 61 to 2 degrees below zero this morning. At Iavenwortli. There was a light fail or snow and heavy wind from the north Sunday with the temperature 2 degrees above zero. There was no trouble with the gas supply in Leavenworth. The street car service was knocked out most of the morning. v At Cherry vale. The first severe storm of the win ter is raging in southern Kansas The mercury has fallen 30 degrees since Sunday morning and is near zero Snow is falling. At Suiina. Zero weather prevails in central Kansas following a light snow. A high wind has been blowing for twenty-four hours and the snow has drift ed badly. At Abilene. The temperature dropped to zero Sunday with flurries of snow. A high north wind is blowing. Cortelyou Calls for Cash. Washington. Jan. 11. The secretary of the treasury has announced a call on the Xational bank depositories for approximately $25,000,000 of govern ment deposits, $15,000,000 to be paid "on or before January 23, 1909, and the remainder to be paid on or before February' 10, 1909. Everybody reads the Etate Journal. POUTICALGOSSIP Senator Porter Would Hare De partment of Mines. Addition to Course of State Manual Training School. AFTER DEL TRAVIS. Ex-Employee Makes Charges Against Game Warden. "Bent" Murdock Doesn't Know Why He Is Here. Senator E. F. Porter, of Crawford county, comes to Topeka this time with three special bills in his pocket as fol lows: An act establishing a department of mines and mining In conection with the state manual training school in Pittsburg; an act establishing a night school at the state manual training normal for the benefit of foreign born citizens of the state desiring to learn the English language; and act establishing a substation of the state agricultural college at Girard. 1 Senator Porter is one of the veterans of the senate, as he begins his third term tomortow. He has been spoken of ns a candidate for president pro tern of that body. The senator will not talk about his candidacy for this place but is willing to go on record as opposed to the state publication or school books. The Remiblicans of both houses will hold their caucuses this evening. The three important house positions have been decided upon as tollows: speaker, .T. X. Dollev Wabaunsee oiunty speaker pro tern, R. J. Hopkins. Finney count v: enter clerk, vv. t. Been, jacn son county: assistant clerk, Chas. A, Brilhart of Elk county. In the senate the fight for the big places is still undecided. Charges of irregularities at the Kan sas fish hatchery at Pratt have been brought to the attention of Governor Hoch. and D. w. Travis, state nsn ana erame warden, has denied them. Gover nor Hoch has turned the charges over to Governor Stubbs for whatever action the latter may desire to take in the matter. The charges were brought by Alexan der Milne, formerly an employe of the game warden. Milne was the superin tendent or the jiatcnery ana xne time keeper. In his formal charges he saya that employes of the hatchery paid by the state had worked on the farm of Mr. Travis, near the hatchery, and that the time of such employment was not taken from the state payroll and not paid by Travis, but that the work was done by state employes on state time and at' state expense. J. C. Gafford. state accountant, was sent to the state hatchery to make an investigation. Mr. Gafford checked up the accounts or the department ana ob tained the affidavits substantiating the charges. Mr. Travis was then informed or the charges, and he filed a formal denial and some supporting affidavits, snow lng that-state employes did not do any work on his farm at state expense. Milne was then timekeeper and Travis says that it was his duty to see that anv work done on his own private pro perty was charged to his personal ac count and not to the state. Milne says that he resigned several months ago, while Travis says that Milne was dis charged. "Bent" Murdock is here today. This is a simple-enough announcement, for Bent comes to Topeka pretty often. But this El Dorado editor came to Topeka on the occasion of the inauguration of the first Kansas gov ernor forty-eight years ago, and has been here at every occasion of the kind since then. He is here today with the same ycung light in his old eyes, barricaded as they are behind two pairs of spectacles, and the same warm heart and genial -indliness for friend and stranger. The red car nation he wore on his coat was not fresher and brighter than your "Uncle Bent." "I don't know why I am here," he said, "but here I am. J'll soon get tired of it all and go back home, but I'll c'atch the germ again and be back here again before the legislature has been in sesFion very long. "I attended Gov. Robinson's in augural, so why not the one in which Roscoe Stubbs plays the leading part? There is nearly a half century between them "I have never held a state job in all those years, so they cannot class me with the pie counter fellows. I'm a Kansan of the old school, I guess, and simply cannot keep away from Topeka when there is. a state meeting going on. There used to be a lot of us, but there's not so many now. They have crossed a broader, deeper river than the Kaw." There is no one at the Copeland to day who knows more people or has such an alluring handshake as W. P. Fleeman of Coffeyville, ex-peniten tiary guard and ex-sergeant of the Coffeyville police force. Fleeman is In a class by himself. His enemies may call him a joke or a nuisance, but this would not prevent the worthy sergeant from extending to them every courtesy if he succeeds in land ing the place as doorkeeper of the house, or any other job. Several Coffeyville people who used to scoff at f leeman were glad to accept his use ful services when he was doorkeeper at the national Republican convention at Chicago last summer. It is a safe bet that Fleeman has talked to more people today than any other one man in Topeka. The interview printed in last Satur day's issue of this paper with a south ern Kansas member of the legislature in which the latter outlined his pro posed bill of state guarantee for the farmer, merchant and worklngman as well as the banker and bank depositor, was the subject of consider able comment in the hotel lobbies over Sunday. Many treated it as a joke, but there were some who saw food for reflection in the idea of how far the germ of the state guarantee, w ill spread. OA Beanth Big nature The Kind You Haw Always Bought of CJ 13 O XI. i a. Bean th l Kind You Have Always Bevgnt OASTORIA. TL. I:J U... II ii Start tM S? 1 m "mu T "u naw Riwavs CHARGES MALICE. Senator Tillman Replies to At tack of the President. Denies That Ke Has Been Dis' honest or Untruthful. HE WANTED THE LAND And Wants It Tet to the Extent of 1,440 Acres. Declares Roosevelt Is Actuated by Motlres of Revenge. Washington, Jan. 11. Senator Till man today replied to charges made against him by the president of having exerted his official Influence as a sen ator for his own benefit fo bring suit against railroads of the northwest in order that he might be able to pur chase land, held by the southern Ore gon company and granted to the state of Oregon in 1868 for the construction of a military road. "In my public work here," said Sen ator Tillman,' "I have not hesitated to criticise and comment on the official actions and utterances of President Roosevelt and I have doubtless given him good cause to seek revenge. I have at various times arraigned him .lHe 5e1a.te for tyrannical invasion of the rights of congress, for usurpa tion of authority not given him by the constitution, for disobedience of the law and the neglect of duty and particularly in the case of Mrs. Morris for brutal and cruel conduct toward a helpless woman. I was not aware that these darts of mine had quivered in the executive hide and stung him so i eaPrness ar"l intensity with which he has presented his case against me is making a precedent when none has existed before, his tak ing from the committee to whicft he has forwarded them the papers and giving them to the press before the committee had considered them indi cates that Theodore Rvwi m-,the feeng of getting even !th,Ben Tillman and lays on the 'big stick with the keenest relish, doubt less believing that the 'pitchfork' has gone out of business." Personal Privilege. In addressing the senate Mr Till- ntn.,arS a. question of personal privilege declaring that fnr time In the historv of t,i Jr so far as he had been able to learn, a kZZZT J"l senate had been brought to the bar of public opinion before the senate itself to be judged Uinaer.niictment by no 'ess a person than the president of the United btates. The manner of Hnino- i said and the animus and zeal display ed by the chief executive were worthy of consideration. Mr. Tillman called attention to the publication of these charges by the president before they had been considered by the committee of the senate to which they were re ferred and declared that in so doing the president had treated the senate with that contempt which has been his wont. He declared the was an adept at advertising and had used the press with more skill than any man in American politics. "Another probable reason for his great haste," said the senator was that he sought to distract nttonti r the action of the house of representa tives on Friday in laying part of his message on the table, by the sensa tional accusation against a man who has had long service in the senate ah ejia.mirmi.ion or tne president's letter to Mr. Hale which might lust well have been a special message of "Ic yp mini vniicri we are so ramiliar will show that the president's charges, boiled down, amount to two in number. "First, he promotes me to momhoT-. ship in the Ananias club and charges in liiis niai i nave aenoerateiy lied to the senate. 'Second, he charges that I havo ev erted my official influence and worked as a senator for my personal benefit alone to secure the passage of a resolu tion and to press the department of Justice to bring suit against the cor poration which holds so much of the public domain in the west, and will not sell it to settlers on terms of their grants from the government. "He has prepared his indictment with consummate ability and skill: he Is even cunning in- the apparently inno cent pretense that in making a search through the secret service for one kind of malefactors he has run down an other and the case of that one of such serious importance that his sense of of ficial obligation compelled him to prompt action. Mark you, he has been in the possession of all the facts in all these cases since Julv last and men will be curious to know why if his zeal was honest he did not make them known then. Quoting from the president's message to the house on January 4 in which he said he had no charges of corruption against congress nor against any mem bers of the present house, Mr. Tillman said: Charges Personal Malice. It follows that he found no grounds for indicting me in the courts, which no doubt would have rejoiced him over much and all this fuss, fury and fustian about the seriousness of the case and the gravity of the offense with which he charges me can be at tributed to personal malice alone." Referring to the president's letter to Senator Hale." Mr. Tillman declared that the president recognized the ex traordinary character of his action "as well as the unlawful use he has made of the secret service." Mr. Tillman said he did not deny the authenticity of the letter or the telegram of which nhntoeraphs were made and he pre sumed the letter from Wm. E. Lee was also a correct copy, Dut he was not aware of its existence until it was brought to his attention by the presi dent's statement concerning Dorr, a land agent. maKing nis niing through Reeder and Watkins of Marshfield. Ore. Senator Tillman said: "It will be noted that I accused Dorr in the senate of being a swindler and asked the postofflce department to is snfi a fraud order against him. Don- declared in his circular 'so sure Is Sen ator Tillman or our success that he has subscribed and paid the necessary fees for a quarter section for himself and ten other sections for ten of his nearest relatives. It was this bold and out rageous falsehood mainly that caused me to denounce Dorr as a swindler as well as to declare in tne senate that he had no warrant for the assertion. "The sleuths whom the president put on my trail have made their report and a perusal of it will show to any fair mind that so far from endeavoring to Justify the fraud order against Dorr, they were really put to work to investi gate men and endeavor if possible to discover something to my discredit while, the president directed the investi gation. I say this because it is hardly possible that a postofflce inspector would set about getting photographic copies of the letters of a United States senator and trying to convict him of lying if the orders did not come from a high source. "Let us suppose for a moment that I was guilty of a falsehood in declaring that I had ndt undertaken to purchase any land. What did that have to do with Dorr s transparent and open use of the mails to induce men to send him money to purchase land? Dorr's de claration that I had paid the fees is "an absolute falsehood and the postofflce in spectors, while they searched the rec ords for entries at 'Coquill,' noted that Reeder and Watkins had filed several hundred applications, but nowhere men tioned that any had been filed in my name or for, me. Therefore the false hood is proven on Dorr and yet the pres ident declared the assault which Sena tor Tillman made on Mr. Dorr was ac cording to report of the inspector, a wanton assault made to cover up Sena tor Tillman's own transactions. Xo Such Statement Made. "No such statement was made by the inspector. In fact, so earnestly intent on convicting Senator Tillman is the president he actually commits himself to this proposition towit: Tillman vol untarily and without any compulsion from any source and with nothing to conceal brought up a matter in the sen ate which he need not have done to cov er up transactions which were absolute ly unknown to any one except himself and his correspondents, Reeder and Watkins, and were entirely honorable and clean. Much exposure closed on the swindlers. Dorr, when his mail was not delivered, retired from the land busi ness and became a fruit grower as re ported by the inspectors. The swindlers had secured a good many thousands of dollars before the exposure in the sen ate stopped people from being duped, and yet, Theodore Roosevelt, who poses as the only honest man in public life, in the face of these facts has felt called upon to attack the character of a man whose integrity had never been ques tioned and whose official position is sec ond only to his own. In doing this he makes a false declaration for the In spectors now here say no such thing as above quoted, can be proven by an ex amination of their reports. Now about the lying: "My letter of February 15 of which the president has secured a copy ante dated by four days my statement in the senate that I had not bought any land or undertaken to buy any and the presi dent considers this positive proof of falsehood. I did not say I had not con sidered the purchase of land: I did not say I had not contemplated the pur chase of land because I had done both. 'In my conversation with the attor ney general it makes the resolution which I introduced and which he him self prepared after .we had talked over the whole land situation I distinctly re membered telling him that my interest in the matter had been first aroused by my desire to purchase some of the tim ber land and that my coming to him was due to the fact that I discovered upon investigation that I could not buy through any agency whatsoever that I could not buy it even b-" lawsuit be cause I was advised by very able law yers in the west, among them George Turner or wasningxon, mai in aitaca lng the holders of those land grants no one would nave any standing in court except the grantor the government it self. I was perhaps disengenuous, but a moment's thought will convince any honest minded man that as I had not signed any papers, had not paid any money, nau i-aien uuuuuj' s icuciyi, m usual process by which one 'undertakes' to buy land I was. speaking accurately and not falsely. Everything hinges on the meaning of the word 'undertakes and my use of it. uta-A mean to con ceal the fact that I was anxious to buy some of the land,, not at all. Did I mean to attack Dorr as a swindler when I my self was engaged in a dishonest and dis honorable transaction? That is what the president would have people be lieve, can I be justly charged with false hood when if I had told the senate of the entire transaction it would have made- no difference whatever, while I would have been charged with introduc ing my private affairs into a public dis cussion. Just what law did I break? What wrong did I do or contemplate? According to the report or the attorney general in answer to the resolutions which I introduced and which passed the senate, Harriman. the president's dear friend, still holdfi in defiance of law upwards of two millions of acres of the best land of Oregon and California and refuses to sell them at any price. "I never expected and could not under the terms of the law as I con strue it get more than seven quar ter sections for myself and family, one for my private secretary and one for Mr. Lee making nine in all. This in the aggregate would mean that I would obtain through my activity here, as the president charges, nine quarter sections or 1,440 acres at a cost of $4,500. Will the president un dertake to say that I have lost my right to buy land because I am a sen ator. Can the president deny my ac tivity secured the passage of the resolution instructing the attorney general to bring suit for the recovery of this land for the use of actual set tlers. If Mr. Harriman and others like him are made to disgorge by reason of these suits, shall the fact that I was endeavoring to buy a little pit tance of the land be used as the basis of a charge of being a liar and a cor rupt senator to be disgraced?" How It Started. Senator Tillman then told how his attention had been brought to this land while at Spokane, Wash., in OctoTsier, 1907. He wrote to Reeder and Watkins asking for information and telling them of his desire to pur chase some of the land if possible. Desiring to find out if the conditions of the land grant to the state of Oregon make it possible for pur chase, not as actual settlers, but at $2.50 per acre, he wired to the librarian of the senate for a copy of the act. He met Mr. Lee at Moscow, Idaho and talked with him on the sub ject arranging that he would go to Marshfield and investigate in person. He authorized Lee. to draw on him if he found the lands were what they were reported to be. "Lee's authority as my agent never went beyond an examination of the land and the application was filed to see that I got good timber land in stead of rocks and marshes." He went into detail in explaining his effort to learn the ?xact status of the lands and got an opinion from Senator Turner of Washington. After returning to. Washington in December he let the matter drop, he believing it to be a "very doubtful proposition" until Mr. Lee showed him a letter from Reeder and Watkins, which Mr. Tillman said had been stolen from the desk in his committee room along with other papers in this case and declared the theft was probably by some of the secret service sleuths. "When Reeder and Watkins" he said, "indicated their desire that I should exert my influence in the sen ato I wrote the letter of February 15, of which the president obtained a photographic copy. In the meantime and before the letter was written, from my invitations and after a con ference with the attorney general I introduced the two resolutions of Jan uary 31, one calling on the attorney! Attend You Can Easily Save Car Fare to Kansas Cityand Much More With such tremendous quantities and with such varied assortment of patterns, this great Silk Sale will afford choice and satisfactory selections even to the last day. The lowness of price is unprecedent ed. A few of the many items are these $1.25 Pongees 59c 24-inch all silk pongees in the best shades imaginable. The nu merous purposes for which pon gees are used makes them al most indispensable for spring and summer wear. Although they have a smalf stripe they are so near plain in color it ia imposible to distinguish them from plain pongees. In the nat ural and almost every conceiv able shade, including numerous light .evening colors. A silk that sold for $1.25 a yard; 24 inches wide: in this sale, per CQ yard. Grand Avenue Floor. $2.00 Yard Wide Satin Duchess $1.48 Black Satin Duchess is today the leading fabric in silk mate rials. This quality possesses the extreme high finish found only in high class satins; and we could not. today, by a big mar gin, buy such Satins and sell them to you at the price we of fer these beautiful dress Satins. Wide width alone Is an economi cal reason for purchasing this quality.' A regular $2 'yd. $1.48 Dress Satin for, per Grand Avenue Floor. general for information and the other which -became a law, instructing him to Institute suits. My official activity then is shown to have, taken form in the senate before I knew anything about Reeder and Watkins's attitude or expectations and I was in no way influenced by them. "I was still anxious to obtain some of the land if it could be done legally and wrote Reeder and Watkins to that effect but my faith in them and in the whole scheme died when I received the circulars of Dorr which came to me on February 17 and 18 from three different directions showing the wide- J spread circulation of them. Mr. Lee's report to him, he said, had also led him to believe that Reeder and Watkins were "of the caliber and character" to be em ployed in a matter of such magnitude. Still Arter Suckers. "Dorr, of whom I had never heard before," he said, "was evidently push ing his scheme of getting suckers to invest and using my name as I have indicated without authority; because I had not paid any fees to him or wcit ten to him or filed any applications. I therefore felt it incumbent on me to expose the swindle in the senate, which I did on February 19, and ask ed the postofflce to issue a fraud pTder. I pressed tne passage or tne joint reso lution in the senate and on April 30 it became a law. March 18 I was taken ill and on May 16 after a partial recuperation I sailed for Europe re turning October 21. "The president's sleuths set to do the dirty work of spying on a senator when that senator had exposed a fraud which was being perpetrated on the people, reported to him on July 27. I had nothing to do with the change in the law of which the president com plains in regard to secret service. So the president's animus Is not against me on the same ground for which he has attacked Messrs! Tawney, Smith and others in the house, but one of personal malice, engendered by hatred because of my .course in the -senate during the last seven years. "I have not. attempted to deceive anybody;- I have not told-any false hoods; I have not broken any laws; I have not been guilty of any immoral conduct. I had the right to purchase the land if I couid but my judgment told me it was unsafe as an investment. I would like to get some of it yet, and if the attorney general and his succes sors shall not die of old age before anything -is-done, it may be possible This 1 til $1.50 Black Duchess $1.19 Thia superior dress silk is In weight between a messaline and duchess. An exquisite imported black dress fabric, unusually handsome and far in advance of the lighter weight qualities for waists and dress use; a perfect black, beautiful luster and an extremely soft finish silk. Do not fail to note this is extra wide, and the advantage gained therefrom will bring the dress price down to the minimum; worth $1.50 a yard; w;e will offer them in this sale, 1 1 Ck per yard iplil" Grand Avenue Floor. 23-inch Novelty Dress Poplins 99c In poplins you will find two materials in one," the con struction and makeup is such that the light delicate shades are as satisf atory as the darker street colors. In small, neat satin finish de signs and dots in same color as ground of cloth; making a handsome novel plain color. Never sold before by anyone for less than $1.50 yard, except in a sale, 99c per yard Grand Avenue Floor. that I may have the opportunity to purchase some of these timber lands of which he made mention in his re port. Through my action attention has been directed in a compelling way fo the need of prompt action by the department of justice. Whether I ever get any of the land or not does not matter if Harriman and others of that ilk are made to disgorge the large holdings which they have stolen and are atempting to hold. "The president italicizes the words 'as well as myself as though it were unlawful, immoral or improper for a senator to buy any land or to act in that chamber on any question after seeing his personal interest. I fail to see any sense or reason -in this posi tion, but I must submit that to the judgment of the senate and the coun try. I had not become a party to any litigation; I was not interested except as a private Individual, wanting to pur chase, and as a senator desiring to enable others to have the opportunity to do so. Of course, the president is sure that I have done something very discreditable and outrageous. He hates me and would destroy me if he could. Gloats Over It. "The president gloats over the fact that my letter was 'written just four days before he announced in the sen ate that he (I) had not undertaken to buy any' land In the west' as clinching his contention that I have lied to the senate. The records show that in the interim the Dorr circular had been sent to me, for on February 19, when I made the exposure of Dorr, I said In the senate, 'In the last day or two I have had my attention called to a scheme of swindling,' etc. It is easy for those who are themselves vulner able to convict others on the most flimsy evidence and the president seems to work on that theory. "On reading Dorr's circular the whole scheme and combination of swindlers, Reeder and Watkins in Marshfield and Dorr, in Portland (I did not know any thing about Conro and Schaeff er) flashed on my mind and remembering Iee's some what dubious report as to the character and Qualifications of the firm of Reeder and Watkins I decided at once to see to it that my name should not be used to inveigle others Into their game. Hence mv action in the senate. "The president dismissed with a wave of the hand any possibility of my honesty by saying:. 'It is unnecessary to comment on his oroDOsal made in this letter to use his influence as a senator to force the govern ment to institute a suit which would make it easy for him personally to obtain some of the land.' It misht be welU to inquire whether or not the attorney general ha 00,000 MJKS $1.25 23-inch Foulard Crepes 59c It Is Imposible, owing to the number of pieces and varied de signs, to describe definitely their character and artistic beauty; you will be more than pleased upon seeing the beautiful de signs and extraordinary quality. They are exquisite, soft Foulard Crepes with, very narrow satin stripes same color as ground In handsome Foulard prints of white, also of self In deeper tones, scrolls, polka dots, floral and clouded effects. Full 23 inches wide, and regularly sell everywhere at $1.25 yard, mq In this sale, per yard. .w?C Grand Avenue Floor, 89c 23-inch Satin Foulards 59c Foulards will rank among the leaders of choice dress silks. Everyone knows their stability and wearing possibilities. We bought a large lot of Foulards for this silk event. The patterns are entirely new and different from any we have ever shown, being unusually pretty spring designs in modest and genteel patterns in all the new late cal orings rose, taupe, canard, blue reseda, navy, wisteria, hello, smoke, laurel green, Copenha gen, moussegreen and black full 23 inches wide and regular 89c Foulards; In this Cfl sale, per yard ,0"C Grand Avenue Floor, been ordered not to obev the law of con gress nassed last AnriL which I will call the Tinman-Bonaparte law ordering suit to be instituted for the recovery of these lands. My culpability is of such magni tude in contemplating the purchase of 1.440 acres of land at J2.60 per acre In the eyes of this stickler for official recti tude in others that It may be found that he is determined to block my so-called nefarious transactions. "The man who announces to congress that he. Theodore Roosevelt, assumed the right to permit the steel trust to absorb its greatest rival contrary to law, would doubtless not hesitate to help his dear friend. Harriman. in holding two million acres of the public domain because Ben Tillman has contemplated and wanted to buv 1.140 acres. The Dresident having con victed Tillman proceeded to clear Dorr in both cases contrary to the facts aai smilingly stares from the center of tua stage which it is his greateast delight tn occupy and complacently looks to have the American people and senate give their approval to his verdict. I await that ver dict calmly and without fear and will glad ly abide by it. "In conclusion. Mr. President, I court the most searching investigation, nay I demand it. 1 declare most emphatically 1 have never sought to conceal my efort to buy land. I spoke to the attorney general about it; I explained to the agent of tho secret service the whole transaction when I gave him the Dorr circular and the let ters which had been sent me concerning it. The auestion of motive will at last control and it can not be shown that I have any reason to conceal anything. I Invite comparison of my private life and my public work as a man and a senator with Theodore Roosevelt or any other man and feel absolutely sure of the ground upon which I stand." CHURCH COLLAPSES. Buries Nearly Entire Congregation In Uie Kuin. Berne. Switzerland,, Jan. 11. Dur ing service Sunday an ancient churah near Sion suddenly collapsed, burying the worshipers in the ruins. Practical ly all tne members of the congregation were killed or injured. A wild panic followed, those who escaped rushing through the field shouting that an earthquake had overtaken the village. Other villagers Joined in the outcry and were with difficulty calmed. After an hour's exertion the fire department of the place extricated forty corpses, but it is believed there are still a num ber under the timbers. Sixty persons were. badly injured. The collapse was caused by the time worn pillars in the underground crypt jiving wav I

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL EjOND AY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1909. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL By FRANK P. MAC LEXNAS. IKntered July 1. 1875. aa second-class matter at the postoff ice at Topeka. Ka, anger tne act of congress.! .VOLUME XXXVI No. 9 Official State Paper. Official Paper City of Topeka. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally 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. By mail, one year -2 By mail, three months -J Saturday edition of rtatlv. ona year... TELEPHONES. Business Office Bell WT Business Office Ind. Iff? Rnnrtra' Tn. Hell B7T Reoorters' Room I"d. Frank P. MacLfnrun In 700 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal building, and v2 Ksnas avenue. Corner of Kigntn. New fork Office- THnMrnn bulldlnK. a' Twenty-third street, comer Fifth avenue n7 Broadwny. Pnul Block, tnanapr Chfcaro Ottleei Hartford building. Paul Block, msnssrer. ITXL T,FFT WP1R RFPORT OP THE ASSOCTATFT PRP"' The State Journal is i member of the Associated Press and receives the full dy telegraph report of that rreat newrer ganfzatlon for the exclusiva afternoon Publication in Toneka. Th few la received In The State Jour nal building over wires for this sole par- If any lads la these parts got sleds for Christmas presents they are doubtless quite keen to exchange them for roller skates or wagons. One of the mysteries of the admin istration of Governor Hoch, which has Jost drawn to a close. Is as to why he fijd not pardon Jessie Morrison. A natural query, goes up. Will the proposed tariff on coffee, if It Is adopt ed, mean an increase in the price of a cup of the many imitations of this drink which Is foisted on a long-suffering public? Surely not. That would be rubbing It in. Governor' Hanly, of Indiana, express s the belief that alcohol, the indis criminate and promiscuous use of It, is responsible for nearly all the crime and poverty in the world. While this state ment is a pretty broad one there are many who will agree with It and with good reasons. There is talk of forming another baseball league in the central section of the state. If baseball affairs keep developing in this way Kansas will soon have as many baseball leagues as she has chautauquas. But the base ball institutions have the advantage in that their patronage is greater. The chamber of commerce of New York, one of the most powerful or ganizations of its kind in the world, has declared itself in favor of empow ering the president of the United States to negotiate a reciprocity treaty with Canada. This ought to give mo mentum to an excellent move jn the n-Ight direction. If those "night riders" in Tennessee who have been convicted of a dastard ly murder had only been lucky enough to have committed this and other crimes In Kansas they, would not be going to the gibbet on February 19 as has been .ordered. Instead they would be on their way to prison with sentences for "life" but with the fond hopes in their bosoms that they would be pardoned sooner or later. Distressing, news from New Tork: Harry Thaw is to have another trial .by Jury as to whether, or not he is jlnsane. The chances are that Anna Gould, her husbands past and present, Harry Thaw and a few other notorious notables will occupy undue positions of prominence in the newspapers even until eternity, if newspapers are print ed whenever that time may be. Financial and commercial reviews for the past week report that the busi ness throughout the country is a little quiet. This was to have been expect ed after the unprecedented business activity during the holiday season. Preparations for a big spring business are) tinder way, however, in all of the business centers, and this is another bit of evidence of the good prosperity which, is to come. It is to be hoped that Wichita and Hutchinson will get behind the bill which, has been prepared by the To peka committee providing for an ap propriation of $100,000 as a starter for the establishment of a state fair. This is the first step In the state fair move ment. After an appropriation is as sured there can then be a friendly fight between Wichita, Hutchinson and Topeka as to the most desirable place for the location of the fair. A unique spectacle is presented by George Li Lllley, the new governor of Connecticut. He still holds on to his position as a representatlve-at-Iarge from that state in congress. There does not seem to be any law or statute, federal or state, which pro hiblts this. From the great expenses of his gubernatorial campaign it is reasonable to draw one conclusion. He is holding both Jobs because he needs the money. That rebuke given to President Roosevelt by the house of representa tives because of the mesages he sent to it concerning the secret service was an awful slap on the wrist, now wasn't it? It has refused to officially accept these messages and presum ably they will not now become a part of the congressional record. Mr. Roosevelt had the fun writing them and the public- has had the fun of reading them and the members of the house of representatives have had the distress of feeling them, and that's about all there is to the matter, any how. It is unfortunate for the con gressman that on the main ques at issue, the development of an ade quate secret service bureau for the federal government, the president has the right and only side of the controversy. A CHANGE OF STATE. A change in the administration of the affairs of the state was effected today by the inauguration of W. Roscoe Stubbs as its governor. It is probably epochal in the' history of Kansas. It sings the swan song of political "ma chines" for the time being and In their stead a spirit of independence pre vails.- It undoubtedly augurs much in the way of progressiveness in the com. monwealth, which, it may be said, has never been backward to any great de gree in this particular. But the times are ripe now throughout the nation for a progression in new things, things which have been agitated during the past few years and which have now reached the point where their develop ment will be undertaken by the fed eral government and the states, but by the latter in varying degrees. That Mr. Stubbs, the new governor, will do his part for the accomplishment of many of these things, good roads. forest "preservation and development, and a variety of Other matters, which will mean much toward the betterment of Kansas, goes without saying. His record in public life during the past six years makes this certain. He stands for the new "and progressive things in civic life in a pre-eminent position among the men of Kansas. His Tecord as a fighter for valuable reforms, those which are extremely popular with the people, has been one of brilliant achievement. Much may be expected of him, therefore, and there are few so pessimistic as to think that he will be found wanting. Mr. Stubbs, as governor, however, re. gardless. of his desires in the premises cannot bring all things about through his individual efforts although his pow ers to this end will be great. The legis lature will have a large part to play. It may well be styled as a new legis lature, a state assemblage made up for the most part of men who are novices In the matter of lawmaking. They are not strangers, though, to the people who have elevated them to legislative levels. It Is, therefore, safe to say that they are men who are keenly alive to the needs of Kansas, men who are in sympathy with the up-to-date ques tions of government and regulation in all things that are pressing to the front in these tims. They, too, can be re lied upon to do their share of the work and do it well. If they are found de ficient they will be substituted by others in the short course of time who will do what their constituents expect of them. This is inevitable. Besides -the activities of the governor and the legislature there are others upon whom will fall heavy burdens In guiding the ship of state along its prosperous and progressives way. In fact they are as essential in their spheres for a pro per conduct of the affairs of state as are the governor and the legislature. They are the other elective state offi cers, the attorney general, the state su perintendent of education, the secretary of state, the treasurer, the auditor, the insurance commissioner, the state print er. And the people of the state are particularly fortunate in the knowing to a certainty that the men in these po sitions are most capable and efficient public servants. They have served in their respective places with distinction for a term of two years and their rec ords are such that any men might be proud to have them. They have been tried, tested and found to be as true as perfect steel. It can be taken for grant- d that they, one and all, will adminis ter in the best possible ways such mat ters as fall into their hands as a re sult of the combined efforts of the gov ernor and the legislature. The same may be said to be true of the various appointive commissions and officers who have charge of the hand ling of other details of the state gov ernment. These gentlemen have generally proven themselves to have been most efficient. In fact the one notable fea ture of the administration of the re tiring governor, Kdward W. Hoch, was the strong and capable men whom he appointed to office. Governor Stubbs will undoubtedly make changes in the personnel of the state's appointive offi cers but there is little reason to believe that he will supplant any of the present incumbents withmen of inferior abilities. It must be said, however, that he will have a hard task in finding equals or superiors for them. Beyond and above these arms of the state government, the governor, the leg islature, the state officers, elective and appointive are the courts of the state which will be called upon to interpret many of their acts. These courts are already established on a firm basis and the reputations of the superior ones for their adequacy and excellence are well known. And so with all these things in mind the people of the state have reason to look upon the new regime, which has been installed today, with a pardonable expectancy that much will be accom plished by it for their good and for the development of the state during the time that It prevails. THE GAS SUPPLY. Now that the Topeka gas company is doing quite well during this pre vailing cold spell, t may not be out of place to say a word in praise of this city's natural gas supply, even if it was not recently adequate in all parts of the city during the period when the weather was the coldest. It is with some trepidation that this word is being said, for it has been a general tustom among the people all over the ountry, and the newspapers are in cluded in the category of people not to say anything about any service that may be rendered by a gas company or any other .quasi-public corporation, which has the management of a utility that is almost a necessity with the people, unless it is in the nature of criticism. A corporation of this sort may go on serving the public in a most efficient manner month in and month out and not a word of commendation does it receive. It is doing what was expected of it and the public pays no attention to it. But let the service of such a company become inefficient for a moment or two because of an acci dent or an error of judgment of one of its officers and the public, the news papers included, open up a tirade of criticism on It which often develops into little less than thoughtless abuse, This is not a. fair way for the public'- to' do business with the public service corporations. It is not the way that men treat men. They are quite as ready to praise each other's good work as they are to find fault with each other's shortcomings. The words of praise are great encouragement for better efforts and the criticism that .is honest and thoughtful is welcome and helpful. In all probability the same rule of things would work as well in the treatment by the people of com panies having control of public utili ties. It would certainly be doing Jus tice to them, doing to others as every one would like to be done by and there is really no reason why a word of praise should be withheld from the. gas company or from any other public company when it has been put to a severe test and not found entirely wanting. Some such approbation as this is due to the gas company for its services during the unusually cold weather, Perhaps the gas supply was not entire ly adequate on the coldest day in every part of the city but it was a good deal better than might have been expected under the circumstances. The local gas company is handicapped because it has not been provided with facili ties, chiefly of the piping order, to furnish such a tremendous amount of gas as the people of this city demand when the weather gets excessively cold. There is plenty of gas in the fields from which it is drawn but there is not the means of getting it here and for this neither the manager of the local gas company, who has proved his efficiency and his desire to do the right thing jn many instances, nor the local gas company Itself are to blame. It is the result of a pardonable error of judgment of those who provided for the piping of a natural gas supply to Topeka. Before the advent of natural gas the manufactured gas supply was between three and five hundred thous and cubic feet per day. It was never more than six hundred thousand feet for that was the, maximum capacity of the gas plant. Of course it was an ticipated that the natural gas would be used much more extensively for heating and cooking than was the artificial gas, but was it reasonable to suppose that right at the jump, almost, the people of the city would go after natural gas to the extent of ten mil lion feet a day during the coldest of weather? Taking everything into con sideration the gas supply served To pekans fairly well and the few hours of inconvenience that It caused them is certainly more than made up by the many advantages that-natural gas has conferred upon the people of this city and with which everyone of them is familiar on a moment's contemplation. Natural gas is a luxury and a money saver, but it is not yet absolutely to be depended on during all cold snaps. Neither were the coal heating systems of Topeka. It must be remembered too that the gas people have urged their customers to be prepared for emergencies, with other fuel. JOURNAL ENTRIES Most men take married life like they do medicine, according to direc tions. A Spanish proverb declares that the best throw of the dice Is to throw them away. There's not much chance for a mar ried couple to become distant if they live in a flat. An exceptionally good card player is not apt to be very popular with other card players. The incompetent chauffeur is one who gets arrested, not for speeding, but for blockading traffic. JAYHAWKER JOTS The Plainville Gazette rightly thinks that "the fellows who kicked open the jail door the other night must have liad a queer jag of booze." The Kansas City Star takes the al most unnecessary trouble to call at tention to the fact that Colonel "Bill" Speak, of Axtell, is. an auctioneer. A Cawker City paper does not be lieve there will be much opposition to a skating rink being operated in the town if it is conducted decently. Why should there be any? Tom Thompson has discovered that babies are a lot of trouble when they are little and young but the babies of twenty years and over are the ones who wear the life out of a person. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Some men make a specialty of rttlno- Into trouble. Many a man has lost his erin hv clinging to one idea. A fast young manl is usuallv slow about coming to the front. A man may feel his oats and still' lack horse sense. If you must lie about anybody, pick out some one a thousand miles away. A mother always expects her son to turn out better than his father did. The average man will go throueh anything for his wife including her fortune. Some women can lace themselves al most as tight as some men can drink themselves. At the age of IS a girl isn't quite certain whether it is love or merely a bilious attack. No girl wants to be easily -won, yet some of them overdo the thing and get left at the post. In most cases a man doesn't realize how lucky he is when a woman re fuses to marry him. And it sometimes comes to pass that after a man has made money the money gets busy and unmakes him. An ounce of pluck" will accomplish more in the long run than a hundred pounds of the average man's brand of luck. The man who is aware of his ignor ance knows a whole lot more than some people, and he stands a better chance of making good. The leap-year girl who lost out is convinced that the lobster supply is grower smaller year by year. Few of us are interested in those famous pavements made of good inten tions, as we don't expect to go there, anyhow. I KANSAS COMMENT j THE LEGISLATURE'S EASY JOB. The job of legislating ought to be a very easy thing at the approaching .w.a, ,,UuSmS irom tne late news emanating from Topeka. Already, be fore that body has convened, most of its work has been parceled out and done for it in advance.' The educa tional commission has a whole batch of laws ready made for the legisla ture s approval. The oil inspector has a bill prepared to cover some matters in his department. The insurance superintendent has a message for mulated providing for needed re forms in the management of that of fice, the creation of a rate bureau etc. The tax commission has amend ments prepared to make that law more effective. A bill has been pre pared which Senator Bradv will be permitted -to introduce changing the law relating to commission form of government in cities of the second class. The attorney general's office Is said to have ready some amend ments to the liquor laws. Wichita real estate men have prepared a measure putting the Torrens land title system into effect in this state. The pure food authorities nave amend ments ready for that law, and for the law relating to weights and measures, and a number of other organizations and societies have bills ready for the consideration of the legislature. It was the original- purpose of the constitution that the men making up the legislative bodies should do the legislating for the Deople. It was as sumed that the men elected by the people should study the needs of the state and people, determine what laws were necessary, prepare and in troduce bills, amend and whip them into shape and be the actual law-making power. But that was in the old days when people were so foolish as to attach some importance to the provisions of the constitution and be fore ,the days of associations and or ganizations that do this work fpr the members in advance. In these latter days the procedure is for any organi sation that needs laws for its real or fancied benefit to get up measures and send delegations not lobbyists, that term is under the ban at pres ent but delegations to urge the pas sage of particular measures. Thus the work of the regularly elected sen ators and representatives becomes easy and the session need be. no more than a nice, protracted ratification meeting. It used to be the duty and the priv ilege of the members of these bodies to elect their own officers and even to elect United States senators, but now the choice of a senator is made bv a maioritv of votes of the party that wins at the polls and even the selection of the officers of the two houses is arranged for in advance. If the legislators but take advantage! of the opportunities afforded Dy tnese changes of customs their work need not be arduous and they may look upon their sojourn at Topeka as be ing merely a little visit and a tem porary vacation from their usual em ployment and business cares. Hutch inson News. THE WATCH DOGS. The grocers and druggists are being trailed by Watch Dogs; men who re ceive big fees for "telling on" them. All this is very funny fo people not being watched, but all of us will finally be provided with Watch Dogs to tattle on us, and arrest us, and pile, up big bills of costs. For years, poultry has been killed in a certain way. This way had the ap proval of thousands of intelligent, worthy and experienced men. Sudden ly it was decided tfiat poultry must be drawn immediately after killing. Who made this change? Some tin horn ex pert who put his judgment against the judgment of .thousands of intelligent and worthy men of long experience in the poultry business. And because gro cers do not obey this law, they will be arrested and humiliated, and put to great expense. Atchison Globe. FROM OTHER PENS THE COST OF i EXISTENCE. In a flight of fancy a writer for an eastern publication figures up the average expenses of a human life from the crade to the grave, and con cludes that an average man will have paid $62,000 for. the right to live 63 years. The writer, to be fair, goes on the assumption that the subject of the philosophizing is a young business man 31 years of age. At that time he" is drawing a salary of $2,000 per year, and anticipates an Increase in income annually. Giving him the bare cost of his maintenance in his baby days, his education, nursing through the ills of childhood, board. lodging, clothing and other essentials, the writer declares that about $1,000 would be a, good annual average for 62 years. Continuing his rather interesting theme the writer draws a few morals. He takes up the life of a pauper, who begins his days in the workhouse and ends them in an infirmary at the age of 80 years, and finds that such a man has cost society the sum of $12,000 to clothe, feed and house for the period of time indicated. On the same basis it is figured that a man in prison costs even more money for the same length of time, because he has to be made more secure. The peripatetic citizen, better known as the "hobo." who is always a nomad. Is figured to cost the country $100 per year for every year of his existence. Indianapolis Star. THE WOMAN PROBLEM. On the subject of woman, the gulf be tween the artist and the sociologist is a profound one. The novelists, for in stance, have always been fond of de picting woman as the hunter and man as the victim. Professor Zueblin, on the other hand, can "never forget' that wo man Is to man a mere chattel, and that often when he thinks, ,he is vindicating his offended sense of honor he is really vindicating his outraged sense of pri vate property. On general grounds, one would be inclined to side with the sociologists who know so much more than the others do. But it is hard to find a justification of their chattel the ories in fact. Professor Zueblin must bf- aware that in Pittsburg, where the property Instinct is most highly devel oped, men show comparatively little re luctance to part with their wives. The very fact that we have set up a high standard of conduct for women and punish its infraction severely is com plete proof that a wife is not something possessed, but something possessing. Slave owners never concern themselves with the morals of their slaves; but people are almost invariably interested In the morals of those above them. J New York Evening Post. I -SOMETIME. Sometime the spring will come with softer green Than ever dared to touch the world before: Sometime the Guest my jjoul has never seen Will uhss the threshold of my waiting doer. Sometime the passion of my book of song win race us in tne eves of Destiny; Sometime the Question I have asked so long Of the slow stars, will turn and answer A sail that 'tosses on the sea of dreams Sometimes will rest in the wide port of waking; Sometime the Weaver that now idle seems Will show some splendid fabric of her making. 1 There lies a light upon the peaks of faith xnat makes my neart beat faster as l climb: While wistfullvbefore me floats a wraith The presence that will walk with me sometime. Elsa Barker, in the Craftsman. Where the Apples Come From. There are varieties of apples found wild in Europe, but the region adjacent to the Caspian sea seems to have been the origin of the apple as known in the east. Charred pieces of apples are found in the heaps of re fuse left by the lake dwellers, who occupied portions of Europe before any of the present races. These peo ple lived on platforms laid over piles driven into the water probably to protect themselves from animals, in an era before metal weapons were known. These specimens of apples are generally carbonized by heat, but they show perfectly the internal structure of the fruit. There are five types of native American apples; all of them crabs. John Smith wrote from Virginia that he had found some new crab apples, but they were small and bitter." New Englanders made the same report. The Soulard has the reputation of be ing tne largest and best of these na tives. Sports of this variety, like the Matthews, are improved in size and quality. Selections might probably be made from Western thickets of even better sorts than are now known. I believe the blood of the wild crab is in some of our best orchard apples. Outing Magazine. Table Manners of the Nations. Over against us is a man whose hand and fingers are all conversation al. They dart from face to the infinite, returning with a touch on the nose. In a second he jumps up to accede to the demand of his companion a lady who has forgotten the third button from the top of her blouse. His knife goes into the salt, and his hards seek the gilded roof in surprise, protest and the Britisher sits with knife and fork at the insular poise, and knows that the man whose five fingers are in the air and whose knife is on the floor is a Latin. Anyhow, he shouts French. Detection of foreigners is easiest at table. On Sunday, lunching at the Cafe Royal, you may see more strang ers to the square Inch than in any London restaurant. While waiting for our food we speculated on the differ ences. And when a man or woman held on to the fork we decided that this was English. For an American cuts the food, and then eats it from the fork in the right hand. Those left-hand fork people, on aural Inves tigation, were English. London Chronicle. Cities in the Shadow. Comes now an appeal for the cities that never have been known. Great they may be, driving a roaring trade, important in their own eyes, perhaps even beautiful. But unknown. It has been their misfortune to be over shadowed by some monster neighbor which has absorbed the attention of the country, says the Kansas City Times. The list has never been completed. But it should include Brooklyn, Jer sey City, Newark, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Worcester, Lynn, and heaven only knows how many more Each of these cities has a population of at least 100,000, and Brooklyn has considerable more than 1,000,000. But to the outside world they are mere names and nothing more. New York and Boston obscure them so that they are lost to view. A man from Atlanta, traveling for the first time in New York and New England, came back dazed. "When I left home," he confided, "I supposed Atlanta was one of the big cities of the country. But I ve found a dozen cities bigger than Atlanta that I'd never heard of before." New York Globe. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe, Gossips are as particular whom they talk about as many people are with whom they associate, selecting only those with some pretensions to posi tion and style. Question for the Lancaster Liter ary society. When a man's wie runs away, and takes with her the family wallet, what is it that worries the man? Is it the loss of the money or the loss of the woman? According to the wise men, a man should sleep at least nine hours, take three hours for his meals, one hour for bathing, two hours for an after noon nap, and five hours a day for amusement. This leaves just four hours to dress and undress, get to work and earn a living. A boy who has been vaccinated, uses his arm at least six months In his contests with his mother. When his mother goes out into the street, and grabs him by the arm to pull him into the house, he says "Ouch!" in a man ner indicating that he has been hurt, and his mother apologizes for hurting his vaocination sore. The boy keeps this up long after the sore arm has healed, but sometimes he overworks the sore, and his mother looks at it. The bore is a great "nuisance to everyone. There are so many of them, and so many of them must be treated with consideration. No doubt many people are bores without knowing it. If one general rule were observed, however, the situation would be re lieved. Unless you have something of importance to communicate, and un less vou tell it quickly, you are a bore to a busy man, even If he would en joy your conversation during leisure. It does not lie witmn tne powers or many of us to be interesting and en tertaining, but most of us could avoid being bores by having more regara for people who are bU3y. If you bore a man when he is at leisure, he has a chance to run, and, since his mint Is less occupied with other things, even listening will not be so hard. "Every time Christmas approaches. I trv to remember when I first heard of the great festival. It seems to me that when I lived on a farm, as a boy of 7 or 8. I never heard of Uhristmas, although my father was a preacher. But, when we moved to town, I heard of it, and every Christmas morning, I chased around town wltn tne otner bovs. saying 'Christmas gift!' to the people. Usually they gave us candy, or small presents of money. This cus tom became so fierce that the boys began starting out before daylight Christmas morning, and arousing peo ple from their beds. Finally, the peo ple rebelled, and the boys were com pelled to quit it." Drake Watson i THE EVENING STORY The Patriotism of Penelope. -x By Virginia Blair.) "A man who can vote- and won't vote ought to be made to vote," said Penelope, dramatically. "Of course, If you feel that way," Oswald Deering said,- stiffly. ."Every woman should feel that way," Penelope's scornful little nose was in the air, "and every man. The welfare of the country depends on it." "I'm not so sure" Deering was fast becoming aggressive, "that a woman knows And then Penelope blazed. "Of course," she retorted, "you think that a woman ought not to dabble in such things. But the blood of my ancestors is in me. All of my grandfathers were in the revolutipn and in the war of 1812. My father served with honor in the civil war and my brothers in the Spanish war. How can I help feeling that the men who wouldn't fight were she stopped. Oswald was very pale. "I know what you were going to say. That be cause I didn't fight I was a coward Something in the stillness of his an ger frightened Penelope. "I didn't mean she faltered. "Yes, you did," he told her, "you meant that I was a coward because I didn't go to the war when your brothers .did. But there were reas ons." "There are always reasons," she flashed out. "You may now say there are reasons why you are not go ing to vote tomorrow." "Well, I don't think -you could un derstand if I told you, Penelope." She stood up and faced him. "Oh," she said, and her little figure in the clinging mauve gown was drawn up to Its full height. "Oh, I always thought that you put women on a low plane, Oswald, and now I know It "It isn't that," he said, doggedly, "but I think I ought not to be made to explain my reason for not voting it involves some one else. I shall stay away from the polls tomorrow as a matter of conscience, Penelope." Her little nose was burled In the bunch of violets he had brought her. "I don't think it is worth arguing about," she said at last, wearily, as she lifted her head from the flowers. "But I really think we couldn't be happy if we feel so differently." "You mean?" he had risen -and was standing beside her. -v "I mean that that I think we have mads a mistake." "Then you won't marry me, Pene lope?" "I have never said that I would, Os wald." "No, but you gave me hope, vou Knew tnat i tnougnt Before his accusing eyes, her own dropped. i "But I never really said 'yes," she whispered. "Perhaps not. But I understand that it was because you wanted to be sure. his voice broke, and then all at once he gathered himself together, and with his head held high, said sternly, 'Don't talk or a man s allegiance to his coun try, Penelope, when you have failed in your allegience to your love. I don't love you," she began, but he interrupted her. "You do. You know you love me, Penelope. But deep down in your heart you don't trust me. And I don't want that kind-of love. I want the love of a woman who believes in me." She was staring at him in a dazed way. "Then then goodby, she quiv ered. He came over and took both of her hands in his. "Oh, little Penelope," he said, "why can t you trust me? Her lips quivered. "Why can't you tell me, she demanded, tearfully, why you won t vote, Oswald?" He hesitated, and then shook his head "No, it's a matter best left undiscussed. Perhaps some day you 11 see things dif ferently." Her chin was raised mutinously. shall always love my country, Oswald.' "And I shall always love you,"nd with that he was gone. Left alone, she wondered if it was true. Surely in a little while Oswald would be back begging her to forgive him. But the next day came and the men gathered at the polls, and Penelope's father and his sons went out to vote as the men of their family had done before them, for conscience and for country, and at dinner they toasted their favorite candidate in water from their own clear spring, and their father made a l'ttle speech. "We have all been fighters," he said, "and P hope I shall never have a son or a grandson to break our rec ord." And Penelope, thinking of Oswald winced. What place had he i among these men of war? But when the feastins was over, her youngest brother, Bruce, said, "I've always felt that there was no force like the force of arms, but I tell you I heard something about Oswald Deering today that made me believe in a new kind of courage." "What was it?" they demanded. "Well the nurse who takes care of Oswald's mother told me when I was waiting 1n Oswald's office today. It seems that his father was killed in the civil war and that since then his mother has been very delicate. "When the first news of fighting in Cuba came, Oswald was wild to go, but she opposed it strongly, and at last when she found that his mind was made up she had a heart at tack that nearly killed her. So Os wald stayed at home and studied medicine, but he has never really got ten over his disappointment." Penelope's father brought .his hand down on the table with a bang. "But he should have gone at his country's call." and Penelope's eyes flashed. "And have killed his mother?" Bruce asked, quietly. For a moment the older man was silent, and then he said, "It was a test of patriotism, but the boy did the right thing." Penelope leaned, across the table and asked an eager question, but only her mother knew of her real interest, and why her cheeks were pale and hr eyes shadowed. "But but do you know the reason why Oswald didn't vote?" she de manded. Bruce nodded. "Same reason. His mother insists that he shall vote the ticket that his father always did. and his conscience won't let him. He says conditions are different now. So he doesn't vote at all." "I think he's somewhat tied to his mother's apron string." Penelope's voice was scornful. "Little sister" Brace's steady gaze made her flush deeply "if you knew what Oswald's mother had done for him, the sacrifices she made that he might go to college! She cannot live many months now, the nurse says so I feel that he is rlght-even If she Is wrong to demand it." And after that Penelope fled to her. room and thought it over. What a little prig she had been to call. him a coward! He was braver than why. he was the bravest man in the whole world, to face the world's scorn for his mother's fake And mn as sho thought it, she re solved that she ould tell him at once. It was late, and beneath the dull gray clouds in the west was the line of deep orange where the sun had set. Far down the street she could see the light in Oswald's office, and to ward that light, when- she had slipped on her raincoat and hat. she made her way. Her tirnid knock brought her lover to the door. "Penelope!" he stammered when he saw her. "Yes" she flitted past him and drop ped into the big chair in front of the fire "I've come to make up." She was smiling up at him, but there came no answering smile. "I want you to forgive me," she fal tered. "Far calling me a coward?" Thers was a Diner nuie in ma tujuc. "I I understand now that it was be cause of your mother that you didn't go "Xou had to be tola tnat7" he askea. sternly; "no belief in me brought you here until you had proof, oh, Penelope!" You should have told me, Oswald." "After your distrust no." There was so much of finality in his tone that she stood up trembling. "Then there's nothing else to say," she murmured and went to the door, a little forlorn figure in her gray raincoat and soft felt hat Then, suddenly, she wheeled and came back. "Oswald." she said, and stood in front of him, confessing like a child, "I love you I ask you to forgive me He was very white, "no, ne said. "Oh." she reproached him, "a brave soldier forgives his enemy." "You have told me that I am not a brave soldier." "You are the man I want to marry," she said. "I am?" His lips were set in a grim line. He came up to her and caught her hands almost roughly In his. "Then if you marry me you shall vow allegiance to your husband. "What do you mean?" tremulously. "Say what I tell you," he command ed. "I love you, Oswald, -more than home or friends or, country!" And with white lips she repeated It. And then he took her In his arms, ten derly.' "Little girl, little girl," he whis pered, "forgive me for hurting you, but a man has his pride "I know," she whispered back, her eyes shining, "a man has his pride, es pecially a brave man like you, Os wald." (Copyrighted, 1909, by Associa ted Literary Press.) liVMOR OF THE DAY The Usefulness of Money. "Money doesn't bring happiness." "No; but it's a good drug to make you forget you'vs missed the thines that do." Boston Transcript. "It used to be the height of my ambition to own a motor car." said the worrled lookinsr man. "And what is the height of your ambition now?" asked his friend. "To sell it." Philadelphia Inquirer. "I trust we shall make you feel quite at home." remarked the hotel proprietor. "Don't you try it," expostulated the mar ried man. "I'm away from it to have a jolly good time." Bystander. "Papa, what is a nature faker?" "Any one who deceives us. my son, about the ordinary facts of nature." "Is God one?" Lif "On what ground." asked the lawyer, "does your wife want a divorce? Incom patibility?" "Something of that sort, I reckon." answered the man. "My income isn't compatible with her ideas of com fort." Chicago Tribune,-, v Bluff ton I said something to my wife last week that offended her and she hasn't spoken to me since. Henpeck Great Scott, man! You can't remember what it was, can you? Puck. money panic you ever saw? Great Finan cier laSl WCCK, WDtfll a. iwcat-jn:i; lull ed to the floor of a street' car and five wo men claimed it! Town Topics. "I hear yer frien' Tamsen's married again." "Aye, so he is. He's been a dear frien' tae me. He's cost me three waddin' presents an twa wreaths." Dundas Ad vertiser. Kilbv I did a very absent-minded thing this morning. Street What was it? Kil bv Offered a tip to the man who shaved my note. Boston Transcript. Hardut) I'll never gb to that restaurant again. The last time I was there a man got mv overcoat, and left his In Its place. Welloff But the proprietor wasn't to blame, was he? Harduo No; but I might meet the other man! Stray Stories. Her Why on earth did you ever marry me? Him Oh. don't be so bromldlc! That's what everybody asks. Cleveland Leader. Patient Doctor, what do you call this fever of mine? Doctor (looking at clinical thermometer) Weil. I'd call It a bargain 103 reduced to as. ine wasp. QUAKER MEDITATIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. A pair of spectacles are also looking glasses. Even the seamy side of life may not be all that it seems. Do the people who never have a doc tor always live well? v Most of us believe In eternal punish ment ior our enemies. The man who makes his money JrJ yeast doesn't always rise in the socfuT world. You don't have to go to a Turkish bath to see the plunger develop into a sponger. When a woman says no she may give a negative answer in a positive man ner. The only time some people look pleas ant Is when the photographer tells them to. It's hard for a girl to cultivate her voice and at the same time cultivate her neighbors. Sunday School Teacher "What is your Idea of heaven. Tommy?" Tommy "A place where there's always a sec ond piece of pie." 'Captain, did you ever see a sea ser pent?" asked the ocean voyager. "No," replied the captain of the liner, "I never drank a drop in my life." 'It's always the bold and -reckless swimmer who is drowned." observed the Wise Guy. "Yes, especially in the sea of matrimony," added the Simple Mug. She "You can say what you will about the summer girl, but she Is never mean." He "No, I pever saw one who wanted to keep a hammock all to her self.'" REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR, From the New York Press. An enjoyable thing about grand opera is the season for it is short. The thing that makes a man ashamed to tell a lie is to get caught in it Angels are all right to admire at a distance, but not very exciting to live with. The more indignant a woman can grow over a scandal the more she seems to enjoy it. When a girl Is interested in a man it's a sign she could make him think eo if -she wasn't

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNALMONDAY EVENING, JANTJABY 11, 190$. mmmm va"BBBNa SMHBiBra" s"B,"Baa8sj The MeCleery Lumber announces that the closing time "for guessing contest (as adver tised in State Journal, Saturday evening) is Friday evening at 5 o'clock. All answers must be in before that time or they will not be considered. The results will be published in the State Journal Saturday evening. GAS HOLDS OUT. Local Company Has Had Little Trou ble With Supply. The gas conditions In Topeka today hovn hatn tot-1 faVArahk T") 137 i n KT the cold of Sunday and today the pressure has been good and there nave Deen dui few cases reported of Inadequate pres sure. These were all one to local con dOlnnci a rrl Tint in thft BUDDlV Of Kas. At the city limits where the gas is delivered to the local mains, at noon today a pressure of la pounds was re corded. According to Mr. L. G. Tre leaven, manager of the local company, who was seen by a State Journal repor ter this afternoon, this pressure is suf ficient to Insure heat and light for To peka during the present cold snap. Mr. Treleaven was in conference over the telephone with the headquarters of the Kansas Natural Sas- company at Kan sas City this morning and was informed that the pressure would be increased this afternoon. If this is done Topeka people will need have no fears over the gas supply. The conditions during the present cold weather are not as bad as they were a week ago. The thermometer has not gone below zero and the wind is not as high. Last week's conditions were unusual for Kansas, and the company was taxed to furnish plenty of gas for Topeka. '"The conditions for today are not as bad as I had expected," said Mr. Tre leaven this afternoon. "The supply is good and every indication at present seems to insure us plenty of gas. If conditions keep on as they are at pres ent I have no fears for the gas consum ers of the city." In his conversation with the Kansas City headquarters this morning, Mr. Treleaven informed the Kansas Natural company of the local conditions, and also that any Nfailure in the service would be charged to them. SWEEPING REFORMS. Called for in the Prison System of District of Columbia. Washington. Jan. 11. Sweeping reforms afrectinjc the criminal classes In the Dis trict of Columbia are recommended in a renort transmitted to congress by Presi dent Roosevelt today by the commission apDOinted to investigate the subiect. Justice Stafford o the sum-eme court of the District of Columbia is chairman of the commission which is unsparing in its condemnation of the condtions of the fed eral jaijl, the district workhouse and other penal and correctional institutions. Congress is scored for Us failure to pro- viae an uueguaie jau w i in a yard sum cient for proper exercise. The commission says while protection of eociety Justified the infliction of punish ments, a passionless, patient ana impartial attitude should be taken toward violators of tne law. "We believe." savs the report, "that a vital ana momentous time is when the prisoner Is released, and that the law should emnlov all passible agencies to as sist mm in maKing a new start. STREET RAILWAY MEN ELECT. S. Kinnie President of Their Relief Association. A- meeting of the Relief association of Vxne jooena nan way company was held at the offices of the company Saturday and officers elected for the year 1M(. S. Kinnie was elected president, J. Engle vice president. F. E. Hanbv secretary, and H W. Patton treasurer. The board of trustees consists of nine members. J. Engle, John McCahan. William Bell. W. L. Hurst. A. B. Hanway. H. W. Kayor and three mem bers to be selected by the street railway comoany. The members voted to increase the sick benefits from seven to eight dollars a week and the death benefit from fifty to one hundred dollars. While the as sociation is comDosed entirely of employes of the street car company there is no rule of the company making it compulsory for employes to belong. Practically every em ploye of the company belongs to the as sociation, the cost of which Is regulated according to assessments made in cases of illness acd death. MTTLE DELAY WITH TRAINS. Delays Due to Heavy Traffic Rather Than Storm. The local railroads are reporting but little difficulty in the handling of trains.- today. This morning there were but few late trains and their late ness was due to heavy traffic rather than the cold weather. The snow to- WS i What Postum has done for thousands in health-profit tt will do for you. There's a Reason" Co. day has caused practically no delav. but by tonight conditions won't be as good. These conditions apply practicaljy to the whole western country. The Santa Fe and Rock Island both report a light snow in Colorado last night but not a sufficient fall to delay the trains. The conditions in the east are good as far as the running of trains is Involved. WOMAN DENIES IT. Mrs. Carmlchael Says She Knows Jfothing of Hypnotism. Adair, Mich., Jan. 11. When told that her husband in his letter said that he had committed the murder of Browning while under her hypnotic influence Mrs. Carmichael declared she knew nothing of hypnotism; that her husband so .far as she knew, was also ignorant of it; and that hypnot ism had never been discussed In their home. "I never saw a person hypnotized," she said, "and know absolutely noth ing about the practice. And if my husband made such a statement in a letter I can not imagine the reason for it." Mrs. Carmlchael Insisted that she. had no relatives or friends in Carth age ami knew nothing of the place. WHITE GOING ABROAD. His Xew Xorel Secureji by the Mac millan Company. William Allen White and family will leave for Europe the latter part of March, sailing from New York and landing at Xaples. The will be absent about six months, spending the time mainly in Italy, Germany, France and England. In the party will be Mrs. W. A. White, the two 'children, Mary and William, and Mr. White's mother. Mr. White is now putting the fin ishing touches on the novel upon which he has been at work for several years. The book will be published some time this year by the Macmillan company of Xew York and London, who paid a large sum in the way of advanced royalties to secure the pub lication. The novel is American through and through in spirit and treatment. When Mr. Brett, one of the great judges of good and enter taining literature, president of the Macmillan company; read the manu script he said: "It has been a long time since I have been so stirred by the words of a forthcoming book." The novel will be known as "A Certain Rich Man." THEORISTS DO XOT AGREE. Cause of the Explosion at Zeigler Still redetermined. Duquoin, 111., Jan. 11. With the re covery of additional bodies during the night, it is thought all victims of the Sunday explosion at the Letter coal mine in Zeigler have been accounted for. Four victims' were negroes, four were Americans and 13 were foreign ers. Of the 2 4 men at work in the mine only three escaped. Efforts to establish. the cause of the disaster are being made but thus far few of the theorists agree. Experts who had inspected the mine after the recent fire in it, declared it safe and j full preparations for a resumption of I mining had been made. There was but little damage to the workings and it is nicely tnat operations will be re sumed as planned at an early date. ARTHUR MILLS BUYS A HOME. Gets the Lange Property at 1124 To peka Avenue. A. M. Mills has purchased the prop erty at 1124 Topeka avenue and will occupy it as his home after the first of next April. The property is one which has been occupied as a home by Edward Lange for a number of years and is one of the modern homes on To peka avenue. It Is understood that the consideration for which the prop erty changed hands was $8,500. Driven From Rooms by Fire. Chicago. Jan. 11 AT r- ar,rt Un, John Hawes of New York, and Mr. una jirs. A. 11. cieghorn, who arrived here vesterday fmm To r. TOnan among the guests driven from their rooms today when fire destroyed the fashionable boarding house of Miss M. Duttonat 59th street and Washing ton avenue. Six other guests were al so COIIlDfllfli to talr r&fiicrn In tha street, incompletely clothed against the wintry o lasts wnicn accompanied a sharo dron in the tpmnpra tnr tnAnv Loss $30,000. Smoot to Be Re-elected. Salt Lake, Utah. Jan. 11. The legislature assembly of Utah convened at noon today. Henry Gardner was chesen president of the senate and E. W. Robinson was elected speaker of the house. January 19, the legislature will choose a United States senator to succeed Senator Reed Smoot who has no opposition for re-election. POLICE JOTTINGS. Officers Disturb a Flourishing Crap Game. Was Running in Tennesseetown House Sunday Morning. PLAYERS ALL FINED. One Gets 325 and the Rest S10 Each; Santa Fe Employee in Jail for Buying an Overcoat. After waiting a week for the ripening process of time the police plucked a full blown game of craps at the house of A. B. Williamson, 1202 Lincoln street, Ten nesseetown, at 1:15 o'clock Sunday morning. Officers have suspected that a game has been in operation In the place at least every Saturday nignt ana as t-he hour of 12 drew near Saturday night, a little posse composed of er geant Ross, Summers, Walkers, Brown, Mead and Honkina invaded the TenneS' see Quarter, came udou the house of the darkened windows, attacked the rear door, broke it down. nabbed the nine swarthy bone rollers and tumbled them into the u agon before they knew the game was over witnout losing a one. A. B. Williamson was booked as the keeper, Frank Cowdry, Andrey Gentry H. Starnes. J. Williams. Will Thornton Henry Sims, James Donley, and Robert Edwards were the lads round in. Williamson -came to this morning and pleaded guilty, drawing the- fine of $25. Donley likewise owned up and was as sessed $10. The others will have their sav this eveniner. Donley, as he report ed it this morning, said that he had just been going home that night and was passing the place when he heard the alluring strains of a gooary rag jig gle from the piano In that house and It held his music loving soul spell bound. He approached the door led by the irresistible Pan and finally found himself within where the boys were seen to be playing a little with the hones. Just then the DolicearTived and the enchantment was broken. A majori ty of the bovs complained that they naa just gotten there when the officers but ted In. They all denied until toaay xnai they had gathered there to shoot craps. They claimed that they had just con vened at the congenial home of A. B. to indulee in a few bottles of beer to make them 6leep sweetly. But the officers got to the scene just in time to nna mem grouped, after their evening rambles, around their old acquaintances, "Little Joe" and "Big Dick." T.eeiin Keever. a Santa Fe employe. who has been boarding at 202 Crane street, was held in the city prison since c-..... ,i t,ct,4- iinrl cr inv-fisHera.tion for obtaining goods under false pretences and today county warrants were issued for him. Keever's home is in Indiana and his father has been writing for him to come home until he had decided to go. But first he must have an over coat, so he went to the Kidgley cloth ing house, paid $5 on a coat marked at $14.50, left it to be fitted and gave his address as something; he has now for gotten. Before he came back for the coat, Ridgley had invesugatea anu found that the address did net belong v, n aH i A fTeevpr arrested when he appeared. Keever was afraid they wouia not trust mm ii ui-y he was leaving town so he refrained from giving his correct address as they might learn that he had paid his board and intended leaving town. He might have known that it was worse to be found false that to have paid his board, but he did not.- Keever swears he in tended to pay for the coat as soon as he got home and that he had only enough money to buy his ticket there. He has worked for Frank Miller, Street Com-i EARTHQUAKE" REFUGEES, S1C1I.V j SCENE IN THE EARTHQUAKE ZONE OF SICILY AND CALABRIA. The king of Italy found the relief ft'cllitlea for the earthquake section entirely Inadequate, and while the ar.thor lties at Rome are censoring the dispatches, sent out by correspondents and endeavoring to minimize the calamity, the King -was rushing ships laden with supplies to the stricken people. Victor Emmanuel drew heavily upon his privat Income to render aid to the sufferers. Queen Helena not only worked among the stricken people, but also spent large soma of money In ministering to their wants. This picture shows the barracks at Plzzo, where nearly all the gtir rlson vrere killed, and refugees camped near Regglo T missioner Snyder, ths Santa Fe and others and says they will all vouch for his honesty. An aunt of his. Mrs. Chad wick, lives at 207 Jackson street, but Keever did not want to trouble her about his shortage and thought he could make it home all right. He offered to pay for the coat when caught up, but the clothing man insisted upon prose cution. Mary Marshall, a notorious coke "fiendess" of Te-nnesseetown, was ar rested last Saturday night between Sec ond and Third on Kansas avenue In a very unrefined condition, called drunk and disorderly. Mary has served a term in the penitentiary for robbery and seems not to have repented, for the po lice are. often concerned with her. The city detectives are quietly searching for a man with $300 which ought to belong to Henry Hargreaves, a cigar 'maker. Hargreaves was with Ode Robinson, Wm. Rhodes and F. L. Gifford In the Quincy street feed yard at 9 o'clock Saturday night. The three men were drunk and were taken to the station by officers. Hargreaves went with them and reported a loss of hi3 money. The officers searched the men and sweated them but found no clue to the $300, nor did Hargreaves think they had touched him. The men were t,hen released on five dollar bonds to appear this morning for trial. Hargreaves himself was arrested at 2 o'clock in the morning drunk and then had but $20 on him and said that a hackman had taken his money. His wife was certain yesterday that he had had $300 with him. He was also let out over Sunday on a $5 bond. All four of the men have forfeited their bonds by not appearing at the court this morning. Ode Robinson Is a suspicious character with the police having Just come here from the Work house at St. Joseph, Mo. Hargreaves himself is not without stain and the officers do not know who nor what to believe. Two cooks were arrested early this morning at 1 o'clock on the lower end of Kansas avenue by Officers England and Fribance. They are Harry King and 'lorn Brown, charged with being drunk. King is a cook for the Spencer construction gang in North Topeka. His bond was fixed at $10 which he for. feited in order to get back to his job. Brown Is employed as a teamster on the Kincaid gang as he found no cookins to do. He had no money for' a bond, is in the jail, and claims not to know what for. He was carrying a bottle of whisky to "a sick friend" at the camp, he says, and had gone into the Mayflower res taurant to get some clothes he had left there when an officer, who already had got his friend, was told to nab him also by the proprietor. That the two cooks had been making a disturbance there earlier in the evening, was the complaint. What the crooks call a "Moll Buzzer," one who grabs purses and the like from women, made a clean getaway Satur day evening at 6 o'clock. As Mrs. William Jones, wife of a Santa Fe en gineer, was returning from her Satur day afternoon shopping to her home at 505 Madison street an unknown negro who had followed her down the street grabbed her arm and in the short struggle which followed he got her shopping bag, threw her face down ward on the walk, and fled down Fifth street. Two men who were preceding her on the walk turned at the sound of the struggle but instead of seizing the man went to the aid of the woman. All they can say is that he was a very big black. DEATHS -OD FUNEKALS. Word has been received in Topeka of the death of C. E. Fargo, who for a number of years was a resident of Topeka. Mr. Fargo received the ap pointment of national bank examiner and shortly afterwards removed to Dallas, Texas. Mr. FargO lived in To peka for nearly 20 years and occupied the property now owned by J. K. Bur row in-Highland Park. The funeral of Alice Frances Win- gett will be held from the family home, 1322 Buchanan street, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, followed by inter ment in Topeka cemetery. "NEXT"HE SAYS. Dr. D. M. Campbell Beady for a New Grist. Has Information Against the Kestaurant Men. POOR MILK IS FOUND. Has 38 Counts for Supply Im pure or Watered. Keepers Will Be Given One More Chance.' Thirty-eight counts against the res taurants of Topeka and prospects for more before the day is over. All of this after a week of investigation on the part of the city milk inspector Dr AL Campbell. Last week he com menced his silent detective work and every day he would drop in some' res taurant on Kansas avenue, order a glass of milk watch the can from whence it came and aa the waiter handed it over the bar the watchful inspector would call for the proprietor and as he pulled one of the test bottles out of his pocket he would begin on his speech which informs! the. pro prietor of his mission, his office and the magnitude of the offense. Then came the long string of heart break ing excuses, the policy of the restaur ant and sometimes the utter careless ness of the waiters. Dr. Campbell ha not paid any at tention to the excuses offered by the restaurant managers. He has taken their nu k, made the test at the office t!f city hall registered the defects and has filed the reports with the city attorney for prosecution. Tomorrow morning the city attorney will issue the warrants for the arrest of the restaurant keepers and they will then nave a chance to make their excuses before the judge. The city attorney and the milk Inspector refused to give out the names of the proprietors this morning and they i be advisable until the arrests were made. It might give them a chance to make good before the trial. But eleven restnrant. c t a this will include about all of the good fiiuiS in me city. ur. Camp bell made hi trin nf lo; the big restaurants on Kansas avenue. However, the restaurant keepers are going to have one last chance for freedom. Tt micht k nudM n t' f 1 1 .7 tnril some of them have received milk from the dairies that was watered, fkim- iiicu or urrciean wnen it was delivered to the restaurant. The restaurants have no way t n t Vi. i mm. they take a long chance at It being Lue lormer inspections made by the city mi? inspector before the farmers brimr thpii. mHLr In this case the proprietors will be Bivcn a cnance at tne trial tomorrow to prefer charges against the dairy men whicH t nrntr.n .hir, sponsibility and thus have it referred ism. uacs to tne oia cow and the trusty wind mill. gating the dairies for the last two or three w. -j jic i. unurr tne impression that the tuberculosis animals have been placed behind the barn and the skimming, watering and gravel has been registered as past history. Some of the dairymen over the county have received but a tem- said this morning that he as on the verge miuLuci ovwu inruuKn me country ana another contribution to the police court. -rt.il ui nit: uruseuutions on iorraer occas ions have been a. case of "a-a-Iet me down ea-asy." but as a fair warning to the daipvmen and the keepers of the living fountains of "milk and honey" it has been stated by the milk inspector that the law will be enforced to the limit in the AULwic;. vj mwc wai iihik ur ill idl I lUIiai scare heads. The people are now paying r-Let-erB J and MmA'mi whitman $30, $35 and $40 Finest Over coats j Now Op a big price for milk and they are anxious to get milk once in a while. A barrel un der tru- soout and a few contributions of chalk from the school children will make enouzh of the white water if it is desired. Some of the restaurant men who have bfcen held for counts aerainst them and some of them have as biKh as five counts each claim that tfiey put their milk in an ice chest to cool or they forget it for a few hours and then they return the skimming commences. The first customer at the counter gets the cream. The second customer gets a touch of it. The third man eets a faint taste and ao on down the Hue until the last man at the bottom of the can finds himself paying the cash ier for beautifully colored and decorated water. A sensation is promised when the names leaK out tomorrow and the res taurants over the eitv will crowd over one another trying to escape the inevitable. i ne miiK eamDie from each restaurant is on hand at the inspector's office at the city hall and at each purchase from the restaurant the milk inspector inf "med the proprietor of his mission. In some of the eating houses where the milk inspector was Irnown he sent in another man to make the order and lust as the elixir of life was handed over the counter. Dr. Camnbeli dronoed In and fulfilled his part of the deet) plut. Thirty-eight counts against eleven restaurants will give the people of Topeka an exhibition of what they get when they lunch down town. The habit of making milk out of milk and dou bling the capacity, will soon spread to the private homes and the husband who sits at his evening meal will have to meet the downcast eyes of his loving wife who has violated an ordinance of the city and an ordinance of the household. CUTS IT IN TWO. House Committee Recommends Two Battleships Instead of Four. Washington, Jan. H. An increase of the navy 'to the extent of $29. 000.000 was agreed upon today by the nouse committee 'on naval anairs. The following naval programme for appropriations, at this session was adopted by the committee: Two battleships of 26,000 tons dis placement, $19,000,000; five torpedo boat destroyers, $4,000,000; one sub surface boat, $400,000. s Two battleships are recommended by the committee instead of four, as estimated for by the navy department. The estimate for destroyers was cut in half, the navy department asking for ten. An ammunition ship, a repair ship and two mine laying ships, estimated for by the navy department were re fused by the committee. The estimates for the three colliers and the four submarine boats were agreed to except that the committee adopted one sub-surface boat. KANSAS CASTS ITS VOTE James' E. Movel! Will Carry the Re. suit to Washington. The Kansas electoral college met at noon today and went through the for mality of casting the state's vote for W. H. Taft for president and for Jas. Sherman for vice president. Three copies were made of the vote so that if the one mailed failed to arrive in Washington another sent by special messenger would be sure to arrive. James E. llowell'was selected as the special messenger to carry the vote to the meeting of the electoral college In Washington. The third copy of the vote was filed here in Topeka. MEETS AT NOON. Kansas Legislature Will -Convene To morrow. Both branches of the state legislature will meet promptly at noon tomorrow and effect an organization by the elec tion of officers, after which they will hear the reading of the message of Governor W. R. Stubbs. Treaty Ready to Sign. London. Jan. 11. The British government today received telegraphic assent from both the United States and Canada to certain slight alterations in the terms of the draft of tha waterways treaty so that an absolute agreement has now been reached and the immediate signing of the treaty at Washington is expected. Canada and Newfoundland have not as yet ap proved the draft or the fisheries treaty. Harrlman Reported III. New Tork, Jan. 11. Sharp declines In quotations for Erie railroad and several other stocks were caused to day by rumors that E. H. Harriman is seriously 111. At Mr. Harrl man's of fice It .was said that these rumors low- King Winter won't bother you a bit if you encase yourself in one of our Hart, Schaff ner Marx Protector Overcoat with high collar, warm lining and swagger style. Before our sale started such a gar ment would have cost you $20 to $22.50. But now we are selling those grades for ONLY This Is Our Clearing Sale! It's the money-saving opportun ity of a life time, too 'eooeommrsnm TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. WANTED Experienced bundle wrapper. Inquire Palace Clothing Co. FOR RENT Furnished rooms with board. Mrs. H. WentrwOrth. 308 W. th nt. were without foundation and that it was expected he would be at his desk tomorrow. CASTKO UKS BERLIN. He Has Taken i Honse and Decided to Remain Homo Time. Berlin. Jan. 11. It is generally sup posed that General Castro will never return to Venezuela. He and his staff are now here and so well doe. he like the place that he has decided to re main and with this In view has taken up quarters in the residence district- General Clpriano Castro as Ho Appears in Europe Today. While General Castro'rnay be a sick man, it is generally believed that other influences than his illness took him so hurriedly from the southern republic. He and his staff prefer Paris- to Berlin but France's cold shoulder put a dam per on his idea of taking up a resi dence in gay Paree. General Castro is well fixed finan cially out of the money he laid asid while he ruled oyer the Venezuelan republic. He Is living in fine style and greatly enjoying his sojourn on ths continent. LOCAL MENTION. Dr. S. Tempie, Osteopath. 735 Kansas ave. Ind. 1642. Res. 5174. Bell 1885. The biggest cigar value to be had for five cents is Eagle's Rose Tint. The new Londres contain more really good, pure tobacco than many ten cent cigars. At tonight's reception all the en trances to the state house will be open to the public except the east steps. Cloak rooms for the public ill be pro vided on the first floor. What is the expense of a modern telephone, compared with its many ad vantages. Most everyone has the In dependent. Account Implement Dealers' con vention. Kansas City. Mo., the Cnion Pacific will sell tickets to Kansas City and return at rate of 1 cent a mile. Tickets on sale January 12. 13. 14. good returning January 14. Rate open to the public. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Hia Kind You Have Always Bauglit Bears the Signature of SSSSS the j V' I j I

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6 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAtL MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1909. I i ii. i tn.mmmmu l'jEg" f frZ-'tm: flit "u l i x"' Lb. j I SlKan. f' in HI IS IpUim c RICH MAN POOR MAN BEGGAR MAN THIEF DOCTOR LAWYER MERCHANT CHIEF In all walks of Life in all kinds of weather 7-9-11 COFFEE Sold All Together PL-- M-riL.!, TEA, COFFEE, ,llcl5. lUlVlllllUllk CHINA CJ OCIETY LIFE IS AN ARMED TRUCE. He called her a darling. She called him a dear. And so thejr were married The first of the year. By April the first At his wisdom she scoffed; She called him a sillv. He called her a soft. Br Fourth of July They were growing quite cool. Bhe called him a donkey. i He called her a fool. The gales of September f Blew in from the east. I He called her a devil. She called him a beast. And now the bloom's faded I And dim Is the gloss. Bhe calls him the master, I He calls her the boss. New York Sun. The new governor. Mrs. Stubbs, and their family. Miss Lenora Stubbs. Miss Margaret Stubbs. Master Paul Stubbs and Master Roscoe Stubbs arrived in Topeka last night from Lawrence and are at the National today, where they have a suite of seven rooms.- The gov ernor's party also Includes Mrs.' Stubbs mother and Governor Stubbs' sister, Mrs. Hostetler and Mrs. Kersey of Mul vane. It is customary for the retiring irovernor to entertain the new governor and his family at dinner alter tne in auguration and turn over to them the keys of the Governor's House but the Stubbs party will dine at the hotel and mot go to the executive residence until "they take formal possession tonight. Part of the retiring governor's fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hoch and. Miss Edna. .Hoch. went to Marion today and Governor and Mrs. Hoch will leave Wednesday. Mrs. John Q. Royce will give a luncheon tomorrow In compli ment to Mrs. Hoch, who has made many friends In Topeka during her husband's administration, who view her departure witii regret..- The new governor's rwife Is also a charming woman ofthe type everybody admires, dignified, womanly, amiable and unaffected and is certain to., be popular in Topeka and to do the ftonors as the new mistress of the Gov ernor's House with charm and distinc tion. 5 Grace Itself is the pretty gown above, which could be made of a lightweight cloth or silk and wool material; for afternoon and' evening wear. The skirt mounts to the bust in front and is trapped over the shoulders and about the waist, and forms a long, loosely clinging untrimmed skirt. The bodice, iwhich is made close-fitting, is of filet Jaoe over chiffon. The sleeves are long and tight. High neck can be used if desired. The retiring and new state officers and their wives with Governor and Mrs. Hoch and Governor and Mrs. Stubbs at the head of the line will receive the guests at the inaugural reception at the state house tonight. The reception com mittee includes Mayor Green, Judge and Mrs. A. W. Dana, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Mac Lennan. Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Chase, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Mulvane, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Low, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Gar vev, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Norton, Captain and Mrs. A. M. Fuller, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. McCarter, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Berg undthal. Dr. and Mrs. G. P. Ashton, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Page. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pierce, Judge and Mrs. W. R. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hodgins, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Troutman. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kuehne. Mrs. Noble Prentis. Mr. W. W. Mills. Mr. P. I. Bonebrake, and Mr. Robert Blair. The muffs seen in the leading shops this season are simply enormous. The picture shows the latest rug muff. It opens out flat like a rug, and when worn is caught together with clasps. It is of genuine black lynx. This lustrous black fur is immensely fashionable this sea son, and may be worn appropriately with any outdoor costume. The "throw" scarf is also very popular. Mr. and Mrs. David W. Mulvane, who are doing a good bit of entertaining at their new hou.se. Eleventh and Van Buren streets, gave -a dinner for 12 Sat urday night. The table w as charmingly decorated with purple orchids and lilies- of-the-valley in a beautiful basket of old Sheffield silver for the centerpiece, and lighted by white candles in silver candelabra to which showers of valley- hlies were fastened with bows of white tulle. The place cards were white with gold monograms and lettering and the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Price Dillon, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett R. Wheel er, Judge and Mrs. William K. Smith, Miss Helen Smith an-d Mr. Henry Scandrett. The following special dispatch from Baltimore, Md., is of much interest in Topeka: Cornelius M. Hoult, vice president of the Dime Savings bank and who for years was associated in the coal business with the late Major Alexander Shaw and the latter's brother, the late John K. Shaw, is re ceiving the congratulations of his inti mate friends upon his approaching marriage to Mrs. J. B. Bartholomew of Topeka The wedding will take place in New York city next Saturday and Bishop Warren of the Methodist Episcopal church will perform the ceremony. Only close friends have been informed of the wedding so far. Mr. Hoult's decision to marry again is the result of a little romance. His first wife, who was Miss Hutson and a sister of the wife of the late Major Shaw, was a native of West Virginia, where Mr. Hoult also lived before he came to Baltimore. He knew Mrs. Bartholomew, then a young girl in those early days, and they were great friends. Each married and lost sight of the other for some years.. When the Methodist conference was held in Baltimore last May Mrs. Bartholomew came here to attend it. Mr. Hoult met her again and the romance began. Our Typewriter Repair Work Guaranteed The Wilson Office Supply Company are now in shape to take care of your Typewriters, Adding Machines, Billing Machines, etc.. in a thoroughly satisfactory manner. Ma chines overhauled and rebuilt systematically. We have first class workmen and every job turned "out is strictly Guaran teed. Call us up and we'll give you an estimate and furn ish you with a substitute machine to use. Monthly con tracts made for the care of your machines at reasonable rates. Typewriter Supplies First Class Typewriters for Rent WILSON JOS. C. WTLSOX. MANAGER.. CITY AGENCY: I, C. Smith Bros.. Typewriter Co. Library Bureau Filing Devices. Hall Bare ana look c ompany. OFFICE SUPPLY COMPANY 107 West Sixth Avenue Both Phones 1X1X Both Phones During the summer Mr. Hoult paid a visit to Topeka and recently his inti mate friends were told of the ap proaching wedding. After the cere mony Mr. Hoult and his bride will sail immediately for the Mediterranean and they will, remain abroad several years. In his will John K. Shaw left substantial bequests both to Mr. Hoult and to the latter's daughter, who was formerly Miss Bessie Hoult. Miss Vera Brady of Lawrence came to Topeka today to attend the in auguration ceremonies and will be in town during most of the legislative session with her father, Mr. J. L. Brady, who is the senator from Doug las cotrnty and editor of the Lawrence World. They are at the Copeland. Miss Brady, who was educated in Chi cago, is just out of school and is a clever and attractive young woman whose presence will lend interest to Copeland county society during the session. An important event of the week is the reception Thursday which Mrs. G. O. Smith and Miss Emma Smith will give at their house, 501 Topeka ave nue. Mrs. George Tincher gave a line par ty at the Novelty Saturday afternoon followed by supper at her house on Fillmore street in celebration of her daughter Mary's eleventh birthday. The guests were Helen Lucas, Gladys Orgfln, Dorothy Sproat, Arta Heinz man, Antoinette Clark. .Hester Barber, Ruth Preuszner, Mohra Gatchell and Lillis Crammer. The announcement of the marriage of Miss Mary Elizabeth Young and Mr. James G. Gibson of Ellis, which took place in Atchison January 6, come as a surprise to their friends in Topeka. where Mrs. Gibson has lived most of her life. She was graduated from tlys Topeka high school in 1899 and was a teacher in the city schools for seven years and for the past three years held a position in the office of Crosby Brothers' company. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson will be at home in Esbon. The marriage of Miss Golda Mae Jones of Lawton, Gkja,, and Mr. Robert E. Cunningham, jr., which took place in Topeka December 2 6, has just been announced. Mr. Cunningham is private secretary to Mr. H. E. Ray, storekeeper of the Santa Fe. The Good Government club will meet Saturday, the 16th, with Mrs. F. E. Gulbor, 1015 Harrison street. The accompanying drawing shows an enective one-piece dress, in princess style, it was made of blue silk voile, with trailing skirt and low-cut bodice, with narrow shoulder straps over a white lace guimpe and tight-fitting sleeves. The hat was white satin. trimmed with fur and gold tissue. It is greatly to be regretted that the engagement of the Abramson Italian Grand Opera company which appears at the Grand tonight conflicts with the In augural reception, for this will undoubt edly keep many people away from the theater who will miss a rarely good per formance or two charming operas of the modern Italian school, Mascagni's Cav- aleria Rusticana- and Leoncavello's I Pasliacci. The event is the most important of the season in a musical way and with the exception of Madame Nazimova's appearance in The Doll's House last month is the best attraction of the year at the Grand. The Abramson company gave a remarkably good performance of 11 j rovatore in xopeka last year and as the company has been increased and improved much rnay confidently be ex pected of the presentation of the at tractive double bill tonight. The en gagement is one which no lover of music and the theater should miss for the operas chosen for presentation in Topeka are as attractive dramatically as they are musically, and they are among the most brilliant and popular examples or the modern Italian school. The term "grand opera" often frightens people who would really enjoy it, and while there are doubtless many people in uopeka who would be bored to ex tinction by some of the tieavy operas of tne ijerman scnooi, it is sate to say there is no theater-goer in town who will not be pleased with Cavaleria Rusticana and Pagiiacci. These operas are melodious, tuneful and as interest ing to the untutored ear from start to finish as The Merry Widow. Moreover much of their score is familiar to ev erj body. The famous intermezzo sep arguing the first and second scenes of Cavaleria Rusticana body, and every phonograph owner in town has in his collection of records the famous Lament from Pagiiacci, as sung "J -a.ruso. The pagiiacci pro logue, sung by Tonlo (Signor Pacinii in tonight's caste) is also a familiar and popular number at amateur concerts. The stories of the operas are highly dramatic. Cavaleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) is a story of Sicilian peasant life. Turriddu, a peasant, goes to war and returns covered with the glory and glamour of his military career. In his absence his sweetheart Lola has mar ried Alfio, a village teamster. Tur riddu enters upon an Intrigue with an other peasant girl, Santuzza. and be trays her. Afterwards he meets Lola and their old love revives. His discard, ed sweetheart Santuzza learns their secret and betrays them to Alfio who surprising them at one of their tryst ings, challenges Turriddu and kills him in the duel which follows. I Pagiiacci is the story of a hand of strolling players in an Italian village. I Pagiiacci corresponds to our "Merry Andrew" in meaning. The principal characters are Tonio who plays the harlequin. Canio, the leader of the com pany, Nedda, his wife, Silvio, her lover. In the first act they have just entered the village and are surrounded by the peasants curious, as always,, about the strolling players. Tonio sings the pro logue in which he forecasts the tragedy which is to follow and relates how often the actor's quips and jests cover a breaking heart. Canio is jealous of his wife Nedda and Tonio's attentions to her but when Tonio, in the absence of Canio makes love to'his wife, Nedda repulses him and strikes him in the face. Her accepted lover Silvio jumps over the wall and joins her and Canio discovers them but Silvio escapes so that Canio is not sure of his identity. He suspects Tonio and in the second act, which shows the players on the stage and the villagers in the audience the inevitable tragedy is enacted and the situation, as the audience gradually realizes that the acting is not buffoon ery but real and that they are witness ing the genuine rage and a despair of a jealous husband is tense and excit ing. Nedda seeks to escape from her husband's wrath in the audience but he pursues and kills her just as her lover, Silvio appears on the scene to keep an appointment with her. Signor Torre will sing the role- of Turriddu. in Cavaleria Rusticana to night, Signora Duce Merola, dramatic soprano, will be the Santuzza of the caste. Signor Zara will be the Alfio, and Signor Merola will conduct. In Pagiiacci Signor Bari, dramatic tenor, will sing Canio. Mile. Diamond Don ner will be the Nedda, Signor Pacini, dramatic baritone, will be the Tonio and Signor Fornaris will conduct. Notes and Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hoch will not leave Tpeka permanently when the retiring governor's family returns to their home in Marion but will remain here until Mr. Hoch, who Is a senior in the Washburn law school, has com pleted the course. They have rented the cottage occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kellogg on Lincoln street, where they wity be at home. Mr. Kel logg, who was in Governor Hoch's of fice, and Mrs. Kellogg will go to Em poria to be with his father, Judge L. B. Kellogg, while his mother is in Europe. Mrs. L. B. Kellogg and Mrs. George P. Guernsey of Independence will sail in February from San Francisco for a trip around the world. Mr. John Harrison, who has been in La Paz, Bolivia. South America, for two years, arrived in Topeka Saturday for an extended visit to his parents. Col. and Mrs. T. W. 'Harrison. Mr. Harrison is a mining-engineer working for a mining syndicate and is interest ed in a rubber plantation near La Paz. Professor W. H. Carruth of the chair of German of the University of Kansas was in town last week for the annual banquet of the Unitarian congregation, and was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Doran. Captain Joseph G. Waters has re turned from a trip to St. Louis. Mr. Fred Crossley, who. spent the holidays with his mother, Mrs. F. M. Crossley. has returned to Kenyon col lege, Gambier, Ohio. Mrs. A. Hayslip and Mrs. Robert Schelaske have gone to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to visit the former's daugh ter, Mrs. Jesse S. Leach. Mr. Albert Wright of Atchison is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hayslip. Mr. Harry W. Thomas and Miss M. Snola Heaston were married Sunday afternoon at three o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, corner of Forest and Indiana avenues. Only the imme diate families were present. The Rev. F. A. Whittlesey officiated. MAN ANOTHER CURB By Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Gardiner, Maine. "I have been a great sufferer from organic troubles ana a severe lemale doctor said I would have to go to the hospital for an operation, but I could not bear to think of it. I de cided to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound ana sanative wash and was entirely cured after three months' use of them." Mrs. S. A. Williams, R. F. D. No. 14, Box 30; Gardiner, Me. Jfo woman should submit to a surgi cal operation, which may mean death, until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made exclusive ly from roots and herbs, a fair trial. This famous medicine for women has for thirty years proved to be the most valuable tonic and renewer of the female organism. Women resid ing in almost every city and town in the United States bear willing testi mony to 'the wonderful virtue of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cures female ills, and creates radi ant, buoyant female health. If you are ill, for your own sake as well as those you love, give it a trial. Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass., invites all sick women to write her for advice. Her advice is free, and always helpful. A perverted prophecv of earlv ves- ter-year has been fulfilled. A num ber of anti-Stubbers throughout the land, remarked m a loud tone of voice, with epithets and cuss-words ad lib: "It will be a cold day when that stal wart railroad gets THAT job." Such, from a casual perusal of the debit column on the thermometer, seema to be the case. But there is a comforting thought attached. Only the great and near great are required to take part In the coronation ceremonies today. Mr. Stubbs comes into his own, and meets with a chilly reception, but through no fault of his followers, who have prepared lavishly to Stubbsidise the state. Probably the largest spread since the advent of Glick was prepar ed for the Latest Conquering Hero. The old stained-glass window, bear ing the Great Seal of Kansas, has been suspended on wires, and sur rounded by bunting. of many hues, to make a fitting background for the re viewing stand tonight. A profusion of electric lights have been distributed and John Dawson has -purchased a neV necktie. .Since days long past, Cope Gor don's house on the cold corner of town, has been the accepted meeting place for the requesters. No falling off in this custom is visible to the nak ed eye. A huge traveling man, who entered the hostelry without first con sulting h'ig calendar, dropped his sam plecase w.hen rushed by the candi dates, and muttered: "Gee, I have run into a convention of bell-hops." The Even Stray Traveling Men Come in for a Share of Attention. illusion was hastily dispelled when the boys each gravely presented him with a card and in query in chorus: "Are you a sena-repre-tor-sentative?" Another thing which marks these boys as different from other boys is that their hair is combed properly, and they are neatly dressed. It is hard on these boys to miss the skat ing season, but there are Sacrifices which even an embryo politician must make in the cause of right and good government. Some day, perchance they survive the ravages of green ap ples and mumps, these boys may sit in the High Place and offer bills for the damming of Cow creek or the vacation of lots, streets and alleys in Lawrence. But the Glad Hand delegation is not composed entirely of small boys'. There are other jobs beside, and plen ty of public spirited citizens to take them. There is a large collection to choose from, and therefore no reason why the members of both houses Also Plenty of Mature Applicants. should not be assisted in their arduous duties by competent officials. After once tasting the waters from the state house faucet, a citizen who is consid ered a good business man on otljer oc casions, will drop his business to lay his interests upon the legislative altar at three bones per diem. On account of the new election laws the election of United States senator will Be a tame affair tvts season. In ye olden timo.s, the newspaper men could safely count upon this event to furnish a wad of interesting copy. It is no longer an event, but an incident. Sensational tie votes and nervous prostration for the candidates are things of the past. With no reflection upon latter day legislators, it may be added that it greatly reduces a legis lator's chances to make expenses' dur ing the session. Also, the hotel car pets escape a lot of outside mud which was formerly accumulated from the feet of "callers." For Next G. A. Ii. Head. Wichita, Kan.. Jan. 11. Rev. N. E. Harmon, past commander of Garfield post, G. A. R., of this city, the largest post in the .tate, is being boomed for next department commander of Kan sas. Local Grand Army men are backing Rev. Mr. Harmon and men tion of his candidacy has been re ceived favorably in other posts in this section of the state. Tuesday We Sell EXTRA SPECIAL Men's very fine Cravenette Coats, six different pat-. terns, a regular $15 coat, C A Special Price Tuesday pU.UU Traveler's Samples Silk Square Mufflers, $3.00 Mufflers,. $2.50, Muf flers, $2.00 Mufflers- CC Tuesday your choice JiL Men's Corduroy Suits. $2.50 $6.50 Pea Jackets i$1.98 $1.50 Blue Flannel Shirts 65c $1.00 Double Face Mittens 50c $3.50 Bismark Shoes for men.. .$1.98 $1.50 Men's Corduroy Shirts. .55c $1.50 Union Suits' 75c $1.00 Men's White Shirts 25c' Men's 15c Wool Hose 8c $3.00 Silk and Wool Underwear $1.00 $1.25 Red Wool Shirts or Drawers 55c Vests from $20.00 Suits. 25c $1.50 Flannel Nightrobes. 55c $3.00 Overcoats for Children.. .$1.00 75c Cotton Sweaters for Men 25c -"-y 1 a I Laav Tooeka 4:30 A.M. 5:00 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 2:10 PJVI. 3:25 P.M. 7:25 P.M. 7:55 PJH. DOUBLE TRACK NO STOPS FAST TIME Depot First and Kansas Avenue. Phone 384. Relurnln Lr. Kansas 7:65 A.M. 9:43 A.M. 10:40 A.M. 11:20 A.M. 6:10 P.M. 10:00 P.M. 11:16 P.M. Id C2 1 IDLE MONEY Might as Well Be Earning In terest 4 Per Cent 6-Months' Coupon Time Certificates at The State Savings Bank CORNER SIXTH AND KANSAS AVENUE Payable on demand In case of need. Renewal necessary only once la 1 years OALIi FOR ST ATKM EST Deposits, $1,000,000.00. S Per Cent on Saving Account. AMUSEMENTS. At the Grand. Ivan Abramson's Italian Grand Opera company will appear at the Grand to night in the double roll of Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagiiacci. The com pany carries 130 members and travels in a special train. Two carloads of spe cial scenery are also carried. This is the only appearance of grand opera in Topeka ihis season and is sure to prove the musical and operatic treat of the year. The seat sale has been fairly good. "Richard Brinslev. Sheridan's illustri ous classic comedy, "The Rivals," will be presented tomorrow by Joseph and William W. Jefferson. The capabilities of these stars, who. served their ap prenticeship under the tutelage of their father, the late Mr. josepn jertersun, mea.ns that thev are the worthy suc cessors of their distinguished sire. Jos eph portrays "Sir Lucius O'Trigger;" while William w., win pjay xjuu Acres." The Jeffersons will be support ed by a company of histrionic merit. when "The Rivals comes io me uranu Tuesday. t XJ .1 i.,. Pnlliftl whrt will be I i C i -.v. seen at the Grand on Thursday as the vicar s wriie ul i Mouse, nia.nuii.i woman in the original production of 1 1 I. n-.i 1 i i t-i U. r l ri '1 TI 1 ne sena.tvr. one ri and has supported both Olga Nethersole and Mauae aoams m nujjujia.ii. itv... productions. Dixon and Bernard in Kerker Mor ton's masterpiece "Hans and Nix" will be at the Grand Friday. Girl at the Helm," the lively mu sical show now in iis sixth month at the La Salle theater, Chicago, will be seen here under the management of the Princess Amusement company Saturday, a matinee and night formance being boolted. per- At the Novelty. George Hillman and his Redpath Xapanet'S, a company of nine persons, will be the big attraction at the Novel ty theater this week beginning at to day's matinee. The bill promises to be the best ever played at the Novelty. At the 31a jestic. This will be the last week of the Bos ton Ideal Opera company at the Ma jestic play house. Thev will present the first half of the week Gilbert Sullivan's famous Japanese opera Mikado. The last half of the week Olivette. These are two pleasing operas and "should draw capacity houses as the Boston Ideals have dem onstrated that they are capable of giv ing a first class production of both, by their previous efforts. SIVRDEREI) FOR HIS MONEY. Neighbors or an Old Harper Bachelor Find His Dead Body. Harper, Kan., Jan. 11. Charley Johnson was found dead in his home. He was a Swede bachelor of about 50 years old, and lived alone for years. He had considerable money which he usually kept at the house. Several months ago he. was robbed, but the guilty party was discovered and the money recovered. Saturday his neigh bors missed him and on entering the house found the body with the skull crushed and several gashes on the body. The hands and feet were tied and he was gagged. A very bloody hatchet and corn knife were found nearby on the outside of the shouse. There were prints of blood on the side of the house. The indications are thai he had been dead some time. In the art of laundering linens of all kinds, we can, with years of study, the aid of careful employees, the very lat est type of machines, and SOFT WAT ER, turn out; your work in a most sat isfactory manner. Let us have your next bundle. The Mutual Topeha's Soft Water 50 Kmnlovees. V J Laundry

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THE TOPEKA DAILySTATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1809 J v. III: V t f: J! V t n '16 V-.- v;- I D. A. COOKINHAM, M. D. MIDWINTER TICKETS. They Will Be Placed on Sale Tuesday Morning, The work of placing the Auditorium In shape for the Midwinter exposition which opens one week from today will be commenced Tuesday morning. T1- lease on the Auditorium commenced today but the exposition company were wlllinsr tn waive their rights so that the inaugural could be held there. Manager Bainter expects to have everything in readiness for the ex hibitors so that they can commence the work of decorating the booths by the 15th. A few ehanees have been made in the -vaudeville attractions which have been billed but the changes will in no wav effect the excellency of the bill. In the place of Reiley, the hoop jug cier. Mexias and Mexias. comedy jug glers, and an educated dog will have a place on the programme, l ne i? ree landers with their musical act will not appear and in their place Green and Green have a comedy sketch oi a mu sical turn which will be given a .place on the programme. The advance sale of tickets for the Midwinter will commence Tuesday morning and until the supply of tickets is exhausted they win re sola at ten cents each in place of fifteen cents, the regulation price. Tickets will be placed on sale at the following places: George W. Stansfleld, druggist. D. H. Forbes. The Smoke House. Todd Matthews. J. P. Rowley, druggist. Capital Building Loan association. A. C. Klingaman, druggist. Exchange grocery. Dibble Grocery company. Tromp Smoke House. Shawnee Building Loan associa tion. W. S. Miller, druggist. X. J. Petro. Diamond drug-store. Whittelsev Mercantile Co. Firzgerald Lann.an. H. H. Keith, 1201 East Sixth street. Sam Cunningham. Eighth and Lake. Marshall Bros., druggists. Second and Kansas avenue. Marshall Bros, druggists,. Fifth, and, Kansas avenue. W. F. Weber Co., groceries. George Flad, druggist. I M. F. Rigby. The Warren M. Crosby Co. Hall Stationery Co. Robinson. Marshall Co. Drechsel Shoe Co. Palace Clothing Co. L. T. Price, druggist. Crosby Bros., dry goods. Mills Dry Goods Co. A. T. Waggoner, druggist. S. Hindmr.n. groceries. George Burghart. Fred T. Walker, druggist. Frank Klingaman. A. O. Rosser, druggist. M. L. Zercher. W. H. Wilson, druggist. Fred Snow, druggist. J. B. Payne, groceries. 1240 Clay. X. G. Edelblute. druggist. Potwln. Laughter, Digestion, and Health An eminent Russian phj-sician has stated his opinion that laughter is one of the best means known to science for the correction of Dyspepsia, stom ach and nervous diseases. Laughter, however, in a dyspeptic is like the memory of running brooks and shady glens to the famishing and dying man lost in the desert. If one could but know all the causes, reasons and origins of Dyspep sia, one would not wonder at a half heartedness of a dyspeptic's gaiety. There is a ceaseless call for appe tite, food and enjoyment to a dyspep tic, coupled with a morose, moody be lief and knowledge that such a call is 'nockery and if indulged in will bring discomfort, pain and regret. Perhaps if it were understood 'that the digestive system, .including mouth, throat and alimentary canal, embrac ing as it does the stomach, is com posed of membraneous tissue filled with millions of small nerves, which control added millions of little mouths or suckers. Perhaps if this were known men could more comprehen sibly understand that to disarrange such a system would mean indeed in tense physical pain. Now suppose that this alimentary canal Is a mass of worn-out, debili tated nerves and mouths, each suffer ing excruciating physical pain and dis comfort, and suppose such a canal filled with the fumes and foul odors and decayed food from the last meal, and one has a slight idea as to the lack of laughter of a dyspeptic. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets compos ed of the highest digestive ingred ients one grain of a single ingred ient being capable of digesting 3.000 grains of food relieves the alimen tary canal of its onerous duties, as sists it along its entire length (30 feet) to perform its routine, imparts strength and buoyancy to the stomach and gives back to the blood a strong, healthy nourishment. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are nat ural adjuncts to digestion. They do not falsely stimulate an already weak ened machine, but build up where building is needed and remove where removal is necessary. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have nothing to conceal. Here is what they are made of: Hydrastis, golden seal, lactose and aseptic pepsin. Forty thousand physicians in America and Canada use and prescribe them. They should be used after every hearty meal whether one is a dyspeptic or not. Even druggist carries them; price 50c. Send us your name and address and we will send you a sample pack age free. Address, F. A. Stuart Co 160 Stuart Bldg., Marshall. Mich. If you are weak, nervous or run down, feel old before your time, no matter from what cause you will appreciate my services, because I can re store to you the snap and vigor, the bright eye the elastic step the bouy ant spirit the forceful mind the courage and confidence which belongs to perfect health, an dwithout which your earning power is lessened no .mat ter what your occupation may be; Avoid temporary stimulants. Seek a lasting cure. I cover the entire field of CHRONIC, NERVOUS, BLOOD, SKIN AND SPECIAL. DISEASES, so no matter what your ailment may be consult me. It will cost you nothinsr and If I can not cure you I will candidly tell you so. My charges are low. If you can not call, write your symptoms fully, and a letter explaining your condition, giving advice, etc., will be returned free. Everything confidential. Hours: 9 to 12; 2 to 6; 7 to 8. Sundays, 9:30 to 10:30. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. CeOiiiilAil M. 0 106 East Seventh Viscountess de Martell. Wife of the First Secretary of the French Embassy and Her Only Daughter, Jacqiiliu Martell. 0 yl H v vC v kV A x 1 JA Washington, Jan. 11. The Viscoun lavishly this winter. Her suppers, mu her a name as one of the foremost en is an enthusiastic automobilist and can uauginci iniu puuuic uui; iii iitri- jiictg Campbell Drug Co., North Topeka. Petro WoodfoTd,. North Topeka. A. W. Lacey, North Topeka. Morns Myers, North Topeka. Joslin's Pharmacy, 800 West 12th stree:. H. B. Howard. William Green Son. Frank Effinger, groceries, 1828 Kan sas avenue. S. S. Rice, groceries, 332 Taylor street. MISS ALLIE WIXGETT IS DEAD. Popular Member of Last Year's Grad uating Class at Washburn. Miss Allie Wingett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wingett of 1322 Bu chanan, died at 8 o'clock Sunday morning of heart failure, brought on by a sickness not long before. Miss Wingett had been sick but a day and har death was unexpected and. with out a warning of any kind. She will be buried from the house at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Miss Allie Wingett. Popular Young Woman, WIjo Died Suddenly Sun day. Miss Wingett was a graduate of Topeka high school in 1904 and Wash burn college last spring, being a mem ber of the "famous class of '08." She was a member of the Beta so' ority of Washburn college and was one of the most popular girls in college circles. She has always been a leader among her college friends and was a member of the most prominent societies in the college. Miss Wingett was twenty-two years of age and was a very beautiful girl. In speaking of her the "Kaw," the college annual, last year said: "As jolly and true as she is pretty, and that is saying a great deal. She is absolutely unselfish and fairly revels in doing something for some one else." At the funeral tomorrow afternoon the pall bearers will consist of the fol lowing classmates of Miss Wingett and men from the Delta Phi fraternity at Washburn r- Mr. James McClure, Mr. William Snyder, Mr. Arthur J. Car ruth, jr., Mr. Harold Tice. Mr. Wistar Williams and Mr. Raymond R. Ufford. The Beta sorority will attend in a body and it i" expected that the college classes will excuse the students in the afternoon who wish to attend. The death of Miss Wingett is a great loss to the young crowd of the city and her absence will be keenly felt. Preacher 12. "Years Old. Xew York, Jan. 11.-- Michael Ruc ci, a boy of 12 years, is perhaps the youngest preacher in the city. He de livered a' sermon last night in an ast side Catholic church, taking for. his HIE Till St., Topeka, Kansas. tess de Martell has-been entertaining sicales and dellehtful dances have won tertainers in the diDlomatte corns. She be seen daily, accompanied by her njiicent rrenca car. text "Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy. ine child composed the entire sermon himself and was well received. EDISON T0j THERE. Will Give a Demonstration of His House Costing at Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 11. Two hundred and fiftv exhibitors nracantinir tal of $250 million, will exhibit at the second annual cement show here on r eoruary is-24. president Edward M. Hagar predicts that the show will.be the Tnnfst unimio AHuratlAnol the city ever has known. A domin ant note from tb oemnfr 1 1 1 be a warning to reduce losses by fire and,.the ke"note of the speeches will ins uiicaiicr ana Jtieiter Homes. Thomas A. Erlirn iTi'finti.r u castings by which it is possible to pour and cast a complete- residence in one dav. not on 1 V Hflo nrnmico 1 the castings for demonstration but will be here to deliver the opening address. IiADY BERESipRD IS DEAD. She Was at One Time the Duchess of Marlborough. Dorking. England. Jan. 11 UHv William Beresford, who was Lillian Warren Price, daughter of the late Commodore Price, U. S. N., of Troy, N Y., died today. She had been ill for some months past. Lady Beresford's first husband wa Louis Hammersly, of Xew York. After nis deatn pfte married, in 188S. the eighth duke of Marlborough, who died in 1892. She was consequently known for a time as the dowager duchess of Marlborough. Her third husband was Lord William Leslie De La Poer Beresford, who died in 1900. A STARTING STATE3IEAT Xew York Medical Authorities Claim Dyspepsia Causes Consumption. The post mortem statistics of the big New York hospitals show that some cases of consumption are due to un checked dyspepsia, especially when the victim was predisposed to tuberculosis. Dyspepsia wears out the body and brain, the weakened. Irritable stomach is unable to digest food, the body does not receive the required nourishment, constipation ensues and the victim be comes thin, weak and haggard. As a result, the body becomes a fertile field for the germs of disease to lodge and nourish. Therefore, the person who permits dyspesia to progress unhindered is guilty of contributing toward the de velopment of one of the most insidious and fatal diseases known to mankind. Dyspepsia is curable if properly treated. Snow's drug store sells a rem edy which they positively guarantee will sure indigestion or dyspepsia or they will pay for all the medicine used during the trial. This remedy is an absolutely new medical discovery and has been named Rexall Dyspepsia Tab lets. Certainl-.' no offer could be more fair, and the offer of Snow's drug store is proof positive that Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are a dependable and infallible remedy. Inasmuch as the medicine will cost you nothing if it does not benefit you who are suffering with in digestion or dyspepsia are urged to try this remedy. A twenty-five cent box of Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets contains enough medicine for fifteen days' treat, ment. Remember Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are only sold in Topeka, by Fred A. Snow, druggist, 523 Kansas avenue. TAKE HOLD REINS. New Officers Installed at Court House. Only Three Important Changes Are Made. OTHERS RE-ELECTED. Clerk R. L. Thomas Acts as In stalling Officer. Probate Judge Schoch Names II. X. Devendorf as Clerk. Today marked-the beginning of the new term for all the Shawnee county officers and the newly elected officials, as well as the "hold-overs" at the court house were busy this morning filing new bonds and taking the oath of office. The only changes in the personnel of Shawnee county's official family were in the offices of the probate judge, the board of county commissioners and in the position of assistant county attor ney. W. F. Schoch took the oath of office as probate judge before County Clerk Zimmerman, succeeding R. F. Hayden. Edwin L. O'Neil, formerly clerk of the court of Topeka, was sworn in as county commissioner, succeeding W. E. Sterne and James C. Shimer was installed as county commissioner to succeed Frank Harrison. Each of the retiring county commissioners had held office for two terms. A. J. Bol linger, whose appointment as assist ant county attorney was announced several days ago, took the oath of office this morning and was officially installed. The new term for officers of the district court also began today aid District Judge Dana was sworn ln'to succeed himself by District Clerk ,R. L. Thomas. Judge Dana reappointed C. W. Bower as stenographer and Ethan S. Anderson as bailiff. Probate Judge Schoch announced the appointment of H. X. Devendorf and Miss Hazel R. Richardson as his clerks and reappointed John E. Lucas as probation officer. "Capt." Deven--dorf is an old soldier and Miss Richardson has been stenographer in Judge Schoch's law office here for the past four years. Marie Roth Killilae, retired astlerk of the probate court. Judge Schoch states that he will not at this time appoint a judge pro tern for his court as he intends to attend to the duties of that office himself and a deputy will not be needed. With the exceptions noted the em ployes in all the other offices at the court house remain as formerly. Schoch's First Order. One of the first official acts of Pro bate Judge Schoch today was to send out to the newspapers of Shawnee county a letter to the effect that here after the fees on all publication no tices before his court, which are not paid to the newspapers in advance will be collected and disbursed through the probate court. Such fe.es will, be .charged against the .es tate when affidavits showing proof of service are,returned to the court. i GERMAX PLAY AT HIGH SCHOOL. Efforts of Students Please a large Audience. To the Editor of the State Journal: The writer of this knows about four German words and is not certain about three of them. Nevertheless he attended the German clay given Friday, evening by the pupils of the high school who are studying German. The fact that he didn't understand a word and at .the same time enloyed himself is the best compliment that can be paid to the rendition of the r.iav- Thp nprsrns makine up the pro- grajn verv kindly had printed a synopsis of the play so that the auditor could fol low after a fashion what the actors were saving. The plot was simple and of course easily fnllnwpd A voune married couple had two servants, a maid and man servant, wno open up proceedings by setting the table for the meal that is. prepared in anticipa tion of the arrival of the bride's parents on a visit. The table being set the man servant repeats the formula. "Thank the Lord, the table is set." He .wants the maid, who is an independent German miss, to say the same words. She refuses and a violent auarrel ensues. The young hus band, who is supposed to be an officer in the German army, corner in and hears the auarrel. He ts greatly amused and when his wife comes in tells her about it. She takes the side of the maid and irt about a minute there are large bunches of trouble between them. While the quar rel Is at its heieht the father and mother of the bride come in. The trouble is finally told to them. The old man rather scoffs at the idea of having trouble over a thing of that sort and intimates that if he were to reouest the old lady to say the words over which the trouble started, she would sav them rierht away. There is where he has another think coming. The old ladv promntlv refuses to say the words and in about a minute the whole familv is mixed up in a quarrel which onlv ends when the young husband at the suggestion of the old man. comes down off his hieh horse, owns up that he has been mostlv to blame and makes a present to his wife as a peace offering. Then every thing commences to clear up and in a few minutes everything is lovely and the goose hanes in an elevated position. The cast of characters was as follows: Old man. Alfred Bartel: old lady, his wife. Anita Laurent; voung wife. Emma, Miss Grace Gaines: Lieutenant Richter; young husband. Allen McNeal: Henrieh, the man servant. Harold Loucks: Lisbeth, the maid servant, Louise Kairchild. The performance opened with a song bv the chorajs. Die Wacht am Rhine, and dance bv ten peasant girls. All the dances, hi which there were four, were well executed. At least that is the judgment of the writer who does not claim to be an expert on dancing. The costumes of the German peasant girls were 'quaint and the girls looked mighty good to the writer. If the real German peasant girls look as sweet and wholesome then the young Germans are to be envied. The cos tumes, including the quaint bonnets, wooden shoes and short dresses all took the eves of the audience no matter what their nationality. And the singing, as well as the dancing, was good. Waldo Heywood with his hunting son.. Anita Laurent with her solo. "Das Steicerland," whatever that is, and Ethel Hess in the solo "Das Mailuefterl." the meaning of which you are welcome to search the writer for. each made a hit as well as the ones who., sang in the choruses. In fact the young people did so well, out so much life and expression into what they said, and sang, that it was hard to believe that thev were not talking and singing in the language that they had been born into. Now there seems to have been an impression scattered about that the students in this play were all the Ger man students in the school. This is a great mistake. As a matter of fact there are over two hundred of the high school students studying German, and Judging from the way these specimens acquitted themselves last night the German depart ment is all right. T. A. M. "Pa. what's the difference between a sport and a bohemian?" A sport takes a bath every now and then." Cleveland Leadaer. 51 l None Some Only $5.00 to pay for any garment you choose from this lot of fifty women's and misses' Coats style, tailoring, warmth and all the es sentials you insist upon in a coat are up to our standard in these. But the price is dropped because they are odd garments that must be hurried out before we'invoice. You will find a very good variety of styles to select from. Beautiful Embroideries of Rare Value in Our January Sale 1 "We never before sold so many embroideries in two days as during Friday and Saturday of last wTeek. Of course the embroideries are finer and more beauti ful than those-shown at any previous sale and the variety of patterns greater in all the lines. Prices of the special lots begin low as 5c there's a good assortment at 10c the 18-inch flouncings and the corset cover edges at 25c are among the strongest attractions there are flouncings 18 to 24 inches wide at 54c that are worth 75c to $1.25 and so on throughout the "lines. 7Qr flouncings, C7t Waistings IS and 22-incb St. Gall Flouncing worth $1.25 a yard in Venetian, Baby Irish and eyelet effects, 79c yd. Band to match them at 45c yd. Embroidered Swiss Wa4 stings that should be $1.00 and $1.25 center and side band effects.. j THE MILLS DRY GOODS CO. GRAND OPERA HERE. Company of 160 People Arrives on Special Train. The Abramson Italian Grand Opera company which will present a double bill of Cavaleria Husticana and I. Pagliacci at the Grand tonight, arrived in Topeka this morning in a special train via the Rock Island. The company is the same which presented II Trovatore in Topeka Mme. Duce-Merola of the Italian Grand Opera Company. last vear but has been increased and now numbers K0 people, including orchestra, ballet, chorus and principals. The double bill will be given tonisrht by. a double caste. including M. Torre, Madame Duce Merola, M. Zara. M. Bari, Mile. Diamond Donner. M. Pacini and the conductors. M. Merola and Fornaria. The latter's conducting last vear will be remembered by all who saw the excellent presentation which the comnanv save of II Trovatore. r t f f 7 j- t x "A V. si Miss .Tulia Allen With the Italian Grand Opera Company. The advance sale for the engagement has not been larSe and Mr. Abramson was considerably disappointed this morning. "I feel." he said, "that our engagement here last year warranted our hopes of a PUT ON The Pot And have in it a little of that J perfect Blend No. 3 Coffee -N

t Per lb. 35c' 3 lbs. $1.00 And we'll all eit up and have a J sup. Don't that sound good? J But be sure its No. 3 Coffee. Si sold only by CHAS. McCLINTOCK J Tea, Coffee China. 815 Kansas Ave. A i 1 T 5 r I KM r 5 II if; f This 'Season1 's Goats Were Less Than $10.00 Were High as $18. 75 "Dainty Cambric Embroideries Edges from 5 to 9 inches wide 1 and 'A inch insertions to match. Good variety of patterns at IQcyd. good audienre in Topeka, The performance-was certainly a n6table one and the press notices were all -favorable. I. an nounced last year that I would return to Topeka with a bigger and even better com pany this vear and that if my efforts to give the. western cities the best In grand opera were appreciated. I would return an nually, presenting always new things and c-iviner as food performances as may be seen in New York or Chicago. If. how-J ever, the music lovine public does not sup port -mv efforts I can not continue to edr ucate the .west out of my own pocket. If we have a good- house tonight I will bring my company back next year. If not. this will be my last visit and as ours is the onlv first class grand opera company tour ing the west, -Topeka people are-not likely to get another chance soon to see grand opera at home." HADLEY GOES IN. Xew Governor of Missouri Delivers Ills Inaugural Address. Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 11. Her bert S. Hadley was inaugurated as governor of Missouri, at noon today He- is the first Republican to occupy the office since 1871. Wind and snow made the day uncomfortable, but des pite wintry conditions, the programme of a parade and review of the state troops was carried out as planned. The oath of office was administered by Judge Henry Lamm, the only Re publican member of the supreme court of the state. Governor Hadley reviewed briefly the administration of his predecessor, called attention to the changes in the system of government in the state due to the adoption of the initiative and referendum amendment at the No vember election and then took up the questions of home rule and law en forcement "It has been asserted that home rule means the abrogation or nullifica tion of the laws of the state," he said, "and particularly the laws regulating dramshops in the large cities. Home rule means no such thing. As I said during the last campaign 'the laws providing for the regulation of dram shops will still remain the laws of the state until the majority of people want them changed. The governor declared that if changes are made in the laws so the police and other city departments now in control of the state administration are turned over to the municipality, there should be some reserved power by which the state can resume control should necessity, arise. The new governor gave his auditors to understand that the laws regarding Sunday closing of saloons would be enforced during his administration and he followed the recommendation of Gov. Folk that laws should be passed prohibiting breweries from holding interests direct or indirect, in saloons. He also recommended that the abuses of the "lid club" system be corrected by requiring "all clubs of any character which dispense in toxicating liquors to their members to pay a license to the state." State wide prohibition was con demned and the residential rather than ward option system -recommended. Gov.- Hadley declared him self in favor of the creation of an appointive public service commission and an "antl pass law. TALKS ABOUT SCHOOLS. Governor Buclitel of Colorado Delivers Hi Final Message. Denver. Colo., Jan. 11. In his final mes sage to the legislature today retiring Gov ernor-Henry R. Buchtel devoted much time to upholding the supreme Value of common and hlsh school education and also to defending the independent or privately supported, religious and other wise, educational institutions, saying the latter have saved the state something like io.OuO.OOO. The governor's defense of the independent educational institutions was made in connection with the movement to move several departments of the L'ni verKitv of Colorado, namely medicine, dentistry and pharmacy to Denver and thereby enter a Held adequately covered by the independent institutions. "This." the governor contends, "will ma terially add to the expense of running the Institution without increasing the efficiency of the school as the servant of the peo ple." Tlie governor maae an earnest piea iur normal and trade schools. "Where there is one boy in Colorado who wants to be a doctor." said the gov ernor, "we have a thousand boys who wiih to learn trades. Why not give some time to thinking about those thousands of boys who for the most part are the sons of mechanics and laborers?" c f K Empire p 1 m&tj Flouncings 50-inch Flouncings for Empire dresses rfine Swiss, embroidered In beautiful and entirely new designs. Waistings that would sell regularly up to $2.00 a yard exquisitely em broidered designs combining Vene tian, beavy raised and eyelet effects. Six Hundred Million Y of the people's savings are Inveat T ed in Building and Loan Associa- Y tions. WHY? X Because: It is the safest and moat proflt- able method offered for savins money. Its funds are invested in such a manner as to bring the largest A profits with the greatest degree of security. Start a saving account with the New Tear. X The Capitol Baildinf Loan Ass's. 534 Kansas Avenue 1 I H I I It Ml When You Eat Royal Bread

You may rest assured that you are getting the very acme of the baker's craft and best ma terials. 5c a Loaf at All Dealers i .Hil,iHll H H I Hi I f I I I I I FOUR HEADS CUT OFF. First Infliction of Capital Punishment I in France for Years, J3ethune, Pas be Calais, France. Jan. 11. The first inflictions of capital pun ishment in France for a number of years past were witnessed in this town today, when four murderers were de capitated by the guillotine. The. four men had formed a band which had ter rorized Northern France and Southern Belgium for several years, robbing, as saulting, ana murdering at will. As they were led out of prison cries of vengeance arose from the large throng present and when the knife fell four times in rapid succession the peo ple present did not hesitate to evince their satisfaction. The French parliament recently pass ed a resolution in favor of the retention of the death penalty In France, and the cabinet a fortnight ago decided to carry out the ruling of parliament. There re main today 18 persons in France under sentence of death. The condemned were ignorant up to a short time before their execution that they were to die. They had slept undis turbed in the conviction that their aen tences would be commuted. Thejr at tended mass and were then led out in front of the prison, where the guillo tine was erected. LARGEST BATTLESHIPS AFLOAT, Are Included in the Xaval Plans of Secretary Newberry. f Washington Jan.- 11. If congress accepts Secretary Newberry's plans for the new navy, this country will have the four largest battleships afloat. Kach of them would be four thousand tons larger than the biggest ship ever authorized for the American navy. They would cost from eight to ten mil lion dollars each. Mr. Newberry impressed the house naval committee with the necessity of an ammunition. ship to accompany the fleet on a long voyage, similar to that of the Atlantic fleet around the world. This vessel would require an appro- priation of from one to one and one- half million dollars. Mr. Newberry did not express any willingness to have j the appropriations made for the i smaller vessels in preference to the J larger four battleships, but coupled a J number of auxiliary vessels with each of the four battleships. O .A. S T O XT X -A. Bearatha Tl Kind Yon Han lwan BotizS C3 J3L. JEt 1" O rt X A. 3antha Kind Yw Haw lw3 BooeH I

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8 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1009 -IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG Topeka PLENTY Phone 482 ONLY A PUFF OF SMOKE. And 25 Men Ixst Their Lives in Joe Leiler's Mine. Duquoin, 111.. Jan. 11. A disastrous gas explosion In which 25 men lost their lives occurred at an early hour Sunday morning in Jos. Leiter's fa mous colliery at Zeigler. A spark from a trolley pole of. an eltctric motor coming in contact with a pocket of pas is assigned as the cause of the ex plosion. The Americans killed in the explo sion included: WILLIS WARNER, foreman. ALBKRT KERR, foreman. JAMES PATTER SOX. JOE RICHARDPO.V FRED MORGAN. J. O. FANS. GILBERT JOXES. JOE TATE. JAMES PHILLIPPS. JOHN CASSAY. AARON JERTOL. THOS. HUBBARD: C PUPKET CHARLES SMOTHERS. Eight bodies yet remain in the mine, but will be recovered it is thought. Mr. Leiter personally conducted the first relief party that descended into the mine. The lone survivor of the explosion was an Kalian youth who escaped unharmed. An expert who had been experi menting with the gases in the mines st Zeigler left Wednesday confident that he had placed the mine in safe condition to be operated. The men entombed were engaged in clearing away the debris caused by the recent fires in the mine and U was expected that operations would be resumed this week after two months suspension. The bodies taken from the mine are badly burned and identification is dif ficult. Twenty-six men entered the mine on the night shift and the names of the victims are taken from the pay roll. The explosion was peculiar, no noise or shock being heard or felt at the opening of the shaft only a puff of smoke. The engineer noticed the smoke and, realizing an accident had happened, summoned aid. The mine had recently been on fire" and the flames had been sealed and confined to workings which were not in the vicinity of the present explosion. Mrs. Leiter is at Zeigler and she was at the mouth of the mine with her husband, aiding in quieting the wid ows and orphans who crowded about the mine. She furnished coffee and sandwiches to the men attempting to rescue the bodies. The day was bitter cold, but Mrs. Leiter was foremost in comforting the widows. The mine was put in operation in Economies in ARtS'f ICS J Rubbers and Overshoes Men's $3.00 Felt Boots and first qualitv sna-g proof C (C Roll Sole Overs ipi.JJ Men's 85c Storm CCi Rubbers OlC Men's $1.00 Felt KK Boots ,0C Men's $1.25 1 buckle QA Arctics I7VJC Women's 55c Storm O C Rubbers ..0JC Women's $1.25 buckle tfe Arctic OvC Women's 85c Jersey fi Alaska OUC Misses' 8 oc Jersey Fleece Lin ed Storm (2 C Alaska OVC Child's 75o Jersey Fleece Lin ed Storm Gift. Alaska JVC Misses 50c Storm Rubbers 0JC Child's 45c Storm ?fl Rubbers OUC Misses $1.00 Buckle CC-, Arctic VliJC Infants' S5c Buckle KK Arctic JJV- ELLET JOHN L HENRY C SHOE CO. 515 Kansas Avenue. m-tl BEil E 1 1,31 DAY TODAY. Goal Co. OF COAL Two Yards 1903 and soon after labor troubles be gan. In April, 1905, an explosion in the mine killed fifty-one men. COLD OVER THE STATE. In Many Counties There Is Zero Weather With Snow and Wind. Parsons. Kan., Jan. 11. With the temperature at zero this city was with out gas from 4 o'clock-Sunday morn ing until noon because of an engine break at Neodesha. Last night the gas presure was about normal. There was a light snow fall and the weath er was 2 degrees, below zero. At Wichita. A' light snow fell here acconvpanied by a high north wind. In eighteen hours the temperature fell from 61 to degrees below zero this morning. I At jLeavenwortli. There was a light fall of snow and I heavy wind from the north Sunday with the temperature 2 degrees above zero. There was no trouble with the gas supply in Leavenworth. The street car service was knocked out most of the morning. At Cherry vale. The first severe storm of the win ter is raging in southern Kansas. The mercury has fallen 30 degrees since Sunday morning and is near zero. Snow is falling. At Salina. Zero weather prevails in central Kansas following a light snow. A high wind Has been blowing for twenty-four hours and thevsnow" has drift ed badly. At Abilene. The temperature dropped to zero Sunday with flurries of snow. A high north "wind is blowing. BOTH SIDES REST. Evidence in the Thornton Hains Case Is All In. Flushing. N. T.. Jan. II. Both sides rested today in the trial-of Thornton J. Hains, charged with Ms brother. Cap tain Peter C. Hains. Jr., with the kill ing of William E. Annis on August 15, at the Bayside Yacht club which entered today upon its fourth and last week. Upon the verdict in Thornton Hains case depends the course to be taken with Captain Hains, now awaiting trial for murder. Should Thornton be found guilty, it is generally regarded here that a commission will be asked for to de termine the sanity of the army officer; but in the event of an acquittal for Thornton the case of Captain Hains will undoubtedly come to trial and his de fense will be maniac depressive insanl ty of temporary character. In the event of a disagreement in the trial of Thorn ton Hains it is believed he will be ad mitted to bail and the indictment tiled a war. Dr. Harris Houghton, a member of the Bayside Yacht club, was called to day by the prosecutor, and swore that he saw nothing irrational in Captain Hains' appearance and manner. HOTEL MEN MEET. Object Is to T'nite State Organizations Into a Federation. Salt Lake City. Jan. 11. Hotel men from Colorado, Missouri, Califor nia and many other trans-Mississippi states are gathering in this city for a three days' meting, which will give birth to the Western Hotelmen's as sociation. The new body will really be a federation of several statte or ganizations with unaffiliated members added. The largest delegation comes from the east. It numbers thirty per sons and includes three prominent Kansas City bonifaces. representing a Missouri organization. The first session was held at the Commercial club rooms this after noon. Hereafter business sessions will be held in the mornings and the after noons and evenings will be set apart for participation in a round of social pleasures with members of the Com mercial club as entertainers. Kxliiblt or Flying Machines. New York. Jan. 11. A new feature has been added to the plans in connec tion with the Hudson-Fulton celebra tion to be held here next September. Committees have been appointed by the Aero club and the Aeronautical society to arrange for an exhibition of flying machines and halloons during the cele bration. It is probable that several government airships will be entered. Brigadier General Allen having given assurance to this effect. Balloon races and contests between heavier-than-air machines will be held as part of the programme. AV. H. Long Sued for Divorce. Emma J. Long, through her attorney. N. E. Atchison, today filed in the district court a petition for divorce from W. H. Long. Plaintiff states that she was mar ried to Long in Tooeka October 21. 194. and that lie has failed to support her prac tically nil of the time since the nuptial day. The couple have been separated since the ISth of last March. POLITIGAIGOSSIP Senator Porter Would Hare De partment of Mines. Addition to Course of State Manual Training School. AFTER DEL TKATIS. Ex-Employee Mates Charges Against Game Warden. "Bent" Murdock Doesn't Know Why He Is Here. Senator E. F. Porter, of Crawford county, comes to Topeka this time with three special bills in his pocket as fol lows: An act establishing a department of mines and mining 'in conectlon with the state manual- training'' school in Pittsburg; an act establishing a night school at the state manual training normal for the benefit of foreign born citizens of the state desiring to learn the English language; and act establishing a substation of the state agricultural college at Girard. Senator Porter is one of the veterans of the senate, as he begins his third term tomorrow. He" has been spoken of as a candidate for president pro tem of that body. The senator will not talk about his candidacy for this place but is willing to go on record as opposed to the state publication of school books. The Republicans of both houses will hold their caucuses this evening. The three important house positions have been decided upon as follows: Speaker, J. N. Dolley Wabaunsee ciunty; speaker pro tem, R. J. Hopkins, Finney county, chief clerk; W. T. Beck, jack- son county; assistant clerk, Unas. A. Brilhart of Elk county. In the senate the fight for the big places is still undecided. Charges of irregularities at the Kan sas fish hatchery at Pratt have been brought to the attention of Governor Hoch, and D. W. Travis, state fish and game warden, has denied them. Gover nor Hoch has turned the charges over to Governor Stubbs for whatever action the latter may desire to take in the matter. The charges were brought by Alexan der Milne, formerly an employe of the game warden. Milne was the superin tendent of the hatchery and the time keeper. In his formal charges he says that employes or the hatchery paid Dy the state had worked on the farm of Mr. Travis, near the hatchery, and that the time of such employment was not taken from the state payroll and not paid by Travis, but that the work was done by state employes on state time and at state expense. J. C. Gafford, state accountant, was sent to the state hatchery to make an investigation. Mr. Gafford checked up the accounts of the department and ob tained the affidavits substantiating the charges. Mr. Travis was then informed of the charges, and he filed a formal denial and some supporting affidavits, show ing that state employes did not do any work on his farm at state expense. Milne was then timekeeper and Travis says that it was his duty to see that any work done on his own private pro perty was charged to his personal ac count and not to the state. Milne says that he resigned several months ago, while Travis says that Milne was dis charged. "Bent" Murdock is here today. This is a simple enough announcement, for "Bent" comes to Topeka pretty often. But this El Dorado editor came to Topeka on the occasion of the inauguration of the first Kansas gov ernor forty-eight years ago, and has been here at every occasion of the kind since then. He is here today with the same young light in his old eyes, barricaded as they are behind two pairs of spectacles, and the same warm heart and genial kindliness for friend and stranger. The red car nation he wore on his coat was not fresher and brighter than your "Uncle Bent." "I don't know why I am here," he said, "but here I am. I'll soon get tired of it all and go back home, but I'll catch the germ again and be back here" again before the legislature has been in session very long. "I attended Gov. Robinson's in augural, so why not the one in which Roscoe Stubbs plays the leading part? There is nearly a half century between them. "I have never held a state job in all those years, so they cannot class me with the pie counter fellows. I'm a Kansan of the old school, I guess, and simply cannot keep away from Topeka when there is a state meeting going on. There used to be a lot of us, but there's not so many now. They have crossed a broader, deeper river than the Kaw." There is no one at the Copeland to day who knows more people or has such an "alluring handshake" as W. P. Fleeman of Coffeyville, ex-penitentiary guard and ex-sergeant of the Coffeyville police force. Fleeman is in a class by himself. His enemies may call him a joke or a nuisance, but this would not prevent the worthy sergeant from extending to them every courtesy if he succeeds in land ing the place as doorkeeper of the the National Hotel Turkish Baths s EX PERT assage and Chiropody HENRY OBERG MANAGER Graduate Battle Creek Sanitarium OPEN ALL NIGHT M house, or any other Job. Several Coffeyville people who used to scoff at Fleeman were glad, to accept his use ful services when he was doorkeeper at the national Republican convention at Chicago last summer. It is a safe bet that Fleeman has talked to more people today than any other one man in Topeka. The interview printed in last Satur day's issue of this paper with a south ern Kansas member of the legislature in which the latter outlined his pro posed bill of state guarantee for the farmer, merchant and workingman as well as the banker and bank depositor, was the subject of consider able comment in the hotel lobbies over Sunday. Many treated it as a joke, but there were some who saw food for reflection in the idea of how far the germ of the state guarantee will spread. HE GOT NO APPLAUSE. Although the Galleries Were Packed to Hear Senator Tillman. Washington, Jan. 11. It was evident from the time that the public doors of the capitolwere opened today that Sen ator Tillman's -reply to the president's charges against him in connection with an Oregon land grant would receive the attention, of an audience commensurate with the seating capacity of the senate chamber. The fact that the South Carolina sen ator would make response to the allega tions of the chief executive had been widely and persistently advertised and the number of faces early lined in the direction of the senate was convincing proof that there were many who de sired to hear the senator's side of the controversy. Long before the doors leading to the senate chamber had swung open for the day, the corridors leading to them were thronged by people embracing both sexes and colors. It was evident from the beginning that the limited seating room of the galleries would be quite insufficient to accommodate all that would apply for admission. When the senator rose to speak there was not a vacant seat in the galleries. The sen ate floor was well occupied, not only by senators themselves, but by mem bers of the .house of representatives and by employes of the senate and others entitled to the floor. Much interest was manifested in Mr. Tillman and when he entered the cham ber his coming was announced by many exclamations of "There he is," accom panied by a vigorous craning of necks and pointing of fingers. The fact that the senator had not attempted a set speech before since his departure for Europe last spring on account of ill health was commented upon with in terest almost as marked as was the circumstance that he was to appear in response to the serious accusations of the president and in defense of his own course. It was generally understood that he would attempt to Justify his course, and the disposition of the audi ence both on the floor and in the gal leries was to await his explanation be fore passing final Judgment. Senator Tillman closing his speech at 12:59. There was no demonstration or applause and the immense crowd in the galleries rapidly cleared out. DWINDLING AWAY. Yerkes Twelve Million Dollar Estate Is Slowly Disappearing. Chicago, Jan. 13- The first authorita tive statement of the condition of the Chas. T. Terkes estate has been given out by a representative of the heirs. At the time of the death of Yerkes in December, 1905. he left property valued at $12,000,000. The three years since brought expenses which drained this large fortune heavily. The shrinkage during this period is $2,250,000. If all the debts were paid off the estate would shrink to about $5,500,000. Of this amount, $4,500,000 represented by bonds of the Chicago Consolidated Traction company, is tied up in receiv ership proceedings. When the estate is settled the widow will get one-third of what remains and the other beneficiaries the rest. FLOWERS CUT OUT. Yale's Animal Kconoiny Crusade Is Inaugurated. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 11. Yale's annual economy crusade made promi nent by the approach of the junior "prom," and incident festivities, is at hand. The "prom" which will be held on Jan. 19, prompts ah editorial in the Yale News, amounting to a semiofficial request on the part of the "prom" committee. The editorial says in part: "Precedent by its force has quite for bidden our 'prom' guests to wear flowers to the promenade proper. Seeing the wisdom of this custom, the promenade committee would discourage a too gen erous expenditure on flowers at all times, and to lend strength to this idea have themselves decided to send no flowers to their own guests." NEW KIND OF JAG. ''Health Commissioner Says Men Get Drunk Irom Overfeeding. Chicago, Jan. 11. In a warning against exposure to pneumonia, Health Commissioner Evans says: "Men drunk from liquor and men drunk from overeating are most sus ceptible to the disease and die of it. "The majority of cases of pneumonia are of patients who contracted the dis ease after a drunken debauch or who were drunk from overfeeding. People drunk from overfeeding, I think, are almost as immoral as those who stupefy themselves with liquors. Th effects of pneumonia in such patients are much the same." "Hud the Prince." King Edward was initiated into the arts of deer stalking by his father, of whose own 'prentice efforts the follow ing story is told: Lord Willoughby de Eresby had ar ranged a deer stalking expedition for Prince Albert in the forest of Glenaifc ney, and the prince's new fledged zeal threatened to spoil the sport to such an extent that Mr. Campbell, his mentor, whispered to the forester, "Hold the prince back, Donald, while I creep to the brow to see where the deer have gone to." "Haud the prince! Haud the prince!" Donald answered: "I'll no do it! Ye maun just grip him yourseir, and I'll look owre the broo!" And Mr. Campbell had perforce to "haud the prince" till the crisis was over. All the same, the prince gave a good account of himself before the day was ended, for he brought down two stags and three hinds, much to Don ald's astonishment. "Ye'U dae verra weel 1n time." was Donald's tribute of praise to his royal highness. Glasgow i Herald. GAfOCIiAEL DEAD Preacher WTho Murdered Gideon Browning in a Church Commits Suicide by Cutting His Own Throat. HE LEFT A LETTER Confessing the Killing Blaming His Wife. and Says He Was Under Her notic Influence. Hyp- Carthage, 111., Jan. 11. Rev. John H. Carmichael, wanted for the murder of Gideon Browning at the Battle Run Methodist church in Michigan last Tuesday night, cut his throat in a boarding house here last night and died at noon today. Carmichael had cut his throat, mak ing two serious wounds, and died a few hours after being taken into custody. A letter of ten pages had been writ ten by Carmichael admitting his ident ity and confessing that he killCT Browning, cut up the body and burned it in the stove, while under the hynoti'c influence of his wife. This letter is now in the possession of the sheriff. Car michael had been staying here for the last two days at a private boarding house. His attempt at suicide was made on the premises of the place at which he secured a room. He had a sister living here, Mrs. Mariana Hughes, at whose home he was board ing. Carmichael was found in the toilet room of the boarding house after he had attempted to end his life. Car michael arrived at his sister's house Friday night and expected to leave this morning for Bowen, la., according to the story told his fellow boarders. HE IS IN EARNEST. Senator GoldtUwaite Goes After the Franchise for Women. Washington. Jan. H. Senator Owen Vere Goldthwaite, of Boston, has presented to the senate a memorial for the enfranchisement of women, which contains some striking passages. He urges, for instances, "that as the first man could not by any. possibility have forced the first any possibility have formed the first government without the aid and con currence of the first woman, it follows as a logical conclusion that succeeding generations of men could not have formed succeeding families and thus established subsequent governments without her," i This, he sets' out 83 "our first great lesson in political science," and shows "that women are not only, a desirable, but an absolutely necessary part of any body politic." "Indeed," he continues, "the very idea of a political community without women, would be an utter absurdity." He represents the male half of the race as "cracking the whip," over the female half, and says that the sub ordination of women ts "the political crime of the ages." "There is," he says, "no escape from congressional action," and he contends that "there are now over twenty millions of free, intelligent and desirable citizens of the United States, who for want of congressional action alone, are living under an absolute despotism." In the meantime mil lions of aliens, he declares, have as sumed original acts of sovereignty. This condition, he declares, is intoler able and demands reform. Cortelyou Calls for Cash. Washington, Jan. 11. The secretary of the treasury has announced a cafl on the National bank depositories for approximately $25,000,000 of 'govern ment deposits, $15,000,000 to be paid on or before January 23, 1909, and the remainder to be paid on or before February 10, 1909. A Prize Fight Postponed. New Orleans, La., Jan. 11. TThe fight between Young Corbett and Har ry Ferns, which was scheduled here for January 14, before the West Side Athletic club, has Jeen postponed to January 24. TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS. Chicago. Jan. 11. WHEAT An array of bearish news greeted traders in the wheat market here today and in consequence, an easv tone was manifested at the start, prices at the opening being unchanged to c lower compared with the previous close. World's shipments for the week were larger than had been expected. Scatetred rains were reported in India and a preliminary estimate on the wheat crop of Russia indicated a considerable in crease over that of the last year. Prices, however, held steady early in the day owing to a good demand for the cash grain here. May opened at Sl.OeHi&il.OSSi to $1.06. sold up to $1.07S1.07 and then reacted to $1.06. Minenapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 297 cars. Additional weakness developed 1h te in the dav and selling was general. Prices drooped more than one cent from the high point of the dav. Mav declining to $1.05. The close was weak at almost the bottom. Mav was off c at $1.06. CORN Reports of extremely light ac ceptances of corn in the country had a bullish effect on the market for that grain but the volume of trade was not large. Prices at the start were a shade to c hieher. May opening at 61c to 61'&'61:ic. The market held fairly steady the re mainder of the day. The low point for Mav was reached at 61c. The close was easv with May a shade lower at 61c. OATS Cash interests were fairly active bidders for oats, causing moderate firm ness. Offerings were light. May opened a shade higher at 5!i$Vse, and sold at 51'&52c. PROVISIONS Provisions were easv be cause of a 10c decline in live hogs. Prices at the opening were uncnangedto 5c lower.. JtYE Cash: 76i764c: May, 77c bid. BARLEY Cash: 61V.(ff63c. TIMOTHY March. $4.10. CLOVER SEED March. $9.60. Chicago Grain Market. Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions, Grains. Provisions. Cotton nd Stock. Office 110 West Si-tl, tec. Phone 4S6- Chicago, Jan. 11. Open High Low Close Sat WHEAT Mav ...106-WWA 105 Wt 306 July 74- SSH 97W1 7 98 Sept. 94V't 4H 3?4 93 4i CMy 61, 61i-- 61 61- Julv 61 62 61-S 61- 61i Sept. 62 62 6174 61 61 Mav... 51i 52- 51 51 Si July ...46). 46 4614- 46 46H Sept. m 39 39 39 39 PORK Jan 16.35 Mav ...16.52-5516.67 16.52 16.60 16.57 IARD- Jan S.42 9.42 9.0 9.40 9.42 Mav 9.60-57 9. 65 9.57 9.60 9.62 RIBS y Jan. S.45 S.17 S.4 S.47 S.io May S. 70-65 8.75 8.67 8.70-2 S. 90 STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourselves Clay, Robinson k Co., 'Lfva Stock Commission Msrchss!s, Stock Yards. Kansas City, WE LS0 HAVE OUR OWN OftW aT CHICAGO. 80. ST. I0SEPH. 1 OsMH. DENVER. KHI UlT. SO. ST. PAUL. E. BUFFALO. Kansas City Grain Market. Furnished by J. K. Call, Commissions. Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 48t0 Kansas City, Jan. 11. Open High Low Close Sat WHEAT Mav ...100 100 99 l0-;4 July 91 91- 90- &0 91- CORN Mav 57 '158 '674 5"3 6', July 5S- 58- 5S 58 5S- Kansas City Live Stock. Kansas City. Mo.. Jan. 11. CATTLE Receipts 12.000. including 200 southerns. Market 10c lower. Native steers. $4.756.90; southern steers. $4.50(?i.40; southern cows. $2.5054.00; native cows and heifers, $2.25'ji 6.00: stockers and feeders. $3.4O&5.40: bulls. $3.0(xa5.00: calves, $4.008.25; western steers. $4.00&6.50: western cows, $3.005.00. HOGS Receipts 12.000. Market 10c lower. Bulk of sales. $5.40(f5.90; heavy. $5.S0'?ii6.00; packers and butchers. 5.605.9g; light, $5.40S6.70: pigs. $4.XSS.20. SHEEP Receipts 8.000. Market steady. Muttons. $4.25(&5.50: lambs, $6.507.90; range wethers. $4.007.00: fed ewes, $3.00 5.15 Chicago live Stock. Chicago. Jan. 11. CATTLE Receipts estimated 42.000. Market 10c to 25c lower. Beeves. $4.00&7.3o: Texans. $4.26(85.00; west erns. S4.OiKa5.40: stockers and feeders, $3.25 5.00; cows and heifers. $1.75(&S.60; calves, $7.&09.25.. HOGS Receipts estimated 80.000. Mar ket We lower. Lleht. S6.30O6.00: mixed. $5.556.15: heavy. S5.a6.20; rough, $5.60 o.7b: good to choice heavy. o.7!n.2o; pigs, $4.35-a5.35: bulk of sales. $5.70(96.05. SHEEP Receipts estimated 26,000. Mar ket steadv. Natives. $3.1010.75; western, $3.15(55.85: vearlings. t6.0CKR7.25: lambs, na tive. $5.00SS.OO; western, $5.00g8.00. Kansas City live Stock Sales. The following sales were made today at the stock yards. Kansas City, Mo., and by Clay, Robinson St Co., live stock com mission merchants, with offices at all market. 1 Kansas City. Jan. 11. CATTLE Re ceipts 12.000 head. Market 10c to 15c lower. HOGS Receipts 12.000 head. Market 10c to 15c lower. Bulk of sales. $o.3S&o.90; top, $6.00. SHEEP Receipts 8,000 head. Market steady. HORSES AND MULES Liberal supply t of horses and mules on sale. Large at tendance of buyers. Trade active. Prices steady to strong. COWS AND HEIFERS. -No. Wt. Price. No. Wt. Price. 18 860 S3.K0 I 10 762 $o.lU 1 K20 2.25 I 12 910 4.15 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 18 964 5.05 I 32. 8S6 5.00 10 731 4.25 I 4 1120 4.50 CALVES. 1 170 7.50 I 10 241 6.25 4.. 376 4.50 I BULLS., 1 1120 3.50 I 10.:. 1230 4.25 HOGS. 56... 165 5.65 1 66.'. 268 5.96 86 19S 5.70 I 84 193 5.70 2 275 5.50 I Kansas City Produce Market. Kanssa City. Mo.. Jan. 11 WHEAT Market unchanged. May. 99c: July, aoc Cash: No. 2 hard. $1.01& 1.064; No. 3, 98c(3 $1.04: No. 2 red. $L0Stol.08i4; No. 3. $1,033, 1.07. CORN Market unchanged to .c higher. May. 6734.C; Julv. 5SVic: September, 57c. Cash: No. 2 and No. 3 mixed, 66a,57c; No. 2 white. 60(86040: No. 3. 60c. OATS Market unchanged. No. 2 white, 50ffi52c: No. 2 mixed, 49Ca50c. RYE 70(ffi73c. HAY Market dull. Choice timothy, $9.75 10.00: choice prairie, $x.60fa!9-00. BUTTER Market steady. Creamery, 32c; packing, 19c. EGGS Market VAc higher. Fresh ex tras. 33c: current receipts. ISC. WHEAT Receipts, 111 cars. Chicaso Produce Market. Chicago. San. 11. CHEESE Market steady. Daisies, 14&15c; twins, 1&14c; young Americas. 14c. POULTRY Alive, easy: turkeys, 16c; chickens, 13c: springs. 13c. BUTTER Market steady. Creamery, 22 POULTRY Dressed. strong: western cnicKens, lvazic; lowis, ld'gioc; lurneys, 1623c. New York Produce Market. New York. Jan. 11. BUTTER Market steady. Creamery specials 33c, official 33c: extras. 32S33c: thirds to firsts, 24 31c: nelct. creamery common to specials, 2330c: process, common to special. 18(?ii 25c: western factorv firsts, ziwtr-c; west em imitation creamery firsts, 23rS"24c. CHEESE Market firm. State full creams. SDecial. 143i(&159ie: September fancy. J41.ic: Octooer oest. 14c: late made. small best. 13c; good to prime, 12(fil3c; common to. fair. 10114c; skims, full to specials. 2i'llc. EGGS Market firmer. Western firsts, 31i32c; seconds. 30&31c. Market Gossip. Liverpool cables: Opening Wheat d lower, corn d lower. Second cable: Wheat d lower, corn d lower. Kansas City car lots today: Wheat It, corn 16. oats 8. Kansas City estimated car lots tomor row: Wheat 111. corn 37. oats 14. Chicago car lots today: Wheat 14, corn 203. oats 130. Closing cables: Wheat d lower, corn i4d lower. New York Stock Market. Wall St.. New York. Jan. 11. STOCKS The stock market showed an easy tone in tne opening aeanass luuay, uniy a smau sprinkling of gains contrasting with the prevailing aecnning lenuenry. vjnesapeake and Ohio and Interborcuigh Metropolitan preferred fell 1. Union Pacific, St. Paul, New York Central. Erie and the first pre ferred and Brooklyn Transit large frac tions. Buying orders at the decline started prices on a brisk advance. There was some pressure against the leading stocks when they got back to Saturday's closing prices, despite the strength shown by isortnern pacitic ana American ismemng. Distrust of the conditions of the1 market left it unstable pnd Tulnerable to attack and the bears had auick success in forcing a break in prices. The Erie shares were demoralized, the common falling 2(4 points, the first preferred 6-Ti and the second pre ferred 4. New York Central lost 2. Union Pacific 2. Illinois Central and Bethle hem Steel li ant' St. Paul. Reading and Missouri Pacific 1A. The active list gen erally was down in the neighborhood of a point. There was some rebound, but the demand died down quickly as prioes rose again. Bonds were irregular. f Ftnnee of Price on Stocks. (Furnished by J. K. Gall. Commissions. Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phono 4S6.. N On'n H ew York. Jan. 11. Stocks Sugar Gas igh LowCl'se Sat 128 127 12V4 1G3H 102 1J3 82 80 82 81 68 fni 68 6S 4S 4H 48 49 52 51 52 51 113 112 112 312 ff 11 3(1 11 4 48 4S 4S 148 147 14 148 25 24 24 24 140 144 145 145 ...W3V4 Copper 824 B. R. T 67, Am. Car Fndy.. 48 U. S. Steel. Com... 52 1. S. Steer. Pfd 113 Atchison. Com w- Atchison. Pfd .101 Anaconda -1 St. Paul... 348 Rock Island 24V Great Northern.... 145 Best Results Consign To -j Wabash. Pfd 49 49, Missouri Pacific... 69 7 4S4 49 68 69 84 85 140 141 124 126 34 35 116 117 137 138 29 30 25 25 176 178 56 56 3 109 122 122 73 73 131 182 175 175 76 76 40 41 60 60 49 69 S5 140 126 35 117 138 31 25 178 67 110 123 73 123 76" f; 41 61 Am. Smelting 85 86 Northern Pacific. .144- 141 N. Y. Central 126 126 Texas Pacific 34 35 Southern Pacific. ..116 117 Reading 1381 139 Erie, Com 31 31 So. Railway 25 Lf Union Pacific 178 178 C. 0 56 67 B, 0 109 110 L. N 123 123 Katv 73 73 Pennsylvania 132 132 Can. Pacific... 175 176 National Lead 76 77 C. F. fe 1 41 41 Rock Island. Pfd.. 62 62 New York Money Market. New York. Jan. 11. MONEY Money on call easy. 1&2 per cent: ruling rate 2. closing bid 1. offered 2 per cent. Time loans, easier: 60 and 90 days, 2 per cent; six months, 33 per cent. CLOSE: Prima mercantile paper 34 per cent. Sterling exchange strong with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.85.10 for 60 day blllsand at $4.87.50 for demand; com mercial bUls $4.854.86. SILVER Bar silver. 52c: Mexican dol lars. 46c. BONDS Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. New York Sugar, and Coffee Market. New York. Jan. 11. SUGAR Raw, firm; fair refining. $3.23: centrifugal. 96 test, $3.73: molasses sugar, $2.98: refined, steady: crushed. $5.35; powdered, $4.75; granulated, $4.65. COFFE13 Market steady. No. 7 Rio, 77c: No. 4 Santos. 8(38c. Cotton Market. New York. Jan. 11. COTTON Spot closed steadv. 10 points higher; middling uplands. $9.50; middling gulf. $9.75. Sales, 4,700 bales. Galveston, Tex.. Jan. 11. COTTON Mar ket steady. 9 ll-16c. 1 f. Tooeka. SUtrret. fFurnlBhed by th Charles Wolff Pac lnk Co.. ysxds close at noon Saturday. We cannot use pigs, thin sows or hoga weighing less than 170 lbs. Do sot mar ket hogs unless same are well finished, ss we cannot use half fat stuff. Ws give below prices effective st once, until fur ther notice. Topeka, Kan., Jan. 11. BOOS MIXED AND BUTCHERS $5.Wi6.50 HEAVY 4 5.6516.66 LIGHT 6.0ia.4O CATTLE!. Per cwt. Cows (good)... $3.25tf3.50 Cows (medium) 2.5O-e'3.0O Heifers (good).... 3.25fl!3.;5 Heifers (medium) 2.75(r3.00 Bulls (good)... 2.75'3.25 Bulls (medium) 2.00(u;2.50 Calves (100 to 200 lbs.) 4.0Cxa4.7S Calves (over 200 lbs.) 3.00&3.60 (Furnished by The Continental Creaiitcrv 1 Co.. Topeka. Wan. BUTTER AND EGGS. EGGS Cihcago. 29c: N. Y., 30c. CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago, 32c; N Y.. 32c. ELGIN BUTTER 32c. EGGS AND POULTRY. rwholesale prices furnished by Topeka Pickins Co.. 114-U W. Laurent street 1 POULTRY Hens. 8c: springs, Sc; broil ers. 12c: old cocks. 3c; stags. 7c Turkeys. 13c: ducks. 8c: geese, 6c. BUTTER Packing stock. 19c VVHmSALE FRtTIT AND PRODDCS. Furnished by SanVl E. Lux, Wholesale B-rull and Produce.1 FLORIDA PINEAPPLES-Per crate. CAULIFLOWER-Per crate. $3.26. COCOANUTS Per Back, original. $5; per dBULK'DATES-Per lb.. e. HONEY Per case, $3.25fr3.35. GRAPES Almira grapes, per bbl., $6.00. apples Per box. $1.250.2.00. GRAPE FRUIT Per box. $4.25. FIGS Per box. 66c. CRANBERRIES Per bbl., $14.00 per lbCAJL?FORNIA TOMATOES Per 4 bskt. "cABBAGE Wisconsin Holland, per lbRED"GLOBE ONIONS Wisconsin, per bu.. 85c. SPANISH ONIONS Per crate, $2.00. LEMONS California, per box, $3.25(33.50. ORANGES Redlands Golden, per box, $2.753.00. ORANGES Navel, per box. $2.50. BANANAS Medium, per bunch, $1.75(?f 2 00; large, per bunch, $2.502.75; Jumbo, per bunch, $3.003.25; extra large, per lb.. 3c. FANCY LEAF LETTUCE Per basket. $1.00. TEXAS NEW BEETS Per doz bunches, 25c. TEXAS RADISHES Per doz buncJ. 40c. CARROTS Per bu.. 75c. PARSNIPS Per bu.. 75c. TURNIPS Per bushel. 60c BEETS Per bushel. 76c. CANADA RUTABAGAS Per lb., !c. COLORADO POTATOES Per bu.. 75c. SWEET POTATOES Per bu., $1.15. CELERY Mammoulh. per bunch. 90c;. Jumbo, per bunch. 80c: Blue Ribbon, per bunch. 55c. FRESH OYSTERS N. Y. Counts. can We; N. Y. Extra Selects, per can 6c; Standards, per can. 3bc. Bulk-jN. Y. Counts, per gal.. $2.30: N. Y. Extra Selects, per gal.. $2.10: Plain Selects, per gal., $1 76; Standards per gal.. $1.60. CHEESE. fj Wisconsin. Y. A.. 16c: Lfmburger, 161 Daisy. 20-lb. each. 16c: Daisy Twins. 2 to box. 16c: Wisconsin yellow. 16c: Wiscon sin white. 16c; Brick. 16c; Block Swiss, domestice style. 16c. Grain Market. rFumished by J- B. Billard. corner Kan sas Ave. and Curtis St. Tooeka. Kan., Jan. 11. WHEAT No. 8S4i90c; No. 3. 84oc; No. 4. 79(S81e. CORN 55c. OATS 4648c. Topeka Hide Market. laudations turnlBhed Dy James C. bmutt lw Co.. lua East Third st.J Tooeka. Kan., Jan. 11. HIDES No: 1 G. S. hides. luc, 4 OS hides. 9c; side brands, c flat; Jlue hides. 5c fiat; 1S0. 1 G. S. buil hides. Jc- No I G. S. bul hides. 8c; Deacous, 26a to" aoc: slunks. 15c to 25; No. 1 horae hides $20; No. 2 horse hides, $1.60; No. j iiorse bides. T5c: dry flint butcher, heavies, ite- dry flint fallen. 13c; dry flint lights. 1: dry salts. 11c; dry culls, luc TuUow No! 1. NVbi rICE LIST. FURS Mink. No. 1 large, $3.25; No. 1 medium. $2.26; No. 1 small. $1.5o; No. hijte $1 5o; No. 2 medium and small. $1.00; No 3 60c; No. 4. 25c; prime, large and rinr'k $4.00'ilO.O; cotton, 5oc. Raccoon, No. ll large $1.00; medium, 60c; small. Sue; No. 9 lume' 4oc: medium. 25c; No. 3. 15c: No. 4. fi. i.iuk and extra dark. $1.5Oii3.0u. Mu'skrat. No. 1. large, 25c; medium, l5o; laree lui No 3 25c. Otter (according to size and i..7;.,i' is MVu.10.00. AVild cat. No. 1 lance. xi 00' No. 2. large. 6"c: No. 3, 25c. House cat "No. 1. large, 15c: No. 2. large, 10c. Civit cat. No. 1, large. 40c; medium. 30o; small. 15c: No. 2, large. 20c; medium and small.' 10c; No. 3, 6e. Opossum, No. 1, large.' 25c: medium. 12c; small, 5c; No. 3 medium and small. 2c: trash, no value. Badger. No. 1. large. 85c; medium, 05c; small. 25c: No. 2. large, 10c. Skunk Black prime. 90ci$1.25; short. 6"c to 90c; narrow. 5oc to 70c: broad. 10c to 30o. Lynx, owing to size. $3.X to $8.00. Beaver, owing to size fur. etc.. $7.00 to $1.00. Bear, fine and fill fur. $4 00 to $8.00. Wolf, timber. $2.00 to SI. no: rrairle. $1.00 to 25c. Quota tlons are for Kansas and simllsr furs. e" 75c: mediuiS), 50c; small, 25c; No. 2, :r a. nc. M re:..- v-r, 1 1 1 1 -1

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THE TOPEKA. DAILY STATE. J OXTBHAIi -MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1909. 9 7. If litems for the North Topeka column may be left at A. M. Petros drug store sk North Kansas avenue, or call the "a Side reporter at her home. Ind. phone 3S&X black.1 Mr. and Mrs. "Walter Mallory of St. Joseph, Mo., came here today to spend L- several days visiting relames a"" friends. X Mr. and Mrs. Willis Martin and ina, Frank and James of VV inneia, Kan., came here today to make an ex tended visit with relatives and friends. Mr. Martin has secured work here and will- probably remain permanently. Wm. Massey of Grantville is visiting In North Topeka today. Mr. Don Robins of Chanute, Kan., is here spending a few days on a busi ness trip. via. cmiih returned to worK todav after being off two weeks with am ottnplr rt tnnsiTitis. Mrs. Arthur E. Johnson left today for Norton, Kan., where she was mil or! hv the serious illness of her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Kelley and on. Raymond, of Grantville came here Sunday and will spend this week visiting with relatives and friends. Miss Lula Mitchell left today for her home in western Kansas after an extended visit with friends and relatives here. Mr. Frank Jones returned to Law rence today after spending a few days here with his parents. Mrs. H. L. Murphey and Mrs. D. C. Jackson left today for a few days visit with their parents in Sylvan Grove, Kan. Miss Lena Orbach of Overbrook, Kan., is here spending a week with relatives and friends. The meetings at the Central Christian church are continuing every evening. Much interest is being taken in the meetings and the sermons an nounced for this week are promised to be very interesting. Tuesday night Mr. Hamilton will hold a service for mothers. Eleven additions were made the first week. Mrs. C. B. Olson and her two little sons, Lewis and Paul, returned to their home in Herington, Kan., yesterday af ter three weeks' visit with her par ents. 3 417 North Qulncy street. Mr. C. P. Antrim and Miss .fean Antrim left Saturday night at mid night for Rossevelt, Okla., in answer to a telegram announcing the death of their sister, Mrs. Geo. Kapp, formerly of Elmont. Victor Council No. 4 K. and L. of S. will serve refreshments after their meeting tonight. The people living north of Soldier creek will hold a dike meeting Tuesday in Lyman school house. W. H. Marshall of Elmont was in town on business today. The joint installation of the Blue post and Relief corps held at the hall Fri day evening was of unusual interest, attracting and entertaining more than the average crowd that has heretofore been attending these functions. De partment Commander W. A. .Morgan, aided by Assistant Adjutant Genera Harris, as officer of the day, officiated as installing officer for the post, while Mrs. Harry D. Frisbie, past department inspector of the W. R. C. performed the ceremony of Installation for the corps. After the installation of officers about 200 people sat down to the tables and refreshments were served. Many of the g-uesfcsr wr ineaifeers-pf -the churches where many of the members of the two orders have attended church meetings. The speaking began imme diately after supper by Mrs. W.-A. Morgan, past department president of the W. R. C. She took as her subject "The War Songs of the Rebellion." Several recitations and musical num bers were given by other members and friends of the orders. The new corps officers Elected are as follows: Presi dent Mrs. Margaret Guffey; S. V. president, Mrs. Kate Hoffer; J. V. pres. ident Mrs. Electra Skinner; secretary, Mrs Mary Mitchell; treasurer. Mrs. Lorena Horton; chaplain, Mrs. Phoebe Davis; past inspector, Mrs. Mary Allen; press correspondent, Mrs. Maria Hiller; conductress. Mr.s Rhoda Miller: guard, Mrs. Catherine Brown; assistant guard Mrs Sarah Palmer; color bearer No. 1, Mrs" Laura Palmer; color bearer No. 2 Mrs' Kate Saunders; color bearer No. 3 Mrs Ella Sheetz; color bearer No. 4. Mrs. Sadie Asquith: and musician, Mrs. Nellie McNown. The new post officers elected are as follows: Post comman j OCR OLD FRIENDS ARRIVE AT LAST. iWfiWki '0L1 BOY HOW j 'Xtzsm, do.. 3 ptmew S V. C .T "R Skin ner'; J. V. C, F. C. Gurtler; surgeon, J. B. Craig; chaplain, S. T. Cromwell; Q. M-, J. P- Wilson; O. D., F. E. Williams; O. G., J. K. Brown; adjutant, T. M. James; sergeant ma jor, J. M. Priddy; Q M. sergeant. Aaron Sheetz; and trustee, D. M. Foltz. litems for the East Topeka column may be telephoned to Ind. phone 2SS1 black. W. S. Hunter, physician and surgeon, office and res. 1119 East 6th. Ind. 1868. -LT TT A7crlrrf returned to NeWtOn. Kan., last night after spending Sun day here with his parents. Miss Rhoda Miller of Smith Center, Kan., came here today to spend a week visiting relatives. Miss Margaret Anderson left today for Salina, Kan., where she will spend several days on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Coston and son Frank will leave Wednesday for Los Angeles. Cal., where they will spend the remainder of the winter. Mr. Cos ton will secure work there and prob ablv remain permanently. Miss Josephine Newell is able to be out and around again after several weeks illness with an attack of pneu monia. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hart of Dodge City. Kan., are here spending a few weeks visiting her parents and other relatives. They will go on to Kansas City and' make a short visit before they return home. Miss Margaret Mitchell and Miss Blanche Lott of Rossville came here Saturday to spend a week the guests of Miss Helen Weir of Monroe street. -i -1 wliito rf fink-lnnil is suffering with an attack of pneumonia at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. jonn uarns ot Samuel Miller of Childress, Tex., left last night for Omaha. Neb., where he will visit his son. after spending several weeks here the guest of his sisters. Mrs. E. Nightingale and Mrs. B. Williamson of East Eleventh street. V. Tnlinjann left SlindaV for New Mexico where he will remain perman ently. Miss Mary Marshall of Elmont, Kan., is visiting friends here for a few dav?. Archie Cloud is sick at his home on East Hill. j Frank Cramer of 209 N. Locust Is unable to be out on account of illness. Ttr-o 'Wm Main of 315 Jef ferson street" entertained at 5 o'clock dinner Sunday evening in nunur w nr -ft4-n:na mtiiBp Mrs Fdward Aim JiiS. main o i i of Chicago. Those present were: Mrs. Edwara Aim, air. anu ner and little daughter, Mr. and Mrs. c..v. Mr a n rl Mrs Edward Main, Mr. Valnor Garlinghouse. Mr. Chas. Otis, ItoD ana irix jviaiu. ju erHoveri a pleasant evening. 5ANTA FE NOTES Conductor Harry Griffin laid off Sun day on the plug runs. Hal Norton, formerly night ticket agent of the Santa Fe here, who is working in a similar capacity for the Rock Island at Horton, is visiting in lopeka for a few days. Claude Blake was in charge of the Sunday afternoon Bible classes at the R. R. T. M. C. A. Sunday. Division Superintendent C. T. McLel lan, of Emporia, spent Sunday in To peka. Engineer W. Beaumont, of Argentine, has been transferred to Topeka and is running on the local extra board. Fireman Arthur Herzmark. who has been in New Mexico for several months and has been running out of Raton, is visiting with friends in Topeka for a few days. W. F. Buck, superintendent of motive power with headquarters at Chicago, is spending a few days in Topeka. In the R. R. Y. M. C. A. membership contest, the side captained by Charles Fountain, has secured 45 members, while the side of Frank Hagenbuck, has 29 new ones. Henry Walters, of the machine shops, is laying off for a few days. Engineer John Hand is laying off for a few days. Fred Hale, of the machine shops, who EAST TDFEKAII0TE5 WANTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS. NATE B. THOMPSON announces himself as a candidate for the nomination of clerk of the court of Topeka, subject to the Republican city primaries. March 2, 1909. W. C. RALSTON is a candidate for the ..ciiuuiian uuinination xor me oitice ui city attorney, subject to the city primary f-1 f 1 f i i, kt..va. o inrft v.i -...ill ii 1 :j. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. M. J. Fiery et al to W. D. Hardy man, lots 651 and 653 Kansas ave. Walnut Grove add 400 E. E.. James and husband to E. F. Keckler. lots 1-3 and 6 Stringham ave.. Euclid Park add 237 B. Whitlow and wife to S. J. Bass, lots 4301 and 4303 Huntoon et., and 151 to 1261 inc.. Riley st. Lenix Place add 650 S. W. Tlmmons and wife to J. Tim mons. lots 253 and 55 Winfield ave.. J. W. Morris' add. and 125 and 127 Oakland ave.. Barber's add 1 E. M. Stark to W. H. Stark, lots 42 43 and 44 Santa Fe add... 1 W. J. Chandler and wife to F. M. Wilkerson. nt n ia t-.u c v.Vi H. C. Ashby tr. to E. RubottonY "and nusoann. lots 333 and 34 Sth ave. east. Parkdale nrlri asn E. F. Gllvea and wife to m" i. Weiss, lot 97. nt, 95 Chandler St., Klein's add 1,600 E. H. Wells and wife to S. Irving, lots 924 to 934 inc. and 942-4 and 6 Golden ave.- hit w tt w i n v, o iv M. L. Campbell to B. E. Campbell, lots 104-6 and 3 10th ave. east 4,000 M. Shull to The North Topeka Drain age Co.. tract in Kaw Res. No. S.... 25 Same to J. T. Ketchum 2 TVAXTKII TTTtTTOr W ANTED-By a young married man, col lecting, or work of any kind. Address F. E. S.. care Journal. SITUATION WANTED Bookkeeping. StenocrrA.nhpr nr references. K. O.. care Journal. WANTED Place on farm. Inquire 213 WANTED Situation as electrician, en gineer, fireman, watchman or. laboring work. A. R., Journal. WAV-nrr jui.f nrci.i. WANTED Young man with some knowl edge of bookkeeping: must be a good collector; give experience and references. J. B. J.. Journal office. WANTED Teams to haul coal. Coal Co. Topeka CAPITAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY. Established in Topeka the past 18 years, Furnishes help for contractors, farms, hotels and railroads. Sll Kansas ave. WANTED Honest, sober young man to qualify for good position in the mail service. Address R. R. B-. care this paper. WANTED SALESMEN. WANDReTiableRIeman Tn every town in Kansas. Address W. F. Bellman. Investment Co.. Topeka. Kan. has been spending the holiday vacation at. La Crosse,-Kan., returned to work tflis morning. Engineer Charles Jones has returned to work in the local pool. Conductors Capps, O'Byrne, and Line wno nave been laying off for a few days nave returned xo work. Engineer William Sherman is running on runs j.- us. .iua ana iut Detween To peka and St. Joseph. Louis Benzino. of the machine shops is laying off for a few days on account of sickness. George Smith, of the machine shops, has returned from a short visit at Em poria. George Metzger, a local switchman has returned to work after having been ort lor several days. T. B. Johnson, of the Frisco, between Kansas City and Monett. who has been visiting in Topeka for several days, has returned to nis home in Kansas. City. First United States Senator What is a buna partisans secona united states Sen ator One who doesn't know the color of money. ute. WANTED FEMALE TIEI.P. WANTED Girl for house work: small family. 1221 Folk. WANTED Young lady stenographer,' ex perience unnecessary; give age, common school education, telephone number, resi dence and wages desired per month. Ad dress B. C. G.. care State Journal. WANTED Girl for general house work in small familv. 1023 Western ave. WANTED WAIST MAKERS. Mrs. Mercer, The Crosby Bros. Company. WANTED Lady stenographer work easy, state experience and wages want ed. Address care Journal, S. D. S. WANTED 2 dining Avenue hotel. room girls. Fifth WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WE PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE for secondhand clothes, shoes, hats and overcoats. Drop a card or call Ind. phone 153S. Abe Jacobson. 600 Kansas avenue. WANTED To buy modern 5 or 6 room cottage, new. West side; state best terms and exact location If you expect a reply. Address M. B.. care State Journal. WANTED 10 Santa Fe shopmen to board, $3.50 to $4.00 per week. 330 Jefferson. WANTED Limited number of State Jour nals, dated Dec. 13, 1908, 5c each. HORSES TO WINTER. Ind. phone S19S. M. O'Keefe. WANTED Veal calves and fat cows. H. M. Bush. Ind phone 24733 1010 K. Sth st. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED Inspiration Mining Co. stock. W. A. Neiswanger. .Phones 94S. Mul vane Bldg. WANTED Horses and cattle to winter; good feed and water. J. N. Edgar. Ind. 2358 1. ami. WANTED Horses and cows to winter, good feed, water, shelter. H. Chalmers. Ind. 28092. or 2601 Black. OWNERS of mining stocks of merit anxious to sell for cash may find a pur chaser by addressing H. 20. State Journal. WANTED All kinds of 2nd hand furni ture: iust opening: will pay you the best price? The Reliable Furnfture Co. 116 E. Sth st. Ind. phone 892. Bell phone 1905.

WANTED Horses to winter, box stalls, good care and feed. Alfalfa hay for sale. TJpdegraff Farm. Ind. 4002. FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT 3 rooms, first floor, also sleeping rooms, modern. 604 West 8th st. FOR RENT Modern furnished room for gentleman. 826 Madison. Ind. 9B6 z. BOARD AND ROOM. 629 Tyler; house modern: $4.00 week. Ind. 2462 Blue. FOR RENT Furnished room, strictly modern, alcove front room. $3.00 per week, one or two persons. 910 Monroe st.. onlv two blocks from Copeland hotel. Independent phone 2388 Red; Bell 2551. FOR RENT Furnished room. heat, bath, electric light. 719 Tyler. Ind. 13993. FOR RENT Furnished modern large front room, well heated, private family. Ind. 2158 AVhite. FOR RENT Office room, very cheap. 119 West 7th st. FOR RENT To legislators; warm, pleas ant rooms and good board, private fam ily. 4 blocks from State house. 312 E. 10th. FOR RENT Clean.11 comfortable furnlsh- ed rooms In mod eon. -residence, $3, $3.50, $4 per week. 619 Vajj.Buren Bt. FOR RENT Modern furnished rooms. 635 iviaaison. FOR RENT Furnished room in modern house to two ladies or man and wife. oxa ryier. FOR RENT Rooms or rooms. 312 W. 8th St. board without FOR RENT To desirable party, nicely iurnisnea moaern rooms, titn. an Aladt' son. FOR RENT Furnished room, modern. 109 East lotn. ma. 2633 tea. FOR RENT 6 rooms at 1019 Madison, gas, city water. Call 1201 Jackson, basement. FOR RENT 1121 Harrison, pleasant rooms hot water heat, modern, good board. Both pnones. FOR RENT Nice large front room, modern. 432 Monroe. all FOR RENT For sleeping and housekeep ing rooms oc per weeK up. iaj Alonroe. FOR RENT In private family, two mod ern turnisnea rooms, not water, heat, electric light and bath. 710 West 8th st. ROOMS and board in private family. 304 W. 12th st. Accomodations for two. Bell Tel 2151. FOR RENT 212 West Sth. nished room, with board. modern fur- FOR RENT -4 newly furrlshed rooms. 209 Kflnoat r?entleTnn nnlt FOR REVT vism,i,AFor FOR RENT Good farm, possession at once. 224 The Drive. Phone 2653 R. 1. SLEIGHS, bob sleds with bells, with or without teams. All kinds of sleighing equipments at Newell's. 1014 Kansas ave. Tel. Ind. 2633 Black. FOR RENT 80 acres 7 miles N. E. To peka. J. Rollheiser. T20 E. 4th.' FOR RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT 6 room modern cottage, 635 Jefferson, gas light and heat, soft and hard water, good cellar. $20 per month. J. E. Shaffer. 112 E. 6th st. FOR RENT Complete 7 room, modern house. 400 E. 10th St. inquire of owner, 323 Polk st, TO LET Steam heated flat, three rooms ana bath. Close in. inquire of w. v. Montgomery. Room 30, Central National Bank building. FOR RENT To family without children. entirely modern 5 room cottage: grate In parlor. $18. Inquire 1214 W. 5th st. FOR RENT 8 room house, reasonable, locatea in Auournaaie. janeas ave. FOR RENT 6 room dwelling with barn, first class condition. 449 Sumner ave. W. S. BurgenthaL 117 W. 7th. Phones 199. FOR RENT 311 Kline St., 4 room cot tage., lias, well, cistern, $10. Bell 2311. FOR RENT Dwelling. 216 E. 10th st. All modern, inquire Ho w. bth st. FOR RENT Six room house, 316 West lztn. wen. gas; grownups only. FOR RENT Strlcy modern room houfle. ?nn may Motfi phones Si 7. LOST AND FOUND. LOST Pocketbook on 7th st. between Monroe and avenue. Finder can keep money, if return glasses. 618 Monroe st. LOST A fraternity pin marked R. C. MiUspaugh. Return to S1J Jfolk st ana receive reward. LOST Dull green sash with black tassels on end. Reward at Journal office. LOST Gold frame glasses, some place between Clay st. on 6th and the asylum grounds. Liberal reward if returned to 1607 West 6th. FOR SALE REAIi ESTATE. WANTED YOTJ TO KNOW THAT THE GEO. H. PAUL COMPANY (GULP COAST LANDS OF TEXAS) Runs a special train consisting of standard Pullman, diner and sleeper. The first and third Tuesdays of each month over A. T. 3. F. from Topeka to Corpus Christ!. Texas. WHERE opportunity awaits development. WHERE there is less change in temperature than elsewhere In the TJ. S. WHERE thev can raise ail the fruits of California. WHERE thev can raise all the staple crops of the middle states. WHERE they can raise all of the garden truck in the world.. For literature and other Information, call on or address J. W. GRIFFIN, 119 E. 6TH ST.. TOPEKA, KAN. 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 11 lots with 2 good wells, 6 room house, large bam. work shop, all new buildings, good fruit. Call and see place soon. miles west of Lowman Hill car line. H. Decamp. FOR SALE House and 4 lota, with largs barn. 108 Winter St., Auburndals. J. Thomas Lumber Co. THE URIE-3 EPWORTH LAND CO.. KANSAS. TKXAS MEXICO LANDS. TOPEKA KANSAS. InJ. Phone 3S7. Bell Phone 356. 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. CLOSE IN SNAP. 4 room cottage, gas, water, paving. ast front, worth $1,500. reduced to $1,225. $150 cash and $15 per month. GARLINGHOUUSE REALTY Co.. 608 Kansas ave. FOR SALE. Sixty acres between Highland Park and Vinewood: small house, stone, timber. $4,000 cash. Ind. phone 982. FOR SALE. 4 acres. 9 room house, good barn and outf buildings: fine well: 150 bearing trees; small fruit: 4 blocks from Baker univer sity. Baldwin, Kan.. $3,000: $1,500 cash, bal ance easy terms. Piped for gas. Also 120 acre farm, all tillable, well fenced. 16 miles east of Coffeyvllle. mile to Edna. Kan,; fair house and barn, 10 acres tame grass.' $6,000; hk cash: balance easv terms. Inquire L. W. Bloom, at State Journal. FOR SALE Three 5 acre tracts, well Im proved, to be sold on reasonable terms. Ind. phone 2212 Black. SEE US QUICK About free homesteads in the famous Irri gated San Louis Valley. No charge for locating. GRAHAM CRAY. 106 W. 7th. Ind. 1297. PRICE CUT AGAIN to $1,490. Must sell this week, that new 5 room cottage and 3 corner lots, on West side. $475 down. Big snap. See us quick, W. M. FORBES CO.. 107 W. 7th St. DON'T FORGET the name and number, BOWERS SON, 522 Kansas ave., The new Furniture Store. If In need of anything In our line don t fall to see our goods before buying. Phone 841 Ind. FOR SALE; ,A 28 acres as a whole or in 5, 10, or is acre tracts; has a good 7 room, S story house, 2 wells, cistern, large barn for horses and milk cows, all In good rePaf; Three acres In alfalfa. Do not write but call and see It. Cause for selling, ill health. One mile due west from Lowman H!11GEOUW. HATHEWAY. Route 8. JSTEAMSHIF TICKETS. TO AND FROM all parts of the world lowest rates. Dent niica. tlonT T L. King. Agt.. Santa Fe. Topeka. jnSCELljANEOCS. CONKEY'S Laying Tonic going fast at G H Harris'. Foultrymen take ad vantage of this free offer. 210 W. 6th. PUBLIC SALE At Cemetery Farm. 3 ro"eVTk 71 hJad neka Tuesday. January 12th. 71 neaa Rorfes and cattle. s Includes some zood milch cows. 30 head or yeaning heifers and steers. 10 head of horses and mules This stock is all In good shape Nine months' time will be given. Sale will commTncV at 10 o'clock. Free lunch at noon. P. F. Cooney. manager; Charles M. Crews, auctioneer. WELL DRILLS For oil, gas and water wells: latest. LOOMI3 DRILL CO, TIF FIN, OHIO. SOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE 500 business cards for $1.25; 500 envelopes, $1.25; 600 letter heads. $1.50. See them: first class printing at propor tionate rates. Trapp. 714 Kansas ave. DRY CORD wood for sale, oak, hickory and elm. Call Bell phone 2541 or Ind.1757. W. E. McCarter. FOR SALE: Pair horses, mare In foal, wt. 2.700: also stvlish young driving mare, gentle. 128 Topeka ave. FOR SALE Good work mare. 1,300 lbs., buggy and harness. Fine large dining table, side sa'adle. 304 W. 12th st. Bell Tel. 2151. FOR SALE Cheap, pair of sled runners. 1319 Central ave. FOR SALE 20 choice dairy cows, S miles E. 6th. Nick Schaefer. Bell 3961 ring 4. FOR SALE 30 head good work horses and Mules. Write or can. 1. j. mcuieerj, 4th and Jackson sts. Both phones 866. FOR SALE Gas range, gas heater and baby cab. 812 W. 3rd. Ind. 2474 Blue. FOR SALE Bob sled. Topeka Coal Co. FOR SALE Or will trade for a good run about a surrey in good condition, with a good set of bobs to convert it into sleigh. Call Ind. 2548 Blue. FOR SALE Prairie hay and bound cane. In phone 235 King l. J. cagar. GOOD established business on Kan. ave., clothing, shoes, gents' furnishing goods and notions, also fixtures, all staple goods. Must be sola at once account oi neaitn. $1,200. Address J.. care Journal. FOR SALE 2 young registered saddle and harness mares and two registered filllea- a a. Burton. 619 Van Buren St.. Topeka. FOR SALE Prairie hay by the ton or balled by load or car load. II. W. Mc Afee. W. 6th. Bell phone 69. FOR SALE Cheap cord wood.. 910 North Kansas ayei ..v- FOR SALE--Furnlture of all ginds, new and second. nana. neuaDie f urniture ko.. 116 E. Sth st. Ind. 892. Bell 1906. FOR SALE Dry block wood for heating stove: also green cord wood. Ind phone Berryton. J. N. Miller. FOR SALE Good hay press and farm wagon, cheap. Add. Hay Press, Journal. FOR SALE Alfalfa hay. F. Ind. 8783. Call evenings. A. Titus FOR SALE Fixtures, shoe cases, small stock notions and candy. 410 E. 4th st. 25 PIANO BOXES. $2.00 to $3.00 each. W. F. ROEHR MUSIC CO.. 630 Kan. ave. FOR SALE Team, harness and wagon, Huntoon and Highland ave., VA miles south Gage's park. Wm. Adams. FOR SALE Baled alfalfa hay: dry Are wood 4 feet long. Call noon or evenings. R. J. McCafferty. Ind. phone 8784 Rings. j FOR SALF REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE A nice 4 roomed house and lot without house, at 216 Paramore St., North Topeka. for $600, on partial or monthly payments. P. H. Coney, 316 Kan sas ave. FOR SALE OR TRADE 12 room house. Call 1157 N. Kan. ave.. Ind. 18263. FOR 8ALE Cheap, new 4 room cottage. 1 lots. barn. well. 40$ Poplar St. NOTICE. First, published In The Topeka State Journal January 6. 1909. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the stock holders of The Aetna Building and Loan Association of Topeka. Kansas, will hold their annual meeting In the office of the said association in the cfty of Topeka, at 10 o'clock a. m. on Tuesday, the 26th day of January. 1909, for the purpose of elect ing a board of directors for the ensuing year, and to transact any other business that may properly come before said meet ing. JNO. Q. ROYCE. Secretary, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: You will take notice that my petition for a permit to Bell intoxicating liquors, according to law, at my drug store at No. 610 Kansas ave.. in the Second 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 Tuesday the 9th day of February, 1909 at 9 o'clock a. m. O. A. NOEL, 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. 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 30, 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 liquora, 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 ludge 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 TopekR' on Tuesday. January 19. 19C& at 10 o'clock a. m. A. H. HEROLD. Applicant. FOR EXCHANGE. I HAVE 2 South Topeka houses, well lo cated, to trade for North Topeka houses. Call Room 6. 415 Kansas ave. JLEGAL First published in The Topeka State Journal. January 9. lima. NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Sealed proposals will be received by the State Board of Control at their of fice in the citv of Toneka. until 2 tv m.- Monday. January 18. 1909, for the furnish ing of plumbing supplies, F. O. B. cars, Topeka. Kansas, for the Topeka State Hospital. Copies o4' schedule of above supplies will be furnished upon applica' tlon to the Board of Control. ToDeka, Kansas. All bids or proposals shall be made ot the Board of Control and shall be accompanied by a certified check on some responsible bank for 5 per cent of the aggregate amount bid. payable to the Board of Control, and the Bame shall be forfeited to the state In case the success ful bidder fails within ten days to enter into a contract ana lurnisn tne requlrea bonds as prescribed by law after the awarding of the contract. All bids or proposals shall be sealed and directed to the "Secretary of the Board of control ana enaorsea. iroposal lor Plumbing Supplies." All contracts shall be awarded by the Board of Control to the lowest respon sible bidder, but the Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to re ject part of bid and accept part. If deemed for the best interests of the state. By order of the Board of Control of State 'Charitable Institutions. E. B. SCHERMERHORN. i Chairman. F. W. KNAPP. Secretary. Januarv 8. 1909. First published In The Topeka State Journal January 8, 1909 At a meeting of the city council held January 4. 1909. the following resolution was presented and adopted: "Resolved. That the mayor and council of the citv of Topeka deem it necessary for the best interests of said city that Boswell avenue, from the north line of Sixteenth street to the north line of Seventeenth street, be graded, curbed and guttered and paved thirty (30) feet wide with brick. "C. E. JORDAN. Chairman." I. C. B. Burge, citv clerk of the city of Topeka. hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a. true and correct copy of the original resolution now on file In my office. Witness mv hand and the official seal of the city of Topeka this the 7th day of January. 1909. Seal. C. B. BURGE, City Clerk. m First published In The Topeka State Journal January 8, 1909 At a meeting of the city council held January 4, 1909, the following resolution was presented and adopted: "Resolved. That the mayor and council of the city of Topeka deem It necessary for the best Interests of said city that Woodlawn avenue, from the present pav ing on the north line of Park avenue to the south line of Grove avenue, be graded, curbed with combined curb and gutter and naved thirtv 130) feet wide with brick and sand. "C. E. JORDAN, Chairman." I, C. B. Burge, city clerk of the city of Topeka. hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original resolution now on file in my office. Witness my hand and the official seal of the city of Topeka this the 7th day of January, 1909. Seal. C. B. BURGE, City Clerk. First published In The Topeka State "Journal January 8, 1909 At a meeting of the city council held January 4. 1909. the following resolution was presented and adopted: "Resolved. That the mayor and council of the citv of Topeka deem it necessary for the best interests of said city that Morris avenue, from the south line of Tenth avenue to the north line of Munson avenue, be graded, curbed with combined curb and gutter and paved twenty-eight (2S) feet wide with vitrified brick on sand foundation. "C. E. JORDAN. Chairman." I. C. B. Burge. citv clerk of the city of Topeka, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original resolution now on file in my office. Witness my hand and the official seal of the city of Topeka this the 7th day of January. 1909. Seal C. B. BURGE, City Clerk. Flrat published In The Topeka State Journal January 8. 1909 At a meeting of the city council held January 4, 1909, the following resolution was presented and adopted: "Resolved. That the mayor and council of the citv of Topeka deem it necessary for the best interests of said city to grade and pave the alleys between Polk and Tyler streets from Seventh street, west. LEGAL. to Eighth street, west: said paving to b of vitrified brick on sand foundation and to be twentv (20) feet wide. to t C- E- -RDAN. Chairman." c- B. Burge, citv clerk of the clt i7rwka, he'?y certify that the above o?"1.080',"8,19 a rue and correct copy of the original resolution now on file In my office. KW"itn.ess hand and the official seal et the city of Topeka this the 7th day of January. 1909. Seal.l c. B. BURGE. City Clerk. rFirst. published in The Topeka State Journal January 8, 19u9j At a meeting of the citv council held January 4. 1909. the following resolution was presented and adopted: ."?.f80l1v.ed- -Th.at the maor and council ZL.ZV TOP deem It necessary t?mllS.beft inte,rest of said city that Fillmore street from the south side of First street to the south side of Fifth street, be graded, curbed with combined curb and gutter and paved with vitrified brick on sand foundation; said paving to KLi,hlrtVKf30) feS wide ""eluding com bined curbing and guttering. "C. E. JORDAN. Chairman." I. C. B. Burge. citv clerk of the city of Topeka. hereby certify that the above i .1 iruo ana correct copy of the original resolution now on file in my office. Witness my hand and the official seal of the city of Tepeka this the 7th day of January.' 1909. isealj -C B. BURGE, City Clerk. First published in The Topeka State Journal January 8, 1909 win my council neia January 4. 19o9, the following resolution "Roanlrw1 TKa Z. J- "vur ana council of the city of Topeka deem It necessary micifnia ji HHia city mat j iiuni ins soutn line or ty-first street, be graded, curbed with i-vmuiuru uui u mm gutter ana pavea with vitrified brick on sand foundation; said from Euclid avenue to Nineteenth street. """j ito iTr-t wiue irom Nineteenth -street to Twentv-first street. wiiv i-iern oi me city of Topeka. hereby certify that the above and foregoing Is a true and correct copy of the original resolution now on file In my office. Witness my hand and the official seal of tnA ltv Af Tftnk4 hi. n. L. j January. 1909. Seal.l C. Tt. PTTtflK. City Clerk. SAFES. SAFES exchanged, bought, sold or re paired. 611 Qulncy st. The Merchants' Safe Exchange Co. Phone 2567 Blue. 18S long distance. X farmer safe, $16: a Jewel er's safe. JtSB. CAB ORDERS. FOR CAB ORDERS caU State ty. Ind. T)T NllfA fla.VMi TnA V. i(ma K. A.. Crawford Bldg. Elevator rvir-a M. C. PLANK, gen. contractor, has aa office at 621 Kan. ave. Estimates cheer fully given. In phone IBWi. Bell 1320. MERCHANTS TRANSFER 8TORAQB3 Co. packs, ships and stores household goods. TeL ISC. Clarence Sklnnsr. U Qulncy st. PATENTS. 1. A. ROSEN, patent attorney, la Kan Ban ave.. Topeka, Kan. SHORTHAND REPORTER. oTvvT'cTRTIsTTOKaQaTv lT phone 114S: residence 2991 Red. tArlTAu CITY VITRIFIED BRICK A -a viincj uu.. zii jc. sth st. Mfga of bulldlna. paving and sidewalk brick. FKTtFUT K Vn M. PEN WELL, funeral director n.f emblmer. First class service, reason able prices. 511 Qulncy st. Both phones 191 JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAl'DEN, Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, diaa monds. silverware, eta. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. MCSIC TEACHERS. PIANO AND STRINGED MUSIC lessons at pupil's home. 26c: 15 years' experience In Topeka. Same price for all grades. Ad dress Mrs. C. M. Smiley. 835 Monroe st. yCnjNE gTTOPS. FOR up-to-date gunsmiths and electricians see H. B. Howard. 710 Kan. ave. 'Tel 50. MONET. MONEY, to loan on live mock, Dlanoa. Dcr sonul security, household goods, typewrit- era. W. E. Segoine. 413 K. A. Both phones, j 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. Office, Room t, Columbian Bldg. MONEY to loan on personal property. payment $1.25 week will pay off loan I in 26 weeks. G. H. Flintham. notary pub lic: 908 E. 4th st. Either phone 77. MONEY to loan on live stock, pianos, or gans, typewriters, household goods and personal security. L. Blvcoe. 523 Kan. aye. I PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. DR. E. L. CARHART. M. D.. physician and surgeon; diseases of women and children. Office, room 1. over Snow's drug store. IDA C BARNES, M. D. Office 726 Kansas ave. Residence Thlr. teenth and Clay. Office hours- 9 a. m. to 11 a, m. and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Both phones 16 residence and Ind. 1315 office. DR. H. H. KEITH, surgeon and diseases of women, with private hospital Office 51 rTTt v PHTl'KE FRAMTJKl. FRAMING, regilding. mat making, mount ing done by J. D. Sullivan. 112 W. Eights street. Packing, shipping, ete TOFEJTTSPEVARir QUINCY STREET FREE DISPENSARY. 621 Qulncy st. Conducted by regular fracticlng physicians and surgeons. Mrd eal service free. Medicine free In some eases. Office hours I to I p. m. Calls answered night or day. Ind. rhone IS87 FTOTTTCT'. FRESH cut flowers for all occasions to be found at Hayes flower store, lu. w. 8th. Ind. phone 177. RANTTTTCM. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL COTTAGES FOR the care and treatment of nervous Inva lids, alcohol and drug habits and mild eases of mental derangement. W. B. T."1y. M TV. S K A.. Toeeka, Kan. GAS J-'I'l'lKltS. ROY SLAYTON. the gas man. Ind. phone 2S46 Black. f I n IK

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1909. The ale will Be continued all weeic 10 Pre Inventory Prices drop on odd Floor Coverings it is just as necessary mat me last iew xw&& ui one kind or that the last roll of Carpet or Linole um should suffer a price reduction because it IS the last, as a bolt end of Silk or a remnant of Ribbon. And so we have gone through our stock of Floor Coverings sorting out and marking down every odd lot, every LAST one. Here is the way prices have dropped 12, 30x60 Smyrna Rugs, regularly $4.00, now $3.00 18, 36x72 Smyrna Rugs, regularly $6.00, now 4.50 15, 9x12 Ingrain Rug3, regularly $6.39, now 4.88 1, 9x12 Tapestry Brussels Rug, regularly $20.00, now 15.00 4, 9x12 Tapestry Brussels Rugs, regularly $22.50, now 18.00 3, 9x12 Tapestry Brussels Rugs, regularly $32.50, now 27.50 1, 9x12 Wilton Rug, regularly $40.00, now 30.00 1, 9x12 Wilton Rug, regularly $40.00, now. 35.00 1, part roll Wool Filling, 65c quality, now 40c 1, part roll Axminster Carpet with border, $1.15 quality 90c C lpart roll Velvet Carpet with border, $1.15 quality 90c i' 4, part rolls Body Brussels without borders, $1.50 quality. 1.15 I 1, part roll Wilton Carpet with border, $1.65 quality 1.40 4, part rolls Printed Linoleum, 50c a square yard 40c I 2, part rolls Inlaid Linoleum, $1.35 a square yard 1.00 -.1, part roll Inlaid Linoleum, $1.50 a square yard 1.00 3, part rolls Inlaid Linoleum, $1.50 a square yard 1.25 Crosby JDros. v-io. :goesunn air. Topeka Produce Trust Explodes After Short Career. Manager of "Topeka Fruit and Brokerage Co." Leaves. COULDN'T STAND IT. Commission Men -Broke Away From Regulations. Refused to Abide by Schedule of Prices to Retailers. There is no longer a fruit and pro duce trust in Topeka. The Topeka Kruit and Produce Brokerage com pany which was virtually a trust has closed its doors, and the manager who "as imported from Chicago for the purpose of running the concern has packed his effects and left the city for greener pastures. It didn't require the efforts of a trust breaker to put this concern' out of business. Xo Herbert Hadley or Fred Jackson had a hand in the dis ruption, but two or three of the component-parts of the trust, who acted in bad faith, spoiled the game, and ac complished the destruction of the big concern in which they had a part. Along In the spring when the first produce of the season was finding its way to market,- the Topeka Fruit and Iroduce Brokerage company was or ganized. No secret was made of the formation of this company, but that It was a trust was left for subsequent events to prove. It was -announced that the company was formed with a view of buying fruit and produce in larger quantities than any of the in dividual dealers could afford and then dividing the lot among the dealers. This it was given to the public was for the purpose of better buying, enabling the dealers to secure greater supplies fit a less cost. And they probably did cost much less. The trust as long as It survived un doubtedly benefited the local produce dealers. They paid less for their sup plies and thus -reaped a bigger profit. But where the public was benefited !y the local trust was hard to under stand. The prices to the retail mer chant? were not lessened in the least, and during the summer months the prices for their commodities were raised. Thus instead of the public reaping any benefit from the trust, it paid the tribute of ever increasing profits to those who were in the com bine. During the fruit season the State CAM CURED IN ONE DAY Munyon's Cold Remedy Relieves the head, throat and tangs almost immediate It. Cheeks Fevers, stops Discharges of the nose, takes away all aches and pains caused by colds. It cares Grip and ob stinate Coughs and prevents Pneumonia. Price 25c. Have you stiff or swollen joints; no mat ter how chronic? Ask yoor druggist for "Munyon's Rheumatism Remedy and see how quickly yon will be cured. If you have- any kidney or bladder trou ble get Munyon's Kidney Remedy. Munyon's Vltalixer makes weak men trong and restores lost powers. Tke Crosby Journal called attention to the fact that the local consumers were being held up by this combine. The trust entered a strong denial, and the public ever ready to be humbugged as P. T. Barnum was wont to say, fell to the denial and re fused to be alarmed. During the summer and early fall when the business was maintained in big proportions because of the steady demand for fruit and produce, the busi ness of the trust prospered and the shekels rolled into the coffers of the local dealers, growing larger every month, as the price of different fruits and articles of produce were boosted skyward. But when the dull season came, the local commission men found their earn ings depreciating. Other means must needs be devised of obtaining business, while the other commission men were supposed to asleep: One man devised the methods of violating the trust agreement on the "Q-T" and thus get ting in a little more trade. The rates to the local merchants were quietly re duced and for a short time he did good business. Then another member of the trust thought of the same plan. Soon afterwards another, member of the com bine discovered the reason of the in crease in the business of his competi tors. A general mistrust each of the other followed, and with the different members of the organization mistrust ing each other, and at the same time trying to underbid the others, there was but one inevitable solution of the ex isting conditions disruption. Just what effect the breaking of the local trust will have is not known. It will probably result to the benefit of the public for awhile at least as competition is the life of business. But perhaps the local commission men can succeed in burying their hatchets and form some sort of combine again in the spring, re membering as they will the increased profits of the past season. PAY AS YOU ENTER. New York Company Puts 120 New Cars Into Service. New York, Jan. 11. Practically no difficulty was experienced with the ad vent of the new pay-as-you-enter cars, 120 of which were put in service yester day on the Third avenue line. Passen gers deposited their nickels in the little box on the platform. There was one case of friction, in the case of a man who dropped an entire dollar in the box, thinking that his change would be au tomatically presented to him. When no change was forthcoming he protested to the conductor, and as a last resort went to the company's office, where his mon ey was refunded. The cruqial test for the new system will come during the rush hours today. BABY BOKX OX THE TRAIX. Xamed "Xewton" in Honor of Town That AVas Its Birthplace. Newton, Kan., Jan. 11. Just as Santa Fe train No. 1 pulled into the station here one of the women passen gers gave birth to a boy baby. The woman was traveling with friends, and was on her way to Los Angeles. In the excitement over the somewhat un usual incident, no one thought to as certain her name. The baby was born in the smoking car. The car was one of two compart ments, one of which was cleared of the other passengers, and the woman and her friends occupied it by themselves. The officials here wanted to remove the mother, in order that she might receive medical attention, but to this she, as well as her friends, objected, and they continued on their westward journey. Some one suggested the name of "Newton" for the baby, and it was so christened before the train left town. McFariand and Otto Matched. Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 11. As manager of the Jeffries Athletic club of this city. Baron Long has secured the signatures of Harry Gilmore, the manager for Packy McFariand. to arti cles calling for a 20 round fight early in February between McFariand and Young Otto. Gilmore posted $1,000 forfeit to bind McFariand to the match and for his appearance in the rang at the time agreed upon, and the weight and to go afterwards as a side bet to cover a similar sum that Otto has posted la New York. Five tkous and yards of till Mrs. Mercer will take orders for Suits, Wraps and Gowns until Jan. 16 at. 20 per cent less than, regular prices. 39 LOT 1 32-inch, satin striped Crepe de Chine. .$0.59 22-inch, printed Crepe de Chine, worth. .59 19-inch, fancy Silks that are worth. .59 24-inch plain color Crepe de Chine, worth .50 50 LOT 2 36-inch, plain color Taffeta, worth ..$1.00 27-inch, satin striped Taffeta, worth. 1.00 27-inch, Shepherd checked Taffeta, worth 1.00 24-inch, self figured Taffeta, worth. 1.00 20-inch, Moire Velours, worth 1.00 20-inch, plain color Peau de Soie, worth 1.00 19-inch, plain color Poplins, worth. .75 19-inch, striped and figured Silks, worth .75 Bros. Go. Masquerade dancing Wednesday night, Steinberg's. The Lady Maccabees of Hive No. 26, will meet in Security hall tomorrow afternoon. The opening session of the legisla ture will be held at noon, Tuesday, January 12 th. The trial and motion dockets for the January term of the district court were called this morning. The Midwinter exposition will open in the auditorium one week from to day and last for the remainder of the month. Lincoln Circle Sewing society will meet at the home of Mrs. C. Burr, 1424 Western avenue Tuesday after noon.. A meeting of the bakers of Kan sas will be held at the Throop hotel Tuesday and Wednesday when a state association will be formed. Rev. J. M. Whitehead announces that he has withdrawn as a candidate for chaplain of the house of represen tatives on account of 111 health.- The incoming statesman are meeting with a cold reception today, not because of the inhospitality of Topeka, but be cause of the inclement weather. Carpenters will be put to work to morrow getting the Auditorium in -readiness for the opening of the Midwinter exposition which will take place a Week from today. Manager Cooley of the Topeka ball team has notified all of the players who have signed contracts for next season to report for practice, March 25tlu The third annual convention of the Kansas Retail Furniture Dealers asso ciation will be held in Topeka Wednesday and Thursday, January 13th and 14th. Despite the fact that the mercury has been near the zero mark for the past 24 hours there has been no cause for complaint on account of the fail ure of the gas supply. The Salvation army has1 placed con tribution boxes about the hotels, and public buildings of the city, a. mute appeal for funds for the sufferers- from the Italian earthquake. Manager W. P. Hemphill of the In dependent Telephone company is ar ranging to issue a supplement to the directory which was isued by that company in November. The meeting of the Kansas Veter nary association, which was to have been held in the city council chamber Tuesday, has been transferred to the Commercial club rooms. The opening session of the January term of district court was held this morning, the September term closing Saturday evening at 4:20 when court was adjourned by the bailiff. The skating parties which have been frequenting the lakes and streams In this vicinity for the past week, are find ing the skating less enjoyable today be cause of the snow which has covered the ice. The first ball game of the season as far as Topeka is concerned will be played between the White Sox and the Washington Senators on March 28th, three days after the practice season opens. A. R. Israel, who has been manager of the Novelty theater since the playhouse reopened last October, has resigned, and loreThroat old in Chest USE me&aW Rub the throat and chest with Omega Oil then bind around the throat and lay on the chest pieces of flannel soaked in the OiL. The Oil o-oes in through the pores and reduces the inflammation that causes the trouble, three sizes 10c. 25c. 50c This January or Pre-Inventory Silk Sale has come to be THE Silk event of the winter. More than ever it is going; to merit that reputation this year. We have taken 2,000 yards of Silk from-the regular stock. Added to this is a special purchase of 3,000 yards that we secured last week from one of the largest Silk jobbers in the West, at practically half price. Every yard of the five thousand is this season's silk. YA RD YA RD Tke Cjrosky Bros, do. H. M. Miller, the lessee of the theater, win iajte active charge of the manage ment. Mr. Israel resigned to engage in newspaper work, as he has had years of experience' In the field of journalism, having been Sunday editor of the Wash ington Star. R. L. Thomas, clerk of the district court has reappointed Miss Jennie Rosen assistant clerk of the court, and Miss Jessie Curtis office assistant for the remainder of his term of of fice. Charles Miller who Is employed in the Santa Fe offices announces that he will be a candidate for. councilman in the fourth ward for the place made vacant by Councilman Horn, who will not be a candidate again. A meeting of thtf, board of direc tors Of the Topekis& Southwestern railroad will be held Tuesday, Jan uary 11th when officers for the en suing year will1 be elected and plans outlined for work on the line, L. M. Penwell has received a hand some funeral car. and the makers claim that it is the finest car west of New York city. The exterior of the car is an imitation of heavy draperies, hand carved in ebony. The interior of the car is lined with solid mahogany, the lamps, fittings and the like are of sterling silver. The car weighs one and one half tons and cost $5,000. PUMP STATION WRECKED Serious Gas Explosion Docs Much Damage Near Xeodesha. Neodesha, Kan.;, Jan. .11. Early Sunday an explosion occurred at the gas pumping station of the Kansas Natural Gas company, six miles east of Neodesha, which put the pumps out of commission, burned the station and seriously burned Wallace Day the foreman. Mr. Day and Joe Kellerman were: In the room when the explosion occurred, both being blown out. Mr. Kellerman was not seriously injured. The explosion Is ,thought to have beeri caused by gas escaping from the pumps on account of the melting of some babbiting. The gas filled the room and was ignited from the en gines. -This station consisted of two 250-horse power engines and pumps to correspond. They received the gas at about 70 pounds pressure and dis charged it at double that pressure on the 16-inch main line supplying all northern points. By the destruction of this station the gas supply of Parsons was temporarily shut off, but a by pass pipe was put in giving them the nat ural pressure of the wells and that city is not now suffering. The station pumps and engines are a mass of ruins. MIIS. McCABE AGAIX SUES. Brings Action for Divorce From For mer City Engineer. After several years of unsatisfactory married life, Lillie M. McCabe has again filed suit for divorce against James F. McCabe, former city engineer. This is not the first break in the Mc Cabe household. About a year ago Mrs. McCabe brought suit for divorce, after a sensational incident in which she figured as Nemesis, but that suit was dismissed, and the disturbance seemingly patched up. On that occa sion Mrs. McCabe, assisted by police of ficers, surprised her husband, James F. McCabe, in- a compromising position with the wife of a down town restau rant keeper The woman had been di vorced a year before,, after her hus band Campbell, had caught her in a room with McCabe. On that occasion, when Campbell attempted to shoot Mc Cabe, and chased him home with a pistol, Mrs. McCabe refused to believe the story against her husband, regard less of the notoriety which the case oc casioned. It was not until a year later, when she personally conducted a search which found the lovers together that she started legal proceedings. The divorce petition filed Saturday afternoon, cites that McCabe and the plaintiff were married in Kansas City in 1895, and that he abandoned her in 1907, and is at present a nonresident. None of the features of McCabe's sensational escapades with Mrs. Camp bell were mentioned in the petition. It is said that McCabe is now living in Denver. is season s LO T 3 YARD 20- inch, fancy striped Silk, worth.' ...$1.25 24-inch, satin striped Marquisette, worth 1.25 21- inch, Herringbone Silk, worth. 1.00 32-inch, Shepherd checks, worth.... 1.00 36-inch, changeable Taffeta, worth 1.00 27-inch, striped and checked Silk, worth. 1.00 27-inch, black Peau de Soie, worth............ 1.00 20-inch, Chevron Silk, worth 1.00 20-inch, diagonal Silk, worth..... 1.00 20-inch, fancy Messaline, worth 1. 00 24-inch, figured and striped Silk, worth.. 1.00 20-inch, striped Messaline, worth 1. 00 20-inch, fancy plaid Silk, worth 1.00 24-inch, self plaid Crepe de Chine, worth 1.00 24-inch, cream Radium Silk, worth..., 1.00 27-inch, colored stripe, natural Pongee, worth 1.00 20-inch, plain color Messaline, worth 75 LO?4 YARD 20-inch, brocaded Satin, worth $1. 50 Tke Crosky MURDOCK CONVERTED. Returns lVom Panama Enthusiastic for the Dock Canal. New York, Jan. 11. Four out of five Republican representatives who went down to Panama on an unoffi cial junket started as advocates of a sea level canal. They returned ax dent supporters of the lock plan. The party was aboard the Panama liner Advance and was composed of Repre sentatives Victor Murdock of Kansas, Asle J. Gronna of North Dakota, Charles A. Linbergh of Minnesota and Charles Kennedy of Iowa, Representative Murdock acted as spokesman of the party. He had been a staunch supporter of the sea level scheme, but he 'made no bones -about hedging. He said that what he had seen in the short stay had convinced him that he was wrong. He praised the way they do things on the isth mus and said that the esprit de corps was such that every man worked as if he were building the canal by him self. He said that the men at the steam shovels and the cuts and fills displayed more energy than the aver age workman in the Middle West. If the money held out, and Mr. Murdock thought that it would, the canal, ac cording to the latest assurances, ought to be completed and ships passing tnrougn it in 115. Health conditions there are better than in Kansas City or St. Louis. Mr. Murdock said that the Injury by a toe of the Gatun dam sinking was very slight and accounts of it had been much-exaggerated. The representatives were most im pressed by the rapidity with which the work was being carried on, and men tioned the energy displayed at Cule bra cut as a striking example of it. Mr. Murdock said that the party had gone down on its own initiative and with no object in view except toi have a look with their own eyes at the work. They -left Washington Decem ber 27 and had enjoyed the trip. Much interest is. taken In Panama, at the prospect of another visit from Mr. Taft, and he will get a genuine re ception there. CHRISTIANITY THE BASIS Chancellor Strong Gives It Credit for Our Development and Civilization. Chancellor Frank Strong of Kansas university addressed the men's meeting at the Majestic theater Sunday after noon on the subject of what man owes to Christianity. Frank Strong at Yale college thirty years ago with a little band of students founded the first Y. M. C. A: and has been connected ac tively with the work ever since. Sev eral hundred men heard the chancellor Sunday in spite of the cold weather and a cold theater. "We say that this is the greatest age that man has ever known," said Chan cellor Strong, "but what has made our civilization the greatest the world ha3 ever seen? In the day of Augustus, a boy, was born and through Him has come into the world the underlying unity which has made our present civilization possible. "The family, the foundation of so ciety, the unit of the social system gained that position and esteem through- the teachings of Christ.' De mocracy was taught to the world by him. With a man who went from Kan sas to the United States supreme court, Justice Brewer, I am led to believe that Christianity is the basis of our civiliza tion, and that Christianity is the basis of our common law. In our rule of law and order there is much criticism. Some of this is constructive; some is destructive. It is' this destructive criti cism which does so much toward un dermining the work of our civilization. Man has no right to live under the pro- Pure Soap SLIGHTLY SCENTED t i Nothing adds so much plesaure to the bath, as the right kind of soap will do. Our line of soap includes all the purest- and most T popular brands. We can rec- 4 ommend some brand to suit your individual tastes and pur- pose. The RED CROSS PHARMACY Matt Weightm&n, Jr. 835 K- At. Silks at almost In point of quality and value-giving it surpasses any former sale. Silks for. street dresses, for reception, dinner and evening gowns, for house dresses, for neg ligees, for kimonos, for petticoats, for scarfs, for lin ings and all kinds of fancy work at almost half their real worth. The sale continues tomorrow morning. You can't afford to miss such an opportunity. These brief particulars of the sale lots 27-inch, satin striped Automobile Veiling, worth $1.50 48-inch, satin Radium, worth........ 1.50 27-inch, satin figured and striped Silk, worth. 1.25 24-inch, Chevron Silk, worth 1.25 20-inch, satin striped Silk, worth 1.25 20-inch, striped and figured Silk, worth 1.25 20-inch, figured Messaline, worth 1.25 20- inch, changeable striped Silk, worth 1.25 21- inch, fancy Persian Silk, worth. 1.25 21-inch, Persian striped Silk, worth 1.25 27-inch, black Taffeta Silk, worth v 1.00 36-inch, lining Satin, worth 1.00 20- inch, fancy checked Silk, worth J irOO 21- inch, Chevron Silk, worth. 1.00 LOT 5 48-inch, 36-inch, 30-inch, 21-inch, 21-inch, 21-inch, 21-inch, 21-inch, Bros. Co. R A N D hoeu! TICKETS AT TONIGHT Prices 50c to $2 Abramson's Italian Opera Company 1 60 PEOPLE 1 60 TUESDAY, January 12th Prices 25c to $1.50 Joseph and WffliamW. Jefferson i and an exceptionally efficient company in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's classical comedy tection of, and share the benefits of this civilization and try the while to break it down with destructive criti cism. No man, whether a Christian or otherwise, has the right to raise his "hand against the civilization which has made us great. "It seems to me that we as men are facing the- problem of adjusting our selves to the demands of Historic Christianity in our political, social and economic life. We tremble for. the in tegrity of the family. It must be maintained as the social unit. Historic Christianity and the family are inter woven and men must assume a definite responsibility as regards this sacred so cial foundation. "But how are we to make Christ the center of our lives He must be made the Great Arbiter of all mankind. There are a large number of our men who are not members of the churches, who have nothing intimately to do with the or ganized Christianity. They cannot es cape their ;Obligations upon that score. They derive all that makes life worth 4iving from civilization. They have no right to take any stand antagonistic to Christianity which is responsible for our present civilization. "When a father takes his new born babe in his arms, he looks back through the mist of twenty centuries and sees the face of the babe in the manger, such is the innocence and po tentiality pictured there. Can he es cape the conviction that he must as sume the great responsibility for the guidance aright of that new life into the civilization of phristianity? We shall have a better and truer democ racy and truer family relations when we have put Christ in control of all human activity." A musical treat of the service was a solo by Mrs. W. A. Maltby who sang "He Knows" so beautifully and with such eoul-stlrring feeling that tears stood in men's eyes while in the hushed cold house, a communion of those "who know" amply rewarded the stnger for her efforts. THE RIVALS Half Price No Samples of these Silks can be sent out, as quantities are limited and liable to be sold out In a day. $1.00 YARD Crepe Epingle, pattern lengths, worth. .$2.25 plain color Taffeta, worth 1.50 guaranteed black Taffeta, worth 1.50 satin striped Poplins, worth 1.50 satin figured Chevron Silk, worth 1.50 self figured Silk, worth 1.50 fancy Persian Silk, worth. 1.50 white, satin striped Silk, worth 1.25 TkeC rosby JDros. Lo. ROWLEY'S Saturday, Mat. and Night, Jan. 16 The Princess Amusement Co., Di rection Mort II. Singer. Presents tho latest Musical Comedy, Di rect From 6 Months Itun I ji Salle Tlienter, Chicago Th Girl at The Helm With Billy S. Clifford and Maud Ijambert, and a Big Cast. Includ ing Countess CHga Van Hatzfold, Florence Martin. Harry Brown, Kobt. G. Pitkin and 60 Others.' cm nnr. rL-.ii Beauty Chorus DDTPCQ NIGHT-25c 50c X IXlVsIlkJ 75c 1 and $1.50 MATTNBE 50c, 75c and $1.00 SEAT SAX.E OPENS THCItSDAY Thursday, Prices 50c-$1.50 HENRY MILLER Presents his All-Star Cast of Associate Players in "The Servant in the House" Friday, Prices 25c to $1 America's Greatest Germans Dixon and Bernard In their Merry Girl Song Play HANS AND NIX MAJESTIC ALL SEATS RESERVED Both Phones 813 Farewell Performance This Week Boston Ideal Opera Co. First Half Mikado Last Half Olivette 2 Shows Daily 2 NEXT WEEK W0LF0RD STOCK CO. end Sullivan Considi e Vaudeville Novelty Theater HIQH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE Matinee 2:30. Evening 7:45. 0:15 Hillman's Redpath Napahees No Advance in Prices All Matinees, any seat. .10c Children under 12Sat Mat. 5c Night, Lower Floor 20c Balcony 10c Everybody reads the State Journal.