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

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i I EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. EVERYBODY 10 PAGES NEEDS IT. THURSDAY EVENING. TOPEKA. KANSAS, FEBRUARY 11, 1909. LAST EDITION. THURSDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. QUITS THE FIELD. California Legislature Gives Up v Anti-Japanese lignt. The School Bill Is Defeated on Reconsideration. HOOSEVELT IS VICTOK After a Battle That Lasted Nearly All Day. Telegrams of Felicitation Ex changed, on the Result. Sacramento, Feb. 11. Yielding to the pressure brought to bear by President P.oosevelt and Governor Gillett, the Cal ifornia assembly retired from its pre vious position on the anti-Japanese Tnatters by reconsidering the former -ote on the segregation of Japanese students in the public schools and fin ally rejected the measure by a vote of 41 to 37. An effort by the supporters lather of the Anti-Japanese Lrgis cf the bill farther to reconsider was lost by a tie vote and the assembly is now clear of any anti-Japanese meas ure objected to by the national ad ministration. The fight for the suppression of the "hi 11 was won only after many hours of heated debate on the floor. The strug gle started at 10:30 o'clock in the morn ing in the presentation of a resolution by Assemblyman J. P. Transue of. Los Angeles, affirming the right of the state to govern -its schools, but with drawing the Japanese segregation meas ure because of the president's objec tion to it, and lasted until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when Grove L. Johnson's motion further to reconsider was de feated on a tie vote. 38 to "S, The school bill is still to be consider ed in the senate, having been present ed there by Senator A. Camnetti. but there is little chance that the measure will be approved when brought up. "I am highly pleased with the action of the assembly," said Governor Gil lett. "The east has been deeply con cerned in the measures pending here and I feared that if the anti-Japanese legislation were pressed at this time it would have a disastrous effect." Governor Gillett said the next matter to be taken up by the assembly would he the proposed appropriation of $10,000 for the compiling of a census of Japa nese in California. He said if from the data gathered it were found necessary to do so congress would he urged to enact an Asiatic exclusion measure. "Under the agreement between Japan nd our government." said Governor Gillett. "the former is pledged to re strict immigration as much as possi--iile. If Japan had grounds for abrogat ing this arrangement and derided in view of the unfriendly acts upon the part of the California legislature to re move this restriction upon the immi gration of her people all our ports would be open to the latter. If then we went before congress and asked th east for special or a general Asiatic ex clusion law the latter might advance the adverse argument that we had the situation well in hand at one time through federal negotiation and lost our advantage by the acts of our leg islature against the wishes of the presi dent and secretary of state." Congratulations Exchanged. Washington. Feb. 11. The "following telegrams were given out at the White House without comment: "Sacramento. Feb. 10 1W9 "The President. Washington: 'school upgregation bill killed in the assembly today by a vote of 41 to 37. "J. X. GILLETT "The White House. Washington Feb 10. 1909. "(T?v,1Tnor J- X GiUett. Sacramento, Calif.: "Accept my heartiest congratulations All good Americans appreciate what you have done. Pray extend my con gratulations individually to all who have aided you. I feel that the way In which California has done what was right for the nation makes it more than ever obligatory on the nation in every way to safeguard the interests of California. All that I personally can do towards the end. whether in public or private life, shall most certainly be done. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT "Sacramento. Feb lo 1909 "The President, Washington- "Assembly just reconsidered and re- used Passae of Japanese school bill My congratulations. "P- A. STANTON '0ei909hite HUSe- WashlnSton. "Feb. "Hon. P. A. Stanton, Sacramento Cal "Accept my heartiest thanks and con" gratulations for the great service vou have rendered. On behalf of the neo ZUt of the United States I thank the. I li! A AT DREW, ilk people of California and their repre sentatives in the legislature. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." HISTORY OF THE CONTEST. President Roosevelt Victorious All Along the. Line. Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 11. The anti-Japanese measure defeated yes terday in the California legislature has been the sensation of two legislatures. It was first introduced at the session two vears ago. by Grove L- Johnson of Sacramento, ex-congressman from this district and a member of the state law making body for many years. It was framed at the request of the San Francisco board of education after the latter had passed a resolution barring Japanese children rrom tne scnoois at tended by white scholars and assign ing them to the institutions attended by Chinese. The law specified that Mongolians and Indians should be segregated and the board's action Was based on the contention tnat the Jap anese belonged to the Mongolian race. This the Japanese denied most strenu ously. The mikado's government pro tested to President Roosevelt and the members of the school board, headed bv the then Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz, were, summoned to a conference at Washington by the chief executive of the nation. The president sent an urgent message to the governor and the legislature of this state asking that the bill be withdrawn, at least for the period of two years, assuring them that in the meantime a treaty win De nego tiated with Japan to do all in its pow la t ion Now Pending hi California er to restrict Japanese immigration and alleviate the condition protested against by the Japanese and Korean exclusion league of California as well as numerous labor leaders. Assemblyman Johnson, when he presented it again on the first day for the presentation of bills at this ses sion, stated that he had done so with out prompting by the Asiatic exclusion league or any other organization. As soon as the Japanese heard the news of the revival of the bill Japan made representations to Washington that it would, if passed, violate the treaty rights of that nation, and after a consultation with Secretary of State Root, the president wired Governor Gillett urging that action be delayed again. But it was not over the school bill that the federal authorities' seemed to be concerned. They did not believe at that time that it would be passed. The president specifically mentioned as obnoxious a measure introduced by A. M. Drew of Fresno prohibiting the ownership of lands bv aliens. As Jap anese are not permitted to become citi zens, they considered the bill as a blow aimed especially at them. Governor Gillett sent a message to the legisla ture asking that the land bill be killed and this was done. But later when the school bill which had been quietly reported on favorably by the com mittee to which it was referred, was called up for final passage, it was adopted by a vote of 48 to 28. The president was astounded by the news and at once wired Governor Gil lett that this was "the most offensive bill of all." Walter Leeds of Los Angeles had given notice that he would move to re consider the vote by which the meas ure passed and the governor sent an other message urging the assembly to reconsider and kill it. This precipitated the battle that cul minated in a victory for the president. JAMES BURNED OUT, Biff Croc kery Store at K. C. Destroyed by Fire. Kansas City. Mo., Feb. 11. Fire which originated at an early hour to day In the four story Hewson building at 1020 Walnut street, in the very heart of the shopping district, dam aged that building to the extent of $75,000 and completely wiped out the glass and crockery store of T. M. James Son. Twenty-five occupants of the build ing including the Kansas City Mantle company, suffered severe losses. The loss to T. M. James is estimated at $100,000. A number of persons occupying rooms on the top floor were asleep when the Are broke out, but escaped. Woman Captures a Thief. Chillicothe. Mo., Feb. 11. Miss Mary McCarty agent for the C, M. St. P. railroad at Sturges, captured single handed, a man whom she ac cuses of burglarizing her ticket office when several tickets w-ere stolen. When a man appeared at the ticket window with one of the stolen tickets. Miss McCarty demanded all of them. The man attempted to leave but she covered him with a revolver and held him prisoner until the arrival of the sheriff. Soap Man Is Dead. London, Feb. 11. Andrew Pears, managing director and head of the firm of A. and F. Pears, limited, is dead of heart disease, aged 63. -L J PLANS M TAFT. The Official Program lias Been Made Public Covering His First Day in the Crescent City. LANDS AT 2 O'CLOCK Parade to City Hall Starts a Few Minutes Later And Winds Up at His Hotel at 3:45. New Orleans, Feb. 11. Balmy spring weather marked the opening of the first day of the visit of President elect William H. Taft to ew Orleans. Added to the bright sunshine, which followed a serai-tropical rain of several days ago are considerably higher tem peratures than those which prevailed Tuesday and Wednesday, when the ef fects of a blizzard sweeping across the northwest were felt as far south as the gulf. A slightly chilly wind served to inject more life into the occasion and to add to the activities of those en gaged in making ready the reception for the next president. Although Mr. Taft dozed peacefully last night on board the .North Carolina at the mouth of the river with considerable satisfaction over completing the great er part or his journey home, the trans fer to the scout cruiser Birmingham and the trip up the river to New Or leans yet lay before him, when he awoke today. Late last night the fed eral health officer at the Mississippi river passes made arrangements to expedite the trip to New Orleans as much as was in his power by going out to the North Carolina on a tug and Issuing a clean bill of health for those on board. This did away with the necessity of a long stop at quarantine. Necessary changes in theprogramme and unlooked for delays made the ex act time for the arrival of the Birming ham in New Orleans uncertain and it was not until a wireless message was received to the effect that the Birming ham would certainly reach Chalmette, Just below New Orleans, by 1 o'clock this afternoon that the fears of the anxious committeemen were set at rest. The Programme Outlined. There are several dozen committees figuring in the work of entertaining the distinguished guest and when the hour of his arrival was definitely set tled the following official programme was issued: 11 a. m. River reception com mittee will report on board the steamer John Newton at the head of Canal street. Meeting United States ship Birmingham and receiving official party and escorting to head of Canal street. 2. p. m., sharp. Committee on land reception will report at landing, head of Canal street forming in double rank a wide- lane, through which Mr. Taft and party will be escorted to carriages. Mrs. Taft will be escorted to Pickwick club, where parade will be reviewed. 2:15 p. m. Committee on car riages will seat guests in carriages. Mr. Taft, Governor Sanders, Mayor Martin Behrman and Chairman Philip Werlein will occupy the first carriage. 2:18 p. m. Colonel John P. Sul livan, grand marshal will put parade in motion. 3:15 p. m. Committee on public reception will meet Mr. Taft's carriage at City hall and escort him to plat form. 3:30 p. m. Mr. Taft will return to his carriage and the parade will move passing through University Place and then disbanding. 3:45 p. m. Mr. Taft will be re ceived by hotel reception committee and turned over to hotel accommoda tion committee, which will escort him to his apartments. Balance of day will be confined to private entertain ment. I'p the River. Port Eads, La., via New Orleans, Feb. 11. Shortly after 8 o'clock this morn ing the tug Magnolia took President elect Taft and the members of his party off the cruisers North Carolina and Montana and transferred them to the scout cruiser Birmingham and at 8:50 the Birmingham crossed the bar at the entrance of the Mississippi river on her way to New Orleans. As the president-elect boarded the Birmingham the Montana and North Carolina fired salutes of thirteen guns and then weighing their anchors, put slowly out to sea. They became mere specks on the horizon almost before the Birmingham got well under way on her trip up the river. The president-elect was in fine spirits when he arose this morning and found one of the prettiest days of his trip breaking on the gulf. The warm sun shine of the tropics was still present, and there was a wind just brisk and chilly enough to inject life into the more languid members of the party. The denizens of Port Eads and Pilot town were up early watching the pre parations for the transfer. When the president-elect's party got under way again they gave him a farewell of as large proportions as the passes can af ford. Judge Taft appreciated the tooting of the little pilot boat and smiled and doffed his hat as the Birmingham passed up the river. WHEAT AT $1.25. Farmers Assert That Should Be the Minimum Price. Washington, Feb. 11. Declaring that farmers should receive as much profit on his business as the manu facturer or the merchant and that the minimum price of wheat on the farm should be $1.25 per bushel, the American Society of Equity has transmitted a paper to congress show ing the cost of the farm, materials and machinery, and the amount of capital which it is necessary for a farmer to invest before beginning the raising of wheat. Figures which were compiled from the books of a businesslike farmer in the Ued river valley and which have been certified to by expert accountants, place the cost of producing wheat at $1.19 5-10 per bushel. XEW EXPRESS COMPANY. The. Southwestern Organized In New York for Texas Business. Houston, Tex., Feb. 11. The South western Express company, capital $300,000, has been organized in New York to do business in Texas in com petition with the companies now in this state, each of which -controls certain systems and roads. J. A. Russ, formerly the general manager of the Pacific Express com pany, will be general manager of the new company. It is proposed to estab lish offices throughout Texas and to compel the railroads -under the terms of a statute which has long laid dor mant, to handle their business even though contracts exist with another company. IT MIGHT MEAN WAR. Secretary Straus (Jives Labor leaders Some Pointers. Washington, Feb. 11. At the con ference of leaders of organized labor with Secretary Straus of the depart ment of commerce and labor, which was continued today; criticism of pres ent immigration laws was made by nearly every speaker, including Presi dent Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, Warren S. Stone of the locomotive engineers and Presi dent Valentine of the Molders union. Mr. Valentine declared that condi tions affecting unemployed workmen were worse than in the panic vears of 1873, and 1893. He urged restrictions on immigration. Secretary Straus pointed out that the United States had internal obliga tions as old as the country itself, which could not be abrogated, even when it might seem temporarily advantageous to do so. "If we were to undertake that." said the secretary, "from the standpoint of amity and international intercouse our action might be tantamount to a de claration of war with a foreign power." OFF FOR THE SOUTH. President Roosevelt Iieaves Waslung ton for Lincoln's Birthplace. Washington. Feb. 11. Beginning the last extended trip he will make as chief executive of the United States. Presi dent Roosevelt left Washington by special train at 'noon today for Hodgen ville, Ky., where tomorrow he will do honor to the memory of Abraham Lin coin at the heroic war president's birth place. Accompanying the president was Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Roosevelt. Secretary of W ar W right. Secretary Loeb, Surgeon General Rixey, Captain A. W. Butt. T, H. Netherland of the executive office and O. T. Boyd of the Pennsylvania railroad. The presidential party Is due to arrive at Hodgenvine, which is sev eral miles from the railway, about noon Friday. After the exercises they will return immediately to Washington, ar riving here early Saturday afternoon. The presidential train pulled, out of the Union station at 11:03 o clock. A small crowd gathered at the depot gates and watched the presidents departure, VETO WILL STAND. Congress Gives Up Idea of Passing Census Bill. Washington, Feb. 11. All attempts to pass at this time the census bill over the president's veto were abandoned today by leaders of the house and sen ate. The house committee adjourned to meet at the call of the chairman. A hasty poll of both houses was not encouraging to the passage of the bill over the veto quickly.particularly in the senate. The enactment of a census law for the taking of the decennial census probably will be made the subject of legislation at the special session. STORM ON THE WAY. Snow and a Cold Wave Promised for Saturday and Sunday. Washington, Feb. 11. A storm that now occupies the middle Pacific coast will move eastward, according to the weather bureau over the plateau and Rocky mountain region tomorrow, cross the plains states, central valleys and lake region Saturday and Sunday, and reach the Atlantic coast Monday or Tuesday. It will be attended throughout its course by snow in the middle and northern districts of the country and will be followed by what promises to bo a widespread cold wave. ITS SEMI-CENTENNIAL. Santa Fe Corporation Was Formed Just Fifty Years Ago. Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the incorporation of the Atchison. Topeka Santa Fe railway. Charles K. Holliday and a small band of early settlers in 1S59 launched the move ment which culminated in the great Santa Fe of today. As a result all the Santa Fe stations, the general offices and shop buildings everywhere over the system are today flying the American flag. Spring Like Weather. If a farmer from one of the planets should drop off and land in this sec tion of the world today his first im pulse would be to spade up the back lot and plant a garden. That by-the-way is just what some of the resi dents of the city who have lived here through the successive gas failures this winter are doing and the weather conditions certainly suggest spring time. The temperature rose 42 de grees between 6 o'clock this morning and 2 o'clock this afternoon, an un usual occurrence. The temperature has been from 15 to 20 degrees above normal all day and the forecast in dicates high temperatures for tonight and fair weather for Friday. The following are the temperatures since 7 o'clock this morning: 7 o'clock 23 I 11 o'clock 46 8 o'clock 26 I 12 o'clock 52 9 o'clock 32 I 1 o'clock 5 8 10 o'clock 40 1 2 o'clock 62 Weather Indications. Chicago, Feb. 11. Forecast for Kansas: Generally fair tonight and Friday. Warmer tonight. NO GAG FOR THEN House Refuses to Adopt Three Minute Rule. Veatch of Washington Fayored the Innovation. NEW ANTI "LOB" BILL. Davis of Bourbon Is Author of This One. Measure to Stop Liquor Ship ments in State. The house likes to talk long and often and decided this morning that it did not need a gag rule to insure neces sary legislation before the close of this session. Carpenter of Lyon, the chairman of the committee on rules introduced a resolution to change the rules which provided that hereafter no member shall speak longer than three minutes to the same question unless it be the mover, proposer or in troducer of the matter pending or the chairman of the committee or a mem ber delegated by the chairman. Davis of Bourbon, Brown of Kingman and Morgan of Reno spoke against the resolution. Veatch of Washington spoke for the resolution. Morgan was opposed to gag rules and saw no need for such a resolution when the house already, had recourse to the previous question to hasten the transaction ot business. He said that no Kansas legislature had ever adopted gag rules. Mercer of Chase Interrupted to state that the national house had a 5-minute rule. Morgan replied that he had heard some crit icism lately in Kansas of. that same national house. Mercer rejoined that he had also heard some criticism of the Kansas legislatures of the past. Veatch, speaking for the resolution, declared that the session was over half gone and the house had already wasted much time in oratory, while only one administration measure had been passed. He declared that the bank guarantee, school text book, publio utilities, assessment and taxa tion, general appropriation, good roads, anti-lobby and board of control measures were yet to pass the house, and that if the members would talk to the point, like the language in Grant's" Memoirs, three minutes was long enough to debate these measures if the house wanted to pass them be fore next May. The vote to kill the new three min ute rule was overwhelmning. A guarantee of deposits bill, already prepared by the committee on banks and banking, will not likely be intro duced in the house before the first of next week. The bankers of the state put in the day and part of the night Wednesday In assaults on the bill, but the committee stood firm and will present the measure to the house in practi'.lly the same shape in which it was drafted. The guarantee of three per cent deposits was the section of the bill that invited the assault of the bankers, but Gov. Stubbs recom mendation that there be no discrim ination against any class of deposits under four per cent was adhered to by. the framers of the bill and the bankers retired defeated from -the field. It is believed that the bill pre pared by the committee will pass the house with only minor amendments, but its reception in the senate is not so certain. It may be either weaken ed by that body or handicapped by radical amendments. The anti-lobby bill, after wandering for nearly forty days in the wilder ness since its passage by the house, made its reappearance in the house today in a slightly modified form. Tavis of Bourbon is the author of this new bill and he has resurrected it from its tomb in a committee room Dieeon hole, it having been cast aside at the beginning of the session for the more drastic measure that passed the house and senate and was afterwards found to be invalid for the reason that the enacting clause had been omitted. The Davis bill embodies the Demo cratic idea of preventing the practice of lobbying. It provides that lobby ists shall be registered in the secre tary of state's office, but this is the. only point of similarity it bears to its predecessor. The Davis bill requires that the house and senate shall pass upon the application of a lobbyist, and If favorable, he shall be given a permit by the speaker of the former or president of the latter. A lobbyist is defined as a person or agent who is personally or peculiarly interested in legislation or employed by an in dividual, firm or corporation so in terested. Members of the legislature are forbidden to accept money in ex change for their vote or influence for any measure. However, there is noth ing in this new anti-lobby bill that prevents the 'folks at home" from working for a measure in which their community at large is interested. Haskins of Johnson has introduced a bill which prohibits the shipment of intoxicating liquor from any point in this state to any other point in this state. This measure goes as far as possible without infringing upon the Interstate commerce law. The tide of bills in the house passed the eight hundred mark today and the end is not yet. The judiciary committee today re ported favorably on the Stone public utilities bill. However, there is a minority report from the com mittee urging that the bill be not passed but it will likely not be filed. Street and interurban lines are not in cluded in the bill as reported New Bills in Honse. The following bills were introduced in the house today: H. B. No. 789. By Meek and Maxwell An act requiring railroad companies to erect and maintain sheds at the stock yards along their lines of road, for the protection of stock. H. B. No. 790. By Boyd An act to amend the laws of 1905. H. B. No. 791. By Ely An act mak ing an appropriation fop the Larned Hospital association. H. B. No. 792. By Cunningham (by request) An act in relation to the tax ation of stock in foreign corporations. H. B. No. 793. By Alatson An act re lating to the police Departments In cities of the first class. H. B. No. 794. By Kyle An act re lating to criminal offenses committed on railroad trains. H. B. No. 795. By Haskin An act relating to the shipment of intoxicat ing liquors. H. B. No. 796. By Berke of Jewell An act making an appropriation to E. A. Ross for services performed. H. B. No. 797. By Berke of Jewell An act making an appropriation to S. H. Dodge for services performed. H. B. No. 798. By Allen An act making appropriation for and provid ing for the payment of unpaid salary to J. McCabe Moore, judge of the dis trict court of Wyandotte county. H. B. No. 799. By Davis of Bourbon An act in relation to lobbyist for or against the passage of bills and resolu tions, to define the terms of lobbying, or lobbyist. H. B. No. 800. By Allen An act re lating to life insurance. H. B. No. 801. By Stone An act re lating to the disposition of the real estate and other property belonging to a church or religious society. H. R. No. 802. By Mitchell An act to provide for the payment of the state agent at Washington, D. C, for prose cuting a certain claim against the United States. Substitute for H. B. No. 244. By com mittee on judiciary, local An act to provide for the construction and im provement of public roads and high ways in the state of Kansas. H. B. No. 803. By committee on edu cation An act relating to fees. H. B. No. 804. By committee on edu cation An act to promote the attend ance and good behavior of pupils in school; to prevent truancy. HE HAD NO VICES! Court Holds That Is No Excuse for Committing Crime. Chicago, Feb. 11. Thomas Levis, posmaster at Grant Works, 111., who pleaded guilty to embezzling $882.05 of postofnee funds has been sentenced by Judge Landis to serve two years in the government penitentiary at Leavenworth. A statement on the part of tho de fendant that he had spent all the em bezzled money to support an aged mother and a dependent sister, coupled with the remark that he "never chewed, drank, gambled or smoked" brought forth caustic com ment from the court. "Do you consider smoking a crime?" asked the court. "The fact that a man had had no personal bad habits is no excuse for the crime of embezzlement. Smoking is no vice that plays a part in this case. I am tired of hearing men hold out as a palliative fact that they don't smoke." KIHGEDWARD is ill. Ordered by a German Doctor to Stay in His Room. Berlin. Feb. 11 King Edward is suffering today from an attack of bronchial catarrh, and according to a local newspaper, he has called in con sultation a German physician who or dered him to remain in his room until he was better. In spite of this, how ever, the king had luncheon with the officers of the Dragoon regiment, of which he is honorary colonel. It had been planned also that the king go in an automobile to Potsdam this morning to lay a wreath on the tomb of his sister, the mother of Em peror William, but this part of the programme was not carried out owing to the very cold weather and the high wind prevailing. MISS WALSH CANCELS. Members of Her Company Leave Kan sas City for New York. Kansas City, Mo.. Feb. 11. In all probability Blanche Walsh, the actress, who is at the University hospital in this city suffering with a severe attack of stomach trouble, will not be seen on the stage again this season. Physi cians at the hospital today reported Miss Walsh's condition still alarming. The members of Miss Walsh's com panv left for New Tork today. Miss Walsh's St. Louis. Kansas City and To peka engagements have been cancelled and it is stated that no definite ar rangements have been considered for future dates. HE QUIT THE JOB. Gen. John 31. Wilson Refused to Work Without Pay. Washington, Feb. 11. Unable to accept compensation for his services as chairman of the district railway commission. General John M". Wilson, Tj. S. A., retired, has resigned. His ineligibility arose from the fact that an army officer is forbidden from receiving a salary other than his pay for services to the government. The railway commission was created by the Interstate Commerce commis sion to regulate the street railways in the District of Columbia. DEADLOCK STILL ON. No Election of Senator In Either Illinois or Wisconsin. Springfield, 111., Feb. 11. Today's joint ballot, the thirty-first of the Illi nois legislature for United States sen ator, was without result. Hopkins and Stringer each received 55 votes. Madison, Wis., Feb. 11. Today's Joint ballot, the tenth of the Wiscon sin legislature for United States sena tor, resulted in no choice. Stephenson received 58 votes, lacking five of elec tion. ALL STEEL CARS. Chicago, Feb. 11. After an investi gation into the efficiency of all-steel cars the Rock Island has decided to adopt this style for all its passenger service. Contracts have been let for the Immediate construction of 69 all steel cars for service on the through trains. Delivery of these cars will be gin early in May and by the last of the month all of the order, which con templates an expenditure of over 000,000, will be la service. HAVEHOTSESSIQN Bankers Discuss the Bank Guaranty Question. Oklahoman Men Ilere to Oppose the Law. AKE NOT SATISFIED. Tell of Weakness of Law in That State. Governor Stnbbs and Ex-Gover-nor Bailey in Controversy. One of the most important meet ings, from the standpoint of public in terest, that has been held at the capitol since the beginning of 'the present session of the legislature was the hearing in the senate chamber last night relative to the proposed bank deposit guaranty law. The hearing was before the joint com- -mittee of the senate and house on banks and banking and the meeting was distinctly notable for several reasons. For one thing there was represented in the crowded senate chamber prob ably the greater portion of the actual money wealth of Kansas, prominent bankers and men of large affairs from all parts of the state being present. Also at this meeting there was crystallized and vigorously presented all the opposition of the banking in terests of the state toward the pro posed guaranty deposit law. And in addition it was at this meeting that Governor Stubbs publicly took his place on the "firing line" and stren uously defended and aggressively ad vocated the fulfillment of one of his own and his party's principal pledges made to the people of this thriving commonwealth during tho last cam paign. The public's concern in the matter under discussion was evidenced by the attendance, for not only was the floor of the chamber packed with bankers, senators and representatives, but also the galleries were well filled with private citizens who as In dividuals were interested in hearing both sides of the question affecting an important matter in their every day affairs. Opposition Is Concentrated. It developed at the meeting that the opponents of the measure have concentrated their opposition against a single feature of the proposed law the guarantee of interest bearing deposits. The sentiment was univer sally expressed even by the opposition that the"handwi'H.lng- T- ftn on the wall:" that he "present', legislature is bound to enact a guaranty law willy nilly and there is no wisdom In the opponents throwing themselves un der the wheels. So with reluctant acquiescence in the Inevitable the opposition interests have selected one provision against which to direct their attack in the hope that they may gain one poirrt. On the other hand. Governor Stubbs and the friends of the bill are em phatically determined to make no concessions, they want the whole bill enacted, practically just an It has been drafted by the joint committee and the interest clause will not be given up without a hard fight. Guthrie' Banker Present. The opponents of the bill imported from Oklahoma, Mr. J. W. McNeal, a banker of Guthrie, and a brother of State Printer T. A. McNeal, of this city, and Mr. D. W. Hogan. also a banker of Oklahoma City. Both gen tlemen made speeches against the guaranty lew. basing their arguments upon the effects of the law in their own state. Mr. McNeal is president of the Na tional Bank of Commerce In Guthrie. He was formerly a pioneer settler in Kansas and conducted a bank at Medi cine Lodge until 18S9. Under the law In his state he said 136 state bank charters were issued last year. Of this number, 86 were new banks, 34. were national banks reorganized as state In stitutions, and 14 were reorganized state banks. The average capital of these banks is about $15,000, the nation al banks reducing their capital on re organizing. The increase last year in state bank deposits was 512,000,000, three million of which would have been counted as national bank deposits one year ago. The national banks in the state have not Increased in deposits. He declared that under the Okla homa guaranty law men start banks with no experience and little capital. The new law 4ias not injured national banks with old customers; but it puts all institutions on a common level and an old institution with its reputation for honesty, stability and careful man agement has no advantage over the new bank that has only the guaranty law to back it. Mr. McNeal favored an Insurance proposition based on good and bad risks instead of a guaranty law. He aj-gued that in case of losses in one year amounting to $5,000,000 caused by bank failures in the state, tne guar anty fund of a few hundred thousand dollars would not near meet the pur poses for which it was provided. e thouerht it Is not fair to make a good banker stand good for the errors of a dishonest or incompetent banker. The principle of the guaranty plan, he sain, is radically wrong and cannot be made right; on that principle one man may be held for the debts of another. Mr. Hogan proved an interesting talk er. He said he has been in the bank ing business in Oklahoma City ror some time, and he explained the law of his state. It (provides, he said, a guaranty fund, but no one seems to know where this fund, amounting to more than $252,000 is kept. It is true, he said. that not a oann in umanoma i&jiea during ths panic nor have any failed since. The fact is, he said, the law was passed when it was not needed and it isn't needed now. "And." he added. "I don't believe you need it in ivansas now. Old Bankers Quitting. "Many old reliable bankers," he said. "are dropping out of tujnesa and their places are being filled by new men with no record for honesty behind them, and they appeal for business with big signs on the windows, 'This Bank Guaranteed by the State. Mr. .tiogan saia in Rome 01 ine towns the estalished bankers have endeavored (Continued on face ElgftUJ

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1909. I Nothing Reserved This Store Quits Th entlra stock of -Boots, Shoes, Oxfords, Slippers and Rubber goods located at 515 Kan sas ave.. will be closed out at Bargain prices. Our new spring styles have just been received. See the show window display. Everything goes in this closing out sale at Bargain prices. Fixtures for sale. 515 Kansas Ave. The Florist HIRAM HULSE Grows his own plants in his own wood and Greenwood Aves., Potwin Special attention given to floral de signs. PALMS TO RENT Sales .and display rooms 819 Kansas Avenue Phone 4S8 GAS GOODS AT COST t Inverted Lights l.00 25c Mantles, 3 for. &OO4 15c Mantles, 2 flor... i- 25c Inverted Mantlee.... J. 20c Inverted Mantles.... 4 20o Inverted Globefi.... Block Mantles, X i Block Mantles, XX T 75c Pittsburg Lights. Weiderhold Mantles Save Money on Your Gas Good. I II. M. 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A French scientist has discovered one secret of long life. His method deals with the blood. But long ago millions of Amer icana had proved Electric Bitters prolongs life and makes it worth living. It purifies, enriches and vitalizes the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve cells, imparts life and tone to the entire system. It's a godsend to weak, sick and debilitated people. "Kid ney trouble had blighted my life for rnonths," writes W. M. Sherman, of Crush ing, Me., "but Electric Bitters cured me entirely." Only 50c at Campbell Drug Co. 45C t 25c X ...15e ...15c T ...12c 5 ....8c y 18c ...20o 45c T 15c X i PULLIAfMTO SEE. National League Head Takes Hand in Chicago Trouble. Inrestigate Cause of Chance and Murphy Friction. TO MAKE SENSATION. Claims to Hare Knowledge Crooked Dealings. of Chicago Owner Has Aroused En mity of Circuit. Chicago, Feb. lL President Harry C. PuUlaxn of the National League has entered into the controversy between President Murphy of the Chicago "club and Manager Frank Chance, and just at this moment, when Murphy and Chance have adjusted their differences Pulliam threatens to step in, throw a monkey wrench into the well-oiled ma chinery and reveal the entire internal workings of the world's champions' business affairs. In letters written to Garry Herrmann of the national commission, President Pulliam, stirred to wrath by the pub lic utterances and charges of Murphy, NOTHING TO IT BUT THE PENNANT THIS 5EA50N sai-s: 'If Mr. Murphy wants battle I will carry the war to Chicago and I know something personally concerning the management of the business affairs of the Chicago club during the games played between the Chicago and Isew York clubs in the last series played in the city of Chicago that will not look well in print." Yesterday correspondence between Pulliam and Herrmann in regard to the Chicago troubles came to light and gave a glimpse of what promises to be the biggest sensation that Chicago s baseball fans have had in years. Pulliam publicly offers, in his letters to Herrmann, which were made pub lic, to lay the entire facts of the case to the baseball writers' association of America, at the meeting of the National League in Chicago next week. Now that the letters have become public Pulliam will be called upon to make good and the meeting next week promises to be most sensational in the history of the league. In fact, the entire National League appears aligned against Murphy and his methods, and the Chicago club own er is likely to find himself in hot wa ter. Pulliam, in his correspondence w-ith Herrmann, openly charges, and Herr mann reiterates, that Murphy was bluffing when he offered to give the world's champions $10,000, and further that the national commission, in grant ing the permission to Murphy to give his players the money, did so merely to "call his bluff." That there was more back of the trouble between Chance and Murphy than the fact that Murphy called Chance a "fat head" Is evident. Chance it appears, was led to sign a four years' contract. Then, believing that he was not getting a fair treatment he demanded of Murphy a larger sum than was called for. The seriousaess of the trouble Is judged by the fact that Murphy, after refusing to allow Chance to readjust his contract, called him "fat head." President Pulliam, in a letter to Chance, written December 26, says: "I told him (Murphy) that you told me that you signed the contract vol untarily and named your own terms; that afterward, after thinking the mat ter over, you came to the conclusion that you had been too hasty and went to see him with a view of having the contract changed, if agreeable to him; that you were willing to abide by his decision if he took the position that a contract was a contract and that it was no fault of his that you named your terms too low, but that he in sulted you by calling you a 'fat head' and told you that you were not the whole thing in the Chicago club; that your success was due to the fact that you had a perfect team back of you and that he could pick any one of you to successfully lead his team. "Furthermore, he threatened to trade you to Cincinnati and named the men he would trade you for. namely, Hob Utzel and Lobert; that thereupon you left his office and came to California." Reading between the lines the story K S ILL HAVE l FANCY 1 y X W-COBB W THAT5 ME I LL vL X H X FRA77?Fn k SL.l)G EM OUT AT UX V cft J FRAZZLED )n A ,500 CUP XXX TS?3 WATCH ME POT EM VNJ 4 OVER, MY LATEST vX fMf 1 lN ALL THE MANA&ER3 g I .1 i U, .1 -3.-1 -Um Important to all Women Renders o! this Paper. Thousands upon thousands of women have kidney trouble and never suspect it. Women's complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder dis ease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they will cause the other organs to become diseased. You may suffer a great deal with pain in the back, bearing-down feelings, headache and loss of ambition. Poor health makes you nervous, irritable and may b despondent; it makes any one so. But thousands of Irritable, nervous, tired and broken-down women have restored their health and strength by the use of Swamp-Root, the great Kidney, Liver and Bladder Remedy. Swamp-Root brings new life and activity to the kidneys, the cause of such troubles. Many send for a sample bottle to see what Swamp-Root, the great Kid ney, Liver and Bladder Remedy will do for them. Every reader of this paper, who has not already tried It, may address Dr. Kilmer Co., Binghamton, N. Y., and receive sample bottle free by mail. You can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles at ejl drug stores. of the trouble between Chance and Murphy is plain. Murphy accompanied the team during the season frequently, but it was not until the final eastern trip when the Cubs seemed defeated that he began to attempt to dictate to Manager Chance regarding the management of the club. Just before "MANY ARE CALLED, BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN. MY AVERAGE. WILL BE 400 THIS SEASON the New York series in September Mur phy tried to tell Chance how to run the club. Chance, vexed and worried, was so angry then that he openly sta ted that if again insulted he would leave the team. The trouble was smoothed over after the Cubs eeem ingly had the pennant won. OFF FOR LINCOLN. Cooley and Robbins Will Leavo Friday Other Baseball Dope. Dick Cooley, manager of the local baseball team, and Fred P. Robbins, secretary of the club, will leave Friday for Lincoln where they will attend the schedule meeting which convenes in Lincoln Sunday afternoon. They will stop off for a short lime in Omaha Making Good. There is no way of making lasting friends like "Making Good;" and Doctor Pierce's medicines well exemplify this, and .heir friends, after more than two decades of popularity, are numbered by the hundreds of thousands. They have made good" and they have not made drunkards. A good, honest, square-deal medicine of known composition is Dr. Pierce's dolden Medical Discovery. It still enjoys an im mense sale, while most of the prepara tions that have come into prominence in the earlier period of its popularity have "gone by the board and are never more heard or. There must be some reason for this long-time popularity and that is to be found in its superior merits. When once given a fair trial for weak stomach, or for liver and blood affections, its supe rior curative qualities are soon manifest; hence it has survived and grown in pop ular favor, while scores of less meritorious articles have suddenly flashed into favor for a brief period and then been as soon forgotten. tor a torpid liver with its attendant Indigestion, dyspepsia, headache, per haps dizziness, foul breath, nasty coated tongue, with bitter taste, loss of appetite, with distress after eating, nervousness and debility, nothing is so good as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It's an honest, square-deal medicine with all its ingredients printed on bottle-wrapper no secret, no hocus-pocus humbug, therefore don't accept a si.ibstitv.te that the dealer may possibly make a little big ger profit. Insist on ycur right to have what you call for. Don't buy Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescript won expecting it to prove a "cure-ali." It is only advised for woman's special ail ments. It makes weak women strong and 6ick women well. Less advertised than some preparations sold for like purposes. Its sterling curative virtues still maintain its position in the front ranks, where it stood over two decades ago. As an in vigorating tonic and strengthening nerv ine it is unequaled. It won't satisfy those who want booze," for there is not a drop of alcohol in it. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, the origi nal Little Liver Pills, although the first pill of their kind in the market, still lead, and when once tried are ever afterwards in favor. Easy to take as candv one to three a dose. Much imitated but never equaled. S I ix .slWul N X IMS where they will visit Pa Rourke, own er of the Omaha team. Jack Holland of the Wichita team will stop-over in Topeka on his way to Lincoln and win spend a few hours with Cooley and Robbins. Art Furey, once the property of the Topeka team, has been pitching hay this winter near Morganvile. He will play with a Central Kansas team this summer, or at least he has had some offers. Dusty .Miller, -a former Wiehita out fielder, and later of the Southern league, has turned outlaw, and has accepted a -berth with the Stockton team in the California State league. An announcement of the securing of another player for the local team can be expected within a couple of days. Outfielder Kennedy, who was with Enid and Topeka last season, is now working down in Panama. It is not thought that he will be back in the states to play ball next season. Paul Love well, who is running the Salina Journal, must have turned sporting editor, judging from the num ber of "Fanltorials" appearing in that paper every evening. Pitcher From, who was with Wich ita awhile in 1906, has signed a con tract with Ducky Holmes of the Sioux City club. Holmes says his team is complete with the exceptions of an in fielder and a pitcher. Hutchinson is looking for a man to head the Hutchison team as president. There will undoubtedly be plenty of trouble in finding the man, for at last reports there were 105 directors of vr wiiK the team, and this number has prob ably been augmented since Hutchinson was forced out of the Western associa tion and into the Kansas State league. Omaha Bee: Clark Griffith, the old fox, now manager of Cincinnati, is quoted in the Sporting News as deny ing most emphatically the report that he ever asked for waivers on Chick Autrey. He pronounces the report a simple fake. It is no surprise to Omaha friends of Chick to hear of this statement from Griffith. Here is what the Cincinnati correspondent to the Sporting News says: "When Manager Grifhth got wise to the 'news he did not hesitate to say that it was nothing more nor less than a fake. If Presi dent Dreyfuss, who probably wants Autrey to bolster up that Infield of his can show where we ever asked for waivers on Autrey,' declared Griff, with emphasis, 'I'll give him Autrey without one cent of charges. As yet the chal lenge has not been 1 accepted, and it s a cinch that it will not be. Autrey will have opportunity to prove that he is a better man than Hoblltzell before final sentence is passed upon him." ST. JOSEPH WON'T DO. President O'Neill Expresses Opinion of Missouri Town, Sioux City. Ia., Feb. 11. President Norris L. O'Neill of the Western league does not favor St. Joseph as a Western league city and thinks the former experience of that town should be a lesson for some time. In regard to his being in St, Jospeh and what happened there, he has the following to say: "I was waited on by the members of the city council and prominent fans, and they were insistent that St. Joseph be given a berth in the Western league. They stated with a great deal of emphasis that they could easily sup port a team in this league now. How ever, as I see it now, there is little chance of St. Joseph getting a fran chise in the Western league. That city was given an opportunity to get into the league once, and that year near ly broke up the league. It will take some pretty strong talk on St. Joseph's part to convince us that it would be a paying proposition to put a team in there." .J From that line of talk it is quite evident that O'Neill is not greatly in favor of seeing the former "Jobbers" In the circuit again. HE WOtXD FIGHT JEFFRIES. Billy Delauey Posts $1,000 as Forfeit for Al Kaufman. New York, Feb. ll. According to a story published here today Biliy De laney has posted tl.SyOQ. with AI Smith as stakeholder to bind a match for the world"s heavyweight pugilistic cham pionship between Al Kaufman of Cali fornia and J. J. Jeffries. According to the report Delaney, who once handled Jeffries, believes Kaufman can defeat Jeffries and is willing to allow the $1,000 to go as a forfeit for a $10,000 side bet. De laney: is quoted as saying that in all his fights he has never permitted Kaufman to extend himself, desiring to teach him all the fine points of the game. Now he considers Kaufman to be fit to do battle with any man in the world. THEY LOSE AT LAST. Washington Trims Jayhavt-kerg in Close Game Score 28 to 26. St. Louis, Feb. 11. In a brilliant game, the outcome of which was in doubt until the last few minutes of play, Washington university's basket ball team last night defeated Kansas 2 8 to 26. The score at the end of the first half was 14 to 11 in favor of Kan sas. In the second half, Skaer, recent ly elected captain of Washington, won the game. Washington Field goals, 13; foul goals, 2. Kansas Field goals, 12; foul goals, 2. Referee James Kenregan, Central high school. Time of halves 25 minutes. DriMxril Bests Cross. New York, Feb. 11. Jn a slashing ten round fight at the Fairmount A. C. last night Jem Driscoll, the English lightweight, had the better of his bout with Leech Cross of New York. The first four rounds were easily Driscoll's, the Englishman using an effective left jab which had Cross much distressed. Cross showed to better advantage later and had the better of the final rounds. Turk Tlirows Three Men. Milwaukee, Feb. 11. Hussift Mah mout, the Terrible Turk, last night threw three men in 32 minutes, the opponents being Ed Martinson, E. S. Carson and Tom Conners. WELCOME TO THE FLEET. More Interest in the Home Coming Than in the Departure. Washington, Feb. 11. In point of public interest the homecoming of the great battleship fleet promises to ex ceed the notable departure of the same vessels. Already Washington officials and others who intend to go to Old Point on Washington's birthday to see the ships come in are finding difficulty in securing accommodations. There has been a great increase in the number of passenger steamers chartered for this special occasion. Today the Navy league succeeded in reserving one of the Old Dominion line steamers with a capacity of 350 persons which will afford ample accommodations for the members and friends of the league and expected additions between now and the 22nd instant. Forty-eight men have died on the fleet since it left Hampton Roads in December 1907, up to the time the ships sailed from Gibraltar, according to the navy department's figures. Some of the bodies have been sent home in cases where the relatives have asked it; the remainder have found a resting place in foreign climes. The ratio of deaths to the 15,000 men com posing the crews and officers of the fleet is probably lower than in the or dinary walks of life. Wireless telegraphy is playing a part in making pleasant for the offi cers and men the final stage of the trip, by conveying to the ships the news of the day at home and abroad. Also it Is the means by which orders may. at ,-anytimabe conveyedfo -Admiral Sperry- by -the naval depart ment. This can be accomplished through the government or other wireless stations on shore and by relay through various east and west bound trans-Atlantic liners. The sensitive instruments can pick up the budget of press news sent broadcast over the ocean by wireless from Cape Cod, Mass., and from Podhu, England, for trans-Atlantic liners and is printed aboard these ships iri newspapers. Then again, wireless will come' into play when the battleships of the third squadron under Rear Admiral Arnold, and the scout cruisers attached to it go forth to meet the homecoming fleet. BOUND TO THE STAKE. Negro Is Rescued Before Mob Can Start the Fire, Tampa, Feb. 11. Charges Crumley, the negro arrested on suspicion of be ing the man who attacked Miss Irma Newell, was taken from the Jail at Lakeland by a mob, bound to a stake, wood heaped about his body and oil poured over the mass, with the in tention of burning him. Sheriff John Logan, his brother, Alonzo Logan, and Special Deputy McMuIlen then induced the mob to surrender the negro, saying he could prove an alibi and Crumley was marched back to Jail. 20 Years WithHeartTrouble "Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy has cured me of heart disease of over 20 years' standing. I was so bad that I could not do my work, and could scarcely draw a full breath without fainting or smothering. The doctor told me he could do no more for ne; then I commenced taking the Heart Remedy. I shall never forget that night. I slept better than I had before in months. I kept right on getting better, un til I was perfectly well." MRS. LAURA RUSSELL, Logan, Iowa. When the heart action is weak, it fails to pump the blood through the lungs with sufficient rapidity. Then the lungs do not absorb the proper amount of oxygen, although they may be taking in a normal amount of air. The result is shortness of breath, smothering spells, diffi cult breathing, oppressed feeling in chest. Dr. Miles' Heart Rem edy strengthens the heart nerves and muscles, and in this way increases the circulation. Get a bottle from j'our drug gist. Take it according to direc tions, and. if it does, not benefit he will return your money. There is Only One efsf That is USED THE WORLO OVER TO Always remember the full name. for this signature on every box. THIS IS range lW .-A; :,v 1 ft fcMzf. m rA r w7 Suitlnst Every dealer has a full supply at special prices. Sunkist Oranges or Health jA When Your Head Aches IV f :jj don't take chances with your heart by dosing V f jr with headache cures. 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Cbokinharn 106 East 7th St. OFilC: HOURS 9 to li. 2 to 6, 1 to S; day evening: Sundays 9:30 to 10:30. m:M. 99 CURE A COLO IH ONE DAY Look 25c. iforma lmitea The only tram between Chicago anj Southern California, via any line, ex clusively for first-class travel. All others also carry tourist sleepers and second-class passengers. Has a Pullman for GranJ Canyon of Arizona Chicago and KaiiM City to Lo AntfeU. Saa Diego and San Franciaco. New equipment throughout. Carries Fred Harvey dining car. eomparimK ana drawing-room Pull mans, observation sleeper (with ladies parlor) and a club car. In wmterless California you enjoy perfect weather De luxe booklets of train and trip on request. 'Write to or see L. KING, City Passenger Agt Phone 6S2. Week Monday, Tuesday. Thur.da a tC"

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v S RAILROAD NEWS. Union Pacific Towns Want To peka Tie Treating Plant. Salina, Junction City and Law rence Talk About It. MAY BE REMOVED SOOX Local Location Unsatisfactory Because of High Water. Other Items of Interest in Kail way Circles. That the Vnion Pacific tie treating plant now located in North Topeka, will be removed to some other point In Kansas within a few months would seem to be a foregone conclusion from the number of stories regarding To peka's plant floating around in other towns over the system. The latest town to start a rumor is Ealina. The Union Pacific recently leased twenty or thirty acres at that point and it is said that the company has secured an option on other land adiacent. This it is said is for the Purpose of building a tie treating plant to take the place of the one in Topeka. ,t Junction City is another town that would like to deprive Topeka of this institution. Junction City is an am bitious sort of a burg and Uion H cific improvements is about all tnat Junction City can go after. There is a good deal of unoccupied land nel0"s" in- to this company there, probably enough to permit of accommodations for the local plant. In addition Junc tion City is a division point and this is in her favor. v. n ttiQf wnllla like to pet something away from Topeka is Lawrence. The Union Pacific could get held of a good deal of land at that place". However, Junction City and balina seem to be the strongest bidders, with the chances slightly in favor of Salina. The Union Pacific has shown an m- cflfnn than clination to ao mure im for anv town on the Kansas division. Jt is' almost a certainty that the tie treating plant will some day sooner or later be taken away from Topeka. It is a big institution and employs a large number of men. But the loca tion of the plant was a mistake, as the high water frequently puts the plant out of business for some time and the damage over balances what ever advantages there might be in its present site. However. the Union Pacific officials have intimated that the plant might be retained in To peka but moved north on higher jn-ound, where it would be immune from the Kaw's overflow. XEUIIART TO DENVER. 1'nion Pacific Engineer Expected to Work on New Harriman Plans. Lawrence. Kan.. Feb. 11. Another claim of evidence to the effect that the Union Pacific will build a line in Colo rado or at least make many improve ments in the attempt to rival the Hill interests since they have secured the Colorado Southern,, is furnished here in Lawrence. Frank Neuhart, one of the prominent engineers of the Union Pacific who has been in Lawrence for some time figuring on local improve ments, unexpectedly received orders to stop all work here and hurry to Den ver. He left last night. Before leav ing it was intimated that Mr. Neuhart, who is one of the best civil engineers on the Union Pacific, would figure on the new improvements and possibly assist in the survey for the new line, which Harriman proposes to build. THEY SMUGGLED BOOZE. Now Santa Fe Has Spotters Watching Wellington Trainmen. Wellington. Kan., Feb. 11. Because certain trainmen are believed to be aid ing Wellington people in violating the prohibitory law and are carrying whisky and beer into the state of Kan sas, the officials of the Santa Fe at this point have dispatched spotters to watch all the trainmen. If they look sus picious, the spotters have orders to look through their grips and if liquor of any kind is found to confiscate it. Com plaints regarding trainmen have Deen received with frequency of late. An investigation held only a few days ago resulted in the discharge of a negro porter. Several of the train officiate, the porters especially, are under sus picion. The only way of getting in toxicants of any kind in the city is to bring them in from Kansas City. On this acount, the trainmen on the Southern Kansas division, which runs directly through here from Kansas City, have a monopoly on the trade. XOT IIVIIT IN" SHOPS. Jul 1 11 Murrell. Santa Fe Sliopman, Met Fatal Accident on Way to Work. John Murrell, who was employed at the Santa Fe shops and who died Wednesday, did not receive his injuries in the Santa Fe shops as was reported. While going to work a week ago Hon day morning, Mr. Murrell was walking east irom Kansas avenue on urane street. Just a short distance west of the Santa Fe mechanical building at Crane and Adams, a steam pipe which crosses Crane street underground, had broken and the pressure of the steam had forced a small hole in. the walk. Mr. Murrell stepped into the hole and was badly scalded with the steam and boiling "Water. He returned west on Crane street, and reached the Seymour Packing Co. plant from which place he was conveyed to his home. He did not reach the Santa Fe shops on the morn ing in which he received his fatal burns. GARR OPENS UP. Defense Begins in the Marion Murder Case. Attorney Claims Evidence Was Manufactured. IT IS UP TO GERMAIN. Charges That He Suppressed Important Evidence. Denies That '.Telltale Coat Ever Belonged to Defendant. STABS THREE MEN. Passenger Goes Insane on Train and Slashes at Everybody. Des Moines, Feb. 11. Becoming suddenly insane on a Great Western passenger train near Berwick, la., Martin Oberman of Chicago drew a huge knife and slashed at all within reach. Before he had been beaten senseless by trainmen and passengers, he stabbed three men. One of the vic tims, Ernest Richards of Parkersburg, Ia., was perhaps fatally hurt. The others, E. E. Dawson and Logan Greenwell of Chicago, were seriously hurt, but will recover. Marion, Feb. 11. The- Carr murder trial opened again today with a large crowd in attendance and the interest which has increased as the trial pro gressed was probably greater today as the state finished the presentation of its direct evidence. J. F. Lytle. chief route agent of the Wells-Fargo, and E. H. Stevens, as sistant superintendent, were on the stand for the purpose of identifying stolen jewelry found and' as to the con dition of local safe when checked by them at Newton, from which the jew elry and one thousand dollar money shipments were taken. John Cummings, city marshal at Newton, Kansas, H. C. Spratt, night chief, and A. R. Ainsworth, sheriff of Harvey county, stated they had seen Carr at Newton during the day of March 29th, 30th and 31st. that Mr. Spratt told about Carr and his father-in-law, J. C. Simmons speaking to him, saying that if on his rounds during the night he discovered a man in the pool hall to not disturb him as it would be the defendant, who intended sleeping in the billiard hall several nights. Link Thompson, negro porter of the Murphey hotel at Newton, identified register and testified that on the night of March 29th, Carr registered at that hotel and was shown to his room by Thompson. The hotel register was also identified by City Marshal John Cummings. A discharge check was introduced as evidence showing that the defendant received salary due him from the Santa Fe Railway company at La Junta, Colo., on December 11th, 1907. This was a very important point on the part of the state and which was closely con tested by the defense inasmuch as it was corroborative of evidence given by a tailor at La Junta who testified that on or about the 12th day of De cember, 1907, the defendant came to his shop and ordered an overcoat cut off, which he identified as the one which is being presented as evidence in this case and upon which were found the numer ous blood spots and in which the stolen jewelry was found. G. C. Pettys, train dispatcher at Newton, was placed on the stand and identified train sheets and records made by himself covering the arrival of trains 115 and 17 at Newton as well as the departing time of No. 17. By him the state corroborated testimony given by numerous other witnesses as to the exact time of the arrival and departure of these trains. All of which was used in the technical point of ueumieiy ueieriiiiiiiiis now long prior to the arrival of train 115 to Newton the murder had been committed, thus establishing the matter of venue or jurisdiction, unier special Agent Ger main was again called on the stand for re-examination. The State Rests. At 3:30 p. m. the state rested.- a de. murrer was filed by the defendant's at torneys. W. H. Wheeler and H. S. Mar tin, asking that the case be thrown out of court, giving as a basis of their de murrer that Marion countv district court dia not nave jurisdiction and that the murder did not occur in Marion county. The jury was excused while a brisk legal battle ensued between state and defendant s attorneys. The state's attorneys contended that the court had a right to settle the matter of jurisdic tion, thus not leaving it a matter for the Jury to decide- from the evidence given. The court overruled the de murrer of defendant. In answering the state's contention that the matter of Jurisdiction should be decided by the court and not the Jury the court stated that in his in struction to the jury he would make it pain that if they should find that any part, prior or subsequent happenings were committed within Marion county, his court would have jurisdiction. In this answer the state's attorneys have gained a very important point, as the defendant is charged with having com mitted the crime in Marion county. After about one hour's recess the jury was recalled and the defense by W. H. Wheeler made their statement as to what they expected to prove and ahow to the jury in their defense. Contention of the Defense. Attorney Wheeler's statement to the jury outlining his defense: "The defendant, William T. Carr, was born at Brookfleld, Mo., was rear ed and received his early education at that point and acted in the capacity of altar boy in the Catholic cathedral. When about fifteen years of age he left home and engaged in railroad work and shortly after that became an em ploye of the Wells-Fargo Express Co. Was about four years in that capacity. "In the evidence we will show you he was married to Miss Simmons in June 1905, at Newton, Kan., has now a wife and two children, that he was supporting them in the employ of the Wells-Fargo Express company and also the Santa Fe railroad; that just prior to the time of the commission of this crime this defendant was thrown from a car- in the Santa Fe yards at Newton, Kan., and badly in jured and at the time when the crime was committed he was a cripple, that he had great difficulty in moving about. The evidence will show you that just after he was cripped he was unable to do any work for the Santa Fe and then he entered in the employ of Mr. Simmons in the pool hall at Newton, Kan., that he worked there until some time tin the month of March and he was still in the crippled condition and felt unable to work at the pool hall and set out to get em ployment with the Wells-Fargo Ex press company. That about two weeks prior to the killing of Oscar Allen Bailey the defendant beat his way to Kansas City, Mo., to seek em ployment and was. in Kansas City seeking employment and staying at his father s and mother a home in Kan sas City, Mo., and during that time he concluded to again return to the work he had left in the pool hall at Newton, Kan., and that he rode there on train No. 117. Charges Evidence Was Manufactured. The evidence, gentlemen or trie jury, will Khnw vnn fhq i, in this case Is tint ha j v.. v ci.. mm 11c Idoes not know anything about it, or "e evidence, 1 think will disclose to you that the package in this case, the box that was left in Bockmoles barber shop was tamper ed with and an exchange made. The evidence will show you that the barber shop was a place men went in and out of day and night up to 10 o'clock and men went in for bathing and some times to drink. That the pool hall is public place open to anybody going in and out. The evidence will show you that the circumstancial evidence In this case has been largely magnified. We will show you by a witness who is a member of the Santa Fe force un der H. H Germain, that evidence has been suppressed in this case and when train No. 115 went out of Kansas City three men were seen stealing a ride upon that train and a report of same was turned in by this man to the se cret service of the Santa Fe. That this man was a detective in the ser vice and he made report of these three men riding on train and that when Carr was arrested Mr. Germain's man was instructed to make no report of this. "We will prove that when train ar rived at crossing of Missouri Pacific railway three men jumped off and that door was open on south side of car. That U. G. Wood, fireman on the left hand side of the engine who was look ing out of the cab looked back and saw two men Jump off. and run away from the trucks. That Mr. Beeler. the engineer on the right-hand side looked back out of the cab and saw the third man get off. We will show you with the evidence that names of employes have been withheld from the defendant and his counsel and when we have shown you this defendant had not more opportunity to commit the crime than any other man who was present there we will expect mercy at your hands." Caldwell's First Witness. The first witness called by the de fense was a man by the name of John Caldwell, a discharged track watchman of the Santa Fe, who claimed he had been working at Kansas City under Head Watchman S. W. Zickefoose at Kansas City. It is believed Caldwell came to Marion to give expert evi dence as to the handling of criminal cases by special service departments of railroads. He admitted he had been discharged from the Santa Fe service but stated he had had considerable ex perience in the detective line, having at one time recovered a watch for a Frisco coach cleaner at Kansas City, this, however, seemed to be the extent of the detective work, as when cross examined by the state and asked to give further references relative to work he had handled in the guise of a detec tive he sat on his rights stating he did not care to incriminate himself by divulging to the court and Jury his con nection with cases he had handled. After a gruelling cross-examination by the state he stated he saw three men board Santa Fe train No. 115 at Kan sas City on its departure from that point the night of March 28, 1908, de scribed them and gave the distance be tween the spot where he was standing and where parties boarded train, this was proved to be more than a quarter of a mile and that it was 10:50 o'clock r m. when he saw them. The defense closed their day's work, with Caldwell still on the stand in the hands or trie state. From the manner which the state is handling him It is quite evi dent they will discredit statements made by him. In the finest bakery in the West. This is where lakoma Biscuit, are made." Ovens are of white tile on the top floor. All is Dure air. li?ht and sun shine. This perfect bakery cost $1 ,000,000. aRoma Biscuit Compare them with the common kind from dark, damp unclean basement bakeries. Judge them by their crispness, their daintiness, tneir iresnness. At your grocers in triple-sealed, moisture-proor packages. I ry them. Si Mi fir1 is m Kansas City VlLE9 5 and 10 cent Packages WAY IN FOR KNOX. Salary of Secretary of Stale to Go Back to Old Figure. Washington, Feb. 11. Following close upon the discovery that Senator Philander C. Knox could not, without violating a provision of the constitu tion of the United States, accept the state portfolio in the Taft cabinet, the senate took prompt action to remove the constitutional objection. Senator Hale introduced a resolution which was referred to the committee on the judiciary, providing that the salary of the secretarv of state be reduced from $12,000 to $8,000, the figure at which it stood before it was increased, along with those of all other cabinet officers, two years ago. In view of this resolution. Assistant Attorney General Russell held that if congress restores the salary, "the case falls outside the purpose of the law and Is not within the law." Senator Hale said there is no thought on the part of senators of In creasing the compensation of the sec retary of state after March 4, 1911. when Mr. Knox's term in the senate would have expired had he served un til its close. He said it is the purposo of Mr. Knox to serve throughout the four years of the Taft administration at a salary of $8,000. The comptroller declined to dlscuf-s the question of eligibility of Senator Knox. The question of whether the constitutional inhibition would apply if Senator Knox should resign his seat in the senate before receiving his ap pointment has never been raised so far as can be learned. r Engine Fell 300 Feet. Grand Junction, Feb. 11. While plowing through the heavy drifts at Baxter pass on the Uintah railroad, an engine and snow plough. In round ing a sharp curve on the down grade, plunged over a three hundred foot precipice, killing Engineer J. E. Lane and fatally injuring a Greek section hand. Four other workmen were se riously injured. ll tl Damp, Chill, Changing Weather Weakens the Kidneys Changeable weather, exposure, grippe, colds and chills cause most of the kidney trouble that is so common in winter and spring. That is what causes those spells of lame back, backache, shooting pains, tired feelings, dizziness, nervousness, fits of irritability and blues." The kidneys are clogged with im purities, set back in their great work of filtering the blood, congested, irritated or inflamed. Poisonous uric acid is collect ing where it should not and setting up disturbances and pain. Cure the weakened kidneys-set them working right again. No need to experiment. Use Doan's Kidney Pills, which have proved their merit in thousands of cases. TOPEKA TESTIMONY PROVES THAT DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS CURE SICK KIDNEYS EVERY PICTURE, TELLS A STORY. Backache Gives You Warning of Treacherous Kidney Ills Backache is likely to be the first sign noticed of kidney dis orders that have been coming on for months. Kidney diseases start mysteriously and make silent, rapid headway. The ad vanced stages dropsy, diabetes, gravel and Bright's disease are usually fatal. The best time to cure kidney disease is in the beginning. Notice the first stab of pain in the back, the first irregularity of the urine. Then give the weakend kidneys prompt help. Neglect may mean a serious illness. Doan's Kidney Pills strengthen weak kidneys, cure bad back, clear and regulate the urine, and restore natural kidney action. They relieve quickly and cure permanently. I Stabbed in the Back" TOPEKA PROOF Mrs. M. E. Olson. 623 Lake street, Topeka, says: "I was suffering from symptoms of dis ordered kidneys. There were severe pains in the small of my back that made it hard for me to stoop and at times my whole body was racked with pain of a rheumatic nature. My back was also very weak, I was nervous and subject to headaches and dizzy spells. I had often read about Doan's Kidney Pills and de cidinf to try them, I procured a box at Row ley's drug store. They relieved me from the first and did me a world of good. I gladly recommend man's Kidney Pills to other kid ney sufferers." TOPEKA PROOF B. K. Waite. 220 E. Fifth Street, Topeka, Kan., says: "For the past six months I have been troubled off and on with pains in the small of my back, accompanied with a gen eral kidney disorder. The pains would often settle across the kidneys and make it almost imposible for me to bend over. The passages of the kidney secretions were also irregular, causing me much annoyance. When I saw Doan's Kidney Pills so highly advertised, I de cided to try them and procured a box at Row ley's drug store. They gave me immediate re lief and In view of my experience, I consider them worthy of endorsement." Have you ever had one of those sudden twinges? Have you ever had one of those "cricks" in the back? Does your back ache with a dull, heavy, draggy throb? Is it hard to straighten up after stooping? Hard to get up from a chair, or turn in bed? Is the urine dark-colored? Passages too frequent, scanty or scalding? Your kidneys need attention. Get a box of Doan's Kidney Pills, the remedy that has cured thousands. TOPEKA PEOPLE TELL HOW DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS CURE BAD BACKS TOPEKA PROOF Mrs. C. Neske, 1000 K. Eighth Street, To peka, Kan., says: "I suffered from rheumatism and kidney trouble and believe my advanced age was the cause. I was seldom free from a dull, bearing down pain acros my back and of ten became so lame and sore tnat I could hard ly do my housework. I also had frequent headaches and was very nervous. Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills advertised as a cure for such troubles, I procured a box at Rowley's drug store. They gave me immediate relief and I soon" felt better than I had in a long time." TOPEKA PROOF N. H. Wolff, 113 K. 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4 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE J OURNAIt THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1909, T0PEK1 STATE JOURNAL By FRANK P. MAC tENNAS. Entered July 1, 1875. as eoond-olaa matter at the postoffice at Topeka. Kan., under the act of congress. VOLUME XXXVI No. 36 Official State Paper. Official Paper City of Topeka. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally edition, delivered by carrier. 18 cents a week to any part of Topeka. or suburbs, or at the same price In any Kan aa town where the paper ha a carrier system. gy malt, one year 2 aL Hi11, thr months !S Saturday edition of dally, one year... 1 TELEPHONES, Business Office Ben '2 Bufttnaaa rim Ind. Vfi Reporter- Room g Reporters' Room Ind. Pr.nV p. u,.!...., Ind. TOO PFRMANFNT HOME. Topeka State Journal bulldt.jsr. S"o and Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. New TnrV Off loo- Vlatlron building;. Si Twentv-thlrd street, comer Fifth avenue and Broadway. Paul Block, manager. Ollmrn nm.a- W rtf ni-rt building. Paul Block. m rarer. STXL leased wire rfport OF THE ASSOCIATED PRF The State Journal Is a member of the Associated Press and receives the full day telegraph report of that great news or ganization for the exclusive afternoon publication In Topeka. The news is received In The State Jour nal building over wires for this sole pur ine The Toledo Blade thinks that the making of Mr. Taft a Mason "on eight" will doubtless strike the goat as a happy thought. Now that the votes of the electoral college have been formally canvassed William H. Taft is president-elect of the United States. Because the people of the United States responded promptly and gener ously with relief for the sufferers of the Italian earthquake, Mr. Roosevelt stands a chance of being made "a citizen of Rome." The bigamist, who has been ar rested in Chicago on a charge of hav ing more than fifty wives, will prob ably come in for a bit of pity as well as a lot of deserved censure. If the legislature can find a way to cut off several state boards and com missions without interfering in any way with the structure and efficiency of the state government, and it prob ably can, It will prove itself to be gTeat. A trust for the suppression, or rath er the correction and education of promising actors, has evidently been formed by the dramatic writers of the local newspapers. The Sherman law will probably be invoked against It as 'this statute applies with equal rigor to good trusts as well as bad ones. That's Its great defect. The New Tork Sun calls attention to the fact that a newspaper pub lished In the English language at Bangalore, In British India, sheds this light on the Panama question: Panama Is one of the nine states in the District of Columbia, which Is the seat of the United States government provided by the state of Maryland." An excellent Idea Is to be found In the measure which was recently pre sented to congress providing a pen Blon of $12,000 a year for the ex presidents of the nation. In the very nature of things there are never very many of them, and the government and its people can well afford to make certain provision for them during their lives. Something worse than a hornet's nest appears to have been stirred up for Uncle Sam by the activities of cer tain Californians. The Chinese along the Pacific coast have memorialized the federal authorities that they are being grossly discriminated against, that, as a matter of fact, the Japanese are being accorded far more courtesies than they are. The worst feature of this is that It is probably the truth. The Judiciary committee of the state senate has acted favorably on a meas ure which will make it a state's prison offense for a person to be convicted more than two times for violating the prohibitory law. This bill should be come a law, and if it does many of the habitual Jointists in Topeka will do well to mend their ways or they'll be working in the coal mine at Lansing Instead of breaking an occasional hunk of rock in the yard of the city prison. As the time approaches for the salary envelopes to make their rounds among the baseball players, many of the mighty at the game who plan to retire from it each winter with the proclivities of a. grand opera star in such a direction, reconsider their de terminations, pack their satchels and make ready to participate in the "spring practice." And the baseball fans well, from one end of the coun try to the other, they sigh sighs of relief. Everybody will probably agree with the critics on the structural details of United States battleships to the effect that there is "something the matter with them." The sixteen great ves sels which have started for home from the other side of the Atlantic on the last leg of their world girdling tour are in better shape In all ways than they were when they started. The "matter with them" appears to be that they are much better vessels of war than even their most optimistic friends had reason to believe they vere. While the folks in Topeka on the south side of the Kaw are thinking over the steps that ought to be taken to guard the city against the floods of the future, the people on the "North Bide are spending their money in the building of dikes and the taking of other precautions to minimize the flood dangers. Undoubtedly the time win come when the people oa the south side of the river will wish that they had devoted less energy to thoughts on the proposition and more of it to real work In erecting flood bar riers. Forehandedness always pays. FIREMEN NEED WATER. City officials are rightly pointing with pride to the Are record of Topeka as compared with the similar records of other cities of the same size. They show that the fire losses In this town have been materially less each year than they have been in other places and there can be no denying the fact that this speaks well for the efficiency of the local fire department. In all the criticism that has been properly provoked as a result of the Copeland disaster there has been no disposition or no reason on the part of anyone to set up a claim, which would be really foolish, that the fire depart ment of this city ds inefficient. Be cause the heads of this department did not see fit to enforce certain provis ions of law relating to the equipment of hotels and other buildings with fire escapes, as they should have done, that is no argument that the Topeka fire department is an Inefficient force when it comes to fighting fires. It is an exact truth to say that the local fire department is as good, if not a great deal better, than those In other cities of the size of Topeka. It ought to be The employes of it are treated liberally in the way of pay. They are housed in a most modern fashion and they are provided with the best equipment that there is in the market. Because the fire department Is effl cient, however, is no good reason why steps should not be taken to make more adequate the water supply at its disposal, or to create the means for an emergency supply In case a big fire develops. It seems to be the consensus of opinion among eiperts, who are qualified to express an opinion on the subject, that such a water supply is not available in the city under present conditions. This has also been demon strated frequently at the smaller and larger fires of the past few years when- the fire department has been handicapped sorely right at the time of a most dire need with an inade quate supply of water. And really the excellent efficiency of the fire depart ment has been shown by the manner in which it has successfully fought fires and kept them from spreading without the supply of water that was actually needed. What is necessary for a better fire protection then, more than additional steam engines, which will be a constant expense to maintain, is a better water supply. Whatever the expense is In establishing one. it will be worth the money. That is what other cities are doing. Even New York is going to an unusual expense to provide a special water supply for the fire protection of certain districts of the city which will obivate the necessity of its maintain ing the great number of steam fire en gines -that It now does. WISE LABOR CAPITALIZING. "When the steel trust was organized it adopted the policy of inducing its operatives to invest their savings in the commmi stock of the corporation," says the Washington Post, "and to that end special inducement was of fered; and the bounty therefrom de rived, and paid as supplemental divi dend to the employes, amounts to $621,000. "The employes own stock in the trust to the par value of $21,000,000, on which they have been- paid divi dends aggregating $12,000,000. We are not advised as to whether the holdings of the pperatives are Increas ing, but it will be a happy day for both capital and labor when the men who work with their hands own all, or part, of the merchandise wrought by their strength and their skill. That would make a strike an Impossibility, for, if the wage was too small, the en hanced dividends would cure the hardship, and if the wage was too high, things would be evened by a smaller earning of investment. "'Some very good men believe that there can be security for capital and content for labor when the men who labor own the shops in which they work and have a proprietary interest in the merchandise they produce, and not until then. That would operate as an industrial socialism, without the virus of a political socialism we hear so much about. The road to this ben eficent socialism is found in the profit sharing plan of the steel trust, and, though the $21,000,000 that labor has acquired la beggarly compared with the total, the fact that the operatives of the steel trust are capitalists to any extent whatever is encouraging. "Perhaps there is not a better man aged property in the world than the lands and tenements, the goods and chattels, and the rights and privileges of the steel trust, and all of us Ameri cans, from plutocrat to hobo, will rise up to call it blessed if it shall find a way to make brawny labor a prosper ous capitalist." A NEED OF COUNTRY SCHOOLS. In his comment on the report of the country life commission, which has Just been made public. President Roose velt says that from all that has been done and learned by the commissioners as a result of their Investigations three great general and immediate needs for the betterment of country life stand out. He epitomizes them as follows: First Effective co-operation among farmers, to put them on a level with the organized interests with which they do business. Second A new kind of schools In the country, which shall teach the children as much outdoors as indoors and per haps more, so tfcat they will prepare for country life, and not as at present, mainly for life In town. Third Better means of communica tion, Including good roads and a par cels post, which the country people are everywhere, and rightly, unanimous in demanding. Concerning his deduction on the need of a ,new kind of schools, where Mr. Roosevelt says the children ought to be taught "as much outdoors as Indoors and perhaps more," It is reasonable to suppose that he had in mind the desir ability of teaching the pupils In the country schools the fundamentals of scientific agriculture, so that their In terest in this pursuit, might be kept awake and heightened and not crowded out of their minds by other subjects, not quite so Important to their welfare and to the development of the farming industry to proper standards. Legislation along this line Is now pending in the state legislature in the bill which seeks to add a course In ag riculture to the curriculum of the county high schools, and to which some objection has been made. It might not be a bad plan to go further with this subject and extend the teaching of ag riculture to the common schools of the country districts. If. as is possible by the teaching of scientific farming, the school children can be shown that two blades of grass can be grown were one ordinarily grows, that corn and wheat and everything else that is grown In the ground can be made to yield larger harvests and richer returns through proper care. It is the most likely thing in the world that they will become rather fascinated with the possibilities of farm ing and that they will be glad to remain with their parents on the good old farms and help In their Improvement In all ways. JOURNAL ENTRIES Among the real wise men are those wno Know they don't know much. One of the mysteries of life is what a baby will be when he grows up. Tramps are at least useful In that they provide material for many an al leged joke. Funny isn't it? Many girls are the same age on a half dozen different birthdays. Some people have about as good an Idea as to the nature of an oath as has the average parrot. JAYHAWKER JOTS Mark Cretcher protests that in a country town a man can t even get a haircut without people asking if he's going away. A teacher in the Douglass schools gave to the class in spelling the words cnagrined. Several of the pupils spelled it "s-h-e-g-r-i-n-n-e-d." Then she did. Wichita Beacon. A pleasant young gentleman who claimed to be an English peer, has proved to be nothing more than a dis appear, since he was given a Job where he could get his hands on a few thou sand dollars of other people's money at Wichita. Hutchinson News. The Iola Record contributes a note of warning to the discussion of the state purchase of the John Brown bat tle field at Osawatomie. Attention Js called to the fact that the business of buying up battlefields would bank rupt the state if none other were ac quired except those on which Cy Ice land "met his Waterloo." The Manhattan Nationalist, the new daily paper, issued its first number Monday. The Mercury will also start daily and its publication will be printed the first of the week. The owners say that they will give the people of the city two good papers and if that is the case they should receive good support. Salina Journal. In Its Kansas day editorial, the Leavenworth Times recalls this in stance of the first Kansas day: "To the Leavenworth Times, Kansas day has perhaps a deeper significance than to any other newspaper in the state. Forty-eight years ago the news was flashed across the continent and first into the office of the Daily Times that Kansas has been admitted to the sis terhood of states. An edition of this paper was speedily struck off and with bundle of copies of the Times the late Col. D. R. Anthony made a record breaking trip to Lawrence on horse back where the territorial convention was then in session, carrying to it the first announcement of Kansas' good fortune." The Kansas City Star styles the fol lowing paragraph from the Sedgwick fantagraph as being sensible: "At least a dozen country newspapers In this part of Kansas are busily engaged n giving stuff away in voting contests. One would naturally think that the ollar a year received on subscription was little enough without having to throw in everything from pianos to kitchen ranges and diamond watches. If the papers are really not worth the dollar a year asked why not spend the piano money in making them worth the price? The fact of the matter is that any country weekly In this part f Kansas Is worth more than the price asked. The question naturally follows, then why throw in a thresh ing machine and a set of flat irons to boot? If more subscribers are needed why not put out a solicitor on a straight business basis? Still, It's their own business, and if every editor In Kansas wants to turn philanthropist we presume he has a perfect right to do so." GLOBE SIGHTS. tFrom the Atchison Globe. How your troubles are magnified after dark! Have you ever noticed how very unpop ular an airy woman is? People always behave themselves a little better when they get to thinking seriously of Judgment Day. When everything is going bad, there Is always someone to make you mad by telling you they might be worse. Dealers are displaying valentines In box es so large that if one were taken into a parlor, the piano would have to be taken out to make room. Before the average girl has been en gaged two weeks, she has made a list of all the furniture around the house that she intends to take with her. When a father stays home with the children, it becomes his private opinion within half an hour that their mother told them to act their meanest. "I am reasonably free from prejudice," said a man the other day "except when carrots are mentioned. I not only dislike carrots, but I dislike people who like them." In time the women seem to have swung back to everything but the bride's cake that was decorated with a sugar church with a sugar bride standing in the door. When a girl is selling tickets to a man, she admires him for his genorislty when he buys, but after she has married him, and he buys tickets, she has a contempt for him for being so easily worked. A great deal is said in the women's mag azines about keeping husbands home nights: In reality, the wife doesn't want her husband to stay home; she wants him to go with her. And this illustrates about how much foundation there is for all the wails in a women's magazine. Women have more wailing places than men: Women "Wail to their friends, their neighbors, their relatives, the hired girl and the preacher, but none of their wails are serious. A man doesn't wail until he meets some very sympathetic woman, and the results arising from his wail become serious. KANSAS COMMENT A FASCINATING MAN. Some men of sterling worth have tne weariest time finding women who will marry them. They pro pose to all unmarried females of their acquaintances, and are turned down everv timo unHl thev neoome discouraged, and try a matrimonial agency, and then they are pretty sure to secure more or less desirable prides. Many of these desirable citizens wno have such trouble getting mar ried. are prosperous and attractive men, but they lack those easy. ta.s- cinating mannerisms which appeal to the girls. Many of the chronic bachelors remain unmarried sorely against their will, merely because they are bashful and awkward. In the presence of other men they are serene and graceful; but when woman appears upon the scene they Degin to realize that thev are com posed largely of hands and feet, and they begin to fall over the furni ture and make themselves, ridicu lous in divers wavs: and a' woman finds it difficult to admire a man who makes himself ridiculous. There are men of another sort who prove so fascinating that women always fall In love with them. These men are usually worthless, and are often rascals. They have the out ward grace, the winning smiles, and tne nerve that age cannot witner nor custom stale; they are usually unpopular with men. who size them up for what they are really worth; but they make a great hit with the women. There is such a man in jail at Kan sas City now. The evidence shows that he Is a heartless and con scienceless rascal, who hasn't a shred of decency in his make-up, but, for for some unexplained reason, he has always been irresistible to the women females of all ages .and nationalities and complexions fell madly In love with him, and gave him their money, ana wrote him gushing letters, offer ing to be his slaves, and dozens of them, deceived by his promises, are waiting for him in their Moated Granges now, and he cometh not. This sparkling individual, with a trunkful of letter's, many of which betray the breaking hearts of their writers, is proud of his fascinating qualities, and boasts that women al ways fall In love with him, and he has the documents to substantiate his claim. He Is not alone in his glory; there are hundreds of cheap men; on and off the stage, who can make similar boasts; and the student of human nature can only give up guess ing, and wonder what's the matter with the women. It's a mad world, my masters. Em poria Gazette. A DEADBEAT REFORMS. Out at Lyons, Col., a man borrowed $30 of a friend. That was 36 years ago. Shortly after the loan was made, the borrower paid $20 on account, and then he ceased to pay, until Just the other day, when he turned up to pay the widow of the man who made the loan, the remainder of the debt. He didn't do so bad; figured the $10 at a fair rate of interest, and gave the widow $156 to square himself. All of which causes the Denver Post to remark that this man who paid an outlawed debt, de serves a medal for honesty. Nothing in It. The world is full of men who pay their honest debts, and without letting them run 36 years. Instead of the medal for honesty going to the Col orado man, his conduct may well make one wonder why he hadn't settled the debt at an earlier date. And honesty doesn't need a medal, whether it is the common, everyday kind, which pays its debts as a matter of course, or the grandstand variety of the Colorado man who figured interest on an old debt. Honesty isn't so rare as heroism, which is almost as common as opportunity, and, as a rule. It represents the easiest method of solving the debt problem. The life of the deadbeat is not a bed of roses. Atchison Globe. FROM OTHER PENS ENCOURAGING THRIFT. Ex-Governor Long's remarks the other evening on the need of rein forcement in this generation of some of the old precepts of thrift which were imbedded in "Poor Richard's Sayings," expresses the opinion of many thoughtful observers. One large manufacturing concern in this city has just completed an interesting experiment to see what it could do in a small way to inculcate habits of thrift. It had been its custom to make a small money gift to each em ploye at the close of the year. On in quiry it developed that the money was almost Invariably spent about as soon as it was received. The per centage of it which was retained to be of permanent benefit or for emergency use proved trifling. Ac cordingly this year the president of a local savings bank was asked to tell the employes, about to be benefited by the firm's annual gift, something of the effects of time on steady small savings, as disclosed by com pound interest returns. The annual gifts were then distributed in as many bankbooks. At the institution a quiet record was kept of these newly issued books. Less than 10 per cent of the accounts were wihdrawn, while to 32 per cent of them additional deposits have since been made, ai experience which suggests that even facilities as well known as those of savings banks may be often neglected through one's falling out of the habit of dealing with them. Boston Transcript. COST OF CENSUS. Admitting the value of the sta tistics gathered to many forms of re search, to commerce and to many other interests and activities, the question remains whether the In formation compiled at such an enor mous expenditure has practical value In proportion to its cost. It must be remembered that the scope of the census Is now so great that it takes several years after the Information has been collated before It can be all put in form for practical use, and by that time, in a country where indus tries are expanding as they are in the United States, much of this informa lon is out of date- before It is ac cessible to the public. The original purpose of the census was to secure an accurate enumera tion of the population a necessity under our constitutional system for the correct apportionment of repre sentation In congress. Vital statistics were then collated,-as a.-proper com plement to such an enumeration. Now there has been added a. census of all industries, of crop statistics and the like. It would seem that the full limit has been reached and that no further expansion of the census ac tivities is needed. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. THERE'S A GOOD TIME "COMING. I'SLrea.1i58lad enough to shout Now that the days begin io stretch themselves and lengthen out Instead of drawing In. MAOULh displays a happy grin And not a sulky pout. Because instead of drawing in, Ihe days now lengthen out. 1 'tVSS?' bcause to measures strong I need not now resort. tJ the days are setting long Instead of growing short. 'SL10"4?18 ?ast my bank report t a3 "r?own, its balance wrong. iTnS, .m aJwaya very short until the days are long. 'o?!0??'" to 8ee tne time rit. y ,to, quickly pass. QUvk?- ea,r,y Jn tne evening I'm Obliged to light the gas. Bxw en lth nce more I may amass t r,have to P'ncn each dime. "I"1 or expensive burning gas Than tls consuming time. Chicago News. Bridge a Bird Roost. V"""1 JJpung, in his story, "The Bridge Builders," wrote that h,.t. birds In large numbers alight on a onage eitner In course of construction or completed, it is a sure sign that it Is safe. Whether that be true or mere ly a saying of the far east. It 1 a. fac that the new Queensboro bridge over the East river and Blackwells island has become a favorite rendezvous of all sorts of birds pigeons, sparows, and even Wild dUCkS. Thev rnma -n.lt, V,o dusk by the thousands, and are there until the workmen turn to In the morning. Edward E. Sinclair, engineer of the bridge s construction corps has never known a bridge that birds have trusted to fall in his twenty years' experience. He wrote a letter to the bride-m cele-hm- tion committee Wednesday, in which he directed the attention of the members to the way birds were patronizing the structure. "It is an indication." said M Sin clair, "that the structure is perfectly strong and will stand all tests. I was employed in bridge building in Iowa several years ago, and before the bridge was completed the birds strangely made their home on it. This bridge was also criticised but It is standing today and has done twice the work ever contemplated. Another bridge whose stability was questioned and to which the birds flocked was built across the Missouri river by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, and this bridge Is doing great work today. Many of my associates in bridge building have noticed this same true Instinct of birds, and ornithologists say that birds in large flocks will not settle on a weak structure." The bridge workers are glad the birds have come to the bridge, for they are prone to believe in omens, for most of them have been sailors in their time. New Tork World. Era of Cheap Postage. And now Germany enters on a 2-cent postage agreement with America. This was the inevitable sequel of the simi lar agreement with Great Britain, which went into effect October 1. Germany is too hot a rival of England to permit such an advantage to remain long with Its competitor. It is evident that we are now enter ing upon an era of cheap postage. France must soon follow the example of its neighbors, and in turn the other nations of Europe will negotiate simi lar agreement with us. Naturally, the rates- of postage between the European countries themselves will fall to the same level. In the course of a year or so the 5-cent rate is bound to disap pear, except for the long hauls to the Orient and to semi-civilized regions. The 5-cent rate between America and Europe has been anomalous for some time. Our postoffice department has been carrying letters to Canada, Mex ico, Cuba, Hawaii, the Philippines, and even to Shanghai for 2 cents. The vol ume of the European mail and the cheapness with which it is carried have long Justified a reduction. The effect of the lower rate, it is confidently pre dicted, will be so to increase the vol ume of the mail as to keep the revenue fully up to the present level. The bene fits to commerce in ail Its ramifications cannot be otherwise than large. Min neapolis Journal. Cows Fattened on Sugar. The Wisconsin dairyman who has found that molasses fattens his cows and increases their milk while improv- ng the quality has merely put to prac tical use the enlightened view or tne dietetic value of sugar which we owe to the new chemistry of food. The notion that sweets are deleteri ous in themselves has gone the way of other food fallacies. In Its place is the scientific recognition of sugar as the equal of starch in fat-forming and heat-producing qualities and its in clusion as a ration In the diet of the German soldier. Confectionery with a "fuel value" of 1,680 calories surpasses roast beef., porter-house steak, mutton chops, and bread, while chocolate leads the whole list of articles of diet In sup- Who knows but some Investigator of the future will find in the matinee girl's caramels the foundation of that physical vigor and mental alertness which Is the admiration of foreign ob servers'? Or discover in our 76 pounds nr eaoita consumption of sugar an- nally the physical basis of our eminence among nations wew iom wona. Called by Spirit Summons. In obedience to a psychio communica tion the first she had ever received. Miss Catherine Bruce, a student in the University of Michigan, came to New Tork Wednesday from Ann Arbor, Mich., to find her twin sister, Mrs. Charles J. Rich, of 400 West 118th street ill of pneumonia. Miss Bruce said that while in a sorority house in Ann Arbor, late Monday night, a voice which she thought was that of her twin sister had said to her: "Come to me; I need you." Mrs. Rich had been ill for several days but the physician in attendance had said that the illness was not grave. New Tork Herald. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. It's easy to be a fool, and it's foolish to be easy. When everybody else is satisfied the re former has the blues. Some people would rather say nothing than speak a kind word. The average female likes to pose as the reformer of some man. After some men get a start in life they don't know when to stop. Frankness makes people disagreeable, but not all disagreeable people are frank. Happiness is the result of being poor and respectable according to the story books. A widow always tries to console herself with the belief that she can't do any worse the next time. A widow is willing to admit a man's superiority when It comes to translating a railway timetable. Fortunately but few people are mind readers, therefore they never discover what their neighbors really think of them. At the age of a boy thinks his father Is the smartest man on earth; at the age of 16 he imagines that he has forgotten: more than the old man ever knew. THE EVENING STORY In Lilac Days. IBy Gertrude Mansfield. "Eh. what's that?" Alan Berresford, tall, athletic, good looking, swinging at a rattling pace down the city streets, looking around as an odor faint, frag rant, delicious, assailed his nostrils. "Lilacs, by Jupiter!" Lilacs, in truth. The street stand at the corner, brimmed over with them great, purple, swaying plumes of sweet ness among their cool, green, smooth, heart-shaped leaves. "Lilacs, sir?" The swarthy-skinned young vender evidently expected a lib eral purchaser. Tes no; wait a minute!" And this prosperous man of affairs, whose dic tum could shake the Board of Trade building over on La Salle street to its foundations, stood lookinsr absently at the flowers lost in retrospection. .L.ua.cs: tie saw all at once the quaint home in a pretty, peaceful country town He saw, too, the overgrown old garden, where the peonies and goose berries Interlaced silken stems and briery branches. And farther back still just where the emerald slopes of the orchard came gently dimpling down a secluded green stretch of pathway. At eitner side a row of lilac bushes grew higher than a man's head a way of bloom and beauty,- of overwhelming fragrance. Lilac lane they called it. And when the moon rose and set shifting shadows about the' place, a luminous mosaic of moving leaves and silvery lights where he and Elsie walk ed. "Lilacs, sir?" Tes a lot." Berresford pulled him self together with a start. Ah, that all seemed so long ago! Had he been let ting himself drift into a sentimental dream here, in broad daylight, on one of the most crowded streets of a great city? He glanced around half guilt ily. Then, with a little cynical smile and shrug of his shoulders, he turned to the Greek flower seller. "Send those to my hotel." He motioned to a great earthen Jar full of the beautiful blooms. He penciled name and number on his business card and handed it to the man with a bill. Then, receiving his change, he walked on, the scent of the macs sun seeming to perfume the surging city street. "Hello. Berresford! But the man addressed apparently did not hear. In this place of blare and bustle his thoughts had gone astray. He was no longer walking down the street of a western metropolis. He was walking with a girl In gown of palest rose and green through the changeful lights and shadows that flickered over Lilac lane. "Hold on, Alan! What is the mat ter with you? Tou'll get run over the first thing you know! Can't you speak to an old friend?" Berresford swung around. An old friend! All the dreaminess went ou of his eyes. His jaws were set hard Tes, a Judas friend! One who could and did betray! And that now, just now. In this crowded city street he should loom up! He, who had been responsible for such disillusion, such sorrow, such loneliness! "Ronald!" he cried in scorn. "How dare you speak to me?" Amazement was apparent on the face of the man who had addressed him. "Alan Berresford. have you gone clean daft? .Why should I not speak to you? We who sat side by side in the same school, went swimming in the same creek, went sweethearting together Berresford controlled himself with an effort. Men were passing whom he knew whose salutations, deferen tial and admiring, he mechanically acknowledged. The necessity for self-control was obvious. "We must not attract attention," he said. "Let us walk on." And walk on in silence they did. It was not until they had gone several blocks that Berresford could control himself sufficiently to explain his re pudiation of Donald Dever. "It is a queer coincidence," he said, "that you should have spoken to me just when I was dreaming of the little old town in which we both grew to manhood." He had himself so well in hand now that he spoke almost dream ily. "Of course, I was thinking most of the River's home, where we both used to visit. Tou probably know that I was engaged to Elsie Rivers when that fortune which is the cornerstone of my wealth today was left me and was obliged to go abroad to claim it." The other gave a startled glance. "No I never knew that!" he said. Berresford pressed his Hps tightly to gether before he spoke again. "It was midwinter when I left springtime when I returned. And of course I went at once to our old home town. Elsie was out, her mother said somewhere around the grounds. I went immediate ly to our old trysting place in Lilac lane. There was the same familiar walk, all odorous with bloom, and the moonlight falling In a thousand shift ing lights and shadows Just as I al ways loved to remember His voice broke curiously. His com panion a slight, dark man, younger than he, looked at him with frank anxiety in his eyes. "She was there," went on Berresford. "So was a man whose arm encircled her as they walked. Her head almost touched his shoulder. Her drooping face I could not see distinctly, but the height and walk were those of Elsie whom I had called my Elsie. I believe," with a sudden chill change of tone, "that is all I need explain. Dever v "No!" said Dever quietly. "It isn't quite all. Who was her escort who was the man?" A great wrath shook Berresford from head to feet. e wnineo. aiuuim upuu his companion, white to the lips. "Tou!" he cried. "Tou Ronald Dever! I saw you distinctly. Tou were the man!" Dever spoke in a level and command ing voice. "Come! Let us walk still a little farther. Neither you nor I can afford to invite public comment. I hope to prove to you that you have been mistaken." Startled, but incredulous, Berresford ac cepted the suggestion. "What made you turn like another Knoch Arden and leave the place?' De- V-Because, being supplanted In my ab sence, I was another Enoch Arden! came the reply, passionately spoken. "Listen. After you went abroad. El sie's cousin came to live with her. They were of the same height and general ap pearance, although when considered to gether thev do not look alike. I fell in love with Laura. She has been my wife for three years. And a mighty sweet wife she is. Will you dine with us to night. Berresford?" Berresford flushed and trembled like a girl. "It was she not Elsie that I saw with you?" "Assuredly as you might have dis covered had you been less impulsive In your flight." He mentioned their ad dress. "We'll expect you at 6.' "No, no, I must go at once to Elsie! If she will listen if she will forgive me. But there may now be some other person some other claim!" "There isn't any one but you. I don't think there ever would or will be. Bu come to dinner at 6 as I said. Elsie is Just now visiting at our home." "What?" shouted Berresford. "Give me that card with your address quick! Hi, cabby! Double fare if you make good AMUSEMENTS. At the Grand. Tonight Big Arctic Show. Friday night "The Right of Way. Saturday matinee and night The K'gni of Way." Monday night Blanche Walsh. Tuesday night "Coming Thro' the Rye. At the Novelty.' Daily Matinee z:30- Hlgh class vaudeville. Evenings 7:46-9:15 High class vaudeville. At the Malestlc Tonight 8:15 The Raymond Wells Stock comeany In "David Garrick" and vaude ville. Dally matinee 2:80. For particulars, prices and amusement details, see announcements In this paper elsewhere. time! Walt until 6, Indeed. Well, I guess not!" Then he was being driven swiftly south ward, and for him all the world the gracious, sweet, delicious, spring-time world was full of the waving of lilac plumes, the prescient fragrance of lllao blossoms (Copyrighted, 1909, by Associat ed Literary Press.) IiVMOR OF THE DAY "Not a cent. Get along with you, or I'll call the police." "Gee!", ejaculated the mendicant, "dat must be one o' dem vic ious rich. I've read about 'em." Philadel phia Public Ledger. Wife Would it please you, dear, if I learned another language? Husband Tes, it would delight me infinitely. Wife Well, which one shall I study? Husband The sign language. Smart Set. "Do you believe in the superhuman?" "I used to, but I don't any more." "Why?" "I married him." Chicago Record-Herald. "Tour cockney friend is very plain spoken. He calls a spade a spade, doesn't he?" "Naw! He calls It a splde!" Washington Star. The Professor What was It defeated Leonidas at Thermopylae? The Bright Student The new rules. He held the pass too long. Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Tes, she has reached the heights," said one Christian Scientist, speaking of an other; "now when she wishes to take a bath, she simply becomes plunged in thought." January Smart Set. The Small Boy (to his mother) Mummy, if daddy hadn't been such a nice man, who would have, been my father? The Sketch. She I heard you singing in your room this morning. He Oh, I sing a little to kill time. She You have a good weapon. Howell If I hadn't drawn that queen I might have had a straight flush. Powell That's right; always blame the woman. Chicago News. "It was as much as I could do to keep from laughing when Miss Guscher re marked that her fiance was 'so versa tile. Meaning Dumley? Well, he Is rather versatile." "Nonsense! he's a reg ular Idiot. "Yes, but he's so many differ ent kinds of an idiot." Catholic Standard and Times. The man dat keeps talkln' 'bout hls se'f," said Uncle Eben. "sometimes makes you feel dat a heap o' research has been wasted on a somewhat unimportant sub ject." Washington Star. Milton. I was thinking how much I re semble your carpetalways at your feet. Ethel. Yes, very much like mv carpet. I'm going to shake it soon. Harper's Ad vocate. "Remember," wrote the instructor of the Correspondence School of Journalism, "to write only or one side of the paper." And by return mail came the following Inquiry from the new pupil: "Which aide shall I write -on?" Chicago Dally News. Acquisitive. "I understand that vou never touched a dollar that didn't belong to you." i won t go so tar as mat," an swered Mr. Dustin Stax; "although I will admit that if I touched a dollar it was mighty apt to belong to me." Washing ton Star. "What you farmers want Is uplifting," said the statesman. "That's right," an swered Farmer Corntossel. "I've got a grand piano, steam heat and a private gas plant. All we want now is an elevator in the house." Washington Star. Matters of Taste. "I like to visit there. They have three lovely children." "I'd rather visit at a place where thev have a lovely cook." Kansas City Journal. Not Interested. "You really ought to take up the study of reincarnation," said the youner woman of srreat mentality. "Not I," answered Mr. Dustin Stax. "These in vestigations are giving me all the trouble concerning mv rast that I can handle at present." Washington Star. To cure a. cold in a dav: threaten tn five the leading role to a rival prima onna.-New York World. As to a Friend. "Goes into evervthlnir with elaborate detail." "Does, eh?" "Yes. requires a whole kit of tools to make a mistake." Louisville Courier-Journal. An Illustration. "Actions sometimes speak louder than words." "Often, I've noticed, in takine soun." Tulsvin,. Cou rier-Journal. Generous Man! "T asked rcenvcA fn s this morniner and he eavp me tin ifn-ar did It happen?" "I told him I wished to nuy mm some cigars for Christmas." Puck. QUAKER MEDITATIONS. rFrom the Philadelphia Record. Experience will teach a man lr. of It doesn't worry him to death. Good deeds speak for thfnuwlv but we don't always hear them. An ounce of prevention Is not only worth a pound of cure, but It rnnta less. The trolley cars d urine th rush hours are full of men who are mere n angers on. It stands to reason that people have nothing to crow about when they are already crude. Contentment Is merely the ability to forget for a while the things that are beyond our reach. When a man aims high and falls to hit the mark he Is apt to complain that the mark was too low. Even the most learned of us never realize how little we know until a small boy begins to ask questions. Many a man boasts that his wife made him when she doesn't seem to be particularly proud of the Job. Blobbs "I understandethere are 28 saloons in one block out in Chicago." Slobbs "I know that block, but I only counted 16." Blobbs "Tes, but I suppose by that tima you couldn't count any more." REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR From the New Tork Press. The reason a man abuses million aires is he wouldn't if he was one. When a girl has beautiful eyes It's wise to tell her so, whether they are or not. Marrying for money Is as easy a way to get It as gambling In the stock market- What a oman admires about men Is how smart she can make them think she thinks they are. The time a man reallv known cubs words were Invented for ia when he steps on a collar button in bar

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1909. How Long Is Your Memory? h something for forty-eight hours if Can you remember somet g Kansas-Nevada Mines told to you no? Then a Topeka morning paper a week as toid by eSfJ'rabte attention far and wide on ac ago. has attracted g, and the eQIHTABLB MAN Sr OP IVCOPOATIOX, and the EXCELLENCY OF NEi5 SUrppmW The story of the Kansas-Nevada SsTbefpealed Saturday evening's Journal. If Mines win oe i v again every line of it. yronVmi the best opportunity you ever had to make Thtre have been so many fake mining schemes m. .vinhiiA that it is hard to get the ear of the peo bTfn aP good clean Proposition asks for recognitibn. ?vl nretf?ed to establish our reliability We sell to 5 v J?. Prchant Clerks. Professional Men. and all B,ank If vou will read Saturday's page adv. then the ZuTZi I wHI take all chances of you becoming intere .2 It in written from a minre's standpoint, and not in the usual promoter", way. Watch for the adv. and get posted on the greatest industry known. J. T. BRISTOVV, Secretary-Treasurer While waiting for the big page report. Just remember, that the mines of the United States, according to Govern ment figures, are now producing at the rate of over TWO TUTTIOV DOLLARS annually, a gam of 100 per cent in lobars, and the industry is yet in the forenoon of its greatness. X)r. W. O. Poston. of Garden City, is In Topeka on professional business. Marion L. Wil'.ard has been appoint ed a substitute clerk at the Topeka postoftice. Elon S. Clark left Wednesday for a ten days" trip to Cleveland, Washing ton and New York city. The force at the city clerk's office is engaged in arranging the ballots which arc t- ho used in the city primaries. The plastering and decoration work is being done on the Washburn gym nasium and it will soon be completed. Ed Shumway. a former Topekan. who was well known in musical circles, was married Saturday in Shawnee, Ok., to Miss Lillian Duckworth. W. W. Mills, president of the Com mercial club, is in New York, where he will remain for three weeks on a pur chase and inspection tour. Siloam lodge A. F. A. M. No. 2C5, will confer the second degree upon a number of candidates at a special meeting Thursday evening. The pastors of a number of the churches of the city have made ar rangements to observe Lincoln Day with appropriate services during the evening. The street railway company is put ting in a new turnout at Thomas and Oakland avenues and when completed a ten minute service will be put in morning and evening during the rush in traffic. According to the Garden City Tele gram, R. J. Hopkins, speaker pro tern of the house of representatives, has informed his constituents that he will be "at home" to all callers Sunday and Monday. The meeting of the Ladies' Aid soci ety of the First United Brethren church has been postponed one week and will be held Friday afternoon, February 19, at the home of Mrs. A. A. Woodward, 1331 Quincy street. Up to this time last year there were 177 fires in Topeka during the fiscal year. So far this fiscal year (which ends April 1) there have been 201 fireb in this city. People are getting more careless with the gas. The latest births as reported to the city physician are to Mr. and Mrs. Clif ford Woodson, 408 West Gordon street, a girl: to Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rice, 1106 Van Buren, girl: to Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Graves, 1224 Jackson, a girL The manager of the Blanche Walsh company, which was to have been in Topeka Monday, announces that all dates for the remainder of the season have been canceled on account of the serious illness of Blanche Walsh, who is in a Kansas City hospital. Petitions are being circulated around the campus at Washburn for the re newal of baseball this spring. If fifty students sign up for a dollar Washburn will have basebalL Otherwise the funds donated for this purpose the first of the year will be turned in on last year's debts. The next basketball game in Topeka iwiU be played between Washburn and the Manhattan Aggies a week from Friday night, February 19. Washburn was to have played William Jewell in Liberty, Mo., this week, but the small pox epidemic in that school necessita ted a postponement of the game. l ne tiacneior or Arts degree has Deen widened at Washburn and It is now It possible to include 18 hours of music in the degree. Credit is also given for practice in chorus and orchestra work. This means that more interest will be taken in the glee club, orchestra and chorus work in the college. The de baters and orators in the college have taken up the cue and they are apply ing for credit in their work. LEMP'S DEPOSITION. Document of Six Hundred Pages Is Read in Court. St. Louis, Feb. 11. The reading of the 600 page deposition of William J. Lemp, Jr., who is being sued for divorce by his wife. Mrs. Lillian Handlan Lemp M begun during the first night ses sion of the trial last night but was not completed. Lemp in his deposition told of his properties. The first quarrel he re membered occurred in 1904 when he spoke to his wife about her housekeep ing. He denied that he struck her then but thought he might have shoved her. He admitted he carried a revolver but denied pointing it at his wife. The pian of the defense contemplates the establishment of the fact that most of Mr. Lemp's absences from home were occasioned by business requirements. In support of this contention many of his employes will be called to the stand and it is said that Gustavus Pabst of Milwaukee, who married a sister of Mr. Lemp. will testify in his brother-in-law's behalf. The session of court began with a con tinuance of servants' testimony as to conditions in the Lemp home. Succeeding witnesses told of the de fendant's career as a "man about town," describing happenings in vari ous sections of the city at late hours. It took nearly an hour to read a deposition by Pearl Richey of Chicago. She testified that although she was helpless on a sick bed in Chicago she consented to come to St. Louis with a man she had never seen before, so she could give her deposition. She and her physician came to St. Louis on tickets furnished by the mys terious man. Here she was taken to a hospital, where she gave the deposi tion. Her testimony had to du with the alleged presence of Lemp at vari ous places where she had resided in St. Louis. The deposition of Jacob Rosenstein of Chicago was read. He is a woman's tailor, formerly in business in St. Louis. He testified that since the marriage of Lemp he had met him In various houses in St. Louis. He said that he knew Lemp well, and had made Miss Hand lan s trosseau when she was married to the defendant. AMUSMNTS. At the Grand. The Eskimos will close their To peka engagement at the Grand to night. This attraction is drawing good sized crowds at every perform ance rid is one of the greatest educa tional and instructive attractions seen in Topeka in a long time. Sir Gilbert Parker's stirring drama, "The Right of Way," under the man agement of Klaw and Erlanger comes to the Grand tomorrow night and will play matinee and night performances Saturday. This play has created a great impression on the theater going public and is one of the biggest thea trical triumphs of the day. Guy Stand ing as Charley Steele presents a char acter which is versatile and calls for the best there Is in this favorite. Theo dore Roberts, well known as Can by in Arizona, has another strong part in Joe Pprtugais. a Canadian river man, which is in contrast with the character of Charley Steele, so that neither actor overshadows the other. Coming Through the Rye is the at traction for the Grand next Tuesday night. This musical comedy has en joyed a distinct success during the past four years and the play has been brushed up, the company strengthen ed and new scenic effects devised. Gertrude Hoffman, who made a hit in New York city by her dances at Hammerstein's is one of the attrac tions scheduled for Topeka in connec tion with the big musical review, "The Mimic World," which plays here next Thursday. At the Majestic. The Raymond "Wells Stock company which has been a strong attraction at the Majestic will close its Topeka en gagement Saturday night. The play for the remainder of the week, will be "David Garrick," which is one of the company's strongest productions. At the Novelty. The Ten Kountry Kld3 are proving a strong drawing card at the Novelty theater this week. The entire bill is one of the strongest seen at this pop ular playhouse this season.- DIVORCE ENDS IX SUICIDE. Oscar Sinsabaugb, j. Farmer of Wa niego, Kills Himself. Wamego, Kan., Feb. 11. Oscar W. Sinsabaugh, a farmer 56 years old, committed suicide here by shooting himself. His wife recently had se cured a divorce, which is believed to have made him despondent. He had lived in Nemaha and Pottawatomie counties for many years. No woman can be happy without children; it is her nature to love them as much so as it is the beautiful and pure. The ordeal through mi iet nice i o en C i -t t n r j..- oU .uu ui ui cau mat tne tnougnt tills her witn apprehension. There is no necessity for the reproduction of life to be either very painful or dangerous. The use of Mother's Friend prepares the system "y- r'"" s "u.i, anu ii is passed witnout any danger. ihis women throush th with but little sufferin fiook Containing InfAtmaMn .j i aiuo to su expectant mothers mailed free. BRAOFIELO REGULATOR CO. Atiantm. 6m. I ON THE NORTH SIDE Grandma Pa ram ore Passes Away in California. She Was Eighty-Seven Years of Age. OLD TOPEKA CITIZEN. Family Prominent in Develop ment of North Side. Body Will Be Brought Home for Interment. "Word was received here Wednesday that Mrs. Anna Paramore, the widow of J. B. Paramore, who laid out Para more's first addition to North Topeka, died in Los Angeles, Cal. She has made her home there for about ten years. She was 87 years old. Heart failure was the cause. The remains In the course of the conversation the tinker remarked that he had never seen the king, but would like to do so. His majesty replied that he knew where the king's party was stopping and would take the tinker to that place. The tinker asked how he would know the king. James told him that when the king approached, every one else in the party would take off their hats. The king then led the way to the royal hunting party. As the two came in sight of the hunters all but the king ad tinker uncovered. The tinker then realized the Identity of his companion and begged for mercy. He thought he would be severely pun ished for having been so familiar with the royal personage. However, King James only laughed and gave the tinker enough money to buy out the inn where they had met. Since that time the tavern has been known as "The King and Tinker." The coat of arms of the hotel bears a representation of the king and tinker drinking together. Mr. Nau says the building is still in an excellent state of preservation. Xotes and Personals. C. W. Willits, undertaker. An audience which filled every seat in the house heard Rev. W. E. Bieder wolf. the evangelist, at the Baptist church last night. Rev. Mr. Bieder wolf talked plainly and forcibly and seemed to make a deep impression on Mrs. Anna Paramore (Grandma Paramore) Who Died 'Wednesday In California. will be brought to Topeka. They will probably arrive Sunday. The body will be buried in Topeka cemetery where Mr. Paramore's remains were interred. Futher funeral arrangements will be announced later. Mrs. Paramore was born near Mans field. Richland county, Ohio, January 24, 1S22. She was married on June 11, 1841. In March, 1S80, the Paramores came to Kansas and located in North Topeka. Here Mr. Paramore bought sixty-nine acres of land from Jewett Norris, for $150 an acre Including what is now Garfield park and platted an addition from Kious street to Garfield avenue north and south, and from Quincy street to Kansas avenue east and west. He died of pneumonia on December 23. 1883. His heirs divided the estate and laid out the secend Paramore addition comprising Monroe, Madison and Jefferson streets from Saywell street to Garfield avenue. Some time later, through a mortgage, the park passed into the hands of the Bank of Topeka and was afterwards sold to the city. Besides being prominent as land own ers Mr. and Mrs. Paramore were ac tive members of the Baptist church. Mr. Paramore was a deacon in the church for a number of years in his Ohio home and also took great inter est in such work here. Mrs. Paramore was also a staunch member of the church. Her loss was greatly felt when she moved to California to make her home about ten years ago. The news of her death was a shock to the people of North Topeka. She leaves eight children, three sons and five daughters. Her sons are: A. J Paramore. who lives eight miles southwest of Topeka; William Para more of Comanche, Okla. Her daugh ters 'are: Mrs. H. W. Shepherd, of Quincy and Kistler streets: Mrs. E J. Guise, of Saywell and Monroe: Mrs. Dosia Clark, of Shelby. Ohio; Mrs. Martha Northland, and Mrs. E. w. Davies of Los Angeles, CaL The chil dren who live out of town have been notified of their mother's death and are expected to come here to attend the funeral. They were all born in Ohio. The Forbes brothers, were also reared near the Paramore place in Ohio, and came to Kansas with the family. Carl W Nau, catechlst of the Church of' the Good Shepherd, has received several souvenir postal cards which are of general interest andap peal especially to those from Eng land who are now living in North Topeka. The cards came from Mr. Nau-s home in London. England Several of them show views of the famous St. Andrews church in En field, England, where Mr. Nau was born. The building is of the massive Norman architecture and dates back to the days of William the Con queror. On other cards are pictures of one of the palaces of Queen Elizabeth. This queen attended St. Andrews church. The palace is just across the treet or rather, the market square, from the church, and the two build ings at one time were connected by an underground tunnel. The part of the palace which is still standing is used as a postoffice. It contains many evi dences of its former grandeur, among other thigs a magnificent fireplace. The old "King and Tinker's Inn" ".ear Enfield, is the subject of another card. It wat built in the days of King James III. An interesting story is told by Mr. Nau about how the tavern received its name. It is said :hat while King James III was out hunting with his royal party, he went for a walk by himself. He chanced to stop at the inn mentioned. At the doorway sat an old tinker drinking beer. He did not know who the passerby was and invied him to drink with him. Probably the king was hot and thirsty and as human as any one else. He thankfully accepted the In vitation without disclosing his Identity. the majority of those present. The Woman's Home Missionary so ciety will meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. John Pratt at 833 Jackson street. Mrs. W. M. Van Ness is 111 at her home at 1709 Kansas avenue. A house owned by W. M. Overton and occupied by a negro family named Johnson caught fire about 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The depart ment was called but the flames were put out with buckets before they ar rived. About $25 worth of damage was done, part of the gable being burnt. The fire started in the roof from a spark from the chimney. OPENS NEW CRUSADE. County Attorney Schenck Slakes- More War on Drue Stores. County Attorney John Schenck has renewed his attack on the Joint drug stores from a heretofore untried standpoint and expects by this means to greatly reduce the sales of liquor from this source. He has filed a com plaint against E. D. Brenker of North Topeka and asked that his permit be revoked on the ground that he has knowingly sold liquor which was not to be used for "medicinal or mechan ical" purposes as required by law. Probate Judge Schoch has cited Brenker to appear before him on the 19th of February and show cause why his permit should not be surrendered. The complaint against the North To peka druggist is the first of a series which will be made by the county at torney and it is predicted that there will be a wonderful thinning out of Joint drug stores within the next thirty days. In the past when a thirsty one has wanted a drink of liquor or a bottle of beer all that It has been necessary for him to do was to sign his name to an application blank and his wants were cared for. Perhaps fifty per cent of the illegal liquor sales made in To peka are charged to "colds" or "grip," with a liberal sprinkling of "rheuma tism" signs. The crusade ha3 been commenced In earnest and County Attorney John Schenck and Probate Judge Schoch are working in perfect harmony and with the one purpose of reducing the illegal sales of liquor in Topeka in mind. In the meantime the whisky selling druggists have taken their cue and the purchase of liquor Is not as easy a matter as it was a month or. six weeks ago. Orator Not Needed. "Why do you think he's a good candidate?" "Well, he's a good talker." "Don't want him. We need a good keep-stiller." Cleveland Leader. Always Pure Housewives can better afford to buy Flavoring Extracts for they are pure and reliab) flavors; have always in purity and strength conformed to the Pure Food laws. 17 Vanm Lemon i "Hei was the mildest mannered man That ever scuttled ship or cut a throat." Byron. When the "anti-lob" bill came to the senate, fresh from the incubator, it was observed that a certain clause therein excepted lobbying for measures or "state wide interest. It was ob served also that the most persistent lobbyists on the floor were the attpr ney general and his assistants. It was noticeable also, that while those offi cials buzzed around the senate at all hours, they never approached Uncle Vinton Stillings, the veteran senator from Leavenworth. Senator Stillings never scuttled ship or cut a throat, but otherwise he is something like Mr. Byron's fictitious character he is a mildest mannered man. It would be perfectly safe for the legal department which caused the arrest of the senator on a charge of owning property, to approach him. Regardless of any wrong done to him, he would meet the "lob" with courtesy. Malice and resentment have no place in his system. Sen. Stillinss and His Pet. To many people, the word "Leaven worth" is synonymous with Hades, but Senator Stillings does not see it that day. It is his home, and it Is popu lated with his people. Leavenworth county is his only sweetheart and he honestly strives to please his constitu ents. His associates in the senate know him and are "for" him. Two years ago, when he wanted a roaa built Into Leavenworth town, tne sen ate male him a present thereof, re gardless of the yells of anguish from Kansas City, Kansas. Now the same bunch is trying to take it away from him. and stop the work on his favorite pike before it is completed. A pleas ant time will be had when this bill reaches the senate, where Senator Stil lings has many friends. If Senator Stillings ever made a speech, he was not caught at it, but he can always find a friend to express what he thinks on the floor of the sen ate. His diffidence covers a thinking ability far above the average. Stil lings does not pose as a lawyer, but it is well known that he has been a close student of constitutional law for many years, and is well postect. Furthermore, he is a' "mildest manner ed man" and has a large following. The knockers, upon examining this picture, will say: "A-ha. He has Leavenworth county by the neck." Perhaps he has, but kindly observe the pleased look on the face of the damsel. Senator Chapman of Great Bend is one of the few come-againers of the senate, and knows the business. He is a member of the ways and means committee, and chairman of the Insur ance committee, and by ability and legislative experience, is eminently qualified for both positions. Both dur ing his former term and the present session. Senator Chapman has been S1.39 Friday for thc eowcumiBXmn Patent tio Elu. ev J. j .jr ".cSw-5 button Shoes, f 2.00 values. $1.35 BS Youths'half dou ble sole box calf Shoes. Formerly sold for $2.00. Bargains for Friday LEAN-UP Sale of Boys' Combination Suits V that formerly sold for $3.50 and $4.00, made in Norfolk style 5 to 10 years, and double-breasted mod els 8 to 16 years. Each coat has 2 pairs Knick- t erbocker pants to match. The fabrics are tj) DLCtllbU WCdllllg UUS1UICICS IU U1UWU3 1UU dark-gray colors. Your choice ICcUlCU II1UU" 2.50 I50YS' and Children's Overcoats and Reefers 3 to 15 years, that formerly sold for $3 and $3.50, in dark- gray and fancy mixtures. Uvercoats are made extra long with collar like coat. Reefers have vel vet collars with emblem on sleeve. Special VOUNG Men's and Small Men's Suits and Overcoats 32 to 36 size, handsomely tailored, newest models and colorings in browns and grays: fancy mixtures in cassimere aud cheviots; pure all-wool serge and black Thibets, that sold for $12.50 and $15.00 special Sen. Chapman From Great Bend. inclined to look with disfavor upon the rabbit except as an article of food or fertilizer, holding that the delivery of party pledges does not necessarily de mand a wild stampede toward every whim of the chief executive. He has shown himself favorable to all party measures, but inclined to show his teeth when the whip is produced, and is therefore an insurgent. There are several other Insurgents in the senate and several more upon whom the mark. "S. H. M." (Stubbs. His Mark) proved to be nothing but a hair brand which is rapidly fading. Great Bend, Barton county, is noted for its rabbits, but the rabbit crop was short when a senator was chosen. When Mr. Stubbs of Lawrence took the highest honor Kansas could offer him, it was hoped that he would avoid some of the grandstand actions of his predecessor, and it is to his credit that he has frequently sidestepped some of the worst ones. However, his personal appearance before the bank deposit squabbie last evening, looks rather Hochish. The Siege of the Senate has been raised and now some 01 the repre- $2.00 $7.50 Boys Knickerbocker pants, made of stanch wearing cassimerea and fancy cheviots, made extra long', sizes 3 to 15 years Boys' Rough Rider Gaunt- O Q f let Gloves, 50c values O Ju Children's Sweaters and Sweater Coats, 2 to 5 years, 50c and OHn 75c values uXmVj Boya' worsted Sweaters, sizes 26 to 34, $1.50 values. 45c 95c Boys cotton-ribbed Union QQa Suits, sizes 3 to 7, 50c values 0)u Boys' cotton' fleeced Underwear, all sizes, shirts and drawers, Q a 25c values 1 Uls Children's fast black cotton rib bed Hose, sizes 5J-J to 9H. special Boys Shirt V aists, sizes 6 to 15 years, neckband or collar QQn attached, 50c and 75c value's. O f U 7c GRAND OPERA HOUSE. LAST APPEARANCE TONIGHT BIG ARCTIC SHOW OF ESKIMOS DON'T MISS IT A Trip to the Frozen North, Endorsed by the Most Prominent Educators of the Country. PRICES: 25c, 35c and 50c Matinee O T UZJ CL. lO Matinee u jLajrd, uiaxuug 11 may, i cu. it IF3 TTS Saturday SPECIAL KLAW ERLINGER Present Saturday SPECIAL! Their Original New York Company and Production in Sir Gilbert Parker's Great Drama THE RIGHT OF WAY WITH GUY STANDING AND THEODORE ROBERTS In Their Famous Impersonations of CHARLEY STEELE an JOE P0KTUQA1S Prices: 50c, 75c, $1, $1.50 Thursday, February 18th Gertrude Hoffman in "A Vision of Salome" and Men. deUaohn'a "Spring Song." Mimic World Prices: 50c ts $2.00. Tuesday, February 16th Coming Thro' The Rye 60 Comedians, Singers, Dancers Prices 25-50-75-$1.0O-$1.5O HBS&&B If You Will Compare Prices You Will Find Quite A Saving Pay Cash Come and Get Them Good Apple Butter. Ib .Mi Good Mince Meat, lb.. ..JflS Black Walnuts, peck. .."20 Carnation Milk, can 09 Lima Beans, very fine, lb 06 Best Tapioca, lb 06 Good Head Rice, Jap. lb 06 Large Dill Pickles, each lo Dozen Clothes Pln3 ..........la 10c Can Fine Kraut .8c Can Oysters 7c Can Pumpkin 7o Can Fine Mustard Sardines 7?4c Dozens of other staple ar ticles at less than regular price. ow GROCERS 206 East Fourth St. MAJESTIC Matinee 2:30 Tonight 8:15 Raymond Wells Co. IN DAVID GARRICK NEXT WEEK" Sullivan-Con sidine Vaudeville 3 Shows Daily 3 Mat 10c Nighb 10c, 20c sentatives will be able to eat again. Ex-Senator Thad Carver of Pratt was a visitor at the senate yesterday. This time he came not as a legislator, but as a banker. Badge of Honor. Washington, Feb. 11. "A badge of honor from the United States to her defendfrs" is the title of the bronze buttons provided for In a bill intro duced by Representative Cole of Ohio, for presentation to the surviving sol diers of the Mexican. Civil and Spanish wars whose names are now on the pension rolls. AUDITORIUM TOMORROW 8:15 P. M. RALPH BINGHAM The Humorist EIGHTH ON ORGAN COURSE Tickets at Stansfields for 25 Cent Novelty Theater HIGH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE Matinee 3:80. Evening 7:45. :15 TEN KOUNTRY KIDS and 3 Other Big; Acts Prices Always the Same All Matinees, any seat.. 10c Night, Lower Floor 2 0C Balcony 10c Why suffer the incon venience of poor tele phone service when you can have a "Bell" in stalled on short notice. A

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOTONAL THURSDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 11, 1909. Less Expensive Tailored Suits You need to be so much more careful about details when you are buying an inexpensive Suit than if you are paying more that it behooves you to see the best low-priced Suits before deciding. It is quite generally conceded that ours are the best Suits at whatever prices. The less expensive Suits, emphasized in this advertisement, are making more friends for this store every day. For women are showing how well they appreciate the good cloths, superior tailor ing and smart, distinctive styles by ready buying. New styles coming in every day or so. LINCOLN'S GLORY. Anniversary lyill Be Celebrated Tomorrow. Big Meeting at Auditorium in Afternoon. w n i i Early Spring Hats Some very pret ty new black hats in jet and horse hair braid, are ready for early spring. Neat, small hats that can be worn now. A variety' of shapes becoming to most faces. New Dress Skirts The smartest new styles in Skirts for Spring are here Bucking ham"Skirts. That means more of quality, fashion, and general ex cellence than you will .find in any other line. Price up from S5.00. M g. i I $18.50 Suit Suit like cut made on long-, slend er, modish lines, from a fine quality of novelty cloth, in plain green, rose, or tan, smartly trimmed with self buttons and straps. Jacket satin lined. $22.50 Suit .Like cut the material a good quality of plain serge in new shades of green or blue. Collar, pockets and cuffi trimmed with satin and .narrow applique in color of cloth. $18.75 Suit Style of cut tan, or grey novelty striped cloth. The grey cloth thread striped with dark blue; the color brought out by blue soutache loops ani satin collar trimming. The tan also trimmed in contrasting colors. RAILROAD FAIR REFUNDED LUNCHEON IN THE TEA ROOM THE MILLS DRY GOODS CO. TWO NIGHT MEETINGS One at First M. E. Church, Other at Topeka Post. All the Schools Will Close at Noon. (JOCIETY Mrs. Arthur W. Bronson gave an In formal afternoon for 40 guests at her attractive house on Harrison street to day. The charming rooms were bright ened by many flowers, Killarney roses In the drawing and reception rooms, and Richmond roses in the -dining room', iwhere a heart-shaped basket filled with the crimson roses formed the center piece for the dining table. The ap proach of St. Valentine's day was also suggested by the favors, pretty heart shaped boxes of bon-bons tied with red ribbons. There was a darn ing contest, for which the prize was a marble statuette, and a musical pro gramme was given on the electric piano which Mr. and Mrs. Bronson have re cently put into their house. Mrs. W. A. Morton was hostess to the Fillmore street whist club today. Mrs. A. B. Quinton played for Mrs. Hammatt, whose sister. Miss Crosby, lias been ill for some time, and Mrs. Arthur L. Nichols for Mrs. George A. Clark, who is on the Texas coast for a few weeks. Mrs. George Johnson entertained the women who live at the National or are there for the session of the legislature, Informally Wednesday afternoon in the hotel parlors. Mrs. Charles J. Skinner has asked guests for bridge tomorrow afternoon to meet her sister, Mrs. F. B. Hamlin of. Kansas City. A young matron looked out of her window yesterday and saw two of her neighbors going by all dressed up in their best afternoon togs. "Why!" ehe thought, "this must be the day of the Gadsby reception and I had for gotten all about It." She rushed to the telephone and made arrangements with a woman to come and take care of her baby, dressed and started for the tea fight. When she reached the Gadsby house she noted the absence of car riages, automobiles and citizens on foot and decided that she must be one f the first arrivals but she had no Inkling of a mistake until the man who answered her ring told her that Mrs. Oadsby and Miss Gadsby were out. However, having gone to all that trou ble, she was determined to make the most of her afternoon out, so she tele phoned a girl friend, and -they went to the matinee and the tea room after mards. Mr. and Mrs. Carey J. Wilson asked a few guests for an informal musicale and supper at their apartement at the Ievon Wednesday evening. The pro gramme was by Miss Metta Legler who SOCIALLY CHARMING, TOO A Well-Developed Figure, Ex quisite Bust Proportion, Well Rounded Arms and Xeek, Make Homely Women At tractive Cut This Out. TheTe was recently published the formula of a famous beauty doctor who became wealthy In the profes sion of figure culture. Many of our famous actresses and society ladles, it is claimed, owe to her science the charming and exquisite proprotion of figure which they enjoy. So rapid and thorough is the treatment that one can almost "see the flesh grow." One young matron hal to prove her identity to her hut.tand after a month's absence, dui ing wihch time she had used the home treatment. An increase of six inciies is not unusual after a month's treatment. Go to any druggist and get sep- arately two ounces of glycerine, three ounces of rosewater, one ounce tincture cadomone conk pound (not cardamom) and five cents' worth of borax. Mix the glycerine and tincture cadomene, shake and let stand two hours. Then add rosewater and a teaspoon ful of borax. Apply morning and night, rubbing until absorbed: then wash with hot water and soap: dry thoroughly. Continue a few weeks and beautiful development rewards the effort. sang delightfully, a number of her favorite songs, and Miss Irma Doster, who played two violin numbers. Mrs. Wilson at the piano. The company in cluded Miss Legler, Miss Doster, Miss Florence Johnstone, Miss Helen John stone, Mr. Edward B. Kellam, Mr. Ralph Moore, Mr. Harry Valentine, and Mr. Jerome .Johnstone. The Beta sorority of Washburn held an Initiation followed by a spread at the chapter house Tuesday night. The new girls are Miss Gladys, Scott, Miss Marie Vanderpool and. Miss Winifred Burch.

Miss Permelia Curtis gave an infor mal tea Tuesday -afternoon for her guest. Miss Elizabeth Gordon of Sioux City, Iowa.

Miss Floyd Robenson will entertain her evening bridge next week. Miss Helen Groh, daughter of Mrs. Catharine Groh. formerly of Topeka. and Mr. Lyman Boling, both of Terre Haute, Indiana, were married Wednes day at the home of the bride's mother. At home in Terre Haute. -Miss Groh was a student at the Topeka 'high school when she lived here and has manp acquaintances In town. The 'Varsity and Tivoli clubs will have a subscription dance at Hudson's tomorrow evening.- Miss Edith Moore and the Rev. J. H. Jones whose marriage will take place February 22 will be the guests of honor at a dinner to be given tonight at Unity church by the Unity club. The women's society of the First Presbyterian church will give a Lincoln Day tea tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. K. Rodgers, 503 Monroe street. The feature of the afternoon will be a talk on Lincoln by Mr. Harry G. Larimer.

The meeting of the Music Study club which was to have been held Friday afternoon with Mrs. Gaw will be post poned until the following Friday, Feb. 19th, on account of Lincoln Day.

The meeting of the College Equal Suffrage club to have been held with Mrs. Stubbs at the Governor's House tomorrow afternoon has been post poned because Mrs. Stubbs has been called 'to Mulvane where her father, Mr. J. N. Hostetler, is ill. After his reading Tuesday evening at the high school, the poet-lecturer, Mr. Edmund Vance Cooke, was given an informal reception at the home of Mrs. George P. Morehouse, where the Kansas Authors club was holding its February meeting. Part of the club's programme had been deferred to ac commodate members who attended the entertainment at the high school. The guests were entertained by literary productions of the members and a reading by Mr. Cooke, delivered in his happy and inimitable style. Music and light refreshments enlivened the occa sion and the guest of the evening graciously expressed himself regarding his Topeka visit and the thoughtful hospitality of his new found friends, who so generously entertained him while waiting for a midnight train. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Powell enter tained the Tyler Street High Five club Wednesday evening. Notes and Personal Mention. Mrs. E. W. Hoch of Marion is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hoch, 500 Lincoln street, for a few days. I Mr. Dick Reed has entered the Washburn law school. Miss Mary Wingert and Miss Delia Cassavant will leave Sunday for Palm Beach, Florida, and Cuba to be gone about three weeks. MiFs Louise Kellam will go to Kan sas City tomorrow to visit Mrs. Walter Wr. Colpitts. Mrs. Alonzo Beal and Miss Mary Wilson of Valencia are in town. Mr. and Mrs. M. W, Van Valken burg will leave next week for a perma nent residence in Kansas Citv. Dr. J. C. McClintock and Mr. C. J. Price left today for Denver to be gone until Saturday. Mr. W. R. Price has just returned from a trip' to Colorado. Mrs. Charles Lewis of Parsons, guest or Airs. i). vv. iseiiis. is spending a few days with Mrs. P. C. Chamberlain. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Dewey of Chicago will go to Washington for the inauguration of President Taft and wiil defer their proposed trip to Eu rope until the summer. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Forbes left this afternoon for San Antonio and Corpus Christl, Texas, to be gone five or six weeks. Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Reed have re turned from Sterling where thev were called by the death of Mrs. Reed's Drotner, air. jr. L. Goodson. Miss Anna Harrison has gone to Co lumbia, Mo., for a short visit to Uni versity or Missouri friends. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jewett of Boulder, Colo., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. j. u. Allison. Mrs. F. B. Hamlin of Kansas City is the guest of her sister," Mrs. Charles Skinner. Miss Kate Gunther has gone to Lin coln, Neb., to visit her sister, Mrs. Arthur McClintock. Miss Margaret Garvey hs returned from a visit to the University of Mich igan at Ann Arbor. Hardware and paint at cost. Shaw nee Lumber company, 1033 Kansas ave. 11 -rAJMIJ.IlM,...a iWUW- l I I Ml I l in ii.Ni I SANTA Film C. T. MeLellan r1iviir tendent. has gone to Newton, where tie win spena several days on business. L. M. Gazin, engineer of electrical construction, has returned to Topeka after having been in Newton on a busi ness trin. E. E. Kirkpatrick has gone to work for the freight department of the Santa Fe. He was fnrmprlu r-i t fi-i-- j road in Oklahoma, .but returned to To peka a short time ago on account of sickness. Conductor Hewitt Uas Heen ncGt.n to work on the extra board in the place or conductor Withrow, who has been sent temporarily to Osage City. Enerineer Robert rpnnaii io ..i. ing temporarily in the pool. xiuiunmson, oi me telegraph de partment, spent Wednesday in Hutch inson on business. Engineer William Tnnpe t- to work in the pool, after having been off for a few days. W. C. Burgess, axle light inspector of the Santa Fe stt T.na Ancrpbo returned to his home after having' been in tne city to attend the funeral of his brother, Walter Burgess. Miss Nellie. Lincoln will b a va h a vera of the entertainment at the R. R. Y. M. (J. A. J) riaay night. Rev. W. E. Rierierwolf the .vn ntmliot who is holiiiner mppiintra at V, A torium, had charge of the meeting in ine snops ax noon toaay. Engineer W. E. Whpftlp win runs within a short time with Engi neer Wheeler who runs on the Color ado division. Engineer W. E. Wheel er's family resides in Colorado and he wouia ne nearer none Dy the change. Mr. and Mrs. T?nhprt Wollc 'i u parents of a baby girl. Mr. '''ells is connected with the Santa Fe. NO A1EDICINE But a Change of Food Gave Relief. Many persons are learning that drugs are not the thing to rebuild worn out nerves, but proper food is required. There is a certain element in the cereals, wheat, barley, etc., which is grown there by nature for food to brain and nerve tissue. This is the phosphate of potash, of which Grape Nuts food contains a large proportion. In making this food all the food ele ments in the two cereals, wheat and barley, are retained. That is why so many heretofore nervous and run down people find in Grape-Nuts a true nerve and brain food. "I can say that Grape-Nuts food has done much for me as a nerve renewer, writes a Wis. bride: "A few years ago, before my mar riage, I was a bookkeeper in a large firm. "I became so nervous toward the end of each week .that it seemed I must give up my position, which I could not afford to do. "Mother purchased some Grape Nuts and we found it 'not only deli cious but I noticed from day to day that I was improving until I finally realized I was not nervous any more. 'I have recommended it to friends as a brain and nerve food, never hav ing found its -equal. I owe- much to Grape-Nuts as it saved me from- a nervous collapse, and enabled me to retain my position." Name given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Reas on." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of Iiimiaii interest. Tomorrow is Lincoln Day. in Topeka and extensive preparations- are being made for the proper observance of the centenary anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Churches, schools patriotic organizations and the city as whole will join in the 1 honoring of tne great American. Congress has rec ognized the day and the whole nation will set aside tomorrow as a day of hero worship" and patriotic celebration. Mayor Green has issued a proclama tion asking that as far as practicable all places of business in the city be closed at noon tomorrow. The procla mation reads: Whereas, Friday, February 12th, is the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the humble child of the backwoods, boatman, ax- man, hired laborer, clerk. 6urveyor, captain, legislator; lawyer, debater, orator, politician, statesman, president, savior of the republic, emancipator of a race, true Christian true man. Therefore I, William Green, mayor orj the city of Topeka. do hereby request that in grateful remembrance of the immeasureable results attained through the gifts bestowed upon us by him and In commemoration of his memory that all business, so far as practicable, be suspended after twelve o'clock noon, on Friday, February 12th. WM. GREEN, Seal. Mayor. Attest: C. B. BURGE, City Clerk. Mayor Green said this morning that the general sentiment over the city was for the strict observance of the day and he thought the proclamation in form. None of the government offices over the city will be closed tomorrow as Uncle Sam does not deem it necessary for the suspending of business. It is true that in Washington the sentiment is all right but It has not been placed in the form of an official national proclama tion. In the morning all of the schools of the city will celebrate and at noon the school doors will close for the rest of the day. Washburn college will con duct a short programme in chapel in the morning and the college gate will close at noon. Several of the schools of the city will unfurl new flags and the Ladies of the Lincoln Circle of the G. A. R. will present a flag to the Bu chanan, street school. Mrs. F. M. Wood making the presentation speech. At tlie Auditorium. Commencing' at 2 o'clock in the afternoon the garreVal memorial ser vices of the city will be held at the auditorium. Mayor Green will preside-and many notable iKansans will donate their oratory and words of praise. The ushers in charge of W. H. Chamberlain assisted by the mem bers of Captain Pattison's first battery of field artillery ;wiii nancue tne crowds and it is expected that the big building will be crowded. The pro gramme as arranged will not last over two hours and it is so varied that there will be no need of personal adjournments by any of the audience. Special invitations have been issued to the chairman and secretary, senate, house and the heads of the various executive, judicial and appointive state officers. A similar invitation has been issued to the State Univer sity Alumni association at Lawrence. Governor Stubbs was originally on the programme but on account cf ill ness he cannot be present. Evangelist Biederwolf could not spare the time, General Fred Funston wired that he could not be present on account of previous engagements and he ex pressed his regrets. On account of absence from the -city Bishop Mills- paugh, Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter, President Sanders of Washburn col lege. Rev. Dean Hayden, and Captain Waters can not be placed on the pro gramme. In spite of all these ab sences there will be a programme full of notables. Among those who will speak are W. T. Vernon, register of the United States treasury. General Wilder S. Metcalf of. the United States pension office, Hon. T. A. McNeal. Judge J. J. Buck; of the house ot representatives. V. H. tnaerwooa, chaplain of the senate and Mayor Green of Topeka. In the evening there are very rew plans for the memorial services al though it is expected that there will be a number of. announcements later and at the auditorium tomorrow. Chairman of the executive com mittee J. W. Priddy has been conduct ing the work of the day and he has arranged for the following pro gramme at the auditorium: Organ Patriotic Overture. Ar ranged by W. K. Eoehr. Call to Order Rev. Charles A. Finch. Invocation Rev. Francis'L. Hayes. Introduction of Presiding Officer Mayor Green. Music "America," led by the Rodeheaver chorus. Address "Lincoln the Great Emacipator, W. T. Vernon. Music Trombone solo "Battle Hymn of the Republic," Homer Rode heaver. Narration concerning Gettysburg address Prepared by W. G. Kmyser. Gettysburg address Gen. Wilder S. Metcalf. Original poem Mrs. H. O. Garvey. Solo "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground," Miss Mabel Ridenour. Address "The Sympathetic Nature of Lincoln." Rev. W. H. Underwood, chaplain of senate. Music "The Death of Lincoln" Wm. Cullen Bryant Modocs. Address "Lincoln's Youth, Eaxly Manhood and as a Soldier," Hon. T. A. McXeal. Music "The Star Spangled Ban ner," chorus and audience. Address "Lincoln as President and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy," Judge J. J. Buck. Music "Nearer My God to Thee," chorus and audience. "Lincoln's Religious Nature" Rev. A S. Embree. Music "God be With You Till we Meet Again," chorus and audience. Taps By Bugler John A. Ober housen. Benediction Rev. F. N. Lynch. Topeka Post Celebration. In the evening Toneka post No. 71 A FEW Bargains From Various Departments F0R FRIDAY'S AND SATURDAY'S SELLING Dark Styie Dress Ginghams, per yard 5c Sheets. 2 yards wide by 1 yards long, marked down to 48c Good Quality Pillow Slips, each .V. 12C Table Oil Cloth, per yard 15c Silkoline, in Plain Colors, Short Lengths, yard 5c Boys' Dress Shirts, each .....48c Cotton Flannel Gloves, a pair 5c The Topeka Cash Store 110 E. SiXth St. SAM'L IRWIN, Manager. PhOlie 703 Lincoln at 7:30, G. one hundreth anniversary of at their hall, 216 West Sixth, in the following manner: Invocation Rev. John Trezise. America By the audience. Boyhood of Lincoln Comrade A Cress. Star Spangled BanneiS-Miss Grace Clark. Oh! Why Shouldthe Spirit of Mortal be Proud Comrade Charles Nichols. Song: She Was a Grand Old Lady- Miss Daisy Cloud. What Made Lincoln Great Comrade Rev. J. K. Miller. Song: Battle Hymn of the Republic. O, Captain!. My Captain Kenneth Spivey Oglesby. Recitation By five ladies of the w. R. C. Song: Nearer My God to Thee By the audience. Brief Sketch of the Life of Lincoln- Prof. Geo. H. Mays. Song: Tenting on the Old Camp Ground. Recitation By five toys of Sumner school. Toast to the Flag Mrs. Martha Fitz gerald. Song: The vacant Chair .miss urace Clark. Lead Thou Us On Mrs. Dora Gandy. Original poem on Lincoln By Com rade J. L. Eldridge. Lincoln's Gettyburg address Past Department Commander Charles Har ris. Song: God Be With Tou By the au dience. Benediction. The public is cordially invited to at tend these exercises. At the First M. E. Cliureli. At the First Methodist church Lin coln post No. 1 Grand Army of the Republic of this city, will give a pro gramme in the evening. The following committee to decorate and festoon the church was appointed, who Will meet at the church on Fti day morning at 10 o'clock sharp: Will iam Peterson, J. M. Miller, R. H. Sem- ple. B. B. Smythe, Carrie E. Hanley Lucy A. Milliken and Eva J. McGiffen. An illuminated, artistic souvenir memorial and' programme has been de signed and is being printed for free distribution to all who attend the meet ing. It is a gem to be prized and pre served. Battery "B" National Guards hve volunteered to act as ushers. Generals Hughes and Drew and their staff will be present in uniform. Lin coln Post drum corps, in full uniform will be out and participate. Lincoln post No. 1 and Ladies' cir cle No. 1 Grand Army of the Repub lic, will meet at their hall, 119 East Sixth street, and march in a body to the church, if the weather will permit Neither time, labor or expense have been spared by Lincoln post and Its committees to make their celebration a celebration equal to the character of the Are of Buying You Thinking Safe Typewriter Adding Machine Filing Cabinet O or anything in the line of office supplies, if so it will be well worth your while to call on us. WILSON OFFICE SUPPLY CO, 108 WEST SIXTH AUENUE. L. C. Smith Typewriters, Burroughs Adding Machines, Hall's Standard Safes, Library Bureau Filing Devices. THE BEST REMEDY For Women-Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound Noah, Ky. "I was passing through the Change of Life and suffered from iuiiuhjj neaaacnes, nervous prostration, and hemorrhages. "JLydia E. 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If you would like special advice about your case write a confiden tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at Strength and i Durability A person has but to look at the back and plate of a CROWN Piano to feel certain of the instrument's great strength. The strong construction, high-class material and workman ship mean durability. The "Crown" f Piano is for sale nt KMAHIZEH SPIELMAN FURNITURE COMPANY. 617-519 Kan Ave. Both Phones SS3 ATHLETES TO KEEP IN GOOD TRIM MUST LOOK WELL TO THE CONDITION OF THE SKIN. TO THIS END THE BATH SHOULD 3E TAKEN WITH HAND SAPOLIO AIL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS FREE Just to advertise our fine BREAD We will give away 20 loaves of fresh bread to customers after ten oclock in the morn ing (we get it at 10 o'clock) every day for a week. OWIL GROCERS Low Prices, Cash, No Delivery 206 East 4th Street. 2 marvelous man whose birth and mem ory they axe commemoratinff. A life-sized painting of Lincoln,' 7 by 4-?i teet, .painted Dy a xopeKa artist, M. D. Mileham of 319 Monroe street, will be one of the appropriate attrac tions on display at the church. CAN NOT SHOOT DOGS. Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free. ana W. K.C. No. U, wil commemorate the nd alway helpful. Frank Reiblen Held Liable for Killing Hounds. Frank Reiblen was found guilty of cruelty to animals Wednesday after noon by Judge Simon of the city court the opinion incidentally deciding the right of a farmer to shoot dogs found trespassing on his property, as far as this court i concerned. Earlier in the winter W. B. Peck and a friend were following a pack of four hounds which they claim were trailing a wolf. When the trail of the animal led the pack across the Vinewood park farm the dogs followed and were seen bv Frank Reiblen who secreted him self and as they passed him killed three of them. The fourth dog was so badly crippled that he was after wards killed and on the maiming of this dog, at which the poor shot was made, rested the decision of cruelty to animals. At the conclusion of the trial Judge Simon sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of five dollars and cost, in all $35 and a notice of appeal was im mediately filed by the attorneys for the defendant. This case has attract ed unusual attention as it is the first time that the rights of a man who has shot a dog which was trespassing on his property has ever been brought into question. The owners of farms in the x-ieinity of Vinewood park, hive been greatly annoyed by hunters ever since the electric line to that park was complet ed and there has been a constant clash between farmers and hunters. Sev eral tragedies have been narrowly averted and in one or two instances phots have been exchanged and a barn on the farm of one of the farmers was destroyed by dynamite last winter. Stock on the farms in the vicinity of Vinewood pnrk has been killed and worried and filled with shot while farmers does and chickens have been killed. "Sheep killing doers have made several raids into the flock of pheep kept on the Vinewood farm and kill ed a numbe- of valuable animals from the bunch. Reiblen, who has charge of the Vinewood park farm which is owned by the Wilson estate was not seen to sboot the dogs but did not use the i plea that he hid not done so, his at torneys maintaining that he had a TOPEKA- And Oyster MarKet We have for this week specials Cat fish, halibut, salmon, trout, pickerel, pike, red snapper and smelts and oysters. Special attention to country orders. 323 Kansas Avenue. Ind. Phone 1889 Bell Phone 1880 INVESTORS We offer for sale carefully selected, eastern Kansas and "Oklahoma farm loans. Write or call for list. The Prudential Trust Co 634 11 Vil UU. Kansas Ave. Soldier Balks Death Plot. It seemed to J. A. Stone, a civil war veteran, of Kemp, Tex., that a plot ex isted between a desperate lung trouble and the grave to cause his death. "1 contract ed a stubborn cold," he writes, "that de veloped a cough that stuck to me. In spite of all remedies, for years. My weight ran down to 130 pounds. Then 1 began to use Dr. King's New Discovery, which re stored my health completely. I now weigh ITS pounds." For severe Colds obstinate Coughs, Hemorrhages, Asthma, and to prevent Tneumonia it s unrivaled. SOc and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaran teed by Campbell Drug Co. perfect right to protect the property in his charge from trespassing dogs. The defendnat's interests were in the hands of Ferry and Ma gaw, of the law firm of Ferry i.nd Doran who repres sent the Topeka railway company which is the custodian of the Vine wood park farm. i jh nil Have only one doctor just one No sense in running from one doctor to another I Select the best one, then stand by him. No sense in trying this tiling, that thing, for your cough. Carefully, deliberately select the best couch I medicine, then take it. Stick to Cherry Pectoral for throat and lung troubles. 1. a. ati all. C. M

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8 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1909. Act .Friday orning Prices Murdered r For This One Day Friday Friday, 75o Knickerbocker Pants 25c Friday, tJnlaundered White Shirts 15c Friday, Ladles' 50c Lisle Vests.. 10c Friday. Men's White Foot Hose 6c .j.Tunns special, $3.00 Trunks Bargain Friday $1.50 Men's 13.00 Silk Underwear .65c Men's 50c Exceldo Silk Hkfs 12o Friday. $2.50 Boys' Long Pants.. 85c Friday, Mens 50c Shoulder Braces 15c Friday, Men's Corduroy $1.50 Shirts 55c Friday, Children's $3.00 Coats 95c -riday, iilack Sateen 50o Shirts.. 25c Ladies' $3.00 EJmb. Finest Shirt Waists j 69o Friday, Children's $3.00 Suits ..$1.00 Friday, Small Size $1.00 Wool Underwear 39c Friday, Slightly Soiled Pleated Bosom Shirts 25c .Friday, Odds and Ends $1.50 Underwear 50c Friday, 75c and 50c Fine Silk Hose 19c Fine Silk $2.00 Mufflers 55c Friday, Men's $1.50 Flannel Shirts 75c Friday. Men's $3.00 Silk Union Suits $1.00 Friday, Men's Red Flannel Un derwear 55c Friday. Canvas Gloves Be Friday, Men's $2.00 Suit Cases. .85o Friday, Police and Fireman Suspenders 15c Friday, Men's Columbia $2 Hats 69c Your Boy Gets a Fine Watch Free Bargain Friday. Any Boys' Suit in Our House Bargain Friday $2.50 Suits formerly sold for $8, $7. $6.00, $5.00 Sale Starts 7:30 Rain or Shine Friday, Men's $1.00 Crusher Hats 55c Friday, Men's Wool Hose 8c Friday, Double Face 75c Mittens 39c Friday, $1, 75c and 50c Silk Hkfs 25c Friday, $1.00 Flannel Night Robes 55c Friday. Odd Vests, from $20 Suits 25c Friday. Men's 75o and 50c Sweaters 05c Friday, Men's $1.50 Union Suits! !t5c Friday, Bismarck $3.50 Shoes. .$1.95 Friday, $3.00 Fine Dress Vests.. 75c Friday. Boys' 25c Gloves 10c Friday, Sizes up to 35, $5.00 Coats and Vests $1 50 Friday, Spring Mufflers. 75c kind 15c Friday, $3.00 Sample line of Silk Mufflers 55,, Friday, $4.00 Corduroy Pants".". $1.90 Friday. Odds and Ends 75c Colored Shirts 25c Friday, 15c Linen Collars 5c Friday, Ladies' $2.00 Shoes 95C Friday. Small Size $3.50 W. O. Shoes $1.95 Friday, Men's Black Balbrig- gan Undershirts ..10c Friday, Small Size Men's Cord uroy Suits $2.50 Friday, Boys' Duck Coats 50o Friday, Boys' $1.50 Long Pants.. 50a Friday, Men's $6.50 High-collar Pea Jackets $1.98 Friday. Children's Short Reefer $3 Overcoats ..50c Friday. Ladies" Brown and White 15c Hose 5c Friday, Men's and Boys' T. M. C. A. 75c Sweaters 25c Friday. Children's Small $1 Sweaters 25c 622 KANSAS AVS. Mot Hers si (lit HAVE HOT SESSION. (Continued from Page One.) 10 prevent the multiplicity of new banks, but the courts have held that so long as the papers are all right the new panKs cannot be denied charters, borne of the banks, he declared, are ad vertlslng to pay 8 per cent on deposits, notwithstanding the law allows them to pay but 4 per cent. The banker gets around that by agreeing to pay the uiner per cent individually. The speaker mentioned that none of the bankers wanted the guaranty law. Governor Slubbs Takes Hand. Governor Stubbs interrupted at this point to ask Mr. Hocan a Question "You say the bankers do not want a guaranty law. How do the depositors HKe tms law if it is so remarkably saier Quick as a flash Mr. Hogan fired back tne answer: "i don't believe the de. positors are making any clamor at all for this law; it is the politicians who are malting tne clamor." This reply was greeted bv the on ponents of the bill with loud and pro longed applause. Governor Stnhhs sat down. Continuing Mr. Hoeran declared that the Oklahoma law is workine in effect similar to that of an old New York guaranty law; the number of charters far exceed any prudent estimate prior to its adoption. Mr. Hogan then dls played to the members of the commit tee advertisements of bankers offerine 8 per cent interest. In the case of one banker the state bank commissioner re buked the banker for advertising more than 4 per cent interest on guaranteed deposits. The next day this banker had an advertisement in the paper stating the action of the commission er, and adding, "The bank will pay per cent on deposits and I. the presi dent, individually will pay the other 4 per cent. I have been a banker for many years. I own considerable prop erty and stand well in the community and I am a member of the Masonic or der. the Odd Fellows. Knights of Pythias. Eastern Star and Rebekahs. On motion of the committee Mr. Hogan was granted additional time to present clippings of bank ads. and an swer questions. While showing the clippings to the committee Mr. Hogan remarked that the guaranty law is a bad thing.- "Do you mean the Oklahoma law is bad?"' asked Representative Watson of the committee. "Any guaranty bank law is bad," re plied Mr. Hogan-. "We agree the Oklahoma law is bad.' said Mr. Watson. "Your law is just like it in principle,' retorted Hogan. "We don't think so," said Watson. "Some of us dor" declared Repre sentative Snyder of the committee. A number of gentlemen present asked Mr. Hogan questions concerning the Oklahoma law. One Kentleman asked: "Mr. Hogan, you stated this law was enacted in Oklahoma to try out a Bryan idea. Do you know the Republicans 01 Kansas from the governor down are stealing Mr. Brvan's thunder?" "I won't deny that," answered Mr. Hogan. Favors the Bill. Mr. J. T. Jones of Whitewater,-Kan., was heartily in favor of the bill. He said he heard a prominent national banker say. "We must make up a fund to kill the guaranty bill." He told of conditions in Oklahoma from the oth er side. He said the wad of greenbacks the farmer formerly carried in his pocket is now a deposit in a'guaranteed bank. He opposed eliminating the in terest clause and while he suggested some changes he said he would be con tent with the law just as it is rather than no law. Mr. Jones talked quite rapidly and for considerable time and occasioned an outburst of laughter when Dreliminarv to starting into an other line of argument he paused and said: "I only want to make a few more remarks, because I am sick and want to get back to the hotel." No one would undertake to estimate what Mr. Jones could do in the way of extended argument when he is feel ing real well. Mr. Berryman Speaks. The audience called for Mr. J. W. Berryman, a banker who it is said has been conducting the attack of the op position. Leading students or nnance agree that the guaranty idea is wrong in principle," he said. "Here we are confronted with the situation that both political .partiea have pledged themselves to some kind of a guar anty law. As bankers we felt it was no use to protest against the legisla tion because some kind of a guaran ty law would surely be passed. How ever, we want to discuss the proposi tion and protest against certain pro visions." Mr. Berryman thought the bill of fered by Senator Qulncy is fairer than the committee bill. He opposed in cluding interest bearing deposits in the guarantee. He thought that feat ure would open the way for bad bank ing and bad practices. The law pro posed, he said, will wipe out all indiv iduality of the banks and honor, abil ity and integrity of the bankers and banks will stand for nothing in a busi ness way. The bill he thought would be less objectionable if the interest clause were eliminated. Senator Fowler Favors Measure. Senator Fowler spoke briefly in fa vor of the bill and Senator Cambern, who presided, read a telegram from a banker favoring the bill. "Why don't you read the pocketful of telegrams opposing the bill?" asked Senator Lower. Judge Chas. E. Lobdell, a state banker of Lamed, who has also been observed very frequently around the senate and house recently, was called upon. He said the interests of the de positors and bankers are similar and not inimicable, and that the bankers want to do all they can to safeguard depositors. The speaker appeared to have a well defined grouch against the "public prints," to which he referred several times. The sovereign power of the state at the election settled the question of whether or not we should have a guaranty law, he said, and he realizes it must come. The present bill gives bankers no voice as to the risks they are to run. and nothing to say as to who may come in under the guaranty, but the good and bad banks must be taken in alike. The law, he said, will make the "wild-cat" bank as good as the reliable, conser vative bank. The speaker asserted that practically one-half the interest bearing deposits in Kansas- are de posits of banks, under the proposed law. Missouri banks will send depos its to Kansas banks and increase the risks of the Kansas bankers. Ex-Governor Bailey Speaks. "I don't believe in a bank guaranty law," declared ex-Governor Bailey. "I realize that we've .got to have one to carry out the party platform, but that only further convinces me that we ought always be almighty careful about making promises." He thought the guarantee should include only de posits on trust, and not those on con tract for an interest consideration.. "I suppose." he continued, "that Gover nor Stubbs and others will say the poor man or woman ought to have a little interest on their money when they leave it at the bank, but all the sophistry- of socialism is in that prop osition. The interest clause should be omitted from the law." Gov. Bailey admitted the fairness of senator Quincy's -proposition that tne depositor who wanted interest on his money should be given interest, but if ne wanted it guaranteed no interest would be paid, but the deposit would do guaranteed. Stubbs Replies to Critics. At the request of Chairman Cam bern. Governor Stubbs took the floor. in Deginning he said: "Human nature Is about the same the world over. The bankers don't intend to give the depositors anything mey aon't have to. They do have to give something to the state and nation, but not to the individual." Ex-Governor Bailey interrupted the governor with a question relative to forcing banks to give up something and the governor- replied with some asperity: "No, sir; this act does not force any bank to come under its provisions. It is an enabling act conferring benefits and I think you are mighty anxious to get in under it, for I have heard you over in the committee room asking that it be extended so as to take in trust companies. "I am a banker and I believe my banks are as good as gold and the banks of the entire state are on a substantial basis. But the depositors are entitled to have a guarantee that when they put money in your banks they will get it back. You bankers want two names on a note for the same reason. If the banker uses the depositor's money for six months he is entitled to have interest on his de posit for such use. "I have heard, in the several weeks this matter has been under discussion, no substantial reason why there should be any- distinction made between in terest bearing deposits and open ac counts. You might just as well knock the enacting clause out of this bill if you are going to make that dis crimination. We hear arguments of disaster, of dangerous risks and bank wrecking if the interest clause is re tained in the bill. Such argument is all humbug. The legislators here were all elect ed on their personal as well as party pledges to pass a guaranty law and a guaranty law is going to be passed." declared the governor with emphasis and determination in his tone and ex pression. I don t think the Oklahoma law is to be compared with this bill," he con tinued. "The Oklahoma law, I think. a monstrosity. I would not sign such a law as a governor of Kansas." Governor Stubbs declared that if any banker offers higher rates of interest than provided in the law he can be ex pelled from participation in the guar anty privilege and dishonesty, specula tion and "wildcat"- methods can be punished under a guaranty law the same as now. You say," he went on. "that there will be no difference in banks under the guaranty act, that all will be alike. You know that is not so. Banks do not all have the same capital, the same kind of officers, or men of the same fina-ncial and personal standing behind them. Insofar as I have anything to say about it we are going to have a sound and serviceable guaranty law in this state and no humbug about it. This bill has been framed after consulta tions with the largest and smallest bankers in Kansas, and I would rather see the enacting clause knocked out of the bill than to see the interest bear ing deposit clause knocked out." Governor Stubbs said he knew the bill is not perfection and he expected the succeeding legislatures can make it better. Senator Lower asked why not stop at the interest clause and try the other features of the bill as a start and see what happens, but the governor con sidered the interest clause as absolutely essential to a sound bill. I will admit, he said, that as a banker I was not very anxious to get under this law, but I saw it coming. I saw what was written on the wall, and so I wanted to make the law as good and as strong as I could. Governor Stubbs answered a number of questions relative to the effect of the act on banking, after which Sena tor Stewart suggested that some depos- tor state his views. Topeka Men Talk. Mr. C. P. Bolmer, of Topeka. was the man of the moment. He thought depos itors should be protected and mentioned he had experienced as a depositor the grinding of three bank failures him- elf. He, however, opposed guarantee ing interest-Dearing deposits, and he favored paying losses with a certificate of deposit bearing 6 per cent Interest until paid. Mr. John R. Mulvane, of the Bank of Topeka, declared that he is "going to tand hitched. and he believed there s nothing in the bill to hurt the bank ers. Other, bankers who Opposed the inter est clause were A. C. Jo be. of Kansas City; former Senator Thad Carver of Pratt county and E. R. Moses of Great Bend. Peter W. Goebel of Kansas City, Kan., while he did not believe the state guaranty plan right in principle .yet favored the bill as drafted with the in clusion of trust companies. "If we must have a guaranty law." he exclaim ed, "let us have this bill." It was after midnight when the speakers, auditors and committee be came too tired to continue longer and the hearing was brought to a close. Include Trust Companies. At the close of the hearing granted to representatives of trust companies Wednesday forenoon, a majority of the members -of both the senate and house committees indicated that they are in favor of including in the bill, trust companies which do not have the insurance feature in their charters. Senator Cambern directed Mr. Scott Hopkins, of the PrudentiaPTrust com pany of Topeka, to prepare the amend ment to the bill as now drafted, which will permit all trust companies in the state which do not write surety bonds or guarantee real estate titles, to come in under the guaranty deposit law, the same as state banks. The hearing was granted at the re quest of the representatives of the trust companies which had been eliminated from the committee's bill, when it was framed. Among the principal speakers at the hearing were Governor Stubbs, ex-Governor PURE, WHOLESOME, f J DELICIOUS, I Satisfying Coffee Blend No. 3, per lb., 35c J Three pounds, $1.00. J J or Blend No. 10, per lb., 40c I Chas. McClintock I Tea Coffee-China 815 Kansas Ave. t I U l l' l 1 1 1 1 1 H"i"M' H 1 1" I Bailey of the Union Trust company, A,tchisftn; Scott Hopkins, of the Prudential Trust company, Topeka. and Peter Goebel," president of the Kansas Trust .company. Kansas City, Kail. Mr. Hopkins argued that the trust companies should be allowed to par ticipate in the benefits conferred by the bill, that the people who have de posits in trust companies are entitled to the same protection with respect to their deposits as depositors in state banks. TUBERCULOSIS BILL House Devotes Attention to Eradica tion of Disease In Cattle. The house spent most of the morn ing in committee of the whole in con sideration of. the- senate bill for the suppression and eradication of the dis ease known as tuberculosis in cattle in this state, and after a certain number of amendments had been submitted and few of them passed, recommended the bill for passage in practically its origi nal torm. 'this is a most important measure, for as one member put it this morning, it is recognized by competent medical authority that this dread dis ease was first transmitted to humanity from cattle. The bill provides effec tively for the stamping out of this dis ease among the cattle, the only ques tion at issue today being the fairness and practicability of the means used. The utilities bill by Stone of Shaw nee has been made a special order for next Monday. The woman's suffrage bill by Buck of Lyon has been made a special order for Tuesday night at 7:30. This, by the way, is the. first night session scheduled in the house so far this session. The house spent the afternoon ses sion today in committee of the whole. Only minor bills considered, as many members were absent in attendance at committee meetings. The- house will go to Lawrence tomorrow to visit the state university in response to the in vitation from the students and fac ulty. The special train over the Union Pacific will leave here at 8:30 a. m. and returning leave Lawrence at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Members of the leg islature, state officials and the stud ents of the Agricultural college are in cluded among the K. U. guests tomor row. Exercises will be held in the chapel o"f the university at noon at which J. W. Gleed of Topeka will de liver the principal address. THRIFTY FARMERS. Quickly Find a Market for Tlieir Tubercular Cows. Chicago, Feb. ll.-rr-With cows suf fering from tuberculosis coming into the state at the,' rate of 10,000 a year the Illinois board' of live stock, com missioners announced that it had been compelled virtually to suspend the testing of dairy herds and glandered horses because the "slaughter fund" of $10,000 appropriated by the state has been exhausted. Just at this time the educated farmer in neighboring states, is a par ticular thorn in, the flesh of the Illinois offieials.-rciThese farmers are taught by expert1 to make "tuber culosis tests for themselves. After the farmer has satisfied himself that a cow is tubercular it is ninety days be fore the disease shows itself. This gives him an opportunity to dispose of the animal to a broker, who takes it over the line to Illinois, where ft is sold as sound at a' handsome profit. ANOTHER TOWN ROW. Cottonwood Falis vFire Laddies"' Re sign in Disgust. Cottonwood Falls, Feb. 11. A rather serious estrangement has come up be tween the mayor and city council and the fire department of Cottonwood Falls. The town has completed a splendid system of waterworks which it thinks is as fine as any in the state. According to the "fire laddies" the mayor has taken the entire credit of this good deed unto himself and has been making such arbitrary rulings that they have become disgusted. Anyway they resigned in a body recently and the town is without an organized fire department. The business men and citizens generally are worried over the situation, while the fire insurance com panies are beginning to ask questions and raise rates. The little town has always prided itself on its faithful and efficient fire department and will no doubt take prompt steps to correct the situation. NEW HACKNEYTLATS. They Will Cost $20,000 and Be Three Stories High. A building permit was taken out at the office of the fire marshal last even ing for the erection of a $20, 000. brick flat for Topeka. The building will be located on the corner of Huntoon and Harrison streets and will be three stories high. It will be built by Her bert Hackney, president of the Tope ka Milling company. Topeka has been short on flats for a number of years in spite of the fact that the demand has been partly satis fied by the erection of one and the re modeling of another. The "flat habit" is growing in popularity and Mr. Hackney has realized the need of this city. NEGRO LIVED 120 YEARS. Samuel Sliepliard, Oldest Man in Kan sas, Dead In Lawrence. Lawrence, Kan.. Feb. 11. Samuel Shephard, an ex-slave who was at least 120 years of age, is dead at the home of his daughter here. Shephard was easily the oldest man in Kansas. He lived in Lawrence for fifty years and when he died he looked not a bit older than he did when he came- to- Lawrence, at the time this town was a battleground be tween the forces divided on the slavery question. Fifty years ago Shephard built an old log court house at Inde pendence. Mo., which still stands. He hewed the logs and did all of the work alone. In accordance with the governor's request that churches observe Lin coln Day with appropriate services, First Church of Christ, Scientist, cor ner of Polk and Huntoon streets, will hold a special service, to which all are cordialTy invited. Friday evening, Feb ruary 12th, at 8 o'clock. Subject, "Freedom." NO COLOR LINE THERE. Attempt to Establish One In England Meets Failure. London, Feb. 11. An attempt to draw the color line, creating a new de parture in this county, met with signal failure today at Birmingham, where an effort was made to exclude a negro student of the university front the local skating rink. The attempt aroused a heated controversy. The students took up the negro's cause and hired a lawyer to oppose the renewal of the rink's license. The management J V. 1 1. 1 j and promised not to make any race distinction in the future. TODAY'S MABKET REPORTS. Chicago. Feb. 11. WHEAT Wheat for May delivery sold here today at $1.12 per bushel, eclipsing the high record mark of the season established yesterday by c. This new figure was recorded on initial transactions when the May delivery ranged between $1.12 and $1.12. The sharp upturn was due to active general demand by commission houses, which was based on an advance of d to d at Liverpool, and on the continued bullish position of the cash grain in this country. Distant deliveries opened a shade to c higher than the previous close, and prices hover ed near the high marks during the early part of the day. During the greater part of the day trade was of limited volume but prices were well maintained. In the final hour how ever trade became decidedly active, and shorts and bull leaders bid up teh price of the May delivery to $1.13. The market closed strong at the top notch, with May showing a gain for the day of lie at $1.13. CORN Liberal sales by cash houses caused a moderate slump In corn prices, following a slight advance at the start due to the bulge In wheat. Receiving houses reported Increased acceptances in the country and also claimed that consid erable corn was now en route to this market. Prices at the start were c lower to c higher. May opening at 64c to 64c. Later the price touched 64c. The market failed to respond to the bull ish enthusiasm displayed in the wheat pit, prices holding about steady the remainder of the day. Local holders were inclined to take profits and this caused an easy tone at the close. May closed c off at 64c. The board of trade, the buter and egg board and the live stock exchange will be closed tomorrow. OATS Oats were steady on renewed buying by leading bulls. May opened un changed to c higher at 53c to 53c and sold off to 53(SS3c. PROVISIONS Trade in provisions was rather slow, but the market was steady on buying of lard by a local packing house concern. Prices at the opening were 2c lower to 2c higher. RYE Gash: 76c; May. 79c. BARLEY Cash: 62r67c. TIMOTHY March. $3:80. CLOVER March, $9.30. Chicago Grain Market. tFurnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 486. Chicago, Feb. 11. Open High Low Close Yea. WHEAT May ...112- 113 112 113 111 July ...101 101 100 101-100- Sept. 96- 96 96 96 96- CORN- May 64- 64- 64 64 64 July ...64 64 63- 63 64- Sept. 64 64 63 63 64- OATS May ...53- 53 53 63- 53- Julv 48 48 47 47- 47 Sept. 39- 39 39 39 39 PORK May ...16.95 J7.05 16.92 16.97 16.92-5 Julv ...17.02 17.15 17.02 17.07 17.02 LARD Mav 9.65 9.72 9.65 9.70 9.65 Julv 9.77 9. So 9.77 9.S2 9.77-SO RIBS May ..8.S7-S5 S.92-95 8.85 S.90 8.87 July 9.05 9.10-12 9.05 9.07 9.05 Kansas City Grain Market. tFurnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 4S6.J Kansas City, Feb. 11. Open High Low Close Yea WHEAT May ...103 103 102 ,103 102- July 93- 93- 93 3- 93 90 Sept. CORN May July Sept. 60- 60 60- 60 60- 60- 60- 60 60 60 59 59 59 69- 59 Kansas City Live Stock. Kansas City, Mo.. Feb. 11. CATTLE Receipts 5,000. including 600 southerns. Market steady. Native steers. $4.906.60; southern steers, $3.80S6.00; southern cows. SPECIALS FOR Friday and Saturday Economy demands your con sideration of these prices We have just received an other 2,000 lbs. of Wolffs Hams. While they last (a bar- J 7lQ, gain) at. Our Patent Flour 1 Ofl Per sack P V Eggs fresh from the "Cf country per dozen OVv 1 gallon can Apples 2 Of r ine for pie3 Dried Raspberries f Per pound Two cans of Apricots -OtJ For Jl Two cans of Peaches 25c Bartlett Pears large "I "r can X WV 12 bars Monday Morn- O ing Soap kJ Fancy Jonathan Apples, Afif per peck TM We have a supply Sunkist Oranges, also Col. Redlands all sizes and prices. Best Soft Shell English ?Cr Walnuts 2 pounds JJ Black Walnuts 9Cr Per peck iUJ Our Private Blend of Coffee possesses exceptionally fine flavor, strength and aroma better than many 30c 20c brands -our price, lb Special courtesies and prompt attention to Phone Orders PHONES Ind. 425-415-BelI 425 -THE- Shawnee Grocery 112 E.. Sixth Street Hughes Robertson OPENING DAY World Renowned Thursday, Feb. 11, 1909 Sole Agents for Topeka Watch U Grow. Watch Our Business Methods Win. ST0C!f To Insure Yourselves Gest Results Consign To Clay, Robinson Go., ilia Stock Commission Msrsbsst), Stock Yards, Kansas City. WS ALSO HAVE 00 OWJIWf TCHI00iiS0.8T. I086PH. SO. OMAHA. DEKVM. 8kMII UVf, M. ST. PAUL, t BUFFALO. $2.754.2S; native cows and heifers, $2.00 5.75; stockers and feeders, $3.J5.25; bulls, $3.2564.80; calves, $3.756.50; western steers. $4.606. 25; western cows, $2.eu5.25. HOGS Receipts 16,000. Market steady. Bulk of sales, $6.006.50; heavy, $6.xa;6.55; packers and butchers. $6.20.50; light, $5.S06.25; pigs, $4.5OS.50. SHEEP Receipts 8,000. Market steady. Muttons, $4.25(56.60: lambs, $6.50Q7.60; range wethers, $4.50(37.00; fed ewes, $3.00 5.35. Chicago Uve Stock. Chicago, Feb. 11. CATTLE Receipts estimated at 8.000. Market steady. Beeves, $4.257.10; Texas steers, $4.567.20; western steers, $4.1005.70; stockers and feeders, $3.30 fjS.55; cows and heifers, $1.90(g'5.70; calves, $5.758.0O. HOGS Receipts estimated at 30,000. Mar ket steady. Light, $6.056.55; mixed. $6.10g 6.70; heavv. $6.206.75; rough, $6.206.45: good to choice heavy, $6.406.75; pigs, $5.10 (&6.00; bulk of sales, $6.40&i.65. SHEEP Receipts estimated at 12.000. Market strong. Native, $3 .25&5.SO; western, $3.50g5.80: yearlings. $6.0Oi7.1O; lambs, na tive, $5.757.80: western, $5.75S"7.80. DAILY MOVEMENT OP PRODUCE. WHEAT Receipts. 27,600 bushels; ship ments. 18,200 busaels. -1 CORN Receipts, 167,500 bushels; ship ments, 270,800 bushels. Car lot receipts: Wheat 5 cars, with 3 of contract grade: com, 92 cars, with 1 of contract grade: oats. 65 cars. Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Minneapolis and Duluth today were 120 cars, compared with 283 cars last week and 4o7 cars the corresponding day a year ago. Kansas City Uve Stock Sales. The following sales were made this morning at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and reported over long distance telephone direct to the State Journal by Clay Robinson Co., live stock commis sion merchants, with offices at all mar kets. KILLING STEERS. No. 1 34 1 14 150 Wt. Price. No. Wt. 996 703 ..1086 878 Price. $5.00 5.50 5.15 4.45 ..1520 S19 ..1430 ..1036 $5.85 4.90 6.10 5.15 3. 30. 18. ..1182 COWS AND HEIFERS. 28.... 1.... 4.... 626 5.05 4 1117 1050 5.00 j 1 :.1390 700 4.00 20 1031 760 5.25 27 860 4.25 4.25 4.25 3.50 5.00 4.90 14 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 26. 61. 806 4.75 3. .1313 914 5.10 36. 970 CALVES. 25. 3. 10. 378 90 254 3.10 4.00 4.75 1 130 1 180 5.50 7.00 BULLS. 4.00 I 1.. 4.25 I HOGS. 1 1330 10 1150 .1400 186 K5 62 230 5.75 18 110 240 6.45 6.40 6.35 38 276 6.50 Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City. Mo., Feb. 11. WHEAT $1.06s'l.l0; No. 3, $1.03(31.08; No. S red, $1.25; ISO. a, l.Ai'.ai.--. 59ic: No. 3. 59c; No. 2 white, 6U4c; No. 3 toic. OATS Market unchanged to c nigner. No. 2 white. 6062c; No. 2 mixed, 49Si60c. K1E IbTOSUC. HAY Choice timothy, $9.75(510.00; choice prairie. $8.25ffS.50. BUTTER Creamery extra, 3tc: firsts, 27Vc; seconds, 25c: packing stock, 18c. EGGS Extras, 30!4c; current receipts, flat. 27c; seconds and dirties. 20c. WHEAT Receipts. 73 cars. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, Feb. 11. BUTTER Market steady. Creammeries, 22 30c; dairies, SI'S 25c. I'.. TV .VI e I rv L y i eluded, 28a31Vic; firsts, 31ic; prime firsts. 3c. CHEESE Market strong. Daisies, 16M-C; Twins. MSitftlSe: Young Americas, 1614c; Long Horns. 16c. POTATOES Market firm. Choice to fancy. 88f90c; fair to good, 85(&S6c. POULTRY Market firm. Turkeys, 17c; chickens, 13c; springs, 15c. VEAL Market firm, 50 to 60 lb. wts., 7(a8c; 60 to 85 lb. wis., 8g9c; 85 to 110 lb. wts.. 9211c. New York Produce Market. New York. Feb. 11. BUTTER Market steady to firm. Creamery specials, 32tfi 32c; official. 32c; creamery held, common to specials, 2230c. CHEESE Market firm. State full cream specials, 1516c; ditto fancy, 1414c; ditto good to fine, 14c; winter made, small best, 1314c; ditto good to prime, 12413c; ditto common to fair, ll12c; skims, full to specials. 2'Silla4c. EGGS Market unsettled. Western firsts, 32c; seconds. 31fi311fec. POULTRY Alive, western chickens, 13c; fowls, 1314c; turkeys, lSc. Dressed, steady; western chickens, 12 16c; fowls, 13 (gl5c; turkeys, 16-23c. Market Gossip. Furnished by 3. E. Gall. Commissions. Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 446.J Liverpool cables: Opening Wheat d higher, corn K)d higher. Second cable: Wheat, gd higher, corn 14awl higher. Northwest car lots today 115, last year 400. Closing cables: WTjeat Wsd higher, corn listed higher. .fi.si b "1 SHIPPERS Xew York Stock Market. Wall St., New York, Feb. 11. STOCKS Opening prices of stocks today moved sluggishly upward on a slight volume of business. Denver and Rio Grande prefer red rose a point and Union Pacific, Rock Island preferred and American Smelting large fractions. Otherwise changes were trivial. The demand for Union Pacific and Read ing gave a stiumuls to the whole market. Cleveland C. C. and St. Louis preferred improved 2, Delaware and Hudson and Iowa Central preferred 114 and Union Pa cific. Reading, Erie first preferred, South ern Railway preferred, American Sugar. Pacific Mail and International Harvester 1. American Malting preferred declined l'i and United States Leather preferred 3 anoints. There were strong snots Jn the market, but the movement in the general list wns narrow but upward, except in People's Gas, which weakened. Atlantic Coast Line rose 3, Louisville and Nashville 2V-. American Sugar 2Vt, Southern RailwnV preferred 1. Union Pacific 1 and South ern Pacific. American Smelting. Allis Chalmers preferred. Colorado Fuel, Cen tral Leather and Pullman 1. Bonds were irergular. L Individual stocks continued to forge up wards, but the rest, of the list was not benefitted much by these special move ments. The gain in Atlantic Coast line reached 5 points, Louisville and Nashvilla graph 3, Great Northern Ore certificates 14. People's Gas lis and Toledo, St. Louis and Western prefererd 1. Range of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 486.1 New York. Op'n High Low .13114 13214 131 .110 11114 108 77 77 77 71 7114 7114 5014 50 60 5214 53 52 .11314 113 11314 99 10014 99 46 4614 46 .145 146 145 25 26 25 .141 142 141 49 49 49 72 72 72 88 88 87 .138 139 13814 .127 127 126 37 37 36 .118 119 118 .13214 133 132 31 31 31 2K 26 26 .17814 179 1784 66 68 66 Feb. 11. Cl'se Yes Stocks Sugar Gas Copper B. R. T Am. Car Fndy. U. S. Steel, Com.. U. S. Steel, Pfd... Atchison, Com.... Anaconda St. Paul Rock Island Great Northern... Wabash. Pfd Missouri Pacific Am. Smelting...... Northern Pacific. N. Y. Central Texas Pacific Southern Pacific. Reading 132 ia- 111 110 77 77 7114 V. 50 50 52 62, 113 113' v 100 M:i 46 46 146 146 26 25 142 141 49 49' 72 72-i 88 87 1394 138 127 126 37 37 118 118 132 131, 31 3i 26 26 17814 177 7 66 108 1J8 125 124 132 132 173 17S a 80 80 4i 39- 64 64 Erie. Com So. Railway Union Pacific C. O B. O L. N Pennsylvania Can. Pacific National Lead..... C. F. I Rock Island, Pfd. .108 108 10S .124 125 124 .13314 132 13C14 .173 173 173 80 80 80 40 40 40 64 64 64 New York Money Market. New York, Feb. 11. MONEY Money on call steady, 22 per cent: ruling' ratei and offered at 214, closing bid 2. Tlma ..jails wjll uiiu veijr uuii, ou au.VH. sfc'tj zn ner cent: 90 davs. t Ri-r mnntli avii.3L. per cent. CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 333 Ber cent. Sterling exchange firm with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at $4.86.1(S4.85 20 for 6 Oday bills and at $4.87.20 for demand commercial bills, $4.84"S-4.86. SILVER Bar silver, 51c; Mexican dol lars, 44c. BONDS Government bonds, weak; rail road bonds, firm. New York Sugar and Coffee Market. New York, Feb. 11. SUGAR Raw steady: fair refining, $3.11; centrifugal, 94 test, $3.61; molasses sugar, $2.88; refined, steady; crushed, $5.35; powdered, $4.75; granulated, $4.65. COFFEE Market steady. No.. 7 Rio T". 8c; No. 4 Santos, 8c. Cotton Market. New York. Feb. 11. COTTON closed quiet: middling uplands, $9.35; mid dling gulf. $10.10. No sales. Special for Tomorrow Catflish heads and collar bone off, per lb 15c Croppie, per lb 1214c White Perch, per lb lOc Lake Trout, per lb 5o White Fish, per lb .i5o Black Bass, per lb. .22c Smelts, per lb 5c A full line of salt, smoked or canned fish of all kinds. Morns Myers 00 X. Kansas Ave. Ind. Phone 047-428. Bell 428 Deliveries to all parts of the city FISH

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE J OURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1909 THIS ONEJTAYS. House Decides to Let Stout Keep His Seat. Winner Is au Old Line Demo crat, Too. VOTE IS OXE SIDED. Loss of Ballots Plays a Promi nent Part. Party Lines Ignored When' De cision Is Made. The house by a vote of 82 to 24 Wednesday evening decided the Broil-ler-Stout contest from the Stevens Morton district in favor of Stout, the present incumbent and a Democrat. Only twenty-four out of the 85 Re publicans on the floor voted for Broll Jer the Republican contestor. The contest hinged upon two propo sitions, the disappearance of the bal lots from Harmony township in Stev ens county and the counting of an Identified ballot for Broiller by the elections committee after it had been agreed beforehand that all identified ballots should be thrown out. Stout's majority, as certified up to the secre tary of state was four votes. Broiller was given one vote majority by the majority report of the election com mittee. As in the case of the Finlay-Crosby contest of the day before, when the Democrat was seated, there were two reports from the election committee, a majority and minority report. Mor rison arid Penwell, the two Domo cratic members, and Crumley, Repub lican, signed the minority report, while the Republicans of the commit tee recommended the unseating of Stout in the majority report. Morrison of Neosho moved as a sub stitute to the motion to adopt the ma jority report that the house adopt the minority report and supported his claims by a masterly speech. The Neosho man was born on the Emerald Isle and was proud of the fact. He came up smiling, he said, after bring run over by the bandwagon the day before. He had a better case today and believed that the majority would listen to the voice of justice. He set iorth clearly the contention of the minority of the committee and was given close attention by the Republi cans of the house. In summing up the situation he said:' "The spmmittee ogreed to throw out all identified bal lots and. then counted a ballot for Broiller that had been marked with an X in the square under the "No Nomi nations" column. This was the ballot of some voter who wanted to prove that he had delivered the goods. As for the missing ballots from Harmony township, I cannot see how this house can turn down the count of the Stevens-Morton election boards and coun ty commissioners of all the ballots and then accept the recount of the major ity of this house committee of a part of the ballots and unseat a member on the strength of the latter proceed ing." Crumley. Republican, of Thomas, carried the day for Stout, Democrat, when he took the floor in defense of the minority report. He was question ed by his own party members, but stood to his guna in great shape. A Democrat had been ousted the day before by the counting of doubtful bal lots and here was another Democrat facing the same situation and the doubt was still greater than in the previous case. The broad minded and fair Re publicans of the house did the wise and Just thing when they decided that the burden of proof rested with the con testor and that he had not proved his case beyond a doubt. Allen, Mitchell, 'Buckman. Stone, Lehman, Mercer. Mor gan of Reno and many other leaders came out flatfooted and voted for Stout to retain his seat. The stand taken yesterday by these men might have been hard on Jerry Broiller, but it was a move calculated to strengthen the (Republican party of this state and show the country at large that all this talk of a square deal has not been vain boasting and idle circumstance. The roll call vote to accept the minority re port and keep Stout, Democrat, in his seat stood as follows: Yeas Allen. Ashcroft. Beckett. Bon fett, Boyd. Brown, Buckman, Burke of Saline, Carpenter, Carter, Cole. Craw ford. Cron, Crumley, Davis of Bour bon, Darling. Deacon, Eadie, Edwards, Ely, Feder. Fehr. Flagg. Flanigan, Foley. Francisco, Grabbe. Gray, Griffin. Hannon, Harbaugh, Hines, Hopkins of Jackson, Howard, Hutchison, Jewett of Lane. Johnson, Kelly, Keraus, Kuonl, Lander, Landrey, Laubach. Lehman, Lennen, Loofbourrow, Louder back, Malone, Maxwell, McMillan. Meek, Mercer. Miller. Mitchell. Moore, Morgan of Hodgeman. Morgan of Reno, Morris, Morrison, Morton of Clay, Mor ton of Osborne, Newlin. Parker. Phil lips, Ravenscroft. Rhodes of Anderson, Tthodes of Marshall, Rogers, Schaum burg, Sekavec, Snyder. Stannard. Stockton. Stone of Shawnee, Stone of fherman. Veatch, Walker, Westgate, White. Wood, Yoxall. Total. 82. Nays Banker. Berke of Jewell. Brighton. Bryden. Clark, Clay, Cline, Finlay. Dennis. Guilbert. Haslcin. Hop kins "of Finney. Jackson, Jewett of Sedgwick. Krehbiel. Lambertson, Pyle, Reeder. Rich. Schlitching, Shielder, Shoemaker, Watson, Westcott. Total, 24. Matson of Sedgwick. Cunningham of Cowley and Davis of Kiowa played rabbit and refused to vote. It was evi dent that many Republicans voted for party simply and solely because it was 'et Em BAKING a party vote cast for a Republican to unseat a Democrat and that they paid little or no attention and cared nothing at all for the evident doubt in the case of the Republican contestor. Had these partisans but known it they would have served their party better in the long run by voting with their broader minded colleagues in the interest of justice rather than partisanship. The Stubbs sauare dealers have been ac cused of making relentless warfare on the machine and all other poiiiicai op ponents, but they showed yesterday that they can be as fair and magnanl- mnna I aa iv were, stern and unyielding in actual warfare. Governor Stubbs took no part at au in inese contest cases, but the vote yesterday was not the least of the administration victories of this session. In the good natured mix- up that followed the vote on the election con test Wednesday. Stout. Flnlay, Ed wards and Hopkins of Finney were all fined a barrel of apples apiece. Among the bills recommended by the house for passage Wednesday while in committee of the whole was the bill by Lambertson forbidding marriage between members of the white race and the black or yellow races. The bill was amended to for bid probate judges from granting a license and any person from per forming the ceremony of marrying a member of the white race to a negro, Chinese or Japanese In this state. Morgan of Reno has introduced a bill making it a misdemeanor for any one to reside or camp upon a public highway in this state or to graze, cor ral or keep stock or other property upon such highway without the con sent of the owner of lands adjoining said highway. A $100 fine is the pen alty for a violation of this act. This bill. if passed, will affect every "mover," camper, traveler or anyone frequenting the highways, as the common custom is for such classes of people. honest and dishonest peaceable and mischievous, to camp along the highway to the annoyance often of the farmer. The farmer's wife is frightened when he is away from home and a band of campers settle down in the road just below the pasture gate and come to the house for water and let down the fences and take corn from the field. Not all the camners do this, but enough follow the oractice to make the Morgan bill a good measure. Mr Morgan, who is a famous editor as well as lawmaker, also introduced another bill along this line which for DOiiteness and elegance of expression w iil be an adornment to the pages of the statutes if it becomes a law. A part of the measure reads: "That it shall be unlawful for anyone to go upon or into the orchard, yard, gar den or premises of another without the consent of the owner except to made a bona fide social call or to transact bona fide business." The stinger at the end of this gentle hint is a penalty in the shape of a $100 fine. Bills in the House. Bills introduced in the house Wed nesday evening: H. B. No. 779. By Morton of Clay An act to regulate and define the prac tice of optemetry. H. B. No. 780. By Davis of Kiowa An act making an appropriation to re imburse Fred T. McClaren. H. B. No. 781. By Davis of Kiowa An act making an appropriation to re imburse Albert Dunn. H.-B. No. 782. By Morgan of Reno An act to prevent trespasses on private nremlses. H. B. No. 783. By Morgan of Reno An act to prevent trespasses upon pub lic highways. H. B. No. 784. By Jewett of Lane An act making an appropriation to com pensate J. F. Huff. H. B. No. 785. By Jewett of Lane An act making an appropriation to compensate H. E. Towns. H. B. No. 786. By Griffin of Barber An act relating to the procuring of licenses to hunt. H. B. No. 787. By Flagg, by request An act fixing the metes and bounds of Perry. Jefferson county. H. B. No. 788. By committee on hy giene and public health An act relat ing to the protection oi me puoiic health. CALL HER A "HEROIN." Pupils Write Essays In Praise of Their Teachers. Chicago. Feb. 11. In the estima tion of her pupils. Miss Helen Mc Laren a teacher, Is a "heroin." Half a hundred children have turned in essays on a fire which oc curred in a butcher shop near the school. Mis McLaren speaks modestly of her efforts to avert a stampede, which undoubtedly would have re sulted seriously. But the other teach ers give her unstinted praise. Fearing that the other teachers who were ignorant of the fire would let the younger children out without proper precaution. Miss McLaren ran from room to room, whispering the alarm to the teacher in charge. When one of her children called her attention to smoke from the fire. Miss McLaren had to think quickly. "Children," she said, "you may all stand up and look out this window. Now, don't get frightened, because there is not any danger. If any boy shouts 'fire' he'll have to sit down and then he won't see the engines." So the pupils watched the blaze quietly from the windows. Instead of being frightened they enjoyed the spectacle. Then they had a language lesson on the fire. One of the essayists described the teacher as a "good heroin" and said they were all "braiv." W i w Tr fl- JBeotutety Pure The finest, most tasteful and wholesome biscuit, cake and pas try are made with Royal Bak ing Powder,' and not otherwise. Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar TAX LAWTIXED. The Provision for County Asses sors to Bemain. Put Back in Bill After a Fight. Hard WILL NOT BE ELECTED Members of State Tax Com mission to Be Appointed. Standard Oil Company Again Receives Hard Baps. By the very smallest majority and after the hardest fight that has thus far occurred on the floor of the senate, the upper branch of the legislature Wednesday afternoon finally passed Senator Quincy's bill No. 163, provid ing amendments to the present assess ment and taxation law. This is the bill, it will be remembered, that re ceived such rude treatment when it was considered in committee of the whole early last week. The friends of the measure, however, gained one point yesterday over the action of the committee of the whole, in that the bill as passed retains the county assessors provided for in the present law. In committee of the whole, the senate eliminated the county assessors and designated the county clerks as the as sessing officers in counties having less than 25.000 population, but the bill as passed does not carry the amendment eliminating county assessors. Shortly after convening Wednesday afternoon the bill came up for third reading and passage, subject to amend ment and debate. Senator Anderson of Bourbon county started the "fuss." with his motion to strike out the amendment designating county clerks as assessing officers in counties of less than 25,000, which had been put onto sectoin 3 in committee of the whole. At the request of Senator Quincy the clerk read a communication from the tax commission which stated in effect that through the tax law of 1907 the state has advanced to the first place In the matter of assessment and taxation systems. The elimination of the coun ty assessors would weaken the system, which is now being copied by other states. The commission thought that good and efficient assessors would not be elected by the people and It urged the retention of the appointive plan. Through the work of the county asses sors, it was declared, the remarkable, beneficial results have been accom plished. The commission admitted that there may be some inequalities over the state in the administration of the law, but it was urged that greater time be given for a thorough test of the law and the covering of the ground properly. "The only kickers in my district against the existing tax law," declared Senator Carey, "are the fellows who have had to pay taxes on all their pro perty, some of which heretofore has been concealed." Senator Ganse offered a substitute for Senator Anderson's motion to strike out the committee amendment. This substitute provided that the county clerk and the three county commission ers should act as assessing officers in counties of less than 25,000. Senator Ganse believed the new tax law a move ment in the right direction, but he held that the deputy assessors and not the county assessors should be given credit for the good accomplished by the new law. Under his plan the assessing would be done by a board of four men from different parts of the county, by which means he argued the assessment could be made at a saving to the state of between $75,000 and $100,000. In the debate last week on the bill Senator Brady of Douglas county, was one of its most severe critics. When he finally obtained recognition from the chair he spoke in language that was both strong and lucid, using the agile index digit of his left hand industrious ly to drive home his points. He charac terized the communication from the tax commission as a "stump speech" and declared he knew a good many people in Kansas who would like to get after the commission itself. The county as sessor, he said, is an entirely super fluous officer and to pay for his ser vices is nothing more than a "dip" fnto the state treasury. "I am glad to learn from the senator from Reno," he said, "that his county is in such a flourishing condition as the result of the new tax law. I have before me a paper reporting the oust ing or the mayor ot Hutchinson ror levying a tax on the jointkeepers." Senator Anderson did not want as sessors in some counties and none In others. Senator Quincy said that pro perty amounting to several millions of dollars, which had never before been assessed, was assessed last year be cause of the county assessors. Senator Glenn also favored the retention of those officers. 'I don't care what the tax commission says, declared Senator Robertson, I know from personal investigation In 13 counties in the western part of the state that the county assessors did not bring out the additional property. The deputy assessors should be given credit for that. In the large counties the asses assessor may be all right, but in the small counties he is no good." Senator Carey: How many of your 13 county assessors could be elected by popular vote?" Senator Robertson: "I don t believe one of them could be elected town dog pelter. Senator Carey: That is because they dug up the property and assessed it." Senator Robertson: "They did not dig up the property; it was the deputy or township assessors who did that. In my humble opinion the county as sessor in the small counties is an absolute nuisance." The Ganse amendment was put to a vote and it carried by 19 to 18. Senator Quincy then moved to strike out the provision as amended. Sen ators Stavely, Ganse and Potter spoke against the Qutacy motion and it was supported by Senators Stannard and Carey. Senator Leidy stirred up an interesting colloquy with Senator Hodges. "I have no disposition," he de clared, "to overthrow the tax law, but both political parties in their plat forms declared for the election of the taxing officers by the direct vote of the people and barrels yes. oceans of ink were used in writing editorials in support of the cry to 'Let the peo ple rule.' The effect of this provision will be to give to us officers elected by the people and I am for it." "I am glad to hear the senator from Butler county give expression to the sentiment to let the people elect their officers by direct vote," said Senator Hodges. "The other- day we had be fore this senate a proposition to elect United States senators by the vote of the people. I want to ask the sen- he voted on uih proposition? "Does the senator yield to the question asked the president. "Yes," replied Senator Leidy, "I voted against allowing the minority to elect a United States senator from this state." Senators Bender and Potter said the complaints against the assessors in their districts were not against the high assessments, but against the inefficient assessors appointed to make the assessment. Senator Bender wanted the commissioners to use their Judgment as to whether or not an as sessor should be appointed. Senator Denton again related the state of affairs in his district under "Uncle Jimmy" and "Uncle Jack." When put to a vote a division was demanded and the Quincy motion to strike out the provision carried by 20 to 18. An amendment by Senator Ganse was adopted providing that in coun ties having city and country property one assessor for each kind of property be designated. When the discussion of the bill and the amending was finished the bill was put to a vote on final passage, 21 votes being necessary to pass the bill. As the roll was called it was seen that there would be a close vote. As the friends of the measure tallied the vote they figured a constitutional majority was lacking in its favor, so Senator Quincy demanded a call ef the senate. The sergeant-at-arms was dispatched for the absentees. In the meantime Senator Anderson changed his vote from aye to no and Senator Porter came in and voted aye. The vote was added up and it was discovered that the bill had passed, there being 22 for it and 17 against. The vote on the fin al passage of the bill was as follows: Yeas: Avery. Brown. Cambern, Carey, Chapman, Fagerburg, Fowler, Glenn. Hodges, Hostrup, Huffman, Lower, Milligan. Murphy, Porter, Pot ter. Price, Quincy, Reed. Stannard, Stewart. Stillrngs. Nays: Anderson, Bender, Brady, Ganse, Milton, Smith, Brewster. Cooke. Denton, Hamilton, Hunter, Leidy, Moore, Overfleld Robertson, Stavely, Travis. Senator Myers was absent by leave. The senate then proceeded to pass the following bills: S. B. No. 10, bv Myers, abolishing the offices of undersherift in Jeffer son and Jackson counties H. B. No. 107, requiring railroad companies to fence their lines. S. B. No. 207, by cooKe, amending section S, chapter 275, session laws 1907. S. B. No. 232. bv Lower, fixing terms of district court In the Twelfth judicial district. S. B. No. 274. by Smith, restricting the spread of Johnson grass. S. B. No. 189. by Quincy, amending the law relating to mutual 'fire insur ance companies. Unexpected difficulty was encount ered in the passage of No. 189. A number of the-senators were absent from 'the chamber when the vote was taken and Senator Quincy discovered that a constitutional majority had not voted for his bill. He demanded a call of the senate and the sergeant at-arms was again required to hunt up the absent senators. Meanwhile, at the solicitation of Senator Quincy, Glenn and Milligan changed their votes from no to. aye and when the vote was announced the bill was pass ed by 22 to 13.. The senate late-in the afternoon went into committee of the whole with Senator Bradv in the chair. S. B. No 99, relating to inspection of oil, which struck some hard sledding in the com mittee Tuesday, was the first bill on the calendar. Senator Stavely moved to strike out Sec- 4,. which provided a reduction of fiftv per cent in the in soection fee for oil in quantities of morn than fiftv barrels. Senator Cambern wanted the section retained as he said-it was desired by the Independent 'refiners. Senator Hodges mentioned that the reduction would cut off considerable revenue that would otherwise come to the state and the state needs the money. The motion to strike out was favor ed by Senator Brewster. He declared that if the section was retained the fees paid by the Standard Oil com pany for inspection would be cut in two, but the reduction would not bene fit the Independent refiners to any ap preciable extent, because their product Is inspected in smaller quantities. "I would not object so strongly to mak Ink this reduction," said the senator from Doniphan, "if the Standard would pay the fine "assessed against it in the courts and not involve the state in further litigation, but the reduction would depri-ve the state of about $15. 000 in inspection fees and I don't care under the circumstances to vote for the provision." Senator Ganse declared that it is wrong in principle to charge an exces sive inspection fee, and he considered the provision unconstitutional and un just. "The argument of the senator with reference to the payment of the fine by the Standard Oil company is absolutely indefensible," he said. The motion to strike out the section was carried by a vote of 20 to 11. The committee decided to recommend the bill for passage and the committee arose. Senator Porter's motion that a night session of the senate be held begin ning at 8 o'clock tonight was carried. The judiciary committee submitted as a substitute for Representative Ed wards' anti-cigarette bill the Minne sota law on the subject and recom mended its passage. This law not only prohibits the sale and manufacture of cigarettes in the state, but also pro hibits their use by minors under 18 years. The senate adjourned at 6:15 p. m. Bills la Senate. The following bills have been intro duced in the senate: S. B. No. 501. By committee on edu cation An act to provide for normal training in certain high schools and academies. S. B. No. 502. By Bender An act re lating to the State Soldiers' home. S. B. No. 503. By Bender An act to amend section 1, chapter 124, laws of 1903. S. B. No. 504. By Milton (by request) An act making appropriation for the Sunflower home, at Lawrence. S. B. No. 505. By Milton (by request) An act concerning the venue of cer tain actions. S. B. No. 506. By Milton An act making appropriations for the indus trial department of the Western uni versity at Quindaro, Kansas, for 1910 and 1911. S. B. No. 507. By Quincy An act prohibiting business colleges over the state to sell tuition without permission from the state superintendent. S. B. No. 508. By Leidy An act pro vldings for the printing by the state of all blank and record books necessary to all state, county, township and city of ficers. S. B. 509. By Milligan An act au thorizing cities of the second and third classes to construct and maintain sys tems of sewerage "and drainage. S. B. No. 510. By Brady An act au thorizing cities of the second class to change the boundary lines by addition ator from Butler, how No More PILES Xq Matter How Bad Your Case Is Or now ixng You Have Had It, Pyramid Pile Cure Can Cure It. Free Packace Half of the suffering and torture of piles has never been told. 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Send your name and address todav for free trial package to Pyramid Drug fo 13 8 pyramid Bldg., Marshall, Mich. Published In The Topeka State Journal ieoruary 11, iao.j HOUSE BILL NO. 297. AN ACT making annrom-lation for post age, express, freight, packing and other expenses ot tne distribution or the Six teenth Biennial Report of the Stale Board of Agriculture. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state or J&ansas Section 1. There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of four thousand four hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay for postage, express. freight, packing and other expenses of the distribution of the Sixteenth Biennial Report of the State Board of Aeniculture. Sec. 2. The auditor of state is hereby authorized to issue warrants upon the treasurer of state for the amounts and purposes specified in this act upon vouch ers duly verified by the secretary of the state board of agriculture, and upon the presentation of said warrants the same shall be paid by the state treasurer out of tne moneys nerein appropriate. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in tne oniciai state paper. I hereby certify that the above bill originated in the House, and passed that Dooy January -d, i:f. J. IV. DOLLBY, Speaker of the House. C. H. BRILHART. Asst. Chief Clerk of the House. Passed the Senate February 5, 1909. W. J. FITZGERALD, President of the Senate. Z. E. WYANT. Secretary of the Senate. Approved February 9, 1909. W. R. STUBBS, Governor. State of Kansas, Office of the Secretary of State. I. C. E. Denton, Secretary of State of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my of ficial seal, this 10th day of February, 1909. C. E. DENTON. tSeal.3 Secretary of State. By J. T. BOTKIN. Asst. Secretary of State. Published in The Topeka State Journal February 11. 1909. SENATE BILL NO. 600. AN ACT making appropriations for legis lative expenses. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas. Section 1. That the sum of forty thou sand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of per dierri and mileage for the members of the legislature, and lieutenant governor; for the payment of the chief clerk of the huuse and secretary of the senate, the sum of one thousand dollars each, which shall be in full com pensation for all work done by them as such officers during nd after the session, including the making, at their own cost, of an index to their respective journals, of which said amounts the said chief clerk and secretary shall only receive the amount of their per diem, as provided by law, until their work as such chief clerk and secretary, respectively shall have been approved by the secretary of state; and for per diem of the chaplain, officers, clerks, messengers and other employees of both houses, and for general expenses in cident to the regular session of the legis lature of 1909. Section 2. That the foregoing, or as much thereof as may be necessary, shall be naid at the rate allowed by law. and the auditor of state is hereby authorized to issue his warrants on the treasurer of state for the amounts and purposes speci fied In Section 1 of this act upon sworn vouchers duly itemized and filed in his office: provided, that the pay warrants ror the niemoers or tne legislature ror tne last ten days of service shall not be drawn bv the auditor of state until tne nnai ad journment of the legislature. opction A. inis act snail iae eneci anu be in force from and after its publication In the official state paper. T hereby certltv mat tne above Din originated in the Senate and passed that body February 9. 1909. W J. l-llUlnALJ.', President of the Senate. Z. E. WYANT, Secretary of the Senate. Passed the House February 10, 1909. J. N. DOLLET, Speaker of the House. W. T. BECK. Chief Clerk of the House. Approved February 11, 1909. W. R. STUBBS. Governor. State of Kansas. Office of the Secretary of State. I. C. E. DENTON. Secretary of State of the State of Kansas, do hereby certity that the above and roregoing Is a correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed mv name and affixed my official seal, this 11th day of February, we. C. E. DENTON. Seal.! Secretary of State. By J. T. BOTKIN, Asst. secretary or state. of territory. S. B. No. 511. By Brady An act to pro'ide a bounty on wolf scalps. S. B. No. 512. By Porter An act re lating to the protection of domestic animals. S. B. No. 513. By Leidy An act amending chapter 431 of the session laws of 1903. and prescribing a mini mum term for district schools and pro viding for state and county aid for dis tricts which cannot support such terms. S. B. No. 514. Bv Leidy An aot re lating to the duties of county superin tendents. Body Found In Ashes. Chieaeo. Feb. 1L The body of a man supposed to be that of Thomas Malone. a night watchman, was found today in the ruins of the Wabash freight hTfcse. which burned last night, entailing a loss of itioO.OOa It is believed that he lost his life by forcing his way Into the office to give an alarm of fire, after that part of the structure was In flames. (Friday B If we advertised Linen Torchon Lace at ten cents and agreed to give you a nickel with every yard, you would probably think the proposition worth while. Yet it would be just the same as buying ten-cent Tor chons for a nickel, wouldn't it And THAT is one of the bargains we offer-below. There are sixteen Friday Bargains this week. Sixteen opportunities to save. How many of them apply to you How many of them are you going to take advantage of? How much are you going to save Please remember that these prices are good tomorrow only, and that we cannot accept mail or telephone orders for these Friday Bargains. 10c Linen Torchons for 5c a yard A new lot that we've just received; fine, pure linen Torchons edges and inser tions to match in widths from to 4 inches. 10c a yard is the regular price, EJ Bargain Friday for Soiled Waste Paper Baskets. 5c each Japanese Straw Waste Pa per Baskets that sell for 39c, 49c and 69c. In a recent shipment a small number were soiled in transit. Bar gain Friday we're CJ going to sell them for. ..."C 25c Pillow Tops and Backs for 10c Artistic, conventional de signs stamped on tan color ed art ticking with plain backs to match. 25c is the regular selling price. Bargain Friday you can buy 1 f them for 1WC 50c Short Corsets and Girdles, 29c each You couldn't get anything more comfortable for house wear than one of the short Corset 8 or Girdles, We'll have all sizes to begin with. Regu lar 50c values, special OQ for Bargain Friday ."IC One of America s "But above all. he was an American possibly the great est." is the way one biographer sums up the life of Abra ham Lincoln. Born in an humble log cabin in Hardin (now La Rue) County, Kentucky, February 12, 1809; he died April 15, 1865 the martyred savior of his country. Tomorrow the nation honors his memory by observing the centenary of his birth. $1.25 black Taffeta for $1.00 a yard It's a splendid quality of guaranteed, black Taffeta, 36 inches wide. Very desirable for either dresses, coats, skirts or petticoats. One of our best $1.25 numbers, speof- aayar.ef:.a $1-00 $1.00 Carriage Bags will be 89c Odds and ends of strap handle Carriage Bags made of goat seal-blacka, tans and greens. 8-to 11-inch sizes, all with interior coin purses. $1.00 Bags to be closed QQ. out at A. lot of 10s Sample Hose, choice 5c Hosiery for men. women and children blacks, fancies and mixtures. All that is left of the 10c line of Topsy Sam ple Hosiery will be on sale Bargain Friday C. at Women) $3.50 to $4 Tan Sboes $2.75 Women's tan Russa calf Shoes in button and lace styles with regular and Napo leon tops made of calf, suede and cloth. All sizes. Our regular $3.50. $4.00 and $4.50 tan Shoes Friday 2 "J 5 Rulroad Fare Refunded, in Part The C rosby L. M. Penwell Undertaker and Embalmer 511 Quincy Street Both Ptones 192 -V. 5 II a r gains 10c bunches of Shoe strings for 5c Good, strong Shoestrings put up in bunches of half a dozen pairs; 4-4 and 6-4 lengths, for children's and women's shoes. 10c a bunch ordinarily; Bargain EJ Friday thev will be c 10c boxes of Emery Boards for 5c They come twelve In a box; flexible boards coated on both sides with fine emery powder. They're extra good values at 10c a package. Bar gain Friday we're going EJ to sell them for C 10c Curtain Swiss will be 6c a yard Four or five patterns of 40 inch Curtain Swiss in Vene tian striped designs. A qual ity that will wear and laun der to your entire satisfac tion. FTiday, instead 2 of 10c it will be C 25c Tailored Bows will be 17c Dainty, tailored Bows made of plain color ribbons all colors to choose from. Par ticularly derirable for wear with tailored waisrts. You'll find them at the Ribbon counter. Regular "T 25c Bows for X C Greatest Americans "Why, papa,' he isn't ugly; he is beau tiful." It was a little girl who said this, as she put her little, chubby hands up to the big, deep-lined face and looked with confidence into the kindly eyes. This innocent child saw not the rugged, homely faee; she saw the MAN. It would be hard to Imagine the face of Lincoln without the-lines. Here ran the line made by the burdens of 4,000,000 slaves; here was the long deep line of his struggling and wounaed men; this was from the hurt of traitors at his and this from the lash of his over-zealous counselors, who should have been his ever-helpful friends. If ever a man's history was graven in his face, surely it was Lincoln's, above au others in the world. 1.75c Axmimter Rugs will be $1.19 A clear, saving of flfty-tix cents if you buy Friday. 2"x-54-inch Axmlnster Rugs; fine Oriental patterns In good col ors. Rugs that sell ordinarily for $1.75 will be on in sale Friday at. ipl.IU TLree .Bargains in Staple Domestics 10c. 36-lnch bleached cam bric Muslin will be 7y2a 28c, 9-4 unbleached Sheet ing will be priced 22o 30c, 9-4 bleached Sheeting will be specially priced.. 24o 50c Golf Gloves wi'l be 19c a pair All sizes for women and children, plain colors mostly black, white and all colors. You can afford to buy them for next winter at this price. Our regular 50c Golf i Q Gloves for i JC Men's $2.00 Red Wool Unde rwear $1.25 Old-fashioned, red wool Underwear. The Shirts have double fronts and backs. All sizes in both shirts and draw ers. $2.00 a garment Is the regular price. Bargain Fri day it will 1 25 or Whole, to Out-of-Town Buyer Bros. Co. J. L. EDDY Contractor and BnlUier Repairing and Jobbing. Store Fronts. Shelving Counters. Hardwood Floors. Plain or Orna mental. Shop 110 E. Ninth fit.'