The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
March 16, 1909

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,1 r EVERYBODY 12 PAGES READS IT. EVERYBODY 12 PAGES NEEDS IT. LAST EDITION. TUESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA. KANSAS, MARCH 16, 1909. TUESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. JCT I"- Iff f r FIRST MESSAGE. President Taft Transmits Com munication to Congress Telling Why He Called the Ex traordinary Session. URGED TO GET BUSY. The Lawmakers Are Told That Easiness Is Waiting And That There Is a Threatened Deficit of 100,000,000. Washington, March 16. President Taft transmitted to congress today the following message: "To the Senate and House of Repre sentatives: I have convened the con gress In this extra session in order to enable It to give immediate considera tion to the revision of the Dingley tariff act. Conditions affecting pro duction, manufacture and business generally have so changed in the last twelve years as to require a re adjustment and revision of the import duties Imposed by that act. More than this, the present tariff, with the other sources of government revenue does not furnish income enough to pay tne authorized expenditures. sy juiy King, Frank S. Thomas, A. J. Arnold, 1, next, the excess of expenses over jonn Guthrie and A. K. Rodgers. receipts for the current fiscal year Tnere is onlv one man missing in the will equal $100,000,000. I whole set and he is Samuel H. "The successful party in the late pitcher. His term commenced on election is pledged to a revision of March 26, 1861 and he served eight the tariff. The country and the busi- years. But after hunting for over a ness community especially expect t- year. Mr. Rodgers has been unable to The prospect of a change in the rates get a photograph of him. He would of import duties, always causes a sus- appreciate information of the where pension or halt in business because of aDOUts cf such a photograph and asks the uncertainty as to the conditions to tnat any one who knows of sucn a pic be made and their effect. It is ture notify njm therefore of the highest importance Qf the twelve men wnose pictures that the new bill should be agreed are frame(j there are six of them liv tipon and passed with as much speed lng Henry King is editor in chief of as possible consistent with its due and tne pt. Louis Democrat. T. J. Ander thorough consideration. For these SQn ls etln Jn tne city. John Mileham reasons. I have deemed the present to i l3 also jn the citv James L. King is no an excraoramary ucl-h&iuh numu the meaning of the constitution, jus tifiying and requiring the calling of an extra session. "In my inaugural address, I stated in a summary way the principles upon which, in my judgment the revision of the tariff should proceed and Indicated at least one new source of revenue that might be properly resorted to in order to avoid a future deficit. It is not necessary to repeat what I then said. "I venture to suggest that the vital business interests of the country re ciuire that the attention of the congress in this session be chiefly devoted to tha consideration of the new tariff bill and that the less time given to other sub jects of legislation in this session, the better for the country. (Signed) "WILLIAM H. TAFT. "The White House, March 16, 1909." In the Senate. Washington. March 16. Forty-four Republican and 11 Democratic sen ators were in their seats when the president's message was laid before that body today. It received careful attention on the part of senators, many of whom laughed -when the president's suggestion that no legisla tion except in relation to the tariff be considered at this session was read. Senator Gallinger presented a resolution of the legislature of the state of New Hampshire, declaring that the inheritance tax should not be made a subject for national legisla tion, but should be left to the states as a source of revenue. A motion by Senator Hale provid ing for an adjournment today until Friday was adopted, and at 12:18 p. m., the senate adjourned. In the House. Washington, March 16. The second clay's session of the house found ths members in a much calmer mood. The question of the amendment of the rules having been settled yesterday, the tension was noticeably relaxed and a feeling of general good fellowship was apparent. The drawing of seats was the first business to be transacted and this proceeding, although rather mo notomous to spectators, commanded the intense interest of the members. Some of the old members were espe cially fortunate in procuring desirable seats. Messrs. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, and Mann of Illinois, got their former Feats. Messrs. DeArmond of Missouri, and Hitchcock of Nebraska, were among those equally lucky in their lo cations. A storm of laughter at the expense of Jlr. Clark of Missouri was created when that the Democrats, who were forced to occupy the socalled Cherokee Ftrip to the extreme right of the speak- -r be allowed to choose seat in the last: tier and not be compelled to "mix up' with the Republicans. In view of the alliance of the Repub licans "insurgents" and the Democrats on the Question of modifying the rules, I the humor of the suggestion became at i once apparent, but it nevertheless pre- vailed. When the president's message was read the Republicans broke out Into loud'and prolonged applause. The mes sage was referred to the committee on ways and means. TEDDY.S LETTERS. ScU for Good Price at New York Anction. New York, March 16. A letter written bv Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 to the late Colonel William L. Ftone. sold here yesterday for $8.75, although it contained only 29 words Jn all. including the signature, and was thus hardly more than an auto graph In the same sale a letter of John Quincy Adams brought only $8, while three letters of Rutherford B. Hayes sold for $3, $1.25 and $1.50 re spectively. Two letters of James A. Garfield brought only $1.50 apiece. SHIP BURNS UP. Jlarry Kohenan, Cook, Lost His Life in Blaze. Chicago, March 16. A burning tug In the Calumet river lit the sky for miles at midnight. The vessel, the Duncan City, was burned to the water's edge, and Harry Kohenan, a cook, asleep on board, lost his life. BEAT AND ROBBED MAX. Then Robbers Tlirew Him in Canal Will Recover. Newark, N. J., March 16. William McKenzie of Washington, D. C, was attacked by several men near the Morris canal here last night, beaten almost into insensibility, robbed of his watch and fifty dollars in cash and finally thrown into the canal. Several policemen heard his feeble cries and dragged him out. He will recover. SIX STILL LIVING. Postmaster Rodgers Collects Pictures of Tope k a Postmasters. After over two years of continual digging Postmaster A. K. Rodgers has succeeded in collecting together pic tures of all but one of the postmasters who have served in Topeka since 185 9. Today he hung the pictures above the desk at his private office in the federal building and he shows them to every visitor who arrives always mention ing the fact that they are all good looking except the last one. There is a vast amount of history connected with these men who have governed the distribution of the mail in Topeka and volumes could be writ ten about their careers and their times. The gentlemen whose pictures adorn the wall above the postmaster's desk include the following postmas ters F. W. Giles, E. C. K. G'arvev, C. C. Kellam. Samuel H. Fletcher, H. Farnsworth, Henry King, T. J. Anderson, John Mileham, James L. state librarian. Frank S. Thomas is on deck and A. K. Rodgers was at the of fice this morning.. GENERAL STRIKE ON. Among Operators of Government Wires In the French Capital. Paris, March 16. A general strike of the telegraphers of the postoffice department has been declared follow ing a meeting of the general associa tion on post telegraph employes at which five thousand were present. The resolution to strike was voted without -a single dissenting voice and orders were issued for the withdrawal of all operators employed in the tele graphic bureaus of the department. The resolution recites that the strike action is taken as a protest against the arbitrary and tyrannical administra tion and that the decision was pre cipitated by an insult addressed by M. Simyan, under secretary of the 'posts and telegraphs, to the officials of the association. Some time prior to the taking a vote the general association of employes Issued a statement pro testing vigorously against M. Simyan's charge that the movement was anarchistic. They declared that it was designed solely to protect their in terests. The resolution adopted pledges the members of the association to re- i sistance until withdrawn and provides an urgent appeal shall be issued to the telegraphers in the provinces to join in the movement. The girl operators employed in the telephone bureaus unanimously de cided to abide by the decision of the telegraphers meeting, while 350 rail way mail clerks, due to leave on out going trains, also decided to await that decision. The strike, therefore, in volves the various branches of the service. These branches are now more or less complex but by no means paralyzed. Less than a third of the railway mail clerks failed to report for duty. KILLED BY TRAIN. Johnston Dobbins of Cliapman, Aged 86, Meets His Death. Chapman, Kan., March 16. Mr. I Johnston E. Dobbins Monday after noon while crossing the track here was struck by train No. 103 and in stantly killed, his head being severed from his body. A long string of cars on the siding completely kept the train from view- and being a little deaf he did not know of the train being near until too late, Mr. Dobbins was 86 years old and had lived in Dickinson county for the last 28 years. He moved to Chapman a short time ago and contemplated making this his home. Funeral ser- vices were held today. ROOSEVELT'S RIVAL Another Naturalist to Enter the African Held With Traps. Oyster Bay, N. Y.. March 16. A fellow passenger of ex-President Roosevelt and the other members of the Roosevelt-Smithsonian African expedition on their voyage from Naples to Mombassa on the steamer Admiral is to be the noted naturalist, Richard Tjader, who already has left New York for Europe. He is going i a., Roosevelt's expedition but will not Join that party. His work will be for the American Museum of Nat ural History of New York. Mr. Tjader will spend six months In Africa and hopes to make a collection of rare animal specimens for the museum. In his outfit, which is somewhat similar to Mr. Roosevelt's, are several lion traps. Mr. Roosevelt Is taking none of these, relying upon his rifle for suitable specimens of these animals. Weather Indications. Chicago, March 16. Forecast for Kan sas: Fair and warmer tonight Wed nesday partly cloudy. CHANGEINCOURSE New Plan Devised for New York Public School System. Would Equalize Elementary and High School Work. SIX TEARS OF EACH. Proposed Revision Is Formed by Prominent Educators. Complete Re-adjustment Teachers' Salaries Also. of New York, March 16. If plans sug gested by a special committee are adopt ed, the New Tork public school system, which now extends over a period of 12 years eight years of elementary work and four years of high school work will be changed to a six and six basis. Elementary and high school work will be equalized, although the six years of high school work will be sub-divided into two equal periods, the first-to be known as sub-high school course and the remainder to be finishing work. The plan is approved by the city club and by i leading educators throughout the country, including Elmer Ellsworth Brown, United States commissioner of education. The National Educational association at its latest meeting at Cleveland, also adopted resolutions fa voring the plan. A member of the com mittee, explaining the proposal, said: "One of the big feature of the plan is that providing for turning the child, whose circumstances or inclination make It desirable, into the Industrial or vocational line of training earlier than is now done. Our present system aims at the training of brain workers and ignores to a great extent the train ing for manual arts. In the subhigh schools two courses will be provided, one leading, as at present to the ad vanced work of the regular high schools and preparatory for college. The other course in the subhigh 6Chools win be of an industrial or a vocational order, leading to the work of the man ual training high school, or to other trade schools such as are planned by the state." A draft of the plan has been sub mitted to the charter commission. It is predicted that the scheme will be incorporated in the administrative code of the charter. If so, the ques tion of equal salaries for men and women teachers, which has caused so much controversy in New York city will be settled for the plan provides also for a complete adjustment of salaries to meet which it will require an additional annual expenditure of nearly $3,000,000 a year. ITALIANS ON A STRIKE. They Protest Against Discrimination on Account ot Race. Highland Falls. N. Y., March 16. The 500 Italian workmen employed on the new construction at West Point who went on strike yesterday, declaring the government order that they must use the back yard of the reservation in go ing to and coming from their work, a discrimination against their nationality, were still on strike today. There was a gathering of strikers at the entrance of the reservation today and Major John M. Carson, quartermas ter, told them that unless they returned to work within the next few days their places would be filled. The strikers re turned to their homes. CAME DOWN IN A FIELD. Zeppelin Airship Can Be Landed Wherever It Is Desired. Friedrlchshafen, March 16. Count von Zeppelin's new model airship, with the inventor and four other men on board. made a successful descent in a field on the shore of the Lake of Constance to day. It has been asserted that the count could not land on the ground without an especially built platform but this has now been disproved. The air ship came easily to the earth and after remaining for sometime reascended and returned to the balloon shed on the lake. One of the steering planes was slight ly damaged by coming in contact with a tree, but it was repaired on the spot. Lieutenant General Lynker and a num ber of other army officers were present to witness the maneuver. GEO. T. ANGELL DEAD. "The Friend of Dumb Animals" Is Xo 3Iore. Boston, March 16. George Thorndike Angell, "the .friend of the dumb ani mals," and the leader in the humane educational movement in the United States, died here early today, aged 86. He has been in failing health for a long time. Mr. Angell was the president and one of the founders of the Massachusetts society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, and for the past 20 years had been president of the American Hu mane Educational association, another organized he had helped to establish. He traveled all over the United States and many other countries in pursu ance of his humane work and caused to be established more than 70,000 "bands of mercy." GUESTS OF THE NATION. Admiral Swlnburn's Men Are Enter tained at Salvador capital. Washington, March 16. Minister Mejia of Salvador yesterday received a cablegram from' President Figueroa stating that the American armored cruiser squadron was at anchor off the port of Acajutla. and that Admiral Swinburn and his officers were guests of the nation at the capital, where the people were trying their best to en tertain them in every possible way. He added that both officers and men were thoroughly enjoying themselves. FIXING NEW RATES Railroad Commissioners Work ing on a Schedule. To Be Submitted to Interstate Commerce Commission. LILLIS WILL DECLINE. Catholic Bishop Not to Accept Text Book Appointment. Expected Action by Methodist Conference Fails. The state railroad commissioners are working hard this week preparing the sch&Sule of revised through freight rates along the lines of the White reso lution which was passed by the last legislature. As soon as this schedule is finished the board will present it to the Interstate commerce" commission and ask for such relief from the present high rates as the terms of the schedule make apparent and Just. Every shipping center in Kansas will be materially benefited In the matter of through freight rates to southern and eastern points If this schedule is favor ably considered by the interstate com mission. The towns of Oberlih and Norcatur have petitioned tho board to order tho Burlington and Rock Island roads to construct a connecting track between their lines at a point near Norton. The board will ask the railroad companies to join issues with the complainants and If the statement of facts warrant will set a hearing of the case at an early date. The greater Atchison association has applied to the railway board for a re hearing in the case recently decided whereby the Burlington was required to establish another train to the Mis souri line. It Is not known why the Atchison people should ask for a re hearing of this case as they won their point at the last hearing. Commission er ityan will go to Atchison this week to Investigate the matter. The board of examiners to oass uo- on the examination of applicants for the places of pure food and drug in spectors have set March 25 as the date for holding the examination. There are two places to fill and a dozen men have already filed applications. These places are to bo filled under civil ser vice rules. Pure Food' and Drug Analpsts Sayre, Bailey and Willard and Dr. Crumbine form the examina tion board. The removal of these inspectors from politics via the appointment route and setting the qualifications of the applicants as tnjx. test may be a good idea and should result in secur ing the best men for the places. The row which an ex-member of the state text book commission hoped to precipitate at the Clay Center Methodist conference over the ap pointment of Bishop Lillis as his suc cessor failed to materialize. It did receive some casual comment but the Methodist divines refused to dignify the attempt to inject a religious phase into the political appointment of the Catholio churchman. One of the Methodist ministers, who attended the conference called upon Governor Stubbs today and said that while the appointment of Bishop Lil lis might meet some in-dividual criti cism, yet the big men of the Methodist church sincerely appreciated the gov ernor's appointments as an earnest attempt to secure an incorruptible and unpurchasable text book commission. Then he added with a twinkle in his eye: "We Methodists have one of our own big men on that commission President L. H. Murlin of Baker uni versity, an educator of the broadest and most practical type, as well as of the highest standing as a Methodist minister. With President Murlin sit ting across the table from the great Catholic churchman at the letting of contracts for school text-books, a square deal is assured and the best books that can be had for the prices fixed by the statutes are assured." "O, yes," said another caller who was present, "Bishop Lillis can watch the school book crook9 and Dr. Mur lin can watch the bishop." At this sally the crowd laughed heartily and the audience broke up. However, even though the contro versy over the appointment of Bishop Lillis had no foundation, the an nouncement that the Catholic church man will decline the place offered him on the school book commission should set at rest forever any further talk on the subject. The announcement may be taken as authoritative, though it does not come directly from the gov ernor's office. HE FIGHTS THE AUTOS. Old Man AttacUs the Chauffeurs With Stones. Los Angeles, Cal., March 16. His pockets filled with stones for ammuni tion, A. Jacobs, aged 74 years, a resi dent of this city, charged a fleet of fast automobiles at Fifth and Spring streets. The old man created a riot at the corner for a few minutes during which time automobile drivers were scurrying for cover. Jacobs had mingled with automobiles once before but to his sorrow. On ac count of his age he was unable to keep out of the path of the speeding ma chines and recently had his coat tails ripped off by contact with the mud guards of a. flying car. Realizing the fact that he could not pit his strength against the massive machines, he de cided that the chauffeurs were their most vulnerable spots. His duties called him down town. He put on his best clothes, tucked his whiskers in at his collar and smoothed out the long tails of his coat. He then went into the street and filled his pock ets with small cobble stones. Everything went serenely until he was crossing Fifth and Spring and be fore he realized it he was surrounded by whizzing automobiles. Finally upon reaching the middle of the street he stopped and commenced his bombard ment. He was soon taken into custody by two policemen but was releaid later after he had explained the situation. ARE BUSOAYS. Roosevelt Is Preparing a Num ber of Magazine Articles To Be Published After He Leaves for Africa. CAN'T ANSWER MAIL. He Will Hold a Reception on Thursday Afternoon For the Delegation That Went to the Inauguration. Oyster Bay, March 16. Ex-President Roosevelt today remained at Sagamore Hill preparing a number of articles which will appear under his name after he departs on the African hunting ex pedition next Tuesday. In this series of articles, Mr. Roosevelt will treat of a number of questions of national im portance. Large quantities of letters continue to come to the ex-president to which he is unable to reply because of the pressure of other matters. Tomorrow evening Mr. Roosevelt will attend the regular meeting of the Matinecock lodge of Masons, of which he is a member. His brother Masons intend to make the occasion a notable one. In recognition of the splendid show ing made at Washington in the in auguration by the Republican delega tion from Nassau county, in which Oyster Bay is situated, Mr. Roosevelt has Invited those who went to Wash ington to come to Sagamore Hill on Thursday afternoon, when he will en tertain at an informal reception. Ths delegation which numbered 250, desig nated at the inauguration as "Theodore Roosevelt's neighbors," paraded at Washington, each wearing a silk hat and cravenette rain coal, and carrying an umbrella. These will come to Oyster Bay from their homes, dressed as they were on Inauguration day, and headed bv the band which accompanied them In Washington, will parade up to Sagamore Hill. WIRELESS TELEPHONES. To Be Installed for Public Los Angeles. Use In Los Angeles, Cal., March 16. Wireless telephones are to be installed in Los Angeles and If the experiment proves a success they will be made a permanent Institution. William Dubilier of Newark, N. J., who is chief electrician of the Collins Wireless Telephone company, has ar rived in the city and gives the in formation of the project. He says the company has control of an instrument by means of which articulate speech can be sent any distance without wires. Some of these Instruments will be working in Los Angeles as soon as 'they can be installed, he says. SELLS HER JEWELS. Marie Dressier Is Caught in an Unfor tunate Theater Venture. London, March 16. The liabilities of Marie Dressier, the American actress, who recently reopened the Aldwych theater, but was compelled to abandon the enterprise within a few days, amount to $10,000 and the as sets to $3,000, according to estimates presented at a meeting of the cred itors. The liabilities, however, do not include the unpaid salaries of her company. Miss Dressler's solicitors said that she had sold all her jewels to meet the salaries, which were paid at the end of the first week, and offered to make over one-quarter of her future earnings to the arrfount of $7,500. The meeting adjourned pending an at tempt to obtain a better offer. SWAP COMPLIMENTS. Cannon and Clark ToU Taft What They Think of Each Other. Washington, March 16. Speaker Cannon and Champ Clark, the mi nority leader of the house, swapped tart remarks about each other at the White House today. The speaker called upon the president early in the morning and when he was leaving the executive offices made this answer to a question as to the fight in the house yesterday: "The amendments to the rules have greatly improved them. All this stuff about the speaker being a czar is the purest tommy-rot. There has never been a time when the majority could not control the house. What they wanted to do was to make a commit tee of fifteen czars, dominated by Champ Clark and La Follette. That also is tommy-rot. La Follette is a fake." When Representative Champ Clark called on President Taft later in the morning and was told what the speak er had said he answered briefly: "Uncle Joe has paresis." Mr. Clark would not comment fur ther except to say that the amend ments to the rules adopted yesterday amounted to very little. KANSAS PACKING HOUSE SOLD. A. A. Schmidt Disposes of the Busi ness and Will Retire. A. A. Schmidt has sold his Kansas Packing house on East Second street to W. A. Granteer and will retire from business. The Kansas Packing house is the oldest butcher business in Topeka and- was started by the Schmidt Brothers in 1889. They built up the business until it was the larg est in the city. Mr. Schmidt who has made an excellent record as a busi ness man says that ho has not decided what he will do. He has been in busi ness in Topeka nearly all his life. The reason a poor man wants to be rich is so he could spend his money the reason money Is"" he wont bepborNew -York Press. HAD LOST HIS MTXD. Former Baseball President Found in Chicago. Chicago, March 16. Charles H. Mor ton, former president of the Ohio Pennsylvania baseball league, who dis appeared from Cleveland, January 12, last, has been found by his brother, H. U. Morton of Chicago. The former baseball official was not In possession of his proper senses and was discovered wandering aimlessly about the streets of Chicago. WHY HE VETOED IT. Governor Stubbs' Reasons for Dis proving New Tax Payment Law. In vetoing the bill relating to payment of taxes. Governor Stubbs received the endorsement of all county officials, as the bill did away with rebates entirely and piled the work up on the treasurer and county clerk in a bunch for the June period. The governor gave the fol lowing reasons to the legislature for his veto of this bill: "I herewith respectfully return to your honorable body without my ap proval senate bill No. 428, which is en titled: 'An act concerning assessment and taxation, and to amend section L chap ter 110, laws of 1893, the same being section 7621 of the general statutes of 1901, and repealing original section 1, chapter 110, laws of 1893.' "I object to the enactment of this measure, for the reason that it entire ly overturns the present method of pay ing taxes without any good reason therefor. This proposed law provides that every taxpayer shall be required to pay two-thirds of his annual taxes on or before December 20. without rebate or discount, and the balance on or before the 20th day of June next ensuing with out rebate or discount. If the taxpayer fails to pay two-thirds of his- taxes on or before December 20, a penalty of 5 per cent is added. It seems to me that the present method of payment of taxes is much more equitable and convenient in providing that half of the taxes may be paid in December and half In June and allowing a rebate or discount for full payment in December. A plausible argument might be made that the re bate allowed for prompt payment is a loss to the county revenues, and I pre sume that that idea is the excuse for the present bill, but such argument is only superficial. It requires Just so much money to run the state and local governments, and the taxpayers must foot the bilL The so-called loss in the matter of rebates remains in the pock ets of the taxpayers and as they are the generality of the public, the argu ment that the rebate or discount for prompt payment is a loss to the public wholly fails. "I am advised by county treasurers and county clerks that the proposed artificial and arbitrary divisions of the amount of taxes must be paid on or be fore December 20 under the proposed law will greatly Increase their labors. and errors in computation are very much more liable to occur in the rush of business at taxpaylng time than un der the old law. In the larger and more populous counties an increase in the clerical force in the county treas urers and county clerks' offices will be Imperative If this Dill Decomes a iaw. The state has been making important and radical changes In the tax law in the last two years. At this session oth er amendments have been made which I hope will meet the approval of the taxpayers, but we should make no changes for the sake of Innovation, nor is it necessarily true that all changes mean progress and improvement. To ho entirelv frank. I think senate bill 428 Is a bad bill and should not become a law and It Is herewun returned wim- out my approval. "Respectfully submitted. "W. R. STUBBS, Governor." CHANGE IN TIME. Santa Pe Passenger Train Schedule Has Been Revamped. A chance is announced In the Santa Fe schedule out of Topeka which will take effect at 12:01 a. m., Thursday morning. According to the change train No. 17, which is an Oklahoma and Texas train will do no local work but will be a through train. The sleeper which has been attached to No. 115 will be transferred to No. 17. giving that train a through sleeper for Wichita Oklahoma City and San Antonio. The train will have a slight change in time. It now leaves here at 11:25 p. m., but under the new time card will leave here at 11:50 p. m. Another chancre is that train No. 115, which has been running over the cutoff since the fast mail was discon tinued two years ago, will be trans ferred to the main line and do the lo cal work- formerlv done by train No. 17. No. 115 will leave Kansas City at 8:35 p. m., and will reach Topeka at 10:39. It will be passed here by No. 9 which Is due to arrive here two min utes later. CROWD WAS TOO SMALL Court Postpones Charge to Jury In the Cooper Case. Nashville. Tenn., March 16. A fairly large crowd was on hand In court to day in expectation of hearing the court's charge to the Jury In the Cooper-Sharp murder trial. Judge Hart, however, announced that he would not be prepared to begin his charge until 2 p. m., if then. "I will excuse you all until 2 p. m.," be said to the audience. "Those of you who have other business to attend to may go until that hour but come come back and then I'll tell you when to re turn again. Anyway the crowd is too small for me to deliver the charge. I want at least as large an audience as the other fellows had." AUTO BROKE HIS ARM. AUyn Stone Suffers Painful Accident With New Car. Mr. AUyn L. Stone, of the Stone Pro duce company, while learning to operate his new touring car Monday afternoon, hrnUft his rieht arm in attemDtine to crank the engine. He Immediately had ErneBt to dress his wound and it w"l BOme time before he will be ablejtors Smith and Burrows of Michigan I to use his arm. NO TAXJHf COFFEE Known Provisions of the Tariff Bill Made Public. Duty on Lumber Will Be Cut in Half. 1 HIDES WILL BE FItEE The Tariff on Steel Will Be Materially Reduced. Sugar to Pe Undisturbed Except Cuban and Philippines. Chicago, March 16. The Record Herald today in a special dispatch, from Washington prints what pur ports to be the positively known provisions of the tariff bill. It says in part: "No tax will be imposed on coffee. "Lumber will be reduced from $2 to $1 per thousand. "There will be free hides and lower schedules on shoes and leather goods. "Steel will be materially reduced. "The duties on sugar are undis turbed but concessions are granted Cuba and the Philippines. "The wool schedule will be aimed at the amount of secured wool in the fleece. This will permit cheaper grades of wool to get in at less duty. "Woolens will be slightly reduced. "Iron ore will be reduced and pig iron will be cut down. "Fluor-spar, a component part of steel manufacture, will be taxed at $3 a ton." Will Go in Tomorrow. Washington, March 16. The nrw tariff bill will be introduced in tho house tomorrow, the delay in Ita presentation being to secure the ap proval of a new Republican member on the ways and means committee, whom the speaker will appoint to suc ceed Mr. Bonynge of Colorado, whoso term has expired. Mr. Payne after a conference with, Speaker Cannon announced that pre sentation of the bill would be de ferred till tomorrow to obtain unani mous approval of the Republican members of the committee. NO CAUSE FOR A CUT. Iron and -Tin Workers-Say They Will Not Accept It; Reading. Pa.', March 16. The dele gates to the eastern' district of tho Amalgamated' Iron. 'Steel 'and Tlnwork- ers association today decided against accepting the reduction in wages of 12,000 iron workers recently announced by the manufacturers "ih" this district.- James- B. MIncher, vice- president of the eastern division- of -the- association said: "From reports of. the delegates, we find that the' unorganized as well as tha organized Iron workers are clamoring against the -proposed reduction. Why only recently In the west, an advance of 12 cents, was given to the puddlers and 1 per cent to the finishers. Market conditions do' not warrant a cut in wages. The markets are remaining tho same as they have been for months past and there is- positively no reason why there, should be. any cut." WOMKN BREAK RECORD. Kern Sisters of St. Louis Pile Tp Score of 1,024. Pittsburg, Pa., March 18. The world's record in the double event for women bowlers, was broken at tha American Bowling congress tourna ment today when Miss M. Kern and Miss Birdie Kern, both of St. Louis, rolled 1,024. The previous record made at Clncin-. rati, by Mrs. Hull and Mrs. Rosekop of Chicago, was 964. Eastern men and teams predoml-. nated In today's events. High scores 1 the first double event: Schwebke-Schlman, New Tork, L167. Serrell-Cook, Philadelphia, 1,163. Jones-Gehman, Philadelphia, 1,137. High second double: Cochran-Smith, Martins Ferry, LlaS. J. Nolte-A. Nolte, Wheeling. 1.139. McCune-Padden. Martins Ferry. 1.12C High third doubles: Jarrett-Pump, Jr New Tork. 1.249. Helrtas-Haller. New York, 1.1S2. Koster-Dunbar, New York, 1.106. Fourth double event: Riddell-Watt, New York. 1.195. White-Cordes, New York, 1.185. Brady-Blckmeyer, Wheeling. 1.139. HALE'S PRELIMINARY. Young Atchison Murderer Bound Over to District Court. Atchison, Kan., March 16. Carl Hale. 17 years of age, had his preliminary trial in the city court today, charged with killing Mrs. Jerome Hoover. No additional evidence was produced by the state and Hale s attorney Intro duced no evidence. Hale was bound over to the district court and win bo tried In two weeks. Weateltr Is Milder. With thep rediction for Tair weathor and higher temperature tonight, the weather bureau close sthe day's work. A mild spring wind is sifting In from the north at the rate of 12 miles per hour. 'Sweed sprig seebs to be amog us." The odiy cold adywhere seebs to be id the heads of the vigtibs of gribb who acquired the sabe before the chage of weather. Hail, sweed sprig. Temperatures for today by tha hour: 7 o'clock 22111 o'clock 40 8 o'clock 26il2 o'clomk 43 9 o'clock .....32! 1 o'clock 45 10 o'clock 36) t o'clock 46 O'Brien Will Stay at Tokio. Washington. March 16. Ambassador O'Brien at Tokio, will remain at that post. Former secretary of commerce and labor. Oscar Straus, will be ap pointed to some other embassy. Sena j ..--w.. .u.. --r J la.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURHAL TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1909. BLADDER TROUBLES NEED PROMPT ATTENTION Perhaps yoM don't know how much work is required of your kidneys and Madder or of how much importance tney are. Da you know that on these Important organs hinges good health? Many an apparently strong, healthy man or woman has been stricken with out notice by serious kidney and blad der disease only to realize too late what might have' been prevented with Kroner care and attention. Some of the early symptoms of weak kidneys and bladder are lumbago, rheumatism, catarrh of the bladder, pain or dull ache in the back, joints or muscles, at times have headache or in digestion, dizziness, you may have a fallow complexion, puffy or dark circles under the eyes, sometimes ieei though you had heart trouble, may liave plenty of ambition but no strength, et weak and waste away. If you find you have some of the symptoms mentioned, you need then a remedy that will reach tne seat or me disease and at the same t'-ne build up the svstem generally. Such a remedy is Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. In thousands of cases it has accom plished just the work you need per formed now. Sample Bottle Swamp-Root Free by Mail Send to Dr. Kilmer Co., Bingham ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a. booklet of vahiable Information, tell ing all about the kidneys and bladder. (When writing, be sure and mention the Topeka State Journal. For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty cents and one dollar. Second Class Colonist Tickets to California, Arizona, New Mexico, and the Northwest. On sale daily March 1 to April SO, 1909, inclusive. Only a few points are shown here. For rates to other points and information about the liberal stop-over privi leges accorded, see me. x9 Angeles $25.00 San Francisco 25.00 San Diego 25.00 Pasadena 25.00 I ted lands 25.00 Sacramento 25.00 San Jose 25.00 Santa Barbara 25.00 Fresno 25.00 Monterey Jt. 25.50 Ontario .'i. 25.00 Prescott i..;.... 25.00 Phoenix 25.00 Flagstaff i,.. 25.00 Kingman 25.00 Tucson r--. 25.00 Bisbee 25.00 Goldfield 36.60 Tonopah S5.60 Albuquerque 24.00 Deming 25.00 I -a s Crncea 24.00 Silver City 25.00 Socorro 24.00 El Paso 24.00 Chib.uab.ua 24.00 Guavmas Mm. 24.00 Mexico City .24.00 San Luis Potosl 24.00 Descriptive literature, tickets, Bleeping car space, and informa tion may be had by applying to T. L. King, Ticket Agent. The Florist HIRAM HULSE Grows his own plants in his own greenhouses Elmwood and Greenwood Aves., Potwin Special attention given to floral de signs. PALMS TO RENT Sales and display rooms 319 Kansas Avenue Phone 458 Clean Up Your Gothes We do Cleaning, Dyeing and Pressing For The Most Fastidious. Let us Clean Up and Press that Suit, and have it ready for the first nice day. FRENCH DRY CLEANING A Specialty We call for and deliver your clothes SANF0RD PARDEE 609 Jackson Street -Ind. Phone 1769 The Lurid Glow of Doom was Been in the red face, hands and body of the little son of H. M. Adams, of Hen rietta. Pa. His awful plight from eczema had, for five years, defied all remedies and baffled the best doctors, who said the poisoned blood had affected his lungs and nothing could save him. "But," writes his mother, "seven bottles of Electric Bit ters completely cured him." For Erup tions, Eczema, Salt. Rheum, Sores and all Blood Disorders and Rheumatism Elec tric Bitters is supreme. Only 50c. Guaran teed by Campbell Drug Co. Ewsioiis Sty IS GETTING READY Cooley Has Started ImproTe- ments at Association Park. Addition Will Be Made to Local Grand Stands. SEATS FOR 700 FANS. Dirt Will Be Hauled on Diamond to Put It in Condition. Groundkeeper Danberry Is of Charge Nctt Work. in liie local baseball grounds today resemble a veritable "hive of In dustry." Cooley after being delayed for several days on account of the in clement weather has a large force of carpenters at work remodelling the lo cal stands and fixing up the leaks in the fence. A number of improve ments have been ordered for the lo cal grounds which will make the Dark juei aoout as good as any In the en lire western league circuit. Additional accommodations for at least seven hundred people will be built onto the grand stands. The en tire space between the west bleachers and the north end of the grand stands win he enclosed and the trrandstand extended. This will include the wind mill tower which will run up through ine new stands. The carriage gate will also be changed. At present carriages often times obstruct the view of the game for those in the east bleachers. The gate will be moved to the east end of the bleachers. It is also likely that some changes will be made in the club house. A new structure for the benefit of the ball players may be built, depending on the time the other work is com pleted. Another improvement that is scheduled is on the grounds. The -eteran ground tender Danberry who Is here, has some new ideas of what can be done towards improving the diamond, and Cooley will allow him to put all of his ideas into practice. Some new dirt will be hauled on the diamond and rolled a la Danberry. Danberry will attempt to get the dia mond m such condition that it will be fast, and at the same time keep it from getting hard in a way that will not bruise the players. Getting the grounds so that they will drain well is another aim of Danberry. One of the greatest improvements which Danberry will make will be in the outfield. This has always been a source of trouble to the outfielders. The field i3 rough, full of clods and such things, so that it is almost im possible to field a ground ball, and oftentimes causes the fielders to make bad plays. In some places it is well nigh dangerous for the players to run after a ball. All of these troubles will be remedied and the park with its changes will be much better both for players and spectators. DENVER HAS MANAGER. Charles Jones of St. Louis Browns the Man amcd. Denver. Colo., March 16. The per plexing question of who is to man age the Denver team for the coming season has finally been settled. Yes, and settled to the satisfaction and joy of everv Denver fan. vve are to have Charlie Jones here to handle the team. Jones has come back home and say, boys, when he lines them in from centerfleld, catching the run ners at the plate, how the fans will shout. It is just ten years ago that Jones joined the London, Ontario, club, where he played in 1898. He then went to Detroit and became a Tiger during the first year of the American league, and was later on traded to Boston, where he remained until 1902 and during that season was sold to Denver. From here he was sold to the Chicago club and from there sold to St. Paul, which team won the championship of the American asso ciation that year, much of the credit being due to the splendid work of Jones both in the field and at the bat. In 1905 St. Paul sold him to Wash ington, where he remained for the seasons of 1905, 1906 and 1907. Last winter he was sent to St. Louis in a three-cornered trade, and not until yesterday was he able to buy his re lease from the Browns to assume the management of the Denver team. DOKAXDO WON KACE. Johnny Hays Finally Outclassed In Marathon Supremacy. New York, March 16. Before 10, 000 spectators a large majority of whom were his countrymen Dorando Pietri last night defeated Johnny Hays in tho rubber match for mara thon supremacy. The race was at the regulation distance and was run over a ten lap track in Madison Square Garden. Both men were in excellent condi tions and Dorando proved himself to be the master of Hays at the game of long distance running. From the starter's gun to the end of the race, the Italian led the Ameri can boy, spurred on by the cheers of his countrymen. In the seventeenth mile Dorando started a sprint which Hayes was un able to follow and when a half a mile had been run the foreigner had gain ed a lap. Again in the eighteenth mile the Italian again set a pace Hays was unable to follow and annexed an other lap. From this stage of the journey, there was little doubt as to the result as Dorando simply jogged in behind Hayes and in the final miles romped away from the London marathon win ner defeating him by a half a mile, in 2:48:08. LINCOLN TRADES ZINRAN. Gets Outfielder Waldron of Denver In Exchange Sunday Gaines in St. Joe. Lincoln, March 16. The Lincoln baseball management has announced the exchange of Catcher Edward Zin ran, for three years with the local club to Denver for outfielder Irvin Wald ron. Announcement was also made of an arrangement whereby the Sunday games scheduled for Lincoln will be played at St. Joe. JIDE WILL RETURN. Lincoln Player Will Be Back With Green Bugs. Lincoln, Neb., March 16. For some time there has been doubt in baseball circles about Chippawa Jude wearing the Lincoln uniform again, but be fore Guy Green left for St. Joseph, Mo., ho insured questioners that Jude would be o) the left turf again this year. This will complete the old line up for the outfield, except the right, where House will probably be placed. GET ANOTHER MANAGER. Kansas City's Outlaw Boss Has Been Deposed. Kansas City, March 16. L. Gal braith, manager of tho Kansas City team in the Outlaw Baseball league was deposed at a meeting of the league held at the Baltimore hotel. The other managers present were unanimous in deciding to take the franchise away from the former holder. Just who will get this fran chise is a question. There are three local business men who are said to be after it but it has not been decided which one will receive it. The new holder will probably be announced by President Jack Sweeney today. A prize fight was to have been pulled off in Turner hall Thursday night of this week for the benefit of the local team between Phil Knight and Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan. The bout will probably be pulled off as per schedule but President csweeney stated yesterday that it will not be connected with the new baseball league. "For this reason," said Presi dent Sweeney, "the franchise was taken from its former owner ana win be placed in the hands of a respon sible business man within the next two davs. The league will have a team here as originally planned and will try to give good baseball. President Sweeney win nave ine St. Josenh team and has about forty- five men signed up for that club. He intends to give some of them to the other managers in the league in case thev fall short of men when it is time for the schedule to open. Among these men are well known players in cluding "Frosty" Thomas. Dennis Sullivan, "Scissors" Ashley, according to Sweeney. Walter Osterkamp will nlav first and Harry Lucas will catch when Sweeney is not Denina me Dai, JACK JOHNSON'S WIFE. Champion Says She Is Not a White Woman. Chicago. March 16. Jack Johnson denied last night that his wife was a white woman. 'Mrs. Johnson." said the fighter, "is three quarters colored blood and I did not marry her in Australia. Her maid en name was Hattle Smith and we were married in Mississippi about two years and a half ago. She went to Australia from London with me." Johnson will not go to Galveston, Tex., his home town, according to his present pjans. He says he has en gagements in the east in the near fu ture. After that he will sail for Lon don to get ready for his fight with Sam Langford, the latter part of May. He will remain here until the arrival of Hugh Mcintosh. They will talk over the chances of a fight with James J. Jeffries. Local sporting fans enjoyed a unique sight tonight when two world's champions Jack Johnson, the heavy weight fighter, and Frank Gotch, the wrestler met by accident on State street. They stopped to shake hands and talk for a few minutes. Each had a large and enthusiastic following and when the crowds met they overflowed until the street was jammed from curb to curb. Rival cheering and shouting started. Hats were thrown in the air. The police came down the street on a run, thinking a riot was on. The champions, in order to escape be ing crushed, had to separate. R OP G KItS QUIT GAME. Jess Reimer Was Given Decision 'In Wrestling Match. Des Moines, March 16. After one hour and thirty-two minutes of wrest ling here last night Joe Rogers quit and Referee Wright awarded the match to Jess Reimer. Rodgers de clared he had hurt his knee. GOTCH COULDN'T DO IT. Champion Wrestler Fails to Throw Cliarles Cutler. Chicago, March 16. Frank Gotch, the champion wrestler of the world failed here last night to throw Charles Cutler of Chicago in fifteen minutes and lost a handicap match. Frayne Won Over Keyes. New York, March 15. In a ten round bout in Brooklyn Johnny Frayne, the California lightweight, outpointed Bert Keyes of this city by a good margin. Welch WiU Meet Donotrae. New Orleans, March 16.- Freddie Welch, the Knglish lightweight cham pion, will meet young Donohue of Bos ton in a scheduled ten round bout be fore the Parkview Athletic club here tonight. Do You Think For Yourself Or. fiq yon open your mouth like a vonn a own wnatever rood or xnedl- vffered you t intelligent thinking woman, from weakness, nervousness. In l pain and suH ng, then it means much to you that tbert one tried and trnn honest mruicine tir mnnwn QpyivMio nm Dy druggists for the cure of wyTfian's Mis. 4 "4? ff The makers of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription, for the core of weak, nervous, run down, over-worked, debilitated, pain-racked women, knowing this medicine to be made np of ingredients, every one of which has the strongest possible indorsement of the leading and standard authorities of the several schools of practice, are perfectly willing, and in fact, are only too glad to print, as they do. it is. composed, in plain Knglifh, on every Dottie-wrapper.

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Is such an endorsement not worthy of your consideration' A booklet of ingredients, with numerous othoratlve profesional endorsements by the leading medical authorities of this country, will be mailed frtc to any one sending name and address with request for same. Address Er. li. V. Pierce, Buffalo. 8. X. viTa ana gu. klne makbe 1 VtX need ofSteltef BASEBALL GOSSIP. Sporting News of tho Day Condensed Into Small Paragraphs. Clyde Williams Is not likely to report to Denver at all. If he does it win be after June 1. As a matter of fact Clyde would rather play In a small town and be a big hero than line up with a lot of chaps who would divide honors, Dick Burke Is said not to be worrying over the holdouts on the club. And he's got a bunch of them. Looks as if his club would bo woefully weak, unless some of the stayaways come in. Green was negotiating for Catcher Zalusky when notified that Denver couldn't sell him, because McDonough had quit. Lincoln players who haven't yet sent in contracts include Pitchers Bunno, Wasson and Hendrix and Out fielder Judge, Third Baseman Pritchett and Catcher Zinram. Nick Weingart. the catcher sold by Lincoln to Kalamazoo, has notified Guy Green that he must have half of the sale price or he will stick it out all summer in Denver, playing semi pro, ball. Mr. Green feels quite sure th Nick will get his claws on none of the coin. Fitzgerald, the pitcher, is holding back on Pueblo and declines to sign unless his pay check Is boosted. Tho Pueblo management rather marvels at Fltz S nerve. Lajt AAfrsnn Via vraa highest salaried performer on the en ure jrueuio team. Pitcher Reeve MeTCav iaji h.n leased by Manager Holme who vsnlt the big Texan to get on with some club Deiore tne season opens. McKay has talent all right, but is somewhat dif ficult to manage. He held out on Ducky unui recently and then offered to sign up, but Ducky got Eells and that ended .oiac. "Battleaxe" Welch on of rjimW Holmes' players, has quit a night hotel joo to get into condition. Pueblo is reported to have lost SS.Oflo last season. And still some of the In dians are holding out for more pay. Pueblo Is said to be after A. 3. Dolan. third baseman on the Oshkosh team In the Wisconsin league for the past three years. Kid Cad man. who Is being depended upon by Daddy Rourke as one of his backstops, has been playing all winter wiin ine Ban uiego team. Gus Thompson, who was with Omaha in 1907 and who was picked up by Bos ton last season, has been sent back to trie minors. Kelley, the Des Moines sorrel top, has refused to come into Uncle John Hlg' gins' fold. He says that he Is going to play semi-pro In that dear old Windy City. Tay Kensel is expected to arrive In pueoio in a few flays ana he will aC' company Patterson to Denver to see Seiver. who Is holding out. Kensel and Seiver played together last year, and it is thought that Kensel will be able to convince Seiver that he should be in an Indian uniform this season. Kensel says Seiver is a find and that the club would be very much strengthened with him in the squad, and the directors are taking every means to get him here. While in Denver Patterson will see Burke of the Denver team in regard to some trades ana transfers that have been considered and some new men will doubtless be secured for the Indians. Wichita fans have been hoping to get Cy Young back this year, but have failed so far. Now Oklahoma City pa pers are spreading the report that the former Wichita star is to play in that city this coming season. The Nebraska State Journal refers to Dick Cooley as the "Topeka Adonis." Freddy Barnes, who pitched the Lin coln club into a Western league pen nant back in '94, is now managing the Fond du Lac club in the Wisconsin league. Freddy has written Guy Green asking for three or four of Lincoln's surplus players and Guy is figuring upon accommodating him. NEW RURAL ROUTES. Kansas Is Favored In the Latest Order at Washington. Washington, March 16. The postof- fice department has ordered the estab lishment of ten new rural mail routes n Kansas, to be effective May 1, a3 follows: Route No. 1, out of Ulysses, Grant county; length, thirty miles; to serve 6 families. Route No. 1, out of Arnold, Ness county; length, 30 miles; to serve SO families. Route No. 1. out of Dodge City; length 28 miles; to serve 52 families. Route No. 3, out of jjorance, tusseu county; length, 334 miles; to serve So families. Route No. 1, out of Emmett, Potta watomie county; length, 33 miles; to serve 80 families. Route No. 1, out of Grainfield, Gove county; length, 284 miles, to serve 67 families. Route No. 2, out of Kanopolis, Ells worth county; length, 29 miles; to serve 64 families. Route .No. 1, out of McCracken, Rush county; length 30, miles; to serve 105 families. Route No. 3, out of Russell, Russell county; length, 81 miles; to serve 100 families. i Route No. 1, out of Ruleton, Sherman county; length 34 miles; to serve 76 families. Albert E. Patty has been appointed postmaster at Benedict, Wilson county, James W. Harp was also named for the office at Mullinville, Kiowa county, in the place of Robert C. Reed, resigned. Kansas postmasters commissioned: Gilbert H. Smith at Morse; Peter Rein ert at Seguin. Success postoffice. Russell county, Kan., will be abolished on March 31. After that date mail to Bunker Hill. William H. Dunn and William Hane of El Dorado, Kan., have been ap pointed rural letter carriers. WICHITA'S MAYOR VETOES IT. Turned Down Proposition for Lighting Franchise. Wichita. Kan.. Maech 16. At a meet ing of the city council, the last regular meeting of that bodjr to be held before the commissioners take charge of the city. Mayor Graham vetoed a franchise giving a 100,000 lighting contract to the Welsbach Lighting company. The old contract will not expire for one year, but the councllmen thought they would close their work by renewing it. Piles Cured in f 14 Days. Paso Ointment is guaranteed to cure any case of itching, blind, bleeding or protruding piles In 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 50a. IN SIXTH DISTRICT 0. B. Towne, New Oberlin Editor Also a Good Preacher. Are Other Good Newspaper Men in Northwest Kansas. NEGRO MAN'S PATENT W ould Use Straw in Binding in Place of Twine. GoY.StuDbs' Appointments From This Section Satisfactory. O. B. Towne, the new editor of the Oberlin Times, is not afraid to fill the cnurch pulpit when the newspaper work is a little slow. His hearers say his sermons are interesting and In structive. This led to a remark by a well known Sixth district minister that there are others who ought to fill the pulpit as well as edit papers. Mention was made of MaJ. John Conway, of the Norton Champion, who can write an entertaining article on any subject; W L. Chambers, of the Stockton Record, who prints a clean, newsy, truthful Journal: Columbus Borin. of the Ober lin Eye, who is more of a Christian gentleman than a politician, and who isn't afraid to print the truth even if it is like pulling teetn, sometimes; .ti. D. George, of the Mankato Monitor, Geo. P. Griffith, of tho Hays City Re publican, L. L. Aldrich, of the Cawker Citv Record. W. C. Palmer, of the Jewell City Republican, B. P. Walker, of the Osborne Farmer. A. B. Adamson, of the Beloifc Call, Vite Hutchings, of the Smith Center Pioneer. J. R. Young, of the Oakley Graphic, E. W.. Swan, of the Beloit Gazette, "jf arson" Stewart, of the Goodland Republic, all bright newspaper fellows, who ought to be able to fill a church pulpit as they are in editing and publishing their re spective Journals. Jewell City Republican: Jewell coun ty bade a regretful farewell to 21 of our good citizens this week. They were the families of S. G. Moshler. Ueorge iiriv fls. Ed Kent. J. A. White and Robt. Clark. S. R. Worick also went out for the summer. We will never feel ashamed to have Oregon know that they are from Jewell county, that they all have money and that they made it here, so they can anora to live in ure can awhile if they want to. The Russell Record has made enough money to build a printing plant to which the owners can point to with nrido-and view as their own. The Hill City women are always do ing something ror tne gooa or ine town, The members of both the W. C. T. U. and Aurora clubs have each pledged to plant a shade tree this spring on the townsite. A colored man named Wm. Douglas, living In GoVe county, on a government claim, who Claims to be 85 years old and a former slave,' holds a patent for a binder attachment to a harvester which he says is worth its weight in gold, and promises to' put the binding twine industry out of business. The attachment substitutes straw bands. Mr. Douglas has had a model of this machine on exhibition in several towns in Gove county. It is claimed the mechanism is Derfect. and twists from everv bundle or grain a nanaiui ui straw and ties it tightly. He claims that he has been offered the small sum of half a million dollars for the patent, but he refuses to sell until somebody comes along who will pay mm a mil lion, no more no less. The people of St. Francis have hopes vet of securing their beet sugar in dustry, and they are ready to give sub stantial aid to any legitimate company which will erect the Dlant. A meeting of the commercial club will be held for the purpose of taking action on what will be done with the bonus notes given a year ago for the building of a sugar factory. The Cawker city Record commences this week its 37th year. For 26 years it has been published by L. L. Aldrich. The Record files are a history of the ups and downs as well as the growth and prosperity of Cawker City, Mitch ell county and the soiomon vaiiey. There appears to be a good deal in a name after an. out in jove county there is a church named Jericho and a school district known as Jumbo. The recent rumors that the Central Branch railroad will be built through to Denver as soon as men can grade the road and lay the. steel has induced two Sheridan county men to get an option on some lands about ten miles from Hoxie whlcn tney wm piat ana lav out as a townsite as soon as they hear the locomotive whistle toot. The Cawker City Commercial club is a year old. The work accomplish ed in a year's time has been marvel ous, and goes to show that the club has kept its eyes open in promoting and advancing interests for the good of the town. John Dougherty, presi dent of the club, read an interesting paper on what the club had secured and what it is doing to secure other enterprises. In the year it has been organized the club has secured an elegant $25,000 school building, a first riasa electric laundry. It has enthu siastically discussed the proposition of organizing a company for the con struction and operating a gasoline mo tor railway line from Cawker City to Tipton on the south and Tonia on the north The club succeeded in secur- One of the of the happy homes of to-day is a vast fund of information as to the best metbodf of promoting health and happiness ana right living and knowledge of the world's best products. Products of actual excellence and reasonable claims truthfully presented and which have attained to world-wide acceptance through the approval of the Well-informed of the World; not of indi viduals only, but of the many who have the happy faculty of selecting and obtain ing the best the world affords. One of the products of that class, of known component parts, an Etaical remedy, approved by physicians and com mended by the Well-Informed of the World as a valuable and wholesome family laxative is the "well-known Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. Tc get its beneficial effects always buy the genuine, manu factured by the California J"ig Syrup Co., only, and for sale by all leading druggists, ing the best lecture course during the fall and winter which the town has ever enjoyed, and it also highly enter i k the Kansas City Commercial club. It has under discussion a wat erworks plant and a good roads prop osition. In conclusion President Dougherty says: "I consider that you haw rlrhna ,.,..lrnki 1 1 a.-. milieu jvcwij" ncd lug iusi, year, and would suggest that you kept on with the good work, for it n only with an organization of this kind that we can accomplish anything for the advancement of Cawker City and sur- rnilnHlnir itminhw TVi a nt.tnawH President, Jas. Dougherty; vice pres- An. T'l T 1 j viul, jrj. uauis, secretary, i. W. Tucker; treasurer, G. L. Hudkins. rrans liocnara writes irom his Sherman county home that he has tried farming In that county for sev eral years, uua mat ne nas scarcely lYlAdA ,Ilflll,h fa Vif- fotnilt, .a w sist upon. In fact he kept away from .luiw uuaiub me legislative session this winter for the first time in more than n oua.rtfr nf a An.,,.,. t t vbMM.j. uq re fused to walk and the railroads shut on iree transportation. Lockard is one of the most genial, clever fellows in all the Sixth Iiotr-it r,,-,- ,t, many years he lived in Norton county nuo. mc .recent years ne nas put in on a farm in Sherman county, he has al ways been helrvin tha Atv.aM i rz ..u vine WU 1C1 lows out politically, and no good thing Lti"- mm. ljocKara aeservea a good politically office for life. Had he.kent out of nniiftoa i, i i been one of the most independent and "v: u me oixtn district. iag nusseu Reformer is a journal that refllRen tn crli, I subscribers. It saysi.'The publisher iKiioraer nas no raitn in any proposition which Involves the giving of premiums ni- nri? in v.a i f J u I'l anything, and much less In the sale ""oiiT.ioiis xo a newspaper. The Methodist of Mankato have let cuBiraci ror building a 15,000 .uuiuu wiis summer. ReV. .T. A Rnll Yiaa .aoiffn. 4V. naa tOratA OT thA Mlkthr, in, n1,,,Mt, "--".l. Ll V- ,4, CaWkei Cit-ir -nH nrill mn. V,lo ily to California, locating In Redland TT7 Vl Alia V. L- 1. i news an orange orcnara. Z" by !CtO UVOU DCh CU71UO 1UI the burial of the old army comrades. a, ia uxiw oi ixie moist Deauuiui Burial IS On font trt rert a mAnn mmi V.o soicuer piot to cost not less than 2,- vuw me money to oe oonatea Dy tne city. W. H. Houghton, one of the ciiUvv an u, nuu was in a large measure more interest ed ii otxuang ana laying out and beautifying the plot set aside for the bnrln.l rtf Vi a .nm tt rl i c ia i i .-v...jt u jriuuiUB LI1Q monument- movement to a successful cua. Gov. Rtnhha Tina moil, f,Un A a n Via Sixth district appointments. The se lection of such men as W. B. Ham, or tooKS county, jKd Mullaney of Gra ham county, Dr. H. A. Dykes, of Smith P.nlintv A T fitttnUv r LImmU aa ty, and Dr. V.C Eddy of Thomas county ior members on the several state' boards,, are" alike creditable to n w J a. v l.y H3 WU11 ties they reside. These appointments are representative citizens and busi ness men in their home towns, and thev Will no doubt make their iflrir--a good. The appointments of W. B. nam ajiu ur. nenry A. uyKes will in no manner n ff &r tha Mninn.. A it. Ham or Dr. John B. Dykes, who is a oruuier or ine appointee, in their laudibie ambition to be congressmen WINS BIG HEIRESS. Lieutenant Rockwell, Junction City Boy, the Lucky Suitor. Goldfleld. Nev.. March 16. At a lit tle dinner nartv eiven here to A. T Parker, vice president of the Colorado Southern and joint owner of the Goldneld-Florence mine, with Thomas Lockhart, the company was Intro duced to Lieutentant George E. Rock- wen, u. a., as tne nance or Miss Myrtle Belle Lockhart. the only daughter of the hostess. The news came as a complete sur prise as it was not known that the heiress of the $3,000,000 estate of Tonv Lockhart had knnn-n tho .woa. emotion of love. The bridegroom won his spurs after enlisting out of Columbia university in the Third TlriftAri Kt-at Aavai-,r oa 0 mgn private, since tnen he has seen ten years' service and was appointed second lieutenant in the Fifteenth in- laniry ana is now holding a commis SlOn As first lititnant 1m ,a, rp.AnHr first infantry, which is scheduled to leave for Manila in September, when the bride will talrA ia H.,f tHn a,,, side of her native country. Lieutenant Rockwell is a native of Junctoin City, Kan., and is only 29 fca.i9 ui use miss jjucKnarc is in ner teens, out graduated from Mills col lefe after rin m i i cr a o .1 rnm Wolfe TTnJl R,tn1narv TIa-iva,. j.en years ago ner ratner was a poor offer of $6 a 6hare for 600,000 shares of the Florence, which he discovered for himself and Parker. WANTS MORE LIGHT. Hcrington Council Adonts Slogan for Betterment of Town. Hermgton, Kan., March 16. When they see that lieht. thev will know it is Herington." This is tne slogan adonted bv the city council here last nisrht when the question of additional street lights was bemsr discussed bv the aldermen. It seems that there is a fight among the councllmen whether or not a big search arc light shall be maintained upon the big 135 foot water tower that was constructed for Are pressure last summer. For the last three weeks the city has maintained a big light on the top of this tower and it cam be seen for almost fifty miles in every direction from the city. Hering ton is on the highest point of the cen ter hill. This bright light serves as a beacon light for railroad men on all railroads entering tne city. Tney use it for a part of their time table at night and when the light first appears in the dis tance they throw in coal preparing for the big climb of fifty miles. En gineers on railroads that do not enter the city see the light at night and the citizens of surrounding towns point to it as the light of the leading town In central Kansas. The fight In the council ended in a continuance of the light and it will burn as long as there is enough "juice" to keep it. IT PATS TO BE GOOD. Prohibition Administration Leaves Big Balance in Florence. Florence, Kan.. March 16. Two years ago the tidal wave of the temperance movement struck Florence and a dry ticket was elected from mayor to po lice Judge. The cry went up that tne itv would be bankrupt: that it was then out of debt but it -would only be matter of a few months until bonds would have to be issued to pay running expenses. At the end of the first two years it is found that the city is still out of debt and has maintained all its-streets. ie-hts. and kept up all other running expenses and has $1,311.52 in the treas ury now. When the new administration took- charge et affairs there was only $123.84 on hand. Mayor Clendenen has Dr.Lyon,i 5 PERFECT Tooth Povdor Cl eanses, beautifies and preserves the teeth and purifies the breath Used by people of refinement for almost Half a Century Real ILstate I Loans Monthly Payments The Capital Boilding Loan Association 534 Kansas Avenue PSYCHIC HEALING Those desiring Information about ths DR. 0SBR0N CLASS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY Drop a card to Chas. A. Ellis. P.O. Box 6, Topoka Dr. Nott's letter arouses a storm of Protest. Sticks stoutly to statement. Offers to put up money to back his opinion. In a recent issue of this paper Dr. Nott, whose fame is a matter of na tional recognition, stated that there was no cure for baldness. An opin ion which Is evidently not shared by all, otherwise the existence of numer ous concerns that advertise to cure baldness, to put hair on a billiard ball, etc.. would be imperilled. What Dr. Nott did state, as reference to the is sue containing his statements will cor roborate, was that he had never seen in all of the thousands of cases which have passed under his notice, one in stance where the disease of baldness had been cured. But he did atate as well that he cheerfully admitted that there were remedies that would re store gray hair to the color of youth, and that there were Hair Tonics which would encourage the growth of hair, cure dandruff and the ordinary diseases of the scalp, he referred par ticularly to Q-Ban Hair Restorer and Q-Ban Hair Tonic. Dr. Nott states that he will give to any charitable in stitution named $1,000 on receipt of any authentic proof showing that hair has ever been put on a bald head where the roots were dead. Since his last statement the druggists have in general laid in a supply of Q-Ban Hair Restorer and Tonic. Any one who wants to win the J 1,0 00 that the doc tor offers, may send a letter to Q. B. Dept., Memphis, Tenn. He states, and any druggist will indorse the state ment, to the effect if six bottles of Q Ban Hair Restorer fails in a single instance to change gray hair to a nat ural color, that if the patient has used six bottles and the result is not as claimed, a letter written to Dr. Nott will bring back the money expended. and that if a six-bottle lot of the tonic don't increase the growth and strength of the hair, cleanse and put the scalp in good condition, money will also be returned. Tou know your druggist ask him. Marshall Bros. 2nd and Kan. ave., and 6th and Kan. ave., recom mend and sell these preparations. If you are gray haired or yoar hair com mencing to fade in color, you can have the first package for nothing. Simply call and ask for It. Near Death In Big Pond. It was a thrilling experience to Mrs. Ida Soper to face death. "For years a severe lung trouble gave me intense suffering." Khe writes, "and several times nearly caused my death. All remedies failed and doctors said I was incurable. Then Dr. King's New Discovery brought quick re lief and a cure so permanent that I hnv not been troumea in twelve years. ir. Soper lives In Big Pond, Pa. It worki wonders In Coughs and Colds. Sore Lungs, Hemorrhages. LaGrlppe, Asthma. Croup. Whooping Cough and all Bronchial affec tions. 60c and Sl.W. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Campbell Drug Co. demonstrated in Florence what has been proven true In many other cities, that it pays to be good. OLD OFFICERS RE-ELECTED. Belleville's Commercial Club Is m Wide Awake One. Belleville. Kan., March 16. The Com mercial club held its annual election of officers here and re-elected for the third me its old officers as follows: G. W. Collins, president: A. Q. Miller, secre tary; George xoung, treasurer. Mr. Munseu or j-ierington appeared before the club with a proposition to put in an alfalfa mill here. The propo sition Is receiving favorable considera tion. Some preliminary steps were ta ken with refrence to entertaining the Methodist conference at Belleville next week. Does not Color the Hair Ayer's Hair Vigor Stops railing Hair Destroys Dandruff An Elegant Dressing Makes rlalr Grow Composed of Sulphur, Glycerin, Quinin, Sodium Chlorid, Capsicum, Sage, Alco hol. Water, Perfume. Ask your doctor his opinion of such a hair preparation. j J. C ATta COMPACT, Lnwoll, f..

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THE TOPEKA. DAILY STATE JOURNAL TD AY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1909. S I Quality Tells 707 Kansas Avenue THE WASHBURN GLEE t .1: I v One of the most interesting events of the season, especially for college folks, will be the concert at the au ditorium next Wednesday evening by the Washburn Glee lub. Our morning contemporary, erroneously an nounced that this concert would occur this evening at the college chapel. The club gives a full rehearsal this even- ing at the chapel, to which are invited a few friends. This fact led to the mistake of the reporter. This club last season gave the best concert of any college club in the west and contains this year most of the good singers they had last season and several excellent additions, making fifteen instead of twelve as last year. The club is undrr the direction of J. D. Brown, who has had a very successful career on the lyceum stage, and Miss Elean or Lincoln, impersonator, of whose successful work all Topekans are justly proud. The club will appear in light coats and white trousers. Instead of the traditional evening garb, and their program is a pleasing innovation, and is divided into two parts. The first part consists of standard glee club productions, rendered in the usual fash-, ion. The second part is an innovation arranged by Wallace Pettyjohn, whose father is the medical director of the Knights and Ladies of Security, recently coming to Topeka from Chicago. The scene is intended to represent a college fraternity house. A young woman is brought in from an auto wreck in front of the house. The boys attempt to entertain her with popular songs until her friends can come after her. One of these is the "Tomor row" song by Mr. Pettyjohn and is said to be one of the funniest songs that has been sprung on a Topeka au dience for some time. Much fun is in store from the boy who stuttered and the girl who lisped, by Miss Lin coln and Mr. Brown. HOUSE RULES AMENDED. Combination of Democrats and Insur gents Wins Paitial Victory. Washington, March 16. After one of the stormiest sessions in its history, the house, regardless of party alignment adopted, 211 to 172, a resolution by Mr. Fitzgerald. Democrat, of New York, whereby the rules were amended in several important particulars. The resolution was a substitute for one of fered by Mr. Clark of Missouri. The amendment makes three impor tant changes. First it established i "calendar for unanimous consent" the effect of which is to enable a member to have a proposition brought before the house without having to go to the speaker for recognition. This change will be a relief to the speaker. Second, when consideration of a bill Is concluded and the previous question is ordered the rules heretofore have provided for a motion to commit with or without instructions. It has been the practice to recognize a member of the majority party to make this mo WHEN Do you ever feel that you simply can't go any further that you must have rest for that lame and aching back relief from that constant dead tired feeling freedom from those stabbing, darting pains? This is the condition that so often comes at middle age, bringing with it an extreme nervousness and irritabil ity that makes others think you "cranky" and "hard to get along with." Likely your kidneys are worn and tired and need help. In any machine there is one part that works the hard est and gives out first. The kidneys work night and day, removing from the blood the uric acid and other waste created by overuse of strength and energy. Naturally a life of un usual activity doubles the duties of the kidneys, and in time the strain tells. With healthy kidneys, one has a good chance to live long, but weak kidneys afflict old age with great dis comforts. The back becomes bent and lame, rheumatism is chronic, eye Fight fails, and too frequent or invol-un-ary passages of the urine cause embarrassment by day and loss of sleep at night. Doan's Kidney Pills bring new strength to old backs, and quick relief to weakened kidneys They banish D OAN'S KIBN Sold by all dealers. H QifjJts ShoviUu SointMiiu MfeuL at the popular prices $16.50 to $30.00 Notable for the striking styles, notable for the extreme good values. The predominating style point is the long straight hipless effects. Beauti ful softened colors fine lustrous materials. And rich but quiet diver sities of cut and finish. Skirts are most graceful. It is not the style alone about these suits or the materials or the faultless tailoring that compels your admiration, but the combination of all those plus the prices. Values that cannot be had eleswhere. t" CA iA Qft Snappiest and prettiest suits available at.' tplO.JU lO pJl i ii mi i ii Correct Dress for Women CLUB WHICH WILL BE HEARD AT THE AUDI TORIUM WEDNESDAY. 4 tion and thus prevent the minority from offering such instructions as it may desire. The new rule gives the minority the preference, in making such a motion and thus enables them to get a record vote on the proposition which would otherwise be settled in commit tee of the whole where no record vote is possible. Third, it protects the calendar Wednesday by requiring a two-thirds instead of a majority vote to set it aside. Fourth, it is also claimed that the amendment will have the effect of pre venting favoritism by the action of tha committee on rules in special cases. A prominent feature of the Clark resolution was an amendment provid ing for a committee of 15 to revise, amend and codify the rules and much of the opposition to it was because of this fact. As adopted the Fitzgerald amendment makes no change in the method of selection of the committee on rules, which is made by the speake nor is there any change in the method of selecting committees. Speaker Cannon is inclinedd to re gard the amendment as a slight im provement on the present rules in that, instead of throwing the responsibility THE KIDNEYS GIVE OUT Backache, Rheumatism and Bladder Troubles Make Life Miserabie. EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY "My back's no good any more." Price so cent. Foster-Mi lburn Co, Buffalo. TAILORED SUITS Price Sells for recognition on him it sets aside certain days for the consideration of measures under unanimous consent but, he says, under the new rules members will have to wait for those days. In a conversation soon after the action of the house he commented free ly on the fact that Mr. Bryan had in terfered in the interest of the changes submitted by Mr. Clark and spoke of the adoption of the Fitzgerald substi tute as a triumph over the Bryan forces, saying that the conservative Democrats who really wanted legisla tion had practically stood for the old rules with the amendments offered by Mr. Fitzgerald. '"It was," he said, "a protest by the conservatives against populism and all kindred things." Steel Company Cuts Wages. Harrisburg, March 16. The Pennsyl vania Steel company, one of the largest of the independent steel companies in the country, has announced a reduction in wages of 10 per cent effective April 1. Xewton Foreman on Vacation. Newton, Kan., March 16. J. B. Hasty, round house foreman at New ton, has gone to Hot Springs with his family for thirty days. backache and rheumatic pain, and reg ulate the bladder and urine. When once a proper filtering action is re stored through curing the kidneys, the dangerous uric acid is once more ex pelled from the blood, and danger of gravel, stone, dropsy, heart trouble, diabetes and Bright's disease removed. Doan's Kidneys Fills are for sick kidneys in old or young. There is not a particle of narcotic or poisonous drugs in this remedy. It is recom mended publicly by thousands. TOPEKA PROOF J. R. Black, 1005 E. Sixth Street, Topeka, Kan., says.- "In 1899 Doan's Kidney Pills brought me such great relief that I did not hesitate to make the fact known in a public statement. For three years I suffered from kid ney complaint and a dull, grinding ache across the small of my back. I also had an annoying kidney weak ness, particularly bothersome at night. Doan's Kidney Pills procured at Rowley's drug store, went directly to the seat of my trouble and effected a cure." On November 12, 1908, Mr. Black confirmed his former statement which was given on March 29, 1905 in the following words: "I have never had a return of kidney complaint and gladly reiterate all I have previously said regarding Doan's Kidney Pills." N.Y.. Proprietors. EY PILLS 1 J RA1LR0AD NEWS. Rock Island Has Ordered New Steel Passenger Cars. Will Be Used on All the Road's Through Trains. ARE INDESTRUCTIBLE. New Coaches Will Replace All Equipment Now in Use. Other Items of Interest in Rail way Circles. The Rock Island system has just let a contract for 69 all steel passenger coaches for use on its through trains from Chicago to Colorado and from Chicago to southern points. The con tract was let to the American Car Foundry company for construction at i the mammoth car shops at St. Charles, Jill., and it is expeted that delivery of ma new equipment will begin May 1, and that the order will be finished by the latter part of that month The cnt of the new equipment will be more than 51,OUU,000. The new cars will be put into service as soon as they are received from the foundries, and it Is stated from reliable authorities of the Rock Island road that the present order is the first of a number of such that will be placed by the Rock Island. A larger part of the present order of new equipment will be put Into service between Colorado points and Chicago, but as soon as the present order has been filled another will be let for more cars to be used on other parts of the itocK island system. Officials of the road have been in vestigating the merits and efficiency of cars or an-steel construction for many months, and their decision to adopt this type of car as the standard for their passenger service was the result of these exhaustive tests and investiga tions. Soon after May 1 the Rock Island trains which run to and from Pueblo I will be equipped with the all-steel cars which are coming to be recognized as I the handsomest as well as the safest cars known to the railroad world. Included .in the present order are 32 coaches, 5 chair cars, a combination baggage and mail car and two postal cars. The new cars are guaranteed to be indestructible, and to withstand any possible shock which may be sustain ed in the event of a collision. Thus the great danger of cars telescoping in col lision is eliminated, and travel is made as near absolutely safe as it is possible to make it insofar as equipment is con cerned. Many western railways have been experimenting for some time with cars of all-steel construction, but the Rock Island road is one of the first of the western roads to actually adopt this style of enuipment as standard for its lines, with the determination to replace all of its old equipment with the new steel cars. The cars are said to, be constructed also with an eye to beauty and com fort, and there is the added safeguard to travelers in that the new equipment is almost wholly fireproof. A great deal of the loss of life which occurs in big railway collisions is due to the burning of the cars following the col lision. In the construction of the new cars the use of wood or other inflam mable materials is almost wholly elimi nated, a small strip of wood on the win dow sills, and another little strip on the arm of the seat being about all the wood used in their makeup. Another feature which will likely meet the approval of travelers is the fact that the cars are so constructed as to be easily kept clan, there being few if any places that dirt can catch, or from which it may not be easily removed. NEED MORE MAUi CLERKS. Five New Men Needed on the Wichita Rock Island Division. Wichita. Kan., March 16. D. E. Barnes, chief clerk of the railway mail service, desires to add five addi tional clerks to the Kansas City-Cald-well division of the Rock Island. He has asked for that number and has received authority from the depart ment to put on two acting clerks, but is short of substitutes. He expects one to arrive today and another will re port March 15. Mr. Barnes is supposed to have 21 substitutes on his list here but has only 16. He has a total of 209 men under the supervision of his office here. 100 of whom have runs on the Rock Island. Railway mail clerks, postoffice clerks and carriers are entitled to 15 Ethel Barrymore Becomes Boston, March 16. Miss Ethel B Griswold Colt, of Bristol, R. 1 son o years president of the U. S. Rubber c of the Roman Catholic church of the according to an announcement made V ,'JiAiinTiiT'Miiilfl riifiin-iT'miVajMiti'n'-i'-"-1!"''!' ;'"T---- Mffl Jw mm r '-'Z' gar piU'I'l1 1 '''''""''"'"'"rt'Ml'l'ii "1l'liut ii X 'tzy B J I 1 J&mJ- p- I 1 y n 11 days' leave, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, each year, under the law. It seems that congress in making appro priation for these leaves of absence did not figure in the extra amount of expense incurred by the Sundays and holidays, and the office here was in structed to grant no more annual leaves before May. A communication, however, was received from the de partment yesterday stating that con gress had made sufficient appropria tion for all leaves of absence and to continue to approve same as usual. RATY WILL BE LOXESOME. Other Roads Won't Follow With New Cut R&tes. Kansas City, March 16. The Mis souri, Kansas Texas railroad will have a lonesome time with its pro posed new rate to Oklahoma City. It is announced with some degree of positiveness that the Atchison, To peka Santa Fe, the St. Louis San Francisco and the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific lines will not meet the cut proposed by Columbus Halle, vice president of the Missouri, Kan sas Texas. "The Frisco railroad is not even considering the proposed rate with any view of concurring in it," V. C. Dumbeck, assistant general rrelgnt agent, said this morning. "Certainly not," said G. B. Albright general freight agent of the Rock Island lines west of the Missouri river. "We have no intention of joining in anv such rate." There are those who are disposed to question the sincerity of Mr. Haile when he proposed to put in the rate. It would leave Mr. Haile in a rather nlensa.nt nosition. he having promised to put in the reduced rate and finding it impossible to ao so, oe bdio to say to the shippers of Oklahoma City that bo intended to Dut in the rate, but be cause of the opposition of the other railroads he found it impossible. THOUSAND MILE TICKETS. New Departure In Passenger Tariffs toy the larie. The Erie has announced a new thniiconri mile ticket, which Will CO $25, a rate of 2 cents per mile. This ticket will be good for transportation on all lines of this company including New Jerse' New York Railroad n(im nv Mpw Vork Susauehanna Western Railroad company, Wilkes barre Eastern Railroad company, and Bath Hammondsport Railroad company, or one -or more iieisuuo traveling together. cVi.ill Via itrl A If rl ot 3ih- ed by any one but the conductor of the train on which the holder may travel. If the coupons remaining attached q. o,.r timA nro insufficient to carry the holder to destination, such coupons will be good only for the dis tance which they represent and for the remainder or the journey iare u a n cents per miie win oe uuiwcku. in Illinois Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, fare at 2 cents per miie win ut umiciou. WILL ADD TO FREIGHT COST. Oklahoma Roads Will Discontinue Transit Privilege. rhi!n March 16. At a confer ence held here Monday afternoon the Missouri Kansas Texas, Atchison Tnnoirn X, Santa Fe. Chicago. Rock Island Pacific and St. Louis San Francisco railroads aeciaea to aiscon tinue the storage in transit privilege on snipments oi ajsiigunuitti v. v,a,.- 'i n n n t-r! o rl TTanaaq CMtv The effect of the cancellation of this privilege is to add 4 Ms cents to the freight cost on agricultural impie cniii Viot-o tii Oklahoma destlna tions. Mr. Johnston, a representative of the Oklahoma City transportation nrAocntail o flomanrl for an en- uui cau I u tirely new scaie oi ireigm mita ij Oklahoma joDDing points. GOODLAXD DEPOT BURNS. Rock Island Structure Entailed a Loss of $250,000. doodland. Kan.. March 16. The Rock Island depot here is totally burned. The fire is supposed to have originated in the kitchen of the hotel in the building. The building consist ed of a depot, dispatchers' office, lunch room and hotel, "rne Dunaing was totallv destroyed. The loss is estimated at $250,000. The depot was considered as one of the finest between Denver and Topeka. It is not definitely known what the plans of the company are 'regarding the erection of a new building, but it is understood that a handsome brick building will be erected. LET TKAIXRCN OVER HIM. William McFarland of Attica Takes His Own Life. Wichita, Kan., March 16. William McFarland of Attica, Kan., committed suicide in West Wichita Monday afternoon by sitting on the Missouri Pacific track and allowing a train to run over him. He had been sick and was despondent. Mrs. Russell Griswold Colt, arrymore, the actress, and Russell f Col. Samuel Pomeroy Colt, for many ompany. were married at the rectory Most Precious Blood in Hyde Park, by Miss Barrymore's manager. lfmT?rfviR The Kind You Have Always in use for over SO years, All Counterfeits, Imitations and Jnst-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Sootlilnjr Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething' Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Dowels, giving healthy and natural sleep The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Hare Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TMC INTJtUft OOM.ANT. TT MURRAY TRCCT, KW TORH COT. Any Cold Can be Cured without "cold cures." cough mixtures" and the like opiate filled medicines. All you have to do is to open your bowels use That will carry the cold germs you il get weu in no time, stipated or nave rheumatism, liver or kidney troubles, take an NR tablet to-night and you'll feel better in the morning. 54 Get a Gatlin Drue Co. FROM NEW YORK PRISON HARDSHIPS AFFECTED AFTER LIFE One of the most interesting experi ences that has been recorded in con nection with the Cooper remedies, which are now being extensively sold in this city, is related by Mrs. Henry Strattmann, of 265 East Tenth street, New York. Mrs. Strattmann describes the case of her husband, a vetern of the Civil War, who spent eleven months of his service in Andersonville Prison. She says: 'My husband had. stomach trouble for many years. He was for thirty- four years employed 'in a sugar refin ery. He is an old so'aier of the Civil War, and during that struggle was in carcerated for eleven months in Ander sonville Prison. As a result of the hardships imposed upon him at that time, he has never had a healthy stom ach since. "During the past twelve years, how ever, his trounie graauany Decame more aggravated, and for several years past he has suffered terribly. He got so bad he ate very sparingly and seemed to have no desire for food. TO REACH 3,000 MILES. Navy Department Contracts for Pow- erful Wireless Apparatus. Washington, March 16. By an agree ment between Secretary Meyer and rep resentatives of thj National Electric Signaling company of Pittsburg, the naval establishment Is to be furnished with wireless apparatus which will transmit messages for a distance of 3, 000 miles, day or night, and two ships are to be furnished with similar appar atus capable of sending messages for a distance of 1,000 miles. The apparatus, it is said, will be 30 times as powerful as those in ordi nary use. This will enable the depart ment to communicate with its vessels practically across the Atlantic ocean and If successful will mark one of the greatest achievements in naval prac tice. BACK TO 3-CENT FARE. Missouri Kouils to Establish Old Rate April 10. Chicago, March 16. The resumption of a three cent passenger fare in Mis souri on April 10 to replace the present two cent rate which was declared con fiscatory by Judge McPherson, was de cided upon at a meeting of the execu tive and traffic officials of the interest ed roads held in the office of President B. L. Winchell of the Rock Island line Monday. It was stated by an executive 1 UUUrOi Bought, and which has been has borne the signature of and has been made under his per-'-Pj?-' J'r sonal supervision since its infancy. wide with and systemic poisons away and u you nave a cold or are con 25c Box 702 Kansas avenue. WORLD. OCT. 29, '08.J Liquids formed his principal diet, u solid food hurt him and made the pain more severe. "Dostors were consulted, but failed to help him. One doctor diagnosed hla trouble as cancer of tha stomach, anl held out no hope. He also tried a num ber of remedies that were recommend, ed, but might as well have tiaved hla money for all the good they did. About two months ago ho was persuaded to give the Cooper remedies a trial, and procured a treatment of Cooper's New: Discovery. "Now he is well. I have not seea him look so strong and hearty In years. He feels splendid, and eats any kind of food he likes. All the pain has disap peared, and he is entirely free from gas. We deeply appreciate what Coop er's New Discovery has done for him, and having proved it to be a soverlfrn stomach medicine, we do not hesitat to freely recommend it to all who suf fer from stomach disorders." Cooper's New Discovery is now on sale at leading druggists everywhere. If you are unable to get it from your local druggist, notify The Cooper Medi cine Company, Dayton, Ohio. after the meeting the action of the con ference was unanimous. No conclusions were reached, it was stated regarding litigation in other states. "Come, come, Willie." remonstrated the teacher, "you must say 'they are not,' or, if you wish, 'they aren't.' but never they ain't.' "Why not?" demanded Willis. "Because it ain't right." Catholic Stand ard. "Who Is that singing so dreadfully out of tune?" "It Is my wife." "Perhaps the accompanist plays out of tune." "She la accompanying herself." Mergendorfer Blaetter. Superior in Strength Dr. Price's Flavoring Extracts are su perior in strength, freshness and fine ness of flavor to any flavoring extracts made in the world, and ladies of the best taste, who are now using them, find them just as represented. Persons who desire a delicate and natural flavor in their cakes, puddings, or any table delicacy, will obtain it by using pfipnicrs K otucious V flavoring Vanilla 'mam Lumnn Lemon Orange Rose, st extracts 3 1

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f 4 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1909. T0PEK1 STATE JOURNAL By FRASK P. MAC LENN AN. Entered July 1. 1871. as aecond-clasa matter at the postofflce at Topeka, van- r tne act or consress-j VOLUME XXXVI No. 64 Ofticial stair Paper. Official Paper City of Topeka. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Daily edition, delivered by carrier. M tents a week to any part of Topeka. or suburbs, or a: the flame price In any Kan town where the paper ha a carrier rsieav By mall S By mall, three months"""" -J? Saturday edition of dally, one yr. 1 TELEPHONEi Boufness Office "''J1 2J Business Of1ee Ini J2J Reporters' Room Reporters' Room ljia- Frank l. UnTr.n Ind W PFRMANFVT HOME. Topeka State Journal bulldm. WW and "i2 KinMi avenue, corner or kikhih- Kew TnrV CHTIm Flatlron bUlldlnSI. Twenty-third street, comer Fifth avenue nd Broadwny. Raul Block, msnairer. Cb least OfTlee: Hartford bull dins. P FtirtrV. mennewr. OF TTTE ASSOfTTFn RTtT! The State Journal is memoir r the Associated Press and receives the full dv telerraph report of that great news or ganization for the exclusivo afternoon publication In Topeka. The news Is received In The State Jour nal bulldlnar over wires for this sol mi rwtee "Uncle Joe" Cannon Is still the big run of the national house of repre sentatives. George Gould admires Mr. Harrl man. That's the proper and diploma tic spirit for any young man to show toward his prospective boss. If the recent cold weather has saved the prospective fruit crop, as the ex pert horticulturists are claiming. It was a real blessing in disguise. "Uncle Tim" Hill has gobbled up another railroad. He'll have to hurry some, though, to get within speaking distance In this regard with his chief rival In the Northwest, E. H. Harri man. Here's a tip to the San Jn scale. Get busy and seek a more hospitabTe clime than that of Kansas. The state entomological commission Is preparing for an active campaign and it has the money to make its actions speak, loud--er than words. This is the straw that ought to break the camel's back. Just think of It! Some Boston aldermen have been Indicted for defrauding their city, the reputed seat in this nation of all that is fine and high in morals and other things. Missouri has walked off with a na tional legislative honor that possibly will never come to Kansas, at least as long as the voters of the state continue to line up as they do. Congressman Champ Clark has been named as the leader of the Democrats in the house of representatives. The same old story Is being re hashed In the same old way in Turkey. The new constitutional government re cently instituted by the sultan is in danger of destruction because the peo ple of that long benighted land cannot appreciate the liberty that has been so rather suddenly thrust upon them. From the well known temperament of Mr. Taft, It is reasonable to assert that it will be a pretty difficult mat ter from now on for any one to ob tain membership in the Ananias club; that is, if the nominating to this notable organization is to be an ex clusive function of the president of tht United States according to pre cedent. An aeroplane was ceremoniously christened in New York the other day by the breaking of a bottle of wine over her prow. Maybe this was what was lacking to speed the famous Kan sas flying machine on a successful way. Little things like this must not be overlooked in the future. Perhaps wine will not be available in a prohi bition state but a few drops of water from the John Brown spring or the classic Kaw ought to do the trick. A serious case of lese majeste against the Stubbs family has been committed at Lawrence. A man nam ed Kohman was hailed there recently as the champion "salt raising" bread maker of the state. There being no adequate punishment extant to fit this crime, one will have to be Invented. "What shall it be? Posibly the best would be to make this chap and his friends eat some of the bread of his own baking-. -aaaeeeaaeaaeaaaaaaai Probably the Standard Oil company Is quaking in its shoes. Vexed at the recent disposition of the case against it in which the great $29,000,000 fine was levied. Congressman Reeder of this state has taken up the cudgels and is hot on the trail of the oil octopus and its officers. Nothing less than the imprisonment of John D. Rockefeller for something or other is going to satisfy him. In bringing this about, it is safe to say that Mr. Reeder will be kept tolerably busy from now on. Ingenuous to say the least Is the explanation of one of Senator Steph enson's lieutenants of the reason why he had, to spend some big sums of money to help re-nominate and re elect his chief to the United States senate from Wisconsin. He declared that when opponents to "Uncle Ike" got too warm under the collar in voic ing their opposition he had to buy them drinks to cool them off. No won der Stephenson finally won out, if this fellow Is a sample of the geniuses he had working for him. Missourians are famed for insisting on "being shown." but it would appear that they are wiser than Kansans in that after they have seen a thing they arc willing to take it at Its face value. This is evidenced by the approval which la being accorded to the public utilities legislation, similar to that pro posed in Kansas, by the members of the Missouri legislature. It has been demonstrated in New Tork and Wis consin that statutes of this sort pro vide the most desirable methods for a state to supervise and regulate its pub lic service corporations. And it's too bad that Kansas legislators did not see these things in the same light that their Missouri brethren are seeing them. JOIN THE COMMERCIAL CLUB. One thousand members by May 1. This is the aim of the membership committee, headed by E. L. Copeland, of the rejuvenated Commercial club of this city, which is Just now busily en gaged in making ready, as attractive a set of room and offices as any organiza tion of the sort would care to possess. This is a purpose which there ought not to be much trouble in bringing about. Its accomplishment should be easy for the simple reason that it is a most reasonable one. Here is a city of more than 50.000 persons. Even Its ene mies, if it has any. which is very much to be doubted, would be forced to ad mit that it is growing in all ways. Its friends, and they are legion, realize that it is going to continue to grow and grow- fast in every way that is good and wholesome. Within the city there must be five times more than a thousand men, who are available for membership in a commercial organization which has for its slogan, a better and a great er city. A man does not need to own or be the head of a business to quali fy for membership In such a club. Every able-bodied man in the city. who looks upon Topeka as his home, and who has an interest in its welfare, is a qualified candidate for member ship. The mechanic is just as well qualified as the bank president. The professional man, the doctor and the lawyer, is just as much needed as the big merchant. In fact, If the Commer cial Club is to prosper as it should and thereby become of Immeasurable ben efit to the city and its development, it must be truly representative of all of the interests of the city, from the laborer to the capitalist. There must be a membership of heterogeneous, of cosmopolitan character which will weld itself together in a homogeneous whole. Unless every activity and in terest in the city Is represented in the membership and by goodly numbers, every activity and interest cannot be benefited as it should in the develop ment of the city that will result from a prosperous and rightly directed com mercial club, such as Topeka is about to have. Membership dues are anything but expensive and the money paid In through them will be returned in many ways through the accomplish ments of the club. If it is not, the revivified commercial club will have proven itself a failure like the organ izations of the same name which have gone on before it. There Is no chance for it to fail, though, if the men of the city take the interest in it that they should by joining it. and working with it in every undertaking. REVENUE NOT ALONE NEEDED. Among the leaders in congress who will play the important part in the re vision of the tariff that is in the pro cess of being undertaken, the question which Is pressing to the forefront is that of providing a tariff schedule which will be likely to raise sufficient revenue to meet the expenses of the government. This wouldn't be much of a task if the revision was in the hands of those who believe in a tariff mainly for revenue. Such tariff Is one tt generally low schedules which in vites the Importation of goods in great quantities for competition with the goods mde at home. The great vol ume of the imports creates the big revenues. But those who are to revise the tariff are not of that disposition, They want to keep the tariff schedules sufficiently high to make them pro tective to a great degree. This is an all right theory for a few of the infant industries of the country but not for the many great ones which have long since outgrown their swaddling clothes. Therefore, to raise enough revenue and at the same time keep the tariff protective will undoubtedly mean the necessity of levying duties on necessary luxuries, which are now on the free list, such as coffee or some thing In that sort of a class. But while an increased revenue is most desirable just at this time when the income of the government is run ning fast behind its expenses, it is not the only financial matter of import which should concern the congressmen who have to deal with it. They should get busy when the time comes next winter for the making of govern mental appropriations and use a prun ing knife of large proportions so as to keep the expenses down to reasonable figures. Then there will not be such a need for so much revenue although this would not obviate the desirability of a generally low tariff schedule, such as Mr. Taft has said that he desires but which it is too much to expect that the present congress will provide to any great extent, although it is rea sonably certain that there will be re ductions in many of the schedules. Government expenses during the past half dozen years have grown to stupendous sums. The country has de veloped greatly and accordingly the governmental activities have multi plied and grown more extensive in all ways. But there seems to be a well founded opinion at Washington that many of the federal departments are conducted in an extravagant fashion. This is the idea that many of the peo ple of the nation have undoubtedly ar rived at from a mere scanning of the size of most of the governmental appropriations." They are of stag gering proportions. Of course, these expenses will have to be met so the question of raising the revenue for them is a pressing one. But an even more pressing one confronts the con gressmen, that of wiping out extrava gance in governmental administration wherever it may be found and keeping, the expenses of the government down to bed-rock. And this does not mean the pursuit of a false and injurious economy such as was practiced by the members of the Kansas legislature at their most recent fiasco. JOURNAL ENTRIES When a pleasure becomes a habit It will soon develop into a vice. Men who always say the right thing at the right time are mighty scarce. Many persons ought to be grateful that their photographs are not good likenesses. Girls are the most up-to-date crea tures in the world except when it comes to telling their ages. Among plants and buds and other things, the spring snowers are iiKeiy to bring forth a variety of umbrellas. JAYNAWKER JOTS No wonder Frank Jarrell is sur prised. He's heard of an evangelist who makes only $1,000 a year. A hint from the Kansas City Journal: None of the new laws passed by the Kansas legislature prevents a man from cleaning up his back yard and aliev. Ralph Tennal has reached the point where he admits that the female child does not seem to be generally so af flicted with the "smarty" period as the male child. The society editor of the Sabetha Herald is out with an advertisement for substitutes for the expressions "conventional black," and "sterling character." The charge of the Parsons Sun that Governor Stubbs is an "imperiator" has created the general impression that one of the hot shots of politics has been fired. A Topeka paper prints an earnest communication from a man headed, God Save the King' in Topeka." Billy Morgan moves to amend to God save anybody in Topeka. There is to be music or something like it in the air around Atchison this summer. A project is well under way for the organization there of a band of thirty-five or forty pieces. Dan Anthony, relates the Hutchin son News, ana victor jviuraocK are making dreadful faces at each other j over their respective records in con gress. And then it asks: "Why quar- j rel so over trifles?" Score another one for Kansas: Mrs. Elizabeth Sears, a Kansas woman, was the writer who exposed the Maybray gang of fake footracers. She wrote the story for the Omaha World-Herald and it resulted in the capture of the gang in Arkansas. There are said to be 176 rails in a mile of railroad, and by counting the clicks a person can ascertain the speed of a train. On the Central Branch, counting short rails and all, a. train would go 200 miles an hour at a real speed of 20 miles an hour. Downs News. Somebody must have been disturb ing the serenity of the editor of the Holton Signal for he remarks that if the place which is paved with good in tentions is not populated with people who deliberately destroy the peace and happiness of others, it ought to be. Fourteen years ago, an Atchison man gave J. L. Wade a note for 1150. The man wasn't getting along very well, and Mr. Wade never asked him for the money. Yesterday the man met Mr. Wade on the street, and paid the note, and part of the interest. The accumulated interest amounted to $164. Atchison Globe. According to the Hays Free Press the Rush county farmers have got the auto craze. It says: 'Rush county farmers are buying lots of small autos for running to town often and quickly, to take their cream, butter, eggs or produce and get their groceries. One agent in Rush county took orders for over $11,000 worth of machines during January, every order from a farmer." The Alma Enterprise recently pub lished a letter from S. H. Fairchild of that town, in which he says: "If my memory serves me right it took but a dozen employes to run the state of Kansas in 1872. I was a candidate for sergeant-at-arms and came within one vote of getting there, and Was finally elected doorkeeper. My duties were the usual duties of doorkeeper and in addition I had to keep up the fire In two wood stoves, after going to the bot toms to get some farmer to haul wood and hire a colored man to cut it, also to light up the senate chamber using tallow candlesticks hung around on the walls." GLOBE SIGHTS. tFrom the Atchison Globe. Every ten years, an old joke Is new again. Some people never have anything except ideals. Spring never comes as soon as peo ple expect it to. A man can keep a secret all right, if it is a mean story on himself. Patience becomes a habit quicker with a woman than with a man. Even those who said they liked win ter, are beginning to be bored. You can't scare a boy away from the table with the thirteen proposition. Living at the White House is not all joy: the Taft kin are beginning to ar rive. A good many people believe that to know a lot of contemptible gossip, is to be wise. It is high time whisky was in trou ble, for many years it has been mak ing trouble for other people. A woman will keep out her best knives and forks longer for her own visiting kin than for her husband's visiting kin. In the fullest interpretation of the term, a "society woman" is a woman with nothing to do, and who wouldn't do it if she had. About all the future some people have left is longing for spring when It is winter, and longing for summer when It is spring. A woman always gets cross when she has to get-up to let her husband in, but she doesn't mind it at all to get up and let the cat out. Young people are always claiming a broken heart, but old people never claim It: They have found out that they can get over so much. "I had my picture In a paper once," gushed a young Atchison girl at a party the other night. "Ah," said a tired man, "and of what were you cured?' When a woman has a cow, and the neighbors call to buy a little extra milk, the owner of the cow feels as important as though Invited to read a paper on ancient literature before a women's club. KANSAS COMMENT A QUEER MOVE. The action of President Gomez of the new Cuban Republic, in making immediate and sweeping changes in the force of government employees on his assumption of the presidency-, which, from all reports, has created a disorder in the transaction of gov ernment business and a dissatisfac tion among a large portion of the Cuban people, would seem to indi cate either a lack of executive Judg ment or tha a I trouble for the purpose of inciting another revolution tw i All". LI l CI 1 fJCUJJll. are an excitable class, easily aroused to acts of violence against established power and ready to resent by force of arms any attempt to encroach on what they believe to be their liberties, or inflict wrongs, either real or imagi native, and it is therefore a matter of mystery why, at this time, just on the eve of a new attempt at self-government, that the man who has been elected to exercise the functions of ex ecutive for iha T,rl,l i i j pcuyiO BUUU1U SU arbitrarily cause an affront to a large contingent of the Cuban people, which must necessarily cause a state of feel ing that is inimical to peaceful con ditions, which at this time is of great importance in the establishment of a stable government. It really looks as though some ulterior motive was behind the act, some incentive to create a trouble that would call for another intervention on the part of this gov ernment and a last farewell to any hopes of Cuban independence. Clay Center Republican. THE EXPLODED PHENOMS. Now is the time when the pride of the corner lot leaves his home town and joins the "league team." -Many a youngster who has been able to knock the ball clear over into Hiram Spiven's pasture and who has been in the habit of taking down "bee liners" with his bare hand, h send off by his fellow citizens who pre- gicai wungs irom tne Doy. In a few weeks most of these lads will be comlne hnm Th -ui v.qt. all kinds of excuses. The manager was jealous, or the lad's arm wasn't working right, or the paint on the wb.a...it XI 1 1 1 1 something else prevented him from oclwhs uce io tne tot at tne training camp. After all the explanations are in the "phenoms" will settle down and go back to work and continue to do great at the county fair. Hutchinson Ga- PUBLICITY. Publicity is the greatest means of holding officials in check. There should be some law compelling all offi cials to let the people know what they are doing. It is all right'for the police to hold back the name of a man they are go ing to arrest, when publicity might hurt their chances of catching him, but when a policeman holds, out any thing else it shows that something is wrong. Many polioe officials do. not let the people know about hold-ups and rob beries because it hurts the reputation of the police department. Many other .officials keep quiet about their actions because they f ear that they may be criticised. This is a safe theory to work on: If any official refuses to let the voters know what he is doing on any ques tion there is something crooked going on.- Hutchinson Gazette. HASTENTHE DAY. If Vic Murdock is made speaker of the house, the circulation of the Con gressional Record will no doubt be pushed, and its advertising patronage, which has been allowed to eo to nieces of late years, wilt pick up. There is also a chance for improvement in the handling of the news features in the Record, which Murdock, being an ex perienced newspaper man, will attend to. The reporters for the Record, while they are accurate as to detail, seem to us to be somewhat lacking in good, vital literary style. There is also a tendency on the part of the publica tion to run to statistics and long stor ies- which sometimes fail to hold the attention of the reader. But Murdock knows the newspaper game, and will fix all these things. Salina Journal. FROM OTHER PENS COMMUNAL COOKING. The problem of mere existence is a crushing one to a large portion of the people. That there is enormous waste in a failure to know, for instance, what foods are most economical, as well as palatable and how best to prepare them goes without saying. A study of state institutional reports, especially those sections devoted to a showing of the per capita cost of maintaining in mates and the items entering into this, is amazingly instructive. Even with the loose methods and costly inefficiency of public service ev erywhere, at every point the superiority of communal over individual house keeping is conclusively demonstrat ed. In the more congested residence districts, where usually both parents work and where the children them selves never have the chance to learn housekeeping and cooking and serving, it would seem the highest sort of char ity to establish cook shops where the good points of institutional service could be enjoyed and demonstrated at nominal profit, and hence much cheaper than anything now available to those to be served. Pittsburg Post. ENFORCEMENT OF TREATIES. There can be no dispute thafr when the government of the United States has entered into treaty obligations with a foreign nation, it should see that those obligations are fulfilled. It does exercise civil jurisdiction to pro tect the property of foreigners. The difficulty In asserting any kind of criminal jurisdiction relates to the es sential necessity of respecting the po lice power of the States. If this be a real difficulty then the question arises how far "the authority of the United States" extends in the execu tion of the treaties which shall be "the supreme law of the land." This was the puzzling question in California. It being admitted that the United States could not by law im pose any special conditions upon the school regulations of the state, could such conditions be Imposed by treaty? Or must the treaty be interpreted as conveying no more than was within the power of the authority that made It? Otherwise, where are the limits of this power? All this may not be hard to answer as a matter of abstract right but when it comes to putting the an swer into a formal statute it is not surprising that so many years of dis cussion have passed without any at tempt at actual legislation. Philadel phia Ledger. i EVENING. There Is only a star in the sky; ni JS,8 w.andering waters the breeze Dies away in the ghost of a sigh.

ne iPea?ow an marsh comes the cheep c ""s-to orcara in tne trees u wren ana the robin asleep. NSses h'e moon like a frail a rv?tlnfir, bubble just over the hill. At the fair keening call of the quail. L' e.?ark brooding forest is still, ava thf aspen so shyly astir, or the hidden and hesitant rill. Then the moon slowly wanes, and the eiay Forest deepens as softly as night. And the rivulet dreams on its way. Hampton's Magazine. Rats, Gas, and Books. ine rats which have been giving such trouble at the Leeds public library are only bearing out their ancient reputation as enemies of books. Our Manchester library, for tunately bas never been greatly troubled by rats, although there have been milder incursions of mice. Rats love scraps of old leather binding and. soft old paper to line their, nesta with. In a glass case in the chapter house at Westminster you may see some antique rat bones and yellow bits of paper. This is their history Two centuries ago a family of rats made their nests in a hole in the wall of the dean and chapter-s library, lin ing it with plunder from the books. The rats were walled up alive, and their remains were only discovered a few years aeo. In' Manchester gas has proved a far worse enemy of books tnan rats. Thousands of leather bindings on the higher shelves at King street have been ruined crumbled to the con sistency of snuff by the sulphur in the gas-laden air. Gas attacks russia bindings first: calf and morocco suf fer not quite so badly. In the King street librarv (as in all modern li braries) gas is now superseded by electric light. The bookworm is writ ten of more than seen. Unlike the rat, it does not touch parchment; hence the Immunity of the prepaper books. Even the common housefly does a good deal of harm. Manchester Guardian. African Secret Society. The Sese islanders have attained a peculia'r notoriety in Uganda because of a secret society called Bachichl, which Is not a burial society,.although Its members take a deep and in telligent interest in all deaths and burials in their midst. In the more retired villages, although greatly dls couraged by the British authorities. It is said to be still the custom for the sorrowing relatives to bear the body of the deceased wrapped in bark, on a ron eh bier, to some forest thicket. desolate ravine or other unfrequented spot, where It is left unburied by the bearers, who never revisit the place a train. The Bachichl, who are denizens of a neighboring village and distant relatives of the deceased, avoid the necessity of burial or cremation. and show their respect ror tne ae ceased by simply eating him. Na tional Magazine. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. And a deadbeat will continue to be one until he djies. 1 Kind words never die likewise also the other kind. Any man can afford to be a poet if he doesn't need tne money. A woman's train of thought is often on the rear of her dress. It often happens that after putting up a big bluff a man falls over it. Is a man only half a man until he takes unto himself a better half? The more money a man makes the less his wife spends if he's a bache lor. It's as difficult for some people to be good as it Is for others to make good. Every cloud is said to have a silver lining, but too often the lining is tar nished. A college education furnishes many a young man with an excuse for not earning a living. The opinions of other people would be more interesting if they did not conflict with our own. A man can see more beauty in the face of a homely heiress than a wom an can with the aid of a powerful microscope. A girl's idea of a hero in a novel is a chap who would be locked up as a suspicious character if found loose on the streets. When a schoolboy begins to comb his hair and scrub his teeth of his own free will it's a sign that he has mat rimonial designs on his teacher. QUAKER MEDITATIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. The people who always tell the truth have few friends. One-half the world generally knows how the other half gives. Life is a game of give and take, with more takers than givers. Arbitration comes easy after we have licked the other fellow. Some people make the best tlm9 when they are on the wrong track. All that glitters isn't gold, but it takes an expert to pick out the brass. The man who never takes advice is almost as sure to get in trouble as the man who takes too much. As a rule you will find that the peo ple who claim to be tired of this world are in no hurry to try the next. It seems as though every woman must have a pet. If she can't get a man she must have a cat or a dog. One of the shams of polite society is that when a woman doesn't want to go where she is invited she sends her regrets. "Poverty is no crime," quoted the Wise Guy. "And a good thing," added the Simple Mug, "or most of us would be in jail." Blobbs "What does he do?" Slobbs "He's a suburbanite." Blobbs "I know, but what is his walk in life?" Slobbs "To and from the station." --"Society is so shallow," remarked the blase young woman. "It's a good thing it is," replied the cynic, "or half the people who are wading around in it would be drowned." REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR, From the New York Press. Nobody but a fool thinks he can teach good sense. The reason a woman can feel char itable to a man is she knows how lit tle he deserves it. No matter how bad a temper a man has, his wife wants to make it much worse by telling him so. The man who" Knows enough to make a fortune knows enough not to take anybody's advice on how to dou ble It- THE EVENING STORY Miss Mills and Dick. (By Anita Wentworth.) The name of the firm was Brownlow Son, but every one who knew Dick Brownlow knew that the "old man" had taken him in without too many hopes of making a business man out of him. Dick was twenty-three years old. He had been squeezed through college and made many trips abroad. He was a member of three clubs, and it had cost- his father $50,000 to get him to his present point in life. He was just recovering from a hi larious smashup in an auto, and was feeling a bit repentant when his father announced the partnership and induc ed him to make certain resolves. Dick had been using the office as a sort or "hang-out" for two or three months, and had at last advanced in the business world to the point where he could acknowledge an order by mail and almost bluff the old office manager and other employes. Then the older Brownlow decided that his son ought to have a stenogra pher all to himself, and an advertise ment was accordingly inserted. There were forty-nine answers, and it was up to Dick to peruse them and make up his mind which applicant to take. He had five of them call at the of fice, and chose Miss Mills because she was the best looking of the lot. It was Dick's idea that good, looks form ed the basis of stenography and type writing. His father didn't agree with him, but he did not wish to introduce any argument into the partnership that might strain the young man's brain. So Miss Mills appeared on a certain Monday morning and began her work. Although he was the Junior part ner, Dick determined at once to prove to. her that he not only acknowledged her right to live, but that he was rather glad she was alive. That afternoon the Son of Brown low Son dictated two letters and spent the rest of the time in patroniz ing his stenographer. He asked many questions and related some of his ad ventures. It was thus that he soue-ht to con vey the idea that stenography, while looked at in a business way by some, had a social side, to his mind. When noon came he felt that he had made matters so pleasant that he decided to ask Miss Mills to lunch with him. She looked him sedately in the eyes and refused politely. There had been an expression in her face for a moment, however, as if she in tended to give notice and resign her place on the spot. But evidently her glance at Dick's frank, honest face overcame this idea if she had it. The junior partner was astonished. To do him justice, he was not indig nant. But he was piqued. The setback made him assume more dignity in the afternoon, and if he was not glad of it. Miss Mills was. It was two days before the invitation was re newed and as promptly refused, and then he observed: "Of course not. If you don't wish to. but I must confess that I can't make you out." I am here as stenographer and typewriter, am I not?" she asked. Certainly." And have you any fault to find with my work thus far?" lot a bit. but you see you know I invited you to lunch." "And I preferred to go by myself." That was another setback for Dick. and it naturally set him to studying the problem. He was not accustomed to being refused anything by anybody. It was a real relief to him when fin ally he decided that the girl stood in awe of him because he was the junior partner of the house. It seemed to him only kind that he should dissi pate that awe. At the end of another week he made it his business to overtake her on the street as she was going home. Bow ing with the utmost respect, he said: Miss Mills, a friend of mine who was going to the theatre tonight with his wife has been disappointed and has given me the tickets. Wouldn't you like to accompany me?" 1 1 nave another engagement. she replied, blushing both because it was false and because he knew it was false. "Oh ah I see. It's a great play." "I thank you just the same." That was another surprise for Mr. Dick Brownlow, but he didn't turn on his heel with the mental threat to dis charge the "uppy" stenographer in the morning. She was a new kind of girl to him. but he was playing fair. He'd have wagered 10 to 5 that she would Jump at the chance, and why she didn t jump puzzled him. He could only lay it to her reeling or awe. He naan t broken that down yet. Miss Mills went to ner auties next morning wondering ir sne wouia e told that her services were no longer required, but nothing of the sort awaited her. On the contrary, about midforenoon, when she had written several letters, the Junior partner re marked: Miss Mills. I want to say that your work gives the greatest satisfaction, and from this time on your salary will be advanced from $12 to $16 a week." "But I can't earn $16 a week not now," she replied, "i m only a De ginner, and I'm glad to earn twelve." You refuse a raise or salary:-' ne exclaimed, as he looked at her in as tonishment. "If you please until I can earn every penny of it." But isn t it tor me to say Not altogether. Please say no more about it." Dick came down with another thud. It was no use trying to puzzle it out. He hadn't the brain power to do it. Instead of puzzling he went to his father and said: "Governor, I wanted to raise my stenographer's salary, and she would not have it. What do you think of that?" "Dear me, Dick, but I hope you are not going to get into a scrape," re plied the father, as he rubbed his hands together and looked very anx ious. "If you think she is trying to get a hold on you you'd better dis charge her." "Oh, see here, dad," said Dick promptly, "I know that she isn't any thing of that kind, but I can't make her out. She won't go out to lunch or to the theatre with me or accept any other favors." "You shouldn't have asked her, Dick." said Mr. Brownlow sternly. "At the same time I must say that she is a most singular young woman most singular. I'm afraid that she is alto gether too attractive to you." "Now, dad," said Mr. Son Brown low, promptly" "that's not fair to her. I simply wanted to make her feel com fortable, because because well, j hang it, not because she's so con foundedly good looking, as she is, but because she's a mighty nice girl." Some junior partners might have given it up, but Dick wouldn't. He felt that he had been thrown down and humiliated, and he wanted to know why. He had sunk his dignity to be patronizing, and he had been re buffed. He had broken a tradition of the house in seeking to incraese a newcomer's salary, and received no thanks for it. So one evening he presented himself at Miss Mills's boarding house and AMUSEMENTS. At the Grand. Tuesday night Florence Roberts. At the Novelty. Ton ight-'The Old Bexton." Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays. At the MaJesUo. Dally matinee 1:30 High class vaudeville. Evenings 7:45-8:16 High class vaudeville. For particulars, prices and amusement details, sea announcements In this paps elsewhere. asked for her. He was received in tha parlor, and Miss Mills cama down with no other idea than that he ha with bad news. He hemmed and haw- mi a tune ana men arew a long breath and began: "Miss Mills, would it do any good to ask you to go to the theater with ma some night toward the last of tha week?" I'm afraid not," she answered. "But I can't make you out. You refuse to go to lunch with me you refuse a raise of salary you refuse to go to the theater. Will you tell me why this is?" "I will, Mr. Brownlow. I am from a small town in the interior of the state. My mother is a widow, and we are poor. I am here to make a living for both of us. "I had two places before I came to you, but I had to give them up be cause of Just such flattery as you have bestowed upon me. They were not sat isfied to let me do as good work as I could for a fixed sum per week. I must give up my place with you for the same reason." "But I don't see it," replied Dick. Miss Mills looked at the young man and perceived that he really did not "see it." Very patiently and in a tone not at all. angry, she replied: "You are the Junior partner in the house. I am your stenographer. You want me to go to the theater with you. We should see many people there that know you. Who am I? Your steno grapher. What would they think and say? Perhaps nothing to injure you socially but how about me?" "Miss Mills." said Dick, getting up and preparing to go, "I see now. Thank you for the lesson. You have made me realize something, and that something is that I must seem to you like a pompous fool. And I am a pompous fool: for I confess that I thought only of patronizing you." Without waiting for a reply he bade her a ceremonious "good night" and hurried away. The girl watched him go with an ex pressionless face. But when the door had closed behind him she hurried to her room and sobbed much more bit terly than the mere loss of a position justified, although that was serious enough. That she could not remain with the firm was a decision that she made without argument. Indeed, she hes itated next morning as to whether she should go to the office at all or merely write surrendering her post. Her sense of duty conquered. When she appeared. Dick Brownlow did not attempt to help her off with her veil and coat, as he had tried before. In stead, he merely said "Good morning" politely and turned to his desk again. Presently he stepped to her side and began to dictate. When he was done he hesitated and said: "Will you pardon me if I recur once more and, for the last time, to a per sonal matter?" Miss Mills, who had been trying to reach the point of presenting her resignation and finding it-very bard, much to her own Indignation at her self said: "Yes," almost inaudibly. "Then," said Mr. Dick Brownlow bravely, "I will ask you not to resign, as I know you Intended to do. I could see it In your face this (morn ing. If it will make you more com fortable, I will arrange to have you transferred to my father's office; but if you would forgive me and do me the honor of trusting me I think I can prove to you that you will not make a mistake by staying In my own of fice." The girl looked at him with eyes moist with tears. "I will stay," said she. Six months afterward the son of Brownlow Brown entered the pri vate office of the head of the firm and said: "Father, that Miss Mills didn't ex actly try to get a hold on me, but she has one for all that, and I really think we'll have to take her into the firm and make it "Brownlow. Son A Daughter.' "I couldn't want a better partner,' said the head of the firm. (Copy righted, 1909, by Associated Literary Press.) HUMOR OF THE DAY Mrs Kicker Does your husband- know that you manage him? Mrs. Booker No, I call myself a commission. rew York; Sun. He Won't you miss me when I'm far away? She No; I'll always think of you as very close. Cornell Widow. Hub (during a quarrel) You talk like an idiot. Wife I've got to talk so you can understand me. Boston Transcript. She What did papa say when you asked for my hand? He Why, he couldn't say a word. "He couldn't?" "No; your moth er was there!" Yonkers Statesman. Knicker Jones says he Is pursuing art. Bocker Great Scott! I should think art would pursue him Instead. New York Sun. "Talk about nerve." "What'd he do 7" "Worked oft a plugged dime on a conduc tor and then kicked because he got a slick nickel in change." Kansas City Times. "The automobile Is a great institutten.' "For instance?" "You can sit up in It as you pass a friend, and crawl under it when a creditor heaves into sight" Louis ville Courier-Journal. "What is the tariff situation?" "The manufacturers stand pat, the consumers want five cards and the legislators tev cold feet." Puck. Old Gotrox My daughter, sir. Is not af quite the right age for marriage. Youn Goldhunt (confidentially) Very true, sir but every year will make it worse, yo4 know. Chicago News. "What nice little children! Did your mamma promise to give you something if you were good?" "No'm. if we were bad." Houston Post. Household Convenience. "Have you a tireless cooker at your house?" "Um-m-m, well, something like that; we're all afraid to discharge her." Puck. "Father," Inquired the lad, sharply, "what Is pin money T' "My boy." an swered the parent, pointedly, slipping his hanrt into his Docket, "pin money is what vou stick people tor. u he Purple Cow. There You Are. "I believe this higher riingllnti nea-lects spelling." "Well. If an eddicated man can't spell a word, he knows plenty more words that mean the same thins-" Louisville Courier-Journal. Hmnv "That young coucle seem to he enjoyinir themselves immensely. Are they marnea r out uui iu cuco omer. Filegende Blaetter.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JQTTOE TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1909. 5 Real Live There's no talk that talks as convincingly as .that of Quality and Low Price combined. The quality of our pianos commends itself on inspec tion. And these prices speak for themselves. Our splendid bargain pianos are unequaled, price considered. Nowhere can you find such splendid instruments at such a saving as we are now offering. Marshall Co $190 Original price 1250. Sherman $175 Original price $250. Estey $195 Original price $375. Beatty $95 Original price $200. If vou can not call, write for full information. B. GUILD MUSIC CO. E. 722 KANSAS AVENUE OUT OF BANKRUPTCY. Uncle Sam Oil Company Is Released Today. It only took a few minutes this after noon for Judge Ralph E. Campbell of the eastern district of Oklahoma with headquarters at I.uskogee to declare the Uncle Sam Oil company free from all bankruptcy charges and at liberty to so into the business world again with nothing against them and noth ing for them. This is the end of a series of court proceedings which have been pending in the federal courts for almost two years. The Uncle Sam Oil company under the leadership of H. H. Tucker, jr.. is now back to the starting point and they have nothing hindering them in their course for future success. A. a hoarinc VifrTfc 1 1 1 (1 ffi AmirinTI a few weeks ago all of the criminal charges against the company were dis charged and this left nothing but the bankruptcy incumbrance. These pro ceedings date back to April 18. 1908, when a petition for bankruptcy was filed from the Kansas City end of the district. All of the property of the company has been turned back to them and theinj rights restored. When the hearing came up before Judge Campbell today there were no objections whatever. Mr. Tucker was there with his lawyer. Wilson, and the matter was settled In very short time. DOESXT SI IT THE TEACHERS. Superintendent of Erie Schools Pis- ctisses Text Book Commission."" Erie, Kan., March 16, 1909. To the Editor of the State Journal: I have noted with interest the com ment in the State Jouranl and in other dailies with reference to the ap pointment of Bishop Lillis as head of the state text book commission by Governor W. R. Stubbs. To me it seems that the most absurd thing about the appointment of this com mission is not that Bishop LUUs, a prominent Catholic, was appointed, but the fact that among the entire commission there is not a single prominent school man. So far as the great public school system of the state is concerned it nas not a single repre sentative on the commission that will choose the school books for the two liundred and seventy-three thousand Kansas boj3 and girls for the next four years. If any one doubts this let him look Into the matter a little. We have in this state one hundred and five coun ties, and hence one hundred and five county superintendents of public in struction. Of this number, not one was named on the commission. We nave in Kansas, also, nine cities of the first class, seventy-two cities of the second class, and about four hundred cities of the third class. Each of these cities has a superintendent, and most of them have high school prin cipals. Yet of these five hundred su perintendents, and these several hun dred high school principals, not a single solitary one was named on the Five Years of Heart Trouble Cured by Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy "Before I began taking Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy I had been suffering from heart trouble for over five years. I had pains in ray left side, and under my shoulder blade, could not sleep on the left side, and was so short of breath the least exertion would bring on the most distress ing palpitation. I had scarcely taken a half bottle of the Heart Remedy before I could see a marked change in my condition. When I had taken six bottles I was cured." MRS. C. C. GORKEY, Northfield, Va. If there is fluttering or palpi tation it is an indication of a weakness of the nerves and mus cles of the heart. It is not neces sarily diseased just weak from over-work. The heart may be weak just the same as the eyes, stomach or other organs. You can make a weak heart strong by taking Dr. Miles' Heart Rem edy. Get a bottle from your druggist, take it according to di rections, and if it does not bene fit he will return your money. Saving p rices Weber $225 Original price $450. Story Clark $250 Original price $350. Werner $190 Original price $275. Kellar Bros. $125 Original price $250. commission. Then we have in the state twenty-two county high schools, at the heads of which are some of the leading school men of Kansas, and vet none of these were honored by being namea on mis commission. Finally we nave tnree great normal schools, all of which are in close touch with the active public school life of the state, and not a single member of the commission is a member of the facul ty of any of these three schools. The present commission as appoint ed by Governor Stubbs is not then made up of repersentative school men. Instead the governor, in his superior wisdom, has appointed a Catholic priest, a Protestant minister, the president of a denominational college two lawyers, a lumberman-senator and a university professor. These men may be good men and true, as they doubtless are. but it does not necessarily follow that they are the ones best fitted to choose the school books for the Kansas teachers and pupils. The ones best qualified to choose the text books of the public schools are the ones who use them and understand the needs of the schools, namely, the teachers them selves. On such a commission as this, a majority should be made up from active and leading school men who are actually in touch with the schools, such as the county superintendents, who have the best interests of the country schools at heart, and who know the needs of the district schools from the ground up. the city superln tendents who daily face the problems that come onlv in a city school system, and the high school principals who know of the needs and problems of the high school. Surely the workman should be allowed to choose his tools. Surely no farmer "would like to have a committee of bankers say what make of plow he must use; Surely no physician would approve of a medical reference chosen for him by his grocer. And here we have a com mission composed largely of repre sentatives of the church and the law. Could anything be more incongruous? Imagine Rev. Dr. Sheldon, great ana worthy man though he is, deciding which is the proper arithmetic. He will find his task far different from that of writing "In His Steps," or editing an ideal daily newspaper. So with Bishop Lillis and Ir. Murlin. And does anyone think for a moment that the legal training of Mr. Bishop and Mr. Taylor has fitted them to de cide which is the best text In algebra or physiology? Indeed, the situation is so absurd that one school man re marked after reading the list of ap pointees: "I wonder why he didn't name the ruler of Xanadu as a mem ber." The governor's statement, as he handed out the list of appointees last week, that this was a commission whose honesty and integrity no one need doubt, coupled with his'sludied indifference toward public school men in this matter, is a deliberate affront to the school men of the state, and they will regard it as such. And this statement is also a veiled insinuation that all former members of this com mission were grafters, as was claimed by Mrs. Burton for campaign pur poses last fall. It has come to be a popular thing in Kansas of late years to suspect "the other fellow" of being dishonest, and Governor Stubbs en joys popularity. It may be a wise thing to do to re ward all the "Square Dealers," but it is hardly the right thing to do when it is at the expense of the public schools of the state. Sincerely yours, F. L. PIXET, Superintendent Erie Schools. HUSBAND WON'T WORK. For Tliis Reason Gwennie Bail Seeks R Divorce. Gwennie Bail has filed a suit for divorce in the office of clerk of the district court and asks to be released from the matrimonial bonds which bind her to Clifford Bail. She con tends that he is lazy and will not work, that he has failed to support her and besides all of this that he has cursed and abused her and compelled her to work for the support of the family. There are two children. Laura V., 5 years of age. and Ralph C, who is just past two years of age. Mrs. Bail asks for their custody as well as any thing in the way of alimony that the court feels is due her. She also asks for the household goods which is all that they own: and these are. heavily mortgaged. Work for 4,000 Men. Chicago, March 16. Relief for thou sands of unemployed laborers is prom ised by the street car companies in the next few days. The Chicago Railway company today started its programme of rehabilitation which will put nearly 4.UUU men to work within a week. The Chicago City Railway company has most of its rehabilitation done, but ex pects to employ about 1.000 men in a few days to finish the work it is re quired to do under the ordinances. Henry Timken Is Dead. San Diego, Cal.. March 16. Henrv Timken. the well known millionaire carriage manufacturer and capitalist of ht. Louis and Canton, Ohio, died sud denly this morning, aged 78. For the last two years he had made his home in San Diego. His wife died four months ago. Two children survive. NOT FASTENOUGH Topeka Motor League Complains of Speed Ordinance. Suggested Amendments Meeting Last Sight. at a WAR' ON -JUDGE URMY. Motorists Threaten to Place New Candidate in Field. Mayor Green Says Ordinance Might Be Changed. At a meeting of the Topeka motor league at the Commercial club rooms last night the automobile owners and enthusiasts of this city decided to pe tition for a repeal of the speed ordin ance which requires the auto drivers to slow down to eight miles an hour on Kansas avenue and sixteen miles an hour in the residence streets. The meeting was an indignation af fair caused by the numerous heavy fines which have been inflicted upon the auto owners by Police Judge S. S. Urray in the last month or two. There is an ordinance in Topeka requiring the speediacs adhering to the above mentioned rules and if they are dis obeyed ajid the motor cycle police are able to catch them the fines vary from Jo to J 50. Since the speed fever has been striking the Topeka automobil ists Judge Urmy has decided to inflict the maximum fines in order to keep peace and quietness and this is what the victims are complaining of today. The Motor league is under the im pression that the ordinance should be changed to read twelve miles an hour on Kansas avenue and twenty miles in the residence district, follow ed by an eight mile rule while turn ing corners. Also, according to their idea of the speed limits, there shall be two big exceptions to this rule the doctors in answering calls should have the privilege of breaking the or dinance and the demonstrating ma chines should also have the clear track to the limit of their engines. Instead of making the maximum fine $50 it should be reduced to $25 per the proposed ruling of the motor league. The members of the league who met last night have planned a little cam paign to follow in order to carry out their new rulings and they are at work today. The first matter will be to impress upon Judge Urmy the fact that he is a little too severe with those who come before him on these mat ters. As a proof of their convictions the motor league has threatened to or ganize an independent party before the coming spring election in April and insert the name of another gen tlemen of the city for police Judge. Several of the members of the motor league said today that this would be possible and there was a good chance of defeating the present judge for re election. The man to run for the place has not been chosen by the motorists they are waiting for some action on the part of the judge or the city. It has been suggested that each member of the city council be taken a ride down Kansas avenue at the rate of eight miles an hour and then have his opinion concerning the pleasure of such a ride stated in writing. It is thought that a ride of this rate will soon wear out the average American who is desirous of speed and excite ment. It will all be tried. The automobile speed law is always a question in cities. Topeka is differ ent from any other city in this respect, however, and the law should be changed for this reason. In this city the streets are very wide and stretch ed out in such a manner that the traffic is small and scattered. An automobile could go twice the speed limit in other cities and stul be ap nliable to Topeka. For instance, in Kansas City where the streets are narrow, the traffic is congested, the hills are steep, the speed limits are not any smaller than in Topeka. With one or two exceptions there fixe not any fast scorches in this city. The average automobile owner in To peka is out for the pleasure of the thing and they have little desire to run down a human being. The doc tors who have hasty calls generally take the side streets and they make little time on Kansas avenue. For instance, the county coroner. Dr. Keith, maintains a little roadster for business only and in his case a ma jority of his calls are urgent and it is absolutely necessary that he make fast time. But the doctor is his own chauffeur and he is a careful, experi enced driver. One prominent member of the Motor league said this morning: "I have no desire to run down any human being or kill any domestic animal and still I have no desire to have anv human being or domestic animal to run me down and this is the case when we are required to travel so slow. There are horse driv ers who go down Kansas avenue every day at a speed of fifteen and twenty miles an hour the delivery wagon drivers can exceed this speed with verv little trouble. And let me tell vou we can stop a car just as quick if not quicker than a man can draw up his horse if there is any danger. I believe that the ordinance is uncalled for unless the screw's are loosened and we are given a little more freedom. I also believe that the police are tak ing a little too much liberty they seem to be laying for us and getting in their work whenever possible. To end up with. Judge TJrmy settles a fine that is unreasonable." Chief Eaton's Statement. Chief Eaton and Judge Urmy take the matter as a duty. The chief said to a State Journal reporter tnis morn ing: "We have no desire to impose upon the autoists of the city. We have complaints coming to the station every day from people who ask that the Why Do You Drink Coffee? It's because you like it. That's why you should try our No. 3 35c per lb., 3 lbs. for $1.00. No. 10 per lb 40c Chas. McClintock Tea Coffee China 815 Kansas Avenue police watch out for a certain num ber, it seems that there are many peueainans wuu nave naa close es capes while on the street. The city ordinance provides for the arrest or autoists who exceed a certain soeed limit and it is our duty to see that tney are punisnea. We have police men on our regular beats and we have a man on the motor cycle they are an aoing tne worg required of them without any malice whatever. I be lieve that Judge TJrmy is honest and straightforward about his fines and I am-sure that this department has no desire whatever but to. carry out the laws. Judge tJrmy Not Malicious. Judge Urmy did' not have verv much to say but he also mentioned the fact that the police department had receiv ed innumerable complaints and he thought it was his duty to put a stop to me speea cranKs, tie said that he had had a number of the drivers be iore nun time alter time and it was time that they were, learning a lesson He stated that he had nothing against the auto owners and treated them as he would any man that comes before him in the police court. Mayor Green did not have anything radical eitner way to say on the mat ter when approached this morning. He saia: "The mayor and council has no dis position to make the automobile or dinances burdensome to the automobile people and still we realize that we have to protect the people and we are going to. x Know that eight miles an hour is pretty slow for a man to drive his car and I have notified the police depart ment that they should use their own judgment in this matter allowing a lit' tie bit over-speeding on the part of the drivers. They inform me that they have overlooked a number of speeding cars put wnen tne rate became too dan gerous they found it necessary to take them to court. I rather think that the ordinance might be changed in a small degree but if we change it it will mean that it shall be carried out to the let tor." Mr. Beekman Winthrop, assistant secretary of the treasury, Who has been appointed assistant secretary of the navy. EAST TOPEKA flfl Items for the East Topeka column may db leiecnonea to Ana. pnozie oiacicj Sardou's canning factory wants to contract for beans, beets and tomatoes. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Graber left Sun day for Sheffield, Mo., where they will make their home. The King's Daughters of the Third Presbyterian church will give a St. Pat rick's social at the home of Mrs. G. H. Flintham on Klein street, Wednesday evening. The Ladies' Aid society of the Third Christian church will hold their regu lar meeting at the church Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Steadman and sons left today for Sheffield, Mo., to make their future home. Mrs. Bollinger, of Woodruff avenue, has moved to her daughter, Mrs. Cook, of North Chandler street. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Wilcutts moved today from 305 Monroe street to 409 West Third street. Mr. Sam McKann, of German avenue, who has been in the Santa Fe hospital for several weeks, where he underwent an operation,- is reported to be improv ing. Little Helen Henderson, of 301 Monroe street, is improving after several days serious illness with an attack of bron chitis. The home of Mr. and Mrs. John Max well of East street is under quarantine, Leland, their son. is suffering with an attack of smallpox. The funeral of Mrs. -Charlotte John son, who died at her home, 335 Locust street, Saturday, was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. She is survived by her husband, two sons and two daushters. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Hammond, of 407 Madison street, left today for Daven port. Iowa, called by the illness of a brother. They -will go to Eldon, Iowa, before they return home. Mrs. Wm. Christy entertained the Oriental Embroidery club at her home, this afternoon. Raymond, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Harris of 310 Chandler street, who has been sick with an attack of pneumonia, is reported better today. This evening win proDaoiy ciose tne meetings at the Christian church, the subject for this evening will be "Two Beggars." Rev. W. H. Sandner, pas tor. Mrs. Geo. Hall, of 830 Madison, will entertain the Mizpah society of the Third Presbyterian church at a birth day party Wednesday afternoon at her home, 830 Madison street. Mrs. Ed Powell, of Lake street, is improving after several days' illness. Mrs. G. Flintham of Klein street entertained. Rev. and Mrs. Everett and family at 6 o'clock dinner Monday ev enins. Mr. Max Carl is able to be out and around again after several days ill ness with an attack of rheumatism. The Wife It is the' duty of every mar ried man to make his home happy. The Maid But suppose he is unable to do it? The AVife Oh. he can do it, all right even it he has to Etay Sway from it. Chicago Jsews. H5 POLICE JOTTINGS. New Record in the Collection of Fines. Indications Are That It Will Pay Its Way. URMY IN NEW ROLE. Uses His Influence as a Match Maker. Boys Arrested for Shooting Sparrows in Willow Park. With the summing up of the police court fines which were collected March ltth, it proved to be the record breaking day in the history of the po lice department, almost $500 being received in the single day. Lawson Whiteker, Mike Ring and Joe Matthews paid their gambling fines of $225; Geo. and S. M. Hill, and Ed and Fred Johnson paid their fight ing fine of $40; Will Maze donated $51.25 for throwing skates at Officer McGulre; Mike Watts and Jim Clay bourne lost $10 by horse racing on Topeka avenue; Mable, Eckert and Will Reynolds surrendered $20.75 for disorderly conduct and Chas. Morris, Harry Schreckles, Dan Atkinson and J. H. Neill left $20.75 on drunk fines, which totals $494.75. The monthly record Is already broken and the month only half past. The sum of $1,384.45 has been taken in and the police department promises to pay an unlawful dividend of 40 per cent on the investment of a salary roll of $2,000. Time was, not a couple or years since, when the amount of tines col lected yesterday surpassed the month ly footings on the police cash book. Perhaps some day the department will be enlarged with a few more patrol men in order to better protect the districts not included on Kansas ave nue now that the investment is pay ing so well. The other day F. B. dough, a demonstrator for N. S. Wear took a spin to North Topeka where no police man is supposed to be needed past the U. P. depot and fell to burning paving brick with the hot rubber of a red rnaristcr. He was unconcernedly demonstrating what the engine could do in the way of thirty horsepower speed with the flues open. What it did would have been impossible for the motor police to follow without un due risk of human life, and in that respect the case is similar to many for Which the Judge and the department are censured by the Motor league. The complaint was made by three prom inent citizens who witnessed the per formance and held their breath. They are ex-Mayor W. S. Bergundthal, J. Q. A. Peyton and L. C. Betz. They also offered to testify in the case ana yes terday afternoon upon the evidence thev furnlsnea juage urmy nnea jvir. Clough $25 and the costs of $2.20 which the prominent people did not hesitate to claim as the speed was considered ah outrage on an or ganized community. Another affinity case so soon. In the annex of a barber shop at 402 East Fourth street, according to the police, barber. Will Reynolds, lived with Mabel Eckert. The two lovers were ta ken to the station because there is an ordinance that they shall, otherwise the officers would not interfere with stal wart cupid. There the couple were hown the error of the metnoa tney had observed and promised to marry immediately, upon which promise the charge which was worth $25 each was altered to one of being found in a dis orderly house which is worth only $io, and the fine was paid. The marriage question was not look ed upon at all unfavorably by the wo man, perhaps not by the man, and the records of Probate Judge Hcnocn regis ter the "oneness" of Will and Mabel to have been perfected last evening as they had elected. The new ordinance is working fine and fast. Dozens of loving pairs who can not auite make up their minds to make "it" a final choice will be aided in so doing by the big chief and Judge Urmy who promises to become tne prize match-maker of the town. The sparrows of Willow park will henceforth enjoy their predigested breakfast food in peace and without the dod of a little rifle for the bad boy per secuters have been called to the police station to answer for the molestation, not that anyone cares especially for the little English terrors but because "thou mav not shoot or cause to be exploded fire arms in the city of Topeka." Clyde Mills and Roy Agard. school boys, who were caught shooting in the park, have been summoned to the court to take a law and order lecture this afternoon and the park of suspension bridges is left quiet and untrampled In tne sun. CANNOT BE FOUND. Ante-Xuptial Agreement in Gordon Munn Case an Issue. The Gordon-Munn fight in the Aie trict court for the possession of the estate of G. S. Gordon, who died about a year agro is progress ing slowly on account of the number of technical questions which, are in volved. The prominence of the liti gants as well as the fact that property estimated to be worth $140,000 adds to the interest and the court room has been well filled with spectators. The plaintiff in the case, Mrs. G. S. Gordon was the second wife of Mr. Gordon who died a short time ago without leaving a will as a guide to The NiS-JlA Great Family Liniment For Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sprains, Bruises, Sore Throat, Cold in Chest, Asthma. Bronchitis, Diffi cult Breathing, Cold in Head and Catarrh. A simple rubbing with. Omega Oil is often all that is re quired to stop the worst fain. Boy's Knicker bocker Pants, 75c and $1.00 quality rr. special. Viking Suits frr Rnvc' 7 1n 17 T years, double-breast- yr- v'' ed 2 pair Knicker- W- er nants with each unit Dl C Xi fancy Worsted, fancy Cassimeres. Only at the Palace can this suit $5.00 be had for. New Wash Suits Buster Brown and Blouse style, 2 to 10 years in Madras, Chambray and Galatae fabrics t fir S1.00 to p O.UO HITS II I"1""1"! Dramatized by CHANNING POLLOCK and THOMAS DIXON, JR. From MR. DIXON'S FAMOUS NOVEL Direction of GEORGE H. BRENNAN Another Prices KKo Seats Tuesday the distribution of his estate. He mar ried the plaintiff about ten years ago, but not until after they had made and signed an ante-nuptial agreement spec ifying the property which should go to the widow at the death of Mr. Gordon estimated to be worth $10,000. This agreement has disappeared or at any rate has not been produced in court and the contention of th-e plain tiff is that it was destroyed by mutual consent of herself and Mr. Gordon sev eral years before he died. It is un derstood that this agreement gave to the widow but a small share of the es tate compared with what she will In herit if the ante-nuptial agreement is not held to be in force. Mrs. Gordon claims that prior to the death of her husband and after they had lived together for a number of years that her husband suggested that the agreement made before their marriage as to the distribution of the property be destroyed. He gave as his reason for this that he felt that she had been a good and dutiful wife to him and that she should be entitled to a greater share in the property than specified in the ante-nuptial agree ment. Mrs. Llllie Gordon Munn, the de fendant is the wife of Dr. L. H. Munn and the daughter of G. S. Gordon by his first wife. The contention of the attorneys for the defense is that the provisions of the ante-nuptial agree ment should be carried out as though the document were now in existence and that the widow should be com pelled to make an accounting of prop erty which she has also received. It is also contended that the plaintiff suc ceeded in securing several pieces of valuable property which were deeded to her by her husband after he had become mentally irresponsible for his actions. Two of the deeds which the court is asked to set aside represent proper ty valued at from fifty to sixty thou sand dollars and include the Gordon homestead in Potwin and a 120 acre farm near the city. The plaintiff de nies the existence of an ante-nuptial agreement and asks to be permitted to share in the distribution of the es tate in accordance with the statutes of Kansas which would give the wid ow from seventy to eighty taousand dollars in place of $10,000 which is claimed was the stipulation of the ante-nuptial agreement. The widow of G. S. Gordon who is fighting for an equal diviison of the property had been married prior to her last venture and her husband is yet living. The defense has attacked the court records and alleges that the divorce .is void in as much as several minor provisions of the law are not carried out. The trial of the case will in all probability consume two or three more days at the rate of progress be ing made at this time. AT THE POLO TOURNAMENT. Second Burlingame and Ranelagh Teams Meet Today. San Diego, Cal., March 16. The game between the second Burlingame and the Ranelagh team, this afternoon, is the only contest of the day in the Southern Polo and Racing associa tion's pool tournament. It is said the late arrivals will prove easy victims for the Knglish. although the All- English team has lost the only game it has played so far. The leaders to date are first Burlingame with two nlaved and won Bryn Mawr same and Ranelagh and Los Angeles each one game lost. Riverside nas lost two. The playing of Bryu Mawr yester- rrv th xftooa cwmtrsm Boys Blouse ?&Qj4ffl' 7? 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6 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1909. A DANGEROUS FIRE Curtis Drng Store at 732 Kan sas Avenue Badly Damaged. Flames Had Gained Big Headway Before liiscoyered. RESCUED BY FIKE3IEN. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Taken From Booms Unconscious. Fire Probably Caused by Leak ing Gas Jet. About two o'clock this morning fire was discovered in a little store room Just oft from the F. M. Curtis drug tore at 723 Kansas avenue and before the firemen could reach the scene the building had been damaged to an ex tent of about $500 and the stock and fixtures amounting to another $500 were ruined. The fire was first discovered by Mrs. Curtis in the room above the drug store. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis have rooms above the store and the bedrooms are In the rear northeast corner of the buiidine. About two o'clock this morn- lne Mrs. Curtis awoke with a feeling of weakness and suffocation and gasping for breath she found the room full of Smoke and flames were shooting out from under the bed. She arose at once and going to her husband's bed sh2 found him fast asleep under the in fluence of the choking smoke. She aroused him and when he could regain his consciousness he threw on a few clothes and grabbing his wife In his arms he attempted to take her from the burning building. To his surprise and horror he found all means of escape cut off the hallway being in flames there being no other entrance in the building. Almost Suffocated. Mr. Curtis took his wife to the win dow, placing her head outside he turn ed in a telephone fire alarm to the fire department headquarters and then go ing to the window he took his wife and the two of them leaned out into the cold night air, waiting for the arrival of the fire companies and the flames were gradually eating their way to their position. Mrs. Curtis was over come by the smoke and heat and Mr. Curtis was growing weaker and weaker as the seconds dragged on. The chemical, hose and truck com panies arrived from headquarters at the "22" call and they made for both the front and the rear entrances of the building, -which Is a two story brick. They were attracted by the cries of Mr. Curtis and running a ladder up the rear to the window from which was pouring thick smoke they rescued the couple who were overcome by the smoke and fell apparently lifeless into the hands of the firemen. It was a close escape from death either from suffocation or burning. The firemen were fighting the flames from both ends of the building by this time and in a few minutes had it un der control. Their quick and efficient work was commendable in every way. The flames were burnnig fiercely and the building was apparently doomed. Meat Did Damage. The heat of the fire was terrific. The whole Inside of the store -was scorched by the flames and mirrors, bottles and show cases were broken. The fire started in a little abandoned stairway In the north side of the building. This passage way was divided from the store by a wood partition and nothing but the floor divided it from the rooms above. The partition was burned out and the floor above was burned through. Show cases In the vicinity of the fire were smoked and broken and the goods within were ruined. Along the wall were shelves containing bottles of the regular drug store preparations and these were broken and the contents spilled. The store was decorated with a clay like castle effect carving and this was ruined by smoke and heat. A huge mirror in the rear was broken Into a thousand pieces and a music box which stood open near the front of the stove was utterly destroyed by the heat. Luckily the big soda foun tain was unharmed. In the rear of the store the prescription case was badly scorched and many preparations were spilled. Different rubber materials and box stuff plied on the shelves near the closet were burned beyond repair. The walls and ceiling all over the store were ruined and the electric light wires lost all of their insulation through the Intense heat. The cause of the fire is not known. Some say electric wiring and others say gas. The latter proposition looks more like the real cause than the wiring. The day before the fire a new gas Jet had been installed in this lit tle closet and the workmen left it With a small leak. This morning it was leaking badly when found. The cause was undoubtedly from escap ing gas. An auxiliary of the gas cause might be summed up against the elec tric light wires. For a long time the wiring In this corner has been de fective when the light would sway from side to side It would go out un til placed in a certain position. It was of the drop cord variety and the wiring probably became worn and de fective. Good Work by Firemen. Mr. Curtis is loud in his praise of the lire companies this morning. He said that when they entered the building It was a mass of flame and smoke and was apparently doomed. He had no Idea that they would be able to save a thing. As It was the firemen confined the fire to the cor ner of the building and not a dollar's worth of goods or fixtures were de stroyed by water. It was a clean cut piece of fire fighting and prevented a bad fire In this center of the business district. The store and contents were owned by F. M. Curtis who has been in possession since last fall. It was a heavy loss to his business and the in surance was small. The building was owned by D. M. Davies and was cov ered with Insurance. The building will be repaired, the stock replaced, the fixtures rebuilt and business continued as soon as pos sible. MISSOURI PACIFIC WRECK. Freight Goes Into Ditch Xear Ia Crosse Brakcman Hurt. Lacrosse, Kan., March 16. East bound Missouri Pacific freight No. 5523 Jumped the track two miles west of here Monday afternoon. The whole train went in the ditch. Frank West afer, a brakeman, whose home Is in Washington, was thrown from the sn and severely Injured. GET THEIR PLAGES Assignments- for Vethodist Preachers in Kansas. District SuDprintendents in Place of Presiding Elders. MEET AT ATCHISON. Place Selected for the Next Conference. Bishop Quayle Elected Presi dent of Conference. Clay Center. Kan.. March 16. Bishop V. A. Quayle made two new district superintendents for the Meth odist church in the Kansas conference when he appointed Rev. S. J. Heaton to the Kansas City district and Rev. T. J. Ream to the Topeka district. The conference will meet next year at Atchison. The following is the full list of ap pointments: Atchison District, James A. Stavely. district superin tendent, 421 North Third street, Atchi son, Kansas. Atchison W. T. Scott. Birmingham and Denison D. W. Hugg. Circleville To Be supplied. Corning E. E. Beauchamp. Effingham E. B. Wiles. Everest Fred B. Benson. Goff J. B. Gibson. Hiawatha J. W. Scott. Highland F. L. Geyer. Holton J. S. Ford. Horton S. L. Buckner. Hoyt and Mayetta T. B Adell. Lancaster J. H. Bishop. Morrill P. E. McBride. Muscotah and Netawaka- -N. S. Beard. Nortonville W. L. Morris. Onedia J. W. Poolton. Powhattan To be supplied. Reserve Supplied by F. E. Harrell. Robinson E. L. Hutchins. Sabetha J.. B. Scheer. Seneca J. B. Vernon. Severance A. H. Boyd. Troy A. E. Ryan. Wathena W. J. Byers. Wetmore J. J. Jansen. White Cloud Supplied by Levi Hedden. Whiting L. F. Edwards. Willis E. T. Lacey. Clay Center District. William C. Hanson, district superin tendent, 511 Clarke street. Clay Cen ter, Kansas. Axtell W. R. Layton. Barnes W. W. Wilcox. Seattle J. F. Youngman. Blue Rapids J. D. Wilson. Centralia N. N. Breen. Clay Center John Endacott; asso ciate, C. W. Talmadge. Clifton Thomas McConnell. Exeter Fred Sayer. Frankfort Newton. Green F. E. Ryerson. Greenleaf E. L. Guyer. Haddam C. B. Young. Hanover J. S. Mosslander. Havensville J. S. W. Dean. Hollenberg G. M. Veach. Irving R. Gano. Leonardville W. E. Jenkins. Lynn J. W. Brown. Mahaska J W. Goins. Marysville T. M. Bell. Morganville H. H. Fowler. Morrowville M. O. Moyer. Oketo A. B. Shepherd. Olsburg T. L. Kluts. Onaga W. B. Anderson. Randolph A. L. Talnter. Soldier E. A. Hartman. Summerfleld Supplied by Gramley. "Vermillion J. E. McClellan. Washington J. W. R. Clardy; asso ciate, J. B. Carder. Waterville G. H. Ream. Westmoreland G. W. Stafford. Manhattan District. John R. Madison, district superintend ent, 511 Park street, Topeka, Kan. Abilene W. C. Coleman. Alta Vista N. J. Adams. Bushong A. F. Johnson. Chapman P. C. Weyant. Council Grove J. W. Reed. Delavan George Wilson. Dover Supplied by C. C. Cox. Enterprise James A. Christian. Eskridge W. B. Stephenson. Harveyvllle John Cook. Herington G. W. Braden. Hope T. E. Johnston. Junction City C. M. Williams. Keats Supplied by F. E. Lewis. Louisville W. P. Keast. Manchester F. F. Otto. Manhattan S. A. Bright. Maple Hill M. A. Good. Milford To be supplied. Parkervllle S. B. Vincent. Riley S. E. Lawhon. St. Marys and Emmetf A. S. Clark. Talmage A. M. Crippen. Wakefield J. F. Johnson. Wamego G. A. Marvel; associate, Tom H. Carnifax. Wesley F. M. Jackson. White City J. T. Mayo. Wilsey W. H. Fawcett. Kansas City District. S. J. Heaton, district superintendent, Kansas City, Kan. Baldwin circuit Supplied by Charles N. Kennaugh. Basehor Charles E. Brown. Bonner Springs E. M. Daniels. DeSoto W. J. Mitchell. Edwardsville Supplied by Chaj-les Goldsmith. Eudora Supplied by E. F. Miller. Gardner H. A. Pasley. Kansas City: Argentine H. T. Davis; Central Ave nue. Edwin Locke. London Heights A. L. Young Mt. Pleasant W. A. Keeve. Quindaro T. B. Gray. Rosedale R. V. Maloney; Washington Avenue, C. C. Clssell. associate, J. W. Alderman. Lawrence Centanary, to be supplied; First church, M. E. Nethercutt. Leloup B. F. Ray. Lenexa E. M. Paddelford. Leavenworth First church, H. E. Wark; Michigan Avenue and Lansing O. B. Thompson. Linwood and Jewett Supplied by C T. Cotton. Spring Hill A. J. Branner. Tonganoxie and Reno A. Tv Jeffrey Vinland G. E. McCarger. Wellsvllle L. R. South. Winchester E. O. Johnson. Tom-ka District. Theodore J. Beam, district superin tendent, Topeka. Kan. Admire To be supplied. Allen C. L. Dailey. -Auburn W. W. Herrington. Burlingame J. G. Henderson. Carbondale Supplied by J. G. Moyer. Centropolis W. H. Eells. Dunavant To be supplied. Grantville Edward Peterson. Lecompton and Clinton Frank K. Reno. Lyndon J. J. Skinner. Michigan Valley and Quenemo C. B. Young. Ocaco 'i t T? TT. TTrnpr Osage City circuit Supplied by "W. O. Harper. -Overbrook E. O. Raymond. Perry D. A. Shutt. Pomona C. C. Bear. Richland Supplied by K. Ford. Scranton E. E. Sparks. Silver Tjike flvrln M Hale. ToDeka Euclid Avenue. M." M. Cul- Decter: First church. F. N. Lynch Highland Park, Marvin Elliott; Kansas Avenue, J. W. WaldroniLowman Hill, C. E. Holcombe; Oakland. F. A. Whittle sey; Parkdale, J. W. Johnston; Seward Avenue and Tecumseh. suppllea oy N. Elein. Valley Falls A. L. Day. Officers of Conference. Officers of the Kansas conference for the ensuir.g year are: President, Bishop W. A. Quayle, Oklahoma City, ok.; secretary. Rev. C. G. Bear, Pomona; statistician. Rev. R. V. Maloney, Rose- dale, and treasurer, C. B. Zook, lo- peka. ALWAYS OX THE JOB. What Vig Bill Edwards Has Done for New York City. New York, March 16. No more gratifying incident in the official life of Mayor McClellan has occurred than the efficient work of "Big Bill Ed wards." Some time ago Mayor McClellan ap pointed Mr. Edwards as commissioner of street cleaning and the latter soon discovered a-gigantic graft which has been worked on the innocent public of New York city for many years. A College Man Who Knows How. Under the system employed in New York city the men are paid so much per cubic yard for removing the snow from the streets, and for years it is thought bosses and teamsters have greatly exaggerated the amount of snow in order to swell their private in come. Commissioner Edwards, who is known as a man always "on the job," soon discovered the graft and the re cent exposure was the result. "Bill" Edwards is a Princeton grad uate and a collegeman through and through. He believes In college men, and immediately upon discovering the fraud issued a call for, 100 college men to take up the work of overseeing the street cleaning in New York city, and the result of his experiment has been a vast saving to the department. MR. DAVIS SUES. Largest Stockholder in Parkhurst- Daris Company Secures Injunction. Judge Dana of the district court has issued an order restraining J. A. Ran ney, George W. Parkhurst and Mrs. Lou Sproat from disposing of a suf ficient number of shares of the stock in the Parkhurst-Davls firm to divert the business of the firm to Arkansas City where a branch of the firm is maintained. The firm was organized In 1899 and until 1900 W. H. Davis held the controlling number of shares of stock. At that time he sold 73 shares of the Topeka stock to J. S. Sproat and twenty-three shares in the branch house at Arkansas City with the understanding that he should have an opportunity to purchase them at any time Mr. Sproat wished to dispose of them. In the petition filed by Mr. Davis the claim is made that the minority stockholders are attempting to divert the business- of the firm in Topeka to Arkansas City with a view of closing up the affairs of the firm in this city. To this Mr. Davis objects and has ap pealed to the courts for assistance in re-establishing the firm in Topeka. The firm which Mr. Davis has been at the head of since Its organization has been a most successful one in spite of the serious losses which it has sustained by fires and floods. Twice within five years the establishment has been wiped out of existence by fires which have entailed a loss of nearly half a million of dollars. On three different occasions the Kaw has left its banks and flooded the district in which the Parkhurst-Davis building was located causing a loss of something like an additional $100,000. Mr. Davis' petition indicates that a conspiracy exists to freeze him out and place the control of the institution In the hands- of the minority stockhold ers. Hid His Antomoblle. Dayton, O., March 16. When Beatty, the alleged robber of the First National bank of Monrovia, Cal., was arrested in this city last week, an automobile was one of the items of property seized. Pro perty and money were replevined by Mrs. Beatty, but the sheriff could not find the automobile. Today it was found by a detective in a garage in Ludlow street and turned over to the court. Contempt proceedings may fol low. Alia Svenskar tycker om Godt Kaffe I DRICK X No. 10 Kaffe 40c pundet No. 3 Kaffe 35c pundet t 3 pund $1.00 i Chas. McClintock TE KAFFE och PORSLIN 815 Kansas Aveue t MERCERJN HAND Chase County Representative Looks Oyer the Ground. 3. B. Baker Shows Him Duties of Lire Stock Commission. NOT YET APPOINTED. But the Governor's Commission Isn't Far Distant. State Accountant Gafford Faces a liilemma. Joe (Billlkens) Mercer of Chase county, member of the last legislature. spent the day Monday in Topeka and was initiated into the duties of the of fice of president of the livestock com mission by J. B. Baker of Peabody who retires in favor of the Chase county man. Mr. Mercer was an ad ministration man from the word go in the last house and while not an orator was shrewd and determined In debate on many important questions. Mr. Mercer has not yet been appointed formally but the commission will soon be ready. The heads of the western railroads at a meeting in Chicago this week de cided to put the three cent fare back in force In Missouri the nrst 01 next month. Thus has a four years' fight in the legislatures of- western states come to naught. Kansas will con tinue to enjoy the two cent fare until the Nebraska suit has been decided. Had the senate not killed the house two cent fare bill in the last legisla ture the Kansas supreme court might have been called upon to decide the matter before the three cent fare was again put in force. State Accountant J. C. Gafford will not be able to cut much ice with his contingent fund for 1911. An in vestigation of the executive and judicial appropriations bill shows that h has been allowed only si ior contingent expenses In 1911. ine legislature intended to give the ac countant $1,000 for 1911 and did do so In the original bill, but in the en grossed bill as provided for the gov ernor to sign by the state printer one of the ciphers was left off by an error and the punctuation makes it read $1. The enrolled bill as signed by the governor is the one that governs, but in this case where the intention to give $1,000 was so well known some special ruling may yet be devised to make the fund J1.000. Prank Stahl. superintendent of the State Temperance union work, declares that the new prohibition law passed by the last legislature will increase rather than decrease the work of the temper ance leaders and the state and county officials. He says: "Close the drug stores and the jointlsts will thrive. People will drink whisky and there will always be some one to sell it. The back alley business will open up as it haa never done before. -I do not believe that the whisky drug store men will become bootleggers. Lots of jointists have become drug store keepers, but they will not reverse. The liquor ques tion is not settled in Kansas yet, not bv a eood deal. We will always have the question as long as men drink. The work will be even naraer now mat me selling of liquor will have have become the vocation of the lower element. We will continue our full force of lawyers and field secretaries." The views of John Marshall, former head attorney for the temperance union and now assistant attorney gen eral, are somewhat differs- from those expressed above by Mr. Stahl. Mr. Marshall says: "Most of the legitimate drug stores will quit handling liquor, but we don't look for many of the drug store Joints to quit business unless driven out. We can now haul anybody we please up and make him give testi mony as to the existence of Joints. So while our work has' been doubled we have been given improved and more ef fective weapons. The new law will not take liquor out of municipal campaigns for the reason that it does not change the situation so far as city control of liquor is concerned." The assistant attorney general has received a tip that the Jointists of Cherokee county will soon try to re sume business and he is keeping close tab on the situation there. It was ofly after a hard fight that the padlocks were placed on the doors of the Joints In that neck of the woods. J. N. Dolley of Maple Hill, sailor, farmer, banker and politician, has been the busiest man in Kansas dur ing the past year. He has held four different jobs, all difficult ones. He came to Topeka a year ago to take charge of the Stubbs campaign for the Republican nomination for gov ernor, xnat was a preiiy duu hs"l, but it was won. After a rest of one week he was elected chairman of the Republican state committee and with nepuuiJii Kfrnnir- the Democrats putting up tne strong- est fight in history for possession of the Kansas offices, the job of state chairman was not a sinecure. Dolley predicted thirty thousand majority for his ticket and proved to be a good prophet. As soon as the votes had been counted the Maple Hill man turned his attention to legislative matters- hehad been elected to that body and was slated for the place of speak er. On the last named Job he had the buslnest place of all and emerged from the big fight with wheel marks on his vest, and a gold watch. Next week this busy ex-sailor will take over the office of state bank commissioner and undertake to apply the new guar anty law in addition to the other duties of the place. This year's work would furnish the material for a sequel to Stephen Crane's book, "Active Service." Finished Her Book and Died. Lynchburg, Va., March 16. Mrs. Elinor MacCartney Lane, the novelist, died here late last night. She had been ill for several days and was on her way south with her husband, Dr. Francis R. Lane, to recuperate her health. Mrs. Lane was born in Wash ington, D. C, about 45 years ago and her body will be taken to that city for Interment. "Kathelean," Mrs. Lane's last novel, which she considered her masterpiece, had Just been finished. The Moulton Lectures. The fourth lecture in the course by Richard G. Moulton will be given at the high school Wednesday evening, March 17. Subject, "The Unity or tne Bible." Professor Moulton will give the fifth lecture Saturday evening, March 20. This will take the place of the date lost last week. Tell your carpenter to see J. Thomas Lumber Co., for Lumber and Portland Cement, the Dewey, none better. LOGICAL ECZEMA CURE ENDORSED BY PHYSICIANS nrfff,rea,tinar ema for years as a mfUy inSurabie blod disease, tha fMSL riL re.y interested in m o Vi. i lnat 11 18 not blood dis ease at all, but is due to a narasite in dtK'LU5tlfThia. Parasite is easily y lne external application thvtoi m?Und of 011 ot wintergreen, lv ?n 'o?,lycerlne' etc- ThIs wi 1 1 jv-rcma germs, while sooth ing and refreshing the skin. JiE'nr Folkerts. of Duluth, Minn., pi, access in treating patients: from ILWas V man here suffering vea? ?ma ,or tne last fourteen ment ?d aPP!led the D. D. D. treat- ferVLthiItnn-' who as been suf yeaSf w"h Rheumatism for fourteen years, and Eczema in hio tt -a .i.. ond trea,tnient in both cases cleared tne skin almost absolutely. The first application ia a hoi -j enect is beyond exnreasinn t ihiii never be without it dt, .h.' t amPn8r my patients altogether." ""r now terribly you suffer from eczema nrn h, tls X2 w ,U feel instantly soothed and cli ?"ayed at once when a few P. 5f thls ofl of wlntergreen com pound is applied. The cures all seem uc permanent. Geo. W. Stansfield, druggist, 632 Kansas avenue., SANTA FE CONFERENCE Is Being Held at Winter Home of President Ripley. Santa Barbara, CaL, March 16. Santa Fe officials gathered here yester day to confer with E. P. Ripley, presi dent of the road, who is passing the winter here. Geo. T. Nicholson, third vice president; W. J. Black, passenger traffic manager, and J. K. Gorman, freight traffic manager, arrived last night. J. J. Bryne, assistant traffic manager, and W. Q. Barnwell, general freight agent of the Santa Fe coast lines, came yesterday. All of these of ficials will go to San Francisco today. TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS. Chicago, March 16. WHEAT Renewed talK Of a Possible war in th Ralltln. b.il a strengthening effect on the wheat mar- mi iQnay, prices at the start being up c to c compared with the previous close. Demand, however, was not urgent and trading was rather quiet early in the ses sion. A featUVA nf !-n H ,1- o a K,iHn. July delivery by some of yesterday's short sellers. May opened at $1.16 to $1.1674 and for a time held within that range. July, which opened at $1.04 to $1.05l.O5U advanced to $1.0o1.064. A heaVV tOnO riPV.lnnAil In hour owing to general selling. May de clined to $1.15V4 and July to $1.03. The ,I-a,-.,weaS: ,with May ofE o at $1.15fg-l.la4. July closed c lower at CORN DeSDite the liheral ronclnta an weather favorable for the movement, the corn market was firm at the start. The fcirengm or wheat was the cheif bullish influence. Prices at the opening were a shade lower to c higher, initial quota tions on May being at 67c to ff!c. Early in the day May sold up to 6Sc. The market slumped with wheat. May declining to 67c. The close was weak mitu may yt-ic lower at OTHgTaTHc. OATS Oats were nuU nnH Lt ,1 ,r ferings and demand hincr limiton Tha firmness of wheat and corn was the chief factors. May opened He to higher 78w iu una neia witmn that range early in the session. PROVISIONS Provisions were firm on a decrease in receipts of live hogs here o.iii l -rmi- western pacKing centers. The volume of trade, however, was small. Prices at the start were a shade to 10c RYE Cash: 82c; May. 80c. BARLEY Cash: 6569c. TIMOTHY March, $3.S5. CLOVER March, $8.75. Chicago Grain Alarket. tFurnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions. vji tuna, iruvisiuns, uuiion ana EttocKS Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 4S6.J Chicago, March 16. Open. High Low Close Tes WHEAT May ...116-116T4 H54 115H-1064 July ...106V4 106 103 104 104 Sept. 9S- SS 97 97 9S CORN May 67- 6S14 67 67iA- 74 July 67V4- 67 67 67-V4 7V, Sept. 9ATS- May July Sept. PORK 67 67 66 66- 67- 54-55 55 54 54 4S 40 64 49 40 49V 49- 48 40T( 41 40 May ...17.97 July ...18.00 LARD May ...10.25 17.97 18.00 17.87 17.90 17.87-9017.85 17.90 17.87 10.27 10.40 10.22-5 10.25 10.35 10.37 10.22 10.32-5 July RIBS May July .10.40 9.37 9.52 9.45 9.57 9.37 9.S2 9.40-2 9.35-7 9.55 9.50-2 Kansas City Grain Market. rFurnlshed by J. E. Gall. Commissions. Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 4Sfr. Kansas City, March 16. High Low Close Yes Open. IV HE AT May ...107 July 96 -Sept. CORN May ...64 July 64 Sept. 63 107 96 106 96 106-107 96- 96 92- 64- 63 64 64- 63 62 63 64- 62 64 64Vl- Kansas City Live Stock. Kansas City, March 16. CATTLE Re ceipts 12,000, including 1,000 southerns. Market steady to loc lower. Native steers. $5.007.CO; southern steers, $4. .southern cows, $3.2o6.00; native co h.,f .s otvtfB 00: stonkpr and 1 M.WM.a; ws and heifers. $3.00ffl6.00: stockers and feeders. $3.60ig5.75: bulls, $3.25i5.0i; calves, $3.75 7.50; western steers, $4.906.50; western cows, $3.505.25. HOGS Receipts 16.000. Market strong to 5c higher. Bulk of sales, $6.45(gi6.70; heavy, $6.65.6S0; packers and butchers, $6.50 6.75: light, $6.30(5:6.60; pigs, $4.755.SO. SHEEP Receipts 10,000. Market steady. Muttons. $4.75S6.00; lambs, $6.50?i7.50; range wethers, $4.5Off.00; fed ewes, $3.25 5.40. Chlcoiro Live Stock. Chicago, March 16. CATTLE Receipts estimated at 3,500. Market steady. Beeves, $4.607.25; Texas steers, $4.505.40; western steers, $4.10(86.60; stockers and feeders, $3.40S5.40; cows and heifers, $1.90S.7O; calves, $6.008.25. HOGS Receipts estimated at 17,000. Mar ket strong to 5c higher. Light. $6.25.67; mixed. $6.35(S6.80; heavy, $6.455.8o; rough, $6.456.55; good to choice heavy, $6.556.S5; piga, $5.1O6.00; bulk of sales, $6.56(&6.75. SHEEP Receipts estimated at 15,000. Market steady. Native, $3.155.65; western, $3.255.80: yearlings. $5.T57.00: lambs, na tive. $5.8087.65; western, $5.607.65. rAILT MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE. CORN Receipts, 257,300 bushels; ship ments, 27,700 bushels. CORN Receipts, 257,000 bushels; ship ments. 281.200 bushels. Car lot reaipts: Wheat 73 cars, 21 of contract grade; corn 246 cars, with 3 of contract grade; oats 210 cars. Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min neapolis and Duluth today were 493 cars, compared with 462 cars last week and 469 cars the corersponding day a year ago. Kansas City Live Stock Sales. (The following sales were made this morning at the Stock Yards, Kansan City, and reported over long distance telephone direct to the State Journal by Ciay Robinson Sc Co., live stock commis sion merchants, with offices at all mar kets. Kansas City March 16.--CATTLE Re ceipts 12,000 head. Market weak. HOGS Receipts 16,000 head. Market strong to 5c higher. Bulk of sales, $6.o0 6.70; otp, $6.80. SHEEP Receipts 10,000. Market weak. STILL TO AND Everybody The customers happy over the genuine bargains. The manage ment happy over the tremendous business since the opening. Re member from day to day new lines are placed on display, so come each day to -the Big Bankrupt Sale of the Zanditon stock. Zanditon Stand. 612 HORSES AND MULES Receipts 300 head. Active trade at steady to strong prices. KILLING STEERS. No. Wt. Prlce.lNo. Wt Prt. 44 1236 $6.10 6... 844 $3.25 27 716 6.15 I 2 615 6.06 49 1116 5.75 22 947 6.10 COWS A'l HEIFERS .1030 3.50 4.00 3.65 4.. 790 4.75 4.50 S60 840 830 1. 8. 930 732 810 6.60 3.35 1. STOCKERS AND FEED" R9 1.... 210.... 696 6.00 1 7 754 4.50 4.10 852 115 .1280 156 ms 200 5.10 I 38 596 CALVES. 6.50 n 380 BULLS. 3.65 4 1263 HOGS. 6.40 I 69..'. 198 6.72 60 206 6.62 94 167 5.00 4.00 6.60 6.65 6.6S 84. 62. 30. Chicago Prodnee Market Chicago, March 16 BUTTER Market steady. Creameries, 222Sc; dairies, 20 25c. EGGS Market steady at mark, cases in cluded. Firsts, 17c; prime firsts, 18c. CHEESE Market firm. Daisies, 15'iT 16c; Twins, 1415c; Young Americas, 17 17V4c: Long Horns, 1617c. POTATOES Market steady. Choice to fancy. 88!ft90c; fair to good, 86(R87c. POULTRY Market firm. Turkeys, 17c; chickens, 14c; springs, 15c. VKit Market firm. 50 to 60 lb. wts.. 78c; 60 to 85 lb. wts., S89c; 85 to 110 lb. wts, lQfgiiw:. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Mo., March 16. WHEAT Caah- Market unc.hanired to lc lower. NO 2 hard, $1.09(S1.16; No. 3, $1.07iffl.l5; No. 2 red. i.2Bi.su; xs-o. a, i.zv&i.s. rnnfJ-Marfcet unchanged. No. 2 mixed, 6464c; No. 3, 64c; No. 2 and No. 3 white, OATS Market unchanged. No. 2 white, 54(366c; No. 2 mixed, 52(&63c. RYE 73 77c. HAY Market steady. Choice timothy, $9.7510.00; choice prairie, $8.50.00. BUTTER Creamery, 29c; firsts, 26c; seconds, 24c; packing stock, 16c. EGGS Extras, 18c; current receipts, flat 16c; seconds and dirties, 12c. CLOSE: WHEAT May, $1.06; July, 96c; September. 91c. CORN May, 63c; July, 64c; September, 62c. WHEAT Receipts, 40 cars. New York Produce Market. New York, March 16. BUTTER Market firm for fancy stock. Other grades easy. Western factory firsts, 18(fil9c; western imitation creamery firsts. 2021e. CHEESE Market firm and unchanged. EGGS Market steady. Western firsts, 19c; seconds, 1819c. Market Gossip. Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions, Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St, Phone 4S6. Livemool cables: Opening Wheat. d lower; corn unchanged to d lower. Second cable: Wheat d higher; porn d higher. Chicago car lots today: Wheat 73, corn 245. Closing cables: wneat d nigner; corn d higher. Range of Prices on Stocks. I Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions. Grains, provisions. onon ana biucks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 4ix. New York, March 16. Stocks Op'n W.gh Low Cl'se Yes Susrar 128 130 128 129 128 Gaa 1124 113 ll'Ai 113 Copper 66 67 66 67 66 m ntTJ ,K rili Tlfi.' 5. it. X... n 1 1 H I" n 1 1 li i H Am. Car Fndy.. 48 4S 4S 4S 4S U. S. Steel. Com... 43 45 43 44 43 U. S. Steel. Pfd....ll0 110 110 110 110 Atchison, Com..:.. 103 103 102 102 103 Anaconda ,....39 40 39 40 40 St. Paul .....141 142 141 142 141 Rock Island 22 22 22 22 22 Great Northern. ..139 140 139 140 140 Wabash, Pfd 4av 4s? Missouri Pacific... 6S 69 68 6S 6S Am Smeltin 82 83 82 83 82 Northern Pacific. .136 137 136 137 136 NT Y. Central 123 124 123 124 123 Texas Pacific 32 32 32 32 31 Southern Pacific. 116 117 116 117 116 Reading ia iza iz4vi ia4 i?vn Erie. Com 23 24 23 24 23 So. Railway.. 23 Union Pacific no iut no no 114 C. 0 66 67 6 67 6 B. 0 106 107 106 107 106 L, N 129 130 129 130 129 Pennsvlvania 129 129 129 129 129 Can. Pacific 166 166 16 166 16 National Lead 75 75 75 75 75 C. F. 1 31 32 31 32 32 Rock Island, Pfd.. 61 61 61 61 61 Xew York Stock Market. Wall St.. New York, March 16. STOCKS Reading and Chesapeake and Ohio started nigner toaay tnan last mgm. Changes of the other principal trading stocks were limited to eighths and quar ters and the volume of tne business was insignificant. American Ice rose a point and Consolidated Gas Standard railroad kiocks were oougnt mnra frielv. esDeclally the Harriman group, St. Paul and Reading. Most of the well known specialties also were taken on a rising scale. After a number of stocks had scored good gains, the demand abat ed but prices were held. American Sugar moved up 1. People's Gas 1 and Read ing Union Pacific and American Beet Sugar 1. Pittsburg, C. C. and St. Louis, Chicago Great western prererred "A." Tennesse Copper, American Malting pre ferred and Pullman declined a point. Buying was renewed on Intimations that the president's special message was ex pected promptly. United States Steel and Amalgamated Copper were features with an advance of 1. The movement died out towards noon. j Bonds were steady. Trivial purchases of various stocks were made here and there, the market showing more Indifference to the trading EY COME Is Nappy 614 Kansas Avenue operations at any time during the day. Hocking Coal was marked up 2, and Gen eral Electric 1 point. Sew York Money Market. New York, March 16. MONEY Money on cal leasy, lfi2 per cent. Ruling raje 1, closing bid 1, offered at 1 per cent. Time loans very dull with softer ten dency; 60 days, 2 to 2 per cent; 90 days 2 to 2, six months 2to S per cent. CLOSE:' Prime mercantile paper 3'g4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.S6.354.86.35 for 60 day bills and at $4.88.20 for demand; commercial bills, $4.864.S6. SILVER Bar silver, 50c; Mexican dol lars, 44c. BONDS Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. New York Sugar and Coffee Market. New York, March 16. SUGAR Raw. firm; fair refining, $3.36; centrifugal, 96 test, $3.86; molasses sugar, $3.11. Refined, steady; crushed, $5.45; powdered, $4.S5; granulated, $4.75. COFFEE Market steady. No. 7 Rio, 8c; No. 4 Santos, 9c. Cotlon Market. Now York, March 16. COTTON Spot closed quiet, 16 points slower; middling uplands, $9.66; middling gulf, $9.90. No Galveston, Tex.. March 16. COTTON Market steady. 9 9-16c. Topeka Market. (Furnished bv the Cht. Wolff Packing Co.. vards close at noon Saturday. VV. cannot use pirs. thin bows or hogs weiKhinK less than 170 lbs. Do not mar ket nous unless same are well finished, as we cannot use half fat stuff. W. give below crices effective at encs, until fur ther notice.l Topeka, Kan., March 16. IIOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS $6.5076.35 HEAVY 6.35&6.45 LIGHT .106.25 CATTLE. Per cwu Cows (good) $4.00(34 39 Cows (medium) 3.00(3X7 Heifers (good) i.&Xtfi.m Heifers (medium) J So.4.:'$ Bulls (good) S.253.7i Hulls (medium) 2.6ora3.M Calves (100 to 200 lbs.) 4.5u5.5 Ualves lover ids.j ..j..... .nat.i9 BUTTER AND EGGS. Furnished by The Continental Creamery Co.. Tooeka. Kan. EGGS Chicago, 21c; N. Y., 22e. CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago, 2si N. Y, 29c. ELU1M BUll ic. EGGS AND POULTRY. rOThniale Drices furnished bv Tnn.v Parkinir Co.. 114-116 W. Laurent street POULTRY Hens, 10c; springs. 12e; broilers, 14c; old cocks, 4c; stags, 8c. Tur kevs 16c; ducks, 8c; geese, 6c. nrunl.ir.3ALE FRUIT AND PRODTTf? Furnished by Sam'l E. Lux, Wholesale FLORIDA PINEAPPLES--Per crate. ,COCOANUTS Per sack, original. $S; pe do-- APPLES Per box, $1.72.26. GRAPE FRUIT-Per box, $4.50. pige Pur box. 66c. FT.ORIDA TOMATOES Per 6 basket crate. $3.60. XT CAUdAU Hainan, per 10., SPANISH UMUiio-rrr crate, -;.25. RED GLOBE ONIONS Wisconsin, per

ON1UXM BE.IO -rrr u LEMONS California, per box. $3.25ig3.50. ORANGES Kedlands Gulden, per box, BANANAS Med. sire bchs., per bet.. $2.25; large bchs., per bch., $2.503.25; per "TEXAS NEW BEETS Per dox bunches. "tEXAS RADISHES Per dos. bunches. ""tEXAS ONIONS Per doz. bunches, 40c. HOT HOUSE LETTUCE Per Pskt.. 85c. SPINACH Texas, per bu., 60e. SEED POTATOES-R. R. Bliss Tri umphs, per bu.. $1.40; R. R. L. O. potatoes, per bu., $1.20; R. R. E. Rose potatoes, per bCOLORADO POTATOES Per bu., $1.05. MINNESOTA BURBANK Per sack! CSWEET POTATOES Per bu., $1.J0. NEW POTATOES PePr box, $3.00. CELERT Mammoth, per bunch. 90c: Jumbo, per bunch. 75cs Blue Ribbon, per 'fbESH OYSTERS N. T. Counts, pe, canr&Sc: N. Y. Extra Selects, per can. 45c; Standards, per can, !k. Bulk N. T. Counts, per gal $2.30: N. J. Extra Selects, per gal., $2.10: Plain Selects, per gal.. $1.: Standards, per eal.. $1.60. CHEESE Wis. Y. A. Cheese, per lb., iSc; Limburger, per lb., 16c; Daisy Cheese, 20-lb. per lb., lc; Daisy Twin Cheese. 3 to box. lb-. 16c; Wis Yellow, per lb. 16Vc: Brick, per lb.. 17c; Block Swiss, domestic style, lb.. 17c: Fish Bait, average. 20 lbs., lb.. 6c. Grain and Hay Market. Furnished by J. B. Billard. corner Kan. 1 saa Ave. and Curtis St. J Topeka, Kan.. March 16. WHEAT No. 2. 9Sc&$1.00; No. 3, 9396c: No. 4. 87S91c CORN 64c OATS 48'ZfSOc. HAY Prairie. $6.5037.00: alfalfa. $10.00. Topeka TtMn Market. Quotations furnished by Janie. C. Smltkt w Co.. 106 East Third at-J Topeka, Kan., March 16 HIDES No. 1 G. S. hides, 10c; No. Q. B. hides, sc; side brands, 9c flat; glue hides, 5c flat; No. 1 G. 8. bull hide 4. Sc; No. 2 G. S. bul hides, 8c; Deacons. 25a to 3ac: siunKs. iac 10 iac: no. 1 norse bides. $2.50: No. 2 horse hides, $1.50; No. a borse hides. 75c: dry flint butcher, heavies, 14c: dry flint fallen. 12c; dry flint Urhta. 12c: dry salts. 11c: dry culls. 10c Tallow No. 1. Sc: No. 2. to.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE J0URNAL-TU5SDAY;EVENING; MARCH 16, 1909. 7 THE ORIGINAL HOUSE We were the FIRST RETAILER in Topeka to carry, a COMPLETE stock of Edison Phonographs, Vic tor Talking Machines and records, and have ever since maintained our position of '"FIRST," We are "FIRST" in securing anything new, "FIRST" in showing new records and "FIRST" in caring for your interests. We intend to continue first and if you are not buying of us "GET NEXT" W. F. Roehr Music Co. 630 Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas We Sell ONLY New Records MISS WAYXXE IS MADE MVCII OF. s3 If '''pf F It km iiMi- ii Washington. March 16. Among the outside guests present at the Taft Inauguration, who received an unusual amount of attention was Miss Ida Waynne, daughter of the consul general to Kngland. During her sojourn she stopped at the Shoreham hotel. Miss Waynne is very beautiful and talent ed, and has created a great sensation in society circles In England. Many teas, luncheons and theater parties have; been arranged for -her during the last few days. NAMES A WHITE MAN, Taft Inaugurates a Xew Policy In Southern Appoint men ts. Washington. March 16. The con test over the appointment of a collec tor of customs of Charleston, S. C which was waged for so long a time, over the selection of Dr. William D. Crum was terminated by the appoint ment by President Taft of Edward W. Durant, jr. Mr. Durant Is a white man and as the only objection to Crum was based upon the fact that he Is a negro, it is presumed that Mr. Durant's nomination will be confirmed. Dr. Crum's nomination has been be fore the senate at each session since January 5, 1903. While he has been In office all this time he was never but once confirmed by the sen ate. The selection of Mr. Durant is gen erally accepted as the introduction of President Taft's announced policy of appointing white men to federal posi tions of responsibility in the south. Among the other nominations of the day was of R. B. Creager of Texas to be collector at the port of Brazos. Mr. Creager was nominated for this position during the last session but his nomination failed of confirmation be cause of the objection of Senator Bailey. TAKE TO THE WOODS. noon that he had determined to visit aiveston. i will leave tonight and should be tnere Thursday," said Johnson. BOYCOTT PROPOSED. Oklahoma Merchants Object to Course of K. C. Jobbers. Guthrie, Okla., March 16. The Guthrie Chamber of Commerce as well as the Merchants- association here today adopted resolutions con demning the action of Kansas City jooDers or threatening to boycott the Missouri, Kansas Texas railroad be cause that company promised a J1.10 treignt rate trom New York to Okla homa City, via Galveston. The resolutions propose a boycott against Kansas City jobbers. Similar action is reported today as having Deen taKen Dy twenty-six commercial organizations In various parts of Okla' homa. CHALONER KILLS A MAN. Shot an Employe Who Was Beating a Wife. BOH THE CITY. Ewing Herbert's Advice to To peka Ad tlub. Hiawatha Editor Delivers Interesting Address. an HONEST ADVERTISING. That Should Be the Basis on Both Sides. Refers Feelingly to Death Ex-Got. Morrill. of Members of Cuban Rural Guard Plan ning an Uprising. Havana. March 16. A sergeant and seven privates of the rural guard sta tioned at the town of "Vueltas, in Santa Clara province, have mutined and taken tc the woods with their horses and arms. It appears to be their intention to make an effort to start an uprising. Strong detachments of the rural guard from adjacent garrisons have been sent In pursuit of the mutineers. WILL VISIT HIS HOME. Jack Johnson Reconsiders Plans. Ills Chicago. March 16. Jack Johnson, the colored heavy weight champion, in formed the Associated Press this after- Charlottesville. Va., March 16. John Armstrong Chaloner, a brother of Lewis Stuyvesant Chaloner of New York, and a member of the Astor family, shot and killed an Englishman named Gillard last evening. It is un derstood that Gillard.-whn wa ir, th j employ of Chaloner, had been beating ma wi.e, who ran io .vterry Aims, tne Chaloner country home, for protec tion. Chaloner hearing a commotion in his dining room hastened downstairs, whereupon he was attacked by his as sailant. Gillard came to this country two years ago from England and less than a year ago applied at "Merry Mills" for work. He had a wife and seven children. Chaloner gave him em ployment on the farm. Gillard was said to have been addicted to drink and on several occasions had exhibited a violent temper. It is understood that but for the fact that Gillard had a large family his services would have been dispensed with by Chaloner long ago. Tailor It's wonderful what a change new clothes make in a man! Freshman (gazing on the remnants of his allow ance) It's wonderful what a little they leave! Stanford University Chaparral. Is the joy of the household, for I without it no happiness can be 'complete. Angels smile at and commend the thoughts and aspirations of the mother henrli The ordeal through which the exDectaritmnther mn:t ce crh thai she looks forward with dread to the hour when she shall feel the thrill C mottierhood. Every woman should know that the danger and pain of child-birth can be avoided by the use of Mother's Friend, which assisting nature in its work. I V 1 1 By its aid thousands of El Vi women have passed thisi crisis in saFety. book of Information to women snt free. XES BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. Atlanta. Ga. A talk on "Real Advertising" by Ewing Herbert, editor of the Hiawatha World, was the interesting feature of the noonday luncheon of the Topeka Ad club, at the National roof garden today. Nearly seventy men and a trio of women attended the luncheon and keenly enjoyed Mr. Her bert's practical talk, which was en livened by an occasional amusing story and flashes of wit. As an introduction to his speech Mr. Herbert told briefly of his exper iences at a recent meeting of the To peka Saturday Night club, when he was put on the gridiron and toasted on both sides. "You city people may wonder what a country editor knows about real ad vertising," said Mr. Herbert, "and you may be surprised that I should pre sume to talk to you on that subject. I believe the country people are not ignorant of the value of advertising for the real article had Its beginning in the country towns." The speaker mentioned the case of a department store in a Kansas town of 250 in habitants, which brought two pages each week In the little country news paper and built up an enormous busi ness for such a small place, the profits amounting to about $8,000 a year. Mr. Herbert advocated honesty in advertising as well as in other things. The merchant, he said, should fix an honest value on his goods and then Tet the people know about it. In his own town of Hiawatha, he said, the people have become so accustomed to adver tising that whenever anything is lost or found they immediately ring up the World office to inquire about it. The Hiawatha people, declared the speaker, have become accustomed to believing in advertising. In nearly all communities, whether city or country, said Mr. Herbert, the time has passed whenthe business men do not appre ciate the value of advertising and the future will bring even gTeater appreciation of its value. The speaker referred to the subject of objectionable advertising and men tioned the statement of Joseph Medill, proprietor of the Chicago Tribune, that he had declined $50,000 worth of adver tising in a single year. "While I do not wish to boast about It," said Mr. Herbert, "yet as editor of the Hia watha World I declined to accept $800 worth of objectionable advertising in one year. I probably should ,tke no credit for that, because I could afford to reject it, but I believe that my paper is the only paper in the state that does not carry a patent medicine advertise ment. It has been my effort to print only honest and decent advertising as well as honest ana decent news. Mr. Herbert declared that honesty in advertising is becoming more popular even in the large cities and as truth be comes more prevalent in the announce ments of business men, so the faith of the public in the goods advertised increases. The speaker took occasion to refer with much feeling to the late E. N. Morrill, former governor of Kansas, whose body lies in state in' the public library of Hiawatha today. In this connection he said: "In our town today lies In state the remains of a former governor of Kan sas. The one thing he prized more than all else was Integrity. In the forty years the World has been pub lished in Hiawatha, never ah issue has been printed that did not contain the advertisement of Governor Morrill's bank. As a governor he was misun derstood by many of the people of the state, but In our town he has been loved as a father of the town. And of all the men I ever knew, of all the men of the state who have achieved dis tinction, I never knew of a more honest or fairer man than Governor E. N. Morrill, and today I mourn with all our people his going." 1 This sentiment was cordially ap plauded by the auditors. Continuing Mr. tterpert sara: "we are all great braggers in our advertis ing, we always have the best. I think it is right that we should believe we have the best in our line and If any man Is in business and cannot believe that, he had better get' into something better suited to him." Tn elosiner Mr. Herbert spoke or To peka, as the city of all the people of the state because of its being the cap ital city and he urged the Ad club to vigorous efforts to develop the city along all lines in which efforts the lo cal citizens will have the support of all loyal citizens of Kansas. FOR EAST SIDE PARK. II l' C' lv IV" J: 1-- .rzv- 'i- .11 r v J I' i syf A mviimiifi it s s. 1 1. -f- -n -in-- Railroad Fare Refunded, in Part or Whole, to Out-rf-Town Customers. Bargain Wednesday It will pay you to come to Crockett' tomorrow 28 in. Percales, black and white only, the regular 10c grade for the bargain Wednesday C sale, yard Jv Ginghams, apron checks, browns, blues, greens and black. Special for Bargain C i Wednesday, yard Table Damask. 68 Inch width, full bleached, worth 25c, for this sale on Bargain Wednesday, yard India JLinon, the 8c quality, try to buy It for less anywhere, for this Bargain C Wednesday, sale yard., Table Oil Cloth, standard quality, most stores gets 20c and 22c a yard, for Bargain "I CLf, Wednesday, yard Corset Cover Embroidery, many dainty patterns, up to 48c grade, yard 2 Be; up to Lftf t grades, yard.-. "xO Dress Nets, 2 yards wide, all colors, popular, the usual 69c quality for Wednesday,- 25c yard Children's Hose, black cotton, double knee, all sizes, 5 to 9 Vi. The 10c kind, OKr 4 pairs vU Men's Half Hose, white footed kind, regular 15c grade, special sale for Bargain Wednesday, O CT .3 pairs Baking Dishes, yellow ware, the 6 Inch size for 5c; the 9 inch size for 10c; the 10 Inch size Of for 25c; 12 H inch size 'r fin Cabinets, assorted sizes, the regular 5c ones Duplex Safety Pins, all sizes, per card 5c Children's Underwear, bleached ribbed, gray I f separate garments, worth up to 50c, garment.."' lc Miss Florence Roberts in Topeka, Who Ukes the West. MISS ROBERTS HERE. Star Devotes Time to Catching Up With Her Correspondence. Improvement Association Will Give an Entertainment at Auditorium. Harry Crow, Walter Haywood, Thomas Powell, Chester Grover, Dr. Reynolds, Georgia Lambert, Helen Campbell, Zola Taylor and Eugene Stewart, all East siders, are the prin cipals In the cast of "The Private Secretary," the home talent play to be given at the Auditorium March 23. The object of this theatrical ven ture is to start an East side park fund. For a long time the East Side Im provement association -has been trying to maKe tne aistrict east oi me iracKs better than it is at present, and many notable improvements have been made. The ambition of the associa tion at present is to establish a park on the East side, and the young people of the district have arranged the play. The .Private secretary," to this end. The purpose is laudable, and the show should be well attended. Miss Florence Roberts, the star of "The House of Bondage," which will be presented at the Grand tonight, arrived in the city before1 noon today. When the State Journal reporter called at her apartments in the Throop hotel for an interview with the popular actress Miss Roberts was as busy as the chief pro moter of a "sure thing" mining com pany. Seated at a table and pounding for dear life on a typewriter was Miss Roberts' stenographer, while the ac tress and her manager each had both hand3 full of letters $.nd manuscript of plays. It was evidently Miss Roberts' busy day, and the sight of so much ac tivity removed any impression the visi tor might have concerning the life of Idleness and ease enjoyed by a regular star when off stage; "You see," said SUsS4 Roberts, with a franki and pleasani mile, "this is my busy day., i nave pesnvittea my cor respondence to accumulate for the past week and have just been compelled to attend to it and this being such, a de lightf ul day for working we have set at the task. Then in addition to, my .cor respondence I am working on the man uscript f some of the big plays which I am to revive in San Francisco next June. "Yes, I am pleased to get back to the west again. It was two years ago that I went east with 'The Struggle. Ever lasting. You know what happened to that. But then I have been more fort unate in the selection of other plays since that first- appearance in New York. I have enjoyed my work in the east very much, but r have not by any means lost my devotion to the west. my own country, and I am delighted to get back to the kind people among whom I started my career. "I am very much-pleased with the play we have now 'The House of Bondage. It is perfect in construc tion and permits me splendid oppor tunities and I am very fond of the part allotted to me. Mr. Cort has provided a splendid cast and has given the play an elaborate production ana tne puD 11c has been very kind to us wherever we have appeared." Miss Roberts stated that beginning with next June she will appear at the Belasco: theater, Sah Francisco, in re vivals of a number of the great plays of recent years, including "Du Barry," "Zaza," and others. These plays will be given the same production that they had orignally In New York. From To neka Miss Roberts will go- to Kansas City and then will have a long jump Into the northwest, atter wnicn sne win go to her home at Nepperhan Heights, near Xonkers. JN. r., wnere sne is Duna- Ing a charming bungalow in which she is much interested. Among Miss Roberts' associate play ers are Theodore Bergen and Arthur Forrest, both actors of considerable dis tinction, who assume roles in The House of Bondage," scarcely less im portant than that played by the star.' The members of Miss Roberts' support ing company are very fond of their star and speak loyally of her histrionic abil ity and womanly traits. They declare that Miss Roberts has no fads, but that she is just a very intelligent, normal, j womanly lady, fond of walking and horseback riding and an enthusiast in whatever she undertakes. ASKS AID OF CHURCHES. Portland's Mayor Proposes Startling Programme of Reform. Portland, .Ore., March 16. Put mov ing picture shows in. the churches. Make; the rooms attractive. Furnish them comfortably with easy chairs and papers to read. Place cuspidors within easy reach so that men may smoke and chew and spit at their pleasure. Give the unemployed lodg ings for the night. Establish free em ployment bureaus. Make the churches take the" place of the saloons in fur nishing a place for the unemployed to go and spend their time. That is the program Portland's "reform" mayor, Dr. Harry Lane, would inaugurate to solve some of the civic problems with which he is confronted. Mayor Lane- outlined his ideas at a meeting of the Portland Baptist Min isterial association and caused a great to-do among the brethren of the cloth. "I can't turn the White temple into a lodging house, said Dr. J. Whltcomb Broughe'r," PbrtlaTKTs most popular preacher, and a man of national repu tation.. Others, too, expressed their horror of such a course. Many Low Price Attractions) L. M. Penwell Undertaker and Embalmer 511 Qnincy Street Both Pi-ones 192 MAYOR HARRY LANS ir-rr for f -V utes should be strictly enforced. Gam bling "officially" stopped. Next the "north end." tenderloin, came in for a touch of the mayor's reform move ment and amid storm and stress and many conflicting opinions the women were driven from the restricted district and it was "officially" closed. All stalls having been removed from saloons and the police force partly cleaned up of grafting detectives, the mayor looked for new fields to spread reform In. Now he has attacked the churches in Portland. DYING IN HIS CAR. To Have a Clear, Velvety Complexion By MADAME D'MILLE Mathews Gives Tp. Joseph Mathews,- who was arrested as a keeper with Mike Ring and L. Whitteker when a gambling room in the National hotel was raided last week gave himself up this morning and was released under bond. Follow ing the arrest of te three men their attorney, Edward McKeever arranged for them to plead guilty to being "found in" a gambling house and Judge Urmy of the police court assess ed a fine of $100 each against Ring and Whitteker and $25 against Mathews. (From Chicago Inter-Ocean.) 1 Madame D'Mille, one of Paris' most famous beauties Just passing through Chicago, gives us a few valuable ideas on skin treatment., as follows: "Yes, I have just come from beauti ful Japan, and I must say the Japan ese women have many toilet formulas and ideas which American women should know. "What do they use to make their skin so soft and velvety? "Any American woman can use the same treament if she desires. Dis solve a small original package of mayatone in about eight ounces of witchhazel. Massage the face, arms and neck with this solution once or twice a day, and you will shortly find you have a lovely, soft complexion, j and then the best of it all is that this i solution prevents the growth of hair, and is absolutely harmless to the most delicate skin. Make the solution your self. "Why, yes, of course I use it. Just see how beautifully soft my arms and face are, and not a hair. "No, you will never use powder again, and those stray hairs will soon be missing from your face." "The city jail is so crowded i cannot give a decent workingman out of work a place to spend the night." said Mayor Lane. "He must either wander around in the cold or wet, or De thrown in with a lot of drunks. In view of this... if the churches would open their doors in the evening, and In the daytime, too, if they would give lectures on useful topics, would put in moving picture shows to amuse the men, it would be a good thing. "They ought to put in spittoons, too, so these men could smoke or chew if they wish. They ought to have a place provided where a man could spend the night if he had no other place to go. I do not propose these things as a reform measure," continued the may or, "but as a practical, common setise way of doing good. If all the churches on the coast were to do this, a remark able reduction in the number of crimes would be the result." Mayor Lane is on the second term of a "reform" administration. He is making- the most of every opportunity. During his first term he did little in the way of reform, but conducted a quiet, business-like administration and went into the second with a large ma jority. Then things began to hap pen. First he went after- women in sa loons, this reform doctor mayor. A few echoes of the early days lingered in 'Portland, and moral conditions of fered a Held for the activities of a re form mayor. He drove the women from the saloons. Then he turned his attention to gambling, and the edict -went forth that no more gambling should be -allowed, and that the stat- Captain D. E. Cross Veteran Mail Clerk Found in Topeka. When the Rock Island train No. 77 arrived in Topeka a little before noon today the mail clerk. Captain D. E. Cross was found in his car in an un conscious condition resulting from a stroke of apoplexy. Penwells ambu lance was called and the sick man died while on the way to Stormont hospi tal. Captain Cross lived in St. Joseph and was one of the oldest mall clerks In the service in this part of the coun try, being nearly 70 years of age. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mrs. Elizabeth Schnaibel of 515 Jef ferson street, died at her home today of old age and a complications of minor diseases. She was 67 years of age at the time of her death. Mrs. Schnaibel was one of the early tettlers. and came to Topeka in 1879. The fu neral announcement will bo made later. Mrs. Christina F. Naylor died Sun day morning at 2 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Stark. 1424 Tyler street. The funeral was held Monday. Burial in Topeka cemetery. James Lott of 624 Adams street, died at his home Sunday at the age of 27 years. The funeral was held Monday from the residence. Cephas Campbell, aged 17, died at his home, 408 East Crane street Sun day morning of tuberculosis of the spine. The funeral was held Monday afternoon from the First African Bap tist church. LOCAL MENTION. Why not use the Independent Tele phone when calling Long Distance? Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Vance of Okla homa City are in Topeka. Mr. Vance who was formerly county attorney of Shawnee county is a witness In the Gordon-Munn case. He was the at torney of the late G. S. Gordon. Eagle's Rose Tint, a Topeka made cigar, is gaining quite a state wid reputation. The size and quality seems to please most every smoker. 5c at all dealers. Smoked with pleasure ofr IS years. Sheriff John Wilkerson returned from Alma today where he was called by the serious illness of her daughter, whose condition la considered critical. Dr. C. E. Hulett. Osteopath. 813 Kan. ave. Infl. Phone 318. L; dy In office. Let me sell or rent that house for you. E. J. Olander, 530 Kan. Ave. Ind. Phone 708. Kills Would-B Slayer. A merciless murderer h Appendiol'la with many victims. But Dr. King's New Life Pills kill It by prevention. They gen tly stimulate stomach, liver and bowels, preventing that clogging that Invites ap pendicitis, curing Constipation, Bilious, ness. Chills, Malaria. Headache and Indi gestion. 5c at Campbell Drug Co. 1MrtotiertsiKM!mi- LEl'IS'SUIGLE CII1DER NSTRAIGHT5 CIGAR Ways and Menns Committee. Washington, March 16. Speaker Can non today announced the ways and means committee and rules committee. The new members of the ways and means are: Cushman of Wasihngton, Republican; Harrison of New York. and Broussard of Louisiana, Demo crats. LEGAL. (Published in The Topeka State Journal March 16, 11W9.) SENATE BILL NO. 55S. AN ACT concerning jails and Jailors res dences and authorizing their sale under certain conditions. Be it enacted by the Legislature of th State of Kansas: Section 1. That where any county has built or caused to be built a new jail or Jailors' residence, and has not disposed of the old one that the Board of County Commissioners of said County be and they are hereby authorized to sell and dispose of said old jail or jailors residence and the real estate thereto belonging at not less than three-fourths of its appraised value such value to be ascertained and determined as hereinafter provided upon such terms and conditions as said Board of County Commissioners shall deem pro per and just, upon first giving thirty clays notice in the official paper of said County of the time, plaae, manner, terms and conditions of said sale. Section 2. Before said sale and to de termine the value of said property the judge of the District Court of said Coun ty upon application in writing of the Board of County Commissioners, shall appoint three appraisers who before en tering upon the dlaeharKe of their duties and within five days after notice of their appointment shall take an oath in sub stance as follows that they will support the constitution of the State of Kansas and faithfully discharee their duties as appraisers of" the old Jail or jailors resi dence of County, Kansas, that immediately upon taking said oath said anDraisers shall view said property and appraise the same and file their report with the Clerk of the Dis trict Court and on the filing of said re port the -Clerk of said Court shall give thirty days notice in tne official papT of said County, which notice shall state the day and hour when said report of said CommisPionem shall come on for hearing before said Court for confirma tion: th if twenty-five or more resi dent tax payers shall within twenty days after tne return ot tne appraisement Here inbefore provided for have filed their ob jections thereto In writing attacking the correctness of said appraisement btating wherein the same is incorrect duly veri fied by one or mure of such tax payers It shall be the duty of the Court to pass upon sucll ohjwctlons and for that pur pose the Court may hear testimony fur or acainst said confirmation, and upon a lull hearing shall approve said appraise, ment if the same Is fair and Just and if in the Judgment of said Court snld ap praisement is unfair then said Court shall make a findinu us to the actual value of said property which finding shall be conclusive. Said hearing may ba held at Chambers. Section 3. That all acts or parts of acta In so far as they conflirt with the provi sions of tills act be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 4. This act shall take effect and he in force from and after ita pub lication In th official state paper. I hereby certify that the above bill orig inated In the Senate, and passed that body February 20, m. W. J. FITZGERALD, President of the Senate. Z. E. WYANT. Secretary of the Senate. Passed the House March 5. 1S". J. N. DOLl.KY, Speaker of the House. C. H. BRILHAKT. Asst. Chief Clerk of the House. Approved March 12. Ifl09. W. R. STCBB3. Governor. STATE OF KANSAS. Office of the Serretary of State. I. C. E. DENTON, Secretary of Stata 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 TKST1MONT WHEREOF. I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed mv official seal, this 13th day of March, 181 K. Seal C. E. DENTON. Secretary of State. SPRING CLOTHES of exceeding; style and models correct, in ma terial and making. As always, the commanding line of the season. $15.00 or More 629-631 Kansas Avenue v

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s THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAIr-TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1909. Dancing at Hudson's Wednesday eve. Telegraph reports say that the Bour bon whisky expert is dead. But the deeds of the lives of great men live after them. A number of Topeka people are at tending the rendition of "The Shep herd King" at Convention Hall, Kan pas City this week. The ninth annual convention of the State Independent Telephone associa tion is being held in Topeka but the i?ervice is just the same as ever. Judge William H. Thompson of the Thirty-second judicial district visited frifnds in Topeka, Monday, returning to his home in Garden City today. There are still a number of appoint ments to be made by Governor Stubbs. This accounts for the crowds that daily lesiege the governor's office at the state house. The secret service bureau in other cities has taken up the work of driving out the black hand societies. It would take an army to drive the black hands out of Topeka. The last number on the Auditorium pipe organ course will be given at the Tig hall tomorrow night when the ashburn Glee club makes its second appearance in this city. "The Clansman" is coming to Topeka and still an uprising has not been de clared from the darker regions. The Topeka Plaindealer should at least make some kind of a remonstrance. H. H. Tucker, jr., of the Uncle Sam Oil company is appearing before Judge Campbell of Muskogee at the federal court today giving his last ap peal for discharge from bankruptcy. A Topevka sport who went to Kansas City yesterday, returned laden with a tlozen boxes of cigarettes and a vest which makes the loudest Topeka crea tion sound like a whisper by compari fon. The Democrats of the city are still attempting to tip the scales which were overbalanced by the canvassing loard of the city council and they are gradually taking their rrantie efforts to court. It is time for Kansas to howl. Mis souri railroads are going back to the three-cent fare, and will catch us for cent extra per trip on that Missouri mile of the route from hence to Kan sas City. There was a whole flock of $50,000 bankrupt stock sales in Topeka yes terday, but the peculiar thing about tnem was tnat the announcement of one advertiser was utilized by all his competitors. Several well known Topeka men who absented themselves from the city pending the settlement of the cases against Ring, Whitteker and Lawson for gambling, returned Mon day when they were informed that the matter had been settled in the Diamonds An Open Credit Letter A diamond will raise your bus iness and social standinir. It will stamp you with the mark of financial responsibility, and at all times be an open letter of credit for you. It will give you an air of prosperity which is the signpost of success. The public likes to deal with successful peo ple, because success usually means worthiness. You may have perfect confi dence in what we tell you about any stone in our exceptionally larcre stock. We havo been In business for Tloi a ouu nor), A our customers com- -p ing. Jas. B. Hay den Jeweler and Optician 727 Kansai Ave. A Becoming Hat for Eveiy Face Though fashions in hats incline to extremes we've tak en care to provide styles suitable for all faces from the modest turban of pretty lines, to the most unusual effects in odd shapes. Among "Our Smart Set" and "Crest Brand" Models are the best styles in trimmed shapes that we know of, at prices from $5.00 upward. Black Turbans are shown in many good styles. Plenty of Untrlmmed Shapes in the popular styles, show ing a good line of colorings such as wisteria, cedar, amethyst, turquoise, greens, browns, and the darker blues. Many Misses' shapes among them. Miss Appelt, a trimmer of unusual artistic ability, will be with us this season from Gage Bros, of Chicago. We also have Mrs. Brickly, whose tasteful creations Topeka has already approved. New Veilings Among the newest and most attractive fashions in veilings, shown on the Main Floor are French Veils with hand-applied dots of chenille black, brown, several shades of blue 60c to $1.50 yd. Sn Sen Mesh having small square dot at the intersection of tfle meshes. Combination colorings 75c yd. Wbit-and-black Veilings Brussels nets variously dotted with black. 35c and 50c. At 25 and 35c a large assortment of new meshes in all colorings, and black. The Mills Company police court. Following the issuance of state warrants Monday -afternoon they again absented themselves from the city. The Topeka Commercial club in tends to begin a membership cam paign as soon as the new quarters are finished. It might be a good idea to get a flying start on the campaign by beginning now. The supply of tinsel shamrocks, green neckties and other indications of the proximity of St. Patrick's day seems to be sufficiently large to accommodate all who desire to cele brate the day. "Doc" Newman, late county clerk and politician, passed through the city last night with a carload of hogs, bound for the Kansas City market, but he didn't stop long enough to make a forecast politically for 1910. All the cases placed on the June docket of the supreme court have been advanced one week so that more time may be had for the consideration of the cases. The hearings will com mence Tuesday, June 1st. Father F. M. Hayden of the Church of the Assumption has received a sample of genuine shamrock, directly from the Emerald Island, a remem brance from his friend, John E. Red mond, member of parliament. "Lovers Lane" has been officially changed from Central Park and the Washburn campus to the North To peka dikes. This notice was served by the thirty-second degree president of the Handholders union this morn ing. One of the best newspapers in the United States has the dingiest shack of a building and the structure is a dis grace to the block in the city where it is located all of which goes to show that it is the newspaper and not the building. An effort has been made to "boost" Mayor Green for his kindness in trying to show the Democrats how to get their names on the city ticket, but "virtue is its own reward," particularly so when there are plenty of kind friends to re verse an embarrassing decision. The gamblers who were caught keep ing a den in the National hotel are now facing a penitentiary charge. From the National hotel to the penitentiary is quite a jump but there are a num ber of gaps between the two that could be cleared with very little effort. Some of the residents of Euclid park want to be brought into Topeka and some of them do not. Those who do, want sidewalks, water, sewer, paving and gas. Those who don't, are satisfied with life as it is without all of these frills. It will be up to the county com missioners to decide. The Young Women's Christian asso ciation of Topeka is all wrought up over the story going the rounds about six of their members who Unea up and marching to a Biederwolf sign in the southwest part of the city they all spat upon it. The general official opinion of the association is that the girls were justinea. A Topeka fruit expert announces that the peach crop is killed beyond repair, but that the apricots are still safe, which, considering the fact that thera are about three dozen apricot trees in the county, and that apricots are mighty poor excuse for fruit anyway, is not much consolation. The automobile owners of the city have protested against the many fines imposed by Police Judge S. S. Urmy, saying that they are too strong in quantity as well as quality. It isn't anv fun to own an automobile after all unless it is possible to endanger human lives. All pedestrians who are not killed outright by the "scorching" are scared to death. The Atchison Globe, one of the most conservative papers in the country so far as the practice of boosting shows is concerned, was moved out of itself the other day by the exhibition given in that town by the Al G. Field minstrels and gave that aggregation of talent a great boost as follows: "The Al G. Field minstrels was the largest and bestjninstrel. show ever seen in Atchison. There were twelve men in the orchestra and vocally the company was very strong. The scenery was as elaborate as seen with any first class spectacular company." Tlie Moulton Lectures. Professor Moulton will lecture on the Unity of the Bible Wednesday, evening. March 17. He will be in To peka again Saturday evening. March 20. which has been arranged as a substitute for the date lost last week through his failure to reach Topeka.- LOST HEALTH RAYS. Astounding Fact That the Best Part of Sunlight Never Reaches the Eye. A remarkable fact, not known here tofore to the laity, and seemingly but little recognized by the profession, has been brought to light by a recent dis covery. It seems, from facts now first presented, that the material used for eyeglass and spectacle lenses thou sands of people are wearing, will not admit to the eye that part of light giving health and vigor; in fact, ex cludes most of the so-called health rays of sunlight discovered by the Danish scientist, Finsen, some years ago. This- is the part of light that gives health and vigor to plants as well as to animal life. It is now believed that the many in creasing eye troubles of the last few years, and the apparent degeneracy of the organ, are largely due to this deficiency in present eyeglass lenses. This has been known among more ad vanced optical students for some years but it seems that the manufacturers of spectacle and eyeglass lenses gave it no attention. Several attempts have been made to discover a new formula for optical glass that would admit all natural light in proper proportions, but with out success until quite recently, when after several years experimentation, there has been perfected a lens sub stance that will admit to the eye these lost health rays In their natural pro portions. The optical profession is agreed that this is destined to be one of the most valuable discoveries of re cent years. The lens is now being manufactured in Topeka by the Health-Ray Lens company, and is sold by the leading Opticians of this city. Any of the fol lowing will demonstrate and supply this new and better lens: W. J. Lew is, Geo. R. Rankin, F. W. Swearingen, R. H. Morehouse, J. B. Hayden or M. L. Addis. He Offered the First Bill. Washington, March 16. To Repre sentative Sabath, a Democrat of Illinois, fell the honor of introducing the first house bill in the Sixty-first congress. It was a bill to require per sons carrying on occupations and trades subject to the regulative power of Congress to pay compensation to employes injured and to change the general law for injuries received on mail routes. Card of Thanks. "WO Wish to extend m-fltAfnl anil heartfelt thanks to all fratornal nr. ders, school organizations, societies and friends for the kindness and ex pressions of love and sympathy shown in the sickness and death of Ray, our loved one. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Swearingen and family. Can be cured only by a remedy that will remove the cause. The oftener you Stop it with head ache powders or pills the quicker it will return. Generally, head ache comes from a disturbed stomaeh or irregular bowels, and almost invari ably Lane's Family Mriifirif (called also Lane's Tea) a tonic laxative, will cure bead ache in short order by regulating1 the bowels and reinvigorating the stomach. It is a great natural herb blood medicine and the favorite laxa tive of old and young. At druggists', 25c. and 50c. (JOCIETY Miss Eugenia Quinton has asked the following guests for luncheon Friday at 1 o'clock in compliment to Miss Nadine Lytle: Miss Hazel Howe, Miss Mary Sutherland,, Miss Julia Well house, Miss Fay Quinton, Miss Mar garet Garvey, Miss Helen Sharitt, Miss Helen Haughey, Miss Ella Davis, Miss Sue Rodgers and Mrs. Fred Gillespie.

Announcement cards have been re ceived of the marriage of Miss Effie Livers and Mr. 'Ernest J. Crawford. At home after April 1, 123 South Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. Crawford is the son of Mrs. Katherine Crawford, and until recently made his no me nere.

Mr. Fred BuHene and Mrs. Alice Bullene will move this week into the artistically planned bungalow which Mr. Bullene has just completed near the corner of Twelfth and Fillmore streets.

Pale blue satin liberty was used for the pretty dinner gown in the accom panying sketch. The lines are unusually graceful, becoming and unexaggerated. Soft folds of the satin were drawn over the shoulder and held by the broad girdle of satin, embroidered in gold. A Dana or this embroidery outlined the slightly low neck. The entire front of the bodice was formed of horizontal tucks of blue tulle;' Blue tulle also served for the little transparent sleeve. The skirt was a perfectly plain four gore model, with seam in front and the hem topped by a piping of the satin. The Wednesday Bridge club will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. W. W. Wlkidal.

Miss Phipps, the violin instructor at Washburn, assisted by Miss Helen Hogeboom, will give a recital In Mac Vicar chapel Thursday evening at 8:15, and everybody is cordially in vited. -The Rev. Dr.' and Mrs. F. N. Lynch asked a number of friends in Monday afternoon to meet Dr. Eugene May of Washington, who during the after noon gave several readings and an in teresting talk on Japan. Tea was served in Japanese fashion, and the decorations were cherry blossoms, lanterns and artistic panels of Jap anese work. The Ceramic Art club will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. H. A. Schwarz, 408 Western avenue. Mr. George Stone will give a talk on color contrasts and harmonies, and members are requested to bring their motifs. The Topeka council Toltec Rite will give a Saint Patrick's day social to morrow night at the home of Mrs. George B. Speer, 619 Monroe street. Miss Florence Johnstone, Miss Myrtle Radcliffe, Mr. Harley Whitman, Mr. Darwin Bradley and Mrs. Isabel McArthur compose the company which left today to give a series of entertainments in the Santa Fe read ing rooms between here and Los Angeles. The Helianthus Literary club will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. E. Connolley, 816 Lincoln street. The following new officers were elected at last week's meeeting: Mrs. A. C. Richardson, president; Mrs. W. W. Smith, vice president, and Miss Ida Umpleby, secretary and treasurer. The Richardson Art club will not hold its regular meeting this week. A thimble narty will be given at the home of Mrs. F. O. Boyd. 1272 Garfield, by the woman's society of the Central Congregational church, Wednesday af ternoon. Mrs. Henri Strawn. 337 Woodlawn av enue, has asked guests for bridge to morrow afternoon, in compliment to Miss Nadine Lytle. Mrs. Thomas Norris. 1019 Fillmore street, will be the hostess for the In formal 500 club Thursday afternoon. 4( Miss Edith Maxwell. 1348 Garfield street, will entertain the E. T. C. girls this evening at her home. Notes and Personal Mention. Mrs. Harry Bruce Walker of Kansas City will arrive Wednesday to spend a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hayden. Mrs. H. L. Gage of Moscow, Pa., is the guest of Mayor William Green and family. Mrs. H. B. Sanborn and Mrs. Avery Turner, who have been visiting Mrs. Charles Blood Smith,' returned to Am arillo, Texas. Saturday. Mr. Harold Chase, has gone, to Ex celsior Springs to spend a week. Mr. Arthur Ranney, of Arkansas City, is the guest of Mr. George Parkhurst. Miss Helen Smith will be the week end guest of Mrs. W. E. Drechsel of Leavenworth. Mr. Ed Kellam and his mother. Mrs. E. B. Kellam, spent Sunday in Excel sior Springs. Mrs. A. L. Redden and Mrs. Fred Gordon, who have been in Oklahoma for several months, have returned to To peka and are the guests of Mrs. Chas. Blood Smith for a few days before op ening their home, at 1164 Clay street. Mrs. A. G. Frost and son, of the City of Mexico, will be the guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Frost. Mrs. George Cullen. who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Don Mulvane, left Monday for her home in Des Moines. Mr. J. G. Bloom is in Chicago attend ing the engineering and maintenance of way. convention. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sterne. Miss Helen Sterne, and Miss Grace Sterne, Mr. Conrad Sterne and Mrs. George END OF A RED NOSE New Flesh-Colored Product That Heals and Hides Skin Imperfec tions. A peculiar feature of poelam, a new ekin discovery, is that if is naturally flesh-colored and contains no grease, so that when used on the face for the complexion, or for pimples, red noses, or any other inflammations,-blemishes, or discolorations, its-presence can not be detected. It can thus be applied in the daytime, the natural color of the skin being immediately restored and the actual healing and curing pro cess accomplished n,a few days. It can be had of any pharmacist who sells pure drugs. Fred A. Snow makes a specialty of it. Fifty cents' worth will answer either for the troubles mentioned or in curing ordinanry cases of eczema. Itching stops at once. The Emergency Laboratories, No. 32 West Twenty-fifth street. New York, are the sole dispensing agents for poslam in the United States, and will send an experimental quantity free by mail in plain wrapper to all who write for it. This will show rexults after an overnight application. Eagle left today for a two months' stay in California. Mr. Charles Fellows of Los Angeles, who has been here on a short business trip, will accompany them. Mrs. W. S. Hindman, who has been seriously ill at her home; 710 West Tenth street, is slightly improved. Miss Lillian Parfit returned Monday to Lincoln, Neb., after spending several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Parflt. Mrs. P. J. Monaghan, who has been very low with pneumonia, is slightly im proved. Mrs. Elizabeth McNab, who has been the guest of her nephew, Mr. Charles Gault, left today for her home on Long Island. Mr. J. F. Lyttle is in El Paso on busi ness. Mr. J. C. Seeley left today for New York. Mr. C. S. Chamberlain has gone to Texas on a short business trip. Mrs. E. A. O'Brien and Mrs. Patrick Campbell left today for Chicago. Mr. John F. Switzer was in Inde pendence today. Mr. L. M. Crawford is in Wichita on business. Mr. Thomas Alford has returned from a few days in Coffeyville. Mr. Roy Johnson was in Wichita Mon day. Born to Mr., and Mrs. Floyd W. Mar chant, 306 East Seventh street, a daugh ter The choir and Endeavor society of the First U. B. church, will give a box social at. the church Wednesday even ing. There will be a programme given appropriate to St. Patrick's day. Wedding invitations, visiting cards, newest styles. Adams' Bros. AMUSEMENTS. At the Grand. Florence Roberts, whose position as a star is firmly fixed, will appear at the Grand tonight in a new play by Sey mour Obermer entitled "The House of Bondage." In this production Miss Roberts will have the highly capable assistance of Arthur Forrest, Thurlow Bergen, Kent Bosworth, Harry Gibbs, Ann Warrington and Mary Bertrand. A correct and handsome setting is given the piece by John Cort, under whose direction Miss Roberts is again appearing. It is said that Miss Roberts entire career, in which an unbroken succession of successes have empha sized her ability, has given her no role that so admirably suits her qualifica tions as that of "Joan" in this play. "The House of Bondage" has been par ticularly praised on account of its brilliant lines, smart epigrams and keen repartee. "The Clansman," Thos. Dixon's fam ous southern play dealing with the re construction period and the Ku Klux Klan, will be seen at the Grand opera house next Friday night, March 19. The announcement of the coming of "Buster Brown" will awaken pleasant anticipations among the theater going folks. "Buster Brown" is one of the most entertaining of all the musical comedies. Master Rice will be seen in the title role and the other principal parts will be capably filled. This play will be at the Grand next Saturday matinee and night. At the Novelty. The Novelty theater was opened un der the new management last night un der most favorable auspices as a stock house, with the Readick Stock com pany playing "The Old Sexton." This delightful pastoral comedy was writ ten by Mr. Frank Readick who plays the title role with keen appreciation of the gentle sympathy and quaint com edy of the old man character. It is a play that appeals directly to sym pathetic, homely instincts and the large audience that greeted the players was enthusiastic in its applause. Geo. L. Spaulding was efficient as the son who left home wrong and came back right. and Jack Thomas, Milly Freeman and Chris Nelson appeared to advantage in character roles. Elizabeth Drake proved herself competent in the part of! Ida Wade, a winsome Miss, bringing much charm of manner and personal comeliness to her interpretation of the role. "The Old Sexton" will be con tinued at the Novelty the remainder of the week, with matinees .Wednesday and Saturday. One of the most entertaining vaude ville bills that has been seen at the Maiestic theater this season was wit nessed by large audiences at each of the three performances yesterday afternoon and evening. Myrtle Vic- torine and the two Zolars, offered a pretty and decidedly pleasing act in cluding dancing and singing, the clos ing number put on by the trio, "Lazy Moon," receiving a number of encores. Another of the headliners was Miss Alice De Garma, the sensational aerial artist, who performed some of the thrilling feats that scored such a hit at the New York Hippodrome recently. Miss De Garma is assisted by Peter Keogh. From the moment he stepped On the stage Joe Hardman, the com- The Tempting Teasing Taste of Post Toasties Is better than atonic to "wake up" the appetite. Golden-brown Bits, Flavory, Crisp and Delicious "The Tate Lingers" Popular pkg. 10c; Urge Family lze 16c Postum Cereal Company. Limited, Battle creeK. aiiuu. If A Baking School Where instructions are given for the making of good wholesome food, by the use of wholesome ingredients, in a place where every intelligent woman in the city of Topeka, should be found every afternoon. When it conies to the ingredients of baked goods, baking powder should not be lost sight of, as the resi due left in food by most baking powders, is very dan gerous, the oldest baking poAvders on the market are the most unwholesome. The word Pure, on a can, has fooled people for fifty 3rears. What do you care about purity .in the can, if it leaves poison in the food? Why not buy the can that says, $1,000 given for anything injurious to health found in food prepared with Calumet Baking Powder, the best and most wholesome in the world? Come to the baking school and ye will show you the certificate to this effect. Bring a can of any kind of bak ing powrder you wish tested, unopened, and Mrs. Colvin will pay you for it, and show you what it leaves in the food. The baking for Wednesday will be Fairy Loaf Cake, Lady Baltimore Cake, Orange Cookies. THE PLACE 115 East Sixth Street (First Door West of Dibble's) We furnish pads and pencils. "Goodies" to Delight SI. Patrick's Heart Tradition has it, that St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland with a feather duster. They were tickled to death. Our palate ticklers will not tickle you to death but to health and a keener realization of the good things of life which are responsible for more than half our pleasure. The pleasure of eating. St. Patrick Taffy, orj- Sll ."mrocks lb UC bright green, 2 for irlslt Orescent Cakes Shamrock Kisses.,. 1 flf, .ffesh and green, 1 a doz.. lut each... 1 UC Favor Hods small En'ortirf 't" i ones for decoration 5(. Imported -h po. J Qc Ior-v Potato Chips made -from Irish Flags genuine CJ-, "Ould Sod" Irish A( ones, each'. potatoes, lb VC The Ideal Bakery THE PLACE THAT'S DIFFERENT Weston Bread and Other Things Make It So. 121 West 6th St. Phone 190 ONCE WASTE NOW WEALTH. Twenty-five years ago cotton seed was thrown away as absolutely worth less. Today, products representing the enormous total of $150,000,000 a year are made from this once-despised cot ton seed. Improved processes of crush ing and refining the oil have resulted in a product equal to" the purest olive oil in nutritive value. From it is pro duced a cooking fat (called Cottolene) which is claimed by physicians to be purer and much more wholesome than lard, and it is much more economical as well. As this fact becomes generally known the use of cotton seed oil in the form of Cottolene will be practically unlimited. edian, kept his audience laughing and applauding. Hardman is one of th? rapid tire jokers and the audience voted him one of the best monologists that has ever appeared before a Topeka audience. A clever little sketch, fuil of action and comedy was presented by Walter Frederick and Katherine Kirk- wood. The story deals with an east ern society girl and a dime novel cow boy and affords much amusement. One of the most laughable stunts put on at the Majestic in a long time was the burlesque equilibrism of Blocksdn Burns who performed impossible feats in hand and head balancing and defy all the laws of gravitation with the aid of a wire suspends from the rig ging loft. Mr. dlenn Waggoner scored a hit pinging one of his -own composi tions illustrated with colored slides and the Majestiscope showed several interj ecting motion pictures. Mr. George J. Buhl, the popular pianist, has re turned to Topeka and was in his old place yesterday as leader of the Ma jestic orchestra. ATTENTION, Mr. Office Man You really intend buy ing the very best of of fice supplies, but the question is DO YOU O GET THE BEST Another thing, you wan some particular thing in a hurry some time, maybe its only a special kind of pens or clips or fasteners, but anyway you want them delivered at once, the quesiion is DO O YOU GET THEM The Answer to both questions is simple: Tele phone "Double Eighteen" WILSON ffi Co. 107 WEST SIXTH AVENUE.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNALTUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 16, 1909. 9 ON THE NORTH SIDE Silver Lake Will Tot on Drain age Bonds. Board Is Giren Authority to Call an Election. DANGEROUS BARN FIRE W. W. Walton Loses a Hack and Other Equipment. Fred Stone Who Formerly Lived Here and his Triumphs. An election of the taxpayers of the Kaw valley drainage district between Topeka and Silver Lake, will be held in the near future to decide whether or not that $23,000 bonds shall be voted for flood Improvements in the district. The drainage board was given authority to call this election at a meeting held Sat urday by the taxpayers of the district at the school house of district No. 21, when Engineer Parkhurst's report was submitted to them. Yesterday the board met at the home of Eri Hans ford and adopted the engineer's report. This calls for a dike similar in con struction to the North Topeka dike with a twenty foot crown. If construct ed it will begin about two miles west of Topeka and form almost a continu ous wall for a distance of nine miles. It will be located on what is known as the second bench of the Kaw. This means that it will be from five to twenty rods back from the river, on a slight shelf or bench. In some places In the nine miles ex tent, there will be very little diking necessary as the ground along these distance Is on a level with the high water mark of 1908, to which level the dike is to conform. A barn owned by I. J. Ketchum and occupied by W. W. Walton at 1306 Tay lor street was destroyed by Are which was discovered about 2:30 o'clock this morning. Mr. Walton estimates his loss at $900. His hack was burned, and harness, and overcoats, and 'a quantity of feed were also destroyed. No horses were lost. Mr. Walton's team was do ing duty in the city at the time. The cause of the fire is not known. The hack was insured for about J100. Mr. Ketchum is out of town and the Insurance on the barn, if any could not be learned. Barns belonging to J. E. Brown at 1303 Polk and Mrs. Elizabeth Dake at 1307 Polk and other sheds in the neighborhood also caught Are but the fire department extinguished tha flames before much damage was done to tr Xo one seems to know who first turn ed In the alarm. However, Fred Deppe or 1317 i'olk street aroused Mr. Walton, by knocking at his door until he finally aroused him. By this time the Ketchum barn was a mass of flames. The quick work of the firemen who arrived on the scene from station No. 1 was all that saved all of the other stables. It seems that the Ketchum barn was nearly burned down before any alarm was Flveu. Below is a clipping from Sunday's Ft. Louis Globe-Democrat referring to the comedian, Fred Stone, a former North Topeka boy and cousin of W. M. Van Ness of 1709 Kansas avenue and Mrs. F. P. Elmore of 905 Van Buren street. The clipping Is taken from an advance notice of the famous "Red Mill" company which played at the Olympic theater in St. Louis Sunday evening. It is as follows: Finally, there is the performance of the stellar comedians, Montgomery and Stone, two of the most expert and comical men on the American stage. Each needs the other as a foil, and both contribute vast quantities of fun to the work as a whole. Mr. Stone's eccentric dancing is one of the marvels Fred Stone, Xorth Topeka Boy In His Famous Character as the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz and In Red 51111. of present day musical cpmedy production. Mr. Stone mentioned is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. p. stone, formerly of North Topeka. The family came to Kansas from Iowa, in the early days. Xiy tne way, iowa is said to have pro duced as many theatrical DeoDle as any state in the union. The Stones first settled at Burrton, and from there moved to North Topeka, making their home in tne .Barrett block at Gordon street and Kansas avenue. Mr. Stone ran a barber shop. Fred Stone and his brother, Ed, attended school in the old Quincy school building. When quite young, the boys began to play circus. They learned to do all sorts of flip flops, hand springs and rope walking feats, much to the admiration and envy of their companions. At one time the Stona brothers gave an exhibition at Silver Lake. Besides their circus stunts, both often took part in the musical entertainments given by the young people of North Topeka. When they were about twelve years old the boys traveled with Sells Bros circus, and later with Rlngling. Later Fred Stone was given the part of the "Scare Crow" in the original Wizard of Oz company. The man ager of the company said that he was especially adapted for the part, as It requires Doth an actor and an acrobat. Ed Stone took the part of the "Lion" in the same company. Mr. Montgom ery played the "Tin Man." Some time after this Ed Stone died. Later Fred Stone accepted an engagement with the "Red Mill" company in partnership with Mr. Montgomery. Mr. Stone is married. He is said to receive a salary of $1,000 a week. He has bought a summer home on Long Island, near New York city. His par ents are living there. Besides being related to this famous actor, Mr. Van Ness and Mrs. Elmore are cousins of A. S. Stone, who with his son, Verne, did a musical act at the Novelty last fall. They were known as the "Martinez" and dressed in Spanish costumes. Contracts are ready to be signed by those who wish to represent the Cen tral Avenue Christian church in the Church leagued A. E. Robinson, manager of the team, and O. Layton, captain, are anxious to have as many players as possible and sign at once. All who sign will be given a fair chance. Those who do not make good on the first team will be given a chance on the junior team which is being organized by Leslie Montgomery of the South Side Y. M. C. A., providing they are under eighteen. It is probable that the old baseball diamond in Garfield park will be used again. The old team made a good showing there last year. The contracts hold a man to play with the Central Avenue Christian church league this season and with no other until the player is released. It also requires players to observe the article IV of the Church league which Is as follows: 1. No person shall be permitted to represent more than one church at a time. 2. No person shall be permitted to represent one church and then repre sent another without showing a writ ten release signed by his manager and the pastor of the church which he formerly represented. 3. The use of tobacco, intoxicating liquor, obscene- or profane language by any of the contestants in any event, under the Jurisdiction of this league, or the engaging in any kind of athletic sport on the Sabbath day shall render such person at once Ineligible and subject to suspension by the executive committee. Notes and Personals. You are invited to come and see all that is new in fashionable millinery. Every prevailing style for early spring wear at Mrs. Todd's. A farewell party for Misses Lelah and Hazel Brewer who leave soon for Alta Vista was given last evening at the home of Miss Blanche Golden, 1408 Jefferson street. Games, music and refreshments caused the time to pass quickly. Those present were: Misses Lelah and Hazel Brewer. Miss Minnie Nystrom, Miss Myrtle Broom, Miss Elizabeth Brill. Miss Lefa Thomas, Miss Mary Summers, Miss Lena Cooke, Miss Jessie Van Fleet, Miss Mary Westbrook, Miss Blanche Golden, Mrs. H. R. Blanchard, Mr. Ralph Parrish, Mr. Charlie Sheetz, Mr. Schlegel, Mr. Frank Golden, Mr. Clarence Gabriel, Mr. Fred White head, Mr. Kirk McCorkill, Mr. Sam Waite, Mr. Fred Firner, Mr. Guy Offield and Mr. Tom Westbrook. Grandma Manker, wife of Lewis Manker, pioneer of Topeka, was stricken with appolexy at her home, 1144 Spruce street, Saturday and is not expected to recover. She is the mother of Mrs. Richard Ash, Mrs. Geo. C. Stocker, Mrs. Mattie Streeter and Mrs. Ella Easter. The Fraternal Aid, Shawnee coun cil No. 1, will give a dance at Barrett's hall tomorrow evening. Call and ee our Easter hats at Mrs. J. C. Joseph, 823 North Kansas Frank Hartwlck formerly of Onaga visited In North Topeka today. He was on his way to Lynn county where he has bought three-quarters of a sec tion of land and will make his home there. Mrs. Wm. Shorey of 1414 Holman streets, who has been 111 with the grippe for the last two weeks. Is re ported to be recovering. Mrs. C. H. Hale of Silver Lake is visiting her brother, A. E. Robinson, just north of the city on the Central avenue road. The most up-to-date and latest styles of spring millinery on sale Wednesday at Mrs. Burgen's millinery 3t o ft o T7 m M t en JJ v A Myriad of Millinery Stars Will Be Seen At Our Formal Opening Every lady in Topeka, who is interested in fashions latest spring edict, is extended a warm invitation to visit the extraor dinary event of our annual SPRING OPENING Wednesday, March 1 7th The most exquisite conceptions in ladies head apparel will be shown from the most radical and extreme to the most conserva tive and dignified. This year, more than ever before, we shall make this unusual affair a success because of the beauty and rarity of our showing. 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SStf- Topeka Millinery Co. Miss Barbara Tauer 611 Kansas Avenue store, 833 North Kansas avenue, up stairs. Ed Ehrbacher of Delia spent yester day in North Topeka. For carpenter and cabinet work, see Shorey McAfertyv J. J. Segrest has traded his property at 1501- Van Buren street for land near Rock Island, Tex. He expects to make his home there-iri the future. Miss Mabel Watson of Kansas City, who is attending K. U. at Lawrence, spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. A. T. Rowe, at 132 Harrison street. Don't forget to all at Mrs. Burgen's for that Easter bonnet.- She has the largest stock of millinery in North To peka and is at 833 North Kansas ave nue, upstairs. Walter Shore, Who has been con fined to Christ's hospital for about two months, was taken home Satur day. He is reported to be improving. Glass mantles and globes sold at Thompson's 5 10 cent store. Buy Red Seed oats at Forbes Bros.' 117 West Laurent street. G. A. G. Morris, who has been 111 with the grip for some time is re ported to be convalescent. Mrs. E. S. Hazzard and family have moved to 1107 Van Buren street. Mr. Hazzard has gone to Sioux City, Iowa, where he has accepted a position. The family came here from Little Sioux. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Harris of Wabaunsee county are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Harold Wiseman. OAICLAMD 6g5Sf P Items for the Oakland notes may be left at the Iowa Grocery or telephoned to Ind. phone 2881 Black. When In need of. lumber or building .material, see J. B. Whelan Co.. 4th and S. F. tracks. Tels. 865. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Shoqulst are the parents of a son born Monday evening. Miss Myrtle Neil rs able to be at work again after several weeks' illness with an attack of tonsilitis. Miss Bertha Millertis spending a few days the guest of friends In Valley Falls. Mr. Arthur Hoach, of Russell, is here spending several days the guest of relatives and friends while on his way to Kansas City where he will enter a training school. Mr. Harry Shaw is improving after a two weeks' illness. He has been suf fering with an attack of rheumatism. Miss Beryl Arthur, of Salina. came here today to spend three weeks the guest or friends. Miss Blanche and Mr. Arthur Cook left today. for a week's visit with friends and relatives in Chanute. Mrs. Ida Crov left last night for her home in Pomona after a short visit here the guest of Mrs, J. C. Lingo. The Oakland club of old soldiers, who celebrate their members birthdays are being kept pretty busy this week. Last night they gathered at the home of Mr. McCarty, tonight they will meet at the home of Mr. B. M. VanCleave and to morrow night at the home of Mr. See man. Mrs. Vandeventer returned home yes terday from Mankato where she has spent several days visiting her son. Mrs. Charles Collins has returned to her home in Kansas City after a few days' visit with friends and relatives here. Miss Floy Burt, of Atchison, is here spending several days visiting friends while on her way to Winfleld, where she will be bridesmaid at the wedding of her brother, Mr. Harry Burt, which will take place March 25. Mr. Albert Collins left today for an extended business trip through south ern Kansas and Oklahoma. Miss Ada Smith will entertain a few friends at dinner Thursday evening in honor of Miss Beulah Johnson of Se dan. Word has been received here of the marriage of Mr. Roy Kitchell. Mr. Kitchell is a former resident of Oak land, having been raised from childhood here, leaving two years ago for south ern Arizona where he is now stationed. The wedding took place late In Febru ary, to Miss Neva Washburn, a young lady from Texas. They are making their home in Starlight, Ariz. BACK TO HIS PARENTS. Chicago Apasia Patient Gradually lie covering Memory. Milwaukee, Wis., March 16. Wil liam Childs, who for two years wan dered about the country suffering from sensory aphasia, or complete loss of memory, and whose mind cleared up when a camera clicked in the Milwaukee county hospital, will be returned to Brooklyn, N. Y., this week. There his parents will take care of him. "Childs is by no means cured," said a physician in charge. "It is true that the cloud is lifted from his brain but every care must be taken lest he suffer a relapse. Gradually he. remembers more and more of his past life. We have cautioned him to sleep for fear of overtaxing the brain." Lack of Opium Kills Many. San Francisco, March 16. That the opium curse in China is not being stamped out without loss of life is the statement of Dr. E. J. Toker, a med ical missionary, who has just returned from a seven years" sojourn In that country. Dr. Toker says that many of the habitual users of the drug have succumbed when it has been taken away from them and that many others have been driven into insanity. But in spite of these facts he declares that the movement is going forward with great rapidity. NEARLY FINISHED. St. Francis H ospital W ill Be Ready in July. Plumbers and Elpctricians .Busy With the Interior. WILL BE FIRE PROOF. One of the Most Convenient in the City. Effort to Raise Money Beets Poor Response. Rapid progress is being made by the workmen on the new St. Francis Jios pltal, which is being erected by the Sisters of Charity on Sixth avenue be tween Garfield and Morris streets. The roof has recently been put on the building and the plumbers, electricians and other finishers are at work and it is expected that the hospital will be finished about the first of July and ready for occupancy some time during that month. The new St. Francis hospital will be one of the largest in the city. It is a four-story and basement structure, 125 feet long by 55 feet wide,, and it Is con structed of solid brick with a stone foundation, vitrified brick being used in the facing. On the south side of the structure on each of the four floors is a spacious porch, 11 feet wide and run ning 100 feet along the length of the buildins. When this hospital is completed it promises to be one of the most con venient and modernly equipped hospi tals In this part of the country. ine heating plant and boiler room will oc cupy the basement and on the first floor will be the otnee and administra tion rooms, the drug room, nurses' din ing room, sisters community room, kitchen and receiving room. The second and third stories will contain the pri vate rooms for patients and the oper ating and sterilizing rooms and a. few private rooms will be located on the fourth floor. On each of the three floors above the first story there will be a diet room and sufficient bath and wash rooms. Careful attention is being paid to pro tection against fire' in the construction of the building. The flooring of the halls and corridors will be hard oak and the rooms will be floored with hard pine. The elevator shaft will be enclosed on each floor with wire-glass, and metal studding and steel lath has been used in the stairways and corridors. There is a stairway, eight feet wide In both the east and west ends of the building, and the most modern system of ventila tion will be used in the hospital. Altogether there will be about 30 pri vate rooms in the hospital, some of which will be large enough to accom modate two patients and in addition to the -private rooms there will be a large ward that will hold a number of cots. A corps of not less than 20 nurses will be necessary to serve the hospital and a training class for nurses will be instituted as soon as the hospital is put into operations It has not as yet been decided who Will be placed at the head of the hospital and the appoint ment will not be made for some time to come. Trouble to Get Money. The cost of the building will be about $75,000, whlch'is exclusive of the equipment. It is estimated that at least J 8,000 more will be required to furnish and equip the hospital. The sisters having supervision over the con struction of the hospital are now en gaged in soliciting- funds for the in stitution and their efforts among the citizens of Topeka thus far have not been exactly encouraging. Up to date only $3,051.50 have been paid in to the sisters. Of this amount $72.50 was solicited by. the Topeka Commer cial club. The sum of $215.50 in ad dition has been subscribed, but it has not been paid in as yet. Quite a number of business men to whom applications for contributions have been made have declined to as sist in the erection of this institution and those who are in charge of the project are apprehensive that the hospital will have to begin opera tion under a heavy debt. While a charge will be made by the hospital for services rendered to those who are able to pay, yet one of the provinces of this new institution will' be to give proper medical attention to the poor and needy patients who are unable to pay a hospital fee and because of the service to be rendered to the needy sick of' the city, it is considered that the institution is worthy of assistance from local business men and citizens. The work of soliciting funds to help in the construction of the hospital is in charge of Sister Mary Peter and she states that she will devote con siderable time between now and the first of July toward obtaining contrib utions from local people. A large sum is yet to be raised and those in charge hope to open the hospital without a too burdensome debt at the start. Cancer Cured In Twelve Days Patient 75 Years Old, Had Cancer for Twenty xears. voiuuwrujr irau ties That He Was Cured hi Twelve Days. ment removed a cancer from his face, i "-T- V. M WUiie tl l. ill ll pailful, oajra. l my cancer was killed clear to the bone. I would like to send you many mora letters with names and addresses of peo ple who have been cured by my cancer cure, that you may see for yourself what feana unil mV h4 Tl T"ROTl fl II V Hi CI UHlnfPll with some of them. If you are anuciea wnn cancer, Kinaay fill in coupon and mail to me at once. I won't tell you, but those who have been cured, will. L nave one UL IIIV tuic.i wuuuuiuma u the country for those who wish to come ana nave my pcrnjutu -ever, you can cure yourself Just as well at home. Any bank or business firm in Lebanon will tell you we are reliable and SUCCessIUl 111 curing wwci. Write me at once ur jmruuumi 3. If you suffer from cancer in any FREE CANCER COUPON form, simply fill In your name and address on dotted lines below and mail today to Dr. Curry Cancer Cure Co., Curry Sanitarium, Lebanon, Ohio. Tou will be surprised how easily you can cure yourself at home without risk or danger. Name Street City State..i....". JCIf you prefer not to address the Cancer Company itself, you may reach the doctor privately just as well by addressing his private secretary, E. W. Ramsey. Box 1066, Lebanon. Ohio. SPECIAL FOR WEDNESDAY Best Bulk Cocoanut 15c per pound Monarch Cut Asparagus large can 30c each Shelled English Walnuts 30c per pound Shelled Almonds 35c per pound Shelled Pecons 60c per pound Carnation Milk r 2 cans for 15c Topeka Club Coffee 25c per pound (Equal to any coffee sold in Topeka at 30, 35c or 40c per lb.) Wm. Green Son Grocery Co. Oregon Washington and Idaho Where land is cheap, towns are new, and "opportunities are exceptionally good for farming or business. See the Pacific Northwest country for yourself. Take advantage of the Low Homeseekers Fares In effect every First and Third Tuesday, of each month during 1909 via Union Pacific Electric Block Signals All the Way Tlte Safe Road to Travel Dining; Car Meals and Service the Best in the World Ask about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at Seattle, Wash., X 909 "For full information inquire of FRANKLIN A. LEWIS, Agent, TOPEKA. KAS. We Clean Carpets and when we have finished cleaning them they are pure and free from germs We Take Them Up, Clean Them, and LayThem Again at Small Cost Our method does not tear them and wear them out we keep all the dirt McCormicK Rug Co, 522 Van Buren St. Phones 421 I rx III Greatest Assortment OVER lOOO VARIETIES Vegetable Seed: Our Garden Seeds are grown for us under apeelal contracts by the most experienced growers in the world and ara plant ed annually by the most critical gardeners. No packet seed sold here all in the bulk. Flower Seed:: Fresh and of strong germination. Our mixtures con tain the fines varieties. For beautiful flowers, use our seed non better. No packet seed sold by us all in the bulk and put up while you wait. Field Seed: Our field seeds invariably give satisfaction as we handle only the best. We have the most modern seed cleaning machinery and our aim is to have everything first class. GET OCR BIG CATALOGUE 823-625 Quincy St.. Both Phones. Prompt Delivery. X. B. A full line of Poultry Supplies. ZIMMERMAN SEED CO.

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10 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1909. WANTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS. W HTPIV. 1 TTOfS M. Lagerstrom to J. T. Lagerstrom. lot 49 and e. Vz 51 Sixth ave. west... J 8. S. Ott and wife to W. L. Travis, lot 574 and n. Vt 576 Fillmore St.. Ott Tewksbury add R. McCIure to W. McArthur. lot l3 Kansas ave .....w.sw M. N. Schlegel and wife to A. E. Ncl- on anu win', una St., Horne'f add Bamp to G. W. Nelson, pt. lots llo-17-19 and 21 Lincoln st.,Horne s add "W. L. Ost and wife to H. D. Mar quis, pt. Kaw res 350 350 :,300 w""9fi Van Rnren st.. Huntoon's add. 2,175 J. K. Niccnm and wife to same, lots 222-4-6 and S Byron ave.. Oakley s T.BlB. Garret' and "wife to The Shaw nee Building Loan Association, lot 49 and s. Vz 51 West st...add B to College Hill "V.-" W. C. Clauser and husband to AN 900 175 Jacobs. Jr.. lots 421 ana st.. Ritchie's add 1.600 M. E. Lakin to N. Olson, lots In s. w. U ao-n-l vvv;. W. T. Haves and wife to F. K. lom son. lots' 1-2-3. blk. 1, Elrnont........ The Ex-Farm Co. to J. E. Shaffer, lots 109 to 117. inc., Waite St., 350 200 H. Hedderman and wife to M. Coun cil, lots 34ii-2-4 and 6 Morris ave., Stllson Bartholomew add J. Rrennemnnn to O. W. Fisher, lots 2B5 and 7 Lincoln st..Vestlawn add., nlso lots ii0 and 622 inc.. Lane st. Jansens add E L. Rodecker and wife to J. J. King, lots 91 and 2 Jackson i Firey's add A. Olson to E. Edler. lots 208 and 10 SCO 700 450 Grattan St.. Heery s sun v viinra to F T .en enberger. i w i,: n w li 17-12-16 E P. Quail and husband to K. S. Eigler. e. ,i n. e. V 2-13-15 3.SO0 I. O. Gozad and wife to R. Copp. tract in w. ',i s. w. U 25-U-lo. 1.000 G W. Fisher to F. J. Evan. ,ots 10 and 12 Lane St.. Battey Jan- sen s sub J. E. Mathews and wife to J. David. pt. n. w. '.i 24-12-15 .-..19.000 K. F. Morehouse and wife to A. K. Mulholland. lot 32 and pt. 30 and Sth ave.. east v.- M. E. Holmes to N. F. Morehouse, pt. lots 30 and 34 and all lot 2 Sth ave.. east "a'n C H Curry to C. P. Kleinschmidt, lots" 229 to 239 inc., Maryland ave.. Highland Park sub 600 J. D. Corbet and wife to p Blanchard. w. 4 n. w. U 4-12-I.l 5,200 The Coronado Development Co. to L. P. Quail, e. 4 n- e. 4 2-13-la 1 WANTED Sn!3TJS5SuJ- WANTED By experienced stenographer or office girl, permapent position; refer ences. F. It. C. care Journal. EXPERIENCED young man desires posi tion as collector; references, j uuuiimi "WANTED Situation by married man. 27 years of age; 7 years' office experience. 717 Lane. 251S White. POSITION as housekeeper in a rooming house or small hotel, state wages, au- dress 42 care Journal. WANTED Position as office girl, care Journal. D. L. WANTED MATjE HKLJP,. WANTED Railway Mail Clerks. Salary $800 to $1,400. trxaminauons in i upo. May 15th. Common education sufficient. Candidates prepared free. Write Immed iately. Franklin Institute, Dept. .98, Ro chester, N. T. "WANTED Farm hands, laborers, line man, bridge man, solocitors, laundry help, women cooks, pastry cook. 20 house girls, waitresses $20 mo, dishwashers, maids. A. L. Furman. 811 Kan. ave. Phones 6b2. WANTED 15 teams to haul stone. Phone 2541. Bell 17571. W. E. McCarter. WANTED Old couple fo live on farm in this county. H. C. Root, 121 West 6th. WANTED Teams to haul crushed rock. Call Ind. 1468. WANTED To employ a Catholic gentle man as local representative. We require a person -of energy and ability for the position. Salary $18 per week. Write at once for particulars. The Hoey Publishing Co.. 323 Dearborn st., Chicago. 111. WANTED Several lady demonstrators for house-to-house work, not over thirty five years of age, neat, intelligent, and -w-ho can furnish good character reference. Must be without ties and in position to travel. Experience not essential. Call be tween 10 and 11 a. m. only. Mrs. Colvin, at the baking school, 115 E. 6th St. WANTED Seamstress thoroughly compe tent to work on jackets. Apply to Mrs. Winger in charge of our alteration dept. The Warren M. Crosby Co. WANTED Girl to feed a job printing press. Give age. wages desired per month, phone number and street address. Address at once P. O. Box 100, City. PUBLIC EXPERT STENOGRAPHER Patronage solicited. 623 Kansas ave. (Upstairs, Suite 3.) Ind. phone 202. WANTED At once good cook at Midland hotel. 4th and Qulncy. WANTED rt!-'NTS. SELL "Life and Works of Dunbar." "the famous Negro dialect poet, who died recently. Agents make $20.00 a day. Big commissions, outfit free, exclusive terri tory. Write quick. J. L. Nichols Co., Naperville, 111. WE PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE for secondhand clothes, shoes, hats and overcoats. Drop a card or call Ind. phone 1538. Abe Jacobson, 500 Kansas avenue. WANTED To buv a one horse wagon, cheap. E. W. Allen, 1234 Randolph st. "WANTED 2 or 3 furnished rooms for light housekeeping In modern house. Address C. I. Collins, care Smith Auto Co. WANTED To buy 10 head of horses at Wlburg's yard and stable, 116 E. Norris. WANTED You to leave that property with me for rent. E. J. Olander, 530 Kansas ave. Ind. phone 708. WANTED Four unfurnished rooms on first floor In modern house, close in. Address B. M.. care Journal. WANTED By a dressmaker, sewing by the day. Phone 6S4 Ind. 881 Bell. WANTED Dry barren cows or heifers. Ind phone 243S Black. WANTED TO RENT Large warehouse near tracks for Jobbing. R. W., Journal. WANTED To buy old carpet. O. JicCor mick. 522 Van Buren. WANTED Veal calves and fat cows. H. M. Bush. Ind. phone 24733. 1010 E. 8th st FOR RENT Rooms, modern, with board. Two housekeeping rooms. 520 Harrlym. FOR RENT 935 Kansas ave.. 6 corner, front rooms, gas. Phones 16. FOR RENT Modern furnished room for jcantlamaiu 26 Madison at. Ind. 9662. FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT 6 rooms and bath, 630 Lane a. iioaiDS. ina. boo. FOR RENT Modern rooms. Vt block state nouse, 1020 Van Buren. FOR RENT Four unfurnished rooms at ihio Madison. Call 1201 Jackson, basement. FOR RENT 1100 Monroe, furnished front room, all modern. Phone 2492 BiacK BOARD AND ROOM for a couple of gen tlemen. 312 v. 8th st. FOR RENT Light housekeplng rooms. o"'. i?.asi tn. FOR RENT Four unfurnished rooms at 1019 Madison. Call 1201 Jackson, basement FOR RENT modern furnished rooms. Mrs. H. Wentworth, 308 W. 6th St. FOR RENT 3 furnished housekeeping rooms, $9. 700 E. 7th st. FOR RENT-Modern well furnished rooms, greatest comfort for the least money. 619 Van Buren St. FOR RENT 4 unfurnished rooms, newly painted and papered, gas for all pur poses, water in nouse. 020 w. ltn. FOR RENT Second floor of 709 "West 6th st.. 5 unfurnished rooms. Inquire 715 West 6th St. f(lR RF.J"T 4 r.ewly furrlshed roemi. 20 Kanw) gentlemen inly FOR HFNT HOT'S ES. FOR RENT. Strictly modern 6-room flat, 925 Quincy.$23 Modern 3-room flat, 602 West 6th $12.50 S-room modern residence, good barn, 1274 Western ave 23.00 S-room modern residence, god barn, fine lots 25.00 6 rooms, 711 West 10th 16.00 6 rooms, 1225 Buchanan 15.00 KODUERS. DAVIS CO., 110 West 6th. FOR RENT S room cottage, 310 W. 6th St.. $12. Topeka Laundry Co. FOR RENT 7 room house, 1810 W. 10th St.. well and cistern water, gas 1. h. W. E. Seguine, 413 Kansas ave. FOR RENT 8 room, 1243 Lane St.. S. W. cor. Huntoon. Inquire at house in rear. New 6 room house, never occupied, gas, water. Vs lots, east front, $2,000. $200 cash, $15 mo. Garlinghouse Realty Co.. 60S Kan sas ave. FOR RENT 8 rooms with bath, modern house, including shade and gas range, 1014 Tyler st. Apply 1012 Tyler. FOR RENT Six room modern house. In quire mornings of V Kaczynski.403Jackson FOR RENT 7 room house. C. A. Gardner. 1172 Clay st. WANTED To buy a house on monthly payments. 120 Stevens St., Auburndale. FOR RENT April 1st. 7 room house. 1230 Clav, gas, bath. Call 1273 Clay. Phones 16. FOR RENT Seven room house, modern except furnace. 1172 Clay. Ind. 22SS Blue. FOR RENT Two cottages. 5011. Ind. phone FOR RENT 5 room house, gas. Voigt's Bakery. Both phones. FOR SALE At a bargain, new 8 room modern house, 1525 West 15th St., leaving town, can or address at nouse or ind. phone 1244. J. C. Wilson. FOR RENT 8 room modern house, fur nished. L. Hawkins, at 1401 Fillmore st. Ind. phone 2806 White. FOR RENT BY SMITH AGENCYi 623 Kansas Ave. 4- room apartment, 1210 Monroe St., $9. 8 rooms, acre, W. College, $12. 6 rooms, 10 acres, 10th and Rice, $125. 3 rooms, acre, 4305 Huntoon, $7. 5- room cottage, E. 2nd, $10. FOR RENT 4 room cottage, good water, gas. 414 E. Locust st., Veale's add. FOR RENT S room house: no children. 615 Monroe. Inquire at 827 Madison. FOR RENT Strictly modern 9 room house. 200 Clay. Both phones 617. FOR RENT 5 room house, 1 lots, gas, ceilar. well. 411 Lafayette St. FOR RE VT Misrm Fnr FOR RENT 80 acres 8 miles out. Deever Huffman. 608 Kansas ave. Ind. 1411. FOR RENT Piano, cheap to right party. 1 1 TV (.TV, t t I "1 u ,-Lr for cur MTcnrr vnnr. FOR SALE Inverted gas lights, complete 40c each. W. G. Frazeur, 300 E. 4th St. SHOW CASES FOR SALE Small one for cigars. Cross Cycle Co., 810 Kan. ave. FOR SALE A Columbus buggy, used only two months. Will be sold cheap at once. Apply to G. D. Adams, 635 Jackson st. FOR SALE Good horse, weight 1150. Call Ind. phone 18043, after 7 o'clock. FOR SALE Homer pigeons at S26 Jef ferson st. FOR SALE Buggy, single harness, dou ble harness and saddle. 307 Chandler st. FOR SALE 5 head good work horses, 7 head good mules. Howe Martin, 116 West Railroad St., North Topeka. FOR SALE Pair mares, medium size, in foal, work horse; also stylish young driving mare. 128 Topeka ave.- FOR SALE At Wiburg's board and feed stable, one 5 year old horse, sound. 116 E. Norris St. BICYCLE FOR SALE Racycle, nearly new. Cross Cycle Co., 810 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Safe, sound, young driving horse, good under the saddle; height 15H hands, color dark bay. Price $125. Frank H. Foster, Columbian Bldg. Ind. 50. FOR SALE A good team at 301 Tyler St. FOR SALE Nice single driver, fair bi cycle wheel runabout and harness. Call at Bell Bros, piano store. FOR SALE Golden oak bedroom suite, cheap. 1119 W. 2nd. FOR SALE One Charter gas engine. 15 horse power; reason for selling, need more power. Can be seen runinng any time. Topeka Foundry, 318 Jackson. 25PIANO BOXES. $2.00 to $3 00 each W. F. ROEHR MUSIC CO.. 630 Kan. ave. BICYCLE FOR SALE National, nearly new. Cross Cycle Co., 810 Kansas ave. FOR SALE A fine high rubber tired cut under trap: also double set of driving harness. 627 Taylos. Tel. 828. BOY'S BICYCLES FOR SALE Nearly new. Cross Cycle Co.. 810 Kansas ave. MOTOR CYCLE Thor. 2 cyl.. good as new; bargain: need money. 109 E. Sth. FOR SALE Incubator and brooder. W. G. Frazeur, 300 E. 4th. FOR SALE Gas mantles 5c each. WT. G. Frazeur. 300 E, 4th St. AIR RIFLE 1.000 shot. Fore sale at cost. Cross Cycle Co.. 810 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Hanging lamp, 2 large lamps, tur rug. inquire sol Iviem. FOR SALE Good work horse, wt. 1300 lbs.; also stylish young driving horse, city broke. 128 Topeka ave. FOR SALE 500 business cards for $125; 500 envelopes, $1.25: 500 letter heads. $1.50. See them; first class printing at propor tionate rates. Trapp.. 714 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Prairie hay and bound cane. I ma. pnone iijos King i. a. xm. .agar. I FOR ST,E RKAti ESTATE. TRACTS. 2 acres College Hill. Want offer. 2 five acre tracts. Highland Park, fair improvements, plenty of fruit. 5 acres. Improved, 1 m. south. 11 acres. Improved, 1 ml. south. 10 acres, improved, large or chard, 6 mi. N. E. Trade for city 2Vx acres, good Imp.,- 114 ml. east. Trade for city. 1 acre, Improved, fruit. College Hill. 11 lots, 4 rooms. Highland Park. Lots for sale and rent. D. R. MOORE. 60S Kansas Ave. Ind. S4S. SEE 1271 West st. Brand new 5 room modern house, full cement basement, price reasonable, easy terms. WANT LIVE STOCK FOR EQUITT. 7 room house 3 lntc 1 f f o od In DnVlanil close to car. school, rhnrch- incumbrance $1,000; price $1,650; equity $660. What have ou io oner. W. T. DAWSON Co., Room 2, Mulvane Building. Ind. 1038. Bell 415. FOR SALE 5 room cottage, gas. well, cis tern, sewer, fruit, 43 ft. ground, 3hi lots, if desired. 204 Fillmore St. WESTERN LAND CHEAP. 160 Meade county, Kan., se 20-32-26, $6. 160 se 24-33-28. $960. 80 s. Vk. sw. U 24-34-27. $390. Grant county ne 6-26-86, $4.50 per acre, ne 27-30-37, $4. W M. FORBES CO., 107 W. 7th St. FOR SALE OR TRADE, business chances SeCtlOn Of land in WOatOfn 'War.aao trade for small farm or stock of goods; grocery stores, $1,000 to $3,500; jewelry store in small town, $l.S0o. Houses and lots, farms and restaurants. A. L. Furman. 811 Kan a v-e Phones fifi ON WEST EIGHTH. Close in. good 6 room hniiso lli lntu s?f' fU7 water- sewer, large barn, fine eiiHue, reaucea to $2,200. Verv cheap. 611 Kansas Ave. Phones 262. MODERN CO'PTAriF niPT ruuiD VJ'Jt9PMS- SOUTHWEST, ONLY iiiur, N fj 111. TRIMBLE CO.. COLUMBIAN BUILDING. ROOM 33. PHONE 1190. FINE COTTAGE. ClOSe in On West side (va Wriflra fwim State House, 6 rooms, hall, mantle and grate, m lots, fully modern, furnace, bath, gas, electric lights, all In first class condition. Owners going west and must sell in next few days. Let us show this to you. BARNES REAL ESTATE CO. 611 Kansas Ave. Phones 262. COTTAGE FOR SALE Brand new. four rooms, two porches, gas. light and heat, city water, sewer; five and a half blocks from court house, $15 renter. Price $1,500. W. M. Forbes Co., 107 W. 7th. FOR SALE 150-acre farm, fair improve ments, good orchard, fine spring. 60 in cultivation, bal. grass and pasture, near Dover. Possession at once, $750 cash, bal. time. $27.50 per acre. J. D. MILLER Co. 615 Kan. Ave. Both Phones. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE, Smith Agency. 523 Kan. ave. Knabe piano. cost, $200. Equity 20 acre truck farm, close. Gentle mare, harness, and wagon, $90. $11,000 stock Q. Mdse., Oklahoma. 10 acres suburban. Improved, $2,500. FOR SALE At 1524 N. Clay, 4 room cot tage with large veranda. 6 lots, fruit trees, blue grass. Price $650 If taken at once. Inquire at 209 Kansas ave. SNAP ON TOPEKA AVENUE. 318 Topeka avenue,., nearly new, seven rooms, all modern, oak finish in hall and two rooms; furnace with gas; complete three-piece bath on each floor, electric lights, china closet, cellar under all. fine barn, box stalls and carriage house for 3 or 4 carriages. Will, give away this valuable land and sell for Jess than cost of buildings, $4,600, about $500 down and $39 per month. See sole agents. W. M. FORBES CO., 107 W. 7th St. FARMERS, ATTENTION! You can buy a bargain In next few days in a nice farm, 160 acres, near R. R. town, 22c fare to Topeka: immediate possession. See owner quick. 700 Lane st., Topeka. FOR SALE 4 room house, cellar, well, gas, cheap. Inquire 325 Branner St. FOR SALE Six dwellings, one seven room, one six room, two five room, two four room dwellings on mommy payment plan. Payments about like rent. Also want bid on 163 vacant lots facing on Seward avenue, within two blocks of new santa j? e sncps. TOPEKA INVESTMENT LOAN CO. Phone 1307. 113 East 6th St. IT'S strictly modern, situation, grounds, neighborhood ideal. Buy 700 Lane st.. from owner; also 6 acre tract close in. Phone 2919 Black. FOR SALE Three of best lots in College Hill addition. Inquire at Bell Bros.' piano store or call Ind. 1516. Bell 1102. FOR SALE 60 acres good smooth up land. 6 hay land, balance tillable, 3 miles south of Tecumseh. small cash payment wil get this to crop at once. Mrs. Theo Saxon, 222 W. 8th. FOR SALE One of the best 7 room mod ern residences and fine barn, two lots, in Topeka, richly finished and decorated; well located on XVtt aiH xr; i j and finished attic. Easy 'terms: immed iate possession. Address Owner, Journal. I. J. KETCHUM CO., Real Estate and Insurance. Ind. phone 403. North Topeka. FOR SALE That pretty new cottage of mine at 1428 Polk St. J. Y. Hemry, own er. It Is listed with the following agents: Lucas Lagerstrom, Blakely Co., and Rodgers, Davis Co. GET THE BEST, new modern, clear title. best arranged, only four blocks from Ninth and Kansas ave. $2,600. Phone 2098 Blue. 908 Jefferson st FOR EXCHANGE. FOR EXCHANGE 160 acres clear, fine western Kansas land for Topeka lots or residence. Address Owner, 1609 West 6th St., Topeka, Kansas. SAFE EXCHANGE At 611 Quincy St. Phone 186 for repairs, moving or about o trade for new one. LOST AND FOUND. LOST Yellow back comb with sets, on the East side. Return to 224 Hancock st. Reward. OL NO faunday a pair of glasses. Own- t fee c. jagersirom at journal FOUND Lady's satchel containing mon ey, wi jacKson st. LOST Black hand bag containing glasses, etc. Phone 2517 Blue. ATENTS. J. A. ROSEN, patent attorney, 529 Kan- sas ave., lopeKa, nan. tEGAIi. Published in The Topeka State Journal March 16, 1909.) SENATE BILL NO. 521. AN ACT to provide for the assessment anu taxation of- legacies ana succes sions, and to prescribe the manner and method by which to collect the taxes for which such provision is herein made. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of K'nnaas. Section 1. All property, corporeal of in- corporeal, and ay intefest therein, with in the iurisdieHnn of the state, whether belonging to inhabitants of the state or not, which shall pass by will or by the laws regulating intestate succession, or by deed, grant, or gift made in contem plation of death, or made or Intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment after the death of the grantor, to any person, absolutely or in trust except in case of a bona fide purchase for full con sideration in money or money's worth; and except property to or for the use of literary, educational, scientific, religious, benevolent and charitable societies or in stitutions, provided such use entitles the property so passing to be exempt from taxation; and except property to or for the use of the state, a county oramunici pality for public Dumoaes: and exceot property to or for the use of a class here in designated as class A.- beini? the hus band, wife, lineal ancestor, lineal descend ant, adopted child, the lineal descendant of any adopted child, the wife or widow f son, or the husband of a daughter of a decedent; and except property to or for the use of a class herein designated as class B, being the brother, sister, nephew or niece of a decedent not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars shall be sub ject to a tax of five per cent, of its value; and all such property which shall so pass In excess of twenty-five thousand dollars and not to exceed fifty thousand dollars shall be subject to a tax of seven and one-half per cent, of its value; and all such property which shall so pass in ex cess of fifty thousand dollars and not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars shall be subject to a tax of ten per cent, of its value; and all such property which shall so pass in excess of one hundred thousand dollars and not to ex ceed five hundred thousand dollars shall be subject to a tax of twelve and one-half per cent, of its value; and all such property which shall so pass in excess of five hundred thousand dollars shall be subject to a tax of fifteen per cent, of its value; and all such property which shall so pass to or for the use of a member of class A not to exceed twenty five thousand dollars shall be subieet to a tax of one per cent, of its value; and all such property which shall so pass to or for the use of a member of class A in excess or twenty-five thousand dollars and not to exceed fifty thousand dollars shall be subject to a tax of two per cent, of its value; and all such property which shall so pass to or for the use of a memDer or class A in excess of fifty thousand dollars and not to exceed one Hundred thousand dollars shall be sub ject to a tax of three per cent, of its value; and all such oret)ertv which shall so pass to or for the use of a member of class A in excess of one hundred thou sand dollars and not to exceed five hun dred thousand dollars shall be subject to a tax of four per cent, of Its value; and all such property which shall so pass to or for a member of class A in excess of five hundred thousand dollars shall be subject to a tax of five per cent, of lis value: n r i r l att Kii(n nrniwrrv wnirn 1 shall so Dass to or for the use of a mem Der of class B not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars shall be subject to a tax of three Der centT of its value: and all such property which shall so pass to or tor me use or a memoer or class ts in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars and not to exceed fifty thousand dol lars shall be subject to a tax of five per cent of its value; and all such prop erty which shall so pass to or for the use of class B In excess of fifty thousand dollars and not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars shall be subject to a tax of seven and one-half per cent, of its value; and. all such property- which shall so pass to or for the use of a member of class B in excess of one hundred thou sand dollars and not to exceed five hun dred thousand dollars: shall be .subject to a tax of ten per cent. of Its value; and all such property which snail so pass to or for a member of class B in excess of five hundred, thousand dollars shall be subject to a tax of twelve-..and one-half per cent, of Its value; and all taxes here inafter provided for- shall be for the use of the state; and administrators, execu tors and trustees, and any grantees un der any such conveyance made during the grantor's life, shall be liable for such taxes, with Interest at the legal rate, until the same shall have been" paid; provided, that no bequest, devise or dis tributive share of an estate which shall so pass to or for the use of a husband, wife, father, mother, child or adopted child of the deceased, shall be subject to the provisions of this act. unless its value exceeds five thousand dollars; and provided further, that no bequest, devise, or distributive share of an estate which shall so pass to or for the use of a brother, sister, nephew or niece of the deceased, shall be subject to the provi sions of this act unless its value exceeds one thousand dollars. Property shall be deemed to have been transferred by grant or gift in contemplation of death, under this act when such grant or gift shall have been executed within one year prior to the date of the death of the grantor or donor. Section 2. Property of a resident of the state, which is not therein at the time of his death, shall not be taxable under the provisions of this act if legally, subject in another state or country to a tax of like character and amount to that hereby imposed, provided such tax be actually paid, guaranteed or secured in such other state or country: if how ever such property be legally subject in another state or country to a tax of like character but of less amount than that hereby imposed, and such tax be actually paid, guaranteed or secured as aforesaid, such property shall, be taxable under this act to the extent of the excess for which such property would otherwise be liable hereunder over the tax thus actually paid, guaranteed or secured. Property of the estate of a non-resident decedent, which is situated in the state at the time of his death, if subject to a tax of like character with that imposed by this act, by the law of the state or country where decedent had his residence, shall be sub ject only, to such portion of the tax here by imposed as may be in excess of such tax imposed by the laws of such other state or country: provided, that a like exemption is made by the laws of such other state or country In favor of estates of citizens of this state, but in such cases no exemption shall be allowed until the tax provided for by the law of such other state or country shall be actually paid, guaranteed or secured in accordance with law. Section 3. Except as hereinafter pro vided, taxes imposed by the provisions of this act shall be payable to the coun ty treasurer of the county in which is situated the probate court having juris diction as in this act provided, by the executors, administrators or trustees at the expiration of one year after the date .of their giving bond; but if lega cies or distributive shares are paid with in the one year, the taxes thereon shall be payable at the same time. In cases where property is transferred by deed, grant or gift made in contemplation of death, the tax. thereon shall be due and payable at the time of such transfer. In all cases where there shall be a grant, devise, descent or bequest, to take effect .in possession or come into actual enjoyment after the expiration of one or more life estates or after a term of years, the taxes thereon shall be payable by the executors, administrators or trustees in office when such right of possession ac crues, or. if there is no such executor, administrator or trustee, by the person so entitled thereto, at the date when the right of possession accrues to the per son or persons so entitled. If the taxes contemplated by this act are not paid when due, interest at the legal rate, shall be charged and collect ed from the time the same becomes pay able. Property of which a decedent died seized or possessed, subject to taxes as aforesaid, in whatever form of investment it may happen to be and all. property ac quired in substitution therefor, shall be charged with a lien for all taxes and in terest thereon which are or may become due on such property; but said lien shall not affect any personal property after the same has been sold or disposed of for value by the executors, administrators or trustees. The lien charged by this act upon any real estate or- separate parcel thereof may be discharged by the oayment of all taxes due and to become due, wnicn are Lcies uuw uiiu to oecome uue, jui" secured by such Uen on real estate or IiEGAIi. ?eii.ti IOP ""tea -may be satisfied. In rtX.i?!.10 any real estate or separate SwSf .Eeof' on condition that the pay m.1H3i k tlJ.e to the state Is first se cured bv hnnti nr. A i i real estate is substituted in the place of i inat Which iS SOnsrht f t-,t. micau. nrn. vlded that the probate court having Jur isdiction shall first approve the bond- or deposit tendered or in advance thereof aPPrve of the substitution of other T, eftate as security for the taxes, in lieu of that which is to be released. shall be a beuesro? grant SsrJSSS ...L rj-06?"6??. or-Krant ?r. Personal iji-uuii 4n everv case; where there estate made or intended to take effect "i puseession or enjoyment after the death of the grantor, to take effect in possession or come into actual enjoyment after the expiration of one or more life estate or a term of years, whether condi tioned upon the happening of a contingen cy or dependent upon the exercise of a discretion, or. subject to a power of ap pointment or otherwise, the executor or administrator or grantor may. deposit w ''i1, the county treasurer a sum of money sufficient In the opinion of the said county treasurer to pay all taxes which may become due upon such bequest or grant, and the person or persons having the right to the use or income of such personal estate shall be entitled to re ceive from the said county treasurer ln- i.cicci. i Lne rate or rour per-cent, per annum upon such deposit, and when said tax shall become due the said county treasurer shall repay to the persons en titled thereto the difference between the tax certified and the amount deposited; or any executor, administrator, trustee or grantee, or any person Interested In such bequest or grant may give bond to the probate court having jurisdiction of the estate .of the -decedent, in such amount and with such sureties as said court may approve, with the condition that the obligor shall notify the Tax Commission when said tax becomes due and shall then- pay the same to the county treas urer. Section 5. Except as hereinafter pro vided, said tax shall be assessed upon the actual value of the property at the time of the death of the decedent. In every case where property Is transferred by deed, grant or gift made in contemplation of death the tax thereon snail be a lien on the interest of the beneficiary therein fronr the date of transfer and shall be assessed when the beneficiary becomes entitled to -the possession and enjoyment thereof. In every case where there shall be a devise, descent, bequest or grant to take effect In possession or enjoyment af ter the expiration of one or more life estates or a term of years, the tax shall be assessed on the actual value of the property or the interest of the beneficiary therein at the time when ne becomes en titled to the same in possession or enjoy ment. The value of an annuity or a life Interest in any such property,- or any interest therein-less than an absolute in terest, shall be determined by the "Amer ican Experience Tables" at four per cent, compound interest. Section 6. Any person or persons en titled to a future interest or to future in terests in any property may pay the tax on account of the same at any time be fore, such tax would be due in accord ance with the provisions hereinbefore con tained, and in such cases the tax shall be assessed .upon the actual value of the interest at the time of the payment of the tax, and such value shall be determ ined by the Tax Commission as hereinaf ter provided. In every case in which it is Impossible to compute the present value of the future Interest the Tax Com mission may, with the approval of the attorney-general, effect such settlement of the tax as it shall deem to be for the best interests of the state and payment of the sum so agreed upon shall be a full satisfaction of such tax. Section 7. If a testator gives, bequeaths or devises to his executors or trustees any property otherwise liable to said tax. in lieu of their compensation, the value thereof in excess of reasonable compen sation, as determined by the probate court upon the application of any interested party or of the Tax Commission, shall nevertheless be subject to the provisions of this act. Section 8. An executor, administrator or trustee holding property subject to said tax shall deduct the tax therefrom or collect it from the legatee or person en titled to said property: and he shall not deliver property or a specific legacy sub ject to said tax until he has collected the tax thereon. An executor or administra tor shall collect taxes due upon land, which is subject to tax under the provi sions hereof, from the heirs or devisees entitled thereto, and he may be author ized to sell said land, according to the provisions of section eleven if they re fuse or neglect to pay said tax. Section 9. If a legacy subject to said tax is charged upon or payable out of real estate, the heir or devisee, before pay ing it. shall deduct said tax therefrom and pay it to the executor.- administra tor or trustee, and the tax shall remain a lien upon said real estate until it is paid. Payment thereof may be enforced by the executor, administrator or trustee in the same manner as the payment of the legacy itself could be enforced. Section 10. When provision Is made by any will or other instrument for pay ment of the legacy or succession tax up on any gift thereby made, out of any property other than that so given, no tax shall be chargeable upon any money to be applied in payment of such tax. Section 11. The probate court of the proper county may authorize executors, administrators and trustees to sell the real estate of a decedent for the pay ment of such tax in the same manner as it may authorize them to sell real es tate for the payment of debts. Section 12. An Inventory and appraisal under oath of every estate shall be filed in the rtrnbate court bv the executor, ad ministrator or trustee within three months after his appointment. If he neglects or refuses to file bucIi inventory and ap nraisal he shall be liable to a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars, which shall be recovered in the proper district court by the Attorney General or county attorney of the proper county at the instance or rne Tax commission. in the name of the state for the use of the state, and the prooate judge snail notify the Tax Commission within thirty days after the expiration of said three months of the failure of any executor, administrator or trustee to file an inven tory and appraisal in his office. Section 13. The probate judge shall rec ord the inventory and appraisal of every estate .which is filed in his office, and he shall, within thirty days after the same has been filed, send by mail to the Tax Commission such inventory and appraisal or a copy thereof. The probate judge shall also, within the same period, send bv- mail to the Tax Commission a copy of the will of the decedent, if such has been allowed by the probate court. The probate judge shall also furnish such cop ies of papers m his office a3 the Tax Commission shall require, and shall fur nish Information as to the records and files in his office in such form as the Tax Commission may require. The Tax Commission shall excuse the probate court from filing inventories or copies of Inventories and of wills of estates no part of which, appears to be subject to a tax under the provisions of this chapter. Section 14. If a foreign executor, ad ministrator or trustee assigns or trans fers any stock in any national bank lo cated in this state or in any corporation organized under the laws of this state owned by a deceased non-resident at the date of his death and lianie to a tax un der the provisions of this act. the tax shall be paid to the county treasurer of the proper county at the time of such assignment or transfer; and if it is not paid when due, such executor.- administra tor or trustee shall be personally liable therefor until it is paid. A bank locat ed in this state or a corporation organ ized under the laws of this state which shair record a transfer of any share of its stock made by a foreign executor, ad ministrator or trustee, or- issue a new certificate for a share of its stock at the instance of a foreign executor, admin istrator or trustee, before all taxes im posed thereon by the provisions of this act have been paid, shall be liable for such tax in an action of contract brought by the county attorney of the proper county or the Attorney General m the name of the state and at the instance of either the probate court or the Tax Commission. Section 15. Securities or assets belong ing to the estate of a deceased non-resident shall not be delivered or trans ferred to a foreign executor, administra tor or legal representative of said dece dent without servine- notice upon the Tax Commission of the time and place of such intended delivery or transfer seven days at least before the time of such deliv ery or transfer. i ne- inn: tiniuii:i.ii bv anv member or by representative may examine such securities or assets prior to v the time of such delivery or transfer. LEGAL. Failure to serve such notice or to allow such examination shall render the per son or corporation making, the .delivery or transfer liable to the payment of the tax due upon said securities or assets, in an action brought by the comity attorney of the proper county or the Attorney Gen eral in the name of the state. Section 16. If a person who has paid such tax afterward refunds a portion of the property on which It was paid, or if It is Judicially determined that the whole or any part of such tax ought not to have been paid, such tax, or the due proportion thereof, shall be repaid to him by the executor, administrator or trus tee. Section 17. The value of the property upon which the tax is computed shall be determined by the Tax Commission and notified by It to the person or persons by whom the tax is payable and to the pro bate court and county treasurer of the proper county, and such determination shall be final unless the value so deter mined shall be reduced by proceedings as herein provided. At any time within three months after such determination the pro bate court shall, upon the application of any party interested In the succession, or on application of. the executor, admin istrator or trustee, appoint three disin terested appraisers, who, first being sworn, shall appraise such property at its actual value in money as of the day of the death of the decedent and shall make return thereof to said court: Such return when accepted by said court, shall be final; provided, that any party, ag grieved by such appraisal shall have an appeal upon matters of law. One half of the fees of said appraisers, as deter mined by the judge of said court, shall be paid by the county treasurer and one half of said fees shall be paid by the other party or parties to said proceedings. Section 18. The Tax Commission shall determine the amount of tax due and payable upon any estate or upon any part thereof, and shall certify thc amount so due and payable to the probate court and to the county treasurer and to the per son or persons by whom the tax is pay able; but in the determination of the amount of any tax said Tax Commission shall not be required to consider any payments on account of debts or expenses of administration which have not been al lowed by the probate court having juris diction of said estate. Payment of the amount so certified shall be a discharge or the tax. An executor, administrator, trustee or grantee who is aggrieved by anv determination of the Tax Commission may, within one year after the payment of any tax to the county treasurer apply by a petition to the probate court nav ing Jurisdiction or the estate of the de cedent for the abatement of said tax or anv oart thereof, and if the court ad judges that said tax or any part there of was wronelv exacted it shall order an abatement of such portion of said tax as was assessed without auxnority or law. L'Don a final decision ordering an abate ment of any portion of said tax, the county treasurer shall refund the amount adjudged to have been illegally exacted, with interest at the legal rate without any further act or resolve making ap pronriation therefor. Section 19. The probate court having jurisdiction of the settlement of the es tate of the decedent, subject to appeal as in other cases, shall hear and de termine all questions relative to said tax 'and the countv attorney of the pro per county, at the request of the Tax Commission or of the county treasurer shall represent the state in any such Droceedlngs. If the court shall find that any tax remains due. it shall order the executor, administrator or trustee to pay the same, with interest and costs; and if it appears that there are no goods or assets of the estate in his hands, the court may assess the amount of the tax against the executor, administrator or trustee, as if Tor his own debt and may enforce compliance with such order by proper procedure as now authorized by probate practice; but the administrators, executors, trustees, and grantees herein before mentioned shall be personally lia ble only for such taxes as shall be pay able while they continue in the said of fices or have title as such grantees re spectively: In the cases where the tax is due -and payable by and collectable from the beneficiary, all actions shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General or the county attorney oi me proper county in the name or tne state, ana sucn ac tions may be brought in the same courts as other actions for money. Section 20. If, upon the decease of a person leaving an estate name to a tax under the orovlsions of this act, a will disposing of such estate is not offered for probate, or an application for adminis tration made within four months after such decease, the probate court, upon application by the county attorney of the proper county or the Attorney General at tne instance or tne xax commission, shall appoint an administrator, if it then appears that mere is no win in exist ence. Section 21. No final account of an exe cutor, administrator or trustee shall be allowed by the probate court unless sucn account shows, and the judge of said court finds, that all taxes imposed by the provisions of this act upon any prop erty or interest therein belonging to the estate to be settled by said account and already payable, have been paid, and that an taxes wnicn may Decome uue on saiu estate have been paid or settled as here inbefore provided, or that the payment thereof to the state is secured by bond or 'deposit or by lien on real estate. The certificate of the Tax Commission and the receipt of the county treasurer for the amount of the tax therein certified shall be conclusive as to the payment of the tax, to the extent or said certitication. Section 22. The county attorney of the proper countv or the Attorney General at the Instance of the county treasurer or the Tax commission shall commence proceedings for the recovery of any of said taxes within six months after the same become payable: and also whenever the judge of a probate court certifies to him that the final account of an execu tor, administrator or trustee has been filed in suet) eourt, and that the settle ment of the estate is delayed because of the non-payment of said tax. The pro bate court shall so certify upon the ap plication of any heir, legatee or other person lnieresiea xnerein, ana may ex tend the time of payment of said tax whenever the circumstances of the case reouire Section 23. This act shall not apply to estates of persons deceased prior to the date when it taxes errect, or to property passing by deed, grant, sale, or gift made prior to said date. Section 24. Each county treasurer shall make a report, under oath, to the state treasurer, on the 1st day of January. April, July and October, respectively, of eacn year, oi an taxes receivea ny mm under this act, which report shall state for what estate and by wnom and when paid. The form of such report may be prescribed by-the Tax Commission, and all moneys received In pursuance of this act by such treasurer shall be turned over to the state treasurer by the coun ty treasurer, In such manner as the laws at the time in force in relation to draw ing of state moneys from county treas urers shall direct. Section 25. The county treasurer shall retain, for the use of the county, as com pensation to the county for services of county officers, out of all taxes paid to, and accounted for by htm, each year un der this act, five per cent, of the tax paid on the first fifty thousand dollars, three per cent, on the next fifty thou sand dollars and two per cent, on all ad ditional sums. Section 26. AH taxes levied and collected- under this act, less any expenses of collection,, shall be paid into the treas ury of the state for the benefit of the general revenue fund, and shall be ap plicable to such purposes as the legisla ture, by law, may direct.- Section 27. The words "estate" and "property", as used in this act, shall be taken to mean the real. personal and mixed property or interest therein of the towtatnr. intestate, erantor. bargainor. vendor or donor which shall pass or be transferred to legatees, devisees, heirs, next of kin, grantees, donees, vendees, or successors, and shall include all personal property within or without the state. The word "transfer" as used in this act. shall be taken to include the passing of property .or any interest therein, .in pos session or enjoyment, present or future, bv inheritance, descent, devise, succession, beauest. grant, deed, bargain, sale, gift or appointment in the manner herein pre scribed The word "decedent" as used In this act shall include the testator, intes tate, grantor, bargainor, vendor or don- OIpection 28. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publi cation tn the official state Paper.- lnated in the Senate, and passed that body "I hereby cermy inut mc um un LEGAL. February 18. 1909. W. J. FITZGERALD. President of the Senate. 55. E. WYANT. Secretary ot the Senate. Passed the House March 8. 1909 J.N. DOLLEY. Speaker of the House. i-'H- BRILHART. Asst. Chief Clerk of the House. Approved March 12, 1909. W. R. STUBBS, STATE OF KANSAS00"""0'- Office of the Secretary of State th1 St3-.I,,SNTON- tarof State of iSe, .lateo Kansas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file In my office. hJil J,ESTIkMO-Y, 'HEREOF. I have hereunto subscribed my name and affix March? mcUU sea1' this "th day ,,f (Seal C. E. DENTON. Secretary of Stale. (Published in The Topeka State Journal March 16.) SENATE BILL NO. 652. AN ACT providing for the taxation of life Insurance companies organized and op erating under the laws of this state Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas. Section 1. The property of all life in surance companies organized and oper ating under the laws of this State sha'l be subject to taxation for state, countv municipal and school purposes, as pro vided in the general revenue laws of this State. Each such company or associa tion shall make returns: First- Of ait the real estate held or controlled bv it. Second: Of the net value of ull Its other assets or values in excess of the legallv required reserve necessary to reinsure its outstanding risks, and of anv unpaid policy claims, which net value shall bo assessed and taxed as the property of in dividuals; provided, that nothing herein shall operate to exempt from such taxa tion the paid-up capital stock of suoi companies. Section 2. All laws or parts of laws inconsistent with this act are hereby re pealed. Section 3. This act shall be in full force and effect from and after its publication in the official state paper. I hereby certify that the above bill orig inated in the Senate, and passed that body March 5, 1909. W. J. FITZGERALD. President of the Senate. Z. E. WYANT. Secretary of the Senate. Passed the House March 8, 1909. J. N. DOLLEY. Speaker of the House. C. H. BRILHART. Asst. Chief Clerk of the House. Approved March 12, 1909. W. R. STUBBS. Governor. STATE OF KANSAS. Office of the Secretary of State. I, C. E. DENTON, Secretary of State ot 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 official seal, this 13th day of March. (Seal) c. E. DENTON. Secretary of State. NOTICE. TO WHOM IT MAY rnTPBM- You will take notice that mv petition for a permit to sell Intoxicating liquors, according to law, at my drug store at No. 422 Kansas ave.. In the Second ward of the city of Topeka, Shawnee county. Kan sas, is now on file in the office of the pro bate Judge of saifl county, and that said petition will be heard before the probata judge of said county at his office In the court house In the city of Topeka on Wednesday, the 31st day of March. 1909. at 10 o'clock a. m. C S. POPE. Applicant. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: You will take notice that my petition for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors, according to law, at my drug store at No.' 433 Kansas ave.. In the Fourth ward of. the city of Topeka, Shawnee county, Kan sas, is now on file In the office of the pro bate Judge of said county, and that said petition will be heard before the probate judge of said county at his office In the court house in the city of Topeka on Friday, the 12th day of April. 1909. at 10 o'clock a. m. E. B. WALKER. Applicant. MONEY to loan on live stock, pianos, per sonal security, household goods, typewrit ers. W. E. Seguine, 413 K. A. Both phone MONEY TO LOAN on farms and city property. lowest rates. Dest terms. L. Sayler. 602 E. Sth. Ind. 1712. Bell X778. Farms and city property, sale and trade. MONEY On farms and city property, sums $r' and over, close deal and give you the money same day. L. Van Hook, 16 Co lumbian Bldg. BETZER REALTY AND LOAN CO. Make farm and city loans in any amount from $500 up. at lowest rate and on the most favorable terms. Office Room 2, Columbian Bldg. MONEY to loan on personal property. payment $1.25 week will pay orr loan $:s In 25 weeks. G. H. Flintham. notarv pub lic. 906 E. 4th st. Either phone 977. MONEY to loan on live stock, pianos, or gans, typewriters, household goods nnt personal security. L. Biscoe. 5?3 Kan. nve. IDA C. BARNES. M. D. Office 72S Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Both phones 16 residence and Ind. 1316 office. DR. H. H. KEITH, surgeon and diseases of women, with private hospital. Office 724 Kansas ave. FRESH cut flowers for all occasions to be round at Hayes flower store, I'ti w. Rth. Ind. phone 377. PAINTERS. BRADFORD GREENWOOD, practical carnage and automobile painting: auto painting a specialty. Ind. 1156. 218 E. 6th t. REAIj estate. PARTNERSHIP REAL ESTATE CO. Floyd J. Evans, Mgr.. Buy, sell and exchange all kinds of real estate. S19 Kans. Ave. Phone 92S. TOFF nrSPPVsBT. QUINCY STREET FREE DISPENSARY, -o21 wuincy st. tonaucien oy ivguwr practicing physicians and surgeons. Med- CHI servil e iriie. iiruine: --o casps. orrice nours 2 to o p. m. nm answered night or day. Ind. phone 1767. SECOND HAND FERXTTCItE. G. H. BOWER SON. 522 Kansas Ave. Ind. S4L Buys, sells and exchanges- new and second-hand furniture and stoves. CELLAR floors, 7c; side walks, 10c: con crete cistern.-i. Ind. phone 26 2S Ring J. M. Brain. FOR up-to-date gunsmiths and electricians see H. B. Howard. 710 Kan. ave. Tel. 5f3. CIirROPODT. HENRY OBERG. National hotel. Turkish baths Ladies' work solicited.BelUOS. IndlS64

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOUKNAIr TUESDAY EVE HTtlG, MABCS; 16, 1909. 11 LEGAL. (Published In The Topeka State Journal March 16, 1909.) HOUSE BILL NO. 964. AN ACT making appropriations for the executive and judicial departments of the state for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1910, and June 30. 1911. and de ficiencies of 1909. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. That the following; sums, or o much thereof as may be necessary, re hereby appropriated out of any money In the state treasury not otherwise appro priated, to pay the salaries and expenses of the executive and judicial departments of the State of Kansas for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1910, and June 30, 1911, and deficiencies of 190S. TO THE GOVERNOR. 1909. 1910. Ml. Governor $5,000 $5,000 Private secretary 2,000 2,000 Assistant Private Secre tary, executive elerk, and pardon clerk 1,800 1,800 Confidential stenogra pher, and assistant executive clerk 1.500 1.500 Filing clerk and steno grapher 1.200 1.300 Rewards and arrest... 1,500 1,600 Postage, express and contingent fund 10,000 10,000 Maintaining executive residence 2,000 2,000 Repairs, furnishings and restoration at execu tive residence $1,000 2,000 1,000 To pay per diem and mileage of commis sioners to select and locate lands for bene fit of Kansas State Agricultural College, in accordance with chapter 5 of Session Laws of 18S3 508 To pay the United States Land Office fees for making entries of lands selected accord ing to Chapter 6. Ses sion Laws of 1SB3.... 600 $2,000 $27,000 $28,000 TO THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. 1910 1911 Salary as a member of state boards and such other duties as are im posed by law $760 $700 TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. 1909 1910 1911 Secretary of State $2,300 $2,500 Assistant Secretary of State 1.600 1,600 Chief Clerk. 1,200 1.200 Charter clerk. 1.300 1.300 Commission clerk. 1.200 1.200 Recording clerk 1.200 1,200 Stenographer. 900 900 FHling clerk and copyist 900 900 For incidental expenses necessary for the transaction of bust- ness of the office.... 1,600 1,500 Purchase of stationery and other articles, and for expenses not other wise provided for, for the Legislature of 1909: for proof-reading and Indexing laws of 1909, and expenses of en grossing bills $1,500 Contingent fund for meeting expenses of holding primary elec tion during fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, unexpended balance to be reappropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1911 1,000 $1,500 $18,200 12.200 TO TTTF1 A T7DTTOR OP STATE. 190 mo in Auditor of State $2,600 $2,600 Assistant auditor of state 1,600 1,600 Special assistant auditor of state 1.600 1,600 Chief clerk 1.200 1.200 Land office clerk 1.200 1.200 Bond clerk 1.200 1,200 Bookkeeper. 1,200 1,200 Stenographer 900 900 For incidental expenses, necessary for the transaction of business of the office $1,600 $1,500 New carpet for audi tor's office. $200 $200 $12,900 $12,900 TO THE STATE TREASURE!. 1909 1910 1911 State treasurer $520.42 $3,600 $3,600 Assistant State Treas urer 47.30 1,800 1,800 Siwrlal Assistant state treasurer 1,600 1,600 Chief clerk 1.200 1,200 Bookkeeper 1,200 1.200 Bond clerk 1,200 1,200 Assistant bond clerk.... !Xt 900 Stenographer. 900 900 Guard 900 900 For incidental expenses necessary for the transaction of business of the office. 1,500 1,600 Restoration of plastering and frescoing, and for refurnishing treasur er's office 1,000 $367.72 $15,800 $14,800 TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, 1909 1910 1811 Attorney General $2,500 $2,500 Assistant attorney gen eral 1,800 1,500 Snectal assistant attor ney general 1,600 1.600 Chief clerk 1,2(0 1,200 Stenographer 9u0 900 Stenographer 900 909 Incidental and travel ing expenses, contin gent fund for office, and for the purpose of enforcing the anti trust laws of the state $1,000 $10,000 $10,000 Refrescoing walla of rooms 300 Providing letter copy press, letter flies, re placing and repairing typewriters. 250 Korpaymentof expenses of litigation In suit of Missouri vs. Kansas over certain lands in the bed of the Missou ri River, and for col lecting evidence, mak ing records, commis sioners charges, etc... $1,500 $2,500 $19,450 $18,900 All amounts which are hereafter re turned to the State Treasury and which have been deposited from the Attorney General's or the Governor's contingent fund for the purpose of securing costs, or by reason of an order of the court in cases pending in the Federal or state courts, are hereby reappropriated for the use of the Attorney General's or Gover nor's contingent fund, as the case may 'TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. 1909 1910 1911 Engineer $1,200 $1,200 Two assistant engi neers at $900 each.... 1,800 1,800 Four Firemen at $720 each 2.890 2.SM) Electrician 1,000 1.000 Ififteen janitors and tawnnwn, J7J0 each 10.800 10,900 tto messengers at $720 each 1,440 1,440 Two watchmen at $S00 each 1,600 1.600 Guide 720 720 Custodian 1,200 1,200 Two elevator men at $720 each 1.440 1,440 Curator Goss collection SOO stoo Stationery 2,000 2,000 Lights 100 100 Ice v.-.. 4X 400 Freight and hauling 3,0ii0 3,ono Water rent 1,500 1,600 Furniture, fixtures and repairs $600 2.800 2,200 Contingent fund 600 2,000 2,000 Emergency fund, to be used for repairs on the state house, and to be used only In case of unforeseen emer gencies, any unex pended balance for the year 1910 to be reap propriated for the fis cal year ending June 30. 1911 $2,000 Emergency fund for re- pairs at the state heat ing plant, to be used only in case of unfore seen emergencies, any unexpended balance tor the year 1910 to be LKGAL. reappropriated for the fiscal year ending June SO. 1911. New 75 K. W. genera tor direct-connected to a 125 Horse power en gine for heating plant New switchboard panel with new instruments, with cross-connections with new buss bars for heating plant New boiler tubes for heating plant.. $1 TO THE ADJUTANT 3,000 3,250 1,500 1,300 200 $47,130 $36,060 GENERAL. 1910 1911 Adjutant General $1,800 $1,900 assistant Adjutant gen eral MilftAT-v ctAratoAno, 1,400 1,400 s.aoo 1.200 900 900 900 900 Stenographer For incidental expenses, necessary for the transaction of the bus iness of the office.... Rent of company ar mories, and contin gent expenses of com panies, bands, corps, brigades, regimental and separate battal ion headquarters, and for pay department, and for salary of pay master general, judge advocate general and inspector g n e r a 1 freight, drayage. ex press and expenses of state arsenal For expense of company drills Semiannual Inspection of companies and pro perty Purchase of badges and special medals, and ex penses of small arms practice Per diem and mileage of Military Board.... Master and camp of In struction for National Guard For the pay of militia when called Into ac tive service for the sup pression of mob vio lence, or to repel Inva sion, or for the ex penses created in mob ilizing troops under the call of the Presi dent of the United States, and for the expenses of general courts martial, and courts of inquiry con vened by the Gover nor, and for firing salutes and pay of es corts, for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1910, for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1911, the unexpended balance of the appro priation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910. SOO 500 15,000 15,000 7,500 7,600 1.000 1,000 600 400 500 400 30,60 80,000 20,000 $71,100 $51,100 TO THE BANK COMMISSIONER. Bank Commissioner. 12.500 $2,500 Assistant bank commissioner.. 2,000 2,000 Eight deputies (examiners) at $1800 each I.00 l4-400 One deputy (building and loan) cxLmini" 1,600 One deputy and bookkeeper.. 1,500 1,500 Clerk 1,200 1.0 Stenographer 900 900 Traveling and Incidental ex penses, and Incidental office expenses necessary for the transaction of the business of the office 10,500 10,o00 Expense of representative. Na tional Association of Bank Supervisors. 150 laO $34,650 $34,660 TO THE STATE ACCOUNTANT. 1910 1911 State accountant. $2,500 $2,500 Clerk 1.200 1,200 Special assistants 1,500 -1,500 Contingent fund and Incidental expenses 'zzz New carpet In one room 160 For examination of school 3 (YYt i&iiu n, i vu.i... The unexpended balance of the last item to oe reappruprmi ed for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911. $9 360 $6,300 TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUB LIC INSTRUCTION. 1909 1910 1911 State Superintendent. $2,500 $2,500 Assistant state superln- tendent 1600 1.600 Chief clerk 1.300 1 200 Statistical clerk 1,000 1.000 Stenographer 900 900 Index and copyist clerk. 900 800 Traveling fund. Includ ing actual ana neces sary personal expen ses, attending meeting of National Education al Association, and the meeting of the depart ment of superinten- dents 1.400 1400 Incidental office expen ses necessary for the transaction of the bus iness of the office.... 1,300 1.300 Support of county lnsti- tutes. as proviaea oy section 6230, chapter 92. article 6, of the Gener al Statutes of 1901 6,250 B,2o0 Refrescoing walls In rooms 300 For adding machine.... $375 $375 $16,350 $16,060 TO THE STATE BOARD OF RAIL ROAD COMMISSIONERS. 1910 1911 Three commissioners at $2600 each 7,500 $7,500 Secretary and rate clerk 1.800 1.800 Stenographer for the board 1.200 1.200 Contingent fund for the board. incidental and traveling ex penses incurred by the board or its employees while at tending hearings had before the board In the state, the attending of association, rate or traffic meetings out of the state, or the securing of dep ositions, documentary evi dence, or the making examl- -nations of books and records of railroad companies within and out of the state; court costs, services of extra rate clerks, accountants and ex pert engineers and assist ants, witness fees unprovided for In the contingent fund of the attorney for the board, and for the payment of such other persons as may be emnloved bv the hnarri mom 10.000 Attorney for the board of rail road commissioners 2,500 2,500 Stenographer for the attorney 1,200 1,200 Contingent fund for the attor ney for the board of railroad commissioners, his incidental and traveling expenses with- -in or out of the state, special attorneys retained by him. and for witness fees and pur chase of law books 5,000 5,000 $29,200 $29,200 TO THE MINING INDUSTRIES. j inn Secretary of mining industries 1,500 $1,500 Expenses of secretary, for money actually paid out 1,000 1,000 Salary of five deputy lnspec- Necessary traveling expenses ffy fiva 4ai4lAD AAA AAA Clerk 720 720 Maintenance of office 160 150 11ft 170 110.170 TO THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICUL TURE. loin 1911 Secretary s finn 2.soo Assistant secretary. l.eoo 1.600 Chief clerk 1,300 1,300 Clerk 720 720 Stenoeraoher SOO Postage, express, freight, tele grams, incidental office ex penses toon looft Contingent fund and traveling-- elirri5ra n suu Expenses of members of the tsoard. delegates and annual meetinars. t 1 w n oon Books of reference for library 100 100 $9,820 $9,820 LEGAL. TO THE STATE LIBRARIAN. 1910 1911 For salary of librarian 2,000 $2,000 For assistant librarian in cata logue department 1,200 1,200 for salary two assistants, law library, $900 each 1,800 1,800 For salary of assistant librar- ian in reference department. 900 900 For purchase of law and refer ence books. 1.000 1,000 For purchase of miscellaneous books and periodicals 600 600 For Incidental expenses, neces sary for the transaction of the business of the office 600 600 $8,100 $8,100 TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF IN SURANCE. 1910 1911 Superintendent of insurance.. 2,500 $2,500 Assistant superintendent of in surance. 1 floo 1.600 Chief clerk 1,200 1,200 Surety bond clerk 900 900 Stenographer 900 900 Clerk hire. -900 900 Incidental expenses, necessary 10 me transaction or the business of the office 1.200 1.200 Restoration of plaster and re-: tinting of walls of rooms.... 200 New carpet in one room. ISO $9,580 $9,200 AH money paid into the state treasury under the provisions of chanter 357 of the Laws of 1901 is hereby appropriated to the payment of the compensation and expenses for making examinations pro vided for In said chapter 367, and shall be paid out on warrant of the state aud itor, drawn upon vouchers presented by the persons entitled thereto and approv ed by the superintendent of insurance. ID Xtlli STATlii AtH;HIlKUr. 1909 1910 1911 Salary of state architect...,. 2,500 $2,600 For contingent expenses or omce, traveling ex penses. pay of draughtsmen, stenog rapher, material for drawings and blue prints, and incidental expenses $1,400 3,400 1.200 $1,400 $5,900 $3,700 And the nnexnended balance of the con tingent fund for the state architect, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910. is hereby reappropriated for his use during tne tiscaj year ending June 3U. ian. 1U I tiki SUPREME UOUKT, 1910 3911 Reporter. $2,500 $2,500 Two assistant reporters at $1,000 each 2,000 2,000 One law clerk and stenogra- pner ror eacn member or tne supreme court at $1200 each.. 8.400 8.400 Incidental expenses necessary to the transaction of the business of the supreme court and clerk's office, and for the new carpet for court room. 1.500 1.500 Clerk of supreme court 2,000 2,000 Deputy clerk of supreme court 1,500 1,500 Cost and record clerk 1,200 1,200 Two bailiffs to attend upon sessions of court 600 600 Filing and journal clerk 1,000 1,000 Stenograoher 900 900 One copyist. 720 720 $22,320 $22,320 xu -rtita JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT. 1909 1910 1911 10 seven Justices, at $4000 each. $28,000 $28,000 10 justice a. w. lien- son, deficiency. 621 $521 $28,000 $28,000 lO THE CIRCUIT COURT, WYAN DOTTE COUNTY. 1909 to ir. L. Hutchings, for salary as mage irom reo. 7. mot. to FeB- ruary 29. 1907 $220.55 to u. Hutcmngs, Tor balance of salary ior June, raue.... 166.64 1387.19 IU TtlHi tUU rtx OK COMMON FLEAS, W i AHUUITB COUNTY. 1910 1911 Judge of the court of common pleas of Wyandotte county, Kansas 13.500 $3,500 TO THE STENOGRAPHERS OF DIS TRICT COURTS. 1910 1911 To Thirty-four stenographers at ti2u eacn $40, soo 40,800 TO THE DISTRICT JUDGES. 1909 1910 1911 First district. $3,000 $3,000 Second district. 3,000 3.000 xmrd district 8,000 3,000 Fourth district 3.000 3,000 Fifth district 3,000 3.000 Sixth distncT 8,000 3.000 Seventh district $258.90 3,000 3,000 Eighth district 3,000 3.000 Ninth district 3,000 3,000 Tenth district 3,000 3.000 Eleventh district 3.000 8.000 Twelfth district 24.13 3.000 8.000 Thirteenth district 3.000 3,000 Fourteenth district 3.000 3,000 Fifteenth district 3.000 2.000 Sixteenth district 3.000 3.000 Seventeenth district 3.000 3,000 Eighteenth district 3,000 3,000 Nineteenth district 3.000 3.000 Twentieth district 3.000 3,000 Twenty-first district 3,000 3.000 Twenty-second district 3.000 3.000 Twenty-third district 3.000 8,000 Twenty-fourth district 3.000 3.000 Twenty-ninth district 3.600 3.60O Thirtieth district 3.O0O 8.000 Thirty-first district 3.000 8.O0O Thirty-second district 3,000 3,000 Thirty-third district 3.000 8.000 Thirty-fourth district 8,000 3.000 Thirty-fifth district 3,000 3,000 Thirty-sixth district 3,000 3,000 Thirty-seventh district 3,000 3,000 Thirty-eighth district 3,000 3,000 $253.03 $102,500 $102,500 TO THE TAX COMMISSION. 1909 1910 1911 Salary, three commis sioners at $2,500 each... 7,500 7,500 Salary secretary... 2,600 2,000 Salary clerk and stenog rapher 1.200 1.200 Extra clerk hire.......... 1,900 1,900 Traveling expenses tax commission $1,000 2,500 2,500 Contingent fund forpost age, telegraph, tele- phone, express, office supplies, necessary to the transaction of the business of the commis sion 2,000 2,000 $1,000 $17,100 $17,100 TO THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. 1909 1910 1911 Secretary $2,500 2,500 Bacteriologist 1,200 1,200 Clerk and stenographer. 900 900 Stenographer 720 720 Four food and drug in spectors, $1,200 each 4.800 4,800 Sanitary fund 2,500 2,500 Emergency fund for the suppression of epidemic diseases, and to be used only on the approval of the Governor; balance of 1910 appropriation to be reappropriated for 1911 5,000 Expenses of members of the Board to carry out the provisions of chap ter 129, laws of 18S6, postage and incidentals. 1,000 1,000 Deficiency expenses of members of the board for meeting of March 7 and 8. 19071 H. M. Bently.... $29.00 J. B. Carlile 33.70 G. E. Locke 16.95 C. H. Lerrigo 10.00 C. D. Welch 29.50 L. A. Golden.... 73.60 $192.75 Traveling expenses of inspectors Miscellaneous and inci dental expenses, includ ing expenses of the chief food and drug inspector to the annual conference of federal and state food commissioners, as authorised In section 12, chapter 266 of the laws of 1907; and the expenses of a representative of the State Board of Health to the annual meeting of the Surgeon General of the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service with state and territorial boards of health, as authorized by an act of 4,800 4,800 LEGAL. Congress, dated July 1. 1902, and for other trips outside the state, upon order of the Governor.. For equipment and main tenance of Laboratory of Hygiene 3,000 8,000 500 500 ,o.i92;'r?26,920 $21,920 ij xnr Atawiwii ur- CHJIISNCE. Secretary $1,000 $1,000 a ur incidental expeue neces sary to the transaction of the business of the office.......... 300 goo $1 300 $1 SOO TO THE STATE BOARD OP MEDICAL JVijVJIO IIA .'i-TN U .EXAMINATION 1910 19li Secretary soo 800 incidental expenses necessary to the transaction of the busi ness of the board................. JOO SOO rer aiem and traveling ex penses of members oft board. 1,200. 1,200 2JS? $2,300 J-v X nc, C1AI r. nun 1 1; u lil U K Ah SOCIETY. 1910 1911 Secretary $1,500 $1,600 Clerk and stenographer.. 720 720 iwcremry s traveling expenses attending meetings in Kan- sas 200 200 Aiiciaenuu expenses necessary to the transaction of the busi ness of the office........ BOO COO ah expenses ot me society s meetings and of the executive board 300 800 For purchase of an adding ma chine v Horticultural books and papers. 100 100 inn. oiAij, moiuitiuAL SOCIETY 1Q1A 1QH Secretary itnm n Assistant secretary 1,200 1200 uere or arcnives. 1,200 1 200 Cataloguer 9no 900 Newspaper clerk 900 900 Accession clerk and stenog rapher 900 900 Postage, freight, extra clerk hire, and contins-ent evnenA sum &tn Purchase of books 700 700 $8,600 AND TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR INDUSTRY. IQtA 1911 uaoor commissioner anq rac tory Inspector....... $3,000 2.000 Assistant rn m m iccinno. ont factory Inspector.... 1,500 One denutv fnctnrv injmertm 1 9nrt 1,500 1.200 1,000 900 um statistical clerk... One stenographer Incidental and traveling ex penses, which shall include expenses of the commission er attending national con ventions of factory inspec tors and labor bureau offi cials' convention, and actual traveling expenses ot dep uty factory inspectors Special agents and other as sistants Postage and express.... 1,000 900 2,700 2,700 800 800 expenses or members or bureau, delegates and an nual meeting 600 500 $11,400 $11,400 TO THE TRAVELING LIBRARIES COMMISSION. 1910 1911 Secretary $1,200 $1,200 Assistant 600 600 Purchase of books..... 3,000 8,000 Per diem and expenses of mem bers of commission., vi 200 200 $6,000 $8,000 Provided, that each non-resident mem ber of the Kansas Traveling Libraries Commission shall receive three dollars per day for-each day "actually consumed m attendance upon the meetings of the Commission, which skid meetings shall not exceed four in any one year, and traveling arid actual necessary expenses while attending meetings. Section 2. The auditor of state is here by authorized to issue his warrants on the treasurer of state-' for the amounts and purposes specifle3-ln .this act; pro vided that no voucher, for actual travel ing expenses of any person mentioned In section 1 of this act shall be paid until such person shall submit to the auditor of state proper receipts. Section 3. In all cases in which appro priations are made by the provisions of thi3 act, the officer or person having charge of such appropriation shall in no case, by any contract, act, or proceeding, attempt to obligate the state of Kansas at any time to pay a larger sum or sums than that herein specifically appropriated; and no larger sum or sums shall be audit ed by the auditor for the purposes herein mentioned and are herein appropriated and In no case shall any appropriation herein provided for be used for any purpose or purposes except that specifically stated herein. And no officer, or employee of the state shall purchase any article for any of the executive and judicial depart ments of the state on the state's credit, unless a specific appropriation has been made therefor. Section 4. It shall be the duty of all salaried state officers, their assistants and clerks, and they are hereby required, as provided in Section 6091, General Statutes of 1901, to account for and deliver to the treasurer of state all fees received by them, and to account for and turn over to the treasurer of state all fees collected by them, or either of them, for making certified copies of any and an documents, requisitions, or of any and all other pa pers for which they may charge and re ceive a fee; which said fees shall be cred ited by the treasurer of state to the gen eral revenue fund of the states as is now provided for by law, Section 5. Any person to whom money is payable out of the appropriations pro vided for in this act shall file with the auditor of state an itemized account made in conformity with the statutes authoriz ing the expenditure, duly certified by his affidavit that such an amount is Just, correct and due, and the expenditure was necessarily and actually made. Such an account shall be approved by the officer having charge of the appropriation; and the vouchers for salaries of stenograph ers for the judicial districts, as provided for in section 1 of this act, shall be ap proved by the judges of the district courts to which the stenographers are. accredited. Secton 6. Ths act shall take effect and be in force from and after Its publication in the official state paper. I hereby certify that tne above bill orig inated in the House, and passed that body March 4, 1909. J. N. DOLLEY. Speaker of the House. C. H. BRILHART. Asst. Chief Clerk of the House. Passed the Senate March 4. 1909. W. J. FITZGERALD, President of the Senate. Z. E. WYANT, Secretary of the Senate. Approved March 10, 1909. W. R. STUBBS, Governor. STATE OF KANSAS. Office of the Secretary of State. T, 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 official seal this 10th day of March. 1909 Seal. C. E. DENTON. Secretary of State. Published in The Topeka State Journal March 16, 1909.) EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, GOVER NOR'S OFFICE. PROCLAMATION. To the Offices and People of the State of Kansas, but more especially to the Local Boards of Health, Coroners. Pro bate Judges, Physicians and Under takers: GREETING. The Secretary of State of the United States has called my attention to a com plaint of the government of Italy that the local authorities of the State of Kansas In many instances do not comply with the treatv between the United States and the Kingdom of Italy relative to the death of Italian subjects within this common wealh. Article 16 of the said treaty pro vides: 'In case of the death of a citizen of the United States in Italy, or of an Italian citizen In the United States who has no known heir, or testamentary executor de signated by him the competent local au thorities shall give notice of the fact to the Consuls or Consular Agents of the LEGAL. nation to whih the end that information may be at o'nee tr&nsmittefi tn thn raWfa lnt.ri I respectfully urge the local authorities ui mia suite to see tnat there Is no Just cause for further complaint by the Italian government on this subject. Whenever a subject of the Kingdom of Italy dies within the8tate of Kansas without known heirs or testamentary executor designated by him, the fact of the death of such per son should be reported to the Consul Gen eral of Italy at Denver, Colorado, who u jurisdiction over the State of Kan sas for that purpose. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the great seal- of the State iseaxj to be affixed. Done at the .-"i316 Capitol in the City of To peka this lath day of March, 1909. W. R. STUBBS. Governor. Attest: C. E. DENTON, Secretary of State. J. T. BOTKIN. Assistant Secretary of State. (Published in The Topeka State Journal March 16. 1909.) ORDINANCE NO. 2926.. AN ORDINANCE Creating Sewer Dis trict No. 31, defining the territory and establishing the boundary thereof, pro viding for an entire and complete sys tem of sewerage In said district, and providing for a special assessment to pay for the construction of the sewer in said district. Be It Ordained by the Mayor and Coun cilmen of the City of Topeka: Section 1. That there be, and Is here by created a sewer district in the City of Topeka. Kansas, to be known and desig nated as Sewer District No. 81; said sewer district to comprise the following de scribed territory, to wit: Beginning at the intersection of the cen ter lines of Euclid Avenue and Boswell Street; thence west along the center line of Euclid Avenue to the center line of Jewell Street prolonged southerly; thence nortn along tne center line of jeweu Street and Its orolongation to the center line 01 irourteentn street: tnence east along the center line of Fourteenth street to the center or Boswell Street; thence south along the center line of Boswell Street to the center line of Euclid Ave nue, being the place of beginning; all In the City of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. Sec. 2. The city engineer shall lay out and determine the location, size and grade of all mains and laterals and shall make all necessary plans, specifications and es timates for said sewer, all of which must be approved and adopted by the mayor and council, and said engineer shall file the same in his office for the use and benefit of the city; and all work done under the provisions of this ordinance shall be done In accordance with said plans and specifications, as adopted and approved by the mayor and council. Sec. 3. The cost and expense of con structing said sewer shall be apportion ed to each of the lots and nieces of ground in said sewer district liable there- tor, in accordance with the appraised value of said lots and pieces of ground; the said cost and expense, as thus ap portioned, shall be levied and assessed against the said lots and nieces of crround contained in said sewer district liable for the cost thereof, in annual installments and collected as other taxes are collect ed. Section 4. Internal improvement bonds in an amount- not exceeding the contract price shall be Issued In ten equal install ments to pay for the construction of said sewer, and there shall be levied each year- special assessments sufficient to re deem the installment of such bonds next thereafter maturing together with interest thereon; Provided, that the owner of any lot or piece of ground liable for the as sessment may redeem his property from such liability by paying the entire amount chargeable .against it as provid ed by law; and provided, further, that two installments of such assessment with not to exceed Interest for two years, or one Installment and Interest for one year or more, may be levied and collected in the first year in which said assessment is to be collected if the bonds for said im provement and interest on the same ma ture In such manner as to require such levy. Said bonds may be issued to the con tractor or may be sold and the pro ceeds thereof applied in payment of the contract price for constructing said sewer. Tne manner and torm of said Donas and the issuance of the same and terms and conditions thereof shall be In all re spects in conformity with the law in such cases made and provided, all of which are to be more specifically set forth In the ordinances providing for said assess ment and for the Issuance of said bonds. Sec. 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be In force from and after its publi cation in tne oiticiai city paper. assea tne council Jttarcn li, 190. Approved March 16, 1909. WM. GREEN. Mayor. Attest: C. B. BURGE, (Seal) City Clerk. (Published in. The Topeka State Journal March xe, isos.) OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Council Chamber. Tonefca. Kansas. March 11, 1909. Council met in regular session, pursuant to adjournment of March 1st, at seven-thirty o'clock p. m. with the following councllmen present: Blakely, Fraser, Horn. Howard, Hughes, Jordan, Kutz, Lannan, Miller. Stanley, Tandy and- Van Ness 12. Mayor Green In the chair. On motion of Councilman Jordan the reading of the minutes covering the reg ular meeting oi Maron 1st, and special meeting of March 6th was dispensed with and they were approved as written up by the clerk. Claims for $5S9.20, payroll of judges and clerks and expenses account primary elec tion held March 2, 1909; claim of Dun ford Bros, for $111.16; and F. L. Stevens for $334.76, were presented, read and re ferred to the claims and accounts com mittee, who reported the same back with recommendation that they be allowed, and on motion of Councilman Horn the re port of the committee was adopted. Estimate of the city engineer covering the paving for which bids were opened on March 10. 1909, was presented and read. On roll call the estimate was ap proved by the following vote: ayes, Blakely, Fraser, Horn, Howard, Hughes, Jordan, Kutz, Lannan, Stanley and Van Ness 10; noes, none; absent, Councllmen Miller and Tandy J. Plans and specifications of the city en gineer covering the remainder of the brick paving to be laid during the year 1909 were presented, read and referred to the committee on public improvements, who reported them back with the recom mendation that they be adopted. They were adopted by the following vote: ayes, Councllmen Blakely. Fraser, Horn. How ard, Hughes, Jordan, Kutz, Lannan, Mil ler, Stanley, Tandy and Van Ness. 12. Petition for an electric light to be placed at the eorner of Grant street and Central avenue, signed by J. B. Cain and a number of others, was presented, read and referred to the committee on gas and electric lights. Petition for sand filler pavement on Eleventh street from Polk street to Tay lor street, signed by S. J. Johnson and a number of others, was presented, read and placed on file. Petition for sand-filler pavement on Lincoln street from Ninth street to Tenth avenue, signed by C. E. Hulett and a number of others, was presented, read and placed on file. Petition for sand-filler pavement on Taylor street, from Second street to Fourth street, signed by Wm. Mets and a number of others, was presented, read and filed. Petition for sand-filler paving to be laid on Eleventh street, from Topeka avenue to Tyler street, signed by Frank Hobart and a number of others, was presented, read and placed on file. Communication from the Hall Litho graphing Company regarding new filing case for the office of the chief of police, was presented, read and referred to the ways and means committee. Communication from Joab Mulvane re lative to surface water and proper drain age for same on lots Nos. 1, 3, 5. 7, Kan sas avenue, north, was presented, read and referred to the committee on sewers in connection with the city engineer. Communication from the North Topeka Drainage Board enclosing report of V. R. Parkhurst. engineer, and requesting the council to -meet with the board at two p. m. March 12, 1909. for a conference of all parties Interested, was presented and read. On motion of Councilman Jordan the mayor was requested to appoint a committee of councllmen, in connection with the city engineer, to attend the con- LEGAIi. ference. The mayor appointed men Tandy. Jordan and Horn. Council- Communication from J. E. Hurjey, gen eral manager A. T. S. F. Ry., regard ing foot-bridge to be constructed in con nection with the new bridge of the Santa Fe across the Kansas river, was present ed, -read and referred to the ways and means committee. Report of Chas. E. Eldridge covering Inspection of the city building and fire department stations, was presented, read and referred to the fire department com mittee. Communication from Chas. E. Eldrldge regarding the efficiency of the water works department and the fire depart ment of the city of Topeka, was present ed, read -and referred to- the fire depart ment committee and the water depart ment committee. Petition- for-the creation of a benefit district for the purpose of opening Norris street from Topeka avenue to the alley running north and south between Topeka avenue and Harrison street, signed by Frank Lewis and a number of others, was presented, read and referred to the streets and walks committee. Communication from C. P. Moeser, "re signing the position held by him as a member of the board of water commis sioners of the city of Topeka was pre sented and read. On motion of Council man Miller the resignation was accepted. The mayor submitted for approval the appointment of John Purcell as a mem ber of the board of water commissioners, vice C. P. Moeser. resigned, and on roll call the appointment was approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councllmen Blake ly, Fraser, Horn. Howard Jordan, Kutz, Lannan. Miller, Stanley. Tandy and Van Ness 11. Noes: None; absent. Councilman Hughes 1. Petition of M. N. Reed and a number of others, requesting that the pavement on Kansas avenue from Nineteenth to Twen tieth streets be laid thirty-five instead of thirty feet wide, was presented, read and placed on file. Communication from the Capital City Bottling Works relative to carboys al leged to have been loaned the fire de partment, was presented, read and refer red to the fire department committee. Plans and specifications of the city en gineer covering sewer district No. 29. known as the Kenwood sewer, were pre sented, read and referred to the commit tee on public improvements, who report ed the same back with recommendation that they be approved, and on motion of Councilman Tandy the report of the com mittee was adopted. Plans of the city engineer covering Fire Station No. 6, were presented, read and referred to the fire department commit tee. Petition for sidewalk on north side of Fourteenth street from Kansas avenue to house No. 108 West Fourteenth street, presented March 1. 1909, and referred to the streets and walks committee, was re ported back with recommendation that the petition be granted, and on motion of Councilman Jordan the report of the committee was adopted. Communication relative to paving park way on the north side of First avenue between Kansas avenue and Qulncy street, presented March 1, 1909 and refer red to the streets arid walks committee. was reported back with recommendation tnat tne request De granted, and on mo tion of Councilman Jordan the report of the committee was adopted. The following report was submitted by the board of tellers: "We, your committee of tellers, to whom was referred the proposals of the various contractors for the grading, pav ing and curbing of certain streets and avenues, submitted to your Honorable body on March 10, 1909, report that we have carefully considered all of said pro posals and that R. S. Gllfillln Sn are the lowest bidders on all of said paving, except the repaying of West Eighth avenue from Kansas avenue to Harrison street, and are also the lowest bidders on grading and rolling: That John Ritchie is the lowest bidder on the repaying of West Eighth avenue from Kansas avenue to Harrison street; that Luttjohnn A Folks are the lowest bid ders on combination cement curb and gut ter. W. G. Tandy, C. W. Horn, C. E. Jordan, committee of tellers." On motion of Councilman Jordan the report of the committee was adopted. An Ordinance creating Sewer. District No. 31, defining the territory and estab lishing the boundary thereof, providing for an entire and complete system of sewerage in said district, and providing for a special assessment to pay for the construction of the sewer in said district, was presented, read and referred to the committee on sewers, who reported the same back with recommendation that it be passed, and on motion of Councilman Blakelv the renort of the committee was adopted. Each section was read and on separate motion adopted. Being placed on final passage the ordinance was adopt ed, oy tne toiiowing vote: Ayes: uoun eilmen Blakely. Fraser, Horn, Howard, Hughes, Jordan, Kutz, Lannan, Miller, Stanley. Tandy and Van Ness 12. Noes, none. The title was then read and ap proved. An ordinance amending section one of Ordinance No. 2407. relative to the Tope ka Railway Company, was presented. read and referred to the streets ana wains committee. An ordinance appropriating money from the street and alley paving bond fund, from the interest fund and from the in terest fund of the water works depart ment to pay bonds and interest coupons due April 1, 1909, was presented and read. On motion of Coucncilman Horn an emer gency was declared. Rule 18 suspended and the ordinance placed on final pas sage. Each section was read and on separate motion adopted. Being placed on. final passage it was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councllmen Blake ly, eraser, Horn, tiowara, Mugnes, Jor dan. Kutz. Lannan. Miller. Stanley. Tan dy and Van Ness 12. The title was read and approved. An ordinance appropriating money- out of the general revenue fund and water works fund to pay election expenses, was presented and read. On motion of Councilman Horn Rule 18 was suspend ed an emergency declared and the ordi nance placed on final passage. Each sec tion was read and on separate motion adopted. Being placed on final passage the ordinance was adopted by the fol lowing vote: Ayes: Councllmen Blake ly, Fraser, Horn, Howard. Hughes, Jor dan, Kutz, Lannan. Miller, Stanley, Tan dy and Van Ness 12. The title was read and approved. On motion of Councilman Lannan, the city engineer was directed to use his best Judgment regarding the kind of filler to be used combination or asphalt In the construction of the 1909 pavement. On motion of Councilman Miller, the fol lowing resolution presented by himself was referred to the Judiciary committee in connection with the mayor and city at torney: "Resolved, by the mayor and council of Topeka, that the mayor and city at torney be ana are nereny instructed to take such action as will compel the Tope ka Railway Company to issue transfers to passengers from the Santa Fe to the Oakland and Cemetery divisions, and from the uaKiand ana cemetery to the Santa Fe division." The following resolution presented by Councilman Miller was referred to the Judiciary committee: "Resolved, by the mayor and council of Topeka, that the city attorney be and Is hereby instructed to prepare an ordi nance requiring the Consumers Light, Heat Power Company to place cut-off valves in front of each and every build ing wherein natural gas is used for any purpose." On motion or Council Jordan, the fol lowing resolution presented by himself was adopted: "Kesoiveo, tnat tne cnycieric o ana nets hereby directed to advertise for three days in the official city paper and other papers and journals, for sealed proposals for the grading, curbing and paving of the re mainder of the streets to be paved with brick during the year 1909; said propos als to be filed with the city clerk by five o'clock p. m., March 25, 1909." On motion of Councilman Stanley, the next regular meeting of the council will be held at eight o'clock p. m., Thursday, March 18, 1909. Councilman Miller presented the follow ing resolution, which was adopted on a motion made by himself: "Resolved, by the mayor and council, that the Board of Water Works Trus tees are hereby authorized to increase the water supply of the present system by adding seven drive wells." Councilman Blakely submitted the fol lowing resolution and on his own motion it was adopted: "Resolved, that the city engineer he and he is hereby directed toprepareand submit to tha mavor and council as early as pos sible, plans, specifications and estimates LEGAL. for the" construction- of a sewer in Sewei District No. 31." On motion of Councilman Tandy tnt following resolution presented by nimseit. was adopted: "Resolved, that the contract for laying the combination cement curb and u.t,te' on ail streets and avenues, for which proposals were submitted to the Councu on March 10, 1809, be awarded to Lutt johnn Folks as per their proposal therefor, Jid that the mayor be and h Is hereby authorized to execute said con tract with eald parties for and on be half of said city of Topeka." Councilman Tandy submitted the fol lowing resolution, and on his own motion, it was adopted: "Resolved, by the mayor and council of the city of Topeka. that the contract for the repairing or West Eighth avenue, from the west line of Kansas avenue to the west line of Harrison street, be awarded to John Ritchie as per his pro posal therefor, i-d that the mayor be and he 1 hereby authorised and directed to execute said contract with said John Ritchie for and on behalf of tha city of Topeka." On motion of Councilman -Tandy, the following resolution presented by himself, was adopted: "Resolved, by tha mayor and council of the city of Topeka, that the contract for the grading, rolling and paving of ail streets and avenues, for which propoeais were submitted to the mayor and coun cil on March 10. 1909, except the repaying of West Eighth avenue, from Kansas avenue to Harrison street, be awarded to R. 8. Gllfillln Son, as per their pro posal therefor; all of said paving to be done under first class specification, ex cept Eleventh street from Topeka ave nue to Tyler street; Taylor street, from Second to Fourth street; Lincoln street from Ninth to Tenth avenue; East Stxtti avenue from Locust street to Division street, and Eleventh street from Folk street to Taylor street, which shall b paved under second class specif lea tlons and that the mayor be and he la herebv authorised and directed to execute saia contract with said parties for and on be half of the city- of Topeka." Councilman Blakely presented the fol lowing resolution: "Resolved, that the plana and speci fications -of the city engineer for the con struction of the sewer In Sewer District No. 29 be and the same are hereby ap proved." The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councllmen Blakely, Fraser, Horn. Howard. Hughes. Jordan. Kutz, Lannan. Stanley, Tandy and Van Ness 11; noes, none; absent. Councilman Miller 1. Councilman Jordan presented the fol lowing resolution: "Resolved, that the plans and specifi cations of the city engineer for the grad ing, curbing, and paving of the remain der of the streets to be paved with brick during the year 1909, be and the earn are hereby approved." On roll call the resolution was adopted by the following; vote: Ayes, Councllmen Blakely, Fraser. Horn. Howard, Hughes, Jordan, Kutz. Ijinnan. Stanley, Tandy and Van Ness 11; noes, none; absent. Councilman Mil ler 1. Councilman Horn presented the follow. Ing resofntlon: Resolved, that the mayor be and ha Is hereby authorized to contract with, some responsible parties for the proper framing and lettering of the pictures of the various mayors, recently purchase by the city." On motion of Councilman Hughes it was amended so as to includ the present mayor, and was then adopt ed on motion of Councilman Horn. Report of the appraisers covering tna paving of the streets and avenues for which bids were opened on March in, 1909, was presented, read and referred to the committee on public improvements. On motion of Councilman Hughes, ther will be a special meeting of the council held on Thursday. March 18,19"9. at seven-thirty o'clock p. m., for the purposa of considering the report of the appraisers appointed to ascertain the value of all lots and pieces of ground to be assessed on account of paving to be laid during the year 1909, also for the purpose of lis tening to any and all complainta which, may be made relative thereto. The mayor appointed L. T. Gage. J. H. Evans and G. B. Moore as appraisers in connection with the pavement of Kansas avenue, Euclid ajrenue to Twenty-First street; Monroe street, from Twelfth to Thirteenth street; Fillmore street from First to Fifth street, and Buchanan street from Thirteenth to Sixteenth street: also J. H. Squires, Peter Hell and Homer Boughton to appraise the property to be assessed In connection with the pavement of Boswell avenut from Sixteenth to Eu clid avenue; Tenth avenue from the al ley west of Spruce street to Ella avenue; Eleventh street from Qulncy to Monro street; Thirteenth street from Jackson to Van Buren street; Fifteenth street from Clay to Lane street; alley between Harri son street and Topeka avenue from Third to Fourth street, and the alley between Tyler and Polk street from Seventh to Eighth avenue. On roll call the appoint ments were approved by the following vote: Aves: Councllmen Blakely, Fraser. Horn jloward, Hughes, Jordan. Kutz, T.annan Rtanlev. Tandy and Van Ness 11; noes, none; absent. Councilman Mil- N further business appearing Council adjourned. (Seal) aa555t First published In The Topeka Stats Journal Maron 9, 1909.J State of Kansas. Shawnee County, ss. In the matter of the estate of Charles) W. Graves, late of Shawnee county, Kan sas. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. Notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of March. A. V. 1909, the undersigned was. by the probate court of Shawnee county, Kansas, duly appointed executor administrator of the estate of Charles W. Graves, late of Shawnee county, deceased. All parties Interested In said estate wlil take notice and govern themselves ac cordingly. LOUISA G-RAVES. Executrix. Dr. Nellie Sawyer, Ind. phone 1280. 61J K. A., Crawford Bldg. Elevator service. LANDSCAPE GARDENING. J. M. GALLOWAY. Grounds beautlf!. shrubs, perennials, bedding plants. Per. sonal attention. Prices right. Ind. 27S2 8. CEMENT WORK. J. S. McLaughlin SONS, general cement contractors, i years actual fipncnc. work guaranteed wua duuu. vy ave. Phone zw a. CAPITAL CITY VITRIFIED BRICK A: PAVING CO., 214 E. th st. Mfgs. of building, paving and sidewalk brick. WALLPAPFjRT'rTnTasso the newest designs. Come In and give us trial. G. E. LawKon, go? W. 7th. FRAMING, regllding. mat making, mount ing done by J. D. Sullivan. 113 W. Eighth street. Packing, shipping, eta. JK FI.F7W. JAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles propeTly fitted. M. C. PLANK, gen. contractor, has an office at 521 Kan. ave. Estimates cheer fully jrlvcn. Ind. phone 1KS0. Bell 13. ywt y MERCHANTS' TRANSFER STORAGE! Co. packs, ships and stores househol l goods. Tel. 1S6. Clarence Skinner, SU Qulncy st. L. M. PENWELL, funeral director anil embalmer. First class service, reason able prices. 611 Quincy st. Both phones l.i

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