The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
March 4, 1910

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frf ft EYEHYBODV KVERBODY 14 PAGES r NEEDS IT 1 HAUfcSS KBAOS IT. A' LAST EDITION. FRIDAY EVENING. 14 TOPEKA KANSAS. MARCH 4, 1910. i FRIDAY EVENING. TWO CENTa 4v fi U. S. IS HELD UP. Bristow Calls on Secretary Dick inson to Explain. Government's Share of Panama Traffic Charges Reduced. PACIFIC MAIL LINE." Threatened to Withdraw Unless Its Terms Were Met. The Government Was Afraid to Call the Bluff. Washington. D. C March 4. The investigation into the contract now ex isting between the United States gov ernment and the Pacific Mail Steam ship company is disclosing some very startling facts. The government now owns, in addi tion to the Panama railroad, the Pan ama Steamship company, which oper ates a line of boats from Colon to At lantic coast ports in the United States. It was for hauling freight and pas sengers irom Panama across the isth mus on the railroad and up to New York and other Dorts by boat that the United States received 50 per cent of the transportation charges around from Pacifiic coast ports to Atlantic coast ports and for which it now re ceives 30 per cent. Senator Bristow called the atiention of the senate committee to the ad vance and asserted that it was up to Secretary Dickinson to explain matters. Mr. Bristow called B. N. Baker, a Bal timore shipbuilder, before the commit tee to tell how he offered to put an Independent line of vessels on the Pa cific coast to take the place of the Pacific mail line, and handle the Pan ama traffic at less than the old rate, and was "turned down" by Secretary Dickinson. His charges very naturally caused the secretary of war to prepare a defense. He came before the committee this week prepared to clear himself from the charge of unfairness. He began by declaring that President Taft was consulted by him, and that both of them agreed that the government would have to be "held up by the Pacific Mail line. He said that shortly after he became secretary of war the management of the Pacific Mail line had made a de mand of a 20 per cent increase as their portion of the joint rate. Threatened to Withdraw. "The Pacific Mail had threatened to withdraw its ships, and if this had been done," he said, "it would have left the government line without an outlet on th Pacific coast. "If- the ships on the Pacific side had been withdrawn I feel that my position would have been indefensible, and therefore I was forced to accept the terms offered by the Pacific Mail," said the secretary. "I consulted with the president who knew more about the canal affairs than I did, and we were not willing to take the risk of calling the Pacific Mail Steamship company's bluff." "Did you ever make an investigation to determine whether the Pacific Mail Is controlled by the transcontinental lines?" asked Chairman Flint. Mr. Dickinson replied that he had seen President Schwerin of the Pacific Mail only once, and they had had an unpleasant interview. Schwerin in sisted, he said, that his steamship line was independent of the Southern Pa cific, and upon that point they could not agree. The secretary took the position that an exclusive contract would reverse the whole policy of the government, and that any government official who would countenance it would be taking an enormous responsibility. Asked to reply to the charge made by Baker that he had rejected the Balti more shipbuilders' proposal to put in an Independent steamship line. Secretary Dickinson produced the proposed con tract to show his understanding of the offer. It indicated that the company was to have an exclusive contract and many other favors that Mr. Dickinson said could not be granted under the au thority vested in him or any other member of the president's cabinet. "The government," he said again, "had practically been coerced by a serious situation into consenting to the demand of the Pacific Mail for 70 per cent of the joint rate." The Surest Way. Several senators pressed the secretary of war for his opinion of the surest way to break up the Pacific Mail monopoly. He said that the surest way would be for the government to build ships and op erate them, but he would not say that such a course would be the wisest way. He said that the question was a legisla tive one and he did not care to indorse government ownership. "We sent for you to tell us what to do," said Chairman Flint. "That. I thlnW Is what you would do if you were a sen ator." "Probably we have been trained in dif ferent political schools," said the secre tary, "but I have never believed it was the duty of the government to furnish means of transportation. I have not be lieved it wise for the government to en gage in that business, which can be best oone ty inaiviauais. Before concluding Mr. Dickinson pro posed that the anti-trust law be invoked to break up the monopoly which the Pa cific Mail company and the transcontinen tal lines have on business between Pacific coast ports and the isthmus of Panama. When it was suggested that suit under the Sherman law might fail because of lack of proor mat xnr steamship company, operated as an independent line, would be considered a competitor of the South ern Pacific railroad members of the com mitter discussed the advisabilitv of recom mending legislation that would reach the merger. No decision was reached on this subject and Secretary Dickinson left the stand after saying that he would investigate the whole subiect of mail contracts, char. tering steamships or any other means of meeting irie siiuauuu. FORMER KANSAN DEAD. Sherman Campbell, Formerly of K. TT., Suffers Stroke of Paralysis. Hanover, Ind., March 4. Sherman Campbell, professor of Greek and Latin at Hanover college, died last night fol lowing a stroke of paralysis. He fell h. the street in front of his home, ex piring in a few minutes. Professor Campbell has been pro fessor at Hanover since 1906, coming here fraro Kansas university. IS EXITED STATES ff SS" f ran a m jf V. rail, row p y J,. 1.5 Principals In the Investigation Into the Panama Mail Line. UDDer left -Senatrr TfUnt nf ralifnmi. v,n .v,.. v,su .i,it. brought about the investigation. Lower left- Senator Rristnw. whn Panama railroad, and Secretary of War Dickinson, who admits that the government was forced to Dav an exorbitant rate Upper ngnt Map showing the transcontinental lines and the competing steamboat lines. The government owns the Panama railway and controls the Panama Steamship company operating boats from Colon to Atlantic ports. Senator Flint's bill proposes to operate a government owned steamship line in competition with the Pacific Mail. CUT PIGEON WINGS. Taft and Uncle Joe Do a Hoedown at the White House. Washington, March i. While more than 50 guests looked on laughingly and applauded. Speaker Cannon tempted President Taft last night into a test of terpsichorean agility in the east room of the White House. Both stopped, panting, when the trial was ended, but the opinion was unanimous that honors were even. Dancing followed a dinner given by the president to "Uncle Joe," said to be the first formal affair ever accorded a speaker of the house of rep tesentatives by a president. The din ner ended, the company went to the east room which boasts an ample and smooth dancing floor. An orchestra played a gentle waltz and the president led off with Mrs. Joseph H. Gaines, wife of the representative from West Virginia. The speaker, with Mrs. Laughlin, a sister of Mrs. Taft, glided out on the polished floor in the wake of his chief. Then the dance was on. During the intermission, however, when the orchestra struck up a lively tune "Uncle Joe" stepped briskly into the middle of the room and brought his heels together sharply. There was a (patting 1 gloved hands and voices call- ed encouragingly to the guest of honor. The 2fext Time Mr. Taft Mil BEING HELP UP? V:.: i u., ..v. mil Lite u i mild ie on i v, -i In a moment the sneaker's heels were twinkling in a brilliant Highland fling. 'Excellent, eh?" he called exultingly to Mr. Mart. "I was something of a cancer wren I was a youngster. x For answer, the president steped smil ingly forward and those who were present say the two executed several steps of an old-fashioned "hoedown that delighted everyone. Both were puffing when they finished. j. Following the dancing, the president lea his men guests to the smoking room on an upper floor of the White House where an intimate talk was held in which partisan politics is said to have held no place. The women remained in the east room. Socially and politically the dinner marked something of an epoch. Speaker Cannon was never entertained at the White House with an exclusive official function, during all of the seven years of President Roosevelt's occupancy, and no (previous affair has been given in his honor by President Taft. Some days ago President Taft con ceived the idea of giving a regular state dinner in honor of the speaker of the house which would be commensurate with the dignity of that high office. The affair was on the same social and official par with those given regularly in honor of the vice president, the diplo matic representatives and other dig nitaries of the government. It is ex pected the president's dinner to the speaker will become a permanent in stitution. Weather Indications. Chicago. March 4. Forecast for Kan sas: Fair tonight and Saturday; warm er north central portion tonight. OX and Uncle Joe Desire to Perform, the ALL HOF GONE. There Appears to Be No Chance of Averting a Strike Of AH the Labor Union Men in Philadelphia. MEMBERSHIP 100,000. Order Goes Into Effect at 12 O'clock Tonight. It Is Claimed That Not Over 20,000 Will Respond. Philadelphia. March 4. All hope of reaching en amicable settlement in the street car strike having been abandon ed leaders of the labor unions devoted the day to preparing for the general walkout of organized workmen, which goes into effect at midnight. Up to this afternoon the Amalgama ted association of street and electric railway employes had not received a re ply to its proposition of last night in which the strikers asked for arbitra tion under the act of 1893, but as the act, it has been learned, was declared unconstitutional in Pittsburg last year. the carmen believe thev know what the answer of the Rapid Transit company will bs. The directors of the company met today and its general counsel was in consultation with President Kruser, but nothing was given out as to wheth er the company would answer the car men. The strikers requested an an swer by neon. There was great activity about the headquarters of the Central Labor un ion and the officers of the Allied Build ing Trades council, many local union leaders calling tor instructions for the general strike. The n in:ber of men that win obey tne strike nder can not even be approxi mated. The unions claim an affiliated membership of 100,000 but there is a difference of opinion among some of the lea-lers as to the number of men that will go out. Director of Public Safety Henry Clay declares from an investigation he has made, he believes only 20,000 will respond to the leaders. The leaders On Dotn sides oi tne con troversy-are receiving hundreds of telegrams from all over the urutea States, giving them moral support and endorsing their respective attitudes. The strikers are hearing from many labor unions and leaders and the Rapid Transit company is. getting letters from associations and employers. The na- tional association of manufacturers sent telegrams characteristic or its well known position on the labor ques tion. There was little change in the street car serivce early today. If the general strike goes into eltecx it will be conductedifby a committee of 10 with John j; Murphy, president of the Central Labor union, at its head. The committee will meet daily during the continuance of the strike and ar rangements have been made to have other union leaders in almost contin uous session at different halls to take quick action as the situation changes. The members ot tne ineamcai stage Kmployes' union have been granted a disDensation which provides that they may remain at work until midnight tomorrow. This was done in order that the productions at the various theaters may finish out this week's engage ments. It was reported that the city might be plunged into darkness by a strike of the mechanical force of the Phila delphia Electrical company, which controls all the public and commer cial and electrical lighting business in Philadelphia. An official of the com pany, however, explained that very few of its employes are connected with unions. The same condition exists relatives to employes of the city pump ing stations. The fresco painters union gave no tice to its men to quit at 5 o'clock to day and remain away until further no- tice. WITH THE DANCE! Ksas Insurgent Orchestra Would Be Pleased to Furnish the Music ASK FOfHACTS. Ballinger's Attorney Tries to Pin Pinchot Down To Matters Within His Own Personal Knowledge. THE LETTER TO TAFT Is Cited as an Instance of Mak ing Misstatements. Expects to Prove His Other Charge by Witnesses. Washington, March 4. While in terest in the Ballinger-Pinchot investi gation had already been attested by large crowds at all of the sessions of the committee, the crush to get in the hearing room since Gifford Pinchot took the stand has been such that even the handling yt newspaper copy out of the room at times has been impossible. Ninety-nine out of the hundred specta tors crowded about the committee table daily are women. Louis R. Glavis was the hero of the throng while he was on the stand ac cusing Secretary Ballinger, but he has gone into eclipse now that Mr. Pinchot, the deposed forester and friend of con servation, is' holding the center of the stage. The Pinchot family has long been prominent in the exclusive social cir cles of the capital and since Mr. Pin chot took the s-tand, many of the lead ers of their set' have been present. Mrs. Pinchot, the mother of the former forester, has been at the hearings al most daily. She usually is surround ed by half a score of friends. When the committee adjourned Tuesday afternoon last, the cross ex amination of Mr. Pinchot had just been started by Attorney John J. Ver trees, representing Mr. Ballinger and the other accused afficials of the inter ior department. Upon the resumption of the hearing this morning, there was ever indication that Mr. Pinchot would be on the stand all day. Asks Pincliot for Facts. As soon as Mr. Pinchot took the stand this morning Atorney Vertrees for Mr. Ballinger asked him this ques tion: "Mr. Pinchot, please state one single fact of your own knowledge that re flects upon Mr. Ballinger's conduct, either as commissioner of the land of fice or secretary of the interior not nearsay; not wnat someooay e.se Baio. or wrote oi your own Knowieuge I The witness hesitated. Then he ad dressed Senator Nelson: "Mr. Chairman: In order to answer that question because of the nice dis crimination it involves, I must ask your permission to refer to a list I have here of things Mr. Ballinger has done."' The permission was granted and after a perusal of the list Mr. Pinchot said: "The fact of my own knowledge is Mr. Ballinger's letter to the president of November 15, with which he enclosed Ronald's letter. "These letters contain misstatements which I have already shown and am prepared further to show." Mr. Vertrees: "You have testified here largely by inference and innuendo. Now state what you personally know Mr. Ballinger said or did." Mr. Pinchot: "The letter of Novem ber 15." "What else?" "I never discussed the Cunningham cases with Mr. Ballinger. The only knowledge I have at first hand is hm ited to writings that are not disputed.' Approved the Motives. Questioned as to the reprimand he gave Assistar-. jjaw oincer anaw ana As sistant Forester Price, Mr. Pinchot ad mitted that "at heart" he approved of the motives of the two in doing what they did, but did not approve of their method of doing it. He denied that either he or any of his people owned stock in the Pocahontus Coal company. "The family has some stock in a coal K company in Illinois." he added, "but I have not." Mr. Pinchot said that up to the time he sent Glavis to President Taft the relations between himself and Mr. Bal linger had been "fairly friendly, not more than that." He was not more friendly because he knew Mr. Ballmger s views as to con servation were different from his own. "Then you were unfriendly?" "No, I distrusted., him." "You mean distrusted his policies?" "I distrusted his policies and what he would do." "So, Mr. "Pinchot," said Mr. Vertrees, "after all that statement you made to the committee, when you took the stand, all you can cite against Mr. Bai- linger of your own knowledge is the let- ICl Ul ilUVCUlUCI J-U, KKJ I'lO ...'.v. "I said I expected to prove some of the things I charged by other wit nesses." Refcrrirer tn. his testimony that Mr. Ballinger as -commissioner of the land office protested e gainst the creation of the Chugach forest in Alaska, in which some of the CunninKham claims are lo cated, Mr. Pinchot said he had never read Mr. Ballinger's' letter of protest and did not know what reasons he gave. Mr. Vertrees: "Don't you think it would have been only fair to have read it before submitting it here with the inferences that might be drawn irom your testimony?" Based on an Interview. Mr. Pincho::-"My knowledge of Mr. Ballinger's position .was based on an interview wi.th him In Mr. Garfield's office and I understood it to bo hostile to what we have since come to call conservation." Mr. Pinchot declared that while the letter of protest had been on file with the committee for some time, a regula tion of the committee permitting coun sel only to examine the documents had prevented his reading it. A long discussion ensued as to the modification of the rule, but the mat ter was put over for decision in execu tive session. Attorney Brandeis remarked the or der of the committee had worked a great hardship on counsel. When Representative Denby stated that he plainly understood counsel to agree m ith the committee as to the propriety of the course decided upon, Mr. Bran deis said he made his statement with no purpose of criticizing the committee. Attorney Verlrees sought to question the witness further as to why he had not read the letter but was stopped by the committee. ALEX BUTTS IS DEAD. Former Kansas Newspaper Man Passes Away Suddenly. Kansas City, March 4. Alexander Butts, associate editor of The Star, died suddenly shortly before 11 o'clock last night at the home of his cousin, Mrs. L. G. Taylor, 3738 Harrison street. Death resulted from oedema of the lungs. He was 65 years of age. Burtal will be at Mr. Butts' boyhood home. New Philadelphia, Ohio. Serv ices in Kansas City will be held at Grace church at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Butts was born in New Phila delphia, Ohio. Coming to Kansas in the early '80s, he became part owner or the Emporia News, being associated with the late Jacob Stotler and Frank P. MacLennan. About seven years later he entered the employ of the Kansas City Star, where he remained until his death. JAIexander Butts wai a most likable. lovame man, gentle and generous, kindly and considerate. He was al ways doing and saying thoughtful things and it made no difference whether those concerned were in the higher walks of life or among the low ly. Those who mourn fill all ranks in life and include newsboys and states men. Sorrow over his loss will be today, and as long as memory lasts, in the hearts of countless young men, or men who were young when Aleck Butts said an encouraging, timely word to them when they were struggling as re porters or in other lines of endeavor. As a newspaper writer he was a genius. There was never a better paragrapher: His editorials were graphic, smooth, polished, yet un strained. As a writer of eulogies he was probably unexcelled. An obituary of a friend, or of one whom he ad mired, was a classic. His industry was phenomenal. At times, when the write' was with him on the old jSmporia News, he would write and edit practically the whole paper, news, editorial, local and tele graph, and it would be well done. His Sunday sermons in the Star will be missed by a congregation larger than that in front of any pulpit. He was a thorough Journalist of the old school who kept in touch with the newest and best in the newspaper work he loved. He liked work; he loved workers. His constant cheer and genial presence, as memories, will continue to brighten the familiar paths he has lett.j WARMEST MARCH DAY. Real Summer Weather Brings Out Many People, Today is the warmest March 4 on rec ord in Topeka, the temperature at 2 o'clock having reachel 78 degrees, or two degrees higher than it reached yesterday at 2 o'clock. Yesterday the temperature climbed to 80 degrees at 4 o'clock and today It is believed it will beat this record. At 8 o'clock this morning a slightly cooler turn wa no ted but the temperature rose rapidly. The temperature for the past three days has been 24 degrees above the average for March. Following are the hourly temperatures today: 7 o clock.. 41 11 o clock 63 8 o'clock 41 I 12 o'clock 67 9 o'clock 47 I 1 o'clock ...75 10 o'clock 53 I 2. o'clock 78 LEFT TO HER FATE. Russian Steamer Korea Abandoned by Her Crew. New York, March 4. The Russian steamer Korea, buffeted by storms on the North Atlantic and pounded into helplessness by heavy seas, was aban doned by her crew on March l, ana left to her fate. She was sinking fast when her men abandoned her. The Korea's crew of 48 men were taken off by the anshor line steamer Caledonia and are or. their way here. TO SAMS NECK Kansas Officials Object to Ex ecntion of O'Neil. Don't Want Record of the State Stained. MAY APPEAL TO TAFT Governor Stubbs Asked to In tercede With President. Has Never Been Legal Execu tion in Kansas. It is possible that Governor Stubbs will intercede with President Taft to try and prevent the hanging of Charles O'Neil, the regular army soldier, at Leavenworth March 29. Several of the Kansas state officers have expressed themselves as opposed to having the state's record stained by the occur rence of euch an event. Kansas has never had a hanging since the state was admitted to the Union. O'Neil was recently convicted in the federal court on the charge of killing Mary Shapiro on the Fort Leaven worth reservation, and sentenced to hang on March 29. After the verdict of guilty was ren dered by the Jury, Judge Pollock rend ered a decree against O'Neil which concluded as follows: "It is ordered that you be taken to the Leavenworth county common jail and there held un til March 29, when between the hours of 9 a. m. and 4 p. m. you shall ba taken to some suitable place of execu tion in Leavenworth county and there and then be hanged by the neck until you are dead." United States Marshal Mackey Is now preparing to carrv out the sentence of the court. He has" asked the depart ment of Justice to authorize the ex penditure of enough government funds tc build the scaffold and to defray the expenses of the hanging. The marshal is not here but his chief deputy, Frank Flenniken. says the hanging will likely take place in the Leavenworth county Jail yard. Of course this has not been definitely set tled. Attorney General Interested. Attorney General Jackson has ad vised that Governor Stubbs take the question up direct with President Tatt and ask that O'Neil's sentence be com muted to life imprisonment. This would be in keeping with the spirit of the Kansas law which has abolished cap ital punishment. Some Kansas City and Leavenworth people have become interested in the case and are circulat ing petitions asking the president tf commute the sentence and prevent the hanging. Nearly all of the state of ficials are in sympathy with the move ment. The governor, if he follows thu advice of the attorney general, will submit an alternative proposition to the president to the effect that if President Taft won't commute the sen tence that he then direct that the hanging take place on the government reservation. State Never Had Hanging. "The soil of Kansas should never be strained by human blood spilled from the gallows,'' said the attorney gen eral. "Kansas has never had a legal hanging since the state was admitted and only two years ago capital pun ishment was even wiped off the books. I hope the federal government will en. ter into the spirit of our state laws and not permit O'Neil to be hung. But if he must be hung, then I hope that it will take place on government prop erty the reservation and not upon soil over which the authorities of Kan sas have control. "A hanging at Leavenworth would be scandalous. There would be a reg ular mob there and it would be a dis grace to the city. If It must be a hang ing then it should be held in a secluded spot on the reservation where the fed eral soldiers could beat back the mob and make of it a quiet affair." Judge Pollock's decree is such that the hanging can take place on the reservation if the authorities so decide. O'Neil killed Mary Shapiro, his sweet heart, in a fit of Jealousy. She was the maid in an army officer's house hold at Fort Leavenworth. LABOR'S MEW EDICT. Building Trades International Ends AU Sympathetic Strikes. New York. March 4. The buildiny trades department of the American Federation of Labor has taken action which will prevent amiiated union from going on sympathetic strikes in the future. All the unions in the building trades in this city received todav a circular from W. J. Spenser, secretary of the building trade depart ment, declaring against any union Ru ing on a sympathetic strike unless the sanction of the international union to which It belongs is first obtained. Any union which violates the rule will be disciplined. ALMOST $4,000,000. Divided by the Will of the Late Colonel bwope. Kansas City. Mo., March 4. Colonel Thomas H. Swope owned property in this county valued at $3,433,700 accord ing: to his will which was probated here today. Property the late million aire philanthropist owned in Tennes see, Kentucky and other states, in creases the total value of the estate to almost $4,000,000. The largest bequests of the property located here were made to the unmar ried children of Mrs. Logan O. Swope, sister-in-law of Col. Swope, each of whom was given $410,000. Mrs. Frances Hyde, w-ife of Dr. B. C. Hyde, was given $276,000. Chrisman Swope, a nephew, who died since the death of Colonel S'.vope was a beneficiary to the extent of $410,000, but his share will now be divided equally among the oth er heirs. About $100,000 was given to charitable institutions. Dr. B. L. Stewart, a bacteriologist, was the principal witness before the Swope grand Jury today. Dr. Stewart has stated that Dr. B. C. Hyde bor rowed an active typhoid culture from him last November. Mrs. Logan O. Swope and her son. Thomas Swope, also testified to th grand jury today.

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Reilly writes that some of his rela tives have recently died and that he has some of the business connected with the estate of the late lamented to look after. He wants to spend the rest of the month doing this. Reilly will be allowed to Ao this in case he can not arrange to get here sooner. but Cooley wants to have the snort stopper here as early as possible. A number of the big teams will be here before April 1 and Cooley wants the team as nearly completed to go against them as he can have. it. This work will sive a line on what is needed this year and Cooley wants to watch Reilly besrtn ma spring work and neip mm guard against the injury that caused him so much trouble last year. In case Reilly can not report before April 1 it will probably be all right, but Cooley wants him here as soon before that as he can come. The Cooleysox uniforms are here and on display in Fullerton Bros." windows. They are much like last year's suits and it will seem nice to see the boys wear em again. "Bill" Dwyer seems to think he got the -.worst of it because he was not made a free agent by the National commission. A lot of people around the circuit think "Bill" was pretty lucky last year to have the manage ment of the Des Molners, and that he should feel pretty good over his lucky finish.

"Tom Miller, the Cooley recruit from the State and Central Kansas leagues Is the only ball player in Kan sas who has the honor of leading two leagues in hitting in one season. He led both the C. K. and State organiza tions. Salina Journal: Another good play er who is sure coming back to the Salina baseball team Is Hutchinson. No one seems to know what Hutch inson's first name is. He is simply called "Hutch." All fans know Hutch inson. He holds third sack and made a remarkable record while with Sa lina. He was only here during the last half of the season and besides phe nomenal fielding, he had a good bat ting eye. E. J. Williford, in all prob ability, will not twirl for Salina this season. Willlford's ability when go ing right is not questioned. But It is hard forhim to go right," Some things which have been learned" are against Williford and no contract will be asked of him. Jack Holland is extremely modest in his claims for St. Joseph as a pro spective breaker of attendance rec ords. Over his own signature he has given out the statement that he ex pects the Des Moines champions to draw the biggest opening day crowd in the whole circuit at St. Joe. and to do the greatest business for the first three days of the season Friday, Sat urday and Sunday. Frank Isbell has purchased a brand new typewriter, and his daily exer cise consists of two hours consistent practice on that machine. Woe be to the holdouts! They are due to receive some long and very interesting letters from their boss Just as soon as he masters the touch. He is not going to be one of your one-flnger-on-each-hand artists, either. He uses all his fingers and both thumbs, though, as he admits himself, he doesn't use them quite as readily as an expert would. Jim O'Rourke, who retires from the game this year after forty-two suc cessive years as a professional ball player, never touched liquor or to bacco. Yet Jim went through the years when a man wasn't considered much among his fellow players if he didn't go out on a spree after each game. He first played in 1868 and hasn't missed a season since that time. TJncle John Higgins and Bill Dwyer have been unable to come to 'terms, and the Des Moines papers are hint ing that "the youngest manager of the league" may not be with the Champions this season. George Da vis, the ex-Whtie Sox, is mentioned as a possible successor. It would be great fun to watch Davis and "Izzy" scrapping for the honors in the same league, wouldn't it? "Ducky" Holmes ought to be back In the O'Neill cir cuit in that event, then there would be a three-cornered rivalry among three former teammates. According to Sandy Griswold, Har ry Welch and "Kid" Gonding of the Omaha club have gone to Hot Springs, Ark., for a boiling out previous to the opening of the spring training season. Atchison, Kan., sends out the report that "Dave" Baker of that city is to be the fifth umps on "Tip" O'Neill's staff. So far the report has not been confirmed by the Western league's chief mogul. Jack Holland wears one of the St. Joseph Booster buttons on his manly breat these days. He says one has to wear one to be in style in St. Joe. They are round buttons in orange and black colors, and bear simply this inscription: "St. Joseph Booster, 1910." Though they don't tell a long story, they tell a mighty good one as far as baseball is concerned. Oklahoma City fans have raised $5,000 to be presented to the mem bers of Dr. Jayson Andrews' club if they win the Texas league pennant. Ft. Worth is proposing to do the same thing. Manager Isbell is in receipt of a let ter from a traveling salesman plead ing that Sunday games be called at 2 o'clock this summer to enable the hundreds of drummers who 4re good boosters for the game, a chance to see the Sunday contests before leaving for thein weekly trips on the early trains. While the management may be able to call the games a little ear- "hu iwcj iiitva Dee ri ciuieu m uia past. It is hardly probable it would be Hutchinson News: Some of the man agers in the Kansas State seem to be having more trouble from holdouts than otners. In lookine over the list of con tracts sent to President Hostutler, but three teams have as many as nine men signed up for the coming season. These are JMCt-nerson. Newton and weinng- ton. Hutchinson and Lyons have a few but the other three. Great Bend, Larned and Arkansas City haven't a single player so far as the records at tne president's office show. But this doesn't necessarily show that some managers have been active while otners are sleeping, not by any means, In may mean a erreat manv things. First of all, the signed contracts are first sent to the secretary of the Na tional Association, at whose office the contracts are registered. Then they are sent to the president of the league. The list below shows the contracts re ceived up to date by President Hostut- ier. Some manaeers-mav be holding back contracts, not being in a hurry to send them in. Other managers are exper iencing considerable difficulty by re serve players held over from last year holding out 'for more salary. These players are not lost because they can' not play anywhere except with the club which holds the reserve. Their contracts will be in later. Then some managers are looking out for better players while some are signing up a gTeat many tryouts who are easily ae cured at any time of the year. From the looks of McPherson, Well' lngton and Newton, there are no hold outs in those towns as nearly every player of last year has signed up, probably doing so as soon as the con tract reached them. In other towns, notably Hutchinson and Lyons, the old players are slow on signing up and are taking their time. So not much can be Judged from the list of players on file at the president's office except that it shows the names of a good many players who will perform in the league this year. Here is the list: Hutchinson Earl E. Terye, Harry Yeager. O. R. Leach. Newton Allie Mitchell. Gill Pittman, Frank Goddard. Arthur Fuller, Ben Williams. R. D. Strickler, Mell Backus, T. William Smith. Fred H. Koch (Ha ven), Joseph Lisk. Charles B. Marshall, Daniel M. Sparks. Dick Garrity, Alex Matheson, W. M. Stillwell. A. J. Chase. Lyons Joe Kneaves. L. W. Temple ton, C. Wilbun Snyder. H. C. Snyder. Wellington R. A. Lewis, Ban Lowder, G. W. Armstrong, Wm.- Corbey, E. C. Pinkerton, Roy Brown. Harry Gaines, Willard Coovey, A. E. Hay, Tom Gif fin, Sullivan Campbell, Richard Shack lett. McPherson J. "M. Murphy, E. M. Walso, C. A. Waller. E. F. Campbell, Boyd Woodard. Harper Harmon, C. D. Conklin, Harry E. Laganour, Lewis Studebaker, George Brannon, Russell Rout, George W. Alton, Fred Ransom. Hugh Cloherty, AFTER KENNEDY'S PLACE. Well Known Football Men Apply for the Position. Lawrence, March 4. Following are the applicants for the postition "f coach for the K. TJ. football team: A. G. Schulz University of Michigan, Dlaver four years, played center for three years; assistant coach with Yost one year. W. F. Wasmund Player witn univer sity of Michigan from 1907 to 1909. ,.H- H. Barry Flayer with Syracuse university at halfifOr four years.cap- tain of the team. K. B. White Player with Harvard for four years, 1904 to 1908. Season 1909 coached University of South Carolina. A. C. Cochems Formerly coach of St. Louis university, Missouri: coached professional teams with much success. Coach Hernstein With Haskell In stitute, 1904; Purdue, 1905; coached Ohio State university from 1906 to 1909. There is as usual much gossip about the coach for next year. The general trend of this talk seems to be that Bert Kennedy will be chosen again for K. U.'s coach. Then again there Is some talk heard that Mosse will be selected as head coach. Aside from these, rumor is telling that Hernstein is regarded favorably. Hernstein coached Haskell In 1904, when he met with much success and it is said that his record since leaving here has been a very good one. Hern stein, it is also rumored, has some per sonal friends on the board and at tho university, who want him to come to Lawrence to coach. It has been known that he has been pulling the wires" ever since he left here, to get hold of the Jayhawker team, and while he was at Haskell, he ofen expressed himself as anxious to coach K. U. some day. Members of the board when asked about the coaching proposition and about Hernstein in particular, said: "There has been no action taken at all as yet and there will be none until the board meets. Never yet has the board taken up the coaching business at its meetings but this will be done at the next meeting. New League in East. pletion of plans for a new baseball 1 Qmhma nlnvinfir flliria in Boston, Providence. Brooklyn, Newark. Paterson ana xrenton, jfmiaueipma. aim Baltimore and operating under a hold- i .-1 a. J I'Tho TTnitOfl RtntPS Baseball League Association incorpora ted," was announced nere lasi nigm. The league has already signed over 100 1. Besides playing outside the national agreement the league will open the gates to colored players, three of whom Lao. cicrna fn, &Hfh tMm. Dr. G. H. A. Lawson of Wilmington. Del ls president or tne assocmnuu. TRAINING IS NEEDED. Mayor Gaynor Acknowledges His Tin. fitness for His Position. New York. March 4. "From what lit. tie study I have had in my life I knew that I was not qualified to be mayor. Knowing well my lack of qualifications now that I am there I am able to tell you positively that the government of this city and of all cities in the United States cannot be run wltnoui prepara tion." This was the statement of Mayor Gaynor in a speech before the North side board of trade. "There used to be a notion that' a man can do anything but happily that is be-, ing abandoned. When. I leave my office I hope you will elect a man who knows how to run the city government. After a few weeks of office a man is under water and he does not know where he is." Carload to California. We load the next car for Los An geles, March 15. We expect a car to Corpus Christi, Texas, about that date also. Phone che Merchants' Transfer Co., 1S6, about through service to all points. Only One "Bromo Quinine.". That is a Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look for the signature of E. W. Grove. Used the world over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 2bc THE HERPES COSIES OUT Frequently Shows Itself in the Same Place Every Year. The herpes very frequently shows itself in identically the same spot every year. When it comes out, a little poslam should be at once applied, and this annoying skin affection will quick ly vanish. Poslam is the new skin remedy which has cured thousands rf the worst cases of eczema and eradi cated facial and other disfigurements of years' standing. The terrible itch ing attending eczema is stopped with the first application, giving proof of its curative properties at the very outset. In less serious skin affections, such as pimples, rash, herpes, blackheads, acne, barber's itch, etc., results show after an overnight application, only a small quantity being required to ef fect a cure. Those who use poslam for these minor skin troubles should im mediately secure one of the special 60 cent packages recently adopted to meet such needs. Both the 50-cent package and the regular $2 Jar may be obtained at Rosser Drug Co., Fred A, Snow, also other leading drug stores. Samples for experimental purposes may be had free of charge by writing direct to the Emergency Laboratories, 32 West Twenty-fifth Street, New York City. SANTA FE NOTES) Switchman Ben Williams is off from work on account of the serious illness of his mother. Fireman Roy Hoover is taking a few uya- jayon. Jim Mullin. assistant foreman of the blacksmith shop, has returned to work after being oft several days on account of illness. Engineer Charles Yewell has returned to work after being OH several weeks on account or illness. Cart Williams of the motive power ac countant's office will spend Sunday In Wichita. Karl Lowe, machinist from Emporia, will spend Sunday here with friends. The entertainment this evening will be given by Governor Stubbs who will lec ture. The governor will be assisted by several people who will furnish music for the evening. Engineer E. B. Jolley has returned to Argentine after spending several days here on a business trip. Engineer Chas. Sham, who has been ill for several weeks at his home on Madi son street is reported much imoroved. The regular meeting of the board of aireciors or tne Y. ja. J. A. was neia Wednesday evening. Supper was served at 6:20 bv the ladies. Ray Smith is at work again after being off several days on account of illness. Frances Nichols has returned to Em poria after spending several days here on a Dusmess trip. Miss Jessie Brown of Albuaueraue. N. M.. is here SDendin? a two weeks' vaca tion. Miss Brown is a stenographer for the Santa Fe at tnat point. George Sebrea of the boiler shop is lay ing off a few days visiting friends in Atchison. Brakeman Chas. Horn is laying oft for a few days. Bradford Miller of Chicago spent Wed nesday nere on a Dusmess trip. Milo Harper of the machine shop Is un able to be at work on account of an In. George Bennett has returned to work in the blacksmith shop alter being on sev eral days on account or. an injured eye. Per Capita Is $34.87. Washington, March 4. The treasury department estimates the population of the United States at 89,883,000, and' an nounces the- amount of money in cir culation on March 1, $3,134,093,250, which if equally divided would give every man, woman and child in the country $34.87. There is in circulation today $49,315,244 more than there was a year ago. Time Changed Don't Miss It. Train 104. Union Pacific, leaves now for Kansas City at 1:45 p. m., reach ing there at 3:45. Hiawatha Will Have to Try Again. Hiawatha. Kan.. March 4. The commission form of government fail ed to carry here yesterday by 75 votes. EoDaDIIB PflDDSflDEl Cured by the Marvel of the Century, the Obbac System Drive oat Mood potaos In any itac permanently, with oat deadly mercury, or Iodide of potash, out with purely- vege table, safe ingredient. To prove it we will eeod you ft 30 Day Treatment Free Symptom e qatck. Cnreyoareelf at home now. Send for free treat., jntand remarkable book on Care of Blood Poitoa. THE OBBAC CO 6166 Rector Bids Ghicaoa W fv n m us m as. t s llTmv I J TV 11" f ''Hffl-kt Take advantage of this vrv rlioTn rrmnrl trln 1 J v"-j f fare tn Sf PI nr-irl anrl t n invpsfl crate the opportunities there. This low fare will be in effect March 15th April 5th and 19th via FRISCO and will apply to almost every section of the State. The 25 day return limit gives you ample time. The Frisco is the fast direct line to Florida from Kansas City. It is only one day and two nights of cozy, comfortable and continuous travel on the Frisco's splendidly equipped Southeastern Limited leaving Kansas City at 6:15 p. m. daily, arriving Jacksonville the second morning. Electric lighted through sleeping car; dining car, serving delicious Harvey meals, observation library, etc. Call or write to the undersigned for full information about this fare, schedule, etc., and about the complete service via Frisco. J. C. LOVRIEN, Division Passenger Agent, Junction Bid?., Kansas City, Mo. California Northwest Tickets on sale daily, March 1 to April 15 Choice of two routes, via Colorado or via El Paio. Throngh tonrist cart and free chair cart via both routes. 4 Feist Trains Daily Eor Information and Tickets Phone 384 PL H. HUNT, CP. A. Through to St. Louis Union Pacific train 102 leaves Topeka at 6:50 a. m. daily, arriving in St. Louis 5:28 p. m., same day No change in Kansas City. Through steel chair cars, Pullmans, Dining car. Ask About It GUY GARDNER, Passenger Agent F. A. LEWIS, C P. A. 523 Kansas Avenue J. C FULTON, Agent. Depot fcJBS3BHsSssiSEBBslEBB Everybody Reads the State Journal What "Marion Harland" Thinks of "Nature's Gift From The Sunny South New York, December 15, lOOQ The N. K. FalrbanR Company, Dear Sirs: Many years ago I discontinued the use of lard in oy kitchen and substituted for it-. as an experiment--C0TT0LENE. than comparatively a new product. Since my first trial of it I can truly say that it has given complete satisfaction, whether it is used alone, as "shortening", or in combination with butter in pastry, biscuit, etc.. or in frying; it has never disappointed me. I wish it were in my power to install this pure vegetable product in the esteem of y fellow housewives in place of the gross, and often diseased, animal fate. I rarely recommend any proprietary article in print, however good I may think it. but after manv years use has proved to my household and myself the excellence of C0TT0LENE, 1 feel justified in departing from the self-imposed rule. I honestly believe it to De the very best thing of its kind ever offered to the American housekeeper, and I as glad of the opportunity to make my conviction public. Yours truly,

NOTE: "MARION rTARIANIV la well known as one of the foremost oooklna; experts In the TTrMted gtates. Ehe Is tha author of 'the famous "Marion Harland Cook: Book." and her articles on culinary subjects are widely read and highly rrized Her high standing and long experience with COTTOLEXB make this endorsement particularly strong and con' vincin'eT and It is doubly grratifying because of the fact that it came entirely unsolicited. &SLsw w t wL-

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH i, 1910. PRIDE 0TBEL01T. Verdict of B. W. Tice, of New York's Society. Praises the State Industrial School for Girls. BEST IN THE COUNTHY Found Kansas Institution the Finest Erer Yisited. lias an Inspiring Orchestra of Fifty Girl Musicians. Beloit, Kan.. March 4. The Indus trial School for Girls, located here is one of the leading Institutions of its kind in the country. The following let ter has been received by Mr. Bracken from B. W. Tice. of the New York's Children's Aid tociety, 105 East Twen ty-eecond street. Mr. Tice recently made a tour of inspection of homes of this kind In the west. Including the OLD located in Beloit. Mr. Bracken Is member of the board of- directors of the Beloit Institution, ana juua. B. Perrv is manager. The letter of Mr. Tice, praising the Beloit lows: school fol- "Dear Mr. Bracken: More than two months have elapsed since we were at vrnr onterm-ising town where we se cured good homes for 16 of our home less rhildren. "Our society Is under great obligation to the 'ocal committee who aided us so materially in selecting the homes ana also to the kind citizens whose hearts uwe warmed and whose homes were t.nened to receive and care for these unfortunates. -Through you I desire to thank every one who aided in our worv "T iwnemhiT. with a sense ot grati tude, your kindness and the courtesy of Mrs. Perry in placing every department of the Industrial School for Girls open tn our inspection. "I have been interested in private and public Institutions for the training of children for many years, ror ien years I was principal of a school and for three and a half years an instruc tor in the greatest reformatory for boys In the United States the JNew 10m State reformatory at Elmira. I was one year a trainer of Indians at the Hampton Institute. Hampton, Va. "For more than 20 years I have been engaged in finding homes in private families for dependent children end for 13 years out of that 20 I was also superintendent of a working boys' home In the city of New York. I also ran a job printing office in connection with the home to teach the boys 'The art pre servative of arts' and printed a small monthly paper called 'Work Among Children.' 'In my work I have had occasion to visit many different institutions and liave written criticisms on more than one. I spent nearly a week several years ago studying the management of institutions in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York and now there is scarcely a week passes that I do not visit one or more orphan asylums in connection with our work. "Having had eo much experience I j feel, though not in any sense an ex pert, that I know something about the v ay an Institution should be operated and so wish to sav something about tne State Industrial School for Girls at Be loit, Kan. The Best System. "The old method of caring for chil c"ren was to keep all of them in one large building hundreds under one rcof. This was called the congregate system. The results of housing so many together were not satisfactory and improved methods were sought and all up-to-date institutions have adopt ed what is known as 'the cottage sys tem.' "This is briefly explained by stating that from 20 to 30 children are placed in one cottage by themselves under an expert house mother or sometimes a man and wife are cottage managers acting as father and mother of the household. "It is much easier to manage boys or girls, better discipline obtains and a closer and better classification is made possible by the cottage system. -"The house father or mother can keep in touch with the children, is able to understard the peculiarities of each rnd share, in their joys and sorrows. "It is the only correct system and Beloit has a most interesting and suc cessful illustration of it where trained Try Leaving Coffee Alone One day and drink a steaming hot cup of Postum just be fore going to bed. As a relief from insomnia it is a sur prise of the most pleasing kind. "There's a Reason" for Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., TD Th S IT IT T IMF VI J M U J i.VT and caDable women, thoroughly equip ped for their work, manage the girls committed to their care. "Our first visit was made during th Sunday school exercises ard we will knar remember this as a most entertain ing and Instructive exhibition of Bible los-Eon work. "The girls were seated in the form of a circle and a oerson thoroughly post ed on the lesson, acted as teacher and the liveiy siplrit of interest manifested was rjleaslntr to witness. "The superintendent called one of the girls from a class and asked her-to tell t he visitors the lesson story. This was done -in such a plain. Comprehensive manner ihat we were spellbound. An other was called and we listened to her story of the lesson and all were amazed at her training. "The musical part of the program was first-class in every respect. There was an orchestra of nearly 50 pieces which added insDiration to the singing. "The whole exercise seemed a spirit ual uplift to those taking part, and an inspiration to the visitors to do better work along their individual lines.- We who have seen so much of poverty. squalor and want in the great city of New York, touna me Desi results here that we have ever witnessed in any institution. A Closer inspection. "Monday we were invited out to gain more specific information regarding the management of the school ana every ae rartment was open to our lnspecao "We passed through the kitchen where everything was neat as wax, into the spotless and orderly dining room through the well regulated laundry into the fruit store room where were hun dreds of cans of fruit put up by the girls. We went into the dormitories and single bedrooms also through the work rooms, school rooms and gym nasium. The school teacning is of the best and most advanced methods, the gymnasium work a marvel in accuracy of movement. "We found that neatness and order prevailed everywhere and that the girls are taught nousekeeping in tne neatest best and most sanitary, and I might add scientific manner. "The glory of the whole fabric which makes this such a wonderful institution is its high morals, its spiritual atmos phere, i he trend of its inmates for high er attainment and the personality of its most efficient superintendent, without going into detail I can frankly say that I believe Beloit has tne nnest iris Industrial school I have ever visited and that it excels in good results, which is the nroner standard to measure its success, the attainments of any train ing school of its kind known to the vriter." A RICH SECTION BOSS. S. S. Conger of Meade Falls lielr to li-tate of $25,000. Meade, Kan., March 4. S. S. Con ger, who is oi tne same iamiiy as H. Conger, United States minister to China during the boxer troubles, came to Clark county, Kan., in the early davs and proved up a homestead. La ter, and after the construction or tne C. R. I. P. railway he went to work on the section, later being promoted to the position of foreman. For some time he lived at Liberal, then the end of the road, but was finally transfer red to the Meade-i owler sections which last place he has held for sev eral years. Mr. Conger s mother s ramiiy name was Sprague, a family which come to America before the revolution. On the declaration of independence there were three brothers, one of whom was married. Two single men enter ed the patriot army, serving to the close of the war. After the war congress gave to each of them, as to others of the soldiers, land warrants in payment of their services. These warrants they laid on land on the Ohio river. Neither of the two soldiers ever married. On April 7, 1798, Rufus Putnam, who was leader of a colony, located his colony on the land cover ed by their warrants and founded the city of Marietta, now the county seat of Washington county, Ohio. The brothers leased the land for 99 years, either to Putnam or the government. The lease expired in 1901 and the heirs of the married brother of the two soldiers who had by will Inherit ed the property of his brothers, at once began legal action to secure their rights under the lease. The years since then have been used in finding the various descendants of Sprague, proving their legal rights, and con testing another family of Spragues who spell their names differently. Now all of these legal matters have been consummated, the value of the property found and awarded, and the court at the coming April term will make distribution of the estate which amounts to $16,000,000. Mr. Conger's share of the estate amounts to some thing over $25,000. The married brother of the two sol- A DOCTOR'S SLEEP Found He- Had to Leave Off Coffee. Many persons do not realize that a bad stomach will cause insomnia. Coffee drinking, being such an an cient and respectable form of dissipa tion, few realize that the drug caf feine contained in the coffee and tea, is one of the principal causes of dys pepsia and nervous troubles. Without their usual portion of cof fee, the coffee topers are nervous, ir ritable and fretful. That's the way with a whisky drinker. He has got to have his dram "to settle his nerves" habit. To leave off coffee is an easy matter if you want to try it, because Postum well boiled according to directions gives a gentle but natural support to the nerves and does not contain any drug nothing but food. Physicians cnow this to be true, as one from Ga. writes: "I have cured myself of a long standing case of Nervous Dyspepsia by leaving off coffee and usin Postum," says the doctor. "I also enjoy refreshing sleep, to which I had teen an utter stranger for 20 years. "In treating Dyspepsia in Its various types, I find little trouble when I can induce patients to quit coffee and adopt Postum." The doctor is right and "there's a reason." Reaii the little book, "The Road to Well-.-ile," in pkgs. asfi Battle Creek, Mich. GIRLS WHO WORK OR STUDY NEED A GOOD TONIC Otherwise They Become Thin and Pale, Lose Strength and Are in a Condition to Invite Consumption. The pallor and lack of blood so often noted in the cases of school girls, as well as young girls employed in stores and factories, if not corrected by proper tonic treatment, may reasonably be counted npon as a source of suffering and annoyance until the age of forty is reached. i It indicates a lack of blood and with the blood deficient the growing girl can-1 not properly develop. It is a time when good red blood is urgently needed and tne tact cannot be too strongly impressed upon parents. The disease is easily recoeuized bv the yellow-green pallor, breathlessness and palpitation of the heart upon the least exertion, and sometimes, but not always, a tendency to faintness. The one rem edy perfectly adapted for the. cure of this condition, free from opiates and perfectly safe under all conditions, ia that recommended by Mrs. O. M. Bentlv. of No. 412 State street, Boone, Iowa, j wno Bays: When between the acres of fifteen 1 and sixteen, I began to suffer from anaemia. I was run down in health through overstudy before the attack and this condition together with my age was probably the cause of my sick ness. I became emaciated and did not have a particle of color. Althoueh I had no appetite, I had a craving for j chalk and other things that I could ctrit in my teeth. My stomach was in a very bad condition and gas was constantly forming on it. I had severe headaches all the time, had no ambition and conld just drag around. I kept growing worse and had to quit school. The doctor told me I was bloodless and was going into consumption. After being under his care for some time and finding that I was not eettinar much oenent, i decided to take a blood tonic. Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills, were recom mended and I began to use them. In a short time I began to take on flesh and have an appetite. I continued with the pills until cured. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold hv all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50 cents per box; six boxes for $2.50, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, jT. Y. diers who Inherited the lease with the other property of his brothers was the great grandfather of the mother of Mr. Conger and he is one of sixty- two persons tracing their descent from him. Mr. Conger is quietly attending to his duties as section foreman, and so far as the writer knows has made no plans for the future. XEWS ABOUT JENNINGS. Some of the People Who Hare Pros pered In and Around This Town. Jennings, Kan.. March .-"-Thls town is one among a large number of others which believed there was oil nd gas underlying the town, and sev- ral years ago money was liberally sub scribed to make a search for it. Two holes were drilled at a depth of about 5uu teet each, but like all the others it failed, as did Oberlin, Lebanon Clyde, Glasco Wilson and other towns. All the same the town has kept on forging ahead without a boom. Jen mgs has the country surrounding it to build up a market and shipping center, and this is what the town is doing no matter if the town did fall in finding oil and gas. Jennings and surrounding country supports two lumoer yaras, newspa l two elevators, harness, hardware and implements, general stores, drugs, and a state bank since 190S. The deposits at this time foot up about $70,000. The bank is occupying its new home, built of brick, at a cost of about $5,000. The new furniture was furnished by the Southwestern Manufacturing company of Topeka. cnarles M. sawyer is presi dent, and A. A. Smith cashier. All are well pleased with the business of the bank. The town has a splendid school and churches. It supports a good opera house. George W. Shook publishes the Jennings Echo. Its columns have echoed for the town and country for the last 22 years. In 18 88 he came to the town and spent all his money to build the first frame house on the tow't. He bought the office stock on time. He came here with plenty of grit, and although drouth ana scorch ing hot winds in those early days kept people rrom coming nere, xie staia, ana by industry and saving, he now owns a section of Decatur county land, of which three-quarters of it is in the Prairie Dog valley, and at least one half of it is said to be alfalfa land. Asked what his land is worth, he re plied $35 an acre. Besides Mr. Shook owns considerable town property. Another instance of what man can do with nerve and push is the case of Moritz Nauer. He came here in 1905 without a penny. Today he owns 480 acres. A year ago he had out 60 acres of wheat, and at this time he has 130 acres, and it looks as fine as it pos sibly can. He is a corn raiser as well, and will plant 150 acres this spring. He also handles stock. Another large and successful farmer is Frank Boulls. He owns a section of land a few miles from Jennings. At one time a few days ago he had seven teams on his farm gathering corn. Last year, a dry one at that, Mr. Boulls succeeded in' raising a good crop of pumpkins, one of which said to be the largest ever seen in this locality, weighed 60 pounds. W. R. Barcley, jr., has a fine half section a mile from Jennings. Part of this land is the first school land in this part of the state that was in litiga tion a few years ago. He bought the land, receivine- a warranty deed, and soon after a jackleg lawyer turned up with the original papers from some settler who used to own it. and tried to bleed Mr. Hartley for a big sum. He stood him off for some time but finally bought him off for $1,000 costs and all, rather than let it drag along in the courts. He is hard working and in dustrious. He came here a poor-man several years ago, and has by hard work acquired a good home, and is prospering. This case of Mr. Bartley, together with about forty others, oc curred in Decatur county. The farmers in the vicinity of Jen nings are prospering. They are work ing for Jennings, and they sell their grain and stock here. They are pull ing for their home town. The stores bear witness to this, and they carry the goods. The town was named in memory of Warren Jennings, who. lo cated here among the first. His son, J. B. Jennings, owns 460 acres, all of it rich as dirt can be. Much of it lies r No stock held back; every Piano marked, way down. We are go ing to close out the entire stock. NOW, PIANO BUYERS, what does this mean? It means if you are in the market for a Piano in the next one or two years, you can save more money right now than you could if you created a Piano fund for two years, because a dollar earned is two dollars saved. NOW DON'T WAIT, but come at once, as the Piano buying public have already realized what a wonderful saving this means. Every Piano must be sold by April 1st, 1910, as we are preparing to build another factory. One Beautiful Ma hogany Universal Inside Piano Player, was $600, sale price $427 COME EARLY: PRICES TTT. S14T Kansas Avenue in the valley of the famous Prairie Dog creek, one of the greatest alfalfa raising sections of the state. There is every indication that a great real estate boom is on in this section of the state. The real estate firm of Brock Tacha receive many letters of inquiry for lands from eastern people, and they anticipate a good Immigra tion to Jennings and the valley of the Prairie Dog. ATCHISON'S GOOD SPELLERS. Grace Eokert Took First Prize, Miss ing One Word Out of 300. Atchison, Kan., March 4. In the county spelling contest at the court house here, Grace Eckert, a pupil in the Arrington school, took first prize, missing one word out of 300. Pearl Carpenter of Rose Valley, and Anna Folm of Potter, tied for second place, missing two words out of 300. GIRL'S FINE K. V. RECORD. The 1910 Class Is Led by Bliss Zurch er of Newton. Lawrence, March 4. Miss Blanche Zurcher, a senior in the college of liberal arts and sciences, has made the best record of any member of the class of 1910 at the University of Kansas. In the four years that she has attended the university Miss Zurcher has made what is called a perfect record. That is, in every Free Dyspepsia Sample Suffeerers from Indigestion are wak ing up to the fact that peppermint 'ozenges, charcoal and "dyspepsia cures'' are only makeshifts in the cure of so troublesome a complaint as chronic Indigestion. What Is required Is something that will not only relieve but which will tone and train the digestive apparatus to again do its work normally. and this these simple remedies cannot do. There is something more to the cure of Indigestion than sweetening the breath, and yet a remedy that only con tains digestive ingredients will not cure permanently, as the basis of indigestion is poor bowel circulation, and that in quires a scientific laxative. We know of no remedy that combines these require ments better than Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which has been sold for a ouarur of a century. ur. Caldwell s Syrup Fepsrin is a laxa tive tonic wcientlfie blenrllnff- of ti u Inru I ingredients for the cure of constipation, indigestion, liver trouble, sour stomach, sick headache and similar complaints. Its ingredients will so strengthen and tone the stomach and bowel muscles that they will again do their work naturally, and when that has been accomplished your trouble is over. Kannie Stuart, Staunton. Va.. was a lonr-time sufferer, as war o Tuek. Blackburn. Mo., and they both found their cure with this remedy. They became convinced that plils and tablets, salts, "dyspepsia cures," etc, were at best only temporary reliefs. They first accepted Dr. Caldwell's otter of a free sample bottle which he willingly sends to anyone who forwards name and address. Later, having convinced themselves through the free sample, they bought Sjtup Pepsin of their druggist at fifty cents and one dollar a bottle. Dr. Caldwell personally will be pleased to give you any medical advice you may desire for yourself or family pertaining to tne Btomacn, liver or Doweia absolutely free of charge. Explain your case in a letter and he will reply to you in detail. For the free sample simply send your name and address on a postal card or otherwise. For either request the doc tor's address is Ir. W. B. Caldwell, R. 506, Caldwell building, Monticello, IIU E ..H L,' Hoi 2H CDS Q2s--? 2, xis Dsss2 xis JUL VbsLL One Beautiful Oak HOFFMAN Piano in elegant shape, was $325, sale price l Tir T"T vvrne, wire or rnone ir ion uan t uome v ELL B1R0S. course that she has taken she has re ceived a grade 1. A grade 1 is be tween 90 and 100 per cent on the scale of 100. Miss Zurcher is from Newton, Kan. DAY'S DOINGS OF CORN SPECIAL. Herlngton Schools Dismissed to Let Students Attend Meeting. Herlngton, Kan., March 4. The first day out on the Rock Island-Agricultural college "Corn Train" over 600 peo ple were lectured to on the subject of "Corn" in the different phases of prop er nourishment, cultivation, breeding, selection, etc Everywhere the farmers seemed loath to go and always they had to be told to refer their questions to the Agricultural college. Only 35 minutes were allowed to each stop and the speakers tried to give out every bit of information they possibly could in that length of time. The only meeting not held on the train was at Wellington. Here the speakers and reporters were taken to the Commercial club rooms in the city halt where an evening's meeting was held. The meeting lasted about an hour and a half, Mr. Crabtree and Mr. Haney both speaking. So much inter est was manifest and so many discus sions started by the numerous inquir ies that the conductor had to make frantic use of the telephone to get his speakers back on the train. One thing noticeable at nearly every stop out, of the fifteen during the day was that there were from one to four farmers who had come to the meeting in their automobiles and had brought a load of their friends with them. Two grades of the Herington schools were dismissed in order that the stu dents might attend the lectures given on the Rock Tsland-Agricultural col lege "Corn Train" which passed through here shortly after noon. They were students from both the eighth grade and the sophomore class at high school, 45 from first and 32 from the high school. Instruction in agricul tural lines has recently been intro duced in the Herlngton schools and at present those two classes are carrying on the work. GOT $2,320 FOR ALFALFA SEED. Oberlin Farmer Sold 290 Bushels at $S Per Bushel. Oberlin, Kan., March 4. D. S. Yost of Traer, this county, raised 325 bush els of alfalfa seed last summer, which he has recently disposed of, retaining for his own use in sowing additional land to this crop, only 35 bushels. This left him 290 bushels of seed to sell, for which he received $8 per bushel, or $2,320 for the 290 bushels of seed. Mr. Yost is an extensive alfalfa raiser and he intends to plant a number of acres in alfalfa this year. He states that the land near Traer is selling at high prices, the Lincoln Land company having recentlv refused $100 per acre for a tract. When land is in alfalfa and there is a good stand the land will bring several times the price it would if wheat or corn were being raised and for this reason every farmer who has any land that will grow alfalfa is put ting it into this crop. OLDEST HOUSE IN' LAWRENCE. Was Built of Black Walnut Fifty-Five Years Ago. Lawrence, Kan., March 4. Gordon Grovernor met a prominent citizen near the building in thf rear of Hiatt's clothing houst. corner Massachusetts and Berkley streets. "This house," he most vaiuaDie in ineir Diooa-punfying properties, and at the said, "is the oldest in Lawrence. This Same tune specifically adapted to building up the entire system. If you black walnut siding has lasted 55 nave Contagious Blood Poison S.8. S. will cure you because it will thor-v-ears. The night after the raid." said oughly purify your Blood. Home Treatment Book and anv medical advica ivii. uiwvciiiui, w v. uui:uj(cu nits house. I remember it well. Mrs. One Beautiful MERRR1M AN Ma hogany Piano, was $325, sale price AND TERMS TO' T T y" 1 y PIANO CO: Grovernor's brother had been shot and we carried the body to this house, where the Presbyterian preacher and I divided the night and watched by it." He then pointed over to his present residence where he had been burned out on that eventful night and where he had been shot at twice and where he hid in the cellar until his house burned down and drove him out. CREAMERY MEN AT EMPORIA. Annual Session Yesterday Adopted Constitution and Bylaws. v Emporia, Kan., March 4. The creamery men of Kansas met in an nual session here yesterday and adopt ed a constitution and bylaws drawn up by a committee appointed at a meeting held In conjunction with the farmers institute at Manhattan In December. The association which has been meet ing as an unorganized body will here after be known as the Kansas Cream erymen's association. It will meet an nually and Its purpose will be to fur ther the dairy interests of the state by securing the co-operation of the pro ducer, manufacturer and consumer. Its aim is to make Kansas the greatest dairying state in the Union. The offi cers elected were: President, A. S. Kininmoth, Winfield: vice president, N. H. Skourup. Pittsburg; secretary, P. F. Edquist, Sauna; treasurer, L. R. Manley, Topeka. AFTER DOG OWNERS. Junction City Marshal Searching for Unmuzzled Dogs. Junction City, Kan., March 4. The past two mornings Marshal Prichett has been making trips over the town in search of unmuzzled dogs. On this morning's trip he saw but one dog that was unmuzzled, and was in a yard. The marshal says that the reso lution is being generally obeyed in the city, and that he intends to see that it Is strictly enforced. SANDERS IN DENVER. "Medium" Who Fleeced Two Doctors Out of $2,000. Hutchinson, Kan., March 4. Dr. J. M. Pitzer and Detective Millen, who accompanied Sheriff G. M. Duckworth to Denver to identify John Sanders, who is charged with fleecing the doc tor and his partner out of $2,000, are back. But Sheriff Duckworth and Sanders have not come and it is un- Removing the outward symptoms ia not all that Is necessary to cnr Contagious Blood Poison. The virulent germs which produce these exter nal manifestations must be completely driven from the blood before a real cure can be effected. The least taint left in the circulation will sooner or later cause a fresh outbreak of the trouble, with all its hideous symptoms of ulcerated mouth and throat, copper-colored spots, falling hair, sores and ulcers, etc. Only a blood purifier can cure Contagious Blood Poison. Medicines which merely check the symptoms for a tune, because of their strong mineral nature, and leave the poison smouldering in the system, have brought disappointment to thousands. The disease always returns after such treatment. S. S. S. cures Contagious Blood Poison and cures it per manently. It goes into the blood, and removes every particle of the poison, making the circulation pure, rich and healthy, nor does 8.S.S. leave the slightest trace of the disease for future outbreaks. S. S. S. does not contain any mineral Ingredient, but is made entirelv of roots, herbs nr1 hurw un U i

One KIMBALL Piano, like new, was $U00, sale price $185 SUL ALL VA V S14 Kansas Avenue Arrow COLLARS having flexible bending points DO NOT CRACK 15c aocA. 2 for 25c dBeft.Peabody 4c Co- Mskani ARROW CUFFS. 25 cents a Pair derstood that the latter, who is a prisoner there, is making a fight against being extradited. Sanders has been in trouble before, according to Mr. Miller, and has no desire to be brought back to Kansas. Dr. Pitzer refuses to discuss the case, but says he may have a state ment to make later. Duckworth was expected in today with his prisoner. Sanders partner has not been found. BIG IIACL OF FISH. Atchison Man Catches 3.000 Pounds With a Drag Net. "Atchison, Kan., March 4. Jon Van" Horn, an Atchison fisherman, made the largest catch of his life and the largest made here in fifteen years, yesterday. With one drag of his net he landed over three thousand pounds of fish. The fish were mostly carp and buffalo, and the fisherman realized-five cents a -pound on bis catch. Marlon Adopts Commission Plan. Marion. Kan.. March 4. Marion adopted the commission form of gov ernment yesterday by a majority of 125 votes. Tell the dealer you want a Lewis' Sin gle Binder straight 6c cigar. BLOOD Pi THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLAUTA, GA.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOJJR1TAL FEIDAY EVENING, I.IABCH 4, 1910. mm mu mmi By FRAXK P. MAC LESNAN. f Entered July 1. 1876. as second-class matter at the posterities at Topeka, Kan., under the act of congress. VOLUME XXXVII. NO. 54 Official State Paper. -il Piper Cit of Topeka. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Dally edition, delivered by farrier. 10 Cents a week to any part Of Topeka, or suburbs, or at the same price In any Kan sas town where the paper baa a carrier system. By mall, one year -5 By mall, three months Saturday edition of daily, one year.... 1.C0 BELL. TELEPHONES. Business Office J2J Reporters' Room INDEPENDENT TELEPHONES. Private branch exchange. Call 107 ana as The State Journal operator for per- son or department desirea. PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal building. 800 and 02 Kansas avenue, corner Eighth. New Tork Office: 290 Fifth avenue, Paul Block, manager. Chicago Office: Hartford building, Paul Block, manager. FULL LEASED WIRE RETORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The State Journal Is a member of the Associated Press and receives the full day telegraph report of that great news or ganisation for the exclusive afternoon publication In Topeka. The news Is received In The State Jour nal building over wires for this sole pur pose. So sudden and unexpected has been the drop in eggs, it's a wonder most of them haven't been broken. It occurs to the Chicago Record Herald that "hogs are getting so high that it is almost a compliment to call a man one." Once in awhile a Washburn athletic team wins a game. But it's a notice able fact that all such victories are won over other Washburn teams. And here's another advantage that Kansas has. There is no danger with in the broad confines of this state of anyone being wiped out of existence by snowslides and other avalanches. People along the Ohio alley are ex periencing quite as disagreeable floods as those which prevailed in France recently and which drove the French into a frenzy of excitement. But the folk along the Ohio are used to such things. New Yorkers are figuring on honor ing the ex-president by renaming one of the avenues of the town "T. Roose velt avenue" or "T. Roosevelt park way." There is already a Roosevelt street in New York, but it was not named after the doughty colonel. News reports of the other day car ried the information that ElDorado, Kan., Grand Forks, N. D., and Fort Pierre, S. D.. rejected the adoption oi the commission form of government at special elections which were held to decide this question. It will be a case of live and learn with those communi ties. The proposition to amend the fed eral constitution so as to permit of the levying of a direct-tax on incomes has finally been ratified by both branches of the Illinois legislature. It received an unanimous vote in the .sen ate and the vote in the house was 80 or to 8 against. And Illinois is a state where many millionaires reside and where incomes are large. Battling Nelson is reported to be cheerful, notwithstanding the severe heating he received when he lost the lightweight prize-fighting championship of the world. But, then, it must be re membered .that he got 513,000 for his pains. Almost any man would be cheerful in defeat If he could come out of it with such a comfortable bank roll. Some way must have been found to evade successfully the law in- New York state which makes it unlawful to net on horse races. The racing asso ciations there have apparently taken oft a new lease of fife. In their an nouncements for the coming season they are offering purses and stakes which are thousands of dollars larger than those which have been hung up during the past couple of years. Now that the feasibility of airships as engines of war has been established, if Is natural that apparatus to destroy them should attract: the attention of men. According to the Lokal Anzeiger, an Invention In connection with pro jectiles to be fired at balloons and air ships has just been made by Herr Wagner, landlord of the Railway hotel at Ensdetten, near Munster, in West phalia. The projectile is so con structed that when it leaves the cannon four knives 4n the casing open, thus giving the missile greater destructive power. Certain of the public officials of Chi cago believe that their town will run up against financial ruin if the present agitation to make It a "dry" city is successful. The same opinions have been held by officials In Kansas titles over the prospects of a strict enforce ment of the prohibitory law which would prevent them from illegally col lecting revenue from "joints" and sa loons. But when such an enforcement of the law has been brought about, they have been able to raise money in other ways, and have seen their-towns grow more prosperous and become bet ter places to live and do business in'. The enthusiasm among the progres sive Kansas Cltyans will probably reach the point before many hours have passed where an explosion in duced by Joy will be inevitable. Ex perts have told the authorities at Washington it is perfectly feasibly to equip the old Missouri river with a twelve foot channel from the mouth of the Kaw to St. Louis. Unfortunately, though, between the feasibility of a plan and its accomplishment there Is generally an extensive chasm. But if other sections of the country can get millions for the Improvement of water ways there's no good reason-why Kan- gas City and Kb surrounding territory can not do likewise. And tn their ef forts to get this improvement the Kansas City folk should get all possible aid from the people of Kansas, and especially tho&e in the eastern half of the state. The turning of the Mis-, soar! into a waterway worth while will be of considerable advantage to the people hereabouts. TOPEKA SHOULD BLOOM. Spring may not be here according to the Idea of the man who arranged the calendar. But the warm sunshine of the pact few days and the sweet and balmy breezes, which would be quite good enough to eat If there -was only a little more substance to them, lead one to think so. Anyhow, they make it plain that spring and summer are not so very far off. And this suggests the idea that the days are even now not so very distant when the time will be at hand for the making of gardens of all kinds. Topeka, the beautiful, can be made much more so during the coming months If .all of its householders, or a great majority of them take advantage of the opportunities that they are favor ed with. A general planting of flowers round the houses, in the front and back gardens, even in the parkings, is all that will be required to transform the town Into a veritable bower of loveliness. Nor will the expense or the labor re quired be gnat to do these things. Flower seeds and. the more common variety of bulbs are about the cheapest things that can be found on the mar ket. It doesn't take so many of them, either, to work a wonderful transfor mation in the appearance of the 'aver age house. There are plenty of species of vines which almost grow over night that, with proper stringing, will make a bare and rather bleak looking porch mc&t attractive. Then there are the cannas with their large leaves and i-howy flowers which can be .planted alongside the houses, or in their place the dahlias with their fine foliage and conspicuous blooms. Along the. fences are fine places for hollyhocks. Of course there arc many other varieties of plants that will fill In Just as accept ably in such places, and there is no end to the different kinds of smaller plants that will make flower beds worth more than a passing glance. It is surprising, too. how little care and labor such flowers need to get ex cellent results v.lth them. And those results are more than worth the efforts it takes to get th?m. Few cities in the country have the chance that Topeka has to be transformed Into one nuge flower garden, that would leave an Im pression on visitors which would never be forgotten. And the people of the town should not fail to make it one. THE ERA OF HIGH PRICES. "It is a good sign that nobody seems prepared instantaneously to an nounce the cause of high prices," says Success Magazine for March. "We have had too much quack doctoring of economic ills, and it is well that all the authorities are this time withhold ing judgment. "There has been allegation that folks have been hurrying to town to live until the farms don't realize enough to feed us all. The answer comes promptly, however, that of most primary agricultural products we are raising more per capita than ever before. We must look further. Combinations, big and little of man ufacturers, of transportation, and of merchants are charged with large responsibility. The universality of the complaint points the need of find ing a universal cause; and more and more serious attention has been given by economists to the increasing sup ply of primary money metal gold as the universal cause. Without doubt, the increasing output of gold is an important factor, but there is an underlying cause in the changing conditions of living. We may call it extravagance, but it is not merely that. It is the effort of the people to appropriate their share of the advan tages, the comforts, the luxuries, if you will, which modern conditions of industry, invention and science have made possible. "At one side we see the powerful few, with multifold devices of organ ization, overcapitalization, patent protected monopoly, subsidies, tariffs, privileges of all sorts, seeking to con trol production. On the other side are the millions, insistently reaching out for means to supply new needs, to indulge new ambitions, to gratify new tastes. The captain of finance ex ploits his industry by the process of overcapitalizing it in order to squeeze more profits from it; his employes exploit it by enforcing demands for higher wages. The Joint burden is laid on the consumer. "The present phenomenon in econ omics finds its parallel in the earth quake. Pressure forces readjustments in the earth's crust from time to time. The pressure exists all the time; it is as steady as gravitation; there are regions of weakness in the crust, and when the pressure has been borne as long as possible there is suddenly a slip and a readjustment ,of position along the line of geological "fault.'' This slipping and readjustment come suddenly with terrific force. Very similar is the present readjustment of price conditions to the long-accumulating pressure of economic and social conditions. The pressure has been there right along; the slip and the earthquake have come suddenly." The Northern Genius. The Anglij-Saxon melancholy is the most, terrible power the human heart ever conceived; by comparison the vaunted Celtic melancholy is as a young girl weeping over her dead dove. But the Anglo-Saxon melan choly and awe brought forth the strongest force in the world the Anglo-Saxon fortitude; and it went down into the pit cf hell and brought forth the key of heaven, and in the fires of hell It hrewed out of poison the cordial of immortality. Does Brown ing's optimism seem a strange growth of the black fen and Henley's savage courage an unlikely blossom? Both are- rooted in the depths of the ra- ctal consciousness and both have the healing potency reserved to recog nized affinity. Yes, if not the goal of life, then life itself must be the good; if not accomplishments, then ceaseless endeavor; If not success, then perpet- I ual overcoming: if not repose, trt-1 umphant labor. If this Is so, we of the North may hold our heads high and toic', .ne knows he must die, and square our shoulders, knowing our-! aoen t seem greatly concerned as to selves quit literally every one a con- i naw 11 happens. Perhaps this is be queror. Courage and strength come Sauf there Isn't much in his life at when we cease saying "I want" and best. As his fathers were, he will be, begin to sav "I will." Courage and Bnd in that crowded land the lot as a strength to face the shadows and all 1 Jule. Jf n't desidable. But the Orient our bad dreams. The will may be the t w t the only place where life is cheap. only thing left a man. but it is also the only thing needful If experience and not happiness is the end of lire, then the mists and apprehensions and Indeterminate terrors are of the very soul stuff itself. The northern genius will never be clear or sure or untroubled. It will live in the shadows. It will have dark places for its dreams to hide, and it will always- loathe perpetual clear light, unending sound and brightness. It is akin to the ancient earth forces whose power Is .not yet dead. For it is those who sit in darkness who most passionately seek the source whence all licrht flows, and with tears and blood tney win seek it, unresting ana indomitable. The in ward iignt is tne true light. The great mystics have all been of this northern temper, only they were refined like silver in the fur nace, made from time to time radiant, assured, ecstatic Harper's Weekly. JOURNAL ENTRIES It's the things left undone which militate against success. ft Experience, is Jin -excellent teacher and also an exceedingly expensive one Many a girl is never troubled with suitors until she is possessed of a for tune and then they're not of a desir able kind. Monev may not be able to purchase the real" thing in the way of happiness, but it must be confessed that it can provide many attractive substitutes. Not a few men will hesitate In re sponding to the call of the weather to take off their overcoats because such action would necessitate the purchase of a new suit of clothes. J AY HAWKER JOTS The Emporia Gazette thinks that Kansas needs a Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Chinchbugs. It notes that half the papers in the state are advising the farmers to burn all the old grass and rubbish on their farms, In order to destroy the bugs. A girl who is trying her best to set a dav for her wedding, and stick to it. says that she has the hardest time of anyone with Her love affairs tor nan or the time she Isn't sure of herself and half of the time she isn't sure of the man. Wichita rseacon. John Brassfield has been sick for some time and has been getting .sym pathy from his family by hinting that death' loves a shining mark, he still has the family fooled, you know. "Cer tainly death loves a. shining mark," said Bill Sincaller when he heard it. "but what has John to fear?" Vm land Vine. Something of a note of warning to his friends and foes. If 4ie has any or the latter, has evidently-been sounded by Bert Walker in his Osborne Farmer In the following paragraph: "I expect every day to read in my daily paper an account of some old bachelor being ac quitted on the grounds of Justifiable homicide for snuffing out the light of some chump who had asked him why he didn't get married." Charles Finch, editor of the Law rence Gazette, and also an epicure of note, writes concerning the English sparrow as a table delicacy as follows: There is a scientific article going the rounds of the papers that Is partly a Joke. People think it is a joke, but it isn't. It Is about eating English spar rows; that Is. there Is nothing smaller or more plentiful in the way of birds that is better. The writer of this got his first idea of eating English spar rows In tha French market of New Orleans. There, seated in one of the thousands of Btalls. was an old auntie busy as a bee and apparently happy as a lark with a bushel basket filled with the sparrows while she. patiently picked off the feathers and laid the dressed birds up in piles of half dozens ana aozens. one saia tne marxei was. good, that she sold all Bhe could dress, and dozens. She said the market was and that many people who had money. with whlcn to Duy anything tney want ed frequently patronized her English sparrow stall. A trial showed that the birds were most excellent eating, and that a pot pie of them was equal to any bird pie, save that if one is in a hurry he must not be particular about the bones. It is to be feared, however, that they will pot become a popular game bird for the market on account of the inclination of the American peo ple to be In a hurry, and It takes about as long to get the feathers off a sparrow as off a chicken." GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. Do you know how far down "it is necessary to go to arrive at brass tacks Our idea of affluence Is having money so abundant you feel like investing part of it in a parrot. There are a lot of cheap people fn the world, but everything else seems to have gotten out of that class. Some men seem to imagine they are like Milwaukee, and must depend upon beer to make them famous. If there are party guests at a house, the man of the house Isn't the host: He is only the husband of the hostess. Ever remark how many things you are compelled to do in which there is no pleasure, no profit and no sense? And you cannot possibly avoid them. Daysey Mayme Appleton. who makes rules of her own governing English, was heard to tell recently of a cashier who is petite in his accounts. After a man passes fifty, he is pretty fortunate if he doesn't find more ac quaintances on the tombstones in the cemetery, than he finds on the door plates in town. There isn't anything In the theory that children will grow up to be grate ful for the whippings they get; this Is a fairly healthful country, but people don't live long enough for that. Lysander John Appleton says that he and his daughter Daysey Mayme talk such widely different languages when ever they attempt to define "Romance," that he can't believe they belong to the same family. What has become of the old fash ioned door bell' that pulled, and that sounded all over the neighborhood, giving the neighbors opportunity to get to the window to see who is calling That little modest button that pushes, and is heard only in the house, deprives the neighbors of one of their greatest joys and rights. KANSAS COMMENT WHERE LIFE IS CHEAP. Your Oriental is something of Here in America, where are the great est inducements to live, life is really about as cheap, population considered. Within the past few weeks numer ous fatal mining accidents have been recorded, f Mining experts say there are fewer physical causes for acci dents in American mines than those of Europe. Yet four men In a thous and are killed in the United States to whera one Is killed abroad. Our railroads kill and maim 75,000 in a year, which is more than five times as great toll as -is taken by the railways of Europe.1 Yet it is safer to ride a year on an American railway I than -to spend .the same length o m me taxicaos ana street cars ui asw xorn. Tennessee, with two million. people, records more murders In a year than all the United Kingdom with- forty millions, and fewer of the murderers are brought to Justice.. And the rec ord of the states, in proportion- is not far from that of Tennessee. While these things continue, there is less reason for this Yankee pride of super iority than you may Imagine. Atchi son Globe. FARMERS IN SESSION. A most important meeting has just closed its sessions In Emporia, the Farmers" Union. This is not a political organization, but one for mutual benefit for the producers. The labor unions of the country have long been trying to Interest the farmers in their organization, and have been at tempting to co-operate with the. Farm ers' Union, and a friendly feeling had existed, but when the labor unions took up this foolish boycott on meat, the farmers got sore and were preparing to retaliate by refusing to use union made goods. The labor leaders at once got busy, called off the boycott and sent a special representative to Emporia to try to square things. He made a long speech before one of the secret meet ings, and stated that the meat boycott was not started by the unions, but by enemies of the unions, and thoughtless ly some of the smaller bodies fell into i jij rrua labor leaders realized that If the farm- and entering upon scientific methods ers should Join in a universal movement will be the training of a lot or stu to boycott union made goods.it would be dents in the art of making roads. the death blow to labor unionism. I Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. So the meat boycott Is practically at J an end. although the agitation for an J Excessive iung. era of low prices will doubtless con-. We knew it would come; somebody tlnue, but if the farmers would be aslwas sure to discover the fact and emphatic about It and refuse to have hammer our heads with it. Prof. Mil anythlng to do with these bogus re- ton Whitney, chief of the bureau of formers and apostles of unrest who are BOiiSi declares that the increased cost howling for a return to tne aays iiOI- living is due simply to tne tact Clevelandism and Coxeyism, this howlthat Americans are eating far more wouia as soon ena as mu l n boycott, for after all the farmers are the boys who hold the big whip, and all the rest of us have got to dance when they whistle. Emporia Journal. SOMETHING LIKE THIS NEEDED. There is at present a convention in Washington urging the passage of a Uniform motor vehicle bill by Congress the result of which, if passed will be to enable these vehicles to go trom state to state and through the states without securing a special license from each state -tit. passage, in otner words, it means- fee trade and travel as far as motor vehicles are concerned, throughout the United States. The great number or. people now using automobiles and the greater number that will use them in the future makes such a law indespensable. Parsons Eclipse. yi-. FROM OTHER PENS A BAD CIVIC. EXPERIMENT. To obtain public revenue from vice is plainly evil In principle and perni cious in practice. This simple proposi tion lies at the basis of the movement which long ago In England, and later in the United States banished the lot tery as an official means of replenish ing the public treasury. It has remain ed for the town ofHot Springs, Ark., to attempt to utilize gambling as a source of support for municipal gov ernment. The frankness of the expedient only emphasizes its abhorrence. To close the gambling houses embarrasses the mu Wot Sr,rlrie-, need: Hot Springs needs the) money, and, moreover, its local conscience is not offended by the faro table, the roulette wheel, or the green arena of poker. A state law forbids the local licensing of gambling pri vileges. Therefore, it is supposed that the simple course be adopted of en forcing the penalty prescribed by statute. There will be regular, for mal raids once a week of the local temples of fickle chance. The fines will be imposed and collected with olacid reeularitv. The gamblers an nounce their willingness to pay with- out protest. The presumption is that thev prefer to private blackmail a pub- lie fine, whose source and distinction are known of all men. Thus it is pro posed to establish in the United States a species of -Monaco, with the 'dif ference that the municipality, instead of a proprietary prince, shall reap the profits. Washington Post. STANDARD OF CADETS AND MID SHIPMEN. About the only army personnel leg islation which stands a chance of en actment at this session of Congress is that which would increase the corps of cadets at the Military Academy. This is in the line of the policy that there should be a greater proportion of the army oClcers coming from the institution which possesses the facil ities for training the young men for duty as commissioned officers of the military establishment. The fact that so many vacancies exist by reason of the failure of candi dates to pass the entrance examination at West Point and the circumstance of the enforced resignation of mid shipmen of the Naval Academy for de ficiency in the recent semi-annual ex aminations have aroused the appre hension in Congress, it is said, that these examinations are too severe. The suggestion that thre shall be inter ference with academic policy in this particular must be Intolerable to the authorities at West Point and Anna polis, who ought to be intrusted with the responsibility of determining the character nnd scope of entrance and other examinations calculated to dem onstrate individual fitness of cadets and midshipmen. The congressional intercession in behalf of these students would be more harmful than almost anything Congress could undertake on the mistaken notion of defending the cadets and midshipmen from the ex actions of examination. The standard to which these students attain must necessarily be left to the academic au thorities, regardless of the appeal to sympathy which dismisses actually in- Jvoke. Washingtoas Post.- FAITH. What I fall today Shall I despair? And sighing, sadly say: "Fata la unfair." Beaten today, shall I Denounce the strife. Letting the hours slip by, Condemning life? Because today I'm sad. Shall I cry out. That life Is never glad. Or free from doubt? Because one friend turns foe. And wrongs my trust; Shall I my venom show Saying mankind's unjust? Why should I then live on. Why brave the strife? If every hope is gone. Why cling to life? But no. Faith ever cries. Tomorrow better things Await vou! So arise And brave life's stings. Detroit Free Press. Road Building Art. Samuel Hill, a son-in-law of James J. Hill, the Northwest railway mag nate, and the president of the Ameri can Road Builders' association, takes f I a practical view oi tne roaa uuiiaing I art. He asserts it needs trained men, and advocates the establishment of road building chairs in all the Im portant colleges of the country, and especially at West Point. He has succeeded in impressing this view up on some of the institutions of learn ing of the state. of Washington, of which he is a resident, and 200 young men in that state are studying the road building course this year. Mr. Hill declares that in five years, in conseauence of the interest taken by the local colleges in this matter and- the progressive attitude of the legis lature which devotes one-third of the revenues of the state to road building, Washington will have the best system of roads in the United States. Whether Washington, one of the youngest states pf the union, will be able in that time to outstrip all her sister states in providing a modern highway system may be open to ques tion, but there is sound Bense in the recommendation that a system of ed ucation in practical road building shall be established sb a prerequisite to the construction of a general sys tem of permanent .highways in the United States. Much of the money heretofore devoted to the construction of "roadways that are dust lanes In dry weather and a succession of quag mires in wet has previously been wasted partly through the Ignorance of the roadmakers as to what con stituted a good road. The first step toward mittlne an ena to irii iio" than they did fifty years ago. mis reasoning is, we gather, that though our production or iooa is very yet our national appetite has grown faster still; because It tastes good in the back of our mouths, we sit at table, and eat and eat, and gorge and gorge and gorge. '.'.'.'a- Thus, the supply is drained, and up goes the price. The ultimate consum er should think more, work harder and eat less. Only so shall he remain fit to survive, and hence, to consume. But what about the man who sells food "products to, the consuming ap petite? He gets enough profit so that he does not have -to rise hungry from the table; he is even able to accumu late enough Invested capital to have gingerbread twice a week all the rest of his life. If he chooses. It is the non-selling, hard-eating, hand-worker or brain-worker not employed In di rectly commercial pursuits who inev itably pays the freight. He eats too much: we have suspected it all along, now Prof. Whitney has told us. fiatly. Well it is worth something to have dislodged the truth from its hiding got it into the open where it can be met And that old wheelhorse. the ultimate consumer, will have to pay, no doubt. Good enough for him. of course. His lack of worthy attributes was pointed out some time ago by that eminent and ingenious economist, Mr. Whidden Graham. He said: The ultimate consumer! Why shouldn t he pay" What consideration does he de serve"' Nobody ever made his living by being an ultimate consumer. New York Sun. The Sin of Fear. r tiavA fill ffered through iff- noble fear Than through all the nmladies of earth; more have sinned through fear than throufeh temptation more have fallen Into treachery and shame through fear than through all the de sires and passions of the heart. And yet one may be rid of fear without special cleverness or skill or salnthness -only by applying will. A man cannot will not to Buffer, or want, or die, but he can will not to be afraid. tji, (Mihmission and love these I may not be in each man's reach, but courage is. None so ailing, so- anxious. -iw,.,i, tint he can repudiate self- it shake off fear, hold up his aA mak, strong his heart. He million dollars and go pen- niless, but when he wills endurance, lo t is there And once one has faced suffering courageously, strength pours in on every side. The ruddy sun that warms man, the stars that watch his sleep, encourage him. The triumphant winds that sweep down from the sky, the glad, bright sea that buffets him, flashes salt and terrible laughter. All the elemental powers, the forests, and the very stones Of the mountains communicate patient endurance. Always life Itself can im part strength to encounter life. Who has not, in his daily walk, been fortified by the patient kindness of some shop-woman- the delicate, hard-earned mirth of the lonely widow; the warm, bright self-forgetfulness of the broken-hearted? And of the rarer and diviner mani festations who shall speak? Of the overworked and overburdened who eavlv nick ud all their kindred's and their neighbor's burdens to add to their own; of those under sentence or aeacn who smile alone their uncomplaining way; of the weary and the needy who passionately give up their lives to some ideal of liberty or devotion. Unknow ing, such carry strength in the very folds of their garments as "we brush them by in the street. Harper's Week ly. Xor on a Half Dime Either. Simon Hardcastle believed with sin cere faith that any wife who had or asked more than a quarter of a year for her own amusement or enjoyment was a being too horrible to contem plate. He came from the village store for dinner and told what he had heard. "Miranda, would you believe that the Lord's Prayer could be engraved In a space no larger than a dime?" "Well, yes, Simon," she hazarded. "If a dime is as large in the engraver's eye as it is in yours, I think that he would have no --difficulty at all." Housekeeper. THE EVENING STORY Expressed Sentiment. (By Stanley Barton.) Mystery appealed to Don Werner. One evening while on his way home he stopped in at an express company's auction a yearly function held by these corporations to relieve them selves of unclaimed packages and at a trifling expense, secured a substan tial leather bag. The bag was locked. Chance led him Into the auction room. His imagination did the rest. Now, as he plodded home, he was in a fever of excitement. His wearisome day at the office he was c bookkeeper in a commission house was forgotten. He anticipated a pleasant half hour in examining his treasure. His romantic mind conjured up all sorts of probable reasons as to why the original owner of the bag had not claimed it. Heart disease, a trolley accident, everything possible came in for Its share of supposition. In this leather vehicle there might be certificates of deposit for thou sands of dollars Don's heart quick ened at the thought; an unread will, leaving a vact estate to a properly appreciative relative, cut off by the absence of it without a penny; shares of mining stock in a AVestem hole in the ground that had suddenly devel oped Into a bonanza. A strenuous five of Don's twenty six yefcrs had been spent in the heart of New York He was alone in the world. His father and mother were both dead. Akron, Ohio his birth place had seemed too small to the ambitious youth and he had sought the big city. Others had done this before him. The majority of them had returned to the snug havens whence they had flitted, when a proper conception of the smart competition existing In the metropolis had been disclosed to them. Young Werner proved of sterner stuff. Perseverance flnallv won him a fairly remunerative position with a large establishment and his rise had been consistent with his almost phe nomenal ability. He was a youth fair to look upon large, six feet and of the true Saxon type. He had few close acquaint ances in the city. He was naturally reticent. He made no cronies. His dreams were the growth of a secret ambition to become as big and great as some of the princes of his world the world of business. Now, with a light step he mounted the steps leading to his lodging house, and climbed the dingy stair flight leading to the first floor and his own room. With the aid of a Jack knife, he speedily forced the lock of the leather bag, tingling with the great expec tations his imagination had wrought up. A look of disappointment gradually swept the optimism from his eager face as the cag gave forth its con tents. First, came a well folded pair of trousers of good material. Even had Werner cared to annex these, it was quite evlaent that they were built for a smaller man. Two night shirts followed; three shirts, size 15 Wer ner wore size 16 a bundle of collars, all too small- two Turkish towels: a modest comb 'and brush, and last book. No mysterious papers met the eyes of the searcher. He turned tne bag upside down uselessly. Werner was not satisfied. Un reasonable, he had expected something some feminine intuition had told him to expect soniething He sat down on a convenient chair, and picked up the book. It was an an cient volume of fiction, published by some old firm long since gone to its dust, and stiltedly uninteresting. There was no owner's name on the fly leaf. Absent mlndedly the youth turned the pages. The obsolete type made a dim impression on the yellowed paper, and he was about to close the book when he came on the faded picture of Her! Never in b' most Imaginative mo ments had Don Werner conjured up such beauty! This maid was perfec tion from the half pouting Cupid's bow mouth to the broad, intelligent brow -and the fact that her great mass of hair was done in a style that harked back before his day did away with none of the charm for it. This woman might have been his grand mother as far as age was concerned the dead and gone fashion of her pretty gown, the dullness of the un mounted print, everything about her pictured self told him this and yet his aching ceart insisted tnat nere was the one girl. Don had known many girls in the old home town, but none who had awakened In him the feelings that this Dicture maiden Inspired. He closed the volume, carefully replacing in it the photograph, and with a sign retired. n The next day Don Werner startled his employer by demanding a long overdue vacation. Akron, Ohio, was the objective point. He suddenly had an inexplicable hunger to see the old town to ren"w old acquaintances. The next day found him In the Buckeye state. At the best hotel In Akron he dined alone. There was a noticeable scar city of guests. The winter holidays had called them home. At the small table at the right of Werner sat an elderly man alone. As Don gazed at him a pretty girl was piloted by a smug waiter to a chair beside his neighbor. She was more than pretty: she was handsome, and to the solitary diner at the other table, who now sat positively gasping, she was even other than this. She was a reincarnation! For the princess who had Just en tered, faultlessly dressed to the fashions of the times, was a living, breathing double of the maid whose likeness Werner had found but two evenings before In the old book. With an effort the youth recovered himself. In a daze he finished his meal and left the hotel for a short stroll before retiring. "Hello, Werner." A hearty hand slapped the returned one on the back, and he turned to recognize and eagerly greet his boy hood's chum, Fred Lisdon. Their families naa oeen neignoora and then the elder Lisdon had moved to some Eastern town, entered busi ness, and prospered, rumor had said, although Don had lost track of them. Young Lisdon was a well put up chap. big and broad, blue eyed, brown haired and well groomed. The long years had Improved him. Don shook his extended hand enthusias tically. A few minutes' swift dialogue, in which the fortunes of each were made clear to the other, ensued. "So you are located in New York?" came from Lisdon. "How easy it is to lose track of old friends! But come back into the hotel. My uncle and cousin are here with me. I want you to meet them." They went Into the hotel and the surprised Don was presented to the gentleman and girl who had been at the adjoining table. With an effort he acknowledged the introduction and the quartet repaired to the parlor of the Lisdon suite. It was only after the theater party following that Don found opportunity to speak to the girl alone and tell her the mystery that was puseling him. To Don's surprise, the girl laughed musically as he completed the tale. "Your mystery is n mystery at all." she replied. "The photograph you have Is of roe. It is a proof t hat gives it its look of antiquity, and it was taken in a masquerade costume. The mystery sums up to only one thing: Why did that suit case go to New York instead of Newark. It balongs to father, you know; and we have never been abls to trace it. Not that it was of any particular value, but father is a collector of out of print books, and you are now holding In, your possession th gem of his col lection." Don Werner changed the subject. Upon his return to New York he made a special trip to Newark to re turn the old print. Attd thereafter he did not need an excuse to call. (Copyrighted 1910 by Associated Llt-ert- Press.) HUMOR OF THE DAY Miss Elder The idea of his pretending that my hair was gray. Mips Peppery Ridiculous! Ml Elder Wasn't It. though? Miss PeppeTy Yes. Juet as if you'd buy gray hair. Catholic Standard and Times. Adam had Just blamed It on the woman. "There wasn't any tariff," he exclaimed. Herewith all agreed he had done his best. New York Sun. Cook 111 be lavln' yes. mum. Mistress Very welt, Bridget. Keep to the Hunt. Incoming cooks keep to the left. Har per's Bazar. Bacon I i"e the London suffragettes have adopted colors. Bghert What aro they? Black and blue? Yonkers States man. He Now that we are married, pet, do do you love me enough to cook for me? She Enough, darling? I love you entire ly too much for that. Boston Transcript "A statesman never looks really Impres sive," said the student of human nature, "unless he has a distinctive beard or mus tache or a bald head." "I suppose," re plied the suffragette contemptuously, "that you are trying to think up anothor silly reason why women should not go Into politics." Washington Star. The Lady With the Feather No. I said, this Is too much. I've allowed you to buy me flowers and chocolates and to take me to theaters and dinners: I have even granted you the libertv of hiring a motor for me and this, I aaid. is all the thanks 1 get you try to kiss me. London Sketch. "You're buying cheroots since you're married. Beginning to economize, eh?" "No; my wife likes for me to leave the long butts. She loops 'em with ribbons and hangs 'em about the flat." Louisville Courier-Journal. Beulah When he kissed me last night I asked him to tetl no one. Belle And did he? Beulah Why. It wasn't two min utes before he repeated It! Yonkers Statesman. The dean of a western university was told by the students that the cook was turning out food not "fit to eat." "Why. sir," exclaimed tle cook, "you oughtn't to place so much Importance on what the young men tell you about my meals! They come to me In Just the same way about your lectures!" Argonaut. Cincinnati Tourist (who, for the first time, has Just entered a restaurant In Parlsl Have you ordered? St. Louis Tourist (who has reached the table some minutes before, and who looks up from a French bill of fare) Yes. Cincinnati Tourist What did you order? St. Ixmls Tourist (Impatiently) How do I know? Chicago rcws. Lawyer Am I to Understand 'that roue wife left vour bed and board?" Uncle Ephralm Not 'xactly. boss. She dun tuk wall bed an' bo'd along with her. Puck. QUAKER MEDITATIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. 1 The Irish chiropodist should be re signed to his fate. Stretching the Imagination won't make both ends meet. It is hard to make money and friends at the same time. Even the girl with a rosebud mouth can give a withering smile. The man who can bottle up. a little sunshine for a rainy day is a corker. It's a mighty good resolution that you can keep for any length of time without spoiling. No man likes to be Interrupted in the middle of a sentence unless he is serving a sentence in jail. "Many have called, but few have chosen," paraphrased the father of a family of old-maid daughters. As an illustration of the fact that women can endure more pain than men- look at the tight shoes they wear. Blobbs There are 48 different ma terials used in constructing a piano." Slobbs Yes. and I'll bet 45 of them are noise. No. Maude, dear; Just because a man's suspenders are out of sight we wouldn't say that he has no visible means of support. Muggins That boy of yours seems to be a hustler. He's never Idle. Bug gins I guess that's right. When he hasn't anything else to do he eats something. Home is where the heart Is," quot ed the Wise Guy. "Yes, but It doesn't follow that a girl Is homeless Just be cause she is heartless'added the Sim ple Mug. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. A clothespin is a kind of sheet anchor. How a woman does enjoy being tired, if it is from shopping Our love for other people's money is also the root of much evil. A man can have most of his vices overlooked by inheriting a fortune. Yet there is always a fighting chance against marriage being a failure. The sermon never seems long to the woman wearing a new hat to church. Policeman, like rainbows, are tok ens of peace, usually appearing after a storm. There are various kinds of vehicles in which people may be driven to des peration. Many a man Is useful to provide a roof for his wife to give pink teas and bridge parties under.. Some parents train their children successfully by posing as a warning instead of a good example. A New York dressmaker duns de linquent customers by sending them small bunches of forget-me-nots. A woman loses all interest In an ar gument after convincing herself that she can't convince you she is right. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR From the New York Press. The acts of the coldest people can. make the rest of us the hottest. When a man says hs respects the law what he means Is he's afraid of It. People don't get nearly so top-heavy from having brains as from thinking they have them. A woman can even stop curling her hair to hear how near a neighbor's family is to being broken -up.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1910. I t 1 UAILROAD NEWS. Strong Arguments Against "Court of Commerce Committee Claims Expense Would Be "Unnecessary." MAY USE INFLUENCE. Hinted That Kailroad Money Would "Buy Off" Court. Other Items of General Interest in Railroad Circles. 3 Wasflington. March 4. Declaring the administration railroad bill woum mi nair the efficiency of the existing stat utes and that the creation of a court of commerce, which the measure involves would mean an expenditure "wholly unnecessary," Senators Cummins and Clapp have summitted the minority report or tne senate cl3iaiw The report holds that the creation of a court, the sole work of which would be to try railroad cases, woura fundamentally wrong and reminds the senate of "the tremendous influences which will inevitably surround the se lection of such a tribunal." In the last three and a half years, the minority report asserts, there have been just 26 cases in which such a court would have had jurisdiction. In pointing out some things the senators think make the bill ineffective they declare it should include all corporation common carriers and that there is nothing to prevent a holding corpora tion from issuing all the stocks and bonds it may please. The minority senators claim the sec tion to govern consolidation of railway lines would permit water and rail routes to consolidate; would allow a railroad to buy up a competitve steam ship line and that in effect all railroads in the United States could be merged under a single corporation provided they would be operated by electric power. Senators Cummins and Clapp report ed to further amend the existing law to make all holding corporations come under the jurisdiction of the interstate commerce commission and would make the term "common carrier" embrace all corporations having a controlling inter est in a common carrier. ROCK ISIiAXD AT HORTON. Addition to Store Department Xo Fear of Shop Removal. Horton, Kan., March 4. Plans have been approved and construction or dered for two additional buildings to the store department of the Rock Island in Horton. One will be a struc ture B5 bv 150 feet, to be built just north of the main building. This will be for a general storage room, and similar to the one already there. The other will be an addition 30 by 50 feet to the stone oil cave. This struc ture is now BO by 100 feet and- with the new addition will be 50 by 130 and will store several thousand bar rels of oil. It ia built of solid ma sonry, with cement floor and iron roof, in order to minimize the danger from fire. With these additions to the big Rock Island plant ordered and several more contemplated, it is about time for To peka and St. Joseph papers to start their semi-annual removal scare. They have been working this gag overtime for about 20 years, so there's no use to quit now. G. C. G. N. DOPE IS BOILIXG. People of Antelope Valley Are Aroused to Action. Liberal, Kan., March 4. In order to round out the campaign for the Gar den City, Gulf Northern railroad bonds the people of Antelope Valley arranged a meeting at their school house last night and invited several members of the Liberal Commercial club to assist in the sevlval. Two cars loaded with enthusiastic friends of the bond proposition attended the meeting from Liberal and besides un raveling the various perplexing ques tions that stood in the way of the unanimous consent in that vicinity for the bonds they succeeded in raising some nice subscriptions from the progressive farmers up that way to help out the cash bonus. E. C. Cooper was elected chairman of the meeting. T. W. Hubbard, who has been one of the leading spirits in favor of the Garden City, Gulf Northern railroad proposition from the very first, was the principal speaker of the evening. He covered every phase of the proposition from the progressive point of view and succeeded in show ing that this road was necessary to the development of Seward county, and the returns from Antelope Valley precinct show that his efforts were not in vain. Mayor J. E. Miller, E. C. Cooper, A. O. Edmonds and other members of the Liberal party also ad dressed the meeting on the advantages of the new road. r WHERE OLD-AGE PENSIONS PAY Santa Fe TTses Judgment In Faying Retired Employes. The Santa Fe does not pay pensions higher than 75 a month, nor does it pay lower than $20. The railroad com pany believes, says Walter Weyl in Success Magazine, that it is precisely the more poorly paid employes who should be assured of a reasonable pen sion, since the men with higher sal aries may be presumed to have saved at least something. A man who earned $50 a month and had worked 20 years would receive only $10 per month on the Pennsylvania, but would obtain $20 on the Santa Fe. The western road discriminates in favor of those who find it hard to lay aside for a rainy day, and in especially meritori ous cases the board of pensions is allowed to add 25 per cent to the pen sion to which the man is entitled by iengtn oi service. If you glance at these railroad pen sion systems superficially.' you mav think that they do not pay. It seems as though the railroad company is giving out and not getting in. But if you look a little closer, you will see that the railroad is getting more than an equivalent. The whole service has improved. The old engineer has an interest in the company; it is "his" company. He put a little extra zeal into the work; a little extra intelli gence, a little more conscientiousness. If he avoid a wreck which might otherwise have occurred, he saves the company more than the whole cost of the month's pensions. The morale of the force Improves. That it pays the railroads is shown by the fact that one railroad after another is adopting the plan. The plan of pensioning old em ployes is spreading through the entire gigantic transportation system of the United States. Is This Fair? Certain Proof Will Be Made That Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Cure Stomach Trouble. A Trial Package Sent Free. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are made to give the system, through the diges tive tract and the stomach, the neces sary chemicals not only to digest food, but to enrich the fluids of the body so that it may no longer suffer from dys pepsia or other stomach trouble. 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Sfnd us your name and address and we will send you a trial package by, mail free. Address F. A. Stuart Co., 150 Stuart Building, MarshcM, Mich. WILL HURT KANSAS. FOOTBALL RaUroads Planning to Increase Price of Special Trains. The western railroads are consider ing a revised basis of special train rates in the so-called transmissouri territory of the Western Passenger as sociation, which extends from the Mis souri westward. The change contem plated, which has already met with opposition from some of the roads, would operate to raise the basis of charge for special trains by 50 per cent. The rate now in effect in the east ern territory of the association, ex tending from Chicago to the Missouri, is on the basis of 75 adult first-class one-way fares in each direction, with one additional fare for each person carried in excess of 75. The present rate in effect in the territory beyond the Missouri river is on the basfs of only 60 adult first-class fares, for 50 or less, and one additional fare for each passenger in excess of 50, provided the charge is never less than $1.50 per mile for the distance traveled and no train to be run any distance for less than $50. The proposition being con sidered is to raise this to a parity with the local charge. The objecting roads have raised the contention that rates should not be increased where the fare per mile has not been decreased by state legislation. CAN'T TELL WHAT IT COSTS. Impossible to Get Anything From Tariff Sheets. It may be recalled that one of the objects of the latest revision of the interstate commerce law was to sim plify the rate schedules, says the New York Times. They were alleged to be incomprehensible, and the amendment was to make all plain as day. One of the first formal acts of the com mission under the changed. law was to set aside the details of the amend ment as impracticable. The shippers were more offended by the law de signed for their benefit than the rail ways against whom the statute was directed. For, since the rates were to be laws, under the new dispensation the shippers were affected by know- eage or mem, although nobody could una out what they were. How the matter stands appears from the tes timony of the president of the national traffic league before the house com mittee on interstate commerce the other day: I "I defy anyone to find out from one I of the railroad tariff sheets what it I will cost to ship anything from any place to anywhere. They are abso- luteiy undecipherable to the unini tiated." SAYS SWITCHMEN "KILL TIME." Pennsylvania Superintendent Does Not Want to Raise Wages. Chicago. March 4. The railway managers' committee, representing the 13 railroads involved in the switch men's wage controversy, which is now before the Illinois state board of arbi tration, has opened its side of the case. A. M, bchoyer, general superintend ent of the Pennsylvania railway. Who is one of the committee, testified the railroads could not meet the demands of the switchmen on account of the panic of 1907, which caused them to withdraw nearly $65,000,000 from the maintenance funds. "Another reason for our disinclina tion to pay the switchmen time and a half for overtime," Mr. Schoyer testi fied, "is that this extra compensation would be an incentive to them to 'kill time' during their regular hours. This would not only increase our expenses, but would also cause serious delays." MORE R. I. STEEL CARS. ft s Hi Hf fe m I m II 8f;.ifc k ..Iff I' rrT i It i.U li VAliXXPl i r if h li t y-. fi mgr. I 'Wl fctf VI m -irn I ff -A iff .A 3 i i- II II v v 9 TV ii u m m in,'.. -m i tffiQ Hundreds of All-steel Coaches In Serv ice at This Time. Chicago, III., March 4. Orders have just been placed by the Rock Island lines for 71 steel cars. These, added to a recent order, make a total al ready provided for by the Rock Is land running into the hundreds. In this latest car order there are included five dining cars. Two motor cars also are being ordered, one of the McKeen type and one General Electric Time Changed Don't Miss It. .Train 104. Union Pacific, leaves now for Kansas City at 1:45 p. m., reach ing there at 3:45. See J. THOMAS LUMBER CO. for lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE MENT. Guaranteed the best manu-tactured. rGOODCLOnf&STCZE ZZ THE This Sale BJever Should Have Been Started No sooner had we advertised this famous "twelve-fifty" sale of suits and overcoats formerly priced up to $25 each than we were notified of still another advance in the price of raw woolens. The result is that we are now selling ready-to-wear suits and overcoats for less money than it will, actually cost to MAKE the same qualities hereafter, to say nothing; of the cost of the mater ials used. But the sale is on and we have no intention of backing out of it. You actually ought to buy a suit and an overcoat even if you wont need them for a year. The values are simply marvelous and we will say candidly we do not believe we can repeat this sale or anything like it next year. Remember, many H. S. M: clothes are included in this event, and all the other makes are standard, high-class goods. The styles will be perfectly good next fall, as well as early spring. What more need we say. Men's and Youth's Suits Overcoats formerly priced as high as $25.00 each NOW All sizes, All styles, All colors, All fabrics. Look Pants Buyers Final clean-up of Hart, Schaffner Marx Trousers, the very finest $6, $7, $8 qualities, all styles, for $3.50. Every man should get at least one pair of these to alternate with the trous ers of his suit. Choose trom rich 2"t worsteds, cheviots, tweeds cas- simeres. etc., in all colors and sizes. J6 to $8 at. The Finest Now $20 All that's left, of $28, $30 and $35 Hart, Schaffner Marx Fall and Winter suits and Over coats for men and young men $20. These are the richest products of the Hart, Schaffner Marx shops; superb silk lined clothes fit for a prince. Sizes and styles body. You save as high as garment. Think for only ialf You Ought to Come Here Tomorrow Look; carefully;: over the: new .1910 Spring styles, tell us. to lay aside the suit andovercoat you like best and then have it delivered whenever you say. In this way you're bound to avoid disappointment. Remember, Easter comes early this year and this always means an extra early rush for new clothes. Our Hart, Schaffner Marx styles are ALL here and they're beautiful. The prices begin at $18 and go upward to $40 per overcoat or suit. As usual we lay special stress on our popular values in three triumphant lines at 330 Over one hundred styles and patterns at each price! ml ''Bessemer, Bessemer, Rah! Rah! Rah!" This is the rallying cry for all boys who are ready for their new Spring clothes. The "Bessemer" suit is now celebrated throughout the city and for miles around. It is a $6.50 Value which we sell at the very beginning of the season for $5. It comes in twice as many styles and patterns as you will find in any other store in the city. It ,is made to our own order, and only by buying large order, 'and onlv bv buvinsr huge quantities do we obtain dis counts which permit our low retail price. Every suit is worth $5. Every suit has an extra pair of $1.50 pants. Total value $6.50. Our price Confirmation Suit for $3.45 $5 Saturday we will give you a fine all wool Blue Serge Suit, double breasted coat with full lined knickerbocker pants, with belt strap and two hip pockets, the quality you cannot match anywhere tor $o.uo. in all sizes f HIV V-J Lll4 SJ $3:45 Young Men Desiring Easter Suits Early will find our second floor ready with a magnificent line. Everything that's new from Hart, Schaffner Marx, Sam Peck, "L" System and half a dozen other fine makers. A great d 1 A a bigger d1f wonderful line at tB 1 U line at D 1 D lines at $1 C wonderful QA 4?10 (HOC Qft ID lines at J, JU The Hat Store for You! Here's one of the hundred different styles in Men's and Youths' Stetson Hats! A hundred! Think of it! Where else can you find so many different styles? Now can't you see why it pays to trade at the store which does big things in a big way Stetson Special, in a class by itself Mallory Cravenette, the fa- (q aa mous rainproof hats w Crofut Knapp, the" do d4 world's leaders, at. V"5 V Y The new "Warewell" equal o fe to most $3 hats 3.UU $3.50 $5.00 Are You Wearing Manhattan Shirts? One of our special features is the fine line of Man hattan shirts; the best ready shirt made today. You'll find silk and linen plaited shirts; and soft negligee flannels with French turn-back cuffs; Some very beautiful Russian cords in many choice patterns negligees with or without collars, in all the new fancy colorings. Special values at $2, $2.50, $3, $3.50: others as low as $1.50. KNITTED SILK TIES ARE THE Come here tomorrow and buy all you need in any shade 50c kinds but here they go for GO" 25c Save Money on Shirts r If you want to pluck some of the ripsst, here's whole stock of the famous makes a, jju.l (.wiiiiiiauu cl l seasuiiauie prices"- J9 all sizes, all styles, all patterns, all sleeve lengths, all the extra large and extra small sizes, all fabrics, all colors. You know the sale by reputation by this time. We sold over 1,100 shirts, and e st16, e best $1.50, (Th or 3 for j..4i anu spj..uu omrt values in JimJfK. America for S2.00 New Spring Style Shoes for the family For Men Stetsons Boydens Bannister Florsheim Washburn Peerless $3 to $10 Our Spring Oxfords are here and the word our has more significance "than you think. For Ladies Laird Schober Foster Co. Washburn FINAL Clean-Up Washburn, Men and Wo men's $3.50, $4 Winter Shoes all styles to $8 -TOMORROW $2.95 l r Remember that your feet have their own shape and we have the stylish shapes to fit them. Your usual 'Spring discomfort will be avoided by being fitted in our shoes. A

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1910. DON'T UKE WELLS Water Commissioners' Flans Condemned by Officials. i THE WHEAT DAMAGE. Is Serious Many Fields Go Into Corn. Many reports to grain men from different parts of Kansas indicate se rious damage to the wheat fields. One authority estimates that in a general way the wheat in the eastern half of the state is damaged 50 per cent. In many entire fields the wheat is dead. In other instances, even in the same counties, the fields are all right. It is notable that the damaged fields are generally where the soil is black and heavy. In cases where the soil is sandy and open there is little or no damage. In the eastern half of the western half of the state; that is, in the heav iest wheat areas, where the bulk of the crop is grown in this state, the damage is less and is estimated at 2 0 per cent. In the western fourth ol Kansas, which sometimes raises a big crop of high grade wheat, condi tions are uncertain and will continue so. There is one fortunate circumstance in connection with the damage to the wheat, and that is it is mostly in soil adapted to corn. In these cases of course the farmers will plow up their fields and put in a crop of corn or oats. The damage is largely attributed to the heavy rains in November being held by heavy soil and the repeated hi DRESSED oSuonlS CHICKENS These are being dressed to day and are guaranteed to be 'absolutely fresh. Have a Sun day Chicken Dinner 20c lb. Eggs 20c doz. Fresh from the farm an inexpensive dish for Sunday morning's breakfast nothing more tempting with some of our nice ham or Oi" bacon, special doz ""C Extra Xice White Mackerel fresh new stock very meaty, another Sunday breakfast .sug gestion, 20c, 15c 1 r and lJC Iee's Clwlce Canned Goods nothing finer ever put up peaches, pears, apricots and white or black cherries extra thick syrup fine for Sunday dinner desert large OC cans 6C Delicious Hawaiian Packed Pineapple Pickwick brand its packed, ripe, right in the fields of Hawaii a sweet, lucious, delicacy comes in big OCS round slices can SJC Large Redland Oranges reg ular 35c doz. size fine large and' sweet tomorrow, OCp special, doz aSiOC Ask Our Batcher for One of Those Fine Roasts He's an accommodating fellow and has a large stock of choice fresh meats to insure satisfac tion to you. Phone 425. Phone in the shop. We don't buy cheap meat, but buy the very best -and buy it economically if you want something nice at a reasonable price ask our butcher. "Caraja" Coffee A cup of this delicious blend will com plete your Sunday breakfast and dinner its the best O C In the cltv at lb a-JC 1 1 2 E. 6th St. Phones 425 Should be selected early before the assortments and sizes are broken. The styles this season will appeal to you and the patterns and colorings are decidedly pleas ing in contrast with the extremes which prevailed for a few seasons. Our New Spring Clothing is the cream of America's products and when you select here you know it is right. Are handsomer than ever and will be even more popu lar than last year. Such well known makes as Hanan's, Regal's, Selby's and Pingree's will interest you at $3, $3.50, $4, $4.50, $5 and $6. Complete lines of Men's, Youths', Boys', Ladies' Misses' and Children's Shoes. ,r t freezings, leaving the plants which were killed later by the cold; the ad ditional damage being caused by the sleet and ice which remained for a long time on certain fields smothering the plants. Capt. Phillips of the Chicago board of trade who has several thousand acres of wheat in Harvey county, visited his field yesterday and says that two-thirds of his wheat is killed. J. N. Fike of Colby, Kan., former railroad commissioner, who has about 1.400 acres of wheat himself, says in a letter to a grain company: "J. M. Carpenter, who has 1,800 acres of wheat in this county, reports at least 75 per cent damage. Frank Bray, on the east side of the county, says that in one field he examined not one spear in ten thousand was alive. Marshall Leach of the northeast part of the county says he estimates damage at "0 to 70 per cent. In looking over some if' my fields I think my former estimate f 40 to 60 per cent about correct, un less the later freeze put more of it to he bad." A letter from W. J. Trousdale, presi dent of the Midland National bank of Newton, Kan., says: "The fine weath er we have had the last few days has proved beyond any doubt that 50 per cent of all of the wheat between New ton and Dodge City has been winter killed and the farmers now are prepar ing to put the land In oats and corn. The renters on my farms In Harvey, Edwards and Ford counties, planted 5,000 acres of wheat last fall, and they report that 50 per cent or more of that land will have to be put in spring crops." HE HUNTED TROUBLE. Police Declare Reporter Sloan Had Fighting Snit On. That C. A. Sloan, who accuses Chief of Police Eaton of assaulting him Wednesday nlerht, was hunting trouble, and had announced that there would be trouble, is the latest version of the scrape to be made public According to the police the reporter had boasted that there would be trouble when he saw the chief. This statement was made in connec tion with a discussion of the arrest of Chief Eaton which occurred last even ing. The head of the police depart ment was notified and went to the court house and waived service. His bond was fixed at J300 but he was al lowed to go on his promise to appear for trial March 11. According to the police Sloan told Rad Lee, clerk of the court of Topeka, he was going to raise a row because the chief of police had "held out" a story on him. He is also alleged to have told Sergeant Fowler of the po lice department, at 4 o'clock Wednes day afternoon, that something would be "popping" when he saw the chief of the department. There is no doubt that something or someone gave Sloan a black eye. The skin beneath the reporter's right eye is discolored. He had It on exhibition after the fight. Sloan also tells of the alleged brutal manner in which the police head kicked him. Sloan Is not confined to his room as was reported this morning. He cov ered his usual "run" Thursday after noon and, was at the court house until after the warrant was served on Eaton. Yesterday he called on Mayor Green and reported the case. He was told that the mayor would Investigate it. It is believed that the defense of the chief of police will be that Sloan was hunting trouble, that he had started out to "raise" something, as the re porter is alleged to have threatened to do, and that when Sloan abused him the chief ejected him from the office. KELLY CASE APPEALED. Miami County Controversy Supremo Court. Reaches The board of county commissioners of Miami county today appealed to the supreme court in the famous case against T. T. Kelly, formerly treas urer of that county. In the suit in the Miami court Kelly won his case, the court deciding that he had not misappropriated any of the money of the county, and ordering the board of commissioners to return the $1,342 it had held out from Kelly's securi ties. This case was begun in Miami county In, July, 1807. Jl PREACHERS ACCEPT. Will Attend "Servant In the House" as State Journal Guests. Several prominent Topeka preach ers today accepted the invitation of the State Journal to see the "Servant in the House" next Tuesday night. "On principle, I should not hesitate to go," said Rev. Thos. S. Toung, pastor of the First Baptist church, "but I should like to know what proposition the State Journal has in mind. I have desire to know about play." When the proposition was fully ex plained to Dr. Young that there were no conditions whatever, he did not hesitate in accepting the offer and im mediately went to the telephone to invite his wife to attend with him on Tuesday evening. "I feal as Dr. Sheldon does." said he. when he had hung up the receiver. "That is. that the trouble is not" with the theater, but with some individual plays which are not of a high moral tone." Dr. F. L. Hayes, pastor of the First Congregational church, when ap proached in respect to the play, said that he had already contemplated go ing, but that he had not reached the point where he could decide whether the time has come when it Is wise for the ministers to attend the playhouses. Fear of offending some one by so do ing was the point in question. Dr. F. L. Lynch, pastor of the First Methodist church, said: "Yes, I'll go and write a criticism, but I'll reserve my comments until afterwards." Dean Kaye attended the play last year and was delighted with it. He could not attend at this tlma on ac count of it being Lent. Rev. J. H. Jones or the Unitarian church was pleased to accept the invi tation, stating that as he was a Uni tarian, there could be no possible ob jection to his attending any play that was a good one. It was not possible for Dr. S. S. Estey to attend on account of a pre- j vious engagement. He did not express himself in regard to this particular play, but in speaking of moving pic ture shows, he said: "Seems to me In the moving picture there is a great educational value. I believe the mov ing pictures could be used to advan tage in our schools." Rev. H. C. Holcombe also had an engagement. He said: "I would not object to going to the theater for the purpose of criticising a play, but you Know tnat tne Methodist church sren erally does not approve of the theater." The guests of the State Journal are all requested to write a criticism of not more than 200 words of the nlav. Reservations may be made Monday at ftowieys. A WHITE PLAGUE CAMP. Want Tented City for Consumptives Established Near Here. Proposition for the establishment of a tuberculosis open air camp will be given a boost on March 18, when dele gates from the various Brotherhoods or the city meet to discuss the ways ana means ror establishing such a camp. If the present plan is carried into errect a Duilding containing room enough for a kitchen, dining room and dispensary will be secured. It is pro posed to have porches wide enough to accommodate many chairs and nota. If possible the site of the institution would be near the city limits. une pian aavancea was that of a tented city. The camp would not be, s rmrelv charitable institution, but the cost to tne patients would be so low as to make it possible for those to take ad vantage or it wno could not afford to go to some nign priced resort. An cording to plans the cost would be but zb cents a day. Those Interested in the promotion of the enterprise An not want patients to feel they are getting someimng ior noming for Infants and Children. Tfca Kind Ycu Have Always Bough' Signature of 22fe Claim That Wells at Water works Will Be Unsanitary. SUNDAY TELLS HOW. Railroad Well Expert BelieTes His Scheme Is Bight. Big Wells Under Construction Will Not Last Long. There seems to be an organized movement in the city against the plans of the city waterworks commissioners in digging two large wells for the pur pose of giving the city pure water. Superintendent Goodrich of the city electric light plant, gave out an inter view a few days ago against the wells that are under construction at this time and today S. W. Sunday, a candi date for commissioner, and a railroad well expert, Joined the new insurgent movement in condemning the action of the water trustees. It has been contended by these men and a number of city officials, council men and citizens, that the wells at the plant will not supply the needs of the city. They claim that the sand will seep in under the walls in the course of two or three years, plug up the flow and there will be no more water. Furthermore it is stated that there have been many attempts to install such wells along the river bank both by the city and private corporations and every attempt has been a flat fail ure. The cases of the Harrison street pumping station and the asylum wells have been cited. Supply Taken From River. The Topeka water supply at this time comes from a series of drive wells be neath the bed of the river. Points are driven down through the water into the underflow below the sands and wa ter procured In this manner. It does not reach daylight until it is released from the hydrant. Not long ago ice gorges came down the river end broke off a number of the suction ipipes leading down into the points below the bed of the river. This caused an inflow of dirty unhealthy riv er water and the people of the city have been drinking the same ever since. It is said that the waterworks trus tees commenced work on the new wells in order to quiet public sentiment which ran riot a few weeks ago. The following interview from Mr. Sunday will explain his plan. Mr. Sun day has been connected with Rock Is land and the Santa Fe in well digging for a number of years. Mr. Sunday's ietter follows: "I notice in the morning paper an interview with Mr. Goodrich in refer ence to a water, supply for Topeka. In a part of this interview I agree with Mr. Goodrich, in others. I do not. ana farther there are some things that are not plain to me. "First. I heartily agree with Mr. Goodrich, that a'oantity of water suf ficient to supply Topeka, cannot be sup plied by the open well system, and want to, add, that the quality is not rood. I agree that the Cook brass strainer is the best brass strainer on tne mar ket, but they will corrode. There are strainers made of other material than brass that will not corrode. Is Most Inexpensive. "I agree the 'gang well system is tha most inexpensive, most simple, and most durable, if put in to suit the local conditions, and where the conditions are right for a system of this kind and I am sure they are right, in Topeka Not For Strainer Method. "Where I do not agree on this sub ject is to go on the bank above high water mark and push strainers out under the river as proposed by Mr, Goodrich. We have from 25 to 40 feet of shifting sand in the main channel of the river. At flood time this sana is moving. We now have a system of strainers in this sand. Go to your hydrant now for a drink of pure water, that will explain the rest. "I do not understand how water can be safely drawn through a suc tion pipe by going above high water mark, is about 29 feet above normal water level. "It Is known that at this altitude water can be drawn about 32 feet. when the pump is perfect, and all other conditions equal, but tor a water system of this kind where it is neces sary to keep pressure in the mains at all times, I would not recommend a draft of more than ten feet. "In your paper a few weeks ago I proposed a plan whereby the drafting can be cut down to iu reet, yet tne plant would be immune from floods. I shall be pleased to note any suggestion on water, as I think water is what we need for Topeka at this time more than anything else. "As to Mr. Goodrich's experience In getting water, I do not know. I infer from his present occupation that he is or ought to be working with electricity. "I have seen all kinds of waterworks between Chicago and the Pacific coast, both railroad and city, and I have put In quite a number -In the past 20 years, some of which can be vouched for in Topeka. "One more thought and I will close. Within the past two weeks I have been approached several times on the reser voir water system. St. Joseph, Mo., has the reservoir water system. About a year ago they cleaned out their res ervoir, and It is needless to say here what they found in the bottom. "Something should be done to get pure water for Topeka promptly, eco nomically and to last permanently." BOGUS CONFESSION. Investigate Statement of Sailor That He Murdered Girl. Portsmouth, N H., March 4. The aftermath of the attempt of Private James Hall to secure his release from the naval prison here through a spu rious confession that he had murdered Miss Anna Schumacher at Greece, N. Y.. in August last will come within a few days in the form of a naval court martial, arrangements for which have now been completed. The charge against Hall is "conduct to the pre judice of good order and discipline," and the specifications allege that his so-called confession was "wholly false and intended to deceive." One of the questions which will be involved in the proceedings will con cern the Jurisdiction of the court- martial, in view of Hall's discharge from the service at the time he was turned over to the ciYll authorities. Agency for MISSION SHOES Topeka s Best Shoe Store Invites You We welcome all Topeka to call and inspect the notable collection of new shoes and oxfords which we have assembled for your consideration. "We are now in our new location (620 Kansas Ave.) The new modern display windows now being built are all that is lacking in the niftiest and most up to date shoe store in the city. Our stock, which we have spent months of devoted care in selecting, is complete with all sizes in both Shoes and Oxfords for men, women, boys, girls. The famous Quality line for women and the renowned Mission Shoe is rep resented in all the very latest novel effects, as well as the more staple designs. Oxfords and pumps for women in the Gibson Ties (1, 2 and 3 eyelets) also ankle strap pumps, etc. Even if you do not care to buy, you will enjoy an in spection of the swell new things in Spring footwear which we are showing. 0 SNAP SHOTS OF THE PRIXCIPAIj WITNESSES IN SWOPE CASE. J x" I 'jT a; Vd J ppf? V- t t s I' rJ 1 1 kUli l f A 4.-5 fo 5 Vy4A -iV K-iA I S v V -I !,tX' tv. 9v -W K 1 I ,1 K I "A i OV 1 i Pearl Keller, the nuse who attended Col. Swope at his death bed, whose testimony forms an important part of the prosecution against Dr. Hyde. Mi.s Margaret Swope will also be a witness The photographs were taken as both parties were entering the court room t o give testimony in the coroner's inquest. BASEBALL IN SCHOOLS. Recommended by an Educator at the Indianapolis Meeting. Indianapolis. Ind.. March 4. Baseball should be an important part of the ed ucation of children, and every school boy and perhaps every school girl should play the great American game, in the opinion of William A. Stecher, director of physical training in the pub lic schools of Philadelphia, expressed today in the conference of hygiene of the National Educational association in this city. Each school should have a baseball club and the clubs should visit each other's grounds in the fashion of the tirofesslonal leagues. Mr. Stecher said. Increased attention must be paid to strengthening the bodies of children if their mentality is to improve, he point ed out and he declared that of all games, baseball provides the best and safest exercises. Many (phases of school hygiene ana physical training were considered by the educators that remained for the closing session today of the convention of the department of superintendence of the National Educational associa tion. JACKSON OPENS TONIGHT Attorney General Will Fire First Gun ox congressional uampaigu. Attorney General Fred S. Jackson went to Keading, Lyon county, this afternoon, accompanied by several friends from this city and representa tives of the press to open his congres sional campaign. Reading organized the first "Jackson for Congress club" some dava aea and in appreciation of this loyalty the attorney general agreed to open his campaign in this iittie city. Reports from Iyon county maicaie that a tremendous crowd will be on hand to welcome the attorney general at the opening of his campaign, in his speech tonight Mr. Jackson will deal with the issues between the regu lar and insurgent factions of his party. He will outline a clean cut platform built entirely of progressive planks. If Mr. Jackson is nominated and elected from the Fourth district Kansas will have another Murdoch or Bristow at Washington. Mr. Jackson is a square dealer and in perfect accord with all the Stubbs policies in Kansas now be fore the people. Mr. Jackson's rebuke o Sill Hack- jfiHHBBEBflBBSSSHflDBE LION SHOE STDRS 620KANS.AVE ney was the feature of the Kansas Day club meeting in Topeka last January. The attorney general showed himself that day as a man of character .and understanding in the eyes of both his friends and enemies. Orient Sued for Violating Quarantine. Suit was filed against the Kansas City, Mexico Orient Kailway com pany in the United States district court trils morning charging a violation of the Texas fever quarantine. It is al leged the company shipped 90 head of southern cattle to Kansas City without marking the cars and in violation of the quarantine ertablished by Secretary Wilson. The K. C.. M. O. was re cently charged in 13 suits with violat ing the 28 hour law. Popular Sheet Music 15c a Copy On sale one week A partial list as follows: VOCAL Words and Music. AIN'T YOU COMING OUT TONIGHT New. Are you sincere. Belle of Barbers' Ball. Baltimore Bombashay. By the Light of the Sil very Moon. Clover Blossoms. Daisies Won't Tell. Dreaming. Down in Jungle Town. Games of Childhood Days. Golden Arrow. Honey When It's Sunny. I'LL DO THE BAMB FOR YOU. If I Only Had a Sweet heart. If I Only Had a Home. Sweet Home. I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home. Longest Way the Sweetest Way Home. MARY. YOtT'RB A BKJ GIRL NOW. Meet Me Tonight in Dream land. Mandy Lane. Moon Bird. My Pony Boy. Next to Your Mother, Who Do You Love. Napanee. Red Wing. Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet. Rainbow. Sunbeam new. School Days. Sweetheart Days. Sadie Salome. Go Home. TELL ME WHILE WE WALTZ. When the Moon Play a Peek-a-Boo. WHEN THE DAISTES BLOOM. I I Wish I Had a Girl. Love Will Light the Way. Lady Love. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED tl, postpaid; 15 copies J2, postpaid. Send more, we will advise, and if les, we will 75c Standard Dance Folio on sale introducing national and typical airs of America, England, Ireland, V Scotland, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, etc, also original In- dian, Cuban and other melodies. E. B. GUILD MUSIC CO. 722 KwnuBS Ave. Hie Best Place to Buy a Piano. ODOFEaA, KAJf. Rest for the sole. DAWSON AFTER FACTS. Wants to Prove Kan9a Freight Rates Are Too Hleii. John Dawson, attorney for the rail road board, has appealed to the secre tary of agriculture, the bank commis sioner and other state officers for statistical Information to aid him in his suit against the railroad companies for lower freight rates. Mr. Dawson, in his suit before the in terstate commerce commission, alleges that Kansas has wealth, farm pro ducts, population and business have doubled many times over since these freight rates were made by the railroad companies a quarter of a century ago. He believes that the new conditions and the increase warrant a readjust ment of rates along the linen of re vision downward. He is asking the various state departments for accurate and detailed statistics to bear out his allegations. This freight rate case is the most Im portant from a Kansas standpoint ever brought before the commission. Kan sas, Oklahoma and Texas are all band ed together in this suit for recognition. Evidence will be taken by Commissioner Prouty in this suit in Kansas City, be ginning March 18. Still Knocking. Mrs. fitubb Just to think, John, the great polar explorer states that there are spots up in the far north where it would be Impossible to open your mouth without freeslng; to death. Mr. Stubb Ah. now I understand, Maria. Mrs. Stubb Understand what? Mr. Stubb Why it is that women never try to discover the North pole. "Our friend, the alderman, has bad quit a number of political love afTi'm." "Wnat do you mean?" "First he flirted with both factions, then he won a nomination, wooed fame and now he la courting an investiff tlon." Kansaa City Journal. Round la Instrumental. Bluahlng Rose Reverie. Bud Rag new. Classic Rag new. Cotton Babe Two Step. Dream of Flowers now. FRANCO-AMERICAN RAG. Fairy KIsrps Waltz. Jack Rabbit Rag. Heart Francles Waits. Hand In Hand Noveletta. Jack in the Box. Moon Bird. My Pony Boy. Poker Rag. Pearlsnew noveletta. Powder Rag-. Rainbow. Red Wing-. BAYONARA-Intwrmnn VndT the Southern Moon. Wedding of Fairies. Waltx. THAT SPOONY DANCB. w wmawn vv aitzea new. Zamora Waltzes new. from this list. Is cents a ponv. T rnni. 25 cents for any piece not lU:ed if refund. 39c a copy; by mail 45c a conv I urn M i i V I i5 i. 0

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1910. DIDN'T TELL TRUTH DELK TELLS STORY Explains Why There Was No Fight With Lawyer. Slightly Missmatched Smith Chapman Takes Oath He Swore Falsely Against Conyict. 9x12, $30 Axminster Rug Attempted to Influence Goyer nors Action in Long Case. High Mogul of Nazarene Warm Under His Collar. ADMITS TO SCIIENCK Klfk;-, WMPiSk W&fMQ ifhJiBP fef m t Fife IfinY i mtix-i'& IS) for S 1 S75 i III i He Made AffldaTit Prisoner Neg lected Wife and Children. Loss of Fee Caused Effort to Prexent Burglar's Parole. Two affidavits, one contradicting the other, both made by the same man were taken by County Attorney Schenck and sent to Governor Stubbs today. The offering is in connection wtih the petition of William Long tor parole from a penitentiary sentence on a. charge of grand larceny. Affidavits were made by N. J. Chap man and tell their own story. Chap man and Long formerly worked to gether in the Santa Fe shops. Long is a married man and has four cnua ren. In company with two boys. Ray and Harvey Slussher. he assisted in the burglary of the R. W. instep store at the corner of Seward avenue and Bmmett street about December 6. Later the three pleaded guilty to the charge in the district court where Long was sentenced to a term of one to five years. The boys have not been sentenced and are still in the county jail. Railroad men have interested themselves in the appeal for parole of Long. He has never been in trouble before and can not explain why he turned thief that night. Affidavit Against Long. The affidavits of Chapman follow: First: State of Kansas, county of Shawnee.ss: N. J. Chapman, of lawful age, be ing first duly sworn by me on oath eays: That he is personally acquaint ed with one William Long now con fined in the county jail of Shawnee county, Kansas, under sentence to the state penitentiary. That he worked with said Long at the Atchison, To peka Santa Fe shops in Topeka for over a year, and is well acquainted with his pay and with his family and what said Long did with his money. Affiant states that Long made from $75 to $100 per month, but was unable to support his family, and compelled his wife to take in wash ing. He, the said Long, spending his money on other women and in drink ing. That this affiant has been sev eral times compelled to take said Long home in an intoxicated condi tion. Further affiant states that said Long is not a proper person to be granted a parole by the governor of Kansas. That he does not use his money to support his family. but squanders it as aforesaid and this af fiant verily believes that he will con tinue to do so. (Signed.) N. J. CHAPMAN. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of February, A. D 1910. Signed.) JENNIE. C. ROSEN. Deputy Clerk of the District Court. Now Swears It Isn't True. Second: Ftate of Kansas. County of Shawnee, ss: I. N. J. Chapman, do solemnly swear that the affidavit heretofore made by ir.e in the matter of the parole of Will lam Long is wholly false and untrue. I further state that I made said af fidavit of my own free will without any suggestion on the part of any one I further state that my reason for having made said affidavit was because 1 was out of temper with the officers because I had not been able to collect s-me fees I had coming to me in a case against Jube Jordan. (Signed) N. J. CHAPMAN. Subscribed and sworn to me this 4th day of March, A. D. 1910. (Signed) R. L THOMAS, Clerk District Court. Greed for Fee the Cause. The county attorney explains the in excusable action of Chapman in his first affidavit to forestall the parole a little more fully. He says the man was i amed as a state witness but was not Ufed or summoned because Jube Jor dan came into the district with a plea of guilty. For no other reason apparently than the losing of a witness fee in that case. Chapman perjured himself to injure a man and his family who were in no way concerned in depriving him of that fee. "S et, before the evil work has actually been done, he came today to Mr. Schenck v. ith his revised oath but whether from a change of heart or from other pressure is not disclosed. DEATH LIST GROWS. Latest Estimate of Avalanche Victims Is 118. WRATHY AT PEOPLE. Sect Leader Says Naughty Things About His Tradncers. Seattle, Wash.. March 4. Communi cation wUh Wellington is interrupted today. The Great Northern, however, offers no objection to an estimate of 118 dead made by Seattle papers. Of the dead, 84 are passengers, railroad employes and postal clerks and the re mainder railroad laborers. The body of R. H. Bethel of SeatfS, formerly a civil engineer of New Tork city, is being brought down the trail. As all the passengers were asleep when the avalaDcho struck there is some de lay in identifying the bodies. The first bodies found were mutilated, but those found lower down are unmarked and the f-xpressions on the faces is that of (persons who never woke from asleep. Photographs received here of the Wellington avalanche make clear the tremendous difficulties in the way of re covery of bodies. Mixed in the mass of snow and wreckage are gigantic trees, whose trunks and branches are Interwoven. Great Northern plows and wrecking trains with an army of men are work ing toward the summit on both sides of the mountains, and when the loco motives reach Wellington, they will pull cut the trees with chains and cables. DEATHS AND FUNERALS The funeral of Robert Perkins, who ied Wednesday of apoplexy, will be freld Saturday at 2 o'clock from the First African Baptist church. The ser vices will be in charge of Excelsior lodge No. 3 K. of P. Burial will be In the Topeka cemetery. Denies All the Chargers Made Against Him. "Three reasons why I did not whip that lawyer." Rev. James L. Delk. "First. Because I am a Christian man. "Second. Because we were in the presence of a lady. "Third. Because I did not want to dirty my hands." This is the statement made by the evangelist today in regard to his treat ment by Attorney D. H. Branaman. He furnished more of the details of the encounter besides. The former story was to the effect that the law yer simply forced him into a chair when he attempted to rise to speak. He says the lawyer not only sat him down, but that his foot caught on the lower round of the chair and that he was rolled over backwards onto the floor, carrying the chair with him. The Impression was that the law yer was a formidable looking man and the above explanation of that lawyer's escape is worthy of notice. Some alleged admissions of Delk led the lawyer to say that Delk himself ought to be locked up rather than the boy, Yarbrough, whom he has had ar rested for theft. The occasion today was a visit at the county attorney's of- nce Dy .ueiK to ask a warrant for Rev. Charles Bucy and to speak with a cer tain newspaper reporter. Mr. Delk, besides entering a gen eral denial to everything his former helpers said about him and the break ing up of his mission, asserted that he would be right here in Topeka at his residence at 310 East Third street for some time to come. And yet. perhaps some consideration should rightfully be paid Delk's asser tion of fistic prowess had he exerted it. The Long Haired One" as the boy evangelist is familiarly known, used to be an acrobat with a big circus. Then he was converted at a Baptist revival and joined the Methodist church. Later he joined the Holiness worshipers, then switched to the Pentacostal Naza renes, and finally founded this sect of Nazarenes at Topeka. Here he has conducted a mission church and the reports of the meetings include many tales of exhibitions of those acrobatic proclivities used during his circus days. His evangelistic career has covered a period of 7 years, he says. The county attorney s force refused the preacher a warrant for Bucy until after this case against Yarbrough has been tried. It can be detected by even a casual observer that the officers have not abundant faith in the charges sug gested by their ccmplaining witness. The accusation against Bucy is about the pair of shoes Bucy gave a little girl who he claims was working for the mission in almost bare feet. Bucy says he got the shoes out of Delk's residence when the latter was in Leavenworth. Delk claims that was breaking into his house. Bucy showed a letter from Delk placing him In charge of the meetings and claimed that put him in command. Delk shows a gold seal commission form which he claims Bucy must have before he is considered as commander and asserts that Bucy is not and never was a member of the mission. When Delk went away he left his house key with Mrs. Carter, who in turn gave it to a Mrs. Melick. from whom Bucy got it. The Rev. Mr. Delk is Commander-in- Chief of this Nazarene church which he created. He claims the right to found a church Just the same as John Wesley, Martin Luther, or anybody else. As high mogul of the sect, Delk takes everything solicited by his followers to his house and puts them in his cellar. He refuses to state that he considers himself the owner of them but merely the trustee. Confronted with the com plaint of Yarbrough that he, Delk, had taken the bov's shoes away frm him and was wearing them, he dt tiled it and said he had taken the shoes ne wore from the stock in his cellar. Asked then why Bucy had not the right to take the shoes as well as he, belonging to the mission, Delk stated that any one belonging to the mission had a right to wear the clothes solicited but insisted that Bucy was not a member. And that reverts back to Bucy get ting the key to the house from Mrs. E. D. Melick, who had gotten it from Mrs. L. A. Carter. Had Bucy gotten the key from Mrs. Carter he would have been authorized to enter the house for she is one of the directors of the mission, but Mrs. Melick, he says, is not a full member and there fore Bucy had not the right to enter into the mission's cellar. It takes logic and deep thought to follow all this but this is an intricate religion. Delk further asserts that as soon as learned it was unlawful for the 13- year-old girl to solicit in pool halls, he nromDtlv called her in. He also says he paid Yarbrough $3 which he had borrowed and that Yarbrough tnere fore had no right to take the cornet. He further alleges that had not yarbrough ran away wttn $10 or 112 he would have been able to pay the rent of the mission room at Jackson and Fifth and that he would be there holding meetings vet. Mr. Delk also denied that he had broken one of his own patent doctrines by marrying a divorced woman. He says the girl he married had Joined the Salvation army at 15 years of age and that when she took the oath of that organization tne captain made her be lieve she was in his control and mar ried her Immediately. But her moth er came to her assistance, says Delk, and took her away at the altar. The marriage .was annulled in the Leaven worth court and Delk got the girl claiming that she had never really been married. Delk will bring here from Leaven worth the lawyer who got that divorce annulled, John T., O'Keef, to conduct the case here. Geo. W. Reed Is Improving. George W. Reed, who has been se riously ill for some time at his home at 1133 Harrison street is reported as being on the road to recovery- His condition is as good, it is reported, as could be expected under the circum stances and without unlooked for complications it is believed he may be up within a week or ten days. Mr. Reed was sick in January, but seem ed to have recovered. Shortly after his illness he was In an Illinois Cen- 1 Ww 1 For Saturday Only we are going to place on sale 18 Smith Rugs, regular $30.00 values, that were slightly missmatched in sewing the widths together, and occassionally the loom would skip a stitch which isn't noticeable and doesn't hurt the wearing qualities. Beautiful floral patterns and Oriental designs. The reason we say these are on sale for Saturday is because we only have 18. They won't last all the day -so come early Saturday morning and pick out a good one. In some cases you wouldn t notice the CJ5 11 OL T7 CT! imperfection We are going to clean out this lot for P JL 0? 0 i-P ILsice CuiiitSLiinis All ECiiradls For Saturday Only All- Day Up Until 10:30 in the Evening we are going to put on sale our entire line of Lace Curtains, all makes from the cheapest to the best. All New Spring Patterns Nottinghams, Filet Lace, Cable Net, Fancy Scrims, Arabians, Irish Point, Cluny, Brussels Nets and every other kind. Your choice of rCTf everything for Saturday only...... 4 Lyon Healy, Upright used Piano Saturday $98.00 How is this for a bargain? If we were to try to tell you all about it, you would have to come to see it any way to appreciate the Bargain. e Have Several Sample Pianos H wmh are the cveam ot tlie Hactorv s 1910 lines, thev are shirmed m order to show us now srood. how nice, how beautiful, how sweet toned they can make them. We have too many and will for Sat urday only, till 10 p. m., make special price and terms on some of them. MAmzm-piEiMmumiTUREo, "We also have several used Talking Machines that are just as good as new, at about half price. tral wreck and injuries received at that time are said to be responsible for his present illness. HAD NO PROTECTION. Vandal Tampers With Auto But Saw Jfo Police. While the theater Roers were absorb ed in the play last night at the Grand, those who had left their autos stand ing in front of the playhouse, little dreamed that an act of vandalism was being- perpetrated, and that they would emerge from the theater at the close of the play to find their tires flat. Someone who evidently had a distort ed idea of a joke went around from one machine to another taking off the valve caps and thus flattening the tires. Puz zle Find the police all this time! 6L0VS OUT BRAINS. Rich Real Estate Man Suicides in Police Station. Ithaca. N. T.. March 4. Francis J. Grant, a rich real estate man, walked into the police station here last night and took a seat. When the sergeant left the room for a moment Grant shot himself in the head with a revolver, dying almost instantly. He was 41 years old and despondent because of ill health. TTiAMBS IN BED ROOM. Destructive Eire This Morning Gives Department a Run. When the hose and chemical com panies from fire station No. 5 arrived at 1173 Lincoln street at 10:48 this morning they found the back bedroom aflame, the bed clothes burning and smoke issuing trom every window In the house. Assistant Chief Babcock ordered the room flooded with chemicals and in a few minutes there was nothing but a bunch of smoking rags. Damage will amount to about 175. Fire resulted from an overheated stove or mice and matches. When the flames were first discovered by Mrs. William M. Ogelsby. who occupies the house, the bed and the clothes near the bed were on fire. The stove was a few feet from the bed. The house was a small frame cot tage owned by C. P. Bolmar and oc cupied by W. M. Ogelsby. No insur ance was carried. IS NOW A BALLOONIST. George Harrison Former Kansas Xewspaper Man, In Town. George B. Harrison, the former Kan sas newspaper man, who has become a sensation in the aviation world along v ith Clifford B. Harmon and others for long flights and record heights in bal loon races, stopped in Topeka today on his way to Los Angeles to rejoin his family. Mr. Harrison came here direct from his last flight with Mr. Harmon in the balloon "New Tork from San Antvnio, Texas, to Red Mound. Ark., a distance of 600 miles. "We landed there on the only dry spot within 60 miles they told us. How did we do it? By watching the way the smoke blew along the ground we could determine the strengih and di rection of the air currents on the earth. We detected this dry spot in the area of swamp lands., rode the balloon on a higher current rround past the light ing place and rode in on the lower cur rent." "Did I ever ride an aeroplane? No; I'm too fat." Mr. Harrison has mastered the trick of guiding a gas bag through the heavens by the use of the air currents, which are determined by the riffles on the clouds. "Out on the coast in a flight above the clouds a little gale arose which, blowing along the clouds beneath, ruffled them up and blew them along like snow. One would have thought it was a snow drift," said he. Mr. Harrison has quit the newspaper business to take charge of the Aviation Held at Los Ajigeles. Charged With Misconduct by Ik R. Glavis. JOHN BURNETT IS BETTER. Recovering From Operation at Santa Fe Hospital. John C. Burnett, assistant general freight agent, under General Freight Agent Kocntz. is recovering slowly but lwrmanently from an operation per formed at the Santa Fe hospital last week. Mr. Burnett was seriously iU for soma time and the result of the operation was feared. However, he has recovered sufficiently to warrant a complete re covery. He is at the Santa Fe hospi tal at this time. New Candidate on Ground. W. A. Holland of Emporia has an nounced as a candidate for raUroad commissioner. f:.-:,...f" -1 r r i r um-n mi iinmn imffi nf nil Kffii ftr DiiItAt 1Y11 nfiimr.iiMj fl 3 NR. FRED DENN&T'f! Fred Dennett, commissioner of the land office, who is charged with official misconduct bv L. R. Glavis on the wit ness stand of the Ballinger-Plnchot inquiry. LOCAL MENTION. Chas. Bennett, optician, 730 Kan. ave. We are taking orders for Buff Or pington chicks and White Bunnies for Easter delivery. Bell 2396 2 rings, 493 Sumner, or at the Topeka Bird store, 409 Kansas avenue. At the Bird store Saturday nice fe- v ..o iaico yj i i.i xin lav, fish globes 6cup. Imported fish food, iicbu. uff jtvansas avenue. Three new rural carriers have been appointed, -rney are Albert Overton, route 2, vice W. B. Crocker, resigned; E. C. Garlinghouse. vice John May, deceased, and Thaddeus Porter, vice Charles F. Glidden, resigned. The ap pointments are effective March 1. The docket for the March term of the federal court, which begins March 14 at Wichita, will be the lightest for several years. The famous Seward county "night rider" case will come up tor trial. George Moore of Concordia, saying uiai ii xitiu rauveu nis nouse rrom tne site of the new federal building at Concordia. Work on the structure will begin at once. A wreck in Illinois yesterday de layed Rock Island trains from the east five hours. Every time anyone sees a reporter witn wnom tney are acquainted they now think it is a good joke to ask him: "Are you the man the chief of police hit?" Mrs. Nellie Robinson,' 1157 street, is seriously sick.. Clay W. M. Shaver is seriously sick at his home, 1633 Boswell avenue. I. Gilberg has returned from a vis it to Chicago. He visited the schools there and was delighted with them, especially those in the soealled slum districts, where he says they have worked a transformation. He says, however, that the high school system is not so good as ours. Townsend Walsh, advance agent of Otis Skinner, was in Topeka today. He says that Mr. Skinner's New Tork sea son will not close till tomorrow night. The company will play six towns be tween New Tork and Denver and To peka is one of them. The Brotherhood of the Westminster Presbyteriail church will meet this evening to discuss the laymen's mis sionary movement. Another Fallacy. The generally accepted belief that a person is useful in proportion as he is busy is controverted by a writer who says: "I have a dog that loaded up with fleas. In the summer time, when the fleas are plenty, that is the busiest dog I ever saw; when he isn't biting at the fleas he's snapping at the flies. He never has a minute to spare, but when he is the busiest he is the least account for practical purposes. And there is a young fellow in my neighborhood who has a. cheap watch and he smokes cigarettes. When he isn't winding his watch he is lighting a cigarette. He is a mighty bu.y young man; but he Isn't worth two hoops in a water barrel." Rule (Texas) Review. Bead the State Journal. Arrest of a Philadelphia Rioter; Rescuing Battered Strike Breaker. t f .'"fl 1 s n. i s i i li, ,"'V 7' v.; i W i win mtf M'i'iliit"ii' TTiir iriBSft 'Wt Philadelphia's great trolley men's strike, marked by violence and resist nce to authority, will rank among the worst disturbances ot th kind in th country's history. Hundreds of arrests made In a day, injuries to scores of persons sent to the hospitals and fatalities from bullets, missiles and beatings left the authorities in no doubt as to the seriousness of the problem that con fronted them. The pictures show the arrest of a rioter by a mounted pollca-' man, the latter having a revolver in his hand, and the rescue ot a strlka breaker after lie bad been badly beaten by members ot the mob.

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8 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 4,1910. FINDS SHORT CUT. Sirs. Carrie Chapman Catt DIs corers a Way By Which She Believes Women Can Get Ballot. PLEDGE TIIEIK TOTES To the Republican Party Would Do the Trick. How Would Women Vote Is the Stumbling Block. New York. Mch. 4. Mrs. Carrie Chap rr.an Catt, the suffragist leader, says he has discovered a short road to se curing the ballot for -women. "If we went up to Albany," she de clares in an interview given out here today, "and guaranteed we would vote for the Republican party we would get the ballot so quickly that you wouldn't know how it happaned. With the poli ticians it is not that women want to vote but how they are going to vote." LARKED IS AROUSED. was forthwith rebuked with the death penalty. Leaving his sixteen other dogs safe In the fold, Wolford started out to gather in the lost one among the fields ana hills. Shortly after finding the missing one, ce came to Topeka, se cured a warrant and the trial of Ken nedy was the result. The outcome of the trial, however, cou.d not have been so well foreseen at the time of the. ar rest when pork was not deemed delicacy. Accused of lobbying for Guggenheim The last man to be drawn into the Alaskan troubles is Maj. W. P. Rich ardson, U. S. A., member of the board of Alaskan coal commission. Major Richardson is accused .of lobbying in the interest of legislation that would turn over to the Guggenheim-Morgan Interests the mineral resources of Alaska. Question About Bringing Liquor in May Bo Taken to Bone. Larned, March 4. A. E. Street has tie'en arrested on a state warrant sworn out by County Attorney Ver non charging him with violating the prohibitory law. The case is an un usual one, and involves the question of a violation by distillers of the fed eral law put into force a short time ago prohibiting liquor houses from shipping liquor C. O. D. or on other than bona-flde orders accompanied by advance payment. It is charged that Street acted as the agent for the liquor house, handling the bills of lading. The house would send out shipments of liquor to Lamed at reg ular intervals consigned in the name of various well-known local men, generally those known to be drinkers. The bills of lading were then sent to Street, who delivered them to the parties in whose names the liquor was shipped, or to anyone to whom one of them might give a written or der, at the same time collecting for them. The latter part of last week the of ficers discovered seven 50-lb. boxes of liquor at the express office, consign ed to seven well-known Lamed men. It is on this shipment that the case Is based. Street was arrested, and a court of inquisition was inaugurated In Judge Lobdell's court, before which the seven men in whose names the li quor was consigned were summoned and examined as to whether any of them had personally sent in an order for the liquor in question. The pro ceedings at the inquisition were secret and it is reported "that most of the men gave evidence that they had not ordered the liquor, while one or two of them are said to have testified that they have standing orders with the liquor house for a shipment at stated intervals. Street's bond was placed at $1,000, which he had not been able to furnish at last report. The case may result in a federal prosecution against the wholesale house. It is said that the facts and evidence will be laid before United States District Attorney Bone. The wholesale liquor house is said to have kept the wires hot with pleas, orders and threats in Street's behalf, and it is even rumored that an offer was made to Judge Lobdell to retain him as counsel for the defense, pos sibly before the house learned that he was the presiding judge in the case. It is reported that Sheriff McCon naughhay, County Attorney Vernon and other officers have been threat ened with "all kinds of dire things If Street was not released. S h i I y t:J- ,rJ Major W. P. Richardson, IT. S. A. Attorney General Wickersham as serts that Major Richardson's "activi ties" were known and approved by his superiors. MORE PAY FOR CARRIERS Congressman Scott Thinks R. F. Men Should Get Increase. DID ME MIMES James Ringenberg Arrested for the Assault. Woman Who Saw the Struggle Is Found. NOT THE EIGHT PLACE. Evidently Grimes Was Assault ed Block Farther West. Blood Covered Stone Found at This Location. ACQrrrxED for shoottxg a dog M. Kennedy Held to Have Been Fully Justified. The case against J. M. Kennedy in the city court for shooting a dog be longing to Joe Wolford, colored, re sulted in a verdict of acquittal last evening. Kennedy is a farmer living four miles east of the city and Wolford is a neighbor. While Kennedy has gone into the business to raise hogs, Wolford has been busy raising dogs and there lies the root of the trouble. Wolford until the incident which caused this case had 17 dogs prob ably a great many more dogs than Kennedy had hogs. Nobody ever raised dogs ia the open air that way before, but it is supposed that he did not fence them in. At any rate the seventeenth, a most carniverous one, set out to bring down $10 pork break fast in the swine fields of Kennedy and Washington, D. C, March 4. Congress man Charles F. Scott, of Kansas, in favor ing an increase of pay for rural free de livery carriers, suggests a contract sys tem of that service like that of star mail loutes, rather than a uniform schedule or salaries as now exists. Just now the ixroblem of rural car riers' pay is before cong.-ese, and a strong effort Is being made to grant either a di rect incraase or salary, or an allowance for maintenance for horse hire and equip ment. On the subject Mr. Scott has this (o say: "I realize fullv how miiti n iumlen is imposed upon rural free .Jelivery carriers oy the cost and maintenance of their equipment, and if the present system is to be amended, I should certain iy 1'avor an increase in salaries to compensate them. "But in view of the wide differences in the cost of maintenance in different parts of the country, I have wondered whether the logical system, after all. would not be one of contract, like the old star routes, rather than of uniform salaries. "For example, a carrier in Texas, where the weather is warm and the roads good and the country level, is certainly very much better paid at a given salary than a carrier in Vermont, for example, where the roads are rough and hilly, and the weather for several months extreme ly cold. "These differences could be equalized on a contract system, and I had wondered If the matter has been discussed among the carriers." The senate has confirmed the follow ing presidential postmaster appointments in Kansas: Alexander Barron at Kirwin; Harvey G. Lawrence at Thayer; John M. Watson at Frankfort. EXPLOSION KILLS 23. Powder Magazine Blows Up in the Treadwell Mines. Juneau, Alaska, March 4. Twenty three miners have been killed by an ex plosion of a powder magazine in the 1.100 level of the main mine, one of the group of Treadwell gold properties on Douglas island. Eight men were seri ously injured of whom it is feared four will die. The last shots had been fired by the shift of men 20 minutes before the ex plosion took place, and the men had as sembled at the landing of the skip and were arranging to enter it and go .n top. The magazine, which contained 275 pounds of powder, was 30 feet away from the place where the men were standing, and every man was killed or injured. Most of the miners were foreigners and only three had families on the island. Everybody reads the State Journal. Felix Clothes have tecial Distinction Did Dan Grimes wander a block and a hair in a aazea condition after ne was assaulted Monday night, or were two assaults committed on West Ninth street? Was the instrument with which he was beaten over the head a small rock or a gaspipe as he thought at the time? Who saw James Ringenberg at the Tromp Smoka House Monday night at the time Grimes was assaulted on West Ninth street? Are Ringenberg and another man who is believed to be one of the two men who assaulted Grimes responsible for the purse-snatching which was report' ed several weeks ago? These are some of the questions the police are searching answers for today. Ringenberg is believed to have been one of the men who assaulted Grimes and another effort will be made today to identify him us such. The other man is in hiding in Topeka and will be ar rested noon, according to the police. New evidence was found today which may lead to the arrest and identifica tion of the men who assaulted Grimes. On the night of the assault on Grimes Mrs. L. E. Jackson and her daughter saw a man assaulted by two men. The assault occurred in front of 510 West Ninth street. Only two blows were struck, however, according to the women who witnessed the assault, and Grimes was knocked down five times according to his story. The assault also occurred a block and a half west of where Grimes &ays he was when attacked. According to Jackson who told the police cf the occurrence today, Mrs. Jackson and her daughter had retired and the daughter, hearing a noise out side looked 'out the window. She saw two men struggling with another. Two blows were struck. Mrs. Jackson was called meanwhile and she raised the window. The victim of the assault was calling for help. When she raised the window it is supposed the noise frightened the at tacking party and both, men ran west. The victim staggered east as best he could. He made slow progress. Next mcrning blood was found on the A&lk in front of the house and further vp the street towards the state house. Near where the fight had occurred was a rock a little larger than a man's hand. It was bloody. It is believed the assault was committed with the rock. Near the corner of Ninth and Harrison streets, where Grimes claims he was assaulted, was found quite a large pool of blood.1 c. Grimes Insists that he was assaulted on the walk in front of the Crane home at the corner of Ninth and Harrison. In case his contention is correct there must have been two assaults. The po lice, however, are inclined to think the assault occurred in front of the Jack son home- and that Grimes wandered a block and a half in a dazed condi tion and imagines the fight occurred there. James Ringenberg, who was arrested late Thursday night is believed to have had something to do with the assault, or at least to know that such an as sault was planned. He knows too much about the affair, according to the po lice. He and another, it is believed, attacked Grimes. When arrested Ringenberg said he could readily prove an alibi. Since that time he has found it impossible to tell the names of anyone who saw him at the time of the accident. His story does not have the right ring and the police will question him further. Another arrest in the case is expected shortly and it may be that after this is made evidence that Ringenberg had a part in the attempted holdup win De brought, out. AN OLD LAW DUG UP. with 189,884.534 and 213,298,42 pounds shipped during January. 1909 and 1908 Grain receipts during the month at primary interior markets totaled 65,226.037 bushels. comDared with 61 222,172 and 66,440,727 bushels in the same month of 1909 and 1908. The eastward trunk line movement of grai from Chicago and Chicago junction points during the four weeks in Janu ary. 10,714.000 bushels, showed a de cided decline from corresponding fig ures in 1909 and 1908. when 15.115.00( and 13.497,000 bushels, respectively. were reacned. Sight receipts of cotton during the nve months of the present crop season, cuuiiib m January, totaiea b.usy.yzz as against 10,148.557 bales in Janu ary, 1909. The monthly movement of bituminous coal over seven leading eastern coal carrying railroads, 7,635, 741 tons, showed a large increase over tne snipments of January. 1909, which amounted to 5,881,395 tons. The esti mated coke production at Connells- ville during five weeks ending January cv, was z,306,Z22 tons, compared with iii5i8 tons in January. 1909. CAPPED AT WHARF. Four Hundred Russians in Honolulu Won't Go to Work. Honolulu, March 4. Another exnori ment by the Hawaiian hoard of immi gration in its efforts tr And s) solution for the labor problem in the islands, ap pears to be a failure. After import ing Spaniards, Portuguese, Porto Ricans and South Sea Islanders, all of whom proved unsatisfactory or left the Plantations dissatisfied with wages and conditions, tho planters turned to the Philippine Islands and to Siberia for immigrants. Four hundred Russians, men, women and children, who were hroueht here on the last steamer from the Orient by the territorial board of Immigration re main camped at the wharf and refuse to go to work on the sugar plantations for which purpose they were import ed. They assert that agents of the Im migration board at Harbin promised mem ia a month, double the sum that is being offered them here. The children are beiner fed bv ehari tably disposed people of Honolulu There is some indication of riotousness among the disappointed immigrants ana me autnoriues are very much puz zled to know just what action to take. United States Attorney R. W. Hreckon stated that if the Russians become vag rants iney wm be deported. ACCUSED OF THEFT. Bride of Few Days Accused of Steal ing From Husband. Joplin, Mo.. March 4. Mrs. Leotta Ford Gilmore. married last Mondav to John Gilmore of Pittsburg, Kan., a wealthy old soldier, was arrested here today on a charge of stealing $150 from her new husband on the day after the ceremony. The warrant was sworn to by Gilmore. The woman arrived here yesterday, and reported the. loss of a $50 bill, which she said was taken from her by pickpockets. The police remembered the incident today when information was received from' Pittsburg, saying tnat a woman with three $50 bills was wanted, and slie was found and arrest ed. Gilmore .-ias instituted divorce pro ceedings m the district court.. TO VISIT SMALL TOWNS. Colonel Roosevelt Will Spend Several Days In Italy. Naples, March 4. It is estimated that the plans of former President Roosevelt contemplate a visit by him to several small towns in the north of Italy, including Siena, following his visit to Home Will See His Sister. Porto Maurizio, Italy, March 4. Miss Carew, sister of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, has been informed that be fore going to Paris former President Roosevelt will spend two days at her villa near here. Either Side Can Call on Court for Ar bitration of Strike. Spi They are designed, cut and made by tailors who have the world's best style ideas at their finger-ends. For this great skill you pay a moderate price. To be quickly convinced try on tomor row before our mirrors. The Spring Suits and Overcoats are all here PRICED $15 $40 Hare you seen our Spring Hat exhibit? Nothing to equal it in town 629-63 1 Kansas Avenue Philadelphia. March 4. Under an old law, the common pleas court of Philadelphia may be called upon to end the trolley strike. Mayor Reyburn announced this aft ernoon that an act had been found, which, it is believed, gives the county courts power to take steps to have differences existing between public service corporations and their men ad justed. The mayor said he would not recommend action by the city councils this afternoon, but would call atten tion to this old law. The statute, which was passed by the legislature in 1893. provide that if a transportation company can not agree with its employes, one or both sides can apply to the common pleas court for the appointment of a board of arbitration. The grand jury this afternoon re turned indictments against John J. Murphy, president of the Central Labor union, and C. O. Pratt, organizer of the carmen's union. Murphy is charged with rioting and inciting to riot; Pratt with rioting, inciting to riot and conspiracy. BIG DECLINE SHOWN. LOST $2,500,000. Results of Recent Weflther Conditions In the Northwest. Seattle. Wash.. March 4. Culminat ing in the Wellington district, weather conditions of the last 10 days have been responsible for the loss of about $2,500,000 to various railway companies operating in the Pacific Northwest. This is the official estimate and covers loss of equipment, destruction of roadbeds and paralysis of traffic. The Great Northern is the heaviest loser. The avalanche at Wellington, it is figured, has cost the company $1, 500,000. The loss from the wrecking of the Oriental limited at Milan Wednes day is placed by officials at $160,000. TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS In the Receipts of live Mock at the Principal Markets. Washington. March 4: Interna tional commerce movements for the month of January, 1910, according to statistics of the department of com merce and labor, showed heavy move ments of coal and coke in the east, in creased grain receipts at the interior markets, light movements of live stock in the middle west and of cot ton in the south. At seven primary interior markets live stock receipts during the month totaled 3.084,892 head, compared with 3.706.892 and 4,529,838 head during January, 1909 and 1908. Receipts of hogs were 31 per cent below January, 1909, and 48 per cent below the Jan uary. 1908, totals, all the cities shar ing in the decline. Shipments for the month of pack ing house products from Chicago ag gregated 167,380,123 pounds, compared Chicago, March 4 WHEAT Early trad ing in the wheat pit was on a down grade today after opening from c higher to c off. Sluggish demand for ash wheat and large pit offerings were the eontrol ing factors in the first hour. Tales of damage in the growing fields were coun terbalanced by other reports that crop conditions are good. May fell off from $1.13 to $1.12. the other futures sagging with it generally steadying in the neigh borhood of the low point. Opening prices for May were c up to' He off at $1.1314 to $1.12. The market regained all of the early loss during the final half of the day on covering by shorts who bought freely of the more distant deliveries. May advanced to $1.13. Tlie close was firm at almost the top with May up He at $1.13. finest, 24g32c. CORN Quantities of offerings dumped in the corn pit at the outset caused prices to fall off from c to c on the start. The inability of buvers to absorb the grain gave a still further dip to the market in thu fit-et hnnr Mac nrirps alline-. fj-OTTl 63c to 62c, tne other futures taking a similar course. Lack of shipipng demand was a heavy bearish factor. Opening fig ures for May were c to c off at 63c to 63c. A fairly steady tone prevailed in the last half of the session, the late firmness in wheat, having a bullish effect. The close was steady with May 14c lower at 6363c. OATS Much liquidation in oats gave a heavy tone to that grain and support was weak. Initial prices were from c to c down and in the first hour prices sank fractionally lower, May traveling down from 45c to 4645c. Opening figures for May were He to c off, at 45c to 45 Vc. PROVISIONS An easy start in the pro visions pit with prices unchanged to 2c oft for pork and lard with ribs 2c high er to 2c lower, was followed by a sharp advance in pork in the first hour. May pork ran up to $24.90, the other products gaining In a less degree and resting gen erally near the high point. Strong con ditions in the live hog market induced prices for the May products were: Pork, $24.67 to $24.65: lard. $13.32 to $13.3a, and ribs $12.80 to $12.S2. RYE Cash: TS.'ffTSc May. 73c. BARLEY March, 58fi9c. C1X)VER-March. $13.25. TIMOTHY March, $3.Sa3.87V. Chicago Grain Market. IFurnlsned bv J. E. Gall. rmrni..i Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks! c.o(. oiaiu ou raonQ 4A0.J Chic-igo, March 4. WHEAT LW Cl0S YeiJ- May 1127i-113Vill3 Julv Sept. corn May July Sept. OATS May July Sept. PORK May .104-M6y .100-11 63- 63 65-V4 65 6o-66 66 45 43 40 46 43 40 24.65-6724.90 Julv ...24. 68-6724. S7 LARD -May ...13.32-3513.40 July ...13.22 13.30 RIBS -May ...12.80 12.85 July ...12.72 12.80 112 113Vi 113 104-K6 104 100 101 100- 63 63 63 65 65 66 5 65 66 46'4 46 45 42 43 4314- 40 40 40 24.65 24.86 24.67 24.65 24.87 24.65-7 13.32 13.40 13.32-5 13.22 13.30 13.22-5 12.80 12.82-5 12.77-80 12.70 12.77 12.72 Kansas City Grain Market. Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. wtww west cialu ou f none 4&6.J Kansas City, March- 4. xxiga low viose xes. WHEAT May July aept. July .107 107 107 .99-100100Vi- 99 96 97 96 l- 6174-62 61 63 63 62 107 10714 1W4-100 96 96- 61T4-62 62- 63 63 Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Mo., March 4. WHEAT Cash: Market unchanged. No. 2 hard, $1.081.12; No. 3, $1.0G1.10; No. 2 red, $1.18 itji.-; jno. a. i.i4(jji.2u. CORN Market unchancml to XL,c. h!trhr. No. 2 mixed, 6061c; No. 3, 58Ig69c; No. c wnite. tic; jnio. 3, tjovsSWlc. OATS Market unchanged. No. 2 white, xo5c; xo. a mixea, ivq-vx. RYE 725)75c. HAY Market unchanged. Timothy, $14.0014.50; choice prairie, $11.2511.50. BUTTER Market lc higher. Cream eries, extras. Sic: firsts. 29c: seconds, ZJc packing stock. 20c. EGGS Market unchanged. Current re ceipts, $5.70 case. WHEAT Receipts, 63 cars. CIjOSE: WHEAT May. $1.07 sellers July, $1.001.00 bid; September, 96c sellers. CORN May. 612c- bid: July. 63c bid September, 61g)61c sellers. Chicago Froduce Market. Chicago. March 4. BUTTER Market steady. Creameries, 2631c; dairies, 21 25c. EGGS Market firm. Receipts 4.232 cases at mark, cases included, 13BJ1C: nrsis 21c: nrime firsts. 22c. OHEESE-Market firm. Daisies. 16 17c; Twins, 1616c; Young Americas, 16 17c; Ijong Horns, 16!U)17c. POTATOES Market strong. Choice to fancy. 3S(S)4flc: fair to eod. S5(B37c. POULTKY Mamet steaay. mraey 1614c: chickens. 14Vrc: snrings. lVaO. vk AT, Market steady. 50 to 60 lb. wts., 89c; 60 to 86 lb. wts., 9Uc; 86 to 110 lb. wts., 1153J1ZC. New York Produce Market. New York, March 4. BUTTER Market firm. Creameries, specials, avfrc; extras, thirds to firsts. 27(Ss21AC. CHEESE MarKet rirm ana uncauisca. EGGS Market firm. poitt.trv Alive weak: western chick ens, 17S17c: fowls, 1818c; turkeys, 14 20c. Dressed, steaay; western ciiickciib, 1617c; fowls, 1418o; turkeys, 1825c. New York Stocfc Market. Wall St.. New York. March 4. STOCKS Prices of stocks moved within a nar row range with the opening dealings to day. The mixed, gains and losses reflect ed a tone of hesitation in the speculation, The Copper industrials were firm. Na tional Railways of Mexico first itreferred declined 1. The market took an upward turn. brisk demand arising for Reading, United States Steel and the OODDer stocks. Rail road stocks lagged in the movement and when realizing began union racuic Southern Pacific,1 New York Central and St. Paul sold fractionally below yester day's closing. Reading lost its rise of a point and there was little left of a similar gain in American Smelmting and 1 in Amalgamated Copper. Lackawanna broke 10: American Steel Foundries 1, and Pii man Vk. Strength in specialties had a moderate sympatneuc enect on tne general list, which rose to the best prices. American Tobacco preferred gained 4, American Ice 2, Utah Copper 2, Amalgamated Cop per and Wisconsin Central 2, St. Louis and San Francisco second preferred 2"4 and Anaconda, General .Electric ana Western Union 1. Bonds were irregular. Dullness was the rjrincipal characteris tic, of the market, with a drooping ten dency. Colorado and Southern first pre ferred aavancea ana wens r urgu -ex press 2, Market Gossip. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, urams, jfrovisions, 'oiton ana stocKS. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 486. LlverDOol cables: ODenlng Wheat d lower corn uncnangea. Second cable: Wheat d lower; coin unchanged. Chicago car lots today: Wheat 14. corn 298, oats 164. Cihcago estimated car lots tomorrow: Wheat 22, corn 318. oats 155. Northwest car lots today 359, last year 266. Closing cable: TV heat d lower to d higher; corn d lower. Chicago Ups and Downs. Good next week: May Wheat Dawns, $1.094; Ups, $1.16. May Corn Downs, 61c; Ups, 65c. July Wheat Downs, $1.03; Ups, $1.08. July Corn Downs, 63c; Ups, 67c. Range v" Prices on Stocks. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grams, Provisions, cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth St. Phone 486. Stocks Sugar Gas Copper B. R. T......r. Am. Car Fndy New York March 4. Op'n High Low Cl'se Yes. ..125 126 125 125 126 ..111 111 11 11(1 111 80 824 80 82 80 i 70-Si lot o 70 7Si 65 65 .65 65 66 Alterations Ab solutely Free KBOUCH. 1 i -Vi X it! Ladies! Again Tomorrow Special Spring Values Three weeks ago, while in New York City, our buyer was so successful in securing such excellent garments at so little money, that he could not resist. He overbought not unwisely except for the fact that our floor space is lim ited. There are a few lines which must be reduced to get our stock in shape for our opening day which occurs next week. Late Ideas Superb Tailoring The VERY BEST tailoring, skill and design. ing genius is shown in the character of our stock. Fabrics that will wear, yet the very newest and most novel effects. Linings are of Pau De Cynge, taffeta or guaranteed satin. This is a remarkable oportunity to secure a fine suit at small cost, just at the time you want it for Easter. We have one special lot of new spring models novel, high-grade cloths new colors tancy trimmings exceptionally neat styles worth ordinarily up to ?20 tomorrow ana Saturday $14.95 Another lot more elegsht in fabric, lining and trimming regular $26 suits few stores can afford to sell them even at ft r r that specially priced I M HI I tomorrow and Saturday Yiu,uu Perfect Fit Guaranteed Long length natural linen dusters excep tionally well made for A fT motoring. driving, etc STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourselves Oest Results Consign To Clay, Robinson Co., Uys Stock CssBisston IMssts Stock Yards, Kansas Gift, w also urn owit owji opfiefi t OMJOneo. to, sr. totrn. SO. OMAHA. DlNVU. WW Ctrr. M. IT. PA 01. ft, BUFFALO. Cotton Market New Tork. March 4. COTTON Snot closed quiet, 6 points higher; middling up lands, J14.M5; middling gulf, li.a. sales, 6.313 bales. Galveston. Tex.. March 4. COTTON Market higher. 14 15-16c. U. S. Steel, Com... 84 85 84 So 84 LI. S. Steel. Ffd 121 m 121 IL'l Atchison, Com....: 116 117! 116 116 116 Inspiration K xv.. c. southern 3 3 3 38 3 Anaconda 61 51 50 51 60 St. Paul 14614 14614 146 145 14614 Rock Island 49T4 5014 4f 49 6014 Great Northern.... 1384 13Sli 138 138 138 Wabash. Pfd 47 47 47 47 47 Missouri Pacific... 71 71 71 il 71 Am. Smelting 847i 86 8574 84 Northern Pacific. 137 137 137 137 137 N. Y. Central 122 123 122 12214 122 Texas Pacific 31 31 30 30 31 Southern Paciric.if' 12714 12. "4 li"! 12. Readinir 16814 16914 16SV 16X 16S14 Erie. Com 30 31 30 30 31 So. Railway 29 29 29 29 29 ....1Si14 IS. lSl lSl l!fi 85 85 84 85 86 ....112 112T4 112 112 112 153 153 153 153 153 ....43 44 43 4374 4374 ....136 136 136 136"4 136 ....180 180 180 180 180 84 84 83 83 84 41 41 41 41 41 86 Cnion Pacific. O o L. N Katv Pennsylvania Can. Pacific. National IJead C. F. 1 Rock Island, Pfd Xew York Money Market. New York. March 4. MONEY Money on call. 23 per cent; ruling rate. 274 per cent, closing bid 2 per cent; offered at 274 per cent. Time loans, firmer and fairly active; 60 days. 3 per cent; 90 days, 3 per cent; six months. Vk'SA per cent. CIXJSE: Prime mercantile paper 4S6 per cent. Sterling exchange firm with actual bus iness in bankers' bills at 4.S4.8684.86 for 60 day bilsl and at J4.87.25 for demand; commercial bills $4.84 4.84. SILVER aBr silver, 50c; Mexican dol- BONDS Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. Irregular. Xew York Sugar and Coffee. New York, March 4. SUGAR- Raw, firm; Muscovado, 89 test, J3.92; centrifu gal, 96 test, $4.42; molasses sugar. 89 test, S3.67: refined, steady; crusheddd, $5.95; granulated. $5.25; powdered. $5.35. COFFEE Spot, quiet; No. 7 Rio, Sc; No. 4 Santos, 9'gVic. Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas Citv. Mo.. March 4. CATTLE Receipts 1.000. No southerns. Market steady. Native steers, $6.75&7.75; soutehrn steers, $5.25'7.00; southern cows. J.to8. native cows and heifers, 3.006.80; stock ers and feeders. X4 00ri76 2R! bulls. t4.25-fj7.7S: calves. $4.SO(H8.75: western steers. $3.25 7.SJ6; western cows, $3.5O6.00. xiuiia Keceipts 4.000. MarKet oc nign er. Rnllt of sales. $9 40ffi9.76: heavy. t9.6fa 9.80; packers and butchers, $9.509.75; light. $9.25rg9.60; pigs, $8.50rtt9.00. Muttons, $6.257.76; lambs, $8.0OS9.15; fed western wethers and yearlings, Jb.TMjs.io; fed western ewes, 6.2bix i.zb. milcaeo Uve Stock Market. Chicago. March 4. CATTLE Receipts Astimn tH at a 500. "Market steady. Beeves. $5,008.10; Texas steers, $4.705.80; western steers, J4.ilKa4S.oO; stocaers ana iwaers, $3.606.20; cows and heifers, $2.606.4O; calves, $7.60ig!9.90. H(KiH KeceiDts estimatea i n.""- 1tfm-lrt &S)10. hlB-her. Lieht. $9.60n9.S0 mixed, $9.65(89.97; heavy, $9.6010.00; l-oiic-h S9 .fiOifiSTS: srood to choice heavy, $9.7wS10.00; pigs, $8.659.50; bulk of sales. itxyw.so. rhpp-p Reoplntu estimated at 8.000. Market strontr to 10c higher. Native, $5.00 8.10; western, $6.50(38.10; yearlings, $7.86 8.80: lamDs, native, b.uwb.tu, wcoici.., $8,00(B.4O. TT I t A I I V mi I ,V H IV1 H7M I LIP I WHEAT Receipts. 22.800 bushels; ship ments, 26,500 bushels. CORN Receipts, 306,700 bushels; ship- aT,o -1-A (UM It 1 1 SI Vl 1 Car lot receipts: Wheat 14 cars, with 2 of contract erade: corn 298 cars, with none of contract graae; oais mt X?"- Total receipts or wneat at unnw, xn. n..T,nii. ani Dninth todav were 373 cars, ramnarni with 394 cars last week and 34S cars the corresponding day a year ago. Kansas City Uve Stock Sales. The following sales were made mis morning at tne owcn x m v. City, and reported over long distance telephone direct to the State Journal by Clay, Robinson Co., live stock commis sion merchants, with offices at all mar kets. Kansas City. March 4. CATTLE Re ceipts 1.000 head. Market steady. HOGS Receipts 8.000 head. Market ic higher. Bulk of sales, $9.408.70; top, $9. id. SHEEP Receipts 2,000 head. Matket steady. No. 18.... 2.... 5 3 1 1 1 3 18 3 3 4 1 1 1 1..... 1 Wt. Price. ...1215 $6.85 ...1015 6.25 ...llfio 7.00 COWS AND HEIFERS. No. Wt. 1. 885 13 1100 690 610 ...860 ...1000 3.50 5.40 75 5.50 3.45 9S0 1 102O 1 1040 1 750 Price. $5.85 7.00 4.60 4.60 4.50 3.75 31c; Co.. Topeka. Kao.J CHICAGO EGGS 18c. CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago. N. Y., 32c: Elgin. 31c. NEW YORK EGGS 2020c. Wholesale prices furnished by Cod Co.. 134 Kansas Ave. EGGS Fresh country, candled, easier! POULTRY Hens, heavy. 12c; brJiler- 1 to 2 lbs., 17c; 2 to 8 lbs.. 13c: course young roosters, 11c. TURKEYS Hens, 20c; Young Toms. ISc: Old Toms, 17c. GEESE Full feathered, e. DUCKS Fuli feathered. 10c. PIGEONS Old, per doz., 60c. (Dressed poultry must be drawn to eon ply with tha slat lawa.) BUTTER Packing stock, per lb 18c WHOLESALE FRUIT AND PRODUCT!. Furnished by Sam'l E. Lux. Wholesale Fruit and Produce.! FANCY COLO. APPLES Ben Davis, per box, $1.75; York Pippins, box, $3 00; Mo. Pippins, per box. $2.15: Law vers, per box. $2.26; MamODitb Black Twig, per box. $2.25; Jonathans, per box, $2.50; Wine Sapa, per box. $2.50. ALMERIA GRAPES Per bbl.. $5.00. BANANAS Medium sized bunches per bunch. $2.002.25; large bunches. per bunch. $2.50; Extra Jumbo bunches. Der bunch, $2.753.00; per lb.. 4c. NAVAL ORANGES Per box. $2.3592 71. FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT Per box, f4.75W6.00. JERSEY CRANBERRIES Per bbL. CALIFORNIA LEMONS Per box, $4.00. PACKAGE FIGS 60 carton, box. $1.50. HONEY Per 24-rack. case, $4 00. COCOANUTS Per sack, original, $4.71: per dozen, 65c. HOLLAND CABBAGE Per lb., crated. 214c- CAULIFLOWER Per crate. $2.11. HOT HOUSE LETTUCE Per lb.. 17a. RUTABAGAS Per lb., lc. BEETS Per bushel. 76c. PARSNIPS Per bushel. Me. CARROTS Per bushel. $1.00. TOMATOES Per crate. $3.S0: nttr half crate. $1.80. RADlSHKS-rer aoz. bunches. 46c. ONION SETS Yellow, cer S2-lb. hiinhxL $2.00; Reds, per 32-lb. bushel. $2.26; Whltaa. per 32-lb. bushel, $2.60. sfANiSH uimio.-vh rer crate. $1.60. RED GLOBE ONIONS Per pound. 2e. CALIFORNIA ONIONS Per nnimil 2c. swket ruiAiuiss-Hr Bushel, 80c. TABLE POTATOES Colorado Rurala. per bu., 75c; Minnesota Rurals, 60c; Min nesota Burbanks, 65c. KAW VALLEY E. O. Per bushel In car lots, 65c. GENUINE R. R. E. O. POTATOES Car lots, per bu., 80c SEED SWEET POTATOFS T11nw Jerseys, per bu., 75c; Yellow Nansemonds. iu. STOCKEJtS AND FEEDERS. 62. 921 620 103 142 170 140 170 ..1840 ..1200 268 5.65 I 4. 4.50 1 CALVES. 71.. 16 6.75 8.26 7.50 5.00 8.50 BULLS. 5.00 1.. 4.25 l HOGS. 9.75 I 38.. 9.50 1... 1... 1 1 720 100 160 100 250 .1110 4.66 247 8.00 8.50 7.50 7.00 4.60 9.70 Topeka Market. I F urnished by lb Cbas. VoltT Packlnl Co.. vara dose at noun Saturday. cannot use pies, thin sows or hoe weighing, leas man U0 lbs. Do not mar ket tots unless same ore well finished, as we cannot use half fat stuff. VV give below prices effective at once, uutll fur ttwr notice-! Topeka, Kan.. March 4. HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS $9.2M?9.40 HEAVY .S5fa9.40 LIGHT 9 (a 20 Can't use thin boga or tnosc under 171 pouuds.l -A Dry lot cows good) Dry lot cows (medium) Dry lot heifers (good) Dry lot heifers (medium)... Calves (i?ood) Calves (medium) Hulls (lood) Bulls (medium)... Per el ..$4.004.75 3.OCCd4.00 4.75'&6.26 4.0O414.75 6.506.00 4.5o5.00 3.504.50 Cattle mutt lx. good. i annul iu (UK tuff. Market price pam lor ary lot cauia. BUTTER AND EGGS. Furnished by The Continental Creamer S1-S0. CEl.ERT- Mammoth. er hunch an Jumbo, per bunch. 76c; Blue Ribbon, per bunch, 56c OT8TKRS-New Tork fnunli 60c; New York Extra Selects, per can, 4oc; New York Plain, per can. 4oc; Ch- I'caia oianriaran, per can. aba. BULK flYSTRHS SOnilaM. 1 U.DI.I. Selects. $1.80: Extra Selects. 't!.0O:' Naw York Counts. $2.20. CHEE8F, L. H. cheese, per lb., 19c: Imbiirieer. ner lb.. 19c: Wli Ef 'S.;,19! ,W,S- per lb.. 19e; New Wis. Brick, per lb.. 19c; Yellow Daisy per lb. (20 lbs), 20c; White Daisy (M lbs.), per lb., 20c; Domestic Style Swiss t'Jt to SO lbs.), per lb.. 20c. Topeka Hide Market. (Quotations furnished by James C. Bmltk Hide Co 10 Jaat Third St. J Topeka, Kan., March 4 HIDE QUOTATIONS Green salt cured No. 1 10c, No. 2 9c; green salt cured, side brands, 40 lbs., up. No. 2 8c; green salt cured side brands, 40 lbs., down. No 7c; green salt cured, bulls and stars No 1 9c. No. 2 8c; tallow. No. 1 6c. No '2 6c bees wax. No. 1 25c, No. 2 16c; horse 'hides' No. 1 $2.50413.25. No. 2. $1.60i26; ponlei and No. 3. 75cra$1.50. ",e" DRY HIDES Dry flint, butchers" heavy, 16c: dry flint, culls, 10c; dry salt heavy, (18 lbs. and up). 14c; dry salt light (under 18 lbs.), 10c; dry sheep pelts 10.1'c FURS Raccoon, large, prime, $1.50c7 00: raccoon, medium, $1.25(&1.65; raccoon' small and No. 2. 60c&$1.25; skunk, black (prime). $2.50-33.50; skunk, short strlM (prime). $1.6012.60; skunk, narrow stripe (prime), 75ci$1.75; skunk, broad (unprime)' 2.-'.85c; mink, large, dark, extra choice" $6.50l76.00; mink, large, dark. No. 1, u ftyd 5.25; mink, medium, No. 1, $3.50&4.76: mink small. No. 1. $2.253.36: mink iiin 50c($1.50; opossum, large rased No 1 60c'ii 85c; opossum, medium. SS'iidOc; opossum small, lO-iiOc; Muskrat, winter, litotiOc" civit. 2f(55c; house cats, 54il5c; fox. itrav, 6Oefi$1.00; fox, red, prime. $3.604 50- wolf prime mountain, $3.onff3.50; wolf, prairie! fecfol.TS; wild cat, 25i&75c. Grain Market. (Furnished by J. B. Bliiard. corner Kia aa av. and Curti St.l Topeka, Kan., Marca 4. WHEAT No. 2. $i..Afc CORN 60c. OATS 42(2 (lc.-

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL FRIDAY EVEOTNG, MAKCH 4, 1910. .f I" 1 1 L Y 1. ft ii if i i J f f NORMAL SCHOOLS LEAD. Far Ahead of High Schools in Hygienic Instruction. Indianapolis, Ind., March 4. That our normal schools are making much better provision for developing and conserving the physical soundness of their students than are our high echools was one of the most obvious conclusions in the report on the status of instruction in hygiene in American educational institutions, made by Dr. Luther H. Gulick, director of the-de-partment of child hygiene, of the Rus eell Sage foundation. New York, at the cession of the American School Hy giene association held today in con nection with the meeting of the de partment of "'superintetidence bt the Rational Educational association. Dr. Gulick was the secretary of the committee appointed by the American School of Hygiene to report upon this Fublect. His data was gathered from many thousands of questions which were sent out to all the American nor mal and high schools by the United States bureau -f education. It was found that more than half of the nor mal schools have regular departments of physical education, but only one high school in twenty has such a de partment. Regular instruction in hy giene is given in three out of four normal schools and only one high nchool out of each six. About the came proportion held with respect to work in gymnastics. Twelve More Indictments. Columbus. O., March 4. Former Su pervisor of State Printing Mark Slater was arraigned today in common pleas court on the 12 additional indictments that were returned against him by the grand Jury and pleaded not guilty to all By Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Jefferson, Iowa. "When my baby old I was com pletely run down and my internal or pins were in terri ble shape. I began taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound, and mother wrote and told you just how I was. I began to gain at once and now I am real well."- Mrs. W. H. Burgee, 700 Cherry St.. Jefferson, Iowa. Another Woman Cored. Glenwood, Iowa. About three years ago I had falling and other fe male troubles, and I was nothing but skin and bones. I was bo sick I could not do my own work. Within six months I was made sound and well by Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound. I will always tell my friends that your remedies cured me, and you can publish my letter." Mrs. C w. Dttxn, Glenwood, Iowa. If you belong to that countless army of women who suffer from some form of female ills, just try Lydia E. Pink ham's "Vegetable Compound. For thirty years this famous remedy baa been the standard for all forms of p female ills, and has cured thousands of women who have been troubled with such ailments as displacements, fibroid tumors, ulceration, inflammation, ir regularities, backache, etc If you want special advice write f orit toMrs.Pinkham,Liynn,Mass. It is free and always helpful. TtlADE WELL AND h- STRONG Did It Ever Occur to You It Is Only 22 Days Until Easter? If you haven't selected your Easter Suit, Gown or Skirt, you should .do it now. Don't wait until the last moment and have it rushed through the work room. The Suits and Gowns We're showing are absolutely correct in style. You'll make no mistake in making your selection here. Very handsome silk gowns, accordion pleated, all jj J 0g This gown is the rage in New York. KANSAS CITY MO. of them. The charge against him is for alleged rendering of false vouchers to the state treasury, whereby he is said to have defrauded the state out of about $25,000. Slater was returned 10 the county jail. TELLER IS SHORT $1,200 Bank Directors Inclined to View It as a Mistake. Boston, March 4. John H. Cullen, teller in the Union Institution for Sav ings, was arrested at his home in Dor chester today, charged with the short age of $1,200 in the accounts of the bank. President Joseph B. Fallon of the kank-stated today-that the discrepancy rn Cullen's account was discovered on Monday. The amount was so small in com parison with the large resources of the bank, which the last report placed at over $9,000,000. that the directors looked n?on tho matter more in the light of a mistake. The affair was im mediately laid before Bank Commis sioner Chapin, but that official declined to take any responsibility as to the dis position of the matter and at once transferred it to the state police. Cullen has been connected with the bank for about 10 years and had been regarded as a faithful and efficient employe. He Is married and has a small family. RUSSIA TURNS IT DOWN. Rejects Entirely China's Proposal on Aljjun Railway. Pekin, March 4. The Russian gov ernment, in a formal note submitted to the Chinese foreign board, rejects in toto China's proposal for the con struction of the Algun Chinchow The Russian note includes the coun ter proposal of Russia for the exten sion of ivalgan litn.vuy by toieign capital to Bakal. Russia building the Siberian section. The counter proposal, as well as Russia's rejection of the Aigun-Chinchow plan is based upon a promise which the Russian govern ment alleges that China gave in 1898 that she would not construct any rail ways north of Pekin without first con sulting the Russian government. China is not cognizant of this alleged promise and feels obliged to delay its reply to St. Petersburg until agree ment is proven or disproven to have been made. LOWER RATES TO TEXAS Chicago and St. Louis May Regain Some Lost Business. Chicago, March 4. A demand for a reduction of freight rates to Texas and the southwest which will enable Chi cago and St. Louis to regain business lost to eastern merchants on account of the low water tariffs from New York was placed before a committee of the western railroad by H. C. Barlow, traffic director of the Chicago Associa tion of Commerce, and H. W. Coyle, commissioner of the Business Men's league of St. Louis yesterday. The controversy is an old one being brought about by a rate war between the water lines from New York to Texas which was inaugurated about the time the roads advanced their rates to Texas 10 per cent. The Texas Steam ship company Is now carrying first class freight from New York to Gal veston at 25 cents a hundred pounds, the former rate being 85 cents, while the Morgan and Mallory lines have made a 60 cent rate. The rail rate from Chicago to Texas is $1.67 and from St. Louis $1.47. Too Many Ciphers. New. York, March 4. Through a stenographer's mistake, the American Bible society is $4,995 poorer than it thought It was a week ago. A letter from a man in Ohio was received last week subscribing $5,000 toward the $500,000 endowment fund being raised. A warm letter of thanks was sent in reply, but expectations were shattered when a return letter from .the Ohio man said he meant $5 and that his stenographer had mistakenly added the ciphers. Sells TOPEKA KANS. PICKED OUT HIS MAN. John Wagner, Aged 80, found Person AVho Robbed Him 14 Years Ago. Pittsburg, Pa., March 4. "This is the man that bound me and my wife and burned our feet until we told where we had hidden our money," said John Wagner, 80 years old, as he picked Frank Donahue out of a line of eight men at the Btha police station. "It is 14 years ago," continued Wag ner, "but I shall never forget his face." Donahue was sent to jail to await trial for burglary. Two companions are serving terms in state prison for the crime, but Donahue fled and was captured upon his return to his home. As the prisoner was. being. led away the aged man wept and said: "I have prayed that the guilty one would be captured, because these men were re sponsible for my wife's death." SUCCEEDS HOULAHAN. A. II. Westfall to Be General Superin tendent Clover Loaf Road. Chicago, March 4. Following the resignation of P. H. Houlahan as gen eral manager of the Chicago Alton and Toledo, St. Louis Western (Clover Leaf) railroads, A. H. Westfall has been appointed general superin tendent, with headquarters at Bloom ington, effective March 14. The office of general manager will be abolished. Instant Relief for Sore Feet Sore Feet, Tender Feet and Swollen) Feet Cared Every Time, TIZ Makes Sore Feet Well No Matter What Ails Thera. Policeman all over the world use TIZ.. Policemen stand on their feet all day and know what sore, ten der, sweaty, swollen feet really mean. They use TIZ because TIZ cures their feet up. It keeps feet In per fect condition. Read what this po liceman has to say: "I was surprised and delighted with TIZ for tender feet. .1 hardly know how to tbank you enough for it. It's superior to powders or plasters. I can keep my feet i perfect condition. Believe In my earnest gratitude for TIZ. I am policeman and keep on my feet all day." Einzy Harrell, Austin, Texas. You never tried anything like TIZ before for your feet. It Is different from anything ever before sold. TIZ ia not a powder. Powders and other foot remedies clog up the pores. TIZ draws out all poisonous exuda tions which bring on soreness of the feet, and is the only remedy that does. TIZ cleans out every pore and glorifies the feet your feet. You'll never limp again or draw up your face In pain and you'll forget about your oorns, bunions and cal louses. You'll feel like a new person. TIZ is for Bale at all druggists at 25c per box, or it will be sent you direct if you wish from Walter Luther Dodge Co., Dodge Bldg., Chicago, 111. Rec ommended and sold by Geo. W. Stans i field. 632 Kansas ave.. A, O. Rosser, Bit Kan was ave. HUBBIES AND KIDS. Missouri University Girls Will Write Opinions on Necessities. Columbia, Mo.. March 4. Members of one class in the department of home economics of the University of Mis souri will write theses on "The Ideal Husband." A list of questions has been submitted to each woman student In the class, and she is expected to discuss the matter intelligently. Among the questions asked are: "What sort of a man makes an ideal husband?" "What is your idea cf a modelwlfe?" "Do you favor children of the goody-goody type?" "What kind of a home would you like to have and where would you like to have it?" Most of the girls have had their an swers ready for a long time years, some of them say. CURTIS FOR ECONOMY. Presents Measure to Combine Customs Collection Districts. Washington, March 4. An important measure has been introduced by Sena tor Curtis, which opens up a long con troverted question in both houses of congress, regarding the consolidation or customs collection districts. Mr. Curtis' measure authorizes the secretary of the treasury to consolidate, customs dis tricts in the interests of reduction in expenses for the collection of customs and general economy, ine bid has been referred to the committee on finance. Propositions of this kind have been bitterly fought by senators and rep resentatives from sections where there are small collection ports, the assump tion being that these collection offices would promptly be abolished. WANTS THEM RETIRED. Chicago Police Chief Asks That Aged Officers Be Pensioned. Chicago. March 4. Chicago has 200 faithful, but aged or crippled pohce men on Its pay roll. Chief of Police Steward, interested primarily in Keep ing the personnel of his department up to a high grade of efficiency, has de manded that they be taken oft the rolls and retired on pensions. The pension board has declined to do this, because if it retires the men there will not be enough money in the pension fund to care for all the pensioners adequately. When the names of these men have been sent to the pension board that body has returned them with curt no tation: "Fit for light work." MO. GIRLS ARE "THERE" Colonel Martin Declares They Can Outclass Chicago Women. Chicago. March 4. -"Our women- young, women and old women--will contest ag. .inst any set of women ,f rom any other society of Chicago in sing ing, instrumental music, poetry, sew ine. shooting.' ping-pong, baseball, cribbage or bridge, 'for money, mar bles or chalk. We'"rfre here to ,.be shown and here to fi"iv,.'" That was t h.j challenge issued by Col. John I." Martin.- president of the Missouri Society of Chicago, in an ad dress at the first reception of the wom en's auxiliary today. He issued the challenge at the -conclusion of his introduction by Mrs. J. P. Fitzgerald, president of the auxil iary. SNEEZED TOO MUCH. Resulted in a Serious Cutting Affray in Pittsburg, Pa. Pittsburg, Pa., March 4. Terrific fits of sneezing by John Hunziker, a board ing house keeper, resulted in a cutting affray In In which Michael Mondik, a foreign boarder, was severely slashed about the face and was sent to a hos pital, while Hunziker was sent to Jail. Mondik says that Hunziker disturbed his sleep by sneezing and when he went to the latter's room to ask him to stop, Hunziker sprang from his bed and slashed him with a knife. WITH A HAND ORGAN. Street Car Men Raising Funds for Phlladelpliia Strikers. Pittsburg, March 4. Two street car men from Philadelphia wearing the uniform of the Philadelphia Traction company are raising relief funds in this city with a hand organ. During the springlike weather of the past two days they have stationed themselves at transter and division points of the Pittsburg trolley lines where, after playing the hand organ they would pass the hat among the Pittsburg street car men, realizing many dimes and quarters. PROTECT THE BIRDS. The Kansas Audubon Society Met in Wichita Yesterday. Wichita, Kan., March 4. The Kan sas Audubon society' met here last night and planned to get a bill through the next Kansas legislature for the protection of non-game and harmless birds. New officers elected were: Richard H. Sullivan, Wichita, presi dent; Dr. R. Matthews, Wichita, vice president: Frank E. McMullan, Wich ita, secretary and treasurer. The proposed bill for the protection of birds was defeated in the last leg islature. ASIATIC EXCLUSION. Is Angeles labor Unions Don't Want Foreign Immigration. Los Angeles, Cal.. March 4. An Asi atic exclusion league has Deen form ed by labor unions here and resolutions were passed declaring that the report of the Immigration committee of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, which favored Japanese and Chinese immigration to California, was unwise and unfair to laboring people. "I've never been offered a bribe." brag ged the eloquent politician. "Cheer up, old man!" shouted a pik-;r in the fru-it row, "your luck may change." Buffalo Express. The purpose of this Special and Unusual Coat Values here Saturday With the vopue of dresses, (silk, wool and cotton,) that has grown so prominently in favor, the need of some kind of utility coat is insistent. Come tomorrow, and see how well and thor oughly we have anticipated your wants. Among this large assortment upwards of four hundred garments of new and exclusive models you may be sure of finding some that may fit your needs and pocketbook. The proper lengths are 30 to 34 inches and 52 to 66 inches. Any other length is passe. 30 to 34-inch Coats In Covert Cloth, $3.95, $5.95, $6.75 to $16.50. In Broadcloth, $5.95 and $7.50. In Serges, $5.95, $7.50 to $16.50. In Taffeta, $7.50, $10.00 to $15.00. In Pongee, $7.50 and $10.00. H ERE are some Special Prices for Saturday that we will not season when these lots Ladies' Spring Cloth Capes, $5.95 and $7.50 each. Ladies' and Misses' Jackets Covert Jackets for $3.95 34-inch Covert Cloth Jacket, unlined, semi-fitting, two fancy pockets, trimmed with self-covered buttons. All sizes, from 14 to 44. A jaunty 32-inch Jacket Made of the new two-toned tan colored and grey colored Diag onal Tweed. The latest style shawl collar, (closed) with three extra large self-covered buttons. Two "Well" pockets. A $6.50 value specially priced for $4.95 Another pretty semi-fitting Jacket is made of Herringbone Stripe Covert Cloth. 34-inch' long, coat collar and reveres, four-button front and two fancy pockets, self trimmed. A $7.50 value specially priced $5.95. Same style in Black Broadcloth. Another is of Fancy-weave Covert (entirely new cloth) 36-in. long, coat collar and reveres, two fancy pockets and cuffs, trimmed with satin, 4-button front. Value $8.50 for.. $6. 75 Ladies' and Misses' 31 -inch Jackets, black or navy blue, of French Serge. Semi-fitted coat back, full satin lined, two "Well" pock ets, 3-button front. $7.50 value for. ..$5.95 LAMPS MUST WAIT. Mayor Gaynor Too Busy Smashing Political Traditions. New York, March 4. Since early colonial days it has been a custom for New York city to olace two tall lamp posts In front of' the door step of the mayor's home. Somebody discovered this week that no lights have been placed in front of MayorGaynor's Brook lyn residence and hurried to the mayor to ask why the old custom had not beri observed. Mayor Gaynor replied that he was not opposed to the custom but has been so busy smashing (political traditions that he has not found time to carry out this oldest of traditions surrounding his office. Other things were of more importance, he declared, and the lamps would have to wait. When Peter Etuyvesant was burgo master, back in the days of the Dutch settlers, he started the custom by hang ing two lanterns on posts in front of his thatched house, so that the villagers would find him at night. The custom has been observed continuously since then. SNOW BOUND 7 WEEKS. Took Two Engines to Pull Express and Mall Matter Out. Butler. Pa.. March 4. After being snowbound far seven weeks, residents for a distance of fifty miles from Fox burg to Kane will today see the first sign of civilization. For two weeks drifts 15 feet deep and hundreds of feet long have shut these people oft from all communication and the first train over the line started this morning. Two lo"--"otives were necessary to pull the tons of expres.and mall matter that had accumulated. The tieup was the longest known In western Pennsyl vania. CHEAPER BASEBALLS. The Japanese Are Underselling the American Manufacturers. Washington, March 4. The national game of America now presents a prob lem for- the consideration of the tariff commission. SDorting goods firms throughout the country have filed a protest with the commission complaining of the low tariff on baseballs made in Japan. With the low -cost of raw material and the cheap labor available, the Jap anese. It is claimed, are a Die to manu facture baseb&lls, all duties paid, and sell them at wholesale at San Fran cisco or Seattle for 90 cents a dozen, while the covers alone cost the Ameri can dealers 5 J cents a dosen. It is claimed that no legislation will be enacted this cession on baseball tariff, but Representative Kahn of California wil: present the protests to the house. OCXXXXOOOOOOCXXXXXXXXXXXXXJ Good Coffee Fresh Roasted Blend No. 7-9-11 lb 20o Blend No. 15 25c Blend No. 4. .....30c Blend No. 3 ......35c or 3 lbs. $1.00 Blend No. 10 lb 40c Chas. McCIintock TEA CO FFEE CHIXA. 815 Kansas Aye oooooooooooooooooooooooooo announcement is to attract your attention to some 52 to 56-inch Coats In Covert Cloth, $7.50, $10.00, to $12.50. In Serges, $12.50, $15.00, $1&50 to $19.50. In Wide-wale Diagonals, $17.50, to $35.00. In Shepherd Checks Serge, $12.50, to $15.00. In Cloth of Gold, Tussah, Shantung and Rajah Silk, $10.00, $12.50, $15.00, to $35.00. In Black Taffeta, $10.00, $15.00, $16.50. are disposed of. Just Received Children's Cloth Capes, made like grown-ups wear, $3.95 and $5.00 each. A pretty style that we will show tomorrow is the "Peter Pan" and "Normal College," for the child and the miss, made of Shepherd check Serge, and of Golf Red Serge, trimmed with gold buttons, Emblems on sleeves, each.. $3.95 Normal College Coats made of same material as above, each. $5.00 Another style Misses' Coat, made of good quality of Broadcloth, semi-fitting, shawl collar, trimmed with Basket Woven Silk and Soutache braid two pockets cuffs and pockets trimmed same as collar, a $6.50 value, priced, each $5.00. Ladies' and Misses' Long Coats 55-in. Herringbone Covert Coat, semi-fitting tailor made, two pockets, special value $7.50 54-in. Fancy Stripe Covert Coat semi-fitting, sleeves and body lined with satin, tailor finish; value $12.50, for $10.00 56-in. Coat of black or navy blue Serge coat collar and reveres, semi-fitting, collar and cuffs has inlay of moire silk, large cloth buttons special $12.50 56-in. Coat of black and white Shepherd check serge, deep yoke and sleeves, lined with satin, rimmed with self strappings of same material, special $12.50 r EsLstcBir Suit or Overcoat to Order $15 NO MORE UNION We are taking orders for Easter garments. Our mills sent us 800 Spring and Summer patterns. They embody the cream of the world's latest style conceptions. You should have us tailor your selection into clothes made as you want them and when you want them no one else can do better. IT'S TIME TO THINK ABOUT EASTER. World's Largest Tailors PLINY SOPER WEDS AGAIN Former Topeka Attorney Marries Muskogee Girl. Muskogee, Okla., March 4. Pliny Soper, for many years one of the wide ly known Republican politicians of Indian territory and Oklahoma, na tional committeeman, former United States attorney and solicitor for the St. Louis San Francisco railroad In. Oklahoma, was married here Thursday to Miss Mary Lentz, a Muskogee girl. They left Muskogee for Troy, Kansas, where they will make their home. Troy Is, the home of Cy Leland, and Soper is his nephew. It is understood that Soper has quit Oklahoma permanently and will enter Kansas politics. Mr. Soper formerly lived In Topeka and practiced law. He was assistant United States attorney under the late Joseph Ady. His first wife was Miss Farnsworth, a daughter of J. W. Farnsworth, a Topeka pioneer. They were divorced three years ago. COMMENDS JOHN D. Aged Millionaire Tjlke Latest Move of Oil KJng. Chicago, March 4. "I am not suffi ciently advised as to the scope of Mr. Rockefeller's latest project to discuss It intelligently but if Mr. Rockefeller has decided to be his own executor, I can most heartily commend the Idea," said Dr. D. K. Pearson, the aged phil anthropist who has given many mil lions to small colleees yesterday at his home in Hlndsadle. "It may be safely stated as a general principle that the man whom provi dence has endowed with a gift for ac cumulating wealth is the one likely to be the wisest distributor of it, as it requires fully as much brains to give away money as it does to earn it. "From my personal Knowledge of Mr. Rockefeller I believe he can be depend ed upon to make such a use of his wealth as to Insure tremendous results to flow from It after he Is dead and gone." be able to offer again this NO LESS MADE 532 Kan. Ave. Independent Phone 512 NOTICE We guarantee all our goods. We want your business, and we will give you a square deal. We have one car of nice new Fur niture and Rugs for Saturday at 2 and 7 P.M. Auction House 423 Kansas. Aye. Ind. Phone 958. L. M. Pen well Undertaker and fmbalmer 511 Qulncy Street Both Phones 192 Gold Mining In Maine. -Gold mining up in Byron, Oxford county, seems to be getting down to systematic operations, a quartz crusher with a capacity of 150 to 200 tons a day, being Installed at the mine on Houghton Stream, a new store built, and a mill 189 by 80 feet, planned for the near future. Mr. McCrlllls, of mining fame, is camping with two other mining sharps on the East Branch, and the little mining boom is on the increase Lewjston Journal. Chlldrart Cry FOR FLETCHER'S O ASXO R I A Ct-tllclrr Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CAST ORI A Children wi-y FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA

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10 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL- FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1910. HE'S NOREHM.IER "Bath House" Not a Friend of the Chicago Agitators. Coughlin, Poet and Saloonist, Again Named for Alderman. NIX ON "BUNKEKINO.' Partner of McKennaGives Demo orats Some Straight 'Dope. "llinky Dink" Wields Gavel at First Ward Convention. Chicago," March 4. Alderman John "Bath House" Coughlin was nomi nated for the tenth- consecutive 'time for member of the city council last night at the First ward- Democratic convention. The nominating speech was made by Henry Carroll, the Jackson Boulevard bridge tender who has of ficiated in a- like capacity at each con vention of delegates that named Cough lin for alderman. There .was no op position. In a brief speech Mr. Coughlin said: "Fellow Democrats, this is a surprise to me. I was never, more. surprised in mv life. "It is indeed a great honor to receive the nomination for alderman of the First ward at the hands of the Demo cratic party.' "I have represented this ward in the cttv council 18 years. Tou always know on what side of the fence to find John Coughlin. Not on the 'bunkerino.' It's either yes or no. This is strongest dope. "You probably have noticed that I don't vote, with the alleged reformers on certain questions. I don't want to toave anything to do with no long haired guy. "I'm in the city council to represent the First ward to the best' of my abil ity. If it io the wish of the voters of this ward to re-elect me I shall go along and do the best I know how. I thank you for the confidence placed in me." Alderman Michael Kenna "Hinky Dink," also of the First ward, was chairman of the meeting. HATS CAUSE FRICTION. Large Lids Worn by Girls Start War at Columbia. New York, March 4. There Is war fare at Columbia university because of the large size of the hats worn' by some of the women students in Barnard college, the woman's depart ment of Columbia. The girls go to lectures, grab the front seats and wear big hats, obstructing the view of all those sitting behind them. Some of the male sufferers have written letters to the college papers. Following the publication of these let ters it was suggested that the girls voluntarily dispose of the question by removing their hats on entering lec ture rooms. This the Barnardites in dignantly refused to do. The question will now go before the student board of representatives for adjudication. "How did you attain your eminent posi tion?" asked the scientist. "Natural se lection." said Senator Sorghum. "You mean that you are specially fitted by your ancestry?" "No. Nothing like that. I just naturally selected the offices I want rd and went after them." Washington Star. Just another of our big Saturday Sales Some good specials and then remember our aver age prices are enough lower to pay you to go out of your way to save the difference. n Special LJ Tomorrow Nice Sound Cranberries, qt. 6o Jumbo Celery, stalk... 7c Nice Navel Oranges, good size, doz 14c Any Kind Best Matches, (only 2- to each) two boxes .5c- Regular Prices 15c can nice Sweet Pota toes 9c Package Macaroni, 10c size 7c 12 He can Tomatoes ..10c 10c can Tomatoes 8c AH 10c Spice 8c all 6c spice, pkg. 4rc Red or Yellow Onion Sets, qt. 7c "White Onion Sets 8c 10c. lb. bulk Tapioca.. 6c Bulk Macaroni, lb 6c 10c roll Toilet Paper.. 6c Can Peeled Peaches.. 11c Clothes Pins, dor. ....lc 6 lbs. Washing Soda.. 10c Best bulk Starch, lb. .4c Nice Colo., Potatoes, peck 20c; bushel 75c 20 etick pure Stick Candy for 5c $1.25 set Nickel Plate Sad Irons 98c Fine Big Red Apples, (pk. by weighty ...44c Our fine Bread, always 5c Send in your big or ders, and bring: in your Saturday want list to Oxirl Cirri fare J Three Stores I j 206 East 4th 505 West 10th 1123 Kansas Avenue- HIS G00DJEP0RT. State School Visitor Praises To peka's Institutions. Prof. Johnson Finds Them Up to Standard. COVERS ENTIRE FIELD After Investigation Authority Says System Works Well. Pupils Above Average and May Enter Great Colleges. The report which has been submit ted to the committee on schools and education of the Commercial club upon request by Professor W. H. Johnson of the state university, inspector of the high schools of the state, has been re ceived by O. P. M. McClintock, chair man of the committee. It places the local school in the front rank among the schools of the state and is in every way favorable. The letter follows: February 28, 1910. Mr. O. P. M. McClintock, Topeka, Kan. Your letter of inquiry dated jj'eoru- ary 22 was received in due time, and In reDlv to the same I submit the fol lowing data gathered from observation, inspection ana records on nie in mis office. When I assumed the responsibility of accerditing schools for the univer sity I found the Topeka high school classified in tne nrst list or accreanea schools; during the past seven years I have visited a number of times for the purpose of familiarizing myself with the character of the work in the different departments as they have de veloped from time to time. In determining the etnciency ot a school the following points are consid ered: First, are the instructors wen qualified? Second, are they required to carry more tnan six recitations per dav? Third, are the superintendent and principal given time for supervi sion and inspection? Fourth, Is the length of the school year at least thlr- ty-flve weeks? Fifth, are the labora tories well sunniled with apparatus? Sixth, are laboratory subjects given double periods? Seventh, is there a library of carefully selected reference PUUK9 SUppilfU 1UI lilt uac 1 uic 1' u Dils? Eierhth. is the construction of the buildings with regard to lighting, heating and ventilating of rooms, con dition or rurmture, apparatus, lava tories, corridors and closets such as would insure the proper hygienic con ditions? Ninth, are the habits of thoueht and study, as evidenced in the study hall and in the general intel lectual and moral tone ot tne scnool, given careful daily consideration? In applying the above tests to the Topeka high school I am enabled to draw the following conclusions: U'irst, the instructors are well qualified in scholastic training enriched by suc cessful experience.- The instructors in the high school number thirty-nine; of these twenty-eight are college grad uates from institutions of recognized standing: sixJhave the -additional de gree of Master of Arts: six have taken nost-graduate work at such institutions as the University of Chicago and Har vard: nine are engaged in teaching vocational subjects and, while not col lege graduates, are especially prepared for the specific line of work assigned to them: only two are conducting classes in academic work who have less than a college preparation for their work, and these are teachers of long and successful experience. Second, no instructor is required to carry more than six recitations per day. Third, the principal is given all of his time, with the exception of one hour, for visita tion, inspection and general adminis trative work. This is in accordance with the best regulated high schools. Fourth, the school also fulfills the requirement with reference to length of term, equipment of the laboratories and the arransement of facilities for library work. The physical and chemi cal laboratories are modern in every particular with sufficient capacity to ac commodate the classes at the present time. Fifth, the buildings are modern and well arranged, and every provision is made for the convenience, comfort and health of the teachers and student body. Sixth, the attitude of the student body toward the school and its regu lations seems to be most wholesome. Students move promptly, take an ac tive and intelligent part in class work and on the whole manifest a most ex cellent spirit. These facts may be discovered by any intelligent person who will take the time to visit the school. There are other methods, however, of meas uring the efficiency of school work which do not appear upon the surface and which probably are more satisfac tory to anyone versed in school mat ters. The above tests apply to exist ing conditions in so far as they can be used in developing ideal scholarship. The second method would require us to discover. If possible, to what ex tent the school is actually fulfilling its mission as an educational institution with certain well known limitations. In the first place, does the admin istration of the affairs of the school tend to maintain a normal enrolment based upon the total enrolment in the public schools of the city? I give herewith statistics from sixteen cities of Kansas all of which number are accredited by the North Central Asso ciation of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The contains the school enumeration, the total enrolment in all of the schools of the city, includ ing the high school and the enrol ment in the high school. From these figures I have found that fifteen and five-tenths per cent of the total en rolment is found in the Topeka high school; while the average for the six teen cities is fifteen per cent. The table also shows that fifteen per cent of the high school enrolment is in the senior class, while the average for the sixteen cities is a little less than four teen per cent, and for the state, thir teen and six-tenths per cent. I would also call your attention. to the fact that a number of the. cities fall below ten per cent in this particular. These facts will show conclusively that the Topeka high school shows an average enrol ment in relation to the total number of pupils in the city, and therefore, that conditions in this particular are normal. They also show that a larger number of pupils remain in the high school through the senior year by more than one per cent than is the average for the sixteen cities accredited by the North Central association. In the second place, have the grad uates of the high school, who have entered college, succeeded in carrying on college work with credit; or if not, can such failure be attributed to the amount or character of work done in the high school? This information iyi fH Ff h't -iq r m pi p n r Hij h mir win hi: p m I 1 5 fik 4 11 Ladies' $3.50 Spring Sweater Coats $1.14- Men's $3.00 Worsted Trousers ..$1.45 Ladies' Black Lisle Hose 6c Men's Balbriggan Underwear ..14c Men's 75c and 50c Negligee Shirts 25o Boys' $2.00 Kniek- erbock Suits. .95c Small size Walk over Shoes$.1.40 Ladies' Lisle Un- dervests lOc Children's 15c Rib Stockings 7c Boys' and Chil dren's Union Suits 25c Spring Caps, 75c and 50c kind.. 25c 7fr mm L Look, Men Look! Wearers of B. V. D. Silk Knee Length Under- wear special tomorrow 300 suits very finest B. V, D. Underwear 69c SUIT m T" il 2" Don't Stop Until You See the Sign Salvage Sale Children's $3.00 Overcoats 85c Boys $3.50 Cordu roy Suits $1.98 Men's 75c and 50c Silk Neck wear... 19c Men's $2.50 Wash Vests 50c Men's $2.00 Stiff Hats 75o Ladies' Emb. Waits, $2.00 value 25o Boys' $1.00 Felt Hats 50o Men's $2.00 Gaunt let Gloves Sl.OO SALVAGE PRICES Men's Fleeced BOc Underwear .25c Men's and Boys' Domet Flannel Shirts 25c Boys' and Children's 75c Union Suits 25c Men's Wool Hose, 25c kind 10c Men's black and tan 15c Hose 5c Ladies' $2.00 Tan Oxfords 5c Ladies' $3.50 fine "Wool Sweater Coats. .$1.45 Men's $1.00, 75c and 50c Fine Hose 25c Boys' $2.00 School Suits Knickerbocker Trousers 95c Men's $3.00 Corduroy Pants $1.45 Men's $1.50 Kid Warm Lined Gloves 69c Ladies and Mens 75c Pheonix Silk Mufflers 25c Men's 25c Golf Gloves, per pair 7o Men's $1.75 Derby Ribbed Union Suits.... 75o Boys' and Misses' Heavy Ribbed Stockings. 7c Men's 75c and 50c Negligee Shirts 25c Men's $1.50 Blue Flannel Shirts 69c Spring Sample Line Men's and Boys' 75c and BOc Caps .25c $1.50 ComeSaturday 'BP "ft Sure L Vfi tf V& Men's $3.00 Calf Skin Shoes The Best Day for Man to Buy His Suit Will Be Tomorrow! The Only Place He Should Buy is at August's SALVAGE SALE as Conducted by Purcell and Arnold Men's Gov'ment Blue Serge Suits, Men's Finest Worsted Suits, Men's Silk-Lined Suits Will Be The Programme SATURDAY And no man will be more royally treated than the man that will buy his Suit of us tomorrow. The finest tex tures that Avere ever put into a Suit, we bar none is the full description of the Suits that go on sale tomorrow. Blue Serge Suits, Saturday for Blue Serge Suits, Saturday for Blue Serge Suits, Saturday for 85.45 S6.95 $7.85 $9.85 Men's Finest Teasdale Worsted Suits Lester Worsted Suits We say to you men tomorrow for the very first time these suits go on sale never were dis played before. Tomorrow they are to be sold and fin er suits were never sold for less than three times to morrow's price Finest Teasdale Worsted Suits, for Blue Serge Suits, Saturday for Imported Worsted Suits, for i West of England Worsted Suits, for Pure Hand-work Worsted Suits, for.. $6.95 $7.85 $8.95 $9.85 We don't want -to tire you with long arguments Just come buyers of Suits Tomorrow, and we will convince you that this sale it the Sale of Sales. It 's a Sale of the Finest. Suits Handsome Suits, at Mighty Low Prices. Frank Purcell and Harrison L. Arnold, Managers Salvage Sale, 622 Kansas Avenue can be secured from the various in stitutions where the graduates are reg istered. In so far as the university is concerned there has thus far been no special reason for investigation. The great majority of the students who enter from the Topeka high school are average or above the average grade of students from first class high schools in the state. It is true there are a few failures, but in so far as I have been able to make investigations I have found that they are students who have not applied themselves while in the high school or who have -entered the university, with a misunderstanding of the demands which tlfe securine of a higher education would make upon their time. The other point in this connection is more difficult to determine: Is the cur riculum proposed by the administration of the high school composed of such subjects or departments of study as will best fit the graduate for the more serious duties of active life? At the present time the curriculum offers well organized courses in languages, mathe matics, history, science, art, manual training, domestic science and physical training. These subjects cover" very nearly the entire field of secondary work. Some schools offer a course in business practice, including bookkeep- Groceries and Meats Best High Pat.' Flour, sack. for ....$1.45 Hand Picked Beans, lb.. 5c Quaker Corn Flakes. 3 pk 25c Diamond "C" Soap, 9 bars 25c White Crown Soap,8 bars 25c Naptha Soap, bar 4c Tomatoes, 15c kind, can 10c Peas, 3 cans 25c Corn, 2 for 25c kind, can 10c Baking Powder, 1 lb. can 20c Baking Powder, lb.can 15c MEATS Get a nice RIB ROAST to morrow for your Sunday dinner, lb.. 10c Nothing but good meats at reasonable prices.' Send in your order early. Prompt Free Delivery. Marion Sheldon Both Phones. 291. 91S Kanssa Ave. ing, typewriting, shorthand, etc., but these vocational subjects require room and special equipment and special teachers, all of which are very ex pensive, and no school would be jus tifiable in adding such lines of work until the financial condition. would war rant the same. In so far as the depart ments have been organized in the To peka high school I am of the opinion that they are working along right lines. As far as I have been able to observe, the course of study has been developed as rapidly as the conditions would war rant and also each department should take in its relation- to the whole. The curriculum is well balanced. No de partment of work is emphasized to the neglect of any other, and a student be fore he can offer, the required number of units for graduation must have had a good preparatory training in at. least one language, possibly two. the ele ments of mathematics, a good course in history, a certain amount of science, with as much special work as he is able to carry. This is about all that the public high school can undertake at the present time. If ,it is desired to carry specialization beyond this point it should be done'in'i special institution, such as trades schools, business col leges or private instruction. Although I have great confidence in the efficiency of the. Topeka high school I am very glad to confirm my judgment by- stating the fact that this school, with a half dozen others in the state, is accredited" by Chicago Univer sity. Only 16 schools of the state, of which Topeka is one, are accredited by the North Central Association of Col leges and Secondary Schools. No school is accredited by Chicago University without being visited by representa tives of that institution, and I have been told by such representatives that the Topeka high school met every re quirement with perfect satisfaction. I also enclose a circular which sets forth the basis upon which a school is ac credited by the North Central associa tion which you ar at liberty to use in any way you may desire. I trust that this letter, while it is longer than I had intended to write, will convey the information you most need, and if there is anything further that I can add that will give you a clearer idea of the efficiency of the school, do not hesitate to call upon me. W. H. JOHNSON. J. Bad Smells to Force Early Closing. A novel phase of the labor agitation was witnessed last night at one of the great retail bazaars in Paris, when an Bttpmnt wst mad. to rJl r3 V7.t the Christmas trade of the house by sprin kling the floors with large quantities of evil-smelling chemicals of a suffocat ing nature. The proprietors of the- bazaar have excited the antagonism of the labor Your Doty to If our IVloutli Cleanse your teeth thoroughly after each meal. The food will decompose between your teeth and soon ruin them. Brush them vertically as well as horizontally, inside and out. Few people take the necessary trouble with this operation. Visit a conscientious dentist at least once, yearly for examination whether teeth are actively defective or not, whether, you suffer or not. A little attention in time will save much trouble and expense. After eating anything unusually acid or sweet, clean the teeth with a good powder or liquid dentifrice. Precipitated chalk, perfumed if you will, is as good aa anything. If your teeth are so tightly set that you cannot use a quill toothpick between them, draw a strand of silk thread gently between the teeth after brushing them. Dental floss for that purpose is to be found at any drug shop. Remember that there is no limit today to the pos sibilities of dentistry, either as regards the removal of pain from bad teeth or in the improvements of the ef ficiency, and aspect of your teeth. Remember also that a bad set of teeth is dangerous and repugnant a very serious handicap to success in life. Reliable Dentistry Best Set of Teeth $7.00 Gold Crowns $4.00 and $5.00 Silver Fillings 50c All Work Guaranteed for 20 Year New York Dental Co. 618 Kansas Avenue Ind. Phone 1965 I mm wmmmm organizations by refusinjf to close their rremises at 7 oclock every evemns. A hostile demonstration was organized by the General Labor Confederation, cne of the objects of which was to penetrate the bazaar and re'ider busi-r-ess impossible. The "invaders.-' how ever, were repulsed by bodies of police rnd municipai guardsmen, who guard ed all the entrances so that all intend ing customers had to pass through lanes of police and soldiers. Finding it impossible to "storm" the place, as they Intended, the demonstra tors quietly entered the store and se cretly scattered small glass "stink bombs" all over th premises, causing several women to faint, and making the atmosphere absolutely intolerib'i-. Naturally, the whole place was quickly cleared of customers. Several arrests were made. but. -the demonstrators attained their object for a n rpi.ii If nt i i rj-r nir i nUie npm. rnctMilnn. 1 1 .1., inn proprietors ia.t ntirht announced that after January 7 thev will clone every night at 7 o'clock -1-London Mail. "Larry, has thp number 13 evpr V.en n soclated with anything iinlurky experience?" "Via or. the th",e,t urrel I proposed to accepted me, eoi Chicago Tribune. V

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11 k PEOPLE ASK LIFE. ereSiaodise at Very Low Cast Price if Theatre Goers "Want Plays That Cereal Real Character. THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL- FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1910. Mew Spriog F Advance showing in every department throughout this big store. You are invited to come and look and Jbe convinced that we are in the lead in showing the newest and best at the lowes prices. Women's Rdy-to-Wear Humanity Tital to Success of Actors, Says Crane. NEW THEATRE MISSES. Stage Teteran Calls House "Mere Money Maker." "Father and the Boys" Makes Big Hit Here. "Just a sort of informal call. Mr. Crane," said a State Journal report er as he entered the dressing room of the veteran actor after the show at tho Grand last night. "The Gover nor" as he is called by members of his company and host of friends, look ed up and smiled. "Take a seat! Take a seat:" replied Mr. Crane as he rub bed his face with a damp towel, in an effort to remove his "makeup." "Do you know," he continued, ap plying the towel with vigor. "this town i all right. Our audience to night was one of the finest I have ever played to. It made me feel good when I saw that sea of heads. An actor always does better work before a large audience that is with him, than before a small Indifferent gathering. And do you know the audience this night, was with us from the first cur tain to the final drop? Well, it was. It grasped the spirit of the piece in an instant, it understood the hidden meaning of the lines, joined in the comedy phase and made us feel just as if we were in real life and not upon the stage. I tell you it was bully great. We all want to play this town, soon again." "Mr. Crane," said the reporter, "af ter your years of service upon the "tage, what would you declare the most vital essential of acting?" The answer came like a flash in one short crisp sentence, "Humanity is the foundation of stage success." Humanity Is Vital. "By humanity, I mean the actor's power to leave his real character in his dressing room when he is ready for his cue, the power to go upon the stage and be absolutely another per son. Forgetting everything and ev erybody in the real world and being in fact the character he is playing," replied Mr. Crane. "To illustrate: if a man is playing Napoleon, he should be a real Na poleon, if he is caste as another char acter, he should be that character. An actor must do that in order to suc ceed. In short when he goes upon the stage he must throw away his real personality and be the part he is play ing. If I were caste as some great statesman, I should read all I could about him, learn his style of address, his manner of walking, the way he holds his cigar if he smokes in fact, every little point in his character. It is the little points that reveal the fin-1 ished actor from the person who merely speaks lines. s "The American people want finish ed acting and plays with real living characters plays that have heart in terest plays that unfold the daily life of a part of our people plays that take a particular group of Amer ican citizens and show them as they are. No play, no matter how beauti ful its lines may be, that does not deal with living issues and is not filled with real life can be a success in this day and age. "What do you think of the New Theater in New York," asked the re porter. New Theater Kails. "I am very much disappointed with the institution," replied Mr. Crane. "It looks like a failure, because the men who are at the head of it are not carrying out the purpose for which it was erected. When the thea ter was first proposed one hundred rich New Yorkers gave $25,000 each to build it. At that time it was given out that unknown authors and actors would be given a chance to show their merits in fact it was this promise that induced those rich friends of the theater to give their money. Now as A matter of fact the promise has not been kept. An institution which was built to serve a grand object the up lift of the stage and the developing of tne American drama, has been turn ed into a mere money maker a busi ness house. "The New theater is unfit to pro duce real plays in because of its large size. This fact in itself would tend to greatly injure it. I understand that .this summer the structure will be xSnade much smaller. I hope that the men who are running it will give up their present style of operation and keep the promise they made: To give unknown authors and actors a show." "Father and the Boys." A packed house from gallery to pit greeted Mr. Crane and his company at the Grand last night to witness George Ade's comedy success, "Father and the Boys." The audience was delighted with the production a play bubbling and sparkling with real life, human in terest and comedy that makes the average theater goer fairly scream with delight, Mr. Crane as Lemuel Morewood, the Prescriptions Some sureties are worth less, but the prescription guarantee of Hobart's is de pendable. It means that ev ery prescription dispensed hy us contains only pure, fresh drugs of standard strength; that it' is com pounded by experienced pharmacists. It means that it is prepared exactly as your doctor wants it done. It has behing it an unblem ished reputation for accur acy of twenty-one years' standing. Cotb Phones 430. Free Deliver.. $17.50 Suits $13.50 Women's tailor-made suits of all-wool serge, 36-inch jackets with roll collars and guaranteed satin lining; skirts of the late plaited style; our price t O Cfl tomorrow. pltJU $5.00 Spring Jackets, $3.95 Made of black broadclothnneatly tailored; notch collar: 36 in. long; $5.00 value at other 'do QC stores here OmVO $6.00 Spring Jackets, $4.95 Made of diag onal striped cloth come in the popular shades of tan; roll collars; wide facings; CA QC sizes 32 to 44; very special values. j.iptwSJiJ $7.00 Rain Coats, $3.95 Children's- and misses' sizes; made of fancy rubber- d0 QC ized silk; your choice tomorrow. $5.00 Capes, $3,95 Made of good grade of broadcloth; have military collars with gilt trimming; all staple colors; others o QC ask $5 for similar values; our price. pO0 $5.00 Skirts, $2.95 Women's garments that are made of plain Panama, serge arid fancy worsted; broken lines -that we want do QC to dose; choice tomorrow. tp0 $6.00 Skirts, $4.95--Made of chiffon Pana ma, and strictly all-wool wile black and colors plaited and fancy tailored styles a dyj Q C bargain for tommorrov? choice. D. $1.50 Shirt Waists, S8c Plain tailored and lingerie styles; closed front and back; QQ very special values for tomorrow ,choice 7 OC iP-75c Gowns, 50c Made of a nainsook finish ed muslin; yokes set with embroidery inser tion and tucking; extra special value Cft for tomorrow. ..'UC 50c Drawers, 39c Both regular and extra sizes for women; made of fine cambric; flounces are trimmed with dainty em- QQ broidery; tomorrow's price, per yard. .OUC v" $1.50 Petticoats, 98c The greatest values we ever offered in white undergarments; extra s'wide flounces trimmed with either lace or embroidery; choice tomorrow 10c Vests, lyc ;Women's sleeveless, gauze vests; full allowance of tapes; fancy 7M ribbed bleached tomorrow, each. 2C 98c Children's Hose 10c A positively guaranteed stock ing, "Whitleather" brand; sizes o to iMo a good one for school wear tomorrow, per pair 10c Carnations and Violets will place on Leather Bags 49c At nine o'clock tomorrow morning we sale freshly cut CARNATIONS: .VIOLETS: each 3c; per doz. 35c now Vni r OPC -P-k v Ortn A close-out purchase from a fac tory; made of leather a half dozen "up to the minute'' styles in the lot medium and large sizes in the lot; $1.00 values 'your choice, tomorrow. 49c fe Clothing Department A Big Store iFull pjF Bright, New Spring Suits For Man or Boy We have secured the line of Michaels-Stern r$ Co., the foremost makers of men's apparel. We have selected great assortments in the best styles and qualities everything possible has been done to make our line far ahead of anything in the eity in style, quality and price. We want the opportunity of showing you a beautiful assortment of tastefully selected garments of elass and distinction. Notwithstanding Michaels-Stern Co. clothing is one of the best lines in America, we are going to retain our reputation of selling the finest clothes at popular prices. Boys' Suits, New Spring Styles We sell boys' Indestructible Clothing. Not only do these garments -give excellent, strong wear, w hich In sures the quality, but we also give style. Double breasted coats with full hip or peg top pants. Com bination suits with two pairs of pants to match; or Single suits, with, one pair of pants. Our prices are always reasonable quality, style and prices are a little" ....:.:.:U. ....$2 to $4.50 AlSaving of From $2.50 to $7.00 10 $12i50, $15, $1&50, $18 Men's Dress Shirts E. W. Styles and Qualities Everything is new and spring-like in the shirt lines. We show handsome patterns in plain or coat style, light or dark colors. We'll compare style, quality and- prlca with any shirt line In the city. These prices look good to you the shirts will look better 75c, 85c, $1.00, $1.25 Plants, Shrubs and Bulbs ''All fresh, strong plants, from .:oiie' of the best known growers. All at our usual low prices. Hydreangeas, Chry santhemus, Brugmansia, Hibiscus,, Chinese Azalea, Pteris Tremula, as sorted ferns, from 10c to 50c. Glad iolia bulbs and Tube roses 2 for 5 cents. Men's and Women's New Spring Our .stock for the coming season I JYfOffJS is now all In everything for men, WAEV.iJ women and children, direct from the best manufacturers: every pair guar anteed for style and service. Oxfords. Sandals and Slippers Made up in vici Rid nd patent leath er stock, military heels; lace and but ton style; light and heavy Boles; plain or cap toe; prices $3.50 down to $1.25. Women's Sandals Made with one. two and three straps; heavy or light soles; new spring goods- In all the new shapes our low prices $1.85 to $3.50. Men's Shoes and Oxfords Vicl kid, patent leather, tan calf and gun metal leathers; new lasts, correct style in every particular prices $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00. ,a Rugs ancJVV Liace Curtains t Extra high grade, seamless: Brus sels Rugs the Season's newest pat terns; size 9x12; others sell tift $18.50 our price $16.00. j i Brussels Rug, 8-3x11 ft., $12.50 New- spring patterns; good quality; we will sa.ve you at least $2.50? on this rug. Matting, per yard, 15c and 25c' Splendid patterns China" or Japan ese mattings; you can save here from 5c to 1.0c. per yard. j I.ace Curtains Brussels Net, Fish Net and Cable Net; good assortment, 50e, 75c, $1.0O, $1.56 up to $3.00. Short Length Lace Cur tains 25c Each Come in lengths from 1 to 2 yds. long; curtains that, if they were in the full length, would cost you $1.50 to $3.00 per pair., A splendid bargain for those who can use short lengths price Flower Seeds, Garden Seeds, Paint Wallpaper New fresh garden seeds from the best seed growers in the country, either- in "packages or bulk, all at' this store's low selling prices. Wall Paper, all new spring designs. A good assortment, per roll, 5c. Beautiful designs for 6c, 8c and 10c. For 15c and 20c you get quality and style that is usually sold for 25c to 30c. Guaranteed house paint gallon $1.35. This is one of the best paints made, and only by cash buying and cash selling can .we make the low price of per gallon, $1.35. New Wiring Fencing Union, lock square mesh, one of the most practical farm fences made. The 2 4 -inch high, with barbed bottom, we. sell for 28c. The new national wire fencing per rod, 25c. Made with square mesh 7 bars no sliding sideways. A splen did fence, per rod, 25c. Wire Poultry Fencing The best on the market made "with small square mesh at the bottom to protect the little chicks. Price for square foot, Hair Goods and Small Wares $3.00 Coronet Braids, $2.39 Me dium and dark brown shades only; extra length do OQ tomorrow. .p $7.50 Switches, $4.95 Made of first quality human hair. 28 In. QC long; all shades, only p.J S9c Turbans, 25o Light weight and flexible; covered with fluffy OEJ hair; all shades only. AiiJC Hair Rolls We have all shades In three different sizes tomorrow, f i Sooi 15c and ilC $1.50 Chiffon Veils. $1.00 Wide hemstitched edges; all colors; two yards long and 40 flil flft Inches wide. P J..VH -15c Neckwear, 10c Dutch collars, jabots and collars for the coat; some stores ask 25c for like 1 re values vC 15c Hat Pins, 10c Made with large jet heads and extra length 1 f pin lw 15c Fancy Ribbon, 10c All silk; 3 Inches wide; a. good assort- "I f) ment of patterns and colors 3c Tapestry Pillows, 29c The patterns are new and are woven O Cl in the cloth, ready for use Towels and Bedding 5c Towels, 2 for So-Small size hand towels; hemmed "ends; a good one for barbers; tomorrow e two for OC 10c Towels, 3 for 25e Huck tow els. 18x36; hemmed ends; fancy bor bers or plain white; OC, three for 6JC 25c Towels, 15c Extra large Turk ish towels for the bath; double C thread; tomorrow for A3C 59c Sheets, 4 So Made of good grade of bleached sheeting; have welt seam running through oo center; large size. OC 85c Hotel Sheets, 69c Made of heavy bleached sheeting; are 110 Inches long and 90 inches ?Q -wide, seamless .OIC 12 c' Pillow Csew,.: lOo Good quality of round thread muslin; have wide hem; 42x36-inch f r now VC; $1.25 Comrorts, 98c They are worth more than the quoted value; fancy silkollne covering; filled with soft white QJl cotton.... fOC $2.0O Blankets, $1.59 Wool finish; weigh S pounds to the pair; bound ends, fancy borders; full t1 CQ 11-4 size.i Corner 6th 1 Q) and iumcy jj r t "v At...... .ii i if ii i r i v ir it jst. x t i i i i 11 -v i IY Corner .6th ana vuincy father, and a rich wool broker, is at host. His suDDort is great. The comedy is running over with slang that tickles like a leatner omy un inside. The best feature of the piece is that it is American, truly American in every detail. Mr. Crane has not appeared in To peka for seven years. He was last seen here in David Harum, but he has never had a more delightful vehicle. It is the story of a wealthy New York business man who has "got seven miles behind the procession," whose two sons are at least well up in the van. The father finally decided to "catch up' and to use the words of one of his sons, he is soon "seven miles ahead of the procession." It is filled with Adeisms, refreshing, unexpected bits of humor and rollicking good nature. The audience liked "the play so well that there were repeated curtain calls and Mr. Crane made the usual "thank you" talk after the the third act. CONJURER DROPS DEAD. Imro Fox ETpires Suddenly in Vtlcs Hotel lobby. -.Utica,. X, Y., March 4. Imro Fox, a professional magician and conjurer of national reputation, died suddenly of heart disease while sitting in a chair in the lobby of the Hotel Martin here at 2:80 o'clock this morning. He was 60 years old. Mr. Fox was playing a week's engagement at a local theater. At the close of the performance last night Fox went to his hotel and retir ed. Shortly after 2 o'clock he return ed to the lobby partially dressed and requested that a physician be sent for. He died before one arrived. Local high school team and the Kan sas City Central basketball team will piay at the rink tonight. The Santa. Fe claims that it is im possible to get five women's hats in a trunk. If the matter comes before any jury they will decide the same. On March 12. the Central Y. M. C. A. basketball team will clash with the Kansas City Y. M. C. A. five in the Central Association gymnasium. The plans which have been drawn up for the new home of the Y. W. C. A. have been completed. Bids will be call ed for this week, for the erection of the structure. The 90 foot crane at the Mills build ing has been repaired and the steel construction wcrk has been renewed. The "woodpeckers" are riveting in the meantime. Chief Eaten was arrested. This sounds wrong but it is true. It should be a warning to all men and public of ficials who suddenly have an inclination to take a whack at poor reporters. Soot from the chimney set fire to a two-story dwelling house at 220 Beacon street, about 6 o'clock last evening. About J20 damage was done to the roof before the fire companies were able to extinguish tha flames. The work on the Central avenue bridge is progressing so slowly that the people are preparing to send a griev ance committee to the county- commis sioners. Traffic over the bridge was abandoned last 'December. It is possible that a Concordia firm which manufactures bridle bits will re move to Topeka. Linzy Hicks,- inven- THE LATEST Aeriel Machine Can't be of higher or better qual ity than the Joan of Arc 10c Straight Cigar, which we sell ev ery Saturday for 5 cents. Come in and try one. You will be con vinced. The Smoke House 608 Kansas Avenue lor of the bit. was in Topeka and seemed very favorably impressed with it as a place to factory erection. At tho First Congregational church tonight a Sunday school entertainment will take place. Each class will have a part in the program. One class of young men will take off the city "dads." Some sensational stunts are expected. It has been decided that the Topeka schools are the best in the state. This has never been doubted. In criticising the other schools the club women have included all of the schools in Kansas as well as the Topeka halls of learn ing. It is still true that Topeka tax is much lower than that of Kansas City, Atchison, Leavenworth, Parson3 and Wichita. The tax in this city is almost one-half lower than that in Wichita. With a $10.05 tax Wichita should "boom." 1 In a few days, providing favorable weather continues, breaking of ground will commence cn the lots which are to be gardened by the youngsters under the auspices of the Provident Associa tion. Fifteen' lots have already been leased to poor people. The streets and walks committee of the city council is out this afternoon looking after crematory sites and in specting physical conditions. A meet ing will be held tonight for the pur pose of discussing all propositions re ferred to them by the council in past meetings. The 150,000 hospital which Dr. H. H. Keith has for some time been contem plating building, will likely be put up some time during the fall. It will be in readiness for occupancy by the spring of 1911. The old hospital at the corner of Clay and Sixth street which was sold some time ago. has been closed. A Family Trait. Ascum I see there's some talk upon the question of abolishing! capital punisnment. would you vote to abolish it? Logie No, sir; capital punish ment was good enough for my ancestors, and it's good enough for me. Presbyter ian Standard. doesn't this spring weather remind you that you iieed a new Spring Suit-r An Easter Suit Of course it does, and the only question, then, is where to place your order. If you want full value and perfect satisfaction; you need look no further than this shop. GEO. M. HAMMEL TAILOR Basement Mulvane Building 535 Kansas Ave.

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