The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 7, 1911

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r? EVERYBODY 10 PAGES EVERYBODY 10 PAGES 1 y v L NEEDS IT READS IT LAST EDITION. MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, AUGUST 7, 3911. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. DAY III MMGRESS. A Tote on Statehood Bill Before Adjournment. Tarious Investigating Commit tees Continue Probing. IS HANDED TO TAFT. reapportionment Goes to the President for His Signature. Outlook for End of Session About August 16. Washington, Aug. 7. Debate whs brgun and a vote was scheduled in the tenato on the Arizona-New M-jxIoo statehood hill during this "legislative day" which permits extension of con sideration a day or more if necessary. Foindexter of Washington defended the initiative, referendum and reca'l features of the Arizona constitution. The Lorimer election committee heard the testimony ot tormer ouuc Representative Reckemeyer, who ad mitted telling aiioMi, ..v. connection uiih the cafe. N.o airreement was reporteo ui op "iol and free lift reve- press on the nui from Carolinas fail- i r,iv for the finance committee i '.iti on mi men hearing on the t liected tomorrow tton bill but are ex- Northcrn manuiaciuieis come interest. Senator Borah spoke against i,,rti.-iarv recall in the statehood the bill J ICThe" state department expenditure investigating committee examined or tner Assistant Secretary of i-tue Loomis regarding department secret funds but without practical results. Mrf'ata of the agricultural j.rtmont was su.iected to cross ex- t"- the Wiley Kemsen hear- aminatinn in The reapportionment bill passed by both houses providing for increase from 3 91 to 4:13 in the membership of the house of representatives was s-nt today to President Taft for his ap proval. Leaders of both houses of congress tmi'iy figured on adjournment of con-crr- i.etueen August 15 and 19. lirmocratic house, leaders hold t'ii3 vb Vice President Sherman predict ed August 18 and Democratic Leader Martin of the senate the middle of the month. r,. riser of Wisconsin. Socialist, spoke In advocacy of old age pensions. OPPOSKO' TO RECALL OK JUDGKS. Senator ISnrah Wants It Done Publicly It at All. Washington, Aug. 7. The joint resolution providing for the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as statoi of the United States under the en abling act of last congress was taken up immediately after the senate met at in o'clock today. Senator Xelson n't' the committee on territories promptly offered his substitute for the house measure. The substitute was t ranted to meet the wishes of the president and it had been stated it has received the endorsement of a sufficient number of members to insure its passage. The president has taken a determined position against the in clusion of judges in the recall pro vision of the Arizona constitution. The Xelson substitute requires the electors of Arizona to vote that provision out of the document as a "fundamental condition" of admission. The house resolution merely provides for the resubmission of this feature to the people. The Xelson substitute also differs from the house resolution in thai it makes no requirement that the people of Xew Mexico shall provide an easier way of amending the constitu tion. In behalf of the Xelson provision regarding Arizona judges it was argued that, if the people of that territory si desired they can re-enact it through the legislature any time as a statute. That there has arisen during the last, few years a quiet, subtle way of getting rid of federal judges was a startling declaration in the debate made by Sen ator Borah of Idaho in opposing the judiciary recall. He asserted that the department had found a. way of having federal judges removed if their opin ions did not suit the department heads. "I am opposed to private as well as to public recall of judges." he said, "but If there is to be any recall I want it to he public and open not subtle and be hind doors. If the people once learn that their judicial system is influenced rty political consideration they will de mand to hold the string themselves." NEW BLOOD IN BOARD. f embers i:iected last Spring to Be Installed. Considerable interest is q'tacripd t" the. retiring of a half dozen old mem bers of the board of education the majority of them soealled "insurgents" and the injection of new life by the Installation of new members to fill the vacancies tonight. Those who were chosen at th last election as members of the board are: L. M. Penwell. Dr. C. K. Van Horn. L. M. Jones. P. W. Griggs. W. K. Atchi son and Mrs. C. J. Evans. The latter v as the only old board member to he honored by re-election. Mrs. Evans could hardly be called an "insurgent" rr a "regular." Tile retiring members of the hoard pre President S. A. Swendson of the Sixth vard. S. It. Kntz of the First ward. George H. Smith of the Second ward. James Cuthbert of the Fourth ward and J. W. Gleed of the Fifth ward. An effort will be made to elect Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter as president of the board, but L. M. Penwell, C. K. Holliday. Judge T. F. Garver and W. K. Atchison have also been mentioned. Fairmount Folks Gather. Wichita. Kan.. Aug. 7. The annual midsummer reunion of the Fairmount college students and alumni will take V'ace at Fairmount college here next Friday. August 11. Graduates and former students for many years back are expected to be present at the gath ering. A ball game between former and present stars, speeches and a picnic supper will constitute t,H pr"ajxi. THE WEATHER RECORD. Following is Weather Observer Jennings' report for the 24 hours end ing at 8 a. m. today: Local showers have fallen in north ern Kansas and northwestern Missouri in the past 24 hours and in south eastern Kansas and southwestern Mis souri in the 24 hours ending yesterday morning. Clear weather was general over most of Kansas this morning. Temperatures have averaged about normal during the past 24 hours. High. Low. Kain. Concordia 70 0 Dodge City 8f 64 0 Dresden SO 58 .04 Fort Scott 93 70 0 Havs 82 66 0 Horton 8S 68 .04 Iola 88 68 0 Macksville 8 fi 0 McPherson 90 72 0 Manhattan 9- 70 0 Osage City 90 76 0 Topeka 90 67 .14 Toronto 92 72 0 Wichita 88 72 0 Knid, Ok la 94 66 0 JAPAN IS INVITED. Taft Wants Her to join in General Ar bitration Movement. Washington. Aug. 7. That President Taft's reference Saturday night to the desirability of a general arbitration treaty between America and Japan was not spontaneous, but a carefully pre pared declaration with a distinct pur pose in view was established today by an inquiry into the history of the ar bitration negotiations during the past year. Long before the treaties between Great Britain and France and America had approached their final form, the Japanese ambassador here inquired of Secretary Knox the purpose and scope of the new departure in international relations. He did not, however, take advantage of the offer of the secretary to be furnished with a copy of the American proposition in the broad terms embodied in the draft originally handed to the British and French gov ernment. So the information in the possession of the Japanese government has been meager and iradequate to a proper understanding of this important subject. Probably a realization of that fact by President Taft led him to deliver the invitation to Japan -.c join In the arbitration pact. It is n:w reasonably certain that the Japan government for the first time made aware of the sen timent in favor of unlimited arbitration of international disputes, will be moved to make some response, espe cially if the United States senate should act quickly and favorably on the pending treaties. WANT THE MONEY. Two A'eterans of Crawford War After Governor. County H. C. Ericsson and T. F.. Armstrong, both of whom have fought and bled and died in the war on the Cherokee and Crawford county jointists, are clamoring for their pay from the gov ernor's contingent fund, and today threaten to bring suit against his ex cellency unless their bills receive his official O. K. The first bills presented by these two special officers were paid from the governor's contingent fund, but the second installment has been held up. The governor does not think the state had value received for serv ices itemized in the second bills, hence his reluctance to pay these sleuths. The special officers claim that there is due some $50 apiece, besides a month's salary at $3 per day to two men hired by them to help get evi dence. Ericsson declares that he was authorized to employ these men and that he did so and now they are hold ing him responsible for their pay. They threaten to sue him If any suits are filed in this case, the governor will be a party to a suit for pay for services rendered in the Crawford and Cher okee lid campaigns. SINCLAIR WAS UNMOLESTED. Sociali t Author Must Have Arden Officials "Buffaloed." Wilmington, Del., Aug. 7. Sunday baseball, tennis and golf flourished at Arden. the single tax colony yester day, in spite of the ancient blue laws, which prohibit the playing of games on Sunday. Upton Sinclair, socialist and novel ist, who served eighteen hours In the workhouse together with the Arden baseball nine for violating this ancient statute upon the complaint of George Brown, who styles himself an an archist, played tennis all the morning and in the afternoon the Arden base ball team met defeat at the hands of a Chester team. The threats of Sinclair, after he had served his workhouse sentence, that he was going to prosecute mem bers of W llmington s society set who played Sunday golf and tennis were not carried out. Weather Is Hot Today. It is hot and sultry todav, and there is a chance of a shower late this af ternoon, although the government bu reau predicts that the weather will be generally fair tonight and Tuesday, with temperatures remaining about the same. "The wind has been blow ing gently this morning, three miles an hour, from every which way," re marked "Sunny" Flora, the weather man. "It can't seem to make up its mind from what direction it wants to blow. This is the hottest day so far this month, but at that it is not very hot, but we feel the heat on account of the fact that it is sultry." The hourly readings: 7 o'clock 77111 o'clock 86 8 o'clock Sl'12 o'clock 88 9 o'clock S3 1 o'clock 90 10 o'clock 841 2 o'clock 91 Taft Dines In Baltimore, Baltimore. Aug. 7. President Taft, William Herron, his brother-in-law; Private Secretary Hilles and Major A, W. Butt, his military aide, came to Baltimore from Washington in an au tomobile Sunday afternoon and were met by General Felix Agnus, publisher of the Baltimore American. He was taken into the car and directed the chauffeur to "Xacirema," his home in the Green Spring valley. After dinner at Nacirema. the president and his party returned ta feiofffrsu. ON 400MILE TRIP President Taft Hires a Special Train to Carry Hini To Mountain Lake Park, Md., Chautauqua Assembly. GOVERNMENT WHEELS Will Continue to Turn Without Any Interruption. Carries Facilities for Handling Public Matters With Him. Washington, Aug. 7. To keep the third engagement he had made to speak at the Mountain Lake Park, Md., chautauqua, President Taft hired a. special train today, bundled Major Butt and a White House stenographer, load ed down with important papers, into private car and left Washington at 8 o'clock. Before he returns tonight the president will have traveled four hun dred miles. All the way to Mountain Lake and much of that back the president intended to devote to keeping the wheels of the administration turning. It was first arranged that the presi dent should leave the capital late last night, arriving at Mountain Lake early today. In that case he would have spent most of the day there. Witn several important matters pressing, th president decided that he could not give up a whole day and the special train was arranged for. In his private car, with all the facili ties for messages, letters or opinions, the president can save the minutes of daylight, though it will cost a few hun dred dollars more. GEN. LECONTE GOES IN. He Is Proclaimed President of Haiti by His Army. Port Au Prince, Haiti, Aug. 7. The first division of the revolutionary array entered the capital Sunday and im mediately proclaimed General Cincin- natus Leconte chief executive. .Ten era 1 Leconte's election to the presi dency appears assured. The city re mains calm. H. W. Furniss, the American min ster, went outside the city and warn ed the victorious army that if public order were disturbed he would cause American marines to be landed to keep the peace. The troops advanced in good order and occupied all the sta tions in the city, dislodging the sup porters of General Antenor Firm:n who marched out without resistance General Leconte is expected at any moment, and General lirrain will come in from Porto Rico on board the French steamer Caravalle. General Cincinnatus Leconte nrst gained international prominence in Haitien affairs in 1908. As miinster of the interior in the cabinet of President Nord Alexis, he was credited with having ten prominent revolutionists summarily shot at Port Au Prince. The men were taken from their beds at davbreak. marched to a cemetery and executed. On the downfall of the X'ord Alexis regime, soon afterward Leconte was sent into exile by thj new president, Simon. Taking refuge in Jamaica, Leconte began intriguing for the downfall of Simon, and last January started a re volt against him in north Haiti. It was short lived, however, and wnen Simon's troops defeated the insurgents Leconte took refuge in the German consulate at Cape Haitien and was sent from the Island under protection of the German consul. Leconte renewed his ertorts in May and assisted in leading the last re volt which resulted in the overthrow of Simon. He is a mulatto, aDoiit 4d years old, and a lawyer. COULD NOT RUN CARS. After Several Attempts Coney Island Line Gave It Up. New York. Aug. 7. The Coney Island Brooklyn Railroad company ran half empty cars nine hours hunna.y Detween 20 mile lines of 1,100 policemen. A3 a result of the attendant riots, four per sons are in the hospital, one of them probably motally hurt, perhaps 40 are suffering from effects or stones ana brick bats and 2o strikers ana tneir sympathizers are under lock and key. The first car out ot me Dams leit at 9.45 o'clock. It passed uirougn single files of bluecoats fringing hostile crowds of thousands and reaci ed its destination safely, after having picked up haJf a dozen passengers. Awed by the heavy- guard, the striKe sympathizers am noi molest it. Nearly an hour later the aeoc.nrl car began running. J neresrrer service was maintained at irregular in tervals until 8 o'clock last night when the police were notified that no more cars would be run for 12 hours. As the day advanced, trie crowds oe- n.mi iirlier and doubl- clews were placed upon all cars on the three lines afOVIPfl nV Hie BU livrj. uum-cuiau Rtood beside the two nictermen nd nlain clothes men riamg in tnrees ana fours over tne stt-m 3i.eKu nxiuj iu repel attacks upon crews and passen gers. One detachment of detectives was attacked by a dozen or more men, who mistook them for passengers. Two of the detectives were dragged to the ctreet but when they showed t'.ieir re volvers their assailants took to their M,;re than a dozen cars were stoned. Mrs. Iena Welsengrum, of Yonkers. a passenger, was taken to a hospital probably with a fractured skull after one of the attacks. A dozen persons or thereabouts, were rendered unconscious hv riving stones, while many more sus talned laoerations and bruises. The rioting became so serious that many cars were turned, back to the barns after having gone less tnan nair. way to Coney Island. Swindled, Then Arrested. New York. Aug. 7. John Papas, a Greek, wanted in Lead City, S. D.. for grand larceny is under arrest here. He left Lead City July 29, after buy ing a ticket for a passage to Athens. The New York police were asked to to the case spent 2 4 hours scouring the water front and finally heard how a stranger, a Greek, had been swindled out of his watch and a considerable sum of money. The detective hunted up the stranger and was pleasantly surprised to find that his description answered that of Papas. A SPECIAL SESSION. Representatives in Northwest That One Be Called. Ask At the meeting of the representatives of the northwest counties held In Colby last week resolutions were passed urg ing the governor to call a special ses sion of the legislature in order that an emergency law might oe iassed grant ing to these counties special authority to loan money to the farmers with which to buy jseed wheat for fall sow ing. The "wheat crop was a total fail ure in these counties this year. The following is the test of the resolutions: We, the members of the legislature of northwestern Kansas in meeting assembled at Colby, do respectfully re quest and urge you to call a special session of the Kansas legislature at once to enact a law enabling the coun ties of our state to extend to its citi zens assistance in the procurement of crop seed. We find that m this part of the state, where w heat is a principal crop, this year's widespread drouth has caus ed a complete crop failure. Thousands of farmers are unable to buy seed or borrow money with which to buy it. Each county is able to take care of its own condition. All we need is some law whereby the respective counties may be authorized to use their own funds by loaning them to its c'.tizens or in some other proper way assist them to procure a reasonable amount of seed. Th-s will preserve to each coun ty a large share of its population, which it will otherwise lose. "If you call a special session we pledge ourselves to devote our entire efforts exclusively to -.le consideration of emergency legislation and to the use ot strictest economy ot both time and money." The following is the representation at the meeting: Cheyenne county, by letter; Rawlins county, by J. E Nich ols, postmaster at At wood and county attorney; Decatur, by W. P. Noone, county commissioner; Sherman, by let ter from representative; Thomas coun ty, by C. S. Parrott, representative; Shei 'dan county, by J. W. Schlieher. representative; Graham county, by G. B. Stober, as represent: ig C. A. Cain; Logan county, by letter from M. B. Williams, reprfesentati ve; Gove county, by Wayne Davenport, representative; Trego county, by J. J. Keraus, repre sentative: Ellis county, by Miles Muiroy. representative; Ihirty-ninth senatorial district, by Senator Fred Robertson. BEACHEY WiliS THE RACE Flies from New York to Philadelphia in 110 Minutes. Philadelphia, Aug. 7. When Lin coln Beachey, who described figure eights over Niagara's swirling rapids a few weeks ago, circled city hall tower at 4:47 o'clock Saturday afternoon he completed one of the most remarkable cross-country air races in the history of American aviation. Not only did he outdistance Eugene Ely and Hugh Robinson, the other contestants in the New York-Philadelphia flight for a $5,000 prize, but, allowing for a stop of ten minutes at Trenton, N. J., for fuel, he made practically the same time hung up by Charles K. Hamilton In his intercity flight last year one hour, fifty minutes. The flight was without incident un til New Brunswick, N. J., was reached. Near this place both Ely and Robin son were forced to alight. Beachey did not come to earth until forced to descend at Trenton to replenish his gasoline. Robinson made a second stop at Trenton but Ely finished the journey without further trouble. PAYS OFF OLD DEBT. Money Was Raised to Vnt Down In dian Outbreak. State Treasurer Mark Tulley has just paid off a state bond of $150,000 which comprises the second payment from the general fund on the old state debt of $620,000 for money expended for equipping and paying troops enrolled to put down Indian outbreaks in the state in the sixties. 1 he legislature of 1903 provided for a sinking fund to be rais ed from the state general fund to pay off this old bonded debt. The first pay ment of $100,MK) was made in 1907 in the sum of $100,000. The present $150,000 payment reduces the principal to $370,- 000. The orginal bonds for the $620,000 debt were held in the east, but later were purchased by the state permanent school fund which now holds the bonds against the state. In making the pay ment the treasurer merely transferred the $150,000 from the general fund to the permanent school fund. OPPOSED TO BOY SCOUTS. Socialists Se an Influence Unfriendly to Laboring Classes. Baltimore, Aug. 7. The Maryland branch of the Socialist party is about to launch a campaign against the ex istence of the boy scouts, which it condemns as an organization that will prove harmful to laboring classes. Two reasons are set forth for this action. One is that the organization was Imported from Europe and the other that the knowledge of warfare the boys learn from drills, would make it possible for them to interfere with workmen on strikes. Shot Him for a. Cougar. Seattle, Aug. 7. Dr. Bertrand Mus cott, 42 years old, a physician and sportsman of Anacortes, Wash., was shot and killed by John Rogstead. a logger, who mistook him for a couga The doctor and his wife were camping in the wilderness of the Olympic mountains. Rogstead, who was work ing near the camp, heard a noise in the bushes and suspecting it was made by a mountain Hon shot. A party has left to bring out the body. Dr. Mus cott came from New York. Weather Indications. Chicago, Aug. Forecast for Kan sas: Generally fair tonight and Tues day. Not much change In temper a- CHURCI10RGANHIT Instrument in First Christian Science Church Destroyed. Bolt of Lightning Sets It on Fire. BUILDING IS SAVED. But the Big Instrument Is a Wreck. Storm in Topeka Early This Morning Severe. One of the most severe electrical storms of the season broke about 2 o'clock this morning in Topeka and vicinity. It was a decidedly freakish performance of the elements, for, al though there were continuous flashes of lightning and the growl of the thunder and the whistling of the wind kept the people of Topeka awake, the storm was accompanied by moisture which measured in the government gauge but .14 of an inch Then the mercury bobbed up and down in a truly marvelous fashion. At I o clock the reading was 83 degrees. but witnin seven minutej a dron of thirteen degrees was recorded. The mercury did not stop here, but bound ed, so to speak, up to the 88 degree mark, which was registered at 2:45 o'clock. By half past four this morn ing the reading was 72 degrees. The wind at 2:30 o'clock was blow ing at the rate of 46 rriler-. an hour. Awnings were torn down and signs strewed about the street. For the space of one minute the rate was fifty miles an hour. Church Organ Destroyed. At 2:25 o'clock the fire department was called to the First Church of j Christ Scientist, Huntoon and Polk streets, where lightning l ad been con ducted by a wire direct to the pipe organ, w hich was a comparatively new instrument, demolishing it completely. The pipes had been melted and were twisted into all manner of grotesque shapes. When the fire fighters reached the scene smoke was issuing forth from the windows of the place of worship, but by quick action the fir was checked so that it did not extend be yond the north portion of the" edifice in which the organ was located. When the firemen got into action the flames had started to spread along the wood en ceiling towards the center of the church. "Five minutes later, ar-'. the fire would have proved a serious one," said Chief Wilmarth today. The organ was insured for $1,000 and the church and fixtures for $3,500, so it is probable that the loss will not be particularly heavy. Storm a Local One. The Santa Fe reports -hat the rain did not extend in Kansas beyond Em poria, so this would indicate that it was of a local nature. The indications, according to the local weather observer, i.re: "Gener ally fair tonight and Tuesday; not much change in temperature." FLOOD CATCHES FARMERS. Republican River Threatens Damage at Concordia. Great Concordia. Kan., Aug. 7. Three farm ers six miles north of here are entrap ped by flood water from the Republi can river ar.d cannot get out, the river completely surrounding their homes. farmers north of here are guarding tneir oiKes nignt and day. Thev have worked unceasingly for two days and are completely worn out. Should the river rise two inches mora all the dikes wi'i go out. The water has already broken throusrh in a numner ot places and flooded the lowlands. All stock has been driven to high land and many farmers are menus out. Cheyenne County Soaked. St. Francis, Kan.. Aug. 7. Chevenne county nas oeen once more soaked with a tine ram, irom W)-loo to 1 inch of rain railing, xnts with previous local rains nave put tne corn crop in fine condition and will assure abundance cf teed. 1.5 Inches in Greeley. Tribune, Kan.. Aug. 7. About 1 inches of steady rsin has fal'en in Greeley county, and extended as far west as Eads, Col., and east through YVicmta county ana scort county. ne counties mentioned now nave a fine showir.g for feed crops for feed which means bright days for the stock man. It is estimated that the dairy business will wilhin a week as to the shipment of cream, double in the next ten days. This is one of the biggest dairy countries or Kansas. BASEBALL WEATHEli. Western League. Omaha at St. Joe, clear, 3:45. Des Moines at Sioux Ciiy, clear, 3:45 Lincoln at Denver, clear, 3:30. National Leaene. Philadelphia at Pittsburg, clear, 3:30. Boston at Cincinnati, clear, 3. New York at Chicago, cloudy, 3. Brooklyn at St. Louis, rain, 3. American League. Detroit at New York, cloudy, 4. Cleveland at Boston, cloudy, 3:15. Chicago at Philadelphia, clear 1:45 and 3:30. St. Louis at Washington, clear, and 4. American Association. Indianapolis at Columbus, clear, 3 Louisville at Toledo, clear, 3:30. Kansas City at Minneapolis, cloudy, 3 Milwaukee at St. Pau'. cloudy, 3. Lecompton Wants Light. Lawrence, Kan.. Aug. 7. Mayor C. C. Kerr, of Lecompton, has called a special election for August 15 to vote electric lights for his town. The es timated cost of introducing the system is about $2,000. Bonds for that amount bearing Bix per cent interest will Ha issrued. MOTORCYCLE RACERS FIRED. Sport Not Clean Enough Nor Riders Sufficiently Punctilious. Xew York. Aug. 7. The deter mination of the ofueers of the Fed eration of American Motor Cyclists to impose regulations looking to clean sport at motorcycle meets, is empha sized by the announcement of tli suspension of a number of riders by the competition committee. A number of Baltimore riders are suspended for participating in an un sanctioned meet on July 4. Don Johns, holder of several amateur records, draws a six months' suspension for fouling another rider in a meet at San Bernardino, Calif. Several east, ern champions are shelved for va rious periods for failure to ride races as agreed and the charter of the Har lem Motor cycle club of New York is threatened because of a charge that it failed to award a medal offered in one of its last season's runs. SAYS HE IS A SPY. Young Woman Gets Her Soldier Lover Into Trouble, Indianapolis, Aug. 7. On an affidavit furnished by Miss Clara Anita Dyer, formerly of Fhilpot. Ky., Captain James Watson, in charge of the local army recruiting office, lias asked the war de partment to arrest Private George Pe ters, said to be of the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth coast artillery, station ed at Fort Totten, N. Y., charging him with being a spy in the employ of the Austrian government. The alleged exposure of Peters, who according to the informants, is Count Windisch-Gaetz, of Prague, Bohemia, was made by Miss Dyer while trying to obtain his release from the artillery corps through the local recruiting sta tion. Miss Dyer says she and Peters are engaged. In support of her allegations, Misi Dyer has turned over to the author! ties letters from Peters which Captain Watson says are in accordance with her statements. Several days ago Miss Dyer aipear ed at the local recruiting station and inquired about obtaining the release of Peters from the tervice. At the time, according to Captain Watson, she said he was her brother, and by her man ner attracted suspicion to herself. Last Friday the local police were call ed into the case by the army officers and Miss Dyer was summoned to head quarters. At first she refused to an swer questions in regard to -eters, oui under a rapid fire of questions, broke lown and said that Peters is an Aus trian spy. sent to America to obtain. f possible, the manner or manuractur- ing rtunnvte. a powenui explosive krown only to the United States army, and also plans of American fortifica tions. She made an affidavit to her story. Told Plans in letter. In tha correspondence turned over to the police are a number of letters writ ten to the girl in K.entueKy ny i-eiers in which he outlined his plans for ob taining the information desired by his government. In another, which is said to have been written to Miss Dyer since she came to Indianapolis, aoout three months ago, in answer to her pleoding to him to give up his danger ous work. Peters said that he was it no peril, as he had a number cf aides who would come to.nis iufsisianue u needed them HIT BY AN ICEBERG. Steamer Columbia iiaoiy iamagcu 1.000 Miles Out it Sea. New York, Aug. 7. The Anchor line steamer Columbia, which collided with an iceberg on August 2, has reached New York from Glasgow under her own steam. Many yards of canvas covered the hole made :n her bow by the iceberg, but her officers said the damage was entirely above the wat-r line. The accident occurred about 120 miles off Newfoundland. Close examination of the Columbia at her dock revealed greater damage than at first reported. Her hold was flooded with hundreds of tons of wa ter, her bow plates were crumpled for 15 feet, her port anchor v as torn away and several persons aboard were suf fering from injuries. Among them were wrs. iMizanetn Dtrlivie. an elderly woman, bound for her daughter's home in Pittsburg. Her leg was broken w hen she was nuriea to the deck. Ca.nt.ain Mitchell expla'ned that the vessel was stopped in the fog when he heard the echo of his fog horn from the berg. After the impact, ne said. water poured into the forward hold to a depth of nine feet. The pumps were set a going and the crew was put to stemming the inrush with sandbags and other makeshifts. Passengers and crew were in many instances thrown to the floor. Tom Murray, the forecastle lookout, was buried under the ice which roured down upon the vessel's deck. When the shipmates dug him out he was senseless. Tables in the dining saloon were swept bare of the evening meal and stewards were sent sprawling in the general crash of crockery. Incinerates His Family. Denver, Aug. 7. According to evi dence in the hands of the police. A. W. Wheeler deliberately set fire to his house here yesterday afternoon whue his wife and three children were asleen. then stool in front of the place to see his family incinerated. Wheeler disappeared as soon as he saw the firemen's failure to quell the flames, and when he saw that suspicion point ed toward him as the incendiary. Wheeler has been arrested four times for nonsupport and last Saturday was put under bond to support his family. Preaelier Faces Bad Charge. Ellis. Kan.. Aug. 7. Rev. Wayne K. Stalnaker, pastor of the Methodist church here and one of the prominent ministers of the Northwest Kansas conference of the Methodist church, i3 now in jail at Hays, having been ar rested on the charge of having been guilty of a criminal assault upon his 12-year-old niece and adopted aaugnter, Mabel Stalnaker. Champ Clark Gives a Luncheon. Washington. Aug. 7. Speaker Clark today gave a luncheon in com pliment to the fourteen Democrat members of the house ways and rrs ennM ctorrLtnittaa- SAME 0U FIGHT. Proposed Advance in Missouri River Freight Rates. Are Again Held Up by the Com merce Commission. ADVANCE OF 9 CEXTS Was to Become Effective on October 28, 1911. They Have Been Suspended Un til Third of December. Washington, Aug. 7. Proposed ad vances in class freight rates by rail ways operating between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, which were to have become effective on October 2a. 1911, were suspended by the interstate commerce commission today until Di cember 3. The suspension affects ail class rates from Atlantic seaboard points to Kansas City. Omaha and oth er Missouri river transfers. The in creases proposed average about 9 cent3 a hundred pounds on freight of the first class. The rates attacked are substantially the same as those complained of in the well known Burnbam-Hannah-Munger case. In 1908 the commission issued an order in that proceeding re ducing the rates on first class freight from 60 cents to 51 cer.ts hundred pounds and making proportionate re ductions on freight of other classes. The railroads contested the order, which was effective for to years from November 10, 1908. In October. 1910, the United States supreme court sus tained the commission's order and the lower rates were made effective immel diately. They continued in effect onlv fourteen days, when, on the evoiration of the two years' life of the order, the railroads again advanced them. The advances were suspended and the case will be heard probablv earlv in the approaching autumn. SMALL TELEPHONE VAR. Burlingame Company Would Force Long Distance Connections. The Burlingame Mutual Telephons company is having its trouDles over making connections with the Bell. The Independent telphone companies at Au. burn and Harveyville. which were con nected with the Burlingame company. s-evereu connections wnen the Burlin game company hooked up with the Bell connections. The Burlingame company writes the utilities commission to try to force the two small companies to re sume their connection This case is a paradox, considering the complaints that have been mado for years by the Independents and Mutuals all over the state bcause tha Bell would not give them connections. Now come two mutual companies and cut connections with another mutual company because the latter secured the long desired connections with the Be'l company. The Burlingame company alleges in its complaint that the Independent company at Maple H111 was responsible for the two little companies taking th action they did as a result of the Be:i connections. FOUR Mill SHOT. Clah Between Union Men and Strike Breakers in California. Crockett, Aug. 7. Four men wera shot and several others Injured bv bricks and stones in an encounter here last night between former employees of the California-Hawaiian refinery, who went out on a strike several weeks ago and a number of nonunion workmen, from San Francisco. On the arrival of the train the strike breakers were accosted by union pickets and a general quarrel ensued. Edward Becker, one of the strike breakers, drew his revolver and open ed fire. Officers were called to th scene and when peace had been re stored it was found that John Cronin, a striker, had been shot through tha stomach and probably will die. Eugena Crypta, watchman at the refinery, had received several wounds In the body and Prytza, striker, Eugene LaSalla. and a nonunion man named Becker, had been less seriously wounded. Know About Drinking Cup Law, The secretary of the New Jersey public utilities commission writes to the secretary of the Kansas commis sion to inquire about the workings of the common drinking cup law and If this state has a substitute for the com mon drinking cup. New Jersey has a law identical with the Kansas regula tion regarding the drinking cup and is having trouble to entorce the law without a substitute for this necessary adjunct to civilization. Rockefellers Start East Seattle. Aug. 7. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rockefeller, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. and their party started for the east over the Milwaukee on a special train today. William Rockefeller is travel ing for his health and will also in spect the railway, of which he is a principal stockholder. ADVERTISING TALKS WRITTEN BY WILLIAM C FREEMAN These stories have urged re peatedly the advisability 5 COMMUNITY ADVERTISING. ADVERTISING can do for a CITY OR A TOWN just what it does for any other business BUILD IT UP MAKE ITJ MORE PROSPEROUS. f?ontlnued on Pago Two. j

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE J OUBNAE MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1911. TV0 GAMES EACH Sunday's Games Reversed Sat urday's Results at 1'ueblo. Kaws Tlayed In Splendid Form in First JDoublelieader. DIFFERENT SUNDAY. Ilickiuau Won Approval for His Classic Twirling. Buchanan Didn't Have So Much Luck Sunday. Pueblo, Col., Aug. 7. Two games each way in the series with the Kaws ummarizcs the results of the Saturday and Sunday games on the local dia mond. The scores were: Saturday (First game): Topeka 5, lJueblo 1; (second game): Topeka 2, Pueblo 1. Sunday (First game): Pueblo 14, To peka 7; (second game): Pueblo 7, To peka 5. Rickman's pitching: for Topeka was the feature of Saturday's first game. lAble fielding on the part of the home team kept the score from being more disastrous. Durbin also pitched a fine game in the second of the Saturday en gagements. On Sunday the luck which had at tended the visitors in both games of the previous day went to the other side and helped Pueblo roll up scores in both games that overbalanced tho Ksws' victories of Saturday. Buchanan "was hit regularly in the first game and his support in every part of the dia mond was such as to magnify the dam oge done by the Pueblo batter. A peculiar stunt was pulled off lr. the fifth inning of the second game when Belden drove a high one between left and center. Gardner barely got under it and the ball bounced from his hands. King, swinging Into left field, grabbed it before it touched the ground, registering the out. Saturday's Results. FIRST GAME. TOPEKA. Players AB. M. P. A. E. Tliekert, If 5 12 10 0 King, cf 5 0 8 6 1 0 Kmory, 3b 5 0 1 1 6 0 Gardner, rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 Whitney, lb 4 1 2 10 0 0 Kdmiston, ss 4 0 2 1 3 0 Crisp, c 4 112 0 0 3repps, 2b 4 2 3 1 3 0 Hickman, P 2 0 0 2 1 0 Chapman, c 0 0 0 2 0 U Totals .36 5 15 PUEBLO. Players AB. U. H. P. A. E. Davis, rf 4 12 10 0 Berger, ss 3 0 2 6 10 Craig, If 3 0 0 0 U 0 Middleton. cf 4 0 0 3 0 0 Koerner, lb 4 0 1 8 0 0 Claire, 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 fichmid, 2b 2 0 0 2 3 0 Clemons, c 4 0 0 6 4 0 Jackson, p 2 0 0 0 1 0 Belden 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 7 27 10 0 Batted for Sehmid in ninth. Batted for Jackson in ninth. Score by innings: R- Topeka 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 16 Pueblo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 Summary: Two-base hit Crisp. Three base hits Whitney, Berger. Double play Berger to Koerner. Sacrifice hit Hick man. Struck out By Jackson 7, by Hick man 2. Bases on balls Off Jackson 1, off Hickman 2. Time 1:55. Umpire Knapp. SECOND GAME. TOPEKA. Players AB. R. H. P, A. E. Ilickert, If 5 0 1 2 0 1 King, cf 6 0 2 2 0 0 Kmory, 3b 4 0 1 0 2 0 Cardner, rf 3 1 0 2 0 0 Whitney, lb 3 1 0 10 0 0 Edmiston, ss 4 0 0 3 2 0 Chapman, c 4 0 1 7 2 0 h. repps, 2b 4 0 2 1 4 0 r'urbin, p 4 0 2 0 1 0 Totals 36 2 9 27 11 1 PUEBLO. ravis. rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 Herser. ss 3 112 4 2 Craie. If 3 0 110 0 Middleton, cf 2 0 1 4 0 0 .Koerner. lb 3 0 0 7 1 0 Claire. 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 Clemons, c 3 0 0 11 3 0 Schmid, 2b 3 0 0 1 3 0 Jaber. p 3 0 0 0 2 2 Belden, If 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hughes, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 Shaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 4 27 14 4 Shaw batted for Middleton in ninth. Score by innings: R. Topeka 0 0020000 02 Pueblo 0 0010000 01 Summary: Stolen base Whitney. Two base hit King. Double play Clemons to Koerner. Sacrifice hits Koerner, Whit ney. Struck out By Durbin, 4; Faber, 7. leases on balls By Durbin, 2; by Faber, L Time of game 1:40. Umpire Knapp. Sunday's Scores. The score: FIRST GAME. TOPEKA. Players AB. R. H. P, A. Rickert, If 6 2 2 1 0 King, cf 4 3 13 1 Kmory. 3b 5 1111 Oardner. rf 6 0 10 0 Whitney, lb 5 0 0 10 0 Edmiston, ss 4 0 10 4 Crips, c 4 0 15 2 Krepps, 2b 4 0 0 3 2 Buchanan, p 2 1110 Beecher 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 7 8 24 10 Batted for Buchanan in ninth. PUEBLO. Flayers AB. R. H. P, A. E. 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Book on the blood and medical advice free. S. S.S. is for sale at drp3 stores. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC C0 ATLANTA, CA. j STANDING OF THE CLT7BS. WESTERN LEAGUE. Today's If after standing. today Ciiibs Wen. Lost. Pet. Win Loss Denver 68 37 .U8 .651 .642 Lincoln 59 45 .567 .671 .562 Pueblo 57 4 .543 .547 .b St. Joseph 54 .64 ..'9 .519 Omaha 62 50 .510 .615 .5n5 Sioux City 60 52 .400 .4P5 .485 Topeka 45 60 .4:19 .4r,4 .414 Des Moines 29 73 .284 .291 .282 NATIONAL LEAGUE. CTj1f- v.-on. Lost Pet Chicago 57 "6 .613 Pittsburg 68 38 .604 New York 57 38 .600 Philadelphia 56 40 .53 St. Louis 64 43 .567 Cincinnati 42 53 .Ui Brooklyn 37 59 .35 Boston 22 76 .224 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Clubs Won. T.ost. Pet Philadelphia 63 35 .643 Detroit 64 36 .640 Boston 5.'! 49 .520 Chicago 50 48 .511 New York 51 49 .510 Cleveland Sit 51 .495 Washington 38 62 .3S0 St. Louis 30 69 .303 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Clubs Won. Iost. Minneapolis 62 47 Kansas City 60 47 Columbus 58 50 St. Paul 52 56 Milwaukee 54 59 Louisville 60 58 Toledo 50 59 Indianapolis 50 60 Pet. .569 .561 .537 .481 .478 .463 .459 .455 Clemons, c 5 13 4 2 3 4 0 0 o o 4 0 5 .0 Schmld, 2b Ellis, p Totals 39 14 17 27 17 6 Score by innings: R. Topeka 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 37 Pueblo 0 1 2 2 1 0 6 3 '14 Summary: Stolen base Emory. Two base hits Edmiston. Crisp, Claire. Three base hits Buchanan, King. Claire, Clem ons 2, Davis, Craig, Middleton, Emory. Home run Koerner. Sacrifice hits Mid dleton, Schmid. Double play Schmid to Berger to Koerner. Struck out By Ellis 5, by Buchanan 5. Base3 on balls Off Buchanan 3, off Ellis 1. Time 1:55. Um pire Knapp. SECOND GAME. TOPEKA. Players AB. R. H. P, A. E. King, cf 6 0 3 4 0 0 Emory, 3b 5 0 1 2 2 0 Beecher, rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 Gardner, If 5 1 2 2 0 0 Whitney, lb 5 1 3 8 0 0 Edmiston. ss 5 1115 0 Krepps, 2bb 4 2 1 3 2 0 Chapman, c 4 0 14 10 Donovan, p 1 0 0 0 1 2 Clark, p 3 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 41 5 13 24 14 2 PUEBLO. Players AB. R. H. P, A. E. Davis, rf 5 1 2 3 0 1 Berger, ss 4 1118 0 Craig, If 3 2 2 2 0 0 Middleton. cf 1110 0 1 Belden, cf 10 0 10 0 Koerner. lb 3 1 1 13 0 0 Claire, 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 Shaw, c 4 13 3 10 Schmid, 2b 3 0 0 2 2 0 Routt, p 3 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 31 7 12 27 13 2 Score by innings: R. Topeka 0 2010001 15 Pueblo 5 0001001 7 Summary: Two-base hits Whitney 2, Krepps, King, Craig. Three-base hit Whitney. Home run Edmiston. Sacrifice hits Berger, tvoerner, tteiden, fccnmia. Double plays Routt to Berger to Koer ner; Emory to Krepps to Whitney. Struck out By Clark 2, by Routt 3. Bases on balls Off Donovan 1, off Clark 2, off Routt 2. Wild pitch Routt. Time 1:45. Umpire Knapp. Denver 6-9; Lincoln 3-5. Denver, Aug. 7. Denver defeated Lincoln in both games of a doublehead er here Sunday by the scores of 6 to 3 and 9 to 5. First game Score: R.H.E. Denver 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 15 1 Lincoln 0 0030000 0 3 11 0 Batteries O'Brien and Ppalir; Eh nian and McGraw. Second game Score: R.H.E. Denver 0 1150200 9 11 1 Lincoln 4 0000001 03 10 3 Batteries Harris, Keriworthy and Frarnbes; Wolverton, Fox and Strat ton. Omaha 5, St. Joe 3. St. Joserh, Aug. 7. Omaha bunched hits with St. Joseph's errors and took tho first game of the series. Score: R.H.E. Omaha 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 05 10 2 St. Joseph 1 0000002 03 7 4 Batteries- Rhodes and Arbogast, Lynch; Durham and Gossett. Critten den. Sioux City 6, Dcs Moines 0. Sioux City, Aug. 7. Clark pitched shutout ball for Sioux city and Des Moines lost. 3HH Des Moines Sioux City :ajoos 00000000 0 0 4 1 31008000 6 8 1 Batteries- Owens Clark and Dav.son. and Ulatowski; AMERICAN LEAOCE. No Sunday games scheduled in the American League. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. At Toledo Toledo 0, Indianapolis 1. At Columbus Columbus 2, Louis ville 10. At Milwaukee Milwaukee 2, Kan sas City 3. At St. Paul St. Paul 1, Minne apolis 7. Tinker Was Reinstated. Chicago, Aug. 7. Joseph Tinker, shortstop of the Chicago Nationals, whose failure to exhibit sufficient en thusiasm in fielding in Saturday's game was given as the reason for a fine and suspension, was returned to favor with Manager Chance Sunday. Just prior to the game Manager Chance, and President Murphy held a confer ence, after which it was announced that Tinker had been reinstated and would appear in the game against New York today. A GREAT TDIIIC AIID.BLQOD PUIl nil iMhn t, c c c ,t. CINCINNATI WON" BOTH. Quakers Went Up Against Hard Com bination In Ohio. Cincinnati. ug. 7. Cincini.ati de jfeated Philadelphia in both games of a anuoieneaaer. Esai.s nuttr.g rea tured the first game. Alexander was knocked out of the box in the eighth .'ind Burns, who relieved him. was hit just hard enough to allow Cincinnati to win. In the second game Keefe was effective in the pinchea, while Cincin nati bunched hits with pases on balls and defeated Moi re. First game Score: R.H.E. Philadelphia ..1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 12 1 Cincinnati 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 17 11 2 Batteries Alexander, Burns and Moran; Sucss, Frorame. Gasper and Clark, McLean. Second game Score: R.H.E. Philadelphia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 01 9 2 Cincinnati 20000001 3 5 1 Batteries Moore and Moran; Keefe and Clarke. St. Louis, Aug. 7. Boston and St. Louis divided a doubleheader. Geyer kept his hits well scattered. Wood burn's wildnens mixed with timely hits and errors enabled Boston to take the second. The locals scored their run in the seventh on a base on balls, a sac rifice and a single. First Game Score: R.H.E. Boston 0 0000000 0 0 5 4 St. Louis 1 0420110 9 12 0 Batteries Weaver, Gritiin, McTigue and Kling; Geyer and Bresnahan. Second game Score: R.H.E. Boston 20003000 05 4 0 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 4 2 Batteries Brown and Rariden; Wood burn, I,audernil!k and Bliss. Chicago, Aug. 7. Barger held Chicago to seven scattered hits and Brooklyn won the final game of the series. Cole v.-as hit hard for five innings, the visi tors accumulating 10 hits, which in cluded two doubles and two triples. Score: R.H.E. Chicago 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 C 1 7 1 Brooklyn 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 06 12 0 Batteries Cole, Reulbaeh. Toney and Archer, Graham; Barger and Bergen, AMATEUR BASEBALL RESULTS. Dover. Kan., Aug. 7. The 310 team from Tcpeka defeated the locals hero by a 10 to 3 score. Score: R.H.E. 310 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 610 12 1 Dover 0 02000010 3 6 3 Batteries Lowe and Atchison; Rob inson and Eberhardt. Umpire Galla gher. Winona, Kan feated Russell score of 7 to 4. Aug. 7. Winona de Springs here by the Score: R. Wiooiia 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 7 Russell Springs 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 Batteries Samuelson and Ragle, Robblns and Brown. Umpires Stroup and Drawbridge. Bennington, Kan., Aug. 7. Benning ton defeated the Tescott team on the local grounds, 6 to 1. Batteries Car per and Garrison, Roy and Green. Um pire Hinshaw. Bennington has lost only one game this season. Madison. Kan., Aug. 7. In a fast game on the Madison grounds Lamont won from Marion. Score, 1 to 0. Flat teries Long and Long; FYazier and Oyer. Cedar Point, Kan., Aug. 7. Cedar Point won a slow game from the Burns team on the home gTounds here by a score of 10 to 7. Both teams hit hard and made several errors. The same teams play at Burns on Friday. Aug ust 11. Batteries C. Good and Roiser; Jarigan. Wascedhaus and Brunner. Tha r t r Hcfentert thA strnner Te- cumseh team at Vinewood park in its seventh straight victory before a crowd of 500 people. The feature of the game was the heavy batting of tha three Dcve brothers, wno aione cuninouieu 11 hits, three of which were two bag ers. Score: R.H.E. C. I. W 0 2 8 1 0 0 0 1 '12 17 3 Tecumseh 00012800 0G 12 4 Batteries Dreisr.ach and Senne, Or cutt and Schaeffer. iUULUIiviiJC, -rv-jft. 1. ,nn ed Miltonville here in a fast 10-inning game, in? heavy nitiing ui uie out laws featured. Score: K.H.M. ,dtt Xllil V v v O A A A 1 AA1 1 O T 1 O O Miltonville ....2 01200000 0 o 7 2 Ratterlea Knharh and Rrinev: Fury and Nobles. Umpire Austed. Westmoreland, Kan., Aug. 7. The !o cals defeated the St. George team here in a fast game by the score of 4 to Score: R.H.E. Westmoreland 4 8 5 St. George 3 2 7 Batteries Hart and Smith; Shull and Lignt. Umpire Doyle. Formoso. Kan.. Aug. 7. The Munden ball team won two games from For moso at the baseball tournament. For moso won an exciting game by a score of 5 to 4. Follis and Baird did the battery work for Mundon, while Leidik and Marble worked for Formoso. On account of the washouts west, Smith Center was unable to get here. SATURDAY RESULTS. Western Leasrtie. At Pueblo First game: Topeka r., Pueblo 1; second game: Topeka 2, Pueblo 1. At Omaha Omaha 2, Des Moines 0. At St. Joseph St. Joseph 1, Sioux City 0. At Denver Denver 4, Lincoln 3. National League. At St. Louis St. Louis 7, Boston 4. At Chicago Brooklyn 8, Chicago 5. At Pittsburg Pittsburg 3, New York At Cincinnati Postponed, rain. American League. At Boston Detroit 7, Boston 4. At Philadelphia Et. Louis 4, Phila delphia 1. At Washington Chicago 8, Washing ton 7. At New Tork New York 8, Cleve land 7. American Association. At Minneapolis First game: Minne. opolis 8, St. Paul 0. Second game: Minneapolis 7, St. Paul 2. At Toledo Toiedo 3, Indianapolis 4. At Columbus Columbus 5, Louis ville 7. At Milwaukee Milwaukee 9. Kansa City 10 (12 innings). BASEBALL DOPE AND GOSSIP. Wliere They Play Tomorrow. Topeka at Lincoln. Pueblo at Denver. Des Moines at Sioux City, Omaha at St. Joseph. The Topeka roadsters lost a double go Sunday by the Iizies trouncing Old Man Buchanan and Sorrel Donovan, but That miniature twirler from the Southern league named Hickman, showed some class in the' first ot the Saturday pair and allowed but seven binglea, Durbin did even better In the second, however, giving but four of them and winning a tight game of 2 to 1. The Kaws opened up at "little Pitts burg with a great deal of smoke. It is pretty nifty for the Kaws to grab a doubl bill. Kid Kreppg, the Saline county corn fed, brought in both of Topeka's runs ;n the second game Saturday with a single. Both King and Krepps got five hits out of two trips in the Saturday dou ble. Rickert seems not to have been able to play four games in two days. He staid out of the last game and let Beecher do the work.' Have to keep Buck to pitch against Denver. He can wallop the Grizzlies iui wnen tne Pueblo smokies bang him up for 17 blngles, he doesn't look so much like the premier twirler. Ralph Craiir. Ishell's recruit fielder from the semis got six safe ones in eight trips to the plate Sunday, a pair of them for extras. The Omaha Bee gives the follow ing account of the Dea Moines club sale: Announcement waa made last nignt or the sale of the Des Moines baseball team bv President John F. Higgins. Who the purchasers of the team are and where they hail from Is at present unknown to the public and win oe kept a secret pending the transfer of stock and purchase price. That the new purchasers, who are two in number, are in good with the Des moines rans is an established fact ac cording to Mr. Higgins. xne sale of the team came after a conference with the new purchasers for three days. The sale price was in excess of J18.000. and the three nlay- ers. who were not supposed to go with the sale were thrown In. The three players are, Benz. the star twirler. Mattick, the heavy hitting and clever centerfielder, and Ulatowski, touted around the circuit as the best catcher in the league. President Higgins some time ago stated that he would sell the team for $18,000 without the three players, or for $21,000 with the three players. It Is not thought that $21,- ouo was paid for the team, but that a compromise was amiably settled upon. All games which were scheduled to be played at Des Moines and which were transferred the early part of last week to the other towns in the league who were to play at Des Moines, will be transferred to the Iowa capital. The three games which are to be play ed with St. Joseph the latter part of this week, may not be played at Des Moines, unless the car strike is settled, or arrangements made to carry the fans to the park. For the new owners it was stated that strike conditions in the Iowa city would not prejudice the closing of the deal, but that It prob ably would not be possible to play the early scheduled games there unless traffic becomes normal. It was also announced last night that arrangements were practically completed for a new downtown park at Des Moines and that plans had been drawn for the erection of the grandstand. It is thought by the pur chasers that the erecting of a new park would bring out a better crowd than the park out in the outskirts of town. When the sale has been com pleted word will -be sent to rush the work on the new park. "Bill" Dwyer, who has managed the Des Moines team all season, and who is a great favorite with the Des Moines fans and people at large, will still re- that the office of manager. The swell "300" of the Western league for the last average grist con tains tne names of Emory and Rick ert. Emory leads the Kaws with a swatting effort of .336 while the man ager has .331. Oassidy. the Denver outfielder has hoisted his percentage to the highest round in the league considering the times he has been up to the post. In .365 trips he has hit .340. The "300" roll call is getting shorter and now numbers but 2 5 Thev follow: Players AB. R. H. Pet Towne, Sioux City..'..... 71 8 28 .397 Borton, St. Joseph 15 23 B9 .?.58 Claire, Pueblo 3 Bo .843 Cassidy, Denver 35 fi9 124 .S40 Thomason, Top-Omaha. 375 B2 127 .339 Unglaub, Lincoln 2S 67 100 .338 Kmory, Topeka 66 12 19 .336 Smith, Lincoln 6 12 .3.T3 Rickert, Topeka 362 S3 120 .331 Middleton, Pueblo 335 78 128 .324 Beall, Denver 262 54 85 .324 Keelev. Omaha 28 3 9 .321 Cobb. Lincoln 362 54 116 .320 Zwilling, St. Joseph 276 41 99 .319 Belden, Pueblo 323 54 W .819 Mattick, Des Moines. .372 42 118 .317 Gilmore, Denver 318 58 100 .314 Davis, Pueblo 365 S 113 .310 Barber, Sioux City 94 10 29 .309 Berger. Pueblo 382 39 118 .309 Neighbors, Sioux City.. 244 46 75 .307 Wagner, Sioux City 303 55 93 .307 Powell. St. Joseph 371 70 114 .30 Koerner. Pueblo 317 54 97 .306 Jarnigan, Pueblo 50 5 15 .300 Other Kaws swat: King .285, Ed miston .268, Whitney .262, Gardner .262, Beecher .257. Clark .255, Chap man .218, Crisp .217, Krepps .205, Dur bin .194. Fugate .153, Bushanan .100. In hitting, Topeka is in the first di vision of the Western league clubs, standing fourth with a percentage of .262. They are last in fielding, how ever, and next to the List m every thing else. A comparison of the team work of the clubs: Batting Pueblo .290. Denver .278, Sioux City .272, Topeka .262, Lincoln .280. Omaha .255, St. Joseph .254, Des Moines .218. Sacrifice hits Sioux C'ty 154, Den ver 150, Lincoln 130. Pueblo 112. Omaha ill, St. Joseph 89, Topeka 84, Des Moines 72. Fielding Denver .967, Lincoln .962, St. Joseph .956. Sioux City .953; Pueblfl .950, Des Moines .942. Omaha .937, To peka .932. Stolen basest Lincoln 223. Omaha 211. St. Joseph 206, Denver 179, Sioux sssssss sssssss s s 8 8 s s 6 The Way Out of Debt We will loan you the money to pay them. We have larpe, cool and pleas nt private offices, where we will be glad to explain our rates and plans to you. Your household goods, piano or live stock is good security for a chattle loan. Reliable Private American Loan Co. s 8 S s s s s 8 S 8 S S Suits S05-6-7 Mulvane Bldg., Topeka, Kan. Orrice Hours 8 a. m, to 6 p. m. Saturdays. 8 a. m. ti BOTH PHONES M5. g SSSSSSS sssssss WMW T .11- City 149, Des Moines 128, Topeka 107, Pueblo 87. Fielding averages for the Kaws: Chapman 1.000. Whitnev .979, Gard ner .99, Rickert .957. Purbm .951. Kmory .938. King .937. Clark .930, Krepps .930. Buchanan .930, Crisp .917, Edmiston .874, Belcher .S62, Fu gate .821, Donovan .250. Denver News: Joe Collins, the outfielder- purchased from the Chatta nooga team of the Southern league, has jumped his contrarrt. The anvil chorus that greeted his initial appear ance here was too much for him. ac cording to a letter received yesterday by Manager Hendricks. "I know Denver's reputation for knocking fans," writes Collins, "and as 1 got off badly, 1 know that I would have no chance." Collins had done some nifty play ing both in field and at bat on the trip from home. In his first game here, however, he made two errors, and even perfect throws following them could not put him right. Mr. McGill will make no effort to secure another man. It is too late in the season now," he said, "and as long as the team is going all right. I am satisfied. Chris Lindsay will be back shortly and that will leave us Kenvorthy as a utility man. it aoesn t jook as if we need worry, particularly if we get through this Lincoln eeries all right, as I hope we will." St. Joseph Nevs-Pry: T? flrrv Mi. Clintock, a big spitball pitcher who is now with -.he Milwaukee clut of the American Association, was flre.d from the Rockfcid club of the Wisconsin Illinois League for winning too many games. When Harry siened with tho itocKtord club he rrade a contract which stipulated that he was to receive a certain amount for every game he won, nothing- for those he lost, and wai io ce auowea to pitch whenever he felt like it. He pitched the opening game and asked to pitch the next day. He won again. Two days later he won another game. That night the direc tors or rne club gave him his uncondi tional release. McCHntock relates that the club president said the owners had to tako the step to save themselves from bankruptcy. Harry must have had a bird or a contract. Eh? Pueblo Star-Journal: Ralph Craig, if no keeps up nis present gait, is going to be or.e of the sensations of the pres ent race. The Trinidad lad is one of the fastest men in the Western League today. Denver had a sample of it when he beat out two grounders to the in- held in the first game of the double- header, and Lincoln was Fhovvn an ex ample of his speed yesterday, when he laid a bunt down in front of the plate and was past first by th3 time Strat ton fielded the ball. He is a little slow in getting away on an attempted steal, but slides well, and his speed calls for a perfect rlay to catch him. He has been hitting at a remarkable salt since joining the locals, getting eight hits in 15 times at bat for an average of .533. What i3 more, his hiis have all come at critical times, most of them driving in runs. In the games that he has -played he has scored six runs, an average of better than a run to the game. His showing has betn truly remarkable, as tho averages will show. Then we have a star ready to jump in when necessary in Ira Belden, who is as good as any body's fielder. Belden Is a right-handed batter, while Craig, like Middleton and Davis, bats from the off side of the plate. The three outfielders are the only three left handed batters on the team, every one of the iimelders bat ting right-handed. A star, and he is. shining, too. Lewis Single Binder gives the smok er a rich, mellow-tasting 5c cigar. ADVERTISING TALKS. (Continued from Page One.) It was about a year ago that the suggestion was made in this column that NEW YORK CITY could well afford to spend a million dollars a year in adver tising its advantages in the newspapers throughout the United States that is, it could tell about its MANUFACTUR ING industries, its great HO TELS, its great stores and the great BUSINESS done gen erally. How suggestions take root is illustrated by the fact that the DOR LAND ADVERTISING AGENCY conceived the plan of getting several New York hotels to contribute various sums of money for the purpose of adver tising NEW YORK CITY AS A SUMMER RESORT. Some very attractive copy has been prepared, in the shape of pages and half pages. Ihe copy tells of the various sights in New York worth seeing the at tractions it has to offer, its ac cessibility to the beaches, etc., then follows a list of the various hotels contributing to the fund. I don't know how much money has been collected, but judging from the amount of copy put out so far, I should say that between $30,000 and $40,000 has been expended in telling people all over the country about New York City. There is no doubt about the EFFECT this advertising will have, and the RESULTS, I am sure, WILL JUSTIFY the busi ness interests of New York in instituting next year AN EVEN MORE EXTENSIVE CAM PAIGN. Communities everywhere should advertise their sitrong points in other cities in the United States. ADVERTISING of the rsght kind will INCREASE POPULA TIONWILL BRING MONEY FOR INVESTMENT PUR POSES will bring about NEEDED REFORMS AND IM PROVEMENTS. There is nothing that adver tising cannot do. (To be continued.) GOLD DISCOVERED Missouri River Bluffs Said to Hare Troduced It. Placer Deposit Claimed Found by Farmer at Independence. $3.00 TO 8S.00 PER TON Auriferous Land Also Contains a Trace of Silver. Miners Say Deposit Can Be Worked at a Profit. Independence, Mo., Aug. 7. That So!d in paying quantities has been found on a farm in this county is the asser tion of John Allison of 702 West South avenue, Independence, owner of th-i farm. The place i8 five miles nortn-e'-ist of Independence, and one mile northeast of Courtney. Mr. Allison has two reports of assay made by the Kansas City testing la boratory of samples which, he says were taken from his farm. One sani iile assaved bv Dr. Cross showed $i.60 of gold to the ton, and a quantity of silver. Another sample assayed uy Dr. Cross was reported by him to have yielded a rate of $4.93 of told to t'te ton. The Allison farm consists of PVi acres on the Miscouri river bluffs. It wag purchased April 13. this year, from Mrs. Julia A. Howell and others. The consideration named in he deed was $1,300. It consists of broken and hilly land. A rleip ravine cuts into It from the edge of the bluffs. It i3 in a side of that ravine that Allison siijs h3 fovnd the gold bearing sand. "I heard some time ago there was gold on the place," Allison said in In dependence this niornirtg. 'I began to prospect. The sample showiug $8.60 to. the ton was taken trom about eight feet below the top of the ground. The sample showing $4.93 to the ton was taken from a depth of 16 or 18 feet. Since the assays were made we have been finding sand that looks as if it was richer than the samples Allison, who was formerly a four.d ryman, is ai elderly mar c.id has re tired frcm active business. He has taken his brother-in-law, W. W. Curtis, in with him. Curtis owns a little grocery st..re across the ttreet from Allison's home. Curtis said 'his morning: "I have been out west a good deal arri'ing the miners, thJugh never actually mined myself. I am told it pays to work geld bearing material of this kind that yields $3 to $3.50 per ton. We will do more thorough pros pecting and if our hopes are confirm ed that there are large quantities of ro!d in the land, we will arrange to work it energetically. We have a guard there now. The samples exhibited by Allison and Curtis consist of coarse sand in lumps that may be crushed in the fingers. That can be worked at much less ex pense, it is said, than gold quartz. "Mr. Allison has a wonderful mine, if he hes enough of it a returned Alaskan traveler said this morning. REFERS BACK TO VETERAN'S. Senator Curtis Ask Their Opinion of Pension Measures. Coffeyville, Kan., Aug. 7. CofTey ville veterans are receiving letters from Senator Curtis asking to be advised as to the wishes of the old soldiers in pension matters now under considera tion. While there will be no pension legislation at this session. Senator Curtis desires to be fully informed as to the sentiments of his constituents so that he may act accordingly when the several bills are taken up. The last few days small groups of the "old boys' have been wont to gather on the street, reading the letters and discussing the bills. It is likely that most of them will indicate to Senator Curtis their preference. With the letters. Senator Curtis has en closed an envelope in which the reply is expected to be sent him. These envelopes do not require a stamp, so these replies should be enclosed in them and they will go without a stamp. CHASES WOLVES IX AUTO. Logan County Man Devises Xew Wrinkle for Hunting Them. Leoti, Kan.. Aug. 7. It has remain ed for Ed Gilbert of Logan count to demonstrate the latest use for the auto mobile. Mr. Gilbert came to town in his touring car with three hounds in the back seat that he uses to catch wolves. It used to be a favorite pastime to load a pack of hounds into a spring wagon and go wolf hunting. Xow that one can combine the two pleasures cf motoring and chasing wolves it will probably become more popular than ever. Iie sat Jewell City. Jewell City, Kan., Aug. 7. Mrs. Sarah Kly died at her home in this city Friday night and was buried Sun day afternoon. The funeral services were held at M. E. church, and with W. R. C. honors. The deceased was the widow of John R. Ely. She is the sister of R. F. Hudsonpillar of Deca tur county who was the first county attorney in Jew-ell county, and or Mrs. Schmidt von Seckendorf of Atchison and Mrs. Ellen Merrett of Beloit. the first two white women setters at this place. They were here at the time of the death. Mrs. Ely leaves four adult children, three sons who are in busi ness here, and one daughter. Bryan Speaks at Mankato. Mankato. Kan., Aug. 7. The Chau tauqua assembly la in progress her. having begun on the fourth and last ing over the 13th. excepting Old Set tlers' day at Jew-ell City Thursday, the 10th. The program is very attractive in fields of literature and music. The big attraction is the lecture Tuesday evening, the 8th, by Colonel W. .T. Byran. Special train service is pro vided on Burr Oak branch for this lec ture. F. W. Simmonds, superintend ent of Mankato schools, is the secre tary. Strung Wilhite for $100. Emporia. Kan., Aug. 7. Sheriff Tom O'Connor has returned from An gola. Ind., with R. M. Dickerson, who is charged with forging a check on O. M. Wilhite for $100. Dickerson came into the Mit-Way a month ago and claimed to be an employee of the La fayette Insurance company. He hand ed Mr. Wilhite a draft for $100 and said it was for his month's wages. Mr. Wilhite cashed the draft and the man left town. Clerk Inherits Oil Lands. Fort Scott. Kan., Aug. 7. J. R. Shepherd, bill clerk for the M.. K. T. in this city, has left for Bridgencrt. III., where he will look over oil lands to which he has fallen heir. The property consists or 300 acres of good F 1 f -a mi 5 M II I x -v V v If 429 OVERLAND CO. Ind. 429 farm land near Bridgeport and is valu able as a real estate investment, with out the oil yield. HELD VP BIUDeFs TRTJXK. Constable Took Possession ot Trous seau Till Bills Were Paid. Bartlesville, Ok., Aug. 7. Lawsuits one of which is said to have been inspired by jealousy caused consider able embarrassment to Cary Curry and his bride when they arrived at the union station a few minutes after hav ing been united in marriage by Rev. Harshaw at the Methodist parsonage. When they arrived at the station platform they found a husky constable planted on the bride'a trunk and armed with a warrant for their de tention. He said he was the legal rep resentative of Mrs. Josie McKenzie, who desired $40 In house rent from the bride, and the Dooley Dry Goods company which was compelled to take this step to get the little sum of $11.94 on clothes bought there. The groom was indignant, the bride in tears, the constable obdurate and the crowd amused. Groom Paid Cp. The bridal couple protested that they did not owe the claims. The con stable listened with respect, but he retained his perch on top of the big trunk. The groom saw that It was no time for argument if the honeymoon waa to start on time and he hastened to the justice's office where he de posited the sum of $61 to release the belongings of Mrs. Curry. MET THE SWTXG CO.MIN'G. Man on the Bank Was Knocked Into the Klver. Ottawa, Kan.. Aug. 7. James Bruce of North Ottawa was the victim of an unusual accident, Saturday night. With several companions Mr. Bruce was fishing in the river at East Sev enth street bridge. He occupied a po sition on a high bank immediately in front of a swinging rope attached to a tree limb. Two members of the party got into the swing and took a long glide out over the bank, the height being just sufficient to clear Mr. Bruce's head. Unfortunately he did not observe them and suddenly rose to his feet exactly in time to be struck by the men on the swing. The impact knocki ed Mr. Bruce headlong into the river his head being forced Into the mud of the bottom. He was rendered partially unconscious and waa rescued by his companions. He sustained a slight fracture of the shoulder blade, and se vere bruises on the head and face. BAKER ELECTS TEACHERS. Departments of German and History Have New Heads. Baldwin, Kan., Aus. 7. The trus tees of Baker university announce the election of Miss Adah E. Shafer as professor of German for the coming1 college year. Miss Shafer is a gradu ate of DePauw university and studied one year at Berlin university, Ger many. In addition to this she has done graduate work at Columbia uni versity. For several years past she has been a member of the faculty of Ohio Wesleyan university. Arthur T. Catlin has been elected instructor in history. Mr. Catlin is an alumnus of Baker, class '09, and for two years has been principal of the high school at Marysvllle, Kansas. CANDIDACY IS ENDORSED. Dr. M. G. CK'key Is Afier Spanish War Veterans Honors. Salina, Kan.. Aug. 7. Dr. M. O. Cockey of Salina, who is now surgeon for the department of Kansas,- Span ish War Veterans, and commander of Marflao Camp, Salina. has announced has candidacy for the office of sur geon general of the national organiza tion. Spanish War Veterans, subject to the decision of the next national en campment to he held at Oklahoma City. Oklahoma, this month. His candidacy has already gone the rounds in the sixteen camps In the de partment of Kansas, and every camp in the state is behind his aspirations to this office. Rh-e Court House Is Open. Lyons, Aug. 1. All the county offi cers, except the assessor, have moved into the new court house, and the as sessor will move in a few days. Things are more or less chaotic as yet, for all the furniture !s not at hand, but the steel fixtures for the vaults are novr here. Recovers from Snake Bite. Cassady, Kan., Aug. 7. Dillon Gad dis. who was bitten twice by a rattle snake last Tuesday, is improving. Dr. Hurd was called as soon as possible and applied poultices to reduce the swelling and draw out the poison. Gaddis suffered Intensely for several hours after the snake had bitten him. The swelling has reduced and he la resting easily. Experiment Station Open. Tribune. Kan.. Aug. 7. Dean F H WebFter of the State Agricultural" col lege at Manhattan has begun work on the Greeley county state experimental station at Tribune and for the past week the work has been conducted, un der two experts from the college Mr Xielson of Manhattan and Mr rv,u' cott of Garden City. Kansas. Part of Stomach Removed. Chanute, Kan., Aug. 7. A letter from Grant Hurt, register of deeds an nounces that he is greatly improved Mr. Hurt is in Rorh.r Vr.L" the hands of famous undergone several operation's and if n?orveT of! h'8 "omach has been",.!

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1911 RAIL(10AD HEWS. ElgT Increase In All Steel Pas senger Equipment. Of All Coaches In Country 5.3 Per Cent. Is All Steel. GAIN IN LATE YEARS Nearly 70 Per Cent. Built Safely in Last Year. Other Items of General Interest in Traffic World. Of the 64,609 passenger coaches in ser vice in this country, December 31, lai'J. 2,927, or 5.3 per cent, were of all-steel construction, and 1.4S1, or 2.7 per cent, were equipped with steel underf rame., nays the Railway Aire Gazette. Bulle tin No. 21. Issued by the special com mittee on the relations of railway oper ation to legislation, contains the firt complete data which have been compiled on the number of all-steel and steel underframe passenger oars in service end also under construction. The rapid rate at which cars are being in troduced is shown clearly by the fact that 24 per cent of the 2.000 passenger cars acquired in 1909 were of all-steel construction, while 21 per cent wei-e equipped with steel undernames. Of the 3,7X3 cars acquired in 1910, 53 per cent were all-steel and 14 per cent had steel uncierframes. Of the 4.074 cars which will be acquired during the pres ent year, 62 per cent will be all-stel an 1 14 per cent will have steel undernames, leaving only 24 per cent of new cars of wooden construction. At the close of 190H only 0.8 per cent of the passenger nt ear. 62 per cent will be all-steel and truction. while at the close of 1911 fully 9.3 per cent will be so built, In the same time the number of cars with steel undprframes will have increased from 1 to prr cent, or at a lower ratio, while the percentage of wood cars in service will have dropped from fiS.-j to ST. 2 per cent. The cost of re placing all the present wooden cars with steel, which would he required If some of our legislators had their way, is estimated at t0,4S9,400. BIO nrcCUEA.SK IN TRAFFIC. "Western Territory Los-s $1,000,000 Vniarcd With July Last Year. Kstimates made by passenger traffic officials indicate that final reports on passenger business in western territory for July will show a deotease of fully $1,000,000 on five of the leading rosds, as compared with earnings in July, 1910. The unfavorable situation, it is declared, is due chiefly to a gen eral slump in business conditions. De spite special efforts put forth months ago to prepare for what was expected to be an unusually successful summer reason, the results, it is asserted, are very substantially below the mark that it was thought would be reached. Officials of a few of the eastern lines fay their July business was satis factory, while others declare their pre liminary reports indicate a drop of fully 10 per cent in revenue from pas senger travel from the tota' for July a year ago. "Passenger business is far from wha.t it should be "t this time of the year." said an official of a western line. "We ought to be handling an unusually heavy business just now, but the fact is, we are not. I can assign no special cause for the situation ex cept the general unsatisfactory condi tion in business circles." ST. PAUL REACHING TO CANADA Planning to Capture Reciprocity Traf fic in Iuture. Chicago. III., Aug. 7. The Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul railway is be lieved to be contemplating an invasion of Canada lor the purpose of placing Itself in a position to hnndle some of the big increase in traffic moving be tween the two countries, as the result of the possible Canadian reciprocity agreement. This is reported to be the object of a trip now being made to the northwest by A. J. Karling. president of the St. Paul road, and Percy Rocke feller, one of the dlrecto-s. Mr. Ear- 82 X (TRANSPARENT) SKin and clothing are en tirely different things. Naturally they require entirely different soaps. Jap Rose is essentially a shin cleanser. Made from the purest vegetable oils, blended by our own pro cess. Perfect for the bath. Sold by dealer everywhere. REFUSE IMITATIONS. Look for the Jap Girl on every package. A Large Cake 10 Established 1833 ling has been away frcm his office for over a week, and, altnough his rep resentatives decline to discuss his w hereabouts or the purpose of the trip, it Is understood that he and Mr. Rockefeller are inspecting a possible route from Fargo, X. D., to Winnipeg. This route would require an extension 160 miles long of the branch, from Or tonvilie, Minn., to Chicago. AUTOMATIC STATION LIGHTING Southern Pacific Scheme to Signal Ap proaching Train. One of the best examples of the ben efits that may be derived from the adoption of ideas of employees Is be ing demonstrated on the coast division of the Southern Pacific lines, where the employees of the signal depart ment have invented and installed with great success an automatic, lighting de vice for stations. The arrangement is most simple. The signal supervisor of the coast division has made the state ment that a saving of 75 per cent in the cost of lighting is made at the stations where the device is in opera tion. The invention, which was ap proved by T. Ahern, superintendent of the coast division, is worked entirely by means of the block signal system, which system is in operation through out the Harriman lines. It has been found so successful at six stations on the coast division that it will soon be adopted at other points along the line. With this automatic device the lights at a station are burning only when a train is approaching, standing at the station or departing therefrom. The length of control depends entirely upon the distance between the blocks at the station. RAILWAY NOTES. An inexhaustible source of editorials for southeastern daily papers has been a comparison of the methods of the Canadian Pacific and the Southern railway in colonization work. The Missouri Pacific has created a publicity department in charge of Jno. W. Kearney, whose headquarters will bo at St. Louis, Mo. In addition to the Pennsylvania's superannuation and pension disburse ments, the latest reports of the sys tem's relief funds show that since 1886 there have been paid in benefits a to tal of $31,006,116. This amount repre sents benefits paid to members who were incapacitated for work and also to the families of those who died. The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe has reduced Its first and second class rateu from El Paso, Tex., to points be tween Beien, N. M., and Clovis by 18 cents: its third class rates by 17 cents; its fourth class rates by 19 cents; its fifth class rates by 5 cents, and ita class A rates by 12 cents per 100 lbs. The American Hawaiian Steamship company has leased about three acres of water frontage at Los Angeles from the Southern Pacific, and it is sur mised that hereafter the company will make Los Angeles a port of call. At present freight for Los Angeles Is de livered to the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe at San Diego. It is understood that the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe and the St. Louis San Francisco have made an ar rangement by which a through passen ger train is to be run beginning in the latter part of this year between New Orleans, La., and Los Angeles, using the Frisco out of New Orleans and the Coleman cutoff of the Atchison, Tope ka Santa Fe. This would bring the Sajita Fe in competition for passenger business with the Southern Pacific's through trains from New Orleans to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Roughly the distance from New Orleans to Los Angeles by the Santa Fe-Frisco line would seem to be 2,202 miles, as compared with 2,003 by the Southern Pacific. CEDAR HOLDS A JUBILEE. First Smith County Town Celebrates Its Anniversary. Cedar, Kan., Ausr. 7. Fcr some years a harvest jubilee and picnic has been held in Cedar. This year the crops haven't been large so far as the wheat yield was concerned, but the prospects for a hamper corn crop is good. So tne Jubilee has come and gone, and it was a magnificent success. It was held two days. Cedar was the temporary countyseat cf Smith county, but at the first elec tion Smith Center won out. The Jubi lee was held on the banks of the North Solomon, in a large grove of cotton woods grown up since 1875. That year a great flood in the Solomon washed out many acres of nice corn, and where the field of corn stood the grove of cottonwvods grew up. One farmer brought his family to the jubilee. While some of the visitors were deploring the partial loss of crops this happy farmer said: "If we raised big crops every year in this part of Smith county our people wouldn't -now one another; they would be so Inde pendent." John Johnston located in Cedar in 1871. and on April 20 of that year he ttarted in business with a wheelbarrow full of goods. He is the oldest busi ness man in Smith county in continuous service. At one time h-. was postmaster and deputy county clerk, besides gen eral merchant. In the early days here in Cedar wild turkeys were plentiful. Mr. Johnston had a trained dog, and one day he saw a flock of them headed toward his camping ground on the Solomon. He started after the wild turkeys with hla dog, and before they got away the dog had caught two of them. The fi-st newspaper printed in Smith iountv was in Cedar. It was a booster for the countyscat. and it was at the lim- when there was more buffalo in the county than there were settlers. Cedar has been on the maps ever since. Today there is a thrifty state bank, newspaper, lumber yard, flour milL ele vator, hardware and implements, four general stores, drug store, and other smaller businesses. CHINESE GIRL ENROLLED. She Conies from Chinkiang to Enter Southwestern College. Winfleld. Kan., Aug. 7. Professor J. F. Phillips of Southwestern college has received a telegram from Mrs. F. E. Mossman from Boulder, Colo., ask ing that some one be sent to Kansas City to meet Miss Mei-iiou Chung, the Chinese girl who is on her way to Win field to enter Southwestern college. Professor Phillips telegraphed to the Kansas City Training school for dea connesses to have some one meet Miss Chung and eut her on the train for Winficld. She graduated from the Mission school at Chinkiang. China, this last spring and made such a brilliant showing as a student that Bishop Lewis, who has supervision of the school, decided to send her here to pursue advanced work. She sailed from Shanghai on the steamer Mont eagle on July 1. and reached Seattle, Wash., the first of last week. It is expected that the two young ladies' societies at Southwestern will have considerable rivalrv in seeing which one can pledge Miss Chung for mem-bershio. Tine 1Ed1 IP mm V o CD fr(Q)If This Is the Special Inducement of Our Greatest Half-Yearly Piano Sale These splendid underpriced Pianos are the best evidence of the positive savings in buying a Piano noio at Guild's. Here are a few of the many bargains. See these Pianos for yourself. If you cannot call, write for complete information, state which instruments you wish to consider. Pianos sent anywhere on approval CldQ for a SCHAFFER Upright Grand, V I HO mahogany case, carved panel, full swinging music desk, 7 1-3 octaves, 3 strings, full iron plate; a very popular in strument. Worth new $325. Pay $5.0O Monthly. C00Q fr a BREWSTER Upright Grand, $.LJ oak case, very largest size upright piano made of this celebrated make; fine tone and action a very dependable and de sirable piano. Worth new $350. Pay $6.0O Monthly. CI 70 for a MARSHALL CO. Upright P f l u Grand, oak case, full swinging Bos ton music desk, 7 1-3 octaves, and a very sweet tone instrument. Worth new $250. Pay $5.M Monthly. 0100 for an EVERETT Upright Grand, V 1 00 walnut case, patent music desk, 3 strings, full iron plate a very solid and substantial instrument. Worth new $450. Pay $5.0O Monthly. 0PQ for a KELLAR, Burl walnut case; jQtf splendid practice piano for begin ners, although a little small in size. Worth new $225. Pay $5.00 Monthly. CI 00 for a MASON HAMLIN Up- V I uw right Grand, ebonized case, large size, full 7 1-3 octaves in splendid condi tion. This is a great bargain for someone. Worth new $500. Pay $5.00 Monthly. 07l for a PELTON POMEROY Up- 7 right Grand, rich ebony case, fret work panel, swinging music desk. This instrument has been thoroughly over hauled and is in good condition. Worth new $250. Pay $5.00 Monthly. MRR for an ESTEY Upright Grand, pIDu Burl walnut case, solid panel, three-quarter music desk tone and action in good condition. Worth new $350. Pay $5.00 aionthly. $q C for a SCHIRMER BECK Magni Md ficent Upright Grand, in golden oak case, perfectly plain panel, 71-3 oc taves. Worth new $325. Pay $6.00 Monthly. $10 Sends a Piano Home Z M. m&m i ijs i vcr" This $275 Brand New Marlboro, $197 $6 Monthly. This Piano is one of the special brand new Pianos in this big sale. This Piano is a wonder if you are a judge of Pianos you will appreciate it at once. Any first-class piano case maker any first-class piano finisher any first-class piano tuner or tone regulator or any first-class action regulator would have to ad mit that in this special big style we are offering an extraordin ary bargain. This instrument has splendid action and tone quality and is fully guaranteed. We invite the most critical ex amination and careful inspection. It is one of the big bargains in this great sale, and, remember, it is brand new. S.TMauMMii&k Co: 7S2.Kans.Ave-'IbpBKa.Kan3. $117 dition. 0111 for a LELAND Upright Grand, $111 mahogany case, patent music desk; has been used, but in good playing condition. Worth new $250. Pay $5.0O Monthly. for an EMERSON Ebonized case, fret panels, full size, in good con Worth new $325. Pay $5.0O Monthly. 01 CK for a ROYAL Upright Grand, wal P I J J nut veneered case, solid panel, full iron plate, 7 1-3 octaves. Worth new $325. Pay $5.00 Monthly. 01 QQ for an EVERTON. Upright V I OH Grand, mahogany case, in splen did condition, good tone and action; a very good value. Worth new $300. Pay $5.00 Monthly. 0010 for a FOSTER Upright Grand, ?t 1 0 mahogany case, lovely tone and action. Worth new $325. Pay $0.00 Monthly. OQP for a BRADFORD Upright Grand, tpUU full panel, two panel and in very good condition. Worth new $250. Pay $5.0O Monthly. $2 Bfl for a SCHILLER Upright Grand, U oak case, verv little used. Worth new $260 Pay $7.00 Monthly. $198 OO99 for an ARMSTRONG Upright LLL Grand double veneered walnut case. Returned from a short time rental, looks like new, very latest case design. Worth new $325. Pay $6.0O Monthly. for a VOGEL CO. Upright Grand, dark green oak case, very latest model, full iron plate, 7 1-3 octaves, 3 strings, lovely sweet tone. Worth new, $275. pay $n.oi Monthly. OI97 for a KIMBALL Upright Grand, I I ebony case, full scale, in fine con dition; taken in exchange by us. Worth neW $350. pay $5.00 Monthly. $009 for a BRADLEY Upright Grand, $LLi oak case, center music desk, extra large case design, splendid tone and in fine condition. Worth new $350. Pay $6.00 Monthly. SYRACUSE IS HIGHEST. Has Distinction of Being at Loftiest Elevation In Kansas. Washington, D. C, Aug. 7. Tho United States geological survey Is pub lishing a series of reports containing the results of spirit leveling in all parts of the country; these give the ex act elevations or altitudes of a great number of points, and In part take the place of the Dictionary of Altitudes formerly issued by the survey. One of these reports bulletin 473, "Re sults of Spirit Leveling in Kansas and Nebraska, 1896 to 1909," compiled un der R. B. Marshall, chief geographei" has just been published. The report gives the exact elevations above mean sea level of about 25 0 points in Kan sas and more than 300 points in Ne braska. By mean sea level is meant the level that the sea would assume If the In fluence of tides and winds were elimi nated; it Is the average height of the water, all stages of the tide being con sidered. These elevations have been determined by the geological survey In connection with its topographic sur veying, and they afford a starting point for a survey of any kind that may be contemplated. The informa tion contained in reports of this kind is of obvious value in connection with any surveying or engineering project, and they are in great demand by sur veyors and engineers. The survey's topographic maps show a large num ber of elevations, but these are ap proximate only, being stated only to the nearest foot; in this bulletin the elevations are given to the third deci mal place. For instance, the highest Nadine Face Powder Produces a Beautiful Complexion. V C -J Tt r i. J Soft and Velvety. point in Kansas determined and noted in the report a point in the Syracuse quadrangle is described as follows: T. 25 S., R, 42 W., northeast corner of sec. 4; iron post stamped "G. C. 3489" 3,489.429 feet. The highest point in Nebraska thus far determined by spirit leveling is in the Browns creek quadrangle, and is described as follows: T. 21 N., R. 49 W., near north side of sec. 26, forks of road; iron post stamped "4370" 4,370.150 feet. KIDNAPED THE GROOM. But Wealthy Indian Girl Bride Came to His Rescue. Caney, Kan., Aug. 7. Sixteen promi nent y-mng men of Caney were today arrested on a charge of kidnaping Dale Williams, who was married Saturday to Pauline Canary, who has a monthly Income of $2,000. Her income is deriv ed from the Canary oil pool which is located on her land allotment in the former Cherokee nation three miles of here. Among the young men arrest-;d are two brothers of the bride. Their sinter caused the arrest of the entire party. The kidnaping party took the bride groom from the home of his parents at 11 o'clock Sur,day night and gave him a wild motor car ride across the country, bringing him home at 3 o'clock in the morning with Ms clothes badly torn. The city marshal hart been noti fied by the bride but his frar.tic efforts to stop the speeding motorists were in vain. Lotus Blooms in Wlsooniin. Maiden Rock, Wis.. Aug. 7. Lotus seeds, surviving, it is said, the wreck of a steamer carrying them on board, have grown into a large bed of lotus lilies at the head of Lake Pepin, fur nishing, it is thought, the only speci mens of the Egyptian lotus, the royal flower of the Nile, that are to be found in this country. Scores of people from many places are gathering the fragrant blossoms and large quantities of them are being sent to the cities of the northwest. In Grcn Bastmti Only. THE soft, velvety appearance remains until washed off. Purified by a new i process. Harmless as water. Pre- J vents sunburn or return of discolorations. I Whiu. FUik, Pink, Brunitu. 50c. br Toilet Conottii r Mail Money btrk if not enHrelr pleaaed. Prepared br NATIONAL TOILET COMPANY. Paris. ra Four Want Lobdell's Place. There are now four candidates for the appointment to Judge Charles Lobdell's place as judge of the Thirty first judicial district. Judge Lobdell has sent his resignation to the gover nor to take effect October 1. These attorneys are applicants: William H. Russell and J. Andrews, Lacrosse; Al bert S. Foulks, Ness City, and L. Rodg ers, Larned. Governor Stubbs will make the appointment in the next few days. Chicken Fanciers Convene, Denver, Aug. 7. With from 350 to 400 delegates representing twenty-five state associations and a total combined membership of 5.000, the thirty-sixth 429 OVERLAND CO. Ind. 429 annual convention of the American Poultry association opened its session here this morning. Addresses of wel come and responses and reports of of ficers occupied the morning session. MARSHALL'S PLAY TONIGHT. Ninth Concert Will Be Given in Ches ney Park. The ninth of the series of summer band concerts by Marshall's band will be given in Chesney park tonight, com mencing at 8 o'clock. Program as fol lows: March "The Topeka Daily Capital Marshall Overture "Neptune's Carnival" Stinson Song "The Rosary" (by request) Nevin Waltz "Italian Nights" Tobani Dance "Cocoanut" Hermann Selection "The Prince of Pllsen" (by request) Lauders Romance "A Tale of Two Hearts" Roberts Mazurka "La Carine" Ganne March: "Col. Estey" Bagley California and Return Diverse route if desired, without extra charge except that if you go one way via Portland or Seattle the fare will be $65. If you were unable to leave home earlier in the season perhaps you can do so while this cheap fare is in effect. August is not too late to visit the Pacific Coast. Some consider it a more desirable time than any other, al though California is really a perfect all-the-year resort. Take the side ride to that incomparable scenic attrac tion the Grand Canyon of Arizona additional cost only $6.50. You may travel on the California Limited the train of luxury although there are two other fast Santa Fe trains from here. Tickets on sale Ancrost 7 to 11 inclusive, and 14 to 17 inclusive. Limit, October 15. 1911. Descriptive literature and illustrated Eagles' folder.free. T. L. KING, City P assenffor Agent, Topeka Kansas Vhat Do You Expect For Daily Bread Nutrition, of highest degree? A beautifully browned loaf? A loaf which will slice well? A loaf which is always good? One you can depend upon? Fresh every day? Our Offering ill 6 i II t& 617-619 Quincy Street I

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1911. By FRAXK P. MAC LEXNAN. (Entered July 1, 1T75, as second-class Blatter at the postofflce at Topeka, .an., under the act of congress. VOLUME XXX Vin No. 179 Official State Paper. Oflicial Paper City of Topeka. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Bally edition, delivered by carrier. 18 eats a week to any part of Topeka, or BUDurba. or at the sams prlca In any Kan a town where the paper has a carrier system. iy mall, one year IS Hy mail, three months Saturday edition of dally, one year.... 1.00 BELL telephones. Business Office J Keporters' Room '""X" INDEPENDENT TELEPHONES. Private branch exchange. Call 107 and ask The State Journal operator lor per son or department desired. PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal building. S00 and OS Kansas avenue, corner Eighth. New York Office: too Fifth avenue, Paul Block, manager. Chicago Office; Hartford building, Paul Block, manager. JTCXX. LEASED WIRE REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRKS3. The State Journal is a member of the Associated Press and receives the full day teierraph report of that great news or ganization for the exclusive afternoon publication In Topeka. The news is received In The State Jour nal building over wires for this sole pur pose. BOMB NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscriber" of the Stat Journal way from homo during the summer may have the paper malted regularly Icaefi day to any address at the rate of ten cents a Week or thirty cents a isnonth (by mail only). Address changed as often as desired. While 'cot of town the State Journal will be co you like a dally letter from home. Advance payment is requested on !hee short time subscriptions, to save bookkeeping expenses. 1 1 One more Kansas theory has bepn mashed to smithereens; namely, that Sfloods of large proportions are only coincident with the late spring. Mrs. Barrymore Colt's suit for di vorce would seem to Indicate that oc casionally there is something iri a jname. Her husband appears to have been altogether too coltish. An Australian genius suggests that Jiarachutes be provided for use as fire escapes from the uprxr stories of the lall buildings in this country. Why not aeroplanes and dirigible balloons? Such is fame. All the newspapers In the country have printed the news of the death of a St. Louis man whose only distinction was that he had been arrested fifty-two times for minor Offense.-. Because Emperor William of Ger many has yielded a. few points to make possible a settlement of the Mo rocco difficulty without a war the in surgent press of Germany are calling? him "William the Timid." Mr. Edward Ilinkel. of Milwaukee find this city, who is engineering a movement that he thinks will be suc cessful in putting the jinx on prohi bition in Kansas, may also be set down es a chaser after rainbows. It is not likely that President Taft's new horse, which he has called "Reciprocity," will cause him anything like as much worry as did the famous bill after which it was named. The enimal will bo free from the nagging of certain 1'nited States senators. There is no possible chance of hav ing Cincinnatus Leconte and Antenor Firmin, the rival revolutionary lead ers for the presidency of Haiti, draw ing straws and one taking the presi dency and the other the vice presl cency. Haiti is one of those republics Where its founders forgot to create the office of vice president. Prom time to time considerable good ratured joining is poked at smaller and larger newspapers for bulls of expres sion that creep into their stories. And A literal interpretation of a brief Asso ciated Press dispatch of the other day would b.5 that Captain Alfred Reynolds. !U. S. N., had been nominated by t'.ie president "as a rear admiral to the sen Ete.'' It's to be wondered if Congressman Jackson of this state originated that frill which he has Just presented to the house of representatives calling for a congress of nations to consider the adoption of a world alphabet by for mulating a universal graphic sound notation for every human language. Or did he Introduce it "by request" for some rabid simplified-spelling, Es-rennnto-Volapuk enthusiast? "To me." .said Harry Kemp, the tramp Jioot of Kansas, to some New York newspaper Interviewers, "there is more jiootjy in a threshing machine at work in a field than in all the Grecian urns or all the Egyptian mummies ever found." But there is rot very much remuneration in a threshing machine in ft field to a poet, as Mr. Kemp recent ly found out through a brief experi ence in the Kansas harvest fields. Surely are the people of republics ungrateful. Those in Portugal are putting on riotous demonstrations against the government and its troops, because of the greatly increased cost of living under the new regime. Per haps this higher cost of living is due to economic causes, but the people of Portugal are no different appar ently from their brethren in other places. The order of the day the world over is to blame the government for everything. More retributive Justice: Skillful at torneys have been waxing fat these many years in perfecting the details for the organization of trusts and monopolies. But the attorney who did this crafty work for the wire trust has Just been fined $45,000, while the prominent members of the trust who were recently indicted with him and plead guilty got off with fines ranging from $500 to $2,000. A term in jail or prison for this attorney would probably have had a more salu tary effect. And such kind of punish ment for the trust makers is coming before many days. THE STATE FAIR. It is only five weeks until the open ing of the state fair which is going to be staged in Topeka. And it will bo some fair believe us. As an agricul tural exposition, in the most compre hensive meaning of that term, there is no doubt that it will surpass in ex tent and detail any similar one that has ever been held in Kansas. Its exhibits are to be housed in modern and up-to-date fair buildings that ate the equal of any making up the equip ment in this respect of any of the big state fairs in the country. More than $100,000 has been expended on these buildings during the past two years. But it Is going to be more than a big agricultural exposition, excellent as such an institution is all by itself. There are to be many added attractions to please and interest the multitude-?. And paramount among them is the big intercity balloon race that is to be started from the fair grounds on one day of the fair. Already are there entries from five other cities besides Topeka. They include St. Louis, Kan sas City. Denver, Omaha and Salt Lake City. This will make the balloon race one of the largest that has ever been held in the country. The weekly periodicals and monthly magazines are not tnruugu jei mm their pictorial displays of the start of the national elimination balloon race it Kansas City gome time ago. And if the people generally were not interest ed to a large degree in these ballosn races, the magazines and periodicals would not be devoting valuable space to printing pictures concerning them. And the balloon race that is to be started from Topeka during fair week will be as large and as interesting a one as was the Kansas City affair. Forty thousand people turned out in Kansas City to see the start of its bal loon race. There ought to be as big a crowd in Topeka to see the start of the big race from here as there was in Kansas City. And it wouldn t be surprising if there was a bigger one. JUSTICE TO SAX FHANCLSCO. A Joint protest, that Is deserving of the widest publicity and consideration, has been issued by all of the newspa pers of San Francisco, tgainst the ex aggerated reports that have been printed in this and other countries about the slight earthqi.oke that vis ited that city at the Golden Gate on July 1 of this year. This protest is based on an exhaustive investigation and reports on the part of the persons of integrity and expert knowledge of matters of this sort. Among these in vestigators were Hiram Johnson, gov ernor of California; Dr. Armin O. Leaschner, professor of artronomy and director of the Students- Observatory, University of California; Fturla Ein arsson, instructor of practical astron omy. University of California; Prof. R. G. Aitken, acting director of the Lick observatory; Natnaniel Ellery, state engineer of California; H. D. Connick, chief assistant to the city en gineer of San Francisco; Rev. Jerome S. Ricard, S. J., director soismographie station, Santa Clara college, Santa Clara, Cal.; and Otto von Geldem, con sulting engineer, secretory of the Technical Society of the Pacific Coast, member of the Seismolcgical Society of America, member of the Engineer ing Committee on the earthquake of 1906, member of American Society of Civil Engineers. Their reports are unanimous In con cluding that the only harm done to San Francisco by the earthquake of July 1 last was accomplished through the exaggerated reports sent out by Frisco news agencies and correspond ents and published in the newspapers throughout the country. These reports show that "absolutely no damage was done by the shock in question to per son or property in E?.t. Francisco. They show that the only place in the state which suffered in any degree from the quake was the Lick observa tory, conducted by the University of California on Mount Hanilton, Santa Clara county, 7 5 miles from San Fran cisco and 2 5 miles from San Jose. Even there the damage was nominal, except to buildings injured by the earthquake of 1906 and not rdequately repaired. "It is not true that any death was occasioned, even remotely, by the shock of July 1. It Is rot true that anybody was even slightly injured as a direct or indirect consequence of that quake. It is not true that San Francisco was thrown ir.to a state of panic or that a condition of public ter ror prevailed. It Is not tr.ie that build ings were thrown out of plumb, that cornices were thrown down and plas ter badly cracked. It is not true that business was paralyzed and public amusement suspended for the remain der of the day. It is not true that the shock was of long duration. "The quake in San Francisco lasted perceptibly just 20 seconds. It was sharp, but it lacked destructive force and intensity. People did run out of crowded public places, such as stores and theaters, but they went back im mediately. The interruption of busi ness or of pleasure did not actually amount to five minutes. It was a fire alarm without a fire, thunder without lightning. "Absolutely no visible or tangible physical trace was left bv the shock. There was no displacement of ground; no disturbance of telephone, tele graph, electric light or gas connec tions; no stoppage of street cars; no consequential or annoying disarrange ment of even the most unstable goods or fixtures; no falling of chimneys or plaster; no fractures of masonry of any kind; no throwing down of cor nices; no breaking of windows or crockery; no money loss of any de scription to any person. 1 "In these circumstances San Fran cisco, which has suffered much in the past from such calamity as may befall any city on earth at any moment, has cause to fell aggrieved at the exagger ated reports of a mild visitation where by she suffered nothing rxcpt in the damage done her reputation by those reports. The sources that furnished and the newspapers that published those reports would have riore the city only simple Justice if they had used the incident to show how well the work of rebuilding has been done. It was not, in truth, a severe t-st of recon struction, but it was the first test, and so might have been given values as news of a constructive and helpful character." The newspapers of San Francisco, in sending out this authoritative mat ter, are merely asking that justice be done their town, and the State Journal is glad of the opportunity to extend whatever aid it can in thes- premises. JOURNAL ENTRIES Much of the moss gathered by the stone that doesn't roll isn't worth any thing. Nearly every human can be agreeable if there is something to gain by it. Nor is a auarrel without compensa tion If it ia followed by a hearty mak-ing-up. m It's so essv to find fault, the only wonder is that even more of it is not done. About half as much material is now used In women's dresses as formerly, but they don't cost any less. JAYHAWKER JOTS B 4 V forget drop in urd pay that you owe on subscription, Is the way the Canton Pilot puts it. Remarks Editor Knox in his Alma Signal: Curtis and Brlstow both voted against reciprocity, whi-h would seem to put it up to the Sul'an of Sulu to control Kansas patronage. An unusual man lives at Sabetha. John Cummings, reports the Herald at that place, says he does not believe in kicking on taxes because he feels that the more taxes he pays the richer he is. It is claimed that Socialists are all eranks, says the Galena Republican and it continues: Well, so be it; it takes cranks to run any kind of ma chinery. Why not eranks to run the government According to the Canton Pilot, four thousand, nine hundred and ninety nine canes have been filed in the dis trict court since McPlierson county was organized. The first was a divorce suit ai.d so was the last one. W. J. Leak, of Seneca, is doing the outside of his residence with a fresh coat of paint, reports the Seneca Tri bune. In other words Mr. Leak is fixing up his house so it won't wear out quickly and begin to leak. A good washing machine costs from five to eight dollars, remarks the Home Circle editor of the Havensvllle Re view, but a washboard can be bought for twenty-five cents. This kind of economy gives a good iany men a chance to look for a second wife. An old lady was telling her grand children about some trouble In Scot land in the course of which the chief of her clan was beheaded, relates the Elk Falls Reflector. "It was no great thing of a head, bairns, to be sure," said the old lady, "but it was a sair loss to him." Writes the Elaader correspondent of the Oakley Graphic: How quick some people are to take advantage of other people's misfortune. This part of the country is being flooded with would bo cattle buyers who are offering prices away below the market value, thinking the people here will have to sell for want of feed, but as the grass Is good and strong and there is lots of range, so far the would be hold-up men are getting very few cattle. There is a young lady i--. Atchison who doesn't do anything except to work on herself. She was never in a kitchen longer than necessary to tell her mother that she was vanted at the 'phone, and she never so much as sewed a stitch in her stocking. Last night the young lady was EitMng on the porch with a group of persons, consist ing of father, mother and a visiting aunt. An Atchison youn? man, who is notoriously lazy, passed by. "He is such a worthless sort of r fellow," said the young girl. "I simtly can't un derstand why he doesn't go to work." "Well, I'd like to know." said the old fashioned aunt, "why you Con't go to work?" Mother jumped in and de fended her daughter, and tb row that followed resulted in the cld-fashioned aunt leaving for home this morning. Atchison Globe. GliOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. A lot of good men pick their noses. White lies get soiled almost as easily as white gloves. Conscience gets a good deal of credit that belongs to cold feet. Cauliflower isn't so superior to cab bage as the name might indicate. A good thing to remember: there is hope for any man who is willing to learn. Practice in restoring confidence doesn't make perfect several rows of apple trees. No one should have enough spare time to enable him to win the golf championship. If there are boys around the house, the ice in the refrigerator is lonesome a good deal of the time. It is difficult for a man who has to walk most of the time to figure that a chauffeur earns his living. If a boy's mother selects the books he reads, he isn't likely to acquire a reputation as a Great Reader. Perhaps, after all, if it were not for old maids and cranks, things wouldn't be in their place as often as they are. If a man Is boss of his own house hold, his wife insists that he litters up the house more than all the child ren. It is also possible that a man isn't as glad to get back from his vacation as he sometimes casually intimates. It may be said for the merchant prince that he doesn't often treat his assistants as if they belonged to the nobility. If your own good resolutions don't help you much, you can't expect those the lodge passes to do a great deal for you. A woman who cries easily is called "sympathetic," and yet nine times out of ten she is crying over her own troubles. KANSAS COMMENT A LESSON NEEDED. It takes some folks longer to learn lessons than it does others. Some don't learn until ok, age approaches. Others never learn. They die learning. And one lesson that is hardest to learn is that babies shouldn't handle firearms. Not that the dei.r little things are not perfectly atle to juggle them and thor oughly enjey the sport; but shooting irons and babies weren't intenaed for t. e same room. Ant1 o.'f eliding boys under the ago of realization should be chickled into a dark closet after be ing given such drubbing as the severity of tl cir case requires A small boy so small that he didn't realize the damage a gun can do shot his rather the other day ir. Kan sas City, Kan. He had seen and play ed with his father's rifle but had ab solutely no knowledge of what a gun can accomplish if properly encouraged. a aemostratlon should be the first step in a boy's course of instruction. After that he will have some respect for guns. Don't merely try to scare him witn warnings. Let him see the dan ger. When this lesson is learned the really difficult one is to be mastered that is the lesson that it is the unload ed gun that does the most damage. It is this lesson that both boys and par ents die wi-ile learning. Some of them go to early saves because the bullet get 5 through their heads before the philosophy docs. Guns are great inventions. Hunting is one of the greatest sports of the world. It has been an art that has employed the time of millions of good men since animal first became food for man. But parents owe it to the safety of humanity to give the youth a course of instruction regarding the gun. The instruction, if not heeded, should bo followed by a course of sprouts. If the object lesson is never learned someone is apt to suffer be fore that life is lived its course. Ot tawa Herald. KANSAS RANKS SECOND. The State Sunday School office calls attention to the fact that a com parison of the 1919 census with the report recently submitted at the inter national Sunday school convention snows that the proportion of the population enrolled in Sunday school throughout the entire international field averages 16 per cent. The low est rate, 1 per cent, is in Porto Rico. The highest, 27 per cent, .is in Dela ware, and Kansas, with 26 per cent, ranks second in all the states of the Union. Nine states make 10 per cent. Four states, Arkansas, West Virginia, New Jersey and Washington, reach exactly the average of 16 per cent. Iowa, Texas. Ohio and Pennsylvania are among those ranking well up into the twenties. But all others, except Delaware, are at least 2 per cent be low Kansas. The absence of large cities in Kansas, the prevailing American type of the population and the prevalence of the evangelical type of religion, together with the thorough organization of this state, doubtless account for this high per centage. Abilene Reflector. FROM OTHER PENS WOMEN IX POLITICS. One hears of petty intrigue in Wash ington life, pulls operated by women in army and navy and other official circles to secure promotions and ap pointments of persons in whom they are interested, but these proceedings relate almost wholly to individual mat ters and are of little consequence. Tales, more or less apocryphal, are also told of the acts practiced by fas cinating female lobbyists to secure the passage of bills, but whatever truth may be in these no Buch influences have ever had any important effect on American politics. Our politics may be corrupt in certain ways, but has never yet been dangerously so in that particular way. Probably one reason why American women have not been conspicuous in our political history is that they have enjoyed entire freedom of political opinion and expression and have not felt the need of indirect methods. If en individual woman desires to exer cise political influence the way is open to her to the extent of her powers, and the same is true of the multitude. They may appeal singly or in numbers, in person or by petition, to the powers that be and experience no hesitation in franklv speaking their opinions. They are saying now, many of them, that this means of exerting influence Is too Indirect and are demanding a better, but at least they can not say that they have not always enjoyed the right of free speech, both to the man or men in their immediate domestic sphere and in official life. Indianapolis Star. CANADA'S BIG CROP. It Is estimated that the wheat crop of Canada, in the three provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta, will aggregate 200,000 000 bushels. An official of the Canadian Pacific Railroad says that 162.000 farm hands will be required to harvest this enorm ous yield, which means that at least 50.000 laborers will have tc be brought into the three provinces in addition to those already available. In order to handle this immense crop, the three leading Canadian rail way systems are pushing the work of new construction in the provinces named. Tracks are being laid in every direction and thousands of men are at work. Nearly 2.000 miles of new road wiil be built this year. All this means that the Canadian farmers will have plenty of money to spend. They will find a ready market for their wheat and their pockets will literally bulge with wealtn When the reciprocity agreement is finally enact ed, it is fair to assume that a good por tion of the Canadian money will find its way across the border for Ameri can products. Washington Herald. HOW TO ENJOY LIFE. Looking back over his life, Mr. John Arbuckle. of sugar and coffee fame, says that he regrets all the things he has done to newspaper men, and that he would have enjoyed life more if he had treated them better, for he has come to know and like them. We have no idea what "all the things" are for which Mr. Arbuckle is sorry. There are. however, two things which the average normal newspaper man resents am" which it is hard for him to forgive unless sin cere confession and apology are made. One of them is deliberate deceit. The other is to have a t truthful and abso lutely accurate interview repudiated by a man who "wishes he hadn't said it," and who puts the blame on the reporter. If Mr. Arbuckle has been guilty of neither of these two sins he need not worry about his treatment of news paper men. But he is quite correct in saying that he would have enjoyed life more if he had treated them better for the reason that newspaper men are human beings, and the better we treat them the more satisfaction there is in life. Boston Globe. THE SHIMMER OF THE SOUND. In the long shimmer of the Sound May I some day be laughing found. Part of its restless to and fro, A humble worker of the tides That travel round the sleepless world. Changing the sea shell to strange pearl. And In the rock and drift of things (Oh, how the seaweed sways and swings! Is it her hair has she been found In the long shimmer of the Sound?) Do some small task I do not know Oh, maybe help the mussel grow A mute compasion of the waves That toss within their moonlit graves Is it a king, or but a girl? And all the while she sings' and sings. And waves her white hands to the shore, That singing water called the sea. Mysterious sister of the world, (Oh, tell me, was this seaweed found In the long shimmer of the Bound?) Richard Le Gallienne, in Smart Set. THE EVENING STORY The Intrude! s. (By Annie Henrichsen.) "It is my island." she paid. "I beg your pardon for the contra diction," said the young man firmly. "It is my island." "My father left it to me." "My uncle left it to me "You have camped cn the wrong island. There ar hundreds of islands in the river. You have chosen by mistake one which belongs to me." "My uncle's descriptions were very vivid. His island was a iong, narrow one with a cabin at each end-." "My father's island was a long, nar row one with a cabin at each end. Were you ever here with your uncle?" "No. Were you ever hers with your father?" "No. But I am sure this is my is land." "I am equally sure that it is mine. I have no objection, however, to your using the cabin you hav-- chosen as your home." "You have my permission to remain in the cabin in which you are living. It is my property, but I shall permit you to remain there." The young man clenched his teetn on the stem of his pipe and stared wrathfully out at the river. The girl watched his handsome, wrathful pro file. "Why did you come here?" she asked presently. "A man has a right t visit his own property. Why did you tome?" "A woman has a rlgt t- spend a few weeks on her own estate. I came here because I was tired of people and places. My father bought this island years ago and built the two cabins. I brought my housekeeper with a quan tity of supplies and came here to spend a month." "I came here for a rest and for the fishing. I thought I should find my island unmolested by intruders." "I am not an intruder." She rose to her feet and stood looking down at him. Her white 1'nen hat was pushed to the back of her head and her reddish brown hair waved about her tanned forehead. Loose bands of it blew across her dark eyes and on her rounded cheeks. "I shall return to my cabin," she announced. "If at any time you wish to consult me in regard to matters such as tenant usually desires to discuss with his land lord you may communicate with me. Otherwise, do not address me." The young man jumpd to his feet. "Oh, I say. Miss Sheldon," he pleaded, all the wrath gone from his face, "don't be cross just becAuse I insist that I own this island. Won't you come out for a row with me? The water is fine and I'm awfully lone some." Miss Sheldon looked from him to the river. The setting eun threw a golden light over the river and the trees. The steady, soft lanping of the water on the sand, the occasional call of a bird, the splash of a fish were the only sounds on the island. She looked back at the young- man. "I'll go," she agreed. A week later they were sitting on the sand at he water's edg near the cabin. "Ethel," he said, "these have been glorious days. We came here Strang' ers to each other and now She shook her head slowly. There were tears in her eyes. "We quarrel all the time, the began. "Only on one subject," he inter posed. "But we shall never agree on that one. I claim the island: so do you. I don't care for the property. But the serious fact is that we can not com promise. Neither will yield to the other. Just now the island is the cause of disagreement between us. Later something else will be equally provocative of trouble. "I'll deed you the island and then we need never quarrel over it again." "It Is not yours to give away: It is mine and I shall give It to you." "You can't. It is mine and I shall give it to you for a wedding present. We'll come here every cummer after we are married." "We shall not be married. You may have the island. I shall give it to you. But a marriage between us is impos sible. You are too obsMti&te. too un willing to acknowledge your mis takes A moment later her cabin door slammed, but Bertram Hay was walk ing so rapidly toward hia cabin that ha did not hear It. That nlht Ethel Sheldon was wak ened suddenly. Some o-.o was ehak- ing the door. She sat up and listened The housekeeper slept soundly. The shaking continued. Heavy blows were struck on the don. There was a growling of men's voices. A man s head appeared at the window and then vanished. The attack on the door ceased. There were foo! steps on the sand and then the rattling of oars and the swish of a boat. Ethel ran into the next room and shook the housekeeper into terrified wakefulness. Two frigh'.ened, hastily dressed women ran down the beach to the other cabin half a mile away. At the first call under his window Bertram staggered up and threw on his clothes. Far down the river they could hear the regular dip of oars The boat was going toward the town two miles in the distance. Bertram rowed Ethel and the maid back to their cabin. "I shall sleep in the hammock on your porch the rest of the night." he announced. "You will rest better if you know there Is a protector on guard." The next morning a skiff landed be fore Ethel's cabin. A man wearing on his flannel shirt a well polished star stepped from the bu&t. "I've brought you not'ee to move," he announced. "The owner of this island wants to move in and you young folks are to leave." "The owner?" The question came from two pairs of lips. "Mr. John Brown owrs this islsnd. He came here with some friends last night and found this cabin occupied. He banged on the door and nobody answered. One of the men looked through the window ani saw in the moonlight a young lady looking scared to death. They all left then and rowed back to to town Mr. Brown sent me out this morning to tell you folks he'd like his property." "But it's my island." exclaimed two voices. The officer of the low grinned. There are lots of islands around here," he explained. "None of em are worth much, under water half the time, and people camp on 'em in the summer and are not too particular about whose islands thev help them selves to. Why don't you folks camp on your own islands? Ycu've each got one with two Ehack on it. Miss Sheldon, yours Is a mile north of the town and, Mr. Hay, yours is just be yond the next bend of the river." After the officer had gone they sat for some time in silence "It is not my island," said Ethel. "It is not my island, and I am glad of it. The cause of out trouble, the ownership of the island, i- gone it never existed." "But thero would be something else." "It would vanish as this has. Be sides, you need me or you would not have run to me last nieht when you were frightened. You need a protec tor." "A landlord may go t a tenant for help But the rest of the sentence was an unintelligible murmur against his coat. (Copyrighted 1911 by the Associated Literary Press.) Human "Tumble Bug." Fellow-workmen in the painting trade call Evan Shermon, who is 60 years old, and lives at 200 West 121st street, "Nine-Lives Dutchie," and his Old schoolmates dubbed him "Kitty, the Human Cat," both sobriquets hav ing to do with Shermon's ability to fall from heights varying from 10 to 100 feet without hurting himself. He himself estimates that he has had about 100 falls. But he shows him self without a scratch, ana is sure that he isn't going to die that way. He fell eight stories Inursday from the Scott Bowne building, near the Brooklyn bridge, about 100 feet. But he was still the "Human Cat" of youth, for he landed on the flagstones on his feet. And it wasn't because of injuries that he went to St. Gregory's hospital. His trousers vere torn and he went to the hospital to wait till an other pair was sent him. His knees were somewhat bruised, snd one hand lacerated. He was standing on the outer sill of a window in the eighth story when he slipped and pitched out into the air. Cries of horror arose from those who saw him from the street, and they turned their heads away to avoid the sight of seeing the man killed. But "Nine-Lives Dutchie saw on his way down some telegraph wires, and he grabbed for one. He caught it, but his weight tore the wire from his grasp. However, this act broke his fall. He landed on his feet and sank to his knees. For a l'ttle while he was stunned, but when the ambu lance got there he was sitting up. "I've been falling ever since I can remember," said Shermcn. "I started by falling out of my high chair. When I was a boy, the other boys called me 'Kitty, the Human Cat.' I was always climbing up somewhere and falling a good part of the time. I have fallen out of fruit trees about 25 times, I guess. I have toppled off barns or out of the haylofts about twenty times, too. I've fallen off fences about id times, off boats 6, and bicycles 18. "Only two weeks ago I tumbled off the fourth story of a building, and I wasn't a hit hurt. I've had so much practice that I've kind or got the knack of falling on my feet like the pupsy cats do." The human tumble-bug Said that during his fall he had his faculties with him all the way. "When I started to shoot down, I kind of got a hunch that my good luck wasn't going to desert me," Sher mon explained. "But this was sure the biggest fall I ever got. You bet my brain was working fast." New York World. Problem of the Navy. How to induce men to enlist in the navy is one of the problems which the government has with it always. The art department may work overtime getting up highly decorative litho graphs which picture tha Joys of work ing on shipboard for the government, but even art has its limits, and the navy is as much in need of men as it ever has been. Mr. Meyer, however, cooperating with the members of the senate committee on naval affairs, be lieves that a satisfactory solution has been hit upon. The proposal is, in brief, to retire enlisted men after six teen years' honorable service, on part pay. The committee ha already re reported such a retirement bill favor ably, and what makes tho outlook still more encouraging is that the navy de partment has been urging Just this kind of legislation for several years. In fact, ever since the United States started out to build a navy that could compete with the navy of any other power the great problem nas been to supply the demand for enlisted men. Recruiting stations have been multi plied until they are to be found in every city of any consequence in the country. Large sums of money have been spent in advertising for men to serve in the navy. In spite of all this. It has not been possible for the de partment to keep the force of enlisted men up to the strength called for by the fighting vessels afloat. A still more serious problem has beer to persuade men to re-enlist after having served one term of enlistment. Naval officers point out that in the other great navies of the world most of tho enlisted men, or the "blue-jackets," whether enlisted or compelled to enter the service, are men of mature experience. "The enlisted men of the navy," said Rear Admiral Dillingham, "realize that, with the strenuous conditions which must necessarily exist in a mod ern fleet, the average man may not survive in good physical condition the SO years' service required by the pres ent law, and, further, the enlisted men of the navy find that, though they may serve three, four, five, or six enlist ments, and become incapacitated for the service by causes Incident to the service, they cannot receive sufficient means to enable them to live properly after condemnation by medical Burvey. In other words, our retirement and pension laws are not satisfactory." Washington Cor. New York Evening Post. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. From the New York Press. A man is ashamed to wear new clothes and a woman not to. A penny in the hand is worth more than a nickel in the slot machire. Tha more sense a mun has about most things the bigger fool he can be about something. It seems as it a woman would rath er have her husband wear rubbers than use Christian lanruage. When a man gets mad about the cook at home. It's safer for him not to boil over till he gets downtown and can scold the office boy. Two Kansas City gents pinched for praying too loud for ham and bacon, were, in all probability, trying to make their supplication reach across the river to the packing house district, rather than upward to the Thro"e. The reason country papers uo not print in full the "interviews" with poli ticians, is that they are usually short of upper-case "I's." They might as well try to print Poe's' "Bells" poem from one case without a few pounds of extra "l's." After a few encounters with th "special prosecutors." the victims of the prohibitory law, drop one space and refer feelingly to the "atrongarm of the law." In Portugal they protest against the high cost of living by mixing it with the soldiers. This msy occur to you as no good way to reduce the cost of living, but it will be adrnittad that it is a good way to reduce, the rumuer of living. Germany is trying awfully hard to cook up a row and may succeed. When a gook named Major von Kiderlin aecnter gives out an interview t iat is printed in a papir named t.'u Zukunft, It's time to start Btirrtnthing, if nothing more than a spelling re form. When things you mt.' he'r oona along, do like they do in Ireland when it rains. Many people who hava hulldoas named "Togo'' may be surprise to learn that there is a Jap Admiral by that name. "Togo" has been used as a bulldog name for so long that miny people havs forgotten that it means anything more than "Towser." Is it fair that tho prodigal sen gets the fatted veal while the prodigal daughter Invnriably gets the cold shoulder? Walking delegate has called a efike on the Des Moines street car lino. Um pires all over the circuit have been calling strikes on the Deji Moines ball team ever since tho Season opened. Th millionth patent has been record ed in the United States patent office, but as yet no ono has perfected an at tachment to prevent r dog from how ing when the family goes on a vncation and leaves him to keep house alone. We may count on prtdng our reward in Heaven, and still prefer to draw a little something on account. HGP HUMOR OF THE DAY He Don't you think she has rather a good complexion? She It strikes me as being Just a trifla too Impressionistic. Scribner's. Guest I'll take some o' that. Walter Some o' which, boss? Guest Borne o' that there. Can't you read? Waiter 'Scusa me, suh. I ain't had no education, neith er. Toledo Blade. Condensation. "Do you use condensed milk at your house?" "I guess so. We order a quart a day, and the milkman squeezes It Into a can that holds about a pint." Toledo Blade. "Why, a year ago you told m this place was easily worth $15,000. Now you esti mate its value at less than $10,000." "You must remember that I w-as not trying to sell it to you then. Now you want m to sell it for you." Chicago Record Herald. No Trouble Explaining. Unsophisti cated Cook If you please, mum, the butcher says I'll get 6 per cent on all the orders I give him. What does that mean? Mistress It means, Mary, that we shall have another butcher. Exchange. "Willie," said the brother, "I met in New Orleans a Mrs. Forrester, who is a great admirer of yours. She said, though, that It wasn't so much the brilliancy of your mental attainments as your marvel ous physical and facial beauty wheh charmed and delighted her." "Edmund." cried William earnestly, "that is a wicked lie, but tell it to ma again!" Everybody's Magazine. "I thought you were going to take a day off and enjoy a trip in the country." "Had to give It up," replied the man with a cheerful disposition. "But we did the next best thing. We got some hard-boiled eggs and some canned goods, and ate them out in the back yard." Washington Star. "Are you going to send the Sparkler girl and I had a squabble yesterday." "That's too uaa. w nuc was me causer i can t afford his friendship. He has five mar riageable daughters." Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Grace Is having a grand time at the seashore." "Met a millionaire, perhaps?" "No; she met a young fellow who went down with $300 saved up." Washington Herald. That Held Him for a While. He (during the spat) Well, If you want to know It. I married you for your money. She I wish I could tell as easily what I married you for. Boston Transcript. Strong Enough for Her. Authoress fin search of "copy") And I suppose visitors are not common In this out-of-the-wav place? Superior Waiter Hlndeed thev har painfully so, most hof 'em! London Opinion.

QUAKER MEDITATIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. All the world's a race, and most of us are also-rans. It's all right to pray for rain, but a surer plan is to get up a picnic. Even an exploded theory doesn't al ways make a noise in the world. We really only get things coming our way when we go after them. The 'ellow who never gets to th top is apt to blame it on the elevator. No, Maude dear, i isn't the pussy willow that makes the dogwood bark. The bill collector is also in rursu' of wealth, but it is generally somebody else's- A woman never knows her own mind till she has changed it five or six times. Blobbs "Sho's rather mannish, 'sn't she?" Slobbs "Yes, she even dislike chopping." r?;,aud?al,vay8 U8e fountain pen." Belle "Her letters ere rather crushing, aren't tHov" By the time a fellow is rich enough to be a girl's husband he Is generaiiJ If necessity is the mother of ir.vei tion she has a bigger family than the ola woman who lived in a shoe Hubbubs "Have you any late rai., out to Lonelyvilie?" Subbubs "Vare! AU our trains are late." ure.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1911. 5 MILLS' STORE NEWS New Worsted Soilings For Fall Second floor. The nucleus of our collection for fall is ready for your inspection. These suitings arrived within the last few days, and repre sent the weaves and colorings which will be preferred for the new tailored suits and gowns. Two of the. newest shades are ELDERBERRY a rich dark, coloring, and RA VEN'S BLUE a very dark blue, almost black. Olive, Taupe, Burgundy, Brown, Navy, Blue Gray, Ha vanna, Smoke, Maroon and Chamois, are among the favored colorings shown in this collection. The heavier fabrics which are represented Cheviot Suitings, 54 inches wide. Storm horse of fine, firm tex ture. Hair Line Serges a finer fabric in indistinct stripes Fancy Worsteds striped in thn weave. are much in vogue and in this showing by Nub Fancies firrn worsted with irregular nub stripes in self colors. Two-tonerl Suitings novelty weave in blended colorings. .Men's Cloths, firm fabrics stylish, woven patterns in mixed greys. Hhe Mills Dry ferns (g. A Sl'MMER HAT THAT SUGGESTS GRAVuMOTTlKR'S TIME, 1? 1 v r 11 wi mmti un linn nm j mi.,.

V v i i mJ S r t f rv; There is a daintiness about this pic-ture which is suggeRtive of the mam moth bonnets of the forties, piledhigh with plumes and drnped with the then extravagantly modi-h Monde laceveils. The arrangement of the wide lace flouncing on this ls;horn morlelimitates a draped veil, though the lace is a very handsome piece of IrishCarrickmaerosg. A number of un curled ostrich plumes sprout from thetop of the crown and fall over the hat. This striking hat is well suitedto a slender young girl with an old fashioned type of beauty Park l'lckpockrtH Caueht. Washington, Aug. 7. That trees sometimes bear strange fruit was the conviction to which two pickpock-ts were forced when Police Lieutenant Flathera and another officer dropped to the ground from leafy perches ani put the men under arrest. Many re ports of robberies of persons sleeping on park benches having reached the officers, they located sleepers late at night, climbed into trees and awaited their game. In due course it appear ed, the sleepers were deftly "gone through" and then the officers drop ped to earth, catching the culprits red handed. IDn5t Wear those old ones! when extreme low prices like this are made on choice new shapes of all Men's Just-Wright $4.SO to JpS.OO OXFORDS Now $CTx)33 in our Clearing Sale of all Low Shoes Get perfectly fitted in Tans, Dulls, Kid or Patent Leathers 2S choice styles- All 3.50 grades now 32.35 7 7 ST OCIETY Mr. Justics and Mrs. Silas Porter of Topeka, who are "doing" Europe this Bummer, were guests of Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid at luncheon Tuesday, July 25. at Dorchester house, London, England. Justice and Mrs. Porter are now in Scotland.

Mrs. George Thompson and her sis ter. Miss Edna Herbst, will give a bridge party Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock, at Miss Herbst's home, 1001 Taylor street. The party is in honor of two August brides, Mi3s Floyd Robenson and Miss Mary Moore. Miss Robenson's marriage to Lieuten ant Barrows of Fort Russell, Wyo ming, and Miss Moore's marriage to Mr. Roland Perkins of Topeka, will be two of the socially important events of the summer. Mrs. E. A. Austin has asked the fol lowing guests to a luncheon which she will give Tuesday at the Country club In compliment to Miss Gertrude Clev enger: Miss Clevenger, Mrs. J. P. Clevenger. Mrs. H. I. Green of Urbana, Illinois, Mrs. Ernest Hemus, Miss Catherine Duff of Williamsburg, Kan sas, Miss Mary Buekles of Kansas Citv, Miss Dorothy Barber, Miss Joy Paxton, Miss Gertrude Reed, Miss Anna Burr Rice, Miss Wilhelmine Marburg and Miss Rachel Locke. Mrs. A. B. Quinton will give a luncheon Tuesday at her home on To peka avenue in honor of Miss Mary Moore. Covers will be laid for: Miss Moore, Mrs. Monte Klstler, Mrs. Fred Davis, Mrs. Robert Garver. Mrs. Geo. Davis. Miss Dorothy Wilson, Miss Elizabeth Moore and Miss Edna Herbst. Other affairs have been planned for Miss Moore, including a. party which Miss Julia Larimer will give next week. mm Miss Beulah Chalmers has accepted a three years' appointment to teach In the girls' school at Mansura, Egypt, and will leave Topeka Wednesday, August 9, and will sail from New York August 12. Miss Chalmers grad uated from Washburn college in the class of June '10, and is a member of the Student yolunteer band. m Notes and Personal Mention. Lieut. Barrows of Fort Russell, Wyo., spent Sunday in Topeka, a guest at the J. P. Rowley home. He has gone for a snort visit to Fort Riley. Mrs. Lewitte Chastain of Butler. Mo., ard Mrs. Wallace Estell of Shawnee. O'i.. will arrive Tuesdav to sner.d a wek with Mrs. W. C. McDonoujrli. Mr. Frank Robert Prina, of New York city, is spending a few weeks in To peka. Mr. Cl2venser. of Nmv York, will come to attend the wedding of his sis ter, Miss Gertrude Cleverger, and Mr. Ri-bert Fullertun, which will lake pia-e Augcst 16. The V. B. Kist'.er family and a party of frienda motored to Merrill Springs Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carlyle Wood of Brooklyn, N. Y., are the parents of a daughter, born Tuesday, August 1. Mrs. Wood was formerly Miss Flor ence Bailey of Topeka, Mr. David Gray spent Sunday in Manhattan. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hargreaves of Spokane. Wash., have returned home after spending a few weeks with their peopla in Topeka, Mr. ana M'-m. Karl wtiiiams lett sat- urj-.iy for Chioapo. Tney will go later to Crab Lake. Wis., and before their return, will take a trip on the Hudson river and will visit relatives in New York. Miss Alice Griffin and r.or guest. Miss Bell Harmonson. of Norton, are spend ing a few days in Lawrence. Mr. and Mrs. Howard K. Johnson and their family have gone for a trip to Canada. Miss Una Lytle is expected homo In a few days from Colorado. Miss Airn .-41mm. ol Wichita, who has been visiting friends in Illinois, will stop in Topeka this week on her way home to visit M'ss Verna Wor'ty. Mr. J. M. Meade. Miss Alice Meade and Miss Virginia Meade have gone ror a trip to Niagara Falls. They will go by tv;at to the Tnotisnna islands, Mon treal, and Quebec, and then will g.i to the headwaters of the Et. Lawrence and the Saginaw rivers. Miss Henrietta Wright and Miss Marguerite Wright have gon; to Law rence and Perry, Kan., to visit rela. tives. Miss Catherine Lantrv and Miss Elizabeth Lantry of Kansan City are visiting their cousin. Miss Mary Cush tng. 429 Overland Co. Ind. 429. Mrs. G. H. Bilheimer of Kansas City was the guest of her eist?r, Mrs. F. G. W. Travis, last week. Mr. Bilheimer came to spend Sunday w-th the Travis family and he and Mrs. Bilheimer re turned home lat night. Miss Maud Fowler of Pctwin has re turned from a visit to friends in Em poria. Dr. A. G. Anderson and his family of Salina have made an automobile trip to Topeka and are guests of Mr. O. W. Hanson. Mrs. Will Sawyer of Winfield is vis iting her mother, Mrs. George McKee. The C. E. society of the First Pres byterian church will have a hay rack ride Wednesday night. The wagons will leave the church at 7:15 o'clock. Mrs. Frank Park and her daughter, Lottie, have gone to Grand Island, Neb., to spend two weeks visiting Mrs. Park's parents. Miss Portia Penwell ia th guest of Miss Frances Springer at Dixon's ranch, near Colorado Springs. The following people motored to Merrill Springs Sunday afternoon: Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Penwell, Mr. and Mrs. L- M. Couchman and Mr. ani Mrs. George Sparks. Mrs. James K. Buff oj Pittsburg, Pa., is the guest of her niece, Mrs. Tom Powell. 429 Overland Co. Ind. 429. EVENING CHAT BT RUTH CAMERON. Several weeks ago I asked my read er friend to join with me in a discus sion on class distinction. Almost everyone admits there is such a fact as class. But not everyone is satisfied with the vulgar notion that the possession of money is the proper class criterion. Therefore, I thought it would be In teresting to find out what thinking people do make their class criterion; what qualities they consider place a man or woman In the "upper claas." Many Interesting- letters have come to me on this subject. I regret that I can only print a few. "You ask your readers to give their opinions on class distinction. Why not attribute class distinction to na ture? The good authoritv which says all people are born free and equal is true as far aa birth goes, but nature soon shows they are far from being equal and while children are more truly democratic than their elders, class distinction is soort in evidence in all our schools without regard to wealth or poverty. So it is evident that nature is the true author of class distinction and the uuper class is the class we all look up to whether wealthy or otherwise. Am I not right?" "To my way of thinking the upper class consisis of those who possess that innate refinement which can not be fully acquired but must be born in one that refinement which, by its very nature, makes itself felt at all times. The individual who acts the perfect gentleman or lady under all circum stances and to all fellow creatures, no matter what their station in life, be longs to this class. Success or wealth count for nothing unless accompanied by refinement and culture; but the lat ter could be overlooked if the former were there. Without this refinement the sesame to this class is hidden "In my country (Germany) are many classes, all fully recognized. However, I believe there is onlv one class that is recognized as the best all over the world, as it brings forth our best thinkers and creators, our most intelligent and diligent men and wom en. We call it the 'educated.' or bet ter, the 'refined (cultured) middle class.' The people of that class are never too rich, often very poor, and vet they will always be recognized, by the 'highest' class as well as the lowest, as The Class." "In regard to who are the upper class, I would say that the upper class are those who are to rise in the face of all obstacles from obscurity to fame by their own force of character. Some one has said that 'some people are born great, some have greatness thrust upon them and some become great on their own account." Then, I would say, according to this philosophy, that it is only those who are eble to make themselves great, provided they be come so honestly, who ai e entitled to classify themselves as belonging to the upper class. There have ever been class differences, upper, middle and lower, both in birth, forti.ne and intel lect, and that difference will continue while human nature li.sts, the im mortal declaration of independence to the contrary notwithstanding." A CEAXCE HEERE. cmi.S. Hetty Green's Son Says There's Some thing Doing, Matrimonially. New York, Aug. 7. Colonel Edward H. O. Green, son of Hetty Green and owner of the Texas Midland railroad, expects to marry within twelve months, although he does not vet know who the bride-to-be is. Colorel Green has been in New York for seme time con solidating his mother's interests under the control of the Westminster corn: pany. In announcing that he proposed soon to terminate his bachelorhood, Colonel Green told his interviewer's why he has so long lived a life of single blessedness. He promised his mother nineteen years ago, when she took him down to Texas to teach him railroading, that he would remain a bachelor for twenty years. He has kept his word, but when the time ex pires, next year, he is going to take unto himself a wife. JOE WILSOX APPOINTED. Now Manager of the Topeka Ageiu-y of Burroughs Adding Machine Co. Jos. C- Wilson, manager and proprie tor cf the Wilson Office Supply Co., has been appointed nianager of the Topeka agency for the Burrough's Ad ding Machine C., and will have com plete charge of this business from now on. Mr. Julius Pohl, former manager, has been transferred to Davenport, la. Mr. Wilson has just returned from Detroit where he spent two weeks in the Burrough's factory. Will Pay Alsop Claims. New York, Aug. 7. It is announced that the indemnity awarded to the United States in the Also claims un der the arbitral judgment of King George will be paid by the Chilean government to the Amerian ambassa dor in London next Wednesday. Frank Hagenbuch of the machine shop is spending this week in Denver, Col., on a vacation trip. J. B. Mullin has return -d to work in the blacksmith shop after being off a week on account of sickness. He was suffering with an attack of stomach trouble. E. H. Stamm is unable to be at work on account of sickness. C. Riley and family of the paint shop have moved to Leavenworth, where they will remain permanently. Joe Carter is off from work a fe'.v days on account of injured hand. Lawrence Lockenour of the electrical department, who has been suffering for the past few days from o vaccinated arm, is still unable to return to work. Joseph Howe and son of Chicago ara here spendirfg two weeks on a business trip. They will also stop in Kansas City for one week's business tour be fore returning home. Lawrence Forbes has returned to work after being off two weeks on ac count of illness. Elmer King is improving after being sick for the past week with an attack of tonsilitis. R. H. Underwood of the machine shop has returned from Horton. whtre he spent two weeks with relatives. Carl Hastings has returned to work after being off several days on account of an injured arm. Drugs and Toilet Goods 7J Cut Rate The every-day purpose at Hobart's is the full satisfaction of every customer reasonable or not within limits of course. Cut Rate Both Phones 450 Flee Delivery. morrow's itie day to Get Hart, Schaffner Marx Suit for OR 1 S J) Formerly $20, $22.50, $25 and $23 Formerly $30 and $35 The low pries is not the most attractive feature of this big event. Even more important is the fact that you may choose from an enormous variety, em bracing our own regular stock as well as the surplus summer stock which wa bought from Hart Schaffner Marx. This is no trifling sale of odds and ends. You can find any kind of suit you want, in any size you need, in any pattern or color you like best, is here to choose from. Trouser Sale Auerfaach Giiet te! $5.00, -$6.00 and $6.50 Hart bchalfner Marx $4.00 t A jr. i CLOTHING COL Straw Hats x1 Prio Marshall's band will play at Ches ney park tonight. The rules and regulations of the board of education have been issued m the form of a booklet. Henry Allen, editoi of the Wichita Beacon, has entered the Chautauqua field. He spoke at Holton Saturday. When or.e automombile dealer tries to sell his car by running down all other makes, it Is a good sign that his favorite has very few qualifications. A meeting of gemi-Centennial worker- was held this noon at the Corr mer eial club. Much progress was reported in respect to arrangement for the big event. Special meeting of the city commis sioners Thursday morning at' 9 o'clock to hear complaints from the people of the East side who have been appraised for paving. The wind blew so hard last night that houses shook on their foundations. Old timers who declare thtir hornet never shook before, admitted that they trembled last night. Everything was out rif service last night except the city fire alarm system, the watfr and ga,, mains. The fire at the First Church of Christ was fought with only normal domestic pressure. Ir. Frederick A. Cook, who almost discovered the North 'iole. was in To peka a short time Saturday evening. He says the sentiment is changing in bis favor. Dr. Cook's nerve is still in good working order. An exhaustive financial report will be presented to the members of the board of education in printed form this evening by the clerk, W. J. Stags. Mr. Stagg has been exceedingly pains taking with his work this year. Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter is be ing pushed for the presidency of the board of education by a number of the members of the board. There Is a strong faction likewise working In the interests of C. C. Nicholson. It isn't always that the city firemen get up at 2:30 in the morning to at tend church. This morning five com panies rushed to the corner of Polk and Huntoon where a church was on fire. For several minutes during the storm last night lhe electric lights were out of commission. Frightened men clad in blowing nighties had to depend upon the lightning in order to find the win dows that had to be lowered. When the central girls call you out of bed at oV-V's In the morning and when you answer the telephone only to hear "the party that called you hunjr up," you know that the girl made a mistake and that is her excuse. Tot'ay is payday at the city hall. All day lines of employees have tiled by the city clei k signing up for the month ly pay. The payroll today is the larg est in the history of the city of To peka. A west side grocer who refused to sell gasoline to a stranded motorist Sunday haa been boveotted by the au toists in the city. His tank Just out side the dcor will stay full forever if the motor owners have their way. On Euclid avenue, between Fillmore and Clay streets, there is an excava tion in which water accumulates after every rain and stands for days at a time. The adjoining: residents have complained to the city coinmiss'oiiers. It is rumored that on account of political reasons an attempt will be made by certain school board mem bers to elect a clerk of the board this evening other than the present clerk, W. J. Stagg. It can not be said of Mr. Stagg that he is not thoroughly com petent. When the new school board is or ganized this evening the socalled "regu lars" will be in the majority. The op posite was the case in the last year. A number of beneficial changes and improvements have been effected in the past year. County Superintendent John F. Eby left at noon today for Manhattan, where he will read a paper on "A Bet ter Enforcement of the Truancy Law" before the county superintendents' convention which will be in session Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday of this week. During the dry weather the lawn mower dealers in town advertised their machines until they saw that it was useless. Now they have brought them out again with such signs tacked on the handles "Ha ha, it has rained and the grass is growing again." The people of Topeka are urged to send out invitatiens to all their friends who were formerly Karsans to be pres ent at the Kansas Semi-Centennial and Home Coming celebration September 11 and 12. There are hundreds of in vitations at the Commercial club which are ready to mail. These may be had free of charge. Many of the high school students have exprersed to officials of the school the hope that the date of the opening of school will not be changed from September 12 to September 19 on ac count of ffclr week. The studers do not want the Chrlstmns vacation cut down to one week. For some season, however, it would be advantageous to postpone the opening date. Two years I ago when the opening date was fair 'E HAVE on Hand Some Gloves and Mitts that are of good quality of leather, but not the latest patterns. They are be ing sold at a big reduction. Come In and Look Them Over No. 1 For 50c In this lot are values retailing regularly at 50c to $1.25. No. 2 For $1.00 Gloves and mitts in assortment No. 2 are worth from $1.00 to $2.00. No. 3 For $2.00 Take your choice of this lot at above price. You will find every mitt and glove worth from $2.00 to $4.00. The H. B. Howard Athletic Supply Co. Wholesale 710 Kansas Avenue, Topeka Retail 11 1' Tl7 Trains .J Ft TJmt No Stops Doubla Traii Lv. Topekft B:55 A.M. 7:40 A.M. 2:25 P.M. ?:25 P.M. 7:55 P.M. 11:15 P.M. U.-S5 P.M. Rt. Lv. K.C. 7:55 A.M. J0:10 A.M. 10:40 A.M. 11:00 AJU. 6:10 P.M. 8:25 P.M. 11:00 P.M. Kansas City if Rock Island Never too Busy to Answer Question Phones 384 C E. Bascom. Citv Pass. Art. 3 week enrollment was demoralised. Many of the pupils did not show up at the schools until after the earea of the fair were closed. The committee of the Topeka Job ber and Manufacturers' association, composed of George P. AfcEntlre, Har ry Whiting and George Fleishman, which was appointed to make a thor ough investigation of the freight rates problem in Topeka, will be ready To report on their findings within a couple of weeks, and it is likely that a special meeting of the organization will iie called to hear the report. John W. Maxwell, the viteran To pekt printer, leaves tonight for Cali fornia as the delegate from Topeka Typographical union No. 121 to the mitional convention. Mrs. Maxwell ac companies her husband on the trip, and they will spend about a month on the coast. At the close of the conven tion they will visit several points along the Pacific where they have friends and relatives. Mr. Maxwell, who is now employed at the state printing plant, is one of the Topeka pioneer printers, and was a standby of the State Journal long before the ad vent of the linotype. SO VETS STAYED AWAY. 1n(lon. Ontario, Wouldn't Hang Out tlio American l-1ar. London, Ont., Aug. 7. Because American flags were ordered out of the civic decorations, les than 200 Chicago Old Boys have come to the re union In this city, while at least 600 were expected. While the American flags were not ordered up again offi cially, citizens flung stais and stripes to the breeze from residences and places of business. Pope Has a Rclnpse. Rome, Aug. 7. Pope Pius experi enced a slight relapse t :vlay. The at tack came suddenly, aggravating the cold which he has sufftred and being accompanied with gouty pains. Dr. Oiuseppi Petacci, private physician to his holiness and Dr. Kttcre Marchia fava, consulting, physician at the Vati can, being notified of the unexpected change in the pontiff's condition, vis ited him immediately and directed that he remain in his room. 429 OVERLAND CO. Ind. 429 AMUSEMENTS. The Novelty. The pictures change every day at the Novelty theater from row until the vaudeville season open;?, the last part of this month. Eightotn first class reels will be shown each week. Karl Hummel continues to sinir the songs. The Alrdome. The Charles Breckcnridj;e Stock company, which opens at the Alrdotn tonight for the following weak in a number of high class plas, comes to the Crawford. Kearney Wills cir cuit highly recommendod and have record of breaking box office receipts everywhere. Their plays consist of nothing but the best royalty bills and vaudeville of a nature that is always pleasing. The company has ben or ganized for twelve years and the cart of players are all finished performers. The eminent comedian, Charles Brack- enridge, will be seen each night In the cast. The management of the Airdome have made the prices to conform with everybody's pock jtbook. 10 and 29 cents. Change of play nightly. AIRDOME AnTaANI.w Breckenridge Stock Co. Change of Play Nightly Kura Early 10 Cents anil 20 Cents NOVELTY wha!Ieg Change of Picture Every Day 5C CENTS SC ZZZZIZZZZZZIZ3 4. THE CRYSTAL SPECIAL. FEATURE Monday and Tuesday Second of the Biograph Co.'s Great American Desert Series: "The Last Drop of Water" The New York Morning' Telegraph says; "Better than Fighting Blood."

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c THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE J OTJRNAL MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1911. MAKE B1GA HAUL Forty Arrests Are Made by the Police. 10RTH SIDE NEWS r S Oil i 39c f 2c K V J J 49c Ui, Irj I ..4c I 25c values. -l r 1 ioc a: and coffee can. 19c Hint zi'" f fA t I'anoy Ice Water or Lemonade Piu-hers. cut prices. Regular 25c values are on 1 re sale, special, your choice of 4 patterns. 10c Ix-nionarlc. Mugs are on sale special Too Blown Glass Water Pitchers, are on sale 5c Water G lasses are on sale, each Jelly Glasses, priced special, per dozen Ma.soii Fruit Jars, rjt. size are priced special, per dozen Jar Rubber, Rood ones usually sell at 10c dozen, are on sale, per dozen Water Pails, Anti-Rust Block Tin, are on sale Dinner Pails, 30c value, with pie tray On Sale Special SerUs of Raids Begin on Satur day Evening. SEVERAL JOINTS FOUND Liquor Is Confiscated at All the Places. At Road House Well Filled Tub Found in Weeds. f.HLES MAY COME. "Veteran General Invited to Topeka Reunion. The Kansas State Soldiers and Sail ors' Reunion association met at the Commercial club rooms Saturday after noon at 2 o'clock, and was called to order by the president. Major T. J. HAnderson; Capt. P. H. Coney, secrc 'tary. T O MrCrav. chairman of the pub licity coirmittee, reported that he had prepared and sent articles to the edi- tors of the leading newspapers of the i,tjjte shnwin? the extent and charac ter of the reunion and cornerstone lay ling, and the plan of exercises during ithe president's visit to Topeka,' and lay Sinn of the cornerstone of the Memorial KHall and Historical building. He said (the work was getting almost too great ifor him, and asked for an additional 'press representative to assist him in keeping up the accumulated work of publicity that is upon his hands, which (was granted to him. He assured the committee that he would devote much jof his time for the next month to his jiwork as publicity representative of the association, and that nothing would be left undone to call attention to the j-bagnitude, grandeur and purpose of the semicentennial celebration and state soldiers' reunion, and the presi dent's visit and the laying of the cor nerstone. Mr. C. W. Kouns, general manager of the Santa Fe railroad, was present and !n behalf of the committee on decora itions. stated that the Santa Fe offices Sand depots and all their buildings tavould be appropriately festooned and decorated during the reunion and the (president's visit, and that he hoped 'that every business house and publ'c .building likewise would be elaborately jfestooned and decorated, and he gave assurance that the committee on deco llations would give strict attention to their duties. Capt. C. H. Titus, chairman of the in vitation committee, reported that the 'invitations were printed, and distribut ed a number of copies of them. The invitations are very attractive, and are 'indeed as patriotic as they are impres sive to those receiving and reading them, and surely ought to attract the attention of those getting them to the extent that they will be present at the Semicentennial exercises. It was de cided to send the special invitations sealed, so that there would no tamper ing with them. The committee on speakers reported that they would have Mr. Webster, his- i i s s II If you should see a five or ten dollar bill lying in your path each month would you pick it up? If you have been buying on credit or at a credit store on the take-order and delivery plan, you can eas ily save several dollars each month. Special Tomorrow Nice Young Frying Chickens. per lh 15c (At our 2d and 4th street stores) 7 nice sweet Canteloupes, take an average of standard size, at 2.V: Large Fancy Potatoes, 15 lb. peck 30e Nice Yellow Bartlet Pears, 3 0c value, doz 2;5c Fancy 350 size Bright Lemons. dozen 18 Regular Prices Fancy Sweet Potatoes, lb. oHc 20c pkg. Shepp's Cocoanut lie Fancy Red Salmon, 20c can, for 17J4C Nice Long Green Cucumbers, each lc Commonwealth Plug Tobacco, 4 5c plug 25c We bought this Tobacco at half price, and it is good stuff. Try it and save 20c plug. 7 cans 5c Milk, good as any put up 25- Swift's White Laundry Soap or Ben Hur, 7 for 25c Good Red Salmon, can ....15c Dandy fine Cabbage, lb 4c Fancy Clean Head Jap Rice, cooks fine, lh 5c This Rice is much better than the grade usually sold at 5c. Bottle Milk, quart 6c We have a new baker and will put out the finest quality of bread we can make. torical librarian of Nebraska, and ex pected to have Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles. Major General Daniel E. Siek els. Major General Grandville Dodge, Major General John C. Caldwell, Col. John MacElroy, Gen. Isaac Sherwood. Hon. W. A. Calderhead, Hon. Chas. Curtis, Hon. D. R. Anthony, jr., Hon. W. P. Hepburn. Hon. Joseph L. Brls tow and all the congressional delega tion as speakers during the three davs of the reunion and the president's day. Capt. Coney, as secretary, reported having sent 27 personal invitations to prominent soldiers and civilians whom It is expected to secure the attendance of during the reunion. The committee on camp and grounds, through Capt. Peterson, reported pro gress in arranging the camp grounds, and providing for the accommodation of all who might attend, with suitable quarters in buildings, tents, and al' modern accommodations. Also that the ground would soon be platted so that concessions could be secured and per mits sold for those desiring to operate stands, booths, shows and various oth er things on the camp grounds at the tair grounds, during the three days of the reunion, and that they were mak ing provisions to care for at least a hundred thousand people, if this num ber was in attendance, and it was ex pected that they would have close to that number here. t- Ol. LindseV rdnnrtni r ai j lui uue parade- committee, that they had decided to .it-tit ?U.Ky military Parade, con anrt the ex-soldiers and sailors ana marines nf oi;i r.ji u V ar ana tne fepanish-Amenean war. Sons of Veter- rw.s, t,ie national Guard and those of the regular army that were in atten dance here, and with sufficient band music to satisfactorily and attractive ly conduct the parade. Capt. Titus read a very patriotic appeal to the high school and college students to participate in the parade and exer cises, and on motion Capt. Titus was requested to give the article to tha press for publication, which he will do. The committee on commissaries and entertainment, through Capt Wm. Green, reported that the expenses of his committee would be about J400, and that arrangements were being made to take care of and feed all whom they were under obligation to entertain and feed in camp and in hotels and boarding houses during the reunion and the cornerstone laying exercises while the president is here. Capt. Wilcox, former department commander of the Sons of Veterans, reported that Commander in Chief Bolton of the Sons of Veterans, would be in attendance, as would also Di vision Commander of Indiana, G. Mc Guire, each of whom were among the ablest speakers in the country, and were zealous Sons of Veterans. Communications were read from Leavenworth and Great Bend, and other points, showing the enthusiasm with which the various localities are taking up the work of promoting the attendance at the state soldiers and sailors reunion, and the laying of the cornerstone exercises. H. I,. Cook Thanked. The following resolutions were un animously adopted: "Whereas: Mr. H. L. Cook, secre tary of the State Fair association, has been extremely courteous to the vet erans of the Civil war, who are pre paring to hold an encampment on the State Fair grounds, and has offer ed to place the buildings in a sanitary condition, and to allow electricitv, -is and water to remain free of install ment, and at only the expense of current and service; "Resolved: That the thanks of this committee be extended publicly to Mr. Cook, and the officers of the State Fair association, and that copies of this resolution be given to the preps of this city for publication." The committee on badges showed samples of badges that were prepared for the reunion and memorial and semi-centennial exercises, but no de cisive action was taken thereon, but will be acted upon at the next meet ing. The reports of an the various com mittees, and the spirit and enthusiasm expressed by all of the members, gave proof that the State Soldiers and Sail ors' reunion and Semi-Centennial and cornerstone laying would be the great est event that ever occurred on Kan sas soil, and that the attendance would be in excess of any previous meeting. Several outside bands have offered to attend and furnish music without cost to the association, except their enter tainment while here. 1 4Big Busy Stores-4 j I 2nd and Madison St.. 206 E. lYurth, 505 W. Tenth St., j 1125 Kansas ve. Phones 533 Ind. Kenwood Cubs Take Two. Kenwood Cubs defeated the R. B. C. and Auburndale teams Sunday af ternoon on the Kenwood diamond The features of the games were the pitching of Jenkins and Myers for the Cubs. First game: R.H.E. R. B. C 0 2 4 Kenwood Cubs 10 9 1 Batteries for R. B. C. Jean and Williams. Cubs Jenkins and Janicke. Struck out by Jenkins, 12 men. Second game: R.H.E. Auburndale 4 4 3 Kenwood Cubs 7 10 2 Batteries for Auburndale Jearns and Sumey. Kenwood Cubs Myers and Janicke. Struck out by Myers, 15 men. All records of the present police de partment were broken Saturday night and Sunday when they made forty ar rests in a series of raids which began Saturday evening. The whole police force was involved in these raids ana some of the officers were on duty dur ing the entire time. Many of those arrested were able to give bond, but Sunday morning found 19 breakfasting in the city jail and this morning there were 2 2. The largest haul was made at 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning, when 13 po- licement surprised the house kept by R. J. Brubaker and Chester Brink in the second story at 500-2-4-6 Kansas avenue. Besides these Daphne Hardin, Margaret Schoffner, Edna Banfield, Minnie Holmes, Eliza Cooper, Jessie Tripp, Frank Dick, M. E. Fogel, Harry Winters and Oscar Georga were taken to the holdover. A charge of keeping a disorderly house is make against the keepers and being found in against the others. By clambering over a 10-foot fence in the rear of 32 2 Kansas avenue at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon, four po lice officers were able to capture five negro crap shooters. These gave the names of Tom Scott. W. E. Larnes, Walter Harmon, Ollie Burns and Man uel Dening. Three negro couples were arrested for being found in a disorder ly house Sunday night. They gave the names of George Mason. Arthur Jones, Will DeMott. Mayetta Lewis, Matilda Mutch and Josie Howard. In the way of violations of the pro hibitory law, the police found two al leged nuisances and two bootleggers. Six arrests were made. C. M. Howard was seen in the process of making a sale in a room at 320 Kansas avenue by one of the officers, who was held up to the transom by his comrades. He had a small sized telescope grip, into whicii 12 bottles of whisky fit snugly. After he had furnished bond at the po lice desk, he sent an elderly man, giv ing the name G. A. Fuller, around to claim It, and the police booked him also. P. S. Triskoler, a Russian, was ar rested for bootlegging at 1105 Seward avenue. The police say he does not talk English and that arother Russian who can talk "United States" is the real offender in the case A. D.. Henry was arrested on a charge of maintaining a nuisance up stairs at 825 Kansas avenue. The of ficers found a half dozen men drink ing at the place and found several cases of beer and an icebox full of "cold ones." Laura Spires and Will Beach, both negroes, were arrested at 100 5 Kan sas avenue on a charge of maintaining a nuisance. At this place a purchaser ran into the arms of Detectr"-e Ander son and lost his three bottles of beer. He turned upon Beach and demanded his dollar back, but thr. latter would not return it. Elijah Steel, an 18-year-old cigarette smoker, was arrested for "driving an other nail" and fined $1 in police court this morning. Frank Linday. a Swede, was fined $10 for being drunk and disorderly. There were a number of plain drunks in the list of arrests. Dick Cunningham was arrested on a charge of assault. Police officers also assisted the sheriff's force scatter 25 or 80 drink rs at a house south of the city known as "Clarke's place." Thev went out In a machine and the party broke ahead of them when they heard the motor. A tub of iced beer, from which bottles were being carried to the drinkers, was found three blocks' from the place hid den in the weeds. A FATAL WEDDING RING. Woman's Sentiment Caused Her to Fall Victim of Blood Poison. Chicago, Aug. 7. Mrs. Jessie Stew art Gardner is dead at her home be cause she refused to take her wedding ring from her finger. The gold band was placed on Mrs. Gardner's finger on the day she be came a bride. It remained there un til it had to be filed off, but the filing was done too late. Mrs. Gardner's finger had increased gradually in size. The pressure of the ring became correspondingly greater. The ring finally became imbedded in the flesh and caused an interruption of the blood circulation. With much reluctance Mrs. Gard ner consented to have the ring filed of. Owing to the delay, blood pois oning developed and resulted in her death. Mrs. Gardner was 60 years old. Thousands Fail to Report. The secretary of state has finished the long, hard job of listing the cor porations of the state that have failed to make reports to his office as re quired by law. There are 14,296 de linquent corporations, which is to say about 50 per cent of the corporations in the state. These institutions are pending in reports every day and as they have two weeks longer in which to come across, it is expected that this large number will be cut down materially by the time the last day of grace arrives. IBrooksidc n Violet I oleum Large Half Pound Can High Quality Highly Perfumed GEO. W. STANSFIELD'S DRUG STORE 632 Kansas Avenue Reports From Farmers Hare Optimistic Ring. Recent Rains Hare Given Bright Color to Situation. CORN IS COMING OUT. Now Believed the Crop Will Be Heayy. Talley Falls Haying Trouble With Outbreak of Smallpox. From reports, gathered in the vicin ity of North Topeka, thi crops are In fine conditicn. The first egg plant put on the market so far, was brou ght in this mornir-g. "Last night was just the kind of a night that makes the corn crack," said W. H. Forbts this morning. "It is amazing the difference two weeks will make in the appearance of the farm lands. It was only a short time ago that the corn was ap parently burned up by the hot weather and absence of rain, and now well the corn is expected to yield an average crop it not better." Mr. L. S. Antrim, of Menoken, was in town this morning and is exceeding ly optimistic over the fin prospects. He says that the pastures are in good shape now for grazing and that the farmers are taking the cattle off or their weed patches and putting them back on the newly freshened grass. Mr. Mort Hutchinson, of Kiro, ex- state representative, reports that ev erything looks bright and cheerful in that district. He said. "Of course we have not suffered like other parts of the country but these last few rains have set things booming. We look for a good yield of potatoes and for a fair crop all the way around." These are the kind of reports tnat are coming from all o er the northern part of the county and crops indeed have changed from what they were less than two weeks ago. Corn, alfal fa, potatoes, and the pastures are get tine a new grip on life and the farm ers are now wearing happy smiles once again. Villev Falls is threatened with ar. epidemlc of smallpox as two cases of the most serious nature are reportea to have broken out there among the Russian laborers at work on the Santa Fe construction gang. The people at Valley Falls were badiy frightened and quarantined the cases but it seems that the Russians wouia not pay neea to an order of this kind and so now, the citizens keep two guards on duty day and night to enforce it. The Rus sians, bef ire taken down with the dis ease, loitered in the downtown district and it was feared that a spread of the malady might occur. However, no new cases have appeared and things are set tling back to their accustomed calm. rr-v. r4ri mac raited fM-f Saturday i ght to make a run to the residence at 1103 iNorth Jackson street. A kerosene lamp was overturned and started a blaze which was -juieklv ex tinguished oerore tne arrival --i wagons from station No. 1. A In.,, In Ha "1 "?flA TvlocU On Quincy was blown over last night by v.,. v.qtv win.l ar.fi tVirovvr. directly across the street. It was an immense Cottonwood ana reacnea neariy nuraa ,1 "Vrt fur ti .ir Hamap'n hv the stcrm was reported although the light- i a v. nlng was terriiy snarp anu uiiiwrucu il glCaL 1IIO.U.T V L 1.1,,. ly those who sleep out of doors and on sleeping porches. rr-n oniai in left the TIr.ion Toifi rtumt this morning carrying troops to Fort Riley to participate in the manuevers at that place. The fol lowing ci mpanies were en route: Com panies of Holton, Burlingame. Fre donia, Iola. Coffeyville. Independence. Fort Scott, Tates Center, and H'awatha. The general staff of Topeka met the train here and went with them. XT m -i rv TTrtViT- died at her home this morning at 3:15 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks. Sha has been living at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Emma Buiehner, 424 Grant street. 3e c iw-a r.nnn9 Biiechner she leaves another daughter. Mrs. Mary F. Flohrschutz or -recumsen. a rnctnfflro is now readv to issue international money orders pay able in 59 foreign countries. This is a new deparament just established In the North Topeka station and will be apprs -iated by the North siders. Here tofore they have had to fp- to tne South side to purchase foreign money orders. Mr. Elbert Fletcher, who lives north- few days ago and sprained his ankle, also being naaiy snaR.rn u. in juries are such that he will be laid up for .ome time. Dr. Scholle is amend ing him. Notes and Personals. Mr. and Mrs. George Norris left for Forest Lake to spend a few days visit ing. Guy Gardiner left this morning on the Union Pacific special train for Fort Mr. Kelsey Petro returned last night from Excelsior Springs where he has been spending a short vacation. Mrs. Frank Corder and two children who have been visiting friends left this morning for Valley Falls where she lives. George Norris has resigned as night ticket clerk at the U. P. to take a po sition with the Rock Island as day ticket clfirk. The water is reported to be very high along the Solomon river branch of the U. P. There have been no washouts, however, on the line as yet, although the water is high enough to be dangerous. Miss Nettie Curtis, who has been visiting her uncle, Mr. C. W. Curtis, of 115 West Curtis street, left for her home this morning at Paris, Mo. Miss Frieda Gregg is spending her vacation in Dover, Kansas. Miss Pearl Head has returned from Valencia. Clara Alexander is visiting friends in Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Bish of Oak land gave a birthday surprise party for Mrs. Arthur Jackson of 403 Shawnee avenue. About twenty-five guests were present. Mrs. Jackson received many valuable birthday presents. Mrs. H. T. Bowen left this morning on an extended trip through the north west. Mrs. Hambie Reid and her mother left this morning for St. Joe where they w ill spend several days visiting friends. Mr. Phil Wilson of 817 North Madi son street is in Paola, Kan., today on business. Miss Buelah Hughes of 91 S North Muss Curtains And Odd Pieces of Furniture As August days advance and the time for new stocks to arrive is drawing nearer, more stress is laid upon closing out the odd lots and incomplete line3 of furnishings. You will find all such stock radically underpriced in our Rug and Drapery stocks this week. A number of choice pieces of furniture are also re duced in price. These concessions are such that it is real economy to purchase now, both for present and future needs. Save Five Dollars on 9x121 ft. Rugs Every practical housekeeper will see the advantage of securing this saving especially as the rugs on sale are of the highest standard qualities, selections from, the most desir able patterns in stock. 9x12 ft. Royal Wilton Rugs, reduced from $42.50 to $37.50. 9x12 ft. Body Brussels Rugs reduced from $32.50 to $27.50. 9x12 ft. Axminster Rugs, reduced from $22.50 to $17.50. Summer Draperies Curtain Nets and figured scrims in a variety of desirable patterns such savings as these: 40c Nets, yard 30c 35c Nets, yard 26c 25c Scrims, yard 18c Small Rug Axminstesv size S6x 72 in, reduced from $4.00 to $3.0O. Axminster size 27 x 60 In. reduced from $2.50 to $2.00. Lace Curtains Selections are good in the most popular styles of these lace curtains $7.50-Irish Point $5.50 $3.50 Scrim, pair $2.75 $4.00 Cluny, pair $3.00 Remnants Greatly Reduced You may find just the lengths you need among these rem nants of floor-coverings. If so, the savings will be valuable, for all short lengths will be cleared from stock regardless of regular prices. There are Short Lengths of Axminster, Body Brussels, Wilton Vel vet, and Ingrain Carpets, also remnants of Printed and Inlaid Linoleums, Japanese and Chinese Mattings quantities up to lengths for rooms. Drapery Remnants consisting of curtain nets, scrims and uphol stery tapestries are re duced to very low clear ance prices. Savings on Fine Furniture One $57.00 Red Leather Rocker for $45.00. One $26.75 Black Leather Rocker for $20.00. One $25.00 Spanish Leather Chair for $20.00. One $27.50 Overtufted Chair for $22.00. One $27.50 Bed Davenport for $22.00 One $37.50 Mahogany Bookcase for $29.00. One $27.50 Dressing Table for $23.00. One $35.00 Library Table for $28.00. Tim miiE mm teM Harrison street goes to Kansas City tomorrow to visit her aunt for three or four weeks. Mrs. Fox was in town from Grant ville this morning. Miss Bess Martin of Grantville spent yesterday visiting friends in North To peka. Mrs. Robert Williams returned from Lamed, Kansas, today. Mr. Vern Marshall spent Sunday in St. Joseph, Mo. Mr. W. H. Forbes went to Pleasant Hill last evening to lead the young people's meeting of the Epworth league. The "Merry Matrons" will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs. R. K. Diffenderfer, 1517 North Monroe Mrs. G. W. Taylor of 400 East Lau rent street, who has been ill for sev eral weeks, is reported to be very much improved. The North Congregational Christian Endeavor will hold their regular monthly business meeting at the church this evening. All members are requested to be present. Mr. John Neiswender from Mon mouth, N. D.. and his niece. Miss Lucille Tiehl of Springfield, 111., ire visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Ander son of North Kansas avenue. Mrs. A. P. Tone Wilson of 1175 Kansas avenue has gone to Johnson. Neb., for a few weeks' visit with her father and friends. Johnson, Neb., is Mr. Wilson's old home. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fantle of Ross ville are the parents of a daughter, born this morning. Charlie Stewart and wife are on a camping trip at Maple Hill. The par ty includes Miss Pearl Cooper, Mr. Dudley Cooper and Mr. and Mrs. Stew art. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Buechner went to Maple Hill yesterday. Mrs. Sarah Todd of 917 North Kan sas avenue is spending today in Kan sas City on business. Mr. J. B. Alexander of 916 North Kansas avenue has returned from a vacation of several days. Miss Irene Orr will spend the rest of the summer visiting with relatives at Oskaloosa. Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Weller will go to Kan sas City tomorrow to visit firends. Mr. Robert Anderson of St. Louis, Mo., is expected soon to spend a few weeks on a visit with his mother, Mrs. James Anderson. SCARED rsrilGLAR AWAY. Small Boy Raised a Cry When Masked Alan Entered. New York, Aug. 7. Alfred May. a lusty-lunged five-year-old from San Francisco, saved the home of his uncle on West Sixty-first street from burglary early today. The intruder would probably have made a rich haul if he had not been frightened away by the boy's outcries, for there was over $4,000 in jewels and securities within easy reach when he fled. Alfred was sleeping in a bedroom at one end of the house and awoke early in the morning Just in time to see a masked figure sliding down a rope from the roof to his window. As the man crept through the window Alfred found his voice and screamed his loud est. The wouldbe burglar lost no time in clambering back up his rope to the roof whence he escaped, before the po lice could be summoned. Engineer's Widow Sues. El Dorado, Kan., Aug. 7. Asking damages in the sum of $10,000 for the death of her husband. Lee E. Davis, a Missouri Pacific engineer, who was killed January 9th, near Greenwich, Mrs. Leona M. Davis, through her at torney, H. W. Schumacher, has filed suit in the district court of Butler county. The petition charges the rail road company negligently and care lessly provided a defective and unsafe locomotive for Engineer Davis and that, as a result, he lost his life while attempting to oil the engine while running. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mrs. Sarah C. Stone died at the resi dence of her son, Robert Stone, on West Euclid avenue at 10 o'clock last night. She had been in failing health for several months. Mrs. Stone was well known to the older residents ot Shawnee county. She was a daughter of Cyrus Packard, one of the early Kansas pioneers, and was born in Heb ron, Me., February, 1S26, coming to Kansas in November, 1855. She was married in 1857 to Rev. Jesse Stone in Shawnee county, which has been her home ever since. Three children were born to this union who died in in fancy. Those living are Geo. M. Stone, the artist, and Robert Stone, the at torney, now member of the house Jf representatives from the Thirty-ninth district. Mrs. Stone and her husband were members of the small band of devoted Christians who organized the First Baptist church in Topeka. Mr. Stone had six children by pre vious marriage, and it devolved upon her to rear these young children as well as her own. How well she accom plished this is attested by the tender love and devotion given her by them. Those living who are the children of Mr. Stone's first marriage are Mrs. Henry Barker and Mrs. Mary Bliss ot' Topeka. and Lynds B. Stone of Okla homa City. Her children were all present at her death, as well as her two of her sisters, Mrs. Olive Owen and Mrs. Georgiana Packard of Topeka. The funeral services will be held at the home of Robert Stone on West Euclid avenue Tuesday at 3:30 p. ni. Burial in Topeka cemetery. Mrs. Mary Koehr. aged 76, died at 3 o'clock this morning of heart trouble at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Buechner, 424 Grant street. Funeral announcements will be made later. Estella M. Samms, the 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Samms, 418 German avenue, died of spinal meningitis Sunday evening. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock toraoi row from the home. Burial in Topeka cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Lillie Fly, who died Saturday, was held from the homo, 1020 Tyler street, at 2 o'clock today. Burial in Rochester cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Ruby M, Henry, wife of Joseph Henry, who died Satur day, was held from the residence, 408 Wrest Locust street, this morning at 10 o'clock. Joseph L. Freeland, aged 68, died Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lewis F. Glenn, 1508 Harrison street. He was on his way from California to his home in Valley Falls. On his way over the mountains he contracted pneumonia which caused his death. The body was taken to Val ley Falls today for burial. SOMETHING WRONG IN NAVY. Superiors Are Alarmed Over Suicides of Younger Officers. New York, Aug. 7. The number of United States naval officers who have committed suicide, suffered mental breakdowns, or disappeared suddenly within the last year or two have become so large that officials at the Brooklyn navy yard will recom mend the appointment of a board to inquire into possible causes. It is stated that within the last twelve months twenty commissioned officers on active duty have either commit ted suicide or disappeared. For 8 to 10 years such cases have been on the increase and within two years the in crease, especially among younger of ficers, has been alarming. Th matter was d is cussed at -fro m- Money to Loan ON- REAL ESTATE Capitol Building 8c Loan Association 534 Kansas Ave. T. F. Lannan Carriage Malzer Rubber Tires and Repairing a Specialty. 502 Jackson Street. lopeka, Kansas, WHY NOT BUY ALL of your Office Supplies WILSON The Overland Co. Ind. 429 J. S. WARNER, District Agent J. R. Johnson, F. W. Milla, Local Agents. 621 Quincy St., Topeka L.M.PENWELI Undertaker and Emlbahner Both Fboaea 199. Ill Qtdncv i jusii rani in Washington a few days ago and a number of theo-rica wa,o uuTajiteQ 10 account for the tendency. Some of toe 01 ui.-ers neiu inai tne Juniors had too little to do; others were stronsrlv in favor of restricting shore leave most pntirlv It woo 1 uifiein tnat many eases of mental breakdown are vauncu umoi lunate manners anil methods of enforcing nii, n uun,jptiug rv commanding officers. r CASTOR I A For Infants and CMldran Tha Kind Yea Keys Always Bought Bears the Signature of

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THE TOPBKA DAILY STATE JOUftNAIr- MONDAY .EVENING-, AUGUST 7, 1911. Sheet Music at On Sa!e This Wetk VOCAli Alamo Rag. All Alone. Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little tilrl. Bye and Bye. Blushing Moon. Baltimore Bombashay. Blue Feather. Band, Band, Band. Back at Dear Old Home, Sweet Home. Call Me t'p some Itainy Afternoon. fThanticlor Rax. Casey Jones, Engineer .Son tj. Cavalier Kustican Rag. Casey, Irish Song. I'm Lonesome for Home, Sweet Home. Ill Meet You On the Golden Shore. I'd Love to Live In Love land "With a Girl Like You. In the Land of Harmony. 1 Love It. Kinj; Chanticleer. Kiss Me. Kelly's Gone to Kingdom Come. Let's Make Love Among the Roues. Lucy ljee. let Me Build a Home for You. Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland. My Irish IPark Mary, You're a Big Girl Xuw. Mv Ive Is Greater Than the World. Mv Brown Kyed Lou. Mister Fat O'Hare. My Hula-Hula lxve. Naughty. Naughty, Naughty. Ooeanj-, Iloll. Open Your Eyes. Oh, You Dream. Oh. You Spearmint Klddo. With the Wrlgley Eyes. Oh. You Bear Cat Hag. Oklahoma Twirl. O-O-Ohlo. Childhood. Come Into the Dearie. Come, Josephine Garden, In My Klylng Machine. Cotton Time. Clover BIOHfloms. Iown in the Old Meadow Ijane. rou;herty Comic. Dear Old Winter Time. Daddy Was a Grand Old Man. Drifting. Down Hy Old Mill Stream. Dublin Raar. Every Heart Must Have Its Sorrrnw. Please Come Put Your Kmmalinfl l.ee. forever With You In I (reams. Girl for Me. i-orsi ;riml. Hanir Your Hat In trnit. Harbor of J.ove. He Oot Hight Up On My Me. Honey. Peek-a-Boo, Mister Moon, Peek-a-Boo. I'ut On Your Old Gray Bonnet. Pretty Molly. Some of These Days. Inhume Cpon You, Nancy. Sweet Italian Ixive. fMOHtllboHt Bill. Sugar Moon. Some Dav You'll Love Me. Silver Hell. Stop, Stop. Stop. Tickle Toes. They're All Good Ameri can Js'amas. That Reuben Glide. Tie Your Little Bull Out side. Under the Summertime Moon. De- the W a Ron Honey, I Will ixing for Vnn Heine Waltied Round On His Hickory l.imb. 1 Wnnrtor How the Old Folks Are at Home. I'm a Bear for You. In My Dreania of You. In the Summer Time. I'd Like to Tell Your For tune, Drurie. 1 II Make a King Around Kosie. pekaKans. BY ORDER OF THE KING. Premier Asquilli say He Plwlowfd orre-poiKleiK-e on the Veto. London. Aug. 7. The last phase of Lit- Hxht over Lie: veto bill, designed to restrict the powers of the houe of lords over legislation o"gir:u ling in the lower chamber. 'ii entered on in the ho us of iDiiiimn this afternoon when A. J. Bnlf'Hir, leader of If e opposition, moved ;i vote of ensure for the government. The. chamber was filled to us capacity, j. errs and distinguished stianeers were present In large numbers. 7he diplo matic and ladles' galleries were filled, th- occupants among them Held and other diplmats Bhowing by their pres ence a continued interest In the pro ceeding which promise to he historic. Mr. Balfour's motion, of which he gave tico on August 2. was .is fol lows: "That the advice given his ma jesty hy his majesty's ministers, where by they obtained front his majesty a pledge that a number of peers would be created to pass the parliament bill in the shape in which it left the house is a gross violation of constitutional liber ty by which along with other ill con frequences, the people t ill be preclude.: from as'.iin pronouncing on the policy of Hon e rule." The rival leaders were loudly cheer ed they entered the room and M Kalf iur rece'ved an ovation us he rote to present his motion, rebuking the government. Th. ;orn.r Unionid pre mier emphasized thr-.t he was conscious of the gravity of the situation and the seriousness of the step which he asked the house to take. He thought that it would be admitted that never In all his tory had there been a more serious case or one which mure urgently de served or Indeed required the consid eration of parliament and the emphatic condemnation of the minister. Premier Asquith appeared In his best form when he stood up to reply. Jeringly he thanked Mr Balfour for this opportune though unexpected mo tion. It wan the very th.ng that the government wanted. In a few sentences the prime minis ter dispelled the fog by which the cir cumstances under which he had ob tained the guarantees f-om the king had been persistently obscured by the opposition. "It was my strong hope and beilef." lie said, "that the lords would accept the bill and only when that hope was frustrated as it was last mjnth, his majesty was asked and consented, if It was necessary to exercise his preroga tive. We took the only course consis tent w ith honor and a true regard for the dignity of the crown." Mr. Asijultb. told the house that It was at the king's expressed desire that he disclosed the oommunk ations which had passed between them, so there hould be no mystery ind no misun derstanding of a perfec-y simple and correct transaction. He stated that his Intention to ask for guarantees in certain eventualities had been com municated to King Edward first on April 14. 1910. Mr. Asquith conclude! by maintain ing that the only method of dealing with the situation was through-the use of the royal prerogative. "I hold my office." he added, "not only by the favor of the .Town, but on behalf of the people, and I should be guiity indeed of treason if at the su preme moment of a great struggle I were to betray their trust." KINDNESS WIXL REPAID. flrugjjlst Made Heir ot Man He Be friended Years Ago. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 7. Because he tried to make life more pleasant for an Inmate of a hospital In Decatur. 111., lxteen years ago, Francis A. Nichols, 415 Norton avenue, foreman for the Faxon-Gallagher Drug comprtny. Is richer by something like $10,000. AVhen Mr. Nichols1 ow ned a drug store in Decatur Samuel Swinehart, who was receiving treatment at a neighboring hospital for a nervous disorder, fell into the habit of spending a part of each day with tha druggist. Swinehart was homeless, except for the hospital, although he possessed S"me property and had brothers and listers living. Moved b the young man's unhappy condition. Mr. Nichols encouraged him to visit Ms store, and frequently took him to his home at night. He was regarded by the un fortunate Swinehart as the one friend left him. Sixteen years ago Mr. Nichols re- Guilds 10c Copy By Mail 11c a Copy Vale of Dreams. Winter. within the Gates. When I Dream In the Gloaming of You. When the Moon Swings Ixw. When I Gathered the Myrtle With Mary. When I Dream of You. We've Kept the Golden Rule. Withered Itose. What' the Matter With Father? When I Fell In Love With You. Whitewash Man. You'll Do the bame Thing Over Again. You's Sweet to Yo' Mam my jes the Same. 1 NSTIlVMENTAi Avalon Idyll. Aviator Rag. Angel Kisses Reverie. April Fool Rag. Army and Navy March. Black Beauty Rag. Boston Waltz. Borneo Rag. Dixie Darling Two-step. Dei Rose Walts. Dorothy Three-step. Dainty Princess. Doily Madison Waltzes. Dream of the Fairies. Fgyptlan iiac First Love Walties. Fairy Kisses Waltz. Feast of the Flowers Valse Caprice. Garden of Rosea Waltx. H u la Hula Interniczo. ljove'a Golden Star Reverie. Iove and Devotion M editation. Melody Hag. Miami Idyll. Back Arm to Me. Around Popcorn Man Rag. Peanuts KaC. Queen of Fashion Waltz. Royal Flush Rag. Ragtime; Chimes Rag. Siberia Dip. Scattering of the Roses Dan? Parislenne. Sun Flowers Flower Song. Silver Bell Interrnetzo. Tar Babies Rag. Send 25c for any piece not listed. If more, we will advise; if leii, refund. moved from Decatur, am', lost track of -Swinehart. The latter few years lat er entered an institution at Jackson ville, where he learned that his dis order wsa incurable. Then, without at tempting to communicate with Mr. Nichols, he made a will cutting off his brothers and Bisters with il each, and leaving the rest of his property, which consists of Decatur real estate, to the man who had been hli friend. Hearing nothing from Swinehart, Mr. Nichols supposed him to be dead. Yesterday he received woru that the will of swinehart. who died the other day In a hospital for ne insane at Kankakee, had been admitted to pro bate and that the property would be turned over to him within a short time. FIVE PRETTY GIRLS. Tliey Will Come From Junction City xo nine on t mat. Junction City will send a delegation of five pretty girls to Topeka for the Kansas Semi-Centennial celebration. This was announced hy J. E. Spalding, the representative of the local com mittee, who has returned from a trip in the interests of the fiftieth birth day of Kansas. "Junction City had previously turn ed down the proposition," said Mr. Spalding, "but the Commercial club is now backing it and the newspapers will soon start the contest for the se lection of the girls. Nomination cou pons will first be printed in the pa pers, and later the final selections win be made from those who received the largest number ot votes, by the cou pon system. "At both Norton and Salina there wa3 much enthusiasm over the plan. The Idea Is to bring a special train from Norton for the State Fair and the Semi-Centennlal celebration. "C. B. K inland, mayor of Salina, was personally Interested In the prop osition and he went with me around to the newspaper offices. "As a result of the heaviest storm which was ever recorded in north ern Kansas the Rock Island train on which I was travelling was held on the prairie for 24 hours. We were be tween Phillipsburg and Kensington, and finally all the farm wagons in this district were employed to haul the passengers back to Phillipsburg." REVEDS HIS WIFE. James P. Costello Mari-ies Woman He Divorced Ten Years Ago. After a separation of nearly 11 years James P. Costello, aged 65 years, was this afternoon remarried to Mary Coi tello. 60 years old. The aged couple walked to the court house today, where thy were reunited by Probate Judge Schoch. Then they walked arm in arm to the house at 719 Van Buren street, which will be their future home. More than 10 years ago a disagree ment arose between Costello and his wife concerning their domestic affairs. The breach grew until Mrs. Costello brought suit in the district court for divorce. Since the granting of the de cree, both have made their home in To peka. Since then they have met fre quently. Gradually each grew to real ize that the trouble was not one sided and that perhaps each had more or less to do with the former misunderstand ing. Then a few months ago Costello be gan to make regular calls at the home of his boyhood bride. A few weeks ago there was a complete reconciliation. Today's wedding again starts the couple on their march for happiness. MARES LAST STAND TONIGHT. Hunnevell's Woman Mayor Is Tired of Opposing the Men. Hunnewell. Kan., Aug. 7. The final struggle between the four men who compose the Hunnewell city council and Mrs. Ella Wilson, mayor, is ex pected to come at tonittht's meeting of the council. Mrs. Wilron was elect ed mayor or a reform ticket In April. Since then the council has refused to recognize any of her acts. If the coun cil does not give recognition tonight, Mrs. Wilson says, she will resign. "I am going to put tip one last fight." she said today, "and then if I lose I will quit the job of mayor and acknowledge myself beaten." She said Governor Stubbs had prom ised to aid her. NO WARJOR HIM. Campbell Mosher, Member of Battery B, Left Behind. Arrested Just as He Was Ready to Start. ADMITS HIS GUILT. Kept Honey He Had Collected for a Laundry. K. N. G. Off to Attend Encamp ment at Fort Riley. Campbeli Mosher, a member of the Kansas National Guards, Cid not leave today on the hike for Fort Riley to at tend the state K. N. G. 'encampment. Just as the 400 me;rinerE of the local guard were preparing to Etart on the trip, an officer It'ira tits ourt of To peka arrested Monitor on a charge of embe7.1emen-. Now Mosher will Slav at home and tell th-3 court why lie took his employo.'s money. For some time Mosher. who lives at 1221 East Filth street, has been em ployed as a driver for the Mutual Lundry company. It Is said that the young soldier has been slow in report ing his collections and when Mosher prepared to go to Fort Riley this morning, C. H. Mathews, proprietor of t'na laundry, found that the driver was short $19.89 in his accounts. An even 11 cents stood between t charge that would send Mosher to th penitentiary and one that would mean but a Jail sentence. When arrested Mosher ad mitted he had taken the money. With their new Equipment glittering in the bright sunshine, '-00 members of the National Guard stood in front of the Armory this morning awaiting the order to mount and start on the long hike. Along Jackson Btreet sev eral hundred spectators watched the anxious men and nervous horses and commented on the soldieis' trip. Some how there was a delay ar l it was that delay that prevented Mother's trip. Along the ranks of uniformed men, a marshal from the city court asked for Mosher. Near the er d of the line Mosher stood quietly patting his horse's neck. He was informed that he was under arrest. Mosher didn't stop to ask questions. Quietly he walked to the court house with ti-.e officer and later tried to arrange for bond. "I took the money, all right," said Mosher as he sat in the court house and lamented the ill luck that prevent ed his trip with the boys, "but I didn't intend to steal. V hy, it they would just leave me alone, I would pay back every cent of it. Saturday night I gave my mother $7. She was to pay me back last night, but is away from home and didn't get back Then Mosher continued with his story and fidgeted nervously in his chair. From down the street came the sound of approaching horses. Th?re was thj shrill blast of a bugle. .Mosher went to the window and looked out. From the pavement below came1-the sound of horses' hoofs and occasionally ther was applause from the crowd along th line of march. Mosher's face was pale as he returned to his seat. "It looks like T won't go this time," remarked the soldier-prisoner. And a deputy marshal languidly wagged hU head in assent. The Topeka battery left at noon overland. The battery "of new guns and cassons with a full equipment of horses and men made a fine appearance as they passed down Kansas avenue. They will camp at Silver Lake or Rossville tonight. Companies from all over the state gathered in Topeka today on their way to the state encampment. With the exception of the Topeka battery they all went by train. Junction City. Aug. 7. The Kansas national guard 1.700 strong went Into camp at Fort Riley on the government reservation today to remain until Au gust IS. The work at encampment this year will be devoted during the first few days to company and battalion and regimental drills and maneuvers will occupy the soldiers during the closing days of the encampment. The com pany rifle contests are scheduled for next Tuesday, the winners to represent the state at the national shoot at Camp Perry, Ohio. Ten regular army officers and 30 non commissioned officers have been de tailed by the war department for duty with the Kansas militia during the en campment. Brigadier General Charle3 S. Huffman of Columbus is In com mand of the brigade. He was a mem ber of he Twentieth Kansas during the Spanish-American war. The other vet eran officers holding commands ara Col. Perry M. Hoisington of Newton, Col. Wilder S. Metcalf. Adjutant Gen eral Charles I. Martin, Col, W. J. Wat son of Pittsburg. The Kansas university will be repre sented at the encampment by a com pany this year for the first time. The war department officials have recently declared that the Kansas state militij. is the best equipped, best drilled and disciplined for field service of any state militia in the fnited States. The state militia encamped at Fort Riley is composed of two regiments of Infantry, one battery of artillery anJ thirty men of the signal corps. MITduS COMPANY PITS VP SIGNS. Twelve Huge Boards Along- Railroads Entering Topeka. One of the best billboard ads which have been planned are the 13 huge sign boards which the Mills Dry Goods com pany is having placed along the rail road lines entering the city. These boards are monsters and the work Topeka stands out prominently. They are 10x12 feet in size, and an immense reproduction of the big Mills building stands up above the main por tion of the sign. The sisns are being made by the Hinkson company. J. W. Berkowitz, of Kansas City, sug gested in speaking some months igo befjre the members of the Commer cial club that bill board advertising is most effective for a city, and It is not unlikely that in the next few months one of the commercial organizations will conduct a campaign for having a string of billboards advertising the capital city put in place. Train Kills Four. Utica. N. V., Aug. ".The northbound Adirondack train from TTtiTa this morn ing struck a two seated wagon con taining several persons on a crostirg about seven miles from thi3 city and killed four persons outright and Injur ed one or two others. ERECT AJjOSPlTAL City and County Unite to Build One. Will Be on City Ground South east of .Town.; COST TEX THOUSA JiD. Only Contagious Diseases Will Be Treated. Will Simplify Handling of Smallpox Epidemics. Shawnee couhjy and Topeka city will at once make' preparations for the erection of a public detention hospital or pest house near Topeka, construc tion and equipment of which will cost from $8,000 to lo,uoo. in a resolu tion passed this morning, the county commissioners agreed to pay one-half of the expense or the new building, $10,000 being named as th maximum cost. Since the recent smallpox epidemic. there lias been a general demand for a large public pest house that would accommodate the patients in a siege such as Topeka has recently expert eneed. The first step was made when E. B. Stotts, city commissioner, took the matter up with the city commis sion and secured a promise to bear one-half of the expense. Then Stotts went before the county board. To gether with C. M. Hensley, countv physician, the county commissioners were urged to take action. The final decision was held up a couple of weeks pending an opinion from the county attorney's office. That opinion was received today and immediate ac tion taken. It will perhaps be a month or six weeks before the contracts can be let and all plans for the work fully com pleted. The building will be erected on the site of the present structure, southeast of Topeka, and will be two floors above a basement to be used for kitchen and laundry. The wards will accommodate 40 to 50 persons and In an emergency, more patients can be hantlled by crowding the rooms. "Had we owned such a building thi last few weeks as we now propose to build." said Commissioner Stotts, "we should have avoided many of the diffi culties which we have encountered In the smallpox epidemic and could have cared for the patients more easily and with greater success. The new building will probably be a frame structure. No definite plans have yet been accepted. One set of plans offered this morning carried an estimate of $7,000 without provision for equipment. .Other plans will he asked for and a selection made this week. Bids will also be asked for in a few days and the contract for the work will be let early In September. JACKSON IN LINE-UP Murdoek and Anthony Ijstcd as Subs In C'ongreseional Ball Game, Washington, Aug. 7. Like a lot of boys waiting1 for school tc let out, al most every member of the house fidg eted around in his seat at the capitol today waiting anxiously for adjourn ment and the great congressional base ball game between the Democrat and Republican members of the house. scheduled for this afternoon. When the teams line up at Georgetown field it was expected there wouM be a rec ord crowd in attendance. The gate re ceipts will materially assist in the work of the Washington Play Grounds as sociatlon. The Democrats are hopeful of Inflicting as bad a defeat on the Republicans as they did two years ago In the box for the Democrats. Repre sentative Webb of North Carolina was slated to officiate, while Representa tive Oldfield of Arkansas was expect ed to catch. The other members of the Democrat nine follow: Reilly (Conn.), lb. Kingkead (N. J.), 2b. Harrison (Miss.). 3b. carter (Okla.), ss. Driscol (N. Y. If. Murray (Mass.), cf. Hughes (N. J.), rf. With Heflin (Ala.). C'.irley (Mass.) and Garrett (Tenn.) as substitutes. The Republicans chose as twirler Representative Kendall of Iowa, with Burke of Pennsylvania ia catcher. In the field the Republicans were placed as follows: Porter (Pa.), lb. Longworth (O.), 2b. Pickett (la.), 3b. Ames (Mass.), es. Daferty (Ore.). If. Jackson (Kan.), cf. Woods (la.), rf. With Murdoek (Kan.), Anthony (Kan.) and Howland (O.) as substl tutes. Victor Berger of Wisconsin, the lone Socialist member of ths house, was spoken of as umpire. FIGHT THE WHITE PLAGUE. Connty Will Help Support the Tuber culosis Camp. It is probable that the county com miBsioners will this week make an ap propriation of 3.600 for the benefit of the tuberculosis camp, under the provision of a law recently enacted by the legislature. A .A. Godard appeared before the board today in the interest of the movement, but no definite ac tion will be taken until the new tax levy is made. The new law provides that where $1,000 a year ,is raised by popular subscription for the support of the study and prevention of tuberculosis, that the county may appropriate $3 00 a month with which to carry on the work. It is under this act that the appropriation Is asked. Recently petitions were circulated by persons interested in the work and subscriptions aggregating $1,043 were secured. For sometime the board has made a monthly appropriation of $30 for the work in this county, but this with the private donations, has not been suf ficient to maintain the .work at the camp near Garfield park. TODAY'S GAMES. Washington. Aug. 7. First game: An erlcan St. Louis 0 2 2, Washington 14 1. Pelty and Stepens: Groome and Street. Umpires Connolly and Parker. Marriage License. Willis H. Fnyder. Pocatella. Idaho, 37. Marv G. Uobertson, Topek.t, 27; Ben II." Williams. Warsaw. Fa. 22, Anna Fetter. Hazen, Pa, 20,. I Mosey-Maldiigfays of Using Want Ads To Get a Clerk, cr a Position as Clerk A good Clerk is a valuable investment. Many a sale has been lost for lack of tact, courtesy or en thusiasm on the part of a Clerk. You get your pick from scores by inserting a Want Ad under the heading "Help Wanted Clerks" on our Classi fied page, or, perhaps you may see what you want just by reading the Want Ads of those wanting positions under "Situations Wanted Clerks." You can get the best of retail and office Clerks this way. If you are a Clerk now and want to better your position or are- out of a place, it will cost you but a few cents to get in touch with the best of business houses. Insert your Want Ad under "Situations Wanted Clerks" or read the "Help Wanted Clerks" column in this paper for a few days. Read and use our little Want Ads and you will grow bigger than a Clerk. CLERK WANTED BY LAROE RET ALL STORE oa blank ftreet. Must b sober, iDduatrions and neat. Good future and above the aToravs salary to beIB Stat fall particulars with ratsrsBcaa to rsp'r. Address 0 M 26, this offico. Five lines 26a er day. J1.20 prr wee You don't have to be an EXPERT in advertising to become a Classified adver tiser. All that is necessary is to become acquainted with the way others do, men use your OWN common sense and state your wants in a brief, direct way in a Want Ad bring to our office and WE do the rest which is to DELIVER to you in a day or two at our office RESULTS. IXVITE CITIES TO TAKE PART. Two Men Start on Tour on Behalf of Semi-centennial. J. E. Spaldir.g and Clarence E. Gra ham were authorized by the manage ment cf the Kansas Semi-Centennial celebration this noon to go out this week for the purpose of interesting a number of cities ;n sending.pretty girls to ride on pasreant floats. starting: out tomorrow Mr. Fnallins: will spend three daj-s in possibly Law rence, Abi'one ?t'.4 Helton. Word has already been received from the latter town that a. large deleaticn of citi zens would be in Toprka lor fiv. st-.te lair and nrtieth birthday cr!cfcra-.:on cf Kansas. Mr. Graham will probably wirk in Ottawa, Fort Scott and tola among other cities and will be away a week. LOCAL MENTION. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sullivan and son, Henry J. Sullivan, have returned from Chicago, where they have been for the past two weeks.'-1 A special business meeting will be held at the First Congregational church Thursday evening. A prominent Holton man was in the city today. He is contemplating mov ing to Topeka to educate his children. The condition of Mrs. Dwight T. Harris), who underwent an operation at St. Francis hospital last Thursday, is reported to be much improved. N. B. Burge has sent in a communi cation to the board of city commis sioners suggesting that it would be a good idea if a number of sidewalks along Kansas avenue were put in proper order before the white way makes the avenue a blaze of light at night. A number of instances were mentioned where an improvement might be made. Walter A. Evans, formerly a re porter on the State Journal, has been appointed state oil inspector of Mis souri at a salary of $3,500. The state case against Roy Craw ford and J. Truitt for violations of the law regulating fire protection in thea ters, was today dismissed on motion of an assistant county attorney. The alleged defects in the Novelty theater have been repaired and the building is now said to conform with the pro visions of the law. For this reason the action was not prosecuted. When J. M. Frlzell promised to buy a license for the operation of his employment agency on East Sixth ave nue, the state case against "him was dismissed. Recently Frizell was ar rested because he refused to comply with the new law and buy a state charter. Since his arrest Frizell went to the state house, where he bought a document that entitles him to find work for the unemployed. The home of C. W. Xoel of 1716 Topeka avenue, was struck by light ning during the electrical storm early this morning. Aside from some bricks torn from the chimney and shingles ltaken from the roof, there were no serious results. County Superintendent J. F. Eby. left today for Manhattan, where he will remain for several days on busi ness matters. New Vrt KtoeU M List Sale. Xevf York, Aug. 7. Amalgamated Copper American Beet Sugar. BH American Car and Foundry 54 American Cotton Oil American Locomotiev 3sM American Smelting and Refining 4- Amer. Smelting and Refining pdf.,105 American S'lgar Refining 117 Anaconda Mining Co 37B Atchison Atlantic Coast Line irors Baltimore and Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit 78H Canadian Pacific 24S4 Chesapeake and Ohio iSW Chicago and Northwestern 143 Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul Colorado Fuel and Iron 30H Colorado and Southen S2B Delaware and Hudson.. 1S7 Denver and Rio Grande.... 27H Denver and Rio Grande pfd o6B Erie Great Nortehrn pfd....- 130 Great Northern Ore Ctis o4 Illinois Central 140 Waiter What will vou have, sir? Customer (looking over the restaurant bill of fare) Permit mp to-cogitate. In the correlation of forces it is a rec ognized property of atomic fragments, whatever their age. to join, and Waiter (shouts across the hall) Hash tor one! Tit-Bits., EXAMPLES SITlTATIOJf WANTED AS OFFICE CLERK FOR a larsre manufacturing house, by yotinir marri d man of 6 yaars experience In bookkeeping, account ing and office work. Salary wanted, IJi. Addresa g F 40. this office. ""ive lines 25c per (OBprrisbt 1906, by Oeorre Matthew Adams) OXE NEW CASE IS REPORTED. Little Son of John Fry on East Side Ilns Smallpox. One new case of smallpox reported to the city board of health and one rumored ca.se reported to the State Journal today. The case under quar antine is the 9-j ear-old son of John Fry, 1S21 Kast Tenth street. The ru mored case is at Tenth and Lain streets on tho West fide, but it was evidently conflicted with the other. It is figured that the rumor has mistaken "Tenth ar.d Lane" for "Tenth and Lime There is no report of a case on the West side in the office of th board of health. Vaccinations tonight at the office of Dr. Marcotte, special city physician. Probably after tonight no more free vaccinations will be given. THE KANSAS FAIRS. There are forty-two fair associations which have announced tha' they will hold fairs this year. F D. Coburn, secretary f the state board of agri culture, has compiled the list of fair associations which expect to hold fairs this year. The dates for all the fairs have been selected except U- two. The following is the list of fair-, the sec retaries of each association and the date for the fairs this year: Allen County Agricultura' society Frank E. Smith, secretary. Iola; Sep tember 6-8. Allen county. Moran Agricultural Fair association E. N. McCormack, secretary, Moran; September 14-15. Barton County Fair association Ar thur E. Taylor, secretary, Great Bend. Brown county, The Hiawatha Fair association C. A. Monney, secretary, Hiawatha; September 5-8. Butler County Fair association T. P. Mannion. secretary, Eldorado; August 22-25. Butler county, Douglas Agricultural society J. A. Clay, secretary, Doug lass; October 4-7. Clay County Fair association W. F. Miller, secretary, Clay Center; Sep tember 6-S. Clay county, Wakefield Agricultural society Eugene Elkins. secretary, Wakefield; October 4-5. Cloud County Fair association Fred W. Sturges, jr., secretary, Con cordia; September 19-23 CoMey County Agricultural Fair as sociation J. H. Rudrauff secretary, Burlington; September 25-29. Cowley County Agricultural and Live Stock association A. F. Dauber, president, Winfield; September 26-29. Cowley county. Eastern Cowley Fair association R. V. Gratton, secretary. Burden; September 2-0-22. Dickinson County Fair association C. A. Morton, secretaiy, Abilene; Sep tember 26-29. Douglas County Fair and Agricul tural society Elmer E. Brown, secrets-'-. Lawrence; September 2 5-30. Elk County Agricultural Fair asso ciation J. J. Marshall, secretary, Grenola; September 6-8. Franklin County Agricultural so ciety J. R. Finley, secretary, Ottawa; September 19-22. Gray County Agricultural society Charles Bull, secretary. Cimarron; October 4-5. Greenwood County Fair association C. H. Weiser, secretary. Eureka; August 29, September i. Harper County: Anthony Fair asso ciation L. G. Jennings, secretary, An thony; August 8-11. Harper County Agricultural asso ciation S. C. Lebaugh, secretary. Har per; September 27-29. Inter-County Fair association. Oak ley, Kan, C. A. Spencer, secretary; August 29-September 1. Leavenworth County Fair associa tion C. A. Sparrow, secretary. Leav enworth; September 4-7. Linn County Fair association John O. Morse, secretary, Mound City. McPherson County Agricultural Fair association Milton Hawkinson, secretary. McPherson; September 5-8. MitcMell County Agricultuarl asso ciation W. S. Gabel. secretary. Be loit; September 27-30. Montgomery Cour.ty Fair associa tion Eiliott Irvln. secretary, Coffey ville; September 26-29. Nemaha. County Fair association J. H. Cohen, secretary, Senca; September 6-8. Neosho County: Four-County District Agricultural society W. W. Stanfleld. secretary. Chanute; September 26-30. Ness County Agricultural association --J. A. Cason, secretary, Ness City; September 27-29. Norton County Agricultural associa tion M. F. Garrlty. secretary, Norton; August 29-September 1. Onago third annual Stock Show and Carnival C. Haughawout. secretary, Onaga, September 7-9. Osage County Fair association Wm. R. Bratton, secretary, Burlingame; Sep tember 5-8. Osage County: Old Settlers' reunion, Osage City. August 24-25-26. Ottawa County Fanr and Agricultural association J. E. Johnston, secretary. Minneapolis; October 3-6. 1 It' W'H .VJ..I'.W.I'"j I y j day. J1.S0 per w Money f Always makes one feel mighty bad. Stop a mq- ment and think of all the money you have been los- f ing if you have not taken i advantage of our low Spot Cash price. Just Note This List. Baked Beans the finest on the market 10c value, here for.. 7 4 15c value, here for. .11 Evaporated Milk 5c size now 4f ci'rt mn-nr ft A Several different brands I mciuueu at una price. Crackers The fancy cris py kind, at Salted, 2 lbs for 15 Plain Soda, 4 lbs for. 25 Graham Crackers O nAiil'QIIraa 1 R 1 Waverlv Wafers i Fine, 2 lbs 25 1 Soaps Lenox and Pin Yon, 8 bars 25 Ben Hur, Swift's, Sunny Monday and Bob White, 7 bars 25 Fanchon Flour We guarantee every sack 48-lb. sack, each. $1.30 24-lb. sack, each. 65c Don't forget to in clude in your order. Postum Cereal 25c value 20 Egg-O-See 10c package. 6 Sunshine Oats Per package 9 E. C. Corn Flakes 10c package 6c Quaker Corn Flakes Per package 7 Puffed Rice per pkg.13 Puffed Wheat Pkg. .10 Ralston Breakfast Per pkg 10 Corn Starch Pkg 4 Argo Starch Pkg. 4 Mince Meat 10c pkg., each 7 Chipped Beef Good, per can 9 Chipped Beef Armour's per can. .12 Libbey's Veal Loaf 15c goods .13 Libbey's Ham Loaf 15c goods 13 Club House Sausage Large can 18 Linnea Sardines 15c value, per can.. 10 Salmon Fine red 18 Pink, per can 15 Codfish Extra fine; per glass 10 SHAWNEE GROCERY CO. The Place to Buy Phones 425. 112 E. 6th St. m WAXTKO-At once, shoemaker. Ferns trom's. 835 Xorth Kansfls Ave. Everybody reads th Stat Journal.

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE J OTJEITAL MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1911. i I if fi Clothing and Furnishing Buyers NOTICE i! P J f! u l fj f Do not buy a Silk Rubber Coat, Stetson Hat, Pure Silk Hose, E. W. Shirts, Silk Underwear, Pajamas or Arrow Brand Col lars until you have visited the great sale of The Toggery stock now going on at DAVID J. AUGUST 622 Kansas Avenue TOGO NATION'S GUEST. The Admiral Visits the Tomb of Cienoral Washington. Washington, Aug. i. Aimirai jugu, the nation's guest, faced a strenuous program of engagements today, but one in which he showed much inter est. Receptions and banquets are not exactly inviting to the Japanese hero, most of whose sixty-seven years have lneen spent on the quarter-deck, but he was scheduled to inspect the United States naval academy at Annapolis to day, which was more to his liking. The admiral is to be shown every thing possible connected with the navy during his brief visit to this country and most of tomorrow will be spent at the Washington navy yard. Though the admiral does not believe aeroplanes will do mucli damage in war, nevertheless he is keenly interest ed in their development Early yes terday, on his morning automobile ride the admiral spied an amateur aviator fixing his aeioplane near Washington monument, and expressed a desire to examine the machine. Cap tain Potts. U. S. X., was along ana together they observed the apparatus in its hangar jus the operator explained? the mechanism. Adniir?; Togo was scheduled to leave here :it 11 o'clock this morning for Annapolis, returning late this afternoon. He '-ill dine with Secretary of State Knox tonight and attend a reception later a: the Na tional Press club of Washington. Reverently and with a brief invoca tion in Japanese, Admiral Togo placed a wreath of roses on the tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon Sunday. A group of a dozen, amonc whom were the Japanese ambassador Acting Sec retary of the Navy Winthrop. five American rear admirals :.nd Chandler Hale, third assistant secretary of state, watched the diminutive oriental enter the mausoleum and stand silently at salute. He spoke softly hut audibly for a moment and then set down the w reath. Emerging from the tomb, the solem nity of the occasion was broken by the admiral himself, who smiled as he saw confronting him n battery of cameras. "That's the only way we'll ever shoot Rt you, I guess." remarked Rear Ad miral Wainwrlght, amid laughter. Trn to Mount Vernon. As the guest of the nation, Admiral Togo's trip from the citv to Mount Ver non was made on the pr.-sident's yacht, Mayflower. As Admira'. Togo and his aide. Lieutenant Commander Tani guehi, and the Japanese ambassador mounted the gangway, i company of marines on shore presented arms, while every man on bjard the May flower stood at attenti n, th"- bugles blowing a salute. The marine band then played a few strains of the Jap anese national anthem and the ship weighed anchor. Comfortably seated or the quarter deck, the visitor listened attentively to the naval officers as they pointed out the sights along the Potomac. He dis played especial interest in the big 14 inch guns at the navy yard. At Mount Vernon two electric launches conveyed the party ashore. After the ceremony at the tomb, the party strolled through th picturesque Washington estate to the mansion in which the nation's first president lived and died. The admiral was led through the numerous RmaU rooms and up the staircases to the bed where Washington died. He bowed and sa luted. He paused before Washington's eword and carefully read the inscrip tion. One of the party pc '.nted out the wine and liquor case which once fig ured in the hospitality of Mount Vernon. "Pretty generous bottles." comment ed a navy officer, and the little Jap anese smiled quickly in appreciation. MORROIV Blended Tea for Iced Tea 25 c Pound II WM. GREEN SON f I v s r t j-x. II uKULLKl LU. TO On the Mount Vernon autograph book the admiral wrote with a firm hand in English: "Admiral Count Togo. August 6th. 1911." He Kails Asleep. On the return cruise to the city Ad miral Togo rested in a big chair on the quarter deck, chatting for a while with Rear Admiral Harber. "Presently his head drooped and he fe'l asleep. Last night Admiral T igo was the guest of the Japanese ambassador at a banquet, at which were present Vice President Sherman, Speaker Clark, Secretary of State Knox. Acting Sec retary of the Navy Winthrop, Secre tary of the Treasury MacVeagh. Attor ney General Wickersham Postmaster General Hitchcock, Secretary of Agri culture Wilson, Major General Wood, members of both house? of congress and several naval officets. Toasts were offered ty Vice Presi dent Sherman to the emperor of Japan and by the Japanese ambassador to the president of the United States. NEW WAY TO END STRIKE Des Moines Court Orders Both Sides to Go to Work. Des Moines, la., Aug. 7. Promptly at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon street car traffic was resumed in Ins Moines and the 48-hour strike, which began at 1 o'clock Saturday morning, was terminated. For the first time in the history of the country the order of a court has put an end to what gave every indica tion of becoming a bitter labor strug gle. The mandate issued by Judge Law rence DeGraff of the district court was promptly obeyed by the Des Moines City Railway company and the Car Men's union and while there was am ple prospect of a fight later in the courts, an injunction has restored, temporarily at least, nearly 500 con ductors and motormen to their origin al positions. By 6 o'clock traffic had almost resumed its normal condition. That a new method of handling la bor difficulties has been discovered was the statement of N. T. Guernsey, at torney for the street car conpany. following the acquiescence of the com pany in Judge DeGraff's order. He said his clients were not satisfied that the court was within its jurisdiction in issuing the mandatory injunction, but for the present they were willing to abide by it, leaving to a later date the trial of the case on its merits. Fred Fay, international board mem ber of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Em ployees of America, who conducted th3 brief strike, was much pleased with the turn of events. He said that while he and the mem bers of the executive committee had preferred that the strike continue un til a new agreement was signed, the intervention of the court was accept able because it gave to the union ex actly what it had asked. This was the reinstatement of Conductor Hiatt, whose recent discharge, without an in vestigation, led to the trouble and the order that arbitration must decide whether he is to remain with the com pany. The suit in equity which terminated the strike was brought by the city of Des Moines, upon the order of the citv council. A hearing to determine whether the injunction shall be made permanent probably will be held to day. N. T. Guernsey, counsel for the com pany, discussed the legal phase of what he calls a new method of settling strikes, in a statement to the Asso ciated Press. The statement says: "If this order (the court mandate) stands, it means that a public service corporation having a contract with a labor union has a right to go into court and secure a mandatory injunc tion prohibiting the labor union from striking, and requiring it in case a strike has been called to -rescind the order calling the strike. It is obvious that if this is law a way has ben pointed out for handling these labor difficulties which will be more econom ical and efficient than any method yet suggested." Reporter Drowns After Saving Girl. San Diego, Cal.. Aug. 7. Cecil R. Karberg, a reporter on a San Diego newspaper, was carried out to sea and drowned Sunday at Lajolla, seven miles from here, after rescuing Dorothy McGrew, 12 years old. Karberg was the first to notice that a current was carrying the child away from land. Calling for help, he swam to her and sustained her until she was caught by a stronger swimmer. Another bather tried to save Karberg. but failed. Bone Grew Around His Heart. Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 7. Ove Blade died suddenly end an autopsy conduct ed by Coroner Jett revealed a bone growing about the heart. The organ was partly encased. Otherwise Blade was normal. The cause of the growth could not be explained. FIVE MINUTE TALKS. Rev. Robert Gordon Starts Innovation at Sunday School. An innovation at the First Baptist church is a five minute sermon in the openirg extrcises of the regular Sunday morning service by the Rev. Robert Gordon, the talk being especially given to interest the members of tho Sunday school. Said Mr. Gordon Sunday in speaking to the children: "In a store window on Kansas ave nnue the other day I saw a sign which read, 'A five-minute talk with us may mean a fcrtune to you.' That grips attention for a five minute talk has of ten meant a fortune. A poor carpen ter of Hingham, Mass.. was out of work and in poverty. His wife drove him out of doors. Sitting by the shore he whittled a soaked shingle into a wooden chain. That night his children quarreled ever it and while he was whittling a secona one. u. neighbor came along and said. "Why don't you whittle toys if you can carve like that?" He said, "1 don't know what to make.' Ask your children,' said his neighbor. Next morning he asked his boy what kind of a toy he wanted and Sam said l.e wanted a wheelbarrow. He asked his little cir! and she said. 'I want a little doll's washstanu, a little doll's car riage, a little doll's umbrella.' It would have taken his lifetime to supply her wants for that day. With his jackknife he began to make those unpainted Hingham toy. Today he is caid to be the richest man in all the New Eng land states. A five minute talk made his fortune. "D. L. Mi.ody was a shoe clerk in a Chicago st.re. One day his Sunday school teacher went in and had a five minute talk with him. You know the result; he became a Christian and then the means of making a great many other people Christians. Some years aga a young man was going out of a service in the First Baptist church, Mil waukee. An usher in a word or two expressed his real desire that this young man should bee. uie a Christian. That was all that was needed. Today he is preaching the gospel in a western city. "About the only thing I remember regarding the old minister who was pastor ot me church I attended as a b'y over in Scotland is a short talk he gave to children. I can see Mm now and hear him as he solemnly said, 'The deacons, and Sunday school teach ers and officers, and the ministers are ail passing away. Soon those who are now doing this work win ne gone xor evcr. Who shall take their places, will you?" "A five minute talk may be very harmful. Recently I conducted the funeral service of a young man who had allowed a chum in Kansas City to persuade him that it would be a fine tnincr to beat their wav to Seattle in stead of paying railroad fare. He was killed on tne Kock Island 20 miles from Topeka. That talk proved his undoing. "Hew often it has happened that words spoken in a few minutes have caused lifelong regret. Let us, as the Scriptures say, put a guard upon our lips and try so to speak that our brief conversations shall really make others happier. "A young man out of work went into the office of an employment bureau in Chicago, rie told me the contrast be tween the appearance of the men and women as they went into the inner office and as they came out was very remarkable. They went in looking dis couraged and dejected; they caine out looking up and with new lifo in every hue of face and term. Many had not been given work but the man in the of fice had inspired all of them with hope and courage. Boys and girls tell your young friei ds about these five minute talks. Remember, 'a five minute talk with us may mean a fortune to you.' P01S0NE0 CHEWING GUM Placed in the Door Yards of Families With Small Children. Fulton, Mo.. Aug. 7. What county authorities believe to be a plot for the wholesale poisoning of children has been unearthed at Concord, in Callo way county, and as a result, two men and a woman have been arrested by order of the prosecuting attorney and brought to Fulton to be arraigned. The persons arrested are Lee Boyd, a farmer, his wife, Mrs. Anna Boyd, and Jefferson Woods, horse dealer. The children whose lives were en dangered belong to families whose members testified in a slander suit re cently brought by Mrs. Boyd against Dr. W. B. Ellis, a prominent physician of Concord. Mrs. Boyd asked for $16. 000 damages, alleging that Dr. Ellis had defamed her character. The jury brought in a verdict for the defendant. Jefferson Woods was named in the suit. The first alleged attempt on the lives of the children was made several weeks ago when a package of chewing gum was found in the yard of Edward McPheeters, a nephew of Judge Robert McPheeters of Fulton. Less than a week ago another package of gum was placed near the gate of the Mc Pheeters home. A 3-year-old child of the family was in the act of placing a piece of the gum in its mouth when an older member of the family inter fered. The gum was sent to a chemist who discovered that it was profusely sprinkled with strychnine. Twice since then packages of gum have been placed near the McPheeter's home and each of them was found to contain strychnine. After the second package of gum was found the McPheeter's home was watched. The placing of gum on the premises of people in the vicinity of Concord has become frequent the past few days and at least three more fami lies appear to have been included in the poisoning plot. All the gum which has been found has been pre served and will be examined by a chemist. All the families on whose premises the poisoned gum has been pla-ed have small children. Bond was fixed at $1,000 for Mrs. Boyd and at $2,000 each for Boyd and Woods. All furnished bail. No preliminary hearing will be held and the case will be docketed for the September term of court. Atwood to Make Long Flight. New York, Aug. 7. -Harry N. At wood, the aviator, has announced that he received a telegram from Victor J. Evans, of Washington, D. C offering a prize of $10,000 for a successful fligh' from Milwaukee to New York. Atwood said he would leave today for Milwau kee to start from there on August 12 and hoped to make the distance with in 10 or 12 days. Suit Over Patent Horse Bit. Suit was filed in the district court to day by W. C. Johnson and Stella John son against Monta L. Johnson to com pel the performance of a contract. Sev eral years ago the plaintiffs invented a patent bit for horses. After it had been carefully protected by patents, it is said that the defendant offered to finance the manufacture of the goods on a 50 per cent basis. This was agreed to. After Johnson had installed the proper dies and machinery, he of fered to transfer his rights, if the plaintiffs would repay his original in vestment. But when the assignment was presented, it is said Johnson re fused to sign the papers. Now the plaintiffs ask the court to enforce the contract which was entered into in Jefferson county two years ago. HALT VACATION TO WED Young People Meet on Train and Stop in Topeka and Marry. Dan Cupid took a hand in Ben H. Williams' vacation trip from Warsaw, Pa., to California and Mr. Williams and Miss Anna Fetters stopped In To peka today to be married. The court Ehip that two days later resulted in a wedding started on one of the limited trains from Philadelphia to St. Louis. Miss Fetters lives in Hazen, Pa. It just happened that she, too, had start ed for a vacation in California. It also happened that she took the same train on which Williams was riding. Some how a mutual friendship sprung up bo fore the two young people reached St. Louis. At Kansas City that mutual friendship had developed into a genuine love affair. As the train was leaving Kansas City this morning, Williams proposed that they stop in Topeka and be married. Miss Fetters consented. At 10:40 the lovers of two days stop ped in Topeka. Thirty minutes later a hack had taken them to the court house, where they were married by Probate Judge Schoch. "There will sure be a surprise in California," Williams told a clerk in the probaate court, "when I introduce my wife to the folks." Then Williams blushed and grinned and Miss Fetters, who had been Mrs. Williams just three minutes, smiled back a reassuring smile in which she seemed anxious to tell her affinity she was just as happy as he. "RENT" SEED OUT. Representative Wilson Outlines a Plan for Farmers' Relief. Tribune, Kan., Aug. 7. Out ill Greeley county, since the rain, the farmers are talking the wheat proposi tion over with their representative in the last session of the legislature, Clement L. Wilson, regarding the spe cial session of the legislature that Gov ernor Stubbs is inquiring about con vening for the purpose of furnishing a way for seed wheat. Mr. Wilson gives out for publication the following: "If the governor were to call a spe cial session for the purpose of furnish ing wheat to Kansas farmers, I should thinl; the proper way would be to let It out to the farmer on the rent plan. That is to say, if a farmer got one bushel of seed, in case he raised mor. than five bushels to the acre he should pay back, in wheat of the best quality he may raise, two bushels to be turned over to the county commissioners or to parties provided by law to be con verted into cash and paid to the proper fund. "No person should be allowed to put out wheat unless an inspector first in spects and issues a certificate that the ground or land is in a state of condi tion to be put to wheat. Some coun ties will require more help than others and there is no good reason why a grain rent should not be exacted and the state even make a profit or break even. If five bushels is not made pc acre, then the farmer will pay the state nothing. With inspectors from the state it would seem that both tho wheat grower and the state would get a square deal. Western Kansas, in my Judgment is In no more need of a law providing for seed wheat than central and eastern Kansas. By the kind of a rent deal I suggest, I believe the state could benefit its people, increase the taxable wealth of Kansas and have the money returned to the public treasury. I think the people of Greeley county would favor such a proposition and it would be a good thing for the state." ROOSEVELT WAS OUT. Kentucky Congressman Disappointed When He Called at Sagamore Hill. Oyster Bay. N. Y., Aug. 7. Con gressman A. O. Stanley of Kentucky, chairman of the house committee which is investigating the United States Steel corporation, called at Sagamore Hill late yesterday to pay his respects to Colonel Roosevelt, and was keenly disappointed not to find the ex-president at home. He bad "merely dropped in," he said, while automobiling across Long Island. His motor trip, he added, was undertaken mainly to get a little fresh air and rest after the hard work of the week's session of the committee, and he had given Colonel Roosevelt no intimation that he intended to call. "I am certainly well nleased with the way that the testimony has de veloped at our New York hearings." said the Kentucky congressman. "I believe we are getting at the basic facts in the steel situation and en lightening ourselves as well as the public in the meantime. We sti'l have some strenuous days ahead of us at the continuation of the hearings in Washington. The length of the re maining sessions will depend a good deal on when congress adjourns." Plan Big Bridge at Riley. Junction City, Kan., Aug. 7. The quarttrmas-ter department at Fort Ri ley has completed plans and specifica tions for a new bridge across the Kan sas river, to take the place of the one destroyed by dynamite and fire several months ago. The plans call for a steel structure supported on concrete piers, and with a cement floor, and will cost in the neighborhood of $100,000. The bridge destroyed by fire was built by the engineer corps of the army several years ago at an immense cost. It was entirely of wc.od, and was one of the largest bridges the corps has built, be ing over 620 feet long. Lieutenant Wayland Cashiered. Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 7. An order publishing the dismissal of Second Lieutenant J. P. Wayland. Ninth cav alry, as a result of a trial ty court martial was received at Fort Leaven worth today. Wayland formerly serv ed as sergeant in Troop A, First cav alry. He was tried and convicted of duplicating his pay accounts and writ ing checks on a San Antonio bank, in which he had no funds, also for break ing arrest and requesting a private to sleep in his tent to impersonate him which he was absent without leave. Hold Star Chamber Session. Arkansas City, Kan., Aug. 7. A com munication was received in this city by two reporters from official sources in Hunnewell, Kan., in which it is sta ted that the Hunnewell council will refuse to admit new-spaper men at the meeting to be held tonight. The lat ter advises that if the reporters come they should be accompanied by officers of the law. VHEATJOES UP. Reports of Black Rust in Fields of Manitoba Sends Prices Skyward in Chica go and the Northwest. COlttf AND OATS WEAK. Stock Yard Houses Take Buying Side of Provisions. Cattle Steady to Higher; Hogs Lower at Kansas City. Chicago, Aug. 7. WHEAT Manitoba reports that black rust is present in all fields and extending in some cases up to the head sent wheat prices flying sky ward today. All northwestern markets were up far more than here. Offerings did not come at all freely and it was not till the market had made a steep ascent that there was any sign of a re action. The advance resulted in part also from bullish advices concerning Kansas and Russia. The opening was e to 11c higher. September started at 93c to 93c, a gain of mc to lgac, touched 93c and then fell back to 93V4c. Profit taking by longs brought about a further back out but demand from shorts led to a rally. The close was steady with September l19sc higher at 93c. CORN Rains made corn easy. What little buying there was originated in sympathy with the wheat bulge. Sep tember opened c lower to c higher at 64c to tec and weakened to 644c. After a further sag the market grad ually hardened, influenced by wheat. The close was steady with September c net lower at 64e. OATS Oats showed more firmness than corn at first but afterward followed the coarser grain downward, uninfluenced by wheat. September started c dearer at 42fc,c, sold at 42c and declined to 42c. PROVISIONS Stock yards houses took the buying side of provisions and gave price a lift. Frst sales were 2c to 10c up with January delivery $16.62v, for pork, $8.70 to $8,721,4 for lard and $S.458.47 to $8.47 for ribs. RYE No. 2, 96c. BARLEY 60c61. 14. C LOV ER $10.00tS'17. 50. TIMOTHY $10.0013.00. Chicago Grain Market. Chicago, Aug., 7. Open High 1,jw jios 01o Sat. WHEAT Sept 93-93 93 92 03 92-92 rec. 97- 97 96 97- 96Vi May ..102- 103 102-14 103 101 CORN- Sept 64Si-65 65 644 644 64T4 Dec 62-14 62- 61i- 61 62-62 May 644- 64 63 64- 64 OATS Sept 42 42 41 42 42 Dec. 44 4474-45 44 44 44 May 47 47 46 47 47 PORK Sept ..17.85 18.00 17.85 17.85 17.80 Jan. ..16.62 16.70 16.60 16.65 16.55 LA HO Sept 9.05 9.15 9.00 9.15 8.95 Oct. 9.12 9.20 9.10 9.15 9.00 Dec. 8.75 8.85 8.72 8.85 8.70 Jan. 8.72 8.82 8.70 8.80 8.67 RIBS Sept 9.40 9.52 9.37 9.47 9.20 Oct. 9.35 9.35 9.27 9.32 Jan. 8.47 8.50 8.45 8.47 8.45 Kansas City Produce Market, Kansas City, Aug. 7. WHEAT Cash: Market unchanged to lc higher. No. 2 hard, S9897c; No. 3, 8796c; red, S8c; No. 3, 87c. CORN Market lc lower. No. 2 mix ed, 62c; No. 3, 61c; No. 2 white, 61 61c; No. 3, 61c. OATS Market unchanged. No. 2 white, 40iS41c; No. 2 mixed, 39S40c. RYE 87c. HAY Market 50c lower. Choice tim othv, $18.0018.60; choice prairie. $15.50 16.00 BUTTER Creamery, 25c; "firsts, 23c; seconds, 21c; packing stock, 18c. EGGS Extras, 20c; firsts, 16c; sec onds, 11c. CLOSE: WHEAT September, 9191c bid; December, 9494c bid; May, 99c bid. WHEAT Receipts, 211 cars. CORN September, 62c; December, 60 0c sellers; May, 64c sellers. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, Aug. 7. BUTTERS-Market VICTIM OF WASHOUT. Fireman Killed by Collapse of Track Near Medicine Lodge, Medicine Lodge, Kan., Aug. 7. Santa Fe Fireman E. L. Conine, of Kiowa, was Instantly killed three miles west of here, when the engine on which he was working, sank with an undermining track and shut up like a knife, crushing him between the fire box and the tender. There had been a heavy rain in the vicinity and the fill, over which the track was built, had washed away. The crew had been notified to look out for dangerous places in the track and Conine was standing where he was killed making observations. He was absorbed, apparently, in the quan tity of water when the engine hit the track over the washed away dump and went down about four feet. En gineer W. G. Atkisson, who was at the throttle, says that Conine made no sound when killed. The dead fireman was about 30 years old and leaves a widow and children in Kiowa. The T-ainfall in the vicinity of Medicine Lodge and on different places on the Panhandle division of the Santa Fe, has been heavy during the past few days and travel is difficult and dangerous. RAN CBMAX FOUND DEAD. 'PhyMelan" Who Attended Him Is Now in Requisition. Wichita, Aug. 7. William Shelle berger, a well known nncher near Corwin. was found dead at a rooming house here and the police fear he met his death by foul meani Shelleberger was sick yesterday and was attended by a transient man who professed to be a physiciin. This man stayed up until 3 o'clock this morn ing, when he retired, saying that Shtl leberger waj out of Sanger. Early this morning this trans'ent went to SheMe berger's rooms, then left the house im -mediately afterwards and can not be found in the city. Shelleberger was undoubtedly dead when the man went into the room this morning and the police believe the stranger knew it and robbed the body, as Shelleberger had no money when the body was found and it is known he is a wealthy man. Shelleberger lived here several years ago and conducted a rest; estate buti ness. His family life is unknown here beyond the fact that he has a son who attended Fairmount colge last year. He was about 50 years odd. STOCK SHIPPERS Tm Lucre Yoomelvws Best Results Consign to CLAY, 10BMS0N CO. Live Stock Commissi frcIaEJs, Stock Yards. E&a.C!iy Akw Hnt Om 4m Office ?5,'.8 fea, P'iiw Gidttx diy. Bo. BmL. K. Buffalo, It St. lalm end Vwt Wartfe. steady. Creameries, 2126c; dairies, IS 23c EGOS Market steadv. Receipts, 9,676 at mark, cases included, 1014c; firsts. ioc; prime rirsts, lie. CHEESE Market- it.t Dpitstes. 13 13c; Twins, 1213c; Young Americas, 12&13c; Long Horns, 1313c. POTATOES Market weak. Jerseys, $1.00iga.35; Minnesota, $1.101.15. Receipts, 110 cars. POULTRY TJve cfeaitv turkevs. 12c: chickens, llc; springs, 14c VEAL Market steady. 50 to 60 lb. wts., 89c; 60 t 85 lb. wts., 9-10c; So t 110 u. wis., axe. New York Produce Market. New York, Aug. 7. BUTTER Market steady to firm. Creamery specials, 27c; extras, 26c; firsts. 23g24e; state dairy finest, 2425c; factory, current make, first, 20c; seconds, 19c. CHEESE Market firm. State whole milk, colored and wihte. special, 12c; ditto large and small, colored or white, average fancy, 12c; 'ate whole milk, daisies, best, 13o; skims, l10c. EGGS Market steady. Fresh gathered, extras, 22(g'24c; extra first, 1919c; frst, 17&18c; state, Pennsvlvania and nearby hennery white, 2530c; ditto gathered white, 22fg28c; ditto western gathered white, 1923c. POULTRY Dressed, firm; western broilers, 14!&17c; fowls, llS'iec; turkeys, 1215c. New Tork stoci Market. Wall St., New York, Aug. 7. STOCKS Pronounced Improvement was sohwn by the stock market at the opening today, a number of standard shares, including Union Pacifc, Northern Pacific, Great Great Northern preferred. General Elec tric and Amalgamated Copper making one point advance with slightly less sub stantial gains in Atchison, Southern Pa cific, St. Paul and United States Steel. The better tone at the opening was followed by another receding movement which in some instances carried prices under Saturday's closing. Especia weak ness was shown by Reading, Lehigh Val ley, Union Pacific, St. Paul, Canadian Pa cific, Wisconsin Central and St. Louis and San Francisco second preferred. The Hill issues, Atchison, General Electric, American Smelting and Coppers offered stout resistance to the decline which was Indicative of further liqudation. Recov eries set in before the end of the first hour, when the selling movement seemed to have exhausted itself and a geenral rally was In progress. The annual report of the St. Paul road showing a defict of $3,300,000 after pay ment of fixed charges and dividends, was used as the basis of a fresh attack on prices from which the list recovered with surprising vgor but the market grew in creasingly dull, business diminishing to merely nominal proportions. Prices continued to hold around the day's best but the failure of the long account to pursue its advantage to any ex tent was the subject of general comment. New York Money Market- New York, Aug. 7. MONEY Money on call steady, 2'2 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent; closing bid 2 per cent; of fered at 2 per cent. Time loans, firm; 60 days, 3j;3 per cent; 90 days, 33 per cent; 6 months, 34 per cent. CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 4 to 4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.83.90 for 60 day bills and at $4.86.05 for demand. Commercial bills, $4.83. SILVER Bar silver, 52c; Mexican dol lars, 45c. BONDS Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. New York Sugar and Coffee Market New York, Aug. 7. SUGAR Raw, firm; Muscovado, 89 test, $4.11; centrifugal, 96 test, $4.61; molasses sugar, 89 test, $3.86. Refined, steady. COFFEE Spot, quiet. Cotton Market. Galveston, Tex., Aug. 7. COTTON Market steady, 12 5-16c. Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City, Aug. 7. CATTLE Re ceipts 10.000. Including 4.000 southerns. Market steady to 10c higher. Native steers, $6.(KKg7.25; southern steers, $4.io'g 5.75; soutehrn cows and heifers, $2.6XKS4.76; native cows and heifers, $2.507.10; stock ers and feeders, $3.25&.6.50; bulls, $3.25'i 6.00; calves, $4.0frg7.00; western steers, $4.75 &.60; western cows, $2.604.75. HOGS Receipts 4,500. Market weak to 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $7.307.45; heavy, $7.307.45; packers and butchers, $7.30 7.50; lights, $7.20'?. 45. SHEEP Receipts 6,000. Market steady. Muttons, $3.00Z'3.60; lambs, $5.CK2f6.50; fed wethers and yearlings, $3.25!i.25; fed western ewes, $2.503.25. Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago, Aug. 7. CATTLE Receipts estimated at 24,000. Market steady. Beeves, $5.00&7.50; Texas steers, $4.50C4-15; western steers, $4.1066.20; cows and heif ers. $2.161i6.00; calves, $5.50'7.75. HOGS Receipts estimated at 35,000. Market strong. Light, $6.957.60; mixed, $6.8567.60; heavy, $6.657.50; rough, $6.556 6.85; good to choice heavy, $6.857.50; pigs, $5.8567.45; bulk of sales, $7.KK37.46. SHEEP Receipts estimated at 25,000. Market steady. Native, $2.26(3.85; west ern, $2.5065 3.85; yearlings, $3.75&4.80; lambs, native, $7566.85; western, 64.26g6.90. DAILY MOVEMENT OP PKoUUCU WHEAT Receipts, 470,600 bushels; ship ments, 87,200 busehls. CORN Receipts, 108,800 bushels; ship ments, 89,900 bushels. Car lot receipts: Wheat 227 cars, with 151 of contract grade; corn 40 cars .with 14 of contract grade; oats 233 cars. Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Mineapolls and Duluth today were 471 cars, compared with 734 cars last week and 948 cars the corresponding day a year ago. Kansas City Live Stock Sales. The following sales were made this morning at the Stock Yards. Kansas City, and reported over long distance telephone direct to the State Journal by Clay, Robinson Co., live stock commis sion merchants, witn offices at all mar kets. Kansas City, Aug. 7. CATTLE Rec ceipts 10,000 head. Market strong to 10c higher. HOGS Receipts -4,600 head. Market 6c to 10c higher. Bulk of sales, $7.457.55; top, $7.66. SHEEP Receipts 6,000 head. Market steady to 10c lower. KILLING STEERS. No. Wt. 40 1386 19 1407 70 147S 17 1260 64 825 60 1230 36 1482 Pricel No. Wt Price. $7.15 5.85 6.40 6.80 6.00 6.80 6.80 $6.30 I 19 1462 6.60 7.10 4.15 4.40 6.25 6.75 21. 41., 15., 4. 30.. 49. .1333 .1478 820 .1553 .1229 42 1461 (.15 COWS AND HEIFERS. 10 911 8.65 2.75 13 843 67 841 16 1041 16 740 3.35 6.85 4.35 6.25 4 642 1 1200 7 1122 8 1020 5.00 4.10 3.25 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 21 794 29 824 4.60 4.70 25 1012 6.25 3.70 4.25 4.25 10 451 13 950 8 542 12 SR4 10 871 10 40 4.00 4.50 2.70 429 OVERLAND CO. Ind. 429 CALVES. 20 168 5 162 35 225 32 252 1 640 1 1260 7 231 7.00 4.50 6.00 5.50 7. 168. 25. 302 175 352 4.50 6.50 4.50 BULLS. 3.60 I 1.. 4.00 I 8.. HOGS. 870 .1131 3.16 3.65 7.45 7.55 7.45 7.65 7.25 7.50 7.30 7.55 7.45 56 276 74 256 59 268 80 324 109 317 6 206 81 232 31. 218 Topeka Market. Furnished by the Chas. Wolff Packlnc Co., yards close at noon Saturday. We cannot use pigs, thin sows or hog weighing less than 170 lbs. Do not mar ket hogs unless same are well finished, as we cannot use half fat stuff. We give below prices effective at once, until fur ther notice. Topeka, Kan., Aug. 7. HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS $6.95'3'7.12 HEAVY 7.0667.10 LIGHT 6.9667.10 (Can't use thin hogs or those unuer lit pounds.) cwt Grass cows and heifers $2.50S4.0t STEERS. Prime corn fed $5.305.65 Good to choice corn fed 4.7565.3 Grass corn fed. short feed 4.1665.50 Common to fair killers 3.65S4.1S Yearlings 4.6565. 4 COWS. Prime $4.004.59 Good to choice 3.35 34.00 Fair to good S. 7563.00 HEIFERS. Prime 5.15'SS.59 Good to choice 4.4065.00 Fair to good S.756"4 25 Killing bulls....- 3.2564.00 (Cattle must be good. Cannot use thin stuff.) If you will favor us with your Inquiries advising number of head, quality see and length of time on feed, we will make you an offer or arrange for our buyers to call on you. Market price paid for dry lot cattle. BUTTER AND EGGS. (Furnished by The Continental Creamer Co., Topeka. Kan.1 a CHICAGO EGGS 16c. N. Y. EGGS 17fil8e. CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago '6c- N Y., 26e; Elgin, 26c rWholesale Fruit and Frodue- Market furnished by Sara'l E. Lux, Commission Merchant. NORTHERN APPLES-Benone ner bbl., J4.0O; Duchess, per bbl.. 4 BANANAS Medium sized bunches Der hunch. S2.00-fT2.25: lanrn T' bunch. $2,506-3.50: Chanfulnn1a ARIZONA CANTALOUPES- Ponies 54 melons to the crate, per crate. $2,25; Standards. 45 melons to the crate, per crate, $2.75. Jumbo, per crate. $2.40 ARKANSAS OANTALOUPESStand ards. per crate. $2.50; Jumbos, containing 30 melons to crate, $2.00. GRAPES Moore Early, per basket, 36c Ives, per basket. 35c. TRAIL LEMONS Per box, $5.0fW!rfi 50 MISSION BELL LEMONS Per box. $4.5(S5.0O. LIMES Per hundred, $1.50. VALENCIA ORANGES Per crate. $4 25 (4.75. elbkkta ci4Ai nt,s-m crate, $1 so CALIFORNIA PEACHES Per box $1.50. CALIFORNIA PLUMS Abundance, per crate, $1.85; Peach Plums, per crate, $1 85 PRUNES Tragedy. per crate, oo Wickson, per crate, $2.00: California Reds' per crate, $2.00; Purple Duane, per crate' $1.90; Satsuma. per crate, $2.00; Sugar Plums, per crate, $1.90. HART1.ETT PEARS Per box, $35 KEUNZ PEARS Per half pox, $2 00 COLO. CELERY Jumbo, per bch.,' 90c. HOINH.I rer racH, fj.uu. SWEET CORN Per dozen, 25c. NEW BEETS Per dozen bunches 35c- per bushel. $1.00. CUCUMBERS Per diamond basket, 66e COLO. CAULIFLOWER Per lb., 12c WAX BEANS Per diamond basket $1.00 GREEN BEANS Per basket, $1 00 CAL. ONIONS Per bu., $1.76. MANGO PEPPERS Per box or basket 90c PIE PLANT Per pound, 3c. CALIFORNIA POTATOES Per bushel. $1-76. KAW VALLEY POTATOES Per bushel $1.25. CABBAGE Per pound, crated, 3c. CHEESE L. H. cheese. rer lh. IKiir.. Wis. Yellow. 30 lbs., per lb., 16c; Wlsl White 30 lbs.. Per lb.. 16c: K'an n-i Brick, per lb.. 15c; Wis. Block Swiss 25 joh., per ...o. y1""- u ids., per lb., lo; ummrgrr, per id., ibc. APPLE BOX MATERIAL K. D. 100 box lots, per box. 16c. SWEET POTATOES Per lb., 5c. TENNESSEE TOMATOES-Per crate. 85c. BASKETS Diamond D. H., pecks, per doz., 40c; Diamond D. H., bu., per doe 40c; Diamond O. II.. bu., per doa., 40c' Diamond O. H.. 1-5 bu., per doz.. 40c- Dia mond O. H., 2-5 bu.. per doz.. 40e. GRAPE BASKETS--lb. baskets, each 3. Topeka Hide Market, r Quotations rurniBhed by James C. Smitfe Hide Co., 1U8 East Third st-J Topeka, Kan., Aug 7 43REEN v'UTJED H IDES Natives. V short haired, No. 1, lic; No. 2, 10c' bide brands, over 40 flat. No. L, loc; Side brands, under 40 flat. No. 1, 9c; Bulls and Btaiss, flat. No. L 9c; Bulls, side brand- eu, in!. .-..I. Btticea Clue flat, 6c; Green salt cured deasons. each. fcOiaSc, Skunks, each 25f615c; Green frozen hides are r-io. urean uric or ed hides 1 less than same grade cured. Green halt cured less than cured. Horse hides, gren No. 1, 13.00&3-50; C-. S. Hog Skins. 1&33? Horse hides, o. 2. $2.002.50. Green poll $1.00; dry, according to wool, per lb.. ,jg TALLOW-54c B b: ESWAX-1 r,6 25c. DRY HIDES ury flint, butch-- heavy, 17c; dry flint, fallen heavy 1., dry flint, light, under 16 lbs., is-" rtVV flint, culls. 10c; dry salt, heavy g ik and up. 13c; dry salt, light under 18 lba, 12c. WOOL QUOTATIONS. Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahomn- Bright medium. 15613c; dark medium U 12c; light fine, 14llc; heavy fine ll'ii Colorado, New Mexico and Tei, Light medium. 1513c; light fine, liS'n,.. heavy fine. 126:10c. me. Deductions on hurry wool from 3c to Sm Per pound. Short, earthy, or defectlvZ stock proportionately lower. Angora mC hlr. IS months. 1412o r" 1.mo- nd defective at half price. Burr Topeka firaln Market Furnished by J. B. Billard, corner V, as ave. and Curtis st-J a"" WHKAT-No. 2 T7S,& Ka"" Au' CORN 60c. KAFFIR CORN-Per cwt., $1.20l OATS-3Sg40c i-J3l.30.

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