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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
B. A. c. OFFICERS.

Brooklyn's Popular Club Elected Of1.
 cers Yesterday.
 At a regular meeting of the Brook lyn Athletic club. held Sunday, the fol lowing officers were elected: President, John F. Johnson. Vice-president, James J. Madden. Recording secretary, Charles Smith. Financial secretary, Jerry Mahaney. Treasurer, John J. Dunphy. Captain. Joseph Smith.
 Finance committee, Thomas Grady, Frank Ryan and Patrick Clark. Trustee committee Charles Stick berg; John Malone and Hugh Cunning ham,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
Fatal Family auarrel.

BUFFALO, Sept. 21.-James Mears, seventy years of age, shot and fatally wounded his sop-in-law, Michael Crot- ty, thirty three years, old, and then sent ballet through his own brain, dying instantly. A family quarrel was tho cause of the crime.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
Harding'S
 72-74 South Main st. Telephone 22O. Nickel Plated Copper Tea Kettles

There are nickel plated Tea Kettles without number on the market. Some are made of tin, thinly nickeled, but nicely pol ished, and are practically worth less for any purpose. Some are light weight copper; these arc better, but not much. We have some, however, that both the makers and ourselves guarantee to be 12 oz copper and triple plated. The price is higher than that asked for the tin and light weight copper, but the goods are worth the difference.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
Novthewn New Yorker Dead.

wATERTOwN, N. r, Sept 01- John P. Douglas of Theresa, the lar gest individual landholder in Jeffer- son county and president of the Stand ard Publishing company of Water. town; is dead from heart failure at his home. He vas seyentyrsix years old },
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
rt.htnr yesae1 Wrecked.

ST. JOHNS, N. FY Sept. 21.-The French fishing vessel Aiglon went ashore at Cape Ray, within two miles of the spot where the British steamer Topaze was wrecked, Saturday. The crew escaped, but saved nothing of their effects One sailor had a leg bro- ken. This disaster makes four within two days.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
Hamvv F1ood Loss rn w1soonusm.

LACROSSE, Wis, Sept 21- Reports received here estimate the damage to crops by foods in thts immediate vicfn- fty at $500, ,0OO Nearby towns are heavy losers on account of the numer- cus bridges washed away As
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
Orange County Dogs Must Be DFuxxred

Orange County Dogs Must Be MuxxIed
 MIDDLETOWN, N. Y, Sept. 21.- Sheriff Herman of Orange county has heen instructed by State Commissioner of Agriculture Wiettng to at once use ali means to compel obedience to the previous order of the commissioner re- qzlrlng all residents of the town of Montgomery to confine or muznle an dogs owing to the prevalence of hydro phobaa among cattle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
Boston Transfer Fraud Arrests.

LYNN, Mass, Sept. 21.--Two em- ployees of the Boston and Northern Street railway have been arrested in this city in connection with the exten- sive frauds perpetrated upon that com. pany by means of bogus transfer checks which have been exposed in Boston
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
Poison Lurked In Ice Cream.

SYRACUSE, N. r., Sept 21.--Seven- ty-four persons at North Syracuse are suffering from ptemaine poisoning caused by ice cream served at a ". c. T. U. social. No serious results are an- &A0lRa4sas A-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21

is H gratftfy fyfng contrast ito the oppres siou under which unfortunately be has too long lived on his native heath.
 ALIBGENA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
GOA L!

Good. clean. bright Lehigh coal is just what will keep Sea warrs next winter when the therometer is below zero. Then you will be glad, if you tnle our advice, and put in a supply. Our coal is hand-screened and free from slate. Just what you want. Try our coal once and you will use 1t for. ever after.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21

tor WuD0m me pIGASeS. yet the Tlm9 was end not so many years ago, when the American workfngman was notified in maaly chops tIhaE his term of employ met depended upon the casting of his ballot for certafn candfdIatte. Was 1t the i1ltterate foreagner of recent i'm portataom who did thss7 Answer. ye naftiVeIborn manufacturers, who for getful of the sacred oath of citizen ship, threatened expulsion from your shops to the imam who would not for swear hfs rights and perture his soul to boost into office the imam of your choice, the one favorable to your scheme to conner everything in sight in your line of business.
 Mir Sitockdale remarks that he has heard that the result of the city cleo thon depends on the ptaliam vote. That dOeEnit seem ito haTmond2e with what he hints at latter on that they are not Americans in feeling or by choice. If they are mot Americans by choice then they have no votes and canAt caIry the city electtodT nor any other election by votes wldch they have mot. And If they are crowiing Americans and if their descendants will perhaps stll more crowd Americans, wtno is to blame in great measure? Let him ask those Americans who, 6orgetttng the Laws of nature and of God, are guilty of the crimes of fet1cide and abortion and of what our homored president stigmatizes as race suicide. and he wtll find a partial answer to the Questtom Give the foreigner a chance. He has many faults, like the rest of us, but he has also many vir- tues, not the least of which I can as- sure Mir Shockdale is his love for the liberty he enjoys in America, a liberty deager ho him all .hha znoreab becaus usaNSt
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
Fall Opening
"Wednesday, September IS.

The Guarantee Credit Clothing Col fall showing of prevailing styles il Ladies' Taiaor-made Suits and Cloaks We guarantee perfect fit.
 A firsts class selection of the lates fashions dn our Millinery and Eur da partmena will be displayed.
 Our Gents' department, consistin1 of Mems and Boys Clothing, Hata Caps, etc, is up to date in every par ticnlan
 Goods of the best quality made III Tn fhe, very latest fan styles.
 We invite your inspection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-11
SIX DIE OF LOCKJAW.
Harvest of Death Among Chicago 4th
of July Victims

Chicago. July 1.-THE tetanus microbe
is gathering it's annual after the
fourth" harvest of death. Yesterday it
garnered in three young lives, making
a total of six victims in Chicago to date,
and physicians say the reaping has
only commenced. The harvest time of
the baciln usually commences about
four days after the holiday and lasts
about two weeks
Last years harvest was fourteen vic
tins in July, and, according to reports
of the doctors, this years may be
grea ter. The treacherous little germ
gathers in its victims through the dis
ease Familiarity known as Iockjaw.
A few days before the Fourth a
Pittsburg scientist discovered that the
tetanus germ loved best to Turk in the
recesses of 4 blank cartridge. and he
gave the warning to the world That it
was not needed by the young patriots
is evident from the reports of Chicago
physicians that there. are many cases Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-11
He FOLLOWED HIS WIFE
Labette County Woman a Matri-
monial Bureau Victim.

/ Parsons, Ks, July 1k-Several weeks
ago Mrs. Graham of Mineral, a town
near here, told her husband that she
desired to go to North Carolina to visit
her sister. Graham gave his consent
and supposed that she was going on an
ordinary visit until the day before her
departure he found letter written in
Kansas City by H. G. HaaSe.
From the letter he learned that ar
engagements had been made Tor meet
ing with his wife at the Union station
wife know of his discovery. he
boarded the same train with her and
watched in the station at Kansas City
for the meeting.
According to the letter Mrs. Graham
was to wear a pink ribbon on her left
shoulder on which were Haase' S
initials. He was also to wear a pink
ribbon on his shoulder with her initials
on =.
She watched and waited for long
time in the station in Kansas City but
Haase did not appear. She then START
ed for North Carolina and was follow
ed by her husband. She knew moth
ing of the fact that her husband was
watching her and had followed her SO
far until she reached Salisbury, n. c.,
when her husband made his appear
ance and she confessed and they start
ed back to their home in Kansas.
Mrs. Graham was perfectly willing
to return but said that she first
wanted to see Haase. She had became
acquainted with him through a matri>
monial bureau and had carried on a
correspondence with him for many
weeks.
Haase represented himself to be a
wealthy, retired minister It was
found that Haase had registered at the
Willard House in Kansas City just two
DAYS after Graham and his wife left
Mineral. Graham and his wife have
been married fourteen years and have
no children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-11
EVIDENCE IN COLORADO.
Attorneys in the Arkansas River
Case Working on New Move.


E. S. Ashbaugh, attorney in the KAN
sas-Colorado water suit, and Senator
Fred Dumont Smith, are in Colorado
getting information which will probably
lead to the filing of new bill of par
tlcularS in the supreme court of the
United States. 1t is the plan now to
include in the defendants fifteen of the
largest water users in the Arkansas
valley of Colorado.
Through an agreement made some time
ago, no attempt is made to hinder the
Kansas representatives from obtaining
information in their suit. A similar
courtesy is extended to Colorado attor-
neys in Kansas.
Both MIR. Ashbaugh and Mr.. Smith
are inclined to the opinion that the
water suit should be compromised. Mr..
Smith is out there for the especial pur-
pose of seeing what can be done in re-
gard to building irrigation reservoirs
1t is possible that the supreme court
may hold that such reservoirs should
be built as a means of compromising
the pending litigation.
In a recent interview, Mr.. Ashbaugh
said:
Kansas and Colorado should be able
to reach compromise on their irriga-
ton suit that would be satisfactory to
both states. There is plenty of water
in the Arkansas river for both states.
The only trouble is that Colorado won't
take water out of the river at the
proper time. Kansas would compromise
| by Colorado agreeing to not take water
below the average flow out of the river.
This would give Colorado all the flood
water. which, if utilized, would irrigate
ten times as much land as is now irri-
gated. 1t would leave the average flow
to saturate the lands of Kansas Colo
RADIO ditch owners could fill their reser-
voirs and bitches in the spring of the
year from the flood water. The river is
always high in the spring. Colorado
now doesn't utilize that water. 1t waits
until the river gets low in the summer
and then takes the water out. By stor-
ing the flood waters it would not only
be able to irrigate more ground but its
irrigation plants would be more valu-
able and its irrigation securities would
enhance in value. 1t wouldn't take
over 100 words to write the decree. Kan
sas would gladly accept the decree.
Colorado should be willing to do so. 1t
would stop expensive litigation and give
each state plenty of water"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-11
YOUNG "FRIES'' EXPENSIVE
Chick ems for Sunday Dinner Are 20
Cents a Pound.

Fried chicken for the summer Sunday
dinner is an established American in
stftutior and as inalierable a right as
life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness,
but unless you are a bloated plutocrat
you don't eat it oftener than once a
week at this season. For springs
have been as high as thirty and no lower
than twenty-five cents. a pound in To-
peka until this week. They now cost
twenty cents and will soon be a possi-
bility for the daily bill of fare of the
Plain People.
Now there be some who prefer spring
lamb but they will have to pay from
twenty to twenty-five cents for it to-
day In the way of vegetables and fruit
for the Sunday dinner the Topeka mar
kets offer good variety at reasonabl bic
prices Roasting ears which were thirty
cents dozen early in the week are to-
day selling at twenty cents. Tomatoes
are 20 cents n basket; cucumbers scents
each; new cabbage 10 cents head;
beets. three for 10 cents. Five cents
will buy a bunch of asparagus, two
punches of radishes, one bunch OF let
tuce a quart of beans, two punches OF
onions or a nutmeg cantaloupe. Wa
termeIons are % cents, California plumS
so cents a basket; peaches 20 cents a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. too Home grown
dewberries are on the market at 121z
cents: Colorado STRAWBERRIES, the same;
black raspberries Is cents and black
berries 10 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-11
LESS TIME TO READ.
Flood Caused Demand for Books a
Library to Decrease.

The circulation of the city library has
fallen off % per cent since the flood.
During the first two weeks following
the flood the business of the library wa
almost at a standstill. One employe
could more than have done the work
usually occupying five or six.
The library has a great many patrons
in North Topeka and the books circu-
late as far as Shorey. over fifty vol
umes were lost in the flood. A good
many have been returned and in every
case the people who had the books
which were destroyed have offered TO
pay for them although the library has
refused to accept any compensation for
it's loss.
I'VE have been surprised and touch
ed said Mrs. Evelyn Lewis, head Ii
brarian, lat the concern shown by the
people, especially the children, about
the books in their possession. One lit
tie girl who was taken out of her house
in a boat carried something wrapped up
carefully in a shawl. When her mother
asked her what it was she replied, why
thing they saved. A great many peo-
pie took the trouble to carry their IL
brary books to the second story with
their own possessions which they were
trying to put out of reach of the wa
ter
The most popular books in the Ii
brary just now. judging by demands
for them, are Lady Roses Daughter
Cecil Thurston's THE Circle THE
Leopard's Spots,'' and "Lovey Mary"
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APPLIES TO co. OFFICERS.
Biennial Election Law Doss Not Con-
Germ District Judgaa

The supreme court in its batch Of
opinions handed down Friday, decided
that the biennial election clause of the
constitution applies only to county and
township officers and leaves it to be
concluded by those interested that dis
trict judges whose terms expire this
year will not be entitled to hold their
offices for another year, but will be out,
and their successors will have to be ap-
pointed by Governor Bailey. This ques-
ton has aroused considerable interest
since it was raised by Judge Fisher of
the Twenty-ninth district, who thought
he would try to hold to his office under
the biennial election clause of the con-
stitution. The opinion of the supreme
court was rendered in the case of Geo.
I. Griffith against M. J. Manning. Grit
fifth was elected judge of the city court
of Kansas City, Kan. Manning refused
to vacate the Office on the ground that
he was allowed to hold over under the
biennial election clause of the constitu-
ton Justice Cunningham in the opinion
says:
THE amendment to the constitution
regulating elections, adopted by the vot-
ers of the state at the election in 1902,
refers only to the election of county and
township officers. and the item all off,
GERS therein used means all county and
township officers.
THE office of judge of the city court
of Kansas City, is neither county or
township office, and hence the term OF
the incumbent thereof is not extended
by virtue of said amendment
I'VE are clearly of the opinion that
the language all officers refers only TO
county and township officers and that
they are the only ones whose terms of
office are extended by the language of
the adopted amendment.
The district judges in the state would
not be affected by the law as they are
neither township or county officers. The
judges, whose terms expire this year
and whose successors will be appointed
by Governor Bailey, and their districts,
follow:
Sixth district-Walter L. Simons.
SEVENTH Stillwell.
Eighth-O. L. Moore.
Ninth-M. P. Simpson.
Eighteenth-D. NJ. Dale.
Twenty ninth-E. L. Fisher.
Thirty sixth-Marshall Gephart.
Wyandotte common pleaS-W. G. Holt.
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ROBBED OF SITS.
Lawrence Man Has an Exper-
fence at Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs, July 11.--C. F. Des-
kin, rs years old, retired farmer liv-
ing at Lawrence, Kan, says he was
robbed of about S175 yesterday afternoon
while leaving the Santa Fe train in this
city about 1 o'clock. The robbery, he
claims. was committed by three young
men, supposed to be members of the
Duff gang, and woman who engaged
Deskin in conversation before the train
reached this city is suspected of being
a member of the gang.
Deskin did not find out that he had
been robbed until nearly an hour after
reported the matter to the police who,
according to his son-in-law, c. c.
Owens of Ill North Prospect street, told
the old gentleman that they did not
believe they would be able to do much
for him.
The car in which Deslin was travelling
was only about half filled with passen-
gers when it arrived at Colorado
Springs. Deskin sat near the end of the
coach talking to a woman about As
down with him an hour or so before the
train reached the city. There were
plenty of vacant seats in the car and
she could have found a seat, without
sitting with Deskin. She was talking
to him and, according to his statement,
she was trying to find out where he
lived, what he did and how much money
he had. He answered all of her ques-
AAOlS anu just DClOtC l4lG bOl " TIE
station he reached for his handkerchief,
which he carried in his right hip pocket,
and his wallet was brought into sight.
Just before the train stopped, Deskin
and the woman started for the door, OPP
posite to that from the engine. All of
the other passengers, with the exception
of the three young men, left the car by
the front door. In going to the platform
the woman preceded, and when she
reached the door she stopped, blocking
the opening This brought Deskin to
a stop and the three men crowed against
him. He turned around twice and told
them to stop crowding, that there was
plenty of time, and there was no need
of crowding him so. They continued to
crowd, however, and Deskin paid no
further attention to it. The woman in
the doorway heard Deskin complain of
being crowded, but did not move or
make any effort to relieve the situation.
At the station, she got out first, Deslxin
followed, and after him came the three
young men. They separated on the
platform and Deskin went to his daugh-
ter's home, where he found that his
pocket had been picked.
He Immediately recalled the circum-
stances as related above and reported
them to the police.
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loclxjaw in the city. and that deaths
may be reported to the coroner daily for
the next two weeks or more.
WAITING FOR THE RETURNS.
we are waiting for the returns, which
are sure to come" said DR.. ST Clair
Drake of the bureau of vital statistics.
They have commenced to come in. but
we expect many more of them. There
appears to be about the same number
each year, no matter what efforts are
made by the police to prevent the use of
toy pistols, cannons, or other dangerous
fireworks.
1.-The restrictive laws will do little to
save the youngsters until public senti-
ment changes. The sentiment now is
for noise on the Fourth, and after the
noise come the deaths from tetanus.
All lockjaw cases do not terminate
fatally and many will not develop for
from seven to fifteen days. The returns
will keep coming in until August l, but
the greater number will be heard from
within a week"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-11
DIED FROM LOCKJAW.
Row McNish's Fourth of July Acct
dant Was Fatal.

Roy NIcNish, the IL year old grandson
of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Hopper, died
at $50 Friday night at the home of
his aunt, Mrs. w. S. Johnson, 412 KAN
sas avenue
He died of lockjaw, caused by pis-
toll shot on July 4. The funeral will
be held at the johnson house at Z
o'clock Sunday afternoon. The burial
will be at Rochester cemetery.
The fatal accident was caused by the
explosion of a blank cartridge. The
boy had toy pistol in which he had
been shooting blanks He thought the
shell in the barrel had been exploded.
and started to break the gun TO unload
it. The hammer fell on the cartridge
which had not been fired. and the pow
der and wad were shot into the boys
hand
The wound produced spasms. and af-
fected the boys spine and caused the
jaws to lock tight together. At first
the jaws were locked entirely. After
wards the family was told that by
burning sleeps wool and smoking the
wound, the jaws would relax. This
was tried and the Jaws were ooeneG
about half an inch. The spasnls con-
tinued at intervals, however untl
death ensued.
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son on Blacksmith creek. When near
Henry Fishers. about eight miles west
on the Tenth street road, rain COM
ing up. the. party gained permission to
spend the night in a large new barn.
They all had such a good time in the
barn they concluded to spend the re-
mainder of the outing there and not
pitch their tents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher
are recently from Nebraska. They well
entertained their unexpected guests and
in appreciation the latter sent to their
baby daughter silver cup with the
engraving Irene, July 4, 1903, Barn
Party"
Those in the party were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Foss, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Bedell, Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Lagerstrom,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Hutton, Miss Cecil Cole
man, Miss Florence Hutton, Mr.. NJ. A.
Carter, James and Dudley Foss, Mr..
Hathaway Bedei1, Clarence Du Penny
and Percy Perrywinkle.
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ADMISSION BY TICKET ONLY
Crowds Too Large for the Washburn
Observatory.

President Plass, of Washburn college
announces that the Washburn observa-
tory will not be open this evening, and
will be open only on Tuesday and Fri
day evenings of next week. On those
two evenings, admission will be by tick
ct only, and tickets can be obtained at
the college Office at Within hall.
The crowd which has been going out
to look through the telescope has grown
steadily during the week, and has got
ten beyond the capacity of the building.
Last night, President Plass had TO stand
guard at the lower door to keep people
out of the dome. There will be linn
tied number of tickets issued so that
those who do come will be able to get
some satisfaction out of the inspection
of the stars through the big telescope.
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He said If the company wanted to de-
lay it could easily contract a lawsuit
and could tie things up indefinitely. As
a compromise the company will be re-
quired to begin work within three years.
There were four members of the coun-
ell. the mayor and the city attorney
present at Friday nights committee
meeting. So far the attitude of the
whole council has been very friendly
toward the new franchise. The intro
duction of a second franchise ordinance
will probably complicate the situation
and at least seriously delay the grant
ing of the franchise asked for by
Burdge and Rohrer.
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JOINTISTS SENTENCED.
Hoffman Fined $500 and Ninety
DAYS in Jail.

Charles Hoffman and Fritz Durein,
who were convicted in district court of
liquor selling, were sentenced this
morning by Judge Hazen.
Hoffman who was convicted of two
sales and a nuisance count, was fined
$500 and 90 days in Jail. Durein was
convicted on only one count, that of
maintaining a nuisf ice. and was fined
800 and 80 days in Jail. Notice of APP
peal has been given in both cases.