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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26

true in Prices judicial district. There
is no disposition that 1 know of to
make fight for those counties on first
choice
The candidates are simply going up
and down the district now working for
second, third, fourth or fiftA choice, as
the case may be. If they go into
county and find that il is already for
somebody else for second choice, they
try for third. If it is promised for
third, they ask to be made the fourth
choice Everyone is good natured about
it and there is no bitterness
sam ". Forsha. the Reno county can
didate, who is counted as one of the
leading candidates in the Seventh dis
trict race, makes no claim to having
the nomination cOrralled. In fact, he
says it isn't anybody's contest yet Mr..
Forsha came to Topeka Wednesday
afternoon.
When a candidate says he has
cinch he is simply talking through his
hat said Mr.. Forsha. Il know / have
no cinch. and L also know that no other
candidate has. ] am pleased with the
situation, and I believe / shall ultimate
ly be nominated, but it is anybody's
race so far"
Steve Cave, sergeant-at-arms of the
house in the late lamented legislature,
has repudiated his congressional boom.
He is now in Topeka and admits that
he has been down i'm Missouri on a visit.
and further that he went simply to
run away from his congressional boom.
while over in Missouri, Cave held
communication with himself" said he.
He said to Cave: Steve, you amt no
fool yet You have been honOred fire.
quently by your people. You amt cut
out for congressman, and if you were
elected they would call you a jay and
reuben. You never have scOrched your
hands pulling chestnuts out of the fire
for somebody else, and you are certain
ly too wise to begin al this late day.
You had better doff any itch you have
to go to congress. and keep out of that
fight Cave agreed to take this advice
and he has stayed away from the scene
of action with generalization afOre-
thought. He is not d candidate for con
much pressure is brought to bear on
him"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26
None Knows How It Happened.

Rochester \. Y March 26-Fire of nm
known origin, which broke cut in the Hay
den building al $3.50 last night completely
damage to the adjoining buildings. The to-
tai loss is estimated al S25S eco. The build
ing which was occupied by the HAYDEN
Furniture company and several other con
Germs. was seven stories high in one part
and FIVE in others. The sAanles started on
the fifth floor and rapidly ate their Way
through the structure. the sreater portions
Of the three walls falling before II was
under control No one was hurt The
losses are divided among several different
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26
WILL DINE ON HORSEBACK.
Novel Banquet to Be Given Eques-
trian Club by aAIphabeta Billings.

New York, March &c. K. G. Bill
lings, the Chicago horseman, win give d
novel dinner on Saturday evening to
36 members of the Equestrian club. The
dinner is to be in celebra ton Of the
opening Of Mr.. Billings 5000. 900 stable
in this city, and will be served on horse
back, each guest having in front of hin.
on his saddle a table. on which will be
placed the various courses.
Beside each horse there is to be d
waiter to serve the rider and at each
horses head a groom will stand. lest a
sudden start spill rider and dinner to-
gether- 1t is estimated that the cost of
the dinner. which will be given in the
carriage room of the new stable, will be
approximately 500 a plate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26
A new FORCE
IN POLITICS.
Commercial Interests Organize
to Take a Hand.
Propose to See That Business
Men Get Places.
HAVE WON A VICTORY.
Secured Passage of New Railroad
Commissioner Law.
Have $4,000 Direct Votes in
Their Control.
Mr.. Ridgway Talks About the
Future Plans.
Secured Passage of New Railroad
Commissioner Law.
Have $4,000 Direct Votes in
Their Control.
Mr. Bidgway Talks About the
Future Plans.


The commercial interests Of Kansas
will organize TO take an active part in
the next campaign. In fact the work
OF organization has already begun. The
forces which will lead in the movement
a" '''o79 Ni'ie" mt ''i
themselves IN the passage OF the law
making the railroad commissioners
elected by the people There were nine
~lfeear..,. ,. ,f.,+ +f .,,i -
-'1li' 'aAlls ih lHe Joooeis' 1He miners,
the grain dealers, and the commercial
clubs of the state.
A circular letter is NOW being sent
-,.+ a., ~. ,,..,,t,..,.. ~ ~, ,...,.i,,-, -,
EaAi4atioits III tle movement Gaming
attention to their success i'm the recent
legislative FIGHT and setting forth =
Milan, fo. stsfl e,t~ti,,- ,,-.-., ,,f.,eti(,, -,
lu-i 10 t1iAp7l Ie1o6h hltl9H oi tue CONF
luercial interests of the state next year
hV the various state conventions i'm the
,,,,,,fr,sti,,, of candidates fan. ,.atlroad
Nf'l''il- -9s
g. H. fldgeWay, WHO is connected
with the milling industry of the state.
and who was one of the main forces of
... a.
''1 e''iiiils ie'i ii'4i e7e9 iil se'eii's 1i'e
lalllpdd Dill passed. il51s peen IN 10
peka watching the maneuvers of the
executive council i'm selecting a success
~ -, ~. -
- -.
-1'- l''-57tos va i'i i'-e'is A9sis an
superintendent of Insurance and has
had considerable experience i'm politics.
-The way to get anything is to or
ganize. he said i'm discussing the rail-
ioad commissioner question. mat IS
what the commercial interests propose
10 do in the future 70 get Wnat tney
want I'D the way ot iegislat tlon: ana lley
e72 ll9 pos 20 is-' l'-ez ~ @ .i3-. L. u s-l'
lutuIr lA ,ii7 sel9ctioll ol Saliu ieisi ~
lot ram 4a4 eoiiiiiiissi9 -
We don expect 70 pe apie 10 GO
mucn WIN lnls eAeIu tlNe C9uheN Ds
- I'm es'+ie.,,,i ,.,'.,t's.,
IONS, al. ~ WI pg lsl' lli,'i -'.
10 4l,9olnt we eoui9 lloIe l3 20 sse go 800 ga
o. -ofi-fsis., bs,.,i,ee we Co,,i5 ~, fbs ,.e
e-,,,sitfIt+7- fr, r,,- s,,r,I,i,,tr,9s,,f l7,,v
fn Inc execiltive council Fl win onlv b.
81 eef,s r-ft4.aa, r,oifti.iare
-Fhe .ar,rn4reial interests have ne,
particular candidate. All we ask is thar
The board shall consist of good business
1non of sound Judgment who win dea>
fairly with an Interests concerned
There is feeling throughout the state
that the present board does not amount
f0 much. that it is almost useless i'm
fact 1t is reported that whenever cases
of importance come before the present
board they are submitted to certain cor
poration lawyers before "A decision is
rendered.
The commercial interests of the state
which We're concerned i'm our recent fight
ln the legislature. have 26.0o0 direct
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26
ROBBERS TOOK $500.
Safe and Vault of Greensburg
Bank Dynamited.

Greensburg. Kan. March 26-Three
men early today wrecked the vault and
safe of the State bank at Creensburg
with dynamite, and got away with S4G0
They escaped on freight train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26

New York. March 26-Immigration fig
ures for March show that immigration is
increasing in spite of the unusual strict
ness Of Importation on both sides of the
ocean During the first . days Of March
1912 immigrants arrived or 1000 more
than during the same period last year.
About 10000 are due to land during the
rest Of the month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26
Temperatures of Large Cities.

Chicago. March 26.-7 a. m tempera-
lures: New York. 3s; Boston, Sc; Phil
adelphia. 42. Washington. 40; Chicago,
36; Minneapolis. "a. Cincinnati. SO; St.
Louis, 4z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26
Weather Indications.

Chicago, March 26-Forecast for
Kansas. Showers tonight and Friday;
southerly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26

Continued on Page sixth.)
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
yibratio. stops Hatchinr,

IAN egg in the process Of Matching"
says an expert, sis remarkably sensi-
tive to vibration. Half the failures
that amateurs encounter in Matching
out chicks by an incubator method are
due to lack of precaution in providing
against the effect of vibration on the
eggs. The rumble of train or the
passage of a wagon along the street
will spoil q whole incubator full of
eggs, if the faintest vibratory wave
reaches the apparatus. Even such a
little thing as the banging of door
In come other part of the house will
destroy the chances of Matching out a
brood, where care has not been taken
to place the incubator beyond the
reach of such disturbances. A thun-
derstorm always gives breeders q
scare, as thousands of eggs may be
spoiled by a sudden. heavy thunder
clap. To sneeze or cough in the vicin-
fly of the incubators will sometimes
work a disastrous result"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
..AD." THAT CAUGHT THOUSANDS.
paid to thousands OF Gus
toners weekly.

\
the thousands. OF course he pays the
interest out of the capital. When he
has accumulated enough the crash
comes. The financier disappears. the
money is gone. 49,
gully $4,000 was sent to Chicago
in the last IL months n get-rich-quick
schemes of this character. The VIC
Tins have been of all classes, city peo-
pie no less than villagers and farmers.
women as web as men, rich and poor
alike.
Land and improvement gwindles are
being worked to-day orpan enormous
scale. Do you remember the U. S.
Land Co.? We hunted that scheme
down and punished it. This company
owned some practically worthless land
in Tennessee, way up in the noun
tainA where we could hardly get at It.
The fake oil. rubber and gold-mining
companies have secured millions-yes,
millions of dollars-for land not worth
q dollar an acre.
Lottery and gambling schemes are
brought to our notice month after
month. There are hundreds of thou
sands of people ready to give up their
cash again and again when a lottery
of some kind is advertised, and we
can't always nip these fakes in the
bud"
In the last year something has been
done to put stop to divine healing"
absent treatment by mail and one of
the most successful quacks in the lot
Francis Truth, of Boston.-who it was
said was doing business of $4,000
week, was stopped by the law. Mean
while others who do only 5000 q
month continue to flourish, and by a
court decision recently made, nothing
can be done toprevent people sending
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
NAIL ORDER FRAUDS.
Clever Schemes for Bleeding Guilt
bic Newspaper Readers.
Fest once Bureau Of Inspection Kept
Busy Investigating All Sorts Of
DishOnest and Auur.
ing sAds."
Especial Chicago Letter.l

Especial Chicago letter.
"<HE alleged frauds in the post OF
fee department now being aired
at Washington are supposed to
involve hundreds of thousands OF dol
lars. The whole country was surprised
when the enormous sum-$10,00 teres
$50. 900 there-were mentioned as frac-
lions in the supposed corruption funo.
Net this is but bagatelle compared
with the simply gigantic frauds inves-
tigated every year by the inspection OF
Uncle Sans mail. -----
Swindles aggregat:ng S15,0oO,00O to
$4,000, 600 are unearthed every year by
the post Office inspectors, and proven
in court. Thefts by letter carriers or
post office clerks constitute only q
small portion of this. The greater part
of the frauds is perpetrated by So
called business men, who use the mails
Tor schemes that draw the dollars out
of the pockets of gullible folks month
after month, year after year, by the
same old schemes.
A corps of 200 inspectors, as species
Dl SpcCldl CCtCCilNOSs - SilPAcS Su oAA
over the country hunting down these
ewindlers.
The post Office bureau of inspection
has Is divisions. By far the largest of
these has its headquarters at Chicago.
Col. Stuart, inspector general here. has
% inspectors under him and investi-
gated last year $4,000 cases of alleged
frauds. New York city, the second
largest, had 10000 cases, handled by is
inspectors. The enormous work of the
Chicago department is due partly to
the fact that the city handles more
mail than any other.
1--WE closed up the business of thou
sands Of swindlers right around Chi
cago last year." said Chief Clerk r. ].
Holmes, of the Chicago department.
cit issno exaggeration to say that the
swindlefs got several million dollars
out of the pockets of the people"
1t is also no exaggerationt to say that
the swindies are going on at this very
minute to the amount of hundreds of
thousands Of dollars. Fake" oil COM
panies, investment schemes, "sure ten
per cent" propositions, etc., ETC.. are
being advertised in the papers and are
aourishing more than ever. The post
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

signs of the naughty arrogance and
the unyielding spirit that have
helped to make him unpopular
throughout Italy. He would prob
ably be a hard man to deal with, and
the people of Italy are hoping and
even praying that he may never be
their ruler, and it will be great day
in Italy if the beautiful Queen Helene
should some time present the king
with a son. The duke of Aosta would
be the one man in Italy who would
not rejoice over an event of this
kind. Should he succeed to the throne
he might realize in his own expert
ence the truth of the old saying that
Uneasy lies the head that wears q
crown" for his life would not be a
very happy one in the face of the
strong and unyielding prejudice of
the Italian people. A kingly career
is not one of continual smooth sail
ing, even when one is in high favor
with ones subjects, and it is career
of much anxiety and unhappiness
when one is ruler in opposition to
the wishes of his people. So here's
hoping that the stork is even now
on his way to the royal palace of
Italy with lusty young SON to glad
den the hearts of the king and queen
and the hearts of the people of Italy.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

oiice inspector gets some of them into
court and prosecutes. Occasionally
the federal court sends culprit to the
penitentiary, but the majority of them
escape in the fines that do not repre-
sent ten per cent. of the money they
have made in their schemes.
Here's an ADVERTISEMENT:
YOUR LIES FATE In love, business
md marriage. Photo OF future husband or
wife. Birthstone pin and LIES chart for 10
cents and birth date.
This ID the advertisement, with the
name omitted, as it appeared this
week in many Of the mail order pa pers.
dshowed the clipping to an employee of
the Chicago bureau Of post Office in
epection.
Is this fraud or isn't it ?" asked.
That remains to be proven" was the
calm reply. THE way TO do is to send
she ten cents in reply to the ad and then
1ie your complaint here If you think
eou have been defrauded."
VIII you prosecute them?"
The explanation was that it required
I'VE such complaints to establish one
cause for an investigation. And finally
the official came out with the bold
statement:
These ten-cent schemes donx
amount to much" he said. ave are
tremendously busy here on big cases.
erying to put a stop to thousand dol.
lar swindlea Better save your ten
eents BY not writing for the photo Of
your future wife"
i The task Of the post Office inspec-
Aen = indeed very difficult one and
ehe path to prosecution is more than
devious. A strict law prevents the
0pening of any private mail by in.
npectors or Others. No matter how
eortain the government may be that :
nr1 = swindling. letters are not
4anpersd with under any circum.
ntanees. So the inspectors must re-
aort TO many tricks to get proof.
0ometimes they 60 out into the
oounfry. and send in their money 70
He fysudulent firms until they 6aye
enougA letters to establish positive
nroof. II the swindlers get an ink
elnG that post Office inspector is try.
ong 70 lead them ON" they mxy hide
1he1r scheusts and throw the inspec-
1or o. the track. Girls are often used
= he onise Of stenographers to rel
evidence. Sometimes the detectives
eheznselves 9et positions in ! Arm
nu1pected Of sfrauds- Many other
[~xkrS. lM~v ned A,.x ~ !.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
THE DUKE OF AOSTA.
One of the Most Unpopular Mem
bers Of Italy's Royalty.
He Would Become the Unwelcome
Ruler OF the Kingdom Should
victor Emmanuel Die With
cut Male Issue.

The queen of Italy and the czarina
of Russia would be happier than they
are to-day and they would rise i'm
mensely in popular favor II that
mystical bird, the stork, had been
kinder and more considerable and had
left sons instead of daughters in the
royal palaces in which these ladies
live. The czarina has disappointed
the hopes of the people four times by
presenting daughters to the car and
the two children of the young queen
of Italy are both daughters. The
sooner the stork manifests higher
degree of consideration for the situa-
ton in which these royal ladies are
placed and grants them sons the
happier they and their husbands and
4 great army Of their subjects will be.
The throne of Italy can descend
only to the male heirs of the king
and if King Victor Emmanuel should
die without son his successor would
be the duke of Aosta, who is not at
all in favor with the people OF Italy,
and there would be no end of discon-
tent if he should become king. The
duke is "a years of age. He is the
eldest son of the late Prince Amadeus,
a brother of King Humbert and ex-
king of Spain. His wife was Princess
Helene of Orleans, daughter of the
late count of Paris, and they have
two sons, Amadeus and Aimon, so
that if the duke should succeed to
the throne it would probably remain
permanently in his family.
The duke and his wife are a hand
some pair. says the Detroit Free
Press. But one may also see in the
face of the handsome young duke
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

their money by mail to be cured by any
process they choose.
Have you seen in recent issues Of q
Chicago mail order paper an advertise
ment of magic gold dap needle that
finds hidden treasures for ten cents?
Possibly thisreminds one Of the "lucky
box" scheme of Lynn, Mass. Francis
Parker manufactured little wooden
box with brass ring in which were
stamped three stars. 1t cost him from
one to 1--WE cents, and he sold it for 90
cents. Everybody who bought the box
became lucky, said Parker's advertise
ments; lone broker made 81, 900 in
one hour after buying the lucky box;
Z spinster won = lover; womau ives
cured Of rheuma tikm; . gentleman hob
bled in on crutches; got box; walked
on with crutches under his arm.
The advertisements raA> in glarinx
and nobody interfered with
Parker's business until the authorities
noticed his enormous mail. When the
post offce Inspector appeared At the
lucky box factory Parker fled. Twenty.
seven thousand letters were waitins
for him q the Boston post ONCE with
: 80 money orders that day
= Z. 0UNpr4ACR
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

the witnesses had told of the manner
in which he came under the displeas-
ure of the law.
Klein knocked at the rear door of
the home of Mrs. Mary Everett, 10,02s
Avenue NJ, early in the morning and
asked for money. Mrs. Everett Of
fered him a slice of bread and but
ter. which Klein rejected and kicked
the housewife in the side. She
screamed and Mrs. John Schneider,
who lives in the same building, came
to the rescue.
Mrs. Schneider bounced a broom OF
Klein's head few times. Klein drew
a knife and stabbed her in the arm
and fed. The screams of the victims
had attracted large number Of
women of the neighborhood and they
pursued the tramp. who grew moro
at every jump.
just as he was ready to faint he
San into the arms of q policeman
and begged to be protected from his
pursuers. The women told their
story and the bluecoat carried Tramp
Klein OF to q cell.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

fort before the foreigners in a south
ern Utah village. His advent had
been widely heralded, and the hal!
in which the meeting was to be held
was crowded with Swedish farmers
when Mr.. Smoot tn ned on his elO-
quence.
The applause was not all that he
had expected. Only one person, an
old man on the front row, seemed
exceptionally interested. He APP
applauded wildly, laughed at all the
speakers jokes, and manifested every
sign nf .~citsd appreciation.
After Mr.. Smoot had finished, his
enthusiastic auditor arose to speak.
Feeling grateful. the senator deter
mined to show his appreciation in
like manner. The old mans remarks
were entirely in Swedish, which was.
to Mr.. Smoot, denser than Greek, but,
not to be outdone, Mr.. Smoot fol-
lowed the infection of the speakers
voice, and whenever he thought eli
max was reached, led the applause
wildly.
81 cheered and stamped on the
floor in most undignified manner"
said Mr.. Smoot, in relating the story,
"and / was at a loss to understand
the curious looks centered upon me.
Finally a man sitting behind leaned
forward and inquired if 1 understood
the speaker.
".Not word 1 confessed, but it's
4 good speech, isn't it?'
WELL he replied, you may be
interested to know that he's translat-
ing your speech. None of these peo-
pie understand English
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

quietly pack up and go-no one ever
knew that the person with whom No
dealt was the post Office inspector
himself.
.The biggest frauds by all odds have
been in the get-rich-quick lines. 1t 10
such an old scheme, but it is always
being worked again. The plan is very
simple-the same as in the case OF the
notorious Franklin syndicate in the
east. Some 'con-man' starts to adver-
tise that he will pay enormous profits
on investments-two, three, five or ten
per cent. q week. When the suckers
begin to send their money, he actually
pays out the dividends. A man may
send 500 and before long he has 5000
back. He tells his friends, and they tell
others. Pretty soon the money rolls
into the Golfers of the 'financier' BY
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
AppLAuDED HIMSELF.
S..tor Reed Smoot Tells y Capital
Joke of which He Was the
Sole Victim.

Although Senator Reed Smoot, OF
Utah. resided in Washington less
than a fortnight, during the recent
session, he did not escape the anec-
dote craze. The scene of the best
story he told was laid in the south
ern part of the Mormon state, which
is settled largely by Scandinavians.
According to the chroniclers. MI
Smoot is not much of politician
nor vet Daniel Webster, when II
comes to oratory. He was assigned
by his republican central committee
therefore, to deliver his maiden ef-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

The bubonic plague has become 90
alarming in Sydney, N. s. W., that the
city authorities regularly employ five
men to visit the residences and catch
rats. The average number of rats
trapped by each man is % week. It
II believed that the rodents spread the
disease by roaming from house to
house.