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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
PRICES OF SHOES.
Lowest and Highest Rates Prevailing
in the United States.

Relative to prices prevailing here for
the highest and lowest grade goods made.
1t might be said that the American manu-
facturer can make a boot shoe at vfrtu-
ally any price Until a few years ago re-
tallers and jobbers demanded an article at
certain price from season to season If
the leather market had advanced in the
meantime it made no difference. They re-
CURED the same appearing shoe at the
same figure, and as consequence consid-
cradle deception was practiced by substi-
tuting inferior material. At present most
distributors desire standard quality shoe
and are willing to pay fair price for it,
and the result has been that the general
quality of the .American-made shoe has
appreciated of late.
In mems shoes probably the cheapest
Which is sold WHOLESALE at * cents and re
tailed for 81. These goods are sold almost
exclusively to the southern trade. The
sole IS composed of common hemlock
light outsole with d ''compo" insole and
heel and the shoe is Mckay sewed.
IL; In Women SHOES a gram spilt Or night
as low 80 cents, but an article which
would be considered standard goods
while regulars" bring 70 TO IS cents.
What is considered mans good wax
solid leather sole, heel and counter. whole
sales at $1.25 to $50 The same shoe made
of wax calf sells at 214 to 5 cents more.
year welt, all solid leather SOLE insole,
counter and heel. finely made and finished.
can be had in an almost endless variety
of STYLES at $50 Mems box. veiours and
wax calf Goodyear welts of good quality
and first class workmanship sell at $1.50
to $1.75
The Specially Shoe" is an American de-
parture and one that is constantly in
creasing in popularity. This is doubt
due in a large measure to the extensive
amount of advertising it receives. but the
Specially Shoe the named shoe,
which sells to the retailer at $3.50 to 81.
enbodies in it the finest of material. style,
fit and workmanship.
There are some goods sold at higher
prices which are practically all made by
hand but the popular priced shoe of the
American city public is that which can be
bought from 50 to $5.-Shoe and Leather
Reporter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
JAYHAWKER JoTs.


Mound City has colored jointist.
Whooping cough is all the rage at Ster-
ling.
Thirty Ottawa ladies compose a scatter
sunshine" club.
Clyde family is enjoying their second
crop of strawberries.
The Clyde jail has been without pris~
oners for the last As days.
A Neodesha pawn broker has just dis
posed of a clock soaked to him in 1877.
The brightest, best, hustling news gath
erer for the Ell Dorado Republican is a
young girl.
A Hutchinson pear tree which had two
bushels of fruit on this season is again in
full bloom.
A Linn county farmer got 80 pounds of
honey from a bee tree, besides his Win
ters fire wood
Fort Scott highwaymen are doing the
cowboy stunt They 1arfat their victims
from an alley.
The only casualties reported from Jack
frosts visit at Sterling was the nipping
of the drop stitch hosiery.
The Abilene Library association is to
have rummage sale. Old books should
prove valuable for such an occasion.
An Ottawa woman has a permit to
tote gun and always hidden away
somewhere in her clothing is a pistol.
The Hutchinson police are on the look
out for a man who stole a watch. Nc
doubt the thief is also on the lookout
The proprietor of the Lindsborg News
is so pleased with Conner Davies pen
to have his obituary written by the Con-
cOrdia editor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
WILL BE So PER LOT.
City Engineer Figures Cost Of Pro-
posed Parkdale Drain.

City Engineer McCabe this afternoon
completed his estimates on the cost of
the proposed Parkdale storm water
sewer or drain, and finds that the work
can be done for a, total of $3.50. out
of first class material, or for about
1000 less with a second quality of pipe.
This would mean a cost of about SO
per lot for the $50 lots which it is pro-
posed to include in the benefit district.
The drain will begin +. at Branner
street, according to the plans drawn
by the city engineer. It will extend
down Seventh to Locust, where there
Lawrence street q main will be laid to
Shunganunga creek, which is about
three blocks distant. The drain at its
largest diameter will be 80 inches,
gradually decreasing in size to it's ex-
tr-Tlitzes.
The estimates and maps will be pre-
sented this evening to the streets and
walks committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
Is BLOCKS BURN
Town of Aberdeen, Wash, Is on
Fire.
Four Fatalities Reported and
Blaze Still Spreading.

Portland, Ore. Oct. 1e.-The town of
Aberdeen, Wash. is on fire and most
of the business portion is threatened.
It is reported that Is blocks in the
business portion of Aberdeen have been
destroyed and that the fire has reached
the residence portion. Several lives are
reported lost
Aberdeen is situated on Gray's harbor
and has about 5000 inha bitants The
chief industry is umbering.
Tacoma, Wash. Oct. ia destruc-
tive fire is raging at Aberdeen. A spec
started at $50 in the Dix block and at
y o'clock three principal business blocks
had been totally destroyed, including
the opera house, hotel, two banks and
one hundred business houses. The fire
was at that hour spreading to the resi-
dence portion. Four fatalities had been
repOrted,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
WILL CONFER OCT. 20.
Presidents of Central American Re
pUblics to Meet.

Panama, Colombia, Oct 16.-Nicar-
aguan cable advices received here by
way of Acajutla, Salvador, say the con-
ferences proposed by Presidents Escalon
of Salvador; Bonila of Honduras, and
Zelaya of Nicaragua will take place Oc-
tober 90 without the presence of the
last named president because the ma
tiona1 assembly of Nicaragua has re-
fused to permit him to leave the couE-
try Confidential agents of the govern
ments of Nicaragua and Guatemala
have established friendly relations be-
tween these republics. The Nicaragua
assembly has closed its sessions.
A Mr. Dietrich has offered to buy T.
600 hectares of national territory ON the
Atlantic littora1
The negotiations of Mr. Manning for
the purchase of the Nicaraguan rail-
roads have failed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

Among the latest new features of the
New York school system is the employ
ment of thirty paid nurses. and more
are being added to the list. These sup
plement the work of the physicians or
medical inspectors. going from school to
school and applying the remedies pre-
scribed by the doctors. Commenting on
this arrangement the Rochester Demo-
crat says: 1T is an unpleasant develop
ment of the school system in our modern
crowded cities that the children are
more and more passing out from under
the control of the parents and becoming
wards of the state" But if parents fail
in their duty to their children, and very
many of them do. who is to look after
the welfare of the rising generation. if
not the state?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

Grover Cleveland thinks that there are
other things more desirable than the
presidency. In addressing the students
of Armour Institute yesterday he said
THE opportunities today are greater
than ever. for boys to get practical
educdtion-an industrial education-and
would rather my own boy grew up
able to build great bridge like the
Brooklyn bridge than to receive the
highest honor that the people could be-
stow on him I hate to hear persons
talk in a pessimistic strain to the effect
that the day of opportunity in this
country has gone by and that the
chances for a young man to rise by his
efforts have passed away. It is not true
There is room. at the top and there al
ways will be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
D. A. r. at Governors House.

At the Governors mansion tonight
the visiting ladies IN attendance upon
the annual convention of the Kansas
chapter of the Daughters of the amer
lean Revolution Will be rendered re-
ception. The opening sessions of the
gathering were held today at the Unity
church The principal address of the
day was made by Mrs. Charles w.
Fairbanks. of Indiana. wife of the SEN
ator from Indiana. Mrs. ]. Heron
Crosman, of New Rochelle, n. Y, who
is attending the convention. also spoke.
Music was furnished by Mrs. George
E Stoker. Miss Emily King and Mr.
Harry Stanley. A luncheon will be
given by the local chapter at the home
Of Mrs. T W. Harrison Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

feature of the Tammany campaign
is the campaign book it has just issued.
IAN edition of 100000 copies has been
printed and thousands of the books
have been mailed to the voters. The
book contains a bitter attack upon
Comptroller Grout, who is now solely
the Tammany candidate for comptroller.
Furthermore, the book contains a car
toon of r. Fulton Cutting as political
boss, dandling on his knee Mayor Low
and Comptroller Grout. The book holds
Grout up to derision for his reorganiza-'
ton OF the sinking fund and reduction
of the tax rate, Mr. CIRCUITS action be-
ing said to be "in utter defiance of any
principle of law or morals"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
TURQUOISE NINE DISPUTE.
Attempt to Squat on Claim Leads to
Manslaughter.

san Bernardino. Cal. Oct 16-As the
result of a long standing dispute over
a turquoise mining location. William
Miller shot and killed George Simmons,
a wealthy mine owner of Newark, N
J. Simmons with a man named Smith
son claimed the land located by Miller.
and attempted to squat on It. Miller
met shen on the boundary of his
claim and pointing a rifle at them or
dered them to retrace their steps. The
two men, according to Miller, reached
for their revolvers and he killed Sim
mons instantly. Miller, who is a man
of position, has surrendered himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

Gutta- joolatong is comparatively new
material which may be utilized as a
substitute for or in conjunction with
India rubber. It is a product of the
East indies. chiefly the island of Bor-
neo, located not far from our Philip
pines, and in the form in which it is
imported Is described as "whitish in
color, looking something like marsh
mallow candy, smelling strongly of pc
troleum, and oxidizing on exposure to
the air, becoming hard" The same de-
scription says: 1T is not a substitute
for gutta-pereha or India rubber, but is
used chiefly as a filler in manufactures
Of India-rubber gum, and eutta-per-
cha The importation of this newly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
Clumsy Check Passer.

Policeman Meredith and Detective
Hopkins arrested seedy looking
stranger at 2 o'clock today for trying to
pass worthless checks at small cloth
ing store When taken to the sta
tor and asked his name he said: Err
femme see, er-my names jones' The
checks were signed M A. Scott and
were very coarse attempts to defraud.
He had five or six in his pockets He
had secured blank Bank of Topeka
checks. scratched out the name of the
bank and substituted Jameson, Mo-
with lead pencil. The man is evident
" of unsound mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

Omaha Bee: In cutting down their
employees lists it would seem that the
different railroads that are retrenching
are getting ahead of the game. So far
no reduction of railroad traffic is in
sight, but if men are to be arbitrarily
thrown out of employment the demand
for product for consumption will be cor
respondingly reduced and the traffic nat
uraliy diminished. Every contraction of
employment starts an endless chain
which works back to the employers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
RETURNS TO PORT.
Russian Fleet Shuts Itself Up
at Port Arthur.

Yokohama, Oct 1s-The Russian squad
ron has returned to Port Arthur. Core
spondents there report that preparations
attack on the SO war vessels in port. The
entrance is protected by a boom of heavy
logs The negotiations al Toxic, though
critical, are proceeding peacefully. Amer
lea and Europe are cautioned by the Of
fieials AGAINST alarmist REPORTS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
BOY SHOOTS HIMSELF.
w. II. Grantee, of Howard, Puts
Bullet Into His Breast.

Lawrence. Kan. Oct 16.-w. H. Gram
tice, a newly registered student in this
pharmacy school of Kansas university,
attempted suicide at the Lawrence
house this morning by shooting himself
just over the heart. He cannot recover.
Grantee is from Howard, Kan. He
came here Monday and entered school,
registering as % years of age He is
said to have been drinking heavily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
MIR. BONE RETURNS.
Governors Secretary Is Better but
Not Yet Well.

H ]. Bone, secretary to Governor Bal
ley is at his desk in the governors Of
fee today, but he expects to return to
Excelsior Springs tonight.
L am improving all right he said.
land am considerably better than was
but my doctor advises me not TO go to
work until the first of November. 1 ran.
down to Wichita night before last to see
my family and stopped off here on my
return, but I viii go back to Excelsior
Springs tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

serious.
When Gov. Bailey deferred to Secretary
of State BurroW in matters effecting the
latters district in connection with the ap-
polntment of Mcdowell of Smith Center
as regent of the agricultural college and
Haskell of Gaylord as director of the PEN
ftentiary, Leland felt deeply hurt, and this
with the controversy over Superinte ten
dent Williams of the blind asylum and the
stenographer there-mixed salt in the
wound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

The building of roads by convict labor
has been agitated in various parts of the
country, including Kansas for many
years, but it remained for Georgia to
take the first step in this direction. A
law having this end in view has been
enacted and its operation doubtless will
be watched with interest by the other
efafes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

Negotiations toward peace are report
ed to be making considerable headway
at Toxic. Meanwhile Russia is rushing
troops and war ships eastward as rapid
1y as possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

1t seems that editors and negroes can
be killed, in the south without fear of
punishment. The remarkable feature of
1.-THE Tillman trial is that it took the jury
20 hours to return a verdict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

developed aid in the manufacture of In
dia rubber has increased from 615 mill
lion pounds in 1899 to Il million pounds
in 1909
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
Philippine Exhibit of SO Car Loads

st. Louis, Oct 16.-All of the 1900
tons of the Philippine exhibit shipment
which arrived on the transport Eilpat-
rick at Seattle is now on the worlds
fair grounds. There are fifty carloads
in all The largest piece in the ship
ment is a dugout or native boat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
coke TRUST Form ed.

Uniontown, Pa. Oct Representa-
tives of sixteen independent coke com
panies met today and formed an organ
ization to maintain coke prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

Inquiry might discover that the Demo
cratic candidate who has Just bee
elected mayor of Indianapolis was equip
ped with a wind shield
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

Senator Platt may not have deceived
Miss Wood, but he played it on the pub
tic all right when married four days
ahead of the appointed time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16
TWO and q C1nher.

Scribbel-The editor didn't give your
story very prominent place. and I sup
pose he paid you, too. next to nothing.
De Ritter (gieefully)-Two next to moth
ing2 Exactly
ScribbeEEh? What do you mean?
De Riter-He paid me 20.-Philadelphid
Public Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

Recent developments indicate that
there hasn't been much the matter with
Charles NJ. sehwab at any time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

Russia ought to be made to train
down before entering the ring with
Japan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-16

Maybe the troubles of Wall street are
due to the sun spots.
The daily sentinel., 1903-06-10

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin E. Borschell
entertained quite large company of
friends at their cosy home ON Tuesday
night, those who were unable to be
present at their wedding, which took
place at Hotchkiss, Colorado, ON March
31st. A very delightful evening was
spent with crokinole and social con-
versation. Miss Cartmel rendered
several piano selections with exquisite
skill and touch, and Mr.. Leon Chap
man. in his inimitable style gave two
recitations which called forth we'll
deserved applause. Light refresh
ments were served. Mr.. and Mrs.
Borschell enter upon the married life
under most auspicious circumstance
and their host of friends join in wish
ing them happy and prosperous
journey. They entertain another
party of friends ON this. Wednesday
evening.
G. e. Rawlins and W. 7. Dowery
arrived home tlis morning on No. 4
from trip to the Pacific coast.
The daily sentinel., 1903-06-10
CHILD. KILLED.
Little Susan Smiths Body Hor-
ribly Mangled by Train.

A 1rlEntIul acCldenb occurred at Lne
foot of South Seventh street shortly
after four O'Clock yesterday afternoon
in which little seven-y -year-old girl
lost her life.
The switch engine, No. $40 piloted
by Engineer John Barnicle. with
William Brown as fireman was pull
ing out of the beet sugar factory sid
ing fifteen empty Rio Grande and Rio
Grande Western stock cars. A num-
Der of children saw the train coming
cars, when little Susan M. Smith,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. b. @.
Smith. slipped and fell under the
wheels. Gar No. 3137, Rio Grande
Western stock car, passed over her
body. The right limb from the knee to
the abdomen was crushed; the left arm
torn from the body and mashed; the
right wrist cut almost in two. and the
face was somewhat Scared and bruis-
ed by coming in contact with the Gin
ders. AS soon as the accident hap
pened telephone message was sent to
the office of DIR. H. r. Bull and with.
in ten minutes he was ON the ground,
but could do nothing for the little
child as she was gasping for her last
breath. The body was covered up
with a blanket and Coroner Hanson
viewed the remains and they were
conveyed to the undertaking parlor of
A. l.. Gourley where they await the
orders of the father, who at present
is at Douglas. Arizona, in the employ
of Alexander Struthers.
There has been a number OF stories
connected with the accident, current
on the streets, but in order to get as
near the facts in the case as possible
William Brown, the fireman, who it
Is said was the only eye witness, was
seen and he said:
'When we coupled ON the cars L
stepped TO the left of the cab with the
engine headed east backing up. saw
the children coming towards the
track, less than half block away |;
one of them, boy, jumped ON; the
little girl made an attempt to get on
and took hold Of the handle on the
side of the car all right, but when she
went to raise herself her feet must
have struck pile of cinders and let
ting loose she fell and rolled under the
wheels. 1 called to Mr.. Barnicle
that little girl had fallen under the
train and we stopped as soon as possi-
BILE. When we ran to where the girl
was Mr.. Barnicle or L didn't have
the courage to pull the body out and
so the brakeman, William Marsh, did
and by that time others had arrived
at the scene. 1t was a sad sight. ="
Such accidents as the above are to
be deplored as the innocent children
do not realize the extreme danger that
moving trains.
The men who are work ing in the
vicinity of the accident state that just
such an accident has been looked for
daily, and it has been a wonder that
more have not occurred. Parents, in
many cases, are more or less careless
about where or what their children
are at during the day time in any
community, and this fatal accident
should be severe warning to all liv
ing along the 81 de of the railroad
tracks in this city.
1t is doubly sad ON account of the
absence of the father of the little one.
Mr. and Mrs Alvin E. Borschell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-28
THE OLDEST RAILROAD.
It is Little One, is in England, and
Was Incorporated in 1919.

From the Railroad Gazette.
The traveller who leaves Plymouth for
London by the Great Western railway will
notice when he has proceeded two and
three-Quarter miles and Is passing the
244th milepost from Paddington that the
train crosses single line Of railroad al
most at a right angle on the level. To it
Immediately succeeds an overbridge, and
then. on the left hand or or side may
be seen the single line in question. laid
upon rough stone blocks. but presenting
a decidedly out of date appearance. Per-
chance train Of four or five little trucks.
loaded with square Jumps OF china clay
and drawn by couple OF horses, may be
seen, but in half a mile the old line trends
away northward and Is lost sight Of 1t be-
longs to the oldest railroad company In
the world.
The Plymouth and Dartmoor railway
was incorporated on July 2. 1919. for max
ing and maintaining a tramroad iron
railway for the passage OF wagons and
other carriages from Crabtree to near
the prisons of war on Dartmoor. These
prisons had been erected about ten years
before. on the loneliest and widest tract
of land that could be found, to accommo-
date the French prisoners Of war who in
conveniently crowded Plymouth sound in
hulks. The protector of the line, however,
Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, had a great idea that
Dartmoor was capable of cultivation.
The Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway
Company was dissolved, and reincorporat-
ed by an act OF 1865. for the purpose of
bringing 1t under the provisions of modern
acts as to using steam power, etc. The
old rates were revised and power was
taken to carry passengers. II then owed
R75.0OO to the mortgages. Messrs Johnson.
who released 1t on being paid in shares.
The company has since constructed some
local lines near Plymouth which are
worked by the Great Western and the
London and Southwestern: In fact, 1T 10
virtually Joint line now. Still. though
1t owns no rolling stock. it has nominallN
an independent existence, receives it0
rents maintains q London ONCE, and 1t will
undoubtedly be considered the Oldest rail-
In, ha yuneld