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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06
GOT HIS APPOINTMENT.
w. r. SchelI Is Commissioner of Hor-
ticulture for ST. Louis Fair

". F. Schell returned yesterday from
Topeka. and he came back with the com
mission TO take charge of the horticul-
tural exhibit of the St Louis fair. He
was appointed to this position by the
Kansas commission and the vote was
unanimous. Before the vote was taken
Mr. Schen proved 20 the commissioners
satisfaction that he was member in
good standing Of the State Horticultural
society and he received the endorsement
Of both the president and vice president
OF the association as well as OF a num-
Der of prominent members Of the organi-
cation. The fight which has been waged
so persistently by Mr.. Barnes. secretary
of the association. went booming and
Mr.. Barnes did not even show up at the
meeting with his opposition. He had
business elsewhere or went fishing when
il came time 10 make his opposition be-
fore the commission.
Horticulturists over the entire state
have announced themselves well pleased
with the appointment of Mr.. Scheli. He
has had many years experience In the
fruit growing industry and is we'll quail
fed TO take charge Of the display. Mr..
Schell and the commission are making
the plans for very large exhibit Of
Kansas fruits. and it will be the finest
display Kansas has ever had.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06
LEVY IS LOWER
County Tax Levy Decreases
q Mills From Last Year
STATE TAXES HIGHER
Iotal Taxation For Coming
Year Will Be So Mills.

The county commissioners have placed
the rate of taxation on property in Selg-
wick county for the coming year at 10-6
mills on the dollar, a decrease OF 4 mills
from the levy Of last year. which was Il
mills While the county tax will be less
for the coming year the state tax has in
creased and the decrease on the county
taxation Will not offset that increase
The whole amount of taxes for the state
and county viii be Il mills. an increase
of a mill over last year
The levies for the different county funds
for this year will be as follows: County
general fund, mills; county interest
lie mills: county sinking fund. 2 mills;
bridge fund, 2 mills. making a total of
1915 mills. To this add the levy made by
the state Of Ga mills and the total will be
II mills for the state and county taxes
The school board made a levy Monday
night Of 10 mills for school district num-
Der l. which will bring the total up to
% mills. The levy for the city has not
yet been given out. but it is said on good
authority that 1t will be about "a mills.
an increase OF mill over the levy made
last year. II this is the case the Who'll,
levy for city, school, county and state
will be for this year Sc mills.
Last year the state levy was 8. % mills.
for the county general fund m lis, for
county interest fund mills, for the sink
ing fund 2 mills. for bridge fund mills.
school tax in district number I6 mills.
and city tax % mills, which makes a total
of S4k mills. The total increase of tn
levy for this year over that OF last year
will be ! q mills
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06
GIVEN 4 FINE TREAT.
Fire Boys Of Nc. had a Nice Time
YESTERDAY

The IRE bows % hose house No. :. On
South Topeka. have pledged themselves
u save every piece ~ furniture. &c
cream. cake ard other stock il the Bon
Ton Bakery AID Candy Kitchen sisoaid
hat place ever y visited by FIRE Tes-
terzay afternoon while The Ere boys
we're sweltertRg without energy enough
70 shoe files. Mr. Messerves ice cream
wagon stopped in frat % The station
and The driver began unloading big boxes
4 cake aad a ttS can q ice cream Tie
boys were routed out and told 70 help
themselves. and they dtd. Thsrs S@s
Ice cram and cake II plenty Tor AZ ne
areraen and some "a the small boys who
hauE about The station looking At the
apparatus The remembrance Ezs Al
especially oPportune one yesterday ~ssh
tie ;hzrn0nstsr trys1s 70 reach tie 10
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06
RETAIL MERCHANTS ORGANIZE.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held at Council
Chamber Last Night.

A meeting which the jobbers as well as
the retailers Of the city attended was held
in the city council chamber last night,
and = permanent organization formed.
james Tapp was elected to the presidency.
Mr.. Nealeigh vice-pres!dent, Geo. w hice
treasurer, and c. !. Reed secretary.
The meeting was presided over by James
Tapp. who opened the meeting by making
a very enthusiastic talk along association
lines Mr. ". \. Rose, secretary Of the
Retail Merchants association for the
state OF Kansas. was then introduced
and told the merchants of the effects
OF organized effort in other cities and the
great results that would accrue 20 the
merchants Of Wichita. as wel as the
city generally by the formation Of an
association. Mr.. Rose showed very clear
~ the far-reaching effects in that it
placed the merchants upon a footing 20
take definite action in municipal as we'll
as state affairs
Mr. J + Howard made a short talk and
assured the merchants that the millers
of the city were in favor Of some definite
actien being taken in this direction, and
were willing TO ieud their support TO thu
merchants in maintaining this associa-
ton. which is 30 much needed.
Mr. Fred Dold told the merchants thar
the proposition before them was neces-
sity that has been badly needed in this
city for many years. and urged their
supporting it ard that it would certainly
have the support of the packers.
The meeting was attended by about two
hundred jobbers and retailers and q coed
working orsa nization formed.
Mr. Cun. Of the Curl Clearing house.
made an explanatory tax about credits
and answered III questions that were
asked for information concerning the
clearing house.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06
BEGINS WORK SOON.
AsphaF<< mixer is Almost Ready for
Operation.

Half dozen mechanics are hard at
work setting UP the big asphalt mixer
and it Will be ready for operation in a
day or two. The company had a little
trouble IN getting all Of the parts for the
big machine. but everything is here now
and is being put together as rapidly as
possible. Il is possible that the machine
may be ready TO operate this afternoon,
and Il may take another day to set it in
running order When the machine hoslrs
working it viii furnish each day asphalt
enough 20 cover fifteen hundred yards,
one block Of paving on one side OF the
street. and the asphalt is OF such q ma
ture that it can be used within twenty
four hours after being laid
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06

in the next few days work On the build
ing will have TO be suspended. Many
other men who have buildings under con-
struction are in the same predicament.
Brick. stone and all kinds of building
material are plentiful. but the trouble is
to get them moved TO this city.
There is considerable uneasiness among
the coal dealers occasioned by their ina
bility TO get coal in large quantities to
store for the winter. Not only the deal
ers but the railroad companies are feel
ing this shortage and already in several
instances the companies have been
forced to take private coal in transit to
burn In their engines. Many Of the con-
servative dealers of this city predict
that coal will be higher this winter and
that there is a possibility of a coal fam
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06
HIS ARM CRUSHED.
Chick Hawkins Was Crippled for Life
Yesterday

Chick Hawkins, a young colored man
who has had all kinds Of experience
with the police, yesterday. while hiding
from an officer, laic down bee:Ia a car
on the Santa Fe tracks and his right
arm was crushed just above the wrist
Hawkins has been wanted by the Of
hcers and when seen yesterday struck
out for the Santa Fe yards and escaped.
he was partially drunk. It is supposed
that he went 10 sleep and threw his arm
over the rail A switch engine started
to move some of the cars and the mans
arm was crushed. The accident happen
ed opposite the Wichita Wholesale Groc-
cry company's warehouse. No one saw it
and Hawkins was found by the trainmen
shortly afterward. He was taken TO the
police station in the police ambulance
and later removed TO the Wichita hospi-
tai where his arm was amputated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06
IN HYDE PARK.
lines Union Band Will Give Concert
This EVENING.

The Innes Union Band will give a con-
cert al Hyde park tonight commencing
at SIS. The following is the program:
March. The Hamilton" .......... Roberts
Waltz. "A Dream of Heaven 49,. Bauer
Cupid's Garden Intermezzo .... Eugere
The Forge in the Forest, Descriptive
AlElldetS
Serenade. Evening Reverie ....... Lasey
Medley Overture ......-......... Chattaway
March, The Crisis .................Ha
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06
DECREE FROM BENCH.
Judge Hook viii Not Come Here to
Hand Down ROGERS Decision

Judge Hook IS net expected 10 coma
70 Wichita u hand down the decision q
Judge Rogers. Of Arkansas. in which he
grants permanent Injunction against the
city Of Wichita il favor Of the Old Colony
Trust company and Chas- J Hubbard.
trustees for the Missouri and Kansas
Telephone company. The attorneys have
asked that the decree BE handed down
from the bench Judge Hook is in Leav-
enworth. and il was expected that he
would come here today and read the de-
cree. but telegram stated that he would
not come here until sater.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06
YOUNG MAN INJURED.
Was Struck on Head by Falling Car
Door,

Dwight Mitchell. a young man who is
employed in the Santa Fe freight house,
was severely injured just after noon yes
terday through the falling of a patent
grain door. Mitchell was inside the car
near the door. when the patent door,
which was fastened to the center of the
roof of the car, came loose. 1t was very
heavy and struck him fairly on the head.
The blow staggered him and he was al
most unconscious for several hours. The
ambulance was called and the injured
boy was. taken To his home. 30 South
washington avenue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06
LIKES WICHITA BEST.
Superintendent Darrierarc Talks
About Kansas CITY

Superintendent of the De.d Packing
House Charles DarTisraad has returned
from q tive days VISIT in KanSas city
better than ever satisfied with Wichita
people Is a Packiag center
What most inpresses one TOW visit
ing Kansas CITY said The Wichita
Tacker. Is the terrible damage wrought
BY the food. one : impressed wirh the
idea that the people IL the overlooked
district have become thoroughly discour-
aged They are not clearing away the
wreck caused hy the food- Il Is possible
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06

r-srk Every ore = re ns-aeers e
Tire company thoroughly enSlFss ~
treat. ard the prorositi0n for voss q
thanks carrses sir VII The hpys
we're rruiy rrzt~sas so- ~ re ~ esean
and excelient czEs-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT.
Sanford's Band Will Play on College

Sanford's band VIII give a concert on
College Hill tonight, beginning at Sis.
Plenty OF cars Will be on hand TO &C
commodate the crowd. Following is the
program for the evening:
March, "Cleres Triumph" w P English
Medley Overture. Cotton Blossoms"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Maurice Smith
''Nourhalma waltzes" King
Cor two clarinets.)
THE Palms observation-disclosures. Faure
A Hunting Scene (descriptive)......
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. BucaloSsi
'Anona" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Vivian Grey
Die Wacht an Rheim.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06
WORKING OK NEW BILL
Attorneys Are Preparing Case y
Kansas -. Cclsrsco ssst-

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working zish Senator ,. rr-upzf s1aits
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-06

Jim Conley. Jim Woodland, Judge Alex
ander and Carl Dess viii leave today fo-
Winfield to spend Few days camping
on the Walnut They say fish may *
scarce. bur that the chicken crop in that
vicinity is a boomer and ezra is in the
roasting ear.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
Latest Telephone Cable.

The Anglo-Belgian telephone cable
was opened for service on June 8. This
cable, says the Electrical Review,
forms the submarine portion of the
Lpndon-Brussels telephone line, the
entire length of which is 245 miles.
The cable forms 54.2 miles of this, and
is the largest submarine telephone
cable which has yet been laid. The
cable consists Of four stranded con-
ductors, each insulated with gutta-
percha armored with brass sheathing
and steel wire. Although the cable is
short, compared with submarine tele-
graph cables and overhead telephone
circuits, it nevertheless marks note
worthy advance in submarine teleph-
ony. No attempts were made to i'm
prove the quality of this cable by the
use Of inductances distributed along
it, although the latter would have fur
nished a much better talking circuit
Tests Of the latter construction have
been made both in this country and
abroad, which have clearly demon
strated the value of this system, and
although the difficulties of construct
ing and laying this type of cable are
not slight, they will undoubtedly be
overcome as soon as the demand for
submarine telephony makes it neces-
sary.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
Philosophers Analysis Of Woman.

FnIIoSOPner'S Analysis OF woman.
Female lives are 1915 FER cent bet
ter risks than male lives" says the
Chicago health department. "Why
don't insurance agents take advantage
If woman is willing to take our in
surance there is a strong probability
that she knows that her health is in
danger.
If a man who knew that his health
was in danger should apply for insur-
ance his conscience would hurt him.
A woman's conscience, however, is
seldom as vigorous as her intuition.
Her intuition is the proud guiding star
of her existence. And when her intui-
ton begins to operate in field which
is unfamiliar to her as insurance it's
mandates are irresistible.
The conclusion seems to be, there
fore, that in general the women who
don't get insured are good risks and
the women who do get insured are
bad risks-Chicago Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
Fans to Clear Tunnel.

Huge electrical fans are to be used
to clear the Pennsylvania railroad
tunnel under Baltimore, Nd, of the
smoke and gas. Plans drawn by the
company's engineers have, been SUBJ
mitted to builders for estimates. The
designs show that the tunnel will be
topped by a smoke duct of stone about
ten feet in diameter and rooted over
by layers Of concrete about twelve feet
in depth. This duct will connect with
the fanroom in this building, where
enormous wheel fans driven by power
full electric motors will form a VIC.
lent suction and drive the bad aid and
smoke up a huge stack about sixty
feet in height The vacuum caused in
the tunnel itself will make the air at
the other end rush in to supply the
absent air pressure and, as 4a5result.
~ addition to the fans, Al high pres
sure draught is expected J, which viii
keep ks,s 4 the air Il the. tunnel free from
gas. " N Y s1T
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
WOES OF THE ICE MAN.
Story That Excited disabilities Of the
Gar

Story That Excited disabilities Of the
Car.
In spite of heavy crown on kingly
brow, Gar Nicholas H., of Russia, has
allowed condition in America to stir
MS risipllities. And our old friend the
ice man is connected with the story.
While entertaining, an American who
is interested in the railroads of Rus
sia, and having heard the United
States lauded to heaven in all of it's
departments, Nicholas desired to
know if there was not some condition
in America so glaringly wrong that 1t
needed correction.
"Yes, here is an instance!" said the
American frankly. with the ap-
rroach of hot weather the American
employer orders ice for his water cool
er. The ice man at in the morning
slides twent..--six pounds of ice on the
pavement At o'clock, after the ice
has been exposed to the sun for two
hours, the Office boy arrives and drops
the greatly diminished chunk into the
cooler At 9 the employer comes in.
He sees an insignificant crystal bob
hing in the water tank and becomes
wrathy. Calling his stenographer he
dictates letter on the rapacity of the
trust, signs it Suffering Public mails
it to newspaper, and proceeds to
make it hot for the innocent ice man"
And that is what the ice man
likes" laughingly rejoined the Gar
Detroit Free Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31

professional is generally provided
with large room especially fitted up
for this portion of the work. To those
who are unable to provide themselves
with the regulation dark room through
Jack Of space this idea will prove
especially interesting. The idea Of a
portable dark room, where plate hold.
:ers can be refilled and the exposed
negatives packed for shipment, is not
entirely new, but the inventor Of this
outfit goes a step further and adds
a developing apparatus which is novel
and especially advantageous for tho
class of work the machine has been
designed for. The trouble with devel.
oping exposures in portable dark
room has, been the difficulty OF exam
lining the negative from time to time
to- stop; the developing process at lust
the proper moment. This is over
come In the apparatus here shown
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31

A Century Plant is in full bloom in
Oak Forest cemetery, Hinsdale, Illi-
nois. 1t is the property of G.. K.
Wright, president of the cemetery
company, and was presented to him
by the Mexican government at the
close of the Worlds Fair. The plant
was the finest specimen that could be
found in Mexico and was shipped to
Chicago to adorn the court of the
Mexican building. 1t was grown on
one of the great pulQue haciendas Of
The southern republic. Mr. Wright's
plant has been visited by scientists
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
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Downward pressure revolves the
wheels.

wheels.
the ground again, with a sufficient
portion of his weight to start the ma
the miles and miles Of asphalt pave
ment to be found in nearly all the
large cities there is a field for a
cycle of this class, aside from the
pleasure it will afford the small boy,
and there is no reason why the class
of individuals who recently used the
bicycle as means of locomotion
should not take up with this new pc
docycle. It will be seen that the foot
plate is elevated from the skate frame
by suspension on sliding pins, with
springs to spread the plate apart
from the frame as long as. no pressure
is applied to the former. But as soon
as weight is applied the plate begins
to sink, actuating the rod connected
to the segment gear. This gear is
connected with ratchet wheel, and
this wheel to a third mounted on the
shaft, which carries the rear wheel Of
the skate. It is obvious that the
pressure Of the body's weight on the
foot plate will transmit the force
through the gears to the rear wheel,
acting on the pavement TO propel the
skater, who has only to alternately
lift and depress his feet to go skim
ming along the street with consider
able speed. The ratchet arrangement
permits the propulsion being limited
to any amount desired, thus regulat-
ling the speed, which is further con-
trolled by the braking device as
shown.
John D. Schmidt, of Davenport, Ia,
is the inventor.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
Tree Fumigating Screen.

lree Fuml9atIn9 screen.
Farming century ago consisted
principally of planting the seed, keep.
ing out the weeds and waiting for the
harvest with little or no conception:
Adjustable tent to incIose the shrub.
of the chemical processes through
which the soil induced the plant
growth. and, consequently, no knowl-
edge OF how the plant growth could
be forced by the addition to the soil
of the chemical constituents which
were lacking. Likewise, the apples
and small fruits were looked upon as
a side issue, which must be left
largely to chance in producing pro-
fitable crops. Gradually, however, a
change has come about, until now
the farmer performs his labor as a
scientist, with the aid of the agricul-
tural college and Government and
State experiment station and agrii
cultural institutes. With this knowl-
edge has come the necessity of better
appliances for inducing healthy plant
growths and guarding against dis
eases, both in fruits and vegetables. A
century ago the idea of smudging a
tree to rid it Of insects or worms
might have been scoffed at, but now
the need for an apparatus like the one
we illustrate can be easily compre.
hended. The tent like device is in
tended to inclose completely trees of
considerable size. and is constructed
Of a series of overlapping section,
which can be placed in position while
folded, and allowed to fall down all
around the tree until the lowest Sec
ton reaches the ground With the
tree thus inclosed it is an easy mat,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
A NOVEL MILITARY RIDE.
Condition Of Horses to Count More
Than Speed.

Condition Of Horses to Count More
Than Speed.
Sir Evelyn Wood has invented a
military ride under new conditions,
which are to be tested over Salisbury
plain.
The conditions are twenty-five miles
OF distance to be covered, the riders
steering by compass, and horses to
be brought in in such good condition
as to show no spur marks and be able
to eat feed of corn within half an
hour of coming to the winning post.
Among the most important of the
minor conditions attached to this ride
is that which provides that the horse
ridden shall have been the property
of MS rider for at least a fortnight,
or if he be a government horse shall
have been ridden regularly by the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
Wireless Fire Alarm,

A wireless automatic fire alarm tele
graph has been devised by Mr.. E.
Guarini, Of Brussels, Belgium, which
will send in it's own alarm when fire
occurs within such distance as will
heat the mercury thermometer to the
operating point. Whenever the tenn
perature around the thermometer
rises above a certain degree an cleo.
trio circuit is closed, starting a clock
work mechanism which revolves a
notched wheel. On the face of this
revolving wheel is a brush which
closes circuit with a wireless tele-
graph sending apparatus. By properly
spacing the notches on the face of
the wheel it is obvious that the open.
ing and closing of the circuit through
the medium of the bruch will send
out waves from the air wire of the
transmitter, and by varying the posi-
ton of the notches definite signal
may be sent, such, for instance, as
number representing the building in
which the alarm has been located. If
it should be possible to use this tel.
egraph apparatus in connection with
series Of thermostats, located in diff,
ferent parts of the building, the in
vention may prove Invaluable, as the
fire station will automatically receive
notice of a fire and be able to respond
without depending on -. some one
CHANGING to see the fire and giving
the alarm. This is feature of the
wireless telegraph which is yet to be
applied to a practical use on large
scale, and it's introduction will be
awaited with interest.