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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
CRAWFORD is PLEASED.
His st. Louis House ALI He Could
Hope For.

L. NJ. Crawford. owner of the Craw
ford Opera House here and the head of
the Crawford Amusement Syndicate
which controls a line of amusement
houses from Lincoln, Neb., to Albuquer
que, was in Topeka today on a tour of
inspection. The houses in Topeka are
in charge of his son Roy Crawford and
Arthur S. Kane. MIR. Crawford now
makes his headquarters in st. Louis
where he has opened play house and
has thus far had very successful sea-
SON. The house was built in the eighties
and was called the Germania. After
ward it's name was changed to the Four
teenth Street theater, it is located on
Fourteenth and Locust streets. but he
has rechristened it The Crawford.
81 didn't used to believe in luck, said
he today, 'but since l bought in the st.
Louis house L have rather rencdcIcd my
ideas I secured it al my own figures al
II years time, cheaper than renting it. W
opened on August s, but did not do Inucn
business during the first two weeks. since
then, however, our business has Deen W
to the top notch, particularly on Sunday
when we are almost always sold
out We are not getting the highes.
priced shows this year, because most OIL
them have standing arrangements between
their es stern hackers and thesotner houses
in ST. Louis, but we have put on a gTeai
MANY dollar shows and have had good
grade of attractions through ouI. My lam.
| ily occupies ten rooms IN the theater ane
nv son O. T. Crawford, is IN charge OF
the house He likes it, A wear ago die
not believe that I should ever leave 70.
peka, but I seem to have made a gooe
move in going to ST. Louis. and 1 antlcl
pate very heavy season during tbs
| Worlds fair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
Chetopa School Row.

A Chetopa school row has got into
the supreme court 1t is over the en-
ployment of teacher to teach the pri-
mary colored children of Chetopa. The
board of education employed w. J. Nor
gan, who has been teaching in the Che
topa schools for a number of years. and
Charles Daley, who says he represents
90 other patrons of the school, brought a
suit to enioin the board from carrying
out its contract with Morgan, and to
stop the payment of his salary. The
patrons alleged that Morgan had failed
in an effort to have his certificate APP
proved by the examining committee and
that he is not a person of good moral
character The suit was submitted in
the district court on an agreed state
ment of facts, and Judge Flannelly re-
fused the Injunction. Now the patrons
appeal to the supreme court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
SETTLE WITH RAMSEY.
County Fixes Up the West Sixth
Avenue Road Matter.

The county has finally settled with
James Ramsey for his work on the West
Sixth avenue road.
Ramsey took the contract to put in
$3.50 feet of macadam 20 feet wide. The
contract was awarded a year and half
ago. Ramsey was allowed to give up
1920 feet of the contract and he was
paid So, 6S5.5 for the 4,280 feet he put
down. The pay of the superintendent
of construction will amount to $500. The
county will build the 1900 feet which
Ramsey relinquished. The city, the
county and the citizens along tire road
will each bear one-third Of the expense
of the remainder of the expense of
building the macadam from the end Of
the pavement on West Sixth avenue to
the end of the macadam to be put down
by the county For four blocks between
the city paving and the macadam on
the county road the property on the
street is partly in the county and part
ly in the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
WANT THEIR CHILD.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Appeal to
Supreme Court.

Carl G. Frederick and his wife, Maude
Frederick, have filed an application for
a writ of habeas corpus in the supreme
court to get possession of Elsie Freder-
lex, aged years, whom they allege is
their child. The little one is now in the
care of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Hates of
Newton, and the F'redericks state that
they cannot get possession of her.
Petition for the writ fails to set forth
any of the circumstances in the case,
but the affidavit, made by the father to
show why the case is brought in the
supreme court. says Baat- Judge NJ. p.
Simpson is so prejudiced in the case
that the applicants could not get justice,
and that the people of Harvey county
are also prejudiced against them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
SO PER CENT INCREASE.
People More Prompt About Paying
Taxes.

During the first three weeks of the pay
ment of county taxes beginning Novem-
Der 2, there has been paid to County
Treasurer Bowen $74, 233.01. During the
first three weeks of the payment of
taxes in 1902 $4S.S97.11 was paid. The in
crease this year over last IS more than
so per cent
Treasurer Bowen said this morning:
There has been an unusually large
payment of taxes during the first three
weeks. The most remarkable feature
is the fact that tax payers from North
Topeka and the flooded district in the
KaW valley do not seem to be short OF
funds and nine out Of ten who have
been in to pay their taxes have paid
their full tax, instead of paying the
first half tax now. By so doing they
have received a rebate of 21s per cent
Money does not seem to be scarce with
the property owners who were flooded"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
GREER TAKES A HAND.
Winfield Editor Goes to Wash
ington to Oppose Pollock.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Justice Pollock
is preparing to make a showing before
the attorney general and will probably
make his defense to that official tonor-
row. Senator Long was a caller at the
attorney generals office this morning.
Calderhead and Scott were also callers.
Mr. Long visited the White House this
afternoon.
A telegram from Winfield says that
Ed Greer has left Moline, Ills, for
Washington to help in the fight against
Pollock. w. P. Hackney has in his
possession letter alleged to have been
written by Greer to Pollock in May,
1902. in which he advises Pollock to get
into the race to succeed Hook, offering
his support and telling Pollock that he
has every qualification.
Later Greer broke with Pollock when
the latter divided Cowley county con-
vention against him for temporary
chairman at Wichita convention. 1t is
understood he now denies having writ
ten the letter. The stenographer to
whom the letter was dictated has made
affidavit stating that Greer dictated it.
This accompanies the letter
Hackney also makes affidavit that
Greer dictated the letter in his pres
ence. The shorthand notes of the
stenograDher are also offered in evil
dence The letter was not signed by
Greer himself. but by the stenographer,
who, it is alleged. was accustomed to
sign his letters and authorized to do it.
This evidence will be offered as an ex-
PLANTATION of the motive which actu-
ates Greer to fight Pollock.
1t is understood that under all the
circumstances the president is quite
favorable toward Curtis. but that Mr..
/ C1111.tis 11-iII int q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
TO TRY A NEW GRADER.
Another Emporia Inventor Wants
Trial.

Emporia has another inventor of
street machinery. A few days ago an
Emporia man exhibited a street
sweeper here. which wouldn't work.
Word has been received by Street
Commissioner Snyder that Tuesday
morning a new kind of a grading ma
chine will arrive here and will be ex-
hibited. If it will do what is claimed
for it. it is a great invention.
The grader weighs about quarter
of ton. can be drawn by two horses
and operated by one man. 1t is claim
ed that it will do just as much work
as the four horse grader used here.
which weighs over a ton and requires
two men to operate. The new grader
costs $50 and the old style $3.50 The
new grader would make a saving of 50
a day in labor alone. so if it proves to
be a practical invention it would pay
for itself in 20 days. Mr.. Snyder in
vited the inventor of the new machine
to exhibit it here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
The Musin Concert.

An audience of perhaps 400 were at
the Musin concert at the Auditorium
Saturday night. An excellent pro-
gramme was given, but the applause
was nearly evenly divided between
Divide Musin. violin, and Marion Green,
basso. AS is usual with a Topeka audi
ence the limit of encores were demand
ed save in the case of Madame Musin,
who was suffering with a slight cold.
Mr.. Musin is violinist of great ability
and deserves a better house than that
which greeted him in Topeka. William
Koenig, pianist, with the company, gave
several numbers. all of which were
heartily received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
USED A CLOCK SPRING.
Albert Beigley Converted It Into a
Saw.

Since the escape of the prisoners from
the city Jail, which occurred last night
or early this morning, officers have dis
covered the means employed by Albert
Beigley in cutting his way out. The
remains of an old alarm clock was
found in the Jail stove minus the spring.
A piece Of the spring was found in the
cell. 1t had been TRANSFORMED into a
saw. The clock formerly stood in the
corridor just outside the Jail door, and
it was either passed through to the
prisoner by some outside trusty or by
his wife, who visited him yesterday.
After calling the roll of the prisoners it
was discovered that fifth had escaped.
1t was L. Murray, a negro, who was
arrested for being drunk and disorderly.
OFFICERS were searching for Mrs. Beig-
ley this morning, with a view of ques-
tioning her, but she could not be found.
Hayti Weatherly, the negro who
escaped and was recaptured this morn
ing by Detective Gardiner, is charged
with Jail breaking, and will be turned
over to the state for trial. The offense
is punishable by a term in the peniten-
tiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
IAYHAWRER IoTs.

A Hiawatha bagga geman is taking
his first vacation in fifteen years.
An Alma yard contains forty diff
ferent varieties of chrysanthemums.
The Hutchinson salt plant will be re-
built in time to season the Christmas
turkey.
Burden boasts of a citizen too slow
to keep out of the road Of a wheel
barrow.
A Spring Hill nag devouyed 311A
ears Of corn at one meal without
touch of collie.
Delivering 5000 pieces of mail the
last four weeks kept the rural carrier
out of Blaine fairly busy.
Baked coon banquets with chestnut
dressing a la mode is considered the
proper caper by the Belleville sports.
Between closing the joints, enforcing
curfew and belling the bicycles To-
peka's new chief of police is fairly
busy.
The spinning wheel is no longer in
vogue, but according to the plants Of
some Topeka men roulette is still
PLAYED.
1t cost the price of a bushel of pota-
toes to have the future unveiled by
a gang of gypsies that did" Ottawa
county,
Evidently Judge Hooks successor is
to be man without imperfections
The person expecting this is a dreamei
of dreams.
Lost Springs small boys have deco
rated the new postofflce walls witt
hieroglyphics until they resemble tn
Egyptian pyramids.
The Corning man who picked
batch of strawberries from his gardel
on Friday, November 6, doesn't con
slider that day unlueky
A AIeriden citizen who goes to tn
fields once or twice a week to loOl
after the welfare Of his colts neve
thinks to visit the school room.
A wellington citizen has returne
after twenty-five years Of strenuou
life abroad. Five bullets in his bod
would seem to confirm his story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
]. M. KNIGHT ESCAPES.
Topeka Man Captured at Ell Paso
but Is Released.

]. NJ knight, the former Topeka I'M
dertaker who is now avoiding service
in bankruptcy proceedings IN the
United States district court. has been
lieved to be over the border in the re-
public of Mexico. For two weeks the
federal authorities have been looking
for him. Sunday information was re-
ceived by Receiver Newell, appointed
to take charge of knights affairs, to
the effect that he had been arrested
in Ell Paso and was being detained by
the police Orders were wired back to
hold him. but the orders arrived hair
hour after Knight had been released.
The bankruptcy proceedings were in
stituted against Knight by the Bank
of Topeka about a month ago. Knight
had been one of the signers OF 81 oO0
note upon WhichS appeared also the
name of Lou Blaekman, the wholesale
liquor dealer, who. skipped town sew
eral months ago to avoid financial en-
tanglements. Knights sold out his I'M
dertaking business here a short time
had a store, and disposed of that bust
ness, together with a considerable
quantity of other property. 1t is
claimed by the plaintiffs in the bank
ruptcy proceedings that these alleged
sales We're made for the purpose of
avoiding liability on the note.
Knight appeared in Topeka a day OF
two after the filing of the bankruptcy
petition and the first papers in the CASE
were served upon him. He refused to
turn over any property to J. w. New
ell the receiver, and Referee Sloneckel
issued an order directing him to appear
and show cause why he should not Sc
turn over his goods. 1t is the service OF
this order that Knight left town tt
avoid. Since his arrival in Ell Paso he is
said to have spent considerable Tins
/ looking into mining investments il
Mexico. If Knight can be located or
United States soil he will be arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
BLOCKED THE STREET.
Complaint Is Filed Against Henry
Rucholtz.

Henry Bucholtz, a house mover. is
likely to get into trouble because of his
failure to keep the streets free from
blockade while engaged at his business
of transplanter of buildings. The ire
marshal and the city street commission
err are talking about revoking Bucholtz's
permit, or rather, of not renewing the
permit, which expired November 20.
1t seems that Bucholtz started in to
part of town Not only did he blockade
the street while he was moving, but
Friday night he left the barn standing
in Fillmore street, near Twelfth, and it
is still there. The obstruction caused
three runaways, besides blockading the
street. J. f. FARRELL, in front of whose
house the barn was anchored. filed com
plant against Bucholtz, and his tardi-
ness may make a lot of trouble for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
COMMITTEE PLACES.
Long on Ind ian and Philippines,
Burton on POstOffices.

Washington. Nov. 23.-The Republic
cans of the senate today completed their
committee assignments. The more i'm
portant assignments are as follows:
Appropriations-Gal lagher.
Contingent xpenSes-Chairman, Kean.
Commerce-Foster CWash.), Quarles,
Alger.
F'inance-Penrose.
Indian affairs-Clark (Wyo.), Long.
Observation-Disclosures, Dillingham;.
Interoceanic canals-Chairman,H Hanna.
Judiciary-Mitchell-
Naval affairs-Burrows.
Pensions-Chairnan, McCumber.
Philippines-Long.
stoffices-Chairman Penrose; new
members, Burrows, Scott and Burton.
Privileges and lections-Hopkins.
Public land-Fulton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

Minneapolis Journal: Ecuador wants
to sell the Galapagos islands to some
European power. AS they command the
western entrance of the Panama canal
in a sense-we'll have to take them
ourselves. This being a world power
IS like getting rich. The richer you get
the more you spend and the richer you
have to get, so that the millionaire is
humping as hard to pay bills as the
S6-a-week clerk. Every time Uncle
Sam expands he has to expand some
more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
LOCAL MENTION.

Steinberg's social dance will be held
Wednesday evening as usual. Thanks
giving there will be a matinee dance
from to D. H.
Mayor Bergundthal and City Engi-
neer McCabe will go to Kansas City
this evening oattend a meeting with
the government engineers concerning
the proposed dykes to be built along
the kansas river. They expect to re-
turn to Topeka Wednesday.
The fire department committee met
this morning and recommended that
new fire alarm box be placed at the
corner of Twelfth and Jackson, where
the new barns and shops of the car
company are being built The new
box with the necessary poles and wires
Will cost about S175.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
Fira jn Canltal Omce.

Fire broke out at the Office of the
Daily Capital Sunday morning at 5:45.
1t started in the coal box back of the
furnace in the stereotyping room, which
is on the second floor at the rear of the
building. No one was upstairs when
the trouble commenced, and it was not
till the smoke coming down the elevator
shaft attracted the attention of the
pressnen that the fire was discovered.
The fire department was called out and
the blaze was extinguished without
much loss. The coal box and one side
of the room were badly burned The
fire probably originated in some way
from the furnace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
OFFER TO SELL BONDS.
County Is Receiving Many Propo-
sitions from Holders.

Since the county commissioners an
nounced that they were ready to take
up some county bonds they have re-
ceived more offers from persons holding
Shawnee county bonds and who are
considering the advisability of selling.
The first offer the commissioners re-
ceived was ON 81 900 worth of c. K. &
N. bonds not due until 1907. Since then
another bond holder has intimated TO
the commissioners that he has SIS, 200
worth of c.. K. & N. bonds
which he might sell. The COM
missioners are now negotiating for
the purchase of these $22, 900 worth of
bonds. If they are bought there will be
a saving to the county of about 800
in interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
BITTEN BY BULL DOG.
Arthur vilIipigue Seriously Hurt by a
Vicious Brute

Arthur villipigue, the 10-year-old son OF
James Villipigue of Fifteenth and Van Bill
rem streets. was seriously bitten Sunday
morning by a large hrll log owned by Lon
Townsend. To Wnsend livas il the neigh
borhood with the Vnlioisues and keeps
several of the fierce dogs. The animal at
tackled the boy apparently with no provo
cation biting him aDqut the arms and
legs. The wounds wore dressed and eau
terized. 1t is believed Rat the lad will
recover from them. although some of the
wounds are particularly ugly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
trouble Over $50.

E. B. Good is in trouble with County
Auditor WEIGH and the county attor-
news office over the fees of Policeman
Henderson at the preliminary hearing
of Lennie Williams and Tom Davis.
Good holds a receipt to show that he
paid Henderson his witness fees and
that the county should reimburse
him to the extent of $3.50. Captain Nc
Nary, who prosecuted the case, report
ed that Henderson was not present to
appear as a witness. Auditor WEIGH
refused to allow Goods claim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

The attempt of the president to Sc
cure the confirmation of his friend, Gen.
Wood and the effort being put forth
by Senator Hanna to defeat favorable
action by the senate are far from be-
ing conducive to party harmony and
good will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

Dispatches from Colombia indicate
that there is much bitterness felt
against this country. If she. should de-
clare war, then what? She has neither
soldiers nor weapons and not the
wherewithal to obtain them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

Gen. Woods services to his country
may entitle him to place in the cabinet
or foreign Enthusiastically. but it is
hard to find anything in his military
record which seems to entitie him to
the office of mayor general. However,
the fight on his confirmation is being
made on other grounds than his lack of
military experience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
KILLED BY A CAR.
Collision Between Team and Trolley
Results Dlsastrously.

A team belonging to H. Upton. who
drives a transfer wagon for the MeT-
chants Transfer company, was struck by
an Oakland car at Fourth and Jefferson
streets this morning and one morse IN
stantly killed. The other was so badly IN
jured that it was shot at the request OF
the owner Upton attempted to cross the
track ahead of the car, and evidently mis-
calculated his speed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
HE STANDS By PENNY.
DR.. Mcfarland Endorses His Position
on Church Music.

DR.. J. t Mcfarland, pastor of the
First NJ. E. church, discussed Prof. Geo.
B. Penny's position on church music
and gave it his complete endorsement.
He said that church music should be
improved and said that he would go
even farther than Prof. Penny to bring
about reformation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
The Infant

takes first to human milk. that failing.
the mother turns at once to cows milk
as the best substitute. Borden's Eagle
Brand Condensed Milk is a cows mix
scientifically adapted to the human m
FAINT Stood first for forty-4ve years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
pavenport Gives On.

r. L. Davenport, the federal prison
nutineer who refused to plead guilty
at noon today, reconsidered his decision
this afternoon and was given a sentence
Of three years and fine of $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
President Eats American Dates.

Washington. D. c.. Nov ga small
package of dates grown in Arizona from
palms obtained in the Sahara was taken
to President Roosevelt by Secretary
Wilson He declared they were as good
as any he had ever tasted One of the
department of agriculture scientists four
years ago went 800 miles into the desert
and brought back with him 400 young
trees These We're planted in Arizona
in a spot as nearly as possible like the
desert, and the fruit received today is
the first result of the venture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. J. c. Dolman died Saturday ev-
ening at half past o'clock at the fam
lily home 200 Garfield avenue, OF olood
poisoning which she contracted whlle
working among her household goods on
the North side trying to save something
from the wreck caused by the hool.
Previous to the flood the Dolman faInliy
lived in North Topeka making ther
home at the old Squire Evans place on
West Gordon street. Mrs Dolman hao
a large circle of friends who VIII De
grieved to learn of her death She mad
suffered greatly during the summer
having been i'll for the past 10 weeks
and unconscious since last Monday. She
leaves a husband and two children, a
son and daughter. The funeral VIII be
held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock from
the house and the interment will be in
the Topeka cemetery.
Conrad E. DeMoss. the little son OF
F. O. DeMoss. died Sunday morning at
the family home. 701 Madison street, at
the age of years. Death was the re-
e1,It of spinal meningitis. The funeral
will be private, and no one will
be admitted to the house The services
win he conducted by Rev. DIR. Hatfield,
and Mrs. f. A. Snow will sing. The SER
vice will be held on the porch of the
residence, and the interment will be in
Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

A pointer for Senator Quay: Go
down to New Mexico, organize a revo-
luton, declare the territory a state and
a member OF the Union, and secure
recognition at Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

Mayor-elect Mcclellan is referred to
in English newspapers as the son of
noted confederate general The editors
must have been reading some of the
old time Republican papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

William r. Hearst appears to have
an ambition to become the Alfred
Harmsworth of America. He is estab-
fishing another daily newspaper at Los
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-23

The manana habit which prevails so
extensively in all Spanish American
countries seems to have passed Pana-
ma by.