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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
FOR sALn.

One of the prettiest lots on the South Highlands; located on 12th avenue. In choice neighborhood. High and dry. with stone wall in front. IT feet front. with room cottage; modern plumbing; grate heat; large basement room. Very desir- able home purchase.
 We can make right price on this. Bell phone 3S4.
 BROWN BROS. G CO.
 Woodward Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

A ride on the naphtha launch, East Lake, will cool you off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
FUR eALn-

 s155o-50x1s0; 1617 Avenue G; fine lot and small cottage S Broom cottages, white tenants, 18th st.. between H and L Renting at 14 per cent. on price s55oo-s-room residence; 11th avenue. near 18th street. Northwest corner z2nd street and Humbolt avenue; one Groom and one 4-room cottage; rented at s2S. s425o-6-room nice cottage; 14th street, be- tween 10th and 11th avenues. sa75o-Two nice cottages and store: corner Avenue c and Eth street; renting at s4s.50 per month. ss5o-Choice lot on Wheeler street. Hich- mond Place; fronting south. We have a good list of South Highland residences from ssoo0 to S10,00o. CHICHESTER, YANcEY q ORR. Telephones (both) ood l1s alst sL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

Nothing more romantic than a boat ride by moon light on East Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
REAL ESTATE.
BARGAINS FOR SALE.

 BARGAINS FOR SALE. $1500--Lot. north 24th street $1000-50x200; south 24th street. s12o0-90x100; 18th street near Avenue O. $1050-9Ox1OO; 32nd street near Avenue H. $lS0O-loox190; corner Avenue F and Slst st s950--5ox190 Avenue F near 27th street s450e-1001&40; Avenle B and tsnd street s2000-Avenue c near 21st street; houses $4500--50x190: four houses; Avenue Q. be- tween 24th and 18th streets. $l500-50x140; 4th avenue near g6th street $S000-- Fourth avenue near 18th street. $12500-Two residences; 18th street near 8th avenue. 5o-Residence :1sth street and 18th ave nue. north. $40 ger foot; lot Underwoods Hill. s4200-111x140: residence 21st avenue. north. s5250- Residence; corner 14th avenue and 20th street, south. $15,000-Residence; South goth street S0250-South 20th street residence. sl100-Lot 4Sx1S0. North 20th street.
 w. B. LEEDY & co.
 I12 North Fist street 0Iaopao 70 T7.f4 opd seopla'a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
ONE GENT A WORD.

REAL ESTATE.
 IT WILL PAY Property owners to list their property with us for rent: we have numbers of people who have requested us to find suitable business and residence loca- tions for October L Your interest will be well cared for by US. JEMlSON REAL ESTATE 6 lNSuR.
 ANcE CO.,, I13 21st St. References: Banks Birm-
 ingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
NEW BARGAINS FOR SALE.

Phones lo-.pen and neonle'a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
JOINTS AT LAWRENCE.
Situation Worst in Towns His
tory Say Local Papers.

Lawrence, Kan, April 1.-THE Ca
zette says:
The ''go dry order, upon the clubs
and commissaries" has had the effect
of greatly stimulating some businesses,
and the Joints are doing the biggest
business in the history of the town. Be
sides this, the jug trade of Kansas City
has secured big impetus. Saturday a
representative of a Kansas City house
blew in and he took over sixty
orders Besides this, private orders
by the dozen for four full quarts
were well patronized. In fact it keeps
jim Sullivan busy writing out express
money orders for those who want to
remit to Kansas City The funny part
about this is that those who do not
want to really violate the law, quietly
submit but the joints and those who
are violators from choice are more no
torious than ever. However the Kansas
City jug houses that carry flaming full
page advertisements are greatly pleased
over this supreme court decision
IN A DRUNKEN FIGHT.
"A number of colored persons. some
the World, -all largely under the infiu-
ence of liquor, participated in a fight
near the Santa F'e depot yesterday af-
ter noon. They did not seem to be
fighting about anything in particular
but just trying to kill each other. Some
one said the police were coming and
the combatants scattered in all direc-
lions leaving the air well perfumed
with profanity"
BOYS HAVE A KEG.
"A number of North Lawrence boys,
some of them only II or Is years old,
celebrated Easter by having a key of
beer down near nursery packing sheds
on the North side yesterday afternoon,
says the World. and some OF them
became thoroughly intoxicated. 50 much
SO, as to be unable to walk straight. 1t
is also stated that they shot craps and
did just like bad men do"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
BAKER OBJECTED.
Why a Ball Game With Washburn
Was Declared Of

Baldwin, Kas.. April 14.-The game to
have been played here between the
Washburn and Baker teams failed.
Both teams were on the grounds, but
when the Washburn list of players WAS
produced it failed to tally with the Of
fetal and approved list submitted pre-
viously. Manager Steel declared the
lists were the same, but when the Baker
manager showed up the official list the
names Of three players Washburn had
brought along could not be found. Two
of these finds were recognized as pro-
fessionaI men. Mehl was declared un-
eligible to enter any intercollegiate ath-
letics at the last meeting Of the State
Athletic association. The Baker man
agement consented to Mehl's playing,
but held off on the other two unknowns.
The rules of the state association de-
mand that a complete list of all the
eligible players be submitted to the op-
posing college at least ten days before
the game Washburn's list was received
here three days prior to the date of
game, and when the players arrived
the names of three had not been sub
mitted.
Sickness and death in certain family
was the excuse given for delay in sub
hitting the list. The three men not
submitted were said to have been back
in their work when the list was sub
mitted three days ago. but since are
said to have made. UP their work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
YOUNG CHASE LANDS.
Leaves Jersey City at Once for His
Indiana Home.

New York, April 14-Moses Fowler
Chase. the wealthy young man of La
fayette Ind. who was recently found
in a sanitarium near Paris by Consul
General Gowdy. reached here today %
the steamer Kron Prinz Wilhelm from
Cherbourg. A tug met the steamer at
quarantine and took Chase to Jersey
City. The young man came over under
an assumed name and was met by
number of friends. who were armed
with permit from the collector and
accompanied by customs officials to ia
cilitate the landing of Chase. From
Jersey City he took a train for the
west. Chase, who was taken abroad by
relatives, it is alleged, without the
knowledge of his father. had been in a
sanitarium four years when discovered
by Mr.. Gowdy The Associated Press
Paris correspondent on Saturday cabled
that there was reason to believe that
Chase was on his way to the United
States. but Mr.. Gowdy declined to dis
cUss the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14

ed his resignation to Mayor Bergund-
thai on the day following the election
TO take effect on April 10, and he will
therefore leave the employ of the city
tomorrow.
The three girls at the central office
of the Independent Telephone COM
pany who won the three prizes for the
quickest average record in answering
calls scored as follows: 2.33. 2.72 and
PA seconds
A motion to dismiss the suit Of the
Riverside Coal Mining COMPANY of
LeaVenworth against the government
TO recover money due upon a coal con-
tract was argued in the circuit court
yesterday by j. S. Dean. The matter
was taken under Amusement by Judge
Hook About $1,000 is involved.
John Johnson. the lanIxy .colored youth
whom Washburn imported from Car
bondale to play ball. has more speed as
a pitcher than anyone who has entered
the box on that team for years. His arm
IS not very hard yet. but as long as he
lasts he has the other pitchers dis
tanced on swift delivery
Frank Oldham filed suit in the dis
trict court Monday afternoon against
DR.. /. II. Mum for $500 damages
treatment Of a cut on Oldham's thumb
Oldham claims the wound was not
properly treated and as a result he can
not use the member
The new residence to be built for the
president of Washburn viii cost s.. 500.
The lower story will be of stone and the
upper of shingles. Three large rooms
on the first floor will be used for the
presidents Offices There viii be IA
rooms in the house, and the plans have
been drawn by Holland & Squires
Matte Keller. a North Topeka wo-
man, announced her intention of jump
ing or the Rock Island bridge Sunday
afternoon. and was a bout to do it when
prevented by friends. AS the woman
was apparently III an intoxicated con-
dltion she was taken in charge by the
police and held until she had changer
her mind.
On May day they are planning to
have a big 'doings" a Washbt1rn ath-
letic field. The Freshmen and Sopho-
mores win hold a series of field events.
which viii include a 100 yard dash, go
yard dash. quarter, half and mile run
high jump, broad jump, discus throw.
obstacle race. tug of war, chariot race,
and great many other contests.
Occasionally a big strong man demon
strates that he doesn't know much
about house work. Oscar Beeler and L.
Earl who work en- this paDer. profess
to be very helpful to their wives abour
home. This morning they put a wringer
wrong side before on tub to wash ont
some stereotype blankets and then oiled
the rubber rollers to make it run An
parently there are some departments OF
homework they are ignorant about
A dispatch to a Kansas City paper
from Leavenworth says: For wears
discussion has been going on as to
whether man can lie on a railroad
track and allow a train to pass over
him without being dragged and injured.
Tonight, r. NJ. Ruggles, a Kansas CITY
newspaper man, accomplished this re-
markable feat after attempting to
board a southbound Missouri Pacific
passenger train at this place He was
thrown under the train and there he
remained until three cars had passed
over him. His escape from death was
miraculous. He was only slightly
bruised
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
HE MUST KNOW MUCH.
Government Hunting for a Clerk for
Civil Service Commission.

Probably the most difficult examinations
of the civil service department to be held
this spring will be that to secure a clerk
examiner for the civil service commission.
A large number of selections will be made
in the course of the next few months from
the register made up from this examina-
ton in the various state departments al
Washington. Persons desiring to pass this
examination should have a familiarity
with d wide range of educational subjects
while person having special
knowledge of such subjects as
mechanics or medicine will have the adj
vantage of credit for such special infor-
nation. The positions to be filed from
this examination pay from $50 to 81 400 Per
year This examination vii be held on
April g.
On May an examination for an eii-
torial clerk in the geological survey at
salary of $500 per year Will be held at
the Topeka postoffice. Applicants must
know something about geology, French
and German translation and editing poorly
written English On May also an ex-
animation for an assayer to be employed
in the mint bureau Of the treasury depart
ment at d salary of g 200 will be held.
On May IS and q examinations will be
held for forest craftsmen. The vacancies
TO be filed are in the bureau of forestry
and applicants must have knowledge Of
public land surveying and forestry be
sides arithmetic and topographic drawing.
On May Is an examination viii be given
10 select a suitable person for assistant
telephone. clerk in the department OF COM
merce and labor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
FORGED A RELEASE.
Clever Trick of a Man in Prison for
Forgery.

New York April 14-With rifles load
ed and belts filed with ball cartridges,
detachments from the regiment at Fort
Totten, Willets Point, secured the
neighborhood yesterday in pursuit of a
comrade who. imprisoned for one forgery.
had obtained his release by another and
promptly fled.
The fugitive was a member of the
FTifty-fourth coast artillery and was at
tached to the office of Captain Bailey,
disbursing officer for the school of sub
marine defense. He had access to the
check book and forged Captain Bailey's
signature to a check, which he had
cashed in his own company. Obtaining.
leave of absence he came to this city.
Meanwhile the forgery had been dis
covered and soldiers were dispatched IN
search Of the clerk He was found and
taken to Fort Totten guard house, still
wearing evening clothes. All day Sun
day he was confined there.
Yesterday he was taken under guard
for an interview with Captain Bailey.
AS he came out he handed to the SEN
try a. release" saying, Give that to
the sergeant" The sergeant recognized
the order for release, and the clerk went
to his tent. Hastily bundling his civil
ian's clothes together. he swan the
creek which separated the fort from
the mainland and disappeared. just as
it became known that the release was
also a. forgery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
1T Is DOUBLE ACTION.
Jointist Arrested for Fighting and
Selling Liquor.

Because he had been fined for fight
ing. J. NJ. Harris. better known as
Slim Hargreaves, swore out COM
plant against J. W Peak for selling
liquor and will attempt to get him jail
ed for that oense. Peak is a self
acknowledged barkeeper at 115 East
Sixth avenue. Hargreaves and another
man, who got away, had "a fight in
Peaks place yesterday afternoon. Peak
got into the mix and was rewarded
with couple Of damaged eyes. He
and Hargreaves occupied the ring when
the officers arrived and were taken to
the station together.
In police court Monday afternoon
Hargreaves admitted the charge of
fighting and paid his five dollars, but
the other man took continuance
Hargreaves at once swore out a liquor
complaint against the other man and
the police have assumed charge of the
Peak establishment. Peak left his
Mace closed all day today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
LOU THE WATERWoRKs.
Correspondent ofars Suggestions for
It's Operation

To the Editor of the State Journal:
Now that the people have voted bonds
10 Duy the WaterWorks. and the prospect
IS tlat IN the near future they viii come
under the control Of the city. there an
pears 10 be a strong desire on the part
OF the people to keep the management
out o1 Dontlcs and put II on a business
pasls. would therefore like to offer
the Following suggestions:
Lei the city council create and elect
WatefWorks commission, consisting of
three business men, only two of them
70 De OF one political party, whose tern.
OIL off1ce shall be three years. The first
commissioners should be elected for one.
Two ana three years. respectively, and
one each year thereafter at the first
council meeting in July. In this way
mere would always be two experienced
members on the board, and we would
not De liable to sweeping changes in the
management and the working force.
Ihere would be less danger in letting
the council elect the commissioners than
IN having the MAYOR appoint them
Twelve men are not as liable to make a
mistake as one man. and it would mini
Inlze the danger of getting men on the
board whose only claim to appointment
would be that they helped to elect some
man to Office.
Eiecting the commissioners in July or
later would remove the election as far
as possible from the influence of city
campaign.
Having created and elected vour. COM
mlssloners, place the entire management
or the -WaterworkS and electric light
plant IN their charge. Let them ap-
point the superintendent and assistant
tney 10 employ the working force the
same as now. Do not allow efficient and
competent workmen to be removed Ia,
make room for ward politicians.
w TN 70 per cent reduction the city
should pay its fire rentals the same as
now OF course this would be like taking
money out of one pocket and putting il
INTO the other but it would not im9alr
the earning capacity of the plant. This
fund alone would raise sufficient rev
enue Tor all extension purposes
Give the consumers a horizontal re-
auction of 20 Der cent, and I am salts
Hed That the profits would be sufficient
10 pay the interest on the bonds and
create a sinking fund to take up the
bonds at maturity.
AS II would only require a small mart
OF the time Of the commissioners. they
acting The same as a board OF directors
you might pay them nominal salary Of
say $500 per year each.
There are two good and sufficient rea-
sons why the electric light plant should
De placed under the same management:
First-1t would eliminate all politics
would save the city thousands of dol
lars, as every change of superintendents
and employees is expensive
Second-It might al some time appear
advantageous to move the light plant
and consolidate It with the waterworks
plant, as one set of boilers could do
the work of both. at greatly reduced
cost to the city
Ihis plan may not be perfect, and If
any one has anything better now is the
time to bring it out.
T. E. sHEARD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
MRS. VANDERBILT MUST GO
Notified by Landlord to Give Up Her
Fifth Avenue Rooms.

New York. April 14.-Mrs. Jacob H.
vanderbilt has been notified by her
landlord that she must relinquish pos
session of her fashionable tea and
smoking rooms on Fifth avenue on
May l.. simultaneously Mrs. Wander
bit received notice from another
landlord that she must give up pos
session on the same date of her resi-
dence on East Thirty street.
1t looks very suspicious" she said.
that I should receive both these no
tees the same day. 1t looks as though
my enemies were still at work But I
am not dismayed. I shall get other
rooms right in this block I have not
been satisfied with the old quarters
want a front room Our business is
good, and I am sure that we shall get
along much better when we get es-
tablished in really proper quarters
When Mr. Margolles. from whom
Mrs. Vanderbilt rents her tea and
smoking rooms, was seen, e said: Mrs.
Vanderbilt is a very fine woman, but
must have the rooms"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
SUNDAY TO PREACH.
Former Ball Player and Athlete Will
Enter the Ministry.

Chicago, April 14--Facing the as
sembled ministers of the Chicago Pres
bytery, William A Sunday, the former
ball player, has submitted to the nee
essary examination to determine his
qualifications for ordination as an
evangelist OF the Presbyterian church.
He answered the questions of his ex-
aminers to their entire satisfaction and
his orthodoxy was pronounced sound
in every particular. He will be for
mally ordained tomorrow evening at
the Jefferson Park Presbyterian church
when Dr. Wilbur Chapman will preach
the sermon and DR.. Alexander Patter-
son will deliver the charge to the can
didate.
The former ball player was Piled with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

The Pulse of Greater New York has
taken its place among the melodranas
that have succeeded. In every city and
town the stage has a clientele who are
satisfied with only the style of plays
known as the melodrama. in which the
action is rapid, the plot interesting and
carefully worked and intelligently writ
ten All this is to be seen and heard
in the Pulse of Grea ter New York,
which will be the opening bill of the
Thurston-Leonard company which
opens a three nights engagement at the
Crawford commencing Monday, April
20. Prices. 10, 20 and so cents. On the
opening night any woman viii be adj
mitted free when accompanied by any
person holding a. 80 cents paid ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
Exploaion va Late.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 1.-Two men
were killed and two injured today in a
belated explosion of dynamite at the
New Mount washington tunnel of the
Wabash railroad. A blast had been
prepared. but failed to explode and the
men returned to ascertain the cause,
when suddenly it went off with a ter
rife report. hurting rocks in every di-
rection- Two men were killed outright
their bodies being terribly mangled; two
others were seriously. but not fatally
hurt and a number of others had mar
row escap pes. The men were Hungarians
and as they were known by numbers,
their names could not be learned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14

Miss Melinda Thomson, on last Easter
Sunday morn
ried OFF the cake,
For rhinest0nes. bows and beadwork her
toilet did adorn.
And looks and words OF envy did follow
in her wake.
Those Kansas City leaders, of the most
The nabobs Of the coiored folk. the ones
they call elect
Had to leave the sidewalk in hurry, you
And stand along the pavements to mar
vel and inspect:
To note each row of rufles, each flounce
of shiny silk.
To wonder at the costume with its tex
with skirt and bodice colored the shade of
When Melinda Thomson came a swing
-ANANIAs FISHER.
Morning glories are coming up.
Sweet pea vines have grown three
inches since the recent rains.
Mayor Bergundthal is having new
supply of letter heads printed for use
in his Office.
This is where Election Commissioner
williams Office starts in on its long
summers rest.
The Washburn baseball team did not
play Baker Monday at Baldwin, on &C
count Of wet grounds.
ne pay lllrlh1 LJi ttlt JUICES ctAitA
clerks of the recent election are being
distributed by City Clerk Squires.
The Topeka Y W. C. A. defeated the
Ottawa university girls basket ball
team last night by the score Of 40 to %
Al Haysiip has gone to Leavenworth
to look the ground over and see if that
city needs any more irrigation plants.
MT William Price, of FL Dorado, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Philip East
man, at her home, 1125 Van Buren,
street.
Vacant store windows and other
places of vantage are plastered with
Sells & Downs and Forepaugh & Sells
show Autographs
The All Stars won three straight
games of ten pins from the Y NJ. c. A.
bowlers on the Elite alleys last night by
the score of 1885 to ., 544
Captain j. T. Wintrode assumed the
duties of marshal of the court of To-
peka today and appointed j. II. Lam
bertson, colored, as his deputy.
A conference was held last night by
half dozen members of the council
and Mayor Bergundthal to discuss
some prospective appointments
Friday night and Saturday matinee
the Washburn students will give She
Stops 20 Conquer" at the Crawford to
raise money to liquidate the athletic
association deficit.
A bowling team composed Of A. B.
kirkpatrick. G. H. Wentworth. Earl
Ewart, David Gossett and Isaac Bar
MUM went to Salina today to participate
In Q tournament.
The county commissioners have de-
cided not to release o. Kemoton from
the county Jail on the instaInent plan.
Kempton has about 300 days to serve
because he was convicted of selling
LIQUOR.
A prominent city official" says that
no notice will be given to the jointists
to close up. Jointists are therefore ex-
pected to take notice that they must
close W without notice
Peter Miller, sewer inspector, tender
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-14
TROUBLE ON WEST SIXTH.
improvements on the New Pavement
Are Tagging

Those who are interested in the paw
ing of the West Sixth street road are
not satisfied with the manner in which
the work is progressing.
The road was to have been completed
early this spring but the work has
Jagged and it looks now as if the road
would not be completed until some time
in the summer. The machinery used is
not doing the best work and the stone
crusher does not meet the requirements.
1t was supposed that no crushed stone
that would not go through two inch
circle would be used but rocks as large
as a brick are being put into the road
and then broken with sledges.