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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
A STEWART RECEPTION.
g. A. r. Men Prepare to Enter :
tain Commander.

Preparations are under way by proni-
nent G.. A. r. men to tender a big recep-
ton to Communicative Chief Stewart
and his staff when they reach Topeka
next Wednesday on their way to San
Francisco. where they go to arrange for
the next national encampment.
Col H. c. LOOMS. department com
mander, is sending out the following cir
eular letter on the subject:
1T is with pleasure that I announce
that COmmander-in-C Chief Thomas j.
Stewart viii visit Topeka on Wednesday,
March 4, arriving on the Santa Fe rail-
way at 2:25 p. m, and VIII remain until
early Thursday morning Commander
Stewart is ACCOMPANIED by members Of
his staff and the executive committee
Of the national council: also the na~
tional presidents of the Woman's RELIEF
Corps and Ladies OF the Grand Army.
There are twenty in the party, as fol-
lCwss
Commander Thomas J. Stewart. Phil
adel3hia. Pa.
Senior Vice W. NJ. Olin. Boston. Mass.
Junior Vice James P. Averil. At
lanta. Ga.
~Adjutant General John w. schan,
Philadelphia. Pa.
Chief of STAFF J. Cory winans, Troy,
Ohio.
And the following members of tho
council:
VIM H. Armstrong, Indianapolis
= AAOAAlet1 W. cEOLLs Il EilI6lQs Ill
Thomas G. Sample. Allegheny, Pa.
Nelson Nian. Howard. r. T.
William r. Shafter. San Francisco.
Cal
"A. A Taylor. Cambridge, o.
IS. c. James. Centerville Ia.
Mrs. Lodusky J. TAYLOR of Minnesota
national president of the w. r. c..
Mrs M. Anna Hall of Wheeling w
Va. national president of the Ladies
of the C. A. r
And other ladies and staff officers.
Arrangements are being made to hold
a reception and camp fire in the capitol
building on Wednesday evening. The
programme win be announced in the
daily papers.
AN comrades and ladies of the sew
eral organizations as we'll as all our
friends are invited. We desire to give
our commander in chief and party a
Kansas welcome. Yours fraternally
I'll. G. LOOMS,
Department Commander"
General Stewart was one of the five
generals" who toured Kansas in a spe-
cial train in the campaign of 1896 The
others were Generals Sickles, Howard.
Alger and Corporal Tanner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
THIS is CHILDISH.
House and Senate at Logger
heads Over COburn Reports.

The conference committee to adjust
the differences between the house and
senate over the appropriation for post
age for sending out the biennial re-
port of the state board of
agriculture has compromised. The APP
preparation is made 1900 The senate
first made it S4,300 and the house cut
it to 81, 500 1t is also stipulated that
no slips shall be placed IN the books
reading Compliments Of T. D. CODurn
secretary" A number of state officers
have been in the habit of putting slips
Of this kind in their reports. The re-
ports are, of course, sent out at the ex-
pense of the state and technically it Is
correct to cut these out. but if this was
the reason why the appropriation was
hung up it showed a small spirit.
When the report of the conference
committee was presented in the senate
this morning it precipated fight
which showed that the compromise
proposed viii never be adopted by that
body. 1t was not voted upon but was
laid over until Monday afternoon. Fred
Smith will then bring the matter to a
head. When the report Of the confer
enCe committee was presented this
morning Smith was the one who spoke
out about the real cause of the trouble.
He said:
Tt is now simply a question of
whether this senate is to be managed
by one member of the house of repre-
sentatives. For my part I will stay
here till hot weather II II is necessary
to get a decent appropriation through
for this purpose. It is a question of
whether or not this senate is to turn
back upon what has been an establish
ed custom for the past twenty years
simply because one member of the
house of representatives doesn't like
Mr.. Coburn.'
Smith received a hand of applause
and after the senate adjourned he re-
ceived lot of personal congratula-
tons. There is considerable interest in
the forthcoming fight and the senate
is anxious for it. 1t was delayed today
because most of the senators wanted to
get away for Sunday. The senate ad-
iourned until Monday at D. m.
Smiths reference was supposed to be
directed at Cyrus Leland, and the ap-
pIause came from the anti-L Leland ele-
menf in the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
ON CLEAN UP TOUR.
Board of Health Decides Work Must
Commence April /.

At a meeting of the board of health
last night, Instructions We're given to all
of the members of the sanitary police
force that the alleys of the city must
be cleaned up before April 1. Any sani-
tary policeman who fails to have the
alleys in his ward cleaned prior to that
date viii not be paid his March salary.
There is one policeman in each ward,
and it Will be his duty to go through all
the alleys in his ward which are now in
bad condition. and notify the property
owners what improvements must be
made. The officers must also see to il
that these instructions to the property
owners are carried out.
If the orders of the board are en-
forced. it will be d strenuous month for
the sanitary policemen.
The board also agreed to refer the
question of the care of the pest house to
the council for action. The city physi-
clan is now paying a man $50 a month
to stay at the pest house and do nothing.
There have been no patients there for
nearly two months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
TO BE ELECTED.
Senate Passes the Bill Affecting Rail
road Commissioners.

The bill making the board of railroad
commissioners elective by the people
has passed the senate. The support Of
commercial organizations throughout
Kansas was lined up behind this bill
more solidly than for any other meas
ure before the legislature There have
been loud complaints from the millers
and other shippers of the state because
the railroad commissioners did not pre-
vent the alleged rate discrimination of
the railroads, and organizations repre-
senting these interests have always
been favOra BILE to the election of mem
bers of the board
The original bill contained a provision
giving the minority party representa-
ton upon the state board but this was
cut out when the bill was in the com
mittee of the whole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
FITZPATRICK NAMED.
Made Master Mechanic Of the
Rock Island.

J. B. Fitzpatrick, master mechanic Of
the Kansas division of the Rock Island
with headquarters at Horton, has been
appointed master mechanic of the north
ern district with headquarters at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. The appointment is effec-
tive March J.
Mr.. Kilpatrick's new position is a very
important one as he viii have a good
deal of territory under his supervision.
He succeeds A. L. Studer. who was
made assistant superintendent Of l'otive
power a short time ago. Mr.. Fitzpatrick
will be succeeded By b. D. Robertson.
the present master mechanic at Herring
ington. He leaves in a few days to take
up his new work in Cedar Rapids.
Mr. Fitzpatrick is an old employee Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
DRIVE OUT CAPITAL.
Senator Smith Says That Is What
Tax Amendment Will Do.

At the request of a reporter for the
State Journal. Senator Fred Dumont
Smith prepared statement in regard
to the mortgage exemption clause which
the house of representatives tackled on
to the tax bill at the motion of Wag
gener of Atchison Smiths statement
contains the substance of the contention
which he has made in opposing the
mortgage exemption. The statement
follows:
Mr. Waggener's amendment to the
tax bill which the committee of the
whole house has adopted provides IN
effect that mortgages bearing 5 per cent.
interest or less shall be exempt. AS 10
all bearing a greater rate. they shall be
listed and taxed, and unless the tax IS
paid no judgment shall be rendered
thereon, whether owned by residents or
nOn-residents. The immediate effect OF
this would be to drive every dollar OF
eign company will loan money on land
at per cent. when municipal bonds are
for sale bearing 4 per cent
"A loan on real estate necessitates the
services of an agent to negotiate it
who usually gets 1 per cent commits
sion, it needs someone to look after the
interests and taxes, runs for but 5
years with the chance of the necessity
of foreclosure, and the expense of an
attorney and costs at the end of the
period. A municipal bond bearing 4
per cent is therefore a better invest
ment. With the foreign lender driven
out of the field which is the object Of
this amendment, drawn and suggested
as it was to my knowledge by a local
money lender, the poor borrower would
be absolutely at the mercy of the local
lender, because the foreign competition
would be moved. Would the local
lender lend at ) per cent? Not at all
HE would take deed to the land.
give a five years lease at such rate Of
rental as would pay the taxes and =
far larger rate of interest than he now
gets. and a contract to sell the land to
the borrower at the end of that time.
Thus he would evade the law, pay no
taxes, secure a much higher rate of in
terest, and the borrower suffer in con-
sequence This is the purpose OF the
amendment and it is astonishing that
the house did not perceive it. Mr. Wag-
gener's first amendment is far more
ennitable and less DANGEROUS than this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
STATURE OF WOMEN.
Are Sisters Growing Bigger and
Stronger Than Brothers


Stronger Than Brothers
In the nature of things no subject can
have more vital and enduring interest
than the relations between the sexes,
the effects of their environment, and
actual G. possible changes in the i'm
memorial differences between men and
women, whether physical mental or
merely the result of habit and custom.
Hence it is not surprising that no other
topic invites more hasty and ill-digested
assertions and arguments. Some the
cries which will not stand dissection OBJ
tain wide vogue, and very pronounced
errors are often accepted as facts
Two curious instances are found In
the later phases of comments on the
growing freedom and manifold actiV-
ity of women. 1t is noted by observers
of all grades of authority and intelh-
gence, including such famous persons as
the Austrian surgeon, .Lorenz. that the
young women of America have SurpriS-
ing stature and are notable examples, in
many cases of physical yigor. There is
little room for doubt that they are taller
and stronger, as rule, than their
mothers. and it is certain that in many
instances they overtop their fathers and
older kinsmen. So much being clear,
the conclusion is hastily drawn that WO-
men are likely to change the World-old
balance of physical size and strength
between the sexes and put to shame the
comparatively poor development or
American men in the near future.
1t is a silly notion. How many young
women can any one name who have
brothers inferior to them in height?
What reason is there for supposing that
the general rule is to be suspended or
reversed which has tended to make sons
resemble their mothers in physical char
acteristics, while daughters have the
features, complexion and family traits
of their fathers2 If, for any reasons
there is a disproportionate advancement
of one sex, in bodily size and strength,
in any generation, observation and his
tory teach that the next quarter of
century will bring back the normal bal
ance. Meanwhile, the marked SUPERIOR
ty in height of brothers over their tall
est sisters, a rule so general that it has
few exceptions anywhere, indicate that
much of the talk of the gains made by
women, in stature and vigor, are COM
mon to both sexes.-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
AN OLD CONFESSION
Has Been Brought Up Against
Knapp the Woman Killer.

Indianapolis, Ind. Feb zS.-The first
evidence that Albert Knapp killed his
second and third wives as we'll as his
first is contained in a statement made
by Charles Jones. who was d prisoner
ia the Marion county jail and the Mich
igan City penitentiary with Knapp and
who was induced by a. Womack, then
sheriff of Marion county. to try to get
a confession from Knapp. Womack
has a typewriter statement made by
Charles Jones' The only reference in
the statement of Jones to Knapp's first
wife is this.
knapp told me he killed his first
wife to get his second, and his second
to get his third"
Knapp's first wife was Emma Stubs
of Terre Haute. He married her in the
SOS and she has since disappeared. The
police have been unable to learn her
whereabouts. but it has been supposed
that she was some where in West Nir-
GINA.
Jones says in his statement that
Knapp told him he had killed the Geb-
hard Nchild in West Indianapolis in
July, 1926 Jones said Knapp
told him about the killing of his
second wife. He took her to the Liberty
street bridge in Cincinnati and threw
her off the bridge into the canal after
choking her Then he said he Went
down to where she was. AS she was
not dead. he finished the job by strang-
ling her. After he had killed her he
went back to town and reported that
his wife was missing. The police au-
thorities did not find her until the next
day.
Another reason Knapp gave for kill
Ing his second wife was that she had
accused him of killing Mary Elkhard-
She said she was going to expose him.
He told Jones he killed Mary Elkhard
FOR IS cents and that his wife had ac-
cused him of IT, Knapp also told Jones
Of killing a girl in a lumber yard in
Cincinnati. Knapp. according to Jones,
also said that there were other crimes
that could be charged to him that
would break his neck two or three
times.
Womack says that this statement OF
Jones was made to him and Warden
Harley of the Michigan City prison, at
Michigan City, in 1896.
one of the peculiar things about
I<napp's statement is that it was never
made public and no attempt was made
to arrest him on any charge when he
was released from the penitentiary a
year ago.
There is much criticism of the var
ious officials who knew of the cons
fessiou for not making it public or see
ing to TT that Knapp was rearrested.
According to- the statement of A. A.
WomaCk. who was then sheriff of Mar
ion county. the confession was made
in the presence of himself Warden
Harley the chaplain and the stenOg-
rapher. who took IL down i'm shorthand.
He told of the confession to Frank Nc
Crazy. then judge of the criminal court
and Charles Whsle, then prosecutor
Womack said he wanted the judge ana
the prosecutor to induce Governor
Mount to pardon Knapp so that he
could be tried for the Gerhard murder.
but they refused, fearing Knapp might
not stand by his confession. that they
might fail to convict him and he would
then be free
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
Cheap Trip to FL Paso.

Island System will sell round trip tick
cts to FL PasO at rate of one fare plus
- co. Liberal return limit.
This low rate provides a spendid end
of the winter opportunity to attend the
Cattle Raisers' annual convention, to
inspect the great and growing interests
of New Mexico, to visit the modern
American city of FL Paso and to con
trast it with the typical old Mexican
city of Juarez. just across the river.
with its adobe houses, poems, old cathe-
dral and bull fights.
For tickets. etc. see the nearest Rock
Island agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
HEAVY LOSS OF STOCK.
Western Kansas Buried Under
Twenty Inches Of Snow.

Garden City, Kan, Feb. 2s.-Western
Kansas is buried under what probably
is the heaviest fall of snow ever ex-
perienced in this portion Of the state,
snow covering the ground on the level
to a depth OF 20 inches. The indications
are that loss to stock will be heavy.
Feed is scarce
Union Pacific train NO. ?. which left
Denver yesterday afternoon for the east
has been stuck in the snow near Chey-
enne Wells since o'clock last night
Engines sent to the assistance of the
train are meeting with much difficulty
owing to the heavy drifts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
IN THE HOIISE

Washington. Feb. 2S.-The house re.
convened today at Il o'clock in continu-
alton of the legislative day of Thursday.
When the gavel fell, Mr.. Richardson.
the minority leader, was on his feet.
I make the point that no quorum is
present" said he we can't do any
business in this Republican house with
out a quorum except to unseat a Demo
cratic member he added.
The speaker counted the members
present and after waiting about five
minutes, enough members appeared to
make up the requisite number-1ls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
House Won't work Tonight.

Bale Waggener and a number Of
other members wanted to hold a night
session tonight to continue the consid-
Grafton of the tax bill. and Waggencr
made a motion to that effect this after
noon, but he was OutVoted by a vote OF
IS to 81 Instead the house voted that
when it adjourns this afternoon it will
be until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

the Rock Island. having worked for the
company for IA years, during whieA
time he has held a great many different
Of the Kansas division for only short
time, having come to Kansas about six
months ago from Valley Junction, Iowa,
where he was master mechanic of the
division there.
All OF Mr. Kilpatriclk's friends here,
although glad of his promotion, are
sorry to have him leave this division
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
a commitment g Raturned.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-Baron Gevers
the minister OF The Netherlands ans
Minister Bowen have signed The Meth
erlands protocol providing for the set
tleraent of the claim Of that country
against Venezuela. 1t is provided tina:
President Roosevelt shall name the unl-
pire in the event OF a disagreement. The
protocol follows the lines of that of thu
limited States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
QUAY lies DOWN.
Allows the Statehood Bill to BE
Displaced.

Washington. Feb. 2S.-The senate to-
day passed the fortiheations appropria.
ton bill Mr.. Aldrich moved to take up
the financial bill. known as the Aldricn
bill The motion prevailed, Il to II. The
effect Of the vote beside putting the bill
before the senate is to disolace the
statehood bill as the unfinished bust
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
can stin &C. snndav BaIl.

Jefferson City. No, Feb 2s-The
house today practically killed Brittain's
bill to prohibit baseball playing on sun
day when it adopted, by a vote Of 80 to
36 an amendment by Huck to Drohibil
football on that day but to permit base
ball. Britain then moved that the bill
be postponed Indefinitely. which was or
dered. This it is believed. viii end the
matter at this session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
MIR. BURKE's DILEMMA.
His Wife Is Mrs. Book, Strange as It
May Seem.

Some time ago Representative Farris
introduced bill to change the name
of Oliver j. Book Of his county. Sumner,
TO Oliver j. Burke. The bill went
through and has become a law. But DR..
Farris did not know that Mrs. Book
wanted her name changed also. SO
while Mr.. Book is now Mr.. Burke his
wife is still Mrs. Book. 1t would be very
awkward for a man to have a wife
whose name is entirely different from
his. and it would also be awkward for
the wife Mrs. Books first name is
Harriet. She is Mrs Harriet Book, the
wife of Mr. oliver Burke
Mr. Burke has written to DR.. Farris
asking him to get his wife's name
changed also. DR. Farris has introduced
q bill for that purpose and will try to
push it through before the end of the
session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
Hoods JarSdpGriLLa
and Pulls

Remove all humors, overcome all
their effects, strengthen, tone and
invigorate the whole system.
"I had salt rheum on my hands SO that
could not work. I took Hoods sarsaparslla
and it drove out the humor. continued
its use till the sores disappeared MRS.
IRA o. BROWN, Rumford Falls, Ne.
Hoods SarsapaFilla promises to
cure and keeps the pPonises
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

Arc impure matters which the skin,
liver, kidneys aud other organs can
not take care of without help, there is
such an accumulation Of them.
They litter the whole system.
Pimples, boils, eczema and other
eruptions, loss Of appetite, that tired
feeling, bilious turns, fits of indiges-
ton, dull headaches and many other
troubles are due to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

New York, Feb. 2S-President PuIliar
of the National league made the an
nouncement today that meeting Of
the league would be held at the Vic
toria hotel. New York, at noon on We'd
nesday. March 4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
BAILEY signs a Bill.

Governor Bailey today signed Kirt-
lands fire escape bill which is backed
by the travelling men of the state. ana
the professional teachers certificate bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
-Four Houses Blown Down.

Atlanta. Ga, Feb 2S-A tornado
passed over the town of Hickory Level
last night Four houses were blown
down and five persons We're hurt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
CHURCH NOTES.

First Baptist church. corner Ninth
and Jackson streets. Philip Wendell
Crannen, D. D., pastor. Sunday school
$3.50 a. m. morning worship followed
by communion IL a. m. Lake Street
Mission 3.15 p m. Junior c. z 80
p. m. c. F. $50 p. m. Evening wor-
ship 7:30 p. m. Subject, Thou Me, an
Issue Defined On account of the
Union meetings the annual foreign
missionary offering viii be taken to-
morrow instead of the 18th.
Second Church of Christ. Scientist.
los West Ninth street. Services II a.
m, subject. Man" Sunday school II
M Wednesday evening testimonial
meeting p. m. Reading room at same
number. open every afternoon except
Sunday, 1 to p. m.
First United Presbyterian church.
corner Eighth and Topeka avenues.
/ Preaching Sabbath morning and even
I ing by the pastor, Rev. ]. A. Renwiek
II a. m. subject, Prevailing With
/ Cod" 1880 p. IA. subject Simplicity
/ of Salvation" Sabbath school L m.
/ Christian Endeavor $50 p. m.
First NJ E. church Evening sub
4 ject, THE Under Tow of Sin The in
stallation of officers of the Brotherhood
Of St. Paul viii take place at this ser
vice.
Additional Church Notices an pace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28

~ fest courage ans shozghs =
uy0Ega EeveF regain nay health /"
vThree years of delicate health
trying doctors prescriptions and
patent medicines without benefit
might we'll sap the courage of any
woman. And yet Mrs. Bryant proved
that the question of the cure of wom-
auly disease is only a question Of
using the right remedy. A few doses
of Favorite Prescription restored
her courage and revived her hope,
because she could see "a decided
change from the first" Three
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. D. E. Davis of e0s Garfield avenue,
died at a. m. today at Christ hospital
of liver trouble. Mrs Davis. who was
Miss Lucy Lowmasson, was married to
Mr. Davis only three months ago. She
had been sick FIVE weeks. The funeral viii
be held at LoWman Hill chanel NJ. r.
church at , p Sunday Rev. o. NJ
Bowman officiating.