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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
THAT OTHER ONE.
Senator Burton and the Nation
al Securities Company.
Kansas Nan Wrote a Testi-
mOnial for Stock.
GET RICH QUICK PLAN.
Recalled Letter When Company
Got in Trouble.
Correspondence of That Time LIS
Interesting.
JET RICH QUICK PLAN.

People who have the idea that the
Rialto Grain and Securities company
is the only shady concern with which
Senator Burton was involved are great
ly mistaken. His st. Louis friends
helped him to get in touch with a num-
Der of such concerns. How many of
these shady institutions Senator Bur
ton has been mixed up in is uncertain,
but the federal authorities in ST. Louis
have Information of several.
When the National Securities COM
pany of St. Louis was raided by the
authorities two of Senator Burton's
letters fell into their hands. One was
a testimonial to the great profits the
company earned. 1t told how the writer.
Burton, had invested in the company s
stock and felt sure that it would be
very profitable investment. A clerk Of
the company told the officers that Bur
ton had not invested any money in the
company but had been given the stock
for his testimonial. Shortly after
ward Burton became alarmed at the
number of inquiries he was receiving
relative TO the concern, whereupon he
sent his stock back and demanded that
his letter be returned. showing that he
knew the company was a fraud.
Both letters were written on the sta
tionery of the committee on forest
reservations and the protection of game,
OIL the OnlIGQ states senate, SlNAH5
Burton's name as chairman of the COM
nittee The first letter-the testimonial
January %. 1903
THE National Securities Company. st.
Louis, Mo.
Dear sirs: After arriving in Wash
ington and giving your proposition some
thought, I decided to deposit 100000
with you under the six per cent per
month plan, and SO advised Mr.. Dick
Kastor of H. W. Kastor & Sons to make
the deposit for me
I have this day received two certifi-
Gates from your comapny Of 81 600 each,
sent to me through Mr.. Kastor.
From the investigation that have
made, I feel that my money deposited
with your company will be safe, and ]
know it win be quite impossible for me
to find more profitable investment.
"Fafthfully yours
(Signed) J. r. BURTON
It Will be noticed by the date Of this
letter that it was given about three
months after his employment by the Rial
to company. The letter in which he be-
comes frightened because of the number
of inquiries his testimonial has elected,
FEB ?, 1908
Mr. Dick Kastor. of H. w. Kastor &
Sons, St. Louis, Mo.
Dear Dick-Inclosed I hand you here
name to be used in recommending this
company. Letters are coming in from all
parts of the country, and unless it is
stopped and stopped now, shall make
public denial, and simply say | know
nothing about the company whatever.
please return my letter to me. Faith
(signed) - r. BURTON"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05

The board held a caucus which last
ed from to 10 o'clock The members
baIloted on applicants from outside of
Topeka for the superintendency and
Kendrick. of Leavenworth; F. r. Dy er
of the state superintendents office.
and c. s. Stewart. of Elmwood, Ill,
each received votes. The board then
voted whether an lin or "out" of
town man should be chosen. The ma
jority favored a home man.
On the informal ballot a majority of
the votes were cast for L. D. White
more with other votes for John Nc
Bride and for Ell G. Foster. The caucus
occurred and the caucus ended and the
regular meeting commenced J. w.
Gleed, chairman of the teachers COM
mittee. reported the recommendations
of the caucus and the board ratified the
informal ballot by a unanimous ballot
for the nominees
Superintendent Davidson rendered his
formal resignation to the board, inme-
diately after the caucus ended. He
thanked the board for the pleasant re-
lations which had existed between him
and the board members. He asked to be
relieved from duty Apdil IL Mr.. Gleed
offered the following resolution which
was carried.
Prof w. NJ. Davidson, superintend-
ent of the schools of the city of To-
resignation IN order to accept a similar
position in the city of Omaha. Neb.. be
it by the members of the board of edu-
cation of the city of Topeka resolved,
First, That the members Of this
board on their own behalf and on be-
behalf Of the teachers and children OF
the schools express their heartfelt
thanks for his many years Of faithful
CT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05

much pay as they did last year. because
they do not have as many a1lats to
count The law provides f9s sssaenf
according to the nupaer 81 nasle s
counted.
Green Meeting Monday.
People out in Tennesseetown5 say that
the meeting held at Jordan's han Mon
day night in the interests of William
Green was the most enthusiastic polite.
ical meeting held in that precinct TOR
years. There were 125 colored people
packed into the hall, and when a vote
was taken all but one of them stood up
and said they would support Green in
the election today.
Mr.. Wolf was not present, but he sent
his press agent, Del Keizer. Keizer was
asked to make a. speech in defense of
Wolf, and did so. but he was cross ex-
anined so sharply by the crowd that he
found the sympathy was not with him
and he was nearly howled down.
Some Of the Wolf people suspected
that the Green supporters had a keg Of
beer on tap in a neighboring barn. They
made an investigation, and found the
keg, but it was presided over by a
staunch supporter Of Mr.. Wolf 1t ap
pears that Mr.. VOLTS managers were
not fully posted on some of the means
being taken to elect their candidate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
RESTRAINING ORDER
Issued Against Franklin Union
of Press Feeders.

Chicago, April 5-Judge Kohlsaat in
the United States court has issued an
order restraining the officials of Frank
lin union, an organization of press
feeders, and forty-one members from
interfering with the business of the
American Colortype company.
In the bill for the injunction the com
pany sets forth that last Thursday three
members of the Franklin union with
drew from it and applied for member
ship in the Printing Pressmen's union
and that Michael Flannery then threat
ened to call out the Franklin men in the
plant if the company did not discharge
the men who had left it This the
company refused to do and a few hours
later President Robert McGialey of the
Pressmen was beaten.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
GRUBER PROMOTED.
Former Topeka Man to Be Supt,
of transportation for q. z.

San Francisco. Aprh st was an
nounced at Mr.. Kruttschnitt's office to-
day that the position of assistant general
manager of the Oregon Short Line, for
merly held by E. z Calvin, now general
manager of the oregon Railroad and
Navigation company, had been abolished.
z. Buckingham is appointed general su-
perintendent Of this company with head
quarters at Salt Lake. His jurisdiction
will extent over the Salt Lake division of
the Southern Pacific company and also
that portion Of the Union Pacific line
from Ogden to Green river.
Buckingham S successor as superinten-
dent of transportation of the Union Pa
cifc is J. NJ. Gruber. formerly general
superintendent Of the western division of
the Rock Island. Previous to going with
the Rock Island Mr.. Gruber was assistant
general superintendent of the Great
Northern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
GOVERNOR GOES HOME.
His Sister Reported to Be Seriousl!
Sick

His Sister Reported to Be Seriously
Sick.
Governor Bailey has been called to
Baileyville by the illness of his sister,
Mrs. c. N. Cafferty. She is the wife
of DR.. Cafferty, who has been manag-
ing Governor Bailey's big farm since
the governor has been in Topeka and
who was stricken with blindness a few
weeks ago.
Worry over DR.. Cafferty's af1iction
and the responsibility of looking after
things at BafIeyville which the doc
tors blindness naturally threw upon
her is supposed to be responsible for
Mrs. Cafferty's illness
DR.. Caferty is said to be scarcely
any better than he was when he was
first stricken with blindness nearly a
month ago. He is not able to see suf-
fciently to get around except by feel
ing his way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
ROCK ISLAND MORTGAGE
Road Files Evidence of Its
SI6s, 100000 Loan.

Omaha, Neb.. April 5-A mortgage
deed for S163. 100000 was today filed in
the Office of the register OF deeds Of
Douglas county The mortgage is exc
cuted by the Chicago Rock Island e.
Pacific Railroad company to the Cen
traI Trust company Of New York and
covers all the lines and branches %
that company. including nearly 1000
miles of track in six different states.
The mortgage is known as the First
and refunding gold bonds mortgage
and runs for a period of 80 years from
Aprila J. 1904.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
STRIKE RIOT.
One Man Shot at American Can
Co. Plant.

Chicago, April 5.-In a riot at the
plant of the Diesel branch of the
American Can company today growing
out of an effort to reopen the factory
and retain thirty Greek strike break
ers, one man was shot. The union can
makers who demanded the discharge
of the Greeks were gathered about -he
factory when the nonunion men. under
police escort approached. Bricks began
to fly and several shots were fired
In the attacking party were a number
of girls. The strikers were dispersed by
the nolice-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
Eiqhth Iowa Stands Pat.

Creston, Ia, April 5.-The Repub-
lican congressional convention of the
Eighth iowa district today renomi-
mated Congressman VIM. p. Hepburn
The resolutions are of the sstand pae
variety as opposed to the iowa idea, =
endorse the national and state admin
istrations and recommend Senators
DOIliver and Allison. Governor Cum
minis and Joseph w. Blythe of Bur-
Iineton for delegates at large to the
national convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
NO SENTENCE YET.
Burton May Not Hear Fate Till
Tomorrow.

st. Louis, No, April 5.-when the
United States d strict court convened to-
day it was expected that the bill Of ex-
ceptions to be filed by the counsel for
Kansas in the proceedings to secure a
rehearing of his case, would be formally
placed before the court but neither SEN
ator Burton nor his attorneys We're pres
ent and the bill was not filed
If the bill is not filed before the day IS
over it is confidently expected that it viii
be Submitted to the court tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
Hess NAV Die

The injuries received by Joe Hess,
the boy who was stabbed last night by
Clarence Smith in fight east of the
city, are evidently of a more serious
nature than was at first suspected.
The injured boy was taken to Keith s
hospital early this morning, and Dr.
Keith states that the knife blade pen
etrated TO the left lung, and that air
from the lung escapes through the
wound Hess father secured a war
rant today charging Smith with as
.sault with intent to KILL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
AKRON BANK CLOSES.
Clearing House Compelled It to
Pay Cash.

Akron, O., April 5.-The Akron Saw
ings bank closed its doors today.
The common pleas court appointed G..
w. Seiber and William Buchtel receiv-
ers of the institution. The action was
precipitated as a result of the Akron
Clearing House association compelling
the bank to make all its clearings in
cash William BuchteI is president of
500. 900 and deposits amounting to $780,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
BULLETINS TONIGHT.

The State Journal will bulletin the
returns Of the election tonight All
the votes in Topeka should be counted
by o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
GIRL Beaten BY MEN.
Had Taken the Place of a Strik-
ing Press Feeder.

Chicago. April Bertha VangeIder.
one of a number of girls employed as
press feeders by a local printing estab-
lishment in place of striking union
mssn. is the victim of alleged slugging
ta@tics employed by the strikers. While
on her way home Miss Vangelder was
attacked and brutally beaten by men
whom she declared are striking press
feeders or their sympathizers. She is
said to be in critical condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
They ALI move UP
L. ID. Whittemore Made Super
iEsFt=odent Of Schools.
lis Salary as Successor of Mr..
Davidson, 50, 100.
Ell. L. MILLER CHOSEN.
Takes Mr.. Whittemore's Place
as Principal of High School.
John Mcbride Is Made Director
of Manual Training.

L. D. Whittemore. principal of the
high school. was elected by the board
of education at the meeting last night
to succeed w. M. Davidson as super
intendent of the Topeka schools.
John Mcbride, principal of Bran
ner school. was elected director of
manual training of the manual train
ing school and the graded schools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05

south, blowing five miles an hour. The
maximum and minimum temperatures
recorded during the last a hours at the
Kansas stations were as follows.
Baker, 54-36; Concordia, 50-46; Dodge
City, 58-40; Fort Scott, 6s-3S; Hays. 60
40; Macksville, 62-42: Mcpherson, 5S-42;
Manhattan. 56-3S; Usage City, 62-34;
Sedan, 6S-46; Topeka, 61-36; Toronto,
6S-34
The hourly temperatures recorded in
Topeka today by the government ther-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
weather Indications.

Chicago, April Forecast for Kan
sas; Fair tonight and Wednesday;
cooler tonight; variable winds.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-05
Japanese Are I'm Complete Con-
troll Of Korea.
Russians Have Been Driven
Across the Yalu River.
TOWN WAS DESERTED.
When Japanese Scouts Entered
Russians Had Left.
Many Inhabitants of YIadivOs-
tok Are Returning Home.

London, April 5.-A dispatch to
Rueter's Telegram company from
Shanghai says.
japanese scouts have entered VIII,
Korea. The Russians apparently re-
treated beyond the Yalu river"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
Mary, Queen of Scots.

Beautiful she may not have been,
though NJ. de Brantome would never
allow it; but fine, fine she was all over
sharply. exquisitely cut and modelled;
her sweet smooth chin. her amorous
lips. bright red where all else was pale
as a tinged rose; her sensitive nose, her
broad, high brows, her neck which two
hands could hold. her small shoulders
and bosom of a child. And then her
hands, her waist no bigger than n stalk,
her little feetl She had sometimes an
intent, considering, wise look-the look
of the Queen of Desire, who knew not
where TO set the bounds of her need,
but revealed TO no one what that was.
And belying that look askance of hers
sly or wise or sleepy, as you choose
her voice was bold and very clear, her
manner were those of a lively, grace
full boy, her gestures quick. her spirit
impatient and entirely without fear.
At this hour she was nineteen years
old and not two months a widow
From THE Queens Quaire."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25

Athletics are nothicg but a spurious
substitute for the manual and bodily
labor which Our athletic amateurs are
forbidden TO perform by the ~laziness,
greed, snobbery and rapacity of their
class. ! could keep myself in perfectly
good condition and temper if ! might
do a couple of hours work every day
as a NAVY without doing a poor man
out Of his job" AS it is, | have 10
weary myself and waste my energy in
bicycling and walking TO places where
| have no business, yer roads which
l have tramped until | am tired of
them. l have to drudge through 'ex-
ercises'' to keep myself from becoming
a human pig. | have ever pulled az
india rubber ropes until ! could not
bear the revolving absurdity Of il, even
without an audience TO laugh at me.
The whole business is too SicSenlng
for public discussion. Half the popEla-
ton lives miserably and breaks down
prematurely from excess of bodily raa.
The other half does the same because
there is no bodily work left for il
to DO. That is what is called civillza.
tion-George Bernard Shaw in London
News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25

The entire Of the Monte Bagro.
5000 feet high, which dominates Car
rara. n solid marble. One Of the most
famous Quarr1ss II In the valley Of the
Polraccio. From this were extracted
In Roman tines the 1.700 tons Of mar
bic that served for the construction Of
Trajan's column at Rome. Here Do
natslio got the block which he carved
into his st. George, and Michael Ange-
10 the n for his Moses. From here nj
% came the huge block mentioned n
the memoirs Of Benvenuto Cellini.
which served for the colossal Neptune
Of Ammanati In the middle Of the foun-
tain Of the Piazza della Signoria at
Florence.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
SIEGE AT THE STOCK YARDS.
Union Picket Line Extends Entirely
Around Packing Plants.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-Packers began
active work during the DAY to put into
effect a scheme to house their nonun-
ion employees in the old Hammond
plant at Hammond, Ind, in the event
Of failure TO secure an injunction
against the city.
Union pickets have now established
a system OF espionage extending en-
tirely about the stock yards enclosure.
The pickets are established blocks
away from the principal and
have lists of those who come and so
to the yards daily. Men are being
stopped blocks away and warned
against continuing work. The ONCE
OF Secretary Tracy of the allied trades
conference board was thronged during
the day with persons working at the
yards demanding permits TO avert ir-
reference from the pockets. The ap-
plicants included union printers EN-
ploycd by Armour & Co, employees OF
the two newspapers published in the
yards and a dozen watchmen. Al
were refused permits.
Nonunion laborers hired by the pack
ers after the strike began are said 70
be deserving because OF a decrease in
wages from s2.15 a day to s1.75 per
day, the rate complained of by the
strikers. The packers apparently con
slider subsistence and lodging suffi-
cient premium for the strike breakers
engaged at unskilled labor, but this
view is not accepted by numbers oil
the nonunionists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
JAPS GET TWO FORTS
RUSSIAN POSITIONS AT PORT
ARTHUR CAPTURED BY THE
ISLANDERS.

Chefoo, Aug. pa junk which left
Liaothieshan promontory on Aug. 81
has just arrived here. She reports
that the japanese have succeeded in
occupying Antseshan fort, as well as
another fort, probably Etseshan, about
q mile southwest of Antseshan. They
have driven the Russians from the pa
rade grounds, which lie about two
miles north of the harbor; they have
destroyed two forts at C~haochanko,
which is within the eastern fortifica-
tions, and they have advanced to a
point near Chaochanko.
This news confirms information re-
ceived here previously and which the
local Japanese were not inclined to
believe. The junk heard firing until
midnight Of Aug. %. Scarcely a build
ing in Port Arthur remains undam-
aged. The town hall, which was used
as a magazine, has been destroyed.
Four large warships unable to fight
are at Port Arthur. Only one ship, a
vessel with two masts and two fun
nels, has guns on board.
The fire Of the forts not captured by
the Japanese, together with the eff
feet of land mines, is given as the rea-
son why the Japanese have not yet
captured the Russian stronghold.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
CRUISER NOVIK SUNK
JAPANESE WARsHIPs DESTROY
RUSSIAN VESSEL AFTER A
FIERCE FIGHT.

Toxic, Aug. 22.-After a severe en-.
gagement with the protected cruisers
ChitOse and Tsushima, the grey
hounds of the Japanese navy, the
feet Russian cruiser Novik has been
vanquished. The fight occurred Sun
day. After it the Novik, in a sinking
condition, was run ashore in Korsako-
vsk harbor, Sakhalin islands.
The details OF the fight are not
known here, but it is evident that the
Chitose and Tsushima caught up with
the Novik Saturday and hat a run
ming fight ensued. The contest was
resumed and terminated early Sun.
day morning. Captain Takahashi,
who is in command of the Chitose, re-
ported the engagement in a brief tele-
gram which reached the navy depart
ment here Sunday morning. He said
he first attacked the Russian cruiser
Saturday afternoon and that on Sun
day morning he inflicted heavy dam
age upon her. The Novik nearly sank
but was beached at Korsakovsk.
Temporary repairs, however, render
ed the Russian cruiser seaworthy and
she continued to fight, until she was
beached in a sinking condition.
The Tsushima was hit on the star
board bunker, but the damage has al
ready been repaired. There was no
other damage o was there a single
casualty on either of the Japanese
vessels.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25

On one occasion Daniel Webster was
on his way to Washington and was
compelled to proceed at night by stage
from Baltimore. He had no travelling
companion, and the driver had a sort
of felon look, which produced nc in
considerable alarm In the senator. Il
~endeavored to tranquilize myself"
said Mr.. Webster, 'and had partly
succeeded when we reached the dark
woods between Bladensburg and
Washington, a proper scene for MUIR
der or outrage, and here, / confess, my
courage again deserted me. just then
the driver turned to me and with a
gruff voice inquired my name. l gave
1t to him. Where are you goingT said
he. The reply was: To Washington. ]
am a senator Upon this the driver
seized me f~ervently by the hand and
exclaimed: How glad am! l took
you for a highwaymanp"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
JAPANESE ARMY STEADILY AP.
PREACHING INNER FORTS
AT PORT ARTHUR.
FALL OF BEsIEGED RUSSIAN FOR.
TREss CANNOT BE MUCH
LONGER DELAYED.
TAKEN BY JAP WARSHiPS
AND DESTROYED.

Shanhaikwan, Aug. 24.-Reports of
refugees from Port Arthur focking TO
this port Tuesday indicate that the
Japanese land forces Tuesday after
noon were moving on the heart OF
General Stoessel's left from the Else
mountain fort, and that a strong de-
tachment of General Nogi's Infantry
was starting to the hills east OF Antsz
mountain fort for an attack on the
Russian center through a breach be-
lieved 10 have been made by artillery
fire from Wolf hill. General Nogi's
troops also were attacking Laoluichui
fort from the heights sloping from
Tako bay and were gaining on the
center of the Russian right in a series
of infantry rushes from Peteous noun
tain. The Japanese had made gains
of various Importance along their
whole front, and the fate of the fort
ress was believed to be a question of
hours.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
Lynn Lake Ne WIS.

Just one more week and you can
hunt.
Old nan Williamson is up from Bris-
toll visiting his sons
T. E. Egge attended the board meet
ing here the Goth.
Arne Gudhein is back here again, he
is working for VIM. Williamson.
P. J. Alsager was the milk king last
month, receiving the largest creamery
check.
Buttermaker Johnny Becht, and
Anton Gilbertson from Roslyn, was
visiting here Wednesday.
Farmers are harvesting but it does
not look as bright as it did some weeks
ago, but they say there will be some.
Mrs. John Toffiey had an operation
last Saturday for tumor DR.. Peabody of
Webster, and DR.. Abbott, of Mime
apolis performed the operation. The
lady is getting better.
Last Saturday we had the worst
blizzard hailstorm here that your cor
respondent has seen in South Dakota,
windows, barns, granery's, young trees,
and everything in the way got a homp.
1 tell you it looked a little bad for a
while.