davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

OUGHT no Seville In.
Another Statement About That Insur-
ance Case.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
notice that I have been receiving
considerable publicity relative to the
suit brought by the Parkhurst-DavisI
Mercantile company against the Kan
sas Fire Insurance company.
Mr. Brown, the attorney for the
company. in his communication to
your columns of the 18th inst. says;
I'VE claim that T. D. Humphreys was
not the agent of the company in this
transaction" That is a matter for a
Mr.. Brown will have a difficulty in
obtaining a jury to verify his claim"
This policy in question was one that
in the insurance business would be
called brokered. and the broker be-
comes the agent for the particular
transa elton. 1t is true that l was not
the regular agent of the company. Ny
standard old line companies would not
agent any of the class of companies
that the one in question is in
January II, 1903. / wrote q policy
of insurance on Mr. Garlinghouse's
man for $1,000. March u the COM
pany ordered the policy CANCELLED, as
they did not consider it a desirable
risk on account of it being located
on the railroad right of way. / sub
mitted the line" to the Kansas Fire
Insurance company and they accepted
it. I took up my old line policy. At
the end of the month 1 made out my
with check to the Kansas Fire Insur-
ance company deducting rs per cent
of the premium as my commission
This check and account was accepted
without question. Mr.. Bagly also re-
ferred me to another Mutual, where
he said I could place another $1,000
which placed. as 1 was like all other
people that handle insurance, out for
the commission. I had on few other
occasions placed small line with the
Kansas Fire Insurance company that
my standard companies would not
carry
Shortly before Mr. Garlinghouse's
policy expired this year I wrote him
asking the privilege of renewing, he
consented. 1 went to the Office of the
Kansas Fire Insurance company and
told the secretary that he could renew
the Clearinghouse policy; same was re-
neWed and turned over to me to deliv-
er to Mr.. Clearinghouse and collect. The
policy was turned over to Mr.. Gar
linghouse and he paid for same. With
in a few DAYS of the renewal and be-
fore had RENTED to the company
fire occurred. In due course, as is the
practice in the insurance business and
as had been my practice heretofore in
doing business with the Kansas Fire
Insurance company, made out
monthly report" deducting my COM
mission of 25 per cent and sent them
check for the balance. This check was
returned to me by Mr.. Bagley, the sec
rotary with a statement to the effect
that it was not sufficient, that 1 was
not their agent and was not authoriz-
ed to retain a commission. This check
and his letter 1 turned over to the at
torneys for the plaintiff. 1 very much
doubt whether the secretary would
have taken this view of the case had
Mr.. Clearinghouse not had a fire.
The question of whether the Park
hurst-Davis Mercantile company have
a right of action under the policy on
account of the assignment by Mr.. Gar
linghouse being made without the con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

sent of the company, is a matter of
law. There is one thing sure, they &C
cepted Mr.. GarlinghOuse's risk and az
ter Il fire refused to pay the loss
Mr. Browns communication would
lead one to infer that the policy was
one of the regular assessment form of
mutual policies. It was not that kin'i
of a policy. It was straight contract
for a years insurance and a years
premium was paid by Mr. CARING
house
very much dislike the idea Of try
ing a lawsuit in the daily papers or
going on the witness stand in the col
umns of a newspaper, but I think in
justice both to myself and Mr.. Car
linghouse, that as we have gained so
much publicity already, we are entitled
to have the facts made public and
ask you to give this. communication
the same prominence IN your columns
that you have given to the other items.
Yours truly,
7. D. HUMPHREYS.
AUrf1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
THEIR FIRST RECEPTION.
Washburn Reid-Stone Art School Re-
ceives Its Friends.

An informal reception was given at
the Washburn art class rooms in the
Crawford building last evening. The
occasion was the exhibition of a fine
collection of Zuni Indian pottery and
Navajo rugs and blankets The col
lection OF pottery is the property of
Dr. George E. Cole, who is probably
the best posted white man on the sub
Ject OF the manners and methods of
western aborigines. who ever lectured
on the subject. DR.. Cole will lecture
on the cliff jewellers and other south
westelHl tribes at Washburn chapel
Thursday night.
In addition to the pottery exhibit, a
number of fine Navajo rugs, which
We're loaned for the occasion by Mr..
h Y. Nudge. Mr.. E. Wilder, Mr.. W.
w. Watson and Prof. George B. Pen
ny, were shown and admired.
Some of the work done by the stu
dents of the Washburn academy of
fine art1 under the instruction of Mr..
Albert L. Reid and Mr.. George NJ.
Stone, was also shown. About fifty
charcoal and color studies from
model were on exhibit. The work
done in this line by Students Stuart,
Watsort Fleniken, WellhOuse, Miss
Mitchell and Miss BOlmar, attracted
particular attention. and spoke we'll
for the instructors. Mr.. Stones studio.
adjoining the class studio, was also
open to visitors, and a number of Mr..
Stones latest paintings were greatly
admired. Recently. while in Kansas
City, Mr. Stone discovered a painting
of the bay of Naples. executed by some
unknown Italian painter, which is one
of the most beautiful pictures of its
kind he has ever seen. The picture is
so small that the detail work required
the accuracy of a miniature painter.
1t is the intention of Messrs. Reid
and Stone to hold an exhi bitiOn in the
near future of art works. including
work of noted illustrators as well as
local IA lent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
In Noted jewelers. Lifetime a Stone
Worth $50 Has Gone Up to $4,000.


Worth $50 Has Gone Up to $4,000.
Mr.. Streeter the weIl-known Bond
street .London) jeweler. who is retiring
from business owing to falling eye
sight, has been giving interviewers
some chatty "reminiscences of his ex-
periences, which begun in 1916. A
Streeter. by the way, was in business
as a jeweler in the reign Of Queen
Anne.
It was the present Mr.. streeter who
practically satisfied the world that
diamonds were to be found in South
Africa He was nearly ruined by the
flooding of the market with Cape dia-
monds, but nowadays. as ne said the
other day, diamonds are as dear as
ever and they will be dearer still, for
owing to labor disputes it Is not prob
ably that many diamonds will be cut
this year in Amsterdam Then there
are no Brazilian diamonds"
There are very few now either from
Brazil or India The mines do not
20 rs the diamond still the most FASH
ionable stone?" Mr.. Streeter was
asked.
mo. the emerald. but the coloFed
stone must have few diamonds to
throw it up. Emeralds. when / was a
youngster, were Ga C$20) a carat To-
day a fine stone is worth 44OO (Sz,OOV).
A twenty grain pearl used TO sell az
I-6U
G 500 $4,000. Rubies and sapphires
have gone up also, but not so much IN
proportion"
aDuring your long experience some
stones must have come in ana gone
out of favor?"
Yes, the catseye, for example. L
brought them in 20 years ago. Then
there was the alexandria. I named it
after the then Emperor of Russia II
is stone which is green in daylight
and red at night?"
what about the settings?''
"They are lighter than they used to
be- The fashion is to set precious
stones in platinum, as platinum never
furnishes. 1 don't think with plati-
mum we get as much brilliancy out Of
the stone as with silver, but silver IN
foggy weather goes black Never buy
a diamond set in gold If you see one
in a gold mount you may be suspicious
yellow stone painted with black
looks white and 1t is then set in gold.
brokers in the north have been taken
in. Yellow diamonds, except they are
very fine. do not sell In India ana
Burmah they all want white"
Recalling the loss of diamond
worth $4,000 CS25. 000), Mr. Streeter de-
scribed how il had been stolen ny
means of a mum which its owner held
over the case where the goods We're
displayed. It opened and snapped Up
a brooch Later a woman was arrest
ed but she had sent the big dldrnoad
TO America, and though it was traced
It was never recovered. Mr.. Streeler
said the largest diamond he had ever
owned by a syndicate of dealers rs
value complete would be about 35,OO9,-
| COO (s25. 900 OOO). but it is now being cut
up.-New York Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
IN THE BOODLE CASES.
Defendant Hopes to Escape Through
a Flaw in the Papers

Kansas City, No, April 20-Whsn
the case of Charles Bowles, a member
of the board of education, charged
with soliciting brides from two teach
ers seeking disappointment was called
in the United States district court at
Kansas City, Kan, today, attorneys
for the defense moved that the indict-
ment be quashed and a lengthy argu-
ment ensued. The defense alleged that
the indictment was defective not only
because Attorney General Coleman had
no legal right to sign the instrument
but because the Indictment failed to
give the Christian name of one of the
teachers from which Mr.. Bowles is
charged with having endeavored to Sc
cure a bride. All of the bribery cases
now up turn on the right of the attOr-
ney general to sign the indictments
and the decision of Judge Moore in the
BoWles case will affect ALL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

The New York World cites the case
Of 80 boys who responded to an adver-
tisement for "a boy of Is. good at fig
ures and with $40 a week to com
mence." Nineteen OF the applicants
were promptly rejected because they
could neither write nor spell we'll. The
remaining boys We're asked to find the
interest on s12O.sO for four months and
fifteen days at per cent Only two
succeeded and one of them secured the
place. All of the boys were graduates
from the New York grammar schools
and a number of them had spent a
year or two in high schools. How
many graduates of the Topeka high
school can solve the same problem of
hands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
[From the New York Press.l

Men are idiots enough to think if they
were married to a widow she would say
as nice things about her live husband
as she does about her dead one.
It's queer how many people act we'll
till they go on the stage.
It takes all the money a man has to
put on the appearances of having more.
A woman blames a school teacher if
he doesn't discipline her boy and hates
him if he does.
It's worth thinking about that man s
dream of ideal state never gets nearer
to a woman than a boat, pipe and a
6ShIi0e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
CITY SAVED MONEY.
Paving Bond Plan Is Apparently
Good One.

Mayor Bergundthal figures that the city
sell the pavement bonds last year. In
stead of selling the bonds, they were
turned over to the pavement contractors
in payment for their work Owing to the
fact that the work of pavement laying
was DELAYED last year, number of the
pavement bonds are still on hand. When
ever any interest comes due the city clips
and destroys the coupons.
The result will be that quite a large sun
of money will be accumulated in the in
terest fund of the city treasury. which
may at some future time be devoted to
the payment of interest charges.
The saving on last years bonds is fig
ured out follows:
Collected as accrued interest from
contractors ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ZOE. %
Coupons Cancelled Oct. Is, 1903 ..... ], 637. so
Coupons Cancelled April Is, 1904. 49,. 762 50
Total 1O6. O5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

It is pointed out by the New York
Times that in any given period the ell
evated system of Manhattan carries
more passengers than all the long
distance railways of the United States
combined. MONDAY. April 4, of this
year, a record breaking day, the L
roads carried Loss. 900 passengers. and
that without accident to trains, casu-
atty to passenger, or, serious delays.
On Dewey day" the aggregate was
$4,000 passengers. and hopeless con-
gestiOn followed the effort to transport
them. Longer trains. more OF them,
and greater speed through the use OF
electric motors explain the change
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

Cleveland Leader: New York bank
ers, syndicated, leisurely prepared to
take the entire issue of SO, 500, 900 Phil
ippine improvement bonds, were rude
~ disillusionized last week by finding
that a Kansas City bank which had
humbly asked to be let in for $780,
OO0 had resented a cavalier refusal
bid bit higher than the New Workers
and scooped the pot. New York is not
possessed as yet of all the capital in
this big country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
HeIen Could i'm M HeaIth.

ST. Louis. Mo. April pa letter re-
ceived today by Miss Lavinia. Egan. sec
rotary Of the board Of lady manag gers OF
the worlds fair. from Miss Helen Gould,
states that, owing TO Ill health, she VIII
not participate to any great extent in
the social functions at the exposition.
She is now going south for her health.
Miss Gould said; zone of my main oh
jects in visiting the fair is to cooperate
with and aid as far lays In my power
the travellers aid of the Young Women
Christian association In its effort to care
for and protect the young girls who are
coming to St. louis this sumnler..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

done and with all that every resolu-
ton has a string tied to it,
Probably the author thinks this is
the way to win The national party
his made two campaigns on a genuine
and outspoken declaration of princi-
pies and lost. No doubt the reorgan-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
ENID BANK CLOSES.
Failure Caused by Slow Collection.
and Lack Of Money.

Enid. Okla, April 2O.-The Citizens
bank, one of the largest here, closed
its doors today. and Paul F. Cooper OF
Guthrie. the territorial bank commits
sioner. will take charge William
Kennedy, the president. who returned
tempt to secure funds. said that he
believed that every cent of liabilities
would be paid in full. The failure
was ccPsed by slow collections and
inability to raise ready money. No
statement was issued. The bank was
established in 1898.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

The New York Press is authority
for the declaration that August Bel
mont is really the man behind the
Parker boom and that David B. Hill
is merely the campaign manager. Be
hind Belmont, of course. is Wall
Street. It begins to look as though
Carnegie viii be called upon to put
UP that promised million.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

New York. April 2O.-Justice Gieg-
erich of the supreme court issued an
Venner & Co. of Boston. looking to
the restraining of the distribution of
Nort1S<rn Securities company assets.
The order is returnable tomorrow and
the meeting of the company's stock
holders to approve the distribution
plan is set for tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

DR.. D. NJ. Shiveley. president of the
Missouri Valley Baseball league, is
ore of the coming baseball magnates
in the country. He has a wonderful
knack for managing. and it was main
~ through mis- personal efforts that
the Valley league has attained its
present high standing For nineteen
years. DR.. Shiveley was sporting edi-
tor of the Kansas City Star Liking
the study of medicine he attended the
University Medical college at night.
During his three years at that institu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

Telluride Colo. April 20.-Adjut-
ant General Bell. Captain Bulkley
Wells. Captain Garlic and Colonel
Kennedy with a guard of Il troopers.
departed at $40 this morning for
Denver with President Meyer of the
Western Federation of Miners, 10 be
present at the habeas corpus proceed
ings in the supreme court tomorrow
AFTERNOON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

Washington Post: Many a candi-
date who thinks he hears the voice
of the people calling to him, discovers
later on that he has responded to a
false alarm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

ton he managed the famous ok. c.
Medics'' football team. Upon gradua-
ton two years ago he was elected
coroner of Wyandotte county and took
up his permanent residence in Kansas
City. Kansas. At the same time he
took charge of the Valley league Last
February, when William NJ. Sexton re-
signed the presidency of the Western
league Shiveley was practically elect
ed to succeed him, when Sexton sud
denly made up his mind that he would
keep the place for another year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
WOULD DISSOLVE UNION.
Manufacturers Charge That 1t Is a
Trust and ILLEGAL.

NLUIEUTdCI UTVTs NIIdTEU IIIdI II Is a
Trust and Illegal.
st. Louis. April 2O.-Alleging that the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America is a trust, an il
legal association combination against
public policy, and contrary to law, a
petition was filed in the circuit court
today by four local manufacturing
concerns asking a restraining order
and injunction pending action seeking
dissolution of the Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners, against the car
penters' district council of that body.
The action grows out of an attempt
made to unionize the plants of the
plaintiffs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

Carnegie has promised to give a
million dollars to the Republican
campaign fund. Hearst is popularity
supposed to have made a considerable
contribution to the fund of the oppos-
itiOn already
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
GLOBE SIGHTS

From the Atchison Globe1
Buy the bell COW, and you can lead the
other politicians away.
Any man who has money can have
Autographs printed claiming big show.
They say there is nothing new; we deny
it. We hear something new every day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

The New York State Democrat plat
form bears evidence of having been
written by Judge Parker. It doesn' I
say anything.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

Springfield, O., April 20.-Mary Haw-
kins. a well known young woman of
this city, will go to Texas to marry the
man to whom she proposed by mail.
She is the second Springfield girl to
take advantage of leap year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
TALKS ON TRUSTS.
Senator DoIIiver Addresses Senate on
Popular Subject.

Washington, April 2O.-In the SEN
ate today Mr.. Hale. from the commit
tee on appropriations. reported the
general deficiency appropriation bill.
A bill donating 129 acres of land at
Beecher island, Colorado, to mark the
site of a battle of a party of fifty
scouts and about 1000 Indians which
occurred in 1868. was passed Mr..
Dubois introduced and the senate
passed without comment a resolution
instructing the postmaster general to
ascertain as far as possible and to re-
port to the senate what. if any, post
masters in Idaho are living in poly
gamy. Mr.. Dolliver then addressed the
senate on the trust question.
In the House.
Washington, April 2O.-When the
house met today Mr.. Wadsworth On.
W called up the conference report on
the agricultural appropriation bill
which was agreed to. Mr.. Olmstead
(Pa.) from the committee on elections
No. 2 reported a resolution which was
agreed to, declaring that Alan c. Dur
borrow, contestant, was not elected to
the Fifty-eighth congress from Illinois
and that William Lorimer was entitled
to retain his seat.
Mr.. Foss then called up the confer
ence report on the naval bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

HiH appears to control all the Now
York Democrats except Parker. lie
can't make the judge talk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

What q cool and Indifferent air Miss
F-rappay has. She acts just If she
didn't know that anybody was looking a [
her Yes, she inherits that. Her mother
used to bake pancakes in the window Of
a quick lunch restaurant. Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

Itching piles? Never mind if physi-
clans have failed to cure you. Try
Doan's Ointment. No failure there. 80
cents. at any drug store
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20

"FoRCE" not only digests itself. but takes
the place Of exercise. by helping to digest other
foods In the stomach as well.
The matted wheat IN "FORCE" is Natures
uildest laxative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-20
EMERALD GEMOF FASHION.

Topeka, April 20. 1904
The daily tribune., 1904-07-09
Not,ce OF Final Settlement.

In the matter Of the estate Of Henry
Schultz. deceased:
Notice is hereby given, that on
Monday the s7th day Of June, 1904.
being one Of the regular days Of the
April term Of the county court of
Fremont county in the state of Colo.
RADIO. I. William McFie, administrator
Of said estate. will appear before the
Judge Of said court. present my final
report ~ such administrator and pray
the approval OF the same. and will
then apply to be discharged ~ such
administrator. At which time and
place any perosn In interest may Ap-
pear and present objections to she
same II any there be.
Dated at Florencs. Colorado, June
4, 1904. WILLIAM McFIE,
= Administrator.
Maupin. McLain and Wilkea,
Attorneys for Estate. S0.w4t
The daily tribune., 1904-07-09
Parental Shoes.

Blanchs-I want a peir Of slipper,
for father numbers tens, please. and
-squsaky.
Genial shoemakar- squeaky. miss
Tam afraid We haven't any of that
kind.
Blanche am 10 sorry. Couldn',
you make him . squeaky pair
There is . certain young gentleman
who visits me frequently and 1t would
bs very convenient for him to know
just when pa is coming downstairs. -
Scottish American.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-09
St. LOUIS and Return $I7.7s

st. LOUIS and Return $I7.25
Via Union Pacific. Tickets 10 st.
Louis and return at the low rate Of
ti7. Is will be on sale from Denver.
Colorado Springs or Pueblo. July 8. le
and IS, good FOR return within fifteen
days. The same or similarly low
rate ticket will be on sale from all
points.
Ask your ticket agent for the exact
rate or write me for full infor nation.
Be sure-to ask the agent for ticket vis
Union Pacific. Write me enclosing
. cont stamp for Worlds Fair guide.
e. r. Griffin. General Agent.
81 9i4 18th st., Denver.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-09
Notice Rebekahs.

There will be spscial meeting of
6alome Rebsksh lodge No. So. l. O.
o. F IN Union hall ON Tuesday after.
noon. July 18th. At 5 O'Clock. when
Mrs. OrpLs B Barr. president Of the
Rsbekah State assembly. will pay 1t
An official visit. Every member ID
urged to be present.
Edna Carrethers.
0.lO Noble Grand.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-09
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the stock.
holders Of the Frazer Oil ard GasOo. /.
will BE- held 1t the ofice of tho 80
retary. Florence State Bank block. .
July ssh. 1904. at 10 O'Clock .. M.
Tie books OF said company will bs
closed to the trans1sr Of stcck ten dsya
before eaid meeting.
Go. Columbia, Pres.
Jeess Ash. sse'y. sl-ltwky