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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Western Union Finances.

NEW YORK, October 12.-The annual re-
port of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, issued today, gives total revenues
of SO, 2249 800, an increase of ISL, 703; total
expenses. sol 1861 915, an increase of $40s. 70S;
net revenues. 1887, AIS, a decrease Of $685.
997. The surplus for the year after charges
was 81, S61. TO4 a decrease Of s407,o Henry
A Bishop. son Of the late William D. Bish-
OPP. was elected to his fathers place In the
directorate. Abijah r. Brewer, secretary of
the company was elected director In the
place Of the late John X. Cowen. The re-
mainder of the board were reelected. Pres
ident Robert 6. Clowry, In his annual re-
port, made no mention of the agitation dur
ing the past year over the dissemination of
racing news nor about the differences in
revenues on account of the cutting of Of
the racing news service. During the year
60. 1913 miles of wire have been added, max
ing the total wire mileage Of the company
l. l55. 400,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
THE COURT RECORD
UNITED STATES SUPREME couRr

Present: The Chief Jdstice..e Mr.. Justice
Harlan, Mr.. Justice Brewer Mr. Justice
Brown Mr. Justice Whittier Mr. Justice
Peckham. Mr.. Justice, ;McKepna, Mr.. JUS
tice Holmes and Mr.. Justice Day
Chester Howe of Washington, D. c., and
Marcus Frederick of Reno, New, were ad-
mitted to practice. So sd
No. se-fhe Western Union Telegraph
Company, appellant agt. the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company ct al;
No. 90-The Western Union Telegraph
Company. plaintiff in error, ast. the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. and
No. 199-The Western Unien Telegraph
Company, petitioner. agt the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company ct al Reassigned for
argument on Wednesday, October 10, at
the head of the call.
No. civilian A. Paulsen, plaintiff in
error, agt the people of the state of I'LL
nois; in error to the supreme court of the
state of Illinois. Dismissed with costs,
pursuant to the tenth rule.
No 107-Caroline w. Dobbins, plaintiff in
error agt. the city of Los Angeles, and
No. 1OS-Martin Daily, plaintiff in error.
agt. Charles Elton. chief of police, etc.
Argument continued by Mr.. Lynn Helm
for the plaintiff in error.
Proceedings after The Star went to press
yesterday:
No. 94~The United States, appellant agt.
Charles NJ. Thomas, and
No. 95-Charles M. Thomas, appellant,
agt. the United States. Argument COM
menced by Mr.. George A. King for Thorn
as. continued by Mr.. Assistant Attorney
General Pradt for the United States, and
concluded by Mr.. William B. King for
Thomas.
No. 1O7-Caroline w. Dobbins, plaintiff in
error, agt. the city of Los Angeles and
No. 1OS-Martin DAILY, plaintiff in error,
agt. Charles Elton, chief Of police. etc. Ar
gument commenced by Mr.. Lynn Helm for
plaintiffs in error.
The day call for Wednesday, October IL,
is as follows: Nos. 1O7 land 10S). 157 (and
1889, BOG, 176, 226 3 (and and 81, s, 9, 10
and Ii.
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Up-River Water
ARMY Orders.

Contract Surgeon Harry H. Van Kirk has
been granted leave of absence for one
month
Second Lieut. Thomas B. Esty, 9th Cav
airy, has been transferred from Troop A
to Troop of that regiment.
Major H. E. Dyer, list Infantry. Vermont
National Guard, has been authorized by the
President to attend and pursue the regular
course of instruction at the garrison school,
at Fort Ethan Allen, VT.
First Lieut.. Robert NJ. Nolan, list Cavalry.
has been ordered to the Army and Navy
Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark, for treat
ment
The leave of absence granted First Lieut..
George E. Ball. 21st Infantry, has been ex-
tended one month.
Lieut.. Col. Frank Heath ordnance depart
ment, at Frankfort Arsenal Philadelphia
has been ordered to visit the works Of the
Scovin Manufacturing Company, at Water
bury, Conn, to inspect material being pro-
cured by the ordnance department under
contract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Attention, DemocratsQ

In less than FIVE weeks the election will be held
Tor PRESIDENT and Vice President and the control
of the House of Representatives. The present CON
oitlOns bode success of the democratic cause II
N'u.ea anu ehtnusiaslc eHofts are made.
IL is apparent that TO overcome the posftion of
the republican party. intrenched in office and with
the nhanclal advantages due to such position the
legitimate campaign expenses OF the demoera tic
party must OF necessity be great
Friends Of democracy and citizens who desire
The election Of Alton B. Parker and Henry c.
Davis can IN nowise give more substantial aid than
IN financial assistance. ! earnestly appeal to all
democrats in the District Of Columbia TO make
such donations TO the cause they may be sble
10 do BY so dong they will have the satisfaction
II We are successful. OF knowing that they con-
tributed toward restoring the national government
10 a harbor OF safety and re-establishing demo-
cratic principles. which for many years aided
. the healthy growth and prosperity Of the United
States.
Contributions by mail or In person will be re-
eeived by me and proper receipts be given there
fore. JAMES I. NORRIS
Democratic National Committeeman OF the District
OF Columbia. Norris building. No. sol street
northwest. oc7-2it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Charles S.:Bundy.
SUBDISTRI{vT Nd I

49, oCbDlSIRICT NO. j.
The MERMAID and Jaccard Jewelry Co.
qnc). plaintiff, agt Phoebe II. seabrook.
plaintiffs attorney
John e. Taylor, plaintiff, agt. George H.
Howard and Roberta B. Howard. defend
ants; debt, $14s.69. with interest; John E.
Iayior, plaintiffs attorney
william Evarts Richards and William
Wallace White, trading as Richards & Co,
pialntHs, agt. George H. Howard and Viii
liam T. Howard, trading as G. H. & w. T.
Howard: defendants: debt. $219.05, with in
terest; Gnas; s. Shreve, jr and William F.
Han, pialntins attorneys.
Moses sinsheimer. plaintiff. agt. Bert
Mannix. defendant; debt, $74.1O; judgment
for plaintiff; R. B. Behrend, plaintiffs at
torney.
Jacob M. Stein and Jacob l. shapperio.
trading as ]. M. Stein & Co., plaintiffs, agt
carton r. Hazard. defendant; debt, $40;
Judgment for PLAINTIFF.
Charles Rappaport. plaintiff. agt Hope
1--we STOCK Mutual Benefit Association. de-
fendant; debt. $50: Judgment for defendant:
w. Gwtnn Gardiner. plaintiffs attorney;
w. E. Kennedy, piaintiff. agt. W. Leslie
Edison. defendant; debt on note, $95.06;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Receiver for Tobacco Company,

TRENTON, N. J.. October 12-vice
Chancellor Emery, in papers filed here to-
day, has appointed Jerome Taylor tenn
porary receiver for the Commonwealth To-
bacco Company. A rule for cause to be shown
why the receivership should not be made
permanent is returnable in Newark on No
yember 8. Taylor is required to give bond
in the sum of $4,000. The receiver Is ap-
pointed on application Of George P. Butler.
who owns $4,000 worth of bonds Of the
company, and to whom. it Is claimed, the
company is indebted to the extent of $50 OO
on demand notes. The liabilities of the
company are given at $772,00O, consisting
principally of outstanding demand notes.
The assets are estimated at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Building Permits.

Building permits have been issued as fol-
lows: 10 AVA
W. +. Collins, three two-story brick DWELL
ings. PA. PIC, 21S 10th street southeast: cost
$4,000. ooS''
e. K. Fox, three-story and cellar brick
dwelling. 1714. New Hampshire avenue
northwest; cost $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Naval Movements.

The torpedo boat destroyer Hull has left
Norfolk for Boston.
The torpedo boat Hopkins has arrival at
League Island.
The Lebanon has left Newport for Lam
berts Point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Wargrave Won Czarevitch Stakes.

LONDON, October 12-At the Newmarket
second October meeting today the care
witch stakes of % sovereigns EACH with
500 sovereigns added, was won by War
grave. Rondeau was second and War Void
third Twenty horses started
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Lewis I. O'Neal.
SUBDISTRICT NO. 5.

SUBDISTRICT NO. 5.
Bert Mannix, plaintiff agt. William w.
Gray, defendant; debt, So with interest.
Judgment for plaintiff
W. P. Bateman, plaintiff. agt. Carl F.
Myers. defendant; debt $3.50 Judgment
for plaintiff.
Charles r. Luscombe, plaintiff, agt. Geo.
f. Fogle, defendant; debt, 500. Judgment
for defendant.
Joseph Schenthal & Sons, plaintiffs. agt.
Lizzie Kressin and Lewis kressn. trading
as l.. Kressin, defendants; debt 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Luke C. Strider.
SURDISTRICT NO.

SUBDISTRICT NO. 4.
MoXie Flies, Eugene F'ies Ralph Flies and
Jacob Flies, trading as F'ies Bros, plaintiffs.
agt. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
defendant; debt, $21J.
Samuel II. Sherwood, plaintiff, agt. Henry
Miller, defendant; debt, s25.
John T. Bond, plaintiff, agt. John E..
Price, defendant; attachment before judg-
ment for debt, So. 15 Judgment for plaintiff
for $32 10 with interest.
Kingan Provision Company, plaintiff. agt.
Frederick Rogerson, trading as F.. Roger
son & Co., defendant debt, 1913 63 with in
terest; judgment on affidavit for plaintiff
with interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Emanuel M. Hewlett.
SUBDISTRICT NO IN

SUBDISTR1CT NO. 10.
Walter H. NARROW plaintiff. agt Jas. S.
Cotton. trading as Empire Laundry, de-
PENDANT: debt, s61.33: dismissed by plaintiff.
George Brew, by his next friend, George
L. Brew, plaintiff, agt. Edward ]. Adams
ana William +. Adams, trading under the
firm name of E. ]. Adams & Co, defend
ants; damages, 500.
George W. E. Slater plaintiff; agt Robert
c. Dyer defendant; debt, $1716O, with in
terest at 10 per cent per annum; Judgment
for plaintiff, with interest, as claimed: A.
l.: Richardson. defendants attorney.
The United Lead Company Inc.). plain
tin agt Mary M. Peake, trading as Peake
& CO., defendant; debt, s5733: Judgment
rendered September 10 satisfied
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n. Randall Webb.
SUBDISTRICT NO. 6.

So BDIS RICI NO. ..
Charles S. Breisford and William Shields.
trading as Brelsford & Shields, plaintiffs,
agt. Guiserpi Marinelli defendant; debt,
SO. 46 Judgment for plaintiff on affidavit.
Henry w. Hite, plaintiff, agt. Henry Ro-
senberg, trading H. Rosenberg Co..;
debt. So.
Rose Yarrow, plaintiff, agt. Harry Rudd.
defendant; debt, $50.
"A G. ULler and W. NJ. Uhler trading as
Uhler E. Co., plaintiffs, agt. G. Marinelli
defendant; debt, SEQ with interest and pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
FINANCIAL.

NOTICE.-TfIE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TIL
Chr. Heurich Brewing Company. at Its monthly
~ ny Oh ot 90 H. a4, oeelreu h oo,''i
pany, payable and after October 81 1904, at
the branch office, cor. 26th and Water SITS. NV.
in the city of Washington. D. G. The books Of
the company for the transfer of stock will be
closed from October - to November 2, 1904, both
inclusive CHARLES MEYER, Secretary.
oc12-3t
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Samuel R. Church.

SUBDISTRICT NO. 3.
caroline Summerfield plaintiff, agt. Mich
ael C. Connolly, defendant; debt; dismissed
by plaintiff; w. Douglas, plaintiffs attor-
ney; f. K. Ship, defendants attorney.
Albert NJ Raymond, plaintiff, agt. Bar
para M Clements and Harry ]. Senay, de-
PENDANTS; debt; non-suit by plaintiff; Joseph
r. Fague, plaintiffs attorney; w. P. Plum
ley, defendants attorney.
Central Radiator Company. plaintiff, agt.
Peter ]. May, defendant; debt, $495S, with
interest.
c. c. Waring plaintiff agt. James M.
Chadsey. defendant debt, $50, with interest.
Alice e. Seaver, plaintiff, agt. Charles F..
Lehman, defendant; debt; non-suit by
plaintiff; Robinson White, plaintiffs attor-
ney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Loans on Real Estate
Bank by Mail.

We have patented system Of conducting the
business Of banking by mail, applicable to both
savings and checking accounts. 1t is easier and
simpler to bank with by mail than go to q
bank in person. BY our system your account ID
automatically checked and you have complete
Your account in our bank is not subject 60 the
animation Of your tax assessor
I'll savings deposits. 2Jace on checking &C.
counts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Thomas 81. Callan.

SUBDISTRICT NO. 8.
George w. Dowhey, plaintiff, agt. S. D.
Weaver and Edward Galloway, defendants;
debt, $25.
Charles G. Stone, plaintiff, agt. Artemera
Newman, defendant; debt, SIT.
A. Geary Johnson plaintiff, agt. George
M. Hunt, defendant; debt, $S1. 40; Wharton
E. Lester, plaintiffs attorney.
Charles G.. Smith & Sons. plaintiffs, agt
the ]. H. Cation Company Unc), defendant:
debt, 1865; Barnard & Johnson, plaintiffs
attorneys.
Nathaniel Kersey plaintiff agt. Samuel
w. Gillingham and Annie c. Gillingham. de-
PENDANTS; debt, $115: judgment for plaintiff
for SO, with interest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Robert II. Terrell.

SUBDISTRICTr NO. 8.
Mary Dover, plaintiff, agt. Benjamin Rud-
man. defendant: debt, SIS; Nauck & Nauck
plaintiffs attorneys.
A o. Wright, plaintiff, agt. Mrs. Julia L.
Hastings, defendant; debt S122.G9.
Robert H. Harper, plaintiff, agt. d. c.
Clark defendant debt, 500; judgment for
plaintiff, with interest.
Thomas 4. Johnson, plaintiff, agt. Louisa
Ford, defendant; debt, S24.36 dismissed by
plaintiff; Thos. Walker, plaintiffs attorney;
w. c. Chase, defendants attorney.
Edith NJ. Macdonald. plaintiff, agt. G. H.
Bristol and Murio Mancroft, defendants;
replevin in $50 damages; judgment for
plaintiff for possession of goods replevied
and $40 damages for detention of the same.
Antonette Klein, plaintiff, agt. Swiss
Laundry Company, defendant; damages,
S14; judgment for plaintiff for $40, rendered
October s. 1904, satisfied; Malcolm Hufty,
plaintiffs attorney.
Lena Klawans, PLAINTIFF, agt. Isadore
Kahn defendant; debt, $50; judgment for
plaintiff for $40, with interest; Milton
Strasburger, plaintiffs attorney.
Ada F. Edwards, plaintiff. agt. Lille NJ.
Lyons, defendant; debt, S22 with interest
and protest fees judgment for plaintiff On
affidavit for $3.50, with interest; Geo. c.
Gertman. plaintiffs attorney.
c. B. Stewart, plaintiff, agt. c. E. Finch,
defendant; debt, $3.50; dismissed by plain
tiff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12

judgment for plaintiff, s96.95, with interest
w. L. Browning, plaintiffs attorney.
Frank Stetson, plaintiff, agt. William w
Tuckey, defendant; debt for rent, $23705;
Judgment against claim of intervenor; Robt
l.. Williams. Paul E. Johnson, attorneys for
garnishee; Jas. S. McDonough, defendants
attorney.
Samuel G. Mills.
SUBDISTRICT NO. 2.
II. r. Howenstein Co.. plaintiff, agt. Bes-
$50.
Henry c. Lewis. plaintiff. agt. Francis c.
Lucas. defendant; damages. 1925.
II. r. Howenstein Co., plaintiff, agt. Jos
w. Craig and E. II. Taggart, trading as
Craig & Taggart, defendants; debt, $15.
Philip H. Hoff plaintiff, agt. w. Frank
Ross. defendant; debt, S21.6S.
William A. Stewart. plaintiff, agt. Ed
ward D. Williston. defendant; debt, S113.
Harvey B. Parker and Bernard NJ Bird
get, trading as Parker, Bridget & Co.
plaintiffs, agt Francis Carroll Mattingly
defendant; debt. $3.50.
The Equitable Purchasing Company
Qnc), plaintiff, agt. Charles A. Catterill
defendant; debt, $4S.SS.
j. Thomas Duke, plaintiff, agt Henry X.
Craig. defendant; debt, S3S.
Clarence Perry, plaintiff, agt. Jacob Fus-
sell Company QncD. defendant; debt, SOB
Judgment for plaintiff for So, with interest
satisfied
A L. Matthews, plaintiff, agt. c. ii.
Rouse, defendant; debt, $3OJ 30; satisfied.
Castelberg National Jewelry Company,
plalntIff, agt. ]. Francis Carr, defendant;
debt, S23; dismissed by plaintiff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Condition Of the Water.

Temperature and condition of the water
at a M: Great Falls. temperature, 81; con-
dition, 80; Dalecarlia reservoir temperature.
66: condition at north connection, SO: condi-
ton at south connection, So; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 66; con-
dition at influent gatehouse, 80; condition at
eftuent gatehouse. SO; Washington city
reservoir temperature. G2; condition at in
fluent. SO; condition at effluent, SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12

Forecast till pm. Thursday: For the
District Of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, cloudy and colder tonight with &C.
casional rain. Thursday rain; fresh north
east to north winds.
For Virginia. rain and colder tonight.
Thursday probably rain brisk northeast to
north winds on the coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
The CITY Lights.

The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted M
teen minutes after sunset ana eXuheuisheo
forty-fve minutes before sunrise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12

Today-Low tide, 4:22 am and 4:37 pm;
high tide, 1O:13 am. and 1924 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 5:15 am. and $50
pm; high tide, 11:04 Am. and ll;3o pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 900 am; sun sets 5:2S
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises sos am.
Moon sets. SIT pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12

Maximum temperature past twenty fou
hours, 81: a year ago, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12

Latest news received at Lisbon from An
COLA shows that the disaster to the Portu-
guese force in the recent fighting with the
Cuanahamas, in Southwest Africa, Is more
serious than was at first reported, the num-
Der Of killed being greater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-12

a two-bagger. He is just as noisy as
ever
Dick Rohn is not a ten thousand
dollar ball player by any means, but
he looks like a twenty thousand dollar
manager. No wonder Sedalia has a
good team.
In the fifth inning. Davis famed the
only three Topekans at the bat, Lin
ing, Carter and sissy.
Cole, who leads the Topekans at
batting, had an average of 1000 yes
terday. Four times at bat, two passes
and two hits. Passes don't count id
making up the percentage.
Davis. the Sedalia pitcher, has the
best control of any box artists who
have been here this year.
Joplin lost again yesterday, but lola
jumped up and tied Topeka for sec
Ond place Today will tell something.
The stretching of cables about tho
field had the desired effect, It keeps
the crowd back and out of the way
of the players.
Alberts was indulgent with his
hopefuls yesterday. Despite their
sleepy game, he scolded not one Of
them He said he would wait until
today Occasionally he kidded Dick
Rohn, because the latter could not
hit.
Abbott is partially to blame that
Rohn worked the old mossback trick
of holding the ball on sissy. ABBY
was on the coaching line and should
have informed the runner. He too,
however, was asleep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-12

Hutter, singled bringing in Mac Then
Mauer walked into a beauty and lald
it over the left field fence for home
run. This brought home Hutter ana
made the score 4 to o. Two more were
added in the fourth, on Sisslys sleep
In the seventh Schrant got on second
base, and Lee, formerly Gramley, two
baggered him home. In the eighth two
more were added Mcconnell and DaV-
is singled. and DR.. Schrant lambasted
a pretty single into the left field and IN
they trotted Topeka had several
chances to score, the best being IN the
third. But victory was not in the cards
It was fated that Sedalia should paint
The field yellow and they did it good
and plenty.
The Goidbugs are ball players. Not
even the most partisan man VIII ueEy
that Down there in Sedalia, they take
the brightest youths and in infancy cut
off their heads and graft IN It's place
a baseball. They raised a crop OF these
about four years ago and sent them n
to the Missouri Valley League 1ney
have hung together through the thumo-
sucking period, the Mellin's food decade
right up to now when they can chew
tobacco and swear with the best IN
cidentally they have kept on learning
to play ball, and still carry their books
under their arms to school every day
They ought to be known as the Rohn
Brothers and put on in nine act TRACE
dies-for they certainly can rave nome
plenty of runs.
the Missourians. They have a flying
start which is hard to stop. There is
little question but they will get their
bumpings before they leave Topeka
and that their mark of 1000 viii be
split in two chunks and hole bored
into each. It's coming, and the To-
peka team will doubtlessly do the act
before their series of six games of the
present roundup is completed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-12
KNIGHTS TEN1PLAR OFFICERS.
The Kansas Grand Commandery
Closes Its Work in Wichita.

Wichita, May 12.-The grand COM
mandery, knights Templar. of Kansa 5,
has concluded its work. Leavenworth
will have the next conclave. The route
to be followed by the grand cOmman-
derry in its pilgrimage to the grand en-
campment al San Francisco in Septen-
Der was decided upon. The train will
leave Kansas August % in two sections.
One on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe will take the Knights from the
southern part of the state and another
on the Union Pacific will accommodate
those in the northern part. The two
sections Will be consolidated at La
Junta, Col. The itinerary includes stops
at various points of interest en- route.
The new roster is as follows: Grand
commander, John c. Postlethwaite,
Jewell City; deputy grand commander,
Bestor G. Brown, Topeka; grand gen
eralissimo, Thomas G. Fitch, Wichita
grand captain general, Edgar r. Full
ton, Marysville; grand senior warden,
David B. Fuller, Eureka; grand Junior
warden, Marvin L. TRULY. Independ.
ence; grand prelate, Albert Watkins,
Parsons; grand treasurer, John McCul-
laugh, Galena; grand recorder, Thomas
J. Anderson, Topeka; grand standard
hearer. Joseph D.Fell. ConcOrdia; grand
swOrdbearer, William F. March, Hutch
inson; grand sentinel, Alexander A.
SharD. IsaTned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-12
REACHES THE ARREST STAGE.
Sells & Downs Have Wallace Bill
Posters Taken to Jail.

The chanute Tribune of Monday
says:
War has broken out between the
Sells & Downs circus, which comes to
Chanute tomorrow, and the Wallace
shows. which will exhibit here the
21st and as a result six members of
the bill posting force of the Wallace
shows have been arrested and taken
to COWley county to answer to the
charge of covering autographs de-
picting the glories of Sells & Downs
remarkable exhibition of arenic, hip
podromic and geological marvels'' with
features exploited by their competi-
tors exclusively. The offense was
committed at Winfield. and Saturday
F. w. Sidel, a deputy sheriff from
Cowley county, came here to secure
Joseph Course and Harry johnson.
two Wallace posters, and took them
to Winfield with him on the return
train. Four other members of the
Wallace advertising aggregation were
arrested at Independence Saturday
and warrants are out for the rest Of
the members of the crew, which num-
bers ten.
1t is stated by Mr.. Sells that the
Wallace men covered up some of his
live advertising in Winfield and have
been following his men for that pur-
over the Sells & Downs route to a con-
siderable extent, and the opposition
advertising is being worked to the
point of being overdone, SO Mr.. Sells
thinks. Such proceedings are against
the law, and Mr. Sells is endeavorfne-
to stop the practice. The cases will
be tried at Winfield.