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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
MAJOR ANDERSON MAD.
He Didn't Like the ..ParsIfaI- singers
In Concert

The total cash receipts for "Parsi-
fal" given at the Auditorium on Sat
urday night were S11L25. And this
was paid over 10 the man who brought
A contract had been signed to give
Damrosch and his orchestra IS per cent
Of the proceeds, this 10 amount TO 81
500.
Did you only pay them the 81 .zoz.-
25?" was asked OF Major Anderson this
morning. t-and did they stand for it,
They took IL and said nothing" re-
piled the Nestor of the Choral society
How did you ike the performance
was asked
oh. don't want to talk about it. .
he said ana went on counting tickets
Not mad are your was asked #
him
You bet I am he replied. why I
could throw a brick into Topeka au-
dience and hit better lot OF singers
than were brought from New York I
think he found those singers in some
church choir somewhere, continued
the major There was one contraltO
who could have done something If Civ
en- a chance They had one good singer
billed, Mihr-Hardy. and she didn't ap-
pear They said she was sick but I
suppose they would not pay her price.
Why there are lots Of singers over The
country a lots better. There are PEP
PIE in the BOstOnians who sing for so
q week and do as we'll The orchestra
was good but not up TO Thomas by any
means Oh, I am mad and I don Z
want to talk about il at all
And he resumed counting the tick
cts
WIN the Pipe Organ association lose
any money on the deal2n was asked
NO, the contract was signed by me
and not the association They didn [
snow anything about that But they
took the money and left
And then the major went back to
lambasting the performance I gave
away all the complimentary ticke-s
that We're asked for and I wish they
would al have been given away
And then the ma5or wouldn't talk
any more. He shut up the reporter
with final: T wOn't?'
It is probably safe to say that pretty
close to half the audience came from
outside the city Topeka didn't pax
ronize the show ike it has others
It was understood that the singers
here Saturday night were the ones VINO
sang in the original Conrad production
in New York city.
How about that. major?' was ask
7 won't talk about it. The less SAID
the better was his reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
1T LOOKS BIG.
Independence Mine Owned by Topeka
Men

Boise, Idaho. April 1s.-The States
man says
Developments on the Independence
mine in the Big creek section indicate
that it is probably the greatest goa
mine IN the WcflQ
Manager J. 3. Eldredge has received
two letters from the man in charge q
the work stating that the last % IeeE
of the crosscut tunnel has been IN
very high grade ore. much OF II ap-
pearing TO carry values Of several
thousand dollars a ton The face vas
still in this rich ore when the last let
ter was written
Samples Of this new ore have not set
been received. but Mr.. Eldredge is -ex-
pecting TO receive some IN short
time
In writing Of the discovery his man
states there are places where large
quantities Of sylvauite appear, while
the fourine stain abourGs- This rlcn
ore IS not confined 10 small -streslzs,
but is in quantity Throughout the =
feet Men working in the tunnel VINO
have been employed in some OF the Ia
nous mines in the country. declare
they never before saw such rock
As was recently narrated in the
Statesman this tunnel was started Al
"A point some 1900 feet from that ruu
across the ledge last year The latter
showed ore for 235 feet all being pa
Some was quite rich. and the average
Of the entire was good pay. about $ a
ton
In selecting the point for further de-
Velopment, Mr.. Eldredge went TO a part
Z of the ledge where some rich ore was
found in the groupings That was near
one wall He had to start his tunnel
/ on the opposite side OF the ledge, and
I expected TO have TO run across the Ell
tire vein 10 reach anything especially
I rich
He was astonished recently. how
ever, 10 get value of 81 ton from
an average sample taken from the
E first 20 feet the tunnel penetrated
therein That stamped the mine as a
marvel, but the report made concern
ing the richness of the ore in the So
+ feet OF tunnel since run shows he
wealth OF the property is fabulous
The average Of the 30 feet went SO
high that Mr.. Eldredge asked his man
If there were any chance for a mistake
I 10 have been made in sampling. The
man has replied he viii cheerfuIly for
felt all the . per cent held back CT
T his contract If Mr.. Eldredge does not
get a better result when he shall have
z sampled the same 20 feet Of ore him
self
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
1T IS OVER AT LAST.
Missouri Pacific Need Not Maintain
Depot at Berrytan-


Judge Hazen decided in the district
court this morning that the Missouri
Pacific railroad sshRuEf11uot be COM
PEELED TO build and maintain q depot
and station at BeFryton4 Shawnee
county
The case came before Judge Hazen
on an appeal from the decision Of the
board Of railway commissioners On
a showing made before the board It
was ordered that the Missouri Pacific
should maintain a station at Berry ton
The railroad company appealed TO
Judge Hazen by pelroning the court
to set aside the order Of the railroad
commissioners.
In delivering his opinion Judge
Hazen said. The board of railway
commissioners. after. q hearing before
cific railway company TO maintain q
depot at BerTytOn- The action in this
court was brought TO set aside the
order Of the board This court is au-
thorized TO review and retry the case
as it was tried before the board Of
commissioners The burden in this
action is upon the plaintiff TO over
court must determine whether the
company should be required TO main
tain a station at Berryton.
'.BerrytOn IS "a miles from
Topeka Tevis is IA miles from
BerryfOn There is a station and de-
pot at TENS and an operator is
there The country round and about
these two places is agricultural lands
raising mostly hay and some grain
Most of the grain is fed to stock.
There is about one family 10 every $50
acres Of land At Berryton there are
stores and a blacksmith shop. At Te-
Wis no business Is carried on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
Notes and PersonaI Mentiou.

Nj and Mrs Everett Akers are ex-
pected 10 return on Wednesday from
Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. O'Rourke Of
TZingfisher. Oklahoma. formerly OF
Topeka. are spending few days at
the Throo2-
Mrs. J. W Clock has gone TO Ten
nessee for visit
Mr.. Harry Lyddan Of Deming. y
NJ, IS spending a few days in Topeka
Mr.. c. D StartZman has returned
home from Iowa where he has spent
the past two months on account OF the
illness and death of his mother
Miss sadie AtchisOn and Miss Lottie
/ -Atchison OF LeaVenWOrth are visiting
their sister. Mrs. ". J. Black.
Miss Anne Ryan is expected soon TO
/ be the guest of Mrs William Drechsel.
Mrs. Fred Baker. OF Kansas City,
was ia Topeka today
Miss Maud Myers, of Valley Falls
was the guest Of Miss Maud and Miss
/ Gertrude Barnes on Saturday
f Mr.. Archibald Barnes, of Leaven-
worth. spent Sunday as the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs Howell Jones.
Miss E1rIna Pritchard- of Emporia- IS
the guest of Miss Marian Garretson
and viii remain until Wednesday.
Miss Edith Guibor goes 10 Dubuque,
I Iowa, on next Monday 10 visit Miss
The Us club met with Miss Rather
+ inc FOgweM. 1923 Fillmore on Friday
/ afternoon. The prizes We're won by
I Miss Dickinson and Miss Maude Cow
4 drey- The next meeting of the club
/ VIII be with Miss Flora Fischer. on
I West Eighth avenue
Mr.. and Mrs " J Bailey left yes
terday for their three weeks trip to
( Boston, Washington. and other east
+ ern cities.
Mr.. Nate Thompson returned yester-
/ day 10 his home in Bloomington H.
The Taxa Hasha Art Embroidery
/ club VIII meet with Mrs. @. a. Supple
( at 1910 Buchanan street, tomorrow af-
Z ternoon.
Mrs. Hattie N Crane. formerly Neske
of Los Angeles. is visiting her mother
/ at 726 Branner street
M J. A. Young. of Abilene is y
/ Topeka for a short time.
/ Master Frank NoTrOw is visiting il
/ Lawrence.
Mrs. H Dunlap and her daughte-
/ Miss Bertha Dunlap Of Emporia, wee
+ in Topeka over Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Rulings and her son L.
/ homa. have returned from California
to attend the marriage Of Mr.. AuIe
MISS Nell Supple. Of Carbondale
came up 10 attend the "ParsifaI' con
cert and to visit her sister, Miss Alicd
Supple. at 1910 Buchanan street.
The engagement is announced q
Miss Bertha L Osborne TO Mr.. Law
renee W LommassOn. of this city
Mr.. and Mrs C H Morrison viii
give a reception at their home, IL
West Seventh street. on Tuesday e.
ening from 8 TO 10 O'Clock. for Rey
and Mrs. Linus Blakesly OF FL Paso
Texas No invitations VIII be issued
but the friends OF Rev. and Mrs
Blakesly are asked to come
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
YOUNKIN NOT APPOINTED.
He VIII Be at Next Council Meeting
However.

II has developed that NJ z Younlzfn
who has filed his bond and gone to work
as official dog catcher of the city Of To-
peka. has never been legally appointed to
that onlce The ordinance provides that
he shall be appointed by the mayor ana
confirmed by the council. His appoint
nent has never been made by the MAYOR
70 the council and has never been con
lrmed-
Xounkin is worried for fear ne viii not
he able 10 draw his pay as dog catcher
until next month While ne was serving
as night fireman at the citE hall he re-
celFed So per month bur the dog catcher
gets Sc Mayor BergUudthaI said TO-DAY.
1T was mistake that Younkin was not
appointed at the last council meeting
suppose strictly spea ng. he has never
been legally appointed. But he VIII be
paid the dog catcher's salary. I don't
DOUBT as he is doing the work Of that
position
1t has been arranged between the
mayor and Mr. youukin thar YollnRlr.
shall be allowed to keep All the pound
ices Waich he collects When Younkfn
takes up a dog and the owner wants to
redeem it Zee OF 80 cents IS charged.
ana Inls Zee goes into the dog catcher s
pocket 10unkin furnishes q wagon
morse and driver for the dog business
ana Il was thought that the pound fees
Moul1 compensate him for this service
y ne ordinance fails to provide that the
pound fees shall be turned into the CITY
treasurer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column with TIA
zinbau Printing company. siz North
VIM Anderson has gone TO Cali
fornia-
Smith Nichols was in today from
Silver Lake
o. H Forsen is in Kansas City for
a few days
Household furniture for sale-3Irs-
{ Burdge, 1924 Central avenue.
Clinton Antrim and Charles Boast
were IN Kansas City yesterday
Miss Mildred Phillips and Miss Alta
7 Bell spent Sunday IN Kansas city
Mr.. and Mrs NJ T. Grady Of Atchi-
son were in North Topeka yesterday
Mrs z. X Hienzman occupied the
pulpit last evening at the Congrega-
rional church
Miss Onnger OF Horton is visiting
T her brother and sister. Mr. and Mrs
Elmer Olilger.
Rev Mr. Hartley Of Oklahoma
Z preached last evening at the Church
F Of the Good Shepherd
Rev. Francis Houser viii hold spe-
cial services every evening this week
al the Baptist church
I Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Bradley and
/ family were here from Rossvile yes
terday visiting relatives
Miss Maud Savage and Miss Myrtle
I Fox have returned from a visit 70 FL
mont friends and relatives
4 Mrs. Jonas Lukens has returned
from Kansas City where she has been
visiting her brothers for the past week
NJ james C. Brown and daughter.
Mrs ". L Hofer were the guests yes
terday Of Dr. and Mrs L s O. Hughes
4 Of Kansas City
Aaron Sheetz who has been in kan
sas City taking medical treatment is
much improved and has returned home
! for a permanent stay
I H H. Steele who is in Kansas City
Z receiving medical treatment is improT-
T ing and VIII probably be able to come
10 Topeka the last Of the week
Mrs. A. ShOckley and children. Harry
and Mildred. have gone TO Kansas
4 City where they viii De the guests or
Z Mrs Shockley's brother M George T.
Maze
Mr. and Mrs John Pratt and little
daughter. Gladys. arrived this morn
I ing from Cuba where they have been
I for the past two years They are AZ
I the home or Mrs Pratt : pareIlLs- 81
and Mrs George Allen, on Harrison
street.
The service held last evening at
Lukens- opera house BY Rev J. A
4 StaTely Of the Kansas avenue NJ r.
church was well attended. This SER
vice took the place Of the regular sun
dav evening service at the churcn-
Rev Mr.. StaVely took for the subject
OF his sermon. Who Is to Blame" he
emphasized the fact that people are
free moral agents and are forced By no
one 10 do evil There was speela4
music by the choir.
A telegram was received this morn
ing from Rev ". B. Hutchinson OF
Salfda Colo. announcing the death q
hfs little son Robert. which occurred
Yesterday from scarlet fever Robert
was born in North Topeka seven years
ago LAST fall He was a bright ana
lovabIe child and 2 general taFoFlte
with all Rev and Mrs Hutchinson
have the sympathy Of all in this great
sorrow One thing which makes the
|1ftrle fellows death particularly hard
is that one reason the fanny NOV -
go F7ere 10 SaIida was for the benefit
Of rhe boys health The remains VIII
BE- aid 10 rest in the cemetery AZ 7a-
! ida
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
FOR NEW RAILROAD.
The Charter Authorizes Construction
Northwest From Hutchinson.

The Charter Authorizes Construction
Northwest From Hutchinson
An amendment III the charter of the
Hutchinson & Southeastern railroad
has been fled with the secretary OF
state. The name is changed TO The
Gulf, Hutchinson & Northwestern,
and provision is made for It 10 build
through most Of the counties of cen
tTaI and western Kansas
AS amended the charter is for the
use Of W D. Streets project to build
a railroad from Hutchinson northwest
The president OF the company is EE-
gene Tilleux of Hutchinson street IS
vice president. People who were on
earth during Populist days viii Re-
member him IS the speaker Of he
house in the Pouulist legislature Of
1897. He was one of the most Vigcr-
Gus opponents OF railroads .hen, bit
now he is a railroad promoter Geo
w. Winans OF Hutchinson At one time
state superintendent OF public inseruc-
ton, is secretary and treasurer OF the
company
The project Is TO build a line from
HutchisOn northwest TO OberIn and
spreading out in all directions. 1t ex-
poets TO ultimately reach Denver and
also go into Nebraska and Wyoming
The amendment makes sort Of
paEy TO build in any county in the
state west or the Sixth principal nseri-
dian and north of Hutchinson West
OF Hutchinson its territory goes down
TO within one tier OF counties OF the
south state line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18

AT the time the Missouri Pacific
road was built. TWO parties at IeN1s
granted the com pany right Of way and
part Of the copsiderat ton was that the
railroad maintain a station at TsEls-
The general lay OF the land favOrs
T3eTry1on instead of TeTis- A large
part Of the stock raised in this part
Of the county is shipped from Pauline,
on the Santa Fe. as by shipping on
that road il VIII reach the Kansas
II shipped on the Missouri Pacific
'tRichland is six or seven miles east
of Tevis and Waukarusa is eight or
nine miles. The general buying of
merchandise is done in Topeka and
the stores at Berryton meet only an
Immediate demand
THE superintendent Of the Missouri
Pacific testified that the road through
these towns Was operated at a loss
The evidence showed that il would
cost $500 TO construct a station at
Berryton and $3.50 TO keep il in re-
pair and $500 or 500 a year 10 pay
a station agent
TN this case my judgment is that
the plaintiff ought not 70 be compel
led TO maintain a station at Berryron-
The passenger traffic between Berry
ton and Topeka would be light Con-
siderable has been said about the
right of the conuan to abandon the
station at Tevis- All viii agree that
the company can not afford 10 main
tain a station at TeVis and one at Ber-
ryton- The court is not concerned in
this point but If the company abandon
ed the station at Tevis the company
would he liable for damages TO the
parties in the contract Ny judgment
is that this is not a reasonable re-
ouirement and the court viii set
aside the order OF the railroad COM
naissioners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
Do You Want The Earth9

The Earth Is new monthly Illus
trated journal, published by the
santa Fe Tells the truth about the
great Southwest and CaIifOrnia-tFe
truth is good enough Frequent
articles describing your part of the
country Contains letters written by
farmers. srockmeu and fruit-raIseTs;
men who have succeeded and who
give the reasons why. Strong edi-
torials and interesting miscellany. A
very persuasive immigration helper
Why not have II sent to friends back
east" 10 do missionary work for the
Southwest Regular 81 bscriprf
price is Is cents a year worth double.
Send rs so cents Ccoin or stamlss)
with names and addresses Of i've east
ern friends. We win mail The Earth
10 them and 70 you for six months
Write today 10 The Earth, 1920 Rail
way Exchange bHilding. Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
BENEFIT FOR BATTLES.
It VIII Be Given at First NJ l. Church
Tuesday.


Tuesday.
A concert recital will be given at the
First Methodist church Tuesday night
for the benefit Of Ohio Battles the
mail wagon driver whose leg was am
putated on account Of injury received
in a collision between the wagon he
was driving and the patrol wagon
The recital viii he given by Frances
Hughes Wade. the celebrated harpist.
and G. RaWson Wade. baritone Both
before when they gave a concert al
Washburn college. These musicians
were on their way to Colorado Springs
and stopped in Topeka 1or visit and
consented while here TO appear for the
benefit OF Battles Frances Hughes
Wade is one Of the best known harp is1s
and has played in France. Germany
and England The Atlanta Journal
says:
Frances Hughes Wade-s marked
success in concert work is the best as
surance Of her acceptance as an &C
eomplished and talented harpisr sure
Iy none could more ueritOriDusly
carry OF the laurels Of the evening
than Frances Hughes wade Of Chi
cage. Her playing is simply marvel
precfatfve- In fact, after the audience
had been dismissed they crowded
around Ter and would not leave IN
til she had played two more NUM-
bers-
the last number on the programme
will be for the harp. voice and organ
w. z. Roehr win play the organ The
admission for the benefit concert VIII
be . cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
UNITED STATES LEADS.
Changes Places With Russia in Pro-
ducfiOn Of Oil

Washington. April 1s.-The Geological
Survey statistician places the WORLDS
production Of petroleum in 1872 at lss-
81 .fSs barrels OF this the United States
and Russia produced 91H per cent For
years Russia has led i'm point OF pr0due-
ton. but an increase Of 1ssT7.7Z2 barrels
in the production of the United States
in 1872 and a decrease amounting 10 H.
causau these two countries TO change
places and put the United States at the
head o. the list
More than double the quantity OF tha
higher grades OF refined products is Oh
ra1n-d from the average crude petroleum
produced in the United States than is Oh
rainad from Russian oil The Tnfted
States produced nearly rs barrels Of re-
fined products in 1903 for every barrel
produced in the rest OF the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
AN ART EXHIBIT.
WasIiburn College Artists show 10
Open Tuesday Evening.

open TUESDAY EEe1AIIl4-
Prof. Penny. the dean of the Wash
burn college school OF fine arts. to-
getner with Mr.. Reid and Mr. Stone
of the Reid-Stone school Of art. have
been arranging for several months an
art EXHIBIT which it is intended shall
be permanent one and continue
throughout the year. The plans are
now perfected and much of the ma
terial has arrived and is being put in
place in the art rooms OF the Craw-
ford building corner of Fifth and
JackstEl- The exhibit viii open next
Tuesday evening with q reception to
which the public is cordially invited.
Mrsr- Reid. Mrs Stone and Mrs. Pen
ny, assisted by several of the young
ladies Of the college. viii receive This
opening exhibit is TO be an American
ane-truly American. for it is TO con
sist of the art work OF the American
Indians Of New Mexico and Arizona
There VIII also be q loan collection
OF Indian pottery. rugs. etc. TO which
Mr. Wilder has contributed a beauti-
ful Indian rug and other Interesting
things Mr. Cole, the archaeologist
is coming to give a lecture on Indian
art on Thursday evening. This ex-
hibit viii continue for two weeks and
be followed by one now on the way
from Boston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18
COL. HOGELAND SPEAKS.
Urges Enforcement OF Curfew Law
in Topeka

Il
in Topeka
Alexander Hogeland. author of the cur
few. spoke at the First Methodist church
last night He reviewed the progress OF
the curfew reform for the last year He
mas VISITED many cities OF the country
where the ordinance is in force and TIE
officials stated that there has been a de-
crease ranging from % 10 y per cent
400 cities and towns have the ordinance.
committees of various churches in Topeka
called for tonight al the Y N C A
rooms and invited anyone in the audi
ence not on the committee TO attend the
meeting
Mr. Hogeland said nice things about
Kansas and the city of Topeka and re
plead with the officials TO earnestly en-
force the curfew law. It had been dis
covered that at Indianapolis. Des doines,
and other cities that have the curfeW,
that il has brought into the civ q de-
+ sirable class Of wealthy farmers Who
wanted TO give their children a mechan-
Z zeal or commercial educl ton. which they
These same parents finding that under
curfeW their children were protected from
the hoOdlum element came 10 the city
he referred TO the OFFICIALS IN " asnlne-
/ ton city, saying that the arrest and trial
more than the bread we eat He stated
: furthsA- than in 1gu1 we had 700 murders
in the United States In 1902 there were
500 murders he Iurther stated thai
there has been no decrease IN crime in
the United States since the foundation
Of the government until the establish
ment Of the curfeFv. and that the decrease
I was confined TO the cities that enforced
that ordinance The meeting tonight has
been called for the purpose Of urging q
rigid enforcement for the curfeW and
passing two other laws one compelling
/ the officials 10 send home all trampI=ss
boys and another TO prevent the impris-
oning Of boys and girls with old Grim
mails
Mr. Hogeland is also known a. the an
thor Of the state employment bureau SIS
TEN. and about twenty legislatures now
have that law in force. II has done q
vast amount Of good in the way of Civ
low -ssr-r 17r
youths but he thought. however. be
tween hunting employment for the un-
employed boys and girls. which was al
right there ought 10 be as much pains
taken with reference to the protection Of
the children and youths from the vices
of the streets IS IN securing for them en-
plCyment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18

New Aork- -Arril 1S-James Cr1Ihb -
.Ior OF an apartment house in Anster-
cam avenue. IS under arrest charged on
having attempted 10 poison his six chill
crens OF whom she is the eldest CsrubI3fs
VIE dle0 recently. and he is said to have
behaved oddly since then His daughter
alleges that she saw Grub put Paris
green into the coffee but she -r7raz-a-7sia-5
his giving it 10 the children The hos
pital authorities say Grubb Is sufferfnr
from alcoholism
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-18

Are you satisfied at homer or do you
-. "a bstfer vourseIf2 You should in
--e~-frate v nat the san Joaquin valley
- Cre7sfnruEa has to offer hustlerz In
rat great valley is grown nine-tenths
- ne L. s raiszn crop. and millions OF
raIions Of wine are made yearly Ton
Csu nroftabiy raise almost everything
there Good farms at cheap prices. Low
rate colonIst excursions q March and
ArriI on the Santa Fe. Write for
pamphlets TO T. l. KING. A 7. & 9.
+. Ry-. Topeka kansas