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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
LAWSON HAS GOOD TIME
Combines Pleasure With Business in
Wall Street Operations.

New York, Nov. Soft Thomas w.
IawsOn'S operations are made with
the intention of annoying New York's
Wall street men, he is succeeding in
a manner that must crafty him to
the full. He accompanies his opera
tons with tart comment, and this
especially eXasperates New Workers,
who frequently are made to squirm
by the digs of the Boston financier.
What is worse, often they tell the
truth plainly and this especially hurts,
although none the less painful are the
sayings of the Hub man when they
are not statements of fact, according
to Wall street lights. New Workers
affected express their feelings only in
private. Publicly they ignore Lawson
They feel that to notice him is to
tickle his vanity and to give him adj
VertiSement.
Mr.. Lawson has issued this state
ment;
After 'coppers' had been rising
continuously, Wall street last week,
fearing that they were going too
smoothly my way, concluded to call a
halt long enough to break me. and to
that end caused to be extensively ad-
vertised that I had such large guam
titles of Amalgamated, Sugar and Pa
cific Mail on hand they were going to
shake me out and thereby, once and
for all, eliminate me. Poor Wall
street; its jokes always have a Nor
ganesque flavor. To anticipate these
noodlings. these Wall street noodIings
issued, the day before Thanksgiving,
a proclamation to the effect that if
found that I had the 800, 900 Anal
gamated, 80, 600 Sugar and 10000 Pa
cific Mail which Wall street said 1 had,
and was going to be ruined 1 would
attend to the ruin part myself by
dumping them over at IL O'Clock Fri
day As soon as Wall streets spongy
brain absorbed my words it went to
work in that industrious way peculiar
to Wall street, to anticipate my selling
OF course Wall street had for the
thousandth time romanced over my
condition, and as a result I made a
few hundred thousand dollars. Now
that Wall street has replaced my
words with my hearing in it's turtle
lied head, the atmosphere is cleared
and its active votaries will resume
their customary vocation of trading
in the wake of coming events
Again Mr. Lawson says:
Il found the stock (Pacific MaiD
then selling low in the 30s was $500
to $3.50, and I bought block and laid
out campaign to make it sell at
what it was worth. To that end
stockholders of $40 a share, provided
they would give me a weeks option on
a large portion of their stock. The
result of my campaign was a jump in
the market price of $25 per share, SO
of which has since been lost. In my
innocent country mind 1 thought
while doing good thing for myself I !
was doing a good thing for all other
stockholders but when my offer ap-
peared, Wall street. its frenzied vo-
taries and its frenzied market writer's |
screamed, and 1 then became painfully |
aware l was engaged in a heinous at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
WANT BIG COMMISSION.
CoffeyviIIe Men Sue fer Fees for Oil
Lease Sale.

CoffeyviIle, Kan, Nov. 30.-A case has
been filed in court wherein J. F. Holt
and w. c. Roe, through their attorney,
Jos. r. Rossiter, have entered suit
against ]. S. Lyman for SIS, 500 commits
sion for the sale of the SwaR lease, two
miles northeast of town.
1t is claimed by the plaintiffs that
on or about the eth of April, 1904, ]. 5.
Lyman, after dissolving partnership
with Mr.. Chambers, offered the plain
tiffs a ten days option on his oil prop
erty, agreeing to give them all over
$12, 600 that they made in the sale. The
plaintiffs state that they sold a, three
fourths interest in the property for S15,-
600 to D. w. Howard of Nevada, Mo-,
a man who is financially responsible,
and who has been ready to take the
property at any time for the price
agreed upon. The plaintiffs now claim
that the oil property is worth $50. 900
and the one-fourth interest $12, 800 plus
the~S3 600 commission that they received
over the price asked Mr.. Lyman is due
them. The plaintiffs claim that Mr..
Lyman paid no attention to them when
they brought a buyer to him within
four days after he had offered his prop
erty for sale through them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
STRIKE CALLED OFF
Which Was Inaugurated at Telluride
Sept. 4, 1908.

Telluride, Col. nov. 3O.-Both mine
owners and union miners are rejoicing
over the action of the district miners
association in session at Ouray, ending
the Strike in this district which was
called September 1, 1903. President
Charles H Meyer, of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, who was i'm
prisoned here for several months last
summer during military occupation of
the camp, has made the following
statement concerning the action of the
miners association which was taken
in accordance with his advice:
1--WE have called the strike off be-
cause we take the position that the
issues involved have been conceded by
the mine owners and operators in the
Telluride district in that they recently
posted notices to the effect that after
December 1, they would grant an
eight hour work day. both for their
mills and smelters and a minimum
wage scale of So. These were the de-
mands we made over one year ago.
I'VE have had no conference with
either the mine owners or mine ope-
rators and have no knowledge of what
position they are going to take regard
ing the union. But the fact that they
have granted our demands indicates
that they will ask no questions, and
neither will we ask any questions, and
1 believe that within 60 DAYS every
viii be running to its full capacity
with the best workmen in the west
employed.
During the past 10 days the
Telluride citizens alliance has de-
ported six or eight of our men, but
do not believe the mine owners of
Telluride had anything to do with this
deportation. I believe the mine own
ers are inclined to treat us fairly and
to meet us half way and l believe that
public sentiment will demand that the
citizens alliance keep out of the ques-
ton entirely"
What do you think will be the re-
suit of this action on the Cripple
Creek situation ?'' Mr.. Mover was
asked 81 believe a change will occur
in 60 days that will be for the better
ment of the Cripple Creek situation.
THE strike may not be settled en-
tirely in that time. But am sure a
larger number of men will be at work
than at present.
During the past few days many
union miners, including some of the
men deported by the military and
business men last summer, have re-
turned, expecting the strike to be
called off. Since the Inauguration of
the strike the mines and mills of the
district have never been operated to
their full capa CITY,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30

perfect as professionals could have
made it. 1t was directed by Prof
Oscar Eager of the Topeka Turn
verein and the following young women
participated:
Mile Seybo1d, Antonio Krauss. The
resa Krauss, Annie Cushera, Lena
Schultz, Mile Mohrmeyr, Emma
Krauss, Viola McCulley, Wallie Her
mann, Mary Miller, Katie Often, Annie
Sachs, Bertha Kerlin, Gustia Klingc,
Ethel Baker, Nora Arnold.
The horizontal bar drill by the men
also demonstrated the great pro-
fciency in athletics reached by the
men in this popular organization. Fol-
lowing were the participants: Frank
Girtsch, Harry Kietzman. Ed Smith,
Aug. Koepke, Fred Hinge Paul
Punches, Solon MCGEE, Ernst Elsner.
Little Margaret Maloney's singing
speciality, assisted by the chorus, also
called for an encore in spite of the
fact that it came very late on the pro-
gramme.
After the performance those who
participated in the minstrel perform
ance were given a lunch at the Elks'
club rooms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
SMASHED PARCELS HAND.
Jointist Caught 1t in a Safe Door This
Morning.

One of the alleged joints where the
liquor is kept in safe place was
raided by officers Henderson and Par
cells this morning.
In passing Matt Caves place, 500
North Kansas avenue, the officers saw
Joseph Allen, a little man employed
by Cave, in the act of putting a bottle
of whisky in the safe. The officers
rushed in, and PARCELS made a grab
for the bottle in the safe. Allen made
an attempt to slam the safe door shut
and turn the combination, but was
just in time to. catch PARCELS hand,
badly crushing his fingers. He was
prevented from closing the safe, and
the bottle was captured. Allen was
arrested on view for keeping a nuis-
ance.
Two arrests on the nuisance charge
were made last night. Grover E.
Smith was arrested as keeper at the
Central drug store, under the Craw-
ford opera house, and George Knauer
was arrested at the Townsend drug
store on East Fifth street The po-
lice did not confiscate any liquor at
either place, but took an inventory
of the wet goods on hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
Gave a Concert at Oakland.

: The concert given by the Clarion
quartette at the Oakland school house
last evening was attended by a large
and appreciative audience. This
quartette was recently organized by
some of the younger members of To-
peka's musical talent, and is composed
of the following persons: Miss Elsie
Graves, Miss Margaret McAdams Mr..
H. P. Mcbride, and Mr.. Edward
Shumway. Special features of the en-
tertainment were recitations by Miss
Ona May Miller and readings by Mr..
IO'Neil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
Decline in Dividends

New York. Nov. 3O.-Dividend dis
bursements by Industrial corporations
next month, based on declarations thus
far reported, foot up only about S15.-
100000 against 2,300,0 900 in December a
year ago, according to statistics COM
piled by the Journal of Commerce.
Lower payments by the Standard Oil
for the quarter and the omis-
sion of the United States Steel COM
mon stock dividend paid last year
largely account for the difference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
Report OF COTTON Ginned.

Washington. Nov. 3o-The census
bureau today issued a report by states
and territories of the quantity of cot
ton ginned in the growth of 1904 up to
November IA. showing that 1851 gin
neries had been operated this season
up to that time and that these had gin
ned 9,906,057 running bales. Counting
round bales as half bales the number is
g. 786. 646
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
Baron RothschiId in New york,

New York, Nov. 30.-Baron Alphonse
Rothschild, head of the French branch
of the oRthSehild family of financiers
who is now on a visit to this city, has
been the guest at a dinner given by
August Belmont. The baron is under
stood to be in this country for an in
Spection of the subway system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30

Sufferers of chronic coughs should get
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup at once. Stubborn
coughs and colds rack the throat and lungs.
and terminate in some wasting bronchial
and pulmonary disease. Consultation with
a physician is needless and his prescription
often proves fruitless. DIR. John W. Bull
was a noted throat and lung specialist. and
his preparation. the celebrated DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup viii positively effect a speedy
cure OF your ailmeDt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30

st. Joseph, Mo-, Nov. 30.-Henry Krug,
Sr., president of the Henry Krug Pack
ing company and president of the Ger
man-American bank of st. Joseph, is
dead at his home here, the result of a
stroke of paralysis, aged SO years. Mr..
Krug was the pioneer pork packer of
the Missouri valley He was a philan-
thropist and gave the city a beautiful
park named for him. He leaves an i'm
mense fortune to be divided between his
widow and son
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30

tempt to lock up stock for seven days
which had been locked up for years
and years. AS a result of the extern
sive advertising of this awful crime
there was practically no response to
my offer and the cute and cunning
minority stockholders in Pacific Mail
have thereby escaped my machina-
tionS''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
Take no Substitute.

The Substitute offered you for pr Pr Bulls
It has but few and poor Ingredients and
costs less than DR.. Bulbs Cough Syrup.
low the special directions wrapped with
every bottle if you wish prompt relief and
a speedy cure. Price. 25c., soc. and $100. at
all druggists. A. G. Meyer s. Co., BALTIC. Md.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
WANT A GAS FRANCHISE.
Kansas City, Kan, Company Has an
Application Before the Council.

Kansas City. Kan, Nov. 3O.-An
ordinance granting to A. J. Yoke,
Frank Brown and D. S. Stephens a
twenty years natural gas franchise
here was introduced at the meeting of
the council last night. The ordinance
was referred to the franchise COM
mittee.
The promoters control gas wells in
Chanute and Independence, Kan. D.
S. Stephens lives here.
The franchise agrees to furnish gas
to private consumers for thirty cents
per thousand feet. To manufa curing
consumers using 10000 or more
thousand feet daily, the rate shall be
Is cents per thousand feet. Gas is to
be furnished free to the city hall, city
Jail, school buildings and churches
The right is given to bid on the street
lighting at a price not to exceed $12
per light. The applicants agree to
make a report to the city on February
1 of each year, and within thirty days
from that date to pay to the city per
cent of the net receipts from gas sales
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
Santa Ee EnnIoves.

Your credit is good with me at the
same as cash prices.
M. BILTG ztyckmibzb
I. M. BLITZ, Jeweler.
Two stores, 429 and 625 Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30

The Great American Pain
less Dentists are now in
Topeka, and have estab=
lished a permanent office.
These eminent Dental Sur
geOnS are now ready to
receive all people in need
of their services at their
beautiful office, 100 West
Eighth St. Cover Santa Fe
Watch Co.
These eminent dentists will do al
classes of dental work absolutely fres
(only making a small charge for ma
terial used, this includes everything
except painless extracting), to all who
call at their Office within 10 days. The
American Painless Dentists desire to
impress upon the minds of the people
that their method is entirely new and
painless. Barbarous methods are no
longer used by them. They are pro-
gressive, competent and up-to-date on
scientific dentistry, and wish to say
there is no need in being tortured in
the dental chair. as is usual with ordi-
nary dentists. Their object in making
this liberal offer is to introduce their
painless system of dental surgery and
to become rapidly and personally ac-
quainted with all who are in need of
the services of scientific, competent.
thoroughly reliable and progressive
dentists. Remember their services are
% nnCf of 5o1
the only condition being that you cali
at their office within ten days. This
offer will positively be Withdrawn at
the expiration of this time. If you are
in need of the services of competent
dentists call upon them while they are
making this grand offer. Their office
is 1O6 West Eighth street lover Santa
Fe Watch Coz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30

Joseph Little. Burlington-My wife says
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea Keeps the
whole family well. Haven't spent a cent
for doctors in three years. Gatlin Drug
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
me oficial announcement of the cam

The official announcement of the cam
didacy of Sheriff U. E. Need, of Clay
is announced. The State Journal an
nounced nearly a year ago, when Mr.
Need became active in the boss buster
movement, that he would be a candi-
date for warden. t. L. Reid, ex-sheriff
of Woodson county, has filed on the
same place.
w. D. Casey has resigned as judge of
the city court of Atchison, and Cover
nor Bailey has appointed J. P. Adams
to succeed him.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-05-06
II METHoDIsTs.
Outline of the Programme for the Gen.
eral Conference at Los
Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 1.-THE Off
cial programme Of the thirty-irst gen.
eral conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, which will open at Haz-
ards pavilion, Los Angeles, Tuesday.
May 3, has just been made public. Ac-
cording to the programme, Stephen M.
Merrill, D. D., LII. D., senior bishop.
will preside at the opening session,
Rev. D. S. Monroe, D. D., secretary of
the conference, will call the roll of DEL
egates. The remainder of the first ses-
sion will be devoted to routine matters.
and at eight o'clock in the evening x
ercises proper will begin. Addresses of
welcome by Gov. Pardee and MayorSny-
der for the state and city, respectively.
will be followed by other addresses by
representatives of the church in south
ern California and responses by prom
inent visiting churchmen. The most
important business of the conference
will be election of bishops. The date
OF election is not given, but it is UNI
derstood that it will occur Monday.
May is. Balloting for general con-
ference officers will follow Immediately
after the election Of bishops. There
have been a few scattered arrivals of
delegates, but no formal welcome will
be given until next Monday when the
reception committee will meet the first
of the special trains.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-05-06
Russians Driyen Back.
TO BE REoPENED.
Interstate Commerce Commission ia
Again Take Up Anthracite
Coal Case.

Washington, May 2. - In the an
thracite coal rate inquiry, based on
the complaint of William R. Hearst,
of New York city, against the Phila-
delphia & Reading Railway company
and other carriers Of coal from Penn
sylvania mines to New York and other
points. the interstate COM
mission has entered an order reopen
ing the proceeding for further investi-
cation and submission Of additional
testimony onMbehalf of both sides.
Theeeommission has set the case for
hearing at New York city on May "a.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-05-06
AMENDMENTS TO CALENDAR
Proposition to Make Each Month
Twenty-Eight Days and Thir-
teen Months a Year.

In the first place, the year should be
called Ammo Veri, the year OF truth, in
stead of Ammo Domini, because all
years since creation are years of the
Lord" 1t should begin, says the New
York Sun, from the time when, W. first
discovered what caused the year, viz,
the revolution Of the earth around the
sun. This was practically established
In 1900 by Calico with his "sol stat"
The present year, therefore, would be
A. v. 304.
Our months originate from the
phases of the moon. There are 10
MONTHS hence there should be 10
months. 1t would be better that these
months should be named numerally-
Latin numerals preferred-as Primus,
Secundus, Tertius, Quartus, Quintus,
Sextus, Septimus, Octavus, Menus, Dec
linus, Undecimus Cor for brevity Unce-
musl, Duodecimus tfor for brevity Do
cemus), Tredecimus Cor for brevity
Trecimusl.
Since, however, people are averse to
changes, perhaps the simplest plan
would be to add one more month. Each
month should have % days, or four
weeks, which correspond to the aspects
OF the moon from dark to full and
back again. Each day of the month
would occur on the same day of the
week throughout the entire year.
Thirteen months Of % days equal 364
days. There would be thus one odd
day each year and two such odd days
on leap years. This day should not be
counted in the calendar at all, but set
aside and celebrated as New Years
day. In leap year there would be two
such holidays. The first of the fiscal
year should be the first Monday after
the winter solstices, excepting the New
Year day. This would be December %.
In the year 1907 December % will oc-
cur on Monday.
The day of rest should not be the
first. but the last day Of the week, aa
the Bible directs that 1t should be.
Coming, as they do. SO close togeth.
er, Christmas and New Years day
could be celebrated as one. In fact,
our Christmas day, as at present cele-
brated, has undoubted association with
the suns first %perceptible northern adj
vance. II the months retained their
present names, instead Of numerals, as
suggested above, it would only be nee
essary to add another and call it Ire
cember, of the abbreviated Is.
Our perpetual and nature-made call
endar would then be as follows:
AMMO VERT, 3o4.
New Years Day and Christmas, Deem
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-05-06
News Notes.

The little t~wo-year-old daughter OF
James Harrington of Elk Creek, who
strayed away from home and was
thought to have been Kidnapped, was
found dead near the roadside in a
mud hole into which she had fallen.
DR.. c. M. Young of the state univer-
sity, who has been director of the Ma
tional Educational association for
South Dakota has resigned.
The state educational department
will recommend that eighth grade ex-
aminations be held on uniform dates
in the different counties.
Many trees were planted at Huron.
At the high school exercises appro-
pirate to Arbor Day We're presented, a
large gathering was present.
Jack Savage q range rider died at
Fort Pierre from internal injuries re-
ceiyed by riding a wild horse.
At the April term of the circuit
court at Mitchell, Judge Smith on the
bench. two criminal cases against
Fred E. Stevens, the cashier Of the
defnnct Plankinton bank, were dis
missed bys.he action of the attorneys
for Aurora county,ainasmuch AS Ste,
vens was found innocent of the hrst
Indictment last November.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-05-06
New Years Day and Christmas. Decem.
Why THE NAVY is COSTLY.
Entered Voluntarily by Men Who Elk.
pect to Live in Ordinary Amer
lean Conditions.

The navy will always be very costly
Tor us by comparison with the nationsof
Europe, and particularly those on the
continent" remarked Secretary Moody
to friend not long ago. Some of the
reasons for this plain fact deserve at
t%ention, says Youths Companion.
To get its soldiers and sailors the
United States goes into the labor mar
ket. offering wages and conditions
which are expected to compete with
those Of farm and factory. Every great
European power, except the British en-
pire, makes service in either army or
navy for a certain number Of years COM
pulsory upon its subjects. Not to CON
slider the value OF the discipline thus ac-
qulred, the time is SO much subtracted
from their individual lives.
The continental power, besides get
ting its men for wages which may be
quite accurately described as pin
money" is able to prescribe more frugal
rations than would be attractive here.
The American service, in short, costs
more because it is entered into yolun-
tarily by persons who expect to live in
something like ordinary American con-
ditions.
Similarly, the continental power usual
y gets it's officers Eat a bargain but
upon a system which would not acccrd
with American theories. 1t makes high
positions in the military and naval serv-
ice an honor which the young men of
rich families greatly covet, and in many
cases makes the official salary so small
that only persons of private means could
afford to accept commissions.
Our army and navy are Differed by
men drawn from all classes OF society.
Most congressman throw the West Point
and Annapolis cadetships open to COM
petitive examination, in which family
Influences cannot count. When poor
boys rise to be majors and commanders.
they can look only to the government for
compensation suitable to their rank and
station; and the government grants it.
The greater cost is thus distributed over
the whole taxpayfng public. But who
will say that this is not an ex~travaganca
which pays?