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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

Wall street appears to have become
Indifferent to the result of the Northern
Securities case pending in the supreme
court. Which ever way it goes the eff
feet probably has been discounted al
ready. In fact the street is not so
sure that an adverse decision would not
be a good thing. The Financial Review
in a discussion of the subject says:
"The Northern Securities case is an ele-
nent of much uncertainty, although an
unfavorable decision would probably not
now have the adverse effect that was
anticipated last year. In fact not Few
believe that a decision against the
merger would be a blessing in disguise.
as otherwise that system being legalized
by the supreme court of the nation
would doubtless soon give birth to many
other similar mergers, thereby causing
a large part of our 2OO,e miles of rail-
roads to become concentrated in their
management into few hands and finally
leaving Wall street nothing but minori-
ty stocks to deal in. Such an outcome
would surely be followed by political
agitation that would be exceedingly
harmful TO the entire country. Concen-
tration. II it must come, had better be
a matter of slow and we'll considered
growth rather than as a sudden COM
uact creation 80
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
STAvELY STEPS OUT.
Won't Be Candidate for
Reelection.

j. H stavely, who was one of the
Usage county representatives in the
last two legislatures. and who was
chairman of the judiciary local COM
mittee during the last session, is in To-
peka today to attend the meeting of
the State Bar association. Mr.. Stavely
says he viii not be candidate for re-
election
No" he said in response to a ques-
ton as to whether he will again be a
candidate for the legislature. Il have
had all of that I want
Mr.. Stavely says considerable trouble
has been stirred UP among Usage coun-
ty Republicans over the action of Sen
ator H. B. Miller in fixing to have him
self renominated at the convention
next week that will elect state and con-
greSsional Delegates
TT has always been our custom in
Usage county" said Mr.. Stavely Ito
the other county officers, but Senator
Miller had the county committee ar
range to nominate the senator this
year at the convention next week. Sem
at0r Miller is a candidate for reelection
and he can defeat anybody who would
run against him, but by taking this
snap action he has headed off anybody
from running against him even There
is no other candidate. AS long as he
and his faction have been talking SO
much about machine methods it looked
! rather peculiar that he should use ma
chine methods himself and it is bringing
out considerable cr1IIclSm- Usage. cOun-
ty is undoubtedly for Hoch for COVER
nor, Mr.. Stavely says, but he thinks
that much of the criticism of the pres
ent administration is unjust.
.'They talk about the extravaganza of
the house, said Mr.. Stavely, but any
! body who knows anything about it at all
| knows that the senate was far worse
than the house. If the house had had
as many employees proportionately as the
senate, it would have had at least 500
preparations than did the house. The
/ house was bad enough, but the senate
might have done better by recognizing all
| factions more than he did, and / think
the defeat of Ed Hoch for state printer
was a great mistake, but much of the
abuse that is being heaped upon the leg
islature and the administration is I'M
| called for. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
TICKETS ALL SOLD.
Kansas Day Club Banquet Will
Be Success.

Luther Nellis, secretary of the Kansas
Day club, says that the tickets for the
banquet Friday have all been sold. Still
the applications are piling in upon him.
He is registering these applications in
and if it is found possible to issue any
more tickets they will be sold to those
who first applied for them.
Preparations have been made for 500
bles are all in, it is found that there
will be room for any more they will be
issued, but it is somewhat doubtful as to
any additional room. The furniture has
all been removed from Representative
hall, where the banquet win be spread,
and the tables will shortly be put IN
Secretary Nellis says ne wishes to &C
commodate as many possible, but does
not want to sell so many tickets that
those who are there will be so crowded
as to be uncomfortable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
DIR. M'FARLAND SPEAKS.
Topeka Preacher Addresses Society
for Friendlass

At the second session of the third an
nual convention of the Kansas Society
for the Friendless, which was held at
the First Methodist church this morning.
a very interesting and instructive pro-
gramme was given. DR.. J. Il. Mcfarland
pastor of the Methodist church, delivered
a scholarly address upon the subject of
Bad Environment in Early Life as
Cause of Crime and the Remedy and
Judge B. B. Lindsey of the juvenile court
ing last night on the subject of Saving
the Children from Crime gave another
talk on practically the same subject.
Short talks were also made by Mrs. L.
E Thorpe, police matron of Topeka, and
J. E. Nissley, also of this city.
F. NJ. Stahl, former chief of the police
department, was to have addressed the
Society of the Friendless this morning
but he was unable to attend the meeting
and his address had to be pOsIponed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
BUILDING AND LOAN MEN.
They Will Be Here for State Conven-
ton Tomorrow

The tenth annual meeting of the
Kansas State League of Local Building
and Loan associations will meet in the
parlors of the National hotel at D. m.
Thursday. A programme covering a
number of important questions in
eludes a discussion of taxes, a subject
of very deep interest to the Building
and Loan association man. The con-
vention will probably finish it's. work
by Thursday night and may hold over
until Friday morning. Its programme
follows:
Similarity of building and loan stock
to bank deposits.
Should building and loan associations
be required to pay taxes on their
stock" if banks are exempted from
paying taxes on their deposits?
If banks are excused from furnishing
assessors a list of their depositors,
be required to furnish list of sharehold-
ers?
Failure of lawmakers and assessors
to understand the difference between
building and loan stock and stock of
corporations having paid up capital.
The desirability of a separate section
in the law covering assessment and
taxation of building and loan asSocia-
lions. The tax commission of 1903 IN
cluded them along with banks, bank
ing associations, loan and trust, invest
ment and insurance companies, all in
one section.
Should mortgages held and owned by
building and loan associations be tax
ed?
The theory of double taxation. The
borrower being a part owner of the
mortgage, should he be required to pay
tax on both the mortgage and the
mortgaged realty?
Suggestions how to secure a salts
factory law.
The state League: Election of Off
cers-fy-IaWs = dues = meetings = ex-
tension OF influence, etc.
The afternoon session viii not be ad-
iourned until 6:45 o'clock.
At o'clock D. m. the delegates will
be the guests of the Capital and Shaw
nee associations. of Topeka. at dinner
to be served in the hotel dining room.
At S:45 D. m. the guests at dinner
will be escorted to the Auditorium
where reserved seats have been Sc
cured for the vaudeville entertainment.
special evening feature of the Kan
sas Midwinter exposition.
If the business is not completed by
6:45 Thursday evening, the league viii
be convened again in the hotel parlors
at O'Clock Friday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

The story comes from New York that
President Hartman of the Union Pa
cihc is organizing a movement among
the railroads for cheaper steel rails.
His roads have refused to buy any
more rails at the present price; but
he will guarantee orders for millions
OF tons at what he considers d reason
able rate. Commenting on this report
regarding ~ Wa rifnans action the
Minneapolis Tribune says: This move
ment was inevitable. supposing the
railroads to have common business
prudence. When all other iron and
steel prices have been cut. there is no
sense in paying boom prices for steel
rails This is part of the old notion
that railroad corporations can be made
to pay almost any price. like the gov
eminent. That theory came to an end
with the bankruptcies and reorganiza-
tons of 1898, though the more prudent
railroad policy has been covered up by
the high prices and short supply of
boom times. But those times are over,
and we don't believe that the railroads
of the country win pay $2S for steel
rails that are selling abroad at SIS. II
they can't get concessions in any other
way the railroads will be likely to join
the movement for tariff reduction. This
would be a very formidable reinforce
meat"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
The Jury Disagrees.

The jury in the district court which
heard the case of J. Miner. charged with
being found in a di5orderly house, failed
to agree as to the guilt or innocence of
Mr.. Miner. The jur7 stood for convic-
tion and for acqu' !. The jury began
;is'' :; .-,,,,.. .-ss.sSc. . -;i.-.l
being Lou -zIiit,s$i i,sssSe. Tree -
the jurymen thought that the Arnold
woman's place is not a disorderly house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
coburn Known Abroad.

The reports which are issued auarteIy
by the Kansas State Board of Agriculture
hardly ever fail to bring forth favorable
mention the world around. Today a COPY
of The Capricornian," an Australian
paper, reached Topeka containing an ex-
tended notice of Modern Dafrying" the
report issued by Secretary Coburn about
three months ago. A reading of 1.-THE
Caprfcofnian indicates tina; Mr. Coburn
is recognized as an agricultural authori-
ty in Australia, the same as he is in
the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
REMLEY Is ELECTED.
Topeka Man Director in Southwest
e-n Lumbermen's Association.

Kansas city, MO-, Jan. zi--S- i.
Moorehead, of Lexington. Mo. was to-
Day elected .sESs.<..sy,. ce the esel.thgrest-
ern LuInbermen's association annual
convention. E R. Burkholder of Nc
Pherson, Kan, was elected first vice
president and among the directors
named is E. B. H. Remley of Topeka
Mr.. Remlev is manager of the Chi
cagO Lum ss~ company in Topeka
The members of the association were
notified in the convention today by the
agents of 16 railroads that hereafter all
bills for freight charges, switching
charges, car service charges and re-
consignment charges must be paid by
its members upon presentation. This,
1t is said, is the first step of the rail-
roads in retaliation for the lumber
mems determination to resist the pay
ment of demurrage charges. The con-
vention did not discuss the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFTOm the New York Press.1
When a woman has twins her husband
acts as if he had been the whole per-
Torrance.
When woman is married to man she
never seems to realize what a load it is
to sit in his lap.
It takes practice for a girl to go up
stairs in a way to make man keen on
what is going to happen, without it ever
happening.
A man is so naturally unselfish he will
give a woman half the bed covers If she
win promise to get up and turn on the
steam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
they want Another Grand Jury.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. ia petition
i sbeing circulated in Kansas City, Kan,
today urging the colling of another
grand jury to continue the investigation
members Of the board of education and
city and county officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

Indianapolis Journal: Senator Burton
of Kansas seems to have habit of
getting mixed up in shady affairs It
was he who got a friendly letter from
President Roosevelt about a certain
New Jerusalem company and then pub
lished it for advertising purposes, with
out authority, thereby eliciting a re-
pudiation and rebuke from the presi-
dent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

Bryan's declaration that he will in
sist on the reaffirma.ion of the Kansas
City platform at st. Louis is said to
have created CONSERVATION in the DEM
ocratic camp. Yet it has been the Gus
tom of Democratic conventions from
the foundation of the party to reaffirm
the declaration of principles enunciated
by the last preceding body of the same
kind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
MURRY SUCCEEDS LOREE.
New President Elected for the Balti-
more & Ohio.

New York, Jan. 27.-Oscar G. Murray
was elected president of the Baltimore
C Ohio Southwestern railway at a
meeting of the directors in this city to-
day. Samuel Rea was elected a director
to succeed the late Frank w. Tracey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
yates has Opposition.

Springfield, Ill. Jan. 27.-At the Re
publican tlove feast" here today Sec
rotary of State Rose announced himself
as a candidate for the Republican NOM
nation for governor of Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
FOR SCHAFER MURDER.
Man Arrested With Blood Spots
on His Clothes.

Louisville, KY. Jan. IA man Civ
ing the name of Harry Rehr who saws
he is from Memphis, was arrested here
today on suspicion that he was con-
nected with the murder of Miss Sarah
Schaefer, the teacher at Bedford, Ind.
His clothing bore blood spots and his
face had been scratched
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

Perhaps Senator Burton's willingness
to face his accusers promptly may
be due in some measure to the fact
that the indictment was found in Mis-
souri,. Officials even when found guilty
Of wrong-doing are immune from pun
ishment in that state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
Promise of Immunity penied.

Washington, Jan. 27.-The postal trial
was resuu ed today with Postoffice In
srscto- M,er stiu under cross -exanins-
ton. Witness declared he uiu not oIIer TO
T.. 2. Croft any promise sof immunity
either BY Ilanne. .. ..-:.e. ..:se.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

Whitaker Wright appears to have
operated one of the greatest and most
successful get rich quick gratis re-
corded in the history of graft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

President Palma has one advantage
over the president of the United States.
When he grows tired of congress he
can tell it to quit and go home and 1t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

The president of Cornell university
publishes figures showing that the male
students put in more hours of study
than do the girls. Perhaps the boys
find it necessary to do SO in order to
master their lessons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

winstead, Conn, Jan. H.-The New
York express on the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad was deraiI-
ed at Housac, Conn, today. Several OF
the passengers received minor injuries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

Quay says Pennsylvania will send a
Roosevelt delegation to Chicago He
must have learned that Wanamaker is
for Hanna.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

Senator Hanna has always insisted
that he cannot find any trusts. II
Quay should become chairman of the
national committee. it is safe to bet
that he will find them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

Both Russia and Japan appear to be
worried, each fearing that China may
not decide to fight on the side of the
c,ttnar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
Japanese Cruisers Reach ceylon.

tuiuaisi,... C.- .s.-, = -rf-7 ger ' es'
cruisers Nishin and Kasaga have arrived
here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

The funeral services over the body of
the late Mrs. Harvey H Fowler will take
Methodist church at 2 p. m. Thursday
The casket will be opened at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Henry. at
1i31 North Van Buren, street. between the
hours of 10 a. m. and p. m. The casket
ment will be made at Rochester ceme-
terry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

Pasteurized milk stays sweet longer
than germ Allied milk SC at. Tells. 6S7.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

David Stitt. aged rs years. died at his
home at 313 Locust street, this morning
at $50 O'Clock. The funeral viii be held
at the Third Christian church at p
m. Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

James Stewart, colored. of 1912 West
Eighth street, died at Christ hospital
Tuesday night after an operation for APP
pendicitis. The funeral will be held from
the Mount Olive M. r. church at p.
Friday Stewart leaves a widow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF TIE ASSOCIATED PREss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
CURE CArARKH By BREATHING
Y. H. Thomas Offers to Return Money
If Hyomei Treatment Fails to
Cure Catarrh Without Stom-
ach Dosing.

If fer = few minutes four times a
day YOU breathe HyOmei. all catarrhal
germs will be destroyed and the irri-
tated mucous membrane restored to
health.
With every Hycmei outfit there IL n
neat inhaler which can be carried in
the purse or pocket. Hyomei breath
ed through this contains the same
healing balsams that are found in the
air upon The mountains, where ca
tarrh X unknown.
II destroys all catarrhal germs IN
the air passages of the head. throat
and nose. and makes a positive and
permanent cure of catarTh.
Ask T. H. Thomas 10 show YOU a
Hy0mei outfit and explain to you
what a simple and easy way it is to
relieve and cure your catarrhal trou-
bles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
DUTIES ONEROUS
Railway Mail Service Not The
Easy Proposition it
is Thought
SAYS ONE WHO KNOWS FACTS
Constant Study and Long Hours of
Labor Under Unfavorable
Circumstances.

People accept the postal service as
appreciation of the laboriOus and dam
gerOus service rendered by men en-
ployed in the mail cars" remarked
Rock Island man employed in the pos
tai service. People think of the mail
clerk as riding over the country, TAX
ing on a few letters at one station
and putting off Il few more at an
other, being on duty about half the
time, and drawing large salary. We
casually consider it a fine position.
perhaps, for the reason that, in days
gone by. political workers were re-
warded for services by appointment
to this part of the government serv-
ice. and it was then considered great
honor to receive this distinction.
THE work Of railway mail clerks is
not understood by the public. The
postal rules and regulations are SO
strict and so rigidly enforced that no
one except those who have business in
the car are ever permitted to witness
the distribution or working of the
mails. and it is for this reason that
the impression prevails that a postal
clerk has an easy job. The work is
extremely hazardous and very heavy.
and requires great physical and men
tai endurance. and the efficiency rec
ord of these well-trained men reflects
great credit upon themselves and the
system under which they labor. They
stand for hours in rapidly-moving
trains, working in very close quarters
by artificial light largely. and are sub
jected TO the most hazardous position
in the train-being directly behind the
engine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
Reifrr Than Gold.

81 was troubled for several years
with chronic Indigestion and nervous
debility" writes +. j. Green, of Lam
caster. y. ii. NO remedy helped me
until l began using Electric Bitters.
which did me more good than all the
medicines ! ever used. They have
also kept my wife in excellent health
for years. She says Electric Bitters
are just splendid for female troubles;
that they are grand tonic and invig-
orator for weak, rundown women.
No other medicine can take its place
in our family Try it. Only so
cents. Satisfaction guaranteed by
Hartz & UlIemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09

salary. so to speak, and. besides, the
amount he is paid is not as great as
many mechanics earn. and it i GER
tainly not in keeping with the study
required - pass the necessary eNami-
nations to secure the appointment. I'm
effort has been on foot for som" years
to have their salaries Increased and
allow them their expenses while on
duty. As it * the railway mail clerk
is the only government employe who
must pay necessary expenses out of
his salary while away from home. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
Advertised Letter List No. G.

Letters remaining uncalled for in
the Rock Island postoffice for the
week ending Feb. q. 1904: y. III. An
derscn, William .Ayres, Miss Mary V.
Bestor. Frank Brown. Walter Camp
bell. Floyd Duncan. p. II. Dexter, Par
ker II. Dexter, Charles o. billiard,
Emmett DonneIly. Clarence +. Fox (2),
Clarence Fox. Mr.. Ghume, Miss Louisa
KehoIer. Mrs. May Myers. W. $. Mitch
ell. Frank Mitchell, Mrs. Adele Nc
CreoGy. Il. :. Redman, Charles Struc-
Der. Mrs Mary +. Smith. Miss Alice
Talbot, Foreign: Mrs. Agnes Karl
strCm. Miss Emile Carlson.
T. H. THOMAS, 2. NJ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
Salary Same for Years.

The salary OF railway mail clerks
is the same today as it was years ago.
The advance in the cost of the neces-
stiles in living has greatly reduced the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
Service is a Profession.

Clerical work usually is largely me
chanical, but with railway mail clerks
the postal service is a profession.
Clerks who have been in the service
from three to six years will have
learned 10000 to 10000 postofficeS and
the necessary connecting railroads by
which to get the mail home by the
very quickest route. And in connec-
ton with all this they must be famil-
lar with the railroad tome tables of
several states. If the amount of study
necessary to memorize so much was
applied in other directions larger fl
nancial remuneration would be re-
ceiyed.
The fast mail trains are Il growing
institution in this country. and are
proving their great value and POSSIBLE
tiles. At midnight. or soon after. the
mail pulls out of the great cities talk
ing with it all the correspondence of
the day before, and by break of day is
nearly across the state, and delivers to
us the great mass of mail, together
with the morning daily newspaper.
before breakfast. 1t is Il fact too lit
tie needed that all our fast mail trains
would be ineffective but for the tire
less, skillful labor. the daring. the sac
rifice of the heroic men who man the
trains and make their mission fruitful
to the world.
AN aspirant for permanent appoint
ment in the service was assigned to a
notably hard One-man run, but never
finished his first trip; he went half
way. bought a ticket home, returning
as Il passenger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.
Forty Eight Thousand Dollars pAio
Tor n Fancy Lot or Tobacco.

The biggest purchase of high grade
tobacco ever made In the West by a
cigar manufactures was made last
Wednesday by Frank z. Lewis, Peoria
ILL.,. for his celebrated Single Binder
cigar. \ written guarantee was given
that the entire amount was TO be fancy
selected tobacco. This no doubt
makes the Lewis factory the largest
holder tn tie United States of tobaccS
o! so high u grading FerGId Tran
Resipt. Dec 81, 1905.