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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
POLICE JOTTINCS.
Mr.. McCOllum Appears as At
tOrney for Prisoners.
Receives a Pointed Rebuke from
Judge Hamilton.
THEY ARE RELEASED.
Negroes Arrested for Crap
Shooting 60 Free.
Laura Wisdom Makes Things
Lively at Station.
THEY ARE RELEASED.


Business for this department has
fallen off greatly since McCollum
changed his occupation from chief of
police to police court lawyer. In the
days gone by some act of the police
was an excuse for a two-stick call
down, but things are conducted differ
entity now. Under Stahl the minions
of the law are walking Spanish and
attending to business. OF course they
do not always catch those who frac-
ture the peace and dignity of the city
but they try. Thursday afternoon
they swooped down on the bottoms
district, armed with warrants for
everything in sight. The raiding gang
divided in pairs and surrounded a
block or two of territory, but only
two of them scored. officers White
and Bundy drew the VIII Gay resort,
and the grand prize. With one of
them at each door of a room, a gun
in one hand and a club in the other,
they bottled up fifteen negroes, who
We're presumably shooting craps. A
wild stampede for first one door and
then the other was turned back by
the guns of the raiders, who were re-
inforced shortly by other officers. The
wagon was loaded to the scuppers
when it drew up at the canning factory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
SULTAN GETS BUSY.
While Russia Is Occupied Turks Clean
Out all the Armenians.

Paris, May 13.-An official dispatch
nople, confirms the report that Turk
ish troops have burned villages
throughout the Sassoun district of Ar
menia, killing the Inhabitants. The
French ambassador, NJ. COnstans, has
joined with the Russian and British
ambassadors in sending consuls to
ErzerOum in the nope of limiting the
destruction and bIoodshed. However,
the official advices, although brief, in
dictate that the work of DISCRIMINATING
the Armenians occupying the noun
famous district of Sassoun is practical-
~ accomplished. The Turkish meth
DDS appear to have been much the
same as those adopted during the Ar
menian massacres. The official reports
do not give exact details as to the
number of towns burned and people
killed, but they show that the action
of the Turks has been sweeping. The
French authorities were advised some
time ago that Turkey was taking ad-
vantage of Russia's preoccupatlon IN
the far east and intended to adopt a
decisive course toward the rebellious
Armenians. The information then
showed that the Turks woulc begin
the work of the suppression about
April Is. In order to prevent this the
powers made an energetic protest This
DELAYED Turkeys action on which,
however. has now been executed with
the same severity as at first contem-
plated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
K. U. TO COME IN FORCE
Five Hundred ROOters VIII Be Here
With Ball Team Tomorrow.

Saturday afternoon Topeka will see
the best college game of baseball OF
the season, Washburn playing Kansas
university on McCook field. The rivalry
which has existed between these two
schools for years will have it's semi-an-
nuaI opportunity to break out, the 9th
er time being in the football game in
the autumn. The denizens of Mount
Dread are expected in special car
with 500 rooters and they lntenQ 70
win for their team if roofing viii DO IT,
But Washburn is getting ready for the
fray with just the same ginger me
students have been holding rooters
meetings and getting their vocal choroS
into good yelling condition Tor the past
week.
Griggs will be on the firing line for
Washburn, and Pete Allen for X u
That is trouble right there Grlggs
plaved football with Kansas last year.
but he didn't like Boss Weeks car
rules and he left the school and came
to Washburn. He joined the baseball
squad this spring and has turned out
to he one of the best. WaShburn De
feated Kansas at Lawrence early in the
season by a score of 9 to g. Pete Allen
was pitching that day When GIlggs
went to bat the K .. knockers De
gan to roast him, and Pete Allen took
4 fling himself. Griggs knocked the
first ball across the plate square IN the
nose and it went clear out across the
center field fence, against the side
Mount Dread and making the record
for the longest hit on McCoOk field
The roaste1s and knockers were as
quiet after that as though at a fun
eral.
Tomorrow they will have 1t out Kan
sas is I'D for revenge good and hard.
Thev have a good team, one improved
80 per cent over what it was in the
FIRST game with Washburn. But then
the local collegians can trot a neat
with almost any of them. The chances
for a rafting good game could not be
better.
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Freight Rate Hearing.

Nothing was done at the CONNER
ciaI club meeting last night with ref
erence to the freight rate matter, fur
Their than simply continuing the
power of the committee to deal with
Vice President Paul Morton of the
Santa Fe. who Will be in Topeka to-
morrow to consider the matter with
the Topeka business men. A sched-
ule of what is to be asked for has
been drawn up and is in the hands of
the subcommittee, of which the
MacLennan, w H. Davis, W. 2 Jen-
sen, and T F. Doran. Mr.. Morton will
be here on Saturday morning for sew
eral hours and at that time the needs
of Topeka viii be laid before him
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feathers that are ripe Blinded the bird
becomes very tame. but care is exercis-
ed by the men to avoid the kicks that
necessarily are included by the creature
in this performance. When a feather
root is hurt injury is done that can
never be remedied, for where a sock
ct" is pulled out a feather can never
grow again. The short feathers are
to the creature, as they are ripe and
would fall off in the course of nature
The heavy wing feathers are cut of
with heavy scissors. the stumpS being
left in the skin These stumps are ripe
for extraction about three months after
a plucking takes place.
Strange to say, the feathers secured from
the California and Florida birds are OF a
South Africa and actually command a
higher price Before coming into the
hands of the mllliner ana drsss,Ina4k,er;
must be subjected to several processes
four feet long, singly or IN bunenes OF
two or three according to their size
suds and rinsed frequently, when they are
ready for the dryer. After dyeing comes
starch. Then the feathers are beaten on
a smooth board until they are free from
all particles of starch After this they go
to the Workroom. where skilled opera
tors finish" them. and here again they
are graded. This grading IS even more
practice and observation are required to
render the operator thoroughly competent
Then they go to the sewing department
Each feather used in the trade con-
sists of several sewn skilfully together.
three. four or five feathers. end to end.
according to the value and thickness de-
sired After being seEed the feathers are
steamed. in order to allow the nbers to
assume their natural position, and are
sent to the curler, who gives them that
graceful shape. both in hbres and stem.
so much desired From the curler they
pass to the buncher, who combs them and
gives them whatever style is demanded al
the time for sale in the open market
Scientific American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
HAVE A GOOD BAND.
Music One of Wallace Show Features
Here Monday.

Among the many numerous charac-
teristics which have secured popular
ity for the Great Wallace Show is it's
musical department. Its several bands
are not wind TANNERS and creators
of noise, but they play strains of pop
ular melody and classical music SO as
to favor its patrons of the circus with
Prof. G. z. Bronson's concert band
of fOrty-four musicians are capable of
entertaining the most critical concert
audience. For Is minutes preceding
the two performances to be given in
Topeka Monday. May 16, Bronson s
concert band will play high-class
programme of eight numbers. 1t is
advisa bic that patrons of the Wallace
Circus should go early so as to avail
themselves of the opportunity of
hearing musical treat free of any
extra charge.
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AUTOMOBILIAC.
FROM MRS. L. E. THORPE.
She Tells Something About the Case
of Laura Wisdom.

The following explanation about the
escape of Laura Wisdom, a female pris-
oner, who got away last week, is fur
nished by Mrs. Thorpe, police matron:
Eight years ago a cute, demure lit
tie colored girl needed clothing, and her
mother sent her out to hunt work TO
earn it. At door after door she was
told: %, no, I haven't any work for a
little girl like you, but 1 will give you
something to wear So little Laura
Wisdom found she could get all she
needed by begging, and made bust
ness of it until she got too old for
that, and Joined the ranks of police
court Migrants.
I'm the Jail she is a torment to the
officers, calling for them continually
and crying and bowling for release. A
week ago she had served half a fine
of rs days-and was set to scrubbing
the steps, in the women's ward. Mrs.
Thorpe was called to the telephone, and
Laura left her mop-pail and skipped
out. 1t was raining and she went with
out wraps. Yesterday the officers found
her in the crap game raid at Gays
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MANY ASK FOR IT'S HELP.
Topeka Commercial Club Becoming a
Popular Institution.

The usual batch of letters came to
the Commercial club last night asking
Gus matters.
The National Business Mems associa-
ton of Chicago wants the club to join
the association as a. charter member.
Now the initiation fees will be nothing,
but after six months a tax of $500 will
be imposed.
The Interstate Commerce convention
which met at Milwaukee recently wants
the club to urge the congressman OF
Kansas to support the Quarles- Cooper
bill giving the commission power to en-
force its rulings. The freight publish
ing bill sent a similar communication.
Both were turned over to the transpor-
tation committee and a report asked
for at the next regular meeting
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Basketball Game.

The girls, contesting for a place on
the First High School Basketball
team for next year, will play public
game at the Y. w. c. A gymnasium.
Saturday, May IA, at S:15 p. M Some
athletic work will be given before and
during the intermission. This will be
the last game of the season.
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still louder. Telephone calls from citi-
zens several blocks away were in order
and inquiries concerning the number of
killed and wounded came in from all parts
of the city. Finally Chief Stahl called on
Laura and requested her to-desist. He
could hardly hear himself deliver the mes
sage, but Laura gathered from his re-
marks that the cell in the basement was
empty and yearning to embrace her. Then
Laura buttoned uD her face
Osficer-running-loose Dusenberry thinks
he needs an autobuggy. He is laboring
under the delusion that he could run one
of these devil wagons to advantage in
catching those who break the laws. What
a grand, inspiring sight it would be-Du-
senberry tearing madly down the side
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door. Among the bunch was Laura
Wisdom. the negro girl who escaped
from the jail several days ago. In
searching the house an officer drew
her gently but firmly from beneath
bed and added her to the load. Now
comes the sad part of the tale. The
whole bunch, with the exception of
Gay and two others who gave bond,
and the girl, who has a sentence to
serve, were turned loose this morn
ing. The officers had done their best,
but failed to catch the negroes with
the goods. The evidence was not
against the defendants. careful
search of the entire bunch only netted
a little over two dollars, and there
We're no craps in sight when the Off
prisoners Judge Hamilton took a shot
at McCollum, ex-chief of police, who
represented the defendants. A few
days ago a negro who was arrested
for Vagrancy was represented by the
ex-chief. In a fiowery speech he de-
clared that the arrest of his client was
an outrage. The victim, he said, was
of long standing in the city, therefore
the case should be dismissed
I suppose you are all hard work
ing men, old residents, lived here all
your life, and should therefore re-
ceive lenience at the hands of the
as an afterthought, II don't think
But that is not why you escape this
time. The officers did not catch you
with sufficient evidence. Keep it up.
and you will land here in time. Keep
on loafing around a back room at
ternoon, when you ought to be at
work. Nice place. Good business to
be caught around a table with a
blanket over it. You may co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13

Etching hemorrhoids were the
plague of my life. Was almost wild.
Doan's Ointment cured me quickly
and permanently, after doctors had
failed c. r. Cornwell. Valley street.
Saugerties. n. z.
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Annua. Meeting German Baptist
brethren (Dunlxards.l

The Missouri Pacific viii sell tickets
to Carthage, No, May 18th to 24th at
rate of one fare for the round trip.
limited to May Both. Through train
service between Topeka and Carthage.
leaving Topeka 1855 a. m
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tured in the Gay raid, is a bowler from
Howlersville. One would gather from the
noise she made last evening that she does
not like to stay in jail. Laura. is not
waller. The wall is unknown to Laura
but the blood-curdling war whoOp is hers
All the officers took turns in telling her
. shut up. She paused not, but yelled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
Our Big Oner.

Free with one pound of SOC tea. or two
pounds of 25c coffee. See them in our
window. GRAND UNION TEA CO,
GA Kansas avenue.
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Oklahoma City and Return S1O.O5 via
Santa Fe.

Account U. c. T. Tickets on sale
May Il and Is. Final limit returning
May 16.
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street in his auto, his hand on the steer
ing lever, one foot on the brake the 9th
er kicking the accelerator and the whistle
cord in his teeth Picture. if you can, the
terror of the driver, caught with the
goods on him and no time to dump his
anchor. Observe the trespassing fowl
fleeing for his life and feathers before the
juggernaut of Dusen berryism. Surely, the.
city dads should get one for Dusenberry's
use. 1t would be worth the price of adj
mission and excursions would be run
from Tonganoxie and other points to see
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-12
Indian Want ProhIbItIonI

Ardmore, I. T., Jan. 12-The gov.
ernment of the FIVE civilized tribes
have transmitted to congress a mem.
orial asking that, in the event of state
hood or special legislation. that the
prohibition law now in force in In
dian territory be observed. The tribes
are In favor of separate statehood
without Oklahoma. on account Of the
sale Of intoxicants in that territory,
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indian 9 MedIelnen FIres.

fNlidH WiEniGiNG FiNGos
Special to Daily Leader.
M, skosee, !. T., Jan. 12.-With the
beginning of the new year the secret
visit of the chief medicine man of the
Creeks will be made to see that the
tribal fires in the Indian towns are
kept burning according 10 tradition.
From time as old as Creek history, it
has been a custom among the full
bloods to keep a medicine fire burn
ing constantly n each Indian town.
When the Creeks migrated from Ala
bama to Indian territory in 1888, this
sacred fire was brought with them
Then as now, official fire keepers
were appointed by the tribe, whose
special duty It was to see that this
fire was kept alive constantly. On the
long march from Alabama, day and
night, this fire was never allowed TO
die out. The fire was kept then for
both practical use and belief that II il
once went out dire misfortune would
befall the tribe.
The first Indian town established in
Indian territory was Alabama, named
for the old home. In Alabama, the
tribal fire was built and the perma.
nent home Of the Creeks established,
Since that time there have been es-
tablished forty-four Indian towns that
still exist. From this central fire emb-
ers were taken to start a town fire
in each town as It was established
As soon as a new town was establish
ed an official fire keeper was chosen
whose duty it was to see that the fire
was kept constantly in his house This
was a great honor for an Indian and
if he was unfaithful the punishment
was banishment from the tribe In
winter and the hotteef days OF sum
mer, the fire was kept alive. Once
a year there was a secret visit 30 Ger
tain medicine men 10 these towns tC
investigate the faithfulness of the fire
keeper. An unfavorable report mean
banishment of the keeper and the ha
tired of every member of the tribe.
In the full blood districts the In
dian town fires are maintained to this
day An Indian town is not a towr
in the American sense, but may b.
merely a grove where the clans NEE
upon call Of the leaders to discuss
matters Of interest and vote thereon
An Indian is not allowed voice il
the councils of any other than hi
rightful town or district There is
town chief for each town whose inhu
ence is great among his tribesmen
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-12

In Bed Four Weeks With La orippe.
We have received the following let.
ter from Mr. Roy Kemp, of Angola.
ina; i was in bed four weeks with
"a grippe and l tried many remedies
and spent considerable for treatment
with physicians, but received no re.
lief until tried Foley's Honey and
Tar. Two small bottles of this medi.
cine cured me and now I use it ex-
clusiyely in my family" Take NO
substitutes. Sold by J. N. Wallace
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-12
Tourist Sleeper
TO California

Commencing December 9th, and
Tuesdays thereafter, the Frisco Sys-
TEN will place in service between
Birmingham, Ala, and San Francisco,
Cal, a thoroughly Equipped Tourist
Sleeping Car
Quite naturally these cars VIII be
placed in the popular Southeastern
Limited leaving Birmingham, 1920 D.
m. Tuesdays; Memphis, 9:15 a. N.
Wednesdays. Returning leave Kan
sas City, Mondays, 6:3O p m; arrive
Memphis, $500 a. m; Birmingham,
.S:55 p m. Tuesdays; intermediate
stations, time in proportion.
The combination of railways over
which these cars are operated, offer
the tourist or invalid a grand diversi-
ty Of scenery plain and mountain
through Kansas and The Rockies, to
the Land Of Sunshine and Flowers.
These cars are in charge Of a thor
Ioughly competent attendant.
Call on nearest representative Fris
co System for berths and further IN
formation, or address,
A. Hilton,
General Passenger Agent,
st. Louis, Mo
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-12
LOGAN COUNTY TEACHERS.
To Meet at Central School Buildlno
Next Week.

The third annual meeting Of the
Logan County Teachers association
will be held at Central school build.
ing, Guthrie. Jan. 2S. 1904.
Morning Session, 10 A. M.
Music.
Miss Ella Williams, Navina.
Reading
Reading.
Round Table, Putnam's Psychology
by Prof w S. Calvert, Logan County
High School
Address, Comparative study Of Ed.
ucational Systems, Prof Charles
Bairj. Crescent.
General Discussion.
Afternoon Session, 1880 p. M.
Music, Miss Merle Newly. Guthrie
Reading, Miss Frances Furnas
Guthrie.
Review Of Whites Art Of Teaching
Supt. G. w Derrick, Guthrie.
Address, Nature Work in the
Grades Miss Margaret Doolittle. Lo
gan County High School
Reading, Prof Ben F. Hennessev
Logon County High School
Address Methods. Prof j. w
Ferrier Orlando
General Discussion.
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Foley is sanauIne.

Special to Daily Leader.
Muskogee, !. T., Jan, &c. E, Fo-
ley, of Eufaula the delegate selected
by the South McAlester convention to
work in the interest Of Indian terri.
tory in Washington this winter was
here for several hours yesterday He
will leave for Washington soon and
expects to stay there until he is either
successful in securing the passage of
his bill to grant delegate in congress
from this territory or is defeated Mr..
Foley's bill is very conservative one
and meets with considerable encour-
agement from members of congress,
He anticipates that within thirty days
favorable action will be taken on it.
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A GREAT RECORD.

Hard to Duplicate it in Guthrie.
Scores of representative citizens of
Guthrie are testifying on the follow
ing subject Such a record Of local
endorsement is unequalled in modern
times. This public statement made
by citizen is but one Of the many
that have preceded it and the hun
dreds that will follow Read IL;
H. c. Diehl, who recently lived at
Gil 1st St. writes; when a man
has exhausted all his knowledge OF
standard remedies and medicines,
when he has tried everything which
his friends recommended and still his
back aches, and when this has been
going on for FIVE or six years, it is no
wonder he becomes enthusiastic about
the means he at last employs to get
relief. / went TO j. n. Wallace's drug
store for Doan's Kidney Pills The
treatment cured me and cured not
only a lame and aching back but too
frequent action of the kidney secre
tions. To say that am pleased 20 en-
dorse Doan's Kidney Pills feebly ex
presses my opinion Of the remedy
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
N Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's- Sand
take no substitute
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December Earnings.
a. TO Daily Leader.

Special TO Daily Leader.
Muskogee, /. T., Jan. 12-lndian
Agent j Blair shoenfelt yesterday
sent to Washington by check the col
lections of his office of all the earn
ings of the FIVE civilized tribes for the
month of December These showed
a balance Of slO77O9 11.and consist
of royalties and tribal taxes through
out the territory The individualiza
of this sum gives to the Choctaw and
Chickasaw tribes, $Sg,554 SO; Chero
kee, slO,777 29 Greek, s7o33 0Si
Chickasaw cattle tax, s292i townsite
collections, $51 90.
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For the Lawyer.

For Sale-Seven % volumes Of de-
cisions of the department OF the inter
Tor, relating to public lands.
One volume Taylor's Pleadings and
Practise (Kansas). Address, The
Leader Guthrie, Okla
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DELEGATES Appointed.

Governor Ferguson has appointed
the following as delegates TO the Ma
tional Good Roads convention 10 be
held at Hartford Conn, Feb, 12.
John Hale. Chandler john Golobie,
Guthrie J. e. Seaman, Grimes; A.
C. Titus, Crescent, and J. L. Merritt
Tecumseh.