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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10

path of conservatism, for he repre-
scented great cattle raising state and
his stand was taken in obedience to
the wishes of a large body of his con
stituents.
The measure of this Dakota con-
gresham provides that every corpo-
ration. joint stock company or other
association engaged in interstate and
foreign commerce in food supplies
shall first obtain from the secretary
Of commerce and labor a franchise
permitting it to conduct business.
Before the company can be licensed
1t must prove it is not oVerca DitaIfzed
and that its capital represents a fair
valuation of its rights and properties,
and 1T must be made plain that the
company is in no sense a trust, that il
IS not It's intention to enter any com
omation or conspiracy in restraint of
trade, and that there is no thought of
attempting to mOnOpOlize the paFtic-
ular business in which it is to engage.
tees Tor examination are to be
charged and price is set on the
license, all moneys paid for the service
and the franchise to be put into d fund
Tor the promotion of the work of the
bureau of corporations of the depart
ment. Every year. or oftener if the
department demands it, the corpora
ton is to make a report sworn to by
its president, its manager. its treas
urer and q majority of it's board of di-
rectors, seeting forth the properties.
the earnings, the profits the dividends
and lastly the business methods.
If the corporation does not come to
time with its report on the date set.
its franchise is to be suspended until
it complies with the rule If it be
proved that the corporate has vio-
lated any law against monopoly or
restraint of trade it shall forfeit its
license. but on a proper showing of
amended conduct it may recover its
franchise. If. however it offend a
second time it shall forever be barred
from business.
The measure provides that the re-
spOnsible officers of any corporation
of the kind specified in the title that
shall attempt to do business after July
1, 1905, without the proper authority
or in violation of the provisions of the
act shall be fined not more than $4,000
nor imprisoned for q. term not exceed-
ing one year or suffer both penalties
at the discretion of the court If any
corporation attempt to carry on inter
state commerce in food or in fuel
without a license any goods it may
have in transit are to be seized and
cOnfiscated by the government
Such are some of the provisions of
this measure introduced by Mr.. Mar
tin of South Dakota and at the bill
and the man behind it the Republican
members of congress are looking
fairly aghast. This bill has gone to
the committee on interstate and for
eign commerce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10

are OF ne-eiectI8n. the man below him
succeeds TO his place on committee,
gradually showing the member nearer
to the top of the COMMITTEES. In the
case OF Senator Long, there Will be al
least Two new members OF. the COM
lnIttee on the Philippines which brings
Mr.. Long No. instead of No. 8. On
indian affairs in a like process Of elm
NATION, Mr. Long becomes No. 8 in
stead of NO. 9.
IN the reorganization of-senate COM
mIttees, it is not unlikely that Mr.
Long will secure at least two new as
signments, of Importance. and possi-
Diy more than that number. One Of
Ihese may be agriculture, which viii
be to Kansas advantage.
mans importance in congress is
gagged more or less by his committee
assignments and committee work 1t
docs not follow necessarily that be
cause a man, is on a particular COM
mittee he has great aptitude for the
work OF that committee or that it is
primarily, to his liking. He may de-
sire something else. and failing to get
what he seeks, viii be obliged to take
what he can get But it often fol-
lows that a member of congress goes
on a committee under these conditions
and makes good record for himself
Dy essaylng successfully to make the
best OF his opportunity and master the
work of his committee. Representa-
tiVe-at-Large Charles F. Scott is an
example of this. When he entered
congress four years ago, he was placed
on two committees agriculture. and
mines and mining. The last named
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
TRUST.FINED $4,000.
Canadian Way of Dealing With Com
binations in Restraint of Trade.

Toronto Ont Dec. 9.-Afteer a trial
lasting three weeks the Master. Plumbers
and Steamfitters' association and he
Central supply association were today
declared guilty of cOnsDir.ng in Sc-
straint Of trade and each association
was fined S25, 600.
The Plumbers association adopted
system Of misrepresentation and fraud in
order 10 induce persons inviting tenders
to believe that the tenders We're reason
able and fair, when for a least two or
three years it was admitted that not one
single honest tender had come from this
association. The Supply. association
contributed by refusing to sell to plum
bers not in the combine.
Seven individual members OF the
Plumbers association were also fined
from $3.50 to $500. One was let 80 on a
suspended sentence. Tt is expected that
ss4ifs will be entered by parties who
haxe been pEundered for the rstuen Of
the overcharges on work done and celI-
tracts already let.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
HAD A SMALL STRIKE.
w. H. Reese. Y. NJ. c. A. Contractor,
Charges Bricklayers With Plot.

That a plot exists among the leaders
III the local bTicklayers' union to foster
a strike upon the ranks of his imported
bricklayers is the charge which Contree-
tor ". II. Reese at work on the new Y.
NJ. c. A. building makes
Twelve of the bricklayerS quit work at
II o clock Saturday because they object
ed to the stone masons setting the cut
stone above the water table. They final
" decided to return to work in the after
noon, but further trouble is anticipated.
1T is simply scheme to get my out OF
town bricklayers to quit me-, said Mr..
Reese It's these local bricklayers who
are behind the scheme; they figure that
with these imported men on strike that
they Will be able to get some OF these
Topeka men on the job. haven't used
any Topeka bricklayers for years, and
whenever 1 have anything to do 1 bring
my men in from out of town.
Things have been going along very
smoothly up until Saturday. morning,
when the men who lay brick, objected be
cause stone mason was laying cut
stone still I told them to go straight
up. and if they wanted to quit they
could. At about IL o'clock they decided
to quit. After dinner George Fisher. q,
bricklayer, who is deputy organizer for
the union, came Up and started up a lad
der to 90 to work told him that did
not want him around. This made the
other bricklayers mad and they stated
that they would not go to work unless
engaged Fisher ] again told them that
I would continue to do as I started out
to do. They hung around and then finally
decided to work They kept on the lob
until quitting time anticipate further
trouble by Tuesday. as the union has a
meeting Monday evening.
1T is getting so that man is no ION
ger his own boss. I have never had any
trouble of this kind before I have built
the manual training school here and
during that whole job the stone masons
set the cut stone above the water table.
No objection was raised then. And in
this present instance they waited until
we had started to work on the second
story before they objected. Why a stone
mason hasn't as good a right to lay stone
above the water table the founda-
ton is beyond me. They might wei
say That all the window frames should
be made by themselves. These bricklay-
eTs can't set cut stone
I have the support OF the stone masons
in this. and I feel sure that they will
fight this attempt ON the part of the
bricklayers to the last ditch.
When I asked the bricklayers for an
explanation they simply said it was
against the laws of the international I'M
ion for a stone mason to do this laying
above the water table. They seem to
think that they are in full charge from
that portion of the building and that the
stone masonss duty ceases with the foun-
dation I should think, one union man
would be as good as another"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
CONTRACT LET FOR POTATOES.
Price State viii Pay Is IS Gents q
BusheI.

Potatoes are not going to cost the
state charitable institutions as rn,1c1
as it was feared they would for a time
bushel.
Saturday the board OF Control LET a
contract to Whiteker Bros. Tonel-s
commission firm. for two car loads -
potatoes at @ cents a bushel. The po-
tatoes viii come from Colorado sna
are guaranteed to be free from frost-
bites and all other defects. BIDS wars
received from Anderson, COPE. Ia,, ana
other commission firms. They sTere an
close TO the IS cent mark soq,s 80
them were A tribe under. But sf4,s 49,
1rm which guaranteed that its ,etas
toes would come from secfion -
Colorado Cole not visited by frost Was f9e
One carload OF potatoes viii % g..
the QsaWatonie asylum and one - 20 %
topeka asylum Each car viii cc,,4- sli-
about 500 bushels, and it IS exrses.l .
mar tia TINS amount viii run the i5stif,sl
tons until sometime next Aprii. ''-7 " y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
PLAYED WITH BOOTHS.
STUNT Louisa Eldridge Is Dead After
Long STAGE Career.

New York. Dec. 9.@'Aunt' Louisa
Fldridge, one of the Oldest and best
known professionals OF the American
stage. died this afternoon at her
home. 142 East Thirteenth street
after an illness of nearly a year. The
funeral viii take place at 10 O'Clock
Monday from All Souls church Her
son. Press Eldridge. a vaudeville
performer, was with her when she
died.
Mrs Eldridgc made her first ap-
pearce when she was 10 years of age
i'm 1874 as Clementine in Robert
Macare- in Philadelphia. Joseph JEFF
ferson appeared in the same play.
Later she appeared with Booth the
elder and Booth the younger. with
both Of whom she was very success
f1l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
he JUST WANTS no KNOW.
L. s. stewart of Philadelphia Applies
10 Railroad Board.

The state board of railroad commits
sioners get some queer requests. but
one of the queerest came in Satur-
day from a young man named e. S.
stewart of 1871 North Nineteenth
street. Philadelphia. Pa. 1t is stated
that he is a young man" because his
penmanshfp is of the common school
variety and he talks like a college boy
who is getting UP material for a de-
bate This is all that Mr.. Stewart
wants.
win YOU please advise me if your
commission exercises the right to reg
ulates railroad rates within your state
and If so what good and bad have re-
suIted2
Also what good or i'll. in your opin
ion. would result from the railroad
rate regulation proposed by President
Roeseyelt?'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
MURDOCH TO TRY.
Now Certain TO Be Candidate for.
Senator.
Depend Upon Railroad Issue to
Carry Him Through.
HE LIKES POLITICS.
Would Prefer Seat in the
Upper House.
Few Changes Likely in the Com
mittee Assignments.
HE LIKES POLITICS.

Washington. Dec. SIT may as well
be set down, with reasonable degree of
accuracy, that Victor Murdoch, repre-
sentative from the Seventh. and soon to
be from the new Eighth. Kansas district,
viii be a candidate for United States
senator to succeed J. r. Burton.
More. than that. it is true without
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10

Duluth. Mimi, to be captain of the.
team for the season Of 1906. Spencer is
the youngest man who has ever been
honored with captaincy, being not yet
19 years of age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10
SEATS ARE FEW.
Alice Nelson Will Be Heard at
the Grand.
Space for Audience Small Com
pared With Auditorium.
An IMPORTANT EVENT.
With Her Company viii Sing
Don Pasquale.
1t Is Grand Opera With Comic
Turn.
An IMPORTANT EVENT.

The seat sale for the performance of
Don Pasquale'' Tuesday evening at the
Grand opera house with Alice Nielsen
in the leading role. is expected to as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10

Young Captain TOT -aIlIla l1Oils-
Annapolis. Nd. Dec. s.-The members
Of the naval academy football team
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-08-10
CHAPTER XVI.
A STARTLING INTRODUCTION.

Miss Aspinwalls hospitality was of
the notable order. An orphan, without
immediate relations, she had culti-
waited friendship to its last extent, and
was. consequently, never at a loss to
fill her house with congcnial and de
lightful companions. This summer she
had for chapCrOn an elderly widow,
we'll known in New York circles,
around whom she had gathered a
dozen or more young people of both
sexes, so that the house was as merry
as youth and gayety could make it,
She herself was the balance wheel TO
all this mirth and joyousness. Though
cheerful by. nature she had suffered
too many griefs, and felt too keenly
the responsibilities of wealth to be
ever overjoyous. Yet there was in her
smile so much sympathy with JOY that
the lghtest hearted felt their pleasure
grow greater when they drew near
Hilary Aspinwall.
Though alive to mrth she had for
sorrow still greater sympathy. III
amongst the laughing tribe that scat
tered itself over her lawns. or gath
cred in merry groups about her halls
and piazzas there was one from whose
lips the laughter rang false, or in
whose eyes a shadow lay deeply hid
den, she was sure to catch the broken
tone or mark the secret tear, and
though she would make no betrayal OF
her disCcrnment at the time, when
night came she would steal into the
presence of the young girl whose grief
she had surprised, and, taking the seem
ingly happy one into her arms so win
her confidence by delicate questions
or silent caresses that the brimmins
| heart would overflow, and the secret
| trouble be told almost without its suf'
fcrcr's own voition. All. she was a
noble woman, Hilary Aspinwal, as
many crushed heart which she has
comforted can testify, and If in the
Sace which Hamilton Degraw calls "A
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-08-10
SIDELIGHTS OF new YORK

NEW YoEK CITY. n. Y.

Annie Hirsh, pretty artist of 10,
stole from her fathers home, I25 East
One Hundred and Tenth street, in her
night dress, ran through One Hundred
and Tenth street to the East River, more
than a mile away, and plunged into the
waters of He'll Gate to end her life.
The girl graduated from the Normal
School two years ago, developed into an
artist of merit, and after course at
an art school intended using her talents
to make her living.
At school, however, she met young
artist who is said to be Milton Wright
A love affair began between the two
and an engagement was the result
Miss Hirsh's father, Solmon HirSh-
obi jeCted to the match He said that his
daughter was too young to be wife,
and advised that the young couple wait
for several years.
Miss HirSh and young Wright had
planned to be married year ago. The
girl was unusually respondent and at
night a number of her young friends
were asked to a small reception at the
Hrsh home, the parents hoping that the
presence of the guests would make her
more cheerful.
When the guests departed Miss Hrsh
went to her room, but later when she
had discarded her evening clothes for
her night dress and the other members
of the household were asleep, she stole
to the street and made for the river
Martin Carroll, night watchman
emDloved on IT, dorL ~ the street
cleaning department, saw a little figure
in white dart past him, and with a pierc-
ing shrek dove into the water
81 want to diet" she yelled
The girl fought with such despera-
ton that Carroll could not drag her in
the boat until the water had made her
unconscious. Then he rowcd her to the
pier and called for assistance. Before
assistance came Carroll was rolling the
unconscious girl on barrel.
When Miss Hirsh comes from Har-
lem Hospital she will have TO face a
charge of attempting suicide.
"You got just what you deserved"
said Magistrate Moss in Essex Market
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-08-10
LONE ROBBER ON RAILROAD TRAIN.
Killed One Man and Wounded Woman-
Escape and Capture.

Louisiana, Mo. Especially D.-Whilc a
Chicago and Alton excursion train from
Bloomington, H., to Kansas City was
crossing the Mississippi River here a
man on board shot and killed Marion
Warner, of Secor, Ill.,; shot and wound
ed woman and robbed third pas
sengcr. After hard fight the man
was arrested and placed i'll Jail here.
He refused to give his name.
Warner was asleep when the man
came through the train, asking people
if they were armed. He awokc Warner
and asked if he had a revolver Recelv-
ing negative reply, it is stated he M
mediately shot Warner dead, The pas
sengers were panlc-Stricken, and when
the holdup demanded of a passenger,
whose named has not been learned, that
he empty his satched, emphasizing his
order with a flourish OF his revolver,
the passenger hastily poured out the
contents of his satchel and the holdup
took possession. The robber then fired
at random in the car, and one woman
was shot through the arm.
A bolermaker from Jacksonville, Ill.,,
attempted to arrest the man, but was
knocked senselcss.
Other passengers rallied from their
fright and the man was ovcrpowered
and held until the train stopped here,
when he was turned over to the author
itics and placed in jail.
Claims were made by several that the
holdup was drunk, and had boastcd op-
enly that he would kill somebody.
According to the statements of the
passengers, it may be difficult to deter
mine whether the killing occurred IN
Illinois or Missouri
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-08-10
/ Oreign.

The Russian newspaper Novoc Vremya
publishes by inspiration an article writ
ten in 1889 by Alexander Hertzen, the
exilcd Russian agitator, which urges
adoption OF the fundamental principles OF
the American Constitution
Commander Akijama, who was in the
battle OF the Sea of Japan, in a care
fully prepared study, said it proved the
advantage of gunnery, the battleshps.
and tactics, as against the destroyer and
the torpedo boat.
The treasury in Opatof, Russian Po-
land, was attacked by 40 armed men,
who killed or wounded all the watchmen
guarding the buildings. The robbers
secured $4,000,
The German government has init
mated to Morocco that 1t does not de-
sire to secure any concessions pending
the conference.
The Japanese are reported to have
burned ali the buildings on the shores
of Castries Bay, after which they re-
embarked,
The Japanese are said to have con-
centrated 100000 infantry, with 1000
cannon, in Manchuria
The Chinese Chamber OF Commerce
at Shanghai, which started the boy
colt of American goods, is now trying
to stop it.
The Governor of German East Atri-
ca wired the announcement OF an up
rising of the natives in the Maturb'n
Mountains.
Detectives raided a coffee-house in
Warsaw and captured number OF So
cial democrats, of whom 80 were or
ganizers.
The American pilgrimage left Rome
for Florence, whence they will go to
Switzerland.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-08-10
Woman Ball Player Hurt.

Newcastle, Pa. (SpcciaD.-ln the first
game Of baseball she ever played Mrs.
William Guildoo, of this city, sustained
a fracture of three ribs. The game was
played at the annual outing of the Prim-
tive Methodist Church, at Willow Grove,
four miles south of here. Teams were
"picked up" with several women on each
side. When Mrs. Guildoo went to bat
she turned away from the first ball,
which struck her in the side, fracturing
three ribs and knocking her down,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-08-10
VOLUME .XXXV.
Anna Katharine rssn Author ss. ""hs Hs s''''4'"

aopye,cuJ $780, ~ RosuRr soNNIR's SONS.

A beautiful flush rose on her cheek
and she stole side glance at the STAR
tied singer, as If to see whether her
own emotion was observed. 1t was
not, for after the first movement of sur.
prise the latter had turned away and
was looking toward the house as If
she longed to take refuge in flight.
"You know him." whispered Miss
Aspinwall.
"Oh, yes; oh. yes. But I must not
see him. Why has he come here? 1t
is fatality; l must 60"
Miss Aspinwall did not, to de.
tain her.
81 will go with you" she said. and
they left the summer house together
not turning their heads, though the
temptation to do so was equally strong
for both.
81 saw him when left the flowers
at your house." observed Miss Aspin
wall, as they FASTENED over the lawn
"He came in before l left. Is he an
old friend of yours? Pardon me if
appear too curious"
"He was not friend; he never came
till that dav and then he came on bust
ness. He Is an artist"
II know that; l recognized his face;
he Is well known in the city. His pic.
lures, such as have seen, are exqui'
site"
Miss Aspinwall was smiling. Her
gait and manner were redolent with
joy.
The signorina, on the contrary,
seemed to have weights on her feet.
She stumbled once or twice, and her
restless eyes had sort of terror in
them. Suddenly she asked:
"You know his name, then"
"Certalnly; it is one that New York
is proud of. Hamilton Dcgraw. Sure.
ly, you have heard Of it!"
Eyes"
They were now at the foot of the
steps leading up to the huge portiro
of the great pillared mansion. AS tho
signorina uttered this assent she looked
back. Miss Aspinwall followed her
example. No one was visible on lawn
or walk.
"He must be stopping at the next
house." remarked the heircss ecu
rous that we should meet him here
and that he should see us together
Curious enough" echoed the signor-
ina.
But when she gained the room which
had been placed at her disposal and
had carefully shut the door and closed
the windows her composure instantly
left her. and she fell in what looked
like n sudden collapse before q chair,
and burying her face in Its cushions
gave long. low cry, the language of
which it would have been hard TO in
tcrpret. Then she started again to
her feet, and opening her trunk took
from it a telegram blank, upon which
she wrote one line. But before she
had signed it she paused again, and
stood so long with it flutterng in her
hand that she might have been taken
for an exquisite statue OF lrresolutlon.
Finally she tore up the contemplated
telegram, saying as she did so, in the
sweetest of musing tones:
II will not meddlc with fate. Let II
bring me what it will Its gifts may
be better than any l have lost, than
any I have sought for And the
troubled brow grew smooth and the
childlike look came back to her face,
and of all the joyous creatures that
huttered beneath the sun that day she
was the brightest, the sweetest and
the most dclightsome.
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81.

CHAPTER97.
AN ACT to amend Section "a Of Article 3 OF
the Constitution of this state.
SECTION l. Re 10 enacted on the General
assembly of Maryland Qhree-tifths OF the
members of the two Houses concurrlng),
That the following section be and the same Is
hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of this State, and II adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as
herein provided, 1t shall supersede ana stand