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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS,

The board of county commissioners
met today.
L. D. Whittemore has been chosen
director of the National Educational
association to represent Kansas.
Judge Dana has set the joint in
junction cases, brought by the State
Temperance union, for trial July II.
John Gill of lola has rented a build
ing in Atchison which will be remodel
ed to be used as a vaudeville theater.
William Leland, son of Cyrus Lee
land, jr., is home from the United
States Naval academy, at Annapolis.
on visit.
superintendent Whittemore of the
city schools is attending the National
Educational association meeting at
Asbury Park
Capitola Rebekah lodge No. 219 at
the recent meeting elected and INSTALL
ed the officers for the new term. Mrs.
L. NJ. Penwell conducted the cere-
monies.
Secretary Anderson. Topeka CONNER
cial club: There is one silver thread in
| all these troublesome times. The White
Sox won three straight games from
Wichita
County Clerk Newman has moved
his family into his new house. on Mon
roe street, between Ninth and Tenth
streets. Mr.. Newman has some very
clear ideas about who caused the Dew
lin crash.
| Clarence H. Coleman, assistant sec
rotary of the Kansas City. Mo, Rail-
way Y. NJ. c. A., is spending his vaca-
ton in Topeka with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Brown of 200 Han
| cock street.
Lawrence Gazette: If half the stories
they tell on c. J. Devlin are true, he
was a very reckless plunger. 1t is told
of him that he was so careless of con-
sequences that he actually put lot of
money into a Topeka newspaper.
Still every once in a while a stray
gler drifts into the Topeka free employ
ment agency and wants job in the
harvest fields. Some of them have
weird ideas about grain gathering. They
must think that it lasts until the snow
flies.
One of the horses entered in the
state races for the state fair next Sep
TENDER is Coinetta. owned by Thomas
O'Connor of Emporia. This is one of
the horses which ran away twice dur
ing one race at the fair last year. The
other horse, which ran away a couple
of times during the same race, was
owned by Ike Lambert, also of En-
poria.
s. NJ. Brewster, special master in the
Kaw river cases. has announced that he
will begin testimony on July Is in the
federal building at Kansas City. The
agreed to be ready at the appointed
date. J. s. Dean. United States attor-
ney, thinks that the testimony can be
taken in ten days.
The report made by Postmaster Guth-
RE of the work of rural route mail car
riers running out of Topeka, shows that
business has increased greatly during
the last quarter. There are. eight routes
and for the quarter ending June 80 they
carried 202.80 pieces of mail. Applica-
tons for 315 money orders were receiv
ed by the carriers and they sold $416
worth of stamps. The heaviest route is
No Z, which carried A, 742 pieces of mail
during the quarter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07

The idea that an inferior class of peo-
pie patronize the tourist sleepers is an
error. On many trips only the best class
ly men and women of good sense who
would rather travel to California in this
manner and save a snug sum of money
to be used elsewhere. 1t is beginning
to be understood that 1t is by no means
necessary for the traveller to spend a
large sum of money in order to enjoy
a trip to the Pacific coast.
If you cross the continent in one of
the tourist sleepers of the Union Pacific
YOU will enjoy your trip and save con-
siderable money. Inquire of the nearest
Union Pacific agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
WaterwOrks Committee Spends
Evening in Labor.
Fail to Formulate Provisions OF
an Ordinance.
WANT NO SINKINGFUND.
Chairman Green Would Use All
Money in Betterments.
Would Leave Future Genera
tons to Pay for Plant.

Because the task of fixing the status
of the various funds in the proposed
management of the waterworks was too
large a matter to be settled in one
meeting the waterworks committee of
the council last night refused to take
any action of a final nature and the or
dinance will lie over until another
meeting of the committee. Two mem
bers of the committee, VIM. Green and
S. T Howe, were present, ]. w. F.
Hughes, the other member, was absent.
The committee struck a snag when it
approached the matter of arranging for
fund for betterments and extensions
of the plant. At the present time with
out levying a tax for hydrant rentals
the net income is running close to S20-
900 per year. Both councilnen. Howe
and Green, are of the opinion that this
is not sufficient to take care of extern
s1ons of MAINS depreciation in the plant
and betterments. The hydrant rental
tax will have to be levied, this was the
opinion of the committee. But the
hydrant rental tax may be Illegal, at
least there is some question about the
right for a city to tax itself to pay
for the water it itself uses. The hydrant
rental tax amounts to $500 per wear
or a Is mill levy, this is to go towards
the fund which will provide for extern
sions. making an available amount of
something like $35, 600 per year.
No provision is made for a sinking
fund. Councilman Green said: Il am
not in favor of creating a sinking fund.
Let the coming generation meet that
burden. We have purchased the plant
and assumed the burden of taking it
over and now let the coming generation
help pay for it. There is no need to
create a sinking fund now, let all the
money made as a surplus go in towards
the betterment of the plant. Twenty
years from now when some of these
bonds will fall due the plant will have
increased in value upwards of a million
dollars"
Mr.. Howe did not express himself so
strongly but nevertheless sided with the
stand taken by the chairman of the
committee.
City Attorney Dreaming proposed to
establish the following sinking fund in
agreement with Mayor w. H Davis:
'"ro provide a sinking fund of 2 per
cent per annum upon the gross in
debtedness of the city created for the
purpose of purchasing. improving or
extending the waterworks, for the pur-
pose of paying off such indebtedness
at maturity"
you won't be able to borrow money
or sell your bonds if you don't make
advised City Attorney Dreaming.
The committee, however, decided
that they did not want that section in
the proposed ordinance arranging for
the management of the waterworks
and ordered it stricken out
This is the situation. The city has
reached the limit of its bonded indebt-
edness and the surplus fund will ac-
cording to the opinion of the commit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
FOR WORK WITH BRISTOW.
Fast Stenographer Made Chief OF
Postal Appointment Division.

washington, July 7.-Richard Covert,
a young stenographer, who has just
been made chief of the appointment di-
vision of the office of the fourth assist
ant postmaster general, which puts him
in charge of SO, Geo fourth class postmast-
ers throughoutethe country, is the latest
of those who literally worked night and
day in the Bristow investigation of the
postoffice department to be rewarded.
At the beginning of the investigation,
Covert was brought from Chicago,
where he had a reputation as fast
worker and a man who could be trusted.
and was made confidential stenograpner
to 'tSleuth'' BriStow. Throughout the
Investigation he worked from II to 10
hours a day, and, twice, when Mr. Bris-
tow was preparing his final report, he
worked for SO hours without leaving his
desk. In recognition of his loyalty he is
given one of the best jobs in the de-
partment, though he has been in the
government service only three years.
The place pays $1,000 year
Covert was a shell-carrier on the
cruiser Baltimore at the battle OF Ma
Mia bay, and was the most seriously
wounded American in the engagement
He was knocked down by the concus-
sion of gun, and the heavy shell which
he was carrying crushed bone in his
leg He refused surgical attention and
demanded that he be carried to his gun,
which he helped to handle until the last
Spanish flag went down. Then he went
to the hospital and narrowly escaped
losing his leg.
Naval discipline was not suited to
Coyert's nature, and he was frequently
on the carpet for violations of the reg
ulations His bravery and consequent
popularity with the officers saved him
severe punishment, but he was fined so
often that he drew only $115 for three
years service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
La Toilette at Ottawa

Ottawa, Kan. July 7-Governor
Robert M. La Toilette gave his ad-
dress on the Worlds Greatest Trag-
edy'' at the assembly here A great
audience was present. The park
tabernacle was filed to it's fullest ca
pacity, but the address at no time
touched the topics which it had been
expected would be discussed Gov
ernor LaFolIette left for the east in the
afternoon. In conversation he ex-
pressed the belief that congress would
be called upon to handle the railroad
question this fall. He would, he said,
do his share in the fight against the
railroads in whatever form the ques-
ton came before the senate. Senator
Burton and Congressman Bowersock
Joined the LaFollette party here, and
were with the governor on the plat
form.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
Gern,ans WAND to Know.

visory office for private insurance COM
panies has demanded of the Equitable
Assurance society and Mutual Life In
suranceAcompany of New York, that
they declare by August 1 in what man
ner they propose separating their prem
ium reserves on German policies from
the general reserves and how they in
tend to invest them. The amounts af-
fected are $7,500,00 in the case of the
Equitable and $5,250000 in the case of
the Mutual The steps taken have no
connection seemingly with the present
Equitable developments but are taken
with the view to carrying out the pro-
visions of the German insurance law of
1901
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
START AT SIX A. M.
Methodists at Denver Are Working
Full Time.

Denver, July 7.-Thousands of
Methodist workers who are attend
ing the seventh international conven-
ton of the Epworth League were astir
soon after sunrise today and the
morning watch meeting in Trinity
church at $50 a. m. was large and
spirited Departmental conferences
and summer assemblies and schools
occupied the remainder of the fore
noon and were followed by numerous
noon day meetings for prayer and ex-
hortation, some of them being held in
the streets. This afternoon there were
three mass meetings at each of
which noted preachers discussed the
following subjects:
1.-THE Sabbath; Shall It be Sacred
or Secular"
"Our Foreign Population
1.-THE Churchless Masses
There is to be no election of officers
this year and delegates who are fond
of church politics are devoting their
attention to the contest over the
choice of d location for the next BIZ
enniaI convention to be held in 1907.
Boston, Kansas City, Mo-, Columbus,
Ohio, Omaha, Nashville. Dallas and
Birmingham, Ala, are candidates for
the honor. The board of control
makes the selection. Iowa delegates
have started a movement to secure
the convention in 1911 for Des Moines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
INNEs AND HIS WHISPERS.
Why the Distinguished Band Man
Wears a Fierce Mustache.
Innes dare moi shave his naustache.

Innes dare not shave his mustache.
He is not privileged to grow a beard.
The popular bandmaster who is going
to bring his big organization to Vine
wood park for the week of July Is will
be found hiding behind his fierce black
mustache as OF yore. Even the cut of
his wiry hair will not be changed.
Marc Robbins, an actor spending the
summer in Topeka, has not run the lawn
mower over his physiognon1y for weeks.
He is to appear in Russian play next
season. Instead of arriving at the the
alter in advance of everyone else and
spending an hour gluing on and trim
ming a false beard Mr.. Robbins decided
to grow one.
This is the privilege of the actor
which those who entertain the public
without makeup do not enjoy. The ac-
tor may weaf his beard or mustache or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07

comb his hair the same off the stage as
on. Not so with the entertainer sans
makeup. He plays constantly the same
character and his features must con-
form to it.
The Innes face is the Times trade
mark It must not be changed. The
public would not recognize a smooth
faced man for the bandmaster and COM
poser whose pictures have been con-
stantly before it.
It is a point that any musician who
aspires to a public career might well
ponder, for once decided it is irrevoca-
BILE
ped crown!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
He BIT HIMSELF.
A Condemned Murderer Tries to Cheat
the Gallows.

Owensboro, KY, July Tn frenzied
realization that another day meant
death on the scaffold, Robert Mathley
made a despairing effort during the
night to commit suicide. He bit and
tore the veins in his arms but although
he nearly bled to death, his act was
discovered in time and he was hanged
today. MathleY killed William A.
Watkins and James Gregson a year
ago out of jealousy.
With his last breath Mathley de-
clared that a woman had sworn his
life away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
A LOVELY COMPLEXION
New York Lady Proves That
Every Woman May
Have 1t By
USING cUTIcURA SOAP

Mrs. R. Reichenberg, wife of the
weIl-known jeweller of 146 Fulton ST.
New York. says: st had a friend who
was justly proud of her complexion.
When asked what gave her such a
brilliant and lovely complexion, she
replied, a healthy woman can be sure
of a fine skin if she will do as I do.
use plenty of Cuticura Soap and
water She insisted that I follow her
example, which did with speedy con-
viction. I find that Cuticura Soap
keeps the skin soft, white, and clear
and prevents redness and roughness.' .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
PROMPT REDRESS.
For Indignity to American Attache at
the Sultan's Court.

Constantinople, July 1.-The American
protest against the indignity to which A.
Gargiulo, the first dragoman of the lega-
ton, was subjected to by the police
brought prompt redress. The sultan i'm
mediately after he became aware of the
situation ordered Cali Bey, the introducer
of ambassadors. to call on Minister Leish-
man at Prinkipos island to express to him
his most sincere regrets and to announce
that the spy had been instantly dismissed.
The incident is thus closed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
a Fortune for the o'Keefes.

New York, July Thomas O'Keefe,
of Greentown. N. Y, has learned that
he is one of the heirs to a fortune OF
SOS. 900 900 supposed to have been left by
Dennis O'Keefe, his cousin. who died
some years ago in Texas. The Informal
ton came from a lawyer in Ireland,
who had been searching for heirs in the
neighborbood of Kibush, Ireland, where
Dennis O'Keefe lived until 1904, when he
sailed for America. Thomas O'keefe is
about 66 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
HOLD eattle for pamages.

Emporia, July 7.=Louis Jones, a
farmer who lives near Madison, 20
miles south of Emporia, has on his
farm 20 head of cattle belonging to
two of his neighbors, Messrs. Hendrick
and Houghton. Jones claims that the
cattle he is holding were found in his
corn field, destroying his crop, and he
is holding the cattle, pending a settIe9
ment by their owners, for damages
The owners of the cattle have brought
a replevin proceedings to get their
cattle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
Receiver Tor MIS-. Jan1es Brown Potter.

London, July Mrs. James Brown
Potter presented her own petition in
bankruptcy today and the court APP
pointed a receiver. The American
actress lost heavily as the result OF re-
cent productions at the Savoy theater
and all her personal effects and. her
home at Maidenhead We're sold last
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07

tee have to take care of all extensions
and betterments of the plant. There
fore they reason that it is not wise to
tie up some SIS, 800 which is coming
in each year as hydrant rentals in a
sinking fund when there is a probable
need that all available money will
have to be used for increasing the
plant
The free use of. the water in the
schools of the city came in for criti-
cism last night. 1.-THE public schools
of the city use two-f1fths of the pump
age of the city. 1t is allowed to run
there all the day. I think meters
ent Shaw. The committee agreed with
him. Orders will probably shortly go
into effect originated by the committee
controlling more closely the use of
water in the parks, for flushing pur-
poses and in the public schools; in the
latter instance meters will be installed.
The school board. through its ex-
trava gent management has no funds,
so it is impossible to make them pay
for the water, though this was con-
Sidered for q brief time last night.
Several salary changes were recon-
mended by the. committee on the ad-
vice of Mr.. Shaw.
The salaries paid under the mana cement
of the company were as follows:
Superintendent, per month. $50. 90
Secretary, cashier and boolkkeeper,
per month ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 75.0
Clerk, per month MISREPRESENTATION. 40. 90
Chief engineer, per month. ............ 100. 90
Second engineer, per month........,... 1000
Two firemen, each at salary of per
Helper, per month. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
Foreman, per month ................. 1000
Meter inspector, per week.............. 1900
Meter inspector, per week. 1850
The recommended raises are:
Secretary, cashier and bookkeeper
Clerk, per month. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 50. co
Meter inspector, per month. ........... $500
Meter inspector, per month. ...,....... 1900
The superintendent also recommended a
raise in the salary of the assistant engi-
neer from SO to 500, but the committee
gineer has a. house of six rooms with
steam heat and electric light furnished
free of charge. and this is considered to be
worth an additional SIS per month Mr..
great q difference between the salaries of
the two men without corresponding diff
ference in their duties.
1t is expected that the city will in the
of houses for it's employees out at the
Waterworls station west of the city. This
is the recommendatio of the superintend-
emit At present the chief engineer is the
only employe who is so furnished. The
remainder Of the employees live in the city
several miles from the plant, and in case
OF emergency are often far removed from
the waterworks station.
The committee decided last night that no
business man of the city can be declared
less he owns property in the city. Such
a provision was inserted in the ordinance.
To guard against political preference or
dishonesty, the ordinance was amended
making a sufficient cause for removal dis
honesty, ineompetency or using office for
political purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
DO YOU SMOKE !?
Stansfield Recommends Cllicos, the
Cigar That PIeases.

Nothing gives a smoker more pleas
ure than a good cigar, such as Wads-
worth Bros Chicos that StansfleId is
recommending so strongly
Mr.. StansfieId says that he has never
before had a cigar win SO many friends
amongst smokers that like good
cigar. While the Chico costs sc, yet it
is made from the same quality of to-
bacco. with long Havana filler, as
any 10c cigar on the market 1t comes
direct to George w. Stansfield, drug
gist, 632 Kansas avenue, from the
Irlanufa cturers, thus saving all job
bers' profits. Mr.. Stansfield wants all
lovers of a good smoke to try the Chi
cos. Begin smoking them today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07

Philadelphia, July George G..
| Pierre, chief of the bureau of city
property, resigned today at the re-
quest of Mayor Weaver. The resigna-
| ton will take effect at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
oppose Prohibitive Tax.

New York, July THE Chamber of
Commerce has received a communica-
ton from the Toronto Board of Trade
stating that the counsel of that board
repudiated the action of the executive
assembly of Quebec in attempting to
enforce a prohibitive tax on American
commercial travellers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
Steamer Held at Saigon.

Saigon, French Indo-China, July T.
The German steamer Litsun has been
detained here, it having been discovered
that she has munitions of war on
board. The records available do not
give the name of a German or other
steamer having any similarity to Lit
SUM-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
Fourth of July Deaths Total 81.

Chicago July -Four victims Of
Fourth of July accidents have died in
Chicago. In addition two deaths were
the result of injuries received on the
evening of July 8. One of these already
had been counted in the totals which
now in the entire country, reach the
number of 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
$1,000
Buffalo and Return, via Rock Island
System.

Tickets on sale July z, and 9, final
return limit August 4. 1905. For full
information see Rock Island agents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07
Increase in Trade.

London, July 1.-THE June state
ment of the board of trade shows in
creases of s1,s03.000 in imports and
$9,57S,0 900 in exports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-17
Obituary Record.

Mrs. Gretchen Thomson, wife of
Peter J. Thomson. died at his home,
1884 Leonard street, Wednesday even
ing after a short illness, aged 80
years. Deceased was born in Schles-
wig-HoIstein and came TO this country
with her parents when 9 years of age.
She came directly 10 Davenport where
she was married in 1890 to the hus-
band who survives her with three chill
dren: Carl F., Martha a, and Walter
c. Thomson.
At Mercy hospital Wednesday even
ing. occurred the death of George w.
Helbig. one of the well known young
men of the city. and until recently SEN
ior member of the firm of Helbig &
Ehlers, proprietors of the meat mar
ket at Fourth and Iowa streets. De
ceased was born and reared in this
city. The survivors are the bereaved
mother. Mrs Caroline Helbig and four
sisters and one brother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-17
MONMOUTH SUSPECTS
AN lMTERURBAN DEAL
The Indications Said to Point to
Friendly Relations Between
Two Companies.

Monmouth, Feb 17.-Members of the
Western Illinois Traction company are
reticent in giving out information con-
corning their relations with the Dav-
export syndicate which proposes build
ing an interurban line from Davenport
to GalesbUrg, coming through Rock
Island, Aledo and Monmouth, but they
do not deny that G. G. Hipwell. of
Davenport, Iowa. one of the prime
movers in the syndicate. had conferred
with members of the Western Illinois
Traction company at Monmouth and
with Judge Post at Galesburg. asking
them to come to Rock Island to con
fer with members of the Davenport
syndicate.
Neither do they deny that there is
a deal up between the Western Illinois
Traction company and the Davenport
syndicate to build the proposed line
over the Monmouth company's right
of way from Monmouth to Galesburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-17
1T ALWAYS HELPS

An ailment like consump-
ton that has been months
and years getting a foothold
cannot be relieved in a week
or day. SCOTS Emulsion
will always afford relief and
often cure, but not over night.
The consistent use of SCOTS
Emulsion will positively help
the consumptive at any
stage of the disease. We
guarantee nothing beyond
this, but we know that right
living and SCOTS Emulsion
have done more to cure con-
sumption than anything else.
Scott & Bovine, 4oo Pearl St, New York.