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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

ueNeQ the Nalue OdaGeQ upon news ltA=
per routes to be greatly inflated. Last
Sundays Journal was superior in
every respect as a local newspaper. It
was marvel. issued. as it was, "on
call"
J. w. Stout. principal of the High
SCHOOL, II did not sign the petition.
I think Mr. MaeLennan is entirely
right
C. s. Bowman: s"I signed the petit
ton offered by the carrier ". sIv-
ing the matter a second thought. I
want my name removed.
r. W. Leech. j 2044 West street:
Take my name ore the carriers petit
tion.''
TT. MCKEE. 1906 Harrison street.
Take my name off"
Mrs. D. E. Palmer: TAKE my name
off the carriers petition"
Mrs. D. r. Bartlett, 522 Horne
street: Want my name off the Pc
tition."
Mrs Isbel. sos Harrison: Want
my name off that petition"
Dr.. Boam: Take my name off the
petition"
Geo. Nyman, 4o6 Western avenue.
Scratch my name off"
H. o. Austin. s1s Monroe street:
''Take my name off the petition"
J. E. Gall: want my name taken
from that petition. My wife signed 1t
without knowing what it was"
NJ. W. Null: "Take my name off
the petition"
c. ". Cribb: want my name taken
off the petition
w. L. Douglass. 726 Branner street:
81 want to apologize for signing that
carriers petition. Take my name
off,
VIM. R. Whitney: "Take my name
A. L. Whitney, 42o East Seven
tenth: want my name off the petit
/ ton"
] A. E. Myers: 81 want my name
/ taken off that carriers petition"
Cyrus Anderson, secretary of tn e
state board of railroad commissioners
| 1.-THE Sunday Journal is all right. It
/ fixes things just right for laboring
people, who don't have time to read a
morning paper. and yet who want a
/ Sunday morning paper. It ought to be
a success"
c. J. Nellis, s37 Woodlawn: want
name off that petition
B. B. Mize. ss7 woodiawn: want
my name off that petition
VIM Elder, old soldier. PA East
1 Fourth street: Il have taken the
Journal long time and I intend to
stand by it."
w I. Miller. lumber merchant; THE
/ carriers did not present their petition
to me. It would not have done them
any good II they had. would not
presume to dictate to Mr.. MacLennan
how to run his business. He can do
4 that without any help from me, as Is
/ evidenced by his success in the business
world. I know if I allowed outsiders to
i come between me and my men,
I would not have any business. I should
! think those men who signed the petit
4 ton SO hastily would feel foolish now
z. A. Emerson. manager Postal
Telegraph company: Il don't know
| whether, anybody in my Office signed or
not, but if my name is on 1t it certainly
is not authorized"
l. L. Allen, 1925 North Kansas ave-
nue.; Take my name off that carriers
petition.
John @. Royce, state bank commits
sioner: THE Sunday issue of the State
Journal ought to be winner. It is q
strong paper"
i c. J. Snyder. photographer: Il am
not the. G. J; Snyder who signed the
) was presented at cur house we refused
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

W. T. Wehe, 1910 Van Buren,: Il
want my name taken off that petition. ="
Mrs P. H. Adams: Neither Mr..
Adams nor signed the carriers petit
ton. We had an opportunity to but
both felt distinctly that it was not an
affair for our meddling. Mr.. Adams
said ehe was confident that Mr.. Mac
Lehman understood the management of
his own business and that he didn't see
any sense or justice in the carriers
appeal to the subscribers of the State
Journal"
Mr.. Andrew Scholer, Wamego: 81
have read the State Journal for some
time and am glad to have an oppor-
tunity to read it on the seventh day as
well as the other six. have been
interested in the difficulty the editor is
having with the carriers but feel that
they are outside their pTerogRtives
in trying to dictate to him how he
shall conduct his business"
NJ NJ. Hale, city treasurer, said: 81
never saw the petition, but 1 wouldn't
have signed it even if / had seen it.
I think that is a private business mat
ter which ought TO be left to the Jour
nal and its carriers. However, I be-
lieve that the carriers are paid well. 1
know of a number of them who have
paid their own way through college by
carrying Journals. The routes seem to
sell for great deal of money, too; the
carrier who delivers my paper to me
said that he had sold his route for
$500 and that he had paid $675 for it
two years before. He must have made
quite a nice little sum of money
James Chappelle. proprietor of the
Copeland hotel. The Sunday Journal
is what the town has needed for years"
M. Snattinger: MY son signed my
name to the petition. He had no right
to do so and : want my name taken
off. severely reprimanded my son for
doing so. Mr.. MacLennan has right to
put any price on his paper he wants to
without any interference from outsiders.
When was in business, If I wanted to
sell a yard of calico at loss or at a
profit. it was not anybody's business but
my own"
Herbert Armstrong. assistant clerk of
the supreme court: THE Sunday edi-
ton of the State Journal is good. The
trouble is that you newspaper people are
not satisfied unless you are praised in
superlatives."
William E Connelley, 621 Tyler street:
Il wish to congratulate you on the Sun
day Journal. and commend you for your
enterprise and public spirit. I have moved
back to Topeka, and live at the above
number. I wish to say that IN the car
riers' controversy ] think you are right
and the carriers wrong. small fellow
came to me and wanted me to sign his
petition 7 refused to do so. He then asked
me who lived here before I did. I told
him that c. w Jones lived here until
August 20 of this year Mr. Jones was
/ located here as superintendent OF the ROCK
Island railroad, and is now in Des Moines.
7 hope you will come out all right in this
matter. and think it shame that your
eeived in such a narrow spirit by even a
small number of people living here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

Clarence Scott. Cremerie restaurant:
Il should say not. I could see no rea-
son on earth why I should sign a petit
ton Of that character. Mr.. MacLen-
nan probably understands how to run
his own business without advice from
me or from the carriers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

Ben Diment merchant: q signed
the petition without understanding the
matter in controversy. Now that
have heard both sides I want my name
taken off the list of signers.s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

A. H. Hagen, Novelty theater: "a
refused to sign the carriers petition
I could see no good reason why
should be asked to sign it. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

r W. Harrison, county commission
er: 1.-THE Sunday edition of the Jour
nal strikes me as being just about the
right thing and while the petition was
not presented to me I should not have
signed it If it had been"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

A. T. Waggoner, druggist: ST can
not understand what the boys hope to
gain by their petition and I did not
sign it."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

j. c. Elliott: II signed the petition
and want my name taken Off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

H T. Grow: 81 did not sign the
petition as I do not consider that
should get into other peoples bust
ness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

NJ. L. Cox: MY wife signed the Pc
tition without considering it and now
wishes that she had nots
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

E. D. Giles. merchant: mo, I would
not sign a petition of that nature and
any way it is not my fight"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

w. w. Denison. quartermaster gen
eral. K. N. G.: Il greatly enjoy the
Sunday edition of the Journal It is
an important step in the newspaper
progress of the town
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

lieved the value placed upon newspa-
per routes to be greatly inflated. Last
Sundays Journal was superior in
every respect as a local newspaper. 1t
was a marvel. issued. as it was, "on
call -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

Luther Frazier, salesman: mo, 1
did not sign the petition. If my name
is on the list it was signed by my wife
L suppose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

to sign because we do not intend to
dictate to another man how he shall
run his business"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

W. T. Wehe, 1910 Van Buren,: 81
want my name taken off that petition. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

o. A. Rosser, druggist: 81 did no
see the petition and 1 should not hav
signed it if I had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09
HUGHES DECLINES.

New York, oct. 9.-charles z.
Hughes, counsel for the insurance in
vestigation committee, today declined
the Republican nomination for mayor
of New York city.
In stating his grounds for refusing
the nomination which was rendered to
him by the unanimous vote of the city
Republican convention last Friday
night Mr.. Hughes said:
I'm this dilemma I have simply to
do my duty as I see it. In my judg-
ment I have no right to accept the
nomination A paramount public
duty forbids it.
The Kansas Authors club will meet
at the National hotel on Wednesday
evening. a Symposium of Stories is
the chief factor on the programme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

VIII Rigdon. 1915 North Quincy:
Want my name taken from the peti-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

J. w. Stout principal of the High
school: II did not sign the petition.
7 think Mr.. MaeLennan is entirely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

L. NJ. Chfes, 1871 Van Buren,: 81
want my name withdrawn from seti-
tiOss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

3. +. Sim, druggist, says: IT think
they signed it at the house. I don't
care what they do about it. I have
troubles of my own. However. that's
a fine Sunday papers the carrier ought
to be able to sell enough more to
make it pay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

J. Z. Sweeney: II want my name off
petition, have taken the paper Is years
and signed without thought, was busy.
son viii be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

C. S. Bowman: q signed the petit
ton offered by the carrier ssiv-
ing the matter a second thought.
want my name removed" 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

Mrs. c. B. futile, 1907 Buchanan
wants name taken off petition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

Probate Judge Hayden: IT just learn
ed from my landlady this morning that
she signed my name to the petition pre-
sented to her by the carriers and I i'm
mediately teleDhoned into the State
Journal to have my name taken off as
my signature was not authorized"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

F. A Lewis. Union Pacific ticket
agent mo, sir; I did not sign the
petition as do not consider It mat
ter subject to petition"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

Sheriff A. T. Lucas: 81 did not sign
the petition and see no reason why I
should be called on to do So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

III. F. Rigby. merchant. 81 did not
sign the petition. I have a business
of my own to run without petitiening
other people as to how theirs should
be handled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

J. J. Kinney: "I never signed a pc
tition of that character. I suppose
that the women folks at the house
signed it for they are great on signing
petitions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

The following is the remainder of the
evangelistic programme for Topeka this
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-07
MAY BUILD TO VALE.
Activity Promised i'm Malheur County
Railroad Affairs.

Progressive residents of Vale, the
county seat of Malheur county. have
organized company for the purpose
of building railroad from that place
to the Oregon Short Line. the exact
point to be decided a a later time. o.
H. Byland. VINO with his wife have
just arrived from Vale to visit the
fair says that the new company was
organized last Thursday and that IL is
expected to have the new road in
operation by next Christmas, says the
Evening Telegram.
The road from Vale to the Oregon
Short Line would have been completed
years ago had it not been believed tina.
the Corvallis & Eastern was going to
come through by that way, for that
road has for many years owned a
right of way down the Malheur river
and on past Vale to Ontario.
Officers of the new road which will
be called the Vale & Malheur Valley
railway. are: Elmer A. Clark. presi-
dent; j. w. MCCuiloch. vice-president;
F. Petrio. secretary, and NJ. G. HOPE,
treasurer. The capital stock is $3.50.
600.
There are three points on the Ore
gon Short Line. either of which might
be chosen as a terminus for the new
road. The nearest one of these to Vale
is Nyssa, but hills intervene and may
cause some difficulty in crossing.
Ontario is another point which is
favored for that purpose but the
Idaho town of Payette. which is four
miles below Ontario. is making a
strong effort to get the road.
BY building the road to Payette no
hills would have to be crossed. while
to Ontario a bench would have to be
traversed. 1t is 16 miles from Vale to
Ontario.
There is an immense amount of wool
and merchandise which is hauled be-
tween Vale and the Oregon Short
Line each year. and the necessity of
a road has long been evident. Com
plete details of the plans of the new
road are expected to be made public
at an early date.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-07
WORK AT MALHEUR-
Extensive Development Promised by
Irrigation Project.

NJ. Fitzgerald. who has been at Vale
and Ontario for several months past,
returned home on Monday evenings
O. B. stage, says the Burns News.
Mr.. Fitzgerald made the News office
call yesterday, and, asked as to the
status of the Malheur project, said
THE prospect of active work on the
Malheur irrigation project being un-
dertaken seems now brighter than
ever before. During the past week
Engineers Whistler and Henny visit
ed the proposed reservoir site i'm the
Harper basin for the purpose of esti-
mating the value of the Pacific Live
stock company's ranch situated there
in, which has to be purchased or con-
demned for reservoir purposes. They
also had a conference with the rep
resentatives of The Dalles Military
Wagon Road company at Ontario, for
the purpose of arranging a satisfact-
ory basis upon which the road land
of that. company could be signed up.
The road company people made
special trip from San Francisco for
that purpose, coming from The Dalles
to Ontario in an automobile.
Mr.. Whistler thinks the difficulties
heretofore standing in the way Of
the project will soon be adjusted. as
the chief of reclamation service Is
willing to make important conces-
sions to the settlers of the Malheur
valley in the way of granting a grad
uating scale of payments and allow
ing unpatented lands to bear their
share of the cost of purchasing the
existing vested rights.
Extensive Investigations are also
being made in the Owyhee region for
the purpose of determining the feas-
ibility of that project, and so far
everything looks very favorable
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-07

Winnipeg. July 1T is reported
that James ]. Hill, is engineering a
scheme to amalgamate the Grand
Trunk and Canadian Northern and
the Great Northern. with a possibility
OF the Inter-Colonial. which will give
a combination of two International
lines. II is also proposed to extend
Hills road into British Columbia.
This would give Hill and the new
combination a terminus at both Seat
tie and Vancouver. the two principal
ports in the North Pacific coast and
would give Hill virtual control of the
of the trade with the Orient.
The new combination. IL cOnsum-
mated., would rush 10 completion the
Canadian Grand Trunk now being
built from Quebec to Vancouver. in
order to secure the shipping of the
immense wheat districts now being
settled in Canada.
The combination would represent n
capital of 1920, 900, 900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-07

Lincoln, Neb., Jnly 7.--As a result
of the refusal Of the Burlington to
pay taxes assessed last year, resort
ing to an injunction against the col
lection, the commissioners of Seward
county have declared a boycott, refus-
ing to ship county supplies over the
road.
Other counties are preparing to
adopt a boycott of the Union Paci-
fic, which also refuses to pay and
has Joined hands with the Burlington.
The deferred payments exceed a half
million dollars, and county finances
are suffering. The governor is con-
sidering summoning a special session
to pass a freight reduction bill as a
punitive measure
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-07

To test the constitutionality of the
law passed at the last session of the
Legislature by which sheep brought
into Oregon from another state for
the purpose of pasturing or being
driven through are made subject to
a tax of 20 cents per head, suit waA
filed in the circuit court today The
action is brought by w. P. Reser, OF
Walla Walla county, Washington.
and was filed this afternoon by Attor-
nuey T, G. HALEY.
A short time ago Mr.. Reser
brought a band of 100 bucks to this
county for pasturage during the sum-
mer and at the demand of Stock In
spector Bean paid the $50 tax due
under the recently enacted law. HsSz-.
ever he made the payment under
protest and the present suit is to re-
cover the amount. However, the suit
has a much greater object than mere
ly to recover the tax for ii is sought
to annul the law by proving 1t un-
| constitutional.
The grounds upon which the law is
held to be in vio,a:aation of the consti-
2tion Of the state are m.>Stnl@ that II
ID contrary to sections one aIi>% tnree
OF article nine. These are that %tax
shall be upon the valuation of st, ~aA
and not per capita, and that all taxes
shall be uniform and equal. Also 1t
is held that a double tax is being lev
led inasmuch as foreign sheep are
already subjected to one tax aside
from the one of 20 cents per head
Furthermore, it is held that non res
idents are treated differently from
residents by the law and that the
object for which the tax is levied is
not stated.
Under the recent law sheep that
are brought here for pasturage are
liable TO the tax whether they be
run on government range or on pri-
vate land, but sheep that are here
for feeding are not taxed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-07
Hop Market at Standstiu.

The hop market in this section of
Willamette valley remains quiet and
featureless except for the increased
inquiry and the consequent stiffening
of prices, says the Salem Statesman
No sales have been reported of late
and few lots are for sale outside the
big pool, which is holding out strong
ly for 80 cents and better, and such
lots as are outside the merger are
scattering. The hot weather of the
past two weeks which prevails
throughout the country, has increas-
ed the sale of beer to more than dou-
BILE the usual amount and this con-
dition alone has had the effect of in
creasing the demand for hops on the
part of the brewers, who are sup
posed to be considerably short of the
necessary amount to supply the trade.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-07
PAUL JONES COMING HOME.
Body of the Old Admiral Arrived at
CherbOurg This Morning.

Cherbourg, July THE remains
of Paul Jones. with an escort of Of
ficials and officers arrived at
o'clock this morning from Paris The
party was officially received by the
maritime prefect. The coffin was re-
moved from the special Garland plac-
ed in a tent, resting on catafalque,
where French and Americans took
turns as d guard OF honor.
Tomorrow at noon the casket will
be taken aboard the Brooklyn. Rear
Admiral Sigsbee's flagship. 10 be con-
veyed to America
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-07
SECRET OF A MONASTERY.
An Old Murder Mystery Solved by the
Death of Woman Masquerading as
a Man

Death OF a Woman Masquerading as
a Man.
Vienna, July IA murder mystery
of 80 years standing has just been
cleared up. it is announced from Bu-
charest. In MOldavia an old man and
his three sons, all grown up, were dis
covered one morning murdered. Sus-
picion fell Immediately on the wife
of the man, who was missing, and who
was known to have lived on exceed
ingly bad terms with her husband and
sons, who were i'm the habit of beating
her very cruelty and otherwise ILL
using her. Though a hue and cry
was raised, she was never found.
There has recently died in the mon
astery of Tibucani. an aged monk
called Vasile PopOvitch. When the
body was being prepared for burial
it was found that the supposed monk
was a woman. She was no other than
the missing murderess, it being found
she entered the monastery as a man
the very morning of the murder,
which took place only few hours
Journey off.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-07
ROOT ACCEPTS
STATE PORTFOLIO
WILL ASSUME HIS DUTIES
WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
official Announcement Issued From
White House This Morning-Some
Time Will Be Required to Close Up
Business Affairs and New Secretary
VIII Not Be in Washington Perma-
nently Until In September.

Oyster Bay, July THE following
bulletin was issued from the executive
officers this morning: "Elihu Root
will accept the tender by the presi-
dent of the office of secretary OF
state. He will take office in a couple
of weeks but it necessarily will be
some time before he closes his busi-
ness affairs. He will not be in Wash
ington permanently until some time in
September"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-07

Topeka, Kan, July THE su-
preme court today. by unanimous
opinion, declared the state oil refin-
cry law unconstitutional. The refin-
cry is declared to be a work of inter-
nal improvement which the state is
specially forbidden TO undertake and
that establishment of a branch pen
itentiary at which oil would be refin-
ed by convlcts is clearly a subterfuge.
Governor Hoch said today: 81
had hoped to go ahead with the plan
and lick John ID. Rockefeller" He
would make no statement with ref
erence to calling a special session of
the Legislature 'to pass new laws TO
defeat the Standard Oil company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-07
SURGEONS IN SESSION.
Next Meeting VIII Re Held in 1906
at Cleveland.

San Francisco. July THE Amer
ican Surgical association today de-
cided TO meet next year at Cleveland,
Ohio.
The officers were elected as fol-
lows: President. DR.. A. Van Beeber,
of Albany, N. Y; vice president, DR..
j. E. Moore. of Minneapolis, Mimi.
second vice president, DIR. j. C Mum
roe, of Boston, Mass; secretary, DIR.
p Allen, of Cleveland. O.: treasurer,
G. r. Flower, of Brooklyn, N. Y;
recording secretary. Dr. b. II. Hart,
of Philadelphia, Pa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-07
Sympathy for Mutlneers.

Manila July THE sailors of the
interned Russian squadron are report
, ed to be in a sullen mood and to be
expressing sympathy for the Black
Sea mutineers. A rumor that they
contemplated numbering their officers
has caused the American authorities
TO place the monitor Monadnock in
close proximity to the Russian war
ships.