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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
STANDARD is NOT STANDARD.
At Least the State Oil Inspector Con-
fiscates Measures.

Inspection of the measures by the
Standard Oil company in Kansas City
show that they are not up to the stand
ard. This is not pun. The measures
have been conf1scated by the city in
spector and efforts are being made to
have the oil company overhaul its
method of doing out its oil.
The measures used by the Standard
Oil company in Kansas City are like
those in Topeka and now feeling is
prey aIent among the merchants in the
CITY that it would be a good thing If
a similar inspection could be made here.
But they are up against it. Topeka has
no ordinance regulating and taxing the
oil compa MES doing business in the
city. They wish they had but they will
probably take 1t out in wishing. Other
cities in the state tax the oil companies
and refineries doing business in their
midst and the tax runs from 500 apiece
per year to $780,
License Collector r. P. Clough said
this noon: Il am going to look that
matter M and if we can jerk up the
oil com panies on their short measures I
shall do it, l doubt, however, if we can
do anything
Councilman William Green said: We
certainly need an ordinance charging
tax against the oil companies. They do
a large business here and they should
he made to help bear the burden of the
exnense in running the city. / believe
| that something should be DONE"
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KEEP HIM AWAKE.
Captain of Salvation Army Says His
Naughty Neighbors Annoy Him.

Inmates of a disorderly house at 80
Kansas avenue are creating so much
disturbance by their sounds of revelry
that it is disturbing seriously the quiet
and peace of mind of Captain La Plount
of the Salvation Army and his family
who room up stairs next door at 312.
L want to tell YOU said Mrs. La
Plount, that Congressman Horn or
whatever his name is who said there
are no places like that in the city is
wrong. 1 know of nine such places
right in this block between Third and
Fourth Streets
You probably mean Councilman
Horn, don't you?" was the suggestion
offered. Yes that's the name. He Ger
tainly doesn't know what he is talking
about. 1t is simply dreadful"
The captain took the cue at this turn.
I'VE live right next door to one and
there is only light partition between.
We can hear every word that is said.
Last night it was especially bad. The
piano was going like a house on fire
and at last we couldn't stand it any
longer and I went to Chief Goodwin at
half past II. We went up to the place
and got them to promise to move out.
But that's all it will amount to. I have
complained to the police three times
now and it doesn't seem to do any good.
| 1t is simply outrageous the way these
places act Up and make a noise"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
WORD FROM S. e. LUX.
Says Topeka Bananas Don't Come
From Infected Port.

Samuel E. Lux. a wholesale commits
sion merchant. claims that there is no
danger of catching yellow fever from
eating bananas and issues the follow
ing statement:
To the Editor of the State Journal:
In last evenings issue of your paper
there appeared an article with these
head lines: Don't eat bananas, if you
do you may swallow yellow fever
germs We fruit dealers have not
had a meeting to discuss this problem
because there is no occasion. All
bananas now received are from ports
yellow fever nor is there any more
danger of contracting yellow fever
from eating bananas than there would
be from eating any other fruits and
vegetables coming from the southern
states.
This article will result in a great in
jury to the fruit merchants through
cut the state as other papers will
copy it, the rumor will spread and a
false impression be created.
About six months ago there was an
article of this nature published re-
garding cabbage and warning the
people not to eat cabbage as it was in
fected by a poisonous worm and any
one eating cabbage so affected had no
chance of recovery. This article caused
a loss of thousands of dollars to the
growers before the general public
last evening is copied as widely as the
cabbage article it will cause a like in
jury. L would be pleased to have you
publish this article.
SAML E. Lux
Wholesale Fruit Dealer.
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friends AS 1 paid taxes all my life,
1 think that now, when l have no more
money, it is the duty of the community
to care for me-"
Asked how he came to lose his money,
Rapelee said he formerly had been at
the head of a brokerage house in this
city made a comfortable fortune and
retired. For a time he lived at the best
hotels but gradually encroached on his
capital and slowly receded to cheaper
quarters. The income firm his funds
was insufficient even then and during
the past Is years his capital slowly
dwlndled until yesterday when only Z
cents remained.
When he figured years ago on always
being in good circumstances, Rapelee
said he never dreamed of living to pass
the four score mark, so that his calcu-
lations went far aIniss. For two months
he had been living in boarding house
in New Rochelle, but that yesterday ne
was told he would have TO move as ne
was a week behind III his rent.
Commissioner Scharp said he would
commit the man to the aim house tenn
porarily at least.
May / get my trunk?' Rapelee ask
ed. He was given permission and for
the first time in the history of the
Westchester aims house it received an
inmate who came with trunk
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Where tl,e Head was.

"a thing happened to me in the
army that I'm worrying about yet, .
said the veteran as he got a rest for
his wooden leg. I'VE were getting into
battle line when the colonel of the
regiment rides up close to nae and
halts. l was an old friend of his, and
SO 1 says:
Looks pretty rocky, don't it. colo
nel?'
{" 1T does. Jim-it does, he replies
g Think we are going to have much
of a fight?'
1T will be devil of a fight
Think We'll lick2'
"'Of course We are bound to lick
with that" continued the vet, 81
looked around and the colonel's head
lay on the ground, while his body was
yet in the saddle. One of those point
ed shells had come along and struck
him in the neck and sliced his head
clean off,
"WeIl, he was killed, of course, and
don't suppose you tried to put it
back on?"
"Of course not. but I've been wor-
ried ever since. Did the colonel have
his head on when he made that last
remark, or was it already lying on the
ground?"
81 should say he hadn't been hit
yet
"You wouldn't hardly think the
head could talk after being severed
from the body?''
''Such a case has never been known.
If you have been worried about it for
the last forty years why haven't you
asked some one about it before?"
Il have always been going to, but
somehow neglected it. I have found
out at last, however, and you don't
know how much obliged am. I won't
have it on my mind any longer. 1 be-
lieve with you that the colonel had his
head on when he said of course we'd
lick 'em and I don't believe a man
head lying on the ground can speak.
However, I wish the colonel could
know what happened"
what did happen?"
'Why. instead of us licking them we
got walloped like thunder. Sorry for
the coloneFs death, but he was a man
of poor judgment."-M. Quad.
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ZONES IN TROUBLE WITH BooMs
Wanted as Candidate for Senator and
Lieutenant Governor.

c. D. Jones, of Norton, who was in
Topeka today looking after some legal
business, has double barFeled political
boom on his hands. Some of his friends
want him to run for the state senate
60 succeed Senator w. H. Haskell, who
win resign to accept the job of warden
of the penitentiary, and he is also
being pursued by a boom for lieutenant
governor.
Mr.. Jones has been in the house for
several terms, and in discussing politics
today said
Il have never heard of this lieutenant
governor business until coming to To-
peka, and consequently there's nothing
suggested to me that 1 run for the sem
ate to succeed Mr.. Haskell, but I have
not yet decided what 1 will do about it.
] have not heard of any candidates for
the place yet
What do people in your county think
about the Kelly affair ?',-.Was asked.
Wei, there is considerable division of
opinion. Some are inclined to blame
Governor Hoch considerably for not
taking a stronger stand in the matter.
They think Hoch is honest but they
are inclined to be disappointed in his
executive ability. OF course the senti-
ment is that Kelly has shown himself
up Ia good shape but most people say
We'll, Kelly has only this term to serve
out, and If he can get through without
disgracing the party too much, the best
plan would be to let him stay It seems
to be the impression that Hoch has been
trying to let things drift along, in the
hope that some solution will present
itself which will avoid all friction and
difficulty
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VOLO NEARLY KILLED.
Cyclist Who Looped the Loop in To-
peka Has Accident.

Tom Butler, whose stage name is Volo
and who appeared in the Gaskill shows
in the looping the loop act during their
engagement here for the Home Festival
Week, has been seriously injured in
Helena, Mont, where he was featured
in the act with the Barnum & Bailey
circus. The stadium in which division
of the Gaskil shows Butler appeared
was closed out by the management
shortly after their departure from Tope-
ka, at Cripple Creek. Following that
Butler caught on with the Barnum &
Bailey management. That Butler has
been hurt while doing his act is not to
be wondered at as it was hair raising
feature.
The dispatch from Helena follows:
Helena, Mont. Aug. 10.-Volo, the BIZ
cycle rider with the Barnum & Bailey
circus who jumps the gap during the
performance. failed to do the trick here
and fell to the ground. He was uncon-
ecious for half an hour. The physicians
said they feared he was internally in
Jured and would die. He left Helena
with the circus in charge of a physician
Volos true name is Tom Butler. His
wife keeps the loop in an automobile
and she followed with her turn immed-
lately after the accident to her hus-
band
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TOSEE ROOSEVELT
Crowd OF 100000 Visitors POurs
Into Wilkesbarre.
To Meet the President of the
United States.
ALL STORES CLOSED.
Miners andTemperance Workers
in Large Numbers.
Chief Executive Addresses Cath
Olic Abstinence Society.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 10.-From
every section of the anthracite region
miners and temperance workers came
here today thousands arriving on the
early trains and before daylight crowds
of people with lunch boxes and UNI
brellas had camped out in advantage
Gus spots. to await the arrival of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Mayor KirkendaIl said today that he
expects there will be $50, 900 visitors in
this city. Icemen, milkmen, grocers
and butchers yesterday delivered two
days supply and are not on the streets
today All the shops are closed,
trades union men will quit work at
noon.
The Total Abstinence union dele
gates transacted but little business this
morning, and at noon the 900 uni
formed cadets and soldiers of the two
regiments of the order paraded. This
parade ended in time for the regiments
to line up on the streets and keep back
the great crowds.
Cardinal Gibbons has received this
telegram from President Roosevelt:
at am deeply shocked and grieved at
the death of my beloved friend, Arch
bishop Chapelle. His death is one of
the most lamentable losses in the
course of the outbreak of fever in
New Orleans which is causing such
sympathy and concern throughout the
Fation.''
The president arrived at 1858 p. m.
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COUNTY TO SELL FARMS.
How Clever Western Officers Master
Their MisfOrtunes.

John Dawson returned today from
an extended visit to Garfield county
where he has been working on the
refunding of $4,000 worth of Garfield
school bonds. The bonds will be re-
funded by the state at per cent in
terest. The old bonds bear per cent.
Morton county is coming out of its
boom troubles in better shape than any
of those counties" said Mr.. Dawson.
when all those western counties were
compromising their unpaid taxes for
little or nothing. Morton county simply
took possession of the land and held it.
until now the county owns about half
of the farms in the county Land
values are increasing so rapidly that
the county has decided to hold a big
auction sale of all its farms, and put
the money in its treasury. This auc-
ton is to take place in a couple of
weeks, and it has been advertised far
and wide. 1t is expected that big
crowds will go to Richfeld. the coun-
ty seat, for this event. People will
have to take their own provisions. or
there will be suffering. There are only
about IS people living at the county
seat. with two little stores, and there
is no railroad for 40 miles.
ssSome time ago q land company
offered to take all the land the county
had on hand at 500 per quarter sec
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
FILLING JAILSWITHJ JEWS
The Russian Police in Warsaw Are
Kept Busy.

Warsaw, Aug 10--The police were
busy this afternoon filling the jails with
Jewish socialists. They captured $50
armed with revolvers and daggers, in a
synagogue on Novolipic street. Five
others were arrested by a patrol on
Francis Sekauska street after an ex-
change of shots. A tomb was discov-
cred in the streets this morning and
three policemen were shot.
There are also disorders in the sur
rounding districts. Gangs of revolu-
tionists armed with revolvers and
bombs attacked the government treas
urers in the three district towns of
Opatow, Lubartow and Wengrow, re-
sulting in stiff fighting with the police,
several of whom were killed or wound
ed.
Peasants destroyed the place of Count
Krasinski at Tykocfn, near Byelostok.
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MAYOR SHED AT 1T.
Doesn't Care to Get Into the "AIbum
of Mayors

TELL us about yourself; your age
where you were born and other inter
esting facts concerning your life and
also send your photograph writes
the international Press Syndicate of
New York city to Mayor w. H. Davis.
Particularly appealing was the last
paragraph in the letter which said:
I'VE want to publish a book entitled
the Album of American Mayors
which will contain a write-up of the
mayors or the principal towns in the
country. It wont cost you a thing
With visions of the fate which be-
fell the "Fads and Fancies" subscrib-
ers in New York city, the mayor
backed away with a scared expression
on his face and said, "Oh no, not me.
I don't want to get in that album
The mayor also had possibly the ac-
companying vision of a red plush.
nickel plated album retailed out by
the installment houses, the interior of
the album embellished with his pho
tograph and his life's history.
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D.nver and Return SIS Santa re.

Annual meeting Grand Aerie Fra
ternaI order of Eagles. annual meet
ing American Osteopath1c association
ASSOCIATION Fire Insurance agents.
TicIxets on sale August II, 13, Is, re-
turn limit August 25. Can be extend
ed until September Is.
Three fast trains daily, 11:55 a. m,
1-25 %. M and 1000 D. M; observa-
tion cars, rock ballast track, block
signal system, and Harvey eating
houses.
For information, literature, sleeping
car reservations. address
T. L. KING. C. p. & T. A.,
Topeka, Kansas.
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BARS BARE ARMS IN CHURCH.
Priest Tells Summer Girls to Roll
Their SIeeres Down.

South Huron, Mich, Aug. 10-Sum-
mer girls from Chicago and elsewhere
received a jolt at the 8 o'clock mass
at st. BasiFs Catholic church here
when Rev. John O'Rafferty from the
pulpit warned them not to attend di-
vine services with their sleeves rolled
up TO display coats OF tan. IF a dress is
made with short sleeves it's all right -
said Father Rafferty,, but l wish to
caution young ladies not to come here
with the long sleeves of the dresses
rolled high up on their arms. Roll
them down. Rolled-up sleeves do not
betoken appropriate respect for the
house of God. -
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WIVES NEED -.oBEY. NO MORE.
Much Discussed Word Now Out of the
Methodist Marriage Service.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 10.-Hereafter
it will not be necessary for the bride
to promise to obey in the Methodist
Episcopal marriage service. The re-
vised report of the Presbyterian gen.
eral assembly's special committee on
forms and services contains the
rituals of the respective churches and
while yer ymuch alike in many re-
spects, these rituals show a striking
contrast i'll the one particular, the
marriage service. In the Presbyterian
church as in most others, the woman
must promise to obey; in the Metho-
dist EPISCOPAL church she need take no
such obligation.
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Main Thoros,gnenre

tn Lewis and Clark Exposition, Port.
land oregon, June to October is, 1905.
via Union Pacific. This historical route.
traversing the heart of the great North
west with its boundless resources. gives
you 200 miles along the matchless Co
inr,bia river and trip to Portland and
the Nol Invest without change and a
chance TO visit Yellowstone Park, June
to September 10, by side trip from
1ocateIio or Ogden through MonidA-
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HE TOOK HIS TRUNK.
First Man to Enter AImshouse Under
That Condition.

New york, Aug Wearing patent
leather shoes, a slightly frayed frock
coat and a high hat which was bit
rusty. j. r Rapelee, a retired broker.
Sc Years of age. applied yesterday to
the commissioner of charities in New
Rochelle for commitment to the aims
house Struck by the unusual air Of
dignity and refinement, the commission
ed asked the aged applicant to tell his
You really don't mean that you want
to go to the poor house?" the commits
sioner queried
yes. sir, L most emphatically do. 1
want to keep myself respectable and do
not wish to depend on relatives or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
Hogeboon Sits Tn.

City Physician Hogeboom is rapidly
improving and this morning was sit
ting up. Dr. Hogeboom has been sick
for a little over a week with pleuro-
pneumonia and for time was so seri-
ously i'll that his life was despaired of.
He expects to get UP and out by the
latter part of next week but it is not
expected that he will be able to give
active attention to his duties for from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
How a Story Grows.

The Denver Post has a sensational
writeup of Norman F. Ramsey, of To-
peka, who recently graduated from
West Point 1t gives a fancifuI ac-
count of his packing house job, and
credits the job as an effort on the
part of Ramsey to become welded this
September when he leaves for the
Philippines. He is boarding up the
money on that account, says the Post.
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No Money in 1t.

Cleveland, Aug. 10.-Through his sec
rotary, John D. Rockefeller gave to the
press a statement averring that the Wis
it TO Forest Hill of President Harper of
the University of Chicago is purely So
eial and has nothing to do with uni
Yersity affairs.
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AdmiraI. CIark Is Retired.

Washington, Aug. 1o-Admiral Chas.
E. Clarke, one of the naval heroes of
the Spanish war, became 81 years old
today, and for that reason was trans
ferred to the retired list.
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Main Thoronghfare

To Lewis and Clark Exposition, Port
land. oregon. June 1 to October &.
1905. via Union Pacific. This historic
al route, traversing the heart of the
great Northwest with its boundIess re-
sources. gives you 200 miles along the
matchless Columbia river and a trip
to Portland and the Northwest with
out change and a chance to visit yell
lowstone Park. June to September
19, by side trip from Pocateilo or
OESe. t.sre -S5 Monica
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LOCAL MENTION.

Rev. John NJ. Jackson. of Texas. is
in the city calling on some of his
Euclid avenue friends. He was for
merly pastor of the Euclid Avenue M
Z. church.
Mrs. Lille Wells, of Burlingame,
and Mrs. Della, Taylor and Mrs. Amelia
Weston, of Colorado Springs, are being
entertained by Mrs G. II. Nattinglv.
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Two Killed Riding on Trucks

Colorado Springs, Aug 1o-In a
freight wreck near Limon Junction, 80
miles east of this city, two men were
killed. They are DIR. Wright Andyman
of Omaha and Joseph Miller, also of
Omaha. The men are said to have been
riding on the trucks.
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Unless Christian Of Denmark probable SON
De the first of independent
with will of
should be monarch and to that did
between Prince
@ OF the Netherlands took kindly the
eed for the
Vore daughter of the tumphed the
- $1,000 ~ o"0ie"S
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Knew His Father.

Ebert Hubbard relates that while in
Los Angeles recently many persons ex-
tended the glad hand" remarking
ooh, am so glad. to meet you I
have read everything your father ever
wrote. Please give him our regards
when you return home. How is Fra
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ton, but the county turned down the
offer, and the chances are that it will
realize much more from its auction
sale, and again be in good shape
financially
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10

Charley Dreyden says: Roy Pat
terson, of the White Sox, is a water
melon fiend. His mates say they can
hear the seeds rattle when he walks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10

L have been in Office Now laugh
durn you.
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The Model Dairy
The Horse Show

The SWEETEST turnouts, the nobbiest
rigs and the most graceful high school
saddle horses and their riders and
drivers in competition in the Horse
Show events, at night in front of the
grandstand, during the concerts by
Marshall's full concert band.
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cooking, housekeeping, and laundry
ing. The students receive instructions
in market gardening and farm work.
Space fOrbids entering into detail con-
corning the moral, intellectual and in
dustrial training, but suffice it to say
that not one Of our graduates has
been arrested for any crime and not
one of them is without employment at
this time and all are probably en-
ployed.
The work of the school is mainly
missionary; that is, we charge only
$3.50 per month for room, board and
tuition. There are only three students
that pay full board: most of them
work out $3.50 per month, some $3.50,
others $3.50, and a few work out all
their expenses. Thus you will see
that it is quite necessary for us to
keep ever before the public trying to
raise funds for current expenses.
know someone may say, mixed
schools are open to all people. but
you viii find very few cOlored people
who can afford to send their sons and
daughters away TO the various insti-
tutions open to them. Our poverty
makes negro institutions absolutely
necessary.
Just now we need and must have,
in order to keep our word with our
creditors, $500 to complete payment
on the principals cottage, $3.50 to
cell the laundry (and this must be
done at once, as our laundry Is moth
ing more than q hull of a building,
and we cannot afford to expose our
girls during the severe winter