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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
TRIALS OF A MAYOR.
Topeka's Executive Thinks People Are
Too Contentious.

II don't believe there is a town exist
ing anywhere in this part of the United
States where there is SO much diversity
of opinion existing as right here in To-
peka," said Mayor Davis today. THE
people in this town are mean in that
way. They don't pull together. There
is nothing that ever comes up but some
one has a different idea and Directing
for all that he is worth against the way
it is being done. Now you take it over
in Wichita, Mayor Rose tells me that
everyone gets together and just boosts
no matter what is up. You take it down
at Kansas City and it is the very same
way there. I hoped that when Topeka
got this size it would quit this but it
seems not. The town can't expect to
grow unless every one gets together and
pushes
Then the mayor took another tack.
You haven't any idea of the many
kinds of requests that are made of me.
People phone up here and want me to
get after their neighbors because a COW
persists in walking across their walk.
Or else it is the chickens next door;
they come over and scratch up the gar
den. They never want to give in their
name or swear out complaint but they
just want me to run down and tend to
it, I had no idea that there would be
so many little things like that come up
in this place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
WILL CHANGE JAILS.
U. S. Prison Is Waiting For a Man In
generated In Germany.

New York, Sept. 2O.-A New York
state detective will sail for Germany
within few days to bring back to this
country Henry F. Hardy who for the
last 1S years has been the inmate of
German prisons. Hardy is to be
brought back to serve an unexpired
term of twelve years in the Clinton
prison from which he escaped in 1890.
He is declared to be one of the most
clever bank thieves ever known in this
country. After his escape he is alleged
to have robbed two Canadian banks
of $1,000 and was next heard of in
Germany. living the life of an Amer
lean millionaire" as he was called at
a fashionable hotel in Frankfort-on-
Main. A Baden Baden banker recog
nized him as a man who had stolen
from his bank cash to the amount of
$4,000. He was at once imprisoned
by the German authorities and his
time is now expiring.
Since Hardy has learned that he
would be brought back he has written
letters to the state superintendent of
prisons asking that he be allowed, to
remain in Germany. The authorities
have refused to consider his petition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
SAVED BY ELEPHANTS.
a Big Load of Mail Is Rescued From
a Mud Hole.

New York, Sept. 20.-But for the
strength and courtesy of four huge
elephants, a tWo-ton batch of mail
stuck in the mud at Sixth avenue and
Forty-second street, would. have miss
ed its train at the Grand Central sta
ton last night.
The trouble began when a large
mail wagon, loaded to the top, swung
down Sixth avenue and ventured
sharp turn at the corner where street
repairs had left a strip of soft earth,
turned to sticky mud by recent rains.
A new driver, employer in place of
striker, was on the wagon and was ac-
companied by a policeman. He urged
the horses into the trap and the
wheels sank to their hubs. crowd
gathered and broke three heavy ropes
in their efforts to help the horses
The the policeman had a happy
thought. He sent a messenger to an
amusement house nearby and asked
for the services of the performing ele-
phants Four were hurried to the
scene in charge of their keepers. They
were harnessed to the sides of the
wagon and ierked it out OF the mud
with indescribable ease while the
crowd cheered.
Earlier in the evening a crowded
Madison avenue electric car crashed
into a large mail wagon at Fifteenth
street and Union square. Overturning
the vehicle. The strike-breaking dri-
yer and a policeman by whom he was
accompanied were thrown into the
street Roth were severely injured.
The motorman was arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
STEWART TO ALBUQUERQUE.
Retiring Foreman in Santa Fe Store
Department Given a Watch.

X r. Stewart. who has held the po-
sition of general foreman in the store
department in the Topeka Santa F'e
shops for eleven years. has been
transferred to the position of general
foreman in the store department in
the companys shops at Albuquerque.
This is a promotion for Mr.. Stewart,
as he will practically have charge of
the store department in the Albu-
querque shops. No successor to Mr..
Stewards position in the Topeka
shops has been named as yet.
Mr.. Stewart left for Albuquerque
today and before leaving the yards
there was a pleasant and unexpected
surprise in store for him. He was
called into the office of General Store
keeper n. NJ. Rice, where a number
of Mr.. Stewards fellow workers were
gathered. On behalf of the employees
in the store department, Mr.. Rice pre-
sented to Mr.. Stewart a handsome
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
HE is ASHAMED OF IT.
Judge Dayton Voted for the Chinese
Exclusion Law.

Wheeling, w. Va, Sept. 20.-In the
United States court Judge Dayton dis
charged from custody zee Gee Yu,
Chinese laundryman of this city, who
had been indicted for violation of the
Chinese exclusion act. It was shown that
he was a merchant in Boston before
coming here and not a laborer. In Civ
ing his decision, Judge Dayton, who was
recently appointed to the bench after
serving ten years in congress, said:
1t was largely a question of present
expediency to meet the demands of the
eSvestern country to shut out the Chinese
that the exclusion laws were passed
We might as well admit them as bad
legislation gets upon the statute books
enough by congress as well as by our
state legislatures. There cannot be any
question-there never was any question
in my mind-about the propriety and
always felt the necessity of passing laws
restricting certain classes of fOs'eign i'm
migrants; butt never could understand
why that restriction should be placed
upon the Chinese and not be placed up
on Italians, Slavak, Hungarian and the
South of Europe laborer just as obnoxi-
Gus to this country as the Chinese. And
while these Chinese exclusion laws are
upon the books, our gates have been op-
ened substantially to those other classes
of iaborers, this court as far as he can,
proposes to construe for the Chinaman
and against the government because he
thinks it is an unjust discrimination
''Ithink haveto confess that there are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
Low one Way Rates

Every day from September Is to Or.
tober 81, 1905, inclusive, the Union pa
cific will sell one way tickets as fol
lows
$1,000 to Ogden and Salt Lake civ
$4,000 to Helena and Butte, Mont
$3.50 to Spokane and Wenatchee
Washington.
$500 to Huntington and Nampa, Ida
no.
$500 to Portland. Tacoma and Sc
attic.
$500 to Vancouver and Victoria
$500 to Ashland and Astoria. Ore
gon, via Portland.
$500 to San Francisco Los Angeles
and San Diego
Corespondingly low rates to MANY
other California, Oregon. Washington
Montana. Utah and Idaho points.
Through Tourist cars run every 5av
on Union Pacific between Missouri
1918. For full information cali on or
address nearest Union Pacific agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20

have been out Of repair. While in To-
peka Mrs. Matson was the guest of her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Schenck of
422 Park street.
Cottage prayer meetings were held
in many houses in North Topeka last
evening preparatory to the Chapman
revival which commence on Septem-
Der %. In Shorey. the services were
held at the home of Miss Loop and
Mr.. w. A. Forbes was leader. Fri
day evening more meetings will be
held. This time the Shorey services
will be in the East Indianola school
house and will open with a song ser
vice led by Prof. Samuel Tracy and
Mr.. Van Orsdal will lead the prayer
service.
The channel which the creek cut
through to the river west of town and
which was all that saved North Tope
ka from being inundated with more
than two feet of water that was on the
streets year ago last July has badly
damaged the Jacob Blair farm. This
channel which was at the Blair place
about 70 yards wide and 20 feet deep
came within half a block OF the house
and even nearer the barn which it had
commenced to undermine Although
his farm was badly cut by this channel
Mr.. Blair has no intentions of leaving
the place but will move his house and
farm building to the north side of the
q. P. tracks where they will be safe.
Mr.. Buckholtz with his moving ma
chinery went out there yesterday to
see about making this wholesale change.
SOLDIER CREEK NEWS.
Parties are still searching for the
body of Guy Place.
It is thought this morning that some
parts of the Kansas avenue bridge are
beginning to show above water.
The big cottonwood tree. some three
just east of the south end of the Gem
trail avenue bridge went down Satur-
day afternoon, falling on the bridge
and breaking down the railing. All
branches and limbs within reach were
cut away and the huge trunk and en-
ormous roots are now in the middle of
the creek some three hundred feet
down, causing a distinct eddy
against the east bank.
Repairs on the Central avenue
bridge were begun this morning. The
north abutment is standing intact
while that on the south is entirely
gone. It was probably the big rope att
tached to this end that kept the bridge
in place. The cost of repairs will be
800. The bridge is now urgently
needed but a solid retaining wall
One who walked along the south
bank of the creek Saturday afternoon
from Kansas avenue to Central avenue
Along the high bank borderinT the
west end of Holman'S addition several
feet of ground on which he then walk
ed has disappeared including a part
of a cornfield. The bank is now
near some of the resi-
dences. that during the big flood were
Just a few inches below the water line
This morning a portion Of the south
abutnent of the Kansas avenue bridge
is down. It was intact Sunday after
noon, twenty-four hours after the
bridge went out. A large tree within
a few feet of this abutment standing
on Sunday Is now undermined and
partly submerged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
rRANsAcT1NG BANK BUSINESS.
How an Uncle of j. Nj. Mcfarland
Did 1t.

Did 1t.
To the Editor of the State Journal =
The following excerpt is from the De-
catur, ILL.,, correspondence to the Typo
story in itself, besides having a touch
of interest to the G. A. r. boys as well
as to other Topeka citizens:
Your correspondent is reminded of a
story about Farmer Coitrin, our old
est member, who is now town clerk, and
will probably hold the sit for life.
Several years ago the Milikin bank
moved into their fine new seven-story
fire-proof building. They notified the
public of their grand opening and in
vited them to call and inspect the build
ing and transact business with them.
The people called, among them being
Farmer" After looking around the
building, Farmer walked over to a
desk aud filled out check for 81. Thcn
he ambled up and presented it to the
cashier. The cashier glanced. at the
check, then said: why, Farmer you
have no deposit here Don't make any
difference said Farmer Didn't you
invite the people to come here and trans
act business? Where's Jim Millikin?"
lHdr. Millikin was called, and the cashier
explained the matter to him. Mr. Mill
kin said, You have no money in the
bank, Farmer" Look here, Jim, -
shouted Farmer" you invited the peo-
pie here to do business with You. didn' t
you? Well, that's what I'm here for
to transact business Turning to the
cashier Mr.. Millikin said: Cash the
check
The Farmer Celtrin'' herein mention
ed is 1. n. Coltrin, an old time soldier
and printer of Decatur. He was one of
the organizers. and charter members of
the Grand Army of the Republic insti-
tuted in Decatur April 6, 1866 He it
was who printed the first ritual and
private work of the G. A. R I might
say much of Farmer Coltrin, if there
were call for it. He is genius in his
way.
Mr. James Millikin founded the great
''Millikin university of Decatur. en-
I dowed it literally and it is now taking
| its place as one of the leading schools of
Illinois. The Millikin & Gorili bank has
| long been one of the leading banks of
the state. and its junior member, Mr..
J. r. CORN, was at one time prohibit
ton candidate for governor.
Mr.. Millikin is an uncle of J. NJ. Nc
Farland of Topeka.
G. r KIMBALL
North Topeka. September 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
ss5 TO CALIFORNIA POINTS.
Los Angeles. San Diego, San Francisco
Every Day for SIS via Santa Fe.

Cheap, isn't it? Passengers get just
as good service at this-sow rate as they
do when rates are higher.
Fast trains, modern Pullman tourist
sleepers, free chair cars and con1forta-
BILE day coaches. California trains leave
Topeka at 1:25 p. m. and 10 p. m
Liberal stopovers in California and all
many other points en- route.
You can buy ticket to Salt River
Valley. and many other points in Ari-
iona for same price.
Santa Fe is line with block signals,
rock. ballasted track, modern equipment,
Harvey meals. and fast trains The very
hest people always use Santa Fe-
Further particulars on request
T. L KING, C. P. & T. A.,
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e Rail-
= way Co., Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
A. c. BIRD roo Ill FOR WORK.
Vice President of Gould Lines May
Not Take Up Duties Again.

Chicago, Sept. 2O.-There is report
in the consolidated Gould lines office
in Chicago that A. c. Bird, vice presi-
dent of all the Gould lines, and one of
the highest salaried railroad men in
the country. will never be able to take
up active duties again. Mr.. Bird is a
sick man and has been away from
his desk in Chicago practically all the
time since the first of last March. At
present he is at Lamanda Park, Cal,
where he has been since the last of
June. 1t is said that the climate there
agrees with him and that during the
last two or three weeks he has been
recovering slightly. But there is said
to be little hope that he will be able
to stand the Chicago climate or the
strain of the enormous amount of
work which evolves upon his position
as chief of the transportation depart
ment of the Gould lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
AN OLD IDEA
Shown to Be Absolutely False by Mod
ern Science.

People used to think that badness was
one of those things which are handed
down from generation to generation. from
father to son-just like a family heirloom.
Science has shown the falseness of this
belief by proving that badness itself is
not a constitutional disease, but the re-
suit of germ invasion of which only
Herpicide can effectualIy rid the scalp
Washing only cleans the sea lp of dand-
ruff. it doesn't kill the germs.
Destroy the cause, you remove the eff
feet
Newbro,s Herpicide will do this in every
case. 1t is also delightful dressing
Sold by leading druggists: Send 10c in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co
Detroit Mich j. P Rowley, special agent
Successor to Rowley & Snow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
Good Word for Mr.. Hewitt.

The Manila. P. l., Sunday Sun re-
Gently published a picture and COM
plimentary notice of Dan Hewitt, a
formerly of Topeka man who is in the
government employ in the Philip
pines in the internal revenue depart
ment. Mr.. Hewitt was member of
company B of the Twentieth Kansas
after the regiments return to Kansas.
The Sunday Sun is published by Peter
Wall, also formerly of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
BUFFALO BILL GUARANTEED.
All of His Show Horses Shot on Ae-
count of Chambers.

Chicago. Sept. 20.-A special to the
Record-Herald from Cody, Wyo., says:
Word has been received to the effect
that Colonel w. #. Cody's (Buffalo
Bid wild west show has been quar-
antined in France and that all of the
show horses. many of them worth
over 81, 600 each. have been shot I'M
der official orders on account of
FLANDERS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20

gold watch as testimonial of the re-
gard they hold for him. Mr.. Rice
made felicitous speech in presenting
the watch, and Mr.. Stewart was so
overcome by the unexpectedness of
the affair that he, was unable to re-
ply except with a few well chosen
words of thanks. Mr.. Stewart has
been in the employ of the Santa Fe
since 1882 and has many warm
friends. not only in the shops, but
throughout Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
At fine Star Tyleater.

An exceptionally strong bill is being
given at the Star theater just north of
the postoffice this week and the result
is that the house is packed at nearly
every performance, the great Barnetts
probably coming in for the largest share
of applause. They are not only clever
jugglers but intermingle such comedy in
other team worthy of special mention
is the musical Hendersons who present
an artistic performance. Margaret
Grayce is also scoring with her Kate
Carney song with whistling. chorus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20

two things in my congressional career
that 1 was ashamed Of One was of
voting for the oleomargarine bill and
the other was of voting for this Chinese
exclusion law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
$50 to Fort Scott and Return Ac.
l,flnrT1f w a w

On September % the Missouri Pacific
will run special train from Topeka to
Fort Scott and return, leaving Topeka
at 7 a. m. and Fort Scott 10 o. M; rate
s1.50 for the round trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20

Look at our line of Ladies Music Cab
inets, Celerettes. In fact we think we have
the finest line of Furniture, Carpets, Rugs,
Stoves and Sewing Machines ever brought
to Topeka, under one roof. We invite you
TO look us over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20

A woman considers her social obli-
cations of more Importance than her
husbands business oblig atoms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
Hutchinson and Return $4.65,
Via Santa Fe.

Account state fair. Tickets will be
ON sale 18th to 2sd, inclusive: limit
the 25th-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20

towns. We do not employ agents and pay
them $40 to $15 on each machine to sell
them for US. We sold over 100 machines in
Topeka in the last nine months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20

On Thursday morning we will sell fifty
Stools like cut, only 23c. We do not wrap
or deliver these stools. They are worth 75c
each. Only fifty on sale. Come early.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20

We will open Our Piano Department Oct.
1st., when we will have a fine line of
Pianos. We will sell them as we have
every line we have handed, the very best
for the money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20

We bought so Fine Leather and Upholstered Chairs
they had at the Chicago exposition They did not want
off. We viii sell them to you at the discount,
third Off Would this be any inducement to you?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20

sewing machine, when
you can buy the best drop
head, 5 drawer, for only
$14.25, guaranteed for 10
years. We have the estate
of Kansas on these sew
ing machines. We will
sell you from our store
just as cheap as we sell to
the small dealers in small
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20

years Last year we sold over BOO. As we
get jobbers' prices we can save you $50 on
your Stoves and Ranges Every one guar
anteed.
Remember we, sell the Celebrated Buck S
Stoves and Ranges.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-24
ETHAN ALIENS LETTER.

In the letter of Ethan Allen to the AL
bany committee announcing the capture
of %Ticonderoga. which was printed in
the Free Press of the 18th inst. he made
q curious mistake in the date OF that
event. He says that he took the fort
ress "at daybreak of the eleventh in
stant," where as nothing is better set
tied thar that Ethan Allen took Ticon-
deroRa on the 10th OF May, 1875. Tho
letter was not dated by him. but it was
received at Albany on the 18th day of
May, and was probably written by AL
I'm on the 18th or 10th. In the excitement
81 the time he made a made a mistake
pf a day In the date-a mistake by no
means now noted for the first time.
In the paragraph introducing the letter
as printed in the Free Press it was
stated that 1t was copied from the or
,gtnal document in the State library
at Albany" This was an error.
iginal document in the possession of the
Hon. Charles W. Woodhouse of this
city. Mr.. Woodhouse inherited the doc
ument from his father, the late DR..
Charles Woodhouse of Rutland, who pur-
chased it from an antiquarian in Albany.
How the latter obtained it we do not
know. 1t was greatly priced by DIR.
Woodhouse and has been carefully pre-
served by his son.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-24
THE ETHAN ALLEN TOWER.

It is generally recognized that a fitting
memorial has been erected on the rocky
eminence from the summit of which the
Indians looked out for the approach of
their enemies on Lake Champlain not far
from the place where Ethan Aliens home
formerly stood. The Boston Herald, for
example speaks in the following hand-
some manner of the work:
With reference to the great stone tower
erected at Burlington, Vt, by the Sons of
the American Revolution in honor Of Gen.
Ethan Allen, It is to be said that. judging
from the illustrations. it is an extremely
suitable end effective monument. 80
many mistakes are made in the designing
q memorials of this character. making
them seem cheap and tawdry or merely
fanciful, that a sturdy tower like this one
ptyes much satisfaction. Vermont has
now AZ least two fine monuments, the one
commemorative the battle of Bennington
and this one. concentrating the charac-
ter and service of Ethan Allen. The sub
sects are deserving, the monuments are
worthy.