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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
HE Will IGNORE 1T.
venner Letter Made No Impression on
Mr.. LuIing.

c. II. Luling, state superintendent of
insurance. returned to Topeka Tuesday
afternoon, and stated emphatically that
he viii take no action whatever on the
c. III. Venner letter received by his de-
partment some time ago,
c. II. Venner is a Boston Spectator.
who wrote to all the insurance superin-
tendents in the country asking them to
disbar the New York Life Insurance
company from the state until that
company fires Iohn A Mccall ana
his crowd from the control OF that So
ciety.
What viii do with Venner's letter?"
said Mr.. Luling. Nothing. shall pay
no attention to it whatever. What
would be the advantage Whatever [
might do would not hurt the officers
of the company q particle; it would
only hurt the policy holders.
1T was decided by resolution at the
convention of insurance superintendent
that no action against these companies
shall be taken until the state Of New
York completes the investigation which
it now has under way. That investiga-
ton promises to be of the most scar CHI
ing character There was nothing came
of the movement Cor a general investi-
cation of insurance companies in which
each state should participate. That
movement had its origin with one Of
two o. the commissioners, and I feel
that there was some Interior motive in
the proposition.
THE superintendent of insurance in
Missouri has made q mistake Ey his
hasty action against these companies,
and he is likely to regret it.
When this investigation is completed,
the time viii be ripe for legislative ac-
ton by each os the states of the union
to protect the policy holders. We can
then act intelligently. There are many
different ways in which thS policy hold
ers can be protected by law and it VIII
be up to the next legislature to enact
such laws as are needed.
While this Investigation will doubt
less result in reform in the mana cement
Of big life insurance companies, there
has been nothing developed so far which
shows that the officials were dishonest,
excepting that they paid themselves
enormous salaries. and carried things
on with rather a liberal hand. These
contributions which they made to the
Republican campaign fund amounted
to only pa cents for each policy holder
which is hardly enough IT, make much
Of disturbance about. The officials
alleged that they contributed to this
fund to waro off, If possible, the danger
Of free silver. which they felt would
damage the value of the securities in
which the funds Of the company were
invested. And subsequent events have
shown, / think, that they were wise in
taking that position, and doing what
they could to defeat free silver.
These bic companies are absolutely
solvent. They may not have handled
their immense funds as economically as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
FIRED CLOSE IS HURT.
Falls in Kansas City. Breaking His
Hip.

Kansas City, Oct. 11.-Fred ]. Close,
private secretary to Lorenzo d. Lew
cling during his term as governor of
Kansas. fell from the curbing at Ninth
and Main streets late last night and
fractured a hip. His condition is re-
ported to be dangerous.
For a number of years during the
Popuiist regime Fred Close was one
of the leaders in state politics. He
was associated with the founders of
that party, and was a leader in the
legislative war.
After the collapse of his political
fortunes Mr.. Close turned his atten-
ton to gold shale prospecting in west
ern Kansas. He was interested in
several projected mills for treating
gold shale, and was veEy sanguine that
gold could be extracted from the shale
in paying quantities
Ever since his gold shale expert
ences Mr.. Close has made Hays City
his headquarters, and has been en-
gagged in practicing law. selling real
estate and handling various specula-
tive enterprises.
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Iow one W. Isates.

rverv day from September rs to
october 81, 1905. inclusive. the Union
9scific will sell one way tickets as fol-
loS 5000 to ogden and salt Lake City.
S9000 to Helena and Butte. Mont.
$3.50 to Spokane and Wenatchee,
" $3.50 to Huntington and Nampa,
Idaho. .,-.z -r .
Seattle. -- - r,...-,-
$1,000 to Ashland and Astoria Ore
ION via Portland
$1,000 to San Francisco Los An
qales and san Diego.
CORRESPONDENCE low rates to many
o*Fer California oregon, Washington
Montana. Utah and Idaho points.
Through Tourist cars run every day
- Union Pacific between Missouri
&c, and Pacific coast; double berth
s57s. For full information call on
or address nearest Union Pacific agent.
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BANDITS GET $4,000.
Holds Up California
Stage and Shoots Driver.

Redding, Cal, Oct. 1.-THE tradition
Al lone highwayman, with a gunnysack
mask, robbed the stage that runs from
Redding to Delmar today, fatally shot
the Wells-FaFgo- messenger, Dan Has
keIl, and with the help of a. confederate
got away with $4,000 in gold. which
was to pay off the men employed at
the Bully Hill copper mine.
The stage had reached a turn in the
road near the Pitt river bridge when
the masked man appeared near a small
clufnp of bushes and with a rife leveled
on the shotgun messenger, ordered The
driver. to throw out the treasure box.
AS he spoke Messenger Haskell, who
is a veteran in the service, threw up his
shotgun, which he carried between his
legs, and opened fire. Whether his shots
took effect is unknown. but the rOhber
fired with deadly aim. one bullet enter
ing the abdomen and two penetrating
his chest.
The second robber appeared and while
the first bandit covered the driver he
lifted out the chest and broke it open.
Then the men escaped with the treasure
into the woods.
The driver made good speed to the
nearest town, whence the news was
telephoned to the sheriff at Redding. A
posse was formed and chase taken up
at once If the robbers are caught they
viii be lynched as Haskell was popular
He recently came here from San JOSE
where he was sheriff for several y9arE-
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PLAYERS RESERVED.
List Of Those Held by Western Assoc
citation Towns.

Secretary Farrell Of the National asso-
citation of baseball clubs has sent out the
Western association reservations for next
It shows that a pretty big per cent of
the players are kept by ali the teams in
the Shiveley circuit. Ten were saved up
number of any club. This is due partially
however, to the large number of releases
made by Sheard and Logan just as the
season was winding UP.
The list Of reservations follows:
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
Oklahoma City-N. E. Galloway. George
SeIgle, A. L. Millsap, John Ogee. H. Nc
Lear, Arlo Seoggtn, George "Speeks Hurl-
burt, r. r Wilson, Jack Root. Louis
Wood, Frank Lotion.
Guthrie-Bennie Henderson. G. Z. Dali
rympies George Graves, Ned Pettgrew, J..
ion, Charlie Berry, Arthur Queisser, Tex
Jas" Jones, Ed Hickey, Lauren Brown.
l-eaXenwortl-E w oeley, Peck Harrlng-
ION, WlIliam station K. j. kant william
Rappss George Speer. J. G. Ashley, Chas-
Jopiin-Tony Vanderbilt, Tony shimonek,
Samuel Morris, Gus Wiser, f. S. Wilkin-
son, Blaine Durbin, F. H. Smith. r. Baer-
valid, S. R. Olson Jack Pendry, Paul Ma
gel George A. Lowell, Bert Swears, H. o.
Bayless.
Charles Lyon 5. T.. Rasan. j. r. Murray,
c. z. Cole, Jack Henry c. i. Carter, Tom
Hughes S. A. Abbott
Wichita-Jack Holland, Cecil Bankhead,
John Fillman, Thos Cope James FFick,
Daniel O'Leary, Roy Bevis, Perl Murray,
John ,, eiTesn - Ps.ozorny Henry Gehring,
Springheld-J- w. Seabaugh. r Groom,
r Olmstead. II. f. Ellis, Harry Horton,
Q. NJ. Porter, Robt Byrne, Gus Hetling,
Carl Hunt, Charles Weisner, Carl Wood,
Claude Fetz, Frank Baxter John Red
mond, Dan Durand, James BegIey.
Sedalia-Richard Rohn, Granville Lee
William White, Edward MeDiH Harry
Cheek, Red Davis, Abner Persch, Hap
py'' Westcott, Paul s. Curtis James Graz
Nens. Bert Shaner 3 @ RalIine
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THEY FELL SHORT.
Patrick Henry, Calhoun and Jackson
Denied Places in Hall of Fame.

New York, Oct 11.-Three women
and i've men had been chosen to re-
ceive tablets in the Hall of Fame at
New York university when the canvass
for votes in the second quinQuennial
election was completed. Maria Mitch
ell was the only American scientist to
be elected at this time though Louis
Agassiz. with eighty-two votes, secured
admission as, foreign born Ameri-
ican..A curious commentary on
Maria Mitchell's election is the fact
that eight of the electors, chiefly
scientists, refused to vote for any
woman, thus reducing the number of
forty-seven, while dfty-one were re-
CURED for man.
Mary Lyon, founder of Mount
Holyoke college, and Emma Willard,
the author of Rocked in the Cradle
of the Deep" and a famous educator,
were the other women honored.
Alexander Hamilton, 81 votes, the
highest number received by any cam
didate at this election, and John Paul
Jones, with 3d. share with Agassiz the
honors of being the first American i'm
mOrtals of foreign birth. Two Amer
lean statesmen We're chosen ohm
Quincy Adams, whose tablet will oc-
cupy a niche next to that of his faith
er, John Adams he having received 5
votes and James Madison, who Sc
cured admission with Sc votes
Patrick Henry. John c. Calhoun
and Andrew Jackson fell a half dozen
votes short of securing bronze tablets
recording their fame, and Samuel
Adams was again defeated. James
Monroe's votes numbered only %.
Seward, Sumner, Dewitt Clinton, Gar
field, John Jay and Stanton were
among the statesmen who failed to be
elected.
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HEARST WILL BUN.
New York Editor to Make the Race
for Mayor.

New York. Oct. 11.=William Ran
dolph Hearst has made public a letter
addressed to Judge Samuel Seabury
Of the Municipal Ownership league ac-
eepting the leagues recent tender of
a. nomination for mayor of New York.
held Thursday. but Mr.. Hearst was
offered the nomination at a meeting
some days ago. His acceptance as
sures three mayoralty tickets in the
field this fall-the Democrat, Repub-
lican and Municipal Ownership
league. In his letter of acceptance
Mr.. Hearst said in part:
1T have felt absolutely unable and
unwilling to accept the nomination
you have offered me, but have at
length decided to defer to your wishes
and not to shirk a task that presents
itself to me as a public duty.
1.-The situation in this city is so grave
and the condition of the public in the
face of organized bossism is appar-
emily so helpless that no man has a
right to consider anything else, least
of all his private affairs or personal in
clination.
'The one thing to be considered is
the necessity of giving to the people an
opportunity to vote for some man of
whom it may at least be said that he
would if elected represent those that
voted for him and not any boss or
corporation or selfish private interest.
.'If your convention believes that
am such n mani I shall accept the
nomination. 1t is intolerable, in view
of the recent exposures of the gas trust
and the insurance frauds, that the in
terest of the citizens should be allowed
to go by default"
The letter of Mr.. Hearst was read
at a meeting of the committee of sew
enteen. Former Senator John Ford
was agreed upon for comptroller and
James G. Phelps Stokes for president
of the board of aldermen. The COM
mfttee announced that Mr.. Ford had
agreed to accept, and Stokes had ten
tatively signified his acceptance.
The committee considered the mat
ter of platform. one plank of which
viii declare for municipal ownership,
pending which we favor short term
leases with power of resumption by
the city upon adequate compensation
for capital invested"
Among the organizations represent
ed at the meeting were the Greater
New York Municipal league. which
will hold its convention Thursday
night the municipal ownership league
of Brooklyn, which will formally en-
dorse Mr.. Hearst and the other can
didates probably on Friday night; the
German-American Municipal league;
the Workingmen' Municipal league,
and the Citizens union, August H.
Stebbfns, secretary of the committee,
being a Citizens union man.
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NO TIME TO TALK POLITICS.
Senator Buschow Says People in His
District Are Busy.

Charles Buschow, senator from the
Thirty-ninth district, comprising the
thirteen counties in the northwest
corner of the state, was in Topeka Tues
day on business with Bank Commits
siOner Royce. Mr.. BuschOw says:
People are so busy out in my part
of the state making money that they
don't have any time to talk politics.
The advances in land values are ale
most fabulous. Crops are immense,
and everybody is prosperous. New
banks are being established all over
the western part of the state-some-
times they are putting too many in the
small towns. If prosperity continues
these banks will do well, but in case
of bad years it might squeeze some of
them.
4 don't hear much said about
Governor Hoch but it is my impress
sion that there viii not be much op-
position to him.
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MISS DINIM CONTENTED.
Brother-in-Law Says HOIton Girl Is
Provided For.

Kansas City, Oct. n.-Henry A. Baer,
chef at the Washington hotel, Summit
and West Twelfth streets, who lives at
5414 East Seventeenth street, says that
ne can easily explain why Grace DsTnn1
his sister-in-law. lest her adopted
parents, Judge and Mrs. J. G. Dimm of
Holton, Kan, and came to Kansas City
without their knowledge. Her exact
whereabout are unknown. Baer made
the following statement regarding the
case:
Grace left her adopted parents Judge
and Mrs. Dimm because lie in their
home was unpleasant. She has come to
Kansas City to live and to work and
this will be her home. Yes, know
where she is, but 1 will not tell. do
not think her foster parents viii make
any effort to get her back; I do not
think they want her So far as her be-
ms, an heiress TO a part of sO-called
fortune there is nothing to it. Where
abe Is now she is satisfied and happy
and there she will remain. All she has
ever wanted was a good home and she
has got it now. If Judge Dimm cared
~ come TO Kansas City and meet re
ana talk over this matter he would get
some information that would otherwise
not reach him. The last time Grace
made q visit to Kansas City she told
me that her foster mother insisted upon
her packing all of her clothes ara thaC
when she left them she was told BY
Mrs. Dinm to pay them a visit once
in a while.
Grace Dimrn is % years old and her
sister Mrs. Baer. IS 30 Grace was i
months old. an orphan and an inmate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
HAS FINE 'PHoNE OFFICE
8Ir. Ed Kella1h Makes Good at COtton-
wood Falls.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan. Oct. IL
The Chase County Leader says:
Mr.. Ed Kellam and a force Of men
have been at work for several days
moving the central Office into the fine
new stone building which Mr.. Kellam
recently erected at the cerner of
Broadway and Main streets. This is
one of the finest telephone Offices in
the state and Mr.. kellam has installed
a switchboard which has all the latest
improvements.
While they were moving they ope-
rated two central stations, both the
old and the new so that no phone
should be discontinued longer than
necessary.
Ever since Mr.. Kellam bought the
telephone system he has been busy inl-
proving it in every way possible. de
has put in heavy poles and put them
down deeper in the ground and braced
them well. He has rebuilt most of his
country lines and put them in good
shape and now he has installed a thor
oughly up-to-date switchboard.
Another feature of the service which
deserves high praise is the courteous
treatment given the patrons by those
in charge of the central office.
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MISSOURI PACIFIC GIVES IN.
VIII Comply With Regulations About
Bridges Over Kaw.

Col. J. H. Richards of Fort Scott, KAN
general attorney mr. Kansas Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway company, was in
Topeka yesterday preparatory to his going
to Washington to confer with Secretary of
War Taft concerning the bridges Of the
company over the Kaw river at Kansas
City.
Regulations have been issued by the
government providing that all bridges
there shall be raised and heightened The
railroads at first ignored the regulations,
and suits We're started to prevent them
from obstructing the river Some of the
roads yielded and started to comply with
the regulations. The Missouri Pacific and
Union Pacific have been hanging back and
now the Missouri Pacific has given in and
Col. Richards is going to Washington to
make terms with the war department.
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HUsEY TO COME BACK.
At Least That Is What He Would
Like to Do.

A. c. Husey, representative from
Wichita in the last legislature, was in
Topeka Tuesday on his way TO Leav-
enworth, where he viii visit his par
ents He says:
Il expect to come back to the next
session: I haven't heard of much OPP
position to the plan. But there ism
much of any political talk Wichita
is prospecting; a great deal of building
is going on, and times are good"
Asked concerning the possibility of
Governor Hoch making an attempt to
close the Wichita saloons, Mr.. Husey
gave an expressive grunt, and shook
his head.
II don't know anything about it." he
said. I've heard that the governor
may try it. but I don't know thing
about his intentions
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K. c. AUTO RACE MEET.
A Silver Cup With Kiser and OIdfeld
a Part of Attractions.

Kansas City. Oct. 1.-THE Kansas
City Automobile club is preparing to
give an exhibition of fast auto" time
about November l.
A handsome cup Of solid silver, to De
designated the missouri Valley Trophy
will be the prize awarded the owner of
the machine making the best time over
a track which viii be selected later
Interest in the contest will be more
than local from the fact that some of
the most celebrated automobs1ists in
the world viii participate in the contest
for the cup.
Barney Olddeld and Earl Kiser viii
take part in the meet.
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BIG nAxoFF AT FORT SCOTT.
Missouri Pacific Shop Force Reduced
by 125 Men.

Fort Scott, Kan. Oct. 11-One hundred
and twenty-five men employed in the Mis-
souri, Pacific shops in this city were laid
of during the last two days to reduce the
force. The men were from all departments
and represent 80 per cent of the force en-
pIoyed. For the last year the company
has had a largely increased force of men
and the large number discharged reduces
past up to a year ago. News is received
here that the same order was issued for
all the shops on the system at some places
the men laid off representing so per cent
of the force. The object IS to reduce ex-
penses- It will reduce the payroll in the
city $4,000 a month.
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AIETCAT.F NAY RETIRE.
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor in
Bad Health.

washington, oct. IL Secretary
MetcaIf is in poor health and has been
for some time. Much Of the work Of
the department has been shifted on
the shoulders of Assistant Secretary
Murray and Commissioner of Corpo-
rations Garfield. This. those close to
Mr.. MetcaIf say. will probably cause
him to resign should he not regain
his health IN the near future.
Secretary Taft and Mr.. Metealf do
not agree on the Chinese exclusion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
To Dedicate New Law school.

State officers have received invita-
tons signed by Chancellor Strong and
Dean J. W. Green Of the K. L. law
school, for the dedication of the new
law building. which IS to take place at
Lawrence on Nov. 3. The time for the
exercises is 2:30 p. IN. and it is ex-
Dected that the members of the SUI
preme court and other prominent law
yers viii be in attendance.
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HELD no GRAND JURY.
DIR. Hart, Charged With Murder Of
Irene KIokow, Protests Innocence.

Dr. Hart, Charged Win MuFdeF OF
Irene KIokow, Protests Innocence.
Chicago. oct. 11.-Charged with
having caused the death of 10-year-
old irene Elokow by administering
narcotic poison, DR.. Oliver B. Hart
was held to the grand jury without
bail by a coroner's jury at the con-
cIusion of the inquest on the body OF
the girl DR.. Hart, who it is alleged
first attacked the girl and then
poisoned her to hide his crime. list
ened to the reading Of the verdict
without any sign of emotion.
Il am not at all in the least sur
Drised at the action of the coroner's
illrv..' said he, because I expected
10 he held to the criminal court for
trial. / am innocent, however, Of the
crime I am charged with, and I don't
think I will have much difficulty in
proving my innocence.
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are You Interested in Fast Growing
Country?

The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
Wav company will furnish reliable in
formation regarding many desirable
locations in the west and northwest on
its lines for industrial establishments
Hotels, banks, stores, produce buyers,
lumber dealers. brick yards and oIher
excellent business opportunities
Full Information regarding cheap
lands in TINS fertile territory All the
particulars desired by prospective set
tiers are promptly furnished upon ap-
plication to agents Of the Northwest
erD Line. or to ". 3. kniskern, Pes
sengener Traffic Manager, Chicago.
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of an orphan asylum at Leavenworth
when adopted by the Dinms. She has
enjoyed the. best of educational adran-
tages and is talented in music.
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question and this difference may open
such breach as % expedite the
change.
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Ordinary drinking water. such as is
procured from reservoirs wells or
springs. is more or less contaminated
with organic materials
The atmosphere is full of bacteria,
bacilH and so-called disease germs,
which become mingled with the drink
ing water that has been exposed to the
atmosphere any length Of time.
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numerous small
ulcers or sores
which allow the
germs to enter
the blood. Con-
fagi0ne and en-
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With the most
scrupulOus care,
some contamin-
alton is inevita-
BILE, but, in some
cities the most
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protect the body against the invasion
of microscopic enemies that surround
US everywhere.
A catarrhal condition of the mucous
membranes makes it very easy for the
disease germs to enter the blood,
whether they are taken into the lungs
with the air, or into the stomach with
the drinking water and food.
a men brane afIected by "a tarrh has
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v Ee4A ever y OAAE
against conta-
giOus and infec-
tious diseases by
taking a course
of Peruna, which
viii put the mu-
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they might but the policy holders are
absolutely protected -
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CONTAMINATION
Is
INEVITABLE.

grOss carelessness Is common,
The reservoirs containing the supply
OF water for the city are located in un-
wholesome districts, the drainage from
the surrounding country is filthy, and
everything tends to make the water
impure.
Again and again the miseroscOpists
have called public attention to the
specimens of animal life found in
drinking water.
Some cities are attempting to better
things through the use of fltering
plants and other eZpedients.