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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
MONEY FOR MARSHALL S
Bill Permitting Cities to Appropriate
for Musical Organizations.

Under the provisions of a bill intro
duced this afternoon by Mr.. Bird. Of
Shawnee, the city of Topeka is au-
thorized to appropriate $3.50 a year
for the benefit of Marshall's band or
any other musical organization which
will furnish free public concerts. The
law is general in its provisions, apply
ing to all cities of the first and second
class. The limit of the appropriation
is fixed at $50 per year for each 1000
of population. This would allow To-
peka to appropriate upward of $4,000
a year if it deemed such a course ad-
visable.
Mr. Bird also introduced bill
making a radical change in the pres
ent system of election boards. 1t
provides that there shall be two COM
plete boards, each one of five MEM
bers. One board shall be in charge of
the balloting and the other board
shall do nothing but count the ballots
and make the returns
Another bill of Importance by Mr..
Bird requires that the streets of new
additions shall conform in width to
the existing streets to which the new
streets are additions.
Mr. Birds bill concerning the clear
ing of distinctions from streams was
introduced this afternoon.
Mr.. Mead, of Mitchell, introduced
a bill authorizing any state or coun-
ty official to turn over any county rec
ords or documents to the State His
torica1 society for safe keeping after
such records are three years old.
After the introduction of bill, the
house went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of bills
Nearly all the bills were amended
by striking out the provision for
printing in the official state paper, and
inserting in place thereof the words
statute book"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
PACKING HOUSE PROFITS.
IFrom the Washington Post7

LFrom the Washington Post.1
Attorney General Moody will doubt
hess be greatly surprised to learn that
there is no beef trust, and that there
IS no profit in the packing business,
anyway, on account of the fierce com
petition between concerns engaged in
that industry. This information is fur
nished in a formal interview with
Lucien F. Swift, head of the Swift com
pany. Of Chicago, one of the biggest
packing concerns in the world Mr.
Swift solemnly asserts that there is no
com bination among the packers to con-
troll either the price of beef on the hoof
or the price of the product. He insists
that the packers operate independently
and that the competition is so keen that
the packers are compelled to be salts
fed with very small margin of profit.
Mr.. Swift is in active management of
The great concern Of which he is the
president, and is undoubtedly familiar
with the packing business down to the
xninutest detail. but we suspect that the
public credulity will not stand the tax
necessary to accept his statements as
exact. In the court trials in Chicago
and St Louis, and in a number Of in
vestigations that have been held by
commissions, much data has been pro
duced concerning the cost of packing
and the cost to the packers of the live
stock and its transportation to the
packing houses. The figures offered in
these hearings cannot be warped by
any ordinary process to meet Mr.
Swifts contentious. There are several
facts Of general knowledge that make
the Swift claim look peculiar Every
body knows that the price of meats.
beef, pork. and their products, is about
as high now as at any time within the
last four years. 1t is also q matter of
fact, susceptible of proof, that the
packers are paying from 10 to 80 per
cent less today for beef on the hoof
than they have at any other period in
che last four years This makes it dill
ncuit to accept Mr.. swift's statement
that his company's margin of profit last
year was only III per cent on sales. II
that statement is true. the company
must have lost a vast amount OF money
when 1t was paying from 10 to so per
cent more for live cattle than 1t has
Gaid during the year just passed.
The contention of the packing house
naagnate that there is keen competition
batweon the packers in both tina pur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
THAT INGALLS, STATUE.
VIII Be Formally Presented to Con-
gress Tomorrow.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Mrs. John J..
Ingalls,, accompanied by her daugh-
ters, Miss Marion and Miss Muriel,
and her son Ralph, of Kansas City,
viii reach Washington late this after
noon to attend the ceremonies in the
senate and house of representatives
tomorrow afternoon incident to &C
cepting the statue of the late Senator
Ingalls,. The usual procedure is for a
member of the delegation from which
state the statue came to preside in the
house. In accordance with this Mr..
Reeder has been selected by the KAN
sans for this honor. He is the only
member of the Kansas delegation in
either house save Senator Burton who
will not speak. The senate order is
for 1890 D. m. Mr.. Long will call
up his resolution and make his ad-
dress, then will come the other sena-
tors selected.
At O'Clock the house exercises oc-
cur. Mr.. Curtis will call I'D the spe-
ciaI order, read the letter of tender
from the governor of Kansas. offer his
resolution of acceptance and then
speak. He will be followed by these
members in this order: Clark of
Missouri, Gibson. of Tennessee. Bow
ersock, Wiley of Alabama, Hamilton,
of Michigan, Scott, Campbell, Miller,
Calderhead, Murdoch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

chase Of live cattle and the sale of the
meat products viii come as a surprise
to the cattle growers of the country, as
well as to the butchers. Volumes of
testimony have been offered in recent
Investigations to show that the ship
pers who send their cattle to Omaha,
Chicago. Kansas City. St Joseph, or St.
Louis, the five live stock centers. are
compelled to accept the prices offered
All the buyers for the different packing
houses offer the same prices, and there
is never any show of competition. The
butchers of the cities also know that
the packing houses all quote exactly
the same price schedules for fresh
meats. lards, and all of the packing
house products. There IS no possibility
Of securing competition unless it is
sought from Independent butchers, and
the instant a retail dealer attempts that
he is unable to buy either meat or 9th
er supplies from the packers in the
combine.
If we are to accept Mr.. swift's as
sertion that there Is no combination
among the packers, we must conclude
that they are all clairvoyants OF mind
readers. and that they go into a trance
each morning and find out just what
prices they are all going to offer for the
live cattle and charge for the meat pro-
duct. It is about as easy to believe one
proposition as the other. The price of
live stock is unduly low, while the price
of meat is exoIbitantly high. The pack
er is the only. go-between, and it seems
to be up to him to do some explaining
more effective than Mr.. Swift's state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
Senate Notes.

Senator Brewers bill to abolish the
committee on grain standards passed
the senate this morning by unan-
imOus vote.
Senator Chapman's bill to change
the annual school board meetings
from the third Thursday in June to the
third Thursday in July was passed BY
the senate this morning by a unan-
imous vote.
Senator Fulton's bill maing the Sec
ond Tuesday in January following cleo
ton the date for the beginning of the
terms of township officers passed the
senate this morning with an amend
ment that the act should not apply to
city courts.
Senator Young's bill providing for
county superintendent to be supplied
with printed blanks, circulars, etc, by
the county commissioners passed the
senate today by a unanimous vote.
Senator Noftzger's bill to allow
passed by the senate today
Senator Bakers bill to stop the de-
duction of 100 pounds from cars OF
grain by Kansas City elevators passed
the senate this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
DONELLY is CONVICTED.
Charge Was Assault With Intent to
Kill.

After being out less than half an
hour, the jury in the case of the
state against Damon Donelly, in the
Shawnee county district court, this
afternoon returned a verdict of assault
with intent to commit manslaughter.
Donelly was placed in the county Jail.
His sentence will be indeterminate,
from one to five years in the peniten-
tiary.
The incidents of the case took place
last May. Donelly's brother was at
work at the Taylor nurseries north
of the city. Sherman Hodkins was
the foreman of the nursery employees.
He kicked Donelly's brother Donellv
approached Hodkins concerning it
and the two quarreled. Hodkfns ac-
cused Donelly of striking at him with
rake Though he was practically
unin1ured he filed complaint against
Donelly for assault with intent to xiii
before the county attorney The trial
began on Thursday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
STREET IS COMING.
VIII Meet the Topeka City Council
Next Week.

Mr. Street, president of the Topeka
Water company, has notified the
mayor that he will be in the city from
New York on Monday morning. JIe
stated in the body of his telegram his
desire to meet with the council and
asked the mayor to suggest q date.
Mayor Bergundthal wired a reply set
ting the date for Tuesday of next
week. The members of the council
will be accordingly notified.
It was thought that since Mr..
Street has asked for a date to meet
the council that he would have some
thing new to offer in the way of clear
ing up the title on the property but
Mr.. Chas. Blood Smith, attorney for
Mr.. Street, denies anything of that
character. He claims that the title is
clear and that this stand is still taken
by Mr.. Street To account for Mr..
Streets return to Topeka, MIR Smith
states that the damage suits of Park
hurst, Davis & Co, and others grow
ing out of the fire last winter will
come up for trial next week in the
federal court at Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

Perhaps it is a source of no little
qualification to President Roosevelt to
know that the people of the country are
backing him up in his fight for rail-
road legislation. State after state
through its legislature, has endorsed his
policy by resolution. The masses be-
heved in him when they voted for him
last fall, they believe in him yet and
they mean that he shall be reminded Of
It. Incidentally this action by state
legislatures may serve as a hint to some
congressman. The American public
rarely fails to get what it wants when
At goes after it in earnest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
MELBA TICKETS SELL.
Two-thirds of Seats in Auditorium
Already Disposed OF.

A big and fashionable audience IS
assured for the appearance of Melba
at the Auditorium Monday night
More than two-thirds of the entire
plumber of seats in the big hall have
already been sold The entire paruuet
is sold out and a few of the dollar
seats are left on the first floor. The
few left are in the last row IN the
rear. Upstairs there are quite q lot of
$3.50 seats left and a few good dollar
seats.
The seating capacity of the Audi
forum is about $500, and out Of this
number more than 1900 tickets have
already been taken out of the chart
and sold.
Altogether there are only about 200
one dollar seats left in the chart.
The sale has been highly gratifying
The demand continues brisk, and al
though the seat sale began several
days ago there is some one in front
of the chart for tickets almost all of
the time.
The out of town sale has been good.
It now seems assured that several
hundred will come to Topeka from the
towns on the Rock Island north on
the St. Joseph branch. A special train
service returning after the perform
ance has been arranged. The train
service westbound on both the Rock
Island and the Santa Fe, for those de-
string to return to their homes after
performance is excellent, as is also
the service coming into Topeka in the
afternoon.
The fact that Topeka is the only
town in Kansas which Media visits has
been largely the reason for the amount
of interest taken in her engagement
here by those of other cities.
Those who are planning to attend
the recital here at the Audit orium will
be interested to learn Ct the program
arranged for Melba. She will appear
en- the program fer three numbers.
and her three songs. together with her
enoores, will give Topekans quite a
range Of the famous operate color
ature soprano. The program follows:
Trio for harp. piano and flute
.ODerthur
Signorina Sassoli, Miss Davies, Mr..
North
Songs-(a) ''Plaisir d'Amour. Martini
CD "Jounes Fillettes" Wekerlin
(Old song of the Eighteenth century,
Mons. Gilbert.
The Mad Scene from Lucia
di Lammermoor" ....-.. Donizetti
Madame Melba.
(Flute obligato, Mr.. North.)
Nordische Ballade for Harp Poenitz
Signorina SassoH. =. 49,.
Aria Celeste Aida" .....-... Verdi
Mr. Van Hoose.
SGrenaL2 1OSt1
Madame Melba.
(Harp accompaniment, Signorina
SassOli.)
''Malgre moi . Pfeiffer
Mons. Gilbert.
'Danse des Slyphes" .... Godefroid
Signorina Sasson.
ValSe Use Saran Rose" ..... Arditi
Madame Media.
Duet lie Crucifix" ..... Faure
Mr. Van Hose and Mons. Gilbert.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

An appeal from the decision of the
Wilson county district court was filed
in supreme court this morning by the
Fredonia Gas company. W. a Bailey
and Joseph Kenner, partners operat-
donia Gas company for s1,o94.60 and
costs, on the claim that the company
had hired them to drill a certain num-
Der Of gas wells at a certain amount
per well, and that the company broke
the contract after part of the wells
had been drilled, and refused TO al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
THAT SPECIAL SALE.
The Jones Company OfTers the Rose
Stock.

In an advertisement of the Jones Dry
Goods store printed yesterday, this
paper made a serious error in announc-
ing that the big stock of the Rose Dry
Goods company invoiced at 1,1S1. 81
and that the Jones people gave Mr..
Rose their check for So 500 for the
Jones Dry Goods company does bust
ness. The stock invoiced S131S1.61 at
wholesale and the Jones company
bought it for $4,000 less than the in
voice. The particulars of the great sale
tomorrow will be found on the tenth
page of this paper today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

ing the square about the state house
had passed up the matter for good. y
change of heart has taken hold of the
committee. A number of important
bills affecting the city are up for legis-
lation and it is feared that if the paw
ing matter is pushed it will be only to
the detriment of these pending bills. At
first the members of the committee
were hot in favor of forcing payment
but in consequence of several infor-
NAL talks the sentiment which seems in
control is in favor of letting the whole
affair drop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
VaIley FalIs Pioneer pead.

Valley Falls, Kan, Jan. 2O.-Mrs.
Casper Abbuhel, one of the old settlers
of this county, died this morning at 10
o'clock after several days illness from
pneumonia. Mrs. Abbuhel has lived in
the German settlement north of the
city for the past 50 years. She was 65
years old at the time Of her death. Mrs.
Abbuhel was the mother of the county
treasurer elect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
Work ~only' IS Hours.

Senator Martin, of Neosho, intro
duced bill in the senate at this morn
ing's session, at the request of the rail-
road unions, regulating hours of work
for railroad employees. The bill pro-
vides that when any railroad employee
shall have worked continuously for Is
hours that he shall do no more work
until he has had eight hours rest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
nau York naoney AEar.e..

New York, Jan. 20.-MONEY-Money on
call steady. Pax per cent, closing bid IA
and offered at 2 per cent; time loans easy
so days, % per cent; 80 days, per cent;
months, 303A per cent
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 40
~ per cent; sterling exchange firm, with
actual business in bankers bills at AS765
M4S770 for demand and at "a. 5000. S535 for
60 dav bills; posted rates, $4.86Gq4 .8S7z;
commercial bills, 81. S51sa4 e614
SILVER-Bar silver, 68zsc; Mexican dol
BONDS Government bonds easy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

The Buffalo News asks the following
pertinent question; when the state
has tried a person for crime Of which
the accused is innocent and has COM
PEELED the expenditure of the victim
last dollar in making a defense. what
ought the state to do about repaying
the innocent when innocence is abso-
lutely established.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 20.-Announce-
ment was made today at Schoenvile
plant of the Pressed Steel Car COM
pany that the wages of the employees
in all departments had been advanced
10 per cent, the increase to date from
the first day of the New Year. Five
hundred are affected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

The sugar trust goes right ahead add
ing 10 cents a hundred to the price of
sugar every week without Offering any
excuse for it. 1t is presumed that the
Havemeyers need the money although
they are not endowing any colleges or
founding any libraries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

Miss Edna Morrow, of the class of
1905, has accepted the position of in
structor Of English OF the lola high
school. Miss Morrow ranked high as
student at Washburn, being one of
the five of her class who were elected
ternity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

''The Powers" have informed secre-
aary Hay that they have no intention
Of trying to interfere with the integrity
Of China but are their promises any
more reliable than those of Russia?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

The anti-pass bill has made its semi
annual appearance at the state cap
1tol. So long as neither the legislators
nor the railroads favor a law against
the issuance OF passes it is not likely
that any will be enacted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Ross Niece, aged So, died at the Santa
Fe hospital this morning of locomotor
ataxia. The funeral will take place
Sunday forenoon from the house at 331
Adams street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

From the present aspect of things it
looks very likely as if the council COM
mittee appointed by the mayor to for
nuIate some plan by which an appro-
priatfon could be secured from the leg
islature to cover the amount of money
due to the city from tina state Tor paw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

Delaware has tried electing men to
me United States senate and she has
tried leaving the places vacant. She
seems about to return to the latter
DIa0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

Tom Carter may yet reach the SEN
ate in time to talk the ship subsidy bill
Go death as he once did a river and
harbor bill The senate should never
be without a Tom Carter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

low the drillers to proceed further.
The suit was for the computed loss of
the drillers on account of the broken
contract The drilIers secured judg
ment for the amount asked in the
Wilson county court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
LOCAL MENTION.

The midwinter examinations at
Washburn college will begin next
week. Some of the professors have
already quizzed their classes, and the
students are showing the effects of the
ordeal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

Detroit News: Senator Burton's new
trial seems to be based on a ruling that
&he bride money was not paid at the
Diace claimed by the prosecution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

Nilzola Tesla has not been heard from
IN connection with electrical inventions
for some time and it is believed that
he has been acting as press correspond
ent at Chefoo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

The Emporia Republican says:
About sixty people will go from
Emporia to Topeka to hear AIelba
Monday. Mrs. Chas. Harris will chap
arone the crowd
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-17
RANK srArHMHNr.

The Farmers s. Producers National Bank at
SistersviIle In the State of West Virginia at the
close of business, Mch, Il 1905.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-17
:-#-@-@-@-@-@-@
IN SOCIETY. z
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Entertained at Cards.

Miss Mamie Anshutz gave a
very enjoyable card party last ev-
ening at her pleasant home on
Railroad avenue. The contests
were very interesting and spirited
and all present enjoyed the ev-
ening's entertainment immensely.
At proper time dainty refresh
ments were served the guests.
Those present were Erba Hilliard,
Ada and Katie Schlimrr Minnie
and Ella Winesburg, Lydia Mitch
ell, Mabel Krug, Roberta De.
weese, Iva Gatrel, Minnie and
Julia Anshutz, Mrs. M. A. Hill
lard, Chas. Davis, 4. Kincaid, B.
G. Williamsn, Chas. Gifin, Eddie
Virgins, Jock Mercer, Geo. Ira
ser, A. Reicherter, Randall Rod
gers, Manford Tuel.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-17

The death at Monte Carlo very
recently of the Marquis of Ang-
lesey ends a career of spectacular
extravaganza. For six years this
young sprig of nobility ran
through over a million a year,
finally bankrupting himself de-
spite his princely income and dy-
ing besieged by creditors. His
excuses were more of feminine
than a masculine sort. Millions
went for clothes and crockery.
Private theatricals upon the most
elaborate scale, with real jew
els for every actor and all the ex-
travagant eccentricities that a
weird imagination could devise,
made the young man notorious
on two continents. His passing
is of interest only because of his
extraordinary escapades.
Nevertheless there are still bet
ter ways of spending that $780,
100000 than upon either naval
expansion or a Pan-American
railroad. How about doing some
thing Cor transportation at home
river improvement, for In
stance.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-17
Animals ana Second Sight.

It is common belief that many ani
mails see ghosts and future events
Kerner declares that they are endowed
with second sight. This faculty is
thought to be especially strong in dogs
and horses. Storks are known to have
foreseen the burning Of houses Oh
which they have been wont to build
their nests and to have abandoned
them. taking up their abode on other
buildings Or On trees in the vicinity,
No sooner had the anticipated confia-
grafton taken place and a new house
been erected on the same site than they
returned aud built their nests as be
fore.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-17
The Dear Girls.

A girl is always a girl. There
are:
Good girls, bad girls, jolly
girls, sad girls,
Rafting, prattling, tlttle-tat-
Ting girls,
Stout girls, lean girls, mean
girls, clean girls,
Smoking, joking and provoking
girls,
Sorrowing girls and borrowing
girls,
Airy, fairy, very wary girls,
Dark girls, fair girls, plump
girls, spare girls,
Daring, staring, ever varying
girls,
Bold girls, old girls, sweet girls,
snappy girls,
Doubling, pouting, wretched,
happy girls,
Shy girls, sly girls, money,
spooney girls,
Dancing, enhancing and ro-
mancing girls,
Beautiful, dutiful, despotic, ero-
tic,
Ever distracting girls!