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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
DR.. CHAPMAN TO SPEAK
VIII Be Principal Orator at Y. III.
c. A. Corner Stone Ceremony.

Secretary George Lerrigo of the
Topeka Y. NJ. c. A. is preparing the
programme for the laying of the cor
ner stone for the new Y. NJ. c. A.
building. which is to take place on
next Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
After DR.. c. V. Ostrom. one of the
visiting evangelists, delivers the invo-
cation, d male choir of this city will
sing. Judge Selden P. Spencer, of s..
Louis, and c. S. Ward. of Chicago,
international secretary of the Y. NJ. c.
A.. will both make short talks. Fred
Butler, with the evangelists working
here now. will sing a solo. after which
DR.. J. Wilbur Chapman will deliver
the address.
Governor Hoch viii set the stone
and spread the first mortar He will
lay a corner stone at Hays City on Fri
day, but thinks that ne will be in To-
peka all right by Saturday afternoon.
A copper box will be placed under
the stone. It's contents will be a cur
rent number of Association Men. cur
rent numbers of Topeka daily news
papers, a history of the local associa-
ton, a list of the subscribers to the
new building and a list of the mem
bers of the Topeka z. n. G. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
MUCH IN EARNEST
President Still Determined on
Railroad Legislation.
Townsend of Michigan Has Been
to See Him.
NOT TO FIX RATES.
But to CORRECT Those That Are
Unreasonable.
That Is the Sort Of Legislation
That Is Planned.
NOT TO FIX RATES.

Washington, Oct. 4.-"Prasias,t
Roosevelt is dead in earnest on tbe
question of railroad rate legislation and
Is Just as determined as ever that raiI-
road regulations shall be enacted foot
ing to federal supervision Of the freirht
rate situation 'A'
Ihis statement was made today bv
pfesentative Townsend Of Michigan.
one OF the authors OF the so-caIled Escb-
townsend railroad rate bin.
Representative Townsend called to-day
10 TAX over the general subject with The
president and of the necessity. Of maxine
changes IN the measure which he ana
Mr.. Esch proposed last winter. Nh.
townsend did not have opportunity to
60 tuiiy into the subject with the pregi-
dent today, but the president requested
MIN to call again tomorrow.
have no authority to represent the
presidents views as to railroad rates .,
said Mr.. Townsend, but I can saw that
he entertains now the same views IN
principle as he expressed in his message
last December. The crux of the vvhols
matter is not that the Commission
should fix rates but that If shofId hsSre
the mower to substitute a. ressons Ne
/ rate for one found on Investigation to
De UNJUST Without such authority the
evils complained Of could not be
reached .
Have any suggestions been made of
changes in the Townsend meas
ure ?'' --7
Some changes may be made y replied
Mr.. Townsend, "but they viii be for
the purpose of making the bill clearer
on certain points. It is intended Of
course, to include in the regulations
private cars, refrigerator cars and ter
sminal charges. We thought they were
covered by our measure. but in order
! that there may be no question about
them they will be included in the bin in
definite way. One thing is quite GER
tain: There win be no narrowing OF
the scope Of the bill-no modification of
the principles involved" +"
Mr.. Townsend said it was expected
that the senate committee on interstate
commerce would prepare and report a
measure to regulate railroad freight
rates While he did not have a definite
idea as to the scope of the senate meas
ure he regarded it as doubtful whether
the members OF the senate committee
would agree with Senator Foraker thar
the proposition involved only a cues
ton of methods
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
BIG TAX WARRANT.
One for S15.3s7 Issued Against Illinois
Life.

County Treasurer Bowen has placed
a tax warrant in the hands of Sheriff
Lucas against the securities held by
the state for the Illinois Life Insurance
company for S15,SS7.5S, this being the
amount of taxes due for 1904. Last
week the federal court sustained Coun-
ty Clerk Newman in his contention
that the property should be placed on
the tax rolls of the county The de-
cision of Judge Pollock did not enter
into the merits of the case. but merely
sustained the demurrer which had
been entered by the attorneys for the
county.
The Illinois Life Insurance company
has on deposit with the state as an
earnest that it viii pay ali of its losses
S5OO,000 worth of securities. and it is
for taxes on these securities that the
tax warrant has been issued. As soon
as Sheriff Lucas attempts to levy on
these securities the attorneys for the
insurance company viii enjoin him
from acting and in this way the case
will get into the court and the merits
of the case passed upon. County Clerk
Newman has number of similar cases
which he will bring in case that his
course is sustained in this one.
This tax warrant is the largest that
has ever found its way into the hands
of the sheriff of this county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
What Did Luck Do for Them?

When we consider the few who owe
fortune or position to accident or
luck, in comparison with the masses
who have to fight every inch of the
way to their own lOaves. what are
they, in reality, but the exceptions to
the rule that character, merit-not
fate, or luck" or any other bogy of
the magination,- control the destinies
of men? The only luck that plays
any great part in a mans life IS that
which inheres in a stout heart, will
ing hand and an alert brain.
What has chance ever done in the
world? Has it invented a telegraph or
telephone? Has it laid an ocean
established universities, asylums, or
hospitals Has it tunneled mountains,
built bridges, or brought miracles out
of the soil?
What did luck" have to do with
making the career of Washington, 0f
Lincoln, of Daniel Webster, of Henry
Clay, of Grant. of Garfield, or of Elihu
Root? Did it help Edison or Marconi
with their inventions2 Did it have
anything to do with the making of the
princes? Do such men as John Wan
amaker. Robert Ogden, or Marshall
Field owe their success to luck?
I have never known man to
amount to much until he cut out of his
Voca bulary such words as good luck
and bad luck" and from his life
maxims all the Il can't" words and
the II can't philosophy There is no
word in the English language more
misued and abused than luck" More
people have excused themselves for
poor work and mean, stingy poverty
stricken careers by saying luck was
against them than by any other ex-
cuse.
That door ahead of you, young man,
is probably closed because you have
closed it.-closed it by lack of train
ing; by a lack of ambition. energy. and
push. While, perhaps, you have been
waiting for luck" to open it, a
pluckier. grittier fellow has stepped
in ahead of you and opened it him
self.-Orison SWEET Marden in Success
Ma "a ,,i,,.s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04

Bishop McCabe relates the following
story: "Once upon a time ] was in a
railway accident. 1t was one of the
only two I have ever experienced, and
[ have Travelled more than $50, coo
miles on trains and steamers, three
times as far as from here to the moon
A broken wheel threw the train OFF the
track. The car was in was shattered
very much. and it was necessary to
change cars. A noble looking English
lady with her husband was wailling
near me. She was scolding him well
for starting on their journey on Fri
day. Z told you James. she said
something would happen if we should
start on Friday Madam said I. do
you know that Columbus set sail to
discover America on Friday2 She
looked at me with Indignation and
said: Sir. in my opinion it is a great
pity that America was ever discovered
at ALL E"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04

policy was legitimate. The poIicyhoId-
er who surrenders d policy, breaks q
contract. said Mr.. Mccall, and it was
only just that a charge be made
the company would have in writing a
new policy.
In reply to a question Mr.. Mccall
said that the New York Life Insurance
company did not make a reduction in
favor Of German subjects in order. to
keep its hold on German business.
Lawyer McKeen said to him:
1t has been alleged that Elere was
discrimination in favor OF Spanish
soldiers against American soldiers dur
ing the late war"
7 can answer that by saying that
the New York Life did not issue a
policy to single Spanish soldier dur
ing the war"
Mr.. Mccall said the New York Life
Insurance company began to make
loans to its own poiicyholders in 1892.
You know it is against the law for
companies TO make loans against their
own policies % asked Mr.. McKeen.
I never heard that before" replied
Mr.. Mccall
Senator Tuney asked how general
this practice is among the companies.
Mr.. Mccall said: I'VE have been
forced into it lately and there is really
cieS and surrender values except that
IN the latter case the policy does not
continue in force
Weeks Follows Mccall.
Rufus WelIes Weeks, actuary and
second vice president of the New York
Life Insurance company, succeeded
Mccall as a witness. After explaining
much in detail of tables and technical
management, Mr.. McKeen brought out
that the company paid agents more for
deferred dividend policies which are
easier to write, according to the Wit
ness than they paid for writing the an
nual dividend policy. After much
questioning by Senator Armstrong,
witness said this was because the de-
ferred dividend policy was more to be
desired by the company because it fur
nished a fund TO carry on new busi-
ness.
Mr.. McKeen asked him about the
declaration made by the New York
Life Insurance company in its return
to the Prussian government which
showed the dividend on the deferred
dividend policies, and asked an ex-
planation of greatly increased pay
ments in the fiscal year of the tonuAe.
Mr.. Weeks said there was very lit
tie connection between the final allot-
ment and the interim allotment. The
share of the surplus each policy hao
earned was not added till the end OF
the period.
THE interim dividends are simply
added to satisfy the Prussian govern
ment?''
yes" said Mr.. Weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
Bobbins's Extravagant wife.
Have a cigar" said Bobbins.
DON'T care if I do, said Rohhi

nave d cigar SclQ BCDD1nS.
Don't care if I do" said Robbins
The two men We're seated in their
luXuriously appointed club, and had
fallen into that intimate and confiden-
ual conversation in which men Occa-
sionally indulge.
You appear gloomy Robbins re-
marked.
"Well. I don't mind telling you. old
man, that my Wife's eXtrava gance
would be enough to make any man
nave the dumps at times. I don't like
to say it. and [ should dislike to ap-
pear small
Tell me about it. old boy"
ON, II S pretty constant but the
latest thing she wants is "A new hat.
OF course. L want her to be a credit
mad new one only last spring. Wo-
men are expensive luxurtes'
SO some of my married friends tell
Yes, they have no conception of a
mans necessary expenses-have gin
Don't care if L do"
They had it
For instance. what do they know
ABOUT ones club eXpense2 only be-
long to three clubs=and you know
how essential it is to keep up on that
sort OF thing-and although the three
combined cost little more than my
Iamly expenses still they count. and a
~ imam can understand IT, III IS a pity
lhey are so eXtravagant. for otherwise
they would be quite desirable"
50 some of my married friends
say said Robbins. Its too bad
about their extravaganza. Have a
game of poker2''
Don't care if I do said BohbiDs.
Five dollar limit
Sure
But although Robbins said SO little.
It should be evident to everybody that
he must have been sorry for Robbins.
San Francisco Call
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
LIKE ART STORE.
District Court Room Used for Display
Purposes.

The district court room looks like d
small edition of an ancient art gal
lery today. The cause of this is a suit
filed by James D. Sullivan the picture
man against G. A. Miller. the proprie-
tor of the building in which the pic
ture shop is located. From the evi-
dence in the case it seems that there
was a leak in the roof and that dur
ing the rainy season that enough
moisture seeped through to damage
the stock.
The court room is strewn with pic
ture frames and all that goes to make
the completed pictures and as these
exhibits are all the property of the
plaintiff they are in more or less
damaged condition. There are
Nadonnas that don't look like Ma
donnas at all, fruit pictures that have
lost their favors and a miscellaneous
collection that all in all looks like
thirty cents. Two hundred dollars
damage is asked for and jury is
thinking about the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
TO LAWYERS Sl,lO3,92Ol
Astounding Legal Expenses of New
York Life Insurance Company.

New York. Oct president John
A. Mccall of the New York Life In
surance company testified before the
insurance investigation committee to-
day that the New York Life Insurance
company's expense for legal services
from June 1. 1900. to August 81. 1905,
were S1,103.920 OF this amount Mr.
Mccall said Andrew Hamilton re-
ceived S476,927.
In states where Mr.. Hamilton looked
after legislation Mr.. Mccall said he
was expected to deal with the men
who could produced the results.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Loonus Brake. age 80 years. died on
Tuesday of typhoid fever at 1856 Lane
street The funeral took place at $3.50
TINS afternoon Interment in Topeka
cemetery
Harry Smith the son of Mrs. Louisa
A. Smith. died at the home of his
brother. Joseph Smith, 922 North Har-
rlson street, this afternoon at 1 o'clock.
Ihe deceased was a sufferer from con-
sumption. The funeral arrangements
VIII be announced later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
SHAWNEE LEADS.
Has More Registered Pharmacists
Than Any County in State.

w. E. Sheriff, secretary of the Kan
sas state board of pharmacy, today
submitted to Governor Hoch his an
nuaI report. The report shows the
proceedings of the board during the
past year, and gives an alphabetical
list of all registered pharmacists in the
state.
Shawnee county heads the list with
112 pharmacists. SedgwicI county
has 68 and Wyandotte county 64-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
SAYS ITS ABSURD.
Cudahy Issues Signed Statement Re
garding Pat Groves Confession.

Omaha, Neb.. Oct. 4.-Edward A Cud-
ahy today gave to the Associated Press
a signed statement touching the confer
sion said to have been made by Pat
Grove in which he says:
'.As to the alleged statement of Grove
that my son was a party to the plot,
it is so absurd, particularly in the light
of his previous statements that I can
hardly believe that he made it. It Ger
taiIv is untrue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
FINE FALL WEATHER.
That Describes Conditions in Topeka
Today.

The weather department has issued
a very fair brand of weather today,
although it does seem a little out of
season when compared with the cool
nights and the frost that is expected
almost any time. The minimum for
today is 81 and the maximum for yes
terday came near getting into the mid
summer class. as the Thermometer
registered 81 for couple of hours
The hourly temperatures for today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
THEY BUY BONDS.
List of Those Purchased for state
Today.

At meeting of the state school fund
commissioners today. the board agreed
to purchase s11,4OO worth of 8 per
cent bonds issued by the following
school districts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
is like A DANIEL.
Or. Chapman's Reference to
Governor H0ch.
Places Him by Side of Hanly and
Folk.
SAYS THAT HE'S BRAVE
Didn't Give Any Specific In
stances of Courage.
Refers Briefly to the Topeka
Police Scandal.
An Audience OF 1000 at the
Auditorium.
SAYS THAT HEIS BRAVE

Twice did DR.. J. Wilbur Chapman
draw applause from 1000 listeners to
hig = /evangelistic sermon at the Audi
= fium on Tuesday night. In the early
part of his address he denominated
Governor Hoch of this state a modern
Daniel, alongside of Governor Hanly
of Indiana and Governor Folk of Mis-
souri,. Daniel was one of these test
ed characters" said DR.. Chapman
laying the entire stress of his voice on
the word tested" HE was praised
as Governor Folk is praised, true as
Governor Hanly is true. and brave and
courageous as the governor of your
own state. There are Daniels of the
present time They belong not alone
to one party, to one creed, to one
class, to one state, but to ALL
The second time that DR.. Chapman
made the finger tips of his audience
tingle was when he poured a few
vitrioiic words against the recent pO-
lice scandal, though he mentioned no
names. at was shameful, shameful
story that your newspapers printed
the other day
This was all he mentioned with re-
gard to the police trouble, though he
prefaced his remarks concerning it
with this story, and it makes his words
A father waited late one night for
his boy who he knew was out drunk
and debauched. 1t was almost the
midnight hour when ne heard the
sons unsteady footsteps resound on
the doorsill.
Come in said the father mo-
tioning the boy to a seat. Then the
father drew out of his pocket a re-
volver and handing it to his son, said:
eco into your mothers bedroom.
Take this revolver and place its bar
rel against one of her temples and
pull the trigger. XIII her all at once.
Don't stab her to death, day after day,
week after week, month after month,
and drag out her life to an awful fatal
misery"
The Handwriting on the Wall"
the famous story OF Daniel and Bel
shazar, taken from the fifth chapter
of the Book of Daniel, furnished the
theme and text for DR.. Chapman.
Just before the sermon commenced
Fred Butler sang the song from the
hymnal used at the meeting, ''The
Handwriting on the Wall" The i'm
preston on the audience made by Mr.
Butler was strong, and DR.. Chapman
was not slow in taking advantage Of
it and launching forth in the discus
sion Of his text.
"Tf any of you have been down
south" said DR.. Chapman, you have
heard the song.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04

on which is printed tx. ". c. T. u,
Topeka, 1906 and suspended from
the ribbon is a button photograph Of
Miss Bray. i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
XVeather IndicafIana

Chicago. Oct. Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Thursday; light vari-
able winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
He hears all we say,
He sees all we do;
My Gods a-Writin' all the time.

swing back to the feast of the last
king of the BabylOns. See the waters
play in the beautiful gardens, satlate
yourself with the sweet music. beautiful
women and well dressed men come and
go, all of it is beautiful, rich, luxurious,
and full Of ease.
Now I want to introduce you to two
people, Belshazzar, king of Babylon,
and the ideal Of the true young man,
Daniel. The first was rich, powerful,
naughty and strong in temporal powers
The other was kind. Ciod-fearing, soul
full. Christian gentleman
"Belshazzar tasted the wine, until it
made his blood hot. Then he asked his
servants to bring the golden vessels
from the temple, and he profaned them
He prOfaned Cod
You cannot nut God out Of your
reckoning You cannot trif1e with sin,
I tell you, my people. God is omnipres-
eut. You must reckon with Him.
Then came the handwriting on the
wall. A young man, our Daniel arose,
and deciDhered it, You are weighed in
the balances and <ound wanting
And that night the king was slain.
"Oh the beginning and the ending of
things. In the beginning music vine
song You almost wished YOU We're
there But at the end, blanched faces
staggering fear, and death and you all
most say, God save me from such an
end
Just a few days ago a young girl of
Milwaukee, a graduate of Vassar, COM
nitted suicide. While at college she
trihed with sin. That was the begin
ming" and holding aloft Bible i'm
the other hand, DR.. Chapman exclaimed,
'this is the ending"
"A famous western editor as boy
went to an Indiana city to begin a pa
per. There he was met by one of the
citizens who told him that he would fail
unless he Joined the Round Table crowd.
What is that?" asked the young edi-
tor
TT is a. place where we meet for lunch
at uoon." was the reply. Sometimes
we drink. sometimes smoke and often
play cards"
No" replied the young editor. Il
VIII not join you
Then YOU viii fail" was jeered at
him.
"A few days ago" continued DR.. Chap
man. "a well-dressed elderly man, with
much o. this worlds goods, stepped
from a train. and hurried to a hotel in
a large eastern city. A man. clad i'm
rags, stepped forth from the shadows
of big building and held out his hand
for aims. The Well-dressed man was
our editor friend. and the beggar was a
member OF the Round Table crowd.
who had told the man he was now ask
ing aid from, that he would fail. The
beginning and the ending 1t is the old
story.
mot long ago I was lin the mint at
Philadelphia There ] was shown a
pair of scales Two cards of even weight
were laid on the perfect balances Then
was asked to write my name on one.
AS I laid it back on the balances. the
lead from my pencil made the card
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-02-04
KNIGHTS OF PvTHIAS

KNI0HI Or PVT HAS
IvANHoE LODGE NO. 10. X. OF .
Regular conventions helc OF. Monday
Of each week ut their castle hall In the
silver State block.
w. L. sAMUHLS. G. G.
G. =. BROWN, X. a
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-02-04
A EXPOSED.

A few counterfeiters have lately been
making and trying to sell limitations o.
Or. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds, and other med
lcines, thereby defrauding the pubic
This is to warn you to beware of such
people, who seek to profit. through steal
ing the reputation of remedies which
have been successfully curing disease
Tor over 80 years. A sure protection, to
you. is our name on the wrapper. LOOK
Tor it, on all DR.. Kings, or Bucklen's
remedies, as all others are mere imita-
H., n Windsor. Canada.