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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

The funeral of the shippers hopes of
passing the house bill intact was held
at a late hour, and it was no fair"
Several senators who intended to vote
against the amendment fell asleep, and
when the vote was taken, got a poke in
the ribs and were startled into snore
which sounded like aye"
A vicious assault was made on
Father Time in the noble house of
representatives when the house began
talking retrenchment. They started
in to eliminate about all the state Of
fees except treasurer, attorney gen
eral and governor. OF course the
high-minded high-binders will not be
permitted to cut down the force OF
state employees, but they wasted lot
of valuable time thinking about it. The
state has only a few superhuous en-
pIoyes, and they are at the heads of
departments The minor employees,
the workers marked for the slaughter
by the house, are the ones who attend
to the business, and in many instances
are the only people in their several
Offices who know what they are doing
or why they are doing it. The fact is,
the legislature is getting close to the
end of its rope. and has frittered
away so much time and money that it
is fearful of being unable to make
good its promise of economy What
Iif there should not be enough money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
EVENTS And men
Senator Smith and His Famous
Railroad Bill.

Several little incidents were pulled
Off last night, but there is only one
thing of interest to the railroad lobby.
The Smith amendment passed, and the
railroads are now free to do as they
sblankety please in regard to rates,
service, ami other little incidentals of
the railroad business. The scare they
got yesterday when they thought the
salve amendment was about to lose,
gave place to wild exuberance and
joy uncondned when the amendment
passed, and the downtrodden railroads
were freed from the oppression of the
small shippers who desire to ship a
few carloads of something at less than
steen thousand dollars a car. Senator
Smith did himself and the railroad
companies proud. The incidental
throat cutting of the early evening"
and the long, dingero of speech
made by the gentleman from Lincoln
a little later had no place in the
mental reservoir of those who gained
thereby.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

The Smith bill, which is to come
latter, is a ''koo-koo." The fine, al
most impreceptible Dago hand of the
author was never excelled in the art of
following out a bill so that it has to
be stuffed with air to make it look
life-like. Mr.. Smith has rules of his
own for framing up new bill. His
recipe reminds one of some of the
systems employed by. the penurious
housewife. He makes new ones out
of old ones. Here is the rule: Take
an old, unsatisfactory law, hash care
fully and mix with an egg-beater.
Strain through a collander and remove
enacting clause or any other obnoxious
features of the mess roll out fiat and
serve with haste and wind-jammer
sauce. 1t must be served very hot, so
that the eater will have to swallow
without tasting.
Mr.. Smith has taken the old railroad
law and rehashed it, as per recipe.
left anything like intact. 1t is section
10 of the law now on the statute books,
which appears as section of the Smith
bill, and is almost sound and well with
the exception of an abbreviation. In
copying the section Mr.. Smith neglect
ed to add the last paragraph, which
reads something like this: Provided,
that nothing in this section shall be
construed as relieving any railroad
company or corporation from liability
for damages.
That last paragraph got lost in the
shuttle, so now he has an embryo rail-
out, resolves itself into the old law with
the obnoxious (to the railroads) part
eliminated. It beats his amendment a
mile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
NOT FOR BEST FARM



81 saw so much in the papers about
the wonderful cures effected by
Pyramid Pile Cure, I determined
to give it trial. 1 bought and
from my druggist one fifty cent box
time 1 had used the last pyramid I
was entirely cured; in four days after
I began to use the pyramids all in
f1ammation was gone. 1 was perfect
ly easy all the time, the excessive dis
charge stopped at once, and stools be-
came easy and gentle.
Il was unable to get my own fire.
wood for four months, and half the
time when could walk at all had to
walk half bent. I used many pile
remedies, salxes and ointnnents, all to
no effect until used one fifty cent
box of Pyramid Pile Cure and was
cured
Il would not be afflicted as I was
four months ago for the best farm in
the state of Arkansas. I can give
proof and reference of the wonderful
cure to all who are afflicted as I was.
Please publish my letter that / may
advise the afflicted" w. E. Wallis,
Piggot Ark, Box 26.
The experience of Mr.. Wallis is that
of thousands of others who suffer for
years with the most painful forms of
hemorrhoids. or piles, and after trying
everything they hear of. give up all
hope of a cure and look for tenn porary
relief only. To all such a little book
published by Pyramid Drug Co, Mar
shall, Mich, brings glad tfdings, as it
tells all about the cause and cure of
piles, and is sent free for the asking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

the best seats than in the southern
Kansas towns where the price was 81.
On February the Isle of Spice
company played at the Davidson thea
ter at Fort Scott The prices charged
were rs cents to 81.
Fort Scott got the play and the
price of the best seats was fifty cents
lower than is charged in Topeka.
On February 8 the Isle of Spice was
at the Elks theatre at Parsons, Kan.
At Parsons a few rows of seats on the
first floor sold at $3.50 and the re-
mainder at 81.
The same schedule prevailed at
Winreld where THE Isle of Spice
played on February 10.
On February II the company ap-
peared at Crawford's Wichita house
and the $3.50 schedule was enforced.
On Sunday the 18th, THE Isle of
Spice" was advertised to play at st.
Joseph at 25 cents to 81. The matinee
1.-THE Isle of Spice" has been at the
Willis Wood theatre in Kansas City
this week. The Kansas City Star last
Monday said that the company was
well costumed and that it had a pretty
chorus. but that taken altogether the
production is a disappointment
Vests rninstrels drew a good audi
ence yesterday afternoon and about
half house last night.
The first part of the evening served
to introduce several songs which took
pretty well, a number of others which
fell fiat and il also served for the in
PRODUCTION of a lot of time-worn and
more or less vulgar jokes
The olio features were the best part
of the performance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
THERE ARE OTHERS.
Evidence Brought Out in Indiana
Bribery Investigation.

indianapolis, Feb. 23.-In the bril-
berry investigation which has followed
the disclosures by Representative
Baker of an attempted bribery by ex-
Senator 0. A. Baker. James Hamilton,
a doorkeeper. today testified before the
investigating committee of the legisIa-
ture that he had been handed a num-
Der of envelopes by o. A. Baker to be
sent to other members. TheX were
similar to that handed Representative
Baker which contained 800. The
doorkeeper said he gave the envelopes
to a page for distribution He gave
the names of a number of members to
whom these envelopes were sent. The
names are being withheld by the COM
mittee.
Il have known o. A. Baker for sew
eraI years" said Mr.. Hamilton. 81
helped elect him joint senator from
our district have known that thing
has been going on for some weeks.
20 A Baker has given me letters
to member of the house with their
names written on them and asked to
see that they were delivered. / know
that the letters. reached the repre-
sentatives and have given the special
committee the name of the page who
delivered them I know that these men
made speeches against the BILL
How many representatives were
sent envelopes in this manner?'' he
was asked.
IT won't say
Eight or ten p
mo, not that many"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
OriginaI Bin Disappears.

Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. 23.-The
original draft of the Godfrey anti
pool selling bill. the substitute for
which was adopted Tuesday by the
house of representatives, has disap-
peared from the office of the chief
clerk. As the substitute is based on
the original bill in the nature of an
amendment, the action of the house In
passing the bill which prohibits all
betting on horse races in the state be-
comes null and leaves the breeders
law just as it stands on the statute
books.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
NEGROES IN CONFERENCE.
Fourteenth Annual Session at Tuske-
gee, Ala.

Tuskegee. Ala, Feb. 23.-The four
teenth annual session of the Tuskegee
Negro conference began here today and
was attended by a large number of rep
representatives. negroes from South Caro-
lima to Texas President Booker T.
Washington, in an address reviewed
the progress of the race since the civil
= ar. This was followed by a discuss
sion of various questions relating to the
material advancement of the race relat-
ing to agriculture methods and moral
HlpI Oyement. A statement was issued
bv the conference in which it was
shown that since the war the race has
accumulated $50, 900, 900 in property in
The United States In u southern states
more than $4,000 farms are owned by
negroes and they support Is, 900 churches
IN this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
Grnre Tronble Foreseen.

It needs but little foresight to tell that
when your stomach and liver are badly
affected grave trouble is ahead unless you
take the proper medicine for your disease,
as Mrs. John A Young of Clay, N. Y
liver I'D stomach, my heart was weaken
ed, and I could not eat. I was very ba,
for a e1ng time. but in Electric Bitters /
found just what I needed, for they quick
~ relieved and cured me. Best medicine
for weak women. Sold under guarantee.
by Arnold Drug Co, s21 North Kansas
ave. at SOC a bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

left to pay Stubs university appro-
priation2 Now. wouldn't that be
awful?
The present legislature received ex-
travagant advance notices. and was
advertised IN large type as a body of
reformists. A~cIose inspection of the
record left by the legislature of 1905
will show just as many blots and
smears. errors and crooked lines, as
any other legislature of the same
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

st. Johnsbury. VT, Feb. 23.=Jona-
than Ross, former chief justice of the
state supreme court and former
United States senator, died today of
injuries received last Tuesday when
his sleigh was struck by a train and
Mrs Ross was killed Judge Ross
was 70 years of age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

Makes bone and muscle faster than any
other remedy. Brings strength, health
and happiness to the whole family. That's
what HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
do IS cents, Tea or Tablets. Gatlin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

Infants, Children's. Boys and Girls
shoes at 40, SOC and soc on the dollar
at The FitweIl Shoe Co.'S Great Smoke,
Water and Fire Sale, 500 Kan. ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

CIV. L Douglas 81, $3.50, 50 hand
sewed shoes in patent and plain leath-
ers for $1.95, at The Fitwell Shoe CO.
Great Smoke, Water and Fire Sale, 500
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

A wonderful tonic for the sick and
afflicted. Get strength. health and hap
piness by using HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea this month. A bracing family
medicine. IS cents, Tea or Tablets. CAT
lin Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

Mems. Women's and Children's Rub
Der Boots. Rubbers, Slippers, etc, at
less than one-half of factory cost at
The Fitwell Shoe Co.'S Great Smoke,
Water and Fire sale, sos Kan. ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

You don't have to wait. We have
it on hand. Coke by the ton or by
the car load. Telephone 856, Topeka
Ice & Fuel Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

Florence Roberts, who presumes to
4 play Mrs. Fishes Tess of the Dur
bervilles." is booked to play in Topeka
| in this play and also in ''Zaza-" Flor
ence Roberts has been in California.
She is making long jumps on her trip
east.
lands, Cal, at the Loring theatre. She
put on the play Marta of the Low
lands a Spanish romance, at prices
ranging from % cents to 81. She
days where she gave three perform
ances Tuesday and Wednesday. She
also stops at Albuquerque and comes
next to Topeka.
/ playing in California at dollar
schedule of prices, she comes to the
Crawford circuit and imm edfately the
price goes up to the $3.50 schedule.
1t is a most unreasonable condition.
Local. theatregoers have had very few
first class attractions during the past
season, and have had a whole lot of
fmediOcre attractions at $3.50 prices.
The result has been a big falling off
in attendance. With an unsafe theatre,
cheap shows at high prices, and the
public treated with the characteristic
tactics of a monopOlistlc management,
the situation is indeed about as bad in
Topeka as it is possible for it to be.
An interesting comparison may be
drawn between the charges for attrac-
tons at the Crawford theater and the
ttractions at the Auditorium under the
auspices of the Pipe Organ association
At the Crawford theater it is usually
the rule to charge about one-third more
for attractions than is charged for the
same attractions in other cities in the
vicinity of Topeka and Kansas,
one night stands as we'll as three night
and week stand towns.
MeIba recently sang In Topeka The
highest price seats were sold at $1.50.
There is hardly another city in the
country where she sings this year.
where the / hest priced seats were
placed at rsr figure than so She
is now in T. :. where she sings in a
half dozen :. In all instances the
schedule of es runs from 81 to IS
a seat This i. the prevailing schedule
of prices for a Melba concert.
Ysaye comes to the Auditorium Mon
day night at dollar prices. Ysaye gets
from a dollar to $3.50 and sometimes
even SO and "a for seats in other cities
except Topeka
ssThe Isle of Spice is boxed for To-
peka next week at $3.50 prices.
The same company was advertised
to appear at Crawford's theater at st.
Joseph. a one night stand, about a
week ago. at prices ranging from %
Topeka is charged so cents more for
the best seats than was asked at St
Joseph.
which is scheduled to come into To-
peka made the circuit of the oil and
gas towns in southern Kansas the
early part of this month
The prevailing sch edule of prices
for this company in the small Kansas
towns was from 25 cents to 81 with
box seats at $3.50.
The company comes to Topeka and
Mr. Crawford advertises the show at
prices which are so cents higher for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
Calumet and ITecIa Dlvidend.

Boston, FEB. 23.=The directors Of
the Calumet and Hecla Mining COM
pany today declared a regular quarter
ly dividend of $40 per share ana an
extra dividend Of IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
Joke That Topeka PeO-
pie Appreciated.
Compared the Crawford Theater
to NOah's Ark.
PEOPLE ARE HELD UP.
Usual Treatment Of Crawford
Patrons Continue.
Must Pay More for Their Amuse-
ment Than Others.

Heard at the minstrel show at the
Crawford Wednesday:
Sambo, speaking to Mr. Rigby, the in
teriocutOr: Say, Mr.. Rigbys do you
know what's become of Noah's ark?''
Interlocutor: mo. Sambo. I don't
know what has become Of Noah's ark.
What has become of Noah's ark?"
Sambo: There was a flood a year
ago, and Noah's ark came hoatin down
the Kaw river and landed in Kansas"
Interlocutor: In Kansas You don't
mean to say, do you, Sambo, that the
ark landed in Kansas2ss
Sambo: That's right. That's what
I meant to say. It landed in Kansas,
and it got stuck right down here on the
KaLW near Topeka .
Interlocutor: TN Topeka! You don't
mean to tell me, do you. that the ark
actually lodged here in Topeka?'
Sambo: That's exactly what I wish
TO say. It's so, as sure as you're born.
The ark landed right here in Topeka
and Crawford hauled it up here and
made an opera house out of ito
It has been a long time since any
thing has been sprung on a Topeka
audience that brought forth the ap-
plause that this joke elected.
The audience simply howIed with de-
light. 1t cheered and cIapped and hur-
rahed The outburst was tremendous.
The funny man no doubt knew what
theater.
The members of Vests minstrel
troupe, although they appear as though
it would be a good thing for their suits
if they were sent to a laundry, were
particularly sore on the Crawford ac-
eommodations, not only in Topeka but
in other cities.
The company played at Wichita re-
Gently and one of the members gave out
a statement which was printed in the
Wichita Beacon that no doubt will be
taken as gospel truth by all who read
it.
The minstrel man declared that in the
theatrical profession, the Crawford cir
cult was generally known and referred
to as THE Death Trail" Managers and
actors alike dread the ordeal of a trip
over the trail" Perhaps that is the
reason why so many of the really good
seen here.
Here is the version of the Death
Trail story as it appeared in the Wich-
ita paper:
All theatrical people hate Crawford.
His houses are rotten and he is a mean
man to deal with in a business way.
Nearly every theater he owns or leases
is a death trap. Your Wichita house is
strictly on the bum in that respect.
had occasion to go into the lavatory on
the stage here tonight and I found g.
big heap of refuse in g. corner. A match
would set the house afire. But that's
characteristic of Crawford in all his
houses. There is only one good one on
the whole circuit and that's a new thea
ter at Lincoln. If you want to get an
authentic opinion of era wford you ask
the people who have to play on his cir
cult. They will tell the same story. It's
a pity that somebody doesn't come into
the field strong enough to knock out his
monopoly. His circuit is on the bad
hist of every actor and every company
in the profession
Florence Roberts who presurnes to
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-08-02
CHILDREN PLAY
WITH POWDER
=,
Pouring it Into The Fire to
See ii Sparkle.

Johnnie House, the eleven year old
esHp of Ed house, living in the south
WEST part Of town, was pouring pow
der into stove yesterday evening tc
see it burn, when the brass flask, con-
taing possibly a pound Of powder, ex-
ploded In his hand. His sister Jennie,
about Is years old, and the little baby
were in the same room and all were
badly burned by the powder and their
clothing set on fire. Jennie, with
much presence Of mind, grabbed the
baby and ran TO the rain barrell and
soused it in, and then tore her own
dress from her In shreds, but not un-
til she was quite badly burned on the
arms. Johnnie ran out and took a
plunge into a boat that was half full
Of water. He was also badly burned
and has a bad cash In his hand, but
all will eventually recover. Half Of
Of the powder flask was blown into
the ceiling and the stove badly wreck
ed: 1t was narrow escape, but may
prove lasting lesson to Johnnie, who
seems to be on the Buster Brown"
order.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-08-02
specIaI Rates To colnrnan

Annual meeting Grand Aerie. Fra.
ternal Eagles, Denver, Col. August
IL to ~, 1905; National Association Of
local Fire insurance agents, Denver.
Colo, August Is to 1S, 1905: American
Osteopathic Association, Denver, Col.
August 10 TO 10, 1905. For these oc-
casions the Frisco will sell round trip
tickets to Denver, Colorado Springs.
Pueblo, Colorado, at the low rate OF
sl1.oo. Dates of sale August 12. IS
and ID, final retutn limit August p.
EXTENSION can be secured on these
tickets by depoSiting ticket with Joint
agents not later than August 25. and
payment Of fee Of so cents at time OF
deposit. For further particulars. see
Frisco agents
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-08-02
WILL EXTEND
WATER MAINS
Petition Granted BY Council
Last Night.

The city coucil held its regular
ssmi-monthly meeting last night.
The resignation Of Seymour Riddle,
was accepted and a special election
called for August Is TO elect an alder
man to tin the vacancy.
J. J. Spencer rendered his resigna-
tion as street commissioner and the
council decided to accept il as soon as
a settlement is made between him
and the Street and Alley committee.
G. J. Hunt was employed to audit
the accounts Of the water works de-
partnent for five dollars per month.
Permission was granted to Mrs.
Mary Hughes 10 put in water con-
nections
The electric light and telephone
poles around the public school
grounds were ordered moved in order
to make room for the sidewalk to be
built.
A petition from a number OF citi-
zens living IN the Phillips addition for
the extention OF the water mains in
that part Of the city was g;anted by
the council and the Water Commits
sioner ordered to make the extention.
Upon a petition OF the merchants Of
the city, the council instructed the
ordinance committee to prepare an
ordinance providing for an occupation
tax in this city.
The mayor was instructed 20 use
his influence to get the Katy 70 build
7 a crossing on Delaware avenue.
II. Il. Ridenhour was ordered topur-
chase necessary pulleys for hoisting
the fire hose under the big tank at the
pumping station.
The council decided to accept bids
for building Of street crossings up to
- o'clock M, Saturday, August 5th.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-08-02

Don't look for true happiness in the
mansions Of the very rich, where high
priced physicians are called in to doc
tor everyailment. But seek it and find
it too,in the comfortable homes OF
the middle-classes and 50 called poor
where Greens August Flower isalways
used to keep the family healthy-to
cure all stomach troubles, whether in
digestion, constipation, dyspepsia, loss
Of appetite, bilious attacks or torpid
liver. Trial bottle August Flower,
25c Big bottle. 7Sc. Winner Drug
Co. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-08-02

G. Unger, 2l1 Maple St, Champaign
H.. writes: Il was troubled with a
hacking eough for ayearand Thought
I had consumption. / tried a great
many remedies and was under the
care Of physicians for several months,
used one bottle Of Foleys Honey
and Tar It cured me. and I have not
been troubled since = Sold by Peoples
Drug Store. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-08-02
Frisco Specials

Account summer tourist rates the
Frisco win sell round trip tickets to
Eureka Springs Hot Springs Ark.
and EldoradO Springs Mo. at rare Of
one fare plus 500. Tickets on sale
daily until September 80, 1905. Final
return limit 30 days from date Of sale.
Extension may be obtained on these
tickets by payment of the difference
of the rate at which the tickets are
sold and the regular o0 dav rate For
further particulars see Frisco agents.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-08-02
STRIKERS FIGHT
WITH POLICE
Long ShOremen Take San
Juan by Mob Violence.
Associated Press.

AAao'NAaNNA A ANl1t
San Juan, Aug, 2-As an outcome
Of the Long Shoreman's strike for in
creased wages, to twenty-five cents
per hour, San Juan was under control
Of a mob last night. The mob was
composed Of thousands Of men and
boys, who dug up paving blocks and
stones, and with these and other mis-
sells rushed through the streets fight
ing the police. Que person was killed
and forty injured While the main
police was engaged with the rioters
another mob threw stones at the arc
lights in the city and the result was
that the town was in total darkness
all night. At midnight the police
had the situation under control.