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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
COLOR SCHEME OF The SPATS.
AFASHION THAT MAKES WOMEN'S
FEET SEEM BIG.
Their Feet Arc Larger Than They Used TO
he, hut That Fact Might He Disguised
n They Followed Natures Color
scheme in Buying Their spatS.

lie, hut That Fact Might He Disguised
n they Followed Natures Color
scheme in Buying Their spats.
As means Of attracting attention to a
pretty foot, perhaps nothing SURPRISES the
hpat, But that fact doesn't altogether
account for the spat's popularity.
Dealers agree that women with small
feet and arched insteps are not a bit more
profitable, IA customers, than the women Of
generously proportioned feet, for the reason
that the small, pretty foot il not the posses
sion OF the majority. This circumstance,
a. one retail shoe seller pointed out, illus
trates the indifference OF the up 10 date
women 10 the size OF her feet.
In the earlier days Of my business career"
said he, my customers used to pinch their
feet abominably. They wore shoes which
considered both too short and too narrow,
nut, bless your heart, they would have
their own way.
think short vamp makes my foot
look smaller one would say. and another
would insist on having a cutoff shoe, which
gave the appearance Of high instep.
In those days, IL had shown 10 any
but old ladies shoes of the mans last style
80 popular Of late, am sure II would have
thrown the average woman into fit. That
OF course, was before the day Of the athletic
Young woman and broad soled shoes.
When the spat came into vogue a few
months ago went light on my ordep TO
the manufacturer believing tina, the de-
Inand for il would be light. But I soon
found out my mistake and was obliged TO
double my supply in a very few weeks.
cream, champa gne, light gray and light
hrown are the most popular colors, In the
order named and wearing any one Of them
makes womans foot look third as large
gain unless the spat matches the costume.
which is not often the case, although many
~ the fashionable women are having spats
made to metch their gowns. The average
huyer. however, selects the color which
ll'a~es her fancy without giving a thought
to her gown.
This morning a customer who wears a
Nc shoe and who was going TO a nearby
resort Tor few weeks bought three pairs
'i spats, all Of the lightest tints, presumably
TO he worn with dark skirts. AZ a result,
Tho i-st thing one will notice about that
woman will be her feet.
] could not afford to say this did ! think
TOT a minute that the sale Of spats would
We hlndered by anything any one could say.
Spats are In the fashion. and until the
fashion has had its run they will be worn,
On the principle that whatever Is In style Is
necessarily becoming.
1t goes 10 prove, though, that the modern
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16

Mrs. Smith, In the meantime. gathered
her little son close to her breast.
would he like his mother to sing him
a pretty story, my precious?'
I'm, said John Elder and then he
listened attentively to the most wonderful
tale OF pussy cats, and doggies and lots
Of other things.
Only once he interrupted just as he
was falling into doze. He lifted the
chubby hands to his mothers face and
sleepily murmured,
i love you, mamma dear. I'm so glad
I'm a mother baby"
But all his mother heard was Bah
bum bah"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
MOTHS LIKE PRIMES.
4 Possible Substitute for Camphor Rails
in Winter Clothing.

4 Possible Substitute for Camphor Rails
in Winter Clothing.
I have made discovery, OF at least
think it is a discovery said the house
wife. Moths like prunes.
I have mentioned that fact to many
persons since ] found Il was true and they
have scofed at me, all but my grocer. lie
tells me that he discovered some time ago
that moths are very fond Of prunes.
I have noticed for some time an oCca-
sional moth flying around my kitchen,
and ! wondered where they came from. !
remembered a few days ago that I had
placed a package Of prunes on an upper
shelf in the kitchen closet and went look
ing for it.
Now this was pound package Of prunes
and the package was sealed | noticed
several little holes near the top Of the
package, and as l cut the top open what
was my surprise to find il full Of mothsl
If moths like prunes 50 much ! rather
think that some day prunes may take the
place OF camphoT balls when il comes time
TO pack away the winter clothing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
PIANO MOVING.
Not over Profitable, the Piano Mover says
Cheaper Now Than Formerly.

Easy money, isn't it'' said a man who
had Just paid 80 TO have his piano moved
irom one fat house TO another, carried out
aud hoisted in, the whole work occupying
leas than two hours.
Var from it, said the piano mover.
1T takes a pair Of horses and truck and
the services Of three men 10 move piano
anyway and, Of course, the use Of blocks
and taoxle II you are going 10 hoist IT, So
IL take quite an outfit TO start with TO
move IL 1T all, and horses have TO be fed,
and we have TO have good strong men
who know how 20 handle a piano without
injuring il and who know how TO handle
tackle 20 that Il can be used without damag-
ing the houso and with safety 10 the piano
And the @cxle costs money as vol as
tho horses and truck and il has 10 be looked
aftcr and kept safe and renewed when
needed When you como TO take all those
things into account there isn't such an
everlasting amount Of money 10 IL, or not
In moving one piano. We used 10 Got $40
for the job have just done FOR you for &C.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
HEREBTHE SUSPENDER FROCK
WITH SPRING 1T HAS CONF INTO
SUDDEN FAVOR.

A youthfuI Fashion which Is Both Pretty
and PracticRi-SmaFt French Models
with a Prinoesse EHect-The Mode
Al It's Best when II Is simplest
Fairly last fall we commented upon the
possibilities Of the suspender, or bretelle,
gown and showed sketches Of several smart
frock- Of this type worn by young women
monument among New York fashionable
Folk. The mode, however, found accept
ance only with the few during the winter
season and waited until this spring to
blossom into a popularity dangerous to
il. own prestige.
Now. that the department stores are full
Of s,ryendcr costumes, the fashionable
elect who welcomed the idea months ago
will doubtless lay aside the mode, but,
after all these ultIafastidious ones are
few. and the suspender costume is pretty
and practical enough to hold its own
throughout the season, even though II has
lcrome common, and cannot claim the
cache, II a fashion newer and more eK-
cmiyc.
Then too. there are suspender models
and surrender models. The material and
making 81 the frocks vary widely, and
rne-o are. too, many variations upon the
ono theme. 30 individuality Is possible
oven In a frock OF this general type, and
there, a vast difference in the way the
irork, arc made and worn.
some II the smartest French models
show Princess skirt-a skirt cut in one
With ri die. and here is a problem TO cal
our tine skill Of cutter and filter. for prin-
.., .rt-t haIl,. u,ada Ia "a lamantabta
thing while NJ its best it Is excellent in line
and effect In supple cloth these skirts
With some suspender arrangement over
The Topeka state journal., 1905-04-25
RATES GO UP.
-Four Big Life Companies Unite in
the Advance.

New York. April 25.-An increase
of 3 to per cent in the premium
rates for policies which do not confer
upon their holders a right to partici-
pate in the dividends of the company
has been put into effect by four of
the largest life insurance companies in
this country.
The new rates of the different com
panies are essentially the same On
ordinary life policies the increase over
old rates is between and 6 per cent.
This is the largest increase. On limited
payment life and endowment policies
the advance is between and 5 per
cent. varying somewhat according to
the age of the insured. The advance
in rates follows complaints made by
holders of participating policies thar
the difference between the rates
charged for nonparticipating policy
and those charged for a policy that
participates in the profits of the COM
pany have in some instances amounted
to more than the dividends paid to the
participating pOlicyholders.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-04-25
Congressman Pinckney, of Tex
as, and Three Other Men
Killed in a Battle Over the
Whisky Question.
AT A MASS MEETING
Called for the Purpose of Petit
tiOning the Governor
To Send Troops to Enforce the
Local Option Law.

Hampstead, Tex, April 25-Congress-
man John NJ. Pinckney and two other
men were killed at a mass meeting here
last night called for the purpose of petit
uoning the governor to send rangers to
enforce the local option law.
j. N Brown, a leading lawyer and q
staunch nti-prohibitionist. began the
shooting, which became general in an
instant. The dead are:
The Dead Are:
J. N. BROWN.
CONGRESSMAN JOHN NJ. PINCK-
NEY.
TOM PINCKNEY, brother of the con-
gresham.
John Mills, leading prohibitionist,
died of his wounds later
Doc Tompkins, private secretary to
Congressman Pinckney, and Rollin
Brown, son of J. n. Brown, are badly
wounded but just how seriously can
not now be determined.
The governor has been notified and
will send rangers here
J. E. Mills was a farmer who had
long been prominent in the affairs Of
the county but who had only recently
removed to the town.
When the trouble began Tompkins,
private secretary to Pinckney, was
making a speech to a meeting. Cap
tain Brown had the floor. He used
language which was objected to and at
the same time grasped Tompkins by the
coat lapel. Congressman Pinckney
sprang forward and the shooting began,
no one appearing to know who fred the
first shot, though it is said that a kins-
man of Brown fired and that Congress
man Pinckney was the first to fall. A.
number of men appeared to be engaged
in the shooting and something like 100
shots were fired.
Brown was a lawyer who had been
practicing here for twenty years.
Rangers Arrive.
Hampstead, Tex, April 25.-The COM
pany of rangers which was the tmne-
date cause OF last nights deplorable
tragedy arrived here today. The town
is quiet and no further trouble is
feared.
1t is understood that Congressman
Pinckney favored the prohibitionists.
An election was held here April 20, and
the town went dry"
Since then there has been c0nsidefa=-
bic feeling and yesterday a petition was
circulated calling on the governor 10
send {. force of rangers to enforce the
local option law and preserve order. The
petition charged that the local officers
were not doing their duty. A meeting
which had been called during the day
was held last night to discuss the Pc
tition r. E. Tompkins, secretary 10
CONGRESSMAN Pinckney was speaking
In favor of the petition when the trou~
BILE started H NJ. Browne. pfonlln-
erft lawyer and prohibitionist had been
seeking to get the floor after Congress-
man Pinckney had replied 70 ms
GRrowne's9 protest against the resolu-
fions Finding that he could get
the attention of the chair Browne IS
reported to have begun using language
considered offensive to several ladies'
present and this precipitated the shoot
ing
The Topeka state journal., 1905-04-25
MILITARY BOARD MEETS
VIII Provide for Retirement of Milf
tiamen at 81.

At ? o'clock this afternoon. the
military board convened at the office
of Adjutant General ]. W F. Hughes.
Those present We're General Hughes,
General c. P. Drew, General w S.
Metcalf. Colopel P. NJ. Hoisington and
Colonel G. ]. Carver of Wellington.
The board will put in a couple Of
days revising the rules and regulations
of the Kansas National Guard. award
ing medals for the best marksmen in
the guard, and discussing the pro-
posed attendance at the Sea Girt
shoot
It is proposed to make it compul-
sorry. on officers of the Kansas National
Guard to retire from service when
they reach the age of 81 years, which
is the retiring age in the army. Under
the present rules, an officer of the
guard may retire if he so desires, but
there is nothing compulsory about it.
If such rule is adopted, it would mean
that c. P. Drew. the newly appointed
brigadier general of the guard, would
have to retire some time during his
second term of service as brigadier.
He is now 62 years of age.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-04-25
HOW TO STRING WIRES
Railroad Board FormuIates Rules for
Crossing Rights of Way.

Railroad Commissioner Wheatley was
mixed up in little wreck on the Frisco
down in the southern part of the state
this morning, and was unable to get
here for the meeting of the board of
railroad commissioners today. A. D.
Walker came in this morning, and J.
w Robinson arrived at noon-
At , o'clock the board took up the
Mills station case, which was argued
and submitted. The Mills station people
want a depot.
The board also approved the code of
rules for the stringing of telegraph and
telephone wires across railroad tracks.
This code was drawn up Monday after
noon by representa- tives of the telephone
and telegraph companies in consultation
with Carr Taylor, attorney for the
board. Under new law passed last
sions must provide the method of
stringing wires across a railroad right
of way. The rules provide that the
wires must be high enough to clear the
cars, and that the poles shall be solid
and substantial. Heretofore. the rail-
road companies have required that any
telegraph or telephone company desir-
ing to string wires across its tracks
should enter intoaa contract with it to
do the work in a certain manner The
new rules will dispense with the neces-
sity for such contracts
The agitation for regulations relating
to the stringing of wires across tracks
arose because of the fact that a Union
Pacific brakeman was last winter jerk
ed off his car and killed by wire
which had sagged- low enough to catch
him as the train passed along.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-04-25
HIS PLANS STAND
President viii Make Daylight
Trip to Denver.
Reported That He Has Killed
Two More Bears.

Glenwood Springs, Col, April 25=
Secretary Loeb has conferred with a
delegation representing the Denver
Chamber of Commerce in regard to the
arrangement for the reception of the
president on May Is. The purpose of
their visit chiefly was to induce the
president to leave Glenwood Springs
during the night of May IA in order to
give an entire day in Denver. Secre-
tary Loeb said there would be no
change in the plans which are for a
daylight trip through the mountains of
Colorado.
Two Brown Bears Killed.
Newcastle Col, April 25.-One black
bear, weight 900 pounds; two bobcats
both full grown; two brown bears, COM
bined weight 400 pounds. This is the
record of game to date for the Dresi-
Dental party. The hunters have been
out on hunting expeditions only four
days. Rains and snoWstorms kept them
huddled in camp for the i've others.
The party rode more than 35 miles
from the camp on West Divide creek
over to Mamm creek and they returned
at night tired and hungry, joyful over
their success. They brought with them
the skins of two brown bears, both of
them killed during the day. There waS
only one accident. Spot was kille .
the world the diminutiVe little terrier
who knew nothing of fear and thought
nothing but bear. For II years he
followed JohL Gof from one end of the
hunting country to the other.
The chase started at 6 o'clock in the
morning. According to ranchers,- the
hunters struck the trail OF the first bear
when about FIVE miles from camp. By
o'clock the baying Of the hounds and
the sharp yelps of the bear dogs gave
fsaT
trailing another bear. over towards
Mamm creek the trail ran and about 1
o'clock, according to Dick" Callen, a
rancher near there the first bear vas
treed and killed with a shot from the
rifle of President Roosevelt
Yelled Like Indians.
IT e party started back to camp
then" Callen said. cat least it looked
that way to me, for as soon as the bear
was skinned they saddled up, leashed the
hounds and started over in the direc-
ton of West Divide creek. They had
gone about a quarter of a mile, 1 guess
when one of the dogs struck another
trail. Then it was all off. Away they
went on the new trail, racing and yell
ing like Indians. They went straight
was about half a mile away, when the
president and Gon were far in the
Lead
The trail of the second bear led up
MANN creek for lies. The party
chased after him and he was treed late
in the afternoon at Dry Hole, a large
alkah section on the divide between
West Divide creek and Mamm creek,
about II miles from camp It was in
the fight with this bear that Spot was
killed. The return trip of the party
was a sort of triumphal march. Laugh
ing and shouting President Roosevelt
turned in at the Mcfarland ranch
house, the first one he passed, and told
the news. Mcfarland ranch has a tele-
phone and soon every rancher along the
line was out on the road waiting to
congratulate the president on his good
fortune.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-04-25
BOERS GET VOICE.
Draft of the New TransvaaI Constitu-
ton Made Public

London, April 25.-The draft of the new
Transvaal constitution was issued today.
It provides for a legislative assembly con-
sisting Of the lieutenant governor, six to
nine official members, and 30 to 35 elected
members. Every burgher of the late
South African republic is entitled to vote
for members of the first voIksraad Is well
as all white males of British birth occupy
than $50 or having capital to the value of
500, unless convicted of treason since
May 81, 1902 or Of murder. unless they
have obtained a free pardon.
A commission will divide the Transyaal
into electoral districts. The hates in
lish, but the president of the volksraad
may permit member to use the Dutch
language. Financial measure must be
recOmmel - to the assembly the gov
ernor. and no part of the re tenue may
be appropriated without his authority.
Lawly accompanying the letters patent
providing for the changes, Colonial Secre-
tary LittletOn says the time is not yet
ripe to grant full self-government. The
matter involves party government, and
this in the TranSvaal will become more
practicable when the two races have act
ed longer together under equal rights and
when bitter memories have become soft
ened by time. In regard TO the colored
population not being directly represented
in the Volksraad, any bill subjecting them
to special disability or restrictions must
have the sanction of the home govern
ment before it becomes operative. Secre-
tary Littletor explains that similar con-
stltutlOnal changes can not be extended
to the Orange River colony Immediately,
because the industrial and economic con-
ditions there DO not so urgently demand
them.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-04-25
HIDE AND SEEK.
The Japanese Fleet Appears at
Kamranh Bay
The Day Following the Depar-
ture Of the Russians.
DETERMINED TO FIGHT
Admiral ROjestvensky Will En-
deavOr to Whip Togo.
Has His Plan of Battle All
Mapped Out.
Reports of Firing at SeaCOntinue
to Come In.

Saigon. Cochin China, April $3.50
A. M.-Advices just received from
Kamranh bay say that 20 japanese
warships passed the bay between and
o'clock in the evening of April %
Two ships loaded with rice from
Saigon and bound for Japan have been
captured by ships belonging to the
Russian squadron.
Russian officers are reported to have
declared that Admiral Rojestvensky is
determined to fight Admiral Togo and
will endeavor to vanquish the Japanese
squadron or sink with it. Admiral
Rojestvensky has given every detail of
the coming conflict his particular at
tention. Togo's flagship will be his OBJ
jective according to a special plan.
More firing at sea was heard at
Kamranh bay Sunday morning. The
reports were extremely faint
The Topeka state journal., 1905-04-25
ORMONDES RIGHT.
Favorite in the Excelsior Handicap
at New York Track.

New York April Thoroughbred
racing will shift today from Aqueduct
to Jamaica track where the Excelsior
handicap worth about $1,000 will be
run. The Excelsior distance is one
and sixteenth miles. It is the first
long race of the year in which high
class horses will compete, and with
bright mild weather and fast track,
a big crowd and a swift contest are
expected.
Sidney Paget's Ormondes Right,
winner of the Carter handicap, has
continued to train well, but has not
raced since the opening day at Aque-
duct. He is in the Excelsior "Ader
light weight and is the favorite in the
early betting. E. E. Snathers' Rapid
Water, Alexander Shields St. Valen-
tine, Crown Prince and Santa Cata-
lima, representing the Albemarie stable,
are all nicely weighted in view of the
good form they have shown in races
since Ormondes Right won the Carter
handicap, and will be well backed
in consequence William Lakeland s
Little En, which finished third in
the Carter is also known TO favor
distance of ground. Altogether seven
of the dozen horses named to go have
won races recently, leaving the betters
something of a problem as to the out
come
The Topeka state journal., 1905-04-25
IN THE OIL SUIT.
Attorney General Would Strike Out
Part of the Answer

Attorney General Coleman has fled
in the Supreme court a motion to
strike out portions of the answer filed
by Treasurer T. r. Kelly and Warden
Jewett in the oil refinery cases; also
to quash the answers which have been
filed.
Attorney General Coleman brought
the suits to compel the treasurer and
warden to sign the refinery bends.
Gleed, Ware & Gleed got into the
case as attorneys for Kelly, while Jew
EFT hired Mulvane & GauIt. Governor
Hoch has desired to have Attorney
Genera. Coleman select some assist
ants, but Coleman says he can handle
the thing alone
Fred Dumont Smith, who with Sen
ator w. S. Fitzpatrick was invited by
Mr.. Coleman to file briefs on behalf
of the State Oil Producers association,
has declined to do so. He says this is
fight which the state should take
care of.