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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
AND HE WONDERS WHY.
Kansas Oil Producers Association Has
Become Inactive.


A prominent oil producer who main
tains headquarters in Topeka but who
does not want his name mentioned ac-
cuses the officials of the Kansas Oil
Producers association with having sold
out to the Standard Oil company.
Why is it that the association has
become inactive of late?' was asked.
We'll. I'll tell YOU said he. There
are several of the officers who have
been 'sugared.' BY that I mean that
they have been approached by the Stan
dard Oil company and have been in
structed to lay low and keep quiet.
What's the use of making all this kind
of stir and racket. Keep quiet, We'll
take care of you this is the kind of
talk that they have been giving num-
Der of them and it has worked. There
are always a set of men that whatever
they do the rest follow. It's the same
with this. The leaders in the assoeia-
ton have seen where it was expedient
for them not to promote any further
agitation and the bulk of the associa-
ton members have placidly permitted
the inaction. When the company was
not receiving oil from any of the other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
TURNED TO SCRAP IRON.
Automobile Attempts to Race in
Front of a Street Car.

New York. July 1.-Two young wo-
men were probably fatally hurt and
their two male companions had a. re-
markab1e escape from injury today
when the automobile of Frederick e.
Marshall of st. Louis, which had been
Borrowed by Mr.. MarshalIs chauffeur
was caught between an elevated rail-
way pillar and street car at Eighth
street and Third avenue. The automo-
bile was reduced almost to scrap iron
The 40 horse power machine attempt
ed to race in front of a surface car
bound down hill. The rear half of the
automobile, In which were seated Miss
Cora Michaelis and Helen DonSchauser,
two of the chauffeur's friends. was de-
raoiished and the girls were so tangled
in the wreckage of the car sEz1 automo-
bile that it took half an hour to extri-
cate them. A male companion of the
chauffeur was thrown out but the
chauffeur was uninjured. Nearly all of
the occupants of the street car were
thrown to the floor and the conductor
was severely injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
TALK OF BURTON CASE.
Another Rmnor About 1t Being Drop
ped Is Started

Washington, July 17.-Some of the Of
flcials at the department of justice in
timated that the case of Senator Bur-
ton probably will not be called for trial
in September, but postponed. At that
department, as well as at the postofice
department, doubt is expressed as to
the ability of the government officials
to convict Burton, and in some quarters
the prediction is made that he will not
be brought to trial again.
None of the officials here who are
connected with the case will say openly
that they believe the prosecution will
be dropped but it is clear that some of
them believe this. Attorney General
Moody recently stated positively that
there would be another trial, but it is
now said that able lawyers, to whom
he referred the evidence, have express
ed the opinion, in view of the decision
of the United States supreme court,
that a second conviction viii be very
difficult. There is a we'll defined i'm
preston here that the case may be re-
opened from time to time until Burton's
term in the senate expires. This will
be March 4, 1907
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WILL NOT NEEDLE.
Roosevelt VIII Not Try to Boom Any
body for the Succession.

Chicago, July 17.-Walter Wellman,
in a New York dispatch TO the Chicago
Record-Herald says: President
Roosevelt will not make the slightest
effort to. name his successor in the
White House. He win leave the choice
of the next Republican candidate
wholly to the party. All talk that MI
Roosevelt will try to make Iaft or
Root president in 1908 is beside the
mark For this statement 1 have the
highest possible authorfty-that OF
President Roosevelt himself.
with friend who called on him at
Sycamore Hill few days ago, Presl-
dent Roosevelt discussed what he
termed the absurd rumors that he was
planning to make Taft or Root his sue
cessor. One day the gossipers We're
quoting Secretary Taft as the chosen
one. The next day when they learned
that EsIihu Root was to be the new
secretary of state they switched to
Root and declared he was to be the
Roosevelt candidate for 1908. Some
even went so far as to assert that one
of the conditions of Mr.. Roots accept
ance of the secretaryship of state was
that he was to have Mr.. Rooseyelts
support for the presidency.
1.-THE president laughed at these ru-
mors and remarked that he hoped
everyone who knew him would know
that he was incapable of trying to
dictate to the Republican party whom
tt should name as his successor"
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Honor for John Wright.

Ira O. Guy, secretary Topeka Negro
Business league. received a letter yes
terday stating that John NJ. Wright,
president of 1.-The Knights and Ladies
of the Orient" fraternal beneficiary
society, with it's national offices in To-
peka, has been selected to read a pa
per on Fraternal and Industrial Insur-
ance at the sixth annual meeting of the
National Negro Business league in New
York. in August. This will increase
Topekas chance for getting the 1906
meeting Mr.. Guy expects to take a
delegation of 20 to the league. The To-
cal league gives a reception Wednes-
day, the 10th. at the Masonic's hall,
formerly the Metropolitan hall, to raise
money for advertisement.
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DROPPED SIX STORIES
Three Men Seriously Hurt in an Ele
f+ yator Accident.

Philadelphia. July 17.-District Attor-
ney John c. Bell, Assistant City Solici-
tor Harry T. Kingston and William
Born of Colingswood. N. J., were SER
iously injured today by a fall of an ele-
oator in the Land Title building, the
highest building in the city. Mr.. Bell
sustained a compound fracture of a leg;
Mr.. Kingston suffered fracture of
both legs, and Mr.. Born was injured
about the body and received lacera tons
of the scalp. Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Kings
ton had been in conference in Mr.. Bells
private office on the thirteenth floor and
were on their way to the offices in the
City hall. The elevator operator, the
only other occupant of the car, escaped
with slight injuries.
The elevator dropped from the sixth
floor to the basement. The cause of the
accident is unknown. Mr.. Bell is one
of the legal. political and social leaders
of the city, and Mr.. Kingston is almost
equally prominent. Mr.. Bell has been
prominently before the public since the
political upheaval in this city began.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
WELLS MAKES DENIAL.
Hasn't Promised to Stand by Treasurer
Kelly.

State Auditor Seth Wells has sent out
from Erie a statement in denial of the re-
port printed in certain newspapers that he
would oppose Gov. Hoch in the approval
of the Kelly bond. Mr.. Wells says:
This newspaper talk makes me ex-
trenely weary There will be no stronger
supporter of Gov Hoch at the council
meeting in trying to secure the right kind
of a bond from Kelly than myself. It is
not a question to whether 1 am for
Hoch for Kelly. but whether the bond
Mr.. Kelly will present for our sanction
is a good one or not. If the bond is Il
good one am convinced it will be accept
ed by a unanimous vote of the council
but if it is not am sure there Will be a
unanimous vote to reject it. The only
thing that will influence me in the matter
is the character of the bond and if there
were a personal matter between me and
Gov. Hoch I should certainly not allow it
to Influence in the least 4@. " .
The executive council will meet on July
q and it may decide that the time allowed
to Mr.. Kelly for giving the bond shall be
extended. The law gave Gov. Hoch no
authority to fix July 20 as the final limit
but having failed to call for the bonds, as
the law required, the governor did the next
best thing and fixed time his own
sponsibility. If an attempt is made to ex-
tend the time it will probably bring about
a clash between the members of the eoun-
oil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
YOU SEE IT'S
THIS WAY.
You Can't Cure a Bad Stomach With
Guess Work-It Has Been Tried
Too Many Times

TT takes a heap o. ticks to dribe a
nail in de dark according to the phil
osophy of Uncle Remus, and that is
just what you are trying to do when
you attempt to cure stomach trouble
with drugs and medicines that are made
to sell. You don't know Anything about
them, and can't. You are taking some
body's else word for it all the time and
that somebody is very anxious to sell
his product and make profit. What
your stomach needs is rest, and not ex-
citing, disturbing drug combinations.
Nature will attend to curing your
stomach all right, if you relieve it of
it's work
your self-digesting cereal food. Egg
O-See has accomplished wonders for my
husband" writes a Philadelphia lady.
land ! felt that just must write and
tell you about it. He had indigestion
so bad that it used to make me sick
to see him sit down at the table and
pick away at the food and try SO hard
to eat when he simply couldn't. He
doctored and doctofed and bought ev-
erything he heard of but nothing did
him a bit of good. and he was getting
thinner and weaker every day. 1t LOOK
ed as if he would never get well.
81 wrote to my sister in Chicago and
told her my fears. and she sat down
and answered my letter the same day
she received it and told me to stop
giving him medicine altogether, and
try Egg-O-See for a while. She said
her best friend had been terribly afflic-
ted with Indigestion and gastritis. but
mad gotten well in short time as soon
as she began to use Egg-O-See.
s'I acted at once on her advice and
it was actually the first thing my hus-
band had been able to eat with relish
for months. He began to Improve right
away and in a few weeks was as Well
and strong as ever.
1--WE keep on using Egg-O-See, how
ever, for everyone in the house likes it
better than anything else. 1t is always
so crisp and fresh, just like it had come
right out of the oven. The children al
most live on it, and they are growing
| like weeds and are bright and full OF
/ life and fun all the time. ] can truly
say that Egg-O-See has brought happi-
ness into our home
Such letters as this means something
/ Because Egg-O-See digests itself as
soon as it comes in contact with the
fluids of the stomach, it gives that
organ perfect rest, and nature does tbs
| rest Egg-O-See is so crisp and fresh
and appetizing that it promotes tbs
| flow of all the natural fluids. At tbs
same time it affords ample nourish
ment to all the body and increases thu
strength and general health.
The great demand for Egg-O-Sei
keeps it fresh at all times. 1t is abso
| IuteIy pure and clean--the methods o
| its manufacture insure this 1t is pu
IN in larger inner lined, alright, germ
| proof packages which sell for only L
cents at all groeers'. The enormous
loutput and volume of business dom
enable the manufacturers to sell it a
this low price
Is II not worth 10 cents to you I,
know all about this delicious. healthfu
flood? Buy d package today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
BIG REVIVAL HERE.
Topeka Churches viii Have j. Wilbur
Chapman

The churches of Topeka are planning
Tor what is expected to be the most i'm
portant religious revival ever held in
TINS city. 1t will be conducted by DR.
=. WHour chapman. and the dates will
De from September % to October 49,
Dr. Chapman is one of the most re-
n1arkable evangelists in the country
I1ls Work IS done on a large scale and
ne is IN demand all over the country
meetings which he held in the large
cllleS OF the east have been extremely
successful. and last winter he came
west to Denver. and the religious life
OF that city was stirred as it never was
pefore. From Denver DR.. Chapman
Went to Los Angeles. where the Denver
meeting was repeated.
The Topeka churches are planning
the campaign Systematically, and the
following committees have been APP
pointed to have charge of various in
terests:
Executive comnittee-Rev. w. C.
Evans chairman; c. E. Heartburg, sec
rotary; j. F. Snyder, Robert W. Eaton,
Warren M. Crosby, DR.. R. S. MCGEE, S.
5. OFT, Dr. M. r. Mitchell, George
Layne, D. o. Coe, L. E. Laybourne. D.
G. Zimmerman, F. p. Elmore, c. c.
Nicholson, Rev. w. NJ. Cleaveland.
Committee on Finance-N. H. Loomis.
chairman; Jesse Shaw Dr. w s. Lind
say. Irwin Zumwalt. P. H. Forbes. Geo.
Layne. j. H. Skinner, D. H. Forbes, r.
w. Griggs, Rev. J. A. Barrett, j. ". Abb
rahams. Sam Cunningham.
Committee on Advertising-Rev. Charles
NJ. Sheldon, chairman: Geo. Tincher. Mrs.
Margaret Hill McCarter, w. H. Kemper,
Henry Bergen, c. H Kutz, J. A. Ramsey,
Miss Viola Troutman. Henry B. Lautz,
Rev. w. G, Smith, R. c. Squires. A, K.
Rodgers.
Committee on Canvassing-Rev. Ralph
Ward. chairman: Miss Josie Fulton, Mrs
Mosher, J. P. Davis, Clyde H. Hale, Mrs.
Wilcox, DR.. c. F. Menninger, Miss Fannie
Barnes, Rev; Harrington James W. Blair.
Committee on Ushers-George e. a.erri-
CO. usher general. North side: Q. D. Skin
ner, chairman; E. e. Segar. E. E. Clin-
ger. East side: T. E. Prout, chairman; ID
G. Zimmerman, Leslie Carrie. South side;
George E. Dougherty, chairman; w. H
Holmes, DR.. Charles Lerrigo. Central;
George e. Lerrigo chairman; j. H
Thompson, II. B. Haword.
Committee on Devotions-Rev. ]. P
White. chairman: Rev. H. H. OFT, Rev. a
H. Kelso, Rev. F. H. Bentley, Rev. F. E
Mallory, Rev. T. D. Critics.
Committee on Music-W. NJ. Shaver
chairman: J. K. Bair, H. L. Shirer, VIM
Van Ness, F. F. Dawdy. Culner McGiil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
CHAS. PATRICK HURT.
Has a Runaway and Is Thrown Out
and Injured.

Charles Patrick was badly injured
in runaway last evening at o'clock.
Patrick was driving out to Vinewood
attached to light buggy and was
nearly out to the park, near the Her
bert Hackney place, when a returning
automobile without lights suddenly
made its appearance, frightening the
horses and causing them TO run away.
They swerved with sudden force to
one side of the road, throwing Patrick
out breaking a collar bone and cutting
up his face. The horses continued to
dash madly on, breaking the buggy
into small bits but were finally cap
tured by men coming along the road.
The automobile fastened on without
stopping. and it was therefore impos-
sible to tell who the person was. Pat
rick was removed to his rooms at 112
East Sixth avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
NEW BIDDER IS IN.
ST. Louis Firm Would Furnish the
Silver Service.

A new bidder appeared this morn
ing for the job of making a silver
service for the battleship Kansas.
Mermod & Jaccard of St Louis sent
a representative here. equipped with a
score of elegant drawings to show
what the firm will offer. The draw
ings were placed on display in Adj
jutant General Hughes office, and
Governor Hoch was invited to come
down and inspect them.
Mermod & Jaccard offer a very ele-
giant line of goods, their set compris-
ing more pieces than any so far Of
fered. The total weight of silver
guaranteed in the set is about 2.00o
ounces. This is much greater than
has been talked by any of the bid
ders SO far.
II am free to state to you," said the
governor to Mermod & Jaccard's rep
resentative, that I like your service
very much. but that the tendency will
be. if possible, to award the contract
to a Kansas bidder
IF any Kansas bidder can equal
what we offer. we don't want the job, u
replied the St. Louis man.
Governor Hoch will take up the
Mermod & Jaccard proposition on
August 1, along with the other bids
Mermod & Jaccard will make. engrave
box and deliver the set for $4,000.
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SHIPPERS CAN GET WEIGHT.
New Grain Law Makes Provision
for This.

Under the Cones law. passed by the
late legislature, a shipper of grain is
entitled to receive the weight of the car,
from the state grain inspector, by the
shipper asking for such weight and en-
closing a stamped envelope therefor.
Therefore a shipper is not forced to
accept just such weight as the con-
signee wishes to furnish, but the ship
per is entitled to the exact weight of
each car shipped-from the state grain
inspector at Kansas City, Kan. The
state grain inspector is ]. W. Radford
Kansas City, Kan.
This act alone will save the shippers
OF grain and the farmers of the state
thousands of dollars annuaIly-for I'M
der this law, the shipper will have the
exact weight of the car of grain in
Kansas City-therefore the consignor
cannot render the shipper a weight less
than it actually weighed and claim the
deficit was caused by a shortage in
weight or leakage of the car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
GAYLORD HAS BIG TASK.
Wants to Know About School Land
Situation.

State Accountant j. C. Gafford is
expecting to make an examination of
the school land situation in the state
of Kansas. AS things stand now. no
one knows the true state of affairs.
There is no way of finding out how
much land is still vacant, how much
has been sold, how much surrendered,
and how much is still due the state.
FIR. Gafford will probably have to
the state. Governor Hoch estimates
that the state is losing a great deal of
money by selling it's school lands for
$1.25 per acre. and will urge the next
legislature to pass a law raising the
price on the land. The last session
refused to make any change in the
existing laws.
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WILL BE NO MERGER.
Murphy of the Chicago Nationals
Speaks Up Brayely.

Chicago, July 17.-Charles W. MUIR
ply, vice president of the Chicago Ma
tional League club, who was chosen
Saturday, said today: 1.-THE story of
syndicate ownership as applied to our
organization is without foundation. No
other club owner in the National league
has any stock or will be allowed to taka
any in the Chicago club Any talk OF
a. merger or baseball combination, i'm
voiying our club. is likewise without the
slightest foundation.
Manager Frank SeIee, who is now III
at a local hospital, will be retained and
no changes of any kind whatsoever are
contemplated, save that we will add
any star players that we can secure"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
COMES A TIME
When Coffee Shows What 1t Has Been
Doing.

When Coffee Shows What 1t Has Been
Doing.
"Of late years coffee has disagreed
with me- writes a matron from Rome,
N. Y, Its lightest punishment was to
make me 1ogy' and dizzy. and it SEEM
ed TO thicken I'D my blood.
THE aViest was when it upset my
stomach completely, destroying my ap-
petite and making me nervous and irri-
table, and sent me to my bed. After one
of these attacks. in which I nearly lost
my life, I concluded to quit and try
Postum Food Coffee.
1T went right to the spot! found it
not only a most palatable and refresh
ing beverage, but a food as well.
All my ailments, the 1oginess' and
dizziness. the unsatisfactory condition
of my blood. my nervousness and irrita-
bility disappeared in short order and my
sorely afflicted stomach began quickly
to recover. I began to rebuild and have
steadily continued until now. Have a
good appetite and am rejoicing in sound
health. which I owe to the use of Pos
tum Food Coffee" Name given by Pos
tum Co.. Battle Greek. Mich.
There's a reason.
Read the little book. THE Road to
Wellville, - found in each pkg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
POLICEMEN TAKEN OFF.
They viii No Longer Ride on De-
livery Wagons in Chicago.

Chicago. July 1.-THE frequently de-
ferred plan of Mayor Dunno to take
policemen off the wagons of firms af
fected by the teamsters strike went in
to effect today in the business district.
About 500 policemen were returned to-
ordinary duties. For a time the business
streets and crossings will be guarded
by additional policemen. Specially
guarded routes to all freight stations
will be taken by wagons for the strike
affected firms. AS a preliminary to the
change the police on wagons in the
business district have for a week been
in plain clothing instead of uniforms.
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EAST, WEST AND NORTH.
Santa Fe Offers Low Rates for Sum-
mer Travel Everywhere.

Special rates to California, Colo
RADIO, Chicago, Wisconsin lakes. Can
ada and the seashore. Circuit tours,
to bring in the Great Lakes. Niagara
Falls, Buffalo, etc., at very low rates.
We make all arrangements for you.
thus saving you any annoyance or
trouble.
Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver.
Leaves Topeka at 10 p. M, arrives at
Colorado Springs at noon.
Tickets and berths at Santa Fe
depot, Fifth and Holiday streets.
T. L. KING, C. P. & T. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
EAST, WEST AND NORTH.
Santa Fe Offers Low Rates for Sum-
mer Travel Everywhere.

Special rates to California. Colorado.
Chicago, Wisconsin lakes, Canada and
the seashore. Circuit tours, to bring
in the Great Lakes. Niagara Falls. Buff
falo, etc, at very low rates. We make
all arrangements for you. thus saving
you any annoyance or trouble.
Try the famous Colorado Flyer to
Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver.
Leaves Topeka at 10 p. m, arrives at
Colorado Springs at noon.
Tickets and berths at Santa Fe depot,
Fifth and Holiday streets
T. l., KING, G. p. & T. A.
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TO SEE ABOUT a DYKE.
Board of County Commissioners VIII
Go to RossviIle.

The board of county commissioners
will go to Rossville tomorrow to view
the proposed site for dyke on the
river front.
During the high water of this sum-
mer the river flooded the greater part
of 5000 acres of lowland, which have
been flooded annually now for three
years. A dyke will be built along the
river bank for the protection of this
lowland. When that is done all the
lowlands in the county will be safe
guarded against floods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
Newspaper Made Blunder

A o. Rosser appeared in the probate
court this morning to have his applica-
ton for the renewal of his druggists
permit heard. The newspaper, which
was to publish his application notice
for 80 days forgot to make the publ
cation for but % days and now Rosser
has to do it all over again and wait a
month to have his application heard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
Baptist World Alliance launched

London, July 1.-THE Baptist con-
gress at today's session approved the
constitution of the new Baptist World
Alliance, the objects being to promote
good fellowship and cooperate among
the Baptists of all countries. All unions
or associations of Baptist churches can
Join. The executive committee will con-
sist of seven members from the United
States, five from Great Britain, two
from Canada and seven from the rest
of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
RECEIVER DISCHARGED.
Peoples u. S. Bank of St. Louis Per-
mitted to Resume Business.

ST. Louis, July Hon motion of the
attorneys for the Peoples United States
bank. capitalized at s2.500.O00. Judge
MeElhinney of the st. Louis county
circuit court. today dissolved the re-
ownership for that institution, and dis
charged Receiver Seldom P. Spencer,
appointed by him several days ago on
the request of Secretary Swanger Of
Missouri
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-17
The Duhun,1e Is AGROUND.

Highlands of Navesink. July 1.-THE
United States gunboat Dubuque is
aground in the Horseshoe, lower New
York bay, near Spermaeetti cove. The
wind is light and sea smooth. The
warship is in no danger. An attempt
to float the vessel at high tide this
forenoon was unsuccessful. Tugs viii
be sent to her assistance, and will pros
badly float her at the next full tide.
The Dubuque came here for orders prior
to her going up the Mississippi river
To Iowa