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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-10
WORSE THAN LOTTERY.
Voting Schemes and Contests That De-
ceive Innocent People.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
I have been more or less interested in
the schemes of your morning contem-
porary and especially in the giving
away" of pianos bought in another
town. The piano bunco game by which
the street railway conductors worked
themselves out of their jobs by forcing
money from the patrons of the city rail-
way to use in replenishing the subscrip-
ton fund of the Capital was bad
enough, but the present scheme by
which an effort is made to induce the
young ladies of Topeka to become Solic-
itors for that paper without compensa-
tion is the climax of business duplicity.
If you will notice the standing of the
various contestants you will see that a.
certain young lady who has promised
to give the instrument to church near
ly always stands first, second or third,
generally just few votes behind the
leader, although she has been given
first place two or three times. This is
done to keep up the interest in the
contest and to make the other delud-
chance to win, thus spurring them to
further interest in behalf of the morn
ing bunco organ.
The fact is that this young lady has
by sending out cards to politicians ac-
quired between $4,000 and 100000 votes
which are being held to be used as need
ed BY having them all recorded at once
the other contestants would simply be
overwhelmed and they would no longer
continue to apply to their friends for
financial assistance on behalf of the
Capital, which must indeed be in dire
straits to resort to such a confidence
game.
Yours for fairness.
A SUBSCRIBER OF BOTH PAPERS.
1t is no wonder the Topeka public
gets disgusted with newspapers which
continually try to sell or give 90 away
some cheap article in order to get a new
subscriber It is only reaSona BILE to pre-
sumo that the person securing this mer-
chandise as an inducement to become a
patron of the paper naturally pays little
attention to the newspaper itself; there
fore that kind of circulation is of little
value to the advertiser.
It is with no little pride that the State
Journal can say that it has never as
yet gone into these taking circulation
schemes. 1t must be a source of con-
siderable satisfaction to our readers not
to be continually bothered with solicit
tors who have some merchandise to sell
or give (?) away, a voting contest, a
book proposition, a dot puzzle, or some
other scheme with which to work the
public.
Despite the fact that other Topeka
papers are nearly always into some
contest which gives [?l you an automo-
bile. a piano. razors, cook books and
musical instruments, the State Journal
continues to circulate more papers every
day in this city than the combined cir
culation of all other dailies. This cir
culation, too, is the kind that the ad-
vertiser wants and values, because our
readers are simply buying the news,
and lots of it, presented in an interest
ing and fair manner, with pertinent
comment, and gossipy and entertaining
general reading matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-10
RIVER AT STANDSTILL.
Believed That Maximum Height Has
Been Reached.

The government gauge in the Kan
sas river registered 17.6 feet of water
at Z o'clock this morning. The reading
at o'clock Sunday afternoon was 17.2
feet, the reading Sunday noon was III
feet, the reading Sunday morning at
o'clock was 1851 feet, and the reading
Saturday noon was 1871 feet. The rise
since Saturday noon, up to Z o'clock
this morning, was 1.9 feet.
Director Jennings, of the government
weather bureau. said this morning:
The Kansas river was at Just about a
stapdstill at o'clock this morning
when the gauge registered 17.6 feet. The
water had risen only about four tenthS
of foot since last night. l do not
know what water there is above US but
l believe that the maximum height has
almost been rea ched and l now think
that the river will not rise to 20 feet
This is borne out by the fact that the
Kaw is falling this morning at Manhat-
tan and Junction City.
The rain which fell in Topeka Satur-
day afternoon amounted to So hum
dredths of an inch. The other rains re-
ported for Saturday were: Macksville
"a, Manhattan .06, Usage City 80, Sedan
81 Toronto .04, Baker trace. The only
rain reported for Sunday was 10 at
Fort Scott.
Today's corn and wheat region bulle-
tin, issued today, says: 1.-THE weather
was generally clear IN Kansas this
morning and cloudy in western Mis-
souri,. The temperature has risen in
western Missouri. Light showers have
occurred in western Missouri with a
shower at Fort Scott"
The forecast for Kansas sent out to-
day is: Fair tonight and proba bly
Tuesday; rising temperature" The
wind at noon was north blowing IL miles
an hour. The cloudy skies of this morn
ing gave some indication of rain and
I of e-rrlf bow
wave. The maximum and minimum
| tempera lures recorded for the "a hours
ending this morning at o'clock were:
Baker, 76-4S; Concordia, 1850;
Fort Scott, 7O-5S: Macksville, 1916;
Mcpherson, 74-48; Manhattan, 74-4S;
Usage City. 74-54; Russell, SO-56;
Sedan, 74-56; Topeka. 1856; Wichita,
| 1852.
The hourly temperatures recorded
by the government thermometer today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-10
ONE WEEK OF BASEBALL
Leavenworth Opens Today and SedaHa
Follows.

Beginning with today, Topeka will
have baseball for seven straight days.
Leavenworth opened with the White
Sox at Association park this afternoon,
and will be the attraction on Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday
Sedalia comes. and completes it's en-
gagement on Sunday
Next Monday is a rest day. Then the
team leaves for Il days. starting with
Sedalia. The reason why the Shoplift-
ers and White Legs are mixing so much
is because the first time they got
together this season was on June 80.
They are making mp for lost time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-10
LAWSON IS BETTER.
VIII Be Able to Fill His Engagement
at Fairbury.

Kansas City, July 10.-Thomas W.
Lawson of Boston, who has been under
treatment here for his throat was so
much improved today that he made ar
rangements to leave for Fairbury, Neb.,
where he is to speak tomorrow. Mr.
Lawson had strained his voice in speak
ing at Kansas City on Friday last and
at Ottawa, Kan, on the day following.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-10
THEY SANK HER.

Kustenji, Roumania, July 10.-The
announcement that the battleship
Kniaz Potemkine sailed with Rear
Admiral Kruger's squadron yesterday
evening turns out to be incorrect. Be
fore leaving the Kniaz Potemkine the
nutineers opened the seacocks and
flooded her hold. She is now lying at
the bottom but it is said will be re-
fioated in time to leave for SevastopoI
July IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-10
UnruIy Auto Does Much Damage.

New York, July 10.-By the extraordi-
nary antics of an unruly automobile tho
costly Italian marble balustrade which
surrounds the building of the appellate
division of the supreme court, Madison
avenue and Twenty-fifth street has been
badly damaged. A length Of so feet OF
the fine marble was broken and it was
said that the damage exceeded $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-10
Harlem Tunnel Open.

New York, July 1O-The first subway
train to reach the South Ferry terminal
arrived there at midnight last night.
The departure of this train opened the
new terminal and other subway stations
below Wall street to regular traffic. The
tunnel under the Harlan river was for
mally opened for public traffic by a
train which left 1S0th street and the
Boston road at one minute after mid
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-10
CHASING THEM OFF.
Japanese Are Pursuing the Russians
on Salkhalin Island

London. July 10.-A dispatch to the
Japanese legation from Toxic an
nounces that the Japanese force on the
island of Sakhalin which is pursuing
the Russian troops has captured four
guns aAd quantity of ammunition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-10
Weather Indications.

Chicago, July 1O.-Forecast for KAN
sas: Fair tonight and probably Tuesday,
rising temperature. southerly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-10

Continued on Page six.l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-08
That Russia Really Means
Business.
BEFORE TERMS ARE GIVEN
japanese Embassy AT London Gives Out
Statement Today to That Effect
No Objection to Our Acting
"As Buffer"

London, June s.. Secretary Kaike,
speaking for Japanese ambassador Hay
ashi, said to the Publishers Press cor
respondent today:
"The statement that Russia is desir-
Gus of learning our terms of peace is
perhaps true, but that does not mean
that the end of the war is in sight.
The way to learn our terms is not
through an intermediary but by direct
appeal from st. Petersburg to Toxic.
We have no objections to Americas
acting as buffer for Russian pride,
but our terms win not be enunciated
until we have direct assurance that the
request comes from st. Petersburg and
not simply on behalf Of friendly coun-
tries, acting unoiicially.
What onr terms are nobody knows.
They have not been formulated, but
when they are drawn up it will be
for Russia to accept or reject them
Our army is in better position now
than ever before to deliver decisive
blow on land, which will soon fall unless
Russia means business on the peace
question, and is not all a campaign Of
procrastination."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-08
Five Hour Conference at Chi
cagO Comes to Naught.
EMPLOYERS REFU Ed
Proposition Presented by the Strikers,
Chief of Which Was That Police
and Sheriffs BE With
drawn.

Chicago, June s.--After conference
lasting five hours, between the employ
ers' association and committee appoint
Ell by the Teamsters' Joint Council,
with full power TO settle the strike, ali
negotiations were declared off last night
and there is no probability of settle
ment. The union submitted number
Of proposals which the employers fatty
refused to consider at all. Chief among
these was that if the strike was de.
clared off all of the police and deputy
sheritfs who are now protecting nom
union men should be withdrawn.
The teamsters also demanded that if
the strike be called off the business
houses refuse to receive from or deliver
to the express companies any merchan-
disc. This proposal also was promptly
declined by the employers.
There were small number Of riots,
in which several union and non-union
men were hurt yesterday, but nobody
was severely injured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-08
ANNA GERTRUDE HUrcHINs.
Montpelier Young Lady and Musician
of Ability Died This Morning.

Anna Gertrude Hutchins, we'll known
Montpelier young lady and musician
of considerable promise, died at 9:45
this morning at the home of her sister.
Mrs. Fred ]. Robair, on Barre street
in Montpelier, the cause of death being
tuberculosis with which she had suffer-
ed about year. Last August Miss
Hutchins was compelled to return from
Franeonia Inn, White Mountains, where
she wes playing the piano with the hotel
orchestra. A cold developed into grip.
At the time she came back to Monfpel-
Ter she was very i'll, tuberculosis hay-
ING developed from the grip. For q
time there was d gain, but for several
weeks her health failed rapidly. Last
night she had a sinking spell, and her
sister, Mrs. Robair, was hastily sum
moned from Williamstown, where she
had gone for visit.
The deceased was born in Montpelier
twenty years ago, graduated from Mont
pelier high school in 1908, and was a
pupil IN music under George H. Wilder.
Miss Hutchins frequently played with
Nllders orchestra. Her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Hutchins. live in Mont
pelier. The funeral Will be held Sunday
afternoon at two o'clock. The Rev. q.
Q. Lamson win ofliciate and the inter-
ment will be in Green Mount Gene
tery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-08
NoRTHFIELD's WATER SYSTEM.
Over 40 Bids Were Opened Yesterday
Afternoon.

Northfeld, June S. Yesterday was a
busy day for the water commissioners.
The bids We're opened at one o'clock
in the rooms Of the Mortified National
bank at which time there were over 40
bids opened and read About 80 Of the
houses presenting bids were represent
ed. The commissioners are still at work
on the contracts and will not lie able
to give out any information yet as to
the successful applicants. r. T.. Fuller
Of Boston, the engineer who laid out
the water system last year, is here
working with the commissioners. The
first work to be done is to build the
reservoir which will be located about
a half mile directly east Of the village
1t is to be q circular reservoir A feet
in diameter aud 20 feet deep, to be
covered and built of concrete with a
capacity at high water mark of 227,400
gallons. Though unable to give out
anything exact the commissioners stat
ed the bids all ran very low.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-08
BACK TO FIRST STORY.
Tobine Says Mrs. Braley Killed Boy il
Passion.

Grafton. June s.--The arrest Of j.
Frank Tobine of this town, who is now
in Jail at Iiayerhill, he being unable to
furnish the bonds imposed by Justice
Smith to keep the peace for a year, will,
it is believed by the county officials, aid
them materially in ferreting out the dis
appearance OF EIwyn Braley. Tobine's
actions. his talk and general nervousness
since his arrest are responsible for the
high homes entertained by the authori-
tics.
Tobine's actions since his lncarcera-
ton in the Jail lead the officials to be
lieve that he known more about the dis
appearance of the child than he cares 90
tell. The peculiar fact is that while he
first told Deputy Sheriff Murray and
Detective Hildretl that Mrs. Braley
killed the child and afterward denied
the story when confronted by the wo-
man, he still sticks to his former story
that Mrs. Braley killed the boy in fit
of passion. This statement Tobine made
on his way to Jail When asked why
he denied it in the presence of Mrs. Bra
lev be relpied to Deputy Sheriff Murray;
"You and Hildreth seemed to want
me to deny it, and that is why I did it,
but YOU will find when this matter is
sifted to the bottom that the boy was
killed By Mrs. Braley.n
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-08
IMPORTANT CHANGES.
Radical Departures in Management Of
the Equitable Company.

New York, June Resolutions sug-
gesting radical reforms in the manage
ment Of the Equitable Life Assurance
society were adopted at yesterdays
meeting of the directors These affect
all the high officials and presage q
sweeping eurtailment of the society's
general expenses. The resolutions also
imply many important changes in the
financial policy Of the society.
The essential features of the formal
statement issued at the adjournment
follows:
a resolution was passed requesting
the committee to report their nomina-
ton for chairman of the board to the
board of directors at an adjourned meet
ing to be held at one o'clock on Friday
next, and ii was resolved, that ii the
nominating committee failed to make
such nominations, nominations would be
invited from members 0f the board at
that meeting.
Further resolutions were passed for
the reorganization Of the executive COM
mittee, with the president, the vice
president (Hyde) and comptroller as
ex.0ilieio members and four directors
who are not officers.
"The resolution was passed that the
salaries of the executive officers should
be reduced to correspond with those
paid by other insurance, banking and
trust corporations, the amounts to be
hereafter determined upon.
"a further resolution was passed to
reduce the general expenses OF the So
eiety.
s.It was also resolved that no adyan-
ees to agents or other agency expendi-
lures should be made without the APP
proval of the executive committee, also
that all investments made by the ex-
ecutive committee be made subject to
the approval of the board and that
amounts of deposits uniformly carried
in banks and trust companies should
be reduced to working balances and the
residue invested in approved securities"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-08
FRIENDLY CHANNEL
0FkC0MM MUNICATl0N
Is Said to Be Presidents Position in
Proposed Preliminary Negotiations
for Peace in the Far

Washington, June s. Preliminary
peace negotiations between Russia and
Japan are generally believed to be un-
der way and it is conceded that Presi-
dnet Roosevelt in all probability will
act not as a mediator, but as Nthe
friendly channel of communication. .
There is as yet no official admission
that Russia has accepted what Count
Cassini in his cablegram to Count Lams-
dorf last week described as "the offer
of good viii Of the president" although
instructions to the ambassador are be-
lieyed to have reached here last night
in a long cablegram which reached the
Russian embassy quite late and was laid
before the ambassador after he had
started TO retire After reading the
despatch the ambassador retired for the
night at an hour earlier than usual.
All that can be authoritatively said re-
garding this cablegram is that it con-
cerned Count Cassini's cablegram of last
week.
Immediately upon his return to his
legation last night after a long confer
ence with the president, Mr.. Takahira,
the Japanese minister, began the prepa-
ration Of despatch to his government
upon which he was occupied until quite
late. The situation is too delicate in
this moment to say anything, remarked
he mister. 1t can be stated that
the president through Mr.. Takahira is
endeayoring to get some definite idea
regarding Japan's peace terms. Mr..
Takahira is giving him all the assist
ance that he can, but the most he can
do is to inform his government of the
presidents wishes and to emphasize his
personal conviction that the president
can be trusted absolutely to guard Jap
ans legitimate interests. Indeed, for
t,anate phase Of the present situation is
that both Mr.. Takahira and Count Cas-
sini are personally convinced Of the
presidents absolute impartiality and
sincerity of purpose in the delicate un-
dertaking which he has shouldered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-08
SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION.
Vermont Eastern Star Delegates Leave
Brattleboro

Brattleboro, June S.The 33rd an
nuai convention Of the Grand Chapter,
Order OF the Eastern Star, Of Vermont
closed last night with the installation
of officers The gathering has been one
Of the most successful in the history
Of the order The elective officers are
as follows: Grand patron, Dir. +. G.
Pettee of Brattleboro; grand matron,
Mrs. Willis Z. Griswold Of Springfield; /;
associate grand patron, DR.. G. H. Cor
ham of Bellows Falls; associate grand
matron, Mrs. Lillian c. Chase Of East
Fletcher; grand secretary, II. i. Still
son of Bennington; grand treasurer,
Mrs Eta Fairman of Windsor; grand
eonduetress, Mrs. Jessie i. Bigwood of
Burlington; associate grand conductress.
Mrs G. F. Leland of Springfield; grand
warder, Mrs. Christina Borland of st.
Johnsbury.
The condition of the grand chapter,
as shown by the advance report of the
secretary, Henry L. Stillson Of Benning-
ton, is as follows; Numbers of chap
ters, 54; number of members, ,624; gain
during the year, one chapter and 493
members. The largest gain was in Phyl-
lis chapter of Rutland, which initiated
80 persons The statement of the gen
eral fund shows balance of $3,O07,
and there is 81 ,5S5 in the Masonic home
fund.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-08
Out Of Seventeen Old En-
pIOyees at State Prison.
SAYS ONE OF THE FORMER
H. E. Craven, Who Goes to Work in
Montpelier, Has Little Good to say
of Superintendent W. S.
Lowell.

II. +. Craven, who up to Saturday was
steward at the state prison at Windsor.
has been engaged in the bake-shop of
G. II. Cross & Son of Montpelier. Mr..
Craven, in the course Of an interview,
tells considerable OF the inside workings
of the state prison. That he is friendly
TO the former superintendent, T. W
Cakes he is free to admit. The new
superintendent, A. S. Lowell, discharged
him last week after Alr. Craven had been
employed at the prison for eleven years.
Mr.. Craven said that he is the
fourteenth man TO be discharged since
Supt. Oakes finished and Supt. Lowell
took charge of the institution. That
leaves but three of the seventeen men
who We're employed at the prison under
0akes The reasons for the dismissal,
declares Craven have not always been
given, but In some instances Supt. Lowell
said he was doing it for the good OF the
service. La most cases no reason for
the discharge was given Craven ex-
pressed ii. that it looked to him as If
the superintendent Is remembering his
friends, going OF the principle that sto
the vietors belong the spoils1 lie says
that the old employees have been cen
sured.
The charges against the three former
employees, Sanderson, Mccormick and
Hanson, are trumred up for a purpose,
says Craven, the charges being that the
men as attendants furnished food, opium
and morphine to the inmates. lie main
taines that he gnows the men welt
enough to know that they are not guilty
of furnishing opium or morphine, al
though it is possible may at some time
have furnished food without permission.
Against the new superintendent Cra-
ven declares that he has nothing For
the former man in charge. T. w Cakes,
he has great sympathy. In fact, he says
he is an DalSes man. He thinks that
| time will show Cakes did what was
right, and that If he erred it was To-
ward economy rather than extravaganza.
| Cfaven II brother Of E L. Craven,
the Montpelier granite dealer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-08
HAD BETTER CHANCE.
c. A. Smith Thinks Assessors Were Bet
ter Prepared This Year.

Editor Times The very compliment
tary allusion to the work of the asses
sors in The Times editorial of yesterday.
is unintentionally, we believe, mislead-
ing in its statement OF the time oceu-
pied in the work of the season. and so
unfair is the comparison with that of
former boards The facts are that the
grand list of this year was completed
earlier than in the past for two reasons
first, that the assessors were engaged
for six or eight days in March upon
clerical work which had always been
very tiresome and trying when done
in connection with the other work. as
in the past, and in arranging pro-
gramme of work and other details which
prepared the way for more prompt
and effective prosecution Of it later on.
Second, because by the method of max
ing up to abstract and grand list in
one book as provided by the addition
70 the charter secured at the last scs.
sion OF the legislature, nearly one-half
Of the clerical work upon the books IA
done away with, and more time made
available for the revision and correction
Of the work
CHARLES 4. SAfITH
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-08
TWO BOYS ESCAPE.
Winslow Provost of Montpelier Leaves
Industrial School.

vergennes, June s.--Two boys made
their escape from the industrial school
here about 1880 last night. They got
out Of the sleeping hall and made their
way from the building off the roof. 1t
Is the second attempt on the part of
one to escape, Winslow Provost Of Mont
pelier.
He il Is years old, about five feet
tall, has black hair and eyes. His com
plexion is very dark and he has stiff
middle finger on one hand
The other boy IL Leon browns. cont
mitted to the school from Rutland, but
his parents now live on Battery street
in Burlington. He is Ia years old, dark
complexioned, has dark hair and blue
eyes. He has a small scar on his chin.
He is of stout build and about five feet
tall
Both boys have their hair cut short
and are supposed to have on the uni
form worn at the school