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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
GARFIELD TO SEE DEAN
They VIII Talk over Something or
Another.

James Randolph Garfield. commits
sioner of corporations, here to investi-
gate the Standard Oil trust, has ar
ranged for a conference with United
States Attorney J. S Dean.
The talk would have taken place
today, but Mr.. Dean is too busy with
cases before the United States district
court which is now in session.
What did he want to see you
about?" was asked of Mr.. Dean this
morning.
Don't know was the answer.
did he request the conference
Yes" was the answer, 'the and
talked together for a little while last
night, and he said that he would come
down and see me today for there are
some matters which he wishes to see
me about
do you suppose that it has any
thing to do with the federal grand
jury now in session? Does he care to
use the jury, do you suppose?"
How could hep retOrted Mr.. Dean.
1.-THE jury can only investigate the
criminal phases of a matter. We don't
know of course yet whether any GRIM
inal phases will show up from the in
vestigatiOn."
Then you do not think that Mr..
Garfield will use the grand jury?"
''He has not said anything about it
to me?" was Mr.. Deans closing an
SWer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
PRAYS. FOR ROOSEVELT.
That He May Be Delivered From the
Bear and the Lion.

Springfield, Ill. April 11.-Chaplain
ening prayer in the house today to
duplication for the safety of President
Roosevelt, now on his hunting trip
through the west and southwest He
drew a picture of the dangers into
which the president was going and
prayed for his safe return. In his pray
er the chaplain asked that whether the
monsters Of the mountains flee from
the president in fear or fly at him in
fury he may find himself protected by
the shield Of the Almighty so that upon
his return to his home in peace and
safety like thy servant David of old
he can testify to the people that The
Lord delivered him out of the paw of
the lion and out Of the paw of the bear
and let all the people praise Thee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Additional Chapter in Case of Taylor
Versus Greenough.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
We noticed quite a lengthy state
ment in the paper last night from
Geo. D. Greenough, with reference to
the damage suit brought against him
by Mr.. Taylor, president of our COM
pany. While we hardly think the col
umns of a newspaper is a proper place
to introduce evidence in a damage
case, we would like to set the people
Alright, as the story published in last
nights State Journal was somewhat
misleading.
AS to the stockholders of the COM
pany, Mr.. Jno. r. Mulvane is not, and
never was. a stOckholder of the Taylor
Grain company. Geo. D. Greenough
held 5000 stock in the company, but
the Taylor Grain company never re-
ceived but S2,500 of his $1,000.
Neither is there any $1,000 charge
against Mr.. Taylor for the month of
December. There are several cross
entries in his account, as he oftentimes
took up drafts and other things per
sonally, for which he was credited,
and when he was paid same was
charged to his account, but as to his
salary, there is a credit due him now
on our books of over $500.
We simply make this statement SO
that the public, as well as the balance
of our stockholders, will know the ex-
act facts of the case.
r. 3. NELSON, Auditor.
CHAS. z. FRENCH, Secretary.
Topeka, Kas., April II, 1905.
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dunno TO ARBITRATE.
Chicago Strike to Be Settled by the
New Mayor.

Chicago. April 11.-Cornelius P.
Shea, spokesman for the strike COM
mittee, said to Mayor Dunno: 1.-THE
teamsters and garment workers are
ready and willing to submit their
grievances to arbitration and to leave
it to you. The people of Chicago have
expressed their confidence in you and
you look good to us
A smile overspread the executives
face.
4 am glad to hear you say that"
he said.
Mayor Dune promised to sit as an
arbitrator on condition that the mem
bers of the union were law-abiding
and peaceful in the strike. The mayor
insisted, however, that this condition
be lived I'd to, and he told the union
men he would enforce law and order
before he did anything else in the
matter.
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ROYCE IN TOPEKA.
Comforting With Governor Hoch About
Minor Appointments.

John Q. Royce, whose appointment
as bank commissioner Governor Hoch
announced some time ago, came down
from Philiipsburg today to confer
with Governor HOch relative to the
minor places in the bank commission
er's department. 1t is said that there
the places.
There are in the department three
bank examiners at a salary Of $500
each; an assistant bank commissioner
at the same salary; an assistant to
have charge of building and loan as
sociations, at a salary of $1,000, and a
stenographer at $1,000. Considerable
ability is required to I'LL these posi-
tons.
Mr.. Royce expects to take charge
of the Office on May 1. He has for
warded his resignation as postmaster
at Phillipsburg to Washington, and he
does not think he will have to wait for
its acceptance before entering upon
the duties of the bank commissioner s
Office, so he expects to take possession
of his new job on May 1 whether ne
has been relieved at Phillipsburg or
not.
what are you going to do about
the minor places in the department p
Mr.. Royce was asked today.
sThat's what I want to talk over
with the governor" said Mr.. Royce.
Governor Hoch took the new bank
commissioner out to lunch at the eX-
ecutfve residence today. Mr.. Royce
will be in Topeka for three or four
DAVIS
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TO BRING IN FUEL OIL.
j. NJ. Brake of Dayton win Ask for q
Franchise.

]. NJ. Brake Of Dayton. O.. is in the
city with the intention Of interesting
sunlcient manufacturers to make it a.
paying proposition for his company to
pipe oil to this city for fuel purposes
Mr.. Brake was here in January, but left
without making up his mind definitely
as to what course he would pursue, be-
cause at that time legislation relative
to gas and oil matters was on at the
state house.
What shall do said Mr.. Brake, .'is
10 get some manufacturers here IN To-
peka to permit me to build a. fire under
one Of his boilers with oil and show
him its immense cheapHess as a fuel
over coal 1 viii demonstrate that the
difference is two to one. The Kansas
oil is the finest for fuel purposes that
has ever been found in the United states.
It's quality is altogether superior to that
OF pennsylvania The fire which it gen
crates is much more intense. In fact
1t burns with such a degree Of heat,
that we cannot use It directly under
the boilers because it would melt the
metal. We have to build q hrebox of
brick and let the flames come out of
that. 1 do not know which Topeka
manufac curing concern will let me make
a demonstration. have not seen any
Of the coal concerns yet, but I will
make a tour today or tomorrow and see
how many firms in the city will be apt
to use oil. know that they will sub
scribe to its use at once, as soon as
they once see a demonstration Of its
value
DO you expect to ask for a fran
chise?" was asked of Mr. Brake.
Yes" was his answer, I'VE will ask
for franchise to lay our mains through
the city when we see that the PROPOSE
ton is q, paying one. And If matters
show up strong enough all around, we
will build a refinery here ourselves. We
have enough oil ourselves to warrant
our doing this
Mr.. Brake represents a number of
private owners of oil lands in Mont
gomery county.
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R. [. DIS HARD HIT.
Deals Harshly With the
Jointists.

The r. L. DIS as they are affection
ately called by the federal officers were
hard hit by Judge Pollock on Monday
afternoon. These are people who sell
liquor without a government license.
-Four appeared before the court and
pleaded guilty. All were Douglas coun-
ty offenders.
Fred Harding was fined $1,000 and
costs and sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment in Jail 1t is seldom that
the federal court imposes as large a fine
as was assessed in this instance. Steve
Porter entered plea of guilty and was
fined $50 and costs. Phil Rich was pun
ished with a fine Of $25 and costs. VIII
liam Wright also got S25 and costs.
All Of the men were ordered commit
ted to the Douglas county jail until
their fines are paid.
The interesting case against J. NJ
Rinker of Ellis county, charged with
sending obscene letters through the
mail was set for this morning. One OF
the defendants attorneys was absent
because Of sickness in his family ard
the case was postponed until Wednes-
day morning. The trial is attracting a
great deal of attention. It is expected
to be pretty spicy. The jury was en-
paneIled this afternoon so that the
hearing of evidence can at once begin
on Wednesday morning.
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WHO WILL BE AssIsTANTq
Engineer BTcCabe Would Retain His
Associates.

There is a contest for the position
OF assistant city engineer. City En-
g1neer McCabe, who was reappOinted
city engineer last night by Mayor
Davis, is backing his present assistant
VIII King.
There are two other applicants for
the place, Vint Parkhurst and former
City Engineer p. L. Wise. Vint Park
hurst has made a formal application
Tor the appointment. while it is under
stood Wise is very anxious also to Sc
cure the same berth. Wise offered to
withdraw from the race for the posi-
ton OF city engineer when the ap-
pofntment of McCabe was question: BILE
last week provided that McCabe would
agree to appoint him to the place of
assistant city engineer. McCabe re-
fused to do this. Both of the ap-
plicants for the assistant position were
applicants for the position of city en-
gineer.
"Parkhurst is not a friend of mine. -
said McCabe today, sfhe said things
about me while trying to secure this
office and there isn't any friendly feel
ing between US. I shouldn't think that
Mayor Davis would care to see a man
appointed who would bring with him
friction in the office. I believe the
mayor will not make an appointment
without consulting me. at least think
he would want to ask me about it
first. Mr.. King, my present assistant
is competent man and deserves the
pOSitlon poHJcaliy ana professionally.
He was a Davis man. He is also one
of the best assistants that this office
ever had"
The position of assistant to the city
engineer pays SIS per month. There
are in addition to this Office two other
appointments open on the engineering
force, the positions of Office man and
rodman. The former of these posi-
lions pays $50 per month and the
latter $50. The present rodman,
George Larkin who was a Bergund-
thai man, will likely lose his job. The
other position is still a matter of
speculation and it is not definitely
known whether W. J. Arnold will
have to give way to another appointee
or not.
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EQUAL RIGHTS.
Mayor Dunno says All Transfers Must
Be Treated Alike.

Chicago. April ia crisis in the
controversy growing out of the Mont
gomery Ward & Co. teamsters' strike
was looked for today by both sides.
It was Mayor Edward F. DUNES first
day in Office and it was said he would
be asked by both sides to arrange an
arnistice and to act as an arbitrator of
all differences.
c. B. Geiger, chairman of the state
board of arbitration, called upon Man
aver r. J. Thorne of the strike-bound
firm. today and made formal tender of
the good offices of the board to arbl-
trate the strike. Mr.. Thorne replied
that so many interests had become in
volved in the controversy that it is be-
vond the control of Montgomery
Ward & CO. He referred the would
be mediators to John Shedd of Mar
shall Field & Co, who is at the head
of the employers committee.
A committee representing the team
sters and the Federation of Labor
called upon Mayor Dunno today and
made formal protest against closing or
the streets to union teamsters. They
also protested against what they
termed the brutality of the police.
Thev assert that union teamsters are
not allowed to drive on certain streets
Mavor Dunno assured them that the
union teamsters would have the same
privileges of the streets as anyone else
"a long as they preserved the peace.
The mayor said that he would allow
no discrimination and that union
teamsters and the Ward company
teamsters should have equal rights.
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LOCAL MENTION.

William Brooks, eolored, who drives
a carriage team for Jonathan Thomas,
was severely injured this afternoon by
being thrown from a buggy. Brooks
was driving a spirited team to the
buggy, and leading a pair of colts be
the led horses SHE'D and ran around the
buggy, pulling it over. Brooks was in
1ured about the face and head. but not
seriously.
Chief Stahl took a farewell shot al
the jointists last night. just before his
successor was appointed, by arresting
George Klauer at 526 Kansas avenue.
James Baker at the old Chief Hotel,
and r. S. Hopkins, bartender at no
West Sixth street. the new joint which
has been in operation since the pri-
maries.
George Hudson. the negro who was
discharged in city court because Miss
Title Henline refused to positively iden-
tify him as the man who robbed Ter,
was arrested last night on a charge of
vagrancy. A man complained that Hud-
son had tried to rob him.
The Woman's Missionary society Of
the First Congregational church, VIII
meet Wednesday afternoon at O'clock
with Mrs. Sargent 225 Clay street. Miss
May Reddick will sing q solo and also
the song that has become such a favor
tie in the great London revival popular
" called the GLORY Song"
The laying Of the corner stone of the
Central Park Christian church tomor-
row at 9 p. m. viii be of unusual gen
era1 interest by reason of the fact that
Governor E. ". Hoch is included in the
list OF speakers, his subject being, "As
the Spirit Leads
A burlesque performance on Spiritual
ism Is a novelty in the amusement field.
funny burlesque act OF this kind this
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
ROON1 IIERE-

That condition of business activity
which is usually expressed by the word
boom" and which has been fought
against so long, has arrived, if we are
to take the word of Henry CIews who
says in the latest issue of the Financial
Review: Our railroads have been won
derfulIy favored by national prosperity.
In spite of the great increase of facili-
ties made in the last two or three years.
our principal systems still find them
selves overtaxed with traffic and with
every probability Of its continuance. for
months to come Both agriculture and
industry are also enjoying much pros
perity. In every part Of the country
trade is showing increased activity. and
the volume of business reported exceeds
even the unprecedented volume of the
last two years. The south is prosper-
Gus, having realized good average prices
for cotton: and so, too. is the west
which is receiving good prices for its
products. In the east the iron and steel
boom continues unprecedented. We are
already beginning to import pig iron
from abroad our domestic furnaces be-
ing unable to meet the demand. The
railroads have again entered the iron
market as heavy purchasers of steel
demand for iron and steel for all sorts
Of constructive purposes is expanding
marvelously; hence record prices for
United States Steel preferred. Just now
real estate is also experiencing one of
those periodic booms for which the
United States is noted. Land values. are
rising rapidly, and new buildings Of ali
sorts sre being erected.
This movement may be attributed to
several causes. First, security vali1es
have risen so high that in many cases
a satisfactory return thereon is no long
err possible, and holders are exchanging
stocks and bonds for real estate, which.
for the time being at least. offers better
prospects. Another influence in the real
estate market is the rapid growth of
population and the fact that building
has been much restrained for a year or
two by the high cost Of materials and
by high wages. In consequence rents
have been steadily advancing. especially
in congested districts. until they have
reached a point attractive at least to
speculative capital 1t cannot be said.
however, that the speculation in real
estate has yet obtained dangerous. pro
portions; much Of the activity is per
fectIy legitimate, and seems destined to
SpA1lit4uS AoA some tune 10 come al
though it is wen worth remembering
that the climax of all great upward
movements in the United States has US
ually been marked by a real estate
boom. History shows that these move
ments in real estate have almost in
variably marked the crest of a forward
wave. and while the top may not have
been reached, there is no reason to see
Tlhv this particular movement should
Be- any exception.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11

Commercial failure in the United
States during the first quarter of 1905,
as reported by R C. Dun & Co, were
8,443 in number and $3O,162.5O5 in
amount OF defaulted Indebtedness.
compared with 3.344 failures in the
corresponding months last year, when
the liabilities were $4S,O66,721. In
manufacturing occupations there were
us suspensions involving 81, 946,691,
against 729 failures for S14,687,436
last year; trading defaults were ISIS
An number and S16,336,736 in
amount. compared with 2548 last
year for S19,1s7,464; other CONNER
cial failures were 90 in number and
$1,s79,078 in amount, against 1877 in
1904, when S14,t81,S21 was involved.
In addition to these mercantile and
manufacturing defaults there were p
banking suspensions for S2,727,3O7.
comparing most favorably with the
g p failures involving $9,O13,098 in the
same months last year. The trihing
increase in total number of failures
was more than offset by the large
decrease in the amount of defauIted
Indebtedness. This Improvement is
found in every department, and the
moderate increase in number is readily
traced to the numerous small general
stores and other lightly capitalized
trading concerns at the south that
were unable to withstand the losses
produced by the sudden decline in
price of cotton early in the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
CUTICURA- THE SET, 81.
Complete Treatment for Every
HumOur from Pimples
to SCrOfuIa

Battle the affected parts with hot
water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse
the surface of crusts and scales and
soften the thickened cutic1e; dry,
without hard rub bing, aud apply
Cuticura Ointment freely, to a1lay
itching, irritation, and Inflammation,
and soothe and heal and, lastly, take
Cuticura Resolvent Pills to cool and
cleanse the blood. A single set Is
often sufficient to cure the most tor
turing, dis6guring skin, scalp, and
blood hum0urs, with loss of hair,
when all else fails.
uticura soap Ointment and rlis are sod snrough0us
he WoTid- Potter Drug Cham Corp. Sole EFoPTietara
Boston. a-ssad f0z AHoW p Gaze EvsTy Huzu0uE.'
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and smell, that to my friends, and
even to my wife, became an object
of dread. At large expense consult
ed the most able doctors far and near.
Their treatment was of no avail, nor
was that of the hospital, during
six months efforts. I suffered on and
concluded there was no help for me
this side of the grave Then I heard
of some one Who had been cured by
Cuticura, and thought that q trial
could do no harm. In a surprisingly
short time was completely cured"
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B o. t o n, NJ a SIS,
says " Cuticura
did wonders for
me. For twenty
five years I suf-
fered agony from
a terrible humOur,
completely cover
ing my head, neck
and shoulders,
discharging mat
ter of such often
siveuess to sight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
10 SELECT BOOKS.
state Reading Circle Board Is in Ses-
sion This Afternoon.

The state reading circle board, which
is designated by the State Teachers as
ISOLATION, is in session today in the Of
fee Of the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction to select books for the
coming year for the pupils reading cir
Gle 1t has attracted the representatives
of some of the large school book pub
fishers Among others. Major Clancy,
Chicago manager for the American
Book company. is here
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To- Cold to La BaII.

The baseball game scheduled between
Washburn college and the Topeka
Western association team for Wash
burn park this afternoon was called off
because of the cold weather. The con-
test Will be played on Thursday after
noon at Association park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11

John B. Spear. the North Topeka dry
goods merchant. has filed voluntary bank
ruptcy papers in the office of the clerk OF
the United States district court for the
benefit Of his creditors. The liabilities are
between 5000 and 5000, with assets of
$500. Spear conducted a general depart
ment store at s43-S45 North Kansas avenue
He was compelled once before to go into
bankruptcy on account Of damages sus-
tanned in the food of North Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
WHEAT CONDITION s1.e.
Last April It Was 76.5 and Ten-Year
Average Is sS.1.

washington, April 1.-THE monthly re-
port Of the chief of the bureau Of Stats
tics Of the department Of agriculture will
show the average condition OF winter
76.5 on April /, 1903, 97.3 at the correspond
ing date in 1903, and S3.4 the mean Of the
April averages of the last ten years. The
following table shows for the principal
winter wheat states the averages of con
dition on April !, 1905, compared with
ArrtI l. 1904.
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May Lynch This negro.

CoTeyville, Kan, April 11.-An I'M
known negro effected an entrance into
the sleeping room of Mrs. John Crit
nth, wife of a bookkeeper, here today,
and attacked the woman. He escaped.
Bloodhounds have been sent for to
take up the trail and if captured the
negro probably will be lynched.
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and very fixed and SET in his customs and.
habits AS evidence Of his eccentricity It
IS stateQ that he refused to take the wit
ness stand IN the divorce proceedings en-
tered by ms wife, nor would he enter the
court room, but fingered without the en-
close proximity to where The trial was be-
inc had
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LIVED IN A HUT.
Before Death CoReyvfIIe Woman Wills
Husband $4,000.

CoffeyvilIe, Kan, april 11.-Mrs.
Adeline Spears, wife of a day. laborer,
died here in a two room hut in which
she lived with her husband. Just be-
fore death she called for a lawyer and
made a will leaving to her husband
$40, 600 which she declared she had on
deposit in a bank at Oakland Cal.
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The president gave the Texans to IN
derstand that what he meant by a
square DEAF was just what everybody
understood him to mean.
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Science is said to have discovered a
way to restore dead cats to life, but as
1t wiz not be necessary to apply until
the tenth death. how are we to know?
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Rojestvensky is now liable any day to
bump up against the real thing in the
matter Of japanese torpedo boats.
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Having found church organization
that VIII take his money without max
ing wry face, Mr.. Rockefeller is max
ing the most of his opportunity.
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The average condition of winter rye ON
April I was 81, against 82.4 on April ],
1904; $50 at the corresponding date in 1903,
and 87.9 the mean of the April averages
of the last ten years