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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05

that they had no record of any order
of that kind from the court and that
no report has been asked for.
1t has been the understanding all
along that the receivers for Mr. Dew
Inns properties were to make a report
to Judge Pollock at that time and that
after the acceptance Of the report and
the hearing by the referee that the
up the trustees who should take the
place of the temporary receivers.
Cyrus Leland states that he knows
nothing of such a report. 81 have not
been informed by the court that we
were required to make any report of
that nature at that time. 1 know of
nothing arranged for the 9TH"
Both Receiver Bradley of the First
National bank and Sam Radges, chair
man of the executive committee of the
depositors association of the First
National, stated that they were of the
opinion that such report was to be
filed and presented by the receivers.
Sam RadgeS said at noon: I'VE ex-
pect to have meeting of the creditors
of the bank Immediately after the re-
ceiVers report to the coure on Monday
August Z. [ presume that it will be the
following day I don't believe however
that that report will eOatain anything
as not enough time has elapsed between
the report they made at the creditors
meeting Monday and the time set for
next MONDAY. They had nothing to
give out then.
II don't think the creditors of the
bank are being treated right. Mr..
Bradley has given out a statement of
the banks resources and liabilities to
the receivers, to the comptroller of the
currency and to his attorneys but he
doesn't give it to US. That doesn't look
right. If he is giving out the informa-
ton right and left he ought to give it
to us. The political side of this re-
Ownership of these -Devlin properties has
been well taken care of and now what 1
would like to see is that the creditors,
the poor women and the children are
| protected and taken care of as well as
| these other interests. What the neople
and the smaller creditors want is to
have some trustee appointed who will
! represent our end. We haven't got to-
gether yet but there is no question but
that the great interests have already
fixed up a slate and viii try to hammer
| it through. 1t isn't right nor fair
/ ''And here is this great rich state of
Kansas trying to be placed in the light
of a preferred creditor. I know for GER
tain that an effort is still being made
| in this direction. Governor Hoch should
! put himself or record to this effect. IT
will relieve a great deal of the strain
among the depositors of the First Ma
| tional If things go on as they have
been going there will be the greatest
sort of squabble break out from the de-
| positOrS.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
OVER 200 PLACES INSPECTED.
Labor Commissioner johnson Has a
Busy Time.

In the second biennial report for
1908 and 1904, completed today, which
is being made up OF the labor condl-
items in Kansas by Labor Commission
er Lee johnson the statement is made
that 2O5 Establishments were in
spected.
establishments ranges from one to five
stories an average of 81. The total
number of employees covered by the
inspection was 1854, divided as fol-
lows: 21.634 males and 2,17O females.
Forty-one establishments employ emil
dren under IA years of age. This,
however. was before the enactment of
the child labor law. One hundred and
sixty-four establishments did not en-
pIoy children under IA years OF age:
The number of employees under 16
wears of age is 900. The average labor
hour per day is 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
A Woman ExnIorer.

In these days of prosaic living it
gives one a glamour of romance to
have endured hardships for the pur-
pose of learning the characteristics
of DISCRIMINATING race. Not only
Americans but the world at large is
Indebted to Mrs Matilda Coke Steven
son, who, with her husband, spent
thirteen years in exploration in the
Rocky Mountain region collecting
archaic implements. ceramics, and
ceremonial objects for the United
States national museum. Mrs. Steven.
son studied the Zuni mythology,
philosophy and sociology, and visited
all the Pueblo tribes and Navajos as
we'll With her husband she was re-
.ceived in many of the secret organi-
cations of the Indians. Her knowl-
edge is of great value to the bureau
of American ethnology. of which she
has been staff member since her hus-
bands death.-The Pilgrim for Aug
ust
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Cost and Time of Trip to a Star.

Let us suppose a railway to have
been built between the earth and the
fixed star Centauri," said the lecturer.
by consideration of this railways
workings we can get some idea of the
enormous distance that interVenes be-
tween Centaurus and US.
Suppose 1 should decide to take
trip on this new aerial line to the fixed
star 1 ask the ticket agent what The
fare is, and he answers:
The fare is very low, sir. 1t is
only a cent each hundred miles
And what, at that rate, will the
through ticket one way cost?' 1 ask.
1t will cast just $2,750, 900, O0O.'
he answers.
Il pay for my ticket and board the
train. We set off at a tremendous
rate.
"'How fast?' I ask the brakeman,
are we going?'
Sixty miles an hour, SIR says he,
and it's a through train. There are
no stoppages.'
Wen soon be there. then. won't
we?' 1 resume.
"'We'Il make good time. sir, says
the brakeman.
"'And when will we arrive?'
I'm just 4S.663.00 years -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05

in New York. and happened to walk
down Broadway with him. He was beam
things about him, with all the jest of a
big. hearty boy just out of school. The
of his attention. Upon a glance into one
of them. that of photographer, he stop
ped short. In the window was an oil paint
ing of himself.
. We'll. WELL he exclaimed, with a
laugh; here is the most interesting thing
we've seen yet. It's old Grover. Let's see
portrait stared at each other for a mo-
ment, and then the ex-president remarked
with chuckle:
- So this IS the man we have all heard
so much about; I must say that this pic
ture -nlakes him out a good deal better
looking than some of the portraits I have
seen of him in the newspa pers. He looks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
May stin Be Running.

the Record-HeraId tells how the Off,
Gals of a banking company were got
ten out of the way and the bank left
in charge of an Office boy:
Whats the matter here?" asked
the man who had approached the re-
ceiving teller's window.
Banks closed" replied the office
boy. who had been left in charge.
t'Why?''
Dunno. Everybody skipped out
about noon without tellin' where they
were goin' or when they'd come back. :;
Then the man confessed that Just
for joke he had telegraphed to each
of the officials of the concern: stAI
has been discovered. The bank ex-
aminer will be there tomorrow
Farm and Fireside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
MORE HOT WEATHER.
The Mercury Goes Above 90 Degrees
Today.

Today is a repetition of the weather
of yesterday only it promises to be a
little more so. It is one of those days
where no one can be comfortable unless
they are the owners of a large field OF
corn for we are informed that this is
certainly ideal corn growing weather.
But Weather Observer Jennings tells US
that we have no particular complaint to
make for the month of July in 1901
showed an average temperature of 800,
while there was one day that the ther-
mometer registered 106 However, July
g. 1891 the minimum temperature was
So In looking around we find that we
have had hotter weather already this
wear. for on the 18th of last month the
mercury registered "a, although the
mean temperature for the month was
"a which is 375 below the maximum
for July. The largest amount OF rainfall
during any July was 9.23 inches in 1888,
while the lowest month only LOS inches
fell Last months rainfall amounted 70
6.52 inches or 1.59 above normal.
The following are the maximum and
minimum temperatures for the "A
hours ending at 7 o'clock this morn
ing: Baker, 90-6S; Concordia, 94-6S;
Dodge City, 1856; Fort Scott, 92-64;
Manhattan. 94-64; Usage City, 1854;
Russell, 92-64; Sedan, 1856; Topeka,
91-69; Toronto, $3.50; Wichita, 92-6S
There is no precipitation recorded
for the past "a hours. The minimum
Temperature was So while the maxi
mum yesterday was 81. The wind is
blowing at an 8 mile rate today from
the southwest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
NOW IT IS DONE.
improvements on Keith Rhodes
Hospital Completed.
Over Sl5,O Has Been Expend-
ed in This Work.
1T is ALL UP-TO-DATE.
One of Most Modern Institutions
In West.
Mrs. McKibben Now Matron of
the Hospital.
IT is ALL UP-TO-DATE.

The improvements costing upwards
of $4,000 to the Kcith-Rhodes hos
pital are nearly completed. Work.
men are now installing a hot water
heating system which will make the
hospital compare most favorably with
any in Topeka or in a city of similar
size.
The work of increasing and better
ing the hospital has been under way
since early this spring; it was in
March when Drs. Keith and Rhodes
purchased the property adjoining the
hospital and commenced the active
work of reconstructing the buildings
to suit the needs.
The large three-story brick mansion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
Proof Positive.

Senator Daniel of Virginia was be-
ing interviewed in Philadelphia hotel
by reporter.
The reporter, with great ingenuity.
was telling Senator Daniel the object
that had brought him to the Quaker
City The youths deductions caused
the older man to smile and shake his
head.
you are a good reasoner," he said,
Though it happens that in my case
you always draw 4 wrong conclusion.
STILL you reason well. You are a
Sherlock Holmes You remind me Of
a friend of mine in Lynchburg.
my friend, being rich, employs a
man servant. He said to this servant
one morning:
"'HoskinH
'Sir?'' said the man.
"'You are getting careless, Hoskin.' ;
oh. sir, 1 hope not. sir
"'You don't brush my clothes regu-
Iariv nnv more.
"fOh, sir, I assure you
e" Il mere Hoskin, that will do. left
a dollar in my white vest pocket yes
terday morning, and-it is still
there Los Angeles Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
KATY FILES ANSWER.
Denies Allegations of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Attorneys for the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad
made answer today to a bill of COM
plant filed some time ago in the Unit
ed States court by the interstate COM
merce commission against the Chicago
Great Western and seventeen other
roads charging that the roads were
illegally discriminating in rates in con-
nection with the shipment of dressed
meats and cattle from the Missouri
river to Chicago. In the answer filed
today all the charges in the original
bill are denied and a dismissal of the
suit is asked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
Main Thoroughfare.

To Lewis and Clark Exposition. Port
land, Oregon, June 1 to October Is.
al route. traversing the heart of the
great Northwest with its boundless re-
Sources. gives you 200 miles along the
n1atchless Columbia river and trip
to Portland and the Northwest with
ont change and a chance to visit yell
Iovstone Park. June L to September
19, by. side trip from Pocatello or
Oedz. thcc-sSa Nonida.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
Man close lola sneIters.

lola, kan, Aug. st is an open
secret that the ssmelters here will be
shut down if the present price for zinc
ore, SIS per ton, is maintained. The
flood in the Joplin district which cur
tailed production, and the recent de-
partment ruling increasing the import
duty on British Columbia ore. are at
the bottom of the present boom in
prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
Glad He was No Longer President.

From what know of his tastes and
tendencies, I am not at all surprised that
Grover Cleveland should prefer to keep out
of politics. recently remarked friend of
the ex-president. 4 remember that when
he stepped out of office at the end of the
second term as chief executive he felt
vastly relieved. His spirits rose with a
bound A few days after the inauguration
of President Mckinley, Mr.. Cleveland was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05

into the house of Mrs Mary Clark and
stealing watch, some rings and other
jewelry. One of the boys confessed to
the burglary but Judge Hayden did
not deem the evidence sufficient to
mold them. Part of these boys belong
TO the "ParkdaIe gang and one of
them at least is now under the surveiI-
lance of the truancy officer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
RADGEs is WRATHY.
Says First National Creditors Are
Being Mistreated.

The receivers for the Devlin proper
ties will not make a report to Judge
Pollock of the United States district
court on Monday, August Z.
The opinion has gone out that such
was the case, however. The clerk of
the district court stated this, afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05

Touch a dollar with the hand of
folly, and it flies away Invest it in
life insurance, and it adds a feather to
your wings.
National Life Insurance company of
Vermont = Mutual = Organized 1850.
Fifty-sixth year. doing business In AZ
states Vim. 3. Henderson, general
manager. suite 459 Kemper building,
kansas CITY Mo. Both phones z59
Main: or E. ". Thompson, manager
Columbian building Phone 1891 Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
Wonen's Hands.

land by so doing. we We're optimis-
tically assured. ruled the world) has
become so expert with the golf club
that the time. that was spent III the
nursery is now passed on breezy golf
links The fingers that used to soothe
and caress the babies have now the
more exciting occupation of dealing
cards-Ella Hepworth Dixon in Lady's
Pictorial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05

The weather over Kansas, northern
Oklahoma and western Missouri fol
the past pa hours has been slightly
warmer and no rains have fallen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05

healthy, but a little worried. would be
willing to wager that he's glad he's no
longer president Success Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

AMERICAN BOY PAINTERS
REMARKABLE RISE IN PARIS
Though He Only t9, Bernard Karfios Work Has Won
of the Greatest Art Critics of Frame.
Copyright, 1908, by Curtis Brown

such progress in three years that at the
age of fourteen he played at a concert.
Nevertheless. he had continued to draw,
and at about this time he decided that
painting was his vocation. Most of his
time al school was devoted 10 art rather
than TO his lessons. He had become inter-
eSted in facial expression, and would re-
sort to the most insane pranks in order to
observe the effects. One day he, scattered
LimburgeF cheese on the floor of the school
room and drew the expression of horror on
the teachers face, followed by indignation
as she started questioning the boys. The
culprit was not found, for little Karfiol
was so assiduously plying his pencil that
ii did not occur to her TO suspect him.
Before reaching the age Of fifteen karfiol
decided that he had remained long enough
in school and was ready to take up art
seriously. So small for his age that he
looked only eleven or twelve. he marched
boldly up TO the offices of the New York
National Academy of Design.
when l presented myself" Karfol said
to me, laughing as he reached this first
event in his artistic experience, 1.-The clerk
scowied down at me as If trying to make
me feel twice as small as l was
Do you think you could pass an ex-
animation here?' he asked.
Ives, certainly, l answered with the
sweet confidence of youth
"And did pass too, although 1t was the
most difficult examination ever held there.
when the academy was just changing from
I'D street to 109th street From nome 300
competitors. most of whom were men OF
twenty, only about 100 were admitted"
The truth is that karfiol, child as he was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
AROU ND THE CIT Y

a woman was walking along the pave
ment that rims Washington Circle. Sud
denly she noticed scrap of paper lying
on the bricks and stopped to pick it up and
lay 1t carefully on the grass. Another wom-
an, who was walking behind. curious to
know what could have caused the action,
stopped, in her turn, to look down at the
bit of leafet, soiled and creased from the
tramping of many feet.
On it was the picture of head crowned
with thorns.
A woman stood alone In the dusk. Way
down by the patent Office electric lights
were beginning to star the gray shadows
but up where she waited T street was
like big clock that had suddenly stopped
ticking-with the business houses as so
many works to show how the wheels go
round.
Crossing the deserted asphalt toward her
came another woman, tired out, little
bit of a creature. Juggling basket, who,
in her turn, suggested miniature watch
Just about to run down.
IT am waiting for a carnation," called
out the first woman, ''if you have any left. "
: The flower seller made her famous little
dip curtsey and set her basket on the pave
ment.
'sToo many left this evening, dearie"-and
with sigh and shake of the head she
picked up a bunch of the pink blossoms that
were already as droopy as little children
ready for bed.
THAT'S bad for business. isn't it? What
do you do with the left-oyersr'
why I give them to lady who is al
WAYS good to me- She buys from me reg
ularly, and when I was i'll she was very
helpful. You know this has been long,
hards winter, deaii,.- MY son sends me
money when he can, but he doesn't live
here. and now that my youngest boy Is
dead
The customers who buy pink carnations
from the blithe little old lady all winter
from the sunny side of the streets would
have been touched to see the heartbreak in
her face and hear it in her voice.
HE was such a good child7ind not such
a child either, for he WAS thirty -four-and,
dearie even when he was too sick to work
he always had the house bright and a hot
supper ready for me. And now / have to
90 home TO nobody I've lived in the same
house for over twenty years and the agent
has never once had to bother about the
rent for L always have 1t ON time'-and
the sadness gave way to triumph, as the
little soul beamed and biushed while the
other CONGRATULATED her on her financial rec
titude-
"But aren't you afraid to live alone?''
why no, dearie, / say my prayers and
try to be good. so what is there to be
afraid of? What do you 90 for living.
dearie2"
The woman told her and pointed TO the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

IN THE development of the Capitol and
The group of buildings that are grow
ing up about it there are plans for UNI
IL foreground passageways shat will form
network of intricacies in construc-
ton. The broad Capitol plaza will then
merely be q covering for the series of tun-
nels and vaults with which it will be hon
eycOmbed
The tunneling of the Capitol grounds was
begun nine years ago. when there was CON
structed a passageway from the Library of
Congress building to the Capitol TO carry
books back and forth quickly for the con-
Venience Of senators and representatives.
Now there is under construction "a two
track tunnel along tie line of LIST street
east and between the Capitol and the IL
brary building for the running of trains
going north and south and connecting with
the union station on Massachusetts, avenue
This tunnel Will run under the southea st
corner of the new office building for the
House Of Representatives.
There are today tentative plans for addi-
tional tunnels beneath the plaza To connec4
the Senate and House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
office buildings and 70 give easy access un-
der cover between those buildings and the
Capitol itself Through that tunnel there
viii probably run s.u electric railway 10
carry senators and representatives bacl,
and forth from their Offices 10 the legis-
lstive halls. The plan also includes heating
and lighting the entire group OF buildings
from a power station in Southwest Wash
lngtOn, and that VIII have TO be connected
by underground arrangements.
When the new home OF the United States
Supreme Court is constructed on a site to
correspond with that of the iibrary as it is
quite sure 10 be. there will be need OF addi-
t.onal underground tuuneling, as that build
ing will also be connected with the library
so that the justices can have books at short
notice.
Other underground construction will
doubtless be entered upon TO supply needs
not now anticipated. but that Which-is sure
10 take place, makes an interesting net
work of tunnels of which the visitors to the
broad plaza that stretches TO the east of the
big building win never dream
These tunnels will be the instruments for
conducting much of the important work OF
running the legislative machinery for the
country. AS 1t Is. the tunnel that is used to
connect the Capitol and the Library OF
congress performs work that Is constantly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

passed among the first, although he is too
modest to say SO for himself. He remained
two seasons at the National Academy OF
Design. being by far the youngest ever ad-
mitted until that period, and he always
stood well. though competing with men his
seniors by several years, who did not con-
ceal the interest which his evident talent
excited among them
When he was sixteen years old Eardiol
made up his mind that he would come
to Paris to study. SO he started bravely
out from home and arrived one fine day.
not knowing soul In Europe, not speak
ing a word of French. and having for ali
fortune So In his pockets.
The first thing he did was to inquire the
way to Julian's school. which he had some
difficulty in doing since the American and
French ways OF pronouncing the riarne are
not Identical He enrolled himself in Jean
Paul Laurens class. and started work the
very next day, having occupied the after
noon In finding quarters.
When I entered the class ROOM" says
karfiol. "a general grin went round the
students at the sight of the little boy who
wanted to be one of them. I must confess
that after this first demonstration the stu
dents paid little attention to me- even to
laugh at me- suppose they thought 1