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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
REDUCE RATES ON BRICK
viii Be Brought to Topeka Cheaper
Than by Wagon.

According to the plan outlined to the
state board of railroad commissioners
today, the Rock Island road will put
into effect q new schedule of freight
rates on brick to the two brick plants
west of Topeka. The new rates are all
reductions from existing rates, and af-
feet only Rock Island traffic, as the
brick plants are not reached by other
lines.
The brick plant situated two miles
west of Topeka, known as the Capital
City Brick company, will get rate of
1 cent per 100 brick shipped to To-
peka. This may put the men out of
business who have been hauling the
brick into town in wagons. The freight
cars loaded with brick can be trans
ferred to the city railway tracks, and
hauled to almost every part of the
city
From the brick plant at Willard, the
Rock Island wants to put in a rate of
81 cents per 100 pounds on pressed,
and p cents on all other kinds. This
will enable the Willard plant to get
into town on a cheaper basis than
formerly.
The Rock Island also proposes to
put in a rate from Topeka to Holton
of 8 cents per 100, and from Topeka to
Smith Center of Z Z cents per 100.
These are both reductions of about L
cent from the existing rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
INC Oldest Newsbov.

The oldest newsboy in the world IS
to be found at Joliet and he is very
familiar figure to passengers at the
railroad depots. He is erasmus Page
and he was born in 1909. Although
approaching his ninety-seventh year,
he is never missing from his post and
is always ready to supply the pubnc
with his stock of newspapers He
maintains his vigOr to remarkable
extent as he rises at 4 o'clock every
morning in order to meet the early
trains. He is also engaged until late
in the evening He has been handi-
capped by the loss OF a 2eg, losing the
member at the knee in a mine accl-
dent at Braidwood twenty years ago
His father was noted for longevity,
his father dying at eighty-nine, his
mother at ninety-eight, while his
grandfather lived to be 1O2, and his
grandmother 1O5- Orsamus com
menced life as q farmer in Iowa, NOV
ing there with his parents from New
York state. He then engaged in rail-
road contracting and had charge of
some of the grading for the Chicago
& Alton near Bloomington, in 1857.
Mr.. Page has a wife, who is eighty
six years of age. His papers are the
whole support of the aged souple, but
owing to his age ana crippled cOndi-
ton he Is given the preference among
the newsbOys that bessege tie trains
and he manages to ea-sl several dol
lars a day The old man expects to
continue at the bushes as long as
his strength holds out He is anxious
to round out the century and viii
likely do so.-ChicagO Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
Synapathetic.

Among our circle of friends there
was a very warm supporter of the S.
P. c. A, who, though earnest and sin
cere, sometimes bored by overzeal We
set traps to lead her into an admission
of the evil in animal nature, but she
always managed to make out a good
case for her dumb friends. One day
we felt that we at. last had a case in
which she could have no possibly sym
pathy for the animal. It was a dread
full story, published in a newspaper, of
a baby who had been literally eaten
alive by a large and ferOciOus cat. We
gave her the clipping, and watched
with satisfaction the tears gather in
her eyes as she read. We've got her
nowl" we murmured, triumphantly-
Finally she looked up, and we all held
our breath to listen to her comment.
She spoke in heart-broken tones.
ssThink!' she said, ''just think how
hungry the poor cat must have beeni''
-Harper's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
BURBANK IN JAIL.
Leavenworth Lieutenant Who Deserted
His Filipino Wife in Trouble.

Fort Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 12.-
Advices received here today are to the
effect that First Lieutenant Sidney S.
Burbank and First Lieutenant David
A Snyder, both members of the Sixth
infantry, have been placed in jail in
the Philippines for conduct unbecom-
ing officers of the United States army. -
The exact nature of the charges is
not known here. Both are we'll known
officers. Lieutenant Burbank came
into prominence by becoming engaged
to Leavenworth woman while still
married to Conception Vasquez, a Fill
pino. The Vasquez woman stopped the
marriage to the Leavenworth woman
and recently secured a conditional di-
vOrce from Burbank.
It is stated that the sentence grow
ing out of the court martial that re-
Gently tried Lieutenant Burbank is
ready for approval by President Roose-
velt and it imposes fifteen months i'm
prisonment in a penitentiary- If not
set aside Lieutenant Burbank prOba bly,
will be confined in the penitentiary
here or at Alcatras Island, Cal.
The court martial in BurbanlSs' case
grew out of charges brought by the
Vasquez woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
Broken and Mended.

On swept the little red automobile
that was built for two.
tYou-yOu seem SO quiet" whis-
pered the beautiful girl anxiously. rs
there anything about this machine that
is broken2'
yes Missed the tail man at her
side, bitterly my heart"
Feeling remorseful as having Tilted
him so cruelty, the beautiful girl lean
ed over and added:
Cheer up, Georgei If your heart
is really broken we can stop at a re
pair shop"
s'Nonsensei What kind of a repair
why, the parsonage. Georgei''
Twenty minutes later the repair
shop was reached.-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
PAID $4,000.
Prudential Made QuadrenniaI Contrl-
buttons to Republican Campaign.

New York, Dec 12.-Contributions
aggregating $26. 900 were made to the
Republican national committees in
1896, 1900 and 1904, by the Pruden-
tial Life Insurance company of Amer
lea. according to a statement read by
Counsel Hughes before the legislative
committee today The statement was
read by Mr.. Hughes during the exami-
nation of Senator John F. Dryden of
New Jersey, president of the insurance
company.
Senator Dryden testified that in
1899, the Prudential expended SIS, 500
for legislative expenses. OF this sum
$4,000 was paid to Andrew Hamilton
who previously had been mentioned
during the investigation in connection
with the legal expenses of the New
ork Life Insurance company. Mr..
Dryden said in answer to a question
that no money was PAID by the Pru-
Dental to Andrew G. Fields, Mutual
Life Insurance company's agent who
maintained a house at Albany.
Senator Dryden said he had been
president of the Prudential for "a
years. He first became connected
with insurance in 1865. The Pruden-
tails capital stock is now $2,00O,000
Witness said it was organized as a
stock company pure and simple and
its surplus was regarded as belonging
to the company.
Spent $500 in Colorado.
The company, the senator said, paid
$500 to James H. Flood for fees in
opposing the Colorado law against
child Insurance a few years ago. Ham
iItOn was consulted about legislation
threatened in Illinois, but witness did
not remember what the legislation
was. Senator Dryden said his COM
pany had much trouble over legisla-
ton. His company contributed moth
! ing n a hi A T11f q
society. New York Life or Mutual for
! legislative expenses
'fHow is it possible that you do busi-
ness with so small an outlay?" asked
Mr.. Hughes.
Mr.. Hughes, we have worked hard
and tried to be honest"
Since 1896 the Prudential has paid to
/ the Metropolitan Life Insurance com
pany as a share of legislative expenses
/ the sum of S24 $40. Healy Fisk, vice
! president of the Metropolitan, had
/ charge of the expenditures and witness
said, always made sufficient eXplana-
! tions Of them.
The senator said all his companys le-
gal expenses were fair, open and above
board and honest and the company
never spent a dishonest dollar on legis-
/ lation. He frequently argued before
/ legislative committees without cost to
/ his company, he said. His practice Of
/ appearing before committees was be-
fore he became a public officer.
Il have heard a great deal about cor
/ ruptiOn," said Senator Dryden, but
never found it necessary. Never to
| the extent of one dollar did my COM
pany contribute to any corruption
fund
Witness said the John Hancock also
/ contributed with the Prudential and
( Metropolitan to oppose hostile legisla-
/ ton The expenses were divided so
/ that the Metropolitan and Prudential
! companies each bore UwO-hfths OF II
and the John Hancock one-hfth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
DONALD is CAPTAIN.
X. q. selects Their Star Football
Tackle to Lead Next Season.

c. Prentice Donald. the 21O-pound left
tackle Of the Kansas university foot
ball team. was today elected captain
of the K. q. team for next year by a
vote of Is to over Emil Brunner. the
big German who has been playing right
tackle and fuIlback during the past sea-
son.
Donald comes from La Harpe and Is
undoubtedly one of the greatest football
players in the country. He would be
able to make any team in the United
States. He has played in twenty-eight
games for Kansas during the past three
years. Next year viii be his last in
football. In all his football experience
he has never been hurt enough to call
for time. He seems to be able to take
any amount of punishment. No team
has ever been able to entirely Withstand
Donald's Hne-smashing. Nevertheless,
Donald is a gentleman and has never
been accused Of playing dirty football.
He is simply so big and powerful that
he can take care of himself in any kind
of company. Donald is "a years ola
Drummer, who was Donald's chief -
ponent for the captaincy, also has only
one more year of football at Kansas
university. Brunner is from Onaga
and has played guard, tackle and full
back Coach Kennedy expects to use
him at fullback next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
PACKERS WIN
FIRST ROUND.
Beef Trust Cases Come Up for
Trial in Chicago.
Armour's Attorneys Demand
Dismissal McROberts Charges.
NOLLE is ENTERED.
NOLLE is ENTERED.
By District Attorney on the
Courts Suggestion.
Garfield Is on Hand to Give His
Testimony.

Chicago. Dec. 12.-Attended by an I'M
posing srrav of legal talent and crowds
of snectators. the past preliminary to the
formal trial of the beef trust cases
beean here today before Judge j. Gus
Humphrey in the United States couf l.
The issues to be tried were on ten
specfaT pleas raised by the packers anu
which must be settled by jury trlal
before action is taken on the indlcr-
raents returned by the federal grand
jung.
The case had scarcely opened before
the government and the defense clash
ed in a mild way. Attorney Joseph Mil
Ter. acting for the packers demanded
without qualification that the charges
against Senator Samuel A. McRoberts
Of Arrnur & Co. one of the defendants
be dismissed at once. District Attor-
ney c. b. Morrison, for the government
asked for one days time in which 10
consider the matter. He admitted thaI
Adr McROberts had testified be1ore tne
grand jury which returned the 1ndlcl-
nents Attorney Miller declared IhaL
in view of that fact. although the de-
fendant had entered special pleas un-
der the law, McROberts must be dls-
charged Judge Humphrey said that
he understood the law to be as stated
attorney entered nolle prosequl as
missing the case against McROberts.
James r. Garfield, commissioner Oh
corporations, upon whose testimony
most of the governments case depends
was among those in the court room TINS
morning He was subpOenaed to tell
what he did while investigating the
beef industry and whether under that
Investigation the present defendants
were promised immunity in this case.
Five men from Mr.. Garfeld's depart
ment will be here tomorrow to give eV1-
dence in the case.
The attorneys for the defendants de-
nanded for their clients separate
trial in each case District Attorney
Morrison objected. Attorney Miller
spoke at length on the right of the de-
fendants to separate trials and was fin
ally interrupted by Judge Humphrey
who asked:
In case of two postG&fice burglars,
we would require them to stand trial to-
gether would we Fot?"
YES, your honor" replied Mr.. Miller
Other attorneys Tor the packers made
lengthy arguments for separate trials
and District Attorney Morrison object
ed Cor the government. The debates
finally subs.ded into a conference and 1T
was agreed that all the defendants
would stand trial together, the defense
announcing it had no desire to prOlong
the trial indefinitely. Tt was also agreed
that both sides should have seventeen
Deremptory challenges for each juror
or 2O4 in all. Other challenges may be
made for cause. No proceedings were
held after the agreement regarding the
trials had been reached and the selection
Of a jury will commence tomorrow morn
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
DAN HAMER DEAD.
Sudden Passing Away of Emporia Law
yer Caused by ApOpIexy.

Dan Hamer, for eight years with
the United States district attorneys
ONCE IN Topeka, until he recently be-
came member of the law firm of
Hamer & Hamer, at Emporia, was
FOUND dead in his Office in that city last
night about half paste o'clock. He is
supposed to have been stricken with
apoplexy.
He had just returned from a visit
IN this city on political matters to EN-
poria and walked from the train to his
office. 1t is supposed that he had been
there but few moments when he fell
from stroke of apopleXy. His broth
er, Robert NJ. Hamer, the other mem
Der OF the law firm, came into the office
Just then and found Dan lying on the
floor unconscious. Before he could
summon medical aid. death came.
Physicians who examined the body
state that apoplexy was the case of the
death. About half an hour previous
the two brothers had seen each other,
and Robert says that Dan seemed in
the best of health and spirits, and
Joked and laughed as usual
After the two separated at the depot
Robert went to the postoffice and Dan
to the law Office. When Robert went
to the Office he found Dan on the floor,
unconscious, but he did not think him
dead He at once telephoned to DR..
Foncannon in the Elks' hall. The
physician came at once, and upon ex-
The body was carefully examined
but no bruises except a slight con-
fusion on the cheek could be found and
this is supposed to have been caused
by falling from the chair. The body
turned black after death, but this is a
result common to apoplexy.
Mr.. Hamer was 80 years of age and
unmarried His home was near Madi-
son, Kan, u miles south of Emporia.
His parents still live on the farm where
he and his brother were born.
He was well known in the city of To-
peka, having been here for eight years.
He came here as the stenographer for
l. E. Lambert, then United States dis
trict attorney. Harry Bone was assist
ant attorney. Under their direction
FIamer soon so thoroughly acquainted
himself with the affairs of the Office and
showed himself so competent in look
ing after its details that when Mr..
Dean was appointed United States at
tOrney they requested Hamer to stay.
When Judge Graves was appointed to
the supreme bench Hamer was offered
the place of secretary to him, but he
declined, preferring to enter the prac-
tice of law with his brother at En-
pOria. The fact that Judge Graves was
no longer practicipo in Emporia meant
a better chance for the firm of Hamer
& Hamer.
Dan Hamer was a candidate for the
appointment of assistant United States
attorney under Harry Bone. He and
Bone were great friends.
Hamer was a graduate Of the Kansas
university school of law. He practiced
for several months after graduation in
Indian Territory. From there he came
to Topeka.
At the coroner's investigation. at En-
poria, this afternoon it was agreed upon
that there was no question of a doubt
but that Hamer came to his death from
a stroke of apoplexy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
TWO PRISONERS CAUGHT
Albert BeigIey and Philip Wellington
Found in Topeka.

Albert Beigley and Philip yelling
ton, escaped prisoners from the
Hutchinson reformatory. were cap
tured in the Santa Fe railroad yards
east of Topeka at noon today.
Sheriff Lucas and Sergeant Gardiner
and Detectives Payey ana Ross we're
searching for the fugitives and found
their prison garments under a viaduct
where they had exchanged them for
some overalls. The party split up, and
Detectives Pavey and Ross came upon
Beigley and Wellington among some
empty stock cars near the starch fac
tory.
A reward of $50 each had been
offered by the reformatory for the
capture of the pair.
Beigley is the son of a Topeka street
car man, and was sent to the reform
atory two years ago for yarceny. His
wife lives east of the city near the
place where the men were captured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
INFANTS USE KNIVES.
Seven Year Old George Bennett Stabs
Clyde NOneypenny.

Clyde Moneypenny, a small boy
whose home is near VinewOod Park
was stabbed and seriously injured last
night by John Bennett, the seven-year
old son of George L. Bennett Of 723
Lake street. The infantile assault oc-
CURED at Sixth and Lake streets
The Moneypenny boy was visiting
friends in the neighborhood, and be-
came involved in a childish squabble
with the Bennett boy, who promptly
drew pocket knife and stabbed his
antagonist
When called up by a county officer.
Mrs. Bennett. the mother Of the boy
who made the assault, said that she
knew nothing of the affair except that
some one had telephoned her that her
child had drawn knife On another
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
SANTA FE CONCLUDES DEAL.
Notice OF It's Purchase Of the Southern
California Filed.

San Diego. Cal, Dec. 12.=An agree
ment has been filed with the county
recorder for the purchase of the
Southern California railway by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway
company. The purchase will cover SS
miles Of lines in this county besides a
much greater trackage in Los Angeles
and Orange counties, the total being
478.O7 miles. The price is ST, 400.
Out of the 72S, ,26O shares of stock the
santa F'e already owns 127,455. The
owners of the other sos shares viii be
paid $135 per share.
The purchase of this road was au-
Ihorized at the annual meeting of
the Santa F'e stockholders which was
held couple of months ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
Father of- An Ferries.

Solano the great Southern Pacific
ferryboat which plies between Benecia
and Port Costa, Cal, has a capacity Of
forty heavily loaded cars and two loco
feet long and 116 feet wide and its
two engines are of 1000 indicated horse
power.
Solano handles an average of 10000
trains a year. On a single day = las
made forty-two trips 8 'ossing the
strait. which is a mile in width, in about
thirteen minutes
1T is believed that Solano is now the
largest ferryboat in the world. d.-Teel4ni-
cal World Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
SENATE SCORES.
Passes It's First Bin ard Adjourns
at 1;2O.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The senate to-
day passed its first bill of the session.
1t was a measure authorizing a railroad
company to construct certain bridges
across streams in Arkansas.
Mr.. Taliaferro took the oath of Office
office for his new term as a senator.
He was escorted by his collegue, Mall
lory, before the vice president, who ad-
min1stered the oath.
The senate then at 12:40 p. m, went
into executive session and at 1:20 ad-
journed.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce held its first
meeting today. As COPIES of the varf-
Gus railroad rate, measures introduced
were not available the committee RNva
them no consideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
De FolIowed the kin.

Hall Gaines youngest son, Derwent,
showed his mother a snapshot of a
scene taken on the occasion of King
Edwards last visit to the Isle of Man.
The boy was a prominent figure in the
picture, and Mrs. Caine said in
shocked tone: I'm surprised to see
that you kept your hat on. The other
gentlemen are bareheaded." f'All ex-
cept the king, mother" he corrected.
'I watched him, and when I saw that
he did not take his hat off kept on
mine, because. of course. he knows
better than anyone else what to do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
CHANGE IN WEATHER.
This May Be Expected ANY Time
NOW.

The weather forecast for tomorrow
and the day following indicates that
there may be a change as far as the ell
ements are concerned, and that the
beautiful spell of Indian summer wealth
er which has been so much in evidence
for weeks past will come to an end.
The forecaster Of the weather depart
ment says that a change of some kind
is approaching and that there will be
an increase in cloudiness tonight and
tomorrow and that there are strong
prOba bilities of either a rain or snow
storm. The temperature was six de-
grees lower this morning at o'clock
than it was at the same hour for yes
terday and the rise has been proper
tionately slow. Wht1o the sun is doing
its best to shine there is a heavy veil
of light mist or clouds which very near
" overcome its efforts. A very ordinary
wind is blowing from the Northeast at
the rate of ten miles an hour. It can
hardly be characterized as cold yet it
does not add to our comfort.
The hourly temperatures for today
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BUILDINGS WRECKED.
A Carpenter MurderousIy Assaulted at
LOrain, Ohio.

Lorain, o., Dec 12.-Because the
master plumbers declared for an open
shop here three buildings were wreck
ed at midnight last night and a car
penter who indorsed the action of the
plumbers was murderously assaulted
The journeymen plumbers made de-
mands that the employers insisted they
could not meet and they retaliated by
declaring for an open shop.
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WORK FOR GRAND JURY
Ordered to Begin Immediate Investfga-
ton of a Bribery Charge.

IOI
Lexington, Ky, Dec. 12.-Judge Watts
Parker of the circuit court created a
sensation today when he called the
grand jury summarily into the court
rom and charged it to take up at once
a charge Just made that a certain juror
had been offered a bribe to find a YER
dict in favor of Judge James Hargis
of Breathitt county in the recent trial
of Hargis for the assassination of James
COckrel1. The matter reached the court
through the columns of the Voice, a
prohibition paper edited by Rev. Ed
ward Snodgrass, who published that a
juror in the Hargis case had admitted
to him that he had been offered a
bribe but refused to accept. Snodgrass
was summoned and the grand jury at
once entred into an investigation of the
case.
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GEORGE r. Stoher Receiver.

In the district court yesterday a suit
was fled against n. Kantrowitz and E
Kantrowitz asking that a receiver be
placed in charge of the F'itwell Shoe
st@re which is said to belong to them.
George z. Stoker was appointed SIS re-
ceiver by Judge Dana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12

Leavenworth. Kan, Dec 12.-James
Farren. who settled in Kansas fifty
years ago and became wealthy. died
today He was an Odd Fellow FOR haIf
e. century.
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NO CALDWELL VERDICT.
jury in the saIina Murder Case are
Yet Out

salina, kan, Dec. 12.-The jury in
the Caldwell murder case is still out.
AT late hour this afternoon it was
rumored that the disagreement was
over the penalty she should be, wheth-
er light. medium or severe sentence.
The jury has been out since Monday
morning
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Chicago, Dec. 12.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York, 80; Boston, 20:
Philadelphia. Sc; Washington. 26; Chi
cagO. 80; Minneapolis, %: Cincinnati,
3S; st. Louis, 40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Increasing c1Oudiness tonight and
Wednesday, with probably rain or
snow.