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The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
THE LAST HOUR
Py SUSAN COOLIDGE

'oAAo'A0"'
S{HAH the
past all rear and sorrow
4 All the fight s fought @ short journey through
SHOULD do?
do not think that should shrink falter.
But just
Doing my work nor change nor seek to
Aught goae;
love and smile and pray
For one more day.
And lying down Al night for a last sleeping,
that Ear
harke Lord. within Thy keeping
How should l fear?
And when brings Thee nearer still,
Do Thou Thy will"
I might not sleep awe; Ieacefu. tender.
would lie
he mig long,; and w morning splendor
Flushed o'er the sky,
l smile-eould calmly
at His day"
But if a wondrous hand ,romth yonder
Held scrot,
On which my life writ and with wonder
unrol
a centurys its mystic clew,
What should de-?
What could I d. O blessed Guids and Master
this:
Still to now. not slower. faser
o
although long it be,
While led by Thee?
Step after STEP feeling Thee close me.
Although unseen.
the tempest hide
Heaven
faithfuness cannot beray,
Thy love decay.
God; hand revealeth
wise:
the path deepening shadow stealeth
replies
70 a questioning thought. the time to tell
we'll
keep abiding and unfearng
Thy will always,
Through cenurys ripening frution
short days;
and wait
Thou late
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12

pretty knot of ribbon ornaments the
front, and the belt is of the same rib
bon.
The puffed sleeves are of white ba-
tiste. trimmed with the valenciennes
insertion and finished at the elbows
with ruffles of the same.
The full skirt is finished at the bot
tom with band of lace or embroid-
ery
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12
Force Of Habit.

Ciss-I hear that when Mr.. Ham
bone, the tragedian, proposed to Miss
Goldie, he paused when halfway
through.
Floss-Waiting for the applause.
.uppose.
The Lamar register., 1905-07-12

hess to the bust, and the pun sleeves
breadth to narrow shoulders. A soft
yelling in lavender or yellow. with ecru
lace and crushed girdle of dark
hucd chiffon velvet or taffeta will de-
velop this model most becomingly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
able Linens. Towels. NAPKINS and White fO

aetness of details the history of the flo
tation of the Amalgamated couDanv
All Mr. Lawson's descriptive powers. his
lnvective and his rhetoric are brought
to play in the story. It is remarkable
in that it is the most singing arraign-
ment of the men commonly looked upon
as the most highly respected of the big
captains of industry and leaders of
finance, of the present generation. In
terest in the story never lags and Mr.
Lawson says he hopes its import will be
chlseled on the minds of at least a nun
dred and fifty million people.
In a communication which Mr. Law
son sends to editors he intimates that
the Remedy of which he has spoken
heretofore, will be given to the public
shortly. He says:
I'm a million dollars poorer than I
was year ago. and I'm glad of it, and
trust with the help of God I will
have been able to spend millions more
by the time my Remedy has taken
aWay-legally, mind you, and fairly
mark you-taken away from the faw
the stolen billions and returned them to
the many from whom they have been
plundered.
I'm doing all in my power, and in
tend to, TO get every investor-man wo-
man and child-in America to sell at
present high prices on to the scheming.
specializing plunderiug System every
share of stock they own and after thew
have done so and the System is load
ed with billions of these stocks. I viii
endeavor to have the people take their
money out of the banks. to the end that
the System cannot use it to maintain
their fictitious price structure, and when
they cannot do this. prices will decline.
and at this stage I will give the people
my Remedy.
IF in my Remedy any of you alert
newspaper men. or any one, can show
that am to benefit by tin any dollar
way benefit by it-you may hang NE
and draw and quarter me after I have
dangled long enough to make drawing
and quartering an easy and pleasant
New York dispatch says:
William G. Rockefeller, nephew of
John D. Rockefeller, who was secretary
OF the Amalgamated Copper company
when the organization was effected. ad-
mitted today that there had been an
decentralization, but he curtly brand
ed Mr. Lawson's charges that insiders
used fraud to secure the majority OF
shares as lies
I4awson's Charges.
According to Mr.. Lawson's charges
what ne terms fraud was worked in the
following manner.
The STANDARD Oil people, having
assembled a lot of Montana copper pro-
perties at q cost Of $4,000. 900. formed
the Amalgamated Copper company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
NEARLY A PANIC.

New York, May 22.-There was an
abrupt transition in speculative senti-
ment on the stock market today from
considerable strength during the morn
ing to extreme we;axness in the after
noon. The renewal of liquidation in
large force caused the suspicion that
prices had been lifted early to afford
a better basis for selling. The source
of the selling was somewhat mysterious
but the definite abandonment of belief
in any successful plan Of harmony in
the northwestern railroad situation was
given much Importance. It was believed
that there was important liquidation in
duced by this cause. Such breaks as IN
in Northern Pacific over 10 points in
Great Northern preferred, points in
Northwestern and 2 points or over in
Union Pacific and St. Paul were the inn
mediate evidences of this feeling.
Uneasiness over the iron and steel
outlook was a definite influence United
States Steel preferred breaking over
2 points. Some Importance was at
tached to the renewal of a speculative
campaign by advertisement which cen
tered particularly on AnaIgamated
Copper That stock was forced 3
points under Saturday. The pressure
to sell spent its force before the clos
ing of the market and there were
some recoveries with a quieter tone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

them pro rata. There were on the
final day seven subscriptions. Instead
of turning over the horse to the seven
subscribers to own and race in their
own way, B notified them that twenty
one subscriptions had been received.
and that for their seven he had al
lotted them a one-third ownership,
while the other subscribers would re-
tain two-thirds. In the two-thirds re-
sided the right to manage and drive
the horse, and the seven had no say
whatever in his direction. The seven
honest subscribers, not suspecting that
B had simply sold them one-third of
his horse at its actual cost. and that
he still retained a two-thirds owner
ship in him, supposed that fourteen
others had subscribed on the same
terms as themselves. If the horse
were really able to race and thereby
earn large sums of money, by this ar
rangement it was in BIS power to
make him appear so worthless that
the seven bona fide subscribers would
be inclined to turn over their owner
ships to B at his own figure. Con-
trariwise. B could so dose the horse
as to make him appear more valuable
than he really was, and use the adj
vantage to dispose of his fourteen
shares for f1ctitiously high prices
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THE GRAND CONCERT.
Rare Opportunity to Serve Good
Causes and Entertain Yourselves

A number of the salespeople in the
stores of Topeka are gladly and will
ingly paying a dollar each for tickets
to the grand combination concert at
the Auditorium next Thursday even
ing.
They appreciate an opportunity to
contribute to two such public causes
as Marshalls band and the pipe
organ, and at the same time get their
moneys worth at a splendid concert,
hearing for the first time the new in
struments of Marshall's band, the
finest instruments in the world, and
the combination of the organ and the
band.
Prof. Penny has arranged to play as
one number on the organ the we'll
known descriptive piece, The Storm. .
This Will bring out q wide variety Of
the many possible changes and effects
on the pipe organ. The statesmen, book
keepers and clerks win give themselves
a good entertainment and contribute to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

made to the National City bank, anL
bound the bank to accept subscriptions
presented in compliance Herewith. In
fact, they constitute a legal contract
binding the National City bank, an in
stitution doing business under the ma
tional banking laws OF the United
States, to allot to every subscriber
whose subscription was not rejected in
full, his proportionate part of the entire
750, 600 shares of the capital stock of the
corporation, his proportionate part be-
ing the ratio his subscription bore to the
entire subscription received at the Ma
tional City bank before Il noon OF
Thursday. May 4, 1899.
ION receipt of official notification
from the National City bank that he
had been allotted 20 per cent of his sub
scription, or one share in every five sub
scribed for, the subscriber had right
to think he knew that the total subscrip-
ton to the stock had been five times
SIC, 900, 000-$375, 900, 000-or five time@ $780,,
600 shares. $50, 900 shares, and that be-
fore noon, May f. the National City
bank had in hand certified checks to
the amount OF $18, $50 600
How Public Was Fooled.
THE public, including the shrewdest
Wall streeters, has, since the subscrip-
ton closed, believed that the subscrip-
ton totaled the figures given above. In
deed, no one has ever suspected any
thing to the contrary, because 1t was
clear that if the allotment was conduct
ed under conditions other than those
contracted for in the advertisement the
National City bank had laid itself open
to charge of fraud and was liable to
each subscriber for the proportion Of
shares of which he had been deprived
THE actual amount of the subscrip-
tons received on or before noon, May
4, $780, at the National City bank was
but S132, 067 500, and the amount of the
5 per cent certified checks received in
the institution up to noon was only So
500, 375, or So per share on a total OF
], 800 SIS shares.
aThe meaning of this is that every
legitimate subscriber was defrauded Of
two shares of each three to which he
was entitled.
My readers may say here that this
constitutes a fortunate condition rather
than a crime to be punished. for the
less Analgamated a man had, the bet
ter he was off, as the stock afterward
declined This conclusion IS 2 false one
however.
Here. in simple terms, is an iIlustra-
ton of what was done in Amaiga-
mated and of what the wrong was.
"B had a valuable racehorse and de-
cided to dispose of him in i've shares.
He offered these five shares for pub
lie subscription and advertised that II
over five were subscribed Tor ne
would split I'D the shares and alloti
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e public welfare by buying

the public welfare by buying these
tickets at once. A number OF the mef-
chants have taken SO, rs and 10 tickets
each, agreeing to dispose of them II
their statesmen and salesWomen will in
dictate to the proprietors of the stores
the number of tickets each will take it
will help the sale and simplify the
work.
One man said today: why don't
you make the price fifty cents ~ The
answer to this is. in the first place
that the band and the pipe organ peo-
pie both need the money to meet
urgent obligations, and if the entire
Auditorium was sold out at fifty cents
there would not be enouSh money
realized for the. purpose. Further
more, many have paid $3.50 a seat for
a less enjoyable entertainment than
evenings concert will be.
Remember that all of the money goes
direct for these two purposes No one
charges anything for his services. The
newspapers are dcing the advertising
merely for the good of the cause and
are buying tickets besides Ask the
proprietor of your store. or the head of
your department, for tickets.
Supplies of tickets can be secured
through Frank H. Fosetr, chairman of
the executive committee, telephone No.
so. Tickets and reserved seats may be
had at Stansfield's, No 632 Kansas ave-
nue.
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with 10000 shares of 500 each. or a to-
tai capital of SIS, 600, 600.
The public was invited to subscribe
for the 100000 shares, and did so SO Gag
erly that when the bids were opened
1t was discovered that bona fide inves-
tors had bid in 1,320,675 shares.
On the face of the offer. the Amalga-
mated offered al of the $780, 900 shares
of stock for sale. Secretly, however, the
STANDARD Oil crowd decided to sell
the public only $4,000 shares and keep
the remaining 100000 shares without
paying for them.
In order to do this the STANDARD Oil
crowd secretly put in bogus bids elev-
en- hours after the legitimate investors
bids had been opened and tabuIated.
The genuine subscriptions amount to
$I32, 067 600, on which an allotment of
one share in five was made-or $685.
$500 of stock altogether-was made to
the public.
Plot Gains SIS, 500, 900.
TN this way" says Mr.. Lawson, the
conspirators secured from the public
S26, AS, 800 of the original cost, $50, Co.,
600. and yet retained over $40, 600 500 of
the authorized stock Of $4,000, 600. In
other words, the public paid two-thirds
of the purchase price and the conspira-
tors retained nearly two-thirds of the
property"
Mr. Lawson devotes his entire article
to an exposition of the manner in which
the fraud was perpetrated. He involves
the National City bank in the disclos-
ures and holds it legally responsible for
its failure to protect the investing pub
lie. He reveals his own connection with
the f1otation of Amalgamated and tells
in detail his stormy interviews with
Henry H Rogers after he discovered
the depth of the conspiracy to defraud
the depth of the conspiracy to defraud
the investing public.
Batting the Hook.
The first quarrel between Mr.. Lawson
and the Standard Oil interests was oyer
the wording OF the advertisements
which were to be used to induce the
public to buy Amalgamated stock. I2og-
ers insisted that the advertisements be
SO worded as to not hold himself. VII
liam Rockefeller, James Stillman, or the
National City bank legally or financial
Iy responsible for anything connected
with the sale Of Amalgamated STOCK
Lawson insisted that every man in the
deal should assume his share OF the
responsibility and threatened to throw
up the whole scheme unless he had his
way Finally a compromise was reach
ed and it was agreed to prepare three
advertisements. On this Mr.. Lawson
says:
The terms of these advertisements
prescribed the conditions under which
subscriptions for the stock of the Anal
gamated Copper company must be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

So inch Figured Silkoline. 12kc
quality for this sale 10c per yard.
36 inch Figured Denim, 15c quail
ity for this sale 121ac a yard.
SO inch Figured Cretonne, 15c
quality for this sale II &c per yard.
40 inch White Curtain Swiss,
6N C quality for this sale sc per
yard.
SO inch White Curtain Swiss, 10c
quality for this sale 71zc per yard.
36 inch White Curtain Swiss,
70 II C quality for this sale 1Oc per
yard.
SO inch Printed Burlap. 25c quail
ity for this sale 19c per yard.
So inch Reversible Hungarian
Cloth. Csc quality for this sale 20c
Ruined Muslin Curtains, 21h
yards long. nicely made, 35c quality
for this sale 29c per pair.
Ruff7ed Muslin Curtains 21A
yards long, tucked curtain with
plain ruffie, soc quality for this sale
4215c per pair.
Nottingham Curtains.
yards long, Csc quality for this
sale 55c per pair.
this sale $1.10 per pair,
81 yards long, $1.75 quality for
this sale $1.29 per pair.
Irish Point Curtains.
81 yards long, $500 quality for
this sale $50 per pair.
31k yards long, $500 quality for
this sale $500 per pair.
u yards long, $500 quality for
this sale $500 per pair.
Brussels Curtains.
31s yards long, $500 quality for
this sale 1925 per pair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
THECRIMEATLAST
Lawson Alleges Conspiracy to
Defraud Investors of Millions.
Cold BlOOded Charges Made
Against Standard Oil.
KEEP SOLD STOCK.
How 1t Was Done by Rogers
and Rockefeller.
Aided by StiIlman and the
National City Bank.

The climax in Thomas Lawson s
'Frenzied Finance" exposures is made
in a chapter entitled The First Crime
Of Amalgamated" contained in the June
number of Everybody's Magazine which
came out Saturday.
Lawson gives the public the story in
q $4,000 word instaIlment which is re
markable on account of the arraignment
Of Henry H. Rogers. James StiIman.
William Rockefeller and others connect
ed with the Standard Oil crowd for de-
frauding the public of more than S4s,-
100000 worth OF Amalgamated stock
The installment tells with a fine ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22


merchandising events in Topeka solely
possible that another
and
represented great Department
pay every
this their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
Airs. Iiverrnore Grows Weaker.

Melrose. Mass, May 22.-Mrs. MARY
A. Livermo ore. the author and reform
er, was slightly weaker today. By the
use OF opiates she was able to pass q
comfortable night. Her general con-
dition is practically the same as it was
Yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
Curtains and Drapery Materials.
Please read these items carefully-they are unusual.
MISS DILLER, Dept. Mgr.

fulIy-they are unusual.
31h yards long. $3.50 quality for
this sale $500 per pair.
3 u yards long, $3.50 quality for
this sale 1928 per pair.
Beige Curtains.
3 II yards long. $500 quality for
this sale $4.25 per pair.
315 yards long $3.50 quality for
this sale $500 per pair.
81 yards long, $500 quality for
this sale $3.50 per pair.
Arabian Curtains.
81 yards long, S2.75 quality for
this sale $2.19 per pair
3 u yards long, $3.50 quality for
this sale S2.75 per pair.
81 yards long, $3.50 quality for
this sale 1913 per pair.
Odd lots of Curtains consisting of
1 pair, u pair and 2 pairs of lace,
net and snowflake, at very low
prices to close.
Tapestry Portieres in choice ass
sortment of styles, either fringed,
corded or with tapestry border.
yards long. all colors, $500
quality for this sale S2.25 per pair.
8 yards long, Oriental patterns,
$3.50 quality for this sale $2.75 per
pair.
8 yards long. with tapestry Dor
der, $3.50 quality for this sale s4.25
per pair.
yards long, cord edge. $500
quality for this sale S5.75 per pair.
yards long, solid colors, $3.50
quality for this sale $7.25 per pair.
yards long, with tapestry Dor
der, $1,000 quality for this sale
$3.50 per pair.
Rope Portieres-Entire stock
marked at a reduction of Is per
cent. to close.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
HISS ROSA MeAHAN OF BUTTE.
How After Two Years She Found a
Remedy for Dandrum.

Miss Rosa NIeAhan of 211 west oartz
ST., Butte, Mont. says: 'I9erpicide has
thoroughly cleansed my scalp OF dandruff,
with which it was entirely covered: and it
has stopped my falling hair. / have tried
many different preparations in the past
two years. but none took effect except
NeWbro.s Herpicide." Dandruff is a germ
disease and Herpicide is an infallible de-
stroyer of the germ. Destroy the cause.
vou remove the effect XIII the dandruff
germ. Ask your druggist for Herpicide-
IL IS a delightful dressing: allays itching,
makes the hair soft as silk.
Sold by leading druggists. Send Zoe ia
stamps for sample to The EIerpicide Co.
Detroit. Mich. Rowley & Snow. special
agents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
DeatIl Of FRANK d. Benson.

Coffeyville, Kan. May 22.-F'rank D
Benson, a we'll known politician ane
one of the Oldest citizens of Montgom-
cry county. is dead at his home here Of
stomach trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
POSSIBLY REVENGE.
Witness Against Joints Found Be-
headed hN Railroad.

lola. kan, sday 22-The body of John
stark. Jr., 81 Gas City, was found on
the Missouri Pacific between Gas City
and La Harpe. The head was severed
from the body Stark is a son of John
stark, who was the principal witness
in the recent prosecution Of Gas City
liquor cases Tt is said he may have
been killed and placed on the track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

New York, May 2.-MONEY-AEoney on
call easy, .2d215 per cent, closing bid and
offered at ~ per cent: time money very
easy and dull: 60 days. ger cent; 50 days,
81 per cent: 6 months. 33zd315 per cent.
SILVER-Bar silver $3.50; Mexican dol
lars, 45c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

J. E. Hurley, general manager. and
D. E. Cain. general superintendent of
the santa Fe, left Topeka today to be
absent nearly all of the week on an in
spection trip between Topeka and Chi
cage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
Neil Burgess a Bankrupt.

Trenton, n. J., May 22.-Neil Bur
CESS, the actor, was declared a bank
rupt in the United States district court
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

VIAVI is a system of home treatment for
mothers and daughters, doing away with
painful local treatment. Office 1923 Harri-
son ST. Ind Tel. SIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

LOST-On w. 9Th St, lady's brown hand
bag containin card case, purse. etc. Please
return to 615 Topeka. ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.


ZEN as we'll as women need Satin skin
ream and powder for youth keepers. 25c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Nine-gore Skirt-instep length.
The skirt is of the popular plated
style with intersecting plated
panels, which are trimmed with
cord ornaments-material mohair
= colors brown. navy, cham
payne, blue, black-price So. rs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

FouIard Silks. p inches wide. sec
Fancy Taffeta silks, changeable.
Acc a yard-stripes and figures
choice new colorings.
Cheney Bros Foulard Silks
some made to sell for 75c and 9TH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-22

Instep length Skirt of Panama
Cloth. Seven cores with welt
seams. On two front cores are
three plaits, stitched down to
knee depth and falling open to
bottom. A regular IS Skirt, 81
The Florida star., 1905-05-26

xHx Eozxz TORE rHnoUaH THE HzusH
WITH TIE bkAA ~ CLosK PCIsUTT-
tures with nothing more death dealing
than n camera. and the Photographic
hunters tell Of many narrow escapes
They are not the first gri=zly hunters.
however. 60 scorn the rife IN hunting
the huge bears One OF the camera
hunters found this cut = few weeks
axo when he settled down for a rest
hy the Pacinc In the Santa Barbara
valley after a successful though blood
Bess campaign through the California
mountains. IN which be secUred = NUM-
Der OF nne grizzly negatives IL Was
not loug before the oil Spanish dons.
who form the oldest settler portion
% the population. heard OF hir- and
came around tO see his brave pic
turea." a. they called them. says the
New York Tribune
No hunters ever knew the grtEzly
more Intimately than the>e uen OF
MIXED Spanish and Mexiran blood
rhey hunted with rata and bowie
knife. scorning the safety Of the rine-
as do the camera bunters of today
But the game they played WAS m"re
slzngcrouS. for thcJ had 90 - IN ~ the
death. Nhile in The Csse ~ thr man
with ths dry plates and Eius there is
No snrh end The excitement % ;s~
personal S-onni,-s unore than resaid the
SpanlarSas for the risks they rSn- and
they ran mAHy. for IN those Sotd~n
dsys IN TIE oyai and Santa lnes VA.
s~ys sh~re srAs = gTsExiy for every
seorn bearing wild 0Ak, and some OF