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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-06

each voter is easily made up from the
The tall. sheets and the two tables,
showing the choice of the voters, is
returned to the chairman of the coun-
ty committee Of the respective parties
to be further used as directed in can
wasting the votes by the congressional
central committee
BY adding together the total votes of
each candidate as shown by the re-
turns of all the precincts of any one
county the vote of the county is OBJ
tanned for the several congressional
candidates, then by adding together
the total votes of each candidate as
shown by the returns of all the cOun-
ties of the congressional district. the
vote of the congressional candidates
ascertained, and the candidate having
the majority of all the first, second,
third and fourth choice votes cast in
the congressional district for him, is
declared the nominee of the party. 1t
is as easy as can be.
Every voter in the congressional dis
trict who has cast a ballot, has voted
for the congressional nominee once.
and the nominee has received a ma
jority of all the first, second, third and
fourth choice votes cast in the con-
gressionaI district.
ANY one who cannot learn in two
minutes how to vote, his first, second,
third, fourth or fifth choice of the
candidates ought not to vote at pri-
mary.
Every voting precinct, in the state of
Kansas, has any number Of young
men voters who can keep tally sheet
and make up the tables Nos. I and II,
showing the first. second, third and so
on choice of each voter without any
difficulty whatever, upon properly
prepared tally sheets and tables.
Upon the final counting up. by the
congressional central committee, all
the first. second, third and fourth
choice votes the several candidates
have received they ascertain who is
the nominee of the party by striking
out first, the name of the candidates
who has received the lowest number
of first choice votes. then distribute
the votes so given said candidate by
distributing the same to the other
candidates. according to the choice of
the tables showing second choice of
the voters who voted for the can
didate dropped. Then if there is any
one candidate who has received a ma
jOrity of first and second choice votes
of all the voters of the congressional
district that candidate shall be de-
clared the nominee of the party. If
no one has received such a majority,
then strike out the name of the next
lowest candidate who has the least
number Of first and second choice
votes and distribute the second choice
of the votes so cast for that candidate
among the other two candidates. The
one then having the majority of first
and second choice votes shall be de-
clared the nominee of the party.
Again. I must say, it is easy as can
be, to ascertain the wishes of the
voters of a congressional district with
mathematical exactness.
JOHN S. HOPKINS.
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Causes the Arrest Of a Physician
and Recreant Lover.
DR.. Herbert E. DOty, Of Kansas
City, Has, in Trouble.
FORGOT HIS PROMISE.
Miss Allen, the FIancee, Wealthy
st. Louis Woman.
DOty Refuses to Explain the
Cause of His Action.

Kansas City, Kan, Oct. 6.-Dr. Her
bert E. Doty. who disappeared from
this city on his wedding day. Septem-
Der IS. was arrested yesterday in Ar
mourdaIe by Detectives Thompson and
Rise he was placed in the detention
room at the police headquarters, and
Will be held until communication is
had with st. Louis and st. Joseph. He
is believed by the police to be wanted
in both cities. Doty was formerly
wanted here on a charge of embezzling
$75 from his partner, DR.. J. G. Lyser-
DR.. Lyser said yesterday that he would
not prosecute Dcty on the embezzle-
ment charge. and offered to sign Doty's
bond for $500. Captain Quinn, how
ever. stated that Dotys bond would be
nothing less Than $500 cash.
DR.. Doty was to have married Miss
Myrtle Allen, Of St. Louis, September
Is. On his wedding day Doty failed
to appear in st. Louis, and all efforts to
communicate with him were fruitless.
Then Miss Allen and her mother came
here to Investigate. They had pre-
viously telegraphed to DR.. Lyster. but
Doty is supposed to have received the
message and destroyed 1t. Upon read
ing the telegram, Doty evidently came
to the conclusion that it would be the
part of prudence to escape meeting his
angry hancee and her equally angry
mother. and he disappeared.
With the assistance of three detec~
tives, Miss Allen spent most Of the
three days she was in the city hunting
for her recreant lover. Then she went
to his trunk at his room at 945 Min
nesota avenue, and got her letters,
preparing to start back to st. Louis.
But in searching for her own letters
to DR.. Doty. Miss Allen came across
several endearing epistles' which had
been written to him during the same
time by woman, who signed herself
Cora" Miss Allen, who until that
time still had faith in Doty, then gave
up the search and returned to her
home in ST Louis.
Doty came here last April from St
Joseph Mo. It was there that he be-
came acquainted with Miss Allen. who
was visiting her grandmother from
whom she will inherit about 100000.
Doty's parents live in Portland, Ore.
and are said to be wealthy. He grad
uated from a medical school in St
Joseph and then came to Kansas
City. Kan, to become a partner of DR.
Lyser.
Doty refused to talk about himself
yesterday or to tell where he had been
hiding.
Il will say nothing until 7 COM
municate with my lawyer" said he
after he was placed in confinement al
police headquarters. IT don't know
who the lawyer is going to be. either
But after I have the lawyer part set
tied I expect to have a great deal OF
interesting news to make public
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HARTMAN STRIKES A sNAG.
Fails to Get Absolute Control of the
Chicago & Alton.

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Chicago & Alton.
Chicago. Oct. 6.=At the annual
meeting of the Chicago & Alton Rail-
way company, which was held here
yesterday, all of the retiring directors,
President S. NJ FELTON,, John J.
were reelected
Mr.. FELTON, and Mr.. Mitchell had
been considered representatives of the
Hartman interests and Mr.. Moore and
Mr.. Reid of the Rock Island interests,
but not a man who is a director in the
Alton and a high official of the Rock
Island said Mr.. Mitchell was reelected
by Rock Island votes. This being the
case, the Rock Island now has six d.
rectors and the Hartman interests
five, whereas the opposite was true last
year. This apparently puts the Rock
Island in control for the next year, and
prevents Hartman from securing the
Alton as link in his transcontinental
system.
4 high official of the Alton said,
however, that Mr.. Mitchell's re-elec-
ton was the result of a compromise
between the two interests and that he
would represent one side on the board
no more than the other. This makes
the two interests equally strong, he
said, and the road will be run neither
as Rock Island nor Hartman property,
but independently of both.
The first meeting of the reorganized
directors VIII De nelQ IN New Ofk
next week. It is understood that Mr..
Hartman will then be reelected CHAIR
man of the executive committee.
Tn annual report of the Alton
shows its freight tonnage increased last
year 1876 per cent, but owing to re-
auctions in rates the revenue per ton
decreased from $1.14 to $1.1O and the
revenue per ton mile from .6S9 to .639.
All records for orders for freight
cars We're broken during the first thir-
ty-nine weeks of the present year. Dur
ing this period orders were placed for
21S, 29S freight cars, as compared with
1862 during the first forty-one
weeks of last year, 1927 passenger
cars were bought, while thus far this
year only 1892 have been purchased.
In the first forty-three weeks of last
year Abb locomotives We're bought.
during the first thirty mine of this year
orders were given for 1923.
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FIGHTERS FALL FIVE STORIES.
CIinch Is Maintained as They Are
Hurled to Death in the Street.

Cleveland. O.. Oct 6-Clutched in
each others arms, two young men fell
from the fourth story of the Lake
Shore railroad office building and were
hurled to their death on the pavement
below at o o'clock last evening.
The dead men are J. Y. Bunts and
Harry Wilfred. clerks in the Office Of
the superintendent of motive power.
Bunts was killed instantly and Wilfred
died in an ambulance while being con-
veyed to a hospital.
The young men had trouble pre-
viously. and it's renewal led to an
alteration, as a result of which they
fell from the window, which was open,
directly in front of them.
During their flight through the air
neither relaxed his grasp. and each
held to the other till their bodies
struck the pavement.
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THIRTEEN YEARS
nIuckr Number for Dnkota XNoman.

Unlucky Number Tor DHkOfa woman
The question whether the number
"13" is really more unlucky than any
other number has never been entirely
settled in everyOne's mind
a So. Oak. woman, after thirteen
years of misery from drinking cuffee,
found & way to break the 'unlucky
SPELL She writes:
For thirteen years I have been a
nervous wreck from drinking coffee.
My liver. stomach. heart-in fact. my
whole system being actually poisoned
by IT,
Last year was confined to my bed
for six months. Finally it dawned on
me that coffee caused the trouble.
Then I began using Postum instead OF
ordinary coffee, but with little faith.
as my mind was in such a condition
that I hardly knew what to do next.
Extreme nervousness and falling
eyesight caused me to lose all courag
In about two weeks after I quit cof-
fee and began to use Postum, 7 was
able to read and my head felt clear. I
am improving all the time and will
be g strong. we'll woman yet.
L have fooled more than one per-
son with delicious cup of Postum.
Mrs. S. wanted to know where I
bought my fine coffee told her my
grocer had it and when she found it
was Postum she has used It ever since,
and her nerves are building I'D fine
My brain is strong, my nerves
steady, my appetite good. and
best of all. enjoy such
sound pleasant sleep" Name given bv
Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich. Get
the little book i'm pkg. THE Road to
Welyille. There's a reason.
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LIBRARY RECEIVES DONATION.
Six Large Boxes OF Books Given Baker
by Nelson Case.

d NEASOAA
Baldwin, kan, oct. 6.-Among the
new enroIlments of the last week is the
Rev. Mr.. J. Kaiser Of Trinidad, Colo.
Mr. Kaiser was born in Germany and
educated at Heidelberg. From Ger
many he came to Chicago and entered
the ministry in the German Lutheran
church Poor health compelled him
to go to Colorado. where he has since
been employed IN the ministry. Mr.
Kaiser expects to complete the classi-
cal course in Baker university.
II. B. Miller OF the class of t03 is now
enrolled in the University of Pennsyl-
vania. He viii receive his degree Of
M. d. with the class Of i09 and return
to the SunfiOWer state to take up his
profession in partnership with his
father. DR.. H. H. Miller of Rossville,
one of the ablest and most widely
known physicians in Shawnee county.
The ella monster is now engaged in
a problem Of substitution. He is she'd
ding. This is preliminary to his long
winter sleep, which will soon begin.
He has been deported until his toilet
is completed.
The p. u. Z. A. of sO7 and s0S are to
he congratulated. They announce the
following programme: The Dunbar
male quartette. Senator Ben TilIman,
the BostOnia sextette. John 7. Nc
Cutcheon and Walter M. Chandler. In
addition to these five attractions the
association will probably offer a sixth
humber sNllnQUtl extra cost. his IS
/ doubtless one Of the strongest courses
that has been offered for several years.
Rev. w. c. Clock and wife of Beth
any hospital afforded chapel Saturday
morning. Mr.. Clock talked in the in
terest CT Bethany and extended the in
vitation to the students to share in a
free will collection. Something over
$50 was raised.
The library of constitutional history
donated by Nelson Case of Oswego has
just arrived. There are six large boxes
of books.
Jay Bliss. a former student and a
graduate of K. S. u, 'O6. is now ply
steal director in Huron, S. D.
Mr.. Fred Pierce of the class of '06 is
now in Yale pursuing graduate studies
| in German.
Prof. Reser favored his Sophomore
botany class with an illustrated stere-
! Opticon lecture Friday evening.
Miss Ruth Baker. assistant in mod.
ern languages. has returned from an
| extended tour in Germany and France.
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HEAVY DEMAND FOR LABOR.
Railroads Centering at Denison Unable
to Get Enough Men.

Denison, Tex, Oct. 6.-The demand
for laboring men on the railroad sys-
TENS centering here is increasing, with
no prospect of relief in the near future
All departments are suffering for com
mon labOrers. The demand for higher
class employees is also in excess Of the
supply. North of Denison. where the
Katy is revising its main line and re-
ducing grades, the situation is becom-
ing more serious every day. The con-
tractors are working short handed. al
though they are using every expedient
to obtain men. Recently they received
a ship load Of immigrants but the sup
ply is still short. In the train service
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EXTENSION OF TICKETS.
Some Traffic Men Uphold Ruling of In
terstate Commission.

Commenting upon the reports from
Chicago TO the effect that some of the
western lines would appeal to the su-
preme court for a recent ruling OF the
Interstate commerce commission, pro-
hlbiting extension of limits on tickets
for passengers delayed by sickness or
other causes, a prominent passenger
official OF one of the western roads says
that any such step would be very un-
wise. The railroads would have moth
ing to gain from a reversal OF the COM
missions ruling. If the public can
stand for the decision, the railroads
ought to be satisfied. 1t is claimed
that the present practice of extending
the limits on tickets on presentation of
physicians certificates and similar evil
dence is being greatly abused. 1t is
we'll known that many passengers de-
Hberately buy IOW-rate excursion tick
cts, knowing that they can not use
them within their limits, but relying
upon their ability to produce some
kind of evidence of illness or accident
that will obtain an extension on their
tickets Again, it is claimed that in
everything else illness or accident is
regarded as a natural hazard that
every person must accept and pay for.
People who are overtaken by illness
required to pay all necessary incidental
expenses, such as hotel bills, doctors
bills etc. And yet the doctors who
collect the fees issue the certificates
and requests on the railroads to grant
concessions for their patients
Some Of the passenger officials take
the ground that the railroads should
not be asked to come to the relief of
even bona fide cases of illness. when
everybody else collects full pay for ser
vices rendered. The ruling of the in
terstate commerce commission, they
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Batteries Afel.e Good Time.

Junction City. kan, Oct. 6@The
fourth battalion Of field artillery, con
sisting of the Second, Twenty-second
and Twenty-fifth batteries, under the
which left the camp of instruction at
Fort Riley several weeks ago for Re
public City to take part in the hun
dredth celebration of the unfurling Of
the American flag at Pawnee city,
have returned to Fort Riley They
marched over a route of 254 miles. All
the men and horses arrived in good
condition. The batteries average
more than twenty-five miles a day one
day they did thirty-eight miles.
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Catching cold in october


It is very unfortunate indeed to get
a cold during the month Of October.
Any cold more or less undermlnem
the system, and a great many colds lay
the foundation for chronic catarrh,
pneumonia, and other diseases OF the
winter season.
The watchword OF October e to
guard against cold, so as to make the
most of this beautiful and healthfu1
month.
Pe-ru-na, a Convenient Remedy.
Peruna kept in the house is q. con-
venient remedy against colds. At the
appearance of the first symptoms OF
cold a few doses of Peruna will often
mitigate the attack entirely.
Peruna is the recognized family
medicine in over a million homes. and
its value can not be overestimated
when it is properly used.
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October the Beautiful

In spite if the chilly evenings and
cold nights Of October, this month is
the most healthful month of the whole
season.
There is one liability. however.
which constantly hangs over the
month Of October-the liability to
catch cold at night
Clothing Too Thin.
People have been accustomed to
warm nights during the summer. They
go out for the evening without proper
clothing. Before their return they
find themselves chilled to the bone.
Sometimes people go to sleep with
out proper covering, only to waken in
the morning and find they have caught
cold.
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Charles Orr OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. -.---..---.-
James King ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
john AYres -.-..-...--------
The polls are closed The Repubii-
can, Democrat tic, Populist, etc, judges
and clerks of election of the respective
parties, are ready for business. The
POLLOCK of the precinct Is now opened
and the ballots are first counted. 1t
is found that 113 ballots have been cast.
That nine of the same are not straight
ballots, and must be thrown out ana
not counted (the voters voting those
ballots have voted partly for the
candidates of one party. and partly for
the candidates OF another party. 1t Is
found that there are l04 straight ballots.
That 104 stra ght tickets have been cast
for the Republican ticket. 81 straight
tickets for the Democratic ticket, fivS
straight tickets for the Socialist ticket,
and seven straight tickets for the Pop
uHst ticket. All the judges and the
clerks agree to those numbers. The
Populist ticket is then clipped from the
ballot and is handed to the Populist
judges and clerk of the Popul1st party,
for counting. and for the further use OF
the POpulist party. The Socialist tick
ct is then clipped from the ballot, and
haECed to the judges and clerk of the
Socialist party, for counting. and for
the further use of the Socialist party.
The Democratic ticket is then clipped
from the ballot and is handed to the
judges and clerk CT the Democratic par
ty for counting and for the further use
Of the Democratic party. The balance
Of the ballots containing only the Re
publican ticket is handed to the judges
ard clerk of the Republican party, for
counting and for the further use of the
Republican party. From this time each
party attends to the counting and max
ing return of its own candidates, as
provided by said senate bill" On de-
scribing how the votes of the Republi-
can tickets are counted will apply to
the tickets Of the other parties. The
judges and clerk of the Republican
party win then proceed to first ascer-
tain from the tally sheet the number OF
first choice votes for each Republican
candidate for congressman, placing OPP
posite the name of each candidate IN
der the head of first choice the mum Der
Of votes each candidate received and
under head Of second choice the num-
Der each candidate received for second
choice and so on. For convenience a
form of the tally sheet and the tables
of the result of q precinct vote made
up from the tally sheet. for the four
congressional candidates, are as fol-
lows.
No 1 tally sheet.
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There being more than two candi-
dates for the nomination of conpress-
man, and other precincts in the
county, and other counties in the con
gressfonal district. the judges must
proceed TO distribute the voters sec
ond. third and fourth choice for the
candidates, SO that the coriect and
fnal counting up Of all the votes OF an
the precincts in the congressional dis
triet may be made by the congressional
central committee.
BY count, it appears from the tally
sheet that Roe received p. Orr 2i
King %, Ayers SO first choice votes
and Is. ~, % and 26 second choice
votes respectively See the above
table 1N0. ID showing the choice OF
voters The above table NO. IID
showing first and second choice Of
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CoFFEYvILLE OIL REFINERY.
Three Score Men and Teams Are
Rushing Great Building Forward.

Rush1ng Great Building Forward.
Coffeyville, Oct. 6.-W. F. Bessel-
man, superintendent of the National
Refining company, has arrived in COT
feyville, and will have charge of the
construction of the oil refinery the
company is building in the northeast
part of this city.
Fifty men and ten teams have been
put on the job, and the refinery site
presents a most active and business
like appearance. The foundation is in
for three-stOry brick affair 50x90
feet. Work has already begun on the
Office building. The ground has been
graded for fifteen tanks. There will be
ffty-eight tanks all together on the
site, and their capacity will range from
1000 to $4,000 barrels each.
One hundred cars of steel are on the
road and are expected next week at
the latest. Seventy ironworkers will
come with the steel and begin work as
soon after its arrival as it can be IN
loaded. Five cars Of lumber are also
on the road. An idea of the magnitude
of this institution can be gained from
the statement that nineteen cars of
lumber will be required for tank roof
ing alone.
Five great steel stills each enclosed
in brick walls five feet thick will be
built. These stills VIII have a capac-
ity Of 2 900 barrels of oil per day. Then
lubricating still. it is likely that
paraffine oil Will also be manufactured
by this plant and other by-produets.
Five boilers viii furnish a total OF
1000 horsepower, then in addition
there viii be two gas engines. The
plant viii have its own electric light
and waterworks system. It will use
30. 600 barrels of water daily It will
also be equipped with a fire depart
ment.
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o. Johnson, Of Neosho Rapids, has
a pumpkin that is seven feet in cir
conference and weighs 40 pounds.
The pumpkin was green when picked,
and had not STOPPED growing. This
is the largest pumpkin raised in Lyon
county this year. Efforts are being
made to have Mr.. johnson put the
pumpkin on exhibition, but he says as
it is too late for a prize, that he Will
not pay to bring it in. A buggy is
not large enough to carry it. and he
would have to use a wagon. However.
he may change his mind and put it on
show in one of the booths-Emporia
Gazette
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Nlr. Merriclz &C. ID &c Coast.

Mr.. =. II. Merrlck has resigned from
the position Of chief clerk in the office
of J. c. Burnett, division freight agent
for the Santa Fe at this point. Mr..
Merrick has resigned to accept a posi-
ton in the office of Mr.. Chase, who ia
assistant superintendent OF telegraph
of the Santa Fe coast lines with head
quarters at Los Angeles His success
sor in Mr.. Burnett's office VIII be e.
C. Kftching, who has been a clerk IN
the general freight department.
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a va on ..Gun Toters.,,

Junction City. Kas.. Oct. 6=The
Junction City authorities have been
making such war on gun toters here
that all law-abiding citizens heartily
approve. Since July 1, sixteen men
have been arrested for carrying pis-
tolls and each was tried summarily in
police court 7gth the invariable re-
suit that each was fined 500 and costs,
making q total of BOG