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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
CHARGE OF BRIBERY.
why Kearney County Resists Payment
of Refunding Bonds.

Members Of the board of county COM
missioners Of Kearney county are resist
eral TO collect $500 in refunding bonds
and in their answer to the suit, which
has been received by the attorney gen
eral, make charges OF bribery ana cor
ruption in connection with these bonds.
The commissioners of kearney county
in 1888 issued 200 in refunding bonds to
pay warrants for that amount. The bonds
were purchased by the state school fund
commission, but the interest has been de-
faulted for years, and while the bonds
are not due until 1918, this indicates that
the county intended to refuse payment of
terest was filed some time ago. and in
support of their contentious that the
oonds ana interest snould not pc paius
the county commissioners make the
/ charges of graft and bribery
It is claimed that bonds amounting to
Sl,2Q0 were issued TO pay warrant issued
in favor of W. J. Price, one of the COM
missioners at that time. Kearney county
had been organized but six months be-
fore the bonds were issued and the an
swer charges that Price had already
drawn 81, 100, when he was entitled TO but
5000 in salary. making 81. 800 which he drew
from the county in the first six months
of its existence. Previous to this time, it
is alleged, that the county commissioners
had authorized the issuance Of S55 900 in
refunding bonds.
1t is declared that these bonds were ille-
gal and the state auditor, Tim Mccarthy.
was of the same opinion, for he refused
to register them A suit was fled in xhe
supreme court to compel the auditor to
register the bonds. but before the case
was decided the county commissioners de-
cided on a shorter course and issued a
warrant to Webb Campbell & Spencer, a
firm of bond brokers. for 5000 1t is
claimed that this warrant was issued to
this firm for R. L. Walker and L. J.
Webb, who were to induce the state aud
itOr to register the $35, 600 illegal bonds.
I This method seemed successful. because
the bonds were registered and the suit
in the supreme court was dropped. The
county commissioners are charged with
issuing the $500 in refunding bonds to
pay the 81. 200 TO w. J. Price and the war
rant TO the bond brokers for IS, 600 The
present county commissioners refuse to
pay the bonds because of these irregu-
larities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02

Is per meeting: 931 men attended the
nine shop meetings. There are now
1.441 members of the association.
The machine shop employees have
put back on the old ten hour scale Of
work. This step was necessitated by
the increase of work. Working hou.
in this department viii now be from
Z a. m. to p. m. with the noon hour
off.
Tom Martin. who has been sick
with typhoid fever at his home at
Ninth and Jefferson Tor some time.
has recovered su ncic, Iiy to go to
Eureka. Kas., where he will recuper-
ate for q few days before returning to
his work.
General Manager Hurley. while in
Wichita the other day, denied the cur
rent rumors that the Santa Fe was try
ing to get a terminal in New Orleans.
He says that too many other more i'm
portant places for Santa Fe extensions
are to be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
FIRST UNDER NEW PLAN.
Burial Association That Conforms to
Mr.. Coleman's Ruling.

At the meeting of the state charter
board yesterday charter was grant
ed to the National Cooperative Burial
association of Coffeyville. with a capt.
talization of $1,000. This association
proposes to pay a 500 burial benefit
TO the heirs of members who die with
no restrictions as to what undertaken
shall have charge of the burial.
This is the first burial association to
be formed on this plan since c. c. Cole
man, the attorney general. rendered
an opinion some weeks ago that the
mutual burial associations throughout
the state, which provided for the
burial Of members. generally through
one particular undertaken, were oper-
ating in violation of the antitrust laws
of the state. The family of a de-
ceased member of one of these associa-
lions had nothing to say as to who
should have charge of the funeral No
benefit money was paid to them. A
proper funeral was merely provided
by an undertaken designated by the
association
Under the new plan the 800 burial
benefit viii be paid in cash to the fam
lily of the deceased and they can use
it as they see fit for burial purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
WINDOW WASHERS STRIKE.
Many Big ONCE Buildings in Chicago
Are Affected.

Chicago. Aug. Through griny WIN
dows the employees of ten or more big
Office buildings will have to look until
a settlement has been made with the
window washers union or the strike has
been broken by the employment of nom
union men.
The buildings in which strikes have
been called are the Railway Exchange,
Rookery, Postal Telegraph, Ashland,
Stewart, Reliance. Heyworth. Stock Ex-
change. First National bank and Mer-
chants Loan and Trust At the head
quarters of the union It was said nearly
400 men are now on strike and it is
expected this number viii be aug
mented today when the officers of the
union will demand from other mana
gers that they sign the new scale of
wages.
The union demands an increase in
wages of $3.50 a month which the Off
GERS say is simply a sufficient fund to
pay the car fare of the men to and from
their work. This the managers asso-
citation has refused.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
CARVER TO HEAR TESTIMONY.
Missouri Pacific Must Explain About
Madison Branch.

Carr Taylor, attorney for the stats
railroad commission, secured subpoenas
today from the supreme court Of the
state for the appearance of J. NJ. Wort
man, county clerk of Linn county; W.
NJ. Scott. county clerk Of Cofey county;
NJ. J. KeetOn, county clerk of Anderson
county and w H. Bonnet, county clerk
of Greenwood county. at Mound City
on August Z, for examination in the
nandanus proceedings brought by the
railroad commissioners to compel the
Missouri Pacific Railroad company to
operate passenger trains on Madison
branch. Judge Carver, the refree ap-
pointed by the supreme court to take
testimony in this case. will preside at
the hearing in Mound City.
These county clerks have been ordered
to bring with them the statistics Of their
offices showing the cattle, wheat, corn
and other produce raised in these coun-
ties. Mr. Taylor hopes to prove by this
testimony that if the sIadison branch
of the Missouri Pacific was properly
managed there is sufficient business in
the Kansas counties through which 1t
runs to operate it at a good profit and
that the company could well afford to
run passenger trains which are demand
ed by the people.
Under present conditions only mixed
trains are run at rather rare intervals
over the branch On the petition OF
citizens that the passenger trains were
needed the board of railroad commits
pany establish a passenger service. This
the company refused to do 50 the man
damus proceedings to compel them to
do so were instituted in the supreme
court by Mr. Taylor, the attorney for
the commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
AMERICAN GIRLS SIoBBED.
"F'rcnQh PoIiteness' Is Sadly Lacking
in Paris.

New York. Aug. "A cable dis
patch to the Herald from Paris says:
Thirty-two young American women.
adjudged the most popular in ken
lucky through newspaper voting
contest. and who arrived Tuesday
night had their first day of sight
seeing Wednesday, The French
papers like the English. enormously
assume that the girls were chosen for
beauty. Hence they are making com
parsons with French girls not at all
complimentary to the girls from
Dixie The girls do not seem to mind
it because they have been described
by French newspapers as "a bevy Of
American beauties.
There was a crowd of between a
thousand and fifteen hundred excited
men and women waiting for their ap-
pearance a the Hotel du Louvre. nor
was it a polite or respectful mob.
They passed open judgment on The
young women. favorable or unfavor-
ably, according to fancy Every
where the Kentuckians turned they
found kodaks leveled at them. Once
on their way the photograp pliers fol-
lowed them. They photogra pied the
young women as they stood before
Napoleon's tomb and as they left the
park to enter the Church of Notre
Dame. They will remain IN Paris un-
til Monday morning, then will do
Switzerland, Germany, Holland and
Belgium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
HUSTLED OUT OF TOWN.
Syrian Leper sent Back Where He
Came From.

Parkersburg. w Va. Aug. George
Rossett. the Syrian leper. who has beer
an unlimited guest in this city since
Tuesday noon, was last night smuggled
away in a special train on the Balti-
more & Ohio with two constables to
Elkins, his former place Of abode. Ros-
setts deportation was arranged in
secrecy and it was not generally known
that he had left the town The district
attorneys office sent a telegram to Les
lie NJ. Shaw, secretary of the treasury,
asking that the state take charge of
Rossett and have him removed to North
Brothers Island. n. Y. but no answer
was received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
ON THE BLACK LIST.
Men Who Suffered From Bonding
Companies Heard From.

Since the publication of the opinion Of
c. c. Coleman. the attorney general, which
was asked for by c. H. Luling. state com
missioner of insurance, to the effect that
the surety companies were violating the
trust and other laws of Kansas in their
blacklisting of men who were bonded
with them because OF their discharge by
corporations for breach of service but
for no wrong-doing, Mr. Luling has re-
ceived several letters from men who have
been so blacklisted and thereby been de-
prived of work familiar to them because
the surety companies refused to give the
fidelity bond necessary to obtain en-
pIoyment on account of the fact that they
had been discharged by other corpora
lions.
In some of these letters the writer's sug-
gested that they intended to bring suit for
damages against the surety companies
who had turned them down. Mr.. Luling
has not yet received a reply from the
American Surety company of New York
to his demand that this company should
show cause why its privilege to do bust
ness in this state should not be revoked
because of its violation of the laws of the
state in refusing bonds to men under these
conditions and thereby depriving them of
the means of obtaining employment. It is
likely that some proceeding will be start
ed against the company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
COUNTY ATTORNEY WAKES Up.
Goes After saloons When New As
sistant Attorney Is Named.

Arkansas City, Kan, Aug. 2.-The
Traveller says:
W. D. Kreamer, county attorney, took
a parting shot at the situation early
this morning before he knew of the ap-
pointment Of the assistant attorney
general. He went to Winfield on the
early train and secured injunctions on
seven places. The sheriff came down
from Winfield on a later train and serv-
ed the injunction papers. closing up the
places where the joints had taken
refuge after the injunctions Of last week
were put on their old places.
The last injunctions cover back rooms
and Easements, which have been in use
for the past week. None of the places
were searched or seized and the Joint
men who operated the places had plenty
of time to remove their meager stocks.
After securing the injunctions the
county attorney left for st. Louis for
short visit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
ono EnnernI Provides Another.

Baltimore, Nd. Aug. 2.-Walter K.
McElroy, aged 81, a prominent member
of the Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows. was almost instantly killed while
returning from the funeral of Israel
Perry of Bayonne. N J., whose body
had been brought here for burial. Nc
Elroy was alone in a hack, the horses
of which became frightened and ran
away. The hack was dashed violently
against a post and demolished and Nc
Elroys throat was cut almost from
ear to ear by broken glass. The driver
Of the hack was seriously injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
HUSBAND TOO STRENUOUS.
Mrs. Eyer Says He Bombards the
House as Wen as Her Person.

Emma L. Eyer has tired living with
her husband, William H, whom she
charges with extreme cruelty, assault
and the bad habit of bombarding the
domicile with a miscellaneous collec-
ton of missiles, and wants a divorce
Immediately.
AS the court is not in the divorce
granting business during the heated
season, she asks that her husband be
restained from disposing of their
property or molesting her in any way
pending the granting of the decree and
a division of their property which she
saws is worth about $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
SCRATCHES LIKE A HEN.
Terrier Dog Adopts Little Chicks and
Makes Good Mother.

Tifin, O., Aug. "A. J. Whitney is
the owner of a small black-and-tan
terrier dog which for the past three
years has invariably adopted three or
four small chickens each year. and has
cared for them as best she could until
they were full grown.
Last week one of Mr. Whitncy's
brood of hens was killed on the rail-
road track. making orphans of a dozen
small chicks. Fanny, the dog, prompt
" came to the rescue and adopted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02

Cincinnati. Aug. "A Times-Star
special from Mount vernon, o, says.
Two squares. comprising the entire
business section of the town OF
Howard, ten miles east Of here, were
wiped out by what is believed to have
been an fncendiary fire early today.
The loss exceeds $25, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
SHIPPING NEGROES TO KANSAS
springheld's Chief of Police Aiding
lola in the Work.

Springfield Mo, Aug. 2.@E. D.
Sherrick a representative of a cement
firm in Kansas. is in Springfield to get
negro laborers to work in the factory
at lola, Kan He is furnishing trans
portation to the families of the negroes
that go. So far forty-two negroes have
been sent and another shipment will
be made Monday. The chief of police
here is aiding IN securing the negroes
for Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
(VERN0R RICHARD YATES, RIVALS IN THE

them, as has been her custom. The
chicks We're placed in a box and when
one gets out the dog viii pick It up
very tenderly with its mouth and re-
place it in the nest,
It is a curious sight to see the dog
strutting about followed by the chicks,
for whom she scratches in true hen
fashion in search of food. At night
she covers her charges as best she
can with her naws
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
SANTA FE.
Chicago and Return 5000.

On sale Aug. 4, 5, s. Anal limit re-
II. p. 10. final limit August p.
Minnesota. Mimi. and return $10S0,
account Grand Army Reunion, on sale
Aug. u. u. IS. final limit Sept 1, can
be extended to leave Minneapolis as
late as Sept. 30.
St Louis and return $500. on sale
Aug. 4. s. 6. final limit Aug. 25 Also
on sale Aug. II. II. 10. final limit Aug.
D. T. L. KING.
Agent Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02

Chicago. Aug. 2.-Buyers of porter
house steak. lamb chops and other choice
cuts of meat are finding their butcher
bills larger than ever. The avera &c
price of the best cuts has risen nearly
10 per cent in the last two months The
-etail meat dealers blame the consumer
for the increase. and declare that while
he is loudly calling for porterhouse and
favored portions Of the carcasses for a
s0ng
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
Win Wargener III.

Atchison, Aug. 2.-WiH Waggener is
having trouble wis his back, which he
sprained year or two ago, and is
staying at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs B. P. Waggener. He is not
able to go to the office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02

New York, Aug. Hobart S Bird
who once published a newspaper IN San
Juan, P R., has sued eight of the high
est American officials in the island, in
Guiding the present governor and his
predecessor, for 800, 900 damages in the
supreme court in Brooklyn Bird
charges them with having wrecked his
paper, ruined his reputation and forced
him out Of the island. Bird is now
practicing law in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
Bishops to ControI the Chnrch.

Rome, Aug. At is intimated in vati-
can quarters that the pope's instructions
to the French clergy relative TO
the law providing for the separation of
church and state in France. raises OBJ
jections to the new regime and proposes
a counter project by which the bishops
will control the church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02

New York. Aug. 2.-Transcript of a
Judgment against James H. Sage of
Troy, who has announced that he will
contest the will Of Russell Sage and
has retained Senator Bracket as coun-
sell has been filed in the county clerk s
office The claim is for 1898 judgment
and was obtained in Troy on February
5. 1896. James H. Sage came here yes
ferdav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
Unsolicited wage Increase.

Calumet, Mich, Aug Am un-
solicited Increase Of 81 month in
the wages of the 1900 men employed
under ground in the mines controlled
by the Copper Range Consolidated
company was announced today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
Treaty With Spain Executed.

San Sebastian. Spain. Aug. 2.-The
treaty of commerce between the United
States and Spain, the protocol of which
was recently signed, was finally execut-
ed last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02

A Set of four very attractive japanese
fans issued by the Chicago & North
Western Railway sent to any address
securely packed on receipt of 10 cents to
pay postage. Address.
A. L. Fisher. Trav. Agt., 1913 Main St,
kansas City. No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
WhiteIaw Reid Starts It.

Cambridge, England. Aug. Am
bassador Whitelaw Reid today inaug-
urated the course of summer lectures at
the university with an address on THE
rise and development of the United
States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02

How to keep on periodic attacks Of
bniouslless and habitual constipation was
a mystery that Dr. Kings New Life pills
solved for me-" writes John n Pleasant
Of Magnolia Ind The only pills thar are
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction 10
every body OF money refunded. Only 2Sc
at the Arnold Drug CO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
one way Fare Plus $500 for Round

Grand Trunk Railway System to many
summer resorts in Canada, Toronto and
East, and in New England.
Particulars of dates of sale, limits.
stopover privileges, etc, can be obtain
ed by writing Geo. ". Vaux, A. G. P.
& 7. A., 135 Adams St., Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02

Inc monthly TepoTT OF the raiTr0ad
Y. NJ. G. A. is out today. 1t shows
that the association during the pass
month gave 2.266 baths or an average
Per day of 81. There were A SEES
sions of the Bible classes. with total
attendance of $50. or an average Of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-23

Pocket gophers would be most for
midable animals were they enlarged
to the size of the prehistoric dinosaur
Their teeth are huge in proportion to
their heads and their bifurcated front
claws are strong, sharp as eagle talons
and extraordinarily long. The gopher
however is little animal; yet because
OF his abundance and exceeding in
dustry, he becomes more than a NUS
ance--a menace in fact-to many farm
ing communities.
Pocket gophers infest all the States
and Territories west of the Mississippi,
and parts of Illinois, Wisconsin, Flor.
ida, Georgia, and the greater part OF
Mexico. All the species live under.
ground in ramifying tunnels, aud all
bring to the surface quantities of earth,
which is heaped up in the shape OF
mounds. The habits of these animals
are everywhere much the same.
Throughout their range pocket goph-
ers are very destructive to crops, much
more so than moles. They eat the roots
Of fruit trees and in this way some
times ruin whole orchards. They eat
both root and tops of clover, alfalfa,
grasses, grains, and vegetables, and are
especially harmful to potatoes and
other tuberous crops. In addition to
all this, they throw up innumerable
mounds of earth in meadows, pastures,
and grain fields, which cover and de.
stroy far more Of the crop than is
either eaten by the animals or killed
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-23

or the soil dry, the gases are dissipated
so rapidly that large quantity of the
liquid is required to kill the animals
and the method becomes too expensive.
If, however, the burrows are simple and
and the soil moist, bisulphid may be
used successfully. For pocket gophers
an ounce of the liquid for each burrow
Is sufficient. The carbon bisulphid is
poured over n bunch of cotton, rags, or
other waste material and this quickly
pushed into the burrow, which should
be closed at once.
Cooperation Necessary.
Any farmer may readily rid his prem
ises of gophers by the use of poison or
traps. Unless, however, the entire
community unites in active and intelli-
gent cooperation on the destruction of
the animals. the cleared area will be
sooner or later invaded from neighbor-
ing premises. and the work of destruc-
tion must be repeated. Cooperation
only will effect radical cure. When
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-23
Telephones in The Forests.

The usefulness of the telephone be
comes more and more apparent as its
territory of operation is extended into
remote corners of the globe. Nowadays
the traveller in the heavily wooded sec
tons of the north country is amazed
when he sees how the march of pro
gress has extended in the shape OF
telephones in the forest.
Useful as the telephone is in the city
where the steps it saves. could some
times be compensated for by the use
of the automobile, the electric car, OF
the fast express, it is far more useful
in the forest, where are none of these
convenienees, and where the canoe OF
bateau is the common vehicle of travel.
In logging operations the telephone
now plays most important part. The
dams along the river are built not only
to hold water against time of drought
but also to control the flood, so that
the river flow may be properly regu-
lated. To this end considerable crew
of men is kept at the dams all the time,
to open or close the gates on short
notice. Before the telephones came
into use. instructions to the dam crew
were conveyed up or down the river by
relays of men, stationed at frequent in
teryals along the banks, and the mes
sage was shouted from one to another.
The telephone lines are being ex-
tended every year, and it will not be
long before telephones are almost as
common in the woods as they are in
the city. Recently the telephone has
been called into use to aid the wood
wardens in fire fighting in the northern
and western forests.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-03-23
Curing Persimmons.

From a report recently prepared by
David G. Fairchild, an explorer OF the
Department Of Agriculture, it appears
that persimmons as they are eaten
in Japan are as firm in texture as a
Northern Spy apple, free from as
tringency, and of a delicious flavor.
They are not allowed to ripen to the
squashy consistency of the fruit as it
is eaten in America. Investigations
as to Japanese methods of curing per-
simmons show that the Japanese put
the persimmons in sake Japanese
beer) casks as soon as the casks are
emptied. The heads of these casks
are Immediately replaced and the pack
age made air-tight. In from 5 to 10
days, according to weather conditions,
the persimmons are cured and can be
removed and marketed, keeping in a
firm, edible condition for long period.