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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03
TAKE 1T OR LEAVE IT.
If Spelling Reform Proves Unpopular
1t VIII Be Dropped.

oyster Bay. Sept. BIN letter to
Charles A Stillings, public printer at
dent Roosevelt wrote that if the changes
in spelling advocated by the simplifed
spelling board and put into use in official
will be made permanent; if not, he wrote,
they will be dropped.
The presidents letter follows:
INV Dear Mr. Stillings: I enclose here
with copies of certain circulars OF the
simpff1ed spelling board, which can be
obtained free from the board at No. /
adison avenue, New York city Please
hereafter direct that in all government
publications of the executive departments
the above 800 words enumerated in cir
cular NO s. shall be spelled as therein
sSIf anyone asks the reason for the ac-
ton. refer him to circulars 8, and as
issued by the simplified spelling board
Most Of the criticism Of the proposed step
what the step is, no less tnan IN en1lre
ignorance of the very moderate ana &c COM n
achieved which views are so excellently
set forth IN the circulars to which 1 have
There is not the slightest intention to
do anything revolutionary, or initiate any
far-reaching policy. me purpose slll ll1Iyr
Is for the government, instead OF tagging
behind popular sentiment to advance
abreast Of it and at the same time
abreast of the views of the ablest and
most practical educators of our time. as
well as of the most proIouno scnolaFs-
men Of the stamp Of Prof Lounsbury
If the slight changes in the spelling
Of the 800 words proposed wholly or par
TALLY meet popular approval, then the
changes Will become permanent without
any reference as to what public OFFICIALS
or Individual private citizens may feel
if they do not ultimately meet with pop
ular approval they will be dropped, and
that is all there is about It.
They represent nothing in the world
but a very slight extension of the move
ment which has made agricultural imple-
ment makers ana farmers write pillow
instead OF plough which has made most
Americans write honor without the
somewhat absurd superfilous u; and
which is even now making people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03

way company got several trains of cars
on hand to carry the prospective crowds
to the morning ball game, announce
ment was made that there would be no
game in the morning but q double
header in the afternoon. Then a few
remarks were made by the street rail-
way people which sounded like swear
woods.
Jack Johnson's team of colored ball
players won a game yesterday from
the Burlington Junction, Mo, team
by a score of s to 2. The Giants are
on the way home from Chicago where
they have been playing for a couple of
weeks and Will arrive in Topeka We'd
nesday. They play at Sabetha, Kan,
tomorrow. A couple OF post season
games will likely be arranged between
the Giants and Cooleycrows.
Tomorrow will be the last ladies day
at the ball park for some time. To-
peka will play against Springfield. The
team leaves after the present Spring
field series and will be gone for nine
straight games. They will not be
home again until September IS, when
they open up the last home series of
the season with Oklahoma City, Wich-
tia and Joplin. The season closes with
the last Joplin game September %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03

northwest Kansas is Norton. More
than 100 buildings were completed in
the town last year, and work is pro-
crossing on many others this year. In
the midst of all this prosperity there
comes a report that there are no less
than 258 dead beats, as published in
the August number of the retail mer-
chants reference Journal, living in
Norton and Norton county.
Three Republican women are after
the nomination for register of deeds of
Graham county.
The Hill City Republican has made
so much money that there is no other
place to put it except in q piano, and
the editor proposes to give it away, to-
gether with number Of other
gratis during the fall. Nothing like
being generous: bat the owner of the
paper must have something in return
for his generosity.
Col. Joe Wright, of the Smith Center
Messenger, and about the only Populist
left in the Sixth district, says the Pop
ulists of Smith county. have paid dou-
BILE the amount. of car fare to state and
congressional conventions this year than
all the parties combined. The colonel
forgets to say that the Republicans and
Democrats won't walk, While the Popu-
lists have got into the habit of hoofing
it, and cant break themselves OF it.
The Phillips county Republicans will
doubtless get together this year for the
first time in several years. According
TO lDE HDlilpSDuIR OlSDalCn In6 party
nominated strong ticket, which every
Republican can vote for as folloWs:
Representative, H. S. Polling; county
clerk, 7. T. Martin; treasurer. H. 3.
Morgan: register of deeds, Geo r.
Bump; superintendent Of schools. F H
Baker; probate judge. L. E. Country
man; county attorney, ". n. Moore;
sheriff. j. o. McT<inzie; clerk of court,
Frank Brenizer; surveyor, F. V. VoyieS;
coroner. DR.. E. A. Nelson; commissioner
L. H Perkins.
The Atwood Citizen, one of the Or
iginal boss buster journals, carries al
three of the constitutional amendments
to be voted on this fall. It paid to be
an organ Of that party as far as the
amendments are concerned this year.
G. NJ. Cole. of Phillipsburg. ex-Demo-
cratic candidate for congress in the
Sixth district. is second vice president
Of the New Century Life Union. a fra
ternaI beneficiary association recently
organized with tho home Office N To-
pelka.
over $4,000 was paid out for grain
and wages in July, by The farmers A1ill
and Elevator company of Norton. And,
better yet. this money was paid TO 1arn-
ers in Norton county and the help who
i've in town
They are going 10 have great prf-
mary election in Graham county the
Republicans are There are good
many candidates for he Offices. The
ReveilIe says of one Of tae candidates
for register of deeds: THE sweetest
violet in the bunch is Miss Edna S1er-
ry. who viii come down the political
pike with head I'D and name waving
and eyes shining ike two little towns
af1re across the water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03
Club Championship Cup to Be Played
For.

The other two cups are the club
championship cup. for which no player
entering the contest for it may have
ladies' championship cup, for which
only the ladies' Of the club may con-
test.
The other three cups are to be given
as prizes in the tennis Journeys to be
played.
The Hall medal, a solid gold disc
with a likeness of the club house raised
upon it, is being played for each
month. If any one player takes the
best score two or more months during
the season and is not tied by any other
player. the medal goes to that winner.
If the monthly Journeys are won by
a different player every month, a final
contest will be played amongst the
winners of the monthly Journeys to de-
eide the winner Of the medal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03

write program without the me. lust as
Al Al people who speak English now write
pat set dim. sum and fish, instead
y y the Eiizabethan bate, 'dimme',
sunme and fyshe'. which makes US
write public, almanac, era, fantasy
anc wagon instead of the 'publick' al
1ianack. AGRA, phantasy' and Wagon.
OF our great grandfathers
-, II IS not an attack on the language of
otia1espeare and Milton. because it is in
some some instances going back to the forms
t sney USED, and in others, merely the ex-
er words, have taken place since their
.s I'm II IS not an attempt to do anything
arr eachlng or sudden or violent or in
oeed anything very great at all It is
merely an attempt to cast what slight
weight can properly be cast on the side
OF the popular forces which are endeav-
oring to make our spelling a little less
foolish and fantastic
-'THEORORE ROOSEVELT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03
.NEgSFors.

The rain arrived just in time yester-
day to spoil many a Sunday outing.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
city council takes place this evening.
The State Journal will bulletin the
Nelson-Gans fight this afternoon by
rounds.
Topeka is becoming quite resort
for Kansas Cityans who want to drink
on Sunday.
Miss Sarah Lambotte Of Rossville
has gone to teach school north OF Abb
lene near Manhattan.
A large number Of people are at
VinewoOd today taking in the Labor
day attractions at that place.
One week from tomorrow, Tuesday.
September II. the public schools of the
city VIII open their doors for the fall
term
Headquarters of the Democratic
state central committee at the Hotel
Throop were closed today in honor Of
Labor day.
Those who find employment on the
city rock pile are members of one class
Of labor which does not benefit by the
Labor day holiday.
Some OF the wells being worn on the
streets by the women nowadays have
bridal wells beaten q mile when It
comes to dimensions.
Not more than a half dozen stores
on Kansas avenue were open for bust
nsss this morning and all of these
closed at the noon hour.
Audiences, which packed the Nov
city theater to its utmost capacity,
were the order at the performances
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03
SURPLUS IN AUGUST.
Government Receipts Larger and Ex-
penses Less Than a Year Ago.

washington. Sept 3.-The monthly
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures shows that for the
month of August, 1906, the total re-
ceipts were S56.007,596, and the ex-
penditures $47848.449, leaving a sur
plus for the month of $8,155,147. For
the month of August, 1905, there was
a deficit of $4,66O,061
The receipts for August, 1906, were:
Customs. $29,O12.059; increase over
August, 1905, nearly $4,000, 900; inter-
nal revenue, $21, S53,1s0; increase, $2,-
100000.
Miscellaneous. s5.142.3557; increase,
1890, 900.
The expenditures for the month
show a decrease as compared with
August, 1906, of $4,3O2, 600. The prin-
cipal item in the decrease was 2.75s,-
600 in the expenditure on account of
the navy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03
WAGNER IN THE FRONT.
The Pirate WELDING the Willow Best
in the National.

New York, Sept 3.-WhiIe Mike Don
Lip is still the nominal leader of the
National League batsmen, the real hon
Ors Of the season go to Hans Wagner,
with Harry Steinfeldt now some little
way behind. Twelve men are hitting
300 or better, and the averages of the
National and American leagues are now
about in a par-both very feeble Pitts
burg leads in team batting and Chi
cago in extra bases
Ferguson and Richie are the leaders
among the pitchers in fielding Bower
man heads the catchers and Mccain
the first baseman. Jobert Is the norni-
nal second base 'leader-reaI honors to
Ritchey. Lobert is again the nominal
leader on third, Steinfeldt and Arndt
being deserving OF much more credit.
Corcoran heads the shortstops. and w
Marshall the flelders, Thomas having
the actual credit Chicago leads in team
fielding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03

None of the trophies becomes the
property Of the individual winners. All
trophies will remain the property of
the club and will remain in the club
house the winners havin their
names engraved upon the respective
cups or medals as the case may be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03
Troops Rest at Fort FiIev.

Fl. Riley. Kan, Sept 3.-Today at
the maneuver camp here both the reg
ulars and the state troops Observed
Labor day by resting, only the ordi-
nary camp routine being performed. To-
morrow the maneuvers4 wifi be renewed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03
GOLF CLUB TROPHIES.
Valuable Cups onered for Excellence
in PLAY.

Trophies aggregating in value no less
IMAM seven hundred dollars constitute
the prizes in the golf and tennis tour
neys on the grounds of the local Golf
and Country club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03
$500

To California and the Northwest Via
Rock Island.
Tiekets on sale daily from Aug. 27th
"a oct 31st. 1906 For tickets and all
other information. see Rock Island
e =--s- A. N. FULLER, c. P. 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03

There are seven prizes arranged for
up to date. Three cups and a. medal
are the golf prizes and three cups are
hung up in the tennis contests. They
are on exhibition in Hayden's window
One of the cups in the golf Journeys
is known as the presidents cup, do
mated by the president of the club, Mr..
Armin Fassler. 1t has been played for
already and was won by Mr.. Ben w.
Scandrett.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-03

The prize apples are making their
appearance. One was brought to the
State Journal Office today that weighed
p ounces and was 16 inches in cir
cumference. It was grown BY John
Johnson two miles south of Dover and
is CT the Welthy variety
Just about the time the Street Rail-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22

fake certificate, but he led Cosmides on
until he had him safely in his tolls. Then
he annexed him, and the first work that
cosmides did for Goslin was raising
money from various lean sharks on rake
tobacco warehouse certificates just ike
the one that he brought into the office
at 20 Broadway 1t was by no means the
last work. and the reason for the sub
seduent career of the bright young Greek
may perhaps be found in the fact that
when the detectives broke open the saie
in Goslin's private office, the other day.
they found in an inner compartment the
original forged warehouse receipt, dated
1900
"A longer alliance is that of Bernard
Uhren with Goslin. 1t dates back mat
ter of ten years, when Goslin first began
his work in this town, and has inquired IN
one way or another in nearly every Cos
lin swindle that has been operated. Uhren
has most of the time been Goslins prin-
cipal .broker," and it was through him
that Goslin, in 1901, got the judgments
against the fake firm of G. e. Mackay d
Co. that gave him his chance to come in
on the spoils of the American Finance
and Mortgage company.
TT was supposed at the time of the
American Finance and Mortgage company
crash that Goslin was directly implicated
in 1t, but this was never established"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
Underworld History.

Goslin has made much underworld MS
tory in Wall street. He has been mixed
up in hundreds of nefarious schemes. only
feet 2 inches in height Goslin would be
an insignificant looking person were 1t
not for some loathsome features he has.
He has a low forehead, bullying watery
eyes, a buzzy beard and upper teeth that
stick out like those of rat. This is not
an inviting picture but it is painted none
too black.
According to all accounts he was the
son of a French woman and spent ms
boyhood days in Paris. Nobody seems to
know Just who his father was. Some say
he was a Spaniard. Others declare he
was an Italian. The boy got good edu-
cation, but the criminal faint in his blood
came to the surface early In life. His
first crime was to chloroform his mother
in their Paris home. He stole several
Thousand dollars worth of her jewels and
came to America. In New York he went
into the family of John Brisben Walker
as a tutor. Then he was made a clerk in
the office a publication that Mr.. Wal
ker conducted. One of his duties was to
check accounts. He soon invented
method of beating the checking system
and it wasn't long before he found HIM
self in the Elmira reformatory, having
been convicted of robbery. When he got
out he returned to this city. but kept
quiet for several years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
A stock Exchange Purchase.

OF a more personal nature was Goslins
purchase of a seatf on the New York
stock exchange In 1901 or 1902 for broker
no longer connected with that institution.
This was an instance where Goslin. with
the rare kindness that he appeared to
exhibit at times, took care Of all the ar
rangements for the purchase. and advane-
ed the funds necessary to buy the seat,
taking a. series of notes from the broker
of 5000 each. The notes were paid off In
turn, down to sthe last one, and when
it became due the broker went up TO
Goslins house in the evening with the
little bundle of currency that he thought
was going to purchase his release.
1t was in the winter When the money
had been handed over Goslin sat down
with him before an open fire.
M" said Goslin. heres the last of
the notes. and let's destroy it forever"
Suiting the action to the world, Goslin
crumpled the note and tossed 1t into the
fire. and the two sat there and watched
1t burn. When the last ember had faded,
the men arose and the broker thanked his
friend. The next week tire broker got
telephone message from Goslln that he
had better come up. and settle his last
note.
why, | paid you that and We burned
it." the broker stannmered.
You - fool" remarked Goslin over
the phone that WAS only forged note
that we burned. I've got the original in
safe" aa
And the broker not desiring the COVER
nors OF the stock exchange 10 find out who
negotiated the seat paid the 5000 over
again. fa
These are only few OF the Goslin swim
dies, but they illustrate the marvellous in
genuity and the quick wit of the man who
possessed brain that might have brought
success in honest pursuits.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
An Easy 500, 900.

Goslin MIXED the mortgage company out
of thousands in one way or another. But
one OF the best stories Of his career tells
of how he got $4,000 from the syndicate
operated by $50 Per cent Miller" Those
were the days of a more CT less init
mate friendship between Gcslin and Col.
Bob Ammon, now doing comfortable
sentence in the Sing Sing for his con-
neetlon with the Miller scheme. There
came a time when Ammon advised Mil
Ter that the syndicate. In order to keep
up appearances. must show something
that approached a loss, and so Miller
gave Ammon 100000 OF the infiowing cash
with which to go through the form of
an unsuccessful speculation. Ammon
sought out Goslin for expert advice, and
Goslin knew just the people tic dc the
business :
The people were the brokerage
firm of Seymour Johnson & Co. Goslin
concern that had Wall street offices, and
Ammon left his 100000 there to cover an
account and took a certificate of deposit
back to Miller Finally Miller and Am
mon decided that they had hsLtAr cal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
Theft Of steel Certificates.

After Dunn came back from his Elec-
trio Brake and Coupler trip he was more
in the clutches of Goslin than ever. The
story Dunn told in his confession as ex-
planning why Goslin made him go to work
for the stock exchange tirm OF De Cop
petit & Doreinus and steal a ten-thousand-
dollar United States steel certificate.
which Christopher Cosmides. another Cos
lin tool now awaiting trial, disposed OF In
Boston. was that Goslin had taken a
mortgage on factory owned by Dunn's
uncle in Brooklyn, and made Dunn go
into this particular theft as condition
of not foreclosing II. Dunn's confession
1n this. particular may be taken for what
1t IS WORTH but 1t establishes one more
mode of Goslin operation--that of direct
larceny through an accomplish in a
brokerage or banking house.
about a year before this Goslin had
come across a chap named Cosmides. who
has figured In most all his schemes from
that time. Cosmides, a young Greek of
active mind. heard of Gosln. who was
then running, among other things, a
money lending establishment at % Broad
way and one day undertook to negoti-
ate a loan on a forged tobacco warehouse
ssceipt Goslin was never fooled by the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
BARNUM CIRCUS DAYS OVER.
Showmen Say Public No Longer Likes
TO Be Fooled.

From the Washington Post.
The circus business of America has I'M
dorgone many wonderful changes since
the days of p. T. Barnum. The well
known motto Of Mr.. Barnum was that
the American public likes to be fooled.
The late James A. Bailey, the partner for
so many years of Mr.. Barnum, has prov
en-, however, that the educated American
of today Is also thoroughly well educat-
ed as 10 his amusemerts and that the
days of ''fooling' are past and gone.
1t is not usual when writing a prelimi-
nary notice for an amusement attraction
to refer In any way to another COMPETE
tive organization. However, Mr.. Sher-
man Dandy of the Carl Hagenbeck cir
Gus, to whom we are indebted for these
facts, himself states that in Bailey Amer
lea saw it's greatest Snowman.
ct was not SO very long ago." said Mr..
Dandy, that / was talking with Mr..
Bailey concerning our new enterprise.
This is, you know. the first year of the
Carl Hagenbeck Greater shows which
have been expressly organized as COM
petition for the circus trust. The Hagen
beck circus, though founded on an old and
well-known name, IS practically new IN
Its entirely and is not only the largest or
all circuses, but is also owned by pro-
gressive American showmen who realize
that at the present time the circus field
offers exceptional opportunities.
Mr.. Bailey undoubtedly realized that the
DAYS OF fooling the public were passed.
and that the show which could not only
amuse but interest and Impress men
tally was the show of the future.
In these novel and interesting eduea-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
GOSLIN, new YORK'S
CHIEF OF CROOKS
Was the Master OfWall Streets
Underworld
GIVES POLICE THE SLIP
Began by chIoroforming and Robbine
His Mother In Paris-A Career
of Fraud That Is Second
to None.

New York, April 21.-(Special)- 1.-The
police lust now are anxious to find AL
fred r. Gosln, who is sometimes called
the master thief of Wall street. 1t Is
reckoned that they will have pretty
hard time of it, for Goslin recognizes that
they have the proof on him in his latest
Job and he is likely to stay just as far
away as possible. It was a little deal in
connection with the Western Gold Min
ing company that got the master thief in
trouble this time.
An engaging Mr.. Griffin" who was
really one OF Goslins agents, met Werner
Fabian, president of the Gold Mining COM
pany in Chicago, some months ago and
arranged for an option on 10000 shares OF
the stock OF the concern for II. WHITE
man & Co. The authorities heard about
this deal and once on Goslin's trail they
kept after him. But they let him play
his hand out. Through the firm of WHITE
man & Co., into which he had steereo
fabIan, a purchaser was found IN the
person of rising young capitalist, VINO
actually was Charles M. Dunn, one OF
Goslins confederate The rising young
capitalist agreed to purchase S295OO OF the
gold mining stock, part 'of the oiock on
which "Mr. Griffin had an option Inc
Mr. Griffin" was Bernard Uhren, an
other Goslin confederate. About TINS
time Fabin was notified that game was
being worked on him and he cancelled the
option. Then Dunn through Charles M
Turner, another Goslin handy man, got
an attachment for $4,000 against the Yves
tern Gold Mining company. This is where
Goslin's house of cards collapsed. rms
attachment was vacated on the ground
of fraud and Goslin, Dunn and uhren
were arrested Goslin was released on
bail and skipped. His tools have con-
fessed and things look dark for him
should he be caught.
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Pointed Paragraphs.

From the Chicago News.
Too many men ask advice and then
follow. 1t.
A man seldom fails because he is too
honest to succeed.
"They say is the only excuse some
people have for lying.
Never Judge what a woman does by
what her husband tells her to do.
And II isn't always the biggest horn
that destroys the most silence,
Nothing pleases a loafer so much as
an opportunity to pose as a martyr.
When his satanic majesty Is busy he
sends a woman to look after his inter
ests.
AS a rule the biggest man in little