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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-13
CLAY cENrER's TROUBLES.
Municipal Ownership of Light Fran
chise the Excitement.

CLAW Center Ekas., Feb. 13.ZThe
new paper for Clay Center may be a
thing of the past. but the lighting
franchise is still with us. At a coun-
ell meeting held last Tuesday night a
surprise came in the shape of elimi-
Mating the F. L. Williamson & Co.
franchise after the enacting clause
and substituting instead franchise
called the business mems franchise,
which had a majority of the votes Of
the council and passed to second read
ing. 1t was also agreed at that coun-
ell meeting that the substitute should
be voted on by the people before the
same was finally passed. An election
was ordered called by the mayor to be
held February %
A business mems meeting was held
in the city clerks office Saturday night
when a representative gathering as
sembled and discussed the electric
light business pro and con. The fol-
loving propositions will be submitted
to the people February p:
First-Are you in favor of the
adoption of ordinance No. 50? Yes
Second-If F. L. Williamson refuses
to accept such franchise as embodied
in ordinance No 50, are you in favor
of granting it to other responsible
DdIliCS 60 VI no
Third-If F. L. Williamson refuses
to accept ordinance NO. 9S and other
responsible parties fail to present
themselves, are you in favor of in
Sailing a municipal plant? Yes or
no.
Fourth-Do you favor municipal
ownership in preference to granting
any franchise? Yes or no.
Anticipating that the council may
be enjoined from paving the fees of
the judges and clerks of election.
arrangements were made for the pay
ment of such by subscription which
was taken up at the business mems
meeting.
Mr.. Williamson filed a written state
ment disclaiming any intention of ac-
cepting the ordinance substituted for
his and which is now known as No.
90. Those who claim to be on the in
side say that while Mr.. Williamson is
making this bluff, he will eventually
bow to the inevitable and accept it
gracefully His present franchise
does not expire until April. 1907, and
he has YEAR to think over the mat
ter. AS the case stands. the people
are somewhat stirred up. There is
no one in town but has the Bindliest
feelings for Mr. Williamson and
would rather see him have the light
ing franchise than any one else.
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A MILE OF PEOPLE.
Waiting in Line to See Body of Dead
Danish King.

Copenhagen, Feb. 13.-The coffin con-
tanning the body of King Christian was
removed today from the palace to the
Christian Borr church where it will lie
in state until February Is. The crown
pril ee and other members of the royal
family, the court officials and army and
navy officers followed the hearse on foot
through the crowd lined streets. After
a brief service at the church the royal
party returned to the palace leaving the
body in charge of guard of army and
navy officers who Will remain day and
night stationed at the head and foot of
the catafalque. The public will be ad-
mitted to the church at stated hours
daily.
Hours before the church was opened
the vicinity was densely thronged with
those DESTROYS of paying their last re-
spects to the body of the old monarch.
The line from the church door was fully
a mile long and constantly Engineering
when the doors We're opened to the pub
lie and thousands passed the bier dur
ing the subsequent two hours Ihe
German minister during the morning
placed two enormous floral tributes from
Emperor William at the foot OF the
catafalque.
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WAS IT HOP TEA?
An Old Question in a New
Guise.
Witnesses in Joint Case Admit
Lack of knowledge.
MANY BOUGHT LIQUOR
We're Not Quite Sure Whether
1t Was Beer.
Others Have Very Poor Men,
cries for Events.
MANY BOUGHT LIQUOR


To save their clients, Chris Maier and
Charles Reynor. from being convicted
on a charge of selling liquor at 400 kan
sa avenue. Galen Nichols. Charles Ma
gaw and Joseph Reed, raised the eternal
question: WAS it beer or was it hop
tea2"
Assistant Attorney General Carver
wormed evidence from four witnesses
who declared that they had gone into
the place, called for beer and paid for
it as such. Two testified that Charles
Reynor sold it to them and accepted the
money. But not a single one of these
witnesses felt competent to tell the diff
ference between beer and hop-tea. At
least so they testified, and this point
viii be relentlessly pursued.
The jury was secured at 2 o'clock on
Monday afternoon, after So men were
examined Press of business and sacri-
fee of interests, opinions which it would
take evidence to remove, detective hear
ing, physical inability to sit on a jury,
over so years of age, and half dozen
other excuses were offered by Jurors
who didn't want to stay.
Assistant Attorney General Carver
called H. 2. Jackson to the stand as
the first witness. He testified that with
a man named Marshall he went into the
place at 400 Kansas avenue.
Did you buy anythingE' asked Gar
yer.
Yes" replied jackson, II set 'em UP
once and Marshall paid for round
What did you buy?" was asked.
I'VE asked for beer replied Jackson,
land supposed that is what we got
Then the attorneys for the defendants
impressed Mr.. Jackson with the TACT
that he doesn't know the difference be-
tween bper a nd bOD-tea and he admitted
it.
f. A. Beclzstrom, a painter and pa
per hanger. was next called he dld
some work at the Maier-Reynor place
last spring. and while there admitted
that he had been treated by the two.
He also said he had bought something
from Reynor, but understood it to be
hop tea.
You paid for it, did you?" asked
YES" replied Beckstrom, but
Reynor told me it was hop tea"
John Sanderson of Lowman Hill tes-
tilted that he went into the place singly
and then with a man named Kempton.
What did you buy?" asked Carver
81 called for beer" he replied, land
I suppose that is what I got"
Who did you buy it from?', he was
asked.
Kempton was next placed on the
stand. but his memory was so poor
that nothing at all of value was OBJ
tanned from him and he was excused.
He remembered being in the place and
getting something. but whether he or
some one else paid for it. had all Slip
ped his memory.
A. c. Hale, county poor commission
er, was called. He said that he had
forgotten whether he was at 400 Kan
sas avenue or next door. So he was
excused.
P \. Hord. an expresman. who did
hauling for Chris Maier, declared that
he had transported some kegs for the
defendant, but he didn't know whether
there was beer in them or not. He
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HONOR ''OLD ABE"
Birthday of Great Martyr Presi-
dent Celebrated.
q. A. Il. Posts Unite in Patriotic
Exercises.
~ - $780,
EULOGIES OF LINCOLN.
Eloquent Address by Rev.
Charles Finch in Evening.
COlOred People Celebrate the
Occasion With a Banquet.

LincOln's birthday was appropriately
celebrated in this city yesterday by
the veterans of the Civil war, their
wives and friends at Security hall,
with ceremonies which commenced at
1870 and lasted throughout the entire
afternoon.
All of the c. A R. posts in the city
as we'll as the three w. r. c. corps and
Old Abe camp Sons of Veterans par
ticipated in the program, which con-
sisted of t0asts, music and addresses.
The meeting was presided over by
Captain c. H. Titus, who also acted
as toast master and chief conductor of
ceremonies.
Back of the stage from which the
speakers addressed the audience three
immense flags were hung forming a
background for the central portrait of
President Lincoln, while the flags on
either side fell in graceful folds about
the Iikenesses of Presidents Garfield
and Mckinley.
The ceremonies were opened by an
invocation by Rev. A. S. Embree, fol
lowed by an address by Captain c. H.
Titus, Department Commander p. H.
Coney followed with an address on his
favorite theme, THE G. A. r. and
Pensions" The toast, 1.-The Patriotic
Women of the War" was responded
to by G. a. Huron.
"The Girl I Left Behind Me-" was
whistled. beaten and blown into a
thousand fragments by the members
of the "Old Abe Drum Corps. j. NJ.
Dumenil was on the program to re-
spond to the toast, "Our Comrades
Dead" which seemed a strange CO.
incident as Mrs. Dumenil. his wife.
had answered to the last roll call the
day previous In lieu of this number,
resolutions of coincidence and sympa-
thy were passed.
''Our Comrades Living" and "Our
Nation" were the tOasts in turn re-
sponded to by J. r. McNary and Gov
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suddenly recalled however, that some
Of them werc branded hop tea. Then
he took notion that he couldn't re-
member at whose back door he deliv-|
cred the stuff he was hauling. About
the only point on which he was Ger
tain, was that he had hauled some old
pTetzel boxes tC Chris Maier's home,
to be used for kindling.
George Bowhay testified that he
had bought hop tea in the place. but
that he couldn't remember who from.
The witness declared an acquaintance
with the defendants. but said that sit
seems to me I bought from man
they called john He also said that
the stuff sold him was the kind sold
in the Indian Territory when beer was
forbidden sale there.
n. H. Wolff said he bought hop tea
there at one time. but the stuff was
so poor that when he went back 2.
second time he refused to drink any
more because the brand had not been
changed. His memory too was
minus the information as to who
made the sale.
W E. Sticlze1 and Councilman S. S.
Rice both testified that they had not
been in the place for long while.
Stickel said that it had been more
than two years. Rice is councilman
from the Fourth ward.
"Have you ever been in the place
at 400 Kansas avenue?" he was
asked.
mot for eight years" replied Rice
He was excused.
Carver was asked afterwards about
his information concerning Rice, and
replied: "I was told by a very re-
sponsible party that Rice had been in
there drinking beer. Somebody is
wrong"
Charles H. Stewart, a letter carrier,
testified to having bought beer at the
place and paid for it, but couldn't re-
member who he got it from.
The case was given to the jury just
before nOOu today
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WORST ECZEMA
DOCTORS EVER SAW
Spread Rapidly Over Body-Limbs
and Arms Had to Be Bandaged
and Scalp Looked Dreadful -
Suffered Untold Misery for Three
Years-Better in Two Months
MARVELLOUS CURE BY
CUTICURA REMEDIES

ssMy son, who is now twenty-five
years of age, when he was four months
old began to have eczema on his face,
spreading quite rapidly until he was
nearly covered. We had all the doctors
around US and some from larger places,
but no one helped him a particle.
The eczema was something terrible,
and the doctors said it was the worst
case they ever saw. At times his whole
body and face were covered, all but his
feet 1 had to bandage his limbs and
arms; his scalp was just dreadful. I
used many kinds of patent medicines
before trying the Cuticura Remedies, -
all to no avail.
"a friend leased me to try Cuticura.
At last I consented, when my boy
was three years and four months
old, having had eczema all that time,
and suffering untold misery. I began to
use all three of the Cuticura Remedies;
the Cuticura Soap helped as well as
the Ointment. He was better in two
months; IN six months he was well;
but I gave him the Cuticura Resolvent
one year, - using twelve bottles, I
think, - and always used the Cuticura
Soap for bathing, and do now a good
deal. He was four years old before
he was well, and his skin became per-
fectly fair when cured. I give you per-
mission to publish this letter for I am
always glad to do good when can. I
think have told you all there is neces-
sary to tell" Mrs. R. I. Risley,
Oct. q, 1905. Piermont, n. Il.
Complete External and internal Treatment for every
huinor from Enlpea to serolua from Infancy to Age
consisting q Catieura Soap sse o5nasns 5oe Reso
Of a0l, may be lad Of all druggist a single often
he most distressing when all ether Femediea and
the best physicians fai. Potter Drug Chem Corp
sole Props., Eosisu, Anss-
15aIed Erees How 70 Cure DIFF CURING Ffunan-s"
and "Al About the Skin, scalp, EsiT, and aands.8
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A STRIKE EXPECTED.
Coal Operators and Miners
Drifting Apart.

Pittsburg, Kan, Feb. 1S.-That the
coal operators of this district have at
last concluded that hope OF agreement
between the operators and miners has
almost vanished and in authorization Of
such a result intend to fortffy them
selves for the inevitable, is evidenced
by the general call issued by President
w. c. Perry of the Southwestern Inter
state Coal Operators association. The
call was issued from President Perry's
Office in Kansas City and received here
last evening It summons every mem
Der of the association to be present at q
meeting of the operators at the Coates
House in Kansas City Saturday, Feb
ruaFy q at 10 o'clock in the morning.
The opeI ators here are determined to
stand pat" and at the meeting will
adopt measures to protect themselves in
case a strike is called. The Southwest
ern Interstate Coal Operators assOcia-
ton is comprised of operators working
mines in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas,
Indian Territory and Texas.
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our young men are organized in this
way and through them the work OF
patriotic instruction and UNFOLDING the
flag of glory, which we have under
taken and started, will be carried or
when we are gone and perpetuated for
ever"
CoIored People Banquet.
The fifth annual banquet of the kan
sas Lincoln Day club was held at Metro
politan hall last night. This organic
alton Of colored men meets annually
to celebrate LincOln's birthday. The
best crowd of the clubs history attend
ed the event.
A programme of toasts followed the
banquet and all were exceptionally fine.
Among the most prominent was that Of
Rev. J. c. Caldwell of st. Joseph, Mo.
Need I say to you" he said, that
Abraham Lincoln must have believed
that God had some great plan develop
ing here in America? It was not our
lakes and our rivers, our valleys and
our mountains, that he loved so passion
ately. The Nile river is richer than
ours; the Swiss mountains are higher
than ours; Greece had her Parnassus;
Rome had her forum. Abraham Lin
coin loved America because he loved
men. And because he loved men he
loved the government whose end was
to serve the highest happiness and
purest noble use of them. He believed
that the mountains the rivers the lakes,
Lincoln loved humanity, and love with
him was not weak and sentimental, but
strong overmastering passion. He
loved humanity not in the abstract, but
in the person of those members Of It
who came within reach of him"
The programme was as follows:
InvOcation-Rev. J. r. Ransom
Presidents Annual Address-ReY. w. T.
Vernon.
Abraham Lincoln'-Rev. J. c. Caid-
Wen, St. Joseph, MO.
Kansas City, Kan.
'The Negro Lawyer'-w. Z Jamison.
Topeka.
The Negro in Politics"-Nelson c.
Crews. Kansas City, Mo.
1.-The Negro in the Medical Profession
DIR. G. 9. Brown, .Atchison, Kan.
The Negro Youth'-C- F. Clinkscales
Topeka. Kan.
Lessons of the Hour. NJ. Horton,
Kansas City. Mo.
ris. Kansas City, Mo.
The Minister in Public I4ife''-Rev.
J. S. Edwards. Topeka.
''The Kansas Pioneer''-D. Hickman.
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our young men are organized in this
way and through them the work OF
patriotic instruction and UNFOLDING the
flag of glory, which we have under
taken and started, will be carried or
when we are gone and perpetuated for
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Washington, Feb 1S.=These west
ern rural carriers have been appointed.
Kansas-Herndon, route L. John Pear
son carrier, Carl Pearson substitute;
Kiowa. route /. Edward G. Link car
rier, W L. Laughman substitute. Mis-
souri-Beaman, route 1, Eddie z EN-
bree carrier. Clyde Lee substitute.
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a young lady who ATTENDED The con-
cert given by Kubelik last night and
who seems to have not lost sight of the
beauty of figure while entranced with
the playing of the wizard of the violin.
was heard to suggest TO her escort that
a judicious distribution of cotton pad
ding would add much to the beauty and
symmetery of the figure of the violinist
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BOTH FOOD
AND MEDICINE.

We like best to call SCOTS
Emulsion a food-medicine. 1t
is a term that aptly describes
the character and action of
our Emulsion. More than a
mediCine-more than a food,
yet combining the vital prin-
ciples Of both. 1t is for this
reason that SCOTS Emulsion
has a distinct and special
value in ali wasting diseases.
There IS nothing better to
remedy the troubles of i'm
perfect growth and delicate
health in children. The action
of SCOTS Emulsion is Just as
effective in treating weak
ness and wasting in adults.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 80 Pearl Street. New xe1l.
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ono Footbau came at columbia.

New York. Feb. 13-Aecording to q
morning paper football will be played at
Columbia university next fall. President
Fuller's original Indictment against foot
ball provided that the present game
should be abolished, but it is declaEsE
that the faculty had decided to retain the
sport with Objectionable features elimi-
mated Changes are to be made in the
training rules and only one big game wiz
Ia zllauad
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Washington, Feb. 13.=Western
rural free delivery routes have been
ordered established as follows: March
15-Oklahoma: Harrington, Roger
Mills county, route 3. population 40,
houses 10; Prentiss, Roger Mills
county, route 1. population 440, houses
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FIRE AT cARBoNDALE.
A Barn, Cow and Two Horses Arc
Destroyed.

Carbondale. Kan, Feb. 1S.-The barn of
Joseph Shorten, on East HILL was de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour this
morning. The residence is occupied by
Or A. Michael, and he lost a COW and
two good horses. The fire is thought to
he of incendfarv nature
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-29
SPORT S
FIGHT FANS FAIL
TO FIGURE DOPE
FANS ALL AT A sTANDsTILL IN
REGARD TO SATURDAYS BAT
TLE-BOTH MEN SHAPING WELL

1t will be a fight air ght, alright
Fight fans about town are trying to
dope out the coming fight between spi-
der Welch and Dick Sullivan, but they
seemingly make no progress, for it is
hard fight to dope. Yesterday there
was a bunch of fans who watched Sui
Ivan work out and they thought they
could see where he would win. Then
they iourneyed to the Orpheum and
watched the Frisco lad doing his turn
and then they changed their minds
and thought they saw where WEIGH
would take the long end. 1t is hard to
dope.
Sullivan worked yesterday long and
faithfully. He is fast getting into the
shape that he never fails to attain
when he goes into training. He shows
the effect of clean living and it is that
which will probably give him more
strength and help him more Saturday
night than all of his training put to-
gether Sullivan has lived clean for
the boy has a long head on him and
he could see where it would help him
out He will go into the ring as hard
as nails and will make a strong bid
for the long end of the purse.
| The winning of this fight means more
to Sullivan than the mere long end of
$500 purse. 1t will either mean that
he is in the ring to win fame or it will
mean that his fighting days are nearly
numbered. He will fight for his future
on the coming Saturday night.
Welch is leaving no stone unturned
in order to get in condition for the
fight. He works hard and inflicts upon
| Bill Huihui a daily round of punch
J ing Bill wears a protector about his
middle which resembles a life preserv-
err This is walloped every day by Spi-
red Welch while Bill inflicts a few ON
the lad just to keep his hand in SO to
speak He will make a strong bid for
the fight.
Meanwhile Manager Howard Adams
of the Zoo is doing a few training
stunts if his own. He is training for
the long endurance walking contest
Howard is having troubles but he is
surrounding them speedily He will
have the Zoo ready for all who come
on next Saturday evening. The Rapid
Transit will maintain a ten-minute
schedule from Pawaa junction to tire
Zoo and will have enough cars on hand
out there to bring the crowd home. 1t
will be a good fight and probably a
crowd will be there.
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ROW OVER NINTH
PRECINCT TICKET
COUNTY COMMITTEE DECIDES TO
HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH
TROUBLE OF THE PRECINCT.

Quite a lively meeting of the Repub-
lican County Committee was held last
night The meeting was held for the
purpose of considering the protest
made by John Kamanoulu against the
nominations made last Friday night
for the Ninth Precinct Club of the
Fourth District. IT was contended that
the present nominations had not been
filed in writing and that another ticket
had been ignored. According to testi-
mony Newlands was said to have
handed the Costa list of nominations
for the County convention to Chair
man Costa. Kamanoulu had placed
his list on the table between the sec
rotary and the chairman, but for some
reason the list had not been handed to
the chairman. Some people seemed to
think that it was a scheme to freeze
out" the Kamanoulu ticket. There was
a long discussion over rules and other
details of club management. Finally
on motion of w. f, Drake the protest
was thrown out by vote of II to 7.
This action means that the matter
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STANDING OF
TENNIS PLAYERS
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS IN
MENT-ROTH STILL LEADS.

Standing Of Pacific Tennis Club,
Glass Tournament:
CLASSIFICATION.
Glass Nv. p. Roth.
Glass IF. c. Atherton, A. T. Brock.
Class HE. r. Adams, G. G. Fuller,
c. H. Cooke, H. G. Dillingham; w. F.
Dillingham;, S. H. Derby,
Glass Tvs. C. Wilder, DR.. w d.
Baldwin, w. II. Rabbit, G. Water
house. D. H. Hitchcock, j. Warehouse.
Glass VI. e. Steere, ]. p Cooke,
d. Blanchard
Glass VIA. vi. Merrill. A, F. Judd,
r. b. Anderson, Albert Along, c. w.
Baldwin, Bruce Cartwright, G. r. Car
ter, l. Dillingham;, r. d. Mead
Banner Class-G. P. Cooke, S. M.
Ballou, C. F. Humphrey. c. Hartwell.
GAMES PLAYED.
Steere (5th) VS.. Merrill (5th); Steere
won: Merrill going to Class vi.
Blanchard (banner) VS.. Mead (6th);
Blanchard wos going to Glass VI
Anderson CbanneD vs. Mead (6th);
Anderson won, going to Class VI.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-29

The man who has to support his
grown-up children because they can't
support themselves doesn't get any Gre
dit from them for having as much
brains as they have.-New York Press.
A New York man pushed a woman off
a car which he thought was uncom-
fortably crowded. Chicago is not the
only city in which there is need for a
more rigid inspection and regulation Of
Washington Post.
The prodigal son, after the banquet,
arose to propose his fathers health,
Il want TO correct one error of the
press" he said. 81 came home not
because the fare was poor, but the
fact is, neighbors, those pigs had never
been inspected. "-Minneapolis Journal.
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sLEEPLEssNEss.

You will have no difficulty in procur-
Ing rest and sleep if you will let Dr..
Miles Nervine soothe and strengthen
the tired, agitated, weakened brain
nerves. So long as they remain in this
condition, will be restless, irritable,
melancholy. You are welcome to your
money back If first bottle does not help.
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CASTLE Z COOKE LTD
COmmissiO.I Merchants
Sugar FactJ's.
AGENTS FOR

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KAA Eva Plantation Company,
The Waialua Agricultural Co., LtG
Eha Kohala Sugar Company.
Ehs Waimea Sugar Mil Company.
EAs Fulton Iron Works. st. Louis, Ma
The Standard OIL Company.
Pa George r. Blake Steam Pumps.
EEoghOn's Centrifugals.
the Flew England Mutual Life InHUr-
ance Company OF Boston.
kha Aetna Fire Insurance Company o.
Hartford, Conn.
me Alliance Assurance Company Of
EI0nden.