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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16

university faculty in refusing to allow
their team to remain the week inter
vening between the WaShburn and
Kansas games in Topeka has sent cold
chills to the heart of many q Wash
burn lass who was planning TO chap
erOn Colorado man during that
week.
Only about 800 persons We're present
at the Auditorium last night but the con-
cert given by the members OF the Wash
burn musical department was as enjoy
able as any concert which has been
given in this city for many a day.
If the 81 joints found by the smell
ing committee of the council are closed
today or tomorrow or even the next day.
there viii still be plenty Of places in
the city where the thirsty can be ac-
commodated, says one of the wise ones
It is planned to keep the Office of
commissioner of elections open each ev-
ening until 10 o'clock from now until
October q. the last day for registration
Rain fell in considerable quantities
late Monday afternoon and early last
evening
Maud H one of the fast horses
participating in the race meet here last
month, won a big race in Texas last
week, and one of the young women Of
the city is correspondingly joyful for
she has a friendly feeling in her heart
for Maud HIS owner
Enough business men have signified
their intention of making the glad
hand trip to Wichita to spend Thurs
day there that two special Pullman cars
will have to be provided. One will leave
on the Rock Island and the other on
the Santa Fe night trains.
From the statement made by Tim
Donovan, chief of police. at the session
of the council a week ago. it may be
necessary for the members of the in
vestigating committee to take him by
the hand and lead him around to the
joints they found to show him where
they are.
The asphalt paving plant broke down
yesterday and no paving could be done
on that account The plant has been
fixed up but the rain interferes today
, with operations. The time limit expired
yesterday and under the contract they
were to have had Kansas avenue repay
ed entirely by that time.
Riddle:4 A West Tenth avenue wo-
man cleaned house for a week prepar-
ing for some company only to learn at
the eleventh hour that the company
had postponed their visit for a short
time Now the woman thinks she will
have to move out to keep the house
clean. Is this woman any worse off
than the woman on West street who
spent two weeks making clothes for a
visit only to learn on the day she in
tended to start that the town she was
going to had been quarantined that
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
GEO. m. KNIGHTON LOSES
Name Can Not Appear on the Official
Ballot.

The state contest board on Monday
afternoon decided that the name of
George NJ. Knighton can not appear on
the ballot at the general election as the
Democratic candidate for judge against
C. E. Labdel in the Thirty-third Judi
cial district, composed Of Rush, Ness,
Lane Scott, Wichita, Pawnee. reeley,
Edwards, and HOdgeman counties.
After the argument hal been made
IN the case by J. E. Andrews, Of La
Crosse, on behalf of Knighton and by
Sam Hale, Of La Crosse, G. Polk Cline
of Larned, and s. H. Rodgers, of Lar
ned ON behalf of the DIRECTORS, the
members of the contest board retired
for consideration of the case. Attorney
General c. G. Coleman and State Audi
tor Seth Wells were the only members
of the board present Secretary Of State
BurrOw is out of town. The board
in consultation only few minutes, and
then announced that the name of Nj.
Knighton had not been regularly filed,
and could not appear on the ballot.
Mr.. Andrews intimated that Mr..
KnightOn would at once>take advantage
of that section of the law which pro-
vides for the filing of vancanies in case
of irregularity in the nomination pa
pers, and asked the board how it would
hold in case it should be asked to re-
place Mr.. Knighton on the ballot after
a regular meeting of the judicial COM
mittee.
We will cross that bridge when we
come to It," replied Attorney General
Coleman. We do not care to indicate
what we would do under such condi-
tons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
STARVED oHILDREN TO DEATH.
Charge BFede Against the brotherhood
of Light in Colorado.

Denver. Oct. Responsibility for
the wholesale deaths of infants given
into its care by Denver physicians and
courts is charged against the organiza-
ton known as the Brotherhood Of
Light which has home on a ranch
three and a half miles from ArbOles.
Col. by officers Of the state board Of
child and animal protection and of the
state board of health.
OF thirteen children placed with the
brotherhood by Denver residents with
in a year only one is now living and
six died within one month. according
to a report which Humane Agent H
2. Kerr has made after a personal in
vestigation of the "home. "
In addition to those thirteen chill
dren there are seven others. one of
them fseble-minded. at the home"
who were brought from Eureka and
Los Angeles, Cal.
The Brotherhood of Light was
founded in New York by Franklin P.
White and the thOmo" in this state is
conducted by c. c. Rose, trustee.
The members Of the brotherhood
are Negetariaus and Agent Kerr
charges that the dead children have
been virtually starved to death. The
youngest infants, it is asserted. while
they are given some milk. are fed only
three times a day
The older children, Agent Kerr re-
ports, ''are fed strictly on vegetables
given no milk. butter eggs or anything
containing animal matter They are
kept together always and must get
permission from Mr.. Rose before alb
Sentine themselves from the others
for even few minutes. They 90
about ike little old men. apparently
silent and depressed. moping about IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
REGISTRATION LIGHT.
About 700 Less Names on Poll Books
at Newton Than in 1904.

Newton, Kan. Oct. 1e-The registra-
ton here is lighter than for some years
Unless there is a big rush within the
next ten days. the registration Will be
much lower than, II has heretofore been.
The normal registration is in the neigh
borhood OF 1900 and two years ago l.
600 were registered. Including the
names of the women that voted last
spring, 1,025 persons are so far regis
tered. Approximately. 500 of these are
men and these 900 are eligible to vote
at the general election.
Many more, no doubt viii register,
but will have to hurry. Clerk Glenden-
ming figures that if the registration this
year equals that of last year, it will be
necessary for IS per sons to get their
names on the books every day from
now until the books close.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
WHAT IS THE LIMIT?
Question About City Bonds viii Be
Adjudicated in Court.

Application for a writ of peremptorv
mandamus was fled with the supreme
court of the state late Monday after
noon by the city of Belleville. Repub-
lice county, Kansas. against State
Auditor Seth G. Wells. to compel the
auditor to register ar issue of $4,000
municipal bonds, issued for the pur-
pose of building city electric light
works.
The AFFIDAVIT for the writ was signed
by d. Y. Wilson, city clerk. and the
suit is the result Of a disagr cement as
to the limit fixed by law on the amount
of bonded Indebtedness which a CITY
can incur for the construction of
municipal water, light. or heat plants.
The bonds rendered to the auditor
for registration are in denominations
Of $1,000 each and bear per cent in
terest.
The law under which the bonds
were issued distinctly provides that
the limitation under this act shall he
Is per cent. The BeIIeviIle peoDle
claim that this Is per cent is in adti-
ton to all other bonded debt Auditor
Wells and Attorney General Coleman
hold that the general law limiting the
Indebtedness of cities to ) per cent is
intended to include bonds issued under
the provisions of the special act
The city of Belleville already has a
bonded debt of $4,000. ard Is per
cent of it's valuation is about $s5. 600.
The auditor therefore holds that the
new issue of $4,000 is about $4,000
in excess of the limit.
'If the interpretation Of the law
claimed by Belleville Is correct said
Auditor Wells today sit & ope of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
Human Nature.

Madison c. Peters, clergyman and
author was talking to a group Of
young men.
Half the wrong things you chaps
de. - he said, ''you do only because they
are forbidden if you didn't know they
were wrong, they would only seem TO
YOU disgusting and repugnant
Il strolled one spring morning in a
beautiful park.
Look here 1 said to one of the
guards, why do you have keep off the
grass signs all over the park? You
don't seem to enforce the rule
No. sir. said the guard The OBJ
ject of the si1ns is to cause the people
to more thoroughly enjoy being on the
grass '--New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
can not reach the seat Of the disease Ca
tarrh IS q blood or constitutional disease.
and in order to cure It you must take in
ternaI remedies Hairs Catarrh Cure is
taken internally. and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not a uuack medicine 1t
was prescribed by one OF the best physi-
clans in this country for years and is a
regular prescription. It is composed OF
the best tonics known combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
tfor Of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh- Send for testimonials free
T.. J. CHENEY 81 CO. Props Toledo, D.
Sold By druggists. price T5c-
Take Halls Family Pills for constipas
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
More Pay for Postohfce employees.

New York, Oct. 16.-An important an
nouncement has been made bv First
Assistant Postmaster General Frank
H. Hitchcock which Will bring joy in
the United States to thousands Of nos
tai employees. It was to the erect that
In tho postal estimates for the next fs-
cal year, to be submitted by the post
ONCE department to the treasury de-
partment a radical change viii be made
in the recommendation affecting sal-
aries. Betterment in pay involving the
entire postal system Of the United
States will be advised
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
CLAIM FOR $4,000. 600.
VIII Be Presented to the Illinois Cen
trial by the State.

Chicago. Oct 16.@The Tribune to-
day says Governor Deneen will present
to the directors of the Illinois Central
railroad tomorrow the claim of the
state for unpaid compensation running
back for varying periods from six to
ten years and amounting to a total of
approximately 100000. It is ex-
planned that the issue between the state
and the company is a point where
arbitration may make a lawsuit I'M
necessary.
For this reason the state officials
decline to make public the exact ma
ture of their demands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
KILLED HER HUSBAND.
He Was Chasing Her About With :
Butcher Knife

Chicago, Oct 16.-In the presence of
her daughter and a party Of children.
Mrs. Sarah Alcopa shot and killed her
husband, John L. AIcopa, early TO-DAY
at their home. The shots were fred
to save her own life. Alcopa was
CHASING her around the house with a
butcher knife, and she ran into her
bedroom, took revolver from a
dresser and fired two shots. one striIx-
ing the man in the temple and the
other IN the lung. He died instantly
Alcopa was a cirgarmaker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16

a little flock always under the over
slght or some adult They all sleep in
tents now, where in the winter I did
not learn"
The farm is in a wild seni-arid re
glon inhabited only by Mexicans and
n Liluldls- agent Kerr was accompanied
state board of health, who corrobor-
ates all the allegations made BY the
humane agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
To control Canal Commerce..

Chicago. Oct. 16.@The control Of
the commerce of. the Panama canal
and of the whole Mississippi valley is
the incentive for the creation of deep
water way which Congressman Joseph
f. Ransden of Louisiana proposed to
Chicago business interests last night
in an address at the press club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
rou &c Vfa Tnion PacInc.

$3.50 to Ogden or Salt Lake City and
return. first and third Tuesdays. June
to November. inclusive
5000 to ogden or Salt Lake city and
return, every day. to September so.
$34 80 to Helena and Butte and return,
first and third Tuesdays. June to Mo-
vember, inclusive.
Inquire of f. A. Lewis. city ticket
agent. 525 Kansas avenue. or J. c. Full
ton, depot agent
above result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
Growing Asparagus by the To-

The largest asparagus plantation in
the world is described by J. Mayne
Baltimore in Technical World Maya
zine" for October. On a marshy, peat
bog island in California, three thou
sand acres are set out in asparagus,
yielding an annual crop Of 1000 tons
Of thins dainty vegetable. The major
portion of this great harvest is can
ned and shipped to all parts OF the
world TO delight the epicurean paIates
~ those who can afford the luxury
The entire 5000 acres must be gone
over each day. and the Young. tender
heads cut lest they get old and stringy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16

Durham, England. Oct. 16.-All the
miners who were entombed as the re-
suit of an explosion yesterday in the
Wingate colliery near here have been
rescued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16

Washington, Oct 16.-The director Of
the mint has purchased 10000 ounces
of silver at 10 1-3 cents per fine ounce,
delivered at the mint in Denver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16

Spokane, Wash, Oct 16.@Reno
Hutchinson. secretary of the Young
Mems Christian association, was shot
and Killed last night by q highwaynan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16

Double Track Scenic highway. Con-
meets at Buffalo or Niagara Falls with
all lines from the west. Write Passen-
ger Department, Lehigh Valley r. h.
as South Clark street. Chicago. III
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16

Skirts S1.0s. Coats 1915, Waists
s0c, Petticoats S1.9s. and Rain
Coats 1878.
Seasonable weather for every
item in this column Read the
description of each of these articles
just as they are
$500 and $3.50 Walking skirts
1.9S-made of good neavy suiting
In colors dark grays, castor. brown
and blue grays; made good styles;
all assorted; most all sizes up to
80 in. waist Choice of ma 40
these Long Skirts 49,. $50
Big Girls $3.50 Coats ss.z5-
desirable styles and desirable ma
treial; velvet trimmed collars, full
length, made of heavy all woool
cloaking. The Warmest cloak in
our entire stock. Sold by US so
far for $3.50. mn mr.
For this sale Sd
Ladies' Black Aercerized waists
S9c-made of good quality. bright
finish mercerized sateen; made with
full tucked front; button trimmed:
good sleeve; tucked separable col
lar; all sizes up to A o.
October Clear Up Sale. 49,. OSG
Ladies' $500 Best Saline Petit
coats .98-assorted styles in all
our best mercerized Saline petit
coats; odds and ends from our reg
ular 50 and $3.50 sellers. About
"A styles to select from. O. no
october Clean Up Sale. = 40
Ladies' $500 Rain Goats ss.7-
made stitched collar; button trim
med; full double breasted front;
box pleated back, stitched to the
waist, making full back; good
sleeves; all round belt; sizes IN to
40. For this Mn 79
october Clean Up Sale. Dbl q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
Los Angeles. san Francisco ana Other

Los Angeles. san Francisco and Other
California Point s25.OO-santa re.
Tickets on sale daily comnencinz
August 27th to Oct. s1st Good IN
Tourist Sleeping cars and free Chair
cars.
Kansas city and Return 81. 70
Santa Fe
Horse Show. Tickets on sale Oct
IA to 20, return limit Oct %.
Wichita and Return s5.f5, santa Fe.
On sale, Oct 10 to 20th. final limit
Get p. account fair aud carnival.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16
Lace Curtains
Reduced

Nothing reserved in our entire
line Of we'll selected lace curtains
The four special numbers mention
ed below will give you some idea
of the immense saving during this
October Clean Up sale-all fresh,
new goods.f
75c Lace Curtains 800 IN.
vide. 3 yds. long, good edges. good
grade Nottingham curtains; small
pattern centers with wide, pretty
borders; usually a dollar Rnn
$1.OO Dotted Swiss Rufaed Cur
tains zSc-good size, fine dotted
swiss goods; full ruhles; HR
very special and desirable. 4 UV
$3.50 NO. 7511 Nottingham Cur
tains $1.S5-9ull size. "a yards
long, 81 inches wide, pretty bor-
ders, plain centers, hemmed, place
for rods; best washable edges; our
greatest $3.50 a. Or
values. ....,...s........sgs 90
soc Nottingham Lace Curtains,
32c-think of this=full size lace
curtains for SIC, good edges. pref
ty patterns, long scolIops; the best
soc curtain to be found Q0n
any place. ........---.. UAV
Special Discount on all Lace Cur
tains during this sale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-16

SD FrAazeisco CAI.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-20
ALBERT RAAS DIED
MONDAY MORNING

Albert Raas. capitalist, of San Fran
cisco and Honolulu. died yesterday
rdorning, supposedly in the former city
although the cablegram that convey
ed tho sad news, received by Brain
erd II. Smith, did not give the place.
1t was a melancholy surprise, for
Mr. Smith recently had word that Mr..
Raas was scon going to Mexico. He
was second vice president of the Hidal-
go Plantation and Commercial Co,
operating coffee and other plantations
in that country.
The late Mr.. Raas was a native of
France and about 81 years of age.
While in Honolulu part of the time he
was acting consul for France. He
came here about seven years ago and
became interested in sugar stocks.
taking seat in the Stock Exchange
which he held until his death. Out of
respect for his memory the Exchange
Will not hold any meeting today. Mr..
Raas was deservedly popular here, be-
ing the soul of courtesy and wearing
always sunny demeanor. Besides a
wife and two children he leaves a,
brother in San Francisco, q member
of the firm of E. j. Lyons & Raas Co.
Mr.. Raas probably left a considera-
BILE estate. He took out $25, 900 life in
surance here. His Stock Exchange seat
Is worth, according to last sale of a
seat there, between $4,000 and $4,000
and 1t is insured for $2500.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-20
ASSESSOR HOLT
LOSES TAX APPEAL

A unanimous opinion of the Supreme
Court, written by Chief Justice Wilder,
sustans the Tax Appeal Court in the
ma tier ot Eliza s. Wilder's appeal.
he decision is as follows:
1.-THE question is solely one of valu-
alton OF a iesidence lot, exclusive of
improvements. having a frontage of
400 feet On each CT the parallel streets
Pensacola ami Piikoi in Honolulu. and
n depth Of tel feet from street to street.
The taxpayer returned 1t at $4,000, the
assessor assessed 1t at 100000 and the
Tax Appeal Court on the taxpayers
appeal placed the value at $4,000, from
which valuation the assessor now ap-
peals.
"The lot slopes down from Pensa-
cola street toward Piikoi street. 1t was
assessed at s35,O00 the year before, but
on appeal the Tax Appeal Court re-
duced the valuation to $4,000. Five
experts testified. placing the valuation
at amounts ranging from $4,000 to
about $4,000. The assessor also testi-
fed that the land was worth $4,000
II was shown also that certain lots OF
smaller area and different shapes and
surroundings in that general section
OF the city had been sold. returned OF
assessed at higher prices per square
foot.
"The burden Is on the appellant q
| show that the decision OF the Tax Ap'
peal Court was erroneous There might
well be considerable difference OF opln'
ion as 20 the value of this lot The
Tax Appea, Court, consisting ~ thre'
men who had had much 90 do viii
real estate values, placed the valna
tion at $4,000 after hearing the evi
denoe, We can not say on the eyi
denee that that valuation was erro
neoua ANA aoooTdlngly u IL affiTmed
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-20
BOGUS CHECKS
CAUSE TROUBLE

II. Lake, crimnologist of the County
Attorneys office, while endeavoring to
apprehend some bogus check passers
made a mistake on Saturday night
and took in the wrong man. For some
time past small Japanese merchants
have been victimized by passers of
bogus checks for small amounts. The
matter was placed in the hands of the
County Attorney and an investigation
was begun. Mr.. Douthitt placed Mr..
Lake in charge of the case. He vis-
tied the Japanese who had been vic
timized and obtained a description of
the young men alleged to be passing
the checks. For two nights Lake kept
watch on several places where he
thought he would locate the man so
described. On Saturday night Lake
posted himself on Bethel street below
Hotel street Two young men came
along and in one of them lake
thought he recognized the one answer
| ing the description given by the Japa-
nese. He emerged suddenly from his
place of hiding and stepping up to the
young man in question, told him to
consider himself under arrest. The
young man stepped back, so Lake
says, and his hand went to his hip
pocket. Lake Immediately drew his
revolver from his hip pocket, but there
being no effort on the part of the
young man to make a gun display,
Mr.. Lake transferred his revolver to
his coat pocket. He then escorted the
young men TO the police station. There
it was ascertained that 1T was case
of mistaken identity, for Lake had
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-20
FIX PRICE
OF WATER

Acting Governor Atkinson yesterday
authorized superintendent of Public
Works Holloway to appoint commits
sion to put a value on the Lahaina-
luna water supply. to the end that
enough of it may be purchased for
the use OF the town of Lahaina. There
is urgent need for this. as in the event
that settlement is not reached with
in thirty days, the towns supply is
apt to be cut off. L. A. Southworth
will be sent to Maui by Mr.. Holloway
today to measure the water, prepara-
tory to the considerati ton of the value
to be placed upon 1t by the Commits
sion. Southworth will put in wiers to
measure the flow, and get all other
data ready as soon as possible.
There has always been lot of trou-
Bile about the Lahainaluna water. The
supply is taken from the Pioneer Mill
Company's pipes, the school being
given four and one-half hours flow
every day. OF this, one-half goes to
Lahaina-or four and one-half hours'
flow every other day. The complaint
Is made by the Lahainaluna manage
ment that under this arrangement the
school does not have enough water for
its taro patches. II saw some pretty
dry taro patches up there, too said
Mr.. Holloway yesterday, in going over
the case with the Governor. Il do
not know of any other way to settle
the matter than to appoint a COM
mission to put value upon the water
and buy 1t outright. We have nc
power, under the law, to condemn it.
1t was at this point that the Act
ing Governor authorized the Superin-
tendent of Public Works to go ahead
and appoint commission. 1t is un-
derstood that this commission will
consist of one member to be appoint
ed by Holloway, one by the other
party in interest, and a third to be
selected by these two. The government
has the money to pay for Lahaina's
water supply as soon as the price ha!
been agreed upon, but it is hardly
thought likely that thirty days vii
suffice to get the water measured ant
the whole matter adjusted.