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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
oId settIers, Meetine

The regular annual meeting Of the
Society of Old Settlers of Topeka and
vicinity will be held at the First Chris
tian church of Topeka on Topeka av-
enue between 9Th and 7th streets, on
Wednesday, December 5, 1906. The an
nual election of officers of the society
will take place at 1870 a. m. and din
ner will be served promptly at noon.
short programme consisting of speech
es music, etc. All persons resident in
Kansas as early as 1875 and now resid-
ing in Topeka and vicinity. together
with their families are eligible to mem
bership. The dinner is to be furnished
by those in attendance except coffee.
which is to be furnished by the ladies
Of the church. Come and bring well
filed baskets. No long stairs to climb,
meeting room and dining room on the
same floor.
@. o. KNOWLES. President
CHAS. r.. SPENCER, Secretary
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Brewers and Res,lbmission.


To the Editor of the State Journal:
Apropos of your recent editorial head
ed las to Resubmission. You say the
liquor interest of the whole country
would pour such a tremendous corrup-
ton fund into Kansas that the state
would be debauched If it We're possible.
Resubmission would re-establish brew
cries. How much do you think the
brewers of Missouri illinois, Wisconsin
and Nebraska would give to have brew
cries established in Kansas when they
sell barrel goods at SO per barrel? Don't
you know that they furnished 800, 900
to defeat a Democratic governor for
reelection twenty years ago? He was
for resubmission then and is now.
Have they not contributed to every
campaign since that time and sold
goods here necessarily and without
molestation? I don't think you need
be afraid of the liquor interests fur
nishing the resubmissionists any slush
fund We prohibitionists will get the
money to keep conditions as they are.
Of course we are going to round them
up now for q short period. but 1t won't
last long and the brewerfes know it.
T. w THOMPSON
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DIPLOMAS FOR BUTCHERS
Those Passing Examination Will Be
Given Sheepskins.

New York, Nov 26.2The butchers in
New York city who know their bust
ness are being provided with diplomas
by the United Master Butchers OF
America The organization is made up
Of meat men. Last June the state or
ganization at it's convention decided IN
favor of examinations for its members
and the awarding of the diplomas to
those butchers who had knowledge
enough of the business to pass. Then
the national organiza ton which met at
Milwaukee In August liked the New
York idea SO well that it was adopted
for all the states. Some Of the states
are already in possession of the diplo-
mas which are exhibited as proudly in
the meat shops as any lawyer. doctor or
dentist shows his framed sheepsl5in- All
the states shortly will be supplied With
Certificates.
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MANY SOLDIERS DESERT.
The Percentage Has Shown steady In
crease for Some Years.

e Washington, Nov. 26.-Desertion is
on the increase in the United States
army The annual report of the mill
tary secretary shows in the year ended
June 80 there were 6,25S assertions. or
IA for every one hundred soldiers in
the army. In 1905 the rate of deser-
ton was only 6.S and for the three
years previous to that time. the rate of
desertion was only 81 From 1895 to
1904 the average of desertion was only
As per cent The rate of desertiOn in
1906 was highest in the field artillery,
90 per cent. The cavalry was next
with rs per cent.
White soldiers showed desertion
average of s-4 per cent while the ne
gro soldiers showed an average of only
2.3 per cent Twenty-Five per cent of
the assertions were in the first three
months of the deserter's enlistment.
Ninety per cent of the deserters We're
of native birth and as SO per cent of
the enlisted men in 1906, were OF ma
tive birth the rate of desertion among
natives and foreigners was about the
same.
OF the men who deserted in 1905.
S13 have been apprehended and 240
surrendered to the military authori-
ties. The total number Of deserters
convicted of desertion sentenced to
confinement and dishonorable dis
charge was 62S.
The number Of desertions'' says Gen.
AfnsWOrth doubtless will be decreaS-
ed If the military authorities themselves
cease TO exercise the leniency with
which they have heretofore treated de-
serters who have been apprehended and
returned to military control
Commenting upon the finger print
system which has been adopted by the
war department as means of insuring
the detection Of fraudulent enlistments
and the Identification of deserters with
greater ease, Major General Ainsworth
says.
THE finger prints Of an unidentified
dead soldier in the field Of battle will
dead in the field should be thing of
the past. The finger prints of former
soldiers also will serve as an infanible
means of identification IN the many
pension and other cases in which it
becomes necessary to establish to the
satisfaction Of the government, the
identity of the applicants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26

Sadlier J. Hodgins or Sad as he is
better known is the second foreign
born citizen who was honored at the
last election by the citizens of Shaw
nee county who elected him register
of deeds by the handsome majority OF
2.4O0. the second highest vote received
by any candidate on the ticket sad"
was born in County Tipperary, Ire
land. the first day of June in 1867.
which places him among the younger
crowd who will keep house at the
court building for the next two years
He may well be ranked as one Of the
men who have arrived at their posi-
lions IN life through their own efforts
for he has been hard worker and has
earned every promotion which he has
received.
He came to Topeka in 1877 with his
parents and received his primary edu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26

think that Houston had paid too much
for her water system.
I'm Topeka the people are taxed for
street paving and sewers When a
street is to be paved the authorities go
over the property and designate what
ing The city does the excavat ting and
paves the cross sections, but the prop
erty owners abutting pay about so per
cent of the cost of paving. 1t is the
same with the construction of sewers.
1.-The people of Topeka are having a
great deal of trouble with their gar
bage, and don't know what to do with
method of forcing the people to pay
for the cleaning of their closets, even
after the city has done the work. How
do you manage it here? asked Mr..
Bergundthal.
We get pay for the work before
it is done replied Mr.. Thompson, who
has charge of this department we
the owners that their closets are in an
insanftary condition. If they are not
attended to within a specified time the
matter is placed before the recorder
and he does business with them and
they are fined
g That's easy replied Mr. Dren-
ming. I'll just make a note of that
and see If we can't apply it in Topeka.
The gentlemen went into every de-
tail concerning the manner in which
the different departments are con-
trolled and were greatly surprised
with the thorough business manner in
which everything is conducted. They
stated to Post representative that
they would have an interesting report
to make upon their return. It will be
rich stuff for the newspaper boys,
stated Mr.. Dreaming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26

cation in the city schools. afterwards
taking special work a [ Washburn col
lege. For seventeen years he was en-
plOyed in the Topeka postof1ce as let
ter carrier. twelve years of that time
he was chairman of the civil service
examining board. He resigned from
the service of the government to ac-
cept a position as city salesman for
the Topeka Paper company and has
been with that firm for the past two
years. The large vote which he re-
ceived indicates the popular esteem in
which he is held by those who know
him best and for the next two years
Shawnee county may well boast of the
popularity of her register of deeds as
well as his competency. Mr.. Hodgins
has announced that there will be no
change in the present working force of
his Office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
Helm Joins sox In East.

Upper Sanduslxy, O.. Nov. 26.-''E Eddie
Hahn. right fielder of the Chicago
American league baseball team, went to
New York to join the worlds cham
pions in an exhibition tour of Cuba,
has gone. He was rendered a banquet
by the citizens at Nevada, O.. and pre-
scented a gold watch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
Five Years for 8Iutinous stoker.

Portsmouth. Eng, Nov. ga first
class stoker named Moody. one OF the
ringleaders of the outbreak at the
naval barracks here November 4, was
sentenced by a court martial today to
five years penal servitude on the charge
of participating in a mutinous assem-
bly, and melting others to participate
in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26

Adams, Mass, Nov 26.-An increase
Of 5 per cent in the wages Of the en-
ployes OF the Berkshire Cotton Manu-
featuring company was announced to-
day The new scale which affects g.,
500 employees and which will go into eff
feet December 3. is per cent more
than that paid In the Fail River mills
even after last weeks increase there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
$40 ROUND TRIP.
The Great Annual Football Game
Comes on Thanksgiving Day at X. c.

Spend Thanksgiving in Kansas City,
see the big football game between
Kansas and Missouri universities, ana
take in the fine theaters there. The
Rock Island has six daily passenger
trains each way. You can leave Kan
sas City at 6:05 in the evening o-
11:1O p. m. $2.7O for the round trip.
Tickets on sale 28th and 29th, good IN
til December 3.
A. NJ. FULLER. Agent.
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$1,000
Chicago and Return Via crock
Island"

Account International Live Stock
Exposition. Tickets on sale Dec list
to 4th, limited for return Dec. 10th.
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Thanlxsgiving Day Excursion via Ros
Island

For Thanksgiving the Rock Island
viii sell tickets to points locally, 900
miles, or where one way rate is 1900
or less. at one fare and one-third for
the round trip
Tickets on sale November % and %,
limited for return December 8. 1906.
For any further information see Rock
Island agents.
A NJ. FULLER, c. P. A..
Rock Island Depot.
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school Children
Have you got your free ticket for the
0dditr.2
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Csc MerccriZed
S0teen, 12Hc

Mercerized Sateen, black and colors, lengths
from one to three yards, worth from the bolt
up to 25c per yard-Tuesday, very 4 0Ho
special half price .... 4E/Z&
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-26
Clear Out the Main Aisle

Aluminium T1afmbIes-2 for &C.
Hooks and Eyes dozen on a card 1c.
Mourning Pfns=40 in box-1c.
Hair Pins-large paper 1c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04
ICE DEALERS TO HARVEST.
Cold Snap Promises Good Supply
Warmer Heather T'o-dag.

The exceedingly cold weather. which began on
"Groundhog Day. and continued up 10 sunset yes
terday. moderated trihe before midnight. Warm
er weather is promised for to-day. The mercury
hurg about the 10 degree mark at O'Clock yester-
day morning but reached Is degrees at noon Bit
ing blasts from the northwest at every crossing
made travel exceedingly unpleasant. Heavy cloth
ing and brisk gaits inadequate protection
against the chill of yesterday and all lines had
heavy hauling.
The Lower Bay was unusually choppy and frozen
spume chung thickly to the bows of all ferryboats
The steamer Tintoretto large Argentine freighter
whose hull is black coal. came up the har-
Dor yesterday ice decked from stem to stern. The
American liner st. Louis. from Southampton
caught much of a cold northwesterly gale and
She too looked II she had been cruising through
Arctic seas.
At 1 o'clock yesterday morning PatroIman
O'Brien, of West 6Sth-st. station. found a Fill
Pine lying beside the New-York Central tracks. at
12th-ave. and 66th-st- He taken to the station
after vainy trying TO get some information from
the man. ordered a warm luncheon set before him.
The ravenously, but when DIR. Long, OF
Roosevelt Hospital, arrived, In answer to am
bulance call. he promptly dragged the man away
from the food saying that he suffering from
starvation. He took him to the hospital
The sudden change In temperature has done much
forecaster predicts rain time to-day.
followed by a drop in temperature The tenpera-
ture ranged yesterday from degrees to y de-
grees above zero
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04
OFFERINGS AT THE STORES.
FOR FULLER DETAILS CONSULT THE 4DYERTISE-
MENTS IN TO-DAYS ISSUE.

Iaces and dress Innings. They also announce a
special sale OF various silks
ABRAHAM & STRAUS. Brooklyn, announce
their February sale of household utilities. consist
Ing of agateware. coaaking utensils and heavy
tnwaTe.
B. ALTMAN & CO.. 6th-ave. and 1stk-st. call at
tention to a special sale of dress materials lace
robes. blouses for women lace draperies. and va
Tious rugs
BEST Sc CO.. West 2sd-st., lay stress on spe-
cal sale of shoes for children.
ARNHEIM. Broadway and sth-st.. make spe-
clalty of tailormade suits. trousers vests and
coats
ARNOLD, CONSTABLE & CO, Broadway and
19th-st.. advertise a special sale OF drygoods car
pets and upholstery. They also call attention TO a
sale of furs neckpieces. fur coats. fur lined coats
and mems fur coats and fur lined coats
STERN BROTHERS. West 2Sd-st., will exhibit
spring dress goods this week They also advertise
Infants outhttins black taffeta silks misses and
girls apparel silk mixed materials. wash suits for
boys and various rugs
A D. MATTHEW'S SONS. Brooklyn. call at
tenton TO a special sale of their 1906 wash goods,
sheets and pillow cases. muslins and lawns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04
THREW DYNAMITE OFF sCoW AFrRE
Waterman Did Brave Work on Blazing,
Craft on Harlem River.

The government drill scow Hudson, with 500
pounds of dynamite cartridges aboard which
caught fire early yesterday morning near the Cen
trial Bridge. the Harlem River as told IN a late
edition OF the Tribune yesterday. was burned near
~ TO the waters edge. Several boxes OF explosives
were thrown overheard by Abraham C. Quinn the
watehman, before he was forced to fee from the
boat.
dangerous place for awhile as they an engine
to the bridge directly the scOw. Thew
poured much the scOW that she SANK
and rested the bottom.
Quinn was the only man aboard the boat at chs
time. After throwing over several boxes he told
James OConnen. the engineer who runs the turn
table the bridge. Fire Headquarters was In
formed and the reserves from the West 152ds sta
ton sent to the There was cOnsideT-
able excitement at the Manhattan Casino, whers
many people were dancing. For a time there wac
Quietsd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04
AMBULANCE HORSE RUNS AWAY.
Surgeon and Driver Jump to Safety-Animal
Crashes into Express Wagon.

A Gouverneur Hospital ambulance was wrecked
and the horse injured in a runaway shortly after
o'clock last evening. No was injured there
being patient in the ambulance and the doctor
and the driver jumping before the runaway ambu-
lance horse crashed into express wagon owned
and driven by Alexander Tastrow. OF No. TSP East
6th-st.
The ambulance was driven by George Vogt. and
was in charge of DR.. Lohmier Shortly before
o'clock in response to call. the ambulance car
ried August JOsentna from his home, at No 1875
Pitt-st. to Bellevue Hospital On the way back
to Gouverneur while proceeding south on Avenue
D. the bit in the horses mouth broke. and the
horse boted.
At 1Ith-st DIR. LohmIler jumped Vogt stuck to
his seat until the horse approaching Sth-st.
He saw that a collision with the express wagon
was inevitable, and he jumped Horse and anlbu-
lance crashed into the express wagon.
The force of the collision tore the roof off the
ambulance. snla shed one side into kindng wood
and seriously injured the horse The express wagon
was only slightly injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04
HORSE FALLS ON RIDER.
One of Span Causing Trouble on
williamsburg Bridge.

Two horses attached to carriage owned by
J. NJ Hawkins of No. GA Marcy-ave., Brook
Ign, and driven by George w. Boland, of No
64h Kosciusko-st., Brooklyn. caused much ex-
element on the Williamsburg Bridge last night
In the carriage was ex-Assembyman John
Douglas. of Brooklyn, who was on his way to
the Murray Hill Hotel When the horses
reached the Manhattan tower Of the bridge, for
some unknown reason they became frightened
and bolted. Bolands efforts TO stop them We're
without avail Patrolman Gesell grasped
bride, but lost his footing and was dragged
about one hundred feet. Two other policemen
finally brought the horses TO a stop.
Boland refused to drive the horses further
and sent word to the owner, who sent a man
named Joseph Ward to the bridge to take charge
Of the more fractions animal. Hardly had he
mounted the horse than he thrown off
narrowly escaping being hurled from the bridge
When he reached the Brooklyn side he again
mounted the horse The animal reared so high
that he fell backward, with Ward underneath.
Ward severely injured and treated by
ambulance surgeon from the Eastern Dis
trict Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04
PAID TO MARRY MOTHER.
Daughter alleged to Haze Giuen
BRIDEGROOM, Thousand Dollars.

Duluth. Mimi. Feb 3.-Alonzo ]. Whiteman &C
his sister. Mrs. A ]. Gibbs, OF paying James
Lindsay sO0O to marry her mother. thereby getting
many thousand dollars under the provision Of her
fathers will. The charge is made in deposition
of Whiteman, who is IN Auburn Prison. New
York. for forgery. A suit has been brought In the
federal court to set aside will alleged 10 be fraud
ulent.
George F. Perkins. who held Judgment OF $4,000
against Whteman. is plaintiff. and Clara j. Gibbs.
Alfred L. Gibbs and the Cloquet Lumber Company
defendants. with the Detroit Trust Company
intervenor. The suit involves the title 1900
OF valuable land In ST. Louis County.
Reuben Whiteman. father OF AIonzo and Clara
whiteman, had a large fortune. BY the terms of
his will Whiteman left his wealth to his son and
daughter. with q life estate TO his wife. II she
married however, it was provided that il should go
to the and daughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04
PAID, BUT DID NO WORK.
Employees of Durham Testify at
Pennsylvania Insurance Inquirg.

Harrisburg, Penn, Feb a-The important
information brought out at to-day's inquiry by the
legislative committee into the affairs of the Penn
sylVania Insurance Department was that there
was no check on the expenditures Of that depart
ment. The taking OF testimony was practically
completed to-day. and the committee will meet
again on Monday to prepare its report for presenta
ton to the legislature next Tuesday
T. n. ]. Reed and Charles B. Grey Of Pha-
delpha, who were carried the payroIls of the
Insurance Department under the Durham admin
lstraton and performed no service, according TO
Deputy Commissioner McCulloch, were among the
chief witnesses to-day. Both said that they rem
dered service to the State, although they admitted
having done no work at the department.
Reeds statement that he was paid for the ex-
animation OF beneficial societies was contradcted
by McCulloch who declared the department had
no supervision whatever over such organiza tons
Reed emphatically denied that his appointment had
any connection with his service as a juror in the
trial OF eX-kepresentatve Samuel Salter of PhiIa-
deiphla, a few years ago, on the charge of ballot
box stufffng.
Grey said he was Durham's personal messenger,
and that great deal of his work consisted In de-
iyerlng MESSAGES and letters and answering ques-
tons OF persons who called the former Commits
sioner's office in Philadelphia. He was dropped
from the payroll after he appointed O court
tipstaff, which place he now holds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04

r. II. MACY & co. announce for this week their
mdwner special sale OF furniture including parlor
and dining suits chiffoniers and odd dTessers
They also call attention to sale of womens tail
ored suits. embroideres laces. millinery. undergar
ments for women. dress goods. wash fabrics. bed
spreads and linens. They also advertise floor
ear draperies couches and grocery speclalties.
HACKETT. CARHART & co. advertise a special
sale of fur coats, fur lined coats small furs and
winter coats for women and misses.
THE SIEGEI~COOPER COMPANY offers a
special sale this week of new silks and various
rugs.
A. A. VANTINE & CO., Broadway. between 18th
and 18th SITS, will have exhibition advance
showing OF spring and summer silks
H. OiNEILL & CO. 6th-ave, between 10Th and
21st SITS. showing a selection OF semi
trimmed hats. They also call attention TO special
sale OF suits for women. womens furs and fur gar
ments. skirts and undermuslins-
SIMPSON CRAWFORD COMPANY, 6th-ave,
between 18th and 10Th SITS. will hold their annual
February sale of wash dresses, pettcoats. embroid
cred robes. underwear and linens.
HEARN. West l4th-st., advertses dressmakers
spring sale OF broadcloths, dressmakers' findings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04
BUILDING MEN FIRM.
Employers Fear Little Trouble from
{. Il. L. Resolutions.

The building trades employers conferred yester-
day at the Building Trades Club resolutions
passed at the meeting of delegates of the building
unions on Friday night, called by the executive
committee 0" the Central Federated Union. The
resolutions call the unions under the arbitration
agreement 10 go sympathetic strike FeDru-
airy 10 if before that time the shop policy of
the Allied Iron Associations in the structural iron
trade is rescinded and the closed shop restored
They also provided that all building trade unions
affiliated with the Central Federated Union be
pended if they do not obey
The employers admitted yesterday that the stu
alton is perpIexiug, but did not think the Central
Federated Union could do anything which would
cause serious trouble. on behalf of the employers
committee ii stated that the members did not
think interference by the Central Federated Union
would be much of factor. They believe the
unions will stand by the arbitration agreement. 1t
is admitted that the hOuseSmths were wrong in
violating the arbitration agreement.
The resolutions. before they become operative.
will have be Endorsed by unions.
The universal opinion among the employers yes
terday that this committee do nothing.
The employers have declared for the open shop.
and between the open and closed shop COM
promise is possible. they say.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04
MURDERED SYRIAN BURIED.
Accused Men Held-RepOrt that Comps-,
triots Were Armed in Court.

John Stephen the Syrian. who murdered
Wednesday night In the Syrian quarter was buried
yesterday in Calvary Cemetery. The funeral took
place at the mans home No. 30 Hicks-st Brook
Iyn and then the body taken 10 the Chapel
of St Joseph Marronite. No. 81 and Sl3 Washing
ton-st this city. Father IAveIle of St Patrick's
Cathedral, assisted In the celebration OF the
When the two charged with numbering
Stephen were brought before Magistrate Walsh I'm
the Tombs court yesterday. he admitted them to
81 800 bail and put the examination until
February Is Abraham Levy. counsel for the pris-
oners. caused considerable excitement when he said
that many OF the SyrianS in the court arulad
with revolverS. Orders were given to have every
Syrian in the court pass through double line OF
detectives on their way out Each persons cloth
ing was searched, but not a single revolver was
found.