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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-06
SHE DRINKS Kerosene.
Omaha Girl Mixes It in whisky for
.'Highballs."

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 6-Drinking
kerosene has dethroned the reason of
Caroline Duckstein, maid at the
Utopia hotel, and she is now in the
matron's department at police head
quarters a raving maniac.
The woman, whose home is Burling
ton, Iowa. was a one time a hard
drinker Of whisky. This drink became
too weak for her. and she mixed kero-
sene with whisky. Finally dropping
the whisky altogether she became
kerosene hend-
Police Surgeon Elmore was trying
to pacify the woman this morning, but
she refused treatment until he prom
ised to bring her gallon OF kerosene.
Whisky was offered her, but she re-
fused it, and she offered fine watch
she was wearing for a glass of kero-
sene.
Local physicians state that it is the
first case Of the kind under their OBJ
servation.
The mixture of whisky and kero-
sene, to the drinking of which the wo-
man had become addicted, she called
kerosene highballs." But these hfsh-
balls are now distasteful to her, and
she now drinks her kerosene
straight"
Kerosene, that's what I want" she
declared. Il drink it straight. now.
the real, unadulterated product of
John Rocefellers big combine. It
makes me feel good. It's the only
drink that does make me feel good
now I've drunk gallons of It. and ex-
pect to drink gallons more before I
die"
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DANDELION FAvORlTE.
Hitchcock Entry Regarded as the
Winner at Saratoga.

Saratoga, n. Y. Aug. 6.-The Sara
toga handicap, last in the sequence of
great open events for horses three
years old and upward. will be run to-
day as the feature of the opening of
the summer races here The stake
viii have a value of $500 and in
the announcement of the entries for
the first day of the meeting eight
horses are named to run. The quality
OF the field is not extraordinary
twenty-five days of racing are pro-
vided for by the programme of the
Saratoga association for the improve
ment of the breed of horses. and rich
prizes are distributed literally through
the four weeks of racing. The big
events include the $40, 900 Saratoga
Special for 2-year-olds, to be run next
saturday; the $40, 900 Hopeful for ?
year-olds and the $14, 900 Great Re-
pubic, to be run Saturday, August 49,;
the $40, 900 Saratoga Derby, to be run
August %, and the $4,000 Grand
Union Hotel stakes and the $4,000
United States Hotel stakes to be run
on dates in the middle of the meeting.
me Saratoga handicap, at one mile
ana a quarter, is one of three stakes
set Tor decision today, but so far out
ranks the other fixtures as to be the
event of the afternoon. Of the eight
horses named to start only two, Dan
del1on and Dolly Spanker, have at
tracted attention in the turf world this
season. though Yves. at the Salem
meeting, did show a great improve
ment on his earlier form and won sew
eral really smart contests. Dandelion,
winner of the Invincible handicap at
Brighton Beach last week, is named
by his owner. F. R. Hitchcock, to
start coupled with the FLY TangIe, a
fair class 2-year-old of last season.
which has not been to the post this
year.
In the estimates of the betting last
night the Hitchcock entry is regarded
as the probable favorite in the open
ing betting today. Bedouin which has
been slow coming to his best form. is
regarded by many as the next in favor,
with Dolly Spanker as the third choice.
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BEST CURE FOR CANCER.
DIR. Sem Declares That Tight Lacing Is
Conducive to the Dread Disease.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Dr. Nicholas Sem
brought back from Africa. whence he
returned to Chicago. confirmation Of
his belief that cancer is a civilized"
disease.
DR.. Sem spent from $4,000 to $4,000
worth Of time-at the cash value per
hour of his time-on his first day at
home for four months, telling a half
dozen newspaper men more than all
the world, except himself and a score
of specialists like him, know about the
fearful disease. He summed up his
own learning in the statement that the
disease is still incurable except by the
knife in it's incipient stages, and that
the best preventive Is clean, plain
living.
His investiga tions of the natives Of
Africa served to strengthen his convic-
ton that cancer Is a product Of civili-
zation, like apoplexy and scores OF
other exotic ailments. He could not
ind nor hear of a case of cancer
among the "Hamites." as he termed
them And from the fact that he
found the disease to be an unknown
one to the Eskimos of Greenland he is
assured that climate has nothing what
ever to do with it Climate did not
cause It and climate will not cure it.
1.-THE nearer the human race ap-
breaches the animal habits. particu-
larly IN the matter of diet and dress
the freer 1t is from cancer, he said
Cancer comes from overlooking and
everything. The seed of it is in a child
at birth: it develops when the system
begins to run down, say q t as.
drinking, commanding. unnat-
ural habits of women. like lacing, all
those things help to plant the seeds Of
cancer in the child.
II want to tell the people generally
what cancer Is. and how they may pre-
vent it." he said. Such things for
instance. as smoking of itself never
causes cancer, but the irritation Of the
lips and throat of those predisposed to
the disease is what develops it
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at large. The guardhouse is very weak
and prisoners break out of It frequent
~
The six prisoners who escaped are
George Davis. deserter. six months
more to serve; w. E. Lawson. deserter,
six months more to serve: Charles O.
Altman, deserter, eighteen months more
to serve; Walker Ryan, who was leader
IN the outbreak and once escaped from
the guardhouse at Fort Riley. waiting
trial for desertion: F. A. Williamson,
deserter, awaiting trial; F. F. Brown,
charged with burning himself to escape
marching to Fort Riley. 1t was planned
to have the three last taken to Fort
Riley next week to be tried by court
martial A reward of $50 is offered for
the apprehension of each prisoner.
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JOINTS RAIDED TO MUSIC.
'swhat You Coin to Do When the
Rent Comes Dues the Closing Air.

Kansas City, Kan. Aug. 6.-Whhe
a music box in the place played
Nearer Ny God to Thee Oscar Haner
and Harry Bell. deputy sherifIs, strip
ped the Soda Springs joint at Eigh-
teenth street and Argentine boulevard
of its fixtures and confiscated the
liquor yesterday morning. Rem
Edgerton, who owns the place, was be-
hind the bar and more than fifty ire
quenters were milling about In front
of the bar when the deputy sheriffs en-
tered the room.
Il reckon its a raid said Edgerton
as he took off his apron and stepped
from behind the bar.
You guessed right replied both
deputies.
said Deputy Sheriff Haner.
Edgerton complied and the wreck
ing worked started.
1--WE ought to have little music,
remarked one of the bystanders as ne
placed a coin in tbs music box.
The deputies attacked the box with
sledge hammers just as the music OF
the old church song began.
All the fixtures in the place were
taken out. A half barrel of beer ana
a small quantity of whisky was all the
LIQUOR found. Everything except the
r11usic box and the cuspidors was load
ed into a wrecking wagon. The last
piece of furniture was loaded, the mu-
sic box was started again and as
Fdgerton left the place in the custody
of the officers. he heard the hooking
strains of what You Coin to Do
When the Rent Comes 'Round?"
The joint of Tim McShane at sos
Central avenue was raided yesterday
afternoon. George Brown. the bar
tender. was arrested and placed in jail.
The deputy sheriffs confscated ten
half barrels Of beer and four gallons of
The warrants for both raids were is
sued by Judge Holt of the court OF
common pleas at the instance of c. ".
Trickett assistant attorney general
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SUICIDE ON A TRAIN.
Montgomery County Farmer Worried
Over Financial SIisdeeds.

independence, Kan. Aug. 6.-Roh-
ert Macy was found dead upon the
steps of the smoking car of a Santa Fe
train near here at midnight of Satur-
day There was bullet wound in
his head and it is believed that he
committed suicide because of f1nan-
cial difficulties
Macy. who was a farmer, was
trustee of Sycamore township, but is
not believed to have been short in his
accounts there. It is limited how
ever. that he was in financial diff
culties and could not see his way clear
to get out OF the trouble. He had
started to leave the country and then
changed his mind One note read:
Friends: 1 thought I would try to
leave the country; then 1 made up my
mind to come back and do this awful
deed so my family would know where
was. ROBERT MACY.
Another was left with a check and
read:
This is for Ethel to pay for her or
gan. Goodbye, Ethel, be a good girl
and think of me.
A third read:
Well. friends, this is an awful thing
to do. but circumstances drove me to
it. I have suffered hell twenty times
over the last three days trying to
make up my mind to do this Who
ever finds me take me to my family
northeast Of Independence.
A touching farewell to his wife and
little boy followed. Macy was about
forty years old. He leaves a wife and
two children. He has always borne q
good reputation.
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MADE TO SIGN BAD CHECKS.
Explanation of the Suicide of a New
ton Man in Denver.

Denver, Aug. 6.-The motive for the
suicide of Harry B. Waldorf of Newton,
Kan, who killed himself in Denver last
June, has been revealed, and if the re-
ports made to the Denver police are
true, the young man was another victim
of gang Of "bunco'' men who infest
Denver. Waldorf after being cheated
out of his money, was induced to sign
a check on a Kansas bank which he
knew was not good Fearing exposure
and the shame 1t might bring his faith
er he committed suicide
Investigation into the death Of Wal
dorf, who was q young locomotive fire.
man of Newton, made by private de-
tectives in the employ of the dead
mans parents, has brought to the at
tention Of the Denver police evidence
which is said to show conclusiveIy that
Waldorf was beaten out of $400 in cash
and new revolver and forced to sign
checks on the State bank of Newton
for money that he did not possess A
check for 800 signed by Waldorf and
made payable to L. H. Blonger recently
was returned from the State bank of
Newton, on which it was drawn, mark
ed short" This gave the police and
detectives their cue and subsequent evil
dence which is said to connect Blonger
and the "bunco ring of Denver with
WalGorf's death was ferreted out.
Lou Blonger, known as the king of
bunco steerers, denies ever knowing
young Waldorf and says he merely
tried to cash the check for friend.
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STATE GETS IT'S INTEREST.
Nearly Eight Thousand Dollars for
the Fiscal Year.

During the fiscal year ending June
80, 1906, the state has received ST.
1929 interest on its state funds. In
addition to this, the new depository
law has allowed the various counties
to keep their state funds in the coun-
ty repositories for long time, thus
securing for the counties a large
amount Of interest which has in times
past been lost. It is supposed to have
been the "perquisite'' or the state
treasurer to collect interest on state
funds for his personal benefit.
The books of the state treasurer
show that the expense of the state of
Kansas for the fiscal year ended June
80 exceeded the receipts by more than
a half million dollars. The receipts
during the entire year were 1885,
5O55.03 and the disbursements
amounted to s4,402. 21O.S3. There
would have been a deficiency at the
end of the year had it not been for the
fact that there was a balance in the
treasury at the beginning of the year,
amounting to $777,S90.49. The bal
ance in the treasury at the end of the
year was $271,1S5.19.
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UNION rEAa1srERs MEET.
International brotherhood in Annual
Convention at Chicago.

Chicago, Aug 6.-Union teamster
leaders from many cities in the United
States and Canada gathered here today
for the opening session of the annual
convention of the International Brother
hood of Tea,msters. The political dis
turbances within the organization which
will be brought to a focus in the cleo
ton are expected to provide stormy
meetings and before the convention was
called to order today there was a divis-
ion OF opinion as to whether the internal
disputes should be fought out in open
meeting or behind closed doors
c. P. Shea, the president. who is out
for reelection, with Albert Young and
a number OF other aspirants for the
presidency of the organization against
him, favored public sessions.
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SIXTEEN GOLF PLAYERS.
Those Who WIN Contest for the Presi-
dents Cup.

The first round of match play for the
presidents cup at the Golf and Country
club must be played on. or before Satur-
day, August IL Drawings for the play
have been made and the bulletins are
posted on the bulletin board at the club
house. and the handicaps allowed contest
ants in the match play have also been
posted on the veranda at the club house.
Contestants must obtain special score
cards for the match play and must return
the same properly filled out
The following is an official schedule Nof
the scores made in the qualifying rounds
for the cup. the first sixteen being entered
in the match play:
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SEIZED BY TEN-YEAR-OLD.
Football Tackle Led to Bank Robbers
Capture and Recovery of $4,000.

Cleveland, O.. Aug 6-Sebastian Ii
otta, a 10-year-old boy, captured the
man who had robbed his fathers bank
by a football tackle. The robber had
succeeded in stealing nearly $1,000 from
Bianco Italiana. on Orange street,
shortly before noon. and babe fair to
make his escape until young Lolita
stopped his progress by tripping him
and chnging tenaciously to his legs un-
til his father and several other men
arrived. The robber, who gave his
name as Bert Donaldson, a waiter II
1898 East Eleventh street, tried to
shake young Lolita off by beating him
repea teddy over the head, but the lad
bravely kept his hold. although he was
dragged for a long distance.
Donaldson entered the bank whlcn
is owned by Gaettano Lolita. while ths
latter's wife was alone behind the cousS~
ter. Without a word he dashed behind
the counter, and. grabbing nearly So, 600
in bills, made off. The woman screamed
and her husband came running in with
a revolver. He rushed after the rob-
Der. firing three shots at him, and was
Joined by a score of men.
The robber got good start, and was
just rounding a corner when young
Lolita threw himself at the robbers
feet tripping him to the ground. The
elder Lolita and his small-sized posse
soon reached the scene and held him
until the police came.
It Is believed Donaldson had two ac-
complies. one Of whom was arrested
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Joplin lost again yesterday and To-
peka by winning is now but one point
behind first place.
The awning on DrechsePs shoe store
was torn down by the heavy wind
Sunday afternoon.
A number of large awnings were torn
from store fronts on Kansas avenue
during the storm last evening.
Hutchinson plays here this afternoon
and tomorrow Wichita opens series
of three games. Tomorrow is ladies
day.
Topekans are beginning to believe
that there is considerable truth in the
old adage. 1T never rains but it
pOurs."
It is the hope Of many that the
rains Of the last few days have
drowned all Of the chigres in this
vicinity.
A new way has been suggested by
fan to get It to rain. He says the
surest way Is to put Companion in the
box to pitch.
a lot Of trouble for the telephone and
gas companies who had excavations
well under way.
The annual election Of the officers
of the Willard W. c. T. u will be held
Tuesday at the residence of Mrs. zane,
1715 Clay street.
In one Of the flower beds on the
are set out 50 that they spell thesmagic
name Roosevelt"
The Topeka Giants seem to continue
their winning streak Yesterday at
West Liberty, Iowa, they won by
ene-sided score of II to 2.
This local tent and awning manufac-
turers have heavy trade developed
from people in the city who like to
sleep out in tents on their lawns.
Coach Weede who will have charge of
the football playing squad at Wash
burn college this season announces that
practice will commence earlyin Septem-
Der.
The work of rebuilding the arch on
the north side Of the state house has
been completed and the workmen have
now commenced work on the south
arch.
Today is the day that you look
around for the umbrella that you left
at the Office on Saturday. It is also
the day that you fail to ind the UNI
brella-
The work of renovating and redecorat-
ing Rice ana sHolbrOok halls at Wash
burn has been completed and these
buildings are ready for the opening of
ehs term.
ne White Wings will not have much
work to do for some time to come for
the streets are cleaner now than thew
nave been at any time this year, thanks
ID the rains.
RI T. Kreipe. secretary of the Kansas
state Exposition company, has an
nounced that the summer meeting or
tna exposition will be held from Septem-
Der 10 to IS
r. F. Dolan. general superintendent
oE the southwe stern district of the
rock Island is expected to return to
his Office in week or ten days, after
b long Illness.
The city council meets this evening
~ its regular monthly session. The
repair of the Sixth avenue viaduct is
e of the important items to come up
for consideration
A number of baseball fans who at
sended the game yesterday afternoon
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ne others who played in the qualifying
contest and their scores were:
HIS BIGGEST PARTY.
President Roosevelt Entertains Num-
Der of Guests.

Oyster Bay. L. L. Aug. president
Roosevelt will entertain the largest
party today which has gathered at Sag
amore Hill this season. The guests
will be Mr. and Mrs. William ]. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. George J. Smith of Cold
Springs harbor, Representative W. w.
Cox of the First New York district and
John A. Steycher, editor of Leslie's
Weekly.
Mr.. Youngs was secretary to Presi-
dent Roosevelt when he was governor of
New York.
Mr.. Smith formerly represented in
congress the Ulster district.
Senator Boise Penrose of Pennsyl-
vania today paid his second visit of the
season to the president.
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SIX PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Made way Through Hole in the Wall
at Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. Six gen
eraI military prisoners, all deserters but
one. escaped from the Fort Leavenworth
guardhouse shortly before 9 o'clock last
night They were in the bathroom and
while two worked to dig a. hole in the.
brick wall the others sang and made a
noise. There were twenty-three prison.
ers in the guardhouse, and it was plan
ned for all to escape, but negro cav
airy soldier at a cavalry barracks no
tfced them era Wing through the hole IN
the brick wall and gave an alarm to a
sentry. The sentry shot to stop the six
who we're outside They all gained the
woods on Sheridan's drive and are now
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HOTTEST OF THE YEAR.
New Workers Are Beginning to sleep
on the Sidewalks.

New York. Aug. 6.-With tempera-
ture at rs degrees and humidity So per
cent this forenoon. today promised to
prove as oppressive in New York a.
yesterday which recorded the hottest
weather of the year. Three deaths and
many prostrations were reported early
today and thousands FASTENED to near
by resorts in quest of cooler atmosphere
In the thickly populated districts of the
east side last night many persons sought
relief from the heat by sleeping on the
sidewalk, on fire escapes and in parks.
One man while asleep on a fire escape
today fell in the street below and was
killd-
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WEssON is DEAD.
Revolver Maker Was 81 Years
Old and Observation-Disclosures

Springfield, Mass. Aug. s.-After an
illness of almost four years Daniel
Baird Wessons a multi-millionaire re-
volver manufacturer, is dead here of
heart failure. Mr.. Wesson was the
founder of the firm of Smith & Wesson
and had been the manufacturer of
guns and revolvers the greater part of
his life.
attending the public schools in Wor-
cester, Mass, the place of his birth, he
learned the gunsmith's trade under his
brother, Edwin. After his brothers
death. in 1850, he founded the firm of
Smith & WessOn, manufacturers of re-
volvers. Up until his last illness he
was actively engaged in the manage
ment of the firm. Associated with Mr.
Wesson in his business were his two
sons, Walter Wesson and Joseph Wes-
son, both of whom are millionaires.
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DEATH OF MRS. TOM LAWSON.
Wife of the Ffnancier Was Suffering
With Heart Disease.

scituate. Mass. Aug. s.-Mrs.
Thomas W. Lawson. wife of the Bos-
ton financier. died at Dreamwold, Mr..
Lawson's summer home here. Sunday
Mrs. Lawson has been suffering from
heart disease for several months. With
the exception Of her son, Arnold. all Of
Mrs. Lawson's children and her hus-
band were at her bedside when the
end came. Arnold Lawson arrived
home shortly afterward-
Mrs. Lawson. before her marriage to
Mr.. Lawson in 1873. was Miss Good
willie, OF Cambridge.
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HAS SLEPT 10 DAYS.
Dodge City Woman Swallows Liquid
Food InvoIuntarily.

Dodge City, Kan. Aug 6.-Mrs
Maud Averill. of this city, has been
sleeping for sixteen days and at this
time shows no signs of awaking. The
only nourishment she has received is
the white of an egg. little wine
forced into her mouth at intervals Of
several hours, and which she involun-
tarily swallows. Her sleep appears to
be that of complete exhaustion and
without pain
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WE'RE WE'LL STOCKED UP.
Arrested FredOnia Druggists Have on
Hand 16S Gases of Beer.

Fredonia, Kan, Aug. &c D Mike
sell, assistant attorney general for Will
son county, Instituted three suits
against each of two Neodesha druggists
who have permits to sell intoxicating
liquors, a criminal action. an injunction
suit and a suit against their permit
bonds The druggists are L. P. Cal
breath and Ross Porter. In the crimi-
nal action each is charged with 10
counts. eleven sales. and two nuisance
counts Under the thirteenth count In
each information q search and seizure
warrant was issued ordering the search
of the basement story of the Hurst
building in Neodesha. The defendants
were arrested Saturday and brought to
Fredonia Each gave 81. 900 bond The
Hurst building was searched and 165
cases of beer and 10 cases of empty
bottles belonging to the two druggists
were seized and are now in the custody
of the sheriff.
The druggists to obtain their permits
were each compelled to give a bond in
the sum of 81. 900 as q condition that
they would conform to the law in the
making of sales of liquor. IT is for
forfeiture of these bonds that two of
the suits are brought. The injunction
suits were brought to restrain the fur
Their illegal sale of intoxicating liquor
by the druggists. The records in the
ONCE of the probate judge Of Wilson
county show that in July each OF the
druggists sold about 165 cases of beer,
mostly for kidney trouble" Galbreath
sold about the same amount in June.
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Salina, kan, Aug. 6.--Assaria. in the
south part of the county. suffered from
fire Saturday night. The large cooper
atfve store together with a residence
near by. were destroyed The loss is es-
tfmated at $4,000. The origin of the fire
IS unknown
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5000 Chicago and Return Via Rock
Island

Tickets on sale Aug 1. and s.
limited for return Aug. IS Also on
IL u and 18th, limited for return
Aug. 22nd For fun information see
A. N Fuller. R. I. Depot.