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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
AFTER NEW KIND OF RECORD.
J. NJ. Waterbury to Play Piano for
Twenty-Five Hours.

J. M. Waterbury, who is advertised
as a continuous piano player. will strive
to break his own record OF 271k hours
continuous playing made at Wichita
last week at the skating rink, commenc-
ing at o'clock Saturday evening.
Mr.. Waterbury's contract says that he
must play for at least 25 hours without
stopping for food or drink, but it is his
intention to do even better than this if
possible. Taking his place at the piano
at promptly o'clock he win commence
playing and simultaneously skating viii
begin. The rink win be kept open all
Of Saturday night as well as all day
Sunday and the skaters viii have the
privilege of skating as long as the music
continues which viii be at least 25
hours.
Kansas is claimed as home by Mr..
Waterbury, who was born at Emporia
Is years ago, though most of his life
has been spent in the east where he
has followed piano playing for liven-
hood. When Mr.. Waterbury is not on
the road travelling and giving eXhibi-
tions he finds plenty to do in the larger
cities with the music stores, where he
plays in the windows. Il learned music, .
said Mr.. Waterbury who is a. rather in
teresting character, because I liked it,
and it came rather natural for me.
Then discovered that I did not tire
as most musicians do and began playing
at endurance contests and have been
very successful, never having been de-
feated but one time. never play but
one endurance date in week as It
takes me nearly a week to recover from
the fatigue incident to a contest of this
kind While this may be very properly
termed a freak way Of earning
living it has proven very profitable for
me and at present am earning more
money in this work than could in any
Ofher'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
ON THE ROCKS,
Bic Freight steamer Nearly Wrecked
in a Snow Storm.

scituate. Mass, Feb. 15.-Running
her distance in a heavy snow storm
the Leyland line passenger and
freight steamer DevOnian, which
sailed from Liverpool on February
with four passengers and a crew of
SO. struck on the lodges at this place
about / O'Clock this morning The
officers of the DevOnian had been try
ing to sight Minot's ledge lighthouse
before entering Boston harbor, but
missed it by four miles and brought
up on the rocks. At daylight she was
living among the rocks and about 500
feet from the shore. A volunteer
crew, headed by Captain Stanley, of
the Third Hill life saving station. his
own men being OFF duty, rowed out to
the steamer. Captain Ridley OF the
Devonian informed the life savers that
his steamer was light and in little
danger though hard on the ledge, and
he asked that tugs be summoned from
Boston The volunteers returned to
the beach to telephone for the tugs
assistance. Later they went back
again. to be near the Devonian in
case of emergency. The passengers
were not taken off then. During the
forenoon the snow storm changed to
rain. There was no immediate dan
ger Of the ship breaking &p.
The Devonian is one of the largest
and newest transatlantic liners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
THEY FIX 1T UP.
Purchase OF $4,000 Bonds for Sinking
Fund Approved.

At a meeting of the commissioners
authorized to buy bonds for the state
sinking fund which was held Wednes-
day afternoon. the action Of Governor
Hoch and Secretary of State Burrow
in buying $4,000 worth of govern
ment bonds for the fund was ratified.
and Auditor Wells was authorized to
draw his warrant on the state treas
urer in favor Of the National Park
bank Of New York city in the sum Of
$29, ,871-25 to pay for the bonds.
This settles up the furry which was
occasioned by the refusal of Auditor
Wells to credit Treasurer KeIly's ac-
count with S29, 900 which the gov
ernOr and secretary of state had or
dered Kelly to spend.
+. L. Williams. Governor Hoch's pri-
vate secretary, denies that Treasurer
Kelly had anything to do with the af-
fair He said;
1T isn't right to accuse Kelly of en-
gineering this deal. when the order
made by the governor and secretary of
state. Mr. Kelly ought to be given
fair treatm ent-''
The official order which was drawn
up and signed by the three members
Of the board IS in part as follows:
Whereas, we. as commissioners.
acting through the governor and sec
retary of state have heretofore re-
Quested the National Park bank, or
New York City, New York, which bank
is the fiscal agent of the state OF Kan
sas in New York city, to purchase
bonds of the United States for said
sinking fund as follows: Two 80 year
Il S registered per cent of issue Of
1906 for 100000 each, and three 80
year Z. S. registered 4 per cent of is
sue of 1895 for 100000 each. at the
price of 29,s71-25. being at a premium
Of 297s per cent, the same being the
of purchase.
Now, therefore. it is hereby or
dered and directed that the purchase
so made be ratified and said bonds be
accepted under the law for the said
sinking fund and that the auditor of
state be and is authorized to draw his
warrant on the state treasurer in favor
of the National Park bank of New
York city in said sum of s29,871-25, to
pev the price of said bonds so pur-
chased -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
JUST \ LITTLE SNOW.
And That Lasted Only Until the Sun
Rose.

Just little skift of the powdered su-
sar Varlety Of snow fell last night and
as soon as the sun found it this morn
Ing It disappeared without leaving
enough dampness to lay the dust. The
snow began falling just at MIDNIGHT
with q rise in the mercury which was
hour.
The cold wave which swept down on
Topeka so unannOunced has departed
IN the same manner. and there is little
LETT today to indicate that the mercury
was so dangerously near the zero point
within the past "A hours, excepting the
remembrance.
The little breeze today is blowing
from the southeast at the rate Of six
miles an hour and carries with it
warmth instead of co1dness.
A big white square flag floating from
the flag pole with a black pennant above
it indicates that the weather viii be fair
tonight and Friday If nothing unlocked
for transpires. The small black pen
nant which surmounts the square Of
white indicates that with the fair
weather which Is predicted VIII also
come a rise in the tempera ture-
The hourly temperatures for today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
FIX UP new RULES
Rock Island Revises Contract With
Trainmen.

A new schedule and set OF rules un-
der which the conductors and train
men on the Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific railway company viii work,
which is not only eminently satisfac-
tory to the men but the officials of
the company as well, has been agreed
to by the grievance committees of con-
ductors and trainmen and the Operat-
ing officials of the road. Although the
grievance committees and the otdc1als
were in session in Chicago off and on
for about three weeks, only cOnclud-
ing their labors the latter part of last
week, negotiations were conducted
along harmonious lines This length
of time was consumed in readjusttng
the schedules and rules on the va
riOus divisions of the road so that they
would be in conformity. Several Of
the divisions of the system are re-
Gently acquired lines, and until this
year not only the trainmen and con
ductOrs but all the other employees
have been working under the sched-
ules which prevailed when the lines
were individual roads. These condi-
tions were anything but agreeable to
the men and the officials, but it neces-
sarily took a lot of time to rearrange
the schedules on a uniform basis
Dan E. Cain, general manager of
the Rock Island, who was one of the
Representatives Of the company at the
conferences ana W no returned from
Chicago the first of the week, said to-
day a most acceptable schedule had
been agreed to as a result Of the con-
ferences.
mo demands were made by the
men," said Mr. Cain f'for a change in
requests for changes in rules and
schedules whereby the men under the
present wage scale would get what
would practically be an increase in
pay and most of these requests were
granted These changes relate to over
time, work on branch lines, work
trains and local freight trains, and
under the new conditions the men
afected will receive more pay than
they have been, but the wage scale
has not been changed. Our con
ferences were most satIsra ctOry and
harmonious, and I guess the results
are most acceptable to all concerned" !"
Speaking in a general way of the
affairs on the Rock Island, Mr. Cain
said that they were never in better
shape, with but one exception, and
that is the shortage of freight cars
SO great is the volume Of business
orered US, said Mr. Cain. chat I be-
neVe we could actually use ten thou
sand more cars this week If we had
them, but we are getting new cars
right along and they will begin to
come faster, so conditions will be re-
Heved soon. AS an evidence of the
rush Of business we would he work
ing now continuing the rebaIlasting of
the El Paso division il we did not
nave TO use our ballast cars for haul
ing coal for commercial purposes"
Mr- Cain said that he had not vet
received a detailed budget of the
amount Of money he is to be allowed
this year for improvements to the por-
ton of the system under MS supervi
sion, and could not say just what i'm
provements would be undertaken first
He expects to get his budget within a
few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
Enright Is ont Of It.

z. A. Enright, who recently announc-
ed himself as a candidate for congress
in the Second district, has withdrawn
from the race. Enright lives in Kansas
City, Kan, and had the Second district
fight been settled by means of con-
vention he might have been able to use
the TVyandotte county delegation effec-
lively for trading purposes. But the de-
cisfon to settle the fight by means of a
primary left very little show for En-
right. Mr. Enright issued the follow
ing statement:
ssMr. Allen and Mr.. Scott agreed to an
arrangement for conducting the pri-
mary in this district which practically
eliminates Wyandotte county from hav-
ing a congressman. The said arrange
nent Is so satisfactory that I have
not been a candidate since It was made,
and have only waited to make the an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15

nouncement to let my friends through
out the district hear from me.
In my judgment the said arrange
ment VIII continue in this county the
unfair method Of conducting primaries
which received the condemnation OF the
convention which nominated Governor
Hoch
The bitterness and the rivalry of fac
tlonal politicians all over the state will
convert this district into two hostlle
camps Of Allen and Scott, which means,
1 suppose, that the arbiter of the con-
test viii be factional prejudice. IN
der such conditions I cannot afford 10
accept the service of my friends in the
district, or suffer them to drag me be-
meath the millstones of these contend
ing forces
Lew E. Clogston, an attorney at
Eureka, Kan, has announced that he
viii be a candidate for congress from
the Fourth district against J. NJ. Miller
Inls is the first occurrence to mar the
serenity of Miller's campaign MT
Clogston is a young attorney. He says:
Il am candidate for congress. Ny
friends have encourage me to enter the
contest and think stand a good show
to win; at any rate, I will make the
race"
[. E. Clogston is a son of the late J.
B. ClogstOn, who was at one time a
member of the Kansas supreme court
commission and who also figured very
prominently in local politics. having
been a member Of the state legislature
from his district for three consecutive
terms. L E. CIogstoE has been practic-
ing law since 1891 five years of which
time was spent in Pond Creek, o. T.,
the remainder of the time at
Eureka. Senator George T.
Tucker of Eureka. frequently
mentioned as possible candi-
date for congress against J. NJ. Miller,
upon being interviewed upon the pro-
position said:
''There is no foundation whatever for
the story. am not a candidate for con-
gress against J. NJ. Miller, and viii not
be-
J. NJ. Gilman, Leavenworth's candi-
date for state superintendent OF
schools, has formally announced his
withdrawal from the race. He stated
that his reason for Withdrawing is the
fact that Leavenworth cannot hope
for more than one nomination for a
state Office, and had three candidates
Don c. Smith. assistant attorney
general Of Oklahoma, who has just
returned from the meeting of insur-
ance commissioners in Chicago, seems
to think that Kansas was very well
represented at that meeting. Mr..
Smith says that G. Fl LuIing, the Kan
sas com missioner, knew more about
insurance than any other man who
attended the meeting"
Governor Hoch viii go to Emporia
today to attend the Founders day ex-
ercises at the State Normal. Friday
night he will speak at Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
KILLED BY TRAIN.
James Givens, Granville Farmer Loses
His Life.

Granville, Kan. Feb. 15-James
Givens. a farmer living one mile south
Of this place was run down and killed
by. Rock Island train No. 1Oat o'clock
this morning, while driving over the
East Granville crossing with team Of
farm horses.
CSivens was picked up dead. His head
and body had been crushed and badly
mangled. One Of the horses was killed
while the other escaped without injury.
The wagon was battered into kindling
wood.
There was no witness to the accident
save the train crew and they would not
give any statement concerning it.
Civens and his brother-in-laW pwn
farm jointly. He was a single man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
To Investigate Lou Dillon Donjuc

New YORK Feb. 15.-The alleged
doping of Lou Dillon at Memphis in
1904 viii be thoroughly investigated by
the board of review of the National
Trotting association. This action was
decided upon yesterday at the Murray
Hill hotel, where the biennial congress
of the National Trotting association was
held It is said that the case will be
decided at the next meeting of the board
of review in May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
HE IS SLIGHTLY IMPROVED.
Mr.. Risteen a Little Brighter Today
Than Heretofore.

While there has been no material
change one way or the other in the
condition of F. n. Risteen, mechanical
superintendent of the Santa Fe, who
is seriously i'll at his home with pa
raIysis of the left side and an affection
of the heart, he seemed to be consid-
erabIy brighter today than he has for
the last couple of days. This was en-
couragfng TO his physicians and mem
bers of the sick mans family, and they
are sanguine that his chances for re-
covery are Improving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
MURDERER ESCAPES.
His Companion in Crime Refused to
Leave the Prison.

Raleigh, n. c., Feb. 15.-Burton
farrell, convicted of the murder of w
c. King, in Warren county, escaped
this morning from the Wake county
Jail. where he had been placed for safe
keeping while Garfield Hicks, who was
sentenced to death for being implicated
in the same crime. refused to fee
There was some doubt as to JarrelI's
guilt and the supreme court was con-
sidering his appeal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15

2. L. Copeland, H. L. Armstrong.
DR.. W. n. West. T. H. Pennekamp. W
r. Taliaferro and W. r. Falkiner leave
tonight for Grand Island. Nebraska,
where they viii represent the Topeka
Whist club at the twelfth annual meet
ing Of the Central Whist association
Friday ana Saturday. Ten players will
also go f-cm Louisville and st. Marys
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15

Independence. No, Feb. 15.-Fire
today destroyed the Clinton block on
the public square. occupied by seven
firms. Loss $650.00O. George W. Clin-
ton. owner Of the buildings. may die
from excitement and over exertion in
trying to save some Of his property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
MOVE ON DRUG STORES
Iowa Prohibitfonists Secure a Bunch
OF InjunctiOns.

Des Moines. Ia, Feb. 15=A gen
eraI crusade against drug stores
alleged to have violated the Iowa pro-
hibition law was begun by the State
Anti-Saloon league today when a
score Of injunc ctions were secured pro-
hibiting the dealers continuing the
alleged illegal sales. The crusade iB
to be extended throughout the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
Presents From Cabinet Members.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Attorney
General Moody will present to Miss
Roosevelt a pair of silver candle sticks,
beautifully chased and of elegant de-
sign. Secretary and Mrs. Shaw will
resent her a chocolate of rare Worces-
faruara inlaid with silver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
Touched % Below.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 15.=The maxi
mum Of the cold wave in Iowa was
reached early today when the mercury
at Charles City, touched p below zero.
Des Moines reports 10 below.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
MRS. NATION IN JAIL AGAuz
Arrested for Making Disturbance N
Hot Springs Saloon.

Hot Springs. Ark, Feb. 15-Carrie
Nation appeared at a local barroom.
began lecturing the crowd. and was
elected and lodged in jail charged with
released in order to fulfill her lecture
engagement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15

New York. Feb. 15.@The Standard
oil company Of New Jersey has de-
clared a dividend Of $15 a share. The
dividend declared this time last wear
was at the same rate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
American Association Trmnire

Milwaukee. Wis. Feb. 15.-President
O'Brien Of the American associs tf,13
baseball league has received the con
tract Of Umpire Clarence B. owen OF
Chicago owen finished last season
with the American association and his
work was satisfac ctory. O'Brien viii
sign five umDires this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
Kniser starts to Funeral.

Berlin. Feb. 15.-Emperor William
started today from Berlin to attend the
funeral OF King Christian of Den
mark He viii embark in the battle
ship Prussen tonight for Copenhagen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15
Temperatures in Iaree Cities.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: Boston, New York and Wash
ington, IS; Philadelphia, %; Cincinnati
Z; Chicago. st. Louis, IA; Minneapolis,
6 below.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Friday; rising
temperature; fresh southerly winds.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-14
A Great Choutauquo and Bible
Conference Now Assured.
Greaf RelieiouS Gathering sObic6 s0fII
Benefit tie City Morally, Socially
and Financially

within few minutes walk of our
homes, some of the most noted
lecturers, on all subjects, the
greatest divines, the greatest bible
students, Of the world.
Il affords US an opportunity to
hear such men as Jones, Tillman,
Bob La Toilette, at price which
is almost nothing.
The educational advantages
alone, of this Chautauqua, might
be expanded upon sufficiently to
fill o column.
Suffice 1T to say that the lee
lures and sermons and education
al opportunities here presented
are unsurpassed.
Il will be an attraction for
hundreds and thousands Of pee
pie who otherwise would not come
to Hendersonville.
Scores of these people, in the
natural course of events. will be-
come permanent residents.
To accommodate this great
gathering, it is proposed to erect
q great auditorium. The cost will
probably be about $4,000. The
location will be in some central
part of the town easily accessible.
The old academy property has
been suggested, and, as the Chau-
tauqua 10 clearly an educational
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-14

There's Hill at Bowie, Tex, that's twice
as big as last year. This wonder is w. L.
Hill, who from weight of 90 pounds has
grown to over 1s0. He says: 81 suffered
with terrible cough, and doctors gave mo
up to die of Consumption. I was reduced
to 80 pounds, when began taking Or.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds. Now, after taking -
bottles, have more than doubled In
weight and am completely cured" Only
sure Cough and Cold cure. Guaranteed
by Justus' Pharmacy. Druggist, sc and
S1.00. Trial bottle free.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-14
Bear WalloW

One of the heaviest rains fell Sunday
evening at 2 o'clock that We have had
for quite while, doing great damage
to fresh cultivated fields and the public
roads.
Farm work has been, retarded very
much by the incessant rains of the past
week, and ''Gen. Green''is about to take
possession of the corn fields in this Sec
tion.
Miss Estelle Grant, who has been at-
tending the State Normal School at
Greensboro, has returned home for the
summer.
Miss Minnie Grant is home from Gan.
ney, S. c., where she has been In school
the past year.
J. M. LYDIA and Andrew LYDIA, Of
Roosevelt, were visiting in this COM
munity on Sunday.
ALERT
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-14

( institution, this could easily be
done, without interfering with the
conditions of the original be-
quest.
When not in use to hold the
Chautauqua meetings, which
eventually will last about one
month, in the summer, other at
fractions will be held in the build
ing.
The conditions on which the
city can get this great assembly,
are these:
That a suitable auditorium be
built, to be turned over to the
Chautauqua people SO long as
they continue to hold their meet
ings in it.
That certain number of sea-
son tickets, at $3.50 each, we be-
lleve, be taken by our citizens and
business men.
The number of tickets we will
be obliged to take is something
like 500.
This means an average cost OF
only NINE cents lecture, if sea-
son ticket, at $3.50 is bought.
From present indications there
seems nothing in the way to pre-
vent the consumation of this long
cherished project of the Board of
Trade, and when the citizens of
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-14
Good Luck News

We have been having some nice,
refreshing showers for the past week
and the farm work is progressing.
Miss Minnie Bagwell of Balfour, and
Miss Ruth Flynn of Hill Girt visited
relatives in this neighborhoOd Saturday
and Sunday.
Misses Florence and Idelia Canaday
Asheville. are visiting friends and rela-
tives in this community.
Born, to Mr., and Mrs. W. d. Bagwell,
May the 10th, son.
LONG Tom.