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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
DON'T WANT PEACE.
South American Republics Pay No At
tention to The Hague Conference.

Washington, June 11.-Many of the
South and Central American republics
are showing an Indifference toward the
third peace conference to be held at
The Hague next year which is especial
~ annoying to the United tSates. Sec
rotary Root was instrumental in bring
ing about a delay Of Tn e Hague confer
ence until next year, SO that it might
not conflict with the Pan-American
conference which will begin at Rio
Janeiro an July Z. But Secretary
Roots interest in the southern meeting
does not seem to have spurred the
southern republics to participation in
The Hague conference, in spite of the
protests they voiced when Russia sug
gested that early this fall would be a
good time for The Hague meeting.
Panama has declined from the first to
take any part in The Hague confer
ence. Venezuela, Ecuador and Mica
ra qua have ignored all communica
tions. not even acknowledging the re-
eeipt of the original invitation. Boil
via. Guatemala. Salvador and Peru
have accepted the invitations. while
Brazil Argentina and Mexico are also
known to have expressed desire to
take part in The Hague deliberations
under the prescribed conditions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
STORM KILLS WOMAN.
Wind sweeps Over Dewey. l. T.. and
Destroys Buildings and Oil Derriclzs.

Dewey, L r., June 11@ATrs. j. ].
Knowles, aged So years. recently OF
Los Angeles, Cab. was killed in the tor
nado which visited Dewey. ]. T., Satur-
day night. The home of her son-in-
law, Charles IshelTnan with whom she
was visiting, was completely demolish-
ed and Mrs. Ishelman was severely in
jured- Two children. reported missing
were found later in the day. The
buildings of the Cherokee Lumber
company, Myers Lumber company and
twenty or more dwellings. were moved
off their foundations. The property
loss was heaviest on the adjacent oil
leases. The loss there is in the neigh
boraood of $50. 600.
Two hundred or more oil well derricks
were blown down and an average OF
$500 each viii be required to restore
them Only four derricks remained out
of ninety in the famous Weber pool. two
miles east of Dewey. The Sycamore
OIL company lost fifteen derricks. Barns
dali and Weber Test Oil company, Akin
Oil company. Lumbermen's Oil com
pany Hamilton Oil company, Wiser and
Mcconnell are among the sufferers
The storm arose southwest of BartIes-
vile, moved north to a point northwest
of Dewey and advanced southeast for
distance of about six miles. The dam
age in Bartlesvil1e was small
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
TOO SUDDEN.
What Bryan Said When Told of
His Boom.
He Had Not Heard of 1t Until
Today.
HE TALKS POLITICS.
Points Out Difference Between
Democracy and Socialism.
He Expects to Land in New York
August %.

Berlin, June 11.-'This is too sud
den, said william ]. Bryan, with a
laugh, when he was told today of the
adoption by recent state Democratic
conventions of resolutions favoring
his nomination for the presidency of
the United States in 1908.
This is the first announcement Of
the news to me- Mr.. Bryan continued.
4 have been off the main caravan
route for some time and have been
absorbed in what have been seeing
and doing
Mr.. Bryan has been moving so rap
idly since he left Vienna on Friday
that letters and kilograms for him did
not reach him until today. AS to the
possibility of his nomination he had
little to say. declaring it is too early
to speak of that question. but taking
up the subject of the political require
ments of the day he said:
Before leaving shomesI tried to dis
tnguish between Democracy and what
can properly be called socialism De-
mocracy recognizes competition as
legitimate and tries to protect the
competitive principle from attack So
cialism sees competition as an evil to
be eliminated by public ownership
and operation of all means of produc-
Democracy and socialism should not
be overlooked, the Democratic plat
form must be one of progress and re-
form and not merely of opposition to
Republican policies or socialistic IDEAS
In our fight for the absolute eliml-
nation of private monopolies and for
the regulation of corporations in gen
eral it is necessary that the party shall
be free from any suspicion of alliance
with the corporate interests that have
A los
To this end campaign contributions
must be limited to those who have the
public interest to advance. I trust that
public sentiment will require all par
ties to keep their books open so that
hereafter no party will be under pri-
vate obligations to shield corporate Of
lenders
Abiding to conditions in the meat
industry Mr. Bryan said: THE beef
trust is not different in character and
methods from other trusts. The in
evitable tendency of d private mon
opoly is to increase the price of a
product and to lower it's quality Why
should any one expect anything else
from trust than the lowering of quail
itv when a monopoly is establish ed
Observe, l. have used the words private
monopofx not p1blic In a private
monopoly a private Interest is set up
against those Of tho whole people.
Quite q different principle comes into
operation Wnell tue Interest u al -
alone in view"
Herman Ridder. of the New York
Stats Zeitung, and Mr.. Bryan had
long talk today on the political situa-
ton in the United States Mr.. Bryan
Will leave here for St. Petersburg to-
morrow and from there will visit
Sweden and Norway. He will arrive in
England early in July and VIII then
visit France italy and Switzerland
He expects to sail on the steamship
14.,I-
gust % and to arrive in New York on
August %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
COULDN'T SPARE THE MONEY.
So Topeka EIks Abandoned the Trip to
Denver.

The Denver committee Of the Topeka
Elks have reported unfavorably to the
trip to the national convention to be
held in Denver the middle of July and
the trip has been abandoned as a lodge
though a number Of the members will
go as individuals.
1t was originally arranged that the
lodge should attend in a body and it
was planned to have a special train for
the Topeka bunch. There are a num-
Der of things which have had their ef-
feet on the report of the committee
which has had charge of the affairs.
The funds of the order are not in as
good shape as it was hoped that they
would be. and donation Of a thousand
dollars made by the club to the San
Francisco sufferers further depleted the
treasury. Plans are on foot for the erec-
ton Of a new club house and the mem
bers seem to feel that the trip had bet
ter be dispensed with at this time and
the money which would be spent, placed
in the building fund
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11

while the members of the party took
the street ears for their homes, the
machine was hauled to the shop.
The assessors of Mission township
have put the water works plant on the
tax rolls. The board of water works
trustees has referred the matter to the
city attorney who says that the asses
sors have no right to do 50. All prop
erty used for municipal purposes is
exempt fresn taxation.
Councilman Holiday has telegra pied
the eastern members of the gas COM
pany urging them to take immediate
action on the ten cent gas ordinance
and notifying them that in case the
matter comes up for consideration be-
fore the council that he will vote for
the ten cent clause for manufacturers.
There IS no particular reason why
Red Downs, Topeka's home-run
getter should go hungry as long Is
the ball season lasts. He has knocked
two home runs on the local diamond
during the past week which have
netted him enough cash to purchase
meal tickets enough to last him for
month or SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
KELLY AND STUBS SPAR.
Have Little Tilt at Kansas City Union
Depot.

". r. Stubs ard T. r Kelly met by
accident on the Union depot platform at
Kansas City yesterday. and had an in
teresting conversation. This is what 4
Kansas City paper says about it:
Hello, Tom said Stubs. This Is
the first time we have spoken for a
year, guess"
I think it is replied Kelly. but
you kept the newspapers full Of stuff
about me- If you had anything to say
to me or about me why didn't you come
to me and say it2'
This wa1op sent the red headed man
to the ropes where he hung gasping for
ideas. He countered with:
Well, Tom. I thought the best way
to handle the affair was to tell it to.
the public. 7 didn't suppose you were
doing anything that you didn't want the
public to know"
II wasn't" said Kelly, but 7 thought
that was cowardly way to handle an
Investigation. Why didn't you fght
fair?'
well ! wanted to get you to talk-
ing and see if you wouldn't say some
thing I thought maybe you would
make some statements"
Your plan was said Kelly. ITO
keep the people SO busy thinking about
my case that they wouldn't call or. YOU
for an explanation of the inside work
lngs OF the Jerusalem skin game at St
Louis
The gong. sounded at this fsactnrA
and the seconds led the fighters ont or
the crowd which had collected to hear
the fray.
Kelly was accompanied to Kansas
City by State Auditor Wells. and
Stubs was waiting for a train Wits
Senator 5. NJ Porter Of Caney, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
THE OWNERS OBJECT.
say That professionals Are Signing
Sidewalk Petitions.

Professional signers of sidewalk petit
tions seem to be responsible for the in
PRODUCTION of sidewalk petitions to the
council which have been filed within
the last week
The majority Of the petitions which
are now pending before the streets and
walks committee show large number
of the same names attached to all of
the petitions The state law provides
that q sidewalk petition must have at
least % signatures of taxpa yers resid-
ing In the ward in which the walk is
to be built. There is some question
whether all of the signers are taxpayers
in addition to the criticism which is Of
fered that the signatures seem to be
those of professional signers.
1T looks as if someone who is in
terested in getting these sidewalks built
was getting these signatures said City
Engineer McCabe.
Several protests are now filed against
petitions which are pending on the
grounds that the sidewalks are not de-
sired and that the petitions bear the
signatures of people not residing in the
vicinity of the located of the proposed
sidewalk. The streets and walks COM
r1lfttee deserve to give the petitions very
careful consideration before they are
passed.
The latest petitions to pass the coun-
south side Twelfth street from Lin
coin to Lane streets and on the east
side of Lane street from Twelfth to
Huntoon streets.
North side of Third street from
Chandler street to alley south between
Chandler and Branner streets.
East side Of Fillmore street between
Third and Fourth streets. also from
Third street south to walk now down.
East side of West street. between
Huntoen and Thirteenth streets.
South side of Nineteenth street from
Harrison to Topeka avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
FIRE MADE ICE.
Manufacture Went on While the Plant
Was Burning.

Chicago. June IA dispatch to
the Tribune from Hopkinsville. KY,
says: When the ruins of the ice fac
tory which with three city squares
was destroyed by fire last Thursday
were examined yesterday it was found
that 5000 pounds of ice had been
made during the progress of the
flames Just before the fire started
800 freezing cans. each with a capacity
of so pounds of ice, were lowered into
the tank of brine beneath the floor
An examination showed that each can
contained a block of pure ice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
COMMENCEMENT Ar ST. AARYs.
Graduating and Closing Exercises at
the College June 1920.

St Marys. Kan. June 1.-The thir-
ty-seventh annual commencement of
St. Marys college viii be held June 19-
20. A splendid programme has been
prepared as follows:
Exercises by the graduating class in
the department of arts at s o'clock
college hall bachelors Grafton. class
poem, valedictory, comforting Of de-
grees. awarding of medals address by
the Rev. W. J. Dalton of Kansas City,
Mo. Wednesday morning. June 20,
closing exercises by the graduates OF
the English commercial department,
comforting OF certificates. valedfctory,
awarding of honor medals, address by
tha Rav- James McCabe. s. J.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
a BIG GAS WELL.
E. L. Foster Brings in a Twenty Mil
lion Monster Near Independence.

Independence. June He. L. Foster
drilled in Saturday evening at six
o'clock another twenty million gas we'll
on his lease about FIVE miles south of
the city. This makes the third monster
zilat himself and associates have Sc
cured on this tract. If Independence
had that land to offer to factories now
several big institutions could be landed.
A big smelter proposition has been
hanging around for some time. but will
probably locate at Sedan because there
is no gas land which an independent
corporation can now secure for less
than a kings ransom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
FOR The BLOOD

Inc dnd Tor steadily since it was first placed
1 oas its
as @ blood IS the life Of the body nourishing supplying STRENGTH
Eczema Bo and
eoua chrome
blood
Gus as
blood In all blood disorders
vel earned the right to be called
oon into the Circulation and forces all poison impurities huor
and unhealthy matter and makes this pure and hbs
reaches inherited blood ta1nts
ton that diseases Of standing permanently contains no
blood
medical advice free TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. A7zAFSA "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11

of the thrty-hve games played the
hoodoo has been working overtime in
twenty-eight of them. The team has
changed hands two or three times and
sorted to to break the spell. but all
were unavailing. In a game at Fort
Smith a few days ago the Guthrieites
won by a small margin. When all the
men had been retired in the ninth the
Guthrie players were so much at loss
to realize whether the victory was
really true one or a dream that one of
the players, becoming excited, got
bad spell with his heart The others
all hit the earth real hard to prove
that they were not dreaming.
This is the way the Daily Okla
homan sees it: And so Spec Hurlburt
has Joined Topeka. This is no news to
those who have known that Spec has
been trying TO get with the Cooley
crows and that the Cooleycrows have
been trying to get him ever since the
season opened Spec was sold to the
Wilkesbarre. Pa. management, but
that appears to have been a bluff on
the part of Spec to later join the To-
peka team.
From the Pittsburg Headlight: Presi-
dent sShiveley, president of the Western
association. has written a letter to the
fans Of Pittsburg, Kan, which town re-
Gently proved unable to support a fran
ehise in the Kansas State league, that
if they were willing to get their desire
for club down to systematic basis,
their town would be given first chance
in the matter of the transfer of a fran
chise from any town in the present
western association President Shiveley
also added that he was certain that one
of the franchises in the league would
have to be transferred shortly
nh, TTy;o1,s+a
to get Heine Gehring again from Min
neapOlis in case he is needed. Kimmell
declares that he is going to be one-two
by the finish of the season. He can
draw on both the Indianapolis and Min
neapolis reserves for aid whenever he
needs it Wichita is clamoring for an
other pennant winner. and even though
Kimmel has a fast bunch right now. he
is planning to still add strength if nee
essary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
FIVE HURT IN COLLISION.
-Four Struck by Lightning While Tn
der Shelter of Tree.

New York June 11-Three persons
were seriously hurt and two score
slightly injured in a collision Of excur-
sion trains near the Stapletop station
of the Staten Island railroad last night
Both trains were crowded with pleas
ure seekers and that there were no ia
talities was undoubtedly due to the
fact that the trains were moving slowly
at the time Four persons were struck
by lightning while they were sheltering
themselves under tree in Jamaica
during last nights storm. They were
all burned but none fatally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11

When 7 get down to Oklahoma City
I'm going to throw somebody over the
fence. 1872 There
was plenty Of fragrance to these blank
lines. They contained enough essence
Of vinegar to pickle the Armour Pack
Ing industry. And what is more. Spec
means what he says. Trouble is brew
ing and it viii crop out the next time
that the freckle-faeed lad hits the
Oklahoma metropolis. He is sore clear
through. Spec says that he was given
"a dirty deal" by the Oklahoma
crowd, in that they claimed ownership
Of him this spring, and he had to sub
NIT to being sold by them. q had
contract with them, says he. (which
stated that [ was to play in Oklahoma
City during the season of 1905, after
which 7 was to be free I let them
keep the contract and they destroyed
It, Then they said this spring because
I accepted their terms last year I was
bound to them. Just look out for a
whole spinach of trouble. ] told Chinn
what I thought Of him, and when I
get to Oklahoma City. I will throw
somebody over the fence"
Papers around over the circuit are
commencing to refer to the Topeka
team as the ex-Nationals.
Guthrie is proving the Boston of the
South Central league. much to the dis
satisfaction of the Guthrie fans. Out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11

california the Union Pacific has au-
thorized the very low rate of one fare
plus $500 for the round trip to either
San Francisco or Los Angeles Tickets
on sale June 25tn to July 7th. with
anal return limit September IS. 1906.
Also other low rates to California
points during the summer. Inquire Of
f. A Lewis. City Ticket Agent, or J. c.
Fulton. Depot Agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
Curtis Jet Cnnfesses.

Lexington, KY, June IA special
from Winchester, KY. reports that
Curtis Jett. now in jail awaiting his
second trial on a charge of assassi-
mating James CockriIl in Jackson
three years ago, has made a full con-
fession, telling of the assassinations of
DR.. B. N Fox, James Cockrin and
James B. Marcum. 1t is believed here
that Jet has implicated persons not
indicted in connection with the Brea-
thitt case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
o. for I.eavcnwortll

New York, June ia guard of Is
privates and three noncommfssione ed
officers under command of First Lieu
tenant Mcnamara Of the Twelfth in
fantry. left Governors island yester-
day in charge of A prisoners who are
going to the United States military
prison at Fort Leayenworth, Kas. The
party went by an army tug from the
island to the Pennsyl =asf4fiisa railroad
station in Jersey City. where they took
fra In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11

Washington, June 11.-Some extensive
experiments in the making and storage
of butter have recently been Concluded
by the dairy division Of the bureau Of
ment Of agriculture in an efforf 10
solve some Of the difficulties Confronted
in the butter trade. A bulletin con-
tanning a report of the experiments has
been issued The conclusion is tisf
light sailing and low temperatures and
the use of cream received at the crearn-
cry IN a sweet condition give much the
best results for storage butter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11
Denver. colorado Springs. Pueblo and
Return Sf7.5O. Santa F'e

TICKETS on sale daily, good returning
as late as october 31st, liberal stopover
privilege allowed. Fast Colorado Flyer
from Topeka 1876 p. m. arrives Colo
RADIO early next morning. Rock ballast
track and Harvey eating houses. T. L.
King. c. P. & T. A. Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11

A piece of expert "skinning" took
place at Association park on Friday
afternoon Spec Hurlburt had the
pruning knife. and John Chinn, man
ager and part owner of the Oklahoma
City baseball team. was his subject
for vocal vivisection. The crack To
peka center fielder feels that he was
not properly treated by the Nets last
year. He thinks that they are hang
Ing on few extra weights to his sad
die this spring, and ne was and still
is. mad. and mad clear through. When
Chfnn walked out on the diamond
Hurlburt marched uD to him and said:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11

Where they play tomorrow
Wichita at Topeka.
Webb City at Leavenworth.
Springfield at st. Joe.
Oklahoma City at Joplin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11

Papers around over the circuit are
commencing to refer to the Topeka
team as the az-Nafionals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-11

Guthrie is proving the Boston of the
South Central league. much to the dis
satisfaction of the Guthrie fans Out
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-02
WASHINGTON, OREGON And THE NORTHWEST

excels is that she can shoot as well
in the dark as in the light. A few
nights ago a coyote came up to the
house and set up a concert movement,
such as only coyote can do. Mr..
Farnham was absent, the dog being
also away at the same time. Mrs.
Farnnam went to the door-the night
being very Oakland tried to scare it
away by shouting. This seemed to
have no effect, when she took down
the shot gun and thought to brighten
it away by shooting.
The gun is one Of the kind that
kicks" so vigorously that it is about
as safe to be at one end as at the
other. She took it to the door, and
fearing to hold it to her shoulder, held
it out at arms length and let go at the
sound made by he coyote. The recoil
hurt. her thumb and she has had to
nurse it ever since. But what was
her surprise in the morning to discover
that she had killed the coyote right in
his track. He was lying there stark
dead, the shot having killed him in
stantly. This is proof that Sound"
is something tangible, as she SHOT at
it and brought down a coyote
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-02
To Cure . Cold in On. nav

To Cure q Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Ouinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money II it
fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sigma
ture is on each box: Csc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-02
SHIPPING LITTLE WHEAT FL
FROM THE PAlOUSE

MOSCOW, Nov. 2.-"It will be mid
summer before the wheat crop OF the
Palouse country is moved"
This startling declaration is said 70
have been made by a local grain
dealer in speaking Of the utter I'M
possibility Of grain dealers to get cars
to ship grain.
Practically no grain is being ship
ped from the Palouse country, the
total shipment for a month being
less, it is said, than the average ship
ment for a week last year. Tne
railroads have given for an explana-
ton for failure to bring wood ana
coal into the Palouse country, that
the hauling of the wheat crop has
taken all their cars, yet it is a fact
that less wheat is being shipped from
this section of the country than usual
at this time Of the year. At this
time last year fully sixty-five per-
cent of the wheat had been sold. To-
day dealers say that less than %
per cent of it mas passed from the
hands of the farmers.