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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
MAY WEAR THEIR UNIFORMS.
Real Military Onicers Will Attend
State Inaugural.

A meeting of the members Of the
officers Association Of the Kansas Ma
tional Guard has been called by Presi-
dent P. NJ Hoisington to be held in
Topeka on Monday and Tuesday. Jan.
IA and Is. The meeting on Monday is
for the purpose of allowing the officers
to wear their full dress uniforms and
attend the inaugural ceremonies The
officers will be present at the inaugu-
ration in the morning and the recep-
ton in the evening, and give a decided
" military flavor to the affair.
On Tuesday. Jan. Is, the officers
will meet in the morning and after
noon, and talk over legislation which
they want from the coming session. In
the evening they Will have a grand
banquet. The banquet committee is
Col w. S. Metcalf, Major Wellington
and Col. WoOlard-
The officers of the association are as
President. Col P. M. Hoisington
Newton.
First vice president. Col. w. S. Met
calf. Lawrence
Second vice president, 1t. Col. A r.
Campbell Hutchinson.
Secretary, Major Andrew Hudson,
Cherryvale.
Treasurer. Lieutenant Dennis J.
Sheedy, Fredonia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
FOUGHT UNDER GROUND
Two Men Engage In Combat Beneath
the North River.

New York. Dec s1.-Far below the
surface Of the earth in an air lock Of
the McAdoo tunnel under North river
two men fought today until one Of
them was stretched out unconscious
with a fracture Of the skull which
may cause his death.
When a patrolnan. called to the
mouth of the tunnel by a report that
there had been a fight down in the
depths, was lowered into the caisson
he found seven men standing around
the PROSTATE form OF John Lundening.
Soon after the policeman arrived the
injured man recovered consciousness
for moment and pointed at Christie
pher F. Lynch as his assailant> He
said that Lynch struck him over the
head with a pick handle. The cause
of the trouble between the men could
not be learned. Nearly half IN hour
was consumed in removing the
wounded man and the policeman and
his prisoner from the tunnel. They
were obliged to pass through three air
locks where the heavy atmospheric
pressure under which the men work
in the lower tunnel is gradually re-
duced. Lundening was sent to a hos
pital and Lynch to a police station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
COPPER KINGS RACE.
Col. Greene Overlook Rock Island
Train After Long Run.

Pacing across the country in a spe-
ciaI train, Colonel W Greene the
copper king of the soutnWes,,
whfzzed through Topeka on the. ROCK
Island railroad Sunday in an effort 10
overtake the regular Rock Island train
No. % for FL Paso-
Col. Greene left Chicago in his spe-
ciaI train consisting of an engine, a
Gunner car and his own private car
on the outside of which appears the
words "Greene-Cananea Consolidated
Copper company" the name OF the
big $4,000. 600 corporation OF wnicn
he is president. He refused to ride IN
the Golden State Limited, the finest
train that the Rock Island runs out or
Chicago. so it was necessary for the
copper king to hire the special
Col Greene and his friends found It
necessary to attend a meeting OF his
big copper company to look over the
details Of the consolidation or the
Greene. the Cananea, and the Central
Consolidated companies.
He arrived in Chicago from DuIuth
Saturday morning too late to catch the
regular train No. IS that leaves Chi
cago each morning at $50 O'Clock.
President Wfnchen refused to give
permission to attach Col. Greene's pri-
vate car to the Golden State Limited,
and Col. Greene likewise refused to
ride on the Golden States as a common
ordinary passenger in one of the Pull
man cars. He insisted on travelling in
his private car.
Consequently he arranged to run a
special train in a race to catch up with
with No. %, which train President
WInche1I said would haul the private
car. It was anticipated that the sps=
cial would 0vertake No. 20 at Topeka,
but this was not possible, and the spe-
cial really overlook the regular train
at Bucklin, Kansas. S4a miles from
Chicago.
The special train left the La Sale
street station at Chicago at 1:30
o'clock Saturday afternoon. just five
hours later than No. % had left in the
morning The regular, schedule gave
% hours for No. - to run from Chi
cago to Bucklin, and the train reached
there on time The special leaving
Chicago five hours after the regular
train overlook the regular train in 20
hours. making the run Of S45 miles in
five hours less time than the run is
regularly scheduled.
The special train cost Col Greene
$50 per mile or the neat sum of ST.
264.5 from Chicago to Bucklin. From
Bucklin to FL Paso it cost Mr.. Greene
full fares for the hauling Of his car
on the regular train.
Col. Greene's private car is one Of
the most palatial ever built. Those
with Col Greene. who recently gained
nOtoriety by threatening to go to Bos-
ton and shoot Tom Lawson are
Colonel Myron NJ. Parker of Washing
ton. Senator Norton Chase. L. E. Bald
"a anu IL w ~ oAlitH OF New OK.
Seen In his car, Colonel Greene said:
No, we are not in a hurry. We
Just want to get there. that is all
There Is no significance to the trip nor
to the presence Of my friends with
There was a rumor ahoat that there
had been severe hitch in the details
OF the organization Of the Greene
Cananea company and that the pres
ence Of the financiers was imperative
70 head Off threatened action In Ell
Paso and to pacify certain interests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
SALARY DEAL NOT DEAD
senate Committee Considering an Ad-
vance of so Per Cent.

Washington. Dec S1@The subcom-
znfttee of the senate committee on ap-
preparations, which for the last week
has been considering the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill.
has considered the question OF increas-
ing the salaries OF senators and repre-
sentatives and now it seems probable
that the subcommittee will recommend
an advance of so per cent on congress
slonal salaries. The subcommittee is
practically unanimous In the opinion
that such an increase should be made
but there is a general feeling that the
house should have inserted the provis-
ion Tt also looks as If the committee
would recommend that the provisions
for increasing the salaries of the vice
president. speaker and cabinet officers
should be eliminated until correspond
ing increase is secured for senators and
members. Many members of the COM
mitrce think the senate should be given
an opportunity to pass upon the subject
and will advocate the Incorporation of
an amendment to the bill by the COM
mittee covering the entire subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
SUES JONES DRY GOODS co.
John stearns, Former Janitor, Wants
$4,000 for Being Hurt by Elevator.

John Stearns, a former porter em-
ployed by the Jones Dry Goods Co..
Saturday filed a petition for dana es
against that company for ten thousand
dollars in PREPARATION for injuries sus-
tanned by him while in the employ of
that company.
The petition states that while
Stearns was in the employ of the
Jones company, on February is, 1905,
he was aiding another employe Of the
same company to carry some freight
up to the second floor. The freight was
deposited and as Stearns was coming
down on the freight elevator, a two by
four, which was left in a careless man
ner to block the elevator entrance, fell
down upon him, striking him in the
forehead. The petition further states
that the injury he sustained by the
blow, which knocked him insersible at
the time, has since disabled him both
physically and mentally and he has be-
come irresponsible and unable to sup
port his family. For this reason he
asks the court to allow him the sum or
$4,000 damages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
TAKE PRIDE IN LINEN
swiss GirFs wardrobe Consists of I'M
mense Variety.

INV Swiss maids under wardrobe is
greater than my own by at least 100
pieces Of each article" writes an
American woman from Interlaken,
land apparently it is not yet equai 10
her needs, or her desires, for all ner
snare time is employed in adding TO
the collection, and she tells me, too.
that her father and brothers are
equally provided for; each Of them
having more than 100 shirts apiece
s~T-his is not altogether a matter of
I,,xnrv however The Swiss house
wife washes not often, but much, and
a large supply of linen is necessary TO
carry the family through the inter-
walls between washes. I have often
noticed acres of land adjoining Swiss
chalet or farm house, covered with
f1utterinx linen. The laundry work is,
in fact allowed to stand for months,
and in this way the Swiss CONSIDER
that the linen is best preserved. Not
only is Swiss lingerie great in quantity
but it is beautiful In quality, and, IN
the case of the women's wear, much
adorned with lace and embroidery IN
many Swiss families where there is
ninching and scraping for the neces-
ga ries of life, much of the inconven-
fence could be avoided by the sale of
these exquisite accommodations But
they would never think of obtaining
relief IN this way III
arts OF 1acenaking and fine needle
work. They begin. when mere babies.
and before they are ten have usually
acquired wonderful proficiency. It Is
no uncommon sight to see Swiss chill
dren al work on yards of crocheting as
they watch the cows and sheep.
Il had an opportunity to visit in
typical Swiss chalet belonging to a
well-to-do family. and was especially
interested in the linen closet, Of which
the bright young housekeeper was
very proud 1t was really a room in
the garnet portion Of the house, with
a big window looking out under the
awning of the great extended roof
onto the white capped Jungfrau. 1t
was surrounded by shelves, closed
with doors, and all the woodwork was
as white as the Alpine SHOWS, and
shining with frequent scrubbing. The
doors were decorated in a singular
manner, and some of them were COW
cred with quaint Inscriptions. The
drawings were in three colors-yellow,
green and red-and. the young house
wife had Recently improved upon them
by burning the outlines. She showed
it all to me with a great degree of
pride, and allowed me to unhinge sew
era1 Of the doors, and one of the strips
of decoration, in order to photograph
them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
WORK ON NEW THEATER
Old State Printing Plant Is Being Dis
mantled Today.

Work was begun today on the Ma
jestic theater. Part of the contracts
have been let for the remodeling of the
building on East Eighth avenue, for
merly occupied as the State Printing
plant, and the work of making thea
ter of the old building will progress as
fast as men, money and material can
be utilized is the promise of A. H.
Hagen who has leased the building.
M Council has been given the con-
tract for putting in five steel bridges
to support the roof of the building and
from which the balcony will be sus-
pended. when it is built next summer.
The house is being remodeled so
that there will be no posts to obstruct
the view of the stage.
Sosman and Lander of Chicago are
painting the scenery for the new thea
ter.
The Andrews Chair company of Chi
cago are building the sections or
Goods company has secured the con-
tract for the carpets. Crosby Bros.
will furnish the draperTes. The con-
tract for the interior decoration of the
the walls has not been let, but will be
within few days The color scheme
will be red and green or red and old
ivory.
Masons will begin the work of remod-
cling the front of the building We'd
nesday. The space now used by the
Two QOuDIe WINDOWS III the front Oh lHS
building will be used as the main en-
traneesrto the theater, by cutting out
the brick walls from the lower stills to
tho ground. The foyer will be ten
feet deep with the box office in the
center of the room. The ladies cloak
room and the smoking room will be
placed on the second floor. The wall
that will separate the stage from the
auditorium Of the theater will be built
of brick and the proscenium opening
will be thirty-f1ve feet wide. The open
ing will be protected by an asbestos
curtain.
Doors will be made of all the win
dows in the building facing on the al
ley that bounds the west wall OF the
building The chairs for the first floor
will cost $500 each, and the house will
have a seating capacity of 1900 per-
sons when the balcony is built It is
hoped to have the new theater open
IN less than two months time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
FINDING NEW DIRECTORS.
Commercial Club Committee Making
Up Its List.

A meeting of the special nominating
committee of the Commercial club,
which was appointed at the last regu-
serve as the directors Of the club for the
ensuing year, was held this afternoon
at the rooms of the club.
This committee will present its report
at the annual meeting of the club on
the second Friday in January. J. W.
Robinson is chairman of the committee
and the other members are NJ. L.
zercher, Vincent Kaczynslxi, Z. B. H
Remley. w. W. Gavitt, c. H. Trap, I.
NJ. Blitz, z. B. Merriam and w l.
Taylor.
It is understood that this committee
will suggest some changes in the direc-
rorate of the club, the present person
mel of which includes John r. Mulvane,
c. e. Foote, ". w .Manspeaker, J. r.
Koontz, C. K. Holiday, z. W. Free
man, NJ c. Holman. W. c. Stephenson
and E. B. H Renaiey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
WHAT is CASH?
Construction Railroads Put Upon
transportation Question.

What is a cash payment for railroad
advertising?
The answer to this question is agita-
ting railroad circles. 1t is stated that
the Union Pacific will exchange mile
age and tickets for advertising-fol-
lowing largely the plan that is now in
force A settlement will be made at
the expiration of each month and
whatever balance exists will be paid
for in cash whether the ledger shows
the balance to be In favor OF the rail-
road or the newspaper.
This it is stated will be the policy
Notwithstanding the issuance of a form.
circular letter from the general pas
senger department of the road. which
states that all OF the advertising con
tracts Of the road beginning with
January 1st will be on a cash basis.
The circular letter is exactly similar in
content with that of the Santa Fe.
The cash basis it is said, however,
IS to mean a monthly settlement OF
accounts The tickets and mileage is
sued by the Union Pacific is to be
charged for under regular rates and the
newspaper will do the same for the
advertising contracted. This same IN
depreciation OF what a cash payment
is-it is said-will be adopted by all
the other roads that have come out
with circular letters announcing that
cash payment for advertising would be
made beginning January LIST.
-Such an Interpretation would open
up the question. If credit is not being
extended said N. H. LOOMS of the
Union Pacific. But that is splitting
hairs. You have got to give some
time. Take a big business house. why
is there not as much a cash payment
when you settle up at the end Of thir-
ty days as if you were to pay for ev-
cry article you purchased as it was
passed across the counter? In big busI-
ness transactions to claim that "a set
Element at the end Of thirty days was
not on a cash basis is not a reasona BILE
contention
The Union Pacific Will continue to
issue passes for interstate travel to its
frfends-political and otherwise=until
the state may pass a law forbidding
free transportation to other than en-
ployes and the other persons named in
the interstate commerce law.
The road takes the position that 1t
would incur a whole lot Of enmity
uselessly in with drawing these favors
Such passes. however, can not be used
in conjunction with trips taken out
side of the state as such use of trans
portation Is construed to be a viola
ton Of the interstate commerce act
and is punishable with a minimum fine
OF 500 for every offense.
1t is understood that all state trans
portation expiring January 1st. 1906 is
extended to January 31st, 1907.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
HURT BY GAS EXPLOSION
William Meter, 12-Year-OId Boy, Vic
tim of Leaking Main.

William Metler, a 12-year-old boy.
living at 10 West Gordon street. was
severely burned about the face, breast
and hands by an explosion of natural
gas from a, leaking main on the Melan
arch bridge Sunday afternoon at A
o'clock
Meter is recovering slowly and it
is believed is out of danger. but Dr.
Keith, the attending physician, fears
that the boy has inhaled some of the
flames and is suffering serious internal
injury.
Meter was walking south on the
bridge with some companions. As he
was walking along he was swapping a
patent cigar lighter which ignites
automatically. On reaching the vi
cintty of the leak in the gas mains
which was being repaired by work.
men the cigar lighter set fire to the
Merler was surrounded with flames
which shot up at a distance of ten
feet. He closed his eyes and thus
saved himself from probable blind
ness, but his breast, nose, lips and the
fingers on his hands were badly burn
ed. His nose, lips, breast and fingers
being more badly injured than any
other portion of his body. The work
men jumped TO one side as the ex-
plOsiOn occurred and escaped without
injury. An alarm was turned in to
fire station no. 1, and by the combined
use of the hose and chemical COM
panies the fire was put out quickly.
Miss Lydia Deahl of 632 North To-
peka avenue, and Mrs. Montgomery,
daughter of w. B. Warren of 521
North Kansas avenue, were both in
strumental in looking after the boy
and dressing his wounds. He was first
removed to the residence of F. B.
Simms and later to his own home
A leak was again discovered this
noon in the main at the same location
where the explosion of yesterday took
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
APPEAL TO TUPEKA.
Washburn College Bulletin Explains
Plan to Raise $4,000.

The latest issue of the series Of Wash
of raising SIS, 900 towards the endowment
fund from among the citizens of Topeka
The bulletin Is gotten up in very at
tractive form and details at considerable
length and clarity the financial condition
of the college and the increases desired
in the way of an endowment fund.
Citations are made of the gifts of other
cities to similar NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
which gave $2,O00,00O in buildings and
which gave to Yale 81. 800 900; Syracuse
and the state of New York giving to Syr-
acuse s., O00, 900; Cleveland to Western Re
serve, So, 800, 600; Wooster, Ohio of 5000
population, gave 10000 to Wooster uni
versity; Olivet, Michigan, with Olivet col
lege has been literally treated by citi-
zens OF that state; Walla Walla, Wash
ington, gave Whitman college $50, 900 (;
Wichita to Paramount, $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
MAKE soslE UeLY cnAReEs.
Blue Rapids Quarrel Gets Into SUI
preme Court.

A case from Marshall county was
filed in the supreme court today, i'm.
volving charges of graft. rake-ofrs and
official misconduct, While the actual
amount of cash involved Is only
$248.S5.
The case was entitled, in the lower
court, the Blue Rapids City township
against the Electric Plaster company.
Ii. seems III that the Electric Plaster
company was one Of a number OF con-
Germs which owned a dam across the
river at Blue Rapids, which furnished
of 1902 washed out the banks OF the
stream and cut through neck of land
below the dam leaving the dam site
high and dry. In order to restore the
water power. the township voted Sl5,-
600 worth of bonds with which 70 re-
store the river to It's old channel, ana
the concerns which used power from
the dam agreed to pay the interest on
the bonds for ten years.
The necessary embankment was
built. but when the time came for the
Electric Plaster company and other
concerns to pay the interest, tney re-
fused on the ground that the Work
done BY the township was of a tenn
porary character, and could not be
denended upon to Withstand hoods
The charge was further made that
Sanda Quinn. W. J. Burr and $ W.
ellison have entered into conspiracy
to graft large sums Of money out OF
The $4,000 bond issue. They claimed
that the reason the work had not been
done in a satisfactory and permanent
manner was because so much OF the
money had stuck to somebody's mn
gers and failed to be applied TO tho
completion of the job
T-5e iury. however gave a verdicf
for the township in the full amount
~ a rim ed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
THEY SPREAD OUT.
Emaheizer and spieInan Lease An
other Storc Building.

Emaheizer & Spielman viii occupy
two numbers on Kansas avenue begin
ming with February l by lease Sc
cured on 517 Kansas avenue now rent
ed to the Postal Telegraph company.
Emaheizer & Spielman now have the
store room at SIS Kansas avenue but
with the addition of the new store room
on the south they Will have 10000
square feet of additional floor space.
An arch will be cut through to con
meet the two numbers ana the front Of
the building at SIT Kansas avenue will
be rebuilt to conform with that at 515
KsVsas avenue The Postal company
will remove to sos Kansas avenue
which they have leased jointly with
the United Staees Express company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
LOCAL MENTION.

Rev Parham, the gift of tongue
man, who was first given his power of
waggsng his tongue in different Ian
guages in the tower of old "Stone's
Folly" this city Is having a little
trouble with the ministers of Houston.
Texas. for the putting in" of some of
his diciples at the revival meetings be-
ing held in that city.
The improved condition of one of
the recently discharged as cured in
mates of the state insane hospital.
speaks we'll for the institution. When
taken into the hospital the woman
weighed seventy pounds, after three
months of rest and good care she was
released, cured in mind and weighing
a hundred and thirty-six pounds.
Not single topper tumbled off the
water wagon and found his way to
spend Sabbath night in the police sta
ton last night or YESTERDAY. This is
an unusual record for the station as
Sunday is generally a bad day for the
booze fighters.
''Trilby'' Welliford. onG of the lovers
of the city jail bed. has again reformed
and stopped drinking for good
It Is not difficult for a man really
desiring work to obtain it as the police
have a standing order from the Santa
Fe to send down as many men as they
can st any time. to work on track
building at a dollar and seventy-flve
cents per day
04dTTidS6s licenses were To-Day issued
to William Wagnuson, Irving, Kan,
and Signe E.. Akerstrom. Topeka
Albert E. Lutes and Mabel Miller,
both OF Topeka and to William
Franklin Bruch,- Cleveland. Ohio, and
Pauline Marie Maier of Topeka
Mr.. Oliver Barrett has taken a
position as salesman with Payne & Co.
J. c. Payne went east today to buy
goods for Payne & Co.
A hearing will be had before Referee
N. H. Loomis as to the allowance of
the claims of w. H. HORNE against the
C. j. Devlin estate amounting In all to
about $4,000, on January "a.
A false alarm was turned in from the
Santa F'e shop yards yesterday after
noon.
Tomorrow, being legal holiday, the
probate court will have no session.
Druggists will make their monthly
liquor. report on the End % January.
The East Side w c. T. u. viii hold
a public meeting at the home of Mrs
earle, 727 Chestnut street, Tuesday,
January 1, at 2:30 p. m. A program has
been prepared and q general invitation
10 extended