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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
ASTUBBS PHILIPPE.
Another Arrangement of Henry Allen
by the Kansas Boss.

". r. Stubs today contributes a
Jew more stanzas to his newspaper epic
on the subject of Henry Allen. It is
simply continuation of the general
campaign Of abuse and villihcation
which is prevalent in the Second dis
trict this season.
This is Mr.. Stubs latest contribu-
ton to literature:
Henry Aliens speech at Lawrence
Friday night was devoted almost ex-
clusively to a defense of his public rec
ord and charges against the citizens of
this city The statement and charges
Mr. Allen has preferred against me are
generally misleading and false, and
while they are not pertinent. and prop
eTly have no bearing on the congress
siOnal campaign, / expect to answer
them fully at the proper time and
place, and in that answer I shall prove
to the people of Kansas that Mr.. Allen
is reckless, untruthful and unworthy
of their confidence.
do not propose, however, to have
Henry Allen raise a great fuss about
some irrelevant matters in order to at
tract public attention from his own
political record. The vital question at
issue in this ca mDaign is the character.
fitness and ability of Mr.. Allen as com
pared with the Hon. Charles F. Scott,
to represent the best citizenship and
manhood and the highest ideals OF
Kansas in congress.
In this connection. il is interesting
to note Mr.. Aliens public confession
after over a years almost continuous
fire. that he was a secret partner in the
state printer deal While Mr.. Allen de-
MES that he traded votes for his in
terest in the state printer business
three members of the legislature who
voted for Clark. have stated that the
votes Henry Allen delivered to Clark
were the consideration whereby AIler
became Clark's partner.
Now we have two propositions thai
are unquestioned. First-Henry Aller
employed by the state as chairman OF
the state board OF charities at a salary
Of S2.009 per year. Second-8err Allen
a secret partner of George Clark state
printer. earning $4,000 or more per an
rum. Proposition 8; At the session Of
the legislature in 1903. the senate passed
bill providing that the executive coun
ell should let to the lowest responsible
bidder, the stitching and binding par
of the state printing, for the ensuing
two years. which bill would have saveC
the state $4,000 or 1000 had it be
come a law. and would have reduced
Alien & Clark's income to the same ex
tent The old machine crowd. of which
Henry Allen was one of The most inf1u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS.

Judge John Guthrie will formally
turn over the postoffice to his successor
a. K. Rogders tomorrow.
It cost S96.4O to repair the damage
done to the pipe organ by the acrobats
who bored holes into its vitals.
1t was a happy thought OF the
board of health to compel the street
car company to fumigate their cars.
The skating rink attraction next
Friday and Saturday is for the benefit
of the orphans home. Tickets u
cents.
Judge John Guthrie announces that
he will resume the practice of law as
soon as he closes up his affairs as
postmaster.
The first candidate for the county Of
fee of register of deeds to come OFT for
registration in the county primaries was
Sadler Hodgins.
You can buy wool dress goods for
five days at bargain prices at ]. E.
Crockett & Co.'S, the White Store, 6l9
Kansas avenue.
The gas well southeast of town is
down over 1900 feet. The old rigging
for drilling proved too light and new
rig is being built.
G. w. Sutherin secured the contract
for the installation of the gas fixtures
in the new Y. NJ. c. A building and will
commence the work at once.
Fine wooden dress fabrics can be
bought at very low price for i've
DAYS at J. E. Crockett & Co.'S, 6l9
Kansas avenue. the White Store.
Ducks are reported to be plentiful
on the river but the most successful
sportsman so far has been unable TO
bring any of them home as evidence.
Z. x. Heinzman, who was stricken
with paralysis about three weeks ago,
is much improved and his recovery is
thought to be q matter Of but short
time.
The following birth reports were made
to the board of health today. Mr.. and
/ Mrs Frank Maunsell. 1858 Clay street,
girl; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morris, Alt
! Liberty street, boy
The committee on municipal legisla-
/ ton will meet at the club rooms of the
1 Commercial club this evening at 80
when business of considerable lmpor-
+ lance will come before the committee
d r. Brewer, the paper carrier
who was sIashed by the negro Hay
good last week, is able to be about
/ again. although his neck shows the
marks of a nice piece of needIework
The delivery of eighty-four new en-
i gines. ordered by the Santa F'e from
! the Baldwin locomotive works, Will be
t commenced on the first day of April
and this is no April fool story. either
If President Roosevelt has an idea
/ that there is any danger of race sui
] eide in the capital city of Kansas. q
/ trip on Kansas avenue any bright day
would disabuse his mind OF any sucf
an idea
The list of marriage licenses issued
/ by the probate judge of Kansas City
shows that license was granted t.
/ Thomas J. Mitchell, Of Topeka, and
Kate E. McAIanus, of St. Marys, yes
/ terday.
But 1,244 names have been placed
on the registration books since they
/ opened. which indicates a light regis
tration and proportionately large
number of disappointed voters on cleo
/ ton day
There is one Office in the Columbian
/ building. and small one at that oc-
/ cupied by three attorneys. Two OF
them are ex-iieutenant governors. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
BROKE THEIR HEADS.
Two Men Leap From Third story Wine
dow TO Escape a Fire.

St. Louis, Feb. 27.=While laboring
under intense mental excitement P. 4.
Hughes. aged IS. from Lincoln, Neb..
overturned lamp in his room on the
third floor of the Comfort hotel today.
A fire was started and Hughes and j.
A. Courtney SIS years old. superintend-
ent of construction at the Missouri Pa
cifc hospital, who also occupied 9.
third floor room, jumped from windows
to escape the flames. They each SUI
fered a fracture of the skull They are
in a critical condition. The flames
were extinguished after slight loss.
There were 215 other guests in the
hotel. but none was injured.
S. B. Dickman. clerk of the hotel,
was seriously burned about the face
and hands in fighting the flames.
r. 3. Dobson, a deaf mute. and
Charles Reinz, a cook. ran through a
blazing hallway to escape and suffered
burns.
Hughes had been taken from his
burning room. when he broke away
from his rescuers and rushed back into
the flames and moment later junrpG@
from a window.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27

the other is the son of a former gov
ernOr of the state.
Young leaves are showing on the
white honeysuckle vines which means
that q belated cold spell will nip them
some of these nights and there viii be
no flowers next summer, and many of
the vines will be killed.
Last March the city treasurer took in
81, 800 from dog tax. The collections so
far this year have been light though
there are If any more dogs this year
than last. The penalty will have to be
paid on the dog tax by April 1.
A number of Topeka young men are
talking of organizing a Kensington club
The first object that the club has in
view is the location of the purposes of
the Kensington parties which have
been so mysteriously- popular in society
lately.
The committee of the Kansas avenue
property owners who were to put down
new pavement on Kansas avenue
seems to have got bodily tangled up IN
obscurity Nothing doing yet" said
one of the members of the committee
today
Charles Enlow, lately from La
Junta, reports that he was robbed of
1925 or s45, or something, in the
creme de mint district of the city. He
admits that he mixed drinks, and is
not at all certain as to what happened
to him.
The street commissioner S force is NIL
ing in the approach to the Kansas ave
nue. bridge over the Shunganunga creek
with cinders. The approach has lately
been filed in with clay and the roadway
became almost impossible on account
of the mud.
The registration of the voters amounts
to 1.244 This means that there are
about 1900 voters who will stand to lose
their vote. The total number of voters
who were ineligible at the first Of the
year due to a failure to comply with the
[ new election law ran close to $500.
W. W. Harvey has formed a law
partnership with Harry Bone and Will
move to Ashland at once. to take
kcharge of the practice in that section
of the state Mr.. Bone viii move to
Topeka, as his duties as United States
district attorney will occupy all of his
time.
one of the Washblrn college boys
visited over at the Medical school an
on coming home to his room he found
some of his medical student friends
had placed mementoes Of his visit in
his overcoat pockets. In one pocket as
he put in his hand he found an ear and
the mate was found in the other pocket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
FIFTY TOTS HURT.
Moving Picture Machine Catches
Fire During Show.
Panic Started Among 400
Children in the Audience.
FELL DOWN STAIRS.
IN Their Efforts TO Escape From
the Building.
Tried to Leap From Windows
But We're Pulled Back.
FELL DOWN STAIRS.

Alton, ILL.,. Feb. 27-Four hundred
children who were being entertained
with moving picture show in St.
Marys school han. were thrown into a
panic by the accidental ignition Of a roll
of celluloid films from a spark dropped
from the calcium light of the machine
Fifty children were slightly hurt.
Prompt action to protect the children
averted serious injuries.
John scherrer of Chicago. who gives
exhibitions of views of the Passion Play
Of Oberammergau. was in charge at the
time. He did not see the fire in the
hlm roll until some one screamed Fire
and in an instant the whole assembly
of Children was in a panic.
scherrer seized the box of films and.
slamming the lid shut. he started to II n
out of the hall, but could not get cut
because of the jam of children at the
three exits.
The children were pupils of the Ca
thedraI Orphanage, the Ursuline con-
vent, and St. Marys school. and were in
| the charge of about twenty-five mem
| bers of various Roman Catholic sister
moods. The sisters tried. to stop the
panic but were helpless for time A
steep stairway at the south end of the
crowded with children. who fell down
| the steps. :.
At the back of the hail was an exit
and the children who made a rush
there could not get out because the
door was locked. A beer key was
hurled at it and the door was broken
open.
ond story windows of the Hiding
81. and were pulled back by the sisters
who had them in charge. Mrs. g.
Taphorn broke some Of the windows DO, :
in order to let her children out In a
few minutes the dense smoke cleared
and the children were taken out OF
/ the hall. Parents took the injured
home to dress their bruises
The owner of the machine said ne
could not account for the accident
as he did not know or the nre until
someone in the audience discovered It.
If Scherrer had~not seized the burning
film and carried it away from the ma
chine. serious results might have fol
lowed. He was burned about the
hands Scherrer said the accident was
not due to an explosion of the gas
tanks used in making the calcium
/ lights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
STRUCK BLIND.
Noted Circus Man Loses His sighs
While at a Theater.

Pittsburg. Pa. Feb. 27.-While at
tending a local theater yesterday A L.
McPhael of New York. one of the best
known circus men in the country. sud
denly became blind. Thinking It was
but freak Of his fTnag ination he lighted
a match and held the flame before his
eyes. His act attracted the attention
of the audience, and the players on the
stage, and when the usher went to his
aid it was found that he had collapsed.
A physician was summoned, who an
nounced that McPhael l. been striclz-
en- with apoplexy He was removed to
the Allegheny general hospital where his
condition today was reported still seri-
Gus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
HE -BUILT THE HoosAC TUNNEL.
Now He Is a Charity Patient in an
Infirmary.

New York, Feb 27-Brigadier General
Edward Wellman Serrel, one Of the
greatest American military engineers,
Constructor of the Hoosac tunnel the man
who placed the Swamp Angel battery be-
fore Charleston, the engineer who first
surveyed the interocean canal routes for
the government. Is lying very sick in an
infrmary on Staten Island, a free patient
The money he has made as engineer for
he has no retired pay from the govern
ment because he left the service as q
volunteer when the war was over, and the
little service pension which he draws is
hardly enough to support him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
Preacher Sentence to Tail

Omaha. Neb. Feb. 27.=Judge Mum
ger III the United states district court
TINS morning oNerruled the motion for
a new tflai ~ the case Of Rev. George
@. Ware Of Lead. s. D.. president 81
the Z. 2. 7. Cattle company. recently
convicted Of conspiracy to defral1d The
government by means of Illegal home
stead entries. The Judge then SEN
fenced the prisoner to Imprisonment
for one year in the county Jail at This
place and to pay a fine of $1,000 An
apepai val lep taken. Ware has been
TOT many years pastor Of Episcopal
churches at Lead and Deadwood. s. b.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27

The Rev ]. G. Warren. pastor of Sha-
ron Baptist church Belair, Ga. says Of
Electric Bitters: ITS a Godsend to man
kind. It cured me of lame back stir
joints. and complete physical collapse. Z
was 50 weak 1t took me half an hour to
walk mile Two bottles of Electric Bit
tiers have made me so strong I have Just
walked three miles In 30 minutes and feel
ike walking three more It's made q new
man Of me Greatest remedy for weals-
ness ana al stomach, liver and kidney
complains. Sold under guarantee BY the
Arnold Drug Co. 81 \. Kansas avenue
Price 50 cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
One Railroad Sues Another.

The Kansas City Southern railroad to-
day filed suit before the state board of
railroad commissioners AGAINST the Ne
vada & Minden railway of Kansas, and
the Missouri Pacific, which owns the
Nevada & Minden. The Kansas City
Southern wants the right TO build two
additional tracks across the Nevada &
Minden tracks in the city of Pittsburg,
and the latter road will not consent.
The Kansas City Southern already has
one road across the Nevada & Minden
tracks, but claims that the business
demands more tracxage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
STUCK IN THE SNOW.
Twenty-four TROLLEY Car Passengers
Merooned All Night.

St Louis. Mo, Feb. "a trolley car
containing "A passengers was stuck in
a snow drift from yesterday noon anti
early this morning Ealf way betwe en-
this city ana CLAYTON and two loaves ef
bread and 4 basket fun Of eggs com
prised all the refreshments the maroon
ed passengers had Nineteen men and
five women were aboard the car which
became stalled during the blizzard.
They were rescued BY snowplow tails
raorning apparently hut little the worse
for their exDerience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
WANT AND NEED.

There's a big difference
between what a baby wants
and what he needs. Deny
him the one, give him the
other. Most babies need
SCOTS Emulsion-it's the
right thing for a baby. 1t
contains a lot of strength
building qualities that their
food may not contain. After
a while they get to want it.
Why? Because it makes
them comfortable. Those
dimples and round cheeks
mean health and ease. SCOTS
Emulsion makes children
easy; keeps them SO, too.
SCOTT 8 BOVINE. 500 Pearl St. New YORK.
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rings cIiques, bosses and machine con
troll in their own interest at the expense
of the publc2 ". r. STUBBS.
Lawrence. Kan. Feb. %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
EN-. HOWE IN LONDON.
Atchison Editor FInds a Barrel of Mail
in Dear Old England.

Atchison. Kan, Feb. 27.-The Globe
says.
E. ". Howe and daughter arrived in
London today. and the following ca BILE
gram has been received from them:
s.Barrel OF mail. Hurrah."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
MRS. D. ". BLAINE DEAD.
severe Case of Pneumonia Caused the
End to Come Quickly.

Pratt. kan. Feb. 27-Mrs. Blaine. the
wife of D. ". Blaine. died at her home
in this city late Monday She contract
ed pneumonia and was i'll but few
days. Her children and relatives ar
rived at her bedside before her dearl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-21
FACE POWDER CAUSED
HIS ARREST FOR THEFT

NEW YORK. Aug IA package of
French face powder figured IN the Har-
lem court as the principal clue in
mysterious boarding house robbery.
which involved the arrest OF Mr.. and
Mrs Maurice Connor. who live at 1872
East I24th street, where the robbery oC-
CURED
Some days ago. in the absence OF Mrs.
Clara Mascagnl. some one entered her
room and took from a trunk $50 IN
money and package Of imported face
powder According 70 the story told
Magistrate Cornell, In the Harlem court,
Mrs Kitty Conner found a package or
face powder in her husbands pocket.
She became suspicious, and told Mrs.
Reynolds. the janitress of the house, OF
her find Now. Mrs. Reynolds remem-
bered that Mrs MascOgni had lost just
such a box Of face powder, so she nOti-
fed her Of Mrs Connor's find,
They waited until Mrs Conner went
out on Saturday, and then went into
her apartments Mrs. Mascagni asserted
that she recognized her face powder,
as 1t is of a brand not sold I'm this
country The police were called in, and
they arrested Maurice.
When Magistrate Cornell heard the
evidence he ordered Mrs. COnnor in
Guided in the complaint, and held the
husband and wife in $1,000 10 appear for
further examination today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-21
Commissioner Warner
Enjoys Pension Story
1t Was Said a Veteran of Civil War; Officially
Dead On Pension Rolls, Was Applying
To Get His "WidOw" a Pension.

Officials Of the Pension OfdCc. from
Commissioner Warner down 10 the low
est clerk In the RECORD division, had a
hearty laugh today over the fiction pub
Iished under q BROOKLYN date Ine re-
gardIug the ViCisstudcS OF one John
Brady, OF g Park street Corona, I. l.,
an alleged civil war veteran, who was
said 90 be carried on the rolls as dead.
but making strenuous Cndeayors 10 get
his "wiCCW' a pension.
Investigation showed that sheTe was
no John Brady on the rolls either dead
or alive. and the commissioner and his
assistants were much amused by the
story.
According to the story John Brady en-
listed in Company II. Eighth r.. s. Vol
unteers. IN 1861. and hurried 20 the
thicl,est ~ the cray. where nc was shot
In the neck and left on the field 20 die.
In 1853. so the story ran- John Brady,
not having been heard from. vas re-
ported as dead and 50 carried on the
rolls he was very much alive accord
ing 10 the narrator, but had enough Of
war a monument was erected In Flush
ing to tho memory Of tho dead iu the
Eighth Volunteers according 10 the
story. and on the imposing marble shaft
John Brady's name was carved with me
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other Mustrious dead. Tho narrator
said Brady was wont 20 trudge 10 the
cemetery each Memorial Day and there
tendery place "a wreath or blossoms on
the mound OF clay under which he was
supposed 20 be sleeping the slumJers
OF the just
The story stated that Brady had ap-
piled Cor a pension. but 30 was refused
him because be was al dead one and
the Government was rot peusiC1iuE
cCrpse5. Then give the pension To my
wife. Brady is said go have inform
eu the Pension Office employees.
Commissioner Warner laughed heartily
when shown copy OF the story today
and remarked with a twinkle in his eye.
Il guess some magazine writer is the
author % that Summ0uing Chief
Cuddy from the law division OF his Of
fee Mr. Warner elected Llc facts that
had been brought ont Toy the tnvestig8-
ton. Without consulting any records or
notes of Chief tuddy said:
There was no such organization as
the Eighth L. 8 \ Oluuteers In the civil
war. There is q movement az Flushing
l. J., but IL was erected 10 perpetuatc
the memory of the members of the
Sivty-s-y@lth New York Intar try.
afterward known as the First Rhode
Island. u that command there We're
tao men named James Brady one OF
them was killed az Seven Oaks The
other Is drawing pension now.
Then Commissioner Warner laughed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-21
MARKET
ALMOST A RECORD ONE

NEW YORK. Aug. 2l.-The stock mar
ket yesterday gave another exhibition
of almost unprecedented activity Trans
actions for the fun days session were
approximately $4,000 shares. slightly
below the $4,000 shares traded in on
December s. 1904, which was the out
come Of the Lawson panic" The rec
ord for q days business on the stock
exchange was made on April 80. 1901.
when 100000 shares of various stocks
changed hands, so that yesterday
transactions have been eclipsed on only
two previous occasions.
on Friday last, the day the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific dividends
were announced, about 24G0 900 shares
were dealt in. and on Saturday, 1913, 600
shares-the record for a two-hour SEES
sion-changed. hands. During the first
two hours yesterday transactions were
enormous. being approximately $50, 600
shares, or at the rate of 400. 600 shares
for q fun day. The total to noon was
10000 shares. which was d new record
for two hours Of trading. surprising
the short session Of Saturday by 1000
shares.
Such activity has never before been
witnessed on the New York stock ex-
change, for the period mentioned. and is
perhaps without a parallel on anv ex-
change in this or any other country
Had the early rate Of activity been
maintained the record ~ AnrN 30 1901
would have been surpassed. Toward
the late afternoon, however. trading
moderated considerably
Notwithstanding the heavy volume Of
business transacted, the trading had u
less excited appearance that was the
case on Friday ana Saturday. perhans
because the brokers had become more
used to the new order of things. There
were times, however, when the floor OF
the exchange presented scenes of con-
fusion One of these was around the
opening, which was at an advance OF
from l to points above the previous
closing.
Call money touched 8 per cent. and
the banks reported Il large loss to the
subtreaSuTy. but these were apparently
without effect upon the market