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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
KILLED BY GAS.
Thomas Clark Dies From Fumes
Escaping From Stove.

Thomas Clark, a negro stableman in
the employ Of C. w. Merriam. was
found dead in his rooms in the stable
at the rear of Oil Buchanan street
about s o'clock this morning. having
been asphyxiated by gas which es-
capped from a small stove during the
night. Clark was about 80 years of
age and had been in the employ of
Mr.. Merriam less than two weeks. His
home was in Virginia where he has a
wife, but had been visiting his mother.
who lives at 114O Pine street, for some
time accepting temporary employment
from Mr.. Merriam so that he could
earn money enough to get back to his
home in the south.
Not arising at the usual time this
morning to care for the stock, an at
tempt was made to enter the barn to
learn the cause The doors We're all
locked and the windows tightly closed
and John Stull, who has charge of j.
c. Harmon's stable which is near that
of Mr.. Merriam's, was summoned and
pried open a WINDOW and entered the
stable. The entire building was filled
with the fumes of the escaping gas
and as he entered the upper portion
which is fitted as a living apartment
for the stable employees. the fumes
were SO intense that Stull could hard
ly live until he had opened several
windows.
There are three rather large rooms
IN the apartment ana InOuSn the
doors connecting them were open all
were filled to suffocation with gas.
Clark had evidently retired in the
south room as his body was found in
that room partially covered with bed
clothing. He had arisen some time
during the night and gone to the bath
room and partially filled the bath tub
and indications showed that later he
must have gone to this room as a
portion of his clothing had been left
m there. There are two stoves in this
room and when it was entered by Stull
he found one of the gas jets partially
open and the indications were that
Clark had attempted to light 1T.
Clark was known as a sober and |
Industrious man not given to drin liking. |
He complained of feeling i'll at the
supper table last night but afterwards
attended the Lowman Hill church and
it is supposed that he retired shortly
after the services were concluded. |
Coroner Keith was called and though |
convinced that death was caused by
asphyxiation will probably hold an
autopsy at the undertaking rooms of !
Stonestreet & Hamilton today.
There have been a number of cases |
of partial asphyxiation by natural gas |
since that product has succeeded the |
artificial in Topeka though this is the |
first which has proven fatal. While |
more deadly than the fumes of artifi- |
cial gas unlike that product there is |
an odor by which the escape |
Of he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
The Pennsylvania System

is the best equipped and best conduct
ed railway system in America. This
fact has given it, throughout the world,
the name of The Standard Railroad
of America" 1t represents the short
est lines from st. Louis and Chicago to
New York, and its sixteen daily trains
from those points to Pittsburg, Phil
adelphia and New York indicate the
enormous passenger traffic it is called
upon to accommodate Particular in
formation may be obtained by address,
ing D. B. Steeg, T. P. Agt., East 18th
ST.. Kansas City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
SedentnrY.

Yvette Guilbert, the French actress,
is an excellent skater. In the Bots de
Boulogne, in Paris, there is an ice rink
where Nine. Guilberts skating is one
of the principal attractions.
Talking about skating in New York,
one day, Mime. Guilbert said:
1T is only through perseverance that
one learns to skate well. / am sure no
one ever suffered more than in learn
ing to skate.
the second or third time 1 had ever
been on the fee, 1 was returning home
in a crowded omnibus, and a kind old
man got up and offered me his seat.
II shook my head, and the old man
laughed a good deal when I said:
mo, thank you. I've been skating,
and I'm tired of sitting down. -
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
DELAYED TRAIN SAVED HIM.
Convict Left Penitentiary Before Mon
tana Sheriff Arrived.

1-eavenworth, Kan, Feb. thames
O'Brien. who has just finished sentence
of three years in the federal penitentlary
owes his freedom to delayed train. A
message was received from a Montana
sheriff yesterday stating that he would be
Owing to delayed train, he failed to get
here in time and the prison authorities
were compelled to let O'Brien go. The
convict was rot informed of the fact that
he was wanted and it is probable will be
captured today.
O'Brien secured transportation to Trini-
dad, Co, from the prison officials. but
it is thought he will go to Kansas City
and sell the ticket to a broker. O'Brien
served three years for a robbery commit
ted at Pueblo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
FUSS OVER FRESHMEN.
Kansas University May Refuse to Play
With Missouri.

Kansas City, Feb. 1L-Should Mis-
souri, university refuse to acquiesce in
Kansas request that the freshmen be
allowed to compete in the dual track
meeting at Kansas City, March 8, the
Jayhawkers will call off negotiations
with Missouri and take on Washington
university instead
Irrespective of Missouris answer,
however, Kansas will ask that Wash
ingtcn be allowed to compete, making
the meet a triangular instead of
dual, contest. Kansas is eager for a
dual outdoor meet with Washington in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11

gladstone results, filing his lungs and
brain cavity with foul odors and mud.
A bas cigarette. Real tobacco is much
nerves (of the non-smoker) as the fetid
breath OF the Villafnous coffinSta OK
Greenwood county is a good starting
point, and Mr.. Edwards made a good
start. George Tucker started thence,
and now holds a. seat in the upper
house. He didn't have any anti
cigarette bill to boost him. either.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
BcIgians Are Turned Ont

Teheran. Feb. 1.-THE Persian
government has dispensed with the
services of Minister of Customs and
Posts NJ. Naus. who is a Belgian. and
of NJ. Prism. another Belgian official
IN consequence of representations on
the part OF the people that the gov
eminent was continuing to support
the Belgians, against whose conduct
in the administration of their offices
serious complaints have been made
for some time past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11

vertised that Mr.. Edwards is on the
right track. The cigarette is a pest
and a vile parody on tobacco. The
cigarette fiend need not suffer from the
effects of this bill He can burn the
rags and waste paper in the back yard,
and inhaling the same, get the same
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11

Schmidt, of Geary, has been brag-
g1ng to himself that he had this depart
ment foul, and was totally exempt. He
argued that the paper would not add
an annex to page so that the cartoon
ist could get him all in one column.
But pride goeth before a fall and a
hard winter. Schmidt, of Geary, forgot
TO take into consideration the fact that
two-foot rule will go in an ordinary
vest pocket when properly folded, and
at a proper angle, can be pictured in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
Robbed of sos. 500.

Moscow, Feb. 11.-A messenger be-
longing to the government spirit depot
here while on his way to a bank this
morning was held up by ten armed men
and robbed of Sc, 500. The highwaymen
in their flight dropped bag containing
s., 500 but got away with the balance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11

Meanwhile we must not overlook one
Edwards, of Greenwood county. This
young man not only twisted the tail of
the Stock Yards company, and at the
same time made'a disgruntled ex-em-
ploye who wanted to be the entire pic
mic, swallow a libel. but he has sound
ed the curfew on the cigarette. 1t was
he, of Greenwood, who introduced the
anti-pill bill, recently reported favor
One might gather from a perusal of the
bill, that Mr.. Edwards does not smoke
cigarettes. The guess would be abso-
lutely correct. Not only does he
eschew the Gig, but he desires others
to follow his noble example. AS the
chief engineer of this department is
also an abstainer, it will here be adj
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11

the same space used for man of or
binary length. The idea of folding the
man from Geary5 a la pocket knife. oc-
CURED to the cartoOn1st after hearing
the legend concerning the chairman of
the committee on agriculture. 1t is said
that some years ago, when freckled
antelope were wont to roam the west
ern plain, Mr.. Schmidt was great
hunter of the shy, unobtrusive meat
His system was to take up a position on
the open prairie. and hide behind the
observing what he supposed to be
pair of fence posts, would approach
with the cQmmendable intention of
scratching himself thereupon Woe to
the gentle earAnla1!-i From behind the in
nocent looking posts bundle of 45s
would sift through the cuticle of the
creature, and he would be converted
into that food of primitive man, known
as meat. After this manner, it is al
legged, Schmidt of Geary would reap
the breakfast food of the broad plain.
In the legislature, reading clerks look
upon Schmidt of Geary and call him
blessed. They never have any trouble
counting him on a rising vote in COM
mittee of the whole. Those who sit in
the extreme rear have favorably consid
cred the motion to attach insulators to
him, use him for telegraph pole, run
line to the speakers desk and there
by make themselves heard. The Wreck
Island railroad has lit in mindcto rent
him for a semaphore. He is also con-
sidering proposition offered by the
Macaronf Wireless company, which is
need of a receiving tower for a relay
station.
Schmidt of Geary is the house para
dox. He has very little to say, and
never makes a speech, but he always
speaks at length" This will be about
all concerning Schmidt of Geary at this
time, and while he is wiring home for
his six-shooter, the Gallery Spectator
hopes to work the Santa Fe for pass
to Old Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11

Ladies' souvenir matinee Tuesday
afternoon at the Wv. sos Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
LAUNCH OF JApAN,s GIGANTIC BATTLEsHP


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The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
A RECIPE For GROWTH.

Any and all ways people
aged and made the of but after ALL the kind boosting that
rhest asd brings the best results that being done here and there
all the state by who out primarily
themselves and incidentally to show others how they make
Try will to be brotherhood bound by
truth to-day did that
mttee of that does the work for the public
he does through doing the best Inc for his precou
welfare.-Denver Republican.
Here bit of fundamental truth which has wider
than the boundaries of a 1t
which the of nations and of bued
coored that unity of action
known but it is really true in only secondary 1t law of
nature that great things must find their
individual effort We of the self
appointed leaders depend greatly the
the other
battles of the but individual responsibility should
sight of The Negro who develops
business enterprise who builds himself aence ndepend
profession who dollars
salts them down. laying brick the permanent
unity and security There power
sana bank than the
the appeals OF windmade convention however large The nd
viua who is digging something and
account and obstacles his pat
OF heap good The white greatness
the spirit The novelty
calling is not popular But pioneering line will cultivate
broaden the spirit Out of multitude of individual
grow the racial union which
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
Srlrttrp ann
tllr Jntntatrrlal
BY ARTHUR BENNINGTON.
almost insurmountable.

searched out the nnermost of the minute
it has been halted by the hng-Afniy
Science after century and hall of cong at the mmatera
trying eagerly it. Baed by phenomena that
vany explain material poees it forced
conclusion that there something
which all its telescopes and all its poweress
Now the advance skmie of science gropng bndy
of the unknown setting for the mmaera hoping
beating hearts TO solve the riddle life DEATH prove
tera to demonstrate its properties and to codify its laws
Those who have maintained the simple ah answering faith
the nfablly their
piercing peak of their simplicity look down the struggles
the scientists their fantastic efforts the
assertions that they picture their plastic duiy the
fakirs who pretend reembo spirits
groequ conoon of the believe nothing they
All this but striving something
possessed always ucceewho te
rial shall have been caught butterfly
less fields of nfny shall have trianguated all
these discoveries DID, old thing
world in its chdike simplicity has called Eternity and God
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
FALSE ISSUES.

We frankly acknowledge ownership isolated
disability
being these Roosevelt
and other big certain post mortem issues.
As to the question of standing by the President in defense of
policies
the body of American citizens but from the
that these be
the stand that the public should take regarding the President
official The will
Republican
which issues ALL but rather matters of personal
between these big disputants.
The question shall be Republican candidate
for president really entirely different independent
and which should Republicans without
side the other of controversy
what the actual object for which that controversy The
Republican party has squrey the
of railroad and other regulation and it is
cee from emphatic sincerely position
the Republican enough wise enough
President Roosevelt who will the highest
of the nation without requirement
issues which do exist within party The Negro
him other
people, and do tried friend mi
mated from the presidential
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

Denver, Colo. April l3, 1907
To the Stockholders of the West
ern Loan and Investment Assn.
You are hereby notified that the
annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Western Loan and In
vestment Association will be held
on Tuesday, May 81, 1907, at the
hour of 8 o'clock p m. of said day
at room %, Western Newspaper
Union Building, 1924 Curtis street
Denver, Colorado, for the election
of officers and directors of said as
sociation and for the transaction
of any and all other business
which may properly come before
said association.
j. 81. M. BROWN,
President.
j. d. D. RIVERS,
Secretary.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
FOLLOWING THE COLOR LINE.

This caption American Magazine
for April, which, in fact review commentary
astounding
OF better understanding
law at least between the white
Inc written by Stannard Baker
frank without
OF kind his recital question
While the Negro the high which
just consideration before
qualification nevertheless of humane awa
enngs the of that element the dominant people, upon
winch the well being OF
Discrimination between blacks
whites and the disclosure of wrong both
races usually suffers most of the periodical
outbreaks important items the charter vncaon
responsible of the
Negro; for the tendency charge the
the OF its baser elements
prevalent everywhere in the nation There thing an
orderly mob another which the whites
slow and which the Irresponsible
his prominence public upon victim
even cowad than those of the nd whose good people
abho will still deny and of
bounds
OF both races therefore, although allowed noncevable
thoughtless heights the whites
The final analysis mob then the
criminal sacrifice OF all interests which the life
nation this
condition of blood spirit of fairness Negro being bewd
Its beginning white
1t little
pate and that desperate disposition
classes which vents its natural bent for awss upon Negro
ana strives to herpon its nexcuabe
ton OF the
that for the establishment of regard for involves the pn
cpe OF sefpreseraton for either unjust practices
applied portion general population bear their own
self -demoazing fruit n
The Negro stands always stood ready to do his mart
IN the premises Those of the better have part sympathy
with the criminals of the They look to the
1t white
people to assa the whole Negro for the individuals
Tor whose no respectable Negro responsible
problem United
out this tendency justice would have chance and reason its
triumph ~ ~ ~
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
The People Next Door.

The reason why the people next
door are invariably regarded as most
worthy of our javelins is plain to me.
They have piano. do not know of
any race that is quite SO unpleasant
as the people next door. They are not
like any ordinary people who live else.
where. They obtain their music on
the hire system, as it were, and 1t is
generally of the type we most detest.
Are we worldly minded? They chas-
ten us obtrusively with hymns-or
Mendelssohn, who is for some obscure
reason regarded as a moral force in
the suburbs. Are we of the elect?
They hurl at us with defiant persist
ency the latest blood-curdler from the
halls" The thing that passes with
them for piano is called upon to do
the work of three. and the wall divid-
Ing our respective houses, be it borne
IN mind, is a beautiful conductor Of
sound-Outlook.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27

the fair limit of its capacity single
track lines freghs must wait ngs while passenger have the
right of stand for days weeks yards points
awaiting their
Our population increasing the rate of than
and the growth will be 100000 The
the transportation systems of the country accordingly
everything that ministers necessity except products
the
longer shorter distance The total value products
doubled in 80 after 1870 and estimated
the figures of five years The years output petroleum
has than doubled that of pig increased per cent
value of manufactured products Of the ntry from
in 1890 279566 in 1900 All the additions imports
and activity department. of industry
much work for the carrier systems of the country.
The problem and the necessity At
mi would require 000 900 steel rail
the $4,000 miles of track required This nearly
uc OF all the rolling mills in the United States 1t would call
labor of 100000 grading beside track layers bridge builders and
others Labor for such ordinary
being made to be had sufficient
And demands the investment permanent railroad plant
100000 for five provide the railroads of the country with
means to handle properly the business already sight allowing for
future growth This the real railroad problem of the
and it which people have nguay perceive
uctant realize although written industrial
and railroad from the Atlantic the Pacific all
the Of the country has touched which
almos
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
CIR AL -Unttpurr-
ing Antnntnhtlr
By ALvAN T.. FULLER.

ing was generally accepted practical fact in this country
and some other places it had accepted
later here and at first only who wished pleasure
exclusively.
When once few of the nnumerabe advantages of the
came to be more generally recognized there began demand for
machine that probably Unprecedented the pdy its growth
the history of American manua actures.
To-day the automobile recognized quite generally the
vngeous means OF individual transportation for pleasure business
The automobile accidents compared
road travel or of any other of equally swift transportation
One OF the distinct features of the development of auombng viii
be the reduction of danger to the van
ishing point, with the increase of econ n. 49,.
and comfort of travel. >SSk1ez~I y. 35AkkOE.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
A Birds Foot.

The typical vertebrate limb, vari.
ously modified in the arm Of a man or
the forelimb Of cat or frog or bird.
has one bone in the upper arm. which
gives support to two In the forearm,
which similarly yield to four at the
wrist and from these five digits can
lust comfortably be extended. The
BIRD, however, decided to fly rather
than grasp with its hand, SO that three
and half fingers are all it has retain
ID OF the i've which its reptil,ap an
sestors bequeathed to It.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
The Teacher.

The teacher in the Sunday school
class had been telling her young pr-
pills of the omnipotence of God, and
just before the end of the lesson was
endeayoring to illustrate how God
was everywhere end knew every little
action, no matter how trivial One lit
tie boy appeared unusually interested,
and when the first time came for
questions to be asked was the first
to secure the floor"
Teacher" he said, "is God in my
homer"
"Yes." my dear"
'Is God in our parlor?" .Hsfs
Eyes, dear" ttAyf
as God in our kitchen?" HxE
Eyes. He Is everywhere"
"And is he in our cellar?"
HE is even there" responded the
teacher.
mo. he isn't, smartyi" answered
the child, because we, amt got no eel
lar."-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
PUBLIC
STENOGRAPHER
Miss Dora L. Holmes,
Room 81 Cook Blk. Denver
1t Looked Like a Drug Store.
Room 81 Cook Blk

rs IVUNeu E'Nc DTuy StOTt.
Tie captain of one of the Boston
harbcr tugboats, while travelling to
ward Boston one night. was compelled
TO place a g,een man on watch, with
instructions to call him If he saw any.
thing in their course. The. captain
was aroused from his slumbers by
the new man shouting, as he started
for the deck.
WELL" replied the watcher, at
have a green light and a rid loight
and sure think it's drug shtore.'
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27

The very best evidence
of the vast public benefit
that may be traced to
the use of the automo-
bile is found, I believe,
in the fact of the amaz-
ingly swift growth of its
popularity.
1t is hardly more than
q fev vaarc cinoa p,otor-
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
Appreciate American cfflcers.

First Lieut.. Henry L. Harris and
Second Lieut.. Morton Russell, for
merly of the Twenty-second United
Etates infantry. will receive $1,000
md $1,000 a year. respectively as
colonel and major in the Chinese
Army.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27


Science stands to-day
upon the brink of the
abyss of infinity, trying
with a butterfly net to
catch the immaterial.
1t has explored the
earth; its telescopes have
swept TIL e stupendous
vaults of the heavens 4;
its microscopes have
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
What Did She Mean.

He-my dear friend. have you reac
my last novel?
She-Yes.
He-How did you like It?
She-I laid down the volume witt
intense pleasure.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-27
Thr Rral Railruah a1rnhlrnt
Js Orr nf Trarkaur
By JAMES j. HILL,
Railroad Masnate.

Almost all the complaints made to-day, either by
shippers by operating railroad men, of obstacles and
dangers in transportation service due to deficient
trackage. The defect be corrected only by building
more track. The movement of freight cars is more
satisfactory to the railroads than it be to their
toners The average speed of freight train from 12
to Is miles per hour The average distance Travelled by
each freight about 25 miles per day. That is the
entire freight eoupment of the country emnoved to