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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-23

of bonds in the sum of $4,000
amounts to $4,000 at five per cent.
The interest on the $65.OOO which
would be required to put the plant in
shape would be $3,25O. The sum of
these would be $3.50 or $3.50 less
than the amount saved by the city
owning its own plant. So using the
most liberal estimates for repairs to
the present plant the combined in
terests of that present issue and the
required issue would be less than the
of the lights as furnished by the city
and the offer of the company.
This difference in cash cost is not
the only nor the greatest thing to be
considered. There is no doubt but the
city would be the gamer financially by
furnishing it's own lights. But sup
pose the city should let the lighting
contract to corporation, even at a
would be the condition of affairs al
the end of that time? The city would
be at the mercy of corporation
which could dictate terms after the
have turned over it's lines and its
equipment would have been disposed
of. To be able to force the corpora
ton to fair terms the city would have
to be able to furnish its own lights if
the corporation was not disposed to
do the fair thing
Sentiment Not All One Way.
The sentiment of city officers is not
so near unanimous as reported by
morning paper of the last few days.
Those who are opposed to the city ac-
cepting one of the proposals of the
Topeka Edison company have not as
yet said much about it but are quietly
collecting material and information in
regard to municipal plants and are
preparing to give the proposition
stiff fight.
Councilman H. B. Howard of the
Third ward said this morning: Il was
disgusted with the way some people
want to accept one of these PROPOSE
tions without looking thoroughly into
the matter. I am not in favor of Civ
ing the contract to a corporation and
you can quote me to that effect These
people that figure the lights cost the
CITY so much do not know what they
are talking about. These discouraging
reports from municipal plants that
were presented to the council commit
tee all came from a company that is
trying to get the job. They do not
report the many municipal plants that
are successful but only those that
fall
city Attorney F. G. Dreaming also
SAYS: 'I am in favor of a municipal
plant first, last and all the time. While
the offers of the Edison company are
fairly good, the city ought to own
their plant. for at the end of ten years
the company would have the city on
the hip and would do as they pleased
with us. Everyone knows what a cor
poration does when it gets one on the
hin"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-23
A FARMERS UNION ROW.
Suit for 5000 Fees Is Brought Against
the President by James Butler.

Hutchinson, Kan, May 23.-As the
state. convention at which the Farmers
Educa tional and Cooperative Union of
Kansas was formed yesterday, ad-
journed today. Sheriff Duckworth of
this county served a summons on G.
S. Barrett of Atwater, Ca. president
of the National Union, in. a suit in
equity. The suit was brought. by James
Butler of Topeka, a member of the
national board of directors, and Is for
about 5000. Wtich~Butler claims as fees
and expenses for organizing local un-
ions in this state. The suit was filed
here SO that service could be made or
Barrett before he left the state.
Butler is not only member of the
national board of directors, but until
lately was state organizer for Kansas.
About two months ago Barrett came to
Kansas, and, acting upon what was
said to be an almost unanimous re-
quest of the order in Kansas, depOsed
him and appointed ]. E. McQuillin of
Heizer in his place. President Barrett
would not talk of the suit last night
pected to be a demand on Butler for
an accounting of funds received by him
while he was state organizer.
The following officers were elected by
Kansas: President, ]. E. McQillin, Bar
ton county; vice president, Paris Hen
derson, Usage county; secretary-treas-
urer NJ. NJ. Mitchell, Kingman county;
doorkeeper Ole Olson, Saline county:
ty; delegate to the national convention
at Little Rock in September, Paris
Henderson, Usage county. The execu-
tive board is composed of the presi-
dent and secretary in addition to the
following: G. w. Garfield, Cherokee
county; w. F. Brown, Pratt county;
W. B. Eames, Ottawa county; ]. N
Newman, Usage county, and j. H. Tor
line Ford county.
Salina was chosen as the place for
the next state convention, the date of
which will be fixed by the executive
board. This board also is authorized to
designate some city as headquarters
where an office will be maintained in
charge of the state secretary. who is
the only official to draw a fixed SAL
ary Aside from the general educa-
tional and fraternal purposes of the
union, specific object just now is to
raise the price of farm products, par
ticularly wheat. This is to be done by
means of the farmers holding their
wheat until it reaches a fixed price,
determined upon in advance.
To meet the requirements of the poor
er farmer, comparatively owned ware
houses will be established and he will
be permitted to store his wheat there
and a fair portion of its value will be
loaned to him upon it from the funds of
the union. In this way the union ex-
poets to control the marketing of the
crop and thus fix the price instead of
having it established by spectators.
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TO OPPOSE STATEHOOD.
Oklahoma Republicans Finally Decide
on Course of Action.

Oklahoma City, May 23.-There was
a large attendance of Republicans Of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory at
meeting of the central committee call
ed by Chairman j. H. Hamon to con-
slider the situation caused by Judge
Pancoast's decision preventing the
division of counties by the constitu-
tional convention.
Resolutions were passed supporting
Governor Frantz in refusing to call an
election until injunction suits had
been passed upon by the courts de-
manding that the constitution be filed
with Secretary Fitson of Oklahoma
Territory; postponing the state Repub-
lican convention until after the issu-
ance of the election proclamation con-
demning the unfair provisions in the
proposed constitution.
There were about 500 Republicans
in attendance and the meeting was
harmonious. There is now no doubt
that the Republicans of the two ter
ritorfes will unite in opposing the
ratification of the constitution. unless
II is modified by the convention which
NAV vet be called together.
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theater will be built. This will also be
opened this fall.
Mr. Wells Good Work.


Mr.. S. r. Wells will manage the
new Novelty and that its management
viii be all that will be desired is best
attested by the manner in which he
during the past eight months. His
efforts as manager there have been
more than satisfactory to the large
patronage which this house has en-
Joyed lately. Mr.. Wells has made
many friends during the months he
has been here and they are certain
that the new venture he is undertake
Ing will be most successful and they
are sure to do their part to make 1t so.
A good indication of the scope of
Sullivan and Considine in the vaude-
vile affairs of the country is contained
in comment on their activities which
appeared in the theatrical gossip of
one of the Chicago papers recently.
This reads as follows:
with the horizon clouded with
signs of the coming vaudeville war,
there is a feature of that business now
developing rapidly that has been over
looked by the scramble for the bigger
game. This is the wonderful chain of
houses that is fast being welded to-
gether in what is known as the Sulli-
van and Considine circuit of cheaper
priced vaudeville theaters. They now
stretch from New York to San Fran
cisco, and only the other day seven
additional houses, at a cost of $1,000
900, were taken over and made a part
as much as stirring up an excitement
worth commenting on, 1T would seem.
"a few years ago these men, then
strangers to show business, in the
sense that it is generally used, began
getting together here and there small
houses not much. bigger than "store
shows" and in them giving few acts
and a moving picture programme.
From the smaller towns they have
climbed into the cities and particular
ly through the west have they -four
ished like the proverbial green bay
tree. Houses in Omaha, Kansas City,
Seattle, Sioux City, Los Angeles, Den
yer and Salt Lake have been built
within this present season, and now
they are contracting a number of
stellar vaudeville acts that will be
worked over that circuit. 1t has
grown until it is an institution, and
clean but reasonable vaudeville as put
forth on these circuits has become i'm
mensely popular"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-23
STOLYPIN EXCITED.
He Calls Down the House for Action
of Yesterday.

st. Petersburg. May 23.-At the
close today of an uneventful ses-
sion of the lower house of parliament
Premier Stolypin claimed the floor
Amidst the most intense excitement
the premier declared that the agrarian
committee of the house yesterday had
formally adopted the principle of the
forcible appropriation of land without
waiting to ascertain the governments
attitude. Fundamental principles
maintained by the government had
been disregarded. an openly revolu-
tionary tone marked most of the
speeches, and insults had been aimed
at the government. The agrarian
programme of the committee left the
various parties in the house in ire
concilable positions towards each
the principle of the forcible expropria-
a social upheaval of which history
would be precipitated.
In conclusion the premier an
nounced that the forcible expropria-
ton of land could not be permitted
and warned the house that the
speeches exciting the peasants were
beginning to cause dangerous agita-
tion in the provinces which the gov
ernment was determined to restrain.
When NJ. Stolypin had finished the
house adjourned.
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1882. According to these figures the
cost per year per lamp is $39.S4-not
allowing for depreciation. According to
these figures the offer of the Topeka
Edison company to furnish the current
and lamps for $3.50 per lamp and allow
the city to own and maintain the pole
line and trim and furnish the lamps is
not so liberal as it might appear. The
fact of the matter is that the city has
been furnishing its own lights with the
trimming and maintenance at practical
ly the same figure that the company
now offers to furnish the current and
lamps. The city would have to keep it's
force of trimmers and linemen at a
monthly cost of about $500. This means
$4,000 a year.
But what is the comparison between
the figures of the company and the
city figures each furnishing the COM
plete light. The cost to the city has
been $39.84 per lamp per year. The
offers to furnish lights at
$55 per lamp per year for a cheaper
lamp than that the city now uses or
for $3.50 per lamp per year for
lamp which is about the same as that
now in use. That is to say if the city
accepts this offer it will pay $500
more per year for it's lights than it
would have to pay for the same num-
Der of lights under the present sys-
tenn. In ten years this means $4,000,
which is $4,000 more than would be
required to put the city plant into
first class shape. The deprecia ton
would have to be immense to make up
such a difference as that. That is not
all. The interest on the present issue
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afternoon asking that he come here if
clan to the late President Mckinley
and attended Mrs. Mckinley during
her last serious illness after the trip
of President and Mrs. Mckinley to
California. A consultation of local
physicians is called for this afternoon
to determine what treatment is to be
resorted to in a hope of saving her
life.
Mrs. Mckinley had been driven al
most daily up until Tuesday al
though she suffered an attack of grip
a week ago and later an attack of
bronchitis.
Tuesday she was stricken with a
slight attack of apoplexy and her left
arm became paralyzed. Later she
lapsed into comatose state and this
afternoon she became unconscious The
attending physicians say that owing to
her enfeebled condition the end may
come at any time.
DIR. RIXey Will Go.
Washington, May 23.-At D. M
Justice Day of the supreme court re-
ceived telephone message from DR..
Porteman at Canton stating that Mrs.
Mckinley was in an exceedingly criti-
cal condition and requesting Mr.. Day
to communicate at once with Surgeon
successful in his treatment of Mrs
Mckinley during her residence in
Washington and ask him to come at
once to Canton. The surgeon general
will leave at 7:45 this evening, which
is the earliest train for Canton
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STILL STANDS PAT.
Cannon Wants 1t Understood That He
Has Not Weakened.

Washington, May 23.-Speaker Can
non on having his attention called to a
report which has gained currency that
he is out for tariff revision as prssi-
Dental candidate and has abandoned
the "stand patters," yesterday said:
II do not know where the grape vine
originated The only knowledge 1 have
in the matter is the reports"
Mr.. Cannon said further:
In the campaign of a year ago the
Republicans won victory which gave
them a majority of So in the Sixtieth
congress, which organizes in December
next upon the cry let well enough
alone and I have no doubt that the
Sixtisth congress so elected will be true
to the pledges made in the campaign"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-23
ANOTHER WARM DAY.
Little If Any Promise of Rain Says
the Weatherman.

1t is evident that if Weatherman
Jennings has looked out of the win
dows of the skyscraper which con-
tains his Office that he has paid but
little attention to the threatening
clouds which have been lowering over
the city since early noon. However,
he has fortified his forecast of fair
which is explained to mean that a
shower may come up, and that if it
does it is not taken into consideration
by the weather department prior to its
arrival.
Today has been hot and there is no
use denying it and though the mer-
curry has not reached the record point
of the season by. several degrees the
heat has been apparent though there
is a fifteen mile an hour wind blowing
from the south. There is no mention
made in the forecast for tonight or
tomorrow of the temperature, which
is taken to mean that there will not be
much If any change
-, Ak-&g7
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JACKSON WINS FIRST.
Motion to Quash Information in Har-
vester Trust Denied.

Attorney General F. S. Jackson has
won the first bout with the Harvester
trust in the Shawnee county district
court The court has over ruled the
motion which was filed by the Harves-
ter attorneys to quash the information
fled by the attorney general. The
harvester people contended that the
state had not made a showing which
warranted the court to take up the in
vestigation of the trust charges.
Having disposed of this preliminary
motion. the case will now go into the
second stage. which consists of the
taking of testimony and the prepara-
ton Of affidavits and dispositions.
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KEEP OUT OF POLITICS.
Presbyterian Assembly Takes a Stand
on Temperance Question.

Columbus, o., May 23.-Following
two hours of exciting debate, which, at
times became acrimonious, the Presby-
terian general assembly adopted with
out a dissenting vote resolutions declar-
ing that the permanent committee on
temperance should not embark upon or
interfere in political work, and indors-
ing the American Antisaloon League as
a safe, sane and effective organization
in the advancement of temperance" The
assembly pledged to the league the full
est cooperation consistent with the
constitution of the church.
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AT 100000 A YEAR.
Caruso Has Signed With Conried for
-Four Years.

London, May 23.-In an interview
with representative of the Tribune,
Enrico Caruso confirmed the state
ment that Director Conried OF the
Metropolitan Opera house, New York
had enterted into a contract with him
for four years at Il yearly salary of
100000. Caruso on his part agrees
to be at Conried's disposal for nine
months each year and to make eight
appearances in each of the nine
months whenever Conried appoints
For any extra appearance he is to re-
ceiye $4,000
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Is Putting in waterworks.

Atchison. Kan. May 23.-J. H.
Robinson, the sheep raiser near Iatan,
is having small waterworks plant in
stalled on his farm that will be the
best in this part of the country. He
is feeding 1900 sheep. and will soon
bring a like number from Kansas City.
He is also planning to buy goats. and
allow them to run over his brush land.
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NO HOPE FOR Her
Mrs. Mckinley Is Stricken With
Paralysis at Canton.
She Is Now Unconscious and
Cannot Recover.
DIR. RIXEY SENT FOR.
Surgeon General of the Army
Summoned From Washington.
Consultation of Local Physicians
Has Been Called.
DIR. RIXEY SENT FOR.

Canton, o., May 23.-Mrs Mckinley
has suffered a stroke of paralysis and
her attending physician, DR.. o. E.
Porteman, said this afternoon that she
is unconscious and there is no hope of
her recovery.
A message was sent to Surgeon
General Rixey at Washington this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-23

Kansas City, Mo. May 23.-W. E.
Croysdale, a well known grain commits
sion man and charter member of the
Kansas City board of trade, died sud
denly today of heart disease, aged n
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-23
Raining i'm Nebraska.

Norfolk. Neb., May 23.-The drought
in northern Nebraska and southern
South Dakota was broken today.
steady rain began falling early this
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-23
Weather Indications.

Chicago May 23.-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair and continued
warm tonight and Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-23
"L. STILWELIA Judge.
"B. F. CARTER, County. Atty.
".J. w. TIMMONS. Sheriff. -

The above document was one of the
exhibits filed today in an agreed state
ment of facts in the habeas corpus ac-
ton brought to secure the release from
the Wilson county Jail of George Ellis.
the jointist who was convicted on So
counts for selling liquor, and is now
confined in jail because he will not, or
can not. pay the $1,000 fees allowed
by law to E. d. Mikesell, assistant at
torney. general who secured his con-
viction. Ellis was fined $500 and
sentenced to 50 months I'm Jail. He has
served 20 months. Governor Hoch
pardoned the remainder of his Jail
sentence. and the county commission
ers remitted the fine. But there is no
way for the county to remit the 1900
in fees without paying them, and this
they refuse to do. They have offered
Mr.. Mikesell $3.50 to satisfy the claim.
but he refuses on the ground that such
an agreement would be illegal. Now
habeas corpus proceedings have been
resorted to to secure Ellis release. and
the filthy condition of the jail where
he is confined is one of the arguments
in favor of granting the writ.
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Penned Up Without Ventilation
or Sanitary Safeguards.
PLIGHT OF GEO. ELLIS
JOintest PardOned by Governor
HOch Can't Get Out.
Supreme Court Asked to Re-
lease Him From Confinement.

The bad condition of many of the
county and city jails of Kansas has
long been subject of the most severe
criticism, from philanthropists, mem
bers of the legislature, and the people
generally. 1t has been known that
the most deplorable conditions are al
lowed to exist in many places, but
through a case now pending in the
Kansas supreme court, a most sensa-
tional denunciation has been made OF
the state of affairs in Wilson county.
The document is the official report
or District Judge l.. Stilwell Sheriff
j. w. Ttmmons and County Attorney
B. f. Carter, all of Wilson county, who
were appointed to investigate the
county Jail, against which complaint
had been made by f. d. MikeselI, as
slstant attorney general h Wilson
county.
The following is portion of this re-
port:
''The Jail is entirely inadequate to
accommodate the number of prisoners
which the increased population of the
county requires; it is so poorly Venti-i
lated that it is surprise to us that
human life can exist therein, being as
1t is poorly constructed in that regard,
and located between high buildings on
the. north and south; that the steel
cages occupy so much of the space on
the floor that there is little or no space
TSHldlHlnS TOT the prisoners TO exercise
in. That taking it all in all, the con-
venience and sanitary condition of said
Jail are such as do not reflect credit
upon the enlightened people of Wilson
county, or its prosperous conditions.
I'VE therefore recommend that said
Jail be enlarged and reconstructed to
accommodate the increased number of
prisoners; that it be so ventilated as
to admit the most possible amount of
air and light, that the sewer be so re-
built as to carry off the necessary de-
posit therein, and finally. that the jail
of Wilson county be made a fit place
for human beings, though criminals,
to be confined, instead of dark, filthy.
disease breeding, dungeon and a dis
grace upon a prosperous and en1ight-
ened community.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-24
Lewiston, Augusta and
WaferviiIe Street Railway
Time Table in Effect Oct. 1oO7

Cars leave p. o. Augusta as follows for
winthrop: 60 So, $3.50. $50, 1l25, 1255
lbs. 49,, 3lJ. 4.55i. sos SOC 90l,,. 10 aOt
For T"sus: 500. 100. $50. 1870, Zoo, 1.30.
500. 40, tn5. 200. 500. 900. 1856
FtR HALLCWELL AND GARDINER
1o.W A. A. Then every half hour till 10
/. VI. 1910 and 100 Hallowell Only.
GARDINER TO ADJUSTABLE a. M.
Then every lialf hour ill lois p. NJ, 10. Is
Tor 'ihllowell AMI Car House
WINTHROP To ATGUSTA-6OO 80
s": TagF loo, + So 200. 500, $3.50, 500,
;, ToGuS TO AUGUsTA-63o. $50. 500
1l0p '' WV '''''
Local CAR.Leaves north end State
Sfr"ct for Hospital at: Sl5+, S35, 915. 955.
lo,@' i .. 13oo-. 12-I5: 1255. 1.s5 2.I5. 25s.
80 ;:h3. 4.3a. SIS. 90. 700. 800, 855
lttFlRNlNG LEAVES HOSPITAL
1,la' ~ s25. 1o15 1O.55, 11.s5, LBS. liz.
Sunday time the same, cars starting
'Wo h"urs later in the morning,
week days all cars run to M. C. sta
l.. NJ 49, :" w."
1naily except Sundays.
saturdays Only
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STATE. OF MAINE

= ' y i. vi MAINE.
henilch"c- SS.-f"ard of County Commits
sl"ntrs, August Session, 1907 Held nv,
Adjournment October end, 1907
ON the foregoing Petition satisfactorv
evidence having been received that III.
ietiti"hers are responsible and ought to
i'e heard touching the matter set fort
IN SAID Petition, and that an inuujry into
me merits is cxpedient it is Ordered thar
tA1rtv days previous notice be given that
the County Commissioners will meet nt
Car Barn in Oakland on Tuesday. tie oct h
day Of November next. at 2 O'Clock = Ar :.
ana thence proceed to view the rom i.
mentioned in said Petition and iu,m,di1
atelv afterwards hear the parties and
their witnesses. and then take such mn
ther measures in the premises as NAV h,
adJndSed proper. Said notice to he given
ny serving attested copies of said Po;i-
ton and this order thereon. npon The
Clerk of the town Of Oakland and h..
posting up such copies in three mi
places in said town, and by puhl.I,;n,.
the same in the kennebcc Journal n n,I,-
lie newspaper printed in said Cn,I,..,..
that all persons and corporations inf
ed may attend and be heard if tho + ...
proper. :
Attest: e w JC%T-c ,ur
A true copy of the Petition ANA orrc.
Of Court thereon
Attest: c. w. JONES, CLERK
49, oct3ic.lt