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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
BATTING AVERAGES.
Davis of Topeka Is Well Up Toward
the Top.

The batting and pitching averages of
the western association for the season of
1907 are out Mcfarland of Oklahoma City
leads the league in batting with per-
centage of 314. Red Davis, as was ex-
pected is well up to the top, standing
fourth in the list with a percentage of SoS.
Landreth, Abbott, LAWYER, Wooley, FOR
roster Erwin, -Ragan, Dalrymple, Hurl-
burt, Olson, Henry. Halla. Runkel, Jones,
Brennan, Siekmeyer. Bunton, Price, Boles
and Arnold of the Topeka team batted in
the order named. Lotion of Webb City
leads in stolen bases, with 81, Wilson of
Hutchinson and Davis following close.
In pitching Cy Young takes the cake,
with Mcfarland, Eoffer. F'leharty. Clark
and Halla following close up. The Tope-
ka pitchers in the order of their percent
ages are: Halla, Bunton, Forester,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
CAPTURE THE FLEET.
Smugglers Overcome Chinese Govern
ment Flotilla in Battle.

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 2-Advices from
Shanghai tell of a battle between a
fotilla of imperial war junks and the
salt smuggling fleet at Quiensan, which
after severe fighting involving many
lives resulted in victory for the snug
glers who captured the entire fleet of
10 war junks. Many atrocities were
committed upon the prisoners taken,
one imperial officer having his eyes
gouged out, and right arm cut off, af-
forwards being thrown on shore, where
he bled to death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
Died While Milking

Lawrence. Kan, Dec. 2.-Harry Sedg-
wick, a prominent farmer living near
Lawrence, died of heart failure He
was in town and went home, apparently
as well as ever. He went out to do the
evening milking and did not return on
time. His wife became alarmed and
went to hunt him up. She found him
unconscious. He died shortly after be-
ing taken to the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
November Tax Collections Good.

LeavenwOrth, Dec. 2.-The tax col
Iections for the month amounted to
sS7, 600, according to figures furnished
by County Treasurer Kelley. He says
that this is the largest collection for
the month of November which has
been made in the IA years he has been
connected with the office. In Novem-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
HAD THE BLACK PLAGUE.
At Least Wichita Physicians Fear
That Caused C. Anderson's Death.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 2.-Suffering
from what is thought to have been
black plague, Carl Anderson, "a years
of age, living near Piedmont, was
taken to the local detention hospital
Saturday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
He died three hours later.
Anderson arrived in Wichita over
the Frisco at 8 O'Clock Friday. He
was broken out in several places, and
appeared to be very i'll His case was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02

Der of last year the collections amount
ed to $60,393 and in this amount was
included several large railroad checks,
SO that the actual amount paid by the
residents of the county was about 49,
600. This year none of the railroads
have paid their taxes. up to this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
AT THE THEATERS.

1.-The Sweetest Girl in Dixie" which
was put on the boards at the Grano
last night, may be beautiful southern
drama in the eyes of F,reda Slemon
who is credited with writing it. 1t may
be the real ''idyr' of the south in the
mind of the press agent for the snow
and the people who produce the piece
NAV think that they are good actors
RIIf the audience, which witnessed the
play last night, seemed to be OF the I'M
animous opinion that the piece Is ABOUT
as poor a one as has been presented
here and the efforts of the actors about
the worst There are only eight char-
acters in the play, and poor as the
actors portraying the parts were, 1t
must be said that their parts were
poorer Neither the play nor the play
ers measure up to the standard OF
cheap priced attractions.
Eddie Girard and Jessie Gardner are
bound to make a great hit with the
audiences at the Majestic this week IN
a bit of a farce called "Dooley and the
Diamond" They are just about as
clever people as havebee seen IN vaude-
vile in this city and their little play
affords them an opportunity for produc-
ing all kinds of fun. They kept the
audience last night in roars of laughter
from the start to the finish of the act,
which is one of the highest priced on
the circuits in this part of the country.
The Steiner trio, men gymnasts, fur
do some stunts on the horizontal bars
which are out of the ordinary and
couple of them provide some good COM
edy.
One more good act on the bill is given
by Harry bernardo, "the human spi-
der" He is a wonderful contortionist,
in fact one of the best in the business.
During the last season he has been with
the Ringing Bros circus and on the
first of the year he goes to France
where he has a years contract to ap-
pear In vaudeville there.
The others acts on the bill are moth
ing to brag over They include Adlyn,
a dancing girl; AL Bartlett in a musical
act and valmore in limitations. A good
1.-The Clansman" will be the attrac-
ton at the Grand on Wednesday night.
.'In the Bishops Carriage is the
booking at the Grand for Thursday
night.
There's a real good show for this
week at the Olympic and the houses TT
the performances of yesterday after
noon and last night were of the ca
pacfty order. H. v. Fitzgerald is easily
the feature of the show. He presents a
one man drama THE Lost Pocket
book" in which he plays all the char
acters alone and changes costumes 25
times in twelve minutes. Other good
acts on the bill are presented by Primo,
act: Tot Young banjo player and
black faced comedian. who with Grace
Manning present an entertaining
sketch. "a Coon's Temptation" and
GLADYS Middleton, a soprano. who sings
some of the latest ballads. Mr.. Gal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02

1.-The Grand Mogul," with Frank
Moulan and Maude Lillian Berri in the
title roles. will be seen at the Grand
on Saturday night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02

HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea I p2urif t6s
tid1evsS cnres ston1ach troubles, builds up
the nervous force: makes you well and
happy. CSC. Tea or Tablets. rFeo !. " al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02

braith sings Sacramento" for an illus
trated song and new series of moving
pictures are shown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02

Charles NJ. Yale's perennial Devils
Auction" will be at the Grand on Fri
day night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02

Joe Howard and Mabel harrison play
return engagement in The Flower
of the Ranch on Sunday night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
Satin No. So"
36-in. Wide, ST a yard

This satin is very much in de-
mand for all kinds of Innings. 1t
has such a rich, lustrous finish
it has width in it's favor. it has
value woven in every thread. To
these good features add the fact
that it will wear two seasons,
and is 1t any wonder that "Nor-
folk Satin No. 53' is so popular?
This most desirable satin is the
ideal lining for winter jackets
and coats. It can be had at our
Silk Dept. in all the popular
shades, white and black. Let
your next Innings be of Norfolk
Satin No. So"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02

1.-THE Clansman" will be the attrac-
ton at the Grand on Wednesday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02

I'm the Bishops Carriage" is tn
booking at the Grand for Thursda
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
Now is the time to buy
Black BrOad=O'Laine

You must see this beautiful
new black broadc1oth on display
in our Black Dress Goods De-
partment in order to appreciate
its beautiful weave and lustrous
finish.
Broad-O'-Laine is woven with
a special wear-resisting pure
wool yarn, fast dye, which gives
it fully double the life of less
carefully made fabrics.
Broad-o'-Laine is SO inches
wide and we carry it in the fol-
lowing three qualities: S125,
$3.50 and $500 per yard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
Suit Gases and Grips

Mems Leather Bags-Oxford
shape, extra deep, made of full
grain leather with hand sewed,
leather covered frame. In both
black and russell. Priced $500
and $1,000.
Mems Kit Bags-Made of full
grain leather is light russet shade.
Three large pockets inside; leather
covered, hand sewed frame. Two
straps around the outside. 20-inch
size, each $22.5O.
Twenty-four inch size,
strong frame and lock.
atches. In dark brown
Llues. each $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02

Strap Handle Purses. New styles. little
longer and larger than the ones shown hereto
fore. In genuine morocco and seal. Priced
from ST. 90 to $500.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28

Books as Friends.

Best also are the boks that each one
collects for himself, especially if their
purchase entails a sacrifice. How
often the pleasure that man gets out
of his books varies inversely with his
power of acquiring them! None knew
better than Charles Lamb the triumph
of bringing home a coveted prize, a
Joy unshared by the outside world, a
private joy If there ever is one, re-
marks The Academy. Many who have
thus collected a small library, book by
book, reading each book before they
bought another. will recolleCt the feel
ing of being amongst strangers whep
a sudden accession of books comes to
them from a relations legacy or the
bequest of a friend They set to work
to make acquaintance with them, as in
duty bound: but they are not of their
choosing; the process is to a great ex.
tent perfunctory, and they never
really catch up. For in the library as
In the world reader makes many ac-
quaintances, but few friends, and
these few will be of his own choos-
ing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28
DElMAS SAYS THAW is SANE.
Senior Counsel in Murder Trial Files
His Affidavit.

New York, March 24.-The attor-
neys for Harry X. Thaw yesterday
filed answer to the suggestion made
by District Attorney Jerome to Justice
Fitzgerald that Thaw is mentally in
capable of understanding the nature
of the proceedings against him and is
subject for a commission In lunacy
rather than for a jury which holds
only the power of liberty or death.
Supplementing their own unanimous
opinion that Thaw does understand
the nature of the PROCEEDINGS against
him and daily advises intelligently
with his counsel, the lawyers have
filed afidayits from the medical ex-
perts employed by the defense and
further affidavit by Mrs. William
Thaw, the mother of the defendant.
Mrs. Thaw, however, does not address
herself to the question Immediately
at issue. She takes advantage of the
opportunity, she declares, to state
that in the direct line of descent for
four generations there has been no
faint of insanity or epilepsy in the
prisone- S family. She resents the
malicious Misrepresentation and
gross exaggeration" on the subject.
The principal affidavit made in
Thaw's behalf is signed by Dolphin
M. Delmas, his leading counsel Mr..
Delmas attaches to his personal state
ment score or more of letters and
notes he has received from Thaw
during the progress of the trial. These
writings of the defendant, Mr.. Delmas
declares, clearly indicate his grasp of
the proceedings and have contained
from time to time valuable sugges-
lions as to the course of the defense.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28
BLAMES ROOSEVELT
EX-SENATOR BURTON MAKES
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
is JUST OUT OF PRISON
Claims that Real Motive Back Of
Prosecution Was that He CHend-
ed Certain Interests.

Abilene, Kas, March 24.-Joseph
r. Burton. former United S.Sies sen
ator from Kansas, recei~e9 receD-
ton more enthusiastic stau tina. CIV
en- him when he fist retu.2ed as
senator when he returned to his
home In this rey last night after
five months Imprisonment at Iron
ton, NO A crowd OF several hun
dred Nth the town band met him at
Ike depot, and many persons were
wearing badges with the motto.
Welcome Burton" The ex-senator
rode from the depot to his home in
an open carriage, and his progress
through the streets was in the ma
ture of triumphal procession. AZ
ter an informal reception at their
home, Mr. and Mrs. Burton were en-
tertained at dinner by County Treas
urer Schneider; after which they
went to the theater where the ex-
senator delivered his expected speech
on the subject, why l Was Prose
cuted."
The audience was distinctly friend
ly to the speaker and at no time
were there any demonstrations other
than approval. The ex-senator was
much affected at times, and once he
broke down entirely and wept
1t is said that Mr.. Burton modified
some of the statements he intended
to make about President Roosevelt
fearing, 1t is said, that friends of the
president might manifest their dis
pleasure.
Ex-senator Burton began his speech
by referring to the three indictments
found against him, and the two con-
victions under them, saying that,
while the case was pending he tried
to get the senate to investigate the
charges against him, but it steadily
refused to do so, and it was about to
expel him without an investigation,
when he resigned to avoid expulsion.
The senator charges that President
Roosevelt inspired the unjust perse-
cution" because the senator had
approved the administrators Cuban
policy. He had also incurred the
enmity of the sugar trust, which also,
got after him. He declares his only
!offense lay in misinterpreting a stat
ute.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28
The STAGES Of Air Travel.

Reports of the proposed thousand
mile voyage of the Aero club from the
Atlantic coast to the west indicate the
factor on which the ballooning OF tho
age falls down. 1t was proposed 70
voyage to about the longitude or Chic&
go-if the wind would take the bal
looms in that direction. The wind ola
not seem favorable, and the balloons
did not start. There is limit to the
pure balloon as a means of travel. IL
is in the same comparative stage az
those early navigators who had
learned to put sails on their boats anc
let the wind blow them along, but had
to wait in port until the wind blew in
the direction they wished to go. The
combination of balloon and propeller
in the earlier Santos Dumont type,
says the Pittsburg Dispatch, repre-
sents an advance to the stage of those
navigators who could progress across
a side wind, and perhaps work ahead
slowly under a head wind if it was
not too strong. The equal of the mod
ern steam vessel that defies the direc-
ton of the winds is the aeroplane
with power enough to send it against
the wind If the Wright brothers can
do all that is claimed for them
which many doubt-that stage has
been attained experimentally, though
it's commercial practicability is yet to
be demonstrated. To compare it with
things more modern the balloon, pure
and simple, is much the same as the
toy boat which children launch at one
side of pond to let it blow over to
the other side. The aeroplane, if prac-
tically successful, is the equivalent Of
the motor boat, which is highly en-
joyable so long as it does not come to
grief
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28
MORE INDICTMENTS.
Twenty-Five True Bills Are Turned
In BY Frisco Grand Jury.

III Oy TI'SSo STanu jury.
San Francisco, CAL, March 34.-The
grand jury ended a weeks intense
activity of deep probing into the al
legged corruption and graft Of the city
government by filing twenty-five in
dictments with Presiding Judge Coffey
of the superior court at noon yester.
day.
These are the secret indictments
voted by the inquisitorial body early
in the week, but not reported nor even
placed on the secret file. Thirteen of
the true bills reported yesterday are
against A. K. Detwiler, a capitalist
and prominent man of Toledo, O., and
nine are against Louis Glass, formerly
vice president and general manager
of the Pacific States Telephone and
Telegraph company Of this city. The
charge in each indictment Is bribery.
A tenth indictment was returned
against Glass, but was withheld at the
last moment owing to It's defective
form.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28
A WEEKS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST INTERESTING
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers Of the Civilized World and Pre-
pared for the Perusal Of the Busy
Man
RESUME OF THAW TRIAL.

The Thaw case Jurors were excused
until Wednesday while Justice F1tH
gerald decides whether or not to name
commission in lunacy to determine
Thaws mental condition.
District Attorney Jerome presented
to Justice Fitzgerald eight affidavits
in support Of the suggestion he made
in the case of Harry X. Thaw, that
the defendant is now in such state
Of lunacy or insanity as to be In
capable of understanding the proceed
ings against him or making his de-
tense. Justice
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28

The governments search for valua.
BILE foodstuff pays. Macaroni wheat,
imported from Prussia at a cost OF
$4,000 annually, yields $4,000, 900
Sorghum was brought from China in
1864 at cost Of $4,000. The nations
source of income from that crop is
$40,000,OOO annually.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28

Amsterdam and Client are both built
on small islands, Amsterdam coming
the nearest to Venice in the number
of islands and bridges. Venice is
built on 11S small islands, connected
by 37S bridges; Amsterdam on nearly
100 islands, connected by almost 900
bridges. Client stands on &c islands,
Joined by 27O bridges.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28

Pianos used to be regarded, perhaps
half-humorously, as the measure Of
prosperity. Now it Is automobiles.
and Judging by the records of the re-
cent show in Chicago, the west Ia
prosperous. The sales of cars during
the first day reached a total of 81 ,050..
600 worth, and for the week they
amounted to about $7,000,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28

Miss Julia Richman, a district SUI
perintendent in New York schools, is
having great success with a penny
luncheon of crackers and milk for the
youngest children. An investigation
not long ago in that city showed
10000 breakfastless children in the
public schools.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28

Efforts made by reform societies in
England to get law abolishing the
barmaid have disclosed that $1,000
girls are employed in barrooms In the
United Kingdom, and at least 1900 in
London. Most of them are under %
years of age and above 16. Salaries
vary from $125 to $3.50 a week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28

A London journalist says that
American women go abroad for hus.
bands because they want to be bossed.
And the great mass of American hus-
bands will rise to remark feelingly to
a man, How little he knows our no.
BILE womeni"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28

Jack the Egg-thrower" has made
his appearance in Connecticut town,
his specially being to throw eggs on
peoples clothing. Naturally, there is
scramble when his missiles are dis.
covered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28
PEASANTS WIPE OUT TOWNS.
crucifixes Save A Few Houses From
The Mob,

Vienna, March 24.-Aeoording to a
telegram received here yesterday
from Czernowitz, on the Roumanian
border, Vohldi and Pudesti have been,
captured by peasants who took the
places by assault and piliaged and
devastated them.
The attack on Misaileni, Roumania,
continues, the peasants persistently
assailing the town. The troops have
thus far been unable to quell the peas
ants and many have been killed or
wounded on both sides.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28
NiCARAGuANS WIN.
resident Of Honduras Makes His

President Of Honduras Makes His
Escape by Boat.
Managua, Nicaragua, March 49,
Ramirez, director general of tele-
graphs and telephones, yesterday
made the following statement to The
Associated Press:
The Nicaraguan forces have cap.
tured Choluteca, Honduras, which
was held by the Honduran and Sal.
vadorean troops, and President DO.
nilla fed by boat.
Steamers will pursue the fugitive.
president.
I believe the war is ended.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28

Chicago has 2,350.00O people, ac-
cording to City Statistician Gresser,
which proves that he rides home in
q street car instead of a buggy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28

A Canadian banker predicts dear
money, Just as IL money could pos
sibly be any dearer to the hearts of
Vie populace than 1t is now.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-28

New York assessors placed valua.
ton of $2,5OO,OOO on John D. Rookie.
feller's personal property. Now we
know why John can't afford oysters.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-19
CAUSES EARTH TO TREMBLE
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF HUGE
OIL TANK AT CONSTABLE
HOOK, N. J.

New York, Feb. 15.-With roar
that was plainly heard above the
street noise of the city huge oil tank
in the Standard Oil company's storage
plant at Constable Hook, N. j., ex-
ploded during the day. So great was
the conclusion that windows more
than a mile distant from the scene
were shattered and buildings many
miles away were shaken so severely
that many believed that the disturb
ance was caused by an earthquake.
Fortunately the tank which exploded
was an isolated one and only three
persons were injured and they only
slightly. These were workmen who
were fighting a fire which had started
near the tank. They had fought the
flames for more than an hour and had
succeeded in holding them back from
the big receptacle which contained 400
barrels of kerosene, but the oil be-
came ignited and suddenly there came
a tremendous report and the great
tank was torn to fragments. Houses
in the immediate vicinity were shaken
as by an earthquake and thousands
of windows were broken by the shock.
Across the Kill Won Kull, on Staten
Island, the effect was almost as Sc
we're and in the down town districts
Of New York there was distinct
trembling of the earth, lasting for sew
eral seconds.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-19
CANNOT LEGALiZE SALOONS.
Indiana Judge Holds Legislative Act
Unconstitutional.

Lebanon, Ind, Feb. 15.-f the de-
cision handed down by Circuit Judge
IS. =. Artman, holding that the legis-
nature has no more legal right to IL
cense the sale of Intoxicating liquors
than 1t has to license gambling, is
upheld nv the higher courts it will
close every saloon in the state.
Judge Artman held that the retail
liquor business has no legal standing,
on the gr ound that it is not one of the
inherent common law rights of cit
1zenship since the business is danger
GUS to public health, public morals
and public safety.
The legislature. Judge Artman de.
clared, cannot make lawful for price
that which is unlawful because that
contravenes the fundamental principle
of government. In other words the
legislature cannot legalize monaco
to public health, nor can the State,
under the guise of police regulation,
looking to the public morals, license
.he saloon business.
A wealth of opinions from the
higher courts Of many states and OF
the United States supreme court bear
ing on these contentious was quoted
in the decision.