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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
SILENT SMITHS SISTER
Lady Cooper Is Coming for Her Share
of the Estate.

New York. April 20.-A London
dispatch to the Times says that Sir
George Alexander Cooper, bart and
Lady Cooper sailed yesterday on the
steamer Deutschland for the United
States to aid in the settlement of the
estate of James Henry (''Silent") Smith.
who died in Japan recently while on a
honeymoon trip around the world.
Lady Cooper is a sister of Mr.. Smith
and her English friends understand
that the greater part of his estate,
which is reported to amount to over
$7O,000,00O, has been left to her by his
will. The CooDers, it is understood,
will stay in the United States until
July. by which time it is hoped that
the plans for the settlement of the es-
tate will have been completed.
According to the information OBJ
tanned in London. the Duchess of
Manchester, daughter of Eugene Zim-
norman of Cincinnati, who. with her
husband. the Duke of Manchester,
time of his death, has been remem-
bered in Mr.. Smiths will.
Lady Cooper and James Henry
Smith were children of George S:
Smith of Evanston. ILL.,, a cousin of
George Smith, the Chicago real estate
owner and promoter Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad and
other western enterprises. George
Smith left J. H. Smith a fortune of
$50,000,000, and Lady Cooper is said
to have received an equal amount from
his estate. Sir George Cooper was a
country barrister when his wife in
herited her millions. Before her mar
riage she was Miss Mary Emma Smith
and popular in Chicago society.
Sir George and Lady Cooper have
two sons and a daughter The heir to
the baronetcy. George James Robert
son Cooper. who may be one of the
richest men in the world in time, was
born in 1890.
According to the Herald every effort
is being made by those most concern
ed to prevent anything being made
public as to the contents of the will
until after May A. the date set for Mr..
funeral The document is in
charge of Sir George Cooper. 1t was
drafted by Mr.. Smith himself soon
were married in Scotland last Septem-
Der. 1t was carefully examined at that
time by Sir George in his capacity as
a lawyer, before it was executed.
Herman S. Leroy of this city. con-
fidential man to Mr.. Smith for many
years and now in charge of the office
of the estate at No. 10 Wall street,
says that although he has never seen
the will, he has every reason to be- !
lieve that Mr. Smith provided literally
in it for all of his relatives.
Mr.. Smiths body is now being |
brought to this country from Japan by |
his widow.
The Times says that should the
news cabled by it's London correspond |
ent be confirmed. Lady Cooper will be- !
come the richest woman in the world. |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
LEIsHMANN's NEW MOVE.
Our Ambassador Places the Porte in
an Awkward Position.

Constantinople. April 20.-Ambas-
sador Leishmann has made a new
move in the American schools question
by which he has placed the porte in
the awkward position of appearing to
thWart the VIII of the sultan In his
last communication to the foreign of
fee the am bassador pointedIy called
attention to the fact that notwith-
standing the formal promises and
pledges of his majesty that a salts
factory settlement of the schools
question would be arranged. the porte
has utterly failed to carry out the
imperial assurances.
The action of Mr.. Leishmann in thus
holding the porte responsible for the
delay is regarded in diplomatic circles
here as being very adroit. Even Turk
ish circles admit that it places the
government in the unenv:able light of
seeming to oppose the execution of the
sultan'S promises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
SQUARE DEALERS HERE
Committee Holding a Meeting in To-
peIxa This Afternoon.

At O'Clock this afternoon the
committee on temporary organization
of the Kansas Square Deal Repub-
licans met in this city
The committee is composed of G. L.
Davidson of Sedgwick, chairman; c..
Rocks. ]. n. DolIey of Wabaunsee,
Harold T. Chase of Shawnee.
Z. B. Murdoch arrived in town Fri
day afternoon, and in speaking of the
purposes of the meeting said:
Il don't know what will be done. or
when this proposed mass meeting
will be held. 1 don't know who they
will have for a speaker. Maybe it will
be LaFollette, but ] want you to I'M
derstand that I'm for Roosevelt, and
he is going to be nominated. Nothing
can stop that next Republican cOnven-
ton from nominating Roosevelt. You
see.
What we want is a big, broad
minded, able man for our candidate
gest the right man 1 will have a piece
in my paper tomorrow a column
long, booming him. 1 don't know
who there is that exactly fills the bill.
but we will find somebody. I don't
think it is necessary that we have a
great orator. 1 don't take much stock
in the transformers. Hoch is barn
stormer, and look at what a failure he
has been as governor. We want
man who has the nerve to tell what he
will do and what he won't do, and
stick to it.
ct understand Hoch is thinking of
moving away from Marion. He might
as well. He has about run his course
there. The people are getting onto
him. That court house fight hurt
him, and he has about lost his grip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
- Excursions

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April 20, q and q, final limit April 25.
Mexico City and return SAG. so. On
sale April 25th to May 18th, good re-
turning as late as July 3lst- Second
excursion same rate as above on sale
June 9Th to 18th. final limit returning
August 31st. Liberal stop over privi-
leges.
Baldwin and return 81. TO- Musical
Festival tickets on sale April 16, II,
19, limited for return to April %
Los Angeles. San Francisco. and
many other California points S25. 90.
Tickets on sale March, April, Septem-
Der and October.
Portland. Seattle, Tacoma and other
points in the Northwest, S25. 90. Tick
cts on sale March, April, September
and October.
HomeSeekers' Excursion tickets on
sale first and third Tuesdays. Rate in
many cases less than one fare and limit
twenty-one and thirty days, according
to destination
Winter Tourist tickets on sale daily
Very low rate. Limit June 1st.
For further particulars apply to
T. L. KING, c. p. s. T. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
HOW,S THIS +?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrih that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F.. J..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
WALDING, KTNNAN & MARVIN,
wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and nu-
cous surfaces of tive system Testimonials
sent free. Price 70 cents per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
CHILD's AWFUL DEATH.

Parsons. Kan, April 2O.-Mary
Crandall, aged 3 years, died last night
at a late hour, after suffering for
some time with burns which destroy
ed three-fourths of the skin of the
child's body. She lives on the Jerry
Boyd farm, five miles northwest of the
city with her parents.
The father was busy throughout the
day in burning corn stalks in the field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20

When night came, some of the fires
were still blazing, and they were left
to extinguish themselves by burning
out. Leaving the field, the father and
mother then went to milk the cows.
Little Mary and a small brother
went to the field to watch the fires.
They played around for some time,
watching the smouldering and blazing.
Mary got too close to one fire, and her
clothes were ignited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
!ClzIIzAENl)
COS SS|IRFs
NSA~ y
Qtems 1or this column may be lett al
Heaston's barber shop.l

Rev Mr. Foltz has been suffering
with tonsilitis. DIR. Heller is attending
him.
DR.. Atchison arc wife, who have been
visiting ]. w. Tillman and family, re-
turned home tn Wakarusa yesterday.
Miss Pearl Tillman accompanied them
for a weeks visit
Mr.. Gibbs. who lives on Kellam
street, died last night. He has been
sick for some time The funeral will
be from the house at o'clock, the
services will be conducted by Rev. Mr..
Foltz.
Mrs. Soules' Sunday school class of
the Christian church, held party So
ciaI at the home of their teacher, last
night The class consists of 16 boys,
whose ages range from IA to 16 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20

G. A. Bigbee and his band will give
a musical concert at Baughmans Ice
Cream factory Wednesday evening.
April "a. Band will leave Eighth
and avenue at eight o'clock Mrs
Hattie White will have charge of
tables. Solos by Mrs. ]. Wright. Mrs
Sadie Jones. Members and friends
are cordially invited. Admission Toe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
First Steel Ran Maker Dead.

New York. April 2O.-Thomas
Veneers. who was prominent in the
iron business for many years, and at
one time was associated with Henry
Bessemer. is dead at his home in
Brooklyn. He was "a years of age
Mr.. Veneers for many years was man
ager of the Keystone mill in Pitts
burg. He was the first man to manu-
facture steel rails in the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
Bans Un Against Newspaper Mem.

Washington, April 20.-Secretary
Loeb announced yesterday that here
after newspaper men will not be al
lowed to congregate in the White
House grounds after nightfall or to go
to the door of the White House in
search of information.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
Death of a Noted Churchman.

Reading. Pa, April 20.-Rev.
Thomas NJ. Yundt one of the most
widely known men in the Reformed
church. died at his home here last
night aged so years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
MUST PAY M'CABE
Mistake i'm Formally of His
Suspension.
City Takes Steps to Get an
Asphalt Repair Plant.

Because eX-Mayor w. H. Davis sus-
pended James McCabe, former city en-
g1neer, without the assistance of the
city council, the city will have to pay
the back salaries due to James Nc
Cabe, as city engineer, and w. E. King,
assistant.
The city ordinances provide that the
mayor has sole charge over the police
department and may appoint and 4sus-
pend at his own sweet will without
danger of mourning any embarrassing
situation, but this power is not vested
In the mayor when it comes to the
city engineer. The city engineer when
suspended must be suspended by the
mayor acting with the city council
A meeting of the judiciary commit
tee of the council was held yesterday
to consider the claim for wages made
by both McCabe and King. z. 7.
Hazen represented McCabe as attor-
ney and Charles Spencer represented
kin~ in the same capacity.
F. G. Dreaming, city attorney. is in
clined to think that McCabe and King
have no right to claim the back salary
even If they were reinstated. The at
torneys for the two men claim that Nc
Cabe nor King were legally suspended
because the council did not act with
the mayor. Since they were not legal
ly suspended the money can be col
lected, say the attorneys representing
the two former city employees. Nc
Cabe asks for $364.50 back salary and
King $191.72. A total of $556-22.
The judiciary committee has not yet
made up its mind an a recommended
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20

JAP ROSE transparent toilet and bath soap
is M ode from the wbiteSt. purest and best veRe-
table oils-OILS THAT YOUCAN EAT Made
by klRk-sold by all druggists and Rrocers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20

street returned home today to spend
Sunday with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
]. d. Wilson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
NIners Woman Ente-s Penitentiarv-

Jefferson City, Mo, April 2O.-Mrs.
Aggie Myers was delivered to the
penitentiary officials yesterday after
noon to serve a life sentence for the
murder of her husband at Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20

The ways and means committee of
the council recommended last evening
that a committee of two. consisting of
the city engineer and one councilman
be appointed to investigate the mu-
nicipal repair plant at St Joseph. Mo.
The city is thinking seriously of pur-
chasing small asphalt repair plant to
cost about $500 to repair the asphalt
streets where they are not totally be-
yond repairing.
In fact the city has been indulging
in a consideration of this kind for al
most a year now but has never pro-
crossed very far towards a realization.
One of the things that has kept them
back is the unexDired contract of the
Barber Asphalt company. This is
about to expire now and will no longer
bob up to interfere with municipal
repairing.
1t is believed that the plant will pay
for itself within a year. All of the
excavations made in the pavements
by the gas company and others could
be repaired and the charges placed
against the party making the excava-
tons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20

It looks now as if the trouble over
the repaving 'of Kansas avenue from
the Melan bridge to Gordon street will
be ironed out. After first signing for
repaving with brick, then petitiOning
for removal of their names and now
an evident Willingness on a part of the
number to put their names back on
the original petition it appears if
the petition asking to repave with
brick will pass Monday evening.
However. the paving of Central ave-
nue. will probably be cut down from
six blocks to but two. The two blocks
paved will extend north from Gordon
street. Councilmen from the south
side of the river thought that North
Topeka was getting more than its
share of the paving and think they
have finally succeeded In getting the
schedule for North Topeka cut down
four blocks. A number of property
owners were present to urge paving
which had been previously turned
Notwithstanding Lane street between
Sixth and Eighth avenues, Lincoln be-
tween Sixth and Eighth avenues and
Thirteenth between Harrison and To-
peka avenue.
Action on the dog ordinance intro
duced by Councilman Holiday was
time a meeting of the streets and
walks committee will be called for this
special purpose.
fountain will be placed on the North
side at the intersection of Gordon and
Kansas avenue. A point of land is
situated at the intersection of three
streets and the location is about the
best that could be procured in the city.
The only location talked of on the
south side was on Quincy street just
north of Sixth avenue. This Is right
in the middle of the street and was
somewhat Objectionable on this ac-
count. The North side has but one
other drinking place for horses.
The following sidewalks were recon-
mended: North side of Twentieth
street. Buchanan to Clay street; south
side of Twentieth street from Buchan-
an to Lincoln street. Several persons
urged the construction Of a sidewalk
on WAYNE street between MunSon ave |
me and HuntoOn street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20

Action on the dog ordinance intro
duced by Councilman Holiday was
postponed until next week at which
time a meeting of the streets and
walks committee will be called for this
sDecial purpose.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-01
WONDERFUL CURES.
DR.. W. E. shallenberger,
14S lakewood Blvd, chioaao.
Reference: Dre1el State Bank,

evening, was thrown off breathing hi
right arm in three places. DR.. Jarv13
Of this city and DIR. Taylor OF what
Cheer were called to attend to the
broken arm.
Master Floyd Beman, who was oper-
ated on last week for appendicitis, 10
doing quite nicely and Will soon be- all
right again.
e. L. Root, who has been down to
Bethany Mo-, taking treatment for
rheumatism, came home Monday morn.
ing quite his old self again.
Mrs. Fred Tucker and son, Paul, Of
Marengo, were visitors at the parental
]. P. Randall home last week
P. J. Farrell left for Glenwood Mon.
day evening.
Union memorial services were held
at the Methodist Episcopal church last
Sunday.
Mrs. E. L. Root left for Fayetteville
Ark, last week, for few weeks vfsit
with her sister, Mrs. o. p. McDonald
Gus Plaughman Of Marengo was
visiting with friends in Delta Sun
day
]. A. Stirlen of Oskaloosa was a BUSH
ness caller in the city Monday.
Dial Martin of Oskaloosa was trans-
acting business In the city Monday
John LOTUS and family of Bells
PLANE were Sunday visitors with rela-
tives at this place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-01
POOR MEMORY.

Cedar Rapids Gazette. Some Of the
people VINO have been inclined to kick
on the weather have very poor mem
cries. Three or four years ago. four
years ago, If the Gazette's memory
serves it correctly, there were great
many very blue people in Iowa along
about Decoration day 1t seemed as If
the weather man had turned on the
water and didn't propose to turn it off.
1t rained, and then it rained some
more. Rivers were out of their banks,
and fields looked like lakes. The Des
Moines river valley suffered especially.
The city of Des Moines experienced
the worst flood Of it's history. City
and country people we're blue as IN
digo. Corn had been planted, but a
great deal Of the seed had been wash
ed out. And yet in a few days the
clouds disappeared, and then how ma.
ture did make up for lost time Iowa's
crop that year was big one. There
were sections Of the state. where the
excessive moisture cost the farmers
heavily, but Iowa had about an aver.
age CROP on the whole, as 1T always
does. The man who has been inclin-
ed to be pessimistic because weather
conditions in Iowa this year have not
been ideal, should brush up his mem.
ory a little, then kick himself into q
mood of contentment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-01
IRISH BEND


Irish Bend.-Lee Roush, who recent
ly moved to Montana, Is seriously
sick with pneumonia.
Messrs. Thomas and Patsy Sexton
have ordered them new riding cul-
tivator.
L. G. Lining and family attended
the memorial service at pouds Sum
day,
Several formers Of this vicinity de-
livered hogs at Douds Wednesday.
The public sale Of the late John
Jones property was well attended and
everything sold remarkably we'll
Newt Breckenridge is working foY
P1owman Bros.
Alfred Mccullough purchased colt
from George Rambo Thursday.
Boyd Brothers were through this VII
cinity on a business trip recently.
Cliff Whittier of northern Iowa Wis
fted week at the parental L 3. Whit
Tier home recently.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-01
DEFECTIVE RAILS,

The tracing of large number OF
wrecks during the last few years 20
broken rails has called forth a denun-
citation Of the. United States Steel cor
poration from the Railroad Gazette, a
New York publication, which asserts
in an editorial in the current issue
that the corporation has turned out
defective rails knowingly to avoid the
expense of cutting off greater por-
ton of the ingot before the rail Is
rolled, as it is claimed is required be-
cause of the phosphorus and impuri-
ties which collect in the top Of the in
got during the cooling process. The
Railroad Gazette says:
1t is perhaps safe to say that there
is no more striking example in this
country Of the dangerous and harm
full possibilities of great corporation
than that which is now being afford
ed by the United States Steel corpora
ton in it's attitude toward demands
for sound rails. There is no indivi-
dual or combination of individuals,
which knows better how to make good
rails than does the United States Steel
corporation. with its splendid army of
experts. Nevertheless, 1t knowingly
makes rails which break and kill peo-
pie. The top Of ingots are not being
cropped off below the point where
high phosphorus and impurities are
found; specifications, as furnished by
railroad companies. are totally disre-
gGrded, and rails, especially in the new
and heavier sections, are furnished
with spots in them so full Of impuri-
ties and so brittle that they must Of
necessity break when subjected to the
strain of traffic. The steel company
knows this quite we'll. The railroad
companies also know it quite well.
The Steel company declines to take
cognizance of the fact, because this
would mean considerable reduction If
output although no important loss Of
material. The railroad companies fail
to take firm stand because, in the
interests of the tremendous traffic,
which they derive directly and Indirect
ly from the steel companies, they have
not yet dared to do so.
The publication gives the report Of
the New York state railroad commits
sioners which shows that during jan
uary, February and March of this year
S36 rails, rolled in the previous year,
were broken and taken from the track
Gazette holds 1t to be high time that
the steel corporation and the railroads
get together for a better rail, the latter
giving specifications of the quality IF
the product it requires and the former
living up to the specifications in the
minutest details.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-01
THE BARON is WRONG.

An associated press dispatch quotes
Baron Rothschild of London, as as
crib1ng the slump in the stock market
largely to Presidents Roosevelt's at
tack on the railways" Even in this
country there are some people who arc
trying to believe or make others be-
l1eye that President Roosevelt has
been attacking the railways. This is
not true and there should be no mis-
conception either at home or abroad,
as to what President Roosevelt has
done and is attempting to do in his
recommendation as to railway Iegis-
1ation. and in his action in causing
suits to. be brought against the rail
ways that have violated the laws OF
the United States President Roose-
welt has reflected the sentiment of the
people Of the United States in demand
ing that the railway and other great
corporations shall be denominated by
the law of which they are the crea-
lures and shall not dominate and ruth
lessly disregard the law which brought
them into existence and gave them be-
Ing. President Roosevelt's name will
go down into history as one of the
great presidents because Of the fact
eeAese NC Las uoSl tllG pOWST 6IlITuSI0u
in the presidential office, in insisting
upon the recognition of a principle
vital to the perpetuity of free institu-
tons. That principle is that great
corporations, which are the creatures
Of the law must obey the law; that
they must and shall give equal service
to all and that unfair and unjust dis
elimination on the part of public SER
vice corporations, as between indivi-
duals and communities, shall no long
er continue in the United States Of
America.
President Roosevelt has not attack
ed the railroads nor has he injured
any legitimate railroad corporation in
the legal and proper prosecution of
it's business affairs. On the contrary
President Roosevelt has done the rail
way corporation Of the United States,
SO far as the Individual investor is
concerned, the railway that is honest
ly managed in the interest Of the pro-
perty and, of the men and women who