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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-25
AMELIA BINGHAM HERE.
VIII Present 1.-THE Lilac Room" at
Grand Opera House Tonight

One of the most distinctive features
of the company that Miss Amelia Bing-
ham brings to the Grand theater to-
night in The Lilac Room" is that the
players are almost without exception,
English people whom Miss Bingham
brought to America from London, par
tfcularly for this production.
Miss Bingham is at the Throop hotel
today, having reached Topeka last ev-
ening from Colorado.
The Lilac Room" is a Gistinctively
English piece which accounts for the
English players with whom Miss Bing-
ham has surrounded herself 1t is said
that although the players in this COM
pany are not well known in America
they are quite well known in London
where they We're secured from casts of
such well known actors as Irving and
Beerbohm Tree.
THE Lilac Room" Is a comedy ro-
nance and it was written by Evelyn
Greenleaf Sutherland and Beulah Marie
Dix, the authors of THE Road to Yes
terday," a play that has proved to be
one of the best of this years cro2 or
New York successes In this piece Miss
Bingham, as a progressive and self
reliant American woman, Emily Paint
er, at first makes the British stare and
later adore her. She wins from among
them q husband for herself, brings two
sorely distressed lovers together. cap
lures ghost. and breaks up a gang of
cOuQterfeiterS.
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FIGHT IS OPENED.
To Make Meat Packers Pay the Cost
OF Inspection

Washington, Feb. 25--When the agr1-
cultural appropriation bill was taken ur
in the senate today the Fulton amend
ment providing that no forest reserves
shall hereafter be created or enlarged
without an act Of congress in the states
of Oregon, Washington, Idaho. Montana,
Colorado and Wyoming, was adopted
without debate The amendment add
ing 81. 600 0Ge to the appropriate 1or
improvements in forest reserves also
was adopted without debate
Senator Beverage offered an amend
ment providing that hereafter the date
OF inspection and canning must De
placed on the label of meat products
This amendment was agreed to without
discussion Mr.. Beveridge then offered
his amendment, placing the cost OF
meat inspection on the packers and
took the floor to address the senate on
its necessity. Mr.. Warren gave notice
that at the proper time he should make
a point Of order against this amend
ment Mr. Beverage made the point
that the only opposition to his amend
ment came from the packers and that
they being the beneficiaries OF the act,
should be compelled to pay the cost
INTERPRETING an Endorsement OF the
amendment Senator Gallagher remark
ed that he hoped if Mr. Beverage was
defeated today on a point of order he
would bring the question before the
senate in a special bill early in the next
session of congress And we will fight
this matter TO the finish and see wheth-
er the American people are to be taxed
with an expense which belongs to the
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HUGHES MAKES REPLY.
Says Mcpherson Professors Are NOT
Republicans But Democrats

Senator John F. Hughes of McPner-
OF personal privilege and explained the
dispatch in the Topeka Daily Caplta4'
in which the report Of an ani-Hugnes
meeting in Mcpherson county was
given Mr. Hughes said:
The majority of those signers on
that petition are Democrats, and there
are not to exceed ten or twelve VINO
supported the nominees of the Repuon-
can state convention H J. Maxwell
who sent word 70 the senator from Wa
baunsee that he wanted session OF the
investigation committee at that place.
is I am informed, responsible for thAf
Mr. Hughes then sent TO the reading
clerk communication signed by J. o.
StromQuist. chairman, and w J. kreh-
bell, secretary of the Republican coun-
ty committee Senator Hughes also
sent up a letter from H A Rowland
relating to certain charges against SEN
ator Hughes.
Senator T. A Noftzger then said:
This is a sample of the criticisms OF
the senate which have been going into
the press of this state I know some
thing about the situation in Mcpherson
county, and want to say that this pc
tition was gotten up by Harry Maxwell
by J. w. Wright, who is considered in
sane by everybody in his county, ami
by Tom Dick. who represents the grain
trust in that county 1 believe the SEN
ate should stand by the senator from
Mcpherson"
With that the incident closed
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is 1T A TRUST?
Standing of Retail Grocers Associa-
ton Before District Court.

The trial of the case of E. c.. Glenn
against Frank Newland and others
for $4,000 damages is being heard in
the district court today and the YER
dict of the jury in the case will in a
measure decide as to whether the Re-
tail Grocers association of Topeka IS
a trust or not In the earlier part or
1902 e c. Glenn, who had for years
past conducted a Fair store with nu-
merous departments, decided to add
groceries to the stock carried
He claims that soon after he had
added this department and commenced
TO slash prices that he discovered that
for some reason that he was unable to
obtain goods with which to repIenish
his stock After writing to numerous
firms he decided that the Grocers- as
ISOLATION of the city was at fault and
among the exhibits in court is letter
from Long Bros, wholesale grocers,
Kansas City. Mo. This letter so it is
alleged was written by Hugh Lawler
at the time secretary of the grocers
association informing them that in
case they persisted in selling groceries
TO E c. Glenn that the members OF
the association would look elsewhere
for their goods.
Frank Newland. against whom the
suit was brought. is the president OF
the association and denies all of the
claims made by E C. Glenn. He
claims that If the letter purporting 70
have come from Lawler was written
by him that it was without the autho-
rity of the association and does not ex-
press their sentiments
As president of the association he
claims that the asSoc iation is EAot
trust in any sense of the meaning OF
the word and that the organization
was perfected solely for the purpose
of protecting its members from dead
beat customers and in the hopes that
the merchants being banded together
they could purchase goods at a small
discount. The jury has been empanel-
ed and the trial of the case will prob
ably consume several days. Nearly
every prominent grocer in the city
has been subpcTnaed as a witness, or
else is a defendant in the case.
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NEARING THE END.
House VIII Stop Consideration of Bills
ON Thursday.

W. Y. Morgan introduced the fol-
lowing resolution today which marks
the closing hours OF the legislature
and designates 3 o'clock Thursday.
February IS, as the last day on which
original bills may be introduced in the
house and Saturday. March 2, as the
last day for consideration of bills N
senate, except appropriation bills, re-
ports of conference committees and
governors message. Following is the
resolution:
Be it resolved by house of repre-
sentatfves senate concurring therein
that the house cease consideration or
all house bills excepting appropriation
bills at 3 O'Clock on Thursday, Febru-
airy rs, and that the senate at the
same time and hour cease the con-
sideration of all original senate bills
excepting appropriation bills and that
the consfdera ton of all business ex-
ceptfng appropriation bills. reports Of
conference committees the message
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TEXAS WINS CASE.
Case of santa Fe vs.. Commission De-
cided Against the Road

Washington. Feb -25-The supreme
court Of the United States today decid-
I'd the case OF the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe Railway company versus the
railroad commission Of Texas. involving
state freight rates. fayOrably to the
state
In deciding the case of the Texas Pa
cif1c Railway company versus the Cot
ton oil mills at Abilene and Cisco. Tex,
favorabIy to the railway company. the
supreme court of the United States to-
day held the common law right of in
dividuals to make complaint to the
courts against railroads for distribution
which existed before the enactment Of
the interstate commerce law had been
destroyed by that enactment The court
therefore held that complaints must be
made through the interstate commerce
commission. The opinion was by Jus
tfca White
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BIRDS CROSS THE ATLANTIC.
Some of Them Can Make Trip I'm. Less
Than Nine Hours.

The presence of American birds in
this country raises the interesting
question, How do they cross the inter
vening 1000 miles of ocean? Can we
suppose bird is capable of sustained
flight for a sufficiently long period to
accomplish this2 On the suppositfon
that the yellow shank can fly at the
rate of so miles an hour, it would ac-
complfsh the distance in fourteen
hours And then it must be remem-
bered that this bird. being a Wader
would be able to rest from time to time
on the water
AS regards the rate of flight at
tanned by birds in their migratory Jour-
nsys some interesting combinations are
to be found in Katke's ''HeIigoland as
an OrfnthologfcaI observatory" His
figures are 125 miles an hour for the
hooded crow, EOS miles an hour for the
northern blue throat and 245 for the
Virginia plover. At the last rate the
Atlantic could be crossed in about
eight and three-quarters hours. Some
six other American birds Including
the red-crested snipe and Eskimo cur
lands.
Other American birds, including the
yellow-biIled cuckoo, have been re-
corded in Ireland. And in connection
with this crossing Of the Atlantic by
American birds 1t is interesting to note
an apparent attempt to cross in the
opposite direction In a British asso-
citation report for 1881, we read:
AT RathIfn O'BirHe (West Done
gaD immense flocks of bfrds-star-
lings. thrushes and eIdfares-passed
west from December IS to %. The
nearest land to the west of this rock
island is America. This is not an fso-
lated occurrence. The westerly flight
Of land birds at stations off the west
coast of Ireland has been noticed on
other occasions
1t would be interesting to know IL
any of these enterprisinE migrants
ever reached the other side.-London
Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-25
WATER TOWER FELL.
Big Fire in the Heart of Pfttsburg
Business District.

Pfttsburg. Pa. Feb. Pa disastrous
fire broke out in the Derby Desk COM
pany building at S19 Liberty street at
$3.50 O'Clock today The building vas
a seven story brick structure on the
north side of Liberty street between
the heart of the down town business
section An alarm was turned in
quickly and within two minutes after
the arrival of the firemen it was seen
that the fire would cause heavy dam
age Flames were shooting from the
windows Of every floor and it was evil
dent the building was doomed. An
alarm calling out the fire companies
of the second and third districts was
promptly sent in and within Is minutes
a general alarm was sounded calling
out all the fire companies in the down
town section
The flames quickly spread to the six
story building. Nos SIS and SIT, and
then to the Grier-Buzch building No.
S13, filled with wholesale notions and
toys At 1915 o'clock the water tower
OF the fire department collapsed, fell
across the street, wreckins the windows
In the Academy Of Music and tearing
down the electric wires but no one
was hurt
During the fire one weman and two
men were injured but not seriously
At 1855 a. m the roof of the Seventh
Avenue hotel across the street from
the fire ignited and began blazing
fercely- Confusion prevailed i. the
hotel and arrangements were made for
getting out all the guests and their
property. The roof Of the Academy Of
Music adjoining was also smoking
The fremen seem TO have the flames
at the Seventh Avenue hotel well In
hand, but the loss from water viii be
heavy The guests were all gotten
out safely.
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TRY TO SAVE HIGH SCHOOL.
Delegation of Cove County Citizens
Waits on the Legislature.

George D. Roger, members of the
1905 session of the legislature from
Cove county, and a delegation Of lead
ing citizens from that county. is here
today to see to it that the legislature
does not kill the county high school in
Cove county
D NJ Dennis, of Cove county, the
present representative, has introduced
a bill at the request of his Russian
constituents, repeating the 1903 high
school law. The Russians don't want
to pay taxes for a high school because
they have their parochial schools.
However, the American citizens Of
the county want the high school, and
they want Dennis bill killed
This bill is row in the hands of tne
committee en- local judiciary. and thu
committee Will hear the Cove county
delegation this evening
The members of the delegation from
Cove county are Geo. d. Roger. J. F.
Jones. member Of the legislature IN
1903; Miss Stella Mather. county sup
erfntendent; W. A Cook, T. F. Poole
F. E Lincley, and o. B. Jones.
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LOCAL MENTION.

A service for the deaf will be held
in the lecture room of the First NJ E.
church. corner Of Sixth and Harrison.
Wednesday evening at 1890 o'clock
Rev. Philip J. Hasenstab OF Chicago
will preach
The interstate commerce commits
sion will hold a session in Topeka or
Thursday. April s. Nothing Is known
as to the nature Of their visit tc
Topeka
The Scottish Rite Masous Will con-
fer in full form the Fourteenth de-
gree Tuesday evening on a large class
of candidates
Mrs Mary Dunbar e New Orleans
Is here visiting friends in North To-
peka. Her son Oscar is employed IN
the Santa Fe shops and he viii prob
ably accompany her home.
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BASEBALL alEN GATHER.
Big Baseball League Sfagnates VIII
Complete the Schedule.

New York. Feb. 25-Members of
the big baseball leagues, ready for
their annual spring meeting and the
ratification of their schedules for the
coming campaign began 10 arrive IN
New York yesterday and by nightfall
most of the delegates were in town.
At 1 2. m the delegates VIII go into
executive session and tonight the
American league schedule will be Civ
Ell out for publication tomorrow
President Johnson said his league
had no business of Importance TO
transact other than the adoption of
the schedule and the discussion OF
routine matters.
The outlook in the American league
was never brighter" Mr. johnson said
"and I think baseball will enjoy a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-25
Spring 1907

White Ground Suitinss with black HairIine
Stripes, Over-plaids and Checks.
Voiles-imported, sheer, beautiful fabrics
light, medium and dark shades, Use $1.OO and
SIPS yard.
"Lansdownes |" VIM. F. Reads name per-
forated in selvage-evening and street shades.
Lansdownes in plaids and checks, black and
white effects-Read's latest novelty, AZ inch,
SIPS per yard.
Our other popular up-to-date weaves are the
Wool Tafetas, Chiffon Panamas, Batistes, In
dia Twills, Serges, Mohairs, Shelma Cloth,
Shadow Check Batistes, Shadow Check Pru-
nellas, Shadow Check Serges, Herring bone
Serges, Albatros, Henriettas, Cravenettes and
Coverts.
We want you to these goods. You will be
pleased with their beauty, style and values Of
fered. If your Easter dress is to be a color
Buy it NOW.
To out OF the city customers. do your shop
PING by mail. Send for SAMPLES of the New
Spring Dress Goods. Order what you like
we pay express in Kansas on all Mail Orders
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CONTRACT Is SIGNED AT LAST.
Reconstruction of Sixth Avenue Via
duct May Now BE Commenced.

The contract for the repair of the
East Sixth avenue viaduct was signed
today by the Topeka Bridge company.
which has the contract There was
some misunderstanding as to the items
of the specification and Monday it
looked very much as if the hitch might
result seriously but the difficulties were
ironed out and the contract was fixed
up ready for signing today
Mr. Fred Cole of the Topeka Bridge
company said that the contract could
be completed barring bad weather in
ninety days The material for the re-
pairs is practically all here
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IMPOSING GRANITE SHAFT.
Mills Monuments Is 20 Feet High and
Weighs $4,000 Pounds.

What Will be the largest monumen,
IN Topeka cemetery was hauled out TO
the cemetery this afternoon The
monument which VIII mark the grave
of Mrs Mills. the mother of w w
Mills, is a Vermont granite shaft
twenty feet high. weighing 24.0O lbs
While hauling the stone up the grade
below Fifth street on Kansas avenue
one OF the wheels of the wagon which
was carrying the stone broke and nee
essitated delay of some time while the
wheel was being repaired The stone
was pulled by an eight horse team.
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from the governor shall cease on Sat
urday. March 2, at o'clock.
Representative Beeson of Ford
county introduced a resolution appro-
prfating $1,000 for use in securing ade-
Quate ventilation in house of repre-
sentatives. The resolution was voted
on without discussion and unanimously
carried
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Opening Colored Wool SUitingS
. 1907 and Dress Goods spr..
Spring 1907

The Fancy or Novelty line of Suitings and
Dress Goods, though consisting largely of
Checks, Stripes, Shadow Plaids and Broken
Plaids, is so extensive and varied in weights,
textures and styles that description is difficult
You will get the correct idea of this assortment
only by seeing it.
The prices range from zoe per yard up to
$500 per yard. In Suit Lengths in price from
$1,000 to $500 pattern.
The Colors in both plain and mixtures include
a very large range of Grays and Tans, also
many shades in Blues Browns, Greens, Modes,
and various tones of these.
Some of the most important and prominent
Weaves and Styles are: Silk and Wool Chiffon,
Poplinettes and Chiffon Crepes, sheer and
dainty for evening wear. 43 inches wide, 81 90
FER yard.
A very complete line of Cream Woods, COM
posed of all the staple weaves at popular prices.
Also many new effects in fancy Shadow Checks,
Herringbone Stripes, Teadona Crepes, etc.
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greater boom this year than ever in
the history Of the game"
Mr.. Johnson said his league would
wind up its meeting tomorrow evening
and that on Wednesday the national
commission would have brief session.
When asked if his league had any
suggestions for changes IN the rules,
Mr.. Johnson said he knew of none
THE rules are good enough as they
stand he said THE National league
has no important business on hand.
beyond the adoption of their schedu=e
which will be published Wednesday
morning.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Thomas Woody. aged As years. died
yesterday of a complication of dis
eases al his home. 14O1 North Jack
SON street. The funeral was held at
2:30 this afternoon from the residence
and the burial took place in Roches-
ter cemetery this afternoon.
z. G. Swan. aged IS years died
Sunday afternoon at 1870 at his resi-
dence, $40 Monroe street. The fu-
neral will be held at D. m. Tuesday
and the burial will take place in To-
peka cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs w ]. Mattern,
who died Friday Will be held from
the Third Presbyterian church Tues
day at 2:30 p m. The Eastern Star
lodge of which the deceased was a
member. will be in charge of the fu-
neral
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SHOOK THE CITY.
An Accumulation of Gas in Base
ment Exploded.

Sandusky O.. Feb. 25.-Accumulated gas
in the basement OF the Bittmer building, 4
three story brick structure. on Market
street, IN the heart of the city. exploded
with terrific force today. The building and
the big stock of furniture of DiIgart and
Bittner. retail dealers. was destroyed
Hundreds of dollars worth of glass was
shattered throughout the city Thirty girls
employed in Beilsten's laundry. next door.
were thrown into panic. several tainted.
and had TO be carried out The firemen
were unable to combat the flames success
fully on account of low water pressure.
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CONFER ON PRIMARY BILL.
Fitzpatrick and Lower VIII Represent
the Senate.

Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald to-
day appointed the following conferees
on the primary bill w s Fitzpatrfck
of Chautauqua county; ]. B. Lower Of
Washington county.
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Here is where the joke is on some
body The watch which was present.
ed to ergeant-at-Arrns D. B. Dyer
was not a lift from the house of rep
resentative members. but from the
house employees. Mr.. Dyer set up a
barrel of apples to the house on the
suppositfon that the members gave
him the watch.
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WHIT EWASHES BAILEY.
Senate DisEnisses Committee Without
Waiting for Report

Austin. Texas Feb. 25.-The senate
at noon passed a resolution dismissing
the Bailey investigation committee be-
fore il could prepare its report and
generating Senator Bailey in every
particular. The vote was Is ayes to
IL NAYS
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Kansas City. Mo, Feb. 25.-Harry
Hume. a horse clipper. was shot and
killed by George Arthur, a saloon
keeper here today. They Quarreled
about money matters Arthur was ar
rested
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This is q day of wild excitement in
the house There are two barrels of
apples on tap in the document room.
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The pay CT members of the house
Will stop Wednesday, The house and
senate employees will get pay. how
ever. until discharged by the house
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TRAIN UPSET.
The Wrecked Gers Are Reported to
Be in Flames

Atlanta, Ga. Feb 25.-It is report
ed that a passenger train on the
Georgia Southern & Florida railroad
has been overturned south of UnadilIa,
and is in flames.
UnadilIa is 40 miles south of Macon
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NOTES FROM TIE LEGISLATURE.

A petition was presented to the
house from HOdgeman county this
morning. asking the passage of the bill
creating a state crea merry inspector.
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There were a members present
this morning to an-wer to roll call.
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killed by saloon Keeper.

It is likely that both house and SEN
ate viii hold night sessions this week.
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Rnerent from others in action and eff
tect; Satin skin cream is worth trying
L0SI-Between Sth and eth on Hancock OF
18th St to Madison or Monroe. Iadv's gold
watch and pin picture in back, Walthan.
Reward at III Kansas ave, or S13 Adams
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The house commenced business at
10 O'Clock this morning The senate
began at 2 ,. m
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We pay express in Kansas on all Mail Orders.