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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21
S. [. LEAvITT DEAD.
Old Citizen of Topeka Victim of
Apoplexy.

3 l.. Leavitt, who has lived in To-
| peka since 1880 and who was known
as one OF the wealthy men of the city,
| died Wednesday at his home SIS Jack
| son street, at the age of Sc years. The
direct cause of his death was heart
1aiiure following an attack of apoplexy
when occurred Mondy. though he
rallied from the stroke and seemed so
much improved that his friends felt
hopeful of his recovery.
Mr.. Leavitt came to Topeka in the
| latter part of 1880 from California
| where he had been for a number of
years in search of better health, and
immediately entered business. His first
venture was as one of the promoters
ana stockholders in the A. Prescott
Loan q Banking company, but he was
forced to retire shortly after the bust
ness was established on account of the
loss of his speech. He again returned
| partial recovery from his trouble he
returned to Topeka two years later and
purchased an interest in the Kansas
Investment company where he re-
manned for seven years.
In 1889 Mr.. Leayitt purchased an in
terest in the dry goods firm of Hay,
Virgins & Company on the death Of
Mr. Hay, though he did not take an
active interest in the business of the
firm for some months later. Two years
later the health of Mr.. Leavitt again
from active business and never again
re-entered, living quietly at his home
on Jackson street until the time of his
death.
Mr.. Leavitt was born on the 14th day
of September. 1921, at Effingham, New
Hampshire, and was one of a family
of eleven children, but one of whom,
William H. Leavitt, who lives at Port
land, Maine, survives. During the
earlier years of his life Mr.. Leavitr
worked a clerk in dry goods stores
and there gained a knowledge of the
business which in after years added to
his fortune.
While. conducting his mercantile
business he became a promoter ana
the president of the first gas company
established in Laconia, New Hamp-
shire, and laid the foundation for his
fortune which is estimated at quarter
of million dollars. Mr.. Leavitt was
one of the largest property owners in
Topeka at the time of his death. his
estate consisting largely of valuable
properties about the city. The remains
will be shipped to Wichita for burial
though the time of the funeral in this
city has not been set.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21
GOES TO COLUMBUS.
National Prohibition Convention Won
by Ohio City.

Chicago. Nov 21.-The national
convention for the selection of the
presidential nominee of the Prohibition
party will be held in Colum bus, Ohio.
the first week of June. 1908. That fact
was announced at the meeting of the
party's committee here today.
Fifteen hundred and eighty delegates
and alternates will attend, the ratio
being one delegate and one alternate
for each 100 votes east for Jacob Swal-
low for president in 1904. Charles R.
Jones of Chicago was elected chairman
of the national committee; w. G. CAL
derwood of Minneapolis, secretary, and
Felix L. McWhirter of Indianapolis,
treasurer.
Columbus won by a margin of only
four votes over Kansas City. The pro-
ceedings in the twelve-hour session
were enlivened by rivalry between the
Stewart and anti-Stewart factions for
control of the conference. The Stewart
wing was routed at every point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21

| mans money until death called the
gatIant philippe on the battlefield of
Algeria.
Miss HasweII and Mr.. Skinner were
surrounded by a most excellent com
pany who play the parts assigned to
them in most admira BILE fashion. A.
G. Andrews was especially good as old
Jean-Jacques Rouget.
1t is estimated that more millions of
people have witnessed East Lynne"
than nave seen any other play that ever
was written This remarkable truth is
expla1nable by the fact that the attack
of the play on the sensibilities is fr-
res1stible-it goes home to the heart
and more surely and truly than any
other drama, it touches the spot" An
exceptional presentation of this play
Will be given by Joseph Kings New
York company at the Grand on Satur-
day afternoon and evening.
At the Grand on Sunday. matinee
and night, will appear one of this sea
sons most pronounced comedy sue
cesses, 1.-THE Belle of Japan" which has
met with success everywhere on ac-
count of it's originality and great
pleasing powers. This novel comedy
introduces many new types of charac-
tiers never before presented on tho
stage. The story deals on life as n0%
seen in Japan and is consistently told
The comedy at all times is bright and
the interest never for a moment lags
but on the contrary increases to the
very drop of the final curtain. Through
out the performance musical and dane
Ing numbers are introduced. The
scenery and costumes are most beauti-
full and alone are worth going to wit
ness. Miss Bessie Clifton, late star of
THE Missouri Girl" "A Hoosier
Daisy 1.-The Minister'S Sweethearts- -
will be seen in the title role supported
by an excellent cast.
VIM A Brady and Tosarb "
mer's production THE Man of the
Hour" by George Broadhurst and which
is now in its second year at the SAVOY
on Monday night next. The cornnanH
which will present the piece here is an
excellent one. 81"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21

Wen matched and the playing was good,
Dut the boys being friskier and by
paying few fancy stunts on their
Mert Won the game, Il to 10.
men VIII play the Business Men and
tnen there will be something doing
IN the individual competition F.
Weede won the vaulting bar event at
Ieet 673 inches, with Mr.. Bovard a
close second.
Following this the four teams com
peted IN the following events: Fifteen
yard dash, relay pursuit and two games
OF basketball, team No. 1 taking three
events.
The standing of the teams now is:
liza, 2:108, 1856, and 4:5S.
Ihe events for next Wednesday ev-
standing broad one lap relay and two
games Of basketball
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21
AT THE THEATERS.

| If there was only different end
| ing to the play, an ending which
| would seem more logical, in fact the
ending that was given to the story
| furnished ground work for the piece
| it is the opinion of many
that "The Honor of the Family
presented at the Grand last night
ing company, would be much more
satisfying and would furnish Mr..
Skinner and his leading woman, Miss
Percy Haswell. an additional oppor-
tunity for some of the marvelously fine
acting for which they have such won
derful ability.
Balzac ranks second to none in
ANALYTICAL studies of human character
and passion and in this tale as he wrote
it Col Philippe Bridau, who Is por-
trayed by Mr. Skinner, sustains the
honor of the family by forcing Flora
Brazier, the part taken by Miss Has
we'll, to marry Jean-Jacques ,Rouget
his wealthy uncle, a sexagenarian
bachelor who has been dominated by
the beautiful Flora, nominally his
housekeeper for many years. Old
Rouget dies conveniently within a
short time after his marriage and
PHILIPPE and Flora find they are affini-
ties in love, as well as in inscriptions
ness even to forming plots to kill, and
are married.
NJ. Emile Fabre. the French play
wright, who derived '"The Honor of
the Family or La Raboui1leuse" as
he called it from the Balzac story and
Paul M Potter, who adapted the play
for Mr. Skinner saw fit to change the
ending of the play with what is dra-
matte climax to be sure when Philippe
preserves the honor of the family by
banishing Flora from his uncle's
home and thereby places himself in
practical possession of the fortune
that Flora was striving after. She
wanted it to provide the means for
a happy life with Max Gilet, also
soldier of fortune. and who was killed
in duel by Philippe, whose only in
terest in the honor of the family was
the possession of the pile of gold be-
hind it. Flora's heart was just as
capable of murder as was Philippe's.
In fact she was a party to a plot for
his murder. And what could be more
natural than that two folks of such
dominant types in their own spheres,
with the same fortune hunting pur-
poses in view, should find 1T most
congeniaI to eventually share this for
tune together. This would seem to
be the natural ending for such story,
the ending which Balzac gave 1t.
But even with the ending which the
playwrights have chosen, the play is
a strong one, unrave1ling a most in
teresting tale in highly exciting and
delightful way. The fine scorn which
Flora heaps on the head of Philippe
and her protector from childhood
old Rouget, as she is banished from
the house and into the world without
a cent of the fortune which was so
near her grasp. isc thrilling and most
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21
DIED AT LIONS CAGE.
Young Man Commits Suicide in Lin
coin Park Zoo.

Chicago, Nov. 21.-Seemingly as lack
ing in worries as any one in the care
less, curious throng around him, Henry
Topper, a Chicago student, said to be
the son of wealthy French parents in
Switzerland wandered along before the
various cages in the Lincoln park ami
NAL house. He paused before the lions
quarters, drew a revolver from his
overcoat pocket, placed it to his mouth,
and shot himself. He died a few min
uteS afterward. Topper was p years
old and had been attending a private
school and was rejoicing in the pros
pect of returning soon to his Swiss home
What had occurred to upset his pleas
ant prospects meme of his friends can
imagine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21
IN GOLD AND SILVER COIN.
Government Paying the Soldiers Home
Veterans the Cash.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 21-One
hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars in gold and silver coin has arrived
here for the quarterly payment of pen
sions at the National Soldiers home.
The money was shipped from the sub
treasury in ST. Louis. One hundred
and five thousand dollars was in gold
and $4,000 in silver dollars. The pay
ment of pensions at the Soldiers home
will begin today. The veterans in the
barracks will receive about $4,000 in
coin and the remaining $4,000 will be
held in a bank to meet checks sent to
veterans on the roll of the home, but
now away on furIoughs. The pension
payment today will be the largest ever
made at this home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21
Y. NJ. c. A. TEAM CONTESTS.
Large Attendance at the Weekly Meet
ing Last Night.

The evening of athletic contests and
games at the Central Young Mems
Christian Association gymnasium last
night was well attended
The event of the evening was a volley
ball game between the Busy Men and
the Senior B. boys. The teams were
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
Song OF the Depositor,

Song OF the Deposition.
i have bait little in the bank,
And, quoting from the song,
The bankers have decided that ~
They want that little long.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
A Real Wonderland.

South Dakota, with its rich silver
mines. bonanza farms. wide ranges
and strange natural formations. is a
veritable wonderland. At Mound
City, in the home of Mrs. e. d.
Clapp, a wonderful case OF healing
has lately occurred. Her son seem
ed near death with lung and throat
trouble. 'Exhausting coughing spells
occurred every five minutes" writes
Mrs. Clapp. when / began giving
DR.. Kings New Discovery, the great
medicine, that saved his life and
completely cured him" Guaranteed
for coughs and colds. throat and
lung troubles. by ]. C. Perry, drug
gist. soc and s1.00. Trial bottle
free
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
A Good Iiniment.

When you need a good reliable
liniment try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. 1t has no superior for sprains
esi swellings. A piece OF flannel
AaShtly dampened with Pain Balm
b sS5erior TO a plaster for lams
-aAN or pains in the side or chest.
= also relieves rheumatic pains and
as4kes sleep and rest possible. For
ale at DR.. Stones drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
THE AVENUE

Creams, ices, cigars and eonavSd eand
ions. Corner of Seventeenth az az
Asylum avenue. N. o. BAKER, P''
prietor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
BUILDING A HOUSE

We can supply you with the luEn.
ber YOU need at the price that win
materially economiEe in the cost
Just come and see uS and look over
our yards.
GOODALE LUMBER co..
Yards Near Depot
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
Here,a Good ADVICE.

o. s. wooleVer. one OF the best
known merchants OF lie Raysville,
N. Y, says: "If you are ever troubled
with piles. apply Bueklen's Arnica
SalYe. It cured me OF them for good
90 years ago" Cures every sore,
wound, burn or abrasion. 25e at J
@. Perry's drug store.
He Explains.
What am oratory, Brudder Jack
SOM"
"Brudder Simmons, l will eluei-
date. II you says black am white
dat am foolish. But II you says
black AM white. an bellers like a
bull, an pounds on a table wifi bofe
fsts. dat am oratory. an some peo-
pie will believe you. Washington
Herald,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
II You Knew

The merits OF the Texas Wonder, you
would never suffer from kidney. blad
der or rheumatic trouble; 81 bottle
two months treatment. sold by drug
gist or by mail Send for testi-
monials. DIR. E. w. Hall, 2926 Olive
street, st. Louis.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
Better Than Nature.

Crittlck-I just saw Kammerer's
picture OF your wife. You don't like
II, do you?
Henpeck-Yes, indeed.
Crittiok-Why, It doesn't look like
her.
Henpeck-Perhaps not, but Il
doesn't talk like her either.-Cath,
Ollie Standard and Times.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
FaitIl.

Little Willie-What is faith, pa?
Pa-Faith. my son, is something
that will oanse a bald-headed man 10
buy a bottle of infallible hair re-
storer from a druggist who hasn't a
hair on his head.-Chioago News.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
Cured.

The Colonel-Do you believe in
dreams?
Little Jones-No. l married one.
Opinion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
He Did.

she-Do you believe in hypno-
tism?
He-CertaInly. can't explain
how you got me 10 marry you by
any other theory.-Exchange
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-22
INTERPRETER NEEDED

The bartender of a saloon was up in
police court in one Of the larger cities
charged with fighting, and when the
defendant was put on the stand the
judge told him to relate just what hap
pened This is what was said: "A pair
of guys blowed into the dump and or
ders two clices of suds. l shoots it
tom. They gurgles it and another
bloke heaves in. 1t looks like they had
saw each other before. The fOist guy
bellows for three more suds, and
tells'm that he didn't shoot no tin for
the oder two. He says he did, and l
tells'm when he shoots de tin to the
mahogany dat he gifts tree more suds.
He says nOthin' doing. l lets'm have
it in de sOler with bunch of fves. 4
bull pixies de dump. loads de bunch
wild me in a sorrOwmoble: they squeeze
me behind the lattice for de rest of de
night, and here | am"
If there is an interpreter IN the
room. will he please step forward"
said the Judge.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-22
k1.1HztSaI. ssss<ai.z.l =
The OADE CITY WRECK
Was Caused by an Engineer Dumping
Heap of Cinders in the Middle
of the Track

The freight train wreck on the Sea-
board al Dade City Tuesday afternoon
was a serious affair. Two men. one
Of them a negro brakeman. lost their
lives in the smash-up. When the
crash came, the brakeman was on top
Of q car. and the force Of the shock
threw him away u one side of the
track. breaking every bone in his body.
The other man, the fireman. colored.
after
There is a steep grade just beyond
Dade City. and the engineer uncoupl-I
the engine from the remainder Of rha
train. leaving the cars at the top q
the grade. while he took the engine
down to the water tank. 1t Is GUS
tonary to dump the coal cinders from
the engine while running along by this
point, but this time the engineer dis
charged them while his engine was
stationary. He then backed up to the
heavy train and coupled up again.
The train came down the grade IT
a lively rate. and the engine struck
the pile of cinders in the middle of the
track. The engine left the track, ami
ten of the freight cars followed, pilinS
up on it.
". A. Cook & CO. the Iiverymen.
% this city had two carloads OF horses
consigned to them from NalI a-ta, in
the train. The valuable animals were
killed.
1t was not until yesterday afternoon
that the track was cleared sufficiently
TO allow the passage Of trains, the
Seaboard using the Coast Line tracks
from Dade City TO Plant City.-Tampa
Times
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-22
BUGS RAYMOND KILLED
Well Known Baseball Pitcher Run
Over by Street Car in Chicago

Chicago, H.. Nov. 22.-Bugs Ray
mond. the former Atlanta pitcher last
season with the Savannah team of the
South Atlantic League. and purchased
by the St. Louis Nationals, with
whom ne finished the season. was kill
ed here yesterday by a street car.
He was badly injured and lived only
short time after the accident. Ray
mond pitched good ball for the St.
Louis team during the latter part Of
the season. and was counted on as a
conner for the 1908 team
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-22

There is nothing better fer stomach
troubles than KOdOl, which contains
the same juices found in a healthy
stomach. Kodol is offered On a guar
anteed plan for the relief Of heart
burn, f1atulence. sour stomach, belCh-
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troubles. So at times when you don't
feel just right when you are drowsy
after meals. and your head aches. or
when you have no ambition. and you
are cross and irritable. take a little
KodOl. It digests what you eat It
will make you healthy. Sold by the
Anti " onopoly Drugstore.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-22
WONDERFUL ECZEMA CURE

"Our little boy had eczema for five
years" writes y. A Adams, Henriet-
ia, Pa. 1.-TWO Of our home doctors
said the case was hopeless. his lungs
being affected. We then employed 9TH
CT doctors, but no benefit resulted. BY
chance he read about Electric Bitters;
bought a bottle and soon noticed i'm
provement. We continued this medi-
cine until several bottles were used,
when our boy was completely cured"
Best of all blood medicines and body
building heNlth tOnics. Guaranteed by
Tydings & Co, druggists. soc.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-22
THERE'S NO USE

talking. you can't beat Hertine for the
liver. The greatest regulator ever Of
fered to suffering humanity. If you
suffer from liver complaint, if you are
bilious and fretful. it's your liver, and
Herbine will put it in its proper con-
ditiOn. A positive cure for constipation,
dyspepsia and all ills due
to a torpid liver. Try a bottle and you
will never use anything else. Sold by
the Anti Monopoly Drugstore.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-22

Danish cloth. That's our newest box
pa per. 25c., and the best We have ever
nut across the counter at that price.
The Postoffice Drugstore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-06
DELMAS MAY QUIT
CALIFORNIA LAWYER DIsAPPOINT-
 ED WITH DAYS WORK.
Is of Opinion that Gleason BunEIed MiserabIy in Placing pr. Wiley on Stand--Conference
 of Counsel.

New York, Feb. b.--Scarcely had the court before whom Harry K. Thaw is being tried for the murder of Standord White adjourned today when there was a conference of the defendants
 counsel, and 1t became known that certain of the attorneys were not well pleased with the days developments.
 Delphen NJ. Delmas. upon leaving the court room, had declared fiatly that he was dissatisfied with the days proceedings and intimated that he was surprised that the conduct of the de-
 fense for the day had been intrusted to John B. Gleason rather than to him self. Dr. Charles C. Wiley, the Pitts burg physician who testified for the defense and was so sharply cross-ex amined by District Attorney Jerome, should not have been put on the stand today, Mir. Delmas said, and perhaps should not have been put on the stand at all.
 q expected to go on and conduct the case today" Mir pelmas added "I was surprised that MT. Gleason should have done it."
 It had been rumored In the court room that Thaw was pleased with Mir GIeason's address to the jury on Mon day and that he directed that Mr. Gleason should take charge of the case today
 Thaw's attorneys were closeted at Attorney McPike's office well into the evening, and when the conference broke up nothing definite as to what transpired was made public.
 When MT. Delmas was asked what had been done at the conference, the Californian replied; T can say noth- ing at the present time"
 Messrs. Hartridge and Gleason re- fused to discuss the matter. After the lawyers had left, Mir. McPike was asked as to the rumor that unless MT. Delmas was given entire charge of the defense, he would withdraw. was cor rect.
 'As to that rumor. I can only say that you will have to await develop
 ments."
 "win Mir Delmas withdraw from the | case tomorrow morning if MT. Gleason continues the examination?' "As to that replied the lawyer,
 ''you will have to await until court | opens and see for yourself what goes l on."
 MT. McPike was then asked if he | was satisfied with the manner in which the case had been conducted so | far. He replied: Really, don't care | to say anything. What will be done will be made known tomorrow morning i and you will have to wait until then |" After the trial had adjourned, Law 1 yer McPike visited Thaw in the Tombs. He talked with the prisoner 1 for about fifteen minutes and when he | left he refused to make any state ! ment.
 Later a note was sent to the prisoner asking him if the report that his law
 wears had disagreed and his reply was
 '.No. there is no truth in the report. It is all nonsense.
 Thaw did not appear worn from his l tedious day in court. If he was dis appointed in the proceedings he did | not give evidence of the fact.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-06
CONTROVERSY { IS THREATENED International Question
 May Arise. THE ARREST OF JAPANESE Police Pulling Them on Charge of
 VagrAncY. wealthy Son of Fgowery Kingdom De- clare. He win Appeal to Consul
 if Race Discrimination
 Isn't Stopped.
THE ARREST OF JAPANESE

San Antonio. Tex, Feb. 5,--An inter- national controversy Is now threatened as result of the arresting of num- Der of Japanese by the police depart ment of this city on charges of vag- rancy in spite of the fact that nearly all of them are employed and all of them have money.
 l.. s. Megi, wealthy Japanese resi- dent of this city, said yesterday regard ing the action of tho police.
 'They continue to make arrests al- most every day. I don't know what they charge the Japanese with. I don't know why they arrest them unless It is to win the negro vote. I telephoned to police headquarters every night and find if there are any of my countrymen tn jail and then I go and get them. l do not have to pay any fine or bond for them. I have not yet heard of the Jap- anese being nlistreated in the Jail and they do not complain because they do not know what 1t Is all about or that their rights are violated when they are deprived of their liberty.
 If this continues indefinitely will have to appeal to the Japanese consul and if I hear of any Japanese being inistreated I will appeal to the consul immediately to have these apparently purposeIess arrests stopped"
 The police are making charges of va. grancy against the Japanese Thus fai none have been fined on that charge by the judge of the police court but he has dismissed many of them. The Jap. anese are arrested by direct order oi Mayor B, Gallaghan of this city.