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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
PAY is TOO SMALL.
Pittsburg Ministers Make More Insur-
ing Lives Than Saving Souls.

Pittsburg. Sept. 17.-Declaring
there is more money in insuring lives
than in saving souls. ministers of Pitts
burg are forsa king the pulpit to en-
gage in the life insurance business
Within the last two years a score OF
Pittsburg clergymen have given up
their charges for this work. and all
are making more money, they say,
than had they remained with the
church.
The latest Pittsburg preacher to lay
aside the cloth for the life insurance
business is Rev. ]. C Carpenter. pas
tor of the washington Methodist
Episcopal church. He told his con-
gregation today he had resigned and
that his resignation had been accept
ed. He said:
81 do not quit from choice. but from
necessity. 1t is not altogether a mat
ter Of money consideration. but in
consideration Of the high cost OF liv-
ing. II ever the opportunity offers L
Will re-enter the ministry. but at pres
ent there is not a living in IL. Tho
shortage of ministers today is occa-
stoned solely by the insufficient pay"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
IN JAIL FOR A YEAR.
Harve Wheeler, First Victim OF John
Schenck. Begins Sentence.

Harve Wheeler. who has been chased
for selling liquor by every administration
during the past dozen years. is in jail;
Unless his sentence is committed he will
stay in the county bastile just one year
and Is days His Incarceration is the re-
suit of a failure on the part of the SUI
preme court to reverse the finding of the
district court. Wheeler IS the first joint
list convicted by John Schenck, county at
torney. Harve Immediately appealed to
the supreme court and did not even know
that the hearing Of his appeal had been
passed upon, when a policeman grabbed
him and hustled him to the county jail
Wheeler is due in Burlingame today to
answer to 4 charge of Bookkeeping. He
was down there during the Burlingame
fair. about ten days ago, and resenting
the appearance of an imported bootleg
ger. who might injure the business of
their local celebrities, the officials cha sed
Harve through half a dozen corn fields
and shot several bushels of the cereal on
the stalks in an attempt to land him
Harve beat them to a train and came to
Topeka. but the telephone message had
gone before and detectives nailed him as
he aIighted he was taken back. gave
bond and again came home. The fact that
he is serving time in this county will re-
lease his bondsmen. who were held re-
sponsfble for his appearance in Usage
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
NO COLOR LINE THERE.
japanese Barred From Chicago
Schools Owing to Age.

Chicago. Sept 1.-THE japanese
school question: appeared in Chicago
yesterday. fingered uncertainty for a
few hours in the guise Of an interna-
tionai complication, and then retired
with a smile before the tact of Presi-
dent Otto c. Schneider of the board of
education
Seizaburo Shimizu, japanese consul in
Chicago, received a cable inquiry from
the japanese government at Toxic
which directed that the consul make
quiet inquiries concerning the reported
barring OF three japanese residents of
Chicago from the public schools of the
city Mr. Shimizu called on Superin-
tendent Cooley. explained his mission
AUTOMATICALLY. and was accompanied
by the superintendent to President
Schneider's Office.
Atere a brief conference, the consul
took his leave. with many smiles and
prctestations Of esteem. returned to his
ONCE and indited a cablegram TO his
government
Il told them" he said later. that
the Chicago schools practice no dis
elimination whatever as to color. The
situation is entirely clear and the mat
ter is now a closed incident
The three Japanese referred to. to-
q. applied for admission to the schools
at the last meeting of the school board,
and were barred temporarily on the
protest of several Of the trustees and
the suggestion, that the board may have
no legal right to use the school funds
for the education of adults. Pending
the settlement Of the legal question the
matter was deferred until the next
meeting of the board September Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
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NORTH TOPEKA news

]. n. Henry went to Kansas City this
morning.
Mrs. Edith Clark left today for Oak
land. Cal
Charles Kleinhans was in town today
from Granville.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Miller left yester-
day for Parma, Ill.
Miss Christina Artzer is i'll at her
home on Jackson street
E. z. Olinger left today for Musko-
gee. I. T.. on a business trip.
c. w Nau was taken TO Christ hos
pital last evening for treatment
Arthur Prosser has gone to Lawrence
to attend the races and visit his moth
Mrs. Frank L. Ebey has returned
from Richland where she has been Wis
iting Mrs John jeffrey.
Mr. McVey has rented the building
at 9101z Kansas avenue and will open
up cobbIer shop there.
Mrs Call and daughter. Miss Flora
Call of Oakland. were on the North side
today looking after their property
Charles Jones and family will move
Thursday from 1910 Van Buren, street.
to the Glendenning property at s2S
Quincy street
Miss Alice Skinner, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs J. H Skinner. left today for
Manhattan where she viii take a course
in domestic science at the X s A. c.
Mrs. A J. Dougherty and sons. Or
Vile and Charles Of Newkirk. Ok, and
Mrs ]. H Jones of Ponca City, Ok.
are the guests of Mrs. West of III Par
amore street
j. W. Bivens of southern Texas. has
purchased the ]. Austin farm west of
town near the Updegran place Mr..
Bivens and family will take possession
of their new place next March and IN
til that time they will probably make
their home in North Topeka.
Clifford Nystrom went to Lawrence
today to register at the university
From there he went to Kansas CITY
where he will be the guest until Mon
day of his brother and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs Louis Nystrom when he will re-
turn to Lawrence to take up his work
at the university.
Frank Emert commenced work today
TO move his house from its present To-
cation, corner of Monroe and SayweI
streets to lots on the east side of Mon
roe street in the 1900 block. On the
present site OF the house Mr. Emert
will build himself a new modern and
up-to-date home.
The ladies of Indian Creek Grange
and their friends are invited to meet
Wednesday morning, September is, at
10 o'clock at the home of Mrs w 2.
KimbaIl for the purpose OF lacking
comforts and doing other sewing for
the fair to be held In October Each
one is asked to bring with her school
box lunch and enjoy a social day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
ARE FINDING GOOD PEARLS.
Fishermen Locating Some Valuable
Stones in the NeoSho.

lola Kan, Sept 17.-Five profess
sionaI pearl hunters from the White
and Black rivers in Arkansas. famous
for their pearl beds. are fishing for
pearls on the Neosho river between
lola and Humboldt. They have with
them tackle, grab hooks and other
necessary equipment for pearl fishing
The pearls that are being found
here are very good specimens, is the
statement of Mr.. Young. a salesman
who has been in lola for some time
Mr.. Young has spent some OF his
spare time fishing for pearls and
among the number secured a very
large perfectly round one. He took
this to a local jewelryman who told
him that the pearl was worth 800
RUDE Trowbridge, an lola boy who
spends his spare time on the river
fishing. has secured a dozen or more
Of the pearls He is today sending
these to Tiffany & Son, large firm in
New York who deal IN all kinds of
stones and Jewels
Mr.. Eastwood. a farmer living on
the Frank Drake place near the river,
has secured a number of handsome
pearls from the shell beds near his
home
1t is now not an uncommon sight 10
see half a dozen men in the middle of
the river shell bed. looking for pearls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
CHANGE FOOD
And Lose That Uneasy Feeling.

A man who has always been a
skinny chap" although hardly ever
i'll. tells of the way he put on flesh
and reduced his frritability and ner-
vous condition
By chance he had a taste of Grape
Nuts food at the table of a friend and
entoyed the favour so much that he
began to have it every meal. He says:
In short time I found myself
another person, the old feeling of dis
content and .uneasiness left me entire
". il became pleasure to go about
my work, whereas, before. for years
I had always had the feeling of being
a little weary, but now I seem to have
surplus of energy for everything;
nv weight has increased II pounds
in four weeks. and am still gaining.
81 have never been very sick and
am satisfied If my present improve
ment in health continues. I shall not
be-
THE change that this food has
made in my life has been remarkable
and SO satisfactory that am glad of
sgThe Road to weIlville,' in nkgs
There's a Reason"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
TUCKER WINS OUT
Uncle Sam Manager Has Pre-
pared Schedule Put Through.
Stockholders Showed Their Con-
fidence by a Vote.
"A CENT ASSESSMENT.
Offered to Pay Half Of a WOm-
ans Levy on $4,000 Shares.
p. w Gobel, Bank President
Recommended as Trustee.

Kansas City, Sept HI. H Tucker
Jr-. still has an active part in the man.
agement Of the affairs of the Uncle
Sam Oil company.
When the stockholders met yesterday
Mr.. Tucker and the stockholders clash
ed frequently. but the Uncle sam pro-
moter was eloquent and insistent- Be
fore adjournment the schedule of ratif-
cations and assessments that he ar
ranged went through.
II was at the afternoon meeting that
Mr.. Tucker shone as an orator. They
were discussing a resolution to assess
each shareholder cents q share. This
fund. Mr. Tucker explained. was to be
used to fight the suits now pending
against the company Mrs Sadie Lee
Colbert Of Alton, Kan. a woman of As,
holding q 2-year-Old child in her arms.
argued against the assessment. She said
there were many who could not pay 4
cents share
= think cents would be plenty" she
finished.
Tucker jumped to his feet
How many shares have you got?"
he cried, pointing his finger at her.
Fifteen thousand, and they cost me
$500" she said. in quavering voice.
You pay : cents and III pay the
other $500 myself" yelled Tucker. amid
applause And the assessment went
through unanimously.
schedule that were adopted are as fol-
lows:
Ratifying the action of the meeting
held March 21 at which the capital
stock was reduced from IS million to 10
million dollars. and then raised to II
million dollars; ratifyfng the contract of
the company with Tucker that he be
paid 10 per cent Of the receipts from
sale of stock: ratifying fuckers con-
tract TO hold and vote million shares
for 10 years: increasing the board of
directors to p members
Tucker chose the 81 directors.
The recital of the persecution
against the general manager by Stand
ard OIL delivered by A. L Wilson at
torney, consumed the morning session.
Mr.. Wilson also told of the condition
of Uncle Sam property. fixing its pres
ent value at IL million dollars. This
review of the work of the company did
much to restore the confidence Of the
skepticaL
The meeting recommends the ap-
rointment Of P. W. Gobel. president of
the Commercial National bank. as trus-
tee. by the United States referee in
the bankruptcy hearing to be held
Wednesday.
A directors meeting is to be held at
600 Washington avenue today, at which
officers viii be elected Tucker will be
made general manage
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NOTED CRICKET MEN HERE
English Touring Club Playing Fast
Gotham Team

New York. Sept 17-British- Arneri-
cans and lovers of cricket generally viii
doubtless flock to Livingston, Staten
Island. today for what promises 10 De
the most interesting match in the Eng
lish national sport that has ever been IN
this city. 1t marks the beginning Of an
American tour by the team sent oy the
MarIeybone club of London. All the
Rrftons are notable wielders Of the will
low Their captain is H Hosketh
Pritchard Their opponents today will
be an eleven representing all New York.
gotten together by the Staten Island
Cricket and Lawn Tennis club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17

this trip but when they heard the
stories of privatfon and hard times In
Russia changed their minds. returned
to Topeka, and went to work In the
Santa Fe shops.
short time ago, they handed Chas
Gerteisen, local agent for the steam
ship line their credentials showing
that they were out OF pocket several
hundred dollars for their steamship
tickets. Mr.. Gerteisen referred the
matter to the Holland American
Steamship Co, and they promptly
sent a draft for the amount which was
refunded to the people yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17

New York, Sept 1T.-John McLaugh-
lin who had been keeper on Black
wells Island for thirty-seven years, died
in st. Nincfnt's hospital after an opera
ton He had direct charge of William
NJ. Tweed when Tweed was in the peni-
Tertiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
BEFORE
LIGHTING

to very few people regarding it,"
do you think the governor viii call
Snecfal session ~ was asked.
A.sSIIre 1 do was the reply. He is out
on a rock and he will have to swim. II
is the only thing he can do.
After he had talked with the governor
II told him would be on hand for a
special session, but 1 asked him to wait
until If gets cooler
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
western League Season Over.

Denver. Sept. 17.-Exit the West
ern league championship of 1907
Pueblo takes fourth place
The championship of Colorado goes
to Pueblo.
Denver drops back to fifth place
But one club below the Teddy
Bears@four above.
Omaha wins the pennant by a
margin Of two points
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
RUSSIANS GET MONEY BACK.
Steamship Company Reimburses
Hartmans. Who Didn't Leave America

Nicholas Hartman, ST., and Nicholas
Hartman, jr. who came to this coun-
try from Russia several years ago and
since then have been working in the
smeIters at Pueblo. Col, and saving
their money recently made up their
minds to return to their fatherland.
Russia They reached New York on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17

brother-in-law. Judge ]. T. Diekerson.
Chickasha, o. T., yesterday. It was re-
ported yesterday from Marion, Kan,
that Dickerson was planning to return
10 Marion county and run for district
judge because he stood no show of be-
ing reappointed federal judge in Okla
hOma-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17

Judge Dickerson Denies Report.
Not a cussed word in it." Governor
Hoch got the above telegram from his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17


Hutchinson, Kan, Sept Nv. Y.
Morgan. chairman of the railroad COM
mittee in the house during the last
legislature editor. of the Hutchinson
News, has this to say in the News re-
garding the railroads attitude In the
matter of 2-cent passenger fare:
''If the railroad companies do not
put in the 2-cent fare order OF the
railroad commissioners, they Will pc
mighty foolish But the railroad poll
ticfans nearly always pull something
down on themselves They claim 10
think that there is no general demand
for straight 2-cent fare In this they
are mistaken, for the people are get
ting Quarrelsome on the subject, not
because of the amount of money in
yolved but because OF the d1Scrlmlna-
ton against Kansas travellers IN 1avor
of the Reubens of Nebraska and Mis-
souri. The order of the board was to
put in the 2-cent fare for Kansas until
the decision was reached in Nebraska
"a perfectly fair proposition
1.-The fact is that go per cent OF the
railroad passenger business in Kansas
is now carried at two cents or less
Last winter it was shown by the rail-
roads that at Least 60 per cent OF the
travel was at that rate. and the mile
age books are now used by everybody
who does much travelling. So II IS
safe to say that nine-tenths of the pas
senger business is on the basis asked.
Cut out the round trips the reduced
and all that truck and give the people
straight 2-cent fare
IF the railroads do not accept and
obey the order OF the railroad board
Kansas is ready for fight In fact,
the majority of Kansans are spelling
for an anti-railroad fight anyway and
when the railroads wave the red flag
and dare them to come on there viii
be no delay for preparation. The leg
fslature will be called in special ses-
sion and a 2-cent fare law passed with
a penitentiary sentence for violation
and a freight rate law. and a good
track law will be added as a guarantee
of good faith
Senator J. N Dolley overcame his
preiudicas against Governor Hoch yester-
day and called at the office of the chief
executive of the state to talk over the
special session
II really don't know much about this .
cenr fare business" said DOIIey before he
visited the governor. Il have not been in
Topeka for several weeks and have talked
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FALSE, SAYSLONG
Did Not Try to Get Railroads to
Avoid Special Session.
No Railroad" or Machine"
Conference Was Held.
BLAME 1T ON DOLLEY.
Say That Stubs Lieutenant
Started the Rumor.
w. Y. Morgan's Newspaper Says
BLAME 1T ON DOLLEY.
W. Y. Morgan's Newspaper Says
Railroads Are Foolish.

Senator Chester L Long, who is in
Winchester today for the purpose of
delivering an address to the Jefferson
County Farmers Institute. had his at
tentfon called TO a story appearing in
a local morning paper TO the effect
that during his stay in Topeka yester-
day he had a conference with W. r.
Smith, general attorney for the Atch-
ison. Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company, in which he endeavored 10
convince Mr. Smith that the railroads
should agree to put in a fiat two-cent
passenger fare on October IN ac-
cordance with the order of the board
of railroad commissioners and thereby
save the necessity of calling a special
session of the legislature, which Gov
der of the board is not obeyed.
'T informed the reporter for the
paper that printed this story said
Senator Long by telephone today,
why 1 was in Topeka last night I
left home yesterday to go TO Winches-
ter and it was necessary for me to go
through Topeka and remain there
during the night
81 did not see or communicate d.
rectly or indirectly with W. R. Smith.
of the Santa Fes With NJ A Lowe,
general attorney for the Rock Island.
or with N H. LOOMS, general attor
ney for the Union Pacific. or with any
other representative of any other road
on the two-cent fare proposition or on
any other subject
Friends of Senator Long stated
that they believed this story was ped
died around by State Senator j. n
DolIey, who was in Topeka yesterday.
DoIIey is a Stubs protege and Mr..
Stubbs has declared himself as can
didate for Senator Longs seat
Senator Long declined to make any
statement concerning his views on the
special session proposition. He de-
clared that there was no conference
in Topeka of Seventh district leaders
II happened that w. Y. Morgan was in
town Monday night on his way TO
Lawrence to attend a meeting OF uni
versity regents, but Mr. Morgan says
he did not meet Senator Long by
agreement 81 met him on the train.
said Mr.. Morgan, "and stopped on
here at his request" Concerning the
special session he said;
"I hadn't heard much about spe-
cial session until reached Topeka
They are not talking 1t. out in Hutch
inson But if the governor calls one
will be right here."o1
rs Senator Long opposed to A spe-
ciaI session ~ was asked
..I don't know replied Morgan. 81
haven't said a word to him about 1t
so far" ~
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-01-18
Base Line.

Mrs. Lang0on is better again.
Mrs. Cooley is not able to sit
up yet.
Ralph Adams was home on a
visit Sunday.
Mrs. Marion was able to begin
her school last Monday.
H. Hall and family visited at
her uncle's, A. Wilmot, Satur-
day.
Pomona Grange will be held
at Woodman hall Saturday, Jan
uary 10.
Two initiated and new officers
installed was the Grange work
Saturday night.
Mrs. Fessenden and son Will
have been visiting at Der son 5,
EIon Fessenden, west Of Goble-
vile.
Allen Odell of Dakota made
his mother, Mrs. Markillie, and
sister, Mrs. Hopkins, a visit last
week.
The aid society will hold their
next session at Mrs. Norris
Days, January %. A 10 cent
dinner will be served.
Fey White and family sold
most of their household goods at
auction Wednesday and have
gone to live with his father.
H. Baldwin, an old resident
living south Of here, died Sun
day. The funeral was held al
the house Tuesday at II o'clock.
Messrs. Eastman, Edmonds
and Doyle and their wives and
Mrs. Post attended the dinner
and installation services of the
w. r. G.. and G.. A. r. at the
hall in Gobleville, Saturday
Mr.. Keller drew the quilt.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-01-18
Barnes District.

Grace Barnes is nursing at
Olivet.
Chauncey Rice has purchased
the Partridge farm.
Mrs. r. Drake is visiting at
Stoughton Corners.
Emily Todd has returned to
her home in Bangor.
Emma Drake, who has been
very sick, is rapidly improving.
Mrs. Clara Robinson returned
to her home in Lansing last
week
Preston Rose and family were
guests at Mrs. Lydia Conklin's,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Eastman visited
at Elmer Empson's of Arlington,
Sunday.
A. u. Barnes is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Robinson,
at Lansing.
Mrs. John Cleveland, who has
been i'll of appendicitis, is getting
along nicely.
III. Sherrod and wife Of Deca-
tur were guests at Will Erd-
mans, Sunday.
Mrs. G. H. Partridge visited
here few days, returning to
Lawrence Saturday.
Our heavy rains have caused
a great deal of extra work on
the roads, on account of wash
outs, etc.
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AntNer1 Center.

Mrs. Guy Daley Of Lawton
visited her parents this week.
The latest report Of the con-
dition Of Miss Kate Lord is that
she is improving.
l., E. Foxford and family are
back from Kalamazoo and eX-
pect to stay on the farm.
Earl Wilcox has started the
oil wagon and expects to make
weekly trips in this section.
John Haworth attended the
meeting of the republican cOun-
ty committee last week at Hart
ford.
M. Paulson had his hand Sc
verely strained while cleaning
off a colt 1t is improving
nicely although he cannot use it.
David Lyle went to Comstock
last week to purchase some high
grade Plymouth Rock cockerels.
He was fortunate in getting
some of the best.
The neighbors and brother
Masons got together and got up
the corn and cut quite supply of
wood for r. b. Wright, who has
been in poor health and unable
to do his work,
An object of curiosity was seen
going east on the Territorial
road last Monday morning.
Horses were especially shy and
persisted in crowding to the side
Of the road as they passed it.
On close Investigation it was
found to be Wade Killefer riding
Pete McKellar's horse.
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@. f. Crotser and family have
moved to Battle Creek.

G. f. Crotser and family have
moved to Battle Creek.
VIM. II. Schafer returned
home Monday from a two weeks
visit in Chicago.
r.. G.. MCGOWAN has moved in
to the Shepard house, recently
VACATED by G. f. Crotser.
Miss Isabelle Welch of Goble-
vile visited Miss Myrtle Griffin
last Monday and Tuesday.
N. S. Bean, who was confined
to his bed for several days suffer
ing with blood poison, is improv-
ing.
Miss Grace Addison, who has
been living with VIM Gay and
family, has gone to ST. Joseph
where she will attend school.
Caleb Harris of Spring Grove,
Mich, and Miss Effie Jenkins eff
Upland, Ind, visited with Lu-
Their Latchaw and family last
week.
Mrs. Helen Crowell of East
Hamilton, N. Y, who was visit.
ing her niece, Mrs. Chas. Drake,
and had the misfortune to fall
down cellar on Christmas day,
thereby breaking two ribs and
receiving many other bruises, is
improving as rapidly as could be
expected, being able to sit in a
chair at present writing.