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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-28
HER LIFE FOR HER BABES.
Tired, Starved Mother Dies Trying to
Provide for -Four of Them,

New York, Dec. 28.-Happy that her
children, for whom she sacrificed every
thing, even the last scraps Of food. had
at last found friends, Mrs. Phyllis
Frisco died at a Brooklyn hospital of
starvation. Mrs. Prisco's husband has
been dead some months and with four
little ones, the eldest 4 years, the young
est months old, to care for she labor
ed day and night, until she was taken
ILL.,
Her pride prevented her from asking
for aid. so she saved what bits of food
she could obtain for the little ones,
while she gradually grew weaker and
weaker from the lack of food. The last
bits of crusts went for the children's
Christmas dinner and the next morning
neighbors heard the crying of the little
ones in the unfurnished room in which
the mother and children lived. They
entered and found Mrs. Frisco dying
and the children weak from the lack
of food and from the cold. The police
removed the mother to a hospital and
the Children society took care of the
little ones.
When the physicians had found that
all hope for the mother was gone, the
little ones were sent for and Mrs Pris-
CO was assured that they would be
cared for. The children were happy
again for they had plenty of food and
toys and as the tired mother realized
that their sufferings were over her
heart was stilled and her sacrifice was
complete.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-28
"HEID UP" THE WATCHMAN.
Robbers Loot the *. G. & w. Office
at Chelsea and Escape.

Leavenworth, Dec. 28,-At an early
hour the Kansas City Western railway
company's office ateChelsea was looted
by two robbers who held up Ed
Watts, the night Waterman, and fore
ed him to deliver the company's
money and his own, amounting to
over 500.
Watts was seated at a table eating
his lunch at about $3.50 o'clock when
a window pane broke out with
crash above him. He looked up into
the muzzle of a revolver held by a
gloved hand.
A man broke down the barred door
behind him and entered the room. He
demanded money while his companion
on the outside kept the gun focused
on Watts. Watts handed over an en-
velope containing the money and can
celed ticket which had been turned in
by a conductor on late car.
"You might as we'll came across
with the rest of it, said the robber,
striking Watts on the forehead with
his fist
Seeing that his ruse was of no avafr
Watts handed him the rest of the
envelopes and all the money that he
had in his own pockets. which
amounted to $35.
The man at the window kept Watts
covered with his gun while his ac-
complete made his way out of the
building. The robbers disappeared to
the south in the darkness.
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GOLD IMPORTS END.
Large Amount Engaged for This Side
| Is Resold in London.

New York, Dec. 2S.-The fact that a
money crisis no longer exists in New
YORK was shown, says the Times, when
l per cent to u of 1 per cent. At the
same time it was announced that there
had been a decided drop in cable trans
fers. Lazard F'reres, which banking
house has been the largest importer of
gold since the beginning of the recent
furry. announced that a large quantity
OF gold recently purchased in England
for export to this country has been re-
sold in London. The decline in the
premium on money due to a lessened
demand for it, has made the importa-
ton of gold Improbable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-28
HE TELLS A GOOD STORY.
Howard Ray. is Years Old. Is Talking
His Way Across the Continent.

Pittsburg. Pa. Dec. 28.-Howard Ray
a Is year old lad, on his way to San
Francisco. hoping to find his home and
his parents, whom he left before the
adventure as a sailor of being shang-
haied by the crew of British ship and
of being mistreated by United States
consul in Brazil, to whom he applied
for relief, in the police station here
last night, when he applied for lodg-
Ing,
ped as cabin boy at San Francisco on
town. As cabin boy and as ordinary
seaman, often performing the full du-
ties of grown man, he worked his
way on different ships to Sydney, Mel
bourne and to many other points. fin
ally landing at Rio Janeiro, Brazil,
where he was seized with 2 desire to
return home. He shipped on a boat
bound for Norfolk, Va, and reached
that port without adventure and was
given his pay for the voyage and his
discharge.
Walking through the streets of Nor
folk, he says he was suddenly seized
by sailors from the British coal steam
er Titalia, and carried aboard. where
he was kept prisoner for several days
until the ship sailed. Then he was
released and put to work as a sailor.
The ship was short of men and he was
forcibly taken on as recruit. In the
course u time ne was again Iii no
Janeiro, where he complained to the
United States consul That official the
lad AYERS. gave him curt treatment,
hushed up the fact of his having been
after several conferences
with the British consul, and finally re-
fused to assist him to get back to the
United States, because he could not
produce proof that he was an American
citizen. The British consul, the lad
says, secured him a chance to work
his way to New York, where he ar
rived a few days ago. He stole his way
to Altoona on freight trains, he says,
and the authorities at the later place
gave him transportation to Pittsburg
He hopes to be given help here and at
other points that will take him to San
Francisco. Whether he will find his
parents there he does not know He
has heard nothing from them since the
Pittsburg authorities will
probably give him some help.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-28
WILL BE GOOD.
Missouri Pacific Agrees to Restore
Service on Four Branch Lines.

The Missouri Pacific has backed down
before the state board of railroad COM
missioners, and will before January {
restore the passenger service on the
four branch lines which it discontinued
recently on the ground that they were
not remunerative.
The branches affected are as fol-
lows:
Downs and Stockton.
Downs and Lenora.
Conway Springs and Larned.
Fort Scott and Topeka
The state railroad commission re-
ceived notice of this action on the part
from B. P. Waggener, who has been In
ST. Louis for several days comforting
with the head officers of the road
about the best course of action for the
company. The following is the tele-
gram:
II am authorized by the MANAGEMENT
of the Missouri Pacific Railway COM
pany to say to the commission that the
passenger train service between Downs
and Stockton, Downs and Lenora Con-
way Springs and Larned, Fort Scott
and Topeka, which has recently been
discontinued, will be re-established on
or about January 5. While these trains
have been operated at loss, in view
of existing conditions, there is no pro-
pect of any of them being remunera-
tive, out of Difference to the earnest
appeal of the commission, the service
will be re-established. On my return
home I will file with the commission a
formal statement to that effect
"B. P. WAGGENER
The railroad commission was making
all preparations to force the Missouri
Pacific to comply with its order for the
restoration of passenger service on the
branch lines, and evidently the Mis-
souri, Pacific officials realized that they
were up against it. Their charter re-
quires them to give the patrons of their
line passenger and freight service, and
as the passenger service had been en-
tirely discontinued on the branch lines,
there was not much left for the com
pany to stand on had the state desired
to forfeit the company's charter
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BAKED TO CURE BURNS.
New and Successful Treatment Al
Roosevelt Hospital.

New York. Dec. 2s.-Physicians at
Roosevelt hospital are enthusiastic
over a new method which is being
tried there for the treatment of severe
burns. It is said to have been un-
expectedly successful during the short
time 1t has been on trial and the doc
tors say that a number of lives have
been saved that would. have ably
been lost II treated by any of the old
methods. The treatment which is said
to be entirely original at Roosevelt
hospital, consists of baking the pa
tent. A large wire form is placed on
the bed over the patient and the bed
clothes placed on top of that. Beside
the bed Is placed an ordinary small
gas stove provided with a special air
chamber wrom which a tube runs
under the bed clothes. Through this
tube a constant current of hot air is
forced into the ovenlfke covering OF
the bed. The bed clothes are left
loose at the foot of the bed to insure
the introduction of fresh air. but are
closely fastened down everywhere
else. 1t is stated at the hospital that
several patients have been cured
where the burns covered more than
half the surface of the body, while
with the usual methods of treatment
cases are generally fatal where third
of the body's surface is burned.
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PHILIPS IN THE RACE.
Makes Formal Announcement of Cam
didacy for Representative.

H. NJ. Philips of Dover formally an
nounces his candidacy today for rep
resentative from the 39th district SUBJ
ject to the Republican primary. Mr..
Philips was formerly county treasurer,
and was actively engaged in the real
estate and loan business in Topeka for
great many years prior to his re-
moval to Dover. where he is now en-
gagged in banking. He is also on the
adjutant generals staff and he has
the rank of captain. Mr.. Philips has
always been more or less closely iden-
tilted with county politics. He was for
several years chairman of the Repub-
Hcan committee and made a record
for careful, conservative management.
He was never a candidate but for one
county office, that of treasurer and
was twice elected by handsome ma
jorities. Two years ago Mr.. Philips
was elected cashier of the Dover state
bank and since them has made his
the country territory south of the
home there. His district includes
Kansas river.
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New York Stock Market.

Wall ST.. New York. Dec. S.-STOCKS-
Yesterdays advance in prices was contin-
ued in the opening dealings in stocks in a
brisk market. CRANKY Mining sold at an
advance of 312 points, Northern Pacific
points, Union Pacific and American
Smelling 1 point and Reading, Southern
Pacific and Great Northern preferred
large fractions.
The demand for stocks decreased as the
market advanced until at II o'clock the
market was almost stagnant. Leading
railroad and Industrial stocks were I'D a
point or more. Consolidated Gas gained
2A points, Railway Steel Spring 21z points,
Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis and Oma-
ha preferred and Distillers' Securities 2
points and Atchison, Louisville and Nash
vile, Northwestern and American Smelt-
ing ~ points
The market closed weak and quite ac-
tive. Prices sagged in tone until the final
dealings when brisk selling movement
wiped out the early gains and forced
prices from the generally lower level than
last night. Pennsylvania lost 1h points
and American locomotive and American
Sugar 1 point. There were gains in Uni
ted States Rubber first preferred of 8
points. Union Bag preferred points, In
ternational Pump ia points and Southern
Pacific preferred IA points.
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LITTLE HEARTS MADE GLAD.
Two Hundred Children Enjoy Christ.
mas Tree at Provident Association.

Two hundred little hearts were made
glad last night by the generosity of
the citizens of Topeka which made pos
s1ple the Christmas tree at the Provi-
dent association. The occasion was
purposely delayed so that the occasion
might be made more suspicious by a
collection of toys and presents which it
would have been impossible to secure
until after Christmas night had past
in the more pretentious homes of the
city.
The affair was no less enjoyable to
the little folks because it was two days
late for anticipation which plays such
an important part in child life had
whetted the appetites of the expectant
ones. For an hour the little folks sat
though not exactly In quietness while
the program consisting of music and
recitations was rendered as their small
minds conjured with the thoughts of
what Santa Claus would bring to them.
To many of them the sight of a
Christmas tree alive with waxen can
dies and blazing electric light bulbs
and laden with presents was an entire
ly new sight. Many had never Toasted
their eyes on such a sight and the ex-
Carnations of surprise and delight more
than repaid those responsible for the
tree and it's burden of gifts for their
expense and trouble.
Each little girl in the audience was
given a doll, carefully dressed and a
handkerchief box containing one of
these necessary articles, bag of candy
and nuts and a toy of some kind. The
boys received candy and nuts, hand
kerchief and toy of some description
Those responsible for the evening with
it's joy and presents were Miss ingalls,.
Miss Haines, Miss Harriet Fox, Miss
Mabel King, Miss Nelson, Miss Kate
Clough, Miss FOUGHT and Miss Kind;
Mrs. w. B. Swan, Mrs. o. S. Johnston,
Mrs. J. R. Burrow, Mrs Charles B.
Thomas and Mrs. Fred Freeman and
Norris L. Gage. besides the officers of
the association. The toys were donated
by the churches of the city, the Christ
mas tree by j. H. Skinner, the lights
and decorations by Dean and Mrs.
Kava
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TWO men KILLED HER.
Theory of the Police Regarding the
Hackensack Meadows Murder.

Newark. N. J., Dec. 2S.-That the
victim of tee Hackensack meadows
murder was slain by hatpin or some
similar sharp instrument, is the theory
upon which the police of Harrison are
working Discoveries made by the
county physician in supplements
examination of the womans Dooy
turned the investigation into this new
path. The physician found blood
clot in the left eye. A further search
revealed an abrasion just beneath the
eve. Bending forward and pursuing
his examination with the utmost care
and skill. the physician then developed
the fact, hitherto overlooked, ina
some sharp instrument had pierced
the flesh Immediately beneath the eye,
and in all probability had reached the
brain.
The undertaken who has charge of
the body was told not to disturb IN any
way the upper part or the woman
face. A further examination Will De
made of the wound. The police are IN
clined to believe that they have struck
a clew as to the woman's deatn- IN
confirmation of this new theory, IL is
reported that the police have received
information of two men seen in the
vicinity of the tragedy, whose actions
tend to bear out the hatpln theory.
young man whose name is at present
withheld furnished information to Judge
saw two men in the vicinity OF the
scene of the tragedy in company with
a woman and that one of the men was
holding his hand over the brow OF the
woman.
1.-THE police" said Judge Branegan,
"have taken up this theory and are
diligently searching for further infor-
nation
The theory that two men committed
the crime fits better with all the
known details than any which has yet
been advanced. One man, as sur
vev of the locality will show, could
hardly have accomplished what was
done in sending the woman to her
death. Many persons seeking sisters,
mothers or sweethearts, called at the
norcue in Harrison today. One by
one they shook their heads and pass.
ed out The rent jacket, from Wh1ch
much was hoped for, produced no
clew to the woman's identity. Detec-
tfves sought out Openheim q Colilns
in Brooklyn today, where the jacket
was bought. They could tell nothing.
There were 500 such jackets sold by
them. No record of the purchasers
was kept.
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FOUND IN THE VAULT.
Bank Securities Which Had Been
Sought An Over the World.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec, 2S-
STOCKS and bonds which are part OF
the missing Cotton securities, have
oeen found. They neversleft the state
the custody of the California Safe De-
post and Trust company, and in fact
were found in the vaults of the deposit
tory yesterday. It was on account OF
these missing securities that ]. DalzeH
Brown and Attorney Walter Bartnett
were indicted So that hunt which
encircled the world, involving the
principal banks Of London and New
York city and some of the largest in
terests in the world has returned to
the California Safe Deposit and Trust
company
Yesterday Custodian Gushing sent
out hurry call for Barclay Henley,
the attorney, who represents the con-
testants of the estate of Mrs. Ellen
Cotton and Assistant District Attorney
Hoffman Cook. Boob Identified the
list of bonds and stocks which were
round in the bank as part of the miss
ing securities. Cook imposed secrecy
upon the bank as it is believed part
Of the papers may invalidate all the
indictments which have thus far been
returned.
The indictments charge the bankers
with having embezzled the Cotton Sc
curities. among them being those
found yesterday and with having
taken them out of the state contrary
to the laws of the state. If these men
are charged with sending the securi-
ties out of the state, and they are af-
terward found in the bank, it is con-
tended by attorneys it will invalidate
all the indictments
1t could not be learned this morn
ing just which of the securities have
been found, but it is known they are
valued at several thousand dollars.
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PROSPEROUS KIowA COUNTY.
Christmas Business Much Larger
Than Last Year.

Haviland, Kan, Dec. 2s.-The
blanket of snow covering the wheat
and the general good feeling of the
farmers and people generally of
Kiowa county, has kept the merchants
and business people in splendid hu-
NOR this Christmas. The Gerardy
Woodland Mercantile company report
their sales twenty-five to forty per
Bros, 10 to 90 per cent greater
Brinkley & Bevis jewelry and fine dish
ware sales about 20 per cent higher.
Fankhouser & Sons sales of harness
and furniture were lighter than last
year, being the only house having
lighter trade for the month. The
Carver drug store sales in toys and
Christmas goods were largely in ex-
cess of 1906. This drug store never
sold an ounce of any kind of liquor
for any purpose and not a drug store
in the county carries a government
permit or a city license. The postof-
fee business of stamp sales in the
package business has been greater by
possibly Is per cent than 1906
The writer had dinner with w. E.
Worth, a prominent farmer three
miles west of Haviland where there
were twenty guests, besides a goodly
number of children and to say the
dinner was elaborate would be to put
1t mildly, and all but the tropical
fruits and a few condiments were the
product of the Kansas farm and the
good housewife, and we noticed after
dinner had been fully served there
was one turkey, a pan of rolls, four
large cakes and probably a dozen
pies of different kinds that had not
been even sampled.
The currency question has been but
little talked of here as many people
had what they needed for current ex-
penses, with the butter eggs and 9TH
er country produce on hand and those
who had all their money in banks
would get all they wanted for local
use and for other uses they could get
drafts or eastern exchange.
Wheat is in first class condition, as
is the ground.
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HEINzE CAN SAVE TT.
With $25O,OOO He Can Prevent a
Receivership.

Butte, Mont, Dec .2S.-District Judge
George M. Bourquin has continued the
ownership for the State Savings bank
to January Is, with the condition that
F. Augustus Hefhze deposit to the
credit of the bank s250,oo0 and NJ s.
Largely, president. of the institution,
SIS, 000 These sums are rated on the
stock held in the, State Savings bank
by the two gentlemen. Judge Bourquin
announced that If the bank was not
ready to resume January 16, he would
wait until March 2, when he would
appoint a receiver.
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PIGEONS TO CARRY GREETINGS
Mayor of Minneapolis Will Send Mes.
sage to Mayor of Boston.

Minneapolis Mimi. Dec. 28.-New
Years greetings from Mayor Haynes
of Minneapolis will be sent to the
mayor of Boston by carrier pigeons.
1t is thought the birds can complete
the long journey of 1900 miles in
about forty-six hours. The entire
trip, however, will not be made by the
same pigeons. Two birds will be lib
Grated here, each having the message
tied to its leg and they will fly to their
home town. Aurora, Ill, where the
message will be transferred to a bird
which Is to make the flight from
Aurora to Philadelphia, where the
message will be fastened to the pigeon
which is expected to deliver it.
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Attacked the wrong Men,

Shohomish, Wash, Dec. 2S.-Two men
named Miller and Carroll, entered a
section house last night which was oc-
cupfed by seven Italians and ordered
them to hold up their hands. The
holdups then began shooting. The
Italians attacked the outlaws with
tools. After killing Miller, a crowbar
was driven through his head and an
ak stuck in his body several times and
his eyes were dug out. William Car
roll, the other man, was also wounded
but survived until officers from the
city arrived when all were taken to
prison. Three Italians were wounded
but not seriously.
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Exposed to Smallpox.

Mary Bristo, eight year old daugh-
ter of James Bristo, 335 Liberty street,
went visiting to willard, Kan, and
became exposed to a contagion of
smallpox which has been existing
there. The family was quarantined on
on their return by the city sanitary
department. Two cases of chicken
in the family of NJ. Bigg, TOT Smith
street, and another in the family Of
Geo. Moser, 400 Buchanan street
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!. Rock island Mem Here.

A meeting of the officials of the
operating department of the south
west district of the Rock Island is be-
ing. held in Topeka today. All the
masters of. the district are in attend
ance at the meeting. There are also
several station agents from the prin-
cipal stations Of the district. The
meeting was called primarily for re-
however. other matters of a minor
nature which will be transacted at the
meeting.
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History Repeats Itself.

Lenox, Mich, Dec. 2S.-The COLI
sion last night between Grand
Trunk passenger and freight train
was an almost exact duplicate of a.
wreck which occurred four and a half
years ago at the same hour and place
At that time, also the freight had left
the main line in order to allow the
passenger train to pass. The switch
was left open and in the resultant
crash the two engineers were killed.
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Office 10 West Sixth street Phone 4S6
aKnsas City, Kan, Dec. 26.-WHEAT
The wheat market once more gives a
good account of itself, closing over 2
cents higher than a week ago. 1t doesn't
seem very hard to bull wheat nowadays.
It's up around $1.07%, the highest for
long period, and closed strong today
above s1.07. This is Sc higher than it's
recent low. And yet some misguided
people thought the new May good sale
around 81, doubtless misled by the ad-
vices sent out by majority of the Chi
cago commission firms. The house that
the Pattens trade through, however,
strongly advised its purchase then and
backed its judgment with deeds, buying
a few million bushels around the dol
lar mark
It's hard to write a bearish argument
on wheat without distorting statistics.
The worlds supply and demand situa-
ton cannot be easily dislodged, and al
ways counts in the end European
grain experts still insist the worlds
wheat shortage is over SOC, 000, DOC. BUSH
els. Our exportable surplus won't ex-