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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
Bold Thief Makes Way With an
lola Machine
Belonged to DIR. Mitchell and
Was Valued at 81 see
TAKEN FROM GARAGE
Think = Mysterious Man In
GraE- l. the Offender
There l. Little Clue a. ta Which
Way Burglar Went

Lola SEPT 1S--D- = : Michail'z
me Buick zEr1mGbfl= vas zr1len rom
Tie a11oa gauge On West Madison
street Soma time between 10 o'clock
Wednesday n1EhE and 8 o'clock Thurs
day morning AHsr making a call
asst aiEnE a1nuE 2 o'clock DR. Mitchell
reu1rued I'd the gauge and 7ur ID
ufTa nachlcs- The men II charge oE
rt1a garage did not Teave tt1a building
until 10 . clock DR. Mitchell was the
drSE mai 70 arrive al the <zlza in
1le morning On entering nsa was
sauaufsi1e1 - ind MS machine gnue.
Tie officers have one clue ID work
1pou- Several tines II the past few
lays 4 s7varr1T young man OF about
Is IT s years II ags. wearing a grey
suit and an 4Iran1o bile cap. has AZ
1ezrzd A. me garage and bought Chr
hide La u1arte three purchases. the
last enc FTaGtaesdav II - Or
Miuci1ells theory thar rha man IN
grey was stocking up On carhiCta SO
AZ % have plenry Of Igf1r t1r a long
ufE1r -iCta. N a1dxriua 70 the buying
af the earhfIta- the man took a graaE
IeaL OF interest II the 4gTTD mo bIlts In
-l= garage and vas rl1ere 50 EreeElIaE1r-
y IA % becarIe taniIfar with Tile
iaT Of ma la-1d- No aue knows vino
ne vas OF thought To inquire Dr.
Alrc1=il saw him tiara when he
1ouEh- MS last supply Of carbide
Lars yesterday NFr Mitchell dis
covered clue which TIE officers ara
working On The eIua IS Furnished bT
I1f1u Mc%ItE1- transfer man. wflts
drove rom Cha1uEa To lola Re
says h= mat Al aurarno ollie II the
railway crossing i little over 4 mile
southwest IT 8a5sErE He saw the
machine Ia thinks about Il-sQ Il
WIS driven 1v man and woman
Doth &C wlGn he believes ID be tall
They Ware compelled 70 stop at rf1a
crossing FUR long fra5ElE train 20
pass When AIES1izF1C reached them
-i7eE rI1ruHsI the machine sI1n-clv al1E
OF tia -ua6 md also turned their
aces from him and ne vas not able
To Ia i Eu0d Eescrf7t on ia them. He
Knows DR. M-Cc1elI's machine and
thought II tie time rl1is machine
lIa1ad -iA= IT. Ia IS CONFIDENT mat IL
WIS Buick The aur1 had Two lights
IN and the c17 vas N
Should RE officers tai III capturing
ga 11ltsE ami macnlza Il VIII can
a Dig loss 70 Cr- Mitchell The ma
chine Is oua IT E1e $500 Erade and
vas n aZCsi Ia1E repair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28

AWAY WITH sNOBRERT-
Chancellor Strong Does NoE Like SpirfM
Which Creates Social Factions.

Lawrence. kan, sept Zs--CdaucelIoE
Frank 5trong, in his annual address tn
the students OF the University OF Kan,
sas took occasion 70 condemn aeveraLy.
the spirit OF snubberv which. he says.
is showing a constant tendency 70 g-uw.
I'D in rtIe stare school hera-
Kansas is 4 demncrzr1c st7ca." said
Ee and the society OF her grsHrast ed
ucarIonaT INSTITUTION must be kept pure
" and entirely democratic We have 10
place here for snuos. We must E-1wl.
Down every Indication OF sT1obbery.
AIrhGug1 himself L t-7rarutry man.
the chancellor fears the prevention OF
the proper fraternity spirit into q social
aIonf17ess which takes the memb hers gf
the fra rarr1ities cut OF the common r1IIr
Of qniverziryr affairs and cr1ppiea r1s
university while h11ur11g the tndtvtd-
rails SCR this Jason he lag1nrs coTlElr-
rlIIv with the Fraternity men 20 break
do3vrr social barriers and preserves the.
sui1-ir II democracy among them, and
much Of MS address was directed %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
CONNECTING DEAD NAN.
BaraI1 Evidence l. Fixing GaiIt on
-fennenber--

Boise Effahe. Sept 2S-Ealf
) score 1T letters which tina government
attorneys IN the trial Of Senator VIII
liam T. Boran declared 70 10 SHOW
Frank Steuueubtrv in the alleged
idaho timber land fraud conspiracy
wene offered IN evidence and read to
the jury. The letters we're written bv
" iIIIan1 Sweet one ut the fE1tffcraff
NEIL VINO Il IS reported. viii take the
stand as 4 witness for the United
states. The documents we're pruduc-
ed by J H Richards. the local at1or-
uev To whom they we're written and
Who acrad as legal adviser I'd sweet
Most Of the Ierrers ware daued from
New York and Boston and several Of
them were replies 90 letters or teie-
grams urging him 70 return To Idaho.
It can't sRe why L should return To
Idaho ear { see wI1v z should come
back unIess IT IS III regard 20 timber
and Thar IS al in ule governors
hands. wrote sweet IN one OF his
notes Then proceeded
Us To rfle money coming 20 me- put
fl IL the bank Z have absolute faith
in tie governor. He came 70 my as
sistaICa and helped ne Gun OF a mess
never ought 70 have got in Z dan, z
know what would have done r 1t
hadn't henn for rim
In another letter sweet gave the
amounts fIa WIS in on the timber
efeaE The total WIS about $50 600 IN
self a1ltE Governor StE11en berg
Senator Bara1-s name was dragged
f17t4 the case for the first time Just
before adjournment when r :
workman another local attorney
took the stand and produced more
letters from William sweet In one
letter to Workman he wrote
s-Ricf1sl-rIs used his power Of arH0r-
new To TURN al Of my money. o-uVo-
over to Steur1eil berE and Sc - Ika
rr1III11e a cat through stocking 70
get il back wish YOU would ses
YTfFTfa--7 z Ear4h aE18uC this and ger
him to make Il little starazueT1r of the
srovarT7orss aFIisEa1iG1 - ma he Is the
tr,zrzrr1orss attorney bur is a first class
gentleman and knows Il little sTHTa-
r14ear7r is only fair 70 me- Tell nm L
nTva NOT the scratch Of 4 pen from
szta41rre.r7 yIsar1r TO show that he has Sla--
aaa Of my money Ea ssfIT tIfe COPY
ar our agreement was lost
a B Campbell Elre millionaire
mine arvr1sr- Of Spokane. said he intro
dl1ca4f the former governor % ALBERT
p Palmer VINO in ruru introduced
aim 10 James T Barber and Sumner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
HADLET DENIES Loss.
Does Not Believe Roads Have Deficit
Under Two Gent Fare.

Jefferson City. No. sept 23-AE-
-1ru=y General EadIey, when asI5ad as
ID wiIaL Information. II any. he had as
ID tile correctness OF the claim OF the
railruaG com panias that their earn
ngS have decreased about SO per cent
from compliance with the 2-ceuC-fare
iav n this sT7rs- said
I On not know. and I DC not be-
lieve une railroad cunp anles kro W,
whether the operation Of the Z-cenE
passenger law viii result IN an III
CREASE or GEcrEaSe Of net earnings.
There IS no question bur that the
travel has been greatly Increased
since 1I1e 2-ceur-fare law went into eff
feet. and know UhaG the receipts at
E1s KANSAS CRY union depot N the
months OF JulN and August OF This
year vera $4,000 a month in excess Of
die receipts for the same months Of
1906.
It am also reliably informed thar
me receipts ar the - Louis union sta
cion ara larger EIr these months than
Ehey we're for the same months N
1907
THE question rI1ar t1z courts Will
decide. however VIII De not #G much
a 20 whether there is an increase Or
efacraasa IN revenue com pared with
the operating expenses during The Two
seri0tis. It IS we'll known thar the
rEsIY-1aeTs have failed Cd operate a
number OF trains during this last sum
uer which They operated IN 1905
while N other particulars Cney nave
Increased expenses As compared Win
the previous Tear
.'t1u4. OF ri1sa rfirfcr1l rIes with which
rnes -efI-uad companies VIII have TO
contend in the passenger rata coutrg-
-eFsv II liz is ave4 renewed. Is that n
-7-v+rler To win he freight raEa cases.
thew have assigned such i large por-
ton Of their expenses 70 the freight
traffic ti1n- they have demo astra1aG
the raas0nableuesS Of the 2-cenr-ra- a
bill BY their own Casur1dnE.
Mr. Eadley also stated that since
his return TO he CITY last week he mas
had the experts Employed ny E1e state
an work rreparfuE tf1sa evidence for
the zrIre in ease the 2-cen fare ds-f1C
snnfIIf be ra1eWetf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
a Columbus Opera House Mana
ger Is Made Happy.
Small Patronage Causes Him to
Lose en- Il Guarantee
REV. COOK TO RESCUE.
Goes to the Front and Asks
audience to CaufrThute-
SAYS He Believes I'm Elevation OF
Stage TO Higher Plane

Columbus. Kan. sept. 3S.-Thr0l1siI
the Efforts Of Rev oliver Caok. pas
tor CT the Christian church. Manager
MefTE1lss. Of the opera house. has been
presented with SI0a. the amount Of
loss which he sustained tram small
parrQ1aga at the recent production Of
the play. The Flower OF the Ranch
This Is a pretty and Interesting new
play just our and the houses IN south
eastern kd1ISstS had secured Z tn
open the season. But tile newuesS Of
the play and the weary warmth Of
SapEexn Der has made Il a money loss
10 every manager who pledged $500
to get IT At PfEShurg It lost the
house sIT5, At ChanuEe, S2T3, at Far
SONS $500 but when It gnE down tn
Columbus Manager Mct1haa found
himself short only s106 at the close
Gf the first act For several days Mr.
MctTEIiaS friends had regretted that II
vas 70 De losing eHgagan7aI1E Tor
him and there was eager inquiry as
20 how much he would be loser Nc
Chic breathetf easier as ne said only
SI06- He had feared $500
" hen the curtain fell On the second
act. Rev. Oliver Cook walked Down TO
the orchestra and mounting chair
commented On the words Of one OF
the characters IN the play vino said
he always tried To help his fellow
man whom he found in need Rav~
Cook commented al length On the
philosophy Of such sentiment and
salE the present vas an occasion 70
Practice IT'S precepts
In an effort to elevate the dra-
matte taste here Mr. McG1ie had
pIedgad $500 ID get this CONG ary.- and
notwithstanding Columbus had done
better than any Of her big neighbor-
ing towns IT was a sad fact that Mr.
IcfE1ie would lose SI96 and the cost
Of opening the house
II cost those present from 80 cents
to $50 70 see the play while IL would
cost Mr. McG1ie sI25 Al least Would
it not be manly and fair 70 share the
loss with him by raising the short
age among those present All who
felt 50 10 the extent OF SIS would
Please hold Up their hands Nine
hands went w. Then those who felt
sympathy tG the extent Of $3.50 would
snow their hands. Many did SO in the
brief space Of time between the acts.
M McC41ieS loss was made good
and the show people We're gaping IN
asta nishn1enU from behind the Scenes.
Rev Cook IS not 4 regular thearer-
zoeE- but he wants THE stage 10 be
lifted 70 4 higher plane He is doing
ais part Of encouraging something
better
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
\ SHOT AZ DRUGGISTS.
Judge KEYS OF PirfssIurg.. says Beer
SstEes Must stop

Pfrrslaurg kan. sept 2S.-Pr0bala
Judge Keys has sent rife following
notice "a al druggists holding permits.
"a WIS induced 10 take this action on
account Of U1e large Quantities OF beer
sold fur medicinal PURPOSES
You are Hereby notified that T. as
r7r-t,naza Judge III and for Crawford
county, Kansas. eto not believe that
the best interests Of your cdnnunirv
will be advanced oy the sale Of bear
and other malt liquors Under your
0eru1fr 20 sell Intoxicating liquors IS
sf1,.tf nv the probate Judge af this
COUNTY therefore. Z request that IN the
future YOU 1fesist from the sale OF beer
and other main liquors. Or { snail De
obliged 70 revoke your permit On my
own nadEI0n-
CSiguetfJ JCSEEE KEYS.
P-n1aLa- JlIalEa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
COOPERATIVE BITTER FACTORY


NartdeE1 XII sent e8-Tl1e. Far
mar MIZrlsHt E11ULar CuCI paET 3
breaking ground lear the depot hera
for Il iarza creamery and ei11rriI1z
sTarlu1. They VIII man ufacUure. Sflf1
and seH -1e finished pruduct them
selves
Tins IS Cl1e richest cfa1r- region in.
Kansas and rE1= C-0nriI1 er1uaIr4 largest
station. II charge II g " Cav Is To-
caratf hare as 4 branch or the Tape4a
Pure Mix CO.. N charge OF Jacob
WsiSrar
Butn u1a1arars ara paying - % IS
cents uer pound s1r utIrrar EaC and
ara supplying Topeka with I CIR load
II cream daily. Dur the Industry -
feaEH1C ping 50 n rICf1T r1aE -7e Mutual
1zqgfe beifesr. rs1szra Is room for Il CO.
11er-Irzrz nEI-rar factory here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28

Farmer Arnold shoots a Mule Buyer
Win EirrIs Prpxnca ion

Wellington. KAN SEPT 2s.-W- @
Arnold, A young 1anaut farmer, shot
and instantly killed Timothy ElgEs. a
mule buyer Friday The killing took
place On the = K HASTE farm. two
miles east Of this Glrv
Riggs had sold Arnold tam az
mules with which the Ial-ar became
dissatisfied Riggs had agreed % taxa
them back and had gnue our ID Ar
mold taxing DR.. II K Stevens. 4 VET
arinarv To ascertain what condition
the animals we're in Stevens and Ar
uoId's VIE we're the only witnesses ID
the shooting. which seems 10 nave
been entirely npr0v0 ka1- Two 9E TIE
shots took effect III Riggs chest. gatls-
fnE death Il few minUEas LATER Altar
aruuEvfnE his revolver Arnold noun L
ID 4 horse and He'd He IS sup posed
a b. making Tor the Usage nation
ami rF.. officers ara IN Rot pursuit
Rigs leaves 4 wife and four small
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28

>yr7cuse Cd Have "a 500 Ton PFnur
Where Brush May be stored


where Brush May be Stored
=vraaEze- Kan, sent 27-M- NJ
@1lE0S1 Gr Ulysses. vas IN tawu this
wzeA -oe king over the ground with a
view 10 ESTABLISHING 4 1roer1corr1
warehouse 1t this point
M wilson II the hest known
nruomcnr1 man in chis part OF the
country IN 1855 he frrrrud11cszd the
culture Of this important -rup into
southern KANSAS and has had mora
than any person To do with the. GROWTH.
Of the industry II this section
The business VIII Dc g.oYrtf1rCyrEa,f
upOn the most improved and ur7.--
teal methods. CuuscrIxcrzsT v1z1orr a
plan EhiGn renders the building sub
sra1r1a1y IRA proof Insurance. rata+
4 grower stores his cruu- he viii be
z+veu recsipts. and h.H corn viii be
carefully Jagged and marked for iefsn-
l1caEGn. The corn VIII be graded
1- M wilson personally lis fair
hess and accuracv as grader OF brush
- we'll known 70 the growers az this
territory III case an owner Of brush
desires 70 hold MS crop for s@rrar
prices, and vet wishes ready money
ne ga1 obtain Al dIva1Ce correspond
ing 70 the qualify 1f his stored brush
Here viii be a double benefit Grow
erS VIII be encouraged 20 hold their
product Tor the hest prices
The importance Of L 1ruomcur1
warehouse 1e $40 tons capacity To-
ca1sI IN the cirv can hardly DE over
estimated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28

Junction City. kan. sept 2s.-The
two regiments Of Kansas national
guard iufauCy- a company OF en-
Eineers and bar-erv If Iigf1E artillery
under the command Of Brigadier Can
arIL Charles Drew which have been
III ca-rlu ar Cam Each AZ Fort Riley
for HE past rau DAYS. departed far
home to-day Last night tile officers
OF the Second regiment nel1 an aieC-
ton E1r tlla zsIccesSGr Of Lieutenant
Colonel 2 Campbell. resigned
Major Rowan. Gf Garden CITY. vas
elected n tie Iie1raua1E coioneley and
Captain Carl Coop per. Or Newton vas
elecraI major
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28

=aIinsa yEsau Raises One Weighing A "a
Pounds and FooG Long

e. 4 M1uEuId. living four niles
zasE Of Tie ciCv- brought u tie Union
office this Morning sample Of sweet
potatoes. tFaH1s)- which ne Is raising
IN his farm this -aa- The largest
one weighs IL pounds. g II = inches
long ant ~ inches thick Il g
-'wt1opp per- and would undoubtedly be
4 FE-sE prize winner II axhtntratI Al rE1a
a- zIr- ManZ1Ed SAYS he set uur
Za0 1iarr4 and has 10C vet dug ID !
potato Weighing less than Cvu pounds.
From mar the WeiE1- ranges Up u
- and L pouuds-SaI1ua Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
HAD TIME ENOUGH.
GrOcers Can't Use I'D Their Old La
beis ON Goods

Washington. sept. 2S-The board
or food and drug Inspection 1T the de-
pHrruGuE Of Agriculture has decided
10 refuse To recommend an azraH sion
Of the privilege Of using labels al
ready IN stock until October L 1905
as requested by grocers and others
throughout the country The board
held that sufficient time had elapsed
for manufacturers. iubberz and
wholesalers 10 adjust their business
affairs I'd the terms 1f the pure Eood
law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
HEAVY RXIS AND WIND.
Western K-usls Visited b. Il severe
storm Early FriGEaF-

SaIfr1a Kan sept 2S.-The west
arm par OF the srara WIS vlsired ov 4
severe storm early Friday morning
1T M-AIescar j -1r1atto. aged tearing
down a number Of houses and upru0C-
fnz trees. At CzFsl111eId mora diam
Two inches Of rain fell. accom- panied
BY a hard nail heavy wind and severe
lightning
A number Of small houses were
-71-n fall ragfrfIv- rendering II Ieeas-
zary ua IaClare uf1e saline c0uI1Ey fair
OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
Express once for Garden CRY.

GARDEN CIV. -epE Z8.-Eue or the
nav tr1urgveueuES for the santa F7e
right CT vaw viii be an express office
which VIII Dc located EAST OF rllfa new
fssrar Il short distance The engineers
we're III Garden City yesterday c1ans-
frrr ne sire Tor the building The
mans fur the building provide fur Il
hr-itrr Structure covering Il ground
suaca Of ahauE thirty by dfry feet T
VIII be one s1Hrv high
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
FOOT AVID MOTH DISEASE
Caf1Ic IN Rfce County Have. sore
Tilroars and Legs GET stir.

Sterling sept est Is reported
That 4 disease among the eztrIez in the
North part of the ct1II1ry resembles
eI1e foot and mouth disease OF wf1ici1
the farm journals have spoken sa
frequently during the past faw
wears. The cattle afflicted seam TO
hava i sare t1rua1 and mouth and
their legs get stiff similar to a horse
which has been faundered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28

washington Sept 2S-Er ".
Il Cook has been appointed pension
exa mining surgeon ar BeIufr. Kan
Four additional lerrar carriers have
beer1 authorized for the city devIfverv
Division OF the Wichita. Kan. pustofffce
and one for Kansas Cfty, kan. effec-
tiva October 10
Mar VI Boyd was appointed post
master at EinEsdnwu- Ford caunry,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
VALLEY FALLS WANTS IT


valley Falls. Kan. sent 2S-Tha
VLxIdIcar1r - a<11a11rlE the pru fected
military road commenting E7ar- Riley
and EeaweF1-vurrt1- for Valley Fails. It
points 1E1E a direct and easily con-
str-1rrzs7 --aura through the rGvu ana
5acEasF br tfisa 4C1u-nerCiaI club will
ut1r the maC-er before Engineer
Pierce and Congressman Anthony for
action
The route through Valley Fans mas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
UNDER THE ANTITRUST LAW
Live stock Exchange EnIoinesf From
B0vgatrinzs Won Members.

Kansas CRY. sept 2S.-An fnfunc-
Ton was granted n the district court
Of Wv11cTnt-a COUNTY. ate Friday for
hiding the u1er- hers OF the Kansas
civ Live Stock exchange To obey
rules II tie organization thar require
them 10 boycott lun-men 1erE. The
proceeding vas brought by Fred :.
Jackson. Attorney general under the
antitrust law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
saline County Has fa.t reacfler=.

SaIIna. sept e8-Thera ara eighty
SIX school DISTRICTS in Saline county.
OF these al have now been supplied
win teachers save No. %. located in
the extreme southwest part 0f the
cuun-T and tie primary department
at EriGgepur-- One hundred and four
raacs1ers ara required To supply
saline county schools. EighET-=ig f1r
women and r1urreeu men VIII teach
the 4cE1nGIs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28
GOOD INTEREST ON HIS MONEY
A Farmer sells Property for SILICON
BssnrFlr ! Years Arc for s-.0G0.

w I carter has sold 20 John
-SlaJrFT he Tfng11IrTrala Caucir farm i
11If nile vest OF town TOR SL1-1Ga-
Five years asru Mr. Cuuch paid 81 600
TOR it and everybody Thought IL was
cao hiEFr- It IS fine aIfalfa land and
H-- smith inzanda Co 1ur tie most OF
liz IN 1lEaIfa II $ known 10 many as
-1a Hammond 11rm--lSte-tIug BuI-
Lsar4ue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28

TROY kan. sept 9S-Eeavv rains
have been ralIfug for two DAYS that
viii BE- Of especial henefIr 70 the pas
lures and the newly 5ouTI Wi1ear- GTv-
ing ID favorable weather conditions
most Of the wheat mas already been
sawn Tha average viii probably De
a TfrrIe less than a yea- ag8. Most OF
the corn Is already too ripe Tor fgd-
der The Yield is excellent though
hardy ID Co expectations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28

many advantages over the billy r91ra
s1EVeye1 through GHkaIaosa and fur
ala4afaz much Of the material needed
lar the roads construction The pen-
pie On The town propose To prove this
20 tine government
CnAriea Overnalser has rzErad from
business and il investing some or MS
pruf1rs II remddeIing 0na &c the
1a1dSoEesr homes in the COUNTY, as
MS permanenr resiffer1ce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28

Rock Creek. KAN sept. eS.-Eeurr
=szf1a<fs.-- has bought and is remodel
ing the elevator here fI1eD one af To-
600 bushels capacity win a mill an
lex IL an expense OF $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28

G. Moon OF EaucFaire wis Ths xuz--
eruur thanked Campbell for having
pur MIN in touch with the WISCONSIN
interests
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-28

For sale by ain erossrs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-27

pany and the Elkhorn stockholders were 10
xet share for share Of the new company's
stock. Then Il was that Herman Flicker. q
braid manufacturer OF 90 Stockholm street,
who had been one Of thu friends let in by
the directors, said he wanted to know what
was up. He had been in . state Of expec-
tation long enough.
He consulted John L.. Lamerdin, a lawyer
Of 100 Broadway, Manhattan. Mr.. Lamer-
din began a stockholders action for IN 40
counting and loi the board Of directors
met and re~pudisted the merger which they
had made. Then Mr.. Flicker vas elected
treasurer and the board OF directors was
increased from nine to twenty.
Mr.. Flicker said yesterday that he found
the books Of the company in such a terrible
condition that he absolutely refused to have
anything to do with them until an expert
DUN had been called in The sc-
countant reported that there had been
some queer business transactions in the
company, n the now board Of directors
met n voted that the company should
sue the old board for an accounting. This
q case Of half the directors voting for the
company TO sue the other half.
The defendants in their answer TO tn.
complaint deny all the serious allegations
Mr.. Levy declared last night that the stock
which the directors had sold was not taken
from the treasury. but came from h blocks
which the directors got when the company
was first organized. Each incorporation.
he said, took 81 600 Of the stock at par. He
denied also that the directors had ever
misrepresented the prospects Of the min
He had always been careful to tell his friends
1t was a gamble