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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-14

but later on a highway tourist. To
my intimate friends am Bill That's
me, and who you are is no concern of
mine. Having landed you safely on
the ground, our paths will thenceforth
diverge.''
But how will you release me %
Il must climb the tree and see how
your foot is ught before answering
that question"
Mercy on me! but I can't let you
come up here"
Il realize the situation. young lady,
fully realize it. If I could pull the tree
up by the roots and lay it gently down
1 would do so. If 1 go to the village
for help some one must come up
there To reassure you, let me say
that we CraWfordS are a curious fam
lily. My great grandmother, my grand
mother and my mother all climbed
trees and got their feet caught All
were rescued by strangers. Every
stranger turned out to be gentleman.
AS Crawford can not forget what
owe to these other gentlemen
oh, why was I SO foolish as to be
afraid of that hog" walled the girl.
You couldn't help it; you were born
that way. The hog has departed, how
ever, and now comes the other .ques-
ton: Do you want to come down.
"Of course I do
do you want me to go to the viii
Iage?"
'I-I-no,"
Then 1 shall infer. my dear young
lady. that you have decided to permit
me to release you. I am here at the
foot of your tree I always climb a
tree with my eyes on the ground
Here are the limbs between which your
foot is caught. I might not have been
able to release my own foot from the
trap I have no knife with which to
cut away, but by swinging off, on this
larger branch I can break it down.
Here L go, and your foot is released"
But how am I to get down % asked
Betty.
Dead easy-asking your pardon for
the expression I stand so. back to you
You seize that other limb and swing
down on it If you cry out l shall turn
and grab you. If you don't 1 shall
know that it's success. Come ahead
Il am down." answered the girl, af-
ter g great rustling
And the problem is solved. You
see my back is still toward you You
see 1 take my departure. You see the
Crawford family has lived I'D to its |
traditions Say nothing, and no one |
else will Good day miss
And with that he pushed his wav
through the willows and was gone |
leaving Betty to her book, her romance |
and her dropping wilIows.-(Copv- |
righted by Mcclure Newspaper Svndi-
cate.)
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MRS. NATION JUST THE SAME.
Tears Down Corset Advertisement
l., = Street Ca-.

Kansas City. Feb. 14.-Carrie Nation.
the home defender" was in Kansas City
last night on her way from Washington
to Guthrie. Ok. She will remove the pub
fishing plant of her temperance paper,
The Hatchet,' from Guthrie to Wash
ington. She has selected the national cap
ital as the headquarters for the temper
ance movement.
"A friend of my work has given me five
years free rent of rooms and offices for
the printing plant within five blocks of
the White House. said Mrs. Nation Our
work is booming. Legislatures and voters
are awakening to the danger of intemper-
ance. Prohibition is winning out every
where
The only excitement created by Mrs. Ma
ton during her short stay in this city was
on a Grandview street car. Upon her ar
rival here she boarded street car to visit
the Carrie Nation home in Kansas City.
Kan. which she established for the wives
of drunlkards. While comfortably seated
in the car her eyes Shifted to The adver-
tisements. When she gazed upon an ad
of a corset company showing the bust of
a woman. she Immediately rose from her
seat while the car was in motion and with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-14
COURT UPuoLDs A WAKE.
Expense Is Declared a Legitimate
Charge on IN Estate.

New York, Feb 1.-THE expenses OF
a wake are declared to be legitimate
charges on an estate in a decision OF
the appellate term of the supreme
court here. BY a vote of 2 to 1, the
court reversed a decision of Municipal
Justice Hoyer in favor of the executors
of the will of the late Peter McCul-
Tough, who We're sued by the testator's
nephew, Joseph J. Mccullough, to re-
cover S71.25 which he said he expended
for his uncle's wake. The executors
objected to paying the bill on the
ground that it was an improper ex-
pense. and Justice Hoyer upheld them.
Justices MacLean and Amend say:
The expenditures were for certain ar
ticles, delicatessen in their nature. and
for immediate consumption, at a wake.
The word funeral embraces not
only the solemnization of interment, but
the attending ceremonies and accom-
paniments, prompted by affection-de-
termined by the religious faith and
sentiment of the friends of the de-
ceased
Here are some of the things furnish
ed for the wake: Five bottles of rye
whisky, 2 bottles of Scotch whisky, 400
cigars, 1 bottle of port wine, 1 bottle
Of sherry. 2 boxes of soda. 20 rounds
Of ham, 10 pounds of corned beef.
steaks, boxes of beer and other ar
ticles of drink and food.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-14
C0ACHMEN AND MAIDS.
Will Figure i'm Fashionable Southern
Society Divorce Suit.

Asheville, n. c., Feb. f4GTestimony be-
fore a United States Reconnaissance in the
divorce suit of Merrill Beecher- Mills a
wealthy resident Off Detroit, has begun
here. Mr.. Mills is beginning a counter
suit against his wife. who brought suit
against him about year ago for divorce
He has also filed a suit in the United
States court here against Willard Strike
leather. well-known young man about
town, for 100000 for alternating the af-
fections'' of his wife The latter suit. it
seems, is brought to give weight to the
suit brought by Mr.. Mills against his wife
The whole matter hinges on the custody
of the MiIlSes one child, Cynthia, years
old. for whom Mr.. Mills handsome prf-
waite yacht is named.
Highly sensational charges are brought
against each other by both parties. Many
affidavits are being introduced in evil
dence. Coachmen, chambermaids and
hackmen, along with prominent society
people, have been summoned to testify.
Mrs. Mills came to Asheville last spring
and remained for several months. Her
husband had his wife constantly shadow
ed By detectives and alleges that she in
known young society people participated,
midnight rides, suppers, etc.
Mrs. Mills charges her husband with in
fidelity and several prominent society wo-
men of New York are mentioned
1t is said she has threatened to kill her
child and herself before she will relinquish
her claims upon Cynthia to Mills.
There has been an army of lawyers and
detectives employed by both sides and
money is not being spared. A half million
dollars have already been expended.
Mrs Mills was pretty Lila Eddy, of
Saginaw. Mich, and comes in for a share
Of the Eddy millions. She is sister of Mr.
Eddy, who was at one time state chair
The Millses have summer home at
Larchmont.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-14
however. his attitude is distinctly

however, his attitude is distinctly a
dignified and courtly one.
To his skill in the examination of
witnesses he is said to add the gift OF
eloquent argument, in which incisive
analysis of evidence is mingled with
oratory of a sort that appeals to the
emotions. He belongs to the old school
| of orators, as distinguished from the
strenuous, the casual and the colloquial
| speakers in the more modern fashion
Yet. as one of his acquaintance said
last week: when Delmas wants to be
sarcastic his words are like vitriol In a
cup Of honey q. -
At first Mr.. Delmas took cases of ev-
cry sort In recent years his position in
California has reSembled that or an
English barrister-a lawyer retained
for consultations and trials by solicit
tors who do all the work of active pre-
paration. Most of the cases were sub
mitted to him for opinions. Such was
his recognized abilities, Californians
said last week, that he was not infre-
quently called upon even by the judges
of the courts to prepare opinions IN
difficult or doubtful cases.
Such a practice and an occasional
appearance as the trial lawyer in suits
of the first Importance soon brought
Mr.. Delnas a fortune. His fee in the
Fair will case was variously estimated
at from $4,000 to $4,000, and he
earned $4,000 defending the Spreck-
els libel suit.
The San Francisco earthquake
changed the course of Mr.. Delmas'
life. Before the disaster he had no
thought of coming to New York Part
of his fortune, however, was shaken
down by the quake, and burned in the
fire that followed. Life in San Fran
cisco was so chaotic that he decided to
travel in the east
His retention in the Thaw case Of
fers an unusual example of a single
trial leading a man to form law part
nership and take up his residence per-
manently in New York, as Mr.. Delmas
has decided to do. Last summer the
Thaws cast about for a great lawyer
the greatest in the country. if need be
to save Harry K. Thaw. John G.
Johnson a noted attorney of PhiIa-
Partly at Mr.. Johnson's suggestion,
partly through the influence of JUS
tice McKenna of the supreme court of
the United States. and coterie of
Californians, Mr.. Delmas was retained.
He was approached through Henry C.
McPike, an attorney of standing in
San Francisco and an ex-United States
for northern California.
A detailed reca pitulation of all that
had been done in the Thaw case was
prepared and submitted to Mr.. Del |
mas. The latter came to New York |
last September. After consultations |
with Thaw, his mother and his coun-
sci, Mr.. Delnas finally accepted the !
case on Novem Der II last. A few days
before he had been admitted to prac- |
tice, on the motion of ex-Judge Au-
gustus ]. Van Wyck, in the appellate |
division cf the supreme court. His |
fee, according to the estimates of east |
abilities, cannot be far short of |
100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-14
AN EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES
Ihis Disease Appears to Have Topeka
Children in Its Grasp.

An epidemic of measles has broken
out in the city. Thirty-two cases of
diseases have been placed under quar-
antine so far this month, about an
average of three for each day. Most of
Fourth and Sixth wards and that II ia
spreading can be easily detected from
the way cases are reported into the
sanitary department, all of them com
ing from localities closely adjoining
each other.
Two new cases reported this morning
are at 1908 Spruce street, c. w. AcLxIev
ana l. A Anton, 405 Western avenue.
THESE are not all of the cases that
exist by any means know that cases
of measles are existing in the cftv
which are not being reported to US"
SAID Sanitary Sergeant Pattison, this
morning.
There are many cases in the CITY
which are not reported and of which
we know nothing until the patient is
WE'LL
The unreported cases which are not
kept under quarantine are the ones
which are building up the epidemic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-14
Dairy for Fred Harvey.

Las Vegas. Feb. 14.-The board Of
trustees of the Las Vegas grant have
agreed to lease at eight cents an acre
1000 acres of land near the city to the
Fred Harvey system for the establish
ment of a dairy. Tt is the intention of
the Harvey people to establish the most
extensive dairy OF the system, one that
will supply several of their western
houses. including Albuquerque. with
milk, cream and butter. The thousand
acres will be fenced, good buildings put
up and about a hundred of the finest
grade cows that can be obtained will
be kept. The work will begin at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-14
HERE'S a NEW RECORD.
Milwaukee Man Claims to Be 81 Years
Old and Never Kissed.

Milwaukee. Feb. 14.-MiIwaukee
holds the record for the unkissed. ac-
cording to a statement made under
oath today by William Bartel. Bartel
is 81 years of age and testified that he
had never been kissed by a woman nor
mad he ever kissed anyone. He was a
witness in a case where a saloon had
been raided as a disorderly house 1t
was intimated that BarteI had Rugged
and kissed a young woman present
Bartel Denied the implication, and
with dramatic pose and flashing ewes.
said:
my life and no woman ever kissed me
and never will. so help me God"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-14
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-14
ssT1e EscaIante'' Is Omen.

One more handsome hosiery has
passed under the supervision of Fred
Harvey This is the new house at Ash
Fork, Arizona. 1t is of concrete con-
struction and very similar in many re-
spects to the Alvarado in Albucueroue
1t is fully 400 feet long and 200 feet
wide. and has been built at a cost of
S225.O0C. There is curio room 5Ox3O
feet near by. and depot and baggage
rooms in connection. The house was
built by Contractor James Johnson of
Needles, Cal The new hotel will be
known as THE Escalante."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-14

some difficulty succeeded in tearing the
advertisement down The conductor re-
monstrated with her but to no avail
You ought to be ashamed" said she to
the embarrassed conductor.
The world is wicked enough and needs
advertising"
The conductor turned all the colors Of
the rainbow and apologiZed to her by say
ing that he was not responsible for the adj
yertisements that were placed in his car.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10

story of her experience with Stanford White. the other details surrounding the case and ultimately the shooting of White on the Madison Square Gar den roof.
 The defensA will have broader foundation for the hypothetical dues- ton when its next alienist is put on the stand and do not anticipate the dis aster of tho first day.
 It was said tonight that District At- tUrney Jerome's cross examination of Mrs. Thaw win be brief The District Attorney being barred by the rules of evidence from attempting to controvert any of the things Mrs. Thaw says she told her husband, will confine himself to finding out If she told Harry Thaw all the story she repeated on the wit ness stand. If he can trip the witness into an admission that she might not have related some particular detail to the defendant before the killing of Stanford White. Mir. Jerome may ask that all of her testimony from first to last be stricken out.
 Tn that event, however, she might again be called and go over the ground again. It is thought to be certain that no attempt will be made to offset any Of her testimony by ealing chorus girls or others who might be expected to know something about the events related.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10
HELP SOUTH TO FARM
MUCH OF ROCKEFELLER DONA-
 TION FOR DIXIE.
Board Intends to Use Great Amount of Money in Improving the Efnciency of Various Agricultural
 Schools

New York, Feb. 9.-Frederick T. Gates, chairman of the general edu- cation board, to which John D. Rock efeiler gave sS2.0oo.ooo on Thursday. said yesterday that the income from this gift and the income from MT. Rockefeller's prior gift of $11.ooo.Ooo will be used to increase the resources of various educational institutions in this country within the next decade by from S2O0, ,O00, 900 to $250,00o. 900.
 That is to say, the board will aim to stimulate local pride fin and gener- osity toward universities and colleges throughout the nation and It's distri- bution of the income will usually be conditioned upon the raising, of larger amounts by the recipients.
 Thus, generally speaking. Mfr. Rock efeller's huge donation will become & nucleus for an amount of education much larger than his recent present to the board.
 the elder MT. Rockefeller is to make his future benefactions through his son. This Is said to be indicated by his having made the gift of last Thursday through the junior Rocke- feller.
 It is probable that the young man will devote much of his time hereaf- ter to administering the benovolence of his father. As an immediate result of the big gift the board will extend its agricultural demonstration work to all of the Southern. States. It Is pre- dicted that this work, which consists in conducting modern farms on educa- tional lines means the agricultural re- juvenation of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10
MIR. CAPTIONS BILL
MEASURE TO PROVIDE ADDITION
 AL FEDERAL JUDGE.
Proposed Judicial Officer would Reside in Birmingham, Where Conges- tlOn is-WiIl Probably Re-
 come a Law.

Washington. Feb. 9.-(special. J. Sometime ago Congressman Clayton in- troduced bill in line with the sugges- tions of the Alabama Bar Association providing an additional judge for the Midle and Northern districts.
 The Committee on Judiciary gave Col S. w. John of Birmingham and others a hearing in behalf of this bill. MT. Clayton was unable to get the bill out of the Committee. About the same time Judge Richardson introduced a bill providing a Judge for the North ern District only. Tn a previous Con- gress Mir. Underwood introduced a bill to the same effect. Recently MT. Clay ton introduced short bill of one sec ton providing for a judge of the North ern District only and that the resi- dence of the judge should be at Birm- ingham.
 Mir. Clayton's report. that was wired in full to The Advertiser gave the req sons for the appointment of the judge and for the requirement. that he shall reside at Birmingham. where the con gested business of the United States courts is.
 It is believed that with the undivided support of the Alabama delegation and the bar the bill as agreed to will be- come law.
 Senator Pettus introduced into the Senate today a copy of the Clayton bill for judge in the Northern Dis trict with residence >at Birmingham.
 Stofer
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10
BAD FIRE IN SYRACUSE.
Guests Had Narrow Escape from Burn-
 ing Hotel--I.oss s2oo,0O0.

Guests Had Narrow Escape from Burn-
 ing Hotel--Loss s2oo.0o0.
 Syracuse, N r.. Feb. 1o.---At 12:45 o'clock this morning one of the most destructive fires in years broke out In the heart of the business section of the city.
 The connagration started In the Mowry Hotel, a six-story brick build ing, which was completely destroyed. In the hotel were about eighty fami- ly suites and number of single apart ments. The guests rushed out into the streets in their night clothes. leaving their vaIuabies behind. So far as is known. every one was rescued. ai- though it Is feared some of those in the rear of the building failed to get out. The Mowry with contents was valued at sioo.ooo.,
 The flames quickly spread to a small building next to the hotel. but at 2 o'clock the firemen were holding the blaze in check. although there was still danger that they would spread to stores nearby.
 The loss already sustained is not less than $200, 900. Several persons were injured, but so far as is known none of them seriously Many thrilling res- cues were made by the firemen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10
overturned, began crawling out through the windows and doors as best they could. There were several negro passenRePs on the train

OftItuTHtdp pGkdh out through the windows and doors as best they could. There were several negro passengers on the train.
 A number of both white and negroes living within a short distance of the scene of the wreck came up and some of them took a hand in the rescue work. Some of the negroes who came up passed the time catching chickens that had gotton out of the express car. The train was making good time when the wreck happened.
 A broken rail was giyan as the cause for the accident. The engineer Is . brave young fellow and while seriously scalded, made inquiries as to the cth- ers' hurt. One of the mall clerks was practically standing on his head when he was cut out. When the rescuing crowd got into the wreckage of the baggage car. the dead body of the baggageman was seen under some heavy timber. He was dead. It was announced that this was his first. trip out of Memphis, V. M Dyer, the reg uiar bagga ageman due on this train. having laid on to go to New Orleans for tho Mardi Gras festivities.
 The account of the wreck was we'll scattered around the city this morn- ing and much exaggeration was heard. At the office of Superintendent Sans, 1t was stated that the wreck had knocked out the wire service to the scene and that until tine line could be repaired nothing definite could be given out.
 A report was given out that the track would be cleared in time for resump- ton of all service by afternoon. The two sleeping cars of the train were not damaged at all an dthe two pas senger cars may be repaired. The mail car and baggage and express cars are total wrecks and cannot be re- paired.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10
MoRGAN's NnrnE4v WEEDS.
King of England Sends Bride Handsoma
 Jewel Isendanf.

London, Feb. s.-St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, was crowded this afternoon with members of Ameri- can colony and British aristoeracy to witness the marriage of Walter Burns, M. F.. nephew of J. Plerpont Morgan and Evelyn. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. W. c. Cavendish- Bentinlck, and grand daughter of Mrs. Maturin Livingston. of New York. Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs Reid and many other mo- tables were present.
 The gifts were unusually costly King Edward sent the bride a diamond and amethist pendant, with an auto graph note expressing his good wishes 4 superb diamond stomacher with huge diamond drops was the gift of Mr Nor gan. Mir and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and other American friends and relatives sent handsome jewels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10
ADOPT nousE sInAsuRR.
senate To Find Ons Pasenss Innued By
 gSsnws0yem.

Washington, Feb. s----The Senate to- day passed House joint resolution directing the secretary of commerce and labor to investigate and report to Congress concerning existing patents granted to officers and employees of the government.
 The resolution has especial reference to processes for the manufacturer of arms and ammunition. A report is asked as to the additional cost to the government for the use of these arti- cles by reason of a patent having been Issued