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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
LOVERS LANE BLOCKED.
CANOEISTS ARE CROSS

DETROIT, Mich, June Splash
splash-bump-bUmp
The above Is the nearest the pen cen
come TO describing the sounds whiCl,
drifted over the waters OF the Belle Isle
canals
VISIT they'd give US some room. "
Browled one canoeist as he lovingly
rubbed the side OF his bright new craft
then frowned and made some ungentle-
manly remarks when his hand struck a
big welt in this side
The canOeists who were successful in
gaining an entrance into the boat house
on the island. are having their troubles.
Tor lovers lane" the long. shady wind
ing canal which takes one 10 the little
lake near the head of the island. is
blocked up with no prospects in sight
OF its being opened, and the southwest
entrance from the island Is also closed.
The entrance to the river on the north
side Of the island near the boat house
IS blocked with a sand bar. and the one
farther In is in almost the same con-
dition.
The entrance TO the river. the young
men say they could stand: but lovers
lane-the only thing that makes a ca
noe worth having-thats awful.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
DEFAULTING R. R. AGENT
SEEN IN HOT SPRINGS

CHARLOTTE, y. c., June 7.-Detec-
tiVeS are searching for Hugh A. Leon
ara, lhe detaulting ticket agent OF the
Southern railway, Ia Salisbury. n. q
Leonard left with 81. 500 OF the cOmDany's
money and had not been heard Of until
seen recently by Salisburian in Hot
Springs. Ark. 1t is thought that he will
be caught soon and brought TO Sails
bury.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
HAGUE PRELININARIES
NOW PLEASE KAISER

BERLIN. June The preliminaries
U me hague conference have been
settled TO the satisfaction Of the En-
peror and the foreign Office. and the
meeting Is awaited with a tranquility
mat did not prevail during March. when
some OF the powers were endeavoring
70 Win diplomatic success over Ger
many by seeking 70 make II appear
that Germany alone was an enemy of
peace in wishing 10 omit the question
OF ornaments from the program.
The Austro-HungaTian and the Rus
sian governments particularly have as
ISOLATED themselves with the German
view that the conference may 90 further
toward eliminating war by agreements
10 extend the peaceful adjustments OF
disputes than by debates upon the eX-
uncdon Of curtailment Of ornaments.
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with him. he would leave her his estate.
valued at $4,000 He insisted that she
must leave her husband for good, other
wise she would not receive the money.
Mrs. Ketchum announced that she
would rather have the money than her
nome in COlumbiana county. Wisconsin.
Since then Colonel ketchum says that
he has written her repeatedly, asking
her to return. but that she refuses 20
do So
support himself, and is left friendless in
his old age
Judge Shattuck granted the decree.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
REGIMENT
DURING INQUIRY
ON BROWNSVILLE
War Departments Plan
for Negro Troops
Is Blocked.

with the embarkation of a detach-
rnent of the Tenth Cavalry from San
Francisco yesterday the Twenty-hfth
Infantry is the only command of negro
troops now remaining in this country.
This regiment originally was scheduled
20 sail from San Francisco for Manila
April 10, but the program was interfered
with by the Senate investigation of the
Brownsville incident, in which three
troops of this regiment are implicated.
The original orders for the movement
Of the Twenty-fifth were changed with
the expectation that the Senate COM
mittee would finish its work In this
city in time for the regiment to set
sail by May 10. The committee took n
recess of several weeks. however, not
resuming its sessions till the middle OF
May. and then il appeared that the
work would not be finished in time for
the troops l. be sent away on the
transport leaving San Francisco this
week.
To Stay Until July.
1t now appears certain that at least
the three troops implicated-B, G. and
D. will be held till well along in July, If
bot later. The other troops cannot well
be sent ahead, for many Of the men and
officers of the others are being called
from day to day as witnesses.
officials OF the War Department no
longer attempt 10 conceal their displeas-
ure over the investigation, particularly
since IL has become so long drawn out
and has considerably interrupted the
plans of the department A number OF
officers have been called from a dis
lance. taking them away from impor-
tant assignments, TO tell the committee
Fhatthey know OF the AFFAIR at Browns
Fille. Many of them, Il develops, have
managed TO get away quickly after as
Surfing the committee that they have
little or no knowledge bearing on the
shoOting-up OF the town OF Brownsville
last August Still, calling the officers to
washington from different parts OF the
country is expensive. as a matter of
railroad fare, hotel bills, etc. 9Ad the
army VIII be glad when II is all over.
Absence Solves Problem.
The Ninth Cavalry was shipped over
TO the Philippines in March. and most
n the Tenth Cavalry was sent the first
week I'm May The Twenty-fourth In
Eantry, the other of the four regiments
Of negro troops, will be maintained in
the Philippines till next February. and
finally is sent away there will not be a
negro soldier left in this country The
War Department last fall decided upon
this action as a means of solving the
problem or how to locate the negro
soldiers without them having serious
trouble with the white persons adjacent
70 the camp or post.
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WOMAN IN BLUE
!. ADJUDGED INSANE
AND COMMIT TED

Miss Isabella Z. Case, of HaverhilI
Mass. who won considerable notoriety
as the woman in blue" during the past
two years In her persistent efforts to Set
an audience with the President at Oyster
Bay and here, was before Criminal
Court yesterday, Justice Barnard pre-
siding.
She was before that tribunal on the
question Of her sanity. The court quick
~ decided that she was OF unsound
mind, signing an order committing her
10 the United States Government Hos
pital Tor the Insane, TO which institu-
ton she was taken.
Drs. Joseph Wall. William T. Burch.
and Presley c. Hunt filed a report Of
their examination of the young woman,
showing that she was of unsOund mind
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GIRL BURGLAR ADMITS
LEADING YOUTHFUL GANG

CLEVELAND. June 7.-Grace Per-
verse, the ten-year-old daughter OF we'll
tO-do parents of East Fifty-fifth street,
lars. She confessed in the Juvenile
court. Her father sobbed while she was
questioned She admitted robbing sew
eral houses in the east end with the
aid OF several boy and girl companions
Grace =as brought TO court on the
charge of robbing the house Of James
Jackson. a neighbor With an impro-
Vised jimmy. she pried open the win
dows of the house on three different oc-
casions. stealing a gold watch and chain
and money. The goods have been re-
covered.
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Plan Is to Enlist the In
fuence of City'S
ClubWomen.

CHICAGO. June Mayor Busse has
appointed 10 the consulting board OF
the health department five wcll-known
Chicago physicians and one woman
Mrs. Marshall Field. In speaking OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
MINERAL BATHS
MADE SON CRAZY

DETROIT. June TT think the baths
Were given TO my son too strong and
they unhlnged his mind, said b r.
Butler, of Sand Point. Idaho. at police
he 25quarters
Butler says he. his son. and his
brother, Waterman Butler, came to
Pontiac to visit his mother, Mrs Mary
BraslngtOn. While there. Waterman
Butler was seized with rheumatism, and
the three went TO Mt. Clemens to take
the mineral baths. The father OF the
lad says his son took thirteen Of lie
baths AT this point the father saws
his sons hands. became very unsteady
and he was in very nervous condition
On tuesday the young man boarded a
suburban car 20 come TO Detroit and
mas not been seen since He is de-
scribed as about five feet six inches tall
OF light complexion, and very near
sighted His father fears he has wan
dercd away while demented
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Central Pupils Exhibit prawiug.

Prpils OF the Central High School
have arranged ar exhibition OF their
drawing work. and invitations have
been issued for Monday. June 10 from
10 a. m. to : D. m.
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the appointment Of Mrs. Field 10 the
board. DR. Evans said.
We realize the Importance or in
teresting the women's clubs and be-
heve we could do IL only through some
prominent clubwoman. We sought out
Mrs. Field and found her glad TO under
take il. This department will furnish
the material and Mrs. Field will give
us chance TO present IL to the women.
We think that the 5000 clubwomcn OF
chicago VIII furnish n splendid amount
Of energy for the department to tie M
TO-. They can make this city a healthier
Chicago
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-07
AERONAUT IS RESCUED
WHILE OFF REVERE BEACH

BOSTON. June THE breaking down
pf his motor, which allowed the airship
nc was navigating to be blown sea-
ward. almost resulted in the death OF
Lincoln Beachy off Revere Beach.
Beachy had made a seven-mile jour
ney from Revere Beach to Boston, sail
ing high over the citys tallest struc-
lures.
on the return journey to Revere
Beach, the motor became disabled when
the aeronsut was a mile off shore.
Men in rowbOats and launches who
FASTENED to Beachy's assistance seized
the drag rope and were able 10 tow him
and his apparatus ashore before he
struck water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-17

Ladies' Ready to-Wear Garments at Cosing-Om Prices

$500 ladies' silk waists, closing
out sale price ......... 1898
1Oc ladies' gauze vests, closing
out sale price. ...... &c
zoe ladies' gauze vests, closing
out sale price. ............ &c
Zoe ladies gauze vests, closing
; out sale price. 1890. 15c
Toe ladies' hose, closing out sale
price .......... DC
Zoe ladies hose, closing out sale
price ............... l5c
SOC ladies belts, closing out sale
+. price 29c
Toe ladies' belts, closing out sale
price 39c
$3.50 ladies' Isle long gloves, all
colors, closing out sale price .69c
$500 ladies' long silk gloves,
black and white, closing out
sale price .99c
T $500 ladies' dress hats, closing
out sale price. 81. 48
$500 ladies dress hats, closing
out sale price :. $3.50
$3.50 ladies dress hats, closing
out sale price 1898
$1,000 ladies dress hats, closing
out sale price. +. .$4.98
Ladies white hand bags, worth
SOC and 75c, closing out sale
price -. 19c
Baby hoods, white, regular 25c
ones, closing out sale price. SC
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the coming year. All of the old officers
were reelected and are Mrs. Joseph
Warnock, president; Mrs. w. E. Scot
ton, vice president; Mrs. w. NJ. Van
Ness, secretary; Mrs. Gown, treasurer
Miss Lannan, assisted by Miss Fran
ces Brown and Miss Minna Mccall, is
busy every afternoon drilling the chill
dren for the entertainment to be given
under the auspices of the North To-
peka Civic club to raise the amount
required to complete the fund for the
Santa Fee bridge annex. Mr., G. M.
Morrow is chairman of the entertain
b:rs are Knote Withers, Frank Con-
well, w. M. Van Ness and Charles
Suit. The drills are held in Lukens's
opera house.
During the absence of his parents
from the house Wednesday afternoon
Walden, the three-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. James L. Wilkerson, living
three miles north of the city, was
burned to death. How the accident
occurred will never be known but it is
supposed that the little boy had been
playing with matches Mr.. Wilkerson
was busy on the farm and Mrs. WIKI
erson had gone after the COW. When
she returned to the house she found
the child wrapped in flames. He was
so badly burned that death resulted
within an hour. The funeral was held
this morning at ten O'Clock and the
burial was in the Stewart Gem etery
near Kilmer.
A large black team belonging to S.
J. Henry and Henry Asher ran away
about half past this morning and
one of the animals was so badly in
jured that she died few hours later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-17
LESS CANNED BEEF.
An Enormous Decrease in Export
Trade Is Reported.

Washington May 17.-COntinued de-
crease in the expectation of canned beef
is shown in a statement issued by the
bureau of statistics of the department
of commerce and labor today. The fall
ing off in the trade is not confined to
one country, but is general
The exports of canned beef for April
last amounted to S93,017 pounds against
4. 121. 900 pounds in the same month of
last year. For the 10 months ending
with April, the expectations showed but
1902, 703 pounds against Sc, 100, S73 during
a similar period last year. This seems to
indicate, it is stated, that the total value
of canned beef exported in the full
fiscal year 1907, will scarcely reach Is
million pounds. while last years total
aggregated $4,000 900 pounds. The value
of the canned beef exports will not ex-
coed in the fiscal year about to end, ST.
100000 compared with S. 500, 900 during
each of the past two years.
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CHARLES JONES is A SUCCESS.
Found a Small Diamond Lost at the
Auditorium.

Charles Jones, janitor of the Auditor
ium, deserves credit for great patience.
During the U. c. T. ball at the Audi
torium, Mrs. A. S. Orr of Wichita lost
a diamond set from her ring. She told
Mr.. Penwell, master of ceremonies, but
nothing could be done about it at the
time. Later he spoke to the janitor,
who had swept the floor, but had not
disposed of the sweepings. Jones said
that he would have a look for the dia-
mond. The floor had been sprinkled be-
fore sweeping, and the residue of the
sweep was mud. A search of this mud
was Intellectual, butJones carefully gath
cred up the mud and took it home, where
he dried it, sifted it, paved over it and
wallowed in it-but he found the dia-
mond, and delivered it to Mr.. Penwell.
Mrs. Orr has been notified of the re-
covery of her gem.
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Charles Desch and family to Sterling
Col. to work in the sugar beet fields.
There is not much change in the
condition of Mrs. E d. Small, who is
very i'll at her home, 1924 Quincy
street.
Miss Daisy Mitchell of Valencia is
the guest of Mrs. Joseph Warnock
of 1918 Polk street and will remain
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hayden have
returned from Atchison and Leaven-
worth, where they have been for the
past two months.
Mrs. Dibble, Mrs. I. ]. Ketchum and
Miss Kate Ruechner returned today
from Salina, where they attended the
grand chapter of the o. E. S.
Mrs. w. B. Harvey of Denver, Col,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. G. A. Boiling
house of 215 West Laurent street Mrs.
Harvey was formerly Miss Iva Moore.
Mrs Tasting, of 224 West Gordon
Jackson street, where she will open up
a boarding and lodging house the first
of June.
Dan Stair of Akron, O., who has been
visiting his brother, Charles Stair, of
1926 Harrison street, left this morning
for Los Angeles, where he will make
his home with his son.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Hurd of Broken
Arrow, I. T., who have been visiting
Mrs. Lillian Bryan of 1877 West Cor
have returned to their home.
Little Russia is enjoying a building
boom. New houses are going up every
day while several of the older in
habitants are putting additions to
their already comfortable homes.
Josiah Jordan, member of the board
of educa ton, visited on the North side
yesterday. He spent some time in
speeding the tearing down of the old
Quincy building. The material in this
school house was unusually good. Where
pine was used it was of the white and
not the yellow variety.
The Church of the Good Shepherd
sewing school will meet Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock in the vestry of
the church. Miss Leila Caldwell and
Miss Eleanor Wheeler in charge.
The merry-go-round which is in
operation on the Campdoras tract on
Laurent and Monroe street will load
I'D Sunday morning at the Santa Fe
Junction and leave for Carbonate,
their next field.
Tomorrow morning F. NJ. Ward will
treat the school children of North To-
peka and Shorey to a free entertain
ment at the Magic theater. All chill
dren who have not their tickets can
secure them at Mr.. Wards Office to-
morrow morning before o'clock.
The Ladies Aid society of the Bap-
tist church met Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Oliver Wolf, 1918
Jackson street, and elected officers for
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55=%I5 -
North topeka NEWS

W. S. Massey was up today from
Granville.
S. w. Rice was in town today from
Granville.
Mrs Charles Curtis spent Thursday
in Lawrence.
Wanted-By c. F. Bridge, the address
of Minnie Schmitt Brown.
Miss Vera Bridge is i'll with scarlet
fever at her home. 1926 Quincy
street
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. fowler of
22S Holman street, Monday, May 18th,
a ten pound daughter.
George w. Williams of Moline, Ill,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. z. Williams, for a week.
Charles Gerteisen today sent
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In the Shawnee League.

Three games are scheduled in the
shawnee County league for tomorrow
afternoon. There are fourteen differ
ent teams in the league, but as all the
teams have not as yet got their
grounds in order it is impossible for
all the teams to play. However, as
soon as the grounds are fixed up all
over the league, there will be SIX or
seven games pulled off every Saturday
afternoon The Menoken and Elmont
teams will meet on the Menoken
grounds The Santa Fe Cubs will
meet the Winchester team at Win
hester and the Presbyterian Athletic
club will have game with the Tecum-
sch team on the latter's grounds
Everybody reads The State Journal.
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There are several state records which
are expected to be broken at the meet
next Monday. Among the records now
standing which will be broken are the
high jump. the discus throw and the
hurdles. None of these records at the
present time are up to the standard for
the state records in other events. All
the records which are made at the
meets of the association which take
place every spring are recognized by
the Kansas conference committee as
state records. The conference commit
tee is the governing body of all intercol-
legiate relations between different
schools and their records pass as the
recognized in this state.
Although it is a little bit early to fig
ure anything on the probable outcome Of
the contest the dope seems to have it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-17

sized up between College of Emporia,
Paramount and Washburn at the pres
ent time. MARBLE of Emporia was the
second high man in the meet last year.
He is a hard man to. beat in the broad
jump, the shot put. and the hammer
throw and unless the new men whose
ability is not known in these events,
Marble will probably win first place.
Softer will be the star for Paramount.
He has a good record as high jumper
and can sprint some in the hurdles.
Washburn has two men who are being
counted upon to hold their own this
season. Williams, the football captain
Of last fall, holds the state record for
the discus throw and it is expected that
he will better his record this year. Har-
old Tice, the captain of the Washburn
track team is a very fast man on his
feet and he holds the state record in
the 2:20, having made this record last
year by a wide margin over his nearest
competitor. Tice is a good man in the
hundred yard as well. However there is
a large number of new men in the
events for this year whose ability has
never been known and who may be able
to surprise the older men, and the 9TH
er colleges will be able to make a great
showing. Manhattan won last season
and although her best men of last year
are not in school this season there will
be plenty of them left to make the other
schools work.
Henry I. Allen. physical director of
the Topeka Y. NJ. c. A, has been Sc
l, ted as the starter of all the races.
The events will start about 2:30 and
two events will be pulled off at the same
time until the schedule is completed.
This will insure the completion of the
meet in due time. A keen interest is
being taken in the meet by all the
schools of the state and it promises to
be a big event.
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The team was a valuable one and had
been purchased a week ago from F.
r. ConweH This morning they were
hitched up and taken out for exercise
but while going west on Gordon street
near Monroe, one of the animals be-
came frightened and commenced TO
run. They ran west across the ave-
nue. to Jackson street where thew at
tempted to turn south. Thomas Asher
who was driving, realizing that the
sharp turn could not be made without
upsetting the wagon, kept them on
Gordon. Just beyond jackson one of
the horses struck large tree. causing
a hemorrhage of the brain which re-
suited in her death. The other horse
was not injured. The team was val
ued at $780, while the mare was worth
$500. ~
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MANY STAR ATHLETES.
They Will Be Here to Compete on
Monday.

The entries for the Kansas Intercol-
legiate track meet which is held at the
fair grounds next Monday have all been
made and there will be over sixty-five
athletes entered which will make the
meet one of the biggest affairs ever pull
ed off in the state. The last entries
which made the lists complete were re-
ceived from the State Normal this morn
ing. Ten of the men of that institution
will compose the team. They are new
men in state athletics for the most part
but all are said to be fast men with
good records behind them and will be in
good shape to make all the other men
hustle if they win places.
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SHOT DOWN As men.
Because a Cossack Guard of Mail
Wagon Was Killed!

Lodz, Russian Poland, May IL
Forty-five officials and workmen of
Kuttners Spinning mills were shot
down this morning by a patrol of
cossac ks, because a band of terrorists
attacked a mail wagon in the neigh
borhood, killing a cossack guard and
woundinG another coSSack and two
postoffice officials.
While the wagon was passing
through Lonkowa street the terrorists
suddenly appeared from a side street.
opened fire on the cossacks, seized
$1,000 from the wagon and escaped.
A moment later a patrol of cossa cks
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Boys Clothing Furnishing Closing Prices

Mems SOC Work Shirts, closing out
sale price .29c
Men S SOC Dress Shirts, closing out
sale price .29c
Mems $1.OO Dress Shirts, closing
out sale price ............ 59c
Mems SOC Overalls. closing out sale
price ........ .ZSc
Mems $1.OO Overalls, closing out
sale price CSC
Mems Toe Hose, closing out sale
price .............. be
Mems 15c Hose, closing out sale
Mems 25c suspenders, closing out
sale price 12c
Mems soc suspenders, closing out
sale price 29c
Mems 25c neckties, closing out sale
price .............. l5c
Mems SOC neckties, closing out sale
Mems 15c collars, closing out sale
price DC
Mems $500 stiff and soft hats, clos
ing out sale price .... $50
Men s $500 stiff and soft hats. clos
ing out sale price..''.:.' .e'i :. $1.5O
Mems $3.50 and $4.OO stiff and soft
hats, closing out sale price $1.98
Mems sc handkerchiefs. closing
out sale price. ........2 &c
Mems Zoe handkerchiefs, closing
out sale price. DC
Ii oxI2 Rugs, unexceIIed