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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27

The case against Ed Green and John
Ewing was continued in the city court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
PUT BODY ON TRACKS.

Assault With Intent to Kill Case Is
Continued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27

tors. They would certainly have fined
him a barrel of Cy Leland's apples
at $3.50 per barrel. BY the way, SEN
ator Dolley started that custom four
years ago. One day, while a member
Der for going to sleep The filming of
apples is now established as part of
a days work in both houses.
3 1t was Senator Dolley who broke the
precedent of this session and moved
the previous question, thereby putting
the lid on a large cluster of talk. He
followed this by actually smiling four
times in rapid succession.
There are plenty of rabbits in Wa
baunsee county, but the voters did not
send one to the legislature. Senator
Dolley is always found, when the in
cident is closed. just where he started.
Persuasion has no effect on him, which
was probably his excuse for asserting
that speech was waste of time.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
PLAN MILITIA CHANGES
Clothing AlIozcance, Drill Pay and
No More Sleeping on Ground.

Radical changes viii 90 into effect in the state
militia II the suggestions which have been sent
n 10 the commission appointed by Governor Hughes
10 investigate the National Guard are adopted one
q TIE principal recommendations Is that the
payment II monthly dues. which vary from .
cents 70 g q month, be abolished, and that each
enlisted man be paid p cents for each company
drill. This amount 70 be paid annually semi
annually. Another important suggestion is that
The enlisted IN the National Guard be granted
a clothing allowance, the Same the enlisted men
in the army.
IN The army each man upon enlistment IS cred
ited with certain amount for his uniforms. At
he tine o., his discharge he receives in cash the
remainder ~ the allowance he has not had to
use. and = serves TO make the men careful Of
iheir clothing In the National Guard a man re
eelEes only issue Of clothing for his FIVE years
enlistment Officers Of the guard allowed
credit of s2 year for their uniforms. payable
yearly II has been recommended that every off,
Ger who has served five years be allowed 500 a
year for his uniform expenses.
ne suggestion is also made that reRimental de
hhquency courts for the trial Of enlisted men be
abolished. and thst brigade courts be established
% sleep on the ground the state camp Al Peeks-
kll is condemned unhealthful and Unnecessary
n a permanent camp. and IL is said that many
informs are ruined IN consequence i is advo-
,aed that each man be provided with a camp cot
- - DIS tent, rs was done by the War Department
Icr The enlisted who took part IN the recent
Fhefclses - the harhor forts.
iAese rernDuendaTiOns, 4 adopted. is is said,
Ni email extra expense 70 tie state for the pres
~ d. Il = said taal IN the end tGcy VII mako
'o- eco7amy.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14

dou,ns A high clearance Is Imperative to all cars
From eleven to twelve inches IS demanded ana
space in excess which does not produce topne'iNS
effect is desirable. An increasd clearance Is oo-
taiud by using wheels Of unusual diameter MANY
wheels measure $50 by 12O nillimetres. giving ~
inch clearance
Four forward speed gears and one reverse Is
requirement OF the better With only three
forward gears It has repeatedly been found that
the usual lowest forward gear Is too fast 10 pro-
quent sandy stretches. making necessary a cou-
stant resort to the reverse. which badly damages
the car
AS the climate of South Africa is exceedingly
drv with the exception OF the narrow coast belt
and the RAYS OF the sub-tropical sun are nearly
direct the effect upon all wooden construction IL
evident In motors after a few months service. All
yeneering bOxwork and fittings Of wood are drled
up warned and twisted out Of shape To meet
this action of the climate all cars now sold nave
these parts finished in aluminium. Because or the
heat OF this latitude the air cooled engines are
yalueless according past experiences. only VA
ter cooling proving satisfactory. With regard 70
tires the heaviest and best quality only are salts
factory.
The roads Immediately surrounding johannes
burg Kimberley any of tho centres in the MIN
ing area. and. in fact throughout South Arrlca'
are only fairly well maintained at best. White
within a short distance they become mere tracks
worn in the vellt and IN other places coH'pletsly
disappear. They consist of two ruts, OF varying
depth and roughness. fanking two paths worn by
the hoofs of oxen or horses. while the centre IS
plainly marked by a ridge Of from Your 10 elShl
inches OF rough earth and powders, at times sur
mounted by a growth of rank vegetation IN many
instances the trackless waste presents far more
attractive path than the roadway IN spite OF tle
irrcg1Iarly recurrent ant heaps. powders ana suI-
lies The country is essentially mountainous or
NJ best one OF steep hills and heavy gradients, the
roads not yet boasting OF bridges fills or cuts
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
TOO FEW TUBE TRAINS.
Continued from First Page.

nossfble Although the cars for the then un-
opened subway had been contracted for. the
company did purchase some three hundred steel
cars which were put into use when the system
was opened.
WOODEN CARS NOT REPLACED.
1t was understood that the company intended
to replace all wooden cars with steel The City
Club Investigations have shown that no new
steel cars have been added 10 the equipment OF
the subway since IT opened. This fact was
ascertained In the same manner as the other
figures were obtained. by actual observation. 1t
was found for instance. that it took a given
express train one hour and forty-seven minutes
10 complete the circuit of the subway from the
Grand Central station The trains that passed
during that time comprised all the equipment
actually used in the express service on an aver
age day II was found that all told there were
1856 cars in this service. OF this number it was
ascertaIned that 1S1 were wooden and 100 steel
cars In the service for the period observed
there was one train with four wooden cars and
three with three wooden cars each.
The terms of the contract between the city
and the InterbOrOugh company governing the
operation of the subway are general The con-
tract says
THE contractor shall, as far as practicable.
meet all reasonable demands of the public in
respect 10 frequency and character of its rail-
way service TO the full limit of the capacity OF
the railroad"
THE contractor covenants to and with the city
that he will. during the term of the lease, Oper-
ate the railroad carefully and skilfully according
IN the highest known standards of railroad oper-
alton"
Even though il is general. some say that
under the last clause the company can be COM
PEELED to make the improvements TO its equip
ment necessary TO relieve prevent altogether
the present overCrOwding of subway trains
during the rush hours.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
IDENTIFYING "U. S." ANIMALS.
System of Branding Authorized by the
Army Regulations

Whenever You the letters u s" branded on the
left fore shoulder OF animal make up your a
once that that beast time the properly
our rich old Uncle sam, The Washington POST
Then. again, II you knew the key 10 the system oe
branding utilized by the QuartermaSJers department..
L. = A. would in a TO tell
organization OF the army 20 which that animal
assigned Immediately after purchase by the
Last October OF cuban pacidcatlOn
being embarked from Newport News Va, many OF the
army horses and mules awaiting shipment mixed
with those Of ether organizattoRs but only needed the
ledge OF Sergeant Casey decpher the brands
dispatch animals proper organizations
In other words these brands Identification
branding public animals is matter OF choice. but
is provided for by the regulation which directs
that public animals shall the day received bs
with letters u s. the left shoulder.
assigned organizations Will also be branded
of f7refoOt and onehalf inches below
coronet. with the designation OF the Brand
uniform size and design will be supplied by
department. Letters L. s. bs
two height Letters and numbers OF hoOf
brands on the line be hree-fourths OF inch
high the letter 70 precede the number blocked
10 penetrate hoof sixteenth OF inch For
ample brands horses assigned to band. 9th
cavalry CFf9 to Troop A. 9Th cavalry would
be A5 Company \. Battalion Of Engineers. would %
ut
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
A MEETING IN THE ARCTIC.
CAPTAIN Amundsen Tells of an Incident in
the Far North.

captain Amundsen discoverer Of the Northwest fassas
Incident of camp I've near tA' nor S ~ , s 20
me ors. fsal,aaus their appearance EKpecation
on this point had always run higl anu we LNel IaS
~ o ble VOYAGE gives tho word Ielma as tho usual
s,l,ation between white and Es1unlau ana we lHi
carefully laid this word 10 near ~ oie at
once 10 garlike desires shouId they 20 aP
parent Ths first meeting was excee4lhsy I; o, &
companions, armed 70 the teetl-nhieS. anton l @
I4e1,nar started off to meet the f-SqulhuA
walking myself. with my two cohIadeo Ioo"'ns NJ ~
al about three PAGES distance They had shouIleeH ther
cnn. and mad such expression on their fac@'
that il would have been enough TO put "fIlRo
detachment TO fight 10 say no'hiie OF tHe ~ .,
fortunate Esquirnaus approaching US Tho step
ara set up Of my detachment were unexceptonable
about one hundred PAGES from Us 'io
T,so,in,aus etopped we, not wishing 10 show less
Strategic ability did likewise Now, thought Is ths mo
,c,, "a set this rest. and shouted IelInh- AT
tbe ton of nav voice TO affect them IN
he least and short pariey among themselves
49, recornrneneed their They were Ave in
,,er , bed formed in a fighting line, and now
a6~anced toward US smiling and huInming. Two Of
them had boks nrny secured TO their BACKS ana
the three apparently uHaFrea
w ~, oIr side Of course. resumed advance re
eatedly shouting Teima tetma' and the Esquihaus an
with another word, namely. 'Maiik-
80 M" We now .roached one enother quickly ard
oIoily ended by meeting It remarkable encounter
ttrd All shouting 'Manik-tu-n! as hard as they could
~ the 10 rIr original plan Of campaign, copied our
advcrsaies and shouted ana ho"Ied pal'eu anu s'"Fl
20 L me - &c ona men these Esqumaus STRONGLY
built their appearance re!Ilhded me .loe @ Ct @ @
tans than Of squimaus having the redkih type OF con-
they were slim. The ordinary frond
ara feshy Esqumau was exchanged FOR one better ~
shape somewhat hooked thfl mar W"9 cu -
tie execution small crest Of long hair whleh tred
from one temple round the nape OF the neck 10 the oher
I've nov, proceeded laughing the whole time t? the yes
Esquirnsus called themselves oglu % & NJ
a-d looked upon the North American coast from lcK
RIVER westward Adelaide peninsula as thtit HdHt's
aelds We made many good friends among this rnce but
4, was not IN later. when We met win the NechJhi
T-s,ts sirnau
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
A GREAT SECRET.

In a small town in the Midlands there is rich
congregation which Is not characterized by lavish
NbeTalty
Time after time the minister had vainly appealed
10 his people to contribute more generously 10 the
funds OF the church The members would. indeed.
give something but IL nearly always the small
est silver coin of the realm that was placed on the
plate
A shrewd Scotchman who had recently come 10
the pace and Joined the church was not long IN
noticing this state OF affairs. and a remedy soon
suggested itself his practical mind
I'm tell YOU what" said to one OF the officials.
IF YOU max treasurer. I'll engage 10 douois
the collections in three months
His offer was promptly accepted; and sure
enough the collections began to increase. until by
th,. time he had stated they were nearly twice an
much formerly
How have YOU managed it. Mr.. Sandyman?'
said the pastor him one day.
ITS a greal secret returned the canny Scot.
but I'll tell YOU in confidence The folk saw.
maistly gave threepenny bits Weel, when / got
the money every Sabbath evening ,arefully picked
GOT the sma' coins and put them by Moo.
there's only limited number of threepenny pieces
in a little place like this, and as i have maist o.
them at present under lock and key, the folk maun
give saxpences. at least, instead That's the way
the collections are doubled!-Tit-Bits-
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
EcrRIc CORN POPPING.

THE day has passed when in order TO get an evening
,,-oenf o,t of a pan crisp popcorn some one has
oi -, burn his angers face hot stove on g!a;e
1 In1 Electricity ana IS meeting with considerable
"a Tor and pleasant reception The pepper Is aaihy
i,,Ia a~afr shaped much like al old fashloned
ar 6I-Dnr Il pair Of little rubber tired wh'els
&, 70 MD IN circulating the corn ana all that IS
,ao,.se,rv s 80 tho connection 10 lamp
ECKER nut H. and begin shaking II costs
aLn,t ave cents hour operate this pepper which
-. tat aEv with appetite make II could easily
non hushei full OF crisp kernels with hat tie
os, lad none Of trouble incident 10 the Ole fasaonS
gay-Bos.on Transcript.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
PELHAM MURDER WITNESS WARNED
Man Who May Know Rosenheimer Slayers
Gets Black Hand Letter.

BENJAMIN Scott. Of Mount Nerenon. who was
held UP a few minutes before the murder OF Juius
T Rosenheimer the wealthy resident OF Pelham,
received a letter from alleged agents Of the Black
Hand Society who threaten him with death Nh
Scott it is believed by detectives. could ldentfy
the two men who robbed him, and who, II Is
thought were the slayers OF Mr.. Rosenheimer-
The letter was headed BLACK Hand and be
low these words are the drawings Of q closed hand
with the forenugcr pointing 20 skull and cross
bones. Beneath this is inscribed the following:
You stop this business and keep your mouth
smut or Will XIII you
Below this sentence is tho drawing Of a coffin
and these words: Look for yourself"
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
MEMS Thai Jagged.

All OF us heard legends OF the aptty with which
before the OF teeeraIhs by means
which have the apple thrown from hand
10 hand Today. however. Is the centenary Of
I'm the Napoleonic epopee which clearly illustrates how
far we progressed In this during the last
hundred years ON June Il 1907 the meteoric Emperor
defeated the the bloody field Friedand.
capturing 100000 prisoners Only about midnight sat
did a courier reach Saint Cloud 10
ye the news Josephine whose feminine mind did
penetrate fgurative significance Of the 10000
fss and Paris only learned the the afternoon
NJ the 2Sth lost time In throwing itself into
raptures They danced all night through in the streets
IIa
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
MEN RESCUED AT SEA SAFE ASHORE.

oloirnsior, Conn. July l3.-Fou- men Of the gov
Iilhent tug P9ntnc. which disabled south
1Al tl o Mont9ak Point. were put ashore last night
~ -" fishing SNACK XElr.ord. Of this port. which
- - toond them in d boat the night before The
- Ne9e -. Peery. chief boatmau: L. Z. Kennedy
10 ~ = J. Camp. seaman. and =. J.. Smith. fireman.
= ~ men had been cent from the tug land 10
@ e'rs' 'tph 10 the brooklyn navy yard 10 the
,,ttet'ciinsnt % the Pontiac. The rough
- IA ne food and water were made unit for
- lt '!1en were exhausted when picked up. and the
'aI was orifIng seaWard thirty miles of land
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
scHMrrz FAILS TO GET WRIT

hah Franosoo, J:lv 12.-'i'he Dis;rict Court of
ssIpeais refused to-day 10 grant Mayor Eugene
eHHAtz a wrtt u nIandamus compelling Judge
DoAhe 10 s"t Gate for settlement OF the habeas
EP1s proceedings In the case IN which he was
,oA,leted II extort:oE and sentenced - Ave years
:! he state prison q. san Quentin.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
GENERAL MANAGER HoNoREo.

When Henry Meyers. general manager Of the
Hamilton Press the printing department of the
New York News Bureau and Wall Street Summary
some months ago superintended the removal OF
lie nIant from No. 81 Broad street to No. 40
stone street lie hardly expected 10 win the praise
~ ils employees under such disagreeable crCum-
stances as moving. Yesterday. however Mr.. Mey-
ers's birthday anniversary, the employees of the
hamilton Press gave to him silver smoking
vice accompanied BY letter expressing their es-
tQo1z.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14

lost. Over forty years ago owning along
Middle River realizing hay aeIds
inundated OF the river
build the mouth OF the river,
junction with MaChiss River The necessary
money raised and the begun II s estimats -
that the loss the farmers OF Machias will be S200o
wear once S25 would have mendet the sap.-Kennebso
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
a STORY OF MAINE HAY LANDS.

Because OF unplugged gap Of less than so feet in
width 400 of the finest hay land I'm Washington
county is valueless The story railroad
engineers engineers have grapped with that
gan interesting, not to graphic The fight. which
bas now been given up. has railroad company
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
GEORGIA MAY JOIN DRY" STATES.

Atlanta July l3.-The Hardman covington bill
which prohibits the sale and manufacture OF hquoF
IN the State of Georgia after January !, 1908
1,assad the Georgia Senate to-day. Thirty-three
oras were registered for the bin and seven against
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-30
SAN FRANCISCO
FULL OF IDLE MEN
Forty Thousand Persons Are Do
ing Nothing as Result Of Ex-
listing Labor Troubles.
AND NO RELIEF is IN SIGHT.
Harbor Commissioner Stafford Made
Thorough Investigation and Re
ported TO GOV. GillcU.

A., On ,.o.,a,,,o ..
san FRANCISCO May 'V'-' Otu''s ~
the figures based on an investigation
conducted bv Harbor Commissioner w.
" S.o,o.d .he,n ara annroxluately
T'''io'N' t.,,.., -,
$4,000 persons IDLE ~ san fFahc'seo 10
the direct and Indirect results Of the
sxisting lahor troubles. Stafford who
s'N'''.'e 49, ,,,,,ss,o,,n,.
was formerly sea'e lap'i
has submitted the following report 10
Cav Clllett:
,,,r, c.. r-.,y,,uoo Nr,,etcian., ,nion
+he Dan "''''S'' -i"9'. -,
has a membership OF vVV' Az tu's ''t'S
hut 80 are working regularly. The ma
ior,+,, or tbe p,sn,bers in the union
..s,'.. ~ ..,. .r,,I.,.-
are lah'hs turu@"o"N i'' '"''
ment.
cor about G.OOO clerks and statesmen
I'm retail stores. 1000 are out of em-
nlovment and those that are working
Get two DAYS off weekly. some with AMI
some without pay. There arc 1900
iron workers. 9 900 carmen, 500 telc-
phone girls and | 700 laundry WORKERS
ont on strike.
s'Ten thousand men of the building
trades are ont OF work through strikes
lack OF material. and lack Of money,
Three hundred laundry wagon drivers
are out OF employment as a result Of
The laundry workers strike
.'ITp TO a month ago architects took
draftsmen who could not speak Eng
lish. and were glad to get them. Now
there are four or five applicants in eve
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-30
BROADBECK WINS
BIG ROAD RACE
Time Prize Won by J. v. Bern
strom in Forty-Seven Min
utes, Thirty-six Seconds.

with the sun Just warm enough,
to be just cold enough. and the roads
lust dry enough 13 boys pedalled
over the hills ana far away to Lagoon
this morning. The annual road race
is always one of the Decoration day
events, and this mornings contest was
no exception,
At t0:l5 o'clock this morning the
FIRST men left the tape at Fifth North
street and within an hour the VIM
ners were crossing the tape out at
Lagoon. The first man to show up
was A. Broadbeck, riding easy and
with strength 10 spare. Behind him
came Joseph Wesuman. followed by
Fred Sansomc. who in turn waS fol-
lowed by NJ May Then they came
singly and in lunches, sprinting Game~
~ and wobbling ono or two lively
srlints occurred at the finish, but IN
tho main the riders We're widely scat
tered.
The time prize was won by j v.
Rernstrnm, "A scratch man, who COW
erod the course in ~ minutes 30 sec~
onds.
along the road filled ~ cars ana
many cheers went up as some Of the
riders hove i'm view through the brush
and rode along a while alongside the
train. When a pair II them would get
together and indulge in a little tem-
pOrary sprint the people on the Train
rent the air with cheers
The first 10 to finish crossed the tape
In the following order:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-30
OFFICER CARLSON AGAIN.
lie Arrest, Man Who is Believed 10
BE n burglar.

Police OGlcer Carlson had another
busy day today Carlson IL usually busy
and believes in earning his salary. This
morning he arrested d crook who goes
by the name OF John Nc arthy, The
fellow Is In Jail on the charge OF burg
larry I'm the hrst degree and thu proba-
blitles are that additional charges viii
BIZ lodged agalnst him before Carlson
gets through.
some DAYS ago a Miss Hart. from
Colorado. reported that htr room In a
State street hotel had been entered and
quantity OF jewelry stolen Among
the missing property was a heavy solid
gold snake bracelet of considerable
value Carlson went 10 work Oh tho
case. and this morning discovered tina,
Mccarthy had attempted TO pawn the
article. He located the man ana placed
him under arrest. Mccarthy had the
bracelet concealed about his clothing.
The officer is thoroughly convinced that
Mccarthy ia responsible for a number
NJ burglaries and Is now hard at work
trying to connect the fellow with them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-30
YOUNG TRAMP TRAVELS
HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES

Chicago. May So.--A tramp, Q
years old. VINO has travelled 100000
niles in tho last four years was re-
lensed from charge Of disorderiy
conduct by the municipal Judge yes
terday when hn promised 10 60 10
work II he could get a job
The boys name Is Francis RAM
sey. His home IA anywhere ON the
North American continent he began
trampme when only 8 years old, and
h that time mas travelled distance
sufficient 10 -neIrcle tho globe -four
times. or once each year He has
Kept a diary all the time whilc on the
road.
Ramsey came 10 Chicago from FIX
hart Ind, Tuesday might on the Lake
shore & Mich gan Southern railroad.
Ne was fastened lghty IN a box car
When the car was opened I'm the En-
elrSnod freight yards Ramsey and his
travelling companion. Parker TJlman.
20 years ola. were arrested
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-30

function as brave and loyal defenders OF
The nag. could not be listened 10 with
out q thtill Of love uf honor for those
who have taken part TN the UNFOLDING
Of The nation honor la times gone by
and Of hone for times to come Tho
speaker babe the veterans and ell peo-
pie. not 10 fear for the future of this
great nation As arose IA time OF need
that greatest American In the stormy
days oi the nations birth. as God
raised UP al the threshold Of the mighty
civil conflict tine homely Illinois giant
% whom, the speaker declared, was
the dynamic OF God Himself so would
0t any future titpe. overshadowiug all
petty questions. in time OF need be
raised Up a man who would dare and
men who would dare. as did the man
and the men in he limo VI The wae,
rise M 10 viudicate ana to carry to
triumph the principles Of liberty and
right for which this nation stands.
The Soldiers Dream was sung by
II. :, Ensign after which a spirited
quartet was rendered by four of the
veterans of the George r. Maxwell post
after which the meeting was declared
adjourned the veterans parting TO meet
at the cemetery for decoration services.