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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-22
BANK OWES $2,464,42O.
Portland, Oregon. Institution Closed
Up by Directors.

Portland Ore. Aug. 22.-The Oregon
Trust and Savings bank of this city did
not open for business today, notice hav-
ing been posted by order of the board
of directors announcing inability of the
bank to realize on it's securities. An
other notice stated that the bank was
closed by order of the circuit court for
Multonomah county, Thomas c. Devlin,
formerly county auditor, having been
appointed receiver. The bank is ca pital-
lied for 100000. Its deposits ten days
ago amounted to about 100000. A
statement issued May shows that it's
deposits then were S2,464, 420 and its LA
bilities 81, 1884
That the directors of the institution,
of which w. H. Moore is president and
z. E. Lyle vice president, knew of the
impending crash several days ago, leak
ed out by an announcement today that
a meeting of the bankers of the city had
been held last night to consider the sit
uation. The other banks called upon
for support did not respond to the ap-
peal. The conference of banks adjourn
ed at o'clock this morning.
In an interview, Vice President Lyle
placed the responsibility of the failure
upon the shoulders of w. Cooper Nor
ris, the cashier. Lyle asserted that with
out authority of the board of directors
Morris bought securities for hundreds
of thousands of dollars and sold the
securities for large sums. and last
Thursday, without authority. Morris
took home bonds of a telephone COM
pany amounting to s1,300,000. and went
to New York to dispose of them, evil
IDENTIFY with the idea of obtaining other
funds to place the bank on a better
financial basis.
while I,ytle is severe in his condemna-
ton of the business methods of Cashier
Morris. friends of Morris say he acted
within his rights, and had the bank been
allowed to do business for few more
days Morris would have placed 1t upon
t. ie-I I'm H.
ed valuable real estate and other securf-
ties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-22
AFTER S YEARS HUNT.
Finds Girl. Marries Her. Then Kills
Her and Himself.

New York, Aug 22.-After a search
that lasted five years and covered 49,
600 miles on two continents Julius
Te1ch found the girl he loved and per-
suaded her to marry him only to kill
her in fit of anger after two months
of welded life. and then repentant to
take his own life
Pistol shots TODAY aroused the occu-
pants of the apartment house in West
l26th street, which Teich and his bride
lived and when the police who were
hastily summoned, broke into the fiat,
they found Teich and his wife uncon-
scious. Both died within a few min
utes.
Emily Hertor lived in Germany with
her parents and when she first met
fell in love with the girl and wanted
her to marry him. But he was pos
sesssed of a violent temper and Emily
feared him. Her parents also objected
to the marriage. But Teich was in
sistent so the girl left Germany secret
ly to escape him, and came to Amer
lea.
This was five years ago. For two
years Teich searched Germany for her,
but failed to find her. Then her par
ents admitted to him that she was in
America, but refused to tell him where.
Nothing daunted, the young man came
hunted New York four months but
failed to find her. Then he went to
Minneapolis, st. Louis, Philadelphia and
Scranton, where he thought the girl
had friends, but without result. He
returned to New York a few months
ago and accidentally met Emily on the
street. She was living here with an
aunt and in spite of her aunt's objec-
ton Emily finally consented to marry
the man who had been so faithful in
his search for her. They were mar
ried two months ago.
Neighbors in the apartment house say
that there was a quarrel in the Teich
apartments this morning because Emily
to get up to partake of the
breakfast Julius had prepared. There
were sharp words and a pistol shot.
Then pleading words for forgiveness
from julius followed by another shot.
Then the police broke in the door and
hurried the unconscious victims to a
hospital, where" both died.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-22
TODAY's MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug 22.-WHEAT-The wheat
market was weak on a general selling
movement Warmer weather throughout
the northwest offset high cables at Layer
pool. September wheat opened asq%c
lower, at S9A@S911c, declined to SSc, and
then sold up to SS15c.
Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago re-
ported receipts of 327 cars
Sentiment was bearish all day The
low point for September was S79sc. The
close was weak, with September off, at
SSHc
CORN-The corn market was weak, but
ed 110INc lower at 567AG57Ac, and for a
time held within that range.
The market for corn was weak through
out The low point for September was
565sc The close was weak with Septem-
Der off &c. a $3.50.
OATS-Extensive selling set in as soon
as the trade in oats commenced and prices
declined about lie in a few minutes. War
mer weather and a desire to secure profit
on Yesterdays bulge were the weakening
Influences September oats opened I'M
changed to &c higher, at 49BQ50c. and
sold off to 4SAc.
PROVISIONS provisions market
was steady and trading was in fair vol
ume. September pork opened unchanged:
at $3.50 Lard opened 21s45c higher, at
IS g21hdS 95. Ribs were up sc, at $S.621a
WHEAT-Dec., 931sc. No 2 red, sS2@
$40: No. ? hard, ss14@ssc; No. spring, ESQ
'C.ooRN-Dec., 54.@54Ac No mixed, &c.
OATS-Dec., 1910.
RYECash: 77@T1kc.
BARLEY-Cash: 6SQ75c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-22
FOUND HIM IN A HOSPITAL.
A Fathers Search for His Lost Son Is
Rewarded.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 22.-After
a long search w. A. Wright, young
artist OF Dallas, Texas, who has been
missing for several weeks, was found
IN the hospital at the Naval nome last
night. Wright came to this city sew
eral months ago hoping to obtain en-
ployment as illustrator on magazine
suddenly his letters home ceased. HIS
iather became worried, asked the po-
nee mere to seek his son, and falllng
to find him came to this city and
searched himself. AS a last hope he
appealed to the newspapers The
story was printed and the result was
Naval hospital. There was a glad re-
union between father and son and
then the boy told how he had tried in
VAIN and at last, driven desperate by
munger. enlisted in the marine corps.
became i'll with rheumatism and was
sent to the home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-22
GOMPERS AND HEARST.
They Will Speak From Same Platform
on Labor Day.

Norfolk. Va. Aug. 22.-The execu-
tive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, headed by President
Gompers, arrived here this morning to
arrange for the annual session of the
federation which convenes here No
Vember IL. The council after COM
pleting hall, hotel and printing ar
rangements for the federation con-
vention proceeded to the jamestown
exposition grounds and inspected the
exhibit of the federation which occu-
pies over 1000 square feet in the So
cial economy building.
The exposition was pronounced by
PRESIDENT Gompers memorial to or
gained labor, having been constructed
entirely by union labor President
Gompers, after going TO Boston and
Washington, will return to Norfolk to
make the labor day address at the
jamestown exposition on which occa-
sion w. r. Hearst of New York will
also sneak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-22
MANSFIELD GOES HOME.
He Has Abandoned All Intentions of
Acting This Season.

Plattsburg, n. Y, Aug. 22,-Rich-
ard Mansfield, accompanied by Mrs.
Mansfield, his brother Felix, and SER
wants, today left this place, where he
has been resting for month, for MS
summer place at New London, Conn.
Mr. Mansfield denied himself abso-
lutely to newspaper men and others
but his brother speaking for him, said;
Mr.. Mansfield is feeling somewhat
better than when he arrived last
month. He has not been out driving
since the first day he arrived here be
cause of bad roads which are not ut
for a person suffering from nervous
prostration to ride over. He spends
his time sitting on the piazza, read
ing, smoking. debating letters He
was on the piazza today He is cheer
full.
1--WE are leaving for New London,
Conn. He may stay there until vim
ter or he may stay there all winter,
just az he feels. He has had no IN
tention since he first realized that he
was suffering from nervous prostra-
ton. of acting this season. He re-
solved to take q full seasons rest and
he will certainly do so.
"I expect in time that he will re-
gain his health completely and re-
sumo his career on the stage. His
physician Is in Montreal and has not
seen him for nearly a week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-22
WEATHER is STILL COOL.
Mercury Doesn't Reach the Seyeptv
Degree Mark

h.
The temperature last night brought
dreams OF snow and ice and wild chill
ing winter scenes and these dreams
were refreshed by the temperatures OF
early morning and the remainder of the
day for that matter. At seven O'Clock
the mercury stood at Sc and has been
SLOW about its upward course since that
time though at o'clock it was about
10 degrees above that mark
me day has been dark and soggy
making the prevailing low tempera-
lures all the more noticeable and a
lazy chilling breeze which has been
blowing from the southeast has
brought but little cheer and no heat.
While the weather conditions of the
past three or four days seem out of
the ordinary for this season of the
year such is not the case. The mer-
curry registered the lowest point since
the 9Th of June this morning when it
really those of the middle of Septem-
Der rather than of August.
ON the 18th day of August, 1902
the mercury registered SO and there
were several times about that date
when the mercury was lower than
1t was this morning and had the day
been fair the temperature this morn
ing would not have been so notice
able. Warmer weather and fair Is
promised for the eastern and north
ern part of the state tonight and to-
morrow though the natives of this sec
ton at any rate are well satisfied with
the prevailing conditions. YESTERDAY,
maximum was IA an dthe minimum
81, though these records will be beat
en- today in both directions. The rec
ord of Temperatures for TODAY were.
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TT WAS NEVER BETTER.
Secretary Garfield Discusses the Indian
Situation.

st. Louis Aug. 22.-Secretary of the
Interior Garfield, who has been investi-
eating conditions among the Indians in
the west and arranging for the allot-
ment of lands, passed through here en-
route to Washington.
Replying to inquiries concerning the
condition of the Indians he said:
1.-The Indian situation has improved
a great deal in the recent past, in fact
the condition of the Indians was never
better. The Indians in Oklahoma are
divided on the statehood question. Some
of the Indians object to accepting the
allotment of land. preferring to live in
their old way, but the majority are
satisfied with the action of the govern
ment'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-22
HARTMAN CATCHES A FISH.
The Capture Pleased Railroad Man as
Much rs If He Had Been a Boy.

San Francisco. Aug. 22.-E. H.
Hartman caught a 2O-pound trout at
Pelican bar lake in southern Oregon
Yesterday He is on an outing with
his two sons and their tutor ana his
physicians. He is as proud of the fish
as boy. 1t took him an hour to land
the fish. He was fishing from the
naphtha launch at tho time.
The duck season opens in Oregon
next week and Hartman has sent For
a shooting outfit for the members of
his party. The klamath country.
where he is OUTING. is one of the
largest nesting places for ducks in the
country. There are thousands of the
birds there and at this time of the
year the young are three-quarters
grown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-22
NO UNION RECOGNITION.
Strikers Must Apply Individually for
Their Old Jobs.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-Every telegraph
! operator who went on strike two weeks
ago must make individual application
| for reinstatement before he will be ia
ken back. This policy has been an
nounced by the companies and means
not only that there will be no union
recognition but that even a committee
from the ranks of the strikers will not
has prepared form of contract which
every applicant is required to sign be-
fore he is given employment The
Western Union company has not adopt
ed any form of contract but is requir-
ing each operator to make application
for work as an individual The con-
tract of the Postal company reads:
Il hereby agree if given employment
by the Postal Telegraph and Cable
company to render full and faithful
service at all times, refraining from all
company's business, and further agree
that will work carefully and well with
every operator be he or she union or
nonunion.''
union announced today that he would
be in New York Saturday.
No Law on the Case.
Buffalo, Aug. PIT is not illegal to
send kilograms through the mail. That
is the statement made today by United
States Attorney Lyman NJ. Barr. Eff
forts were made by the striking tele-
-
the Western Union and Postal tele-
graph companies into court for receiv-
ing messages at the ordinary telegraph
rates and sending them by mail Mr..
Barr says that there is no federal law
on the case, therefore no prosecution
could be brought in the federal courts.
Messenger Boys Organize.
New York, Aug. 22.-There have been
no important developments in the strike
Of the commercial telegraphers in the
east. Both strikers and telegraph
companies remain firm and both claim |
to be entirely satisfied with conditions. |
AS far as the movement of press dis |
patches throughout the east is con-
cerned the strike has lost all signif1- |
,ance.
The messenger boys of the Western |
Union and Postal telegraph companies |
net last night and took steps toward |
organizing a union. They are promised |
charter from the American Federation |
# Labor. The boys were addressed by
several of the officers of the tele-
union and promised encour-
cement.
The biographies will attempt to or
,anize the clerks employed by the COM
)anieS and if they succeed will have all |
branches of the employees of the COM
,anies represented in the ranks of or
,anized labor.
A largely attended meeting of the
strikers was held yesterday afternoon
It which addresses were made by MEM
oers of the union and by NJ. Pierson,
ice president of the Order of Railway
relegraphers.
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Kansas City, Aug. %.
Open High Low Close Yes
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. 22.-CATTLE
Receipts today 1000 head, including 1000
head of southerns. Market steady Ma
tive steers, $5.oo@7. 10; southern steers. s.. so
cows and heifers. 81 10000; stockers and
feeders So 25@5. 90; bulls, 81. 2563. 80; calves,
"a. coos so: western steers, 81. 00GI5. 80; west
ern cows. $2.5064.OO.
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head Mar
ket steady to weak, Bulk of sales. So ESQ
$50; heavy. IS 65Q5.S0: packers, IS. 70G5. IS
pigs and light s.. S5@6 90. /,
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1000 head
Market steady. Muttons. $5O0Q5. 70: lambs
S. 50G7. IS; range wethers, $5.0066. 10; fed
ewes, 81. 25G530.
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COYNE LOSES HIS GANG.
The City Weed Cutting Force Leaves
Suddenly.

Sanitary Officer John Coyne. of the
'Foorth wa'ar'rd, went blithley forth
this morning to cut weeds, with one
city prisoner and one scythe. At 8
O'Clock he came back with the scythe
His entire weed cutting gang consisting
of one IS plain drunk, had deserted.
The plain one, whose other name is
Fred johnson, was fined five and had
worked three days. A getaway look
ed easier than the other two days. So
he eloped.
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they're MOVING ON.
Wheat Acreage in Ford to Be In
creased-Need of Farmers.

s. H. Connaway, clerk of Ford county
writes the state board of agriculture
that his county will sow about 10000
acres of winter wheat this fall, and dou-
BILE it's corn acreage next spring. He
also says that the biggest and finest
combined mill and elevator in Kansas
west of Topeka is nearing completion a
Dodge City. and that il practical west
ern mill men have faith enough in the
country to put 5000, 900 in buildings and
machinery the farmers there will surely
do the rest.
We need three hundred farmers this
fall to take care of the surplus land
now ready for seeding, or which will be
ready for fall and spring planting. 1
predict that within five years Ford will
be the banner wheat county of Kansas
If we can get the necessary men to do
the planting and harvesting"
Suggestive of the great increase in the
winter wheat acreage of Ford county,
which is on the one hundredth meridian,
and how the more western counties are
coming to be found adopted to the fam
GUS Kansas cereal, are the figures of the
NocfG Ave FOIL
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Coyne was busily engaged in work
ing his one-man gang, when he decided
that the prisoner was not handling the
Scythe right. You must hold the
scythe like this said Coyne, taking
the weapon from the willing worker,
the weeds. You see," he continued
that you get more weeds at one swipe,
now, for instance" Then he looked
around and observed the south side of
his worker. going north at the speed
OF a limited train.
What shall 1 do about it?' called
Coyne over the telephone a few min
1t runs away" answered the jailer. But
Coyne was game. He cut the rest of
the weeds before he returned to the
station.
Policeman G. A. Keller, brother-in-
law of Chief Eaton, has resigned His
resignation takes effect September 1.
pay is too slim. Being a beginner the
ordinances allow him to draw only $50
per month, and he would have to stick
to it year to get better wages When
he sheds his star and club Keller will
open restaurant on East Eighth ave-
nue., in the building formerly occupied
by the Ridgeley Clothing company.
Keller has not been having phenomenal
luck in Topeka. He came from Mis-
souri,, where he had a farm and was
fairly we'll fixed, and the change didn't
do him good. The best he could do
here, before his brother-in-law got to
be chief of police, was to work on a
popular on the police force, but he
seems to be a good fellow, and it is to
be hoped that his lunch foundry will
make good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-22
The Readvine Races.

Readville, Mass, Aug. 22.-High Ball
won the Massa chusetts stake race
Wednesday afternoon in straight heats.
Sonoma Girl was second and Astellay
third Other horses in the race were
Cftay Salts and Genteel H. The stake
was worth 9,000 The time by heats:
2:1OL, 2:07A and 2:09.
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chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-CATTLE-Receip to-
day. about $500 head Market steady.
Beeves. 81. 25@7.35; cows, $1.30Q5.40 Texas
steers. g. $4,000; calves, $5.50G775; west
ern. 81 2506.50; stockers and feeders, 81. IS
@6.50.
HOGS-Receipts today about 5000 head
Market steady. Light. S.. S0@6 25; mixed
s.. 5o@6.2 20; heavy. $5.25@5.95; rough, IS 25G
$50; pigs, $5.40G6.15; bulk of sales, IS. $50
SHEEP-Receipts today about 1900
900 head. Market steady. Native, So 25
$50; western, So. 2545.70; yearlings, 550@
$50; lambs, S.. 2597.50; western, S. SG7 so
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american CRUISERS En- Route.

New York, Aug. PA dispatch to the
Herald from Yokohama states that the
American cruisers Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Maryland and Colorado, which
have been in the Japanese harbor for six
States via Honolulu. The American sail
ors were given the usual shore leave and
devoted their time to sight seeing in Yo-
kohama and Toxic. They were well re-
ce+ved.
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Discount Rate Stands.

London. Aug. 22--The Bank of
England's rate of discount was not
changed at today's meeting of the di-
rectors. Last weeks increase from 4
to Az per cent brought foreign ex-
changes to a level at which exports of
gold to London were profitable, thus
materially improving the situation
here and doing awav with the neces-
sity for an increase
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CHICAGO Produce Market.

Chicago. III, Aug. 22.-CHEEsE-Mar
ket easy. Daisies, 131zc; Twins, 12c;
Young Americas 1916.
POULTRY-Alive firm. Turkeys, 12c;
chickens. PFC; springs, 141zc-
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery, 20
Q2415c; dairy, 1SSG22c.
EGGS-Marlxet steady. At mark, cases
included, 131zG151sc.
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FARMER" SMITH IN TOPEKA.
He Talks About Crops and the Farm
ers' Prospects.

Farmer A W. Smith, of McPher-
son. came to Topeka today to visit his
son, Jay Smith. who works at the Of
fice of the state superintendent of in
surance.
"We are going to have worlds of corn
IN Mcpherson county" said Mr.. Smith
IA speaking of crop conditions II
came up here to Topeka because the
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New York Stocks.

! Wall St, New York, Aug. 22-STOCKS
outset and the important leaders varied
| slightly either way from yesterdays clos
ing The more notable changes favored
advances, Brooklyn Rapid Transit rising
1Ss points and Erie second preferred and
U. s. Rubber point. Union Pacific open
Immediately.
The general market was not much af77
fected by renewed weakness in the local
Traction stocks with marlborough Metro
politan down a point, the preferred 1ss
points and Third Avenue q point Mean
while moderate buying orders were placed
in the representative railroad stocks,
winch resulted in a number OF material
Hudson improved 3 points, Great North
ern preferred 27s points. Reading rs, IN
Paul IA and Amalgamated Copper 1. The
market retained its strength at the end OF
Room shorts covered extensively when
the rise did not bring out any large offer
ings. Reading and Union Pacific led the
FOR the metal stocks. The advances in
cluded points in Southern Pacific pre-
erred G az nont PsefiG points Union
ond preferred "a points, points in Smelt-
ing and Amalgamated Copper, ~ points
Sugar, Missouri Pacific Southern Pacific
and New York Central
Bonds were irregular.
The market continued to grow stronger
in London The confident buying of large
blocks of U. p, Amalgamated Copper and
other representative stocks, creating a
more cheerful condition than has existed
for some time. By o'clock Great North&P
ern preferred was selling at 35k poirlE
over yesterdays closing, Lead III points
Canadian Pacific 3A points and Amalga-
mated Copper pa points
When the demand abated the traders
began ito take profits and Reading and
Great Northern preferred reacted a point
Recessions in the other leaders ran to
about II a point and trading became ex-
ceedingly dull on the decline. Third Ave
nue. declined 6A points. Metropolitan, on
the other hand, was up points.
Range OF Prices on stocks.
Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO West Sixth street Phone 1851
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The E1npress Hurts Her Leg.

Wilhelmshoe, Germany, Aug. "a
The Empress Augusta Victoria, while
walking in the park here yesterday,
slipped and fell, injuring a vein in her
left leg and making it necessary for
her to remain in bed for some weeks.
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his Is an increase VI nearly los per
cent within the half decade.
The total area sown to spring wheat
in Ford county in the same five years
has been 5.453 acres. of which 1859 acres
was of the much Wanted ''macaroni"
variety. There is as yet little to indi-
cate that the farmers of western Kansas
have been swept off their feet by the
agitation of the experts" in behalf of
spring wheat, whether of the macaroni
or any other variety.