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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
Postmaster General Meyer Is
sues a General Order.
VIII Establish M. o. Facilities
in Thousands of Offices.
POSTAL NOTE PLAN
Will Re Recommended to Next
Congress for Action.
Are to Be Issued Without Fill
ing an Application.


Washington, June 15.=Of the e.
900 Dostofices in the country at which
registry business may be transacted.
only $4,000 Inclusive of 1000 sta
tions) are authorized to do a money
order business. While doubling the
feasibility of extending money order
facilities to all postoffices, Postmaster
General Meyer. TO meet as far as prac-
ticab1e the needs of the public and
promote its convenience in the trans
mission of money through the mails,
today issued the following order:
"In furtherance OF the aim of this
department TO promote public y con-
venience, it has been decided to ma
terially extend the advantages now Of
fered by the postal money order sys-
tenn as al means of safely transmitting
money through the mails. by the es-
adjustment of money order service at
many postoffices. not now authorized
to transact such business.
Recognizing the fact that there. is
a demand on the part of the public
for this extension, the department. ex-
poets to be aided in carrying out its
policy in this respect by. the earnest
cooperation of its ssempfoyes. and Of
postmasters and all others connected
in any way with the postal service.
Power to establish money order
postoffices is by law vested in the post
master general who will consider tie
interests of the public in the exercise
of his discretion as to which postof-
fees shall issue and pay postal money
orders -
1T must be understood that the de-
partment will not brook interference
on the part of its officers or employees
with the policy above outlined and it
is enjoined upon all connected with
the service to use every effort to pro-
mote the use of the postal money or
ders for remittances by mail.
Failure on the part of any post
master or poStoffice employe to adhere
to the requirements of this order will
endanger the official position OF the
delinquent Failure to subscribe
thereto on the part of the applicant
for a position as. a postmaster viii
practically void his chance for APP
pointment."
= It is the intention of the postmaster
general to extend money order facil-
tiles in the immediate future to many
thousands of offices, his belief being
that they will be beneficial alike to the
department and to the people.
Postmaster General Meyer will rec
ommend to the next congress that
legislation be enacted providing for
sums not exceeding $3.50, or perhaps
SIS. which may be issued without the
filling of a written application or the
sending of an advice, and be obtain
able not only at all money order. but
at many of the smaller postoffices,
where it may not be feasible to issue
money orders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
SOLD TO MORGAN.
Strozzi collection of Art Treasures
Goes for 100000.

New York. June ia dispatch from
Paris reports that ]. Pierpont Rforson
has purchased the splendid collection
Of fifteenth century e marbles and
bronzes belonging TO the .prstcely house
of Strozzi of Florence The. price names
is $500, 900. -
The collection is housed in the Palaz-
20 Strozzi, in a street also called after
this old F1orent1ne. family. Prince
Strozzi, who is 30 years of age, and is
attached to the court of the Dowascr
Mr.. Morgans latest acquisition Is nor
an Infringement of the law designed
to prevent the exploration of Ealy's
works of art classed as national treas
ureS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
Without Uniform or Any Other
Insignia of Rank
Delegates to Peace Conference
Assemble at The Hague.
OPENS 1T.
The Cars Representative
Sounds Keynote of Meeting.
Pays Tribute to President
Roosevelt and Carnegie.

The Hague, June ia drizzIing,
overcast dag ushered in the second
peace conference. The depressing
weather conditions, however, did not
prevent the government of The Meth
erlands from trying to give the city a
gala appearance. The red, white and
blue flag of Holland side by side with
the Orange standard of the house of
Nassau. was hoisted over every public
building and many private residences
flew the national colorS. Fortunately
the clouds began to break toward
noon and the people soon gathered to
witness the arrival of the distinguished
foreigners at the ancient portals of
the Binnenhof. within the walls of
which is located the old castle in which
the sfttings of the conference will be
held, devoid, however, of pomp and
glitter.
AS upon the occasion of the first
conference the government of The
Netherlands. in order to lay stress
upon the peaceful character and OBJ
jects of the conference specially re-
Quested the delegates and military and
naval attaches not to appear in uni
form or wear any insignia of their
rank.
NJ: Nelidoff opened the peace con-
ference today by affirming that uni
unattainable The deliberate utter
ances of the Russian statesman, al
though pessinistic to the extent refer
red to, We're hopeful when later he
said that he believed that a better
method for the judicial adjustment of
disputes was possible even though all
conflicts between nations were no more
avoidable than conflicts between indi-
viduals.
In the course of his address NJ.
Nelidoff greatly pleased the American
delegates by the high tributes which
he paid to President Roosevelt and
Andrew Carnegie, not mentioning any
other countries or rulers.
The references to President Roose-
welt in the speeches of both DIR. Van
Tetz Van Goudrain. The Netherlands
foreign minister, and M. Nelidoff were
greeted with rounds of applause. i
The whale ceremony lasted. hardly
20 minutes when the conference adj
journed until Wednesday, Tea was
served in the main hall and the COM
mittee rooms after the. adjournment. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
TRoMP READY TO PAY IT BACK
Another Chapter in the Long Drawn
Out Divorce Proceedings.

Another chapter has been written in
the suit for divorce which was started
month ago by H. L. Tromp,, the CT
gar manufacturer. from his wife. AdeI-
Ia Tromp. This chapter is the reply of
Mr. Tromp to the answer to- his suit
which was made by Mrs. Tromp, The
reply was filed with the clerk of the
district court today and there is every
indication that this divorce suit, when
it comes to trial, will be most bitterly
contested.
In suit for divorce Mr. Tronip
charged his wife with improper treat,
inent of his two grown children and
that because of conditions = which
maintained in the household it was
impossible for him to longer live with
her.
denial of these charges. She In turn
asked for a divorce and accused, Mr.
Tromp of having violent temper and
mistreating his son. She also insisted
that she had advanced $1,000 to
Tromp to help out in building a new
house for them on Van Buren, street,
with the understanding that the deed
to the house would be made out in
not been done. She also told of spend
ing $256 for furniture for this house
and among other things she insisted
that Tromp had. not furnished her
house and pay for help which she
needed because of her poor physical
condition.
Mr.. Tromp in his reply to this an
swer admits that Mrs. Tromp advanc-
ed him $1,000 to aid in the erection of
a new home but that she advanced this
money without imposing any condi-
lions whatsoever. He states that he is
willing to pay her this sum but denies
that he owes her any interest on it.
He also admits that she expended 1855
for furniture for the house against his
protest as he was willing to furnish
the home. He says that she can either
have the furniture back or receive
1856 in cash from him.
He denies emphatically that he ever
paistreated his son and characterizes
this charge of Mrs. Tromp's as being
ualiciously untrue. He also states
that he furnished plenty of funds to
run the. house and provide Mrs. iTromp
with all the help she needed He In
ststs that the divorce be granted to1
him. ,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
AN ARMED CAMP!
st. Petersburg Is Again Filled
With Marching Soldiers.
The Second Parliament Will Be
Dissolved Tonight.
A GENERAL EXODUS
OF Social Democrats Is Expect
ed to Follow.
Railway Stations Guarded to
Prevent Their Escape.

st. Petersburg, June 15.-The sec
ond Russian parliament, the Associat-
ed Press is informed on ministerial
authority will be dissolved tonight by
an imperial edict which will be pro-
mulgated as soon as the lower house
acts on Premier. Stolypin's ultimatum.
The possibility of the house granting
the governments demand for a sus-
pension Of the hfty-five social Demo-
Gratis, members of the parliament who
are charged with conspiring against
the present regime; is not being con-
sidered by either side.
The city has again assumed the ap-
pearance of an armed camp The
guard regiments last night lie : their
summer camp at Krasnoye-Selo for
St. Petersburg and throughout the
night attachments of infantry and cav
airy have been arriving here. The gar
rison of st. Petersburg is now double
its ordinary strength, the guard regi-
ments having been replaced by regi-
ments of the line, when the former
went into camp. Long lines of trans
port wagons with camp eQuipages,
ETC., trundled through the main streets
all morning interspersed with occas-
ional detachments of cavalry marching
to their quarters. 3 Otherwise the CEN
ter of the city bore its usual appear
ance, but the industrial sections liter
ally bristled with troops.
Every station was occupied this
morning by two companies of infan-
try and two squadrons of cavalry and
armored military. trains were held in
readiness in view. Of the possibility of
the outbreak of a railroad strike and
the reserves of all the regiments were
confined to barracks. All the railway
stations were watched by secret police
in order to prevent the escape of the
social Democratic deputies and reVolu-
tionary agitators, among whom gen
era1 exodus is expected to begin as soon
as parliament is dissolved.
Before the decision of the govern
ment to demand the suspension of the
fifty-f1ves social Democratic members
of the house was made known, the
cratic party in accordance with the de-
cisiOn of the congress recently held in
London Issued proclamation pro-
hfhiting mem berSf of the party from
participating in highway robbery, now
SO FREQUENT and thei6cal organization
was ordered to take measures to pre-
vent acts of terrorism and brigandage
and to dissolve the fighting organiza-
tions of the party.
The parliamentary committee which
has been examining the. indictment of
the fifty-five social Democratic mem
bers charged with censpiring against
the government has decided that it is
impossible to review all the evidence
today and will ask the house to give
it until Monday to report.
Premier Stolypin's attitude on the
postponement is not yet manifest, but
it may result in deferring the crisis
until next week.
NJ. Kameshansky, the prosecutor of
the st. Petersburg court is before the
committee furnishing explanations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
TAFT ALL RIGHT.
VIII Start for Sioux Falls and the
Northwest Tonight.

st. Paul. Mimi, June 15.-Secretary
Taft. who became suddenly i'll at Fort
Smelling yesterday, is much better to-
day. Mr.. Taft told the doctor that
last night was the first in three weeks
in which he had had a good nights
rest.
Mr.. ]. C. Hill, whose guest the sec
rotary is, informed the Associated
Press~that Mr.. Taft felt well enough
to continue the trip west this morn
ing.
But" said Mr.. Hill, 1--WE have pre-
vailed upon him to remain here
quietly today as we believe a whole
day of quiet will fully restore him.
The secretary will leave tonight for
Sioux Falls and other northwestern
points"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
STRUCK HIDDEN ROCK.
steamer With 500 Passengers Mar
rowlS Escapes Being Wrecked.

Holly Head, Wales, June 15.-The
Irish. express steamer ANGELA, with
more than 500 passengers on board.
struck a submerged rock in a thick
fog this morning. The passengers
were greatly alarmed. ibut the officers
maintained order, distributed the life
belts and prepared the boats for low
ering. After half an hour the Angela
steam and the passengers We're
landed.
) The .Angelia's bows were stove in
above and below the water line, bit
her water tight. compartments saved
her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
arrested for Using Crippled Horse.

Humane officer King last evening
arrested c. W. wiberg on a charge Ct
cruelty to animals. Wiberg was lirlv-
ing a horse which had been injured at
some past date, and walked with a de-
cided limp. An ankle joint on one
of it's forelegs turned the wrong way,
and the horse walked on the kuckle
instead of upon the hoof made and
provided for such use Officer King
secured an option as to the unfitness
of the horse from a practicing vetar-
mary surgeon before arresting the
driver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
Found I,iouor in His cellar.

Officers Judkins and Hutton made a
late evening scall Thursday upon Rob-
ert EKneisler. an alleged distributor of
liquor. whose place of BUSINESS IS %
ferson streets. The. officers found a
barrel of wine and half a dozen jugs
of wine, whisky and gin, but no beer
The supply of sliqHors found on the
premises seemed to be a great revcla-
ton to Mr.. Kneisler, who smelled OF
the contents and said: Now I wonder
who could have planted that stuff ia
my house?''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
STORM BOUND.
The President Forced to Remain In
doors All Day.

Oyster Bay, June 15.=President
Roosevelt was last night stormbound
on Sycamore Hill. The incessant
downpour of chilling rain was too
forbidding for outdoor pastime, and
the president remained within doors
during the second day of his summer
vacation. He. saw no visitors. and the
session with Secretary Loeb and the
official mail was brief and produced no
new results.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
HAIL KILLS CHICKENS.
And Penetratcs the Growing Water
melons in Georgia.

Millen, Ca. June ia terrific hall
storm, the path ofSYhich was four
miles wide and ten miles long, has
wrought havoc with growing crops in
Jenkins county The 10 horse farm
of E. Daniel was completely destroyed
and seven horse farm of the Daniel
& Palmer company is practically a
total loss. The hail stones killed
grown chickens in many places and
went. entirely through watermelons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15

ness briefly on redirect examination
= DO you wear or have you worn. -
he began. "a button entitled L am .ane
of the undesirable citizens?'"
mo, sir" said Nayolr. with a smile.
I've never seen one of those"
Maybe he doesn't need one" Chin
ed In Attorney Darrow for the defense.
But there are others who do" re-
torted Senator Borah
= well. then maybe we'd better get
him one." draw!ed Darrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
To Run G. e. Excursion.

Harry B. Howard who is the vice
president of the Topeka local union of
Christian Endeavor has made arrange
naeTits with the Rock Island for the rum
ming Of five special cars TO Kansas City
Tuesday of next week for sthe state
Christian Endeavor, convention which
meets on that date. Tickets will be
sold by the Rock Island which will be
good for return until the END of June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
BAIL! DENIED SCHMITZ.
Sentence Will Be Passed on the Mayor
June 27.

San Francisco, Cal, June 15.-Bail
for Mayor Schmitz, convicted of ex-
tortion,. was refused today by Judge
Dunno, when formal application was
made by the mayors counsel. Sem
tence will be pronounced on June 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
Francis Murphy Seriously H.

Los Angeles. June 15-Francis
Murphy. the veteran temperance apos-
tie, is seriously i'll at his home with a
complication of ailments. His physi-
clans doubt about the probable out
come Of his case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
JOINS THE CHINESE.
Mrs. Howard GofId's Sister Renounces
American Citizenship.

San Francisco. June 15.-Mrs. Wong
Sun Yue. sister sof Mrs. Howard Gould,
is no;loneer an American citizen. She
voluntarily reIfnquished her rights as
a native born Californian yesterday to
become as much as possible an all
around Chinese like her husband.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-15
Wenfiler Infiications.

Chicago. June 15.-Forecast for
Kansas Fair tonight and probably
Sunday, not much change in tempera-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-11-21
AFTER A ''GROCERS' TRUST"
COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL
ATTACKS A COMBINE.
Seeks Injunction Against Retail Mer.
chants Association, Other Or
ganlzatlons and Jobbers.

Denver, Col, Nov. 15.-Attorney
General William H. Dixon began an
action under the common law ir the
Denver district court Thursday with
q view to breaking up the so.called
grocers' trust, operating In Colorado.
The Retail Merchants association
Of Colorado and It's branches in GO
cities and towns Of the state, the Den
yer Jobbers' association, the Denver
Retail Grocers' association and about
20 jobbers are named as defendants
and injunctions are sought to restrain
them from arbitrating. from fixing
prices and from refusing to sell sup
plies to retaV grocers unless they
charge the prices fixed by tho alleged
trust. The complaint alleges that the
prices of foodstuffs have been main
tanned 20 per cent. higher than they
would have been If there had been no
trust.
Acting upon the advice Of their at
torneys, James G. Craig, secretary Of
the Rocky Mountain Coalmen's asso-
citation, and Alfred Richards, secre-
tary of the Denver Coal association,
refused Thursday to appear before
q notary in the attorney generals Of
fee for examination regarding the
operations Of the alleged coal trust,
against which suit has been brought
in the district court.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-11-21
FRANTz WON'T HEIR
INSTALL Haskell
okLAHoMA's OUTGOING COVER.
NOR Refuses TO TAKE
PART IN CEREMONY.
Result Of Campalgn-stllI Resenta
Personal Attack Made by Successor
President to Sign Proclamation
with Eagle Quill.

~
Guthrie, Okla, Nov. 16.-Frank
Frantz, governor Of Oklahoma terri.
tory, will not participate in the cere.
monies that will be conducted Satur-
day incident to the Inauguration Of
Gov.-elect Charles N. Haskell and
the Democratic state ticket.
His attitude became known when
the executive committee in charge of
the affair invited him to appear in the
first carriage In the parade at the side
of his successor. He refused en-
phatically. Urged to take some part
in a feature Of the inauguration, he
insisted that he did not wish to be
connected in any manner with the
ceremonies.
Result Of Campaign Charges.
The governors attitude is the re.
suit of charges made during the re-
cent campaign for state officers by
Haskell. The territorial executive
took particular exception to a speech
delivered at Shawnee, In which the
Democratic gubernatorial candidate
made a personal attack on his rival.
The strained situation is all the more
noticeable because it is unprecedented.
Discussing the matter, Gov. Frantz
said: II am not inclined to talk fox
publication. I simply do not want to
take any part whatever in the inaugu.
ration. I want to be counted out Of
it."
None of the other outgoing terri.
torial officers was invited to take
part in the change from a territorial
government to a state, by the commit
tee on arrangements.
President to Use Eagle Quill.
Washington, Nov. 16.-With an
eagle quill pen President Roosevelt
at ten o'clock Saturday will sign the
proclamation that will make Indian
Territory and Oklahoma a state Of the
union. No ceremony will attend the
signing, the effect of which viii put
in motion the machinery at the state
government at Guthrie, Okla, which
owing to the difference in time, will
turn its first wheel at nine o'clock.
The pen will be turned ove to Gov
Fr3ntz. who will deliver 1t to the his
torical society Of the new state.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-11-21
Must Be Seat for Each Passenger.

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 16.-"A common
carrier does not fulfill its legal duty
until it provides a seat for each pas
senger," is the decision rendered Fri
day by the Georgia court of appeals.
The decision was rendered in a suit
for damages brought against the Geor-
gia Electric & Railway company Of
Atlanta by DR.. Oscar Linden, who, it
is alleged, was injured by the sudden
starting Of a car in which he was
standing.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-11-21
oUTRURsT on SUMS SURFACE.
Immense Flame Shoots Up and Breaks
Into Fragments.

Oxford, Eng, Nov. ia remarka-
BILE outburst on the sun was observed
by Prof. Ambau, director Of the Rad
cliffe observatory, at 11:45 Friday
morning. An immense fame shot up
at the rate Of over 10000 miles a min
ute until It reached a height OF 325,0 900
miles. At 1910 it broke into frag-
ments and disappeared.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-11-21
BANK CASHIER A SUICIDE.
B. Thomas, Of Albany, Mo-, Puts
Bullet In His Brain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 16.-J. B.
Thomas, cashier of the Bank of AL.
bany, of Albany, Mo, a prominent
Democratic politician and former
grand master of the Masonic Order OF
Missouri, committed suicide at the
Midland hotel in this city Friday,
leaving no message to explain his &C.
ton.
There is no evidence that the affairs
of the Bank Of Albany are involved
in the tragedy, the surviving officers
having asserted emphatically that
they knew of no reason for the sui
eide of Cashier Thomas.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-11-21
Lost Pay Roll of $22,o 900 is Found

Lost Pay Roll Of $4,000 is Found.
Trinidad, Col, Nov. 18.-Ths $22,0 900
worth Of pay checks for the miners
and coke men Of the Carbon Coal &
Coke company, which were lost a few
days ago from the stage that runs
between Longdale and Cokedale, were
found by boys and returned to the
company. Charles Macomber, driver
of the stage, who was arrested On sus-
picion Of having stolen the package,
has been released.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-11-21
ohian Convicted Of Boodunu.

Columbus, O., Nov. 16.-William
Wilcox, former superintendent of the
municipal lighting plant. was found
guilty by a jury Friday night on the
charge of defrauding the city out Of
$1.170 in completely with William B.
Moore, a lumber agent
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-11-21
Young Civil Engineer ls a Suicide.

Young VIVH ENGINEER ID ouIcIde.
Topeka, Kan, Nov. 16.-Louis H.
Krehl, a young man apparently about
"a years Of age and a civil engineer on
the Rock Island railroad, shot him
self in the head Friday. Letters were
found on his body from his father, a
wholesale leather dealer at Girard, o.
No cause for the suicide ia known.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-11-21
Alaska Republicans for TAFT.

Alaska Republicans for Taft.
Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 16-The en-
dorsement Of William H. Taft for the
presidency, and a ringing demand for
home rule were the salient features of
the platform reported at Fridays ses-
sion Of the Alaskan Republican CON
Vention.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-11-21
Woman BuraIar Is Sentenced,

Woman Burglar Is Sentenced.
Chicago, Nov. 1e.-Mrs. Evelyn Ro-
madka, the Milwaukee woman burglar,
was sentenced to the Joliet peniten-
tiary for an underestimate period of
from one to twenty years Friday by
Judge Brentano Of the criminal court
on her plea Of guilty to the charge Of
burglary.