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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-05

Chicago. H., Sept 5.-The local
committee In charge Of arrangements
IS in receipt of adyices indicating
that the annual congress Of tire Ma
tiOnal Prison Association, 10 assemble
in this city the latter part of next
week, will be the largest and most
representative gathering Of its kind
ever held in America. II will be
attended by representatives Of the va
riOus state governments and the Ca
madam Provinces, officials Of all
kinds Of correctional institutions,
members Of boards, judges Of courts,
and others interested in probation
aud preventive work. Among those
who will present papers or addresses
before the congress are DIR. J. i.
GiImour, warden OF the Central prison
of Toronto; &. y. iaddOx, warden
OF the West Virginia state peniten.
tiarv; 4. G. butcher, warden Of tbs
Colorado state reformat0ry Homer
Folks. secretary OF the state Charities
Aid Association of New YORK; Mrs.
Maud BaIlington Booth. Of the saliva
tion Army; Charles }. Bonaparte
Attorney General Of the United States
Prof. Charles Il. Henderson, Of the
University Of Chicago, and Douglas
stewart. inspector Of penitentiariesi
Of ottawa, ont.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-05

Pittsburg, "a. sept 5.-At the
Hotel sehcnisy today the Pennsylya-
MIA Bankers' Association began It's
thirteenth annual convention with an
attendance Of prominent bankers and
financiers from every part Of the. state.
The initial session was given over
largely 10 the exchange Of greetings
and the officers annual reports. The
convention viii remain in session
over tomorrow. Among the addresses
10 be heard, in addition tosthe annual
address Of President Joseph Wayne,
Jr., Of Philadeipbi, Will be the fol
lowing: National Bank ys. Trust
Company, John q. Reading; Merits
81 the National Banking System,
Hon. Charles 4. Treat; The Boston
Clearing House Method Of Handling
Outside Checks and its Advantages,
Charles 4. RuggIes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-05

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 5.-Now Iiamp-
shire Day WAS celebrated today with
an interesting pogramme at the James
town Exposition. Governor Floyd
and large delegation Of visitors from
the Granite State were on hand and
took part In the days festivities. This
morning there was "A military review
on Lees Parade by Governor Floyd,
accompanied by Governor Swanson, OF
Virginia, and President Tucker, Of
the Exposition.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-05

Portland, ore, Sept. 5.-Eyerytbing
Is in readiness for the reception Of
Secretary Taft. who IS duo 10 arrive
here this evening. The Secretary Of
War will spend twentty-four hours
here. and during that time he Will
30 the guest Of sthc Oregon Develop
meDt League and the Portland Com
mercial club. Tomorrow afternoon
he will go to Vancouver to inspect
the military post there. In the even
ing ho will return 10 Portland 10 de-
liver a public speech in the Armory.
indianapolis, Ind, sept. J.--The
annual meeting of the American Life
Convention. an organization COM
posed Of the smaller Western and
Southern Life Insurance companies,
began ia this city today and viii
eOntimu through the remainder Of the
week. There vas large and Tcpre-
sentative attendance of insurance
men at the opening session this
morning. The principal feature was
tho address Of President Charles T..
bark. w. n. Gregory, president Of
the Citizens Life ~ Louisville, pre-
sentcd paper at the afternoon session
on "II0w should Young Company
GrOwy' and T.. =. Nelson, president
Of the Missouri state Life Of -. Louis.
spoke IN Investments and Surplus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
WHY ALLEY DIED.
New York Broker Committed
Suicide to Help Wife.
She Will Get $4,000 in Life
Insurance.
HAD FAILED BEFORE.
Was Unable to Retrieve His
Lost Fortunes.
HAD FAILED BEFORE.
In Bankruptcy Court With
Liabilities of S20O,OOO.

New York, Aug. S.--Bankrupt and
on the eve of losing his seat on the
New York stock exchange, William S
Alley. a veteran broker, killed himself
in order to assure his wife and chill
dren $4,000 life insurance from the
stock exchange gratuity fund, is the
latest explanation of the suicide of the
broker. The formal transfer of the
seat from Alley to one of his creditors
was to have been made on the day of
his suicide.
Up to the time the transfer of a
stock exchange seat is finished the
membership remains with the holder
of the seat 1t is believed by Alleys
friends that he took advantage of this
technical point in order to insure his
family something out of the wreck of
his fortune. After today, had he lived
and made the transfer he would have
had no claim on the insurance fund.
Tragedy in Yacht Club.
Mr.. Alley shot himself in the hea d
in a lavatory in the club house. Of the
Larchmont Yacht club. He died a
short time later in the New Rochelle
hospital.
The broker had a fine home at
Larchmont He was accustomed to
spend much of his time at the yacht
club, of which he was a charter mem
afternoon he visited the financial dis
trict and arranged to transfer his
stock exchange seat.
When he reached home his wife
took his revolver from him and hid it..
Mr.. Alley went to the club. remaining
eral drinks. At dinner time he went
home, and after dinner announced
that he was going to bed.
Instead he hunted for the revolver and
found It, Then he made his way to the
yacht club. where he walked up and
more than an hour. He was seen to en-
ter a room off the restaurant and a
few minutes later Manager Young heard
a shot. Mr. Alley was found on the floor
unconscious.
Long in Millionaire Glass
Mr. Alley joined the New York Stock
Exchange in February, 1878. He was a
successful trader for many years and
was we'll known in yachting circles. He
made his home in Larchmont and was
a member of the famous Larchmont
Volunteer fire department, the member
ship of which is composed almost ex-
clusive1y of millionaires.
In 1897 Mr.. Alley failed. Through an
arrangement with his creditors he was
enabled to resume business. His firm
was suspended from the stock exchange
in 1904 for trading on the Consolidated
Exchange and was reinstated in 1908. In
July 1906, William Oothout secured a
Judgment against him for $23,276 on a
note. When the judgment was entered
Mr. Alley was suspended from the ex-
change according to the rules.
He took to trading on the curb, but
was unable to retrieve his fortunes,
which went from bad to worse. On May
4 last he filed voluntary petition in
bankruptcy with liabilities of nearly
5000, 900 and no assets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
AFTER GEORGE TAYLOR.
Missouri Still Hopes to Hang Man Who
Escaped Gallows.

Jefferson City, Aug. S.-Governor
Folk renewed a reward of $500 for the
capture of George Taylor, who was
convicted with his brother, ''BiIl'' Tay-
lor, of the murder of Meeks family in
Linn county ID years ago.
The renewal of the reward is taken
as meaning that the governor has in
formation of clew to the whereabouts
of Taylor.
One of the Meeks children, a little
girl, who was left for dead, recovered.
and 1T was largely on her testimony
that the brothers were convicted. Th3
murder shocked the entire state. The
Taylors were bankers in Linn county,
The state authorities have never
ceased to hunt for George Taylor. Sew
era1 times the officers have been close
upon his trail. A year ago he was sup
posed to be In Oregon. engaged IN
smuggling operations, but he eluded his
pursuers. 1t is the belief of the off,
GERS that he will be caught yet and
hanged.
George Taylor and his brother
"Bill" had committed crimes in Linn
and Sullivan counties for years. They
had money and an Unsuitable greed
for more and they burned buildings
for the insurance, forged, raised
checks, stole cattle, threatened to
murder those who opposed them,
were suspected of several mysterious
murders and at last as a climax to
their career of crime they murdered
dren in 1891, near Browning, Linn
county. The Taylors got a change of
venue to Carroll county and then the
people who had suffered so long
reign of terror expected speedy Justice
at the hands of their neighbors in
Carroll county.
After the Tay1ors were convicted
they tried to bribe Deputy Sheriff
Brown to allow them to escape.
Brown told of the scheme. Then the
people of Linn and Sullivan counties
were furious. They went in delega-
tions to Carrollton and demanded that
every precaution be taken to prevent
the escape of the Taylors. They Of
fered to guard them free Of charge.
Sheriff Stanley replied that he
guessed he knew his business and
needed no help to guard the men.
After the supreme court confirmed
the sentence of the Taylors and said
they must hang April 80, many of the
best people of Carrollton told Sheriff
Stanley that he must not allow the
Taylors to escape. Among these was
ex-Representatives Hale, who had been
chief lawyer for the Taylors at their
trial for murder. erre 49,
since George escaped reports have
come from many different places and
at many different times that he was in
custody there. Hundreds of different
sheriffsc in all parts of the country
nave telegraphed the Missouri author
tiles that George Taylor was certainly
in custody in different parts of Texas,
Oklahoma, California. Colorado, Ar
kansas, in the bad lands of the north
west and even in the Philippine
islands. often the description would
fit exactly that Of George Taylor.
'Bill' Taylor was hanged April 80,
1896.
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BOOZE SUBSTITUTE.
Chief Of Health Bureau Says Candy
Satisfies the Want.

Philadelphia, Aug. S.-Dr A. G.
Abbott. chief Of the bureau of health
has announced that he believes that
| the appetite for candy and alcohol
are fundamentally the same, that py
the development of candy taste
people could be fortified against a
craving for rum and that, in pursu-
ance of his theory, he had been feed
ing his three children each day on
! a regular allowance of sweets.
son college supported DR.. Abbotts
theory, and said he had found that
blonde persons usually had a candy
craving, while brunettes long for al
cohol. This was because the latter
were more vital.
within recent years women eat less
candy and consume more alcohol.
The reserve is true of men.
DR.. Abbott said:
Both sugar and alcohol have the
same organic molecules, differing on
ly in arrangement, and 1 believe both
administer to the same organic crav-
ing. American men are rapidly de-
yeloping a taste for sweets. Candy Is
taking the place of a dangerous ap-
petite. Statistics show that within the
three wears just passed the consump-
ton of chocolate in America has in
creased more than 500 per cent.
ALSO the soda water business has
increased phenomenally and the con-
fectionery shops are more numerous
and of greater pretension than was
dreambd of even five years ago. On
the other hand, in proportion the sale
of alcohol shows a slight decrease"
DR.. Abbott's confession of faith
was called out by an article in one of
the foremost English periodicals in
which a recent visitor to the United
States spoke of the Americans as a
nation of candy eaters.
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CRITICISES STATES.
Judge Grosscup Says They Try to
Usurp Federal Authority.

Chicago, Aug. S.-Judge Peter S.
Grosscup of the United States circuit
court, while addressing the Traffic club
at the Country club. severely criticised
states for interfering with federal
authority in matters of interstate
traffic.
THE federal courts" he said, will
retain their authority over interstate
commerce and their right to regulate
and control 1t, despite the frantic eff
forts which are made in several parts
of the country by state authorities to
deprive them of the right
There Is too much federal regula-
ton now" interrupted a prominent
member of the Traffic club.
Judge Grosscup paused a moment
and replied:
You are wrong, my friend. The
fault, if fault there is. is not with the
amount of federal regulation, but with
the character of some of 1t in the past.
You can not have too much federal
regulation if 1t is wisely administered"
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AN AUTO HITS A CARRIAGE.
Several Newton Persons Injured by a
Rear End Collision.

Newton, Kan, Aug. s.-Rev. and
Mrs Jacob Toevs, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Toevs and their little daughter were
returning from a visit in the country
and were travelling towards town on
tho First street road. When about
two miles east of town, at the Jake
Regier corner, the carriage in which
they were riding was struck by an au-
tomobile, coming up from behind, and
was overturned. All Of the occupants
were thrown to the ground and more
or less severely hurt. Mr.. and Mrs.
David Toevs and their daughter were
scratched and bruised but not severe
ly hurt Rev. and Mrs. Jacob Toevs,
however, were both rendered uncon-
scious and were carried into Mr..
Regier's house. A physician found
that Mrs. Toevs had suffered a dis
located shoulder and a broken rib, as
well as other injuries. Her age makes
the injuries she sustained more seri-
Gus.
+ The automobile, 50 the persons in
the carriage say, had no lights and
sounded no alarm, crashing into the
carriage before the occupants knew 1t
was coming. Instead Of stopping to
lend what assistance they could, the
automobilists kept on their way and
never by word or deed showed any
regret for the damage they had done.
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I7SNAP SHOTS<'
a,!g:|E;j]lIAI|.kIEeIIE,a9g

Arthur 6. Kane is now working for
a theatrical firm in st. Louis.
The Banda Rosa, a Topeka favorite.
is now at Electric park in Kansas
City.
Isn't it about time to revive the ques-
tion of repairing the West Sixth avenue
pavement?
]. w. Doron of Hamilton, Ohio, one of
the men who believes in Topeka's fu-
ture, is here.
1t was hot enough Wednesday to
cause many heat prostrations but few
were reported.
Work on the new Novelty theater is
progressing slowly. 1t will hardly be
ready for use by October.
The Topeka team still continues to
lose. They play Springfield today and
they might possibly be able to win a
game.
The Chase building used as a 10 cent
theater for three years is being put back
into its old form to be used as a store
room.
The rain which fell early this morn
ing was probably the heaviest down
pour for the time being that has visit
ed Topeka in a long time.
Mary Henderson, the little negro girl
who was shot through the brain, was
discharged from Christ hospital today.
She VIII suffer no permanent disability.
By an error in the advertisement of j.
IL
Journal, shoes in small sizes reading
$7-15 should have read $2.15 down TO
$125.
D. o. Cranes Teddy R. took second
money in abe 2:35 trot at Rockport.
Missouri, yesterday. The horse has
been entered in the races at the state
fair here this fall.
c. G. Blakely, councilman from the
Third ward, surprised his friends by
appearing on the streets without his
beard and mustache. Even his chill
dren hardly know him.
Mr.. T. G. EIlet. president of the
Ellet-Kcndall Wholesale Shoe COM
pany of Kansas City, Mo, was the
guest Wednesday of his nephews,
John I. and Henry c. Ellet.
Kenneth Hamilton. the boy who
was badly burned by a gasoline ex-
plosion yesterday, is gradually recov-
ering. A Leak was discovered in the
gas CRATE on further investigation.
Two men from the office of the city
engineer nave been checking over the
bad places in the pavements over the
city and will make a report upon the
Necessary amount of the paving to be
repaired.
The work Of rebuilding the front
wall on the Crawford theater building
will be completed some time this
week. After the installing of the
glass front and the completion of the
Interior f1nishings the building Will be
ready for occupancy.
The police committee, through H.
3. Howard, chairman. claim that they
are fully satisfied with the results of
the investigation and hearing and are
more than ever convinced that Chief
Eaton is the proper head for police
department. The committee was
unanimous.
1t is not unlikely that North To-
peka will be given a five minute car
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JOHNSONS LEAD.
Chicago's New Directory Shows
Population of 1887 900.

Chicago, Aug. S.-The Chicago d.
rectory for 1907, published today,
gives figures estimating the population
of Chicago at 2,367,OO0. This estimate
is based ultimately on the United
States census of 1900. which gave Chi
cago a population of 1,69S,575. The
same rate of directory names to total
population that was established at that
time is used this year. The total num-
Der of names in the directory's alpha
betical list is 737.40O. an increase over
last year of 21,3O0 names.
AS has been the case for several
years the johnson family leads with
6,549 names. not including the John
ston clan. of which there are 454. The
Smith tribe follows second with 4,S77
and Schmidt 1,27S. Anderson is third
with 4,441 and Andersen 376.
The shortest names in the directory
are Elk and Elk There are ten of the
former and six of the latter. Among
the names commonly known as Jaw
breakers" the following are samples:
Zcysz and Szyszkiawicz.
Royalty is we'll represented with
cars, 1S5 kaisers. sultans and hun
dreds of kings. queens and princes.
With this array of royalty there is a
court nobility of numerous dukes,
earls and barons. 16 marquises, l don,
As barons and a large number of
knights.
Several geographical and Vocational
names appear, such as Land, Water,
IICAl OAe.
Natural history is represented by
deer. 2 elks, 5 lions, 5 moose, rs bears,
529 foxes, 612 wolves and 1 cat. The
feathered tribe has list of ducks
1 chicken, chicks "a eagles,
pigeons. l parrot. 252 PARROTS. peli-
cans, 20 cartridges. 8 doves, 1 snipe,
II storks and 125 birds. Two persons
boast the name of mule tsss .sr
Among the fruits and flowers are 80
lillys, 40 roses, tulip, 5 lemons, ID
apples, IA plums. peaches, pears,
1 raspberry 1 ounce and melons.
There are 1S prays. amens and 10
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su,er,ntendenrs, Procranme.

The state convention of county school
superintendents, which will take place
in Topeka on August % and 20. will take
I'D the following general programme of
work:
August g. a. m.-Discussion of Com
Discussion of County Graduation; D.
m.-Discussfon of Elementary Agricul-
ture; Discussion of the Barnes Law.
August 49, B.. m.-Dfscussion of the
Consolidation of Schools.
There will be no Outside talent" to
entertain the 100 superintendent who
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endorsed by the country.

1.-The most popular remedy IN Otsego
county, and the best friend of my family, !"
writes VIM. M. Deitz, editor and publish
er of the Otsego Journal. Gilbertsville, N.
Y, dis DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t has
proved to be an fnfallible cure for coughs
worst of them. We always keep a bottle
in the house. I believe it to be the most
valuable prescription known for lung and
throat Diseases Guaranteed to never
disappoint the taker by all druggists. Price
Soc and S1.00 Trial bottle free
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
DIAMOND MONOPOLY.
The De Beers Company Buys Its Only
Competitor.

New York Aug. S.-News has reach
ed here that the De Beers Diamond
company of South Africa has bought
the control of the Premier mine, which
gives the company practically the lia-
mond monopoly of the world.
Diamond merchants do not believe
that the deal will affect the price OF
diamonds in any way as the De Beers
company had the monopoly for many
years until the Premier mine was OPP
ened three years ago
The largest diamond in the world was
found in the Premier mine about two
years ago.
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WOULD SEIZE TRUST PROPERTY.
Senator La Toilette Proposes Drastic
Cure for Corporation Offenses.

Omaha. Aug. s.-Senator La Toilette
today advocated confiscation of trua.
property as the penalty for such offenses
as the Standard Oil company was con-
Vlcted Of The fine is none too big"
ne declared. mo fine could be too heavy
Tor such crime. 1t is too bad the oil
magnates could not be imprisoned. They
will undoubtedly soak the people be-
cause they are in a position to. The
remedy lies in making the penalty much
greater A fine of one-half COM
pany's property forsthe first offense. and
the other half for the second offense
would make it hesitate before breaking
the law"
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Man of Many Names Arrested.

Denver, Col. Aug. S.-Stuyvesant
Pell. alias Orville NJ. Smith, S. H.
Peabody, Temple H. Hamilton. etc,
was arrested at the Albany hotel in
this city yesterday on advices that he
is wanted in Kansas City to answer a
charge of forgery. He claimed to
represent the. New York Herald
Publishing association syndicate" and
men of the Time" and was prepar-
ing to solicit orders for publication
of sketches of pro minent citizens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
NEW DRESS FOR LIB.
Lady on BedIOe's Island to Have $780,
900 Spent on Her.

New York, Aug. S-Sixty thousand
dollars to be spent to fit out the statue
of Liberty On Bedloe's island with L
new wardrobe and appurtenances there
to before next winter A new bronze
dress to cost $1,000 will be made for
the sole lady inhabitant of the island.
For repairing the pedestal which sup
ports the bronze feet, the size of which
she attempts to conceal beneath the
folds of her dress, So, 400 will be spent
Besides these items a spiral staircase
and an elevator will be installed in her
right arm.
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Racing at Saratoga.

Saratoga, N. Y. Aug. 8.-Julia
Powell, a despised outsider in the
betting at 10 to 1, won the Spinaway
stakes, five and one-half furlongs, at
Saratoga today, defeating a good field
of 2-year-old flies by length. The
whitney entry, Stamina and Adriana,
was the favorite, but third was the
hest it could do, Adriana finishing in
that position half a length behind
Half Sovereign. Three favorites won.
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Car Load Of SIX worth 81, ESQ. 900.

San Francisco, Aug. S.-A car load
of silk valued at $1.25O.ooo has been
landed from the Nippon Maru and In
order to better insure it's safety will
be forwarded east on passenger trains.
It is the most valuable consignment of
SILK received in this port for the last
four years.
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service hereafter. The street railway
company promises to do this provid-
ing the city grants permission for
loop in Garfield Park. Steps are be-
ing taken to grant the car company
the desired space in the park.
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have promised to attend this conference
They will meet for business and take UP
the topics which have been outlined for
the four sessions, three on August %
and one on the morning of August 70.
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Brewery Explosion Kills Forty.

Santiago Chile, Aug. s.-A large brew
cry here has been consumed by fire with
considerable loss of life. Carbonic acid
pipes exploded killing and wounding 40
persons, among them being firemen, po-
ncemen and spectators.
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Five Heat Prostrations.

Leavenworth. Kan, Aug S.-The
temperature was SO in the shade here
wednesday. There were four heat
prostrations among the prisoners at
the Kansas penitentiary and one at
the federal penitentiary. None will
die.