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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
CONTRACTORS ARE HERE
w. T. Denton of Texas Will Make Bid
ON Southwestern Grading.

w. T. Denton,-a railway contractor
from Texas, arrived in Topeka yester-
day and is today going over the line
of the Topeka-Southweste and ex-
poets to file a bid for the grading from
| Topeka to the. fwestsrline of Shawnee
: county. Mr. Denton is one of the larg-
est railway contractors in the, state of
Texas and has just finished 312 miles
for the Frisco system: He is being
taken overr the gline by Mr.. ". r.
Parkhurst, the chief engineer of the
Southwestern and they are accom-
panied by Mr.. ]. III. Maxwell, the local
contractor, who will probably join Mr..
Denton in filing bid for the first
twenty miles, of work
When Mr.. Denton was seen this
morning, he said: 81 have large
soon as get the word that 1 am the
lucky bidder. I understand Mr.. Max
we'll is also ready to put his outfit to
work and we ought to be able to get
200 teams to work within thirty days
after we commence, which could prob
ably complete the dirt work to the
west line of Shawnee county before
the. end of the year. I expect to go
over the line thoroughly and make a
careful examination of the class of
work before 1 file my bid.'
Mr.. Taylor, president of the South
western, said: I'VE have five or six
large contractors figuring on this
work. Some of them are perfectly
tract If they are not the lucky bidder,
SO it looks as though we are not go
ing to have any trouble from the
scarcity of teams or labor. Over
twenty-five farmers have filed appli-
cation with me for positions on the
work with their teams and there is
some twenty-five ar thirty extra teams
in Topeka that will go to work as
soon as the contractor starts grad
ing"
Mr.. w. F. shamleffer. general right
of way agent for the Topeka-So
western, is now making up an estimate
of the cost of the right of way from
Bowles avenue at the city limits of
Topeka to the west line of Mission
township. This is the right of way
that is to be paid for by the pro-
ceeds of the bonds sold to the local
business men.
The engineering department has
located the line now to a point half
mile south of Grange hall and by
the end of the week they will have
sion township. This will enable the
right of way department to ascertain
the exact amount of money il will take
to acquire this right of way. This ali
has to be done before the grading of
the line can commence. The enrin
ffoult work in getting through Mission
township and conforming to the re-
quirements of one per cent grade and
the four degree curvature.
When Mr.. Taylor asked Mr.. V. r.
Parkhurst, chief engineer, why his
party was so long in getting through
Mission township, Mr.. Parkhurst re-
Piled 1--WE are trying to fit a one
per cent railroad on 2 per cent
country and it takes considerable cut
ting and filling 10 90 that. and at the
same time maintain any kind of align
ment."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
THEY TOOK A LONG RIDE.
Clinton Pascho and Wife Now Arrest
ed for Cruelty to Animals.

Clinton Pascho and his wife. neither
of whom is 81 years old, are out on
bail bonds of 5000 each on a technical
charge of embezzlement. as we'll as a
charge of cruelty to an animal.
They were arrested yesterday after
noon by Sheriff WiIkerSon on the
complaint of Thomas P Newell He
accuses them of hiring a horse from
him about four weeks ago for the pur-
pose of driving out to Silver Lake,
when as matter of fact the animal
was driven by them to Eden, Rice
county. and back. an entire distance of
400 miles. The horse was returned to
the barn on Monday night. Before it
was returned Mr. Newell had sworn
out the complaint charging the
Paschos with embezzlement. This
charge Is not likely to hold because of
the return of the horse and rig so the
cruelty" charge will be pressed
against them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
ONE BOY MAY BE ALIVE
Five-Year- Harold Rankin Be.
Iieved to Be in Corn Field,

Marshal Orville Taylor of Oakland
this afternoon telephoned the police sta
ton asking that OFFICERS be sent to Oak
land to ASSIST in searching a corn field
near the scene of the drowning in the
Kaw river Tuesday afternoon when 1t
was supposed that four small boys were
drowned. Three of the bodies have been
recovered but it is now thought that
there Is a chance that the youngest boy,
Harold Rankin, five years of age, may
have become frightened when the other
three boys were drowned and hid in the
corn field.
This belief is strengthened by the fact
that footprints of small boy have been
found leading from the sand bar on
which the boys were playing prior to the
time that they were drowned towards
the corn field 1t is also said that part
of Harold Rankin's clothing has not
been found and this strengthens the be-
lief that he may yet be found alive and
in hiding in the corn field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
Little Children Go Wading and
Are Drowned.
Parents Wait In Vain For Re-
turn of Little Ones.
THREE BODIES FOUND
Five Year Old Harold Rankin
Still Missing.
Fleming Boys the Only Children
of Their Parents.

The tragic end of four small Oak
land boys kept the entire population OF
the suburb searching the Kaw river all
night. The children were drowned
while wading in the river about
o'clock last evening. The names of the
boys are, Earl Fleming. aged 10 years;
Charles Fleming, aged years;
Lauren Rankin, aged years, and
Harold Rankin. aged years one
body was recovered last night. 1t was
that of Lauren Rankin. the elder or
the two Rankin children About nfty
men searched the river all night, and
are still searching for the bodies. Two
more bodies were found this morning.
The children were drowned while
Wadinx around the edge of a sand bar
at the foot of Chester street, and while
a man named J. Heron was loading
sand near the bank. and several hum
dred feet away. He saw the boys play
ing on the bar when he began loading
sand. and as he drove away, noticed
that they were not in sight. Presum-
ing that they had gone home. Heron
drove away. The search for the chill
dPen was not begun until almost night,
after the father of the Fleming boys
came home from work. and became
alarmed at their absence. With a few
friends he fastened to the river where
the children were last seen. and found
their clothing piled on the sand bar.
The bell on the Presbyterian church
was rung. and the inhabitants of Oak
land gathered to join in the search.
Boats and seines were secured. and the
men began dragging the river in the
vicinity of the sand bar. In the mean
time. about twenty-five men, who
could not get boats to help in the
search formed a chain. each holding to
the hand of another, and began
wading up and down the river. 1t was
in this manner that the body of the
little Rankin boy was found. James
Jessup. a member of this searching
party, felt the body with his feet while
wading in deep water. The search
was continued all night, eager volun-
teers taking the place of men who
dropped out with exhaustion.
This forenoon two more bodies were
found, about a quarter of a mile down
stream from the sandbar- These were
the Fleming children, Earl, aged 10,
and Charles aged 8. The body of lit
tie Harold Rankin, aged years, is
still missing, and about 200 men are
keeping up the search for the body of
the fourth child.
The singular circumstance of all the
boys being drowned at once. leeds to
the belief that one of the children fell
off into deep water, and the others
were lost while attempting to save
him. Heron. who was loading sand,
heard no outeries, and went away with
out suspecting that a tragedy had been
enacted within plain sight had he been
looking that way.
The Fleming children were the only
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Fleming,
of 1877 Forest avenue. The other boys,
Lauren and Harold Rankin, were the
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. J, H. Rankin, of
q Forest avenue. Fleming and Rankin
are both carpenters employed in the
Santa Fe shops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
HE SEES ROOSEVELT.
Prince Wilhelm Luncheon Guest Mt
Oyster Bay.

New York. Aug. 2S.-Prince Wilhelm
of Sweden arrived today for a week of
sightseeing and several functions in this
city. The prince was accompanied from
Providence by the Swedish minister
They went at once to the Hotel Aston
and later in the day started for oyster
Bay to call upon President Roosevelt.
After breakfast the prince was intro
duced to Huntington Wilson third as
sistant secretary of state who was desi1-
mated by President Roosevelt to accom-
pany the prince during his visit here.
oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 2S-President
Roosevelt entertained at luncheon today
a party of distinguished guests in honor
of the visit here of Prince Wilhelm of
Sweden. The party arrived in a special
car and were conveyed from the village
to Sycamore Hill in the government au-
tomobile. Beside the prince the party
consisted of the Swedish minister, Mr..
Lagercratz. Captain Lfndberg of the
Fyigia flagship of the prince, Captain
Klercker, aide to the prince; Secretary
Cortelyou, Huntington Wilson, third as
sistant secretary of state; John B. Jack
son, minister to Persia; Lieutenant r.
c. Bulmer, u. s. N, and Mrs. Bulmer
and Major General ]. F. Bell, chief of
staff of the army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
WILL SEND JOINT NOTE.
United States end Mexico to Make
Peace in Central America.

Washington. Aug. 2S.-Acting Sec
rotary of State Adee said today that
he is authorized to announce that
President Roosevelt ard President
Eiaz ere now i'll entire accord con-
corning the future of Central America
al. the etIiicnir1fi of disputes be-
tween the five republics in the light of
dispatches from the City Of Mexico
ami discussions between Secretary
Adee and Minister Goder. charge
d'affaires OF the Mexican embassy.
This announcement is taken to mean
that the United States and Mexico
have formulated a joint note to the
Central American republics inviting
them to hold a conference with view
to agreeing upon treaty insuring
permanent peace. Whether that note
has been dispatched to the republics
is not known, but the impression is
that all of the republics have ex-
pressed a readiness to enter such a
conference.
Mr.. Adee said today that he hoped
to be able to make statement within
"a hours outlining the policy under
consideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
PLANS FOR LABOR DAY.
Unions Will Have Big Celebration at
Vinewood.

Labor day will be observed by the 80
or 40 labor unions of Topeka at Vine
wood park on September 2, by a grand
celebration and picnic, at which there
Will be speaking, sports and games and
various contests for the entertainment
| of the working people and visitors.
me committee on arrangements has
secured Frank ]. Ryan, member of
the board of railroad commissioners,
ana VINO is also a member of the Order
OF Railway Telegraphers, for the prin-
clpai address. There will be other
talnment with musical concert by
MarshalPs band during the afternoon
and evening.
An open rate of one and one-third
roads for a distance of rs miles sur
rounding Topeka. Tickets will be on
sale September 2, good returning Sep
TENDER g.
have reported the following list of
games and contests:
Baseball game, mems race, rs yards;
fats men race. % yards; married wo-
so yards; boys race, 16 years and
younger; boys three-legged race, girls
under IA years, so yard race; mems
running jump, mems standing jump,
boys hop, step and jump, mems high
standing jump, mems hop, skip and
jump. mems high kick, girls and misses
race, 80 yards; mems saving contest,
ladies' nail driving contest ladies' ball
throwing contest, hammer throwing,
FIRE for all union men race, rs yards.
The solicitation committee on prizes
to be given to the successful contestants
in the sports and games report a partial
list of donations by the merchants of
Topeka. Many other prizes have been
promised and will be announced later.
The prizes will be collected by the COM
mittee on Thursday and placed upon
display in some store window on the
avenue so that parties desiring to en-
ter the contests may see the, splendid
array Of prizes which have been do
mated. The prizes already secured are
as follows: Hat, by Palace Clothing
Clothing company; whip, ]. M French;
candy, Con. Chumas; box cigars. Curry
Brothers; two boxes cigars, H L.
Tromp; pair mems shoes, Famous Cloth
ing company; parasol, w. NJ. Crosby;
two bottles toilet water, Geo. Fladd; one
box cigars, John Grief; box cigars, Hoe
land Cigar company; sack flour, Geo.
Beach; sack flour, Dibble Grocery COM
Paxton & Paxton; gallon maple syrup,
Exchange Grocery company; 2 pounds
Vim coffee. Shawnee Grocery COM
pany; parasol, Crosby Brothers; 81 gro
Gerry order Green & Son Grocery COM
pany; umbrella, S., Mills Dry Goods
company; pocket knife, Kitchell & Mar
burg; comb and brush, Fred T. Walker,
druggist; whip, Oscar Woolverton, har-
ness maker; pair 81 cuff buttons. Felix
& Sons; baseball bat, Robt. Fullerton
Sporting Goods company; pipe, H. II.
Parker. cigar store; 50 meal ticket, W.
H. Semple; $1.50 laundry work, City
Hand Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
MAY BE IRWIN DAVIS.
Mysterious Pancake School House
Suicide Not Positively Identified.

Lawrence. Kan, Aug. 2S.-Informa-
ton telephoned here today says coro-
ner's jury of Usage county found YER
dict of suicide in Pancake district
headless man mystery. The remains
We're then taken to Overlook and
buried. The frightfully decomposed
face was distorted and decayed until
unacceptable. There is no positive
identification of the man, but August
Schellbarn. a farmer, says two weeks
ago a man wearing white Stetson over
alls and woman's shoes asked for aid.
He rode about mile and got out at
the corner. He was reticent about
talking but said he lived around
here" Asked where, he failed to say,
but said yes" when asked If in Law
renee. The description fits the gar
ments of the suicide found in the
garrett
The rope used by the suicide was
made of overalls and drawers. The
man had entered the garnet and
crawled to the-far end and there hung
himself.
Sheriff Woodward here thinks it
likely that the man was Irwin Davis,
the half-witted ward of woodward
who ran away two months ago. He
did much advertising, but failed to find
a trace of Davis whereabouts. Schell-
barn says the man who rode with him
seemed demented. fitting Davis de-
scription.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
RISE OF GOATS IN GERMANY.
Goat Clubs and a Model Goat Farm
Under OhiciaI Patronage.

There is a movement in Germeny to
popularize- the goat as domestic ami
NAL, chiefly on account of its milk,
which is said to be good for every one
and by far the best food for bottle-fed
babies and young children. Some pro-
motors are especially anxious to see
the goat f1ourishins in the neighbor-
hood of manufacturing towns.
In upper Silesia several workmen's
welfare associations have offered prizes
for goat raising and keeping. In adj
ditiOn, several communal adminiStra-
tions in the same region encourage
goat breeding and keeping in various
ways.
At Tarnowitz the authorities have
gone far ahead. They have started a
goat farm in connection with a plant
nursery established with public funds
and run for the public benefit. A
tract of fifteen acres was first leased
and later purchased at a cost of$1, 1875.
Buildings and stock increased the in
vestment to about double that amount.
The local administration contributed
$500 and the Prus sian treasury an
equal amount The balance was raised
by loan, the interest being assessed on
the property of the district until the
investment began to pay.
The experiment was begun early IN
1905, The result has been a great de-
yelopment of interest in goat culture
throughout the province. Small farm
ers and landowners of all sorts are
stocking W and many OF tne ractoTy
people own goats and Craze them by
the roadsides or on the common lands.
The farm is not yet paying Its way, but
it is expected to in year or two
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. manufac-
turing region has also taken ND the
goat There are many goat culture
clubs and arrangements are being
made to institute a central goat pro-
motion station at Altenbochurn. busy
village where there are coal mines.
brickyards and steam mills.-New
York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
FIRST DEPOSIT MADE.
CorteIyou VIII Continue Relief Meas
ures Five Weeks.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Edwards return
ed to Washington today from New York,
where he had a conference with Secre-
tary Cortelyou on the matter of the dis
tribution of public funds to relieve the
money stringency incident to the fall
movement of crops. The plan outlined
by Secretary Cortelyou some days ago
will be carried out and it is understood
that the deposits will be made weekly
for q period of Ave weeks. The amount
of the deposits and the banks in which
they are to be made, however, will not
be stated. The deposits for the present
week have already been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
SLABS HIS SON.
Sixty Years Old and a Cripple, He
Stays His Offspring.

Mascoutah. ILL.,, Aug. 2s.-John Oster.
Jr.. % years old, died early today from
stab wounds alleged to have been in
f1icted by his own father, John Oster,
aged so years, who is under arrest.
During a quarrel last night between
the elder Oster and his wife, the son
went to his mothers defense. This so
enraged the father that they got into
a struggle and young Oster was stab
bed. He fed from the house closely
pursued by his father who Is a Grip
pie. Despite lameness the father fol-
lowed his son at such speed that the
latter finally collapsed. Neighbors car
ried him into a house where he died
several hours later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
MANY HEAR BRYCE
Meeting Place of Bar Association Is
Crowded.

Portland, Me-, Aug. 2s.-The ca
pacity of the city hall was severely
taxed today by those who desired to
hear the annual address before the
American Bar association convention
by Mr.. James Bryce British ambassa-
dor to the United States.
A large amount of business was in
order including the nomination and
election of officers and reports of spe-
ciaI committees on classification of the
law, Indian legislation. penal laws
and prison discipline of the federal
copyright bill, James Wilson memorial
service, John Marshall memorial fund
and comparative law.
Mr. Bryce was given an. ovation
when he appeared When President
Parker introduced the ambassador the
audience of 1000 people stood for
fully a minute cheering and applaud
ing Mr.. Bryce's subject was the COM
mon law which he characterized as pc
ing the common possession of the
United States and England and bond
of sympathy between the two peoples
whose value can hardly be overrated
1t is the result of events, he said, as
well as of the mental and moral quail
he described it as having sprung from
strong men and pugnacious men VINO
respected authority and could at need
control their impulses. bulwark of
English freedom. he said. had been
the right of every citizen to be tried
nv his peers, but I'VE in England have
no longer that confidence in the wis
dom of a jury in certain classes of
civil actions which we once had, and
hte tendency of recent years has been
to narrow the sphere of its employ
ment."
Ambassador Bryce's address was
followed by a business session. Arthur
Stewart of Baltimore presented the
report of the committee on the pro-
posed copyright bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
HE'S A GREAT MAN
Carnegic's View of the Kaiser to, Be
Published.

+, Berlin,li Aug. e 2S.-Andrew Car
negie'sa estimate of Emperor William.
probably derived from his personal
interviews with his majesty at Kiel in
June last, will appear in a periodical,
The Morgen, tomorrow under the title
of Emperor Williams Economic Mis-
sion.'' Mr.. Carnegie recalls the re-
mark Cardinal Richelieu made to
King Louis XIII one day.
"a great man has arisen in Eng
land, your majesty. His name is
Cromwell Continuing Mr.. Carnegie
says:
81 may say that a great man has
arisen in Germany-the emperor. 1t
is impossible to follow his deeds with
out feeling that here is a personality,
here is a power which is able to do
good or evil in the world. Hitherto
he has given Germany a stimulus to
industrial activity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
LOCAL MENTION.

The Novelty theater will be opened
with moving pictures Saturday evening,
1890
!. G. La Pearl, 80 years old, of this
city and Mary F. Leutz, 80 years old,
of Tecumseh. were married today by
r. F. Hayden, judge OF the propate
court
marriage license was issued in the
nrohate court today to Hiram Scritch-
acid 20 years old, and Nellie HAZE, ~
Years old. both of Rossville.
Rev. Douglas J.. Hobbs, rector OF ST.
Matthew's church. Newton. VINO mas
been holding services at Grace came
On HE summer vacation, has declined
= call to a parish on the Pacific coast
and is considering a call to parish
near Philadelphia
Charles Gushing has returned from
a six weeks soJourn at the Raeo1
n,oI1ptain tunnel which his uncle, =. :.
Tantry. is constructing for the santa
Fa The work is about half mile long
and will be completed in FEBRUARY Inc
old tunnel will then be repaired T. J.
I.antry came east also. going on TO
Chicago.
The social entertainment which was
to be held at the Oakland CHRISTIAN
church has been indefinitely postponed
Elmer Ames national bank exaInl-
ner for Kansas, will remove from Nor
ton, Kan, to Topeka and Will make
this city his home in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Tatum of S0s
Hancock street, are the parents OF
girl.
The sessions of the United States dis
TENDER 9. The United States will be
represented by Judge West. assistant
United States district attorney. The
civil cases will be heard first.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
VAIN rHE cARs sroPPED.
No Chance for skene Park Visitors tc
Get On.

the city council Is preparing to &c
aIter the street railway company and
force them by ordinance to stop their
cars on the Vinewood line east of the
santa Fe tracks at the entrance tic
skenes park Skene has petitioned the
councll 10 secure the stopping of the
cars at that point in order to accom-
mooate people who utilize the park
grounds. Skene offers to construct a
lanoine Tor the benefit of the patrons
Of the park. A resoIufion vvas Infor
mally adopted at the Conclusion of the
council last evening calling on the
street railway company to stop its cars
at the desired point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
saw He Took a Lot of gTonev

collector for the Singer Sewinp Ma
chine company, has been arrested on
the charge of defrauding the comnanv
out of large sum of money. The
officials of the company refuse m saw
how much money they accused Rah1
of taking. but admitted that # was
large. Kahn was arrested on a war
rant taken out by a security COMPANY
which had gone on his bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
SAYS Husband Is Cruel.

Jennie Sharp alleges that her nus
band, d. K. Sharp, to whom she was
married in June, has been cruel and
has rnistreated her in various ways,
and has asked Judge Dana of the dis
trict court for a decree OF divorce.
She states that they own a farm eight
miles north of Topeka worth $4,000
but is willing to call matters even If
she is given a degree and 1900 as
alfmOry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
Two Miners Crushed to Deo.,,

Weir, Kan, Aug; 2s.-While pulling
Coal and Coke company, Red WaIIace
and Robert Hardy were suddenly
crushed beyond recognition. several
hundred tons of dirt from the roof gave
way and required hours before the two
bodies were recovered.