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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
THEY GOT THE LIST.
One Medicine Company Wants $4,000
Because Another Secured Names.

suit has been started by w w.
Gavitt and Henry E. Gavitt, constitute
ing the Gavitt Medical company, against
the Dibble Mercantile company of this
city. The petitioning papers were filed
with the clerk of the district court to-
day and in which the Gavitt company
sues to recover 81, 900 damages from the
Dfbble company.
1t is set up in the papers that for a
number of years back the GaVitt COM
pany has accumulated a list of some
ten thousand names of persons in diff
ferent parts of the county who have
become interested in the medicines man
ufactured by the company and that this
list has a value to the company of $780,
900.
Z Access to this list of names has been
possible during the past four and one
half years to Dora Kerle, who has been
in the employ of the company until re-
Gently. 1t is charged in the petition
that the Dibble Mercantile company, a
corpora ton formed six months ago and
also interested in the manufacture of
medicines, wrongfully and fraudulently
and for consideration Induced Dora
Kerle to supply it with a copy of the
list of names in the possession of the
Gavitt company. The petition states
further that for about four months Dora
Kerle went to the office of the Gayitt
company on each evening and copied
off in that time about four thousand
names from the Gavitt list which she
delivered to the Dibble company. 1t is
stated that Dora Kerle then left the
employ of the Gavitt company for that
of the Dibble company in consideration,
among other things. of some shares of
stock in the new concern.
The claim is made that the use of the
list furnished by Dora Kerle to the Dib-
BILE company has damaged the Gavitt
business to the extent of $4,000 and
damages are asked to the amount of
$11, 600
Gavitts, secured a temporary order from
Judge Dana this morning restraining
the Dibble company from using the list
of names in it's possession which the
Gavitts claim to be their property, pend
ing the conclusion of the action brought
today This order is returnable on
April 81 when Judge Dana will hear
arguments as to whether or not it
should be made permanent.
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SNOW IN WEST KANSAS.
General Storm Will Do the Wheat a
World of Good.

Leoti, Kan, April 2O.-A wet snow
commenced falling here early Friday
and continued to fall all day and
through the night. Prospects were
better at this time of year for a large
wheat crop.
AT GARDEN CITY.
Snow began falling here about 9
o'clock Friday and fell through the
night The flakes melted as they
struck the ground.
AT PLAINS.
A heavy snow is falling here. Four
inches fell Friday afternoon and it is
still showing hard.
AT LAKIN.
A heavy, wet snow began falling
early Friday and continued throughout
the day. 1t melted as it fell until
about o'clock, when the ground be-
came covered, and this morning there
is about two inches of snow on the
ground.
AT WICHITA.
There has been no snow or rain
here today.
AT HUTCHINSON.
The snow storm did not reach Reno
county.
AT PHILLIPSBURG.
A light snow prevailed over this
territory yesterday afternoon and last
night, increasing in volume westward.
From Colby to the state line the fall
was quite heavy during the night and
is still showing at 8 o'clock today. Lit
tie wind prevailed and the wheat is
greatly benefited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
GAME WARDEN BUSY.
c. E. Costello Arrests Six Net Fisher
men at DOniphan Lake.

Atchison, April 20.-S:x fishermen
and a duck hunter at Doniphan lake
were swooped down upon by c. E.
Costello, deputy fish and game warden,
and placed under arrest. Costello, who
is a travelling warden, has been hang
ing about Atchison for some time,
working up the case. On Wednesday
he went fishing in Doniphan lake with
a hook and line and it is claimed that
fishermen were using trammel nets all
around him. He procured their names
and swore out warrants for them in
Troy yesterday. Sheriff Kent of Doni-
phan county, met him at Doniphan
lake this morning, where Costello had
the fishermen and the stray duck hunt
er lined up on the west bank of the
lake. Those arrested are the two Ma
theney boys. David and Fred Weigh,
"Dessie" Warfield and a man named
Koehler. The duck hunter was a young
man named SwOpe, who works for
Nick Bremen. He has the heaviest fine
hanging over him for killing a duck
out of season, without a license. Cos
tello says he is not sure, but he be-
lieVes the minimum fine IN his case is
500. The fishermen can be fined from
SIS to 500 on each count.
One of the six fishermen says he
will fight the case; the others say they
will plead guilty. They were taken to
Troy.
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SECRET is OUT
The Altoona CObbler's Ash
Burning Compound Formula
Has Been Given to the World
by Chemical Analysis.
EVERYBODY is WISE
Manufacturers and HOusekeeD.
ers Cut Fuel Bill I'm Two.
Time for Ash Heaps I'm Back
Yard Is Past.

Altoona, Pa, April 20.-The re-
markable secret for burning ashes
with coal, discovered by John Fillmore
an Altoona cobbler. and which has ex-
cited attention almost the world over
is out. Almost every householder in
Altoona is now using it with great saw
ing in coal bills. Several well known
chemists Immediately after it was an
nounced that Gilmore had solved the
problem of obtaining heat from ashes.
set to work to try to discover the
formula They were successful and
here it is:
Common salt. one pound.
Oxalic acid. two ounces.
water, one gallon.
Mix and moisten a mixture contain
ing one part coal and three parts ashes
ana better fuel than pure coal is
obtained.
The ashes of anthracite coal burn as
readily as do those of bituminous This
mixture will, upon being placed upon
a burning fire, fuse into a cokelike
mass and deposit but little residue. The
chemical action of this compound is
thus explained:
When an aqueous solution of an al
kahne salt. such as common salt. is
mixed with coal ash, the result is that
a mild I've is formed, which, when
such as coal, and upon the application
of heat gives off oxygen gas thus en-
abling rapid combustion.
The addition Of oxalic acid caused a
chemical change of greater value than
the first, for the reason that it results
In the formation of a carbide, which
in turn gives off acetylene gas this
adding to the intensity of the heat and
facilitating complete combustion.
1t Is possible upon mOistening small
quantity of ashes without the addition
OF coal, to readily detect the odor of
acet-lene gas, and if the treated ashes
are placed upon a lighted fire they will
fuse and burn to fine powder.
The compound is now being used in
many large Industrial and mercantile
places here, and it is claimed for it
that it has reduced the fuel item more
than half. 1t has eliminated almost
entirely the question of disposition of
ashes, which has been considerable
where great quantities of coal are con-
sumed.
Gilmore, who discovered the secret
ard focused attention upon the posi-
bilities that lurked in ashes, claims
thai mis- patent will protect him in his
secret. He says he has received an Of
fer from the British government, pro-
Vided he ca n demonstrate the pra ctfca-
billty of his compound.
While 1t IS everywhere conceded that
Gilmore has conferred a great boon
upon humanity, it is feared that he
will not derive any tangible benefits
that hundreds of others have secured
the same results, following his lead.
Gilmore insists that no chemists have
discovered his secret. The formula
published which, it is asserted, will
produce the same results, is not as
passes, he declares, that one or more
persons do not come forward with a
claim to some such discovery. He de-
nounces them as impostors.
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CENTENARlANS TO WED
Sweethearts in Childhood. Their Ro-
nance Is Revived.

st. Louis. April 2O.-Announcemen
was made today that on August %,
next, John B. Bundren. who on April
1 was 101 years old. will be united in
marriage to Miss Rose Mcclure. who
will take place on Mr.. Bundren's es-
tate near Tatesville. Tenn. He has
been visiting relatives in ST. Louis for
several weeks and has just returned
to Tennessee.
The announcement reveals a ro-
nance. Bundren and Miss Mcclure
were sweethearts in Tennessee in their
scent, would not give consent for their
marriage and finally returned to Eng
land, taking their daughter along.
Bundren went to California and ac-
Quired considerable wealth. He never
married. From California he returned
to Tennessee and bought his birth
place near Tatesville. He decided to
estate this year and sent out numerous
invitations.
Not long ago he received a letter
from Miss MCGUIRE, who is still I'M
married. Correspondence followed.
and he renewed his offer of marriage
and was accepted. The date of the
wedding and the reunion of friends has
been set for August 20. on the brides
birthday anniversary, when she will be
100 years old.
Bundren has long white hair and a
flowing white beard. He does not
smoke or drink liquor and apparently
is hale and hearty. In June he will go
escort his intended bride, to his Ten
nessee estate for the wedding. Young
John B. Bundren of ST. Louis, a name
sake, will be best man.
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ing the same board twice. as a means
OF cheating the senate of its power,
and announced his second act of law
lessness as a vindication of his first.
In conclusion let me correct one
statement you make and that is that
the writer was in the employ of the
book trust. Voluntarily tried to as
sist my husband to direct their bust
ness IN a different channel than it has
gone, and when he found it impossi-
Die and resigned, 1 found volumes of
evidence IN my home, which I believe
the people of the state ought to have.
You are correct when you say there
were lot of Democrats who thought
TINS one of the reasons why Hoch
should not have been reelected gov
ernor and about sixty-eight thousand
republicans agreed with US, and as
1t now appears that the whisky people
were worked many more thousands
now agree with US, but it is too late,
and we are only waiting delivery into
the hands of the book trust or any
other old trust
MRS q q RIJRTON''
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HOCH WONT MOVE.
Neither Will He Sell His Marion
Record.

mo. I have no intention of selling
the Record, and have no intention of
leaving Marion. Did you see what I
said in the paper this week?''
Thus did Governor Hoch puncture the
story that he was about to give up his
newspaper business and his residence
at the town where he had lived for 80
years.
The piece in the Record, which
heads the editorial column is as fol-
lows:
1.-The report given circulation by one
of tie datlies to the effect that the sale
of the Record by its present owner is
contemplated is entirely wrong. No
such sale has been or is being con-
sidered. 1t is true that. effort to buy
the paper has been made from time to
time. But don't blame the Record if
it is such a good paper that slot of
newspaper fellows want to buy lit"
Governor Hoch has hired a new fore
man in Dan Lindsey's place, and has
secured a man to run the other end of
the paper when Homer Hoch comes to
Topeka to take the job of private sec
rotary.
II have had a number of offers from
people who want to buy the Marion
Record" said Governor Hoch, but I
have not considered any of them. I am
pleased to observe, however, that there
seems to be such demand for a
chance to buy a paper like the Rec
ord"
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MRS. BURTON ON TEXT BOOKS.
Wonders Why the Members of Com
mission Were Not Confirmed.

Mrs G. G. Burton. who has fought
the American Book company more
vigorously and effectively than any
one in Kansas. and whose attacks on
lance" with the book trust was one
of the features of the recent state
campaign, sends this communication
to the State Journal:
ITO the Editor of the State Journal:
I'm your issue of the 18th, you tell
us the cohorts of the book COM
panies have arrived-keen, smooth,
brainy fellows-and the battle is
about to begin. All this would imply
that in so far the question of text
George w. Crane made a false boast
and was not able to name Governor
Hoch's text book commission. what
power did he bring to bear upon the
American Book company to force the
purchase of his books, which for
years they had insisted were worth
less? They are burdened with vari-
Gus texts covering the same subjects.
If Governor Hoch did not deliver the
goods for Mr.. Crane, why did he not
follow the law, which says that, by
and with the consent of the senate a
governor shall name suitable persons
for members of the text book COM
mission 1t was feared by the franz
ers of our text book law that a gov
ernor might be unduly Influenced by
these smooth, brainy fellows and
purposely they refra ined from giving
the governor full power, but this
Governor Hoch usurped, in spite of
the fact that the senate called for his
appointments and demanded the right
to exercise the power given them. 1t
would seem that it ought not to be
necessary to arouse public sentiment,
on so important a subject, to lead
this had been done Hoch defed the
statutes reSOrted to the trick of nam
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New york stock Market.

Wall ST.. New York, April 20.-STOCKS-
The stock market opened without any
show of animation. Only a few transac-
lions were recorded and none of the
usually active stocks varied more than
a half a point from last nights closing.
The small changes were mixed. General
Electric rose III points.
Speculative o5erators were reduced to a
minimum and there was no decisive move
ment Fractional recessions from the
opening prices were general Amalgamat-
ed Copper and American Ice securities
were conspicuous for losses of a point,
National Biscuit / points and Interna-
tional Pump 21z points.
The market closed strong and dull.
Prices gravitated to a slightly lower level
and then hardened on Insignificant
volume of business. Delaware and Hud-
son. Smelling and Lead fell point and
Union Pacific, Peoples Gas and Lacka-
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MRS. HARDTEN GETS A DIVORCE.
She Proved That Her Husband Was
Cruel. g. .v -

An absolute divorce was granted
today by Judge Dana IN. the district
court to Mrs. Ladpra Harden from
her husband. CHARLES Harden. The
Harit ems have been married for six
years and lived at No. 1901 Kansas
avenue Mr. Harden, who is en-
ployed in the Santa Fe shops, did not
contest the suit
Mrs Harden took the witness
stand in court this morning and testi-
fed that her husband had treated her
on several occasions with extreme
cruelty. She said that he had been in
the habit of staying away from home
all night and that on one occasion
when she was i'll he stayed away from
the house for three nights. When he
was told of her illness, he declared
that she ought to die, so Mrs. Harden
testified. She said also that she had
tried to treat him as true and hon
est wife. niece of Mrs. Hardten' S
corroborated her aunt's testimony as
to the manner in which the defendant
had treated his wife and Judge Dana
granted A divorce. A stipulation has
been agreed to by the parties where
by Mrs Harden is to receive 5000 in
cash and lien. on her husband
property to guarantee the payment of
attorney fees and costs in the action.
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SALIVA ELKS' NEW HOME.
Have a Three Story Structure Erected
at a Cost of $4,000.

Salina. Kan, April 2O.-The new
Elks' home was dedicated here Friday
afternoon by ]. S. Johnson, district
deputy of the northern jurisdiction of
Kansas, in the presence of a large
crowd OF resident and visiting Elks
and their ladies. The address was
made by A c. Malloy. exalted ruler
of Hutchinson lodge. Addresses were
made by Rev. F. c. Mexican. pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, and
James A. Kimball. of Salina. The at
tendance to the ceremonies was linn
tied to Elks and women friends and
relatives, owing to the large member
ship. All the speakers praised the or
der highly for its commendable work
in erecting the beautiful home. The
festivities closed at night by a special
session of the lodge at which a large
class was given the work.
The home is said by those who have
seen many Elks' homes to be one of
the finest in the west 1t is a three
story building and cost the organiza-
ton about $4,000. The lodge owns
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the property within itself. that is. all
the indie btedness is with the members.
There are nearly 500 members in
the local organization and each MEM
Der had a chance to put in a little
money into the home. This was done
by many of the members and in this
way the money was raised in small
amounts.
On the third floor is the lodge room
which is an elegant room All the
rooms are decorated, but this room
has been made the finest of all in its
decorations. On the second floor are
the parlors, the reading room, the
private dining rooms, the banquet hall
and dance room. On the lower floor
are the billiard rooms, the stein room,
kitchen and small dining room.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Was Quiet But Prices
Are Firm.
Chief Bullish Factors Reported
FrOsts in Kansas.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Unchangsd-Native
Steers Bring $4.75 to S6.4O.
Hogs Are Quoted at Five Cents
Higher.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

Chicago. April 2o.-WHEAT-The wheat
firm The chief bullish factors were re-
July opened 1sQ1kc higher. at S09sQS1c, and
Chicago reported receipts of 651 cars.
Inc market held firm all day The high
point for July was size. The close was
STRONG with July up 12c. at Sic.
CORN-Corn was very quiet and prices
We're firm. July opened 1sc to 1sQAc
higher, at 4S@4S1sc to 4SAc, and sold at
4S2sc.
Prices held firm through the day. The
nigh point for July was 4S1zc. The close
was strong, with July up 3s@12c, at 1880.
OATS-Oats were firm. There were re-
ports of crop damage by frosts in the
southwest July opened AQ9sc higher, at
49zQ41c, and sold d1s@4l14c.
PROVISIONS-The provisions market
was dull July pork was up 5G711c, at
$500. July lard was unchanged to PFC
higher. at $S.75CIS.771a. July ribs were I'M
changed to PFC higher, at SS.65.
WHEAT-Cash: No . red. 7Ssz Q797sc /:
No. red, 76td7Sc; No. ? hard, TQ795sc; No.
hard, 69d76c; No. l northern, SSQS512c;
No. , northern, S1@S4c; No. spring, n
CORN-No. 8, 4s@4sHc.
OATS-No: 2, 411sc; No. 8, 4013c.
RYlCash: roc.
BARLEY-Cash: 65Q73c.
Chicago Markets.
lEurnishe1 by ]. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks,
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Patent of an Ottawa Man

Kansas City, April 2O.-An act of
The Galveston city commission requir-
ing street car conductors to call all
streets gave Morris J. Lynch, then a
reporter there, an idea. He invented
a machine to show the names of the
cross streets to be operated by a push
button. Mr.. Lynch this morning came
from his home in Ottawa, Kan, and
had a talk with c. n. Black, general
manager of the Metropolitan. Mr..
Black told him he would give the
machine a trial as soon as the first
one is built Mr.. Lynch has patented
his invention.
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, April 2O.-CIose--WHEAI
unchanged unchanged With quotations as follows
No 2 hard 711k@D73e; No. 3 hard, 711zg
721kc; No. 2 red, nc; No red. 76c. .,,,.
CORN-Ararket unchanged May, 4l12c;
ed, 4S9lc; No. mixed, 43c; No. white.
441hc; No: white. &c: ,,.o A.
@42Ac; No. 2 mixed. Acc.
RYEMarket steady, 62G64c.t a -,
: HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy
$14 25m15 90; choice prairie, $40. 2591.OO
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery. 2sc
FEC EG 4t5is Market weak. Fresh. 151kc.
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Kansas City. .Aprli2 {
Kansas CITY live Stock.

: Kansas City, Mo, April 30.-CATILE-
Receipts today, 100 head Market IN
changed. Native steers, $4.75Q6. 40; south.
ern steers, s40O@5 so; southern cows, $500
"a 40; native cows and heifers, So: o0Q5; 80;
stockers and feeders, $3.75Q5.20; bulls, 50 10
$4.40G5. 80; western fed cows, 50 25@4. 70.
HOGS-Reeeipts today, 5000 head N Mar ar
het sc higher. Bulk of sales, Sc 4lzzI6. % ;
heavy, $6.45G6.50; packers, Sc. 4712q6-oI12 H.
pigs and light. s.. 25Q6.60.
Market steady. Muttons, $5.55@6 so; lambs,
81. 0O@S. so; range wethers, $o.5oq75o; fed
ewes, Sc. 00Q6. %.
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Hardly Fair.

Senator Tillman, attacking a certain
measure, said:
THE penalty this measure imposes is
unjust. 1t makes the offender pay
twice It is like an incident that oc-
Cured one night in a Pennsylvania res
taurant. A patron. dining in the res
taurant with his wife, said to the wait
er when his bill was brought:
Waiter, one item is wrong here We
didn't have three plates of soup. We had
only two
Pardon me, boss said the waiter.
You forget the plate what I spilled over
the lady's dress
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Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, III, April -20.-CATTLE-Fte-
ceipts today, 1900 head. Market steady.
Beeves, 81. 25a6 So; cows. s1.75g4. So; heifers,
steers. IS. S5a6. IS: poor to medium. $4.25g
$50; stockers and feeders, 81, 1905. 10.
HOGS-Recetpts today, 1900 head; NJ MAI II
mixed, Sc. 1875 To-. heavy. IS 35a6. rough
$4,000. 4e; pigs, Sc. 1o@SS5; good to choice
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market steady. Native, 81 946 ~; wess-
ern, 81. 50q6. 80; yearlings, 81 0OQffo; laInos'
$6.5OQS.5O western, Sc. 5OQ8.6O -
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Apri 2O.-BUTTER-Mark ct
strong Renovated, common to extra, II
CHEESE-Market for new steady, 11G
111Lc Old firm, unchanged. Full cream
colored and white small September fam
cy i5c: same October best, 149141zc; same,
good to prime. 1s@1s1kzcc;; same. winter me
prime, 13az@13Ac; same, inferior, 1114Q
i21Ac,
16iIGi7c: official price, 1611G17; seconds,
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Bank Closes Its Doors.

Seymour Ia, April 20.-The
Drovers' and Farmers bank of Sey
mour closed its doors today and is in
the hands of a state bank examiner.
Reports of alleged shortage are cur
rent Aaron Evans, a wealthy land
owner, who is president, authorized a
statement that the bank would not
suspend and that none of the stock
holders would suffer loss. The bank
is capitalized at $4,000.
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TO MEET AT GARDEN CITY.
First Convention OF the Churches of
Christ In Kansas.

Garden City, April 20.-The first an
nual state convention of the churches
of Christ in Kansas will be held in
Garden City, April 80 and May 1. 2
and 8. Rev. ]. A. Cornelius of Dodge
City is president of the convention and
Prof. John F. Cox of Garden City will
direct the singing
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Sugar and Coffee Marker.

New York, April 2O.-SUGAR-Raw su-
gar firm. Fair refining. 1925; centrifugal.
SO test, So. Is; molasses sugar. 1904. Refined
sugar steady. Crushed, $3.50; powdered,
81 80; graduated, $3.50.
COFFEE-Market steady. No. Rio,
6Ac; No Santos, TIC.
Galveston, Tex, April 20.-COTTON-
Market higher, 111sc.
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New York MONEY! Marked

New York, April 2O.-MONEY-Money on
call nominal. Time loans slightly fir1ner.
Sixty days, 31464 per cent; 80 days, AZ per
cent; 6 months, per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 5%46
per cent; sterling exchange firm, with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at a. $500
4S5S5 for demand and at 81. S290d4S3 for
50 day. bills; posted rates, $4SS1s and
"a S611 commercial bills, 81. S25s@4. 1924.
SILVER-Bar silver, 65asc; Mexican dol
lars, -50N c. ai
BONDSGovernme bonds steady