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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-10
MOTHER BARS THE WAY
Won't Permit Daughter to See Her
Dying Father.

Chicago. April 10.-At the end of a
1000 mile journey. Mrs. Helen Browning
OF the state of Washington has been
denied audience with her dying father
to whose side she sought to hasten
when she learned that his death was
imminent.
Between them stands the wonan's
mother still bitter because of the
daughters marriage many years ago
against parental opposition Resolute-
ly she has refused her daughter even
admittance to the house. The dying
man is William Sage of Waukegan.
Stricken with paralysis as the result of
a runaway accident at funeral a year
ago, in the last week he has grown
rapidly worse. Friends of the family
wrote Mrs. Browning that to see her
father again alive she would have to
hasten.
Reaching her former home in Wau-
kegan yesterday she was met at the
door by her mother. With tears stream
ing she implored adnittance, but the
mother was obdurate and she was turn
ed away with bitter reproaches
Mrs Browning now is at a hotel at
Waukegan. In agony lest her father
die before her mother relents, she con-
suited an attorney in the afternoon, in
the hope that she might through legal
proceedings reach his side and obtain
from him the forgiveness which ner
mother WithhOldS.
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MAKE HARTMAN TALK.
Commerce Commission Will Appeal to
Federal Court

Washington, April 10.-Accordsng
to a decision reached by the interstate
commerce commission E. H. Harri-
man will be made to appear in a
United States circuit court in New
York in answer proceedings to COM
pei him to answer certain questions
which he refused to answer when he
was on the stand at the recent hear
ing by the commission in New York.
The action will be brought as soon as
Messrs. Kellogg and Severance, special
counsel, can prepare the case for
court.
The hearing before which Mr.. Har-
riman appeared was in connection
with certain transactions of the Union
Pacific. On advice of counsel he re-
fused to answer the questions put to
him. 1t was brought out in the tes-
timony that the Union Pacific owned
a large amount of Southern Pacific
stock. Mr.. Hartman was asked
whether any, and if so, how much of
that stock belonged to himself, when
he bought it, and what price he paid
for it, but he declined to answer.
Another question which he refused
to answer. and upon which the COM
mission desires light, was whether or
not any of the directors of the Union
Pacific were interested in the sale of
certain shares of stock of the New
York Central railroad at the time they
were sold to the Union Pacific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-10

Leavenworth Branch VIII Hold TheiI
Golden Anniversary Then.

Leavenworth, Kan, April 10.-At a
meeting of the Turner's it was decided
by the members to hold a big celebra-
ton on July u, the fiftieth anniversary
of the order. No further arrangements
for this event were made then, but at
the next gathering, the first Sunday in
May, the matter will again be discuss
ed and the preliminary plans arranged.
At that time committees will be named
and the active work of preparing for
the celebration will be begun.
The Turner's are determined to Guido
themselves on this day and will make
plans for an extraordinary celebration.
1t is possible that excursions from other
cities will be run into Leavenworth and
it is expected that a large number of
outsiders will be in attendance.
At the meeting Herman Beckmann
was selected as the new physical direc-
tor of the Turner's
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PEARY TO TRY AGAIN.
Expects to Start for the Pole Some
Time in June.

New York, April 10.-The application
of Robert z. Peary for leave of absence
of three years which has been approved
by the secretary of the navy has I'M
covered the fact that Commander
Peary purposes to make another at
tempt this summer to reach the north
pole. The three years leave of absence
during which he made his famous jour
ney to the farthesdpointn orthever reach
ed by man-S7 degrees 6 minutes, ex-
pired last Sunday and the new leave
begins at once. 1t is expected the start
will be made some time in June. Funds
necessary for the trip to the north pole
have not yet been obtained in adequate
quantity but it is stated that there is
no uneasiness as to that. Morris K.
Jessup and another we'll known man of
wealth, who caused his connection with
the enterprise to be kept secret, fur
nished practically all of the $150.000 for
the purchase of the Roosevelt and the
fitting out OF the expedyition. Mrs. Jes-
sup has been i'll recently, but it is said
maintains his interest in the explorer
efforts to reach the pole. The Roosevelt
is at Shooters island and is being re
fitted with new boilers. The hull is
sound and the changes in interior ar
rangement which Mr.. Peary had decid-
ed upon will not be expensive.
Sledges will again be the dependence
of the explorers and he will again follow
the American route making a dash
across the ice from his winter quarters
toward the pole which he is more con-
fident than ever of reaching.
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FOR LESLIE MURDER.
Nicholas Gets Life Imprisonment,
Leopold Fourteen Years.

Chicago. April 10.-Howard Nicholas
and Leonard Leopold were convicted of
the murder of Mrs. Margaret Leslie, an
actress. Nicholas was sentenced to
life Imprisonment, while Leopold was
given a 14-year term in prison.
On the morning of October 10, last
year, the dead body of Mrs. Leslie was
found in her room at the Palace hotel
with an undergarment tied around her
neck. The room was filled with gas
from an open jet A verdict of suicide
by gas poisoning was rendered by a
coroner's jury.
This finding did not meet the approx
al of the woman's father, Marvin P.
Woody of South Bend, Ind, and he de-
manded that the case be reopened.
Nicholas, who had been connected
with Mrs. Leslie in several theatrical
ventures, and who also lived at the
Palace hotel, was arrested as suspect.
Under what he alleged later to have
been sweatbox methods, he made con-
fession to the police. duplicating Leo
pold. He admitted having killed Mrs.
Leslie in order to rob her of her dia-
monds., In the confession he laid the
burden of the crime on Leopold. Some
of the diamonds which had belonged to
Mrs. Leslie were found on Nicholas and
Leopold.
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thought that they have mended their
ways.
Manager r. s. Wells of the Novelty
theater. who as general thing gives
a twenty-five cent show for ten cents
announces that this season will see
the end of souvenir days as far as he
is concerned and that he will rely on
the quality of his performances filling
the house.
William Rothchilds, farm hand.
who has twice confessed that he
burned the barn of William Sumey
near Berryton, entailing a loss of
nearly $4,000, was bound over to the
district court Tuesday afternoon I'M
der $4,000 bond which he was not
able to give.
The new councilmen are beginning
to find out what it means to be con-
nected with an administration. Every
other telephone call is from some one
or other of their constituents who has
free advice to give or a request for the
immediate presence of the street COM
missioner to fix things up in his neigh
borhood
A Topeka society chappie called at
morning to learn the address of the
pretty 15-year-old girl who testified in
the district court yesterday that she
had drank cocktails in the Canadian
club, only to learn that her present adj
dress is Beloit, where her mail is in
spected by the matron before she re-
ceives it.
Jonathan Thomas has applied for a
pension of $12 per month which is due
him under the new law which gives
this sum to every honorably dis
charged veteran of the civil war. Miss
A Russell, a 17-year-old pupil of the
Topeka high school, will be given the
benefit of the pension so that she will
be able to complete her course in the
city schools.
A $1,000 fountain has been offered
to Topeka by the Humane Alliance of
New York city through a letter which
has been sent to Mayor Green. The
fountain is six feet wide and seven feet
high. 1t is entirely of granite. The
only agreement that the city must en-
ter into is that the fountain shall be
located in such position that all sides
of the fountain shall be available to
horses.
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KANSAS FOR ROOSEVELT.
Curtis Says President Can Have the
SunfIOwer Delegation.

Washington. April 1O.-Senator
Charles Curtis, who called upon the
president after emerging from the
White House, said:
kansas is for the president and his
policies. If he should conclude that
he will take the nomination again,
Kansas will no doubt support him. If
some other man is to be nominated
and the presidents policies are attack
ed on the floor of the convention, Kan
sas will support his policies"
Curtis leaves for home Friday. He
will go to Mexico about May / with
Senators Teller and LaFollette as a
committee to investigate the kicking
Kickapoo" tribes. Upon his return
Curtis will go to Oklahoma to size up
the political situation for the admins
tration.
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RALPH EASLEY TALKS.
of Civic Federation Dis
cusses the Coming Meeting.

New York, April 10.-In the opinion
of r. NJ. Easley, secretary of the Ma
tional Civic Federation. the national
to be held in Chicago, May % to 81,
will be one of the most important and
far-reaching in its results ever held
under the auspices of the federation.
He says that at least 500 representa-
tive Americans are expected to parti-
cipate in the deliberations. The exc
cutive council of the federation has al
ready invited the president and the
governors of the various states to ap-
point delegates.
1.-The subjects which will be discuss
ed fall under three heads said Mr..
Easley, the character of the govern
mental power over corporations en-
corporations should be constructed;
the just and practicable limits of re-
strictiOn and regulation, federal and
state of combinations in transporta-
ton. production and labor
President Nicholas Murray Butler
of Columbia university is chairman of
the committee which sent out the in
vitations. Others on the committee
are: Bishop Potter, Richard Watson
Glider. Samuel Gompers, John Mitch
ell, DR.. Albert Shaw, Archbishop Ire
land, Seth Low, August Belmont Car
roll D. Wright. DR.. Lyman Abbott,
Herman Ridder, Clarence H. Mackay
Isaac N. Seligman, NJ. E. ingalls,. Sc
reno S. Pratt, Benjamin Ide Wheeler
John G. Milburn. Charles G. Dawes. E.
Parmalee Prentice, Frederick D. I'm
derwood, Judge P. S. Grosscup ELI
son A. Smyth. Franklin MacVeagh
and Prof. F. w. Taussig of Harvard.
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ARE AFTER THE GROCERS.
Pure Food Inspectors Think Some
Canned Goods Are Too Ancient.

Kansas City, Kan, April 10.-Harry
Bell, who was appointed recently one
of the three food inspectors for Kan
sas under the new pure food law, has
begun his inspection work.
Il have nearly finished the inspec-
ton in Rosedale and Argentine" he
said yesterday afternoon. I'm one
grocery store in Argentine I found
some real 1903 flood relics-canned
goods which were in stock at that
time. The wrappers and labels on the
cans were soaked off by the flood wa
tiers and the cans are dark and rusted.
They can't be sold legally under the
new law, although their contents may
still be wholesome.
1.-The greatest violation of the law I
have found is improper labelling of
food stuffs. The merchants have until
August to get rid of their old stocks
of goods
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MUDSLIDE UN THE U. P.
Traffic in Wyoming Will Be Tied Up
for Days.

Cheyenne, Wyo., April 10.-A mud
slide occurred at the east portal of the
Aspen tunnel east of Evanston, on the
Union Pacific railroad last night and
traffic between Green river and Ogden
is at a standstill. The track is covered
to a depth of twenty-five feet for dis
tance of nearly 100 yards. and it will be
many days before the blockade will be
raised. In the meantime passenger
trains between Green river and Ogden
will be run over the Oregon short line.
Passengers caught in the blockade were
transferred over the mountain in
wagons
A special train with these passengers
running west from the tunnel was
wrecked near Wahsatch tunnel by a
broken rail. Engineer Burton was
fatally hurt and a number of passengers
whose names can not be learned re-
ceived bruises and cuts.
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SHOCK KILLED HIM.
Farmer Brought Before Lunacy Com
mission Sustains Paralytic Stroke.

Logansport, Ind, April 1O.-Summon-
ed to the office of DR.. John w. Ballard,
supposedly for a friendly call, H. F.
Stoughton, farmer found Ballard and
others assembled as a lunacy board to
inquire into his sanity.
My God. John, would you send me
to the mad house?" he screamed, then
fell unconscious from his chair. When
resuscitated he was speeches. and total
Iy paralyzed and died a few hours later.
Stoughton's relatives had petitioned
for the appointment of a commission,
hoping a few weeks treatment would
restore his faculties.
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SHOCK KILLED HER.
Mrs. DuIey Died After Reading Her
Own Death Notice.

Chicago, April 1O.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Evansville, Ind, says:
Thrown into a state of nervous pros
tration by reading an account publish
ed in a newspaper of her supposed
death, Mrs. Louisa Dudley, aged 40
years expired last night.
Through an error the death of a wo-
man of the same name was reported as
having occurred in Mrs. Duley's home
and as she read the story she fell from
her chair to the floor physician was
called, but was unable to learn the rea-
son for Mrs Duley's collapse.
She becames rational later and after
talking a few minutes began to cry: II
am dead; 1 am dead; I saw it in the
paper" and died in Mysteries.
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TO HAVE PURE WATER.
Independence New 100000 Plant Is
in Action.

independence, Kan, April 10.-The
old water plant has been shut down
and the work of dismantling the pumps
for removal to the new station is begun
by Contractor Sherman. In conse-
quence the new plant is serving the city
today and seems to be doing the work
in good shape The water supplied by
the new plant will be muddy for several
days and in fact, until the sediment in
the mains is flushed out After a few
days the work of the new filter will
begin to tell and independence will have
pure, clear water for once.
The rejuvenated system will have cost
the city in the neighborhood of 500, 900
by the time it is all paid for and little
necessities added, and the municipality
begins to feel the need of a little re-
turn from it's investment.
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General Miles, Cousin Dies.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 1O-Mrs.
Sarah Miles Hanna, one of the oldest
members of the Daughters of Rebeccah
and the only woman upon whom the
degree Of Chivalry was ever conferred
by the I. o. o. F., died at her home
here yesterday, the result of a stroke of
paralysis. aged 80 years. She was
cousin Of General Nelson A. Miles,
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Trust Company Closes.

Philadelphia, April 1O.-The Lin
coin Savings & Trust company of this
city closed it's doors today. The COM
pany is one of the city repositories
The company has been in existence
about ten years and it's business was
mainly with city contra ctors. A COM
paratively small amount of money is
involved.
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flowing for five hours at fifty-nine bar
rels per hour. AT the end of that time
the tanks were full and the we'll was
capped The flow is estimated at 1900
barrels per day of 81 oil. This we'll will
net the owners about s., 400 a day and
will be one of the richest producers in
the world.
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Aged Enporian Dead.

Emporia, Kan. April 10-Jacob Baum
gardner died here at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. A. E. Warren. Mr.
Baumgardner was born In Pennsylva-
MIA, February 4. 1911. He was the old
est man in Emporia. He leaves three
daughters and a son. The burial will
be in Lebo.
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Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued in
the office of the probate court today
as follows:
Roy E. Long, aged %, of Ellis, and
BERTHE Hurst. aged %. of Topeka.
Jacob Stegman. aged 81, of Offerle
peka.
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The Bass Season OPENS.

Yesterday All Hennlng Caught 10
black bass which weighed a total Of "a
pounds. Every customer that buys
beefsteak this week at his shop can
learn where he caught them.-Emporia
Gazette.
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Richest wen in the worId

Muskogee, I. T., April 10.-Creek well
No. 1 that was brought in several days
ago with a flow of 500 barrels a day.
has been shot" The oil gushed forth,
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KIRK'S JAP ROSE toilet and bath soap-
1t is TRANSPARENCY clear you can read
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DIR. w. w. Yates has moved his Of
fee to 500 Kansas avenue. Ind. phone
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from you from tune to time and
will say that your coffee is the
leading brand on the Market = Is
the purest best and healthiest
coffee ever made | have been .
user of it for Is years and will
want it as long as life lasts. The
coffee is worth three times its
present market value"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-28
By
W.. A.
F ERASER
COPYRIGHT b. S. S.
MCCLURE co.

claimed the captain. looking at the big
visitors book I'm the entrance. Won
der where I've got TO sign that2 Tho
ship mustcrs n big crew. as he ran his
eye down the long list OF names.
when doe The Presence want the
c%arriagef" asked n ponderous. much
liverled native servant, making n deep
salaam.
The captain pulled out his watch
Sir Lemuel's watch. Its a beauty"
he unused ms his eyes fell on It's rich
yellow sides. Right away, mate 1
mean bos'n-that IS. tell him not to 20
away. Wonder what that fellows
proper title Is on the musterT'
"Ah, you're TO dine at the club to-
night, Sir Lemuel," n CHEEKY English
voice said as n young man came out
Of n room on the right.
Il know that angrlly answered
Larry. II don't have to be told my
business"
Certainly, Sir Lemuel; but you
asked me to jog your memory. as you
are 80 apt TO forget these things, you
know"
quite right, quite right" answered
the captain. IF you catch me forget
ting anything else just hold out u sig.
nal-that is, tip me the wink, will
your
We've had a telegram from Lady
Jones, Sir Lemuel."
The cold perspiration stood out on
the captains forehead. This was some
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prisoner.
"Quickl Your wlfe's waiting on the
dock" said Larry.
That had the desired effect. Sir Lem
uel became as a child that had played
truant.
what have you done. Larryr' be
cried pathetically. You've ruined mef'
mo; I've done you good. And I've
left you some decent wine ut the house.
Get ashore before she comes or"
There's no help for II" said Sir Lem
uel. There are your orders 10 proceed
to Calcutta TO load. Your beastiy chief
engineer Insisted on showing them In
to me-"
Don't my love me!' said the Iron
clad when Sir Lemuel climbed peni-
tently into the carriage @An hour ago
you denied that I was your wifer
And so they drove of. the syce -
Ing the tomtom back to Its owner. II
took Sir Lemuel days and days 70
strnlghten out the empire after the rule
OF the man who had been king for O
day"
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coming up the river. so II was just In
his mitt, as he expressed II. "Ill ar
range IL for Jack tomorrow" he said.
Never fear. little woman" CHE spoke
OF you as Jack" she told Leyburn later
on. "and It's oil right. love. Lucky the
Ironclad was away."D
\ lady approaching from the ball.
room heard n little rustic nmong the
plants. pushed eagerly forward and
stood before them. Another mission
airy had entered the field. Il beg par
don. Sir Lemuel.' md she disappeared.
Perfectly scandalousl' she said as
she met Lushton. Some one ought 10
advise dear Lady Jones OF that design
ing creatures behavior"
For Cupid's sake. don't" calculated
Lushtoh ~fcrvently. "Let the old boy
have his fling. lie doesn't get out Of
ten"
I've no intention OF doing so my
SELF" said his companion with as
perity.
But all the same n telegram went
that night to Lady Jones at Prone.
which bore good fruit next day and
much OF II.
When they emerged from the crotons
Mrs. Leyburn vas triumphant. The
captain was also more or less pleased
with things as they were. "Jack will
probably crack LENS head when he
doesn't get his appointment" lie
thought.
The captain slipped away early from
the ball. II seemed somehow as though
he fun had gone out OF the thing. He
began TO havo misgivings as TO the
likelihood OF the chief engineer keep
Ing his brother hut up much longer.
I'll get out OF this In the morning"
he said as he turned into bed. I've
had enough OF II. I'll scuttle the ship
II clear out"
This yirtuous intention would have
been easy OF accomplishment, com
paratively, II he had not slept until 10
o'clock. When he arose the secretary
came TO him with "A troubled face.
There's n telegram from Lady Jones.
Sir Lemuel, asking for the carriage TO
meet her at the station, and I've sent
1t. She's chartered n special train, ana
we expect her any moment"
Great Scott, I'm lost" moaned the
captain. II must get out of this. Help
me dress quickly. that's n good fellow"
An official accosted him ms he came
out OF his room. 81 want to see you,
Sir Lemuel."
us that your tomtom at the doorf'
answered the captain quite irrele-
vanity.
Eyes, Sir Lemuel."
We'll, just wait here for n few min
utes. I've got TO meet Lady Jones,
and I'm late"
Jumping into the cart he drove of
ut n furious clip. Fate, In the shape
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yourself-chief commissioner OF Bur
mar
I'm not the commissioned Of Burma.
I'm not your Sir Lemuel." he answered.
anxious 10 get away at any cost.
THE man Is mad. The next thing
you'll deny that I'm your wife"
Neither are your roared the en-
ragged captain. and away be sped.
Lady Jones followed. II was a pro
cession. the red spokes OF the tomtom
twinkllng I'm md out the bright patches
Of sunlight as II whirled along be-
tween the big banyan trees. and behind
the carriage Lady Jones sitting bolt
upright with set lips. The captain
reached the wharf first. He was down
the steps and into a sampan like a shot
IL was the only ampan there. The
carriage dashed mp az hat instant
There sgas no other boat. There was
nothing for Il but TO wait.
Come. Lem: get into these buds and
clear out.' cried the captain as he
burst into his cabin.
You villain. I'll have you sent to the
Andamans for thisr' exclaimed tho