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New-York tribune., 1907-11-14
OPINION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL

Albany, Nov. 13.-Attorncy General Jackson to-
DAY ct the request Of John r. Whalen Secretary OF
State, gave an opinion as to the effect of the
amendments made 10 the so-ealled corrupt prac-
tlces law relative TO the filing OF statements OF
election expenditures by candidates Theie appears
20 be considerable misunderstanding TO the effect
OF these amendments the Secretary Of States
once receiving many Unnecessary certificates The
Attorney General says in part:
The only persons required 20 file such statements
with the Secretary OF State are candidates per-
sons who shall give. pay, eXpend, cont. ,ute or
who Shall promise to do any money or other
valuable things To persons other than the chairman
trea surer menber OF political committee
or 10 an agent duly authorized by a candidate i'm
writing to receive the same except that, when
made for the personal expenses, no statement all
Is required to be filed by persons who are not
candidateg for public office. excepting candidates
for Offices other than those to he ed by the cleo
tcrs OF the entire state, division or district
thereof greater than county, need not file with
the SecIetarv of state the statement required 10
he rled hy them
New-York tribune., 1907-11-14
BINGHAM spURNs $4,000 SALARY.

Police Commissioner Bingham visited Presi-
dent MCGOWAN of the Board of Aldermen yester-
day to talk with him. member of the Board
of Estimate, about the increase OF salary Com
missioner Bingham had asked for. He wants
$4,000. a raise of $500,
4 wouldn't have approved of making the SAL
ayv $4,000. anyway. but I'd have voted for s10.-
oo0," said Mr.. MCGOWAN.
We'll, won't take s1eooo." rstortsd Commits
sionsr Bingham, ar he walked eut
New-York tribune., 1907-11-14
NEW RIFLE RECORD ESTABLISHED

Lincoln, Neb,, Nov. 15.-What is said to be a ney,
worlds rife record was established to-day by can
tain A. ii. Hardy when he hit 500 marble targets
out of q possible 1000. The marbles were seven
eighths of as inch in diameter and were thrown at
the regulation distance. Tho previous best known
record was made by Adolph Tupperwein. ep san
Antonio who hit eSs tnarble targets Captain Hard,
Is making ATTEMPT 10 establish new record
on coco two-ineh wooden blocks, This afternoon
he hit ] 900 without e miss and quit for the day
He will resume tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-14
NEW DUM0NT AER0PLANE.
Successful Trials of Machine Shaped Like
Butterfly Have Been Held.

Paris Nov. 19.--M Santos -Durnont has Just COM
pleted the construction of aeropane on
principle different from that heretofore employed
10y him. The new machine is shaped like but
terly. The trials already held. when it towed
by an automobile. have been successful The en-
gine will be installed and the new machine
launched as soon as the weather permits
New-York tribune., 1907-11-14
ANTI-APPEAL MEASURE PASSEn
Only One Vote Against Louisiana Act Hss
straining Railroad Cases.

Baton Rouge. La. Nov. 1S.-The State ssnsts
passed bill to-day prohibiting foreign corpors-
tions from fling or transferring cases 70 ths
federal courts penalty OF disbarment from
the state. There was only one vote against tho
measure which was the first OF the proposed re-
forms to DO concretely presested 10 the extra
session.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-14

test in Cincinnati last week. compare 1t with
Mayor Johnson's decisive triumph over Con-
gresham Burton, and say that from now on
their leader must be recognized as the Demo-
cratic state leader. State pride, they conclude
will do the rest without any serious trouble.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-14

ruEs CERED ~ 70 IA DAYS
PAZCl 0LIT7sEnsr Is guaranteed 20 GUS. any case
et Itcaing Rllna, bleeding or ProtTudinr Piles In
TO IL days niensJ refunded. soc.
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TRADE IS QUIETER.
Warm Weather and Crop Holding Re-
tard Business.

New York. Oct 26-Bradstreet
says:
Trade and industry have tended to-
ward quiet, in sympathy with reports
OF financial unsettlement at New York
and few other cities. The contin-
uance of mild weather, affecting as 1t
does retail distribution; the natural
seasonable slowing down of 1oboins
trade and collections, and the con-
tinuance of the holding movement or
crops, make for quieter trade. On the
other hand, the financial situation at
New York, generally speaking seems
to De well in hand and the New YORK
banks under courageous and ex-
perienced leadership are meeting con-
ditfons as they arise. The recent de-
cline in prices of cereals and cotton
have encouraged foreign demand Tor
the country's products; the holdings OF
cotton. great exchange making
medium, is showing some signs OF re-
laxing and lowered prices OF domestlc
commodities lead to the hope that the
demand OF prosperous country az
fected by the unduly high level OF
some commodities, will revive.
Iron and steel are dull. New busf-
ness is not offering freely and new low
levels have been struck by copper
Large exports of this commodity, it is
claimed reflect desire to change the
scene of carrying it from this country
to abroad.
Business failures for the week END
ing October "a number PIT, against
1914 last week, 1874 in the like week Of
1906, IT'S in 1905, $50 in 1904, and 217
in 1903. Canada failures for the week
number 80 as against So last week and
20 in this week a year ago.
Wheat, including -four. exports
from the United States and Canada
for the week ending October "a aggre-
gate 4.765, $50 bushels against 1854
O62 last week, 5.1S0,S17 this week last
year and 4.952,134 in 1901. For the
first II weeks of the fiscal year the ex-
ports are 63.475.466 bushels, against
5S.173.5S7 in 1867 and 99,31S,59S in
1912. Corn exports for the week are
749.122 bushels against 572,825 last
week and .495.111 in 1906. For the
fiscal wear to date the exports are 49,
693933 bushels against 13,316,93S in
1861
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ZANDITON'S OPENING.
Confident of Great Future in His New
Store.

''I am going to have the biggest
store in Topeka within three years. 1
know it. would bet my life on it, ="
said E. L. Zanditon, who opened this
morning the doors of the new Fan
diton department store, 612-614 Kan
sas avenue.
With all the confidence that only a
feeling of surety could inspire Mr..
Zanditon reaffirmed his belief that
within the space of a few brief years
he would have one of the largest de-
partment stores and would be occupy
ing the entire five floors of the new
Crawford building in which the store
is located.
At present the department store oc-
cupies. the first floor only, with a floor
space so by 65 feet but on the 18th of
November a department will be open
ed in the basement which will provide
space for the sale Of carpets, rugs and
the usual household furnishings in
addition to the smaller articles in the
way of dishes, tfnware and cutlery.
At present a full line of ladies' ap-
parel, ready made as well as the usual
lines, millinery, cloaks, mems cloth
ing, furnishings and shoes for both
men and women are carried. AS the
occasion demands these various lines
will be increased and elaborated.
I'VE are carrying 100000 stock
of goods and every bit of it is fresh, y
said Mr.. Zanditon. mot a piece of the
goods in the house but what is new
and fresh and for the first time on dis
play here today. We opened our doors
at 10 o'clock this morning for the first
time. Though the weather is rather
unfavorable our first days sales are
up to expectations and very satisfac-
tory" Eight years ago Mr.. Zanditon
came to Topeka in search of a bust
ness location. He had been travelling
for a dry goods house but his health
failed and he was forced to quit the
road. He secured a stock of goods
from local dry goods company and
started in to sell garments on the in
stallment plan. He first sold the gar
ments by soliciting sales on foot. Later
he purchased a buggy and horse. Both
vehicle and stock was purchased on
credit The horse and buggy soon
proved too small and he employed
wagon. Then a room was rented on
the second floor of 504 Kansas avenue
and a small stock was carried while
several women were employed making
ready made garments. The business
grew and he removed to 315 Kansas
avenue. The flood came along at
about this time and as the installment
diton had his entire earnings swept
away and was left without penny.
He went back to the old plan of SELL
ing goods from a wagon. Then he
rose to the surface and esta blished a
store at SIS Kansas avenue and then
later at 10 East Sixth avenue. At one
time he operated eleven stores in
ated stores at Topeka, Salina and
Pittsburg but has just disposed of his
interests at Pittsburg. He still retains
his possession of the store at Salina
and today opened up his new eStab-
lishment in Topeka.
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Mr.. Policy Explains.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
1 notice a statement in your valua-
BILE paper in regard to the Nick Erhart
case. Had he reported his case as it
was. I should not have sold to him I'M
til 1 heard from the Salvar company.
His disease is one that is supposed to
be incurable. 1t is ossification and
not rheumatism, and there is not
physician of reputation and standing
in the city that will diagnose his case
as rheumatism, in any form. The
Salvar will cure any case of muscular
rheumatism, in any form, no matter
of how long a standing. 1 am no pat
ent medicine doctor or any other.
Salvar is not a patent medicine in any
sense. 1t is a remedy for blood poison
and rheumatism and its effectiveness
in curing these two diseases has been
demonstrated thoroughly. With re-
gard to Mr.. Erhart will say that he
was reported to me by his brother as
getting along fine. The neighbors of
Mr.. Erhart also reported to me Mon
day when I was out there that he was
getting along well. AT the trial he
showed no signs of his ailment al
though his disease is not durable
Ossification is hardening of the
bones and muscles. I was requested
to bring a second bottle to him as the
first had not benefited him at all as
reported to me by Erhart before
went out to see him. Salvar is not
cureall as patent medicines claim to
be. ]. A. POLICY,
General Agent, los East Fifth street
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Neu YORK. Stock Market.

Wall St. New York, Oct. 26.-STOCKS-
The stock market opened rather quiet and
At higher prices than last night Some OF
the gains were sharp, but, as a rule the
advances did not carry prices fully up to
the early London quotations. There was
a sprfnkling of small losses. Louisville
and Nashville rose ~ points, Anlalgamat-
ed Copper . points, North American and
General Electric points, Federal Mining
preferred and American Locomotive III
points Consolidated Gas IL points, I'm
ion Pacific, St. Paul. Chicago Great
Western preferred a and Anaconda
noint and Southern Railway, Atchison
and American Smelling large fractions.
THE Improvement in prices afforded op-
portunity to close out some accounts and
there will be considerable selling which
conyerged on the Hill stocks. Later on
Reading and New York Central weakened
and in time the entire list became heavy,
with most stocks ruling below yesterdays
closing.
and Hudson were quoted 21z points below
last night Northern Pacific points.
American Sugar and Great Northtrn Ore
certificates ~ points and Missouri Pacific
/ noint National Lead rose l point.
The market closed irregularly strong.
Prices fIuctuated rather feverishly after
raIly on the showing of small deficit in
the bank statement, but selling pressure
was not heavy and the market steadied
again There were wide changes in some
inactive issues. American Shelters Sc
curities preferred B rose Is points. Mac
kay companies 6. General hemicai prefer
|red 4 points, Westinghouse Electric 81
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WHY LAWRENCE HOLDS ON.
Recount Was Started and Stopped
When Found He Was Going to Win.

II. v. Lawrence, the Democrat who
is hanging to the office of county treas
urer of Finney county, in spite of the
fact that the off1ce is claimed by A. Z.
Wheeler, a Republican, today filed in
the supreme court of the state his an
swer to the mandamus proceeding
brought by the county commissioners
of Finney county to compel him to turn
over the office.
Lawrence claims that he was legally
elected county treasurer, but that the
returns gave Wheeler % plurality. A
recount of the votes was started, and
continued until Wheeler's plurality had
been reduced to 8. At that stage OF
the game, Lawrence claims the recount
was stopped, because the tellers were
Republicans and did not want to count
their man out He says that he has
been unable to get the recount contin-
ued, and therefore refused to turn over
the Office.
The supreme court will hear the case
at the November session and meantime
Finney county will have to struggle
along with two county treasurers.
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Year
New York Stock.

Liquidation in the stock market
continued all through the week and
there was general splitting out of
stocks all along the line. Union Pa
cif1c was depressed to par. Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul, Santa Fe,
Northern Pacific and many others suf-
fered material declines. The cause of
the selling seems to be the mistrust
occasioned by the meetings of promi-
nent financiers during the week at
New York to readjust or rather to
steady the affairs of some of the trust
companies. A New York correspon-
dent wires as follows:
There has been considerable inside
talk going on for some time about the
affairs of the Knickerbocker Trust
company, ard it was no surprise that
new president was elected to assure
the solvency of the concern. The SELL
ing of stocks during the past few days
comes from various sources Part of
it was by people of small means who
overplayed on small margins; part of
it was short selling. and a consider
able portion represented the forced
selling of rich men. who We're COM
PEELED to set4themSelyes right with
their associates. In spite OF the weak
ness, however, the buying OF stocks
today continued very good; houses
which have no bear affiliations bought
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FLOUR FROM TOPEKA MILLS.
Syl Dixon Will Take East Thirty eight
Carloads of Kansas Product.

Four car loads of -four from Topeka
mills will accompany Syl Dixon on his
advertising trip through the country to
New York city. From other mills of
the state, "a more cars will be collect
ed. This flour will constitute one OF
the exhibits of the state, and will be
sold later on. The following is a list
of the mills which will send flour:
From Topeka, Topeka Milling Co., l.,
Crosby Milling Co., 2. Mid-Continent
mills L; from Hutchinson, Hutchinson
Milling Co. 2, Monarch Milling Co. 2,
Kelley Milling Co., 8; from Lawrence,
Bowersock mills, 8; from Larned, Grant
Milling Co., 1;from Sterling. Interna-
tional mills, 1; from Wichita, 1mboden
Mill Co., 1; from Kingman, Kingman
Mill Co. 2; from Mcpherson, Queen
Bee mills. 2 Wall-Ragalsky Mill Co., 2,
Pearl Milling Co.. 2; from Lyons, Lyons
Milling Co., 2, Central Kansas Milling
Co., 2; from Harper. Harper Mill Co.
2: from Anthony, Kramer Mill Co, 4;
from Arkansas City, New Era mills. l;
from Newton, Eagle Mill Co., 1; from
Canton, Canton Milling Co., 1.
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EAGLES HAVE a BIG TIME.
Give a Dance and Entertainment at
Hall Last Night.

The Eagles had a big time Thursday
evening at their club house on Quincy
street.
The large barn on the rear of the
lots which has been fitted up costly
into a large dance room was the scene
of the evenings festivities. The femi-
nine guests brought box lunches and
these were sold to the highest bidders
and the contents afterwards partaken
of by the successful bidders along
with the one who had provided the
lunch. Following this came several
vaudeville acts which were put on by
performers who are featured this
week at the Majestic. Dancing fol-
lowed, the big floor of the barn being
cleared away for the dance.
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The unsettled financial conditions in
the east has caused a nervous and
exciting wheat market during the past
week. The wide range and quick
price changes describe the nervous
condition of the trade and the uncer-
tainty as to the future course of the
market. Receipts in the northwest
were liberal and exceeded expectations.
The price for the December option
shows a decline Of over 5 cents less
than one week ago.
Foreign markets continue to hold
strong. The legitimate conditions
seem to warrant higher prices than we
are now having, but will the legitimate
conditions be able to prevail over the
financial situation? That is the ques-
ton before us now and only time can
tell. Corn like wheat has also been
Influenced by the financial trouble in
the east. Disappointing husking re-
turns come from Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois. The Cincinnati Price Cur
rent, however, says there is little husk-
ing as yet and crop information will
maintain previous calculations.
For the information of spectators
and grain dealers I give here below
the wheat and corn crops in full to-
gether with the average price since
1901:
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Weekly Bank Statement.

New York, Oct. 26.-The statement
of clearing house banks for the week
shows that the banks hold $1,233,300
less than the legal reserve require
ments This is a decrease of $12,415,-
$50 as compared with last week. The
statement follows:
Loans. $1,0S7,711.0 900; increase.
SO, 700. Deposits, $1,023,772, 200;
decrease, $1,939.40O. Circulation $751;
39s, 800; decrease, $214,9OO. Legal ten
ders, $5S,2S3,70O; decrease, $3,973,-
500. Specie, s196,426,00O; decrease,
Ss.e27,300 Reserve, $254,7O9,700 de-
crease. S12,e0O,s0O. Reserve required.
$685. 43,000; decrease $1.4S4,850.
Deficit, $1.233.3OO; decrease, s12,415,-
ESQ. Surplus Elk L. s. deposits, $10,-
7S2,6OO; decrease, $e,012,575.
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For a. number of years she has suf-
fered from the trouble which suddenly
ended her life this morning, but dur
ing the entire period she never missed
q day from her duties as teacher
She began teaching in the old Harrison
street school house in the fall of 1859
and has taught there continuously
since excepting one term when she
taught at the Jackson street school and
a part of another when she was COM
PEELED to be absent from her school
duties on account of the illness and
subsequent death of her husband and
mother Of consumption:
At the time of her death she had
pupils in her classes who were the
grandchildren of some OF those who, as
boys and girls, sat under her instruc-
ton in the early '70's. The more re-
narkable is the fact that her teaching
during all those years was confined to
the primary grades. Topeka was never
blessed with q better educator and Sh9
has left a marked impress upon school
principles and methods. She enjoyed
for the last twenty years of her life the
distinction of being the foremost pr1-
mary teacher in Kansas. The immense
labor involved was performed by
woman sixty-four years of age at her
death, who, in addition. directed all her
household affairs. She was member
of the First Congregational church and
a practical, every day Christian and
good woman, bright, cheerful. enter
tairing, the best of companions and
most faithful of friends.
In 1886 she was married to Herschel
C. Price foreman of the composing
room of the Commonwealth Printing
company, who died in 1876. She leaves
three sisters surviving her. Mrs. Emma
Fletcher of Decatur, Illinois. Mrs. Mary
Hewitt Of Ashland, Illinois, and Mrs.
Sadie Kellam of South Dakota, and one
brother.
The funeral services will be held in
the First Congregational church Mon
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and she
will be buried beside her husband in
Macomb, Illinois. In recognition of her
long and valuable term of service the
school authorities have dismissed the
city schools for Monday afternoon and
the teachers will attend the funeral in
q body.
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stocks heavily. The Morgan and
Vanderbilt brokers are reported to be
picking up stocks at these prices in
good sized chunks. The Standard Oil
purchasers in many quarters.
We are facing a very remarkable
situation; the trouble lies not in the
country at large or its business affairs,
City. This trouble is grossly exag-
gerated. A few individuals like
Heinze, Moss, ct al have over extend
ed themselves like school boys. One
or two banks have done things which
bankers have no right to do and con-
sequently unthinking people are ready
to damn the whole financial structure.
The elimination of these sores on
the financial body is healthful and
reasonable and the greatest assurance
great majority of honorable business
men get together and insist on bank
ers observing the laws and conduct
ing their affairs as they should be con-
and view the whole matter with a
jaundisced eye.
When the Nickerbocker Trust COM
pany closed its doors the other day
the frightened public argued not that
a weak spot was eliminated; not that
the concern will yet prove solvent, put
that this failure was the forerunner or
long line of disasters. There is
nothing in this. Everything is al
right. The bank situation was never
so strong as it is today and every time
a lame duck is chased out we are that
much stronger. The cobwebs are be-
ing swept down and the country VII!
go along just the same and corn VIII IL
be grown in the west whether Wall
street has trouble or not"
The writer has been predicting the
slump that is now going on IN tne
stock market for some time. But
did not think that prices would, pc
carried so low for the gilt edge divi,
dend paying stock. We are only called
on to face affairs of this kind once IN
at present that my friends will part1-
cipate in the almost universal fright
of the hour and make foolish sacrl-
fees 1t is the time to buy STOCKS not
to sell them. And no such golden OPP
portunities to make purchases Tor IN
vestment has been presented since
1893.
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Cured Of Blood Poison and
Rheumatism By SalVar
kansas Citv Mo-. Julv 15. 1eO7

Kansas City. Mo, July Is, 1907.
The Salvar Company, st. Louis, Mo.
Gentlemen-Having suffered for the past
IL years with blood poison and rheuma-
tisrn and having spent hundreds of dol
lars with only temporary relief. think
am in a position to judge a good remedy
after taking one bottle of Salvar realiz-
ed more and enjoyed better health from
this single bottle than 1 did in 10 years
of doctoring almost constant treatment
with the best physicians all over the
country. I can highly recommend your
remedy to all suffering as I did and will
be only too glad to answer the correspon-
xience of any who are the least skepti-
cal regarding the real merit of your prep
aration. Yours very truly.
L. z. HOLLAND
Supt Teachenor- Bartberger Eng. Co
Comment: Mr.. Holland is superintendent
of Teachenor- Bartberger Engraving Co,
Kansas City, Mo. one of the largest es-
fabIishments of its kind in the country:
he stands as high and is as well known
in first class business circles as any man
IN Kansas City.
y. A, Policy, General Agent.
los T.. Fifth St.
Topeka, Kan.
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MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Ill, Oct. 26.-WHEAT-Higher
nricas al Liverpool caused firm opening
today in the wheat market but prices ar
ter a short time eased ON: doteSan1a
sold AT s9Nc. and then advanced to 991sc;
Minnea polls. Duluth and Chicago reported
receipts of 617 cars
Tho market was strong all day. The
bihrh point for December was $1.OOss@
OOiI The close was strong, with Decem-
her up 1c at 81 coal. 001s-
CORN-The corn market was dull and
prices were firm because of wet weather
throughout the corn belt December corn
STAG and sold at 571sc-
Prices held firm throughout the session.
Tho high point for December was 5S1sc.
The close was strong, with December &c
higher at Sc
OATS-The oats market was duh and
the prices were firm at the opening in