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Evening star., 1907-11-17
Addresses G. P. O. Veterans.

Capt Charles F. Garnett who with
Mrs. Garnett has just returned from Pan
anna addressed the Government Print
ing Office Veterans Association in
Pythian Hall Capt William Ramsey
presided. Capt Garnett described the
work on the canal
Evening star., 1907-11-17

426f-The nItty 1 tie DIRE here sketch
ed, which is equally appropriate for wear
ing with petticoats or bioomers. will ap-
peal to the tiny man because of its
boyishness. while ii will be apprec ated
by the mother who feels the ne ID of hav-
ing good supply of suc,I garments in
reserve. Blue serge was Us d for max
ing. with creamwhite serge for the col
lar and removable SHE'D. bu. any pre-
f. rred fabric may be used The dress
which fastens in front in double. -brea sted
fashion with invisible button hol s. N
box-peated front and back, the plaats
being stitched to position to the belt line
though hanging free below. The wide
sailor collar is an IA tractive feature. Civ
ing just the jaunty Jack Tar eff-ct
which little people always admire. The
box-p eated sleeve is il the newest mode
and is very roomy and comfortable To
make the dress in the 3-year size re
GU res IA yards Of 44-inCh material.
426i-Sizes. = 3. and ; Years Tie
price of this pattern j. Zoe.
Evening star., 1907-11-17
Funeral of Patrick w. Cady.

The funeral of Patrick w. Cady. who
died suddenly Friday evening at his home.
l14s 23d street. will be held at $50 O'Clock
tomorrow morning, with mass at st.
Stephens Church at O'Clock. Burial will
be at Holy Rood cemetery. Mrs. Ca6y
survives her husband.
Evening star., 1907-11-17

HAHNVILLE. Iowa November 16-The
jury in the case of Leonardo and Nico-
lima Gebbia charged with completely in
the kidnapping and murder of Walter
Lamana. brought in verjict of guilty
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1907-11-17

York to st. Paul is s45) when the ship
ment is stopped at Chicago, and $3.50 VIII N
the shipment Is stopped at Columbus.
The commission decided from all the
facts presented that the rates west OF
Columbus are unreasonable and excas-
sive, and ordered that the rate from Co
lumbus to Kansas City and from Column
bus to st. Paul shall not exceed $3.50 per
car
Evening star., 1907-11-17
Kid Gloves.

Our Kid Glove stock is splendidly COM
plete, with all the latest shades and styles
in every size wanted. All our gloves are
warranted.
Evening star., 1907-11-17
Testator Declared Incompetent.

In the corporation court this afternoon.
Judge Louis G. Barley presiding, a jury
rendered verdict that the teStator was
Incompetent to make a will In the Nc
KeoWan case. Matthew McKeowan left
a Will bequeatiIinG all of his estate to his
son, Robert NJ Mckeowan, entirely ignor-
ing his other children.
A lot on Washington street, south of
Montgomery street, improved by small
frame dwelling house was sold at public
auction at noon today by S. H, LuRt,
auctioneer. and purchased by Douglas
Stuart attorney. for $695. Another lot
in the vicinity was purchased by Estelle
Lee for 500 w r. Lee purchased lot
adjoining for $3.50. The property was sold
for s. g. Brent. J. NJ. Johnson and r. d.
Brumbacks trustees.
A meeting of the graduates of ST
Mary Academy. conducted by the Sisters
Of the Holy Cross. will be held Sunday,
November ~ at 2 o'clock in the after
noon. at the academy building. for the
purpose of forming an alumni association
James Reed. who has been detained at
the police station for several days on sus-
morning released.
An entertainment will be given at the
Lyceum Hall Thursday night next by
Prof. H l.. Hldebrant Of Baltimore for
The benefit of the Baptist Mission.
Evening star., 1907-11-17
ALEXAhDRIA'S CITY LIMITS
PLANS TO EXTEND THEM TO
BE PRESSED.
William johnson. Found Guilty of
Numbering Charles T. Smith,
to Be Resentenced.
SPECIAL Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. November 16 1907.
The question of extending the c!ty's
limits on the south and west is being con-
sderably agitated just now and it is safe
10 predict that the matter will be brought
more forcibly to the attention of the city
council within comparatively short time,
Just now council has the matter under
consideration. but the committee has not
Yet rendered rs report.
Victims Picture in Bible.
According TO information received here
today from Fredericksburg. Va. George
Midgeis alias William Johnson. colored.
WHO IS charged with the murder OF
charles +. Smith of this city, and who is
-onhHed In Jail in that city, was not In
he least surprised when he learned yes
terday that the state court of appeals had
dismissed the writ of error and super
sedeas granted by II in his case. 1t is
said that Midgets said that he expected
such a decision. and would be glad to be
brought back here and resentenced 1t is
sa id The condemned man reads Bible
with some regularity and has between its
pages a picture of the man he killed.
Judge Barley stated today that he will
be out of the city most of the coming
week. and for that reason he was unable
to tell Just when he viii have Midgets
brought back here to be resentenced to be
HANGED
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x The Customs and t

- USTOMS officials say that
smuggling is not what it used
to be. They declare that the
romance of the game has de-
parted and that except for the occa-
sional bungling attempt of some anna
teur 1t has sunk to the level of petty
criminality. The days of professional
smuggling on the great liners are no
more, they maintain, owing to the
vigorous efforts that have been put
forth to suppress it. False bottom
trunks and other devices of that ma
ture are seen but rarely nowadays.
Out Of $4,000 passengers who passed
the inspectors last year there were
only six who tried to enter the country
with false bottomed trunks. All of
these were second cabin passengers.
In spite of these confident and reas-
surfing assertions the United States
treasury department has recently found
IT necessary to make an extended in
quiry into what has been called the
underground way of the diamond
# seems, is likely to embrace three con-
tinents before the exact truth is
brought to light. This unwonted &C
tivity on the part of the treasury off,
Gals is due to the complaints of the
Diamond Importers and Cutters asso-
citation, which made the statement not
long since that as many precious stones
are being struggled into the country as
come in openly with duty paid; that
gems worth $30,0o0.000 came in last
year without duty.
Some curious facts have come to light
during this investigation. 1t appears
that when the gems are shipped from
the South African diamond fields no
reliable record of them is obtainabIe
Although the entire output is sent to
London, then distributed to all parts
of the globe, they do not appear Off
cially among the exports from the
United Kingdom. Thus surreptitious
trade is favored greatly by the secrecy
with which 1t is carried on and by the
lack of proper European record.
A neat scheme to get the stones into
the country without duty has recently
come to light. One of the largest i'm
porters in America has been receiving
large quantities of stones in the rough
There is no duty on uncut diamonds
and the government was getting moth
ing from these large ipportations. 1t
happened, however. that an inspector
discovered that many of the stones
were marked In pale ink lines SO faint
ms scarcely to be detected by the naked
ave. These turned out to be marks
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store and taken a place in the J. F.,
Crockett store on the South side. She
has been succeeded in the Cash store
by Miss Caroline Churchman.
Fred Joseph. travelling salesman
for the Topeka Paper company. left to-
mother, Mrs. Julia Joseph, over the
Fourth.
Mrs. John Brinker, on Central ave-
nue. north of Soldier creek, went to
Concordia Saturday in response to a
telegram notifying her that her
daughter-in-law. Mrs. Walter Brink
er, was very seriously ill and not ex-
pected to live.
Mrs. Amy c. Smith. SO years old,
wife of DR.. Stephen E. Smith of
Granville, died this morning at two
o'clock of consumption at the family
home. The funeral will be held Tues
day afternoon at two o'clock from the
Granville NJ. E. church and the burial
will be in the Granville cemetery.
Word has been received of the
death of ]. w. Chamberlain which
took place July 4 at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Pierce. at Denver, Colo.
Previous to the flood of 1908, Mr..
Chamberlain conducted stand near
Garfield park, but this was destroyed
by the flood and since that time he
made his home with his daughter.
Lawrence Caldwell of Kiro returned
yesterday from Connersville, Ind.
where he was called by the death of
his father, James Caldwell. Mr. Cald-
well, ST.. was a resident of Shawnee
county for over twenty-five years. and
left here last fall to spend the winter
at the home of one of his sons at
Connersville Ind. While there he
was taken i'll. The burial was in the
Connersville cemetery.
Mrs. Ida Wood of Shorey entertained
at dinner yesterday in honor of Mrs.
May George and little daughter, Ger
laid for Mrs, George and daughter.
Gertrude Miss Agnes Wonert, Miss
Grace Brooks. Miss Daisy Wood, Miss
Ethel Wood and Mrs. Wood Mrs
George returned to Kansas City last
evening, but her daughter will remain
here and spend the summer with Mrs.
Wood and family.
The paving of North Kansas avenue
to Garfield park will necessitate the
cutting down of many of the large
shade trees on the east side of the
street and the moving of the sidewalk
a foot or more to the eastward. The
stakes now put down by the engineer
are about on a line with the new
trees set out this spring on Arbor
day. The curbing, however. is to be
one foot west from these stakes
which will save all of these trees but
many of the old trees now stand right
where the cutters will come or right
in line of the curbing. In some cases
the buildings now standing project
foot or more on the sidewalk, and per-
haps will need to be moved On the
west side of the street the case is
quite different. The new trees set out
this spring are three feet or more
west of the stakes and four feet or
more from the curbing line, while the
new sidewalk will cut their full width
into some of the present dooryards.
all of which shows a lack of due con-
sideration when the streets were laid
out.
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NEW cusror1 HOUSE AT NEW YORK

gets to mention the fact, he is pretty
sure to be asked some questions by the
customs officer on landing and to be
reminded of his lapse of memory. This
espionage would be more successful if
the French dealers could be convinced
more thoroughly of the business of
Uncle Sans case. Most of them do
not find it to their interest to recognize
the protective tariff.
Diamonds are such a concentrated
kind of treasure and may be concealed
so successfully that 1t is doubtful if the
treasury department would be able to
collect any duty If 1t were high enough
to make smuggling very profitable.
Even as it is there is so much crook
edness that it keeps the departments
agents on the alert continually. Every
means that human ingenuity can de-
wise has been employed to trick the
government in its search for tribute
money. Some of them are as absurd
as they are effectual.
A hollow cane belonging to a man
who had taste for such Irregularities
is said to have made twelve successful
transatlantic voyages, returning each
time with a load of gems 1t might
have gone on indefinitely but for the
fact that it's owner was victim of the
thirteen superstition and would not
risk it. There is another record Of q
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the Ingenious Diamond Smugglers g &

maid who distracted a chocolate cream
from a box belonging to her mistress
and found on biting into it that it con-
tanned a three carat diamond. The
glass grapes that adorned a lady's
maids hat were found to have valu-
able gems in them, although it never
would have been discovered IL the
young woman had not manifested so
much nervousness in handling the hat
that the inspector spotted her.
The hustle was a favorite and con-
venient place of concealment, and Il
was a grief to diamond smugglers when
it went out of fashion. Hollow heels,
bicycle tires, brush handles, cork legs,
false calves and dolls have all been
employed. There is an instance on rec
ord of several good sized diamonds be-
ing discovered behind porous plaster
which adorned smuggler's chest. One
long headed offender conceived the
idea of removing the powder from be-
hind the bullets in several revolver
cartridges, putting diamonds In the
cavities. Another, just before being
searched in his stateroom, dropped a
small fortune in gems in the water
pitcher.
One of the most curious and effective
devices was that of the professional
smuggIer who carried with him a pet
De1cdn WITH a pouch that IuTHlbneQ u
safe hiding place for large quantities
of gems. A few years ago the Bible
belonging to a solemn visaged and
clerical looking passenger was found
to be hollow and filled with the same
precious merchandise. A very clever
trick long practiced by smugglerS ON
the liners was to carry gems in a cork
box Just before landing this box was
thrown overheard and was picked up
by confederate in a rowboat
Another scheme that worked adj
mirably for awhile, but was eventually
discovered by the government agents,
was operated by a man who bought
good deal of champagne during the
voyage and kept the corks for souven-
irs In these corks he managed to con-
ceal a number of valuable diamonds.
On the day of arrival in port. pretend
ing to be intoxicated, he amused the
passengers, and even some of the Gus
tom house officials who had come
aboard, by pelting a verdant looking
boatrnan alongside with these souvenirs
corks Although he appeared to be
hilariously tipsy he never missed his
mark. The boatman seemed to be
highly indignant and shook his fists
threateningly. The jovial passenger
threw him a silver dollar and he rowed
away. JAMES r. BENTLExs
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showing the line of cleavage. Their
presence on the stones saved the i'm
porter from the expense of employing
cleaver, who is the high priced artist
OF the diamond cutting business These
innocent looking lines added greatly to
the value of the stones. The depart
ment very promptly put cut stone
value on the marked gems.
That diamond smuggling Is not pre-
cisely lost art has been proved pref
ty conclusively during the past year
About a year ago Henry Hoffman. hail
ing from Brussels. landed in Boston
with a teaeupful of fine stones in his
possession. He succeeded in passing
the Boston custom house without de-
lection and proceeded to Chicago,
where he began to offer the gems to
the dealers. All might have gone well
with him had not the apparent mex
haustibility of his stock excited the
wonder and reused the suspicion of one
of his customers. He was arrested and
admitted that he had smuggled the dia-
monds into the country, but refused
absolutely to reveal the method he had
used to evade the customs. Nor could
he be made to tell how he did it. 1t is
as much OF a mystery today as ever 1t
was.
The professional smuggler may not
be as picturesque in recent years as
formerly, but he exists still Neither
is the amateur extinct. The human
conscience still exhibits q remarkable
elasticity in matters that concern I'm
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LARSON LOADED WITH CHAINS.
Reformatory Prisoner. Twice Paroled.
Taken Back to Hutchinson.

Robert Larson, who was paroled from
the Hutchinson reformatory by order of
Governor Hoch, was taken back to the
institution today. He was heavily
shackled by the parole officer, who con-
siders him one of the worst specimens
ever confined in the reformatory. s-s-
Larson was paroled by the governors
orders only two weeks after being re-
turned to the reformatory for violation
of a former parole. He was out only
two weeks when he was arrested for
stealing copper wire.
The local peace officers did not take
kindly to Governor Hoch's action on ac-
count of their personal knowledge of
Larson's habits. Their prediction that
he would violate his second parole in
less than month came true.
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The Latest Fish Story.

Two parties from this city accom-
panied by two of their friends from
Wetmore, Kan, left recently for an
outing and fishing trip to Maple Hill,
Kan. The duties of one called him
back to the city late Sunday evening.
and he now tells a late and what
sounds to be a very fair fish story:
1--WE camped on a ranch about one
half mile south of town and the kind
lady of the house had prepared fine
dinner of fried chicken and other good
things to eat, for the party who had
fshed from 5 a. m. until II. While
eating this dandy dinner with the
three men from the ranch, one of the
party happened to think of the date
being the seventh day of the seventh
month Of the seventh year in this cen
tury 1t was then noted that at the
table were seated seven men. The
party had fished just seven hours and
had caught seven fish. The fish had
been cleaned, so after dinner the ex-
cited party found that the net weight
of the seven fish was exactly seven
pounds. and the good lady then an
nounced that the fish dinner would be
served at seven o'clock. The balance
of the party expect to continue with
their good time for the rest of this
week.
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CRIPPLED Jo1NTIsr is RA1DED.
Police Found Plenty of Evidence
Against John Steinrauf.

The latest joint rade made by the police
was last Saturday night, when Detec-
tives Judxins and Dusenberry raided
Jack Steinrauf, cripple, who ran an
establishment at 512 East First street.
Plenty of evidence against Steinrauf
and his partner, John Bright, who is
now in jail on a former liuor selling
charge, was found by the policemen.
Several bottles of whisky, a quart of
aluminium rebate checks, or trade
money, a keg of beer and the govern
ment license, were captured.
Chief Eaton intends to establish an
art gallery at the station. With every
joint raid several beer advertising pic
lures are captured and in the Kneisler
wholesale place, recently rafded. they
found two dozen pictures of different
sizes and a number of the corner signs,
such as are seen on the corner of saloons
in wet" states. These outside beer
signs are not used very. extensively in
Kansas.
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York. track so we'll covered that no
treasury agent has been able to make
an accurate map of it. The Dominion
admits diamonds free of duty. A
smuggler may land in Montreal with
as big load of gems. as he can carry
and no one need be the wiser. There
is no record taken at the point of land
ing. and Uncle Sans secret service
men cannot obtain profitable informa-
ton from the Canadian custom Off
Gals. OF course there is a thorough
search made at all points at which a
road crosses the border, but there are
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A REVENUE CUTTER

Gle Sam OF course there must also be
taken into the consideration the fact
that there are some persons who re-
gard smuggling as a highly exhilarat-
ing game and who derive infinite
amusement, and even comfort, from
the contemplation of their own clever
ness in Guiding the custom house Of
ficer.
The secret service agents discovered
long ago that most of the. gems snug
gled into the country. come by way of
Canada There is regular SNUG
glers' route from Montreal to New
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many other ways of making the jour
ney-
The treasury department has been
very thorough In It's efforts to make
diamond smuggling unattractive. In
Paris, for instance, the United States
government maintains several agents
whose duty it is to report to our GUS
toms officials whenever valuable
stone is purchased by a citizen or this
country. II an American travelling
abroad becomes the owner Of a fine
diamond during his stay in Paris and
on his return to his native land "for-
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TREE DIsPENsARY.

MONROE ST. FREE DISPENSARY-
202 Monroe st. Conducted by regular
practicing physicians and surgeons. Med
ical service free. Medicine free in some
cases. Office hours to 8 p. M Gala
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FOR RENT-HoUsEs.

FOR RENT-Brand new 4 room house.
Topeka Investment & Loan CO., rooms
IL Veafe block. Ind. phone 1907
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FOR RENTS room modern residence, 912
w. It'll; 5 room cottage. all modern, new.
1904 Tyler st. Lucas & Lagerstrom, 102 W.
5th Ind 1890.
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FOR sALE-Bicycle. in good condition;
both tires practically new and guaran-
teed. s1200. Call at 923 N. Tyler st.
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wANTED--AIALE HELP.


WANTED-An experienced delivery boy
Dibble Gro Co.. South Side store.
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NOTICE.

~~-oo-~-~~~--~0-~~@-s~~
NOTICE-Mission meetings at 212 N
Kansas ave, are closed. L. w. Jackson.
NOTICE-Anyone Knowing whereabouts
of GustaVus A. Guenther, or his heirs,
will please communicate with s.. L. Bar
Der, manager Aetna Life Insurance Co..
Topeka. Kan.
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WANTED-Cotton rags for cleaning ma
chinery; must De washed. State Journa
office. s~fr
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HoRsEsHoEING.


WE have opened up our horse shoeing
shop at 517 Quincy; have employed a
good horseshoer from K. c. and We guar
a trial w. T. ann w S. Lawless.
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WHEN you are particular as to how you
want your upholstering done, call E. w
Meister, Phone 454. 1923 Lime St
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JEWELLERS.


JAMES b. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opt
clan. Complete stock of watches. dia-
monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined
sn6 sOectacles properly fitted
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FOR shakespeare mare and new
runabout. Barnes Real Estate Co., W.
Fifth st
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ABSTRACTS.

WILLIAM HALL JENKINS,
Expert examiner OF abstracts. Legal pa
pcrs executed. Money loaned Special loan
Of 81, 500. Must be city property. 433 KAN
sas ave. Phone 1871.
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WANTED-Bookkeepe at Capital Con-
mercial college. 7O6 Kansas ave-
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WHEN you want your grass cut, cal
Ind. phone S742. Prompt attention.
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VETERINARY SURGEONS.


DRS. YOUNG & BYERLEY, veterinar,
surgeons. 496 Quincy st. Both phones.
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PATENTS.

J. A. ROsEN, patent attorney. 42s KAN
sas ave-. Topeka
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PIANO TUNERS.


PIANOS voiced, tuned and repaired. C..
LlItes. 511 Kansas ave. Ind. phone 1312.
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FOR shakespeare 81, folding cot 81. 80,
mattresses, 81. Call 1878 Polk st.
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WANTED-Kitchen girl. also woman t
clean by the day. POI East Sth ST.
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TRANSFER AND sToRAGE-


TRANSFER & STORACrs
Co., packs. ships ans stores household.
goods Tel 1S6. :, Clarence Skinner. gu
Quincy st.
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FOR SATF-Y1SCFTIA
~I-A~~-~~-~O-0-~-~--~~~~
FOR. SAL -Second5c cut alfalfa hay, clear
and fine. Delivered Ind. phone 1885,