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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07
FOR BASEBALL FANS.
Umpires Will Indicate a Strike by
Raising the Right Arm.

New York, Feb. Following the
precedent of President Ban johnson of
the American league, and President
Harry Pulliam of the National league
in instructing Umpires O'LoughIin and
tombstone during the worlds series
last fall to indicate a strike by raising
the right arm and to make no signal
when a ball is called, all the major
league umpires will probably be in
structed to use the system next season.
The plan worked to perfection and ev-
cry spectator of the many thousands
that saw the games of the great series
was able to keep track of balls and
strikes even if seated out of the range
Of the umpire's voice. The innovation
was highly appreciated.
1t is expected the joint rules commit
tee of the National and American
leagues rules will pass such a rule
when the two leagues meet here OH
February 25
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07
WASHBURN'S BIRTHDAY.
Twenty FIVE Thousand Dollar Addition
al Endowment Announced.

The students and the faculty OF
Washburn college celebrated the forty
second anniversary of the founding OF
the college in the college chapel We'd
nesday. During these exercises the
seniors for the first time in their SEN
Tor year wore their caps and gowns.
The feature of the meeting was the
announcement by President Norman
PIass to the effect that the trustees of
the college had subscribed $25, 900 to-
wards the SIS, 900 which is being rails
ed in Topeka. DR.. Plass told of the
growth of the million dollar endow-
ment fund which he said would I'M
doubtedly reach the 100000 mark by
the time of commencement.
DIR. Cornelius Patton of Boston, who
is the secretary of the gational
board of foreign missions. was intro
duced and spoke along missionary
lines. After the meeting he addressed
a number of Washburn students who
are contemplating going to foreign
fields on missionary service
DR.. Jean F. Loba, pastor of the First
Congregational church at Evanston,
Ill, was present and made a few re-
marks congratulating the students on
their advantages and advising them to
make the most of what advantages
were offered to them.
Music was provided by Dean Killing
enberg of the Fine Arts department
and by the Washburn Ladies' quartet
In the evening reception took
place in Carnegie library which was
tastefully decorated for the occasion
and the young ladies of the college
had charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07
WIFE AND $1,000 GONE.
And the Kansas City Husband Never
Suspected the Boarder.

Kansas City, Feb. when Gustave
Deweerdt, a gardener who lives at
2613 Rochester avenue, returned to his
home yesterday afternoon he found it
deserted. His wife, Leona, was gone
and so was Charles Vanden Bulcke,
who had boarded with them. He called
his wife's name several times, but re-
ceived no answer.
Then he searched for his four chill
dren. He found his boys, 5, 6 and Z
years old, playing in the snow little
distance down the street.
where's your mother?" Deweerdt
asked.
"she and the man have gone away"
one of the boys replied. "She took the
baby. too"
Deweerdt ran back to his home In
the cellar there was a hole in the floor
where a can had been buried. 1t had
contained $1,000, the savings of years
IT was gone.
Deweerdt told his story this morning
chief assigned W. H. Bates and Thomas
Hayde, city detectives, to the case.
They found that the man and woman
had left the city on an eastbound Rock
Island train yesterday afternoon. No
one knows where they went.
Deweerdt is about 80 years old. His
wife is 20. They came to this country
five years ago from Belgium with about
$500. This Deweerdt used to start in
the gardening business. AS more money
was earned it was buried in a can in
tho cellar. A few years ago DeWeerdt
received $3.50. pay due him for his SER
vices as a soldier in Belgium This he
added to the treasure in the basement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07
He SOUNDS A WARNING.
j. p. Canadian Calls Attention to
Man Who Is Preying ON Farmers.

To the Editor of the State Journal.
There is man organizing the farm
ers OF the central and western part of
the state into farmers union at 81
per. He tells them that the headquar-
ters of this organization are located in
nine story building at Indianapolis,
Ind. The object is to control the prices
of the farmers products. The burden
of his song, however, is wheat For
obvious reasons he doesn't mention
hogs, corn, hay, butter or eggs. He
doesn't mention the competing coun-
tries of Russia, Argentine, India or
Canada. Neither does he state that the
price of wheat is made on the basis
of supply and demand in Liverpool
Eng. Oh, no! but he tells US that J.
Ogden Armour and his gang of pirates
he is long on denunciation-make the
price of wheat and meat before they
dress in the morning. He tells us that
the millers make 81 profit on every
bushel of wheat they ship to Galveston
in the finished product; he also tells
them that 1T takes ton of wheat to
buy a ton of bran, which would be i'm
portant If true, how the farmers con-
trolling the price would check the al
legged rapacity of the millers is not ap-
parent. He breaches as much calamity
as wheat will bear. The object evident
ly is to get a sufficient glow to make
those present cough up 81 for a tin but
ton and the promise of a years sub
scription to a farm journal. The price
is not mucH compared with other pro-
motors, yet to give it up on the f1imsy
pretexts advanced is a travestry on the
Intelligence of our citizenship.
J. w. CARNAHAN
Clay Center Kan
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EXPELLED FROM SENATE.
Colorado Legislator Accused of Ac-
cepting a Bride.

Denver, Feb. Senator Richard
w Morgan, of Boulder county, a Re-
publican, has been expelled from the
state senate by a vote of 29 to 1. HIS
expulsion was recommended by a ma
jority of a special committee of the
senate which found him guilty of hav-
ing accepted a bride. This finding
was based on the statement made to
the senate in March, 1905, by Morgan
himself, who handed to the secretar nv
of the senate $3.50 which, he declared
had been given him by James H Her
bert and Daniel Sullivan in considera-
ton of his promise to vote for Alva
Adams, Democrat, for governor in the
Peabody-Adams contest
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Mrs. r. Mohler on Riverside avenue
is suffering with an attack of grip.
Little Eva Read. who has just re-
covered from diphtheria, was quite
badly injured by falling on the ice
one day last week. Also Mrs. Sea-
man of AFTER avenue has been con-
fined to the house on account of in
juries received from falling on the ice.
Mrs. Nye of Lawrence, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Reese, returned to her home yester-
day.
Miss Myrtle Ward of 204 Forest
avenue is slowly improving since taken
to the Keith hospital.
Some of our citizens attended a
farewell dinner rendered Mr.. J. n.
Schaeffer and family, who live south
of town They are old settlers and
will move to Missouri soon.
Mrs. c. NJ Ward of Kansas City
came up to spend a few weeks with
Mrs. c. B. Ward of 2T6 Forest avenue.
Mr.. Frank Benedict gave a party of
Young people a bobsled ride Tuesday
evening. The party consisted of
Messrs Alfred Crouch, John Dunn,
Arnine Wilsey, Addison Roemerman,
Harry Coffman, Archie Nelson and
the ladies were Misses Irene Stock
ham, Genevieve Dunn, Eunice Maui
pin. Van Parker and Ethel Johnson.
There will be a meeting of the Off
ciaI board of the NJ E. church tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07
KEEP HOUSE IN APPLES.
E. A. Enright of Wyandotte Was the
Victim Today.

w. w. Gordon, Democratic member
from Wyandotte, arose this morning
in the house with a serious expression
on his generally smiling face, and
said:
"A certain member arose in this
house yesterday and made certain
statements calculated to stir up feel
ings of animosity between the ma
jority and minority members. The
people of Kansas are all in peace and
harmony and such actions should be
resented. Therefore, I move that this
long haired gentleman, Mr.. z. A. En-
right, be fined a barrel of apples for
his action, and that unless he gets the
best apples on the market he be fined
another barrel"
The motion carried. It Is customary
to fine somebody every day. Yester-
day Governor Hoch was fined a bar
rel of apples because it had been
found that the lid had been nailed
down to the ventilator shaft. Hoch
was held to be responsible.
W. L. Cunningham is to be the next
apple victim. He bought a safety
razor few days ago and nearly cut
his throat with it at first trial. The
members of the house have decided
to fine him for interfering with the
BARRIERS trust
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Ladies will be admitted free at the
rink tonight
Dreisbach & Stauffenburg are max
ing fresh ScrappIe- today. Have you
tried it?
Frank ]. Ryan, railroad commission
er, is sick at his home in Leavenworth
with grip.
The special committee of the council
investigating sewers will meet. this
evening at $780,
William Connors. of Crosby Bros,
has gone to Chicago and New York on
business for the firm.
Mrs. Eva Stitt is seriously i'll at the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
r. Stitt, 2S2 Chandler street.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Goldsmith of 1922
East Third street, are the parents of
an eleven pound son born Monday
Charles Wolff, jr., will spend several
days this week at Chicago taking IN
the automobile show at that place.
VIM. Taylor, of 521 West Tenth
street, left today for Chicago where he
will visit the big automobile show.
Now that the severe storms in this
section are over the railroads are run
ming their trains almost on time again.
If you treat your friends to ]. R. S.
cigars you will always retain them, as
these cigars are of the very highest
quality.
The final chance for Topeka to break
into the Western league comes up be-
fore the national commission which is
in session in Cincinnati today.
The cold weather of the past week
or ten days has offered an opportunity
to small dealers in ice to fill their
houses with the natural product.
w. F. Schoch and Lee Monroe lert
for Chicago this morning where they
are interested in litigation which they
will attempt to dispose of this week.
The thin ice period is past for few
days at any rate, and so far there have
been none of the tragedies usually in
cident to that stage of the winters
sport.
Tonight. Lady Raffles who is at the
Novelty this week, will endeavor to
break out OF one of the strongest
trunks which can be obtained at the
Palace.
There will probably be but little ex-
citement in Topeka today as the State
Temperance convention is over and Mrs.
Myra McHenry viii have no one to in
terfere with.
Among other boom institutions
which have found a location in Gar
den City is new hotel named after
James ChapefIe's famous Copeland
county hosiery in this city.
state Librarian James King is in
cluded in the long list of those who are
absent from their accustomed duties
on account of the epidemic OF grip
which seems to prevail just now.
The license numbers for automobiles
issued by the city have been exhaust
ed and the city is securing estimates
for a new series of numbers. The first
series purchased numbered to 100.
H. e. Beaubine, state forestry COM
missioner from Dodge City is in the
city awaiting the pleasure of Governor
Hoch, who will probably reappoinr
him to his position some time this
week.
Last night being much warmer than
the preceding nights, a great many To-
peka people awaited themselves of the
opportunity to go sleighriding, and the
Jingle of the sleighbells could be heard
nearly all night.
On the blotter at the police station
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07

There is just osner sure way TO
be cured-painless, safe and in the pri-
vacy of your own hone-it IS Pyramid
Pile Cure.
We mail trial package free to all
who write.
1t will give you instant relief, show
you the harmless, painless nature OF
this great remedy and start you well
on the way toward a perfect cure
Then you can get a fuli-sized box
from any druggist for so cents, and Of
ten one box cures
If the druggist tries to sell you some
thing just as good. 1t Is because he
makes more money on the substitute.
Insist on having what you call for.
The cure begins at once and contln-
ues rapidly until 1t is complete and
permanent.
You can go right ahead with your
work and be easy and comfortable all
the time.
It is well worth trying.
Just send your name and address to
Pyramid Drug CO.. IS Pyramid Build
ing, Marshall, Mich. and receive free
by return mail the trial package IN
plain wrapper.
Thousands have been cured in this
easy. painless and Inexpensive way, IN
the privacy of the home,
No knife and its torture
No doctor and his bills.
All druggists, so cents. Write today.
for a free package.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07
KNEW STANFORD WHITE.
E. C. Little Once Climbed the Pyra-
mids With Him in Egypt.

Abilene, Kan, Feb. THE Chron-
icle says: E. c. Little has in his pos
session a picture of Stanford White,
the famous architect who was slain by
Harry Thaw in Madison Square gar
den, New York last June, and Mr. and
Mrs. Emmett and himself taken on a.
pyramid in Egypt, in 1898. Colonel
Little relates many things of interest.
Richard Harding Davis came
around to the agency one Sunday
morning and asked me to drive OUT
to the Pyramid of Cheops with him,
said Stanford White and Deveraux
Emmett had gone out and were expect
ing US. We went, climbed the big pyra-
mid and found Mr.. White, Deveraux
Emmett and Mrs. Emmett on the top.
Davis and were somewhat exhausted
by the Climb and sat down to rest for
several minutes. I had never met Mr..
White before believe. An Arab, one
of the fellows that helps you climb up
asked whether I was from New York
and then if 1 was from Chicago, told
him no, was from better town than
either of them, which seemed to amuse
White very much. Then Davis got
out his camera and snap shotted US,
the gentleman on my left in his shirt
sleeves is Mr.. White. He was very
genial man and seemed to enjoy the
whole thing as much as a school boy
Mrs. White was at Shepherds with
him, but did not come out to the pyra-
mid.
white enjoyed everything like a
boy. He went out and climbed that
COMPOUNDED Pyramid again and actual
ly seemed to like it. He went every
where and saw about everything in
Cairo and always had a good time and
wanted everybody else to.
when came home Mr.. White, Mr.
Davis, Dana Gibson and Charles Bel
mont Davis and I had dinner at the
Players and went to De Wolf Hopper-s
theater
my acquaintance with Stanford
White was brief, but I never knew a
man SO short a time who impressed
me more favorably. In 1893 he un-
questionably was a natural, whole
some, wholesouled man, damned full
of energy, kindness and good fellow
ship. He didn't appear to be selfish,
overbearing or conceited in the least.
I never knew so brilliant and success
full a man who was less so. Mr.. White
it seemed to me wouldn't injure any
body On the contrary I should think
he enjoyed nothing more than helping
people and making them have a good
time was exceedingly sorry to hear
he was murdered. I think Thaw should
be convicted"
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Nyra McHenry's name appears be-
tween that of Pie Jordan and O'Gay,
| two Of the well known police charac-
| ters of the city. and following it her
/ age is given as S.
| A big coyote drive was held today
| south of the city and west of Pauline.
The hunters gathered on the Bradford
| Miller farm and on the Burlingame
road and then spread out, covering an
area four miles square.
Linoleum is being laid in the office
of Clerk of the City Court Ed O'Neii
| and the county attorneys office at the
court house today, to take the place or
the worn covering which has been on
the floor since the court house was
completed.
Next Friday evening at 8 o'clock DR..
D. NJ. Fisk of Washburn college will
give the fourth lecture in the series of
popular talks at the Central Y. M. c. A.
in Gemmell hall. He will speak on
The Practical Utility of the Study of
Sociology"
The receiver of the First National
bank has sold five acre tract south
west of the city four miles for $1,000 to
7. G. Rowles. The tract is all in fruit
and Wen improved. 1t was formerly
owned by Mr.. Devlin and was held as
an asset of the bank.
The city treasurer received 1000
this morning from the county, $4,000
of this amount belongs to the schools of
the city and the remainder to the city
The city's share is apportioned as fol-
lows: General fund $4,000, $500 side
walk fund, 300 for paving and $4,000
for sewer.
The trustees of Washburn college
have started the fund of $4,000 which
the college is attempting to raise in To-
pekas by subscribing among themselves
the sum of $25 900. Announcement was
made of this subscription in chapel at
Washburn yesterday during the Wash
burn day exercises.
George White and Warren Dunaway,
the two Washburn athletes who left
last week to enter Drake university,
have returned and reentered Wash
burn. The boys got as far east as
Kansas City when they changed their
minds and after visiting friends there
for few days returned.
Next Tuesday is the anniversary of
Lincoln's birthday and the colored peo-
pie of the city are planning their an
nual celebration in honor of that event.
A celebration has been planned for
Representative hall next Tuesday
evening at which W. T. Vernon, Nelson
Crews, Nathaniel Sawyer, and other
noted colored orators will speak.
W.. c. Crawford, an old soldier and
and father of Walter Crawford, deputy
county surveyor, is at Keith's hospital
with badly frozen hands. Crawford,
who lives at sos East Eighth avenue.
attended a lodge meeting Tuesday
evening and returning home late COM
planned of the cold. He did not know
until morning that he had frozen his
hands.
Councilman F. E. Nipps of the
streets and walks committee of the
council and Mayor w. H. Davis called
on both Governor E. w. Hoch and
Senator Simons, chairman of the COM
mittee to which has been referred the
matter of appropriating money for the
repaving of the asphalt streets around
the state house square. Both gentle
men stated that they considered the
appropriation a needy one. The APP
preparation would cover the states
half of the expense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07
FALL ELECTION LEGAL.
Court Says Justices Can Be Elected in
Month of November.

Hutchinson, Kan, Feb. III. w.
Snyder, elected to the Office of justice
of the peace in Hutchinson last No
vember, brought an custer suit against
r. A. Campbell who was filling the Of
fee by appointment and who refused
to give up the office to his successor.
claiming that the election in the fall
was not legal and that justices and
constabIes in cities of the second class
should be elected in April instead.
Judge Gale of the Ninth judicial dis
trict has decided that the election in
November is legal and this decision
nullif1es laws passed by the legislature
in 1903 and 1905 which conflict with
an amendment to the constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07

railroad building and mining. In 1879
he founded Creighton university and
later esta blished and endowed Creigh-
ton hospital. Both these institutions
were presented to the church and in
1895 Pope Leo XIII conferred the title
of count upon him. His estate is esti-
mated at from $S,000.00O to 100000
600.
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Death Of John A. Creight6n.

Omaha. Feb. John A. Creighton
died at his home here at 1:27 this
morning Mr.. Creighton, who was rs
years of age was a civil engineer by
profession and in 1856 came west as
an associate of his brother, Edward,
who controlled the Pacific Telegraph
company. Later he was engaged in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07

Day before yesterday the last $40 gold
piece required to make $1,000 was put
in the can.
''Vanden Bulcke came to board with
me about four months ago." Deweerdt
said. I never noticed any attachment
between the two. The baby was a girl
4 months old. I didn't suspect my wife
or the man.
Vanden BuIcke is about "A years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07
Choice Furniture for Sale.

Fred Webster will sell at public auc-
ton Saturday, Feb. g. 1907. 10 a. M.
at 500 Clay street, his furniture. This
furniture is of a class rarely offered
for sale this way. Call and see it be-
fore the sale If you desire.
COL C. NJ. CREWS, Auctioneer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07

Washington. Feb. THESE postmas-
ters have been appointed: Indian Ter
ritory-Citra. district Is, James N
Yates, vice ]. r. Thomas. resigned;
Houston, district IA. John Nj. Birdwen.
vice w. A Carroll resigned; Legate,
district 26, Daniel H. Martin, vice ]. L.
Davidson, resigned; Pirtle district 25,
Nellie Hill, vice c. P. Intolubbe, resign
ed; Summarized, district IA, Lemuel b.
East, vice J. r. Harvey. resigned. KAN
sas-Penalosa, Kingman county, Thos.
H. Holmes, vice w. r.. Ijams, removed.
DR.; Hammond has moved his office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07
Piles Quickly
Cured at Home
Instant ReIisf. Permanent Cure-TriaI
Package Mailed Free to All
In Plain Wrapper.

Piles is a fearful disease. but easy to
cure if you go at it right.
An operation with the knife is dam
gerous, cruel, humiliating and unneces-
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Rural Carriers Named.

Washington. Feb THE following
appointments have been made to fill va
cancies in the rural route carrier force:
Kansas-Bancroft, route /, McDowley
Wesley carrier. Louisa A Wesley sub
stitute; Spring Hill, route l. Orlan w
Rinehart carrier, Willard N. Kevan
substitute
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DR.. Hammond has moved his Office
to 713 Kansas avenue.
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!CENEs@l)
SSSSR's

(Items for this column may be left at
Heaston's barber snop.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07

Bath Thermometers
At Chas. Benefits Optical store, $50
Kansas avenue. 't----.
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DIR. Hammond has moved his office
tA TIA Kn raGaE auanua-
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Zoe for 25c Pearl Buttons

Though gross of these buttons have sold this
the still complete. Almost every kind of
imaginable from the tinest up the of
first quality PEARL all at the price, card, 1Oc
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Next Friday evening at 8 o'clock DR.
D. M. Fisk of Washburn college will
give the fourth lecture in the series OF
popular talks at the Central Y. M. C. A
in Gemmell hall. He will speak on
THE Practical Utility of the Study OF
Gnninlncr1r
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25
Korean Financier,

\ Korean countrymam named VI
Tuksu has come u the conclusion that
sOmethin. should be done to prevent
the collection of money TO pay the pub
lie debt becoming such drain on the
circulation medium az To cause embar-
rassment to the merchan; class, says
the Korean Daily Times. He suggests
that Koreans give up such luYuries aI
fhei" gold rings and silver hairping
ana other objects of intrinsic value;
that these he conservatively appraised
aud stored carefully in some safe de
post and used as bullion to back pa
per currency which will circulate
among the penp!e. Whether this Is
feasible or not IT, shows that the 10
reans are willing to look the difficulties
OF the situation sQuarely in the face
and desire to meet all valid objections
| halfway.