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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
TO DAM THE ARKANSAS.
Garden City Sugar Beet Company
Plans Winter Work

Garden City, Kan, Sept. 80. K.
Parker. consulting engineer of the
United States Sugar & Land company,
has been in this territory this week
looking over the engineering projects
which the sugar company is carrying
on One of the engineering projects
which the company has in mind to
complete this winter is the dam across
the river west of Hartland.
The building of the dam across the
Arkansas river is a hard undertaking
on account of the difficulty found in
getting a stable foundation for the
work. Some years ago an immense
dam was built up the river in Colo
RADIO at an expense of over quarter
of a million dollars, which lasted but
a short time. the sand washing from
under it and destroying it complete
ly.
The plan of the sugar company is
to build a dam two feet high across
the river in order to raise the heighth
of the water when it comes down in
the spring and thus make it possible
to turn the water into the Great East
ern ditch and the South Side ditch at
the same time. The two feet raise in
the river bed will raise the heighth
of the water so that even when the
water in the river is quite low, it will
be high enough TO supply the two
bitches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
WAS THE MAN WANTED.
Charles Voorhees, Admits That he
Jumped His Bond.

The sheriff from Lincoln, Neb., ar
rived in the city this morning and
took Charles Voorhees,. alias Charles
Martin back to Nebraska where he
viii be tried for jumping his bond.
When arrested at the fair grounds
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Bob
Miller he protested that mistake had
been made and had the officers guess
ing.
When confronted 7oby the officer
from Nebraska Who knew him he
readily admitted that he was the man
wanted and went back without the
formalities of requisitfon papers. He
was being tried for burglary at the
time he left the officials in the lurch
and while the trial was IN progress
walked out of the court room and
ma de his escape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13

are adding this comfort to the homes
Acetylene gas plants are lighting the
rooms, and altogether farmers are about
as we'll fixed as the people of the towns
for the modern comforts
Cross country driving reveals a
change in the appearance of the farm
yards Many of them have been seeded
TO bluegrass and ornamented with ever
greens cut to formal shapes so that
there is a touch of the city even 10 70
Is miles back from the railway. The
traveller along the railroads does not
see the best of the farm homes and
trips through the country must be ia
ken to show what changes are taking
place. The merchants are catering to
this new farm trade in luxuries more
than formerly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13

prisoners put to work in the smelter and
thus enable the city and county 10 COL
lect fines and costs with a certainty, for
this would be more profitable than OPP
Grating rock pile, the only way the
county now has of getting anything out
of the prisoners. The district. court
would then be able to sentence a man
to thirty days in the smelter, drawing
ore or charging or doing some of the
numerous other duties about the plant.
And the juvenile court could send bad
boys to the smelter to chip comics
for thirty days Certainly if the county
becomes owner of a smelter it will
bring about some very interesting con-
ditiOQS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
ANOTHER BANK IN DICKINSON.
The Average DeDists in That Territory
Is 500 to a Person.

Abilene. Kan. Sept. 13.-Another state
bank is to be started in this county, at
Harrington. This will make IS banks
for a pOpula ton of about ., 900, bank
for every $50 families The county had
seven banks eight years ago and their
deposits were small. Now the deposits
are more than ? million dollars or 800
per capita for every resident of the
county This city. for instance, has
s., 147, 900 on deposit in its four banks a
gain of Il million dollars in the last
year. and the indications are that there
will be no diminutiOn of the increase in
the coming year.
The banks of this section of the state
are finding the demand for loans locally
rather strong, owing to the large
amount of building among the farmers
and the many enterprises in which The
people are becoming interested. The
cattle feeding season will soon open and
this will call for more money The
banks are also handling much CONNER
cial paper OF the higher class and this
is giving good interest return. There
seems no reason to expect a lessening
of the prosperity Of this county, as the
income from the farms has been larger
than it was last year and the farmers
themselves are we'll satisfied with the
conditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
Rosenberr Wants out.

Gustave Rosenberg the Hebrew.
who was caught in the act of burglar
izing the dental Office of DR.. T. A
Rooster four weeks ago, petitioned
the board of county commissioners
this morning for his release, but the
request was declined as the opinion
seems to prevail that he was lucky to
escape a sentence to the penttentiary.
At the time of his arrest a strong plea
was made in his behalf by a Jewish
society and the matter was taken up
by a sister society of this city. DR..
Rooster was prevailed upon to with
draw the charge Of burglary and let
Rosenberg plead guilty TO petit lar
ceQy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
A!RSHIP WRECKED.
WeIIman Started But Landed on an
Iceberg.

Tromsoe, Norway. Sept. 13.-Walter
Wellman and his party. composing the
Wellman Chicago Record-Herald ex-
petition. arrived here last evening on
the Frithjof from SpitZbergen- Mr.
Wellman says the airship America left
her shed September and made an
ascension in bad weather. but she
proved so strong and behaved so we'll
that a start north was Immediately
made. The airship, however, en-
countered a storm. was driven back
AMI landed on top of a glacier. Moth
ing was saved. Mr.. Wellman says he
will make another attempt with a new
in 1908.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13

say that they can do as they please
about supporting the high school. which
is the connecting link between the pub
lie schools and the state university. We
are in a very contradictory position on
high school laws. There is no more
obligation on the part of the state to
support the state university than there
is to support high schools, and certain
~ we must admit that the state uni
versity is of little value without the
high school to prepare its students for
It.
'.All of these existing makeshift laws
about high schools should be repealed.
and we should be given a straight, plain
act providing for county high schools.
supported by a county tax"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
GEN. BOOTH COMING.
A Great Crowd Gathers to Bid Him
Farewell.

London. Sept. 13.-Men and women
wearing uniform of the Salvation Army
filed Euston railroad station this morn
ing. a large party having assembled to
bid farewell to General Booth, who left
London for Liverpool where he will
embark on the Allan line steamer Vir-
ginian for Quebec in which city the
veteran commander will begin cam
paign which is to extend over Canada
and the United States. The ''7S years
Young general. as he describes him
self. appeared TO be as hearty as pos
sibIe considering his age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
WHISKY 10 A coon USE.
lola Man Finds it IN Excellent Fer
tilizer for Wheat.

A. l. Townsend has brought to
the Record Office a bottle containing
several full grown stalks of wheat
which shows remarkable vigor 1t
seems to be in perfectly cheerful
spirits The bottle in which the
wheat stalks are growing was for
merly the property of Hayner, the
distiIlery man He filed it in 1895
if the label is to be believed and in
this a few grains of wheat were
placed by the children. 1t grew
rapidly and Mr. Townsend thinks he
has. at last, found a good use to which
whisky can be put.-Iola Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
\ FLINT ARROWHEAD.
Charles Swift Found it on Eight Mile
Creek Sand Bar.

Charles Swift has added to his COL
lection of curios flint Indian arrow
mead that he recently picked up on
a sand bar in the river. For num-
Der of years the action of freshets at
the confluence of Eight Mile creek
with the river has resulted in the
gradual growth of a bar of sand and
broken rock that creates the bay
that is utilized by boys as a swim
ming hole and known as "PoIIywog"
This season a second bar has strange
" been formed just above the other
in spot in the river where there was
but last season very deep hole. It
was on this freshly made bar whose
surface is only above the water at an
extremely low stage that Mr.. Swift
found the rrOwhead-Ottawa Re
public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
HAVE MODERN HOMES.
Bath Rooms. Lights and Furnaces in
These Farm Houses.

Enterprise, Kan, Sept 81 have
had two furnace men at work since
early in the spring putting in furnaces, -
said hardware man here. Most of
these are in the homes of farmers who
are just seeing the advantages of the
modern improvements. Almost every
new farmhouse has A furnace. Then
there are bathroom fittings by the hun
dred- They have found that by means
of a windmill and high-lifted tank
there can be secured plenty of pressure
for a system of water service and they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
PULLMAN THORNE WINS.
Takes Two-Year-OId Trot in Two
Straight Heats.

The $1,000 two-year-oId trot this
afternoon was won bx Pullman
Thorne; DIR. Archdale. second; Con-
stantinO, owned bv NJ. A. Low of To-
peka third; Airess. fourth. The
horses finished the first and second
heats of the race in the same relative
positions Time of the first heat 2:30.
of the second 2:32 Il
The third heat of the 2:17 pace re-
suited as follows. Billy Medium, first;
ottawa Boy. second; Billy Moore,
third; Goldie McGregor, fourth. Time,
2:1S h
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
HAVE NO RESPECT FOR LAW.
Burlington Agents Directed Not to
Submit Reports to Commission.

Lincoln, Neb. Sept 13.-The state
railway commission has received let
ter from General Freight Agent Spens
of the Burlington in which he admits
advising the Burlington agents in Ne
braska to refuse to submit reports to
the state railway commission and to
send them to his office in Omaha. The
railway commission laws permit the
state officials to question local agents
the amount of business.
An explanation will be demanded of
the Burlington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13

Bertha Gay. who claims that her
husband, HolIie c. Gay has lived at
home but a portion of their six years
of married life has asked for a di-
vroce. on the grounds that his absence
constitutes abandonment, and that he
has failed to contribute to the sup
port of the family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
George Thompson Released.

George Thompson a colored man
who has served six months in the
county Jail for stealing brass from the
Santa Fe railroad was released this
morning by the board of county COM
missioners having completed the term
for which he was sentenced HIS
mother also paid $24-65 towards the
costs of the case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
stensIand Mus stav I'M Prison

Joliet, H., Sept. 13.-The pardon
board today denied the application for
pardon made by Paul o. StensIand
and he will have to serve out his full
term of Imprisonment for looting the
Milwaukee Avenue Savings bank Of
Chicago. of which he was president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

An invisible, Instantaneous skin perfuni-
ing beautifier describes Satin skin powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
Iucania Is Ear Behtnd

New York. Sept. 13.-The steamer
1 .ucania from Liverpool for New York
passed Nantucket Hghtship at 11:45 a.
m. today She viii probably dock
about 1880 ?. m. Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The 5-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Slusser, Byron Dee, died at
the home of his grandparents on sum-
ner street and the body was sent 20
Valley Falls for burial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
Trihesn,en Sue for Peace

Paris. Sept. 13.-AdmiraI Philibert
ca bIes that the Chaouias and some of
the other warning trioesmen IN the
Vicinity of Casa Blanca have reopened
negotiations for peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
OFF WITH FIANCEE'S CASH.
Waits at Altar to Learn She Has Lost
Sweetheart and Sc. 500.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. September 11.-Miss
Ida Weiner, an orphan, twenty-eight years
old. made complaint yesterday afternoon to
Magistrate Hand that her fiance, Charles
Collect, had not only disappointed her on
her wedding day, but had disappeared with
2.5CO belonging to her.
Last week the young woman had Collect
before the same magistrate an alfega-
ton of breach of promise. Knowing both
ot them, the judge tried to settle the case,
advising COllett to marry Miss Weiner, as
ii was plain she was very much in love and
would make good wife.
With Cupid on one side and justice on the
other, Collett Capitulated and the wedding
was set for yesterday morning. To show
how much she loved him Miss Weiner sug-
gested that they pool their finances at once.
She put in $3.50 and he $500, and the
money was turned over to him.
In bridal attire Miss Weiner waited in
vain yesterday for the arrival of the BRIDE
groom Judge Hand reported the matter
to Detectives Johnson and Doran, who
found that the young man had taken an
early train for New York. Miss Weiner
followed, accompanied by an officer. in
hopes of finding Collett and bringing him
back. The money was part of her patri-
nCny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
GIRL GAGGED BY RoBBER.
Kindling Gatherer in Woods Attacked
and Beaten

NEW YORK, September 11.-Mrs. Minnie
Butler, the eightsen-year- wife of Will
liam Buhler, a plumber living at $40
Beacon street just across the Bronx bor-
der in Westchester, told the police yester-
daX that while gathering kindling in Wat
sons woods Monday afternoon she had
been attacked by a robber
Beacon. street is a stubby. blind thor
oughfare that ends at the border of the big
tract of pasture oak trees and brush
known Watson's woods. Mrs Buhler
had only to cross the street from her home
to reach the woods. She hadn't gone far
before a shabby, unshaven chap stopped
her and announced that he wanted some
money.
Il have no money" said Mrs Butler
Cant you see that l haven't thing that
you'd WANT"
Then she tried to call out. but the man
tied red handkerchief over her mouth and
started to search her. She clawed at him,
SO he caught up the Irvine that the girl had
brought along to bind up her fagots with
struggle he hit her a blow on the cheek
and left a bruise.
Il got a pal here, so don't go tryin to
folly me-" the stranger advised when he
had learned for sure that Mrs. Butler
hadn't penny about her. Then he made
off. The girl worked her hands free, tore
the handkerchief from her face and hurried
home very badly scared.
When Buher got home from work he and
soH.c friends tramped through WatsonS
woods, but couldn't find the stranger Capt.
Cray of the Westminster police station
went over the ground yesterday with the
same result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
MAN CHASE IN FIFTH AVENUE.
Burglar Escapes Pursuing Pack by
Diving Into the Subway.

NEW YORK, September 11.-Mrs L.
Winans, who lives on the fourth floor of an
apartment house at 2ST 9Th avenue, across
the street from the Holland House. found
a negro in her room early yesterday after
noon. When she screamed the intruder
seized her handbag. containing about SO
and some valuable legal papers, and ran out
onto the street. He was chased, but finally
escaped on subway train at the 33d street
station
Mrs. Winans, who owns the Ionia Hotel
in Chicago, which is subject of litigation
a present, was asleep on a couch in her
apartments when she disturbed by d
noise by her side. She awoke to find
negro, whom she describes as over six feet
tall and well dressed, standing by her couch
with his shoes in his hand.
When Mrs. Winans started to get up the
negro ran to a bureau and grabbed her
handbag and a comb set with briliants.
Then he brushed past her through the door
and down the stairs. On the stoop he met
Miss Edith 1sabou, who lives in the house,
ascending the steps. She heard Mrs.
Winans' cries and grabbed at the negro.
He shook off her hold and jumped to the
sidewalk, running with his shoes still in
his hand up 9th avenue to 31st street. Cab
men across the street in front of the Hol
land House and pedestrians started after
him in full cry. The negro kept ahead of
his pursuers down 3lst street to Park ave
nue. then up In the direction of the subway
station at sd street.
Just before he reached the station the
negro. seeing that the crowd gaining
on him. stopped and made a move to hts
hip pocket if to draw revolver. That
checked his pursuers and he dived into the
subway, managing to catch a southbound
train which WIS just pulling out.
Mrs. Winans reported to the Tenderloin
station last night that the papers that We're
in her handbag were of great value to her,
as they concerned the litigation in progress
over the Ionia Hotel in Chicago, which she
owns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
DEAD BY ACID FUMES.
Son Who Tries to Rescue Father Is
Hauled Out Unconscious.

BUFFALO. September 11.-A platform
holding tank of sulphuric acid at the
Buffalo chemical works broke yesterday
and the tank fell several feet. The bottom
poured out. After some hours the tank
was washed out thoroughly and John I<ley
and William Clahan were lowered into it
to repair it.
The two men dropped unconscious on
the bottom and Arthur Sweeney for thirty
years employed in the works, went to the
rescue. He was lowered into the tank and
fastened a rope to each of the two uncon-
scous men. They We're pulled out. AS
Sweeney was waiting for the rope to be re-
turned to him he dropped. and his son Will
liam went down to him. When the father
was pulled out he was dead The son when
hauled up was unconscious. H. may not
recover,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11

clump of trees. detachment of engineers
rushed up in the nick of time and. seizng
hold of the tralers, dragged the airship
out of danger.
At the second trial the machinery worked
with perfect smoothnesS. Various evolu-
tons were performed and the ship COM
pleted a three-mile circle at altitude OF
about half a mile. she then descended not
far from her shed.
This new airsh!p Is a sausage-shaped ball
loon about 100 feet long by 80 feet in lame
ter. 1t has lifting capacity of about one
ton, which, after deducting the weight OF
the car engines and ether apparatus, per-
mits the carriage of crew OF three men of
the average weight. The car is shaped ike
a boat and built of aluminium and canvas
The petroleum for the motors is carried in
two torpedo like cylinders above the car
The engines are so constructed that the eX-
haust vapor is turned into gas and carried
upon into the balloon above by means OF d
tube.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11

that friends Of Mrs. Phillips believe 1t
points strongly to the theory of a suicide
planned with such skill that 1t had the ap-
pearance of murder.
The incident just upearthed had the APP
pearance of safe robbery. A night watch
man states that he was called to the office
of Phillips in Euclid avenue late one night
by a clerk. The safe opened and RI
fled, but the Waterman said no one but
Phillips himself had been at the office be-
fore the clerk entered. Phillips prevented
the police from investigating the affair
claiming that the loss was small.
Many of the friends of Phillips cling to
the suicide theory.
John j. was a cunning, crafty man."
they say. He Uttered up his house and
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MIDDIES TO RESIGN.
They Had Previously Been Recon-
mended for Dismissal

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, September 11-By di-
rection of the Secretary of the Navy and
with the approval of the President to
whom the cases were finally referred
Clarence c. Riner Of Cheyenne, Wyo ant
Oscar G. Sab of Jasper, Ind, who were
recently recommended for dismissal from
the Naval Academy by Supt Badger, were
yesterday notified that their designations
as members of the new fourth class would
be accepted The dismissal of these two
young men was recommended because of
repeated misconduct, their offenses being
'frenchlng" from the academic limits at
night. Both Salb and Riner got their per-
sonal effects together and departed from
the institution yesterday.
The two middies were formerly members
Of the present third class, having entered
the academy in the summer of 1906 They
resigned after the semi-annual examtna-
tons in February last. but secured reap
pointment and successfully compiled with
the examinations for readmissiOn They
had been found guilty of repeated offenses
against the regulations of discipline until
finally their misbehavior became so chronic
that Capt: Badger found 1t necessary to
recommend their dismissal This the Young
men fought and in a statement forwarded
to the Navy Department each urged that
the punishment to be melted out to them
could be less severe than that recon-
mended. claiming that other midshipmen
had been punished for offenses similar to
theirs by the assignment of a certain num-
Der of dement's.
officials of the academy have not been
notified by the department concerning what
will be the final action in the cases of
Joseph E Austin of Brooklyn, N. Y. first
class and George F. Humbert Of Williams
town. Pa. third class. both of whom were
recommended for dismissal for jumping
ship. overstaying leave and engaging In a
lark with chorus girls Their offenses were
committed during the recent summer cruise
of midshpmen while the cruising squadron
was In the vicinity of Bath. Me. Humbert
has since offered his resignation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11

man army airships have awakened very
great degree of interest in England in the
subject of aerostatics. Reports of the trials
held yesterday leaked out and the military
authorities, who have steadily been trying
tn mystify the public, found themselves
obliged to carry out the trials in the pres
once Of several hundred people.
Among the crowd were representatives or
number of foreign nations intent upon
cleaning all possible information on the
striking and novel points of the balloon $
construction.
The English airship proved Itself capable
of being easily handled, able to travel with
and against the wind. and most important
of all, capable of being steered. The bal
loon was In charge of Col. Capper. Capt.
King and F. S. Cody, the American who
has spent a number of years in the British