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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
ONE BANK ASSIGNS.
Comptroller of the Currency Ridgley
Issues a Statement

New York. Oct. 3o.-The assign
ment of KessIer & Co., bankers of "a
Wall street. was announced today.
The firm operates extensively abroad.
Ridgfey's Statement.
Washington, Oct. 3G-ComptroIler
RfdgIey today issued an official state
ment which says:
The comptrolIer's office will in every
proper way facilitate the Immediate in
crease of national bank note circula-
tons. With this end in view all such
national banks as have government
bonds in the hands of the treasurer of
the United States to secure deposits and
also have any available capacity for in
creased circulation. will be allowed to
substitute other bonds satisfactory to
for government deposits provided the
government bonds thus released are
used to increase circulation.
This rule will apply not only where
the bank transferring the bonds from
the deposit account to their circula-
ton account take out the additional cir
culating notes, but also where an ar
rangement can be made for any other
national bank having capacity for in
creased circulation to take out the adj
ditiOnaI notes.
this question fmmedia tely with the de-
partment by telegraph and take out
the additional circulation as rapidly as
possible. The comptrollers' Office will
be glad to furnish whatever fnfOrma-
ton IS needed in regard to circula ito n
printed and on hand and bonds avail
able for this purpose
(Signed)
WILLIAM B. RIDGELT.
0f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
LOCAL MENTION.

A chimney fire occurred at o'clock
last night at the home of Daniel Lehore
311 Chandler street The house Is owned
by Frank Ford. There was no damage
marriage license was issued In the
probate court today to Frank Helm ,
years old of Oakley, Kan, and Clara
Peak. % years old, of Oakland
A telegram was received this morning
at Governor Hoch's office from Cover
nor Vardaman Of Mississippi in which
Governor Vardaman asks that the
sheriff of Montgomery county be re-
quested to arrest and hold j. f. NORTH
OF CoffeyviIIe until the arrival Of a
return to that state.
Jerry Black, passenger traffic man.
ager of the Santa Fe, is in Topeka to-
day.
No word has been received from Gov
ernor Hoch today. He is supposed to
be in Washington
The annual tea of the Ladies' Mis-
sionary society of Westminster Presby-'
terrain church will be held at the home
Of w A. Neiswanger, 1885 College ave
nue. and not at the church
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Dfckie and daugh-
ter Margaret returned home today Mrs
Dickfe and baby have spent the sum
u1er with Mrs Dickie's parents in Ian
caster. wisconsin Mr.. Dickte has been
away on a months business trip.
A large covered galvanized garbage
pail given free with 1 pound baking
powder See window display Grand
Union Tea Co, 704 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30

creameries of the state have gotten in
their work with the board, for they
tried hard to get the government. to
adopt the SO per cent standard and
failed. The tcreamerymen say that so
per cent butter is good enough.
The board forbid the sale of oysters
containing water or ice. Oysters must
be the pure stuff
Alum was barred from use in foods,
and compound spices were defined to
include spices made only of a mixture
of various spices of the same sort, not
of a mixture of spice and ground
cocoa shells or other aGuIterant.
Those who attended the meeting
were E. H. 5. Bailey, J. t Willard. L..
E Sayre and s J. Crumbine. repre-
senting the state, and Rudolph Hirsch
and W. S. Amos. chemists, represent
ing the food and drug interests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
STAHL TO BE UMPIRE.
Illinois Coach VIII Ofic:ate in h. T.
Washburn Game.

With the exception of the field
Judge, all the officials for the big game
between Washburn and K U. next
Saturday, have been selected Coach
Masker of the Kansas City Athletic
club has been selected for referee. DR..
Masker officiated in the game at Law
renee last Saturday and his work was
so satisfactory that he was selected to
referee the game of next Saturday.
This position was about the only one
over which the two Arrangements did
not have a dispute. For umpire sew
eral names were suggested Washburn
proposed Coach Ernest Quigley of the
St Marys team, who refereed last
years contest between the two
schools. Kansas objected strenuously
to Ouigley's officiating. but upon what
particular ground is not known as
QuigIey is one of the fairest referees
in this section of the country In turn
Kansas suggested Walter EckersaI of
the selection of EcEersaI as he was
on the same tam with Assistant
Coach Parry of the Kansas team
washburn submitted the name Of
Garland StahI. who is at present coach
Of the eleven of Illinois university.
This noon word was received from
StahI saying that he would accept.
Both teams have agreed to the se1ec-
ton Of Coach Samson of the State
Normal at Emooria as head Hnesman
and time keeper This leaves only the
official to act as field judge vet to be
chosen. 1t is not expected that there
will be any difficulty in selecting this
official
There seems to be an opinion that
all of the seats for this game have
been sold There are still over four
hundred seats left from which a good
IF n he =a1TTrad
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sci for the Paschos, Judge Simon dis
missed the charge as applying to Mrs
PaSCho for there was no evidence TO
show, that she had driven the horse He
declared the young man guilty, how
ever, but before he could pronounce
sentence Capt. McNary interposed with
a motion for an arrest of judgment on
the ground that the complaint was de-
fective. He argued this motion at
length and at the conclusion OF his ar
gument the case was postponed until )
o'clock this afternoon to give w. l.
Jamison, representing the county at
toruey's Office in the prosecution. some
time in which to look up authorities to
answer Capt McNary's argument
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MARKET IS sBUOYANT.
knickerbocker Is Declared Able to Pay
Every Dollar.

New York, Oct. 30,-The stock mar
ket became quite buoyant in tone late
in the day. The buying was in small
lots, but the demand was urgent Buy
ing became more active as the day pro-
crossed and resulted in establishing
some striking increases in prices over
yesterdays close, while the proportions
of the rebound from the early low level
of today were. sensational
The Knickerbocker Trust company,
which closed its doors last Tuesday, is
able to pay its depositors every dollar
due according to committee Of di-
rectors OF that company appointed to
investigate it's condition
The subtreasury today transferred
$780, 600 in currency to San Francisco.
At o'clock call money was loaned at
Is per cent
To Increase Circulation
Washington, Oct 30.-The object
of Comptroller Ridgeiy is to give
quick relief not only in the large cities
but also in the country districts. where
the banks have difficulty in obtaining
currency from their reserve agents.
Many banks have Less than tie maxi
mum amount Of circulation oEtstand-
ing. Many of these have government
bonds on deposit to secure govern
ment deposits. Mr.. Rfdgely is urging
these banks to substitute other bonds
treasury and have the government
bonds thus released for taking out in
creased circulation There IS a posi-
biIity of increasing the circulation
from fifteen to twenty million dollars
in this way with circulating notes now
on hand in the vaults Of the comp
troIler's office.
There are over ninety millions OF
government bonds in the hands of the
treasurer to secure government de-
posts and it would be possible to in
crease national banks circulation by
over $500, 090.0 before the limit of
capital stock is reached.
The telegraph and telephone lines
are being used to urge banks to take
prompt action in this matter
Gold for Shipment.
London, Oct. 30.-Ffve hundred and
efghty-three thousand pounds in
American gold was taken from the
Bank of England today for shipment
to America The price was about IDS
90. Another consignment of 500, 900
pounds was insured for shipment.
A firmer tone prevailed in the after
noon until the receipt of the New York
opening prices. This caused renewed
depression. and the market closed
weak fractionaIIy above the worst
quotations of the day.
Let No More Contracts
New York Oct 30.-Mayor McCIeI-
Ian today directed the heads of all de-
partmeuts in the city government as
follows:
"UutiI such time as in my iudgm ent
the finances of the city warrant it, YOU
are herewith instructed not to adver-
tise any contracts for work in your
department"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
MIXED UP THE PLANS.
Harvard Sent a Britisher Instead of an
American to Berlin.

New York. Oct 3o.-SpeciaI dispatches
say that some comment has been raised
in the American colony in Berlin by
the fact that Harvard university has
sent as this years exchange profess
sor'' a Brittsher instead of an Ameri-
can. The professor in question is Will
liam Henry Schofield, who was born a
Canadian, and is subject OF King Ed
ward
II is feared in American quarters, it
Is stated. that Harvard by its action
has mixed up the plans of the kaiser for
a German-Amerfcan educational ap-
proachment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
GUILTY OF ABUSING a HORSE.
Clinton Pascflo, Who Drove One to
Rice County. Convicted

After quite an extended trial in the
court of Topeka today Judge Simon
found Clinton Pascho, a young man.
guilty Of cruelty to an animal in over
working and torturing a horse
Pascho and his wife hired a rig some
time ago from T. P. Newell, the livery
man. They said that they were going
to drive to silver Lake They We're
gone between three and four weeks and
drove the horse as far as R1ce county
and hack. The horse was In a frightful
condition when it was taken back to
the barn a warrant was first sworn
out against the pair charging them with
horse stealing but before they could be
located they had returned the rig 50
this charge necessarily fell through
Then the cruelty to animals charge was
preferred against them
On q motion of Capt. McNary, coun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
HONOR for Mr.. and Mrs. Bright.

The Improved Order of Red Men and
Degree of Poca hcntas will give an in
formal reception Thursday evening in
honor of Rev. and Mrs. John A Bright
who expect to leave soon for a perman-
emit home in Campus, Kan. For some
time Rev. Mr.. Bright has been castor
of the Lutheran church there, and will
make his home in Campus. All mem
bers and those interested in the order.
and friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Bright are
invited to be present at Lincoln Post
hall, us East Sixth street. Thursday
evening, October 81, at o'clock p m.
a short musical and literary pro-
pramme will be rendered. after which
a banquet will be served
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NOT so MANY DEAD.
Reports of karatagh Disaster Believed
to Be Overtfrawn-

London. Oct. 30.-A dispatch received
by the Reuter- Telegram company from
St. Petersburg. confirms the report of
the great land slide at Karatagh-
Number Killed Overestimated-
St Petersburg. Oct. Soft would ap-
pear from dispatches received here that
the casualty list at Karatagh, first
given at $4,000, has been greatly over
estimated and that the statement that
the governor of the city and his moth
er were the only persons saved was
due to an error in translation 1t IS
believed, however, that the dead must
number many hundreds.
Karatagh. though scarcely a hundred
miles from Samarkand and only $50
miles from khokand, is so isolated that
news is over a week in coming through
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
CHALK BEEsoN Is HERE.
Came to See Governor Hoch About
Emmett DaIton's Pardon.

Chalk Beeson. representative from
Ford county, is in Topeka today. He
came down to talk to Governor Hoch
about issuing Emmett Dalton a pardon
Mr.. DaIton's parole expires November
5, and unless he can get a pardon or an
extension Of the parole, he will have to
go back to prison Governor Hoch has
not Indicated what he will do, though
It Is practically certain that some sort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
BOUND OVER FOR MURDER.
May Buckmaster's Bond Fixed at
$500 by Judge Simons.

May BUckmaster. who IS charged
with having caused the death of Addfe
Kyle on October y during a drunken
brawl in the Buckmaster joint by strik-
ing her on the head with a beer mug
thrown at her husband. was this morn
ing bound over to the district court by
Judge Simons of the city court The
bond was fixed at $500 and was
SiguAd hV John Heitman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
OYSTERS MUST BE OYSTERS.
That Is the Decree of the Kansas
Pure Food Experts.

At an important meeting of the
pure food experts Of the state, held
Tuesday at the Office of Chief Food IN
specror s + Crumbfne. it was decided
TO adopt all the government standards
concerning food staffs. except. that the
Kansas board will allow butter con-
tanning so per cent Of butter fat to be
sold. whereas the government requires
sz1< per cent. This Is where the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Word has been received of the sud
den death of T D. McMullen in Sacre-
mento, Cal, q former resident of To-
peka- who left this city a few years
ago on account of falling health He
was a brother Of Mrs. P. ]. Monaghan
and Mrs. G. W. Cooper Of this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
WILL COIN MORE GOLD
Mint VIII Begin on Work of Making
$4,000. GOO.

San Francisco. Cal. Oct 30.-Pur-
s,1aut to directions from Washin gton,
the coinage of SIS. 900 of gold bull
lion will be undertaken Immediately
at the mint in this city. No gold has
been coined since August. the active
force being engaged in the coming of
FiIipin opesos The mint force was
'considera bly, enlarged at the time the
coinage of Philippine silver was IN
derta ken and it is thought this force
will be adequate to handle the rush
order for gold twentfes-
No Reason for Holiday.
EeIIfngham. Wash, Oct 30-Local
banks have ignored the four days holi-
day proclaimed by Governor Mead last
night and opened for business as usual
this morning. Officials Of every bank
In the city declare their reserves are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
DIstiIIers strike rs settIed

Peoria, I'll. Oct 30.-The distilIers'
strike involving 700 men, has been set
tied The employers signed the sched-
ule according the demands except the
recognition Of the union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-30
But One Bank Failed to Open.

Portland, Ore. Oct. 30.-But one
bank. the Title Guarantee and Trust
company, failed to open today Presi-
dent ]. Thoburn Ross stated that his
institution had decided to take ad-
vantage OF the governors holiday
procIa nation and viii remain closed
until Monday. The Title Guarantee is
not a member of the clearing house
association. though the association Of
fered to extend to it all the privileges
of the clearing house including the
banking Of the clearing house certifi-
cafes.
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o 9th se& PAXTON & PAXTON 9th os seS

large and can not be depleted by any
Tor the observing of the holidays in this
part of the state at least. They We're
asked last night to join in with other
banks in asking for the proclamation
but declined and advised against such
action.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19

Harry Spackman says he is
feeling pretty good, thank YOU,
over the result Of the election.
The interests Of law and goot
order prevailed, and he helped
do it by his little ballot and in
huence.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19

brought an answer in a local
paper from one of the ministers
attacked. The divine who had
preached the offending sermon,
demanded a column in a local
paper. The editor, not caring
to devote his space to the contro-
versy,, refused, whereupon the
preacher used some strong IAN
guage and was promptly ordered
from the editorial rooms. Secur-
ing space in another paper. he
proceeded to call the offending
editor q liar in plain language,
The editor came back With the
charge that the minister was a
tramp preacher" a member of
the Ananias club and that work
men had found evidences in his
home to prove he was a ''booz-
err Now, it being the preacl :
er's turn, he rented the opera
house and went after the editor
in a Sunday morning talk. The
vacant windows in Milbank were
filled with posters of circus size
D,j;,r ..r0N, ,ro,,Lo. ,,o,oh1c
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19

''Boney' Donahues team took
a notion TO go it alone Tuesday
morning, and the result was they
scattered the wagon and lis load
of milk ali over the first ward.
until il looked Ike 1he milky
WAY.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19

ACCORDING to Mr.. Harrimans
own lawyers, about the only
things he overlooked in cleaning
out the Alton We're the right Of
way and the office furniture.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19
Fresh Hash
@-@+0~~D.@@.@S


Hon. Peter Burns ran like a
steer in the corn, and proved
that he was Just as young as
he used to be-"
A desire to mind ones own
business seems to be a taste that
is hard for some people to &C
quire.
So many recruits have been
acquired this week for the water
wagon that we understand Mr..
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19
The police will protect you.

The police will protect YOU
1t is dollars to doughnuts th' t
Bro. Volkmar, who is the ed or
referred to, will not get any the
worst of the argument. Yellow
journalism and sense t iona
preachers belong in the san e
part of hell.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19

By some mischance the burg
lar alarm at the First National
Bank got FESTIVE Wednesday
morning and broke the traces.
1t made itself so obstreperous for
the next-well, not quite half a
day that it certainly announced
in good plain language that the
First National is a good safe
place for thieves to stay away
from.
4 4
NOW that the ladies' efforts in
establishing a free public library
and enlisting the cooperation Of
the people have been so eminent
ly successful, we suggest that
they turn their attention to the
organization of a civic improve.
ment society. Sisseton ought tc
have a park, and other improve
ments; and the ladies have clear.
ly shown their ability to get
what they want in the line Of
advance steps for the public good
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19
SERMON STARTS TROUBLE.
Reproves Other .Divines and
Has Trouble With an
Editor.

A Milbank special to the st.
Paul Despatch says that the usu-
ally peaceable little city Of Mil
bank is having more than it's
share of excitement. The start
of the trouble, strangely enough,
was a sermon preached by a local
divine, in which he denounced
two of his fellow ministers for
not working as he thought they
should for prohibition. This
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19
fu Snap Shots.
"" -s.sasrcfsa gss

NsSCsSN.LL 10 .lelgITEIhS
J1rDcE ALTON 2 PARKER seems
to be acouirinp fine =. told vou
So habit
.
Turpr is avorv indica4ion Of .
bood on .oll;e;an ~, 40 0b;o
nol;t;coI sbort Ina
. q
CApNpcrp ss,,s tbo+
ricbes ada liftla 70 b,1roan bann;-
,os. Tbat NOV, ho tina h1t We
are from, Missouri
= II
AN ENGLISH publishinq honse
is advort;sino o hnmorons work
home coas,mntion this nrobabIv
means one voluma If Jokes and
four Of diaorams
Acconnn,, 70 A.. uou,
,n Ior.,,ans aL4,,+ H. ~,
tb;nos :. 40 o+.a,1oaEad /, alao0;n@
o,,t H. ttan n,o,.a 49, rab+ =
v,av ar5 H. a#oo f,+,,;+-7s
mended to the president the az
pointment of Edward E. Wagner
of Alexandria, to be United
States district a5>ora1E for this
state in the place of James D.
Elliot, whose nominate failed
of confirmation at the LIST session
of the senate.
Z
WILBUR S. Glass, Of Water
town ic one nj rha car35Ss-as
for congressional horoys n
new campaign, Arhoag
Will be number q
IN the fed 1heT o. NOD
sent 1actional LIE
list OF candidates MArrl1
Burke. Parker. 4FAss arat
probably o-1
9 9 g
CHALLENGE MrTEq8rxF rr4
first to hold oF3ea A. yrrrarfc
commissioner far. w4fa F .cs
evidently 10 make thar
new and Important office ,9rna-
thing tl,an a mere nary7a
A meeting of real estate men
and others interested IN me
growth of the state will he
called for Aprll 3orh
a q q
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19

N[.!eo@ con.emplates securing al
eXtra team and more help.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19

Isn't II funnY that q W0man's
way Of fixing it with her con
science for not being found out
is to make it harder for the
woman who does the same thing
and gets caught at it?
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19

~ exchange -ne
- popular adv
~
Nle1 1 nsnl aa:- rzrtg
a.n sn1
Tl4l an. .r'1le 'ul.a, ! L9
An.g 3 .4u.
Nle1 avu nen Il anger .lee
Y3isn / ngreh.lat EG..is ID sc-Esb,
Wien ne .a.ih.er 4o-,ll.. the clsn
Keep Uanr.
Wnen L1eg 4ilgrat IA rae church.
Aeeg lU etIG.
When -ail,ner wgela- 5he birch.
Atep ID our
When j n "a TAR 10 see
Whisper ipmethang over tea
PrIn5 ibg Goodness gracious me.
Keep IL out.
When tive .JA1esmen max a deal
heep 1T out
When anorher tries to steal
Keep it out.
>5oytes thin and stories tall,
Good aad pad ana big and small.
Anything that : news AT ali
stear EN- shout,
Keep it OUT"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19

AN English publishing house
is advertising a humorous work
in FIVE volumes. # it is for
home consumption, this probably
means one volume of jokes and
four Of diagrams.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-19

ANDREW CARNEGIE says that
riches add little to human happi-
ness. That may be true, but we
are from Missouri.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-05-03

itrsr man Salt nber o. ieier Del
soot; faar ih'e Sooen al fsrift
Gong, iaa itrpr mln Salt cper Te'
re @ange oe feiersspot efterpaa.
gIetter paa Eai'etet iie1,es. naar
man anioer bet orer meo tsrt Brit
(iffe oIoeleS tsrt, men ct 9ar Gage
gommelD bnorouer man bar itrsei
"Sren6 GIaIf".
Ranr aanmohehfrrne iiooer faii
ca err onbe at fad trlItfrt mem, ia1
uriber nan aorbcrne oper meo S9.
Be. 9iSt S9be .gneoet ius / S9ug.
Ierue, pil osin furere,en Dor for at
tnirfe.
SprrMer irSern.Sor % 8rpoer
fon trttcs paa halaeuoe Rauoe, st
Guno San ps 2 Sltuo SuraIfe blan.
oes iamme1 meoionoiOt meaet Sano,
at set bIioer en- tyf @rco. Sette fpI-
oes / Spusfen, sorret iptteS bort
nogle 0oae jor at torres % piI iad
bore aIoeIes tpt.
Sus man eriplo8et meS Mtnrer
eaer mol, bsr mon nditc SplOerne
pier meo GlurSanN, fcr mani lag.
oer Bapir paa. 8uIocue noifeS ouer
uoa nmme Woooe. ier IPrpernc
Ipaaes mco, -'oa at brbonble Gen.
gene, SEinsene o9 "StatS" na
iamme Whaabe oil oaina bid4pe til ot
Eetaae Smseeoprere 2oiten paa az
bolbe Sn0tog.
QoaSe @ulptepper % Sings" bin
Der meget.i Sriifhe0 al 6arperne %
i Renheo, bpis man, cfter at bare
riIfet benz .eobt, nnifer Nenr ooer mco
lunfent 8ano boori aumoniu cr
blanbct en- Spiieifc @mmouia til
en- Quart 8onb. gton ntan oftc 6Dt,
te boaoe gm,o os SIuo, ga begge &c.
lie mart bEr imubiiae.