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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-12

cash has failed to materialize. Th1
general air of confidence which has
prevailed in Topeka since a week ago
today when the clearing house plan
was adopted continues and the feeling
is that the condition will be normal
within a week or ten days.
On the fifteenth of the month the
Santa Fe will pay it's employees in the
shops as well as the men who are en-
ployed in the operation of its trains and
they will be paid with checks just as
rough estimate there are 1000 en-
ployes of the road in the capacities
mentioned and their salaries will
amount to over 100000 and this
amount will be turned loose in the city
Friday in checks.
In the past these checks have been
cashed by the merchants who have
called on the banks for the funds for
the purpose, each merchant carrying
from a few hundred to a few thousand
dollars on hands for the purpose. 1t
is this condition which will bring about
the necessity for the issuance of clear
ing house certificates If such a condt-
ton is to arise 1t seems to be the
opinion of the majority of the bankers
of the city that the issuance of clearing
house certificates is a probability.
Be that as it may, one of the larg-
est printing institutions in the city
had a force of men at work at nights
on the script which is ready to be is
sued on moments notice. The issue
Is 10 De cOnnneQ TO notes OF hVe and
ten dollar denominations If it is made
at all and the probabilities are that
1t will be- The script resembles mon
ey of the government to a certain ex-
tent. 1t is the same size and the face
is one that gives the impression of
worth though the body of the bill is
of robins egg blue and the paper wat
embarked and known as the safety
variety.
The paper bears the signature of
John r. Mulvane and W. w. Bowman
president and secretary of the clear
Rg house association and in the low
er right hand corner the name of the
bank issuing the script. There is some
doubt as to whether it will be neces-
sary to issue the script and for the
time being it will rest in the vaults of
the Prudential Trust company.
If the clearing house association de-
cides that 1t will be necessary to make
the issue it Is more than likely that
all of the banks of the city will take
a limited amount of the paper wheth-
er they need it or not so that there
can be no reflection on any of the in
situations. Back of the issue of script
will be the clearing house association
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den when the shortage of currency is
as great as at the present time.
If the clearing house certificates are
! issued, as they undoubtedly will be,
! they will take the place of the currency
and an employe of the shops upon pres
entatfon of his check which will vary
from $50 to $3.50 will receive the differ
| ence from his grocery in clearing house
certificates.
There is no excitement in any source
and 1t is believed that the clearing
house script will be accepted as read
lily as the currency inasmuch as it is
backed by the resources of every bank
| in Topeka. Every bank which issues a
dollars worth of script will deposit with
the clearing house committee $1.25 in
| collateral or a premium of 25 per cent
and the security must be passed up by
a committee of Topeka bankers consist
ing of F. w. Freeman, ]. r. Mulvane,
P L Bonbrake, Edwin Knowles, F. P.
Gilmore and c. w. Snyder. Clearing
house certificates have been issued in
all the large cities.
AS far as the currency situation is
concerned in Topeka there is prac-
tically no change in the condition
when compared with that of a week
ago. The merchants have deposited
their cash and have been permitted to
draw upon this account. Only in
few instances has this rule been vio-
lated though it is said that one or two
of the larger institutions in the city
nave taken advantage or the three per
cent discount offered by eastern man
ufacturing concerns for cash ex-
pressed directly to them.
Besides the checks of the Santa Fe
which will amount to between two and
three hundred thousand dollars which
are to he paid out in the city Friday
the pay rolls of the local contractors
and business institutions are to be met
the day following. This will take a
number of thousands of dollars more
and will add to the necessity of the
issue of clearing house certificates.
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HIS PROMISE OUT.
Roosevelt Will Recommend EstaDIish-
ment of Mining Bureau.

joplin, Mo-, Nov. IA committee OF
five was named by the mining con
eress to draft a measure that VIII pre-
Vent mining engineers from aiding IN
the preparation of mining frauds,
A resolution asking the feoeraI soto
lands suitable for both mining ana az
ricultural purposes and clasShylns
mineral lands as mineral lands, only
was submitted, but action was deferred;
A resolution declaring for an az "a
yalorem tax on imported zinc ores Oh
$40 a ton, was adopted, and each mem
Der pledged himself to work Tor the
enforcement of such by addresslns
letter to mis- congressman urging II;
In an interview here today PreS1oenl
Richards stated that President Roose,
Welt, a few days ago, told him he woulo
recommend to the national congress the
establishment of a bureau or MINING
similar to the department OF agricul-
ture. -,
The president added that the con
gress next year would be held soHle-
where in the east, probably at Colum-
his o.
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which is practically every bank in the

which is practically every bank in the
city.
The banks of the city have been
able to take care of all of their Gus
toners and trade has continued for
the past week uninterrupted and the
merchants have been compelled to re-
sort to checks in but a few isolated in
stances. The clearing house certifl-
Gates which have been printed to the
extent of about 100000 in anticipa-
ton of an emergency are absolutely
good and besides having the credit of
the banks behind them are guaranteed
by a deposit of collateral, which must
be one-fourth greater than the
amount issue.
If they are issued by the banks it
will be by every bank in the city each
sharing in the distribution alike
though the bankers are opposed to
the issuance If the payment of the
checks issued by the Santa Fe of Fri
day can be met in any other way.
The bankers of the city have expected
the Santa Fe to provide a way for car
ing for the checks which are to be is
sued Friday and this would not only
have taken care of the situation on that
day but the cash distributed If the
checks were cashed by the company
would have relieved the currency sit
uation in Topeka.
1.-THE Santa Fe will pay Just as it
has in the past" said Treasurer Cope
land this afternoon, land this is inter-
preted to mean that the employees will
receive their salaries in checks and the
burden of cashing these will be on the
and bankers
In the past the banks of the city have
provided merchants in the shop district
with money for the purpose of cashing
these checks and the amount has var
led from one to several thousand dol
lars. This rule will be broken Friday
as the banks do not feel that they are
obliged to assume this additional bur-
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ELECT SAME OFFICERS.
w. C. T. U. Declares for Standard OF
Purity for Men and Women.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 12.-The Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temper
ance union today reelected Lillian L.
NJ Stevens, Portland, Me-, president;
Mrs. Anna Borden, Evanston, Ill,
president at large, and Mrs. Hannah
M. D. Fry, Evanston, ILL.,, correspond
ing secretary.
The resolutions committee report
adopted declared for the same stan
dards of purity for men and women,
and for woman suffrage
A resolution, the object of which
was to stop football. was voted down
The platform rejoices over fnaug-
uration by the secretary of commerce
and labor, of IAN inquiry into the dis
graceful traffic, whereby innocent
young women are brought from and
carried to foreign lands under pre-
tense of securing honorable employ
ment, but in reality are taken to dens
of infamy. We appeal to the nations
of the earth to bring this fniquitous
traffic to a speedy termination"
Mrs. Carrie Nation asked to be al
lowed to speak but was refused. She
later addressed a large audience
across the street.
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were not entirely out sof business. the
gas lights were useless.
About $3.50 the pressure commenced
to increase People who had been
struggling along with kerosene lamps
or tallow candles very often did not
know of the improved conditions, be-
cause they had gone to bed early.
The furnaces which had been strug-
Cling feebly to keep up appearances
commenced to roar under the increased
pressure, and the houses commenced
to heat up at an alarming rate. It was
this increase in the temperature of the
houses that usually gave the first warm
ing that the gas pressure was restored.
Government officials and city off,
Gals at the federal and city hall build
fngs were com plaining Monday after
noon of lack of heat. The engineers in
charge of the heating plants at the re.
specttve buildings had the gas burners
underneath the boilers going full force
and every jet playing its heated flame.
but the amount of real heat that was
coming out was not particularly notice.
able. Towards evening conditions be-
came somewhat better.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Picture mouldings made into frames
Sc and up per foot at Coe Bros Cut
Rate Art Co., S32 Kansas avenue. No
charge for work.
You will never hit them ducks If
you don't have a j. r. S. in your
mouth.
Mrs. j. L. Penny and daughter Jose
phine have gone to Excelsior Springs
for a few weeks.
Blaine Manral of Zenda, Kansas.
writes to Mayor Green for information
concerning the Christian Home society
with whom he states that his sister.
Hettie Manral, has been placed and
with whom he wishes to communicate.
A woman who lives on the East side
saw the refieced light of a bonfire this
morning while working in her kitchen
and thinking there was a fire In the
neighborhood sent in an alarm of fire.
She then ran out and discovered that 1t
was merely rubbish and rushing back
tried to telephone her mistake but it
was too late. The fire department
. companies from No. and No. sta
tions were already there.
DR.. H. B. Hogeboom, who is interest
ed in the Topeka Desiccating company
which is asking for an extension of
contract, visited the mayor today and
talked over his contract with him.
There is some opposition to granting
the wished for extension because there
is some difference between the old con-
tract now in force and the new one
proposed. The health and sanitation
committee of the council will hold d
meeting Saturday night for the purpose
of going over the contract.
The supreme court reporter, L. j.
Graham, today issued volume IA of the
Kansas reports.
The Kansas women suffragists are
planning to hold meeting in Topeka
on November IA and Is for the pur-
pose of forming an organization to
elect members to the legislature who
are pledged to woman's suffrage.
The Santa Fe office football team
won from the Lincoln school team in
a game of football last Saturday after,
noon by a score of to 0. The game
was played at Skene's park.
A masquerade party will be given
for the Royal Neighbors on the even
ing of November 13 by Mrs. M. w. Null
and Mrs. w. A. Wolverton at 1928
Quincy street.
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Checks Will Be Issued as Usual
on 10Th.
Nhe Clearing House Certificates
Are Ready.
NOT YET BEEN ISSUED.
Likely They Will Be Used in
Day or Two.
VIII Be Fully Protected by
Collateral Securities.
NOT YET BEEN ISSUED.

A meeting of the clearing house as
ISOLATION will be held late this evening
VIII en- action will be taken in reference
to issuing clearing house certificates in
Topeka. Treasurer Copeland of the
Santa Fe will be present at this meet
ing and his attitude will decide the
question Of the necessity of issuing the
clearing house paper.
There have been stories afoat for
several days that money from the east
would reach the city within a short
time. but save for the single exception
of the Bank Of Topeka, which received
$4,000 late Saturday night from the
subtreasury in st. Louis, the reported
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GAS is BETTER.
Conditions in Topeka Are
Greatly Improved.
Manager Says Company Was
Not Prepared.
CAUGHT In COLD SNAP
New Supply Pipes Had Not Been
Completed.
Many People Resort to Candles
and Lamps.

The gas situation in Topeka today
is a great deal more hopeful than 1t
was yesterday. Last night the gas
supply came on with a greater pres
sure and the residents of Topeka are
finding but little fault with the pres
ent conditions.
1.-The whole business seems to have
been caused by the sudden drop in
the weather" said Mr.. L. G. Treleav-
en-, the manager of the local company
this afternoon. 1.-THE Kansas Natural
Gas company simply was not prepar-
ed for the sudden drop in the mer-
curry Improvements which were
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| nation. am making no effort to get
| the place" ss7
But you are not running away If it
comes after your" was asked.
|! "Oh, well, it isn't necessary to go into
an extended discussion of what might
happen. I retired from politics in 1902,
and have not had anything to do with
politics since. I have observed that a
number of newspapers down in my part
of the state have been taking up the
suggestion that should be the Demo-
cratic candidate
will Harris consent to be a candi-
date?" was asked.
1T is not for me to say what Mr..
Harris will do. He says he will not be
a candidate. If he will be, 1 am for
him. 1 believe that the Democratic
party will carry Kansas next year. I
also believe that Billy Bryan will be
the Democratic nominee for president
and that he will be elected think that
Roosevelt will run for third term. I'm
til recently I had not thought this,
but now believe that this will be the
outcome. Bryan will beat Roosevelt as
easily as Roosevelt beat Bryan before.
This present financial situation simp-
ly illustrates the old Populist theory
that the circulating medium should be
increased. l see that Secretary Shaw
has pointed out way by which nearly
half a billion dollars can be added to
the currency of the country. And this
in spite of the fact that the circulat-
ing medium has been increasing since
Populist days. 1t proves that Billy
Bryan was right when he advocated
plentiful money and dear commodities.
I care not whether the money is made
plentiful by free coinage of silver, or by
some other method; the sentiment of the
country is now for more money.
Under the circumstances, l believe
that the bankers have done the right
thing to put a limit on Withdrawals. In
fact it was the only thing for them
to do. They were forced into this. Had
they not done this, there would have
been much worse conditions than now
prevail"
In speaking of the attempt on the
part of Attorney General Jackson to
close the saloons in southeastern Kan
sas, Mr.. Botkin said:
1.-The saloons might as we'll surrender.
The sentiment for law enforcement is
abroad in the state, and it is going to
prevail. Sooner or later the saloons in
Kansas must close. The victory of pro-
hibition in Oklahoma was a great moral
victory and has had mighty effect on
Kansas"
Mr.. Botkin now lives at Winfield, and
is engaged in the promotion of the pro-
posed northwestern railroad from Den
yer to a point 200 miles northwest
through a country marvelously rich in
minerals of all kinds. He says that the
present financial furry will tend to ia
cilitate the sale of stock in that enter
prise rather than deter it, as people
will want investment for their money
instead of leaving 1t in banks and real
estate investment.
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A. whitemire. an Indian. Pardoned.

Governor Hoch this morning COM
muted the sentence of Aaron White
mire, alias Aaron Wright, a Cherokee
Indian who was sent up for five years
from Montgomery county for obtain
ing money under false pretenses
Whitemire has served two years, and
is in bad shape physically. One eye is
blind. and the other eye nearly so. He
broke his leg a few days ago while
working in the coal mine. If he can
secure his liberty he can get 'heads
rights in the Indian territory, and
the members of the prison board
recommended that he be released SO
that he may get his land in the terri
tory and become self supporting.
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ed in line to receive their pay it was
discovered that the money was mis-
sing.
Thompson and Williams Immediate
ly retraced their tracks for several
miles, but could find no trace of the
thief, and returned to Cokedale, where
they notified the sheriff by telephone.
Some of the miners obtained horses
and rode over the surrounding coun-
try, but encountered no suspicious
looking characters.
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MINERS LINED UP FOR PAY.
Then 1t Was Discovered That the
Money Was Missing.

Trinidad, COL, Nov. 12.-Abraham
Thomson, the paymaster who was
robbed of $4,000, accompanied by
Jim Williams, guard, left here at
dusk last night to drive to Cokedale,
the biggest camp operated by the
American Smelling and Refining COM
pany The money, which was con-
tanned in two canvas sacks, was placed
under the seat.
According to the story of Thomp-
son, thew encountered no one en- route
to the camp, but when they arrived
at Cokedale and the miners had form
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Mr.. BOTkIN IS HERE.
Puts Quietus on His Boom for
Governor.

Ex-Congressman J. d. Botkin, doctor
of divinity in the Methodist Episcopal
church, and one of the heroes of many
bloody Populistic battles in days gone
by, is in Topeka today.
Mr.. Botkin has a we'll developed boom
for the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor of Kansas pursuing him now
days, but he didn't come to Topeka on
that account. Concerning the governor
ship, Mr.. Botkin said today:
"I am not a candidate for the nomi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-12
GAS EXPLOSION.
Five Persons Seriously Hurt at Kansas
City.

Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. ia natural
gas explosion here today damaged the
Garland flats in the eastern part of the
city, injuring five persons seriously.
several others received cuts from
broken glass. E. j. O'Brien was in
jured internally. =
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SER Defense plea won.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 12.-Edward L.
Pierce. a Denver e. Rio Grande railway
clerk, who shot and killed Edward Os-
born. an undertaker's assistant. in an
undertaking establishment in this city
on the night of October 7, was found
not guilty Of murder by a jury today.
His plea was self defense. Pierce for
mer1y lived in Whiteville. N. G.
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OVERCOME BY GAS.
Mayor of st. Joe and His Household
Are Victims.

ST. Joseph. Mo-. Nov. 12.-Mayor Will
lam e. Spratt, his wife and their +,vo
children, and Mrs. Jennie TavIor a.
mayors sister, were overcome last niebt
by FUMES from the hot air furnace Of
their family home in which natural gas
Is used as fuel. All are confined to their
beds but they will recover.
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HadIev AttacIxs Harvester MUST.

Jefferson City, Mo, Nov. 12.-Attorney
General Hadley today instituted quo
warranto proceedings in the supreme
court for the custer of the Information
al Harvest Company of America for
alleged violation of the antitrust law of
Missouri. The company is q Milwaukee
CORPORATION
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Copper Company Passes Dividend

New York, Nov. 12.-Directors of the
Parrot Silver and Copper company,
one of the subsidiary companies of the
Amalganated Copper company, today
voted not to declare the usual quarter
~ dividend of 25 cents per share. The
directors announced that the omission
OF the dividend was due to curtailment
In production, depression in the copper
industry and to the fact that the ores
treated are Of a lower grade than for
merly.
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Rosser Granted a Permit.

A. p. Rosser was granted a drug
gist's permit today by r. T. Hayden.
the probate Judge, to handle LIQUOR
within the terms of the prohibitory law
at the drug store at No. S03 Kansas ave-
nue., which was purchased recently by
Mr.. Rosser.
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Before marriage 1 used to dream of
life in fine house with sixteen SER
Dreams never come true
They do partially. We live in a flat
instead of house. but we've had sixteen
servants. ''-Washington Herald
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New York Produc,, Nfartxet.

New York, Nov. R.-BUTTER-Mark
firm. Creamery extras, 28c; thirds to
firsts, 22q27c; held creamery seconds to
specials, 23Q2Sc; state dairy. common to
finest, 21g27c; western factory, common
to firsts, 1S0211zc.
CHEESE-Marlxet unsettled. State full
cream, small. colored and white, Septem-
Der, fine, 15Ac; ditto, October, fine, 13c;
ditto, good to prime, 11AQ11Ac; large COL
ored. September. fine, 15c; white, 14Zc;
October, common to prime, 10@12Ac.
EGGS-Firm. Western firsts. 10000;
seconds, 26d2Sc.
POULTRY-Dressed steady. Western
Q13c.
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roo LATE NO CLAssIrr

Painful burns or any sore ~ 81. -
quickly healed by Satin skin cream. Er
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We have a new lens that will relieve
you of that tired feeling when read
ing. Chas. Bennett. DR.. Of Optics. 730
Kansas avenue.
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New York Money Market.

New York, Nov. 4-MONEY-Money on
ing rate 10 per cent; closing bid per cent
and offered at 6 per cent. Time loans
nominal. Sixty and 80 days, 12Q15 per
cent; months per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper nomi-
nally at 7Q10 per cent; sterling exchange
irregular, with actual business in bankers
bills at $4.S6 for demand and at $4.7S for
60 day bills; commercial bills. 81 761k.
SILVER-Bar silver, 5sazc; Mexican doll
lars, 46Ac
BONDS-Government bonds heavy.
The market closed easy and very dull.
Northern Pacific fell points, Canadian
Pacific IA points before the decline was
checked. A rally in American Smelling
and Amalgamated Copper of point stead
led the market. Prices yielded again to
about the lowest.
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Free concert given by the freaks of
Blackville at A. NJ. Cross auction to-
night at S27 Kan ave. Big bargains
in watches, clocks and jewelry.
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Dark or light colors-mediun
weight-a good all-purpose mater.
ial, and a special value at our ~
price, per, yard. ......... ~
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