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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
GIRLS TO The RESCUE.
They Are Badly Beaten While Shield
ing Men From a Mob.

Steubenville, Sept. "a Labor Day
riot that bid fair to end in tragedy
had it not been for the bravery of two
young women, started in the tele-
phone exchange here yesterday after
rage were Joseph Rabison, who re-
ceived a fractured skull, and John
Hatton, who was cut and bruised.
While shielding the men. Miss Mary
Magee and Tula Rocks received cuts
and bruises about the head and body
and were in a serious condition. -.A
Rabison and Hatton came here
from St. Louis to work in a mine
where a strike is in progress. As they
left the telephone office they were set
upon by crowd, and were being
badly beaten when the two girls
rushed into the thick of the trouble
and frantically pushing and showing
their way through about fifty men,
reached the two victims whom the
young women were strangers to.
The girls threw themselves on the
PROSTATE men protecting their heads
and receiving on their own bodies the
kicks and blows of the mob. One of
the men who was welding a piece of
iron struck Miss Magee on the head.
Another piece of iron almost broke
Miss Rocks arm. In a moment of
letup in the assault police reached the
scene and rescued Rabison and Hat
ton. Only one arrest was made. Rab-
ison was removed to the mayors Of
flee and later to a hospital where it
was found that his skull was frac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
IRON JUDGE IS DEAD.
Former Terror of the Unions Expired
on Labor Day.

Atlantic City. N. j., Sept. 3.--John
Jay jackson, the Iron Judge, VINO
became famous for his imprisonment
of Mother Jones and other leaders
in the great West Virginia strike in
1902, dropped dead here yesterday of
heart disease. He was 70 years old.
1t was a striking coincidence, and
one commented upon by the local la
Dor leaders. that Labor day should
have seen the taking off of the federaf
iurist who struck terror to organized
la Dor in the West Virginia coal fields
and more than any other judge
aroused the deep seated hostility of
unions everywhere.
But the Iron Judge" was a harm
less old man at the time of his death,
having resigned from the United
States district court of West Virginia
in March, 1905. He was spending his
declining years quietly in his home at
Parkersburg. where he celebrated his
83rd birthday August 4. few days
later he left to spend month at At
lantic City
When he resigned Judge Jackson
was the oldest judge on the federal
bench and the only one left who had
been appointed by President Lincoln.
This was long his chief claim to dis
tinction but was forgotten in the up
roar that went up when he waded in
With a fist full of injunctions to pre-
vent the organization OF West Viz
einia miners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
Lit on His Victim.

neck. When they both got their
breath. Keller loaded his capture into
the buggy and returned in search OF
the real officer. He could trail ms
companion by the angry wells OF the
negroes who were pursuing, and start
ed to the rescue. Driving up among
the infuriated negroes he began TO
make fierce threats about snootlng
soroeone which was one of his famous
bluffs-he was unarmed. Detective
Summers is veteran policeman, ana
there is no old-gold color In ms MAKE
up but he admits he was glad wnen
Keller came with the buggy
When the prisoner was landed at me
CITY jail with the guitar, the owner OF
the instrument came around ana oe-
clared that it was not the stolen instru,
nent or the thief who had roDDen
him. This puzzled the officers, and
they asked the negro. whose name Is
Slaughter why he ram
20 lest because I couldn't help 1t,
REPLIED the victim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
LIQUOR SALES.
They Keep Well Up to High Water
Mark.


Despite the inquisition, which J. J.
Schenck, the county attorney, and ].
M. Wilkerson, the sheriff, conducted
recently into the liquor traffic of the
druggists under their permits to sell
intOxicantS within the terms of the
prohibitory law, there was practically
no falling off in the aggregate of their
sales for the month of August as re-
ported by them to the probate court
today. Some of the druggists whose
sales have been particularly heavy
during the past few months and who
were on the rack before the inquisi-
tors reported less sales this last month
than before but these decreases were
about made up by other druggists who
reported Increased sales.
All of the druggists. with the ex-
ception of E. S. Lee, whose reported
sales last month only totaled 299, had
reported to the probate court this
afternoon by o'clock and the sales
reported aggregated 2O,S1S, as COM
pared with 21,S37 for the month of
July. During July, w. F. Kunz,
whose permit has since been revoked,
reported 1,400 sales. None is report
ed for him for August, SO as a mat
ter of fact the aggregate sales of the
druggists for last month are in adj
vance of July, when record break
ing sales were reported.
Following is the list of sales re-
ported by the various druggists for
or n TI11x-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
NEWSPAPER FIGHTS McNEILL.
Baxter Beacon Opens War on the Dis
trict Judge

one result of the raid made on Baxter S1er
Springs reunion by the attorney gen
erals assistant. John Dawson, IS tne IS
Establishment of a newspaper caileu my
Baxter Beacon. which on August 81 issued
Vol l, No. l, and promised to make IL u
permanent publication.
The paper takes the law and oruer slue
of the fight and roasts the district 1uoge.
Corb MCNEIL who is one OF Governor
Hoch's appointees, afterwards elected py
the people. MCNEIL, 1t is CLAIMED, ~
working in league with the Violaters OF
the law.
Baxter the editor of the paper, IS Re
publican, but he believes In law ENFORCE
ment He can also write GOOD Iorclple
English and he says of the SITUATION
there in Cherokee county:
1T must be made impossible Tor per
son of the Corb McNein type 70 use the
district judgeship as mere stspplns
stone to higher places. Under the clrcuin-
stances it is vain to hope for a change TOT
the better within party lines We must
organize for business and be prepared 10
act with vigor and promptness or the
hone OF decency is lost in Cherokee coun-
~ We can sill retain our party aIilla-
lions in national and state affairs. ana &C
cor,1plish a great deal of good locally by
acting independent of any party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
LOCAL MEN TION.

News that an estate is awaiting
them was conveyed in a letter adj
dressed to the postmaster, A. K.
Rodgers, which asks for the address
of Mrs. Ella Asbury, Mrs. Ida Spreck-
err and Mrs Mary Burgett The letter
is written by A. T. Asbury of 812
North Seventeenth street, st. Louis.
The Arion Singing society has let
the contract for the erection of a club
house at 215-217 Quincy street costing
$4,000. The building will have a
frontage of 40 feet and depth of 100
feet. Stone and brick will be used in
the construction. Metz & Anderson
are the contractors.
The following birth reports were
made today by the board of health:
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen a. Brown, 321
Lawrence street, boy; Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Mcintyre. 209 Van Buren, street.
boy: Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Moff1tt, 1112
Lane street. girl; Mr.. and Mrs E. p
Gibson, Twenty-third and Kansas
avenue. boy; Mr.. and Mrs. James B.
Brinsmaid, 2119 Lincoln street, girl.
The hearing before Judge Smith
Mcpherson of tho United States cir
cult court will be had tomorrow on
the application of the Mutual Life In
surance company of New York to ex-
hume the body of Lucius H. Perkins
of Lawrence.
Cheap shingles at less than whole
sale while they last. ]. Thomas Lum-
Der Co.
Pictures make nice presents. The
cut rate prices at Coe Bros MAKE
them within the reach of all SSz
Kansas avenue.
A marriage license was issued in the
office of the probate court this a1ter,
noon to G. r. Miller ~ years GIG, ana
Adelaide Olmstead, 20 years DID, Dotn
OF this city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
STRIKE SITUATION.
General Manager Stone Issues State
ment Regarding A. p. Service.

New York. Sept. 3.-Melville E. Stone,
general manager of the Associated
Press mas issued the following state
ment regarding the strike situation:
{ The territory east of the Mississippi
river with the exception of four or five
points in the interior of Pennsylvania
and three or four points in the south
is practically in z normal state The
points in Pennsylvania referred to are
Scranton Wilkesbarre, Altoona. Har--
risburg and Williamsport and those in
the south are Chattanooga, Nashville.
Knoxville, Atlanta. Savannah ana
Jacksonville. In Texas three or four
operators who struck have been re-
employed and the places of a number
of others have been filed with equally
efficient substitutes There are stu
three or four points receiving an abbre-
waited services. Montana and the in
terror in washington and oregon are
receiving reduced reports as are Lead
Vile and Pueblo. Colo, and Albu-
ouerdle. N NJ, and Ell Paso Texas.
Otherwise the leased wire service has
been resumed in a state of moderate
efficiency Operators began copying the
report today at Portland, Seattle, Ia
coma and Spokane. Stockton, Cal, is
the only point on the leased wire circuit
of that state which is not receiving
leased wire report. 1t is being served
by telephone.
The telegraph companies have been
unable to serve pony reports to num-
Der of places west of the Missouri river,
but elsewhere the pony reports are going
forward as usual The total number of
operators who have struck and have
been reemployed is about seventy-1ve,
over 80srefusfng to strike The total
number employed was $40.
During the stfikeI have been unwill-
ing to transfer men VINO We're faithfully
discharging their duties at their home
posts, to take the places of men who
had struck, believing it to be unfair to
punish them for their loyalty
The men who stood at, their keys
throughout this trying time are deserv-
ing of all praise and lasting gratitude
of members of the Associated Press.
They refused to take part in a most dis
honorable and unwarranted outbreak
and have been subjected to abuse and
intimidation in such measures as only
men of strong character and high
principles could Withstand.
MELVILLE E STONE,
General Manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
ONE MORE PLAGUE DEATH.
War. ON Rats Is Being Prosecuted
Vigorously in Frisco.

San Francisco, Sept. 3.-The health
board reports an additional deatn from
h,,bonic nIapue and two additional
cases under suspicion since Saturday:
The death was that of a woman acd
occurred in Berkeley, across the Day
from San Francisco. This case IallS
within the limits of the statement by
ulague authorities that all ports on the
Pacific coast having intercourse with
the Transpacific points are subject 10
periodic appearances of the disease.
The rat war here is being prosecuted
with energy and success under the sys-
tenn adonted last week by which the
city is divided into twelve districts.
each in charge of a physician. inspec-
tors and assistants This and other
precautionary measures will be pressed
vigorously while the outbreak lasts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03

their eyes wide in astonishment. In
stead of being equipped with paltry
assortment of two legs 1t had four, two
well forward and the remaining two
legs close to the tail. Both sets were
well formed. This wasn't all that
marked the little wayfarer, 1t had lot
of backbone, the rest of the brothers
and sisters remarked about the abund-
ance of nerve and gradually attributed
it to the surplus amount of vertebrae
which doubled back from the tail and
came out close to the neck. But 1t was
a case of too much, for II died on the
third day. The chicken mounted by o.
w Bronson is now on exhibition at los
East Sixth avenue.
Last year chicken was Matched on
the same farm with three legs. The
third leg was situated well back on the
body and was found to be extremely
useful in scratching the little chicks
head. The rest of the chickens with an
unreasoning hatred fought ii at every
turn and Killed 1t at the end of three
weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
NO STRIKE OF BOYS.
Superintendent CarsweH of western
Union Denies Report.

There was a report published this
morning that the Western Union mes
sengers had struck. w. G. Carswell'
the manager, said today:
"Always lust before the opening Of
nnbIic schools there are changes in
the messenger force by boys leaving
to enter school, this being true. the
present season is no exception, there
terdav to begin school next. week. The
clerks are at their desks as usual and
have not, or do not now, contemplate
any such action.
1--WE have employed several mes
sa,ears and have at no time since the
strike trouble been better able to per-
form prompt service than we are
today"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
POLICE COURT NOTES.
Johnson-s Restaurant Is Raided by the
Ohcers.

:. The police raided Dick Johnson's
restaurant last night, and caught the
genial lunch dealer with the goods;
They found case OF cold ones, ana
three men drinking the seductive brew
on Johnson's premises. johnson has
given bond and an explanation he
saws that the beer was for his own use
The police have been laying Tor
johnson in hopes of catching him with
the beer on him" for some time.
There is some old-time grudge against
Richard. He was formerly caterer to
the city prisoners, and got 10 cents per
meal for feeding them. This contract
was taken away from him and award
ed TO another restaurant. and the po-
lice have been on his trail They sus-
Dected him of dispensing peer, out
this is the nearest they have come to
proving it.
The search for a stolen guitar came
near causing a riot in South Topeka
last night. and Detective summers
backed out of that district with a
guitar in one hand and six-shooter
in the other, pursued by raw dozen
"fussy'' negroes.
The detective was ordered TO go 70
the fair grounds district and recapture
a stolen guitar. He intended to OBEY
orders. and repaired thither in the
chiefs buggy. The chiefs brother-ln-
law Keller who resigned september L,
and was therefore unstarred and I'M
the officer The officer and the ex-
officer were visiting and enjoying the
cool evening when they apprehended a
bunch of dozen or more negroes n near ear
the fair ground gate One OF mem
carried a guitar and 1t was guitar.
Summers was looking for Il proved
later not to be THE guitar, but sum
mers didn't know it at that time he
seized the musical instrument IN one
hand and it's bearer with the other.
He kept the guitar but the negro prokS
away and flew. Keller forgot that ne
was no longer a policeman, and put
ting the whip to Blanche. the chleI
nony. started in pursuit. He chased
the negro half a dozen blocks. across
vacant lots and through alleys Ohcs
the fugitive took refuge In parn, any
n busy bulldog made him boil OUT o.
the place like nest OF oumple Dses.
1t was dark. and the Dursuer WIS
standing up in the buggy to see Lur-
ther when the negro jumped low
hedge. Blanche" not being nur one
specialist. stopped suddenly when she
ST rlIck the hedge, but Keller did not.
The impact threw him out OF the
buggy. over the horses ears. over me
hedge and "a-straddle" of the negros
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
THEY WILL MAKE EXCHANGE.
Good News About the School Books Is
Received

d. Appleton & Co.. which company Sc
cured the contract for furnishing
physiologies to the pubic scnool chill
dren of kansas. has notified State
Superintendent z. T. Fairchild that 1t
will accept in exchange the approved
physiologies as we'll as the adopted
Psychologists which have been In use In
Kansas schools. 1t happens that this
is an important concession, for the
adopted" physiology was not very
popular in Kansas, and many schools
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
E,risco Policeman Is Killed.

San Francisco, Sept. 3.-Policeman
Edward Mccartney was shot and in
stantiy killed at 2:30 o'clock this
y7ornine Police Officer Peter Mitchell
ami the dead officer had arrested two
men for burglary and as officer Nc
Cartney was about to call the police
station, one of the prisoners shot him.
Both men escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
Eir Italian Opera Conpa,v

A special train of standard tourist
sleepers Will pass through Topeka this
evening about 10 O'Clock. The train
is run for the accommodation of the
LON bardi. Italian Grand Opera COM
pany, which is en- route to San Fran
cisco. where it will play an engage
ment Of several weeks. The company
is just from italy and landed in New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03

have been using the approved" book.
Under the contract Appleton & Co,
was not obliged to accept the ZAP
proved books on exchange, and their
announcement that they are willing to
do SO was brought about through the in
fiuence of the state superintendent and
the attorney general
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
Riot Victim Dies.

san Francisco. Sept. 3.-John Peter
son. a member of structural iron work
ers' union who. was shot curing Ilot
~, Market street yesterday by Motor
man Dubresen, died this morning Du-
bresen claims that the shot was fired
in self-defense. He was under arrest
for carrying concealed weapon, pus
after the death of Peterson a charge OF
manslaughter was entered against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03

The high wages paid make 1t mighty
Temptation to our young artisans to join
fhe force of skilled workmen needed to
Construct the Panama Canal. Many are
restrained. however. by the fear of fevers
Shose who have used Electric Bitters. who
20 there without this fear, well knowing
fhev are safe from malarious influence
with Electric Bitters on hand Cures blood
poison too, biliousness, weakness and all
etomach. liver and kidney troubles. Guar
mnteed by all druggists. Soc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
Carrie Nations Homes Good work.

Kansas City, Kan, Sept. 3.-In Aug
ust, according to report made by Fes-
tus Foster, general secretary of the As
ISOLATED Charities. thirty-six persons
were cared for at the Carrie Nation
home. Meals were served to 1,S46 per-
sons and Cos beds were furnished. MAX
ing an average of twenty persons at the
home each day. Thirty-eight garments
were given away and thirty-four cases
of destitution Were investigated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03

York Sunday morning. The company
was in Frisco last spring and after
completing an engagement there and
arranging to retur nthis fall, went to
Italy to spend the summer. The train
carried one hundred and sixty-eight
members of the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
CHICKEN WITH FOUR LEGS.
Strange Freak of Nature Comes TO
Light on Peter Miller Farm.

How would you like to have a double
jointed veretebrae and four legs? A lit
tie chicken Matched on the Peter Miller
farm near Wanamaker had occasion to
ask itself this question. The chick
which was Matched a short while ago
caused all the other chicks to open
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Ada Alice Young "a years of
age died at the home of her father
Rev Jackson Brown. sos Western
avenue. Monday afternoon and the
funeral was held this afternoon at
ESQ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

AS bread feeds the body, Satin skin
cream supplies nourishment to the skin.
New Ulm review., 1907-11-06
Corn Huskinq Trust.

The example set In other sections Of
Iowa has been followed in Blackhawk
county, where the farmer boys have
formed a corn husking trust and
cents bushel will be paid this year
by all owners in order to get their
crops gathered unless outside help is
imported says a Fort Dodge Qa.) cor
respondent of the ST. Paul Pioneer
Press. Meetings have been held at
country schoolhouses, and the young
farmers are well organized. The move
ment is general through the county.
Fully 200 members have pledged them
selves not to husk bushel for less
than cents. Heretofore 2 to 215 cents
has been the prevailing price They
hold that it is impossible to make a
good wage at the old rate and back
their statements regarding the raise in
price with the laconic answer. well,
it's worth it,
New Ulm review., 1907-11-06

person to whom the debt was due. So
the banks, with their steel and con-
crete vaults for their cupboards. kept
their funds in their stockings and
made their clearances over their own
counters, sending forth their messen-
gers in person with cash to pay those
who owed and would not come to col
lect.
Hence the esta blishment of the clear
ing house. Here was community
knitted more and more closely together
every year by the strengthening of
common business interest, becoming
more and more center for the ex-
change of the country's business.
where the weekly clearings ran into
the billions of dollars and the weekly
exchanges Of credits into the hundreds
Of millions. For each bank to keep on
hand all the cash needed to care for
all the demands of depositors every
day meant that practically all the as
sets representing active accounts must
be available at an instant's notice.
New Ulm review., 1907-11-06
Meet Daily Needs.

wise, and organizations of business
men In many quarters give their
thanks to the New York clearing
house for it's services in the interest of
sound banking and proper business
methods. 1t is easily circumstance
that merits bit of study as to how it
came about.
Suppose one goes back. just for mo-
ment. to the beginning. before there
was any clearing house at all. 1t was
long enough ago to be In the days when
the boarding of ones wealth in
dinary comment. Diverse systems of
banking carrying diverse consequences
to the depositor had afflicted the coun-
try, and there were not few who had
but little use for banks anyhow and
chose to keep their funds at home,
where they could be always obtaina-
BILE. These chary ones, then, wanted
to have their assets in thoroughly
liquid" state. To do that they took
the chances of fire and robbers and
rats, kept their deposits in their closets
and made their clearances over their
own hearthstones.
1t was a system that had certain ad-
yantages, but was not without it's
drawbacks. If one leaves out of con-
sideration the element of safety in the
stocking bank there is still an objec-
ton Of inconvenience when it comes