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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-14
AMATEUR TURNS PROFESSIONAL
Harry Mcdonald VIII Compete on
Rollers and Ice for Money.

New York, Jan. Hilary p. McDon-
aid, former amateur champion ice and
roller skater, who won many races
while wearing the New York Athletic
club colors, has decided to turn profess
sional and compete in all the roller
skating races through the west and
south. Mcdonald left last night for
Cincinnati, O., where he will start in
the one-mile open professional cham
pionship of the world. He will from
now on skate under the colors of the
Winslow Skating club under the man
agement of Charley Earl.
While an amateur, Mcdonald has
been a consistent winner of prizes in all
the roller skating events this winter,
but his chief claim to fame was made
in ice skates. He has been skating
fourteen years, during which time he
has won over 100 races, including Amer
lean, Canadian and Metropolitan cham
pignshins, ia addition toaseYefalE broad
jump championships. IT, - iaurf-g7 IN
Since he took up roller skating Me-
Donald has won sixteen ffrsts, four sec
onds and two thirds out of twenty-five
starts. In only three races has he been
unplaced. -f.Ets 5@
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ARMY MEN AFTER MORE PAY.
Officers Say Living Costs Nearly Twice
as Much as in 1870.


Junction City, Kan. Jan. 14.-Great
interest is being shown by both Of
ficers and enlisted men at Fort Riley
in the various bills before congress for
the increase of the pay in the army,
particularly in Congressman Calder
heads bill, which IS the result of a
great amount of labor on his part, and
that of Captain Bertrand Rockwell of
Kansas City, Mo, who helped draft
the schedule of increase for both en-
listed men and officers. Captain Rock
well is a. brother-in-law of General
Adna r. Chaffee, retired. For nearly
forty years he was a resident of juno
ton City, and probably knew every
officer as we'll as many enlisted men
who were stationed at Fort Riley
during that time.
Congressman Calderhead's bill asks
for the following increases: Private,
$13 to SIS; corporal, SIS to- $40; SER
geant. SIS to $24; first sergeant, $25
to $50. The schedule of increase for
all other noncommissioned officers is
in the same proportion.
Since 1872 when the last change in
army pay was made living expenses
have increased. 1t is hard on the Of
ficer who pays 33 per cent more for
his uniform now than he did in 1870;
33 per cent more for clothing for his
family; SO per cent more for food; IS
per cent more for servants and so per
cent more for his horse.
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A Fair for Lyon County.

Emporia, Kan, Jan. 14.-Some OF
Lyon county's foremost stockmen are
making arrangements for county fail
to be held this year. A date will be
announced in few days, which will
probably be January 26, for the people
over Lyon county who are interested in
the promoting of a Lyon county fair
invited to help in the promoting of this
fair, but the people who are interested
in getting the most out of the soil and
of raising good stock are especially urg-
ed to come. The fair is to be an old
fashioned one, where the people over
the county may exhibit their best
products and receive a prize.
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BONFIRE oFCHURCH MORTGAGE
Sallna Catholics Pay on p Debt of
Several Years Standing.

Salina, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE members
and congregation of the Catholic church
of this city held a large celebration IN
the church basement last evening when
the mortgage on the church was burn
ed, leaving the church free from debt
and with a surplus of 81, 200 on hand.
The members of the church commit
tees during the year 1901 to- 1907 were
humorously introduced by Rev. Father
Maher, who mentioned their work and
cooperation in paying off the church
debt. Those who have served on the
committee are: Maurice McAuliff. JOS
eph Debold, Thomas Branin, William
kaffer, T. H. Dolans Joseph Schneider,
Leon Wary, Lewis Johannes, Anthony
Wolsieffer, Hugh Carlin, Anthony Mad
den, Chas. Baier, D. d. McAuliff, Will
lam Wesslng, J. ]. Purcell, John Bach
ofer. -Four gentlemen served on the
committee each year.
The total amount of the mortgages
and notes destroyed was $4T, 00o all OF
which has been cleared since Father
Maher took charge of the congregation
five years ago last September. The to-
tai cost of the church and its contents
exclusive of the value of the lot is
$34 600. By the sale of the school pro-
perty which stood on the southwest cor
ner of Iron avenue and Eighth streets,
where the Carnegie library is at pres
ent, $4,000 was netted. This was ap-
piled to the church debt, but the re-
mainder of the debt has been raised
Maher and his congregation.
After the burning of the mortgages
musical programme consisting of recita-
tions songs and drills was given ~ the
school children, under the direction of
the sisters. At the close of the even
present by the ladies of the Willing
Workers.
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DESERTED HIS WIFE.
Great Ben Man Ran Away from Wwo
Weeks Bride.

Great Bend, Jan. 14.-Rhile Brown,
Saturday night disappeared from town
leaving his wife without funds or
knowledge of his leaving. The case is
particularly pitiful in that they were
married only a few weeks ago. They
had rented a house in the Fourth ward
and their married life was apparently
as happy as that of the proverbial
married couple and his wife can assign
no reason for his disappearance. He
had a steady position at the mill, they
had but very little debt. Saturday eve
ming. Mrs. Brown was quite sick ana
he went for a doctor that evening.
Failing to find him he returned home
and later started again. He failed to
return and investigation later showed
that he had taken a suit of clothes and
few other things and had caught
train No. 5, on the Santa Fe. The only
money he had was his pay for last
weeks work.
Mrs. Brown, formerly Miss Ethel
Pavey, is a young woman of most es-
Unable character and the community
freely extends its sympathy. Riley has
been rated as fine young fellow
heretofore.
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NOT THE Guilty. MAN.
Miss iona Heckert Clears Private
Leonard Conner of Crime.


Leavenyorth, Kan, Jan. 14.-Miss
iona Hegkeft, theayoung woman OPP
orator who was attaesed by an un-
known man at De Soto, Kan, some
weeks ago. was at the guard house at
Fort Leavenworth in company with
Special Agent Burdge Of the. Santa F'e.
for the purpose of Identifying, If posi-
BILE, Private Leonard Gonnor. who was
Conner was atslargeas a deserter when
the crime was perPetrated, and suspic-
ion attached to him. When he heard of
this he returned to Fort Leavenworth
immediately from Topeka, where he had
and gave himself up.$s Previous to being
brought before Zona Heckert, he was
taken from theSguard house and dress
ed in clothing Similar to that which he
was known to have been wearing dur
ing the time he was at large. The De
Soto young woman said that he was not
the man.
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X. OF p. AT WICHITA.
State dodgers to Hold a Reunion in
that City January 21.

Hutchinson, Jan. 1.-THE members
of the Hutchinson lodge No. 90,
Knights of Pythias have completed ar
rangements for the trip to Wichita on
Monday, January 81. That is the date
set for the big state reunion OF
Knights of Pythias lodges. 1t is ex-
pected that every lodge in Kansas will
be represented with a total of more
than 500 visitors.
The degree teams of .Leavenworth
and Newton will exemplify sthe.-work
on a large number of candidates.
Leavenworth's team is said to be as
good as any there are and it will be a
real treat to see this team do the work.
Among the visitors who will be at
Wichita are supreme chancellor, Chas.
w. Barnes. of Jacksonville, Ill, who is
the highest officer of the lodge. Grand
will also be there.
About ten candidates will be taken
along who receive the first degree.
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STOP CIGARETTES
School Teacher Dennis Takes
Fight Into Police Court.
Thinks lola Merchants Are
Dealing in the Papers.
HE HAS TWO ARRESTED
liz Waging a Relentless War on
the seCOffin Nails"
Declares That They Are Harm
full to Students Where Used.

lola, Kan. Jan. 14-The Register says:
The first arrests under the ordinance
prohibiting the giving away of cigar
cite papers and selling or giving cigar
cites to minors, were made this morn
ing when Archie Brown of the south
side R. c. Brown & Co. cigar store was
served with a warrant charging MIN
with furnishing and giving away Gig
arctic papers to Orlin Stone and John
McNally, also of the r. G. Brown cigar
store was served with a warrant chaIg-
ing him with selling cigarettes to Will
lam Miner. Both Stone and Miner are
minors.
The arrests were made on complaint
of Prof. c. V. Dennis of the city schools.
Prof. Dennis has been waging a relent-
less war on the coffin nails for over a
year. He says that they are hurtful
to students and whenever cigarette
smoker among the. school boys comes
under his observation he has endeav-
ored to find out where he secured the
papers, or the manufactured cigarette
If such it happened TO be. 1t is said
that Prof. Dennis expects to establish
q good case in his two witnesses, Orlin
Stone and William Miner.
The complaint charges that Archie
Brown gave cigarette papers TO Orl1n
McNally sold cigarettes to William
Miner on November g. Mr.. Brown and
Mr.. McNally both deny the charge.
Archie Brown has charge of the old
Harry Wood store on the south side. Mr..
McNally is a cigar maker for the r. c..
Brown company and works in the store
on the east side.
r. c. Brown said today that no Gig
arctic papers or cigarettes had been
sold in either of his stores to his
knowledge. He further pointed to signs
in his store forbidding cigarette snok-
ing in the room. Mr.. Brown was among
the merchants and cigar men who sign
ed the paper about a year ago agreeing
not to handle cigarettes or cigarette pa
pers.
The hearing of Mr. Brown and Mr.
McNally will occur tomorrow morning
in police court. They are out on bond
of $50 each.
Prof. Dennis says that there is evil
dence that some of the grocers have
been selling cigarettes and cigarette
papers, and that arrests may follow.
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FOR McGoVERN's BENEFIT.
Every Mail Brings Checks From
/ Friends of the Little Fighter.

New York, Jan. 14.-Every mail brings
in checks from sporting men all over the
country for the Terry McGovern testimo-
NAL benefit which is to be held in Madi-
son Square garden on January %. George
NJ. Conan, treasurer of the benefit, says
that at present he has received checks
and money which amount to S5,216.
Among those who have contributed SO
sam II. Harris, 81. 900; George NJ Conan,
81 GOO: Timothy d. Sullivan, $500; Patrick
H. Sullivan, 81, 600; A H. Wood, $1,000;
Pat Powers, $100; Tom Sharkey, $100; the
Conery club, 500; Joseph H. Vendig. $50;
Tony Pastor, SIS; James Sebree, Chicago,
$50; Garry Hermann, Cincinnati, $25; A. L.
Erlanger, $50; Charles Osgood, $25; Jacob
Rupert. s25; Frank Condor, SIS; Selwyn
& Co, $50; George H Nicholai, $50; Chas.
Henry Rosenberg, $40; Matt Craw, $40
John II McCauley, Louisville, $40: John
r Coleman, $40; Eddie Dunn, $21.75, and
Francis Hope, $40.
It is expected that the total will come
close to $1,000 when the returns are all in
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THE RECORD OF LARoY.
New York SIabbist Led the Pitchers in
the johnson Organization.

Chicago. Jan. 14.-Out of forty-eight
pitchers who appeared last season in the
games of the American league. but one
LaRoy of New York, won all the games
however, is not so creditable as it sounds
for the reason that he appeared in only
two games Next to LaRoy in games
won Is Plank of Philadelphia, who won
nineteen and lost six. White of Chicago
was third with eighteen games won, six
lost and one tie. Joss made the best
showing for Cleveland with twenty-one
games won, nine lost and one tie. For
Boston the best showing was made by
Tannehill who came nineteenth on the
general list. He won thirteen games, lost
eleven and pitched one tie game. The
poorest showing was made by Harris of
Boston who pitched in twenty-three
games, out of which he won only two.
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Vanderbilt to Invade England.

Newport, r. T., Jan. 14.-AIfred G. YAM
derbiIt's plans for invading London with
his show horses, which became known to-
day. are very EXTENSIVE; Nj vanderbilt
10 as to be in London in time to attend
the early meeting of the committee on
International horse shows, which will be
held in London in June.
January % there will follow on the At
lantic transport liner Minnetonka, all of
Mr.. |Vanderbilt's exhibit, which will in
clude twenty-six horses, sixteen vehicles,
Including the famous coach, Venture, and
in charge of Charles H. Wilson. Mr.. Van
derbilts superintendent, who will train
the horses In London during the sp4ing
and have them IN the pink of condition
for the show in June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-14
LNCoLN's YOUNG LADIES.
Are Accomplished and Worthy of
Marrying NIiIIionaires.

Lincoln, Kan. jan 14.-One of the
most beautiful things that can be said
OF Lincoln is her bevy of beautiful
and accomplished young ladies. They
are educated and educating, the only
drawback there is about it being that
they are away from home too much.
Many of tn EN- have fine musical tai
ent. Miss Pearl Rrann is assistant in
vocal culture at the State Normal. She
sang at the recent State Teachers as
ISOLATION meeting lin FTopeka, with
great success. Aneth ef6is Miss Ethel
Hoover, who is in charge of the vocal
department in a college at McPher-
son. Several others have finished in
instrum entail, and are at work teaching
in various places in the state. and in
every case they have met with mark
ed success. They realize that they are
fitted to do this. and they work. In
the sentiment of one of the best
known citizens of Lincoln they are
fit to marry princes and mfllionaires,
but they know too much for that. All
of Lincoln are proud of the fact that
so many of her young ladies have met
with deserving rewards.
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e WORKING FOE PROHIBITION.
Temperance Sermons in the Pulpits of
Manhattan on Sunday.

Manhattan, Kan, Jan. 14.-Yester-
day was temperance, Sunday in Man
haitian. The pulpit of every church
IN town was filled with a representa-
tive of the state temperance union. In
the afternoon c. w. Trickett, assistant
attorney general for Wyandotte coun-
ty, spoke for two hours at a mass
meeting in the Methodist church. He
was introduced amid applause as the
next governor of Kansas.
THE other speakers were J. T. Cod
ding of Wamego. NJ. H. Laybourne of
Maryville, Major E. L. Scott of CALI
fornia. David H. Shields, mayor of Sa-
lima; Robert Norris of Topeka.
This was part of the movement be-
ing inaugurated throughout Kansas
for the purpose of electing none but
prohibitionists to city offices next
spring
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sTEEPLE JACKS LONG FALL.
Man in Wichita TumbIed Sixty Feet
and VIII Recover.

Wichita. Kan, Jan. 14.-W A. Bar
nett of Memphis, Tenn, fell sixty feet
from the top of chimney at the
Howard mills in this city Saturday
and escaped with only slight injuries.
Barnett is a professional steeple jack.
He had been hired to paint the Chin
ney. Just as he had hoisted himself
to the top of it. his rope broke and he
fell. He struck board across an
open tank sixty feet below. From the
board he bounded to a ladder leaning
against a shed roof. The ladder was
broken and Barnett dropped to the
ground. A collar bone was broken
and the man suffered severe bruises
but no dangerous injury. -.-.
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UNDER HIS LOCOMOTIVE. "a
Engineer of Derailed Train Supposed
to Killed

Sa1ina, Kan, Jan. -14-Passenge train
No. 8, west, was Iditched four miles east
of here Sunday evening. Engineer Jake
Rose was buried under the engine, and
is supposed to be dead. Fireman Jones
was pulled out of the wreck with bro
ken leg. No one else was hurt.
The wreck occurred in a cut,aand I'LL
the coaches except the Pullman are off
the track and leaning against stfe en-
bankment. The engine turned turtle on
the engineers side.-The train was in
charge of Doe. Boles, who went to a
farm house and got a conveyance tic
Salina. An ambulance was sent out
from here. Relief trains have been or
dered to the scene. The train was ru12-
ming on time. IL is supposed soft track
caused the wreck ot.tuo~-s
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POST MYSTERY EXPLAINED.
The Capture of a Prisoner Reveals His
Method of Escape.

Leavenworth, Kan, Ian 14t7The cap
ture in Escanaba, Mich. of Frank Hig-
gins, alias James Mccain, who escaped
from the Fort Leavenworth guardhouse
several months ago, has served to clear
up the method by which he secured his
liberty, thing that has heretofore
puzzled the post officers. While guard
mount was in progress he obtained a
pair of leggings which he used to cover
up the numbers of his trousers, and an
overcoat. With these to disguise his
prison garb he boldly addressed the
prison guard with esalutation: Here,
let me out until Laget my own rifle
The unsuspecting guard complied. 1Hig-
gins will be tried at Fort Brady, Mich
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A COAL MANS FAILURE.
w. E. Huntington of Pittsburg, Kan,
Goes Into Rankruptcy.


Goes Into Bankruptcy.
Pittsburg, Kan, Jan. NV. E. Turk
ington. owner of the burlington coal
mine and headssof the Cherokee Com
mercial company, has gone into bank
ruptcy. Mr. Huntington, who, is one
of the oldest coal operators in the field,
owns three coal mines and other prop
critics. Heavy operating expenses and
inability to get cars to- make shipments
are given as the cause for the failure.
Two corporations are included in the
failure, the Cherokee Supply. company
the mercantile part sof the Huntington
holdings, and the 8Cherokee Coal Min
ing company, which is also a corpora
ton and is the mining part of the BUSH
ness. In addition there are more than
500 acres of land linderlaid with coal.
Mr.. Huntington owns practically all the
stock. in the two corporations and all of
the coal land. The estimated value of
the assetss3is+ placed at 100000. The
liabilities are estimated at about $780, 900.
The coal companies have bonded in
debtedness that runs up into the thou
sands.
The heaviest creditors are H. P
Wright of Kansas City and the United
States Bond company. Mr. Huntington
himself, it is said, has lost about $780,
00O
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ARE THESE MEN GUILTY?
Three Hartford Fishermen Charged
With Violating the Law.

Emporia, Kan, Jan. 14.-Dan Nc
Gowan, state deputy game and fish
warden and also game and fish warden
of Lyon county, had warrants sworn
out Saturday for S. r. Shultz, Curt
Smith and w. Shultz, of Hartford,
whom he charges with violating the
state fish and game law. Mr.. MCGOWAN
found a 300 foot trammel net and five
fish traps In the Neosho river three
miles this side of Hartford, which he
alleges were used by these three men.
Mr.. MCGOWAN recently returned from
SaIina, where he convicted several per-
sons of using illegal methods of taking
fish from the Saline river.
THE men who have been arrested at
Hartford will, if they are convicted, be
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law" says Mr.. MCGOWAN.
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SHOT FIRERs KILLED.
Explosion Releases Fire Damp and
Men Are Suffocated.

Pittsburg. Kan, Jan. IA lin an ex-
plosion in the mine of the Girard Coal
company at RadIey camp, eight miles
northwest of, here two, shot firers
were suffocated and the mine badly
damage
The dead are: Joe Steinweiis, aged
about 35. and John Laisch, aged So,
both Austrians. with families in
Austria. The men went down into the
mine at the usual time and had nearly
completed their work when one of
them had a windy shot The explosion
blew out the stoppings in the mine.
and after-damp that rapidly accumu-
lated with the stopping out caused
death.
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MEETING OF STATE LEAGUE.
Managers of the Organization to
Gather at CoHexXiIIe Tuesday. -.


Coffeyvllle, Kan, Jan. IA meeting of
the managers of the Kansas State league
clubs has been called for this city Tues
day, at which time plans for the coming
season will be talked over. a decision
must be reached as to whether it shall
be made an eight-club league or left with
six clubs. Pittsburg. lola and Fort Scott
all want back into the league, and if they
are all taken in some town at present
holding a franchise will have to be drop
ped. This raises a very delicate question,
for none of the towns want to get out
and all of them are preparing for the COM
ing season
The choice would lie between Chanute,
Cherryvaie and BartleSville, and all of
these teams are signing, players for the
coming season, although both Chanute.
and Cherryvale lost money last season:
Parsons, which laid down at the end of
last season, will be back in the game.
Coffeyville, while reserving the pick of
last years team, is now signing other
players from the Texas league. 1ndepen-
denee the town which landed the pen
nant last season, reserved the whole team
but will have to sign new men, number
of the champions having been sold. The
outlook is for a fine season and pretty
race from the start.
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A GIFT FOR BETHANY.
The Mcpherson School Is Given so
Million Feet of Lumber.

Mcpherson, Kan, Jan. 14.-Colonel A.
c. Smith of Minnesota has decided to
Bethany college in Lindsborg, in full
fllment of a promise made several
years ago, so million feet of timber in
Oregon. The gift was conditional upon
the colleges getting out of debt, and
this goal was reached the last day of
the old year. The timber is worth 81
a thousand feet as it stands uncut.
Colonel Smith has also promised to
give rs million feet of timber for every
$25, 000 raised as an endowment fund
for the college until the fund reaches
100000
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no Insnect LeaVenworth Posi-.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. IA review
of all the troops of the Fort Leaven-
worth command was held Monday
morning at IL O'Clock for. Ma or General
Greedy, commander of the Northern d.
vision, who is making a tour of inspec-
ton of the various garrisons. Upon his
arrival he was met by Colonel Pauld-
ing. post commander; Colonel Hall,
Captain Gordon and Troop F of the
Ninth cavalry. Monday morning also,
Major General Greely will make an in
spection of the buildings of the post. He
departs Monday afternoon for Fort
Riley. -
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Detroit, Mich. Jan, 14.-After a CORE
spondence which has lasted for some time
"yVild BilP' Donovan of the Detroit base
ball club tolay signed q contract to take
charge of thu uitchers fc- Tie Harvard
university team. He has sc cured the cons
sent Of the Detroit club to. his absencA
from the trairii g trip, but viii rejoin the
league season. Donovan succeeds Jack
Chesbro of the New York American
league club as pitching coach. He says
he understands that Willie Keeler Will
continue as batting coach at Harvard.
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newton 46, Usage city %.

Newton, Kan. Jan. d 12.aThe e,t NeWt4n
Athletics defeated, the Usage CITY Ath.
game. ever played in this city, by the
score of 46 to %. The first half ended
in a score of 13. to II in favor of Newton.
At the beginning of the second half.
Usage was in the lead, the score standing
II TO 6 but Newton then caught it's stride
and made a whirlwind finish. The team
work of the Newton Athletes could not
ing. both from the first and fourth lines,
was almost phenomenal.