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The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15

This is the day of organizing all sorts of business to the end that ad- vantage may be taken of everything pertaining to the success of that bus mess. Less than this will not do for the largest success of the farmer. A railway run on the haphazard style of the average farm could not remain in business six mouths. The mer- chant would have to close his store in few days if he took no more ad- vantage of opportunities and circum- stances than does the farmer of the average sort. It is to educate our people up to this point, to bring them to realization of their own power when united, that the Union is now in existence This is the groundwork of the Union.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15

The Farmers Union is now too big to allow it's members to go around whining. Boys, get out in the sun shine where you can cast shadow, and get used to seeing things" The Union is in the fix of the boy after the woodchuck, they have to get him. The Union has gone on and on until there is no time for stopping to listen to the winners. Cotton is going to bring 15 cents this season, and every thing else that the farmer handles is on the same basis. Things are high that he has to buy, but not nearly so high in comparison with the prices of ten years ago as cotton, wheat, corn and meat. The silly farmer who has to buy the things that ought to be raised on the farm is in the middle of bad fix, but the diversitier-ah, he is on the top of the heap now.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15

Now, look here you able-bodied, good-looking farmer, you fellow who has been in the habit of going to town and getting ori-eyed with cheap whis- ky, let us tell you something you have heard, but not needed before: That man who is getting your money and your manhood, and the money you owe to your wife and children, isn't giving a continental cent for you only so long ,as your money holds out not your money either, but the money of your family Haven't you seen him kick out the good-for-nothings as soon as they ran out Of money? Of course you have, and you are not a whit better than any other old down and-out," except that you haven't spent all your family's money. There
 isn't farmer on earth today but who is respectable enough to know that his family deserves at his hands Q man who will keep good company. It is streak of yellow that he ought to work out that takes a man where he don't want his wife and children to go. Now, ain't that the gospel truth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
FULL OF PROSPERITY
West Can't Understand Eastern Talk
of Hard Times.

New York, Aug. S.-A. g. Davidson,
president of the ST Louis and San
Francisco arm OF the Rock Island
system, has ret1fned to New York
from a tour of his road. His trip
took him through the cotton country
of the Mississippi valley and the grain
belt of Kansas, Oklahoma and west
ern Texas.
''It is mighty hard for the men in
our territory" he said, ''to under
stand the news that comes to them
from the east of business recessions
and approaching hard times. All the
country that / travelled over is brim-
full of prosperity and it looks as If
the whole stretch from Chicago to
Mexico is in for another year of rec
ord breaking business
1.-The apprehension about the crops,
for which there was foundation In
planting season, when the late spring
and heavy rains made replanting G
necessary, has entirely passed away
and the crop outlook is now splen-
did"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
ON TOUR OF THE WORLD.
Heads of Rival TheosopI1ist Societies
Abroad at Same Time.

Newburyport. Mass, Aug. s.-Mrs.
Katherine A. Tingley, head of the
Point Loma, California school of
theosophists, will sail Saturday for
an extended trip abroad, after coming
to Newburyport, her native city, to
look for a site for a series of schools
which will be duplicates of that in
California.
Mrs. Tingley selected and is ne
gotiating to buy a large tract of land
jutting out into the Merrimac river,
once owned by her father
On the trip abroad Mrs. Tingley
will attend conventions of the order
in England, Ireland Sweden and
Denmark She will VISIT Cuba and at
tend the dedication of an arch on the
battlefield of San Juan hill. which
property was acquired by Mr.. Ting
ley after the United States govern
ment and the Cuban government had
tried in vain to purchase.
Mrs. Tingley is head of an offshoot
that broke away from the original
theosophical society. Mrs Annie Be
SAINT of Adyar. India, is world presi-
dent of the first theosophical society,
which was formed in New York city
by Helen P. Blavatsky and Col
Henry Steele Olcott. Mrs. Besant is
now also making a lecture tour of the
world and is coming to America next
month to attend the annual conven-
ton of the American section that
meets in Chicago, September Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
BEARS STILL ON TOP.
They Continue to Force Down the
Prices of Stocks.

New York, Aug. 8-With British con-
soils selling at a new low level and
American stocks generally lower in Lon
don following the sharp declines here
yesterday, the opening of the New York
stock market today was attended with
unusual interest. The sharp decline in
quotations yesterday was without ex-
planation further than it was due to
heavy selling by holders of railroad
and other shares, who did not care to re-
tain their securities at this time. There
was nothing to show whether their de-
sire to sell was because they were tired
of waiting for an upward movement of
prices because of the low supplies of
money, or because of depressed senti-
ment in Wall street over the difficulties
in which many corporations find them
selves with the national and state gov
ernments.
First transactions showed large sales
at lower prices. Union Pacific was rs
lower than last night on sales of $500
shares and Northern Pacific was 2H.
Other shares sold at from 1 to 1A below
yesterdays final quotations.
The market was generally in nerv-
GUS state but the trading was not at
tended with any unusual excitement.
Today's declines were attributed to
prices and to holders who did not have
the funds to protect their brokers
gainst further losses. The socalled
Standard OIL and Frick groups of
stocks were the centers of attack, in
Guiding in that designation Union Pa
cific, Reading, Amalgamated Copper
and American Smelling and in close
sympathy the Hill railroads and ST.
Paul.
The SPECTATORS for the decline used
as their principal fresh ammunition
the reports from Washington of the
intention of the department of justice
to push criminal prosecutions against
certain heads of corporations. The
quick rallies of 1 to points in the
first hour left the market unsettled
and feverish. In the curb market
Standard Oil sold down IL points to
ASS.
The market became steadier but
when the earlier losses had been re-
trieved there was no disposition to
follow the advance and he market
fell into extreme dullness. The price
of Standard Oil in the curb market
fell an extreme 10 points from last
nights closing to Az on the sale of Is
shares.
The stock subsequently shared In
the vigorous rallying tendency shown
on the stock exchange.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
1T IS WILLIAMS.
State Committee Declares Him Nom
mated for Senator

Jackson, Miss, Aug. S.-The Demo-
cratic state executive committee de-
clared John Sharp Williams the nom
inee for United States senator
The canvass of the returns showed
a majority of 64S votes for Williams.
the totals being as follows:
Williams SO, 1876; Vardaman 5S,S4S.
There will be no contest over the re-
suit.
After a short caucus between the
two factions it was finally agreed tc
abide by the semlofficial returns as fur
nished Secretary of State Power from
the various counties and which show
that Mr. Williams has Il plurality of
64S votes. A motion to declare MIR.
williams the nominee was seconded
by the friends of Governor Vardamar.
The committee then formally declared
Mr. Williams nominated as United
States senator This is considered the
final settlement of the contest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
OPERATORS WALK OUT.
Employees of Western Union at Los
Angeles Quit Their Keys.

Los Angeles. Cal, Aug. S.-Follow-
ing the refusal of Western Union
telegraph officials to re1nsrate dis
charged operator nearly seventy
members of Los Angeles local Com
mercial Telegraphers Of America
walked out of the operating depart
ment at $50 yesterday afternoon. At
$50 o'clock there were five men
working at the keys and a block away
in the Hollenbeck over fifty operators
were holding a meeting to decide up
on a future action. According to an
unofficial statement by the striking
employees. there is absolutely no pros
pect of the men resuming work be-
fore tomorrow and even then their
return ia said to be more than prob
lematical. The men declare their in
tention to make the reinstatement of
the discharged operator the issue.
/ District superintendent F. H. Lamb
half an hour after the men had walk
ed out, said to the Associated Press:
"At $50 this afternoon the men
walked out. without previous notice.
That is all I care to say at present.
have had no requests for negotiations
and I can not assume any connection
between anything that has happen
ed and the walkout of the men"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
JUDGE GRAVES STRICKEN
Overcome With Heat at His Home in
EmpOria.

Justice Charles B. Graves of EN-
poria was overcome by heat yesterday
at his home in Emporia, and accord
ing to reports received in Topeka to-
day, is in quite serious condition.
1t is said that this is the second
time that Judge Graves has been over
come by heat, and his friends are con-
siderably worried by the occurrence.
Justice R. A. Burch. who has been
sick for some days with what is be-
neved to be an attack of typhoid
fever, is reported to be getting along
favorably.
Later-A dispatch from Emporia this
afternoon says that Justice Graves
condition is not serious and that he
has had no attack since Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
MOYER IS AT HOME.
He Is Keeping Out of the Way of All
Demonstrations.

Denver, Aug. s.-Charles Meyer, pres
fdent of the Western Federation, has
arrived in the city. Mr.. Meyer was
accompanied by Mrs. Meyer and her
sister and went Immediately to his
home.
The reason for his delayed homecom-
ing is that he desired to have no dem
onstration of any kind. 1t is his idea
that such things are unnecessary and
do no good. Owing to the strain 20
which he and Mrs Meyer has been
subjected they have kept closely at
home, denying themselves to everybody.
Mr. Meyer will attend the next meet
ing of the executive committee of the
federation which will be held this
week probably.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
AN INCH OF RAIN.
State Is Given Another Soaking Last
Night.

Kansas was given just a little relief
by the rain of last night. The night
started in to be hotter than the pre-
ceding one and the temperature at
midnight was degrees higher but
the rain came just in time and
changed things somewhat 81 of an
inch fell and nearly all of it in the
twenty minutes from 3:12 to 3:32
The wind that preceded the first show
er at about 1 o'clock reached a velocity
of 80 miles an hour for a few minutes
1t blew from the south at first, veered
round to the southwest, and then
later back to the south again.
The rain was general throughout the
state as was the heat of yesterday,
which reached 100 at Usage City and
Wichita.
Today the wind is blowing ten miles
an hour from the south. This morn
ing was quite a little cooler than yes
terday morning, but the high humid
ity makes the atmosphere very un-'
comforta BILE. The pressure is about
the same as yesterday. From the talk
on the street. a good portion of Tope-
ka is sleeping in the hammock or on
the floor. The forecast for tomorrow
is fair in the western part of the state
with showers in the eastern portion.
no
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
SHOT TWO BROTHERS.
Chicago Man Fires on Proprietors of a
Pfttsburg Hotel.

Pittsburg, Aug. S.-Ludwig Sczegiel
said to he an unattached Polish priest
of Chicago. in a hotel at III Carson
street early today. without warning,
it is said, drew a revolver and fred
upon the two proprietors twin broth
ers named Steven and Andrew Star
zinski
Steven died within an hour and An
drew can not recover. The cause or
the shooting is mystery. Sczegiel
who was arrested refuses to talk and
nothing could be learned from either
of his alleged victims.
When Sczegiel came to Pittsburg
about ten days ago he went to the
hotel kept by the brothers, accom-
panied by a woman whom he intro
duced as his housekeeper They Sc
cured an apartment of two rooms
The woman, who gave her name as
Francisco Sprock, is held as a suspi-
cious person. She denies all know
ledge of the shooting. SczegieI, it is
said, had been drinking heavily ever
since he arrived in the city.
1t was stated by Mrs. Starzynski,
wife of Andrew, that about ten min
utes before the shooting. a noise was
heard in the apartments occupied by
Sczegiel and the woman. Her hus-
band, she said, went upstairs and rep
rimanded the pair sfor making a dis
turbance. He then went down stairs
and Joined his brother In the dining
room. In few minutes, she says, the
priest appeared in the doorway and
opened fire.
The prisoner wears the partial dress
of a clergyman. although his attire
does not indicate to what denomina-
ton he belongs The police authori-
ties do not believe the man Is a mem-
Der of any clerical@order, but that he
had a purpose in assuming the priest
IXy ~
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BILL AGAINST RUSSIA.
A Big One About to Be Presented by
Owners of Goldfish Vessels.

San Francisco. Aug. 8.-The owners
of the local Goldfish vessels are prepar-
ing to present to the Russian govern
ment through the state department at
Washington a large indemnity bill on
account of the recent ejectment from
the Okhotsk sea of the barkentine S.
n. Castle and the bark J. D. Spreckels-
Further advices from the Orient may
show that the bill should also include
damages for the detention of the
barkentine Fremont from San Fran
cisco and the City of Papeete of Seat
tie. News of the latter boats is being
anxiously awaited. as it is feared that
they have been captured by the Rus
sian cruiser that took away the papers
of the SDreckels and Castle and order
ed them out of Okhotsk waters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
MRS. GOODWIN WANTS DIVORCE.
Claims That Her Husband Has De-
serted His Home.

Mrs. Mary Ann Goodwin has
brought suit for an absolute divorce
from her husband, w. S. Goodwin,
whose occupation is that of a well
driller. From the petition in the suit
which was filed with the clerk of the
district court today it seems that the
couple were married in 1901. They
have one child, Stella Ann, five years
old. the custody Of whom Mrs. Good
win demands, as well as a divorce.
Mrs. Goodwin asks for the divorce be-
cause she thinks her husband has
been guilty of violating his marriage
vows and for the further reason that
he has failed to contribute to her and
their child's support for many
months. The Goodwins have lived at
No. 436 East Locust street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
OVERCOME BY HEAT.
Engineer Robert Mcclure Falls From
His Cab.

After trying to do the double duty of
fireman and engineer between Topeka
and Lawrence yesterday afternoon on
freight train 161 on the Union Pacific,
Engineer Robert Mcclure dropped from
his cab overcome from the heat, just
as he succeeded in pulling his train in
to the depot yesterday afternoon about
$40
At L Lwrence tie high temperature and
sitting heat from the boiler had been
the undoing of the fireman. who was
a new man. Not being able to at once
obtain another fireman at Lawrence.
Mcclure undertook the heavy task of
trying to be his own fireman to Topeka.
He succeeded in reaching his goal only
to be himself victim to the terrible
heat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
FLOOD STOPS TRIAL.
Lawyers. Officers and Detectives
Forced to Seek Shelter.

Pittsburg gAugS.-Thomas Jordan, the
negro janitor of the First National
bank of Turtle Creek, who is under ar
rest on a charge of disorderly conduct
in connection with the disappearance
of $4.750 about a week ago was taken
before a justice of the peace for a
hearing today. During the proceedings
a terrific thunderstorm came up and
Turtle creek overfiowed it's banks,
flooding the town.
Lawyers, bank officials, constables
and detectives were forced to seek
shelter and the hearing was suddenly
terminated The case will be taken up
tomorrow again.
The storm was one of the heaviest
and severest of the season. The light
ming flashes were almost incessant and
number of buildings about this city
were struck but none was seriously
damaged. At Irwin, a culvert over
the Pennsylvania railway filled with
debris and the water rushed over the
road. 1t stripped the Atlantic Refin-
ing company plant of everything but
bricks were added to the onrush. Tons
of stuff were thrown against the road :
bed of the railway and washed it
away leaving rails and ties unsupport-
ed The mass of debris buried part of
a freight train. The cars were thrown
against the Crescent brewery building
breaking open doors. The first floor is
covered and the damage is large. The
entire Yough line is tied up. Much
damage was done at Larimer and the
Irwin-Trafford trolley line is tied up
Several thousand dollars damage was
done at Wilmerding where the princi-
pal streets were inundated, cellars
Hooded and trolley traffic tied up In
East Pittsburg the damage was COM
paratively light, being chiefly confined
to the washing out of shade trees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
SKELETON DUG UP
1t Is Supposed to Be That Of
w. j. Barney.
A Timberman of the Smuggler-
Union Killed in 1901.
FOUND BY GEN. WELLS
At a Spot Pointed Out to Him
by Steve Adams.
An Echo of the Strike of Miners
in 1901.

Denver, Colo, Aug. S.-A special to the
News from Telluride, Colo, says:
What is said to be the skeleton of W
J. Barney, the timberman employed on
the Smuggler-Union mine who myster-
iously disappeared in the month of June,
1901, was exhumed yesterday afternoon
near the Alta mill, near Gold King
basin, II miles from town. by General
Bulkeley Wells. manager of the Snug
gler-Union mine, and others.
According to Wells the remains were
found in an improvised grave in loca-
ton pointed out by Steve Adams, now
in jail in Idaho awaiting a second trial
on the charge of murder, when he was
here in June, 1906, in the custody of
Wells.
1t was after Adams made the alleged
confession which he afterwards repudi-
ated and in which he is supposed to
have acknowledged being the assassin
of Arthur Collins, formerly general man.
ager of the Smuggler- Union mine, and
to be familiar with the places where
the bodies OF w. J. Barney and Wesley
Smith, a shaft boss of the Liberty Bell
mine, were buried. Adams was brought
down here by General Wells to point
out the graves of the missing men.
When Wells and Adams went up into
the Gold King basin there was more
snow on the ground than had been an
tcipated, and several years having
elapsed since the body had been buried.
Adams was unable to determine exactly
where the grave was. He showed Gen
eral Wells the place according to the
best of his recollection. Adams evident
ly gave an accurate description of the
place. for it is understood little difficulty
was experienced in uncovering the
grave.
A part of the body or skeleton includ-
ing the teeth and that portion by which
Identification could be most readily
established, was brought to town by
General Wells.
Barney incurred the Ill will of the
union here by working at the Smuggler
mine after the strike in April, 1901. 1t
was this strike that caused the riots on
July 8 of that year. Adams is said to
have told Wells that Barney's body was
stripped of his clothing, which was bur-
led some distance from his body. Af-
terward the body was taken up and
buried in another place. While here in
1906 Adams is said to have pointed out
to Wells the fir tree, in the darkness of
which he claimed to have stood when he
fired the fatal charge of buckshot into
the back of Manager Collins. He is also
said to have told Wells where he threw
the cartridge after removing 1t from the
gun.
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HAD A HUNDRED IN HIS SOCK.
Negro Recovered Lost Money and
Placed 1t i'm Bank.

Wichita, Aug S.-The Beacon says:
Last night Rhoda Frazier, colored
girl who runs a restaurant opposite
the court house, brought a purse to
the Beacon containing nearly a hun
dred dollars. The money belonged to
a well known old colored man who
had been saving 1t for months. He
carried it in his sock and while eat
ing dinner yesterday it worked out.
The old man has been frantic
about the loss and when he recovered
the money at the Beacon Office today
he made a straight run for a bank.
He didn't put it back in his sock.
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Spice Trust Formed.

New York, Aug. S.-The first or
ganization ever known in the spice
trade has been effected here. Fifty
six of the most important concerns
of the various centers were repre-
sented. The new organiza ton will
be called 1.-The American Spice Trade
association" Its objects are to set
tie questions and disagreements that
may arise in the trade. J. H Reck-
nagel. was elected president of the
association. Besides a majority of the
New York firms in the trade, the
membership includes firms in Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, st.
Louis and other towns
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ALGERs BOOKS BARRED.
Charge Is That They Are Untruthful
and Too Sensational.

Worcester, Mass, Aug. s-The works
of Horatio Alger, Jr., the noted writer of
books for boys, have been barred from
the shelves of the Worcester public IL
brary. Alger is now in the same class as
Mark Twain, Robert T. Chambers, Walt
Whitman and other well known pro-
ducers of literature, some of whose
works have been barred from free pub
lie libraries in Worcester county towns
and cities
AT the library the reason given for
barring AIger's books, which have been
on the shelves for years, is that they
were not truthful and are too sensa-
tiOnaI
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STEAMER SUNK AT SEA.
Passengers Rescued After = Collision
in Fog.

Portland, Ore, Aug s.-The Port
land and San Francisco liner City of
Panama. en- route from Portland with
a full list of passengers. today collided
with and sank the steamer Alliance
from Coos Bay for Portland. with pas
sengers and freight. The collision oc-
CURED in fog near the mouth of the
Willamette river The passengers of
the Alliance were brought to Portland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
Miners Are Enjoined.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Aug. S.-All
members and officers of the United
Mine Workers of America, district No
10, at Mont Lake. this county, are un-
der a temporary injunction granted
late yesterday restraining them from
attempting, by persuasion, threats, in
timidation or otherwise, from inter
fering with the business of thesMont
Lake Coal company
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Government Takes a Hand ii
Robertson Case.
Charge Against Prisoner Is
Using Mails to Defraud.
MAY BE A BIGAMIST.
Man Was About to Take a Wife
When Arrested.
Officials Think They Have an
Old Offender.

As soon as the papers in the case
can be made out A. F. Williams, Unit
ed States commissioner, will issue
warrant for the arrest of an elderly
and debonair gentleman who mas
signed his name as d. H. Robertson.
but who says his real name is Dixon,
on a charge of using the mails with
an attempt to defraud.