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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
ROCK ISLAND Is SELECTED.
Chosen as Official Route of the Grand
Army.

1t is announced by Department Com
mander R. A. Campbell of the Kansas
G. A. r. that the Rock Island has been
selected as official route for the depart
ment commanders party to the nation
al encampment at Saratoga. The party
will travel on the Rock Island to Chi
cago, and thence over the Nickel Plate,
West Shore and D. & H. to Saratoga.
The official party will leave Topeka
in two chair cars and a tourist sleeper
at $3.50 o'clock p. m. September g. They
Will arrive in Chicago at o'clock the
next morning and will leave for Buffalo
al 2:30 p. m, arriving at the latter place
at $3.50 the morning of September s. The
day will be spent in Buffalo until 1920
O'Clock in the evening, when the party
Will leave for Saratoga, where 1t will
arrive at o'clock the morning of Sep
TENDER 8.
The headquarters parties of w. r. c.
and the Ladies of the G. A. R. will join
the department commanders party at
Topeka and Kansas City. Members of
the various organizations living In Kan
sas and Oklahoma will join the party
at either Topeka or Kansas City, which
are the points from which rates are In
effect BY purchasing the 500 mile books
a two-cent fare can be had from any
point in Kansas or Oklahoma to Topeka
and Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
READY FOR A BIG FIGHT.
CI'eameries Will Contest Increase in
Cream Rates Everywhere.

1t will be a fight to the finish be-
tween the railroads and express COM
panies and the big creamery concerns
of the west over the proposed in
crease in rates on cream shipments
on passenger trains.
Attorneys representing the CONT
mental creamery of topeka, the
Beatrice creamery of Beatrice, Neb.,
with which the Continental is allied,
and other big western creameries, are
holding a conference in Chicago this
week, and the result of this confer
ence, it is expected, will be two-fold.
First, the creamertes will file a pro-
test with the interstate commerce
commission against the proposed in
erase in interstate cream rates.
Second, as an auxiliary proceeding,
there will be an injunction suit
brought in the federal courts at Chi
cago for the purpose of stopping the
Introduction of the new rates pend
ing the hearing by the interstate COM
merce commission.
The fight will also be carried into
each state where the railroads are try
ing to increase rates. 1t is the an
nounced intention of the Rock Island,
Frisco, Burlington and other lines to
put the new cream rates into effect
on Sept. 1. The Rock Island is said
to have notified its agents that the
rates are to be applied and after
that date. If such an effort is made,
injunction suits will be brought in
each state where the new rates are
applied, for the purpose of holding
things in their present status until
after the case has been heard by the
state board of railroad commissioners.
The Kansas commissioners will hear
the case Sept. "a
The creamery companies are begin
ming to realize that they are up against
a serious proposition, and they are
making preparations to fight the rail-
road companies to the limit. The
creameries say that the proposed in
crease in cream rates will put them
out of business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28

| ing the society reporter, that you had
not published such a statement, for the
girl is threatening to give you another
item and deny the first one.
Dom f. Fielder. Associated Press
operator on the Joplin Globe. who has
been visiting his best girl in Topeka
during the strike. left today for Omaha
where he has good position with the
Union Pacific telegraph department.
There is a marked similarity be-
tween a patented fire extinguisher and
a lightning rod" remarked a North
Topeka philosopher. you can never
tell how they will act in case of an
emergency, and then 1t is too late"
The White Sox return tomorrow
and will play the Oklahoma City Nets
on the local grounds tomorrow after
noon. Three games with the Okla
homa City team and the Nets will be
seen no more this season in Topeka.
A local street mendicant who
makes a livelihood by dispensing
music on the streets has added a
banjo to his collection and inter-
sperses his guitar accomplishments to
the strains of a mouth organ with
those of a banjo.
The building which was formerly
occupied by Green's meat market is
being remodeled and will be used by
J. NJ. French as harness shop Mr..
French will move into his new loca-
ton as soon as the repairs on the
building are completed.
A head-end collision between an au-
tomobile and a street car was narrow
ly averted last night on West Tenth
avenue, the two being so close togeth-
er when the street car was stopped that
it was necessary to back to allow the
automobile room to get off of the car
track.
Edward T. Wilder. a Kansas City
architect. and son of the former treas
urer of the Santa Fe. Edward Wilder,
a fra of sinh he
land near Kansas City and will inn
prove it by the erection of the bunga-
low type of houses costing from So, 900
to $4,000 each.
The friends of two well known men
of the city who were recently arrested
by a red-headed policeman and charg-
ed with distur bling the peace, are hav-
ing considerable fun at their expense.
1t cost the two young men $40 apiece to
rock a Coca Cola sign one rock at 2
o'clock in the morning.
Otis Hungate is in evidence on the
streets again, having returned from an
extended fishing trip-the shooting
season is not open, so of course he was
the purpose of shooting bait. Hungate
has considerably improved from his at
tack of stomach trouble.
A correction. In an article yester-
day the statement was made that the
latest arrival at the home OF Major A.
NJ. Harvey had not been given a name
but is being called SANDY" for short.
The boy is called Sandy all right by
its father. but he has another name,
Alexander Miller. forced on it by it's
father in honor of the child's illustri-
Gus sire.
A 10-year-old girl rushing wildly down
West Tenth avenue last night and
screaming at every jump as she chased
a street car. gave the residents of that
section of the city an opportunity for
conjectures of all kinds. Failing to
avenue and found the two ladies from
whom she had become separated and
had supposed had taken the street car,
calmly eating ice cream at the soda
fountain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
SCHOOL men HERE.
County superintendent of Kansas
Meet Today.

The county superintendent of Kan
sas opened their state meeting this
morning at the supreme court rooms.
There is a large attendance and the
conference will continue all day today
and Thursday.
The conference was called by State
superintendent E. T. Fairchild, for the
purpose of talking over the work of
especially the work of rural schools.
The programme is to be as follows:
Wednesday Forenoon Session.
Address-E. T. Fairchild, state super
intendent.
Common School Course of Study:
(a) A Necessity&Geo. Allen, Jr., Hol-
ton.
OBJ How to Insure its Use-Geo. T.
Codding, Westmoreland.
Co The Programme, with Emphasis
on Alternation-A. W.Hamilton, Hutch
Discussion, opened by NJ. D. weltner,
Kinsley.
Afternoon Session.
Our System of County Graduation:
Its Needs and its Defects-Otis N.
Berry, MarySville.
Discussion, opened by c. w. Good,
Hiawatha.
The Barnes Lave. c. Starr. Tope-
ka.
General discussion, led by ]. E. Boyer,
Kingman.
School Visitation:
(a) Its Real PVrpose-C. o. Bowman,
Lawrence.
OBJ How Often Should we Visit, and
How Long?-Miss Rose Allen, Fort
Scott.
(c) How to Find the Weak Schools.
so that They May Be Visited Early
in the Year-C. I. Vinsonhaler, Troy.
General discussion, opened by Miss
Jennie Davy, Anthony.
Evening Session.
Elementary Agriculture-A. ]. Stan
ley Lincoln.
Discussion, opened by E. S. McCor-
mick Abilene.
Teachers and Pupils Reading Circle
work-W H. Rice, Oskaloosa.
Discussion, opened by Mrs. Mary H.
Kirby, Lyndon.
Thursday Forenoon Session.
Consolidation-L. w. Nutter, Belle
Vile.
(a) A Statement of the Enrolment
Before and After Consolidation in Rice
County, and a Comparison of the Cost
per capita-W. S. Higgs, Lyons.
OBJ A Review of Consolidation in Os-
borne County, and a Statement of the
Transportation Problem as We Find 1t
p. T. Scott, Osborne.
Co How Consolidation is Viewed in
Marion County, and What 1t Has Done
for the Districts Concerned-James A.
Ray, Marion.
cd What the High Schools of Our
Consolidated Schools Have Accomplish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
KANSAS REVOLVER TEAM.
Win Third and Fourth Places in the
National Contest.

Two Kansas revolver teams, repre-
senting the First and Second regiments
of the National Guard, won third and
fourth places in the national revolver
match held at Camp Perry, Ohio yes
terday. This news came to Topeka last
night in a telegram from Adjutant Gen
eral Hughes to Colonel w. w. Denison.
The telegram was as follows:
In the National revolver team match
the team of the First regiment of Kan
sas National Guard, consisting of
Kitchens, Herman, Clark Parmalee
and Eagle won third money. The Sec
ond regiment team, consisting of Hois-
ington, Griffith, Kessler, Sawyer and
Campbell won fourth place. There
were fourteen teams entered. Bully
for Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
Parliament Us Prorogned.

London, Aug. 2S.-With picturesque
old time ceremonial the British parIia-
ment was prorogued today thus ending
one of the longest and most arduous
sessions. during which the royal assent
was given to so bills which the two
houses passed. The members of the
house of commons assembled at noon
and shortly afterwards they were sum
moned to the house of lords where the
kings speech was read. The statements
made were of the usual colorless char
acter, referring to the recent royal Wis
its and friendly relations existing be-
tween Great Britain and the other
powers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
Cravens Captured Again.

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 1S.-A report
has been received at the Kansas peni-
tertiary of the capture of Benjamin
Cravens in Stromberg, Neb. This makes
about the fifteenth report of the capture
of Cravens since his escape from the
penitentiary in November 1900. Chap
lain McBrian, who prosecuted Cravens
when he was sent to the penitentiary, is
to go to Stromberg to see If the right
man is in custody. The prison officials
do not believe that the man is Cravens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28

only a big richly furnished lounging
room remained.
Upstairs there were divans with
cards, dice and roulette which was as
far as the restrictions of the local rule
would permit the proprietor to go.
The Saratoga club was not the same
as of old and without the attractions
which gave the club house it's fame,
Canfield's place has had a dull season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
GERMAN Imthernns CLOSE.

Leavenworth. Kan, Aug 2S-The
synod of the German Lutheran church
of the Kansas and Nebraska district has
concluded its session Tuesday. The Rev.
Mr. Obermore the Rev. Mr.. Vein, Prot.
Kitchel and Prof. Krenhe were selected
as delegates to the general synod, which
will hold a conference in Fort Wayne,
Ind. next year. 1t was decided to have
a director of missions and the Rev. G..
Hafner of ST. Paul's Lutheran church
was selected for the place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
S25 to California

Oregon, Washington, via Union Pacific,
every day, September 1 to October 81.
l9Of- One-way colonist rates are in eff
feet to San Francisco, Los Angeles and
many other California points.
To Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and
many other Oregon and Washington
points. Inquire of ]. c. Fulton, depot
agent; F. A. Lewis. city ticket agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
HONEYMOON CUT SHORT.
Prof Nesting, Who Married Miss
Swenson, Is Seriously Ill.

New Haven. Conn. Aug. 2s-Prof
A E. Vesting of Yale University, who
left this city with his bride on their
honeymoon trip, is i'll at Chautauqua,
n. Y, with typhoid fever On June
26, Prof Vesting married Miss Eva
swenson, daughter of President
Swenson, the founder of Bethany COL
lege. LindsborE, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
At the Air Dome.

The Air Dome is being filed every
night Last night "Out On the Hills
Astray' pleased a splendid audience.
The Trousdale Stock company will put
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-28
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THE DOUBLE HOODOo.


Several days ago the State journal
printed an item about a man VINO
lived under a double hoodoo, MS
house number being 1928. This mas
moved a poet at Elwood, Indiana, TO
produce the following:
Some people live in palaces,
And some in castles grand;
Some live along the seashore
And stroll upon the sand.
But 1 live in a little cot.
That suits me to u
It's location is on Easy street, at 1873
Although the number on my house is 1873,
A hoodoo and a skidoo, too,
1t has a charm for me,
For when 1 am discouraged,
And troubles round me swarm,
I can always find a refuge
BY it's fireside bright and warm.
And while I know, that soon or late,
Ny time will come to die
When I'll be with the angels
In that home up in the sky;
Where I will wear a starry crown
And sing with joy and glee,
1 never will forget that cot
At 1873
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-27
AGREE ON MEASURE.
House HarbOr Bill Increased and Senate
 Measure Cut Down.

House HarbOf bitt Lucfehseu Hnu sehhte
 Measure Cut Down.
 Washington, Feb. 26.--The conferen- ces of the two houses on the river and harbor appropriation bill reached an agreement this afternoon.
 The bill as 1t will be reported to the committee. will carry >SSS.9S3,432 as against $92.sS4.472 as passed by the Senate and $Si.19S.1SS as passed by the house. The senate provision for deep water surveys in the Delaware river and at Galveston. Tex. and Savannah. Ga, were not accepted. Other senate amendments which the house .conferees refused to accede to were the follow ing:
 The increase in the appropriation for the improvement of the Mississippi river between the mouth of the Ohio and the mouth of the Missouri carry in $1.600,000 and the provision for the construction of lock and dam No. in the Ohio river carrying SLIGO, coo. There was change in the senate amendment providing for deep water way in North Carolina from Pamiico Sound to Beaufort inlet. so IS to pro vide for a ten foot channel Instead of twelve feet. the cost being limited to $550. 900. Among the amendments abandoned by the senate were the fol-
 Increasing from two to three tho locks in Trinity river Texas; increas- ing from $2O0,0O0 to $200,00o the ap- nropriation for the harhor of Mobile ; providing for an inland waterway from Mermenteau river, La, to Sabine riv- CT
 Among the items retained were the following;
 Authorizing a dredse for the Missis- sippi river harbor. adding lock and dam for the Ouchita and Black rivers in Louisiana and Arkansas: extending Galveston channel to fifty-siX feet, Gal weston. Tex; providing for channe! to Port Bolivar. Tex. =
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-27
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
SENATE CLEARS CALENDAR OF
 EDUCATIONAL BILLS.
Passes Measures Making Appropria- tiOns to Institutions Rt Talla. dega, East Lake and Mobile
 at Night Session.

The Senate, at the close of a long and industrious day, late last night cleared the calendar of all It's educa- tional bills The passed bills included the measure making appropriations 10 the School for the Deaf and Blind at Talledago. the Boys Industrial school at East Lake, and the Mobile Medical College.
 The Talladega School bill contained an appropriation of $40.0oo for that in- stitution. The Mobile Medical College bill carried an appropriation Of $oo'ooo' and the Boys Industrial School re- cetved an appropriation of $20,ooo. All these bills had been endorsed by the administration, and they had been given a place in the general scheme for educational appropriations set on foot by the administration. The pIi increasing the salary of the State Chaplain of Convicts to S1, ,500 was also passed by the Senate.
 Senator Thomas obtained permission to call up the two bills of Representa- tive Steagan to prevent the sale of adulterated fertilizers.
 Senator Teasley had passed his bill, which regulated the sale of stocks and merchandise in bulk or parts of stock and to punish violation of the regula- tions There was some discussion or the bill, but 1t passed with votes to spare.
 The Gardner bill providing that rail- roads must first obtain the approval of the Railroad Commission before in- stituting condemnation proceedings to secure the site of any depot, came up as a special order. The bill was passed without opposition.
 At the evening session of the Senate, the action of the House in refusing to concur in the cotton mill amendment to the jail inspection bill was acqui- esced in by the upper branch, the bill being passed in the same form as 1t came from the House.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-27
HARTMAN ON STAND
REMARKABLE EVIDENCE GIVEN
 BY RAILROAD MAN.
Made Notable Contributi0n to the Financial History. 10th Light
 and Dark of United
 states of Today.

New York, Feb 26.--An assertion that Stuyvesant Fish was deposed from the Presidency of the Illinois Central because of misconduct as to the funds of the company.
 continued refused to answer ques- ticns relating to individual stock trans actions.
 Explanations of the transfer of 300.- 900 shares of Southern Pacific stock to William G. Rockefeller during the at tempt of James R. Keene to secure con- trol of the read and of the delayed announcement tf the dividends in Union and Southern Pacific.
 Attempts by the Government to show that the Union Pacific charges unfair rates, stifies competition in the vast territory traversed by It's lines. and that its dividend of 10 per cent and its expenditure of s240,o00,000 of betterments came from an unfair toll on it's patrons.
 An academic discussion of railway regulation by high authorities on either side that ran from a plea for legal ized combinations of railroads under Government supervision to a sugges- tion that the Government control rail- road stock issues.
 A charge and an admission that the misconduct of the railroads created the popular anger that moves determinedly Tor tnelr regulation.
 A charge that no other country in the world is so hostile to large trans- portation interests.
 An assertion that the purchase of the Southern Pacific by the Union Pa ciic had given the Southwest ten years advantage in development; that the
 failure of the Union Pacific to secure the Northern Pacific left the Northwes, ten years behind where 1t would be if control had been obtained All ending with remarkable scene where the Government and the man stood confronted.
 These were events that made todays g | session of the Interstate Commerce | Commission with Edward IL Hartman ! as sole witness They gave a vivid | and intimate realization of the prob lems of swollen wealth and railroad | regulation, and the participants. their | utterances and the circumstances gave | the inquiry importance. It all made a | notable contribution to the financial 1 history--light and dark--of the times.
 MT. Hartman again occupied the | stand throughout the entire day and
 again was his examination in chief | conducted by Frank B. Kellogg of St. | Paul. Min. special counsel for the Gov l ernment. The statement of the witness | as to Stuyvesant Fish came in the I middle of the morning session. MT. | Kellogg, in reference to the Illinois 1 Central, spoke twice of the "squabble'' | between the witness and Mir. Fish.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-27
SEEKING JUDGEsHlP
DELEGATIONS VISIT THE
 PRESIDENT.
E. K. Campbell, Judge Pelham and F. H. Dryer are Endorscd-Scna- tor Pettus Is For MT.
 C0mpbell.

Washington. Feb. 26.-(Special. J. Both Democrats and Republicans are moving energetically in the matter of the appointment of the additional Fed eral Judge for Alabama as provided in the bill of Representative Clayton.
 The Republicans are said to have three positive candidates in the field. Hundley and Pleasants of Huntsville, and William II. Smith of Birmingham, and 1t is believed others will be brought out before the close of the week.
 A delegation of Alabama Democrats waited on the President today and sub mtted the claims of three prominent Democratic lawyers. Senator Pettus, Representative Underwood and ex-Gov- ernor Johnston told the President about the qualifications of E. K. Campbell of Birmingham; Representative Clay ton. accompanied by Mayor Kilby of the First National Bank of the city. and J. W. Acker, an attorney. told about the fitness of Judge John Pel- ham of Anniston, while a third dele gation consisting of Cecil Browne, Carson Whitson and others from Tal- ladega, urged the legal ability of F. H. Dryer of Talladega
 The President was so overwhelmed with the conflicting claims that he said he would not be able to carry 1t all in his head. He asked that the facts as to the different candidates and their qualifications be put in writing and handed to him. He will turn the doc- uments over to Attorney General Bona parte, who will make recommenda- tion.
 The Republicans had an intimation that the President Is likely to appoint a Democrat to the position and they are resembling the reports circulated that they have no men of their party of sufficient legal ability to fill the position.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-27
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
MEETING OF ART STUDY CLUB.

MEETING OF ART STUDY CLUB. The members of the Art Study Club met Tuesday afternoon with Miss Rutson Hatchett, at her home on Ca toma street. when the following pro- gram was carried out: A paper on "Titian." by Miss Annie May Dimmick. A paper on The Kremlin." by Miss Ethel Marks.
 A paper on Landscape Painting" by Miss E. M. Bullock. talk by Miss Brooke Hatchett A paper on Legends in Art" by Mrs. Lamar Law.
 The guest of the club at this meeting was Mrs. Leona shannon.
 $ E #
 PIANO RECTAL. The pupils of Mrs. P. J. Minderhout gave an informal recital at the Jesse French piano parlors yesterday. The following program was rendered: Duet. "Springtime." (Schultz)-Lottie and Lucille Baker.
 Merry Go Round" (Eilenberg)- Mary Bourne.
 santa Claus Guard" (Krogman)- Bright Eyes," Ducelle)-Marion Harris.
 "A Wee Story" (Orth)-May Wicker. Melody of Love-" (Engellman)-Lu- cile. Baker.
 Merry Bobolink," (Krogman)-Ruth Sweatt
 Merry Kate" (Eilenberg)-Kathlee en Fassman.
 Merry Gnomes," (Krogman)-va Wicker.
 Pure as Snow" Uange)-Lottie Ra- ker.
 Hand in Hand,' (Sartorio)-Lois Stuckey.
 Hide and Seek" (Eilenberg)-Lottie Belle Rowe.
 # < N. Miss Isabell Richmond, who is i'll at an infirmary. is improving.
 < $ & Mrs. J. D. Roquemore. of Boston, who is the guest of Mrs A. & Wool folk. will go to Eufaula in a few days to visit friends
 Ss < # Mrs. Stewart Washburn Is i'll IS the result of injuries received by a fall last Sunday evening.
 < # & The marriage of Miss Susie Cochran and MT. Tilford Leak. Jr.. will take
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-27
REV. J, E. HAWTHORNE RESIGNS.
Former Montgomery Pastor Gives UT
 Work In RiCh mnnd.

richmond, Va. Feb. 26,--Ihe resiG- nation of Dr. J. B. Hawthorne, pastor of Grove Avenue Baptist Church, which was tendered to his congrega- ;. ton several weeks, ago. has been final Iy accepted. It is understood Dr. Hawthorne will retire from active work in the ministry. The resignation was not accepted by his people until every means to persuade the beloved minister to change his mind had been exhausted. Resolutions of regret were adopted and ordered a matter of church record
 "Dr. Hawthorne will not state what his future intentions may be. but 1t is understood he is prepared to shift the burden and responsibility of the work to younger and stronger shoul- ders. A pulpit in Atlanta Is opened to him If he decides to accept it."
 Formerly Preached In Montgomery.
 Dr. Hawthorne was for a number of years pastor of the First Baptist Church of Montgomery. He has hosts of friends in this city, to whom the telegraphic news in tn foregoing dis. patch will bs of interest.