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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-04
Regis COrsets

ONE weeks demonstration and sale Of the now famous
Regis Corsets. Meyer day since We first intro
duced them that they have not gained in PoPu arlty
True Introductory prices so low that they coud
not we'll be overlooked II We should tell you the history
of the orders the reorders the duplicate orders and the
doubling orders from week TO week on these better
best corses and then if we should tel you how quickly
the assortment Of would sell out and how in spite OF
our orders recorders lines would almost daily be
broken up before the recorders could be filled We should
tell you all this. would to you like fairy taeNand
you'd scarcely credit the story out such it is You vii
probably recall that introductory prces.wsr
The so Regis Corsets for 1.O0.
The 200 Regis Corsets for I-5O.
The 25o Regis Corsets for $500.
The 500 Regis Corsets for S3.5O.
All next week from Monday morning till late Saturday
night these same prices will prevail and besides
Yes and beside in addon--wh every Regis Corset Sod
during this week you get fine 5yard silk Corset
LAGER You know what this means. Yes! silk Corset
LAGER absolutely free with each Regis Corset for whole
week You know the Regis Corset You know the silk
Corset Lacers and you know how good it feels TO save
from soc TO l.5o good corset you have ever
worn. Dollars dimes and silk Corset Lacers free all
next week.
We sole agents for the Regis Corsets and cur
sales on them reaches states While the daily
sales the simply phenona no fittings
can be promised during the sale unless previously arranged
for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-04
Cluett
and Erling-
ton Shirts.

4 FAVORABLE pur-
"A chase of ZOO and
LIS Shirts to sell at Las
and o7c. New Tans, Blues.
Greens, Amethyst. also neat
black designs on White.
made in regular and coat
styles. cuffs attached and
detached, pleated and soft
fronts. decided shirt values
these at las and &c.
Is dozen Shirts In neat black
ard White Figures. Gray Plaids.
Tan and Oxford Stripes. these
shirts seiiin regular way at one
dollar. this lot marked ar SIC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-04

AQo yard for a great col
80 lection of plain Navy,
Brown, Tan, Copenhagen Blue,
all wool GRANTEES, Serges and
novelty weave Suitings, up to
award and a half in width, fully
$500 yards in this lot. great
enclosing for the knowing buy
ers, at ACC. ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-04

near midnight before the merry party
broke up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
START A SPRUCE CLUB.
Merchants on East Side of Kansas
Avenue Will Organize.

The Ginger club of North Topeka has
a rival. It's the Spruce club of mer-
chants between Eighth and Seventh on
the east side of Kansas avenue.
Say, did you know we had organized
a Spruce club?' said one merchant.
NO" said the reporter with visions
of club which met to chew spruce
gum. "Wha-at sort of club, that is
what do you do, rather?"
well, it's this way'-and he launch
ed out.
The club is composed of all the mer-
chants in the one above named block
and they are joining hands to spruce
up their places of business, make the
fronts as attractive as possible, fix up
the sidewalks, put up electric signs and
anything to induce the shopping crowds
to come to that side of the street as
against the west side of the street.
About twenty-five people on -Satur-
day afternoons and evenings parade up
and down the west side of Kansas ave-
nue. as against one that comes on this
side Of the street and it's up to us to
do something to get trade" said this
merchant.
The Sprucers, suppose that's what
you call them. will meet next Tuesday
evening at the Commercial club to talk
about things and organize formally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11

u
the argentine government is making
engineering studies for the proIonpa.
ton of its line to the town Of T,1T,;za
which will be reached from the north
oy the line to be built by the Speyer-
CITY bank syndicate of New york. In
july the New York syndicate will
nave completed the first section of the
boiivian railway under its contract
Win the Bolivian government This
section will be 1913 miles long and il
VIII result in through railway com
municat1on from Lake Titicaca to the
town of Uyuni. 1853 miles, The line
from Uyuni to Tupiza, 125 miles, will
then be undertaken. From the latter
point to the Argentine border is SO
miles, SO that of the $40 miles which
constitute the Bolivian link in the
Pan-American system, 1T miles re-
main to be completed, and these ar
provided for Since the Argentine
lines to Bolivia already are completed
1t may be said that only lit miles out
OF total of 1,74O miles are needed to
fill in the gap between Buenos Ayres
and Lake Titicaca
In Chile railway construction on
the cross continental line between
Valparaiso and Buenos Ayres has adj
vanced SO that four hours stage ride
is the. only break in a continuous rail-
way journey from the Pacific to the
Atlantic. 1t is expected that the
spiral tunnel, which will enable the
junction of the railway lines to be
made, will be completed in Is months.
This will place the Chilean railways
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11

The report shows much progress has
been made and that the Pan-Ameri-
can railway is a feasible proposition.
The report states that the proposed
With the proposed Canadian railway
from Winnipeg to Hudson bay this
railway will extend from Fort
Churchill at the north to Buenos
Ayres and eventually the Straits of
Magellan on the south. The report
York to Buenos Ayres, but transpor-
tation facilities to San Francisco.
Chicago and other places in the Unit
ed States will readily be arranged.
Already there are 3.770 miles, con-
Meeting with the southern border Of
Mexico Between this point and
Buenos Ayres there are 2,500 miles
of road in operation and 400 miles
Eunder contract for construction. The
construction, therefore, of $500 miles
is necessary to complete the route.
According to the report Colombia is
making connections from Bogota
eastward to the Magdalena river and
from that river to the city of Medel-
lin. American capitalists are estab-
fishing a terminal for the Colombia
Central railway on the Gulf of Uraba,
the Caribbean outlet for the main
trunk of the Pan-American route.
Central America is building trans
oceanic lines, which Mr.. Pepper says
will serve as backbone for the great
route. Roads are also under construc-
ton in Brazil and Guatemala.
Mr.. Pepper has been in South
America for the past year investigat-
ing trade conditions for the depart
ment of commerce and labor and has
travelled over much of the territory,
which he covered five years ago as a
special commissioner to report on the
Pan-American project.
| In his letter to Chairman Davis he
SAYS that the railway lines of the
| Argentine Republic have reached the
border of Bolivia, a distance of 1900
miles from Buenos Ayres and that
under treaty agreement with BOLIVIA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
HANG ON
Coffee Topers as Bad as Others.

"a friend of our family who, lived
with us a short time was a great conee
drinker and a continual sufferer with
dyspepsia. He admitted that conee
disagreed with him, but you know how
the coffee drinker will hold on to his
coffee, even if he knows it causes
dyspepsia.
lone day he said to me that Postum
Food Coffee had been recommended
and suggested that he would like very
much to try it. I secured package
and made it strictly according to di-
rectfons. He was delighted with the
new beverage, as was every one OF
our family He became very fond OF
it and in a short time his dyspepsia
disappeared. He continued using the
Postum and in about three months
gained twelve pounds
my husband is a practicing phys1-
clan and regards Postum as most
healthful of all beverages. He never
drinks coffee, but is very fond OF Pos
tum. In fact, all of our family are
and we never think Of drinking conee
any more" Read THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. There's a Reason
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
SANTA FE PROSPEROUS.
Loss in Earnings Is Small and Stock
holders Increased.

Loss in Earnings Is Small and Stock
holders Increased.
Chicago, May 11.-Transfer books of
the Santa Fe road, available today,
show that that company has added the
names of more than 5000 shareholders
to its list during the last year. the
largest number in any one year in the
roads history, making the total num-
was more than 26 per cent. The
greatest increase was in the number
of common stockholders, which not
far from doubled during the year.
February 1, last, dividends were paid
to 14,S25 holders of preferred stock,
and since that time the number has in
creased to more than 49,
To these more than $4,000 persons
the March statement of earnings of
the road could not fail to give consid-
cradle satisfaction inaSmuch as 1t
showed that although gross earnings
fell off to the extent of 1 million dol
lars, operating expenses had been got
so we'll in hand that net earnings show
ed a decrease of only $287, $50. In
January there was decrease of nearly
y million dollars, while at the same
time operating expenses increased to
the extent of $173,000.
Probably the greatest part OF the
saving done was in transportation
charges. These for March were but 28
per cent of the gross earnings 1t is
evident that the road is going to be
able to close it's fiscal year with sur
Mus of 1 million dollars or there
abouts. after paying dividends on all
its stock at the established rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
GEO. BARCLAY WANTS OUT.
Murderer Claims That He Was Not
Legally Tried.

George Barclay, who is undergoing
life imprisonment at the federal peni-
Tertiary at Fort Leavenworth, for the
murder of ]. I. Poole, committed in
the Indian territory on the 7th of
July, 1900, wants out. He claims that
he was Illegally sentenced because the
court assuming jurisdiction was not in
reality the proper federal court, that
the case should have been tried in a
different district of the United States
court Barclay was sent up from
Pawnee, Indian territory, a federal
grand jury returning an Indictment
against him during the latter part of
1900. The sentence pronounced by
the court was that Barclay should be
hanged but this was committed by
President Roosevelt in 1903 to life
imprisonment. He began serving his
time at Fort Leavenworth in 1903.
His application for writ of habeas
corpus has been placed on file in the
United States district court here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
TO BE FOR ROOSEVELT.
California Has Indicated Her Prefer
ence by Primaries.

San Francisco, May 11.-An unusual
situation will present itself when the
Republican state convention meets at
Sacramento next Thursday. Regard
less of the fact that President Roose-
felt has repeatedly stated that he will
not be candidate at Chicago, the Re
publican voters of California by unofft-
cial ballot at the primaries last week
for the selection of delegates to the
state convention declared their prefer
.ence for the president over the other
candidates, and it is reasonably certain
that the Sacramento convention will
carry out the wishes of the voters and
instruct for him. George H. knight,
who seconded Roosevelt's nomination
at the last Republican national con-
vention will probably be chairman of
the state convention. The plan for TAX
ing an unofficial ballot to indicate the
preference of the Republicans in this
state for president was adopted by the
state central committee as a comprO-
mise between the regular Republican
members of the convention and those
affiliated with the Lincoln-Roosevelt
Republican league, the latter being a
reform movement which is seeking to
wrest control of the party from the
regular organization.
The Lincoln Roosevelt league, which
is committed to Secretary w. H. Taft
desires his Endorsement by the state
central committee. Some of the leaders
in the regular ranks, although openly
declaring themselves for Taft, opposed
the Endorsement by the committee and
proposed an unofficial primary to learn
the preference Of the Republican vot-
ers. OF the 629 delegates which will
make up the Sacramento convention 239
were elected in the cities where the
state primary law is mandatory, while
800 are appointed by the various coun-
ty committees where the law is not i'll
effect. The returns from the unofficial
vote cast for presidential nominees at
the primaries show that President
Roosevelt received the largest number
of votes with Secretary Taft as second
choice and Governor Charles E. Hughes
third
Returns from the regular primaries,
although held on May 9, are still incom-
plete.
Both the regulars and the Lincoln
Roosevelt league claim to have been
victorious. Indications are that the
former will have safe majority. Gen
eral George Stone, chairman of the Re-
publican state central committee, de-
| clared today that the regulars will
! have not less than 400 of the 625 dele
| gates, and while admitting that the
| primary vote was comparatively light,
expresses the belief that the conven-
| ton will instruct for Roosevelt with
Taft as second choice.
The state convention will select four
delegates at large and the eight con-
gressional districts, the majority of
which will hold their convention at the
same time will each name two dele
gates. The district conventions can in
struct independent Of the state conven-
ton. but the latter can adopt the unit
| rule Even should the California dele
| cation cast it's first ballot as a unit for
| Roosevelt 1t is generally believed that
| 1t Will merely be a complimentary vote
and swing to Taft on the second ballot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11

purchased by Lusco from former
tenant of this ground. Whicken
bought land adjoining from the same
tenant and claimed that he had
bought the fence along with the land.
He removed the fence the other day,
hence Lusco's complaint in court, and
"all for three measley dollars as
Attorney Joe Reed for the defendant,
eloquently set forth before the court.
The efforts Of Attorney Greene, a
negro, for the plaintiff. brought the
case to the verge of the ridiculous
and kept 1t there all through the trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11

The Brazilian government and Bra
lillian credit are back of the project
for building 800 miles of railway
around the rapids of the Madeira
river. The contract has been made
with an American company and the
work is now on a permanent basis.
Chairman Davis in transmitting
Mr. Peppers letter to the state de-
partment, comments on the CONNER
cial benefits of the Pan-American
project and on it's influence in pro-
noting good relations between the
United States and other countries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
Boys Wanted Their Hen.

Two negro boys appeared in city
court Saturday and applied to Clerk
O'Neil for a replevin for a Domi-
necker hen they had sold and de-
livered to Clarence Miner, also a
negro, for the sum of 40 cents, and
which they alleged Miner refused to
pay for after receiving the bird Mr.
O'Neil retained his gravity with some
effort and asked the would-be
plaintiffs in this replevin case If they
had made formal demand for the re-
turn of their property. They had not,
and he told them to do so, and in the
case that Miner still refused them any
satisfaction whatever to come into
court and get their replevin papers
The boys went away full of deter
mination to recover that hen at any
cost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
H. b. HOwARD.s NEW SIGN.
Shows How Kansas Avenue May Be
Attractively Illuminated.

new electric sign, costing over $500.
There are 365 electric light globes in
the sign and on the front of the build
ing The new sign is one Of the most
attractive of the new electric adver-
Using that have been put up lately.
The new city ordinance governing
signs provides that they may be
erected across the sidewalk but the
design and specifications must be first
submitted to the city engineer and
approved by him. In addition the
electric signs must be in service 365
days out of the year and at least one
electric or gas light must be sus-
pended from the end of the sign on
the curb line. The gas or electric
lights must have given candle
power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
1. M. Penwell
Undertaken and Embalmer
5ll Quincy Street
Both Phones le1

was unanimously adopted pledging the
city to raise bonus of $4,000 for any
company that would build a railroad
from Shawnee to the northeast as far
as Muskogee. Okemah and Okmulgee
were also pledged for $3.50 each.
AT the same meeting a resolution
was adopted indorsing the st. Louis
National Prosperity association and
pledging the Shawnee chamber Of
commerce to join hands with all other
commercial bodies in a movement for
few and better laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
S.S.S.r RgR gn6an

Bad blood responsible for mankind When
fluid
R0onS ae IN some form to follow letter
which supply nI hs
ana tne blood purified the distressing
M Rheumatism Scrofus
oenI blood of
,uoea @ and will continue poison
tne DIooo all blood proved
, % remedy It down into the
oTeang reaches nissd tants and
the circulation only S. s. s. blood nuiS m 10 10
highest ORDER but
blood and medical to ali who ;t. M on the
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA GA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
Conrad Opens Headuuarters.

Great Falls, Mont, May 11.-W. G..
Conrad, millionaire banker, mine own
er and ranchman. who is an avowed
candidate for the vice presidential
nomination on the Democrat ticket.
has onened headquarters in this city.
Warner 6. Stensel Of New York has
heen engaged to manage his campaivn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
All About q Fence.

The famous barbed wire fence
case in which Raymond Lusco. q
negro, appeared as plaintiff and j. K
Whicken as defendant. was tried in
city court Saturday and Judge Simon
found for the plaintiff in the sum OF
So. the full value of the said fence
The fence in question enclosed some
lots out on Illinois street and was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
RAILROAD NEWS.
A Pan-American Railway the
Latest Project.
Would Run, From Hudson's Bay
to Buenos Ayres.
MUCH ALREADY BUILT
Ex-senator Henry G. Davis
Chairman of Committee.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.
MUCH ALREADY BUILT

The report OF Charles NJ. Pepper,
who is actively engaged in the forma-
ton of Pan-American railway, has
just been received in Washington by
Henry Gassaway Davis, chairman of
the committee by whom it will be
transmitted to the secretary of state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
WANTS NEW ROAD.

shawnee Would Have Line to North
east.
Shawnee, Ok, May 11.-At an en-
thusiastic meeting of the Shawnee
chamber of commerce, a resolution
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11

The following is a list of the opinions
handed dowr by the supreme court Satur.
day:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-28
THE TARIFF ON WOOD PULP,
A Statement by Herman Ridder,
President Of the American News
paper Publishers Association.

OF the three potent agencies for
the Advancement of general educa-
tion and culture among a civilized
people, the press, the pulpit aud the
stage, the first named has In this
country by far surpassed In extent
and influence the two others. Upon
one of the indispensable and most
expensive materials used in the com
position of newspaper. print paper.
an import duty Is being levied which
Is iniquitous and oppressive, while
at the same time the cost OF the do
nestle manufacture of paper is
greatly increased through the opera
tion of the duty on wood pulp. is
there any necessity for these taxes2
Can they be reasonably justified?
They are simply present tue
American paper makers have by Ia
mentations. pretenses and other
means less fair than foul obtained
from the government At whose ex-
pense? Solely at the expense OF the
most unprotected among all manu-
| factoring industries In the United
states-the printing and publishing
industry. more especially the news
papers.
when the paper manufacturers
got together for the purpose OF bet
terlng their conditions they accom-
plished the first step through the
| Dingley tariff. which put a minimum
duty of six dollars per ton on news
print pauer valued at not above TWO
cents per pound and SS per ton
on paper valued above two cents per
mound. and raised the duty on WOOD
min from St.20 20 St.67 per ton
The next step, although encounter
ING many delays was finally con-
lsummated bv creating n combination
To exhaust the surplus stock OF pa
per 90 cause a paper famine and "a
raiqe prices. From thirty-hve dol
liars per ton In 1906. the price he'
been raised TO forty dollars In 1907
and 10 fifty dollars In the preseh'
wear. being an increase OF twenty
Ave 10 forty per cent respectively
The preteXt nut forward by the man
ufacturers for their advance u
nrlces Is the Increased cost OF woo'
and tabor. Now let Ms look into ina
a little closer. Government record
show that paper mills In the unite
states and Canada are making pnpe
at a cost OF less than twenty-elgh
dollars per ton at the mill, and tina
American mills can and do make pa
nor moro cheaplv than Canada
mills nv reason Of a better supply O
skilled labor. cheaper coal and a.
lndeouate home market for their pro
duct. also lower ocean rates ana luN
Or marine insurance on thelr eApoIu q
2 Furthermore. n Is a TACT that Ch
= madam naper Manufacturers "l',
having the duty have protltaoiy "n
r lerso'd American manufacturers
% tho American market ana ina
, American paper makers have VII
profit disposed OF their produ'
) abroad I'm competltlon with canaan
10 Great Britain. Norway and German
- al Drices considerably below thos
Z maintained In the American marke
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-28
aNLc,rr Widow" Hcnd Gcar.

Through information obtained by
the society department and measure
ments taken by the mechanical de-
partmcnt. we are enabled TO give
reliable information as to the 'Mer-
nv Widow" sailor hat. In dimen-
sions Il is a compromise between a
family umbrella and the top OF n
bass drum. In displacement, as eX-
pressed in tonnage. II rivals the
ante-bellum hoop skirts.
III the wearer Is out with her
hest beau or one OF his alternates,
the rim OF the hat can be relied
upon To mangle his ear or rake the
skin on his neck even VI the edge mas
10 saw It's way through a stiff linen
collar. II he attempts any osclla'
tory saluations II Is unquestionable
that he will get a gouged eye or have
tho bridge of his nose unroofed.
II the sidewalk Is narrow the
wearer of the hat and the escort
must proceed single file. unless ne
Is of sawed-oif stature and she
statuesques creature of such alti'
tnd, that he can walk under the pro
tection OF the obtrusive brim, If
gu1 breeze strikes the hat suddenly
tho one safe plan T. TO loosen the
guv ropes and let the sailor sail
DO not attempt 10 enter the door
of the average elevator or OF the aV
eraee closed cab. one Is sure e
Get stuck or 10 wreck the headgear
Make a side din when crowding Int
a street car and make an accommo
dating crook OF your arm while de
pending on vour individual strap. l
others crowded into the aisle resen
the wounds and bruises you distri
butte. saw something sweet about th