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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
DEFENDS ST. NICK.
DIR. Hirsch Takes stand in Favor of
the ChiIdren's Friend

Chicago, Dec. Tn a sermon at
Sinai temple yesterday, DR.. Hirsch
ridiculed those who would rob child
hood of its illusions concerning Santa
Claus. He took issue with club women
and educators, who advise instilling
exact truth on all subjects into the
infant mind.
Parents are blind to take away
from their children's lives the charm
of expectation he declared. Misses
who ought to be in the nursery are
dressed to lack like milliners' models.
Girls and boys become blase before
they are out of short clothes.
LET your children make mud pies.
Let them be awkward. Let them not
know of sheath gowns and merry
widow hats.
This is Saint Nicholas day in Hol-
land and the children there are re-
joicing in their belief that the good
saint has brought their gifts.
But in this enlightened and pro-
gressive land, forsooth. the little ones
must not be permitted to cherish such
a mistaken illusion. We are to make
it clear to them that there is no Saint
Nicholas. and that the toys come from
papa and mamma, lest our children
become addicted to untruth.
MANY a child has become an in
veterate liar without ever having
heard of Saint Nicholas. and many
boy or girl who believed firmly in the
Saint has grown up 10 be a truthful
man or woman. Leave the child its
realm of imagination. for out of that
comes enthusiasm and the joy of
YOUTH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
LET OFF WITH LIGHT FINES.
Ed Arnold Pleads for Boys who Had
Robbed Him.

NJ Hellipgsworth, Sam Foster and J.
w. Evans, the three men who stole a
packet of safety. razors from the Ed
Arnold Drug Co.. got off easy this morn
ing.
Ed Arnold, prosecuting witness, asked
the court to be 1enient with the freight
handlers who had stolen his razors.
He did not stop at this. but gave two
of the defendants, Hollingsworth and
Foster, money to pay their fine and
costs, so that they would not have to
go to jail. Evans was represented by
his father. who paid his fine, therefore
Mr. Arnold,s kindness cost him only the
fines of two, 81 each, and two-thirds of
the costs, or Ssh in all.
The young men who stole The pack
age of safety razors are very thankful
to Mr.. Arnold for his kindness. They
have reason be thankful The value
of the stuff they stole would constitute
grand larceny,-a penitentiary offense.
Mr.. Arnold kindly forgot some of the
items of theft, reducing the robbery to
petit larceny, and then finished by pay
ing the fines Of the thieves. It is only
once in a lifetime that a thief strikes
a snaa like this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
CHANGES TRIAL BEGINS.
He Is the Korean Who Shot Durham
White Stevens.

San Francisco, Dec. THE trial of
In Whang Chang, the Korean, charged
with the murder of Durham White
Stevens. American advisor to the gov
ernor of Korea, in this city on March %.
last as Mr.. Stevens was taking his de-
parture for Washington, was begun to-
day in Judge Cooks department of SUI
preme court. The case has been post
poned a number of times, but the at
torneys on both sides now express
their desire for speedy conclusion of
the trial.
The prosecution is being conducted
by Assistant District Attorney James
Hanley, assisted by special counsel. The
attorneys for the accused Korean are
former Judge Robert Farrell, ]. J. Bar
rett and Nathan Coghlan and it is evil
dent that a vigorous defense will be
made.
The proceedings this forenoon were
confined to the filling of the jury box,
and the beginning of examination of
veniremen as to their qualifications to
serve as Jurors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
REDEEM THEIR PROPERTY.
Jointists in Columbus Are Paying the
Court Costs Rapidly.

Columbus, Kan, Dec. THE sheriff S
office here has been besieged the last
few days by jointists from different
parts of the county who are trying to
redeem the buildings formerly occupied
by them, which are now held under ex-
ecutions issued at the instance of F. S.
Jackson, attorney general.
Forty buildings in the county were
levied upon by Sheriff Hatton to satisfy
costs aggregating almost $4,000. large
number OF the buildings were taken
out of the threatened jeopardy when
the court costs assigned against them
were paid by the former jointists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
MORGAN ON STAND.
Coney Libel Suit Is Making Little
Roadway.

| whip sa wing the witness is a IA
vorite pastime in district court now,
and unless the practice is stopped, the
Pat Coney libel case may continue
indefinitely. At 2 o'clock this after
noon, w A. Morgan, department COM
mander of the G. A. r. was still. on
the stand. He was made state Wit
ness and took the stand at noon on
and therefore the case was not on
trial, but Mr. Morgan has been wit
ness for two days to date.
The gates were pulled down in this
case, when the prosecution attacked
the veracity of Mr.. Morgan by asking
certain questions concerning the rules
and constitution of the G. A. r. He
was thereby branded as an expert wit
ness and there is no telling when he
can get away from the witness chair
This morning when Commander
Morgan resumed the witness chair, P
H. Coney, the complaining witness
who is alleged to have been 1beled
by a circular issued in G.. A. R. cir
cles, and himself an attorney of local
prominence, asked permission of the
court to conduct the examination OF
the witness. On account of the open
ing offered by the defense Thursday,
and Coney was allowed to ask the wit
ness, Morgan, about the issuance of
circular by the J. w. Geary post. No.
Is, located at Cottonwood Falls. This
circular which was admitted in evil
dence, was on the face of it, boost
for Captain Coney. who was then
commander of the department of
Kansas. However, Captain Coney in
timated that the suggestion in the cir
cular which said "all alleged old SOL
diers. who were fired because they
were not old soldiers and then crawled.
in through theitback window, should
be dismissed from the G. A. r." was
directed against him, personally.
Mr.. Morgan asserted, as a witness,
that he did not see any ''stinger"
against Coney in the circular, but was
not in favor of it. and signed it only
upon the instructions of the adjutant
of his post.
After this circular in question was
circulated, Coney, then commander,
caused the destruction of the Cotton
wood Falls post, upon investigation
conducted by himself and by his own
orders. The orders issued by himself
in this case were admitted in evil
dence, the prosecuting witness and
prosecuting attorney reading the order
which closed: "By order of P. H. Con-
ey, department commander"
Why all this ancient history should
be admitted in the present case is a
mystery to the layman, but the legal
facts are, that the prosecution. in its
zeal, opened a way to keep w. A.
Morgan on the witness stand for the
next three weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
TO PROBE CANAL DEAL.
Democrats in Congress Take Steps To-
ward an Investigation.

washington. Dec. THE Democrats
of the house are planning to demand
an investigation of the purchase of the
Panama canal property and in confor-
nifty with this programme. Represen-
tative Rainey, Illinois. today introduce
ed resolution directing the speaker
to appoint a committee of five to "as-
certain how much of the $4,000, 900
which appears on record to have been
paid to the French company, was real
Iy paid that company"
1t is said that the national Demo-
cratic committee, requested Mr.. Rain
ey to present the resolutions.
The resolution provides that the COM
mittee shall ascertain if any portion of
the 100000 600 was directly or Indirectly
paid to American citizens or to an
American syndicate, and if any member
or senator profited by the transaction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
SHOT HERSELF TWICE.
Victim of MeIancholia and Insomnia
Commits Suicide.

Bristol, r. L, Dec. Mrs. Emma
Chesebrough, aged 80 years, wife of AL
fred s. Chesebrough,- well known
yacht designer of this city, who is now
in Scotland on business, committed sui
eide yesterday by shooting herself twice
in the head. She had been troubled
with melancholia and insomnia. Mrs.
Chesebrough was the daughter of form
er Lieutenant Governor Jonathan Rus
sell Bullock Her husband, two chill
dren. a sister, Mrs. Samuel P, Colt, wife
of the president of the United States
Rubber. company, and her mother, Mrs.
Emma Westcott Bullock, formerly of
Boston survive her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
MIR. HOWE TALKS OF OLD TIMES
Came to Kansas in 1868 and Is Glad
of 1t.

Saturday was an anniversary day
with Samuel 7. Howe of the state tax
commission. When the newspaper
man entered his office this we'll known
Kansan and eminent expert on all
matters pertaining to taxation was
sitting at his desk in a brown study
He had no news nor was he inclined
to talk of matters that had to do with
the present This Is a day of
Renaissance with me-" he said.
Forty years ago today I came to
Kansas.
THAT is a long time ago-almost
half century, but the. incidents of that
fixed in my memory 1 left my home
in Toledo, Ohio. December 3. 1868.
I was bound for sunny Kansas and L
entered the weather zone of a big
snow storm the day 1 landed in
Leavenworth. 1t was little short of a
blizzard. 1 started by train for Law
renee that night and the engine got
blocked in a cut near Paramount and
had to cut lose from the train in or
der to reach the university town. We
staid in the train in that cut for
twenty-four hours before relief came
The snow had drifted to the depth of
several feet but some of us got out
of the car and went to Fairmount, a
mile distant, and foraged for food.
We returned with cheese and crackers
and having found enough dry wood to
keep the stove going managed to
bear up under our burdens
II shall never forget my first view
OF Lawrence. Back east we had |
heard often of the border ruffians, |
the cowboys. the Quantrel raid and /
other bloody doings of the west, and |
man on the train had added many |
stories to the stock 1 had on hand.
when 1 first came to Topeka |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
HOBOES ORGANIZE.
brotherhood of the Unemployed
Formed in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. Tn a large loft on
the top floor of $50 South Clark street
yesterday the Chicago Brotherhood of
the Unemployed was formally organ
lied. The meeting was a preliminary
one. The actual work of the organi
zation will be laid out in Hull house
Tuesday evening, when the next meet
ing will be held.
Robert NJ. Wilson, called by his
friends the "Uncrowned King of the
Hoboes,'' presided at the meeting, and
assisting him was James Eads How,
known as 1.-The newsboys' friend and
a grandson of Captain James B. Eads,
builder of the Eads bridge in St. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
Hs viii soon be aDle 70 respond to

He viii soon be able to respond to
calls.
The burning of the Christensen
home on the West Sixth avenue road
last night was too far away for the
response of the city fire departments,
but Chief Wilmarth and four of his
officers viewed the spectacle from the.
roof of No. A station. This is as close
as the department could get to the
confagration.
Not birth has been reported to
the health department during the
month of December. Sanitary Ser
geant Pattison is at loss concerning the
terrible state of affairs and is ready to
expect anything after such a nom
Roosevelt wait Warning No 1000, 1000
will soon be issued to the doctors over
the city.
The latest building permits from the
office of the fire marshal are as fol-
lows: To George Schenewerk for
$4,000 residence at 400 West Third
street and to M. S: Mclaughlin for
$4,000 residence at 80 Grove avenue.
All will be frame and two stories in
height.
Measles at the home of c. C. Reed,
1913 Harrison street. Guarantees
will be raised at the homes of F. Ford,
1131 North Topeka avenue, smallpox,
and Harry Seery, 500 North Topeka
avenue, scarlet lever" OuGS1Oe OF these
items there is nothing exciting around
the Office of the health department.
According to the files in the city
clerks office there are calls for 80
blocks of pavement in the city of To-
peka and more petitions to come in.
This only means 81 intersections as far
as the petitions specify and it will
mean very little cost to the city. To-
peka will undoubtedly have a paving
fever next spring If the enthusiasm re-
mains as firm as it is as the present
time. The city councilmen are all in
favor of the granting of the petitions
and the following have been favorably
passed over by the councilmen:
Lawrence Sixth to Eighth.
West Eighth, Kansas avenue to Har-
rison.
Woodlawn, Park to Grove.
West Seventh, Polk to Western.
Lincoln Thirteenth to Fourteenth.
First Kansas avenue to Quincy.
Norris Sixth to Tenth
Taylor, Second to Fourth.
Kansas avenue, Euclid to Twenty
third.
Fillmore, First to Fifth.
Polk Sixth to Eighth
Seventh, Tyler to Polk.
Buchanan Thirteen to Fifteenth.
Sixth, Locust to Benson's addition.
Mulvane, Thirteenth to Fifteenth.
Twelfth Fillmore to Clay.
Buchanan Huntoon to Thirteenth.
West, Tenth, west line alley to Ella
Lincoln, Ninth to Tenth.
Eleventh, Topeka to Western.
Harrison Second to Third.
Boswell Sixteenth to Seventeenth.
There are also petitions for four
blocks of alley paving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
New York NIoner NInrket.

New York Dec. 7.-MONEY-Money on
call easy. 2d21z per cent; ruling rate "a,
closing bid "a; Offered at ~ per cent
Time leans very dull and steady; 60 days,
per cent: 30 days. 3G31k per cent; six
months. 3Ik13A per cent.
per cent.
Sterling exchange with actual business
in bankers bills at $4S4 3Od4. "a. 40 for so day
bills and at A.ss-50 for demand; CONNER
cial bills. $4.S46f4.S4h.
SILyER-Bar silver. zs1kc; Mexican dol
lars. 45c.
BONDS Government and railroad bonds
firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
Judge WiIfley's Successor.

Washington, Dec. 7.-President
Roosevelt has appointed Rufus Thaye
of the District of Columbia as fudge
of the United States court at Shanghai
succeeding Judge L. l. Whitley, re-
signed. Judge Whitley was for a long
time under serious charges brought
by Americans in Shanghai. but care
full examination of these charges nv
the state department and congress re
suited in his complete exoneration.
His resignation is understood at this
time to be voluntary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
j. b. zierler Is Dead.

State Treasurer Mark Tuliey today
received word of the death of j. b.
Ziegler of Independence. Mr. Ziegler
was one of the oldest and best known
attorneys in southern Kansas. He
came to Montgomery county thirty-hve
years ago and had been identified more
or less with the public life and pro-
gress of that community ever since. He
is survived by Ed Ziegler, a brother,
and well known attorney of Coffeyvills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
Sunday shooting at Niotaze.

Niotaze, Kan. Dec. 7.-Charles Kill
burn was shot and dangerously wound
burn and Truskett had quarreled pre-
viously and in the afternoon they met
in Truskett's pool hall. Both men drew
revolvers, it is said, but Truskett fired
first The bullet pierced KiIburn's left
lung Truskett surrendered to the Of
fcers and was taken to Sedan to jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07

Patrons
Miss Ellington who private life Daniel Frohman
Bloomington III and she appeared Hack
JennicO"
f Were King and still later played leading with
fairly umphed the role difficult
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07

afternoon. His collar bone was broken
and he was forced to retire from the
race. It is believed that his partner,
Rupprecht, will continue aud form a
partnership with one of the members
of the French italian team
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
CycIer Has Collar Bone BroIxen.

New York, Dec. Menus BedeII, of
the Bedell-Rutt six day cycle race team
was seriously injured in spill late this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07

Chief Wilmarth gave out the in
formation today that the worry over
the name of the big new horse at No
2 station should cease. The horse has
been given the name of Ben and is
recorded on the fire department book
Ben is rapidly learning his ropes and
can leap into and back out of the har-
ness with the earmarks of a veteran
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07

The latest building permits from the
office of the fire marshal are as fol-
lows: To George Schenewerk for a
$4,000 residence at 400 West Third
street and to NJ. S. Mclaughlin for a
$4,000 residence at 80 Grove avenue.
All will be frame and two stories in
height.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07

one fire today This down at the
east end of the Union Pacific yards
where an empty box car stood en-
veIoped in flames 1t happened al
PAS this morning during the biting
north wind and the firemen took thei1
first touch of winter fire fighting. They
saved half of the car above the trucks
1t was supposed to have been caused
by a lonely bum who was toasting his
feet around a fire he had built in the
car. Loss unknown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07

The claims and accounts committee
of the city council. which is composed
of ]. J. Lannan, ]. w. F. Hughes and
c. w Horn, met at the committee
room in the city hall this morning and
looked over some of the water plant
bills which had not been sent in to the
first meeting. All were satisfactory
and the committee went home happy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-20
BEDFORD BUILDING CLUB
PENNILESS AND IN DEBT
Indiana Loan Association Goes to Wall
After Having Done a Very
Large Business.

Bedford Ind, Aug. ia genuine
ensation was created in Bedford this
orenoon when 1t became known that
he Bedford Building, Savings and Loan
.ssociation had gone to the wall. The
Ulcers of the company are: George c.
Campbell, president; A. B. Dye, secre-
airy; Henry Alden Hagan. treasurer.
The association was organized in
1873, and up to ten years ago did a
usiness of s1ss.OO0 per year. Accord
ng to the treasurer's report the asso-
iation has not a cent, and the books
how an overdraft of s474.11
The association, according to Hagan.
has no real estate, and the loss, If any,
will fall alike on the officers and share
holders. Judge Martin, its attorney,
does not think there is any irregular
tiles, but that the trouble is due to a
poor system of bookkeeping. resulting
in an endless chain system of carrying
on the associations business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-20
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-20
WILL Be A STAR GAME
Professional and Business
Men to Play Off the
Horse.

The plans for the benefit baseball
game to be played by the business men
and the professional men on the south
side grounds a week from Saturday,
are now maturing fast. and the best
players in their respective vocations
will be secured. The game will be
played for the benefit of the Mercy
hospital and the tickets will be dis
posed of by the members of the Ladies
Aid, the members of the Knights of Co
lumbus and Father Jensen.
The two baseball teams have each
won a game from the other. and the
game a week from Saturday will be
the one which will decide the suprem-
ecy. Both teams are practicing hard
every day for the great event, and 1t
looks as if they would put up more
than an ordinary. exhibition. The game
will be called at o'clock in the after
noon, and an admission of 10 cents will
be charged.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-20
PUTS ATHLETES TO WORK.
Jones Writes to Scarlet Football Men
to Begin Their Training.

Charlottesville, Ind. Aug. 1S.-Ath-
letic Director Ralph Jones of Wabash
college has been sending out letters to
all of the football candidates of the
local institution who expect to try for
gridiron honors during the coming sea-
son, and in the letters he states that he
is especially anxious to have the men
in good condition prior to the formal
opening of the first practice. The first
whirl with the pigskin is to be held
on the 14th of next month and Graduate
Manager Harry Eller shares the opinion
of Coach Jones that the Little Giants
will make a strong bid for champion
ship honors in all branches of ath-
letics during the coming college year.
The letters being sent out to last
years warriors read as follows:
Il am writing to the football men
urging them to get into good condition
before reporting on Sept. IA. If they
will do this we will be able to make a
much better showing in the early
games. If you possibly can, practice
starting and sprinting and take some
hard exercise. Prospects look mighty
good in all branches for this year and
/ am counting on you to do your
share"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-20
THOMAS HAS NO EXCUSE
FOR DEFEAT BY KETCHEL.
Boxer Says No One of the Same Weight
Cam Withstand Stanley.


San Francisco, Aug. 19.-Joe Thomas
had no excuses to make today for Ket-
chefs comparatively easy victory over
last evening.
L don't believe there is a man at
his weight who can stand Ketchers
blows" he said in conversation today.
Joe was not particularly badly
marked, as most of Ketchers effective
punches landed on his stomach. He has
a swollen mouth and dis-colored eye,
but outside of that feels little discom-
fort from his prompt defeat.
It is thought here that Papke's de-
mand over the weight for a fight with
Ketchel has probably been caused by
Coffroth, who has decided to bid against
Los Angeles for the bout. Jimmy has
been making strong efforts to get the
bout for this city.
Ketchel is now anxious to meet
Tommy Burns. His manager says that
Stanley will camp on the trail of Brusso
as soon as the latter reaches the coun-
try He weighed about 10 pounds
when he faced Thomas last evening,
and thinks this is heavy enough for
Burns.
Battling Nelson will start work to-
morrow for his bout with Joe Cans.
Earl Cornet, who figured as his spar
ring partner on Nelson's last stay here,
will again be in the camp. Jim Perry
and Mike the Turk will also work with
him. The Battler will train at MiIlets
place. Joe Cans is also in town. He
will work at Crolls place. Nelson may
make a trip of a few days into the
mountains before starting his practice,
but his training staff will remain here.
The Battler explains that all he
wishes to develop is his wind and
thinks that mountain climbing will do
this.