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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
TO RUSH Big GUN SHIPS
Another Race Between Private Con-
Germ and the Government.

New York, July 2o.-The naval con-
structors at the New York navy yard,
who are to have the supervision of the
building of the 10000 ton battleship
Florida, authorized by the last congress,
are not going to lose any time in get
ting the ship ready for commission.
The preliminary work is now well I'M
der way, and within a few weeks the
navy department will ask for bids for
material needed in building the battle
shc.
There promises to be keen rivalry be-
tween the private concern that will
build the Utah, the Florida's sister ship
and government workers who will build
the Florida. 1t is expected by naval
officers that both ships will be ready
for the fleet within two and a half
years. At the close of 1910 the United
States will own the first squadron of
all big gun ships, to consist of the two
vessels already named. and the Della
ware and North Dakota, both of which
are over 80 per cent completed.
Naval Constructor William j. Baxter,
the man who built the Connecticut will
again be at the head of the govern
ment force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
ANTI NOISE CRUSADE.
1t Has Begun in Earnest in New York
City.

New York. July 20.-New 1orks cru
sade against the making of unnecessary
noises is on in earnest under Police
Commissioner Ringhams order and,
although Sunday is an off day for street
hawkers several arrests were made.
Several too vociferous push cart men
were among the prisoners. Today the
police under instructions will begin
their first week days work in an effort
to suppress the noise-makers. Vendors.
scissor grinders with balls, and bugles,
old clothes men, unnecessarily noisy
vehicles, trolley cars with fiat wheels
and other nuisance makers are under
the ban. General Bingham is on record
as meaning business in this crusade to
make New York a quieter city and
numerous arrests are expected in the
campaign of suppression.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20

made short speeches. in behalf of
their own parties.
j. L. Bristow and George Tucker
hooked up together at Cottonwood
Falls and Strong City Saturday, and
ned Joint meetings at both places
Bristow made the principal speech,
and Tucker followed him. Tucker is
making hot fight for the Republican
nomination for congress in the Fourth
district.
beginning with his address at Wich-
TIA today, Senator Long plans to put in
strenuous week in the political cam
paign. Each day he will make two or
three speeches. and will fill In between
with handshaking.
The dates are as follows:
Monday night, July 20, Wichita.
tuesday, July 81, all day in Sumner
county; will speak at Wellington in
the afternoon and Caldwell at night.
VIII visit number of other towns
during the day.
Wednesday. July %. ali day in Cow
ley county; will speak at Winfield at
p. M, Arkansas City at D. m.
Thursday. July %, all day in Butler
county; will speak at Douglass at 10 a.
M. Augusta at 2 p. M, Leon at 4 p. m.
and Ell Dorado at p. m.
Friday, July "a, all day in Bourbon
Saturday, July 25. all day in johnson
county.
Speaking of the senatorial situa-
ton in Cherokee county and south
eastern Kansas, Judge c. A. Mcneil. of
Columbus, Kan.,- said: $50 far as
Cherokee county is concerned, Sena-
tor Long will be an easy winner.
There is practically no sentiment for
Mr.. Bristow in either the city or coun-
try precincts. ! do not mean to say
that there is none or that he will get
no votes in this county, but as I said
before, he has no active, tangible sup
port. VIM. Whites attack upon Mr..
Long. his admission that he was in
error on many points, his promise to
rectffy same and his failure to do SO,
has strengthened Mr.. Long rather
than weakened him in southeastern
Kansas, for in this part of the state
| we are lovers of fair play.
again, Mr.. Bristow's many editor
ials and other writings lauding the
senator to the skies at a time when
he, Bristow, was not after Longs
place are SO at cross with his pres
ent position that fair minded people
| will not fail to wonder why. Then
/ Mr.. Bristow'S letter, which he forced
| Senator Long to make public, places
him In that attitude that he should
and certainly will lose the support Of
| every fair honorable man in this con-
| test for 1t certainly shows him up in a
| most unenvia BILE light.
Ct also believe the Republicans OF
| Kansas recognize in Senator Long
one of the ablest United States sena-
tors the state has ever had; one who
| is in close touch with the present ma
tional administration; one who is
nearer Mr.. Taft than any man in the
state, and indeed might say in the
west; a man who has been right on
all the great questions, is now right
on the questions of the day, a man
who is in his private life and home
| life, his business life and public life
clean and honorable and one who is
ever alert to the interests of his con-
stituency and pre-eminently fitted. as
he has so we'll shown, for the high
and honorable position he holds"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
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The Jack Emerson Stock company
Will open the second week of their To-
peka engagement with the presenta-
ton of y Brothers Love.
Deputy Sheriff j. d. Norton and
wife left for Horton, Sunday where
they will visit their son Ralph H. Nor
ton and wife for week.
w. Y. Morgan. who though not a
resident of Topeka, has been living
here for several weeks, left today for
Wichita to hear Senator Longs
speech.
The Topeka ball team returned
home this morning from Oklahoma
City in first place and will open four
game series with the Wichita Jobbers
this afternoon.
The hot weather is. temporarily
ended. The clouds which threatened
yesterday afternoon kept up during
the night and little drizzling showers
were the order for today.
The members of Marshall's band
survived the trip to Atchison where
they played at Bale Waggoner's pic
mic Saturday and will give a band
concert at the city park this evening.
The seventeenth annual session of
the Evangelical Alliance will be held
in Garfield park, August IL to II.
This promises to be the best attended
session of the Alliance ever held in
Topeka.
DR.. d. T. Nicoll, county health Of
fcer, has been appointed a delegate
to represent Shawnee county at the
International tuberculosis congress
which meets at Washington, d. c.,
September 18th.
The Topeka Chautauqua will open
tomorrow at Vinewood lark. Senator
]. P. Dolliver of Iowa will deliver an
address tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock on the subject, Public Virtue
a Question of Politics"
David Saylor of Chicago is in the
CITY visiting his parents on Hominy
Xiii known as East Hill. 1t is rumor-
ed that he has come home to take a
bride back with him who lives on the
hill near Mr.. Saylor's home and is
we'll known Topeka young lady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
Telephone War in Ioua-

Webster City. Ia, July 20.-The state
Of Iowa bids fair to become the battle
ground in a war between the Bell and
allied Independent telephone interests.
AS the result of the Bell company buy
ing up Independent lines In Dubuque
and at other points recently a company
composed Of the many Independent
concerns in the state with a $4,000, 900
capital to fight the Bell concern, has
been organized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20

make any predictions at any time.
That will be my policy throughout the
campaign. We won't neglect any ter
tory where there is any chance of
victory, neither north, south, east or
west. but I shall not indulge in fore
casts"
A delegation from Denver arrived to
see Mr.. Hitchcock and urged the Sc
lection Of that city as the place of
establishing a western headquarters foI
the distribution of campaign material
and assignment of speakers. Salt
Lake is being considered also but no
decision will be made until after Mr..
Hitchcock returns to the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
GOTCH BROKE HIS RIB.
The Big Wrestler Squeezed His Texas
Opponent Too Hard.

Galveston. Tex, July 2O.-Frank
Gotch, the worlds champion wrestler,
appeared for trial in the police court
here Saturday charged with aggra-
waited assault upon Herman Bernau,
who suffered a broken rib while maxi
ing a futile attmept to stand up
against the big champion.
The match took place at the opera
house before a large crowd and was
distinctly a failure because of the
superiority of Gotch over his adver-
sary. a wrestler of local fame.
After four minutes, during which
Gotch had secured three hammer
holds and released them, he picked up
Bernau, who weighs 200 pounds,
bodily, and hurled him to the floor.
Bernau was heard to cry take him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
Death Came I'm odd WAY.

Jersey City n. j.. July 20.-Mrs.
Josephine Faho was fatally burned in
the powder and fireworks factory of
John Fipipo owing to nail in her
shoe striking a spark which ignited
some powder. Her husband Is en-
ployed in the place and after taking
him his luncheon she was walking
about the building. The burning
powder set fire to her dress and be-
fore Faho could put out the flames
she became unconscious. She died in
few minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20

off," but no attention was paid until
the shout had been repeated several
times. Then Gotch was pulled on. A
doctor was summoned, who announced
Bernau had sustained a broken rib.
AT the trial Ii was arranged for
Gotch to plead guilty and pay a NOM
inal fine, but Bernau failed to appear.
SO the case was dismissed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
\ BOLD WICHITA GIRL.
Tears OF Her Clothing and Defies
Police to Take Her.

Wichita. Kan. July 2e-Rather
than submit to arrest. preliminary to
a trip to the girls school at Beloit,
Mabel Cooper, strikingly pretty 10
year-old girl, tore Off every stitch of
her clothing, threw in it a tub of hot
water, fought the police officer for an
hour and a half, finally biting his
thumb seriously. The girl was finally
wrapped in some old clothes and
taken to the police station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
Cashed Wrong Money Order.

Wichita, Kan, July 20.-George
Sells was arrested at Lehigh, Kansas.
on a charge of cashing a postoffice
money order which did not belong to
him. He was brought to Wichita and
was released on bond. 1t is alleged
that Sells, while a resident of Emporia
found the money order in his post
office box.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-01-30
TOBLESS NEW CATH
OLlC CHURCH
St. Anthony's Pari. at RaymondviIJe VIII
Dedicate New House of Worship
Sunday Special Excursion Will
Be Run.

| The new church erected by tn
| Catholics of St. Anthony's parisl
of Raymondville will be dedicated
| with the usual ceremony of bless
ing next Sunday morning. Rev
Father Quinn of Castroville vii
oficiate at the ceremony. Aftel
the blessing a high mass will b,
sung, the music being rendered b,
a male choir, which will sins
Bordese's Mass in F.
A special train will be run from
Brownsville Sunday morning al
eight O'Clock, to convey any who
wish to attend the ceremony from
here or intervening points leaving
Raymondville or its return al
seven p. m.
The ladies of E. Raymondville
are making every preparation for
the reception and pleasant enter
tainment of the visitors, and there
is a prospect of an outing to visit
the beautiful gardens of the Griffin
nurseries, the artesian wells. etc.
A Mexican dinner will be served,
and there will also be dishes in the
American style for those who
prefer them The proceeds of this
entertainment will be devoted to
promoting the further comfort and
beauty of the new church.
a FIVE p. m, there will be a
short musical program at the
church, and a lecture by Rev.
Father Quinn, who will come from
Castroville for this occasion.
Father Quinn will be warmly vel
coined by his many warm and
admiring friends at Brownsville,
where he is we'll and favorably
known.
A special price will be made by
tne railroad for the occasion. the
rate being as follows:
Round trip from Brownsville and
Olmito. 81; from Harrington, Isl
cents; from Lyford, so cents.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-01-30
RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER INQUIRY.
ST. Petersburg Correspondent Seeking to
Win Favor for Monarchists.

Three Russian newspapers he
Novoe Vremva, the Sviet and the
Moscow Journal-have combined
and sent to this country cores
pondent to investigate conditions
here and ascertain what steps
should be taken to win sympathy
for the monarchists and conserva-
tives in Russia. The cores
pondent is Nine. NJ. A. Goriach-
Observation-Disclosures of St. Peter
sburg, and she is living at 24O
East Seventy-second street, New
York.
Nine Alexeeva will investigate
while here the conditions of the
Russian immigrants on the East,
side and report to her papers. She
is of the opinion that they do we'll
in coming here, and expressed
surprise at the quickness with
which they adapt themselves to
the changed life.
In the event OF war between the
United States and Japan, Nine.
Aiexeeva. who considers such a
conflict likely, says that 100000
Russian volunteers would rush TO
the Philippines to aid America.
She thinks there is no danger of
revolution i'll Russia as the great
mass of the people is more amused
than stirred up by the agitators.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-01-30
LOCAL ITEMS

ne IduleS Oh OaluL AntQOny
Parish at Raymondville extend q
cordial invitation to their friends
and neighbors to attend the bless
ing of their Church next Sunday
) Feb. End. A genuine welcome
awaits all those accepting.
The town was unusually quiet
last night.
Matamoros is Still entertained by
the dramatic company at the opera
house.
For sALE-One tent, complete
with fly, 12x14. Apply to c. F.
Pierce. LIST.
For sALE-1638 acres, 3-4 mile
river front, has canal already built.
| S22.5 so. Apply to THE HERALD. If.
For SALE-Roll top desk, at H.
| c. Kinks Office. Also some very
fine furniture very cheap at Rancho
Viejo. Mrs. J. V. Mallory. 1-28-ot.
Some more beautiful caulihower
heads were received today with the
compliments of Mr.. Green from
Uncle Sans truck patch.
The Frontier Lumber Co. has
just received new samples of Wall
Paper for 1908, a very handsome
line from different houses. 1-28 ct
Only one day more in which to
get that poll tax receipt. Will
you get it and be voter, or will
you save that paltry S1.75 and
forfeit your right as American
citizen?
Without a poll tax receipt is
sued before tomorrow night, you
cannot vote in any election held
this year. If you have failed to
pay the tax before now, you woulG
better get busy at once.
Have you seen the New No. So
Oliver typewriter, the most practi-
cal, common sense typewriter in
the world? Come in and let me
show you. Geo. J. Head, agent, !
at Willman's Pharmacy. 113-tf |
A report is in circulation to the
effect that little Buster, the boy
clown who was here with the dog
and pony show lately, was killed |
at Raymondville by being kicked |
by one of the horses in the show. /
The rumor lacks confirmation so
far.
Standing room is hardly obtaina-
BILE at the moving picture show
almost every performance. Mr..
Pressey is putting on some excel
lent pictures and pleases his
audiences with great variety of
beautiful and entertaining views,
all of them being frst-class.
From Andrew Hanson of
Mercedes, who was here this week,
THE HERALD learned that work is
being pushed rapidly On the
Mercedes canal, and it will not be
long now before the water will be
turned in. Mr.. Hanson reports
the acquisition of another Califor-
MAN near Mercedes, DR.. O. O. ,
Osborne of Lodi, having bought
40 acres, part of which is at Lake
Tampacaus, and which will be
planted with grapes.
The rapidity with which results
are accomplished in truck in this
wonderful country is illustrated in
the report of Capt. F. M, Collins, of
Tarpon Beacn, of the progress of
the experimental garden which is
being put in at the Beach. AL {
though it has been only a few ]
short weeks since the project of
making a garden there was in
Capt. Collins says he
now has an abundance of lettuce, /
peas, and other early vegetables, ,
all looking fine.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-13
BEPPO
By FRANK H. SWEET
(Copyright.)


Beppo swung his hand-cart a little
closer to the curb to escape the wheels
of a passing dray at the same time
hurling flood of objurgation at the
driver. But there was no anger in
his face, only a merry, good-natured
alertness, mingled with the satisfac-
ton of a profitable day and the joy of
what was to come The objurgation
was merely part of the turning aside,
complimentary recognition of the
drivers presence.
1t was late in the evening, and a
busy time in the Italian colony on
Elizabeth street. Besides the regular
street venders, others were pushing
in their hand-carts from various
stands about the city, stopping now
and then for last possible snatch at
trade
Beppo pushed on slowly, exchanging
compliments and bits of trade gossip,
or flinging out caustic rejoinders to
Objectionable greetings. His cart was
nearly empty, for he had the elements
of trade-a pleasing face and tongue
and keen eyes.
At the corner Beppo stopped, turn
ing his cart squarely up to the curb.
Evidently he had come to stay
Just across the sidewalk, against
the wall of warehouse, was a peanut
roaster, and behind it was a young
girl turning the crank. AS the cart
stopped she looked over the painted
top of the roaster with a welcoming
smile, which was met by an answer
ing smile from Beppo. In an instant
he was by her side.
"Me turn de crank, Pepita," he said
authoritatively. Il new so hap as
when 1 turn de crank. See," and he
drew the crank from her unresisting
fingers and whirled it with a vigor-
Gus and merry abandon that brought
her hands upon his wrists in alarmed
protest.
mo, no, not so," she implored, Ego
stee-dy, stee-dy-so," trying to impart
to his wrist the proper motion. "You
spoila de peanut, and" bringing her
red lips close to his ear, with an arch
look in her eyes, you maka the grand
mother hear"
But apparently the grandmother
had already heard, for hurrying from
the other side of towering pile of
packing cases, which half blocked the
sidewalk, came bent old woman with
swapping eyes.
go way! go way, Beppo!" she
screamed "How mana time I tell
you? I know your ugly hands on the
crank when hear the way it go. If
Pepita needa de help, ask Giulio."
A slouching, black-browed Italian
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-13

whose push-cart was next to Beppo's
had been scowling at them from the
curb. He shufied forward with a con
ciliating grin at the old woman
"Pepita new letta me help he
grumbled. "She maka de face an say
go way, go way. Tell her behave
and letta me help. That Beppo's head
goin' be smash some day."
"Best time right now," defied Beppo
The old woman turned on him say,
agely
go way" she snarled. "You no biz
here. You only boy, with a hire push.
cart and credit banan'. Giulio a man,
five hundred lire, all save up. Don't
you came back no more. Pepita,'
sternly, "you let Giulio turn crank,
and you stand by and show Do what
say"
II have lire 'nough save up to buy
new cart" muttered Beppo, as he
went dejectedly back to his stand.
From his position on the corner he
had clear view Of the streets. A
OIu WOudu WdiICu uuItl was dt
the crank, with Pepita standing dis.
contentedly beside him, then stepped
toward the corner, where she, too,
had creal view of the streets A
woman was just emerging from the
doorway of cheap boarding house
a block and half up the side street.
Beppos eyes caught her instantly, for
she carried basket almost as large
as herself and was heading toward
them. Evidently she was coming to
buy fruit for the morrow and was COM
ing at this late hour in order to buy
it very cheap. Beppo's eyes swept
over his cart. He had just enough to
fill. that basket, he thought, and he
would be glad to sell it cheap in order
to commence with fresh in the morn
ing.
The woman and her basket were
now swinging along only half block
away. No one but he and Pepita's
grandmother had noticed her, and
from something in the grandmother's
quick glance at Giulio he knew that
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-13
Meeting Was a Success.

Adaptability counts in the big and
little affairs of life. Elder J. w.
Cook recalls, in his recent book, For
ty-Fve Years Minister" an Incl
dent which occurred in Adair county,
Missouri.
arrived at my appointment just at
night. 1t was. raining, but the people
turned out just the same. The school.
house was of logs, and inside it was
as dark as dark night could make it.
"Will some one please light the
candle?" a brother said.
But there was no candle to light, no
grease, no oil of any kind. The little
cabin was crowded, and the rain just
pouring down. 1t was good half.
mile to the nearest house where
candle might be procured. But re-
sourceful brother relieved the situa-
tion.
1--WE must have meeting" he
said: that's sartin. The boys trav-
eled way over here to preach for US,
and he's goin' to do it. Now we'll tear
off some planks from the platform and
light 'em, and take turns about hold
in 'em SOS he can see his Bible. I
got matches"
THAT meeting under the flickering
splinter light was an astonishing sue
cess comments Elder Cook in con-
clusion.-Youth's Companion.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-13
THE FUTURE OF THE PACIFIC.
The Greatest World Trade to Be
Aeross IL

The Greatest World Trade to Be
Across 1t.
1t is generally conceded, I believe,
by the best and most far-sighted
minds that the greatest world trade
of the future is to be across the Pa
cific. For centuries trade centered in
the Mediterranean, with the result
that the largest and the most import
ant cities of the world were formed on
the shores of Southern Europe and
Northern Africa. The discovery of
America, then wilderness, centered
trade later on in the Atlantic, and the
most important cities of the world
then grew up on the shores of West
ern Europe and Eastern America. So
the cities of the Pacific coast of
America in time will probably be in
proportion to the trade across the Pa
cific, and the trade across an ocean,
other things being equal, is in proper
ton to the number of people who live
along its borders.
To-day the Pacific coast of the Unit
ed States has about one twelfth as
many pOOplC do llNO dloiiS lAO AIA@heAS
seaboard; yet the shores of the Pacific
are many times richer in natural re-
sources than are those of the Atlantic.
There is hardly any comparison be-
tween the sterile hills of New England
and the garden valleys of Washington,
Oregon and California. California
alone is, broadly speaking, two-thirds
the size of France and is easily capa-
BILE of supporting 20,000,00O people.
France supports 4O,000,0O0. Along the
lower half of the western seacoast,
for hundreds of miles, there is but one
world harbor, San Francisco. This
fact alone insures to the Golden Gate
city as large as Paris, or even larger.
1t may be San Francisco or Oakland,
or any other point on the great bay;
in a large sense it matters not what
the local point or name is, or will be.
The important fact is that at the
Golden Gate there is to be an Ameri-
can city of from to to five million
people The growth of this city-or
of any of the other cities on the Pa
cific coast-will not be sudden, but it
will be in exact proportion to the
pressure of population in America, the
awakening of Asia-as Japan has
awakened-and the development Of
other Pacific shores.