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The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Paso Robles, Cal,, April 9.--Roar Ad-
miral Evans has finally decided to take
no part in the celebration attending the
arrival of the battleship fleet at the
California ports.
Hadley, Mass, April S.-The local car
barns of the Connecticut Valley Street
Railway company We're destroyed by
fire to-day causing loss estimated
at $25.0O1,
Washington. April S.-Arbitratlon
treaties with Great Britain and Portu-
gal and a naturalization treaty with
Salvador were ordered fayorably re-
ported to-day by the senate committee
on foreign relations.
Louisville, Ky, April S-The annual
meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
Southern Pacific railroad was hold to-
day at the office of the company in
Crescent lIilL q suburb. All the old
directors were elected.
Grand Rapids, Mich. April S.--Judge
Knappen In the United States district
court to-day, sentenced the Stparns
salt and Lumber company Of Luding
ton, Mich 10 pay a fine Of 10000 for
accepting rebates from the Pere Mar
uuette railroad on lumber shipments
Los Angeles, April S-The appllca.
tion of abraham Ruet for a writ of
mdndamtis and prohibition to prevent
his trial on a charge Of bribery before
Judge Maurice r. Dooling, on The
ground of alleged prejudice was denied
to-day by the supreme court sitting ir
this city.
stoughton, Wis, April S--M. A
johnson. cashier Of the First Nationa
bank of Stoughton. was found dead ii
his room To-day with tube from
movable gas fixture in his mouth, Mr.
Johnson was wealthy, and the bank
So far ~ Is known, Is In exeellen
| financial condition. The bank Is cap.
: itali2ed at $4,000.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
ELECT CHAIRMAN TONIGHT
Doughan May Go ih--possiblc Tenn
pornry appointment,


Who the new chairman Of the Demo-
cratic Town committee wOl be when
that body chooses him Tonight Is the
pressing topic of conversation among
large body of local Democrats The
most prominently mentioned candidate
appears to be Assessor John II. Dough-
an. While noughan does not appear
TO be ardently seeking the place 1t APP
pears quite likely that II It comes his
way he will not refuse the honor lie
was a leading suggestion for the place
at the time when Fitzgerald was nam
ed and during the craftsmanship of
Henry Sanford Doughan did n largo
share of work In assisting the chair
man which gives him practical expert
ence In the office.
There Is a suggestion that the place
will only be temporarily filled at the
meeting tonight and that Jacob Froh-
lich of the Charities department may
be the man to take the reins until af-
ter the preparations for the national
convention are over after which the
committee will name a permanent
chairman, probably Doughan. Asses
sor John j, Hogan Is also suggested as
possible candidate.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
TAFT SWEEPING THE WEST
Outlook Assures Him of Practically
States West of the Mississippi
iSpccInI TO the JournnJ- Iouricr,

Washington, April S.-Practically
every vote In the republican national
convention, coming from west of the
Mississippi river Is assured for Sccre-
tary Taft The war secretary will
sweep quite everything before him
from the Mississippi river to Manila
for the two delegates from the Philip
pines have been instructed to vote for
him. Some of the larger states ,uch
as Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Missouri with the exception of two
or three districts in the latter state
have already held their conventions,
and In every instance the delegates
are for Mr. Taft In only three dis
tricts in the entire region west of the
Mississippi are there any coatests
whatsoever Other states where con-
ventions have not been held, in sever
al instances have endorsed the can
didacy of Mr. Taft through the ac-
tion of their respective state commit
tees This is particularly true of such
states as Colorado and Wyoming
where the claim has been made by
some of those opposed to the nomin-
alton Of Mr.. Taft, that he would fail
to get the delegates
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
DIR. CARROLL TALKS
Great Reformer Didn't Discuss
Human Diseases of HUI
man Family.
SAYS ALL LAWS UNJUST
Quotes Dictionary and Declaration of
cndencc--Eightccn
Present.

With an audience numbering just un-
tives of that press which the speaker
appeared to consider an evil institu-
tion. Anthony Carroll. the citys perpet-
ual reform committee of one, lectured
under the caption of Human Diseases
Of the Human Family" ana with the
aid of numerous lengthy and valuable
excertts from three interesting and
standard dictionaries held that score OF
citizens under his spell with scarcely
an audible expression of mirth during
some ninety odd minutes in Harmonic
hall last night. The first surprise in
store for the assembled throng was the
nature Of the discussion. Many of those
who had heard Of the proposed lecture
wondered what Anthony might be sup
posed to know about medicine that he
advertised, But that was his little joke
and as soon as the lecture was under
way 1t became apparent that the sub
ject was simply a stray figure of
speech that had not found its way
home in the dark
For the real question. as the lec-
turer would cxplcate it, was the evil
effect on the human family of having
any such thing on this terrestrial globe
as human institutions, laws and Sc
| forth. Institutions are the disease OF
the human family as diagnosed by DR.
Carroll and his cure Is the abolition
thereof. Institutions ot all kinds wheth-
er they be of the church or otherwise
came under the ban and Mr. Carroll
proceeded to prove" by the help Of
many words on divers seemingly ir.
relevant subjects thar he and Incl.
dentally the declaration of independ.
ence of the United States were correct
For Anthony in the course of his ad.
dress announced simply that he want.
cd to read something which was in.
! ccntive enough to do so and that
something was the Connecticut state
register ANA principally that portion
| thereof which contains the declaration
Of independence, Two or three choice
excerpts were all that was necessary
10 prove the contention or the speaker
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
WIFE FOR TARGET
Barge Captain Buys Gun for
Thieves, Then Practices
on Her.
LANDS IN THE LOOKUP
Thief Who Stole Gold Watch Some
Time Ago Is Also Re-
lated.

Because Klaus Norman, barge cap
tain, kept his wife busy lodging bull
lets from revolver he had purchased
with intent to protect himself and
wife from thieves, said Klaus was
taken to the Grand avenue station on
a breach Of the peace charge, All
excitement, Mrs. Norman called at the
Grand avenue precinct in the late aft
ornoon with discharged bullet and
a fresh cartridge as evidence of her
story which she proceeded to tell.
She related that the barge, of which
her husband is captain, came to the
wharf off Railroad avenue with coal
On their last visit here she related
how her husband had fallen in with
some amiablc men who, 1t appeared,
later relieved him Of a load of pawn
tickets and his wife Of a gold watch.
SO Norman came into the city with a
$40 bill requistioned from his wife
to ward off the thieves IL they ap-
pcared again He procured a beauti-
ful .3S-calibre gun, but it did not take
the entire ten plunks, so he proceeded
to utilize the rest for liquid refresh
mcnts.
Upon arriving at home in the cabin
of the barge Norman demanded more
money. Mrs. Norman refused, where
upon her husband began practicine
with his new gun using her as a tar
get. His Workmanship was poor
however, so she escaped to tell the
tale and the police took the husband
/ into custody,
A description was obtained of the
/ man who stole the wife's gold watcl
and during the night Patrolman Law
| Tor arrested Patrick Brown Of IA Mil
4 River street He Is charged with thu
theft The police state that he has
confessed stealing tho watch.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
FOOT GUARD IN IT
Second Company Entitled to
Membership in Exclusive
Military Organization.
ONLY SIX OTHERS IN u. S.
Hartford Company, Too, Included In
Project TO Form Colonial
Association.

Richmond. Va, April S. Major Ed
gar w. Bowles of the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues battalion is the origin
ator OF a project to form the Colonial
Military association Of the United
states, comprising all the Colonial mil
itary organizations now In existence.
The matter will be taken up In detail
when the Blues go on their annual VS.
II to Boston, New Haven, Providence
and Hartford next fall. In order to
discover what organizations are enti-
tied to representation, Major BoWles
| has written to Washington. So far
as Is known there are but seven COM
! panies In the United states entitled TO
membership. These are the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues Of this city, the
| Old Home Guards Of Boston, Mass,
the Governors Foot Guard, First COM
pany of Hartford, Conn, the Governors
Foot Guard. Second company of New
Haven, Conn, the Fayetteville Light
Infantry of Fayetville n. c.. the city
/ Guard of Philadelphia, Pa, and the
| Cleveland Grays, Of Cleveland. o. It
Is the purpose of the organizer to have
each of the seven companies present
at the presidential Inauguration in
Washington every four years, a dlvl-
sion to be formed in the parade to be
/ devoted entirely to Colonial companies
and to be called the Colonial division
a Colonial ball will also be given IN
Washington on each of these occa.
sions under the auspices Of the asso.
clation. Delegates from each of tn,
organizations will meet every foui
years to carry out the business of the
association Delegates from five OF
the seven organizations will be pres
cnt when the plans will be finally dis
cussed probably In New Haven or Bos
ton next fall
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
LILLEY PR0BERS ADJOURN
VIII Take No More Testimony Until
Next Tuesday.

Washington, April S,-rhe special
committee of the house appointed to
investigate the charges made by Rep
resentative George l.. Lilley, Of Con-
nectcut, against the methods pursued
by the Electric Boat company to OBJ
testimony until next Tuesday. When
the committee met to-day, Chairman
Boutell announced that the continued
illness Of Mr.. Omsteads daughter pre-
vented his attendance, and owing to
the further fact that the committee
desired time in which to prepare evil
dcnce in its proper order an adlourn-
ment would be taken until the date
mentioned.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
ANOTHER PENFIELD GIFT
Wife of Ex-Consul Gives 100000 for
Catholic High school.

Philadelphia, April S.-Archbishop
Ryan to-day announced that "A $780,
600 gift had been made by woman,
believed to be Mrs. Frederic Garfield
Penfeld, formerly Mrs. Anne Weight
man-Walker, for the proposed Catho-
lie high school for girls in this city.
Tho generous gift" said the arch
bishop, assures to us the carrying
out of the project of erecting a girls
Catholic high school. The school is
to be built to commemorate the centen-
NAL of the diocese of Philadelphia"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
HEADS OF LOCAL NATIONAL
BANKS MEET TO-DAY TO ACT
ON ALDRICH CURRENCY BILL
WANT TIME EXTENDED
Boardman Executors Request May be
C0mbattcd.

William T. Fields and Burton Mans
field, the executors of the estate of the
late Lucy M. Boardman made applca-
tlon yesterday afternoon in the probate
court for an extention of time one year
for the settlement Of the estate and the
payment Of the state secession tax,
They represented that 1t would be dis
advantageous to the estate to have the
settlement made at the present time.
The hearing on the request has been
sct down for April 20. II is expected
that the request will be opposed by the
treasurer on behalf of the state which
VIII thus have to wait year more for
its tax If the petition Is graned.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
MEN LOOK FOR WORK
500 Former New Haven Road En-
ploycs Told There's Nothing Doing.

Yesterday morning about 300 men
went In body to the New Haven road
yards and asked for work. The 900
were all men who had been in the en-
ploy Of tho road. and who were laid
off during the past month. After reach
ing tho shops the men went IN groups
to the bosses and asked II there was
anything doing and all rec ceived n neg
ative reply. Tho knowledge that the
road has decided TO close the Spring
street shops has caused several former
employees to go out of the city looking
for work, and several have gone "a
RcadVille.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
257 STUDENTS EXPELLED
Southern College Takes Drastic Action
Because of April Fool Prank.

Columbia, S. c.. April Sit was
announced at chapel services at Glenn
son college to-day that 257 members
of the sophomore and freshman class
es had been dismissed In addition to
forty-eight Juniors expelled on Fri
day last. This probably Is the most
wholesale expulsion in tho history of
the United States. The cause was
alleged INSTRUMENTATION in April fool
pranks. At the time of the last com
menccmcnt there was trouble of a
similar nature with the senior class
over nightshirt parade, and Capt.
G. NJ. CLAY of the United States army,
the commandant, resigned.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.

GENERAL.
Hartman to Eries Rescue. .,,,,,.,
Gambling BIN Defeated .a,.,.
40 students Expelled eda.,,,a..,.,,,,
Naval Bin w ln,.,,.,...,..,.,.,
Byrncs and Rrandcls Debate,,..,
La Foette Carries Wisconsin
Submarine Probers Adjourn n.......,
TAFT Wins Virginia
Tart sweeps the West
q Brien Heard IN Washington,
Financial News and Quotations.
CITY.
Bank Heads TO Discuss Aldrlch Bill,
Anthony carroll Quotes scripture,
rams for Cleaning the ChtN.,,,,.,
large captain Shoots at Witc,,,,s,
root Guard In Exclusive Company,
reception to Rev DR.. LcCte,,.,.,,,
Il, r. Men Look In Vain for Work..
Oilicers of Grand Lodge n. I. O. =,
CiSarmakers Conference To-day...
llea tn officer Wright on Cleaning.
Professor Bailey Lectures Tonight
SPOR1S-pngc o.
Billy Lush Hears from Nashville.
New Haven Gun club Shoot.
Fancy Bird Wins cup Race,
Local Nine to Report Next Week.
American Chess Fa.er Loses
Nowspapcrmcn Practice To-day.
Easy Money for Brougham.
EVENTS TO-Day--pngc ;.
Hyperon--Frltzie Scheff,
New lIaven--"Sis Hopkins
Bijou- From sire to Son"
Poli's-Paulinc.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
TAFT WINS VIRGINIA
state Convention Pledges Delegates to
Him Unanimously.

Lynchburg, Va, April S.-The Vir-
ginia Republicans in state convention,
tonight, after electing Col. william
Lamb, of Norfolk, chairman, adopted
resolutions reatiirming Republican
principles, endorsing the Roosevelt ad-
ministration and instructing the four
delegates at large to use all honorable
means to secure the nomination Of Will
tion, The resolution was unanimously
adopted as reported
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
TO IDENTIFY STAMPS
May be Perforated by Buyer, Accord
ing 10 New Ruling.

Washington, April S,--Postmaster
General Meyers issued an order to-day
permitting the perforation of United
States postage stamps for the pur-
pose of identification only. It Is aim
cd to protect large users of stamps
against theft Ges'ain restrictions as
to size and method of perforatlon are
contained in the order.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
SMALL DOG DRAWS BIG CROWD

The yclping Of small dog in
Church street last night attracted a
large and curious crowd, several hun
dred persons congregating near the
Chapel street corner to learn the cause
Of tho racket The dog was run into
by car and was taken TO the United
Cigar stores, whero Dr, Kelley fixed
him up II was not badly hurt,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
"AMERICus" GETS TWO FALLS.

Baltimore, April 8. "Americus'
George Scoenein) tonight defeated
Fred Beell by winning the first two
falls Of a wrestling match that was to
have been the best two in three The
first fall was gained by "Amerlcus'
in twenty-one minutes and the second
in two minutes
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
LOST Small lap poodle; liberal re-
ward
n IRIS. GOTROCKS had
W Little poodle pup,
AV ASlept on down beside her,
With her used to SUP.

|
~ ASlept on down beside her,
With her used to sup.
on the towns main thoroughfare,
one fine summers day.
Frightened by the noise,
. Poodle lost his way.
Wandered and he wound up
out at Packing Town.
Into nice link sausage,
Little pup was ground.
Packer in the papers,
Gotrocks want ad read.
TIA. lIa! HA! Hal"
That Is what he said.
Moral. A want ad in the Journal.
Courier won't bring back the dead
but 1t will do almost anything,
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-12
C0XEY AT EMP0RIA.
Delivers an Address Telling of People
Out Of Work in East.

Emporia, Kan, June 12.-At the
| meeting of the Populists' convention
last night committee was appointed
to prepare a list of candidates for
slate was made tonight and no
names of possible candidates men
toned. The committee will prepare
the list after which petitions will be
circulated as provided by the primary
law of Kansas. 1t is said by Lyon
Populist in the county, that Nose
Coppeck was the only old time Popu-
list.
Among the old. Populists gathered
here. none was more conspicuous than
General James Serchler Coxey, ia
nous as the man who marched an
army of unemployed to the nations
capital in 1894. The crippled train
service, resulting from the high
waters, is keeping many away who
were expected.
General Coxey said in the course of
his talk: "The same conditions that
confronted the country in 1894 are
the laborers in the factories in the
east are out of employment. 1t is
fact and 1 know it. The Chicago
Steel company, which is one of my
customers, employs 10000 workmen
regularly. Two weeks ago 1 was in
Chicago Steel company and found only
1000 men actually at work. Mr..
Coxey was asked if he proposed to
again march another army of indus
trial men to Washington and he re-
piled that he did not But" said the
famous Coxeyite leader, II propose
the same cure for this evil that 1 sug-
gested in 1894. Here is the remedy"
and Mr.. Coxey read the following:
81. That congress issue and appro-
pirate $150,000,000, or as much as
shall be necessary, to improve and
deepen the waterways of the entire
country, and especially those of the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers, by means
of which enterprises employment shall
be furnished to the unemployed.
"2. The enactment into law of the
so-called Coxey non-interest bearing
bond BILL an act to provide for public
improvements and for the employ
ment of the citizens of the United
States, whereby towns, counties cities
or states. desiring to make public i'm
provements and give employment to
those unemployed, may deposit with
United States a non-interest hearing
25-year bond. said bond to be retired
at the rate of per cent of the prin-
cipaI per annum, and that against
this bond the secretary of the
treasury of the United States shall
cause to be engraved and printed
treasury notes in the denominations of
one, two, five, ten and fifty dollars
each, which shall be a full legal ten
der for all debts, public and private,
to the full face value of said bond,
and deliver in return for it 80 per
cent of said notes, retaining l per
cent for the expense of taking care
of this department"
These resolutions were introduced
in st. Louis February at the conven-
ton of the unemployed. February 81.
Mr.. Coxey gained an audience with
President Roosevelt for 20 minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-12
APPEAL TO JACKSON.
'Drys' Want aan Assistant
Attorney General.

Some OF the people of Wichita
want an assistant attorney general
and the petitions are being circulated
there asking Fred S, Jackson to ap-
point an assistant to look after the
prohibitory business of the town.
Wichita has always been quite anx-
ious to prevent the appointment of an
assistant attorney general. The
newspapers there termed this GOV
eminent from Topeka When the
"drys'' won in the city campaign last
year the council passed an ordinance
to enforce the prohibitory> laws in the
CITY Last spring the "wets" obtained
control of the council and few
weeks ago an ordinance repeating all
of the prohibitory ordinances was
passed. Mayor Graham has vetoed
this repeal ordinance, but the council
is such an obstreperous collection of
fellows that the "wet' majority is ex-
pected to pass the repeal bill over the
MAYORS vetOs These men, in arguing
for the repeal of. the ordinance say
that it is the county and not the city
that should attend to the enforcement
of the prohibitory laws and that the
expenses of the prosecutions should
be borne by the county. The county
attorney was elected on law en-
forcement platform but he has not
been particularly industrious in en-
forcing the law and there seems to be
a good many people there who think
that he will not enforce it If the city
repeats the prohibitory ordinance.
The friends of prohibition are not
waiting for the council to meet and
see what 1t does to the mayors veto
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ita.
The value of personal property in
Wichita amounts to $11,142,OOO. This
multiplies the assessors valuation OF
last year by nearly eight.
The real estate and personal pro-
perty value in Sedgwick county is S21,-
900 900 in round numbers.
1t is estimated that the valuation OF
real estate in Wichita this year will
be about s30,000000.
Valuation of railroad property IN
Wichita as fixed by the Sedgwick coun-
ty appraisers is $13. 10000 in addition
to the appra1Sement by the state TAX
commission.
The total valuation Of property, per-
sonal and real, in the city and county,
is $s1 ,OOO. 600. With this valuation As
SCISSOR Major Bristow figures that the
fax levy will not be over l per cent
of the valuation. 1t is probable that
it may be less than per cent.
According to the assessors reports
the value of Sedgwick county farms,
including improvements. is $z4,159,s6l,
the value of the buildings on the farms
is 22O3, 8O5 and the value Of the ini-
Elements used on the farms is $31',-
03n.
Of 557, o29 acres of land in farms in
Sedgwick county only 40. l66 acres are
unimproved, or in others words only
been moved or plowed. This leaves
SIG, 262 of improved farm land.
The county is undoubtedly a corn
county as there are more acres Of
corn in cultivation than any other
crop, winter wheat being the next in
Importance Corn is under cultivation
in 157 $50 acres of Sedgwfck county
land and winter wheat In 136, $40 acres.
Fifteen acres of spring wheat were
sown, all of it being in Waco town
shio.
The farmers Of the county have 724,-
$50 bushels of corn. and 295, 634 bushels
of wheat on hand March 1 Of this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-12

but they are already at work and II
the ordinances are repealed the petit
ton will be sent to the attorney gen.
eral at once.
In the petitions which are being
circulated the following charges is
made:
cat the city election of last April
certain candidates for the position Of
city councilman, by corrupt bargain
with lawless elements secured their
election and in pursuance of said
bargain or pledge have repealed all
ordinances providing for the sup
preston of saloons or joints kept for
the sale of liquor and the conducting
of other vices and crimes. 1t is the
evident intent and purpose Of the
city council to open the way for the
return OF the lawless conditions that