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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
LARGE ALFALFA MILL
One Being Erected at Fowler With a
Capacity of Is Tons Daily.

Fowler. Kan, June 15.-The Gazette
says: The new alfalfa mill that has
been spoken of in the Gazette from
time to time is no longer mere air
castle, but is now an actual reality.
For the past three weeks from eight
to II men have been busily at work
under the SUPPLEMENTARY of w. B.
Mccain, contractor from Kansas
City, and the new building now stands
with the main part enclosed. 1t is
35x65 feet ground space and 2S feet to
the caves. A corrugated galvanized
roofing was put on, and the building
from top to bottom is put up in as sub
stantial manner as any building in
this part of the state.
Manager Edwards states that when
this mill is completed it will be the
largest of it's kind in the state. The
capacity of the mill will be from Is to
IS tons per day of ten hours.
The engine room will be equipped
with a 100 horse power boiler and a
95 horse power engine. This will con-
siderably more than supply the needs
of the mill, but If in the future, other
equipment was added, the power sup
stack 60 feet high will be put up and a
big steam whistle that can be heard
all over the valley will blow three times
a day-at 7, IL and o'clock. The en-
CINE room is 25x35 feet. The main build
ing has a storage room 45x35 feet and
rs feet high This is for baled hay and
meal in the sack. A big hay fork op-
Grated on a track attached to the comb
of the roof will be installed. and at a
big door in the west end of the build
ing the hay will be admitted.
One of the finest devices in the
building is the fire protection. A 20 bar
rel air pressure tank will be provided
for fire purposes alone. From this tank
pipes run all over the building and are
constantly full Of water under a 80
pound air pressure. Attached to the
pipe at the top of the building are
automatic sprinklers every eight feet.
and in case of fire when the tempera-
ture gets above a certain point these
little devices are affected by the neat
and releases the water. circular
spray of water ten feet in diameter
floods the sides of the building and
everything on the interior, and would
put out a fire even If one should break
out when no one was around.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
THE VANDERBILT COLT WON.
The American Colony in Paris Made
a Killing on the Blue Ribbon Event.

Paris. June 15.-Thousands of
Americans Sunday say w. K. Wander
bits bay colt Northeast, with j.
Childs up, capture the grand prix de
Paris, the blue ribbon event of the
French turf, which this year was
worth about $4,000. Beautiful
weather favored the running of this
classic and fully $50, 900 persons gath
cred at Longchamps to witness the
race, which marked the close of the
Paris season.
President Fallieres was there, to-
gether with the members of his cab
met, and there was an unusually large
attendance of foreigners from all parts
of Europe. After the victory of his
horse, Mr.. Vanderbilt was given an
ovation and was escorted to the pres
idential loge, where he was warmly
congratulated by M. Fallieres.
The race was stirring from start to
finish, Northeast winning by only a
scant head from his half sister SAUCE
Pourpee, owned by Count Lemare.
The Americans made a killing on
Vanderbilt's victory as the odds were
10 to /, the public losing faith in Mr..
vanderbilt's chances when Seasick II
was withdrawn after his bad showing
in the English derby.
The favorites for the grand prix
Meadah, Grill Room and Quintette
finished in the ruck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
DROPS OUT OF SIGHT
Cousin of Mrs. John Hay Lost in a
Department Store,

New York. June 15.-Mrs. S. F. Mar
Dury, cousin Of Mrs. John Hay of
washington, sister-in-law Of Miss Eliz-
aoeth Marbury. and a daughter of
AMOS b. Stone. of Cleveland. has dis
appeared. The police have been asked
10 hunt for her, but without "unneces-
sary publicity
Mrs Marbury is widow. Her hus-
20 was one of the prominent LAWYERS
OF TINS city and founder of the ~
~ par association. She has heen
ton. ei Vous prostra-
On Saturday accompanied nv ,,,,so
Ine started out to do some shonnine
IN IN one OF the big down town stores
S bas s mp "a away from the nurse and
iids NOT been seen since. Mrs Mar-
bury; it is thought, may have s+s Mas,
Ior Snlcago by herself. She has a, son
h,t nn Marbury: living in that CITY
been received has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
MANY WANT THE PLACE.
Candidate for Presidency of Agrfcul-
tural College.

There are plenty of candidates for
the presidency of the Kansas Agricul-
tural college and the question now is,
which is the best one to select. E. r.
Nichols, the present head Of the COL
IeRe will leave at the end of the next
school year. The following shows the
candidates now under consideration:
Eugene Davenport, dean of the ag-
ricultural college of Illinois.
E. r. Heston, South Dakota normal
school.
Willett K. Hays. Washington. D. c.
3. T. Fairchild state superintendent
Of public instruction.
Frank d. Dyer. Wichita. former as
sistant state superintendent of public
instruction and former superintendent
of the Wichita city schools.
1t is probable that there VIII be sew
eral more candidates before any one
Is selected The board of regents mas
a special committee which is investigat-
ing the qualifications of the candidates
and when 1t finds man that 1t THINKS
would fill the bill the committee VIII
recommend him to the board. This COM
mittee is composed of A. n. story
Manhattan Edwin Taylor. Edwards
Vile and J. 8. DoweIl. Smith Center.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
Street Commissioners Has a Bic
Task on Hand.
Many Crossings and Bridges to
Be Repaired.
NOT IN NORTH Topeka
No Work There Till the Water
Is Gone.
Much to Do on West and East
Side and South Topeka.

With foot bridges washed away, side
walks covered with dirt, bridges over
creeks partially or completely wrecked,
and sewers and excavations caved in
by the heavy rains and overflows of
river and creeks of Saturday the street
commissioners force has work ahead
that will call for large increase in
the number of men employed Sundays
and week days the men of the street
force will be kept employed. All of
Sunday they were kept busted on the
west side in Auburndale and Lowman
Hill where Wards creek and one or
two small streams had played havoc
with the surrounding territory An
other division Of the force was in South
Topeka and in East Topeka trying to
repair the damage done by the overflow
from the Shunganunga.
We are not going to try to touch
North Topeka until the water clears
all away" said Frank Snyder, street
commissioner. Its no use, for we
can't do anything worth while until
things become more settled on the
North side. We are hard at work on
the west and east sides as well as in
South Topeka. We have just been
overwhelmed with work, street cross
ing bridges have been swept away and
several of the foot bridges are out.
Most of the larger bridges are in good
shape. The Lincoln street bridge over
the Shunganunga has been barricaded
by us but it is still standing. Out on
East Fourth and East Third streets
the bridges over the Shunganunga were
threatened but they seem to be stand
ing up pretty well. Wards creek did
considerable damage on the west side.
People have been calling me up to COM
plain about mud holes and dirt on their
lawn. I told them I had too much
work to pay attention to little things.
said to one man, You can thank your
stars that you haven't got the dirt in
your house instead of on your lawn.
The Central avenue bridge over Sol
der creek is partially wrecked and the
pavement, new brick pavement just
completed last year, has been partly
washed away near, the approach to the
bridge.
An estimate of the damage done to
the streets of the. city and the bridges
will probably run into several thousand
dollars. 1t will take over a month to
put them back in good shape without
attempting to take care of the routine
cleaning of streets and alleys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
CAN'T FIND THE MAN
Democrats VIII Probably Make NO
Nominations in Eighth District.

Here is political combination
that ought to tickle the Republicans
throughout the country. IN the
Eighth congressional distrlct .ns
Democratic have not been able to find
a man that is willing to sacrifice him.
self for a race for congress against
Victor Murdoch. After hunting hlgn
and low and not being able to locate
f1t subject for slaughter some or the
leading Democrats Of the district nave
advised that the party should not get
out a candidate of it's own but should
endorse the Socialist candidate. There
is some political sense to this move
too as the Socialist candidate Is
man that had considerable power
with the labor vote in Sedgwick coun-
ty, the big county of the district. A.
A. Roe is the Socialist candidate and
he is an officer in the central labor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
NOMINATION OF ELECTORS.
Petitions Have Been Filed With
Secretary of State.

The nominating petitions for all of
the Republican presidential electors
have been filed with the secretary of
state. The petition ofVictor Murdoch,
congressman from the Eighth district,
has also been filed.
The petitions of the electors were
circulated at one time and in the
same bundle and each signer put his
name on ten separate petitions. The
petitions were circulated by faithful
Republicans in twenty counties of the
state. The following is the list of the
Republican electors: Case Broderick.
Holton; A. E. Noll. Olathe; G. H.
Lamb. Yates Cetner; s. L. Upton,
Portland; E. R. Thorpe, Lakin; A. n.
Skidmore. Columbus; r. w: Roe,
Greenfield; H J. Monroe, Topeka; J.
w. Graybill. Newton; j. B. Dykes
Lebanon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
At the Novelty.

The Novelty season was brought to
a close last night with a benefit per-
Torrance for the employees of the
mouse. The theater will be reopened
on Sunday, August 80. and in all prob
ability it will be continued as the
home of the highest class of vaude-
vile There was a big crowd on hand
last night to testify their appreciation
of the courtesies of the emp.oyes and
the capable manner in which they
have discharged their dutfes during
the season. In fact it was a capacity
crowd and 1t is hard to figure how any
more people could have gained admit
lance to the theater. Standing room
was at a premium. An interesting en-
tertainment was furnished them. II
was made up of acts by amateurs and
professionals who happened to be In
the city. There were illustrated songs
and moving pictures and the regular
Novelty orchestra. which has really
been one of the great attractions a,
the house during the season, was en-
larged by number of musicians
friends of those in the orchestra, ane
the music which was provided was OF
high order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Air Dome.

A two weeks engagement was be-
gun at the Air Dome last night by the
Fulton Stock company, the opening
bill being Beyond the Rockies" This
is a comedy drama of the sensational
order and seemed to please the largest
Sunday night audience which has
been at this amusement resort since it
was opened a month ago. There are a
number of really clever people in the
Fulton company. Mr.. James Fulton,
after whom the company takes its
name, is an actor of distinction and is
unusually versatile in the interpreta-
ton of character parts. Miss Bessie
Edwards, who plays the soubrette
roles, is also a most capable perform
err. Good specialties are provided be-
tween the acts by the members of the
company and the entertainment is
rounded out with moving pictures and
illustrated songs. MAUD Muller" is
the name of the play that will be given
tonight and it is said to be a most in
teresting one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
PAINTING BERTHA"
She Escapes From the Asylum But Is
Again Captured.

Peoria, ILL.,. June 15.-Bertha Lebecke,
alias Painting Bertha" who made her
escape from the tuberculosis tent at
the Bartonville asylum, at BartonV1lle
Saturday night, was recaptured IN THIS
city yesterday.
Bertha was we'll disguised as Re,
male drummer when arrested. she sala
that she intended to go to the home OF
her mother in Council Bluffs, Ia
Bertha Lebecke, % years old, is con-
coded by the Illinois state authorities
and police to be the most troublesome
criminal ever within the state.
Painting Bertha's' favorite scheine
of robbery is to pretend that she has
tainted and SO well does she practice
the deceit that every one near ner,
rushes to her assistance. While they are
ninistering to her apparent needs shs
robs them of whatever she may nnu
In their clothes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
WI IS A SC0RCHER
Makes Sixty Miles an Hour Trip in an
Automobile.

Chicago, June 15.-Wu Ting Fang,
Chinese ambassador to the United
States is a "scorcher."
With his lowered silk costume COW
cred by a long automobile cloak, Mr..
WI travelling go miles an hour, has
made a flying trip from South Bend.
Ind, to Chicago, arriving at the Grand
Pacific hotel as serenely as if stepping
from a jinricksha- On the trip he was
the guest of J. B. Brady. of the Press
club. According to Mr.. Brady, Mr..
WI is a dare devil speeder.
When We were running from South
Bend to Laporte," said Mr.. Brady,
MIR. WI asked how fast we were GO
ing"
Thirty miles an hour, 1 answered.
How fast will it go?' asked Mr..
WI.
Sixty miles an hour I replied. =,
Then let us go at that rate said
Mr.. WI.
And we did. For time we went so
fast we could not see the landscape.
Mr.. WI seemed to enjoy it. He is
natural born scorcher."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
SHE STOOD THE TEST
Ii the Florida Had Been a BattIesb;,
She Could Have Kept on Fighting

ri. Monroe, June 15.-The torpedo
test of the monitor Florida took place
on schedule time and naval OFFICERS
declared it was satisfactory. The
damage done, they said, was largely
iocaii1eo. The vessel was seriously,
though not vitality injured and if she
were battleship she would be in
CONDITION to keep in the fight. The
.ufpeoo MT the vessel just about mid
shlps and four feet below the water
line, the great column of water. esti-
mated at 200 feet in height and 100
1eet in width, rising into the air. The
torpedo, guided by a trolley struck
squarely at the point marked and pen
etrated the double bottom and the
coal bunker forming part of the com
partments attacked. Pumps imme-
diately were set at work and the vessel
was lowed to the navy yard for dry
docking
The crew Of about 80 men and Adj
m1ral Mason and other officials of the
ordnance bureau boarded the monitor
on reaching the place where the test
was to be held and remained there
when the torpedo tore into the hulI-
The effect of the contact and explo-
sion was practically the same as when
shell was fired at the monitors fur
ret several weeks ago. One compart-
ment was blown open and two Others
partly flooded.
Secretaries Metcalf and Taft and
Postmaster General Myer went aboard
the Florida in the launch wahneta
and looked at the incidental damage
on the fittings about the deck of the
ship caused by the shock. They then
returned to the Mayf1ower, which later
left for Washington.
Secretary Taft confessed that the
damage from the explosion was not sc
great as he had expected. The ship
appeared uninjured in her vital parts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15

organization at wichita MANY of the
Socialist leaders are strong labor peo-
pie.
There are also numerous reports of
the Democrats and Socialists Joining
forces in some of the Representative
and senatorial districts. The general
plan in these however seems to be to
let the Democrats name a candidate
and the Socialists endorse him. There
are plenty of Democrats over the
state to meet all demands of the
Socialists Tor political purposes, even
though they are not friendly to MANY
of the advanced ideas of the Socialist
platforms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
EASY MONEY FOR TOMMY.
Fight Arranged for Between Burn!
and Squires at Sidney in August.

Sidney, N. S. W., June 15.-A sport
ing syndicate here has arranged for a
fight between Tommy Burns, the
heavyweight pugiiist. and Bill Squires.
the Australian fighter. The contest
will be for purse Of $4,000 and is to
take place in this city during the visit
of the American battleship fleet next
August.
The syndicate last month deposited
$4,000 to bind match between
Burns and Lang, an Australian boxer,
who was defeated by Jack johnson at
Melbourne last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15

The presidency of the Agricultural col
leee is one of the best of the pupnc
school positions in Kansas The salary
is S., 600 year. There is plenty OF Work
ahead for the president as the schooi
is now the largest in the country ana
is doing an exceptional amount VI
celIent work and it will require an en-
ergetic man with lots of executive apii-
ity to keep the school up to Its nlgn
standard and rate of progress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
Creamery Case Adjourned.

Chicago, June 15.-Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Prouty has adj
journed until September, the hearing
of the protest by creamery interests
against a proposed advance in the
carrying charges on butter fat by
railroads and express companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15
A Whirl in Cotton! 15c Cotton for
TIC Yard, and On Up the Line to
900 Cotton for Csc = Yard,


Summer bottoms, all of them, and that's important
Prices lowered from pricesthas's more inn
portant
dozen pretty frocks be made the Of
seven Fresh pretty altogether desirable, and hundreds
of patterns.
71ac Yard for Up to 15c Wash Goods
Most practical solutions of s'what wear problem
will be found the table. Crisp Organizes, Barred
Swlsses Batstes and Lawns in all kinds of light, medium
and dark grounds. 7c yard will surely hurry every
yard of them out.
15c Yard for I9c to Csc Wash Goods
Plenty of delicate floral designs pure white grounds
as well as coored dots and figures light and medium
grounds Such fabrics Cordee Marquse, Broderie de
Sole, Carreaux Imprime, Swiss Overplaids, whole
dress would only cost 81. 80
18c Yard for Up to 29c Wash Goods
Lucerne Tissues, Dotted (fora) Swisses Jacquarded
Tissues Corded Voes. and Imported Dmites. Most all
OF them light weight sheer cottons striped
checked and plaid designs Plenty of browns The orig
inal prices range up to 29c ysrd
Csc Yard for SOC Wash Goods
Mandaay Tissues, Tissue Violette Tissue de Nile, etc.
What perfect summer dresses they make-iigh and
airy, and above all splenddly washable and If
there more desirable cottons 25cwe don't
know of it. .e
ON TABLES IN THE WASH GOODS sEcTIoN-MAIN FLOOR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15

:, Mamma-well. Edith, how did you like
the kindergarten?
Edith didn't like it bit The teacner
put me on a chair, and told me TO SIT there
for the present And I sat and sat ana
she didn't give me the present-'Cnicaeo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15

London, June 15.-Frederick Arthur
Stanley, early of Derby. governor gen.
day, aged 81 years. He had been lord
of the admiralty. financial secretary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15

of summer?
Man-It's not the approach that bothers
me; it's the arrival-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15

for war, secretary for war. secretary
for the colonies and president of the
board of trade.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-20

owing to the fact that the plates Of the
oregon code were destroyed in the
San Francisco fire with the plant of
the Bancroft-WhiHey company.
At the time of the last session OF
the legislature II was said that there
were less than so new copies of the
code in existence besides those fur
nishd to the members of the legisla-
ture for their use during the session.
1t is a question, therefore, whether
there will be copies enough to go
round at the 1909 session. owing to
the fondness shown for the big books
by the members of the legislature,
the majority of whom took their
books home instead of returning them
to the secretary of state.
Many New Laws.
Aside from the fact that the code
is out of print is the further argu-
ment in the hands of the attorneys
that the Bellinger & Cotton edition
is antiquated. Since 1t was compiled
five or six sessions of the legislature
nave intervened and several initiative
elections have been held so that per-
haps the majority of the statutes have
been amended, some Of them more
than twice. others have been repealed
and again enacted by subsequent leg
islatures in different forms, until the
lawyer looking for a statute has to go
through not only his code but diff
ferent volumes of session laws to find
the exact statute Of any law.
To overcome this tangled condition
the Bar association will ask for the
code commission to revise the laws
and put them in convenient code form
so that they will be easy of refer
ence and up to date. Leading men,
bers of the bar are confident that the
legislature will grant their request.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-20
Methodist Church.

Corner Webb and Johnson streets,
w T, Euster, pastor. Residence next
door to church The subject for
Sabbath morning will be what Does
1t mean to Be Spiritually Minded?"
In the evening the second of the
stereopticon sermons will be given,
From Where Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob Lie Buried, to Where the
Great Delverer Was offered" The
sermon with stereopticon begins at s
o'clock, sharp.
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve
ming. Immersion service at bridge
west of hospital Sunday afternoon
at o'clock, June 2S. Last quarterly
conference July Z. Sabbath school at
10 a. m; Epworth league at p m.
Sunday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-20
City BreUities
Ice cream at Hohbach's.

Don't miss the wild west show
All kinds of good dry wood. See
Minnis.
See MINIS for good, dry wood that
burns Lots OF 1t on hand.
Dressed chickens every day. Stark
Poultry House. Phone black 1891.
Wanted-Furnished house, good
location. Address P. o. Bov $50, city.
Unfurnished housekeeping rooms
for rent. Enquire at East oregonian
office.
All kinds Of transfer work done
promptly. Stansberry & Milne, phone
Main s.
See Stanley Brothers wild west
show at the ball grounds Saturday
and Sunday, June q and 2S.
For Sale-Hobart NJ. Cable piano,
for 1915; cost $3.50. Call LOG Blaine
street or phone Red 2771.
Good book case and writing desk,
combined, for sale cheap at 1O9 Jack
son street, Phone red SO31. Apply
soon.
For Sale-Nine-room cottage, good
location, good order. Too large for
present owner, Enquire 100 Bluff
street.
Lost-On circus day, small tan
leather satchel, containing valuable
papers to owner only. Finder leave
at this office.
Lost-Ladies' dark leather purse
containing keys and calling cards. Re-
turn to Peoples Warehouse shoe de-
partment. Reward.
Partner wanted. for moving picture
show, must be stady, sober man, sat-
isfied tostart at s25 per week. $3.50
required! experience not necessary.
Call room 90, Elite Rooming House
between hours of 10 and p. m.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-20
Pernit TO Wed.

a marriage license was issued today
to James P. Adams and Anna Ryburn.