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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
THE CoNvICTs CELEBRATE.
Had a Day OF at Leavenworth With
Pie, Music and Lemonade.

Leavenworth. Kan, July 6.-All
work was suspended at the peniten-
tiaries here Saturday. The prisoners
at the federal penitentiary witnessed
a comedy MY Uncle From Japan
by a stock company. This was fol-
lowed by enjoyment of the freedom
of the yards. The men had for din
ner baked ham, creamed potatoes.
currant cake. cherry pie, bananas and
lemonade.
The prisoners at the Kansas peni-
Tertiary had the freedom of the yard
in the forenoon. They talked, boxed.
wrestled and did as they pleased. The
prison band furnished concert music.
They had fresh roast pork, new pota-
toes ginger bread. apple pie, oranges
and bananas for dinner. The mem
bers of each cell house were furnished
a box of lemons, ice and 125 pounds
of sugar and they had lemonade all
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
Two Wichita Druggists Have a
Glorious June Record.
Their Liquor Sales Reported to
the Court as 1910.
WERE MANY SICK MEN.
Kept Open ID Hours a Day, Made
Sales Every % Minutes.
Did Splendidly for Being New
Men in the Business.

Wichita, July 6.-The Beacon says:
If you opened drug store and dur
ing the first thirty days you had
sick customer every % minutes,
wouldn't you think you had made a
mistake and opened a hospital instead
of drug" store?
During the month of June two of
Wichita's druggists made total
liquor sales to the number of 2.310.
These two druggists" are o. L. Har-
ris and Ira d. Benefer.
Harris's drug store is at the corner
of Emporia and Douglas avenues.
yards. It is in the rear of the Mahan
building on Santa Fe avenue. The
prescription case is reached through
a side door.
June was the first month Benefer
had permit to sell liquor. On a
basis that he kept his place open
fifteen hours daily he made a liquor
sale every 25 minutes during the bust
ness month. Every 25 minutes his
door was swung back by sick man
who needed liquor to be made whole
again.
Both Benefer and Harris started off
we'll for new druggists" Fifteen or
twenty patients daily is considered an
average at either of the local hospi-
tails. With thirty patients daily both
Benefer and Harris are eligible to
move from the drug class to the
hospital class. With such an excellent
start for new druggists" they may
have to provide ambulances to ex-
pedite the handling of invalids and
prescriptions"
Harris beat Benefer the first month
of their permit business. Harris had
a sick patient every % minutes. Dur
ing the month he sold 1921 packages
nf lounr m Renefer'S 09Q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
wRAY Is PROMOTED.
Becomes Assistant General Freight
Agent of Frisco.

st. Louis. Mo-. July ga circular
was issued yesterday irby General
Freight Agent E.. X Voorhees, of the
Frisco, approved freight Traffic
Manager Middleton announcing the
appointment Off ~. Wray as as
sistant general freight agent, with
headquarters in st. Louis. effective at
once Mt. Wray succeeds ]. F. Mace,
resigned. !. The promotion, which is
we'll merited, is in line with the policy
of the Frisco management and will
give general satisfaction Mr.. Wray
began his railroad career in Charles
county to take a position in a local
freight office, where he learned tele-
graphy. He went to the Cotton Belt
in 1885 as agent and operator, and
in 1890 he went to the Maple Leaf.
Subsequently he accepted a position
with the Southern Interstate associa-
ton. In 1891 he came to the Frisco
as traffic clerk. Later he was made
chief traffic clerk and in 1904 he was
promoted to chief clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
BETTER THAN EXPECTED.
Saline County Wheat Turning Out
From 20 to 40 Bushels Per Acre.

Salina, Kan, July 6.-Wesley Kouns,
farmer residing two and half miles
west of Salina. has sold the wheat
from one of his tracts. He threshed SO
bushels from twenty acres or an aver
age of forty and one-half bushels an
acre. The grain tested 70 pounds. The
price for new wheat here is rs cents.
other reports coming in from vari-
Gus parts of the county are to the eff
fact that the grain is turning out much
better than was expected before har-
vest, and it is declared that the gen.
eral yield will run from 20 to 40
bushels to the acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
Dies i'm a Swimming Pool.

Norton, Kan. July 6.-James Ireland,
young man about II, died Saturday
evening about Z o'clock while swimming
in the natatorium. He was an expert
swimmer but suddenly threw up his
hands and sank in water little over
six feet deep and was dead when ia
ken out. The pool was full Of bathers
at the time. This was the only acct
dent to MARI the celebration In Nor
ton. which was attended by fully 1000
persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
smoothing scrape at Neodesha.

Neodesha, Kan, July 6.-In a shooting
shortly after midnight, c. A. Smith.
white, shot and probably killed w. B.
Miller colored. Smith was drinking
and in a fight with Miller and other
negroes at the depot was worsted.
Smith soon returned with a gun and
was met by Miller at the door Of Mil
ler's place where a dozen shots were
exchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
SWAN 20 MILES IN THE KAW.
Lawrence Man Starts for Kansas Cit!
and Reaches De Soto.

Lawrence, Kan. July 6.-After
swimming in the cold water of the
Kaw river for a little more than five
hours. covering in that time twenty
miles, Carl Kurz. the swimmer who
started for Kansas City from Law
renee, Kan, Friday night. was forced
to abandon his daring feat on ac-
count of a broken oar in one of the
two boats that accompanied him.
Kurz entered the water at $50
o'clock Friday night and left at 1885
Saturday morning, three miles above
De Soto. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
lola Plant Wants Men.

lola, Kan. July 6.-J. A. Wheeler,
secretary of the lola Portland Cement
company of this city, stated that the
company was short on help and was
anxious to employ additional men.
More help is needed in the quarries
and shipping room. He says that 1t is
impossible for them to operate as
much of the plant as they would like
because of the shortage OF help.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
WILL MORTON COME BACK.
Rumor of Returning to Santa f
Probably Unfounded.

Probably Unfounded.
Originating in Denver and now re-
ceiving circulation is a story to the
effect that Paul Morton is to resign
the presidency of the Equitable Life
Assurance society and return to his
old position with the Santa Fe, his
successor with the Equitable to be w.
A. Day, who is now vice president.
Assurances are given in New York
that there is positively not the slight
est foundation for the statement and
that Mr.. Morton has not the slightest
intention of making such change. 1t
is on a par with the statement made
when he was in California that he was
to succeed E. P. Ripley as president
of the Santa Fe and which proved an
erroneous Interpretation of his going
over the road and being chosen a
director and member of the executive
committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
w. III. Underwood withdraws.

Clay Center. Kan, July Glider w.
II. Underwood has withdrawn from the
race for state senator from the Clay
Dickinson district in favor of H w.
Avery of Wakefield, this county. Both
Avery and Underwood were candidates,
both believing in the. same political
policies Recently F, L. Williams OF
Clay Center entered the race. The dis
trict now has but the two candidates,
one a square dealer. Avery. and the
other belonging to the other faction
Williams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
Ex-senator Hardness Dead.

Clay Center. Kan, July 6.-Ex-State
Senator Frank Hardness died here
Sunday after an illness lasting a num-
Der of months. Many years ago he
was struck by a train at Mcfarland
from which he never fully recovered.
Mr.. Hardness leaves one child, a daugh-
ter. Funeral services will be held Tues
day morning in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
An E.mporia Place Had Beer.

Emporia, Kan, July 6.-The place
of Frank Carlson was raided early
this morning by Officers Andy Arm
stead and Eli Raymond and one bar
rel Of bottled beer and two barrels Of
empty beer bottles were seized. Carl
son was placed under arrest until j.
NJ. McCown went his bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
Drowned in the Arkansas.

Wichita, Kan, July 6.-vern Neil, 9
years old. was drowned in the Arkan-
sas river here Sunday afternoon. His
body has been recovered. The boy. in
company with others was swimming.
He was caught in a whirlpool and
drawn beneath the surface.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
Hetty Green Never Used Telephone.

Mrs. Hetty Green said yesterday
that she had never used a telephone.
Being in the Office of the Title Guar
antee and Trust company she asked
an attendant to transmit message
for her. After the message was deliv-
cred the woman financfer gave him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
Carr Case jury Disagrees.

Marion, Kan, July Curry in Carr
case could not agree and were discharg-
ed by Judge Moore late Saturday night.
They stood for acquittal and for
conviction. The prisoner will be tried
here again in October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
Death of Capt. E. F. Reilly.

Leavenworth, July Captain Ed
ward F. Reilly, a pioneer and veteran
of the civil war, died suddenly of
heart disease at his home on Fifth
avenue at o'clock. He was IS
years old. He came to Leavenworth
fifty years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06

her thanks, explaining why she had
asked assistance.
The attendant, who knows MIS-
Green, says that she il not, as has
been supposed, q hard creditor. but on
the contrary, seldom forecloses .
nortGaxe.-New York American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06

to Cuba, Mo, for burial, beside the
grave of his mother. His father lives
at Greenland, Ark.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-02-22
Beard Tries Again for
New Saloon License
Makes Second Application to Council
for Saloon License. Councilman
Staley Springs "Sensation.'

The Olympia saloon, Beard Bros.
proprietors, dies hard, and came again
before the council Thursday night. ask
ing that its license, which expires
March 1st, be renewed presenting
anew the $1,000 check and the petition
signed by 65 freeholders. Under the
law the application must lie on the
table until the next regular meeting of
the council, when it comes up for
final action.
The provisions of Ordinance No. II,
the municipal law governing the issu-
ance of saloon licenses, is undoubtedly
the reason for this presistency, for
that ordinance says that when an ap-
plicant has unwound the necessary red
tape, and when there are no remon-
strances setting up good and sufficient
cause for not granting it, license
SHALL issue, and it is more than
likely that under this ordinance Pull
man would have been in much the same
position that Pasco has Just found
herself, and the superior court would
have commanded the license to be is
sued.
But the council was not caught
mapping on this point, and Thursday
night pulled the teeth from ordinance
No. II by repeating certain sections
and amending others, so that now IL
censes shall issue or be refused as it
may please the council. This new
ordinance is published in the Herald
today, and will be in full force and
effect from and after next Thursday.
The passage of this new ordinance was
opposed by Councilmen Mcguire and
Staley, who voted against it, Mr..
Lanning voting with the four Law
Enforcement members in favor of its
passage.
A STALE-Y SENSATION.
Councilman Staley presented "sen-
sation' in the form of a resolution
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-02-22
Death of Mrs. Eliza Morton.

Mrs. Eliza Morton, aged rs years,
nine months and three days. died at
the home of her son. Richard Morton,
three miles east of Colfax. Thursday,
Feb. Goth. la grippe and old age being
the immediate causes of death.
The deceased was born in st. Louis
county, Missouri, and became a mem
Der of the Christian church at the age
of Is years, and during the past three
years she had been a member of the
Christian church of Pullman. The
remains will be brought to Pullman
today for interrment.
The deceased is survived by FIVE
children, four sons and one daughter.
Her husband, John Morton, died Oct.
IL, 1905.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-02-22

courts. The learned judge, of course,
until our state passes on the point. has
a right to construe the state law with
reference to the state constitution.
but when the state courts pass upon
this point their construction becomes
final and binding upon all federal
courts.
The construction of the state con-
stitution in this instance does not in
volve a federal question or the con-
struction of any federal law or portion
of the federal constitution. That is
why the decision of the state supreme
court will take precedence over any
ruling by the federal courts.
"The same point has been decided
favorably to the state by Judge Chad
wick. and | entertain very confident
belief that the supreme court of this
state will hold that the legislature can
under our constitution, authorize the
railroad commission to fix rates.
see no occasion for immediate
alarm. Cases are pending in the state
courts in which this point will be de-
cided at any early date. Until the
state courts hold against the law the
commission can pursue the even tenor
of its way"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-02-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
ERS IN CONVENTION
Successful Convention of SUNDAY
School Workers Held Here
Thursday.

The Sunday School Convention of
the Southeastern district of Whitman
county was held in Pullman Thursday
at the Methodist church. w. M.
Duncan, of Colfax, president of the
county work, was present and spoke
on the need of cooperation in the four
districts. Mr.. j. C. Boppell. general
secretary of Easetrn Washington and
Northern Idaho. gave two addresses.
one in the afternoon and one in the
evening. He showed very conclusively
that the Sunday school has passed the
experimental stage. It's place as an
educational force is coming more and
more to be recognized. Organization
Is being pushed to high degree of
effectiveness. Mr.. Boppell under
stands the Sunday school and is making
great effort to perfect it in every
way.
Besides Mr.. Boppell as special
worker, Miss Lillian M. Robertson.
superintendent of the department of
Teachers Training for this part of the
Northwest, was present. Her two ad-
dress had to do with the necessity of
better equipped teachers and the means
of this equipment. She showed the
unprecedented systematic study that is
being put on the Bible by those who
have heretofore studied little, and by
young men and women who look to
usefulness in the Sunday school.
The officers elected for this district
for the ensuing year are: Rev. E. Z.
Hench, of Palouse. president; D. B.
Putnam, vice president, and J. N.
Emerson. secretary an ! treasurer.
Resolutions of appreciation for use
of the Methodist church and enter
tainment of visitors, and also a reso-
luton expressing regret that DR.. Hays
was unable to be present, were adopt
ed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-02-22

by which he proposed to declare the
seat of Mr.. Fulmer, of the third ward,
vacant, and to proceed with the cleo
tion of his successor. The grounds
upon which Staley proposed to remove
Fulmer was his "absence from three
consecutive meetings." but he evident
ly overlooked the feature that Mr..
tuImer was reelected in December,
and had not qualified till within the
present week, and that his absence
from the city could not be charged
against his present term. Staley and
Lanning voted for the resolution even
after this feature was made known to
them. The resolution was defeated by
the votes of the other five councilmen.
MACADAM ROLL BACK TO COM
MITTEE.
The assessment roll for the macad-
amizing of East Main street, which
roll was published in the Herald last
week, was referred back to the COM
mittee for further consideration, the
chairman of the finance committee
reporting that certain charges that
should have been made against the
special macadam fund were made
against the current expense fund, so
that when the roll is again out of COM
mittee the assessment may be changed
somewhat from the amounts as includ-
ed in the original assessment. The
time for the hearing of objections will
also be changed from March 5th to
some date in the future after the as
sessment has been readjusted.
The appointment of j. S. Clark as
plumbing inspector was unanimously
confirmed. The mayor also announced
the appointment of Messrs. Robert 8
and Klemgard as members of the city
park commission.
Numerous bills against the city
were read and ordered paid, and the
council adjourned to meet in regular
session on March 5th.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-02-22
Good Roads.

Editor Herald The necessity of
good roads for the successful develon-
ment of the country is now recognized
oy every one. There is nothing that
would revolutionize the method of
farming in the Palouse country as
much as macadamized roads. and such
an Improvement would raise the value
of farm lands to S100 per acre and over
1t Is not generally known that the
legislature last year passed a law
which provides a means of securing
such roads which has heretofore been
lacking. This law provides that when
ever the owners of two thirds of the
lineal feet lying on a highway or part
of highway, petition the Board of
County Commissioners that they desire
to have such road or part of road ma
cadamized. the Board of County Com
mlssioners shall pass a resolution to
the effect that the improvement of the
road is of public interest and transmit
copy thereof to the State Board of
Highways, and it is made the duty of
the State Board to investigate the
matter and if they find that the i'm
provement is of public interest they
are to transmit their finding to the
County Commissioners. The Board
State then has the road surveyed and
mapped and plans and specifications
made for the improvement and an esti-
mate made of the costs. The improved
part of the road shall not be less than
eight feet nor more than sixteen feet
wide with shoulders of not less than
two nor more than four feet in width.
These plans and specifications shall
be filed with the Board of County Com
missioners. whereupon the commits
5ioners shall pass a resolution directing
the raising Of the county's portion of
the cost of construction. One-half of
the cost is to be paid by the state out
of the highway fund and one-half by
the county, but the county shall ap-
portion its half as follows: 35 Der
cent to be paid out of the county road
fund and the remainder assessed on
the land lying within one-half mile on
each side of the road improved, the
first $50 feet to be assessed at 7 Ter
cent of the cost, the next $50 at per
cent and the remainder 3 per cent and
collected as other taxes.
The construction of roads under this
act shall be taken up and carried for
ward according to the date of applca-
tion and passage of the resolutions by
the board of County Commissioners
and State Board and $l35, 600 has been
appropriated by the state to carry out
the terms of the act. 1t is further
provided that any county can have the
half of the amount it pays into the
state on account of the state highway
fund, if application is made before the
first of September of each year, other
wise it goes to the county that has
made the application for the improve
ment. In other words if petitions are
filed and the resolution passed by the
commissioners before Sept. 1, Whit
man county can receive one-half of the
state road tax that it has to pay,
otherwise it will go to some other
county. whose citizens have been more
active.
1t is therefore up to the farmers to
get move on in this direction.
Respectfully,
Thomas NeiIl
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-02-22
Public School Notes.

Olivia Boyd and Melissa Vale have
been absent from school all week.
Ashton Mccarthy is suffering the
consequences of getting too near the
college bull dog. AS Ashton was
walking along he spoke to the dog and
the animal in replying jumped at Ash
ton and bit him just below the eye.
To make matters worse Ashton took
cold in the wound and now goes around
with his face bandaged up.
The AS has had several examina-
tions this week and several have failed.
The high school baseball team has
been practicing this week.
Several of the lower grades had ex-
ercises Friday in honor of Washing
toms birthday.
On the twentieth of March the high
school will debate Elberton. E.berton
has the affirmative of the question.
In the defamation contest in March
Pullman will be represented by the
seventh and eighth grades. The pre-
liminaries will be held here.
Prof. Rogers spoke from the pulpit
of the Presbyterian church last Sunday
on the "Training of Young People. +"
Since the establishment of poets
corner in the high school several budd-
ing poets have been discovered. The
following is a sample of the poems. a
pupil of the 9th grade being the author
WHEN ADAM WAS A BOY.
What a nice time he must have had,
When Adam was boy.
Nobody to scold when he was bad,
When Adam was a boy.
Nothing to do but lie around
And sing and play and dig in the
ground,
With nobody else to make a sound.
When Adam was a boy.
There were no front lawns to be moved
When Adam was a boy:
No back yard gardens to be hoed
When Adam was boy.
There were no lessons to be learned.
There was no butter to be churned,
No ice cream freezers to be turned.
When Adam was boy.
He didn't have to wash his face,
When Adam was boy,
And didn't have to stay in one place,
When Adam was a boy.
No school house bells to make him
arise,
No shouting and screaming and mingl-
ing of cries,
All was still, as you may surmise,
When Adam was a boy.
There was no furniture to rub,
When Adam was boy.
There were no kitchen floors to scrub,
When Adam was a boy.
There were no shirts or other clothes,
No biting winds to freeze your nose.
No snow and ice to numb your toes,
When Adam was boy.
But the world has such changer been
Since Adam was a boy.
That, thinking it all over again,
Adam, with all his joy,
Can't compare with the kids these days,
With their coasting and skating and
riding in sleighs,
And all the fun that we have other
ways,
Csvoo Jox., xuoo how
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-02-22

Frank Burnett has sold his heavy
dray team to buyer from Seattle. the
price paid being $3.50.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-02-22

Cards have been received in Pull
man this week announcing the birth.
on Feb. 8. of daughter. Gladys
Catherine, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Doty. of North Yakima. Mrs. Doty
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Lam
ming, of this city.