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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-26
FOR CLOSER UNION.
General Assembly Favors Any Plan
which Will Unite the Churches.

Kansas City. Mo-, May 26.-Co-
operation and closer relations leading
ultimately to union with other
churches of the Presbyterian faith, the
duty of the church to the negro and
religious education are the important
subjects considered by the general as
sembly Of the Presbyterian church in
the United States of America.
Rev. Dr. D. H. Roberts Of Philadel-
pl1ia. in reading the report of the COM
mittee on church cooperation and
union, submitted resolutions which
were adopted recommending the
heartiest response to any movement
inviting union with the Reformed
church in America, the Presbyterian
church in the United States. the United
Presbyterian and other churches OF
the faith
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-26
Wheat Raisers Send Out Call
for Twenty-On Thousand.
Besides These Nearly 1000
Teams Are Needed.
EXPECT NO TROUBLE.
Many Unemployed Men Are Now
Available.
Rush and Barton Ask for the
Largest Number.

Twenty-one thousand five hundred
men and 1875 teams are called for to-
day by State Free Employment Agent
T. B. -Gerow. to help in the Kansas
wheat harvest. -..,.-.-.-
These men and teams are wanted on
or about June Is. It is thought that
the harvest will begin in the southern
edge of the state about June 10 to Is,
depending on the weather. The central
Kansas harvest will be between the
18th and Goth. and the northern har-
vest will begin. about July 1.
The RAILROADS have not yet announced
what sort of a rate they. will make to
the harvest fields, but it is thought that
they will do the same they did last
year, cent mile from the Missouri
river to interior Kansas points, in par
ties of 10 or more.
There is an unusual demand for
teams this year, and farmers will pay
$4 or SIS per day for a man and team.
Many owners of teams will probably
drive into the harvest fields and follow
it from the southern to the northern
edge of the state.
Mr.. Gerow thinks that the state will
be able to get all the help needed this
year. He says:
There are said to be a good many
men tramping through the state. These
men would be forced to go to work,
either in the harvest fields or on the
rock pile. 1 think that a good many
unemployed from the big cities will
drift out this way. There will be plenty
of work for those who want to work.
Then of course I am getting many ap-
plications from college boys and indi-
viduals who want to come, and they
will easily find places.
II want to warn harvest hands not
to head for Great Bend. That town is
always overstocked. Scatter out-go
some place else besides Great Bend.
never send anybody to Great Bend be-
cause they always have more than they
need anyway"
From his correspondents in the
wheat country, Mr.. Gerow has re-
ceived the following reports on the
number of harvest hands and teams
which will be needed. in addition to
the men and teams now on hand:
Hands.
Barton, 1850; Barber, $50: Clay,
so; Cloud. 60; Decatur. $50; Dickin-
son, so; Ellsworth, 250; Ellis, 200;
Edwards, 1000; Graham, 500; Har-
per, 1870; Hodgman, $50; Harvey,
rs; Kingman, 700; Lincoln, 200; Nor
ton, 25O; Ness, 1,125; Ottawa, 165;
Osborne. 25o; Pratt. 1000; Pawnee'
1000: Phillips, 500; Rush. 2,400;
Sheridan, $50; Sumner, 1,845; Staf-
ford, 1900; Sedgwick, so; Saline, 200;
Smith. $50; Thomas. 500; Mitch
Teams Wanted.
Teams are wanted as follows:
Dickinson, 80; Harper, $50; Lin
coin, so; Pratt, 500; Phillips, 20;
Rush, so; Rice, 200; Russell, rs;
Sumner, 450; Thomas, 100.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-26
POSSIBLE CLEW.
A Woman Writes That She Has Seen
Mrs. Guinness.

Indianapolis, Ind. May 26.-Through
a letter sent to Governor Hanley by
Emma c.. Kolb of South Coventry,
Conn.,, the sheriff of Laporte county
has obtained a possible clew to the
supposed whereabouts of Mrs. Guinness,
if the Laporte woman is still alive. The
Coventry woman wrote at length de-
scribing a mysterious woman in black
who has been swindling the people over
the eastern part of Connecticut and
who she believes is no other than Mrs.
Guinness The writer says she has seen
a picture of Mrs. Guinness and that the
resemblance is SO striking that she
could hardly be mistaken in her con-
clusions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-26
TAFT And BRYAN. BY LOCAL OPTION
They Stand Together on the That Method Of Handlr A
subject OF Publicity Saloon Question
In Matter Campaign Is Endorsed by the Mathoa
buttons and Expenditures Episcopal Conference.
EXCHANGE LETTERS. TWO MORE BISHOPS.
An Invitation the Part s Lewis Hughes Chosen
the Nebraskan Fifteenth Ballot
Meets Hearty Methodist
They Stand Together on the
Subject of Publicity
In Matter of Campaign Contri-
buttons and Expenditures.
EXCHANGE LETTERS.
An Invitation on the Part of
the Nebraskan
Meets Hearty Response From
the Secretary.

Washington, May 26.-When Secre-
tary Taft reached his Office today he
found number of newspaper men
charged with inquiry as to what an
swer he intended to return to the in
vitation of w. ]. Bryan to join him
in an effort to secure the enactment
OF bill requiring publication Of cam
paign contributions. The secretary re-
piled that he had not seen any COM
munication from Mr.. Bryan on this
subject and in fact 1t was several hours
later before the telegram reached him
as follows:
IT beg to suggest that as leading
candidates in our respective parties we
join in asking congress to pass a bill
requiring publication of campaign con-
tributions prior to election. If you
think best we can, ask other candi-
dates to unite with US in the request.
(Sighed) 'WM. J.. BRYAN"
Secretary Taft had meanwhile and
before he had received this telegram
had a talk with the president at the
WhiteHouse SO that he was prepared i'm
department, to give out for publication
his answer as follows:
Taft's Reply.
Hon. w. ]. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.
Your telegram received. On April
80 last, sent the following letter to
Senator Burrows, the chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections
of the senate:
my Dear Mr.. Burrows: I sincerely
believe that it would greatly tend to
the absence Of corruption in politics
if the expenditures for nomination
and election Of all candidates and al
contributions made and expenditures
made by political committees could
be made public, both in respect to
state and national politics. For thai
reason I am strongly in favor of the
passage Of the bill which is now
pending in the senate and house
bringing about this result so far as
national politics are concerned.
mark this letter personal, because
am anxious to avoid assuming an
attitude in the campaign, which it is
quite possible I shall never have the
right to ASSUME. but SO far as my
personal influence is concerned I an
anxious to give 1t for the passage OF
the bill. Very sincerely yours,
(Signed.) WILLIAM H. TAFT
! ''Since writing the above in answer
to inquiry have said publicly that
hoped such a bill would pass.
(Signed.) civilian H. TAFT"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-26
VINEGAR MEN WANT TO KNOW.
Meet With Food Inspector to Discuss
Things.

A convention Of the vinegar men of
the state was held in Topeka this
week. The object was to talk over the
vinegar situation with DR.. S. ]. Crum-
bine, chief food inspector of the state,
and ascertain just what requirements
the department will make concerning
the manufacture of vinegar
The firms represented were the Pick
ert Vinegar company, Leavenworth; !;
the Wichita Vinegar company; Otto
Kuehne Vinegar and Preserving COM
pany, Topeka; J. H. Heinz, Kansas
City, and Ridenour- Baker, Kansas
City. J. T. Willard and E. H S. Bailey,
chemists for the department. were
present, also DR.. S. J. Crumbine and
John H. Kleinhans of the pure food de-
partment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-26
SEVENTEEN INJURED.
Children on Runaway Truck Collide
With Car.

Pottsville, Pa, May 26.-Seventeen
children were injured, several of them
fatally. last night when score of boys
and girls climbed aboard a truck on
the Philadelphia & Reading railroad
branch to the Lincoln colliery and
started it down the heavy grade. While
going at frightful speed the truck col
lided with car and both were almost
completely demolished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-26
Minor Washington Items.

Washington, May 26.-James G.
Kelso has been appointed postmaster
at Hugoton, Kan.
A. H. Burt of Garden City, Kan,
formerly special agent in the general
land office, is here planning to re-
enter the public service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-26
Good Rain at oakIex.

Oakley, May 2S.--An inch and a
quarter rain Monday makes the far
mers feel fine. Crops are in splendid
condition Certain sections of the
country have been badly in need Of
rain and farmers have reported their
crops burned up, but now say that it
will make good yield.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-26
weather Indicators.

Chicago. May 26.-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
wednesday. Cooler west portion We'd
nesday.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
Boycott Anti-kiss Pastor.

ST. Louis, March Forty young
women of the first Baptist church,
East st. Louis, have refused to cor
tribute to the salary of their new pas
tor, the Rev. Liston D, Bass, because
OF his statement that it is not proper
for girls to work in offices or public
places where they ar,lbrought into con-
tact with men, and that the bride
should go to the altar unkissed. They
have organized the "Wi Won" Club.
MIR. Bass also aroused the ire of the
girls when he said 1t was improper to
wear dresses with short sleeves. His
ideas regulating the life OF girls against
dancing, kissing, holding hands and
wearing dresses with abbreviated
uecks d. not tend to smooth the ruff
lied tempers of the girls.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
Officers were Elected.

The members of the Hedgesville
chapter of the United Daughters of
the confederacy held their annual
meeting recently at the home Of the
vice-presidert, Mrs. Elizabeth Slyer, in
that place, for the purpose of electing
officers for the ensuing year. The cleo
ton resulted as follows:
President-Mrs. Ruth l.. Harris.
President-Mrs. Elizabeth w.
Slyer.
Recording Secretary-Miss Alice
Ronk.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Will
liam Ropp.
Treasurer-Mrs. Lee Slyer Pearrell.
The retiring president, Mrs. Eliza j.
Lemen, was then unanimously elected
historian OF the chapter, a position she
is particularly well qualified to fill.
for membership were re-
ceived. The chapter will meet again on
March q at the heme Of Mrs. Slyer.
Among those present were Mrs.iJames
w. Gresham and Mrs. Maggie Bran
ham.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
COMMISSIONERS NO ICE.
Morgan Morgan, Executor.
W. In Ch.ncerv

Morgan Morgan, Executor,
vs.. In ch.uce5,
IL. s. Morgaa, ct al.
commissioners Office,
Martipsharg, w Va, Feb 9TH. lqos
To all persons interested the above entitled
Cause
BY decree OF the Circuit Court f Berkeley Coun-
y, W. Va, ente red IN the above entitled cause on
the 18th day u an iScs, the same referred to
me, with instructions 10 ascertain and report.
First; what personal estate the said Joseph Nor
gan owned. the time of his deata, the character
and value thereof.
Second; to state and settle the accounts Of said
plaintiff as Executor Of Joseph n. Morgan, decd,
the debts owing by the SAID Joseph H. Morgan, at
the time Of his death, toswhom payable, their ma
ture and the respective amounts and priontles
thsfeef.
Third; the real estate, owned by the said Joseph
H. NJ gam the time Of his death, its quantity,
description, and location.
Fourth; and such ofher matters as the said Com
missioner may ft or any OF the parties to this
suit may reqsiye, the same being pertinent.
You will therefore take hottie that have fixed on
ITU ESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF
MARCH 1903, at NJ as the time when aud
my Office III Martinsburg, W, Va, the place
where will proceed 10 execute said order OF le-
ersnce, and II IRON any cause, tbs same be
pleted, that day it VIII be Adjourned, from lime
10 time, at the same place until 1t IS completed,
Given uRder my hand thus OH day Of Feb. los.
W. b. Goistoa, Commissioner in
Chancery OF saidrt
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
An Editar Goes to Church.

A central Kansas editor says: We
attended church sometime ago, and
listened to vely good sermon, as ser
mons go. We enjoyed the singing and
stood up with the brethren aud sisters
while they sang the good old hymn.
Shall We Knew Each Other There?p
While the hymn was being sung,
we glanced about us and counted
about dozen members of the congre-
CATION of the church who did not
speak to each other when they meet
on the street or elseN here.
The thought occurred to us, why
should they "know each other there, I"
when they seemingly don't know each
other here? -
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
She'll Pastor Kiss.

New York, March 4--By announc-
ing that he is going to preach ser
mon defending Rev. e. Warren Sap
hore, of Syracuse, in kissing girls of
his congregation, Bishop Olmstead, OF
the Episcopal diocese of Central New
York, has aroused criticism from many
clergymen Of New York city.
ANY pastor who takes advantage
of his position to practice intimacies
| W tia the women of his congregation
is guilty of serious indiscretion," said
R,V. DIR. Robert S. Macarthur, of
Calvary Baptist church, tonight. Gin
a my 3S years experience as a minis
TER have never known pastor who
m de a practice of kissing the women
of his congregation. Pastors have no
more 7 CHIT to kiss girls In their con-
gregstion than laymen
Rev. DIR. Wallace MacMullen, pastor
of the Madison Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church, said:
"The practice of kissing the women
of their congregations by clergymen
is absurd. L won't use q stronger word.
There is absolutely no defense for that
sort of thing. / do not believe you
| will find a clergyman in New York
WHO will not condemn such prac-
tees"
% "Nobody will criticise Bishop Ohm
stead who knows him." said Rev. DR..
George r. Vandewater, OF St. An
drews Protestant episcopal church.
But the kissing of women of his con-
gregation by minister is a practice
that condemn.
Rev. DR.. J. Ross Stevenson, of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church:
"If the clergyman was an old gen.
tleman of S0years, recognized as a
grand-fat to everyone, there would
be no harm in his kissing of the
women of his congregation. AS gen.
eral thing, though, the habit of kiss
ing should not obtain, ald l do not
believe that it does. 1t is not consider
ed good breeding ia society, and it GER
sainly 10 not in church"
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
Dodd & Hoffman, Aucts.
A Cruel Cheat.

TheImaiden sat in dollar deep,
Her marcel all askew,
And she did mean and she did weep
And plainly she was blue.
"Fair lady, why this plant and dele,
These symptoms of great woe?
What anguish doth affiict your soul?
Why dc. you take on so?"
Sobsed she, :aOh sir, the nobleman
That papa Bought for me,
Whose lineage purperts to span
Tho page of history.
as not fear the high-born peer
took him fer to be-
Suspicion doth my bosom scar
With awful agony.
she will not wear n1snocle
Nor smoke cigarette
And to the brim my cup make full
He is not deep in debit
she does not drink or game apace
Nor scorn the laws of heaven;
He even keeps (Oh, the disgraeeD
Commandment number seven.
eyes, am stung and back I'll go
To nv deceived papa.
This title is fraud, l know
The wearer's SO bourgeois"
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
OXIDE OF zlNc-wHAT rs II?

It's the wearing quality of the L. d
NJ. Paints, claim First, it wears 10
to 10 years Second, 1t emily costs $i.20
galIon-Third, its the best they have
ever used-Fourth, sixteen thousand
agents certify TO these facts.
l.. 4 NJ. Paint Agents,
Central Hardware Co.
Martinsburg w. Va
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
The silep, Rifle.

Inc
Interesting possible results in both
International and private warfare sug-
gest them selves to the men OF the presi
On the anE ouncement of 4 noiseless rs
file invented by Hiram p. Maxim.
Says the New York Times: HE gen.
tally describes how easy it will be for
skirmishsrs around with weapons
thus muted to work along an enemy 8
outpests and shoot the pickets without
alarming the MAN force OF revealing
their own position.
War has already ceased to be spec
tscle, and hereafter, apparently, it is
to become as dull for the ear as for the
eye. A silent gun, however, is rather
an alarming thing to contemplate. Not
since bows and arrows went OUT of
fashion able use elsewhere than at an
occasional lawn party has there been
an engine that would kill at distance
without attracting the attention of
every body in the neighborhood, and,
while this fact has not prevented all
homicide, by any means, it yet has
had a decidedly restraining influence
on the less formal kinds, and in the
days when murder was fairly certain
to be punished by death the noise he
made in commit ting his crime brought
many murderer to the gsllows.
One can easily imagine the interest
with which the accounts of Mr.. Max
inns invention will be read in Breath
tt couaty, Ky. There the Ieportless
gun, using smokeless powder, will
make assassination as safe as it is pop
ular. There will be many other de-
msnds for The new weapon, but none
of them, that we can thiak OF at the
moment, entirely innocent.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
ADM INIsTBATRIX NOTICE

Having qualified as administrators
of the estate OF Thomas N. Boley de
Iceased / hereby give notice TO all hav
ng claims against SAID estate to pre-
sent the same at once duly authenti.
Gated for settlement and all indie bted
TO said estate must come forward ut
once and pay the same.
Mrs. d. j. Var meter,
Administrators
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
FACTS FOR SICK WoMEN.

For thirty years Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try it ]?
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
pinkhaIn if there is anything
about your sickness you do not
understand. She will treat your
observation-disclosures ndadyise you
free. No woman ever regretted
writing her, and because of her
vast experience she has helped
thousands. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13

After suffering for seven years,
this w oman was restored to health
by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Read her letter.
Mrs. Sallie French, of Paucaunla,
Ind. Ter, writes to Mrs. Pinkham,
II had female troubles for seven
years was ell rundown, and 80 ner.
vous 1 could not do anything. The
doctors treated me for different troubles
but did me no good. While in this con-
dition wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for ad-
vice and took Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound, and / am now strong
and WE'LL
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
.Vorksssu on.

After four days OF argument, the
conference commit tee ON tie county
salary bill finally agreed and their re-
port ives presented to the legislature.
The bill passed by bare majority in
the house and by vote of q to 5 in
the senste. The bill, as is admitted by
many OF tho members, Is an expert
ment.
The portion Of the bill amen led is as
follows:
s'Section 0. Each sheriff, clerk Of the
county court, clerk Of the circuit court
or clerk Of he circuit and criminal or
intermediate court, and prosecuting at
torney III the counties ofthe state, shall
receive as compensation for his services
as such sheriff, clerks and prosecuting
attorney, the following sums, .o-wjt:
"(a) The salaries authorized by law
to be fixed by the county court of the
respective counties and paid out of the
county treasury.
s'(b) Such allowance or allowances
as may be made by the county court
of TIE different counties to such officers
by authority of law, now in effect.
so Eighty-fiye per centum Of all
other fees, costs, percentages, perqui-
sites, commissions and emoluments,
provided. however. that such sheriff,
clerks and prosecuting attorney shall
receive all fees, costs, percentages, per-
quisites, eInolumentsani om1nissions
collected or received by him until the
gross income of bis office from all
sources including salaries and allow
ances as aforesaid, shall equgl The fol-
lowing sums, that is to say
HFor the Office Of sheriff, 5000,
"For the office Of the clerk Of the
county court, $4,000.
| For the office Of clerk Of the circuit
court. $1,000
"For thu Office Of clerk Of the circuit
court and criminal or intermediate
court, $4,000.
| "For the office of clerk of the county
and circuit court when held by the
same person, $4,000.
/! aFor the office of prosecuting attor-
Iney, 81 800.
| "When the said salaries, allowances
fees, costs, percentages, perquisites,
Iemoluaents and commissions exceed
ing the sums hereinbefore mentioned
Ito be retained by such officers shall
pay to the sheriff as treasurer of his
county, Is per ce~ tum of all fees, costs,
percentages, perquisites, penalties,
commissions and emoluments collect
ed by him, excluding therefrom the
salaries of such officers paid out of the
icounty treasury, and allowan ces made
| by authority of law as aforesaid, for
lany Of the said offices, exceed the
amounts herein before specified, but
insuffic ient to net said amounts so
specified, after deducting the said 10
per centum aforesais, then, in such
levent, said officers shall retain respec-
lively, said amounts specified as afore-
said, and the residue Of said gross in
come pay into the county treasury.
| GAN acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent herewith are hereby repealed"
| The silent Rifle.
| Interesting possible results in both
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-19

4 Rochester clergyman was accus-
toned to use scientific terms, which the
people did not understand. A deputa
ton waited on him with the request
that IN the future whenever he used
such terms he would explain them. On
the following Sunday he used the term
hyperDol. and added: "As agreed on,
I beg to explain this word. Were l to
say that at this moment the whole Of
my congregation are sound asleep 1t
would be hyperbole, but If say that
one-half are asleep that Is no hyper
bole, but the truth" The next day the
deputation again called to say that the
minister need not explain technical
terms. The people would learn their
meaning from neutrality-suspicious.
Herald
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-19
BIG SIX-DAY
BICYCLE RACE

Kansas City, Mo, AIN. 1S.--A SIX
day bicycle grind will be held in
Convention Hall here next week and
is attracting star riders from all
parts of the country. Among those
who have arrived or who are eX-
pected to take part in the endur-
ance struggle are Hardy Downin Z
of Los Angeles, the Bedell broth
ers and Eddie Root of New York.
Moran, Mclean, Lawson and Down
ey OF Boston, and Benny Monroe,
the famous Southern cyclst. The
race is under the management of
Jack Prince. A fast track has been
structed, banked at an angle OF As
degrees, with sheer slope of SO
degrees at the turn.