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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02
PROGRESSING EuCHRE
BY ROYAL ARCKNUIM
Oriental Council Holds
First of Series at Pythian
Temple.

The newly installed corps Of officers
of Oriental Council OF the Royal Ar
oanum Of this city celebrated their in
duction into office by giving a pro
gressive eUchre" at Pythian Temple on
Monday evening last. About sixty mem
bers of the council were present and
competed for the five prizes offered by
the council: the first prize being cap
tured by j. Ed. Swaine.
II. A CasselI the regent of Oriental
Council, who is an indefatigable worker,
assisted by a committee Of which c. b.
Matthews, the orator, is chairman. are
determined TO place Oriental Council IN
the front rank of the councils of that
order that provide, at each meeting. an
entertainment. With that end in view
a series Of entertainments are being ar
ranged to extend until June so next,
and the committee feel assured Of the
success OF each.
The second entertainment Of the series
viii be a smoker, 10 be held Monday
evening. February 10. a special repre-
sentation of the grand regent Will be
present and give a tax" and visitors
from other councils have signided their
intention TO be present.
The spacious hall Of OUray Council of
the Royal Arcanum was handsomely
decorated with potted plants on Mon
day evening last in honor OF the official
visitation Of Grand Regent William W
Chase and the officers of the Grand
Council Of the Royal Arcanum of the
District. IN an appropriate address the
aF - F1T Ia
welcomed by II. A. Leef, regent o.
Ouray Council, TO which Grand Regent
Chase responded.
The annual report Of Ouray Council
for the year 1907 was submitted 10 the
Grand Council officers. The report
shows a substantial Increase in member,
ship during the year and the council
was congratulated on its progress
Ouray Council is determined to win one
Of the prizes offered by the Grand Couu-
Gil for the greatest net gain I'm member
ship during the Grand Council year.
The committee on promotion Of the
council presented d class Of seven can
didates for initiation and, by request
the grand officers participated in con
fsrring the Royal Arcanum degree.
In an instructive address on the az
fairs of the Royal Arcanum, Grand
Regent Chase referred to the fact that
councils in this district have the proud
distinction of having made the greatest
percentage of net gain in that order dur
ing the year 1901 Following the aG.
dresses of Grand Council officers. which
were responded to by W. a. Leef. II. @
LAM. and J. W. Scott, of Ouray Couu
Gil. a musical program OF merit Wa
rendered and refreshments were served
Accompanying the grand regent wer,
Grand orator George II. Britt, Grand
Secretary Benjamin White, Grand
Treasurer George NJ. Copenhaver, Grand
Guide II. @. LAM, Deputy Grand Regent
Harry c. Scott. Grand Warden S. 7
Besselievre, and John .. Biddis. a
representative Of the supreme Council
The next Grand Council visitation vii
be held on Tuesday evening, February
Il. to District Council.
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RECHABITES READY
FOR BIG MEETING

John B. Henderson Tent. No. 1883.
Independent Order Of Rechabites, held
a large and enthusiastic meeting Thurs
day evening IL the Home Life Insur-
ance building. Fifteenth and C streets
northwest
\ candidate was admitted to member
ship, after which the committee on the
public temperance meeting TO be held
next Friday evening in tie First Pres
byterian Church made a detailed re-
port showing that 800 organizations were
expected to be represented, that tie
Junior Rechabites will parade with
music from Capitol Hill to the church.
Mrs Clinton Smith will speak for the
W. c. T. L; Capt. John Q. Daley for
the Good Templars; Q. +. Sudworth, for
tho Sons Of Jonadab; High Chief Ruler
Vowles and Philip Lederer, for the
Rechabites. Congressman y. w. Hale
viii preside, and William Fl. Evans viii
have charge of the musical program.
Many Senators and Representatives,
have been invited. several of whom
VIII be present and speak.
Remarks were made under good Of
the order by j. D. Buckley. Mr.. Feeney.
w. II LeStrange, W. Y. Mahoney, High
Chief Ruler n. ElWyn VOWleS, W, w
J. ~.
Philip Lederer, Frank p. Cooper. VIII
Ti6Tney, Leroy Frost, W. Y. Mahoney,
Charles Carroll. G. 3. Snellings Ray
nIond Bickerton, after which refresh
ments were served.
Onward Tent. No. 1921. admitted two
candidates Wednesday evening under
the direction of Miss Daisy FowIes.
chief ruler. Remarks were made by
Mrs. NJ. r Maho1eys of Eastern Tent;
High Chief Ruler NOwles and Charles
Carroll. OF South Washington Tent.
Miss Blanche Ogle, Mrs. Frost, Miss
Tierney, Miss May StTailman, Miss
Mary Z. Salkeld, Miss Nirgie Thompson
Mrs. n. A. HessleT, Miss Amy l. Bick-
erton, Mrs. Rachel Brain, Albert Moore.
John J. Bunch, Mrs. Mary w. Jackson.
Miss Arnold, and Mrs. Estella Keys.
Onward Tent juvenile, me last Sun
day afternoon at hechabite Hall 3Oi
y street southeast. The tent is less
than six months Cd and has over fifty
members.
Frank 3. Marks. OF South Washing
ton Tent, who has been afflicted with
rheumatism 70" eight weeks has gone
to Hot Springs. Ark
Mrs. Mary Newman. of Onward Tent.
underwent another operation at Emery
oncy Hospital Tuesday. Her condition
is reported as very serious.
Edward Warren, OF John B. Hender-
son Tent, is confined to his residence
with n fractured arm.
The High Tent Sick Benefit Fund. it
IS said, has almost doubled since the
high tent session,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
BREWERS ON CARPET.
Charged That Anheuser- Busch Is Do
ing Business I'm Kansas.

The Mahan Mercantile company,
Thomas Mahan president and William
Meyer, an employe, as the representa-
tives of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing
association have been cited to appear
and show cause why they should not
be fined for contempt or the orders
of the court. The Anheuser-Busch
company has been ousted from Kan
sas by the supreme court but in the
citation for contempt it is charged
that the company has violated this
custer order. The court charges that
the company is deceiving the court
When the custer order was entered
the company owned some property in
Rock Island avenue, Wichita. 1t was
used by the Mahan Supply company
as a liquor warehouse. The Mahan
company moved to Kansas City but
has recently returned to Wichita un-
der the name of the Mahan Mercan-
tile company. This property was or
dered sold by the court and under
direction of the receivers 1t was sold
to Adolphus Busch, president of the
brewing association. The receivers
made a stipulation in the sale of this
property that it should never be used
for handling liquors.
1t would appear from the citation
for contempt that this stipulation was
not obeyed. The receivers, as the
agents of the court then notified the
court of their action and of course
disobeying this stipulation is disobey-
ing an order of the court.
The fact that the property, which
is a large warehouse was being used
for handling liquors was discovered
only a few days ago. The Wichita
police, who are industrious sometimes,
made raid on the place and con-
fiscated large quantity of liquors. AS
part of the citation the evidence
taken after this raid by the Wichita
police is used to show why the cita
ton is made.
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citizen who seeks the presidency.
Never before has a national conven-
ton met in a state where the en-
thusiastic ladies in the galleries of the
convention hall will vote in Novem-
Der for against the candidates
nominated at the convention.
Colorado is called the Centennial
state because it was admitted to the
Union in 1876. just hundred years
from the PRONUNCIATION of the Declare
ton of Independence. 1t is the most
mountainous of all the states and by
far the richest in mineral wealth. Den
yer has the largest smelling. works in
the world, but for all It's furnaces it lis
remarkably clean city, With a pe1lu-
cid atmosphere and nc trace of coal
smoke smut on the walls of the build
ings.
Denver has four high schools and
IS graded schools and no less than 1S0
churches. As. proof positive that the
town is altogether UP to date the fact
may be mentioned that the public Ii
brary shortly is to be housed in Car
negie building
But the auditorium, built primarily
for the Democratic national convention
and secondarily for all other big con-
ventions, shows and spectacles which
are expected in the next two or three
generations, is built exclusively of Den
yer funds.
ROBERTUS LOVE.
Copyrighted, 1908, by RObertus Love.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06

President Holiday of Topeka South
western on Tonight's Meeting.


There win be held on the roof gar
den OF the National hotel this evening
at p. M, under tbs auspices of the
Commercial club, one of the most i'm
portant meetings ever held in this city
as Tar as the expansion and growth of
Topeka is concerned yg5a s7rrs
/ The Modocs win sing-and Mr.. H NJ
HERBERT. OF New Jersey, president of
the Topeka Southwestern Railroad
Construction company. will be present.
MI Herbert is very DESTROYS of meet
ing the business men of Topeka and
having a heart to heart talk with them.
He stated this morning that he hoped
the capacity of the roof garden would
be taxed as 1t was most important, If
Topeka is to secure the new road to the
southwest, that a thorough, complete
and definite Understanding be had at
once
therefore ask and urge that all bus
mess men and professional men, in fact
all who have the real interest of the
city at heart in the slightest degree to
turn out this evening and listen to Mr..
Herbert. The roof garden is delight
fully cool and there will be plenty of
accommodations and the public general
ly is invited. No one will be solicited
at the meeting to subscribe to the
bonds and stock of the railroad, or any
other enterprise. 1t will be an expert
ence meeting pure and simple, at which
all information concerning the Topeka
& Council Grove railroad will be given
to the public, by such men as ]. w.
Robinson, F. p. MacLennan. George w.
Crane, C. w. Merriam w. c. Stephen
son, w. H. Davis, Robert Pierce. vice
president of the Commercial club, Sec
rotary S. B. Poole, w. F. Shamleffer,
mayor of Council Grove. and others.
The way to build a railroad is to
build it. The construction company is
here and ready to go to work tomor-
row, the contractor is here and ready
to begin work at the drop of the hat:
1t only remains for the citizens OF
Topeka to get together, put their
shoulder to the wheel and push
Is Topeka going to sit supinely by
and let this road to the southwest go
by default? 1 guess not. The time to
strike is when the iron is hot and it is
red hot now. Turn out everybody.
c. K. HOLIDAY,
President Topeka-Southwester Rail-
road
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lar intention toward making robbery
difficult and perilous pastime. Even
the alleys are brilliantly lighted, so
that the crook finds little chance to
operate. AS a result of the electric
police force nocturnal robberies and
assaults are scarcely known in Denver.
Denver itself is about fifteen miles
from the mountains. though the mar
velously clear atmosphere causes the
stranger to imagine that he can walk
to the mountains and get back before
breakfast. Gold and silver are by no
means the only products of Colorado.
In the delightful little valleys and on
the Dlateaus around Denver one may
see the prettiest of farms, agriculture
being made possible and profitable
through irrigation.
Denver is at the junction of the
South Platte river and Cherry creek.
Along the banks and in the bed of
Cherry creek. right in the city. used
to be placer gold in paying quantities.
For that matter, anybody in Denver
today may go down to the creek with
a pan and wash out 81 or 50 worth of
gold dust in a days work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
JOHN II. SMITH STRICKEN.
Now in Iowa Hospital SUFFERING From
Stroke of Paralysis.


John H. Smith. formerly executive
clerk in the office of Governor Hoch
and later secretary OF the state tax
commission, who resigned that position
to accept an appointment as national
bank examiner in South Dakota, is in
a hospital at Council Bluffs, Iowa, suf-
fering from an attack of paralysis. Mr..
Smith was stricken several weeks ago
and his physicians state that he will not
be able to leave the hospital for a
month to come. Mr.. Smiths family,
who reside at 917 Clay street, left To-
peka to be at his bedside. Council
Bluffs is the old home of Mrs Smith
and her parents still reside there. This
fact and it's nearness to the Dakotas
was the reason that Mr.. Smith was re-
moved there for treatment rather than
to Topeka.
Though he was first appointed as a
national bank examiner for South Da-
kota, Mr.. Smith has since been trans
ferred to the state of North Dakota.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
DYE PHYSICAL DIRECTOR
Indiana Man Gets Position in Central
Y. NJ. c. A.

Willard B. Dye of Marion, Indiana,
has been elected physical director at
the Central Y. NJ. c. A to succeed H
1. Allen who resigned to accept SIM
liar position at the South Bend Y. NJ.
c. A.
Mr.. Dye has had large experience in
his work and comes with strong recon-
mendations from those with whom he
has been associated For three years
he has acted as physical director at
the Marion Y. NJ. c. A, prior to that
he served one year at Marshalltown.
Iowa, and the year previous to that as
assistant at the Chicago Central Y. M.
c. A. Mr. Dye is a university man,
graduate from the University of
Minnesota and comes here with a repu-
tation of being especially expert as
fencer and in aquatic sports in addi-
ton to having thorough understand
ing of apparatus work. He will assume
the duties of his new position on Sep
TENDER 1. A. B. Cowden of Admire,
Kansas. has been appointed as mem
bership secretary.
Mr.. Cowden will come to Topeka on
September l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
VALUABLE SHEEP KILLED
Dogs Make Inroads on the VinewoOd
Park Herd.

Eleven sheep. three of them being
thoroughbreds and registered. be-
longing to the Vinewood park farm.
have been killed by black dog owned
by persons living in South Topeka
For three successive days last week
sheep were found lying dead in the
pasture with their threats bitten and
their bodies lacerated and torn. 1t
was suspected that dogs were re-
sponsible though they had never been
caught in the act. Saturday morning
]. w. Bigger, farmer, who lives
near Vinewood noticed dog crawling
out of the pasture. Mr.. Bigger i'm
mediately trailed the dog into the city
and evidence gathered later proved
that the dog beyond question was the
one that had. done the killing. He
was then given sinto the custody Of
VIM Core. city dog officer - =
THE Sheep killed were valued at
$3.50. Three of them were ewes with
lambs E. w. Wilson, president of
the street railway company and
heavily interested in Vinewood park,
is the owner of Vinewood farm on
which the sheep were raised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
PAWN SHOP ROBBED.
Proprietor Loses Over $4,000 in Cash
and Jewelry.

ST Louis. July 6.-When -Adolph E.
Levy today opened the door or his
jewelry store and pawn shop at SIT
Franklin avenue, which had been
closed since Sunday noon, he discov-
cred burglars had looted the place
and secured 5000 in cash and $4,000
worth of diamonds and old gold.
Friday evening a man who said he
was a surety company inspector called
on Levy and examined the safe 1t is
now believed the man was an imposter.
The plumber was stolen from the safe
after the door had been opened by
prying off the combination knob. En-
trance was secured to the store by
cutting a hole in the floor from the
base ment.
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steam in winter. thus heating the
building.

The Denver promoters. however. de-
clare that the July climate is so pleas
antly cool that every delegate will be
able to sit comfortably in the hall
with his coat on instead of being COM
PEELED. as at most conventions, to go
in shirt sleeves and with a hand
kerchief under his collar.
1gnatius ]. Dunn of Omaha is the
man selected by the Nebraska dele
CATION to nominate William ]. Bryan
for the presidency.
Nothing in American life is so in
teresting. so dramatic. so full of
thrills. as a national political conven-
ton. Denver fully realizes this fact
and has determined to supply the dele
gates and the thousands of visitors to
the convention of 1908 with an extra
series of thrills. This being. as stated
the first time that the Rocky noun
tain plateau has had the privilege of
entertaining a national body of such
importance-of world Importance, it
may be said-Denver proposes to let
slip no opportunity to prove to the rest
of the United States that the city is a
pretty good place to visit in the good
old summer time.
Visitors from the far eastern sec
lions of the United States who may
have become accustomed to looking
upon western cities as the resorts of
footpads and other kinds of holdup
dark streets in Denver where a foot
pad may operate. Perhaps in no
other city of the nation is electric light
employed as a permanent police force.
OF course there are living policemen,
too. but the city fathers of Denver
some time ago put in operation a
unique lighting system with particu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06

made for seats in the grandstand. The
purpose of the meeting was. to arouse
the tagging interest in bicycle and mo-
torcycle racing and if possible to ar
range for association meets to be held
at irregular intervals in the future.
Considering the fact that dozens of
counter attractions were offered on the
Fourth of July the meeting at the fair
grounds was glowing success. The
track was in fair shape and the records
made were somewhat faster than it
was expected that they would be. There
were no accidents during the races
though two of the contestants were
barred from entering in their classes
on account of accidents to their ma
chimes. The following is the list of en-
tries, the winners and the prizes
awarded:
One-half mile sprint for riders 16
years and over. Winner, Frank Eddy,
Time, 1:16. Second prize, c. o. Schut-
ter; third, Lon Repp.
Five mile motorcycle race free-for-
all. Winner. Edward Little. Time,
sos Second. George Glass; third, j.
D. Scott.
One half mile bicycle race for boys 16
years and under. Winner, Ralph
Cooper. Time, 1881. Second, Charles
Scott; third, Chester Thomas.
Three mile motorcycle race for pa
horse power machines. Winner, Court
ney Elliott. Time, $780,.
One mile bicycle race, free-for-all.
Winner, c. o. Schutter. Time, 2:46.
Second, Frank Eddy; third. Lon Repp.
Five mile race for three horse power
motorcycle. Winner. Courtney Elliott.
Time, S:37z. Second, J. NJ. Clugston;
third, c. R. Mitchell.
"a mile relay bicycle race. Winners
Lon Repp and Frank Eddy. Time, 1907.
One mile motorcycle race against
time, free-for-all. Winner Edward
Little. Time 1859.
Twenty-Five yard slow bicycle race.
Won by William Crittendon. Time,
0:19
Judges-R. B. Stamm of Albuquerque,
N M. F. w. Mills and c. K Elliott
Referee-F. L. Berry of Kansas City,
Mo. Clerk of the course, L. c. Bell
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a convention been held so far to the
westward. In 1900 the Democratic ma
tional convention met in Kansas City,
that being until the present year far
thest west" for all national nominal
ing conventions.
Denver Is Proud.
Denver is pardonably proud of its
distinction in securing this great con-
vention, where will assemble zoos del
egates from all the states and terri
tories to nominate candidates for the
presidency and the vice presidency of
the. United States. This will be the
twentieth national nominating conven-
ton of the historic party, but the first
to meet in a city the site of which was
a barren plateau when the Democratic
party nominated in 1856 its last sue
cessful candidates prior to the great
political changes brought about by the
civil war.
Denver and determination also might
be said to spell the same thing, for the
hustling representatives of the Colorado
capital were so determined to secure
this convention that they pledged the
Democratic national committee 100000
to help defray convention expenses, and
the money was in sight before the ma
tional committeeman could say Jack
Robinson. Denver also pledged the
construction of a convention hall, to
be called the auditorium, which should
be the biggest Of its kind in the United
States. The city has fulfilled that
pledge, having put up splendid stone,
steel and brick structure, with seat
ing capacity larger than that of Madi-
son Square Garden, in New York. The
Garden seats 1875. to be exact, while
the Denver auditorium seats 12,5OO. This
capacity is far in excess of that of the
great Mormon tabernacle at Salt Lake
CITY. the Cincinnati Music hall, the
Metropolitan opera house in New York
or the Auditorium or the Coliseum in
Chicago.
The Denver auditorium is built for
generations. as Denver hopes to get
many more big conventions. 1t is
situated in the business center of the
city The structure contains 100000
cubic feet of space and is lighted by
5000 sixteen candle power electric
lights Three million brick and 1900
tons of steel were used in the con-
struction. The 1850 seats are all
opera chairs, no cheap wooden affairs,
and there is rom for the placing of
a considerable number of extra chairs
in the immense hall when occasion
calls for them. As to exits. this hall
has the rest of the United states gasp
ing for air. Within two minutes the
entire building can be emptied of its
human throng. AS to ventilation. the
Denver auditorium seems to surpass
every known predecessory, for it has
two great fans, each ten feet in dame
fer midway in the house, to send cold
air through the building. while there
is an exhaust fan to eliminate the foul
air Each fan has a coil of 1900
feet of pipe to be filled in summer
with cold water, thus establishing a
cooling plant. and to be filed with