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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Each Week Shows an Improve
ment in Business.
Loans Are Once More Negotiated
Without Difficulty.
BUYERS REAPPEARING
Manufacturers Are Gradually
Increasing Production.
Bank -Clearings Show a Gain
Over Last Week.

New York, Jan. 1S-R- G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review Of Trade says:
Progress is slow, but each week
brings little improvement, and conf
dence in the future grows more rapidly
than current transactions. The best fea-
ture is the broader market for COM
mercia1 paper. Loans in mercantile
channels are now negotiated freely at
little more than the normal rate, faciIi-
tating postponed undertakings and
making collections more prompt. Buy
ers are coming into the leading mar
kets in large numbers, which should
soon increase transactions unless prices
can not be adjusted. Manufacturers
increase production gradually, con-
servatism being general, and many in
dustr1es are not operating more than so
per cent of their full capacity. Read
Justment of wages is still contemplated
by many producers before machinery
will be started.
Several more steel plants have resum-
ed and others will start up next week,
but production will continue much re-
duced until orders come forward with
greater freedom. Blast furnaces are
slow to resume and meeting will be
held next week to determine upon the
wage scale. Prices have declined to an
extent that necessitates plans for low
ering costs Of production. A fair ton
mage was taken by manufacturers of
cast iron pipe, but concessions in prices
are asked by all buyers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
ILLEGAL FISHERMEN.
Cowley County Onicials Capture Two
Men and 151 Fish.


Arkansas City. Jan. 1S.-The largest fish
haul Of the season was made at a camp
located out on the Walnut river, when d.
s. Curtis. deputy state fish and game war
den, captured bunch numbering 1b1 fish.
The parties arrested, charged by MT. Cur
tbs with Illegal fishing, are Peter Kahler
and George Darst. The former was brought
into the city late this afternoon and ar
raigned in court on the charge named. The
latter, Mr. Darst, who Is said to be the
man who was lately IN the employ of the
city as a private detective, escaped from
the officers after he had been placed I'M
der arrest.
sacks were taken to the court room of
Judge Addington and there counted out
on the floor They range in size from one
to probably 80 or 60 pounds. The deputy
warden stated that he could not sell the
fish. but that he would give them to the
Salvation Army. Mr.. Kahler was arraign-
ed before the court. He stated that as the
officers had the fish and also the evidence
against him, he was willing to plead gull
ty. The court assessed a fine upon him of
SO and costs, total $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
SUES THE WESTERN UNION
Garden City Man Wants Damages for
q DELAYED Message.

Garden City, Jan. IA suit
against the Western Union Telegraph
company was filed in district court
here because of delay of four days
in the delivery Of a message. The
plaintiff in the case is r. w. johnson,
who asks for $3.50 for the damage he
alleges to have incurred because Of
the failure Of the message to arrive
on time. Mr.. johnson Is a cattIeman
and last Saturday he wished to ship
a bunch Of stock. He wired to the
inspector stationed at Dodge City
asking him to come toe Garden City
and inspect the cattle. After wait
ing four days Mr.. Johnson got word
of his message yesterday, when it was
delivered to the inspector.
The petition alleges that the in
spector was in Dodge City all the time,
that the message should have been de-
livered Saturday and that the sender
has sustained a financial loss because
Of the delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
McGoVERN LOSES HIS TEMPER
Nearly Knocks Out Wild Bill Dono-
van, the Referee.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 1s.-Wild Bill
Donovan, star pitcher of the Detroit
Tigers in 1907, was almost knocked
out by Terry McGovern. once light
weight champion of the world. here
in the course of a sparring match.
McGovern and Young Corbett are
giving three round exhibitions at
local theater this week Yesterday
Pitcher Donovan consented to referee
the match.
The trouble came near the end of
the third round. McGovern and Cor
bett clinched, and Donovan tried to
make them break. Terry lost his
temper, and before Donovan could
dodge Or protect himself, landed a
couple of his old time lightning
punches, one on the baseball stars
stomach and the other on his Jaw
Donovan staggered and almost lost
his feet.
When Bill recovered his Irish"
was up and he started for McGovern.
but the latter had realized the nature
of his break and was ready to apol-
ogize. He explained that it was meant
for a joke. but Donovan could not
see it that way and left the stage
somewhat 'Sore"
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NOW FOR PACKEY AND NELSON.
Looks as If These Two Fighters VIII
Meet in California.

New York, Jan. 1S.-It looks now
as If Packey Mcfarland, the Chicago
fighter, and Battling Nelson will be
the pugilists who will come together
in a fight in California for the light
weight championship title which has
been relinquished by Joe Cans since
his retirement from the ring.
With Jimmy Britt practically out
of the game and Nelson fighting in
good form again, the indications are
that one of the fight promoters Of
California will shortly offer them a
large enough inducement to battle for
the title.
If Mcfarland should fight Nelson
it will only be for twenty rounds, as
Harry Gilmore, jr., manager of Nc
Farland. has already said under no
circumstances will he permit Packey
to box any one over that distance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
GnDDEN OFF FOR EUROPE
Will Qualify as a Balloon Pilot While
In Paris.

New York, Jan. 18.-Charles J. Glidden
sailed from New York on the Cunar-
der, the Carmania, on January 16 at
noon, for Egypt and Syria, where he
will continue his worlds tour. He will
visit Paris and will qualify as balloon
pilot by making eight more ascensions.
Mr.. Glidden will return to America in
time for the tour Of next year to be
promoted for the fifth time by the A. A.
A. and will then attempt to navigate
an airship against record from Fort
Omaha to Boston.
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Elwood Haynes Says That He Thinks
Such a Contest Practicable.

New York, Jan. 18.-The much-taIked
about race from New York to Paris via
Alaska has brought about a lot of talks
about races which will prove practical
rather than impractical. The proposal.
for instance, has been made that a race
be run around the world be a stated
route, and it has also been proposed
that a race be run around the borders
of the United States. Automobiles are
at present working their way through
many stretches of supposedly impossi-
BILE territory, and the confidence ex-
pressed by some that autos sent
through to Paris by the proposed route
will ultimately reach there, is Indicative
| of the times. The present high state
of the automobile manufacturing in
dustry has aroused confidence among
many Elwood Haynes, the pioneer
automobile makes Of the United States,
expressed confidence in the capabilities
of the present-day automobiles When
speaking of the New York to Paris
race. and Mr.. Haynes believes that a
contest around the world would be In
teresting and always practical. while
contest around the borders of the Unit
ed States would prove not only possible,
but mighty interesting.
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Gyroscope the --latest.

New York, Jan. 1S.-While Lewis
Brennan has been experimenting with
a mono-rail car, which is expected to
maintain its equilibrium by the appn-
cation of a gyroscope, Daniel Dil1in-
weed of Kentucky has been utilizing
the same mysterious force to keep a
motorcycle erect. Mr.. Dillinweed calls
the combined motorcycle and gyroscope
a gyrocycle, and 1T is seriously claimed
that drunk man would be unable to
achieve a fall with such a mount. Sharp
turns can be made at high speed, as a
rider, even if he were to lean the wrong
way could not have a spill. ..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Can Have Vacant Berth of the
Wolverines This Year.
MUST FIRST APPLY
This University Has Done We'll
and Will Be a Factor.
VIII Not Be Refused on Account
of Geographical Location.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-The University of
Michigan out and the University of
Nebraska in. That will probably be
the final arrangement of the difficulties
of the conference. Announcements has
been made by a member of the gradu-
ate conference committee that the I'm
iversity of Nebraska would probably
come into the conference body to make
up the big nine" to its former num-
erical strength. There is small question
that the westerners will be taken into
the fold. according to the member, If
they make application again to the
conference. Nebraska was turned
down by the conference officials on
the occasion of the last request be-
cause mine members were all that the
conference cared to have dealings
with"
This alumnus gave it as his opinion
that Nebraska would be welcomed with
open arms by the conference. Any
serious objections which members of
the conference body may have had be-
fore regarding the distance to Lincoln
to meet the cornhuskers and the idea
of letting down the bars to one Of the
outsiders and not to others have been
swept aside by the action of the Mich
igan authorities.
At present Nebraska is a member of
an athletic organization, which COM
prises Missouri State, Washington uni
verify of St. Louis and one or two 9TH
ers. The alumnus did not think that
Nebraska would turn down a chance
to join the conference no matter what
arrangement it has with the other
schools mentioned.
Nebraska's showing in football and
other games with conference college
teams has not been at all disgracefuL
The Cornhuskers have always given
Minnesota more or less of a football
argument. Last season the Lincoln
eleven succumbed to the cunning of
George Caprons valuable toe. They
were rather roughly used in their last
engagement with the Maroons, which
occurred in the fall of 1906, the score
being So to in Chicago's favor. Wal
ter Eckersall swelled this total a trif1e
by amusing himself with four goals
from the field
The Nebraska track team has never
been a marvel, although point or two
has been carried home to Lincoln from
several conference meets. This show
ing should not keep the far western
ers out, however, as there are only two
or three colleges which ever figure
largely in the point winning in this
event The Cornhuskers' average base
ball nine is worthy of being classed on
an equal footing with the conference
teams, barring, of course, and forever,
Illinois.
The 600 miles Intervening between
this portion of the land and Lincoln
should not be considered an insur-
mountable obstacle An occasional trip
TO Lincoln would aid in keeping up
the spirits of restricted conference ath-
letes while an occasional sight of civ
ilization might prove instructive and
uplifting to Cornhuskers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
A BIG CEMENT DEAL.
Plants in Southern Kansas Consolf-
dated at Cost of $12,75O,OOO.

lola, Kan, Jan. ia deal involv-
ing $12,75o, 900 has been consummat-
ed in; the offices of the Kansas Port
land Cement company when the Kan
sas Portland of lola, the Independent
Portland and the Indian Portland at
Neodesha were consolidated. to be
known as the United Kansas. Port
land Cement company. That such a
deal has been on for some time is no
secret This afternoon the officers
of the companies interested met and
closed the deal The company Of
fees will be in lola. The follow
ing are the officers of the consolidat-
ed company: President, George Mich
olson; vice president, A. B. Cockerill;
treasurer, L. L. Northrup, attorneys,
A. H. Campbell and John r. Goshorn.
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BIG TAX COLLECTION.
Leayenworth County Treasurer Proud
of This Seasons Showing.

Leavenworth, Jan. 1s.-The collec-
tons made by County Treasurer Reilly
have reached a total of $425, 700.
This is almost 76 per cent of the
total amount of taxes due and is one
of the best showings ever made by a
treasurer Of this county.
Had the railroads paid their taxes
in full the total collections since No
vember would have amounted to 50
per cent of all the taxes due. Two of
the roads, however, paid only half
their taxes.
Last year the collections at this
time amounted to $3S7,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Donovan Shoe Company Assigns

Cambridge. Mass. Jan 1s.-Tha
James Donovan Shoe Manufacturing
company of Everett has made an as
signment. The assets are placed ar
100000, and the liabilities at $50
900. The factories of the COMPANY
have an average annual output of be.
tween 100000 and 5000, 900 pairs OF
shoes
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Two Injured i'm a Runaway.

Hiawatha, Kan, Jan. 1S--Miss
Bijou Meisenheimer. daughter of J. B.
Meisenheimer, director of the First
National bank of this city. was SER
iously injured in runaway accident
Friday afternoon Miss Meisenheimer
was one of party which had just
reached town on the return from a
hunting trip. Part OF the harness
broke and the horse ran away Be
fore the animal went block, it
crashed into the public high school
building The four occupants of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
schudt and Jacobs to Meet.

New York. Jan. 1s.-Fred Schudt, the
bicycle champion Of Buffalo. N. Y, has
formally accepted the challenge Of c.
]. Jacobs. OF New York, and a meeting
between the two cracks will probably
be arranged for some time in February.
1t Is said that the two riders have met
three or four times at the Vailsburg
track, on which occasion Jacobs has
always been the winner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Two Barns Burn at Hope.

Hope, Kan, Jan. 18.-The c. w.
Hoffman barn was discovered on fire
Friday, and the fire was so far along
before the fire company got there that
nothing could be saved.
Across the alley, sixteen feet away.
was the large barn of j. S. Meek. the
undertaken, in which was his hearse
and hearse team and two cows. The
firemen saved the horses, cows and the
hearse, the latter badly scorched. but
the barn and the rest Of the articles
were burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
HAYES to Box O'Toole.

New York, Jan. 1S.-All the details
for the six round bout between Grow
er Hayes of Chicago and Tommy
O'Toole of Philadelphia have been ar
ranged. They will come together at
the next show of the National Athle-
tic club of Philadelphia on Saturday
night. Hayes has been trying for
some time to get on a match with
O'Toole, as he has always been of the
opinion that he could beat him. The
lads should put up a good fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Is He Salinas Mayor Now?

Salina, Jan. 1S.-Mayor Hills has
taken a position in Kansas City as
manager of a roofing mandatory.
He spends a large portion of his time
there, coming home when council
meetings are to be held. A strong
suspicion has come to light that under
such circumstances the mayor is no
longer a resident of the city and can
not hold the position of mayor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Rank FoOliShness.

when attacked by a cough or cold
or when your throat is sore it is rank
foolishness to take any other medicine
than Dr. Kings New Discovery" says c.
o. Eldridge of Empire, Ga. '1 have used
New Discovery seven years and I know
it is the best remedy on earth for coughs
and colds. Group. and all throat and lung
troubles. My children are subject to Group
but New Discovery quickly cures every at
tack" Known the world over as the king
of throat and lung remedies. Sold under
guarantee by all druggists Soc and 300
Trial bottle free
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
.eNIator" Taylor to Ride Again.

New York, Jan. 1s.-"Major' Taylor
declines to accept the has been" rat
ing. according to advices from his home
city. and now threatens to enter the
six-day race scheduled to start IN Bos-
ton on Monday February II. His pro-
spective race will see an elimination OF
the endurance feature, as the actual
racing will be limited to four hours
daily. walthour has also announced
that he will be in the contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
GAVE MERCHANTS BAD CHECKS
A Smooth Rogue at PittSburg Escapes
With Goods and Cash.

Pittsburg, Kan, Jan. 1S.-By drawing
on an account that he never had in the
National Bank of Pittsburg, Harry J.
Dunlap, we'll known in the city, made
a raise of between 500 and 5000 last
evening, and then left the city.
His method of procedure was to
make a small purchase of goods at the
various stores, giving bad checks and
getting the change in return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

may move there soon. The land that
Mr.. Rohrer has been selling lies in
the Thomas ranch along the Platte
river and has a large irrigation ditch.
During the past few months several
parties of prominent farmers have
gone from here to look at the lands.
Most Of them have seen fit to buy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Couion to Fight Fitzgerald.

manager of Johnny Coulon. the Chi
cago bantam weight, has agreed to pit
the little champion against Young
Fitzgerald of Milwaukee in ten
round bout at 10 pounds before the
Peoria Athletic club, January rs. Fitz-
gerald was beaten last fall by Coulon
in a hard contest and wants the date
of the proposed mill extended one
week
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Socialists to Name a Ticket.

lola, Kan, ian. 1S.-The socialists of
Allen county will put a county ticket
into the field this fall. is the state
ment of c. +. Smell, a prominent So
cialist worker of the county. Mr.. Smell
says that there is to be a meeting next
Sunday afternoon at Union Labor hall
and that at that meeting steps will be
taken toward putting a ticket in the
field.
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COncor6iu Refuses to Grant a Second
System q Franchise.

Concordia, Kan. Jan. 1S.-The city
council has refused to grant fran
chise to the New Hope Telephone
company, allowing them to establish
q system in this city. This company
owns a farmers line and desired to
extend it to the town and establish an
exchange. The Concordia Telephone
company offered them various propo-
sitions for connection with its system,
but all were refused.
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Death of ID. N. Hills.

Atchison. Kan, Jan. 1S.-E. N.
Hills, superintendent Of the Soldiers
Orphans home for eight years, died
here Friday after two years sickness,
fifteen months of which time was spent
in bed. He was 81 years of age and
leaves a widow and three children.
His oldest son is a Presbyterian mis-
sionary in Manila, P. 1. The burial
will occur Monday at Mount Vernon
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
American Federation Hires Parke

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Alton B. Par
ker of New York has been retained
as senior counsel for the American
Federation of Labor in the case of the
Buck Stove & Range company of ST.
Louis against the federation, involving
the rights of labor unions to boycott
and publish in its unfair lists the
names of business concerns the feder-
alton regards as unfriendly to its in
ferastS
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More Births Than Deaths.

Leavenworth, Jan. 1s.-The report
of DIR. J. r. Wallace, city health Of
ficer for the year 1907 totals the
deaths at 345 and the births at 371
with an increase by birth of 26 in the
population of Leavenworth. In 1906
there were 312 deaths and $50 births
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
BradStreet's.

Bradstreet's says:
A further easing in the financial sit
uation and very generous reports Of i'm
provements In collections are the lead
ing features this week. In trade lines
colder weather and snow have helped
retail distribution somewhat, but price
reduction sales are generally credited
with responsibility for whatever expan-
sion has been shown in that branch as
a whole.
Wholesale dealers and jobbers re-
port sentiment improved, collections
benefited by the return to normal in
domestic money market, but trade
demands are still below the normal,
and in some sections a late and small
spring trade Is predicted.
money at all centers seems to have
come tendency to pay up something
on old accounts, ana some long
standing bills have been settled.
All reports point to trade, despite
Improvement over December. being
below the normal for this season..
There is disposition to look for
small, frequent and perhaps late buy
ing and a later than normal opening
of spring trade.
Business failures In the United
States for the week ending January
and 235 in the like week OF 1907, 279
in 1906; 3o4 in 1905 and 266 In 1904.
Canadian failures for the week num-
Der A as against SO last week and %
in this week a year ago.
Wheat, including flour, exports
from the United States and Canada
for the week ending January 16 ag-
gregated 5,421,S67 bushels against
$500, 275 last week and 2.636.46 this
week last year and 4,69O,202 in 1902
For the 20 weeks Of the fiscal year
the exports are 131,312,s0S bushels
against 104,633,166 in 1867 and
1885, S6 in 1902.
Corn exports for the week are 900,-
2SO bushels against 1,111,874 last
week and 1,906,s73 in 1907. For the
fiscal year to date the exports are
26,S5s,523 bushels against 29.00s,14s
in 1861. ....
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Injunctions in Crawford County.

Pittsburg, Jan. 18.-Injunctions
have been secured against a number
of places where it is said liquor has
been sold. These were secured
through the efforts of Special Assistant
Attorneys General Stacey and Mar
shall, recently appointed to this work
for Crawford county. The judge
granted the request for injunctions.
which has not been the case always
heretofore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18
Many PUPILS Have Grip.

Chicopee, Jan. 1S.-The attendance
at school has been small lately and the
cause is attributed to grip. Principal
Miiey said yesterday that the attend
ance had decreased 20 per cent recent
ly and it is thought that the attend
ance will be yet smaller in a few days.
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surrey were thrown out. Miss Nielsen
heimer struck on her head against
the stone foundation of the school
building. She is badly injured. Blaine
Robertson had his collar bone broken.
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Good Ones Going to Kansas City.

Kansas City. Jan. 1S.-Judging from
the quality that has already signed
up for the Kansas City six-day race,
the most famous riders in the country
will be prepared to start in Convention
hall, on the stroke Of midnight, January
19. In addition to the grind, a series of
highly interesting races will be pulled
of, which will add immensely to the
interest. Lawson, the Motor King"
will be special attraction. He has a
specially made motorcycle of extremely
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slosson Defeats Sutton.

New York. Jan. 1S.-George SIosson
Of this city scored another victory over
George Sutton, the worlds champion
1872 balk line billiardist. last night, 400
to 273.
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Dispensaries of Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Okla. Jan. 1S.-The house
late today passed the prohibition bill
which carries a state dispensary pro-
vision. Dispensaries are to be estab-
lished under the bill in all cities of
1000 and at all county seats.