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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03

ping order and bill of lading, and cor
rections, If necessary, made by the con-
signor or his representative before re-
ceipt is signed; old marks must be re-
moved or effaced before packages, bum
dies or pieces will be accepted for trans
portation.
Freight consigned to a place of
which trere are two or more of the
same name in the same state must have
the name of the county marked on each
package, bundle or piece, and also
shown on the shipping receipt
When freight is consigned to place
not located on the line of a railroad,
each package. bundle or piece must be
marked with the name of the station at
which the consignee will accept de-
livery, or If destined to a place reached
by a water line, the name of the rail-
road station at which delivery is to be
made to such water line must be mark
ed on each package. bundle or piece.
Freight not marked in accordance
with the foregoing rules will not be
accepted for transportation"
AS an Illustration of how much need
there is for the enforcement of such a
rule it may be stated that there has
just been held by the Pennsylvania
railroad in Pittsburg four days sale
of overweight in which were involved
seven cars of miscellaneous merchan-
disc, and one car containing over 40
tons of iron, steel. etc. much of which
brought at auction very much less than
the real value.
In the lot were castings which were
doubtless made to order. which would
have been of value for the purpose in
tended. but as there were no identify
ing marks, it was impossible to locate
either the consignee or the shipper. and
they were sod at practically scrap
iron prices.
1t is expected that the enforcement OF
xr-iII Il xx-irh 2 .
necessity for having all such sales in
future and will save shippers. con-
signees and railroads alike great loss
and inconvenience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
ORDERED THE ROOM CLEARED.
Judge Smart Takes Prompt Action
Where Spectators Become Mirthful.

Ottawa, Kan, July 3.-When the
crowd in attendance at Mrs. Mollie
stewards trial for the murder of Jane
Schneck broke into a laugh at sharp
retort of state witness to questions
by Attorney Costigan for the defense,
Judge Smart had the room cleared.
Allegations of the crowds unfriend-
illness form part of the ground of ap-
peal in the case of Frank Schneck
who was convicted in the same crime
for which Mrs: Stewart is now being
tried.
Several expert witnesses were ex-
amined on the nature OF Jane
Schneck's wounds and the possibility
of suicide. Opinion differed as to
whether the caseknife found in the
room could have inflicted the wound,
but two physicians were positive 1t
could not. Mrs. Stewards younger
daughter who testified, without feel
ing, for the state at Frank Schneck' S
trial, giving damaging evidence against
her mother as we'll as Schneck, broke
into tears when on the stand.
AS she entered the room she en-
braced her mother. Ed Stewards re-
fusal to testify against his wife has
suggested the possibility that a recon-
citation may be sought. Court will
take an adjournment over the Fourth
of July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
Pretty Serious Charge Is Made
Against Dcniphan Co. Man.
Farmer A. j. Bliss Said to Have
Failed to List All Properly.
SUM OF $4,000 OMITTED.
At Preliminary Trial He Said
Money Was His Sons.
Testified Bliss Checked
Against and Deposited 1t.

Troy, Kan, July 3.-Doniphan coun-
ty tax payers are greatly interested
in the tax lodging charge against A.
]. Bliss of White Cloud in Iowa town
ship. whose preliminary trial was held
here, Monday. Bliss is charged with
perjury in returning his 1908 assess
ment He is held under $4,000 bond
for trial in the district court next
September. S. M. Brewster. the coun-
ty attorney. says he will make vigor-
Gus prosecution of the case.
The alarming part of the case to
the large property owners is that the
Bliss trial is only test case and if
a conviction is secured many other as
sessment returns are to be questioned
and perjury warrants are to be sworn
out for number Of big property own
erS in the county.
The arrest of Mr.. Bliss followed an
investigation made by Lewis Pohl, the
deputy assessor of Iowa township.
Pohl says that when Mr. Bliss gave
him list of his property for assess
ment last spring he said: 81 haven't
any money except this" showing a
small amount of change, probably
thirty cents or forty cents. ct guess
you don't want to assess that?"
A week or so later Bliss asked
sessment lists. Pohl said he had not.
Bliss then told him he had just had
his pass book at the White Cloud State
bank balanced and found that he had
$500 in the bank and wanted to list it
for assessment The amount was
listed. Later Pohl says he discovered
that Bliss had $4,000 in the bank
March 1, the date for assessment.
About ten days ago the board of
county commissioners cited ten or
twelve of the large property owners
of the county, including Bliss, before
it to question them concerning their
assessment returns. BLISS arrest fol-
lowed. 1t was decided to go into no
other cases until a verdict in his trial
was secured.
At the preliminary trial Bliss said
the $4,000 in the bank belonged to
Harold Bliss, his son, who is employed
in Kansas City as a bookkeeper. He
said that the passbook and the deposit
were in his sons name. w. T. Lynds,
cashier of the bank, was a witness.
He said that the bank account was
carried in the name of Harold Bliss,
but that the elder Bliss checked
against the account and deposited his
money to it.
( A. j.. Bliss is one of the wealthy
farmers of Doniphan county. He is
worth about 100000 He is known as
one of the county's Best citizens. His
business reputation for integrity has
never been questioned.
The county officials say that Bliss
arrest is not the result of personal
enmity or spite work, but is simply
an incident in the strict enforcement
of the new Kansas tax law which re-
quires every citizen of the state to list
all of his real and personal property
at full value for assessment purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
MOORE GOES TO WICHITA.
Q. o. & X. c. Official Becomes Com
mercial Club Commissioner

Kansas City Mo-, July 81. F.
Moore, who for the past ten years and
until recently was located in this
city as the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas
City general. freight agent, has ac-
cepted the newly created position of
commissioner of the Wichita CONNER
cial club and assumes charge of the
new office today. Mr.. Moore is one of
the most widely known young traffic
men in the Missouri valley. He has
been connected with transportation
companies for more than twenty
years, having commenced his career
in the local freight office of the old
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf.
Mr.. Moore will take with him to
Wichita NJ. E. Casio, who has been
his chief clerk for the past several
years.
Mr.. Moore was an active member
of the Railroad club of Kansas City,
which brings to mind the fact that
the Railroad club has graduated from
its membership number of Kansas
City railroad men who have been pro-
NOTED to important positions through
out the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03

Manhattan, Kan, July 3.-Reynold
n. Donnaan, foreman of the bridge
and buildings department on the
Union Pacific, and nephew of Di-
vision Engineer c. q. Austin. was
killed Thursday about three miles west
of here. He was working with his
men when he went to flag passenger
train No. 104. He had been feeling
badly all morning. having been up the
night before on duty. and had re-
marked that he would come on the
train to Manhattan, when he would
get treatment. While waiting on a
curve for the train, he sat down on
the track and went to sleep. The
train struck him. killing him instantly.
and his body was picked up fifty feet
from the track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
HARVEY HOUSE COMPLETE.
Syracuse Building to BE Opened July
Tenth

Syracuse, Kan, July 3.-The new
depot and Harvey House of the Santa
Fe. C. A. Fellows, contractor. is COM
pleted and will be opened by about
July 10. Agent Goodloe favors a for
NAL opening with music, speeches, no
tables and banquet. but no arrange
ments have yet been made. 1t is
rambling building of Spanish mission
architecture, adobe finish. and furnish
ed in rich and costly. but quiet effect.
1t is supplied with electricity from
special plant in charge of l.. c. Fos-
ter Building, furnishing and electric
plant cost the road over 100000.
Business men are emulating the road
in enterprise: The Rex. p. E. Hern-
don, James Ford, c. F. Rhinehart and
Mrs. Rose business houses are as good
and modern as western Kansas has.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
GETS GAS AT CENTS.
Kansas Southern Electric Railway
Line Secures Cheap Fuel.

Chanute, Kan. July 3.-Negotia-
lions whereby the Kansas Southern
Electric Railroad company will get gas
at cents a thousand for use in the
large power house which it will build
here were consummated last night.
The contract has been assumed by the
Southwestern Oil and Gas company.
1t was entered into between F. ".
Crouch of lola. president of the cleo
trio railroad company. and G. w. Scott
of Edgerton. Kan, president of the
Southwestern company, both of whom
came to this city to close, the deal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
BRIGHTER DAYS FOR LAKIN.
Town Is Being Extended and New
Business Interests Promised.

Lakin, Kan, July 3.-Lakin is
promising improvements-riva towns
call it a "boom'-that will eclipse her
detractors.
II. Woods, a Galesburg, ILL.,, capt.
talist, has Dough 800 acres of land
from Ed Thorpe for which he paid
$4,000 and is plating it in good sized
town lots. Mr.. Woods is indirectly
connected with the interurban trolley
line from Canon City to Dodge City,
which is without doubt ready to build.
A power house has been located here.
The new Hotel Upton, thirty rooms
and modern, is about completed and
will aid the Gibson house in giving
Lakin two excellent hotels. The TIP
worth it.
Judge Logan has just completed a
large brick business block.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
G. e. Association at Parsons.

Parsons, Kan. July 3.-The ninth
annual convention of the Fifth Dis
trict Christian I,ndeavor association
closed last night with an address by
Rev. Charles A. Finch of Topeka. The
district is composed of six counties
in the southern part of the state and
Chanute was selected as the next
meeting place. At the election of
officers the following were chosen for
the ensuing year: President, Miss
Helen Osgood. Parsons; vice president
Henry Draper, Oswego: treasurer,
Miss Olive burlington, Cherokee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
New PAPER for Coolidge.

Coolidge, Kan, July 3.-The Cool
idge Enterprise like the Vineland
wine" a mythical publication quoted
in eastern papers. has been supplanted
by the Coolidge Leader. a newsy. big
genuine four page weekly Of which j.
H. Conard is owner and editor. Mr..
Conard has been in charge of the
towns schools for several years.
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long time. The Rock Island has al
ways been in favor of the idea and
has put off the erection of their new
depot at Salina for this season.
The two roads which will have the
most to do with union depot at Sa-
lima are the Union Pacific and the Mis-
souri, Pacific. In case these two roads
should agree on the union depot pro-
position, the two smaller roads, the
Santa Fe and the Rock Island would
agree to it also, it is believed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
WICHITA BUILDING BRISK.
Permits in the Sum OF $12O,OO Are
Taken Out in June.

Permits IN the Sum OF $12O,OOO Are
Taken Out in June.
er good month for building in Wichi-
er good mont hfor building in Wichi-
ia. During the month permits were
taken out for buildings to cost $780,
100. Three large business blocks were
included in the list of these permits;
one alfalfa mill, and the rest were
dwellings.
The record for June was not quite
up to that in May when permits were
issued for buildings to cost $14S,000.
ing issued now $1,50O,00 will be ex-
pended in buildings in Wichita during
the year." said Fire Marshal Walden
yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
STUBS AT LEAvENwORTH.
Declared That He Favored the En-
forcement of All Laws.

Leavenworth. Kan. July 3.-w. r.
Stubs, candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor. spoke to a
big crowd at Grand Army hall here
last night. He spoke in strong praise
of President Roosevelt and his
policies. In closing. Mr.. Stubs stated
that he was in favor Of the enforce
ment of all laws and he said that he
wanted this understood in the eastern
counties of the state, the same as in
the other places. His speech was well
received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
Drowned I'm the Arkansas.

Arkansas City. Kan, July paul
Saye. a Frisco bridge foreman. was
drowned here in the Arkansas river.
Sage was engaged with other work
men in dragging drift from the bridge
when a box car and engine pushed
him into the swollen stream. HIS
body has not yet been recovered.
Saye's home is in Blackwell. Okla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
Not Enough Apples for CIDER.

lola, Kan, July 3.-R. r. Claiborne,
of the Claiborne mills In East lola, has
grave doubts as to whether or not
there is a sufficient yield of apples in
Allen county this year to pay him to
of the State Horticultural society have
given it out that there will be about
a half crop of apples in this section.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
MEN ARE LACKING.
Frisco Road Forced to Use Greeks on
Track Work.

Springfield. Mo-, July 3.-The Frisco
road department at Springfield has in
creased its force very materially and
is having considerable difficulty in Sc
curing laborers. many of whom are
now working on street paving and
other street work in Springfield. The
railroad section force has been
doubled within the past few days.
Fifty Greeks arrived here a few
days ago and are doing track work
at the new Frisco shops TO store about
700 bad order cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03

Salina, Kan, July 3.-Creitz e. Bat
ty of Kansas City today secured the
contract for the construction OF the
new high school building which will
be erected here this summer at cost
of $4,000. The plumbing job, worth
$4,000, was let TO a local firm. The'
building will be commenced at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
Fireworks in a window Explode.

Parsons. Kan. July 3.-An electric
sparker. a new kind of fireworks
ignited window display of Fourth of
July explosives in knights book store
last evening and the fire that fol-
lowed destroyed about $1,000 of fire
works. The explosion and flames at
tracted half the town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
NEW DEPOT FOR SALIVA.
Rock Island Ready to Commence
Work

Salina. Kan. July 3.-The Rock Is
land railroad officials contemplate be-
ginning the erection of a new depot in
Salina this fall. This depot would
have been built before If the citizens
had not started the agitation for all
the railroads to unite and build
union depot
The matter of Salina getting a un-
ion depot has been hanging fire for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
WAS BEST ENGINE.
Santa FEES No. 1919 Damaged i'm Re-
cent Winslow Wreck.

Las Vegas. n. NJ. July 3.-The en-
CINE attached to the i'll fated Santa Fe
No. 8. California Limited. which to-
gether with the mail car and the diner
were pitched through burning
bridge into a ravine was the best en-
CINE in the service of the Santa Fe
ra ilroad company. 1t was the 1919.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
The Ottawa Chautauuua Loses.

Ottawa, July 3.--The old Ottawa
Chautauqua, which closed it's twenty
ninth session last week. like nearly
every other assembly in the country,
has its financial troubles. The last
session lost from $1,000 to $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
More Births Than Deaths.

lola. July 3.-Allen county did its
share toward multiplying and replen-
ishing the world" last year. The vi
tai statistics which every assessor Is
supposed to take show that the county
had 3s9 births last year, 131 marriages
and only 125 deaths
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
Given Better Phone Instruments.

Valley Falls, Kan, July 3.-Man-
ager Zimmerman of the Independent
phone is supplying the patrons with a
new instrument and box. The japaned
steel box. handsomely finished in
nickel, is heater than the wooden and
approaches the ornamental.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03

motorman. The alligator was sent to
Mr.. Hayworth by relatives in Florida
and is being raised by him. 1t got out
of the pen in which he had been keep
ing it during the heavy rains about
two weeks ago, and has been at lib
erty since that time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03

the odds of 2 to in Frisco probably
led to those heavy odds. as since Nc
Farland arrived the betting has been
Z to 10. Mcfarland is confident he
will knock out WEIGH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
Mcfarland a Heavy Favorite.

Los Angeles, Cal. July 3.-Betting
on the McFarlandWelchf fight on July
is to /, with "Packey' the favorite.
The fact that Joe Cans and WEIGH
would have no chance with him and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03
Alligator at Large Two Weeks.

wichita, July 3.-The alligator
found Monday in the north part of
the city belongs to Don Hayworth,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03

photograph of which is used as a
fronttSpiece for the Santa Fe en-
ployes magazine.
The Jasper news., 1908-12-10
HELPS TO CAPTURE
THE ANIMALS

I was awful glad to get out of
France and into Germany, and when
we had got the airship safely landed
at the Hagenbach stock farm and
boxed and baled ready to load on a
boat for South Africa, and all hands
had drank few schooners of beer,
and felt brave enough to tackle any
wild animal that walks the earth,
listened to the big talk and the ges-
lures, though l couldn't understand a
word they said, except when they
held up their fingers for more beer.
felt that we had got among Amer
leans again, because all a German
needs to be an American is to be
able to talk little broken English.
The French are all right in their way,
| but they are too polite. If a French
man wants to order you out Of his
| place he is so polite about it that you
think he wants you to stay there al.
ways and be at home.
If German wants you to get out
| he says Rouse" in a hoarse voice,
and IL you don't rouse he gives you q
swift kick in the pants and you in.
| stinctively catch on to the fact that
you are due some other place.
The Germans that are with us on
the animal hunt in South Africa all
speak English, and while at the Ha
genbach farm Pa convinced everybody
thct he was the bravest animal in the
world, "'cause he would go up to any
cage where the animals had been
The Jasper news., 1908-12-10

trained and act as free with them as
though he did not know fear" and he
went around in his shirt sleeves the
way he used to In the circus, and
would pat lion on the head, and If
the animal growled Pa,would scowl at
him and make the lion believe Pa was
king of beasts.
Pa has found that putting on pair
of automobile goggles and getting
down on his hands and knees and
crawling towards the animal in cap,
tivity frightens the animal into a fit,
but guess when he tries that stunt
on wild animals on the veldt of Az
RIGA he will find 1t does not work
so well.
expect to have to bring Pa back
the way they transport canned sau-
sage, after a few wild lions and tigers
and hippopotamuses have used him
for cud to chew on.
Before we took the steamer for
South Africa had the first serious
talk with Pa that I have had since
I Joined him in Paris. said: "Pa,
don't you think this idea Of chasing
wild animals In Africa with an air.
ship Is going to be sort OF q dan
gerous propositions" and Pa began to
look brave. and he said: "Hennery,
this Is an age of progress, and we
have to get out of the rut, and catch
up with the procession and lead 1t.
The old way of capturing wild animals
by enticing them into baited traps
and letting them touch spring and
imprison themselves is about as dan
gerous as catching mice in wire
trap with piece Of cheese for bait.
The Jasper news., 1908-12-10

tents and food enough for an arctic
expedition, and over 200 men, and
several tame lionesses and female IT,
gers to use for decoys, and some ele-
plants for Judases to rope in the wild
animals, and, when we got started it
was more than a week before we
struck the coast of Africa, and all
there was TO do on the trip was to
play poker and practice on the tame
animals. ''
We almost lost tame lioness. Pa
wanted to show the men what power
he had over the animal kingdom and
he induced the manager to turn Carrie
Nation, the big lioness, loose on deck,
while Pa put on his gr~~les and
scared her. Gee, but l tho at / was
an orphan for sure. The boys had
trained that lionegs to be retriever,
like water spaniel, and on every
trip some of the boys would Jump
overheard when there was no sea on
and let Carrie jump over the rail and
rescue them, so when they let her
out she thought there was going to
be chance for her to get her regu-
lar salt water bath, and that 1t was
expected that; she would do her stunt
at rescuins a human being.
When she was let out of her cage
and the crowd was lined up all around
the rail, and she saw Pa III the mid
die of the deck. on all fours, with the
black goggles on, she looked around
at the crowd os her friends as much
as to say: What is the joker" but
she sided up 10 Pa and lashed her
tail around and began to play with
Pa as kitten would play with a ball
Of yarn.
The Jasper news., 1908-12-10

"Of course, we shall take along all
of the traps and things usually used
for that purpose, because roping ami
mails from an airship is only an ex-
pertinent, and we want to be on the
safe side, but If the airship proves a
success / will be considered the pio-
neer in airship wild animal capturing,
and all animal men will bow down to
your Pa, see, and my fortune will be
made. We will get into the animal
country and locate few lions and
tigers, first, and sail over their lairs
in the jungle, and while l hold the
steering apparatus our cowboys will
sit on the bamboo rails of the ship
and throw the rope over their necks,
and when they find we have got them
where the hair is short they will lie
down and bleat like a calf, and when
we dismount and go up to them to
tie their legs they will be so tame
they will eat out of your hand
81 have got it all figured out in my
mind and ! don't want you or any
body else to butt in with any dis.
couraging talk, for won't have it,"
"But suppose the airship gets
caught in tree?" said to Pa. "Well,
then, we will tie UP and catch ba-
boons," said Pa. Everything goes
with your Pa, Hennery."
Well, it was like loading circus
to get that stuff loaded for South AT
rica, as we had more than so cages
to put animals in to bring home, and