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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
COLLEGES CRITICISED.
Pay More Attention to Number Than
Class of Men Admitted

American universities are criticised
by DR.. ]. Fl. Garfield in a report to the
faculty of Columbia college on the ed
ucational characteristics of England
and France. DR.. Garfield spent three
months studying English and French
universities. He says they pay more
attention to the class of men admit
ted than to their number, while Amer
lean colleges tolerate frivolous and idle
men, and condone failures which result
from incidence and dissipation The
report says:
More than all else, howevr, and this
lies within our easy grasp-extraordi-
nary care should be taken not to adj
init applicants who are unfit to profit
by university education. Not every one
who is enthusiastically prepared ought
to be permitted to take up a college
course. much less encouraged to do SO.
1t is On the side of charactr and
characteristics that the utmost care is
needed. that the most exact informa-
ton should be sought-the very point
at which most American colleges show
greatest Indifference and least willing
ness to accept responsibility. 1t is en-
tirely true that policy of exclusion
needs to be administered with greatest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
LOCAL MENTION.

Samuel T. Howe, member of the
state tax commission, did not finish
the inspection of the Rock Island
lines with the other members of the
commission. He was taken sick, and
had to stop here to consult a doctor.
We sell Red Cross butter Warning
& Co., 18th and Western avenue.
The police pulled in their net last
night and found in it five vags and
two beggars. One Of the beggars gave
his occupation as a solicitor, an appro-
pirate and refined way Of putting it.
Carl Nichols, who last week had finish
ed his years parole from the reform
school, was arrested Friday on the
charge Of stealing a bicycle. He was
turned over to the juvenile court.
DR.. S. Temple, Osteopath, 735 Kan
ass ave. Ind. 1912. Res. 5174.BeII 1885.
The police yesterday received bou-
quet from Mrs. DIR. VanHorn of the
Provident Association over the phone
on the strength Of the conviction in
district court of pie" Jordan. the
sneak thief, who had stolen from the
association. The principal credit went
to Detective Hutton who had succeed
ed in fastening the offense upon this
smooth old thief who has been almost
immune from the law while indus
triously following his occupation all
the time for many years.
JOnn baum&dTLneTs lnc merchant
tailor, has received full line of new
spring and summer suiting. Call on
him for your Easter suit. 806 Kan. ave.
The police were notified today of
| a trio of pedlders of shoe polish who
had swindled a woman on Jefferson
street out of $40. One of the sus-
poets was captured and the police will
get the other two il they have not
skipped out of town. One of them
went to get SO bill changed for the
| woman, who had bought a package
of their backing, and he forgot to
come back.
w. F. Jensen, president of the Com
mercial club, will leave Monday for
California on months vacation. He
will go to San Francisco direct from
here and make that city his head
quarters while on the coast.
w. F.. Written, secretary of the
| Lincoln, Neb., Commercial club, who
addressed the local club at last
nights meeting, in speaking today of
Topeka, said that this city reminded
| him in many ways Of his home city.
He declared that while Topeka was
not quite as large as Lincoln, yet this
| city was ahead of the Nebraska city
| In its residence section and well up
| with It in the business district 81 am
a Lincoln booster" said Mr.. Written.
"but I declare I could come to this
place and live. I like Topeka inn
mensely and will surely visit here
again in the near future"
There will be q steropticon lecture
at tho z. NJ C.. A. rooms tonight.
Something me. The new high school
glee club win furnish the music.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Steven H. Price, II years of age,
died at his home, 612 West Fourth
street, Friday of a complication OF
troubles incident to his advanced age
For the past twenty years he has been
employed in the Santa Fee cabinet shop
and retired q few months ago under
the pension system recently adopted by
the road.
The funeral of Myra Van Houten
who died yesterday of heart trouble
will be held from the family home, 634
Polk street, Sunday afternoon at Z
O'Clock. The fnterment which will be
private will occur in Topeka cemetery
The funeral of Christopher E
Schmidt, who died at the home Of his
daughter in Wisconsin, will be held
Sunday afternoon from the First Bap-
fist church at $3.50.
The funeral of Peter Bicke1haupt.
who died Wednesday, will be held al
Rossville Sunday at 1880.
Shepherd Hooks, an old colored man
living at III Jefferson street, was
found dead this morning in his bed.
He claimed to have been los years old,
and the family Bible in the house bore
out his statements, as the date of his
birth was found there to be indcribed
in the year 1903.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
PLANS FOR BIG FAIR.
Race Programme Has Already Been
Made Up.

The executive committee of the
state falr held meeting in the rooms
of the Commercial club Friday after
noon to consider plans for the big fair
next fall. 1t was decided best to at
once give publicity to their plans for
the fair. M. A. Low, president of the
exposition company; E. H. Crosby.
representative of the Commercial
cruz, and one of the county commits
sioners were decided upon as a com
mittee to have in charge theN eractior
OF the new building on the fair
grounds. This building will be used
for farm and fruit exhibits and also
for the ladies as place for the dis
play of domestic arts. The improve-
ments Will cost $4,000. The sheds
ana pavllions on the grounds will be
repaired and arranged for a larger
fair than ever held there. The old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

sympathy, as well as with extraordi-
nary care. But it should be remem-
bered that the path of every worthy
student ought to be kept as free and
clear as possible, and that the reputa-
ton of the university must be consid-
cred and maintained. Said an Oxford
officer, speaking of students who bare
ly meet the formal academic require
ments of a bachelors degree, generally
known as pass men: The presence of
a pass man in a university is an anom-
ally closely and dangerously bordering
upon a scandal 1t is sadly to be fear
ed that some American institutions
have so long endured frivolous and idle
they really fear to apply the knife. No
university ought to tolerate ennui.
idleness, Incidence and dissipation, or
in any way condOne failures which re-
suit from these. Any university can
we'll afford to have fewer students. il
needs be-which does not at all follow
If it can be rid Of those who are idle
and vicious and really ignorant. A I'M
iversity degree not only ought to guar
antee certain amount of intellectual
training, activity and success, abut
should be reasonable proof that the
holder has been so accustomed to in
dustry and responsibility that he will
be neither idle nor inefficient nor ire
sponsible at the beginning of his life
work"
Mr.. Garfield condemns the practice
Of studying for examinations and
prizes, saying:
'As the general result of studying for
an, examination is narrowing and dis
pirting, so the result of studying for
prizes and scholarships needs sharp
limitation in order to reduce it's dan
ger to the lowest point. The rewards
of scholastic effort should be the means
by which poor men may receive an ed
ucation otherwise impossible to them,
and should never be used otherwise.
The clear CONFIDENTIAL, perhaps), proof
of financial need should always be re-
qVred, and should be Forthcoming.
Even then the recipient should under
stand that. he will be expected to re-
turn the amount received, without in
terest. perhaps, as soon as he can
do so without serious self-denial In
order that others may point by this
increased or recurrent fund. In other
words. prizes and scholarships should
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
MILLER NOT IN THE RACE
The Formal Announcement Is Ex-
pected Tonight

Topeka politicians seem to be con-
hdent today that H. b. Miller will not
be in the race for the Republican
nomination for governor. They seem
to base their assurance on the results
of a conference held here Friday
night. at which the following were
among those present." Grant Horna-
day of Fort Scott, c. w. Lands of Os-
borne, c. M. Harger of Abilene, J. B.
Adams of ElDorado, D. w. Mulyane of
of Topeka, w. Y. Morgan of Hutchin-
son, and others.
Senator Miller said this afternoon
over long distance telephone that he
would have no announcement to make
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
building will be repaired and used for

building will be repaired and used for
the stock pavilion.
1t was decided to offer $4,000 in
prizes, purses and premiums, and the
arrangement of and publishing in de-
tail of the premium list will be be-
gun at once The idea of the pro-
motors is to hold good, old-fash-
toned country fair that will interest
and bring here the farmers and
their families from every section of
the state. Particular attention will
be paid to and nice prizes offered for
the best pumpkins, apples, peaches,
corn, preserves, butter, livestock, etc.
Attractions in the way of racing and
amusements will be provided on a
scale that will bring the crowds.
The following racing programme
and stakes were arranged for at the
meeting yesterday afternoon:
TROTTING STAKES = ENTRIES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
Head Of United Press Is Dead.

Chicago, April 11.-John D. Vandercrook'
ir.. president and general manager OF the
United Press Association. died today at a
local hospital of an operation for appendi-
citis. Mr.. vandercrook was born IN
Orange, N. J., in 1873. He had been con-
nected with the Scripps- McRae news Du
reau for several years prior to its consoii-
dation recently with the United Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
standard ousted From Tennessee.

Nashville, Tenn, April 1.-THE su
nreme court today ousted the STANDARD
oil company, from doing business II
Tennessee.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-03-31

Mr a Kogelschaf1 sr appeared PES
fore County CLERK Bender and dnali
aad as administrator Of the estate "a
Inc latc Mr M II Turner
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-03-31
Remoted b WIIllnm.nalt.

Mr John Jacobs Of Bediuslon has
renewed his family from thaJ place
io Williamsport 2ld. where De Wilt
reside
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-03-31
aRlrls sa.as a a1n.

wye are showiug 4 splendid Enc 81
ready to-Wear skirts % aH me Tate
sprln9 materials az prices ranging
from 8225 ia slo. Newest things ia
Waists soc @ &2as ozfords 81 aIl
'he prms feathers and shapes tan q
oiaaf While they las. 9 beautiful og
genf Tree wlth sYer purchase 81 ESD
8t 8Fer
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Read The journal
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c0MpT0Ns

on Publie square
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Read the Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
IL Presld.nt II az oampalnl

lnS EI6DIusnE IN InE campaign.
There was a good deal Of pressure
brought to bear upon President Roose.
welt early in the campaign to make a
few speeches, and while there Is no
law, either written or unwritten,
against such PARTICIPATION in the cam
paign by the prestaeat Of the coun-
try, it was Nj, Roosevelt's opinion
that it would be better to follow what
has been the general custom, In many
ways the President has helped to put
vigor into the Taft campaign, and TO
make the high motives and untarnIsh-
ed character oftae Republican candi-
dates clear to the people of the couh-
Try. He has ben consulted every step
in It's progres with his usual keenness
of insight and uneQualed talent for
practical politics. He has been care
full to allow Mr.. Taft's personality to
make It's own impress upon the pub
lie, and has we'll known from the be-
ginning that The foolish charge of Mr..
Taft's being merely Roosevelts candl-
date would answer itself. Mr.. Roose-
welt did not force Mr.. Taft upon the
party, but rather in a sensible and
proper way helped the party to reach
a cordial and unanimous agreement
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
MISS NISSAN
KILLS HERSELF
TWO NOTES LEFT SHOW REASON
FOR GIRLS ACT. OF SELF
DESTRUCTION.
CBy United Press.)

b
NEW ROCHELLE, N. ", Oct. 27.-
Believing herself deserted by a faith.
less armirer, Miss Ida Nissan, mem.
Der Of the Vanderbilt family, is dead
here to-day, suicide by gas. She
left two letters, one addressed to Per.
ny Falconer, said to be connected with
the Hamilton Bank. and another to a
sister, Mrs. M. .. Pearson.
To Falconer she wrote in part:
you are a coward and will, I hope,
be punished. have been so Ill since
you were here. Have not been able
to walk and was waiting to see the
doctor after 1 saw you to-day. But
now no doctor can do any good. Good
bye. Do not treat another woman as
you have treated me-
To her sister she wrote: "My last
request is that you make him suffer.
He is worse than Gillette who was
electrocuted for the Brown girls MUIR
der. May Falooner be punished. Good
bye"
Miss Nissan is connected with the
Vanderbilt family through the mar
riage Of Marie Louise Nissan to vii.
liam Vanderbilt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

date, Mr.. Hiner. Let no Republican
be misled or deceived, but redouble
his efforts to elect Mr.. sturglss and
stamp with contempt SO despicaple
an attempt to accomplish by foul and
unfair means THAI which cannot be
done in an open and fair fight. Mr..
sturgiss' reputation for integrity and
honor has been too well established by
a long life of public service and prl-
vate business to be blasted because
OF legal controversies over private
bushes affairs by an angry litigant.
His life has been an open book, read
by all men who know him.
Mr.. Martin has simply been used
by the Democratic press for politlcar
purposes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

upon the man best fitted to be the
standard bearer The Republican
party IS made up Of strong men who
do their own thinking. and select
their own candidates. and President
Roosevelt could not force a nominee
upon til party against It's preferences.
1t was not Mr.. Roosevelt who tried
to do the forcing, but rather the COAL.
ton of powerful political leaders who
attempted in vain to thwaft the will
Of the party and prevent MI. Tafts
nomination. For years Mr. Roosevelt
has said that il either william H. TAFT
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

ing the residue for a future settle
nent. Rumors had come to Mr.. stur-
giss that Mr.. Martin intended to bring
5 suit for the other alleged claims af.
ter he should have secured settle.
ment of part. Failing to come to
an agreement, Mr.. Martin brought suit.
to which Mr.. stu!g.ss replied by plea
Of payments, counter claims and set
offs.
The case CAME on to be heard at
the October term, while Mr.. sturgiss
was absent in the district making
his canvass forre>election as the Re-
publican candidate for congress. AS
the matters involved complicated ac-
counts with many items, Mr.. stur-
giss asked that the case be referred
to a commissioner to be appointed
by the court to make up aud state the
accounts between them, but Mr.. Mar.
tin, by counsel, objected. The case
was continued last week and remains
untried. 1t cannot be tried in the
newspapers; neither can any other
suit he may contemplate and not yet
have brought be SO tried. Every de.
PENDANT is entitled to his day In court
to make his defense.
The fact that this alleged dispatch
was first published in Democratic
newspaper, only a little over a week
before the election, and that it came
to his notice on Saturday, October "a,
while he was in Randolph county, and
its simultaneous publication in many
Democratic newspapers in the district
is positive proof that 1T was sent out
for political effect only 1t is cam.
paign roorback, like others that may
be sprung too late for authoritative
contradictions before the election, has
for its sole object the defeat, If posi-.
BILE, of Mr., sturgiss and the election
of the free trade Democratic candi.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
STIR TRIES /.
Fl !. 5! ] .T.LENENI
pElSc AGAIN FUNK ON
clgElIE 70 iNJURE REPvR-
ElcAll CANDIDATE.

oct 2S What purports
u Eess dispatch from Morgan.
ng alting forth anSaileged inter.
eu NH IL. Ami Martin in which
Z - state that he has
Drought one suit against Mr.. George
stiEgis Kepub1ssen candidate for
m ana intends to bring a sec.
cnd oRe IS made the basis of an argu.
NisIlt sttrgtss should be
tened by Republicans and why
shcnId vote for the Democratic
eanaIdate icr congress.
IN artia has recently brought a
lil laN claiming a large sum Of
olIsy % niany items, Of account, to
NllIeh stnrgiss has replied, set.
ing up payments. OFFSETS and counter
elakins Tie transactions did not grow
ont d any partnership matters, as he
= ssid d aflege. Mr.. sturgfss and
r Martin never were partners in
a1y iei:a ~ moral sense. Hundreds
q hens debit and credit, large and
nnaII entered into The accounts and
snsaetibns betfeen them, amounting
a 4Ila aggregate to a hundred thou.
mid dollars or thereabouts. They had
alindr interviews for the purpose Of
iattlia sturgiss insisted Of a
setsIenient of ALE the matters and
ascruass Between them, but Mr. Mar.
TO settle q part only, lesy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
THINKS
TAFT HONEST.
noLeN TELLS PRESIDENT MEN
ARE NOT ALARMED ~

OF;
= ,olans president ~ the information.
81 Brotherhcoa Of Steam shpvelmen
and Dredgers, called 81 President
Roosevelt yesterday and talked Win
him regarding the political situation.
Mr. Dolan has Just returned from a
trip through Indiana, Ohio and New
York and he told the President thai
as q result Of his observations and
from reports Of several organizers Of
the brotherhood the labor vote seems
to be pretty evenly divided. The men.
he said, are not expressing themselves
70 any extent, and 1t Is hard to learn
Just where they stand.
He reports that most Of the men Of
his brotherhood are with Judge Taft
because they always found him to
treat them squalely when they asked
anything that was right He said
there was less Interest taken in this
campaign among the laboring classes
than in previous elections and that
the labortng people are not aroused
over It.
Mr.. Doian said also that his princi-
pal business with the President was
in connection with some matters as
to the Panama canal, but he had moth.
ing to make public as to that, He
viii go to Panama this fail in con-
nection with the brotherhood matters.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
Washburn-
Crosby
Increasing
New Mill to Be Built, Adding 20 the
Enormous output.
DAILY CAPACITY is
TO BE 10000 BARRELS
cOmpany's Annual Meeting Held and
Officers Reelected.

Officers Reelected.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Oct Is. -
The Minneapolis Daily Journal Of TO.
day says the Washburn-G Crosby Com
pany will build a new flour mill Of c.
600 barrels daily capacity, at cost
of 100000, at Buffalo, N. Y, Work
will begin Immediately. w. H. Bow
ey, Of Minneapolis, will have charge
of construction, and the mill, which
should be ready to operate by next
July, will be managed by F. F. Henry.
The Washbun- Crosby Company, with
its present mills, will then have 49,.
600 barrels capacity at Buffalo. The
company only recently completed a
new mill for Gold Medal Flour in Min.
neapolis, and flreproof grain eleva.
tor Of 100000 capacity. With It's large
Minneapolis output, the Buffalo en-.
largement. and its mills at Louisville.
Kyo and Great Falls and Kallspell,
Mont, the company's daily capacity
will exceed 10000 barrels, far the great.
est in the world.
Decision to build the new plant was
reached at the annual meeting Pept.
Is. The old officers were reelected.
James s, Bell, president; William H.
Dunwoody and John Washburn, vice
presidents; G. j. Martin, secretary
and treasurer.
John Washburn said,after the meet,
ing: %The -four business is good. we
find Increasing demand for our pro.
t:uct and need the larger capacity to
meet 1t, Only recently we Increased
our Minneapolis capacity and added
greatly to our grain storage facilities
here; Demand keeps on catching up
Y vi l.1 as: s5 The bushes IS profitable and
I'VE 4. find Il necessary to keeps1 dlng ID
our plants iron time u time
u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
BRING EVERYTHING

~. 81. Z ss5Tg7TFF7 . q. .afI.
ssSts when we start on a Job Of
lur No sending back for a
item tool Or an extra piece OF
ipe Ae tine We charge for is spent
IONS your actual plumbing work,
re- sissin around waiting for tlings
WI sacaId have brought in the first
Plies sound goodg Make US prove
scsITE SIDE PLu&RlNe CO,
Walnut avenue.
\ Cons. Phone 5s4.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28

or Elihu Root became Presl dent We
would have in that otiiss rsat
Statesman Of the class og shtngton
and Lincoln. II Is j sstils and MN
formed person who suppose tnat dr,
Roosevelt would expect either % die.
tate the policies Of mis- sstcdessor ot
to bring any undue influence 70 bear
upon his mind. The whole course b
the campaign has shown how singular
" untrammeled Is Mr.. T'afts 5sltions
''The Progress 81 the World,
in the American Review of RaFie2s
for November.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
FLORIDA FAIR.

(Ry 8. ". Press Associatiou.>
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla, Oct. %,
The FLORIDA State Fair was opened
today and viii extend through the tal.
ance Of the week. Handsome premt.
uns VIII be awarded in all depart.
.ments and the entries are well filled.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-28
THE FATNEss OF HEALTH.
samose Fills out the Curves and
Makes Think People Eat.

samose Fills out the Curves and
Makes Think People Fat.
II you are thin, your health is not
what it should be. If you are losing
weight steadily, there is something
wrong that should be attended to at
once. You cannot be healthy and
Strong IL you are thin.
This makes the thin and scrawny.
pump and robust; IT makes with the
food so that all Of the elements that
make solid bone. Arm and good flesh
are thoroughly assimilated and retain.
ed in the system.
samose is not a drug or a stimulant;
1t is scientific flesh.forming food
that restores thin people to a normal
condition of good healthy flesh.
There are thousands of unhappy,
nervous thin people who would look
and feel entirely different Il they
were only fat and plump. Let them
use samose and they will soon notice
remarkable results.
These statements are confirmed by
N. D. christie's offer to refund the
money to any one buying and using
samose who does not gain in weight
as promised. The risk is all MS. The
thin and scrawny can buy samose at
Druggist N. D. christie's store, with
the knowledge that II it is not sue
cesftri It Will cost absolutely nothing.