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New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
home Remedy That Re
duceS Fat.

0eio you ike TO have a nice firm figure. but
:. -" Ue tresome. bone-breaking exercise or
-. eooi-sickening diet Of the oid-time plan of
'oDc'ne excess flesh?
20 TO the druggist and ask fer this inex-
Sc mixture: Y ounce Msrmoia, Y ounce
e. INract Cascara Aromatic, and 31a ounces
A.. simplex Take teaspoonful after meals
oeotiine, and in a few weeks you can be
- physically as a faWn. Mix these ingre-
q. :. al home il you wish, but See that you get
ssc. quicker.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
a4th strrrt 18th strsrt ann 9Th Ausnur. Nsm Furk

TO obtain bail He was accused by the Peopies
Bank Of signing a false declaration to the effect
that he owned property valued S0N He re-
Gently filed petition in insolvency.
Cumming the president of the Yale RepubIi-
can Club and Of the Yale Political Club which
brought William j. Bryan. Chauncey NJ Depew
Leslie NJ Shaw and other prominent here He
presided and introduced the speakers
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
ILLINOIS CAPITALIST A SUICIDE.

Moline ILL., Feb. S-Frank ". Gould. president
OF the Union Ma!leabie Iron COMPANY ana Prss-
der. Of the board OF trustees of the western lH-
no;s Hosnital for the Insane. at Waterfowl shot
and killed himself to-day. as the result OF
financial dificulties which. however, had nothing
to do with the iron works tie hospital Unfort-
unata personal investments had fully ABSORBED
Mr. Gould's private fortune. He was son Oh
JrsSa Iohu NJ Gould veteran mill owner. Mr.
corIars son-in-lav is Joshua Hale. of EeSbury-
mort Mass reputed 10 be a millionaire
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
TOWN STRICKEN WITH TYPHOID.

Johnstown Penn, Feb s.-An epidemic or ~
nhoid fever which developed two weeks ago at Bos-
well mining town here. is rapidly increasing
70 alarming proportions. and the authorities VIII
meet on Monday consider the question of closing
tho schools mines and all amusement places The
,ovn has a popula ton OF one thousand. and there
are 175 cases of the disease. The water supply s
bla med for the situation.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
VALE PROMOTER ARRESTED.
lsv Telegraph to The Tribune !

lgy Telegraph The Tribune
New Haven Feb s.-Alexander Cumming. Yale
graduate and law school student organizer and
promoter of many Yale enterprises, was arrested
last night and taken to the county jail. where he
remained till this afternoon bsforss he was able
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09

a. Altman & On. GIVE PARTICULAR ATTEN.
lion TO THE MAKING TO ORDER OF FINE
LACE DRAPERES AND INTERIOR HANG
INCS OF ;, EVERY DESCRIPTION
ORIENTAL. EUROPEAN AND DOMESTIC RUGS
AND CARPETS ALSO MADE TO CONFORM IN
EVERY DETAIL WITH PERIOD STYLES AND
MODERN DECORATIONS AND TO FIT ROOMS
OF ANY SIZE OR FORM
ESTIMATES FOR FURNISHINGS
INTENDED FOR AUTUMN OR EARLIER DELIVERY
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09

with his family from Madrid. spent to-day IN ms
room at a hotel near the railroad station lie
would say only that he had abandoned poH'cs'
and bessed the reporters to leave him alone with
his great sorrow"
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
MASS SAID IN LONDON.
King Ed7card and Queen Alexandra
Present-Other Services.

London. Feb Skiing Edward and Queen Alexan-
dra the Prince OF Wales ami other members OF the
royal family present at requiem mass this
afternoon at the Catholic Church Of ST. James, in
Spanish Place for the lake King and Crown Prince
Of Portugal The church vas draped. It was crowd
Ell with members of the diplomatic corps. Cabinet
ministers high naval and military officers and
DISTINGUISHED persons. Secretary John p. Carter
rapresented the American Embassy. The demand
for seats great that only those having spe-
cial claims could be accommodated.
The flags on the British warships in the naval
ports were at halfmast. King Carlos having been
e n admiral of the British feet.
Paris Fep s-Memorial services were he'd at
N5tre Dame to-day By Archbishop Annette for the
repose Of the souls of King Carlos ard his
Count de Sousa Rosa, the Portuguese Minister;
several representatives OF the Orleans family and
many persons prominent in French society and
large gathering OF priests were present. In the
Transient of the cathedral were two catafalques
draped in black and surrounded by Portuguese
nags
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
3. Altn1u,t i On.

81. Altntun i On. WILL MAKE TO osDeR AT
sHoRT NOTICE AND MODERATE COST. GOWNS AND
WALKING COSTUMES EARLY SPRING AND
THE WINTER RESORTS INCLUDING TAILOR MADE SUITS
AT $500 $1,000 AND 5000
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
FRANCO STILL At BORDEAUX.

Bordeaux, Feb. s.-Joao Franco, the former
Premier Of Portugal, who arrived mere yesterday
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;:s;tZ 81 s.: n: Mothers
book, telling all about
q, .. ,a ss;; ,.., ~ C.. ; .. :. friend

ed to its members that they refuse to
make public information concerning
the amount of grain which they have
planted. That is the only information
which we want to keep secret, and the
reason We refuse to give the informa-
ton to the assessors is that we don't
want to give information about our
business to the gamblers in Wall street.
We have urged congress to take some
action to check this gambling, but they
don't seem to do anything, so we are
doing what We can to keep them from
getting information to use in their
speculations.
I'VE propose to have some of our
own members get this information
about what our members are planting,
and after we have obtained it, we have
no objection to supplying the informa-
ton to the state board of agriculture
for it's report. We are not hitting at
the board of agriculture. We are will
ing to give the information to that
board, but not to Wall street.
II do not think that in refusing to
give information concerning our agri-
cultural work we will interfere in any
way with the progress or development
of our counties, and 1 anticipate that
members of the union all through the
state will decline to give the informa
tion requested by the assessors"
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TO HAVE A SIX CLUB CIRCUIT.
COffeyville Franchise Is Awarded to
South McAlester by o. X. League.

Muskogee, Ok, April 2.-Six towns
were represented here at the meeting
of the Oklahoma-Kansas league and 1T
was decided by those present to go
through this season with a six club cir
cult. Coffeyville was dropped and its
franchise and players awarded to
South McAlester. The other five cities
in the league will be Muskogee, Tulsa,
Independence, Bartlesville and lola.
President Shively was authorized to
employ C. D. Owens, the American as
ISOLATION umpire. to draft a schedule
and the same is to be subject to
President Shively's inspection and ap-
prevail. The league will not hold any
further meetings this spring. Its seas
on will open about April 80 and close
Labor day. Muskogee, South McAles-
ter and lola will have new grounds
this year and all will be handy to the
business district of the respective
cities. The meeting adjourned late last
evening and the magnates left for their
various homes.
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ATTACK ALDRlCH BILL.
Banking Interests of the West Organ.
izing Against 1t.

Chicago, April "A combined attack
upon the Aldrich currency bill by some
of the most powerful financial interests
in the country will be the outcome of
an important conference of national
bank presidents held in Chicago yester-
day.
"Unwarranted" and crude" were
some Of the adjectives applied to parts
of the measure as it now stands, and
it was unanimously agreed that every
effort be made to prevent it's passage
by the house of representatives in it's
present form.
New York and ST. Louis bankers will
be called upon to give their aid in COM
batting the measure, and with unified
action on the part of the financiers OF
three cities it is expected that formid-
able showing against the bill will be
made when the. house committee on
banking and currency begins it's hear
ings on the proposed law next WedneS-
day.
The meeting was held in the office of
President James B. Forgan Of the First
National bank in Chicago. Amend
ments tackled on the bill at almost the
last minute before it passed the upper
house formed the basis for criticisms
Of it. Without a dissenting voice, the
bankers declared that the following
provisions in the measure should be
vigorously opposed.
Increasing the amount Of cash re-
serves banks must keep in their vaults
Prohibiting banks loaning money to
concerns in which their officers or d.
rectors are Interested"
President Forgan and President Geo
E. Roberts of the Commercial National
bank were appointed a committee to
draft a statement Of the bankers OBJ
jections to the bill and forward copies
to both branches of congress as well
as to President Roosevelt.
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TAFT AT COLUMBUS.
Stops to Attend Board of Trades An
nual Dinner.

Columbus, O.. April 2.-Secretary
Taft arrived today, the guest for the
day of the Columbus board of trade
and guest of honor at the annual din
ner to be given by the board at Memoir
ial hall tonight.
Mr.. Taft went into conference today
with his manager, Mr.. Vorys and other
political leaders. He declined to dis
cuss the political situation for publ
cation, saying he has been too busy to
keep it we'll in hand. All the members
Of the new state central committee,
which is now a Taft organization call
ed upon him during the day. The COM
mittee held a meeting here today. Mr..
Taft will leave Columbus Friday morn
ing for Chicago where he speaks in the
evening.
In regard to the business situation,
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CHOKED AND. ROBBED.
Accuses Man on Eve of His Marriage
of Taking Her Jewels.

ST. Paul, Mimi, April Guy H
Morris, son of business man of Aus
tin, is in custody here having been ar
rested at Austin yesterday, short
time before his intended marriage to
young woman telephone operator OF
Austin. The arrest was made by Ches-
ter Edwards, an officer of Spokane,
Wash. on the charge of stealing 81, 500
worth of diamonds from Jennie Smith
of Spokane. Jennie Smith asserts that
Morris enticed her into room in a
hotel and that he choked her into UNI
consciousness, chloroformed her and
then robbed her of the diamonds. Nor
ris was a railroad brakeman. Since his
return from the west he purchased a
livery stable at Austin. The police
here say he pawned jewelry to the
value of $500 in a local pawn shop and
that he has promised to return to
Spokane without requisition papers.
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TO FIGHT 2 CENT FARE.
Combined Attack to Be Made by Rail-
roads in Three States.

Chicago. April "A combined at
tack on the two-cent passenger rate
is promised by the railroads that oper-
ate in Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri
1t is probable that the suits will be
filed next week.
The call for a conference tomorrow
in Chicago of officials of the Illinois
railroads will be sent out today and
plans for the fight will then be laid
The first step will be the application
in the federal court in Chicago for an
injunction to restrain the state from
maintaining in force the 2-cent statute
and its penalties. That the rate laws
of Illinois. Minnesota and Missouri
will be attacked simultaneously is a
conclusion from the close touch which
has been maintained by railroad Off
Gals of the three states in all their
conferences.
Chicago railroad men declare that
Illinois roads have prepared statistics
as to earnings and expenditures under
the two-cent fare law tending to show
that the rate is unremunerative, and
hence conf1scatory. The statistics are
now ready to be presented as a basis
for petition for an injunction.
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FUND OF $4,000, 600.
Is Set Aside for Settlement Work by
Boston Woman.

Chicago April PROF. Charles
Zueblin of the peratment Of sociology
in the University of Chicago, has been
selected by Mrs. Quincy Adams Shaw,
Boston's philanthropist and wife of
that city's wealthiest resident, to take
active charge of a new charitable
scheme. 1t is the intention of Mrs.
Shaw, who is the daughter of the late
Louis Agassiz, to establish self-sup-
porting settlement houses in various
parts of Boston. She already has set
aside a trust fund of 100000 to
carry out this project and has indi-
Gated that this amount will be in
creased to $5,0O0,000.
AS planned at present, it is proposed
that this work shall extend all over
Boston and from there to mill and
manufacturing towns of Massachu-
sets. Prof. Zueblin has been instruct
ed to go over all the ground and as
fast as a new center is located the
movement will be extended.
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Mr.. William s. McClintock gave a
surprise party for Mrs. McClintock in
celebration of her birthday anniversary
at their house on Topeka avenue last
night. Now, my dear Young Person.
elated over two invitations for Lillian
Russell, if, when you have been mar
ried ten years, your husband is still
SO much in love with you that he is
giving surprise parties for you, with
Halls orchestra for dancing and Per-
fectly Grand eats from the Elks club,
and all that, and you are still so pretty
and bright and young, although the
mother of three boys, that you are as
popular as any girl in town, Then you
Will be going some.
1t "Suttenly'' was a lovely party and
the involuntary hostess was thorough
ly surprised when the crowd swarmed
day cake with eighteen blazing red
candles and numbers of April Fool
birthday gifts. The guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Charles E. Gault, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hale Eastman, Mrs. Fred Cole,
Miss Gala Cuttell, Miss Fay Quinton,
Miss Mary B. Moore, Miss Ethel Est
berg, Miss Florence tombstone, Mr..
Edward B. Kellam, Mr.. Lew Graham.
Mr.. ]. Karl Henderson, Mr.. Fred Davis.
Mr.. Jerome tombstone, Mr.. Mike Muir
ray and Mr.. Charles Guibor.
X X
'Ere's a blow wot Is a blow! Miss
Ruby Chisham of Atchison, one of the
prettiest and most attractive girls who
ever visited in Topeka and who had all
the chaps going, is to be married. Her
engagement to Mr.. Eugene A. Howe
was announced by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James M. Chisham, this week.
Mr.. Howe is the younger son of MT.
Edgar W. Howe, the editor of the
Atchison Globe, and like his father, his
brother, Mr.. Jim Howe, and his sister,
Miss Mattel Howe. is engaged in news
per work. He is a reporter on the
Globe. The date of the wedding has
not been announced.
X X X
A very effective design for a gown
of pongee, messaline, or thin wooden
material is here illustrated. The model
was Of pale blue pongee with satin
folds on the edge of the pointed over
skirt and about the hem. A two-inch
wide satin band also outlined the
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bodice yoke in front. Bands also ex-
tended down the back. meeting at the
waist line and finishing in pointed
edged with fringe. These bands ex-
inches in the back. Buttons of the
satin embroidered and cord loops
were used as trimming. Filling in the
lower part Of the front was form
of pongee, appliqued and embroidered.
The yoke was of flet net and lace.
X
This afternoon was the Test! If you
went to the April meeting Of the city
federation of women's clubs at Unity
church you are a High Brow and no.
body will deny that you are there with
the cerebrum, the cerebellum and
medulla oblongata. Butt If you went
to the Grand to hear Madame Yale's
10 higher inhibition tina n to retain your
husbands affection and give old Father
Time the merry ha-ha. There was an
average attendance at the federation
meeting where the fine arts commit
tee presented an interesting program
of music and a creditable art exhibit,
but they turned 'em away at the
audience listened breathlessly to
Madame Yale's secrets of the toilet.
which as the Atchison Globe observes,
are no secret to anybody.
X y
Mr.. Burns Williams, who has been in
Kansas City and had heard nothing
about the quarantine at 1885 Fillmore
street. the bachelor home which he
shares with Mr.. Arch Williams, Mr..
Dick Hayden and Mr.. George Hayden
and where the latter has been shut up
with smallpox all week, the others
sharing in seclusion, came back last
night, went out home and walked right
in but will not turn around and walk
right out again for ten days or when
ever the lid comes off. However, he
makes the fourth at bridge for which
the other three had been signing and
their plans for smallpox house party.
If they could find a chaperon and
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five INJURED.
Rear End Collision Wrecks a Caboose
and an Engine.

ST. Louis, April 2.-Five men were
injured. three seriously, in rear end
collision today at Spanish Lake, 15
miles north of ST. Louis. in ST. Louis
county, between a freight train and a
Burlington passenger train, No. "a.
The injured are:
j. A McKittrick, Brookf1eld, Mo-,
leg cut off, right leg crushed.
r. l.. Ledford, stockman, Hannibal,
Mo-, internally injured.
Charles Mackesson. fireman passen-
ger train internal injuries.
Samuel Keister, Laclede, Mo-, and
J. A. Dunn stockman, SheiDyville, Mo-,
slight injuries.
The caboose of the freight train and
engine of the passenger train were
wrecked.
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WILL NOT TELL.
Haskell County Farmers Refuse
to Give Crop Information.
Want to Keep 1t From Grain
Spectators.


According to information which has
reached the attorney general there is
n farmers, organization operating in
~-~,--,, - - a..
Aen county WHICH mas ioi one u 10
op1ects the de1eat OF the purposes oi
the county assessors in obtaining in
for1,oatio concerning the agricultural
condit,ons in the county for the state
VI
Just why the farmers should take the
position that they should not Iurnlsn
information 10 r. -. Copurn TOT MS re-
ports is little beyond the ken OF the
ordinary ununionized citizens. 1t seems
that this particular species OF un1on1sm
Is confined to Haskell county-at least
1t has not been found to exist in any
of the other counties of the state
Usually the farmers are glad TO tel
about their prosperity, and make the
best possible showing for the agricul-
tural interests of the county. But the
Haskell county farmers have the idea
that the statistics about groups are be-
ing collected for J. Pierpont Morgan,
Isaac ikleheimer or some other repre-
sentative of Wall street. The statistics,
however, are used by the Kansas state
board of agriculture in it's annual re-
port.
The letter from the county assessors
of Haskell county, which was received
n.
follows:
Santa Fe. Kan, March %, 1908.
s"To the Attorney General, Topeka
Kan.
"Sir: wish to ask for information
what steps to take in regard to the
book called Statistical Roll for Asses
sors' In this book we find the words
that under the law a failure to return
the information is a misdemeanor for
which there is a fine of rom s25 to
500.
..rThera is in this. countv so-cal1ed
refuses to com INV with the r,,tes-asrlaif1
what are we To do abont itq"
Mr.. Jackson turned the letter over
to F. d. Coburn. and Mr. Coburn sent
the following renIv which NAV serve
to soothe the RAMPANT farmers' union.
of Haskell county:
"Your letter of March % addressed
to the attorney general. has lust now
been referred TO this office for atten-
ton. In reply I would saw that the
law makes II the duty of the assessor
to give the information desired ~
obtain the information from the most
reliable source That is If Won can
do no better. Won should make an as
innate of the areas In crons etc Of
YOU The record for every one of the
as complete as II is nossihle tn mako
81 IT is vour dIItv to make II 60 re-
gardIess of the attitude of the far
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Charity Book Is Out.

A book of about 100 pages has just
been issued from the state printing
office containing a report of the
eighth annual conference Of the asso-
citation Of charities and corrections
of Kansas, which was held last
November at Kansas City. This book
is printed under authority of special
act of the legislature, and is to be
distributed through the state board OF
control of charitable institutions. The
book contains full page half tone
cuts of some of the leading institu-
tiona1 and charity workers of the
state.
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He Got What He Needed.

Mine years ago it looked as if my time
had come" says Mr.. C. Farthing of Mill
Creek. Ind Ter. Il was so run down that
life hung on a very slender thread. 1t
was then my druggist recommended Elec-
trio Bitters I bought Bottle and 1 got
what 1 needed-strength- 1 had one foot
in the grave, but Electric Bitters put it
back on the turf again. and I've been well
ever since" Sold under guarantee at all
drug stores. 60c.
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A Twenty year sentence.

st have just completed a. twenty year
health sentence. imposed by Bucklen' 3
piles just 20 years ago. writes o. g.
Woolever, of LeRaysville. N. Y. Buck
lens Arnica Sa1ve heals the worst sores,
boils, burns, wounds and cuts in the
shortest time. 25c. At all druggists.
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Bryan Goes to Des Moines.

Des Moines, Ia. April 2.-William
Jennings Bryan arrived in Des Moines
today to attend the Jefferson day
banquet at which he will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
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Mr.. Taft said:

Mr. Taft said:
THE effect of the recent business de-
preston has been curious. 1t has af-
fected the country from what I can
judge in travelling about, only in spots.
Some parts of the country have not
been affected at all.
ut would appear that this depression
is not so general and will not be as
lasting as others have been"
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The Last Train

Leaving Topeka for Kansas City in the
morning Is the Union Pacific No. .O6
at Sis a. M, arriving in Kansas City
at 10:15 a. m. The afternoon train
returning Is the earliest train into To-
peka at 6:15 D. m.
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FIRST American Sugar Refner Dead

New York, April z.-5aid to have
been the first ref1ner of sugar in the
United States, Harmon Schroeder, q
native of Germany, retired for thirty
years after a successful business
career in this city, is dead at his home
here, aged 88 years. When young
man he came from Germany and in
company with several youthful fellow
countrymen, opened a small shop
where the partners began to refine
sugar at which trade they worked in
Germany. This was the beginning OF
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The Double Track

OF the Union Pacific r X. between
Topeka and Kansas City is a model in
its way and operated over IL are eight
trains daily that are models Of con-
venience.
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SMOKERS FIND
LEWIS SINGLE BINDER
5scitar better Quality thsn most lot citssa

the sugar refining industry in Ameri-
ca. Mr.. Schroeder was one Of the
founders of the Harlem Lutheran
church which became known all over
the country when so many of its mem
bers persisted in the disaster of the
steamboat General Slocum
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Notice. Students.

Special skating matinee Friday At
ternoon at Music hall. 2 to 5 p. m.
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Northern Pacific Declares Dividend.

New York, April "A quarterly
dividend Of Y per cent was declared
today by the directors of the North
ern Pacific Railway company. This
is unchanged from the last previous
quarter.
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Portland. Oregon.

Every night at 1885 a Pullman tour-
lst sleeping car leaves Topeka via the
Union Pacific r. R. which Roes
through tc Portland. Oregon, without
reach all OF the great Pacific north.