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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-09
BOARD OF PHARMACY
REFLECTS OFFICERS

Montpelier. Jan. At the annual meet
ing of the state hoard of pharmacy held
this evening all members were present
except W. l." Goakay of Bennington.
The old board of officers were reelected
as follows; President W. f. Root OF
Brattleboro secretary, j. G. Belrose OF
Burlington; treasurer, w. r. Warner Of
Versennes. The board has been engaged
all day in the examination of seven can
didates for certificates as pharmacists
The result Of this examination will not
be announced for several DAYS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-09
DEMURRERs FILED.
st. Johnsbury Fights State Board nj
HeaICh in Water Suit.

ST. Johnsbury, Jan. 6-The December
term of the Caledonia county court adj
1ourned to-day though Judge Waterman
will remain here day or two longer
on some chancery matters Among a lot
of State cases continued or nolle pross-
ed appears the case OF State VS.. ". j.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-09
BILL TO RAISE RANK
OF GEN. o. o. HOWARD

Washington, Jan 7.-Senator Proc
tor day introduced bin authorize
ing the President to place the name Of
Ma ior- General O.. o. Howard on the
retired list of the army as lieuten-
ant-genera)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-09
AFTER BAD MEAT VENDORS.
Rutland city Council Empowers the
IIcnIth officer to Act.

Rutland. Jan. 6-Thc Rutland city
council is getting after the meat ven
dcrs here with view to keeping meat
that. Is passed from the counters To
accomplish this end City Health Officer
c. F. Ball was empowered to take the
initiative in prosecuting all vioators of
city health ordinances. He reported
finding bad meat in three shops lately
but he did not then have authority to
act.
A surprise was sprung at the meeting
when Alderman Farrar charged the fire
committee with keeping on the payroll
call firemen who were negligent. one
had missed % fires in a year. another
| %. third Is. The committee replied In
| defense that these men were unfit for
service because of injuries or sickness
from exposure in tho city's service AL
derman Farrar will sift TIE matter.
BLUE SUNDAY IN RUTLAND.
An attempt was made here yesterday to
enforce the Sunday laws. The cigar and
fruit stores were closed. but the cream
| cries and drug stores We're open as usual.
Tie mayor has issued order. upon re-
quest of the local cicrgymcn. prompted by
the Woman's club. for the enforcement of
| the law. 1t Is understood that more
stringent measures will he adopted later,
W en- 1t is expected that tho drug stores
will be closed the greater part of the
day
HONOR FOR coll j. g, NORTON.
| St. Adams, Jan. 6.-GenerG' orders from
! headquarters of tho United Spanish Wa,
| Veterans announce the appointment II
| Col. John G. Norton OF this G ' as aide
de-camp on the staff Of tho commander
H. chief, Walter S. Hale Of Boston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-09
CAVENDIsH WINS CASE.
Town Of WeathersAeld to Repay 1927
for Pauper support.

Woodstock, Jan. THE case of the
town of Cavendish VS. the town OF
Weathersfeld, on trial for week IN
Windsor county court ended to-day Win
a verdict for the plaintiff. TINS was an
action to recover the sum or W. eN-
pended In the support of pauper whose
residence the plaintiff claimed was
Weathersheld.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-09
DELAY IN MAHAN TRIAL.

Pennington, Jan. owing to illness Of
one of the Jurors, Marx sutton. the fore
noon session of tho trial Of Alfred Mahan
was omitted to-day. Sutton. who is u
years old has a severe cold and is
threatened with the grip.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-09
PEDIGREED MAPLE TREES.

Taking up the chief topic. he pointed
out how the plant like the animal must
work for its living. The two chief pur-
roses for which 1t works are food and
seeds, nutrition and reproduction. He
smoke Of the mode of seeding OF naples
and OF the varying characteristics of
seedlings, and raised the question as to
me dosirability OF securing pedigreed
maple trees. Point was given to this sug-
costion by the fact that some maple trees
Weld sap two or three times as sweet
AS others. There is no reason other than
the time limit why the maple tree should
not be selected as carefully as the dairy
| COW.
The speaker suggested the fact that II
might be possible for the State nursery
to grow and distribute seedlings of such
n Nigh quality OF trees providing the
su<ar makers cared to cooperate.
Tracing the life and work OF the ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
PROVIDENCE WAS IN 1T.

A farmerish looking man shared my
seat on the train as I was travelling
through Indiana, and after we had been
talking for couple Of hours very
common looking woman got on at a
station 1 saw the man look very hard
at her, and directly after she had
taken a seat he rose up and said:
Excuse me, stranger, but I think I
used to know that woman, and I'll go
over and see her."
He was gone about an hour, and I
had forgotten all about him when he
returned to say:
Yes. 1 knew her. Durn my cats II
it didn't turn out to be my first wife!"
1T did,"
"Shure's you live. We was divorced
'leven years ago, and since then I've
been married twice and lost both wom-
en- by death. I surely believe the hand
Of Providence is In It,"
For just what reason?"
why I've got nine children that need
a mother, and Hammer is willing to try
1t again and see if we can't get along
better."-M. Quad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
Secretary Of Commercial Club
VIII Tender Resignation.
Has Held the Office Nearly Ten
Years.
70 HIRE ARATE CLERK
That Is President Jensen's Plan
for Successor.
One of the Old and Well Known
Citizens of Topeka.

Major T. J. Anderson, secretary of the
Topeka Commercial club, will tender his
resignation at the meeting of the board
of directors of the club Saturday even
ing. This rumor started shortly after the
election the first of the year when w. F.
Jensen was elected president of the or
ganization and Major Anderson was
reelected secretary for the tenth con-
secutive term, that the resignation
would be forthcoming.
1t has grown steadily since that time
and was given momentum few weeks
ago when the president of the club die
tated letter to the board of directors
and Major Anderson, in which he call
ed attention to the fact that the Sec
rotary is drawing salaries for a num-
Der of positions which acting as secre-
tary of the club
The communication was to the effect
that these side jobs, to all of which
there are salaries attached should be
dropped. President Jensen's statement
carried with it the suggestion that the
place should be filled by an expert rate
clerk which will necessitate an advance
in the salary of the position which is
$1,000 per year at this time. Secretary
Anderson has said repeatedly that he
tons which he now fills as the duties
are such that they in no way interfere
with his work as secretary of the Com
mercial club, but would resign as Sec
rotary of the Commercial club first.
When asked about the report Of his
resignation this afternoon Major Ander-
son said: 81 shall tender my resignation
as secretary of the Commercial club to
the board of directors as soon as I
have received the salary which is due
Qnnn11ntg mn q h1 n
pay and salary for the work which I
have done this month.
Some of them seem to think that
they want another man and 1 am will
ing to step down and out, thought I
have been a long time in the harness.
l would not resign from one position
which I hold in the Masonic body of
this state for the salary of secretary of
the Commercial club, though 1t should
be twice as much as it is and the sal
airy which I draw from this body is
much less than the Commercial club
pays me-
When asked about the resignation of
the secretary of the Commercial club
President Jensen said: II know of no
reason for the resignation Of Major
Anderson unless he feels that the work
which I have mapped out for him is
more than he cares to undertake. We
are planning to make the Commercial
club of great value to the shippers and
manufacturers or IOpeka and this Will
necessitate an immense amount Of adj
ditional work.
We need an experienced rate clerk
in the place and while Major Anderson
has had some experience in this line of
work he probably feels that at his age
he does not feel like undertaking the
task. He has been an efficient official
during his long service in the capacity
of secretary of the club and I am sorry
to see him co.
Major Anderson Is one of the Oldest
and best known citizens Of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
LOCAL MENTION.

! Let us have your prescriptfons
Prices drug store
When the cups were awarded at the
dog show Saturday night, .'DtcI',
idodg1ns was present. When the judge
handed the Hodgins' cup to the owner
OF Collie dog, Hodgins gasped: II have
been strong armed. I offered that tin
clipper for the best Irish terrier. Own
Ing an Irish 'tarrier' myself, 1 nat
urally wanted to give a cup to one of
my kind Of dogs. But what else could
L expect, when John VanVechten is con-
nected with the affair. Worse than that
they have given the Skat club CUP. q
prize offered for the best Dutch Dachs-
Of varmfnt. Wfrra, wirra"
Red Cross butter is guaranteed
McSpaddon Gro. Co.. 1401 w. 18th.
shape Silver Statue cigar No 10 cent
cigar sold in Topeka can compare with
it.
The family of Prof Ducan McEacbe
ron of the Washburn college faculty
has been Guaranteed for scarlet fever.
The report of the plumbing inspector
has been filed amounting to $50 foi. Feb
ruary collections.
If it were possible to improve the
quality of Eagles Rose Tint cigar the
improvement would have been made
long ago, but the fact is it's better
now than most 10 cent cigars. All
dealers sell 1t.
Mr.: and Mrs. F. Harper of Fourth
and Lake streets are the. parents of q
boy.
DR.. s. Temple. Osteopath, 1855 KAN
sas ave. Ind 1642. Res. STA. Bell 1885,
fIhe Consumers Gas company in re-
ply to the councils request to make the
10Th of the month instead of the 10th
as the limit for paying gas bills, state
that it is impossible to do SO at present
because the company Is required to
make it's monthly settlement with the
Kansas Mutual Gas company not later
than the 18th of each month. They will
endeavor, however, to get the Kansas
Natural Gas company to change that
date to some other.
John Bumgartner, the merchant
tailor, has received a full line of new
spring and summer suiting. Call on
him for your Easter suit. 500 Kansas
avenue.
Both Councilmen Horn and Holiday
are out of the city on business. the
latter will return in time for the coun-
ell meeting this evening.
Marshalls band tonight for the
skating at Music hall. Ladies free.
Household goods on sale at 324 To-
peka avenue. Special bargains IL sold by
Friday night. Hours a. m. to p. m.
Members of the Froebel club will,
give a MUSICAL anu literary SnttTtdlu-
ment Monday night at the office of DR..
Eva Harding, 10 Kansas avenue. Pro-.
ceeds go to the benefit of the East side
kindergarten. Refreshments.
Househald goods on sale at 324 To-
peka avenue. Special bargins II sold by
Fridy night. Hours a. m. to 8 p. m.
Secretary Otis Allen, of the Shawnee
Bar association, has called meeting
of the bar at the district court room
Tuesday morning at O'Clock The bar
will take formal action in regard to the
death Of Attorney A. B. Jetmore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
BUYING HIM BACK.

At the cabin Of a Tennessee settler
where I stopped over night they told
me of widow living three miles away
who, finding that the body Of her hus-
band had been petrified after lying in
the ground for Ave or six years. had
sold it to a Snowman for fifty dollars in
cash The people were not at all senti-
mental, but they didn't look upon the
transaction as just right.
Next day as was journeying along, I
stopped at the house Of the widow nam
ed for glass of water. When she
learned where I had stayed over night
she asked:
Did they tell you about my dead hus-
band turning to stone?"
Yes"
And about my selling him to a
shown
Yes"
And they didn't think it was right ?'
'Oh, they didn't say much"
But know what they have said to
ohters and how they feel about it. Meb-
be it wasn't jest the right thing to do.
but I'll tell you what's in my mind. If
1 kin get an offer from a rich man TIL
marry agin, and the first thing after
that I'll buy Jim's body back and use it
for a gate-post and have him near me
all the rest of my lifer-M. Quad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
THE DRAINAGE QUESTION.

Speaking of the plan of improving
Soldier Creek for flood protection T.
NJ. James, secretary Of the North To-
peka drainage district, said of the one
suggested by the executive committee
the special assessment plan:
THE other way in the law to pay
for flood protection, is by special levy
or assessment on the real estate alone
leaving out all other forms of prop
erty in taxing the cost. To change to
this way now, as suggested by it's adj
vocates, would certainly relieve the
miller and manufacturer and the rail-
roads, the street railway and all forms
of personal property. An easy thing
for the miller, certainly, but how
about the gardener and the lot own
er, whose tax would thereby be just
about doubled?
Both ways are founded upon en-
gineers' plans, the sanction of the
taxpayer, and the issue OF bonds for
cost; but the special assessment is a
lien upon the lots decided by board
of assessors, to be benefited, while the
taxable property.
1.-The executive committee of LOT
owners want to clean out dixie and
the bed; but diking around the benz
at Central avenue would cost more
than moving the channel to the cut
off north.
"Why let go the system of improv-
ing that these expert men say is best,
and try to take up this special assess
ment system ?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
FORCE is CUT DOWN.
Great Northern Is Closing Many of
Its Offices.

Grand Forks, n. D., March 2.-The
Great Northern railway Is making
wholesale reductions in It's telegraph
force. Stations are being closed ana
the telegraph is being done away with
as much as possible. Between Grand
Forks and Devils Lake, the block
system has been put out of commits
sion. The following stations have been
ordered closed at night: Arvilla, Pet
ersburg. Michigan, Mapes and Bart
lett. On the branch lines, none of the
stations Is kept open nights, and Their.
will probably be no communications
made. About the only men employed
at the branch stations are the agenr.
Usually his knowledge of telegraphy
is limited. One reason given for the
reduction of the force of operators be-
tween Grand Forks and Devils Lake
is that the through traffic has fallen
off since the Devils Lake-Anetak cut
off was finished. A great share of
the freight is sent over that line. The
cut in the pay list will make up for
all the extra men who will be en-
ployed as a result of the nine hour
law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
WAS SELECTED BY LOT.
Shippy Assassin Member of a Band
of Anarchists.

Chicago, March Identification of
the man who attempted to kill Chief
Shippy as a member of a group of
anarchists which have been holding
regular meetings in the Ghetto district
in the west side of the city, was OBJ
tanned by two detectives. A friend of
the police who attends the meetings in
order to gather information, recognized
the body. He told the authorities that
the man had been selected by lot and
told to kill Chief Shippy and Mayor
BuSse.
A box of 1ozenges found on the body
of the slain anarchist bore the name of
the Trowbridge confectionery company,
Meadville, Pa. The candy in the box
was sent to a chemist to be examined
for traces of poison. The police believe
that the assassin had provided himself
with this as a means of possible suicide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
HARD TO DODGE.
Man With Mortgages Can't Avoid
Taxation.

A man with mortgages to his credit
will find it hard to escape taxation upon
such securities, for the net has been
spread and closed around the mort
cages of the state, and the state tax
commission is now in possession OF lists
from every county in the state showing
the names of people in each county OF
the state who own mortgages on pro-
perty in other counties.
For the past week an extra iorce OF
stenographers and clerks has been at
work in the office of the tax commits
sion getting this information in shape
to send out to the various county as
SCISSORS. Each county assessor In the
state will receive a list showing the
name Of every man in his county who
owns a mortgage on property in some
other county. The collection and com
pilation of this information was big
undertaking. but it will be completed as
rapidly as possible. In order to get the
information, the tax commission sent
to each county assessor and asked him
to go through the county records OF his
county and make list OF all mort
cages owned by parties outside OF ms
county, together with the amount OF
the loan, the date of the mortgage. and
the date upon which it will fall due.
These lists are taken in hand by the
special clerks in the tax commission
Office, and segregated by counties, SO
that each assessor knows just the
names of the mortgage holders In his
own county whose names do not ap-
near upon the records Of his own coun.
ty. OF course each assessor is expect
ed to find out from the records the
his own county, and see that the hold
inss of these parties are put upon the
tax rolls.
mission has been doing concerning the
listing Of mortgages has been withneio
,sc,cf mt after l..
SO that there would be no chance to
1usrle with the ownership or location
of the mortgages prior to the assess
ment. 7sS
The tax commission objects to a
statement which it has seen in the press
to the effect that it is the intention OF
the commission to endeavor to collect
three years back taxes on all mort
cages which are assessed In 1913 ana
which have escaped taxation In years
past
The commission has no such fnten-
ton and has never suggested such &C
ton. There is no authority OF law Tor
any such proceeding and II there were
the commission would consider any &C
ton Hereunder to be OF very DOUBT.
commission that "bygones" should be
"bygones" and that the listing of pro-
perty this year should not be MADE the
occasion for inf1icting punishment De-
cause the same property has escaped
the tax of previous years.
However, the tax commission would
have this policy pursued only when the
property is voluntarily listed py the
owner When the owner refuses to take
the oaths which the law requires or re
fuses to properly disclose his property
interests and the deputy assessor Is
compelled to return the property, then
all the penalties of the law should be
applied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02

Diagram showing increase in size of
units Of the United States navy. In
1898 the Iowa was the largest bat
tleship with 1886 tons dfsplace-
ment.. In 1908 the Delaware is the
largest with 10000 tons.
Here is what a secretary of the navy
has said:
THE pecuniary burden" he reports
to the president, Imposed on each In
habitant Of the United States for the
maintenance of the navy may be es-
timated roughly, but with a fair ap-
Proclamation to accuracy, at one-third
Of that borne by each inhabitant Of
Great Britain and Ireland, and the bur-
den of personal service to the like end
at about one-seventh. Expressed in fig
ures, one may say that the cost of the
navy amounts to about $133 per annum
of each inhabitant of the United States,
and that about six men out Of every
10000 Inhabitants are at present bound
by law to naval service. Surely such
burdens, or even some slight increase
of these burdens, will be accepted with
out reluctance or murmur by the patri-
otism and good sense of the American
people"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
where Is Mr.. Bowman?

Mrs. B. A. Munger, who Keeps room
ers at 502 East Fifth street, would like
to meet a person who calls himself
M Bowman. She desires to renew
his acquaintance because she thinks
he stole s102 from her handbag MI
Bowman. who is described as young
man of good appearance, roomed at
Mrs. Munger's house for a short time,
and last saturday requested her to
change 800 bill for him. Mrs
Munger dug behind the furniture and
produced her wad. but Mr.. Bowman
changed his mind, and reported that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
GROWTH OF THE NAVY.
Twice as Many Oficers and Men as
in 1898.

Washington, March Had the Uni
ted States had as strong a navy ten
years ago as she has today there would
not have been a Spanish-American war.
This is the theory held by many mill
tary experts. The cost of this short
war to the United States was in round
numbers $500 900, 900.
Since 1898 and the Spanish
war the United States has taken great
strides in the development of her navy.
There are now over twice as many Of
fcers and men as in 1898. Uncle SAM
naval officers and men now number 35,-
600. whereas in 1898 he only had $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
Fuss Over Land.

Saturday afternoon J. c. Hopper OF
Ness county filed an application IN the
s,,nreme court for a writ of mandamus
to compel James M. Nation, state audi
tor, to issue a patent for 100 acres of
school land in Ness county. The con-
troversy grows out of what the state
auditor and attorney general hold to
be an unlawful entry and sale OF scnooi
10 nj
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02

Mayor Busse Is About to Issue q COM
pfellensive Order.

Chicago, March at is reported
that Mayor Busse is about to issue an
order prohibiting all street meetings
in the city of Chicago. The order will
be made general and include religious
as well as political gatherings, it be-
ing asserted that inflammatory speech
es are often made at gatherings held
on street corners under the guise of
revival meetings. BY making the edict
sweeping it is thought possible objec-
lions to it on the grounds of discriIn-
ination will be forestalled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
New York Money Market.

New York. March z.-MONEY-Money on
call easy. IL per cent, ruling rate 2, clos-
ing bid ~ and offered at Time loans
easier. Sixty days. 81 per cent; 80 days.
314G4 per cent; months, 4HG41z per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 5@51z
per cent; sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at "a $500
@4-ss70 for demand and at s. SS5Sq4 $3.50 for
90 day bills; commercial bills: "a ssA-
BONDS bonds easy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
N1tIlionaire oliver Dies.

South Bend, Ind, March flames
oliver, millionaire plow manufacturer;
died here this morning. Mr.. Oliver,
who was 81 years old, died of general
debility and heart disease. He was
known for many phiIanthropic acts.
He leaves two children, Mrs. George
Ford, wife of ex-Congressman Ford,
and Jose Oliver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
Tried to Brain a Policeman.

A negro named L. Stammers OBJ
jected Saturday night when Policeman
Hopkins arrested him for being drunk
The negro carried pail, and with it
made an attempt to brain the police
man, succeeding only in injuring the
officers arm. Hopkins arrested and
delivered his man, all right, but did
not kill him, according to the ancient
and honorable system accredited to
police in general.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-02
Nine HOUR LAW GOES.
Commerce Commission Denies All Pc
titiOns for Extension.

Washington, March 2.-The interstate
commerce commission today decided by
a unanimous vote to deny all petitions
for the extensions of time within which
to comply with the so-called hours Of
service laws-the nine hour law. The
reasons will be stated in a report which
is now in course Of preparation and
will be announced in few days.