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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
ROUGH RIDER ACQUITTED
Wellman Brannock Didn't Steal Tools
From the Santa Fe.

Wellman Brannock, the Santa Fe
roundhouse employe who was arrested
last week on charge of stealing Santa
Fe tools, was acquitted in the court of
Topeka this morning. 1t appeared that
Brannock, who now lives in North To-
peka, formerly occupied vacant house
in Oakland. In the house he found a
collection of tools with the Santa Fee
mark On them, and carried them with
him to his North Topeka home upon
moving. His wife, DESTROYS of getting
a divorce, tried to hang everything
loose on her husband, and notified the
Santa FEE detectives that he had stolen
tools in his possession. He was immed-
lately arrested but later made it up
with his wife, and the divorce suit was
dropped. At the trial the woman ad-
mitted that the tools were in the house
they occupied in Oakland.
Brannock, who is a wiper in the San
ia Fe roundhouse, is the only Rough
Rider in Topeka. He was a cowboy at
the time the Rough Rider regiment was
formed. and was in the Cuban cam
paign in the Terrible Teddy bunch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
|IE&ITH' IF1 lIHII1I
least SIDE notes.
Items for the East Topeka column ma!
De telephoned to Ind phone GIL

Miss Rhea Layne Of 408 Leland
street is unable to be at school on ac-
count of illness.
Mrs. A. Luthey of 2ao Chandler
street went to Berryton yesterday to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Powell for few days.
The wedding of Mr.. Frank Cherry
and Miss Iva smurr will take place
this evening at o'clock at the brides
home on East Sixth and Highland
avenues. Only relatives and init
mate friends will be present. Mr..
and Mrs. Cherry will go to house,
keeping in their new home on East
Sixth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown of 113
Chandler street are the parents of a
baby girl born yesterday.
Mrs. John Wadley of Kline ave-
nue. spent the day yesterday with her
mother, Mrs. A. Wadley OF PIP N.
Branner street.
Miss Emma Evans of the Santa Fe
hospital spent Monday afternoon with
her mother, Mrs. s. NJ. Evans of III
North Chandler street.
Mrs. w. L. Cummings of Mineral
Wells, Kan, is the guest of her moth
er, Mrs. Geo. Williams of 303 Chan
dler street.
Miss Margaret MOSCOW of Carbon
dale came here today to spend a few
days with her sister. Mrs. L. Luthey
of 234 Chandler street.
Seven new members were taken
into the new class for teachers train
ing at the Christian church last
night. This class meets every Tues
day evening at the church. All in
terested in Bible study are invited to
attend.
Mrs. A. Kelley of 231 Chandler
street is improving after being Ill fol
several days with an attack of the
grip.
Mrs H. r. Altman is having q
new porch put on her house at 81
Branne. street.
Cheap, but good furniture, new OF
| End hand, Gresser & Cations, AZ;
Kansas ave. Ind. 958.
| Carl Williams and Henry Kettlel
| will go to Lawrence, Kan, Saturda.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
GUILTY BY Inference.
Verdict of the Committee Investigating
Judge Whitley.

Washington, March 25-Impeachment
proceedings will not be instituted in
the United States senate against R.
Whitley, judge of the United States
court for China as result Of charges
of misbehavior in office brought against
him by Lorin Andrews and other Amer
lean lawyers resident in Shanghai. The
report of the special committee con-
sisting of Representatives Moon (Pa.),
Webb On. Co. and Diekma (Mich.) ap-
pointed by Speaker Cannon to deter
mine whether the charges were based
upon facts sufficient to warrant i'm
parchment of Judge Whitley today sub
mitted it's report to the house COM
mittee on judiciary.
This report is in the nature of a YER
dict holding Judge Whitley guiltless of
the bad motives necessary to a legal
cause for Impeachment, but finding him
guilty-though more by forceful in
ference than by direct accusation-of
high handedness and harshness and
some serious mistakes in the conduct
of his court.
The investigation by the special COM
mittee followed the introduction in the
house by Mr. Waldo IN. W of me-
mortal comprising 29 distinct charges
made by Mr.. Andrews and his col
leagues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
TEACHERS STRIKE.
Dismiss School Until Their Pay
Checks Are Delivered to Them.

Kansas City. March 25.-The ten
women teachers employed in the two
public schools in school district No.
Z. wyandotte county, which is just
north of Kansas City Kan, refused
to open school yesterday morning be-
cause the district treasurer, j. w.
Brown, who lives at 2948 Cissna place
failed to issue the warrants for their
last months pay. The teachers
should have received their pay sew
eral days ago, but it seems from their
statements he declined to issue war
rants unless they called at his resi-
dence for them. This the teachers
refused to do this month notwith-
standing the fact that they have been
compelled TO do so in the past.
Treasurer Brown conducts a dental
establishment in Kansas City, Mo-,
and on account of his business has
had little time in which to visit the
schools, so he says, and pay off the
teachers. The school teachers be-
came tired of running after the treas
urer to get their pay and they noti-
fed him that he would have to either
send them their warrants or deliver
them in person. When Mr.. Brown
failed to deliver them their warrants
Monday the teachers got together and
decided upon a ''walkout" which oc-
Cured Yesterday morning. It had
been agreed that unless they receiv-
ed their pay yesterday morning no
school was to be held. They gave the
treasurer the last moment of grace.
After the school had taken up and
he had not put in an appearance the
pupils were dismissed and informed
of the reason why. A large delegation
of men and women who have child
rem in the schools waited upon Treas
urer Brown last night and it Is un-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
MAILER CONCERTS.
One of the Probabilities of the Next
Musical Season.

New York. March 25.-Gustav
Mailer, the well known viennese
conductor and composer, as the con-
ductor of a series of symphony con-
certs is one of the announced pro-
liabilities of the next musical season
in New York. Mr.. Mailer, who is
perhaps as famed for his symphonies
as for his operate interpretations, has
conducted most of the German operas
produced at the Metropolitan Opera
house this year. 1t had been intend
ed to have him conduct some of the
Sunday night concerts, but he regis
tered an objection, it is said, on ac-
count of the popular character of the
programs. Admirers of his work
have now organized a movement to
place him at the head of a big or
chestra in a series of symphonic con-
certs next fall preceding the begin
ming of the opera season. Mr. Mailer
will conduct the German operas at
the Metropolitan next season twice a
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
SHE TALKS ABOUT CHATEAUx.
Mrs. Mary Hanford Ford Will BE
Heard at High School.

No one who has visited the chateau
towns of France or who is expecting
to make the trip should miss the Sc
ries of illustrated lectures which Mrs
Mary Hanford Ford of Kansas City
will give at the high school auditor
ium Thursday and Friday beginning
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50. The
city federation OF clubs brings Mrs.
Ford to Topeka. Her chateau lectures
are unusually clever and entertaining
and with the stereopticon views
which illustrate them give splendid
idea of the picturesque and historic
chateaux of the Touraine which are
among the most celebrated chow
places of Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25

derstood that the teachers are to re-
ceive their pay warrants and that
school will reopen.
Nearly all of the teachers live a
long distance from the home OF
Treasurer Brown and they insist that
to compel them to chase around after
Mr.. Brown for their warrants is un-
Just and without precedent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
Spring Neckwear

All the new spring designs are shown
here. Not one ugly pattern in the whole
lot We have carefully selected this line
that we may interest the best trade. New
Styles, richer patterns, better E0n
quality. Prices ESQ and. -. .,........ VVO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
DATE AGREED UPON.
MarshaIl's Band Fair Benefit Concert
on April 2.

April has been agreed upon as the
date for the auditorium band concert
to be given by MarshaIls band for the
benefit of the state fair fund. This
date was agreed upon at a meeting of
the members of the band called for the
purpose of deciding upon the time for
the event at a meeting last night. The
change of the original date which was
March 81 was made necessary for the
reason that the Ottawa University
Orchestra is arranging to appear at the
auditorium Tuesday evening.
friendly feeling exists between the
members of the Ottawa organization
and the members of Marshalfs band
and the members of the orchestra felt
that 1T would be necessary for them to
cancel their date which was the same
as that first selected for the benefit
concert. Though the admission price
has not been settled it is likely that it
will be made 25 cents and at that rate
tidy sum will be realized by the fair
committee if 1T plays to a capacity
house.
The result of the donations reported
to Secretary Poole last evening brings
the total subscriptions to date to $500
The committee will lunch at the Ches-
terfield hotel tomorrow noon and the
remainder of the day win be spent in a
campaign on lower Kansas avenue in
the wholesale district.
The following subscriptions were re-
ported by the committee last night at
the conclusion of the days labor:
Merchants bank ................. 800
Charles Crews %
Topeka Laundry company. 25
Oscar Woolverton .............. %
C. w. Snyder. ..................... %
Thompson Bros. Observation-Disclosures
D. o .Coe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is
J. B. Belts. Observation-Disclosures. %
S. s. Observation-Disclosures. 10
]. B. Larimer. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
Scott Kelsey 10
DIR. o. A. Taylor. ................. 10
Matthew Weightman ................ 10
George Reuter- Observation-Disclosures. 8
F. L. Evarts ................... 5
No new subscriptions are announced
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25

We captured a very fine line of boys
velvet caps, regular soc quality. They will
sell on sight. You will find them On
on our tables at u price. ..0OO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
Argument in Home Case.

Kansas City, Mo-. March 25.-Ar-
guments the trial of General Richard
Horne for the killing of H j.
Groves, managing editor of the Kan
sas iCty Post, began when court
opened today The case probably
will go to the jury late today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
ss sss :1' PAXTON & PAXTON SIT; aas :;'

to visit friends, who are attending
the university.
Mrs. Walch was calling on East
side friends Yesterday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
Isle Hose, 25c

Women's Black Isle
finished hose, embroid-
cred in fancy patterns
with silk at the ankle
and instep, very spec
ial values nE@
per pair. .6OV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.


Adhesive invisible. harmless Satin skin
powder is made in 4 ailuring tints. 2oc
T0PEKA FMPT,OYMENT OFFICE: Man
or woman cooks $50 per mo-, baker $40 per
mo-, short order cooks s35, farm hands,
farm couples, man and wife cooks 500 per
mo mattresses, lunch counter girls. r. j.
Kearney, sol Kansas avenue. Ind. 14SS
Bell 1880.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
sugar Up Another Notch.

New York, March 25.-All grades of
refined sugar were advanced 10 cents
a hundred pounds today.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
rranscontinentaI Route.

Birmingham.-The official announce
ment by the Illinois Central that this
new birmingham division will be
opened for traffic April 18th. calls at
tention to the completion of the last
link in the great Hartman transcon-
tinental route. for by controlling the
Union Pacific, Illinois Central and Cen
tral of Georgia. this system Will extend
from the Pacific to the Atlantic. In
addition to supplying the last link In
this chain, the opening of the Haley
Vile branch will give the Illinois Cen
trail an inlet to the great coal and iron
fields of Alabama, with their immense
annual tonnage.
The Central of Georgia terminals
here connect with those of the Illinois
Central, thus giving a direct connec-
ton from Illinois Central points with
the sea at Savannah over the Central
of Georgia. Connections of the Hi
nois Central with the Union Pacific
thus give complete system from one
ocean to the other.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
PURSUIT OF THE DEVIL FISH.
Sport on the Gulf Entails Muscle
Racking Hard Work.

The task of hitting devil fish from
a 14-foot boat was left to the bachelor
of the party. the married member ex-
planning that he felt his duty to the
ones at home excluded him from any
thing that smacked so of suicide Ac-
cordingly. when near the next fish, the
skin put out from the stern OF the
Irene. the spearman standing In the
bow while the skipper stood the big
boat away so as to give the fish "A
clear field at the first rush
The plan developed perfectly-the
throw was good. the fish half filed the
boat with his first splash. and then
rushed away In a great swinging cir
Gle. so that in Is minutes 1t was pos
sible for the sloop to cut across and
catch up, when by some maneuverfng
1t became possible to pass the inboard
end of the line up to her bowsprit-
After that II was fight to a finish
with the devil fish on one end or the
line and the ten-ton sloop on the other.
For long while II seemed as though
the devil fish had the better of IL.
He towed that big boat steadily out
into the gulf for three hours and
s"ch'y ihiuuteH. IL WAS eXHctly ike
being in tow OF fair-sized tug. The
progress OF the boat was not fast but
as steady as II II were being driven
by the Irene's own engines.
1t may be fair to remark that killing
n devil fish entails as much genuine.
muscle-racking hard work az any task
on earth. 1t is much the same as
pclling for hours against yoke OF
oxen who are moving OF entirely indif-
ferent to ones futile efforts. The
devil fish will not let simple towing
tire him. II left to himself he wiIf
sound to bottom, and after resting pro-
ceed on ad infinitum. 1t is to prevent
such resting that one must work con-
stantly by hauling the tow in close to
him. thereby frightening him to CON
slant effort. II he can be strained to-
the point OF weakening, then he may
be hauled close enough to harpoou
again.-Scribner's Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
Committee Favors Mining Bureau.

Washington.-The House committee
ON mines and mining Monday agreed
10 recommend the passage OF Dill
drawn by a subcommittee for the es-
tablishment of bureau of mines in
the Department of the Interior.
BY the terms of this bill it shall be
the province and duty of the new bn-
reau to foster promote and develop
the mining Industries of the United
States: to make diligent investigation
of the methods of mining, the safety
of the miners. the possible improve
ment of conditions under which mining
operations are carried on. the preven-
ton OF accidents, the values OF min
eral products and the markets for the
same and of other matters pertinent
to said industries, and from time TO
time make such public reports as the
secretary OF the interior may direct or
the work. Investigations and informa-
tIon obtained, with the recommenda-
ton of such bureau"
Provision is made for the govern
ment of the bureau, under the secre-
tary of the interior, by a commissioner
to be appointed by the President at
an annual salary OF $4,000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
New British Cabinet.

London. Official announcement
was made Sunday of the new Cabinet
appointments. They are identical
with the forecast made by the Daily
Chronicle few days ago. and an
nounced in these dispatches as fol.
lows:
Herbert II. Asquith. prime minister
and first lord OF the treasury
David Lloyd, chancellor OF the ex-
chequer.
Lord Tweedmouth. president OF the
council
Earl Crew. secretary of state for
the colonies.
Reginald McKenna, first lord of the
admiralty.
Winston Spencer Churchill, presi-
dent OF the Board of Trade
Walter Runciman, president of the
board of education.
John Morley, secretary of state for
India. and Sir Henry H. Fowler. chan
cellor OF the duchy of Lancaster. have
been made peers. but retain their pres
ent offices.
Colonel Ezzley- has been appointed
under-secretary for the colonies; Lord
Lucas, parliamentary secretary OF the
war office; F. ID. Acland. financial
secretary war office. and Thomas r..
Buchanan. parliamentary secretary.
India office.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
HUGHES WINS
IN new YORK
WILL SEND INSTRUCTED DELE.
GATEs-AT-LAReE TO REPuB-
LIcAN CONVENTION.
ACTION NOT RADICAL
PLATFORM ENDORSES ROOSEVELT
AND HUGHEs-FAvoRs GEN.
ERAL TARIFF REVISION.

New York.-Gov. Charles f. Hughes
was indorsed as New Yorks Repub-
lican candidate for President by that
party's state convention held Saturday.
and the four delegates-atlarge. with
their alternates, elected to the Chicago
national Republican convention were
instructed TO use all honorable means
to bring about his nomination.
The four delegates-atlarge are: Gen.
Stewart l.. Woodford, ex-Mayor Seth
Low of this city, Frederick X. Hazard
of Syracuse. and L. II. Butler OF Buff
falo
The convention-the thirteenth held
by the Republican party to elect dele
gates-at-large to a national convention
was repetition of its distinctive
feature OF the Oneida convention of
1880, when Roscoe CcnlSling sought
vainly to have not only the delegates
at-large. but the congressional dele
gates also instructed for Ulysses s.
Grant.
Ex-State Senator Edgar T. Bracket
OF Saratoga, president of the Hughes
State League. precipitated a sharp de-
bate by presenting minority report
from the committee on resolutions to
amend the resolution indorsing Gov
ernor Hughes and to instruct the dele
gates-at-large to work for him, and the
other delegates to 'persistently labor
for his nomination until a nomination
is made" This failed. and the major
! ity report was adopted almost unani-
mously.
The platform indorses in strong
terms the administration of President
Roosevelt and Governor Hughes, and
commends the policies of the federal
administration.
revision of the tariff is favored and
the action of Congress in declining to
revise the tariff by piecemeal is in
dorsed
Changes are advocated in the cur
rency laws to provide a more elastic
and satisfactory monetary system.
The platform favors the upbullding
of The American navy: the speedy COM
pletion of the Panama canal: the de
velopment of the American merchant
marine; the improvement of the inland
waterways: the re-enactment OF popu-
lar government in the Philippine ISL
ands and commends the movement for
the settlement of international differ
ences. and also of all disputes between
labor and capital by arbitration.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
POpOcGED ZlPE3 or .70RPZDO BQ4T

Mr.. Chester, have already adopted
boats OF the character that / have de-
scribed, and excepting the United
States every country In the world is
progressing along these lines. Are
We to see another era similar to the
one passed through In the early
eighties, when our navy consisted
wholly of wooden ships using steam
only as an auxiliary. while all other
countries were building vessels of
steels? Are we to see England launch-
ing vessels propelled by gas producer
explosive plants. vessels without
smokestacks to Interfere with the all
around fire of the guns. to be riddled
by the enemy's shell and to belch
forth signal OF smoke that tells the
enemy OF your presence long before
you could be discovered without them.
vessels that can cruise three times as
fast as ours on the same amount of
coal, while our congress is authoriz-
ing steam-driven men of war that viii
be out of date long before their keels
are laid?
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
Chelsea, Massachusetts, Burned.

Boston.-An apparently insignifi'
cant fire, which started among rags on
dump in the city of Chelsea Sunday.
was famed by northwest gale into
cenfagration which obliterated near
ly one-third of the city.
Five hundred dwelling houses and
public buildings were destroyed; 1.500
families were driven from their habi-
tations and 10000 people made home
less.
Three lives were known to have
been lost. Others may have perished.
A woman shot herself in frenzy over
her inability to save her property. Sew
enty-five to 100 persons were injured.
At an early hour this morning the
ruins were under guard of fourteen
companies of the state militia and
marines from the Charlestown navy
tial law to prevent looting The SOL
diers were supplied with ball cart
ridges.
The bodies of three persons, so
badly burned as to be unrecognizable,
are at the North Grove street morgue.
No other deaths have been officially
reported.
An early morning estimate of the
loss by an official of a prominent in
surance firm placed the total at be-
tween $7,500,000 and $1O.000,O0O. The
total insurance, it was figured, was
about $5,000,000.
The fire ragged before a forty-five
mile gale for more than twelve hours,
defying the utmost efforts OF the COM
bined fire departments of Chelsea and
several nearby cities and a large de-
tachment of Boston firemen and ap-
paratus.
The fire area. which was in the form
of an ellipse. mile and half long
and half mile wide at its broadest
part, extended diagonally across the
city from point near the boundary
between Everett and Chelsea to the
waters of Chelsea creek.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
PersonsI.

President Roosevelt's present plans
are to spend the first year after his
retirement from office in travel out
side the United States. He hopes to
see some of the rugged and little fire.
quented parts of foreign lands.
Leander Crihfield, one of the Oldest
printers in this country and the man
who first set Morse's telegram What
hath God Wrought" when 1t was sent
to Baltimore on the first official trial
of the telegraph died at Hillsboro. Ill.
James l.. Gaines. of Agra, Kan, com
mitted suicide recently because of wor-
ry over his tax statement.
Senator Housborough, of North Da-
kota was successfully operated upon in
Washington for mastoiditis.
C. E. Billingsley, former president
of the Capitol National bank of Guth-
rie, Ok, has been sentenced to seven
years and five months in the federal
penitentiary at Leavenworth. Kan.
President Roosevelt has sent let
ter to Attorney General Bonaparte di-
recting proceedings by injunctions to
to furnish equal accommodations to
white and negro passengers.
Herbert S. Hadley, attorney general
of Missouri. has gone to Fort Worth,
Texas, for few weeks. II his health
improves Mr.. Hadley may yet enter
the race for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor.
Attorney General Hadley OF Missouri
has annunoced that he would not be
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor. The decision is
made on the advice of his physician.
Word has been received by the Pres
byterian board of foreign missions.
of the recent death in Cairo. Egypt.
of Rev. DR.. Ewing said to be the old
est missionary in the world.
Charles Henry Parker, 92 years, old
and the oldest Harvard alumnus, is
dead in Boston. He was a member
of the class of 1893.
Grover Cleveland is again suffering
from the cold and rheumatism which
have been troubling him for several
months.
Count Vergano. the Italian ambas-
sador to France, died recently in Paris
from a hemorrhage of the brain fol-
lowing grippe.
II. II. Lee, for severe, years oper-
ator for the Associated press In Okla
homa City. Ok, and widely known
throughout the west. is dead.