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The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

State Labor Society to Meet.-The
official call for the eleventh annual
meeting of the State Society of La
Dor and Industry has been sent out
by W. L. A. Johnson, state labor COM
missioner The meeting will begin at
Topeka Monday, February l, and will
last through most of the week. All OF
the labor organizations OF the state
will be represented at this conference
and matters pertaining to the legis-
lature will be discussed among other
things.
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This Applies to Other cltIes.

In the supreme court decision render
ed by Justice Mason he holds that Elk
Chief Of Police Stahl Of Topeka is
liable for the full value Of the intoxi-
eating liquors seized by him while per-
forming his duties as chief Of police.
The case In point was that brought by
Charles M. Hines Of Topeka for recov-
cry of the full value Of the seized
goods. Seven other cases Of similar
nature against Stahl are decided In the
same way. The decision affirms the
judgment of Judge Dana Of the Shaw
nee district court. In his opinion JUS
tice Mason held that Intoxicating
liquor is not subject to seizure on exc
cution, because the same statute for
bids its sale except by certain per-
sons, for restricted purposes, and up
on affidavit Of the buyer showing the
occasion Of his purpose"
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24
STATE CAPITAL ITEMS
sold Mlsbranded Real Beer.

Helm Brewing company Of Kansas
city was fined $1CO in the federal
court for misbranding real beer
1t shipped several barrels OF bottled
beer to customer In Newton and
branded the beer "Hopon," which was
advertised to contain less than 2 per
cent alcohol Pure food inspectors
discovered that 1t was not "Hopon"
at all but was real beer carrying more
than four per cent alcohol. The mis-
branding was done to protect the New
ton jointists against the prohibitory
law.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

In France Mons Dufour has sue
ceeded in making thermometer tubes
Of pure quartz. Not only are these
tubes exceedingly transparent, but
their resistance to heat and other ad-
Vantages make them superior to glass
for thermometers intended to measure
high temperatures. In such ther-
mometers melted tin takes the place
about 465 degrees Fahrenheit up to
over 1000 degrees. 1t could be run
up to 1900 degree, for quartz does
not soften below that temperature.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

A supreme court Judge out in Iowa
has decided that the football season
ends with Thanksgiving day. He says
also: THE remainder of the year of
the university student may be devoted
to the study Of football, but the foot
ball season proper ends appropriately
with a general thanksgiving" That
Judge must have been sent to the
bench-or to the sidelines-a long
time ago. tE
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

A famous French chauffeur who has
Just arrived in this country rejoices in
the name of Szisz. When his employer
wants to call him he will only have to
make a noise like soda fountain.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24
supt. Of Temperance Union.

Frank w. stahl, former chief Of
police Of Topeka, has been appointed
superintendent Of the State Temper
ance Union, and will direct the field
forces, both in raising funds and en-
forcing the state prohibitory law in
the state.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24
Joint Committee win investigate.

Joint Committee viii Investigate.
It is expected that when Governor
Hoch returns from his trip through the
east he will again offer to appoint q
commission with Governor Haskell Of
Oklahoma for the purpose Of investi-
eating the charges made against the
officials of the Kanss penitentiary in
recent newspaper interviews by Kate
Barnard Of Oklahoma.
Kate Barnard has charged that the
Oklahoma prisoners confined in the
Kansas penitentiary are subjected to
inhuman treatment; that hey are beat
en-, starved, placed in dungeons, hung
up by the thumbs and tortured In var
ious other ways She made this same
sort of an attack last summer and at
that time Governor Hoch asked Cover
nor Haskell II he desired to have a
commission appointed for the purpose
of making an investigation. Now that
the charges have been repeated and
added to 1t Is expected that Governor
Hoch will insist upon the appointment
Of such commission.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

If the German invasion scare keeps
up In England it will not be long be-
fore the Britons will be dreaming that
they see fleets of Zeppelin airships
sailing out of the storm clouds when
It's raining over the North sea.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

Europe should never again make fun
Of American wealth. The respect for
It has been too obvious in various mat
rimonial negotiations to permit any af-
fectations of supercilious Indifference.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

China's ancient law compelling the
new emperor always to be of the next
generation must have been put
through some ages ago by lobby of
would-be regents and kept in operation
by similar interests.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24


perity.-The Christmas card of F. D.
Coburn, secretary of agriculture for
the state of Kansas, is just out. The
table of statistics shows that Kansas
produced, during 1908, 76,S0S, ,9S2
bushels of wheat, 150,600,00O bushels
of corn, 16,707,000 bushels of oats, A.
205,OOO pounds of butter, and many
other agricultural products the total
value of which is S277,733,95352. Be-
sides these the state has, according to
assessment figures returned, almost a
million horses worth a trifle more
than 500 per head, $17,40O,OO0 worth
of mules, 100000 worth of milch
COWS, $43,OOO,0O0 worth of other cat
tie and $19,O0O,O0 worth of swine. The
grand total value Of all farm products
for the year is $475,244,SS1. This is
an increase over the greatest previous
year, 1907, of $11,596.244. 1t is great
er by $62,S12,949 than the value of the
combined products of the state during
the years 1893 and 1894. The total
for 1908 is also greater by $104,000,00
than the average yearly value of the
states products during the past twen-
ty years.
Woman Jointist In Jail.-An evi-
dence of the vigor with which the at
torney general is pushing the law en-
forcement crusade at Leavenworth,
was given when Gertrude Karst, wo-
man about so years of age, was SEN
fenced to six months in Jail for con-
tempt of an injunction placed on her
place Mrs. Karst refused to sign
heavy bond for a parole and demanded
that she be sentenced to JAIL Her
son-in-law, Charles Coffman, went to
jail for like period They must in
addition pay 5000 fine each, also all
costs and attorneys fees.
incorporate New Town.--At a spe-
cial meeting of the board of county
commissioners Of Lyon county held at
Emporia, the incorporation of the town
Of Allen was granted. A movement
for the Incorporation of Allen, which
lis town of about 270 inhabitants in
the north part Of Lyon county, has
been on ever since a destructive fire
wiped out large part Of the village
about year ago. A majority of tax
payers ware in favor of the movement.
Twenty-Five men from Allen, repre-
2nting two factions, appeared before
the commissioners.
Harvard scholarship for Kan. Stu
dente-A long list of important scholar
ship awards have Just been announced
at Harvard university. Among the
awards Is one to Russell Sheldon
Thompson, class Of 1912 Of Manhattan.
He received a Dana scholarship,
founded by the class of 1852, and Is
the only recipient representing Kan
sas, though there are many from the
Middle West;
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

Z It Is estimated that over a thousand
foreigners are enrolled In American
universities. For many years Ameri-
cans had to go abroad 10 get the best
sducation that was obtainable. So we
cWs other countries great deal Of
education IA return.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

An Arkansas editor disposes OF the
whole big subject by saying that EN-
peror "Bill" is "too devilish gabby,"
the finding possibly having other mer-
Its than its brevity.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24
Hire Teachers for Three Years.

The educational commission has de.
cided to recommend that the legisla-
ture enact law permitting boards Of
education to contract with teachers
for a three-year,period. The present
law only enables a board to contract
one year with teacher.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

Gypsy Smith has converted several
Cleveland ministers, according to the
clergymen themselves. This gets us
SO mixed up in our minds that we
can't think of anything to say about 1t.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

A movement was started In Paris
recently to tax tourists, but the
scheme has fallen through, French.
men being satisfied to continue to
soak them as before.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

People who used to denounce Ca
mile" as an improper play are too
dazed to submit any comments on
some of the stage performances now
presented.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24
eanItarIum At PenItentlary.

The next legislature will be asked
to pass bill appropriating $4,000 for
the erection Of 4 sanitarium for tuber.
culosis patients In the state peniten
tiary. During the American prison
congress, which convened in Rich.
mond. the visiting delegates were
shown through the sanitarium for con.
sumptives, situated on the prison farm
near Richmond. Since that visit War.
den Haskell has been working on
plans to submit to the board and the
state legislature for the erection Of .
at Lansing.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

It is difficult to see how an expert
can find enough work to keep him
busy under the stringent game laws
prevailing In Africa.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

An Illinois man got bride on an
election bet, and will know In a few
years whether he won or lost.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

Now theorist insists that life can
be prolonged forever. The idea opens
mp a terrible prospect in some cases
for the worlds welfare.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

J. W. DooIln Dies of GIanders.-Dr.
s. F. Schoenleber, state veterinarian
Of Manhattan, has found case OF
glanders In a human being, rare
thing, according to the doctor. J. VIII
Doolin Of Harper contracted glanders
from his horse more than a year ago
and has been under treatment for a
blood disease. When DR.. Schoenleber
was In that vicinity recently he was
called to see Doolin and pronounced
his trouble glanders. Doolin died
later.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24
once lRefused 70 Obey.

Major Fred Lewis Of Marion has
announced his candidacy for sergeant
alarms Of the senate. He is an old
soldier and is also a member Of tho
militia. During the legislative war
OF '93 he refused to obey the order Of
Governor Lewelling and fire upon the
Republican members Of the legisla-
ture. For this he was court mar
tailed and dismissed from the service.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

Yale may build a stadium. There 1t
will be more than ever matter OF
Greek meeting Greek.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

The surgeon general Of the navy
wants a dental corps. Is this to be
sn duty in the teeth of gale?
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

That is an old saying about good d.
gestion waiting upon appetite, but
ever appropriate to the occasion.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

syI Dixon Is Dead. --ssl Dixon, ia
nous IN Kansas for advertising trains
he took from this state into the east,
died in Wichita. He was 81 years old
Death followed a year Of illness caus-
ed by indigestion. The body was
taken 70 Helena, Ok, for burial.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS
Brief Review Of the Happenings Of Week Condensed Into
Paragraph for our Busy Readers

Gas at 8 Cents Per Thousand lon
condition the Commercial Club Of Tul-
sa secure manufacturing industries
which will use 1O,0OO,0OO cubic feet of
gas daily, the Henry Oil and Gas com
pany, which controls a large part Of
the production Of the great Collins
vile gas field, will build pipe line to
that city at cost of 100000 and will
supply gas for industrial purposes at
the rate Of 3 cents per thousand.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24

New Position for Clyde Heed
Clyde MnReed, who has been chief
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-24
The Globe Republican
eiobe-RepublIcan Pts. Co, Pubs.

DODGE CITY, I: KAN.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29
SIX AMENDMENTS
In FOWLER BILL
House Committee Orders Bank.
ing Measure Reported.
Each Member Reserves Right Ia OPP
pose ar Offer Amendments ON
the Floor.
THEY RECOMMEND PASSAGE

Washington, Feb. 29.-By a vote of
IL to ). three members being present
and not voting. the house committee
on banking and currency authorized
Chairman Fowler to report to the
house the Fowler currency bill with
the recommendation thbt II pass.
The clause permitting national
banks to do trust savings bank bust
ness was amended by striking out the
savings bank section. The clause
making all of the national banks
within reach of the proposed reserve
districts specifically liable for ten per
cent of check and note liabilities of
failed national banks within that dis
trict was revised to read 25 per cent
The bill as originally framed. al
lowed each national bank to take out
national credit notes to the extent OF
100 per cent of its capital with the
approval of the comptroller of the
currency and an unlimited additional
amount with the approval of the
board of managers of the reserve dis
trict to which the bank belonged This
provision was revised so that the to-
tai amount of credit notes issuable
to any bank shall not exceed two hun.
dred per cent of its capital stock.
The bill originally provided the de
post of a guaranty fund to be created
by tax Of two per vent on credit
notes issued, eighty per cent should
be invested in United States two per
cent bonds and twenty per cent should
be held IN reserve. This gold fund
The bill as revised stipulates the In
yesiment-o of the entire fund in United
states twos and fixes their Hat pur-
chase price at 1O4. which was the
average price for February last.
The revised bill. In order to carry
out the bond currency retirement
clause, provides that after tho guar
amy fund has reached. S25,O0O.OOO
the secretary OF the treasury shall Is
sue gold certificates In amounts CORE
spending with the annual two per
cent payments on the total OF out
standing credit notes issued. these
cold certificates TO take the place OF
an equal amount Of outstanding green
backs. As estimated an annual tax
on credit notes would be- S1i.000,J0O.
About fourteen years would be re
quired for the total retirement OF tht
country's present bond secured cur
reucy after the guaranty fund had
reached $2j. 100000.
One Of the most interesting pro
visions Of the bill as revised in The
committee. requires that the govern
ment collect It's claims and pay lts
current expenses through the banks
That is. the government would con
tlnue TO hold IN treasury the green
back redemption fund. amounting 10
$3.50 600 .OO0. and gold certificate re-
IdemptIon fund. amounting TO SS20.-
900, O00. but Us general fund for the
conduct OF the government would be
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29

An unwelcome guest is one Of the
best things going.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29

Leap year query--Has she asked
YOU yet?
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29
SANTA PE ROAD
SEEMS CROOKED
Development at Nine Hon I
Law Hearing Yesterday.
Refusing 10 Sign Letters Written Iiy
Officials showing o. u. y. Presi-
dent Was Not Representative.
OPERATORS ARE DISCHARGED

Washington, Feb. 29.--The nine
hour law hearing before the inter-
state commerce commission was not
concluded as expected. Cases of sew
leral railways were heard, but, in Is
sential details, they did not differ
from those already presented.
The feature came near the close of
the session when {. II. Baunt. assist
ant general manager of the Santa Fe
said he could lay before the commits
sion autograph letters of 1,4O4 open
|ators of that line stating that ii. b.
Perham was not authorized to repre-
sent them before the commission.
81 have a score of kilograms" in
'terjected Chairman Knapp. from
operators on your line WHICH state
that they signed such letters as you
refer to under protest"
Knapp read two of these in which
the signers declared they had been
threatened with discharge If they re-
fused to sign the letters written at
dictation and by the direction of the
Santa Fe officials.
Gaunt presented some of the letter.
he had and in response to a question
said the letters were not prepared by
the company officials. Knapp then
read letter from an operator who
said he had been presented with a let
ter prepared for his signature by an
official Of the company.
President Perham, of the Order OF
Railroad Photographers, explained that
he had in his possession letters from
a thousand or more operators on the
Santa Fe system authorizing him to
represent them at this hearing. IA
alleged that the Santa Fe endeavored
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29
Indian Bill Passes.

Washington. Feb. 29.-Considera-
ton of the lndan appropriation, bill
and speech by Senator Smoot, of
Utah, on the currency bin. consumed
nearly the entire time in the senate
today. The Indian bin was passed.
By the narrow margin Of one vote
the house today, after an all day dis
cussion. rejected, 80 to co, the amend
ment by Foster. of Illinois, to the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29

PILES CURED IN @ TO II DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case OF Itching, Bird, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in to Il
days or money refunded. soc.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
tion, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try il?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
,eaith. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29
Races at Rink.

Dutch" Endriss retained his cham
pionship as skater last night by de-
feating Maurice Lagerwall and Earl
Williams in a race at the rink. Will
liams fell down at the start and En-
drlss and Lagerwah got big lead on
him. Endriss led at the first turn
and gradually drew away and finished
about one-fohrth of a lap ahead. The
time was $40. In the second race
Goveral Rosenthal was the winner
over Reese Ellios and Eddie McCann
iRosenthal led from the start and made
the four laps In 1:12.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29

army bill appropriating one million
dollars for joint maneuvers of mill
tia organizations aud regular troops.
Without a dissenting vote the house
earlier in the day by special rule re-
stored the provisions to Increase the
pay of non-commissloned officers and
men and to prohibit private employ
ment of army musicians for pay, both
of which yesterday went out on points
of order.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29

to intimldate its operators; that its
operators had been discharged for
trivial causes, among the causes being
membership in the order of Railway
Telegraphers. He produced tele-
gram informing him that three oper-
ators had been discharged because
they declined to sign letters to the
Interstate commerce commission pre-
scented them by an official of the com
pany.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29
THEATRICAL NOTES
"The Man Of the Hour

One of the most successful plays
The Man of the Hour" will be the at.
traction for the first time at The Ken
lucky March 3. The author. George
Broadhurst, has dealt broadly with
known conditions Of machine politics
and boss rule. and is generally be
lieved to have used present iBcumb-
ents of Office and political leadership
in New York city as studies for his
stage characters. The play was
Istrongly endorsed by President ROose
yel( when this same excellent com
pany which appears here. was seen in
Washington. The players are Orrin
johnson, Harold Russell. Robert A
Fisher, George c. Staley. Thomas
Meighan. William Deming. Samuel c.
Hunt. Bennett Southard, Samuel For
rest, Frank Russell, Basil Wet, Ed
ward Culver and the Misses Frances
Ring, Louise Eyers and Kate Lester
The sale OF seats opens Monday at 3
a. m.
"No Change There"
Who has not heard that celebrated
German dialect comedian and Gold
en- Voiced" singer. Al II. tMetz) VII
son, tell his unctious funny stories?
There is always 4 fund of humor in
his sayings together with a certain
subtle point that probably while not
calling forth the loud guffaw of an
exaggerated ending, finds the bulls
eye in certain satisfactory chuckle
at the queer conceit in the manner
expressed. Mr.. Wilson in his exuber-
anee has been known to stop the ac-
ton of the play he Is now producing,
which is entitled, ''Metz in the Alps, 4"
aud which will be seen in this city
shortly, to Introduce some exagger-
alton that flashes across his mind for
the moment. There Is such a spon-
taneity in this peculiarly Of his that
makes him at once friends with his
auditors. As an example here Is
what may be called one of his Bon
Mots." One of the characters in the
play has the line whith is a question
to Metz as follows: GLOW high Is this
mountain" Mr.. Wilson Immediately
grasping the opportunity for a chance
to create laughter Nth his auditors
as well as his fellow players, replied:
s'WeH, sir, my father always said
that mountain was $500 feet, but
stlll that is not to be depended upon,
for father died thirty years ago, and
there have been lots of changes since
then"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29

kept ON deposit in the various ma
tional banks, subject to check; and
instead Of paying out general moneys
by voucher and reasury checks, pay
ments would be BY bank checks.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-29
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE

LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE re-
moves the cause. Used the world
over to Cure Cold in One Day. e.
| w. Groves signature on box. 25c.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-11-12
The CarIin Ice Pond

Assistant Superintendent Rowlands
returned last night from Carlin, where
he spent yesterday on company bust
ness. He states that the company ex-
poets to have the huge ice pond
and reservoir at Carlin completed next
week and will be cutting ice OH the
pond in about ten days.
The pond is said to be the largest of
it's kind in the West and ice will be cut
on it for the purpose of icing all fruit
cars which have heretofore been iced
at Ogden. Two hundred cars of gravel
have been. hauled from the Walker
gravel pit to be used in concrete work
on the dam.-Gazette.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-11-12

Awriter ON morning daily. says a
Wall street man is responsible for this:
Did you ever hear of u man losing
800, 0OO, 900 in cold cash because he for
got to ask for it?" asked u veteran stock
exchange man. well, there Is such u
man." he continued, land his name is
Andrew Carnegie. When the Laird of
Skibo sold. out his steel interests to J.
P. Morgan he got 5000, 100000 in ) per
cent. bonds, for his properties. You
know that don't your Shortly after
the steel corporation was put into work
order Carnegie and Morgan were on
their way to. Europe on the same
steamer. :. Suddenly Carnegie said:
John, don't you know 1 think that
ought to have got $40O, 900, 900 instead
of $500, 100000 for my holdingsY'
Morgan looked at him with that cold
and sinister expression ne always
carries nihis face when he is about to
say something, particularly soothing,
and replied: Well Andy, you could
have had it 3" '-.'. -.