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The Washington times., 1908-04-05
What They All Missed.

Nor did the Mems League proht by
the lesson he drew from XanIippe and
her illUstrtous spouse There was
fine example he left untouched
The time when the ca-Hing angel
pulled out both his win making
quilts 70 record the dee men. 20
black the deeds had he 70
ferred not to That same ord Byroo
who welded 20 Fue. he. TOO. Ignored
And after Byron had told Of the se-
cordiug angels sacrifice, Twas vET
horrible and very remiss. BIZ ruth
Iessly M-. Dent passed over all q
this Much more he neglected. too.
as nuoh as knew that nan OF whom
rs said:
And still their wonder grew
he knew"
Then M. Dent did not sit down Rs
hadn't arisen.
Next a vote was taken and the
Meas League. including both the
party who snored and the party who
tainted. voted They voted that II IS
easier for a man 20 love with a high
tempered neat woman than with q
rood-natured careless one All q
which leads 70
Moral. Anacostia sets great store By
cleanliness;
Deputy Moral: AnaoOsua sdmires
It's wives;
assistant Deputy Moral: LIE Is NO
all smiles;
Corolary- Anaoostia Is Gisorsst-
The Washington times., 1908-04-05

would you pre-
fer to have a
neat wife and a
quick-tempered
one, or a good
natured md
untidy one?
Sitting con-
tented y by
your fireSiie at
The Washington times., 1908-04-05

cabbage. or canvasback duck. and
water containing headache bubbles
Mr. Price said this, some other things.
ara besides a few more things. Then
ne sat down
The Washington times., 1908-04-05

"And the Neck Turns the Head"
One OF the debaters sent word that
he was unavoidably detained at home
and Mr.. Milstead took his place. He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
SHE LEAVES THE JAIL.
Marie White Denies Mrs. Sans Is
Mother But Goes With Her.

Leavenworth, Kan, Oct. 9.-Marie
White, the girl who was taken from
a resort on Cherokee street by the po-
lice and later sentenced to 21O days in
Jail because she refused to recognize
Mrs. Julia Sans of Atchison, who came
to Leavenworth claiming the hayward
girl as her daughter, has relented, but
not repented. Yesterday she agreed to
60 home with Mrs. Sans, who came
to Leavenworth to make last effort
to win the girl over.
well, Marie. are you going home
with your mother?" the girl was asked
at the police station as preparations
were being made for her departure.
mo, I'm going with this woman
here" answered the blonde young wo-
man sharply.
Since the morning nearly month
ago when she stood before Judge Tay-
Tor in the police court room in the face
of the tears of the woman who declares
that she is Marie's mother, chose a
long Jail sentence rather than to go
home with her, the girl has been firm
in her denial She declares that her
mother and father died in Kansas City.
She glibly repeats the dates and the
residences where her family lived at
the time of the deaths. A search of
| the undertakers' records in Kansas
| City has thus far failed to verify the
| girls statements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
LONGBOAT WON'T RUN.
Manager Says Indian Will Not Race
Shrubb

Buffalo, Oct. 9-Tom Flanagan,
manager of Tom Longboat, the IA
nous Marathon runner, called up the
sporting editor of a local paper this
morning on the long distance tele-
phone from Toronto, Longboat's home,
and denied that the Indian would turn
professional and run Alfred Shrubb,
the noted English athlete. Flanagan
said that the story printed all over the
country setting forth that Longboat
would run Shrubb was made out or
nothing. ~f
Say, write a story and say Long
boat is an amateur and will remain
one for a long time to come" said
Flanagan over the long distance
phone. somebody has been string
ing Pat Powers and Shrubb along.
Longboat isn't going to turn profess
sional He's UP on farm here near
Toronto training for a series or long
distance amateur races"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
Soldiers Home Veteran Declar.
es He Is Through.
Thinks He Doesn't Want Same
Wife Again.
WAS. AFTER HIS MONEY
After First Separation She Re.
turned His Property.
Flees to Iowa to Avoid a Third
Experience.

Leavenworth, Oct. 9.-When Judge
Fitzpatrick in the district court grant
ed decree of divorce to Foster H.
Woods, veteran at the Soldiers
home the aged man was for the sec
ond time in the past ten years separat-
ed from his second wife, formerly DIR.
Alice Aubrey, whom he in his pc
tition charges with, being an adven-
turess and with inhdelity to her vows.
1t was in 1897 that Woods and DR..
Alice Aubrey were married. In 1899
she obtained a decree of divorce from
him on the grounds of extreme cruel
ty, and was given three lots in the
Klondike owned by the veteran.
Woods offered little or no objection
to this procedure and settled himself
back into the Home, with comfort
able income from his $4,000 worth of
farming lands in Missouri and Iowa.
But little time had elapsed, however,
until the old courtship was renewed
and again the pair plighted troth and
were married. To show to her aged
husband that her change of heart was
complete Mrs. Woods decided back to
him the three lots given her by the
divorce.
For seven years the second chapter
of their married life progressed
through various moods and phases
filed petition in the district court
asking alimony on the grounds of
gross neglect. Her attorney was w. w.
Hooper. Judge Fitzpatrick then APP
pointed Ben F. Endres as counsel for
the old veteran, who resisted all at
| temps to secure a judgment against
him for alimony. On May 81 of this
year Mrs. Woods filed an amended pc
| tition in which she demanded not only
| alimony but a decree of divorce from
| her enfeebled spouse. This move
| brought decisive action from the old
man, and on June 10, he filed an an
swer and cross petition in which he
made sensational allegations and &C
| cusations against his wife.
In this cross petition the old veter-
an declared that while he believed al
the time of the second marriage that
his wife loved him he had since be-
come convinced that she was but plot
| ting to get his property. He accused
his wife of forcing him to wash the
dishes and do work about their home
that was properly hers. He alleged
that she was addicted to the use OF
drugs The old veteran intercepted 6
note written to his wife by another
member of the home and claims te
have got possession of the answer te
| it. Yesterdays action in the cour'
was practically settled, between Woods
| and his wife before the case came tC
trial. She was given the three lots in
Klondike and SIS in money. The fin
ancial arrangements now remain the
same as at the conclusion of the frs
| divorce case.
ct am going back to Iowa." said
Mr.. Wood yesterday afternoon, "an6
I'm here to say that 1 will not make
!! a third mistake in this case. She fool
ed me twice, but no-never again."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
KINsLEY,s PROHIBITION ROW.
Big Fuss in Which Senator Smith ana
Attorney General Figure.

Kinsley, Kan, Oct. 9.-The town is Ia
the throes of a prohibition row that -
growing 1t was started by Sherin
Priest raiding one alleged joint. Tne
raided party swore out warrant ana
had the sheriff arrested on the charge
of having stolen the money in the casn
drawer. amounting to few dollars
One judge held the sheriff on the
charge; superior judge dismissed tna
case; the people have taken sloes anu
Attorney General Jackson was appeal
ed to. He wrote Dumont Smith for IN
formation and Sheriff Priest exhibits
an alleged letter from Senator Smlt !:
to Mr.. jackson in which the sheriff is
stated to have been arrested, convicted,
and to have served term in jail lot
petty larceny at previous period.
Sheriff Priest and his friends deny
this and seem able to prove their case.
Lawyers are busy and libel suits may
is claimed the letter was inadvertently
is claimed the letter was lnadVertanIS
given MT. Priest by a clerk in the at
tOrney generals Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
TOOK THREE SHOTS AT HIM.
A Kansas City Woman Uses Revolver
Freely at lola.

lola, Kan, Oct. 9-On complaint OF
Felix Thompson, Mrs. Roe. OF Kansas
City, was arrested on the charge OF
assault with intent to kill. Mr.. Thomp-
son alleges that she shot at him three
times with a revolver, once when she
was less than three feet away. Inc
first bullet, Thompson alleges. strucK
just above his head, the second snot
going through his left arm and oooy,
BY this time he had time to run ana
was running when the third shot was
fired.
The shooting took place in otten's
pop factory.
c. S. Potter's court on the charge she
pleaded not guilty and gave Sl,oo.
bond to appear or trial in justice courl
next Wednesday at 9 o'clock.
From the best information to De
secured Mrs. Roe came here from Kan
sas City to marry Mr.. Often. Mr.. and
Mrs. Often were to take charge of the
running of the bottling works
which Mr.. Thompson has beer
running for some time. 1t is said thai
the trouble grew out of a difficulty In
the settlement between Mr.. Often and
Mr. Thompson. Often is the owner OF
the bottling works.
Thompson said upon being asked
what the trouble was over:
"I told Joe that we could settle this
matter because I had conducted the
business for the past four years with
out any trouble. 1 told him to go pay
Lena, my wife, what he owed her. Tnis
women then stepped in and making
remark that no man would ever nave
made to me began to shoot. She was
so close that 1 attempted to knock tns
gun out of her hand but failed
Mrs. Roe treated the shooting yer,
much as a joke. She said that II sn'
had hurt Mr. Thompson there nigh
have been some occasion for all of th'
fuss but that she did not hurt him ant
had no intention of doing him injury
She says that she shot in the air ant
| did so for the purpose OF soaring nm
as she thought that he intended doint
| bodily injury to Mr.. Often.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
President Winchell of Rock Is.
land Denies Report
That He Requested Employees to
Vote for Stubs and BristOw.
WRITES A LETTER,
Which Is Emphatic and Covers
Ground Thoroughly.
Santa Fe News at Garden City
and Arkansas City.

The following letter from E. c. Cook,
editor Of the Railway Journal at Chi
cago, is self-explanatory:
To the Editor of the State Journal:
In your issue of September 26 you
published an article headed starts the
Talk" in which you say among other
things, as follows: Acting. 1t is said,
under instructions from B. L. Winchell,
president of the Rock Island, a meeting
of certain Rock Island employees is re-
ported to have been held in Topeka
Friday, at which the employees were re-
quested to vote against Stubs and
Bristow in the coming campaign"
When 1 read the article it seemed as
though some newspaper man had been
imposed upon with false story. but J
considered the publicity by you mis-
take, as it seemed hardly probable thai
a railway official of Mr.. Winchelrs
high position and standing could be a
party to such a move. However, tn
make sure 1 addressed him a note and
| enclosed the article clipped from your
paper and asked him if he wished to
express himself on the matter. His re-
ply in full is as follows, and l benevs
that you in your spirit of fairness, WI
give publicity to same:
your favor of September 18th, with
clipping from Kansas newspaper. 1;
| ought not to be necessary to deny any
such statements as are made in this
article. I not only have not directed
any of our men how to vote, but haVs
not even indicated or intimated to them
my wishes in the matter of the election
of any candidate of any party in any
state or national campaign. 1 do MOI
even know how the officers of our com
pany, located right here at headquar-
| tiers, are going to vote. All OF the talA
about railway companies directing the
political action of their employees, so TAI
as I have ever known. is rubbish.
| have been in the railway service, botf
as employe and employer for thirty.
! four years. and I have never been tolc
how to vote by any employer when
was in a subordinate position, and
since assuming executive work, have
never. in a single instance, directed
nor have 1 attempted to direct, the vote
| of any of those who are responsible te
me-"
The writer believes that this candid
straightforward statement of President
| Winchell, is about the views of all tn'
railway officials in regard to the polltl
cal situation as pertaining to the dis
position of employees. Railway employees
| are intelligent enough to know how u
vote and railway officials are liberia
enough to let their men do their owl
thinking in matters not connected VIII
| railway service.
| Trust this denial will receive tn'
| same consideration in your, coiumn'
that the story of September 18TH did.
E. c. COOK.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
SALIVA DOGS TO NEBRASKA. T
Large Number of Greyhounds VIII Be
at the Sutton Meet.

Salina, Kan, Oct. 9.-Salina will be
represented at the annual coursing
meet at Sutton, Neb., next week by
an even dozen dogs. Sutton is 6S miles
west of Lincoln. The meet begins
next Tuesday and finishes the week.
Dave Hill will take his five dogs, E. H.
and C. L. Clarke will take five and c.
b. Anderson will take two. Charles
Sterling of Clay Center will go with
the Salina party and will take one
dog. The Salina dogs are all young
and are entered in the futurity.
immediately following the Sutton
meet there will be one at Utica, Neb.,
and it is likely that the entire Salina
party will go direct to that place from
Sutton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
WESTERN ROADS IN LINE.
VIII Adopt Same Bills of Lading Used
by Eastern Roads.

Chicago, Oct 9.-The western rail-
roads have practically decided to
adopt the same uniform bill of lad
ing which has been accepted by the
eastern roads. 1t is understood that
the western classification committee
has asked the Interstate Commerce
commission for authority to adopt the
provisions of the eastern bill of lad
ing on November 1, instead of the
classification provision which they
have filed.
This action by the western roads is
said to have greatly simplified the
situation regarding the uniform bill
of lading. Many of the shippers were
dissatisfied with the eastern bill of
lading because the western classical
ton had eliminated the carriers risk
clause, which exacted a higher rate.
The eastern roads have decided to
force the adoption of the bill of lading
by the shippers. In this connection
they have decided to refuse shipments
where the shipper demands any
receipt or signed writing regarding
his shipment other than the bill of
lading. Then if he choose to ship
without a receipt and without signing
| the bill, as already announced, he
must pay 10 per cent in advance of
the regular freight rate. After
November 1, in fact, there will not be
another form of bill of lading in use
on the eastern roads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
SANTA FEE AT GARDEN CITY.
Changes i'm Switches and Additional
Trackage Built in Yards.

Garden City, Kan, Oct. 9.-The
changes in the Santa Fe yards, the re-
moval of the old tracks and switches
and the construction of others to meet
the requirements of the industries along
the right of way, are now fns progress,
and sixty men, under the foremanship
of George Shasteen, are making excel
lent time in road building.
The gang is now at work on the
switch which extends to the Garden
City Grain & Produce company's ele-
vator. This line runs from the main
track east of the station along past
the elevator and then swinging in
south again connects with the switch
track that runs just north of the
freight depot.
A track will be built to the new To-
cation of the Standard Oil tanks and
the tanks will Abe moved from their
location just east of the passenger sta
ton to a point some four blocks east.
One track will be built from the
factory in the Main street and an
other will run from the main line past
the Garden City mill and the ice plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
BRITT COMES TO LIFE AGAIN.
ssBrother WiIlus," as Manager of Mel
son, Seeks Go With Jimmy.

New York, Oct. "a cable dis
patch dated from London says: Jim
my Britt former lightweight cham
pion, announced today that his broth
er, Willus Britt, is to leave New York
at once for this city in hopes of ar
ranging match between Battling
Nelson and Jimmy for the champion
ship of the world.
Willus Britt is now manager OF the
Battling one and figures his brother
soft money for the champion. Jimmy,
on the other hand, figures that he can
easily beat Nelson in a ten-round
bout. The latter has already recon-
mended a number of local clubs, in
Guiding the National Sporting club. to
bid for the match.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
HARTMAN BUSY.
Up to Him to Reorganize the Three
Gould Lines.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 9.-The an
nouncement is made today that e. H.
Hartman has completed deal where
by he will take over the three SUD-
sidiary lines of the Gould system
reaching the Pittsburg district, will or
ganize them into a new combination OF
his own after taking them out OF the
hands of receivers, and will place L.
F. Loree, now head of his Delaware &
Hudson railroad, in charge as presi-
dent. The lines to be taken over are
the Wheeling 4 Lake Erie, the West
side Belt Line and the Wabash-Pitts-
burg Terminal. 1t is understood that
the Goulds are to sever all connections
with these lines, a total abandonment
of the plans to enter Pittsburg, which
cost George Gould about $25,0OO,OOO.
President Loree today completed an
exhaustive tour of all the property in
question in company with B. A.
Worthington of Cleveland, who is now
receiver for the Wheeling & Lake Erie
railroad, but who was formerly sta
toned at Pittsburg in charge of the
Gould lines east of Toledo. 1t is I'M
derstood that Worthington will be sent
10 the Western Pacific railroad.
Already there is a fight on to see
whether Cleveland or Pittsburg shall
have the headquarters of the new Har-
rinan lines. While Mr.. Hartman
would personally favor Cleveland, it is
understood the new $1,000,000 depot
built by the Goulds here and the Pitts
burg business interests will win out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
Racing at Belmont Park.

Belmont Park Race Track, n. Y,
Oct 9.-The tenth of Matron stakes,
with a value of $685., resulted in a
practical walkover for the Keene
entry at Belmont park. Maskette
and Affection were the only starters
and galloped over the six furlongs in
1920 40 Both FLIES were under a
strong pull all the way and it was
only a good open gallop.
This is the first walkover which has
occurred in the east in several years.
The finish in the New Rochelle stake
was very close, Cressina winning by
a nose. She was q pacemaker all the
way Arasee was very weakly ridden
at the end. Schmidt was of no help to
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
Tennis at NeOdesha.

Neodesha, Kan, Oct. 9.-The third
DAYS play in the Oil and Gas tourna-
ment brought forth the best matches
of the tournament. the five-set
matches between A. B. Cockerell and
son and C. C. Cockerell and George
Gordon resulting in victory for the
former by a very close score. The
semi-finals and finals in singles and
finals in doubles will be finished to-
day. Jack Cannon of Kansas City
will meet A. B. Cockerell OF Nevada,
Mo-. IN semi-finals in the forenoon.
George Gordon of Altoona Will meet
c. c. Cockerell in semi-finals at the
same hour and the winners of the
matches will meet in the afternoon.
Cannon and Stotler have reached the
finals and will meet Cockeren and
son. Scores in singles were as follows:
Third round-A. B. CockereH de-
feated ]. K Shinn, 3d., 6-2. Jack
Cannon defeated Fred Merkey
60, 6-1.
In the semi-final doubles. third
round. Cannon and Stotler defeated
WILEY and Merkey. GA. Us, ga
CockereIl and CockereH defeated
Cockeren and Gordon, lie, ell
Is, 6-1, GA.
CockerelI and Gordon in the fourth
round defeated Hale and Ashley
As, Sc, Us.
A. B. Ashley won the consolation In
singles from P. Wilson, Ga, 60.
Aired and Shinn won the consola-
ton in doubles from Holbrook and
Buckles, 60, SO, 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
ORDERS STEEL CARS.
Hartman Roads Buying Only Steel
Coaches From Now On.

1t has been announced that the
controlling powers u the Hartman
roads have decided to order none but
all-steel passenger cars hereafter. AS
a starter an order for twenty of such
cars has been placed with the Pull
man company. 1t is said that these
coaches practically will be hides
tructible. Tests made in the Pullman
shops show that the cars will stand
almost any shock without telescoping,
and with comparatively little injury.
Delivery of the equipment is to be-
gin within sixty days.
Other large systems are reported
to be figuring on orders for new
steel passenger coaches. and it is pre-
dicted that sooner or later all the
roads in the country will be ordering
this style of equipment. Steel con-
struction is said to- have passed the
experiment stage, and the adoption of
this style of car means the saving of
life and property in accidents.
In the Pullman shops there is a
steel plate taken from the side of a
Pullman car that was "sideswiped" by
a coal car. 1t is said that this kind
of a blow is most destructive. but the
passenger car in question was not in
jured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
To Enforce Hours of Labor Law

Announcements come from Wash
ington that the Interstate Commerce
commission has decided to follow up
vigorously all infractions of the
hours of labor law notwithstanding
the objections made by the roads
which have entered suits in the
courts to enjoin the commission
against requiring reports from the
railroads of cases where men have
worked more than the number of
hours permitted by law. Detectives
are to be employed, if necessary, to Sc
cure evidence of cases of excessive
work on the part of trainmen and
telegraph operators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
SUICIDE AT ABILENE.
Years of Worry Cause Dan Hart to
Shoot Himself.

Abilene. Kan. Oct. 9.-Dan Hart of
this CITY committed suicide Thursday
by shooting himself through the head
with a revolver. Family troubles are
said to have been the cause of his
act. While child. Hart was the in
mate of an orphans home and at
tracted the attention of the late Mark
Hanna. who took him into his custody
to raise. He was a member of the
Hanna family for a number of years.
but he finally left them. 1t is said
that he was a great favorite with the
senator whose own son, Dan, was
named after him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
FIRE AT BUCKIIN.
DESTROYS Private Light and water
Plant, Barn and Horse.

Bucklin, Oct. 9.-Early Ihursoay
morning fire was discovered in G. E.
Smiths barn which was located in the
rear of his meat market. Before the
flames could be checked by the means
at hand. an adjacent building belong
ing to DIR. F'annon. in which his hgnt
and water plant were located, caugn'
fire and both buildings with, their con-
tents were entirely destroyed. Among
other property in the barn was good
horse which was burned to death. the
origin of the fire is unknown. The loss
will amount to $4,000. will fall upon the
owners, there being no insurance.