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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
CAMPAIGN PLANS.
Are Being Laid by Hitchcock and His
Aids at Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs Colo, July 20
Seventeen states and territories are
represented here today, by the Repub-
lican national committeeman and the
state chairma n, sat the conference call
ed by Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman
Of the Republican national committee,
for the purpose of devising systematic
methods for carrying on the campaign
in the west for Taft and Sherman. The
western leaders arrived here very en-
thusiastic over the plans made by Mr..
Hitchcock to bring them together SO
that by an exchange of ideas up to
date methods may be employed in all
Of the western states to get out the
Republican vote. The conferences
which were expected to extend over
two days will be entirely informal.
The first session Of the western Re-
publicans was called to order at 2 p.
m. in the ball room at the Antler hotel
by Mr.. Hitchcock. He made a short
talk at which he said he wanted the
men to know each other and that il
would feel that the assembly had been
well worth while. After that a gen.
eral discussion Of the needs In the
various states was held.
William Hayward, chairman for Ne
braska, explained in great detail
card system, which he maintains of
the Nebraska voters A poll is made
each year by precinct leaders and data
of all kinds gathered to be used as a
guide in sending out campaign argu-
ments. The sessions held are all
rivals of some from the northwest, an
automobile trip was taken during the
forenoon and the first session post
pOped until afternoon.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Word has been received by Mrs.
Anna Pearson, 403 Shawnee avenue,
of the death of her mother, Mrs.
Christina Olson, age II, who formerly
lived at 1015 Clay street, this city, who
died Sunday night at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. L. c. F. Lehman, Chat
tanooga, Tenn. The remains will be
brought to Topeka for burial. Funeral
arrangements will be announced later.
Word has been received by relatives
in Topeka of the death on July of
Mrs. NJ. c. Hodge of Rialto, Gala,
where the family had resided for the
past fourteen years. Mrs. Hodge was
formerly Miss Emma Wood of Ameri-
Gus, Kan, and was the wife of Morgan
c. Hodge, a former resident of Auburn
in this county. She leaves a husband
and three sons.
Oliver D. Wilkerson, son of Sheriff
John Wilkerson, who died on the 18th
of July, was born in Topeka on the
9Th of January. 1872, and spent the
greater portion Of his life in this city.
He received his earlier education in
the Shawnee county schools and after
wards attended Campbell university at
Holton. leaving there before he grad
uated to accept a position in the PEN
sion office at Washington, D. c.
After a short term of service in that
department he was made a special ex-
aminer and held this position until his
health failed four years ago. He then
returned to Topeka and suffered from
a severe attack of typhoid fever which
left him an invalid. While in Wash
ignton he attended the Georgetown
university and graduated in the law
class with Bruce P. Cortelyou, secre-
tary of the treasury. at the present
time. He was always a student and
| the breakdown which afterwards re-
suited in his death was occasioned by
over work and hard labor as a student
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TAKING WALKER HOME.
New Britain Of1cials En- Route With
Ascending Bank Treasurer.

Los Angeles, Cal. July .20.-Wil
liam F.. Walker. absconding treasurer
of the New Britain, Conn, Savings
bank, whose extradition from Mexico,
was achieved only after he had spent
several months in Jail at Enzenada.
departed today for New Britain, a
prisoner in the custody of e. F. Egan,
chief of police of that city. Before
leaving this city. Walker freely talked
of the crime to which he has con-
fessed. and while denying that he had
looted the bank of $565,000 as has
been alleged, he refused to give even
an estimate of his shortage, saying:
IT have already made a statement
to the officials of the bank and it re-
mains for them to say whether or not
lie.
ment relative to the accusation that I
lost large sums of the banks money
to gang of wire tappers or other
swindlers. but will state that 1 never
received a dollar of the missing sum.
MY sole wish and desire since leav-
ing New Britain has been to make
restitution to the bank I fed be-
cause / knew my ability as a money
maker and up to the last I felt con-
fident that I could repay every dollar
through the mining interests I have
acquired since reaching Mexico
1t Is claimed by the officers who
have Walker in custody, en- route
from Mexico, that the prisoner has
determined to make a full confession
upon his return to New Britain.
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ABBOTT IN TOPEKA.
Popular First Baseman Is Signed by
Cooley.

Spencer Arthur Abbott is on his
way to Topeka to join the Topeka
team. Just where he will be used is
not known as yet and Cooley is not
fully decided what to do with the big
first sacker. 1t was supposed that he
would play first but Cooley says he IL
not ready to quit playing yet and Abb
bolt will probably be carried as an
extra man. He is expected here to-
morrow.
Cooley and his players returned
from Oklahoma City this morning,
well pleased with the trip to the new
state. For once we got a square deal
from the umpires in Oklahoma City
and showed the fans down there the
real team of the league was the To-
peka bunch. We left them mighty sore
but we beat them so fairly that there
was not a single complaint about rob-
berry, Too much can't be said for Set
ley for he is a real umpire" This is
the way Topeka's leader tells of the
Oklahoma trip.
Boles will go behind the bat as soon
as he II relieved at short. This will
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HOTEL THRooP CASE.
Reduction in Assessment Asked
Other Shawnee Appeals.

Robert Blair this morning appealed
to the state tax commission to reduce
the assessed value of the Throop hotel
from $4,000 to $4,000. He stated
that the hotel was on the market for
$4,000, and could not find a buyer.
The Continental Creamery appeal
was also heard by the tax commits
sion this morning. The Continental
was assessed at $16S.000, and wants
this reduced to $4,000.
The appeal of William Green for a
reduction in the valuation on his
North Topeka business block was also
heard. The outcome in this appeal
will probably determine whether or not
there shall be a general reduction in
the North Topeka valuations because
of the recent flood.
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T0M0UNTAINEERS
Taft Delivers an Address to Ma
tive Virginians
At Dedication of New German
town Court House.
FROM FAR AND NEAR.
The Farmers Come to See and
Hear Candidate.
Tells Them He Is Sorry that
FROM FAR AND NEAR.
Tells Them He Is Sorry that
He Left the Bench.

Hot Springs, Va, July 2O.-Will1am
H. Taft was today given a warm re-
ception on the occasion of the open
ing of the circuit court and the dedica-
ton of the new court house at Ger
mantown. The occasion called from
their homes hundreds of mountain
GERS, who travelled long distances to
see the Republican candidate for the
presidency and they Joined in an en-
thusiastic welcome to the visitor.
Judge Taft spoke to them on the ad-
ministration of justice by the court
The feeling of responsibility among
the people of this country for the gov
eminent and the course, he said, was
largely brought about by the fact that
people are called upon to act on 1uries
and in other ways help to decide the
issues brought before the courts.
LAS long" he said, "as the people
see that these are their courts and
when they go wrong and injustice re-
suits that they ought to be ashamed OF
the wrong and feel that they are re-
| sponsible for 1t you can count upon a
| continuance of a free government"
He upheld the right of the citizen
| to properly criticize the courts so that
| ''those who administer justice may feel
that they are under the critical eyes
have the courts Of the people admin
istered without fear or favor.
II can not go into the atmosphere
of court ROOM" said Mr.. Taft. with
out feeling of deep regret that ever
left 1t. because for IL years 1 was on
| the bench. 1 can not refrain from
commenting on what was TO me, ex-
cepting only the family relation, the
most intimate friendship and the
sweetest relation have ever expert
| enced in my life"
He congratulated the people of Bath
| county because the political parties
| were so equally divided in the county.
For" he continued, where a par
/ ty is constantly in control so as to be
| overwhelmingly the victor every time
| it is with great difficulty that evil men
| are kept out of the administration OF
the government" Great applause in
terrupted the speaker.
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MILE IN 5 MINUTES.
Average Being Made by Y. NJ. c. A.
Relay Runners.

Toledo, July 20.-The Y. NJ. c. A
relay runners carrying the message
from New York to Chicago, reached
Toledo at 5:22 this morning from FIRE.
mont Not second was lost here,
the local boys started at once with the
message for Adrian, Mich. A large
crowd welcomed the Bellevue runners
and witnessed the start of the Toledo
boys.
Adrian, Mich, July 2O.-The Y. M.
C. A. boys arrived in Adrian from
Toledo at S:15 o'clock and an instant
later an Adrian boy darted away to-
ward Coldwater with the silver tube
in his hand On the run from Toledo
the boys, about go i'm number who
ran in half mile relays averaged the
miles in 5:O2 minues each. The relay
is expected to bring the message into
Coldwater. Mich. where 1t leaves the
state, about o'clock this afternoon.
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GOT MORE EVIDENCE.
Merchants Who Kept Open Sunday
May Be Prosecuted.

Galen Nichols. attorney for the the
alter men In their fight to have the
Sunday closing law enforced strictly
to the letter and to include every class
and kind Of commercial activity on the
Sabbath as we'll as the theaters. had
nothing to say today about the action
of the sixteen merchants this morning
in pleading guilty to a violation of the
ordinance and the imposing Of a fine
of 50 on each one.
Mr.. Nichols declared that additional
evidence had been secured against
business men who kept open yesterday
and sold goods. but would not say
whether or not complaints would be
sworn to this week and more arrests
follow. He was looking further into
the law on the matter and was very
non-committal at this time. But you
can rest assured" he said. that the
theater men have not given up the
tight on discrimination against them in
this enforcement here in Topeka of an
old and obsolete law. If the theaters
are to be closed. then all commercial
transactions on Sunday should be bar
red and will be If we can force the adj
ministration to enforce the law"
City Attorney Dreaming, when ap-
preached about the matter of Sunday
closing today, said that he supposed
that the plea of guilty entered in po-
lice court today by most Of those mer-
chants arrested last Saturday was ex-
PLANTATION enough of itself. AS to
whether or not more arrests would be
made this week for offenses committed
yesterday he could not say, but de-
clared that he would take action on all
complaints on Sunday closing filed
with him. ct will act in these cases.
he said, Just the same as in that Of
any ordinary law violation. unless the
mayor and council try to force me to
desist, and don't know that 1 will let
up, even in that CASE"
1t was declared at police headquar-
tiers today that the fines of 81 each i'm
posed on the sixteen merchants this
morning for violation of the Sunday
closing ordinance were paid in cash,
and were not RENTED by the mayor
as was reported today in certain quar-
tiers.
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bration should take place on the bat
tlef1eld wherein the site of Quebec and
Canada were won for the English from
the French, the Plains of Abraham.
In this battle General Wolfe won for
the British the magnificent victory
over Marquis de Montclam. 1t is on
these plains that the military review
and pageant will take place. Among
other features of historic interest on
the Plains is the statue erected to
General Wolfe, who died in this battle
which won for England her greatest
colonial possession. The historical
significance of this battle while not d.
rectly in consideration in connection
with the celebration, still presents the
most important historical feature since
the founding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
REGISTER At ONCE.
Books VIII Close on Next Friday
5,238 Short.

The city registration books for the
August primary will close next Fri
day night at 10 o'clock. 1t is now be-
lieved that there will be $500 eligible
voters in the city as shown by the books
at closing time July "a. Today the
books showed that up to this morning
200 voters. otherwise not eligible, have
come in and registered. There were g.
ZsS voters eligible without registering.
SO this makes q total of 6.53S eligible
male voters in the city. At the April
city election there were S.017 male vot-
ers eligible and of this number. 5.1S7
voted. There were 10000 eligible male
and female voters at the last election.
The commissioners Of election declare
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
Striking Indian Nomenclature.

"Muskoka," Clear Sky Land; Mag
netewan." Smooth Flowing Water;
"kawartha,'' Bright Water and Hap
Ply Lands: "Temagami, Deep Water;
"Wawa." the flying goose. are Indian
words that f1ttingly describe some Of
the most delightful spots for a sum-
mer outing on the American CONT
nent. All reached at special low round
trip fares via the Grand Trunk Rail-
way System. Double track from Chi
cago to Montreal and Niagara Falls.
Particulars of fares, descriptive lit
erature, time tables, etc., will be mail
ed free on application to Geo. w.
Vaux, A. G. P. & T. A., 135 Adams
Street, Chicago.
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make the team much stronger. Wool
ley is hurt badly and won't be able to
play this week. Kahl is under the
weather but will continue in the game.
Hagerman's arm is as good as ever
and has not a sore spot despite his
double work in the series just closed.
The Wichita team arrived this
morning and will stay here for four
games The Jobbers are not going
very good now and Topeka may take
the big end of the scoring. Scott and
Doran compose the Jobber battery this
afternoon while Roach and Boles or
BARLEY work for the locals. Umpire
Finney will make his appearance as
indicator handler.
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Concentration of Death of
General Wolfe at Quebec.
Also Three Hundredth Ami
versary Of Quebec's Founding.
WALES TO BE THERE.
He Will Arrive at the City
Wednesday.
Storming of the Walls Will Be
Repeated in Mimic.

Quebec, July 20.-On July "a begins
the tercentenary celebration which
commentaries the founding of Que
bee three hundred years ago this
month. The preparations for this
magnificent spectacle have been under
way for months and 1t is confidently
expected that the ceremonies will out
class anything of this nature ever at
tempted The programme is as fol-
lows:
July 22-The Prince of Wales will
land at Quebec. He will be received
by the governor general and will be
presented with an address by the do
minion parliament.
July 23-The scene of the landing of
Champlan will he reconstructed and
the old navigator will be shown ar
irving with his crew in a replica of his
original ship, which is now being built.
July Capitalization of the battle
field. Military and naval review.
July 25-Review of the fleets.
July 26-Thanksgfving day. Roman
Catholic service and mass on the
Plains of Abraham with beautiful mu-
sic. followed by a service in the Eng
lish cathedral.
July 27-Naval display ashore by
10000 sailors. Representation of the
bombardment of Quebec by the Brit
fish fleet and army under Saunders and
Wolfe respectively.
July 2S-Children's day; daylight
fireworks on the Plains of Abraham.
July 29-The Prince of Wales leaves
the port.
The Prince of Wales will formally
open the fetes and a speech will be
delivered by Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
The grand historical parade will
afterward be reviewed and there will
be a grand illumination of the fleet at
night.
In historic interest Quebec almost
rivals Boston among the cities of the
New World and it excels the New
England city in the fact that its his
toric sites are constantly in view and
have not been obscured by later alter
ations. When Jacques Cartier ascend
ed the st. Lawrence in 1885 he found
the Indian town of Stadacona occupy
ing part of the present site of Quebec
and spent the winter in huts erected
near the Dorchester bridge. On re-
turning to France he carried with him
the chief Donnacona, who unfortu-
nately died in Europe. On his second
visit, In 1541, Cartier wintered at Cap
Rouge. An unsuccessful attempt at
settlement was made by the Sieur de
Roberval in 1549. The real founder of
Quebec was Champlain. who in 1909
established a small post here, which
gradually added agricultural settlers
to the original fur traders.
1t is just and fitting that this cele-
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New York Money Nfarket.

New York. July 2o.-MoNEY-kdoney On
closing. BID and offered al N per cent.
Time loans very dull and easier. sixty
days days l%@s per sen, cent e days aasA per
CLOSE: Prime, mercantile paper, 31hf4S
per cent: sterling exchange steady, With
actual business in bankers bills at 81 s7o6
bills; commercial bills, N.&d4 s5M.
SILvER-Bar silver. 6S16c; Mexican DOL.
'a BfsoN Ne lsonds steady.
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Union Pacific TO Colorado.

No trip can surpass in pleasure ana
health vacation spent in the Rock
les. Low rates in effect every dA-
from June 1 to September 80, 1908
$3.50 for the round trip to Denver.
Colorado Springs. Pueblo and other
Colorado points via Union Pacific.
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Cards OF Thanks.

We wish to express to our friends
and neighbors our sincere thanks for
the many kindnesses shown us at the
time of the sickness and death of our
wife and mother, Ora NJ. Gilbert.
LEWIS c. GILBERT,
HELEN SIMONS.
LUCINDA GILBERT.
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that there is not the personal interest
and incentive IN the coming primary
that was shown under the old election
law when county. city and township
and ward committees organised to ret
the full strength Of their parties req
istered and eligible to vote. Still. Il 10
expected that there will be heavy regis-
tration all of this week Over $500
eligible voters in this city have not
placed their names on the right side
of the election commissioners LEDGER to
entitle them to vote at the coming pr4-
mary election. -s-s-
permits issued Saturday as follow:
]. p. Hoffman for q two story house
on 81 Monroe street to cost 81, AS Joe
Brenneman Ear an addition to be built
to his house at 1856 Tillman avenue,
costing $3.50.
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CUT PRICES
SUGAR-Best GranuIated. lbs .............
SALMON-Owl brand, fancy red

CNEEDA BISCCTT-Three SC packages for. 10c
Fig Bars-The zoe pound kind, It, pound. Zoe
Peas-Polk's Best Early June, Eureka and Pa Da Ra
brands, 3 cans ZSc
CoOkies-Lemon Cakes and Harvest Assorted Cakes,
Scap-White Russian. Silk. Lenox and Diamond
Washing Powder-Special, White Line, large pkgs.
eignt Tor xoc
Graham Crackers-Two 10c pkgs. for 15c
Sar1ineS-Fancy imported, olive oil, zoe grade, at
.
F1our-Pride of Topeka extra high patent, a.
pound sack $1.SS
Raisins-Fancy seeded full one pound, regular 16c
Sweet Corn-Extra good quality. three Csc
Gelatine-D Zerta Jelly and Pudding, two 10c pkgs
for .........1 loo
AppleS-NO. 2 cans. each &c
Posts Toasties Eajah's Mamma, pkgs. for. Csc
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Kraut, fancy silver thread, .25c
Apples Evaporated lb. SO
Pickles. OF. jars IL small sweet ones for $50
Clipped Beef fancy quality, cans .26c
Egg-O-See. Wheat Corn F1akes-2-d DC pkgs. 15c
Apricots and Peaches, California table goods. per
can ............. $50
Cerealine. Corn Flakes. 4-1oc pkss for. Csc
MacarOnia. Climax brand. good quality, pkgs. 2Sc
Vanilla Wafers fresh ones. ID. 100
Bulk CocOanut fresh and NICE per h.. .1Oc
Sardnes. Linnea brand. large cans in mustard Dress
ing. regular 15c goods for. .... 100
Peaches Evaporated, extra large ones, lbs. 2SC
Toilet Soap. Sweetheart brand, 75c cakes for. csc
Pineapple. new canned in chunks or cubes and
.
Flour. Big brand, high patent. sack $50; per
Canned Fish Imported goods. real table delicscies
Kippered Herrings. Preserved Bloatere. Herrings
in Tomato Sauce and Fresh Canned MAckerel and
Herrings, your choice. can.. :. 2Sc
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
PECULIAR SUIT IS
TO Be FOUGHT OUT
Especial to The Sentinel.O

tSpeclal TO Inc Senllnel.O
Denver, May 15.-A~ peculiar case
has been started in the courts of
Boulder county as a result of the
Colorado & Southern fire, which
wrecked So many buildings there
last summer
1t will be remembered that the
fire was started by vandals. During
its progress a tank filled with oil ex-
ploded. The concussion from the ex-
plosion broke a lot of plate glass
windows around town and the own
ers of the windows asked the insur-
ance company, in which they were in
sured, for damages.
The Maryland Casualty Company
of Baltimore was the insuring COM
pany. 1t refused to pay on the
ground that it was the explosion and
not the fire which broke the win
dows.
A number of merchants who lost
heavily, Joined in a suit against the
company for damages. The suit was
started Wednesday and copy of the
complaint was filed with the state
insurance commissioner yesterday.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
GERMANY WELCOMES HILL.

Especial TO The Sentinel)
Berlin, May 15.-Despite the tenn
pest in a teapot that ragged in Ger
man diplomatic circles following the
announcement of the appointment of
DR.. David Jayne Hill as ambassador
to Germany, there is every evidence
that he will be given an enthusiastic
reception when he begins his duties
in Berlin. Highly flattery comments
on DR.. Hills historical works are
frequent in the Berlin papers, and
one of the leading journals has de-
clared him to be '.the profoundest
scholar contemporary America has
produced" This is high praise, COM
ing as it does from a semi-offical
newspaper that largely reflects the
opinions of the emperor.
Pending the arrival of DR.. Hill i'm
June, American diplomatic affair
are being cared for by Secretary Gar
rett. who is serving in the capacity of
charge d'afairs, since First Secretary
Eddy left Berlin to begin his duties
as American minister to the Argen-
tine Republic.
The daily sentinel., 1908-05-15
THEY REA, THIS CITY.

Late yesterday afternoon J. ].
Travis and H j. Clarey. the two
men making the trip from Denver
to Salt Lake City by automobile, and
who, as announced by The Sentinel
yesterday, made the run from Den
yer to Glenwood Springs in IS hours,
arrived in Grand Junction. They
stopped at the garage of the Mesa
automobile works on West Main
street.
The machine Ga Stanley racer)
used by the two travellers, appeared
to be in excellent condition in spite
of the long rapid run. The gentle
men are enjoying their trip hugely.
They left last night for Salt Lake
City. They expect to be back in Den
Yer by the latter part of the month.