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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-07

The Operator. Charles Kenyon's play
let with Lyster Chambers in the title role,
is the headliner at the Orpheum this week
Ii is good-sO good. in fact that the
house shook with applause at one clever
bit of stage work, and one hysterical grille
in the audience cried, Ooh. don't shoot.
to the half-crazed operator.
The bill presented last night was
good one, and incidentally not a very high
salaried one. A lot of stereotyped stunts
were pulled off in better shape than usual
and everybody seemed happy
But more about The Operator. Tom
Burns a telegraph operator out on the
Nevada desert, has been on duty seventy
hours because of the sickness of the night
operator and shaken out of a sudden
Slumber by his wife to answer the in
sistent call Of the train dispatcher. die
tates a train order to his wife as the dis
patcher ratified it off Half dead from
lack of sleep. he nodded just long enough
to miss a word or two, and got the wrong
meeting place. That part of Mr.. Cham
bers' work was good. 1t was so good
that one would think he had actually
rounded brass for living. But the clever
est part OF the whole thing was where
the big mogul engine puffed up to the
station platform the glare of the head
light shining through the windows and
showing the fast falling snow outside. Ii
was intensely real, and the house showed
its appreciation instantly
Well. Burns was. saved the burden of
hundred lives and from suicide by the
fact that the other train was late, and
Miss Knott. as the operators wife. did
some good acting in front of the locked
freight shed door. where Burns had
rushed TO shoot himself.
The playlet needs a little polishing. ana
with that should go well.
Mabelle Adams, girl with big wide
set gray ewes, a costume that-well any
way, it's a peach-and caressing fingers
that made the soul of her violin talk and
cry in the joy of service won a great big
encore and is a headliner in herself
Jack Hallen and Sully Hayes. billed
as eccentric dancing comedians" head
ed the bill. As a rule such as they bring
weary tears by their dessicated jokes and
canned slap-stick dOings. But some of
their dancing was new and the turn went
we'll
"A Deal on Change" which includes a
pretty girl in love with a young man who
has speculated. and whom papa has
bumped. and in a rancous voiced elevator
boy brought lot of giggles. Incidentally
Susanna SiegeI the girl in the case, did
the hvsterical girl stunt nicely, and
showed how easy il is to fool EN-.
Morris and Morris do a lot of crazy
slaD-stick business on a broom handle
trapeze. a hackneyed turn. but well done;
Black and Jones. who evidently learned
the mysteries Of the buck and wing not
Il thousand miles from the Mississippi lev
eas showed one or two new steps. and
Mile. Toona gave the illustrated lecture of
the great southwest, interesting enough,
but pretty old now
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-07
Conferences Are Held.

Annual conferences OF the Ogden stake
and the Eden, Liberty and Huntsville
wards we.- held yesterday. All were
largely attended At the Eden meeting
addresses were delivered by President
Thomas B. Tvans of the Ogden stake, A.
l. Peterson. c. j. Jensen and L. H Froer-
er AT Liberty the speakers were Hyrum
Belnap and Fred Barker. Those who adj
dressed the Huntsville conference were
Judge c. c. Richards, A. Z. Stradford, Jo-
seph 4. Evans and r. /. Clark.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-07

the local lodge OF the b. p o. E at their
lodge rooms on Washington avenue yes
terday afternoon with fitting ceremonies.
The spacious lodge room was we'll filled
with members of the organization and
their friends, The program arranged for
the occasion was carried out the Rev
W. w Fleetwood. pastor of the Church
of the Good Shepherd. and s L. Corn.
were the principal speakers Vocal Sc
lections We're rendered by Mrs. Bessie
Dean Allison. A H Sander and Hagbert
Anderson. Professor Dent Mowery was
the Oreanisf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-07

of Veterans. Daughters OF Veterans.
the ex-prisoners of war, the Mexican
war veterans and others. These or
CARNATIONS send many visitors to every
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-07
FOUR DROWNED.

GAINESVILLE. Wis. Dec earl Cooper.
Harvey Richardson, Violet Blivins and
Fannie Blivins were drowned while
skating on Lake Koshonong. Mabel
Brown was rescued, but may die from
exposure
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-07
Chimney Sweep Is Back.
Griffin. with Scott Hdw. Co.. 16S Main
Change In Time, o. S. L.

Effective Sunday. Dec. 6, o. s L.
train No. 8. for Butte. Portland and in
termediate points, will leave Salt Lake
at 10:45 p. m, instead of 11:45.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
ART TREASURE LOON.
Patriotic Washington Women Help
Out the National Collection.

Washington, June 10.-A number of
women of Washington have interested
themselves in having in the United
States national museum a COLLECTION of
laces, embroideries, fans, miniatures
and pottery The movement is a vol
untary one and is intended to show
their interest in, the national collec-
lions. After an Informal gathering
they have placed several hundred OBJ
jects on exhibition in a hall in the mu-
scum building where are also housed
temporarily a number of paintings be-
longing to the national gallery of art.
Those who have thus far placed
collections on deposit include Mrs.
Roosevelt, Mrs James w. Pinchot and
Mrs. James S. Harlan, Mrs PinchOt's
collection forming the nucleus of the
exhibition of rare laces and one unus
ual piece of this kind was loaned by
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Among the embroideries and bro
cades are capeS, vestments and altar
clothes Of fans, Mrs. Pinchot has
loaned a large number. Some are of
empire in France. and of George II in
England, while there are also includ-
ed dainty Spanish sticks and carved
fan probably of Chinese make.
Next fall it is expected to include in
the exhibition, glass, ivory jewelry,
boxes, bags and other classes of art
work The musuem officials say that
this loan collection shows a wide
spread pride in the city of Washing
ton. of a sort that has given to New
York its beautiful Metropolitan mu-
scum of art and to other cities, gal
1eries and museums.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10

DEFENDS COMMERCIALISNf.
Stratus Says 1t Is the Highest Spirit
That Can Move q Nation.

Washington, June 10.-Defending the
commercialism by which he said this
nation is accused in deprecatory sense,
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Straus in an address last night before
the chamber of commerce here, said:
'Commercialism is the highest spirit
that can actuate nation for it rests
not on conquest and antagonism but
on neutrality and good will. The COM
mercial spirit of today has done more
to bring about peace among nations
than anything else
He declared that the productions of
this country had increased SO rapidly
we now needed to seek the markets Of
the world and he called attention to
the aid that is at hand through the
work Of the consuls and diplomats of
this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
Do You Digest
What You Eat?

It is one thing to eat and quite an
other to digest the food. Many people
can't do the latter and suffer for years
from indigestion without really knowing
what is the matter with them. They
just know that their stomach is out OF
order"
But the most important thing, after
all, is to know what is the matter, tor
then it is easy enough to know what to do II the
advice of thousands OF people Is convincing 70
you then we say take DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin if you have any digestive trouble. , AS rs
name indicates. it is for just that very aLmens.
and that it cures is proven by files OF voluntary
testimonials in our ONCE: More direct ana per-
sonal proof can be obtained by going to your
nearest druggist and buying 80 cent OF u DOT
tle Take it and you will be well; oetter stliA.
results are guaranteed, SO you risk nothing
Hon. George @. Rankin. fogmeriy OF MOI.
c.. where he holds q high position with the Gov
ernment. is . warm friend Of Dr.. Caidwels
Syrup Pepsin. He found 1t an invaluable tonic
and an aid to impaired stomach ana ol4eStiVe
0rgans-an opinion shared IN oy thousands OF
others. He adds that he finds it promotes health
and happiness and recommends that 1t De N
every household.
There is in truth, no better family laxative
than DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin Its gentle
and effective action and pleasant taste recon-
mend it especially to weak stomachs. cnndren.
women and old people. It Is equally gooo ioL
the most robust who become conStfpated OF
suffer from indigestion. sour stomach. Dlious-
ments. because results are sure and permanent.
1t Il reliable laxative and even 50 cent bottle
viii help many members OF famhy 70 pesteI
health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
FOUND MOTHER DEAD.
Young Woman Compelled to Force
Entrance to Her Home.

Sioux City, Ia, June 10.-Return1ng
to her home late last night Miss Mar
garet Sergeant was compelled to force
an entrance to the house and on
searching for a reason for the locking
of the doors, discovered her mother
dead on the floor, and beside her a
man who turned out to be Joe Ford,
we'll known gambler in the open"
days. The man and woman both had
bullet holes in their heads and re-
volver was in the mans hand. The
man had left a note saying:
'I was drove to this. May God for
give me-
jealousy is thought to have been the
motive for the double crime. The
daughter Is Frustrated and unable to
shed light on the mystery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
Transfer Question.
Topeka, Kan, June

Topeka, Kan, June 9, 1908.
Reports having come to our notice
in regard to exorbitant charges be-
ing made by transfer companies for
taking goods from North Topeka dur
ing the high water, we desire to make
the following statement, in justice to
ourselves and our employees. We not
only maintained the regular prices
which we always receive for handling
household goods and pianos, but we
furnished from one to five extra help
ers on each wagon, without extra
charge. No extra charge was made
on account of being night work, al
though we paid all employees overtime
wages We kept our teams in North
Topeka all day Sunday and all night
Sunday night and answered every call
which could be reached till the water
drove our men away, and we hauled
the goods to any point on the South
Side irrespective of distance taken at
the price which we ordinarily receive
for the shortest haul. We ran six
teen teams and thirty-five men to
handle them, and we figure that we
just made expenses on the work. Any
firm, corporation or set of men in
any line of business who would take
advantage of this kind of an oppor-
tunity to overcharge is not worthy of
the support of the community
The Topeka Transfer & Storage Co.,
w. F. AXTELL, Treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
FIRST UNDER new Law.
Washington Banks Organize Nation
al Currency Association.

Washington. June 1o.4The first APP
plication for approval of the organiza-
ton of a national currency association
under the new Aldrich- Vreeland cur
rency law has been made to the treas
ury department by E.. Sothard Parker,
president of the National Metropolitan
bank, as chairman of the Washington
clearing house association. Represen-
tatives of the various banks of the city
have formally agreed upon the organ
ization. The treasury department is
preparing the forms for the guidance
of the banks in the formation of thess
associations.
According to the law ten banks are
necessary to form a currency assocla-
ton. Washington has one national
bank in excess of that number.
One for New YORK.
New York, June 10.-The initial step
in the formation of a national currency
association of the city of New York
was taken here when representative
of nearly all the national banks in the
clearing house association met anc
formulated a plan for permanent or
ganiZation. A. r. Hepburn presided
and was also appointed chairman of
the committee on organization
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
49, - -
|SANTAFE notes.

Conductor George Ross and Engineer
E. D. Webb took a stub to Usage City
and return this morning from which
point connections were made for Kan
sas City.
Engineer Dan Shannon is running
temporarily on runs Nos. 63 and 81 be-
tween EmpOria and Topeka. Engineer
E. c. Webb, the regular engineer, is
laying off.
Conductor James O'Byrne is doing
temporary passenger duty on stub train
No. IS and other trains between To-
peka and EmpOria.
Conductor Adam Hewitson and En-
gineer Link Galletly came in on the
stub section of No: 116 last night.
Engineer Andy Neugebauer is run
ming temporarily stub passenger SER
vice between Topeka and Emporia.
Engineer E. B. Jolley took the stub
No. to Emporia yesterday and return
on stub No. 6.
The only trains which the Santa Fe
is running in Topeka today are stub
trains between here and Emporia.
Most any number is applied to the
trains and one conductor is authority
for the statement that one of the west
bound trains was numbered 10.
Walter Leese of the passenger de-
partment is marooned out of North
Topeka and is spending the week with
friends on the southside.
Engineer Gilpin is running on the
topeka COI1I0CllOnS VI 4NOS.
and Is.
Conductor Hudson and Engineer
Charles Jewell brought in the circus
train from the west last night.
Wesley Miller, who is stenographer
in the, office Of the n echanical superin-
tendent at Amarillo, Tex, is visiting
with his parents in Topeka this week.
The latest advices of the Santa Fe
place the height of the water over the
Holiday tracks at 60 feet.
L. J. Bone, electrical inspector at
clehurne. Tex. who has been spending
several days in Topeka, has returned
to his home.
The Santa Fe handled 20 trains at
Enor;s yesterday. A good number
of them were from the Union Pacific
and Rock Island which were being de-
toured over the Santa Fe tracks.
Fireman James Holland and James
George of Arkansas City have return
ed to their homes after having. been in
Topeka to attend the time cara enam,s
engineers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10

The city council meeting scheduled
Tor tonight has been postponed till next
week.
All kinds of fun is provided in this
weeks SHOW at the Novelty. There are
two or three acts which are ont of tho
ordinary for excellence
Rev. J. E. Kirkpatrick has been en-
gagged to serve for the entire year as
Held agent for Washburn. His preyi-
Gus engagement was for a short period
OF time only.
II. G. Jameson, formerly of the treas
urers once OF the Santa Fe, has re-
signed his position and has entered the
real estate and insurance business, as
soclating himself with Strauss agency.
our Mascot" is the name of the play
that viii be presented at the Air Dome
tonight by the Morey Stock company
The longer this company stays in To-
peka the more popular it seems to be-
come for the audiences seem to in
crease in size nightly.
Reinhold Wohler, who will establish
a drug store at Tenth and Morris ave-
nues, was granted a building permit
yesterday for the construction of a 81
200 brick business building at that To-
cation. w. L. Harvey was granted a
permit for the erection of an addition
to his residence at 1894 Tyler to cost
$4O0.
Edmund Gelwix, a graduate of the
engineering school of Kansas univer-
sity, has been engaged as instructor in
mechanical drawing at Washburn.
Charles M. Ware, superintendent of
schools at Clyde. has been engaged as
instructor in Latin and mathematics
in the academy, taking the place of
Miss Irene Nye who goes to Yale fer
advanced work.
Some of those who are opposed to
the construction of the proposed new
sewer in the Second ward are circula'-
ing false stories as to the probable
cost stating that it will amount to as
high as $500 per lot to each of the pro-
perty owners which is away and be-
yond too much. 1t should not cost one
tenth of that amount per lot and is
more likely to cost but one-twentieh.
Invitations to the reception and do
ings" of the Topeka council of the Uni
ted Commercial Travellers of America.
Saturday evening, June 13, at the roof
garden of the National hotel have been
issued. This will be the formal opening
of the first roof garden in any Kansas
city. A committee consisting of Fred
Gatchell, J. A. Worley and r. T. Kriepe
has in charge the sending out of the in
vitations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
FEWER IDLE CARS.
A Decrease of $4,000 Is Shown in
Two Weeks.


New York, June 10.-A decrease of
over $4,000 in the number of idle
freight cars during the latter half of
May is shown in the fortnightly re-
port of the American Railway asso-
citation just issued, but dated May 81.
On that date there were 3S1, 779' idle
freight cars against 404.375 on May
10, the date of the previous report.
This makes the second consecutive
decrease in idle cars, the previous re-
port having shown a reduction of
about 5000 cars from the maximum
of 413,33S, reached on April 20.
This latest decrease was due to the
transfer of at least 40 per cent, or
about 5000 idle cars to the shop list,
including that the railroads have be-
gun to repair a larger number of idle
freight cars, but it is not to be in
ferred that the, actual increase in
traffic has been sufficient to require
the use Of all these cars. A further
large part of the decrease is explained
by the fact that the gradual re-
sumption of bituminous coal mimi
has called back into service a good
many coal cars which were made idle
by the suspension of work a few
months ago. The number of idle box
cars did not vary materially during
the last half Of May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10

deal successfully with the liquor traf-
f1c. 1t also demands that congress
give to each state full authority to
control this traffic within it's own ter
ritory; and that it have such control
free from hindrance in the name of
interstate commerce, by the CONNER
cialism of private citizens of other
states. And if limitations exist in the
constitution which prevent congress
from comforting this power upon the
states, let the people vote on its
amendment
1.-THE print paper trust. organized
under pretense of lessening the cost
of production by the consolidation of
manufacturing plants, availed itself of
the benefit of a prohibitive tariff on
wood pulp, and through the combined
advantage of monopoly and tariff pro-
lection has raised the price Of print
paper until the united power of the
president and congress has been
scarcely sufficient to keep the trust
from making prices absolutely pro-
hibitive. In the meantime. the stock
of the trust, its dividends and the sal
aries of the chief officers have in
creased at an astounding rate"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
UNLIMITED POWER.
Conferred on President Wheeler by
Board Of Regents.

San Francisco, Cal, June 10.-Power
has been conferred on President Ben
jamin Ide Wheeler, of the University of
California, at meeting of the board
of university regents, whereby if he
should choose. he could order the
wholesale vaccination, quarantine Or
dismissal for reasons of health or sani-
tation of every student. at the institu-
ton and there would be no appeal
This authority was given by the pas
sage of an amendment to the regents
code of rules to the effect that the
president shall have control of all mat
tiers of health and sanitation at the
university" The amendment has come
directly out of the slight difficulty of
last winter, when several students who
were ordered to be vaccinated during a
smallpox scare refused to submit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
BARN DANCE TO STAY.
II Has Been Officially Recognized by
the Dancing Masters.

Chicago, June 10.-Roller skating,
the merry widow waltz, cake walks,
and other forms of diversion in the
pavilion and the ball room must be
shelved if the United States is to keep
abreast the other countries in the
matter OF terpsichorean art. This was
the KEYNOTE sounded at the twenty
fifth convention of the American Ma
tional association of masters of dane
ing. which met here.
The waltz and the two step will be
retained. The new dances to be intro
duced and accepted have not been de-
cided upon definitely.
The typical American dance, the
harm dance, has been officially recog-
nized by the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
TRUST IS SUSPECTED.
AS Meat Consumption Decreases the
Prices Go Up.

New York, June 10.-With the pre-
vailing advances in the price of beef
products ascribed by the packers to
cattle shortages at slaugntering CEN
ters, the consumption of this meat IN
New York city is said by wholesalers
and retailers to have fallen from 25 to
80 per cent below the normal decrease.
High prices, exceeding the maximum
of recent years, have been the dOmf-
nant factor contributing to this result,
it is admitted.
Demand for beef, investigation
shows, has fallen off throughout the
city. Hotels, restaurants and families
are reducing their daily orders, often
by one-half. Already the retail prices
are one-third higher than the quota
tons of a year ago. Sirio1n steaks
have been quoted as high as 80 to SO
cents a pound, while the consumers of
"chuck" and other inferior cuts OF
beef have felt the pinch severely.
In many districts of the east side
the retailers required to meet whole
sale price advances, which have ag-
gregated between three and four cents
a pound within the last ten weeks, are
selling their products at prices which
yield little or no profit rather than
take chances of further curtafling
their trade by raising retail figures.
Representatives of the larger pack
ing companies insist the advance of
one to one and half cents a pound
within the last week in wholesale
quotations is due solely to the shortage
of cattle. They assert that had con-
sumption volume held to the normal
figures for this season of the year the
increases would have been much
larger.
Retailers lay the blame for present
conditions upon the packers Yester-
days wholesale prices were from IL to
II cents pound They are held to be
at least three cents above the rgures
that should prevail. Several retailers
attributed conditions to price manipu-
1ation by a socalled trust, asserting
that representatives of the various
large slaughtering interests meet each
Saturday and agree upon prices for
the ensuing week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-10
ATTENDANCE AT X. U. SMALL.
Attorney General jackson Makes an
Address on Law Enforcement.

Lawrence, Kan, June 10.-C1ass
day and alumni day combined failed
to draw the expected large crowd to
the Kansas university, principally on
account of floods having laid out al
most all trains. Attorney General
Jackson came from Topeka via Otta-
wa to deliver the alumni address. Gov
ernor Johnson of Minnesota, to de-
liver the commencement address, may
be unable to reach here in time today
for the same reason. A sprinkle pre-
coded an ideal day and the program
was carried out in full as arranged.
Attorney General Jackson Is a grad
uate of this institution and for this
and other reasons his address was list
ened to with great interest
Attorney General Jackson was given
"law enforcement with special refer
ence to prohibition. corporation and
antitrust laws" as the subject for his
address. In discussing this subject
he said in part:
Public sentiment in this state and
throughout the anton demands a
state government strong enough to