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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
FIGURES TOO HIGH.
Total Of Deserving Unemployed mol
Large in New York.

Total OF Deserving Unemployed Not
Large in New York
New York. Feb. 21.-It is estimated
by one of the managers Of the asso-
ciation for improving the condition of
the poor that there are approximately
$4,000 homeless men in New York to-
day OF these approximately per
cent are nonresfdents while it is the
society's estimate that about 1 per
cent would work II they were given
employment. Though the poverty of
the deserving unemployed and their
need of help is constant, the society
has reason to believe that conditions
are improving, the number Of men out
of work growing smaller, and finally,
that the total of the deserving class Of
the unemployed has been overest-
mated.
The great majority. a society man
ager said, belong to the vagrant class
and work the organization when
they can get a chance to do so. "These
men go to the missions" he said. land
get all they can, then they go to min
listers and get all they can there; next
they fall into the breadline and in a
few days, when they think we have
forgotten them, come back to us. We
have tried to distinguish the deserv-
ing but when the past of the run of
applicants is sifted not more than one
per cent are honest or sober or willing
to work when they can"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
Provides That Mistakes Won't
InvaIidate Entries.
GET ANOTHER CHANGE
was Opposed in the General
Land Office.
Measure Championed by Madison
and Long.

washington, Feb. 21. Western
Kansas and Oklahoma will be greatly
penenteo Dy the enactment of a law
just passed In which Judge Madison
ana senator Long had part 1t per
Inits second homestead entry in GER
tain cases.
The bill provides that where an
honest mistake has been made by an
enlryman In the character of the land
on whlch he entered, and where there
WAS no fraud or where the land was
not rel1nQuished by the entryman for
consideration. the settler may have
an opportunity, under such rules as
the general landoff1ce may prescribe.
TO make a second entry.
In western Kansas, Colorado, Okla
noma, and elsewhere in the west.
nomesteaders f1ocking to a section
not particularly desirable, but which
Is being doomed and exploited. and
anxious as they are for homes have
peen deluded by land agents or have
peen themselves mistaken as to the
character of the land, and have finally
left the homestead before making
nnal proof Under existing law, ex-
cept in the instance of one law which
was not always available, the settler
could not have another chance. He
would have to purchase outright. or
purchase REIMBURSEMENT If he de-
sired home in some public land Sec
tiOu- But unQer the provisions OF this
bill. it will be possible for such a set
tier to go to some other section and
find piece of land suitable and make
another entry
The bill was in conference for some
time, and there was opposition to it
from the general land Office and from
members of congress; but Judge Madi-
son labored with the conferees on the
part of the house of representatives,
and Senator Long with those from the
senate, with the result that the bill
was finally agreed to, the report adopt
ed in the two houses, and the president
has now arproved it.
Both Senator Long and Judge Madi-
son have had a number of letters on
this subject from southwestern Kansas
where the greatest interest was in such
proposed legislation, and the news OF
the bilrs passage will be received there
with enthusiasm.
The bill was not introduced by Judge
Madison, and he is not a member OF
the committee on the public lands: but
from the beginning he took almost ex-
elusive charge of the measure, and
when it got into a tangle in conference
both he and Senator Long paid partic-
ular attention to it for several days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
CAR THIEVES CAUGHT.
Detectives Were Waiting for Them in
Railroad Yards

New York, Feb. 21.-After holding
up a brakeman who had surprised
them in the act of robbing a freight
car in the New York Central railway
yards at Eighty-f1rst street early today
and making him a prisoner at the
point of revolvers, the men were sver-
powered by detectives after a desp per-
ate fight. In the arrest of the men the
police believe they have a gang which
has stolen many thousands of dollars
worth of goods from freight cars DUR
ing the past few months.
door when brakeman On train
door when a brakeman on q train
which had just drawn in from Albany
saw them and called out to them to
get away from the cars. Their reply,
which was enforced by three leveled
revolvers, was that If the brakeman
attempted to come down from the car
upon which he was standing he would
be "shot as full of holes as a screen
door, Then when one of their num-
Der remained on guard over the brake
man, the others returned to their
work. After they had removed q
quantity of valuable goods from tho
car the thieves carefully sealed tho
door with a counterfeit seal. 1t was
then that the detectives came upon the
trio. Thy had been waiting all night
in the yards In the hope of catching
the men who had been using false
seals for months and had witnessed
the encounter between the brakeman
and the robbers.
When the door had been sealed four
detectives sprang down from the car
tops where they had been hiding. In
a desperate hand to hand fight which
followed the detectives were finally
victorious and the three men were
locked up. The men gave their names
as John T. Hughes, Alfred Rogers and
Peter Brady. In a boat house where
Hughes had lived the detectives found
goods valued at more than $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21

At the mention of the name of former
Senator Harris, whose friends are
booming him for reelection to the sem
ate, there was much applause. But the
greatest demonstration was when Mr..
Harrington mentioned the name of w.
J. Bryan. I'VE want to broaden out" he
said. IF a man comes up to vote. If
he Is for Bryan II 1t makes no difference
what his grandfather was or what his
former affiliations have been, let's wei
come him.
A demonstration lasting several min
utes ensued during which the name of
the Nebraskan was cheered to the echo
This was renewed a few minutes later
when resolutions binding the conyen-
ton to instruct its delegates to Denver
to vote for the nomination of Mr.
Bryan for president. The resolutions
were introduced by Judge w z. Dillard
OF Fort Scott, and were adopted unen-
imously with a whoop. They follow:
"Be 1t resolved by the Democrats Of
the state Of Kansas In state Convention
assembled that the delegates, both del
egates at large and delegates from the
several congressional districts, to he
elected by this convention to the ma.
tional convention to be held in the city
Of Denver, on July Z, 1908, be and they
hereby are, and each of said delegates
In hereby instructed to vote for the
nomination of the Hon. William T
Bryan, for the nomination for presi-
dent of the United States. Be it further
Resolved, That each and every per-
son nominated as a delegate at large
and every person named to this con.
vention by the several congressiona
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
A STRING TO IT.
It Is Proposed That United
States Retain Control
Of the $14, 200, 900 Chinese In
demnity Fund.
TO GIVE 1T BACK.
But See That 1t Is Used for
Educational Purposes.
Roosevelt Already Committed to
It's REIMBURSEMENT.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The proposition
to control the disposition Of the $14 .000.-
600 Of relinquished Chinese indemnity
and have it used in the erection OF
American colleges In China and in
bringing Chinese students to the Unit :
ed States to complete their education,
has been brought to the attention OF
President Roosevelt and the state de-
partment by William T. ELLIS Of Phil
adelphia, who has recently returned
from the Orient. The plan is not orig
inal with Mr.. Ellis, but has been con-
sidered as an excellent idea for some
time by the state department.
How any such plan can be worked
out, especially in view of the action al
ready taken, which commits the ex-
ecutivs branch of the government to It's
offer to relinquish to China the surplus
indemnity is the puzzling question. To
make the offer of the executive effective
requires the sanction of congress and
unless this body attaches string to the
offer, as indicated. nothing can be done.
The senate has practically given Its
consent to the presidents offer and the
matter is now pending in the house
committee on foreign affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
Big DAY FOR BRYAN.
He Is Spending 1t Speaking and Hand
shaking at Springfield.

Springfield. ILL.,, Feb. 21.-William j.
Frvan arrived in Springfield this morn
ing from Jacksonville. where he at
tended a banquet given by the Jackson
vile Bryan club last night. A large
number were present at the railway
station to receive him. He held an in
formal reception in the rotunda of the
ST. Nicholas hotel all morning. This
afternoon he will address a meeting
of the state Democratic editorial clubs
Later he will speak before the officers
of the BRYAN clubs in the state, who
meet to form state federation of
Bryan clubs Tonight he will address
monster mass meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
MORTGAGE PAST DUE.
Mutual Life Forecloses on the Yerkes
Fifth Avenue Home.

New York, Feb. 21.-An action has
been begun by the Mutual Life Insur-
anc. company to foreclose mortgage
for s225,0G0 on the home Of the late
Charles T. Yerkes at Fifth avenue and
6sth street. which was left in Mr..
Yerkes' will for public art gallery.
The mortgage which was made in 1904
fell due in 1906, shortly after Mr.. Yerkes
death BY his will Mr.. Yerkes left the
house to his wife during her life, with
a provision that when she died it was
to be turned into a public art gallery
under the control of five trustees, one
of whom was to be the mayor of the
city and the other four appointed by
the Metropolitan Museum.
The property lis said to be worth fully
81, 500, 900 and the art collection which it
contains, including pictures, statuary,
tapestry and bric-a-brac considerably
more than that amount. Among the
pictures in the collection are a number
of paintings attributed to the old mas
ters. It is thought that Mr.. Yerkes'
executors will take steps to save the
property from foreclosure sale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
BRlAk IN GAS MAIN.
Topeka Suffers From a BLOW OUT
at Ottawa-Repaired by Evening.

A break occurred in the big 16-inch
Ieed main which supplies Topeka.
Lawrence. st. Joseph, Leavenworth
ana Atchison with natural gas and
tnere will be a temporary famine in
tnose towns until the break can be
repaired. 1t is expected that by this
evening the necessary repairs will
nave been made and the usual pres
sure restored.
The break occurred right at
Ottawa and it is presumed that de-
Iectlve hitting connecting one section
or main with another was broken by
the pressure of the gas. A tenn
porary section Of main has been put
In around the point where the break
happened in order that as much in
convenience and surrer1ng may be
alleviated as possible until the main
line has been repaired. It is pre-
sumed that the gang Of men en-
ployed will have finished the neces-
sary repairs late this afternoon or
evening. Naturally, however, it will
take several hours after that before
the former pressure can be restored
because 1t takes some time for the
against the friction encountered.
"The pressure has been steadily
growing weaker" said L. G.. Tre-
leaven, manager of the gas company
at noon today. "I understand the
break took place early this morn
ing
At shortly before noon the users of
natural gas noticed that the pressure
was becoming very weak and that it
was necessary to turn the stopcocks
entirely open In order to secure
enough flame to cook or heat with.
Later the gas became SO feeble that
it was impossible to support a fame.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
WILSON IS CHOSEN.
Topeka Man Again Secretary Grand
Lodge of Masons.

The long expected fight in the
ranks Of the Grand Lodge, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons. came to
head yesterday afternoon In the cleo
ton of q grand secretary. Two can
didates were placed in nomination.
Albert K. Wilson and William M.
Shaver, the former having held the
office for Some time. Quite an en-
nifty exists between the two candf-
dates and yesterday afternoon before
the scene of a regular political hotbed,
where lieutenants of each candidate
were working for votes. Wilson won
out by a good margin.
The total roster of officers who
were elected and appointed at the
session yesterday is as follows:
Grand Master. Judge Henry F. Mason.
OF Garden City; deputy grand master.
Fred Washbon, Anthony; grand SEN
Tor warden, Marion K. Brundage,
Russell; grand junior warden; Alex
ander A Sharp. Larned; grand treas
urer, Albert Sarbach, Holton: grand
secretary, Albert K. Wilson, Topeka;
grand senior deacon, William East
man, Hutchinson; grand junior deac-
on, A. H. Wheeler. Marion: grand
son; grand marshal, G.. M Barnes,
Leavenworth: grand sword bearer,
Robert Treat Payne. Concordia;
grand senior steward. w. 8. Bergund-
thai, Topeka; grand Junior steward.
Edward B. Corse, Baxter Springs;
grand pursuivant, E. E. Fawcett, En-
poria; grand tyler, Spencer P. Wade,
Topeka.
The sessions of the grand lodge
were concluded late yesterday after
noon with the installation Of the new
OFFICERS. Most of the afternoon ses-
sion was occupied with the consunma-
ton of routine matters such as the
adoption of reports and similar pro-
cedure.
Before adjourning 1t was decided to
hold the annual meeting of the grand
lodge a year hence In Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21

district caucuses, before his ratification
and election by this convention as dele
gate be required to pledge hlmSef TO
vote in said national convention for the
nomination of the said William j.
BRYAN for president Of the United
States. Be it further
"Resolved, That the delegates to be
elected by this convention to said ma
tionaI convention be and they are here
by directed and instructed to cast the
solid vote of the state Of Kansas IN
said national convention for the noml-
nation of said William ]. Bryan for
president of the United States, the de-
sires or wishes of any individual dele
gate or delegates to the contrary not
withstanding.'
Following the adoption Of the reso-
lutions, committees were appointed
and the convention took a recess till
o'clock
At the congressional caucuses the
following delegates and alternates to
Denver were selected:
First district-F. M. Pearl. Hia-
watha; W. o. Rigby, Shawnee; ]. w.
Walker. Atchison; P. F. Eggin,
Second district-W. w Rose. Kan
sas City; Frank Cunningham. Fort
Scott; James Agnew, Anderson county;
E. C. Clemmons, Miami.
Thirds. H. Henderson, Columbus;
H. B. Goss; Sedan; G: w. Linebaugh,
Parsons; Frank an =, cDmiskey. CO. . Crawford. d
Truitt. Eskridge: Charles Gantz,
Usage; ]. NJ. McGowan. Emporia.
Fifth. R. Fulton. Hanover: DR..
J. B. Stewart. Clay county: William
Grocer. Salina; J. S. Allen. Dickinson
county.
Sixth-N. B. Mccormick. Smith coun-
ty, ]. C. Ersch, Mitchell county. dele
gates; alternateS not named.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
JOHNS0N'S REPLY.
He Shows Little Interest in ProfYered
Complimentary Dinner.

st. Paul. Mimi, Feb. 21-Governor
Johnson has sent his reply to Con-
gressman F. c. Stevens at Washington
in answer to an inquiry whether the
governor would accept an Invitation to
attend q complimentary nonpartisan
dinner in his honor to be given in
Washington.
Governor Johnson says he knows of
nothing that would take him to Wash
ington before May IA, when he will
attend the conference Of governors call
ed by President Roosevelt to discuss the
conservation of the natural resources
Of the country. If in the meantime he
should find 1t necessary to go to Wash
ington he would be pleased to accept
the invitation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
An Unusually Large Convention
Is i'm Progress.
WANT HARRIS SENATOR
Grant Harrington Made Chair
man and Pepperel Secretary.
BOtkin for Governor and Atwood
for Committeeman, Probable.

Hutchinson. Kan. Feb. 21.-Kansas
Democrats in state convention here
this morning unanimously adopted a
resolution instructing all delegates to
the Denver convention, both state and
congressional to least a solid vote for
the nomination of William ]. Bryan
for president of the United States" A
great demonstration lasting several
minutes attended the adoption Of the
resolutions.
Former Senator Harris was noncom-
mitte1 when asked regarding his pos
gible candidacy for United States SEN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
Tube sd" Is Nearly Open.

New York, Feb. 21.-Two tunneIfuR
gangs in another of the East river
tubes-tube 3D. of the Pennsylvania's
set of four-have arrived within
speaking and signalling distance of
each other and today expect to have
the barrier between them battered
down and the ends of another link be-
tween Manhattan and Long Island
Joined. BY means of pipe driven
through the thin wall which separates
the two tunnel sections. the air pres.
sure in the headings is equalfzed to
prevent one gang from blasting in on
the other. The men engaged in the
work are planning to celebrate fao
completion Of the tube.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
SHE STOPPED THE RUN.
Niece of j. r. Burton Assistant Cashier
OF a Bank.

Madison, Ill. Feb. 21.-State Auditor
Mccullough arrived from Springfield
TODAY and began an investigation of the
Tricity bank, which closed its doors
yesterday. President c. r. Kiser said
today that the bank Is solvent though
It has ..very little cash ON hand" He
would not state the exact amount.
A run was started yesterday and in
the temporary absence of Cashier C..
W. Burton, his daughter. Miss Roxey
Burton. assistant cashier, closed the
Ia a brother of former United States
Senator Joseph Ralph Burton of kan
saS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
Struck by Block of Ice.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 21.-While
ten miners were being lowered into
the Stanton mine of the Lehigh and
wilkes barre coal company today, a
large body of Ice in the shaft fell.
striking the hood OF the cage and de-
moiishing 1t. Two of the men were
killed outright, one died on the way
to q hospital and three others, 1t is
believed will die of their injuries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
seventh-not yet selected.

oCF yet 5OlCClCO.
Eighth-H. J. Roetzel, Sedgwtck coun-
ty, and ]. J. Sifty of Sumner. delegates;
alternates not named.
J. D. Botkin is the most talked Of as
nominee for governor, while John At
wood seems to lead over J. G. Johnson
of Peabody, and w. +. Sapp, of Galena,
for national committeeman. but a COM
bination might break this slate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
Reception for W. j. Bailey

Independence, Kan, Feb. 21.-Big
preparations are being made by the
Montgomery County Republican club
to entertain Willis ]. Bailey of Atchi-
son. candidate for governor, for his
speech here Saturday night. Governor
Bailey's address will be. In a sense,
his opening gun In the campaign
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
C1ubs Must close at nridnieht.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 21.-Without ex-
ception the police have ordered all
clubs in Greater Pittsburg closed at
midnight in the future. Where club
houses are used as hotels, guests will
be allowed to enter and leave when
they choose, but the selling of LIQUOR
will not be permitted after that hour.
The order is the result of many com
plants from parents and wives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
BANQUET AT PLAINvILLE.
The Commercial Club Has a Bfs
Blowout at 81 Per Plate.

Plainvflle, Kan, Feb. 21.-The an.
nual banquet of the PlainviIle Come
mercial club was held in the opera
house. 1t was great success. Over
sixty members of the club and ladies
were present One dollar per plate
was charged. Mrs. NJ. Keene acted an
caterer. The Plainville orchestra fur
nished music. The hall was nicely
decorated for the occasion. c. a.
Cochran was toastmaster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-21
The weather Indications.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Saturday: not
much change in temperature.
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CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-25
Was II Ghost Of Rrothsra

Miss Isla Stewart, for 81 years ma
iron of St Bartholomew hospital.
London. recently told this story at a
public dinner given in her honor:
Some years ago, in one OF her wards,
lay little boy who was dying of hip
disease. He was an orphan with only
one brother, sailor then serving
on British warship in Chinese wa
tiers. One morning the boy told her
that he had had such happy night, as
he had dreamed that his brother was
with him at his bedside When the
night nurse came to report she said
that she had had curious experience.
When looking along the ward during
the night she had been astonished to
see a sailor in the ward beside the
boys bed. Resenting the intrusion,
she had gone to the bed to inquire into
the matter, when she found there was
nobody there, Twice afterward dur
ing the night she had seen the same
apparition At last she turned dows
the gas and altered the position OF
some plants. After that she did not
see the sailor again.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-25
TAKES ROMANCE FROM TEARS
Weapon Of the Heroine coolly Ana
lyzed by French Chemist.

One does not care to have ones
tears analysed like a patent food or
medicine, and to associate them with
chemical substances, but we are moth
ing II not practical nowadays, and
every shred OF romance, poetry and
sentiment is remorselessly wrenched
from us for scientific purposes.
A French journal devoted to mat
ters OF this kind has been telling us,
not only of what taars are composed,
but exactly the effect that Is produced
on brain and body when we shed
them.
So henceforth when we read that
the heroine's beautiful eyes were suf-
fused with tears" that "ln a moment
she was weeping passionately on his
shoulder" we shall know that by q
kind Of shower-bath arrangement a
mixture of albuminoid, water and
chemical substances was let loose at
the back OF her skull, thus dulling the
nerve centers, and really giving her re-
lief.
However, II does not sound roman
tic. and mere man is likely to imagine
that the fair one is really suffering
doubly when all this happens- -Gentles
woman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-25
The Clever Woman.

With all the discussion that Is now
going on about what constitutes the
clever woman 1t Is interesting to get
the opinion of a great English author
and editor
A clever woman, as wife, Is WON.
an who is skilled in the conduct of life,
in the control of the household, and,
above all, in the management OF her
husband, says William T, Stead in the
Delineator. A woman who could neith-
er read nor write would be bad wife
for any ordinary man in a civilized
community, but such an illiterate wom-
an, II she were clever in all the arts
of domestic economy, in the rearing Of
children and in being at once the in
spiration and comfort of her husband,
would be clever enough for the clever
est man in existence, and infinitely
preferable to the cleverest woman In
book learning that has ever been
= ned out by university.