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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08

Two Candidates for the Presidency
Meet at Bryan Home.

Fairview, Lincoln. Neb., Aug. s.
Political conferences began early at
Fairview today. One of the first callers
was Robert e. Coughlin, an attorney
from Paola, Kan, who told Candidate
Bryan that the prospects for Demo-
cratic success in his state. were grow
ing brighter each day. He expressed
the belief that Kansas would be found
in the Democratic column next No
vember, but suggested that some time
should be devoted to stumping the
state.
Eugene w. Chafin, of Chicago, Pro-
hibition candidate for president, was
also a caller. The two nominees spent
some time in conversation. but on
leaving the Bryan home, Mr.. Chain
declared that his visit was simply one
of courtesy.
A number of letters from Republi-
cans residing in different parts of the
country are arriving daily at Fairview
in which the writers announce their
intention of voting the Democratic
ticket this fall. While declining to
make the letters public, Mr.. Bryan
said today that for the most part salts
faction with tlfe platform adopted at
Denver is given as the reason for their
change of political faith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08
by the state tax commission.

by the state tax commission.
The cases were appealed by the
state commission from Kearny county,
and the owners of irrigation bitches
held that their property should be as
sessed only on the cost of digging the
bitches and the value of the land used
for bitches, together with land used
for reservoirs. etc. The rax commits
sion takes very much the same view
of the case. The ruling is that the
kearny county irrigation bitches do
not pay a regular income on the in
vestment but that their presence does
increase the value of land.
The tax commission authorized re-
ductions aggregating $685. $40 in the
kearny county irrigation ditch values.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08
MACK TO SEE BRYAN.
Will Submit Campaign Plans to Demo-
crat Candidate.

Chicago. Aug. S.-An important
meeting having to do with the adop-
ton of a general outline of campaign
will be held on Tuesday between VIII
liam J. Bryan and Norman E. Mack.
chairman of the Democratic national
committee in Lincoln. Mr.. Mack will
leave for Lincoln Immediately after
meeting here on Monday of the varf-
Gus heads of the subcommittee of the
national committee at which tentative
plans of the campaign will be formu-
lated for presentation to Mr.. Bryan.
Urey Woodson, secretary of the ma
tional committee. arrived here from
his home in Kentucky today and Gov
ernor Charles n. Haskell of Oklahoma,
treasurer of the committee, was ex-
pected later. Chairman Mack said to-
day that he would make further efforts
to obtain a reconsideration of the or
der OF the Western Passenger associa-
ton, declining to give a reduced rate
to the Bryan notification. Chairman
Mack stated that the headquarters
would be closed tomorrow and the day
would be spent in rest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08

sand dollars which must be raised be-
fore midnight and the committee has a
considerable amount of this in sight
in small subscriptions if it becomes
necessary to use them.
The matter of raising the money for
the purchase of the right of way has
dragged along for months and not un-
til the last minute was a united effort
made to secure it. Then it was discov-
cred that there is a united opposition
to the road though it is said to come
from source which should wish to
see the city grow and prosper
The present committee which Is
headed by ex-Mayor Davis was ap-
pointed little less than two weeks ago
and had but a few days in which to
secure the necessary money for the
purchase of the right of way through
Shawnee county. Lamprecht Brothers
& Co. of New York agreed to extend
the time week and this new lease on
the life of the proposition expires at
II o'clock tonight
Since the appointment of the new
committee the members have done all
in their power to overcome the opposi-
ton to the enterprise and secure funds
for the right of way and now the de-
sired result seems to be in sight. If
the required sum is raised Contractor
Griffith, who has 200 teams stationed
along the line promises to go to work
at once and push the work until the
line is completed.
I'VE are bound to succeed" said
Mr.. Davis this afternoon, land while
we are short a portion of the necessary
subscriptions I am sure that the sum
will be raised before the time expires.
1t has been an uphill pull and I am
at loss to understand why it should
have been when the proposition means
so much to the city.
Every member of the committee is
at work on the proposition and we
must not fail with the goal in sight
and there is no danger that we will
with everybody working as they are
This will be one of the biggest things
Topeka has secured in years and means
hundreds of thousands of dollars to the
property owners"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08
CITY STOPS STILL
ALI Dubuque Pays Silent HIM.
age to the Memory
vi Its Deceased Citizen, Senator
William B. Allison.
A SIMPLE CEREMONY
Marked the Last Services for
the Dead Statesman.
NO Music or Funeral Grafton
lnterment Private.

Dubuque, Ia, Aug. S.-As he lived so
was senator William B. Allison buried
TO-DAY in a manner devoid of all ostenta-
tlon. Services were held at the resi-
dence OF the dead statesman and while
not OF private character the limited
accommodations of the home permit
ted only the presence of the distin-
gu1shed visitors, the. relatives and the
most intimate friends of the late sena-
tor. The services were simple and con-
sisted of the reading of the Twenty
third Psalm, the Fifteenth chapter of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08
COOL AND PLEASANT.
That Describes the Weather Condi-
tiOns Today.

Compared with the weather condi>
tions of the past week or two, or three
for that matter, the conditions today
are we'll nigh perfect from every
standpoint. A good still breeze has
prevailed all day and the sun has
shone at intervals and above all other
things the temperatures have been a
number of degrees below normal. The
weather department guesses that SUM-
day will be clear and fair and the pre-
diction is also made that there will be
a marked rise in the temperature
which will be far from welcome. The
following table tells of the tempera-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08
TO COST ONLY $500.
Bryan Notification to Be Conducted on
Economical Plan.

Lincoln. Neb., Aug. S.-Not more
than $500 will be spent by the local
committee for the entire notification
ceremonies August II. Mayor F. w.
Brown, as chairman of the committee,
raised that amount and the expenses
will be kept within that limit.
The parade on August IL will consist
of two bands. a platoon of police and
company of mounted Democrats as
escort for William J. Bryan, ]. w.
Kern and the notification committee
There will be no marching clubs in
the parade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08
BIG TREES SAVED.
Heroic Work by 600 Fire Fighters
Stopped the Flames.

Sonora. Cal, Aug. S.-After burning
last night the forest fires in Calaveras
is now under control Thousands of
dollars of property has been destroyed.
The f1ume of the Utica mine was
burned out for a distance of several
hundred feet. cutting off water sup
plies at Angels camp and stopping
work on several mines. The fire ap-
preached close to the famous Gala
veras grove of big trees, and was only
stopped by the heroic efforts Of 900
men who worked with the forest rang
ers in fighting the flames. Deer and
other game were driven into the valley
by the hundreds. 1t is believed that
all danger is over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08
NO LESS FOR STANDARD.
Tax Commission Refuses to Reduce
Assessment.

The Prairie Oil & Gas company. the
Kansas branch of the Standard Oil
company. which asked the tax COM
mission for a reduction in its assessed
valuation, has had its application re-
iected. The tax commission holds that
there is no cause for reduction. The
company was assessed at S12,731,453,
and wanted a reduction to SS,604,431.
A general reduction IN the assessed
valuations of the western Kansas ir-
rigation companies was ordered today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08
WILL Get CASH,
Sou thweStern Railroad Fund Is
Marin ? Realization.
Completed Before Midnight TIC.
night Without Doubt.

Indications this afternoon point to
the fact that the committee which was
appointed to raise the remainder of the
$4,000 necessary for the purchase of
the right of way of the Topeka &
Southwestern railway to the west line
of Shawnee county will secure the
amount before the committee ceases
its work tonight. At the present time
there remains something like a thou
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08
BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.
Coffeyville Man Objects to Another
Riding With His Divorced Wife.

Coffeyville, Kan, Aug. 8.-David
Alexander. aged 80 years, was shot and
killed near here last night by William
Hill, aged %. Hill was guarding a
watermelon patch and saw his d.
vorced wife drive past the place in
buggy. accompanied by Alexander.
Hill walked down to the road and
when they were returning, snot twice
at Alexander with a shotgun. The
shots barely touched Alexander, who
jumped from the buggy and ran down
the road. Hill then deliberately re-
loaded his weapon and started IN pur-
suit. After a chase of 800 feet he
overlook the fleeing Alexander and
discharged a load of buckshot at him.
literally blowing his head off, Hill
then made his escape and his where
abouts are unkonwn. The woman was
wounded slightly by stray shot.
Hill surrendered at noon today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08
Irnderxround ..Long Distance"

Chicago, Aug. S.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Milwaukee says: THE
second link in the underground tele-
phone system between Milwaukee and
Chicago, which will be finished this fall
at cost of over $1,000 900. has been
formally opened for business between
this city and Kenosha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08
weather Publications,

Chicago, Aug. 8.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Sun-
day and rising temperature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-08

one of the warmest contests. in the
primary election was the senatorial
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
Where THE TINES Maybe Had.

The SOUTH CHICAGO TIMES may be
found on sale at the following places.
Those who are unable to securefa copy
will confer a favor by notifying the cir
cuIation department, Room Is, Lincoln
building. or telephone 2sS South Chi
cago.
Harding's. 15S Ninety street.
Costello's, SO Ninety-second street
Jaminson's, 1877 Ninety-first street.
Raduenzers, 1S4 Ninety-second street,
Pouley's, 9155 Commercial avenue
Moore's. 1902 Saginaw avenue, Wind
sor Park.
Truog's, 1908 Ewing avenue. East
Side.
Zegar's. Ninety-first street and Com
mercial avenue.
NJ. E. Dowdings.. 15s Cheltenham
place
Thomas Powell. Sixty-thirdistreet and
Stony Island avenue.
William Mason, Seventiethtstreeta and
L c. station.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
WOMAN KNOCKED DOWN
AND ROBBED ON BRIDGE

Mrs. ]. Isaacson, young woman who
lives at 1889 Ewing avenue, South Chi
cago, was held up about 10 o'clock last
night as she was crossing the Ninety
fifth street bridge over the Calumet
river. When she tried to run away the
hfghwayman knocked her down.
As he was walking away with Mrs.
Isaacson's gold watch. diamond ring and
pocketbook containing $14, according
to the police, w. H. Lawson, the bridge
tender, saw him and called a police
man, who caught the man after a race
of five blocks.s The prisoner gave his
name as Nicholas Mones of Gary. After
that he answered all questions with a
shrug. and a deprecatory. mo speak
English"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
WINDOWS WASHED IN
VIOLATION Of LAW
South Chicago "Busts"
Ordinance Regulating
This Clearly Act.

Porters, utility boys, janitors and
other employees from the South Chicago
district continue to violate the
window washing ordinance which be-
came effective May 1. Saturday, 1t ap-
pears is washing" day in South Chicago
and this day in particular 1t further
appears the business houses have set
aside this day in which to clean the
windows and sweep dirt and other re-
fuse into the streets.
Among those who were observed
Saturday violating this law were:
]. L Freel, 277 Ninety-second street,
porter washing windows at a. m,
with squeegee with a long handle.
making the sidewalk almost impassa-
BILE.
A. Hansen. 27t Ninety second street,
man washing windows at 9:03, water
running all over the sidewalk and
women's dresses dragging in the water.
New York Store, 272-278 Ninety-sec-
ond street, janitor washing windows
at 1912. letting the water run over the
sidewalk.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
Days Grist in
South Chicago
SOUTH CHICAGO NAN
KILLED BY TRAIN

James Mackenzie. AZ years old, a
married man living at 221 sixty-eighth
street, Parkside, was killed in South
Chicago. last saturday night when he
accidentally stepped in front of NOV
ing Illinois Central train at Eighty
ninth street.
The train was No. SSS with engine
No. 1906 at the head. It was impossible
for the engineer to bring the train to
q stop In time to save the mans life.
The police ambulance was summoned
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
PUTS THIRTY MORE AT WORK.

Edgar Harrington, who as the repre-
sentative of the Gary Commercial club,
has had charge of it's employment bu-
reau, has succeeded In putting thirty
more men to work.
They will be employed by the Chi
cage, Lake Shore and South Bend in
the work of grading. There was some
difficulty in securing the proper num-
Der Of shovels and Mr.. harrington took
it upon himself to supply them
It is understood that 100 more men
will be given work in the near future.
Things appear to be picking up in Gary
and the outlook for the future is very
much brighter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
Crushed to Death By Engine.

While switching cars at the Nickel
Plate yards in Silver Leave station, the
other side of Pullman. Charlie Streiber,
was caught between the engine and
car and crushed to death. Streiber has
been in the employ OF the company for
long time and this is the only time
that he has been hurt, which will result
in his death. He is unmarried and
lives at 1111S Yale avenue. The en-
gineer, whose engine run over Stpeiber,
was almost hysterical on accountsof the
accident.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
"SUTT" DISTRESSED STEAM
SHIP T0WED INTO PORT.
"Kansasr VIII He Released from Dry
Docks TOday-WiII BE Freight
Store.

The steamship Suit, formerly of South
Chicago, which was sighted in distress
by the w. H. GratWich and towed into
the Milwaukee harbor with eight feet
of water in her hold. was pumped yes
terday and left for Kenosha last night
The Suit was chartered by the Barry
line to carry freight to Milwaukee,
while the Kansas was in the dry dock.
No damage was done to the cargo. The
Kansas will be out of dry dock Mon
day and resume her run. She is In the
South Chicago Shipbuilding yards
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
Horse Takes Fright at Car.

John Povolock, a teamster, living at
Ninety first and Green Bay avenue, was
seriously hurt last Saturday night when
his horses took fright at a street car
at the corner of Ninety-second street
and Commercial avenue. The animals
ran away dragging the wagon with
them and throwing the driver from his
seat with the result that he was badly
bruised Fortunately he suffered no
fractured bones. He was picked up and
taken to the South Chicago hospital
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
FA|NTS IN COURTROOM
South Chicago Woman Gre
ates a Hubbub in
Court.

Mrs. Flora Francke, 77oS Wallace
street, tainted and fell in Judge Max
wells court where she was arraigned
on charge of disorderly conduct. The
collapse of the woman caused excite
ment in the crowded courtroom. She
was taken to her home in the ambu-
lance and the charge against her was
dismissed by the court.
Mrs. Francke was arrested on a war
rant obtained by Mrs. Laura Lynch,
who lives on the first floor of the build
ing. Mrs Francke occupies the second
floor Mrs. Lynch's husband works
nights and is compelled to sleep in the
daytime, and she alleged that Mrs.
Francke, through spite. had prevented
him from getting his sleep by wilfully
allowing her daughter, Dora, ten years
old, to roller skate on the floor above
his bedroom.
Mrs. Lynch also charged that the de-
PENDANT called her names and at
tempted to ridicule her to her neigh
bors.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
STEAL BY WAGONLOAD
Storey & Clark Find Jim.
my" and Porch Climb
ing Out of Date.

Since the Storey & Clark furniture
burglary, the old second hand store
and jimmy method have gone out of
style. What's the use Of going to all
that trouble when you can just drive
up with a moving van and say:
Get out of the way! How do you
expect us to get these things out of
here with you blocking up the pass
age?" No masks or dark lanterns, or
felt shoes or tools of any kind are re-
quired under the new system Of
burglary. and a burglar can drive right
down the main street with as much
plumber as two horses can haul while
he sits up in full view on the front
seat yelling: "Gid-ap!"
A padded vans crew of modern rob
bers got away with $1,000 worth of
furniture in the Storey & Clark store,
530-532 West Sixty third street the
other morning before the Waterman
and janitor knew what they were do
ing.
One of the clerks whose business it
is to get up to the store early, did
not know what the men were doing,
He asked them what business they had
to take all that furniture out of the
store and they replied: We'll, if you
don't want US to move. all right, Wen
go. The clerk, who had heard nothing
as to moving. said nothing but started
to the police station which is two
blocks away
After telling the desk sergeant about
1t. a wagon load of policemen at once
started to the scene but the robbers
had fed. All moving vans are under
the eyes of all the detectives in Chi
cago today. trying to discover who II
was that committed the robbery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
Fire Does Small Damage.

Fire from an unknown origin yester-
day set fire to the New England res
taurant. owned by o. Robertson of 326
Ninety-second street. For a time the
fire threatened the South Chicago hotel
which adjoins the New England res
taurant The damage amounts to $3.50,
but will not interfere with the con-
Quoting of the restaurant.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
BATTERS UP HIS
LANDLADY OVER BILL.
South Chicago Man Gets In Wrangie
Over His Meal Ticket.

Charged with assault and battery by
his landlady whom he is said to nave
attacked with a hammer last Saturday
night in a wrangle over board bill,
Daniel Shea was arrested Immediately
after alteration to stand trial this
morning in Judge Petit's court.
The landlady, Mrs. Mary Mes tai, keeps
a boarding house at $40 Buffalo ave-
nue.. She is 81 years old and is mar
ried.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
Fire Fiend Visits South Chicago.

South Chicago was visited two small
fires from Saturday night to Sunday
night The first fire occurred Satur-
day night in the two-story frame build
ing at 326 Ninety street, which
is occupied by Oscar Robertson. The
fire was first noticed on the lower floor
in the back part of the building. The
origin is unknown, and owing to the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
At BURNSIDE
Thieves Get Away With
the Family Silver
ware.

The handsome residence of H. J.
Connors at Burnside was entered last
night by robbers who made their get
away with about FIVE hundred dollars
worth of silverware and other pieces
of house furniture.
Mr.. and Mrs Connors, who had been
down town at the theater, returned
shortly after IL o'clock and, going into
the house, found that burglars had
visited them during their absence. The
police were notified and a search in
stftuted, but SO far no clew has been
found to the identity of the robber or
robbers.
Mr.. Connors said yesterday that it
was not the value of the silverware
that he cared about, but the majority
were presents and keepsakes which
were of far more value to them than
the thieves could get at any fence"
for them.
The different pawnshops and fences
are being watched by the police in an
effort to locate the thieves.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
Thrown From Street Car.

Because H. l. Dempsy. an engineer,
as years old, living at 1904 Muskegon
avenue, presented transfer that was
void, he was forcibly thrown from a
north bound South Chicago City Rail-
way street car at Ninety-f1rst street
and Commercial avenue last Saturday
night The number OF the car was 336,
but the company wishing to protect the
conductor refuses to give his name.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18
HERE AND THERE IN The CALUMET REGION

prompt arrival of the fire department
the damage was limited to $50. A fire
IN the B. o. yards in one OF the
Schwartschild & Sulzberger cars last
night brought out the fire department.
The fire is thought to have been start
ed by hobos, who were camping in the
cars. The entire car was ruined and
will have to go to the repairtshops.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18

which took the remains to Ludlow's
morgue, GIL East Forty-seventh street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-18

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The Washington times., 1908-04-01

greatest value In reproducing the
impression in his cwn mind.
The object may be ever so exalted,
as in Millet's "Angelus." 1t may be
ever so revolving as in any of half
dozen bloody pictures in the
greatest of European galleries. 1t
may be even religious. But, what
ever it is, it is a matter Of treat
ment, and not one of substance. In
the end, the great struggle will be
between this conception of art
utilitarian, literary, graphic, musi-
cal-which is that it depends init
mately on an imitation of nature
and the symbolism of japan, which
takes no account of anything save
the direct and simple representation
of an idea.
The Washington times., 1908-04-01
Bald Head Blooms
AS Spring Begins;
Hairless 80 Years

COLUMBUS. y J., March 3a.-Henry
Gilbert, seventy-eight years old. OF this
place. is a puzzle 10 his neighbors and
70 local physicians After remaining
bald Tor thirty years, Gilbert has bios
soned out this spring with a new crop
Of hair that covers his entire Uranium
A peculiar thing about Gilbert's bald
ness was its perfection. not a single
blade Of hair having appeared 10 shelter
his pate IN the last three decades. Gil
bert lost his haT after q fever What
has caused Il suddenly 10 return he is
at q great loss 10 explain. as are the
doctors.
Gilbert says he used hair tonic for
years, until he had spent a small for
tune in a uS-lS=S search for cure He
does not EcIiSVe the hair tonic had the
right effect afte- a lapse of ten years,
and he is eQua " certain that he is not
going into his second childhood
The new tair has just a trace OF gray
mixed with dark locks. and Gilbert looks
{ quarter century younger than he did a
year ago.