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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29

81 A WEEK to put out merchandise and
grocery catalogues. Home territory.
American Home Supply Co., Desk II. Chi
cago.
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Newton 5. Little River 0.

Newton. Kan, July 15.-Newton
hit Schmidt freely and shut out Lit
tie River by a score Of to o.
Score by innings: RHE.
Newton ...............11 $1,000 IS 10 :
Little River ..........0 o 10000
Batteries-Salter and Gotthwaite;
Schmidt and Freeland.
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RELYING ON OMENS.


New York, July 15.-The national
committee of the Socialist Labor party,
which has been turned down by Mar
tin r. Preston, the convict, who In a
private telegram to Daniel De Leon.
leader of his party, declined its nomi-
nation for president of the United
States. decided not to take no for an
answer, and to run Preston for presi-
dent any way.
An official statement on behalf of the
socialist Labor party says in part:
! To-day the compact battalion of the
Socialist Labor party with Preston and
Munro inscribed on its banner, takes
its stand, intrepid, on the field of this
years presidential contest, cheered by
the howls emitted by the manifold foe.
So much the better. Let them howl;
the louder the merrier.
with Taft's convention raped to
order by fatal Is strokes of the gavel
and Bryan's nomination made on the
fatal Friday, honors may seem easy
on that score to the apprehensive
watcher for omens. Yet If a birds eye
view Is taken of the two omens the
coincidence cannot be escaped or it's
significance lost sight of. Both the
Republican and Democratic party are
marked Ichabod. The carbon crows
are lowering over them"
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SIZED UP BY SPEYeR.



New York, July 15.-James Speyer'
who sails today on the Adriatic, on
his annual European trip, has this 10
say about the business outlook:
Everybody knows that the imam
cial and business situation has I'M
proved during the last few months,
and / believe that 1t will continue to
improve, as confidence. (Which had
been severely shaken through num-
Der of causes) continues to be re-
stored more and more. Judging from
the past the election Of Mr.. Tart
seems a reasonable certainty. The
political situation, therefore, ought
not to be too much of a disturbing
factor, the more so as the ill-con-
sidered attacks on capital generally
do not find the same favor with the
people as they did a little while ago.
The crop prospects are fair. and the
easier money and credit situation
should have a favorable influence on
the revival Of business generally.
Some important matters. especial
ly in relation to the railroads, re-
main to be adjusted, but look for
ward to a gradual and steady return
to normal business activities, and
barring unforeseen events I expect to
find when / come home two or three
months hence that there will be less
idle cars and less unemployed capital
in Wall street and elsewhere in the
country"
Mr.. and Mrs Speyer expect to re-
turn to New York in October.
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MENTALLY INCOMPETENT
Is Verdict in Case OF Spiritualist by
Michigan Court.

Chicago, July IA dispatch to
the Inter-Ocean from Cassopelis.
Mich, says:
That spiritualist is mentally in
competent, is the holding of the SUI
preme court in decision rendered
upholding the verdict of a Cass
county jury, which decided that John
F. Golf was unbalanced mentally on
the subject of spiritualism and there
fore, Incompetent when he made his
will disinheriting his only son, Leslie,
in favor of spiritualists associations.
COTS estate is valued at $4,000.
Mrs. Golf died when the son, Leslie,
was born. The son is now more
than so years old. He has been a
resident of Oklahoma for number of
years and is we'll to do business man
of that state.<
1t was alleged that the old man was
influenced by the members Of the
spiritualistic cult to such an extent
that he was made to believe that his
son was not in fact his legitimate
heir, and it is upon this supposition
that the old man is believed to have
acted when he made will in favor
of the association of spiritualists and
disinherited his son.
The estate was to have been used
in the advancement of spiritualism
throughout the world. When the
son announced that he would make
a fight for the money left by his
father, the National Association of
Spiritualists employed lawyers and
defended the action.
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STOPS COLLISIONS.
Safety Device Which Will Be Inspect
ed by Railway Men.

Chicago, July 15.-The question as
to the possibility of preventing both
head-on and abutting collisions be-
tween railroad trains on either single
or double track will be determined by
a committee of the American Railway
association in an inspection of safety
devices which will be made on the
Burlington road Friday.
The inspection will be the first in
stallation of safety devices which has
been made under the direction OF the
Interstate commerce commission I'M
gress, which appropriated nifty thous-
and dollars for the purpose.
One device consists OF an arrange
ment attached to the track and pro-
jecting above it. When the signal Is
set for danger the device is also set
be overrun a valve is opened under
meath the engine which lets out the
air and sets the brakes.
Another device is guaranteed to
make collision - kind, even on
single track, an impossibility. It is
when train enters "block' 1t sets
a stop apparatus at the other end of
the block. With this set for operation,
If an engineer attempts to disregard
the signal and to enter the block from
either direction, the automatic stop
opens the air valve on the locomotive,
setting the brakes and bringing the
train to a full stop. .
So perfectly does this automatic de-
vice work, it is claimed, that two
trains either on a single or a double
track can not be brought together. no
matter If the train and engine crews
on each train were OF the trains.
The committee is composed OF some
of the foremost operating engineering
and signal men in the country.
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ARE IN FINE SHAPE
Philippine Commissioner Forbes Dis
cusses Condition OF the Islands.

San Francisco, July 15.-W. Cam
eron Forbes member OF the Philip
pine commission, arrived here on the
Korea accompanied by Joseph Ruiz de-
Luzuriaga, also a member of the COM
mission. Both are on six months
vacation. Speaking of conditions in
the islands, Commissioner Forbes
says:
Transportation is the problem that
faced the commission when 1t took
charge OF the islands. BY means of a
subsidy we have built up an inter-
island merchant marine of which we
feel proud. The commission assists
the private ship owners to the extent
of 100000 year. Our waterways
are rapidly being put into good shape.
Railroad development is slow but
when the roads planned and In course
Of construction, have been built we
will have opened up large territory.
We are getting good roads gradually.
We need them probably worse than
anything else.
Irrigation would work wonders in
the islands and we are considering
plan which will soon show results. The
islands are in fine shape and the ex-
pertinent Of letting the people govern
themselves has been success as far
as it has gone. In the matter of ap-
preparations, the legislators showed
unlocked for wisdom. by voting the
bulk of money for public works"
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The Battling" Dane Says He
Will Quit the Ring.
Settle Down to the Simple Life
and Marry.
NOW WORTH S25O,OOO.
His Bout With Cans in Septem.
Der May Be Last.
Never Smoked, Chewed, Drank
or Played Cards for Money.

San Francisco, July 15-Battling Mel
son declares he is satisfied with his
nstlc honors and contemplates getting
married, quitting the ring and leading
the simple life. he claims to be worth
1000, which makes him the richest
prize fighter in the world, and another
recommendation to the good graces of
some fair damsel is the fact that his
widest dissipation is dancing. In dis
cussing his affairs the Battling" one
said:
Il am content. At least am recog-
nized as the only real live champion
lightweight fighter in the world. /
nave long Known that could beat any
man in the ring at my weight, but l
have had hard time convincing the
public at lar~e of my ability. Now that
I have shown them by decisively beat
ing Joe Cans, l have accomplished my
one great ambition in life and in doing
so have collected SO much of the So
called root of all evil that 1 don't
know how to get rid of it without dis
turbing the peace. / have not been
foolish with money, like some former
champions. but have Invested 1t wisely.
Today 1 would not sell all of the prop
erty that I have for a quarter of a mil
lion dollars.
After my fight wit Cans, 1 think
I'll settle down.. I have no bad habits
and my only dissipation, if it may be
fighting, I'd rather dance than do any,
thing else. And after dancing comes
hunting. I have made up my mind to
pick out some nice girl, if 1 can find
one that'll have me, get married and
lead the simple life. I've got lots of
girl friends throughout the country
and I have seen several that I would
be willing to make my wife. However,
I'm not Mormon, SO I'll have to select
only one. When l. find her, I'll retire
from the ring for good.
II have just bought eighty acres of
land at Livermore, about forty miles
west of San Francisco, in Alameda
county. This week I'm going into the
mountains to hunt big game for a
while.
II want to say this to the boys who
will read my story: I have never
smoked. chewed, drank or played cards
for money in my life and 1 never in
tend to. 1 have fought efghty-one bat
ties duriHg my career as a prize fighter
and I am proud to say that every one
of-them was on the square"
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Kansas City Star: Bob Kahl who
playing third base for Cooley's team
bagged two hits in four times up yes
terday and took care of four chances
Bob might do here.
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welsh Quits as Referee.

San Francisco, July 15.-Jack
Welsh, who refereed the Nelson Cans
coming the fashion out west. Word
battle, has announced that he will not
serve again as third man In the ring
welsh is bitterly sore over the hooting
and cat-calling which followed his
work July 4, and is not appeased by
the general explanation that it was
the work of some of the Britt adher-
ents. headed by Willus Britt, when
Nelson was getting the worst of the
early rounds. His announcement fol-
lowed the proposition to have him
referee the proposed Nelson-Gans re-
turn match In Nevada.
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TO START A REVOLT.
In Honduras 1t was Only Necessary
to Stop Smuggling.

New Orleans, La, July 15.-The
Picayune today says:
Surrounded by nearly a thousand
rebels and with only 500 soldiers to
guard her, half of whom are ready to
desert at a moments notice, Ceiba,
one of the principal ports on the east
ern shore OF Spanish Honduras, Ii ex-
pected to fall into the hands of revo-
lutionists at any time. This was the
story brought to New Orleans by
Elias Maestri, a merchant Of Ceiba,
who was the sole passenger aboard
the steamship Joseph Vaccaro.
President Davila is making a
plucky, but what seems to be a los
ing fight said Mr.. Maestri. Last
Wednesday night revolutionary SYM
pathizers fired store at Ceiba in the
hope of bringing the soldiers away
from the garrison to extinguish the
flames. In the meantime the rebels
on the outskirts of town were to cap
ture the fort. But the scheme was d
failure for the fire was discovered in
time and put out by citizens without
aid from the troops. The incident
shows that an army is back in the
hills waiting for a favorable chance
to attack Ceiba. From what 1 can
hear good many of the soldiers can
not be relied on and are liable to turn
against the government
Although Maestri seemed not to
know anything regarding this phase
of the matter it was learned from
other sources that the question eaof
smuggling has had good deal to do
with the discomfort OF the people in
and about Ceiba with the Davila ad-
ministration. Former President Bon
lila to some extent is said to have toll
Grated smuggling. There was little
cove near Ceiba where the only occu-
patton of the people was to unload
goods that had been brought in with
out payment of duty. Davila put a
stop to this practice.
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Wesson Estate Settled.

Springfield, Mass, July 15.-After
two years of litigation over the will of
Daniel B. Weeeon, who died In August,
1906, leaving $25, 100000 estate, a
compromise agreement has been
reached in the supreme court. BY its
terms, after specific requests of over
$4,000 600 are filled, the residue is to
be divided equally among Walter H.
and the four children of the late
Frank wesson. Under the will the
estate was to be held In trust until the
great grand children were of age. The
Smith & wesson factory is to be in
corporated and run by Walter H. and
Joseph H Wesson.
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WICHITA MUST PAY.
Settle With Chicago for Evans OF
Lose Protection of the National.

Cincinnati, O.. July 15.-The Ma
tional baseball commission has re-
fused the application of the Wichita
club for a rehearing Of the case of
Player Evans in which case it had
been held by the commission that
the Wichita club was indebted to the
Chicago National league in the sum
of $500.
At the time the finding was made
in this case, Mr.. Isbell, who was then
the manager of the Wichita club,
notified. the commission that they
had secured legal advice and that
they would refuse to comply with the
finding Of the commission and take
the matter to court. In refusing the
application for rehearing the COM
mission now announces that its find
ing as first made in this case must
be complied with by the Wichita club
within period of Ave days or else
protection under the national agree
ment will be Immediately Withdrawn
from the Wichita club.
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HE LIKED PANAMA.
A Returned Kansan was Paid 70
Cents Hourly With so Cent Meals.

Leavenworth, Kan, July Is
Charles c. Barnett, a mechanic, has
returned home from Panama after
spending a year in the employ or the
government on canal work. Mr.. Bar
nett is a machinery molder. He was
paid seventy eight cents an hour and
worked eight hours a day.
There are about 5000 mechanics
in Panama and the government treats
them fine" said Mr.. Barnett Me
chanics are paid good wages and get
board at the hotels run by the gov
eminent. Meals cost thirty cents at
the canal hotels.
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WITHOUT DAYS SICKNESS.
Andrew Feldt Lives Healthy Life
Expiring at Age of 100 Years.

Mcpherson, KAN, July 15.-After
living more than a century without a
day of sickness, Andrew Feldt died
suddenly at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Gus Forman, at O'Clock Tues
day afternoon. His exact age was 100
years. three months and eleven days.
Twenty-six years of his life was spent
in this country. He was born in Swe-
den, February 8. 1903, where he lived
seventy-four years. The death of his
wife caused him to follow his chill
dren to America.
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Uncle Sam Files Claim.

Norfolk, Va, July 15.AThe United
States government filed a petition in
the jamestown exposition federal court
litigation here today asking protection
as a creditor of the exposition on ac-
count of it's 81, 0Oo, 900 loan and claiming
priority of payment over everything
else owed by the exposition company.
The petition sets out that the balance
due the government is $Sg7, g53
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can keep up the gait in hitting that
he has maintained for the past ten
days he will be able to put his brother
out Of business before many more years
pass into history.
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Erloff. the new catcher acquired from
the lola team by the Midgets started
out as an outfielder a year ago with
Webb City when Dalrymple had the
team
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San. Francisco. July 15.-Umpire
Bull Perrine of the Pacific Coast
league will get an offer to work for
Ban johnson next year. This is as
sure as anything can be. The clever
umpire has been highly recommended
to the president of the American
league, who always has his eagle eye
out for young umpires delivering the
goods In the minor leagues. Johnson
has already written for information in
regard to him. Perrihe is indisputably
capable official.
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Totals
TOPEKA
SCORE BY INNINGS.

Slated for Hagerman in the ninth
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Mcfarland and Welsh Again.

Los Angeles, July 15.-Third meet
ings between boxers seems to be be-
was received today from Packie Me-
Farland agreeing to take on Freddie
Welsh for the third time Labor day.
1t is presumed from this that McFar-
land failed to make any arrangement
be held at Jim Jeffries' arena and may
with Cans or Nelson. The bout will
go thirty-fve rounds. This will be the
longest route Mcfarland has ever at
tenn pted.
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1t is all right for Topeka fans to
sneer at some OF the teams who are
crowding Topeka in the first division,
but it would be well to draw the line
on Hutchinson. It II true that Okla
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Topeka Loses to Enid While
Oklahoma City Wins.
Cooley's Men Put Up a Good
8 Fight and Kept Score Down.
SALTPACKERSWONOUT
Observation-Disclosures.
selves by Defeating joplin.
Springfield Took Wichita Down
the Line Easily 5 to 3.

Enid, Ok. July 15.-Topeka was
defeated in close game, 4 to 8. Nc
Gill was taken out OF the box in the
eighth after two runs had been made
and Ashley, who took his place, kept
them from scoring. Fast fielding on
the part of both teams and some ex-
cellent base running featured the
Hame The score:
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homa City hasn't SO much of a team
and that the Jobbers' pitching stan has
hzzled out. but not SO with our old
friend DR.. Jason and his hired men.
They are putting up a mighty classy
game at Saltville. Four out Of the last
six from Wichita and four out OF the
last seven from Oklahoma City isn't
half bad The Packers are a strong
lot and may give Topeka mighty hard
rub for the pennant Jays team is
playing great ball and his pitchers are
working fine. Wright has only lost a
couple of games this season while Dick
enson, McNeeley and Atchison are
plucking the games with regularity.
Look out for the Salt Packers.
Oklahoma City is kicking now The
schedule doesn't suit President Moist.
He thinks the Nets are getting too
much travelling around to do and that
the schedule is giving the Nets the
worst of 1t all the way through. He
says he is going to run the next sche-
dule meeting to suit himself or take his
the Texas league. Who is this man
Moist anyhow, where did he come from,
and why has he the right to dictate
to the other owners in this way?
Erloff. the new catcher acquired from
the lola team by the MidgetS started
out as an outfielder a year ago with
Webb City when Dalrymple had the
team.
Kansas City Star: Bob Kahl who is
playing third base for Cooley'S team,
bagged two hits in four times up yes
terday and took care of four chances.
Bob might do here.
Blaine Durbin is playing center field
regularly for Chicago and is hitting the
ball in good shape. Blaine always was
a good outflelder, but it was as pitch
err that he made his reputation In this
league. 1t might not be bad plan for
Chance to give the youngster a chance
now that his older men are falling
down.
If young Paul Cobb of the Joplin team
can keep up the gait in hitting that
he has maintained for the past ten
days he will be able to put his brother
out of business before many more years
pass into history.
All the western Association grads
who are now doing stunts in the ma
jors are doing good work. Our own
Red Downs is performing at second
base in good style and bagging the
hits with regularity. Farmer Willetts
is winning nearly all his games. Milan
is eating them alive in the Washington
outfield and hitting good while Bobby
Byrne is proving a valuable third
sacker for the st. Louis team.
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Hack" May Be Down and Out.

Berlin. July 15.-It is stated that, it
is doubtful If Hackenschmidt, the
Russian Lion" will be able to re-
sumo wrestling. One consequence of
his recent illness was an operation
which left a temporary paralysis of
the left hand. An affection of the
knee, which Is now eighteen months
old, is still very painful and shows
little signs of improvement.
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Minor Washington Items.

Washington, July 15.-Charles E.
Bradford has been appointed regular,
and Logan Haupt substitute, rural
carrier, route No. 1, at Bogue. Kan.
These Kansas postmasters have
been appointed: Cleburne, Riley
county. Sigurd Palmer, vice Valera
Palmer, resigned; Oronoque, Norton
county John E. Fields. vice H. A.
Linton, resigned.
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Good Rains in Central Kansas.

Smith Center, Kan, July 15.-Heavy
rains fell in this vicinity the past three
days. The bulk of the wheat 10 haf-
vested. The first threshed belonging
the Frank White, the well known ball
pitcher, yielded a little better than 30
bushels per acre. Corn is in prime con-
dition
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VISITING MERCHANTS

The wearer of guest badge during
this Merchants week is entitled to a
State journal each evening upon APP
plying for the paper at the CONNER
ciai club headquarters, the State Jour
nal office, or at the National hotel on
the evening of the banquet.
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Two out when winning run was scored.
SCORE BY INNINGS.

SCORE BY INNINGS.
Webb City ...........0 o 0 o 8 5000 0-3
Oklahoma City ......0 o o OF 100 IA
Summary: Three-base hits-Emory.
Two-base hits-D. White, Goes, KEEL
herman. Sacrifice hits-Emo ry.
Rapps. w. White. Stolen bases
Cheek, Everhardt, Kellerman, Goes,
Emory. Bases on balls-Off Bandy,
8; off Milton, 8. Struck out-By
Bandy. 2; by Milton, 8; by Folbre. 1.
Wild pitch-Bandy. Time-2:00. Um-
nire-SefleY.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit 5, Boston 3.

Boston, Mass, July 15.-Cobb' s
triple with two men on bases in the
eighth gave Detroit a lead and after
Boston tied the score in the ninth,
Schaefer's three-bagger. a sacrifice
and Cobb's home run won today's
game for the visitors, 5 to 8.
Score by Jennings. RH. E.
Detroit ..-.......0 0o1oo2 O2-51 II /
Batteries-Mulhn and Schmidt;
Winter and Criger, Carrigan.
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Cincinnati o, Brooklyn 2.

Cincinnati. o., July 15.-McIntyre
was hit hard in the third and eighth,
giving the locals an easy victory. Ber-
gen was put out of the game for
throwing his mask at the umpire, and
Lewis was also banished for too much
arguing.
Score by Innings: R.HH
Cincinnati ...........0 1000 - IL Q
Brooklyn .............0 o o 1 0 o 0 o-2 4
Batteries-Ewin and Schlei; Me-
Intyre and Reiger.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia II, Chicago 2.

Chicago, July 15.-The visitors
murdered Overall's curves. Five hits
was all the locals could get OF Foxen.
scocn by ,nn:ngs: RIB z.
Chicago .............0 0e011 o0Lz
Philadelphia ........0 o 90 Oil ID
Batteries - Overall, Mack and
Moran; Foxen and Dooin.
Pittsburg, Pa. July 15.-Pittsburg-
New York game postponed; rain.