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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14
PLATT SUCCESSION.
-Four New Workers Prominently Men
toned for Senatorship.

Albany, N. Y, Nov. 14.-Rarely have
four greater names ever been associa-
ted with the senatorship than are now
on the tongues of New York politicians
sn connection with the successor to
Thomas Collier PIatt. Senator Platt's
term expires March 4. He is an old
man. Inf1rmity has robbed him of all
vigor. Domestic infelicity has harassed
him for many months. He is not a
candidate for reelection, and probably
could not be elected if he wanted to be.
Thus all discussion of the next New
York senator eliminates him from the
question.
there is not magnificent timber from
which the choice is to be made. First
and foremost in the list stands Eslihu
Root, secretary of state in the cabinet
of President Roosevelt. If Mr. Root
does not remain as President Taft's
premier he will undoubtedly have the
backing of the administration for the
New York senatorship, and at all events
he is today practically the leading can
didate among the prophets.
Whitelaw Reid. ambassador to the
court of st. James, is another prob
able aspirant. Mr.. Reed has repre-
scented US in England for several years
with distinguished success. He was at
one time a candidate for vice president
on the Republican ticket, with Ben
5amin Harrison He is a big man.
When it is suggested he would give
up the court of st. James for the
United States senate. some suggestion
is given of the prominence and i'm
pOrtance which public men attach to a
place in the upper house of congress.
Ex-Governor, Frank Black is another
would be senator Black is a lawyer
and an orator of great power. He is
the man who nominated Roosevelt for
president in the Chicago convention of
1904. He is a big man and as a can
didate will loom large on the horizon
Congressman ]. s. Fassett of Elmira
also wants the place. He was one of
those whom the New York delegation
to the Chicago convention last summer
considered along with Sunny Jim
Sherman as a possible New York can
didate for vice president
In addition. ex-Lieut. Gov. Timothy
Woodruff, chairman of the Republican
state committee, is grooming for the
job.
1t is evident that there will be no
dearth of good material. and that the
probable difficulty will come from New
Yorks embarrassment of riches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14

friends here for a few days, returned
to his home in organ, Mo-, today.
Maurice Jenkins has moved away
from w. NJ. G. Lanes residence, 1921
North Quincy street.
Burton Skinner the little son of
Mrs Ralph B. Skinner of 1925 Van
Buren, street, who has been suffering
with appendicitis, is convalescent.
Mrs. Sam S. Steele, who has been
visiting her daughters, Mrs. ]. A.
Mitchell and Mrs. Jno. Currey, in the
country for the past ten days, re-
turned home yesterday.
For sale or trade-7 room house
with five lots, barn. 1928 N. Topeka
avenue.
Selling at Cost-Farm wagons
Gasoline Engine, Heavy Team Har-
ness, Cook and Heating Stoves.
Foucht's Hardware.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14

Chairman Dolley, of the Republican
state central committee, has received
the following letter from Governor
Charles E. Hughes of New York, who
made Republican speeches in Kansas
during the campaign:
my Dear Mr. Dolley:-I thank you
most heartily for your kind letter. and
cordially congratulate you upon the
victory in Kansas. 1t was a great
privilege to take part in the national
campaign, and 1 shall never forget the
kindness of the Kansas people
with best regards, 1 am very sin
cerely yours,
CHARLES E. HUGHES"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14
CHARLES E. HUGHES.

Capt. Peterson, of Topeka, is con-
Quoting an aggressive campaign for
appointment to the job of adjutant
general of Kansas to succeed General
]. w. F. Hughes.
Captain Peterson is the man who, at
the time of the Spanish-American war
posted up printed notices all over town
calling upon the patriotic citizens of
Topeka to rally to his standard and
march against the Spaniards. He sign
ed the notices Captain" Peterson, and
had a SQUAD of men drilling on Kan
sas avenue almost before Dewey's guns
at Manila had cooled off. But his COM
pany never got beyond the experimental
stage.
The statutes require that the adju-
tant general shall have had five years
experience with the national guard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14

Governor Hoch has decided to ap-
point Mrs. T. B. Gerow to succeed her
husband as superintendent of the state
free employment bureau. Mrs. Gerow
is a very competent woman" said the
governor land I know of no higher
tribute that I can pay her late hus-
hand than to give her the position made
vacant by his death"
This action on the part of the gov
ernor will no doubt please the people
of Atchison. Mrs. Gerow's term lasts
until April 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14
TEXAS LANDS.
f. e. Grimes Says They Are Good
Investment.

F. E. Grimes teIegraphed from
Pecos. Texas, yesterday:
To the Editor of the State Journal:
Please say through your paper any
one contemplating coming to Texas
on next Tuesday excursion should
purchase ticket to Pecos and ask E.
D. Balcom to show Toyah valley
lands as 1 believe there's no better
opportunity for investment in
Texas. F. E. GRIMES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14
Cove County Trouble.

Suit has been filed in the supreme
court to GUST the trustees of the Cove
county high school. In the petition it
school, being a special act of 1908, is
unconstitutional, and that if it were
not the officials of Cove county did not
comply with its provisions in establish
ing the school. A stipulation has been
entered into whereby the case will not
- tried until April. All parties agreed
20 let the school finish its present year.
The object of the suit is to wipe out
the. school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14
|IF 1T DISAPPEARS, IT'S ECZEMA
How to Tell Whether a Skin Affec-
ton is an Inherited Blood Disease
or Not.

or Not.
Sometimes it is hard to determine
whether a skin affection is a sign of
a blood disorder or simply a form of
eczema. Even physicians are often
puzzled in their diagnosis. The best
way for one afflicted is to go to Fred
A. Shows or any good druggist who
handles pure drugs and obtain SO
cents worth of poslam. Apply this,
and If the itching stops at once and
the trouble is cured in a few days it
may. be set down as having been
eczema, as this is the way poslam acts
in the worst cases of eczema, and in
curing acne, herpes, blotches, letter,
piles, salt rheum, rash, BARRIERS and
other forms of itch, scaly scalp, and
all surface skin affections
Those who will write to the
Emergency Laboratories, No. 80 West
Twenty-fifth Street, New York, can
secure, by mail free of charge, a
supply sufficient to cure a small
eczema surface or clear a complexion
overnight and remove pimples in
twenty-four hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14

Senator Fred Quincy. of Salina. has
announced that he is in favor of the
'split primary" allowing the state to
choose its candidate for United States
senator at the time of the general
election instead of at the time of the
primary. This is the kind of a pri-
mary which Senator Fitzpatrick and
the senate lodge" made such a stub
born fight for, but which was beaten
by w. r. Stubbs.
The fact that Senator Quincy is in
favor. of the split primary makes it look
as though Senator J. L. Bristow (elect)
is also in favor of it, for Quincy is from
Bristow's home.
H. G. Larimer, of Topeka, says that
the coming legislature will make no
change in the present plan of holding
the senatorial primary at the same time
with the primary for other officers. He
thinks, however. that the time for hold
ing the state primary should be chang
ed, and that it should be held early in
the season so that delegates to the ma
tional convention and the Republican
national committeeman, may be cho-
sen at the primary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Harry B. FIeharty, the former Kan
sas preacher, politician and lawyer, was
carried into the office of attorney gem
eral of Nebraska on the Democratic
wave which swept that state at the
last election.
Fleharty was private secretary to
Governor Leedy. He had been a preach
er up to that time, but he quit working
at the job and went in for the gay
and happy life in Topeka. There are
some wild and weird stories about how
Harry F'leharty and kindred spirits
used to get out and celebrate the vic
tory of Populism. Fleharty afterwards
took up the practice of law, and is
said to have become a brilliant at
tOrney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14
to be held in Washington city Decem.

to be held in Washington city Decem-
Der prox.
Letter of recognition from the ma
tiona1 headquarters was read by the
secretary recognizing the Kansas
branch as among the efficient workers
in philanthropic work, there being up
ward of one hundred members
throughout the state.
Inquiries or orders for Red Cross
MERRY Christmas" stamps may be
sent to the secretary, State House,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14

land is one of those men who has lit
tie use for law breakers and he never
fails to make use of his big stick"
If Officer England stays in the bot
the monthly receipts at the police sta
ton
The Winslow mail., 1908-10-10
VolItlon and the Law of Fertility.

The breeder who to improve his
stock must keep them in great COM
fort on abundance of food, finds his
greatest difficulty in their tendency
to sterility. Seeing that this law of
fertility governs not only the animal
but also the vegetable kingdom, may
we not safely conclude that human
volition has little to do with the birth
rate, and also hold that the birth rate
of a nation is inversely proportional
to the well being of its people,
Nineteenth Century.
The Winslow mail., 1908-10-10
Gentle Door.Taps.

A story of extraordinary deafness
was unfolded at recent meeting of a
medical society in Philadelphia. An
elderly woman, exceedingly hard of
hearing, lived near the river. One
afternoon a warship fired salute of
ten guns. The woman, alone in her
little house, waited until the booming
ceased. Then she smoothed her dress,
manner and said, sweetly: Come
in.'-Harper's Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1908-10-10
Did You Ever?

Excuse me just minute!" said the
old codger, in his rasping way, inter
rupting the discussion which was oc-
cupying that particular session of the
Sit and Argue club. 81 don't know
anything of consequence about the
subject, but I'd like to ask, before l
forget it, a question that 1 lay awake
quite spell last night thinking about:
Did any of you ever see a reformer
who was real fat ?"-Puck.
The Winslow mail., 1908-10-10
Home Traininu,

A teacher in Philadelphia school
the other day received this note from
the mother of pupil, who is opposed
to her girl being taught physical cul-
ture, as she feels perfectly able her.
self to teach her "the jumps: Please
don't teach my Nina any fskel tortur
Make her nit the gografy, and lie
give her the jumps
The Winslow mail., 1908-10-10
Cheap Shoe Shines.

The central shoeblacking institute
in Berlin undertakes to clean boots
and shoes for it's clients as often as
required between a. m. and 9 D. M
for payments at the rate of 60 cents
a month for men and so cents for
women. Half rates are given when
several members of one family sub
scribe
The Winslow mail., 1908-10-10
To Dry Clean Fine White Lace.

Lay the lace out quite evenly on
clean white paper, cover it with pow
iered magnesia, then put another pa
per on the top. Leave it inside the
leaves of book for two or three days,
new.
After being cleaned, if the lace is
not in use, keep it in blue paper, as
this has a preservative influence over
its Wfiteness
The Winslow mail., 1908-10-10
Became National Industry.

In 1856, Miss Phelps, philanthropic
Englishwoman, introduced embroidery
among the women of Madeira, as an
employment which does not conflict
with domestic duties. To-day about
$4,000 women are regularly employed
In this work. Their wages vary from
10 to SO cents a day.
The Winslow mail., 1908-10-10
An Urbane English Opinion.

Woman is less civilized than man
because she is more emotional. Phys
lcal conditions account for the greater
emotionalism of woman, and since, as
far as We are aware, nothing can alter
those physical conditions, woman
man.-Hearth and Home.
The Winslow mail., 1908-10-10
Hint to the Fastidious.

Since milk bottles are invariably
handled by the top fastidious women
will wash off the bottle before remov-
Ing the paper cap.
The Winslow mail., 1908-10-10
Still to Let.

Caretaker (to ladies who wish to
see over the house)-One minute
please, ladies. while I drive the rats
hack
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26
DR. BINGHAM DEAD
Prominent Missionary to Ha- waiian Islands Succumbs to
 Operation in Baltimore,
WAS GRADUATE OF YALE
Followed His Fathers Footsteps Soon After Graduation---Mapy Friends
 in This City.

The news of the death of Rev pr, Hiram Bingham was received in this city yesterday and doubtless will cause a great shock to large number of friends of the prominent missionary. Dr Binghsm's death occurred at the Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore and followed an operation Dr, Bins- ham had been preparing for the oper- ation for some time, and if was fully expected that it would prove success full. Dr Bingham was graduated from Yale with the class of 1853 and almost immediately took up mssion- ary work in the Hawaiian Islands, making his headquarters in Honolulu. Later his work was principally In the Gilbert Islands, also In the Pacific. He was born in 1s3l and was accordingly 77 years old
 Dr Rlngham's father. after whom his son was named, was also q proni- nent missionary, doing great deal to cause the uplift of the natives of the Sandwich Islands He was one of those who went on the first Morning Star expedition and put the Sandwich Island tongue into writing.
 The younger Dr, Bingham was in this city only few weeks ago, com ing here 10 attend the missionary conference One of his closest friends here was Mrs Henry Champion, who was schoolmate of the missionary son, Hiram Bingham, ir, is lec- turer on South American geography and history at Yale university.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26
0 BRIEN SUES FOR ANOTHER $1O0,00O
 --.------- Prohibition Candidate for Gov. ernor Charges Slander
 Against Marshall. LATTER GIVES S25, ,O0o BOND Papers Arc Served In the Defendants Room In Bridgeport
 Hotel
GIVES S25, ,O0o BOND

Bridgeport. Oct 25.-Papers were served tonight upon w. o. Marshall of Chicago in another suit for Sl00, 900 damages brought by Matthew L. O'Brien, prohibition candidate for gov ernor In the complaint 1t is charged that MT o'Brlen has been sandered by statements made by Marshall in scv- eral places in the state these state ments being to the effect that O'Brien Is an ex-convict.
 The papers were served in Mir. Mar shall's room in the Hotel Stratfleld by City Sheriff Cunningham At first a bond of sl00,000 was asked for by the officials, but after considerable argu- ment and the services of an attorney S9S.000 bond was accepted and Mar shall was allowed 10 remain In the ho- tel
 This bond was furnished by 4 Secur- ity company of Baltimore. an officer of which Is included in tho entourage of the man who is making the continued attack upon MT O'Brien. These bonds are said to be secured by collateral de- posted at the office of the surety com nany in Baltimore
 This Is the second suit for slOO. .OOo for alleged slander that has been brought by O'Brien against Marshall In the first suit the papers in which were served in New Milford week ago Marshall was released on sl0OO cash bond
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26
HERE MANY YEARS
Late John F. Searles Was Son of Methodist Minister of
 This City.
IN WEST INDIA TRADE
Started Work With Armstrong Firm Later Secretary of American
 Sugar Company.

The death in the Waterloo station at London, Saturday. of John Ennis Searles as a result of an attack of heart disease, takes away from this world a very able tinancier and one whose early life was very strongly connected with New Haven. John Ennis Soarles, for many years secre- tary of the American Sugar Refining company, was a son of the Rev. John F. Searlcs, who was at one time the pastor of the old st. John street Meth odist church, now used by Swedish congregation and afterwards of the George street and First Methodist churches.
 In carly life Mir, Searles became
 and ?, Armstrong one Of the prom lnent New Haven firms engaged in the West India trade. Charles Arm strong, son of the senior member of the firm. married a sister of Mir. searles and the young man was trans ferred from the local otHre on Long wharf to the charge of the com pany's office in New York city. Through this work he became inter osted in the sugar business and be- came a member of the sugar trust of which he was secretary for a consid erable period He amassed con siderable fortune in this business. es- tmated at between three and four millions. On account of disagree ment between Searles and the Have meyers he was forced out of the trust and the Havemeyers it fig said wiped ont nearly all the fortune he held Afterwards he attempted the forma- ton Of Independent sugar companies some of which he succeeded in com polling the sugar trust to buy out,
 When he was 2 resident nf this city MT Searles was much interested in Methodist church work He built up the Wesley M F. chapel which was located at the corner of Davenport avenue and Ward street and here he was superintendent of the Sunday school for some time. This chapel later united with the West Chapel Street NJ, F. church which afterwards merged into what ls now the Trinity M E. church,
 Mir Searles was about eighty years of age and had been In feeble health The doctor who attended him after the seizure certified that death was due to heart disease MT Searles died before he could be taken t6 8 hospital.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26
 CONSUL GENERALS SUICIDE
Letters Found on Body of Iowan Tx.
 plain Act as Due to Ill-Heelth,

Berlin, Oct 25.--The American vice consul general Frederic w. Csuldwel1. and Deputy Consul General Frederick Von Nersen. arranged to. day at Lud wigslust for the removal of the body of Siiar Mcfarland, of Iowa, the Amer lean consul general at.larRe for the European district who committed sui eide on the Hamburg Berlin express The body will be taken to Hamburg and cremated, in accordance with 8 re- quesr made by Mir McFarland in a letter which he left for his wife, and which also was full of loving messs ges. Mcfarland just before his death also wrote letters to his daughter and to the consul general at Berlin, Alexander M Thackara, as well as a letter to the public in which he said he was con strained to take his life by reason of his III health, and because he could no longer perform the duties of his posi- ton,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26
WELCOME TO OUR CITY
Australian Visitor Given Glad Hand
 in Editorial Room.

h' sIhit'i ,hi 'sV'fhs
 Look who's here! most interesting and instructive sheet blew in the offics last night in the shape of the Sunday Times all the way from Perth, West. ern Australia and fully held its own with ti1e raft of state and out of-the. state papers that accompanied 1t The Times is the first copy of a Western Australian newspaper received here in years and by its excellent make up, it's fine display of cuts and its wealth of all kinds of news, the fact is dem- onstrated that there are otder good newspaper towns on the map besides New Haven The Times is the lead ing paper in the western part of ths island
 The copy of the paper is of the spec cial fleet edition and tilroughout ,the twenty-four pages are found graphic descriptions of the arrival and recep~ ton of Uncle Sam's great squadron. Accompanying these stories are many fine cuts, among them being the flag ship Connecticut Admiral Sperry, who halls from this state, and scenes in the harbors of Australia where the fleet or a part of 1t Is at anchor. Sports, financial. literary, social and general news all have their places in the big eight column pages of the Times and in fact almost everything excepting the political campaign in connecticut
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26
H. S. D0MAL. L.DS0N DEAD
Promising Young Life Cut Otr--NIem-
 her of NnNnl MllllIa.

Harry X Donaldson, aged nineteen years, son of Mr. and Mrs William P, Donaldson of 522 Elm street died at the family residence at 10 o'clock last night of spinal meningitis following q serious operation His death cuts off a young life that gave more than or dinary promise oC usefulness In the world In the freight department of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad where he was employed as a clerk he aeld the esteem of those above him and of his fellow workmen He was industrious and steady and in the line of quick promotion. He was a popular member of the naval mili- tia and his death will be sincerely la mented in that body as well as by all others who had known his pleasant nature. A sterling part of his charac- ter vas his complete devotion to his mother and father and other members of his family, and his premature talk ing away brings grief that time alone can alleviate. In their loss they have the sincere sympathy of their friends.
 The funeral will be conducted from the home Wednesday afternoon at ? o'clock,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-26
CHAFIN DISSECTS THEM
Bryan Elegant But No Executive; Taft
 Executive Pnt Idcalcss.

Boston, Oct 95 Eugene W. Chain, Of Illinois, and Aaron S Watkins of Ohio prohibition candidates for pres ident and vice. president, addressed several well attended meetings in this city to-day Tonight MT. Chahn spoke in Lynn and Beverly, while MT. Watkins remained in Boston,
 The most importait of the meet. ings was held on Boston Common, where big audience appauded tho candidates.
 There is no republican or demo- cratic party at the present time, de- clared Mir, Chain. Tt is a Bryan and Roosevelt party,
 MT. Bryan is an elegant gentleman and a man of great ideas but he lacks executive ability.
 MT Taft on the other hand, pos sesses thai executive ability, but he sb- solutely has no ideas,