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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

and never more so than when she COM
pares her existence. her daily life, her
work and her ideals with those OF her
foremother. Some people there be who
hear about the fireless cooker, yet sign
for the big open fireplaces of their
great day. And there are
those who surrounded by electric nat
irons electric vacuum cleaners, electric
sewing machines, modern washing ma
chimes, thernos bottles and holeproot
stockings call to mind regretfully, the
peaceful, restfuI unhurried, yet Dusy
lives of the women of two or three gen
erations ago who didn't try to do every
thing, from earning the money TO
spending it, from providing the chlldrep
to providing for them. But the nlgh
brow remembers that in those Gays
variety, and that woman was a house
keeper and a mother and nothing else
and she shudders at the emptiness OF
such an existence and thanks heaven
she was born in later day.
Old Fashioned Things.
Yet there were things at that fed
Grafton meeting Thursday to MAKE
sigh of regret. The household
economies committee had provided a
small but Interesting exhibit OF beautI-
full old fashioned home made articles
the products of that earlier house
keeping and home making when there
were no fire1ess cookers and no arts
and crafts cult, and yet women found
time for the most painstaking and
intricate handiwork and the joy to put
into it which creates beautiful things.
And the Topeka club women crowded
around the exquisite old linen table
cloth which has been in the family OF
A. A GODDARD for many years, a hand
embroidered gown which was part of
the trousseau of a bride. who long
since celebrated her golden wedding,
and a blue and white homespun
counterpane with fully as much in
terest. and more reverence than they
could show for the electric vacuum
cleaner, and the f1reless bakers and
cookers which Miss Bechtel, of the
Manual Training school, was demon
strating in another corner of the lee
ture room
The meeting was uncommonly wen
planned and interesting Beside the
domestic science papers there We're
Christmas gift suggestions by Mrs. P
C. Chamberlain, Mrs. Ralph McEntiFe,
Mrs c. H Samson, Mrs. t. J. KIM
brough and Mrs. H. Putnam sang
Dudley Bucks Annie Laurie. Miss
Sophie Wall and Miss Jessie Mihleisen
played a piano duet and there was
vocal duo by Miss Walter and Miss
Gertrude C1evenger. The social hour
was unusually agreeable and modern
housekeeping methods were further
demonstrated in the "eat" which con-
sisted of coffee and sandwiches. all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
UNITE FOR A FAIR.
Three Kansas Cities Will Join in Ap-
peal to Legislature

The promotion committee which is
looking forward to securing an appro-
prlat1on from the legislature this win
ter for a state fair met Thursday after
noon and decided that if an aTsproprta-
ton is to be secured it will require the
united action of the cities which are
candidates for the location, Topeka,
Wichita and Hutchinson. 1t is the
opinion of the committee that the ap-
preparation should be secured first and
the location of the fair site decided
upon afterwards.
1t is understood that Wichita and
Hutchinson will agree to this plan and
if this is the case there is little doubt
that the coveted appropriation will be
made and that Kansas will have a
state fair worthy of the name The
opinion prevails that had the three
cities united either two or four years
ago that the appropriation would have
been made at that time.
The failure to secure the appropria-
ton then has taught the committees
from the cities which are candidates
for the location that it will take con-
certed action to secure the appropria-
ton. Without this Kansas will never
have a state fair worthy of the name.
but with the appropriation the state
secures an asset which will be of vast
value to it no matter which of the
three sites is decided upon afterwards.
The following committee was ap-
DIT the Injecting thursday alter
noon; E. H. Crosby. S. E. Lux, r. F.
Hodgins, A NJ. Patten and H. A.
Heath for the purpose of securing the
location of the fair at Topeka after the
appropriation is made. Their only in
struction is to assist in securing the
appropriation and then to expend every
energy in securing the location for To-
peka.
The committee will hold a meeting
within short time and outline a cam
paign by which the members hope to
secure the appropriation and after
wards the location of the fair site in
Topeka. A legislative committee con-
sisting of NJ. A. Low. T. F. Doran. ]. j.
Schenck and J. A. Troutman was
named This committee will assist in
drawing the bill which will be present.
ed to the legislature and getting the
city and county proposition in such
shape that it can be presented to the
members of the legislature.
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DEED TO PAWNEE ROCK.
Given to Governor Hoch for State of
Kansas.

The Women's Kansas Day club this
morning through its president, Mrs.
J. s. Simmons of Hutchinson, pre-
sented the deed to Pawnee Rock and
five acres surrounding It to Governor
Kansas. Pawnee Rock, one of the
historic landmarks of the state, stu
ated near Hutchinson, was on the
farm of Benjamin Unruh who offer
ed it to the state on the condition that
a roadway to the Rock through his
farm, be purchased and certain i'm
provementS made. The WomanS
Kansas Day club voted a year ago to
take up this work and raise the $3,-
500 necessary. The legislature pass
ed a resolution authorizing the COVER
nor to accept the site as a state park.
The deed passed into his hands today
following a meeting of the executive
board of the Woman's Kansas Day
club held in the state historical So
ciety rooms After the meeting the
board adjourned to the office of the
governor, where Mrs. Simmons made
the presentation. A formal presen-
tation will be made to the legislature
at a joint session of both houses on
Kansas Day.
The deed is the title to Pawnee
Rock. five acres in all. The Woman's
Kansas Day club still owes about one
thousand dollars of the fund, but it
is expected this will be raised prompt
" through contributions and the sale
of a souvenir booklet, Echoes of Paw
nee Rock, which the club recently
DnhIiSbed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
DUTCH MAKING FACES.
Washington View of Naval Demon
stration in Venezuelan Waters.

Washington, Dec. 4.-"Holland
seems to be making faces at Vene-
zueIa,'' was the comment today when
the news came from Willemstad that
The Netherlands government warships
had been maintaining a demonstration
off the Venezuelan coast. Nobody in
washington apears to have been adj
vised of this latest move. There has
been for some time talk of a block
ade by The Netherlands government
of the ports of Venezuela so to
force President Castro to revoke his
decree which prevented the trans
shipment of merchandise from Cura-
Goa to Venezuela, but Holland has hes
itated about proceeding in this decis-
ion because the conflict which would
inevitably come with the interests of
other powers in Venezuela. The la
test move reported from Willemstad,
may however, it is said be the pre-
hminary step to a more emphatic one,
and may have been inspired by the
fact that President Castro is now
away from Venezuela.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
FLOATING WRECKAGE.
Indicates the Loss of the Steamer
500 City.

North Sydney, c. B., Dec. 4.-Re-
port reached here today that a large
amount of wreckage, including a
steamers cabin and furniture and go
life preservers bearing the name 500
city" had been found near Cape
Race, n. F.
New York, Dec. 4.-The steamer
500 City. bound from ports on the
great lakes to New York, was last re-
ported at Ogdensburg on November
IL. She hailed from Chicago and was
recorded as being in passenger SER
vice She usually carried a crew of
% men.
to T. H. Franklin, agent, of this city.
At Mr.. Franklin's Office it was stated
that she carried no passengers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
MISSING MAIL POUCH.
Found Near Track, Half a Mile From
Bonner Springs.

Kansas City. Mo, Dec A mail
pouch supposed to have been thrown or
at Bonner Springs, Kan, from the
Union Pacific Denver express that left
Kansas City at 500 o'clock last night,
was found by trackmen today half a
mile west of Bonner Springs. The
pouch had been torn open. whether by
the wheels of the train or by robbers.
it is not known. Postal authorities at
Bonner Springs are unable TO tell
whether any of the mail is missing or
not. The mail is thrown from the train
at that point. Last night the pouch
was missing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
surety Company Quits Kansas

The Metropolitan Surety company
has withdrawn from the state of Kan
sas according to the following telegram
received by G. W. Barnes today: "This
company has ceased doing business.
Hereby withdraw from your state.
Agents notified. The METROPOLITAN
Surety Co., by Joseph McCloskey, pres
ident.'' According to the insurance
commissioners books the Metropolitan.
which does a bonding business, received
81 PSI in premiums in Kansas during
the year 1907. The volume of business
in force on this company's books
throughout the country at the close of
1907 was 1851, 659.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

1t costs lots of money to vote on pro-
posed amendments to the state consti-
tuition. The two amendments voted
down at the last election cost the state
$5,366.08 in advertising alone. The
notices of the proposition to vote on
these amendments were published Ia
PIC newspapers of the state prior to the
election and the state auditor today
footed up the bills for advertising with
the above result. The sum of 5000 had
been appropriated for this purpose, 50
the cost. large as it was, fell below ex-
pectations.
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Robert @. sells for $4,000.

Lexington, KY. Dec. 4.-The 2-year-
old trotter Robert c.. by Peter the
Great-Cocoon, was sold for $4,000 by
the Patchen Wilkes stock farm to G. F.
Moore of st. Clair. Mich, last night.
Robert c, in the Lexington stake at the
October trots here here took fourth
money in the 2-year-old futurity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
snow storm i'm Ohio.

Cleveland. o., Dec. A furious snow
storm which set in early today through
out northern Ohio still continues the
ground being already covered to the
depth of several inches. The snow is
very heavy and wet and is causing seri-
GUS delay to Geographic service and
some delay to train service.f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
NO JOB FOR HIM.
Justice of the Peace Who Wouldn't
Even Be President.

large number of designations from
recently elected justices of the peace
Governor Hoch's office since election.
It seems that there are patriots even
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01

the end came. Mrs. Levick had re-
sided at San Francisco for several
years, and the Chronicle of that city
has the following account of her
death:
"A more than usually sunny and
genial disposition characterized Mrs.
Levick during her active and useful
life, and many struggling artists or her
profession will remember her kind
words and generous assistance. There
is also a large circle of personal
friends in San Francisco to mourn her
loss. as she formerly resided here with
her mother, Mrs. Alma Bartling, at
1899 Post street. Other relatives are
living in New York and Alameda.
I'm addition to her appearance here
in The Lion and the Mouse, Mrs.
Levick filled several engagements with
the Bishop companies at the Majestic.
She was with Bertha Galland in
Dorothy Vernon playing the part or
Queen Elizabeth with distinguished
success. She also appeared with
Alice Lingard, Clara Morris and many
other famous artists"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Aug. 1.-WHEAT-A strong
general demand based on hot weather in
the northwest and reports of black rust
caused a sharp advance in wheat prices
early today. September opened a shade
to Ac higher. at 9Olsd9OAc to So1ac, and
rose to 911xc. Minneapolis, Duluth and
Chicago reported receipts of 1895 cars.
The low point for September was $3.50
9o4c. The market closed firm, with Sep
TENDER up Nc at 92ss6921kc
CORN-The corn market was dull but
strong on hot weather and the absence
of rain. December and May showing an
early advance of 1c. September opened Nc
higher. at 745sc. and sold at 747sc.
OATS-The hot weather in the north
west. coupled with the influence of other
grain markets caused activity and strength
in oats. September opened shade high
eer. at 44lec, sold at 44c, and then advance
ed to 443s@45c.
Sentiment became bullish in the latter
half of the session and the close was firm.
The low point was at 741zc and the close
was &c higher, at &c.
PROVISIONSAThe provisions market
was active and strong. in sympathy with
an advance in hogs and the grain strength:
September pork opened 121zG15c higher, at
$3.50. and sold at $15.S71e September lard
was 21sd5c higher. at $95711 and Septem-
Der ribs were PRAISE higher, at ss.071s.
RYE-Cash: 75c.
BARLEY-Cash: 6CdS3c.
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Items for the East Topeka column NAV
be telephoned to Ind phone gu.

Mrs. J. E. Juleson of Ottawa is
the guest of Mrs. A Verlin of BIS
Hancock street for a few days while
on her way to New Mexico to visit
her sister.
Miss Flo McKibbin of Fort Collins
Colo, who is visiting relatives here
will go to Meriden tonight to spend
a week with relatives.
Miss Mayme Sullivan of Argentine.
Kan. visited yesterday with Mr.. John
Verlin of 31S Hancock street.
Mrs. Eugene Thompson is i'm
proving after several days illness.
The annual Sunday school picnic of
the Third Christian church was held
yesterday on the Washburn college
campus. A goodly number were in
attendance and the day was enjoyed
by all there.
Miss Belle Hendricks of Des
Moines, Ia, who has been visiting
relatives and friends here for the past
two months is the guest at present of
Mrs. earle on Locust street.
| Mr.. He'll Boyes left last night for
Colorado where he will spend the
remainder of the summer with his
mother and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Lane will be
at home to heir friends after Aug
ust 10 at SIS Leland street.
Mrs. L. G. Hammond of 407 Madi-
son street celebrated her birthday an
niversary Friday afternoon. The af-
ternoon was spent in conversation.
Those present were: Mrs. Harry
French. Mrs. H. Whitley, Mrs. Ed
Main. Mrs ca Middaugh. Mrs E.
Mannis Mrs VIM Christy, Mrs. T.
| Tinsley, Mrs. Slanker.
Mrs. VIM. Yard Of Kline street is
suffering with an injured thumb
caused from a heavy piece of steel
falling upon it.
Mrs. Morford of 423 German ave-
nue. was called home from Silver
Lake last night, where she has visited
her daughter for several weeks, to go
to Richland on account of the serious
illness of her daughter. Mrs. Earnest
Johnson. Mrs. Morford went to
Richland today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
FORMALLY OPENED.
Republican Headquarters in Metro
pOlitan Life Building.

New York. Aug. Eastern head
quarters of the Republican national
committee in the Metropolitan Life
building tower were formally opened
at noon today by Chairman Frank H
Hitchcock. Mr.. Hitchcock continued
to hold his political conferences
at the Manhattan hotel, however. as
the office rooms will not be equipped
fully until next week. General Frank
S. Streeter, former member of the ma
uonal committee from New Hamp-
shire; E. c. Duncan, the member from
North Carolina, and Sidney BIeper, the
member from the District of Column
bia, conferred with the national COM
mittee. Mr.. Streeter is warm per-
sonal friend of Mr.. Taft and will de-
vote much time to the Republican
candidates interests. Mr.. Duncan,
who is the southern member of the
executive committee. discussed with
Mr.. Hitchcock plans for waging vigor-
Gus campaigns in several states in the
south. At some early day Mr.. Hitch
cock will call a conference of southern
Republican leaders. The nexs gather
ing of this character is expected to
embrace New England states also.
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QUIET LyNCHIKG.
Four Negroes Taken From Jail and
Hanged by a Mob.

Russellville. KY, Aug. -Four
negroes. Virgil. Tom and Robert
Jones and Joe Riley, were taken from
Jail here early today and hanged to
a tree on the edge of town.
No shots were fired by the mob
which was composed of about fifty
men and the people of the town knew
nothing of the affair until daylight
revealed the four bodies dangling
from tree just outside Russellville,
on the Nashville pike. The follow
ing note was found pinned on one of
| the bodies:
Let this be a warning to you
| niggers to leave white people alone or
you will go the same way. Hugh
| Rogers better shut up or quit"
The negroes who were 1ynched
meeting recently 1t is said, they ap-
proved Of the murder of James Cum
| ningham. a white farmer, by his
| negro tenant, Rufus Broder. This
murder took place in the southern
part of Logan county and 1t is sup
posed here that the mob was made
up of men from that part of the coun-
| try.
The negroes had been in Jail for
several days and while there had been
considerable unrest since the attempt
on the part of the mob to take Brow
der, the slayer of Cunningham, from
the Jail some nights ago, no real trou-
BILE was anticipated and there was no
guard around the prison. The effort
to get Browder failed owing to the
fact that he was spirited out of the
Jail by the sheriff and sent to Bowling
Green and later to Louisville, where
| he is now confined awaiting trial.
The mob came into town so quietly
that none of the residents was
awakened from slumber. Proceeding
| at once to the county Jail. the jailer.
Jack Butts. was summoned to the
door. his residence being connected
with the prison. When he appeared
he found himself covered by rifles and
shotguns and was given the command
to turn over the keys or be shot down.
After parley with the members of
the mob in which he tried to persuade
them to go away without doing any
violence. he finally handed over the
keys The mob then entered the Jail
and finding the four negroes. forced
them to go with them. Two of the
| men. not being given time to dress,
were taken along in their night shirts
and the whole party proceeded at
} once to the tree on the outskirts OF the
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New York Stock Market.

Wall St. New ork, Aug. 1.-STOCkS.-,
Prices of stocks started generally small
fraction higher than last night, with con-
siderable animation in the dealings. Run
ming Yales of 1000 shares of Reading were
made at the opening at an advance OF a
to n point over last night, and the price
subsequently rose an extreme "a point
Distillers' Securities gained rs points,
WESTINGHOUSE Electric / point and Anal
gamated Copper and General Electric rs
point Erie second preferred declined a
point.
Prices were bid up on active dealings
for time, but the advance attacked real
izing and conspicuous stocks relapsed 10
below last night in the course of the first
hour The rise in Reading reached Is
Wheeling and Lake Erie second preferred
points. Third Avenue and National Bis
cult Ia points and Missouri Pacific, Wa
bash preferred, Delaware and Hudson.
National Lead, Colorado Fuel. Interna-
tionaI Paper / point or more. Canadian
Pacific declined 1s points, Atlantic Coast
Line IA points and Erie and American
Tobacco preferred / point. A rise or rs
points in Brooklyn Transit helped to raj
ly the market.
The market closed active and easy. I'm
ion Pacific. ST. Paul and Great Northern
preferred were pushed forward for gains
of n point Westinghouse Electric moved
up Ia points, Hide and Leather preferred
IL points and Locomotive preferred i
point. The general list was hello in re-
straint by profit-taking and reacted to-
wards the end of the session. the princi-
pal gains being wiped out. American To-
bacco declined "a points.
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Enjjoy[iifc

You don't have to be a
millionaire or have an au-
tomobile to enjoy life. The
barefoot boy with a crook
ed pole will have as much
fun (and catch as many
fish, as the rich man with
his expensive rod and
tackle. What is finer than
to drive a nice spirited
horse to an up-to-date,
well made and well finish
ed vehicle, the kind which
is a joy in itself. Then you
know that when you go
any place you are sure to
get back even if it rains.
If you want to see some
o fthe real creations in the
vehicle line, the kind in
which you can really en-
joy life, see
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01
CALL FOR BOOKLET

city on the AshevilIe pike, where the
negroes were strung up in a row.
Contrary to the usual custom of
mobs, no shots were fired at the
swinging victims and the mob dis
persed as soon as it had finished its
work. There is no clue to the mem
bers of the band as the jailer, the only
witness, did not recognize them.
The bodies of the negroes were cut
down during the morning.
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Aug. 1-CATTLE-Receip to-
day about 3Oo Market was steady. Beeves.
So 9O77 80; Texans. s.. 60d5. IS; westerns, $3.50
65 20; stockers and feeders. $2.50I4.50:cows
and heifers. s.5O65 80; calves. $5.50q7.35
HOGS-Receipts today about 5000 head
Market steady to SC higher. Light. 5000
SIS; mixed. S. 40@7. 10: heavy, IS. 3597. 10;
rough s6350655; good to choice heavy,
s6.559T. 10; pigs, s5.5O@6.35; bulk of sales,
$6.65d6 S.
head Market steady. Natives, $2.6064.6o
westerns. s275G4.70: yearlings. A.5005.15
lambs. A50S66O; westerns, A50Q6.So.
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DAUGHTER OF Ex-MAYOR DIES
Ada Bartling Levick Passes Away in
Indiana.

Mrs. Ada B. Levick. who was well
known to a number of Topeka people
as an actress in several leading COM
panies that have played this city in
recent years. and whose father. H.
Bartling. was mayor of Topeka in
1873. died Monday of this week at
Frankfort. Ind, of pneumonia. Mrs.
Levick played here last winter in the
Lion and the Mouse She lived in
Topeka and Lawrence many years ago.
She has a son living at Los Angeles.
CAL, who was with his mother when
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NO MORE SPIKES.
Indignant Citizens Disposed of Them
Summarily.

The controversy over the placing of
spikes, sharp ends up. in their bridges
in this city by the street car company
has been summarily settled. The resi-
dents of Auburndale and Quinton
Heights used hammers to bend the
spikes fiat on the bridges in their vi
cinity. Then the city attorney and an
assistant went out yesterday evening
with hammers and bent or removed
the spikes in all the remaining
bridges in the city. At it's meeting
last night the street and alley COM
mittee Of the council voted to order
thse spikes removed as they were a
menace to public safety. So the
spiked bridge question has been set
tied, but indirectly it cost c. A john
son of Auburndale his life, as he died
from blood poisoning after stepping on
these spikes while crossing the Au>
burn bridge one night a short time
ago.
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Kansas City Live Stock,

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 1-CATTLEC
Receipts 200. including 100 head of south
ems. Market steady. Native steers. 800
ais; southern steers. $30O@4so; southern
cows 50 OO03. so; native cows and heifers,
81 OoG5.7 Is: stockers and feeders, s. 0064 10;
bulls, s. 4OQ14OO: calves, A.0OQS.2 Is; western
steers. So $4,000: western cows, 2.25q37o
HOGS-Receipts today 1900 head. Mar
ket steady to SC higher. Bulk of sales
81. SOd6 IS; heavy. s6.90G7.0o; packers and
butchers. $6.65d6.95; light, S6.3Od6.S0; pigs.
81. 50Q5.75.
SHEEP-Receipts today none. Market
steady Nuttons, S4.O0d4.60; lambs. 81 256
Is: range wethers, $51oq4.4o; fed ewes,
s. 25d4. Is.