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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
"JIM" o,DAY rs HERE.
Man Who Worked for Santa Fe When
Topeka Was Village.

James O'Day, one of the veteran
conductors of the Santa Fe road run
ming out of Topeka, but now of CAL
weston, Texas, is spending few days
in Topeka visiting old friends among
the old time railroad employees of the
city. Mr.. O'Day, better known to his
friend as just plain Jim O'Day, was
with the Santa Fee railroad in 1868
when the road was in process of con-
structon and fully year before a sin
gle train had been run over it's tracks.
His first experience in railroad life
was with the telegraph department as
head of the construction force of this
department. This position merely con-
sisted in bossing a couple of other
linemen- However, in few years this
was quite an important position and
Mr.. O'Day had a larger number OF
men under his charge. He construct
ed most of the early lines through
Kansas
Along in the seventies Mr.. O'Day
changed and went into road service.
After braking for short time he was
promoted to conductor and is now one
of the oldest conductors. He ran on
most all of the runs out of Topeka for
years. Later he went to the Gulf lines
and worked there for many years.
Since leaving Topeka Mr.. O'Dav has
resigned his position on the santa re
Gulf lines and worked for the South
ern Pacific for a number of years. For
the past few years he has been work.
ing as conductor on the Beaumont,
Sour Lake & Western, a Texas line.
A few weeks ago a serious head on
collision which resulted in the death
of an engineer and fireman on his
train took place and Mr.. O'Day hirn-
self was somewhat injured The col
1ision was caused by the dis OBEDIENCE
of orders on the part of the other
train crew.
Mr.. O'Day is now on a vacation re-
covering from the effects OF his in
juries He had not been in Topeka
for twenty years until he arrived here
this week. He is now man of sixty
five years of age and his hair has turn
ed to a silvery white. He has changed
a great deal since leaving Topeka in
the eighties, and although he was at
one time one of the best known en-
ployes of the Santa Fe, he was recog-
nized by but two of his former ac>
quaintances.
Topeka has changed a great deal
in the last twenty years., said Mr..
O'Day to a State Journal reporter this
morning "And it is wonderful to see
what the Santa Fe has done in twenty
years When I left here the Bank of
Topeka building was the general office
building of the road and a number of
the shop buildings were then un-.
known have not been through the
shops vet but expect to see wonder
full change when I do. 1t is quite a
treat to be back here, especially to
one who lived here when the town was
hut a small settlement and the idea of
a great system growing out of the
santa Fe was scoffed at"
Mr. O'Day will remain here for a
few DAVIS after which he will go east
for visit with relatives many of
whom he has not seen in years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
CITY MILK INSPECTOR.
DE-. ID. o. Knisely Will Probably Get
the Job.

The man who will make the tests of
the milk delivered at your door and
see If you are getting your share of
butter fat in the quart can, and will
get after the tuberculosis bugs which
thrive on milk, will probably be DR..
d. o. Knisely, whose name is under
consideration as the appointee to the
office of city milk inspector.
DR. Knisely is a veterinary surgeon
and 1t is proposed to employ the SER
vices of a professional man or thai
kind as city milk inspector.
The ordinance creating the Office
will come up before the council Mon
day evening.
Milk inspection comes under the
duties of the city food inspector as now
arranged, but the food inspector does
not attempt to make any tests of the
milk and his work is largely restricted
to seeing that the quarters of the cows
are kept sanitary.
The ordinance takes away milk in
spection from the food inspector en-
tfre1y and puts it solely with one man.
who must be able to make a physical
examination of a COW and determine
whether it is sick or not and con-
denim those which are. He must also
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
LOCAL MENTION.

A. B. Conner, 1135 Kan. ave-, recon,
mends Red Cross butter.
George w. Sharritt, clerk OF the Uni
ted States circuit court, has returned
from Oklahoma City, where it was as
cold as it is in Topeka, according to
his expression.
The young people of the Third Chris
tan church between the ages of 15 to
20 are invited to a reception to be held
this evening by the Intermediate soci-
ETY. of the First Christian church.
The new Premier" size Silver Statue
10 cent cigar has caught on. Ask your
dealer for it.
The standard set Of weights and
measures purchased by the city for
the inspector of weights and measures
Office have arrived. An Office will be
fixed up for c. B. Hamilton, the in
spector, on the second floor of the
city hall in the suite occupied by the
missioner. The inspector will start out
on his rounds in a few days to check
up the grocers, butchers and other mer-
chants who use weights and meas
ures.
Aspecial meeting of the members of
the Commercial club has been called
for this evening to hear the report Of
the committee appointed to confer with
the Edison Electric Light company
relative to a lower rate for city light
ing
Republicans of the third and fourth
precincts of the Third ward will meet
this evening at s o'clock in the COM
mittee room of the United Presbyterian
church, corner Huntoon and Fillmore
streets.
The work of hauling the ties out on
West Tenth avenue for the construc-
ton of double track for the electric
road from Topeka avenue west to Clay
street was begun today. The an
nouncement of the building of the i'm
provement had been made some time
ago and the measurements taken. The
hauling of the ties out there is sure
Indication that the work of putting in
the double track will be begun in a
very short time. This will save much
delay now caused by the cars having
to wait at different points for switch
ing purposes.
Anti-Zymotis will prevent smallpox,
scarlet fever and diphtheria. To be
had at druggists.
A large number of residence owners
are having their homes photographed
and still many are contemplating hav-
ing it done. II you are one of them
you should do 1t now before the leaves
are out in full and hide the view. Or
ders left at Su1livan's Art Store, 122
West Eighth street, or at my home viii
receive prompt attention. r. G. Will
lard, 104 Woodlawn avenue. Ind.
phone 2845 Black Bell COL.
Mrs. J. M Haynes is seriously i'll
with pneumonia at her home, 911 Har-
rison street.
The particular dresser who cares to
make a saving on his shoe purchase
and at the same time get the season's
latest lasts and feathers should visit
the store Of the Ellet Shoe Co. SIS Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
ONE CASE OF SMALLPOX.
The Manspeaker Fumigated and
Housekeeper Taken to PesthOuse.

The smallpox market was dull today.
But one new case was reported and
that was at the Manspeaker apartment
house at Tenth and Harrison streets
where Laura Lambert, the housekeep-
er, was taken i'll. She was removed tic
the city detention hospital and SAM
tary officers fumigated the apartment
house.
The home of John @. Royce, state
bank commissioner, was carded today.
The son, La Rue Royce, was reported
sick with varioloid. light form of
smallpox. Both of these cases are
light" said J. D. Pattison, sanitary
sergeant.
Six of the firemen of the Santa Fe
fire department service are under quar-
antine at the fire department head
quarters at the shops because one OF
the members, T. c. Hamilton, was ta-
ken Ill and removed to the city deten-
ton hospital. The quarantine was
established by the railroad company.
There are still nine members of the
force who were not exposed to the DIS
ease and are not under quarantine. In
the case which developed at the Man
speaker nearly all of the occupants oil
the apartment were exposed as the
housekeeper's duties carried every
where over the entire house
w. c. Kendall has been removed TO
the city detention hospital A state
ment was made last evening that he
was confined at S0 Kansas avenue.
Kendall was brought to physician S
office on the second floor OF S07 Kansas
avenue but was later removed.
A run of scarlet fever cases Keeps
norted are: J. c. Pruett, ass Summer
8. Kinney. 615 Chandler; w. H. Fay,
1905 West Sixth avenue; ]. E. Cross,
625 Lime street.
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offered as we offer tomorrow.
ow for $1,000. 1t is to be the greatest


be qualified to make tests as to the
purity of the milk, the amount of but
ter fat, for preservativcs, bacterial
content, adulteration with water, etc.
Three and 25-100 per cent is the
minimum limit of butter fat permitted
under the ordinance. The license
charge is SO cents per COW. The fees
are estimated to return about $500 per
year to the city while the salary of the
inspector will be 5000.
1T will be almost self supporting"
said the mayor.
'"The ordinance will have to be re-
drawn, as it is not in a finished state"
said w. c. Ralston, assistant city at
torney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE.
Offer to Debate With Anyone in SYM
pathy for Steve Adams.

AT it's afternoon session, the state
socialist convention improved the op-
portunity to pass couple more reso-
lutions. One was a sweeping challenge
to the whole state of Kansas to debate
on the issues of the socialist platform,
the other was an expression of SYM
pathy for Steve Adams, the alleged
rious dynamiting escapades.
The challenge follows:
BE it resolved by the socialist par
ty of Kansas in convention assemble
that we hereby challenge any and all
supporters of capitalism and especial
ly the candidates for office on old
party. tickets to meet our representa-
tives in public debate upon the issues
set forth in our platform, and be it
further
Resolved, that we instruct our
party, press and our speakers to urge
this challenge at every possible OPP
portunity."
The resolution commencing Steve
Adams was as follows:
I'VE, the delegates assembled at
the state convention Of the socialist
party of Kansas, on this the 3rd day
of April, 1908, in unmeasured terms
protest against the unwarranted and
outrageous treatment melted out to
our fellow worker, Steve Adams, by
the Mine Owners association and 9TH
err emissaries of capitalism in Colo
RADIO and Idaho in bounding him from
one state to another on apparently
trumped up murder charges; delay
ing his trials; forbidding him the
common courtesies extended to all
prisoners awaiting trial, namely
prohibiting him from seeing his wife,
children or friends except at long
intervals and in his behalf we deemed
that he be given speedy trial before
jury 'unpicked' of his peers.
BE it further resolved that copy
of these resolutions be sent to the
governor of Colorado, to Steve Adams,
the Miners Magazine and such other
papers as will be at all likely to print
Them
The party platform was amended
by adding to section 5 the following
words: Especially we are in favor of
shorter work day, and are utterly
opposed to the use of the standing
army and state militia to interfere in
labor disputes"
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They GAVE $4,000.
Ryan and -Four Others Wrote Checks
for Campaign Fund.

New York, April 3.-The sum of
approximately 100000 involved in
the Wall and Cortland street ferries
railway deal which has been under
investigation by the grand jury, in
cluded a political contribution of
100000 with interest made by the
Metropolitan Street Railway company
in the presidential campaign of 1900,
according to an explanation said to
have been given to the grand jury by
Thomas F. Ryan. Mr.. Ryan has been
a witness before the grand jury and
it was learned today that the jury
will hand up a presentment contain
ing an outline of Mr.. Ryan's explana-
ton of the deal. Mr.: Ryan said that
when It was decided that the
Metropolitan Street Railway company
should make a big contribution to
the 1900 campaign fund, a further
suggestion was made to make it
through Mr.. Ryan. w. C. Whitney,
Thomas Dolan, p. A. B. Widener and
William L. Elkins. There was a fur
Their understanding that they were to
be reimbursed by the Metropolitan
for their contributions with interest
at 5 per cent. Consequently the five
men sent their personal checks for
100000 each to George ]. HUM &
Sons of Philadelphia, by whom the
money was paid over to the campaign
committee.
1t is said no mention is made in
Mr.. Ryan's testimony as to which
political party received the money. 1t
was two years after the contribution
was made according to Mr.. Ryan be-
fore an opportunity was afforded to
pay Mr.. Ryan and his associates the
sums they advanced. Then came the
opportunity to purchase the Wall and
Cortland Street company. In max
ing the payment to Anthony Brady,
by the simple method of adding five
times 100000 with interest thereon
at per cent for a little over two
years, Ryan, Elkins, Widener, Dolan
and Whitney were handed back their
campaign contributions made in 1900.
The amount each received accord
ing to Mr.. Ryan's explanation
was $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
TT rs A MATTER OF TASTE.

New York, April 3.-In decision
on an importers protest the board of
appraisers defends the humble elder
berry, domestic and foreign. from
the insinuation that it's odor renders
it unfit for human consumption. In
its opinion, written by Judge Waite.
the board declares that elderberries
are just as worthy as limburger
cheese. The report says:
considerable stress seems to be
laid upon the fact that the berries
have an unpleasant odor. The ques-
ton of odor is largely matter of per-
sonal taste, and that characteristic
would not exclude the berries from
classification as edible fruits any
more than the smell of limburger
cheese would exclude it from the list
of foodstuffs. The evidence shows
that the berries are known as edible
fruit
The importers claimed the berries
should be imported free as fit only
for dye stuffs, but the decision orders
that the regular duty on foodstuffs
must be paid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
LONE HEADQUARTERS.
w. Y. Morgan Will Be i'm Charge for
the Present.

w. Y Morgan arrived in Topeka to-
day and rented two rooms in the Cod
ard building at S24 Kansas avenue, to
be used as headquarters for Senator
Long.
Mr.. Morgan says that Senator Long
is detained in Washington by the ses-
sion of congress and that it is neces-
sary to have a place to which petitions
and other matter pertaining to the SEN
atorial campaign may be sent.
Mr.. Morgan will be in charge of the
headquarters at least until Senator
Long returns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
STUCK TO THE TRUTH.
Woman Refuses Dying Husbands Re-
quest to Shield Herself.

st. Louis, Mo-, April 3.-Lying at
the point of death in the city hospf-
tai, John J. Barry, street car con-
ductor, wounded by a bullet, today
begged his wife to retract her state
ment that she shot him accidentally
while he was trying to take from her
revolver with which she had
threatened to commit suicide. He
urged her to say that he shot him
self accidentally while cleaning the
revolver Barry became unconscious
while pleading with his wife and it is
believed he will die within a short
time. Mrs. Barry is not in custody.
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leather case. These guns were con-
cealed in DAMS closet, and were not
discovered in the first search made
by the officers. Damn is held on many
charges, but the officers found goods
enough in his room, and on the pre-
misses to hold him for numerous other
charges. should these goods prove to
be stolen property. Sheriff Wilkerson
is still waiting for claimants to the
two guns, one buoy, one road cart
and numerous smaller articles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
M'CABES TO GET DIVORCE,
The Negotiations Have Nearly Been
Completed.

James McCabe, ex-city engineer and
defendant in a criminal case of adult
terry, arranged today. for a divorce, his
wife, Mrs. Daisy McCabe, concurring
therein. The principals met with their
attorneys, and agreed upon a divorce
and equal division of the McCabe
property. Another conference will be
held this afternoon, and the details
completed, whereupon the suit will be
filed by Mrs. McCabes attorney, W. I.
Jamison.
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MORE OF DANN's sPoILs.
Two Valuable Rifles Found by the
Officers.

In searching the rooms of E. C.
Damn, the Bell telephone employee
who is now held on the charge of six
separate burglaries, Sheriff Wiikerson
found tw ovaluable rifles, hidden in
a closet of DAMS room at 406 Clay
street. One is a high power Marlin
5000 weapon, worth about $28. The
other is a .22 Marlin rifle, worth about
SIC. Both guns seem to be new, and
the high power gun is equipped with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of the infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. e. p. Cafferty who
died at the family home, 725 Jefferson
street, Thursday, was held this after-
noon at 2:30.
Mrs. Johanna p. Partel died at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy b.
Nicoll, 1435 Topeka avenue. last n1rht,
after an illness Of more than two yeoeuL
Mrs. Partell came to Topeka with her
husband, Frederick ParteIl, who died
number of years ago In 1873 For a
time Mr.. Partell was engaged In busf-|
ness in the city, dfsposing of his hold
ings to move to farm near. Pauline.
Mrs. Partel1 was native Of Germany.
having been born in that country lit-
tie more than IS years ago. The funeral
arrangements will not be completed un-
til relatives who reside out of the state
can be communicated with.
Word has been received Of the death
of Mile Josephine Denning La Force
which occurred at Texhoma, OlElahoma.
on the 10th Of the present month. Hrs.
La Force was q former resident Of To-
peka and was IS years. Of age at the
time Of her death. She Was married 81
two daughters. seven sisters and oue
brother, a sister. Mrs. william Batoo.
residing on Rural Route, No. !.
Sarah Reid died at her home n1ls4
miles north OF the city last night a.
the age Of n years OF nervous cor6p1ls
cations. She Il survived ~ NJ 6u4@
band and one son. W. Il Rol4 The lnz
torment win be made 81 H00ho6to[
cemetery. following the xuu@Ea1 zkQ
tn femilx he1ae - 1:eo aafzse
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Portland. Oregon.

Every night at 7:35 Pullman tour
LIST sleeping car leaves Topeka via the
Union Pacific r. r. which goes
through tc Portland. Oregon, without
CHANGE. There II no better way to
reach all of the great Pacific north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
Only $3.50 For

Gold filled eye glasses or spectacles.
fitted by Chas. Bennett, doctor of OBJ
tics. 100 Kan. ave. Satisfaction guar
anteed. No peddlers employed
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Raleigh Social News.
Special to The Times DisDatch. !

RALEIGH, n. c., March 14.--Wednes-
day afternoon the johnson, Pettigrew
Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy,
held delightful session in the home
of Mrs. Herbert w. Jackson. who, after
the business session. entertained the
ladies' and distinguished guests at an
elegant luncheon. Mr.. Haynei Davis.
president of the North Carolina Peace
Society, and Mr.. Marshall De Lancey
Haywood. secretary of the North Car
olina Sons OF the Revolution and the
North Carolina Society OF the Cincn-
natl, were guests of honor, and both
delivered delightful anu instructive adj
dresses. Mr.. Haywood gave an inter-
csting account of the early Peace So
ciety. which was formed in Raleigh
between 1919 and 1922. Mr.. Hayne
Davis discussed the work of the pres
ent Peace Societies. and emphasized
the purposes of the Peace Society
meeting scheduled to be held in Ra-
leigh. March 23d. The ladies' passed a
resolution providing for the formation
of chiIdrens chapter and an auxiliary
to the JohnsonP ettigrew Chapter,
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Quite party of Raleigh's most
prominent young society girls are to
spend the coming summer in Europe
under the chaperonage Of Miss Kate
Ship. of the Fassifern School for
Girls. They are Miss Mary Ship. Miss
Fannie johnson. Misses Emmie Drewry.
Louise Wright, Caro- Gray. Mary and
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Charlotte Social News.
Ispecial-,o The Times- DIspatch. i

ISpeciaIto the Tlmes-D
CHARLOTTE, N. c.. March 14.-one
Club is looking forward with great
gusto is the State Teachers Assembly,
which holds forthain Charlotte the MIDI
die of June. The club members. to-
gether with local teachers, are plan
ming a big reception for the visiting
way, represent the. flower OF the
States young womanhood, for the. most
part. The Carnegie Library building
is under consideration as the place for
this reception. and If plans reach frui-
tion the event will he the largest social
affair of the summer season.
Mrs. J B. Duke and a party of prom
inent men and women from New York
City have been Charlottc's guests for
a week They arrived in Mr.. Dukes
private car and have been auartered
at the Selwyn. where social attentions
We're showered upon them, though there
were no formal functions. Mr.. Duke
has been in this immediate section for
ten days on business connected with
the Southern Power Company We'd
nesday evening the car went to At
lanta. from which point the Dukes. ac
companied by Mrs. Hugh Willet. of
Atlanta. will continue their, Journey y
n. Duke are already In the West. ana
will join the j. b. Duke party In Gals
.ifornia, where together all VIII spend
a part of tho summer,
An event of decided interest will be
the meeting in this city Easter Monday
will be many young ladies in attend
ance, all Of them socially prominent In
their respective hailiwicss. and the
Selwyn will be headquarters. The ses-
sion will last three days, and ban
l1uet is among the numbers on the pro-
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Annie Montague. OF Raleigh. and Made
line White, of Mebane; Miss Petty. of
Carthage. They will sail June I'd on
the Moltke, of the Hamburg "A merican
Line. and Will return to New York
about September 18th.
Invitations were issued the past
week for the marriage of Miss Helen
Linwood Brewster, of this city, to Mr.
A. Turner Grant, prominent young
attorney of Mocksvilie. March 18th at
the home of the brides brother, Mr.
William II. Bishop, on North Whining
ton Street. Mr.. Grant is Il member OF
the North Carolina General Assembly
a recognized leader on the Republican
side of the House.
Thursday afternoon the art depart
ment of the Woman's Club held ses-
sion of special interest in the club
building. Notable features OF the pro-
gram were PERSONAL appreciation of
Michael Angeles paintings in the
Sistine Chapel: a description of the
Raphael frescoes in the Vatican. by
Mrs. Worth Hanks, and general
paper on the city of Rome. by Mrs
j. G. Massee. The subject for the at
ternoon was Rome and Its Art During
the Golden Renaissance"
Mrs. j. FL. Robbins was the hostess
for the Social Club Friday afternoon
There was a program of unique enter
tainment, followed by dainty refresh
mentS.