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The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
GOULD IS HARD UP.
His Income Is Now Only 100000
Year.

New York. Oct. 15.-That Howard
Gould's income formerly was $500, 900 a
year, but since the business depression
of last year it has been reduced to
$780, 900, and that he has lost $500 600
this year was stated by his counsel in
an argument before Justice Bischoff to-
day. These figures were given in op-
posing an application by Mrs. RATHER
inc Clemmons Gould, who is suing Mr.
Gould for divorce, for an increase in
her alimony from $500 a year to
100000. To support her application
Mrs. Gould asserted that her husbands
income was 100000 a year Delaney
Nicoll, counsel for Mr.. Gould, replied
that While this was once true Mr..
Gould says it is not so now. Mr. Nicoll
also asserted that Mrs. Gould's course
for many years had been one of un-
bridled extravaganza and that last
year she received from her husband
1924 900.
Counsel for Mr.. Gould declared that
in 1906 Mr.. Gould told his wife he would
separate from her unless she abandon
ed her habits but that Mrs. Gould de-
clined to 90 so.
Clarence ]. Shearn, counsel for Mrs.
Gould, said that Mr.. Gould had tried
to "starve his wife OUT of Castle
Gould and had filed the house with
spies, who watched her every move
ment, compelling her to move to a ho-
tel. Mr.. Nicoll retorted that in seven
years from 1889 to 1906 Mr.. Gould gave
his wife $1665O0. and that Mrs. Gould
had saved 100000 of it.
Decision on the increase of alimony
was reserved.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
Democratic National Committee
Makes Statement.
Collected Nearly Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars.
NEARLY ALL is SPENT
Have a Balance of Twenty-Two
Thousand Dollars.
Subscriptions Will Be Published
Tom orr0w.

New York, Oct. 15.-The Democratic
national committee, through Treasurer
Herman Ridder, this morning gave out
an extended statement of the contribu-
tions to the Democratic national cam
paign fund up to and including Oct. 8.
showing sums of and over $100. The
statement also shows receipts and dis
bursements as follows:
Received from contributors of 800
Received from contributors under '0' 'A-'''
elVV LIS, $50. %
Amount left over from Denver
convention fund. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AZ, ,5OO.O 90
IoeaI .$24S, SCI. .65
Amount disbursed.. .S225. .962. So
The statement, which is signed by
National Chairman Mack ard Treas
urer Ridder, says that S43 subscribers
gave 500 or more, and that the smaller
sums % are from 25 cents up. 1t adds:
The number of contributors to the
national committee fund is estimated
at about $4,000 people, about 100000 of
the whole amount contributed came
from the Democratic newspapers
throughout the United States.
'It will be noticed from the fore
going statement that the cash balance
is about $4,000. Supplies contracted
for and undelivered, circulation of
literature, the expense of headquarters
III SllCdBO, new OTk ana Denver.
and the travelling and other expenses
incident to our speaking campaign.
now under way, will make necessary
an additional 100000 to carry our
campaign to a successful issue. We
are confident that the people, whom
we are thus taking into our conf
dence, will supply us with this addi-
tional sum, and we earnestly urge
prompt and generous response to this
appeal.
subscriptions received of 500 or
more will be published daily, begin
| ming October 16."
| The largest individual contribution
reported by Mr.. Ridder was one of
$1,000 from Charles j. Hughes of
| Colorado. w. ]. Bryan was the second
largest individual contributor, he hav-
| ing turned into the national treasurer
| $4,046 from the profits of his newspa-
per, the Commoner. Somesof the con-
| tributors whose names appeared in
the list given out last week have in
creased their donations, as for in
| stance, ex-senator W. A. Clark of
/ Montana, and Norman z. Mack, whose
| names are down now for $4,000 each.
| Georgia is represented on the list by a
single contributor-that of Governor
Hoke Smith-of $3.50. The name of
c. N. Haskell, former treasurer of the
national committee, does not appear in
the long list of contributions from
| Oklahoma
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
HARD WIND BLOWING TODAY.
Reaches a Velocity of Sixty Miles an
Hour.

For thirty seconds, between 1927
and 1928 today, the wind reached a
velocity of mile a minute. and the
average pedestrian is willing to make
an aft1davft that this speed has been
exceeded since early morning. The
average velocity has been just half
of that but the great clouds fdust
hurrying to the southeast have been
enough to make any kind of a guess
as the to velocity of the wind admis-
sible
It is the same old story when it
comes to reason for the unseason-
able action of the weather: "a low
oarometrical pressure to the north
ward" Medicine Hat or somewhat this
side Of that point. Any way the blame
belongs far to the north of Kansas
After this low, which is travelling
slowly, passes to the southwark, a
change in the weather conditions may
be expected, but that will not be for
another day or So
In the meantime there will be no
rain, no change in the temperature to
speak Of, just midsummer weather and
wind, perhaps. and then more wind
The forecast indicates fair weather
for tonight and perhaps Friday. with
a slight rise in the temperatures. The
following were the temperatures since
Z O'Clock this morning:
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
WILL OPPOSE TAFT.
Massachusetts Federation of Labor
Takes Hand in Campaign.

Lowell, Mass, Oct. 15.-An elective
campaign against William H. Taft for
president, Eben S. Draper for governor.
Louis A. rockingham for lieutenant
governor and all state senators who
voted against the so-called Overtime
bill' at the last session of the Massa-
chusetts legislature was ordered begun
by the executive board of the state
branch of the American Federation u6
Labor Wednesday.
The vote was taken after a heated
discussion of the report of a COMMITTEES
of 16, appointed at a meeting held at
Faneuil hall in Boston, in June last
to protest against the defeat of labor
legislation in the legislature. All cam
didates referred to in the instructions
to the executive committee were styled
as persistent enemies of labor" The
Overtime bill'' forbade the employment
of women and children in manufacture
ing or mercantile establishments more
than 4S hours a week. A compromise
bill specifying fifty-six hours instead
of fifty-four was passed.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
Greeted in Kentucky Will
Marching Through Georgia.
Talks at Ashland of Policy OF
Protection.
GREETED BY CROWDS
Supply Of Republicans Limit.
less, He Says.
Senator VIM. Alden Smith to
Accompany Candidate.

Ashland. KY, Oct 15-"Marching
Through Georgia." played by a brass
band, summoned Judge Taft to duty
this morning at Huntington, the first
stop of the Taft special for the day and
the last in West Virginia. The candi-
date was taken to large rink, crowde |
with people, though it was before
o'clock
=, Il thought had seen all the Repub-
leans In West Virginia last night"
genially began Mr.. Taft, but it seems
the supply is exhaustless."
Mr.. Taft talked of the policy of pro-
lection, said it had been the making
OF west Virginia and had put the state
In the Republican column as perma-
nently as Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The Taft special travels on a direct
line west to Louisville today. The itin-
erary calls for ten speeches by the can
didate, including Huntington, Ashland
Olive HILL Moorehead, Salt Lick, Mount
Sterling. Winchester, Lexington, Frank
fort, Shelbyville and Louisville.
At Judge Taft's request, Senator Will
liam Alden Smith will accompany the
candidate on his entire southern trip
and will also be one of the speakers
at the Madison Square garden meeting
in New York city. The thousands OF
people who gathered at the station a.
this place We're enthusiastic and re-
sponsive to the highest degree. Wher
the candidate appeared on the rear
platform and declared that the people
of Ashland ought to pray for the con-
tinuance of the Republican party ir
power, a mighty shout went up, 1--WE
will" After the brief talk of Mr.. Taft
on protection Senator Smith spoke ani
addressed his audience in the form oi
questions to which the crowd respond
ed as he desired in mighty shouts. Sen.
ator William o. Bradley, who joine
the train, also spoke and was warmly
received
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
GRAIN DEALERS MEET.
National Convention Is Being Held at
st. Louis.

st. Louis, Oct. 15.-The twelfth an
nual convention of the National Grain
Dealers association assembled in the
Southern hotel here this morning for
a session that will continue three days.
About 1000 delegates are in attend
ance.
The morning session was given over
to addresses of welcome and to the an
nual report of President A. E. Rey-
nolds of Charlottesville, Ind. Commit
tees were appointed before the noon
adjournment.
One of the important subjects to be
considered by the convention is the
federal inspection of grain. Another
subject to be discussed is trading in
futures.
The contest for the next convention
has already begun and representatives
of Denver. Detroit, New Orleans
Mackinaw Island and Cedar Point in
Lake Erie, are working to have their
respective cities selected as the meet
ing place for 1909.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
FLEET NEARING TOXIC.
Japanese Vessels Sight Gunboat Pre-
ceding Our Warships.

Toxic. Oct. 15.-The American
battleship fleet somewhat in advance
of it's schedule has been sighted by
the Japanese war vessels sent to con-
less message received two hours ago
reports that Admiral Sperry, his Off
GERS and the enlisted men were at
that moment witnessing the
maneuvers of the Japanese vessels off
the island of Kiushu, in southeastern
Japan.
The fact that the American ships
are in close proximity to Yokohama,
where they are scheduled to arrive
Saturday morning is as yet unknown
to the public, although the news was
quickly circulated in naval circles
No wireless messages have been re-
ceived here from the flagship Con-
necticut, but a number of messages
of welcome have been dispatched by
wireless and early responses are ex-
pected. The first official greeting to
Admiral Sperry was from Vice Ad-
miral Minoru Saito, minister of the
navy. Baron Satto extended to the
approaching fleet hearty welcome on
behalf of the nation and said that all
Japan is anxiously awaiting its
arrival.
The earliest wireless messages re-
port all the ships of the American
fleet in splendid condition. The gun
boat Yankton, tender to the fleet, is
reported by wireless to have been
sighted off Yenshu shortly after 4
o'clock this afternoon. She is ex-
pected to reach Yokohama at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning and a
reception committee will leave Toxic
at an early hour to welcome the
Yankton.
At last accounts the fleet was of
the island of Shinko Kubuku.
The news that the American feet
was off Kiushi was received here by
wireless telegraph. The Connecticut
the flagship of Admiral Sperry, had
| taken a position to one side and was
witnessing the maneuvers. The war
ships are described as all being in
splendid condition.
| The fleet will make its official entry
into Yokohama harbor Saturday
morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
AIRSHIP RACE.
One VIII Be Held in New York
Election Day.

New York. Oct. 15.-The first free
for all five mile sailing race through
the Aerial ocean" by dirigible bal
looms and flight by all kinds of air
craft. regardless of the scientific
names by which experts may know
them will be held on the afternoon
of election day, November 8, from
the grounds of the Aeronautic society
at Morris park.
Prof. w. H. Pickering. of Harvard
university, has presented a wind
wagon-a form of conveyance almost
unknown here. button which has been
used abroad for sometime with con-
siderable success-to the society. A
wind wagon is a frame on wheels,
with the motor geared to one or more
air propellers instead of to the
wheels. These propellers turning
rapidly in the air. supply the driving
power There will be race by wind
wagons, the first ever held. Captain
Thomas S. Baldwin, Roy Knabenshue
Captain Bombaugh, Earl E. Myers
Charles Hamilton, Charles j. Stroebel
and Colonel Gribble have been in
vited to compete with their dirigible
balloons.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
1INKER,s DEBT TROUBLES.
The Shortstop and National Ball Com
mission Must Go to Court.

Chicago. Oct. 15.-The legal troubles
of Joseph Tinker, shortstop of the Chi
cago National league baseball team.
will cause the citing into the bank
ruptcy court next week Of Ban john
son, Harry G. Pulliam and August Her
mann of the national baseball commls-
sion, who have charge of the finances
of the worlds championship series.
Citations for Tinker and the national
baseball commission were issued on
the plea of a liquor dealer who holds
a judgment for $3.50 against the ball
player. The debt was contracted While
Tinker was a saloon keeper in Chicago.
The plaintiff asserts that Tinker has
declared himself without funds. An eff
fort will be made to attach the players s
share of the gate receipts, or enough to
satisfy the judgment.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
NJ, X. & t. CASE ARGUED
Before the United States Circuit
Court

st. Louis, Oct 15.-Arguments were COM
pleted in the United States circuit court
here in the case of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railway and IS other roads to
restrain the international commerce COM
mission from putting in effect an order
reducing terminal charges on live stock
at Chicago.
Attorneys for both sides were instructed
to file within four days condensed briefs,
and announcement was made that the
interstate commerce commission would de-
lay the enforcement of the rate reduction
order until October 80. 1t was to have
become effective tomorrow. By October
30. 1t is believed the court will be ready
to announce its decision.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
PLAGUE OF PIGEONS.
Wild Birds by Millions Destroying
Rice County Wheat.

Frederick, Kan, Oct. ia
phenomenon that is causing damage
to the wheat fields around here is the
myriads of big, fat wild pigeons that
appear from where no one knows.
They appear almost by millions
obscuring the evening sun and spend
the nights and mornings in the
wheat fields which they leave as clean
of vegetation as would a grasshopper
raid. Pot hunters and scarecrows
can scarcely force th.m to move on.
It is many years since such vista
ton has happened before in Kansas.
They will disappear as suddenly as
they came.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
verdict of the Jury Means a Life
Sentence for H. Behner.

independence. Kan, Oct. 15.-After
being out 10 hours, the jury in the
case of Henry Behner, charged with
the killing of Tobias Sawyer. whom he
suspected of the ruin of his daughter,
returned a verdict today of guilty of
murder in the first degree. This car
ries a life sentence. The girl, who was
16 years old. had worked as a servant
in Sawyer's home. The plea of the de-
fendant was that he was temporarily
insane and not accountable.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
BRYAN AN ALPHA TAU.
Accepts Honorary Membership in the
National Fraternity.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 15.-William J..
Bryan has accepted an honorary mem
bership in Phi Alpha Tau, national
university fraternity, having for It's
object the encouragement of oratory-
The Nebraska chapter today an
nounced that Mr.. Bryan would deliver
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
Wilson Back in Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson returned here last
night after a speaking tour through
Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. The secre-
tary declared while Mr.. Taft would
carry all three states, the usual Re-
publican plurality would be reduced.
Mr. Wilson said that he believed that
the farmers do not believe that Bryan
if elected would be able to carry out
President Roosevelt's policies for rail-
road and cornoration regulation
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15

when he was accredited as the diplo-
matte agent of the United states 10
Bulgaria.
At a final meeting held between Sir
Edward Grey and NJ. Isolwosky this
afternoon the seventh proposal was
altered into a simple affirmation OF the
desirability of giving compensation 10
Servia and Montenegro, but without
specifying the means.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
Healx Told on Keefe.

New York. Oct. 15.-The Democrat ma
tional commmittee issued a statement last
night quoting Timothy Healy, president of
the Intern tional Brotherhood of Station
ary F'iremen as authority for the allega-
ton that Daniel Keefe had been promised
by the president appointment as commits
sioner general of immigration in return
for the Detroit labor leaders support of
Taft. The national committee had prom
ised to make known its information if the
charge was denied. as it has been both by
Keefe and at the White House.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
Big Fire at Venice, Ill.

st Louis, Mo-, Oct. 15.-Fire in
Venice, ILL.,, manufacturing town,
10 miles north of East st. Louis early
today destroyed the plant of the Bar
ber Asphalt company and several
residences. The fire department. OF
East st. Louis was called on for aid.
The loss is about s150,00o.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
shootine NIatch hv TeIegranh

Lexington. Ky, Oct. 15-The Chicago
Gun club won the telegraphic match with
the Fayette Gun club by score of sos to
S54
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
Weather Indications.

Chicago. Oct. 15-Forecast for Kansas:
Fair tonight and probably Friday. Con-
tinued warm.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-15
Hunt Missing Air Ships.

London, Oct. 15.-Three cruisers of
the home fleet which are now at
Queens ferry, Scotland, have been or
dered to search the North sea for the
two missing balloons that sailed away
from Berlin last Monday in the en-
durance contest.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07
% G.
, Birthplace of
Great President to Be
Converted Into Public Park

rested under military qua ID. Gov
ernors and mayors met 1t at various
railroad stations and paid tribute to
the life that began within its rough
timbers. When the special train on
which it rode crossed the Ohio river
from Indiana into Kentucky, it was
met at the Louisville station with mil.
itary honors. Col. Henry Watterson
and Adlai E. Stevenson made the
chief speeches of welcome.
The cost of making a park of the
Lincoln farm, of erecting the mem
orial hall and of carrying out other
plans is being met by popular sub
scriptions sent to Clarence H. Mac
kay, treasurer of the Lincoln Farm
association. Other officers of the as.
sociation are Joseph W. Folk, presi-
dent; William H. Taft, Cardinal Glib
bons, Samuel l.. Clemens, August Bel
mont and Lyman ]. Gage
The movement to preserve the
scenes of the earliest years of Lin
coins life has revived unusual inter
est in all the associations of his youth.
The graybeards of Hodgenville, the
hamlet which is situated about two
miles from the Lincoln farm, ever
since they were aroused by its sale
at auction, have been telling many
story about Little Abe" when lad;
about "Tom," his father. and Nancy,
his mother. ABE" lived on the farm,
they say, until he was four and
half years old, when, because of the
scant produce of its 110 acres, the
family was forced to move to house
in the village. where Tom" Lincoln
barely supported his family by work
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07
Midshlpmen and Marrian7.

Midshipmen and marriage are inter.
esting the navy department at pres
ent considerably. In the last three
years more than one midshipman has
been dismissed from the service for
marrying before he has been graduated
from Annapolis. Also there have been
increasingly numerous requests to the
navy department from passed mid
shipmen asking permission to mar
ry. The department has been thus
far lenient with Cupid and has granted
most of these requests.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07

ment or emotion, listened to the dig
nifled little speech addressed to him
by Mr.. Ashmum, the president of the
convention, and then responded with
few appropriate. earnest and we'll
shaped sentences, expressing his
gratitude for the confidence reposed
in him, his doubts of his own abilities
and his trust in helping Providence.
Then followed some informal talk,
partly of a joyial kind, in which the
hearty simplicity of Lincoln's nature
shone out, and after the usual hand
shaking the committee took leave.
One of its members, Mr.. Kelley of
Pennsylvania. remarked to me as we
passed Out of the house: well, we
might have done q more brilliant
thing. but we could hardly have done
q better thing. From "Reminiscen.
ces of Long Life" by Carl Schurz
in -McClures.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07
1T SEEMED INcURA6LE
Body Raw with Eczema-Discharged
from Hospitals as HopeIess-cutl-
eura Remedies Cured Him.

From the age of three months until
fifteen years old, my son Owens life
was made intolerable by eczema in its
worst form. In spite of treatments the
disease gradually spread until nearly
every part of his body was quite raw.
He used to tear himself dreadfully in
his sleep and the agony he went
through is quite beyond words. The
regimental doctor pronounced the case
hopeless. We had him in hospitals
four times and he was pronounced one
of the worst cases ever admitted.
From each he was discharged as in.
durable. We kept trying remedy
after remedy, but had gotten almost
past hoping for a cure. Six months
ago we purchased q set of Cuticura
Remedies. The result was truly mar,
velous and to-day he is perfectly cured.
Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green,
England, Jan. II, 1907"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07
LINcoLN's CALL TO DUTY.

There the Republican candidate for
the presidency stood, tall and un-
gainly in his black suit of apparently
new but ill-fitting clothes, his long,
tawny neck emerging gauntly from
his turn down" collar, his melan-
choly eyes sunk deep in his haggard
face. Most of the members of the
committee had never seen him be-
fore, and gazed at him with
surprised curiosity. He certainly
did not present the appearance
of a statesman, as people usu-
ally picture it In their imagina-
ton. Standing up with folded hands.
he quietly, without visible embarrass-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-02-07
MIX FOR RHEUMATISM.

A prominent specialist gives the
following as a never failing remedy
for rheumatism, and says that If fol-
bowed up it will effect complete
cure of the very worst cases. Mix
one-half pint of good whiskey with
one ounce of Toris Root Compound
and add one ounce Syrup of Sarsapar-
fila Compound. Take in tablespoonful
doses before each meal and at bed
tisue." The ingredients can be pro-
cured at any drug store and easily
mixed at home.