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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

Nicholson has conducted a very sue
ceSsful series of meetings for men at
the colored Y. NJ. c. A, 406 Kansas av-
enue. These meetings were carefully
planned, many conferences with the
personal workers We're held and cot
tage prayer meetings We're organized
in the different sections of the city. The
attendance has been remarkably good,
averaging more than 80 men each eV-
ening. A big closing ratification meet
ing for men and women will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 in Metro
politan hall
The claims and accounts committee
of the city council consisting of J. J.
Lannan, J. w. F. Hughes and G. w.
Horn met in the city hall last evening
and decided to make a Christmas pres
ent to the city employees by granting
them their monthly payroll before the
holidays. This gives them sufficient
funds to make up a Christmas present
for the street naming committee. The
city treasurer commenced on the teach
ers' pay this morning and they will be
paid off before the end of the day.
The teachers of the city get three
weeks pay today.
At the Central Y. NJ. c. A. gym
nasium tonight a number of the
acterinos of the association will give
a minstrel show for the benefit of
their voices A chorus of twenty well
trained voices under the direction of
DIR. L. v Sans of Washburn college
will be the chief attraction. All of the
latest and unpopular songs will be
used and misused at the occasion to-
night. A big stage with a home made
drop curtain has been constructed in
the gymnasium. Admission by tickets
which require no eposit-except
dangerous weapons.
City Clerk Burge is thinking about
forming an organization among the
cities of Kansas to be called the 'City
Clerks Association of Kansas" The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

The Angry Mother-You've got an awIul
nerve TO ask me to give you BACK your
ball when you nearly killed one OF my
children with it. The Boy-Well, ma an.
you've got ten children and we've got ohiy
one baIl.-Chicago Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
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Assistant Adjutant General Charles
Harris left the city today to spend the
holidays at his home in Emporia-
Robert Stone will speak to the. people
Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock at the
Arlington Heights branch of the First
Baptist church.
The plans for the inauguration of
Walter Roscoe Stubs are very elabor
ate and are in distinct contrast to
strain of Quaker blood in the Stubs
family.
The parade of the Uncle Toms Cabin
show this noon. reminded many of the
older Topekans of childhood days when
such an event might be the signal for
open hostilities.
The attendance at the local vaudeville
houses this week is the best of the sea-
son. Perhaps it is due to the fact that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
WAS HIS FATHERS COUSIN.
Relationship of Harry Thaw to Insane
Relative Who Died Yesterday.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Dec. 10
Charles Morschauser, attorney for
Harry K. Thaw, last night gave out
this statement:
1.-The account in the papers of the
death of Miss Harriet Thaw of Phila-
an aunt of Harry K Thaw, but a
cousin of his father. Miss Thaw's
mother became mildly insane after the
birth of this daughter, Harriet, who
herself developed senile dementia in
became necessary to place her in an
asylum under control of the Society
of Friends, where she was tenderly
cared for until her death a the adj
Yanced age of SIS years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
PAID DEATH PENALTY.
Frank Bryant Murdered 20 Year Old
Man.

Springfield, ILL.,. December 19.-F'rank
Bryant, &c years old, was hanged in
murder on August "a. last. of Thomas
Brady, a 20 year old man out of
whose trunk after the murder Bry-
ant stole a small quantity of money
with which to go to Chicago to visit
his sweetheart In statement upon
the scaffold, Bryant thanked Sheriff
Werner for the kindnesses extended
during his Imprisonment. He then
said to the 200 witnesses assembled:
Farewell to all, gentlemen" and
the trap was sprung.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
ANNEX IS SHAKEY.
Capitol Superintendent Refuses to Per-
init Additional Weight.

Washington. Dec 19.-The fact that
large number of senators have been oc-
pying quarters for the past several years
that were perilous to life. in building
that is now conceded should have been
condemned, was emphasized today by the
refusal of Elliott Woods, superintendent
of the capitol, to permit any increase or
admission of documents needed by the ma
tfonaI monetary commission. The building
where this condition exists is known as
the senate annex, situated one square
from the capitol building. The finance
committee of the senate has occupied
quarters there for several years for the
force employed in gathering data ior
tariff and currency legislation.
and a half dozen Republican senator's
have their office rooms in the building,
bIt within the next few months they will
move TO the handsome marble structure
which is just being completed for use as
senate offices.
The finance committee desired to carry
into the building large number Of docuy
ments and volumes on the subject OF
finance. but Senator AIdrich was told that
the floors of the annex would not carry
an extra pound with safety. This brougnt
out the fact that several senators haEs
been compelled to keep their law hDraIles
at their homes because of the oVerioaolns
of the floors of the annex All or the sen
ators and committees in the senate anheA
will be transferred to the new builolne'
rot ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
HIS PEDIGREE Is SHOWN.
President of American salvation Army
Was in PenitentiarY.

New York. Dec 19.-when trial of
the suit brought by the Salvation army
to restrain the American salvation
army from the use of the name was
resumed in the supreme court today,
James William Dufffn. comm ander-in-
chief of the defendant army. testified
that although he had been convicted
of abduction and served six months
sentence in the Lancaster. Pa. peni-
Tertiary he had been pardoned by the
governor of Pennsylvania.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
PHILIPPINE SOLDIERS DIE.
Eleven Enlisted Men Are Victims of
Methyl Poisoning.

Washington, Dec. 19.-General
Tasker H. Bliss, in command of the
forces in the Philippines, has reported
the death of eleven enlisted men of
the Eighteenth regiment, stationed at
Camp Keithley, Mindanao, from
methyl poisoning, resulting from
drinking Column ian spirits. The names
of the deceased soldiers are not given
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
RoMADKA GETS DIVORCE
Because His Wife Is Serving a Term
in Prison.

Romadka, husband of Evelyn Cain
RomadIa, the woman VINO is now
serving a term in Joliet prison for lar
ceny in Chicago, was today granted
divorce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
No Paper Famine.

Appleton. Wis, Dec. 19.-The pre-
dicted paper famine which it was
thought would result from the long
dry spell will not materialize as the
mills now have all the water they can
use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

An electric reading lamp would
make a nice useful Christmas present
We have a large stock of them at rea-
sonable prices. Jordan, 11S west
Eighth street.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-10-23
REAL CONSERVATION.

When the farmer of the non
distant future has shucked and
cribbed his corn he will strip the
leaves and husks from his corn
stalks to feed his cattla. Then
he will sell the bare stalks tor
almost as much s The corn is
worth. That is tue promise
held out by the government SCI
eutists who have discovered that
the making of paper from corn
stalks is commercial posslblli-
w. It means a lot TO the farmer
and to the users of paper and 1t
means also thai tie ruthless de-
st.uctlon of forests will be at
least checked.
Announcement may be expect
nected at no distant day that the
making of paper from the cot.
ton plant is also a commercial
possibility. This will mean as
much to the southern planter as
the corn-sta X project does to the
western corn grower, and each
will supply a strong argument to
who believe in paternai gov
ernment. jackson News.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-10-23

Manager Mckay, of the Mis-
si>sippl State Fair, has allotted
Saturday the 31st day OF
October, as Drummer's Day at
the Falo and urges large al
tendance. We predict that there
will bemany a joke told by tins
jolly crowd.
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On November Goth the price Of
Womans' Home Companion will
he raised to Is cents a copy,
$1.25 cents a year. You may
subscribe now at One Dollai
Simply send us your order, and
your subscription will be extend
ed from its present date of expl
ration;
Now is the time to subscribe
for any friends 10 whom you
wish to present the Companions;
ANY such subscription, ordered
at the One Dollar rate before
November 20th, If you wish. can
begin with the January number,
at Christmas time;
If Your subscription either
new or renewal, reaches our Of
fee by November Goth, you are
entitled to receive a beautiful re-
marqe copy of the jubilee paint
ing. 'sHome Sweet Home"
neWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-10-23
THE PROHIBITION "WAvE"

One OF the Slgn1ncant faclS
aboLt the prohibition wave is
that it seems 10 perslstently keep
On "Waving, and this in spite of
the propheS'es that the fad was
only d temporary one and that
We wo-li soon slump back iulo
lHe old comfortable liQuor-i;ned
paths. The 5 nth has seen fiji
/ 70 lead he vanguard in prohlbi
iiou anu There are more ''dry
towns and dry" counpies South
Or Mason and Dlxon's line than
! orlh of it. If the prohibition
movement is coed thing. which
point we shall certainly not uu
derlake TO discus here. then The
South may we'll feel proud of
This leadership and her sons and
grandsons of the future will feel
proud of what their forbears did.
For some reason the people of
the South, i'll spite OF the pres
sure brought tc bear by the "in-
terests," weoC steadily and qul-
etIy ahead and rul-d out LIQUOR,
Now the Norm is following
sui; They are a little dlffident
and bashful about it up there it
is true, and they are going at
The job by easy stages, but the
result is being arrived at none
the less surely. The handwrit-
Ing Is on the wall just as it WAS
on the wall for months here IN
the South. The op!y difference
is thai now no one seems to be
paying much attention TO il ex-
cept the politicians and those
who ale directly Interested in
Keeping the traffic going,
Illustrative OF This is th enew
loeaI opuon law in Ohio. THIS
Is not case of statutory prohi-
bltlon, but is similar to the couo-
" local opllon law at present iu
force in Mississippi, and which
is TO be superceeded on the first
OF the year by statutory prohibi-
ton. Under this law all but
about eight or ten out of the
seventy five Mississippi counties
went dry" Now the news is
That as result OF the Rose
county option law IN Ohio.
passed at the last session of the
legislature, thirty-one counties
W Tn a popul, t IN of more than
a million have gone dry. With
IN the next thirty days 814 sa-
looms and wholesale liquor hous-
es will close. Thirty-three coup-
tles voted on the question and OF
these only two went wet.-Bjloxi
Herald.
The Clansman," which is to
appear tonight at the Opera
House, is the most remarkable
play on the American stage. 1t
Is founded OH the famous novels,
The Leopard's Spots aud "The
"Clansman." Wherever 1t is
played wherever il has be n
played it has broken all records
for attendance. The "Clans-
man. is true and vivid presen-
taton of the terrible reconstruc
ton days of the South. Secure
Your seats early. You may new
er have another opportunity OF
seeing the "Clansman.'
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-10-23

Mississippi sent greater por-
tion of her Bryan ard Kern fund
through the Memphis and New
O leans plpers and consequent :
ly Tennessee aud Louisiana have
'beeu credited with the contribu
tions.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-10-23

Mr.. and Mrs. r.. j, Ferguson,
of New Orleans, have Issued in
vitations to the marriage of theii
daughter Genevleve to Mr.. Dona,
Myatt on Tuesday, Novembeg
the third.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-10-23

Mrs. DR.. Noel is away from
the c,mpus this week. visiting
fr1el ds and relatives at he'll old
home.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-10-23

Capt. ]. A. Wrggs received a
telegram Tuesday from his SOD,
]. A. Wigs, Jr., who is sum
mering with his family at PAS
Christian announcing the bicth
of a granddaughter whose name
is Lucy Carroll Wiggs.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-10-23
Death of Mrs. Oracle Storment
French.

The sad intelligence of the
death of Mrs. Oracle Srorment
French was received here Tues
day. rhe death Of this excel
lent and much beloved lady took
place at her home i'll Birming-
ham Tuesday. She wss the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Storment of this city.
The emaius were brought here
for burial and the burial and
funeral services took place at
the Odd Fellows Cemetery on
Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. Mrs. French leaves a
husband and little Two year old
child.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
New York.
New YORK. March IA, 1908.

NEW 1ORK, MARCH lf, lOUo.
The leaf market this week was inter
ested more perhaps in the outcome of
the first inscription for the current year
at Amsterdam than in any other event.
And it was so interested from quite a
different motive than the ordinary one
that usually awaits the result of years
first inscription. 1t sprarg from the
anxiety to learn whether the year 1907,
which has proven itself such a bad one
for producing proper tobacco crop,
both in this country and in Cuba. had
also the same retarding effect on the
growth of the Sumatra. And this sur
mise seems to be confirmed by the report
given in our cable dispatch in another
column of the result of the first inscrip-
tion. For it appears that Sumatra did
not escape either the unfavorable grow
ing conditions which prevailed for the
tobacco crops evsry ywhere. That the
American trade did not take more than
a thousand bales out of an offering OF
over fifteen thousand must be taken as
a significant judgmentof the types pre-
sented as our market is not overstocked
with old leaf and the consumption of Su-
matra in this country suffering less pro
portionately than any other type on &C
count of the depression in our cigar in
dustry That 1907 was A bad year for
all tobacco crops may after all turn out
to have been providential fate for the
absorption of the high priced Leaf that
dominated every tobacco market in the
world in 1906 and 1907. Poorer grades
will naturally command lower figures
but they cannot take the place of more
available leaf, though it may command
higher price even in time of retro
gressive production. The losses in the
1907 crops will partially be made up in
the better qualified stock Of the preced
ing year or two. The activity in the
market is still restricted by a curtaileo
demand, but there is as yet no genera
slashing going on.-Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
NEW YORK. March IL, 1908

The sensation of the week was the sale
of several lots of thinner Spanish tobac-
co, constituting part of what was per-
haps the largest packing OF this kind of
goods, of the 1905 crop, at decided con-
cession. As thinner Spanish and Wis
consin have been the types of domestic
tobacco that have best maintained their
prices, it is matter of considerable in
terest TO the trade. This would seem to
mem that go far as Zimmer is concerned,
until after this packing of more than
four thousand cases is disposed of, that
packers who have been able to stand the
strain of the last few months will have
to hold their tobacco for a while longer
if they are to get back the money their
goods cost. Fortunately for the leaf
market in general there is no great lot OF
any other domestic tobacco TO be dis
posed Of under similar instances,
and other types will sell in their usual
orderly course There continues to be
quite little buying OF Pennsylvania TO-
bacco, but practically nothing has been
done in Ohio, and in Wisconsin the buy
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Baldw insville, n. Y 4.

Orville Clifford and j. Wallace Lee,
representing Hinsdale, Smith & Go. OF
Springfield, Mass, received Wednesday.
Charles j. Lederman of Lancaster, Pa,
has been in town and has been riding
with Edward Beebe. The prices paid
on sales reported range from five to
eight cents.
Fulton. The outlook in this vicinity
for selling the 1907 crop at prices which
will recompense for raising, is not good.
The failure OF the American Cigar com
pany to purchase and to operate their
asserting and packing plant in Fulton
has been great disappointment to local
growers, most of whom are asserting and
will hold for better prices. = Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20

and Texas. Chief B. T. Galloway OF the
bureau informs the New England Home
stead that the work in the Connecticut
valley, in co operation with the Connec-
ticut agricultural experiment station,
will consist of the further improvement
of the hybrids and strains of the native
Connecticut Havana and byoadleaf va
rieties by seed selection and breeding.
Tests on commercial basis will be made
of the hybrids and strains which have
been found to be valuable fer cigar
wrapper manufacture. Efforts to i'm
prove the new varieties adapted for
growing under shade will be continued,
particularly the Cuban and Sumatra
types previously obtained by breeding
and seed selection.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Lancaster..
LANCASTER, Pa, March 10, 1908

LANCASTER, Pa, March l0, 1908.
There was a lack of inquiries after to-
bacco in Lancaster last week, and the
sales made of 1906 goods, outside of one
packing, would not aggregate a very
large amount. The country leaf dealers
are not doing any better than the city
packers, though there was one large sale,
the exception referred to, Shreiner Bros.
of East Petersburg. having sold their en-
entire packing OF 500 cases of 1906 goodsi
The price is not given. but it may he
taken for granted that tobacco generally
is not bringing over Is cents pound
actual weight. This is about the best
the packer can do and get out without
loss, taking it for granted that he paid
the average price for his leaf, while to
those who paid gilt-edged price for
their goods it would mean actual loss
just at present no silver lining to the
clouds is in sight, and the leaf tobacco
trade for the immediate future is as like
ly to be as dull as it has been for weeks.
And The same may be said OF the cigar
industry. Factories continue to close,
and most of those that are still running
are doing SO short handed or on short
time. The trade has never known
duller period than it lis now encounter
ing.
The stripping of the new crop is prao-
tically finished and the grower r lady
to do business, but with stagDa 81 leaf
market the packers are not i" condi-
tion to do much buying So here was
little buying of 1907 tobacco be past
week Considerable tobecro has been
delivered lately and it loohs like excel
lent filler goods
The largest sale of the r tobacco
crop was made by Jacob lla-tetter OF
Mt. Joy, who sold to /. III. Weaver Of
Lancaster fifty acres. Another big lot
was sold by 1. w. Shirk of Mannheim
township, who sold forty-five acres
New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
VIRooUA, Wis. March II, 1908.

The warehouses have increased their
forces Of assorters, aad it is expected
operations will continue well into May.
Considerable of the crop in this vicinity
is now being delivered by the farmers.
Last Saturday three car loads Of tobacco
was delivered at the Southeastern for
shipment, being purchases made by Mr..
Borden, the Milton buyer. The average
price still hovers around 7c, and only the
better crops receive that offer. Censor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20

The big tobacco trust, It would ap-
pear, has not been bit very hard by the
late panic when it can show net profit
of over seven million dollars over all
charges the past year. At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Amer
ican Tobacco Co., held in Jersey City
last Wednesday, the report OF the treas
urer for the year ending December |,
1907, was submitted. 1t shows net earn
ings of S27 ,37l ,0l0, an increase of $685.
646, and surplus, after allowing for the
preferred and common dividends, of
81, 7,035 056 an increase of S2SO,024 After
charging eff the 5,034, ,237 expended in
the purchase and cancellation of the 4
per cent. gold bonds, the balance avail
able for the common stock was equal to
S12,O6l ,4l9, or 299 per cent.
~
The general plan of the tobacco work
of the bureau OF plant industry, United
States department OF agriculture, during
the year, includes breeding of improved
types of tobacco. fertilizer and rotation
experiments, investigations on the cur
ing and fermentation processes, methods
of Judging and testing tobacco and the
relation of the composition to the burn,
aroma and other characteristics of the
leaf. During the season OF 1908 expert
ments will be conducted in the follow
ing states: Connecticut, New York,
Ohio, California, Maryland, Virginia,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Alafama
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDaERToN, WIS, March 20, 19,


That the buying movement is Stacking
up somewhat is quite evident. Some ol
the large operators who were in the mar
ket last week have withdrawn their buy.
ers for the time being and even those
who are riding are proceeding very care
fully. The great bulk OF the transac-
tions now being closed are upon an ex.
port basis and at figures too small to be
quoted'in this column. The sales which
we append are supposed to be for the
better selections of the crop.
John Lukken, 15a at 911s&215c asst.
A. Ell. Algrim, 15a at 71a&2c.
Geo. Halverson, 10a at 711s&2c.
j. Simonson, 8a at 9&2c asst.
o. G. Olson, Ga at Tale.
Chas. Tall, Ga at 611s&2c.
Fl. G. Marsden, Ga at 7&2c.
Len Marsden, Ia at 81a&2c asst.
Chris Onsgard, Ia at 61a&2c.
S. A. Simenson, Ia at 71a&2c.
Halvor Lee, IA at e115&2c.
Geo. Hanson, 10a at 1890.
Lars Nelson, Ga at 7114&2c.
O. M. Nelson, ga at 715&2c.
John Slagg, 51sa at 71a&2c.
John Hanson, Ga at 71a&2c.
Deliveries are being made in sufficient
quantities to keep the warehouse forces
at the packing centers busily occupied.
The market for old goods shows no
improvement as yet, though packers are
still hopeful for better outlook.
The shipments out of storage reach
for the week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Orfordville, Wisconsin.

ing has practically stopped, as those who
started buying have been disappointed
in the tobacco which they have received
and started to pack. The local business
OF the past week has been of the usual
order of this Year.-Leaf