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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-01-11

Your grocer sells LEE
BAKING POWDER at Csc
per pound can and you
can not buy a better pow
der at any price. Do you
know of any good reason
why you should pay more?
eat Of Selling LEE Baking Powder -
Fest Of Selling Some others 80
Who Pays TT You.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-01-11

I. T. Purcell purchased an
automobile from DR.. Rogers of
Studley, Kansas, last week. DR..
Rogers will be well remem bered
by some of the Wa-Keeney peo-
pie. having visited here quite
frequently few years ago He
is a relative of Mrs. r. G.. Wilson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-01-11

Studley, Kansas, last week. DR..
Rogers will be well remembered
by some of the Wa-Keeney peo-
pie. having visited here quite
frequently a few years ago. He
is a relative of Mrs. r. G.. Wilson.
The annual meeting of the Big
Greek Hall association was held
at the hall December %, 1907.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, Archibald Lori
mer; vice president, Chas. F.
Spena; treasurer, F. F. Zeman;
secretary, j. G. Stradal. The
same rules and regulations were
adopted as in the past year with
the exception that the subject of
admission be left solely to the
Judgment of the above named Of
ficers.
Last Tuesday evening the
Kansas University Mandolin
club appeared at the court house.
The lecture course people were
able to secure this number on
their program and without doubt
it made decided hit in the way
of a musical program. The boys
were well trained and it was
plain to see that their efficient
leader Mr.. Goldman knew his
business. Mr. William Griesa
is an excellent flute SoloiSt and
his playing added much to the
enjoyment of the evening in fact
the club as a whole is a most
excellent one and their thorough
training made their playing a
pleasure to listento. Then last
but not least Charles Hoar was
with the club "our Chin" the
little tow headed chap we all us
ed to know ten years ago. What
club wouldn't be good with Chin
in it? Well we guess so. He
seemed veteran with the
mandolin and Electric Sparks
and sHiccough Rag" by himself
and Don Yeoman brought down
the house and they were SO
heartily .encored that the only
thing they could do was To
Softly Steal Away" and it
wasn't at the suggestion of the
editor either. Well everybody
was glad tosee Chime and without
doubt his presence with the club
added zest to the evening that
in all probability would have
been lacking had he not been
with them.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
ANOTHER TOWN DOOMED
Faint Hope for Safety of Michel
Loss $4,000, O,OOO--125 Dead.

Winnipeg, Aug, 3.--Latest reports
from the forest fires raging in and
around Fernie, b. c., tonight place the
number Of fatalities at 125 persons and
place the financial loss at about IS, ,000,-
900 From five to seven thousand men,
women and children, driven from the
fame-swept region of Crows Nest ter
ritory, are camped in Cranbrook and
the surrounding hills
The situation tonight at Michel Is
critical. Numerous fires started In the
town this afternoon which were only
put out by heroic exertlons. Fires are
raging on all sides and II only remains
for high winds to rise to continue the
destruction
Hopes are faint for the safety of the
place, for should the nre jump across
the river 1t will be impossible TO save
the town Not alone the new town but
the coal companys buildings and the
entire old town will be doomed.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
FIRE In MONY0WESE
Modern Farm Buildings Of
James Eaton Destroyed
Just Before Midnight.
RESIDENCES BARELY SAVED
Those OF Mfr. Eaton and Hubert r.
Potter Endangered-Livc
Stock Rescued.

Fire Just before midnight last night
completely wiped out the three large
modern barns, the wind mill and Ice
house on the farm Of James Eaton Of
Montowese. The farm Is located Just
off the main road and about a mile
above the Baptist church. The resid-
ence of Mr.. Eaton and also that OF
Hubert F, Potter not far distant were
endangered and We're only saved by the
vigorous efforts of citizens who turned
out en- masse and kept both we'll wetted
down.
The flames were discovered by Mr..
Eaton himself who was awakened by
the strong glare entering his sleeping
apartments. They were also noticed
by the crew Of passing trolley car
who rendered valuable service in awak-
ening people along the line. Many per-
sons were Called up by telephone and
responded as soon as they could get
into their clothes.
Unfortunately Montowese has abso-
lutely no fire protection and the
flames had gained such headway
when discovered that nothing could be
done except to save the live stock
Three horses and twelve cows were
saved, but all the contents, including
| the carriages wagons, harnesses, farm
implements, forty tons Of hay and
much other stuff was destroyed.
The workers were sorely handicap
ped by lack of water. The wind mill
and water tank being close to the
barn and were early destroyed and
water to save the residence had tc
be brought from other places The
Eaton residence, although saved, was
badly seorched Many sparks landed
on the home Of Mrs. Potter and the
constant application of water alone
saved 1t from being set afire,
The cause of the fire Is unknown al
present. The loss will probably be ir
the neighborhood Of $4,000 to 5000
which is partly covered by insurance
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
CADETS FATE Is
STILL UNDECIDED
President Roosevelt Denies
That He Has Ordered
West Point Hazers
Reinstated.
AWAITS WRIGHT'S DECISION
This Is the First Announcement Of His
Intentions, lie Says, In Spite OF
What Secretary Loeb
Said.
AWAITS WRIGHT'S DECISION

oyster Bay, n. Y. Aug. 3.-Whcth-
er the dismissal from the West Point
military academy OF the eight cadets
who had been found guilty of hazng
Is to be made permanent or the young
men relnstated through congressional
action or executive clamency is still
undetermined. The attitude OF the
government is set forth IN an official
statement issued to-day by President
Roosevelt through Rudolph Foster.
who is the acting private secretary to
the president in the absence of Sec
retary Loeb, now on his vacation
The president characterI2es as err
roneous contrary announcements
made earlier by Secretary Loeb and
Secretary Of War Luke Il. Wright.
To-day's statement explains that the
president has not as yet heard finally
from the secretary OF war as to the
latter's recommendation In the mat
ter and that therefore the national
executive has reached no final deci-
sion. BY Secretary Loeb the president
had been represented as approving
| dismissa, OF the cadets. Subsequently
and following conference with Mr.
Roosevelt, Secretary Wright told the
newspaper men that decision to re.
| instate the offending cadets had been
reached
The presidents statement Is as fol
lows: mo action whatever has beer
taken by the president in the cases o
| the cadets The statements that the,
were originally ordered dismissed and
that they have been kept being equal
| ly erroneous.
"An appeal was originally made tc
the president to interfere. He de.
| clined to take any action or 10 inter.
| fere In any way until the Secretar,
! OF war had expressed his opinion thu
view OF tho department then being
seemingly, that the cadets should b,
turned out. but the secretary, having
come to a final decision. then notified
i the president that instead OF maklnl
any report he would like to discuss
the matter with the president in per
SON
In the course of his daily talk witt
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CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
Society People OF Frisco Victims
Girl Driver Loses Control.

Society People OF Frisco Victims
Girl Driver Loses Control.
San Francisco. Aug 3.--Flve persons
were killed and two were injured to-
day near Buriingame, a fashionable
suburb when huge automobile occu-
pied by five women and two children
plunged down steep embankment rs
the result of the swapping of the
brakes.
The dead; Mrs. Thomas A. McCor-
mick, Miss Clara Mccormick, aged is,
Robert T. O'Brien, son of Mrs. Ira G.
O'Brien. Ira G. O'Brien. Jr., aged
years, Mrs. Ira G. O'Brien.
The injured Mrs. McCauley, both
arms broken. Miss Ethel Mccormick,
shoulders spraned
The party had been on visit to the
home of Prime se Poniatowski near Bur.
lingame, and was returning to San Ma
teo where both families have their
summer homes Coming down a steer
grade near Crystal Lake, Miss Ethe
Mccormick, who was at the wheel, lost
control Of the car,
Mrs. Mccormick was the wife OF
Thomas A. Mccormick, president Of the
Mccormick Iron Works Of San Fran.
cisco. and Mrs. O'Brien's husband IL
the proprietor Of the Keystone Manu-
featuring Works. Both families are
prominet In society circles.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
BRYAN TO STAND PAT
VIII Take No Action In Case of Neb-
raska Electors Protested.

Fair View, Lincoln, Neb, Aug. a.
Only a few callers journeyed to Fair
View In the sweltering heat and these,
for the most part, came merely to pay
their respects Mr.. Bryan thus was
enabled to transact a good deal of
business.
Secretary Of state Junkin, late to-
day rendered his decision in the case
of the protest of Victor Roosewater,
republican national committeeman
against the placing OF the same names
on the official ballot for presidential
electors under the title of democrats
and peoples Independent party. Secre-
tary Junkin decides against the pro-
test on the ground that the same men
were named for electors by both con-
ventlons and that, no protests hav-
andng been entered by any member Of
either party, he assures that the action
of the conventions was satisfactory to
the voters they represented.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
SUPREME COURT
FOR STATE LODGE
Error Found and Connecticut
A. o. u. w. Wins First Point
in Suit Against Bay
State Lodge.
MANY OTHER DECISIONS
Shepherds of Bethlehem Lose on Ap-
peal from Lower Court Decision
In Suit Brought for
Sick Benefits.

BY decision handed down by the su-
preme court yesterday afternoon, Judge
Prentice writing the opinion, the grand
lodge, A. o. Y! W., of Connecticut
wins a point In It's suit against the
grand lodge of Massachusetts. The
grand lodges decided sometime ago to
separate and there was considerable
discussion as to the division OF money
belonging to the two grand lodges. The
Massachusetts, lodge demurred 10 the
complaint of the suit brought by the
Connecticut lodge and the demurrer
was sustained. Attorneys for the Con-
nectIcut lodge brought the case TO the
supreme court and the supreme court
overrules the demurrer and orders
that the case be tried on Its merits.
In the other suit against a fraternal
order no error is found This is the
case of Lille Clark against the Star
of Hope lodge, Shepherds OF Bethle-
hem. The suit was for sick benefit
uHu III tit ibNfl Npult hlSS N'"Ah w.
awarded $50 damages The lodge APP
pealed. but the supreme court sustain
ed the previous decision,
Following are the decisions In New
Haven county cases:
American surety company vs. the
Pacific Surety company. New tria
nisi. Decision by Judge Prentice.
Ella S. Williams appeal from pro
bate No error Judge Hall.
Moline Jewelry company vs. John J
Dinnan. Error, and new trial ordered
Judge Hall.
F. b. O'Neill, trustee, VS.. Edward G
Kllduff ct ux. No error Judge Ham
mersley.
Lille Clark VS. star of Hope lodge
No error. Judge Hall.
Francis Dennis appeal from probate
No error. Judge Baldwin.
| Michaei Dunn ct ais. VS.. Margare
Grant ct al No error. Judge Baldwin.
Ennis N. Searles VS.. Edward S. D
Ladson ct ux. No error. Judge Thayer.
Annie Alderman VS.. City Of New Ha
ven. No error Judge Prentice
| Frederick II. Brethauer vs. Paulin
schorer ct AL No error Judge Baldwin
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
FANCY GOODS BURN
Storehouse of Italian Cheese,
Tea and Macaroni Com
pany Burned Out.
HOT FIRE FOR A TIME
Thirty-two Horses Led from Lewis
Storage Barns When Threat
encd With Suffocation.

The fire department had busy even
Ing yesterday and after Ave stills had
been turned In, box 325 was pulled for
the most serious looking blaze OF the
night. Fire had broken out probably
due to rats or spontaneous combus-
tion. In small storchouse In the rear
of row Of one-story brick stores at
the southeast corner Of Wooster and
Olive streets and when the firemen ar
rived the blaze was pretty lively one
The storehouse was attached 10 the
store of b. Catulhe & company, an
Italian firm which has been doing busi-
| ness In fancy cheeses teas, macaroni
and other goods Of that class and serv-
ing retailers with them. The company
had large stock In the storehouse
which was a small affair In the rear
OF the block and running back OF the
adjoining store which belonged 10 n.
Ginzberg. who conducts grocery and
fancy goods, news ana fruit store there.
! The fire did not penetrate into any of
the four stores In the rear OF which II
was started but II seriously damaged
the shed storehouse In which II started
and also the stock OF goods which was
stored there II Is stated that the firm
! had In a stock Of about $4,000 value
which was insured for only 5000. and
large part of the stock. whatever its
exact value, was ruined by smoke, fire
and water.
The stores while not touched by the
fire, were all filled with smoke and tina,
Of Ginzberg was damaged somewhat by
water. The other two stores are occu-
pied by an Italian barber by the name
of John Soretto and by a harness shop
conducted by Alfred r. Doty under the
name of the New Haven Harness com
pany Neither Of the latter two suffer
ed any appreciable loss. The building
belongs to the Yale Brewing company
and suffered little damage except In
the rear walls where the storehouse
adioined It.
The smoke from the FIRE was consid
erable In volume and almost as soor
as the fire was discovered II filled the
stables Of the s, A. Lewis Storage and
Transfer company which adjolned the
burned structure on the south. with sc
dense and suffocatIng a smoke that the
horses became frightened and we're II
danger of being suffocated with thu
help of patrolman and several youns
mon who volunteered assistance the en-
tire thirty-two horses were gotten ou
of the stable safely and were lined III
In the street until the smoke cleared
away. Among the helpers was rranl
Redmond Of 1871 Olive street, who alon,
! took out seven Of the horses All tn,
, horses were out inside Of ten minutes.
. While the companies were busy will
this Wooster street fire another bel
alarm came In from box 13 for a small
fire In grocery store at 4 Rose street
The store Is conducted by Max Schaf
fer. The cause of this fire Is unknown
: The store and contents were damage,
about 5000 The owner Is Joseph Golden
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
FIREMAN BREAKS ARM
Driver of Truck Two Seriously Hurt
Cleaning Stable.

While at work cleaning out the
stable In the rear of truck 2s quarters
in Howard avenue yesterday afternoon
Driver Alexander Mcdonald, Of the
truck, suffered serious and painful
accident which will keep him Off duty
for long time. Mcdonald was en-
gagged in cleaning out a waste pipe,
and in doing so was standing on top
of a small two-foot set of movable
stairs. The stairs tilted with him and
he fell In falling his left arm be-
came caught in the trap at which he
was working, and he was held sus-
pended until he could be helped down.
The arm was badly lacerated and upon
examination 1t was revealed that there
was bad compound fracture. After
being attended at the engine house
Mcdonald was taken in the police am
buance to st. Raphael's hospital.
Mcdonald has been driver with
truck 2 for about twelve years and is
a popular member Of the company.
He resides in Columbus avenue.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
Continued on Third Fage.)
yEsrERDAY,s FIRE RECORD.

400 p. m.-Still, Company Z, small
rubbish fire on Fair street bridge; no
damage.
Sal D. m.--Still, Company 4, ash bin
afre In rear of house of Kiernan es-
tate ait 268 East street; no damage
$3.50 p. m--Still, Company g. grass firo
near Monarch laundry; no damage.
6:24 p. m.-Still, Chemical 1, bridge at
Hillhouse avenue over railroad cut, no
damage.
S.24 p. m.-Still, Company 4, curtain
and bureau aflre at 1913 Franklin street,
owner, Angelo Canandlella; damage s15s
1922 p. m.---Box S25. 1re In store-
house In rear of b. Catulfie's store at
Wooster and Olive streets, Yale Brew
ing company owner: damage probably
about $4,000.
11.os ,. m.-still, Company !, same 40
box 49,
II: :O7 D. m.-Box 1S, small grocery
store at Rose street, conducted byI
Max Shaffer, owner, Joseph GoldehIl
damage, 5000,
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
FVo Men Who Police Say Be.
longed to Wire-Iappins
| Gang Jailed In
Brooklyn.
|MALK INTO SLEUYH'S TRAP
Detective Takes Place of In
tended Victim of Green
Goods" Men-Counter-
felt Money Seized.

New York, Aug. 3.-Two men.
3claimed by the police to have been
Fmembers OF the wirc-tapping gang
.that got the major portion OF $500, 100
.from William +. Walker, the New
fBrltain (Conn) Savings bank de-
Ifaulter, were captured in the back
|room of a Brooklyn restaurant to-
Lnight. They are charged with grand
larceny and fraudulent use OF the
mails, and It was through the aid OF
Louis Il. Ruthuff, n dealer in agricul-
tural implements, of Belleville, Mich,
that they were caught.
According to the police, the prison
ers. who give their names as James
n Mcvicar, So years old, Of Brooklyn
and Charles 4. Forbes "a years old
of the Hotel Grenoble Manhattan
have written many letters TO Ruthuf
regarding the sale of counterfeit
money. and finally a plan was decided
upon to trap the alleged green.
goods men.
The federal authorities and detetc.
tives from the New York police de.
partment acted in unison. II wa:
arranged. the police say. that Ruthuf
should write that he intended com
i ing to New York and by a return mai
l he received a letter, II Is alleged, civ
ing him a pass word to be used wher
he arrived here and met the men. In
stead of Ruthuff coming Detective &c.
gan boarded the train the Michigan
storekeeper was to get here on, He
was disguised and upon arriving here
registered al a hotel under the name
of Ruthuff Soon, Detective Gegar
says, he received a telephone cal
from one of the alleged green goods
men and an appointment was made
Detective Gegan tells OF going to the
Brooklyn restaurant, Of mteting tht
two prisoners. of the production of {
package alleged to contain the coun
terfeit money and then Of his placins
the men under arrest He drew hi
revolver and made the men handeuf
themselves. The package of supposed
counterfeit money IS In the hands o
the federal authorities and will b
opened tomorrow.
In support of the statement that tn
rrironers are members Of the gam
that Walker says robbed him, the po
lice say that McVicar and Forhe
were associates Of the Gondoli
brothers one OF whom Is now unde
arrest in connection with another al
legged swindling case, ,Ind the polio
also say that the pictures Of the pris
oners are in the rogues' gallery.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
New Haven Roads Steamship Line
Fails to Pay Interest.

NN'lS W IuN IHItTtSN.
New york. Aug Announcement
was made to-day that the Maine Steam
ship company Of New Jersey. which IS
owned by the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad company. had
defaulted IN the payment Of the interest
due August on It's first Hen gold SIS
of which there are sl,0)0,000 outstand-
Ing n. II Knapp, Philip Lehman, Ros-
well Eldridge and Walter u. Frew have
agreed to act az a committee for the
protection of the interests of all the
bond holders who shall become parties
to a reorganization agreement now In
course Of preparation
The Maine Steamship company,
which was arganized IN July, 1901.
under the laws OF New Jersey has
been operating a line OF steamships
between this city and Portland lte
bonded debt amounts to sbooo,ooO all a
first mortgage Issue bearing per cent
interest and due In August, 1891. Its
stock also totals s100o,oOO.
The New York, New Haven ana Hart
ford Railroad company obtained posses
sion OF the Main Steamship company OF
New Jersey In January, 1907, paying $50
q share for the 100000 shares OF
stock which have a par value of 800.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
Interested Citizens Disappoint-
ed by No Action After Wait.
ing Two Hours at Ses-
sion Last Night.
BUILDING LINES FIGHT
Eleven Passed Result In Determines
ton to Stop Encroachmcnts and
to Hold Up Further
Petitions.

After keeping large delegation of
citizens who We're interested in the
action to be taken on the Jewell street
site for the contagious disease hospital
waiting for two hours while business
of no interest to them was considered
at length by the board Of aldermen
that body took up the report in favor
of the Jewell street site for second
reading about 10 o'clock last
night and then on the motion
of Alderman Miller voted with
out dissent to table 1t for consid-
Grafton until the next meeting Of the
board which will be the day after
Labor day. Alderman Jacobs, who
has lively interest In the proposition
and who was the member Of the COM
mittee who disagreed with the rest
on the selection of Jewell street and
put in a minority report In favor OF
Middletown avenue, Is in Boston at
tending the convention Of the knights
of Pythias, and was unable to bel
present so he asked Alderman Miles
to request that the board would take
no action on his report at least until
he was able to be present to speak,
on the matter. In Difference to his rel
quest Alderman Miller asked that the,
board extend the courtesy Of not act-l
ing on the matter at all until the next
meeting, and the citizens who had
aroused themselves with satisfaction
vt the mention Of the contagious dis
ease hospital site looked sold and
most of them quickly filed out Of the
the chamber
There was one big discussion, how-
ever, which created considerable in
terest among the members Of the
board and which delayed reaching the
hospital matter until such a late
| hour. That was consideration Of the
building line matter which has be-
come thorn in the sides Of several
members Of the board. 1t came be-
cause there were eleven petitions for
special privileges In overstepping
building lines up before the board and
unanimous consent was being asked
on them ALL Eight were granted and
the petitions passed without comment
but when the ninth, for a special
building line in Carlisle street, came
up members began to tire Of giving SO
many unanimous consents for these
infractlons of the building lines and
there was trouble.' Alderman Mulvey
started TO criticlse the committee
which had been appointed to revise
the building lines throughout the city.
He said he thought 1t was about time
for this committee to get to work and
take action so that all these petitions