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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-30
Certain Printers Demand Pay
ment OF Bills
AUDITOR WOULDN'T 0. K.
Auditor Graham Claims That the Print
ers Were In a Combine" Their
Alleged Agreement Printed In
Full Today.
State House, Oct. 80.

State House, Oct. 80.
The bill introduced by Representative
Watson of st. Albans this forenoon, ITO
pay certain publishers the sum therein
named" carries with il quite. an inter
esting story. The publishers are the
Tuttle Co. Of Rutland, the Free Press
%. Of Burlington, and the Messenger
Co Of st. Albans, who are seeking pay
for printing certain reports for the state.
The work was done in 1906 When their
bills were presented early in 1907, Audi
tor II. +. Graham refused payment be.
cause his attention had been called TO a
certain document giving the terms OF an
agreement among certain printers OF the
state.
The auditor claimed such an agreement
was in violation OF the laws Of the state
and therefore he could not pay the bills
OF the parties interested. This document
which purported 70 be an agreement
among the printers to regulate prices
that should be charged for state work, also
designated how it should be distributed.
When this paper became publie, all OF
the printers named in it excepting the
three firms specified above, had collected
their bills, and these had had portion
of the amounts due them advanced dur
ing the progress of the work. This al
legged agreement was as follows;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
PLAGUE OF CROWS
Thousands Upon Thousands
Roasting in Montgomery Co.
Staying in the Bushes Along
the Caney Foothills.
AN AWFUL NUISANCE.
AN AWFUL NUISANCE.
Devastate the Fields and Or
chards of Products.
BIackbirds Around IndepeE'
dence Equally Numerous.

independence, Kan. Oct. 30.-Be-
tween this city and Caney along the
Santa Fe railroad. the traveller can
see thousands and thousands of crows
at this time of the year and when
the trains stop the tapping of wings
and the peculiar "cackle" of the crow
is heard on every side as these raven
like creatures search eagerly for food
among the bushes and the fields.
In this country it is not unlawful
to shoot these crows as they do much
damage to the farm. In some states
the crow is such a scarce bird that
they are wanted to get rid of much
carrion in the fields and along public
highways.
The thousands of the birds come
from all directions mostly from the
northern and eastern states where
they spend the summer vacation"
thousands and thousands of these
birds are staying in the bushes among
the hills of this vicinity.
Many complaints have been strongly
expressed during the past few days
regarding the plague of blackbirds
also. They roost in the trees by the
thousands and make life very dis
agreeable for the foot passengers of
evenings. The ordinance against the
use of firearms should be suspended
for a short time in order to allow
gunners to get at them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
HIS NAME IS STEVENS.
Man Who Is Said to Hold the Notes in
Jury Bribery Case.

San Francisco, Oct. 3O.-A fourth
name has been added to the trio ac-
cused yesterday in the confession of
E A s. Blake. the convicted Jury
briber. who declared that he had been
offered $4,000 and a pepsion of 800
per month for his wife to- serve a term
in the penitentiary without revealing
the identity of his alleged confeder-
ates. According to the statements
made by Blake to District Attorney
Langdon. experimenting the dramatic
confession he made in the open court.
Martin Stevens, an attorney, was
made custodian of notes for $40. 900
alleged to have been executed bv
Abraham Ruef, now on trial for bri-
berry. Stevens when asked under oath
to explain Blake's accusation refused
to make any statement. Stevens was
attorney for Blake when the latter
was first accused of having offered
$1,000 to John NJ. Kelly, a venireman.
in order that Kelly should attempt to
qualify on the Ruef jary and vote for
acquittal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30

ments and prosecution, E. A. S. Blake,
a contractor. confessed in open court
that he had at the instigation OF A .
Newburgh and Frank ]. Murphy, two
of Ruef's attorneys, attempted to BRIDE
John M Kelly with an offer of $4,000 to
get on the jury now being secured TO
try Ruef on the charge of bribery ana
vote for his acquittal. Blake also made
the statement that after his arrest ana
conviction Murphy came to MIN ana
was to put $4,000 in the hands OF
third party. to be paid to Blake Inn
mediately after he was sentenced and
that his wife was to receive $lOO
month durir~ the time he was serving
his sentence in prison if Blake would
keep quiet" and not implicate Murphy
and Newburgh.
The $4,000 in promissory notes signed
by Ruef and Endorsed by his father and
sister. and made payable to Murphy
the prisoner declared, was now in the
hands of a third party which had been
named by him to receive it and hold 1t
subject to his order. Blake had been
convicted of attempting to bride Jonn
NJ Kelly, a venireman drawn on inc
panel of the Ruef jury and was about
to be sentenced by Judge FRANK n.
Dunno when he said he had a state
ment to make.
The disclosures made by Blake came
as a surprise to his counsel. but was
not entirely unexpected to the crowded
court rooms, as it had been rumored
for some time that he would come
through" and be a witness for the
prosecution against Newburgh and
Murphy both of whom are under IN
| dictment on the same charge or when
Blake was convicted. Blake's VIE
arose in the court room and protested
Dunno called upon her husband to
stand up" that judgment might De
passed upon him. She was led out by
| a deputy sheriff
| Blake in calm voice told of his par
| ticipation in the attempt TO DrlDe
Kelly, prefacing it with the statement
thai he had been promised no reward
| or ir,lmunity and that his confession
was free and voluntarily made. At the
| earnest request of District Attorney
Langdon. Judge Dunno, after broadly
| intimating that Blake's confession
would not influence the court In pass
| ing a severe sentence upon the con
| tractor for a crime which he character
lied as lone of the most serious under
| the law" postponed sentence lor Two
weeks. In the court room OF 1uoer
Lawlor just across the corr1dor Where
the attorneys for both sides are now IN
the third month of the securing of a
Jury to try Ruef and had just passed
| the twelfth man, the news OF Blake
| confession caused CONSERVATION TO the
defense.
/ Ruef paled visibly, but otherwise
showed no emotion and Immediately
| engaged in a whispered conversation
with his attorneys. A block away
Frank j. Murphy and A. s. Newburgh
were restlessly pacing the corridor in
| front of Judge Murasky's court ROOM
nervously waiting to hear what nap
1 pened in the Rlake case" while their
attorneys were arguing motion to set
aside the indictments against tnem'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
SAYS PLANT is INSOLVENT.
Gaynor Constructor Company Asks for
Receiver for Cement ComnanY.


lola, Kan, Oct. 3O.-Through their
attorneys, Miller & Clifford. the Gay
nor Construction company has brought
a suit in the district court asking that
a receiver be appointed for the Mon
arch Portland Cement company Of
Humboldt, and that the construction
company recover a judgment for So
613.0S together with 400 shares of the
common stock of the company or it's
par value. $4,000.
Both plaintiff and defendant are
Kansas corporations. The petition sets
up that on September IS, 1907, the
Monarch Portland Cement company
entered into a contract with the Cay
nor Construction company to draw
plans and superintend the erec-
ton of a Portland cement plant at
Humboldt to have a capacity of 5000
barrels daily of Portland cement. The
company was also to act in an advisory
capacity in financing the enterprise.
The Monarch Portland was to employ
an expert engineer. skilled in the cree
ton of cement plants at their own
expense.
For this service the company was
to receive $3.50 a month, payable the
first day of each month, and was to
stock of the company of the par value
of $4,000.
The Gaynor Constr-o-'--1 company
did the work assigned them and until
September 1. 1907, they worked at the
construction of the plant. A reason
able time for the erection of such a
plant is two years, they declare. The
Monarch Portland has paid them $10,-
1862 and for the entire time needed
in the construction they would have
had to pay $2O,400. They are. there
fore, the Gaynor people say. indebted
to the company in the sum of So
613.0S, and so they are entitled to have
issued to them 400 shares of the COM
mon stock of the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
FIRE AT KENSINGTON.
Early Morning Flames Does $40, 900
Damage to the Town.

Smith Center, Kan. Oct. 30.-An early
morning fire at Kensington destroyed
L. c. Ahlborn's empty store building
Pete Lucas restaurant building and
contents, almost total loss: Carl Ko-
renke's building, meat shop, part of
contents saved; Nels Gowns postoffice
building, contents saved; Oscar Wolfe's
building, occupied, meat market, part
of contents saved; Frank Mix's build
ing, partly occupied by Hennon &,
Stops barber shop, contents mostly
saved. remainder of building occupied
by owner as an apple store, contents
saved, except about $50 bushels of ap-
pies. Insurance was carried on
Korenke's building only. The fire start
ed in an empty building and the cause
is not known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
NEW SKIN REMEDY
STOPS ITCHING
skin Troubles of Infants and Adults
Quickly Cured.


When it is known that poslam, the
lew skin remedy, will stop the
:orturous itching attending eczema
with first application and bring inn
mediate relief and comfort to suffer-
ers from all skin troubles. its merit
will be instantly appreciated. On the
tender skin of chatting infants, poslam
may be used with soothing and bene-
fetal effects. tits applied externally,
and its remarkable healing powers be-
gin their work at once.
All skin diseases, including eczema,
acne. herpes. rash, letter, ETC., yield
readily to its remarkable curative
properties. Occasional applications
Of poslam. in small quantities. will
quickly Danish pimples, hives. black
heads. blotches, and will relieve and
cure jtching feet scaly scalp. humors,
etc. A special 50-cent package has
been adopted for those who use pos
lam for these minor troubles. This,
as well as the regular two-dollar jar,
is on sale at Fred A. Shows and other
leading drug stores in Topeka
An experimental supply of poslam
may be obtained free of charge, by
writing to the Emergency Labora-
tories. 80 West Twenty-ffth Street
New York City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
HOW WEAK GIRLS
MAY GROW INTO
STRONG WOMEN
A Reminder. Furnished by an
Indian Woman, of the Need
of Looking After the
Blood Supply.

Every woman at some time in her
life needs a tonic.
At special times unusual demands
are made upon her strength. When
these are added to the worry and hard
work which fall to her lot, weakness
will result unless the blood is fortified
to meet the strain.
Weak women find in DR.. Williams
Pink Pills the tonic exactly suited 10
their needs Most of the ills with which
they suffer are due to bloodlessness-a
condition which the pills readily cure.
They save the girl, who enters into
womanhood in a bloodless condition,
from years of misery and AFFORD
prompt and permanent relief to the wo-
man who is bloodless, and therefore
weak.
Mrs. Victor Nowling, a farmer !
wife. of r. F. d. No. 5. Rockville
Parke Co. Ind, was bloodless from
girlhood and suffered with weakness
until she took DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
She says:
"A few years ago l began to get seri-
ously i'll although 1 had been ailing a
long time before, in fact from my girl
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and had to give up doing my house
work. At one time / was obliged to 50
to bed where I was helpless Tor the
whole winter. NO one can KNOW WHAT L
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dition and 1 would belch gas and noth-
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was very much discouraged
II doctored with local physicians and
at last they practically acknowledged
that they could not cure me. My nus
band read about DR. Williams PINK
Pills and wanted me to try them but l
objected and 1t was some time before
he could get me to do so. After taxing
a few boxes 1 noticed l was getting
stronger and later was able to sit up IN
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] was entirely cured. 1 think that DR..
Williams Pink Pills saved my life"
Thousands of women have used DR..
williams Pink Pills with the most
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our booklet plain Talks to Wo-
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quest.
These pills are sold by all druggists.
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price, so cents per box; six boxes for
81. So by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Co Schenectady, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
WELLINGTON MAN DISAPPEARS.
Harry BursCough Has Not Been Seen
Since Saturday Night.

Wellington, Oct. 30-Harry Burscough
has not been seen by friends or reja-
tives since Saturday night and his
brother, Clyde. believes he has dis
appeared for good. Thursday two
checks. one he gave to Dichty Bros. for
$40 and one to Harry Buttrey for $11 95,
each drawn on the Farmers State
bank, were returned without funds to
pay.
Buscough has been conducting a paint
shop on North Washington. He has a
wife and two children and his mother
in-law and two sisters-in-law have
been visiting at his house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
which was denied.

which was denied
With the twelfth man temporarily
passed at noon by both sides, subject
only to peremptory challenges remain
ing to the prosecution Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Francis J. Heney caused
a sensation in Judge Lawlor's court
when he asked the court to excuse the
jury excepting George H. Cross, one of
the first jurors sworn in, who was or
dered to remain.
When the other jurors had left the
court room the assistant district attor-
ney asked the court for permission to
reopen the examination of Cross on
the ground that he testified falsely
when qualifying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30

There has become known / remedy for
fat. the use of which has already resulted
IN enormous benefit. and most probably in
the saving Of many lives.
This remedy is commonly called Rengo.
The rate at which this remedy viii reduce
Fat. and do it harmlessly and surely is
truly remarkable. A pound a day IS or
dinariiy the loss recorded. being done by
compelling perfect assimilation of the food
and sending the nutrient where it be-
LONGS.
The most remarkable feature Of Rengo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30

There is nothing Just as good as
RenEo: For sale by all druggists at 500
per full-sized box. or by mail prepaid, by
the Rengo Co. 1894 Rengo Bldg, Detroit,
Mich. The company will gladly send you
a soc package free by mail. If you write
them direct to Detroit and enclose 1oc
as an evidence of good faith and to help
cover postage and packing; no free pack
ages at drug stores
For sale and recommended in Topeka
by G. w. Stansfield. $50 Kansas avenue.
Gatlin Drug Co. 702 Kansas avenue; F. A
Snow. 523 Kansas avenue; A. w. Lacey.
S31 North Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30

broken and he suffered many bruises
and Commissions. One of his horses was
killed and the vehicle wrecked.
The accident was witnessed by the
train men, who picked Mr.. Kaufman
up and brought him to Clyde, where
his injuries were dressed and he was
made as comfortable as possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
PENITENTIARY FOR LIFE.
Henry Behner and William Lipsey
Must Pay Penalty of Murder

Must Pay Penalty of Murder
Independence, Kan, Oct. 30.-Henry
Behner, a farmer who on the morning
of August 2 slew lobe Sawyer in the
latter's dooryard because it has been
alleged that Sawyer had ruined Beh-
ner's daughter, was sentenced to life
Imprisonment. He received his sentence
calmly. William Lipsy, convicted as
an accessory, was also given a life SEN
tence. In a little speech in the court
he asserted that there was no murder in
his heart when he went with Behner
and that he had no part in the killing.
Lipsey served a term in the Kansas
penitentiary as a young man. He mar
ried a sister of Henry Starr, noted In
a divorce from him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30

is that you can take all you want of 1t
without running the slightest risk of
harm. 1t can be chewed like candy and
is pleasant to the taste.
Many physicians. who before were at a
loss to know how to cure obesity. are now
prescribing Rengo with remarkable sue
cess. 1t Is a great nerve-strength pro-
Queer, affecting digestion primarily and
inducing a general exhilaration of mind
and body Wrinkles which appear in
nearly every case of reduction of fat
where injurious drugs and starvation
process is tried. do not occur where Rengo
is used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
Mrs. Botl1ln's Sentence Anrrmed

San Francisco, Oct. sO.-The dis
trict court of appeals has affirmed
the judgment of the lower court in
the case of Cordelia Botkin. who was
convicted in 1904 of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. Mrs. Botkin was convict
ed of the murder of Mrs. ]. P. Dun
ming of Dover, Del, by means of pois-
oned candy sent through the mail
from this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
CONFESSES BRIBERY.
Political Boss Gives Sensational Turn
to Rucf Case.

San Francisco, Oct. 3O.-Forming an
other sensational chapter in the mu-
nicipal bribery graft cases growing out
of the alleged wholesale bribery of the
Schmitz board of supervisors by Abra-
ham Ruef. the former political boss
and the resultant grand jury indict-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Farmer Kaufman Has Ribs Broken
and Buggy Smashed.

Clyde. Kan, Oct. 30.-While Clayton
Kaufman, a farmer, was driving
across the Rock Island tracks at the
crossing west of the Frank Coash
place his outfit was struck by a freight
train and badly demolished. Mr.
Kaufman was very seriously injured
his head being badly cut. two ribs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30

Experience would be a wonderful asset,
but for one thing What's that?' You
never can tell 1t for what it cost you
Cleveland Leader.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-25
MEMORIAL BOOK
OF LATE SENATOR
PROCEEDINGS OF SERVICES HERE
ON NOV. is, PUBLISHED BY
FRIENDS OF MARTYR.

Local friendss of the late Senator
Carmack have issued an attractive
little memorial volume containing an
account of the memorial services held
in Columbia on Nov. Is. The volume
contains the six addresses delivered
on that occasion, the resolutions
adopted, the names of the monument
committee. the officers and executive
committee of the memorial associa-
ton. 1t also contains Mr. Carmack's
pledge to the South, his tribute to
woman and the poem OF Grantland
Rice, THE Chief" The frontispiece
is a splendid and most life like picture
of the martyr. The friends who want
a copy of the little book can obtain it
by calling at The Herald Office. The
price is fifteen cents, about enough
10 cover the actual cost of printing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-25
BIG BATTLESHIP
SAILS SUDDENLY
MAN-oF-WAR MAINE OFF FOR
VENEZUELA UNDER SEALED
ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The bat
tleship Maine, flagship of the third
squadron of the Atlantic battleship
feet in command of Rear Admiral
Conway H. Arnold, sailed from Hamp-
shire Roads today under sealed or
ders." Her probable destination is
Venezuelan waters, although neither
Secretary of State Root nor Secretary
of the Navy Newberry will admit 1t.
It is known, however, that the Maine
will be used as dispatch boat to con-
vey cablegrams of the American Con-
sular representatives to the mainland
of Venezuela to the cable station of
Costa Rico.
1t is the belief of Secretary Root
and other officials OF the government
that revolution Of the present admin
istration in Venezuela will develop
within the next few weeks and In case
Of such an emergency, the United
States desires to have a high ranking
officer of the navy on the spot to look |
1ut for American interests and keep |
he department informed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-25
PRETTY WOMAN
FIGHTING FIRE
WIFE OF MILLIONAIRE LETTER
PLAYS THE PART OF A MIN
IsTERlNG ANGEL.
BRAVES DANGER BURNING MINE
She Runs Hospital and Serves Food
to the Men Working to Check
the Blaze.

zEIGLER, Ill, Dec. 21.-With
stubborn fire slowly fighting back hun
dreds of men who have been cease
lessly at work for days seeking &c
save the coal supply of the great
Zeigler mine, Joe Letter, the Chicago
millionaire, and his beautiful young
wife, have joined forces with the
workmen and are personally combat
ting the flames.
Early today Letter and his wife, for
merly. Miss Juliette Williams, of
Washington, d. c., were at the scene
of the conflict. Letter was leading
the workmen with an inspiring enel gy
while on the fighting line, tired but de-
termined, was his beautiful young
wife, serving the almost exhausted
men with coffee and sandwiches and
encouraging them by her presence.
Letter arrived at Zeigler on a special
train, hastily arranged for. Through
his presence and that of his wife hope
remains for saving the mine.
Fire started in the coal beds sew
eral days ago. Gradually the flames
have eaten their way forward, and
what was believed to be matter of
small consequence now threatens the
destruction of an indefinite amount of
wealth-producing mineral and the loss
of employment to hundreds.
Mrs. Letter has had bandages, medi-
cines, salves, ETC., brought from the
commissary to the mouth of the shaft,
and there she has erected tempo
rary hospital tent. Cots and warm
bedding also were brought into serv-
ice. and when fire fighter, singed by
the heat, overcome by the smoke or
weakened by exhaustion, was brought !
out of the shaft, he received quick and
effective treatment In many cases
this was administered by Mrs. Letter
herself.
The Zeigler mines are among the
most valuable of the Letter proper
ties. Their supply is practically linn
itless while great expense has been
in erecting homes for the
miners, the construction of buildings
and the purchase of implements.
Since its requirement, however, the ,
leigler property has not been a pros
)erous one for Mr.. Letter. Soon after i,
is purchase he had troubles with or ,
,aniZed labor, which proved very ex- :,
,ensive. The troubles had hardly
,een smoothered over before the dis :
strous fire came.