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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10

sentatives Edgar C. Ellis. of Kansas
CITY Mo-; ]. F. Boyd, Edmund H.
HinshaW and George w. Norris OF
Nebraska, after they had declared
their opposition to the speaker, Is
taken by the speakers friends as an
indication that the people do not con-
denim Mr.. Cannon. On the contrary,
the three Missouri districts IN Whlcn
he campaigned most actively ana
where the Republican candidates an
nounced their preference for Mr..
Cannon for speaker, retired the Dem
ocratic congressman by electing Re
publicans.
The election is regarded by Mr..
Cannon's adherents as having limited
the supply of speakership timber.
The defeat of Colonel w. P. Hepburn
of Iowa, at the polls, removes him
from a contest for the high position,
for the present at least. The election
of William H. Taft to the White
House is regarded by Mr. Cannon's
friends as a barrier to any Ohio con-
gresham being selected to rule over
Theodore E. Burton and FORMER
Speaker j. Warren Keifer, both of
Ohio, are said to have senatorial am
billions that would interfere this win
ter with a campaign on their part for
speaker.
Republican Floor Leader Serene E.
Payne Of New York who was men
toned for the speakership when Mr..
will support the speaker for re-elec-
ton. For the present Mr.. Payne is
content to be chairman of the ways
and means committee, and to give to
the country a tariff bill bearing his
name Representative DalZell of
Pennsylvania is regarded as unlikely
to permit his name to be used in OPP
position to the speaker, both because
of his loyalty to Mr.. Cannon. and be-
cause of his interest in the revision of
the tariff, on which he is an expert.
Also mentioned for speakership hon
ors is Representative Henry s. Bout
ell of Illinois. but his personal adj
miration for the speaker is taken as
certain to prevent the use of his name
against his colleague.
The candidacy of Representative
Charles N Fowler of New Jersey for
speaker is not taken seriously by Mr..
Cannon's friends. They say that Mr..
Fowler will do well to retain the
craftsmanship of the committee on
banking and currency and that his
course as chairman of that committee
during the last session was such as
would defeat him in a speakership
contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
BECAUSE OF HER RED HAIR.
Reno County Girl Committed Suicide
by, Drinking CarboIIc Acid.

Hutchinson, Nov. 10-Hilma Ny
borg, the 16-year-old daughter of
Peter Nyborg, a farmer living seven
miles east of Hutchinson and one and
a half miles north of Kent COM
rnitted suicide by drinking carbolic
acid She was alone in the house at
the time and it is thought she took
the poison while in tit of des-
pondency.
No good reason for the deed how
ever can be given for none of the
family knew of any troubles what
ever. The girl left a note which had
evidently been written after taking
the acid. Taking an ordinary sheet
of writing paper she wrote, Good
bye all, 1 am dying" The first
words were written in her ordinary
hand but the last two were scrawled
over a good deal of the sheet leading
to the belief that the poison was hav-
ing its effect and that she became I'M
conscious and therefore unable to
write more.
All of the other members of the
family consisting of the father, two
sisters and a brother had come to
story told by the family was to the
effect that the girl had wanted a GER
tain suit of clothes and was very
much put out when her father told
her that she must wait until he got
to town and got check cashed. Also
just as they were ready to come to
town a sister had made remark
about the girls hair Cher hair was
red) and shortly afterwards Hilma
announced she was not coming to
town because of her hair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10

"Heine the German Cobbler." The act
has many interesting features, but none
better than their snow shoe dancing. with
a scenery which adds realism to the act
this team clad in winter apparel dance on
snow shoes. a stunt rarely seen on the
vaudeville stage.
Sydney Payne & Co. have a little dra-
matte playlet which is tragic in the ex-
IRENE and Thoroughly arouses the emo
Ntions of the audience. 1t is not like the
usual run of vaudeville sketches.
Mr. Charles Kendall with his marvel La
Auto Girl. proves a big mirth maker Mr..
Kendall introduces the figure of woman
which is apparently nothing more than a
automaton. The figure is carried through
the audience. but defies identification un-
til the latter part of the act.
Silveno & Co. have something which IS
altogether new, producing shadows on a
canvass. Domestic animals. nautical
scenes and many other features are pro-
duced with their hands. SilVeno, besides
gives a special number. in which he does
some magic feats with a handkerchief.
Marjorie Weber. vocalist, has voice
uncommon in its sweetness and sings
many of the old Scotch songs, for which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
EXTERNAL REMEDY FOR ECZEMA
Why SaIves Fail While a Simple Idq-
uid Has Accomplished Thousand
OF Cures.
established
nAAA a.sAL.A

1t is now thoroughly established
among the best medical authorities
that eczema is purely a skin disease.
due to a germ and durable only
through the skin. 1t is not a blood
disease at all; in fact, thousands OF
people suffer with skin disease and
are perfectly healthy otherwise, and
therefore prove they have no diseased
blood.
Smeary sa1ves cannot reach the
germs because they do not penetrate
the skin. The only way to reach the
germs is by. means of a penetrating
liquid. Jazz 3.
Such a liquid can be obtained by
simply mixing ordinary oil of winter
green with thymol. glycerine and 9TH
er healing agents. This compound
known as d. d. D. Prescription stops
the itch instantly-and the cures all
appear to be permanent. In fact. It
took thousands of cures. case after
case, before the best scientific author
tiles were convinced Of the absolute
merit of this remedy. The effect OF
d. D. D. Prescription in numbing the
itching eczema germs is seen within
one minute after the first application.
We especially recommend d. D. d.
Soap in connection with this treat
ment
Geo. w. Stansfeld. Druggist, $50
Kansas Ave-, Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
MORPHINE AND HYPNoTIsM
Figure in the Case of Denver's Wo
man BlackmaiIer

Denver Nov. 10.-No definite clew has
yet been obtained by the police to the
identity of the woman who yesterday
attempted to extort 20,000 from Mrs
Genevive Chandler Phipps by threats
and being foiled attempted to kill her
self and Mrs. PhippS' young daughter
Helen, by hurting two sticks of dyna-
mite from the automobile in which they
were sitting in front of the Equitable
building at the corner of Seventeenth
and Stout streets in this city. The wo-
man had registered at the American
House last Friday as Mrs. H. E. Cones
of Albany, N. Y, and to Mrs. Phipps
represented herself to be a special Wri-
laborating with Joseph Medill Patter-
son in preparing book on socialism
and society.
Her description as noted at police
headquarters is as follows:
Age So, possibly 40, height feet 8
inches, weight $50 pounds; brown hair
streaked with gray; straight nose, per-
feet teeth. Hands soft and nails well
manicured; clothes black. apparently
from Fifth avenue; deep mourning; of
fine material, but very plain. Long
black coat, black suit and waist, black
hat with feathers, heavy and long black
veil draped from hat over shoulders,
in speech and manner a gentlewoman.
Feigning insanity most cleverly or
else temporarily deranged by the use of
morphine and the result of illness, the
strange woman tossed uneaSily on cot
in the matrOn'S quarters of the city
Jail last night. ne=
To Chief Armstrong and all others
who talked with her, she told an in
coherent, rambling unsatisfactory
story. .s1i4,ses .-..,.- ...s .-e,
Il don't know who I am; I don t
know where I am FROM she moaned.
81 came to Denver from somewhere
in the east with Madam Leroy. She
had strange influence over me and
said that she would help me. 1 met
her on the train. was once very i'll
and nearly died of brain fever and be-
came accustomed to the use of NOR
phine.
Madam Leroy made me Mrs. Cones
by suggestion. She was going to cure
me of that terrible morphine habit. I
know that she told me to do things
and 1 started out to do them, but 1
don't remember what they were"
The woman professed ignorance of
what she had done that caused her ar
rest. She had been visited at her no.
tel by another woman who has not yet
been located.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
HIS PATH ALMOST CLEAR.
No Serious Opposition to Speaker Can
mons Reelection.

Washington, Nov. 10.-Following
the arrival in the city of the Republi-
can members of the ways and means
committee Of the house for the tariff
hearing and many other Republican
congressman, to attend to depart
mental business postponed until after
election, the selection of the speaker
of the sixty-first congress was a sub
ject of keen discussion today in Wash
ington. None of the arrivals cared to
come out openly in opposition to the
reelection to Speaker Cannon, while
members who have been closely allied
with Mr.. Cannon during his occu-
pancy of the chair assert positively
that there will be no opposition to him
by the time the Republicans meet to
caucus on the speakership.
Mr.. Cannon's friends claim to be
greatly encouraged by the election.
Not only did the speaker himself re-
ceive a handsome plurality in his dis
trict. where a bitter fight was waged
against him, but they point out that
many of the members who had an
nounced their opposition to his re-
election as speaker met with defeat
at tho polls. The defeat of Repre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
HE RAN TWEED DOWN.
Man Who Gathered Evidence Against
the Boss Is Dead.

New York, Nov. 10.-There has just
died at Newfoundland. n. J., a man
who spent six years in gathering evil
dence against William NJ. Tweed and
vestigation of the Tweed Ring" loot
ing of the New York city treasury.
The man was Henry F. fainter, presi-
dent of the H. M fainter Manufacture
ing compan- and of the American
Whiting & Putty Manufacturing COM
pany Mr.. fainter was also a friend
of Samuel ]. Tilden, with whom he
was associated in the financial man
agement of western railroads..
When the Tweed regime came under
suspicion Mr.. Tainter was engaged as
an expert by the department of finance
and he materially helped to unearth
the accounts of the notorious board of
credit. He adjusted claims aggregat-
ing 25 millions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
ADJUSTMENTS.
At tie Grand.


DR.. Ind Mrs. Herbert L. Flint, who
are perhaps the pioneers in the realms
of hypnotiSm, opened a weeks engage
ment at the Grand last night, and
played to a packed house. The Flints
always draw big crowds. Their en-
tertainment is the best of its kind
and is we'll known. Their shows al
ways produce unlimited fun. The
F'lints are clever in their work, and
with subjects taken from the audience,
make people do the acting. The sub
jects come out of the state of hypnot-
ism without being harmed in the least
and enjoy the performance as we'll as
anyone IN. the audience.
Herbert l.. Flint is said to be the
only hypnotist who has ever had his
testimony accepted as evidence in a
criminal case. Theirs is a novel enter
tainment, to say the least, and the
audience is sure to enjoy hearty
laugh.
Porter ]. Whites elaborate produc-
ton of Goethe's masterpiece, Faust,
Will be presented at the Grand next
Mondav night. This drama never loses
its attraction for theatergovers. and
always draws well, wherever played.
The present production carries many
electrical features, which make it ap-
peal strongly to all classes. The sor-
rows of the beautiful Marguerite and
the weird destinations of Mephisto are
all we'll known. The cathedral scene
is carried out with a trained choir of
seven voices.
At, the Novelty.
The Novelty this4-week offers its pat
rons an exceptionally strong bill. The
musical act of Miskel, Hunt and Miller
is the top liner and in every particu-
lar is up to advance notices. Several
interesting musical selections are given
by this trio with comets. SaXophoneS,
tubaS, trombone and piano. And the
trio does some high class singing, their
voices blending in a rich harmony
Nellie TeXana, who is undOu btedly
the best rifle shot ever seen in Topeka
does some startling stunts with her
rifle. Her shooting objects by sighting
through the medium of two mirrors,
and breaking glass objects on the head
of a dog, elicit much praise from the
audience.
Another high class act hich the pat
rons of the theater witness this week,
is the performance of Fearless Rich
ards, gymnast. Richards performs
many thrilling feats on a trapeze and
perpendicular rope.
Fern and Mack have an eccentric
comedy sketch known as "Tranpo-
lOgy," which is exceedingly funny to
say the least. Miss Cleone Pearl Fell
completes the weeks attractions with
a dancing act that is clever and she
wears costumes that are well worth
seeing.
Mr.. Hamlin. the song illustrator,
takes for his work this week, new
song, Perhaps" An interesting series
of viascope pictures completes the bill
AT the Majestic.
The bill at the Majestic this week is one
that is bound to prove popular with
amusement seekers. For it is one of the
strongest and best balanced bills seen in
Topeka during the present season. There
are five regular acts with another added
as an extra and every one of them is a
top liner.
The best thing on the program, or the
"
of the Mozarts in their novelty creation,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
MRS. THORPE HAS a RELIC.
Framed Discharge of Civil War Soldier
Awaits q Claimant.

Among the various articles that came
from nobody knows where, in a store
room at the police station. is beauti-
full framed discharge of an old soldier,
one who served four years and fought
in IS famous battles. The following
is the part of the record:
adam Dilman, Co. r. Cor K.), 42nd
Rgt.,s Ohio volunteers. Enlisted Sept.
5, at Cal, Ohio. under Capt. Hudson
ana G3l eaTneIG oIeK M noSpsaI o,, 81
July TO- 1861
If any one is interested in this valu-
able relic, they will find it at the police
matron's Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
INDUCES in an Old Time Il mp
With AID. Writers.
And Incidentally Helps WhOOp
1T Up for Prosperity.
GROWS REMINISCENT.
Recalls the Days Of His BOyhOOd
on the Farm.
Outlines the Tariff Program SO
Union League Club.

Chicago Nov. 10.-"Uncle Joe" Cam
non came to town last night and had
an old time romp with the advertise
ment writer's at the Harvest home din
ner of their association. Amid the
cornstalks and pumpkins and sur
rounded by men in jumpers and jeans,
the speaker of the house cut loose and
helped whoop it up for prosperity.
Your Uncle Joe,'' who certainly was
never in finer fettle, proceeded in his
limpid Biblical speech to touch up all
the public men, issues, and institutions
that seemed to require attention, and
then to cap the climax, drew an
imaginary bow across imaginary fiddle
strings while he sang the refrain of an
old fashioned country song.
The speaker had fired a shot at
Rockefeller and two shots at Bryan,
and had run the gamut several times
from politics to poetry when, gazing
with misty eyes on the pumpkins and
the cornstalks, he dropped into a
generation. In rhythmic prose he
sketched a picture of a bob sled crowd
ed with boys and girls beneath buffalo
robes speeding over the snowy roads to
the cabin of a distant farmer, there to
trip the lancers and money musk all
night on the puncheon floor.
How we'll I still can hear the voice
of that fiddler now dead and gone, Tor
the fddlers sang as well as played In
those old days." exclaimed Uncle Joe.'
''How well 1 can hear him singing that
old song:
40 Lee, Lee, Lo, Lee Lee Lo,
My Dear Honey.
o, Lee, Lee, Lo, o, Lee Lee, Lo.
1 love you more than money.
The Tariff Programme.
Speaker Cannon outlined at a meet
ing of the Union League club the
tariff revision programme of the
Sixty-first congress.
"ReVision of the tariff by the next
congress is certain said Mr.. Can
non. ''It means the scaling of the
Dingley schedules. Whether this
scaling will send schedules up or
down or both remains to be deter
mined
He was willing to say that the pro-
posed revision is to be thorough and
scientific one, so far as congress can
be thorough and scientific, and that
the best expert aid obtainable will be
called upon to help the legislators in
their task.
And the speaker let it be under
stood that the revision is to be a
Stand pat sort of revision, or more
correctly perhaps q revision by
$'stand patters." It is to be made af-
investigation by the present, instead
of the new congress. Three months,
the speaker stated, should be enough
time for the new congress to spend
upon the bill. But before that time
the present ways and means commit
"tstand patters," Serene Payne. is to
collect the data upon which the
changes are to be made. The COM
mittee will work six months, Cannon
said before the Sixty-first congress
gets started on its three months job.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10

she receives repeated encores.
Karl Hummel with his pictured melody
and the moving pictures complete the bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
schwab to Enlarge His Plant,

San Francisco. Nov. 10.-Upon his
arrival from New York, Charles NJ
Schwab, executive head of the Bethle-
hem Steel company, announced that
the plant of the Union Iron works
which is affiliated with the steel cor
poration, is to be at once enlarged,
adding that the improvements might
under favorable conditions run into
the millions. Until he completes his
inspection of the works Mr.. Schwab
declined to say just What plans were
in preparation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-10
Gas strucIz lad WiIser.

Emporia, kan, Nov. 1O.-Gas was
struck in a well being drilled near
Wilsey yesterday. A number of weeks
ago gas was struck near that town.
and a company was formed. A second
company, of which Alva Smith of En-
poria, is a member, was organized, and
it was in the well of this company that
the gas was struck
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
SHERIFF TAKES
QUICK ACTION
Refuses to Admit Elmer Baker,
Insane, to the Coun-
ty Jail.
MAN is ALMOST HELPLESS.
AS BAKER is NOT VIOLENT, THE
COMMISSIONERS WILL STAND
BY MEREDITH IN KEEPING
MAN OUT.

Because of the condition of his
health, Sheriff Meredith refused to ad-
nit to the Jail yesterday afternoon,
Elmer Baker, an insane man residing
on South Ninth street. Baker was Ia
ken from his home to the Jail in the
ambulance. He is absolutely unable
to care for his wants or needs in any
way. according to the sheriff and fear
ing a repetition of the Thorman case,
the sheriff refused to permit Baker to
be taken into the Jail. He anticipates
discomfort as the result of his action.
He has been advised by one of the
county commissioners that he need not
admit Baker and if any attempt be
made to force the man into the Jail,
the sheriff will be assured of support
The sheriff claims the jail is not a
hospital and there are no provisions
for the accommodation of sick persons.
The law provides that the dangerous
insane shall be placed in the custody of
the sheriff Meredith claims Baker
is not dangerous to the safety of 9th.
ers, and is in such physical condition
that he requires special attention. He
has no control over himself and all
his wants must be administered to by
others. If admitted to the Jail and
placed under the custody of the sher-
iff, a nurse would have to be provided
at the expense of the county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
HEADQUARTERS
At NEW YORK
Republicans to Conduct the
Campaign From That
Point.
HAVE MUCH WORK AHEAD.
AS SOON AS OFFICERS OF MA
TIONAL COMMITTEE ARE
NAMED THEY WILL SETTLE
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
HAVE MUCH WORK AHEAD.

Washington, June 20.-The republi-
can national campaign will be con-
Quoted from New York. Headquarters
will be opened at an early date. The
campaign will be opened without de-
lay. There is much work necessary.
This will be entered upon at once by
the campaign managers. The officers
of the national committee will be de-
cided upon July /, and the newly Sc
lected chairman and the committee
treasurer will promptly settle down at
the New York offices for business.
Secretary Taft will have the naming
of the chairman of the national COM
mittee. 1t is believed here that the
honor will go either to postmaster
General Meyer or to Senator Crane.
The fact that Mr.. Meyer has started
upon his vacation this early is taken
here as an indication that he expects
busy summer. The work at the
postoffice department will be light
during the summer. All necessary
work here will be transferred from the
headquarters of the congressional
campaign committee which will be
kept open. Sherman is expected in a
few days to close up his connection
with the committee
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
INSANE TRAMP
CREATES TERROR
Appears at Home on Union
Pike and Frightens
Women.
CAPTURED AFTER CHASE.
STATED AFTER SOME TIME IN
CONFINEMENT, THAT HIS NAME
is GEORGE LINGERMAN-WoR
PLENTY OF CLOTHES.

After a wild chase about the coun-
try. Sheriff Meredith and Sergeant Nc
Manus succeeded in capturing an in
sane tramp about four miles north of
the city on the Union pike yesterday
afternoon. Last evening the stranger
told prisoners at the Jail his name is
George Lingerman. He claims he re-
sided last on Jacksonville street, JEFF
fersonville. There is some doubt as
to the authenticity of the mans state
ments as it was not until after sew
eral hours confinement at the Jail that
he agreed TO divulge any information
concerning himself
There is also some question as to
his insanity. He was arrested after
complaint had been made to the sher-
iff that an insane man was terrorizing
the community The stranger had be-
come unusually obnoxious at the
Thornburg home on the Union pike.
He had gone so far as to threaten the
women about the house and they had
become alarmed at his boldness. He
was gruff and abusive and because of
his attitude it was presumed he is
affected mentally.
AS torrid as the weather was yester-
day afternoon, Lingerman had the
nerve to wear more than his allotted
apportionment of clothing. His body
was encased in two suits of clothes,
more shirts than the ordinary man
owns and had his feet adorned with an
old style pair of brogans. After he
had been placed in the jail the COM
bined maniac-tramp-hobo, submitted to
the mandates of the turnkey that he
parted with part of his wearing ap-
parel. His behavior at the Jail was
such as to lead other prisoners to be-
lieve the man is trying to work a bluff
as to his sanity.