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The log cabin Democrat., 1908-07-09
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

COUNTY. Representative
 J. A. BATSON. County Judge
 J. A. LEA. Sheriff
 w. M. BRADY. Circuit Clerk
 A. M. LEDBETTER. County Clerk
 J. H. BAILEY. Treasurer
 J. R. GIDDENS. Assessor
 w. w. BISHOP. Surveyor
 JESSE LINCOLN. Coroner
 J. H. PENCE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
DEMOCRATIC GALL Is ISSUED.
Sixteen Delegates to National Conven-
ton Will Be Selected Feb. Fl.

Following is the official call for the
Democratic state convention at
Hutchinson to elect delegates to the
Democratic national convention:
There will be a convention of the
Democrats Of Kansas held in the city
21st 1908, at the hour of 10 a.. m, for
the purpose Of electing four delegates
and four alternates to represent the
state of Kansas at the National Dem
ocratic convention to be held in Den
yer, July Z, 1908, and to ratify the
selection of sixteen delegates and six
teen alternates to be elected by the
different congressional districts of the
state, also to elect a national commit
teeman to represent the state of Kan
sas on the National Democratic COM
mittee and such other business as
may come before said convention.
The delegates to this convention
will be selected in such manner, and
at such time and place and under
such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed by the county central com
mittee of the various counties and
the basis of representation shall be
one delegate and one alternate for
each $50 votes or major fraction
thereof cast for Hon. David Over
myer candidate for attorney general,
in the election of 1906, and one dele
gate and one alternate at large from
each county.
Upon these bases the several coun-
ties will be entitled to representation
in the convention as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
FOR AND AGAINST.
One Lawyer Employed on Both Sides
of Rebate Cases.

Chicago, Jan. PA peculiar situation
developed in Judge Lands court when
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe re-
pate case was called for the considera-
tlon OF motions. Delay in the argument
OF the demurrer was asked until Feb
ruary . by Attorney G. Leroy Brown for
the railroad, on the ground that his
law partner, Charles B. Morrison. is
taking testimony in the Standard on
case as special prosecutor for the gov
eminent.
Mr.. Morrison is the predecessor to
Edwin w. Sims as United States dis
trfct attorney in Chicago. He has been
employed as special counsel by the
government for two years and has ia
ken an active part in the prosecutions
OF the oil company. Many of the ques-
tions of law which Mr.. Morrison has
argued in behalf of the government are
involved in the railroad rebate case. in
which the lawyer will appear for the
defense. 1t places Mr.. Morrison in the
humorous light of arguing against him
self in certain contentious
In the opinion of the government law
yers there is nothing improper about
Mr.. Morrisons fighting for the govern
ment one day and against 1t the next
day.
Mr.. Morrison is engaged only as spec
1al counsel in certain cases for the gov
eminent, and keeps up a private prac-
tice. There is nothing similar in the
evidence in the two cases, only in the
questions of law that will come up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
SAT ON THE BURGLAR.
Woman Was Found Pounding Him
With Sash Weight.

New York, Jan. 22.-Mrs. Hannah
Jaeger, five feet tall and slender, cap
tured a six-foot burglar all by herself
last night. Mrs. Jaeger's husband is
caretaker of an apartment building in
Williamsburg but of late has been i'll
and is barely able to get around. Last
night, carrying light, Mrs. Jaeger ac
companied her husband to the fifth
floor of the building. There they found
that the brass water taps over a sink
had been removed. Just as the dis
covery was made the burglar, armed
with a heavy wrench, jumped out of
closet and tried to strike the light from
Mrs. Jaeger's hand. Calling to her
husband to run for a policeman, Mrs.
Jaeger seized a heavy sash weight
which lay on the floor and attacked the
intruder. Jaeger got down stairs as
fast as he could and summoned a po
hceman. When the officer reached the
room he found Mrs. Jaeger sitting on
the PROSTATE form of the burglar, still
pounding him with the iron weight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
MAKES THE. CONTRACT
United States Express Go. VIII Handle
Business on Topeka-Southweste

Mr.. D. II. Rawson, Of Chicago, gen.
era1 superintendent Of the United
States Express company. was in To-
peka Monday and closed a contract
with President Taylor to handle ex-
press business for the first year on
the Topeka-Southweste This con-
tract was made, Of course, subject to
the approval Of the financial people
back of the railroad
Mr.. Taylor stated they were anxious
to get this matter settled, as a great
many people along the line had the
impression that the Southwestern
Railway company would handle their
own express. which would necessitate
rebilNng all shipments in Topeka that
would be destined to points on some
other line.
The American Express company
Southwestern. Mr.. Taylor says he
thinks they offered him a better con-
tract that the one proposed by the
United States company, but the
American could not operate over the
Southwestern until the line was
completed into Council Grove on &C
count of having no Office or other
connection in Topeka, but the United
States company can handle the bust
ness just as soon as they put on
train and that is what the patrons liv-
ing along the Southwestern will want.
There are now tons OF cream 6dcn
week being hauled into Topeka by
team, which will be shipped by ex
press as soon as the Southwestern
will operate train, and by having
contract with the United States Elk
press company, it will enable the live
stock shippers in the vicinity of the
Southwestern to ship their thorough
bred calves and pigs direct to any
point along the line through to des-
tination without having to rebin them
in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
The Perfect Woman Is
Not a Fat One.

Artists say the IDEAL proportion of
weight in woman is 26 pounds for every
foot of her weight. This wouldmake a
woman of feet inches weigh 136 pounds
ounces.
If YOU weigh more than this in proper
tio. you are on the danger line and are
likely. to get too fat in few years Check
it by taking a teaspoonful after meals
and at bedtime of this recipe: u ounce
Marmola II ounce Fluid Extract Cascara
aromatic and 81 ozs. Syrup SinplexGet
the Marmola sealed and. mix it with the
other ingredients at home This mixture
s harmless will not cause wrinkles. and
has been known to take off seven pounds
of fat a week without any help from ex-
ercise or dieting. 1t is inexpensive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
BRISTOW'S REPORT.
Starts Pacific Mail Official to Discuss
ing the Situation

San Francisco, Jan. 22.-Comment-
ing on the report Of J. L. Bristow on
traffic conditions at Panama r. P.
Schwerin. vice president of the Pacific
Mail Steamship company, said that the
Pacific Mail holds itself in no way
responsible for the falling off in traffic
over the Panama railroad, and de-
clared that if the government builds a
line of its own to run between this
port and Panama it may lose money
on Its operation. He admitted that
traffic is being diverted from Panama
to Tehuantepec, and said that was be-
cause of the aid given to the Hawaiian
American line by the Mexican govern
ment, which exacted no percentage or
other charges. Said he:
1t Is true that we are now carving
only about half as much freight be-
tween San Francisco and Panama as
we carried two years ago. On the
other hand, traffic by way of Tehuan-
tepec has greatly increased and now
is more than three times as large as
that which goes via Panama. We can
not compete with the more cheaply
operated and more greatly favored
lines which run to the Mexican ports''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
THEY DIED TOGETHER.
An Old Couple Committed Suicide by
Agreement.

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Tired of life's
battles. John Florrian, ager 6S, and
his wife, Mary, aged II, committed
suicide last night by taking carbolfc
acid.
The old couple, it is said. had been
living on the kindness of neighbors
for some time and occasionally getting
a supply of food from the county.
Yesterday the old man made a WILL
in which he left his household goods
and some trinkets to his two children
residence unknown, and then he and
his wife prepared to carry out a sui
eide compact. They dressed them
selves in their best clothes. drank the
poison, and lay down on the bed
When found they were clasping hands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

Masons at their temple on Jackson
street this evening. A musical pro-
gram will be given while the scenic
effects used by the order while con-
ferring degrees will be shown or at
any rate in part; sthere are lis diff
ferent scenes used it will be impos-
sible to show all of them during the
evening
The United States government yester-
day filed suit for alleged viola
that cattle in being shipped must be
unloaded for rest, feed and water once
at least during every % hours. 1t is
claimed that the Missouri Pacific viola
ted this law on four different counts
and $500 for each count or $4,000 in all
is asked.
The city is now after the street rail-
way company in connection with work
that is being done on the East Sixth
avenue viaduct. Mayor Green states
that he has been informed that the
street railway company is flooring it's
lengthwise when a verbal agreement
was made that block pavement should
be put in. The mayor has consulted
with the legal department to see what
the city can do in the way of enforc-
ing the verbal agreement made.
Some midguided rccreant at the
Midwinter last night spread japanese
red pepper, snuff and several other
ingredients around the auditor rum
much to the distress of the patrons of
the exposition who therefore were
compelled to sneeze- A small reproduc-
ton of this same offenSe was COM
mitted Monday. Mr.. Bingham could
do nothing to make his exposition
more popular than to take some draS-
tic measures to control the rowdy
element which persists in making
noises and scattering red pepper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
Silk Mills to Reopen.

York. Pa, Jan. 22.-Word has
been received from the receivers of
the American Silk company in New
York, that the monarch mill of the
company in this city, which closed
during the financial stress will be re-
opened next Monday with full force
of $50 employees. All other silk mills
in the city will also resume work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
Conried to Come West.

New York, Jan. 22.-Heinrich Con-
ried has completed his plans for the
spring tour of the Metropolitan Opera
company On account of the length
of the season the tour this year will
be limited to three weeks and a half.
The company will not go west of Chi
cago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

The committee request that the
county conventions will be held not
later than Saturday February ID and
that primaries to elect delegates to
the county conventions be held on
Wednesday, February 18th. 1t is
also requested on account of the
short space of time that a copy of the
list of delegates and alternates elect
ed be mailed to Secretary Pepperel1,
at Concordia by first mail after your
county conventions SO that it will
reach him not later than the evening
of February 18th so that he can pre-
pare a roster of the delegates before
the convention meets, after that mail
everything to him at Hutchinson.
This is important so as to have no
delay Dated at Concordia this 18th
day of January, 1908.
W. H RYAN, Chairman.
W. H L. PEPPERELL, Sec.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
New Western Postmasters.

Washington, Jan. 22.-These post
masters have been appointed: Kansas
Coin, Cove county; Charles V.
Rand, vice Jennie Miller, resigned.
Oklahoma-Komalty Kiowa county,
William Taylor, vice ]. Howard, re-
signed. Wallville, Garvin county
John W. Robbins. vice j. w Twiggs
resigned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
Governor johnson to X. L.

Lawrence, Kan, Jan 22.-Gover-
nor Johnson of Minnesota has been
asked to deliver the annual COM
mencement address at the university
this spring. Governor Johnson has
written to Chancellor Strong that he
probably will accept the invitation.
He will give definite answer soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
Taft Date Is Changed.

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. zz.-The din
ner of the Bartford-Yale alumni, at
which Secretary Taft will speak, has
been postponed from February z. to
Saturday. February Is. Secretary
Taft will speak in New Haven, on
the following Monday.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-17
Notices Sent to
Two at Runyon
Plant Today.
CROWELL MAY
GET CLERKSHIP

It became known this morning
that, when the Board of Water Com
missioners held secret session In
the council chamber after the regu.
lar meeting on Wednesday night
February 5, at which no newspaper
men were allowed, the republican
majority in the board decided to oust
some of the democratic officehoIders
from the department.
The first order to this effect was
sent to Runyon this morning, under
instructions from the commissioners
by Superintendent Burns to Henry
McArdle, an engineer, and Abram
Applegate, firemen.
The matter, 1t Is said, was brought
up at the secret meeting just as soon
as the reporter had been put out.
The democratic members objected to
ousting the men, saying that politics
should not enter in case like this,
and that some of these men had been
In the employ Of the water depart
ment for years.
McArdle, who has been In the
water works department for some
years, worked up from the position
OF fireman, and is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the work. He is to be
succeeded by Peter Poulsen, of this
city. Applegate is to be succeeded
by Benjamin Bloodgood, also of this
city, who, until recently, was engi-
neer on the county bridge between
this city and. South Amboy. The
changes will take place March 1.
The republican water commission
ers feel also that the work in the
Office of Superintendent Burns is now
so heavy that one clerk cannot do 1t
and that 1t is necessary to put on
another clerk, and it is rumored that
A. H. Crowell, the former collector
Of revenue, will be appointed to that
position and, in time, if the republi-
cans retain control, he may succeed
Joseph Burns as superintendent.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-17
THREE SUNDAY ITO PAY FIRE
SELLING CASES DEPT. SALARIES
Increased Revenue From Saloons
Will Allow Expenditures With
out Raising Taxes.
SOME FOR POLICE AND STREETS


The passing OF the ordinance,
providing for q partly-paid fire de-
partment, on Its second and final
readings may be taken up by the
Board or Aldermen at the regular
meeting tonight. AT meeting held
last Monday, the ordinance was In
troduced and passed on it's first read
ing.
Many OF those who were at first
opposed to paid department are
now OF the opinion that 1T Is the best
Idea. One thing that worried tax
payers was that they feared they
might have to pay large increase
In taxes:
On this point, Alderman-at-Large
voorhees, said today:
For the information OF people
VINO FAVOR an improved ire depart
ment' yet rear an increase In taxes,
would make the Following state
ment: owing to the action OF the
EXCISE board In increasing the saloon
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-17
ICE DAMAGES
AMBOY BRIDGE
Seven Piles Already Broken by
Heavy fIoes Ice Wedged
Against Structure.
LIGHTER HAD MARROW ESCAPE

Ice has begun its work on the
Amboy bridge. The recent thaw
caused general breaking-up up the
river and the foes have come down
the stream with great force. 1t was
discovered this morning that several
piling have already been carried
away on the north side OF the draw
and much Of the ice is still to pass
out.
Seven piles are broken, and 1t is
feared that the ice wedged against
the bridge may do more damage.
Early this morning 1t was feared
that the ice might damage lighter
belonging to the Merritt Chapman
Wrecking Company. and Representa-
tive George Hardiman hastened to
the scene and had the lighter moored
In safe place.
The boat house of the New Bruins
wick Boat Club was badly damaged
during the freshet Saturday by being
showed on to pile which rammed a
big hole In the bottom Of the scow
on which the house stands. The re-
suit was that when the freshet pass
ed out, the scow settled and the
house was badly warped.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-17
Two Dry Goods Store Men and
One Sa|OOnkeeper Are Accused
Of Violating the Law.
PATRoLMEn MAKE COMPLAINTS

A charge of one excise violation
against a saloonkeeper and COM
plants against two local merchants
were the results of Investigations
made by the police yesterday, but
otherwise the city, according to the
police, was closed as tight as drum.
Patrolman Meshrow has made a
charge against Waldslaw Salwowski
of 306 High street, sa1oonkeeper,
alleging that he was doing business
yesterday afternoon, while PATROL
man Wood has complained that he
noticed men coming out Of the dry
goods stores of B. Goldman, at 233
Smith street, and Weeden Brothers,
at 225 Smith street. The three may
be arranged before Recorder. Pickers-
gill tonight at o'clock.
Yesterday afternoon while Patrol
man Meshrow was coming down High
street, near Washington street, he
heard the clink of glasses in the sa-
loon at 306 High street, and think
Ing this rather queer, he investi-
gated the matter. The patrolman
went into the place through the back
way, and walked into the dining
room. AS he did so, he says, five
men walked out of the side door, to
Washington street. The patrolman
did not know the men, but he con-
tinued his investigation On table
in the dining room he found six
glasses containing beer, he declares,
and cooler under the stairs.
Meshrow asked Salwowski If he was
doing business on Sunday, and the
latter said he had been entertain
ing few friends.
For some time yesterday afternoon
Patrolman Wood watched number
of men enter the stores of Goldman,
and Weeden, on upper Smith street.
They went in empty handed and, he
says, came ont with bundles. The
patrolman decided that the places
were doing business and filed a COM
plant against them.
About town yesterday things were
quiet. In some places, where the
owners have right to keep the
shades down and the screens in place,
because they have bowling alleys,
they did not take advantage of this,
but the screens were down and the
curtains up, so that the interior could
be plainly seen. Others had the
curtains down and screns In such a
way that one could. not look into the
barroom.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-17
CONTESTANTS
ARE REWARDED
Three More Persons Receive SIS
Each Today AaOlher Con-
test is On.
AN EXTRA COUPON" THIS WEEK

There were six contestants for the
EVENING NEWS cash prizes last
week. The three highest were Mrs
Matilda Peterson, 1872 Gordon street
1921, points; A. Hansen, 81 High
street, 903 points and Edward Mul
lin, 10 William street, 529 points.
The others in the race were: Miss
M. 8. Anderson, 223 Market street
440; Andrew Jensen, la Sayre ave
nue., 335. and T. Smith, Brodhurst
place, $40.
The winners get IS each. 1t is &
pretty easy way to get a neat sun
in cash every week by hustling foI
subscribers for the NEWS, and clip.
ping the coupons that are published
every day. Anybody can do it and
can repeat the process as often as
they desire. Mrs. Peterson, it VIII
be noticed, has been among the three
leaders every week since the contest
started. The NEWS has given her
IS every Monday. What one can dc
Others can do.
Another contest is started today
and during the week another of those
extra coupons" Will be run, each
one Of them counting ten points in
stead Of one. These coupons figure
a whole lot in reaching the total.
Your neighbors will gladly save them
for you for the asking. The SUBJ
scriptiols count as follows: One year.
500 points, six months, 200 points;
three months, 100 points; and one
month, twenty-five points.
Get busy. Any boy or girl can
get SIS by a little work after school
Watch for the extra coupon" come
this week. 1t will count ten points.
Get as many on that day as possible.
Start at once. The contest closes
next Monday at o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-17
GARBAGE SITES
BADLY NEEDED


The question of providing grounds
for the garbage of this city is be-
coming serious, as nearly every place
which has been used, is filed to its
capacity.
The garbage is now being dumped
at the old Second street site, and
there 1t accumulates so rapidly that
1t is left in heaps. Health Inspector
Brewster says that It is difficult for
wagons to go over the place, and, at
times, even the street Is blocked.
1t has been suggested by the health
authorities that a man be stationed
permanently at the grounds to direct
the men where to do the dumping
and to have them level 1t off after
the wagons have been emptied.
The matter will be brought before
the street commissioner at once.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-17
Forced to Quit al
Kingston by
Sore Feet.
REMARKABLE
NERVE SHOWN

After walking from this city. in
his bare feet. to Kingston, about four
miles from Princeton, Peter Bilgray.
who left here Saturday morning on d
wager that he could walk from this
city to Philadelphia barefooted In
seventy-four hours, was compelled to
give up. He returned to his home
yesterday by trolley because his feet
were swollen and bleeding and that
he had walked a great distance in
the wrong direction.
Bilgrav is now resting UP at his
home, 200 Elm street, and when seen
by a NEWS reporter, this morning.
he said he felt all right, but that his
feet hurt. He was accompanied ali
the way by Peter Damn and Hans
Meister, who wore out two pairs Of
shoes on the trip and were compelled
to purchase new footwear.
Bilgrav, accompanied by Damn
and Meister, left the Christensen
Cafe, 112 Fayette street, at promptly
sos O'Clock Saturday morning and.
as rain was falling, it was only a
short time before they were wet to
the skim They went from here to
Fords. where they met a man who
told them that If they took a certain
road to New Brunswick they would
find the walking good. They took
this road and it was in the worst
condition possible and the going was
so bad that when they reached New
Brunswick, shortly after 1 o'clock.
Bilgrav's feet were sore and 1t was
necessary for Damn mad Meister to
purchase new shoes.
The party had dinne- at Highland
Park and at 1880 o'clock the trip
was resumed. At GAS, they were
within four miles of Kingston. and.
when they reached there, they put
up for the night. Bilgrav's feet were
In a bad way and again Damn and
Meister had to buy new shoes. Dur-
ing the trip from New Brunswick
to Kingston the men went in the
wrong direction and lost considera BILE
time and were greatly tired out.
yesterday morning Bilgrav was in
ba- shape and could not continue. SO
the trio boarded a trolley car for
Trenton. From Trenton they came
to this city, arriving here about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Damn said this morning that he
felt no Ill effects from his journey
and that he could walk from here to
Philadelphia, with shoes on, at any
time. The money will be returned
to Kaas and Damn, as 1t is claimed
that Bilgrav lost it by failing to
walk to Philadelphia, but some talk
Is heard about presenting him with
q purse for the nerve which he dis
played in walking as far as he did.