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The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
PlNAFORE REHEARSAL.
One Given Last Night Proves an In
qualified Success.

A dress rehearsal of Pinafore was
given last night at the Auditorium by
the 0ratorio society. II the public
rendition compares at all with last
nights rehearsal. those who attend
VIII be more than repaid and will be
anxious to hear the second rendition
IL is not all music but throughout the
entlre opera there are dialogues with
clever acting. that alone is an enter
talhment The scenery will represent
battleship and the painting itself
cost over one hundred dollars. The
work OF the choral society ought to
receive hearty reception from those
who know for what it stands, and
every citizen who feels loyal to a pub
lie enterprise such as this one. GER
tainly Will spend twenty-five cents to
enjoy an evening. No one connected
with these performances is to receive
a cent; its donation to help pay for
the fine organ and those who hear
the chorus will not only get their
moneys worth many times over but
VIII know that they are supporting an
enterprise that is to remain in Topeka.
Although every evening the sale of
seats indicates a fair sized audience,
yet every seat in the auditorium
should be filled. The music is
catchy and the entire programme not
too long, so that it will not become
wearisome; although it could not be-
cause of the striking variation of the
opera. Pinafore will be given tomor-
row and Thursday nights and Queen
Esther Friday night. All the pro-
grammes will begin at Sis.
Several parties will attend these en-
tertainments from Lawrence, Bur-
lingame. Atchison. Emporia and
other cities to see how Topeka per-
forms and at the same time hear a
fine series of musical entertainments
If a seat cannot be secured for the
first entertainment it can be found for
the next night. The auditorium will
be we'll ventilated and cool and to-
gether with the superb music, good
staging and acting, no one will re-
gret having heard either Pinafore or
Queen Esther. The general opinion is
that after the rendition tomorrow
night there will be such a demand for
tickets Thursday evening that those
who are holding off will be dis
appointed in not being able to secure
a good seat.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
TRY OUT FOR TAFT.
Speaking Trip to Cincinnati to Deter
mine Future Course.

Sandusky. O.. Sept. SIN a remin-
iscent and historic mood William H.
Taft spoke for 10 minutes this morn
ing to many of the 1864 inmates of
the Soldiers home here. While politics
was not mentioned by the candidate he
took occasion to give credit to Senator
Foraker under whose administration
as governor the home was erected. The
notable feature of Mr.. Taft's speech
was his comparison of the sacrifice CT
the veterans of this cOuntrys wars for
the freedom of people with the vet
Grams of France, quartered at the Ho-
tel Des Invalides in Paris, who, he said
had been the instruments of the am
bition Of one man and had not fought
for a living principle.
Mr.. Taft was warmly, received by the
soldiers after he had been introduced
by COmmandant J. r. W. Cline He
spoke from the front steps of the home,
surrounded by his audience, which
stood. Mrs Taft resumed her station
in the automobile which took the party
to the home. General Keifer and Cen
eral Corbin both spoke to the soldiers,
following Mr.. Taft.
Mr.. Taft today received a telegram
from Frank H. Hitchcock stating that
Wright had Withdrawn his guber-
Material candidacy in Tennessee, which
had cleared up the Republican situa-
tion in that state.
MI L AIT, dS the TedOy CdInpdlSner, :
to be given his second try out" today.
He is to speak from here to Cincinnati.
Most of his speeches will be from the
rear platform of his train and will pre-
sent all shades of conditions in oratori-
cal 'roughing it,"
His first political speech will be at
rally in the theater here. Every phase
of Mr.. Tafts performance today will
be scrutinized most closely by the poll
ticianS whose duty it is to pass finally
on his future assignments in the cam
paign and in this fact is said to lie
the real Importance of the days work
Mr.. Taft has prepared none of the
speeches he will deliver today, his plan
being to talk extemporaneously of
many of the issues.
Besides the speeches he is to deliver
here. his itinerary calls for addresses
at Tiffin, Carey, Wharton, Forest,
Bellefontaine, Urbana, Springfield.
Dayton and at such other stops on his
line of travel on the Big Four road
from here to his home city, as may be
warranted by the crowds presenting
themselves.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08

Graham, and ], J. Hurt of Chanute.
Ihis is the statement made in the
state Journal at the time of the meet
Ing, and it was correct statement.
1t is fair to state, however. that
some Of members of the committee
VINO voted against the plank did so be-
cause they were not satisfied with the
way IT was drafted. They were in ia
vor OF the general proposition of guar
anty of bank deposits.
Mr.. Hurt may have voted for the
adoption of the platform as a whole,
lhcluolng the guaranty plank. Only
one vote was cast against the platform
as a whole in the party council meet
ing. and that was the vote of Senator
Chester I. Long.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
ARRESTED BRICK MASON
Former Clerk of House Nabbed for
Liquor Selling.

Charles d. Shukers assistant attor-
ney general has returned to Topeka,
after a strenuous weeks work His
chief duty was the investigation of the
Trickett- -Taggart difficulty in Kansas
City. Mr.. Shukers says:
81 will make a report of what 1
learned to the attorney general. I can
not discuss the matter at present.
will have nothing whatever to say un-
til the attorney general returns and
has taken whatever action he deems
advisable"
Mr.. Jackson. who is at present away
on his vacation, Will be back on
Thursday. and will. it is expected, take
an active hand in the Kansas City
muddle.
They certainly have a big fight on
down there" said Mr.. Shukers. Even
Trickett's enemies commend his work;
they say they hate the saloons, and
want them closed, and declare that
Trickett has done great job of clean
ing up. But they don't like his way
of doing it and they dislike him per-
sonally.'
Before going to Kansas City, Mr..
Shukers was in Baxter Springs, where
he looked over the way the; Baxter
Springs reunion was being conducted.
The Baxter Springs reunion has in
years past been synonymous vita
grand carnival of beer drinking, and
big saloons have run wide open on the
reunion grounds. This. year the re-
union management shut down on all
such amusements. There was no beer
sold on the grounds, and no gambling
was permitted. A few bootleggers
tried to operate, but they were hotly
pursued by the sheriff. However, Mr..
Shukers caused the arrest of two drug
gists, one named, Campbell. and the
other Brick Mason. Brick Mason
was a former chief clerk of the house
of representatives. and has been con-
nected with almost every legislature of
recent years in some capacity. He is
one of the best known political work
ers in the state. In Mason's drug
store about 40 cases of beer were con-
fiscated. In CampbelPs place. much
larger quantity was seized. The drug
gists had realized that there would be
a drough at the reunion grounds, and
had stocked up fora big rush of bust
ness.
After attending to the Trickett bust
ness in Kansas City until Friday,
Shukers drifted back to Leavenworth
Saturday, and Saturday evening sup
ervised- the pulling of four Joints in
that city. One. joint near the Soldiers
home, which had been running un-
molested for IA years. was raided and
80 cases of beer seized.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08

Will hnger in Topeka for few days.
after which he Will depart for his
home in Smith county where he WIFI
spend the winter looking after his
large herds of Berkshires and Durocr
Jerseys. During the alternating sea-
son it will be plain George Landreth.
live stock raiser. Il am going home
and will take care of myself this wrn-
ter" said the big southpaw. this morn
ing. land 1 will be in the prime of life
next season, ready to play the best bali
of my career And judging from the
stern look on his visage as he uttered
these words, one could almost see the
boards bonn mbarded off the American
association fences by his terrific war
club
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08

him to be home early. He kissed the
baby goodby and caressed me lightly.
He telephoned about 10 o'clock that he
was starting home. 1 read a while and
went to bed, leaving the light burning
in the hall. l was awakened by pis-
tol shot close to the house and half
asleep ran to the window of my own
and then the children's ROOM Seeing
nothing went downstairs and opening
the frond door saw DIR. Rustin sitting
in a chair huddled up. 1 said. What
has happened, Fred?' He replied, a
man has shot me-
Il half lifted him from the chair and
with my assistance he got to the door
where his strength was exhausted. ]
screamed to the maid who came down
in her night clothing and together We
got him inside the hallway, where !
placed him on the floor.
81 told him 1 was going to send for
a physician and he said to send for DR..
Lord. / telephoned DR.. Lord, who
lives some distance from our home and
then to DIR. Langfeld, who lives just
around the corner. DR.. Langfeld ar
rived first and q little later DR.. Lord
came. l was so agitated and bewild-
cred L can hardly tell what occurred
nor recall the events which followed.
1 never saw the doctor have pistol
and saw nothing of one after the shot
was fred. DIR. I.angfeld searched the
doctor, but found no pistol
Mrs Rustin then detailed their fin
aneial troubles, saying her husband
had a note for $4,000 coming due at
the bank the day of the shooting. She
admitted he carried $4,000 life insur-
ance some time back. but that con-
siderable amount had lapsed for non
payment of premiums.
The principal witness for the after
noon was Mrs. Abbie Rice, who is sup
posed to be the last person to have
seen or talked with DR.. Rustin before
the shooting. The police declared her
testimony would clear UP the case ma
teriallV.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
THE "sUNFLowERs'' 10 MEET.
Agricultural Society Conference to Be
Held in Ottawa.

The Sunf1ower State Agricultural
association, an organization to pro-
mote agriculture among the negroes of
Kansas. announces that 1t will hold its
ninth tri-annual meeting at Forest
park, Ottawa, on Sept. %, "a and rs.
The meeting will be conducted on the
institute plan. and will be of great in
terest to farmers.
p. z. Crabtree will give a lecture
and demonstration on the subject of
stock judging on Sept. %. Ac-
commodations for visitors will be
found on the grounds. The officers of
the association are as follows: G. A.
Groves, B. S. A., president. Edwards
Vile: ]. r. Rogers, first vice president,
Princeton; Mrs. s. Asberry, second
vice president. Perry; ]. c. Carson.
third vice president, Lawrence. r.. g;
Arthur Emery. Secretary, Bawrence.
r. 5; j. @. Groves. Treasurer, Ed
Mardsville.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
wANTED-Delivery boy. 21S West 9Th $
SUE wxANDo1TE COUNTY.
Attorney General Demands Payment
of Overdue Fees.

County clerks of Kansas who fail
and refuse to come through with the
money which they have collected for
state hunting licenses are likely to be
prosecuted under the state law, as we'll
as subjected to suit for the recovery.
In the name of the state, of the money
due.
The test case will likely be made in
Wyandotte county. where the county
clerk has $3.50 which he collected as
hunting licenses in 1906 and has never
paid over to the state treasury. The
attorney generals office has been in
correspondence with the county clerk
OF Wyandotte county, and has given
him to understand that he must put UP
the $3.50 at once, or submit his reasons
for refusal to the courts.
Some of the county clerks advisors
want him to stand pat" and refuse to
turn over the money, and allow the
courts to decide whether he is obliged
to do so. The county clerks are in
clined to be very grouchy about the
hunting license matter. They saw thar
they are compelled to do vast amount
of additional work, for which they re-
ceive no compensation. The state
county clerks association has resolved
several times not to collect the money
without a fee of 25 cents on each dollar
license The law, however, allows no
fee, though 1t has been customary for
the f1sh and game warden to allow a
10 cent fee on each license.
There are number of county clerks
in the state who have failed to send in
the money which was due the state un-.
der the license law, and the attorney
general has been furnished a list of all
delinquencies by Game Warden Travis
He will start something" very soon
which will determine the rights of the
county clerks.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
LOCAL MENTION.

All county officers close at noon to-
day. The auditor, county clerk and
county commissioners will endeavor to
audit all accounts. and have them
ready for payment tomorrow. One
marriage license was issued by the
probate court today. Paul Boynton
James, of Wamego, aged "a, was given
the necessary permission to wed Grace
Evelyn Small, of Boston, aged FL
For cement sidewalks see Haskins
& Ramsey. Estimates furnished.
Mulvane building.
City Clerk Burge today received
letter from Mayor Green, who is in
Pennsylvania on his vacation in which
his honor stated that he was having
a splendid time out in the country
in large quantities and breathing
deeply of the mountain air. Mayor
Green will return to Topeka
September IL.
There is no disputing the superior
service of the Independent Telephone
company. of the hundreds or sub
scribers there is not a dissatisfied one,
and new subscribers are being added
every day Before you install a tele
phone ask your neighbor what he
thinks of the Independent service.
Col. George Veale left today for
Bartlesville, Okla, to attend reunion
of the old Sixth Kansas regiment of
volunteers. The remnant of the fa-
NOUS Sixth will be the guests, during
this reunion, of Mr.. ]. Bartlett, who
was a sergeant in Col. Veale's COM
mand Col. veale will return home
Saturday.
Building permits have been issued
TO e L. Hopkins for frame dwelling
at 511 Lincoln street and to F. NJ.
Hayden for a brick addition to the
church Bapistry on West Eighth,
$2,1OO for the former and $500 for the
latter.
After a good meal a smoker wants
good cigar. To these men we suggest
Eagles new premier Silver Statue 10
cent cigar. All first-class dealers sell
them.
party of Kansas City auto tour
lists arrived in Topeka and spent last
night at local garage.
DR.. S. Temple, Osteopath, 735 Kansas
ave. Ind. 1912. Res. STA. Bell 1885.
The city treasurer reports that
Ringing Bros were on hand prompt
and early this morning with the 1910
license on hand.
Births reported this morning are:
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Cox, SO1 Hancock
street, boy; Mr.. and Mrs. H. L.
Whalen, 31S East Fifth street. girl;
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Dixon, 1926 East
Sixth, girl.
At all dealers. The Big Tromp
cent cigar.
Only ten cents for the round trip in
the elevator to the band concert on
the roof garden. "Wednesday night of
this week Don't miss it.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
RUSTIN INQUEST.
Widow of the Dead Doctor Tells Story
of the shooting.

/. Omaha, Neb., Sept S.-The little un-
tertaking establishment of H. B. Davis
was crowded to suffocation when the
inquest of DR.. Frederick Rustin, found
Shot on his front porch last Wednes-
day morning, began today After the
witnesses, jurors and newspaper men
had squeezed into the place there was
little room, butsaS many curious per-
sons as could do so forced their way in.
There were about a. dozen witnesses
to examine and the county attorney
did the questioning Mrs Rustin, who
was one of the first to reach the place
was given a chair Just behind a screen
and beyond the gaze of the spectators.
DIR. Langfeld, the first physician to
reach the home after the shooting, told
the coroner's jury he did not believe
the wound was self inflicted.
Mrs. Rustin was the next witness.
She was we'll composed, but spoke
steadily throughout her examination
which lasted for over an hour. Her
dead husbands mother attended her
and she went through the ordeal with
out emotion, but told a straightforward
story of the happenings as they came
to her mind.
+. II was greatly agitated at the time, -
she explained "and my mind is not
exactly clear on the occurrences. or all
that transpired or just what was hap
pening around me.
MY entire attention was directed to
securing relief for my husband be-
cause 1 realized he was in q desperate
condition.
Then in reply to questions by County
Attorney English, Mrs. Rustin told this
story of the shooting:
MY married life has been happy, al
though we have been beset with fin
ancial difficulties. / had some money
which came to me from my ielar.ves
~, To- hi AHoyS Iar,
ried ten years ago. but that has been
spent. ] had been absent visiting
friends in Ellsworth two weeks prior
to the death of DR.. Rustin, having re-
turned four days previous. On the
night he was shot he dined at home
and went down town about o'clock.
My youngest daughter and myself
walked a block with him and I asked
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
MUST BE MORE DEFINITE.
Grain Men Required TO Amend Their
Car Door Complaint.

E. ]. Smiley. secretary of the Kansas
Grain Dealers association has been no.
titled by the Kansas railway commits
sion to specify to the commission what
stations on the Missouri Pacific have
not been supplied with grain cars
equipped with the proper kind of grain
doors. This was done by the commits
sion after receipt from B. p Wag-
gener of a letter enclosing correspon-
dence which has taken place between
Alex Cochrane. vice president of the
company. and A. W. Sullivan, general
manager.
The railway officials say they are do
ing all they can to remedy the trouble
complained Of, but want Mr.. Smiley
certain
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
ROOM IN OKLAHOMA.
William Stryker Writes That More
Teachers Are Needed.

William Stryker.-doesn't that name
take you back to the days of Populism7
has written a letter to Superintend-
ent L. T. Fairchild announcing that the
state of Oklahoma needs school teach
ers, and urging Mr.. Fairchild to send
any surplus in Kansas down there to
take the unoccupied jobs. saa+
Mr.. Stryker was formerly state sup
erintendent of Kansas under the Pop
ulist regime. He is now editor of the
Tulsa Democrat.
Kansas has some surplus teachers
this year, according to reports receiv-
ed by the state superintendent, and no
doubt many of these. will be glad to
know that they can get jobs in Okla
homa. The following is Mr.. Stryker's
letter:
"If you have a surplus of teachers
anywhere in the state of Kansas, send
them down here. A man is needed in.
a small country school near here, pay
ing $50 or more per month. Write to
the county superintendent at Tulsa.
Other counties are generally in need Of
teachers"
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
CY LANDRETH is HERE.
Big Fielder on Clutches, But Ham,
as Lark

There is a distinguished visitor
other than George Cyrus Landreth,
leading batter of the American asso-
ciation, late of Topeka bus more re-
Gently a citizen of Louisville, KY
Cyrus arrived in Topeka late last night
but did not make his whereabouts
known until this morning, when ne
appeared in public and greeted his OLD
friends. Since leaving Topeka a few
weeks ago, Mr.. Landreth has acquired
all the attributes of hero. lie noD-
bles along the street on crutches, pre-
sented by the Hon. George Tebeau as
a reward for his faithful service.
Outside of an injured ankle, the ball
player looks as bright and cheerful
as a balIny day in early spring. He
says he is feeling fine and has just
struck his batting gait. He hit only
.455 in tn American association. He
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
All Crops below Average.

Washington. Sept. S.-The condition
of corn on September 1 was 79.4 per
cent of a normal, against a ten year
average of 81 per cent; spring wheat
when harvested 77.6 per cent against a
etnyear average of 77.9; barley when
harvested S1.2 against ten year aver
age of S3.5. and oats 69.7 against a ten
year average of SO.7, says the crop re-
port issued by the department of
agriculture today. sf..
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
MIR. j. j. HURT IS HURT.
Thinks He Was Misrepresented About
Position on Guaranty Law.

The State Journal has received the
following communication from ]. ].
Hurt, who was one of the members
OF the platform committee which
drafted the Republican platform:
"Chanute, Kan, Sept. 4. 1908
THE Topeka State Journal:
I'm your issue of August 26. it was
made to appear that l voted against
the bank guarantee plank in the ses-
sion of the platform committee for the
republican party council.
NOW the statement is erroneous as
TO my position. favored the adoption
OF a guarantee plank. but attempted to
change the phraseoIogy of the Quincy
plank and voted to substitute and
strike out certain words. 1 was heart
lily in favor OF the plank and voted for
its adoption, and am satisfied the lau,
VIII have to be enacted along the lines
suggested therein in order to become
effective and successful.
Very truly yours
j. J. HURT"
The members of the platform com
mittee who voted against the adoption
~ the bank guaranty deposit plank. on
he final test, in the platform com
nittee were; Senator Chester I. Long.
J. B. Haskins of Johnson, Congress-
han Calderhead, William Wells Of
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
MRS. MEDLICOTT HURT.
Thrown Out of Buggy by Chuck Hole
in Street

Mrs Mary Medlicott, mother of
County Treasurer Stanley Medlicott.
was painfully injured last night by
falling from her buggy. Mrs. Medli-
colt was driving near Twelfth and To-
peka avenue. accompanied by her
daughter and Mrs. Martin of Kansas
city. A wheel of the buggy dropped
into one of the chuck holes for
which some Topeka streets are justly
celebrated, and Mrs. Medlicott was
thrown out by the shock. Wniie no
bones were broken, Mrs. Medlicott
suffered severe bruises which Will con-
fine her to her home for some time.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
HURRY the Contest Case.

The supreme court has decided TO
make September IA the return day for
the Griffin-Gesner legislative contest
case from Barber county, instead OF
the goth. as originally intended. This
is so that the case may be heard be-
fore the time TO print the ballots for
the November election.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
Hes an American Now.

Matthew Aloysis Brennan, a son of
the "Ould Sod" was remodelled into
an American citizen by Judge Dana
this morning. Brennan. who came
over from Ireland in May, 1908, now
lives at 305 Western avenue He
wears a rich brogue and red suspen-
ders. The first because he is a real
Irishman, and the second because ne is
member of the Topeka fire depart
ment at station No. 4.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
Arkansas TraveIers s. Green 4.

Green. Kan, Sept. s..The Arkansas
Travellers won from Green by a. score
of 8 to 4, thus making it 10 won out of
the last "a games played in Kansas.
They took first place in the Scottsvlile
tournament last week by winning ev-
CRY game.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of j. G. Thornburg. who
died at his home in Oakland Monday,
was held this afternoon at the Oak
land Methodist church at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08
At the charter OAK Park.

Charter Oak Park. Hartford. Conn,
Sept. S.-Ffrst heat 5000 stake: Won
by The Eel, Major Brino, second; Geo.
Gano third. Time, 2:05.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08

Sioux City II, Pueblo 3.
Sioux city, Sept SIN the morning
game in the Western league here Sioux
Citv defeated, Pueblo IL to 3.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-08

If YOU enjoy a good band concert go
to the roof garden "Wednesday even
ing this week.