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The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
WHOLE BLOCK WRECKED.
CIoudburst Causes 100000 Damage at
Bisbee, Arizona.

Bisbee, Ariz. Aug. 5.-The postof-
fee and all the business houses and
offices on one side of Main street for
a distance of 200 yards have been
wrecked by a cloudburst which swept
down from the mountain side mass
of mud and rock. The damage is
estimated at 100000.
Postmaster NJ. E. Cassidy, Sheriff
Jack White and eighteen girl clerks in
the postoffice narrowly escaped when
the food, almost without warning,
struck the building and filled 1t with
water six feet deep. Huge boulders
and tons of dirt and rocks slid into the
first floor of the postoffice. where the
force was at work. Considerable mail
was washed away.
Miss Clara Larsen of Chicago was
rescued from five feet or water by
Miss Barr. another clerk.
Thousands upon thousands of tons
of rocks and dirt were washed into
the streets, which are piled five to
twenty feet high with debris.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
BRYAN TO CAMPAIGN.
He VIII Speak in Most of the Prin-
cipal Cities.

Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. 5.-William J.
Bryan will make several campaign
tours which will embrace nearly all
parts of the country. speaking in most
of the principal cities between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The
candidates itinerary is now under the
management of Norman E. Mack
chairman of the national Democratic
committee, who made known the
general plan of the tour. John w.
Kern, the Democratic vice presidential
candidate, will likely accompany Mr.
Bryan on part of the trip and Chair
man Mack hopes to arrange to have
Mr.. Kern speak with Mr.. Bryan when
he makes his visit to New York
state. Mr.. Mack said:
while the present plans are tenta-
tive and subject to change, Mr.. Bryan
will make several tours which will
take in practically the whole United
States. He will speak only in the
large cities, and will not attempt to
do the exhaustive work that he has
done in other of his campaigns. Soon
after the notification of Mr.. Bryan in
Lincoln, he will speak in the middle
cago, Cleveland. Cincinnati, st. Louis
and other cities. Later Mr.. Bryan
will go east and on this trip 1 am
planning to have Mr.. Kern make a
Joint speaking tour with him.
1.-The Pacific coast states also will be
visited by Mr.. Bryan probably i'm
mediately after the trip to the east.
No definite speaking dates have been
set and will not be for some little
time. Mr. Kern will be actively en-
gagged during the campaign with
speech making trips through the
principal parts of the country"
Chairman Mack is still engaged
with the selection of the subcom-
mittee of the national committee
which will have the direction of the
Democratic campaign in the eastern
OF
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
HE HAD NO RELATIVES.
The Late Senator Allison Was Alone
in the World.

Dubuque, Ia, Aug. 5.-The ar
rangements for the funeral for Sena-
tor William B. Allison will be COM
pleted today at a meeting of his
friends. There is not a relative to con-
suit, not single wish to consider out
side of the desires of the host of
friends in Dubuque and Washington
and throughout Iowa. Alone, not
survived by a blood relative and living
solely for the public service which he
might perform, Senator Allison's last
few days were a fitting climax of a
lonely mans life.
The Allison home today is in charge
of the few intimate friends of Senator
Allison. The house, draped in mourn
ing, is fairly filled with flowers and
the body of the aged senator, prepar-
ed for burial. will no doubt lie in
state for several hours later in the
week.
His funeral arrangements depict the
loneliness of his late years. No rela-
tives are present-he has none.
Friends are there-he had legion, and
it is they who are arranging for the
final obsequies over the remains of
Iowa's distinguished senator who had
passed his life so much in the hands
of the public. Home life. privacy and
quiet were all sacrificed by Senator
Allison for the public welfare.
Senator Allison was more than a
public man; he was the public's man.
He belonged to them. They will
bury him as he would be buried, by
throngs Of his neighbors and friends.
Elaborate preparations are being
made to handle the enormous crowds
of friends, not only from Iowa, but
from all over the United States. who
will attend the funeral services of the
great statesman. Many of his col
leagues in the senate will be present.
Many of the officials from Washington
are telegraphing to Dubuque friends
that they will be present. No other
man than a president will be more
honored dead than Senator Allison
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
SURE TO PROSPER
Bright Future Before the New
Century Life Company.
Stock Eagerly Sought for by
Public as Investment.

At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors Of the New Century Life insurance
company, held recently, formal action
was taken to legally complete the or
ganization of the company. Officers
were elected and bylaws adopted. j.
w. Haughey was elected president;
Willard N. Hall, vice president; L. G..
Beal secretary; David L. Lakin, treas
urer and assistant secretary; DR.. L. A.
Ryder, medical director and A. M.
Harvey, attorney. An executive COM
mittee consisting of F. w. Freeman,
Beal. David L. Lakin, l. A Ryder and
A. NJ. Harvey were selected to aid in
advancing the company and to safe
guard it's business interests. The fore
going men make a powerful commit
tee and will add strength to an already
strong managing board of directors.
Everything possible to strengthen and
safeguard the investors and patrons is
being done
1t is generally conceded by intelligent
business men that a great life insur-
ance company can be permanently
established in Kansas by following
honorable and legitimate business
methods, and that such company is
needful to the business and financial
interests of this state. 1t Is evidently
the ambition of the New Century Life
directors to found just such COM
perience. integrity, high standing and
ability attract and obtain the conf
dence and patronage Of the investing
public and permanently hold such con-
fidence by adhering strictly to honor
able business methods. The manage
ments has secured the services of the
following we'll known men:
Paul L. Woolston of Denver. an able
life insurance man, was chosen as
actuary for this company.
H. B. Carroll of Indianapolis, Ind.
one of the best business producers in
the Hoozier state, was selected as
superintendent of agents.
S. P. Cobb of Wellington, Kan, who
for many years was employed by the
Equitable Life, one of the best life in
surance business producers in Kansas,
an able, clean man, together with
many other similarly strong men.
Investments In the stock of the COM
pany amounting to over $4,000 have
already been subscribed, which Is evil
dence that those who have investigat-
ed have confidence in the management
and earning power Of the company.
AS a saving, profitable enterprise for
the citizens of Topeka and Kansas in
general. 1t has no equal, and in I'M
portance excels all new enterprises
now being offered to the public as an
invasfneDf
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05

Theodore Roosevelt's idea of what a
man in public office should be. Moth
Ing higher in praise of him could be
said than that
Bristow and the Railroads.
Bristow has been fighting railroad
abuses. In his Salina Journal in
1905. he said of system of rate
and other states advantages which ma
ture intended for Kansas" and which
"compels the people of this state to
pay excessive rates on the commOdi-
ties they consume that it sis an in
justice which they may not be ex-
pected to endure" Again referring to
railroad phrase, "the people are
prosperous and can stand it," Bristow
wrote:"
Generally speaking. that idea has
controlled the business world in Amer
lea from the beginning. But there is
no justice in the idea. The people
or Kansas are not demanding railroad
regulation because of poverty, but be-
cause it is fair and honest and right.
THE rates on wheat for export from
all points in central Kansas, the great
wheat growing belt of our state, have
been fixed upon an unjust and iniquit-
Gus basis since the deep-water harbor
was secured at Galveston. There is not
point in the wheat-growing belt,
from Larned, Hays, Plainville, Beloit,
or Concordia. that is not closer to Gal
weston than is Kansas City, yet the
rate on wheat from all of these points
to Galveston has been the rate from
Kansas City to Galveston, plus the
local rate from the point Of shipment
in Kansas to Kansas City, though
wheat shipped from these points to
Galveston is never shipped to Kansas
City, but goes direct from central
Kansas south to the Gulf.
ITO illustrate: Take the rates from
Caldwell, Sumner county. Caldwell is
655 miles from Galveston on the
Rock Island railroad. Kansas City is
$50 miles, Caldwell is, therefore. be-
tween Kansas City and Galveston, 295
miles nearer the Gulf than is Kansas
City. UP until a recent decision Of
the Interstate Commerce commission
"a decision which fixed 25 cents as the
maximum rates for distances under
$50 miles from Galveston, and, by in
ference would apply to Caldwell.) the
rate from Caldwell to Galveston has
been the rate from Caldwell to Kansas
Club, plus the rate from Kansas City
to Galveston. When 1 spoke at Cald-
we'll some two years ago, the rate then
from Kansas City to Galveston was 16
cents per hundred; the rate from
Caldwell to Kansas City, IL 2c per
hundred, while the rate from Caldwell
to Galveston was 2S1a cents per hum
dred, almost double, although Cald-
well was on a continuous line between
Kansas City and Galveston, and 295
miles nearer the Gulf. What Is true
of Caldwell is true of every town in
central and southern Kansas"
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
SOME FOOTBALL CHANGES.
New Rules Have a Tendency to Make
the Game More Open.

Chicago,Aug 5.-Oficial football rules
for next fall are out and there are sew
eral changes in them which probably
will have tendency to make the game
more open- Alterations have been
made on the forward pass, on the pen
atty for hurdling and roughness, foul
ing, time to be taken out and the inter-
mission between halves.
The change in which the football en-
thusiasts are most interested is the for
ward pass, although the alterations are
not so great as to make much differ
ence. The rule regarding that particu-
lar play was altered to the extent that
when the forward pass Is legally touch
ed only the man of the passer's side
who thus first legally touches it shall
be entitled to recover the ball until 1t
has been touched by an opponent. Also,
II a forward pass is thus legally touch
ed, fumbled and touched by another
player Of the passer's side before the
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05

dates or service during the Price raid.
There are no rolls on file of the
neld and STAN Of Brigadier General
Sherry. Brigadier General Scott or
Maj. E. S. Hubbard
There are no rolls of any organi-
zation of the Eighth regiment. X. s.
M. on file. but there are records of
commissions issued to field and staff
oH1cers and company officers of that
regiment to total of 27. A part of
this regiment was in the Price raid,
but Brigadier General s. N. Wood
misinterpreted his orders from the
governor and left part of his regi-
ment at home to protect the western
border against the Indians. There be-
ing no rolls of General Wood on file, 1t
Is not known what organizations were
left on the western border and what
companies served in the campaign
against Price,
The Price raid, which was the oc-
casion for calling into service about
$4,000 Kansas troops, was named
from the Confederate general. Ster-
ling Price, in command of the army
Of the Trans Mississippi. who. under
orders from the Confederate war de-
partment, planned to invade Kansas
with about 10000 men.
Governor Carney, in a proclama-
ton dated Oct. 8, 1864, called into ac-
tive service all of the Kansas state
militia, and placed Major General Geo.
w. Deitzler In command. The feder-
al authorities at FIT. Leavenworth also
declared martial law, and ordered all
able bodied men between 1S and so
years into the ranks.
There were a total Of "a white reg
iments, numbered from one to "a, also
the First regiment of the co1ored
troops, the Santa Fe road battalion,
the Bourbon county battalion, the
Frontier battalion cavalry, the Fourth
battalion, the First Battalion Irregu-
lars, the Kickapoo Home guards and
the Old Guards. The total enlisted
strength of all these forces was 49,
059 men, but many of the men were
absent with and without leave, some
were sick, some deserted, some re-
fused to cross the line into Missouri,
and some were over or under age.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
r. r. TELEGRAPHER
Increases Ability on Right Food.

Anything that will help the r. r.
head and steady nerves is of interest
to operators particularly and to the
public generally.
AS the waste of brain and nerve
cells in active work of this kind is
great, it is important that the right
kind of food be regularly used to re-
pair the waste.
"I have used Grape-Nuts," writes a
B. r. & p. operator, for the past six
or eight years, daily. buying it by the
dozen pkgs.
"A friend of mine, a doctor, who
had been treating me for stomac ch
trouble and nervous exhaustion, rec
commended me to leave off SO much
meat and use fruit and vegetables.
with Grape-Nuts as the cereal part of
each meal.
Il did so with fine results and have
continued Grape-Nuts from that time
to the present. / find in nv work as
r. r. Telegrapher that 1 can do more
work and far easier than 1 ever could
on the old diet.
To any man who is working his
brain and who needs a cool. level
head and quick action, 1 recommends
Grape-Nuts. from long ex,,erience.' .
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A ne,v
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full of human
interest.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
POLITICS DROPPED.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Attend a
Wedding in lincoln.

Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. g.
Matters political were temporarily
side tracked at Fairview today while
William J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan were
attending a wedding in Lincoln. The
family carriage was hitched up early
this morning and the party drove to
the Presbyterian church where the
ceremony was scheduled to take place
at 10 O'Clock. Later they went to the
home of the brides parents and par
ticipated in a reception. The con-
tracing parties were Arthur c. Swezey
and Miss Nina E. yesterday. daugh-
ter of A. w. yesterday, one of Mr..
Bryan's earliest friends in Lincoln.
The speech of acceptance of Mr..
Bryan will be given to the press as
sociations this afternoon for distribu-
ton among their members in order
that it may be in type ready for pub
lication as soon as delivered. 1t is the
intention of Mr.. Bryan some time
during the day to give out statement
covering an outline of what he will
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05

ball has touched an opponent, the oval
shall go to the opponents on the side
where it was first legally touched.
Spaldlngs guide also states in regard
to that play that while the ball IL in the
AR Tor a forward pass players of the
defensive side may not use their hands
or arms on opponents, except to push
them out of the way in order to get the
ball themselves. Players Of the side
making the pass who are eligible to re-
ceive the pass may use the hands and
arms, as in case of players going down
the field under a kick. Neither side
may, however, hold to tackle an op-
ponent who has not the ball In case a
side Of these provisions the penalty
shall be that the ball go to the op-
ponents at the spot from which the
pass was made.
The rule regarding hurdling ana
roughness has been changed to read
LOSS Of 15 yards. point to be gained
and number of downs to remain un-
changed"
A field judge has been made time
keeper and with the umpire has turis-
ddction over the ruling of a batted ball,
which has been altered to read that the
penalty for batting the ball forward il
made loss of 1t to the offending side.
In regard to all penalties for fouls it
has been determined that they may be
declined by the offended side, except
penalties under the forward pass This.
however. in case where the disuualifi-
cation does not save the player from
being put out of the game
Instead OF having ten minute inter-
mission between halves. 1t has been de-
termined to extend the time to Is min
utes. The teams are to be notified three
minutes before the expiration OF the
time. If one of the eleven does not ap-
pear on the field Eve minutes after
ward the ball will be put in play as
first down by the offended side On the
offending sides 80 yard line.
Another change Is that If a ball on a
forward pass or kicked ball. except
try at goal, strike the uprights or cross
bars, the ball shall be considered as
of the ball accidentally striking an off,
cial. the play shall be gone through
again.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
Victory for Glass Blowers.

Atlanta City, N. J., Aug. 5.-Repre-
sentatives of the Glass Blowers of
America won a notable victory in the
final day of the wage conference with
the manufacturers of glass bottles
here when they obtained a wage scale
at the same figure as last year. Work
ing hours are to be the same as last
wear
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
Passed Through Sea of Oil.

Philadelphia, Aug. 5.-Captain Oh
sen the Norwegian steamship,
Captain Bennett from Jamaica, says
that when north of Cape Hatteras his
vessel passed through oil floating on
the surface of the water covering an
area of more than 100 miles, extend
ing in all directions, apparently the
cargo of an oil carrier which foun-
dered. Within the petroleum area the
oil had stilled the sea-
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
AMERICAN BOAT FIRST.
Dixie Wins Race From British Craft
Wolseley Siddeley.

Huntington, L. l., Aug. 5.-The
American motor boat Dixie II won the
International motor boat race, defeat
ing the British boat, Wolseley Sidde-
ley, by 49 seconds over a 80 mile
course.
The Dixie lis time was 1:14:57. Her
average speed was 27.7 nautical miles
per hour. The Wolseley Siddeley was
second. the u. S. A. third and the Don
fourth. The British boat Daimler III
withdrew after covering eight miles.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many friends
and neighbors for their kindness, their
assistance and sympathy in the illness
and death of our loving daughter,
wife and mamma
MRS. IDA SWICKARD,
MRS JOSEPH TAGGART
AND CHILDREN.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
Shopmen Walk Ont.

Winnipeg, Man. Aug. 5-Without any
demonstration 800 employees of the Ca
madam Pacific railway shops here walk
ed out this morning. the signal to lay
down tools being the blowing of the
shops whistles. Outside a number OF
draymen waited to carry away boxes
of tools, the men evidently believing
that the strike would be prolonged
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
veteran FneIish Fighter Dead.

ST. Louis. Aug. 6-Henry Cartwright.
a veteran English middleweight. who
fought with bare knuckles before King
Edward, when he was Prince of Wales
in the SOS, died here today, aged IS
years. Cartwright's nome de guerre was
1.-THE fighting blacksmith" and under
1t he fought such men as Bob Brittle,
Bill Butler and Jack Gilbert. He claim
ed to have won Is of his 19 fights.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
Michael McGuru Dead

Chicago. Aug. 5.-Michael McGurn
prominent for 20 years in handball cir.
cles. died here last night.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05
Summer Tips For Women.

Next to the white. pale shades with a
very light shrimp pink one Of the lead
ers. are extensively used in the eastern
resorts.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05


This is surely the age Of the slender wo-
man. She predominates at all the resorts
this season Over at Atlantic City it IS
said all the fat women stayed away. At
any rate, they are few, as is plain to be
seen. What is the secret?
Stout ladies of the 400 have found a new
way to quickly take OF the extra fat and
hold 1t in check without Inconvenience
They have thankfully given up dieting.
exercising and the miscellaneous drugging
so long in vogue among the overfat. for a
simple mixture that is said to give re-
markable result, owing to its control Of
the fat-forming operations of the system
The formula is: Marmola, one-half ounce
Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic. one-half
ounce; Syrup Simplex, three and one-half
ounces; dose a teaspoonful after meals
and at bedtime. Enthusiastic users claim
that this mixture will reduce fat at the
rate of a pound a day without causing
wrinkles, and has the additional merit of
being perfectly harmless. The ingredients
are inexpensive and obtainable at any
drug store. In order to get the best re-
suits, however, the Marmola must be
fresh. and SO care should be taken to get
1t in the original unbroken haf-ounce
package.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-05

Everybody reads the State Journal
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-07
LIFE SAVING ELEPHANT.
Lifted Drowning Man to Her Back and
!. Carried Him Safely to Shore.

Lifted Drowning Man to Her Back and
Carried Him Safely to Shore.
An elephant saved Harry Tracy,
twenty years old. from drowning at
Crescent park. in Providence, r. L., the
other afternoon. The animal carried
the young man from deep water, in
which be sank when he was seized
with cramps. Several elephants which
belong to hippodrome were taking
their daily bath. and large crowd
stood on the wharf watching them.
while Tracy with several others was
bathing. Suddenly Tracy cried fol
help and went down.
The keeper In charge of the ele-
plants drove Lena. one of the larger
beasts. into the water toward the spot
where Tracy disappeared. When the
elephant was almost beyond her depth
the keeper leaped from her back and
swan to where Tracy was struggling
He brought Tracy few feet nearer
shore and at a word the elephant
plucked the half drowned man from
the water and swung him to her back
She likewise took up the trainer and
carried both ashore
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-07
ROOSEVELT ON LOVE.
No Lovers Like Welded Lovers Presi-
dent Told Bride.

No Lovers Like Welded Lovers Presi-
dent Told a Bride.
The sentimental side of President
Roosevelt showed itself at the end of
a thousand mile telegraph wire the
other day when he sent his message
to Herman H. Kohlsaat of Chicago on
the eve of his daughters marriage to
Potter Palmer. Jr.:
"There are no lovers like welded
lovers. Theodore Roosevelt
In the mail simultaneously came an
autograph message from Mr.. Roosevelt,
In which he referred to the bride to be
as dear little Pauline, of whom am
SO fond
The note is full of good wishes and
affectionate references to the young
couple. The president assures his
friend that there can be no one out.
side of her own family who wishes bel
all possible happiness more sincerely
than he.
President Roosevelt has long been
fond of Mr.. Palmer's bride and OF
her sister Katherine. and special
friendship exists between the latter
and Miss Ethel Roosevelt On the oc-
casion of numerous visits to Washing.
ton the Kohlsaats have been guests in
the White House.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-07


The New York Sun attributes to a
man whose business takes him all over
Iowa reinstatement that 81 find Bryan
getting more kind works than ever.
Some of the republicans say they are
going to vote for him anyway. But
more of them are waiting to see what
Mr.. Taft has to say in his speech of
acceptance. They want to hear him
specifically say that there will be mo
backward STEP If he doesen't there
may be trouble" And if he does there
will be trouble for him in the east.
But Taft is going to try to run with
the hares in the east and hunt with
the hounds in the west, and he won't
be able to do that successfully.