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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
COOLEY SUES CROW.
Baseball Man Wants Accounting
From Partner.

Persons who have been wondering
about the financial condition of the
Topeka baseball club, may get an
idea of the situation from the outline
of a suit filed in district court today
against Herman T. Grow by Dick G..
Cooley.
In this petition, which is for a
temporary restraining order against
Crow. to prevent him from selling
his own or Cooley's share of what
| lowing alleged facts are set forth:
First, that On October 7, 1905, the
plaintiff and defendant entered into
an agreement of partnership for the
purpose of conducting the business
Of professional baseball, and that by
were to share equally in the expenses
and receipts of the venture.
Further, that on October 7, 1907,
the Topeka Baseball club was the
lessee of the League Ball park, hav-
ing bought it of the park association
for the sum of $4,000 in real money,
to be paid at some future date.
Plaintiff then recedes once more
to the season of 1906, when the busi-
ness Of the partnership was duly di-
vided according to contract, and each
got what was coming to him, but con-
tinueS that in the season of 1907, the
defendant Crow made other arrange
ment with himself, and during the
absence of the plaintiff. who was
away making salary elsewhere, took
in about $4,000. OF this sum the
plaintiff believes Crow paid out about
$4,000 for expenses, and salted the
residue where it would do the most
good to the Crow end of the COM
pany. The fate of this alleged $4,000
is what is bothering Dick Cooley. He
hints in his petition that he not only
failed to get any results from a re-
"COrnQ
with a settlement, but that his share
of the property is tied up in bad
shape by the failure of the defendant
Grow to make an accounting.
In naming over the several reasons
why he is nervous over the fate of his
share, Cooley says, by his attorneys
Harry Bone and D. r.. Hite:
"The said partnership is indebted
of due and accrued payments on ac-
count of said lease of said Ball park
the sum Of about $3.50; and on ac-
count of the same will be indebted
further during the next IL months in
| the sum of $500; also that plaintiff
| Is informed that the partnership is in
debted to various creditors in Topeka
and elsewhere in the sum of s400;
and that said defendant, although he
had money belonging to the partner
ship to pay the same. has failed to do
So"
The property of the Crow-Cooley
syndicate consists of the lease,
which has two years to run, and the
Topeka baseball franchise. These as
sets, says Cooley, are going to the
| bad because of the non-settlement.
| Cooley closes by saying that the
| financial condition of the said de-
! fendant Crow Is such that he sus-
poets the defendant of a scheme to
| dispose of his share of the franchise
| and lease and that he does not in
| tend to devote the proceeds to the
satisfaction of partnership debts, or
the claims of the plaintiff. Where
fore, Cooley asks an order against his
partner. preventing him from selling
! out his end of the game and jumping
the iOb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
Four Men Attempt Holdup on
a Katy Train
While 1t Was Standing in the
Yards at Kansas City.
WALKED DOWN AISLE
And Ordered Passengers to Give
Up Their Valuables.
Conductor Put Them to Flight
With His Lantern.

Kansas City. No, Jan. -Four
men attempted to rob the passengers
on a Missouri. Kansas & Texas pas
senser train standing in the Union
station here early today. They were
frightened off without securing any
money or valuables.
The train is what is known as the
Flyer" due to depart at 2:20 for the
southwest. Shortly before starting
time the robbers, four white men, en-
tered one of the forward day coaches
and walked UP and down the aisle.
awaiting a favorable opportunity to
commence their work. The station,
aside from this one train, was prac-
tically deserted. and this fact is be-
lieved to have prompted the men to
make SO bold an attempt.
DR.. M. H. Kennedy Of Kansas City.
passenger in the coach, gives a good
statement Of the attempted robbery.
The four men walked through the
coach several times" said DR.. Ken
nedy. "It was crowded. Several Ger
man immigrants were in the rear CT
the coach and they seemed to be the
object of the attack Before any of US
realized what they were up to, two OF
the robbers showed revolvers and
pointing them at the foreigners. COM
manded them to give up their valu-
ables.
Just then H. w. Drew, the con-
ductor, and David White, the negro
porter, came into the car. Drew hit
one of the robbers in the head with
his lantern and smashed 1T into pieces.
Then they ran.
None of them wore a mask. Two
started toward the rear of the car and
the other two toward the front door.
The rear door was locked and they
made the porter unlock it. They OPEN
ed the vestibule and fed. The others
were in just as big a hurry to get out
the front door.
by that time the depot police were
there and officers chased the robbers
Two of them ran north and two south
through the yards.
''The only thing they got was two
valises from the German Immigrants
Three Of the robbers were short ana
one was tall. The tall one, who was
the leader. was about 60 years old
All wore good clothing
The quartette lodged through long
lines of freight cars standing on the
side tracks and were soon lost to sight.
This morning the police put a force
of men to work on the case. They
have good descriptions of the men who
are believed to be local crooks.
Shortly after the attempted robbery
the police arrested two men in the vi
cinity Of the railroad yards. They gave
their names as Rube Walsh and John
Coss. Both were unable to give an ac-
count of themselves and were held for
investigation. Coss formerly was a
bookkeeper in a local packing house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
CLOUDY BUT PLEASANT
Weather Still Anything But Like the
Winter.

simultaneously with the announce
ment of the manager of the gas com
pany that the pumping plant at Scipio
is completed came cold wave and n
drop of several degrees in the tempera-
ture. Now that the residents of the
city are assured plenty of heat in caso
of cold spell they are anxiously await
ing change which will bring a real
tinge of winter weather.
There has been little if any sunshine
today in this locality though the man
of the central portion of the JJnited
States indicates clear weather with
plenty of sunshine and the condition.
which prevails in Topeka is purely local.
The wind is blowing from the north
west at the rate of 15 miles and the
prospects are that tomorrow will he
fair with a slight drop in the temporal
ture- The following were the tempera-
lures for today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
MOUNT ROYAL IS SAFE.
Long Overdue Steamer Sighted Conn
ing Into Port.
Queenstown. Jar

Queenstown, Jan. THE overdue
steamer Mount Royal of the
Canadian Pacific railways Atlantic
steamship line which was bound TO
ST. John, n. B.. from London and
Antwerp, with about 400 persons
aboard, was sighted off Old Head Of
Kinsale, 16 miles west of this port.
early today just one month after the
date of her departure from Antwerp.
The vessel was proceeding slowly un-
der her own steam and signalled that
she was making for this port. She
made no signals indicating what had
been the cause of her delay and her
return
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
IMPORTANT.
New Postoffice Ruling Affects Sub
scriptiOns by Mall

subscribers to the State Journal who
receive their papers by mail may not
nave noticed that new ruling by the
postomce department prevents a daily
newspaper from sending it's paper
through the mail to subscribers who are
IN arrears. Accordingly, if you are not
already paid in advance. you should re-
NIT at once for six months or one year
IN advance of this date and thereby
help US to promptly comply with the
new ruling
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
MONEY IS MOVING.
Large Increase Shown in Shipments
to Chicago.

of currency back from the country has
reached fair proportions is shown by
the figures on the shipments and re-
ceipts of the principal Chicago shipping
banks in December. Their receipts in
the month from country points aegre-
gate So, ,593, 1920, the largest for anv
month in the year, 1907, excepting jan
uary. This figure compares with re-
ceipts of little more than 81, 200. 900 in
November, 1907. and with receipts of
Sc, ,963 900 in December, 1906
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07

Fourth district to elect delegates to the
national convention who will support a
cand1date for the presidency, who, in
their judgment. is the choice of the
majority of the Republicans of the
fourth district. have never attempt
III nu ~ oictate to the Fourth district Re-
pupicans VINO they should support for
president. or for governor, or for any
otner of1ce, and 1 do not intend to
commence now. l will say, however,
!nat my choice for president is Will
IAN n. Iaft, the present able and effi-
gooo IN every position in which he has
oeen placed, and who, in my judgment,
more nearly than any other candidate,
VIII carry out the policies of the pres
ent administration and bring to a sue
cessfu1 consummation the reforms in
augurated by the administrations Of
William Mckinley and Theodore Roose-
welt. T M MILLER.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 81
The formal call for the Democratic
state committee meeting issued by
lows:
Dear Sir: By direction of Chair
man Ryan, you are hereby notified
that there will be a meeting of the
democratic state centraI committee,
at the Throop hotel in Topeka, on
January 18th at p. M, for the pur-
pose Of calling a convention or two,
selecting place of holding conventions,
agreeing upon dates of conventions
and transacting any other business
that may come before the committee.
you are earnestly requested to be
present, because this will be, without
doubt, very important meeting of
fully, w. H. L. PEPPERELL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
DEAD men ON ROLLS.
Extensive Municipal Graft Uncovered
in ST Joe.

st. Joseph, Mo-. Jan. THE coun-
ty grand jury today reported that it
had uncovered gross frauds and graft
in the city's electrical street lighting
department and returned a number
Of indictments, said to be against
heads of departments and other city
employees. No names were made pub
lie IT was found that dead men had
been carried on the pay rolls for sew
eraI years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
HEINzE ARRESTED.
He Is Charged With Illegally Certify
ing to a Check.

New York, Jan. IF. Augustus
States marshal on an Indictment charg-
ing him with having illegally certified a
check on the Mercantile National bank.
He was held in $4,000 bail after enter
ing a plea of not guilty to the indict-
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
Weather Indications.

Chicago. Jan. Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Wednesday;
moderate temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
President of "Hartford Fire, Dead.

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 7.-George L.
Chase, president of the Hartford Fire
Insurance company, died here today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-20
The Poor Hungry Fish.

Here is an interesting thing that
happened last summer to friend and
myself" said New Yorker. I'VE had
gone on fishing trip In a rowboat.
but 1t seemed that either all the ish
were at another place or were not hun
CRY. We decided If those fish were
not hungry we were. We had taken
our luncheon, as wise fishermen will
and inSorder to keep the bread as fresh
as possible had left 1t in loaf form
My friend asked me to pass 1t to him.
and in doing SO the loaf Of bread went
overheard. We made out the best we
could without the bread and later row.
ed to another place to fish. On our
way back we passed the place where
we lost our bread. Then we saw the
sight of our lives. On each side Of the
loaf of bread stood big fish, and for
as far as we could see there was
great line Of small FISH. We wondered
what it was. and then the thought
daWned on us-those fish had formed
a bread line" and the two large fish
We're dealing out the bread After that
we didn't have the heart to try to
catch any Of those poor hungry fish"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-20
A Bride With Some Good Points.

Some years ago i'll an agricultural
district in England there lived farm
er who wanted to sell one of his COWS.
There was not at that time a weekly
paper in which he could advertise, so
he resolved to follow Il local custom
and ask the vicar of the parish when
giving out lis notices at church to add
vertise the COW,
Yes, farmer" said the vicar, Il
should be willing TO oblige you. but
you don't attend my church"
Presently. however. they struck a
bargain that the vicar should adver-
tise the COW, and the man in return
promised to go to church. Now. un-
fortunately the man was deaf. and on
the Sunday following when the vicar
gave out the banns of marriage be-
tween Joseph So-and-so, bachelor. and
Sarah So-and-so. spinster, the farmer
took it for granted that the vicar was
giving out particulars of his COW and
shouted out:
You might as well say while you
are about it that she is most gentle
creature and entirely free from vice"
STRAY Stories
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-20
w. A. OWNBY City Editor.
Residence Phone, Bell No 2S9.)
ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE BLUM
DER.

The courts have discovered an
other blunder of the thirtieth legis-
lature, the burden of which, if the
opinion is finally sustained. will fall
on the taxpayers of Texas. In answer
ing certified questions in the case of
Snyder ct al VS.. Baird independent
school district, from the court of
civil appeals at Fort Worth, the su-
preme court of Texas has held to be
unconstitutional the law authoriz-
ing Independent school districts, EN-
bracing city and rural property, to
levy tax of more than 20 cents on
the 500 valuation for all school pur
poses. Discussing this the Dallas
News says:
1t seems that the decision invali
dates bonds issued to the amount
probably of over 100000, prob
ably over a third of which was held
by the permanent school fund Dis
tricts to which the decision is not
applicable are those Independent
school districts consisting of incor-
porated cities or towns that have as
sumed control of their schools and
whose school district limits are coin
cident with their municipal limits. 1t
is explained that the permanent
school fund does not stand to
lose a cent by the inyalidation of the
bonds that il holds. inasmuch as the
state is responsible for any unworthy
investment of that fund. Any loss
that the school fund might incur
would therefore be reimbursed by
the state. The same is true of the
counties, as they are responsible like
wise for investments of the county
school funds That is TO say, while
the people of Texas will not lose the
money through the school fund they
as taxpayers must go down in their
pocket and pay every dollar of the
indebtedness incurred even by the
people of localities five hundred
miles away from many of them. Be
sides there are hundreds and
thousands of these Independent
school districts bonds that are own
ed outside of the state. the possess
ors of which have no redress what
ever in instances where bonds have
been issued on a tax levy of rs cents
on the 500, as the tax can not be
collected 1t is true that any com
munity could agree to make the
bonds good, but it is suggested that
such a determination must neces-
sarily be unanimous, inasmuch as
any single opponent of such position
could have the collection enjoined."
Aside from the possibility of in
nocent taxpayers having TO dig up
TO cover the cost of such errors, leg
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-20

islative plumbers place Texas laws
in bad light before all thinking peo-
pie and encourage offenders to at
tempt, with more or less success, to
break down our statutes. In conclud-
ing it's comment the News wisely
says:
THE numerous and heroic blund-
ers made by the legislative bodies,
the long-drawn-out processes and
proceedings by which they are ulti-
mately discovered, the loss of time,
credit, money, patience and conf
dence that SO frequently comes of
it, and the original and direct as well
as the incidental costs and losses and
penalties, are more than any highly
enlightened people can be expected
to bear forever. There is a wiser and
safer way to do it, and in time the
people will put an end to the costly
child's play that has hindered and
discredited them so long"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-20
NEW YORK FASHION LETTER.

New York, June 20.-Sheer ma
terials were never more in evidence
than at present, and wonderful
weaves and patterns are seen on
every side. The cotton voiles are
particularly pretty and useful for
many kind of dresses from the plain
shirtwaist suit to the baby princess
dress, the difference being more in
the trimming and the mode of max
ing. Indeed, mang of these fine cot
tons are quite dainty enough for all
occasions except the most dressy.
All the silks have been copied in
the cotton and mercerized varieties
of materials. For the shirtwaist and
jumper suits and in the heavier quail
tiles they are well adapted for the
thin coat and skirt suit Many cot
ton pongees will be seen in summer
suits and they will also beused for
the long travelling and buster coats
Some of these cotton goods are real
ly as much silk as cotton, for the
mixture is one-third silk, one third
linen and one-third cotton Pongees,
rajahs, tussahs, taffetas and shan
lungs are to be seen in the cotton
department
For evening wear over cotton. silk
slips are to be found, effleurs, voiles,
cotton organizes, muslins dotted
with mercerized spots of all sizes.
When so decorative in themselves,
there is little need of much decora-
ton, except what may be put on I'M
der blouse or yoke or the sleeves.
To show what may be done with
the cotton fabrics, dress was lately
constructed of cotton pongee in the
natural color that was a rare imita-
ton of the real article. A semiprin-
cess was the mode used and the edges
were applied bands of the goods:
but narrow panels extending from
the shoulders to the feet on each
side of the front panel and were
decorated with an embroidery pat
tern in blue flowers and foliage done
in thick heavy silk and with a long
stitch that soon filled in. On the side
panels were U-shaped insets also
embroidered, and the sleeves or caps
used for sleeves were slashed pieces
covered with the embroidery. A coat
was worn with this costume and the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-20

Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation of any
person. firm or corporation that may APP
will be gladly corrected upon it being
brought to the attention OF the manage
ment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-20

Licensed to Wed.
Eugene Hudson and Miss Patsy
Hall.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-20

Obituaries. resolutions of respect, cards
OF thanks-all matter not NEWS-will be
charged for at the rate of cents per line
Poetry at double price.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-20

year a full crop of peaches, which
is now rare. AT that time we had
plenty of timber around our fields
and orchards, now cleared away"
The Forest Service proposes to
find out just when and how much
ind-breaks increase the yield of
crops. To carry out the plans, much
technical work will be necessary. In
struments will be used to measure
both above and below ground; to
register the force of the wind near
the windbreaks and some distance
away; to measure light intensity,
and take note of the effects of shade; ;
register frost at different distances
from the trees; and to keep account
of the effect of the wind-breaks on
the snow which covers the ground
to leeward in winter. Many other
measurements and tests will be
made, and elaborate data will be
collected by experts who will have
charge of the study.
Many disputed questions will thus
be settled and the data gathered
will be placed at the disposal of the
farmers who desire it. Doubtless
rows of trees between fields some
times do more harm than good, by
casting shade and abstracting water
from the soil. Trees may also in
crease the danger from frost since
the government of the air lessons
that danger. The Forest Service will
study all sorts of conditions, includ-
ing the relative value of wind-breaks
consisting of single row of trees,
and shelterbelts, made up of a num-
Der of such rows. A wind-break is
usually planted for protection alone,
a shelterbelt for both protection and
the growing of timber.
Corn will be the crop studied be-
hind the wind-break this year. Trust
worthy conclusions can not be OBJ
tanned by comparing results from
different crops. Each crop makes its
own demand upon the soil, so that
what would destroy one might do
little harm to another. Corn is
particularly good crop to experiment
with because it is easily injured by
hot dry winds, VIII not stand shad-
ing, and is very sensitive to frost.
The instruments and apparatus
for each state will be read weekly
by persons assigned to that duty by
the Agricultural Experiment Sta
lions in the respective states. The
whole work will be in charge of an
expert for the Forest Service lat
Washington, who will be assisted
this summer by three or four per-
sons, also from the Forest Service.
who will study general conditions
in the states under investigation, in
regard to the effects of wind-breaks
on crops. The work will continue I'M
til crops are gathered next fall,
when the actual yield of sheltered
fields will be measured, and results
compared with nearby unsheltered
fields. Some of the observations will
continue through the winter
1t is expected that the results will
be published both by the Forest
Service and by the Experiment Sta
lions which cooperate in carrying
out the work.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-20
Arrested at Ferris.

Sheriff Forbes received a mes
sage from Ferris Saturday
morning, stating that ne
gro named John Williams ran amuck
there Friday night with a gun. He
took few fancy shots at some other
coons, so it is said, but failed to hit
them. He was arrested and placed
in the holdover Deputy Sheriff Hick-
man went to Ferris to take charge
of the prisoner.