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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
THEY HEAR BRYAN.
Waterways Delegates Listen to Ad-
dress by the Candidate.

Chicago. Oct. s-When William J.
Bryan, speaker Of the day at the sec
ond session of the deep waterways con-
ventiou reached the Auditorium thea
ter today the audience arose in a body
cheering Justify and waving American
flags. 1t was a repetition of the re-
ception accorded William H Taft yes
terday- Previous to the arrival OF the
distinguished Nebraskan p. G. Rem
neck of Peoria. entertained the audi
ence with a dialect poem and a letter
was read from ]. J. Hill. ]. c. Free
man of Richmond. Va. moved that Mr..
HIS paper be published and sent to
every commercial organization in the
country. He declared. amidst applause,
it to be the strongest plea for .he deep
waterways that the association could
put forth President Kavazaugh stated
that il would be made a part of the
record Of the convention of which a
large number of copies would be print
ed
Mr.. Bryan showed only a trace of
hcarseness when he began speaking.
His address was repeatedly interrupt
ed by laughter or applause as he made
some humorous touch or drove home an
argument In beginning Mr.. Bryan re-
lated a few humorous stories which
caused much laughter. He then said
= am glad to meet with those who
assemble here in the interests of the
development of the waterways OF the
country. I am in hearty sympathy with
you. You cannot give the people toe
good facilities for transportation OF
their merchandise II you tell me you
want TO improve the Mississippi / tell
you that is all right, 1 will help you
Improve it just as far as you please and
make the canal as wide as you please
and as deep as YOU please. and wher
| you get TO improving the Mississippi
will start out all alone if necessary u
i improve every river that empsies iatt
/ the Mississippi Water trsnsporta tioI
| is the natural transportation God mad
/ the rivers. man made the railroads
/ The rivers were the means before tn,
/ railroads were invented and while thu
railroads have given US speed 1t hai
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
HE oANRA1GNED WITH DOUGLAS
AdIai Stevenson Democratic Can
didate for Governor of illinois,

Chicago. Oct S-Viewed from
the standpoint Of the Office which ne
has held, former Vice President Adlal
f. Stevenson is the most prominent
living Democrat. for he IS the onIy
living Democrat who ever occupied
first or second place in Washington
Today he IS re-entering politics along
the old fashioned Democratic me,
and is n candidate for governor OF
Illinois on the Democratic ticket He
is conducting dignihed, peace1ul
candidacy. which is quite in keeping
with his personality and his record
Mr.. Stevenson is character wen
worthy OF qualification for ms NE
has been thrown in those channels
where have run the nations history
for the past two decades. In ante
bellum days Stevenson campaigned
with Stephen A Douglas He was
present at all the historic debates be
tween Douglas and Lincoln In the
Lincoln and Douglas he made his hrst
debut as a stump speaker in Douglas
behalf.
He served in the lower house OF
congress in the 70's. with many OF
1.-THE most prominent statesmen OF the
republic. He was a contemporary OF
Alexander H stephens Of Georgia.
who had been a friend OF Webster
Calhoun, Clay and Cass. He was a
contemporary Of Judge Reagan OF
Texas, a member OF the CABINET OF
Jefferson Davis. He served in the
Forty-sixth congress with James A
Garfield and knew well the peerless
James G.. Blaine.
He was assistant postmaster gen
eral under Grover Cleveland in his
last successful canvass for the presl-
dency OF the senators in Office
when stevenson presided over the up
per house OF congress, but eight are
now living.
Such is the remarkable story in
epitome OF the Democratic candidate
Tor governor Of Illinois once he
ran with Bryan for second place, but
was defeated. Today he is Offering
the people of Illinois his services in
contest with Governor Charles 5.
Deneen. who is the Republican
nominee for reelection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08

not slide from the top but the ire
menduous weight of the earth forced
the lower ground out and spread it
out over fully a hundred feet OF sur
face on either side of the grade. The
force Of the weight of the earth was
so great that the cement wings built
TO the cuIvert spanning Dutch creek
were swept away.
About sixty workmen had been de-
tanned upon the ground from the time
of the completion of the grade for the
purpose of watching and keeping in
trim the grade and they were put at
work with the steam shovel which al
so had been left there together with
other apparatus to I'LL in the depres-
sion in the grade. Later a second
slide was experienced and the engin-
GERS in charge evolved the plan of
burning the big fill. to- IL possible,
render il into a more compact form.
For this work large quantities of
coal were shipped in and hauled to
the ground. The dump" was then
tunnelled and the tunnels filled with
coal and the mass ignited and the
dump" was burned much the same az
brick are in the kiln. The results of
this work which has been going on
for the past three or four months re-
ports say is satisfactory and the
dump will now hold its form
With this accomplished there will
be no danger of landslides on the
grade and it will be perfectly safe to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08

not given us the cheapness that the
river gives. And speed is not the only
thing. The railroad can not rival the
water course in cheapness and then
there is another advantage that the
water course has. When you finish a
river sufficiently deep for commerce or
a canal upon which boats can float.
you make ii possible for a man with
small capital to act while the rail-
roads make II possible for men with
large capital to act. Where there is a
river any man who can build a boat
can engage in transportation and IL he
can not build a big boat he can build
a little boat. and If you have a large
number of little boats the big boat will
have to meet the rate that the little
boat fixes. You will find 1t much easier
to regulate rates on water than on land
because competition can be much more
active on water than on land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
LOCAL MENTION.

Rev A E. Gammage, superintendent
of Christian and the Missionary Al
lance, Will preach at No. 522 Polk
street Friday at 3 and 7:30 p. m All
are invited
Ninety eight per cent OF the dealers
In Topeka who sell cigars say Eagles
Rose Tint is their best seller. Try Il
once and you viii know why-its all
tobacco
Miss Rae MCGEE and Mr. John
birmingham were married this morn
ing at the Church of Assumption at
Eighth and Jackson streets by Rev.
F. NJ. Hayden.
You take no chances in smoking the
Big Tromp cent cigar
Useful presents given away at the
end of each sale, afternoon and even
ings. Giles Auction. 623 jackson St
Fife Greening ard Ray Disbrow,
both OF North Topeka. were married
in Kansas City this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
TAFT FOLLOWS BRYAN.
He VIII Speak in New York City
October 2S.

Chicago, Oct. S.-National Chairman
Hitchcock today announced some
changes in Mr.. Taft's itinerary. He
said:
Mr.. Taft viii be in New York all the
week of October 26. speaking in West
Chester, Utica, Syracuse. Albany and
Buffalo. On October rs. Mr.. Taft Gov
ernor Hughes, with George A Knight
of California. will speak at Madison
Square Garden in New York city
Those probably will be the biggest
meetings of our campaign The chair
man has appointed Reed Smoot of
Utah. and James Hoge of Washington,
chairmen of the finance committees in
their states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08

you are selecting the manager of
great business concern a hired man
as Mr.. Bryan is fond of calling the
president to attend to the peoples bus
mess and you have an opportunity of
getting a man as between two of equal
ly high character and sincere purposes
of. to say the least, equal talent man
who thoroughly understands the job
and who is just the kind you want for
the work. you would not hesitate long
as to which of them you would take,
the man with experience or the man
without.
ANY child can throw sand into the
mechanism of a watch and thus de
stroy it. but it takes skill to construct
the works"
Governor Hughes left here to speak
at Topeka today and at Wichita, Kan,
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
BIG FILL Is BURNING.
Union Pacific Plan to Make NIarysviIIe
Cutoff Safe.

Marysville. Kan. Oct. Sword was
received here yesterday that the burn
ing of the big fill near Dutch creek
a short distance south of LiIlis, the
new town along the right-of-way of
the Topeka & Northwestern or To-
peka- Marysville cutoff has proven sue
cessful and 1t is early expected that
work will be resumed on the building
of the road.
The Dutch creek fill is very long
one and the grade at that point towers
about eighty-six feet high. The big
fill was completed some months ago
and to all appearances it seemed to
be stable and ready for the laying of
the rails. About a month after the
dump" had been finished without
the slightest warning, the small
mountain of earth slid and lowered
the grade a number of feet. 1t did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
HUGHES AT ST. JOE.
Speaks Before Large Audience at
Opera House.

Opera House.
St Joseph, No, Oct. S.-Governor
Charles E. Hughes of New York. ar
irving here this morning from Hast
ings. Neb, spoke before a large
audience in the opera house He said
in part:
From the criticisms made of the
Republican party you would some
times think that the opposition leaders
were an army of pure sOuled patriots
II YOU westerners were to inspect
with me the cohorts of Tammany hall
in New York. you would entertain a
very different opinion. Notwithstanding
ing their favorite words shall the peo-
pie ruler
The forces that are attempting to
DESTROY the reforms recently gained
are gathered under that banner.
AT this point in the campaign we
must not make the mistake OF con-
sidering only proposed legislation We
dent will have an important relation
to the judicial branch. In the next
few years there will be four vacancies
in the United States supreme court
out of the nine positions upon the
bench
ut is not at all improbable that the
mex president will appoint a majority
of the judges of that court Now we
can not overestimate the importance
of that court. It is the court which in
a large degree determines the destiny
of the country In Mr.. Taft we have
a candidate who already has a wise
knowledge of the bar and If we
searched the country over we could
not find one better equipped to select
those judges
Now 1 am perfectly well aware thai
sometimes men are found without ad
ministrative experience who have no
had a chance to show il that display.
ed extraordinary ability when placed
in position OF responsibility; but whel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
y. W. c. A. TEAMS TIED.
Each Has Forty Points i'm the Men,
bcrship Contest.

In the Y. W. C. A. campaign the
membership came in very much better
than the day before. The Orange
team, with Ellen Foberg as captain.
is tied with the Yellow team. Ella
Cowgirl captain. Each team has forty
points. Today the girls are working
with more enthusiasm than ever be-
fore and are loyal in all they are try
ing to do. Some girls only have
little time TO give but are using that
well. Yesterday one girl was out only
one hour. made seven calls and Sc
cured seven memberships. The gen.
eral feeling among the woman seems
to be that they are glad to respond
TO the calls of the young women
Saturday afternoon the teams viii
be out in carriages and automobiles,
decorated in the team colors. Anyone
wishing to loan a conveyance for the
afternoon would help the general
membership committee Word can be
sent to headquarters There are so
many calls to be made that the dis
tances can not be covered quickly by
walking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
The Game Played Here.

A crowd of 500 was in front OF the
state Journal office to hear the bulle-
tins of the Chicago-New York game
which were read by Wild Logan as
they came hot from the direct New
York wire. The plays were also re-
corded on a mammoth score board, on
the State Journal building, as they
were received. making a complete
record of the game. The crowd was
distinctively for Chicago and the scor-
ing by Chicago was cheered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08

lay the rails and operate the road.
There is no doubt that operations will
early be resumed in the completion
OF the road. The people of Lillis are
very confident that such move is soon
10 De made and are preparing for the
event by laying in their stocks of
merchandise to be ready for business
just as soon as the line is completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
Ninth Inning.

hicago-Steinfeldt famed. How
ard flied to Devlin- Tinker fouled
flied to Tenney- No runs
New York-Devlin out Steinfeldt to
Chance Mccormick flied TO
Sheckard. Bridewell out, Tinker to
Chance.
RH.E-
C,hfca1o ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S 0
New York i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
Seventh Inning.

Chica go-wiltse pitching for New
York
Shreckard struck out. Evers dou-
bled to left. Schultz hit to Tenney
but was safe on the latter's tumble.
Evers going to third
Chance flied to Mccormick and the
latter threw to Bresnahan mailing
Evers at home plate No runs
New York-Bresnahan out, Brown
to Chance Donlin flied to Sheckard.
Seymour out, Evers to Chance. No
runs.
Score end eighth: Chicago. 4; New
Work
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22
HE ROASTs THE DOCTORS.

In the midst of an eloquent eulogy
on the late DR. S. E. Solly, In whose
honor handsome memorial window
was formally dedicated in st. Steph-
ems Episcopal church of Colorado
Springs. Dean Hart of Denver, who
delivered the dedicatory address, bit
terly denounced the average physic-
ian contrasting the difference be-
tween that type and the late DR..
Solly. His remarks caused no little
sensation in church and medical
circles. Dean Hart said:
I'm striking comparison with the
God-fearing example set in the life
of the late DIR. Solly. are the lives of
the average physician of today. They
rapidly drift into godlessness and ma
terialism. for which they are being
punished by the appearance of Chris
ton Science, which is rapidly denud-
ing them of their income. They are
so filled with the materialism of the
day that they use the excuse of the
demands of their practice to remain
away from church on Sunday.
They lose all respect for the hui
man body, the noblest of all creations
of the Almighty. because of the
modes of their education. which re-
quires that they maui the human
body.
Il repeat that it is lamentable
fact that the medical profession. as a
whole, is a goddess set. They pur-
sue their student investigations in an
atmosphere of profanity which casts
a cloud over any achievement of their
later life"
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22

High grade new pianos at invoice
price. with freight added rather
chan send back, s197. Crown Fur
niture Company.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22

We save you money on lap robes
and blankets. Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22
SAYS HE WAS BUNCOED.
Ispecial 10 INC sentinel.l l

Denver, Dec 2.-Alleging he was
swindled out of an 160-acre farm
worth $4,000 $ near Boone, la. John
Reagen has asked the district court
to set aside the deed to the Iowa land
alleging that ii was obtained by an
INSCRIPTIONS Greeley real estate
dealer. Reagen claims he traded a
farm legacy from his father to j. w.
Hod gell for the Hodgell ranch. rep
resented as worth considerable more
than his farm and which would be
resolds for him. J. f. Mcclure was
the buying party. but refused the
ranch and the mortgage was fore
closed. Reagen seeks the return of
his Iowa property and his home at
Boone.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22
THE SHOW
ONLY FAIR

A good sized audience was at the
Park opera house last night to see
the production of George AIDES light
comedy, presented by very capable
company. There was every indica-
tion that the three acts of the merry
piece were hugely enjoyed by the au-
dience. The spicy. original and
sparkling wit, pointed sayings and
catchy slang, combined with an oc-
casional jolly musical number. all
entwined about numerous clever Sit
uations and climaxes, make Just
Out of College a very pleasing even
ing's entertainment.
William A. Mortimer, as Swinger,
the nervy college graduate. is assist
ed by number of real clever peo-
pie in presenting the comedy.
Lester Crawford. as Slivers Mason,
who was never sober and who al
ways hesitated to go to bed for fear
he would miss something" was per-
haps the best fun-maker and the clev-
crest member of the company.
William Henderson, as the little,
wheezy, spiritually-posses Profess
sor Bliss, was fine.
James Cooper was very good, in
deed, as the clustering and always
worried Supt. Pickering, the pickle
manufacturer.
Mabel Acker, as the stately and
dignified stenographer. did her work
we'll
The six or eight other members OF
the speaking east We're fair. There
was small chorus which could sing
and dance very creditably.
While there was nothing great OF
brilliant about Just Out of Col
lege" and while it does not measure
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22
WANTS KNox's SEAT.
{ Special to The Sentinel. J


Uniontown, Pa, Dec. 22.-Josiah
V. Thompson, who is credited with
being worth 100000. 900, has decided
to come out for the position of
United States senator to succeed p C.
Knox, who will go into the Taft cabi-
net.
Thompson is expected to give Oliv-
er of Pittsburg. who now seems to be
the favorite, hard fight. He has
had conference with many of his
friends over the state and yesterday
admitted that he intended to make
the fight. 1t appears that most of the
state senators and Legislators will
take time to make up their minds.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22
POuHU
+ + + + +

Calculating this enormous total al
the average retail price of "a cents
per pound. we get a total of 372 mill
ion dollars as it's cost to the consum-
er. or more than l million dollars for
each of the 365 days of the year.
Dividing this total of 7.OS9.667.975
pounds by the 1907 figures of popu-
lation, we get an average consump-
tion for 1907 OF S2.6 pounds per
capita, which is more than one-half
of the average per capita weight OF
the people of the country, INCLUDING
men, women and children IN this
calculation.
One-fifth of this enormous total of
billion pounds, speaking now in
very general terms, is produced at
home: one-fifth is brought from our
own islands. and the remaining
three-fifths comes from foreign coun-
tries. Speaking more accurately, the
bureau of statistics statement shows
that 21.3 per cent of the sugar con-
sumption of the country in 1907 was
of home production: III per cent
from our own islands, and the re-
naming 81 per cent came from for
eign countries.
An equally interesting feature of
this record year of 1907 was the fact
that the production of beet sugar for
tht hlbt lllllt tAtteutQ DrOduc-
tion of cane sugar. the product of the
year being. cane sugar. 544 million
beet sugar. 967 million
pounds
The increase in the production of
beet sugar in the United States has
been very rapid in recent years. AL
decade ago. in 1897. the production
of beet sugar was about 81 million
pounds, against 644 million pounds
of cane sugar.
Five years later, in 1902. the beet
sugar production was 369 million
pounds. against 729 million pounds
OF cane sugar.
The beet sugar production of 1907
was greater than that of cane sugar
in any year in the history of the
country.
The record OF sugar brought from
the tropical islands now under the
American flag is also Interesting.
The quantity brought from Porto Ri
co in 1907 was 40S million pounds,
or more than in any year except
1906 that from the Hawaiian islands
S21 million pounds. or more than in
any year except 1905, and that from
the Philippine islands 25 million
pounds, or less than that during any
of the past 20 years except 1901,
1902 and 1903, when the quantities
were abnormally small,
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22
THE TEACHER is KILLED.
Especial to The Sentinel. !

Chicago. Dec. 22.-While bevy of
her school children. whom she had
just dismissed for the Christmas va
cation, waved loving farewells to Miss
Mabel Crandall, a teacher at Mayor $
Road, the young woman stepped in
front of an express train on an cleo
trio line and was instantly killed
One arm held a bundle of Christ
mas gifts made by her charges. The
other was upraised in gesture of
affection to the little group and a
laughing admonition to be good. p"
was on her lips as the car struck her.
The happy farewell was never fin
ished and the young woman died
without q cry.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22

Tonight the city council will meet
in regular session and there will be
considerable business up for consid-
Grafton
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22

Just now, as the holiday season
approaches. hadn't you better have
that suit, skirt, overcoat or cloak
nicely cleaned? We do it right and
reasonable. The Suitorium. 1926
South Fifth street.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22

Don't forget to get that Xmas
piano from the Lindholm Piano Co,
129 South Sixth street.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22

up to George Ade's best known COM
edies, such as THE County Chair
man" still it is very enjoyable
show
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22
Fruit Lands! Fruit Lands.

We have a few 20-acre tracts left
at $40 per acre. with full water
right. See Gray, 337 Main street.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-22

SUGAR FACTS

i. The average citizen of the Z
+ United States consumes half his !
+ weight of sugar every year and I
!. the sugar bin of the country ag- +
1. gregates Sl,000.000 for every I
!. day in the year. {
+ These statements are justified +
+ by statement Just prepared by +
+ the bureau of statistics of the +
+ department of commerce and la +
+ Dor. which show the quantity of I
+ sugar produced in the United +
+ States. the quantity from our +
+ own islands. the quantity i'm +
+ ported from foreign countries +
+ and the quantity exported, +
+ showing total consumption of +
+ from 6 billion to billion +
+ pounds year. the total for the +
+ year 1907 being 1859, 9,667,975 {.
: pounds. +
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-05-12
Sale of Chicago, Milwaukee & st
Paul Railway Towns in Wash
ingtOn.
In the Heart of the Great PalOus,
Country.

The Milwaukee Land Company
will sell five new towns at auction at
Spokane, Washington, as follows:
Seabury and Pandora on May 25,
Kenova and Palisade on May 26,
Maiden. on May 81. All of these
towns are situated in the heart of
the Great Palouse country, famous
for it's wheat yield. Maiden is to be
a division point At Maiden large
hotel is under construction, and the
company have made reservations for
water, telephones and street railway
franchises.
Early buys in these towns are
proving good investments. Low
prices and easy terms. For further
information write or apply to Milwau-
kee Land company. G. w. Morrow
General Townsite and Land Agent,
519 Columbia Building, Spokane,
Washington.