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The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.
Holds the shortest Session on Record
Last Night.

| 1t took the seven members of the
| school board who were present at the
meeting held Monday evening less
| than half an hour to transact all the
! business scheduled for the meeting.
| Ordinarily a meeting of the board
/ lasts from three to four hours and the
meeting held last night was the short
| est in the memory of the present
members.
The fact that an election was less
than 1 2 hours distant which may seat
at least two women as members of
the board. was or at least seemed to
| be a matter of small concern to the
| members who were present last night.
The resignation of Rev F. E. NAL
| Iory which was rendered a mum ber
of weeks ago was not accepted and
there is a chance that he will attend
another meeting as a member of the
board before he takes his departure
for Parsons where he has accepted a
pastorate.
The position of principal of Gar
field school made vacant by the death
of Miss Carrie Goddard several weeks
ago. was not filled and will not be
until after the close of the present
school year Miss Ida Smith, for
merly assistant principal will assume
the duties of principal until such
time as the board decides upon sue
cessor to Miss Goddard.
1t is more than likely when the
vacancy is filled it will be with man
board seem to feel that the patrons
of that section of the city desire such
action. The insurance committee was
instructed to purchase 80 additional
Babcock fire extinguisherS which will
be distributed about the school build
ing of the city which are not already
amply supplied
At the present time the board owns
half dozen of more building sites
about the city which are not available
for school buildings and they may be
nlaced on the market at most any
time According to the guess of one
of the members of the board these
proDerties will enrich the treasury of
the school board from twenty-five to
thirty thousand dollars, when sold.
Four of these sites are located in
North Topeka, another in South To-
peka. once on the West Side and the
six room two story brick building.
The board expects to sell the latter
property to some one who viii re-
model it and use it as boarding
house or small fat
The Topeka State bank wants
share of the funds of the school board
and made its want known by request
which was last night referred to one
of the numerous committees which
are Ilsed for interment purposes when
the members of the board are not just
ready to discuss a proposition.
The fire escapes for the high school
building which have been IN course OF
construction for year or suen mat
ter have been completed so the con-
tractor notified the board Monday
evening Just as soon as number
of iron doors can be placed IN posi-
ton the board will be requested 10
place its o. K on the work, and re-
nit.
Monroe school (colored) is to have
a club. reading, lounging and library
room combined, just as soon as the
furnishings can be placed in position.
The board has notified the Mothers
club, a colered organization, that one
of the school rooms has been paced
at their disposal according to their
Fa01eSt.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
SEATS FOR $4,000
Erected Along Pennsylvania
Avenue at Washington.
At Night the ThorOughfare Is
FestOOned With Lights.
MERRY WIDOW HATS
Are Causing Much Worry to In
augural Committee.
There Is Also Some Uncertainty
A hOuf tho ToofLnY.
MERRY WIDOW HATS

Washington, March 2-Pennsylvania
avenue last night was as brightly light
ed as the great white way and the
happy throng which laughed its way
along it for hours, revelling in the
brightness and the gayety proclaimed
the approach of the day when a new
president of the United States will rule
over the people of this country. From
the capitol to the White House, 1.-The
hight which gave it the appearance OF
vast hall mile and a quarter in
length and about 125 feet in width.
Accommodations for fully $4,000 people
have been provided for upon the stands
which have been erected from a point
just above the White House, along
Pennsylvania avenue, to the capitol.
The management is perturbed over the
possible contingency of ladies appear
ing with Merry Widow hats and the
suggestion has gone out that Wo-
men should wear small hats or scarfs
so not to obstruct the view of those
behind them.
For the convenience of thousands of
sightseers, the various places of historic
interest in and about the city have been
marked by suitable tablets.
Inauguration day. no prediction. but
fair the day before" is the weather
card today. When the first of the thou
sands of today's arrivals reached here
they were greeted with drizzling rain.
Official prediction will be issued to-
night and meantime there is nothing
in the reports to indicate that the day
will not be a fair one.
Governors Expected
Acceptances Of invitations have been
received from the governors of the fol-
lowing states, who will participate in
the inaugural procession:
Braxton B. Conner, Alabama; George
L. Lilly, Connecticut; Simeon S. Penne-
will, Delaware; James H. Brady, Idaho;
b F. Carroll. Iowa; Charles S. Deneen,
Illinois; Augustus E. Wilson, Ken
lucky; ]. T. Saunders, Louisiana; A.
L. Crothers, Maryland; E. S. Draper,
Massachusetts; E. F. Noel. Mississippi;
H. S. Hadley, Missouri; H. B. Quinbys
New Hampshire; ]. Franklin Fort. New
Charles E. Hughes, New York;
Judson Harmon, Ohio; Edwin S. Stuart,
Pennsylvania; A. J. Pothier, Rhode Is
land; G. H. Prouty, Vermont; George
Curry New Mexico.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. Mo-, March 2.-WHEAT--
Cash: Market unchanged No. hard,
$110@1. Is; No. g. 81. .OS1zg1. 10; NO. red, $1.26
41.31; No. 8. 81. 23@1 %.
mixed, 62@621zc; No. g. 6l3zc; No. white.
63c; No. 3, 62s4 @63c.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
54456c; No. 2 mixed. 51Q52c.
RYE-7SQS2c.
HAY-Market steady Choice timothy,
50. 75a1O.OO; choice- prairie. Ss.5OdS.75.
BUTTER-Creamery extra, 29c; firstsa
261sc; seconds. 241zc; packing stocks. 16c.
l71sc; seconds and dirties, 121ac.
WHEAT-Recefpts AZ cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, $10S5s; July,
971sc; September, 927sc.
CoRN-May. 63Ac; July, sS1sc; septem-
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, March 2.-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creameries, 22q2Sc; dairies, 20@
EGGS-Narlxet steady at mark. cases in
cluded, 191sQ2015c; firsts, 201sc; prime firsts.
211zc.
CHEESE-Market strong. Daisies. 1515D
Ice; Twins, 141kM15c; Young Americas.
1910; Long Horns, 16H@1615c.
POTATOES-Ma.lx .lxet steady. Choice TO
fancy, SSG90c; fair to good, S5@S7c.
.POULTRY-Market firm. Turkeys, lie;
chickens, lac; springs, 151zc.
VEAL-Market firm. so to so lb. WITS,
61507c; 60 to 50 lb. WITS, Sd9c; 50 to 100 10.
WITS, 9M101Rc.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
kansas City tive Stock.

Kansas City, March 2.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000, including 800 southerns. Mar
ket strong. Native steers, $4.90d6. 80;
southern steers. 435d6. .OO;;;; southern
cows, $2.7564.75; native COWS and heifers,
81. 40Q5.75; stockers and feeders, 50. 1905. 40;
bulls, $3006I4.75; calves, SO. .506J7 80; western
steers, $4.75d62 25; western cows, $3O0G5.25.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 Market sc high
er. Bulk of sales, $61Oq6.35; heavy, $3.50
$40; packers and butchers, sc. 1906 So; light,
$5.S0d6.2 25; pigs $5.00@5.75.
SHEEP-Receipts 6.O00. Market steady.
Muttons, S4.50G5.S5; lambs, $6.75@7 so;
range wethers, $4.25@7OO; fed ewes, 5000
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
MAXIMUM IS FIXED.
Standard Oil Company Can't Be Fined
More Than $72O,OOO.

Chicago, March 2--Judge Anderson
in the retrial of the Standard Oil COM
pany of Indiana today formally sus-
tanned the motion of the defense that
the government proceed to trial on
the theory that there We're thirty-six
alleged offenses-that is, that each
settlement on which an alleged rebate
was paid constituted a separate offense.
was made by the court Informally
last week. Under il it will be impos-
sible to fine the company more than
S72O.000.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02

Liverpool cables: Opening: Wheat asd
higher, corn unchanged
Second cable: Wheat A@3sd lower, corn
1sd lower.
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat 95.
corn 81, oats 10.
Kansas City estimated lots tomor-
row: Wheat 153, corn 81, ITS IL.
Chicago car lots today: Wheat so, corn
633. oats 3O7.
Chicago estimated car lots tomorrow:
Wheat III. corn 345, oats 140.
Northwest car lots today 219, last year
161
Closing cable: Wheat unchanged to I'd
higher corn unchanged.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
SALOME is ENJOINED.
Kansas City Resents the Dance Which
Is Proclaimed Immoral

Kansas City, March "A Tempo
rary restraining order, issued by
court, was served on the management
of the Shubert theater last night, en-
Joining the Shubert management from
allowing Gertrude Hoffman, to pre-
sent the Salome dance, which minis
ters and church folk of Kansas City
last SUNDAY declared to be immoral.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
New york Produce Market.

New York. March 2.-BUTTER-Cream
cry. held common to special, 21d2S1sc;
western factory first, 201z@21c.
CHEESE-Firsts, state full cream spec
ials, 156t1619c; state small colored or white
fancy, 15c; state colored white fancy,
large, 15c; state good to prime 14zc.
EGGS-Market easy. Western firsts,
seconds, 211zc.
POULTRY-Dressed, dull; fowls, 1870
16c; turkeys, 16Q23c
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
Kansas city Live Stock Sales.

1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards, Kansas
City, and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay Robinson & Co., live stock commits
sion merchants. with offices at all mar
kets.1
Kansas City, March 2-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head. Market strong to 15c
higher.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head Market sc
to 10c higher. Bulk of sales, $6.OO6I6 35; top,
$645.
SHEEP-Receipts 6.oO0 head Market:
Best strong; others weak.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
nnnnIas Has a Strike:

Brockton, Mass. March 2.-Alleg-
ing unfair treatment in regard to
price for work 400 stitchers struck at
the w L. Douglas Shoe company s
factory in this city today
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
soufh Dakota 10 vote on sufrage.

Pierre. s.. D., March 2-The senate
has passed the house resolution grant
ing popular vote on a constitutional
amendment to provide equal suffrage
at the next general election.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
New york Money AIarket.N

New York. March 2.-MONEY-Money on
call easy. 13sQ2 per cent; ruling rate ?,
closing bid Ia, offered at 2. Time loans.
80 days, 2AaS per cent; six months, per
cent
per cent
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 IS. .5O64 So so
for so day bills and at $4S765 for demand:
commercial bills 81. S434 "A. S5s4.
SIIVER-Bar silver, 5Ossc; Mexican dol
lars, Ac
BONDS-Government bonds. steady;
railroad bonds. steady.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
Chicago. March 2.
Open. High Low Close Yes
WIFE At.
Kansas City Grain Market.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth st. Phone 4S6.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02

New York. March 2-COTTON-Spot
closed quqiet. Is points higher; middling
nplands. 1885, middling gulf. s10.1O. Sales,
SO bales.
Galveston. Tex, March 2.-COTToN-
Market steady. 9 7-1sc.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
Cl1icago Grain Niarkef.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth ST. Phone 1851
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
Ncw YORK sugar and Cofree NIarket.

New York, March 2.-SUGAR-Ravy.
steady; fair refining. s.. 231k centrifugal g6
test, So. .731z; molasses sugar. S2.9S1k. Re
$4.75; granulated, $4.65.
COFFEE-Market steady. No. Rio,
SAC; No. Santos, &c.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gan, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth st. Phone 4S6l
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
Range of Prices on Stocks.
Now York. March ?

FURNISHED by ]. Z. Gall, Commissions.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth st. Phone 4S6.l
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
The Early Session

Inc session OF the senate late Mon
day afternoon was devoted to the final
passage of a number of bills on third
reading The session began at D. M
and the senators worked rapidly until
Q p; m, when a recess was taken until
1880 p. m.
On motion of Senator Huffman a
number of appropriation bills were ad-
vanced on the calendar to third read
ing, subject to amendment and debate.
The senate passed the committee bill
Which was substituted for H B. No
9O4, amending the state banking laws.
Among other things this act provides
that banks in cities of less than 5000
shall have on hands at all times an
amount equal to 20 per cent of their en-
tire deposits and banks in cities of over
5000 must have on hand an amount
equal to 25 per cent of their deposits.
three-fourths of which may consist of
balances due them from solvent
banks. The bank commissioner is given
authority to remove dishonest or in
competent bank officials and restrtc-
tions are placed on the acceptance of
paid up capital and surplus.
The anti-bucket shop bill, H B. No
147, by Merrill, was also passed by the
senate. Bucket shop operations are de-
clared gambling and any person engag-
ing in such operations will be deemed
guilty of a felony, subject to prison
sentence of from months to 5 years.
Senator Anderson's bill. No. 461, was
passed by the senate This act pro-
vides that presidential electors shall be
allowed SIS a. day each and cents a
mile. for time spent and distance
Travelled in connection with the conven-
tion of electors.
Senator Chapmans bill. No 4S4, to
amend the primary election law, did not
receive sufficient votes to pass it and it
lsaid e nt 0ss
against the bill and but IA for it.
Among the bills finally passed by
the senate were the following:
s. B. No. 40, by ways and means
committee; appropriating $4,000 for
1910 and $4,000 for 1911. for the Ft-
Hays branch experiment station of the
state agricultural college.
II. B: No. 519. by committee on
panies to provide conveniences for
persons accompanying live stock ship
ments.
s. B. No 4SS. by Chapman; repeal
ing section 3, chapter III, session
distribution of election ballots.
s B. No 4S4, by Chapman; amend
ing the primary election law.
S. B. No. $50. by ways and means
committee; making appropriation to
pay mileage and per diem of presi-
Dental electors for 1909.
S. B. No $50. by Hamilton: defin-
ing duties of state board of health in
connection with barber shops and
public bath rooms.
S B. No. 466, by Huffman; to pro-
vide for testing the sight and hearing
of public school pupils.
H. B. No. 5S4, by judiciary commit
tee; authorizing commissioners in
counties of S14, 500 inhabitants to pay
for labor performed by member of
the county board in experimenting
building of court houses.
H. b. No 2O2, by FEEDER; providing
for removal and care of the remains
of deceased ex-soldiers.
S. B. No. 564, by Milton; fixing COM
pensation of treasurer of board of ed
ucation in cities of over 100000.
H. B. No. 167, by Allen; to enable
cities of the first class to refund their
inde btedness.
S. B. No 353, by Stannard. relat-
ing to the practice of veterinary
science.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02

Among the appropriation bills finally
passed by the senate were the bills for
new buildings and maintenance for the
industrial department of the Western
university at Quindaro, and the Indus
trial and Educational institute of To-
peka.
For the Western university for the
year 1910 the sum of S43.450 is appro
priated. $25 900 of which is for new
girls dornnitory; for the year 1911 the
sum of $18,450 is appropriated.
The sum of $24,250 is appropriated
for the Topeka institution for 1910, of
which amount $4,000 is for the .erec-
ton of a new class room building. For
the year 1911 the sum of $3.50 is al
lowed.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
THE HEADS FALL.
Senate DecapitatesT Thirty Eight
of Its Employees.
Indication That Senate Is Near
ing the End.
FOR NEGRO SCHOOLS.
QuindarO and Topeka Institu-
tiOnS Fare Well.
Senators Have Fun With Hutch
insOn Salt Magnate.

The heads of thirty-eight employees
of the state senate fell into the basket
last night, and after today these
thirty-eight will cease to draw pay.
This wholesale discharge of employees
is due to the fact that the work of the
senate is about finished and it is an in
dication that the senators are getting
ready to shortly pack their telescopes
and go back to their home folks.
The services of these employees were
dispensed with upon recommendation
of the committee on employees. The
report of the committee which was
adopted provided that the services of
the following employees be, dispensed
with:
J. B. Wood and Lee Stanford. assist
ant sergeant-at-arms; Chas. w. Nc
Keage and H. Naylor. doorkeepers:
Joseph Parkycumb mail carrier; Oscar
Stratford, Clayton Frank and Miss
Margaret Saylor. assistant document
clerks; Charles Ridley, w. P. Banks
and John H. Jones. janitors: Harold
Gaines and Frank Wilson, pages, and
the clerks of all committees excepting
those of judiciary ways and means.
mines and mining, engrossed bills and
enrolled bills.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02

ana not by a man who Knows MOTH
ing about law He cited instances
wherein injury had been done citizens
by reason of legal decisions of lay
men judges
Senator Stavely thought that if he
We're not lawyer he would be in
cilneu to favor the lawyer who had
the greatest reputation as a legal
Hght, while if an attorney would de-
to the law
The assistant Judiciary committee
Senators Carey and Brady-was
ator Carey favored it while Senator
Brady believed it placed an unjust
6estr1ctlon on eligibility for the Of
The bill was also opposed by SEN
ator Denton, who declared that he
distrusted attorneys more than any
other class of citizens.
senator Cambern opposed the bill
because he thought only the least
competent Lawyers would consent to
accept the office.
When put to vote the opponents
of the bill We're greatly in the majority
and the bill was killed.
<fhe committee of the whole then
pass the following bills on third read
ing:
S. B. No. 165, by Carey; authorizing
cities to establish parks.
. 5 b. No. 447, by Hunter; relating
to appointment of police judges in
third class cities
$. B. No. sos, by Price; relating to
employees in the Office of the clerk of
the supreme court
5. b. No. u, by Hodges; authoriz-
ing secretary of the state Historical
society TO appoint additional en-
s. B. No. 144, by Robertson; fixing
fees and salaries of clerks of the dis
trict court.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02

The anti-bucket shop bill, H. B. No.
147, by Merrill, was also passed by the
senate. Bucket shop operations are de-
clared gambling and any person engag-
ing in such operations will be deemed
guilty of a felony, subject to prison
sentence of from months to years.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02

Senator Anderson's bill. No. 461 was
passed by the senate. This act pro-
vides that presidential electors shall be
allowed IS a, day each and 8 cents a
mile for time spent and distance
Travelled in connection with the conven-
tion of electors.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02

Senator Chapmans bill. No. 4S4, to
amend the primary election law, did not
receive sufficient votes to pass it and it
was laid over. There were Is votes
against the bill and but IA for it.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

fancy stitch in pink silk at regular inter
walls, The gown has collar and cuffs OF
delicate white null and valenciennes.
A very good looking dressing gown is
made Of plain satin, the turnback collar
and cuffs cut in large scallops and edsrd
with plaitings Of the satin. What is called
a travelling sleeping gown is shown at one
Of the shops. It is fashioned Of China
silk and cut on the pattern of the Chinese
jackets without shoulder seams, but It
reaches the ground.
It's only finish is a flat band of the silk
stitched on and a tucking in squares Of
the upper part with two sets of ties to
fasten it in front. with this gown is
provided a little mob cap of the same
silk, a pair of soft slippers made of zenana
cloth and of this last material a large
envelope which holds the whole outfit. The
idea is attractive, though 1t seems rather
impractical to make the garments of pale
pink or yellow, when they would be much
more suitable to the purpose for which they
were designed in darger shades.
There are all sorts Of loveable little
dressing jackets and matinees made Of
crepe, albatross, silk and satin, lace trim
med and embroidered, long and short.
Some Of the most coquettish jackets are
in the nature OF a little eighteenth century
coat of bright flowered silk, but these
never look so comfortable.
Thu prettiest possible combination is
made by wearing a short blue or pink
crepe jacket over a lowered silk petit
coat and with this a pair of brocaded
mules. These bewitching dressing slip
pers are made of bits Of brocade that
look as though they might have been
saved from your great-grandmother's we'd
ding gown. Very pretty mules are also
to be had made Of flowered cretonnes.
Apparently the boudoir cap has estab-
lisEed itself aG a necessary part of the
nogligee ensemble, and what a sensible
fashion that is! It will at least enable
the woman Of fashion to relax from false
hair and elaborate pinnings and ~puffings
for a while and yet to look as charming
as ever. Never were there prettier little
accessories than these dainty caps.
There is the Charlotte Corday model,
with the crown embroidered and lace trim
med and the deep falling frill edged with
lace, with bands and knots OF pink rib
boni and there is another style, made In
a circle with eyelets embroidered near the
edge through which a ribbon is drawn
TO make a mob cap. These caps cost from
s. up 10 SIS, and are all imported, but a
clever woman ought to be able to make
one quite as pretty and useful.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

Compulsory matrimony operated along
lottery lines as a means Of reducing the
supply Of u-napproprlated men and women
is the very latest suggestion fromNGeorge
Da Cunha Of Montclair, N. j., who recently
surrendered TO the ~suffragette idea.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Da Cunha advo-
Gates the law for the entire country, sew
ersl hundred bachelors In Montclair fear
that he may prevail upon the officials Of
the town to give the scheme a trial, and
all day yesterday they were busy consult
ing the Lackawanna time table.
Marriage being a lottery" says Mr.. Da
Cunha, Il am in favor OF an act by the
legislatures Of the various states requiring
that in every community once a year the
proper municipal officers shall make a list
OF all the unmarried men 80 years old and
more and all the women % years old and
more, The a Of the town OF city may
be required 20 preside at a drawing, which
could be arranged by placing the names Of
the men IN one box and the women In an
other. John Smith and Mary Brown hay-
ing been taken out OF the boxes, a certifi-
cate could be issued by the municipal clerk
and stamped with the official seal certify
ing thai they are henceforth man and
wife"