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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-06

/ the direction of the Shuberts. This was
one of the leading laugh producers OF
| last season and its temperance will
| be the signal for a capacity house each
night Elsa Ryan in the title role made
a great hit last season, and she is sure
to meet with cordial reception this
week.
Other good attractions have been Sc
them being Jefferson de Angels in 1.-The
Beauty Spot" This is one Of the best
hich Manager Crawford announces
for the season.
Stock at the Majestic.
The Majestic seems destined to do
good business right from the start. At
noon today the house was pretty well
sold out for tho opening engagement
of the North Brothers. The policy at
this theater will be a performance every
" eek night and Wednesday and Satur-
day matinee. However, special holiday
matinees will be given and the opening
Will be me matinee this afternoon. The
opening bill will be "Zira," the greatest
success of the clever authoress, Mar
garet Anglin.
One feature of tho North Brothers
performances this season will be the
scenery. The stage setting will be I'M
der the direction Of George Vassell
scenic artist, who has been working
for over two weeks painting special
scenery for this production. New
scenery will be used for each play.
dSSGll tldS dlIGdNy SldIlSO LhS
painting of the scenery for the next
weeks performance. 1.-The Heir to the
Hoorah.'' The company is a much
stronger one than was seen here last
season, and viii undoubtedly rival its
predecessor in popularity. The Chicago
Ladies orchestra. with the same must
clans who achieved no little popularity
in Topeka last season, will be a per-
manent feature of each performance
through the entire season
Novelty, the Home of Vaudeville.
Vaudeville has always proven popu-
lar in Topeka-that is the high class
variety and this is what is promised for
Topeka this winter. A strong bill has
been secured for the opening, comrris-
ing five high class acts. The headline
stunt will be that of the White City
Four, one of the best male quartettes
on the western circuit. Male quartettes
are extren ely popular in Topeka, and
Manager Crawford considers himself
extremely fortunate in securing the
White City aggregation for this week.
The Two Whistl1ng Wrens, who are
among Americas greatest imitators i'm
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CLAIMS SAVING OF 44e LIVES.
Effect of Nine Years of Track EIeva.
ton in Chicago.


ton in Chicago.
Chicago, Sept. Elm nine years the
council of Chicago GLAZING to have saved
446 lives at an average cost to the tax
payers of 81, 1915 for each life. Track
elevation has been the life saver, and
the saving of life and limb and of time
ard money which has been attendant
in the rescue of the 446 lives runs into
even more astounding figures.
Track elevation is estimated to have
cost the city $497, 343.05. It has cost the
railroads s72.622. GOO. Thee itys burden
has been 6S-100ths of 1 per cent of the
entire cost. Less than one-eighth OF
this has been for the salaries and ex-
penses of the department for IL years.
The balance represents damages which
the city has paid for viaducts removed
and street elevations changed, and the
estimated amounts which have been
paid for elevation on which work is
now going on.
In 1899 there were 113 persons killed
On grade crossings. Last year, with the
citys population one-third larger than
ten years ago, there were only 20. Grade
crossing accidents from forming A.
100ths of 1 per cent of all deaths in
the city, with track elevation, have de-
creased to 7-100ths of 1 per cent. Ac-
cidents also have diminished from 282 a
year to AZ. Bases on the fatalities for
1899, the saving in the nine subsequent
years has been 446 lives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-06

it. Before L had taken one bottle I
was better, and now I am completely
cured LENA V. HENRY, Route No.
8, Adrian, Ga.
Why will women take chances with
an operation or drag out a sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths of the joy of living, when they
can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham' 8
Vegetable Compound?
For thirty years it has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
has cured thousands of women who
have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, fibroid tumors, irregulari-
ties, periodic pains, backache, indiges-
ton, and nervous prostration.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will help YOU
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass, for advice.A Your letter
will be absolutely confidential,
and the advice free.
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FIGHT ABOUT A GIRL.
Prominent Citizen of Huntington, w.
Va, Fatally Wounded.

Huntington, w. Va, Sept. Cone
OF the most sensational tragedies in
the history of Huntington occurred
early today when I. n. Chapman, SUI
pervisor of the Huntington division
Of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad.
was shot and fatally wounded by
Earle budding, leading business
man of this city.
Some time ago Chapman's daugh-
ter. who was employed in a depart
ment store, owned by budding, was
arrested on a charge of theft After
her arrest budding refused to prose-
cute her. 1t was alleged that budding
preferred the charges following the
girls rejection of his attentions.
Today budding went to the office
of Supervisor Chapman to endeavor
to settle the affair. He alleges Chap
man attempted to kill him with a
Ratchet and declares he fired in self
defense.
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TO FIGHT HARTMAN.
Phelps-Dodge Interests Planning to
Extend FL Paso Line.

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. cit is now GER
tain that the Phelps-Dodge interests
are not going to give up the fight with
Hartman. A Santa Fe. N. M, papers
have been filed by which the Ell Paso
& Southwestern railway increased its
capital stock from $1S,000,000 to $25.G00,-
00O AS the road is a close corporation
and has no stock for sale. or never has
had, at least. there is but one conclu-
son among the people of this section.
and that is that steps are being taken
by the Southwestern to extend its line
fl ON Benson, Ariz.. west, either to a
connection at Yuma. with the Spreck-
les road into San Diego, or that the
Southwestern intends to construct its
own line all the way into San Diego.
Last week the Hartman, interest be-
gan to build into Douglas, Bisbee and
Naco, Ariz., mining territory hereto
fore controlled exclusively by the
Phelps-Dodge people. and it is generally
understood that the increase of capital
stock today of the PheIps-Dodge con-
Germ means that it is now going to build
to the Pacific coast and give the Rock
Island direct outlet to the Pacific, as
the Rock Island connects with the
Phelps-Dodge road north of here at
Tucumcari, N. NJ, and comes into Ell
PaSo that way.
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RAILROAD PROSPERITY
It's Return Shown by Gross EARNING
OF Twenty-Five Roads.

VI 1Wenty-E1V6 Roads.
Chicago, Sept. 6.-The full return Of
prosperity to the railroads of the Uni
ted states is evidenced in reports just
punnshed OF the gross earnings of 25
roacS Tor the first halt of August.
For the first time since the panic ofo
1917 the aggregate weekly gross earn
!lss exceeded the high records reached
IN IN august 1907 For the second week
earnings of $9,454.724. an Increase of
over owe per cent e6nz over the same period
reached the record point of So. ala
for the second week of August.
The earnings for the last week of
August have not been computed, but
on the basis OF the increase for the
second week railroad men believe that
the high record of August, 1907. of s13--
85S; sS7, will be ecIipsed and a new rec
ord will be set
The total for August, 1907, was $40
60l SIT. The first two weeks of August
1903 totaled SIS, 102. 707. as against S17.-
659,770 Tor the first two weeks of Aug
ust, 1907. On this basis a new record
OF railroad prosperity for the month of
August is expected to be established
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itating successfully all vocal sounds of
animal life, will appear on the pro-
gram. Another good act is that of
Miss Edythe and Signor Franz who have
a comic unicycle stunt. An interesting
and funny comedy s;zetch is that of
Rentfraw and Jansen. entitled "The
Second Mr.. Fiddle" Mary Snowden. a
Calmly dancing and singing comedienne.
l., one of the leading attractions The
NoVel-scoPe will show some of the lat
est moving pictures while Miss Hazel
Kaiser, the Novelty theater stock sing
er, Will complete the program.
Three shows daily win be given at
TINS place The matinee will be given
at 2:30 every day and the evening ner-
formances will take place at 7:45 and
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is indicated by advance sheets of the
fortnightly statement of car SURPRISES
and shortages compiled by President
Hale of the American Railway associa-
ton. The statement will show that on
September 1, the surplus of cars of all
kinds has been reduced more than 49,
coo, bringing the surplus down to a lit
tic more than 100000 cars of all kinds
"It is important to note" said Mr.
Hale today. that this seasons reduc-
ton is six weeks ahead of last years,
indicating that shortages this year will
be greater than q year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-06

than q minute at a
time. Ny doctor
said an operation
W a S the only
chance / had, and
/ dreaded it almost
as much as death.
One day I was
reading how other
women had been
cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound,
and daoida1 f0 try
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MAGGIE is SUSPENDED.
Manager Murray Alleges Insubordina.
ton of His Star Outfielder.

Philadelphia Sept. 6.-Sherwood
Magee, the star outf1elder of the
Philadelphia Nationals has been sus-
pended indefinitely without pay by
Manager William Murray for alleged
INSTRUMENTATION
In Saturdays game with Brooklyn,
Magee is said to have disregarded in
structions to play close to second in
stead of taking a long lead. Magee
was finally caught between the bases.
Magee declares if anything is de-
Quoted from his salary he will never
again play in a Philadelphia uniform.
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that road. in which capacity he served
until 1873, when he went to tie Mis-
souri, Pacific as train dispatcher. After
three years service he was made chief
train dispatcher, and later was ao-
pointed trainmaster of the same road,
at Sedalia, Mo. In 1884 he went with
the Wabash as assistant superintend
ent and master of transportation. Six
years later he was made superintend
ent of the eastern division of the Wa
bash. In 1902 Mr.. Gould returned to
the service of the Missouri Pacific, be-
ing appointed general superintendent of
the entire system, and in 1905 he was
made general superintendent of the
northern district of the Missouri Pa
cific, in which position he has served
continuously up to this time. His
headuarters are in Kansas City, where
he resides.
NOT MUCH SURPLUS.
Only 100000 Idle Cars of All Kinds
Are Reported.
Chicago, Sept. Embarrassing indus
trial, agricultural and mining activity
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FAST WORK ON oNAGA LINE.
Engineer Eeuhart Expects to CompIete
Track to Frankfort, September Is.

Onaga, Kan, Sept. 6.-The work of
laying the track along the uncomple-
ted portion of the Topeka & North
western between here and Frankfort
has reached Lillis. a new station mid
way between here and Frankfort. En-
gineer Frank Neuhart. who is in direct
charge OF the work, is pushing the con-
struetion, and expects to have the rails
laid over the entire branch by Septem-
Der Is, or by tho end of next week at
least. The work Is now progressing
very rapidly and the big steam track
laying machine is making great head
way.
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the total revenue from freight traffic
last year was $42. 341, $50 as against $40
426,819 for 1908. an increase Of $1,191 no
or Ala per cent.
Inc revenue from passenger traffic
was $12 774, S51 as against s11 SIS. as4 for
19OS, an increase of 1891, 497.
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MILWAUKEE, MAKING MONEY.
Revenue in Both Freight and Passen
ger Traffic Increase.

Milwaukee, Sept. 6.-Tne annual re-
port OF the Chicago. Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway given out here for the
fiscal year endirg June so. 1903, shows
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OPERATION
HER ONLY
CHANCE
Was ured byLydiaE.P Pink
ham'sVegetableC Compound

Adrian, Car suffered untold
misery from a female weakness and
disease, and I could not stand more
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-03

One Of the largest crowds OF the
SEASON was In town Fri.:oy to atte.si
the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. Ev.-
cry train arriving during the forenoon
was crowded to the limit Of their c.
pacity, although all carried extra
coaches, but the crowd that came by
rail was not a circumstance to the.
multitude that came by private con-
veyance and on foot from all sections
OF Sumter and adjoining counties. IT
was regular circus crowd and a rec
ord-breaking circus crowd at that.
The usual circus parade was missed.
as many who are in the habit of COM
ing to town on circus day never enter.
the tent but content themselves with
the street parade. The show was we'll
patrcnized, nevertheless, the crowd I'm
the enclosure being estimated at fully
1".0ou that afternoon. The snow was
W" "r'th seeing. Thera IS only one
Buffalo Bill and only Wild West Show
and this is probably the last opportu-
nifty Sun'er will have to see the real
y wonderful performance.
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|, A district meeting OF the Metropli-
tan Life Insurance Co.'s agency force
OF the Sumter district. which is under
the management of ID. T. Meade, was
held In the cmopany's office satur-
day The meeting of the agency
force was addressed by Mr.. A. II.
Wright. ordinary supervisor. OF New
York. The meeting was attend
ed by Mr.. VIM. Luck. superintendent
at Columbia. Mr.. M. o. Gregory. gen.
eral assistant superintendent. Mr.. s.
nj. Mabus. w. III. Brown. Camden.
Mr.. Phillip Krauss. Orangeburg and
several agents from out lying points,
and from the Sumter district proper.
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Mr. Hugh A. Phelps. OF Washing
ton. N. c.. 10 In town for weeks stay
With friends and relatives.
1asssrs. Isaac Appeit. George will
liams and Jake Iseman. of Manning.
we're IN the city Friday.
Or. l. H. Jennings. OF Bishopville.
spent Friday In the city with his
brother. l. ID. Jennings, ESQ.
1r. n. Dozier Lee went to Columbia
xhtrsdsy.
ur. Y. Il. Rembert. Of Rembert. was
here Friday.
IGsssss. c. =. Gailiard and l. r..
Williamson. Of Providence. were in
the city Friday.
shsriR Robert Muldrow. Of Bishop
y1als. was In town Friday.
1Er. Thomas ~. Bradley. Of Spring
rin, was IN the city Friday.
i. Ar. Alex Brunson. OF Manning. "a
~ sumter.
Hr. p. b. Lawrence. OF Pinewood.
10 IN the city.
Mr.. c. C. Kibler. Of Bishopville. /.
In sumter,
Mr. n. Ward, of Bishopville. Is on a
brief visit to Sumter.
Mr. T. u. McCutchen. OF Bishop
Vile. was In Sumter Friday.
Hiss ssidee Poston. of statesville
~ c.. h the guest Of MT. and Mrs. A.
l. Jackson.
Miss Madge Culbert. of New York
city 10 visiting her uncle. DIR. Walter
Chcyne.
Col. J. A. Rhame and Mr.. w. j. Nc
Leod. OF Lynchburg were In town Fri
day.
Mr.. 8. ID. Hurst. of Pisgah, spent
Friday In town.
Miss Celia Well. of Savannah, Is
Waiting her sister. Mrs. Abe Rytten-
berg on Washington st.
Mr.. Robert Cooper. Jr.. of wisacky.
was In the city Saturday.
Mr.. w. J. Ardis. Of the Dark Cor
ner. II In the city attending court.
Mr.. Ellie Law of Elliots, was in
the city Monday
Mr. J. Il. Webster. of Florence.
Came over in his automobile Sunday
to spend the day.
Mr.. Wesley Bradford went to Co
iumbia Monday.
Geo. ID. Levy. Esq. is attending
court at Monck's Corner, this week.
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COL. AULL PROTESTS.
OBJECTS to Introduction OF Private
Business Transaction of His Into the
Dispensary Investigation.

The following appeared in the re-
port Of the Columbia State, Of yester-
day. of the dispensary investigation:
Leaving this line of inquiry. Col.
FIELDER rapidly passed to another. This
was with reference to some notes in
the Palmetto National Bank. He ex-
hlb1ted letters from Mr.. Matthews to
Jim Farnum, complaining that certain
papers or marque and exchange, had
not been attended to upon their ma
turity. Col. Fielder replied in his opera
oouffe manner, when injecting irony
into the inquiry, When this investiga-
ton started under the direction of the
present commission. great indignation
was expressed by Mr.. Koester the ed
itor Of the Record, the official organ
for the "plunderbund." At that time
We could not fully understand why he
should have been so mach vexed, but
from letter We find here we are per-
suaded that perhaps you can assist us,
mr.. Matthews, to get the facts. In
December, 1908, you wrote Jaa 8.
Farnum, Of Charleston, 'Aulrs note
unpaid. Koester has not attended to
this matter AAd again on Decem-
Der 19. I have seen Rooster about
note Now. Mr.. Matthews, how much
did you lend Koester on Jim Far
NUNS endorsements Mr.. Matthews
replied that he had no idea. He kept
no mental record of all Of the trans
actions of the bank. but he thought
that Koester had once sold stock in
the Record to Farnum, and had given
the note to take up the stock.
"As to the e. Fl. Aull transaction ne
had very little recollection. The re-
cords showed that this note was en-
dorsed by Hub Evans and Koester.
Col. Fielder paid his compliments to
Aull in most beautiful manner"
am trying to persuade myself that
this was written without malice and
without the purpose of rejecting or
carrying insinuations. I would make
no statement in regard to it, but the
fact that ones name is mentioned in
connection with this investigation car
ries with it, to the minds of some peo-
pie, evidence that he was in some way,
improperly. connected with the dis
pensary.
Unfortunately for me, have been
borrower for many years. In the
course of business I made a note at
the Palmetto Bank. I suppose in
1902, which was endorsed by Mr.. Far
mum and Mr.. Evans The bank dis
counted the note and I got the money.
7 do not recall the circumstances or
the exact amount. 1t was probably
not paid promptly when II became
due which accounts for Mr.. Mat
thews' writing to Mr.. Farnum. / did
pay it, however, shortly afterwards,
and supposed the matter ended. 1t
was simply q private business trans
action. was not an officer of the
State, neither had I any connection
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with the dfspensary. nor was in any
way interested in the sale OF whiskey.
The statement that the note was en-
dorsed by Hub Evans and Koester"
Is not true. never mentioned en-
dorsement of a note to Mr.. Koester
IN my life, and do not supposed that he
went to the bank and volunteered to
endorse my note.
What connection a private transac-
ton of this kind has with the investi-
CATION being made by the commission, n,
I am unable to understand.
I know that the legislature gave the
commission almost unlimited power,
but 1 felt that their sense Of Justice
and fairness would have suggeted to
them the injustice of bringing into
their investigation, or permitting Mr..
FIELDER to do SO, purely private trans
actions.
1t certainly has not come to pass in
South Carolina that this commission
Is empowered to go into the private
affairs Of the citizens, that have long
since been settled, or that endorse
ment of a note carries with it any
wrong, and if it does give them that
power, it seems to me that in the ex-
ercise of their discretion they would
not permit Mr.. Fielder to bring I'D
matters Of this kind
In the course of business I have had
great many transactions with banks,
and as stated above. have borrowed
money and have been able to find
friends who were willing to endrose
for me l up to this time [ have
been % take care Of the paper
withou ling for compromises /
have II .. o deal absolutely honestly
with every one.
1 suppose the statement that "Col.
Fielder paid his compliments to Aull
in most beautiful manner" is in
tended to carry reflection Of some
sort. though why Mr.. Fielder would
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Local Cotton Market.

From The Daily Item, November 2.
Cotton prices advanced again to-
I day and the 15 cents mark was reach
Z ed and passed on the local market.
eThe better grades of cotton sold free
5ly for is cents. The New York cot
ton exchange was closed today on ac-
count OF the election In New York
city. but Liverpool was exceedingly
&ctive. with the bull element appar-
eRtly In full control Of the situation.
andy the closing quotations were the
highest Of the day.
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summerton. Oct. 2s.-Miss Margar-
ette Plowden. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. III. Plowden was married yes
terday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock to
DIR. l. Keith Howle. at Millwod. her
country home. near Manning. The
bride is very attractive and accom-
plished young lady. whose friends are
numerous. The groom Is a very prom
ising young dentist. located at Sum-
merton. who has hosts of admirers
Many unique and beautiful gifts tes-
tined to the esteem of the friends of
the couple. DIR. and Mrs. Howle left
on the afternoon train for a few days
visit to friends In Charleston.
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DEATH.

Died In Fernandina. Fla. after a
short illness. Laura Dotterer. wife Of
j. Rembert Hill and daughter Of the
late Thomas ID. Dotterer.
The relatives and friends are invit-
ed to attend commital services. at
Magnolia Cemetery, as half-past four,
this Monday afternoon.--News and
Courier. Nov. 1.
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fy immediate needs desire to partici-
pate In the higher prices that are be-
ing predicted, and justifiably so. and
thus a very gradual marke ing of the
crop may follow after the current
month, and what a small movement
out Of very small crop will mean it
would be we'll worth while to hear in
mind.
New York, October 23.
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desire to pay compliments Of any kind.
10 me, favorable or unfavorable, L -.
not know. have had no commanAs
cation with him whatever, and wouik,
mol know him If were to m.et him.
1 feel that the commission ought noe
to bring in the uAmes OF citizens OF
this State In regard to purely persunal,
and private affairs. and that an in5us-
tice has been done me by so dci.es
Hence make this statement in regard
u the matter. Ell. AlnL
Newberry. s.. c.. Oct. 20, 1909.
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-
FOR SALE-Ths Mcleod place, 1sS
1-2 acres, fine Wateree RivSe
swamp, cotton and grain land, near
r. r. depot j. r. Sumter, Sum-
ter. S. G. 10-17-H.
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Mr.. Robert SprOtt, of Fort Mill
spent Saturday pleasantly in the city.
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y Chas. -. stein-The Jury's. Verdict.
w. A. Thompson-The Kind Of
Fs~mes.
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