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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22

night. Many have found it expedient to
sleep to burn rags in their bed rooms.
Some uncork smelling salts and many
expose chemical compounds with
odors offensive to the mosquitoes. At
304 East Fourth street a family last
night tried to fumigate the pests out
of existence, but the warfare got to
strong and the fire department was
summoned to down the mosquitoes
which seemed to still have the upper
hand.
Explained by Mr.. smyth.
B. b. smyth, curator Of the state
museum, when asked by State Journal
representative this morning Tor an ex-
the insect pests had the following to say:
I'm regard to these mosquitoes there are
two genera, Clulex and Anopheles- The
first and smaller insect is black and
conveys fever and ague germs. The larger
malariaI germs, and may be distinguished
by the fact that it has spotted legs and
holds its hind legs straight out when az
1The principal cause for the great num-
fall of the summer. Enough mosouitoeG
lived through August to cause q super
take 1ons for the esgp To- hatoh Tss In.
sccts were thoroughly mature and were
ready to lay eggs In the pools and other
''The mosquieto seeks the quiet places
for laying its eggs such as in the sewers
ter left in the yards. The young larvae
called wiggletails, hatch from the eggs, and
within eight days they are full grown mos
quitoes. They. do not carry fever ana
ague, or malaria germs when these nnala-
dies are not prevalent in the country. In
order to carry germs of diseases they
must first bite patient who Is suffering
from malarial or some other form Of
zymotic fever.
Everyone should protect himself thor
oughly from the attacks of the mosquitoes
for III that way the spread OF fever may
be prevented. After a mosquito has BIT
ten person afflicted with fever II re-
quires to 10 days before the MOSQUITO
can convey that disease. The blood that
the insect extracts will probably suffice
as food for that length OF time.''
A beetle that has been rather Annoying
during the nights recently is what Is
generally known as the 'bombardier''
beetle, dark blue insect with a reddish
thorax. 1t has been annoying on account
of the fact that it disturbs a persons
slumbers by. running over his body.
This beetle catches and destroys bed
bugs and other insects" said Mr.. Smyth.
They come into buildings on account OF
the light and not for the purpose, how
ever. Of catching other insects, They are
offensive to the touch but. taken as 3
whole, are beneficial rather than other
wise. as they destroy many obnoxious In
secfS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
BELOIT IMPROVES.
Partial Failure of Corn Crop
Small Matter to Residents.
Disastrous Hail Storm and
DrOuth Visit Section.
SMILE WON'T COME OFF.
Residents of Mitchell County
Happy in Face of Calamitfes.
Not an Empty Business House
or Residence to Be Found.
SMILE WON'T COME OFF

Beloit, Kan, Sept 22.-Improvements
keep going on here as If nothing had
happened 10 the corn crop in Mitchell
county Two calamities have occurred
this year, one was the record breaking
hail storm while the other was drouth
and hot weather. Yet the Beloit banks,
three of them, will break the record in
deposits at this time Of year.
The Beloit State bank will reach
about 100000 the First National will
be a close second. while the German
National, row six years old, has about
$4,000.
This don't look like the people of Be-
lott no. the farmers who have their
money in these banks are going to be
hard up even with partial loss of the
corn crop. On the contrary they are
getting ready for fall seeding, and the
wheat acreage no doubt will be larger
than in 1908.
There will not be a half corn crop in
Mitchell county. while a few weeks ago
it looked as if the county was going to
raise her bumper crop. There will be
lots of good fields of corn in Mitchell
county. Starvation is not staring the
faces of the people for there will be
ample corn to furnish all of them
plenty of corn bread.
Beloit Has No Empty Houses.
Beloit looks prosperous. Every BUSH
ness house and residence is occupied
Some new buildings are under way, in
Guiding the double business house of
c. N Houghton: 1. D. Young will erect
q fine office block. and the Gazette
Times will build modern printing Of
ice; the United Brethren are building
q $4,000 modern church: the burning
o. two old shacks necessitates the cree
nf
ness house; the appropriation IS liable
to be made in time for work to COM
mence in 1910 on the new government
has been purchased; the completion of
the new business house of H. F. Shurtz
dealer in poultry, butter and eggs, and
the enlargement of the building of
Everett & Smith, dealers in produce
The remodeling of the new furniture
house of 3. r. Bracken gives his husi-
ness double Its former capacity The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
ENDED STRUGGLE WITH ACID.
Tired of Life Fort Scott Woman Drank
Fatal Draught.

Fort Scott, kan, Sept. 22.-The
lifeless body of Lena Wutke, an 1s-
year-old girl, was found in her apart
ment on the second floor of A. Wat
kins' home by Marguerite, the little
danebter of Mr. Watkins. The little
girl thought at first that she was
merely sleeping, but when she failed
to awaken, she called the other mem
hers of the family, who found that she
CarboIic acid taken with suicidal in
tent was the cause of death. All are
at a loss to assign a motive for tne
deed and attribute it to a temporary
fit of insanity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
BABY BORN ON A TRAIN.
Mrs Wiscombe of Topeka Is Mother of
Little Chap.

Manhattan, Kan, Sept. ga little
chap weighing nine pounds delayed
the big, fast Union Pacific passenger
train No 103 thirty minutes, and for
a while he attracted more attention
than the biggest, the richest, the most
influential man on the train.
His mothre, Mrs. Wiscombe, was on
her way from Topeka to Victoria,
Kan, to join her husband, who is a
building foreman, and the train on
which she was riding was making
about sixty miles an hour between
Belvue and Wamego when the young
man decided to enter the big, busy
world.
The train was held half an hour at
Wamego while a physician was pro-
cured for Mrs Wiscombe and the train
proceeded to this city, where the
mother and baby were taken off and
transferred to Park View hospital.
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BISHOP oUAYLE MAKES RECORD.
Raised $4,000 for New Methodist
Church at Parsons.

Parsons, Kan, Sept. 22.-If Bishop
w. A. Quayle had placed the time
limit at thirty minutes, instead of
twenty minutes, enough money would
have been raised to have paid for the
new church building of which the
people of the First Methodist church
will soon commence construction on
the site of the one that burned.
AS it was, $4,000 was raised in
world record of $1,000 a minute, made
by a Chicago church AS it is, the
Parsons First Methodist church holds
the Kansas record, but it was on fast
track that this record was made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22

German National banks new home will
be beauty. The remodeling of this
building will cost about $4,000. Tile
floors will be put down in the lobby,
while the furniture will all be new.
This bank will install 500 safety boxes,
besides a new Corliss safe. The up
stairs Of this building VIII be fixed up
for the Knights Of Columbus lodge,
which has a membership of about 125,
and when completed this hall will be
one of the finest in Beloit. With all
these improvements going on, it doesn't
look as if the people are badly dis
couraged on account of the partial loss
OF the corn crop.
City Has Much to Be Proud OF.
Beloit is the site of the State Indus
trial School for Girls; it is the county
seat of the only county in the United
States in which woman holds the Of
flee of probate Judge; it is the home
of one of the leading Republican can
didateS for congress; the town is the
home of lawyer who wants to be the
eral: it is the home of a man who
could have been appointed census SUI
pervisor of the Sixth district, worth
about 1880 for the term of about ten
months, and who would have had no
less than 500 enumerators to appoint;
it is the home of a former Democratic
candidate for congress; the present
congressman from the Sixth district
county; this town was the home of a
former supreme court justice, now de-
ceased; and Beloit is the home of
a former candidates for congress, now
living, and another now dead. With
all these representative people, living
and dead, is it any wonder that Beloit
is known on the maps far and near?
Prof. A. P. Gregory. the editor
teacher, has been chosen superintend-
ent of the Beloit city schools. Mr..
Gregory was former publisher of the
Cawker City Ledger, and later the
Frankfort Review. He has had wide
experience in school work.
Some comment has been made-oc-
casioned by the incr ease in Beloit city
taxes. It is said the new waterworks
system is responsible, but when the
people discard the muddy, dirty river
water for good wholesome, clear and
pure well water. they ought to forget
the increase in the city taxes.
One of the beautiful homes which
will adorn Beloit is being erected by
P. G. Chubbic, at a cost of about $5,-
900. He wants a place so he can en-
terrain his friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22

and medics are to wear green buttons.
Dates were also set when the class
election must be held. This was done
so that the officers of last year 8
classes could not set the date for the
election to suit the convenience of
their machine.
The dates are as follows:
Freshmen and sophomore election
Septemb Der 2S; Junior, September 90
and the senior election is to be held
October g..
Dan Nevinger of Galena is presi-
dent of the student council and
George Neal of Lawrence is secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
MUST RETURN TO FAMILY.
If Charles A. ZabrislEie Does Not He
VIII Lose $4,000.

Boonton, N. J.. Sept 2z-Unless
Charles A. zabriskie returns to his
family here within four years he VIII
lose a legacy of $25. 200, according to
the viii of his father. which has been
filed for probate. Zabriskie dis
appeared two years ago and sub
sequently was mentioned In a divorce
action.
In his will his father states that
the $4,000 left to Charles will revert
to his younger brother. when the lat
ter becomes % years old which Is
four years hence unless Charles re-
appears and reconciles himself with
the family. Nothing has been heard
from his since he left.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22

was contracted for by the Hogan
Milling company several months before
it was matured at a sliding scale, with
the top price at $1.04.
When the grain was threshed Mr..
Wahlie said that part of it had been
damp and did not grade up as was ex-
pected, but notwithstanding this the
price he received by contracting was
the crop with the exception of 1000
bushels was sold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
HUTCHINSON NEGRO PLEADS.
Is Sentenced to Penitentiary for MUIR
der of j. ID. Brown.

Hutchinson, Kan, Sept 22.-Wm.
Franklin, the negro, charged with the
murder of John D. Brown a white
man of Pratt, on Main street in
Hutchinson one Sunday night last
April, entered a plea of guilty of first
degree manslaughter in district court.
He was sentenced by District Judge
c. F. Branine to hard labor in the
state penitentiary for an indetermin-
ate period of five to twenty-one years.
1T was booze that did it," remark
ed Franklin, as he was led back to
his cell at the county jail to await
transfer to the state prison. 1T don't
remember killing him, Nbut = was
drunk and didn't know What I was
doing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
ROCKEFELLER IS GENEROUS.
presented Carload of Crude Petroleum
to Manhattan.

Manhattan, Kan. Sept. 22.-In Tine
standard Oil company has presented
the city of Manhattan with a eaa at4ao
oranna north of the city park, along
tn 81 stretch Of road that had been oiled
This street so far as it extends in the
CITY limits has been graded down, mus
80 o1,irr the oiled surface. AS soon
as the grade is established this street
will be oiled again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
BLUE CAPS FOR FRESHMEN.
Student Council at X. q. Designates
Class Distinctions.

Lawrence, kan, Sept. 22.-The stu
dent council of the university has met
and adopted a resolution to the ef-
feet that all freshmen boys on an
after October Is, will have to appear
ION the hill'' and on the athletic field
wearing blue skull caps.
To distinguish which school a
freshmen is in, the council also de-
cided that college freshmen must have
a white button on their caps, engin-
GERS a yellow button and pharmics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
sALINA MAN BUY WATER PLANT.
City Council Has Called an Election
for November 2nd.

Salina, Kan. Sept. 22.-The city
council has called a special election
for November to vote on the ppopo-
sition of the city purchasing the local
waterworks plant.
The opposition presented a remon-
STRANGE signed by four hundred names,
but the members of the council be-
lieved that the people should have an
opportunity to vote on municipal own
ershfp and disregarded the remon-
STRANGE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
Sits ALFALFA NO TENNEssEE.
Gus Bruno of Lawrence Has Order for
500 Tons.

Lawrence, Kan, Sept. .22.-Gus
Bruno, formerly county commissioner,
who lives five miles west of here, has
taken a contract to ship 500 tons of
Douglas county alfalfa to Tennessee
to to large dairyman there.
Mr.. Bruno has been supplying
large dairy grim out of Nashville for
several years, but this year so great
has become the demand for Kansas
alfalfa, they sent orders for 500 tons
of the great Kansas hay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
CIDER GAS EXPLODED.
IeavenwOrth Farmer Badly Burned
While Painting a Tank.

Leavenwcrth, Kan. Sept. 22.-Samuel
Parisa, farmer of Delaware township,
this county, was severely burned while
painting a cider tank.
While inside the tank he lighted
match and an explosion followed 1t is
believed that there was gas in the tank.
William Parisa, working inside the
tank with his father, was burned. but
not severely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
BIG BLAZE Ar SOLOMON.
Early Morning Fire Consumes Two
Store Buildings.

Solomon, Kan, Sept. 22.-Fire was
discovered in the Tom CARLY grocery
the building occupied by T. Che1lis'
restaurant and both were destroyed.
For time many other buildings
were in danger but heroic work and
the fact that there was little wind
saved them from being consumed.
Everything in the CARLY and Chellis
buildings was consumed. The loss will
aggregate several thousand dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
TO OPEN sARBACH ELEVATORS
Eight Properties Taken Over by w. ID.
Kuhn of Holton.

Holton, Kan, Sept. CIV. D. Kuhn
of Holton has taken over the eight
grain elevators of the Midland Grain
company. which were operated by AL
bert Sarbach, who committed suicide
recently in Kansas City.
These elevators are in Holton, Nnaga,
Larkin. Halfmound, Boyle, Winchester
Easton and Circleville The elevators
have been shut down since Sarbach's
death Operations will be resumed in a
few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
BIG YIELD OF WHEAT.
Geary County Farmer Threshed Over
10000 Bushels

Junction City, Kan, Sept. a.
Charlie Waffle, one of the largest land
owners in the county, has finished
threshing his wheat and states that his
yield is q little over 10000 bushels.
This yield comes from field of nearly
400 acres, and the most of the wheat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22

Young Mr.. Wiscombe is a healthy boy
and his mothers condition is satisfac-
tory.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-22
TEACHERS
WILL MEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON
OF THIS WEEK.
Five Hundred Dollar Prize For Best
School Exhibit at State
Fair.

The first teachers meeting VIII
be held next Friday afternoon. and
as usual the white schools will be
dismissed az noon. This year the
teachers will take up the study OF
Bagley's classroom Management"
The book will be completed during
the year, and Superintendent J. A.
Carnagey is expecting a successful
year. The management OF the class
room Is important to all teachers. and
In taking up the subject Prof. Car
nagey thinks he has an important
book for the teachers.
The new clocks for the schools
have arrived and today Fred Hoyer
was busy placing them in the class
rooms. The clocks we're ordered by
the school board the summer but
the shipment was delayed.
c. NJ. McGrew. a member OF the
state fair board. of smithland, was
in the city yesterday and notified
Superintendent Carnagey that the
committee had authorized a prize OF
$500 to the school exhibiting the
best exhibit of school work as the
fair next year Superintendent
Crabbe was present with the com
mittee and he will inform the school
officials over the state and the rules
OF the exhibit. The Paducah schools
will make an effort TO get the prize
IL is probable that the amount Will
be increased before next summer.
The II senior class met yesterday
Afternoon and ordered the class pins
The pins will be square with "P. II
IS. 10" while the class colors OF
black and gold will be prominent
Both divisions OF the senior class
have the same class colors.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-22

jealous the people have become OF
the nations wealth, which heretofore
they have permitted TO be stolen
withcut a wo d of protest. Thank
Mr.. Roosevelt for that.
Mr.. Pinchot, chief forester OF the
department of agriculture, Is a rich
man, a scientific forester, educated
abroad, who gave his service to the
country for the love OF the work. His
knowledge was so extensive and his
work so thorough that he was per-
mitted to overstep the bounds of his
department and assume some au-
thorlty in the interior department.
Through his efforts vast tracts of
western land, offered for homesteads,
were arbitrarily withdrawn, because
Of the fear that corporations might
place dummies on the land and steal
coal, timber and water power
Secretary Ballinger, man with a
record for uprightness and courage
as mayor of Seattle, took charge of
the interior department, and in strict
conformity with the law opened some
of the reserved land for entry. A
department employee charged Ballin-
ger with favoring wealthy interests.
Ballinger gave orders for other de-
partments to keep of the preroga-
tives of the interior department here
after, and the matter was put up to
the president.
Knowing the close association be-
tween President Roosevelt and Presi-
dent Taft. the sympathy of the latter
for the policies of the former, and
Taft's courage and sterling honesty,
We feel sure that he would not coun-
tenance anything that even reflects
in the least degree on the probity of
his administration, while, on the
other hand, he would stand by his
subordinates in the face of any critl-
cism.
This is the strength OF Ballinger.
Unfortunately he comes from the
new country. where they despise con-
servation as retarding progress. That
is what causes the suspicion harbored
ocNAhoN boiAAhetlf dCCtHludltO, no
doubt, by a sneaking hope that by
constantly accusing the administra-
tion they may eventually alight on
something that Is damaging. Pinchot
is above suspicion. If he overstepped
the line of the law in protecting the
public domain, he did II for the
single purpose of securing to the
people all that he could. His duty is
not to interpret law, but save the
domain. We sincerely trust that both
Ballinger and Pinchot will remain in
public service; but there is no dis
guising the fact-and regardless of
the merits of the case-that in view
of the public temper, Pinchot's resig-
nation would hurt like sixty, while
his remaining in Office discredits
those, who are attacking Ballinger.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-22
STEAMERS SUNK
BELLE OF BENDS, BUCK ELK,
CONNERS AND FAwN.
The Red Onion, OF the Morrissey Mos
quito Fleet and Number of Pleas
ure Launches Go 20 Bottom.

Vicksburg, Miss. Sept. 22.-The
Belle of the Bends, the local Green
vile packet, and the finest steamer
OF the Vicksburg fleet, was sunk by
the hurricane which swept Vicksburg
and Is now under nine feet of water
at Peeler's Landing, about 80 miles
north of here. She was bound for
Greenville and when the storm struck
her she was run into a cove and tied
up in shallow water. II Is supposed
that she struck a snag while shifting
with the wind, and her hull was stove
in. All on board escaped.
The Buck Elk. the Connors and
Fawn, of the Houston Bros saw mill
were sunk. The Red Onion, of the
Morrissey gasoline feet, as we'll as a
considerable number of gasoline
pleasure boats, the property OF yari-
Gus vicksburgers, also went to the
bottom during the hurricane.
The Buck Elk will prove a total
loss II was worth about $4,000, and
the owner has insurance on the craft
amounting TO $500.
Near the eastern bank OF the Yazoo
canal part of the wreck OF the ferry
boat may be seen above the water.
II will prove a total wreck.
There were watchmen on all the
steamboats,. but all of them got
ashore before the vessels went down.
The steamboats, Peerless and Mary
H. Miller broke loose from their
moorings and were blown down to
the mouth of the canal and then
stranded along the sand bar on the
Mississippi side. near West Pass.
So strong was the force OF the wind
that two-inch hawsers on the Miller
boats we're snapped like threads,
though the coils were brand new,
having been placed on the vessels
only a week ago.
The Henry sheldon. OF the same
line, went over TO the assistance OF
the stranded vessels, and II was re-
ported that the Peerless and the
Mary II. Miller suffered only slight
damage.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-22
BILLIONS TO INVEST
FOREIGN CAPITAL AWAITS FED
ERAL REGULATION.
Interstate Commissioner Lane Re-
turns From Europe with Pointers
From Financiers. -

Washington, Sept, 22..-"Hundreds
of millions of dollars are In England,
France and Germany, awaiting In
vestment in American railroad securi-
ties as soon as the investors can be
assured of absolute federal regulR-
ton"
This statement was made by Com
missioner Franklin X. Lane. OF the
Interstate commerce commission, who
has Just returned from a trip of
nearly three months in Europe. lie
visited, in his Journey England.
France. Germany, Switzerland and
Italy. and studied the railroad situa-
ton in all OF these countries.
MEN of money abroad" continued
Commissioner Lane. "are satisfied
that America Is on the eve OF a phe-
nomenal era OF prosperity, and are
ready and anxious to invest their
money In any stable enterprise In
this country: but what is wanted is
some assurance from the government
that their Investments will be pro-
tected In a fair way. They would
like to see the capitalization of our
railroads hedged about BY federal
legislation. so that a purohased of
stock would - assured OF getting
what he paid for. with the enact
ment OF law to prevent overcapltall-
zatlon, American railroads would
have no dlficulty In obtaining in
Europe the money necessary for their
development
Commissioner Lane will leave
Washington the latter part OF the
week for Chicago, where he will at
tend meeting OF the demurrage
committee OF the National Associa-
tion OF Railroad Commissioners. After
the meeting at Chicago he will join
the other members OF the commission
on the Pacific coast trip at Spokane.