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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-04
Caught in Wheel. Ear Torn on.

MELVILLE, Feb. 4-whirled on q fly
wheel and expecting each minute to be
killed. was the experience Of Henry Lober,
of South Millvllle, at the Menantico Bleach
and Dye Works yesterday. A fellow
workman shut off the power. One OF
Lober's ears was torn of.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-04
Torpedo Mains school Children.

PASSAIC, Feb. A railroad torpedo ex-
ploded in the hands of 1+-year-old Gustave
Harkie while he was in the Wellington
Public School, and three of his fingers were
blown off. Part OF the cartridge struck
Jennie Muller, Il years old, and tore off
her ear.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-04

NEW BRUNSWICK. Feb. 4-John Con-
nor, jr., a clerk In the National Bank in
Metuchen, is confined TO his bed for the
fourth time with a broken leg, this time
the result of a fall OF the ice.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-04
Council Ends Firemen's Split.

BURLINGTON, Feb. 4.-After delegates
to the city firemen's convention had cast
over four hundred ballots at different ses-
sions in futile efforts to choose a sue
cessor to Fire Chief Frank B. Stockton.
City Council ended the contest by choosing
George w. Slack.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-04

CAMDEN, Feb. 4.-Living alone in a
handsomely furnished home at MS Broad
way, Mrs. Elizabeth Dobbins, mother of the
Rev. John Y. Dobbins, a prominent min
lister of the Methodist Episcopal Confer
'ence, fell downstairs and was found I'M
conscious. She is "a years old.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-04
Reflect Jersey Golf President.

PLAINFIELD, Feb. 4~.-Leixhton CAL
kins, president of the New Jersey Coll
Association. and formerly secretary of the
Metropolitan Golf Association, has been
reelected president of the Plainfield Cour-
Try Glib.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-04
city Has Anti-spittinr Force.

BAYoNNE, Feb. 4-Mayor Garven has
appointed Health Commissioner Edward
S. Benson, Herman Klein, George Green
ley, James Knight and Jerry Lisk special
policemen to begin a warfare against spit
ting in trolley cars.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-04
Reduce Oldest Ma. ON Force.

CRAWFORD, Feb. 4.-Sergeant James
Hennessey, the Oldest member of the force,
has been reduced to patrolman. Patrol
The shakeup Is the result of the escape of
William Sanderson from the Crawford jail
last week.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-04
Trenton After plumbers' Convention.

the Chambe. of Commerce. will leave to-
morrow night for Omaha, Neb., where the
National Association OF Plumbers and
Stes mfitters will hold its convention next
week. Mr.. Crum. ny direction of the
Chamber of Commerce. will endeavor to
nave the association hold its next conven-
ton in this city.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-04
pIainaeId,. joint Celcbratiou.

observe "Oid Home week and commAmn-
rate the fortieth anniversary of the city's
birth under its present Smarter. The Board
Of Trade will tonight plan for the celebra-
ton.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-04
wants Daughter to Return.

VINELAND, Feb. A general alarm
has been sent out for Miss Mary Jessica
Turner, of Vineland, who is supposed to be
in hiding in Pittsburg. Her mother, Mrs.
William Connolly. said her daughter had
left home some time ago as the result of a
disagreement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

pension bills for George w. Coffey. Luther
r. Johnson. Joseph Lyons, and simon
Shaw.
Mr. Latta. the Kansas man, who is as
sistant secretary to President RooseVelt,
is almost a daily visitor at the capitol. he
did not miss but one day last Week.
bringing a message and sometimes two or
three every day. The Foxy Quillers IN the
senate are getting wise, and when tney
have an intimation that Mr.. batta IS
nearby. some one of them moves execu-
tive session. and the honorable secretary
is left without to walt.
A new postal station viii be establshed
for the Kansss City postoffice on the tlrsI
of February It will be No. II, and locat-
ed between Tenth street and Minnesota
avenue.
Edwin D. Mover has been appointed a
CITY letter carrier for the Lawrence post
office John c. Mcdonald was also Sc
lected for a similar position IN the wien
ita office.
Kansans in Washington: Mrs. r; G
Langdon Mrs. Russell c. Layden, 3 F.
Meade. All are from Fort LeavenWorth.
and stopping at the Shorehan.
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Shrub is FAST.
The Englishman Won Relay
Race Over Three Men.
His Speed Was Easily Beyond
That of His Opponents.
DISTANCE 12 MILES.
VictOr's Time One Hour, ) Min
utes and 81 Seconds.
MI. LOngbOat Will Evidently
Have Worthy Foe.

New York, Jan. 11.-Alfred Shrubb,
the English professional runner. won
the twelve-mile relay race at Madison
Square Garden Saturda-- night, defeat
ing a relay of three men, who ran four
miles each. Shrubs time was hour
5 minutes, 81 seconds.
The English champion was pitted
against three speedy professional run
ners, Frank N. Kenaly of Cambridge,
Mass; Fred Simpson, an Ojibway In
dian. and Tom Williams of Somerville,
Mass. Shrubb showed world OF
speed and had little difficulty in rum
min away with the race from the
outset. Kenaly, who started with him,
was outrun from the third lap on,
Shrubb having established a lead of
quarter of a mile when Simpson. the
Indian, took up the race at the end or
the fourth mile. The Ojibway ran
splendidly but failed to gain an 1nch
on Shrubb, who held Simpson on even
terms all the way for the next four
miles.
Williams took up the last relay and
pulled Shrubs lead down to half lap.
When the tests came towards the close
of the race. however he was outspr1nt-
ed Shrubb showing ample reserve pow
er and winning out by 900 yards.
The five-mile professional handicap
was won bv Mike Spring. with a hand1-
cap of forty-five seconds; Bob Hallen,
New York, thirty-five seconds, second,
and Samuel c. Myers, Cambridge.
Mass. scratch, third. Time 2S:O4 40.
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BRISTOW TO HELP THEM
VIII Aid CaIifornians in Fight Against
Increased Freight Rates.

San Francisco. Cal. Jan. 1.-THE
shippers of California have enlisted
the aid of Joseph L. Bristow, United
States senator-elect from Kansas. in
their struggle against the increased
freight rates. Bristow made a spec
ial trip to California a few years ago
to investigate transportation condi-
tionS for President Roosevelt. His
report recommended that a govern
ment line of steamers be placed on
the run between San Francisco and
the isthmus of Panama. Up to the
present time no action has been taken
on the report.
When the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe announced the increase in
freight tariffs a number of local ship
pers wrote to Bristow, asking for ad-
vice and assistance. Isdor Jacobs has
received a reply from Bristow, written
at Salina, Kan, December 26. The
letter pledges his support, but Bristow
adds that he does not look for the
legislation he proposed during the
present session. He states further
that Senators Perkins and Flint of
California are opposing his sugges-
lions.
Bristow's letter in part follows:
81 am receiving quite a number of
communications in regard to this pro-
posed advance in freight rates. When
1 get to Washington. which will be in
the latter part of February, 1 hope
people in the consideration of the
important questions involved in this
subject. I don't think anything will
done during this session of congress
along the line of the recommended
lions of my report. The trouble is
that both senators from California
are opposing the recommendations I
made"
The senator-e1ect intends to go
even further to aid the California
shippers. He has written to friends
here that he proposes to call a con-
ference at Washington Of men in
terested in the subject to discuss
remedial legislation. AS this meeting
such matters as the physical valua-
ton of railroads, the suspension of
new rates pending a hearing before
the commission and other topics per-
tinent to the transportation situation
will be discussed.
The San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce has already urged congress
to enact the Fulton bill; which pro-
vides that changes in existing rates
may be held up by the commission
until an inquiry has been held into
the reasonableness of the proposed
tariffs. It is pointed out that had this
act been passed by the last congress
the railroad companies could not have
put the advanced schedule into effect.
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TO REPEAL TWo-oENT RATE.
Business Interests Will Petition Penn
syIvania Legislature.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. lit is an
nounced that a bill will be introduced
in the next session of the Pennsylvania
legislature for a repeal of the 2 cent a
mile passenger rate law. This action
is to be taken not so much in the in
terest of the railroads as because it has
been found that the law has worked to
the disadvantage of the business inter-
ests in communities where the smaller
roads have been forced to curtail SER
vice.
The act has been declared unconstitu-
tional so far as the Pennsylvania road
is concerned and can not be enforced
against it. The law. therefore, has be-
come special legislation bearing une-
QuaIIy on certain roads. An investiga-
ton of conditions has shown that four
fifths of the small connecting roads and
lnarroW-gauge lines have withdrawn
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ideas and the later missionaries who
went there were in some cases drawn
from among American university stu
dents and took with them baseball as
their favorite sport. The Japanese
quickly initiated this and today there
is talk of a Japanese team touring
America to see how they would show
up with American university teams.
Their natural athletic ability, their
quickness of judgment and eye make
them remarkably well qualified for the
game and they like it. It is said by
men who have seen the Japanese in
action that should they come to Amer
lea with a team, while they would I'M
doubleday be outclassed owing to their
lack of training and coaching, still
they would make a showing which
would be a great surprise TO every
American fan.
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q q q REMOVES THE CAUSE
80. OF CKTARRH

No remedy that does not entirely the OF catar from the
remains contaminated with the impurities and catarrhal matters
body will kptin of irritation and disease Sprays lotions and
other relieve the
feeling in the head buzng noises in the % feeling
blood disorder and until has been entirely driven from
the from the blood It attacks the disease at its head and by thor
ele of pur and at the time encng the blood allows the
dsageeable S. S. reaches down
a medic fire. 70
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
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WITHOUT a TOWN QUARREL.
Marshal at WeIIsviIIe Quits After IS
Years of Fussing.

WeIlsville, Kan, Jan. 11.-City
Marshal w. L. Langden has resigned
his office here and will leave at once
for California. He had held the office
continuously for fourteen years, and,
in, that time, had appeared regularly,
on duty and off duty, in a regular
policemans uniform and carrying a
policeman's "billy." For a number of
years he has been the cause of the
only excitement at the time of city
election the question being whether
ne should be retained in office
Two years ago the election for
mayor resulted in tie and in the
drawing the anti-Langden mayor was
elected. The mayor attempted to APP
point a man in his stead, but the
council refused to confirm and
Langden has been holding the office
until this time.
His resignation will leave the city
without a town quarrel, the first time
for thirteen years.
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BRUSH DENIES THE STORY.
Brands as Untrue Tale That He Owns
Interest in Cardinals

New York, Jan. 11.-John T. Brush
has branded as untrue a story which
came out of st. Louis to the effect
that he had purchased a controlling
interest in the st. Louis National
league club. The president of the
Giants declared he was in no wise
interested in the Cardinals, more than
wishing Roger Bresnahan, their new
manager, all the success in the world.
81 have made no effort to buy the
st. Louis club" said Mr.. Brush. ST
am quite content with my present
holdings in New York; I have a win
ner at the Polo grounds, and do not
care to speculate with possibilities.
AS far as 1 know, Stanley Robson has
no thought of selling his interests in
to purchase a tail ender.''
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WHY CHANCE WON'T LEAVE.
Manager Murphy Says the Player
Makes More Than $4,000 Yearly.

Chicago, III. january 1T have
heard" said Charles Murphy. "of the
$25. 900 alleged to have been offered
Frank Chance by the California out
laws-$25, 600 for two years service.
Well, including his dividends, etc,
Frank Chance makes more than $685.
900 every year, not every two years,
with the Cubs. This may surprise
folks, but it is the truth. Chance
makes over 1000 yearly right here.
and I don't think he is apt to accept
any outlaw offers while he has such
sums coming his way
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0TTNNEsoTA's GOOD YEAR.
me Gophers Football Team Show
Earnings of $26. 1O3.4S.

/
Minneapolis, Mimi Ian 1.-THE
net football receipts at the University
OF Minnesota totaled $26,10S.48 for
the season of 1908, as compared with
S25,S16.OS for the preceding year.
Inese amounts do not take into con-
sideration the expenses during the
season. but are the share of the Gopf-
er institution of all the gate receipts
at games in which Minnesota partici-
pated.
Northrup field were $3632527 of
which one-half went to the opposing
team Minnesota's share, amounting
to SIS, 1888. is added to half of the
receipts OF the Chicago game, which
was played at Chicago.
Last year the total receipts at the
home games were $48, 6O7.26 and
Minnesota's share from the wiscon-
sin game, which was the only con-
test played away from home, was
$151245
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An Ozark Tract for Boston.

Hot Springs, Ark, Jan. IA tract
south of this city, formerly used as a
race course, has been leased by the
Boston American league baseball
team as a spring training grounds
The lease runs for five years and was
signed Tuesday by Treasurer Hugh
McBreen of the Boston team. The
Hubites will arrive here March 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
CAN BUY HER A NEW GOWN.
Woman Drenched by Santa Fe En-
CINE Awarded S25.

Wichita, Jan. IA peculiar &C
cident at the Santa F'e passenger sta
ton cost the company S25 and ruined
the clothing of a lady passenger. A
blow-off valve on the locomotive at
tached to train No. 406, while stand
ing at the platform, suddenly became
opened, and the woman was drenched
in the stream of water and steam
from the valve A claim agent for
the company was on the platform and
settled the damages to clothing and
the injured feelings of the passen ger
with a check for $25.
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JAPANESE LIKE BASEBALL.
y College Nine May Tour the United
States Soon.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE great
American game has spread over the
world wherever Americans have an in
huence. The Rhodes scholarship in
the English universities has been the
means of furthering baseball in con-
sentative England, although the Eng
Iishmen do not take to the American
game with anything like the quickness
of other countries.
For example, when the American
missionaries first went into Japan they
carried with them many American
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Boss Tweed's Trumpet Found.

New York, Jan. IA trumpet
which has just been unearthed in a
sand pile along the East river is de-
clared by one of the few Surviving
members of volunteer engine company
No. 6, as having been the one used by
BOSS Bilr' Tweed, formerly leader of
Tammany hall. Edward Brennan, the
old fireman, says that Tweed as fore
man led big Six with the trumpet
in the days of the rival volunteer fire
companies, that he gave it to Brennan
and that it was lost forty years ago in
a fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
BEATS GOLD MINING.
Farmer Near Berne Selling His Land
at S125 and Sos Per Acre

Sabetha. Jan. I'm J. Steiner,
the farmer near Bern, has bought Gus
Steibler jr.'s farm just west of Sabetha
for SIPS per acre. There are 100 acres
in the tract making S13,5O0 which the
land brought Mr.. Steiner will move
into the place March 1 and will farm
it, Six years ago Mr.. Steiner bought
quarter section of land near Bern
for $1,000. He has just sold it for
$1,000 or about $10S an acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
HUNG HERSELF TO y RAFTER.
Mrs. Roth, Near Lakin, Long an In
valid. Became Despondent.

Lakin. Kan, Jan. 11.-Mrs. w. j.
Roth living fourteen miles northwest
of this place, committed suicide
Saturday by hanging herself from a
rafter in the kitchen. She has been
an invalid for several years and the
cause is attributed to dependency.
The husband, w. ]. Roth, will be
remembered as the man who sus-
tanned injuries by falling from the
capitol building in Topeka several
years ago, and who has since tried
several times to secure passage of a
bill for damages.
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Killed in q Quarrel.

Pittsburg. Kan, Jan. John
Cavallo was shot and killed by James
FAIRY as the result of a quarrel over
the division line between their lots
in Curranville, ten miles north of
here. Both men were miners en-
ployed at the Central Coal and Coke
company mine near that camp. III
feeling had existed between the two
men for months
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X. e. &c. Nebraska II.

Lawrence, Kan, Jan 1.-THE Kan
sas basketball team took the second
game from the Nebraska five Saturday
night by the score of sc to II. The
Nebraska team showed an improve
ment in form since their defeat Friday
night, and fought for the game to the
end Kansas had but little advantage
early in the game, and the first half
closed with the score II to 9 in favor
of Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
NEW BRIDGE AT SYRACUSE.
Contract Let for Steel Structure
Across the Arkansas.

Syracuse, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE con-
tract for the construction of the new
100 foot steel bridge across the
Arkansas river at this place, was let
to the Wichita Construction company
for S21.990. 1t is to be completed
within the next 12O days and will con-
sist of eight 80 foot spans with a six
teen foot roadway. This will place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
McI,ean Wins MOTORCYCLE Race.

Boston, Jan. 11.-Hugh Mclean of
motor paced bicycle champion, Satur-
day night defeated Menus Bedell of
New York in a 20-miIe paced race at
the Park Square coliseum by a half
lap. The time was 3S minutes, 80
seconds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
[. NJ. PenweII
Undertaken and EmbaImer
5lI Quincy Street
Both PGOnes I92

ers OF the old-fashioned garden, and on a
little Stool he sat. under a tree, bent with
IT'S load of ripe peaches. beside the cook.
VINO was plucking a chicken. He watched
mat p!uckfng operation gravely for some
time. Then he said: do We take Off their
clotnes every noight. acknowledgements.
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Big Years sale of Eggs.

Fred Kelm reports the sale of SGT
dozen eggs, from December 26, 1907 to
December 26, 1908. Certainly a good
showing for a town chicken farm
kept as a side line by a busy carpen-
ter-Seneca Courier.
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LumIey to Manage Superbas

New York, Jan. 11.-President Chas.
H. Ebbetts of the Brooklyn baseball
club announces that he has signed
Harry Lumley as manager of the
superbas for 1909. Lunley played
right field on the Brooklyn team last
season and was second choice for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
sells Farm at $50 Per Acre.

VIM, Palmer sold A. s. Coles's farm
of 100 acres in Valley township last
week for $50 per acre cash, to A. w.
Hand of Chicago. The new owner
will move with his family to his newly
purchased farm next spring or sum-
mer.-Barber County Index
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AItfzer to the White sox.

Cleveland, Jan. 11--Dave AItizer,
utility man Of the Cleveland American
league team, has been sold to the Chi
cage American league team. The
price is not announced. Altizer was
bought from Washington last year
with Pitcher Ffalker1berg for $4,000.
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One evening last summer on the farm, a
little slum child. a country weeKer, was
enjoying his first glimpse of pastoral life
The setting sun gflded the grass and flow
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no DISCUS LEGISLATION.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE execu-
tive and legislative committees of the
Kansas Federation of Labor met here
in annual session. Reports were
heard and needed legislation dis
cuSSed.
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To the People of Kansas:

The legislature will convene in regular
session within the next few days. The
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL is the official
state publication, and will accordingly pub
each day the work of both the house and
senate.
It will be the only paper to publish the
new laws and amendments made effective
on publication in the official state paper.
Accordingly, the STATE JOURNAL is
naturally the paper you and your friends
will want for legislative news.
The rate by mail for the daily is 3Oc per
month, 60c for two months, 90c for three
months, ST. 90 for 100 calendar days, $1.8O
for six months, So 60 per year.
Subscription for the daily by mail, covering
the period of the legislature, so cents.
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managerial position. Ebbetts was de-
sirous OF securing BIZ Dahlen, the Bos-
ION shortsop, to manage his team, but
after a prolonged try he finally gave
up nope and selected Lumley
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure
z. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c
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EmDloyer-Why were you discharged
from your last place? AppHcant-For good
behavior. Employer-What do you mean
by that? .Applicant-They took three
months on my sentence.-Cleveland
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most of their passenger trains because
they could not be operated profitably al
the cent a mile rate.
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at Syracuse one of the most sub
stantial bridges to be found in the
Arkansas valley and is well placed on
the most travelled highway in south
western Kansas.