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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
TAKE RIGHT A HOLD.
East side Citizens Plan Drainage
District.

Last night a meeting Of the East
side Improvement association was
held for the purpose of discussing the
matter of forming drainage district
sfe7.s z ne drama ge-of- the whole -5hun-
ganunga district, the work of the
board not to be confined by any
means purely to the East side. A
committee was appointed consisting
of Lee Herring, w. ]. Rickenbaehef
Charles Darby, and Frank Curry, 70
make the preliminary, preparations
and details for the work.
Petitions will be circulated III the
near future for the formation or the
drainage board which VIII represent
the property owners of the Shungan-
unga flood district. a charter viii
be asked for from the state of Nan-
sas. and the board will come under
the head of county commissioners
This board will perform such duties
as will be necessary to adequately
handle the entire flood question with
in the city limits. For number or
wears conditions have been serious in
this district and now comes the time
when it is considered that the only
remedy is concerted action on the
part of the citizens in the part of the
city which is effected by the annual
floods
In order to form a board to cope
with the proposition it is necessary
that two fifths of the tax payers of
this district sign the petitions before
a hearing before the board of county
com niSsiOnerS is obtained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28

are signed, it shall be agreed that an
additional forfeit of $1,000 be put up
with the stakeholder and that this sum
Of $4,000 shall go as a side bet Now
II Jack johnson wants to make good
and have an interesting session which
he has been talking about let him put
up his money. Pending the selection
of final stakeholder, who must be
reputable sporting man, 1 have placed
the forfeit of 5000 with Bob Edgren
should prefer John p. Clark, of Sar
Francisco, as stakeholder"
Jeffries said he would be ready L
fight within five months and that h
now weighs 235 pounds stripped.
He will leave here on August 3. 70
Carlsbad. where he will begin prelim
mary training at the watering place II
Bohemia. He viii be gone for sii
weeks. Meanwhile his sparring part
ner, Sam Berger, win remain in tht
city to receive bids for the fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28

the corporation. The Commercial Ma
tional of Kansas City is the largest
subscriber. having paid in $4,000.
The Fourth National of Wichita
comes next with $3.50. The two
EmpOria banks and one at Atchison
have paid $500 each. The First
National Of Bonner Springs is tho
smallest subscriber, with $500.
The application of the national
bankers has been referred to the at
torney general for an opinion as to
the legality of the company under the
law. As Mr.. Jackson is now in Kan
sas City engaged in taking testimony
in the Standard Oil custer suits and
will not be back until tomorrow. it is
now likely that he will deliver an
opinion in this case before the last
of this week or the first of next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
SOLD aIoRTGAGED PROPERTY.
For This LemiN Craig Is Arrested
and Must Return to Missouri.

Lemix Craig. wanted at Independ-
q &c for selling mortgaged property.
vas arrested this morning by Deputy
Sheriff Sauls ard Jailer aBiless The
sheriff from Independence was in To
reka looking for the man several days.
ago but he was at that time working
on farm. Since then he has come
INTO the city to work at the CONNER
cial hotel where he was found TODAY.
Craig explains that it was no inten-
ton of his to 90 wrong hut that it
occurred through his desire to help his
uncle who kept a pool room III hide
e nCence. The property consisting of
Two pool tables and some chairs were
turned ove1 to the young man who in
turn sold them and paid off his un-
cles debts
a. B. Clark held a mortgage on the
tables, however, and will have the man
prosecuted. The property sold for $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28

benefit of autoists in that portion of
the city. This will necessitate con-
siderable change over the present ar
rangement of the building. The stalls
will be torn out and a metallic ceiling
put in. Work will commence i'm
mediately, some of the required Ium-
Der being already on the ground
Mr.. E. Bennett, who also owned the
governors mansion. built this struc-
ture some 25 years ago He was an
importer of fancy breeds of horses
especially Percherons, but when the
depression came following the boom
in Topeka it became necessary for
him to sell out. SaIthouse and Norris
were proprietors of the establishment
for about five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
HIS MONEY TALKS.
JeTries Posts Forfeit of $1,000 to
Bind johnson Fight.

New York, July 28-James J. JEFF
fries posted a forfeit of $1,000 with Rob-
ert Edgren, a sporting writer, this
afternoon as evidence of good faith
that he is willing to meet Jack johnson.
Jeffries had planned to post the for
felt a few days prior to his departure
to Europe, but decided quickly after
reaching here that the sooner the I'M
certainty regarding the matter was
settled, the better it would be.
Il have posted this sum-" said JEFF
fries. ito show my friends that I am in
earnest in my declaration that / ain
willing to defend the title of heavy
weight champion. I only stipulate that
the fight must be anywhere from 20 20
100 rounds in length and that it be
fought before the club offering the
largest purse. Also when the articles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
FOR TOPEKA EXHIBIT.
One Is Planned at Irrigation EXPOSE
ton in Chicago.

The board of directors of the To-
peka Real Estate Exchange met at
the Commercial club today to discuss
with E. P. HoYey of the immigration
department of the Rock Island Rail-
way company, the matter of arTang-
ing for an exhibit at the lands and
irrigation exposition to be held at the
Coliseum in Chicago for the two
weeks commencing November 20
Mr.. Slower is giving Topeka the
first choice of space after the govern
ment and railway companies have Sc
cured what space they desire. He
pointed out that an exhibit from To-
peka and Shawnee county would be
a most excellent way Of advertising as
there will probably be hundreds of
thousands of persons visiting the ex-
position who are constantly on the
look out for investments.
Mr.. Scott Hopkins said that here
tOfore the western part of the state
has been extensively advertised by
the railways and otherwise, but there
from the Kansas river to Oklahoma
where land is cheap and opportunities
excellent Mr.. n. B. Burge thought
that the exhibit should be confined to
Shawnee county for that means
Shawnee county and Topeka. Mr..
]. VIII Kelley asserted that it would
not be the purpose of advertising in
dividual real estate dealers but for
the benefit of the community as
a whole.
The cost of space would amount. to
$165 and the total cost of getting
together and maintaining a repre-
sentative agricultural exhibit would
cost from $500 to $1,000.
1t was decided to call a joint meet
ing of the directors of the Topeka
Real Estate Exchange. Commercial
club, and Advertising club for tomor-
row noon to discuss the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
WHEAT JUMPS 9 CENTS.
Sells for $1.34 i'll New York, the
Seasons High Point.

New York, July 2S.-The price of
July wheat was advanced &C per
bushel in the New York market today
finally paid $1.34 per busheI which
equaled the high point of-the season.
The price of teh crop of late months
advanced cents a busheI on reports
of black rust in the northwest Up
wards of $50 carloads were taken for
export today. 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
MISSOURI APPEALS.
Will Carry the Railroad Rate Case to
Supreme C5urt.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 2S.-AH ap-
peal to- the United States supreme
court from the decision of Judge
Smith Mcpherson in the Missouri
railroad rate cases was filed by San
ford b Ladd, representing the state
in the United States district court
here today. In his decision Judge
Mcpherson declared that the Missouri
railroad passenger and freight rate
law was confiscatorye and unconstitu-
tiOnal. Mr.. Ladd said an effort would
be made to put the case ahead for an
early decision in the supreme court
The case selected for the appeal was
that of the Burlington railroad This
road has q trunk line across the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
ARRESTED FOR MAKING LOVE,
Boy Is Held But the Girl Is Sent
Home.

Roy Massey, still a boy, and his
especially dem nstrative on North
Beach last evening as the sun had gone
down and left the river shore cool and
inviting. But crowd of rude boys APP
peared upon the scene to worry them
and attracted a gang of mill hands
who Joined in the haunting of the
sweethearts.
Soon the strain was relieved. how
ever, by two patrolmen, Smith and
Weatherly, who rushed headlong into
sent the little girl home to mother and
arrested Massey for disorderIy con-
duct, which might be termed by some
THE Limit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
KANSAS GIRL ELOPES.
Former PaoIa Girl Marries Son of
Wealthy Manufacturer.

Providence, r. l., July 2S.-Frank
S. Jones, jr.. son of wealthy New
York manufacturer, and Miss Gladys
Kemp were married here last night at
the parsonage of st. JOseph's church.
The affair is spoken of an an elope-
ment.
y, Miss Kemp is the daughter of Mrs,
George Kemp, who was Miss Lily Tor
rey Wagstaff of Paola, Kan, prior to
her marriage in Kansas City, Kan, in
1885.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
BARNES CHECKS 1T UP.
Finds Bankers Insurance Company
Has 1897 900 Paid In.

Superintendent Barnes of the in
surance department OF the state in
looking over and checking up the APP
plication OF the national bankers
made yesterday to do business in this
state as a corporation and formed for
the purpose of insuring bank depns-
its. has found that of the S346.55O
capital stock subscribed S267,90 has
been paid up. The company is cap
italized at 100000. There are thirty
five state and 124 national banks IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
PASSING BENNETT BARN
Will Be Made Into an Automobile
Garage by New Owner.

house and Norris stables on West
Eighth avenue have been sold by H.
A. Salthouse to E. w. Chambers The
establishment will be transformed
into an automobile garage for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28

The only toasted cornAakes made
exclusiv ely from yellow corn are
"Yello'' cornhakes. The kind with
the rich 'oorn flavor. Try them. You'll
not go b ack to the old kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
THE
THE
University of Kansas
LAWRENCE KANSAS

A state institution. Ninety-one
counties represented in the stu
dent body in 10000. Unsur-
passed facilities are offered stu
dents in Medicine. Law, Engin-
eering. Pharmacy, Music. Paint
ing, and Liberal Arts. The OPP
portunity for advanced study and
research in the school for gradu-
ates is first class. The laboratory
and library equipment is of the
highest grade. The departments
are under the direction of scholars
with international regulations.
The faculty will number nearly
two hundred during the next bien-
MUM.
For complete cataloG and infor-
nation concerning all depart
ments. address
THE REGISTRAR,
Lawrence, Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28

A few 81. rs and So. so
chiffon wells, Il yards
Iong-white,. pink, blue,
champagne, green-with
plated border. To close
out, SOC.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
EDGE WANTS TO
GET ACQUAINTED

1t complexities matters some
what, if you happen to be law
maker, to have an able and ener-
getic young woman champion your
cause in public and do it well, and
yet be denied the pleasure of that
young woman's> acquaintance.
Especially when you're a bachelor.
Yesterday The Press told what
Miss Emma Mabel Taylor of Sc
attic had to say in favor of Lester
p. Edges clean marriage law.
There were pictures of Miss Taylor
and Mr.. Edge also, and it's a fine
looking pair they made.
Today Mr.. Edge remarks that
he'd like to meet the young
woman. He processes ignorance
that he had such a friend, but is
willing to remedy fate's oversight
in that respect when opportunity
presents itself.
AS remarked before, Edge is a
bachelor. Wouldn't it be romantic ?
However if this further com
plicates matters for Mr.. Edge
right here in Spokane, aDject apol-
ogy is hereby rendered in advance
both to him and to the source of
the complication
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
(By United Press;

VANCOUVER, Wash, July 22.-
While his house, containing $l75
in greenbacks and valuables to the
extent of $1,000, was burning to the
ground, Peter Hanratty, farmer
four miles east of this city, thought
of saving but two things-a clock
and a feather bed upon which he
had slept for the past 40 years, and
which was brought to this country
from Ireland by his wife, who is
now dead, when she was young
girl.
Hanratty summoned neighbors
by use of the telephone, and
though they responded quickly,
nothing could be saved except the
clock and the feather bed He
thought of the money, of the
feather tick, upon which he had
pressed his head for more than
two scores of years, and his duty
was plain. So, rushing into the
bedroom, he placed the clock in
the feather bed, grabbed it up and
escaped from the burning building,
All else was destroyed. But Mr..
Hanratty had saved his treasured
feather bed and he was happy and
smiled
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
WATER SERVICE
HAS IMPROVED

Through the addition of one new
pump and the operation of the new
sprinkling hours, the water service
on the high ground in the north
end of the city has so improved in
the last week that the citizens of
that region, in a meeting held last
night, extended a vote of thanks to
the city officials for the relief
measures, temporary and perma-
nent, that have been set in motion
A committee has been appointed
to urge upon the water department
the necessity, while the enlarge
ment of the plant is under way, to
extend the new II inch main on
Division street north at least half
mile further. At present the
main ends at Rockwell avenue.
Additional lights for the Ken
wood region have been asked and
in conjunction with Councilmen
Nelson and Ostrander an effort
will be made to place lights at six
different points to relieve some of
the inky blackness that prevails
there when old Luna is casting her
smiles on other sections OF the
globe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
GRIEF FOR CANADIANS
OVER MARATHON

Something of a scandal has been
sprung in the British Columbia
Amateur Athletic union as the re-
suit of reports that Arthur J. Burns
and w. r. Chandler have received
cash payment for competing in the
Empire day marathon races at
Vancouver.
Burns declares he got 500 from
the Spokane Athletic club to de-
FRAY his expenses to San Francis
co and to having received another
500 from the Vancouver Recrea-
ton Park Co., to compete in the
Empire clay amateur marathon
races at Vancouver.
Chandler, who is crack V. A
C. runner, is also claimed to have
secured money for competing In
these races. ,s~. y
A meeting has been held by the
investigating committee of the
British Columbia Amateur Athlete
club and the matter has been taker
up with the Canadian A. a.. U.
| with the result that Burns in part
cular may be barred from furthe
| competing in amateur meets or en-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22

ell the necessity Of making prvis.
ion for placing street names at
street intersections In the outlying
districts, and as the other council
men have probably. encountered
similar complaints, 1t IL quite prob.
able that some steps along this
line will be taken. !
The postal authorities have also
complained of the absence Of
street names, which causes many
mistakes in addressing mail. due to
the fact that people living In Spo-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
STREET NAMES
ARE NEEDED

FIFTH WARD coUNciLMEN TO
URGE STEPS FOR THE GUlD-
ANcE OF CITIZENS IN THE
OUTSKIRTS - WRONG AD-
DRESSES GIVEN.
Since the. extension or the city's
boundaries, year ago last fall,
there has been much confusion as
to street names and the lack of
knowledge of them in the outlying
districts of the city. This condi-
ton was forcibbly called to the at
tention of Councilmen Peter Mel
son and B. r. Ostrander, in q re-
cent tour through the north end of
the Fourth and Fifth wards and
caused them to appreciate a COM
plant because of the lack of street
names at the corners, filed with
them last night by residents of
Kenwood and the adjacent region.
Nelson and Ostrander have con-
cluded to urge upon the city coun-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
GOES TO JAIL
FOR 80 CENTS
-. ? -
(By United Press.)

VANCOUVER, B. c., July %
Just 80 cents would have kept Bert
Edwards of Tacoma out of Jail,
prevented untold suffering in mind
on the part of heartbrbOken
mother, according to statements
which Edwadrs made to Police
Chief J. M. Dooley of Tacoma, who
is in the city and who has made
arrangements to take Edwards
back to Tacoma to face a charge of
kidnapping young girl from that
city.
Edwards has agreed to waive ex-
tradition proceedings. The girl is
just past the age of 16. Edwards,
while working in Tacoma, met her
and was smitten with her. She re-
turned Edwards love. Owing to
the girls tender age, Edwards was
afraid to go to her parents and ask
for her hand. He believed that he
would be refused. Although he is
a hard working young man, he was
practically penniless and in no po-
sition to begin to make home.
He had little money. but on &C
count of the recent legislative en-
actments of the state of Washing
ton requiring the deposit of fees
for medical examination and nu-
merOus other incidentals to secur-
ing a marriage license, his funds
were insufficient, SO they deter
mined to elope and come to Van
couver for the ceremony.
After paying the expenses from
Tacoma here and securing room
and a place to board, Edwards
found that he lacked 80 cents of
having enough money to secure a
marriage license. SO he took po-
sitiOn as teamster for a creamery,
and was so engaged when arrested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
OPTION PETITION IS
ATTACKED IN COURTS
(By United Press.)

COLVILLE, Wash, July o.
The Royal Arch has resorted to
injunction in fighting the local OPP
ton movement in Stevens county.
Basil Brown, owner of a Valley
saloon, has petitioned the superior
court to restrain the county auditor
from calling the local option cleo
ton. He charges that many of the
are not genuine, among other al
legged causes for action.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
IxAiB
!: o.: ' {@ lAy

Although the socialist claims that
labor is a commodity TO be bought
and sold in a so called labor mar
ket have been stubbornly COM
bated by some eminent publicists,
the creation of a national employ
ment bureau. backed by some or
the great financiers of the country,
lends renewed interest to this con
tention.
The National Employment bureau
has been Incorporated, with head
quarters in New York and branch
es will be established in Chicago,
Pittsburg, Cleveland, Cincinnati,
st. Louis. San Francisco and other
large Industrial centers. 1t is
stated that the millions of Rookie
teller. Morgan. Carnegie and other
captains of industry are behind
this project, Hailed as a great
philantropic movement, it is at the
same time a plain and practical
business venture.
The bureau is to find work for
the unemployed. No fee is to be
charged the employer or employe
until after the individual is en-.
gagged and proves satisfactory
Then a small fee will be charged
just sufficient to keep the bureau
in running condition. Under this
system the thousands of private
employment bureaus in the large
cities will be out of existence, and
the trust bureau will be master OF
the field.
It's Menace to Labor
The promoters of the bureau an
nounce their purpose ito put la
Dor on the market like stocks and
bonds That is, the national EN-
ployment bureau will not only oper
ate as a trust, but will endeavol
to secure monopoly of the un
employed workers and bull Oh
bear" the labor market.
Thus we shall speak of float
ing" metal workers and water
ing" brewery employees. So, like
wise. there will be fair to good
shoemakers. good to choice
tailors, common and thin" print
ers, Gull building craftsmen, and
trough" common laborers with
"For Sale signs on them at bar.
gain prices.
And these laborers will carry
themselves to the market places
for they cannot separate them
selves from their labor power.
LABOR CUT peter power dope
Mrs. Raymond Robins, president
of the National Women's Trade
Union league, predicts that this
years convention, to be held in
Chicago beginning September 81
will be the greatest gathering OF
working women ever held in this
country.
Heretofore interstate confer
ences have been held simultan
eously in Boston. New York ant
Chicago. This year these confer
ences will be combined. Fraterna
delegates will also be present from
Great Britain, France, German,
and other countries.
The women will make plans 70
an aggressive fight for the eight
hour workday in shops and fac
tories. the further restriction o
child labor, up to date sanitar,
/ regulations and other necessary re
forms.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22

asters of the century.
A slight rumbling and grinding
was the first warning. Then one
whole side of the building-the one
nearest the street-began to shake
and culver.
Then, while people watched, par
alyzed with fear, the structure
swung slowly, Enthusiastically, gather
ing impetus every minute, then
downward il broke in a roar that
echoed through the city.
The building was old and built OF
brick. The fall, It is thought, came
from long weakened Orders giving
way, or from the accidental blow
from a derrick working back of al
adjoining building. ''''
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22

kane are not sufficiently fam
with the complicated and q
what changeable system Of 4
naming in force here. and h(
send the wrong addresses
friends In the east.
The city engineers office has
Gently overhauled the street name
in the suburbs and an effort hal
been made to arrive az some plaI
of uniformity in the names Of com
mon streets connecting different
parts of the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
PHILADELPHIA, July 22.-Here
Is another peril of the city.
Here is great five story build
ing. which. without an instant's
warning, erumbled and crashed TO
the pavement.
A dozen nen~-some working in
the building, others walking I'M
suspecting on the sidewalk below
were crushed to death.
The building was being remod.
eled within Had il been occupied
las II would have been a week
later, with the hundreds of EN-
ployes of the United Gas Improve
ment co.--the loss of lives would
have totaied one OF the great dis
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
YOU'LL BE SORE

when you find the great closing
out sale of pianos has come to an
end, and you must pay the regular
price. Pay now $107 or next week
$3.50. Spokane Piano House. Clos
ing out, the end is Saturday. ***
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
LAND RUSH HARVEST
FOR THE RAILROADS

The land drawing rush is harvest
time for the railroad companies.
Every train coming into the city is
packed. The Northern Pacific is
running six passengers daily from
Missoula to Spokane, and it is esti-
mated that 1,500 landseekers are
brought in every day.