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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16

Mrs Norman S. Wear gave a neigh
borhood bridge for 20 guests today IL
compliment to Miss Minnie Jacobs o.
Youngstown, Ohio. who is visiting hel
and = Mrs. Joe Morgan's sister, Mrs
Samuel Atlee of Chicago.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16

The marriage of Miss Alena Church,
daughter of Mr.. Theodore H Church
and Mr.. George Burnham Kenyon of
Seattle, Wash, will take place We'd
nesday afternoon of next week at half
after 3 o'clock at the home Of Judge
and Mrs. L. S. Ferry. About 80 friends
will be asked informally and the we'd
ding takes place at the home of the
Ferrys, who are close friends of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16

Mr.. F. s. Savage gave a smoker at
his house on Harrison street Friday
right for Mr.. John w. Stewart, VINO
left today for Chicago, where his mar
riage to Miss Mary Lee, formerly OF
Topeka and daughter of the late
Rev Mr.. Lee of the Episcopal diocese
of Kansas, will take place Monday.
The invitations were limited to Mr.
Stewards close friends and business
associates and was made the occasion
of a tool shower in burlesque of the
showers which are given prospective
brides
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16

Mr.. Hugh A. Hodgins announces
the engagement of his daughter
Georgina Ina, and Mr.. Earl Morrison
Kingsbury The marriage will take
place quietly October 81 and they will
leave Immediately for Rushford, New
York. Mr.. Kingsbury has been with
the Robinson & Marshall company 1or
some time, but has property in RUSH
ford where they will be at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16

Mrs. I. D. Brown of Perry will en-
tertain the History club at her home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16
Robbed Bank and Stole Team

The vignete club will meet Tuesda
with Miss Lulu Elliott.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16

An important event tomorrow will
be the dedication of st. Francis hos
pital which will be open to visitors
from $3.50 to O'Clock in the after
noon The. Sisters of Charity issued
Invitations for the occasion. The Right
Rev Thomas Francis Lillis. bishop of
Leavenworth, will be the officiant and
Governor Stubs will make an ad-
dress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16

Miss Parry Bundy's pupils gave
their opening recital Friday evening.
The program was furnished by Miss
Dorothy Crane, Miss Lena Marine,
Miss Hazel Silks, Miss Florence Frit-
ton, Miss Rose Gilberg. Miss Senft,
Miss Bentley. Miss Vester. Mr.. Clar-
ence Clark and Mr.. Sheriff. B. Smith.
The next recital will be given Novem-
Der 18th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16

Mrs. Samuel Zimmerman, 1928
Mulvane street, will entertain the YES
puccian club Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16

Miss Vivian futile gave an informa
bridge this afternoon for the Beta
alumni sorority.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
wealthy Diplomats to Go.

When the time for changes does
come there will be almost a clean
sweep of the present representatives OF
the United States abroad, especially in
the more sought-for, if not more i'm
portant places. such as London, Paris,
st. Petersburg, and Vienna.
President Taft is not much in sym
pathy with the notion that only very
rich men can be sent to such posts on
account of the necessity for maintain
ing elaborate social establishments. He
is inclined to the opinion that the main
tenance of such establishments tends to
make the diplomats who support them
somewhat unmindful of their obligations
to American citizens who happen to be
abroad. He prefers to find men who
they see him, and is rather of the opin-
ion that men not so wealthy are more
likely to fill that Wash
ington dispatch to New York Times.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
UNCLE SAM no ExPAND.
Plan to Increase Capital $25, ,OOO, 900
Presented by Tucker.

Atchison, Kan, March 22-At a
meeting of the board of directors of
the Uncle Sam Oil company, held in
this city today, H. H. Tucker, secre-
tary presented plan for increasing
the stock of the company from seven
teen million to sixty-one million shares
which, if disposed of at the price Mr..
Tucker suggests will add almost $25,-
100000 to the capital and result in
its becoming the largest independent
oil company in the United States. The
replies to letters, sent to all of the g.
500 stockholders ten days ago are al
most unanimous for the expansion
idea. Out of the first thousand an
swers received less than thirty opposed
the plan. The proposed plans provide
for increasing the capacity of the
Atchison refinery from 500 to 10000
barrels per day, while the capacity of
the plants at Cherryvale and at TuI-
sa, would be increased to 1000 bar
rels daily. The plans call for the es-
tablishing of oil stations in every state
in the union and an attempt to enter
foreign markets as well.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
RAILROAD NEWS.
Too Much POIiticS-NOt Enough
Business, Says Winchell.
Rock Island President Presents
Interesting Arguments.
LOOKS INTO FUTURE.
Roads Can't Meet Conditions Un-
til Confidence Is Restored.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

B. L. Winchell, formerly of Atch1son,
Kan, and now president of the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific. and one of the
youngest men in the country to hold
such a responsible position, in an ad-
dress before the Council Bluffs Com
mercial club, outlined the railroad side
of the present public controversy, IN
straightforward manner. According TO
Mr.. Winchell the greatest trouble is too
much politics and not enough Dusl-
ness
His address shows careful preparation
and is both comprehensive and speclhc
in it's statements. giving the rallroad
viewpoint, and in part, follows; .
Shall what we commonly call pom
tics be the principal aim of our natlonal
life, and the principal reason 1or our
existence, or shall we henceIorth ueNol5
more thought to business necessity and
the material development OF our mag
nificent reSources2 Shall we devote
more time and thought to the question
of who shall serve the people in puonc
office; or to the somewhat of late over
looked problems of how to turn the
wheels of industry more rapidly, so that
deserving workingmen may comforta-
bly, care for their families; so that our
states and cities may flourish and tulhll
their magnificent destinies; so that
those who have money available to be
spent in development work may loosen
their purse strings?
The question might perhaps be bet
ter stated in this wise: More prosperity
or more unwise laws-which shall 1t
be?'
Breakers Ahead.
''UndeniabIy. prophecy is a very un-
certain line of business, not to be un-
dertaken lightly. and yet 1 venture to
predict that, with bumper crops, with
in two years this country Will expert
ence a socalled car shortage even more
severe than that of two years ago. The
cause will largely be. as it was then,
lack of adequate city terminals, dlVls-
ion terminals, passing tracks, second
tracks, etc. necessary to prompt move
unloading. ready transfers to and from
connecting lines. etc. We will then see
renewed activity in the direction of de-
murrage laws and laws specifying miles
per day for movement of freight. These,
however, will simply further harass the
carriers which cannot put a quart OF
traffic through pint of facilities
mo Improvement work of moment Is
now under way. The roads cannot much
more than merely mark time Neither
the courage nor the money necessary for
railroad construction are to be found
under existing conditions. What can be
reasonably expected, when we say to
body of men that we want them to go
right ahead with their construction of
new railroads and additional facilities,
but, at the same time, we put them on
into property which they cannot remove
and cannot cease to operate, after its
creation, some or all of the 40 state
railroad commissions. more than 40
state legislatures, the interstate COM
nerce commission and the national con-
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
DOCTOR SAID
Much Sickness Caused by Coffee
| Drinking.

1t is wise to use care in the selection
of your table beverage.
The experience of several Ills. fami-
lies proves this and one of them is
very interesting story.
1--WE were induced to quit coffee
about eight years ago because of its
INJURIOUS effects The doctor advised
US to stop it entirely and we began
to use Postum.
while we drak coffee we had
headache, sleepleSSness, stomach trou-
bles, palpitation of the heart, etc. We
have found no injurious effects from
Postum and are clear of all the old
coffee troubles. 1t has a fine color, a
delicious favour. and we feel free to
drink all we wish of it.
MY brothers family has used Pos
tum for eight years, and has been
benefited as we have. A Swedish fam
lily. neighbors, used to drink coffee
for years but finding it harmful, have
quit and now use Postum
"a number of other families we
know here who were habitual coffee
drinkers, with the usual results, have
now taken up Postum. The doctors
here say much si"lyness is caused by
drinking coffee.
Some of them did not like Postum
at first, but when we showed them
how to make it dark and rich, accord
ing to directions on pkg, they liked it
better than coffee, and it agrees with
them
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Reas-
on"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
WORKED sT. JOHN.
Kansas Ex-Governor Victim of Con-
fidence Man.

1AanSas Ex-Governor Victim of Con-
fdence Man.
Olathe, Kan, March 22.-Ex-Governor
Jonn +. st. John, of this city, was the
victim of confidence man on Rock Is
land train No. IL a short distance this
gained fame on account of his active
connection with the adoption of the
prohlD1t1on amendment to the state con-
st1tutlon, lost $40 to the crook.
AS the train was pulling out of wichi-
ia well dressed man came into the
cna1r car and approached the ex-gov-
ernor. He was without a hat and said
ne mad come from the Pullman, where
ne mad left his sister. He then told Mr..
St. John that his sister wanted to en-
close $40 in a letter but that she had
only small bills, which We're too bulky
to enclose in letter. He asked the
ex-governor If he had $40 in large bills,
at the some time displaying what pur-
ported to be the letter and a bundle of
bills of small denominations. The ex-
governor produced two 20 dollar bills
and handed them to the stranger, who
appeared to seal them up in the letter.
Then in counting out the small bills he
discovered that he was several dollars
short of the 40 mark.
IAN Error in Count"
Apologizing for his sisters error,
claiming that she had evidently counted
one or more of the small bills as fves,
the stranger laid the letter in the ex-
governors lap and left the car, stating
that he was going back into the Pull
man to get the rest of the money from
his sister and would be back in a min
ute. He kept the bundle of small bills
in his hands.
But the stranger did not return. At
ter waiting about half an hour Mr.. st.
John turned to a friend, who was in
the seat just behind him. and asked if
he had noticed the stranger at the same
time stating his belief that he had been
f1imf1ammed. The friend advised OPEN
ing the letter to see if it contained the
two twentieS. The brakeman and con-
ductor was called and then the letter
was opened. 1t contained nothing but a
few sheets Of tissue paper. The train
was searched, but the stranger had evil
IDENTIFY left it. The trainmen teIegraphed
dis description back to Wichita, but as
he was disguised with false mustace it
is not considered probable that he will
be caught. 1t Is thought that he left the
train soon after getting the two yellow
backs from the ex-governor.
1t is said that the same variety of
confidence game has been worked fre-
quently in the state recently. The crook
either palms the bills he secures, while
pretending to seal them in an envelope
or else switches envelopes.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
DANGER In DELAY.
Kidney Diseases Are Too Dangerous
for Topeka People to Neglect.

Kidney Diseases are 100 dangerous
for Topeka People TO Neglect.
The great danger of kidney troubles
is that they get firm hold before the
sufferer recognizes them. Health is
gradually undermined. Backache,
headache, nervousness. lameness,
soreness, lum mbago, urinary troubles,
dropsy diabetes and Bright's disease
follow in merciless succession. Don't
neglect your kidneys. Cure the kid
news with the certain and safe remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills, which has cured
people right here in Topeka.
William Mulvihill, 209 Adams street,
Topeka, Kan, says: "I believe that
my advanced age was the direct cause
of my kidney complaint. 1 suffered
from dull, dragging pains across the
small of my back, often being in such
a bad condition that I could not lift
anything. The kidney secretions con-
tanned a sediment resembling brick
dust and were so frequent in passage
as to annoy me greatly. My general
health was affected and 1 was in
misery. Reading about Doan's Kidney
Pills, L was led to get box at Row
ley's drug store. They brought me
relief and in return 1 gladly endorse
them
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
CHARLES HAWKINS BURIED.
Was Resident of Cawlzer City for
ThiIfy-fOur Years

Cawker City, March 22-Funeral
services for Chas. H. Hawkins were
held here this afternoon, in the Meth
odist church, and his ashes were in
tered in Prairie View cemetery ac-
cording to the ritual of the Indepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows. The
Modern Woodmen of America and the
Ancient Order of United Workmen
participated in the exercises.
Mr.. Hawkins was resident of
Cawker City for about "a years, but
his death occurred in Kansas City, last
Thursday morning, his home having
been in that city for the last four
years. He was widely known through
out northern Kansas, having at one
time been secretary of the Lincoln
Park Chautauqua association. He has
but one near relative living, a brother,
and had left instructions that his
body be cremated and the remains
laid to rest in the cemetery at this
place, by the side of the body of his
wife, who died twelve years ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
LEFT LARGE ESTATE.
Heirs of Gaylord Man to Divide Six
teen Quarter Sections.

Smith Center, Kan, March 22.-
What is probably the largest estate
that has been in the probate court of
Smith county in many years is that of
the late William Giebers of Gaylord,
who died recently, leaving a wife and
six children. The estate consists of
sixteen quarter sections of good farm
lands valued at from $50 to $50 an
acre, lying in the south part of the
county. The most of it is well i'm
proved and some of the land is well
stocked. Besides the land there is a
great deal of stock and other personal
propery. Mrs. Giebers and her chill
dren, three of whom are minors have
agreed to not sell the land, but it will
be appraised and an equitable division
will be made. An administrator has
not been appointed by Judge Jarvis of
the probate court as yet. but it is ex-
pected he will appoint William Dan
nenberg of Gaylord.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
WANT ANOTHER TRAIN.
Mo. Pac. May Increase. Service From
COncordfa to Stockton.

Downs, Kan, March 22.-An effort
is being made by the citizens of this
city to get the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road company to put another train on
between Stockton and Concordia, and
it is said that the trainmaster and the
superintendent of the division are IA
vorably considering the proposition. It
is now proposed that the train shall
run from Stockton to Concordia each
morning and back in the evening. If
it is installed it will be purely a local
train to handle local business, cream,
eggs and butter as we'll as passengers.
This will make three passenger trains
each way between Concordia and
Downs.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
RACE QUESTION AN ISSUE.
New Feature Enters AtchisOn's Mayor
atty Contest

Atchison. Kan, March ga pecu-
liar "issue'' has entered the mayoralty
contest here over the race question.
DIR. G. w. Allaman, the Democratic
platform. In the legislature of 1905
he introduced a bill to prevent inter
marriage of whites and negroes, and
many negroes consider him their
enemy. Practically all of them are
registered. To offset their influence,
many white women of the better class
are registering and will vote.
S. S. King, the Republican candi-
date, created considerable attention
last fall by clamping on the lid after
being defeated for county treasurer.
His enemies claim his lid did not stay
nut
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
CLAY That Burns Like Coal.

There is great excitement among
the farmers and property owners at
Sackett Lake, near here, over a dis
covery of a clay that burns as we'll as
coal and abounds in great quantities.
This clay when dug up and allowed
to dry out in the sun becomes porous
and hard as flint. A lighted match
will ignite the clay, and it burns until
consumed. A specimen of the clay has
been sent to Cornell University to be
nalyzed.-Monticello On. Y.) dis
patch to New York World.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
KILLED BY MACHINERY.
William Hill of Mount Vernon Killed
by Air COMPRESSOR

Newton, Kan, March 22.-William
Hill, an employe at the Santa Fe shops
here, was instantly killed late Sunday
afternoon. He was assisting the sta
donary engineer in starting the air
compressor and had a piece of heavy
iron stuck between the spokes Of the
compressor. The machine took steam
quicker than he expected and started
der the jaw, threw him against the
brick wall of the building fracturing
his skull. Hills home was at Mount
Vernon, Kan.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
HAD ANOTHER WIFE.
Hence Mrs. Newman No. 2 Is Suing
for Divorce.

Wichita, Kan, March 22.-Because
she found after her marriage to Roy
H. Newman of Blair, Okla, that he
had another wife, Mrs. Newman, who
formerly was Miss Mary Thompson
Of this city, has brought suit in the
district court to have the marriage
annulled.
Mrs Newman says that she was en-
ployed in Wichita when she met Mr..
Newman and after a short courtship,
August "a, 1908, they were married.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22

Caldwell of Grinnell, Kan. have been
appointed rural letter carriers.
Orv1lle j. Thrap has been appointed
letter carrier for the Parsons postof-
flee.
spending two weeks in Washington,
sightseeing and visiting friends. He is
a student at the State university.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
TO SETTLE LABOR DISPUTES
New Cooperative Association Oi
Employees and Inve! tors.

Chicago, March 22.-The organiza-
tion of the cooperative society known
as the Employees and Investors asso-
citation is considered one of the great
est steps of recent years toward the
solution of the knotty problems now
confronting capital and labor.
The association is founded on the
economic idea, that in the final analy-
sis whatever effects one effects the
other and it is the intention of those
who have affiliated themselves with
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
HELD FOR CHILD,s DEATH.
Mrs. Martha Ferguson Arraigned at
Independence.

independence, Kan, March 22.-Mrs.
Martha Ferguson has been arraigned in
the district court here charged with the
murder of the child of her 15-year-old
daughter. She will be tried next Friday.
Insanity will be the defense. The night
the child was born, it is charged, Mrs.
Ferguson cut it's throat and buried it
in the orchard. Neighbors saw her and
caused the investigation and arrest. The
accused woman is miserably poor. She
dwelt with her husband and three chill
dren in hovel in the outskirts of Cof-
feyVille.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22
DROPPED DEAD IN ALLEY.

Mystery Surrounds Death of William
SchWaire.
Wichita, Kan, March 22-William H.
Schwaire, an old soldier. aged 20 years,
was found in a dying condition in an
alley in the rear of his rooming house.
He was injured internally and died a
few hours after being taken to the hos
pital. 1t is believed he was pushed from
a window in his room or accidentally
fell out.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-22

gress. will decide what rates shall pre-
vail; what practices shall obtain in
more orless minute detail
| I'VE railroad officials have admitted,
often and freely, that the average
amount of error, bad judgment, and
even worse, have occurred in railroad
operation and financing. You probably
do not need to be convinced upon this
point. am sure you also know that in
this respect those who own railroads
! and those who operate them are no
worse than other mortalS.
Petty Politics at Fault.
Part of the petty politics have re-
ferred to, has grown out of the fact that
the farmer has in the past been looked
upon as poor man-poor but deserv-
ing-in that sort of way; that his in
tereSts must, therefore. lie in a contra
~ direction from that of capital, and
that in attacking the corporation the
farmers vote was made secure.
The situation in this respect is
changing rapidly. The farmer of today
is buying bank stocks. he furnishes a
majority of the money upon which the
country bank does business. Year by
year his influence and capital are grow
ing, and it is not far in the future when
the farmer is likely to be one of the
pest purchasers of railroad securities.
With the many state legislatures and
state railroad commissions working in
dependently to so reduce railroad reve-
nueS that too much money shall not find
Its way to or remain in the treasures
of the companies; and then add to these
factors the right of the interstate COM
merce commission to reduce interstate
rates, and the right of the national con-
gress to increase the cost of operation
who Will be responsible if the net re-
suits are not such as to keep things
moving? Who will have been guilty of
breaking down our transportation sys-
tenn, upon which the country's industrial
life depends?
Business Men Interested.
"The business man will in time de-
mand an answer to this vital question:
Who can give it to him?' 1t will not
suffice to tell him that if bankruptcy
comes the receivers will continue to op-
crate the roads. Receiverships and
bankruptcy proceedings will not tend
toward the construction of additional
railroad facilities and mileage and more
trade arteries.
Il admit that there must be control
and supervision: but it must be proper
and just, and must be exercised with a
full knowledge of all the facts and con-
ditions. l do not see how this can be
done, except by one responsible central
body, composed of experts. who will bear
in mind constantly that at best it is a
difficult and delicate task to exercise
Just control of great properties which
have been created by the capital of pri-
vate- citizens"