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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
CELEBRATE e5TH BIRTHDAY.
Railroad Y. M. @. A. Will Have Five
Days of Notification.

The twenty-f1fth anniversary of the
railroad department of Young Mems
Christian association will be held in
the local building, May ri to 20. The
following program will be given:
Friday, May 21-Entertainment.
Saturday, May 22-Members' recep-
ton.
Sunday, May 23-Men's gospel
meeting.
Monday, May 24-Foreign work.
Tuesday, May 25-Railroad work.
Friday. May FL, and Tuesday. May
25, will be special days for the enter
tainment of the general public. The
following men from out of town have
been engaged to speak on the various
days. Harry Ha1derman of Kansas
City; G. 1. Babcock. general secretary
of the Y. M. c. A. at Mexico City,
Mexico, and John F. Moore, internal
tional secretary of New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Frank w. Boothe died Tuesday at
the home of his wife's parents, 40
Madison street. The funeral will be
held from the home of his parents, 422
Elmwood avenue. Potwin. Friday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. He is survived by
his parents, his wife and one daughter,
and two brothers, Albert Boothe of
Pueblo, and ]. H. Boothe of Topeka.
Mr. Boothe was a Santa F'e passen-
ger trainmaster in Chicago, and came
here a few days ago to see his wife,
who was visiting with her parents He
was i'll when he came here and grew
worse suddenly.
Mrs. A B. Ruthven of 919 West Eighth
avenue has received word of the death
of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Alfred L.
Ruthven, at Cincinnati. Ohio The
body will arrive in Topeka Thursday
and funeral arrangements will be an
nounced at that time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
HER GOOD WORK.
DR. Estey Compliments Mrs Men
ninger on Her Bible Classes.

Not withstanding the Indictment
weather the auditorium of the First
Presbyterian church was we'll filed
last night on the occasion of the
third commencement of Mrs. C. F.
Menninger's Bible class. An en-
joyable musical programme was
carried out including organ selections
by Mrs. Robert Carver, and two solos
by Mrs. G. w. Parkhurst DIR. Stephen
S. Estey gave the address to the
graduating class. He spoke very
highly of the work that Mrs. Men
ninger has accomplished during the
past twelve years and approved of
her idea of aiming to give her stud
ents a birdseye view of the Bible. He
considered that 1t would be difficult
to find the work of Mrs. Menninger
duplicated any where in the United
States.
1t is the custom of the graduating
classes to present a memorial to the
church. This time it was a copy of
Plockhorst's famous painting, "Christ
Blessing Little Children" Mrs. w. s.
Lindsey making the presentation
speech. Mr.. J. H. Engle, secretary of
the State Sunday school association.
presented the diplomas to the IS
members of the graduating class.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19

Religious-Mrs F. N Lynch; educa-
tional-Mrs. w. F. Bowen; business
Mrs. j. r. Mulvane and Ella Cow
gill, acting general secretary; Miss
Florence Denison, physical director.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Grand.

Salvation Nell" the play of UNDER
world life in New York, in which Mrs.
Fiske will appear at the Grand Satur-
day, is one of the noteworthy stage
productions of modern times. In this
"divine comedy of the Sums Har-
rison Grey Fiske has reproduced with
minute exactitude the multifarious
and hudd1ed life of the East side. The
great street scene of the third act sur
passes in realism the we'll remember
ed ballroom scene in Becky Sharp"
and is more atmospheric.
Slangy sayings given with an al
most childish innocence make the
character of 1.-THE Blue Mouse" as
played by Elsa Ryan in the play of the
same name, which comes to the
Grand next Thursday and Friday, one
of the most interesting that the stage
has known. Clyde Fitch, the author
of 1.-The Blue Mouse" has, it is said.
written a farce that will be played
for years to come. The Messrs. Shu-
bert have organized a competent cast
of players to present the farce in the
other large cities contemporaneously
with the production at their Lyric
theater in New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
Pathfinder at Wamego.

Wamego, Kan, May 19.-The Path
finder car in the Glidden tour arrived
here at noon today. 1t departed after
an hour for lunch and should reach
Lawrence, Kan, by. 4:30. The party
expects to be in Kansas City by s
o clock tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
school of journalism commencement

School OF JOufnalism COmmencement
Several Topeka people have re-
ceived invitations from Charles M.
Harger of the department of jour-
nalism at the State university to at
tend the commencement address at
the university. Col. George Harvey,
editor of Harper's Weekly, .Ney York
City. and head of the Harper and
liver the address on June 9 at 10 a.
m. 1t proposed to have that even
ing GO p. No. a newspaper mems
dinner in his honor, inviting the edi-
tors of Kansas and Kansas City. The
plates will be $3.50 each and it will
be under the management of the
school of Journalism and the press of
Lawrence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
weston Is Nearing Colorado.

Sharon Springs. Kan, May 19.-Ed-
ward Payson Weston, the pedestrian,
passed through Sharon Springs at
noon today, after spending few min
utes for lunch and expressed himself
as feeling fine. He hopes to reach
within few miles of Cheyenne Wells
before nightfall. 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
Says He Was Bribed.

jackson, Mich, May 19.-Ex-war-
den A. n. Armstrong of the prison
Milton A. DAILY of Chicago paid him
$1,000 for helping get lot of second
hand machinery accepted for the
state binder Irvine plant as new ma
terlal DAILY is an agent for the
Hoover & Gamble company of Miami
burg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
GLIDDEN CAR LOST.
Supposed to Be in Mud in Vicinity of
st. George.

The Glidden Pathfinder car did not
reach Topeka this morning as was ex-
pected and planned. The car left
junction City this morning at 1880
O'Clock accompanied by number of
ears from Kansas City which met the
pathfinder Tuesday. The car was re-
ported to have reached Manhattan, 20
miles this side of Junction City, at
$3.50, but from this time it is impos-
sible to get any information about the
car. At ST. George, eight miles this
side of Manhattan, the car had not
been heard from at 2 o'clock this
afternoon and it is supposed that the
car was mired some place, as there
are some soft low places in the road
between Manhattan and st. George.
Heavy rains were reported from this
point last night. The car is not ex-
pected to reach Topeka before sup
per time at the very earliest.
Norman Wear and a party of To-
pekans went to Silver Lake this morn
ing in Mr.. Wears Studebaker,&b but at
last reports the pdrty was still waiting
in that little village.
Junction City, Kan, May 19.-The
Z. NJ. F. car, the pathfinder of the
Glidden tour, left here at 1880 this
morning, with the intention of max
ing the run to Kansas City. 140 miles
distant, before night. The party spent
the night here and was accompanied
on its trip eastward by one junction
City and two Kansas City escort cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
At the Novelty.

The Chicago Film exchange has
leased the Novelty theater for the
summer and will produce high class
motion pictures, giving three perform
ances each evening beginning at 1880.
Noted illustrated song singers and the
working of effects similar to the Ly-
man Howe moving picture exhibition,
and it is promised that the greatest
picture show ever seen in Topeka will
be given, starting Monday night, May
"a Prices 10 cents. children 5 cents.
Matinees will be given on Saturday
from 1880 to 4:30.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19
At the Air Dome.

The Edwin Horne players will open
the Air Dome Saturday night, May %,
presenting 1.-The Shepherd of the
Hills, Mr.. Edwin Horne and his
wife, Estelle Horne, will no doubt be
well remembered on account of being
married on the Grand opera house
stage several years ago when here
with the Wallack Theater company.
AT that time Mrs. Horne was the lead
ing woman and Mr.. Horne the nu-
steal director.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-19

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El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-10-14

ritorio. 10 racional Y 10 propio
para el bien d'l pueblo y del par.
lido que ienga el mando es Que
ST. aporcionen los empleoS fedora
les y territoriales & los que to-
man parte en- las luchaS politicas
y ayudan a defender la causa del
.partido q Que pertenecen. Is
una necedad dnr los empleos a
hombres que son invAlidos en- in-
fujo. que nn tipnen opinion poll.
tica Y que a dprprhas NO votan
nj por los caaaidetos del parti
do nj avudan en- unda nj sirven
para NADIA. So necesitan hOm-
bres que sean heles d la organi-
zaci6n Y que no tengau el egols-
mo de pretender ser plivilegla-
dos con los hpnpfcios que da el
partidO sin preStar el mas mini
mo servicio Y sin teuer ningunos
merecimient0s nj representation,
Para aquel qne trabnia debe ser
el galardou y no para intrusos
que nunca obran de buena icy que
estan listos & traicionar al par
lido en- la primera oportunidad
que Sc les presente.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-10-14
COMINI0S RRENES.

Se explicau facilmente las sen
suras de la preusa Dem6crata
contra la administration terri
torial Republican, por el hecho
de que su convenieneia y su inte-
res Sc ciiran en- desacreditarcuan-
to puedan al partido contrario.
Pero aqui entra aQuello de que
" Middleton de bruja vieje no al
canza.
En- asunto de crimenes capita.
les hay casos en- que So pierie la
pista verdadera por seguir otras
lalsas V de ALI resulta que a We
ces :" escnpa el criminal q Sc le-
vanta un lalso testimonio 4 un
inOceute.
AQui en- Nueyo Mexico parece
Que de algun tempo a esta par.
te esta sucediendo como en- los
Ilstadus del Sur donde Sc come
ten atropellos V asesinatos de
muieres. la 6nica diferiencia Sc
halla en- que ALA en- el Sur son ne
gros los delincuentes, mientras
que aqui en- el Territorio los blan-
eos son los que tieneu tan hor-
rendo monopolio.
No hay duda que subsiste en-
nuestro medic entire muchas per
sonas venidas de aluera la idea
de que no solamente son supe.
riores en- todo 4 los nativos, sino
que estos no tienen ningun dere-
cho Que merezca ser respectable.
Por ese motive pretenden esta.
blecer una especie de monopolio
de todas las ventaias y privile-
gios Y depTimir y rebajar en- to.
das maneras 4 los hijos del pals.
Los fideicomisalios de la mer.
ced de Las Vegas han caido en-
la cuenta de que 81 Sc trata de
utilizar Y monopolizar las aguas
y terrenos de la merced los due
nos de las mismas por medic de
sus representatives tienen melor
derecho que los espeeuladores
que pretendan lleyar d cabo TIA.
les empresas. Lo iusto y equi.
tativo es que los bienes que son
del pG Gblico Sc administren en- be.
neiicio de este.
IIasta la fecha hay en- el Terri.
torio dos sentenciados d muerte
por el crimen de asesinato, cuya
ejecucion esta sehalada para este
mes, pero no Sc lIeyara 4 efectC
porque las causas de ambos hal
sido apeladas 4 la corte supre
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-10-14
MIfNIRAS NASH AUMtNIO Mt tJOR
PARA IOD0S.

Gracias q los esiuerzos del Go.
bernador Curry, esfuerzos que
fueron eficazmente seenndados
por los euerpos de comisionados
y asesores de condado, el ami.
llaramiento total del Territorio
subi0 este aho q un total de DO.
co mas de 63 millones de pesos.
Estu NO representa- nj con mucho
una tercera parte del verdadero
valor DC la propiedad tasable
del territorio, porque relativa-
mente los mas ricos en- proper
cl6n SOU los que pagan menos,
pero es satistactOrlo que haya
aumento porque ESQ signiiiea ali
VIC para los que tienen poca pro-
piedad, y tarde 6 temprano ten
ara que resultar Ell la rebaja de
los lmpuestos. Esto sucedera in.
dudablemente 81 10 perlnlten las
asambleas futuras no mostraa-
dose tan prodlgas con ell dinero
de los contribuyentes como Sc
han mostrado hasta ahora. Sc
observa que en- el avaloramieuto
de este ano los ferrocarriles iigu.
ran con POGO mas de once mlllo-
nes de pesos. Esto no es nucho
que digamos 81 Sc tieue en- cuenta
que el mlllale de Was ferreas EN-
/ Nuevo Mexico no baja NADIA de
$500 nillas, pero es algo 81 sc
considera que harto haeen los
ierrocarrlies con consentir en- pa
gal ese tanto cuando bien po-
dian pagar mucho menos. En
casi todos los estados el aval1o
sobre las Was ferreas es de S20,-
| 0000 $40, cooper milla mientras
queaqufen Nueyo Mexiconinguna
paga mas que W 900 por milla.
Mas no solamente son los ferro-
carriles los que Sc quedan cortos
en- sus aval(os sino tambien mu.
chas de las corporaeiones Y per-
sonas acaudaladas, entire las que
tiguran tambien las grandes mer-
cedes de terreno pertenecientes &
particulars, las cuales solamen-
te pagan sobre una infma pro.
porcion de su valor, Esto Sc re.
nediara con el tempo, y allf re.
sulatara no solamente que haya
auluento de amillaramiento sino
tanbien rebaia de tasaci0n. Una
y otra cosa sera de beneticio pa
IA los pequenos propietarios que
no paeden ocultar 10 que tienen
como los ricos y 50 ven obliga.
dos 4 cargar con todo ell peso
de tasaclones exeesivas. En- to-
das parties del mundo los que tie
men mucho son los que Sc ven
obligados d pagar su lusta pro-
, proportion, Y no vemos ra26n
, iundada para que en- Nuevo Me-
xlco haya una ayaluaci0h para
los ricos y otra para los pobres.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-10-14

ma. Is muy dudoso que en- el ca.
SO de ser afirmada su sentencia
sea la misma ejecutada, pues va
en- Nuevo Mexico no hay pena ca.
pital sinO en casos de crfmenes
muy atroces.
La mania del divorcio Sc pro.
paga cada dia mas en- Nuevo he.
Xico y son muchas las causas de
este genero que Sc despachan en-
los tribuuales de distrito. Esto
no sueede solumente entire la gen.
te llama SinO que tdmbien ocur
rem muchos casos de separation
marital entire la llanlada alta
aristocracia.
El miSterlo Montgomery EN-
Santa l6 y el misterio Halton
en- Santa Rosa, son dos de aque-
Hos dramas tenehrosos que tai
yez nunca serdh aclaradCs. Sin
embargo, las diligencias de Ia
iusticia prosiguen sin Interrupt
ci6u y hay alg1n destello de es
perauza de que algo Sc averig IL
respecto q los perpetrators dc
dos aesisnatos tan horrendos,
La gerarQuia Official del Terri
torio estara muy en- evidencia er
Albuquerque cuando Sc verifiqu,
la vista del Presidente Taft Ell
esta semana, y el Gobernadol
Curry y una comision de ofciale'
Y ciudadanos acompanaran 4 Ii
comitiva presidential hasta +
Paso y Sc hallaran presentes du
rante la entrevista de los Presi
dentes TAFT Y Diaz,
Algunas de las plazas nuevas
del Territorio, que ambicionar
para 10 future MERCER el tftulC
de metropolis, estan preparan
dose para el censo que sera TO
mado en- Abril del aho que viene
Como en- estos casos la diligen
cia no es droga no sera extraTC
que donde sea possible Sc suplt
de un modo 4 otro In falta d,
population.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-10-14

Vender6 barato todas las prem
das de ioyeria y reloies que Sc me
han traido para componer y que
se me ban suedadn por falta DO
sus duehos de veDir por elias
dentro del tempo que previene
la ley. No olviden que tienen
oportunidad de obtenerse buenas
prendas 4 precios fnimos espe.
ciaImente reloies. Estoy listo
para hacer toda clase de trabajo
l'iligraua. Sabine Luian, de jC.
yero.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1909-10-14
tLPUEBIO En- TODAS Parties.

-.
Naturalmente debemos los del
pueblo envanecernos del poder Y
soberania que Ell los congresses,
la prensa Y la tribuna de los pai.
ses civilizados Sc atribuye al pue.
bio, titulandolO el gobernnnte y
dominador de las naciones. Els
cierto que ell pueblo tiene csc po-
der, pero es dudoso que sepa
aprovecharse de q sin guia y di
recci6n, pues es cosa bien proba-
da que por mas libre & indepen-
diente que sea presto Sc desvla
del huen camino cuando no hay
hombres de talento que name
ien las riendas. El pueblo sin
guia es como un torrente desbor.
dado que Sc extiende por donde
Quiera Y comete estragos ire
parallels 81 no hay quien 10 de.
tenga y 10 suiete, y esa es la ra.
zou por la cual en- todos les cen.
tros de populaci6n sc nece'ita
fuerza armada para que conten-
ga al pueblo revoltoso Il fin de
que no destruya al pueblo paclfi
CO. Es cosa bien establecida que
ell 6pocas de sublevaci0n y des.
contento las classes desordena.
das y sin ley son las que obtienen
la ventaja y vencen y oprlmen al
pueblo pacitico con mas tiereza y
crueldad de la que podria mos.
trar ell despota y tirano mas alb
soluto. En- prueba de este vedn-
Sc los numerosos ejemplus que
, retiere la historic acerca de las
crueldades y barharidades de las
: tnrbas desenireuadns cuando las
. incitan demagogos sin escrdpu'
. 10. I'll sociaiSmo y el comunls
mo que tuntp Sc han propagate
en- nuestros tiempos tienen POI
4 achHque y pretesto la domina
ci6n absolute del pueblo y la des
! trucci0n de toda autoridad y go
$ bierno. Su supremacia signitca
g ria la OPPRESSION y despojo de Ioi
e ciudadanos pacifcos y eI gobier
A no de las turbas.
a Por ESQ es absolutamente ne
l. cesario que los gobiernos seal
s fuertes Y capaces de hucerse res
S petar y obedecer. En- los Esta
dos Unidos Sc conceden todas il
v bertades al ciudadano, menos Ii
!. de quebrantar las leyes { invadi
q los derechOs de los demas,
}. cuando una parte del pueblo S
y ouiere asumir los derechos de tC
/ dos Y cometer atropelIos, los tr
/. bunales, la poliei0 y hasta el el6l
,r cito son lIamados para meterIo
g. en- cintura, y este 10 yeriiican
v cualuuier costa. Lo mismo ST
N cede en- Inglaterra, Francia y d'
,r mas naciones que sc llaman !
@. berales, & igual cosa ha estad
0. sucediendo en- Espaila, donde lc
n. revoluCionarios catalanes pr
ri tendiendu asumirse los derechC
Ia de todo el pueblo han cometid
os terribles atrocidades hasta ql
SO la fuerza armada del goblerno lc
lei ha sometido y subyngado q co
ci. ia de mucha sangre Y matanz
re. 1I verdadero pueblo en- todas Ii
,s. naclones Y puebIos es el pueb
Ia, pacffico que obedece las leyes
ne respeta los derechos de los q
Y mas, pero las turbas son ell dc
10. potisno mas temible que Sc pu
an de concpbir. Con raz6n Sc ha {
20. cho:
le. Adular 4 las turbas inconsistencies
En- sus 0dios satanicos ljamasl
Las turbas no son hombres son $
~ pientes,
TO Que al que mas las adula muer
er. den mas.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-10
ITS BUSINESS is GROWING.

The financial report of the American
Exchange Bank, issued in conformity
with the order of the state bank exam
liner, appears in the Free Press today,
and makes showing which is highly
creditable to that institution and its
officers.
Money is never so safe as in a good
strong bank The amount Of money
lost to depositors is almost negligible
quantity. The percentage is SO small
as compared with the total amount on
deposit as to cut very little figure.
Money hidden in a house iB u direct
stimulate to crime. 1t may at any
time cost the owner his life. 1t is in
danger from fire and storm. 1t Is in
constant danger from the sneak thief.
There are always many curious eyes
and many greedy hands. The man who
has a secret treasure buried about his
premises or CONCEALED in his house
grows nervous and suspicious and can
hardly be a happy man. Savings are
safe in bank. Deposited there, they
are available for use at any time. They
are also busily at work helping to do
the worlds business. Patronize the
banks and you will sleep better at
night, and in addition it will be work
ing for you while you sleep.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-10
THE CALL OF THE SOIL.

Through the st. Louis gateway
more persons are moving toward the
west, the southwest and northwest
this season than have been seen at
this time in many years." says the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat "Not all
Of these-and probably not more than
half Of them are agriculturists. The
west has as diversified labor system
as the east. All sorts Of activities are
seen in even the newest Of the states.
The man with any kind OF a useful
vacation can usually find a field in all
localities of the United States which
has been settled for half dozen
years, except in the crudest of min
ing camps.
But agriculture is one of the coun-
try's most important interests. 1t is
the interest on which the vests pros
perity was originally based. There
fore q large proportion Of the new
settlers which the region west Of the
Mississippi is receiving in 1909 are
tillers Of the soil. Old era Of free
land for the landless in the United
States has ended. Uncle Sam is no
longer rich enough to give us all a
farm. Some land under the Home
stead act Of 1868 is still taken up every
year. But the quarter sections which
are desirable, and which are given
away under that act for the cost of
surveying are nearly extinct. They
are chiefly confined to the arid re-
gions, and require irrigation to make
them productive. The irrigation of
1902 is doing it's work upon these
lands, but, in general, the cost Of the
work is assessed on the person who
acquires the land. Most of the far
mers who are passing through st.
Louis bound westward these days are
purchasers Of land.
With prices at their present high
level farming has becoms one of the
most profitable of employments. Spot
wheat has gone up farther even than
Patten predicted, which shows that
the crop is shorter than had been
popularity supposed. Crops of all the
cereals are likely to be larger in 1909
than they were in 1908, but the de-
mand, at home and abroad, is increas-
ing 40 rapidIy Through the growth of
population in the n0nagricultural
pursuits that prices are not likely to
drop far from the present level in the
near future. The chances for the far
mer to have fair income for his
labor are better than they were until
q few years ago. Moreover with the
advent of the rural free delivery and
the long distance telephone, life on
the farm has many attractions which
it lacked in the old days.