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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-02
NOW ANOTHER
CIRCULATION!
Possible Grave Menace
To Health Conditions
PELLACRA IN THE SOUTH

strange Aalady That i, q Veritable
ScOurgc in the Old World Makes
It's Appearance. or Has Been Dis
covered, in the South and May Pos
sibly Become Endemic 1t is a
Malady Caused by the Eating OF
Spoiled Maize.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-07
WAS IN B. & 0. WRECK.
DIR. ScholIe and Wife of Topeka Have
Exciting Experience.

DIR. F. H. Scholle, wife and baby,
who were passengers on the B. & o.
New York express which was wrecked
near Chewton, Pa, have arrived in
Topeka Dr. Scholle gave an interest
ing account of the affair. 1T was a
horrible affair."" said the doctor. "It
occurred at 11:15 Friday night. Our
Pullman was derailed and thrown on
the edge of an S5-foot embankment,
and we had to crawl out of the car on
our hands and knees. Mrs. Scholle
sustained some bruises. but the g.
of her when we realized what had
happened, was not injured in any way
whatsoever.
"All of the articles of clothing in
the car were thrown to one corner
and as we wer not able to find our
appearance in a motely array of odds
and ends. Some >Jf the passengers
were even wearing shoes that did not
match and during the hour and half
which elapsed until the relief train
arrived we sat along the embankment
rwapped in blankets One man alto
gether lacked clothing after the jolt,
but no one paid any attention to him.
as thew were all interested in looking
out for their lives. AS the relief train
went along it's way there was not a
passenger who, when it came time for
him to get off, failed to go through the
car and shake hands with all passen-
gers on board. After the experience
that we went through we had the feel
ing that we had known each other FOR
years.
"There were four killed Immediate
ly and fifty injured in the accident
The more seriously injured passenger
were in the day coach, which rolling
down the enbankment was fired by
hot P0alS.h
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lI77'
TT ROBERT ,Gss12EAR =

graph and a full story of the trip could
hardly be expected from that distant
station. The number of messages re-
ceived from that station both from
Commander Peary and from his COM
panions on his Arctic voyage shows
that every effort was made to inform
eager friends and associates of the sue
cess.
The latest word to come across the
gap SPAWNED by the wireless from In
dian Harbor to Cape Ray, N F., was
received today by Herbert L. Bridgman
of Brooklyn, secretary of the PearY
Arctic club of this city. In this mes
sage Commander Peary requested Mr.
Bridgman to inform the geographical
societies throughout the world that the
Peary expedition had reached the pole
His friends in this city regard 1t as
characteristic of Commander Peary
that he should give the credit of his
achievement to the club which bears
his name and which aided him in I'M
dertaking his last trip at a time when
his funds were low and assistance was
needed more than before.
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HIT BY STREET CAR.
Lora e. Perry Severely Injured-Cared
for in Senator Curtis Home.

Lora E. Perry of 1924 Lawrence
street sustained a severe cut in the
back of her neck and other injuries
when a street car collided with a
buggy in which she was riding near
Twelfth street and Topeka avenue
about 1890 O'Clock last night
She was taken to the home of Sen
ator Curtis at 1101 Topeka avenue.
The man who carried her there said
he did not know her name but had
seen her walking in the rain and had
offered to take her in his buggy. She
accepted. A little later the collision
occurred.
The woman was in a semi-con-
scious condition at the Curtis home
and kept muttering Mabel and
Lime street. DR.. Menninger was
summoned. He did not think her
wounds were serious. She was then
taken to her home in PenwelfS am
bulance The driver says she became
conscious enough to give him her
name and address.
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DISTRICT COURT OPENS.
Sareet Changing Case Goes Over Till
Tomorrow.

The September term Of the district
court opened this morning with the
breezy reading of the trial and motion
dockets by Judge Dana. A full quota
of attorneys were in attendance and new
life was given the court room which
has been redecorated during the past
month.
The Dr. w. S. Lindsay sanitarium
case which was set for hearing today
was continued until Tuesday next by
arrangement of attorneys.
The case of Cowgirl and others VS..
the city of Topeka to enjoin the city
from changing the names of a great
n any streets which was set for to-
day was continued until tomorrow. 1t
is expected the court will finally set
tie the question fought over all last
winter By the city council and the
press.
On Monday, the goth. the jury will
be empaneled. The court will endea-
vor to decide all cases not requiring
a jury before that date.
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NOT LIKELY TO FIND IT.
Shacl1Ieton Says Peary Had Little
Chance at the Cook Cylinder.

London, Sept. Tt is extremely UNI
likely that the metal cylinder left at the
pole by DR.. Cook will be found by
Peary, because of the drifting of the
ice," declared Lieut. Shackleton in an
interview today. IF Peary took a more
easterly line there is a possibility of his
coming across the cylinder, but such a
find would be extraordinary for a fall
of snow would be sufficient to hide all
traces of this tube.
'Peary, from what I know of him,
would be the first to give credit to any
one who preceded him. Peary deserved
his success; he has devoted his entire
life to Arctic exploration and nobody
has a wider knowledge Of Arctic travel"
In conclusion Lieutenant Shackleton
said:
while Peary's success will stop at
tempts to reach the North Pole there is
q. lot of scientific work to be done in
the Arctic regions which it will be i'm
possible to carry out on marches to the
pole, on account of the quickness of
travel"
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simply a duel with nature; man strip
ped for the fight, encountered only
with the barest necessities, determ1n-
ed to make a life and death struggle
for one thing only, the goal. But the
world will ask that science, though
not directly interested and served
shall verify the claim and shall attest
the result.
less be only too willing to offer the
data upon which the confirmation of
his narrative will rest. Records, diar-
les, notebooks, locations, courses and
will be produced and placed with the
archives, either in original or in du-
plicate, of the principal geographic
societies of the world.
Stands by ITSELF.
Had he by any possibility opened
any of Peary's cairns at Cape Thomas
Hubbard or Cape Columbia, or any of
Sverdrup's in his fatherest land and
archipelago, the evidence would be
conclusive and all doubts be forever
silenced. Reading between the lines
and diSmissing at once for what they
may be worth, all the views opinions
and comments with which the papers
are just now so heavily burdened the
tale stands or falls by itself and with
out witnesses or testimony"
After discussing past polar re-
search and the outlook for further
May be this is not the time nor
place to intrude ethics, or etiquette
Yet those who have followed Arctic
matters do not forget Peary made all
this possible, and they reserve until
the facts are known. their Judgment.
Eskimos had been trained by him,
land explored and seas charted and
only an unlucky delay of contractors,
for which he was in no way re-
sponsible, kept him at home in the
summer of 1907. Everybody knew
the facts; that his work was I'M
finished, postponed, and the fitting
out of the Bradley by stealth (the
Bradley was DR.. Cooks ship
equipped for field work and with
stores and supplies for inland and
sea ice marches. while. of course
within the proscriDtive rights of her
owner, invited remark among men
who respect honor and observe fair
play.
''Peary's plans were all as open as
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NOTE OF BITTERNESS.
Appears in Bridgman's Discussion OF
Polar EXPEDITIONS

New York. Sept. Herbert L.
Bridgman, secretary of the Peary
Arctic club and a recognized author
ity on Arctic exploration, contributes
an article to the Independent, which
will appear tomorrow on the Dash
to the Pole" 1t was written before
Commander Peary's announcement
had been made and deals chiefly with
DR.. Frederick A Cooks claim to hav-
ing reached the pole on April 81,
1908. 1t says in part:
1.-The announcement that the North
pole, that lure of the century, has ac-
tually been reached, comes so sud-
denly and from a quarter so unexpect-
ed that intelligent judgment on the
fact is difficult. Naturally writing for
the public and forwarding this &C
count by cable, only the personal and
popular phases would be presented
and any statement of scientific results
or data would be deferred. But DIR.
Cook would probably not demand
that scientific rank and weight should
be given to his expedition. 1t was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-07
HEAD IS FOUND
To Match the Body Taken From a
Creek at Detroit

Detroit, Mich. Sept. THE head
and arms of a young woman were
found today enclosed in a sack in
Ecorse creek under the Jefferson
avenue bridge. The face of the girl
was in such a fair state of preserva-
ton that an early Identification is ex-
pected. When the identity of the I'M
fortunate girl is revealed a long
stride will have been made toward a
solution of the mystery that was pre-
scented yesterday when the torso of
a young woman was discovered sewed
in a sack in Ecorse creek. The sack
found today lay hidden under the
bridge while that found yesterday
was so feet down stream.
A farmer is reported to have seen
an automobile from Detroit speeding
toward the Ecorse creek bridge two
weeks ago, carrying a well dressed
man and a dirty and heavy looking
sack.
The girls body found yesterday in
a sack in Ecorse creek, was identified
today as that of Miss Mabel Millman
of Ann Arbor, the daughter of the
widow of an Ann Arbor policeman.
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ONLY BY WIRELESS
was Peary Able to Communicate With
the World.

New York. Sept. while Comman-
der Peary, on board his Arctic explora-
ton steamer Roosevelt, is on his way
from Indian Harbor, Labrador, 10
Chateau bay, on the straits of Belle
Isle, the world awaits anxiously details
OF his successful trip to the pole, of
which he gave information in brief but
stirring messages from Indian Harbor.
Chateau bay is the nearest point to In
dian Harbor where commander Peary
can reach a. telegraph line by which to
ten the world the story of his dash to
this pole. The Roosevelt was due at
Chateau bay this morning, barring ac-
eldest or delay, and when Commander
PeaFW reaches there he will probably
send confirmation of his first message
giving the results of his trip and tell
for tire first time how he achieved the
goal tAat has been his ambition for 50
many years.
InaiSn Harbor is connected with the
rest Gss the world only By wireless tele-
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AT vINEWOOD.
Senator Says Republican Party Hasn't
Kept Its Pledges.

The Labor Day celebrations were
failures on account of the wet weather.
Senator ]. L. Bristow spoke at Vine
wood but there were only eighty peo-
pie to hear him and they were too
damp to be enthusiastic. He said:
Labor day is one of our national
holidays. think that every one of
our national holidays has its peculiar
significance. We celebrate the Fourth
of July as it is the anniversary of the
event that resulted in the nations in
dependence. 1t is perfectly fitting that
Washington's birthday should be cele-
brated as in my judgment the nation
never would have been Independent If
it had not been for him. We celebrate
the union. He was the most typical
of our statesmen-distinctly American.
Now we have Labor Day. It is to
dignity the average citizen. 1t seems
to me that it is a fitting thing for the
american people to set aside day to
show the regard we have for labor
Speaking in regard to Senator Dol
liver's speech against the measure he
said: Senator Dolliver made the
greatest speech I have ever heard
against passing a measure that would
mena enormous riches for the cotton
mills.
II am as strong a protectionist as
ever was and I am still a radical one,
put there are other people in the
United tSates besides those who make
cloth and produce lead.
president Taft at the Republican
convention in Chicago declared that
the basis of the tariff should be the
difference between the cost of produc-
ton at home and abroad. The Repub-
ltcan party did not do what it said it
would. I'm not going to come to
Kansas and say we did, because we
didn't.
1.-The Democratic party among other
things declared in favor of free lum-
Der, but when the roll was called in
the senate on the proposition, only 80
Democrats voted for it!
Here are two great political par
ties and neither of them kept faith
with the people. The reason that these
men didn't keep faith with the people
was because there were influences
the people. You should elect men to
congress who will faithfully do what
they say they will in the administrat-
ing of their Office
The weather did not entirely spoil a
good time for the picnickers of the
Swedish American league. The affair
commenced at Kenwood grove but the
merry makers at little after the noon
hour adjourned to the A. Q. U. w.
hall, corner of Sixth and Jackson
streets. Their was jollity-any amount
of it-at the hall, but this was inter-
spered with wit and humor and the
more serious thoughts expressed in
the address by t. A. McNeal. Prof.
d. Brunstrom of Walden college spoke
in the Swedish language on "The In
heritance of the Vikings The pro-
gram of sports was the cause of much
interest and amusement.
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the day and all of his countrymen
knew that 1 5 years of dauntless and
undaunted work in which he had ac-
complished many times more than all
who had proceeded him were to be
crowned by one final attempt to reach
the coveted goal of centuries. That
his men. methods and reasonings
should all be appropriated and the
long struggle finished before he had
his fair and final opportunity is a
transaction on which the American
people will render just judgment
when they know all the facts
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HEIRS GET NOTHING.
Estate of Patrick Devenney Frittered
Away in Court Costs.

The much litigated estate of Patrick
Devenney was given final settlement IN
the probate court this morning. OF the
original estate of $7,695-14 there was not
a cent to be distributed to the heirs.
the entire estate having been eaten up
in attorneys and court fees fighting
the case of Maggie Reed against the
estate.
When Maggie Reed was finally al
lowed the sum of $4,924.4 3 by the SUI
preme court affirming the decisions OF
the district court and the probate court
in her favor, the estate had already
been depleted. The last of the property
of the deceased was a lot at 1872 Kan
sas avenue This lot, valued at $500.
was decided to Maggie Reed July 18th.
The enormous bill of Maggie Reed
against the estate was to compensate
her for the services of % years on the
farm of Patrick Devenney. The heirs
claimed that she had been paid dur
ing his life.
Michael Heerey and Ed L. Mooney
were executors for the estate. A bal
ance of cash on hand amounted to
$94.99, which will be applied on court
fees of the district court.
Another estate came up for final
settlement today the first day of the
term. That was the estate of Frank p.
Bacon, transfer man. His estate which
amounted to $7,6395 So, showed a credit
balance of $7,001. 80. OF this his widow,
Anna l.. Bacon, gets a half $500 o.
and the children Kate Lee and Ralph
P, 81, 75O.4S each
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ROBBING THE WIRELESS.
charge on Which j. p. AItbergcr Has
Been Arrested.

Philadelphia, Sept. John P.
Altberger, superintendent of the
Philadelphia district of the Western
Union Telegraph company, was ar
rested here this afternoon and held
in $4,000 bail on the charge of divert
ing private information from the
Western Union company's wires.
Mr. Altberger was formerly manager
of the Western Union at the Union de-
pot in Kansas City. He married a
Topeka woman. the divorced wife OF
Sherman Rowles. She is a daughter
of the late Judge J. B. Johnson and
has visited in Topeka frequently since
her marriage to Altberger.
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EDITOR OAKFORD EDGED.
Citizens of LaI<in Took Exception to
a Street Address.

Garden City, Kan, Sept. &c. R.
Oakford, editor of socialist paper at
Deerfeld, near here, who was hanged
in effigy on the streets of that town
three weeks ago for attacking Presi-
dent Taft in his paper, was egged off
the streets of Lakin, Kearney county,
last night.
He was delivering a street speech
and the citizens took offense at his
remarks.
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BROOKLYN yacht Wins raft CUP.

Marblehead, Mass. Sept. THE
sender yacht Joyette. representing the
Pensonhurst Yacht club of Brooklyn.
won the Taft cup, the principal prize
of the German-American series of races
off Marblehead today The Joyette de-
feated the Boston boat Ellen by a scant
margin.
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RACE IS WON. y
Wires P0ary to One OF His
Supporters.
"We Have Won the Century's
Race" of
THE NATIONS RACE.
The Public Now Turns to
Peary.
Some Little Bitterness Already
Appearing in Controversy.

Dalton, Mass, Sept. 7-Zenas
Crane of this town, one of the f1nan-
cial supporters of the present Peary
expedition, today received the follow
ing telegram from the explorer:
Indian Harbor, via Cape Ray, N. F.,
Sept. g.
''Zenas Crane, Dalton, Mass.
Thanks, your assistance; we have
won the century's race of the nations
race for the pole. The pole is ours.
Regards Mrs. Crane.
"PEARY."
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for Land Frauds

New York, Sept. George w. Dol
ley Rufus Ireland, Wi1burforte Sully,
and Frank T. Wells were arrested here
today by United States Marshal Hen
KEEL charged with conspiracy in de-
frauding the government out of 1,760
acres of coal land0 in Lander Wyo.
The prisoners We're I'll arraigned- before
United States Commissioner CHRIS and
held In 5000 bail for examination.
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new JOB FOR STEVENS,
Former Panama Engineer Is Presi-
dent of the Oregon Trunk Line.

Seattle, Wash, Sept John F.
Stevens, the engineer, formerly in charge
of the Panama canal construction, who
New Haven & Hartford railroad to re-
enter the service of James ]. Hill, has
been elected president of the Orgon Trunk
line the Hill railroad to be built from
the Columbia river to Central Oregon and
to San Francisco.
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Baseball Phone

The State JournaA has a sna.,.,
baseball telephone. or all basebaII
Information. sores. ETC., call In.
dependent phone No. S1s
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LOCAL MENTION.

The work on the Mills building site
at the corner of Ninth street and
Kansas avenue was stopped again
yesterday by the rain. The water
stands three feet deep where the ex-
cavating has been done and will de-
lay the work several days unless the
water is pumped out.
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Barn in Highland Park Rurns

At nine O'Clock last night a blaze
started in barn belonging to a col
ored woman named Huff in the Pierce
addition beyond Highland Park, which
resulted in the destruction of the barn
and the death of a horse.
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old Newspapers Sc BundIe

FOR the next few days the State
Journal will sell old exchanges for i've
cents bundle. regular price 10 cents
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Smokers

Save your bands on Burghart's
Favorite, Club House. and Aurora
cigars they are valuable. be sure your
dealer gives them to you and bring
them to Burghart's, sol Kansas ave-
nue. and have them redeemed Come
and see the window display of val
liable premiums and get a catalogue.
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Joe Glass, who has been EMPLOYED
with the Defenbaugh grocery for the
past few months quit work with that
company last Saturday night and will
be connected with another firm in
Topeka. -
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Our entire time is yours from san
in the morning to in the evening
The Taylor Dressmaking School, 9O9
Kansas ave.
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A. L. Jaenicke has purchased a
half interest in the real estate bust
ness known as the J. L. Hastings g.
Co. The two members of the firm
now are Otto Steinhoff and A. T..
Jaenicke. Mr.. Steinhoff purchased
the interest of J. L. Hastings last
week and yesterday A L. Jaenicke
bought an interest in the business
and will begin business with the firm
tomorrow.
Just 100 gold fish for cents
Thursday only. 400 Kansas avenue.
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Joseph Ulsh, one of the proprietor,
Q fthe Topeka Hand Laundry, who
has been out of the city for the pas
week has returned.
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w. T. Denny, superintendent of the
oils and oiling system of the Union
Pacific railroad with his office in
Omaha, was in Topeka yesterday Wis
iting with his cousin, Judge Marion
Grover at 4O7 Monroe street. Mr..
Denny left last night for Fall River.
Neb. Mr.. Denny is one of the state
Nebraska.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-07

Melons you can't reach around at
Bankers Confectionery They are
good and sweet from center to cir
cumference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-07

Get our estimate n that lumber hin
j. B. Whelan & Co.. 4th & Santa r.
tracks
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Biddle creek went on a rampage
last night and this morning and the
water run down the pavement in
front of j. S. Fritton's store hub deep
to the delivery wagons. The street
cars had difficulty in crossing the
creek on Fourth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-07

The baby cab will ride twice as
easy with new rubbers. U. S. Cycle
Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-07

The lowest price on fine teas in the
o1ty All tea. No premiums. Owl
Grocers.
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The building occupied by the John
son q Beck Plumbing Co. at the cor
ner of Ninth street and Kansas ave
nue. suffered greatly by the rain leak
ing into the rooms and offices on the
upper story last night and this morn
ing. The new building had been SO
months dry weather that the water
seemed to soak through the rock and
brick doing considerable damage to
the woodwork and plastering.