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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-05
SUNDAY A RECORD BREAKER.
Mercury Reached Eighty-Six Degrees
at Five O'clock.

Sunday was a record breaker for hot
weather in April At o'clock Sunday
afternoon the thermometer reached the
S6 degree mark. The wind was respon-
siole Tor the heat, coming as it did from
the south at the rate of from IA to 25
miles an hour, increasing towards even
ing. The Sunday temperatures ran the
gamut from so degrees at 1 O'Clock in
the morning to Sc degrees at O'Clock
in the afternoon. The following are the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-05
KILLED By LAWRENCE NEGRO
Patrick Hayes Stabbed to. Death in
Drunken Brawl.

Lawrence. Kan. April 5.-Patrick
Hayes, white. was stabbed and killed
at l O'Clock Sunday morning by Chas
Rogers, a negro. Rogers was cut in
the head. 1t is believed both men had
been drinking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-05
Weather indications.

Chicago, April Forecast for Kan
sas: Rain or snow tonight and Tuesday.
Colder tonight and in southeast por-
ton Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
Piles Quickly
Cured at Home
Instant Relief. Permanent Cure-Trial
Package Mailed Free to All
in Plain Wrapper.

Piles is a fearful disease, but easy
to cure If you go az 1t right.
An operation with the knife is dan
gerous, cruel, humiliating and un-
necessary.
There is just one other sure way to
be cured-painless, safe and in the
privacy of your own home-it is Pyra-
mil Pile Cure.
We mail a trial package free to all
who write.
1t will give you instant relief, show
this great remedy and start you we'll
on the way toward a perfect cure.
Then you can get a full-sized box
from any druggist for SO cents, and
often one box cures.
Insist on having what you call for.
If the druggist tries to sell you
something just as good, 1T is because
he makes more money on the sub
stitute.
The cure begins at once and con-
tinues rapidly until it is complete and
permanent
You can go right ahead with your
work and be easy and comfortable all
the time.
1t is we'll worth trying.
Just send your name and address
to Pyramid Drug Co. 90 Pyramid
Building, Marshall, Mich. and receive
free by return mail the trial package
in a plain wrapper
Thousands have been cured in this
easy, painless and inexpensive way,
in the privacy OF the home.
No knife and its torture.
No doctor and his bills.
All druggists, so cents. Write to-
day for a free package.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

Harry NJ. Leslie has been appointed
postmaster at Robinson Brown county,
Kan, to succeed N. F. Leslie, resigned.
Kansas postmasters commissioned !:
William H. johnson. Zenith; Grace E.
Johnson, Empire City; James M. Brown,
wilson; Tyree NJ. Berry, Utopia; Frank
w. Elliott. Edna.
side of Main street, between Broadway
and A street.
Rural letter carriers appointed for
service in Kansas: Henry ]. Lampert
and Benjamin f. Simpson at Simpson;
James E. Vandervort and Mary c. Van
dervort at Lebanon.
Star mail routes established in Kan
sas:
Harwood to Santa Fe. service three
times a week. The contract was award
ed to James B. Patton of Harwood at
$400 per annum.
Reinert to Dodge City. service three
times a week. Contract awarded to
Samuel K. Foulks of the latter city at
$3.50.
Example. via Jean, to Santa Fe, SER
vice three times a week Contract
awarded to Joseph H. Miller of Exam
pie at $3.50.
Fargo to Springfield, service three
times a week. Contract awarded to N.
B. Swink of Fargo at $500.
A bill has passed congress providing
for the donation of two obsolete can
non and carriages to the city of Leav-
euworth.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

men and the acceptance of terms of
several others to whom contracts have
been sent. Even with all these Bill
is still on the hunt for good players.
He has told them all to report on
April II. four days before the first
exhibition game. The twenty-five
men now sure of are Brammell, john
son and Locke, catchers, Merkle, Vice,
c. w. Miller, Holcomb, Babe Miller,
Harding, Donovan, pitchers; Motto,
Hines, Long, link, infielders; Rankin,
Kantz, Shay, Hicks, Ludlow, West
fall, and Cantwell, outfielders. Bill
hasn't stated who will play certain
positions on the diamond for he
wishes to give the men a fair tryout
OF course he has ideas as to who are
the best all good managers do and
he is making an attempt to fill each
position on the team with a good man.
frankie Mel will meet Abe Attell
in a 2O-round contest at New Orleans
on the 18th of March.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
TIE
General Demand

of the Well-Informed of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action
In supplying that demand with its ex-
ceIIent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for it's remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is gwen
the preference by the Weh-Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
ST. MARY's AT WORK.
Catholics Have Good Prospects in
Baseball This Season.

ST. Marys Kan, March 4.-With
representatives of the American and
Western leagues scheduled to play at
ST. Marys campus this month, Coach
Quigley's hopefuls are going the limit
regularly in order to sustain the bril-
liant record made in 1908. Since the
last week of January the gymnasium
and in favorable weather the campus
have been used by 100 baseball can
didates.
With a nucleus of eight of the regu-
lars of the championship team to start
with, Quigley should form a strong
combination. Freen and Swift, the
Kansas City battery, who worked so
we'll last year. will do most of the
work this season. Kistner will also
receive some, and Kelley, Mooney,
Hayden and Dunn of the squad of
1908 and Collins and Mooney, among
the new men, look able to press Green
to his best. Last years infielders are
on deck and will probably play their
old positions. Scanland, Speice and
Hefner at the bags, and E. Sheahan
at short. Johnston is a strong con-
tender for recognition here. Bennett
is the only outfielder back and the
student body look for the other two
places to go to the following: Dock
cry, O'ConneH, Ellis or Eckert
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
Ten Doctors
Said He Would Die

"In 1903 we wrote you regard
ing my husband, who was suf-
fering from heart trouble. He
was superanuated by the North
Georgian Conference. Ten doc
tors at different times said he
would die. You advised DR..
Miles Heart Remedy and Re
storative Nervine; we did as
advised, and improvement was
apparent from the very first. He
recovered and the Conference in
1904 gave him a charge. He
never felt better, although he
has very heavy work and does
a great deal of camp meeting
work. I am so glad we took
your advice and gave him the
medicine, and feel that I ought
to let you know of the wonder
full good results from its use."
MRS. T. S. EDWARDS,
Miner, Ga.
This proves what DR.. Miles
Heart Remedy will do. Get a
bottle from your druggist and
take it according to directions.
1t does not matter whether your
heart is merely weak, or you
have organic trouble, if it does
not benefit you take the empty
bottle to your druggist and get
your money back.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

made an address in which she defended
herself. She was nearly three hours
giving her side of the controversy.
1t was while she was talking that the
excitement began and continued for
some time. When the word was given
that women had tainted. an adjourn
ment of half an hour was taken. Mrs.
Ball said that during her adminiStra-
ton she had received many compli-
ments from commanders of the G. A.
r., and that the national officers of the
w. r. c., after investigating certain
statements, had decided there was not
word of truth in them.
Mrs. Ball was seen on q street car
while she was on her way home and
asked for an explanation of the affair.
She said:
I'VE had meeting tonight and trans
acted business, which is secret
WAS there any trouble?'
mot in the least"
wasn't it a stormy session.?
''No-er-well, if you say it was
stormy, I guess that will cover it"
While much has been said and writ
ten of the benefits-material, social
and otherwise-that have accrued to
ia rmers by the introduction of the ru-
raj delivery mail system. only casual
mention has been made of the money
values of the material benefits, and,
indeed, the department has never
made any computation of such values.
The inconceivably enormous sum
represented by but one of the ele-
ments comprising sthe material bene-
fits conferred by rural delivery may be
conjectured from the computation
contained in the statement submitted
to the postoffice department by J. H.
McClintock, postmaster at Phoenix,
Arizona
There are four rural routes out of
Phoenix, which traverse the rich Salt
River valley of Arizona, and Mr.. Nc
Clintock says that, at a valuation of
s4.00 per day for a farmers time and
team, the time consumed by the far
mer coming to town once a week for
his mail, and using half a day for that
purpose, and spending each trip 25
cents for cigars and other trifles, rep
resents a loss of $2.25 each trip, or
an annual loss of S117.00. Upon this
basis Postmaster McClintock considers
that there is annual saving of $101.790
to the $40 farmers who are served by
rural delivery from his office.
Assistant Postmaster General De-
Graw says he believes that Postmas
ter McClintoek's estimate represents a
conservative average saving to each
head of family served by rural deliv-
cry, and that IL applied to the 4,000,-
600 heads of families now being sery-
ed in the United States would repre-
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
TEACHER FELL IN WE'LL.
Climbed Out on Stone Wall and Then
Taught School.

Lincoln, Kan. March 4.-Miss Stella
Connor, teacher of Liberay school, had
a rather thrilling experience while
walking to her school. 1t was raining
slightly which caused the roads to be
in very bad condition. Miss Connor
was walking at the side of the road to
avoid the mud when all at once she
felt what she supposed to be solid earth
under her feet, give way and found
herself at the bottom of an old aban-
doned well. An umbrella she had been
carrying had been pulled partly into
the opening through which she had
fallen. shutting out most of the light.
The we'll was rs feet deep and had
been walled up with stone. This stone
wall afforded Miss Connor her means
of escape. Securing her dinner pail
which she found had gone to the bot
tom of the well with her. she climbed
toward the top of the well and sue
ceeded in getting out.
Not being the kind of a girl who is
daunted by small things. Miss Connor
gathered up her umbrella, her books
and with her dinner pail went on to
the school house and taught school all
day as if nothing unusual had hap
pened.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
Reorganization of White House
Force Going On.
Mr.. Latta of Kansas One of
Roosevelt's Secretaries.
ILLBETRANSFERRED
Probably Receive an Excellent
Position Elsewhere.
Facts About the Operations of
Rural Delivery System.

Washington, D. c., March 4-There
are several changes in the staff and
clerical force at the White House as
an incident to the change of admins
tration. Fred w. Carpenter of Califor-
mia has succeeded Mr.. Loeb as secre-
tary to the president and is in immedi-
ate charge of the entire executive force.
He has been Mr.. Taft's private secre-
tary for several years and enjoys his
complete confidence.
Another man who served Mr. Taft
faithfully and efficiently during his ad-
ministration as secretary of war was
House. That is Wendell W. Mischler
of Ohio. He is the assistant secretary.
1t is understood that in the event of
Mr.. Latta, formerly of Holton, Kan,
and one of the assistant secretaries,
losing hisWhiteHouse position, he will be
taken care of in some good position in
the federal service.
According to a story published by the
Washington Herald, Mrs. Isabel Worrell
Ball, of Kansas, president of the Wom-
ans Relief Corps of the District, figur-
ed conspicuously in a stormy session
recently held by the corps. The Herald
says:
Stormy scenes were carefully guarded
at the session of the Woman's Relief
corps in Grand Army hall last night.
While a reporter for the Washington
Herald sat in the waiting room, mem
bers of the corps came into view in a
state of intense excitement. One ex-
claimed:
FYou men will have to get out of
here Immediately. Some of the women
in there have tainted"
From reliable sources it was learned
that Isabel Worrell Ball, president of
the corps, had been attacked, and she
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
TROUBLE AT BRICK PLANT.
Negro IAborer Takes Three Shots at
White EmplOve.

Coffeyville, Kan, March 4.-Trou-
BILE has been brewing for several days
between the black and white work
men of the Yoke brick works, and
there has been a feeling between the
races. 1t is claimed by the white
Iaborers that the negroes are given
the preference, and that the superin-
pot has been boiling and last night
eliminated in an attempt of murder.
William Kerns insisted on hazing
and joshing a black, named John
Stark. 1t is claimed that Kerns car
ried a gas pipe and made threats, the
negro getting his dander up; on the
pretext of going to see his sick moth
er, got gun and lay in wait for
Kerns. He took three shots, but
owing to poor craftsmanship he sim
ply punctured the atmosphere. Stark
has been arrested
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

when they are separated from their
garrisons. 1t involves also the consid-
Grafton of transportation facilities, upon
which there is always a great tax in
military mobility.
Zella postoffice, Stevens county, Kan,
will be discontinued on March Is.
On April 30 the postoffice at Norfolk,
Ellis county, and the office at North
field, Sherman county, will be discon-
tinued and superseded by rural free de-
livery.
The postoffice site at Herington, Kan,
will be changed on July 1 to the north
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
BIG BOILER EXPLOSION.
Pittsburg Mine Works Are Totally
Ruined-None Injured.

Pittsburg, Kan, March 4.-The
worst boiler explosion that has ever
happened in the district without loss
of life occurred at Grove mine No. 8,
located two miles west of Weir City.
There were three boilers in the engine
house and the one on the east suddenly
blew up, wrecking the engine house
and landed in the prairie about two
hundred yards from the engine house.
The other boilers were covered up in
a mass of debris but at this time 1t is
not known how much damage, If any,
they have sustained
The engine house was totally wreck
ed and is scattered all over the prairie
about the mine, hardly a board being
left whole. The mine was not work
ing and but few men were down in
the mine at the time.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
ARE AFTER NEW FACTORY.
SaIina Wants to Get st. Louis Firm
That Makes Beef Juice.


Salina, Kan, March 4.-Frank
York, president of the Salina CONNER
cial club, has just received two letters
from M. Schulter of st. Louis who is
Industrial commissioner of the Rock
Island, asking about a location for
two factories he wants to place. The
first one looks good and Mr.. York
and Mr.. Eberhardt, the latter chair
man on the committee to which ap-
plications of the sort are referred, are
inclined to think Salina would do well
to land it.
Mr.. Schulter says he is in touch
with a company that is one of the
biggest manufacturers of beef extract
in the country, and that it wants to
establish a factory that will cost about
100000 in the cattle belt in Kansas
in a town where shipping conditions
and railroad facilities are good.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

sent an annual saving to them Of
$46s, 100000.
There are other savings and mater
IA IA benefits resulting from the sstab-
lisnment of rural delivery, to which
prlef reference may be made
1t IS shown by reports which have
neen received at the poStoffice depart
ment that since the introduction of
rural routes has increased in some In
stances as much as As per cent, and
that the average increase in such
farm values has been 25 per cent
A good portion of this increased
value is directly attributed to rural
delivery, and represents another en-
ormous sum of money Furthermore
by reason of the fact that patrons of
rural delivery now receive daily mar
ket reports, and newspapers adver-
tfsing bargains in commodities, they
are enabled to get the highest mar
ket prices for their farm products and
pay the lowest prices for the neces-
sites which they require. The gain
and saving thus effected must be very
large, and the total amount of the
money value of the material benefits
conferred on patrons of rural delivery
embraces an amount of such vast
proportions as to be wholly beyond
comprehension.
A member of the house of represen-
tatives who has made study of the
benefits derived by farmers through
the agency OF rural delivery has sub
mitted figures that in his opin-
ion the increase in realty values due
to that service aggregates at least
$3.50, 900.
For the first time since its compile
ton the public school at Franconia,
Va, Mount Vernon district, has flag
flying over it. The flag was presented
to the school by Mrs. Isabel Worrell
Ball of Kansas, president of the Wo-
D1l{ tee 30 s-&,.
Upon invitation of the commissioners
the school to make the presentation
and address the scholars on the flag
and patriotic education in public
schools. She exhibited 25 early colonial
flags during her talk. The school was
decorated with the national colors, and
children came from a number of near
by towns to observe the event.
o. Congressman D. r. Anthony present
ed in the house petitions of the Topeka
Milling company, the Kelley & Lysle
Milling company of Leavenworth, the
Hoffman & Son Milling company of En-
terprise, and the Inter-Ocean mills of
Topeka, outlining certain changes de-
sired in the tariff schedule on flour
and in it's application in our relations
with foreign countries.
The army subsistence officers have
made exhaustive tests at Fort Riley of
various devices for the preparation OF
food in the field. This is an important
matter, as it includes providing for the
feeding of troops in time Of action,
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
YOUNG MAN WAS BURNED.
Walter Hunter Fought Bravely Il
Save Horses From Fire.

Hunter. Kan, March 4.-While
fighting brayely to save the lives of
several of his fathers horses which
were tied in a barn which was ablaze,
Walter Hunter was seriously burned
last night about the head and arms.
His hair was burned off but 1t is
thought that he will recover.
The barn belonged to Al Hunter, a
prosperous farmer. With the barn
was burned five head of horses. a
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
BACK FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
Jewell City Young Man Sold AgricuI-
turaI implements There.

Jewell City, Kan, March 4.-Floyd
Jordan is home from his long trip to
the Argentine republic where in com
pany with 200 other Americans he
went to work for the International
Harvester company through the har-
vest season, which began in Decem-
ber. Floyd has a great contempt for
the South Americans. He says they
do not know anything and can not
learn. They buy high priced Ameri-
can machinery and ruin 1t in one
year.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
PUT BAN ON POOL HALLS.
Lawrence Board of Education Pro-
hibits Loafing in Such Places.

Leavenworth, Kan. March 4.-The
board of education has asked the CO.
operation of parents in keeping stud
ents in school. The superintendent was
directed to request the city attorney
to submit an ordinance to the city coun-
Gil prohibiting school children to visit
pool halls during school hourG. The
board also requested the skating rink
management not to admit school chill
dren during school hours.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
MIKE STILL HOLDS OUT.
DonIin, However, Says He Won't Join
Callahan'S Outlaws

Syracuse. N. Y, March 4.-MichaeI
j. Donlin, captain of the New York
Nationals, emphatically denies the dis
patches sent out from New York last
night that he intends to join Gala
hans Chicago outlaw baseball team.
Donlin said that unless his terms
are accepted within the next few days
he will sign a theatrical contract
which will not terminate until July 5.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

A letter arrived at baseball head
quarters this morning from Phil
Geier of st. Paul, who wants to come
here. Geier played with Sta Paul for
seven years, and is an outfielder of
known ability as well as good
sticker. The letter was referred to
Mr.. Cooley at Excelsior Springs.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
Killing GETS LAY OFF.
Catcher Won't Join Cubs Until First
Week in April.

Kansas City, March 4.-Johnny
Killing, catcher of the Chicago worlds
champions, has received letter from
the mana cement of the Cubs, stating
for him to join Frank Chances squad
just as soon as he can. This pleased
Killing very much as he wants to stay
here and run his pool and billiard
business as long as possible. Killing
will join the Cubs the first week in
April at Columbus. He will condition
himself at the Kansas City Athletic
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
FARMERS ARE MEETING.
An Interesting Institute Is Being Held
in HaIStead,

Halstead, Kan. March 4.-The farm
ers' institute are holding an interesting
meeting here. Much interest is shown
on subjects pertaining to growing corn,
insect pests and hog cholera. J. B. Par
ker and w. E. King of the Kansas
State Agricultural college are present.
Several local speakers are also on the
programme.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

spring wagon and a quantity of grain
and hay. The total loss is about
$1,000 with no insurance. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
WOLVES TOO NUMEROUS.
Are Destroying Live Stock for Farm
eFs Near PaOla.

Paola. Kan, March 4.-seversl
farmers in this locality are bothered
with wolves. One man living two
miles from town had a large flock OF
chickens killed by the wolves. They
here Three sheep were killed in one
night on the farm Of Charles Nc
Caskey by the wolves.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
NEWSPAPER CHANGE.

w. It. Armstrong Takes Charge of the
CoReyviIle Chronicle
Coffeyville, Kan, March 4.-W. 7.
Armstrong, who for the past three
months has been city editor of the
Coffeyville Journal, has taken over the
CoffeyviIle Chronicle and assumed
charge of the paper.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

Danberry. the new ground tender
will arrive in Topeka next Wednes-
day to get the local grounds in shape
before the seasons practice work
commences.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

Art Furey, who still belongs to
Cooley. will report for a tryout, but
will likely be transferred to SaIina,
in the Central Kansas circuit.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

The contracts of Root, Brennan and
BARLEY were received this morning
and all are anxious to report. Root
will likely be traded. Brennan says
he is going to Hot Springs for three
weeks before reporting. Both Bren-
nan and BARLEY may be traded.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

club. Killing has already caught the
baseball fever and is now very anxious
to don the big mitt.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
GARDNER GOES TO CENTRAL.
Former Western Association Umpire
Lands New Berth.

Umpire Frank Gardner who
worked in the Western association
last season, goes to the Central
league next season. He is a good
man, and was one of Shively's best
last season.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

| Inventor CahilIs new lighting system
will be used in the try-out.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04

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