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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
Lolita GETS AFORTUNE.
Nearly 100000 Is Handed Over to
the Actress.

San Francisco, July 2S.-Lotta
Crabtree. the actress. is $96.695 richer
than she was last week. The money
has really been hers since 1892, but
it has taken her seventeen years to
get it.
In 1902 Edwin FretweH. a broker,
bought for her 56S shares of the
American Bank and Trust company,
which he later sold for her for $685.
600, taking part in money and part
in stock in the Western Pacific Land
company These shares he had con-
veyed to himself. and promptly died
F. E. Pawyer, the administrator of
his estate, was unable to give them
to the rightful owner, and when
dividends were paid he kept them.
The case went through the courts for
several years and Pawyer kept On coll
lecting the dividends until he had
With $4,000. the value of the stock,
the stock itself remaining as a part
of the F'retweu estate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
TOMMY ADAMS DEAD.
Was on Police Force 25 Years and
Invented Rogues' Gallery.

New York. July 28.-Tommy Adams,
inventor of the rogues' gallery, has re-
tired poor from the police force. He
Joined the department in 1872 when he
was % years old. He is broken in
health.
Superintendent Brynes decided that
with his knowledge Of criminals ne
ought to make a good detective and
placed him on the detective force in
1888.
Soon after he originated the gallery
and invented the frame in which the
pictures are held. This particular APP
pIiance is used in many cities, and
Adams made little money out of it, as
the sale was not large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
Big HATS ARRIVE.
Russian Toques to Displace ''Peach
Baskets This FAN.

New York. July 2S.-A consignment of
200 of the monumental hats for women
which it is predicted will displaced the
wide spreading peach baskets, have ar
rived here from Paris. The hats are
made of fur and suggest the bearskins
of the Old Guard.
They are called Russian Toques. The
Toque does away with rats and the
spreading coiffure. On the other hand,
it is a sky-scraper. The Hottest may be
slightly over a, foot and half from the
foundation at the forehead to the apex,
which is crowned with an aigrette. The
woman who wears her hat must comb
her hair upward and secure it in a ball
on ton of her head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
BURNED HER WEALTH.
Placed Small Fortune in Oven and
ThoughtlessIy Started Fire.

Kewanee. I'LL, July 2S.-When Mrs.
James Williams of this city left her
home to go to the timber for an out
ing, she placed the family stronghold
containing cash and notes to the
value of $1,000 in the cook stove oven.
She was late reaching home and
started a quick fire in the stove to get
supper, forgetting the money. When
the odor of burning paper was discov-
cred she opened the oven to find the
money destroyed, only ashes rema in
ing of all the bills except one of $40
denomination. Some papers were
legible, although badly scorched.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
MORGAN WILL GET 1T.
Alaska Central Railroad Has Been
Declared InSOIVent.

Seattle. Wash. July 28.-According
to the Times. the insoIvent Alaska
Central railroad, when it is sold by
order of court this fall. will become
the property of the bondholders,
among whom is J. Pierpont Morgan.
the principal factor in the Cooper
River and Northwestern railroad in
construction of which 5000 men are
now at work. The Alaska Central is
projected to run from Seward, on the
coast, to the Yukon river. and there
are large coal fields along the route.
Fifty-three miles have been built but
are not being operated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
JEFFRIES WILL FIGHT.
Reiterates His Determination to Re-
Enter Prize Ring.

New York, July 28.-James ]. JEFF
fries reached here today from the
west, accompanied by his wife and
his sparring partner, Sam Berger,
and was given q rousing welcome
when he stepped from the West
Shore railway ferry. Concerning the
report that he is to challenge Jack
Johnson, Jeffries said:
81 will make a statement this af-
ternoon. OF course I will fight and a
few months will put me in the best
of trim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
BOOM IN U. P.
Common Stock Touches 200 on Sales
of 5000 Shares.

New York, July 2S.-The feature of
the stock market at the opening to-
day was the advance of Union Pacific
common to a new high grade about
the 200 mark. On sales of 5000
shares at the opening the stock sold
from 1898 to 2O01z as against
199A at yesterdays close.
United States Steel commons re-
Spouse to the increased dividend was
an advance of Y point on sales of
LOO shares. The rest of the list
was active and strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
NEW LIGHT POLES IN DENVER
An Idea for the City Beautiful Which
Might Be Applied i'm Topeka.

Denver. July 2S.-Seventeenth
street is going to have an ornamental
combination trolley and lamp pole.
which will compare favorably with
teenth streets. The new poles will be
in place by the first of October in
time to greet the eye of the throng
of experts to the street railroads
convention. The light agreed upon
by the mayor and art commission is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
wAKEENEY VOTES BONDS.
City to Have Waterworks and Elec-
trio Light Plant.

wakeeney, Kan, July 28.-At a
special election held Monday Wa
keeney voted a second time to issue
bonds in the sum of 100000 for the
purpose of establishing a system of
waterworks, a former election for the
same purpose being defective. A
second issue of $4,000 was also voted
for electric lights. Both propositions
carried by an approximate vote of
two to one. 1t is also proposed to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
Fire Ruins stock of Millinery.

Salina, Kan, July 28.-Ffre started
in the millinery store of Miss Julia
Burns on North Santa Fe avenue. in
an unknown manner, and did $4,000
damage in less than half an hour. The
entire stock was ruined; that which
was not burned having been damaged
by smoke and water. Miss Burns car
ried insurance to the amount of
S21OO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
Wandered From His Home and Died.

Arkansas City, Kan, July Is
Henry Eckroyd, a man ~ years of
age. and quite feeble wandered away
from the home of his son in this city
and at daylight was found dead in an
" STUN bled while walking in the rain
and had fallen, striking his head
against a tree. The coroner's investi-
cation showed that the man died from
unknown causes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
SALLlE FISHER ILL.
Comic Opera Star Suffers From
Ptomaine Poisoning.

Chicago, July 28.-Miss Sallie Fish
err, the comic opera star, is seriously
i'll at the Brevoort hotel. Her ply
stefan has diagnosed the case as acute
ptomaine poisoning. The trouble is
traced to canned sardines eaten Sat
urday night at rehearsal. Miss Fish
er was taken i'll on Sunday. Monday
she became delirious, and for many
hours her life was in danger, but yes
terday her condition was considera bly,
improved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
Negro knights of Pythias in Session

~NSSAO HAAAASAIS VI ES tdAaS LII SSeSlon'
Hutchinson, Kan, July 28.-Sev-
eral hundred delegates are in at
tendance at the sixteenth annual ses-
sion of the grand lodge of the negro
Knights of Pythias and Court of
Calanthe, which convened here. John
E. Lewis of Wichita, who is serving
his tenth annual term as grand chan
cellor is presiding over the session
of the knights and Mrs. NJ. Cox of
Wichita, grand worthy chancellor. is
in charge of the Women's session
The grand lodge will be in session un-
til Friday afternoon, when it will
close with a barbecue and picnic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28

Des Moines Ia, July 28.-Six pas
sengers on the Chicago & North
western passenger train which left
Des Moines for South Dakota points
at 2:55 this morning were injured in
a collision between that train and a
freight train four miles south of
Ames, early today, There were no
fatalities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28
RattIesnake in Little Girl.s Bed.

McCune, Kan, July 28.-Osie, the
daughter of William CASTOR of near
Montana, heard an unusual noise in a
bedroom and upon investigation found
a rattlesnake coiled up in the bed
Several of these reptiles have been
killed in this vicinity lately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28

give the city salaried, uniformed
police force.
A. B. Baker, assistant superinten-
dent OF the Smithsonian museum,
Washington, D. c., who last week
sailed for East Africa to take charge
of the Roosevelt collection of wild
animals, was formerly superintendent
of our county schools, and this is
where Trego climbs into the lime
light.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28

they drove on thinking the boy was
doing it on purpose.
Some white boys pulled the little
fellow from the water and tried 10
bring him back to life, but it was too
late A doctor was summoned but
the boy was dead when he arrived.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-28

a multiple enclosed arc having a IS
inch globe. This will give an in
crease in brilliancy over the two 9TH
er streets, but this is considered ne
cessary in a sense, as there is not SO
much private illumination on Seven
teenth as on the other two streets.
The design is on the wing order
with one globe.
The Tramway company has order
ed new poles to carry the trolley and
light and the ornamentation will be
furnished by the city.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
bOyISh Bandit Stays Bank Cashier
in Daylight Robbery.
BADLY WOUNDED PRESIDENT

= auto and Skiff He Almost Sue
e0eded in Escaping Before the
reople of the Town Knew What
n"u Happened. Played Dead to
escape Mob, and Was Taken to
pa1 IN Another County.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-In an attempt
Uank robbery a young man who
Oeen Identified as Thomas Jeffer-
\, ma Z of Louisville entered the
~ ~Vuants' National Bank at New
\. ~'ny ind, shortly before noon to-
|, auu killed ]. H. Fawcett, cashier
N we bank, seriously wounded j.
n, woodward, president of the bank,
m ! wounded ]. r. Tucker, a negro
Tu'leur, probably fatally.
"aen Hall entered the bank he
'''eo a pistol in each hand. After
N Illlanding every one to throw up
Hsu lands and "get into the vault"
Eett pegan shooting. Cashier Faw-
was shot through the chest and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
Recent Gifts and Requests Reach
Figures That's Staggering.
TO COMBAT THREE DISEASES

JOlts For Hook Worm, PeIlagra and
Tuberculosis. Big Sums For Re-
ligiOn and Education. Mrs. Van
derbilt, the Old Man Who Died
OF Whooping Cough and an I'm
known California Millionaire Get
in the Limelight With John Rock
efeller.
Following the donation of $1,000
600 by John D., Rockefeller to be
used in fighting the hook worm in
the south officials of the treasury
and public health and marine hos
pital service have received informa-
ton that two other $1,OOO,OOO do
nations are likely to be forthcoming
soon-one from Mrs. Russell Sage, to
be used in extending the work for
the eradication of tuberculosis, the
other from Andrew Carnegie for
fighting pellagra.
The understanding is that these
sums will be placed at the disposal
of the same general authorities as
sociated with public health and ma
rine hospital service.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
WHAT KENNEDY DID.
Churches, Hospitals and Like Insti-
buttons Given Millions.

tutlOnS Given Millions.
John Stewart Kennedy, one of
Americas little known rich men, who
died of whooping cough in his New
York residence Sunday last, left be-
quests of more than $25,000,000 to
religious, charitable and educational
institutions in his will.
Nearly half of the $25,O0O,OOO
goes to institutions connected with
the Presbyterian church, of which
Mr.. Kennedy has been an active
member for many years. Othere
large beneficiaries are the American
Bible Society, the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art, the United Charities
of New York, Columbia University
and Robert College, Constantinople.
Aside from these gifts Mr. Kenne-
dy left $35 100000 to his wife and
his relatives and a great number of
friends and employees. The widows
share will be $16,000,000. All of
the testator's employees received
gifts of from $500 to $4,000 each.
The charitable, religious and educa-
tional institutions, which receive the
largest requests, are to share the
residue Of the estate left after def
mite gifts of approximately $4,000
900 have been paid out
Their shares are estimated by
counsel for the executors as follows
Presbyterian board of foreign mis-
sions, $2,250,000; Presbyterian board
of home missions, $2,250,0O0; Pres
byterian church extension fund, ST.
100000; Presbyterian hospital, New
York, $2,250,000; Robert College,
Constantinople, $1,500,000; Presby-
terrain board of aid for colleges,
Art, New York, $2,250,0O0; New
$750,000; Metropolitan Museum of
public library, $2,250,0OO; United
Charities, New York, $1,500,O00;
American Bible Society, $750,000;
Charitable organizations, New York,
$75O,OO0.
The smaller gifts made by specific
requests are as follows: Yale Col
lege, Williams College, Dartmouth
College, Bowdoin College, Hamilton
College, University of Glasgow, Scot
land, where | resided until l came
into this country" 100000 each.
Many other requests ranging
downward from 100000 were made
to otter religious, educational and
charitable institutions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
MRS. vANDERBILTs GOOD WORK
Her 81 900, 900 Christmas Gift Is Co
ing i'm a Splendid Way.

About 375 families in New York
of moderate circumstances, in each
of which one or more are victims of
tuberculosis, will soon be able to
take advantage of the effort of Mrs.
w. K. Vanderbilt, Sr., to help fight
the white plague.
Work is about to be started on the
'Shively Sanitary Tenements "-ac-
commodating that number of fami-
lies-on avenue A, between Seventy
seventh and Seventy-eighth streets,
which Mrs. Vanderbilt planned sew
eral months ago, and upon which
she proposes to spend $650,000, eG-
elusive of the cost of the land.
Mr.. Vanderbilt for Christmas
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17

crowd of 200 persons which crowded
around the dock as the police boat
landed. Commanding the prisoner
to lie down Captain Adams an
nounced to the crowd that the man
had taken poison and was dead,
meanwhile carrying him to the patrol
wagon and giving the word to drive
ahead.
The bandit was taken to the New
Albany Jail. In a few moments he
was removed to the Southern Indiana
refoTmatory at Jacksonville to es-
cape the mob, which, realizing that
it had been tricked, had assembled
around the Jail.
In his cell at the reformatory the
prisoner refused to give his name,
and talked only when hard pressed
by questions.
BOyish Bandits Story.
He said that he had been around
Louisville for several days. He did
not know Tucker, the chauffeur, and
declared Tucker was not implicated
in the attempt on the bank.
81 won't tell my name. I have
seven brothers and sisters. MY
father don't live with my mother,
and all of them are not within. six
hundred miles of this place. I never
was in trouble but once. That was
at Lexington, KY on Halloween a
long time ago."
He seemed to be confused, but is
apparently not insane. He confessed
that he planned the robbery of the
bank, and says that he had no as
sistance
The bandit is good looking, in a
boyish, somewhat effeminate way.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17

His red haid had been recently cut,
He is very young, and is five feet six
inches tall.
Tonight the bandit was identified
as Thomas Jefferson Hall, and ac-
cording to William J. Hall, his
father the desperate is but II years
old. The elder Hall, who has a fur
niture store at 500 South Preston
street, in this city, said that young
Hall was a household tyrant and not
insane at all.
HE is simply mean said the
father. The family is formerly of
Knoxville, Tenn.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE
Policemen Who Killed w. J. Craw-
ford VIII Not Ask For Pre-
lininary Hearing.

The Arlington Courier of Friday
said: Policeman Timmons has re-
covered from the knife wounds in
flicted by w. J. Crawford, the white
man who was killed by Policeman
Calhoun couple of weeks ago, to
the extent that he is able to be on
duty part of the time. Messrs. Cal
houn and Timmons have decided not
to ask an investigation of the COM
mitment court into the killing of
Crawford, but to await an investiga-
ton by the grand jury, which meets
in December.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
KANSAS TURKEY DRIVES
Birds Now Being Driven to Sta.
tiOnS for Shipment.
MILLIONS OF BIG FAT GOBBLERS

Will BE Shipped to the Eastern Cities
For Thanksgiving Dinners. Deal
ers Send Buyers to See and Bid on
the Turkey. Are as Easily Driven
as a Herd of Cattle.
TOPEKA, Kan.-Poultry men
throughout the country are talking
about a shortage of turkeys this year
and telling how much the centerpiece
of the Thanksgiving diner will cost.
But to see the great flocks of turkeys
in some sections of Kansas one would
say that these poultry men we're mis-
taken; that there would be no short
age, and that the talk is merely an
excuse to hike" the prices.
There may be a shortage of the
turkeys in other states, but Kansas
has millions of big, fat gobblers and
nice juicy hens, and the spending
money of the farmers wives is being
swelled to considerable amounts Just
now. The big dealers of the east are
already buying the turkeys for the
Thanksgiving trade. They send men
into certain sections of the state and
buy all the turkeys the farmer will
sell. After buying in one neighbor-
hood for several days the drive be-
gins. The buyers have found it much
cheaper to hire boys to drive the tur-
J keys than to hire wagons to haul the
birds to the shipping station
A big flock of turkeys is as easily
| driven as a herd of cattle. A man
with two or three boys at the rear
to watch stragglers can drive the tur-
keys ten to fifteen miles a day with
out much trouble.
The drivers select a road and no
| tify all sellers to bring their fiocks
to some designated place on this
road. The final rendezvous is usual
ly large open field near the rail-
road, where the turkeys will be load
ed. A high wire fence is thrown
around this and into this the birds
are driven and there Grated for ship
ment.
The best sections for turkeys are
in the wheat and corn growing sec
lions of the state. There are lots
of bugs in the fields, and the birds
grow rapidly and get fat and develop
gamey flavor while living entirely
on these bugs. No feed is required
after the turkeys are three weeks
old, and by marketing time they are
in the very best condition. AS they
are being driven to the station the
turkeys must be fed and watered
often. They pick corn and weed
seeds along the roads, but about five
times a day the flock is rested and
fed and watered Along about sun
down the turkeys become trouble
some.
If there are no trees in sight the
birds often become frightened and
run about twittering and calling in
seeming anxiety. Then the drivers
urge them forward a little faster or
return to some trees or an orchard.
There is no use trying to drive tur-
keys after shutdown They go to
roost then in spite Of the urging of
the drivers. If the drivers reach an
orchard or grove shortly before sun
set they feed and water their flock
and the minute the sun sinks the tur-
keys begin flying into the trees.
They are safe then until daylight,
and within five minutes after it be-
comes light enough to see two rods
every turkey will be in the road eat
ing his breakfast.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
JUST LIKE OLD DAYS IN THE WEST

neck and died almost instantly.
President Woodward was shot
through the liver and his intestines
were perforated. Tucker was shot
through the body.
Desperate Effort to Escape.
Following the shooting the slayer
rushed from the bank and tried to
escape in an automobile which he
had taken from the curb in front Of
the residence of it's owner, Mrs. Wal
ter Escott, in Louisville. He had
forced the negro chauffeur at the
point of a pistol to drive him to New
Albany.
After the shooting at the bank the
Chauffeur, who was paralyzed with ter
ror, and apparently incapable OF ac-
ton, sat still when the Tobber jumped
into the car and ordered him to speed
I'D the machine. The robber then
Jumped out of the automobile, shot
the negro in the back and ran two
blocks to che Ohio river. He seized
skiff and was on his way to the
Louisville side of the river before
officers at New Albany knew what
had occurred. An alarm was given
through a megaphone on dredge
boat, and in a short time several
policemen had started in pursuit in
a fast motor boat.
Played Dead to Escape Mob.
Capturing their man they brought
him to shore, where by ruse Po-
lice Captain Adams kept back the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
MILLIONS GIVEN FOR PHILANTHROPY

present last year gave her $1,000
900 and she determined to spend it
nelplng persons less fortunate. The
ldea came to her that tenements
should be clean, light, airy and
should have arrangements for eat
ing and sleeping out of doors, which
would assist hundreds of tubercuIo-
SIS patients to win their way back to
health. She consulted with DR.. Hen
ry A. Shively of No. 800 Amsterdam
avenue, an expert in tuberculosis.
and he helped her to work out the
plans for the building. She has
named them in honor of him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
Fire in Webster County.

The residence of J. NJ Marshall,
Webster county farmer living near
Preston, was completely destroyed by
fire at IL o'clock Tuesday night,
which probably originated from the
stove fiue. But few of the house
hold effects were saved, and the loss
was partly covered by insurance.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
LOS ANGELES MILLIONAIRE.
Donation Made of 100000 For
Worldwide Religious Work.


Worldwide Religious Work.
A Los Angeles, Cal, millionaire,
whose identity is being kept a secret,
has just donated 100000 toward
the establishment and furtherance of
worldwide religious work, whose
active director in Chicago will be
Rev. A. G. Dixon, pastor of the
Moody church.
Mr.. Dixon declines to discuss the
details or scope of his work, declar-
ing that too early publicity would
tend to interfere with the perfecting
of the plans. 1t has been learned,
however, that the scheme embraces
a literary evangelistic programme,
the preparation and distribution of
printed religious works throughout
the civilized world.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17
BIG FORTUNE FOR INVENTION.
Amateurs Sell For $500, 900 Their
Discovery For Printing Photos.

While experimenting with amateur
photography M. A. Yetnick and DR..
L. M. Early of Columbus, o., discov-
cred a way of making a new kind
of Photographic printing paper. A
deal was closed at South Bend, Ind.
by which a camera company of Ro-
chester, N. Y, will pay them ST.
100000 for the secret.
The company could not duplicate
the paper patented by the Columbus
men. 1t promises to revolutionize
the printing of photographs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17

mutual oeneht
we are gong
dneret INES during this offer
offered to the trading public ~ ~ '"is""'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-11-17

The worlds estimated steam pow
er in use today is 100000 horse
power.