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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-24

by thunder. but this thing has got
to be and will be looked into!" shout
back. mot stop at Violet Hill! Why
the man don't know what he is talk
| ing about. I'd like to have him out
of that cubby-hole for about two min
utes!
but the conductor will know all
about it," consoled Mrs. Bowser.
| eff he don't I'll punch his head"
! The officials head was safe. When
asked to explain. he said:
1.-The station at Violet Hill was clos
| ed for lack of business. A contractor
was going to build SO villas there, but
| he went broke"
But there are villas there?"
perhaps. I never looked out to
see. You'll have to get off at White
Rose, and there's always man there
with a wagon. You can get a good
view of the country as you ride with
| him"
Mrs. Bowser was not in the least
disappointed. She had her mind made
up to failure right away after the
telephone message. She sat and look
ed from the car window at the land
scape, and Mr.. Bowser sat and grumb-
led and swOre. A feeling was coming
over him that he was going to be done
up.
at may turn out all right" said
Mrs. BOWser, as he grumbled away.
ga man who was surrendering every
thing to his creditors wouldnt deceive
you. Perhaps the railroad people shut
up the station to spite him, or some
thing of the Sort
Violet Hill was passed without any
one seeming to know it. The depot
building might have been taken for
a fisherman's shanty. White Rose was
all right, though. There were seven
houses there, and two cows were ly-
ing asleep on the track, and the train
had to stop whether or no. The Bow
sers found a wagon and two mules
loafing around, and when a boy had
found the owner and driver Mr.. Bow
ser said to him:
'How much will you charge to drive
US over. to Violet Hill and back?"
"Any waitin' over there?" queried
the man.
perhaps an hour"
Lets see? There are two persons
of you-a man and a woman. It's
three miles there and back, and the
lions all the way out, and swear all
the way back. Well say six dollars
for the trip
''Why, man. you are a robert"
shouted Mr.. Bowser.
wall, 'spose you don't go over?
'Spose you gimme a dollar to hear all
about it instead? Some prefers that
way. 1t saves your being bounced
around in a wagon"
do you mean that anyone has
wanted to go over to Violet Hill this
summer 2"
Bout a hundred"
For Why?"
ITO see ocean Blue and then come
back"
"Um. Here's your dollar. What sort
of a villa or mansion or cottage is
Ocean Blue?'
TITS kinder farmhousy"
''And what river is it on?''
ITS on Jim Grow creek when there's
any water
"And what about the grounds
around the house ?"
That's where the old owner used
to raise frogs"
why don't the trains stop there
now? ~
mo steady man to git on or off.
The railroad makes all the suckers
come here first.
"And what do the folks say when
you drive over to Violet Hip"
'They make things look mighty
violety coming back, and most of them
pick a fight here at White Rose and
git licked before they take the train.
Is that alp"
That was all. There were two hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-24

hiding places and gaze with bullying
eyes at the smoking monster. AS
single file by the light of the moon
they tramped along a sinuous path
the question came up as to whether
or not the man inside the boiler of
the engine had a hard task in MAX
ing the wheels go around! Mapesa
would pinch himself now and then to
see if it were really he who was go
ing home, for an 'incosie cuZ'' (white
queen) had admired the tuft of hair
which he wore on his head in the
way of an ornament, and had given
! him a piece of cloth for allowing her
to point a suspicious looking box at
him. One of his friends was told to
look in the finder of the kodak-for
such it was-and there he certainly
saw Mapesa, only he was so very
small. Mapesa feared, therefore,
been transformed into a fairy Ca
black one at that) and by magic
power placed within the Internal ma
chine-a captive!
A large fiat rock by the side of the
path was covered with grasshoppers
of enormous size which had been
bagged at night while numb on the
trees where they had gathered for
repose. They had been boiled and
later spread out in the sun to dry.
Before entering the kraal-village
might partake of Saratoga chips!
Until the small hours of the night
the happenings in ''HalaIi' were re-
lated to an interested group which
presented weird and grotesque ap-
pearance in the combined light of a
briskIy burning fire and a big silver
moon Although not ten years old
Mapesa brought home some beads of
red and white hue for his little
sweetheart. These he had bought
with the honey he had secured with
such disastrous results.
Two years later Mapesa went back
to the "incosie cuz' with the Internal
machine, and was employed by her at
two dollars a month to look after the
''Pickanin boss" as he learned to
American in Africa. Subsequently he
was advanced to the position of cook
boy, and although he often made
grave plumbers his progress was
steady. At one time his mistress was
Mortified when entertaining company
to find that he had warmed the jelly
which should have served as dessert,
and was serving it as soup. Equally
to observe that the pudding had been
coated with salad dressing.
Iapesa was sometimes given a holt
day and on these occasions he would
go back to the village of Shopela to
see Minuchi, the girl who was the
recipient of some beads on a moon
light night. When he had saved suffi- |
cient money to buy a COW he straight
way negotiated with the father of his
sweet heart for the purchase of his
daughter The price set was three
cows but upon receipt of COW number
one, Mapesa received his bride with
the stipulation that he was to pay in
full at the earliest possible oppOrtuni-
ty. He still works for the ''incosie
cuz' and no longer does he wear a
loin cloth. but is neatly clothed in a
plain suit of washable clothes. He
lives in a clean and comfortable hut, |
and is teaching Minuchi to keep house
according to the fashion of the in
cosie cuz.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-24

rolled up and coat off has attacked the
problems of the day. He is striking
at the greed, selfshness and arrogance
of the rich and has drawn a picture
that can not fail to impress.
The book is brimful of White
philosophy. It is wonderful in the
delineation of character, it handles the
questions which are IN the public
mind without gloves and it is wonder
full in its devotion to detail.
The book is long, no doubt many
will say that too much space is de-
voted to incOnsequential preliminaries
in the early life of Barclay and that
it leads up too slowly to the climax.
Others may claim that it lacks cohe-
careless in handling the narrative so
that the interest is not always sus-
tanned. But nevertheless no one will
deny that it is in many respects a
enjoyed "The Court of Boyville'' and
followed with interest the political
fortunes of the characters in strata
gems and Spoils'' will welcome the
incursion of the versatile Kansan into
the field of the long novel dealing
with questions that perplex the states
men of the present day. "a Certain
Rich Man" sells at $3.50.
A novel feature Of the August Cen
fury. the Midsummer Holiday number,
is the reproduction, in the colors of the
originals, of seventeen of the Salma-
an interesting, novel, and charming
exhibition of little oil sketches, the
largest of them hardly more than six
by nine inches. shown in the gallery of
the Salma gundi Club New York last
April About hundred and twenty
members of the club contributed over
five hundred pictures which included
everv variety of subject, and formed
literally a miniature Salon.
The many readers of Barbara. or
Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright, as she is
now known, do not need to be remind
ed of her ability to create for our en-
teri ainment attractive persons. In
Poppea of the Postoffice, however, she
presents a more loVeable character
even than any of her other creations.
The personality of the girl whose name
gives the title to Mrs. Wright's latest
novel is the central theme of the entire
book.
Louis Joseph Vance, the author of
1.-THE Brass Bowl and THE Black
Bag has written a new novel which
has been published by Messrs. Dodd,
Mead and Company. The title OF the
new story is THE Bronze Bell" Mr.
great pains with local color and the
substratum of fact; that however i'm
probable the complications of the plot,
the details are all capable of vertical
ton IF his hero is to go from Chicago
to COnStantinOp1e, he has all steamship
and railroad time tables of both Ameri-
car and European railroads he must use
to get there. and puts him in COnStan-
tinople at the proper time, or accounts
fer delays. His favorite pastime is
sailing his Cape Cod cat boat down
around Vineyard Haven on the Island
OF Martha's Vineyard. I do know how
70 sail a boat he said with some pride.
Il must be so, for one of the Old sea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-24

to wait in the depot and the Bowsers
Walted- 1t was = miles back to town,
oul l1iey spoke no word on the jour
n I1y MIS-. Bowser was almost gone in
saying, sold again and d Mr. rip Ro Ieelr
was figuring on the number of muir
oefs ne would commit on the NOR
row. lie strobe into the house ahead of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-24

her, but turned in the hall to say in
low, tense voice:
Madam, you have driven me to the
dead-line at last. Tomorrow morning
you can go to your mothers and wait
the divorce proceedings. You have
shown your fine italian hand once too
often3'- Copyright, 1909, by Asso-
ciated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-24

captains at Vineyard Haven. to whom
I had presented Il copy of The Black
Bag said my seamanship described in
that book was correct; he could not
find a fault in it, THE Brass Bowl"
had been dramauzed by Mr.. Vance and
WincheIl Smith.
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The Prudential State Bank, corner
SeXenth- and Kansas avenue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
CHECKS REFUGEE
GAMBLERS PLANS
Mayor Mott Holds Doom OF 9
Sudden Closing Down Over
Slot Machine Operators

OAKLAND, July 3.-His attention
having been called by the police to the
carnival OF slot machine gambling
which San Francisco promoters brought
here Mayor Frank X Mott took repres-
sive measures this morning to back up
the efforts of Acting Chief Petersen for
complete control of the local situation.
The executive of the city summoned
before him two representatives OF the
Royal Arch and i owners of slot ma
chimes. Not bandying words the mayor
tersely informed the men that unless
all sure thing gambling was voIun-
tarily abandoned, and unless brokerage
in winnings was Immediately checked
he would peremptorily close down
every slot machine in the city in two
weeks.
He called attention to the fact that
an ordinance to suppress slot machines
in this city has been passed to print
by the city council. That ordinance
gave the slot machine proprietors until
October l to shut down their business.
With the closing of the slot machine
operations in San Francisco July 1
there came a sudden influx OF the worst
elements of the traffic to this side of
the bay. Many San Francisco machines
were installed here and devotees OF the
whrling cards or tumbling dice are
daily crossing the bay to indulge in
Oakland This turn was not unex-
pected. for Councilman Vose introduced
intoIhe council at this last meeting an
ordinance directing the city treasurer
TO issue no license to men not in bust
ness before July / or for machines not
actually in operation then. That or
dinance was sent to the license COM
mittee.
Yesterday the invasion of slot ma
chimes broke in this city in force:
Many signs appeared over machines,
advertising $3.50 in cash or merchan-
disc for royal flush and proportionate
rewards for gamblers. In many STANDS
merchandise was represented by tick
cts which could be sold back to the
house.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
PROGRAM
AT GREEK THEAT[R
Arthur Cunningham TO Sing
With Golden Gate Park Band
Tomorrow Night

BERKELEY, July arthur Cum
bingham. the celebrated barytone, will
sing My own United staes,' accom-
panied by the Golden Gate park band,
in the Greek theater at the special
patriotic band concert at SIS o'clock
Monday night
A remarkably good program has
been prepared for the occasion. Besides
Cunningham's solos. the band will play
such appropriate numbers as Daily S
patrol, The Blue and the Gray;
Hartmann's Great Battle Scene" and
the stirring marches, Daughters of
America" and pixie Land, Love YOU
Catlin's arrangement of American ma
tional airs will also be played.
Conductor Paul Steindorf has held
several extra rehearsals with the band
in order to make this program the best
in every way yet offered.
It is expected that large number of
Arthur Cunningham's admirers Will
attend the concert. as has not sung
in the Greek theater since the produc-
ton of the Messiah several years
ago. and the mana cement has arranged
TO charge popular prices for the con-
cert The program Monday night will
be:
March, Daughters Of America; overture
s.Sfradellsw lFlotow) waits ''Estudiantina
lNaldteufep: pc troll The Blue and the Gray
own United States and the prologue from
.'TPagliscci.'' Arthur Cunningham; American
National Airs tCatlinl Egyptian Ballet MI
| Heudersl: s'Manana." Mexican dance (Nissud)
march, Dixie Land. Love YOU (Ayre).
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
EVENTS COUNTIES BORDERING THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
EXPECT TO find
PACTOLIAN HOARD
Oaklanders to Start on a Gold
Hunting Expedition on the
Lower California Coast

OAKLAND, July S.-Five OakIanders
Will sail Monday for lower California
on a gold hunting expedition in the
sloop Phyllis. 10 tons burden. which
was recently completed in this city.
The men in the party are C. F. Muir
dock. 5S4 Thirty-hfth street. contract
ing builder; Captain A. w. Johnson. re-
tired master mariner and capitalist. r.
r. jackson, manager Grand Army hall
association; John Cameron. 1444 Linden
street, mining man: Peter jackson.
mining man and clerk for Theodore
Gier company
The quintet viii take with them a
dry washing machine, invented bv
Peter Jackson. for handling beach
sand which it is expected viii yield
captain Johnson viii be in command
OF the little slOOp. which will probably
STOP at San Diego before making for
IOdas Santos, between San Miguel and
san JacintO, on the Lower California
coast The party expects to be away
not less than five months. during which
they nope TO demonstrate not only the
existence of much OF the precious vel
low metal in the beach sands. but the
emclency of their machine to extract ft.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
Cure Your
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Costs Nothing to Try

Rheumatism. Lumbago Sciatica. Pain In the
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to be astonishing 1t has been proven that this
combination makes up the best rheumatism
remedy In existence having actually cured many
stubborn cases Of over 80 and 40 years standing
even In persons OF old age.
The Eve ingredients mentioned above preuared
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Test this great remedy for Yourself FRA \.
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For sale and recommended In San Francisco hv
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
Suburban Brevities

ROOM THIEVES AT WoRK-Berkeley. July
3.-Burglars entered the rooms or III. Theller in
the Bon Air apartment house in Shattuck avenue
yesterday and made of with articles of clothing
valued at Si5.
GUARDsMEN WILL GIVE coNcERT-Berke-
ley. July 3.-Under the direction of George w.
HOLSTER the Fifth regiment infantry band Of
the national guard will render the half hour Of
music In the Greek theater at O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon
ARRESTED UNDER PURE FOOD ACT
Berkeley July ST. H. Neyin. butcher Of
2440 Bancroft way, was arrested today for an
alleged violation of the pure food act relating
to the adulteration of frankfurters and ham
burger steaks and sausages.
REPORTS ROOM ROBBERY Oakland July
3-H S. Kell of Richmond reported to the
police this morning that he stayed last night
st the Belmont hotel from which his clothing
and other articles worth 500 stolen. Ac-
cess was gained by use of a key.
WILL HOLD PICNIC-Hayward July Am
Saints church has arranged picnic tomorrow in
Laurel grove. Sports. music and dancing Will be
held, and the women Of the church will prepare
the lunch tables. Cars for the picnic grounds may
be taken in Oakland and Merose, which go
direct TO Laurel grove in Hayward.
vANDALs AT woRK-Berkeley, July 3-w.
Patton of 2906 Adeline street has reported to
the police that yandas have in tie last few days
destroyed property. belonging to him at 26Ol
Charming way He owns a vacant house at this
address, and on visiting it this morning found
the newly tinted walls smeared with grease and
paint and the woodwork disfgured.
NATIVE DAUGHTERS INsTALL-BerkeIey.
July 3.-An installation OF officers was held last
night by Bear Flag parlor No. 151, Native daugh-
tiers, in Bonita hail. A banquet followed. The
new officers are: President, Mrs c. Catfish:
FIRST vice president. Miss Ysabel Floyd; second
vice president. Miss Della Seeker; third vice
president, Miss Minnie Seeker: financial secre-
fary. Miss Carrie Trahan; treasurer. Mrs Dixon:
recording secretary. Miss Emma Carrie: marshall
outside sentinel. Mrs. F. NJ. McAllister inside
sentinel. Mrs. Scott
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
NEGRO CHARGED WITH
ENTICING WHITE GIRLS
Eludes Police, but Walks Into
Trap With Injured Friend

OAKLAND. July 3-George Dough-
erty, a negro, was arrested at the re-
ceiving hospital early this morning by
Captain of Police Book and Patrolman
Caveny on suspicion of completely in
the operations of gang of negroes
and negresses which was formed to lure
white girls into dens of vice.
Mrs. Clara Newton, a negress who
was arrested several weeks ago and
has been held for trial, is said to be
one of the same crowd.
Dougherty. after eluding the police
for several days, walked into a trap
last night when he followed an in
jured friend to the hospital. He had
been present at a lodging house con-
fiict at 264 Fourth street when Rough
house" Davis hit Robert Holloway on
the head with a pitcher.
Dougherty went to the hospital to
see Holloway through his trouble and.
while there, heard the police sum
moned. He sought to escape, but the
attendants detained him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
SHERIFF YIELDS TO
REQUEST OF MILITIA
Court Martial for Soldier
Charged With Shooting

OAKLAND, July SHERIFF Barnet
announced today that Colonel Lun-
deen, commanding officer at the Pre-
-sidio. had arranged to court martial
Private William Mcdonald. who is
said TO have shot Private T. Os-
trando at Hayward, Tuesday.
No civilians having been involved
in the shooting, Barnet conceded the
right OF the army officers to try Nc
Donald
Assurances were given that the
court martial would be held upon the
return Of battery F. Of which the men
were members.
Ostrander and Mcdonald had a ser
les Of quarrels and the bad feeling
between them reached q crisis at Hay
ward when Mcdonald was said 10
have shot Ostrander through the hip
Ostrsnder was removed TO the county
infrmary, where he professed willing
ness to prosecute Mcdonald.
Sheriff Barnet said that if the court
martial resulted IN an acquittal, Nc
Donald would be turned over to the
civil authorities OF Alameda county
for trial In the superior court here.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
CHURCHES SELECT
PATRIOTIC THEMES
independence Day to Be Widely
Observed in Houses of
Worship

OAKLAND, July 3.-"To the tune OF
post and Appomattox posts, G. A. R..
viii march to Centennial Methodist
church. Chester and Ninth streets, Sun
day evening to hold patriotic services.
The assembly will be at Twelfth and
Chester streets at 80 o'clock and
promptly at that time the order will
be given to march.
Rev. G. NJ. Richmond, pastor of the
church. will conduct the services, with
the address to be delivered by DR.. E. s.
Chapman. His subject will be The
Drummer Boy of Chickamauga."
Services in other Oakland churches
in observance of Independence day
will be held throughout the city.
The First Presbyterian church will
devote special attention to the occa-
sion with decorations and selections of
music in harmony. Rev. Frank L.
Goodspeed, pastor, will preach at IL
o'clock on Dangers and Defenses of
the Republic" and at 7:45 o'clock on
The Meaning of independence Day."
Children of the Eighth avenue Metho-
dist Sunday school will participate in
services at the church Sunday morn
ing. They viii march in procession
carrying flags and singing America,
returning after circling two blocks
Rev. L. III. Baker, a former pastor. will
be in the pulpit at morning and even
ing services.
"a Study in the Patriotic Temper
a fourth of July sermon, will be
preached by Rev. w. Ellsworth Law
son at Pilgrim Congregational CHURCH
Sunday evening,
Rev. William c. Poole will deliver a
patriotic sermon at the First Methodist
church tomorrow evening His sub
ject viii be The Menace of Privilege.
Announcement has been made that
with the rendition of Hadyn's Imperial
mass at st. Marys church tomorrow al
IL o'clock a notable series of recitals
by the Oakland Conservatory of Music
and st. Mary's choir under the leader
ship of Professor Gregory will be in
augurated. The recitals will be in line
with the revival of music throughout
the Catholic church started by his
holiness the pope.
The recitals will be along lines laid
down by st. Philip Neri toward the
close of the sixteenth century when
the name oratorio was coined 10 des-
signate their nature.
The choir and orchestra will number
10 and the rendition OF the oratorios
Will be an Interpretation of what the
composers had in mind. Rossinis Sta
bat Mater" will be given July is.