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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
Tom Wells as Good. Trader as
Famous Banker.
Disposed of Balky Horse for
Cow and Cash.
A NEGRO THE VICTIM.
He Ralked, Toe, and Appealed to
Courts.
Wells Put Up a Unique Defense
|. NEGRO THE VICTIM.

Tom Wells, milkman and horse
trader of the North side, and Moses
Barber, a negro who traded COW to
him, are mixing it, in the court OF
Topeka. The trouble arose out of
trade in which Wells permitted Bar
Der to assume ownership of balky
horse after leaving a nice milk COW,
$40 in cash, and a note for $40 at the
Wells home
Now after some six weeks of own
ership and as much use as possible
Moses Barber has acknowledged TO
himself that he did not make good
trade and has led the abused horse
back to the residence of its former
owner and tied it to a chicken COOP
He also informed the horse trader
that he would rather have COW, but
no such trifling with the laws of com
merce would be permitted by Mr..
Wells.
Thereupon Moses filed a replevin
suit in the city court and Deputy Mar
shall Bradshaw officiously conducted
the COW to a livery stable in North
Topeka to await the judgment of the
court. There. it is complained, the
s'caow'' has been weaned from her
bran slop and dieted on hay to a sad
decrease in the production of butter
fat.
Anyhow the procedure is said to
have been a raw misuse of the dignity
of the law, for had not the COW been
decided by Wells over to the wife?
Would so successful a trade be allow
ed to revert to the primitive Indian"
method of taking back the objects of
the deal? Nothing like that. The day
Tom Wells got the "caow" he gave her
to his wife for his wife had forme
given some cows to him in a trade.
1t was only fair that he reciprocate
because he explained, he did the milk
ing and the wife sold the fluid
The latest consequence of the excit-
ing case is that Wells has filed a re-
delivery bond, assisted by a nephew,
and hopes to be milking the COW
again soon. She is described as lone
roam COW six years old and without
horns
After that he will bring an action
to secure payment of the $50 note
still due.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
Registration Books to Be in
Every Precinct.
Request of the Topeka Com.
mercial Club.
PEOPLE SLOW TO ACT.
Election Commissioner Titus
Wants to Help Out.
List of Places Whore Books
May BE Found.

Election Commissioner Titus will COM
Fly with the request of the municipal
legislation committee of the CONNER
ciaI club that registration books be put
in convenient places throughout the
city for the accommodation of prospec-
tive voters at the election of November
r. who wish to register. In speaking
of this action to a State Journal repre-
sentative this morning Captain Titus
said:
1.-The past two times We have put
books in the precincts nothing has re-
suited from it as the people who have
Registered have come to the AUDITORIUM
anyway, but as the Commercial club ex-
poets to make a systematic canvass OF
those who sho aid register in the various
precincts it may work all right this
time.
1.-THE registrations have been coming
in more slowly than ever during the
past few days. There have not been
more than a hundred registrations in all.
There are now less than 1000 persons
qualified to vote about half the num-
Der registered for the general eIectlol
last spring. Everybody who REGISTERS
now will be qualified to vote In the
spring whether it is for the commission
plan or otherwise t
"Everyore who did not vote at the
last city election in the spring must
register again before he is entitled 10
a vote at the election of November z.
All persons who have moved, also,
since they last registered must register
Until october 10 the registration
books will be open daily untl1 .
O'clock, but from that date until Octo,
Der %, 10 o'clock each evening VIII
be the hour for closing. -
Books will be open FOR regis n frnna
at the following places ASIDE from
Auditorium: o;,,ar
First ward-J. R. Spetters cigar
store, S1S North Kansas avenue Ce'o-
her 8. 9, IL and II.
Second ward, east of santa re rai+
road-Kelley's drug store. 1900 East
Sixth avenue, October IA, Is ana 10 |
Sixth precinct, Second ward =; |
Robbins grocery, corner seward ana
Logan. october Is and TO-
Fifth ward, first precinct-Woo a-
ford's pharmacy, seventeenth and Bu-
chanan street, October IL and T.
Second precinct-J. G. B. Plnney
nharnacy. Seventeenth and Kansas
avenue october Is. Third precinct
CIinper Windmill & Pump COMPANY
office. sos East Tenth street. OCTOBER
10 and IA. .4 rdel-
blute's drug store, Potwin station
October 8 and 9. Second precinct
Alderfer's grocery, Tenth and Morris
avenue, october IL and r..
Voters in the Third and Fourth |
wards. and the first, second and fifth |
precincts of the Second ward will reg
lister at the office of the commissioner
of elections. in the city building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
BOOKMAKERS INDICTED.
Five Detectives Included in the Grand
Jury Finding.

New York, Oct 4.-Police Inspector
John O'Brien, Lieutenant Hugh Rey-
nolds, Sergeant Hugh Meyers and John
G. Cavanaugh were indicted by the
county grand jury today, charged with
aiding and abetting bookmaking at
Sheepshead and Gravesend race tracks.
Five detectives from private agency
were indicted at the same time. Judge
Dyke parolled the police officers until
the day of their trial, which will be Oc-
tober IS. The private detectives will
have to give bail All the men entered
pleas of not guilty.
Indictments against the Coney Island
Jockey club, which controls the Sleeps
head track, and the Brooklyn Jockey
club which controls the Gravesend
track, as corporations. also were hand
ed up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
PlLING THEM UP.
Attorney General Adds Five Counts to
Radford Indictments.

The alleged shortcomings of John w.
Radford, former state grain inspector,
are still being registered against him.
Attorney General Fred S. Jackson has
sent FIVE additional complaints to KAN
sas City, Kan, charging discrepancies
amounting to 1857 in the handling of
the funds of the. state
The complaint was filed in the North
City court where a preliminary trial of
Mr.. Radford is pending on charges of
other discrepancies and misappropriation
of funds. The total amount of all miss
ing funds has reached $2.123.70.
1t is alleged in the latest complaint
that the funds of the state for the fol-
loving amounts were misappropriated
as there is no record of them being
turned over to the state treasurer:
October. 1907, $172; November, 1907.
$500; December, 1907, SAP; January, 1908,
s156; March, 1909 $95. and April 1909.
1872. This is the third time Radford has
been arrested within the last two
months on charges of this kind. One
of the cases has been called for trial
and some of the testimony taken but a
continuance was granted because the
attorney general had other business to
attend to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
p. i. Bonebrake Talks OF Com.
mission Form.
Proving a Great Success in
DeS MOineS.
OUT POLITICS.
Also EXpedites Business of the
Municipality.
Officers Must Devete Whole
Time to City Affairs.

Mr.. P. l. Bonebrake said today:
"a few days ago in a trip through
central Iowa 1 met a business man
of Des Moines. In the conversation
the subject of the. commission plan
of municipal government adopted by
Des Moines was talked of. The gem
tleman seemed to be thoroughly
posted on the subject. l asked him
to give me some of the benefits of
the commission plan over the old
plan.
HE said first. there was no politics
in it. OF course the politics of the
candidates for commissioners are
known but not mentioned in the
canvass. Further, in the appoint
ment of men on the police force and
other appointments-no questions as
to politics were asked. Location as
to residence in wards was not con-
sidered Under the old plan each
councilman was active in getting ap
pointments from his ward to serve
political friends.
Under the old system it took
weeks to dispose of matters of i'm
portance to city business. The sub
jects were referred to a committee,
reported back, discussed and re-
ported back or postponed for further
information.
sioners who devote their whole time
to city business are prepared to act
at once
Now as to the efficiency of the
police force and other appointees- In
this there is a marked difference
The employees are under the eye OF
the commissioners all the time and
they are prompt to perform their
duties How about the efficiency and
economy of the new plan? Under one
plan the work is done by four men
who make city affairs their exclusive
business: under the other it is done
by twelve or sixteen men who make
CITY affairs an incidental matter In
economy the city has easily saved 20
per cent of the old plan. In parting,
l said, shall probably use what you
have said to me. He said, you can
not say too much in favor OF the
commission plan over the old
method.
''The older residents of Topeka will
remember that for three years the
police department was under the
control of a board of police commits
sioners and that within sixty days
after their appointment every joint
and house of ill-fame We're sup
pressed This law was repealed at
solicitation of Atchison, LeaveRworth,
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Wichita
on the plea that the cities needed the
revenues arising from the monthly
f7nes ran evasion of the-faw)
ct was in a California city last
spring at a time when the people
were voting on an custer from office
of the mayor. The mayor was
charged with not performing his
duties in the red light district. The
mayor saw the writing on the wall
and resigned. Kansas cities have a
like provision for oustins in
competent or unfaithful commission
prS.p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

given a certain territory to cover, but
1t Is thought that the system which
Will be used tomorrow of distributing
lists OF names will make it possible
to do the work in a few hours, where
it was an all day matter in the
spring. The following gentlemen
have offered the use of their auto
w. w. Mills, Arthur Capper.5 Frank
Bonebrake, Charles Wolff, Geo.
Stansfield, Guy Adams, H. A. Auer-
bach, W. P. Hemphill, Frank P. Mac
Lehman, Ed. Arnold, Norman Wear.
DR.. H. H. Keith, w. C. Stephenson,
Roy Crawford, j. c. Emahizer. D. j.
Hathaway and Lee Monroe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
New York Money Market.

New York, Oct. 4-MONEY-Money on
call strong, 4d415 per cent; ruling rate and
closing bid 4 per cent, offered at AZ per
cent. Time loans, firm; 60 days, 4 per
cent: 80 days. SA per cent; six months,
4AM42 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 41z@5
per cent.
Sterling. exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at S4S4 1904. "a. Is
for 60 day bilsl and at $4.s6 for demand;
commercial bills. "a. S3s4 Asa.
. SfLVER-Bar silver, 51Ac; Mexican dol
lars, 43c
BONDS-Governmen bonds steady, rail-
road bonds irregular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
KYRLE BELLEW FAINTS.
Compelled by Nose Bleed to Cancel
Date at Buffalo.

Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. 4.-Kyrle Bellew,
the actor, who is in Buffalo to play in
1.-The Builder of Bridges" which was to
have opened a weeks engagement al
the Star theater tonight, was attacked
by a violent hemorrhage of the nose
early this morning and suffered such Il
loss of blood that although given
prompt attention he tainted and is in a.
very weak condition.
In the opinion of the doctors, although
too weak to appear for several days, he
is not in danger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
LITTLE GIRL LOST.
Arthur Browns Child Strayed From
Home and Cannot Be Found.

A search has been instituted for the
2-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Brown, 627 Madison street fol-
lowing a report telephoned to police
headquarters shortly after noon that
tie little girl had disappeared from her
home and could not be found.
The child was attired in a brown
dress and when last seen was at point
near Sixth avenue and Quincy street
There all traces of her were lost, and
after comprehensive search the police
were notified and are working on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
Attention CapitoIa No. DIG.

You are requested to meet at SIS
West Sth, Tuesday at 1:45 o'clock to
escort the body of Sister Mary E.
Saxon to the First Christian church.
where the funeral will take place at
2:30. All Rebekahs invited.
MRS BLANCHE CHESNEY, N. G.
MRS. SARAH BROWN. Sec'y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
LOCAL MENTION.

After the bananas swell for the
last time and are well rounde d out be-
tween the ridges all ready to be eaten
it stays green on the stalk for 60 days
more. A wonderful provision of ma
ture, giving plenty of time to be cut
and carried to market, no matter how
far away. Lesson, don't buy bananas
unless they are well rounded out be-
tween the corners. NJ. A. Pond, 6O9
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

Frank X Beidler of Mt Pulaski, I'LL
nois, formerly connected with his
brothers who publish the Mt. Pulaski
Weekly News, arrived recently in To-
peka with the view to permanent To-
cation Mrs. Matte Caps of 905 Madi-
son street is an aunt; Percy, Claud :
and Miss Taunsie Caps, who is stenog-
rapher for the school board, being his
cousins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
DEsPoNDENT, HE DRANK ACID.
George Ray of Lawrence Took His
Life in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas. N. M. Oct. 4.-De-
spondent, George Ray. about SIS
years old, who came here from
Lawrence, Kan, committed suicide
by drinking carbolic acid.
He was a barber and had been
drinking heavily for several days.
He left two notes, one asking that all
bills against him be sent to a son in
Richland, Kan, for payment, and the
other that his body be cremated at
Denver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
FOOTBALL CASUALTY.
Robert NilIington of PottsvilIe, Pa.
Kicked in Abdomen During Game.

Pottsville. Pa. Oct. 4.-Robert Milling
ton, halfback of the PottsvilIe high
school football team. is dying in the
local hospital as the result of injuries
received in a football game at Shamo-
kin, Saturday afternoon. He received
a kick in the abdomen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Former Kansan, j. S. Duvan, Cut
Woman's Throat and Drank Acid.

Tulsa, Ok, Oct. Al s. DuvalI. here
today, cut the throat of Mrs Cordelia
Tanning with a razor and then after
ashing himself, swallowed scarbolic
acid. Duvall soon died and the woman
can not survive.
Both are said to have come here from
Wichita. Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
RoxaI Neighbors No.14a.

All members are requested to meet
Tuesday afternoon at las D. m. at
SIC West 8th street, to attend the
funeral of Neighbor Mary Saxon
MRS. CARRIE e. SWAN, Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
Pope Plus Is Better.

Rome. Oct. 4.-The pope had a good
night and is much better today He
resumed his audiences. For several days
the pope has been indisposed. There
was considerable pain and swelling in
the leg, which indicated recurrence of
govt. The audiences were discontinued
Yesterday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

A home in San Diego, California. is
within reach of all. Many are taking
advantage of the easy monthly pay
ment plan of securing a home site
method and before one hardly realizes
1t he is the owner of a valuable piece
of property in rapidly growing dis
trict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

The two billiard tables ordered 70
Tromp Smoke house will be here abou
October 10. They will be exactly thu
same style as those now in use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

Nate Woolf, son of Mr.. D. Woolf
departed Saturday for ST. Joe, Mo-, t.
visit his aunt and cousins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

Fred Burt, 108 East Eighth avenue,
is making a practice of feeding every
business man who is hungry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

noon from the home of William
Holl, 149 Grattan street. The inter
ment will take place in Topeka ceme-
terry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

Want to borrow 500 on good real
estate security worth $1,000. Address
F., care Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

Opticians agree that green shade
for lights are the best for the eye. Ney
line at D. B. Simpsons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

Two new cases of infantile paraly-
sis were reported from Burlingame to
DR.. Crumbine this afternoon. These
are the first patients found so near
Topeka as Burlingame and the only
cases in Usage county. DR.. Lerrigo of
the state board of health has gone to
Burlingame to investigate the cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

Better material and less cost if you
make it at the Taylor Dressmaking
School 900 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

case. 1t is thought that the child has
merely strayed away. and will be found
during the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

Company comes sometimes at a bat
time but it really makes no difference
now, there is the Avalon Bakery, it's
handy and dandy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

LOST-On Saturday evening a gold Iocket
and chain, monogram NJ. ]. T. on locket.
Leave at 701 Lincoln and receive reward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

The Sexton Hotel, Kansas City, will
provide for you during Priests of Pal
las parade. c. L. Wood, Manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

Don't fail to visit the Sexton Hote
when in Kansas City. c. L. Wood
manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04

The Santa Fe has made a rate of 81 .3i
round trip to Kansas City this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-04
Giants Win From PhiIlies.

See ]. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT. Guaranteed the best manu-
featured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24
Christmas Eirecraekers.

In many parts of the south for years
after the civil war it was Christmas
instead of the Fourth of July that was
the season for firecackers. Every
Christmas the storekeepers laid in large
supplies of firrcrackers. and the small
boy of that period felt >Spdly sighted
by Santa Claus unless he found ut
least one of his stockings stuffed with
lunches of the little red explosives. In
these districts such thing as a fire.
cracker Oh the Fourth of July was un-
known. or late years. however. the
firecracker has been restored to its
proper date in nearly every community.
and Christmas noise Is confined chiefly
to the blowing of horns and the beat
ing OF toy drums.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24


a tree I've always attended, but can't
possibly get there this year. I'll send
the presents as usual. but you go down
for HE. won't you, and distribute them
for me? A great many ladies speak in
public these days. and you needn't be
afraid So, though I'm bashful. I'm
here, and please excuse any mistakes
/ may make. Santa sent his love and
best wishes. and I've brought you each
n polar SNOWFALL as kind of curiosity.
/ picked them up just before ! started
out. They're in my bag here. This
bag was one of my wedding presents.
and ! carried II on our first journey.
OF course it's old. but think so much
of it I'D never give 1t up. See the let
tiers on it'll. S. c. They stand for
Hannah Santa Claus. Twas the first
monogram ] ever had"
The old lady proudly exhibited her
old fashioned sole leather satchel and
from its capacious depths distributed
the polar snowballs. These were FORM
ed of white cotton. and each when I'M
wrapped was found to contain a tiny
numbered star. The gifts upon the
tree had been previously numbered,
and the SNOWFALL indicated to each per-
son the gift to be received. Mrs. Santa
Claus herself gave the presents and
kept the company amused by her COM
ments upon the beauty and usefulness
of the various articles.
The evening was one of great pleas
ure and merriment. At its close Mrs.
Santa Claus was invited to come again;
but. while she thanked the ladies' for
their kind thoughts. she said. "rll have
to see what Mr. Santa Claus says. for
/ always do exactly as he wishes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24
CHRISTMAS DAY
IN THE ARMY,

OHRISTMAS In the various forts
garrisoned by United States
~ troops never passes without a
cut and dried celebration. Prep
aration for the event is made long in
advance. Every soldier knows that
something extra is going to be his
portion for that day. The Christmas
dinner. with savory extras in the way
Of food. is not the only special provi-
sion for the soldiers celebration. There
is relaxation of the rigor of military
discipline. which to many enlisted men
is even more welcome than the turkey
and cranberrieS. On Christmas day the
man in the barracks may do pretty
much as he pleases.
But pigs is pigs" and soldering is
soldering. so it follows that few of
hilarty of the holiday because they
must perform a soldiers duty as ON
other days. The guard mount is for
Christmas as we'll as for all other days,
and military regulations cannot forego
this requirement, no matter how much
the victims may grow under their
blouses. Even the extra dinner in the
barracks. while it is Il rare treat to
most of the men. makes work for some
of them which is regarded in the army
as about the most calamitous detail in
the business.
Guard duty and kitchen work are
things studiously to be avoided by the
&c TNln nt n
soldier to be kept OH guard. walking a
beat or pacing up and down in front
Of headquarters when the rest of the
fellows are inside the barracks sing
ing songs. telling stories. eating tur-
key or out on the parade ground play
ing baseball or doing skylarking stunts.
Accordingly the experienced soldier
makes 1t IL point to escape Christmas
guard duty IL possible. There are sew
eral ways of doing this. The first
sergeant of the company sometimes, it
is limited. helps the veterans out by
passive cooperation. which throws the
burden Of the day upon young recruits
who are passing their first Christmas
in the service. He permits the old
timers to swap dates for guard duty
with the recruits so that the latter
will find themselves detailed.
Santa Claus also comes to the SOL
der This is true literally and figura-
lively Tic comes through the mails
or the express companies in the shape
of boxes or packages from the home
folks Or hi; So Il month the soldier
does not have much of surplus to
spend III buying presents to send
home. but this fact does not initiate
against his receiving mementos from
the old hearthstone. 1t is always an
event in camp or barracks when some
man receives hefty package "jes'
fore Chris mas" AS rule. the con-
tents are SHARED with the soldiers
cronies If they happen to he of the
edible variety and any of the cronies
fail to receive similar remembrances.